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a no eran a e • Oregon representative gets Secure Rural Schools program extension included in House bill Attached at the hip

By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

Retaining federal funding for Oregon's rural communities took a couple steps forward Tuesday on Capitol

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The Secure Rural Schools Act extension proposal in the U.S. House is attached to a Medicare bill, Set tO expire

April 1.

Walden said he had support from the House's Re-

publican leadership and Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, to extend the act.

'This two-year extension gives us time to continue See Funding / Page 5A

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Charlie Morden and Ruth Rush, owners of the Union Hotel, plan to open a Chinese language immersion school as early as September of 2016. The school will be based in the third floor of the Union Hotel.

• Union Hotel owners plan to open Chinese immersion school in rural community

By Dick Mason The Observer

UNION — The Union Hotel, which opened in 1921, is a local icon, owning the distinction ofbeing one of the oldest hotels in Eastern Oregon.

Soon the hotel will own another distinction. The building will be the site of one of the few bilingual elementary schools in Oregon.

Charlie Morden and partner Ruth Rush, owners and operators of the Union Hotel, plan to open a Chinese language immersion school at the Union Hotel as early as September 2016. Children

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'Math, for example, will be taught in Chinese one day and English the next," Morden said.

The school will fill an important void, Morden said, since many United States corporations that do business in Chinaneed employees who are fluent in English and Chinese.

He said those from rural regions like Northeast Oregon who can speak Chinese are particularly needed because many agricul tural corporations do extensive business with China.

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The school will be either a charter school or private school. No tuition would be charged if it is a charter school, which receives public funding but operates independently of the public school system it is in.

Morden said tuition would be minimal or nonexistent if the Chinese immersion school is a private school. He wants See School / Page 5A

By Pat Caldwell For The Observer

There isn't much subtlety to the sprawling NationalTraining Center.

Situated in the Mojave Desert, halfway between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, the desert landscape is home to one of the best military training areas in the world.

The landscape and the climate are harsh and U.S. Army units that rotate through the center— 10 ayear— facethe most realistic training designed to replicate a real war scenario. Outfits arrive prepared to test their skills against the best opposition force the U.S. Army can field, and in almost every way the experience is carefully calculated to be as unpleasant as humanely possible.

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TODAY Today is Wednesday, March 25, the 84th day of 2015. There are 281 days left in the year. v

lQDAY IN HISTORY On March 25, 1965, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Ied 25,000 people to the Alabama state capitol in Montgomery after a five-day march from Selma to protest the denial of voting rights to blacks. Later that day, civil rights activist Viola Liuuo, a white Detroit homemaker, was shot and killed by Ku Klux Klansmen as she drove a black volunteer to the airport.

ONTHIS DATE In 1776, Gen. George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, was awarded the first Congressional Gold Medal by the Continental Congress.

In 1865, during the CivilWar, Confederate forces attacked Fort Stedman in Virginia but were forced to withdraw because of counterattacking Union troops.

In 1911, 146 people, mostly young female immigrants, were killed when fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. in New York.

In 191 5, the U.S. Navy lost its first commissioned submarine as the USS F-4sankoff Hawaii, claiming the lives of all 21 crew members.

In 1947, a coal mine explosion in Centralia, lllinois, claimed 111 lives.

In 1954, RCA announced it had begun producing color television sets at its plant in Bloomington, Indiana.

In 1990, 87 people, most of them immigrants, were killed when fire raced through an illegal social club in New York City.

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Ranch experiences above normal cattle losses

By Katy Nesbitt

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By 2012, Oregon had its own ENTERPRISE — In 2009, some compensation fund that pays out Wallowa County ranchers were state and federal funds to compenpuzzled when they gathered cattle sate ranchers for non-lethal deterfrom summer range lands in the rents, confirmed wolf kills and above Divide country between the Imnaha historic losses.

River and Big Sheep Creek. The The Birkmaier Ranch was one numbers seemed way oK of the Wallowa County ranches The following year, a calf grazing that applied for reimbursement for in a private Zumwalt Prairie pasture losses. In the summer, the Birkmaiers' cattle graze in the Chesnimnus was declared Wallowa County's first confirmed wolf kill. For the next few region of northern Wallowa County. weeks, state biologistswere called to The ranch house is where the Elk investigate suspected wolf kills on and Chesnimnus creeks join to make the prairie and along what is now re- Joseph Creek. From there, it winds ferred to as the "wolfhighway" from its way through Joseph Canyon to the Wallowa-Whitman National the GrandeRonde River.LastsumForest to the east and the prairie to mer, the Birkmaiers had their first the west. confirmed wolf kill.

Until September 2011, Defenders In January, Birkmaier said he of Wildlife paid ranchers for livestock encountered something else unkilled by wolves confirmed by a state expected.

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GRAIN REPORT Soft white wheat — March, $6.85; April, $6.86; May, $6.88 Hard red winter — March, $6.88; April, $6.88; May, $6.88 Dark northern springMarch, $8.82; April, $8.82; May, $8.82 Barley — March, 145 — Bids provided bty Island City Grain Co.

said."We've been pulling backwards, upside down and tail first. I can't think of any time like this."

Normally, Birkmaier said, he assists one in 100 cows giving birth.

"I just keep thinking it's going to get better and it hasn't,"he said.

Birkmaier saidhe checks the cows everytwo to Queehours to seeifthey arehaving tmuble calving. He saidpullingcalves puts cows atriskofinfection, andin some caseshe has to perfem surgery on a cow,okenleaving herincapable ofbreedingagain. It's also hard on acalftohave an assistedbirth.

He said when the cattle ran through the fences in January they traveled across some steep hills. ''You think running and crippling or killing when they get chased, but it can only take a cow going down a steep hill to get a drink to flip a calf over," Birkmaier said.

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Kelly, went to feed 280 cows on the south end of the Zumwalt Prairie, the cattle were scattered over seven miles.

'They went through two fences to the south and three to the north," Birkmaier said."Four wires were broken on the fences."

He said it took four hours to get the cows gathered and back in their winter pasture.

'The cows would not eat and were pantingfrom pure exhaustion," Birkmaier said.

Two months from calving, the cattle had cuts on their faces and their briskets.

'They were scared to death," Birkmaier said."I've never seen anything like it."

A few weeks later the cows began to calve.

"It's just been unbelievable,"he

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Cove residents woke up to new snow on Mount Fanny on Monday. The Grande Ronde Valley found snow elevations lowered to 4,000 feet in some places as a huge storm system swept through.

than half of Native American students graduate from the Pendleton School District — a rate much lower than that of white students and significantly lower than the statewide average for Native Americans, said officials who want to increase thegraduationnumbers.

Most of Pendleton's Native American students come from the nearby Umatilla Indian Reservation.

The district has a graduation rate of 45 percent, the East Oregonian reported Saturday.

The figure ism ore than 30 points lower than white students. Statewide, Native Americans graduate at a

rate of 54 percent.

Historical and generational trauma has weighed heavily on Indian students. Indian boarding schools were often the sites of forced assimilation and abuse, said Ramona Halcomb, education director for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

The distr ictlastyear got

a $100,000 state grant to create a curriculum focused on Native Americans, including Umatilla history and culture.

Some of the money will go for copiesofa recently published Umatilla dictionary for every third- through eighth-grade classroom, said Assistant Superintendent Tricia Mooney.

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in the city, spoke more about juana) — not La Grande, not Ontario, not John Day, marijuana Tuesday.

"I know you're tired of BAKER CITY — Baker but our community," she City councilors voted hearing&om me,"shesaid. said.'They shouldn't feel "I don't take this lightly." belittled because that stuf Tuesday night to adopt an ordinance that bans the sale Free told the Council (marijuana) can work for of marijuana in Baker City. about several elderly wompeople. I know you're fearful Ordinance No. 3336, en who have approached but it helps people."

Even though he voted besides banning pot stores, her about obtaining medical prohibits the cultivation, marijuana legally. to approve the ordinance, 'This week, I'm taking processing or consumption CouncilorMackAugenfeld of marijuana (recreational them to La Grande — to the expressed reservations.

'Tmnot entirelyhappy or medical) in public places La Grande clinic — to aphysior within public view. ciantosignforthem togeton adopting the ordinance we Councilors passed the medical marijuana,"she said. are presenting today. Looking third and final readingby a Free emphasized that she at the attitude of some ofthe 4-1vote, with Jim Thomas is going to fight for the rights people directlyresponsible for voting on the issue, I see it as casting the dissenting vote of all medical marijuana a compromise,"he said.

(Councilors Ben Merrill and patients in Baker City.

"I'm going to help them Mayor Kim Mosier Rosemary Abell were absent). reminded the Council that it Camle Free,who hasplead- till the day I die. Medical edwith the Councilat several marijuana patients have the is still legal for medical marright to go downtown here ijuana patients to use and meetings not to go ~ with aban on marijuana sales (to obtain medical marigrow medical marijuana.

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LOCAL BRIEFING From staff reports

Barreto, Hansell town Impact 100 meeting halls scheduled approaching State delegates Sen. Bill Hansell and Rep. Greg Barreto will be in town this weekend fora seriesoftown halls.

Hansell and Barreto announced todaytheywillbe in Pendleton and La Grande Friday. Barreto will also make a sb)p in En~ on S attuday.

On Friday, the duo will hold a noon town hall at the Pendleton Convention Center, 1601 Westgate. They will be inLa Grande at 6 p.m. at the Flying J Travel Plaza,

The 12th annual Impact 100 meetingis fiIst approaching.

The meeting will start at 6 p.m. April 15 in the meeting room of the Northeast Oregon Public Transit Building, 2204 E. Penn Ave., in La Grande.

Those attending will determinehow money donated to Impact 100 over the past year will be distributed to people in need in Union County and the programs serving them. Impact 100

63276 Highway 203.

donated $17,500 to help

Barreto will be in Enterprise at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Northeast Oregon Community Connection Building, 702 N.W. First St. Hansell and Barreto will provide their thoughts on the 2015 legislative session.

the less fortunate in 2014.

Impact 100 has now pro-

in 2014 include three Union County high school students in need ofbraces to straighten their teeth. One girl was a high school student who suffers &om terrible headaches because of a jaw alignment problem.

Impact100 provided her with $3,400 for orthodontia

care plus $300 to help her see a medical specialist in Boise, Idaho, to treat her jaw problem.

The other two girls re-

ceived between $3,000 and $3,400fortheirorthodontic Everyone who has donated

atleast$100 to Im pact100

vided $177,500 to help Union since last April will be able County community service organizations, families and individuals.

Individuals who received a big boost &om Impact 100

to attend the meeting and help decide how the money donated will be distributed.

For information, call Susie Harris at 541-910-3090.

OBITUARIES Marp Anne TozUAsN1d Carpenfer Formerly of La Grande 1944-201 5 Mary Anne Townsend Carpenter, 70, died March 21 at her home in Richland, Washington.

She was born in La Grande on May 18, 1944, to

William E. and Ina F. (Scott) Ibwnsend.

Mary Anne graduated

&om Elgin High School in 1962 asclasssalutatorian.

She then attended Boise State University, receiving her degree in business.

Mary Anne married Woodrow"Buddy" Carpenter on Sept. 7, 1971. She spent 30 years managing and performingin herhusband's band, Country Gold, while living in West Linn. Mary Anne and Buddy lived in West Linn for 36 years before retiring in 2007 and moving to Richland.

She wasa member ofthe Church of Christand enjoyed

golf, bowling, shopping and fishing. She also loved spending time with her dog,

Maggie.

Mary Anne is survived by her husband of 43 years, Buddy Carpenter of Richland; sister, Nellie Taylor of Elgin; and brothers, Don

(Mary Lynn) of Elgin and Ronnie (Rhonda) Townsend of The Dalles. She was preceded in death by her father,

m other and brothers,David and Robert.

Memorial donations may be made to Doernbecher Children's Hospital, 1121 S.W. Salmon St., Suite 100, Portland 97205.As to Mary Anne's request, no services will be held. People can express their thoughts and memories on an online guestbook at www.einansatsunset.com.

Jerry VernonCohoe La Grande 1936-201 5 Jerry Vernon Cohoe, 79, of La Grande, died March 20 at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Prairie City Cemetery.

Jerry was born Feb. 28, 1936, in Prairie City to Virgil Vernonand Regna Matilda

(Johnson) Cohoe. He lived in Long Creek, Austin-Bates, Basque, Ontario, Baker City and La Grande. Jerry attended Long Creek School and participated in basketball and Junior Rodeo Group. He spent some ofhis childhood years on his grandparents' Felix and Maude Johnson's ranches on the Middle Fork of the John Day River. He was married to Elaine Davis and Virginia Adams.

Jerry was a logger and then worked for the State Highway Department stationed at Austin Junction, Basque and Ontario, retiring &om Ontario in 1995. He

made his home in Baker City until January 2010, moving to Joseph and living with his nephew and niece, Chuck and Earleen Arbogast. He moved to La Grande in 2011.

Jerrywas an activemember of the Blue Mountain Fiddlers andloved to play music. He was also an active member of the Baker City Eagles. He loved to hunt and fish.

Jerry is survived by his sister, Dean Arbogast of La Grande; stepsons, Bill and Ron Davis of Halfway; nine great-step-grandchildren; two step-grandsons; a nephew and two great-nephews;and many other family members.

Jerry was preceded in

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Funeral Chapel. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m.

Friday at Olney Cemetery, Pendleton.

Ernest was born Aug. 4, 1918, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to Thomas Marion and

Loveland Funeral Chapel & his parents, Crematory will be handling Thomas and the arrangements.

Sylvia; wife, Myrtle Irene; son, Terald E. La Grande Silvey S i l v ey; daughSylvia Sonora (Nipple) Silvey. ter, Connie Rae Marie Nordquist, 65, of La He residedin Oklahoma, Goff; brothers, Otto, Clyde, Grande, died Sunday at her Charlie, Oscar, Herman, Idaho,Washington and Orhome. A Rosary and Mass Lemuel, George (Johnny) egon. Ernest married Arleta of Christian BuriQ will be Catherine (Adkins) Roach and Ray; and sisters, Loma, held at 10 a.m. Friday at Our and later Myrtle Irene (Ross) Francis, Julie, Goldie, Oma, Lady of the Valley Catholic Goss in November 1956.

Gladys and Lorena (Estalee). Church. Private interment In lieu of flowers, memoErnest was employed at will be held at Sunset Hills rial contribution can be made Cemetery in Umatilla. A full a timber faller. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, to the Union Ambulance or obituary will be published Heart & Home Hospice Care later by Daniels-Knopp Sunily gatherings and going to Wildhorse Casino. He was a in care of Loveland Funeral Funeral, Cremation & Life member of the Eagles and the Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., Celebration Center.

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Eastern Oregon Social Club.

Ernest is survived by his Online condolences may be death by his parents, Virgil children, Linda Elliott and made to the family at www.

La Grande and Regna; his grandparents; her husband, Thurman, of lovelandfuneralchapel.com. wives, Elaine and Virginia; La Grande; Ronnie Goffand Cathryn G. Trump, 83, of brother, Jack Cohoe; and his wife, Pam, of Phoenix, La Grande, died Wednesday sister, Virginia Jackson.

Oregon; Debbie Stookey and North Powder at a local care facility. A full In lieu of flowers, memoher husband, Merle, of Pasco, obituary will be published rial donations may be made Washington; Ernie Silvey Carol M. Bell, 73, of North later. Loveland Funeral to Grande Ronde Hospice Jr. and his wife, Bonnie, of Powder, died Tuesday at Chapel & Crematory will be in care of Loveland Funeral Squaw Valley, California; Arol Grande Ronde Hospital. handling the arrangements.

Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., SilveyofKennewick,WashLa Grande 97850 ington; Irene Riggins of KenOnline condolences may be newick; Jackie Randall and Lawrence "Larry" Mardis made to the family at www. her husband, Ben, of Dolores, April 16, 1935 — March 14, 2015 lovelandfuneralchapel.com.

Colorado; Cindy Weaver and her husband, Lonnie, of Lawrence Union;and Sandy Baker of "Larry" Mardis, age La Grande; brother, Richard 79 beloved husband, Eldonand hiswife,Deb,of Union father, grandfather, 1918-201 5 Prineville; 21 grandchildren; great grandfather 44 great-grandchildren; three and friend died great-great-grandchildren; Ernest Hayden Silvey,96, suddenly Saturday, numerous nieces and nephof Union, died March 20 at March 14 at his his residence. A viewing will ews; and lady &iend, Ida home in Elgin OR, Shafer of La Grande. be held &om 4 p.m. to resulting from comErnest was preceded 6 p.m. Thursday at Loveland plications following

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PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE POLICE Arrested: Zachary M. Woods, 27, unknown address, was arrested Monday on charges of fourth-degree assault.

Arrested: Craig William Dooley, 42, Unknown address, was arrestedTuesday on a Union County warrant charging probation violation on an original charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

Arrested: Marsan Kay Edison, 32, Baker City, was arrested Tuesday on a Union County warrant charging failure to appear on an original charge of thirddegree theft.

Arrested: Falicia Lee Anne Routh, 27, La Grande, was arrestedTuesday on a charge of child neglect.

Arrested: Shawn Patrick Martin,33, unknown address, was arrestedTuesday on a Baker County warrant charging contempt of court on an original charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants.

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UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: John William Reisner, 44, Unknown address, was arrested Monday on a Union County warrant charging failure to appear on original charges of hindering prosecution (three counts) Cited: Eugene Michael Paul,30, La Grande, was cited Tuesday in lieu of lodging on a charge of third-degree theft.

Accident: No one was injured in an accident near 785Albany st.in Elgin.

Arrested: Morgan Marie Roudebush, 22, Unknown address, was arrested early today on a Union County warrant charging probation violation on an original charge of possession of meth.

OREGON STATE POLICE Arrested: Cheyenne Victoria Whinery, 20, La Grande, was arrested March 17 on charges of giving false information to a police officer, possession of

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Arrested:Caleb Alan Maszk, 23, La Grande, was arrested Friday on a probation detainer.

Cited: Jude TThompson, 23, unknown address, was cited and released Saturday on charges of possessionof more than an ounce butlessthan four ounces of marijuana and exceeding the speed limit.

LA GRANDE FIRE AND AMBULANCE Crews responded to seven calls for medical assistance and a call for a fire at the La Grande Travelodge in its laundry room.

The fire was out on arrival, but crews investigated the fire.

Crew on Tuesday responded to five calls for medical assistance and a call for a furnace check.

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A Celebration of his life will be held in LaGrande tlus coming summer.

Larry was born on April 16, 1935 in Elgin Oregon to Lawrence W. and Blodwin (Swingle) Mardis. He was

cated in ElgirL On October 24, 1951 he married Phyllis McMahan in Pendleton and they resided in La Grande, OR. They moved to Horseshoe Bend, Idaho in 1961 where he worked at the Boise Cascade sawmill for 37 years; on his retirement in 1998 he was the head saw filer.

Larry loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman and woodsman. He was happiest when he was on the river, in the woods hunting or cutting wood. He believed in and supported the National Rifle Association and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and was a long time member of both. He also loved his family first and treated everyone like family! When he was at home he was very adept at creating and building. In his shop he created anything he set his mind to, including three functional cannons!

Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Phyllis Mardis of Elgin; children and their spouses, Lawrence "Lonnie" and Debra Mardis of Seattle, Linda and Tom Stricklin of Clarkston, WA, Lori and Doug Smith of La Grande; 9 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren (with two more in the oven); other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Jack Mardis, 6 half brothers and 4 half sisters. He was much loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Contributions in memory of Larry may be made to the National Rifle Association or the Rocky Mountain Elk Association.

A complete obituary and online guest register are available at www.danielsknopp.com Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Daniels-Knopp Funeral 4 Cremation Center in La Grande.

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llCX%' Let's hear it for stateRep.Julie Parrish, R-West Linn. She believes Oregon lawmakers should live by at least some ofthe rulesthatapply to members of

other public bodies in Oregon.

Parrish is working on legislation that would end the Legislature's in-session public records law exemption.We can only say, more power to her.

It's not the only thing lawmakers are exempt from while they're meeting in Salem — the state constitutiongives them broad freedom to do the state'sbusiness without the sorts of restrictions applied to the governor's 0$ce and most other state and municipal agencies.

A mong other things,legislatorshave far more ability to determine the fate of their in-session emails than other public 0$cials do, and they need not respondtopublicrecords requestswhile they' re in session. In addition, they cannot be sued for what

they say in debate.

That latter provision makes sense, actually. Lawm akers must be able to expressfreely their feelings

aboutproposedlegislation,and worry aboutlibel suits and the like might hinder those discussions.

Parrish's bill would require lawmakers to live by the samedisclosure rulesthatapply elsewhere in Oregon. They can do so now, of course, and some do, at least under certain circumstances.But they're not required by law to do so, and that's just wrong.

She also would require lawmakers to store their emailson state servers,a change from current rules.

They now may use personal email accounts, a la Hillary Clinton, which puts those emails conveniently out of the public's reach.

Oregon's open records law isdesigned to do one thing, but it's a biggie. It was written to ensure that the public can track what their government 0$cials do. It allows citizens to see where 0$cials' money comes from and determine who is trying to influence their decision-making.

In an era when trust in government has been damaged againby the events surrounding former Gov. John Kitzhaber, timely public disclosure of information is critical. Parrish recognizes that. So, too, should the rest of the Legislature.

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servedas the regional administratorfor Oregon's Individual Development Accountprogram. This program has been extremely successful for residents in Baker, Union and Wallowa counties. It's a renewable program at the state level, and it needs your support to continue.

NEOEDD ofFers IDAs to low- to moderate-income people to save money for a small business or education. NEOEDD stafFhave helped well over 100 Northeast Oregonians plan for their future by saving with an

Lisa Dawson is the executive director of the Northeast Oregon Economic Development District, which serves Baker, Union and Wallowa counties.

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Another$144,130 ispledged to Northeast Oregon savers who are in the middle of the program.

The IDA is, essentially, a financial responsibility program. It encourages participants to develop a regular habit of saving money and requires all savers to take money-management lessons and business savers to learn the basics of running a business in a free six-week workshop series. What's the incentive? A match of 300 percent.

IDA savers receive$3 of ma tch for every$1they save,up to$12,000 total.

This can put a good dent into a higher education bill, or pay for the equipment, signage, computer or other investments in getting a business ofFthe ground.

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Contact your state legislators to support this program, or sign the petition: httpJ/ ow.ly/ITKzl. And, if you really feel like this program is special, contribute to it directly (you'll receive a tax creditonce the program is renewed).

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USFSreleases ret:ordofdet;ision • Lower Imnaha Range Analysis enters 45-day objection period

By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

ENTERPRISE — ARer a lengthyanalysisof44,000 acres of public land on the lower Imnaha River, the US. ForestService released its draR management decision,

kicking off a 45-day objection per10d.

Range Conservationist Jamie McCormack said the Lower Imnaha Range Analysis project was initiated in 2011, but data was being collectedas early as2009.

She said the impetus was the Rescission Act of 1995, which requires each national forest to establish and adhere to a schedule for the completion of National Environmental PolicyAct provisions on all grazing allotments.

McCormack said three of the allotments are grazed by the same permittee. The Lone Pine allotment was vacant when the range analysis began, but it was included because of its remote location. It is now grazed by a Nez Perce tribal member exercising his treaty rights to graze on open and unclaimed

already in the area," McCormack said.

Ranger Kris Stein pointed out the lower Imnaha's climate allows for winter grazing, making Wallowa County home to four grazing seasons. eWe have a complex range program. Grazing four seasons is unusual. We do range administration and planning throughout the entire year," Stein said.

Of the concerns voiced by the public, Stein said there were no surprises. aMembers of the community have a lot of interest in this project," he said.

Comments ranged &om asking the Forest Service to be considerate of the ranching li festyleto requeststo protect threatened plants

such as Spalding's catchfly.

Addressing the Spalding's catchfly concerns prompted the ForestServicetoincrease its level of scrutiny of the analysis. eWe're not certain we understand the interaction between cattle and catchfly, so we have to deal with that uncertainty," Stein said.

McCormack said the range analysis addressed two major issues: soil disturbance on the deep soils of north-facing slopes, and the population numbers of

public land.

Spalding's catchfly. Spald-

"Even when it was vacant, for the sake of the analysis, we kept it in because it is so far down there and we were

ing's catchfly, Idaho fescue, prairie junegrass and an assemblage of other plants all rely on deep soils.

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for Stanford. He interviews students &om this region who have applied for admittance into Stanford and then submits a recommendation to the school.

Rush also has an extensive background in education.

She has a bachelor's degree in secondary education &om Eastern Oregon University and a master's degree in German language and literature &om the University of Oregon. Rush earlier taught German at Elmira High School near Eugene.

Continuedfrom Page IA to make sure that if tuition is charged, it is affordable so children &om families at all income levels can attend. ''lb make it work, the tuition would have to be minimal,"Morden said."Educationisa greatequalizer.It is all about opportunity for children."

Should the school be privately run, Morden is hopeful that all funding would be provided by large American corporations, who "see value

in having bilingual people in the workforce," and through private donations.

Morden was appointed to the Union School Board about a year ago but stepped down earlier this month.

He resigned because he has philosophical differences involving how Oregon's public schools are run. Morden, however, said he thinks

highly of the people running the Union School District.

"I am not upset. They are the nicest, most dedicated

folks,"he said.

The school Morden and Rush plan to open will serve children in kindergarten through third grade initially and then gradually expand.

The school will run &om September through June when hotel business is slow.

'This would be ideal since we do most of our business (at the Union Hotel) in the summer," Morden said.

Neither Morden nor Rush will be teaching classes, since neither speak Chinese. So the duo will look for teachers who are fluent in English and Chinese.

Morden understands firsthand what challenges await.

He served as principal of a bilingual Chinese immersion school in Washington, D.C., for a year about 15 years ago.

It was a public charter school.

"It was wonderful to see inner city children with beautiful smiles on their faces

"I think (the school) is a great idea. I'm excited about it," she said.

Rush and Morden bought the Union Hotel in 2012.

Shortly after moving to Union &om the Springfield area,the couple bought the hotel.

Morden believes the Union Hotel would be an excellent sitefora schoolbecause ofthe space it would provide and its location. Morden noted that the Union City Park is directly behind it and would serve as a good playground site and that the city's public library is just south of the hotel.

He believes that the future Chinese immersion school will bring out the best in children by providing excellent instruction &om teachers who will challenge them in unique fashion. eWe so underestimate our children's ability to learn," he sald.

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Another factor, Dean said, in the battalion's favor is the amount of training the unit is doing to prepare for the August rotation.

'The training we conduct in the simulators and conducted last summer have created confident and practiced leaders and soldiers," Dean said."And these are Eastern Oregon soldiers and leaders. They represent the best in character, resilience, adaptability and heart. I'm confident they could be put in any situation and they will find a way to win."

present visiting units with an array of real-world challenges and scenarios.

'This here is as close to real-world Continued from Ebge IA combat as you are going to get,"Volb 'They are being tested so that they sald. have the worst three weeks of their The three-week exercise consists of careers," Guy Volb, a public affairs repan arrayofelements and coaching,as resentative for Fort Irwin, said."It is well as testing, critical ingredients to not made for folks to come down here the whole process Volb said.

"A lot of folks are brought in to and have a good time."

In Auymt, Eastern Oregon's Army develop scenario and coach units.

National Guard outfit, the 3rd BatWe don't have a lot of folks here who talion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, will haven't had real-world combat experijourney to the National Training ence,"Volb said."We teach them (visitCenter for a three-week rotation that ing units) and challenge them." will be the culmination of more than a Intense training Volbsaidthemaneuver area where year of preparation.

In some ways, the NTC rotation the 3rd Battalion will train is designed specifically to create the best learning The Auymt visit by the battalion will will be far more demanding than a experience possible. not be its first trip to the desolate train- wartime deployment.

"It's 1,200 square miles where we ing center. The unit already has one The entire event is planned carerotation — in 1998 — under its belt, fully and geared to test every element can use just about any resource or but a good share of the people who were of a military unit around the clock. platform available to engage realistic part of that training event are long Scenarios are constructed by the Fort scenarios," he said.eYou are out there in the middle of the desert. You don't gone &om the unit's roster. For most Irwin training corps and then thrown citizen-soldiers of the battalion, the at a visiting unit to see how well it get to go home at the end of the day to Auymt rotation will be their first. Still, performs. have dinner."

'They test every skill set you can the commander of the battalion, Lt. Col. Volb said the entire exercise is designed to ensure that if a unit goes Brian Dean, said he isn't worried about think of,"Volb said. how his soldiers will perform.

Each scenario is analyzed and an as- into combat, it will be ready.

"It is about teaching folks to do it "I do not have concerns about the sessment furnished to the unit as part right. It isn't easy,"he said.'They try rotation," he said. of an in-depth learning process. Then to make it some of the toughest trainDean said his confidence is firmly another set of scenarios are dialed up ing soldiers will come across in their rootedtothetypeofsoldiersthat and introduced to the unit. make up the battalion.

Those scenarios can consist of careers."

"We have some things going for us. tank-on-tank battles or infantry-tank The 3rd Battalion consists of One, the vast majority of the leaders of engagements. The US. Army's 11th National Guard units &om Ontario, Baker City, La Grande, Pendleton, our organization are combat veterans Armored Cavalry Regiment plays the and many havemore than one deploy- role of the "bad guys," and the training Hermiston, The Dalles, Hood River ment," he said. area also displays role-players who and Woodburn.

FUNDING Continued from Ebge IA work ona long-term plan toreform federalforest policy to grow jobs in the woods, improve forest health and provide certainty for essential local services like schools and roads,"Walden sald.

Union County CommissionerMark Davidson said the county is appreciative of the entire Oregon congressional delegation's work, along with a broad coalition of Western congressman and senators, to support reauthorizing Secure Rural Schools.

'The retroactive payment for last fiscal year and the additional year's authorization is important to our county's road department, which runs on a barely adequate level, to try and maintain our extensive road system in Union County," Davidson said."It is vitally important that the second year of authorization goes intoeffectbecause itgives

time for Congress to address reform of federalforestmanagement practices."

The extension proposal in the House is attached to a Medicare bill, set to expire

April 1. Walden's office said the House is expected to vote on the bill this week. It will then go to the Senate for a vote.

Walden said he will continue bipartisan work to reformfederalforestpolicy.

"I pledge to continue working hard to put forth a long-term solution to actively manage our forests to grow jobs and revenue,"

he said.

Sen Ron Wyden is working on a similar bill in the Senate that would extend payments for the Secure Rural Schools Act and Payment in Lieu of Taxes for three years as the Senate draks its budget.

"I will continue to pursue at every opportunity, and on every piece of must-pass legislation, this lifeline for Oregon counties,"Wyden sald.

The Secure Rural Schools

Act provided more than

$107 million to Oregon counties last year. Since the act was authorized in 2000,

it has paid $2.8 billion to rural Oregon counties.

Wyden's legislation also supports full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The amendment passed in the Senate Budget Committee. aHopefully a bipartisan effort can make real, substantive change and allow us to provide an adequate supply of material to our mills as well as make significant progress to reduce the risk of wildfire, particularly in this drought-stricken year," Davidson said.

During the 2013 fiscal year, Union County has re-

ceived $933,000 in funding, while Wallowa County has

Commissioner Susan Roberts said.'The counties have been hardhitby federal policy for the last 25 years."

The Secure Rural Schools Act of 2000 was passed to provide a stopgap for counties formerly dependent on timber receipts to pay for roads and schools. Wallowa County Commissioner Mike H ayward said the money for schools comes to the county through the state, but road funding comes directly to the county. Payment in Lieu of Taxes funding goes directly to the counties' general budget.

"I think it's great," Hayward said."My understanding is it needs to go to a vote in the House and the Senate and the president has to sign it, but the sentiment is those things will happen."

garnered $1.2 million. aFor the counties affected

by this it's a good thing, but it is not the end-all and the end-all is what we are looking for,"Wallowa County

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BRIEFLY Exploring heritage with technology

needed andinstall one if so.

Then, on each of the holiThe Josephy Center for dayslisted above,am ember Arts and Culture and the will bring a flag early on the Wallowa Valley MusicAllim orning oftheholidayand reance are partnering for anew move it that same daybefore project: Exploring Our Heridusk The club willprovide tage With Modern Technology. the fl agsandlabor.

Ten students in grades nine Flags and installations are through eleven willlearn how $40. For more information, to record, mix and master an contact Cammie Hale 541orig'mal song, and create a 426-3707. muslc v1deo.

The class includes work on Tamkaliks rummage and bake sale location in the historic area of Promise The annualTamkaliks where many families settled rummage and bake sale in the late 1800s. Through the fundraiser will take place ~ st ud ents will explore at the Wallowa Band Nez why these settlers chose to Perce Interpretive Center relocate and what their life in across &om the post office in Oregon was like.

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Classes beginApril 4 and The sale will run &om 9 run for 13 weeks. The F Nee a.m. to 4p.m.April 10, and fortheclassis$50perstu10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 11. dent, with some scholarships Indian tacos, &y bread, available. The class includes chili and pie by the slice will three field trips to Promise, be available both days. post-produdion editing and a There will be a wide public showing of the finished assortment of items at the film. Instructors are Bob rummage sale including W ebb and Cameron Scott. books, household goods, furClassroom sessions willbe niture, toys, clothing, shoes, held at Mountain View Stubaby clothes and sporting

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Nez Perce riders 4H club installs flag

Proceeds will go toward the two Tamkaliks scholarships awarded each year, one to a Native American and one to a local county graduate.

ENTERPRISE —To

Banquet to help fund encourage patriotic spiritin Divide Camp April 25 Wallowa County, the Nez Perce Riders 4-H Clubis offerA wild game and salmon ing to installAmerican flags banquet to raise funds for at parlicipating homes and Divide Camp is at 7 p.m. businesses.

April 25 at Wallowa County For 2015, the club is Fairgrounds' Cloverleaf Hall. highlighting Memorial Day, The theme,"Sponsor A Independence Day, Labor Day Vet," will include opporandVeterans Day. tunities for individuals to Once a family or business sponsor a place setting that joins the program, a Nez would honor their favorite Perce Club member will veteran. determine if a flagbracket is At the place setting, a

banner with that veteran's name, rank and branch of service will be hung on the back of the chair,and the same information on a placard will be set at the table.

Benefits come with sponsorship, beginning with a &ee banquet ticket.

The meal will be prepared by trainedFrench chefTom Swanson, with Joe McCormack grilling the salmon.

There will be live and silent auctions.

The band Last Call will wrap up the event with a dance. Ticket outlets include the Blonde Strawberry, The Booklok and Sports Corral or contact Katherine Stickroth at 541-910-5372.

Women's words and music night The Josephy Center for Arts and Culture and the Wallowa Valley Music Alliance are partnering beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday to present Women's

Words & Music Night — a cast of women writers and musicians, at the Josephy Center.

The event will feature music and stories by Heidi Muller, Carolyn Lochert, Emma Carlson, Amy Zahm, Janis Carper, Kathy Hunter, JenniferHobbs and Pamela

Royes.

This evening will wrap up the month-long exhibit at the Josephy Center, Women's Art: Weaving the Stories of Women's Lives, in honor of Women's History

M onth, made possibleby the Oregon Cultural Trust, The Oregon Community Foundation and the Collins Foundation.

Admission is $10. The Josephy Center is located at

403 N. Main, Joseph.

Courtesy photo

Forest firefighters Rufus Robinson, left, and Earl Cooley, right, and pilot Frank Derry before beginning a historic flight on July12, 1940, over the Nez Perce National Forest.

Robinson and Cooley became the first men to parachute into a forest fire area in the United States during the flight.

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4:03 p.m. had unhooked his harness and set up his radio. Robinson learned that Cooley Almost 75 years ago, a man with strong had also landed in a tree. ties to Wallowa, Rufus Robinson, leaped out of The two were on the fire in the Marlin an airplane and into skydiving history.

Creek area by 4:45 p.m.

The leap is celebrated in the latest edition The men hadthe fire outby 10 a.m. the of the National Smokejumper Association's next day and then hiked 28 miles to the quarterly magazine. nearest ranger station,according to a story in The April edition of"Smokejumper"is the Nov. 19, 2009, edition of the Los Angeles devoted almost entirely to the history of Times by Patricia Sullivan. smoke jumping and spotlights the late Rufus Robinson and Cooley had defi ed oddsto Robinson, who was born in Wallowa in 1905. some degree because although smoke jumpRobinson and fellow forest firefighter Earl ing had been tried in Russia in the 1930s, it Cooley skydived into history on July 12, 1940, was anything but a refi ned artin 1940. "...the act of dropping men into a wildfire when theymade the firsteverparachute with little more than shovels and pickaxes jumps into a forestfire site in the United States, according to"Smokejumper." Robinson was considered something between experimental and insane," Sullivan wrote. and Cooley parachuted into a fire site in the Robinson jumped inthe 1940 and 1941 fire Marlin Creek area of the Nez Perce National Forest in Idaho. Robinson jumped first, acseasonsbeforebeginning a careerin the roofcording to a story in the Nov. 14, 2009, edition ing business, according to"Smokejumper."

Robinson lived in Kooskia, Idaho, at the of the New York Times. time ofhis historic skydive. He later lived in Robinson made his leap at 3:57 p.m. He landed in a small green tree about 25 feet tall. various locations before moving to Lenore, Idaho, &om 1966 until his retirement where Fortunately, Robinson was not in a perilous he worked as a roofer. position. His feet were only two-feet ofFthe He died in 1987 and is buried in Wallowa ground,according to"Smokejumper."

Robinson quickly got out of the tree, and by Cemetery, according to"Smokejumper."

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The Nature Conservancy state director visits Wallowa Coun • Jim Desmond tours Wallowa County and the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, promises to make a return trip back this surruner

By Katy Nesbitt

tour of the preserve with the loeal staE Desmond

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ENTERPRISE — Wallowa County had a distinguished guest this week who plans to come back soon — and oRen. Jim Desmond, the new statedirector forThe Nature Conservancy, had a whirlwind tour of the Wallowa Valley and one of the conservancy's jewels — the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve.

"I called my wife and told her it was the best day of work I've ever had," Desmond said. 'This is one of the premiere Nature Conservancy preserves anywhere — the size and majesty and quality of the property is amazing. I could not be more enthused and really pleased to be the directorofan organization that has such a great natural treasure."

The weather and conditions allowed for a thorough

said."We Desmond could get around to a great portion of the property and saw bald eagles, hawks, coyotes and 91 head of elk."

Not just elk, but bull elk. Desmond said the elk were 200 yards away &om where he viewed them and his photos didn't do them justice, but telescopes were set up so that he could get a good vlew.

"It a perfect day for weather. We were in our shortsleeves. There was no wind and some wildflowers were out — it was a postcard day," Desmond said.

Desmond, like the preserve's visitors&om allover the world, came to see the lora and fauna, butasthe f

head of The Nature Conservancy's state office, he also wanted to see how user &iendly the preserve is.

"Signs are important to tell the story and integrate people with the plant and animal life we are trying to preserve," Desmond said.

Sharing the incredible vista with Desmond and stafF were two people they met &om Minneapolis.

That night, Desmond did what beer drinkers &om Portland normally do when they come to Wallowa County — he headed to Terminal Gravity for a local brew and

beef. He was joined by a handful of community leaders and ranchers.

The following day, he said

"Itwas reall y greatto meet our neighbors firsthand," Desmond said.

The Nature Conservancy allows hunting on the preserve and donates guided hunts other local nonprofits rafneforfundraisers.

An unique project they do to support the community is allow 4-H kids to collect shed elk antlers.

Desmond said last year the collection brought in

closeto $10,000 thekids donated to the fairgrounds.

Desmond said he went to high school in Detroit, Michigan and college at Notre Dame. He earned his law degree at Vanderbilt and worked as a real estate attorney in Chicago.

Chapel Hill, N.C. office.

In 1993,thesiren callof the West brought his wife and himtoOregon.

While working for Metro, a three-county government agency handling lands in Washington, Multnomah and Clackamas counties, he said he focused on willing seller acquisitions. He said he modeled Metro's land program on what he had learned working for the conservancy.

"Our practices were based on the same science prin-

ciples," Desmond said."A big

focus of the program was to dorestoration projects on land Metro purchased impacted by urban uses."

He carried the conservancy's philosophies with him, but he said he always wanted to return to its

employ.

"To be hired to be the statedirectorofm y beloved, adopted state of the past two decades is truly my dream

job and I could not be happier," he said.

Desmond said he has two trips planned to Wallowa County this summer and sent his wife a photo of the

W allowa Lake Lodge along with a suggestion they stay there on one of the summer visits.

he met with ranchers who neighbor the preserve on the Zumwalt Prairie to discuss how to solve concerns about trespassing and littering during the hunting season.

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C Prep baseball: Union/Cove vs.

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FRIDAY C Prep softball: Elgin/Imbler vs.

Stayton, MiltonFreewater, 11a.m.

C Prep baseball: Joseph/Enterprise vs. Pilot Rock/ Nixyaawii, Les Schwab Icebreaker Tournament, John Day, 11 a.m.

C Prep baseball: Union/Cove vs.

Sheridan, Stanfield, 11 a.m.

C Prep softball: Union/Cove vs.

Burns, Union Spring Break Bash, noon C College softball: Eastern Oregon University at Oregon Tech, Klamath Falls, 2 p.m.

C Prep softball:La Grande vs. Elgin/ Imbler, MiltonFreewater, 3:30 p.m.

C Prep softball: Union/Cove vs.

Colton, Union Spring Break Bash, 4 p.m.

• College softball: Eastern Oregon University at Oregon Tech, Klamath Falls, 4 p.m.

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Grace Knutsen and Garren Dutto, members of the La Grande Swim Club,made waves last weekend at the NorthwestAge Group Regional Swim Meet in Washington.

The meet featured top swimmers &om throughout the Northwest,Alaska and Hawaii.

Knutsen won the 200-yard butterfly, the 200 individual medley and the 400 individual medley in the 13-year-old division.

Her time of 2 minutes, 5.85 seconds in the 200 butterfly was one-tenth of a second shy of the meet record.

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Union/Cove's Jaiden Wright smacks a base hit in the second game of a doubleheader against Melba, Idaho, Tuesday in Union. The Lady Cats swept the doubleheader, winning 5-1 in the first game and 10-0 in the second.

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Union/Cove first baseman Viki McCabe smilesat head coach Paul Phillips after a home run Tuesday against Melba, Idaho.

Union/Cove used small ballTuesday, manufacturingruns up and down the lineup. It threw in some long balls for good measure.

The Lady Cats won a close first game toopen a doubleheader with Melba, Idaho, before piling up nine runs in the first two innings of the second game to earn a sweep over the visitors in the home opener in Union.

Union/Cove won the first game, 5-1, and took the second game, 10-0, in five innings. The team pounded out 23 hits in the two games, getting contributions &om just about everyone on the roster. oWe're a very well-rounded team this year," third baseman Delanie Kohr said."We're solid everywhere. It feels good, because you know they have your

Elgin Imbler Observer staff

Elgin/Imbler lost its first game of the year but continued gaining confidence on the young season.

It won two of its three games Monday and Tuesday at the Riverside/Irrigon Tournament.

On the firstday of the tournament, Elgin/Imbler defeated Kennedy 4-2. oWe were actually pretty excited to play Kennedy

Jaydon McKay had a pair of doubles. Jordan Vermillion picked up the win, throwing

Eastern Oregon University enjoyed a smashing success to start its outdoor track and field season.

Isaac Updike was one of the top performers for the Mountaineersand was named the Cascade Collegiate Conference's Red Lion men's track athlete of the week. The senior won the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9 minutes, 8.38 secondsatthe EOUTeam Challenge Saturday.

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had three of Union/Cove's 12 hits, including a pair of doubles and an RBI. Keesha Sarman, Viki McCabe and Kohr all added solo home runs. Both McCabe's and Kohr's dingers were the first of their high school varsity careers.

"It was a fastball, pretty much right down the middle of the plate," Kohr said."I knew it was out there, but I didn't know it was over the fence until I

4A/3A/2A/1Ahigh school state title winners in those events this past season.

Her times of 58.00 in the 100 butterfly and 5:04.56 in the 500 &eestyle would have been good for second in the statemeet.

Dutto garnered an 18th-place finish in the 500 &eestyle in the 14-year-old division. He also qualified for a summer meet called Age Group Zones with his efForts in the 100 backstroke and 1,650 &eestyle.

got to second (base) and I heard people yelling."

Up 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, JaidenWright doubled and scored on a double-steal two batters later, and the Lady Catstacked on anotherrun togo up by three.

"OfFensively, we were putting runners on, we just couldn't get that hit to put them in," Union/Cove head coach SeeTrouncing/Page 8A

PREP BASEBALL the final two innings and allowing just one hit as Elgin/ Imbler scored a run apiece in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to come back for the The second game of the day was a 17-15 loss to Irrigon. Tanner Owen went 2-for4 with three RBI, Caleb

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because they're always good," Elgin/Imbler head coach Greg Luse said. Their coach was telling my wife (akerwards) that was the first time we've beat them in nine years."

Elgin/Imbler totaled 10 hits in the win. Reed Graves went 3-for4 at the plate, and

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Roseburg head coach Troy Thompson said."Eight, five and two (runs) is a good way to fi nish.We had some good swingsand put together a few good nmmgs.

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McDonald was released by the San Francisco 49ers in December after law enforcement officials in San Jose, California, said he was under investigation on suspicion of sexual assault. McDonald hasn't been charged in that case, which remains open.

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The 6A Indians broke open a scoreless tie with eight runs in the third inning on their way to a 15-2 five-inning rout of the Tigers in La Grande's home opener at Pioneer Park.

"It took us an inning or two to get going, but it was nice to put up some big runs,"

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Elgin/Imbler bounced back for a 17-4 victory over Riverside to close out the tournament Tuesday. The team had 19 stolen bases and sevenhits.Graves again

had abig game, going 4-for-5 with three RBI. Owen picked up the win on the mound, allowing two hits over fourplus innings.

'That was his (Owen's) first varsity pitching performance, and he had a no-hitter going into the fiRh inning," Luse said.

Elgin/Imbler (4-1 overall) nextplaystheLa Grande junior varsity on the road

April 3.

'The kids all played really well," Luse said."We're pretty excited about being 4-1. So far, so good."

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OTTAWA SENATORS: With a 5-2 win over San Jose Monday, the Senators earned their seventh straight win and jumped onepointahead of the Boston Bruins for the second wild-card spot in the East.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: The New York Jets filed a retaliatory tampering charge against the Patriots based on owner Robert Kraft's comm ents Monday about Darrelle Revis, league sources confirmed.

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SPORTS

SCOREBOARD N.C. State (22-13) vs. Louisville (26-8), 4:37 p.m.

Michigan State (25-11) vs. Oklahoma NBA Standings (24-1 0), 7:07 p.m.

Regional Championship EASTERN CONFERENCE Sunday, March 29 Atlantic Division Semifinal winners W L Pct G B SOUTH REGIONAL 4 2 29 . 5 92 Toronto At NRG Stadium Boston 31 3 9 . 4 4 3 10'/i Houston Brooklyn 2 9 40 . 4 2 0 1 2 Regional Semifinals Philadelphia 1 7 54 . 2 3 9 2 5 Friday, March 27 New York 1 4 57 . 1 9 7 2 8 UCLA (22-13) vs. Gonzaga (34-2), Southeast Division W L Pct G B 4:15 p.m.

Duke (31-4) vs. Utah (26-8), 6:45 p.m. y-Atlanta 5 3 17 . 7 57 Regional Championship Washington 40 3 1 . 5 6 3 13'/i Sunday, March 29 Miami 32 38 A 5 7 21 Semifinal winners Charlotte 30 3 9 A 3 522'/i MIDWEST REGIONAL Orlando 2 2 50 . 3 0 6 3 2 At Quicken Loans Arena Central Division Cleveland W L Pct G B Regional Semifinals x-Cleveland 4 6 26 . 6 39 Thursday, March 26 x-Chicago 43 29 . 597 3 Wichita State (30-4) vs. Notre Dame Milwaukee 35 3 6 . 4 93 10'/i (31-5), 4:15 p.m.

Indiana 3 0 40 . 4 2 9 1 5 Kentucky (36-0) vs. West Virginia (2527 4 4 . 3 80 18'/i Detroit 9), 6:45 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Regional Championship Southwest Division Saturday, March 28 W L Pct G B Semifinal winners x-Memphis 5 0 21 . 7 04 WEST REGIONAL Houston 47 23 .6 7 1 2 ' / i Regional Semifinals 44 2 6 . 6 2 9 5 '/i San Antonio Thursday, March 26 Dallas 45 27 . 6 2 5 5"/~ Wisconsin (33-3) vs. North Carolina New Orleans 37 33 .52 9 12y2 (26-11), 4:47 p.m.

Northwest Division Arizona (33-3) vs. Xavier (23-13), 7:17 W L Pct G B p.m.

Portland 4 4 25 . 6 38 Regional Championship Oklahoma City 41 30 .5 7 7 4 Saturday, March 28 Utah 31 3 9 A 4 313"/z Semifinal winners Denver 2 7 44 . 3 8 0 1 8 FINAL FOUR Minnesota 16 54 . 2 29 28"/~ At Lucas Oil Stadium Pacific Division Indianapolis W L Pct G B National Semifinals x -Golden State 58 13 .81 7 Saturday, April 4 L .A. Clippers 46 25 .64 8 1 2 Midwest champion vs. West champion Phoenix 3 8 33 . 5 3 5 2 0 Sacramento 25 45 . 3 57 32"/~ Eastchampion vs.South champion National Championship L.A. Lakers 1 8 51 . 2 6 1 3 9 Monday, April 6 x-dinched playoff spot Semifinal winners y-dinched division All Times PDT NCAA Women's Tuesday's Games Detroit 108, Toronto 104 Toumament Oklahoma City 127, L.A. Lakers 117 All Times PDT Dallas 101, San Antonio 94 ALBANY REGIONAL Milwaukee 89, Miami 88 Second Round Sacramento 107, Philadelphia 106 Monday, March 23 Golden State 122, Portland 108 At Storrs, Conn.

Wednesday's Games UConn 91, Rutgers 55 Indiana at Washington, 4 p.m.

At Tampa, Fla. Chicago at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Louisville 60, South Florida 52 Atlanta at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Regional Semifinals Brooklyn at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

At Albany, N.Y. L.A. Clippers at New York, 4 p.m.

Saturday, INarch 28 Miami at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

UConn (34-1) vs. Texas (24-10), 9 a.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Dayton (27-6) vs. Louisville (27-6), Cleveland at Memphis, 5 p.m.

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L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Regional Championship Philadelphia at Denver, 6 p.m.

Monday, March 30 Portland at Utah, 6 p.m.

Semifinal winners Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 6:30 SPOKANE REGIONAL p.m.

Second Round Sacramento at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Monday, March 23 Thursday's Games At College Park, Md. Indiana at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Maryland 85, Princeton 70 At Knoxville, Tenn.

NCAA Men's Tennessee 77, Pittsburgh 67 Toumament Regional Semifinals At Spokane, Wash.

All Times PDT Saturday, INarch 28 EAST REGIONAL Maryland (32-2) vs. Duke (23-10), At The Carrier Dome 10:30 a.m.

Syracuse, N.Y. Gonzaga (26-7) vs. Tennessee (29-5), Regional Semifinals 1 p.m.

Friday, March 27 Regional Championship

BASKETBALL

Monday, March 30 Semifinal winners OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL Second Round Monday, March 23 At Stanford, Calif.

Stanford 86, Oklahoma 76 Regional Semifinals At Oklahoma City Friday, March 27 lowa (26-7) vs. Baylor (32-3), 1:30 p.m.

Notre Dame (33-2) vs. Stanford (26-9), 4 p.m.

Regional Championship Sunday, March 29 Semifinal winners GREENSBORO REGIONAL Second Round Monday, March 23 At Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina 86, Ohio State 84 At Tempe, Ariz.

Arizona State 57, UALR 54 At Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State 65, Florida Gulf Coast 47 Regional Semifinals At Greensboro, N.C. Friday, March 27 South Carolina (32-2) vs. North Caro-

lina (26-8), 4 p.m.

Arizona State (29-5) vs. Florida State (31-4), 6:30 p.m.

Regional Championship

Sunday, March 29 Semifinal winners FINAL FOUR At Tampa, Fla. National Semifinals Sunday, April 5 Albany Champion vs. Spokane champion, TBA Oklahoma City champion vs. Greensboro champion, TBA National Championship Tuesday, April 7 Semifinal winners

HOCKEY NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA Montreal 74 4 6 20 8 100 195 162 Tampa Bay 74 46 21 7 9 9 242 191 Detroit 72 39 2 1 12 90 208195 Ottawa 72 3 7 24 11 85 212190 Boston 73 3 6 25 12 84 193 190 Florida 73 33 2 6 14 80 180 201 Toronto 74 2 7 4 1 6 6 0 193 237 Bufl'alo 73 2 04 6 7 4 7 138 245 Metropolitan Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA N.Y. Rangers 72 46 19 7 99 219 167 N.Y. Islanders 74 44 25 5 93 226 205 Pittsburgh 7 3 40 22 11 91 202 181 Washington 73 39 24 10 88 212 180 Philadelphia 74 29 29 16 74 192 215 New Jersey 73 31 31 11 73164186 Columbus 7 3 34 35 4 7 2 198 228 Carolina 72 2 6 36 10 62 165 199 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA St. Louis 74 46 21 7 9 9 226182 Nashville 74 45 21 8 98 211 178 Chicago 72 44 22 6 9 4 206163 Minnesota 74 42 25 7 9 1 211 183 Winnipeg 74 38 24 12 88207195 Dallas 73 35 28 10 80228233 Colorado 72 33 27 12 78193201 Pacific Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA Anaheim 75 46 22 7 99 219 211 Vancouver 73 43 26 4 90 211 195

Calgary 73 4 0 27 6 8 6 214191 LosAngeles 73 36 23 14 86 196182 San Jose 7 3 35 30 8 7 8 201 206 Edmonton 7 3 20 40 13 53 173 251 Arizona 74 2 2 4 4 8 5 2 154 246 All Times PDT Tuesday's Games Minnesota 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, SO Los Angeles 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT Columbus 5, Anaheim 3 Arizona 5, Detroit 4, OT Tampa Bay4, Florida 3 Nashville 3, Montreal 2, OT Vancouver 5, Winnipeg 2 Wednesday's Games Chicago at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Colorado at Edmonton, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Thursday's Games AnaheimatBoston,4 p.m .

Arizona at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.

New Jersey atWashington,4 p.m .

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Florida at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

San Jose at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Nashvill e atTampa Bay,4.30 p.m .

Montreal at Winnipeg 5 p m Colorado at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

RODEO PRCA Leaders Through March 22 All-around 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $43,822; 2.Steven Dent,Mullen,Neb., $20,032; 3. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, $18,144; 4. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., $17,001; 5. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas, $12,786; 6. Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., $12,757; 7. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas, $11,510; 8. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, $11,258; 9. Wesley Brunson, Terry, Miss. $10,442; 10. Trenten Montero, Winnemucca, Nev. $6,581.

Bareback Riding 1. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah $34,432; 2. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., $32,303; 3. Tim O'Connell, Zwingle, lowa $29,570; 4. Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo. $29,317; 5. Evan Jayne, Marseille, France $26,626; 6. Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah $24,544;7.Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas $23,330; 8. David Peebles, Redmond, Ore. $22,864; 9.

Luke Creasy, Lovington, N.M. $22,132; 10. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash.$21,708; 11. TannerAus, Granite Falls, Minn. $18,119; 12. Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho $17,843; 13. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas $14,445; 14. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $13,319; 15. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. $12,549; 16. George Gillespie IV, Hamilton, Mont. $12,530; 17. Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas $11,828; 18. Kash Wilson, Gooding, Idaho $11,823; 19. Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba $11,478; 20. Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas $9,848.

Steer Wrestling 1. Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo. $27,044; 2. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, $25,599; 3. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., $23,215; 4. Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho, $23,006; 5. Luke Branquinho, LosAlamos,Calif.,$22,554;6.Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont., $18,972; 7. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, $18,797; 8. Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, $18,460; 9. Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss. $17,945; 10.

Adam Strahan, McKinney,Texas $17,248; 11. Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah

$16,978; 12. Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala. $16,579; 13. Cody Cabral, Hilo, Hawaii $16,058; 14. Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. $15,903; 15.Matthew Mousseau, Hensall, Ontario $13,779; 16. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. $12,972; 17. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. $11,790; 18. Darrell Petry, Cheek, Texas $11,371; 19. Rhett Kennedy, Chowchilla, Calif. $9,990; 20. Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark. $9,738.

Team Roping (header)

1. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $32,091; 2.

Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz., $24,470; 3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, $23,504; 4. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., $21,034; 5.

Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, $21,013; 6. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., $19,842; 7.

Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., $18,253; 8. Jesse Stipes, Salina, Okla., $16,440; 9.

Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla., $16,279; 10.

Jake Bames, Scottsdale, Ariz., $14,465; 11. Bubba Buckaloo, Caddo, Okla., $14,292; 12. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., $14,130; 13. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., $14,124; 14. Doyle Hoskins, Chualar, Calif., $13,637; 15. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. $13,341; 16. Jake Orman, Prairie, Miss. $12,615; 17. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz. $12,510; 18. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. $12,105; 19. Cale Markham, Vinita, Okla. $11,536; 20. Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo. $11,259.

Team Roping (heeler)

1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $32,091; 2.

Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif., $26,605; 3. Clay O'Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev., $26,550; 4. Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, $23,504; 5. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, $22,133; 6. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., $19,842; 7. Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo., $18,253; 8. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, $16,279; 9. Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan., $15,838; 10. Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla., $15,340; 11. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., $15,104; 12. Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Ariz., $14,465; 13. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., $14,124; 14. Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah, $12,510; 15. Jake Long, Colfeyville, Kan., $12,105; 16. Tyler Domingue, Dekalb, Texas, $11,383; 17. J.W. Borrego, Weston, Colo., $11,259; 18. Jeremy Buhler, Abbotsford, British Columbia, $10,639; 19. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. $10,301; 20.

Brad Culpepper, Sylvester, Ga. $9,096.

Saddle Bronc Riding 1.Cody DeMoss, Heflin,La.$55,068; 2. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, $41,251; 3. Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah, $30,806; 4. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., $24,792; 5. Joe Lufkin, Sallisaw, Okla., $23,948; 6.

Wade Sundell ,Colman,Okla.,$20,786; 7. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, $18,273; 8. Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, $16,988; 9. Bradley Harter, Loranger, La. $15,736; 10. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. $15,529; 11. Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah $12,824; 12. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. $12,731; 13. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas $12,416; 14. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah $12,245; 15. Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta $11,990; 16. Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D. $11,041; 17. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. $10,435; 18. Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba $9,860; 19. Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas $9,700; 20.

Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. $9,678.

Tie-down Roping 1. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas $39,012; 2. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, $31,895; 3. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas,$28,850;4.Marty Yates,Stephenville, Texas, $23,639; 5. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., $22,726; 6. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, $21,074; 7. Chase

Williams, Stephenville, Texas, $20,731; 8. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas $19,924; 9. Blair Burk, Hermiston, Ore. $19,054; 10. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas $16,900; 11. Bart Brunson, Terry, Miss. $16,469; 12. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $14,582; 13. Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif. $13,146; 14. Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas $13,018; 15. Dane Kissack, Spearfish, S.D. $12,444; 16.

Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $12,367; 17. J.C. Malone, Roy, Utah $12,352; 18. Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, Ala. $11,003; 19. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas $10,855; 20.MattShiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho $10,595.

Steer Roping 1. Neal Wood, Needville, Texas $34,785; 2. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. $27,429; 3. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas $26,027; 4. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $21,206; 5. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas $19,357; 6. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. $17,044; 7.Shay Good,Midland, Texas $16,567; 8. Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas $14,742; 9. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas $13,708; 10.

Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. $11,246; 11. Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo. $10,961; 12. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $9 564 13. Ralph Williams Skiatook Okla.$8,694;14.Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Texas $8,226; 15. Brady Garten, Claremore, Okla. $7,735; 16. Jason Evans, Huntsville, Texas $7,301; 17. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. $7,177; 18.

J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. $6,858; 19.

Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. $6,846; 20.

Guy All en,SantaAnna,Texas $6,292.

Bull Riding 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $45,555;2. TannerLearmont, Cleburne, Texas $33,403; 3. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock,Texas $32,654;4.W esley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah $30,547; 5. Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont. $28,078; 6. Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla. $27,923; 7. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah $27,339; 8. Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas $25,013; 9. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $22,888; 10. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. $20,998; 11.

Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. $20,773; 12. Caleb Sanderson, Kissimmee, Fla. $17,230; 13. Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho $16,975; 14. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. $16,609; 15. Zack Oakes, Tonasket, Wash. $16,419; 16. Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah $16,225; 17. Nile Lebaron, Weatherford, Texas $14,872; 18. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. $14,034; 19. Clayton Foltyn, Winnie, Texas $13,997; 20.

Clayton Savage, Yoder, Wyo. $13,889.

Barrel Racing 1. Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah $55,900; 2. Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga. $53,374; 3. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. $44,211; 4. Alexa Lake, Richmond, Texas $38,783; 5. Callie Duperier, Boeme, Texas $37,665; 6. Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas $36,256; 7. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. $32,630; 9. Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M. $26,001; 8. Victoria Williams, Kiln, Miss. $25,808; 10. Layna Kight, Ocala, Fla. $24,333; 11. Jana Bean, Fort Hancock, Texas$23,748;12.Kaley Bass,Kissimmee, Fla. $23,055; 13. Cassidy Kruse, Gillette, Texas $22,152; 14. Kelly Tovar, Rockdale, Texas $20,997; 15. Shelly Anzick, Livingston,Texas$20,356; 16.Kenna Squires, Fredonia, Texas $18,110, 17.

Shelby Janssen,Coleman, Okla.$17,341; 18. Megan Swint, Lithia, Texas $16,344; 19. Britany Diaz, Solen, N.D. $16,002; 20.

Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas $15,362.

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baSe — three Dn errOrS, tWD DnSingleS and tWD DnWalkS

down a leadofFbunt and reaehedfi rStDn a headfi rSt — before Wisdom induced slide for the first hit since the first inning. Drew Hivea ConnerYegge sacrifice fl y ly fO11OWedWith a Single to to reCOrd the SeCOnd Dut. By then, the deficit had swelled leR-center field, and Kurt to 6-0.

Boyd loaded the bases one 'That'S uSually hoW thOSe Dut later With a blOOPer innings happen,"Thompson into center. Zack Jacobs Said.'Vou Put it in Play and WOrked aWalk toPuSh the

hope good things happen

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fOr you."

TWD batterS later, DaVid Irvine roped a first-pitch Single uP the middle to

later, Daniel Cribbs hit what should have been an inning-ending ground ball to ShOrt, but WatkinS' fliP to SeCOndPulled Yegge Dff the bag, allowing all the runnerS to adVanee and ChildS to SCOre to bring La Grande within 13-2.

RDSeburg Pieked the runS baekuP in the toP Df the fikh inning Dn an RBI

driVe in tWD mOre runS and

cap the huge inning.

"We eliminate SOme DfDur mistakes in the third inning and we could potentially get Dut Df that inning With no runs.It'sa difFerentgame &Dm that POint Dn," La Grande head coach Parker McKinley said.'That was, I

think, probably the biggest, the mOSt &uStrating Part Df that game."

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claimed the Pacific Division CrOWn SinCe the 1975-76 BeaSon, the year aRer the team Won the NBA ChamPiOnShiP. With a COmfOrtable lead Dn second-place Memphis in the Western Conference, Golden State haS drOPPed juSt One Df its laSt 12 gameS. Damian Lillard had 29 POintS fOr the BlaZerS, Who

have lost five straight following a 14 road trip. Despite the slump, Portland has remained atop the Northwest Division, four games in &ont Df OklahOma City.

The Blazers were without All-Star LaMarCLtSAldridge beCauSeDfa leR indeX fi nger sprain, as well as fellow starting forward Nicolas Batum, Who haS 1OWerbaek pain. Backup center Chris Kaman WBS DutbeCauSe Dfa

right shoulder strain.

Portland was already missing guard Wesley MattheWS, Who WaS 1OSt fOr the

reSt Df the SeaSOnaker ruPturing his Achilles tendon Dn Mareh 5 againSt DallaS. The Blazers have gone 3-5 without him.

TROUNCING Continued from Ebge7A

today," McKinley said. "I dOn't Want to take anything aWay &Dm ROSe-

Paul Phillips said.'Finally

burg's pitcher. He did a gOOd job.

"We're Putting the bat Dn the ball. We'll COntinue to develop swings and make sure that we're getting ShOrt to the ball, hitting line drives and hard ground balls."

Irvine paced the Indians' 13-hit attack by going 3-for-4 and driVing in three runs, while Watkins, Yegge and Beecher each collected tWDhitS.

The Tigers ended the day with seven hits, all singles, and got COntributiOnS all through the lineup. Boyd finiShed With tWD hitS,

while Childs, Cribbs, Adams, Hively and J.C. Roberts COlleeted One hit aPieCe. FiVe Df thOSe hitS Came in

double by Isaac Hartwick.

The Tigers loaded the

the final tWD inningS aS the TigerS COntinued to fight.

The loss is the third in a roW fOr the TigerS, Who alSO drOPPed a dOubleheader to Borah Df BOiSe, IdahO, 144 and 15-12 Monday.

In that second game, McKinley said the Tigers scored five runs in the seventh to hang arOund, and were paced in the inning by a hOme run &Dm ROgerS.

baSeS With tWD OutS in the

La Grande (3-3 overall)

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iS DfFuntilTueSday When it takes the field at Pendleton.

single by Yegge and an RBI

Stephen Curry had 33 points and 10 assists and the Golden State Warriors pulled aWay &Dm theShOrthanded Trail Blazers in the second half fOr a 122-108 VietOry Dn Tuesday night, clinching the team's first division title in 39 years.

Andre Iguodala Came DfF the beneh to SCOre21POintS fOr the WarriOrS, WhoWon their SeVenth Straight to PuSh their reCOrd to an NBAbest 58-13.

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in the fikh inning we started playing a little small ball and Put the tWD runS in."

In the sixth inning, McCabe blasted her shot over the center-field wall for an "I didn't know I hit the home run until I looked over and I BBW that it WBS OVer

the fence," McCabe said.

The OfFenSeCO ntinued to sparkle in the second game with 11 base hits. Kindra Moore, Jaiden Wright, Taylor Baremore and Ashten Wright COlleCted tWDhitS apiece, with Jaiden Wright, Baremore and Moore all driv-

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Unian/COVe PitCher Jenna MonSon unWindS an Offering

TueSday inthe SeCOnd game Of a daubleheader.

ing in tWD runS.

Jenna Monson earned the Win Dn the mOund in her firSt game asa starling pitcherfor the Lady Cats.

"Ashten, Taylor and Jenna

had good games,"Phillips Said.'Those are three faCeS that We didn't haVe Dn the squad last year for us. We're pretty deep, and it's exciting to kind Df Play arOund With difFerent OPtiOnS and Bee What We'Ve got gOing intO

league (play)."

M onson threW allfi Ve inningS, allOWing juSt tWD hits while fanning five Melba batters.

"I have a fastball, a changeuP and a riSe," Monson Said Df the pitches she was utilizing.

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PitCh to take a 9-0 adVantage.

a feW ChangeS to WOrk." UniOn/COVe Went to WOrk

POrt fOr Monson. She Set the Melba ofFense down in order in the third and fiRh innings, ineluding Strikeouts Dn the tWD final batterS Df the game.

quickly. The first three batters reached base in the bottom Df the firSt inning. With tWD outs, Moore smacked a double intO the leR-Center field gaP to Plate tWD. UniOn/COVetaeked Dn anOther to go uP 3-0.

In the second inning, McCabe andMonson Singled to lead DfE and Jaiden Wright singledin MCCabe. Sarman had an RBI single aker

That WBSPlenty DfSuP-

"Jenna did a great job," Phillips said."She kept the

leR field. The Lady Cats

ball down and let the defense m ake the plays behind her.

We'Ve got a Pretty gOOd defenSe, Bo if Dur Piteher juSt keeps the ball in the ballPark, I like Dur defenSe." UniOn/COVe (3-0) haS tWD gameS Friday to Start the Union Spring Break Bash.

The Lady CatS take Dn BurnS at nOOn and Colton at

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Qatacenterdill tookgerilousgath defore gassing Orelonlelislature Senate Bill 611 BILL IN SALEM Senate Bill 611 would exempt data centers from central assessment, cap centrally assessed property taxes for other communication company properties and allow Internet companies that provide ultra-fast services of 1,000 megabits per second — 25 times faster than the current minimum for broadband service — to qualify for central assessment exemptions.

HISIRY In October, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that data centers could potentially be taxed under the state's central assessment. Companies that planned expansions in rural Oregon said they would reconsider without tax certainty.

WHAT'S NEXT PassedSenateand House. AwaitsGov.Kate Brown'ssignature.

ONLINE Read the bill at https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB611/B-Engrossed.

By Taylor W. Anderson WesCom News Service

SALEM -Abill local leaders saywill

Senate Bill611tweaks centralized assessment, or the idea oftaxing certain companiesbased on the value ofboth their tangkle assets andthingslike their entire brandname andother intangible assets.

Itgrantsmoreoptionsfortaxexemptions for certain qualifyingcompanies.

Hass said his committee could have easily passed the data center bill and then tried to address the tax questions of Comcast, Charter and others.

It became clear the first week in Barnhart's committee the bill would face a slowdown over concerns about the revenue impact of the tax breaks. Lawmakers also pressed for more clarity over what the bill would actually do, and the complexity of the taxissues within the bill also puzzled some lawmakers.

The one piece of the three-tiered bill that found little opposition while in the House committee was the portion "But then gegishtive stafl) said,'Well... concerning data centers, and that was we've got the fix for the restofit.Andif also the piece keeping the momentum you combine them,you willbe able to cap- for the entire bill moving.

The combined bill was one that tuie the momentum to fixthis,"'Hass said.

"Whereas if wejust did the data centers House RepublicanLeader Mike theie's absolutelyno momentum moving McLane, R-Powell Butte, said could to fix this other reallyhairy taxissue." "blow up" if Barnhart's committee didn't act quickly to send the bill to the After four weeks of work that included backroom negotiations, the Sen- House floor and pass it.

He also said the promise of jobs for ate committee finished work on the bill and sent it to a full vote on the floor. The Crook County, which has the highest Senate passed the bill 27-3 on March 2, unemployment rate in Oregon, meant lawmakers needed to act quickly. and sent it to the bigger House.

"Iknow that there maybe criticism of When the bill landedin the House Revenue committee, chairedby Rep. Phil thisbill,"McLane told committee memB~ ,D- E ugene, lawmakers and bers at the House's firsthearingon the bill interest gmups wondered whether the this month."ButI wouldhope thatyou $16 million in taxbreaks was too high. wouldhear thatwe need to move the bill ''We expected some revenue loss for a fiist and we need to be dear for industry new exemption,butwe didnotexpect $16 that Oiegon... welcomes tech companies. millionperyear,"saidWendy Johnson, a We're not going to baitand switch." lobbyist for the League ofOregon Cities.

W ithinputfiom theLeague ofOregon Dozens of residents alsow roteletters Cities, the bill was revised and the size sayinglawmakers were bending tothe ofthe taxbreaks, which come out oflocal whims of companies they say could education districts and government budaffordtopayhigher taxes. gets, lowered to about $8 million per year.

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OLYMPIA, Wash. —Washington state's insurance commissioner announced Tuesday a multistate investigation into this winter's cyberattack on Premera Blue Cross.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said he plans to work with his counterpartsin Alaska and Oregon to look into operations at Premera, which is based in MountlakeTerrace,W ashington. The investigation will explore the cyberattack disclosed by Premera last week, in which hackers accessed the personal information of 11 million consumers, including 6 million in Washington, between last May and the exploit's Jan. 29 discovery.

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BEND — A central Oregon district attorney says he has asked the Oregon Deparlment of Justice for an independent review of the investigation into a Deschutes Countyjail inmate's death last December.

The state medical examiner concluded that 31-year-old Edwin Burl Mays died of a methamphetamine overdose.

The county sherifF's office, assisted by Bend police, began investigating immediately aker the Dec. 14 death.

In a statement, Deschutes County DistrictAttorney John Man who killed self Hummel said Tuesday he feels had prior mental crisis "it is best for allinvolved"if an PORTLAND — AWashoutside agency such as the Deington sherifF's officer says an parlment of Justice conducts a Oregon man who killed himcomprehensive review. selflast week in an explosion Described asa transient, alonga busyhighwayleading Mays was apassenger in a to MountHood had another carthatreportedly triedto recent mental health crisis flee police. He was arrested that sent him to a southwest for investigation of interfering Washington hospital. with a police officer, menacThe Oregonian reports ing, giving fiilse information, Skamania County, Washing- heroin possession and a parole ton, sherifF's Chief Deputy violation. He was beingbooked Pat Bond said Tuesday that into jail when he showed signs Jeffrey R. Williams called 911 of medical distress. in SkamaniaCounty on Feb. A state Justice Depart16 to say he needed help. ment spokeswoman told KTVZ-TV the agency is The 24-year-old Pbrtland man calledfiom a state park reviewing the request.

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TheAgricultuie and Fish andV8dlife deparlments said Tuesdaythat dammingis ieopeningfium the southjetty at the mouth ofthe Siuslaw River at Florence north to Heceta Head. The aieahasbeen dosed since the endoflastAugustdue to elevatedlevels ofa shellfish toxin. Recent shellfish sampling indicatestoxinlevelshave

on the Washington side ofthe Columbia River.Apolice report says Williams tolddeputies he was consideringhanging himseKTheyfoundarope tied to arailing. Williams was taken to aVancouver hospital. The newspaper says it'snot dear howlonghe was there.

The Oiegon state medical examiner's officeruled Williams' Maich 19 death a suicide.

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"Oregon takes the pmtection ofpersonalidentifyinginformationvery seriously, andthis investigation willclosely scrutinizethe data secuiitypractices of Lifewise,"OiegonInsurance Commissioner Laura Calisaid in astatement.

ARer the March 17 announcement of the cyberattack, Premera said it would provide two years of credit monitoring and identity theR protect ion servicesto anyone affected. The FBI is investigating the attack, and Premera has also hired the security firm Mandiant to investigate what happened and help repair its systems.

In Alaska, where an estimated 700,000 insurance consumers were afFected, including 80,000 current and former state employees, Gov. Bill Walker last week encouraged enrollment in the protectionservicesPremera ofFered to victims.

tion.'When you buy and use your insurance, you share your personal information with the company and you expect it to be protected during those transactions."

The scope of the investigation may also include the extent of the financial damage done, stepstaken to prevent a future attack and othercybersecurity aspects of the attack, Kreidler said.

No timeline was given for the investigation, which will involve on-site reviews of Premera's books and activities. Additional states could join the investigation team as it explores how far the security breach affected other members of the "Blue Card" system, which is Premera's national provider network.

Oregon insurance officials said Tuesday the breach exposed personal identificationfrom 250,000 people who belong to the Lifewise InsurancePlan ofOregon,a 12"I'L

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bring jobs and investment to hard-struck Crook Countybaiely survived political wrangling and pressure &om businesses before it was sent to Gov. Kate Brown Tuesdayaftera 28-2Senatevote.

Senate Bill 611, involving tax breaks for technology companies, is considered a bipartisan victory that took the work ofboth chambers to navigate an obstacle course involving the financial interests of some of the world's largest companies.

A desire to bring more data centers to Oregon, which Prineville Mayor Betty Roppe says will bring dozens ofjobstotown, iscredited asa m ajor reason the bill stayed together and eventually reached Brown, who is expected to sign it.

The bill started as two bills early this session. One, Senate Bill 571, was a relatively small fix assuring the state wouldn't change special property tax deals for data centers. The other was Senate Bill 570, a bill involving incentives to bring Google Fiber to Portland and tax breaks for tech giants like Comcast.

Early this session, lawmakers decided to merge the two bills into one, bringing the easy data center changes and other tax questions together in a complex bill that threatened to stall development in Prineville or topple the bill altogether if it didn't pass. ''Youhad groups from alloversaying,'Do this' or'Don't do that'without understanding what the bill did," Sen. Mark Hass, D-Beaverton, said."It's pretty nuanced."

Hass shepherded the bill through the Senate Finance and Revenue Committee he heads. He said legislative staff thought fixing the question of taxing data centers could help build momentum around the entire concept of tax reform for communications and tech companies in Oregon.

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Employer Council conference slated May 3-5 in Sunriver

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An Oregon Employer Council State Conference will be held May 3 through May 5 in Sunriver.

Full conference registration is$349 per person and ofFers one-day registration and group rates. Early bird rates are available until Friday.

The conference will ofFer a way to network with other employers around the state and take advantage of tr~ asw ell as speakers. The trainings ate all directed to better, m ore effi cientbusinesspractices.

The Bureau of Labor and Industries will also present at the conference.

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Hot Lake Springs to remain with current owners The Manuel family announced via postcard that the historic Hot Lake Springs Resort will remain in their hands despite m akingtheannouncement ofa property switch back in October 2014.

Lee and David Manuel sent postcards out announcing the 'Manuel Family to remain at Hot Lake Springs."

JeriMackley and Jay Mackley,owners of the Maridell Center in La Grande, were supposed to be the new owners of the property with the idea that the Manuels would switch buildings to open up their own interpretive center in downtown La Grande filled with the items from the Hot Lake Springs artifacts and bronze collection housed in Hot Lake's upstairs rooms.

Lee Manuel and Jeri Mackley did not return multiple phone calls for interviews regarding the postcard announcement. It's unclear whether the sale will go through later in the year or whether Hot Lake Springs is on the market again.

The Manuels took over Hot Lake Springs 12 years ago.

Community invited to celebrate in Bob Butler's retirement Les Schwab's Bob Butler is retiring aker 38 years in the company. Beginning in Redmond, Butler then moved to Priest River, Idaho, then Colville, Washington, and finally moved back to his hometown in La Grande in 2000. Tuesday will be Butler's last day as a"Schwabbie" and the community is invited to a party to celebrate with him. From 11 a.m. to 1p.m. on Tuesday, stop by Les Schwab for a cake social and wish Butler a happy retirement.

North East Area Commission on Transportation meets April 2 The North East Area Commission on Transportation will hold its next meeting from 9 a.m. to noon April 2 at the Oregon Department of Transportation Region 5 Headquarters,located at3012 Island Avenue in La Grande. The meeting is open to the public.

The NEACT is comprised of transportation stakeholders from Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Baker counties, and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Time has been set aside for public comments regarding project proposals and other transportation related topics.

To schedule time on the agenda at NEACT meetings, please contact Lisa Hill at 541-963-3179.

The commission is an advisory body chartered by the Oregon Transportation Commission to help address all aspects of transportation. More information about ACTs is available at www.oregon.gov/ ODOT/COMM/act main.shtml.

For more information about this meeting,contactLisa Hillat541-963-3179, email at Lisa.A.Hill@odot.state.or.us .

Pleaserequest alternateformats atleast 48 hours prior to meeting.

— From staff reports

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The column carries news about business events, startups and owners and employees who earn awards and recognition or make significant gains in their careers.

There is no charge for inclusion in the column, which is editorial in nature and is not ad space or a marketing tool. Products and services will be discussed only in general terms.

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Tim Laurence, left, visits the Hobby Habit three times a week. Kyson Lamoreau, who recently started working at the Hobby Habit, finishes his transaction.

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'Tm a plane guy," he said."I had a store I went intowhen Iwas growing up and thought,'I could do it better."'

Campbell must be doing something right because he was the Union County Chamber of Commerce's choice for Business of the Year.

"It's really cool.Ididn'texpect it," he said of winning the award.

"It's really an honor because I don't consider myself an old, established business."

Campbellpreviously worked for the Oregon Department of Transportation. In 1988, he purchased the Hobby Habit from two sisters who had opened it in 1983.

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Hobby Habit was recently named the Union County Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year. ness over and didn't change much about it.

'The general idea was the same," he said.'Trains, planes, Legos, helicopters... It took the better part of two years to work out the details of them selling the store."

He admittedhe had never worked a day of retail in his life before purchasing the business.

The Hobby Habit, for anyone who hasn't visited, is pretty much what the name implies — a store

ofhobbies.

"Its a historic, old-time, hobby

hen an employee has been poached away, where can you find their successor?

I use the word successor, because when someone resigns, the goalshould beto findsomeone capable ofm aking an even greater contribution than the person who has moved on.

Don'tjust replace the person who resigned. Find someone better.

Search with the goal of bringing new ideas and new energy into the organization; someone who can build client relations, improve service levels and quality, generate stronger cash flow and increased profits.

This assumes that these changesare actuallywanted in the business. Many owners speak of changing the status quo but decide they are not willing to make the necessary investment or changes to earn the benefit.

Put another way, the owner likes things just as they are.

But, assuming a different conclusion is reached and the o~ ati on would benefit from changeto getdifFerent results, read on to find outhow.

Great people are not cheap; it costs more for higher quality and for higher levels of contribution. My opinion is that one engaged, committed employee can contribute as much as three disengaged employees — perhaps as many asfi ve disengaged employees.

A new employee of this sort can set a new standard of performance in the com-

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supplies, craks, disc golf, radiocontrolled flying things."

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pushing things and people for higher quality levels and delivering products and services on time if not early.

A great employee will call out under-performers and will either pull the willing people along or work tirelessly to push out the disengaged and the uncommitted.

Before taking the bold SeeKeller / Page 2B

Preparing to live comfortably in retirement ne of the main goals most people work toward is a comfortable retirement. Just think, the freedom to do what you want to do and when you want to do it — bliss. Having plenty of retirement income is a key factor in a successful retirement.

According to the Income of the Aged Chartbook, putoutby the Social SecurityAdministration, the average retiree has four main sources of retirement income.

Social Security accounts for 37 percentoftheaverage retiree income; 30 percent from earnings — yes earnings, more and more peopleare planning towork during retirement and for a variety of reasons; 18 percent from pensions and 12 percent from asset income.

M anagingand planning each of the sources is critical in retirement planning.

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It is important not only if it is your main source of income but even it is a smaller portion of your retirement income. If you are a high-wage earner, you have to put a lot of money into Social Security and will have several decisions tomake about how and when to begin receiving benefits.

Review your Social Security income by going to wwwssa.gov/ estimator. It allows you to tap into the SSA's earnings database to estimate your benefit based on your past earnings.

The question I most frequently hear when analyzing Social Security benefits is,"How can I increase my benefit?"There are three ways to do it.

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The CPW-W is determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Labor. The COLA is based on the increase in the CPI-W from the third quarter of one year to the third quarter of the following year. If there is no increase, there is no change in benefit that year, such as 2010 and 2011. The COLA for 2015 is 1.7 percent and began on Dec. 31. There is always considerable debate when the COLA is announced, about whether it is actually enough to keep pace with the high cost ofliving. Yet the fact remains that it does increase

most years which over time has a significant positive impact on retirees' Social Security income.

Continue Earning Many retirees continue to earn, as mentioned above, with 30 percentoftheaverage retiree's income coming from earnings.

This can also increase your Social Security benefit. Social Security's primary insurance amount is based on an average of the highest 35 years of earnings. If you don't have 35 years of earnings, your total earnings will still be dividedby 35 yearstocome up with the average. Working longer will allow you to replace those years of zero earnings with positive earnings and bring up the average. If you already have 35 years of earnings, you can still improve your earnings record if you earn enough to cause an SeeHaines / Page 2B

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Baker City Herald: 541-523-3673 ® www.bakercityherald.com• classifieds@bakercityherald.com • Fax: 541-523-6426 The Observer: 541-963-3161 ® www.lagrandeobserver.com ®classifieds@ la randeobserver.com ® Fax:541-963-3674 1001 - Baker County Le al Notices PINE EAGLE School District is requesting bids for Pine Eagle Parking Lot Project according to the p rocurement process for bids over $100,000.00

Wages must be prevailing wage as posted in the January 1, 2015 rates for public works contracts in Oregon.

Copies of the Request for bid, including attachments can be requested by contacting the Pine Eagle School District Office using information listed below.

Bids may be mailed to the Pine Eagle School District Attn: Shawn Thatcher 375 N. Main St. Halfway Oregon 97834 Deadline for bids to be s ubmitted t o Pin e Eagle School District is 12 P.M. Wednesday April 15th, 2015. Bids w ill b e o p ened o n Thursday April 16th, 2015 and the successful bid will be awarded w ithin 3 0 d a y s o f opening bids.

F or questions o r t o schedule an inspection of the facility where the work will be performed please contact: Shawn Thatcher, Pine Eagle School District Cell: 541-540-6590 Office: 541-742-2550 Fax: 541-742-2815 Email: sthatcher©pineeaglesd.org

Legal No. 00040358 Published: March 20, 23, 25, 2015 LEGAL NOTICE Little Dean Fuels Vegetation Management Project 30 Day Notice and Comment Period The Little Dean Fuels Vegetation Management Project Preliminary Environmental Assessment (EA) is now available for public review and comm ent .

The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is proposing to conduct timber harvest and non-commercial thinning, and fuels treatments, prescribed burning, riparian restoration, and associated road activities within th e a p p roximately 16,960 acre project planning area.

The overall purpose of this project is to improve forest h ealth and resiliency to disturbance ( i ncluding fire, insects and disease), reduce the risk of wildfire within the wildland urban interface (WUI), and to provide economic benefit to the local economy.

In addition, the project will increase the structural complexity and species diversity of vegetation to provide h abitat fo r a w i d e r range of wildlife species within the project area. These actions are proposed on the Whitman Ranger District south of Phillips Lake, approximately 5

1001 - Baker County 1001 - Baker County 1010- Union Co. 1010- Union Co. 1010- Union Co. 1010- Union Co. Le al Notices Le al Notices Le al Notices Le al Notices Le al Notices Le al Notices air miles southeast of west-wallowa-whitA PUBLIC meeting of A PUBLIC meeting of PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF PUBLIC manthe Budget Committee the Budget Committee HEARING Sumpter, Oregon and o f th e I s l and C i t y of the City of Island April 7, 2015 a pproximately 7 a i r whitmanunit©fs.fed.u miles southwest of s. For electronically C emetery M a i n t e - City, Union County, Pursuant t o O RS At 7:30 P.M. $0UI' Baker City, Oregon, mailed comments, the nance District, Union State of Oregon, to 4 77.250, n o t ic e i s Cove City Hall w ithi n t he Bi g sender should norCounty, State of Orediscuss the budget for hereby given that a 504 Alder the fiscal year July 1, public hearing will be Cove, OR 97824 Creek-Burnt River, Sutmally receive an auto- gon, to discuss the ton C r e e k-Powder mated electronic acbudget for the fiscal 2 015 t o J u n e 3 0 , held at the Northeast River, and Upper Powknowledgement from year July 1, 2015 to 2016, will be held at Oregon Forest Protec- A public hearing will be the agency as confirJune 30, 2016, will be Island City City Hall, tion (NEO) District Ofheld to consider the der River watersheds. held at lsland City City 10605 Island Avenue, fice, 611 20th Street, application by Jason & The project area is mation of receipt. If completely within two the sender does not Hall, 10605 Island AveIsland City. The meetLaGrande, Oregon, on A ngela Gorham f o r WUI areas, Black Mt. receive an automated nue, Island City. The ing will take place on April 13, 2015, at 9:00 property at 608 Main acknowledgment of meeting will take place April 13, 2015 at 5:30 am, to receive from Street, Map & Tax Lot and Sumpter/McCully the receipt of the com- on April 8, 2 015 at p.m. The purpose of any interested persons 3S4016DD-2201 for a Forks. The legal description is : T . 10S, ment, it is t he 10:00 a.m. The purthe meeting is to resuggestions, advice, variance of the lot size R.38E, sections 22, 24 sender's responsibility pose of the meeting is ceive the budget mes- objections or remonof the South 100' of to ensure timely reto receive the budget sage and to receive strance's to the prop arcel 2 2 0 1 f r o m — 29, 32 — 36, T.10S, 100'x100' to 100'x 95'. ceipt by other means. message and to rec omment f ro m t h e posed budget for the R.39E, sections 19, 28 -33, T.11S, R38E, secEmails submitted to ceive comment from public on the budget. forest protection dise-mail addresses other t he p u blic o n t h e This is a public meettions 1 -5, 8 - 1 7 , 23, trict. A c opy of t he Applicable Land Use Rethan the on e l i sted budget. This is a pubing where deliberation tentative budget f or quirements: 24, and T.11S, R39E, above, in other forlic meeting where deof the Budget Committhe Forest Protection sections 4 — 10, 1521. mats than those listed, liberation of t he tee will take place.

D istrict may b e i n - Zoning O r d i nance, The preliminary EA can or containing viruses Budget C o m m ittee Any person may apspected during normal 1984 4 .05 (2) be accessed on the w ill b e rej e c t e d . will take place. A ny pear at the meeting working hours. To enNames and contact in- person may appear at and discuss the prosure t h e b r o adestThe 1984 Zoning OrdiForest Service website the meeting and disposed programs with range of services to in- nance pertaining to at: formation submitted http://www.fs.usda.go w ith comments w i ll cuss the proposed pro- the Budget Commitdividuals with disabilithis application rev/goto/projects/walb ecome part of t h e grams with the Budget t ee. A c o py of t h e ties, persons with disquest is available to relowa-whitman/landpublic record and may Committee. A copy of budget document may abilities requiring spe- view at the City Office. the budget document be inspected or obcial a r r a ngements management/projects/ be released under the LittleDean.

Freedom of Informamay be inspected or tained on or after April should contact Millie If you are unable to atA paper copy of the tion Act. obtained on or after 13, 2015 at Island City M i I I e r, at tend the hearing, your 541-963-3168 at least April 7, 2015 at Island City Hall, between the written comments for document or additional The proposed project hours of 9:00 a.m. and two working days in the Council's considproject information can is subject to the objec- City City Hall, between be obtained by contion process pursuant the hours of 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. advance of the sched- eration must be r etacting Melissa Shelley to 36 CFR 218. Indiand 4:30 p.m. uled hearing. ceived at City Hall no later t ha n M o n day (District Environmental viduals and e ntities OREGON DEPARTMENT April 6, 2015.

C oordinator) at t h e who have submitted Publish: M arch 18 and Whitman Ranger Distimely, specific written 25, 2015 Published: March 18 O F FORESTRY trict, P.O. Box 907, comments regarding a and 25, 2015 DOUG DECKER, STATE CityRecorder Baker City, OR 97814, proposed project or ac- Legal No. 00040284 541-523-1350, or by tivity during any desigLegal No. 00040282 FORESTER Enclosure emailing nated opportunity for mshelley©fs.fed.us. public comment may P ublished: March 18 and Published: March 2 5 , NOTICE To 25, 2015 2015 W ritten, fa c s i m i l e file an objection. For INTERESTED PERSONS A PUBLIC meeting of (FAX), hand-delivered, objection e l i gibility James Kelly Warnock the Budget Committee and electronic comeach individual or repLeqal No. 00040374 has been appointed of the Island City Area Leqal No. 00040344 ments concerning this resentative from each Personal Representa- Sanitation District, Unaction will be accepted entity must either sign tive (hereafter PR) of NOTICE OF BUDGET ion County, State of the comments or verfor 30 calendar days the Estate of Helen COMMITTEE Oregon, to discuss the following publication ify identity upon reJanice Warnock, De- budget for the fiscal MEETING of this notice in the quest. In cases using ceased, Probate No. year July 1, 2015 to A public meeting of the Baker City H e r ald, an electronic mes1 5-03-8529, U n i o n June 30, 2016, will be Budget Committee of sage, a scanned signa- County Circuit Court, Baker City, OR. The the Union Rural Fire held at lsland City City publication date in the ture is one way to pro- State of Oregon. All Protection District, UnHall, 10605(sland Avenewspaper of record is vide verification. persons whose rights ion, State of Oregon, nue, Island City. The the exclusive means It is the responsibility may be affected by meeting will take place to discuss the budget of persons providing = f or c alculating t h e the proceeding may for the fiscal year July on April 1, 2 015 at comment period for comments to submit obtain additional infor= 1:00 p.m. The purpose 1, 2015 to June 30, .= this proposal. Those them by the close of mation from the court of the meeting is to re- 2016, will be held at wishing to comment the comment period records, the PR, or the ceive the budget mes- the Fire Department, attorney for the PR. All s hould not r el y o n and ensure that their 570 E. Beakman, Unsage and to receive comments have been dates of timeframe inpersons having claims c omment f ro m t h e ion, Oregon 97883. formation provided by received. a gainst t h e e s t a t e public on the budget.

The meeting will take any other source. must present them to place on April 2, 2015 This is a public meetI'ORPEQPH SERVICES the PR at: Written c o m m e nt s Publication Date: March ing where deliberation at 7:00 pm. The pur25, 2015 concerning the project Mammen & Null, pose of the meeting is of the Budget Commitmust be submitted to: Lawyers, LLC to receive the budget tee will take place.

Jeff T o m ac , c/ o Legal No. 00040408 J. Glenn Null, message and to reAny person may apMelissa Shelley, Whit- P ublished: March 2 5 , Attorney for PR ceive comment from pear at the meeting 2015 man Ranger District, 1602 Sixth Streett he p u blic o n t h e and discuss the pro1550 Dewey Ave, P.O. P.O. Box 477 posed programs with budget.

Box 907, Baker City, La Grande, OR 97850 the Budget Commit- This is a public meeting 1010Union Co. O R 9 7 8 14,or F A X (541) 963-5259 t ee. A c o py of t h e where deliberation of within four months after c omme nt s t o : Le al Notices budget document may the Budget Committee 541-523-6394. will take place. Any the first p u blication be inspected or obNOTICE FOR Hand-delivered com- ContractorsOutreach date of this notice or tained on or after April person may appear at ments must be subthey may be barred. the meeting and disMeeting.

1, 2015 at Island City mitted during business La Grande School Discuss the proposed proCity Hall, between the h ours, 8 : ooam t o trict is requesting in- Published: March 11, 18, hours of 9:00 a.m. and grams with the Budget 4 :30pm, Mo n d a y terested contractors to and 25, 2015 Committee.

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