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• Shelter From the Storm staA'feeling positive about organization in new location By Kelly Ducote

campus, where the county is now constructing a new Stefanie Duncan is ready courthouse. "It's smaller in size but very to lace up, pedal and ride 70 miles next weekend. functional," Mowery said. She'll be one of many on The facility includes three the roads — on bikes and on counseling/advocacy rooms foot — aa part af the 14th forvictims and a spacefor • F~ annual 3 Rivers Race Against children, a kitchen, staff ofDomestic Violence. fices, a sexual assault exam The charity event features room and a food pantry, which 5K and 10K runs and bike reopened in March after clos( rides i35, 55, 70 or 100 miles), ing last fall. plus a"JellyBean" walk for Mowery said staff has been the kids. Cherise Kaechele/TheObserver busy and has seen an increase "It's just fun," said Duncan, Mindy Mowery, from left, Angelia Boggs, Stefanie Dunin sexual assault calls, which whose other familymembers c a n and Alicia Potts discuss business at Shelter From the promptthe activation ofits run in the 5K."It's a great Stor m . Potts is the newest member of the organization. Sexual Assault Response way to see the county." She began two months ago as the Volunteer and Outreach Team, or SART. Proceeds go toward doCoo r d inator. Duncan said having the mestic violence centers in SART room onsite has been Union, Wallowa Sh e l ter From the Storm, for a good cause, especially beneficial. and Baker Saf e Harbors and MayDay, as S FS continues to settle "Our system now is more into its new location after a victim-centered, "shesaid. counties: respectivel y. "It's self-contained. The victim For Duncan, a crisis turbulent 2014. response advocate at La SFS Interim Director doesn't have to travel." Grande's Shelter From Min d y Mowery says the Previously, members of the SART team, which includes the Storm, the 3 Riv- nonprofit is doing well in its law enforcement officers and ers Race is a time I s l and Avenue location in medical personnel as well as to enjoy exercise I sland City. • '.~<"y>+P ' .,'" ", and the outdoors T h e organization moved advocates, had to organize an into the building at the begin- ofF-site visit for a SART exam. "I think one of our biggest ning of the year after being evicted from its advocacy See Shelter / Page 5A center on the Union County a

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• Commissioners talk options with financially troubled BuA'alo Peak Golf Course By Cherise Kaechele

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The Union County budget committee tackled whether to continue to fund Buffalo Peaks Golf Course due to its financial troubles at Thursday's budget meeting. The budget meeting, composed of Union County commissioners, Bob Coulter, Cedric Shanks and Gene Hardy, gathered for a two-day meeting to discuss the county departments including the Mount Emily Recreation Area, sheriff's offtce, public works and their budgets. Possibly the most notableportion ofthe m eeting centered on the financially troubled Buffalo Peak Golf Course. Shanks questioned the reasoning behind funding See Budget / Page5A

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• Switch to full-day Inside School kindergarten district officials are fueling move hoping to get

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By Dick Mason The Observer

Shelter From the Storm lnterim Director Mindy Mowery says the nonprofit is doing well in its Island Avenue location in Island City. The organization moved into the building at the beginning of the year after being evicted from its advocacy center on the Union County campus, where the county is now constructing a new courthouse. Tim Mustoe/TheObserver-

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The La Grande School District issetto add personnel next year. The dist rict'sproposed 2015-16budget callsforthe equivalent of six teaching positions plus 13 part-time paraeducator positions to be addedforthe schooldistrict's kindergarten program. The SeeDistrict / Page5A

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