USDA FARMTO SCHOOL CENSUS INBUSINESS 5.AG LIFE,1B
STATE LEADSNATION INPERCENTAGE OF FOOD BUDGET SPENT ON LOCAL FOODS, ACCORDINGTO REPORT IN LOCAL, 2A
IN STATE, 6A
.
LOCAL POUCERESPONDTO.: MULTILP EACCIDENTSTUESDAY :'I .
COOR DINATEDCAREEXPANDED TOSTAT EEMPLOYEES
-
, .
SERVING UNION AND WALLOWA CO U N T IES SINCE 1896
Follow us on the web
ss • • •
s s
•
•
•
•
I •
•
s
s
s
•
•
•
LA GRANDE
II
I '
a
aa
I
a
•
I
a
a a
a
V/
I
I
• Powdery substance received in mail at La Grande's Social Security ofEce
r
+.
By Dick Mason The Observer
tlII.'' 4<', ~
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
.
• a
•
•
-
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
-
•
•
-
•
•
•
•
"It's really tiring. You use a lot ofyour leg muscles," said DeLaRosa, who was a Aubrey DeLaRosa isn't sure what rescuer who retrieved the"patient,"who she wants to do when she grows up. had fallen down a hill."It's fun, but it's Maybe aneonatal nurse,ma ybe a also hard to trust the ropes." lawyer. Donninghard hats and gloves,the On Monday, though, she was a ropes students got firsthand training from rescuer. the local ropes rescue team. They The 16-year-old from Creswell started the training at the La Grande joined 30 other high school students Rural Fire Department and then from around the state for MedQuest ventured up to Mt. Emily. "Oddlyenough,there'sa rightway Camp, anannual week-long camp hosted by the Northeast Oregon to pull on a rope and there's a wrong Health Education Center at Eastern way to pull on a rope," J.B. Brock, Oregon University. Union County's emergency manager, The camp launched Monday with told the students before going out to ropes rescue training. the mountain. There are always two By Kelly Ducote
The Observer
ropes. Two is one, one is none." The students were instructed how totiea reloaded fi gure eightknotand how to package patients. Up on the mountain, they put their skills to the test in a mock rescue, helping membersofthe localropesrescue team set up a system to bring the "patient" up a steep incline. "It's really fun so far," said Jennifer McDougall, a 16-year-old from Pendleton. McDougall, like many of the students, is interested in pursuing a career in nursing but wanted to see what other opportunities the medical field ofFers. See Camp / Page 5A
OREGON SCHOOL SHOOTING
Candidates hold strong gun views but stay mum 5 Following Reynolds High School shooting, gubernatorial candidates silent on issue By Yuxing Zheng
shooting June 10 that left the teenaged victim and shooter dead. Kitzhaber has testified in favor of bills to expand background checks, while Richardson attracted national attention after the Newtown, Conn., shooting for his outspoken comments See Shooting / Page 5A
The Oregonian
The Associated Press
Gov. John Kitzhaber leaves a prayer vigil that was held at the Greater Portland Baptist Church in Northeast Portland last week.
INDEX
Both Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber and his Republican challenger, Rep. Dennis Richardson of Central Point, have strong views on gun issues but ducked repeating them in the wake of the Reynolds High School
WE A T H E R
Business ........1B Horoscope.....8B Sports ............8A Classified .......SB Lottery............2A State...............6A Comics...........3B Obituaries......3A Sudoku ..........3B Crossword.....8B Opinion ..........4A Wallowa Life 10A Dear Abby ...12B Record ...........3A Wonderword...3B
F ull forecast on the back of B section
Tonight 43 Low Clear
+, Tuesday
80/51
•
• 0
•
'SheriH' of S le • Union County icon remembered for renegade reputation, compassion By Dick Mason The Observer
Union County lost a one-of-a-kind character Monday, a man with a big reputation, an even bigger heart and the possessor of answers to an enduring question. Sam Horrell, known by many as the sheriff of Sammyville, a collection of 14 rented dwellings about six miles northwest of Elgin, died Monday. Horrell, 84, passed away at his home. His health had been failing for several years. Until about four years ago, Horrell was the landlord of Sammyville, a community filled with many people down on their luck and See Horrell / Page 5A
HAVE A STORY IDEA?
541-963-3161
Call The Observer newsroom at 541-963-3161 or send an email to newsllagrandeobserver.com. More contact info on Page 4A.
RIDAY IN duTDO~R O D R N EVALUATING NEWSTOCKING METHODS • 0
UNION COUNTY
CONTACT US Issue 73 3 sections, 34 pages La Grande, Oregon
Mostly sunny
The La Grande Social Security office building, 2205 Cove Ave., was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after a suspicious powdery substance, later determined to be harmless, was found. The Social Security DKce had received the substance in the mail. The suspicious item was reported to the La Grande Police Department at 2:27 p.m. The police and La Grande Fire Chief Bruce Weimer then arrived at the scene. The individual who had been exposed to the material, a Social Security DKce employee, remained in the building to prevent him from possibly spreading the suspicious substance, Weimer satd. Public safety officials then talked to the individual to determine ifhe was suffering any symptoms from exposure to the substance. "We were talking to him on a cellphone," Weimer said.aHe told us that once he was exposed to the material he covered it up and washed himself." Fortunately, the individual did not report sufFeringany symptoms. The man remained See Closure / Page 5A
s
51 1 5 3 0 0 1 0 0
• •
•
•
•
•
•
• 0
•