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Police were called to the scene at bot h transported to Grande R o n de Hospital where they wereabout 1:46 a.m. treat e d and released Saturday.

Minutes later, another fight Meek was injured in a physibroke out in the vicinity of the cal fight in an alley between Union Pacific Railroad Depot.

Two men were injured early Saturday morning in a pair of fights in downtown La Grande which appear to have been related, according to police.

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The Oregon Department of Transportation has started gearing up for the increase in speed limits drivers will likely see on rural sections of Central and Eastern Oregon highways next year.

Lawmakers approved the higher limits July 3, and the bill is currently waiting for Gov. Kate Brown's signature.

If the governor approves the bill, ODOT spokesman Peter Murphy said Thursday, the department will have to replace some of the current speed limit signs and recalculate where to put advisory signs that warn drivers when to begin slowing down before turns.

ODOT will also have to adjust signs in areas where speeds are stepped down incrementally when a section ofhighway runs through a community.

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TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT On July 13, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to be U.S. Solicitor General; Marshall became the first black jurist appointed to the post. (Two years later, Johnson nominated Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court.)

ON THIS DATE In1863, deadly rioting against the CivilWar military draft erupted in New York City.

(The insurrection was put down three days later.)

In 1923, a sign consisting of 50-foot-tall letters spelling out "HOLLYWOODLAND" was dedicated in the Hollywood Hills to promote a subdivision (the last four letters were removed in 1949).

In 1955, Britain hanged Ruth Ellis, a 28-year-old former model and nightclub hostess convicted of killing her boyfriend, David Blakely (to date, Ellis is the lastwoman to be executed in the United Kingdom).

In1960, John E Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at his party's convention in Los Angeles.

In 1977, a blackout lasting 25 hours hit the New York City area.

In 1999, Angel Maturino Resendiz, suspected of being the "Railroad Killer," surrendered in El Paso, Texas. (Resendiz was executed in 2006.)

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Tami Murphy, an advanced medical support assistant with the Veteran Affairs La Grande Community Based Outreach Clinic, received an I CARE certificate of excellence from the Walla Walla VA in May.

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Tami Murphy, an adReal People stories are about people volunteering, vancedmedicalsupport doing good deeds, achieving, performing, enjoying assistant with the Veteran the outdoors ... making the most of life in Union and AfFairs La Grande CommuWallowa counties. Do you have a story idea or photo for nity Based Outreach Clinic, this feature? Email acutler@lagrandeobserver.com. made numerous phone calls on behalf of veterans with medical issues last week. ing them in dealing with Based Outreach Clinic.

Murphy is in the habit its complexities and much Few were more important than one made late Friday of doing more than her job more.

"I have a hard time morning — a call Murphy description requires. This did not have to make. habit is one reason why leaving my desk. I want to a number ofhonors have make sure things get done," At about 10 a.m. a Union Murphy said.

County veteran with a hear- come her way over the past ingproblem asked Murphy Murphy admits that she year. She received an I CARE certificate of exceloften takes work-related to look at his malfunctioning hearing aid. The La lence from the Walla Walla issues home with her.

"I will dream about these Grande VA clinic does not VA in May and in Februrepairoradjusthearing aids ary was employee of the things. I will not let it go," so Murphy had the option month in the Walla Walla Murphy said. of telling the veteran to call VA region, which includes One reason is that she is medical centers in Boardconvinced that every veterthe audiology department an can be helped by the VA at the Wainwright Memoman; Lewiston, Idaho; and rial Medical Center in Walla Yakima, Richland and Walla regardlessofcircumstance.

"There is always a soluWalla, Washington, for help. Walla, Washington.

Murphy is moved to help Murphy, sensing a Catch tion," she said.

22 situation, was not about Murphy stressed that veterans because ofher long-standingappreciation there are many other people to take this option. Instead, on the La Grande VA clinic she called the audiology de- of the sacrifices they make.

"I feel an obligation to stafF who work at least as partment at the Walla Walla VA herself. Murphy talked help," Murphy said."People hard as she does.

"I am just one person. with a staff member and need to remember what There are so many other determined what was prob- they have done for us." ably wrong with the hearing She noted that people who people here willing to go the aid, then mailed it to an join the military basically do extra mile," Murphy said. not know what to expect. audiology repair center in "They sign a blank check.

Colorado used by the VA. Murphy said it would have They risk their lives and leave their families behind," been unfair to ask the man with the bad hearing aid to said Murphy, who lives in call the Walla Walla VA. Cove and grew up in Union.

"People who do not hear Murphy's husband, Ron, well have a hard time comis a Vietnam veteran who municating on the phone," served in the U.S. Marines.

Murphy said.'The phone is Tami said her husband's a barrier." background helps her empaMurphy feared that if she thize with veterans.

"Ithelps me relateto vethad not stepped in, it would erans. I know a lot about the have taken a much longer time to get the veteran's veteran culture," she said. hearing aid repaired.

Murphy makes coffee The step Murphy took each morning at the clinic during a busy Friday morn- but ironically takes few ing did not surprise any of coffee breaks because she her colleagues. gets so caught up in her "She literally makes permany responsibilities, which sonalsacrificesto help,"said include scheduling appointSarah Gregg, manager of ments, helping veterans the LaGrande Community enroll with the VA, assist-

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additional increase in hours from 27 hours to 32 hours per week.

Councilor Rocky Burgess and several community members in attendance disputed the decision to pass such a large increase to the wages.

In the same discussion, the council talked about changing the assistant administrator/city clerk title from the clerk's position and increasing the wage forthe position from $14.61

ELGIN — The Elgin City Council will continue its discussion from June's city council meeting about raisingwages for several employee positions at Tuesday's meeting.

At the last meeting, City Administrator Brock Eckstein presented the council, per its request, with a wage study for positions in neighboring areas similar to Elgin. The council comparedthecity'swages to those of the neighboring cities and discussed whether to increase the wages in Elgin.

The city administrator position, librarian's position and some public works positions were the primary focus of the wage increase discussion.

The council discussed raising the city administrator's monthly wage of

per hour to $17.55. The council decided to table the decision and requested Eckstein amend the clerk's job description tobem ore accurate. The question of changing the title and increasing the wage will be combined into one resolution and the discussion resumed at the next meeting.

The city council meeting is schedule to begin at 7 p.m. at the Elgin City Hall.

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One killed in Sunday night crash in Cove An Elgin man was killed in a crash outside Cove Sunday night.

According to police, Union County Sherifl"s deputies respondedtoa single-vehicle rollover crash about 8 p.m.

Upon arrival, a silver 2006 Dodge 4x4 pickup was in the ditch and had rolled at least once on the roadway. The driver, 62-year-old Galen D. Clark, had been ejected and was pronounced dead by paramedics.

La Grande EMTs, Cove's quick response unit and Cove Fire responded to the scene in addition to the sherilFs office.

The accident remains under investigation by the sherif's office.

Make a Minion during teen iCraR event Cook Memorial Library is

holding a"Make a Minion!" clay craft for teens &om 4 p.m.to 5p.m .Friday.Supplies and instruction are provided, and registration is not needed. iCRAFT is the li brary's&eeactivity for teens and pre-teens in grades 6 through 12.

Countycommissioners to discuss drought

The Union County Commissioners will discuss signing adrought declaration of emergency for the county at Wednesday's 9 a.m. meeting.

Union County Emergency Services Director J. B. Brock submitteda staffreportfor Explore birds at the commissioners stating river confluence such a declaration may be ENTERPRISE — Parnecessary due to the comticipants in the next Into the binationofbelow average Wallowa Outing will explore snowfall with below average the confluence of the Wallowa precipitation. and Lostine rivers with bioloCommissioners meet in gistand avid birderJanet the Joseph Building Annex Hohmann. The outing will meeting room. run from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

LG Brewskis Saturday.

Meet at the Wallowa Land fundraising for vets Trust office, 116 S. River UNION — LG Brewskis, St., Enterprise, at 7 a.m. to 267 S. Main St., Union, is holding a fundraiser event carpoolto the site.For more information, email julia@ to benefit veterans and their wallowalandtrust.org or call families Friday. The age 541-426-2042.

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ture two music groups from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monica Paul and Terry LaMont start the evening with classic sounds from artists such as Tom Waits, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers. Local duo Ghost Wind follows up with an American folk style.

The kitchen will be open all evening with several microbrews on tap and a wide variety of other adult and non-alcoholic beverages available.

Admission is free.

Throughout the evening, pass-the-bucket donations will be collected. American Legion Post 43 will distribute 100 percentofthedonated funds directly to veterans and their families in eastern Oregon communities.

Contact Tony Davis at 541975-4289forevent detailsor questions.

Book sale benefits Wallowa Library

Ethics, and Personal Choice" will focus on communityWALLOWA — The basedfood and itsim pacts Friends of the Wallowa on the larger economic and Library will hold a book sale agricultural scene in Oregon. &om 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday The event is hosted by the and Saturday at the Wallowa Wallowa Land Trust and Library. is part of Oregon HumaniFor more information, call ties' statewide Conversation theli brary at541-886-4265.

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Athens is the author of Bingo games set in "Get Your Pitchfork On! Union Wednesday The Real Dirt on Country Living." In 2014, she received UNION — Bingo will be an Oregon Literary Fellowplayed at the VFW hall for VFW High Valley Post 4060 ship &om Literary Arts. She in Union onWednesday. The has an masters of science bingo games will start at 6 p.m. in food systems and society from Marylhurst University Interested in impacts and works at the Northeast of your food choices? Oregon Economic DevelopENTERPRISE — On ment District as an outreach Thursday, local author Kristy specialist.

Athens will present an Into For more information the Wallowa Lecture at about this &ee community 7 p.m. at Stage One, 117 E. discussion, contact Julia Main St., Enterprise."Good Lakes at 541-426-2042 or Food, Bad Food: Agriculture, julia@wallowalandtrust.org.

Motorcyclistkilledincrashenroute to SakerCityrally • Another motorcyclist suA'ers non-serious injuries in separate accident in Grant County WesCom News Service

BAKER CITY — One motorcyclist was killed and another was injured in separate crashes during the weekend in Eastern Oregon.

Oregon State Police said a Bend motorcyclist who was reported overdue to arrive in Baker City Thursday was found dead at the bottom of a steep embankment

off Highway 26 near the Wheeler/ Grant County line Friday morning.

Michael C. Denmark, 64, was traveling to Baker City for the Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally, Lt. Bill Fugate, Oregon State Police spokesman, stated in a press release.

The Grant County 9-1-1 center and the Oregon State Police re-

short distance on the gravel shoulceived reports that Denmark was overdue and missing at about 10 der before dropping offthe steep embankment and coming to rest at p.m. Thursday.

Attempts to find him during the the bottom. night were unsuccessful.

Denmark's body was not easily OSP Sgt. Tom Hutchinson of seen by passing motorists and John Day said Denmark's body therewas little evidence ofthe crash on the highway, Hutchinson was foundabout 9 a.m. Friday on Highway 26 in Wheeler County at saId. Milepost 93.

The investigation is continuing.

Police said Denmark's 2007 In a separate incident, W.G. Yamaha motorcycle was traveling Kincheloe, 33, of Walla Walla, Washington, was injured in a loweast on Highway 26 when it left the road. The motorcycle traveled a speed crash that happened on the

Granite Hill Highway in Grant County about 12:30 p.m. Friday.

Grant County UndersheriIFTodd McKinley said Kincheloe's motorcycletipped over afterdrivinginto the gravel shoulder. Kincheloe sustained a puncture wound from the Leatherman tool he was carrying in his pocket, McKinley said.

Kincheloe was taken by private vehicle to St. Alphonsous Medical Center in Baker City.

McKinley said Kincheloe was not seriously injured in the crash.

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Water overflows near the Island Avenue overpassin La Grande Sunday afternoon. Several areas of La Grande experienced high water Sunday after a storm dumped rain over a 30-minute period.

Island Avenue was briefly closed due to high water.

Man in jail following high-speed chase

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gether in Lary's patrol car, followed Schulte south on Oak Street toAuburnAvenue, to ClarkStreetand Spring GardenAvenue to BAKER CITY — A Baker City man who led police on a high-speed chase Elm Street and then to Interstate 84. through the east side of town and onto the Lary and Batchelor were joined in the pursuit by officer Colton Smith, &eewayis injail facing multiple charges.

Michael Ray Schulte, 29, of 1555 Lohner said.

Baker St., drove away &om police who Schulte was taken into custody at 4:24 attempted to pull him over at 4:06 a.m. a.m. near Durkee when his car, a 2007 Kia Spectra, ran out of gas, Lohner said. today at Oak Street and Washington Avenue, said Police Chief Wyn Lohner.

Schulte's passenger, Cannon HendrikSchulte reached 125 mph on the sen,27,of1021ResortSt.,had called 911 freeway during the pursuit, Lohner said. during the pursuitclaimirg that Schulte Oflicer Michael Lary and reserve oflicer had weapons in the vehide and stating Daniel Batchelor, who were traveling tothat he would not let her out of the vehide.

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Hendriksen told dispatchers that Schulte did notwant to stop because he was on probationin Lake County,Lohner said. Schulte also is aresident of Lakeview.

No weapons were found during the arrest, Lohner said.

Schulte was charged with coercion for allegedly keeping Hendriksen in the vehicle. Other charges include reckless driving, recklessly endangering another person, felony attempting to elude police, driving under the influence of intoxicants, speeding over 100 mph, driving while operator's license suspended and open container of alcohol in the vehicle.

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE POLICE Arrested: Russell Don Bohling, 23, Idaho, was arrested Friday on charges of misuse of an ID card and obstruction.

Cited: Glenn C. Wiley,30, Shelton, Washington, was cited Sunday on a charge of animal abandonment.

charge of possession of meth.

Accident: No one was injured in a crash on Foxhill Road Saturday afternoon.

Cited: Joshua Tankersley, 32, Elgin, was cited early Sunday on a charge of driving while suspended (misdemeanorj.

Accident: An injury accident was reported on U.S. Forest Ser-

vice Road 64 near Elgin Sunday afternoon.

Accident: An injury accident was report near 63418 Lower Cove Road Sunday night.

Arrested: Jessica Kast,25, Elgin, was additionally arrested June 30 on a charge of harassment.

Arrested: Shawn Ray Dodge, 24, La Grande, was arrested

early Monday on a charge of second-degree theft.

LA GRANDE FIRE AND AMBULANCE Crews responded to eight medical calls Friday, 10 medical calls Saturday and four medical calls Sunday.

UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: Dustin Dee Anderson,33, unknown address, was arrested Friday on a Clackamas County warrant charging probation violation on an original charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants.

Arrested: Stephanie Marie Warren, 21, unknown address, was arrested Saturday on a Union County warrant charging failure to appear on an original charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants. Warren was additionally arrested on a

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Merl 'Bud' Jennings Spears La Grande 1927-2015 Merl "Bud" Jennings Spears, 87, of La Grande, died July 8 at Wildflower Lodge. A family graveside service will be held.

Bud was born Dec. 28, 1927, the son of Leonard and Frances iBerryl Spears in Corvallis. The family moved to La Grande when Bud was 3 years old. He attended the Seventh-day Adventist grade school in La Grandeand Gem State Academy in Idaho.

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La Grande. On Aug. 8, 1946, he married Shirley Brownell in Portland. He worked as a lumber grader forBoise Cascade for 42 years. He was a handyman and as he raised his family they all worked together to build the house the family grew up in.

He was an outdoorsman, enjoying fishing, hunting, camping,and mushroom and huckleberry picking.

He also enjoyed gardening and taking care ofhis fruit trees.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley Spears of L a Grande; children, Linda Girrard of Island City, Brian Spears of Sweet, Idaho, Melvin Spears of Island City and Donna Valek of La Grande; brother, Leonard Spears of La Grande; half-siblings, Darrill Spears, Ellen Bishop and Harriet Kay Crist; 12 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren and one greatgreat-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents; half brother, Wayne Spears; brother, Claude Spears; half sister, Miriam Griffith; one grandson and one great-granddaughter.

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There is usually always a certain degree of optimism when a new leader steps into the top slot of an organization, whether it be a local civic club, military unit or the presidency. A new leader carries the connotation that a new beginning is now at hand and the future will be a bright one.

Probably no other recent local shik in leadership characterizes those motifs better than the ascension of Tom Inkso as the new president of Eastern Oregon University. This newspaper completed a report on Insko's first week on the job by staf writer Dick Mason and, judging by first impression, Inkso's new tenure may be one of several good signs for the university.

Another good sign for the university is the fact the Oregon Legislature recently approved a bill to funnel more than $30 million to all universities in the state.

While no one can say for sure what Eastern's cut of that cash will be, the educational institution will surely receive some extra funding and that is good news.

Inkso's arrival at the university will hopefully be the first step on a trek into a brighter future.

Inkso has a number of qualities that area residents should take into consideration when viewing his new tenure. The fact he is a local resident with extensive background in one of the biggest — if not the largest — economic engines in the area is a plus. Yet the fact he has strong roots in our valley — and is not an outsider — will hopefully bring an intangible quality of success to his administration. A local person in charge of the largest educational facility in Eastern

Oregon is a good thing.

We sincerely hope that Inkso's tenure will be a good one because it is time for the university to move away from a somewhat diKcult time in the past few years. Time to move forward. Time to embrace the future.

Tom Insko's arrival is a new embarkation point for the university, and, in turn, our community. We hope this first week is just one of the key, and successful, building blocks to the future.

YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS Oregon Gov. Kate Brown: 900 Court SL N.E., Salem, OR 97301; 503-378-4582.

Oregon Secretary of State Jeanne P. Atkins: 136 State Capitol. Salem OR 97310-0722; 503-986-1523.

Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler: 350Winter St. N.E., Suite100,Salem, OR 97301-3896; 503-378-4329.

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum:Justice Building, Salem, OR 97301-4096; 503-378-4400.

State Sen. William S. Hansell (29th DistricVPendleton): Salem office: 900 Court St. NE., S-423, Salem, OR 97301; 503986-1729. Website: www.leg.state.or.us/hansell. Email: Sen. BilIHansell@state.or.us.

State Rep. Greg Barreto (58th DistricVCove): Salem office: 900 CourtSL NE.,H -384, Salem, OR 97301; 503-986-1458.

Website: www.oregonlegislature.gov/barreto. Email: Rep. GregBarreto@state.or.us.

State Rep. Greg Smith (57th District): Salem office: 900 Court SL NE.,H-482, Salem, OR, 97301; 503-986-1457.Heppner office:PO. Box 219, Heppner, OR 97836; 541-676-5154; email rep.gregsmith@ state.or.us; website www.leg.state.or.us/smithg.

City of La Grande: Mayor Steve Clements, City Manager RobertStrope; PO. Box 670, La Grande, OR 97850; 541-962-1309; fax 541-963-3333.

Your views Ballard: USFSshould hold meetings in more locations To the Editor: Circumvent: I came across this word recently, and now it sticks in my already cluttered head.

I feel the workshops being facilitated

by High Desert Partnerships are a platform to circumvent the overwhelming negative response to the Blue Mountain Forest Plan revision. Over 1,300 comments were received with 95 percent disapproval of the plan. I find it alarming no workshops are scheduled for Union or Baker counties.

Repeatedly, ForestAccess For All has requested public meetings with the ForestService and voiced ourdislikeofthe workshop scenario. Once again this agency appearsto sufferhearing loss.Baker County Commission Chair Bill Harveyis working to arrange a public meeting.

Last year FAFA spent thousands of dol larspresenting meetings and encouraging people to speak and write concerns on the proposed Blue Mountain Forest Plan Revision. FAFA memberstraveled acrossEastern Oregon throughout the summer months.

The eff ortsofdedicated members combinedwith othersgenerated over 1,300 comments. Finally, late in the fall, 11counties made the right move and rejected the proposed forest plan. Something worked.

Be aware when you attend these workshops. It is imperative you stick to your message. A piece of information came out of the John Day meeting that to me was very alarming. The forest supervisor responded to the crowd with the insinuation that, when push comes to shove, the Forest Service doesn't need to respond to any of our concerns. Once again, engagement with the Forest Service would indicate we are dickering over a preconceived conclusion with the illusion public concerns have been addressed.

To date 14 workshops have been scheduled, none in Union or Baker counties. I want endless meetings and comments to end, butrequest two more: one in Union Countyand one in Baker County,preferably at a time and date working people can attempt to attend the meetings.

Wanda Ballard Baker City

Stinnett: County,city should do something about road To the Editor: On March 23, residents of Morgan

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To the Editor: Grant Darrow's letter on June 29 was right on the mark. I wrote a similar letter last year, and I find it hard to believe that our idea hasn't been embraced by more Eastern Oregon residents.

For years I have listened to complaints by residents of Eastern Oregon lamenting the fact that our Legislature is dominated by westsiders who turn a deaf ear to our concerns and issues that are differLake were informed by letter that the ent fiom theirs. Those we elect and send road to Morgan Lake would not receive to Salem may have good intentions, but dust abatement for the year. It was also are outnumbered by those of opposing ideology. But it's not only the Legislature stated in an interview that no further roadwork would be done until it rained. that steamrolls us. It's also our fellow That position was confirmed by the citizens in the western part of the state county roadmaster and his assistant. who deny us the benefits of democracy.

For those who do not know, dust abate- Too often, ballot measures on which we ment is not only for control of dust but on this side of the state overwhelmingly also for holding the road together. It is voteone way,end up going the otherway the only intervention that has worked on because the greater population on the the road's 17 percent grade. During the west side nullifies our voice with their past 30 years, Morgan Lake residents votes in opposition to ours. That makes a mockery of democracy. have continuously requested service on the road with an intermittent response Despite our complaints about this fiom county officials. In recent years, the situation, it rarely occurs to anyone to road has become more and more danger- actually do anything concrete about it. But then, even the founding fathers ous and has resulted in more and more recognized this human tendency when, accidentsbecause ofroad conditions. in the Declaration of Independence, they Itseems perfectly clearthatthe county is courting litigation because it wrote,"all experience hath shown, that has failed to maintain a safe road. Coun- mankind are disposed to suffer, while ty commissioners should consider that evils are sufferable." thereare 27familiesthatusetheroad The obvious and most effective soluto access their homes. Periodically, there tion, as I see it, is to separate ourselves areclubs orother entitiesthathold vari- politically from the west side by creating ous forms of group activities including a new 51st state of the United States marathons or fishing derbies. There are to "providenew guards forourfuture joggers and bicyclists. The daily use of security." Becoming our own state would theroad by localsseeking some form of benefit us on the national level as well, recreation is unrelenting. since we'd also have two senators and The city's decision to develop a city a house representative in Washington, park and promote that park under the D.C. It's time for us to move beyond merely ruse of a touristattraction seems to complaining and push for something have been a mistake given the present circumstance. The city further comthat might actually make a difference. pounds the issue by their refusal to help defray road costs.

Richard Heinemann You have a situation wherein the La Grande

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FIGHTS Continued from Page1A interviewed.

The case is now being investigated by the La Grande Police Department and the Oregon State Police.

The OSP is taking the lead in the investigation, said La Grande Police Chief Brian Harvey.

Meek was later booked into the Union County Jail shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday on charges ofharassment and disorderly conduct.

The charges were in connection to disturbances Meek allegedly created in a nearby

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LOCAL bar prior tothefights,according to Harvey.

Information on the case will be submitted to the Union County District Attorney'soffice for review.

"Investigators are sorting out a rather complex set of events and the investigation is continuing. All of the significantly involved persons are accounted for and there is no danger to the public," according to a La Grande Police Department press release.

Anyone with information on the incidents are asked to contact OSP Det. Greg Retherford at 541-963-7175, ext. 4651.

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On lnterstate 84 east ofThe Dalles, the speed limits will be raised to 70 mph for cars and 65 for trucks, the highest of any major highway in Oregon. The increased speed limits do not apply to sections of highway within city limits, or in places with lower posted speed limits.

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Construction of the 38-unit, $78 million Blue Springs Crossing complex started in September and was completed in late June. People began moving in early this month, and a little more than half of the apartments are now occupied.

COMPLEX Continued from Page1A who lives in a unit with her husband, Nicholus Whiteman, and the family's two young children. eWe love it. It is family friendly," Davis said.

She said she is impressed with the separate heating units in each room, the dishwasher and the complex's cleanliness.

"It is pest &ee, comfortable and has no mold," Davis said.

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paying$550 rentforits apartment, said she can not imagine anywhere else she would like to live at this time.

"I would not want to be anywhere else until I own my own home," Davis said.

Insleesaid thatthe past year has been stressful as he has helped monitor the construction of the apartment complex.

"It has been a very busy time," Inslee said.

LMC Construction of Tualatin started building Blue Springs Crossing in September. Construction, which started about a month later than originally planned, was aided by mild winter weather. eWe had a good winter," Inslee said.

The apartment complex has 16 one-bedroom apartments, 12 two-bedroom apartments and 10 threebedroom apartments. Each of the five buildings has three two-bedroom apartments, two two-bedroom apartments and four one-bedroom apartments. Monthly rent is $450 forthe one-bedroom apartments, $550 for the two-bedroom apartments and $700 forthe three-bedroom apartments. Rent is less for those who qualify for subsidies.

The construction of Blue Springs Crossing was overseen by Guardian Real EstateServicesofPortland.

It was funded in part by a tax

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Tisha Davis carries a box into her new apartment at the Blue Springs Crossing complex in Island City.

About the complex The apartment complex has 16 one-bedroom apartments, 12 twobedroom apartments and 10 three-bedroom apartments. Each of the five buildings has three two-bedroom apartments, two twobedroom apartments and four one-bedroom apartments. Monthly rent is $450 for the one-bedroom apartments, $550 for the two-bedroom apartments and $700 for the three-bedroom apartments. Rent is less for those who qualify for subsidies.

creditpackage from the state for the project through the Affordable Housing Program, according to the Northeast Oregon Housing Authority.

The biggest portion of this packageisa tax creditof

$689,811 that Guardian Real Estate Services will receive each year for 10 years.

Contact Dick Mason at 541-786-5386 or dmason C lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Dick on Twitter C IgoMason.

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Continued ~om Page1A speed limit increase is"a more complicatedprocessthan putting signsup" for ODOT. He said the department will have to create a communications plan to inform the public in advance of the speed limit changes, which would take effect in March.

ODOT will most likely start installing new signs in February, if the bill gets signed, Murphy said.

On U.S. Highways 97 and 197, drivers in regular passenger vehicles will be able to legally drive 65 mph between The Dalles and Klamath Falls. Large trucks will be limited to 60 mph in those areas.

The speed limits on state Highway 31 between La Pine and Valley Falls and on U.S. Highway 20 for people driving east to Ontario would also be raised to 65 mph for cars, and 60 mph for trucks.

On Interstate 84 east of The Dalles, the speed limits will be raised to 70 mph for cars and 65 for trucks, the highest of any major highway in Oregon. The increased speed limits do not apply to sections ofhighway within city limits or in places with lower posted speed limits.

Murphy said many drivers already travelover current speed lim its.

"Generally ,we see alotofpeople exceeding speed limits," Murphy said.

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Oregon legislators argued the new limits would resemble more closely the speedsatwhich drivers already travel, according to reports from The Bulletin.

But former Gov. John Kitzhaber opposed raising the speed limits. According to The Associated Press, Kitzhaber vetoeda 1999 billtoraisethe speed limit, and in 2011, two legislators made an effort to raise the limit on rural Oregon interstates highways to 75 mph.

In 2001, Kitzhaber's spokesman said

What: La Grande City Council When: 6 p.m.

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to demolish and remove a house at 1601 Seventh St. that was destroyed by fire April 7. According to city documents, the city buildI ing official has deemed the building unsafe and in I violation of the city's housing code as the building is out

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Continued ~om Page1A The council last increased water rates in 2014 by $6 per month with the intentionofraisingrates 5 percent a year after that, in accordance with the La Grande Water Master Plandevelopedlastyear.

According to staff memos to the council, both water and sewer expenses are increasing without su5cient increase in revenues, resulting in declining cash carryovers that help fund operations, maintenance and improvements.

La Grande councilors will alsotake a look atdangerous buildings Wednesday night. City stafFhave asked thecouncilfor approval

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the Oregon State Police did not have enough troopers to adequately enforce the existing limits, and higher speed limits would lead to more wrecks and injuries, according to The Bulletin archives.

According to a document &om ODOT, "statistics demonstrate higher speeds willresultin an increasein crasheswith fatalitiesand serious injuries," which "will negatively impact Oregon's progress toward zero deaths on ourroadways due totraffi ccrashes."

of compliance for heating, electrical and sanitation services.

The building is currently in foreclosure for unpaid taxes and other fees, which will likely mean the city will have to use contingency fundstopayfor the abatem ent, according to a staff memo.

Additionally, the council will take the first steps in adopting updated codes,

including those for dangerous buildings.

Also on the agenda is the first reading of an ordinance that would increase the city's water and sewer &anchise fees, &om 5 percent to 7 percent.

Contact Kelly Ducote at 541-786-4230 or kducote 0 lagrandeobserver.com.

Follow Kelly on Twitter @IgoDucote.

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It's a marriage made in art heaven.

After severalfalsestartsoverrecent years, the merger of ArtsEast and the Art Center is moving forward post haste. And now, through July, people have a chance to enter a naming contest to name the new combined entity.

ArtsEast, located on the northwest corner of the Eastern Oregon University campus, has been a going concern since 1977. Its missionisto supportarts,artistsand artseducation in Eastern Oregon.

The Art Center, established in 2005, is designed to give Union County education, exhibits and cultural experiences. Since 2008, it has been located in an old Carnegie Library, built in 1912 at 1006 Penn Ave. Both the ArtsEast white house at the corner ofSixth Streetand L Avenue and the Art Center building will be retained for their unique purposes with the new organization.

"As nonprofits, we rely heavily on volunteers and board members," said Mika Morton, executive director of Arts East.'We both have similar missions, and it makes sense that we don't compete for volunteers and board members, that we work together."

ArtsEast and the Art Center, with the merger, are working to build a long-term sustainable partnership to combine energies in pursuit of the same goal.

"Since we rely on grant funding, this way we can build a stronger organization and not have both of us competing for the same

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Mika Morton, left, of ArtsEast and Darcy Dolge of the Art Center look forward to combining their arts organizations for the greater good of the community. grants," Morton said."As we streamline operations, there should be less confusion in the community about where we are and what we're doing."

The two organizations have already collaborated on big projects, including the biennial art show that was recently moved from

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People are asked to bring their own tableware. For more information, call 541-663-

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Nightingale Gallery on the campus of EOU to the Art Center.

'The ArtCenter proved tobe agreatlocation for the show," Morton said.

Darcy Dolge, who recently took over as programs director for the Art Center, is equally enthusiastic about the merger. ''We won't have split energies anymore and will have more power working together," she sald.

After the merger, and whatever the new name turns out to be, Morton will still be in charge of all things currently ArtsEast and Dolge will be in charge of all things currently Arts Center.

The two of everything — websites, Facebook pages and so on — will be merged into one.

People who want to enter the naming contest can go on the Art Center Facebook page, print out a ballot and mail it in. Once all entries are in, the board will vote and pick the one it likes best.

Support is growing for the merger. The Oregon Community Foundation has pledged $15,000 for merger expenses, and the Miller Foundation has pledged multi-year support to help make it happen.

With the merger, the Art Center will continue renovations on its 100-year-old-plus building. So far, it has completed interior renovations of the main gallery and office as well as a new furnace and roof project.

Projects remaining in the future include installing an elevator, improving building

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Egypt.

It's also something a lot of us in Northeast Oregon are guilty of — as in, it doesn't get hot enough here to install air conditioning in the home. No siree, Bob. It's a dry heat, we say. Sweat builds character.

Meanwhile, we sit in our "living rooms," wearing swimsuits, surrounded by 19 fans making about the same noise as jets on a holiday weekend at the Portland International Airport.

In our increasingly heataddled condition, we turn on episodes of the TV show"Ice Road Truckers" and slug down gallons of lemonade, milk or some otherfavorite beverage.

Any thoughts of last December's polar vortex are quickly sweated away. June brought us record heat. And July seems determined to top that with temperatures reaching that

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security and upgrading the electrical system and anupstairsretailspace.After thoseprojects are finished, renovation work will move on to remodeling the downstairs classroom and kitchen and upgrading plumbing, among other projects.

Morton said she is optimistic for what the future holds once the arts organizations are merged.

"In meeting the need for artistic education and expression locally, we recognized that it is crucial for rural nonprofit arts organizationstocollaborate rather than compete for scarce resources," she said. "ArtsEast and the Art Center both provided unique and highlyregarded servicesto the localcommunity, but the organizations were competing against one another for funding and for public attention."

That will change with the merger, she sald. eWe hope through the merger, our organization will provide a strong, diverse set of services, deepening community arts experiences, increasing organization capacity and enhancing services to underserved rural populations, "she said.

The two organizations are also being helped in the merger effort by a community development coach, Maurizio Valerio.

His work is being sponsored by the Ford Family Foundation and is part of the Rural Development Initiatives.

His work helps in such areas as board development and leadership training, networking andorganization strategies.

in the form of a Powerball winning ticket or the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes van showing up at my door and asking directions to the actual winner's home.

This summer has been particularly vexing. It's been so hot for so long the Bing cherries got ripe three weeks early.

At the mountain cabin, a name I call my double-wide modular, I knew it was time for harvest when the family of raccoons showed up one evening to perch in the upper branches partaking of the Bing buffet.

The rapacious bandits picked one tree bare. But Bings are extremely desirable. Wearing only my swim trunks, drenched in sweat, heat addled, I left the relativesafety ofthe 19-fan protectedliving room topick the other tree and harvest the sweet fruit of summer.

July is testing, no doubt.

JEFF PETERSEN normally associated only with the inside of a pottery kiln.

I've lived in Cove 20 years now. I should know better. Yet any time I get hot and bothered enough to consider installing air-conditioning in my home, other, more pressing bills arise.

The house needs a new roof.

I need surgery. I need a lawnmower that doesn't spit smoke, toss rocks and sound like a mechanic throwing a tantrum.

The fans, I tell myself, are a temporary measure. Perhaps you have a few temporary measures around your house, too. They are the towels used as curtains. Or the bucket under the sink preventing a flood.

I'll get air conditioning, I tell myself, when my ship comes in,

But it could be worse. The 1,000-square-f ootcondo that I share with wife Wonder most weekends in even hotter Milton-Freewater — motto: the bake oven of the Columbia Basin — is air conditioned. And I do benefit from cool air working at The Observer, as long as I stay out of trouble.

These, though, are only temporary breaks from the insanity perpetrated by solar power.

It's as if Mother Nature is gleefully holding a magnifying glass over our region and watching people squirm.

It's time we run up the white flag.

Surrender.Beg for me rcy.

I'm still looking for that ship to come in, so I can enjoy the air-conditioned life formerly reservedonlyforpresidents, bankers and people with the common sense God gave a raccoon. But I think the sea has dried up.

Eastem Oregon Universi announces spring term dean's list Eastern Oregon University has named 464 students to thedean'slistforspringterm 2015.

Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of the term.

COVE: Dalton Baird; Marshall Baybado; Morgan Colvin; Samuel DeVore; Brittany

Hargrove; Alannah Jones; Landen Reddington; Maria Stadler ELGIN: JasonJones;Shelby Smith; Kaydee Wheeling ENTERPRISE: Patricia O'Leary; Kristen Ruckdashel; Cody Schwendi nan; Stephanie Simpson; Marta Stangel IMBLER: Dan Burton; Rikki Griffin; Danika Mclntosh; Michael Reynolds; Jessica Wyland

JOSEPH: Emily Ketscher; Anthony Smallen KOROR, REPUBLIC OF PALAU: Ngeyaol Polycarp LA GRANDE: Travis Adair; Jeremy Bard; Amiya Barrutia; Ryan Blanchard; Avalon Bloodgood; Bethany Bonney; Kathryne Brecht; Alora Brown; Sidney Brown; Jamie Burrows; Geoffrey Butterworth; Kaely Cox; Scott Crouser; Catheryn Debevec; Jessica Desclos;

KathleenDrummond; Johnny Fulfer;Kalia Gentlesnow; Cody Gray; Rusty Gulzow; Tylor Hardwick; Charles Hart; Sarah Henry; Shane Holly; Crystal Horst; Ryan Hunt; Tsugutoshi Izuri; Cassie Jeffries; Christopher Jensen; Feng Jiang; Sheyenne Johnson; Christopher Lees; Lynette Longchamps; Rebecca Lord; Mikayla Luttrell; Miranda Manley; Meredith Matthews; Jessica McCall; Lauren Mills; Darcy Morales; Jeanie Nickel; Zachary Nilsson; Megan

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"Things are growing in Cove," I said.

Our entire garliccrop is hanging to cure, tomatoes have set first fruits, squashes are in bloom, runner beans have topped the trellises, and clean jars are ready for tomorrow's first pickle party.

Everything is at least two weeks ahead of last year.

As clouds take on a peachy hue, my husband replied, "Cove is growing.

Just look around."

From ourvantage point on the lawn, we count three new homes and at least a half-dozen projects in the works.

One home up the hill sports shiny new trusses delivered just a couple of days ago, and the well was just hooked up to the homein-progress across the hill.

Next-door neighbors are adding on a new exercise room and patio, while the couple around the corner is finishing a new back deck with a view.

Three horses now occupy the lot where a new home will go up next year.

Many of our neighbors are young people growing their own families. Little ones giggle and squeal with delight as they run through sprinklers, walk their lambs or ridetheir ponies,and each one reminds us of our own grandchildren.

Kids who we met at 4 years old are growing like weeds, and a couple of them are tinkering with entrepreneurship, launching their own summertime lawn care and home agriculture businesses.

On Independence Day, as we looked around a growing landscape with the shifting colors in the fields and the skies, as the sun left Mount Fanny and the evening breeze turned downhill as it does every night, we gave thanksforthe many blessings and freedoms we still enjoy here in the U.S.A. Grow on, Cove.

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SUMMERVILLE

Local poet prepares for book launch • Retired LHS teacher publishes bilingual poetry

By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

Despite being a poet her whole life, Summerville's Amelia Diaz Ettinger has no idea how she went from writing poetry to having her poems published.

Previously a teacherat La Grande High School, she has been writing poetry since Diaz she was 3 years old living in Ett in ger Puerto Rico.

She kept her poems together in a drawer in her cabinet, with a singular theme in one envelope. In that sense, choosing the poems to be published in her book was rather simple. Her poems all stem from about 24 years ago when she was missing Puerto Rico.

"I was really homesick," Diaz Ettinger said.

'There's a thread of nostalgia woven through the poems."

Her book, titled"Speaking at a Time,"is bilingual with both English and Spanish translations ofher poems. She said that took the most significant amount of time — translating her poetry from English to Spanish.

Diaz Ettinger retired from LHS two years ago, after teaching biology, world science, Spanish and everything in between. While she's been published before this in smaller collections, this is the first time it's just her poems.

The La Grande publisher, Redbat, approached her with the idea of publishing her books. Since then, it's been a whirlwind.

The book is planned to be published April 1, 2016. A book launch party set for 6 p.m. Aug. 13 at Looking Glass Books in La Grande.

She said she's definitely open to the idea of publishing more books, but her other poems don't have any particular theme compared to the one she has for"Speaking at a Time."

UNION

Dianne'sKitchenemerssemespice

By Trish Yerges For The Observer

Union is known formany things, like its grand Victorian homes,itsgreatruralhealth clinic and its fabulous museum.

But there's another asset that Union claims — Dianne's Kitchen, where some of the best pestos and salsas are made and distributed to retail markets.

Owner Dianne Smith started her business about five years ago and initially debuted her products at the Saturday farmers' market in La Grande.

"People liked it right away and started buyingit,"she said.

"Igave outsamples,even giving some to the band members and others at the market just to get it out there. It started taking off, and before I knew it, people were buying it left and right."

Smith's fiiends encouraged her to seriously get into this as a business, and that's what she dtd. ''When the farmers' market ended, people wanted to know where they could continue to buy my products," she said."So I talked to Linda iClayvillel at Nature's Pantry, and she started to buy it about two years ago. It sells well there in the summer and during football season when peopleare having partiesand want tasty munchies."

Things have just grown for Smith ever since.

"On this past Fourth of July, I had my best sales day at the farmers' market," she said.

"People like to sample first before they buy because I make each quantity of products by taste, not by recipes."

She sell stwo kinds ofpestos, basil with finely ground Brazil nuts and cilantro with ground

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Dianne Smith prepares salsa and pesto out of herbs she grows herself and ingredients she finds locally and sells her finished product at the local grocery stores and farmers' market. almond nuts. Her salsa comes in threepepper strengths:m ild to medium, medium to hot and hot.

"I grow my own peppers, and buy other fresh ingredients locally," Smith said."For the pestos, I grow my own basil and use all natural ingredients, including good olive oil."

Dianne's Kitchen is a certified kitchenlocatedin a separate building adjacent to her home at 218 N. Fifth St. in Union. She's all set up there with stainless steel sinks and necessary appliances. With this product, no cooking is involved, and her productsare sold freshly made from her kitchen.

"People don't like real chunky salsas, so I make mine finely chopped with small veggies, blended well," Smith said."So many people go to the store and bring home salsas only to find out they don't like those big, chunky veggies in it. But with my salsas, people can sample first before they buy so they know what they are getting."

There are many uses for salsasand pestos.Smith said she likes to marinate chicken breastsovernightin hersalsa before grilling. Salsas are also good in all Mexican dishes or with chips as a snack. Likewise, pestosareversatilefoods,used to salt up or add flavor to hot pastas, steamed veggies,in sandwiches, wraps, as a dip or added as another pizza topping.

"I like to use the cilantro and almond pesto on salmon and shrimp," Smith said.

It isn't surprising that Smith has alotofrepeatcustomers, and to keep them supplied year round with product, she has put her pestos and salsas in the refiigeratedsections ofseveral retail stores in La Grande.

"Besides Nature's Pantry, you can find my pestos and salsas at Community Merchants store, Island City Market and Deli and at KauSnan's Market," Smith sald.

Enjoy your summer foods with a little extra zip, zing and flavor from Dianne's Kitchen.

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JOSEPH — Summer Fishtrap writing retreat held at Wallowa Lake for nearly three decades will have regional exposure over the radio airwaves later this month.

April Baer, host of Oregon Public Broadcasting's "State of Wonder," brought her crew to Wallowa County to delve into how Fishtrap, Enterprise's literary nonprofit, brings the world to Northeast Oregon and shares Northeast Oregon with the world.

Rich Wandschneider and Kim Stafford, two ofFishtrap'scofounders, were joined by the literary group's board chairman, Rose Caslan, for an intimate interview at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture in Joseph Wednesday.

Wandschneider said he and Stafford met when Stafford was a poet in the Wallowa County schools and the two reconnected at a cowboy poetry gatheringin Elko, Nevada, in the 1980s. Inspired by the idea of agathering ofwriters,Stafford wanted to start one in Oregon. A retreat was held in Portland, but Wandschneider convinced him to move it to the Wallowas in 1988. aWe were young in those days and everythingwas possible," Wandschneider said.

Baer asked him why Wallowa Lake was the perfect place.

Wandschneider said because it is the homeland of the Nez Perce, and it has unique geology, geography and wildlife, grazing, forest fires and cowboying. aWe have every major theme in the West,"Wandschneider said.

The first Summer Fishtrap theme was "Eastern Publishers,

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Western Writers."

Wandschneider said publishers who attended the first Fishtrap were from a world where they said mothers didn't cook and the wide open spaces prompted comments like,"I didn't know clouds had shadows."

'There was a disconnect between east and west. Wallace Stegner's books were not kept in print,"Wandschneider said."Southern writing was national writing, but Western writing wasn't."

Caslan said she first attended Summer Fishtrap as a teenager. It put wind under her writing wings, and she decided to attend Lewis and Clark College in Portland becauseStafford isa professorthere.

Stafford said Caslan is an example ofhow the retreat affects writers.

'They come here and don't know the treasure they possess. That hunger makes them become selfpropelled asRose has, "Stafford said.

He said he had a personal awakening at Summer Fishtrap one summer when he was overwhelmed with memories ofhis brother's death.

"I hiked up the canyon and I thought butterflies were feeding him this beautiful world. I knew then I could write a book about my brother.

People will welcome whatever story you bring forward," Stafford said.

Baer then invited Summer Fishtrap faculty members Erika Wurth and Sherwin Bitsui to share their

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Fishtrap Board Chair Rose Caslan, left, former director Rich Wandschneider and co-founder Kim Stafford talk to OPB "State of Wonder" host April Baer about writing in the West. experiences with writing and being

published.

Wurth,the author oftheyoung adult novel"Crazy Horse's Girlfiiend," said she struggled to maintain the narrative and took 10 years to write and rewrite the book. aYou can't read enough novels to write a novel. You have to write it badly so many times until it's not bad,"Wurth said.

She also spoke to the primary rule of writing: write what you know. She is of mixed Native American heritage — Cherokee, Chickasaw and Apache. She grew up inDenver with Lakota and Navajo and had to fight the perception that all Native American literature occurs on reservations.

Bitsui has a more'traditionala¹ tiveAmerican background. He grew up on the Navajo reservation. His grandmother doesn't speak English,

Qoiwnnourdamagesranch, shouldernear Ritter Creek

By Jayson Jacoby

vvescom News service

Frederick Phillips had never in his 63 years seen a rainstorm the likes of the one Friday evening that doused his ranch about 18 miles east of Baker City.

The slow-moving thundershower filled dusty desert gulches with muddy water that flattened fences and alfalfa fields and fouled cattle pastures with debris.

"I'venever seen Ritter Creek carry that much water," Phillips said Sunday.

Ritter Creek heads in the sagebrush hills several miles south of the home where Phillips and his wife, Beth, live.

Their home is just south of Highway 86, near Milepost 18 in Keating Valley.

Frederick Phillips said a gentle drizzle was falling when he returnedhome fi om Baker City about 5 p.m. Friday.

The tranquility was brief Lisa Brittan/FerWesCom News Sennce "It just cut loose, and it High water Friday evening eroded the shoulder of Highkept raining," he said. way 86 about 18 miles east of Baker City.

Phillips estimates the now it's about an inch high," downpour continued for 45 1982, when 1.59 inches fell. minutes to an hour.

Phillips said.

Until Friday, that was the 'Then the water started to The muckywater fiom Ritter only July day when more Creekalso splashed onto two than 1 inch of rain was come down," he said.

Down Ritter Creek, specifi- grass hayfields thathad alrecordedatthe airport. cally.

Phillips said one amusreadybeencut, butwhere PhilThe stream, which usually lips had planned to have cattle ing episodeinterrupted the has scarcely a trickle of water graze therestof the summer. wet, muddy task of putting He's not sure how long up temporary fencing at his

by July, flowsunder a Highcattle pastures Friday. way 86 bridge just east of the it will take to remove the Phillips' home.

Around 9:30 p.m. a group muddy debris.

"It's kind of a mess," PhilAfter the downpour, water of motorcycl e riders,here for the annual Hells Canyon was flowing a foot deep across lips said. the highway, Phillips said.

He said the high water also Motorcycle Rally, passed by Two or three other smaller damagedsections offencein en route to Richland, where drainagesfarther eastalso four parts ofhis ranch. they had rooms reserved. carried muddy water across Although Phillips said the Phillips said he warned the the highway, he said. brunt of the storm seemed group about water running As Phillips trudged out to to center on a small area across the highway just to inspect the damage, steady around his ranch, torrential the east. rain — lighter than the delrain on Friday extended east Despite the loss of valuable alfalfa and the clean up work uge but still relatively heavy to Baker City.

— continued to fall.

Friday's total of 2.03 inches still to do, Phillips sought to "Itwas crazy,"he said."It at the Baker CityAirport was concentrateon the positive was still raining hard at 9:30 the second-mosteverrecorded aspects of Friday's unprecwhen it was pitch black." at the airport, trailingon the edented storm.

"It's hard to cuss the rain Phillips said the muddy 2.29inches that fell, also during a doudburst, onAug. 31, 1984. when you live in a desert," he water flattened about half of an alfalfa field that was Friday was by a wide said."It didm ore goodthan nearly ready for its second margin the wettest July day harm. We'll deal with the at theairport. damage. And I'm definitely cutting of the year.

"It was about knee-high; The runner-up is July 1, caught up with my irrigating."

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"I realized how colonized my own thinking is. Indigenous people are somewhat isolated," Bitsui said.

Baer was the Oregon Public Broadcasting"Morning Edition" host for five years before moving into a reporter role afterherdaughterwas born. A little more than a year ago the station decided to bring art to the radio waves, and she was chosen to be the new show's host. OPB's "Art Beat," aired on its TV station, has been a big hit for many years, but Baer said aradio art showis an open platform for more timely and issue-ori ented features.

The show isn'tjust about highlighting Oregon's fine artists, musicians and writers but explores how art is consumed, coveringissues like digital publishing and access to music. aWriters are learning they have to give it itheir artl away in a field

Hear it live Fishtrap will be featured on "State of Wonder" at noon Saturday. In Wallowa County, OPB can be found at 88.7 FM andinLa Grandeat90.3 FM.The station can also be streamed at www.opb.org or viewed at www.opb.org/radio/ programs/stateofwonder.

that was never fantastically lucrative," Baer said.aWe want to talk about what systems make it possibleand what issupportive."

A transplant fiom Ohio, Baer said she first heard about Fishtrap a few years after moving to Portland.

"From the first moment I started doing'State of Wonder,' I knew I needed to do a Fishtrap story," Baer sard.

Bomb squad disposes of grenade vvescom News service

An Oregon State Police bomb squad was called to the Baker County Sherifl"s Oflrce Sunday night to dispose of a live hand grenade.

SherifFTravis Ash said the grenade was delivered to

the office by a woman who had been cleaning a house whose owner had died.

Ash said the grenade was thought to be pre-Vietnam era.

The bomb squad, which arrived in Baker City about

11 p.m., also took demolition cordand blasting caps from the house fordisposalalong with the grenade.

Ash urged others who come upon explosives to leave them alone and call the authorities.

MISSING PERSON NELI-CRISTINA ROGERS Age 27, 5'6", 180 pounds with a piercing above her lip and a small tattoo on her left hand.

Last seen by friends the evening of June 19. She was reported driving away in her 1997 white Ford F-250 single cab truck, license plate ZGP 926. She left behind her pets, ID and wallet.

She was wearing grey jeans, a black football-like jersey top with large silver numbers on the front and a multi-colored crystal necklace.

If you have any information on her whereabouts or her white truck, please contact Sargeant Hays with the LaGrande Police Dept.

CALL 541-963-1017 Please help us find our daughter, sister, niece.

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The Register-Guard reported20-year-old Nicholas Norman of Harrisburg is facing charges of second-degree manslaughter and driving under the influence of intoxicants. Deputies say evidence suggests that Norman had a blood-alcohol level twice over the legal limit and had used cocaine and marijuana.

According to the Linn County Sherilf's Olfrce, four people were in a 1993 Toyota Previa early Sunday morning about three miles north of Harrisburg when Norman failed to negotiate a left-hand curve and slammed into them.

Deputies say 19-year-old Zachary Triplett was the only occupant not wearing a seat belt. He was thrown 50 feet from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

do thesame. The men then assaulted her and left her on the side of a road.

Jacob, who was initially charged with the same crimes, pleaded guilty in October 2014 to second-degree kidnapping, first-degree sodomy and second-degree robbery. He was sentenced to 14 years and two months in prison. His case is currently under appeal.

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SALEM — A Portland man has been sentenced to nearly 48 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in Salem in 2014.

The Statesman Journal reportedthat 28-year-old Jordon Perkins was found guilty in May of two counts of rst fi-degreerape,tw o counts of first-degree sodomy, one count of first-degree sex abuse, one count of first-degree unlawful sexual penetration and one count of third-degreeassault.

District Attorney Nicole Theobald says Perkins forced a woman to have sex before helping another man, 28-year-old Alander Jacob,

house in Vancouver.

The Columbian reported the fire started at about 8 p.m. on Friday after a teenage boylita bottlerocketand shot it off.

A neighbor who saw the teen realized some bushes were on fire. The flames quickly spread into the attic of a nearby house and ignited the roof.

No one was injured, but the fire caused an estimated

$60,000 in damages to the three-bedroom house and $25,000 to its contents. The house is not habitable and the Red Cross is helping its residents.

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The Senate applauds last Monday at the state Capitol in Salem. In a packed session that ended last Monday — with marijuana, transportation funding, the minimum wage, guns, clean fuel standards and more issues all competing for legislative attention — supporters say this wasn't a year for big moves in education.

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thefi gure ended up at$7.4 ByAbby Spegman WesCom News Service

SALEM — The end-ofsession spin was uneven, if not unexpected.

Democrats said education was one oftheirtop priorities,"because every Oregonian deserves a fair chance to succeed." Republicans called school funding"woeful,""perhapsthe biggest travestyofthis session."

"If I had to give the Legislature a grade on what they did, I'd give them a solid B," said Jim Green, deputy executivedirectorofthe Oregon School Boards Association.

In a packed session that ended last Monday — with marijuana, transportation funding, the minimum wage, guns, clean fuel standards and more issues all competing for legislative attention — supporters say this wasn't ayearforbig moves in education. Instead they point to wins isupport for bilingual students) and losses iopt-outs on standardized tests) and call it something of a draw.

But it's unclear what all this means for the state's ambitious40-40-20 goal, championed by former Gov. John Kitzhaber and approved by the Legislature back in 2011: By 2025, 40 percent of adult Oregonians will have at least a bachelor's degree;40 percent will have at leastan associate degreeor certificate;the remaining 20 percent or less will have a high school

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The Oregonian reported Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathleen Bickers earlier this week filed a writ of garnishment against 33-year-old Jacob D.B. Sherman.

Sherman served nearly three years in prison after pleading guilty to firebombing logging trucks and equipHighway to be ment at two Oregon comnamed for fallen hero panies in 2001. At the time, SALEM — A sign will soon he was 19. He was linked to the Earth Liberation Front, be put up designating Highway 99W south of Rickreall classified by the FBI as an eco-terrorist group. as a Fallen Hero Memorial Highway.

A judge ordered Sherman The Statesman Journal and hisco-conspirators to reportedthe sign being pay restitution for the daminstalled in the Clow Corner ages they caused. Sherman's Road area will honor Army end was $55,100, and he still Cpl. Kory D. Wiens. owes $43,804.

Twenty-year-old Wiens Sherman says he's paying butcan'tafford to died eight years ago &om an regularly, improvised explosive device pay more. while he and his specialized Man drowns at search dog, Cooper, were on Rockaway Beach patrol in Muhammad Sath, Iraq. Cooper was also killed ROCKAWAY BEACHin the blast and the sign will Authorities say a 35-year-old honor him as well. man has drowned in the Wiens was a 2005 graduPacific Ocean at Rockaway Beach. ate of West Albany High The Coast Guard says a School. He was part of the 94th Mine Dog Detachment, helicopter found the man in 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st the surf on Friday at about Engineer Brigade based at 5:30 p.m. He was unresponFort Leonard Wood, Missouri. sive when a diver made contact with him.

Oregon woman faces Shawn Vincent, assistant charges in California chief with the Rockaway Beach Fire Department, conSANTAANA, Calif. — A mother of five is facing posfirmedtheman's death. sible child endangerment Vincent said the man had charges after police arrested been swimming with his her in Placentia on suspicion brotherin therip tide area ofleaving her sons in a hot car. when he got caught up in the The Orange County Regis- current. The brother made it terreported police responded back to shore, while the man to acalljustbefore 11a.m. went under.

The man's family called Sunday about five boys who were left in a hot car, and 911 at about 3 p.m. to report arrested the 36-year-old the accident.

Harmiston, Oregon resident The man's name or where on suspicion of child endanhe was from has not been released. germent.

The boys are aged 2 to 6 Illegal firework leads years old. They were placed to fire at home at the Orangewood Children's Home.

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billion. That's still less than what school officials across the statesaid they needed to avoid making cuts and well

below the $8 billion once floated by Republicans, led

by Bend's Sen. Tim Knopp.

The Legislatrne put $35 million toward career and techmcal education and STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — programs that Democrats saywill help high school graduation ratesand betterprepare students entering the workforce.

It also approved $12.5million to help English language learners. Currently districts receivean additional$3,000 for each studentidentified as such, but there are few guidelines for how the money is to be spent. The bipartisan measure iHouse Bill 3499l directs the Oregon Department of Education to develop a plan to trackstudent progressand spending. It had the backing ofgroups representing school boards, administrators, teachers and others; Rep. Gene Whisnant, R-Sunriver, was a chief co-sponsor.

But the big funding conversation some were looking for — revenue reform that wouldeaseschools'reliance on income taxes that go up and down with the economy — was not to be. Others hoped lawmakers would consider putting money &om the income tax kicker, which could return $473 million to taxpayers, instead toward schools.

cWe really think they missed a significant opportunity in not addressing the issue of the kicker," said Iris Maria Chavez, government affairs directorfor theeducation advocacy group Stand For Children Oregon.'The Legislature chose not to even hold a hearing on that."

Another disappointment for many education advocates was passage of an opt-out bill iHouse Bill 2655l, which allows parents to excuse their children from taking state tests for any reason. Knopp was a chief co-sponsor and Whisnant was a co-sponsor.

Federal officials have warned the state could lose out on $140 million a year or more in federal funds if too many students opt out. In a statement after signing the bill, Gov. Kate Brown said schools "must engage with parents about the value of assessment and the potential consequences if parents opt out and student participation diminishes."

Oregon students took the Smarter Balanced test for first time this year. Aligned with the Common Core curriculum, it's considered tougher than the state's previoustestand some districts saw waves ofstudents opting out of taking it this

spring. But opponents to the opt-out bill argued schools need accurate testresults to determine which student groups need extra help.

Tuition plan won't

cover all The biggest victoryfor community colleges this session was hkely their funding. They had asked for

$550 million for 2015-17, up 22 percent &om the last biennium, and that's what they got.

But the most talked-about item for community colleges came in the final days of the session, when lawmakers approvedthe so-called Oregon Promise plan iSenate Bill 81l to cover two years of community college tuition beginningin 2016-17 for Oregon students six months out ofhigh school. Students m ust apply forfederal financial aid and what's left over on their tuition bill will be covered by the state, a minimum of $1,000.

But legislators only ap-

propriated $10 million.

"It is not enough to cover all graduating high school students,"Andrea Henderson,executive directorof Oregon Community College Association, told Central Oregon Community College directors last week.

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Djokovic repeats against Federer Novak Djokovic got the better of Roger Federer atWimbledon again.

The defending champion outplayed Federer in four sets Sunday to win his third Wimbledon t tle and ninth Grand Slam championship, cementing his status as the dominant player in the game.

In a repeat of last year's final, won by Djokovic in five sets, he top-ranked Serb overcame the loss of seven set points n the second set and pulled away to beat the seven-time champion 7-6 (1), 6-7 (10), 6-4, 6-3.

In winning the 40th career matchup between the two, Djokovic prevented Federer from winning a record eighth Wimbledon title.

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Enterprise's Cole Farwell, left, and Clayne Miller, right, attended the Northwest Duals at Oregon State University June 28 to July1. Oregon State assistant coach Kevin Roberts, center, helped run the camp.

Roberts is the clinician at theWallowa Mountain Wrestling Camp in Joseph Aug. 13-15.

Bills coachfaces ugly allegations Buffalo Bills offensive line coach Aaron Kromer was arrested early Sunday morning in Florida on a misdemeanor battery charge after allegedly punching a boy in the face and threatening to kill his family.

According to a statement released Sunday by the Walton County (Florida.) sheriff's office, Kromer and his son allegedly confronted three boys, who had been fishing on the beach, over the use of beach chairs.

Kromer, 48, has been accused of pushing one of the boys to the ground and punching him in the face, and then and told the boy that he would kill his family if he reported him to the police.

Spieth wins again in playoff Jordan Spieth made it a lot tougher on himself than it needed to be.

In the end, Spieth got exactly what he was looking for from the John Deere Classic: a win and some positive energy ahead of the British Open.

Spieth beatTom Gillis on the second hole of a playoff to win Sunday for his fourth victory of the season.

Gillis and Spieth, who opened the tournament with an even-par 71, finished the final round at 20-under 264. Zach Johnson and Danny Lee tied for third at 19 under.

• Enterprise wrestlers gain skills at exhausting dual tournament at Oregon State campus

By Josh Benham The Observer

A pairofwrestlersreceived the chance to tangle with top wrestlers from around the region. They also were able to do it while the best collegiategrapplersin the statecheered them on.

Enterprise's Cole Farwell and Clayne Miller took part in the Northwest Duals on the campus of Oregon State University June 28 to July 1. The event is hosted by the Beavers' program, and the wrestling coachesoversaw the proceedings.It's a team-based camp, but individuals, like Farwell and Miller, were welcome to sign up to be mixed in

with full teams.

"Itwas afuncamp,anditwas a good experience for me," Miller said.

The camp had some technique drills led by Oregon State wrestlers on the first day, when the coaches met with the individuals to split them amongst the teams. On Sunday night, a take-down tournament was held with 16 wrestlers in each bracket. But for the most part, the campers were led through a litany of two-team duals.

"I had a lot of fun, but I was exhausted," Farwell said.awe were just constantly going at it."

There were about 300 kids at the tournament, including teams from Alaska, Washington, Idaho and Nevada. Also in attendance were Oregon teams like Class 6A Beaverton and David Douglas, 5A Woodburn and Hermiston, and Crook County out of 4A. It took the 2A/1A Enterprise kids a while to get adjusted to

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Union County 14U Babe Ruth player Danny Chamberlain watches a pitch come in during last weekend's district tournament against Harney County.

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The final night of the 69th annual Elgin Stampede brought the rain, but also brought some of thebest performances ofthe rodeo.

Leads were tied or changed hands six times in four different Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association events during a rainsoaked Saturday night at the Elgin Stampede Grounds.

A night after every bull rider failedtohold on for eightseconds, three of the four who made an attempt Saturday went the distance.

Cody Hudson of Camas, Washington, quickly put to rest any

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Austin Manning of Kuna, Idaho, dismounts from his horse during the steer wrestling competition Saturday at the Elgin Stampede. talk of a shutout for the cowboys with his opening 67-point ride, but it was Josh Toomer of Georgetown,Idaho,who brought

The La Grande 9-10-year-old team advanced to the Little League state tournament with a 13-2 win

over Pendleton behind a great pitching performance from Jace Schow. Schow pitched all four innings for the win, allowing just two runs on five hits while striking out five batters. He also helped himself at the plate with a two-run double in La Grande's game-sealing fourth inning.

down the curtain on the bull riding and the rodeo with a splendid 78-point ride.

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the competition, as Miller said he's never wrestled anyone above the 3A level.

"Therewere a lotofbigger schools that we don't see at our level," Farwell said."So we were matched up against some tough guys. Around here, we go from one sport to the next one, but that's their sport, and they wrestle year-round."

Miller and Farwell were added to one of the two Tahoma (Washington) High School teams. Each team had a Beaver wrestler coach their respective squads, and Joey Delgado of Hermiston coached Miller and Farwell's team.

"Joey is really good, and he just helped me with the little things that would help me score more points in my matches," Miller said.

Following the first day, the teams took part in six duals the second day and four on the third. In the night SeeDuals/Page 11A

The Union County 14U Babe Ruth baseball all-star team heads into next weekend's state tournament with a full head of steam after a dominant district run.

Union County bashed Harney County in the best-of-three district tournament, 12-2 and 21-2, July 4 to advance to the Babe Ruth state tournamentFriday and Saturday.

Union County jumped out of the gates running in the opener, scoring nine first-inning runs to quickly put the game out of reach. Rylie Hayward capped the onslaught with an RBI single in the bottom of the fikh inning to enforce the 10-run rule. awe were in control of that game pretty much fiom the start," head coach Dave Comfort said.'We got a few runs in each inning. It seemed likeeverybody that played produced something. We had a lot ofbase runners all day, and the kids did great."

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The LaGrande Swim Club more than held its own at the 49th Pendleton Open Saturday and Sunday.

Five individual swimmers won first place in an event against a field comprising 13 other teams from Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Besides the individual wins, a number of La Grande swimmers enjoyed fine performances in one of the club's final meets before the team reaches championship meets at the end of July.

Jared Miller was the high-point finisher forthe entireboys15-year-old and over division, and he took home first in the 100and 200-meterbackstroke races.M iller also placedsecond in the 1,500 freestyle.

In the same division, Bryce Ebel won the 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly while SeeMeetlPage 11A

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SERENA WILLIAMS:With her 6-4, 6-4, vic-

tory over No. 20 Garbine Muguruza in the Wimbledon championship Saturday, top-ranked Williams won her fourthstraight major title and 21st of her career.

WHO'S NOT

CLAY BUCHHOLZ:The Boston Red Sox placed the right-hander on the 15-day disabled list with a strained flexor

muscle in his forearm.

Buchholz was injured in Friday's game against the New YorkYankees.

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SPORTS

SCOREBOARD Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 3 Washington 7, Baltimore 4 San Diego 6, Texas 5 Seattle 5, L.A. Angels 0

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE New York Tampa Bay Baltimore Toronto Boston

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Sunday's Games Tampa Bay 4, Houston 3 Oakland2,Cleveland 0 N.Y. Yankees 8, Boston 6 Washington 3, Baltimore 2 Minnesota 7, Detroit 1 Kansas City 11, Toronto 10 Chicago Cubs 3, Chicago White Sox 1 San Diego 2, Texas 1 L.A. Angels 10, Seattle 3

L 1 0 Str Home Away 7-3 W-1 25-16 23-24 4-6 W-3 24-27 22-18 2-8 L-2 27-18 17-26 3-7 L-1 26-18 19-28 6-4 L-1 22-23 20-24

Central Division W L Po t G B W CG B L 1 0 Str Home Away 8-2 W-1 30-16 22-18 52 34 .605 49 4 0 .55 1 4' / 2 7-3 W-3 31-16 18-24 44 44 .500 9 3'/2 5-5 L-3 22-23 22-21 42 46 .477 11 5'/2 5-5 L-2 19-26 23-20 41 45 .477 11 5'/2 7-3 L-1 23-17 18-28 West Division W L Pot G B W C G B L 1 0 Str Home Away 48 40 . 545 7-3 W-1 25-18 23-22 49 42 . 5 38 '/2 2-8 L-6 28-16 21-26 42 4 6 . 477 6 5'/2 2-8 L-2 16-26 26-20 41 48 . 4 6 1 7' /2 7 5-5 L-1 20-27 21-21 41 50 . 4 5 1 8' /2 8 5-5 W-2 18-26 23-24

Kansas City Minnesota Detroit Cleveland Chicago

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Tuesday's Games All-Star game at Cincinnati, 4 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Saturday's Games

NATIONAL LEAGUE Washington New York Atlanta Miami Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee

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Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

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East Division L Po t G B W CG B 39 .552 42 .528 2 1 47 .472 7 6 5 1 .427 11 10 62 .319 21 20 Central Division L Po t G B W CG B 33 .629 3 5 .602 2' / 2 40 .540 8 -

Friday's Games

Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 1 N.Y. Mets 4, Arizona 2 Colorado 3, Atlanta 2 Miami 14, Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 5, 14 innings Washington 7, Baltimore 4 San Diego 6, Texas 5 San Francisco 8, Philadelphia 5 Milwaukee 7, L.A. Dodgers 1

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Tuesday's Games

All-Star game at Cincinnati, 4 p.m.

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Houston 2, San Jose 0

Saturday's Games

New York 4, New England 1 Philadelphia 3, Portland 0 FC Dallas 2, Orlando City 0 Montreal 3, Columbus 0 Chicago 1, Seattle 0 Colorado 3, Real Salt Lake 1

Sunday's Games

Sunday's Games

L 1 0 Str Home Away 5-5 W-2 25-16 23-23 7-3 W-4 32-14 15-28 4-6 L-5 23-17 19-30 5-5 W-2 24-23 14-28 2-8 L-5 18-25 11-37

L 1 0 Str Home Away 5-5 L-3 31-11 25-22 8-2 W-3 32-16 21-19 5-5 W-1 25-20 22-20 47 .453 1 5 '/ 2 7'/2 4-6 L-2 22-18 17-29 52 .422 1 8 '/ 2 10' / 2 6-4 L-1 16-28 22-24 West Division L Po t G B W CG B L 1 0 Str Home Away 6-4 W-1 33-17 18-22 39 .567 43 .517 4 '/ 2 2 4-6 W-3 25-22 21-21 45 .483 7 '/ 2 5 5-5 L-3 22-21 20-24 49 .456 10 7'/2 4-6 W-2 18-22 23-27 49 .443 11 8'/2 5-5 W-4 21-24 18-25

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P hiladelphia 6 10 4 22 25 3 2 Montreal 6 7 3 21 23 2 5 N ewYorkCityFC 5 8 6 21 24 2 7 Chicago 5 9 3 18 19 2 4 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s G F GA Seattle 10 8 2 32 25 1 9 Vancouver 10 8 2 32 23 20 FC Dallas 9 5 5 32 26 23 Portland 9 7 4 31 22 2 3 LosAngeles 8 6 7 31 31 23 Sporting KC 8 3 6 30 26 17 San Jose 7 7 4 25 19 19 Houston 6 7 6 24 24 2 4 R eal Salt Lake 5 7 8 23 19 2 6 Colorado 4 6 9 21 17 1 9 NOTE: Three points for a victory, one point for a tie.

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MLS Standings

Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 1 Minnesota 9, Detroit 5 Tampa Bay 3, Houston 0 Oakland5,Cleveland 4

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s G F GA D.C. United 10 6 5 35 23 1 8 New York 7 6 5 26 27 2 3 Toronto FC 7 7 3 24 26 2 7 Orlando City 6 7 6 24 23 2 4 Columbus 6 7 6 24 27 2 9 New England 6 9 6 24 26 3 3

New York City FC 4, Toronto FC 4, tie Sporting Kansas City 1, Vancouver 0

Wednesday, July15

Atlanta 84, New York 76 Phoenix 70, Seattle 60 Chicago 96, Connecticut 76 Minnesota 66, San Antonio 49

Monday's Games No games scheduled

Tuesday's Games Minnesota at Connecticut, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

TENNIS Wimbledon Sunday At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London Purse: $42.1 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Grass-Outdoor Singles Men Championship Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, 7-6 (1), 6-7 (10), 6-4, 6-3.

Women Saturday Championship No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 20 Garbine Muguruza, 6-4, 6-4.

Columbus at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

NASCAR

BASKETBALL WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Connecticut 7 4 .63 6 Chicago 8 5 .61 5 New York 7 5 .58 3 '/2 Washington 6 5 .54 5 1 Indiana 7 6 .53 8 1 Atlanta 6 7 .46 2 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 9 3 .75 0 Tulsa 10 4 .71 4 Phoenix 8 5 .61 5 1 ' / 2 San Antonio 3 1 0 ,2 3 1 6 ' / 2 Seattle 3 1 2 .2 0 0 7 ' / 2 Los Angeles 2 10 . 167 7 All Times PDT

Sunday's Games

Sprint Cup Quaker State 400 Saturday At Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Ky. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (9) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267 laps, 48 points, $209,316.

2. (4) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 43, $161,118.

3. (8) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 42, $125,335.

4. (20) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 267, 41, $124,295.

5. (16) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267, 39, $142,111.

6. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 39, $140,656.

7. (3) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 37,

$135,176.

8. (15) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 36, $137,640.

9. (6) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, 35, $132,151.

10. (13) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 267, 34, $102,715.

11. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 267, 33, $95,890.

12. (12) AricAlmirola, Ford, 267, 32, $123,951.

13. (28) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 267, 31, $126,790.

14. (7) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 267, 30, $116,156.

15. (14) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 29, $93,915.

16. (27) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 28, $116,523.

XFINITY Series Friday At Kentucky Speedway Sparta Ky. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200 laps, 0 points, $88,227.

2. (7) Erik Jones, Toyota, 200, 0, $64,594.

3. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 0, $54,681.

4. (10) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 200, 40, $39,154.

5. (11) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 200, 39, $34,718.

6. (5) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200, 0, $24,272.

7. (8) Darrell Wallace Jr., Ford, 200, 38, $28,858.

8. (16) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 200, 0, $21,645.

9. (3) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 200, 35, $26,609.

10. (13) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, 34, $26,978.

11. (15) Chris Buescher, Ford, 200, 33, $25,522.

12. (17) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 200, 32, $24,991.

13. (14) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 199, 31, $25,435.

14. (12) Ryan Reed, Ford, 199, 30, $23,879.

15. (2) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 199, 30, $26,452.

MEET

(17.74) came away with the title, while Jordan Minor (17.85) took SBCond and

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Kelsie Miller (17.88) placed His bull spun left the entire time before a quick Change to the right in the final mOmentS OfhiS turn, but Toomer held On fOr the ride Of the night.

"It WaS a good deal. I had a good bull, (and) it WaS fun," he said.

La Grande'S OWnBrady Tennent put himself in the money in steer wrestling, kicking DII'Saturday night in the event with a quick 5.6-secOnd take doWn, WhiCh at the time Put him in SBCond PlaCe. He ended fourth overall, as he was passed up by Baker City's Jesse Brown (4.9 secOndS) and DaltOn MaSSeyOf HermiSton (5.2) later in the

evening. Carl Seiders (5.5) placed third.

Eastern Oregon was also Well-rePreSented On Saturday night in tie-doWn rOPing.

Adrian's Clay Schricker POSted the time Of the night at 8.9 SBCondS,good fOr fourth place overall. Ricky CantOn and TaylOr SantoS shared the title with matching timeSOf 8.3 SBCondS,

While MiChael PederSon (8.7) took third.

JOSePh'S Mary Moe POSted the time Of the night in barrel racing at18.86,but WaSn't able to break intO the toP 10. Megan MCLeod

third.

Kade MCLean Of Paulina POSted the Only ride Of the night in saddle bronc, but his 72 points tied him with Friday night leader Max FiliPPini fOr a Share Of the championship. Ryan MackenZie (69 POintS) took third.

The team roping title, however, did change hands.

Austin and Dayton Stafford caught their calf in a quick 6.2 SBCondS.Friday night leaders Mike McGinn and

PlaCingSBCond in the 50 freeStyle,100 breaststroke and 200 butterfly. Garren Dutto Won tWOeVentS (100 ITeeStyle, 200 ITeeStyle) and finiShed SBCond in the 200 backstroke and 200 individual medley in the boys 13-14 division.

Abbey Felley earned first in the 1,500 ITeeStyle in the girlS 15 and Over diViSiOn. Romayne RiCker beat the field for first in the 100 and 200 breastStrOke raCeS,and took SeCOndin the 100 baCkstmke and 100 ITeeStyle.

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SettledfOr SBCond,Whil e Travis and Tyler Whitlow (8.4 seconds) placed third.

The Only eVent not Contested Saturday evening was Steer rOPing. Tom Sorey Won the eVent With a tWO-rotmd time Of29 SBCondS, fO11OWed

by Doug Bean (32.4) and Will Hulden (33.9).

On thewhole,Stampede President Russ Smith felt goodaboutthe eVent,deSPite the change in the dates this year and the rain that affected theend OfthefeStiVitieS. "We knew we were going to takea hit,"he Said Of the date change.'%e knew.

But I think in the long ntn, when we add it all up, I think We'll be Pretty C1OSeto What We do uSually. I think we'll getbetterand better."

CHAMPS Continued ff om Page10A in the OPener to earn the Win. The results from Game 1 carried over, as Union County scored the final 19 runS Of the SBCond game.

Up 4-2 in the third inning, Union Cotmty'S firSt SBVen batterS CrOSSed the

plate, as the team collected three hits and took adVantage Of fOur WalkS. JOSh Zollman had the final blOW With an RBI SinglebefOre COming arOund to SCOre fOr an 11-2 lead. AuStin MCDOWell'S ntn-SCoring dOuble WaS Part Of a SiX-ntn

fourth-inning as Union County raced ahead 17-2.

"Kind Of the Same beat to the firSt game," Comfort said.'The kids just playedwell,and asfar asthe coaches were concerned, we were really pleased with their effort."

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La Grande Swim Club's Sarah Koza took second in the 50-meter breaststroke race in the girls13-14-year-old division at the Pendleton Open.

100 baCkstmke in the girlS 8 and under division, and also earned four third-place 6nishes. In the girls 9-10 division, Sarah Koza 6nished second in the 50 bfeastStmke. RT'anaSCott alSOhad a fabulOuS dayin the girls 13-14division. She placed second in the 200 individual medley and the 100 and 200 breaststmke races, while earning fOur Other tOP-5 6niSheS. In the boys 8 and under division, Zane

RiCker had a triO OfSeCOnd-PlaCe finiSheS in the 50 baCkstmke, 100 ITeeStyle and 50 ITeeStyle. Glenn RiCker earned SBCOnd in the 50 breaStStmke in the bOyS 9-10 division. In the boys 11-12, T J. Clay grabbed a second-place showing in the 100 baCkstmke.

In the boys 15 and over, Lance Denny placedsecond in the 200 breaststroke, and Keegan DL(tto PlaCed third in the

1,500 ITeeStyle.

In the relays, La Grande earned five tOP-three finiSheS, inCluding a Pair Of victories. In the girls 13 and over 200 ITeeStyle relay, Felley, SCott, Romayne Ricker and Hannah Roberts earned first, while the boys 13 and over team Of Miller, Garren Dutto, Dan Felley and Logan Flynn also placed first in the 200 medley relay.

DUALS

PlaCing rOundS, and the Tahoma team finiShed in the middle Of the PaCk. In all, the tWO EnterPriSe StudentS wrestled in nearly 20 matches apiece.

They both Said the eXPerienCe Will be inValuable fOr the remainder Of their prep careers.

"Itwas greatjustgetting more

abOut 50 PerCent Of my matCheS." The pair also enjoyed just soakingin the COllegiate atmOSPhere. Farwell, Who Will be a SOPhOmOre,and Miller, a Soonto-be juniOr, took a tOur Of the CamPuS and got a glimPSe Ofthe lifeStyle. But the wrestling tips were the highlight.

APart &Om the On-mat inStruCtiOn, Miller believed the best advice he reCeiVed WaSOnthe mental Side.

"HOW to PrePare fOr a matCh, yOur attitudeaS aWreStler,thoSe WereSOme Of the thingS they taught uS," Miller Said."I definitely learned a lot Of Stuff mentally."

Continued ~om Page10A SeSSiOn Ofthe third day, an 8-man braCket tOurnament took PlaCe, and both Miller and FarWell Went 1-1.

"MyITTSt three matCheS(Ofthe tournament) Were not that yeat," Miller Said.

"But OnCe I got uSed toit, I Started WreStlingaIOtbetter,and itWBSa lotm Ore fun. The NOrthWeSt DL(alS iSreally abOut teChnique, and learning hOW toWreStle other people with different styles."

The final day finished with dual-meet

NOW, UniOn COunty getS Set fOr the state tournament in West Linn, where it Will begin With hoSt WeSt Linn, a team that beat Union County at state last year. '%e Played theSe kidS On Friday mOrning (laSt year) and it didn't go as well as we'd hoped," Comfort said.

'They're a Very good ball Club."

That WeSt Linn team Won State to adVanCe to the regiOnal tOurnament.

However, Comfort said his players are muCh imPrOVed ITom a SeaSOnago, and eVen frOm the Start Of Play thiS SeaSOn.

"It'S Sure fun to COaChtheSe kidS," he said."Their baseball IQ has grown since APril. ThiS iS the CulminatiOn Of a long year Oflearning."

Comfort said the team has four highleVel PitCherS in HayWard, MCDOWell, Parker RobinSon and ChriS Bathke.

ThoSe indiVidualS WOn't neCeSSarily blow away opposing batters, but instead let the defense work behind them.

matCheS, beCauSe you Can Only WreStle

So many during the SeaSOn," Farwell said.'The players and coaches would tell you What yOu're dOing WrOng during a matCh, and helP you imPrOVeOn the little things in the next match. I felt Pretty good With hoW I did. I (Won)

'%e'reabletogetOutSdefenSiVely by PitChing to COntaCt," he Said.'%e dOn't have a problem if (the other team) hits the ball."

OffenSiVely, UniOn COunty eXPeCtSto find success with small ball — dropping bunts, stealing bases and implementing the hit-and-ruTL "All the kids handle the bat really Well," COmfOrt Said."At leaSt early On doWn there, We're going to do a'get them On, get them OVer, get them in' mentality."

This year's state tournament — which features just four teams — starts with POO1 Play Friday, Carrying into Saturday

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Oh, what a dream.

• You'll have to plan ahead, but preparing pulled pork barbecue is not labor-intensive

It could happen only in a dreamand that's where it was.

Hubby George had taken his family visitors imaybe sister Mildred and...l to their home out of town, so he wasn't home at the time.

Our son Randy surprised me by showing up on a Saturday asking if I wanted to go shopping with him. I thought yard saleing so I was surprisedbutpleased and gotin hiscar.

We drove down the street passed the old Central Elementary School and La Grande High School on Fourth Street to downtown.

"I don't have much time," Randy said."I have to getback to school,butI w ant to getsome specialbulbson sale and you can have something to drink."

We went in a busy store where he ordereda cup ofcoffee— latte,Ithink they called it — for me and then talked with the salesman about the bulbs he wanted. They had sold out on the special ones and he had to order them, so while he was doing that I drank the coffee, a different kind &om which I was used to drinking, while sitting at a little table with chairs, and looking about the store.

It was a busy little place with a soda counter with stools, boxes of produce on the floor, and shelves of various supplies. It was crowded with mostly young folk as shoppers standing and visiting in fiiendly fashion one with another. It made the small room rather dark.

I finished draining my coffee cup when I saw that Randy had finished his shopping and was paying his bill because I knew he would be in a hurry to leave since he had to return me to my home and then go back to class at school. I was also aware that this w asn't ayard sale trip.

Pulled pork is one of those cookingprojectsthattakes hours to complete, but requires little effort. Actually, the only effort involved is applying the spice rub and keeping an eye on it.

Whether you cook this in the oven or the outdoor grill, if you keep the heat constant, you'll end up with moist and tender pork.

The past few times I've made it, Iused a tip barbecue competitioncooks do:partial cut away what is called the "money muscle." It needs to be still attached, but as little as possible. Cutting this striped, tube-shaped muscle on the oppositeside ofthebladebone allows it to brown and get that crispy charred bark on all sides. It's considered the tastiest part of the pork and what is often presented to judges in barbecuecompetitions.

For home cooks, consider it your secret weapon for producing the best melt-in-yourmouth pulled pork with crispy charred bits. If you do try this, sample a little bit of the meat &om the money muscle first beforeshredding the entire pork butt. You will get a taste of that tenderness that will be a delight in every bite.

Pulled pork is a terrific make-ahead recipe. You can serveitathome orata gathering where it has the potential to serve many.

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pesky bugs.

My efforts to decorate my front yard with flower pots filled with colorful blooms have been thwarted by familiar pests this summer.

Earwigs are devouring my dahlia blooms before they even get the chance to begin to bloom. The two beautiful bright pink plants I potted in early June are producing lots ofbuds, but the blossoms are being systematically chewed up daily — and nightly.

That's when earwigs are most active I've learned in my research.

In the past I've planted petunias, geraniums and pansies in my pots. Those flowers, which, apparently aren't as appealingto earwigs,havebeen allowed to bloom beautifully each year.

But not the dahlias, which like geraniums will bloom all summer long — if conditionsarerightand earwigs are eradicated.

Either I missed the lesson about the benefits of earwigs in my Master Gardener training or my mind just couldn't accept that information — I've always had an aversion to the bugs that carry their own pinchers. And the thought of them coming anywhere near my ears, as their name implies they might and a wives'tale say they will, is unthinkable.

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Pulled pork barbecue sandwich with spicy slaw.

Ex jorin Portu aj's est- e tsecrets One of my favorite places in Portugal is a spot unknown to many tourists, and to many Portuguese as well, and about which little is written — the small medieval hilltop village of Castelo Rodrigo.

It is near the border of Spain in the parish of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo. The morning ofour visitwecruised eastalong the River Douro toward Spain where we viewed many sheer rock formations rising fiom the river contrasting with the picturesque terraced vineyardsand orchards ofsilvergreen olive and light green almond trees. The sheer steepness of the terrain and the layout of the vineyards and orchards with the flat rock formed terrace walls spoke of the many thousands of man hours spent to keep these in shape for hundreds of years.

In the early afternoon we arrived at Barcad'Alva and boarded buses to drive the

OUT 5ABOUT GINNY MAMMEN 45-minute climb to reach the village at 2,200 feetabove sea level.Theroad,bordered with cork and eucalyptus trees, was narrow and winding, passing through the orchards and vineyards. Many small stone cottages and strange round white structures with coneshapedroofsdottedthe landscape.The latter we learned were ancient houses for pigeon flocks that would roost in them and where theirdroppings would bestored and used for fertilizer for the vineyards. In later centuries both types of buildings were used by smugglers or by the military as lookouts.

We were nearly at the top when we were discharged &om the bus to explore the charm-

ing little town of Castelo Rodrigo. We entered the city gate where we were welcomed by local women sharing a token gift of sweetened almonds. I say we were nearly at the top of the mountain, but not quite there for we then began our rather steep walk up a narrow irregular cobblestone street which reached &om building to building on each side.

As we walked we learned the long story of this jewel ofhistory — one that speaks of much of the story of Portugal. This, however, is condensed into a small mountaintop village.

For thousands of years this area, as well as other mountain tops, was popular because of its panoramic view for strategic military purposes. For centuries it was populated by the Moors, the Jews, the Romans, and the Spanish.

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A little pruning yields boun ofblackberries If you have a blackberry patch likeIdothereis some good advice that gave me a bigger yield.

Yes, mine are thornless. I have had enough of the "briar patch" mentioned another time.

I learned that if we cut back the new growth that can get super long and overtake the bushes producingberries,itisa good thing. I cut them back to about 18 inches. It is time in my patch, but I am waiting for that sudden burst of energy to overtake me.

The bush will then send out two or three new shoots below the cut and you have that many more berries the next summer.

I do this otf and on all summer.

It makes is a lot easier to pick the blackberries when the time

m ake great gobs ofjam forour family and others.

GRANNY'S With five children, five in-laws W =, GARDEN and 20 grandchildren, you can well imagine that the 100 jars CRISTINE MARTIN I did two years ago wasn't an overabundance. It did wear the comes.

Granny out, though, so some of The summer after I followed last year's berries are still in the the pruning advice we had tons freezerand some Ihave given more berries, with some being to family, just as they are. I also very large. I had also taken my had several friends come and do cousin's advise and sprinkled a pickingto havefor themselves. some iron along the rows. I went I make cobblers when family &om picking less than a gallon of comesfora visitand have some berries a picking to getting two to good recipes if anyone wants three gallons, three times a week. them.

I just pick the berries, wash Blackberries are easy to start them, and freeze them, to use and acertain doctorfriend can later. il use plastic zip-lock bags). attest to that since some of my Once it gets cool in the fall I starts are now out in Summer-

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PORTUGAL Continued ~om Page 1B Who came fi rstandwhen is hard to determine, but at times more than one culture inhabited this small area, sometimes peacefully and sometimes not so peacefully.

The Jews came before the Romans and were the only ones who came without military conquest. They seemed to live peacefully with the Moors.

Although Portugal is over 90 percent Catholic today, Christianity was one of the factors that brought conflict to this currently idyllic village of 66 inhabitants.

The Jewish people tried changing their surnames along with other ways to blend in with the other cultures. One of the currentpopular dishes,alheiras sausages or bird sausages, came from this time of conflict. In trying to hide the fact they were Jewish inon-pork eaters), families developed a sausage ofbread and chicken ior other fowl or rabbit).

When their homes were enteredand kitchens inspected the bird sausages hanging there were taken to be those of pork and the families were spared punishment or possible execution.

The town is built around the base of the castle which was built in the 1200s and left in ruins by the 1500s. The ruins remain at the top of the mountain while many of the houses constructed in the 1500sarestillbeingused today. The current cobblestone walkway was constructed at the same time as the buildings. The town mimicked the terracesofthevineyards as streets were layered into the mountainside.

We meandered, looking from side to side at the wellconstructed small buildings that serve as shops, homes, and one small hotel. The exterior of these buildings give no clue as to the interior.

They remain as they were over500 years agowith all necessary repair and restoration being done in the manor of the original building practices.

We saw the cistern that was built to collect water for many uses including ritual cleansing, the low entry doors of the houses built to keep out weather as well as invaders who might try to come in on horseback, the cross marked on the house inhabited by a Christian

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By Liz Douville and the Star of David on the rabbi's home.

Secrets were kept behind closeddoors forcenturiesand secrets are still being kept.

Those today are of a much less somber nature than previous ones. It was not until I returned home and started writing this review that I became aware of just how much of a secret could

be kept by a building.

Next to the cistern was a building marked as the Casa de Cisterna. Our guide informed us that we should look this up on the Internetto seetheinsideof the building. I did and I was delightfully surprised. On that day in the village I saw the exterior of a well-kept stone building looking very much as it did 500 years ago.

What I saw on my computer was an extremely modern small hotel behind a faqade in an authentic village. One of the secrets the Portuguese have learned is how to preserve authenticity and how to make it work in today's world. Their history and their true treasures are preserved for the future generations while they have moved into current times.

Our visit was not complete without a stop in the small cafe owned by Senhor Andre where we were welcomed by

experts say.

One Internet source, brighthub.com confirmed my Continued from Page 1B theory that earwigs parIn researching environmentally friendly ways to ticularly like eating dahlias stop the dahlia munching, and even went so far as to I'velearned a lotaboutearsay that dahlias, along with wigs. They are omnivorous, roses, zinnias, and hollyhocks which — as you might recall should not be grown on from scienceclassorJurassic porches and patios, or around Park movies — means they11 the foundation of your home. eat both plants and animals. Well, that's just where my It turns out that earwigs can pots sit — in a patio-like area help rid the garden of other around the foundation of my pests, including the dreaded house. aphids, which usually are As a harsher treatment even more unwelcome than than traps, the brighthub earwigs. website recommends placOn one hand, I like the ing boric acid, a natural ideaofearwigs keeping substance used in home other pests out of my flower remedies, around areas where earwigs are known to pots. But on the other hand, when they turn their taste congregatetokillthem. to fl ower buds,they've gone I was paying attention duringlessonsabout integrated too far.

So,Isetaboutlooking for pest management and have ways to get rid of them. gained an understanding and appreciat ion foremployRemedies vary from using insecticidal soap that kills ing the least toxic methods only on contact to filling old first to protect myself, the tuna-packed-with-oil cans environment, neighborhood supplemented by more oil to animals and other beneficial a depth of about a half inch bugs.

Integrated pest manageand adding a drop or two or ment calls for employing a bacongreaseto attractthe earwigs. Place the cans near variety of techniques to get rid of pests. Cultural meththe dahliasand dispose of ods call for monitoring your your catch the next day.

Rolled up damp newsplants to keep them healthy and growing vigorously and papers also can be used to traptheinsectsovernight to planting them in the right dump in the morning. place. il might just have to move my dahlias before all is Creating an environment said and done or pot them in thatdiscourages earwigs to congregateisthefi rststep anew earwig-f ree pot.l Then there are physical to protecting your plants,

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the staff with small glasses of port. Our guide had suggested that we try a slice of the local almond cake. As we sat on the outdoor patio enjoying our cake and the beautiful scenery, we were very thankful for the opportunity to have visited this very complicated yet very simple village and sharea sliceofPortugal's colorful history.

It is true that Northeastern Oregon holds centuries of secrets ofthe othercultures, including the Indians and the Chinese, who have lived in this area. The difFerence between the Portuguese preservation experience and ours is that they have so much more physical evidence of the past than we do. This is because they have treasured theirpast heritage.We are learning that we must do the same here and stop trying to become something we are not by destroying or modifying our historical buildings.

Interiors may change with the times and needs, but we need to preserve our exterior authenticity for future generations just as we need to preservesmallersignsof our history.

What signs of our heritage can you discover that tell a story of our area? Share these with your children and grandchildren! Enjoy!

Just as deer-resistant doesn't mean plantsare deer-proof,fi re-resistant does not mean plants are fireproof.

We have to recognize that there have been worrisomepredictions for an active fire season. I think it's our responsibility, as members of the community, to look around our property and correct or

improve areas that need attention.

My family has banned me from step stools higher than two steps. Also, no tall step ladders and the chain saw has to stay in the garage.

Keeping their edicts in mind, I am devising a plan of action for summer visitors.

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seem inclined to interrupt their visit to wait on me, so I again pushed the money Continued ~om Page 1B A youngfi iend ofm ine towardsthe closestclerk as though to say"Here is what was placing some coins on the soda fountain counter I owe." and then walked to pay for her purchases, so over to where Randy was I walked over and spoke to picking up his packages. her. We chatted a moment The clerk there was showand then she left the store. ing my son some new bulbs Likewise, I placed my and he offered me one to money on the counter beside taste but I declined thinking that I wasn't in to raw bulb hers, pushing it across at the clerk in the background eating. who was talking on the Randy walked out of phone so he would know it the store ahead of me and was mine. It was a phone visited for a moment with with two wires reaching some of his fiiends who about five or six feet down stood out near our car. They side-glanced at me and an the store where it was connected with another phone amused smile came over their faces as I walked up to and a clerk talking on it to the first clerk. They didn't join them. I heard some-

tlnng about msisting on paying for my own coffee.

We got in Randy's car and he drove me home. I was very pleased to think that he made time to take me to town with him, but I felt just a little uneasy. Maybe I shouldn't have paid for my own coffee...or maybe it was because I had overpaid. The young folk might have misunderstood my generosity.

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lic powder, brown sugar, dry mustard and sea salt. Rub the spice blend all over the pork and Continued ~om Page 1B marinate for as long as you have Today's recipe makes enough time — as little as 1 hour or up to foratleast12to 14 generous overnight, covered in the refrigsandwiches. erator.

There are many, many verPreheat the oven to 300 degrees sions of pulled pork from sweet or prepare your outdoor grill for a to spicy to those doused in sauce constant 275 to 300 degrees. Put and those on the dry side. And the pork in a roasting pan, cover then there's the option of topping and roast for about 6 hours. them with slaw, which is my About two-thirds of the way preference. through cooking, remove the This pulled pork and the spicy cover. slaw that goes with it is one of Continue roasting until an my favorites. You can use your instant-read thermometer stuck favorite rub and use barbecue into the thickest part of the pork sauceofchoicein place ofthe registers 195 degrees.

(Basically, cider vinegar sauce. you want to roast it until it's falling apart.) If it's reached195 degrees, PULLED PORK but still not tender, continue roasting another hour.

BARBECUE While the pork is roasting, Serves: 12/ Preparation time: 15 prepare the barbecue sauce. In a minutes (plus marinating time) / saucepan setovermedium heat, Total time: 6 hours 30 minutes combine the vinegar, mustard, (not active time) ketchup, brown sugar, garlic, This isa terrific make-ahead kosher salt, cayenne pepper and recipe; serve itat home or bring black pepper. Simmer gently, it to a party.The total time seems stirring, for 10 minutes or until long but the pork doesn't need the sugar dissolves. Remove the muchattention during roasting. sauce from the heat and set it aside.

When the pork is done, take it out of the oven and put it on a DRY RUB large platter. Allow the meat to 3 tablespoons paprika rest for about10 minutes.You will 2 tablespoons chili powder want to pull the meat apart while 1 tablespoon garlic powder it's still warm. Grab two forks.

1 tablespoon brown sugar Using one to steady the roast, use 1 tablespoon dry mustard the other to pull shreds of meat 2 to 3 tablespoons coarse sea salt off.

Put the shredded pork in a 1 (5- to 7-pound) pork butt bowl and pour half of the sauce over it. Stir it all up so that the CIDERVINEGAR pork is coated with the sauce.

BARBECUE SAUCE To serve, spoon the pulled pork 1"/2 cups cider vinegar mixture onto the bottom half of 1 cup yellow or brown mustard each hamburger bun and top /2cup ketchup with some slaw.

Serve with pickle 1/3 cup brown sugar spears and the remaining sauce 2 garlic cloves, peeled, smashed on the side if desired.

1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper /2teaspoon freshly ground Adapted from "EatThis Book: black pepper Cooking with Global Fresh Flavors" byTyler Florence (Clarkson 12 to 14 hamburger buns 1 recipe Spicy Slaw Potter, $32.50). (recipe follows) — Tested by Susan Selasky for the Pickle spears, optional Free Press Test Kitchen.

In a small bowl, mix together the paprika, chili powder, gar722 calories (57 percent from fat),

flammable include: • Fine, dry or dead material, such Continued from Page 2B as needles, twigs or leaves within the Dependingon age,from youngest plant to oldest, they willbeassigned atask.

• Leaves, twigs and stems contain I'm thinking of setting a five-tree volatile waxes, terpenes or oils minimum per person. Branches that • Leaves have a strong odor when come down have to be picked up, so crushed; sap is gummy, resinous and there will be plenty of work for all. I has a strong odor should have prefaced this by saying I • May have loose or papery bark have 2 acres, and there are plenty of Bark mulch, if used up against the junipers to be limbed up. I have been house, should be kept moist to prefeeling very guilty when I look out at vent ignition. Consider using gravel so many dead lower limbs. or decorativerock asa saferm ulch I remember when we built our next to the house. house in Tumalo in 1978. I coveted According to "Fire-Resistant Plants a shake roof — the real stufK Our for Home Landscapes," and surprisbuilder put his foot down and said ing to me, is that ponderosa pine and absolutely not.He also lived across Western larch itamarackl are among the road and probably had visions of the most fire-resistant conifers due fire with embers flying his way. Forto their thick bark and the high est fires were totally foreign to us as moisture content of the leaves. An a common summertime problem. He additional tip for conifersand other had been here far longer than us, so I large trees that are next to the house did respect his thoughts and reasons is that they should be pruned to — after I pouted a bit. a heightof15 to 20feetabovethe Knowing the area's fire history ground, or to just above the lower should be a major consideration roof line, to help prevent fire from when planning a fire-wise landscape. reaching the house or tree crowns.

In addition to using fire-resistant Considered a small tree or large building materials as much as posshrub, the Amur maple grows well sible, the simple process of selecting in our USDA zones 2-5. The red fall and planting fire-resistant plants color is a plus. The height of 15 to will help protect your home. with a spread of15 to 20 feet What is a fire-resistant plant? Fire- 20 feet m akes it a good choicefor a sm all resistantplants are thosethatdo not area. readily ignite from a flame or other A largeshade tree notto beoverignition source, according to "Firelooked is Green ash"Patmore" with Resistant Plants for Home Landa rounded growth habit and yellow scapes," authored by OSU Extension fall color.

It's very cold-hardy and horticulture faculty member Amy Jo needs full sun and low water once Detweiler and Stephen Fitzgerald, a established. forestry faculty member.

There are numerous deciduous Fire-resistant plants can be damshrubs that will provide several aged or killed by the fire, but their seasons of enjoyment from flower foliage has not contributed to the bloom to fall color. The hardy shrub fire fuel. Factors that contribute to a roses are low-maintenance. Dependplant's resistance include: ing on the variety, they can either •Moist and supple leaves bloom through much of the season • Plants tend not to accumulate or just once during the season. Many dry, dead material within the plant develop the at t ract i ve rosehipsthat • Sap does not have a strong odor are appreciated during the winter and resin materials are low. months.

An irrigated, maintained lawn also The OSU publication is full serves as a fuel break. of information on groundcovers, Juniper shrubs, spreading or upperennials, broadleaf evergreen and right, are a classic example of highly deciduous shrubs, and deciduous and flammable ornamentals and could be considered the Oregon equivalent conifer trees to help plan a more fire resistant landscape. The publicaof the highly flammable California tion is available online at http J/bit. eucalyptus.

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1 small to medium head of green cabbage 2 carrots, peeled, shredded 1 red onion, peeled, thinly sliced 2 green onions, washed, ends removed, chopped 1 fresh red chile, washed, stem removed, sliced 1 /2cups mayonnaise "/4 cup Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon cider vinegar Juice of 1 lemon Pinch of sugar /2teaspoon celery seed Several dashes of hot sauce Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste In a large bowl, combine the cabbage, carrots, red onion, green onions and chile.

In a separate bowl, mix the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice and sugar and stir to blend.

Pour the dressing over the cabbage mixture and toss gently to mix.

Season the slaw with celery seed,hotsauce,saltand black pepper. Cover and chill for 2 hours in the refrigerator before serving.

Adapted from "EatThis Book: Cooking with Global Fresh Flavors" by Tyler Florence (Clarkson Potter, $32.50).

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f or b u s y o f f i c e i n Deputy Watermaster II QTew Directions" B aker City . St r o n g g$orthwest Inc. computer and organ- Baker County is acceptizat i o n a l s ki lls ing applications for the r equired. Be n e f i t s ; position of Deputy WaJOIN OUR TEAM! Salary DOE. Contact termaster II t h r ough Baker Employment OfJ uly 15, 2015. T h i s A&D Counselor fice for a full lob dep ositio n perf o r m s Residential Programs. scription and applicacomplex technical enCADC preferred. tion and s ubmit c u rg ineering d u t i e s in ((4/e will train) rent resume and three support to the Waterreferences. master i n m e a s u reFacilitator ment an d d i s b urse- Work with teen Boys THE BA KER C o unty ment of water; investiin a Residential Sheriff is currently acgates water nght comTreatment Program cepting a p p l ications plaints, a d m i n i sters for the Reserve DepOregon water l aws, COOK uty Program. Those and provides a s sisPrep, cook, serve wishing to apply may tance to the public on meals (It snacks in a pick up an application water related matters. residential program at the Baker County This is a full-time posiSheriff's O f f i c e or tion w i t h e x c e l l e nt Excellent Benefits at d ownload one f r o m benefits. Starting salEducational Training t he w e b s it e at a ry i s $ 3 , 0 8 7 p e r www.newdirectionsnw.org www.bakershenff.orq. m onth. To app l y , For details call p lease c o n t act t h e Office: RECEPTIONIST POSI541-523-7400 TION i n B a ke r City State Employment DeCell: 541-519-7472 partment a t 1575 open. M u l t i-line teleDewey Avenue, Baker LOCAL VETERINARY phone system; comCity, OR. Clinic is looking for a puter skills required.

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MONDAY, JULY 13, 2015

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

DEADLINES : LINE ADS:

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1969 1-TON Ford Dump 2-BDRM, 1 bath 3-BDRM, 2 b a t h , a t Truck 4-wd runs good Downtown. $600/mo. tached single car ga541-910-0811. $3000.00 W/S pd. No pets.

Clover Glen rage. Fenced yard. ReGarden T r a c ker w / 541-523-4435 Apartments, cently remodeled. All tiller, mowing deck & CENTURY 21 2212 Cove Avenue, appliances.W/D hook snowplow $1000.00 PROPERTY La Grande u ps. Gas h e at . N o 2-BDRM. SOME utilities Low 1970's Skeeter w / MANAGEMENT Clean & well appointed 1 smoking. Sm. petconpaid. $590/mo + dep. f orks & b uc ket No pets. 541-523-9414 & 2 bedroom units in a sidered. $895/mo + La randeRentals.com dep. 541-519-0893 $3500.00 quiet location. Housing Call Bob 541-523-2606 BEAUTIFUL UPSTAIRS for those of 62 years AVAIL. AUG. 1st. 2555 (541)963-1210 o r older, as w ell a s STUDIO. Go r g eous Grove St. 2-bdrm, 1 t hose d i s a b le d or FOR SALE: k itchen w /c u s t o m CIMMARON MANOR bath. Close to p a rk. h andicapped of a n y USED T - POSTS ( in cabinets. 10 ft ceilings $700/mo. 1st, last + ICingsview Apts. age.

Rent based on ininches): 59, 66 (heavy with ceiling fans. Laun- 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Century dep. 541-519-5716 come. HUD vouchers and light), 72(heavy), dry on site. W/S/G & Eagle Cap Realty.

120(heavy): 2.50 OBO accepted. Please call AVAILABLE AUG. 1st. lawn care p r ovided. 21, 541-963-1210 541-963-0906 U SED HO G P A N E L Close to park & down2625 Madison St. TDD 1-800-735-2900 FENCE: 34" X 16' (11 town. 2134 Grove St. 2-bdrm, 1 bath. $500/mo CLOSE TO do wntown w ire): 2 u n it s 1 5 . 0 0 $450/mo plus dep. No and EOU studio, a l l This institute is an equal Stove & fndge provided OBO. 541- 962-0380 pets/smoking.

No utilities.541-523-9057 utilities p a i d no opportuni ty provider 541-519-585 2 or smoking, no pets, coin 541-51 9-5762 Nelson Real Estate 630 - Feeds op laundry, $355/mo, Has Rentals Available! plus $3 00 d ep .

541-91 0-3696.

541-523-6485 CUTE CLEAN 1-BDRM 200 TON 1st crop Alfalfa-alfalfa grass.

Fireview gas stove ja 3x4 bales. No rain, test.

2205 3rd ¹2 $445/mo CLOSE TO EOU, Lg 3 UNION COUNTY bdrm, g re a t fo r 541-51 9-0693 No smoking No pets Senior Living SUNFIRE REAL Estate roomates all utilities Call Ann Mehaffy LLC. has Houses, Dupaid. No smoking, no 541-51 9-0698 Mallard Heights plexes & Apartments pets. $990 mo, $900 Ed Moses 541-519-1814 870 N 15th Ave for rent. Call Cheryl dep. 541-910-3696.

Elgin, OR 97827 Guzman fo r l i s t ings, ELKHORN VILLAGE CLOSE TO EOU,sm 1 541-523-7727.

APARTMENTS Now accepting applicabdrm, coin-op laundry, Senior a n d Di s a b l ed no smoking/no pets, tions f o r fed e r a l ly 752 - Houses for f unded h o using f o r Rent Union Co. Housing. A c c e pt ing $350 mo, $300 dep. t hos e t hat a re applications for those 541-91 0-3696. aged 62 years or older sixty-two years of age 2 BDRM, 2 bath, appli705 - Roommate ances incl., no smokas well as those dis- CLOSE TO EOU, sm 1 or older, and h andiWanted ing, no pets, ref. $675 capped or disabled of abled or handicapped b d , ~ ll t i liti* d, plus $500 dep. Inquire any age. 1 and 2 bedHOME TO sh are, Call of any age. Income reno smoking, no pets, at 1309 N Ave. strictions apply. Call room units w it h r e nt m e I et s t a Ik . J o coin-op laundry, $400 Candi: 541-523-6578 b ased o n i nco m e 541-523-0596 mo, $3 50 de p .

3 BD, 2 b a t h, c e n tral when available.

541-91 0-3696.

A/C, w/s/g paid, abso710 - Rooms for lutely no smoking, no Prolect phone ¹: Rent Welcome Home! p ets. $ 97 5 + dep .

541-437-0452 541-91 0-01 22 NOTICE TTY: 1(800)735-2900 THE ELMS Call All real estate advertised APARTMENTS HOUSE FOR RENT 2 h ere-in is s u blect t o (541) 963-7476 "This Instituteis an bedroom 1 & 1/2 bath, the Federal Fair Hous- The Elms Apartments is equal opportuni ty A/C, and recently reing Act, which makes GREEN TREE provi der" currently accepting m odeled located a t it illegal to a dvertise applications. We have APARTMENTS 504 Washington Ave. any preference, limitaavailable 2 bedroom 2310 East Q Avenue W alking d i stance t o tions or discnmination apartments in a clean, downtown La Grande.

La Grande,OR 97B50 based on race, color, attractive, quiet, I $850 per month Conreligion, sex, handicap, well-maintained setting.

9I tact Carla L oveland familial status or n aMost utilities are paid, 541-786-3518 tional origin, or intenAffordasble Studios, with onsite laundry 745 Duplex Rentals tion to make any such 1 & 2 bedrooms. facilities and a IN COVE, clean and spap references, l i m i t a(Income Restnctions Apply) Union Co. playground. Income c ious 2 bd r m ro w tions or discrimination.

Professionally Managed 3 BD, 1 ba, $650mo + restnctions apply and house. All appliances, We will not knowingly by: GSL Properties HUD vouchers are d ep. N o p e t s , N o plus w/d. $625mo, + accept any advertising Located Behind accepted. Please smoking. J ane's dep. (541)568-4722 or for real estate which is contact manager's office La Grande Town Center (541 )-91 0-21 38.

Rentals 541-962-7340 in violation of this law. t~ 541 523-5908 t p All persons are hereby by the office at 2920 CHARMING, LARGE 3 NICE 3 bd, 2ba, $850. informed that all dwellCa II 541-963-2641 Elm Street, Baker City bdrm, 1.5 bath duplex i ngs a d vertised a r e for an application. on the north side of PRE-RENTING BRAND available on an equal town. W/d h ookups, HIGHLAND VIEW new 2 bd, 1 bath. cenopportunity basis.

This is an equal large yard,storage Apartments tral A/C, w/s/g paid abEQUAL HOUSING opportunity provider shed, quiet neighborOPPORTUNITY solutely no smoking, hood. W/s paid. Sorry, 800 N 15th Ave no pets. $725 + dep. no pets. $900/month; Elgin, OR 97827 541-91 0-01 22. $950/deposit. 541-7866058.

Now accepting applicaTHREE BED, one bath TDD 1-800-545-1833 $895 mo. And a three tions f o r fed e r a l ly DO YOU NEED bed two bath garage funded housing. 1, 2, A LICENSED and 3 bedroom units $1295. 541-910-4444 P ROPE RTY with rent based on inMANAGER UNION 2 bcl, $650. come when available.

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3-BDRM, 1-BATH, No pets. $850.00 541-403-2551

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A PLUS RENTALS has storage units availab!e.

5x12 $30 per mo.

8x8 $25-$35 per mo.

8x10 $30 per mo.

2-BDRM, 1-BATH 3230 'plus deposit' 14th St. $550/mo + 1433 Madison Ave., D ep W / S/ G P a i d . or 402 Elm St. La 541-523-9057 Grande.

Ca II 541-910-3696 3+ -BDRM, 1 bath. Gas fireplace, all appliances including W/D. Attached American West garage, covered carport, Storage small fenced yard. No 7 days/24 houraccess smoking. Small pet neg.

541-523-4564 $800/mo. 1st, last & dep. COMPETITIVE RATES Serious applicants only Behind Armory on East 541-523-6246 and H Streets. Baker City

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541-523-2128 3100 15th St. Baker City

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BEST CORNER location for lease on A dams Ave. LG. 1100 sq. ft.

Lg. pnvate parking. Rem odel or us e a s i s .

541-805-91 23

1937 MAIN ST. 1550 sq. ft. building.

5 bdrm, 3 bath, $800/mo. t wo-story ho m e , (Neg. per length of lease) 9.77 acres, north of 541-403-1139 Summerville. Wood stove, garage, shop, SHOP FOR SALE g arden, do g r u n , 2.8 acres. Water, sewer, livestock f a c i lities, and electnc located on asture lus timber. property on Oregon St. Mountain and valley close to Hwy 7„ e dge views. $374,000. of town. Heavy indusAdditional acreage tnal property. For more available! info caII, 541-523-5351 Call for more or 541-403-2050 information or to schedule a viewing, ~541 805-0241,

2002 PALM HARBOR $287,900 P RICE RED U C E D Triple Wide 2428 sq. ft. on f.82ACRES $10,000! 3 bedroom, 2 bath m a n u f a ct ured 3 bd, 2.5 ba, shower Ilt garden t ub , w a l k -in home with 2 car carcloset, m u d / laundry port, large open floor pla n, a nd p a rtia lly rm with own deck. Big kitchen walk-in pantry, fenced yard. Well inIg. Island Ilt all applis ulated, v i n y l w in ances, storage space, dows, air conditioning.

Owner n e g o t i a b le . breakfast rm, f a mily Ilt Living rm, fire place, M ake an of f er ! lots of windows look$87,500. ing at Mtns., vaulted Anita Fager, ceilings, large covered Principal Broker, I porch, landscaped, 2 Valley Realty car metal garage Ilt 2 541-910-3393 or Bay RV metal building 541-953-4174. wired, garden building, RMLS 15519507

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32'x56' garage/shop Contact Tamara 541-51 9-6607 Tamara@TheGroveTeam com

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There's an easy way for you to sell that bicycle you no longer use. Just advertise it in classified!

L 3 bdrm, 2-1/2 bath C halet home o n 1 2 secluded acres, y et close to Cove school district. Super energy efficient with beautiful

kitchen, pantry, abund ant s t o rage, s m a l l heated shop, underground sprinklers, and wrap-around deck.

Ready to move in.

Asking $283,400 All fair offers considered CaII 541-437-0626

5 Trailer.2010 Cougar

292RICS 33ft .A/C 2-slides $22,995.

Baker City, OR 541-523-8503 o r 541-51 9-2786

Ilt chicken area, fruit Ilt flowering pine trees,

2000 CHEVY BLAZER w/ snow tires on nms and snow chains. New stereo system, hands free calling Ilt xm radio capability. 2nd owner.

Have all repair history.

Good condition! $4000/OBO 541-403-4255 2010 HONDA EX Accord In great shape! Call 541-910-7112 or 8112.

extras. Well maintained

22,800 miles. $41,800.

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2011 JEEP GRAND

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rvs/5097430655 html creek runs t h r o ugh 541-519-4575 property.

Please drive by at 930 - Recreational pick-up a flyer.

59519 Haefer Ln. Cove Vehicles CALL for showing today!

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Pnced below County assessed value BEAUTIFUL VIEW lot in Cove, Oregon. Build 702 M Avenue in y our d r ea m h o m e .

La Grande, Oregon Septic approved, elec$149,900 Adorable 3 bdrm, 1 bath tnc within feet, stream home. Large garage Ilt r unning through l o t .

A mazing v i e w s of fenced back yard. Call today for a personal mountains Ilt v a lley. showing!

3.02 acres, $62,000 208-761-4843 Sondra Rosholt, Broker John J. Howard Ilt Associates, LLC BUILD YOUR DREAM Office: 541-663-9000 HOME. Lots on quiet Celk 541-910-1357 cul-de-sac, Scorpio Dr. LG. 541-786-5674

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Legal Descnption — First Dist Add opt 1 The follwoing described l and i n s e c t io n 1 5 , T9S, R40E, WM, isto be removed from the Baker County R ural F ire D i s t rict , B a k e r to: County, Oregon. www.ore onshenffs.

This distnct includes the .h/ Northwest quarter and t he West 1/2 of t h e Published: July 6, 13, 20, Southwest quarter of and 27,2015 said Section 15. EXCEPTING T H E RE- Legal No.00041803 FROM the f o llowing LIEN FORECLOSURE areas: SALE • the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 • the area in the W e s t Pursuant to ORS 87.689 Ilt ORS 87.691.

1/2 of the Southwest 1/4, East of the West N otice i s h e rb y g i v e n b ank o f t h e S m i t h that the following deDitch scribed property per• the area in the W e s t sonal/household items 1/2 of Section 15, to will be sold at A Plus the West of the East R entals LLC, at 4 0 2 Right of Way line of Elm Street, La Grande the U.S. Hwy. 1-84 OR 97850 on July 17, • A parcel of land in the 2015 at 10:00 am to Northwest 1/4 of the satisfy liens c laimed Northwest quarter of

by A Plus Rentals LLC. s aid Section 15, d e scnbed as follows: b eginning a p p r o x i - Property Owner: Benita Williams mately 485 feet East on 60 feet South of U nit E - 1 7 le in f or $425.00 the Northwest corner of said Section; thence East, 396 feet, Publish: July 10, 13, and 15, 2015 along the South line of the H Street R.O.W.; t hence S o u th , 3 9 6 LegaI No. 00041909 feet; t hence W e s t , 396 feet; thence North 396 feet to the point of the beginning.

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The meeting will beheld in the City Council Chambers located at 1 655 F i r s t St r e e t , Baker City, Oregon.

Records referenced to establish this boundary:

large pantry, double fndge/freezer. Mid living room w/fireplace and surround sound. Awning 16', water 100 gal, tanks 59 CHEVY Impala, custom 2 door with rebuilt 50/50/50, 2 new Powertranny and turbo 350 house 2100 generators. motor. New front disc Blue Book Value 50IC!!

These little ads really ONLY ONE 1-acre Deal brakes and new front 541-519-1488 work! Join the thouand back seats. Runs Canyon Lane view lot sands of other people ln left. I n side city limits THE SALE of RVs not great! Must hear it to beanng an Oregon inappreciate. Ready for this area who are regular with sewer and water signia of compliance is body and paint. Asking t o s i t e . Ca ll B i ll users of classified.

541-272-2500 or Jodi illegal: cal l B u i lding $6,500 OBO. 541-963-9226 541-272-2900 for inforCodes (503) 373-1257.

ROSE RIDGE 2 Subdivp sion, Cove, OR. City: Sewer/VVater available.

Regular price: 1 acre m/I $69,900-$74,900.

We also provide property management. C heck out our rental link on our w ebs i t e www.ranchnhome.co m or c aII Ranch-N-Home Realty, In c 541-963-5450.

On August 7, 2015 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at t he U n i o n Co u n t y Sheriff's Office, 1109 1001 - Baker County ICAve, La Grande, OreLegal Notices gon, the defendant's ON JULY 14th, 2015 at interest will b e s o ld, 7:00 pm, t h e B a ker sublect to redemption, City Council will hold a in the r ea l p r operty commonly known as: public meeting in acc ordance w it h O R S 1712 Glacier Street, La 222.525, t o r e c e ive G rande, O r 9 7 8 5 0 . testimony concerning The court case numthe removal of the beber i s 1 5 - 0 1-49565 low descnbed property w her e J PM o r g a n from the Baker Rural Chase Bank, National

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2002 29' BIGFOOT MOTORHOME Very clean. Large slide, Generator, Furnace, AC, TV/CD player, Queen walk around bed. Solar equipped.

Lots of storage, many

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TRAILER SPACE in Union, avail. now, W/s/g. THE PERFECT 10 acre p arcel is Iust a f e w $250/mo. miles from Elgin Ilt has (541)562-5411 a beautiful view a n d p rivacy, and has r e cently been reduced to $ 171,000, cash. A l l set up with a well and s eptic s y s t em , o u t •II buildings, and a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home.

O wner i s w i l l in g t o trade for home in La 820 - Houses For Grande.

Sale Baker Co. Anita Fager, LOCATION LOCATION Principal Broker, I LOCATION Valley Realty 541-910-3393 or 541-953-4174.

RMLS 13332444

Beautifully Restored 5 bedroom, 3 bath corner lot home

$16,000 Fully loaded!

970 - Autos For Sale

795 -Mobile Home 825 - Houses for Spaces Sale Union Co. SPACES AVAILABLE,

1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE

2000 NEW VISION ULTRA 5TH WHEEL

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W ater, s e w er , g a r bage. $200. Jeri, mana ger.

La Gran d e 541-962-6246

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GREAT retail location in the Heart of Baker City!

SPECTACULAR MOUNTAIN and City views from this 2 bd and 1 $ 140, 0 0 0 b ath home o n 2 . 0 2 acres on the edge of Spacious, 3,099 sq. ft., 3-bdrm, 1 bath solid t he city. H om e f e ahome built in 1925. tures a front deck and electncal upgrade, c overed back d e c k , New low maintenance garden a r e a , RV cement stucco extenor, hookup and carport. metal roof, large porch, $99,000. detached 1-car garage.

19095 Grace Street 1,328 sq.ft. newly Baker City, OR painted full finished Marty Lien basement, walk-in Pnncipal Broker/Realtor pantry Ilt more!

John J Howard Ilt Assc.

1 block from school.

2195 Main Street.

740 3rd St. Baker City, OR 97814 North Powder 541-523-7390 office See more at: 541-51 9-6886 ce II www ziiiow com/homedetads/740 martylien©eoni.com -3rd-St-North-Powder-ORwww.lohnlhoward.com / 7////7/////342//5/ * d / /~ www. RealEstateBaker 541-523-2205 City.com

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LegaI No. 00041806 Published: July 1, 3, 6, 8, 10,13, 2015 Tri-County Cooperative Weed Management Area Board of Directors will be holding a public quarterly meeting and receiving a financial review on July 1 5th, 2015 a t 9 : 3 0 am. Th is meeting will be held at the OSU Extension Building in La G rande, Oregon l o c ated at ; 1 0 50 7 N .

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2016 PRESIDENTIALELECTION

Couple deep in tax hole Can Sanders getonN.H. need help in climbing out

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DEAR ABBY: I havejust learned that my sister's husband of 85years (I'll call him George) hasn't Pled their personal income taxesgoing back a number ofyears.This has causeda lotofstressand anxiety formy sister, who recently underwent breast cancer

were to get sick and no paper bills arrivein my mailbox, my children wouldn't know they need to be paid. ghey have my durable power of attorney) If everything arrives online, they'll have no access to that information. Bills and late fees will accumulate, and treatment. no one will be the wiser.

Apparently, he hasn't Pled because ofhis This is why I resist. Ipay many of my bills inability to organize. (His online, butI also receive pafamily has denial issues.) per documents. I know many DEAR Their professional tax companies and credit card preparer has met with both ABBY issuer s are unsympathetic of them and tried to work about reducing or eliminatout a step-by-step program, ing late fees, regardless of the but George consistently fails to meet the situation. I don't trust them to waive these deadlines. I love my sister and want to be as fees — evenifI'm desperately ill or dead. I supportive as possible, but I'm unsure what don't know how to "go paperless"and keep I can do. I have advised her to seek therapy. my children informed at the same time.

She has copies ofbusiness-related docuAbby, your column could create a national ments relating to the unftled tax periods, dialogue on this problem.

Thank you. but not enough information to ftle on her — DEBORAH IN ST. CLOUD, MINX own.

DEAR DEBORAH: Before you go paperOn top of everything else, she has several relationship issues with her children that less, make a list of all of your accounts arecausing her grv'ef.Whatelsecan Ido? and usernames and passwords. There is — HELPLESS BIG BROTHER sofbvarethat allows peopleto upload their DEAR BROTHER: Failure to file one's account information into so-called "digital taxes is a federal crime that could land your vaults" forstorage.Alternatively,theinforbrother-in-law and sister in the slammer. mation could be written down and placed That's why you should urge your sister to do with your health care and financial powers something she should have done years ago of attorney.

— take over the family finances.

To make certain that everything goes She and her husband may need more smoothly should you become incapacitated, help than their CPA has been able to give or in the event of your death, give a list of them. A group that I have mentioned in my your current digital information to someone column before is the National Association you trust, let people know who has that of Enrolled Agents iNAEAl. These are tax information, and leave instructions on how specialists — some of whom are attorneys you want things handled. and CPAs — who are specifically licensed by the Department of the Treasury. Tell your Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and sisterto contactan enrolled agent by visiting www.naea.org. Today. was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com DEARABBY: My problem concerns my or PO. Box 69440, Los Angeles,CA 90069.

To receive a collection ofAbby's most children and others who may have to deal with my ftnances or estate should I become memorable — and most frequently requested — poems and essays, send your name and ill or die.

I constantly get requestsfrom credit card mailing address, plus check or money order companies and other businesses, like utilifor $7 (US. funds) to: Dear Abby —Keepties, urging me to "go paperless.""Save a tree ers Booklet, PO. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.

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his run for mayor of Burlington to numerous campaigns for Congress, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has for more than three decades eschewed traditional party labels in his pursuit of political office, winning election after election as anindependent.

As he seeks the presidency as a Democrat, that unwillingnessto be pigeonholed could be a liabilityin New Hampshire. To get on the ballotin the first-in-the-nation primary state, candidates must fill out paperwork that requires them to identify as a registered member of a political party.

"I don't know if it will be a problem," New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner said when asked whether Sanders' independent status could keep him off the ballot.

New Hampshire officials won't take up a case against Sanders without a complaint, Gardner said. A formal challenge to Sanders' eligibility would likely make its way to the state's Ballot Law Commission, the arbiter of such questions. Former Republican U.S. Rep. Charlie Bass raised the issue of Sanders' eligibility in a recent Washington Post opinion piece.

"In short, Sanders is not a Democrat, has not been electedasa Democrat,has never served as a Democrat and cannot plausibly claim, at least in New Hampshire, to be a Democrat," Bass wrote.

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It's not as ifhis home-state Democrats are pining for a national party standardbearer: Vermont Democrats including Gov. Peter Shumlin, former Gov. Howard Dean and Sen. Patrick Leahy are all backingformer Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2016 campaign.

In Congress, Sanders caucuses with Democrats and is the party's ranking member on theSenate Budget Committee. State and national Democratic officials don't think the paperwork question will affect Sanders.

"He is a Democratic candidateforpresident,"said Ray Buckley, chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party. He said the state party would immediately go to court to have Sanders' name placed on the ballot if there is a challenge.

Sanders' spokesman Michael Briggs told The Associated Press."The senator has said that he'll do whatever it takes that he can do to qualify for the ballot."

Although New Hampshire's form asks candidatesto declare theirparty registration, Vermont is one of a number of states where votersdo notregisterwith a party. Candidates, however, must consent to run in a specific party's primary, said Chris Winters, Vermont's deputysecretary ofstate.

In Sanders' 2006 and 2012 elections to the U.S. Senate, he consented to run in the Democratic primary. After getting the most votes in that contest, Sanders then rejected the nomination and ran as an independent in the general election, Winters said.

In the past, Sanders often has said he doesn't see enough daylight between Democrats and Republicans, arguing that both are too aligned with moneyed interests.

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