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It will be a longroad to recovery, but Joseph Vaughan, 23, of Elgin surprised the medical stafF at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Wash., when he woke up from a chemicallyinduced coma after three weeks and began walking with the aid of a walker and physical therapists at his srde.

Though he has no memory of it, Vaughan was critically injured on June 21 when he was traveling east on Highway 82 and drove his pickup through the left side of a Rogator field sprayer driven by Earnie Parsons, also of Elgin. Vaughan was transported by Life Flight to the Washington hospital for emergency surgery.

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La Grande District Ranger Bill Gamble introduces a large group of stakeholders to the East Face Project that will reduce the risk of standreplacing fire, while improving habitat for wildlife and protecting watersheds necessary for agriculture and recreation.

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By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

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The pristine, high altitude Anthony Lake area is a destination for skiers, fishers, hikers and backpackers. The U.S. Forest Service in partnership with state and private landowners, seeks to reduce the risk of fire by reducing overstocked forests.

ANTHONY LAKE — Getting forests healthy is a mission of the federal and state governments and private landowners. The East Face project near Anthony Lake will treatoverstocked forestwhile keeping stakeholder interests in mind.

With the Powder Valley in the background, La Grande District Ranger Bill Gamble led a tour recently of about 30 people through the proposed East Face Project.

He said at the southeast corner,

which includes the Twin Mountain Roadless Area, there is a high fire risk. Here, he said the plan calls forstrategicfuelbreaks in a part oftheforestthathistorically had a lot of wildfire activity and is prone to lightning.

'The easternedge ofthe ridgeline of this warm, dry forest escaped several fire cycles," Gamble sald.

Without fire, the stands are choked with small growth. Gamble saidthe prescription forthe steep slopeadjacentto ForestRoad 73 is SeeProject / Page 5A

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WASHINGTON — The $659 million border stabilization bill introduced Tuesday

by House Republicans does not include emergency funding to fight wildfires, unlike previousproposalsfrom President Obama and Senate Democrats.

The GOP plan, unveiled by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers,

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BillTheissen is set up to be the Morgan Lake camp host through the end of September.

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Bill Theissen, 65, has done a lot in his life.

He fought in Vietnam, has traveled the country and enjoys time with his grandkids.

This summer, though, he is slowing down to enjoy the pace of life at Morgan Lake.

Theissen arrived in La Grande last week and says the first week as the camp host volunteer has

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"Peopleareready forit,"he said."Mostpeople aresaying, 'We're glad you're here."'

The La Grande City Council discussed earlier this year placing a camp host at the lake to help parks stafFwith cleanup and to SeeTheissen / Page 5A

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DAtLY PLANNER TODAY Today is Wednesday, July 30, the 211th day of 2014. There are 154 days left in the year.

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On July 30, 1975, former Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa disappeared in suburban Detroit; although presumed dead, his remains have never been found.

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY In1729, Baltimore, Maryland, was founded.

In1864, during the Civil War, Union forces tried to take Petersburg, Va., by exploding a gunpowder-laden mine shaft that had been dug out beneath Confederate defense lines.

In 1932, the Summer Olympic Games opened in Los Angeles.

In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill creating a women's auxiliary agency in the Navy known as "Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service" WAVES for short.

In 1945, the Portland class heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine during World War II; only 316 out of some 1,200 men survived.

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Medicare bill, which went into effect the following year.

In 1990, British Conservative Party lawmaker lan Gow was killed in a bombing claimed by the Irish Republican Army.

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City councilwoman Michelle Miles said new owners The Elgin City Council ofthepropertiespurchased The Elgin City Council voted Monday to pay for the the property on good faith voted Monday to send equipment purchased for the Elgin Opera House air letters to property owners conditioning unit to buy the city council and the opera that the land was clear.

"If we're going to lien who have past due chip seal house board some time to work out finances. To read the assessments. story, log on to www.lagrandeobserver.com. property then we need to go The letters will ask propto the original property ownerty owners for payment councils have not done much lawsuits that way." ers at the time of the chip "If you have a lien against seal assessment," Miles said. or risk having a lien put on to get the funds from these their property.

A letter will be sentout to accounts and, in the meansomeone, they have to clear Approximately 30 past time, the accounts have been the lien if they want to sell theownersoftheproperliesat charged8percent interest. their property," Linville said. the time of the chip seal and due accounts totaling about The council discussed putThe council discussed it theywill have 30 days to make $35,000 is owed fiom a proja payment. Ifnothingis heard ect as old as 1997. The money tingliens on the properties, would be unfair for a lien came fiomarevolvingfund even if the original owners backfium the owners within to be put on the property if have movedon,buttheidea the title has changed hands 30days, that went toward chip sealthecitycould follow ingroads in the Elgin area. since the assessment. Adwas shot down by several up by taking the account to ''We need to decide how ditionally, some owners have collections, which will take the council members and some to move forward," Mayor audience members who said, diedand the money may be total balance owed and add 45 Brent Linville said. Past city "you'regoing togeta lotof lost from those accounts. percent fortheirservices.

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released • Susan Frashier discharged within last 24 hours from La Grande hospital

By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

Susan Frashier, one of the victims from an alleged assault last week, has been dischargedfrom the hospital as of Wednesday morning.

According to Mardi Ford, spokesperson at Grande Ronde Hospital, Frashier was reportedly in fair condition last Friday and has been dischargedfrom the hospital within the last 24 hours.

Frashier and her husband, Harry Frashier, both in their 70s,were allegedly attacked by their grandson, Scott Allen Kassell, 25, with a knife last Wednesday.

The Frashiers were at their residence on Hot Lake Lane on July 23 when Kassell allegedly attacked them for unknown reasons, according to police. The couple were both taken to the hospital.

Harry Frashier was released

by Thursday.

Kassell was arraigned last Thursday on charges of firstdegree assault, three charges of second-degree assault and two chargesofthird-degree assault and facesup to 85 years in jail.

Kassell is being held at the Union County jail on

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Royal's selection is a salute to the work he has done for many years to help put on the fair's annual senior

By Dick Mason breakfast.

Themeal isprovided free The Observer each year during the fair's senior day.

La Grande Safeway Food & Drug, Gordon Royal of La Grande has received at least two stunning phone which Royal has managed since 1996, callsin thepastyear is the sponsor of the breakfast. Between 400 and 800 meals have been served at Last September, Royal got a phone call with news that was both shockthe breakfasteach ofthepast17 years. ing and unsettling. Royal The breakfast atthisyear'sfair learned that a cougar will be served from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m .

Thursday. was spotted under a travel trailer at his home.

Royalsaid he isproud to berecogThe cougar was quickly nizedforhissupportofthisportion of the Union County Fair. dispatched by police and "Our fair is huge to this community.

Royal wi l d l ife officials before it did any harm.

All of Union County gets behind it," he A month ago, Royal received another sald. surprising phone call. This time he Royal, who grew up in Pendleton, learnedhe was toreceive a memorable started working as a clerk at the La Grande Safeway in 1980. He left in salute from his community.

Royalwas told hehad been named 1989 to receive management training the grand marshal of the Union from the company before returning in County Fair Parade, which starts at 1996.

7 p.m. today.

Royal enjoys sharing informa"To berecognized as a partofthe tion about the history of Safeway in community is a tremendous honor," Northeast Oregon and has a collection of photos of old Safeway stores, includsaid Royal, who will ride in one of the ing one in Joseph. He noted that more lead cars in the parade with his wife, Gaylene. than 60 years ago, La Grande had

coverage in Go! Magazine BAND REUNITES FOR '60S EXTRAVAGANZA And 8 p.m. Thursday, The Sceptres will be pickin' and rockin' that decade back to their hometown La Grande at the Union County Fair.

FEARLESS COW DOGS DEMONSTRATE AT FAIR Marvin Pierce of Pierce's Cow Dogs will lead demonstrations on the use of cow dogs at the fair. He is set to give demonstrations at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

multiple small Safeway stores.

La Grande's first large Safeway store was built at Adams Avenue and Fourth Street more than 60 years ago about where Cook Memorial Library is today.

Safeway moved to its present location in 2001, Royal said.

The parade Royal will preside over starts in the 1600 block of Adams Avenue and will run west to Max Square Park. The parade is being arranged by the Delta Epsilon Sorority and sponsored by the Union County Fair Association.

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Kassel has two prior criminal incidents, one charging battery with a deadly weapon and another for trespassing. Both incidents were from Nevada.

ContactCherise Kaechele at 541-786-4234or ckaechele C lagrandeobserver.com.

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GRAIN REPORT Soft white wheat — July $6.92; August, $6.92; September, $6.92 Hard red winter — July, $749; August, $749; September, $749 Dark northern springJuly, $8.22; August, $8.22; September, $8.22 Barley — July, r58; August, r58; September,

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QUOTE OFTHE DAY "An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty."

— Sen.Eugene McCarthy (1916-2005)

ENTERPRISE — A report fiom Wallowa County District Attorney Mona Williams has identified the cause of death of two people killed in a single-vehide accident last week.

Sean Alan Dean, 21, and Barry Lee Anderson, 23, were killed after a pickup truck driven by Dean crashed into a power pole and landed in Prairie Creek Thursday. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

Williams'reportidentifies the cause ofdeath as dmwning.

Dean had attended Enterprise High School and was living in Bothell, Wash. Anderson was living in Enterprise.

Three other passengers were treated for injuries.

Myranda McFetridge, 19, of Enterprise was flown to a hospital in Boise, Idaho, the night of the crash. James Cade Steen, 22, and Dyland Leland Stephens, 22,weretreatedfor injuries at Wallowa Memorial

Hospital and released.

Williams said the cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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LOCAL BRIEFING From stag reports

Bicyclist struck by car Tuesday morning

man was struck by an Elgin the situation involving the woman. shelter and the new county The bicyclist suffered courthouse and field quesundisclosed injuries and was tions fiom those in the taken by La Grande Fire audience. A live stream of the Department ambulance to the event will be hosted through Grande Ronde Hospital.

The Observer's website at The motorist was uninjured, www.lagrandeobserver.com. and her vehicle sustained Land trust sets minor damage.

A 72-year-old Elgin man was struck by a car Tuesday morning while riding his bicycle on Highway 82.

The name of the victim is not beingreleased until family has been notified, according to police. His condition and the extent ofhis injuries is not beTown hall focuses ingreleased at this time. on shelter's future The man was riding his bicycle southbound on the A town hall about Shelnorthbound shoulder near ter From the Storm and its Philberg Road at approximate- future will be held at 7 p.m.

Thursday in the Community ly 7:30 a.m. Witnesses said that the bicyclist swerved into Room of Cook Memorial the northbound traKc and the Library. A panel will discuss

annual barbecue

JOSEPH — The Wallowa Land Trust annual picnic barbecue will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Ice Creek Shelter at Wallowa Lake State Park. The day will celebrate Land Trust successes with fiiends and music. Burgers

and drinks will be provided.

People are asked to bring a side dish or dessert. People should RSVP to info@vailowa landlrust.org.

PFLAG meets

Thursday evening Union County Parents and Families of Lesbians and Gays'August meeting will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Shelter From the Storm, 1111 Fifth St. Members will vote on edits to the chapter bylaws at this meeting. A social hour will follow.

PFLAG's monthlyboard game night will be fiom

Blue Mountains Conservancy's next Heart of the Blues outing is at 7 p.m. tonight. Mike Burton will give a talk on the history of agriculture in the Grande Ronde Valley.

The event will take place at the old pioneer cemetery on MountGlen Road.The

talk will last 20 to 30 minutes, with time afterward for questions.

This event is fiee. People areasked to meet atRiversidePark at 6:45 p.m. to carpool,asparking atthe cemetery is limited.

For more information, contact Blue Mountains Conservancy Coordinator Sue M iller at541-786-2665,sue@ bluemountainsconser vancyorg or visit the Blue Mountains Conservancy website 41uemountainscon servancyorgl or Facebook page iwwwfacebook.com/ bluemountainsconservancyl.

in a person, and there were many widow women that he made sure were Twidwell ta ken care of.

He could disassemble cars, motors or whatever that needed"fixin'," then put it back together in working order, but sometimes there would be a can ortwo of"extraparts."

One ofhis prides in the summer was his "hundredacre" garden, which he wouldshareifpeople needed it.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Lorraine; his parents, James and Sophia Twidwell; sisters, Zella Conner, Naomi Perry and Elva Quinland; brothers, Jim, Gerald, Barney and

Wilfied Twidwell plus two infant brothers; son, Kenny Twidwell; and son in laws, Jim Smith and Les Brasure.

Survivors include a sister, Dee Kennedy of Anchorage, Alaska; daughters, Karen Smith, Kathie Twidwell and Marty Sasser of La Grande;daughter-in-law, Juli Twidwell and Dan Izzo of The Dalles; sister-in-law, Neila Dalbeck of Jacksonville Fla., six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Damascus Road Ministries of La Grande in care of Daniels-Knopp Funeral Cremation & Life Celebration Center. To view the full obituary and sign the online guest book, visit www.daniel sknopp.com.

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 14 at Bear Mountain Pizza. People are asked to invite their fiiends and bring theirfavorite board orcard game to share.

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Lola A. Suitter, 78, of La Grande, died Tuesday at her residence. A full obituary will be published later.

Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

wife, Susan; daughter, Carrie Holmes, and her husband, Andy Thomas, Holmes of Irrigon; son, Cory Lara, and his wife, Shannon, of Ridge Crest, Calif.; sister, Judy Wagoner, and her husband, Miron, of Cove; ive grandchildren and four f nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Douglas and Betty; sister, Joann Sink; and nephew, Shawn Cockron.

Online condolences to the family may be made at www.lovelandfuneralchapel. com.

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La Grande 1944-2014 Thomas Michael Holmes, 69,ofLa Grande,died July 26 at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Island City Cemetery. A reception will follow at Community Connection at 11:30 a.m.

Thomas was born Oct. 2, 1944, in La Grande to Douglas Gene and Betty Lou iPowelll Holmes. He attended Ackerman Elementary Schooland graduated from La Grande High School. He thenattended Blue Mountain Community College and received a bachelor's degree in science and diesel mechanics. He served the country while in the United States Armyin 1967. Thomas was married to Cheryl Leader from 1983to 1987.He later married Susan Vess in 1989.

Thomas worked for the La Grande Nickel for 24 years and the La Grande Observer for 18 years.

Thomas loved cars. He enjoyed driving them, working on them and building them.

He was also a carpenter and remodeled his home. He liked to build and work on computers, boating, four-wheeling and motorcycling. He was a member of the La Grande Eagles and American Legion.

Thomas is survived by his

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Arrested: Gillian Lauren Anderson, 25, unknown address, was arrestedTuesday on two Union County warrants: 1) Charging failure to appear with an original charge of false information to police. 2) Charging secret indictment warrant on an original charge of theft of services. Athird warrant out of Baker County charged contempt of court on an original charge of unlawful possession of a firearm.

Arrested: Thomas Raymond Carroll,31, Boardman, was arrested Wednesday on a Morrow

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Roundy, 65, died July 27 after a six-year battle with leukemia. His final months were spent in his hometown, Joseph, where fiiends and family surrounded him and he could enjoy the mountains that he loved.

Mass will be celebrated in his honor at 1 p.m. Friday at Saint Katherine Catholic Church in Enterprise, with a potluck gathering to follow at Russell's at the Lake.

He was born April 18, La Grande 1949, in La Grande to Car1976-2014 lyle and Edna Roundy, and he graduatedin 1967 fiom Shane PatJoseph High School. He then rick Nelson, 38, graduatedfrom Oregon State of La Grande, University before moving on died July 14 at to the Oregon Health and his residence.

Science University for mediNelson A celebration of cal school. In addition, he life service was completed a family practice held July 18 at the Island residency fi'om the UniversiCity Lighthouse Pentecostal ty of Washington in Yakima.

Church.

His professional life was Shane was born on Jan. 13, spent as an emergency room 1976, in La Mirada, Calif., to physician at Sacred Heart Ben Nelson and Carol BouMedical Center in Spokane, langer. He lived in Southern Wash., where he worked California, Seaside and from 1978 until his retireLa Grande. ment in 2012. In this posiShane was employed at tion, he was passionate about Industrial Customs and teaching and helped many La Grande Stereo and Music. healthcareprofessionals He enjoyed his family, ridincluding nurses, paramedics ing his bike, skateboarding, and medical students build God, teaching kids Jiu-Jitsu, their skills. In addition, in teachingself-defense classes, the early 1980s, he helped snowboarding and playing develop Heart-Flight, which his guitar. He won Jiu-Jitsu was the first helicopter transChampionship gold medals. port program to serve Sacred Shane is survived by his Heart Medical Center. He then served as the medical son, Ross of Walla Walla, directorofHeart-Flight and Wash.; daughter, Araya of La Grande; father, Ben laterthe co-medical director Nelson of La Grande; sisters, of MedStar.

Amy Van Leuven and her Russ was an accomplished spouse, Travis, of La Grande, outdoorsman fi'om an early and Elaine Nelson, Cindy age and hunted with rifles as well as bow and arrow. FishNelson and Carrie Nelson, all of Hesperia, Calif.; and 16 ing was one ofhis earliest nieces and nephews. passions, and Russ was an He was preceded in death active member of the Inland by his mother, Carol Frazier.

Empire Fly Fishing Club.

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family may be made at www.lovelandfuneralchapel com.

In addition to these pursuits Russ was an avid birdwatcher who particiRoundy pa t ed annually in the Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count and had an impressive"life list" ofbird species worldwide.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Deborah, and their three children, Andrew, Katherine and James, as well as his mother, Edna, and two brothers, Keith and Steve.

In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family has requested that funds be donated in Russ' name to the Wallowa Valley Healthcare Foundation in thanks for all of their support in his care in his final months.

Marvin E Tmidmelf La Grande 1925-2014 Marvin E. Twidwell, 89, a lifelong resident of La Grande, died July 27 at his home.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Island City Cemetery.

Viewing will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Daniels-Knopp Funeral Cremation & Life Celebration Center.

Marvin was born Jan. 1, 1925, in La Grande to Twidwell, one of 11 children.

He served in the U.S. Army in World War II, receiving an honorable discharge and the PurpleHeart forhis service.

On Dec. 2, 1947, he married Lorraine Novak, of The Dalles.

The couple raised three children, Kenny, Karen and Kathie. Marvin worked most of his life in the timber industry, retiring from the Elgin Boise Cascade stud mill in

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Gov. John Kitzhaber wanted Triz delaRosa fired as Cover Oregon's chief operating ofFicer in March as part ofhis efFort to clean up the agency. She was unwilling to take the blame.

The result was a nearly $68,000 payofFto keep her quiet and prevent her from suing the state. The state agreed to give her a neutral job reference, and she agreed not to "make disparaging public statements to news media outlets." She continued to work and collect her salary until mid-May. This unsavory behind-the-scenes saga, reported

by The Oregonian's Nick Budnick last week, reveals a governor more concerned with political cover than with discovering what went wrong and squaring with taxpayers. His March housecleaning included accepting the resignation of Bruce Goldberg, who had taken leave from his position as director of the Oregon Health Authority to lead Cover Oregon.

The governor also asked the Cover Oregon board to fire delaRosa and Chief Information OfFicer Aaron Karjala.

K arjala resigned March 31,but delaRosa challenged the state. In an April 7 letter to Goldberg and Cover Oregon board Chair Liz Baxter, she defended her tenure and said she wasn't willing to be the "scapegoat" or see her"reputation publicly harmed."

She wrote that problems began while the Health Authority controlled the website's development, and that her ofFice regularly briefed relevant parties and the governor's stafF, which was unwilling"to confront the problems which we were reporting."

The settlement between the state and delaRosa also requires that she "will continue to comply with the terms of the Confidentiality Statement of Understanding she signed at the time ofhire with regard to protecting from disclosure to unauthorized parties any information assessed or maintained during the course ofher employment at Cover Oregon."

Finger-pointing has become the name of the game in the aftermath of the Cover Oregon fiasco, leaving the public whipsawed between conflicting accounts about who is to blame. Paying for silence from those accused of responsibility is the opposite of the transparency so desperately needed.

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e avin anin e i hen I found myself single with three small children 12 years ago, I never dreamed I'd fall in love. Not with another man, but with my clients. My elderly clients.

I got into the insurance business much like others do — not by design.

My schooling was in natural resources, but as a single mom faced with raising three children, I entered the insurance industry strictly for financial reasons.

What I found surprised me.

Writing Medicare policies brings me in touch with people in their 60s to their 90s. Some are disabled and eligible for Medicarebeforethen.

The first client who stole my heart was Nellie March, a gracious lady in her 80s. Her family had just moved her to La Grande. She no longer drove, so when she called, I went to her. She explainedevery photograph aswe toured her new home. We used to sit at her kitchen table and visit at great lengths.

Never once did Nellie let me leave without sending me with a generous piece of her fabulous zucchini bread.

The second was Josephine Anderson, a precious lady who had cared for her disabled husband for years."Jo" was alone now and homebound. She spent hours crocheting and telling me stories until I would have to cut her short because of appointments waiting for me at the office. When a stranger showed up on her doorstep to sell her an insurance plan, she unsuspectingly fell for it. It took me weeks to reverse the damage. She, needlessly, felt forever in my debt. I still have the treasures she crocheted for me.

I met Dexter Terry, then in his early

from that day forward and I would drop everything to take his phone calls.

Dexter's guardian angel was Lynn Beth Stewart is the co-owner of Henderson. Lynn often drove Dexter on Valley Insurance in La Grande. his errands, which included a visit or two My Voice columns should be to my office. Lynn had his own health 500 to 700 words.

Submissions should issues, and I helped him with his Mediinclude a portraitcare policies and questions. When Lynn called the office — and it was often — we type photograph of all recognized his voice immediately. He the author. Authors also should include always made me smile, especially when he ended his calls with"Love you." I their full name, age, occupation don't know if that was by habit or not. and relevant organizational Either way, it always made my day. memberships.

We edit submissions for brevity, No doubt one of my favorites was Ed Bayly of Cove, who we lost only weeks grammar, taste and legal reasons.

Send columnsto La Grande ago atage 87.Ed was afellow CaliforObserver, 1406 5th St., La Grande, nian, his daughters born in the same hospital where I was born. Ed was a Ore., 97850, fax them to 541-9637804 or email them to acutler@ gentle soul with the heart of an activist.

He and I shared the same ideals and lagrandeobseIver.com. love for nature. Much of my landscaping at home is testament to Ed and his 60s, when I was a brand new agent. Dex- family's green thumbs. From the first ter's diabetes had blinded him, so he, too, day we met, Ed and I shared mutual no longer drove. When I arrived at his admirationand respect foreach other.

The downside of working with elderly home, I remember following Dexter past his mother and two cockatiels in the livclients is that you lose them. It's not the ing room, through the kitchen, out onto loss ofbusiness one mourns, but the hole that's left in your heart. It is one of the back porch, and down a dark stairthe hazards of my job. We have lost all way to the basement. We ducked past ofthese precious people.And thereare aheavy blanket,presumably draped to others — names like Ewald and Edna keep out the cold winter air.

Irecallthefearthatcame over me Kehr, Bob and Pat Gruis, Enid Sipp and herson Clayton.Iadded my own that day, thinking I may never emerge.

After explaining his options and talking mother to this list just weeks ago. intohistape recorder so hecould refer These are people who have left an indelible mark on my soul. And while back to our conversation,Iwasrelieved to find an intelligent, conscientious man they were allsoappreciativeofm y efforts on their behalf, it is unquestionably who was dealt a bad hand, but coped with grace. Dexter trusted me implicitly me who was blessed by them.

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VAUGHAN Continued from Page1A lung. According to his mother, Shara Hindman, the doctors performeda tracheotomy and brain surgery to relieve swelling in his brain. They also put him onafeeding tube and put him into an induced coma to keep him still and unable tofeelacute pain.

Despite serious head traum a, Vaughan had no facial lacerations to indicate he had been in a horrific accident.

'That's the weirdest thing," Hindman said."He has a hole in the top ofhis head for a probe to monitor his brain pressure, and he has a little scar on the left side ofhis eye where he was cut, but they stitched that."

His head surgery was performed through the roof ofhis mouth and his eyebrow and the inner eyelid ofhis lower lid, she said.

"Otherwise, there's nothing to show for it. His eyebrow will grow back and you won't even see it," Hindman said.

"It's awesome. They put him back together, and there's no evidence. He looks awesome."

Two weeks into his induced coma, the doctors allowed him to come to a conscious state, but his brain startedto swellagain,sothey put him back into an induced coma for another week.

Then on July 15, he started to wake again, and the physical therapists attempted to get him on his feet to walk, but he couldn't stand on his own. They put him back to bed and planned to try again the next day.

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More information Friends may send cards to Vaughan at the Hindman ranch, 69519 Chumos Road, Elgin 97827. A benefit rifle shoot will be held at the La Grande Gun Club on Aug. 23. To participate, call Rian Thompson at 541-786-2064. and muscle in the hospital," Hindman said."He used to be very, very strong,butfiom layingin bed in the hospital, he lost 50 pounds and all his muscle. He looked like a little, old man. Just skin and bones."

The next day, Vaughan was determined to stand on his thin frame with the help of a walker and physical therapists. His mother was standingby to videorecord the celebrated moment.

"This time, he could stand straight," she said.'They put a walker in front of him and offhe went. He made one trip down the hall and back to the ICU department. He walked right through the middle of the doctors that were doing their rounds, standing there with their computers and roller trays. They were just shocked, cheering him on. I was in tears."

Vaughan's head injuries have affected his vision.

"He had double vision at first, but now he just has blurry vision," Hindman said.

"He lost his peripheral vision in his right eye, which is the part ofhis face that was all broken up. His memory is not good yet. He still has swelling in his brain, but every day he gets better, I'm told. I've seen it. I believe it."

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Continued ~om Page1A to use helicopters to thin out the overstocked timber. In doing so, the Forest Road 73would become saferforevacuationand the foresteasiertom anage for wildfires.

Silviculturist Bob Clemens said the hillside is covered in grand fir, pinegrass, huckleberries, Douglas fir, ponderosa pine and western larch.

"The objectiveisto reduce the grand fir, open up the stand, and make the seralspeciesmore resilienttofire," Clemens said.

Gamble said this would also encourage trees to grow larger.

Some voiced concern that treating the area with helicopters would not be economically viable and there wouldn't be enough timber harvest to pay for the work.

"Not each thing has to pay for itself," said John Laurence, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest supervisor."As we move through the day, we will see what's going to work project-wide."

Curt Martin ranches in the Powder Valley and said without a mill in North Powder family-wage jobs are scarce. aWe need to look at the local rural economy," he said."There's a huge work force that needs that opportunity."

Martin said he wants to make sure the watershed within the East Face Project isprotected.

"Our watershed allows us to irrigate, recreateand supports aquatichabitat," Martin said."If we lose the watershed and the ability to irrigate, it would destroy the agriculture of North Powder.

I don't know if it could go on existing.

Agriculture is our only economy."

Martin said he supports thinning the timbertoreduce therisk ofcatastrophic fire. aWe need to establish fire breaks around the sub-basin watersheds so we don't lose allofEastFace,"he said.

Martin said after a fire, sediment and debris would compromise irriga-

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"Recent climate change makes these forestvulnerable,"Laurence said. aWe've had a substantial change in precipitation in the last 20 to 50 years.

Water managers need to think about storage."

Chris Heffernan also ranches in the Powder Valley. He said water users should be looking at new ditch catch sediment basins to plan for the worst. aWe need to think about what can we do as water users and ranchers in emergency situations," Heffernan said.

The groupmoved up theroad to the Floodwater Flat neighborhood where private cabins are on public land, creating a unique timber management need. The area has a dense stand of subalpine fir and spruce that was heavily thinned in the past. The East Face Project callsforextending thearea thinned in order to protect the cabins from being lost to wildfire.

Gamble said the Forest Service wants to engage the cabin owners in the conversation how best to treat the stand while making their houses more defensible from wildfire. He said changing shake roofs for metal and clearing trees away from the cabins are

preliminary steps.

"This is a high value recreation area with campgrounds, picnic areas and the Anthony Lakes Ski Area. This is where fire alteration and esthetics meet fire resiliency," Gamble said.

Assistant Fire Management Officer Mike Johnson said reducing surface fuels and the majority ofladder fuels will slow down a fire. However, no structureistotally safe. aWe want to expand the treatment, but notbe asaggressiveasthelast time to make it more natural appearing," Johnson saTd. The ground beneath the subalpine fir tends to be marshy, so Johnson said there's never a window when it is not too wet or too hot. Subalpine fir doesn't do well with fire, so instead of using prescribed understory burning, the prescription calls for using a slash buster to manage the thinned debris and leave the chips on the ground to decayand become partofthesoil.

Gamble said the"cold"foresttype can't be managed commercially. It has a short growing season and access is restric ted.The goalisforthetreatment to retain the forest viewshed while providinga fuelbreak.

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of the lake's rules, like no camping for more than seven days.

"Bill's also done a lot of litter cleanup," Continued from Page1A Spencesaid."It'sa big dealbecause the city hasn't been able to have staff up here but a help deter visitors from violating rules. The city's Parks and Recreation Advisory Commit- couple days a week." tee recommended putting a host there after In the week that he's been at Morgan Lake, neighbors raised concerns about vandalism, Theissen stresses that he's not working alone.

"I'm not the only eyes and ears," he said. loud partying and litter atthelake.

'The neighbors have wanted someone up "People are willing to stop." here for a while," said Stu Spence, parks and Already, visitors have provided him with recreationdirector. detailed descriptions of people and license When the council opted to move forward plate numbers of those violating the 5 mph with the host, the city budget about $6,500 speed limit and other regulations. for the job. While the host is a volunteer, City Theissen said the weekend was a busy one.

"There is a lot of partying going on," he Manager Robert Strope said the city does have to provide things like fuel and sewer said."The weekends are very popular." disposal.

For the most part, though, people are aWe dohave toprovidecertain things," respectful of the rules, making Theissen's Stropesaid."There are some costsassociated job relatively easy. He tries to get most ofhis with it." work finished in the morning. Then, he gets City stafF said they believe this is the first some R&R in the afternoon, embracing his time a host has been set up at Morgan Lake, hobbies of woodworking, painting and sketchbut it's not Theissen's first rodeo; he's been a mg.

"I'm 65-years-young and I don't walk at camp host before. He came to La Grande in his pickup and trailer with his dachshund, a rapidpace anymore. Istop and smell the Cinnamon, from Lake Cascade, Idaho. La roses," he said."It's glorious. It's a great spot Grande's Morgan Lake, though, is one of the here." "grandest" sights he's seen.

Spencesaid he ispleased to have a hostat The Vietnam veteran spends his winters the lake. aWe'vebeen ableto addressissuesrightoff in Round Rock, Texas, where he has lived forseveraldecades.He'sno stranger tothe the batinstead ofafterpeople come tous,"he Northwest, though. Theissen grew up in the sald.

Spokane Valley. His parents lived out their final days in Joseph, he said.

ContactKelly Ducote at 541-786-4230 or Theissen's work includes making contact kducote@lagrandeobserver com.Follow Kelly with visitors and making sure they are aware on Twitter @IgoDucote.

FUNDS Continued from Page1A north without their parents, many to escape political unrest and violence in their own countries.

sured him the U.S. Forest Serviceand the otherfederal land-management agencies charged with suppressing wildfires still have about

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firefighting budgets. aWe also know that they're Obama's $3.7 billion prospending it rapidly because posal included $600 million in of the intensity of this fire emergencywildfi re funding, season,"Walden said. while the $3.57 billion plan Rogers promised to keep an eyeon thefi refighting put forward last week by Senate Appropriations Chair- accounts, Walden said. The woman Barbara Mikulski, border bill provides fundD-Md., included $615 million ing only through the end of to help fight the fires ravaging the Pacific Northwest.

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W aldenreiterated the need to reform how wildfire suppressionispaid for,an idea that enjoys significant bipartisansupport from lawmakers across the West.

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• Wallowa County 4-Hers learn leadership skills in Washington, D.C. Katy Nesbitt

was hot and humid, typical for the Mid-Atlantic, but a ENTERPRISE — When far cry from the climate of two Wallowa County kids go Northeast Oregon.

"Itmade me appreciate our to Washington, D.C., a whole strange world unfolds. air," Barney said.

Deidre Schreiber and They had some free time, Jalyn Barney, both entering so they rode the D.C. Metro eighthgrade,gottheidea lightrailand busesto getto to go to the 4-H Leadership Georgetown. Schreiber said Washington Focus, a four-day she had seen Georgetown experience of communication, Cupcakes on TV and had to collaboration, confidence and go to the source. critical thinking, last fall.

While in the neighborhood, Schreiber's mother, Debi, Courtesy photo they went to the high-end is the Wallowa County 4-H Jalyn Barney and Diedre Schreiber attended the 4-H LeadershipWashington Focus inWashington, D.C. grocer, Dean and Deluca.

Extension agent.

There, they saw morel mush''When my mom went to rooms, straight from Oregon. first horse, under a mounted day," Barney said. state level. a bit.

"They were $25 an ounce," policeman, Schreiber said "It makes you appreciate "And we talked about how "Itwas to help do better D.C. last year," she said, "another Extension agent fiiend Barney said. they felt a little more at where you live," Schreiber we felt about everything," public speaking," Barney of hers told her about it and From there, they journeyed home.

Schreiber said. sald. sald. ''We learned to work better Jalyn and I wanted to go, Another reminder of home Back at the National 4-H One of the break-out down to the Capitol Mall to too." the Smithsonian to see the Hotel, the kids got down to exercises divided the kids, with people," Schreiber said. was at the World War II They said they baked, original American flag.

Memorial, where there were business. Schreiber said they basedon theirpersonalities, The kids said they want to frosted, sold and delivered Barney said they wanted bronze stars and wreaths were split into groups and intofour groups — directors, take what they learned and cookie grams and collected did avariety ofice-breakers, thinkers, realtors and social- do a leadership workshop for to go up the Washington made at Joseph's Valley returnablebottlesand cans, M onument, but having been Bronze foundry. exercises in cultural diversity izers, Schreiber said. local 4-Hers.

"There is a star for every and Barney's mother, Vixen and team building.

The delegates were asked Of the overall experience, closedso long forrepairsfol100 Americans killed in the After their adventures, to give impromptu speeches "It was awesome," Barney Radford, taught a horse clinic lowing an earthquake, there to raise money to pay for war," Barney said. the kids had reflection on their passion and drive, sald. is a year-long wait.

"As soon as Igotthere I their trip.

"But we took tons of picThe city is busy compared groups.

Schreiber said,todevelop ''We talked about what didn't want to leave," When Schreiber and Bara skill encouraged through tures," Barney said. to Wallowa County, and the ney arrived in Washington, it W hen they found their kids got bumped and jostled would happen on the next 4-H at the club, regional and Schreiber said.

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Piano aficionados Brady Goss and Martin Gerschwitz team up with Darrell Brann on guitar Thursday at the OK Theatre in Enterprise.

Tickets are $10. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show is at 8 p.m.

Local legend Goss was describedfrom an early age asa piano phenom. Today, he is recog-

nized as an electrifying entermaking a repeat performance in tainer. Those who have witnessed Enterprise. Last winter, he drew his live shows are awed by his in the crowds to Lear's Main formidablekeyboard speed and Street Pub and Grill and returns soulful vocals loaded with passion for this one-night show. that keeps fans of all ages wantBrann is known in Wallowa ing more. Goss tours the country County for making music with his wife, Christin, and his brothspecializing in honky tonk piano in the vein of Jerry Lee Lewis. ers on the East Coast. His guitar style is said to complement any Gerschwitz, formerly of Iron Maiden and The Animals, is style of music.

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ENTERPRISE — Wallowa Resources and the HAWK Stewardship Interns host"Six Weeks in the Wallowas: An intern's experience" where high school interns share their experiences about working for Wallowa Resources.

The HAWK internship provides character-building work experience in the natural resource field for local students focusing on collaboration, mirroring Wallowa Resources' own organizational goals.

This year's interns were Nikolai Christoffersen, Rocky Davidson and John Garland, three rising seniors at Enterprise High School.

'These students have worked tirelessly throughout the last six weeks, learning field monitoring techniques and improving their knowledge of the local environment. I have seen each of them grow and learn from their mistakes and step out of their com-

fort zones to take on new challenges," said Lindsay Miller, HAWK program teacher/mentor.

HAWK participants learn about Wallowa County ecology, applied field research and technical science writing.

'The HAWK internship has helped prepareus forprofessional work environments and has helped me to better understand the natural resources of Wallowa County," Christoffersen sald.

Any local high school junior or senior can apply for the HAWK program internship. Applicants must demonstrate a strong work ethic, have good academic standing and commit to work for the six-week duration of the internship.

HAWK interns will share their experiences at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Wallowa Resources in Enterprise.

For more information, call Miller at 716-472-3647.

ast month Wallowa County's exchange students returned home to their native lands. Typically, these kids come from middle class if not privileged homes, but this year two of our adopted children came from Sierra Leone and Palestine and returned to dangerous situations.

Allieuw Moiwa went home to Sierra Leone during an Ebola outbreak. Though rare, the disease is extremely deadly. This week, a doctor who specializes in treatingthe diseasedied.Sofar, Allieuw and his family have been spared. Our adopted son, Bashar Abu Ramadan, returned in time fora danger more far-reaching and indiscriminate than Ebolawar has broken out in his homeland.

Over the years, I have become a news junkie. I awake to Oregon Public Broadcasting and NPR. At the end of the day, I will log on to the Washington Post or the New York Times and once in a while catch "News Hour." The last couple weeks I could barely stand to listen to it.

The nature of national and international news has always seemed about war, famine and disease— headlines about political scandal, kidnapping of children and bloodshed in our cities are mind numbing.

When I did an internship at Baltimore Magazine, I quickly learned the in's and out's of the city — the politicians, the baseball players,the mo vers

Being a news writer is about being in the middle of the tension of whatever the issue, but often KATY NESBITT we get a break from allofthat and get to shoot a rodeo, a parade and shakers — the fun informaor talk to some kids about their tion. The magazine also covered trip to Washington, D.C. Yet when in-depth stories about the living the phone rings or a fire report comes overemail,Igrab a pen, situation in the projects or government corruption, but for the pad of paper and a camera and rush out the door, formulating m ost part itwasabout the good things going on in the city. questions as I drive to the Homelessness and drive-by scene.

Far from the madding crowd shootings dominated the beginning of the local news shows and we normally are here tucked the headlines of the Baltimore away in what someone from La Grande called the cul-de-sac Sun, though the nightly murder and mayhem didn't seem to — Wallowa County isn't really on the way to anywhere. be a part of my world until a friend came to visit when I Peoplelive herefor the clean lived downtown and he was water, bright skies, tall mountains and the lack ofbig city mugged.

Later, I moved to a suburb on bustle, so when tragedy strikes we are allaffected and reach out the edge of the city and rode my bike to Johns Hopkins. I was to our neighbor via Facebook, verbally threatened by some gang a phone call or what I call the member-looking youth. Later, Wallowa County drop-in, unanwhile watching the news, that nounced and uninvited. neighborhood was called the murThe othermorning my pup, Cavan, was bouncing off the walls der center of Baltimore. My bike stayed in the basement the rest of as myguestsslept.Itook a cup of the time I lived there. coffee and walked up the hill to the neighbors. There was no sign We aren't without our bizarre crimes in Wallowa County. Two of stirring, so I drank my coffee until I heard her dogs bark. We years ago, a murder on Enterprise's Main Street rocked our shareda potofcoffee asthedogs imaginations. A man disappeared torearound the pastures ofrural during Chief Joseph Days and Lostine as we talked about the bull that ran through a fence and last week about the time the women rodeoers were racing thebee hives and thedisappeartheir horses around barrels some ance of a gosling.

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TODAY • American Legion baseball: La Grande vs.

South Medford in American Legion State Tournament, Medford, 7:30 p.m.

Union Coun All-Stars

SATURDAY I High school football:East-West Shrine All-Star Game, Baker City High School football stadium, 4 p.m.

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AT A GLANCE

EOU hires

interim coach Eastern Oregon University announced Monday that it has hired Sam Thomas to take over as the interim women's soccer coach.

"I am really excited to welcome Samuel to the Mountaineer Athletic Department," EOU Athletic Director Anji Weissenfluh said. "We are very fortunate to find a quality coach on such short notice.

He comes highly recommended, is energetic, motivated, and driven to be a successful coach. It will be fun to watch him lead our soccer team this season."

Thomas most recently served as a boy's varsity assistant coach at Principia High School in St. Louis. He will replace Jennifer Simonetti, who guided EOU to a 9-5-1 record last season and a spot in the Cascade Conference tournament. Simonetti left to take an assistant coaching position at UMass-Lowell.

Peterson signs lucrative deal PHOENIX (ApjCornerback Patrick Peterson says he has reached agreement on a five-year, $70 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals, with $48 million guaranteed.

Peterson revealed the terms via twitter Tuesday night. The Cardinals announced the deal a short time later, but did not disclose the terms.

The agreement keeps Peterson under contract with Arizona through 2020.

He had two years left on his original contract after Arizona had picked up its fifth-year option earlier this year.

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Tanner Stremcha throws a strike during the second inning of La Grande's 5-4 win over Pendleton in the first game of a July 23American Legion doubleheader at Pioneer Park.

• Legacy Legends aim to emerge as American Legion state champions

By Eric Avissar The Observer

The La Grande Legacy Legends begin play in the double elimination American Legion State Tournament against South Medford at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Medford.

On July 23, the Legends clinched the Zone 1 title in the American Legion after sweeping an intense doubleheader against Pendleton with 5-4 and 6-5 victories.

In the first game of the doubleheader, La Grande scored five runs in the third inning, then held off Pendleton's four run charge in the fikh. The Legends went down 5-2 early in the second game before rallying for a 6-5 win that took eight innings to complete. With the team

taking a full week off from playing competitively, head coach Parker McKinley said his team is in solid shape heading into Medford.

"I feel like we're well rested and readytogetback into the groove," McKinley said.aWe're going to put our strongest lineup together, and we've got hopefully five or six games to play in the next five days."

Catcher Jared Rogers has been the most consistent offensive performer for the Legends this summer, leading the team in both hits i31l

and RBI i28l. Rogers and Tyson Wicklanderare tied fora team-best .341 batting average.

"Jared's swing has been very strong this summer," McKinley said. ''When he gets on the ball, he can reallyshoot itinto agap.He'sstarted to level out his swing after hitting more pop flies earlier in the season."

Like Rogers, Eli Wisdom and Drew Hively are incoming seniors

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The LaGrande Swim Club enjoyed a successful weekend at the Inland Empire Long Course Swimming Championships over the weekend in Wenatchee, Wash., finishing eighth out of 16 teams.

Coach Darren Dutto described the team as "small, but mighty" because LGSC finished with the highestaverage pointsscored per swimmer. LGSC sent eight swimmers to compete, while most teams sentatleast20.

Riana Scott was the top performer of the weekend for LGSC, winning three races in the 11- to 12-year-old age group. She won the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 30.31seconds,the 100-meter breaststrokein 123.30 and the

By Josh Benham The Observer

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La Grande Swim Club's Romayne Ricker competes in the 200-meter individual medley at the Inland Empire Long Course Swimming Championships in Wenatchee, Wash.

50-meterbreast stroke in 39.01.

As a result, Scott qualified for the Group Zone Championships in Seattle, which will take place in two weeks.

The other girl's swimmer was Romayne Ricker, who finished in

the top four of all six events she took part in for LGSC. Ricker finished second in 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter backstroke. Both Scott and Ricker competed in the 11- to 12-year-old age group.

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Peasley performs impressively for Union Andrew Peasley enjoyed a terrific tournament for the Union CountyAII-Star baseball squad at the Babe Ruth StateTournament in Ontario over

the weekend. Peasley started the tournament off strong in a 14-4 opening game victory over Clackamas, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, including a two-run triple in the first inning. By the end of the tournament, Peasley finished 10-for-17.

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at La Grande High School, and both have had successful summers at the plate. Both have driven in 21 runs, while Hively has gone 28-for-90 over the summer and Wisdom is 29-for-74 this summer.

"Eli Wisdom's swing is really welldialed in right now," McKinley said.

"He's not chasing pitches and looking for a pitch he can hit hard. Drew's swing has been great when he keeps it short and compact, and he has a lot of pop in his bat."

On themound, recent LHS graduates Wicklander and Stremcha have proventobethemost reliablepitchers for the Legends, tying for the team lead with four wins. Stremcha has thrown 32 strikeouts, while giving up 18 walks and 35 hits in 36-V3 innings of work, compiling a 1.46 ERA. Wicklander dished out 33 strikeouts and gave up 18 walks and 21 hits over35 innings — good for a 2.20 ERA.

The Union County 13- to 15-year-old All-Stars finished second at the Babe Ruth state tournament in Ontario after falling to The Dalles Sunday by an 11-1 margin.

During the tournament, Union County racked up a 4-2 record after going 3-1 in pool play.

'The kids showed a lot of resolve and a never-say-die attitiude," head coach Lee Atkinson said."They were mentally exhausted after the semifinal game, but went down swinging and gave it their all."

In the first game of the tournament, the All-Stars opened with a 14-4 win over Clackamas. Andrew Peasley led Union County offensively, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, including a two-run triple in the first inning. In the second game of pool play, Union County lost to The Dalles, 13-4, giving up eight unearnedruns in the defeat.The All-Stars then bounced back with 6-5 and 17-7 wins over Snake River Valley and Pendleton, respectively.

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A familiar face is on top of the Frontier Conference preseason coaches' poll, but Eastern Oregon is lurking in strong position to make a run for the crown.

Carroll College was picked to defend its conference championship Tuesday at the Frontier Conference media days held in Whitefish, Mont. The Fighting Saints went 12-1in2013,sporting a 9-1 Frontierrecord to win the conference. Carroll received 49 points in the coaches' poll, including seven first-place votes on Tuesday.

Their lone loss of the season came at the hands of the Mountaineers, who defeated Carroll in a 35-31 victory. For the coming fall, Eastern was picked to finish fourth, receiving 29 points coming off a hot streak to end the SeeEOU / Page8A

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BRETT GARDNER:The New Yorkvankees' leftfielder went 4-for-5Tuesday in a

UCLA:A massive water main breakTuesday flooded parts of UCLA's campus, including 12-11 victory over the Pauley Pavillion. The basketball arena underwent Texas Rangers. Gardner also scored three runs and a $136 million renovation drove in a run for the win- that was completed in 2012. ning effort.

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SPORTS

SCOREBOARD WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s G F GA Seattle 1 2 5 2 38 35 2 7 R eal Salt Lake 8 4 8 32 31 2 6 LosAngeles 8 4 6 30 29 16 Colorado 8 6 6 30 31 24 FC Dallas 8 7 6 30 34 31 V ancouver 6 4 10 28 31 2 9 Portland 6 6 9 27 35 3 5 Chivas USA 6 9 5 23 21 33 San Jose 5 8 5 20 22 20 All Times PDT

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia

W L 57 47 58 49 53 5 3

East Division Pct GB W C GB . 5 48 . 5 4 2 '/2 . 500 5 4

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Central Division Pct GB W C GB . 553 . 505 5 3'/~ . 4 9 1 6' /~ 5 . 486 7 5'/~ . 4 5 7 10 8'/~ West Division Pct GB W C GB . 623 . 6 0 0 2' / ~ . 5 1 9 11 2 . 4 0 2 2 3 '/ ~ 14 ' / ~ . 3 9 3 2 4 '/ ~ 15 ' / ~ -

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2 7-27 2 7-25 2 3-29 2 5-32 2 5-27

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Str Home Away

L1 0 4-6 5-5 3-7 6-4 4-6

L-4 L-2 L-1 W-1 W-2

L1 0 6-4 5-5 4-6 3-7 3-7

W-1 L-1 W-1 L-1 L-1

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LosAngeles 3, Seattle FC 0

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Toronto FC at D.C. United, 4 p.m.

ColoradoatNew England,4:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

New York at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m.

Str Home Away 34-17 38-19 26-31 22-32 20-33

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago LosAngeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

East Division Pct GB W C GB L1 0 47 . 548 6-4 49 . 5 4 2 '/~ 5-5 53 . 500 5 4 9-1 5 6 477 7'/ ~ 6/2 5-5 60 . 4 3 9 1 1 '/ ~ 10 ' / ~ 4- 6 Central Division W L Pct GB W C GB L1 0 59 49 . 546 5-5 57 4 9 . 538 1 7-3 56 4 9 .5 3 3 1' /~ /2 4-6 53 5 3 . 500 5 4 2-8 44 6 1 . 4 1 9 1 3 '/ ~ 12 ' / ~ 4- 6 West Division W L Pct GB W C GB L1 0 60 47 . 561 6-4 57 5 0 533 3 ' /~ 3 - 7 47 5 9 . 4 4 3 1 2 '/ ~ 10 6-4 46 6 1 . 4 3 0 14 11'/~ 5-5 43 6 3 . 4 0 6 1 6 '/ ~ 14 3-7 W 57 58 53 51 47

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Baltimore 7, L.A. Angels 6, 12 innings Seattle 5, Cleveland 2 Chicago White Sox 11, Detroit 4 Tampa Bay5,Milwaukee 1 Toronto 4, Boston 2 N.Y. Yankees 12, Texas 11 Minnesota 2, Kansas City 1 Oakland 7, Houston 4

Wednesday's Games MilwaukeeatTampa Bay,9:10 a.m.

Oakland at Houston, 11:10 a.m.

L.A. Angels at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.

Seattle at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 4:08 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Texas, 5:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m.

Thursday's Games Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 9-6) at Detroit (Smyly 6-9), 10:08 a.m.

L.A. Angels (Skaggs 5-5) at Baltimore (B.Norris 8-7), 4:05 p.m.

Seattle (C.Young 9-6) at Cleveland (McAllister 3-6), 4:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Correia 5-13) at Kansas City (Ventura 7-8), 5:10 p.m.

Toronto (Hutchison 7-9) at Houston (Cosart 9-7), 5:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Tuesday's Games Cincinnati 3, Arizona 0 Tampa Bay5,Milwaukee 1 Philadelphia 6, N.Y. Mets 0 Miami 3, Washington 0 Chicago Cubs 4, Colorado 3, 16 innings L.A. Dodgers 8, Atlanta 4 San Diego 3, St. Louis 1

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KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled INF Christian Colon from Omaha (PCL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Designated OF Kenny Wilson for assignment.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned LHP Rob Rasmussen to Buffalo (IL).

Str Home Away L-2 L-1 W-6 L-1 W-1

30-20 31-24 30-24 26-24 22-33

dinator of sports administration for new media and digital communications.

BRIDGEPORT — Named SeanRaffile men's and women's swimming coach.

CHESTNUT HILL — Named Kim Kolesnik assistant to the director of athletics.

COLGATE — Named Mike Harder men'sassistanthockey coach.

HOFSTRA — Named Emily von Hollen women's volunteer assistant lacrosse coachand Dino Megaloudis associate director of athletics for development.

HOLY CROSS — Named MattAntonelli assistant baseball coach.

LA SALLE — Promoted coordinator of athletic services Brendan Armstrong to director of campus recreation.

LEES-MCRAE — Named Matt Duble women's assistant basketball coach.

SIENA — Named Brian McCullough pitching coach-recruiting coordinator.

UAB — Granted men's basketball G Chad Frazier a release from his scholarship.

UC RIVERSIDE — Named Troy Percival baseball coach.

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Through July 27

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Recalled RHP Bo Schultz from Reno (PCL).

Str Home Away Optioned OF Alfredo Marte to Reno.

L-3 30-26 29-23 CINCINNATI REDS — Placed OF Jay W-3 34-21 23-28 Bruce on the bereavement list. Recalled L-1 29-23 27-26 RHP Curtis Partch from Louisville (IL).

W-1 29-24 24-29 BASKETBALL W-2 24-26 20-35 National Basketball Association NBAPA — Named Michele Roberts Str Home Away executive director.

W-4 26-24 34-23 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Promoted L-6 28-30 29-20 interim general manager Chris Wallace W-1 27-26 20-33 to general manager and signed him to a L-1 21-33 25-28 multiyear contract. Named Ed Stefanski L-3 27-28 16-35 executive vice president of player personnel.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Named Pittsburgh 3, San Francisco 1 Patrick McDonough chief financial officer, Wednesday's Games Bob Cook vice president of business M ilwaukeeatTampa Bay,9:10 a.m. affairs and John Steinmiller executive vice Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 9:10 a.m. president of community affairs and social Arizona at Cincinnati, 9:35 a.m. responsibility.

Washington at Miami, 9:40 a.m.

FOOTBALL Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 12:45 p.m.

National Football League ColoradoatChicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Announced Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. the retirement of OL Travelle Wharton.

St. Louis at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Retained Thursday's Games Roberta Kaplan and Ted Wells as Colorado (Matzek 2-5) at Chicago counsel.

Cubs (Arrieta 5-2), 11:20 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Released St. Louis (S.Miller 7-8) at San Diego G Fouimalo Fonoti. Signed RBAlfonso (Despaigne 2-2), 12:40 p.m.

Smith to a one-year contract.

Philadelphia (CI.Lee 4-5) at WashingSEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Placed WR ton (G.Gonzalez 6-6), 4:05 p.m.

Taylor Price on injured reserve. Released Cincinnati (Cueto 11-6) at Miami CB Chandler Fenner and G Bronson (Koehler 7-7), 4:10 p.m.

Irwin. Signed WR Randall Carroll, CB TerPittsburgh (Locke 2-2) atArizona (Colrell Thomas and OT Eric Winston.

Imenter 8-5), 6:40 p.m.

HOCKEY Atlanta (Teheran 10-6) at L.A. Dodgers National Hockey League (Kershaw12-2), 7:10 p.m.

WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with F Michael Frolik on a one-year contract.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS Standings LOS ANGELES GALAXY — Traded D EASTERN CONFERENCE Kofi Opare, a 2015 second-round draft W L T P t s G F GA pick and an allocation ranking to D.C. Sporting KC 1 1 5 5 38 31 1 9 United for an allocation ranking.

D.C. 10 5 4 34 29 2 0 MONTREAL IMPACT — Traded MF Toronto FC 7 6 5 26 27 2 5 Sanna Nyassi to Chicago for MF Dilly Columbus 6 7 8 26 25 2 7 Duka.

New York 5 6 9 24 32 3 1 COLLEGE New England 7 11 2 23 25 3 3 NCAA — Placed the Henderson State Philadelphia 5 8 8 23 33 3 5 women's basketball team on two years Chicago 3 5 1 1 2 0 2 73 3 probation and fined it $2,500 for rules Houston 5 11 4 19 22 4 0 violation s.

Montreal 3 12 5 14 21 3 7 ECAC — Named Jim Sheehan coor-

SOCCER

All-Around 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, $178,942; 2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, $111,764; 3. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $60,646; 4. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, $58,991; 5. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., $57,846; 6. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, $54,474; 7. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, $47,892; 8. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., $42,365; 9.

Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., $38,993; 10.

Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., $35,218; 11.

Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., $34,982; 12. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D., $34,623; 13. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., $32,340; 14. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, $31,047; 15. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas, $28,975; 16. Chant DeForest, Wheatland, Calif., $28,312; 17.

Payden Emmett,Ponca,Ark.,$27,608; 18. J.B. Lord, Sturgis, S.D., $25,127; 19.

Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., $24,593; 20. Kyle Lucas, Carstairs, Alberta, $23,777.

Bareback Riding 1. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah, $129,011; 2. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., $86,244; 3. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., $86,105; 4. Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, $66,826; 5. BobbyMote,Culver,Ore.,$63,636; 6.

Winn Ratlilf, Leesville, La., $60,175; 7.

Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah, $58,439; 8.

Tim O'Connell, Zwingle, lowa, $57,950; 9.

W ill Lowe, Canyon, Texas,$55,420; 10.

Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta, $50,076; 11.

Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., $44,238; 12. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont., $44,210; 13. R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore., $43,364; 14. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, $41,663; 15. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., $34,990; 16. Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas, $34,625; 17. Jared Smith, Eastland, Texas, $33,884; 18. Luke Creasy, Lubbock, Texas, $32,993; 19. Bill Tutor, Huntsvil le,Texas,$32,263;20.Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., $31,733.

Steer Wrestling 1. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., $69,877; 2. Luke Branquinho, LosAlamos, Calif., $65,992; 3. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas, $53,820; 4. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., $51,095; 5. Dru Melvin, Hebron, Neb., $50,541; 6. Cole Edge,Durant,Okla.,$45,807;7.Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis.,$43,994; 8.Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., $43,835; 9. K.C.

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Jones, Decatur, Texas, $42,481; 10. Wyatt Smith, Rexburg, Idaho, $40,467; 11.

Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., $39,197; 12.

Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., $38,707; 13. Kyle lrwin, Robertsdale, Ala., $37,305; 14. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, $37,299; 15. Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., $34,898; 16. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., $32,822; 17. Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., $31,412; 18. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., $30,795; 19. Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, $30,044; 20. Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan., $29,996.

Brazile, Decatur, Texas, $65,939; 6.

Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, $62,217; 7. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, $55,229; 8. Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash., $53,024; 9. Ryan Watkins, Bluff Dale, Texas, $51,987; 10. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, $51,616; 11. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, $51,128; 12.

Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, $49,683; 13. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas, $42,831; 14. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, $41,426; 15. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, $40,695; 16. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas, $40,673; 17.

Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M., $40,439; 18.

Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., $40,167; 19. Randall Carlisle, Baton Rouge, La., $38,922; 20. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., $29,915.

Team Roping (header)

1. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., $85,208; 2. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., $77,812; 3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, $70,094; 4. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., $62,375; 5. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz., $57,037; 6. Luke Brown, Stephenvil le,Texas,$54,430; 7.Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., $52,614; 8. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore., $52,205; 9. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas, $49,985; 10. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, $47,184; 11. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., $44,929; 12. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla., $43,897; 13. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., $40,920; 14. Tom Richards, Humboldt, Ariz., $40,830; 15. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., $40,191; 16. Tyler Waters, Stephenville, Texas, $35,435; 17.

Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C., $34,792; 18. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, $33,703; 19. Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif., $33,595; 20. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., $32,438.

Steer Roping 1. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla., $48,144; 2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, $42,909; 3. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D., $40,574; 4. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas, $39,658; 5. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas, $30,669; 6. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas, $29,637; 7. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., $28,192; 8. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla., $26,163; 9. Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas, $23,404; 10. Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo., $23,308; 11. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas, $21,230; 12. Brady Garten, Claremore, Okla., $21,072; 13. Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas, $19,343; 14. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas, $18,741; 15. Neal Wood, Needville, Texas, $18,729; 16. Leo Campbell, Amarillo, Texas, $18,655; 17.

J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla., $18,419; 18.

Roger Branch, Perkins, Okla., $18,200; 19. Jason Evans, Huntsville, Texas, $17,863; 20. Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla., $17,823.

Bull Riding 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., $101,184; 2. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas, $93,776; 3. Trey Benton III, Rock lsland, Texas, $87,652; 4. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, $63,956; 5. Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas, $63,182; 6. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes,Minn.,$58,885; 7.Ty W allace, Collbran, Colo., $52,026; 8. Tim Bingham, Honeyville, Utah, $51,102; 9. Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla., $50,643; 10. Elliot Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas, $48,327; 11. Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo., $44,247; 12. Dustin Bowen, Fredencksburg, Pa., $43,286; 13. Beau Hill, West Glacier, Mont., $42,176; 14. Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo., $40,513; 15. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, $40,112; 16. JeffAskey, Martin, Tenn., $39,033; 17. Tanner Bothwell, Rapid City, S.D., $38,931; 18. Aaron Pass, Dallas, Texas, $38,285; 19. Jordan Spears, Redding, Calif., $37,480; 20.

Cole Echols, Elm Grove, La., $37,461.

Team Roping (heeler)

1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., $85,208; 2. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., $78,159; 3. Travi s Graves,Jay,Okla.,$70,094;4.

PaulEaves, Lonedell,Mo.,$65,286; 5.

Jake Long, Coffeyville,Kan.,$53,614; 6. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., $52,205; 7. Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., $51,430; 8. Dakota Kirchenschlager, Morgan Mill, Texas, $47,905; 9. Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Ariz., $46,429; 10. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., $44,929; 11. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, $43,897; 12. Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, $40,191; 13. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, $39,991; 14. Monty Joe Petska, Turlock, Calif., $37,919; 15. Cole Davison,Stephenville,Texas,$36,636; 16. Clay O'Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev., $34,050; 17. Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo., $33,498; 18. Jett Hillman, Purcell, Okla., $32,084; 19. Brad Culpepper, Sylvester, Ga., $32,036; 20. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, $31,903.

Saddle Bronc Riding 1. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., $87,382; 2. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, $68,348; 3.

Wade Sundell, Boxholm, lowa, $62,791; 4. Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., $61,189; 5. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., $59,768; 6. CortScheer, Elsmere, Neb., $58,800; 7. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La., $57,798; 8. Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, $53,834; 9. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, $50,755; 10. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, $49,070; 11.

Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta, $45,848; 12. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., $45,063; 13. Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D., $44,920; 14. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, $44,620; 15. Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas, $44,063; 16. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, $43,984; 17. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, $36,768; 18. Ryan Mackenzie, Jordan Valley, Ore., $34,118; 19. Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo., $33,365; 20. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, $33,299.

Barrel Racing 1. Kaley Bass, Kissimmee, Fla., $127,289; 2. Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, $116,397; 3. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., $113,602; 4. Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, $89,766; 5. Michele McLeod,Whitesboro,Texas,$85,579; 6. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., $80,551; 7. Britany Diaz, Solen, N.D., $74,438; 8. Kassidy Dennison, Roosevelt, Utah, $71,989; 9. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas, $67,904; 10. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas, $63,023; 11. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, $61,142; 12. Samantha Lyne, Cotulla, Texas, $60,611; 13. Jana Bean, Ft. Hancock, Texas, $59,784; 14. Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo., $59,784; 15. Christy Loflin, Franktown, Colo., $56,968; 16. Ann Scott, Canyon Country, Calif., $54,476; 17. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb., $54,320; 18.

Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., $51,376; 19. Shelly Anzick, Livingston, Mont., $50,694; 20. Jean Winters, Texline, Texas, $40,794.

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Southern Oregon University was tabbed fOr third PlaCe With 37 POintS, Bnd after Eastern, Montana Tech was picked fifth.

The Mounties' open the season on the road against Menlo College (Calif.) on Aug. 23, with their first conference game against Southern Oregon Sept. 13, which is also their home opener.

The Mounties' will look to keep the offense churning this season after they scored29 pointsa game lastseason,placing them fourth in the conference.

A big piece of their offensive attack will be missing, however, as Chris McGinnisParker graduated. As the workhorse running back, McGinnis-Parker rushed for 1,361 yards last year, averaging more than 123 yards a contest. Picking up the slack in the backfield will be A.J. Prom, T J. Esekielu Bnd redShirt &eShman Matt StOne, who all figure to receive the opportunity to establ ish themselves as Eastern'sgo-to running back.

Wide receiver Jace Billingsley will also Play a majOr OffenSiVe rOle. As the team'S most proven receiving threat, Billingsley was fifth in the conference with 6.3 receptionsper game lastyear.

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Union Co(mty's best performances at the plate included Peasley going 10-for-17, Jayce LeOnard gOing 8-fOr-15 Bnd Bryant GerdeS going 8-for-20 during the tournament. G.T. BlaCkman Went 6-fOr-14, and LOgan AtkinSOn went 5-for-17.

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Foster said another explanation is that Oregon's senior senator, Ron Wyden, also a Democrat, overshadows W ehby Merk l ey Merkley.

By LilyRaffMccaulou mother of a former patient He said Merkley is not VVesCom News Service so unpopular that Wehby is wept as she recounted how PORTLAND — In his Wehby saved her daughter's wise to focus on him. Instead, nationally syndicated life.

Foster suggested she invoke Even Merkley's campaign a farlesspopular Democrat newspaper column Sunday, in office: the president. conservative writer George appears focused on Wehby. ''What's generating the "Republicans are going to Will made the case for Dr. Monica Wehby, the pediatric buzz is the Republicans kind try to run against Barack neurosurgeon and Republiof salivating over the MerkObama, not Jeff Merkley," can who is vying for a seat in leySenate seat,because lead- Foster said."They're trying to ersofthe national party are nationalize this race." the U.S. Senate. sensing that it's vulnerable," In fact, one of the only It was just the latest national spotlight for Wehby, a said James Foster, a political voices talking about Merkley scienceprofessoratOregon this season is Wehby's. Her political newcomer who continues to dominate election campaign is working hard to State University-Cascades. headlines over incumbent But despite heaps of media lay blame for Obama's failJeff Merkley. attention on Wehby, Merldey ures at the feet of Merkley.

Merkley, a Democrat, was remainsthe strong favorite Dean Petrone, communications director of Wehby's elected to the Senate in 2008, in polls. whenwidespread antiMonday, The New York campaign, said Wehby is foTimes and CBS News cused on three areas: health Republican sentimentdrove President Barack Obama into released an analysis of all 36 care, jobs and the economy.

"All areas where Merkley office and knocked two-time Senate contests. Based on has failed miserably," he said.

Republican Sen. Gordon votersurveys,previous polls Smith out of Washington, D.C. and state election history, it He pointed to Cover OrThe pendulum could swing projected Merkley will defeat egon,the state'sversion ofan this fall. Obama's approval Wehby in November, 55 online health care exchange rating is low, and many anato meet the requirements of percent to 41 percent. lysts predict Republicans will Last month, Nate SiltheAffordableCare Act,also ver's statistical website, called Obamacare. The webpick up the six seats needed to take control of the Senate. FiveThirtyEight.com, predict- site never worked, despite Wehby has a compelling ed Merkley has a 95 percent costing taxpayers nearly chance of defeating Wehby. $250 million, and is under story. She's a first-time canSo is Merkley vulnerable? investigation by the FBI. didate with a catchy slogan: "Keep your doctor. Change Perhaps, said Foster.

Though the state exchange He"tends to be soft"in was separatefrom the your Senator."

In one ofher TV ads, federal legislation Merkley polls that ask respondents which was hailed on national how well he's performing as voted for, Wehby's spokesman described Cover Oregon as political blogs when it was senator, Foster said. Repubreleasedthis spring,the licans interpret that to mean "Jeff Merkley's pride and joy."

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ROSEBURG — The Douglas County The move comes as a growing number district attorney'soffice says a grand jury of insurance policies seek to save money by has found that an officer's fatal shooting of a shrinking the number of providers in the Reedsport man was justified. network.

Glenn Glancey was shot on July 17 at Thousands of anchovies a mobile home park off U.S. Highway 101 die in Oregon stream in Reedsport. The 71-year-old died ofhis injuries three days later.

SEASIDE — Thousands of anchovies The attorney's office has scheduled a have died trying to swim up the river at news conference Wednesday to discuss the Seaside.

KPTV-TV reported the fish entered the grand jury's investigation.

State police say officers from the Douglas Necanicum River in downtown Seaside on Monday night. It was an unusually large County sherifFs office and Reedsport police run and started after high tide. were cal led to thehome on a reportofa Tiffany Boothe of the Oregon Coast disturbance and were confronted by a man with a gun.

Aquarium says there were too many fish and too little oxygen in the small stream.

State fines Apollo Drain & Rooter Ser vice for trench collapse Vacationing Portland oNcer fights teenager PORTLAND — A state agency has fined Gresham plumbing company for two serious violations after a worker was injured when a trench collapsed in March.

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division on Tuesday fined Apollo Drain & Rooter Service $5,600. The agency said workers didn't install an adequate supportsystem toprevent the collapse.

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The parking permit program was develdersofroads leading to the preserves,and then walking in. oped to find a way for nonhunting visitors to That gets them out of parking charges of $7 help fund the wildlife areas that were bought with taxes on guns and ammunition and run a day or $22 for the year.

At the E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area outside with money from hunting license fees.

Oregonians who buy hunting licenses get a Corvallis, a couple of inspections showed about half the cars bringing visitors had parking permit as well. Before 2012, the only parked outside the permit area, said Keith parkingpermit needed at awildlife area was on the Columbia River's Sauvie Island, by far Kohl, wildlife area program coordinatorfor the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. the most visited of the 16 state-run wildlife 'There is a user group there that has a blog areas. It worked so well at Sauvie Island that tellingpeople where to park to avoid the fees," the commission in 2012 decided to phase in he told the Medford Mail Tribune. an expansion.

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Pat Kaley, chief criminal deputy of the Klickitat County SherifFs OIIIce, says officers responded late Sunday to a fight involving Sgt. Jason Pearce and a 17-yearold boy who had made comments to Pearce's daughter.

Kaley says the boy suffered injuries to his face and neck, but did not have to be hospitalized.

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Rovier, 52, received her license in late April through online courses, which required a minimum of 150 hours completion. Rovier said she lost track ofhow many Rovier hou rs she worked. It took approximately five months to complete.

Rovier has lived in Eastern Oregon for 20 years.

To contact Rovier,call541-963-5450 or email carolyn@ranchnhome.com.

Oregon Electric Co-ops select 3im Horan for key chair The Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association has elected Jim Horan of Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative as the new chair of its political action committee, the Action Committee for Rural Electrification.

Horan, OTEC's manager of communications and government affairs, was elected at ORECA's summer legislative meeting in Bend.

Oregon ACRE contributes on a bipartisan basis to state and federal candidates who support the goals of rural electrification. The ACRE Chair is responsible for overseeing the association's political contribution strategy and building support forgrassrootsefforts.

Wolf workshop scheduled for Augustin Pendleton PENDLETON — A workshop on nonlethal wolf damage management tools and methods will be Aug. 21 in Pendleton at Blue Mountain Community College.

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by USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services and the Oregon State University Extension Service.

Registration is limited to the first 100 and can be done by calling the OSU Extension Service in Pendleton at 541-278-5403.

The workshop will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a break for lunch. There is a registrat ion feeof$10 paid atthedoor, which will include lunch. Cash or check will be accepted.

Union County FSACommittee nomination period now open The UnionCounty Farm ServiceAgency Committee is seeking nominations for Local Administrative Area No. 3, which covers the Cove and Union areas.

Anyone who is nominated should actively parti cipatein the operation ofa farm or ranch and be qualified for committee work.

A producer is eligible if they reside in LAA No. 3 and are eligible to vote.

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About thiscolumn Small Business Happenings covers Northeast Oregon's small-business community.

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

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

Email items to ckaechele@lagrande observer.com or call them in to 541-963-3161.

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The book suggests that crown should not adorn the head of the owner.

That's a tough message for an owner to receive. What owner hasn't sacrificed blood, sweat, toil and tears in an effort to start,grow and beat thelong odds ofsuccessto have a business?

Hasn't the owner earned the right to wear the crown and have all the trappings of business ownership royalty?

And, truth be told, many vice presidents, directors, managers and supervisors wear a crown too.

For some reason, they believethey deserve it.Just ask them.

For breakthrough companies, the crown belongs to someone else. It should be placed on the head of the customer.

McFarland's findings suggest that by providing the customer with the crown, two critical things happen.

The first is that the customer will know they are truly considered royalty by the company, which is not something that takes place all that often. Truth be told, many companies pay lip serviceto theircustomers.

The second is that with the customer as the focus, employees align. No department isconsideredmore important than the other; none is less than any other. Each department plays an important role in serving the customer, and thoserolesare delineated.

Because the owner has given up the crown, he or she can make the change from being the all powerful, all knowing King or Queen of the company to a position with greater responsibility and impact: Chief Talent Scout and Head Coach.

When this change takes place, the business no longer needs a leader to make sure every customer is taken care of, because when the customer becomes royalty and SeeKeller / Page 2B

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Walden to meet with chamber members next month Rep. Greg Walden will join the Union County Chamber of Commerce to discuss issues facing small businesses in Union County at 8 a.m. Aug. 8 at the Blue Mountain Conference Center.

Walden will give a brief update on his efforts to reduce regulatory burdens on small business and to grow the economy in Eastern Oregon before taking questions from and discussing solutions with the Union County business community.

Chamber members should RSVP by calling 541-963-8588 or by emailing director@unioncountychamber.org. You must RSVP to attend.

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LOSTINE — Peter Ferre, owner of the Lostine Tavern, explains how he parlayed his experience running a national business into openinga localfood-based restaurant in Wallowa County. ''What I've learned and what I'm good at is finding good people and creating an environment for them to excel," Ferre said."I love takingcare ofpeople."

Ferrestarted adivision for the company he worked for in Nashville, Tenn. He was then to start up a second division.

Eventually, that spun off into its own company. In just over a decade, Ferre's company was so successful, he said, he handed off the management and brought his family to live on a ranch outside of Wallowa.

He quickly incorporated into the community, becoming a board member of Slow Foods Wallowa.

Through Slow Foods he met other like-minded individuals who like to grow and cook food with a local bent. Through the insurance company he ran he said he functioned well with the country club set, but is "most comfortable with a bunch of forward-thinking ranchers."

His neighbors, Cory Carman and Dave Flynn, fit that description with their grass fed beef they market to restaurants in Portland. Their hamburger and roast beefarefeatured items on the

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Through Slow Foods, Ferre met Lynne Curry, a chef and writer who published "Pure Beef," a grass-fed beef cookbook. Curry worked at high-end restaurants in the Puget Sound area and is a freelancefood writer.Theirloveof good food and small communities bloomed into opening a restaurant together.

"As two of the founding members of Slow Foods Wallowa, we startedtalking about food-oriented businesses. We are passionate about local, well raised, well cookedand wellpresented food," Ferre said.

Curry said when she published "Pure Beef' she was pitching around to see what she was going to do next.

"Peter had shared with me a business plan with local food. He showed me his three-page vision foralocalfood-based business and I was like, Wow, that is bigger than anything I've ever dreamed.' I had a really small, tightly focused menu — something that could potentially be an exported product, but his vision was way more comprehensive and I loved it."

Curry said she and Ferre spent SeeTavern / Page 2B

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BOARDMAN — The largest power plant in Oregon, the Boardman Coal Plant, sat idle one day earlier this summer,"cold steel" in industry parlance, its dirty power no longer wanted on an electricity grid that is becoming greener.

For two weeks in June, wind and hydroelectric dams were supplying enough electricity to Portland General Electric's 830,000 customers, most of whom live far away in Portland. With increasing amounts of power required to come from renewable sources, Boardman eventually won't be needed at all. But that doesn't mean coalhereisdead.

By 2020, coal will no longer be

burned at the 38-year-old power plant, replaced by other sources that could include cleaner-burning natural gas.

The end of coal here will help Oregon meet the Obama administration's latest proposal to slash the pollution blamed for global warming. The plan calls on the state to cut its power plant carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2030. Closing Boardman, which gets its coal from the Northern Rockies, will go a long way toward that goal.

But 12 miles north, a port on the Columbia River could represent the region's coal future.

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from the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming will still arrive in Boardman by train car.

But instead of feeding the coal plant, it would be shipped to Asia, where an energy-hungry populace is reliant on coal as a cheap power source.

This town in the Columbia Gorge is a real-life example of the gulfbetween Obama's grand strategytoreduce coalemissions and the reality behind that policy: As the U.S. reduces its own carbon pollution, it is exporting more ofitabroad.

Built in 1976, the Boardman Coal Plant burns about 3 million tons of coal each year. The Port of Morrow terminal would ship three times more — nearly 9 mil-

lion tons — out of the country.

Those extra 6 million tons of thermal coal will generate energy somewhere, its carbon emissions joining the same atmosphere.

It just won't be on the U.S. side of the global pollution ledger.

Over the last five years, as the U.S. has cut coal consumption by 195 million tons, about 20 percentofthatcoalhasbeen shipped overseas, according to an analysis by The Associated Press of Energy Department data.

That proportio n isexpected to get larger as the U.S. continues to cleanup itspower plants,boost energy efficiency and move to more pollution-fiee sources of energy such as wind and solar.

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TAVERN Continued from Page 1B a year and a half developing a detailed business plan.

The next step was hiring an architect to put their ideas on paper. That blueprint was handed over to Charlie Kissinger Construction, who built a state-of-the-art kitchen, exposed the county's signature Bowlby stone behind the new bar, installed wood floors and exposed the tongue-in-groove ceiling.

Arvinmetalchairssitacross handmade tables from a long bench against one wall.

Overhead light fixtures made of aluminum tables illuminate plates oflocally grown vegetables, meat paired with beer from Enterprise or wine from Walla Walla, Wash.

"It's all integrated with the experience ofliving here, celebrating a historic building and local food," Curry said.

While the tavern was under renovation and opening the doors to the community many months out, Ferre and Curry asked Lisa Armstrong Roepke to join their venture.

"Peter and Lynne approached me in November oflastyear and said,We feel like you would be a good addition to the team,"'Armstrong Roepke said.

Armstrong Roepke said her restaurant experience and her emphasis on health and wellness as a certified life coach all play into her own passion for food, but running a restaurant is more than that.

"I'm passionate about community, and, to me, Lostine feels like it is the bridge of Wallowa County,"Armstrong

KELLER Continued from Page 1B every employee understands that, the role of the former chief of everything shifts.

The mission of the Chief Talent Scout and Head Coach is simple: develop the talent in the company. This is done by recruiting the right people to the organization, successfully on-boarding them into the culture and placing them in the role where they can have the strongest positive impact.

The coaching responsibility is to take someone who is alreadysuccessfuland assist them to become even more valuable to the company.

Done correctly and consistently, the company will become morevaluable.

Part of the new job description is to prevent loyalty from becoming a liability. This is done by ensuring that each member of the organization is evaluated objectively using clearand established goals.

Businesses can have employees who have been outgrown by the company. This is asad and true fact,and it issometimes overlooked.

Allowances are often made

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Curry said the main focus of the tavern is to make a place where everyone feels comfortableand afarmer can come in from the field with mud on his boots and order dinner and a beer.

"It's more than having a restaurant, it'sbeing apart of the community. Our main focus is always, 'How do we make a place where everyone feel scomfortable?'We know the tourists are going to like it, but it's supported, financed, built and filled with local people," Curry said.

The Lostine Tavern launched a crowdfunding campaign in the spring on the advice of the Northeast Oregon Economic District. To celebratethe success ofthe campaign, the owners threw apartyforitsinvestorsafew days before bringing back the tavern's signature mealtaco night — in its unofficial reopening.

"Idescribethe tavern as a comfortableplace thatserves familiar food out oflocal ingredients," Ferre said.'We opened the tavern for Wallowa countians, that's who we see as our clients."

due to longevity with the firm, but in the end, the question arises whether the employee is contributing to the level needed by the company at that time or in the future.

A key responsibility of the Chief Talent Scout and Head Coachisto ensure thatthe performanceevaluation processisactually carried out.

Managers and supervisors say the reason for delaying evaluations is because the time required to conduct them properlyis not available.

Often the underlying reason is they do not want to have a difficult conversation with an under-performing employee.

The goal of this orientation change is a more satisfied client base, an aligned organization that knows what the top priorities are, and an organization filled with talented people who work fora growing and profitable organization, thus ensuring employment with a future.

Ken Kelleris a syndicated business columnist based in Valencia, Calif. He owns a leadership advisory firm specializing in small and midsize companies. He can be reached at KenKeller@ SBCglobal.net.

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

DEADLINES: LINE ADS: Monday: noon Friday Wednesday: noon Tuesday Friday: noo nThursday DISPLAY ADS:

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Baker City Herald: 541-523-3673 ® www.dakercityherald.com• classifiedsOdakercityherald.com• Fax: 541-523-6426 The Observer:541-963-3161® www.la randeodserver.com • classifieds©lagrandeodserver.com • Fax: 54 f-963-3674 100 - Announcements

105 - Announcements

600 - Farmers Market

105 - Announcements 110- Self Help Groups 120 - Community Calendar 130 - Auction Sales 140 - Yard, Garage Sales, Baker Co 143 - Wallowa Co 145- Union Co 150 - Bazaars, Fundraisers 160- Lost B Found 170 - Love Lines 180 - Personals

605 - Market Basket 610 - Boarding/Training 620 - Farm Equipment B Supplies 630 - Feeds 640- Horse, Stock Trailers 650- Horses, Mules, Tack 660 - Livestock 670 - Poultry 675 - Rabbits, Small Animals 680 - Irrigation 690 - Pasture

TRAP CLUB: Thurs., 7 p.m.

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300 - Financial/Service 310 - Mortgages, Contracts, Loans 320 - Business Investments 330 - Business Opportunities 340 - Adult Care Baker Co 345 - Adult Care Union Co 350 - Day Care Baker Co 355 - Day Care Union Co 360 - Schools B Instruction 380 - Service Directory

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Presbytenan Church, 1995 4th St. (4th Err Court Sts.) Baker City. Open, No smoking.

Baker County's breastfeeding support group. Meets every 2nd Err 4th Thursday of the month 11 a.m. —Noon St. Luke's EOMA, 3950 17th St. 541-523-3681 CHECK YOUR AD ON THE FIRST DAY OF PUBLICATION We make every effort t o a v o i d err o r s .

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BAKER COUNTY Cancer Support Group Meets 3rd Thursday of every month at St. Lukes/EOMA © 7 PM Contact: 541-523-4242

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Mental Health Counselor Provides culturally competent and appropnate behavioral health treatment for Baker City residents.

M- F; 8-5. Avail. for crisis work on rotati ng s h i f ts . P r e f e r LCSW or LPC .

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LOST DOG. Long haired LOCAL VETERINARY Chihuahua, white and Clinic is looking for a brown. 541-519-5500 PT ICennel Cleaner.

Must have experience M, NEUTERED, 1/2 cleaning and sanitizing. grown dark red kitten.

Please submit resume 541-523-5975 to Blind Box ¹ 175, c/o Baker City Herald, P.O. MISSING YOUR PET? Box 807, Baker City, Check the OR, 97814.

Baker City Animal Clinic 541-523-3611 FACILITIES MAINTENANCE / 180 - Personals GROUNDSKEEPER MEET S I NGLES right PT; 16 hrs/wk; flexible nowl No paid opera- schedule; $11/hr; Baker tors, Iust real people County Library Distnct.

Job descnption Err l ike y o u . Bro ws e greetings, ex change application at library or m essages and c o n- www.bakerlib.org. Open until filled; first review: n ect Iive. Try it f r e e.

Aug. 11, 2014. 7 PM. CaII n ow : 877-955-5505. (PNDC)

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LOCAL RETAIL agricultural company, looking for people to deliver to Err service local customers. A class A CDL or able to acquire one within 30 days. Intere sted app l i c a n t s , please apply at Baker City Employment Of-

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Corner of Grove Err D Sts. Baker City, Open Tuesday, Thursday- noon NORTHEAST OREGON Nonsmoking CLASSIFIEDS of fers 113 1/2 E Main St. Wheel Chair Accessible Self Help Err Support Enterpnse G roup An n o u n c e - 120 - Community Across from courthouse ments at n o c h arge. Calendar gazebo For Baker City call: 541-910-5372 J uli e — 541-523-3673 For LaGrande call: Monday- noon E n ca — 541-963-31 61 IIIIIIIIS IIS 134 Hwy 82, Lostine Community Center 541-398-801 3 OREGO N T O P S N o . YOU TOO can use 599: Fri., weigh-in at this attention get8:45 a.m., meeting at ter. Ask how you Wednesday- noon 9 a.m. P r esbyterian can get your ad to 107 N Main St, Joseph Church social hall, 4th stand out like this!

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AL-ANON Concerned about someone else's drinking?

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Northeast OR Compassion Center, 1250 Hughes Ln. Baker City (541)523-3431

VFW Hall, 2005 Valley Ave., Baker 541-523-4988

BINGO: TUESDAYS at Settler's Park.

801 - Wanted to Buy 810- Condos, Townhouses, Baker Co 815 - Condos,Townhouses,Union Co 820 - Houses for Sale, Baker Co 825 - Houses for Sale, Union Co 840- Mobile Homes, Baker Co 845 - Mobile Homes, Union Co 850- Lots B Property, Baker Co 855 - Lots B Property, Union Co 860 - Ranches, Farms 870 - Investment Property 880 - Commercial Property

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COVE SCHOOL Distnct CITY OF Union city hall TRAINl N G A ND EmFLYING J Truckstop PART TIME Teacher As5th Grade Teacher i s seeking a n a f t e r Assistant Manager sistants La Grande 3 p loyment C o n s o r The Cove School Distnct hours cleaning person tium (TEC) is recruitopenings (19 hours a is currently accepting 2 -3 hours a w e e k . ing for a full-time posi- Successful, fast paced week) Viridiari a pplications for a 5t h Perform general cleantion as a Youth Workbusiness is looking for Management A F INANCIALLY sucing duties as needed. force D e v e lopment an assistant manager. For information and apgrade Teaching posiFULL SERVICE property cessful, independent, tion at Cove ElemenA pplications ca n b e Specialist based in La Job duties include enplication m a t e r i a ls, management company nonprofit, community tary School. picked up at city hall Grande, Oregon. Prisuring all aspects of please refer to: s eeking P T M ain t based, cntical access uired/Preferred 3 42 S. Main Street m ary duties : Ca s e the business are runEastern Oregon UniverTech, could work into ReQualifications: hospital in La Grande Union. Taking applicamanagement, training n ing e f f i c iently a n d sity at: full time. Duties to inOR, is seeking multitions thru August 15th. and employment as- p rofitably. M u s t b e htt: w w w . eou.edu clude minor plumbing, ' Valid Oregon Teaching ple positions License sistance to youth parable to perform and ~nd t t s heetroc k r epa i r , Clinic CMA t icipants, ages 14 t o train in all crew posi- Deadline August 6, 2014 cleaning, appliance re- ' Teaching experience Clinic LPN 21. Se lected a p p l i- tions and motivate emat 12:00 pm. p air, la n d s c a p i n g , at the pnmary level Clinic RN c ants m us t p a s s a ployees. Will do some Add BOLDING p ainting, u n i t t u r n The USDA Farm Service Located in beautiful NE cnminal and dnving reordenng, check in ven- For additional informao vers. B e n e f it s o f A l i cation Procedures or a BORDER! Agency in La Grande, Oregon, La Grande is a and Timeline: c ord checks prior to tion contact: dors, bookwork, and Oregon is currently acpaid holidays, PTO, P osition u niversity t ow n n e s i s o p e n u n t i l employment.

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

DEADLINES : LINE ADS:

Monday: noon Friday Wednesday: noon Tuesday Friday: no o n Thursday DISPLAY ADS:

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720 - Apartment Rentals Baker Co. 2-BDRM $500/mo. plus $375/dep. W/S/G paid.

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Retirement 2 BDRM cozy dupl., IC Apartments covered deck, fenced, 767Z 7th Street, La and playground. Acelectric heat, r ange, Grande, Oregon 97850 cepts HUD vouchers. f rig, DW, w / d h o o k Call M ic h e l l e at ups, incl water, gas, Senior and Disabled (541)523-5908. m owing. NO pets or Complex smoking. Avail. Aug. +SPECIAL+ 1st, $700/mo first/last/ Affordable Housing! secunty, rental ins. re$200 off quired 541-910-4577 Rent based on in1st months rent! come. Income restnctions apply. Call now This institute is an 2 BDRM duplex, Union, to apply! equal opportunity with garage between provider. units, fenced back yd, Beautifully updated Com$550/mo. $300 dep., munity Room, featurNo pets 503-314-9617 ing a theater room, a pool table, full kitchen 2 BDRM, 1 ba. w/ New TDD 1-800-545-1833 and island, and an paint gt vinyl, kitchen electnc fireplace. appliances, including Renovated units!

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1356 Dewey. $450/mo No smoking/pets Call Ann Mehaffy TTY: 1(800)735-2900 541-51 9-0698 Ed Moses:(541)519-1814

w/d. w/s/g, lawn care p d. N O C A TS . N o s moking. D o g s a l lowed $700/mo. 509 W ashington St . L G , 541-91 0-4938.

2 brdm, 1ba, duplex, nc smoking or pets, $475 per month, i n cludes w /s/g d e p $47 5 , washer/dryer hookups.

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NEW 3 bd r m , 2 b a , $1050/mo, plus dep.

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M t. Emi l y Property Management (541)962-1074 CHARMING, LARGE 3 b drm 1.5 ba o n t h e north side of LG. New floonng gt paint. W/D hookups, large yard, quiet n e ighborhood.

W/S paid. Sorry, no pets.$900mo,$925dep 541-786-6058 CUTE, COZY 1 b d rm c lose t o c o l l eg e g t d owntown, n o p e t s , $325, $300 cleaning dep. 541-215-2571.

NEWER duplex for rent 3bd 2 ba with gas fireplace, w a s her/dryer g arage an d f e n c e d yard. $925 month. Call 541-910-5059 for details.

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7 1/2 acres Eagle Valley Baker County Shenff's required/reasonable with 3 - b dr m 1 - b ath Office. For more inforbenefits to those dishome. Abundant wamation on this sale go placed. Any low- and ter. Cross fenced, 6 to: w w w . ore onshermoderate-income iffs.com/sales.htm housing which is depastures, Solid barn, Orchards w/cherries, molished or converted peaches and p e ars. Legal No. 00037182 to another use will be $240,000. possible dis- Published: July 23, 30, rep la ced. count for quick sale.

August 6, 13, 2014 541-51 9-71 94 LegaI No. 00037374 PUBLIC NOTICE Published: July 30, 2014 and Notice of Public 880 - Commercial 1010 - Union Co. Hearing

1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE On August 28, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Union County Sheriff's Office, 1109 ICAve, La Grande, Oregon, the defendant's interest will b e s o ld, sublect to redemption, in the r ea l p r operty commonly known as: 240 5th Street, North P owder, O r 9 7 8 6 7 .

The court case number i s 1 3 - 11-48716, w here M ID F I R ST BANIC, is plaintiff, and CANDACE JO MART IN; M A R VI N W .

HORNE; CHERYL L. H ORNE;LARRY G .

M ARTIN; B O E I NG EMPLOYEE'S CREDIT UNION; BANIC OF EASTERN OREGON; CAPITAL ONE BANIC (USA), N.A.; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, are the defendants. Th e sale is a p ublic auction to t h e highest bidder for cash or cashier's check, in hand, made out to Union County S heriff's Office. For more information on this sale go

BEAUTY SALON/ Office space perfect 800 ft o f for one or two opera- PARADISE! nver, pond, new barn, For Rent ters 15x18, icludeds large garage with work restroom a n d off 541-963-4174 shop an 1/2 bath, Airstreet parking.

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Legal Notices $500 mo 6t $250 dep lot, no smoking or 2bdrm, 1b a h o u s e, Listings: BEST CORNER location Baker County is eligible NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S 541-91 0-3696 pets, $600/mo i ngardens, 3.75 acres, www.valleyrealty.net for lease on A dams t o apply for a 2 0 1 4 SALE c ludes w/s, $ 3 0 0 p rivate p ar k s e t t i n g Community DevelopAve. LG. 1100 sq. ft. cleaning 6t sec. dep. COMMERCIAL OR retail with easy access to 82 ment Block Grant from Lg. pnvate parking. Respace for lease in hisOn August 22, 2014 at must have rental refand city of Enterprise, m odel or us e a s i s . the Oregon Business t oric Sommer H e l m 6100,000 THIS RESe rences, 6 t p a s s the hour of 10:00 a.m.

1/2 mile t r ai l a l o ng 541-805-91 23 Development DepartBuilding, 1215 WashTAURANT/LOUNGE at the Union County back ground. $35 river, pictures on zilment.

Community DeSheriff's Office, 1109 i ngton A v e ac r o s s low.com. $ 2 49,000. app fee. Avail NOW! WAS ESTABLISHED velopment Block Grant 503-341-3067 from post office. 1000 IC Ave, La Grande, OreIN 1964 and is located 81762 Fish Hatchery funds come from the plus s.f. great location gon, the defendant's Lane. 541-426-0918 on a high traffic corner U .S. Department o f 2-BDRM 1-BATH, Sun$800 per month with 5 will b e s o ld, lot on Main St. The resH ousing an d U r b a n interest room, Fridge, DW, Ga- year lease option. All 820 - Houses For sublect to redemption, taurant has a large dinDevelopment.

The rage. Close to Downutilities included and Sale Baker Co. in the r ea l p r operty ing room with an addigrants can be used for town $600./mo F irst parking in. A v a ilable commonly known as: FSBO Open house tional banquet room. p ublic f a c ilities a n d and Last 6t $250. Dep. n ow , pl eas e 861 West Arch Street, h ousin g i mp ro v e 541-51 9-8887 Sat. August 2.

9am-12 The lounge has a large Union, Oregon 97883. call 541-786-1133 for Nice Home 3035 Elm St. m ents, p r i marily f o r seating area, full bar more information and The court case num2-BDRM, 2 b a t h. New VI ewI n g .

2-Bdrm, 2-bath. Lopersons with low and and dance floor. New ber i s 1 3 - 01-48184, 910 - ATV, Motorcyflooring t h r o ughout. moderate incomes. cated i n C o n venient wiring, walk-in cooler/ where OCWEN LOAN Dishwasher, f e n c ed Quiet Neighborhood. cles, Snowmobiles S ERVICING,LLC, it s FULLY EQUIPPED freezer and many other Approximately $12 milyard, covered carport, New Carpet 6t Lamisuccessors in interest SALON AVAILABLE up dates.

Call for list of storage, W/D hook-up, nate. Fresh Paint (inlion will be awarded to a nd/or a s s i g ns , i s personal property in$ 625/month + $ 5 0 0 Large, recently remodOregon non-metropoliside 6t out) Double Gaplaintiff, and AARON eled salon for rent. 6 cluded in purchase security deposit. Pets tan cities and counties r age, Fenced y a r d, J. R I C ICER A I CA hair stations, 2 m a niprice.

12311047 okay. 541-519-8844 Dog run, RV Parking i n 2014. T h e m a x i cure stations, 2 masA ARO N JA COB Century 21 mum grant that a city $110,000. sage/foot bath p e diRICICE R; LISA J . to: 2-BDRM., 1-BATH: No 541-523-2736 i Eagle Cap Realty, or county can receive ATV R I C ICE R A ICA L I SA www.ore onshenffs. cure chairs, extra room pets/waterbeds. i 541-9634511. is $3,000,000.

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ICing Quad P.S. 2,500 OCCUPANTS OF THE cials, full laundry (W/D 541-523-2621 Baker County is preparICFI wench, hand included), of f s t r e et PREMISES; AND THE Published: July 30, HOUSE FOR SALE ing an application for 2828 COLLEGE St.: 2 heaters, Sedona Rip REAL PROPERTY LO- August, 6, 13,20, 2014 parking and l o c ated N ewly R e m odeld, 2 two, 2014 Community bdrm, 1 bath w/ basesaw, 26" tires, front CATED AT 861 WEST centrally in downtown bdrm, 1bth. At 2604 D evelopment B l o c k ment, $525/mo., w/ bumper, gun case 6t ARCH STREET, UN- Legal ¹: 37302 Baker City. $895/mo FSBO: 3-BDRM, 2 bath, North Ash. To see call Grant from the Oregon $ 25 0 depos it . cover for ATV. Call Suzi 775-233-7242 ION, OREGON 97883, 541-963-3614 3/4 finished basement.

B usiness D e v e l o p - is defendant. The sale BOARD M EETING of (541)523-4464 days or 272 miles, $8,000 Small yard, close to m ent D e p a r t m e n t . t he B l u e M o u n t a in 5 41-523-1077, e v e ca II: 541-786-5870 is a public auction to downt o w n .

14 25 One will be for a hous780 - Storage Units Translator District will nings. the highest bidder for Dewey St., Baker City. be held Wednesday, ing rehabilitation proc ash o r cas h i e r ' s Call 541-403-0117 for 3-BDRM, 1 bath 2-story 12 X 20 storage with roll July 30, 2014, at Union gram in Baker, Union, check, in hand, made an appointment. duplex. Range, fridge, Wallowa an d G rant County Fairgrounds in up door, $70 mth, $60 out to U n ion County l aundry h o okups 6 t deposit 541-910-3696 the BMTD booth in the i. ilj' counties to rehabilitate S heriff's Office.

F o r FSBO: B E A U T IFUL e xhibit hall, a t 7 : 0 0 W/S i n c l u d ed . homes owned and oc2600 sq. ft. manufacm ore information o n p.m. $ 625/mo p lu s d e p . c upied by l o w a n d tured home on overthis sale go to: 541-51 9-6654 moderate income perwww.ore onshenffs. sized lot. 2 -bdrm, 2 Published: July 30, 2014 sons. I t i s e stimated bath, office, large famAVAIL. July 1st. Lease com sales.htm that the proposed pro• 8 J ily room, utility, sunGORGEOUS HARLEY option to buy: 3 bdrm, LegaI No. 00037341 Must see listing! New ect w i l l b e n e fi t a t D avidson 200 8 F X D L Ileast room, storage sheds, 2 bath fully remodeled. floonng, paint, and 35 persons, of Published: July 23, 30, underground spnnkler, Low Rider, black 6t orne of t h e n i c e s t t h i n g s Huge backyard. 2020 2014 and August 6, aObout co unte rs $79,000. w hom 100% w ll l b e w a n t a d s i s t he i r fruit trees, bernes, garange, rubber mounted P I u m S t. $900/m o. + Security Fenced low or m o derate in13, 2014 280 S College, Union. l ow c os t A no t h e r i s t h e 1 584CC Twi n C a m . den.$165, 000.

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100' x 1 2 5' . W a t e r , for rent. Call Cheryl THE SALE of RVs not A public hearing will be Close to town. $359,500 sewer, gas 6t electric Guzman fo r l i s t ings, A PLUS RENTALS beanng an Oregon inBy Appointment Only 541-523-7727. o n s i te . C o r ne r o f h eld b y t h e B a k e r has storage units signia of compliance is 541-519-4853 B alm 6t P l ace S t s ., County Board of Comavailabie. illegal: cal l B u i lding Takin A li c a tions 5x12 $30 per mo.

Baker City. $53,000. m issioners a t 1 0 : 0 0 PRICE R E DUCED to Codes (503) 373-1257.

1-BDRM, 1 ba th, W/D 8x8 $25-$35 per mo.

208-582-2589 a .m. o n A u g us t 6 , $155,000. Fully remodh ookup, g a s h e a t . 8x10 $30 per mo.

2 014 a t t h e B a k e r eled home in beautiful, $450/mo plus dep.

County Courthouse lo'plus deposit' q uiet a nd priv a t e 855 - Lots & Prop2001 28'CAMPANION 3-BDRM, 2 ba th. W/D cated at 1 99 5 T h ird neighborhood. Located erty Union Co. 1433 Madison Ave., 5th Wheel 14 ' S l ide Street, Baker City, OR. h ookup, g a s h e a t . at 3660 9th Dr. 1300 1/3 T O 3 a cr e lo t s , out, Hard sides built-in or 402 Elm St. La T he purpose of t h i s $800/mo plus dep. sq. ft. home is 3-bdrm, Grande. generator. Ex cellent South 12th, beautiful Molly Ragsdale hearing i s f or t he Ca II 541-910-3696 2 bath with office/launCondition. Must See! view, 6t creek starting Property Management Baker County Board of dry room 6t attached $9500./541-519-5818. a t $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 .

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Clean studio tions and c o m m ents steel appliances, new 2 LOTS for Sale. Ready 7 days/24 houraccess Good cond. Repriced No smoking/pets about: community deto build your home! Inc arpet, t il e 6 t w o o d at $2999. Contact Lisa 541-523-4564 541-523-4612 velopment and houscludes u n derground f loors. 1/4 a c r e l o t COMPETITIVE RATES (541 ) 963-21 61 ing needs, especially utilities, paved street, 752 - Houses for completely landscaped Behind Armory on East the needs of low- and a nd s i d ewalk. C a l l with automatic sprinand H Streets. Baker City Rent Union Co. 541-963-3350 moderate-income perklers. Photos can be 970 - Autos For Sale 1 B D RM, $ 50 0 / m o . sons, as well as other viewed at zillow.com.

541-963-41 25 needs in the commuContac t D an at B EAUTIFUL V I E W '95 FORD ex t e n ded nity that might be as541-403-1223 LOTS f o r s a Ie by cab, 460 engine, low 1607 1 S T . St . 3 b / 2 b sisted with a Commuo wner i n C ov e O R . $3,500. home, W/D included, MIII STOELGI P RICE RE D U C E D ! 3.02 acres, $55,000 '74miles, n ity Dev e l o p m e n t Jeep CJ5, 360 enfenced yard, $875/mo.

2-bdrm, 1 bath home Block Grant prolect; • Secure a nd 4 ac r e s gine V8, $3,900.

541-963-1210 on 75x120 ft. corner and the proposed pro• Keypad EIlfzjj $79,000.

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• Auto-Lock Gate All utilities are on proproom, carport 6t ga• Security Ligbting erty. $37,500. Call for W ritten co m ments a r e rage. $850/mo Avail.

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Broker 1 995 T h ir d S t r e e t , 2BDRM, 1BA. New gafor "Big Boy Toys" SUMPTN IIFAUTY! Owned.

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11005 ICristen W ay . 1001 - Baker County of Commissioners in 3 BDRM, 2 ba in Elgin. d eciding w h et her t o 101 ft. x 102 ft. Island Legal Notices STORAGE $800/mo. W/S pd. CLASSIC apply City. $70,000.

541-524-1534 (541 ) 910-0354 3-bdrm, 2 bath cabin.

A rmand o Rob l e s , NOTICE OF 2805 L Street 100 x 285 m/I lot SHERIFF'S SALE 541-963-3474, The location of the hearNEW FACILITY!!

3 PLUS bdrm, southside, Karla Smith, Broker 541-975-4014 i ng is a c c essible t o $1100 plus dep. Mt Vanety of Sizes Available (541) 519-8182 On August 19, 2014, at persons with disabiliE mily P r o p M gm t Secunty Access Entry NelsonRea/ Estate, /nc the hour of 9:00 a.m. ties. P l e ase contact RV Storage MT. VIEW estates subdi541-962-1074. www TheGrovefeam com at the Baker County Heid i M a rt i n at vision, Cove, OR. 2.73 C ourt H o use, 1 9 9 5 5 41-523-8200 if y o u 4 BDRM, 2 Ba $900/mo acres for sale.

Electnc 825 - Houses for T hird S t reet , B a k e r will need any special 541-91 0-0354 ava il. $49,9 00 .

Sale Union Co. City, Oregon, the deaccommodations to at208-761-4843.

SECURE STORAGE AVAIL. NOW 3b d rm, fendant's interest will tend or participate in 2 BDRM duplex, Union, be sold, sublect to re2 ba, remodeled, no the meeting. w/ garage b e tw een Surveillance ROSE RIDGE 2 Subdivipets, $825/mo + dep. demption, in the real Cameras units, fenced back yd, sion, Cove, OR. City: MT. Emily P roperty property c o m m o nly More information about Computenzed Entry $550/mo. $300 dep., Sewer/VVater available.

Mgt 541-962-1074 known as: 475 East Oregon C o m m u nity Covered Storage pet fee. 503-314-9617 Regular price: 1 acre Madison, Huntington, D evelopment B l o c k Super size 16'x50' CUTE 3 BDRM $690 + m/I $69,900-$74,900.

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3 Bed, 2.5 Bath, GAGE CORP., itssuchouse during regular pets/smoking. Ready •MiniW arehouse 1850sqft large fenced c essors i n in t e r e s t office hours. Advance A ug 1st , CA LL I notice is requested. If yard. $219,000. and/or assigns is plain• Outside Fenced Parking 541-786-0282 for info I 541-805-9676 tiff, and U NKNOWN special accommoda6t application.

• ReasonableRates HEIRS OF THOMAS E. t ions a r e nee d e d , For informationcall: CORNELIUS; C. MIUNION, 3 B D, 1 B T H p lease n o t if y H e i d i $ 750. 2 B D $65 0 .

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DEARABBY: My husband's family are a woman, but on social media lists herself hypocrites .They talk about everyone and as male. their problems, yet when something arises I am wondering whether I should in their family, they want it kept hushconsider myself gay, bisexual or straight? hush.

I always considered myselfstraight until recently.

My sister in-law, "Gina,"had a baby recently.

He rhusband, "Allan,"wa ssuspi— NO LONGER SURE INTEXAS DEAR NO LONGER SURE: Because the cious because their sexual relations had stopped years ago. He did personpresentsherselfto a store-bought DNA test you as female, then you are a DEAR straight man who has fallen (twice) and realized the baby was not his. When he ABBY in lov e with a transgender woman. If you were attracted confronted her, she wouldn't only to members of the tell him who the fatheris, but said she had discussed the pregnancy same sex, then you would be a homosexual.

People who are attracted to both men and with the father, and they had decided it women are bisexual. would be bestfor herto raise thebaby as her husband's.

DEARABBY: I use public transportation Well, Allan and Gina are now being divorced, and he's having his name removed to commute to andfrom work.

I usethetim e from the baby's birth certiftcate. Of course, to read and unwind from my day. People everyone but me wants this to stay quiet. often start talking to me, and I ftnd myself Iwant the wifeofthe man to know, andI trapped for the next 45 minutes listening to an unweicome monologue about their lives. want all the people my in-laws trash all the time to know.

The fact thatI have earplugsin and a book Perhaps this seems mean, but dang it, on my lap is no deterrent.

I don't want to be rude. What's the best why shouldn't everyone know that Gina isn't Miss Perfect? What do you think? way to tell someone I prefer to chill out and — TICKED OFF IN LOUISIANA not listen to his I her ramblings?

DEAR TICKED OFF: Please don't act — BOOKWORM IN CALGARY,CANADA on impulse. I think that as disgusted as DEAR BOOKWORM: Smile at the person and say,"I need this time to catch up on you are with your in-laws, you should keep your mouth shut. If you spread this around, my reading." That's asserting your right to it could become the talk of the community privacy, and it's not rude. and eventually embarrass the child, who is blameless in all this.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and DEARABBY: I am a man who has was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. recently fallen in love with a beautiful male- Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com to- female transgender. She considers herself or PO. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069.

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WASHINGTONSpurred to action by the downing of the Malaysian airliner, the European Union approveddramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday against Russia, including an arms embargo and restrictions on state-owned banks. President Barack Obama swiftiy followed with an expansion of U.S. penalties targetingkey sectorsofthe Russian economy.

The coordinated sanctions were aimed at increasing pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his country's support forseparatistsin eastern Ukraine whom the West blames for taking down the passenger jet nearly two weeks ago. Obama and U.S. allies also warned that Russia was building up troops and weaponry along its border with Ukraine.

"Today Russia is once again isolating itself from the international community, setting back decades of genuine progress, "Obama said."It does not have to be this way.

This a choice Russia and President Putin has made."

Tuesday's announcements followed an intense lobbying

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killing nearly 300 people including more than 200 Europeans. Obama and his counterparts from Britain, France, Germany and Italy finahzed plans to announce the broader sanctions Monday in an unusual joint video conference.

European Union President Herman Van Rompuy and the president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, said the sanctions sent a"strong warning" that Russia's destabilization of Ukraine cannot be tolerated.

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However, Europe's calculus shifted sharply after a surface-to-air missile brought down the passenger jet,

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