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ONTARIO — State Sen. Ted Ferrioli said Eastern Oregon communities that voted against legal recreational marijuana should be able to ban the substance's sale, but they must be prepared for possible ramifications. As a member of the Joint Committee on the Implementation on Measure 91, Ferrioli was a co-sponsor of House Bill 3400, which allows communities to opt out of recreational medical sales and medical marijuana dispensaries. He also co-sponsored a bill that allows medical marijuana dispensaries to sell recreational marijuana starting Oct. 1. The intent of the bill is to give users a place to purchaserecreational marijuana until statewide rules forrecreational sales SeePot / Page5A
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Elgin is now the center of bustling activity near the Phillips Creek Fire. Mornings and evenings see fire crews and equipment coming through town and unloading at the makeshift fire camp at the Stampede grounds. By Cherise Kaechele The Observer
ELGIN — The City of Elgin has seena bustleofactivity since the Phillips Creek Fire started Aug. 2. The support comes full circle with the firefighters positively impacting the city with extra business while they battletheblazeto keep the town from being evacuated. Brenda Reid, owner of the Brunswick restaurant, is offering the firefighters a 15 percent discount on food. Although she hasn't seen much of an increase in customers because the firefighters are out battling the blaze the whole day, she's been busy. oWe've been baking cinnamon rolls and cookies for them, though," Reid said.
With the firefighters mostly staying in their camp when they get back from the fire line, she said she wanted to donate something to help. Driving into Elgin, there are many signs thanking the firefighters for their hard work as well as businesses acceptingdonations offood and watertogo tothe group. The Elgin Chamber of Commerce has been collectETEIRART E ing donations of water and snack items and delivering IQffl~++ ~ prrr,43552 IFOOD CATERING them to the firefighters' base I SDOT 44a962 Iyrr 26$00 every night, said Kathy Bonney, who sits on the chamber Tim Mustoe/TheObserver board. Brandon Mathews, a clerk at the Elgin Chevron station, oWe've had a good response helps crews from Stewart's Firefighter Food Catering ito the donations)," she said. Thursday morning with propane tanks. Reid said the group she's Inside been working with to gather supplies and make the food All the Level 1 evacuation notices issued for the Phillips Creek Fire See Elgin / Page5A were lifted early Sunday evening. Page 2A
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ENTERPRISE — An Enterprise man was sentenced in the Wallowa County Circuit Court after being convicted for taking elk without avalidelk tag and seconddegree criminal trespass. Skyler Willis, 25, was sentenced Wednesdayin court following the July 23 conviction. On Sept. 7, 2014, Willis shot a trophy six-point bull elk with his bow on the Zumwalt Prairie, which is located in the Chesnimnus Wildlife Management Unit, according to apressreleasefrom the Oregon State Police. Willis did not have a valid Chesnimnus Unit Tag and was See Elk / Page5A
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Purchasing recreational marijuana legally may not be an option in La Grande and other Union County cities, however. Island City has already voted to opt out, and La Grande is considering a similar ordinance.
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