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By Kelly Ducote The Observer

qHabla Espanol?

For the Eastern Oregon University Admissions Offtce, the answer is now yes.

The university recently hired two bilingual admissions counselors, reflecting a push by Eastern to tap into a growing Hispanic demographic in Eastern Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.

Though EOU has had Spanish-speaking employees before, the new hires come as the university prepares to launch a men's soccer team nextfall,alsopartofthe effortto diversify the school's student population.

Xavier Romano, EOU vice president for student success, said both the addition ofbilingual admissions counselors and men's soccer come from university leadership asking broader questions about Eastern's future.

"Without a doubt it's Eastern Oregon looking at the demographics of the region," Romano said.

"This is all interrelated. There is a rhyme and a reason to it all."

The vice president, who joined the EOU staff in March, said the hires in admissions are exciting not only because the counselors can connect with Spanish-speaking students and their parents but also because they hail from Eastern Oregon.

Genesis Meaderds, a 2013 graduate of EOU, grew up in La Grande, while Gina Galaviz, a 2010 EOU grad, calls Hermiston her hometown.

"It sends an exciting message that here we have two wonderful products of the region," Romano said.

Meaderds started last month, and Galaviz joined her this week. Since graduation, Meaderds has been teaching in Spain while Galaviz worked in admissions for Oregon State University. Both are Hispanic and are excited to use their skills to recruit students to attend their alma mater.

"I was looking for a position where I could focus on underrepresented students," said Galaviz,

• Common Core lost support with teachers, the public over past year

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PORTLAND — A set ofrigorous standards for reading, math, writing and speakingthat are setto go fully operational in schools in Oregon and most other states this fall plummeted in popularity among the public and, more so, teachers over the past year, a new poll shows.

Only 53 percent of U.S. adults said they support the Common Core State Standards that have been adopted by more than 40 states, down from 65 percent in summer 2013, results show.

The change in opinion among public school teachers was even sharper: They went from 76percent approving and 12 percent disapproving to afavorable margin ofjust 46 to 40 this year, the survey found.

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Genesis Meaderds, left, and Gina Galaviz are working to help bring diversity to the Eastern Oregon University campus by aiding future students through the admissions department.

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Vi sit www.lagrandeobserver. com tosee video ofEOU admissions counselors Genesis Meaderds and Gina Galaviz discussing bringing diversity to the campus by aiding future students.

required her to take two terms of Spanish.

"I ended up studying it the rest of my time here. That's my heritage so I wanted to learn more about it," Meaderds said. She said she is looking forward to helping first generation collegestudents achieve theirdreams.

Already, Meaderds said she has used Spanish more than she thought she would. She, Romano, Jay Kenton, EOU interim president, and several other EOU staff on Monday night attended a meeting of the Hispanic Advisory Committee in Hermiston where many people did not speak English.

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Eastern Oregon University was recently awarded a $198,000 grant to establish a Center for Culturally Responsive Practices.

The center will operate with a mission to train teachers to recognize how a student's home life can influence performance in the classroom.

"Often we'll have a disconnect between what's happening at home and what's happening at school," Donald Easton-Brook, dean of EOU's College of Education, said in a pressrelease."Itm ight happen because some parents may not initially see the valuable role they play in their student's education.

On the flip side, you have schools thataretrying togettestscoresup and other things, but they forget to take into account that there are various cultures in families."

Another grant, for $178,000, will enable to university to create the

Oregon Teacher Pathway, which will offer college-level courses at $10 percredittohigh schooljuniors and seniors interested in pursuing careers in teaching. The program will also allow the students to get experiencein the classroom atlocal elementary schools.

A thirdgrant totaling $312,000 will go toward the university's GO STEM Collaborative Center, which focuses on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The centerworks to build partnerships with local businesses, nonprofits and other organizations to help foster an interest in STEM fields among the region's youth.

"These partnerships will provide students, teachers and communities with expertise in various STEM fields, financial and in-kind support, and awareness of the businesses and their STEM needs,"' said Katie Butterfield, center facilitator.

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Meaderds, though half Mexican, did not grow up speaking Spanish at home as Galaviz did.

In fact, she learned the language after EOU

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By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

ENTERPRISE — Wallowa County has set a goal to recycle25 percent ofitstrash, a slight increase over its fiveyear average of 23 percent.

Susan Christensen of the state's Department of Environmental Quality told county commissioners the goal is reachable.

"I think you could easily achieve the proposed goal," she said.'There is no penalty if the goal is not met. It's strictly an aspiration."

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TODAY Today is Wednesday, Aug. 20, the 232nd day of 2014. There are 133 days left in the year.

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TODAY INHISTORY On Aug. 20, 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations began invading Czechoslovakia to crush the "Prague Spring" liberalization drive.

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ONTHIS DATE In 1866, President Andrew Johnson formally declared the Civil War over, months after fighting had stopped.

In1910, a series of forest fires swept through parts of Idaho, Montana and Washington, killing at least 85 people and burning some 3 million acres.

In1953, the Soviet Union publicly acknowledged it had tested a hydrogen bomb.

In 1989, entertainment executive Jose Menendez and his wife, Kitty, were shot to death in their Beverly Hills mansion by their sons, Lyle and Erik

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QUOTE OFTHE DAY "To the eye of failure success is an accident."

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Patty Sandoz teaches a math lesson at La Grande Middle School several years ago while wearing her Ms. Mathmagician costume.

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• Eastern Oregon University math teacher Patty Sandoz honored

Oscar Schaaf Secondary Mathematics Education Award from the Oregon Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

The award was presented during the Oregon Math Leaders Conference

By Dick Mason earlier this month.

The Observer Sandoz was caught totally off guard The colorful robe hangs motionless by the award. in the closet of Eastern Oregon Univer"I was shocked. I had no idea (that I sity math teacher Patty Sandoz, a pose had been nominated)," she said. which defies the feeling of intellectual Sandoz's career dates back to when energy it conveys. she was hired by the La Grande School The piece of sparkling attire is a District in the 1970s. She taught at the high school and middle school for 33 teaching tool, which adds color to the black and white world of numbers. It is yearsbeforeretiring eightyears ago. latertook aposition asa Sandoz's "Ms. Mathmagician" costume, The educator one that comes complete with math math instructor at Eastern.

The longer she teaches, the more she equations. Sandoz designed it and wears it periodically when teaching. becomes convinced that almost every"I want to put the fun back in math," one can master the subject. ewe keep learning that more people Sandoz said."I want to show that math can learn math than we used to think," doesnothave to be the dry and boring stuff (studentsl might have had. Math Sandoz said. is amagical subjectfor everybody."

The educator believes thatitbeSandoz has lighthearted fun with magi- comes almost a self-fulfilling prophecy calillusions butdoes notbelieveinmagic. ifa student istold they are notcapable of mastering a math concept. She What she doesbelieveinis the abilityof virtuallyeveryone to succeedin math. remembers seeing high school and "Everyone can do well at math," middle school parents do this unwittingly at parent-teacher conferences.

Sandoz said.

"I'd hear parents say,'I don't expect This belief is serving Sandoz well during a teaching career that recently you to do good at math because I received an exclamation point. wasn't,"' Sandoz said."The parent is Sandozreceived the prestigious conveying to their child that they can't

do well at math."

The reality, though, Sandoz said, is that anyone can succeed at math if they apply themselves and are willing to learn from their mistakes.

The key to getting people to reach their potential, she said, is to provide an encouraging environment, one where students ate not alraid to make mistakes.

"In a nurturing environment, people will gradually develop a belief in themselves," Sandoz said.

Angie Johnson, a math teacher at Wallowa High School who nominated Sandoz for her award, said she has a gift for motivating students.

"She has a way of inspiring students to persevere," Johnson said.

One reason, Johnson said, is Sandoz's charismatic quality.

"She has an amazingpresence," Johnson said.'She's an exciting presenter who doesn'tlose the attention ofher students."

Sandoz has a love for teaching and math, one that is obvious when she is teaching.

"It is contagious. When someone shows an obvious love for what they are teaching, it spills over to students and they appreciate it," Johnson said.

ContactDick Mason at 541-786-5386or dmasonC lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Dickon Twitter C IgoMason.

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• Stella May5eld gym roof in need of repair

By Dick Mason The Observer

The Elgin School Board took a step on Monday toward quickly addressing a safety problem in the Stella

Mayfield School gym.

The school board voted to declare an emergency so that damagedrooftrussesin the gym can be quickly repaired.

The gym was closed earlier this summer after two damaged roof trusses were found.

The emergency declaration on Monday means state

regulations that normally would prolong the start of restoration work can be circumvented, said Wayne Herron, superintendent of the Elgin School District.

"This helps speed up the process," Herron said.

Herronhopes tbatzestorationworkcan startnextmonth, ewe want to start as soon as we can," Herron said."I'm sure (the starting date) would have stretched until October or November."

The superintendent hopes the repair work can be com-

pleted by late fall.

a portionofthe gym'sroof will have to be taken off in the processofreplacing the trusses. Herron is hopeful the school district's insurancewillcoverpartofthe replacementcost.

Once a contractor for the repair project is in place, an insurance adjuster will determine if a portion of the repair work will be covered, Herron said.

The gym at Stella Mayieldisatleast60yearsold f and is used for elementary and middle school physical education classes and mid-

dle school volleyball, basketball and wrestling, along with elementary basketball.

The closure of the gym will not significantly disrupt PE classes since most classes are held outside in the fall.

Middle school volleyball practices and games will be held at Elgin High School while the Stella Mayfield gym isbeing repaired.

ContactDick Mason at 541-786-5386or dmason C lagrandeobserver.com.

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personnel assigned to the Somers Fire continue to work the steep and rugged terrain tocreateadditional containment. The 35,917-acre fire currently remains 58 percent contained.

The fire is burning 15 miles east of Imnaha in Hells Canyon. Hat Point Road remains closed due to heavy firefighter traffic.

Fire officials said the route will be reopened as soon as safely possible, with the goal of opening in advance ofbow season.

Anticipatedcoolerweather Wednesday will assist with containment efforts, fire officials said. Suppression efforts will include focusing on the six hotspots that were located in the Thompson Creek area. Fire crews will also focus on securing and improving handlines around the Deep Creek area where flames were visible Tuesday.

The rehabilitation of firelines will continue on the western portion of the fire, and structureprotection wrap willbe removed. The eastern portion of the fire will be patrolled by air.

Fire crews around the state also remain busy.

Firefighters on Tuesday keptthelargestofthelatest round of wildfires in Central Oregon to less than 50 acres.

A pair of 20-person hand crews, four fire engines, a bulldozer and a helicopter teamed up to keep the Ferguson Springs Fire to 48 acres, said Susie Heisey, spokeswoman at the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center in Prineville. The fire is burning nine miles southeast of Prineville Reservoir in the Ochoco National Forest.

'There has been zero growth on it today," she said Tuesday night. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Since thunderstorms brought lightning to Central Oregonon Sunday night,fi re crews have responded to 30 possible wildfires, Heisey said.

All but three, including the Ferguson Springs Fire, have burned less than an acre.

A fire in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness Area has burned 2-V2 acres, she said, and a fire three miles north of the Rager Ranger Station in the Ochoco National Forest has burned 6t/2 acres.

Firefighters were trying to corral both blazes Tuesday.

The cause ofboth fires remains under investigation.

The estimated cost of the process is unknown, but it is expected to be high because

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NEW YORK — Few would recognize his face, but most knew his voice: the booming baritone that for nearly four decades heralded"Saturday Night Live."

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'There was no greater thrill than hearing Don Pardo bellow your name for the first time in the opening credits of 'Saturday Night Live,"'said long-time cast member Tina Fey."It meant you were officially'on television."'

Fey described Pardo as"a sweet, sweet man," adding,

"Late night will never sound as cool again."

"My whole life changed once Don Pardo said my name," echoed Amy Poehler, a fellow "SNL" alum."I will really miss that kind and talented man."

His was no ordinary voice and he guarded it closely, with cough drops always at the ready.

"My voice is myAchilles' heel," Pardo said in a 1985 interview with The Associated Press.'When I get sick, it's always my voice."

But it served him well from a tender age. Dominick George Pardo was born in W estfield ,M assachusetts,on Feb. 22, 1918, and grew up in Norwich, Conn.

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Proceeds from the sale go to support activities throughout the year at the library.

LOCAL BRIEFING From stag reports nections Academy, is hosting Telephone scams free information sessions targeting taxpayers Cook Memorial Library's in Ontario and in Baker After recent reportsof Page Turners Book Club is City. The meetings will help callers fraudulently identifyreading"How the Light Gets families learn more about ing themselves as collection In" byLouise Penny for its online learning. Oregon agents, the Oregon DepartRevenue reminds Sept. 9 meeting. Meetings are Connections Academy is also ment of at 1 p.m. in the Archives Room offeringtipsforparents to taxpayersto protecttheir of the library. New members use when researching online personal identifying information. are welcome. school for their students.

The Ontario information Taxpayers have received Driver Education session will be at 5 p.m. phone calls from individuals Class begins Sept. 8 Aug. 25 at the Four Rivers identifying themselves as A drivereducation class, revenue representatives or Cultural Center, 676 S.W. Fifth Ave. sponsored by Malheur IRS agents. The caller says The Baker City informathe victim has a tax debt and Education Service District, tion session will be at demands payment by wire Vale, issetfor Sept.8 atthe regional Oregon Department 6:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at the transferorcreditcard. of Transportation building Baker County Public Library, The caller may threaten 2400 Resort St. legal action in an effort to ibehind the Department of Motor Vehicles offIcel, 3012 Oregon Connections Acad- coercetaxpayers todisclose Island Ave. The class begins emy opened in 2005 under a personal identifying information such as Social Security at 6 p.m. and costs $250. Par- charter with the Scio School ticipantsare asked to bring a District. Some 3,700 students or credit card numbers. in grades K-12 were enrolled "Revenue employees copy of their student learner during the 2013-2014 school may ask you to verify some permit.

Any young person complet- year. personal information, but ing and passing the driver For more information on they won't threaten you or Oregon Connections Acaddemand personal or finaneducation program will no longerhave todo the drive cial information," said Ken emy events and enrollment eligibility, visit the school portion of the test when apRoss, revenue's personal tax plying for a driver's license. website at www.OregonCon- program manager."If you For more information, con- nectionsAcademy.com or call think you're being scammed, 800-382 — 6010. end the call and contact us tact Topper Schlupe at 541473-4834 or topper.schlupe@ directly."

UHS celebrates malesd.k12.or.us or Allison Revenue offers tips to help 50-year reunion Nunez at 541-473-4833 or taxpayersprotectthemselves allison.nunez@malesd.k12. from becoming victims of UNION — The Union High School Class of1964 fraud: or.us.

50-year reunion will take place • Taxpayers may contact Virtual public school Friday through Sunday at Revenue directly at 1-800holds sessions the Eastern Oregon Livestock 356-4222tocheck the validClubhouse, 760 E. Delta St., ity of any tax-related phone More families are exploring virtual public school as Union. calls.

Activities are from • Taxpayers will always they consider various schooling options over the summer 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, start at receive a billing notice by months. The state's leading noon Saturday and run to an mail prior to receiving any tuition-fiee virtual public calls from Revenue. undetermined time, and run charter school, Oregon Confrom 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.

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OBITUARIES a cook for Valley View and Evergreen Rehabilitation.

Wanda enjoyed cooking, crochet, embroidery and reading. She was a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.

Wanda is survived by her children, Bonita Berry and her husband, Donald, of La Grande; Beverly Westerfield and her husband, Bruce, of Oregon City; Teresa Smits and her husband, Paul, of Ontario; Jerold Hug and his wife, Mirna, of Beaverton; Sandra Fisher and her husband, Doug, of Hillsboro; Cynthia Smith and her husband, Chester, of La Grande; Stephen Hug of Prineville; Kevin Hug and his wife, Pam, of Madras;

Wanda Jane Hug La Grande 1928-2014 Wanda Jane Hug, 86, of La Grande, died at her residence Aug. 17. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Summerville Cemetery.

Wanda was born April 15, 1928, in La Grande to Edward Wrichard and Polly

Leal iCliffordl Land. She lived in Elgin, Union, Cove, La Grande and Summerville and attended schools in Elgin, Union and Cove.

She married Warren Hug on Aug. 26, 1945, and was the mother of nine children.

Wanda was employed as

and Tamera Mann of La Grande; sister, Viola Millman and her husband, Link of Richland; 28 grandchildren and 51 greatgrandchildren.

Wanda was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Polly; husband, Warren; sister, Melvina Barnett; and brothers, Delbert Land, Jasper Land, Iria Land and Edward Land.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Family History Center in care of Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St.,

La Grande OR 97850.

Condolences may be made to the family at www.love landfuneralchapel.com.

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT third-degree delivery of a controlled schedule substance and failure to appear.

Cited: Joshua Taylor Sauter, 25, La Grande, was cited Tuesday on a charge of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.

LA GRANDE POLICE Arrested: Joshua Taylor Sauter, 25, La Grande, was arrested Monday on a parole and probation detainer.

Arrested: Connie Ann Forstner, 59, La Grande, was arrested Monday on a Union County warrant charging failure to appear on original charges of third-degree manufacture of a controlled schedule substance,

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UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: Robert Leon Trump II, 46, Elgin, was arrested

Tuesday on charges of seconddegree disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and third-degree escape.

LA GRANDE FIRE AND AMBULANCE Crews responded to three calls for medical assistance Monday. Crews responded to eight medical calls Tuesday.

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Try free sample of corn salsa Saturday Saturday at the La Grande Farmers' Market, James Dean Kindle and the Eastern Oregon Playboys will perform, followed by a special demonstration by Teresa Stratton and Kelly Anderes at the ReMax Chef at the Market booth. People can stopby at10:30 a.m. for

Blue Mountain Montessori Preschool, 1612 Fourth St., will conduct two open house sessions Thursday. The sessions will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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meets Monday The La Grande High School Class of 1947 will meet at 1p.m. Monday at the Flying J restaurant.

Friends of library hold yard sale UNION — Friends of the Union Carnegie Public Library is holding a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday. Items are available forthe handyman, homemakers, children, anglers

The Union County National Alliance on Mental Illness Family Support Group meets from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. the fourthMonday ofeach month in the Community Room in Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St. The next meeting will be Monday. For more information, call Susan at 541-786-5046 or Ginny at

541-786-5060.

Zumba class Saturday benefits shelter A fiee Zumba fitness master class is being offered to help save Shelter Fmm the Storm.

The free class will begin at 3 p.m. Sattnday at Max Squate. Donations to the shelterarewelcome and aretax deductible .Peopleareaskedto bring water.

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David L. Fratzke, 70, of La Grande died May 30, 2014, at his vacation home in Buckeye,

AZ. He was born in Moline, IL, on July 2, 1943, to Frederick and Madeline Penca Fratzke; both

preceding him in death, 1993 and 2011, respectively. David grew up in Brandon, IA,

graduating from Brandon High School in 1961.

He attended the University of lowa and graduated from St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA, in 1971. In 1964 he volunteered for the US Army, serving in Kaiserslautern, Germany. On August 23,1968, David married Linda Macik in Nashua, IA. The family lived in Silvis, IL, and Charlotte, MI before settlin V i n La Grande in I 979 Retiring from Boise Cascade Corporation in 2001, he purchased a second home in Arizona in 2010 where he spent his winter months.

Well-known in the community, David coached Little League tee ball, minors, and majors. He had served as Rotary president and was a Paul Harris Fellow.

He was on the Grande Ronde Hospital board before his retirement. David also worked with the La Grande Country Club board and was instrumental in starting the Eastside Senior Golf Association.

David loved living in Oregon and enjoyed everything the Pacific Northwest has to ofFer. He hunted elk in Wallowa County, fished at the Brownlee and Owyhee reservoirs, and occasionally went fishing and crabbing near Anacortes, WA. He was an avid golfer and a 35-year member of La Grande Country Club where he enjoyed many rounds in the company ofhis friends. He closely followed ladies and men's EOU Mounties basketball, often traveling to away games or tournaments in the region. In recent years David became an accomplished woodworker, making toys for his grandchildren, furniture and other useful objects for the home, including a cradle used by each grandchild.

Most of all, David treasured his family. He is survived by Linda, his wife of 45 years, their three children, and five grandchildren: Matthew and Amy Fratzke (Garrett and Colin), Justin and Cinda Fratzke (Landon and Jett), and Erika

and Blake Matheson (Camilla). Siblings are William (Mary) Fratzke of

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Last year, the Oregon Legislature created a task force to look into the possibility of creating a staterun retirement plan open to all working Oregonians.

It did so rather than simply getting the state into the retirement business, though it should have been clear that the task force would recommend going ahead with the idea.

And so it has, or at least that's the conclusion drawn in a draft of its final report to the 2015 Legislature. Too many Oregonians retire without the resources to live out their years in relative comfort, the report says. Too few employers oAer retirement plans, and not all employees participate when given the opportunity to do so. The state should step in to take up the slack.

Bad, bad idea.

What the state envisions is a system in which employees are enrolled when they take a job. They may opt out, but if they do not their contribution will be automatically deducted from their paychecks. Employers would not be required to participate, though they would be responsible for enrollment paperwork.

It may sound good, but it loses its luster on closer inspection.

The task force does not discuss who will pick up the fees for a system in which a state board hires and oversees privatefund managers. Fund managers are nice folks, to be sure, but they do not work for free.

The report touts the notion of portability of an account from job to job. Yet employees already have the ability to move money from one retirement plan to another without being charged taxes or penalties.

Nor does the report suggest what the impact of a state-run, automatic-enrollment system would be on privately offered retirement plans. Would private retirement plans be allowed to disappear without penalty? Or would employees who work for those companies be exempted from state enrollment?

We'll agree with the task force on one thing: Too few Oregonians have enough cash stashed for a comfortable retirement. The solution, however, is not a state-run retirement system, but a better effort at educating our citizens and — perhaps — exploration of ways to assist small employers in setting up plans of their own.

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to haveserved thepastdecade in public higher education. What I have seen is both uplifbng and heartbreaking. While wealth or intellect all but guarantees some students the opportunity ofhigher education, too many others face more difficult paths.

Many of my students are the firstin their families to earn a college degree, but they amass significant debt to do so. I see studentanxiety atthe prospectofrepaying debtin a less than robust economy, an economy not structured to fully utilize the skills they gained earning their degrees.

Too frequently, I see motivated students who are academically unprepared for the rigorsofcollege.Often thereasons have nothing to do with intelligence, but are rooted in disparities in learning experiences and family lives.

A college education plays a critical role in ending this vicious cycle by moving families firmlyinto the middle class. Indeed, generations of Americans, including me, a child emigrant to the U.S., have benefited from accessible educational opportunities in a system that has long been the envy of the world.

Education is both an individual and social good. Thomas Jefferson knew that an educated citizenry is the foundation of our democratic form of governmentan informed populace using critical reasoning to realize the American dream in

MarkWeiss is president of Western Oregon University. My Voice columns should be 500 to 700 words.

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a thriving capitalistic system.

In"Inequality for All," former Secretary of Labor and political commentator Robert Reich argues that a robust and thriving middle class, the antithesis of the widening gap between the rich and the poor,isnecessary forAmerica'scapitalist democracy to flourish. A successful economy and democratic society are built on a strong middle class that has the educational and economic opportunitiesneeded to prosper.

Higher education was once generously supported by the public. In recent

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decades, however, the pendulum has swung sharply in the opposite direction.

It is ironic that the decline in public support for higher education has occurred while the students who pursue a college degreeareincreasingly diverse.

Have we changed our minds about the importance of an educated citizenry?

I think not.

Instead, we are mired in a vicious cycle where a declining U.S. middle class constantly struggles to keep its own head above water, with little left over to reinvest in higher education. Increasingly, middle class students are ineligible for financial aid, yet find the prospect of paying for college daunting.

W e must, however,fi nd a way or else we risk the political and economic consequences of a poorly educated citizenry, the degradation of the human condition and decline of society. Higher education is more important than ever for individuals and the public good.

Please join me in urging our friends, neighbors and legislators to reinvest in our citizenry for future generations by putting the "public" back into public education.

Join me in a new attitude that fosters America's most important resource by investing in the education of all who are our future. How? In true Jeffersonian fashion, elect those who represent your priorities and be involved in the conversation.

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EOU admissions counselors Genesis Meaderds, left, and Gina Galaviz talkTuesday with student Gwendolyn Nakayama about the many different parts of student life at Eastern Oregon University.

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DIVERSITY Continued from Page1A Kenton said the meeting revealed that not only is having Spanish-speaking stafFnecessary but that the public is glad to be able to make that connection with Eastern.

"I just think it's very important to the future of this institution. Frankly, I think it's very important to the State of Oregon," Kenton said.

The interim president noted that schools in the

Hermiston, Milton-Freewater to help them realize those and Ontarioareas have large dreams."

— and growing — Hispanic EOU officials said that the university's effort isn't limited populations. Many Malheur County schools are more to the Hispanic population. than 60 percent Latino with The school is reaching out to grades 1-6 even higher. By both Native Americans and Latinos to serve on the school's 2025, he said, Hispanic high institutional board. Romano school graduates in the resaid he would love to hire gion will outnumber Caucasian grads. someone who may know an"I just think it's the future. other lanynge like Mandarin It's here, it's us," Kenton said. Chinese to help pull students ''We are the new Oregon, from anywhere they can. and we need to acknowledge Meaderdsand Galaviz these people have hopes and said they are excited to join dreams andaspirations just the EOU stafF as it moves like everyone else, and I want forward with this efFort.

RECYCLING

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Continued from Page1A m agazines, tin cans,plastic,glass and cardboard. In Wallowa, Lostine and Joseph, the county provides recycle bins for public use. The county collects the recycling, sorts it at the Enterprise site and bundles it for shipment to a sorting center in Portland.

Recycling costs the county and the state money. New legislation pro-

We want to hear your thoughts. Email letters to the editor to letters@ lagrandeobserver. com and join the conversation on The Observer Opinion page.

and now it's leveling ofF," he said.

Yet the state takes in a lot of waste from Seattle and the Tri-Cities, and that amount has increased. Out-of-state posed by the state DEQ, if passed, will increase tipping fees at landfills from wasteaccountsfor 40percent ofthe tip$1.24perton to $1.86,Christensen said. pingfeescollected by the state — most The increase in revenue will help build of that garbage comes in by train and up the state's recycling programs. truckload to large regional landfills in 'There is language about fees and Wasco, Morrow and Gilliam counties.

Spendelow said the state doesn't permit requirements and recycling requirements in the solid waste statutes," know what's going to happen in the Christensen said.'What we're looking future, but food waste disposal and recyat is opening that up and changing the cling programs may be the reason waste language to include a fee change." disposal is down in Oregon — even Despite the economic recovery, Peter when the recovery should be sending it Spendelow of the DEQ said in-state back up again. waste disposal is not increasing.

The landfill tipping fee increase will "Starting in about 2006, the absolute restore some of the programs put on tonsofwaste started dropping.That hold for a while, Christensen said.

"It will go to grant money for purdropped very heavily in 2008 and 2009

BACKING Continued from Pcge1A The standards, written by professors and other specialists with input from teachers, w ere created atthebehestof the nation's governors and state school chiefs. They are designed to take U.S. educationto ahigher levelso that U.S. students can compete with students from the besteducated countries.

The poll on Common Core attitudeswas conducted for Education Next, a scholarly education journal published by the Hoover Institution in partnership with Harvard University and the Fordham Foundation. It was conducted in May and June and reached a nationally representativesample ofabout 5,300 adults.

A difFerent one-state survey that looked at public attitudes toward Common Core in Washington suggested the standards may be much more well-accepted in that state and, by extension, in Oregon, too. That April 2014 poll of Washington adults found 70percent supportfor the Common Core.

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"I think it's great because I know for a lot of Latino families,distance can bean issue," Galaviz said. Personally, having EOU near her family was a strong selling point that she thinks will resonate with otherprospective students.

"Now being able to connect with those students because I know Spanish is a benefit," Meaderds added."I'm loving it."

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chasing equipment to help recycling programs and put together new plans to best manage waste and recycling," she said.

Wallowa County Commissioner M ike Haywardsaid a storage facility for bundled recycling would benefit the county.

"Our biggest problem, besides the distance to Portland, is the bundled recycling tends to go bad when it gets wet, freezes and thaws and picks up rocks," he said.

Hayward said when rocks stick to the recycling material it can hurt the sorting machinery. Material that has gotten wet, like cardboard,can belessvaluable.

Michele Young, the Enterprise city administrator, said it would be beneficial to the city for the bundles to be indoors and suggested Enterprise apply for a grant, along with the county, when funds are available.

"It kind of makes us a bad neighbor," H ayward said."

It'snotattractive and when the wind blows it's even worse."

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homa, SouthCarolina and elsewhere.

Indeed,officials at Education Next noted that when U.S. adults who answered the poll were asked about high academicstandards that are the same in many states, 68 percentsupported theidea.

Only when the name "Common Core" was included did support fall to 53 percent.

Nearly every Oregon school district switched at leastsome ofitsreading and math instruction by fall 2013 to match the Common Core

requirements, which the Oregon Board of Education adopted in fall 2010. That requires having students read more informational articles, do more analysis, master math topics in earliergrades and engage in more classroom debates, citing evidence to supporttheirpositions.

A survey taken by thousands of Oregon teachers earlier this year showed that 80 percentofthem believe that teaching in their school matches what is called for by the Common Core.

School district to hire additional 6rst-grade teacher • First-grade enrollment higher than expected

class will now be 24 students. Prior to the addition of another teacher, the average would have been considerably higher. In fact, two first-grade classes would have had 32 students.

The school district has 191 first graders, 36 more than project ed.Theprojection was based on the 155 kindergartners the district had at the end of the school year.

The decision to hire a new teacher was not made until parents of first graders were called to confirm that their children would be enrolled this fall. ''We called parents to make sure our numbers are solid," Glaze said.

The new first-grade teacher to be hired will be added at Greenwood Elementary School.

By Dick Mason The Observer

Higher than expected first-grade enrollment is forcing the La Grande School District to add a faculty member The school district has decided to hire an additional first-grade teacher to bringthe average size of fi rst-grade classes down, according to La Grande School District SuperintenGlaze den t Larry Glaze.

"A smaller class size provides a better learning environment," the superintendent said.

Glaze said keeping class sizes down is especially criticalatthefi rst-gradelevel.

"This is when children are learning to read and write," Glaze said.

The average first-grade

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WALLOWA — Timely emergency responses save lives and property. A fire crew located in a canyon, where wildfire is omnipresent, helped saved the town of Imnaha earlier this month.

The Fence Creek Ranch is six miles north of Imnaha and has its own fire engines and crew. Tim Roberts and Ed Grover of the ranch were the first to respond to the Five Mile Fire that broke out Aug. 3 just south of Imnaha.

Roberts owns the Fence Creek Ranch and said outfitting a fire engine started as a necessity. aWe have a border with the Forest Service and the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area; where we sit it makes sense," he said.

Horse Creek, a drainage to the north of the Fence Creek Ranch, has a lot of fire activity, Roberts said. When a fire broke out in Horse Creek shortly after Roberts bought the ranch,"I saw very clearly how quickly it can go and what it means when ranchers losegrass,fencesand buildings," he said.

Since it is 40 minutes from the ForestService' sW allowa Mountains Office and more than an hour from Oregon Department of Forestry's office in Wallowa, having an engine in the Imnaha Canyon has become integral to suppressing fires when they are small.

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and that we have a good engine and are pretty well trained," Robertssaid.

The Fence Creek ranch house is on the Lower Imnaha River Road with access to the Zumwalt Prairie through the ranch. Roberts saidboth theForestService and the state have supported the ranch's fire response fiom the beginning.

"It is really to help the community and surrounding ranchers. If we can catch them quick, they won't get big," Roberts said."Being able to get out there quickly and do a size-up to the Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center is really critical.

It helps the duty officers get the bigpicture."

Dangerlurks When Roberts and Grover arrived on the Five Mile Fire, they called for helicopters, air tankers and bulldozers. They alsonoticed a big danger coming from the power line running along the Imnaha River Road. ''When we noticed that

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The Five Mile Fire broke out dangerously close to the town of lmnaha Aug. 3. Timely response bythe Fence Creek Ranch, agency engines and airattack saved the town and ranches along the river.

When Fence Creek is on a fire, Howard said they are considered like any another crew.

Over the years, Roberts said he has gotten to know both the managers as well as the ground crews. aWallowa County should be reallyproud ofthe cooperation between the Forest Service and Oregon Department of Forestry," he said."The line crews out on the ground are an amazing group of people. I enjoy digging in the dirt with those folks. There's no one I'd rather be working with on a daily basis."

He admitted that during fire season, fences on the 11,000-acre ranch get neglected, but firefighting becomes the priority with the thousandsofacresofprivate land and public grazing allotments at risk when lightning strikes in country with daytime high temperatures over 100 and relative humidity percentages in the single digits.

"I kind of think with the future of fires, aggressive initial attack is really critical.

We've been able to do things with the support we have and havebecome pretty effective," Roberts said.

There is a history of ranches working with the Forest Service to fight fires in the Imnaha Canyon and on the Zumwalt Prairie. In 1917, the Gill Brothers had a ranch on the prairie with a view of the canyon, a strategic area, Roberts said.

"There were early lookouts doing the same thing 100 years ago," he said.

Tracking lightning Roberts said his crew has truck and hand-held radios and an XM weather channel to track lightning. ''When storms start coming in, we are in constant contact with the state, Forest Service and dispatch," Roberts sald.

Fence Creek has two trucks set up as engines as well as a trailer with a pump, hose and hand tools downriver at Corral Creek.

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Two $2,000 Stockgrowers programs. She has been workMemorial Scholarships were ing for her family's farm since awarded, one to Brooke Green- 2005 and through 4-H and shields of Enterprise and one FFA projects established a beef to Myranda McFetridge of herd that is currently comJoseph. posedof20cow-calfpairs.

Greenshields will be a junior McFetridge plans to continue her involvement in the at Oregon State University working toward a veterinary beef industry beyond college as medicine career. She will be a producer.

The memorial scholarships are presented annually to students majoring in agriculture and naturalresource-related careers.

The $1,500 Probert-Boucher Scholarship was awarded to Cody Arbogast, who is entering his second year of equine scienceand agribusiness at Northwest College in Powell, Wyo. He has been showing and training horses for four years and is gaining knowledge and experience through his schooling to pursue a career in horse training.

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trailer. In addition, there is a fire cache at the ranch with a portable water tank, hose, pumps and sprinklers for structureprotection.

Fence Creek and the state enteredintoa cooperative agreement, formally called the Initial Attack Extension Network. Having trained firefighters works for both the ranchers in the Imnaha and Hells canyons, but also for the state, tasked with protecting private land fiom wildfires.

"Tim and Ed were the first ones on scene at Five Mile and provideda greatstartfor a lot of success," Shaw said.

Shawsaid Howardhas been managing the Fence Creek crew's qualifications.

"The goal was to provide protection of their ranch and their neighbors," Shaw said.

"Over the years, Fence Creek has increased its training and knowledge and have been hugely proficient at what theydo.They know the Imnaha, Zumwalt and Chesnimnus country and have built strong relationships."

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Outing prepares youth for apocalypse The Wallowa Land Trust and the Wallowa County Alternative High School lead a wilderness survival outing in preparationforthe "zombie apocalypse" Saturday.

This is part of Wallowa Land Trust's Into The Wallowa outings and lectures program.

Through the program, studentsare given theopportunity to play grant maker and distribute funds to local organizations.

Wallowa Land Trust was awarded one of these grants.

The students have been integral in the outing's planning process by attending preparation meetings, promoting the event through social media and leading some ofthe activities.

The students have also been collaborating with local experts to create a fun and exciting schedule of events that would attract young people county wide to learn new skills and spend time outdoors.

The events include cooking bugs, building fires, identifying plants, picking huckleberries and tracking animals.

Families and youth ages 12-18 years old are encouraged to attend the outing, which will meet at 9 a.m.

Saturday at the Wallowa Land Trust's office, 116 S. River St. in Enterprise.

Transportation will be provided, and participants will return to the Land Trust office by noon.

there was a complete chunk out of thetop partofa power pole, we realized we had abig-pi cture problem and called to have that line shut down," Roberts said."And then it got wild."

State and Forest Service engines were dispatched as well as helicopters and air tankers.

Matt Howard runs the fire programforthestate outof Wallowa.

'The thing for me that was really cool was we had guys out there all night and the next day," Howard said.

"Fence Creek stayed out there for more than 38 hours straight. A lot of the work those guys did helped save structures."

The Imnaha country is a popular recreation area year-round.

"Air attack was up pretty early, but they were unable to drop because of people on the Hat Point Road," Roberts said."Sheriff Steve Rogers took ahard hat and a fi re shelter from Roberts and evacuated everyone alongthe road.

The coordinated work among the county, the state, the Forest Service and the overheadteam thatarrived the second day of the fire worked well, said Mike Shaw, Wallowa Unit forester. The Fence Creek engine has a cooperator agreement with the state, but the crew members' professionalism and training was evident to other firefighters and agencies.

was really cool was we had guys out there all night and the next day.

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BAKER CITY — The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Baker will play host to an episode of TLC's 'Who Do You Think You Are?" today at 9 p.m. The actor Kelsey Grammer will explore his genealogy and find that his ancestors journeyed West on the Trail.

Shootingfortheepisode took place in May, when Grammer and a small filming crew from Los Angeles arrived at the center.

'They werevery fiiendly and helpful," said Kelly Burns, a visitor information specialist at NHOTIC, about the crew."Kelsey Grammer himself was a very nice man.

'They contacted us earlier in the spring and told us that they wanted to

Actor Kelsey Grammer will explore his genealogy and discover that his ancestors came West on the Oregon Trail in tonight's episode ofTLC's "Who Do You ThinkYou Are?"The show airs at 9 p.m. Pacific time. use our site for filming a documentary."

Grammer's visit was part of a string of stops that included libraries in both San Francisco and Oakland,

Calif.

Burns said that it's actually quite common for NHOTIC visitors to come in looking for information about relatives.

This isn't exactly easy.

"People sometimes believe that we

must have a list somewhere," of trail migrants, "but that doesn't exist anywhere," she said.

Burns likened the migrants'journey to a modern family moving out of their house. ''When you rent a U-Haul to move, there's no sign-out sheet for your house when you leave," she said.

So while it's possible to use peripheral resources like diaries, letters, and landdeeds to piece together estimates of who journeyed West on the trail, Burns said that"that's not close to everybody who came."

All in all, Burns said that the filming session appeared to be a success. "iGrammerl was appreciative to find out what he knew," she said.

"He felt he and his wife would do more researching on their own."

LA GRANDE

District names interim special ed director • Carol Byron has strong ties to the district and community

Byron succeeds Judy Lilley, who resigned in July after serving in the position foroneyear.

Byron rs fitw orked in the schooldistrictfornine Byron y e a rs, while she was an employee of the Union Baker Education Service District.

Byron has been employed by the La Grande School District for the past 11 years.

Byron has been a professional educatora totalof31 years.She is excited about the opportunity her new position will provide her to reach out to young students in the special education field.

"I want to share the learning experiences I had,"Byron said."I want to be a mentor."

Byron graduated from La Grande High School in 1978. Her interest in special education was sparked when she servedas a student assistant for the school district's special education program the last two years at LHS.

By Dick Mason The Observer

The La Grande School District has a new specialeducation director,one with deep-rooted ties to her field and the community.

Carol Byron, who has taught special education in the La Grande School District for 20 years, has been named the district's interim special education director. The hire is one school district superintendent Larry Glaze is excited about.

"She is in a position to hit the deck running," Glaze said.

Glaze said that Byron's experience will serve her well "She has a great history with the school district," Glaze said."She has been in the trenches and knows the La Grande system and its strengths and weaknesses."

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Byron worked with special education teachers and stafFmembers Kay Stoneberg, Janet Thompson and Rosemary Winters.

'They really started my career," she sald.

They taught me a lot of skills and strategies for working with kids with high needs."

Byron later attended Western Oregon University in Monmouth, where she earned a bachelor's degree in specialeducation and amast er'sofscience degree in education with a emphasis on rural special education.

She later earned her administrative credentials from the University of Oregon.

Byron said her career has been fulfilling because it allows her to do what she has a passion for.

"I justlike working with kids with specialneeds, "shesaid."I'vebeen blessed."

Contact Dick Mason at541-786-5386or dmasonC lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Dick on TwitterC IgoMason.

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Forest Service culls

wild horse herd • Gradual reduction in Malheur NF to continue until new environmental review 'They've gotten outside the designatedterritory and are WASHINGTON — The on private property. That's where our priority is now," U.S. Forest Service is continuing to remove wild he said. horses from the Murderers The herd currently stands Creek section of the Malheur around 200 or 220 horses, he National Forest but is holdsaid. Reducing their numing ofFon aggressiveaction bers poses a challenge for until a new environmental land-management officials impact statement is finished. because the herd grows by Lastyear, aspartofa setabout 20 percent every year. ''We do not cull during the tlement to a lawsuit brought

by Grant County ranchers, foaling period," Hilken said. the agency agreed to graduMost of the wild horses ally reduce the number of and burros on public lands wild horses in the area until in 10 Western states roam it is within the range it says lands overseen by the Buthe area can healthily supreau of Land Management.

More than half of the Murport, known as the Allowable Management Level, or AML. derers Creek herd, which is The AML for the 62,000overseen by the U.S. Forest acre range was set at 50 to Service, are"tim ber horses" 140 horses in the 2007 wild that live in mountainous horse herd management plan areas, using Ponderosa pine for the Malheur National and mixed conifer thickets as Forest. shelter.

The agency is working on a According to BLM estinew planning document, Tom m ates, 33,780 wild horses Hilken, the Forest Service's and 6,825 burros live on range program manager for public lands overseen by the the Pacific Northwest region, agency across 10 Western said last week. states. This is almost 14,000 ''We really want to get this more than the total the new plan in place that's goagency believes the rangeing to be looking at the latest lands can support. science and management In Oregon, the BLM tools that may allow us to be estimatesthere are3,120 a lit tle more aggressive to get wild horses and 60 burros as of March, more than the down to our AML," Hilken sald.

2,715 maximum envisioned ''We're continuing to cull as the state's AML. Another the herd over time."

50,000 wild horses are kept In recent months, the in federal holding pens. agency has removed a handAccording to a 2001 geful of horses, focusing mainly netic analysis of the Murderon the five or six animals ers Creek horses, the herd is that have wandered ofFof genetically distinct from the federal land onto private other herds found roaming Western rangelands. property, he said.

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COOS BAY — If there's a lessontobelearned from the account that Coos County sheriff's officers heard recently, it might be this: if you bringyour gun to afire you've built on the beach, be very sure you know where it is.

Sgt. Pat Downing says deputies headed to a Coos Bay hospital last Friday night after a 27-year-old Grants Pass man called to say he had shot himself in the leg.

The man said he and two friends had built a fire out on a beach, burning brush they brought with them.

The 27-year-old said he set his .38-caliber pistol on the tailgateofhistruck.Atsome point as brush was being thrown onthe fi re,thegun ended up there too. It soon discharged three rounds.

prepareschool buildings fora devastating earthquake that scientists say could come at any time.

An analysis of Oregon's school buildings found that more than 1,000 were at a high or very high risk of collapsing in a major quake.

Courtney, a Salem Democrat, has long advocated improvements in earthquake safety at schools, but fixes often lose out to other priorities in the Legislature. The proposal could facebetter odds next year, however, as lawmakers look at retrofitting their own offices in the stateCapitol.

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Neighborhood watch holds suspect GRANTS PASS —Mem-

bers of a neighborhood watch group in southwestern Oregon held a burglary susSheriff: Woman dies pect at gunpoint until police at apartment complex arrived to take him to jail.

PORTLAND — The The Grants Pass Daily Washington County Sheriff's Courier reported 37-year-old OffIce says a woman has died Robert Wendover was booked afteran apparent assaultat into the Josephine County Jail on Sunday on multiple a suburban Portland apartment complex. parole violations. He was OffIcers are looking forone convicted ofburglary earlier this year. person.

The Oregonian reports Larry Smith, a member of a neighborhood watch group that sheriff's Sgt. Bob Ray in the Holland Loop area says someone reported the woman had been stabbed outside Cave Junction, says shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday he got a call from a neighbor saying her husband was at the Commons at Timber Creek Apartments. Deputies holdinga suspected burglar found the wounded woman, at gunpoint on their porch. who died at the scene. She Smith says he and his wife was not immediately identiwent over and she called 911 while he demanded the fied. man's name. Smith adds that Ray said Tuesday night that investigators were still theirgroup isserious. determining how the woman Tribes rally to was attacked.

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Irwin to head Oregon early learning division PORTLAND — Gov. John Kitzhaber has appointed Megan Irwin acting director ofthestate'searly learning division. She replaces Jada Rupley, who retired Friday.

The 2011 Legislature createdthejob and other changes to early education at the request of Kitzhaber, who said kids well prepared for kindergarten are more likely to excel throughout their school careers and graduate on time.

The 30-year-old Irwin was the division's policy director before her promotion. Among her jobs was overseeingthat state's Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge grant.

Mill fire spread debris, including asbestos SPRINGFIELD — A fire at a Springfield plywood mill last month spread debris and ash to a few dozen residential properties, including two at which asbestos has been confirmed.

Chuck Wert, a vice president of Swanson Group, says the mill property contained more asbestos than originally thought. It was in the roofing as well as steam pipe insulation.

The Eugene RegisterGuard reported that nearly 40 people reported debris on theirproperties,and owners of 27 asked for cleanups.

W ert says a contractor has cleaned up debris at 16 residences, the cleanup is underway at two more, and ninepropertiesremain to be done.

Members of three Northern Couple wounded in California Indian tribes ralLAKESIDE — The Coos Hood River County County Sheriff's OffIce says a lied outside a federal water man was hitin the head bya agency office in Sacramento HOOD RIVER — A hushelicopter' srotorblade in an to demand morewater be band and wife from a rural releasedfrom reservoirsto community in Hood River accidentatan airportin the southern Oregon community prevent the spread of a para- County have been hospiof Lakeside. talized with wounds, and site among salmon returnStaff Sgt. Pat Downing ing to the Klamath River to authorities say one firearm said Tuesday that the man spawn. was found at the scene of the was injured Monday and The U.S. Bureau of Reclashootings. taken to a nearby hospital, mation says Regional DirecThe sherifFs office identithen flown to Oregon Health tor David Murillo met for an fied the 46-year-olds Tueshour Tuesday with members day as Gonzalo and Bertha & Science University hospital in Portland. The man was of the Hoopa Valley, Yurok Marquez. They live in the not identified. and Karuk tribes. unincorporated community Downing says a helicopter There was no indication Odell, south of Hood River. owned by PJ Helicopters of the bureau was changing its Woman accusedof Red Bluff, Calif., had landed plans to hold off any water setting husband onfire releases until significant at the Lakeside Airport and powered down to refuel. As it numbers of salmon begin to MOUNT ANGEL — An Oregon woman accused of was refueling, a rotor blade die. struck a company employee setting her husband on fire Teen in leaf-pile deaths because of an argument over in the head. The company's avoids deportation answering service said weed killer is jailed on an atTuesday evening that no one PORTLAND — An immi- tempted murder charge. was immediately available KPTV reported an officer grationjudge has dismissed on patrol Friday evening saw to comment on the man's the case against a 19-yearcondition. old Oregon woman who the woman and man outside their Mount Angel home facedpossible deportation Court reinstates man's to Mexico after she drove an and initially thought there abuse conviction SUV into a leaf pile, acciden- had been an accident with a tally killing two young girls PORTLAND — The 9th barbecue.

The man, 43-year-old U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals playing in it. on Tuesday reinstated the Timothy Bork, was flown U.S. Immigration and conviction of an Oregon man Customs Enforcement to Legacy Emanuel Mediin a sex abuse case more said Tuesday that Cinthya cal Center in Portland with than a decade ago.

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SPRINGFIELD — Hackers have stolen personal information — including Social Security numbers — ofsome patients seen at doctors' offi cesand clinics afftliated with McKenzieWillamette Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Names, addresses, birthdates, telephone numbers and Social Security numbersforpatientsseen over the past five years at Heart Associates of Oregon, McKenzie Primary Care Associates and Summit Surgical Specialists were taken, the medical center said.

No estimate was available of how many local patients might have been affected.

On Monday, McKenzieWillamette's parent company, Tennessee-based Community Health Systems, said the cyberattack involvedrecords form ore than 4 million patients nationwide.

N o medical orcreditcard data was stolen, CHS said.

In a written statement issued Tuesday, McKenzie-Willamette said:"Our organization believes the intruder was a forei gn-based group outof China that was likely looking for intellectual property.

"The intruder used highly sophisticated methods to bypass security systems. The intruder has been eradicated and applications have beendeployed to protect against future attacks. We are working with federal law enforcement authorities in their investigation and will supportprosecution ofthose responsible forthisattack."

McKenzie-Willamette's parent firm said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it is working with a cybersecurity firm, Mandiant, which is based in Washington, D.C. Community Health Systems said both companies believethat theattacker was an"Advanced Persistent Threat" group, which Mandiant previously has said is linked to the Chinese government.

Mandiant said in an earlierreportthatthe attacker organization employs po-

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tentially hundreds of people and "has systematically stolenhundreds ofterabytes of datafrom atleast141 organizations" in a broad variety of industries in English-speaking countries.

Community Health Systems said in its SEC filing thatfederalauthoritiesand Mandiant have told it"that this intruder has typically sought valuable intellectual property, such as medical device and equipment development data.

"However, in this instance, thedatatransferred was nonmedical patient identification data related to the company's physician

practice operations and affected approximately 4.5 million individuals who, in the last five years, were referred for or received servicesfrom physicians affiliated with the company."

McKenzie-Willamette said in its statement Tuesday that it takes "very seriously the security and confidentiality of private patient information and we sincerely regret any concern or inconvenience to patients. Though we have no reason to believe that this data would ever be used, all affected patients are being notified by letter and off ered freeidentity theft protection."

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Ebola patients returned to clinic

2 men shotamid demonstrations FERGUSON, Mo.— Two men were shot during the chaos of demonstrations lateMonday and early Tuesday in Ferguson, police confirmed. 0$cers weren't involved in the shootings.

There was no immediate information on the identities or conditi ons ofthe victims.

Police also confirmed that 31 people were arrested, including some who had come from as far as New York and California.

MONROVIA, LiberiaAll 37 Ebola patients who fled an isolation ward in Liberia have been returned to a clinic, Information Minister Lewis Brown said on Tuesday.

Residents of the West Point slum near the capital, Monrovia, broke into a quarantine center on Saturday and freed the patients who were suspectedofbeing infected with the virus.

Navy: Sunken ship is Police: teens planned WWII's USS Houston m ass school shooting U.S. Navy divers concluded LOS ANGELES — South

Pasadena police on Tuesday saidtwo teens arrested this week had developed a"huge plan" to carry out a mass school shooting in which they wanted to kill "as many

people as possible."

South Pasadena Police Chief Art Miller told reporters at a news conference the two boys, ages 16 and 17, had researched weaponry, explosives and methods for disarming people.

The teens, who have not been identified,"very coldheartedly" discussed their plans with each other online.

The teens, who were arrested Monday, also told investigators they were willing to die in a shootout with police, Miller added.

Climber falls to his death at Yoseminte

Monday that a wrecked vessel in southeast Asia is World War II cruiser USS Houston, a ship sunk by the Japanese that serves as the final resting place for about 700 sail orsand Marines.

The Houston, nicknamed 'The Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast," sank in the Java Sea during the Battle of Sunda Strait on Feb.28,1942.It carried 1,068 crewmen, but only 291 sailors and Marines survived both the attack and becoming prisoners of war.

Report issued on train derailment CHICAGO — Canadian safetyinvestigatorson Tuesday blameda"weak safety culture" and inadequate government oversight for a crude oil train derailment last year in Lac-Megantic,

Quebec, thatkilled 47 people.

The family of an avid mountain climber is grieving after the man fell hundreds of feet to his death in Yosemite National Park just hours after his girlfiiend accepted hismarriage proposal.

Brad Parker, 36, died when he fell from the face of Matthes Crest in Tuolumne Meadows, where he was climbing alone without ropes Saturday, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported.

Earlier that day, Parker and his fiancee had climbed the summit of Cathedral Peak, where he proposed, the paper reported.

Rockets fly ahead of cease-fire expiration JERUSALEM — Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip hit Israel on Tuesday hours beforethe latestcease-firewas due to expire, and the Israeli military said in a statement it was "currently targeting terrorsitesacrossthe Gaza Strip" in response.

Israeli media reports said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had instructed the Israeli delegation to return from Cairo, where indirecttalks between Israeland the militant group Hamas have been taking place.

Iraq launches effort

In its nearly 200-page report, issued more than 13 months after the deadly crash, Canada's Transportation Safety Board identified 18 contri buting factors.

China, Russia criticize Ferguson situation Chinese and Russian state media have seized on the U.S. police shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old and ensuing protests to fire back at Washington's criticisms of their own governments, portraying the United States as a land of inequality and brutal police tactics.

The violence in the St. Louis, Mo., suburb of Ferguson comes amid tensions between the US. and Russia over Ukraine, as well as fiiction between Washington and Beijing over what China sees as a campaign to thwart its rise as a global power.

Both countries have chafed under American criticism of their autocratic political systems — China and Russia tightly control protests and jail dissidents and demonstrators — and the events in Ferguson providedawelcome opportunity to dish some back.

Cruise line to offer tripsoutofShanghai HONG KONG — Royal

to drive out ISIS BAGHDAD — Iraqi government forces and volunteer fighters mounted a fresh driveTuesday to oustIslamic State fighters from the northern city of Tikrit but were facingstiffresistance from the militant group, news agencies reported.

The Iraqi news site Shafaq reported that three columns of Iraqi soldiers had advanced on Tikrit on Tuesday morning but had withdrawn after coming under withering fire from militants. Islamic State forces have held the city, about 80 miles north of Baghdad, since June.

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Caribbean's newest ship has attractions not usually seen on cruise liners, including bumper cars, a skydiving simulatorand aglassobservation capsule on a mechanical arm that lifts its passengers high into the air.

What's also a surprise is the vessel's intended home port: Shanghai.

After floating out of a German shipyard last week, the

$935 million Quantum of the Seas will spend the winter running between New York and the Caribbean before moving to its new base next summer in mainland China's financial center.

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• Little-known legal move may aid young refugees in the U.S.

By Jazmine Ulloa Austin Amencan-Statesman

AUSTIN, Texas — Maria Aracely says she was pushed out ofher home by her mother as her small town in western Honduras deteriorated into a place where gang members killed with machetes and charged a tax to live.

The 18-year-old fled with her infant daughter in March, taking buses through Guatemala and Mexico with the help of smugglers who guided her and other migrants through motels, warehouses and the homes of strangers. Once in Texas, she said, U.S. border agents detained them for five days at barrenprocessing facilitiesnear Brownsville and McAllen.

Now living with her older sisters outside of Austin, she is among hundreds of Central American children and teens turning to family and child welfare courtsacrossthestateasshe seeks a little-known legal remedy for abused and neglected minors under 21: special immigrant juvenile status. Her last name is not being used because of her uncertain legal status.

For some of the thousands of young people like her, who have entered the United States in a recent refugee wave, that typeofreliefcould provide a quicker path to lawful residency than pleading for asylum or fighting deportationin overburdened federal immigration courts.

But the rising number of petitions in Texascouldposechallenges forstate judges and attorneys, many of whom are unfamiliar with the process and, in the most difficult of cases, must rely on county resources to investigate claims, work with foreign consulates and connect children with medical treatment and counseling.

Child welfare judges say they have beenpreparingfortheincrease,and many believe their jurisdictions are better-equipped to handle the needs and interests of minors because they

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Attorney Lee DiFilippo, center, hugs Maria Aracely and her daughter, Linze, after DiFilippo filed a petition on Aracely's behalf for special juvenile immigrant status at theTravis County Courthouse on July11 in Austin,Texas. have the power to appoint lawyers and caseworkers who understand child protection laws. But support for their courts could be tough to garner in some counties where government officials have taken preemptive stances to keep out young immigrants entirely, legal experts satd.

Yet to judges,lawyers and advocates, the casesare a crucialsecond look at the lives of children who might otherwisedisappear from the legalsystem and could land in the hands of abusers, said Tania Rosamond of the Bernardo Kohler Center, an Austin-based group thatprovides law servicestoTexas immigrants.

"Some kids might not report to their court hearings, and we'll never know what happened to them," she said.

Texas judges in large urban counties and along the border said they began to see a shift in petitions for special immigrant juvenile status as long as two years ago.

The remedy has existed for more than two decades and was created to aid minors who fell into the custody of state courts and agencies. But tight eligibility requirements restricted

who could apply until late 2008, when the William Wilberforce Trafllcking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act spurred significant changes to the languageinthefederalstatutes,so that they would not conflict with child protection laws in some states and the relief could beused in awiderrange of jurisdictions.

Most petitions before then have tended to come through caseworkers and attorneys working with children swept up in divorce disputes, the juvenile justice system and child protective services investigations.No w a growing numberofyoung people fleeing bloodshed and hardship in Mexico and Central America are requesting the remedy with the help of private immigration lawyers or family members.

Some judges said they have even had minors entering their courtrooms to inquire about the relief on their own. And as young people are moved to detention facilities farther across the state, judges in rural counties who typically do not hear special status petitions — or might not have even heard of them — are being asked to handle the claims.

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Captured and held for six weeks while covering the uprisingin Libya, he knew the risks when he went to Syria two years ago to cover theescalatingviolencethere.

Foley was snatched again in Syria in November 2012 when the car he was riding in was stopped by four militants in a battle zone that Sunni rebel fighters and government forces were trying to control.

On Tuesday, tw oU.S.offi cials said they believe Foley was the person executed by Islamic State militants in a video posted online. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the video by name.

Foley's familyconfirmed his death on a webpage created to rally support for him. His mother, Diane Foley, said in a statement on the webpage he "gave his life trying to expose

the world to the sufleringof the Syrian people."

At Foley's familyhome in Rochester, a light burned yellow in a center upstairs window and ayellow ribbon adornedatreeatthefootof the driveway. The Rev.Paul Gousse, of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, where the Foleys areparishioners,spentabout 45 minutes at the house but Idtwithoutcommenting.

Foley, 40, and another journalist were working in the northern province of Idlib in Syria when they were kidnapped near the village of Taftanaz.

After Foley disappeared, while contributing video for Agence France-Presse and the media company GlobalPost, his parents became fierce advocates for him and all those kidnapped in war zones. They held regular prayer vigils and worked with the U.S. and Syrian diplomatic corps toget whatever scraps of information they could.

Diane Foley, asked in January 2013 ifher son had reservationsabout going to Syria, said softly:"Not enough."

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La Grande'sWyatt Schlatt plays a pass forward during the first day of official practice Monday afternoon at La Grande Middle School.

Sign up for golf benefit Registration is under way for the15th annual United Way Tradition benefit golf tournament scheduled for Sept. 6 at Buffalo Peak Golf Course.

Players and teams interested in taking part in the scramblestyle tourney are encouraged to register early. The tournament is limited to 25 teams.

The cost per player is $80, which includes an18-hole round of golf, range balls, cart, refreshments and lunch. Net proceeds go to UnitedWay of Eastern Oregon.

The tournament's title sponsors are The Observer and Mountain West Moving and Storage. Since it began in 2000, the tournament has raised more than $120,000 for the local United Way. To reserve a space, call United Way at 541-962-0306 orTed Kramer at 541962-5488.

Hoyer to start over Manziel Brian Hoyer barely held on to the starting job. Johnny Manziel may have let it slip off his finger.

Hoyer will open the season as Cleveland's starting quarterback after winning his summer competition over Manziel, the hotshot rookie and social media sensation whose NFL career is off to a shaky start.

Browns coach Mike Pettine picked Hoyer over Manziel to start the Sept. 7 at Pittsburgh, finally ending a competition that dragged through the summer.

• Heady play will be crucial for La Grande to seize first place in GOL this season after a runner-up finish last year

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The La Grande boys soccer team will enter the season coming off a campaign in which it finished 5-7 overall and a 3-3 mark in the Greater Oregon League, tying for second in the GOL with Ontario behind Mac-Hi. In order to take the next step forward, co-head coach Jessy Watson believes his team must play smarter. cwe competed well last year, but we competed purely in a physical sense,"Watson said.cwe didn't compete from a soccer IQ sense. We had trouble putting four to five passes together at a time. If you can't put 10 or more passes together

consistently, you're going to struggle."

After a season in which the team struggled to keep hold of theball,W atson said thisyear'steam willfeature apossession-oriented system heavily focused on the midfield.

"I'm going to put kids at positions they gravitate towards," Watson said.cwe will have five midfielders in our system. We have a lot of quick, creative ball handlers in the middle. They should be able to create quick combination playing and focus on maintaining our possession in the middle of the field."

One of the key center midfielders will be Lewis Wright, son of co-head coach Wade Wright. Lewis, a sophomore, is the team's leading returning scorer after tallying five goals last season. Over the summer, Lewis was selected to the Olympic Development Program regional camp in Portland in which he competedand received advicefiom college coaches.

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CORVALLIS — Much ofhis first two years at Oregon State, Kendall Hill pitched head coach Mike Riley on moving him to wide receiver. Riley repeatedly bristled, explaining that the Beavers needed the multi-dimensionalathlete to add depth atsafety.

Hill chuckles when reflecting on the memory these days. Earlier in his career, the 19-year-old hardly had the wisdom to recognize that setbacks can evolve into positives.

As OSU's Aug. 30 season opener nears, Hill seems poised to earn his first college game-day reps at wide receiver. It's an outcome two ACL

tearshelped make possible.

"I don't regret anything that's happened those two years," Hill said Tuesday."I feel like it's all worked out to be the way I wanted it to be."

Hill, then a star wideout and safety at Texas' La Marque High School, tore his left ACL during a 2011 playoff game. By the time he arrived at OSU the following summer, Hill was still laboring through the recovery process.

But he felt comfortable in Corvallis' family-like environment. Hill, who had spurned a scholarship offer to play wide receiver at Michigan State, waded through the Beavers' defen-

sive schemes. Riley's reluctance to move him to offense wasn't enough to trigger thoughts of transferring.

Adversity again struck at the startof2012 spring practices.Three months after shedding a bulky brace from his left knee, Hill tore his right ACL on a drill. On went the knee brace. This past winter, Riley finally succumbed to Hill's urgings. Three of OSU's top four receivers were gone, leaving just one returner — split end Richard Mullaney — with more than two career starts. Wideout suddenly offereda clearer path torepsthan safety.

"He'sa good athlete,"offensive

coordinator John Garrett said of Hill.

"He has all the ability to be a great receiver at this level."

Still, teaching moments are plentiful. Hill boasts the skill to make highlight-caliber plays, but lacks the polish typically found in Pac-12 contributors. Late in Saturday's scrimmage, Hill darted down the right sideline and hauled in an 11-yard pass with one hand before stepping out ofbounds. Several hundred fans lining the Reser Stadium bleachers erupted in applause.

Brennan later scolded Hill for barely netting a first down on a catch that should've been a touchdown.

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Eastern Oregon is opening the 2014 season in the top-25, with a few chances to make a big push up the rankings as the season progresses.

The Mounties are ranked No. 23 in the Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball coaches' preseason top-25 poll, the conferences national office announced Tuesday.

Defending champion University of Texas at

Brownsville picks up where it left off the 2013-2014 season, earning all 20 first-place votes to remain in first place in the new season's poll. Concordia University-Irvine (Califl sits in second place, and Wayland Baptist University (Texas) is in third.

The Mountaineers will have a chance to make a big impression on voters and earn some national respect when they take on No.8-ranked Biola University (Califl at the Concordia Labor Day Invitational next Friday. Eastern also will receive two matches with 18th-ranked College of Idaho this season during Cascade Collegiate

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With almost perfect weather throughout the tournament, Baker City Grass Courts owner Don McClure hosted the annual BakerDon doubles tennis tournament over the weekend.

The tournament was played under a unique format in which eight players played seven doubles matches with one another once, and played agatnst each other twice. Each match consistedof12 games played, followedby a tiebreak regardlessofthe game score.

The players who won the most games in each of their matches took home the championship of each respective group.

La Grande residents Tim and Sharon Hoffnagle won the men's and women's advanced groupswhile also serving as tournament directors. Utilizing his serve and volle y tacticsand deft volleying touch at the net, Tim Hoffnagle won all seven ofhis matches.

"I thought I played very well," Tim Hoffnagle said.

"I was able to place the ball well and get a high percentage of my first serves in."

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Easternbegan the fallwith a close 3-2 (25-23, 25-27, 25-16,24-26,15-8)victory over California State-San Marcos. Last year's conference player of the year, Casey Loper, was the sparkplug, recording 17 kills from her middle hitter position, while setter Rachelle Chamberlain contributed 39 assists in the win over the Cougars.

Eastern Oregon returns to action Thursday when it plays Westminster College (Utah) at 6 p.m. in the Sport Travel Northwest Challenge in Spokane, Wash.

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Ohio State confirmed late Tuesday afternoon that Miller reinjured his throwing shoulder and will need surgery. The two-time Big Ten player of the year left practice in pain Monday after making a short throw.

"My goal is to come back from this injury stronger and better than ever," Miller said in a statement.

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SOCCER Continued from Page10A said."He has a great understanding of the game, and possesses a terrific work ethic."

In addition to Lewis, freshmen Kale Weis and Cristian Miramontes will looktoestablish themselves in the first team after taking part in the ODP program over the summer. Weis, a center back, was selected for the regional ODP camp, while the midfielder Miramontes is being considered for the upcoming national ODP camp in Florida at a dateyetto bedetermined after impressing college coaches in Portland. All three players said the ODP experienceplayed a major role in their development over the summer and will help their chances of playing in college.

In addition to Lewis Wright, Wade Wright said midfielders Gus Whittington and Efraim Rivas have shown a great deal of improvement over the summer and continue to play with a high level of confidence.

When it comes to the defense, Wade Wright said the team has six defenders that will compete for significant playing time, with Reese Blagg the most experienced of the group.

'The back line is most wide open when it comes to playing time,"Wade Wright said.

"They are all big, strong and fast players."

Watson said the Tigers will likely use a one-striker system in which he is consideringusing a targetforward, but is unsure of what formation the team will utilize.

Wade Wright said the team is going to remain tactically flexible while employing a formation that can evolve based on the team's positioning. He added that Josh Ebel, Gus Whittington, Michael Chadwick and Miramontes could all see significant playing time at the forward position. cWe have a lot of flexibility in our midfield and up top," Wade Wright said. cWith the kids we have, we will use a formation that changes as we m ove up the fi eld.Aswe advance the ball, we will have two, maybe three forwards on the offensive end."

Wade added that the team did not create enough chances last year, which is why he feels the team was betterthan itsrecord.

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Tigers have what it takes to Both coaches said the system end Mac-Hi's decade-long encourages competition stranglehold on the conferamongst the players, where ence. each one has the opportunity ''When we play against to provethemselves every Mac-Hi, we have to be firing day. cWe have two teams, but on all cylinders,"Watson said.

'They are not a team we can we look at it as one squad," Wade Wright said."It makes go up against and just play hard to earn it. They are so the program as a whole more well organized,sowe'regoing competitiveand raiseseveryone's game." to have to play hard and

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Miller's options would include taking a medical redshirt and returning to Ohio State for one more season in 2015, or rehabbing the injury and making himself available for the NFL draft in the spring.

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HAPPENINGS La Grande Dry Cleaning drops alteration side of its business La Grande Dry Cleaning and Alterations has decided to drop the alteration side of its business. It is now La Grande Dry Cleaning, but employees can refer customers to seamstresses who arelooking foralterations. For more information, contact call 541-624-5881 or stop by at 109 Elm St.

Cnssnamed store manageratU.S. Cellular in LaGrande, Pendleton Amber Criss has been named the new store manager for U.S. Cellular stores in La Grande and Pendleton.

Criss was promoted from her sales manager position.

"Amber is passionate about providing the best experience for our customers," said Jeff Heeley, director of sales for U.S. Cellular's Northwest territory.

Cougar Country Pizza opens in Wallowa with beer, pool table WALLOWA — Cougar Country Pizza is another new addition found in Wallowa this summer. It's a longtime pizzeria location. Cougar Country Owner Wylie Frei said they've added beer and a pool table.

Cougar Country Pizza serves chicken wings as well as pizza and is open Wednesday through Monday.

Fry and his wife, Katrina, opened Cougar Country down the street from where they run both the Main Street Grill and Main Street Feed.

Two Wallowa County businessesto get printaw ards ENTERPRISE — Wallowa Mountain Properties and Esprit Graphic Communications will receive an Award of Merit in the 2014 Premier Print Awards.

The companiespartnered toproduce an 18-month, self-promotional calendar featuring scenic photos of Wallowa County and Southeast Washington.

Hosted by the Printing Industries of America, the 65th annual Premier Print Awards is the graphic arts indusfry's largest and most prestigious worldwide printing competition. This year's contest included more than 3,000 entries from seven countries.

Representatives from Wallowa Mountain Properties and Esprit Graphic Communications have been invited to the Premier Print Awards Gala this September in Chicago.

Enterprise-based renewable energy company installs Ahican school's irrigation system

By Katy Nesbitt Wescom News Service

ENTERPRISE — Installing renewable energy projects in Africa is becoming a regular part of Matt King's summer.

The renewable energy coordinator for Wallowa Resources recently returned from a trip to Malawi and Rwanda with Ben Henson of Renewable Energy Solutions, an Enterprise-based company that does a lot of work in Alrica.

Last summer, King installed solar-poweredirrigation pumps in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia "Farmers around here are familiar with those pumps," King said.'They save Alrican farmers from carrying water on their heads from the source, like the closestriver orlake,to their farm."

In Rwanda, King helped change out a flood irrigation system to a sprinkler-based one at a school for girls.

Rwanda is almost 20 years beyond the civil war genocide where 1 million people were slaughtered. Under the military dictatorship that now rules the country, King said there is the presence of armed military"all over the place," but the tight confrol has some interesting aspects.

Plastic bags are outlawed and the country is incredibly clean; there is no trash to be seen.

King said the last Saturday of every month is a nationwide, mandatory community service day in which every citizen must complete three hours of community service like picking up trash, digging ditches or painting the school.

"It's incredibly developed and safe to ensure the genocide doesn't happen again," King said.

He went on to say that the

Zions Bank adds commercial relationship managers Zions Bank is expanding its geographic reach to support agricultural and businesses clients in Eastern Oregon with the addition of two new commercial relationship managers.

Phillip Ketscher and Wendy Spaur are responsible forbusinessdevelopment, underwriting and managing relationships with business clients in the Joseph, Enterprise, La Grande and Baker markets.

Ketscher has 20 years ofbanking experience with an emphasis on agricultural lending, most recently as a senior vice presidentand regional creditadministrator for Community Bank in Joseph. He earneda bachelor'sdegreein agricultural and resource economics from Oregon State University and is active in the Wallowa County Stockgrowers Association.

Spaurpreviously worked for Community Bank as an assistant vice president and commercial loan oScer based in Joseph, where she was responsible for developing commercial and agricultural banking relationships. She earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Eastern Oregon University. Spaur is active in the community as secretary of the Joseph Chamber of Commerce and a member of the scholarship committee of the Wallowa County Stockgrowers Association.

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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"Rwanda is leading east Africa j f; i in the proportion of girls in school and accessto schoolforchildren under 18," King said.

The Gashora Girls Academy, where King worked this summer, was founded four years ago by the Costco Foundation. King said the school was located where it is because the government required itbe put in thepoorestdistrict in the epicenter of where the genocidetook place.Halfofthe girls, all from rural villages, are Matt King photo on full-ride scholarships.

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PORTLAND — Oregon state regulators rejectedaproposalfor acoalterminalon the Columbia River that would be a conduit for exporting millions of tons of American coal a year to Asia.

The decision is a victory for tribal groups that said the terminal threatened their fishing and environmentalists opposed to sending what they call"dirty coal" abroad.

In denying an important permit, the Department of State Lands said Monday the terminal would interfere with what regulators called "a small but important and longstanding fishery in the state's waters."

The department said the applicant, Ambre Energy, presented some possible optionsto mitigate the effect on fishing but failed to commit to any specific action. It also said Ambrehadn'tproperly investigated alternatives that would avoid construction of a new dock.

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The project was expected to generate several hundred jobs during construction at the Port of Morrow and add about 30 port workers permanently.

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nual fees to each of the two ports while payDAN AGUAYonHE oRIEGoNwN ing property taxes in Morrow and Columbia counties. aWe disagree with this political decision," documents and plans, this application has been scrutinized for months," agency director Ambre spokeswoman Liz Fuller said.aWe Mary Abrams said.aWe believe our decision is are evaluating our next steps and considerthe right one." ing the full range oflegal and permitting Ambre Energy, based in Brisbane, Ausoptions. tralia, wants to transport coal mined from Port of Morrow oScials did not immedithe Powder River Basin in Montana and ately return messages seeking comment.

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Whether you like it or not, you are a leader eadership is the primary responsibility of those who own businesses. It starts by leading from the front, not hiding in an oSce where you cannot be seen or heard.

Those in the company see and hear the attitude of the owner every day. It follows that owners should not wear their heart on their sleeve.

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Owners need to own their attitudes and take responsibility for what their attitude can do to an organization. A positive attitude will gain followers and believers.

A negative one will drive people away, both inside and outside the company.

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I've known owners who ignored employees they were mad at or disappointed in. How mature is that?

The question every owner should ask is, 'What attitude is seeping through to my employees, the company's clients and our vendors?"

The best employees won't tolerate an owner with a lousy attitude. Why should they? They will go to another employer

where their effort is appreciated.

There is always a labor shortage of great people.

Employees look to the owner for their future, both personally and professionally. This future is also known as a vision.

Organizations on the path to success have a vision. That vision is articulated to the people who have a responsibility to carry it out. The vision is visible and progressism easured regularly.

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WASHINGTON — A message for new parents: get ready for sticker shock.

A child born in 2013 will cost a middle-income American family an average

of $245,340 until he or she reaches the age of 18, with families living in the Northeasttaking on a greater burden, according to a report out Monday. And that doesn't includecollege— orexpenses if a child lives at home after

age 17.

"In today's economy, it's importanttobeprepared with as much information as possible when planning for the future," said USDA Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Under Secretary Kevin Concannon."In addition to giving families with children an indication of expenses they might want to be preparedfor,thereportis a critical resource for state governments in determining child support guidelines and fostercarepayments."

Those costs that are included — food, housing, childcare and education — rose 1.8 percent over the previous year, the Agriculture Department's new "Expenditures on Children and Families" reportsaid.Asin the past, families in the urban Northeast will spend more than families in the urban South and rural parts of the U.S., or

In 1960, the first year the reportwas issued,a middleincome family could spend about $25,230, equivalent

to $198,560 in 2013 dollars,

to raise a child until the age of 18. Housing costs remain the greatest child-rearing expense, as they did in the 1960s, although current-day costs like child care were negligible back then. roughly $282,480.

For middle-income When adjusting for project- families, the USDA found, ed inflation, the report found housing expenses made up roughly 30 percent of the that a child born last year total cost ofraising a child. could cost a middle-income family an average of about Child care and education were the second-largest $304,480.

The USDA's annual report, expenses, at 18 percent,followed byfood at16percent. based on the government's Expenses per child deConsumer Expenditure crease as a family has more Survey, found families were consistent in how they children, the report found, as families with three or more spent their money across all categories from 2012 to children spend 22 percent 2013. The costs associated less per child than families with pregnancy or expenses with two children. That's because more children share accumulated after a child bedrooms, clothing and toys, becomes an adult, such as college tuition, were not and food can be purchased in included. larger, bulk quantities.

KELLER Continued from Page IB answer depends on the attitude of the owner.

Employees look to the owner for a sense of mission, a sense of purpose. Only the owner can provide this. This can't be delegated.

A mission also is what sets one organization apart from all the others. It's unique.

The mission tells every employee what they need to be doing every day. Those who don't know what the mission is need to have it explained to them. Those who need help making sure they understand what they need to do every day to be in alignment with the mission need to be coached. Those who don't agree with the mission need to find another organization to earn a paycheck.

A mission statement is not"to make money." Some owners, unfortunately, don't understand that, and while they may be wealthy, they lead organizations that are not built on anything but greed and profit.

Owners need to continually be learning and applying what is learned. No company can get better at what it does without the person at the top getting better at what they

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aresupposed tobedoing:leading.

When employees see their owner improving how he or she can become better at the top leadership position, they know they are working for an individual who is in business for the long haul.

No employee I've ever met wants to be around someone who already knows everything and is constantly trumpeting that

belief.

Employees want to be with a winner, not a whiner. Employees want to know that when times are tough, that their boss will keep fighting, not throwing in the white towel or tossing a temper tantrum.

Being an owner is not the same thing as beinga leader.Leaders have fargreater responsibility. It's a shame many owners don't see the distinction because they act like owners when they should be leading an organization.

DEAR CARRIE: I am a career coach. A client told me about an unusual interview her 28-year-old daughter had recently. An interviewer asked her, 'What's one thingyou don't want me to know about you?"It seems like an inappropriate question. Is it even legal? I've also heard of people being asked, 'What wasone questionyou were hoping I wouldn't ask today?" Just wondering what your take is on these kinds of queries.

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DEAR QUESTIONABLE: Before I offer my thoughts on the queries, I asked the letter writer if she wanted to weigh in as a career coach. For the first question about revealing something the interviewee didn't want the interviewer to know, the coach suggested the interviewee try answering with something completely irrelevant to work, such as, "I'm atraid of heights."

"Iftheinterviewer pressesfora diferent answer," the coach said, "I would say,'I'm not sure what you're asking in terms of my candidacyfor thisposition."'

Then she said the interviewee should wait for a response.

"Listen to your gut," she said."If you feel the interviewer is deliberately trying to make you uncomfortable, you might consider getting up and reaching out to shake hands as you say, 'I don't think this is going to be a good fit for me. Thanks for your time."'

As for the second query, "What was one question you were hoping I wouldn't ask today?" the coach said the interviewee should offer up a response that incorporatessome free-association, such as hoping the interviewer wouldn't ask, "If

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Answer the question in a way that showcases your skills, she said.

"Name the animal and the qualities ofthatanimal that aretied tojob performance," the coach said."My favorite answer is horse: They are strong and function well independently or as part of a team."

The interviewer probably thought he or she was being edgy with such questions.

But instead the company representative was dancing around a precipice. Questions like that are risky because the interviewer could break the law ifhe or she presses the job candidate to reveal things like his or her m arital status,orin the case ofan olderjob candidate, the person's age.

Anyone asked such ill-suited questions should play along but keep his or her answers simple to avoid getting mired in such a strange line of inquiry. To the question,'What's one thing you don't want me to know about you?" I would answer,"I like putting hot sauce on scrambled eggs." For the other question, I would answer, "I was hoping you wouldn't ask me if I could start tomorrow."

Carrie Mason-Draffen is a columnist for Newsday and the author of "151 Quick Ideas to Deal With Difficult People." Readers may send her email at carrie.draffen 0 newsday.com.

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Husband who relives his past should focus on his present DEARABBY: I'm marrT'ed to the love of my life. I can'timagine loving a man more than Ilove"Wayne,"and Iknow hefeelsthe same about me. The problemis, he's always telling storT'es about things he has done, including past relationships, in graphic detail.

Ihaveheard allofthem repeatedly,and I'm sick of them. WhenI tell him this he says, "Fine,Iwon'ttalk toyou anymore."Wayne never talks about our past, present orfuture. How can Iget him to stop reliving "the good ol'days"and start ~ i focusing on our life together?

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on his own terms. Ican't continue like this anymore. Hebrings out the worst in me and I hateit. What doIdo? — HAD IT INPHOENIX DEAR HAD IT: That you have tolerated this behavior for 12 years boggles my mind.

Because this philandering freeloader has resided with you for so long, you may have to gothrough formal eviction proceedings to get rid ofhim. You have given him a free ride, and you may need the servicesofa lawyer topry him out of there. If you do,

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Obama administration is promising to change the way travelers can ask to be removed from its no-fly list of suspectedterroristsbanned from air travel.

The decision comes after a federaljudge'sruling that there was no meaningful way to challenge the designation, a situation deemed unconstitutional. In response, the Justice Department said the U.S. will change the process during the next six months.

As of late last summer, about 48,000 people were on the no-fly list.

The government's policy is never to confirm or deny that a person actually is on the no-fly list, citing national security concerns. In most instances, travelersassume they are on the list because theyareinstructed to go through additional screening at airports orbecause they are told they can't board their flights to, from or within the United States.

The no-fly list is one of the government's most controversial post-9/11 counterterrorismprograms because of its lack of due process, long criticized because people cannot know why they were placed on the list and lack an effective way to fight the decision. Changing how people can challenge their designation could amount to one of the government's most significant adjustments to how it manages the list.

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DEAR ABBY: My 18-yearold daughter was killed in an auto accident a coupleofmonthsaftershegraduated from high school with honors. She had planned to go to collegeand become a nurse.

Right after graduation she went on a senior trip to Mexico. Two days later she called me wanting to come home. She said everyone was drinking doing drugs, having sex with strangers and she didn't like it. I bought her a plane ticket and she came home the next day. She died two months later.

Eight months went by and I was having a particularly hard time one night. I prayed for a sign from God thatshe wasin heaven and doing well.

The next day, the day before Good Friday, I went to my mailbox. Inside was a postcard DEARABBY: I have been in a relationfrom my daughter. She had mailed it from theday beforeshereturned.Itwasin ship with "Bob" for 12years. He doesn't work M exico and doesn't take care of our children because mint condition and had been lost in the mail he says it's "not his responsibility."I have for 10 months.

The cardread:"Itisbeautifulhere.I'm supported him all this time, yet nothing is OK Imissyou and loveyou, Mommy. Love, good enough.

He has cheated on me several times. DurBrandi."I was so happy and relieved! I was ing his third affair, he had two kids with the able to move on with my life after that. I other woman. He doesn't understand why signed up for college a few weeks later and I don't trust him and why Iinsist on seeing earned my degree four years later.

Thank you, Ab by,forletting me share my his cellphone. The last time I was able to get ahold ofit, he broke down the bathroom door "miracle" with you. trying to getit back.

— SHARONINLOUISIANA He threatens to move out, and fihe does, DEAR SHARON: My goodness, you don't have to thank me. Your letter moved me to that will be "the lastI hear from him."I the point of tears. Although I have printed would berelievedifhe went.Ihave so much anger toward him. I love him, but at this many letters about pennies from heaven, point love doesn't have anything to do withit. this is the first time I have heard about a I have asked him several times to leave, postcard.

I'm glad itgave you the comfort and validation that you needed. but hejust keeps saying he'll be leaving EVENT: Waynemay reactdefensively when you say you're"sick" ofhis stories because he feels you are criticizing him. Perhaps if you told him that hearing him dwell on past relationships is hurtful, he might be willing to enlarge his repertoire.

Ifthatdoesn'thelp,it'spossibleyour husband feels his best years are behind him.

Past conquests and adventures can be more fun to dwell on than the new lawnmower, the plumbing that needs replacement, which fiiends are sick and the most recent one who died. Things might improve if you work together to create activities that will spice up your lives and give him some new material. Try it. It might benefit you both.

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Mashal appealed the same day but six months later the governmentresponded,"no changes or corrections are warranted at this time." He appealed the decision in May 2011. Nine months later, the government said its ruling was final.

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