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A large plume of smoke rises over the town of Oakridge as the Deception Complex Fire continues to burn last week. Compared to the rest of theWest, the fire season in Northeast Oregon has been about average, according to fire officials

NORTHEAST OREGON FIRE SEASON HAS BEEN

• Oficials said most lightning storms have been accompanied by moisture

District. Statistics bolster Ruby's and Meyer's anecdotal "I would say it has been By Jayson Jacoby descriptions. VVesCom News Service fairlyaverage,"said Bret Through Tuesday there For much of the West, the Ru b y, fire staff officer for the have been 98 fires on the 2014 wildfire season has been Wallowa-Whitman National Wallowa-Whitman this year, a particularly destructive one. Forest."There was a lot of 91 of thoseignited by Blazes destroyed dozens lightning. activit y over afairly short ofhomes in Washington and p e r i od, and then the rains The yearly average for the California. Wallowa-Whitman, dating to came." In Oregon, fires menaced Ruby ' s colleague at the 1971,is 139 totalfi res.Over neighborhoods near Bend, Oreg on Department of the past decade, the annual The Dalles and Ashland. Fore s try's Baker City office, average is 105 fires. Meanwhile in Northeastern Steve Meyer, agrees with that Blazes have covered more Oregon, with the exception of a ssessment. acres than average this year an August fire that threateWe were just fortunate this — 51,885 acres compared ened residents in Imnaha in ye a r, so far, that most of the with an average of 34,555 eastern Wallowa County, the l i g h tning has come with mois-acres over the past decade. fire season has been compara- ture," said Meyer, protection But Ruby said the statistic tively tranquil. foracresburned thisyearis supervisor for ODFs Baker

slightly misleading because a handful of fires are responsibleform ore than 90 percent of those acres. Those blazes, including the 35,933-acre Somers fire, the 8,300-acre Pittsburg fire and the 4,524-acre 5 Mile fire, were all in the Hells Canyon country ithe Pittsburg fire was on the Idaho side of the canyon). The predominance there, especially in the lower elevations, ofgrassovertim ber means fi restend to burn"very far and very fast," Ruby said. In addition, a trio of lightning fires in the Eagle Cap Wilderness burned about SeeFires / Page 5A

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ate; and especially the much lower the country, but the state this year is SALEM — Oregon's voter participrofile state legislative races that will mirroring a national downward trend pationrate hita nearrecord low for determine control of the state Capitol. in participation. the modern era in the May primary. Campaign experts attribute the Just 36percent ofregistered voters That begs the question: Why? turned in a ballot in May, the lowest low participation in May in part to a Did voters sitoutbecause there partici pation ratefor a primary since boringelection season.Aside from a weren't many high-profile races, Oregon eliminated polling places in marginally competitive Republican something that's naturally fixed in a 2000 and the second-lowest since primary for U.S. Senate, there were no high-profile statewide races to general election? Or are they turned 1960.By contrast,42 percent ofvotoff from politics and uninterested in ersparticipatedfouryearsearlier. nudge voters to fill out their ballots. 'There's a lot of time spent trying engaging? There were fewer television ads that The answer, and the likelihood that to modeland profile voters,"said remindvotersit'selection season,and Len Bergstein, a political consultant the campaigns can motivate people the campaigns didn't have the agwho agree with them, has implicawho has worked on ballot measure gressivestatewide field operations to tions in any of the races that have the campaigns.'You model who's likely to gettheir supporterstoparticipate. "Gettingvoterstorealizethat potential to be close thisNovember. come out for these various issues, and Those include ballot measures then what other issues are they likely there's an election going on is part of the challenge," said Stacey Dycus, to legalize pot and label genetically to vote on." engineeredfood;top-of-the-ticket Oregon has historically had among a Democratic political consultant the highest voter turnout rates in races for governor and the U.S. SenSeeElection / Page 5A

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County asks for public input on forest road maps By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

ENTERPRISE — Wallowa-Whitman NationalForestroad maps areon display atthe Wallowa County courthouse and the commissioners are inviting the public to weigh in on their accuracy. Commissioner Susan Roberts said after the forest's Travel Management Plan was released in March 2012, the county asked to seetheforest'sm aps tocompare to itsown. 'These are the maps that most closely align with what's on the ground now," Roberts said. The Travel Management Plan was rescinded for further review in April 2012, but the WWNF was able to create the maps in poster size for the county's review. cThe Forest Service has been working on See Maps / Page 5A

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We want to hear An order for Shelter your' From the Storm to evict its community advocacy thoughts. center has been upheld in Email letters court. to the editor Visiting Judge Eva to news@ Temple granted a motion lagrandeobserver. from the county's counsel com and join the to dismiss the lawsuit conversation on brought against the The Observer county by Shelter From the Storm in a ruling filed Opinion page. in court late Tuesday. Temple, who serves as a judge in Hermiston, heard a day's worth of testimony last week on the matter. Shelter From the Storm sought an injunction in orderto stay atits advocacy center located on the county campus. The county notified the nonprofit in April that it must be out of the center, which was built with a Community Development Block Grant in 1998, by SeeLawsuit / Page 5A

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

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Today is Wednesday, Sept. 3, the 246th day of 2014. There are 119 days left in the year.

By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

The West Nile season remainsactive,evidencedby two confirmed cases of it in North Powder. There have been no human casesofW estNilereported in Union County yet, but Malheur and Baker counties havereporteda totaloffour cases, according to theOregon Health Authority. The West Nile virus season lasts into September, according to Kelly Beehler, the Union County vector control district manager. The mosquitoes stick around until the first 30-degree night, Beeler sald. Beehler said sprayingfor mosquitoes begins in March when vector control starts spraying for larvae and goes into the fall season until the cold weather sets in. This year's mosquito season has been higher than normal, Beehler said. "Right now, they're knocked down pretty good," he saTd. ''We set up traps throughout the county and collect them on a weekly basis. We look at the amount of mosquitoes and that shows us if we need to spray. Right now, they're low enough that we don't plan on spraying. Our traps tell us where and when to spray." In 2007, Union County declareda publichealth emergency because of the amount of mosquito activity. According to a press release from the Center for Human Development, there was a higher risk ofhuman illness and even death because of the mosquito population. Despite the high level of risk, no human cases of West Nile were reported in 2007, according to the Oregon Health Authority. That year was the worst year for West Nile in Union County to date, Beehler said. Mostof the time, the symptoms of those who have West Nile virus are not seveTe.They indude, headaches, feelingtired and different aches and pains, similar to when a person gets the flu. However, the elderly, children and pregnantwomen and nursirgmothers should be more cautious. For less serious symptoms, there'snota lotto bedone, Beehler said. 'There's notmuchyou can do butride itout," Beehler said.

TODAY INHISTORY On Sept. 3,1989, a Cubana de Aviacion jetliner crashed after takeoff in Havana, killing all126 aboard and 45 people on the ground.

ONTHIS DATE In 1783, representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War. In 1923, the United States and Mexico resumed diplomatic relations. In 1944, British forces liberated Brussels during World War II. In 1967, the original version of the television game show "What's My Line?," hosted by John Charles Daly, broadcast its final episode after more than17 years on CBS.

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Students leave La Grande High School following a day of classes last week. The school district's enrollment, at 2,214 students, is up 69 students from the end of the past school year.

• Early enrollment figures Glaze said the rise in first graders may that a number of new families La Grande School District indicate have movedinto theschooldistrict. The school district had so many adstudent total up 69 ditional first graders that in August it By Dick Mason

hired an additional teacher for the firstgrade level. Glaze is not complaining Buoyed by an unexpected jump in about the steps taken to accommodate first graders, the La Grande School the higher than expected student total. "Itis agood problem tohave,"Glaze District's enrollment picture is looking bright. sald. The school district's enrollment, at Added students helpsadistrict's 2,214 students, is up 69 students from bottom line since Oregon public schools the end of the past school year. receiveabout $6,000 from the state per eWe are definitely trending in the student. right direction," said La Grande School Overall, at the elementary level the District Superintendent Larry Glaze. district's enrollment is up 21 students The district's countincludes 195 first from the end oflast year. Central graders, closeto 40m orethan anticipated. Elementary has 369 students,while "iFirst grade)isalways the hardest Greenwood has 276 students, Island City has 257 and Willow, a kindergarto project," Glaze said."It is always a ten-only school, has 154. guessing game." A lower turnout of first graders was The district's enrollment picture also expectedbecause the schooldistricthad receivedabig boostatthehigh school, about150 kindergartners atthe end of which is reporting an enrollment of 634 last year. The school district normally students, 46 more than last year. anticipates a first-grade enrollment of The enrollment picture at La Grande 10 more than the number of kinderMiddle School also looks brighter with gartners it had the previous school year. 524 students, which is up two. The Observer

$6.97; November, $7.02 Hard red winterSeptember, $755; October, $758; November, $7.58 Dark northern springSeptember, $8.91; October, $8.91; November, $8.91 Barley — Se pte mbe r, 147 — Bids provided bV Island City Grain Co.

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Enrollment is also up in the Imbler School District, which has 327 students, seven more than it had at the end oflast year.Im bler has 160 elementary school students, 46 in grades 7-8 and 121 in high school. Union School District officials also have reason to be encouraged. Deputy Clerk Mendy Clark estimates that enrollment is up 10 students. Union has an estimated 170 elementary school students and about 188 in grades 7-12. Enrollment in the Wallowa School District is down about five students. Wallowa has 230 students, 135 at its grade school and 95 in grades 7-12. Wallowa Superintendent Bret Uptmor said he is hopeful that several more students will enroll but added that 230 is a solid number for his school district. Classes in the North Powder, Elgin, Joseph, Troy and Cove school districts began Tuesday although high school started last week in Cove.

Police bust 200,000 pot operation on tribal land in Umatilla Coun • Arrests cap investigation that began back in 2011

The BENT had information and evidence the outdoor marijuana grow $200,000. was being operated by a Arrested within the grow Mexican drug trafficking Observer staff organization. operation was Primitivo Feria Garcia, 33, and Rafael In July, the BENT reMISSION — Police Contreras Piaz, 25. Both uncovered 750 mature ceivedinformation regardmarijuana plants and ing an operational marisubjectswere lodged atthe Umatilla County Jail for five pounds of processed juana grow. marijuana last month at unlawful possession of mariThe marijuana grow was similar in nature to the 2011 an outdoor growing operajuana and unlawful manution on the Umatilla Indian facturing of marijuana along grow and was located in the with several environmental Bachelor Canyon area near Reservation. Two men were arrested charges. In September 2011, at thescene ofthe operathe BENT, along with the tion, which had been under investigation since 2011. Umatilla Tribal Police A federal search warrant Department, investigated was served Aug. 21 by the an outdoor marijuana grow Blue Mountain Enforcement resulting in seizureof3,294 marijuana plants on the Narcotics Team assisted by the Umatilla Tribal Police Confederated Tribes of the Department Marijuana Umatilla Indian Reservation. Eradication Team and the There were no arrests made Oregon State Police SWAT in 2011, however, and the ffri CA R P E T O N team in Bachelor Canyon. casewas remained active. The marijuanaand dried bud has an estimated street value of approximately

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the Iskuulpa Creek drainage within the boundaries of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The BENT, of which the Umatilla Tribal Police Department is a member agency, is an active drug team operating in Morrow and Umatilla counties, including the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

By Jayson Jacoby WesCom News Service

When Alice Coveyrealized she was lost in the Wallowa Mountains, she worried more about her family than herself. "I didn't want my family to worry," said Covey, the 65-year-old Halfway woman w ho endured temperatures in the 30s Monday night before searchers found her about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Covey was hungry and thirsty, but otherwise healthy

and happy. Although ecstatic would betterdescribeheremotion when she saw an Oregon State Police plane flying overhead Tuesday morning. Not long after, she saw a group of searchers, among them her son, Peyton, who were drawn by her shouts. "It was pretty wonderful," Covey said in a phone interview this morning. Covey and her husband, Wix, lived in Halfway during the 1980s, moved away but then returned about three yearsago afterthey retired. For the Labor Day weekend they went for a camping and hiking trip in the Little Eagle Meadows area about three miles north of Summit Point

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Alice Covey, on horseback, arrives at the Summit Point trailheadTuesday morning. and 11 miles northwest of Halfway. The couple were accompanied by their sons, Peyton and Preston, their daughter, Leona, grandchildren and other friends. On Monday morning, the group left their camp, intending to climb Cornucopia Peak.

Alice Covey said she decidedtoturn back,afraid that what she describes as her "bum leg"would fail her. She said she thought about asking her husband to give her his whistle — Covey admitsher sense ofdirection isn't exactly keen — but she figured they might need the

whistle more than she would. Covey said the trouble started when she decided to crossa stream ata different place from where she and the restofher family had crossed it earlier. The first crossing point was churned to mud by cows' hooves, she said, and she thought she could find a better spot. She did, but when she tried to follow a cattle trail back to the family's campsite, she never got there. "About 30 minutes in I realized, I am so lost," Covey said. This was at about noon on Monday. iCovey had a watch, but not a cellphone.l She still hoped to find her way back to the camp before her family returned from their climb, so she walked. And kept walking, for the next several hours. "I knew my family would be worried if they knew I was missing, so I just kept going," Covey said. She went slowly, and used her two trekking poles to take the pressure offher bum leg. About 4 p.m. she concluded she wouldn't make it back to camp that night, so she decided to try to find a place to hunker down for the night.

OBITUARIES John D. 'Bud' Jones Formerly of La Grande John D."Bud" Jones, 89, of Meridian, Idaho, and formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 22. For more information, see the advertisement on Page 5A.

John Gruszczynski La Grande 1939-2014 John"Dancing Jack G" Gruszczynski, 75, of La Grande, died Sept. 2 after a battle with cancer. A celebration oflife gathering will

But before she could do much to get settled, Covey caught a glimpse of Cornucopia Peak. Her optimism returned. "I thought maybe I could

into the forest duK "I was so filthy in the morning," she said. Filthy, but not scared. Covey said she was configet back ito camp) today," she dent that her family would said. eventually find her. But after crossing another When dawn broke Tuesday, creek, with no sign of the Covey started walking again. camp or her family and dusk But she didn't go far. "My legs were shaky — I coming on, Covey decided she hadn't eaten in a long timehad walked far enough. She descended a steep slope and I was afraid I would fall," to a patch of timber and dug she said."I decided to stay a hollow next to the trunk of where I was, in a place where a tree. people should be able to see me." She yanked off as many branches as she could reach Covey continued to yell and drapedthem overherself. periodically. "Ifthere aredeforested Then, she saw the plane. trees in the wilderness, it's And, finally, people. because of me," Covey said Covey said that although with a chuckle. she knew her family would Although she was wearing be looking for her, she had a hooded jacket, it was a thin no idea that members of the garment. Worse still,shesaid, Baker County Search and her cotton T-shirt was damp Rescue, along with other with sweat. volunteers, would also be At 8 p.m., she decided to try combing the woods for her. "I was just so overwhelmed to attract attention, in case a relative was nearby. and so grateful that so many "I yelled,'It's 8 o'clock, and peoplewere worried about me I'm lost!' " and praying for me," she said. She repeated the phrase Covey said one thing she won't do again is try to navievery hour until late in the night. gate by cattle trail. "I really shouldn't have gotBetweenperiods ofsleep shetried to im prove herrest- ten lost," she said.

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be held at the Art Center iold Library in La Grande) at 10 a.m.Saturday,followed by a potluck Gmszc- lu n ch and dancing. zynski Jack w as born July 9, 1939, in Bay City, Mich., to Edmond Edward and Evelyn Marie iDolsenl Gruszczynski. He lived in Bay City, Mich., and Eugene before settling in the Grande Ronde Valley. He graduated from Bay City High School and then received his master's in education at the University of Oregon. Jack was a lifelong educator

and danceinstructor.Heloved gardening and the outdoors. He had a life passion to help children and tutored many children over the years with academic achievement. Jack was an accomplished dancer and donated his time and talents to instruct dance for all ages. Jack is survived by his sister, Gloria Gruszczynski, and brother, Ed Gruszczynski, both of Michigan; and four nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edmond and Evelyn. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.love landfuneralchapel.com.

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trespass. Arrested: Joshua Alverez, 22, unknown address, was arrested Tuesday on a parole and probation detainer.

LA GRANDE POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrested: Richard August Anderson IV, 27, Island City, was arrestedTuesday and charged with driving under the influence.

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UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: Tyson Arthur Hancock, 40, Union, was arrested Tuesday on a Union County warrant charging parole violation on an original charge of second-degree criminal

La Grande Fire and Ambulance responded to three calls for medical assistance and one call for mutual aid on Tuesday. Crews responded to four calls for medical assistance o n Tu esday, o ne fire alarm and one motor vehicle accident in Summerville.

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another person, recldess degrees to 39 degrees. The to return to the eastbound 30-year normal precipitation is lane. driving, DUI, misdemeanor The trooper blocked Black attempt to elude and felony Temperatures at La Grande 0.67 inches. from leaving the exit using averaged warmer than normal attempt to elude in a OSP arrests man on his patrol vehicle. during August. vehicle. numerous charges According to prelmnnary Black crawled out of Bingo set Thursdays datareceived bythe National A Nampa, Idaho, man was the window and verbally at Legion Post arrested west of La Grande threatened the trooper, the W eather Service,theaverage temperature was 71.8 degrees, Tuesday after attempting to OSP release said. A Taser La Grande American Lewhich was 2.8 degrees above eludeand resisting arrest. was deployed after which gion Post 43, 301 Fir St., will normal. High temperatures Black became involved in a Robert Allan Black, 47, play host to bingo from strugglewith the trooper as averaged 87.7 degrees, which was arrested on a number 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. every ofcharges after attempting was 2 degrees above normal. two othertroopers arrived on Thursday at the Legion Hall. The highest was 100 degrees The public is welcome. The to elude police and resisting scene. on Aug. 12. Low temperatures arrest, according to a press The driver continued to game is cash only. release from the Oregon strugglewith the troopers averaged 56 degrees, which Master Gardeners until they were able to bring was 3.7 degrees above normal. State Police. visit Farmers' Market The lowest was 46 degrees, on him under control and into At 3:33 p.m., an OSP Aug. 25. trooperspotted a 1997 Eagle custody, the OSP said. Union County OSU Master On 13 days, the temperaTalon passenger car with an Later, oneofthe troopers Gardeners will be at the Idaho plate, driven by Black. went to the hospital after La Grande Farmers' Market ture exceeded 90 degrees. It OSP had received multiple from 9a.m. tonoon Saturday was at least 100 degrees on sustaining minor injuries complaintsofthedriver while taking Black into in celebration of Kids' Day. A one day. Precipitation totaled 0.40 harassing other motorists. hands-on garden-themed craft custody. inches during August, which The trooper tried to stop Black is charged with will be available for children. harassment, resisting arAlso available is a walk-in was 0.45 inches below normal. Black, who was traveling Measurable precipitation — at westbound near milepost rest, recklessly endangering plant clinic, a fiee service to least.01inch— was received 261, but Black failed to yield on seven days, with the heavi- and attempted to elude the est, 0.20inches, reported on trooper in a highway conAug. 15. struction zone. The outlook for September The vehicle struck multiple from the Climate Prediction construction work zone cones and nearly hit other vehicles, Center callsfornearto above normal temperatures and accordingto therelease.The near normal precipitation. trooper decided to pull back Normal highs for La Grande and turn off the emergency Discharge Planner/ fallfrom 82 degreesatthe lights and siren. Utilization Review RN Black exited the freeway startofSeptember to 70 Pendleton, OR degrees at the end of Septem- near milepost 257, where he This position i s r e s ponsible fo r t h e c o o r dination ber. Normal lows fall from 49 strucka guardrailashetried of utilization management and d ischarge planning •

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Disdain for the U.S. Forest Service's draR plan for managing the Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla and Malheur national forests is widespread. Commissioners from 10 Eastern Oregon counties, including Baker, don't much like it and residents have expressed their concerns. Most recently, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, the Oregon Republican whose congressional district includes the three Blue Mountains national forests, summarized some of the most common complaints in a letter to Regional Forester Jim Pena. Walden wrote that the three national forests "are in poor condition and dire need of proper management that will restore forest health, reduce catastrophic wildfire and sustain the economies in these rural communities. We understand why people are worried. We agree that the forest plan, which will replace management plans for the three national forests that date to 1990, should emphasize more strongly the need to do more logging and other work, including prescribed burning, to reduce the risk oflarge blazes. But we're also convinced that we won't make progress toward fixing our forests, no matter what the forest plan says, without advancing in two other arenas: Forest Service budgets, and federal legislation. Forest plans, for all their heR (the draR plan for the Blue Mountains forests goes 1,300 pages or so), are in effect lists of goals forest managers would like to accomplish. Forest plans are definitely not promises. You need only glance at the current, 24-year-old plan for the Wallowa-Whitman to understand. That plan, for instance, calls for yearly timber harvests of about 140 million board-feet. Coincidentally, the Wallowa-Whitman hasn't come close to that level oflogging since 1990, the year the forest plan was approved. In most years since then the forest hasn't managed even one-third of the volumes listed in the 1990 plan. We urge everyone who is dissatisfied with the draftforestplan to also devote time and energy to lobbying for the decisions in Washington, D.C., that in the long run would do more to improve public forests than any plan, no matter how long it is. •

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timber industry is forever concerned about stable communities, jobs and "forest health." I hope no one believes those deceptions. The real truth as always — maximize profits in the short term. The forests are atotalmess because thetimber corporations, using their lobbyists in Washington, D.C., and their local dupes in the county commissions, pressured the United States Forest Service into rape-and-runlogging practiceson the public' sforests. Yes, they did cut 58 million board feet in 1990, an obscene amount of the last bigtrees.Fordecades they made record profits buying public assets for next to nothing, cutting at insane and obviously unsustainable rates. They cut almost every large tree on our forests, and when the timber was gone, they blamed the "environmentalists" for"shutting down the forests." Now, the forests have thousands of miles of poorly maintained dirt and gravel logging roads dumping tons of soil into the salmon streams, millions of acres ofover-logged foreststhatare now crowded with thickets of fire-prone young trees, noxious weeds and damaged fish habitat from cattle grazing. All Americans own these forests, and we are being taken to the cleaners by a

Peter Barry lives in Wallowa County and manages his family's timber and grazing land In three counties. My Voicecolumns should be 500 to 700 words. Submissions should include a portrait-type photograph of the author. Authors also should include their full name, age, occupation and relevant organizational memberships. We edit submissions for brevity, grammar, taste and legal reasons. Send columnsto La Grande Observer, 1406 5th St., La Grande, Ore., 97850, or email them to

few mega corporations under the guise oflocal jobs and economic stimulation. None of us would allow these damaging timber practices on our family lands. Even old-school loggers are stunned and angry at the mega clearcuts in Wallowa County. Hancock, the latest purchasersofBoise Cascade'slands,is damaging the forests for the long term to make a short-term profit. Lots of jobs right now, and there will be none in a few years. This example demonstrates the total

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weakness of the Oregon Forest Practices Act — the laws that regulate cutting on private lands. They are so lame, and the timber industry likes them that way so much that they buy endless TV ads telling us how "protective" these laws arefortheforests.Another salespitch, more lies. Do not be fooled again. Now the lies arefullofhappy words like "restoration,""forest-health," and "community stability."We let them do this once on our watch, and we owe it to future generationstocarefully restorethedamage done. We cannot trust the USFS and BLM and certainly not the corporate pillagers. Look to the local and national environmental groups, who produce scientifically and rationally balanced plans,to restoretheforestsand maintain steady, long-term benefits to communities now and in the future. They have no profit to gain from their work — only a dedication to healthy forests for the long term. Though multimillionaire deceivers like Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck would have you believe conservationists are some evil force, they are in fact ethical, thoughtful people working for peanuts. They toil in the face ofhuge monied interests because they believe it is still possible to respectfully leave this land to our great-grand children in a condition betterthan we received it.

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SFS is unsure of the costs of moving, Temple said. The county has also offered to help SFS with the move and rental costs and possible Continued from Page1A remodeling costs if the nonprofit moves into Sept. 1. The eviction notice followed a unanithe Joseph Building,"so it is possible Plaintiff mous March decision by Union County commis- will suffer no monetary harm and no actual sioners to site a new county courthouse on the harm except perhaps a short, temporary delay in services during its move to a new location," SFS center's footprint. In her opinion, Temple wrote the shelter Temple wrote. failed to state a claim because it did not plead SFS Executive Director Teresa Crouser an acquisition of property within the meaning said she will meet with the SFS attorney of the state or federal statutes under which it today to decide what's next. Crouser said she was seeking relief. Union County owns both was not surprised by the decision. "I think the thing that was the most telling the property the advocacy center sits on and the building itself. The county was the recipi... is the portion where iTemplel says she did ent of the $500,000 grant that built the center. not believe it would be any more likely for Temple also found that SFS "is a tenant victims to come into contact with perpetrators if we were to move into the Joseph Building," at sufferance and its right to occupy the property lawfully under the lease ended on Crouser said."I think that sums up a fundamental misunderstanding on her part." August 28, 2013." Because of the expired lease,the shelterisnota displaced person as Crouser said SFS has still not found an defined under federal law and cannot seek appropriate place to relocate. relief as such, the opinion says. County commissioners said in a meeting "Because the Relocation Act does not apply Wednesday morning that they now how to to the Plaintiff, the Defendant had no duties engage Shelter From the Storm in a converunder the act, and the Plaintiff cannot prevail sation about how to help them proceed with in its claim for damages resulting from a a minimal impact to services. Commissioner failure to abide by the act," Temple wrote. Mark Davidson offered to take the lead in While the judge said the motion for an doing that. injunction is essentially moot, she provided Commissioner Bill Rosholt said after the some discussion about it and wrote that Shel- meeting that the commissioners feel obligated ter From the Storm did not provide evidence to help the shelter. In terms of the lawsuit, he or legal authority for its continued occupancy said they are satisfied with the result. ''We don't see this as a win," he said, adding of the building after the lease expired. 'The Plaintiffhas provided no evidence that it is instead an extension of the process. ofirreparable harm, and ithasprovided no Rosholt echoed sentiments from the meettangible evidence of real harm except the ing, saying the county will work with SFS for a move-out date. The county hopes to break costs and hassles of moving twice," Temple wrote, adding that there was "no convincing ground on the new courthouse in February but would need to raze the shelter building evidence" that the advocacy center could not be operatedfrom another location. prior to that. Noting that winter can create Additionally, Temple wrote there was no challenges, Rosholt said they will work with the shelter but are still working on deadlines. evidenceofirreparableharm tothe shelter. ''We don't have a lot of time, but we're not "It is clear the County will lose $2 million in funding for the new courthouse if it cannot saying they have to be out next week," he timely proceed with construction" whereas sald.

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these in that intervening time trying to get their igeographic information system) layer to accurately show where everything is according to their legend." Roberts said the county's Natural Resource Advisory Committee and volunteers droveallofthe roads and created a map of known closed and open roads. Now that the forest has created its map, the county is working to make a similar maplayer so theroads can be compared road by road, but the commissioners are seeking public assistance. ''We need the public to come look at the specific areas they are familiar with and let the Forest Service know if current conditions are correct," Roberts said.

Comments can be handed in to the commissioners office or emailed to sroberts@co.wallowa. or.us. Further questions can be directed to Susan Roberts at 541-426-4543.

Roberts and members of the committee believe some roads that are marked open are grown in with trees and brush and undriveable and that some roads are marked closed but are used by ranchers to access their allotments. The maps are hanging in the old jail room on the main floor of the courthouse, Roberts said. There are pads of paper and pencils so people can look

come look at thespecific areas they arefamiliar with and let the Forest Service knowf icurrent conditions are correct." — Susan Roberts,Wallowa County commissioner

them over and make their comments. The same maps are also available for review at the Wallowa County OSU Extension Office. Roberts said the county would like copies of comments that citizens submit to theForestService later this fall so they can have a handle on what the public input is and add it to the county's comments. Contact Katy Nesbittat 541-786-4235 or knesbittC lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Katy on Twitter 0 IgoNesbitt.

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getsome supporterstocasta ballotin the midterm elections. "Right now, Republicans seem to be interContinued from Page1A ested in the election more than Democrats," who hasworked on ballotmeasure and said Portland-based Republican pollster candidatecampaigns. Bob Moore."That could change. I'm sure the The general election, by contrast, has president is going to try to drum up turnout for the Democrats around the country, so it's plentyto getpeople excited. The races for governor and Senate have kind ofhard to project right now what it's thepotentialtobe competitive.Ballotm ea- going to be like." Oregon's voterparticipation rateshave sures on marijuana legalization and labeling requirements for genetically modified ebbed and flowed over the past six decades, the periodforwhich data is accessiblefrom cropsboth have the potentialtom otivate on-again, off-again voters.Sodoesa referen- the secretaryofstate'sw ebsite. dum that would grant driving privileges to For midterm primaries — those in people in the country illegally. years without a presidential election — it's The pot and labeling ballot measure cam- ranged from a high of 56 percent in 1966 paigns look to be well funded, which means to alow of35 percent in 1998,just 1point they11have thecash fortelevision adsand lower than this year's turnout. expensiveget-out-the-vote efforts. For general elections, the high of 77 Of course, television can bea doublepercent was in 1990; the low of 59 percent edged sword. Effective ads can make an was, like the lowest-turnout primary, in emotional connection with voters, Dycus 1998. In some years, like 1998, poor turnout in said. But relentless negative advertisingthe primary has been followed by similarly as has already begun in the Senate racecan turn off voters who are frustrated with poor turnout in the general. But it's not universal. In 2010, primary turnout was politics or unenthusiastic about choosing between two sullied candidates. belowaverageforthe 13 elections since Democrats outnumber Republicans in 1960, but turnout in the general was among Oregon, but the party has struggled to the highest.

John D. "Bud" Jones September19,1924 toA ugust 22, 2014 u.s. Forest service phato

An air tanker drops fire retardant last month on the 5 Mile Fire, located 20 miles northeast of Enterprise in the lmnaha River drainage.

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among the Baker/Unity, La Grande and Pendleton districtsthisyear,64 started by Continued from Page1A lightning and 23 by people. The 64 fires burned a total 2,760 acres. But with the of 249 acres. exceptionofthe early stages of the Hurricane fire, the The total number of fires ForestServicedidn'tdevote isjustabout average forthe the normal contingent of past decade. The acreage burned is well below the resources to any of those fires. The agency has a policy ODF's 10-year average of that allows fire managers to 3,960 acres per year. monitor, rather than fight, Meyer and Ruby said the statistics for their agencies certain lightning blazes in the Eagle Cap so long as the show thatfi re danger,though fires don't threaten public itgetsa lotofattention and safetyorprivate property. publicity, isn't always the The bottom line, Ruby said, m ost accurate predictorofa is thatdespite high to severe fire season's severity. fire danger prevailingacross Even the driestforestor much of the region, and starting grassland won't spontaneas early as late June, fire crews ously combust. If there's no lightningwere able to quicklycorral most of the fires in fomts outside the or, as happened with most Eagle Cap Wilderness. storms this summer, lightA key element to their suc- ning is accompanied by rain — the fire season tends to be cess, he said, was that most thunderstorms brought rain relatively docile. ''We've had very dry years as well as lightning. "Whether the thunderwhen we didn't get much storms come wet or dry is lightning and so didn't get really important," Ruby said. much in the way of fires," He cited as examples fires Ruby said. in the Elkhorn Mountains Indeed, Wallowa-Whitman west of Baker City. fire statistics dating to Both the Mount Ireland 1971 show little correlation complex iwhich consisted of betweenfi redanger,asm easeveral fires) and the Badger sured by the lack of summer Butte 2 fire, all sparked by rain and the depth of the a single lightning storm previous winter's snowpack, in early August, burned in and the number and size of dense subalpine fir forests fires in a given year. that are prone to big fires. Rather, the frequency of But raindampened both lightning storms, and whether those storms are wet or dry, fires, allowing fire crews to dig control lines around play much more significant the blazes before the flames roles in the severity of a fire could get much momentum. season — in particular the Meyer agrees with Ruby number of forest acres burned. thatrain played a major role in Although widespread rain suppressingfires this summer. over the past two weeks has "Without rain we would lowered the fire danger and have hada lotm orelarger promptedtheForestService to easesome ofitspublicuse fires," Meyer said. The Department of Forrestrictions, neither Ruby nor estry has reported 87 fires M eyer is ready torest.

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The fire season will continue for at least the next severalweeks, and potentially into October if this week's dry stretchpersists. September is on average the second-driest month in both Baker and Union counties, and October is the fourth-dri est. "Things are looking pretty good, but the key is going to be whether we stay in the pattern we've been in, with at least some moisture every week or so," Ruby said. Large fires are possible in September, he said, although a coupleoffactorscurb the fire danger as fall approaches. First, lightning storms are much less likely than during August, and dry thunderstorms even less so. Second, with fewer minutes of daylight the period of peak burning gets shorter each day. Combined with cooler nights, that means fires that do start tend to grow more slowly and are easierforcrews to control. On the opposite side of the fire manager's ledger is the increasing risk ofhumancaused fires. In most years, fire crews have to douse at least a handful of fires started by hunters and otherrecreationistsduring late summer and early fall, Ruby said. A common scenario involves acamper starting a warming fire on a chilly morning, then failing to completely extinguish the blaze under the mistaken assumption that the colder temperatures will keep the flames from spreading. That's not always the case, Meyer said, because although nighttime temperatures are usually lower in September, the humidity can remain at low, summer-like levels.

Devoted husband, loving father, inspirational grandfather, treasured brother, faithful friend, John D. "Bud" Jones went on ro be with his wife once more on August 22, 2014. A memorial will be held ar 12:30 PM, on Friday, September 26, 2014 ar Cloverdale Funeral Chapel, 1200 N. Cloverdale Road, Boise, ID. A graveside military inurnment will follow ar 2:00 PM ar the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery, 10100 N. Horseshoe Bend Rd. Boise, ID. Born September 19, 1924 ro John D. and Esther (Uprighrl Jones in Bryan, Texas, Dad was raised a southerner with one older sister, five younger sisters and a baby brother, all of whom he loved so very much. He grew up knowing how ro "noodle catfish" before ir was ever heard of for a reality show! He left school in the 10th grade ro provide for his family, working full time ar a dairy. If you knew our dad, you would know whar a travesty this was, as he was one of the most intelligent people we have ever mer. He advocated education ro his children and grandchildren for the rest of his life. A patriotic American, Dad volunteered ro serve our country by joining the Navy in September of 1943 during World War II. He served three years as a Gunner's Mate until the end of the war, when he was honorably discharged. He returned ro Bryan after the war and started working for Holick Boor Shop,making custom cowboy boors. One day he saw a beautiful girl working ar a drug store with his sister, and his life soon changed. Heasked her if she wa nted a ride home soon after,and the rest is history. Dad married our mom, Janice Fry, on August 13, 1946 starting a love story that lasted 64 years until her passing in 2010. Although Dad never lost his love for Texas, and considered himself a proud Texan ar heart, Mom was an Idaho girl and quickly brought him home ro Council, Idaho where he went ro work as a logger, starting a 40 year career in the timber industry with Boise Cascade. The first baby, a girl, came three years later, followed soon by a son. Two surprises came years later when the rwo "little girls" rounded our our family. Dad was a member of the Lions Club, the American Legion and the Rod and Gun Club in Council. In 1969, Dad was transferred ro La Grande, OR, where we spent the next 24 years. Dad was a civic leader being involved with the Optimist Club, holding office and regularly being seen ar sporting events selling hamburgers, hor dogs and beer sausage ar the fundraising booth. He was well known for his pir BBQ brisket that he regularly was asked ro provide for many civic and social functions. He also was an active member of the BPOE Elks Lodge. Dad was an avid golfer for many years, was a member of the La Grande Country Club. In retirement he started "The Klub Dokror", a custom golf club business. After retirement, Dad and Mom longed ro be near grandchildren and returned ro Idaho ro live near their rwo youngest daughters and felt he had achieved a life goal by buying a house on Lakeview Golf Course in Meridian. Dad golfed daily and was a very involved grandfather with his grandkids, being a school chauffer, lullaby singer and golf advisor, volunteering his time and enrolling his grandkids in the Idaho Junior Golf League. All of his grandkids loved him so much and believe ro this day that there could never be a better grandpa in the world. Dad is survived by his four children, Gwynne (Johnl Larson, John (Fabiennel Jones, Lynne (Frankl Everidge and Valerie (Brerrl Griffith; his grandchildren Ryan Larson, Carey Larson, Meagan (Ebl Jones-Garcia, Clayton Jones, Katherine Jones, Taylor Lyons, Jace Lyons, Cyrus Lyons, Matthew Everidge, Ellen Everidge, Calla Records, Kincade Griffith, Brandon Griffith, Brittany Griffith; and his great-grandchildren Marhilde Vaughan and Stella Lucia Jones-Garcia; his brother Robert "Casey" Jones and sisters Velma Price and Jerry Calvert and numerous extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife Janice, and his sisters Francis, JoAn, Peggy and Mary. We would like ro thank the Boise VA for their excellent care of our dad, with special thanks ro the very caring PA Heather Spero; and Treasure Valley Hospice with a heartfelt thanks ro Nurse Michelle Behrens, who laughed and cried with us in his last days and hours. Bur, the most special loving thanks goes ro his grandson Jace Lyons, who cared for grandpa for the last four years, giving the loving, compassionate care only a family member could provide. We appreciate you ro the ends of the earth. We will always love and miss you Dad.....Gwynne, John, Lynne and Val Dad believed that our young people were the key ro our future, please in lieu of flowers, we ask for you ro donate in his name ro the La Grande Optimist Club "Concession Stand", PO Box 3091, La Grande, OR 97850

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There are four roads to Troy. Three of them are pretty hairy, and one is washed out. Getting garbage and recycling to the landfill and recycling center in Enterprise, however, is being made easier by Wallowa County Public Works. This summer, with the road crews busy working on road repairs, Commissioner Susan Roberts took over the pick up of garbage and recycling from Troy, a twice monthly drive to downtown Troy with a stopover in Flora. Part of the run includes taking books from the county library in Enterprise to the library in Troy. Roberts picked up a bag ofbooks before heading down to the tiny village on the Grande Ronde River — home to world-famous steelhead fishing and elk hunting. The drive from Enterprise

People who use the county's garbage pick-up service pay a per bag fee for garbage and the recycling materials are taken for free. The county accepts newspapers, magazines, cardboard, plastic, tin cans and glass.

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Wallowa County Commissioner Susan Roberts helps Gary Parr unload his bags of garbage into the county vehicle in Troy. Wallowa County PublicWorks makes getting garbage and recycling to Enterprise easier.

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and visits with the school "but if that's the worst it master, Fred Byers. "The last school teacher gets ..." only lasted a year," Byers Byers is readying the said. 'When I interviewed, I school for his four students think I was the only one who for a new year. Temperashowed up." tures can easily reach 100 With more than 30 years this time of year, but it was in teaching, mostly in Idaho only in the 80s and the river on the Oregon border, Byers was devoid of fishermen, just said Troy suits him just fine. days before steelhead season "They said it looks its opened on Sept. 1. When Roberts returned worst in August when I first came tovisit,"Byers said, to the county's vehicle, there

was a bag of garbage in the back and a check neatly stuck into the driver's side wln(low.

Pennie Rials drops off some bags and torn tarps that she and her husband, Gary, used to cover hay bales. Gary and Barbara Parr said they combine droppingofftheir garbage atthe county truck with lunch at the Troy Resort.

Gary Parr said he's lived in Troy for 18 years. "Iliketo supporttherestaurant. It's important that it stays open," Gary said. His wife, Barbara, moved to Troy last year from Fairview, a Portland suburb. "Itraded a lotofconvenience for a lot oflove. It is beautiful here," Barbara sard. Up the road, Roberts picks

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up a bag of garbage with quarters neatly tied to it in a baggie. In Flora, she waits as a couple regulars meet her to dropofftheirbags. People who use the county's garbage pick-up service pay a per bag fee for garbage, and the recycling m aterials are taken forfree. The county accepts newspapers, magazines,cardboard, plastic, tin cans and glass.

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readings and short films about the The International Day of Peace Com- poet's life and work. mittee for Wallowa County presents an On Sept. 21, World Peace Day, there Evening with Rumi at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 will be a special gathering, "For the at Fishtrap's Co5n House in Peace Within," from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Enterprise. at the Josephy Center in Joseph. People the world over consider JalaluShort, provocative film clips from ddin Rumi, the 13th century poet and Nonviolent Communication will prospiritual guide,tobe the foremost poet voke thought and ideas on how to build of all time. The delights ofhis poetic peace, organizers oftheevent said.The work dig deep within the soul of the lis- presentations will be followed by a comtener or reader and bring refreshment. munity potluck, music with Bob Webb and friends, and a special closing with Joseph Newcomer, pastor of Enterprise Community Church and a devotee Stephen Kliewer. of Rumi, will lead a session of poetry All ages are welcome.

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Paige Sully and her dog, Jet, helped the Enterprise Police Department's "Operation Pedestrian Safety Enforcement" lastThursday. The Enterprise Police Department received a mini grant to test driver awareness of pedestrians in crosswalks last week. Officer Michelle Bloker said the department set up signs and cones to alert drivers to the program. Volunteers crossed the street to test driver understanding.

Wallowa County residents, businesses and agriculture producers are joining together to arrange a bulk buy of Solar Electric Systems to be installed this fall and next spring. Peoplecan learn about lower prices and extra service this can give them, in addition to cash-back incentives and taxcredits,atafree information session at 7 p.m. Thursday. The event is at the Wallowa Resources Conference Room, 401 N.E. First St., Suite A, Enterprise. For more information, contact Matt King at 541-426-8053 or 650-387-7194 or matt@wallowaresources.org.

Helping pack parents' house uncovers literary treasures en I was a little kid sent to clean my room, I often ended up under the bed reading one of a series ofbooks about 19th century girls growing up in the Midwest. A few weeks ago, I found three of that series while helping pack up my parents' house. I offered to come and find what I'd left behind all those years ago when I left for college — collections of dolls, bells, horses and lots of books. Two large boxes were given to a 2-year-old fiiend of mine who loves books. Another box went to the 8-year-old nephew who read street signs to mein La Grande when he

about the house like it's Halloween or mangled packs of matches and boxes of incense. There's been much in the news, even news I've covered locally, about the value of reading to children. I had a dog once whose breeders said they read to the puppies in the womb. He was a pretty docile pup. I had another dog who chewed up books. She didn't have as coddled of a time with her birth mother, I suppose. The books to the 2-yearold had your typical Richard Scarry and Dr. Seuss classics alongwith a particularfavorite of mine that I may have gravitated to during my room cleaning sessions."The Big

CANYON NOTES KATY NESBITT was 5. A box labeled"books to keep" will remain with me for posterity's sake. In the various envelopes of photostherewere picturesof every dog we ever had as a family — Dover the Sheltie mix, Ananda the Cocker Spaniel mix and Sampson the Pomeranian mix.On the shelvesarepictures of Finnegan and Cassidy, the dogs my brother and I had as "young adults."All are gone, and Sean and I live with younger dogs who greet us with toilet paper strewn

Tidy Up" is about a little girl whose room was put on quarantine until further notice by her mother. Love that book. The girl had a lollipop stuck to her bath robe and her hair was a fiight because she couldn't find her hairbrush. Reminds me of that first year in the dormitory. The nephew received a collection that had been his father's and some had been mine. When the box was opened, my brother shrieked with delight at the sight of Judy Blume's 'Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and it's follow-up,"Super Fudge." There were some of my personalfavoritesthatform the series of"Encyclopedia

Brown, Boy Detective" and 'The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" about kids who run away to live in an art museum and come acrossa myst ery to solve. Packing books and photographstakes a lot longer than a china cabinet's contents or shoving clothes into bags to be unpacked into another closet. It took time to squirrel through the corners of my parents' house in Portland, a 100-year-old, four-story with a laundry chute and cubbies full oftreasures. Some of the more poignant photos I found I confiscated, alongwith the boxes ofbooks to keep and distribute.When

packing my own books, many inherited, I found it hard to let any of them go, but a handful is being passed along to make room for new books that come at Christmas and birthdays. Some books will go to specific peopleorplaces.Others more anonymously will go to thethriftstorefor someone todiscover thetreasures within. A fiiend who was up to his ears in medical school and struggling with girlfiiends toldme hisfatheradvised him,"All you really need is a

dog and books to be happy." On a January night in Wallowa County, both sound good to me.

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SCHOOE Union tailgate planned for Sept. 12 A tailgate partywill be put on the Bobcat Booster Club and the Union High School senior dass on Sept. 12. The tailgate partywill start at 6 p.m. and will be conducted prior to the 7 p.m. high school football game between Union-Cove and Riverside.The tailgate party will be conducted in the parkinglotof Union High School's athletic complex Pulled beef sandwiches, baked beans, chips and Pepsi pmducts will be served.RaSe ticketsforprizes thatwill be awatded each quarter during the game will also be provided. The dinner andraSe

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fundraiser for the Bobcat Booster Club and Union High School's senior class.

La Grande School Board meets Sept. 10 The La Grande School Boardwillmeeton Sept.10for its regular monthly meeting. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. in the conference room of Willow Elementary School.

Imbler boosters/PAC to discuss projects The Parent Advisory Committee/Boosters for the Imbler School District will meet Sept. 9. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in room one of Imbler High School. Projects and upcoming events will be discussed.

Picture days set in Union School District

District students will be taken Sept. 15 and 16. Photos of students in grades 7-12 will be taken Sept. 15, and pictures of elementary school students will taken Sept. 16. Retakes of photos will be shot Nov. 12.

Greenwood parade celebrates return to class

Wallowa School fundraiser set

The Friends of the Wallowa School Foundation will conduct an Evening Under the Stars fundraiser dinner and auction Sept. 20 on the Tamkaliks grounds in Wallowa. A social hour begins at 5 p.m, dinner will be served at 6 p.m. and a live auction will startat7p.m .Ticketsare $20

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perperson and $50perfam ily. Tickets are $5 more at the door. Ticketsare available at the Blonde Strawberry,

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Greenwood Elementary School celebrated the new school year with a parade Friday. Students walked around the school and waved at family and friends who attended the small parade. The La Grande Police Department, fire department and Union County Sheriff's Office joined along with the La Grande High School marching band.

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Agriculture teacher Chelcee Mansfield is chilled to the bone Wednesday while participating the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge at Union High School.

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Leslie Graham talks to her fourth grade students about star constellations last week at Central Elementary School. Graham and her students are looking at a constellation map on their classroom wall.

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TEACHER IN THE RUNNING FORA By Dick Mason

Mars Rover NASA sent to the Red Planet seven years ago, taken students to the Ladd What is up in the night sky? Marsh Wildlife Area to do A check ofAstronomy Mag- nature studies and organized azine reveals that the moon is an extensive fair at Central in its first quarter phase and Elementary School honoring Saturn and Mars are set to the scientist, artist and invenmake early appearances on tor Leonardo da Vinci. tonight's celestial stage. Such projects are well Central Elementary School received by her students year fourthgrade teacher Leslie in and year out. "They love it iGraham's Graham knows this and it science curriculum)," said Joe is a good bet that a number ofher present and former Wing, Central's library media students also do. specialist. Graham incorporates Graham finds that astronastronomy and other sciences omyis often the science which into her curriculum with the gets children the most excited. "They are so curious about vigorofashooting star.This the universe they want to is but one reason why this know about it," Graham said. educator, one who teaches children how to see universal Graham hasfound that sciencein generalisa great wonders in the dark, is being recognizedas a brightlighton way to teach students about the Oregon education fiont. awidearray ofacademic Graham has been named subjects. one offive state-level final"Scienceisgreatforengagists for the 2014 Presidential ing them. It gives students Awatds for Excellence in Math- achanceto develop their ematics and Science Teaching. thinking and processing "It's exciting and an honor skills," Graham said.'They can applyscience toreading, to benominated,"Graham writing and math." saidofher selection. Graham has taught in the The educator said she has La Grande School District for found that students who have 18 years and during this time a tendency to misbehave are often totally on task when has taken many innovative stepsto introduce students focusedon a scienceproject. Graham credits this to to science. She has built her science projects but Kyle planetariums in her classMcKinney, the principal of La room, had students design Grande Middle School, believes and operatemodels ofthe The Observer

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thatanotherfactorisalsoat work. He said Graham's ability to communicate with students goes a long wayin helping to keep her students focused. "She connects with kids," said McKinney, who oversaw Graham in 2013-14 when she taught sixth grade at LMS. McKinney was impressed with how often Graham stood up for her students. "She defended kids, she was their supporter,'he said."She believes in all ofher kids." Central fifth-grade teacher Kristy Boyd credits Graham with having a selfless nature when working with her students and colleagues. She noted that Graham is always quick to share new information and materials with other teachers. "She's always so giving, so willing to share her knowledge and resources," Boyd said. Graham came to the La Grande School District in 1996 after teaching in Bend for several years. She has taught at Central Elementary 13ofthe past14 years. The people she credits with helping her incorporate science into her curriculum include Donna Rainboth, an Eastern Oregon University education professor. Rainboth has helped Graham use science as a teaching tool via the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education

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program. Graham credits Rainboth with providing her with a wealth of ideas. The educator, who lives in Union, likes to have her students work on science projects in smal lgroups during the first two weeks of the school year. She explained that this best helps her get to know her students. She explained that it allows her to determine which students are good collaborators, are industrious and persistent and are analytical thinkers. The educator is inspired to introducegrade schoolersto science because ofher experience as a child growing up in Portland. "Part of the reason I have a passionfor teaching science is that I did not have itin elementary school," said Graham, who was not introduced to science in school until she was in middle school. Graham is among only a handfulofUnion and Wallowa educators in recent years to be a finalist for the Presidential Award. A national selectio n committee composed ofscience educators,teachers and former award winners will select the state award winners. The winner in each state will receive $10,000 and an all-expense paid trip for two to Washington, D.C. where all state winners will be honored.

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Whether it comes in a Hello Kitty lunch bag, Spiderman lunch box or a brown paper sack, the meal you send to school with your child must be packed with careand consideration.Kids are back in school, and the Oregon Department of Agriculture has some helpful hints on how to make that home-packed lunch as safe as possible. "Children are more susceptible to food-borne illnesses than adults, so it becomes even more important that we protect the lunches they take to school," said Susan Kendrick, education specialist with ODA's Food Safety Program. From the preparation of the food that goes into the lunch to the consumption of the meal at school — and all the steps in betweenthereare severalim portant factors to keep in mind for the sake of your kids. "It all starts in the kitch-

unc en with clean hands, clean surfaces, and the washing of iuitsand vegetables before f they are put into the school lunch," Kendrick said.aWe want to avoid cross contamination. In other words, don't use the same surfaces for raw foods that you use forcooked foods.Don'tgive those bugs a chance to hop into the lunch pail." Making the lunch the nightbeforeisa good idea so thatthepreparer isn't rushed into doing something improper, such as using dirty surfaces. Maintaining a proper temperature for the school lunch is veryimportant. If the lunch is prepared the night before puttingit in the refiigerator to keep it cold overnight is essential for most foods. Given the fact that the food is not likely to stay in a refiigerator once the lunch is taken to school, it is critical that steps are taken at home to keep cold foodscold and hotfoodshot.

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Students at Greenwood Elementary School add items to their lunch plates on Tuesday.

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ON DECIC TODAY • College volleyball:Walla Walla (Wash.) University at Eastern Oregon, 5 p.m. • Prep volleyball: La Grande at Pendleton, 6 p.m. THURSDAY • Prep football: Dayton (Wash.) at Elgin, 7 p.m . • Prep volleyball: Cove vs. Umatilla, 6 p.m., Athena • Prep volleyball: Cove at Weston/ McEwen, 7 p.m., Athena • Prep volleyball: Powder Valley at Imbler, 5:30 p.m.

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a ran e a ss ortin seasonoSener to ermiston By Eric Avissar The Observer

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Cassandra Brownell delivers a kill shot during La Grande's loss to Hermiston.

Following two tightly contested games to open the season's first match, La Grande steamrolled Hermiston, 25-9,to take a 2-1lead heading into the fourth game. However, the Bulldogs rallied

to win the next two games to send La Grandetoa home defeat Tuesday, 25-27,25-23,9-25,25-22, 15-10. Coming off a run to the 4A statequarterfinals lastseason, the Tigers found themselves down 23-20 when head coach Melinda

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Football yideo chat coming

Bobcats

The sports department is unveiling a new weekly football video this week. By 9 a.m., Thursday every week on The Observer's website and Facebook page, our video will be up, where we will discuss the biggest issues and storylines surrounding the local high school and Eastern Oregon programs.

Kershaw keeps on rolling Clayton Kershaw pitched eight strong innings for his major league-leading 17th win and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 4-1Tuesday night. Kershaw (17-3) gave up one run and three hits, walked two and struck out eight to win his third straight start. He also lowered his baseballbest ERA to 1.70.

Texas A&M

leaps in poll Texas AfkM makes a big jump in the APTop 25 after the most impressive performance of the opening weekend of college football. The Aggies moved up 12 spots to No. 9 in the poll released Monday. Texas AfkM began the post-Johnny Manziel era with a 52-28 victory at South Carolina, droppingtheGamecocks from ninth to No. 21. The top four in the rankings are unchanged: Florida State, Alabama, Oregon and Oklahoma. Florida State went from 57 first-place votes to 46 after pulling out a 37-31 victory against Oklahoma State.

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La Grande's Blaine Kreutz shields the ball away from Riverside during the Tigers' 2-1 win to open the season at the high schoolTuesday. Kreutz assisted the first goal of the game and earned a penalty kick for the Tigers.

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17th minute after sophomore midfielder Lewis Wright scored off a tap-in. Midfielder Efraim Rivas followed up with a perfectly weighted through By Eric Avissar The Observer ball for Wyatt Schlatt, who adroitly The La Grande boys soccer team got finished his 1-on-1 opportunity to put offto a strong startto open the season, La Grande up 3-0. Coach Wade Wright defeating Riverside Monday at home, said Rivas was the man of the match 6-3. for his commanding presence in the Forward Josh Ebel gave the Tigers middle of the field. aEfraim tackled the ball away so almost instant control of the game, scoring the opening goal in the first many times and shut down their ofminute into the bottom left corner off a fense,"Wright said."Every team has Blaine Kreutz assist. Ebel finished the to deal with Efraim, and the teams in our league don't care for playing him game with two goals and one assist. "Across the board, we had good com- because he's so tough defensively. He mand and presence in the center of the has a natural ability to tackle, and he park," La Grande coach Jessy Watson knows where the forwards are playing said.cWe did OK with tempo control. the ball. It's hard to say how many goal scoring opportunities he denied them." We played at the tempo we wanted for the most part, but we want to see them Riverside cut the La Grande lead to on the ball more on the opposing side of two momentarily with a goal of its own, the field." but the Tigers promptly responded to The Tigers doubled their lead in the all but seal the win by the time the

first half was over. After Kreutz was taken down from behind in the box, Gus Whittington converted a penalty kick. Whittington scored the fifth and final goal of the first half off an assist from Ebel to put the Tigers up 5-1 at halfbme. The Tigers controlled the majority of possessions in the first half, but struggled to maintain control of the ball in the second. Those struggles were also reflected in the scoreline, as Riverside outscored La Grande 2-1 in the second interval. "It's unrealistic to expect us to dominate possession for 80 minutes,"Wade Wright said.cWe know there's an ebb and flow in games, but we stay calm and disciplined." The lone goal for the Tigers in the second half was from one brother to another. With sophomore Michael Ebel attacking down the right sideline SeeSoccer/Page 10A

After coaching Powder Valley's volleyball program for eight years, Lasa Baxter is returning to her old stomping grounds. Baxter, a 1991 Union High School graduate, returns to coach her alma mater after the Bobcats finished with a 15-12 overall record and a 12-4 mark to fuush second in the Blue Mountain Conference a year ago. "I didn't expect the Union job to come open," Baxter said."I saw a greatopportunity to build a program here, and it's an opportunity to return to my roots. ''When you start over with a new program, it makes you revisit why you're doing what you're doing, and the strategies and philosophies you teach your kids. I knew the time was right for me to make a big change." This year, Baxter will coach a Union squad that includes four Union seniors that all played on the 1A state championship Union/

Cove softball squad. One of those athletes is Keesha Sarman, who will playsetter atthe varsity level for the first time. "Keesha has incredible hands and court sense," Baxter said."She is a great natural athlete and a strong leader. She is committed to always giving everything she has to win." At middle hitter, Viki McCabe enters her final high SeeUnion/Page 9A

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a owaentersseasonwit stron core By Eric Avissar The Observer

The Wallowa volleyball squad enters the 2014 season hoping to improveatthe same rateitdid last season. After starting the season with a six-game losing streak, the Cougars

bounced back to finish second at the district tournament. As a result, they earned a home state playofFmatch against Prairie City, but lost in five games. Head coach Janea Hulse will now have to replace six seniors from last year's squad. This season, her four

seniors are the team captains with Taylor Harshfield, Cheyenne Hall, Kristyn Young and Macey Frei. With no juniors on the team, Hulse said all ofherseniorsareplaying important leadership roles to help guide the younger girls. "I put a lot of pressure on my older

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The La Grande volleyball team fell in five games to Hermiston Tuesday at home, but a number of senior girls delivered strong performances in spite of the loss. The most dominant senior was captain Cassandra Brownell, who led theTigers with a team-high 17 kills, while also tallying 23 digs. Head coach Melinda Becker-Bisenius said hercaptain played a "phenomenal" game.

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Becker-Bisenius called a timeout. "I told them that we weren't out of it," Becker-Bisenius said.cWe had to battle back and play one pointata tim e." Behind the steady serving of libero Brandy Blackman, the SeeTigers/Page 10A

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girls," Hulse said."The younger girls don't have that match experience they need, so they mimic everything the older girls are doing. All of my seniorsarevery solid playersand do a great job as leaders." Harshfield returns to the Wallowa SeeWallowa/Page 9A

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JAMES PAXTON:The Seattle Mariners' southpaw pitched 7 and 2/3 innings, allowing

MILWAUKEE BREWERS:The Brew Crew suffered a 7-1 defeat to the Chicago Cubs Tuesjust four hits and two runs day. The loss was Milwaukee's seventh straight, and as the Mariners held off the Oakland Athletics 6-5, leaves it two games back sending the A's to their of St. Louis in the N.L. fifth loss in six games. Central.

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SPORTS

SCOREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE W 80 70 70 67 61

Baltimore New York Toronto Tampa Bay Boston Kansas City Detroit Cleveland Chicago Minnesota

W 76 76 70 63 60

LosAngeles Oakland Seattle Houston Texas

W 83 79 74 60 53

East Division L Pct G B W C G B 57 .584 66 .51 5 67 . 51 1 72 , 4 8 2 77 , 44 2

9' / 2 10 14 1 9 '/ 2

5 5'/ 2 9'/ 2 15

Central Division L Pct G B W C G B 61 .555 62 .551 '/~ 66 .515 5 '/ ~ 5 75 .457 13'/ ~ 13 78 .435 16'/ ~ 16 West Division L Pct G B W C G B 54 .606 5 9 .572 4 '/~ 63 .540 9 79 .432 24 85 .384 3 0'/~

L10 Str Home Away 7-3 W-1 41-28 3 9-29 5-5 L-3 33-32 3 7-34 5-5 W-3 37-31 3 3-36 4-6 L-1 31-39 3 6-33 5-5 W-1 29-40 3 2-37 L10 Str Home Away 5-5 W-2 37-32 39-29 7-3 W-2 35-30 41-32 6-4 L-2 39-27 31-39 4-6 W-2 34-36 29-39 2-8 L-1 29-38 31-40 L10 Str Home Away 7-3 L-1 47-24 36-30 3-7 L-1 44-24 35-35 5-5 W-1 36-36 38-27 5-5 W-3 34-39 26-40 4-6 L-4 2440 29-45

NATIONAL LEAGUE Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia

W 75 68 64 61 58

St. Louis Milwaukee Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago

W 75 73 71 66 63

LosAngeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

W 78 76 66 57 55

East Division L P c t GB W C G B 54 .581 63 .519 8 1 65 .496 11 4 70 .466 15 8 7 2 .446 1 7'/~ 10 ' / ~ Central Division L P c t GB W C G B 63 .543 65 .529 2 67 .514 4 2 72 .478 9 7 7 6 .453 12'/ ~ 10 ' / ~ West Division L P c t GB W C G B 61 .561 63 .54 7 2 71 .482 11 6'/~ 8 1 .413 20'/ ~ 16 84 3 9 6 23 18'/g

Tuesday's Games Boston 9, N.Y. Yankees 4 Baltimore 5, Cincinnati 4 Detroit 4, Cleveland 2 Toronto 8, Tampa Bay 2 Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota 3, 10 innings Houston 8, L.A. Angels 3 Kansas City 2, Texas 1 Seattle 6, Oakland 5

Wednesday's Games Seattle (F.Hernandez 13-5) at Oakland (Lester 13-9), 12:35 p.m. Boston (Ranaudo 3-0) at N.Y. Yankees

(Kuroda 9-8), 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Axelrod 1-0) at Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 7-7), 4:05 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 12-11) at Cleveland (Salazar 5-6), 4:05 p.m. Toronto (Stroman 8-5) at Tampa Bay (Archer 8-7), 4:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 9-9) at Minnesota (May 0-4), 5:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 15-7) at Houston (McHugh 7-9), 5:10 p.m. Texas (Tepesch 4-8) at Kansas City (J.Vargas 10-7), 5:10 p.m. Thursday's Games Boston (Workman 1-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Capuano 2-3), 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Leake 10-11) at Baltimore (Tillman 11-5), 4:05 p.m Detroit (Scherzer 15-5) at Cleveland (Bauer5-7), 4:05 p.m. Toronto (Buehrle 11-9) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 10-11), 4:10 p.m. Seattle (Elias 9-12) at Texas (S.Baker 3-3), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 4-7) at Minnesota (Gibson 11-10), 5:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Tuesday's Games Baltimore 5, Cincinnati 4 N.Y. Mets 8, Miami 6 Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 0 Chicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee 1 St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 4 San Francisco 12, Colorado 7 San Diego 2, Arizona 1 L.A. Dodgers 4, Washington 1 Wednesday's Games Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 6-7) at Atlanta (E.Santana 13-7), 12:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Volquez 11-7) at St. Louis (S.Miller 8-9), 10:45 a.m. San Francisco (Vogelsong 8-9) at Colorado (Bergman 1-2), 12:10 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 10-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Frias 0-0), 12:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Axelrod 1-0) at Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 7-7), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 7-6) at Miami (Koehler 9-9), 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Garza 7-7) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 5-1), 5:05 p.m. Arizona (Collmenter 9-7) at San Diego (Cashner 2-6), 7:05 p.m. Thursday's Games

Str Home Away

L1 0 9-1 7-3 5-5 4-6 5- 5

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

L1 0 5-5 2-8 5-5 5-5 6- 4

W-4 L-7 L-3 L-1 W-2

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

43-25 37-28 37-31 30-32 30-38

32-29 31-35 27-34 31-38 28-34

Str Home Away 43-28 36-31 44-28 36-32 34-33

32-35 37-34 27-39 30-40 29-43

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

35-33 38-33 40-29 29-43 35-35

43-28 38-30 2642 28-38 20-49

Cincinnati (Leake 10-11) at Baltimore (Tillman 11-5), 1:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 5-5) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 15-9), 2:10 p.m. Arizona (Nuno 0-4) at San Diego (Kennedy 10-11), 3:10 p.m.

RODEO PRCA Rankings Through Sept. 1 All-Around 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $220,099; 2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $140,597; 3. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah $84,690; 4. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $81,598; 5. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $76,110; 6. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $73,410; 7. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta $66,416; 8. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $60,700; 9. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $49,802; 10. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. $45,272; 11. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. $43,635; 12. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. $42,821; 13. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $41,430; 14. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. $38,721; 15. Payden Emmett, Ponca, Ark. $36,047; 16. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. $33,825; 17. Chant DeForest, Wheatland, Calif. $31,048; 18. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas $31,047; 19. J.B. Lord, Sturgis, S.D. $29,445; 20. Kyle Lucas, Carstairs, Alberta $25,783 Bareback Riding 1. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah $147,553; 2. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. $116,653; 3. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. 98,237; 4. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. $84,664; 5.Richmond Champion,The Woodlands, Texas $81,091; 6. Tim O'Connell, Zwingle, lowa $79,576; 7. Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah $74,752; 8. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas $73,457; 9. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. $71,391; 10. Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta $67,786; 11. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas $60,204; 12. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. $59,814; 13. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. $58,351; 14. R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore. $57,989; 15. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla. $56,626; 16. Luke Creasy, Lubbock, Texas $51,760; 17. Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas $47,145; 18. Jared Smith, Eastland, Texas $46,399; 19. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $45,165; 20. Orin Larsen,Goodwell,Okla.$45,033

Steer Wrestling 1. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. $86,424; 2. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $67,085; 3. Dru Melvin, Hebron, Neb. $66,232; 4. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. $65,992; 5. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas $65,052; 6.Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. $60,713; 7. NickGuy, Sparta,

Wis. $58,468; 8. BrayArmes, Ponder, Texas$58,274;9.Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. $57,549; 10. Cole Edge, Durant, Okla. $55,688; 11. Wyatt Smith, Rexburg, Idaho $51,969; 12. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta $50,731; 13. Ty Erickson,Helena,Mont. $48,488; 14.Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. $47,052; 15. Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala. $44,678; 16. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $42,269; 17. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La. $41,213; 18. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. $40,729; 19. Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan. $38,959; 20.Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo. $38,707

Team Roping (header)

1. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $105,656; 2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $87,889; 3. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. $87,749; 4. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. $80,017; 5. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. $70,082; 6. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore. $69,524; 7. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. $69,330; 8. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz. $68,758; 9. Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz. $65,489; 10. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $63,853; 11. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. $62,633; 12. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas $60,924; 13. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas $59,802; 14. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. $59,424; 15. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas $55,863; 16. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. $53,836; 17. Chace Thompson, Munday, Texas $47,172; 18. Tom Richards, Humboldt, Ariz. $46,022; 19. Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont.$45,817; 20.JoelBach,Rhome, Texas $41,959

Team Roping (heeler)

1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $105,656; 2. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. $88,096; 3. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. $87,889; 4.Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo. $82,928; 5. Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo. $71,141; 6. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. $70,330; 7. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. $69,524; 8. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $63,853;9. Rich Sk elton, Llano, Texas $62,633; 10. Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Ariz. $58,150; 11. Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla. $57,924; 12. Dakota Kirchenschlager, Morgan Mill, Texas $57,722; 13. Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas $53,836; 14. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas $53,071; 15. Clay O'Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. $52,554; 16. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas $51,242; 17. Jett Hillman, Purcell, Okla. $50,009; 18. Cole Davison, Stephenville ,Texas $49,297; 19.Tommy Zuniga, Centerville, Texas $43,855; 20. Monty Joe Petska, Turlock, Calif. $43,111 Saddle Bronc Riding 1. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. $105,447; 2. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah $100,633; 3. CortScheer, Elsmere, Neb. $88,170; 4. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. $82,853;5.Wade Sundell,Boxholm, lowa $81,114; 6. Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas $80,557; 7. Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn. $71,864; 8. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas $69,129; 9. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. $68,841; 10. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah $57,989; 11. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah $56,705; 12. Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D. $56,248; 13. Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta $54,483; 14. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas $52,56;15.Cody DeMoss, Heflin,La. $52,126; 16. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. $51,683; 17. Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas $49,207; 18. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah $48,935; 19. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas $43,916; 20. Rylan Geiger, Bracken, Sask. $41,687

Tie-down Roping 1. TufCooper, Decatur, Texas $133,685;2. MattShiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho $107,160; 3. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $77,836; 4. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $77,797; 5. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. $74,573; 6. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas $71,367; 7. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. $71,349; 8. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas $68,799; 9. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas $67,956; 10. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas $64,386; 11. Ryan Watkins, Bluff Dale, Texas $63,922; 12. ClintCooper, Decatur, Texas $57,243; 13. Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash. $55,249; 14. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas $54,702; 15. Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M. $54,031; 16. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash. $53,679; 17. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas $52,844; 18. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas $51,560; 19. Randall Carlisle, Baton Rouge, La. $44,787; 20. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah $43,564

Steer Roping 1. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. $60,059; 2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $54,414; 3. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. $52,176; 4. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas $43,997; 5. Vin

Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas $36,691; 6. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. $33,874; 7. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas $31,650; 8. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. $30,724; 9. Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo. $28,268; 10. Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. $26,828; 11. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. $26,521; 12. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas $25,684; 13. Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas $25,571; 14. Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas $24,516; 15. Brady Garten, Claremore, Okla. $23,655; 16. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas $23,201; 17. Neal Wood, Needville, Texas $21,913; 18. Roger Branch, Perkins, Okla. $21,821; 19. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. $21,416; 20. Jason Evans, Huntsville, Texas $21,247 Bull Riding 1. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas $123,745; 2. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $122,269; 3. Trey Benton III, Rock lsland, Texas $101,926; 4. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $82,273; 5. Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas $76,227; 6. Tim Bingham, Honeyville, Utah $75,913; 7. Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla. $66,906; 8. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah $64,628; 9. Jordan Spears, Redding, Calif. $64,234; 10. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. $62,767; 11. Elliot Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas $61,394; 12. Beau Hill, West Glacier, Mont. $60,266; 13. Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo. $59,727; 14. Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo. $59,480; 15. Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo. $57,537; 16. Aaron Pass, Dallas, Texas $55,356; 17. Dustin Bowen, Fredericksburg, Pa. $51,870; 18. Cole Echols, Elm Grove, La. $51,003; 19. Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore. $49,149; 20. JeffAskey, Martin, Tenn. $46,471

Barrel Racing

1. Kaley Bass, Kissimmee, Fla. $150,223; 2. Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas $124,312; 3. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. $117,676; 4. Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah $103,487; 5. Britany Diaz, Solen, N.D. 97,257; 6. Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas 90,771; 7. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. $89,260; 8. Kassidy Dennison, Roosevelt, Utah $87,912; 9. Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo. $86,845; 10. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas $86,163; 11. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas $80,503; 12. Samantha Lyne, Cotulla, Texas $69,620; 13. Christy Loflin, Franktown, Colo. $69,258; 14. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. $67,803; 15. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas $66,826; 16. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. $65,231; 17. Jana Bean, Ft. Hancock, Texas $63,317; 18. Ann Scott, Canyon Country, Calif. $61,942; 19. ShellyAnzick, Livingston, Mont. $52,213; 20. Pamela Capper, Cheney, Wash. $49,616

TRAN SACTION S Tuesday BASEBALL

American League BOSTON RED SOX — Recalled C Dan Butlerfrom Pawtucket(IL) and RHP Anthony Ranaudo from Greenville (SAL). CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Recalled RHP Chris Bassitt, RHP Scott Carroll, OF Jordan Danks, C Josh Phegley, INF Marcus Semien and LHP Eric Surkamp from Charlotte (IL). Purchased the contract of OF Michael Taylor from Charlotte. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Activated OF Ryan Raburn from the 15-day DL. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled INF Christian Colon, OF Terrance Gore, RHP Aaron Crow and RHP Liam Hendricks from Northwest Arkansas (Texas). Announced NorthwestArkansas manager Vance Wilson will join the stalf as an additional coach. NEW YORK YANKEES — Recalled C John Ryan Murphy, RHP Preston Claiborne, RHP Bryan Mitchell and RHP Chase Whitley from Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre (IL). Selected the contracts of LHP Rich Hill and OF Chris Young from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Signed OFAntoan Richardson and RHP Chaz Roe and selected them from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Recalled OF Slade Heathcott from Trenton (EL) and transferred him to the 60-day DL. Transferred RHP Masahiro Tanaka to the 60-day DL. Release RHP Matt Daley. Designate OF Zoilo Almonte for assignment. TEXAS RANGERS — Recalled RHP Lisalverto Bonilla, INF Luis Sardinas and RHP Nick Tepesch from Round Rock (PCL). Purchased the contract of LHP Michael Kirkman from Round Rock. Transferred RHP Tanner Scheppers from 15- to 60-day DL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Reinstated RHP Brandon Morrowand1B Dan

Johnson from the 15-day DL. Recalled 2B Ryan Goins, OF Anthony Gose, RHP Kendall Graveman, LHP Sean Nolin and LHP Daniel Norris from Buffalo (IL). Selected the contracts of OF Dalton Pompey and OF George Kottaras from Buffalo. Transferred INF Brett Lawrie from the 15- to the 60-day DL. Designated OF Darin Mastroianni and 1B Matt Hague for assignment. Released RHP Neil Wagner.

Davis pitching coach. NEW ROCHELLE — Named Michelle Duffy cross country coach. UTSA — Named Cayte Billman assistant softball coach. WINTHROP — Named Josh Odean volunteer assistant baseball coach. YESHIVA — Named Joseph Agrest women's volleyball coach.

National League

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CHICAGO SUBS — Recalled RHP Brian Schlitter, RHP Dan Straily, RHPArodys Vizcaino, LHP Zac Rosscup and OF Junior Lake from lowa (PCL). Selected the contracts of LHP Eric Jokisch and C Rafael Lopez from lowa. Transferred OF Justin Ruggiano to the 60-day DL. CINCINNATI REDS — Transferred RHP Homer Bailey to the 60-day DL. COLORADO ROCKIES — Activated RHP Tommy Kahnle from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Rob Scahill and INF-OF Kyle Parker from Colorado Springs (PCL). PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Recalled LHP Jeff Locke, RHP Casey Sadler, RHP John Holdzkom,LHP Bobby LaFromboise and OF Gregory Polanco from lndianapolis (IL). Selected the contract of INF-OF Chase d'Arnaud from lndianapolis. Designated INF-OF Michael Martinez for assignment. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Purchased the contract of RHP Brett Bochy from Fresno (PCL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Activated RHP Jason Motte from the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Marco Gonzales, LHP Nick Greenwood, LHP Tyler Lyons and C Tony Cruz from Memphis (PCL). BASKETBALL National BasketballAssociation GOLDEN STATE WARRIORSSigned G Aaron Craft, F James Michael McAdoo and F Mitchell Watt to training camp contracts. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspendedlndianapolis owner Jim lrsay six games and fined him $500,000 for violating the league's personalconduct policy.Suspended Denver WR Wes Welker for the first four games of the 2014 season for violating the NFL's policy on performance enhancing substances. Reinstated Dallas NT Josh Brent, who will be eligible following a 10-game suspension. BUFFALO BILLS — Signed TE D.J. Tialavea to the practice squad. Waived/ injured CB Bobby Felder. CHICAGO BEARS — PlacedWR Marquess Wilson on the injured reserve/ return list. Signed CB Kelvin Hayden. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed OL Vinston Painter off Denver's practice squad. Waived/failed physical OL Caylin Hauptmann. Signed FB Kiero Small to the practice squad. DALLAS COWBOYS — Placed DE DeMarcus Lawrence on the injured reserve/ return list. Signed DE Jack Crawford. Signed OT John Wetzel and DB Jemea Thomas to the practice squad. DETROIT LIONS — Signed DE Darryl Tapp. Placed LB Kyle Van Noy on the injured reserve/return list. HOUSTON TEXANS — Agreed to terms with DE J.J. Watt on a six-year contract extension. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed S KurtColeman. Placed LB Joe Mays on injured reserve/return list. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed OT Austin Wentworth to the practice squad. Released CB Kendall James from the practice squad. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Re-signed K Shayne Graham. Waived QB Ryan Griffin. NEW YORK JETS — SignedWR QuincyEnunwa and LB Jeremiah George to the p

MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s G F GA D.C. 14 8 4 46 42 3 0 S porting K.C. 12 8 6 42 37 2 9 N ewEngland 10 1 2 3 33 34 3 6 Toronto FC 9 9 6 33 35 39 Columbus 8 9 9 33 35 34 N ewYork 7 8 10 31 39 3 8 Philadelphia 7 9 9 30 40 41 Chicago 5 6 1 4 2 9 3 23 7 Houston 8 13 4 28 28 4 6 Montreal 5 15 5 20 27 4 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s G F GA Seattle 15 7 3 48 44 3 3 LosAngeles 1 3 5 7 46 48 2 7 R eal Salt Lake 11 5 1 0 4 3 4 0 3 1 FC Dallas 12 8 6 42 45 34 Portland 8 8 1 0 3 4 4 44 3 V ancouver 7 6 12 33 33 3 4 Colorado 8 12 6 30 37 40 San Jose 6 10 8 26 29 33 C hivasUSA 6 13 6 24 21 4 0

Wednesday's Games Toronto FC at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Sporting Kansas City at New England, 4:30

p.m. Seattle FC at Chivas USA, 7:30 p.m.

Friday's Games Colorado atLosAngeles,7:30 p.m.

Saturday's Games Philadelphia at Toronto FC, 11 a.m. Sporting Kansas City at New York, 4:30 p.m. Montreal at Houston, 5:30 p.m. D.C. United at Vancouver, 7 p.m. FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m.

Sunday's Games Chivas USAat Columbus, 12 p.m. San Jose at Portland, 2 p.m. Chicago at New England, 4 p.m.

BASKETBALL WNBA Playoff Glance CONFERENCE FINALS

(Best-of-3) Eastern Conference Indiana 1, Chicago 1

Saturday, Aug.30:Indiana 77,Chicago 70 Monday, Sept. 1: Chicago 86, Indiana 84, 2OT W ednesday, Sept. 3:Chicago at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Western Conference Phoenix 2, Minnesota 1 Friday, Aug. 29: Phoenix 85, Minnesota 71 Sunday, Aug. 31: Minnesota 82, Phoenix 77 Tuesday, Sept. 2:Phoenix 96,Minnesota 78 FINALS

(Best-of-5)

Sunday, Sept. 7: Chicago-Indiana winner at Phoenix, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9: Chicago-Indiana winner at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12: Phoenix at ChicagoIndiana winner, 5 p.m. x-Sunday, Sept. 14: Phoenix at Chicago-Indiana winner, 2:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, Sept. 17: ChicagoIndiana winner at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

FOOTBALL College Top-25 Poll 1. Florida St. (46) 2. Alabama (1) 3. Oregon (5) 4. Oklahoma (2) 5. Auburn

6. Georgia (2) 7. Michigan St. 8. Ohio St.

9. TexasASM (2) 10. Baylor 11. UCLA

12. LSU (1) 13. Stanford 14. Southem Cal 15. Mississippi 16. Notre Dame 17. Arizona St. 18. Wisconsin 19. Nebraska 20. Kansas St. 21. North Carolina 21. South Carolina 23. Clemson 24. Missouri 25. Louisville

Record Pts 1-0 1 ,456 1-0 1,317 1-0 1,314 1-0 1,283 1-0 1,186 1-0 1,114 1-0 1,093 1-0 982 1-0 978 1-0 962 1-0 944 1-0 926 1-0 886 1-0 729 1-0 525 1-0 519 1-0 431 0-1 364 1-0 352 1-0 325 1-0 196 0-1 196 0-1 164 1-0 147 1-0 141

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Recruitingtakesoifor OregonStatehaskethalllsrogram ByAndrew Nemec The Oregonian

Welcome to the Wayne Tinkle era, Beaver Nation. A Week after landing COVeted big man DreW EubankS, Bn in-State PrOSPeCt Out

of Reynolds High School, four-star small forward Tres Tinkle, four-star shooting guard StePhen ThOmPSOnJr. Bnd three-Star POint guard Derrick Bruce committed to Oregon State on Tuesday afternoon, vaulting the new head coach's first recruiting class into the discussion as one of the top 10 in the country. For a program that slogged its way through a 96-92 1OSS to RadfOrd in the firSt rOund Of the College Basketball Invitational the last time it stepped onto the court, the overnight jumP to releVanCe iSStunning. The shift came over the weekend when the fOur COmmitS tOOk Bn OSCial ViSit tO COrVal-

lisand attended the Beavers footballgame against Portland State. 'This past weekend, on our oScial visit,

UNION Continued ff om Page 8A SChOO1 VOleyball CamPaign aS a rare aSSet to the squad. 'Viki is left-handed, which is very rare as a hitter," Baxter said."She has been playing verystrong sincetheseason started." SeniOr Sarah GOOdWill return to Play aS Bn OutSide hitter, While ChelSie HOuCkOfferS eXPerienCe aS BnOutSide hitter and defenSiVe specialist. The Bobcats added a fifth senior in newcomer Laura Herbes, who transferred from Weston-McEwen. "Laura iS Very athletiC Bnd quiCk tO learn," Baxter said."It's hard to make a move so late in high school, but she's been incredible at inSerting herSelf intO the team Bnd Playing Bn importantrole." Baxter also said Ashton Wright is a positionally versatile player, while freshman Ellie Wright haS a StrOng VOlleyball

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than a deCade, Bnd While ThOmPSOnJr. WantS that fact to resonate with fans, he also knows dad,"he said."Iwanted tobe a partofsom ethe group needs to deliver on the court. "Hopefully it draws a lot of attention &om thing special, turning a program around." by ESPN. Bruce, a Hivals.com top 150prospect,was the fanS Bnd getS a 1OtOffanS at the gameS," As a junior,he averaged 21.1 pointsper called"one ofthe m oreimproved point guard he Said."HOPefully We Can PrOduCeBnd make the fans happy." game toalong with 7.4 rebo(mds, 2.6 assists prospects in the west," by ESPN. At 6-foot-3, Bnd 1.8StealSPergame fOrHellgateHigh Given the news Tuesday thatCameron Oli165 pounds, the ball distributor needs to fill verwill not enroll, Oregon State has reached its SChOO1 (MOnt.) Bnd WBS named the MVP Of Out a bit, but haS the frame tO grOWintO Bn elite-level guard in the Pac-12. limit of 13 scholarships, assuming all four Class the state tournament. Tinkle, the father, reaCted to hiS SOn'S CO mAlthough it may appear that Bruce repof 2015 commits sign in November. But guard mitment with pride. resents the icing on the cake for a class that Chai Baker's status remains uncertain after "I'm really excited that Tres has reached a has been in the works for some time, the two Suffering a heart-related mediCal inCident Bnd SOnS' deCiSiOn to COmmit tOgether WBS hardly deCiSiOn, WhiCh my Wife Bnd I fully SuPPOrt," rostermoves areoften made after anew coachWayne Tinkle Said.'%e're eXCited to traCk Predetermined. In faCt, Tinkle Bnd ThOmPSOn ing staffis brought in, so it remains possible his progress. We're happy that Tres can now Jr. didn't haVe a ChanCe to get to knOWeaCh that more scholarships will become available. really enjoy his senior year, both academically other until playing in the same camps this The BeaVerS finiShed 16-16 laSt year Bnd summer. 1OSt in the firSt rOund Of the CBI, leading to the Bnd athletiCally." Thompson Jr., son of assistant coach They quiCkly hit it Off Bnd it SOOnbeCame firing of former head coach Craig Robinson. apparentthat playing together fortheirdads ReCently, Tinkle eleCted to finiSh hiS PreP Stephen Thompson, is rated just outside the career in Montana rather than follow his dad tOP 50 PrOSPeCtS in the COuntry by ESPN, Bnd at Oregon State was a viable option. had offers from Arizona State, Boston College, With the trio's commitments, the Beavers to Corvallis. Better late than never. Cal, UCOnn, NeW MeXiCO, USC Bnd OtherS. have put together their best class in more We really gOt alOng Well Bnd We realiZed We Wanted to Play tOgether," ThOmPSOn Jr. Said. Tinkle, son of the head coach, is a 6-foot-7 wing rated as the No. 45 recruit in the nation

background as the daughter of previous Union coach, Mendy Clark. Clark will back up sophomore Kortnee Marriot at the libero position. "BOth Ellie Bnd KOrtnee are eXtremely strong defensively," Baxter said."The two are PuShing eaCh Other Very Well Bnd WOrking very hard." As Union transitions out of the Blue Mountain Conference into the Wapiti League, Baxter is excited for the fresh challenge the newly-formed league offers. "It'S gOing to be intereSting With muCh more travel thrown into the mix," she said. "I'm eXCited to WOrk With girlS that haVe a 1Ot Of rOOm tO grOW Bnd are Very COBChable. They

are dedicated to improving the fundamentals Bnd We are taking Our team'S gOalSOneSteP at a time." Contact Eric Avissar at 541-963-3161 or eavissar0 lagrandeobservef;com. Follow Eric on Twitter C IgoAvissaf;

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WALLOWA Continued ~om Page8A program after a strong finiSh to her juniOr SeaSOnin which she was named one Of the toP SiX PlayerS at the Old OregonLeague tournament. "Taylor is a great athlete," Hulse said."She is one of our go-to girls. She can jump Out Of the gym, Bnd She'S a great passer." Fellow outside hitter Young will also play a major role after being selected totheOld Oregon League secondteam lastseason. "Kristyn covers so much ground," Hulse said."She is Bn eXtremely hard WOrker

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relentless effort in every facet of the game. With Hall, Hulse is working with her to help fill the team's biggest void with setting. The Cougars have no returning setter with varsity experience, which means Hulse is now working with Young Bnd SOPhOmOreS Lauren

Makin Bnd AShely DurningStamer. '%e have a very wellrounded group of hitters, but we're working hard to get the girls to work on their setting," Hulse said."It's one ofthetoughest positions to

learn in VOlleyball, Bnd my girls aredoing agreatjob of dOing eVerything they Can to improve." The Cougars will no 1Onger haVe to COmPete With reigningOld Oregon League titlist Imbler, a team that went undefeated en route to a 1A State ChamPiOnShiP. With the Panthers moving up to 2A, Hulse sees an OPPOrtunity fOr her team to take the next step forward as she enters her third year in charge of the program. "The team chemistry is gettingthere,"shesaid. 'They have the potential, nOW We haVetodig deeP.I want to see these girls pull together and rely on each other."

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

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S artans to present physical c allenge for the hosting Ducks COLLEG E FOOTBALL

By Ryan Thorbum The Register Guard

EUGENE — The cold pools in the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex could get crowded on Sunday. No. 3 Oregon is expecting to be severely tested by No. 7 Michigan State on Saturday during the first nonconference game between top10 teams in the history of Autzen

Stadium i3:30 p.m., Foxl. The Ducks bulked up, particularly on the offensive and defensive lines, hoping to avoid being sore losers the morning after this year's strenuous showdowns with bruisingteams. Most notably two-time defending Pac-12 champion Stanford. The Spartans have their own playbook and run a 4-3 defense instead of a 3-4, but the defending Big Ten champions will bring a Cardinal-like physicality. 'They're going to pin their ears back and penetrate, no two-gapping," Oregon offensive line coach

State last Friday. 'The most intriguing thing to me is the Michigan State defense. Steve Greatwood said."Their blitz You are talking about a dominant package is good. They do a great defense a year ago," Stanford coach job of disguising. They're going to bring six. When they come, they're David Shaw said Tuesday."Oregon not going to mess around. They is tough to match up with offensively. want to get pressure on you so the The whole game hinges on that defense. If theyplay at the same high quarterback doesn't have time to find the open guy. level, the game will go down to the "So it's going to be a big challenge. end. Oregon is about matchups and I'm confident the guys will be ready." speed. If they have gotit, it will be a M arcus Mariota was hobbled by tight game. If the young guys don't a partially torn MCL during the have it, it could go Oregon's way." Ducks' 26-20 lossatStanford StaThe Cardinal was able to derail dium last season. The Ducks, who Oregon's national title hopes for were 8-0 entering the North Divithe second consecutive season on sion grudge match, were held to 17 a night when Kevin Hogan was first downs and 62 yards rushing. 7-for-13 passing for 103 yards. That's because Tyler Galfney On Jan. 1, Connor Cook passed fora career-high 332 yards tolead plodded his way through the Michigan State to a 24-20 victory defensewith 45 carriesfor 157 over Stanford in the 100th Rose yards and a touchdown. ''We haven't compared this team Bowl. The Spartans lost six players otf their FBS-leading defense, to Stanford," first-year Oregon defensive coordinator Don Pellum but it didn't show much during a 45-7victory overJacksonville sald.

Welker receives fourgame suspension The Associated Press

last decade added that he never concerned himself with the league's Denver Broncos will be without drug rules but now realizes those Wes Welker for the first four games policies "are clearly flawed." of the season after the NFL said While it takes multiple violations the receiver violated the league's oftheleague'ssubstance-abuse performance-enhancing drug policy. policies to trigger a suspension, Normally, the league announces a four-gameban isissued for a single violation of the NFL's ban on such violations on Monday. News of Welker's ban didn't come down performance-enhancing substances. until late Tuesday, after the Welker's suspension will cost him roughly $706,000 in base salary. league offices had closed and the 'Tonight's news regarding Wes is Broncos had already finished drawing up blueprints for their very disappointing, but we underopener against Indianapolis, stand the league's authority in this undoubtedly with Welker playing area," coach John Fox said in a a prominent role. statement.'While it's unfortunate ESPN first reported Welker's to not have him to start the year, suspension, saying the violation had I have full confidence in our wide receiversand expectthatgroup to to do with amphetamines. Welker told the Denver Post in continue playing at a high level." an email that he was "as shocked as Welker played a key role in the everyone at today's news." He noted two greatest statistical offenses in he's meticulous about what he puts NFL history: the 2007 New England in his body and would "never know- Patriots and last year's Broncos. ingly take a substance to gain a He caught 73 passes for 778 competitive advantage in any way." yards and a career-high 10 TDs The 11th-year pro who's been despite missing the last 3 V2 games the NFL's top slot receiver over the oflast season. He returned for the

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Continued from Page 8A inside the Riverside box, Josh Ebel found plenty of open space before M ichael assisted hisolderbrother forthe goal.Riversidewould score two consolation goals late in the game, but the final outcome was never in doubt. ''We didn't play anywhere near our potential but we know what we haveto work on,"Wade Wright said.'We have to play more simple and calm.We need crisperpasses at our feet." Watson said after the game that he was unhappy with how his team handled losing the ball. Rivas, like his coaches, said the squad still has plenty to work on. ''We have to work on looking up and communicating," Rivas said. ''We also have to make more of the right passes at the right time." chison. The Tigers return to action at 3 p.m. Saturday at home against Hermiston.

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Tigerstied thegame up at24-all beforeHermiston called a tim eout. With a game point at 25-24 for La Grande, outside hitter Anna Grigsby sent a kill shot out ofbounds. Grigsby immediately redeemed herself on the next point with a strong kill shot, followed by a Hermiston hitting error to give the Tigers the opening game. The second game of the match was eerily similar to the first, as La Grande held a 23-20 lead after Cassandra Brownell delivered an emphatic kill. Hermiston then called a timeout, then rallied to tie the game at 23-all. Becker-Bisenius responded with a timeout of her own, but the Bulldogs completed their string of fi ve consecutive pointstoclose out the game. At that point, Brownell knew the Tigers wouldn't earn the sweep she hopedfor,butplayed ama jorrole in La Grande's domination in the third game. The Tigers tookinstant control of the third, taking a commanding 7-1 lead before Hermiston called timeout. In the ensuing points, the Bulldogswere unable tostop thebleeding,as La Grande won the next fi ve points coming out of the timeout, and went on to take an 18-2 lead that allowed Becker-Bisenius to giveherreserve playerssome valuable playing time. ''We served really tough in that third game," Becker-Bisenius said. 'That was a big area offocusfor us, and we talked a lot about the importanceofserving." Kali Avila led La Grande with 10 aces on the evening. Brownell paced the Tigers offensively with 17 kills, while Grigsby had 12 and Hannah Cashell made 11. "I thought Cassandra iBrownelll had a stellar game," Becker-Bisenius said."She was so strong for us offensively, and has great energy."

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Ukraine, Russia cease-fire reached KIEV, Ukraine — The officeof Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached agreement on a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, but there was no immediate indication that the fighting would stop. The brief statement said "mutual understanding was reached regarding the steps that will contribute to the establishment of peace" but gave no details. 'The result of the conversation was agreement on a permanent cease-fire in the Donbass," the statement said, usingthe collectiveterm for the eastern Ukraine regions. Vladimir Antyfeyev, a senior leader of the Russia-backed rebels whom Ukrainian forces have been fighting since April, told The Associated Press he could not say whether the separati stswould adhere toa cease-fire because he was not commanding the forces."But I definitely welcome this," he sald. The rebels ignored a 10-day unilateral cease-fire that Poroshenko had called in June.

shooting death by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson sparked more than a week of sometimes-violent protests and drew international scrutiny. The more basic argument boils down to whether Brown's privacy rights extend beyond the grave. The lawsuit by Charles C. Johnson of Fresno, California, cites a 1984 Missouri Court of Appeals ruling in which the juvenile records of an 18-year-old who was killed while shopliNng at a supermarket were released as part of a wrongful death lawsuit.

UN investigation of Iran nukes stalls

saying Iran had given"a firm commitment" of cooperation. ''We have started and that is important,"Amano said, suggesting that the years of deadlock had been broken. His high-profile trip was meant to kick-start the latesteffortto investigatethe allegations. The investigation was agreed to in February but hadmade littleprogress. Two diplomats told The Associated Press that Amano's International Atomic Energy Agency will report no substantial progressthisweek, when it issues its latest confidential reporton thestatusof

VIENNA — A new and seemingly promising U.N probeofallegationsthatIran worked on atomic arms has stalled, diplomats say, leaving investigators not much further than where they started a decade ago and dampening U.S. hopes ofreaching an overarching nuclear deal with Tehran by a November deadline. Expectations were high just two weeks ago, when chief U.N. nuclear inspector Yukiya Amano emerged fiom talks in Tehran with Iranian President Hasan Rouhani

the investigations — a finding that could impact on the Iransix power nuclear talks.

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Brush fires blamed on motor home BEND — The malfunction of a motor home's exhaust system is being blamed for igniting about 10 small brush firesalong U.S.Highway 97 south of Bend. The Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center said firefighters from several agencies worked quickly to contain and mop up the fires late Tuesday afternoon and evening. Deputy Fire Marshal Dan Derlacki says the largest reportedlyburned about five acres. Law enforcement officers scrambledtotemporari ly divert trafIIc.

Troopers cite man, say gillnet illegal ASTORIA — Oregon state Fish & Wildlife troopers have cited an Astoria man, saying he used an illegal 1,200-foot gillnet to catch nearly 750 pounds of Chinook salmon on the Columbia River near the Willamette River. Troopers say they came across 66-year-old DufFy Duncan during a nighttime boat patrol last Thursday. In a statement, Oregon statepolicesay the troopers determined that Duncan's net mesh size was illegal and he was in possession of 44 Chinook salmon caught in the unlawful net. Both the fish and the net were seized. The salmon were taken to a wholesale fish dealer and

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and access thestorage database that they say help track down stolen vehicles and people who have warrants. The cameras automatically take pictures of all passing cars' license plates before other sofbvare stores the plate numbers in a database. Knopp and other senators, including outgoing Sen. Larry George, R-Sherwood, who sponsored the bill last session, promised last February that the issue wouldn't get lost between sessions. George is leaving his spot in the Senate and said in February that he would push a ballot measure in 2016 iflawmakers hadn't passed a bill by then. Knopp said a new law would add oversight to the program and would curb the amount of time police departments using thereaderscan storeimages. "Sheriffs and chiefs of police have been talking about years, and we've been talking about months or days," Knopp said. Portland Police have said they equipped 16 of its300 patrolcarswith the surveillance technology and that automatic license platereaders have helped police retrieve stolen cars. "The li cense platereadersarerecovering 30 percentofour stolen cars,"offi cerGarrett Dow told a group of reporters in February as he showed off a patrol car equipped with two high-speed cameras below the police lights. The Portland department retains images ofthousands ofplatesforfouryears.

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In February, the deep distrustofwidespread spying by the National Security Agency was pulsing through the Oregon Capitol. The backlash against dragnet government surveillance was still spreading eight months after the program was first made public by whistle-blowing NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The revelations sparked calls to strengthen aging digital privacy laws. In February, Oregon lawmakers were close to passing a bill creating rules on how local police can use surveillancecameras that capture citizens' license plates, but the bill fell short at the end of session. While the issue has become dormant, at least publicly, a bipartisan group is working on ways to tighten control over the technology that's been used in at least five police departments in Oregon. "It's definitely going to come back this session," said Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, who said he hopes to have a bill pre-filed and ready to go around December. The bill that came close last session would have allowed the Portland Police Bureau and four other departments using the technology to continue taking the pictures

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Crews work to control a fire on the east side of U.S. Highway 97 near the intersection of Rocking Horse Road in Bend. The malfunction of a motor home's exhaust system is being blamed for igniting about10 small brush fire. decision Tuesday in the case of Conrad Engweiler and set his release for next month. An inmate at the Oregon State Correctional Institution in Salem, Engweiler has served more than 24 years forthe aggravated murder of 16-year-old Erin Tonna Reynolds. His case has been repeatedlybeforethe courtsover the years since because he was initially sentenced under unclear guidelines. His lawyer has argued that with good behavior time considered, he's overdue for release. The state Supreme Courtearliertold theboard to startthe prerelease process"with appropriate dispatch."

Fire damages 4 units at apartment building

BEAVERTON — Fire officials say an early morning fire destroyed two units of a Man gets 5 years for four-unit apartment buildbeating stranger ing in the Portland suburb of PORTLAND — A drunken Beaverton and damaged two man who yelled'White others. Police managed to rePower!" at a stranger, then move one man who had been dragged the man into a Port- refusingto leave an apartland street and beat him, has ment even as it filled with smoke andthe fi reburned been sentenced to five years in prison. next door. The Oregonian reported Four adults and a child that 37-year-old Frederick were displ aced by the blaze Edward Miller III was senearly Tuesday morning at the Kimberly West Aparttenced Tuesday. Authorities say that after ments. hearing Miller shout, Angelo Tualatin Valley Fire and Finzo responded by saying: Rescue spokeswoman Cassan"Excuse me?a Prosecutor dra Ulven says the cause of Chris Mascal says Miller the fire is under investigation. began beating Finzo, dragged Man wounded by him into a street and kicked the man with steel-toed boots police treated, jailed last Feb. 13. PORTLAND — A man Finzosuffered abrasions wounded by Portland police on his knees, bruises on his Monday has been released ribs and lumps on his head. fiom a hospital and booked into the Multnomah County Parole board to release Jail. man who killed teen Police say 27-year-old Denorris Laron McClendon PORTLAND — The Oregon parole board has de- is charged with menacing, cidedto release a 40-year-old reckless endangerment and man who was convicted at disorderly conduct. Police say he had been age 15 of raping and murdering a high school classmate pointing a gun at passing in the Portland suburb of cars on an Interstate 84 offBeaverton. ramp, apparently attemptThe Oregonian reported ing a carjacking. He refused that the board announced its to comply with police and

pointed the gun at officers when he was shot. The incident closed a section of the fieeway for about four hours, complicating holidaytravel.

Board considers rules to protect salmon GRANTS PASS —Oregon'sstate Board ofForestry is working on balancing a healthy timber industry with healthy salmon runs. On Wednesday the board votes on taking the next step in developing rules governing how many trees must be left standing along streams to keep the water shaded and cool enough for salmon to survive. It would be the first change to theriparian protections of the Oregon Forest Practices Act since 1994. The question was raised by a 2011 study that found temperatures were getting warmer in salmon streams on stateregulated timberlands in the Coast Range.

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Awards handed out at Wallowa County Stockgrowers dinner ENTERPRISE — Fourgenerations of McClarans were honored for their care of the grasslands they graze from the Hells Canyon to the Chesnimnus country of northern Wallowa County. Scott, Vicki, Beth, Jill and Maggie McClaran run a ranch that has been in operation about 100 years. Dennis Sheehy, the 2012 Grassman of the Year, bestowed the honor on the McClaran Family at the Wallowa County Stockgrowers annual dinner and dance last month. 'Their knowledge and judicious use of grassland resources and willingness to take risks to improve the grass earns them this honor," Sheehy said. Grazing from the lowest elevations in the county to higher ground, the McClarans' herd is always on the move. The family is not only recognized by their peers, but Sheehy said in the Lower Imnaha Range Assessment, an environmental impact statement prepared by the Forest Service, the McClarans use of their public grazing allotment is "on a higher trend to better condition," following the old adage, leave it in better condition than you found it. Tip and Ruth Proctor were also honored as honorary members of the Wallowa County Stockgrowers for their support of Wallowa County ranching and the Stockgrowers' organization.

3im Schaeffer partners with local private attorney Jim Schaeffer is a new private attorney in La Grande. He will be practicing criminal defense and generalpractice. Schaeffer moved to La Grande with his family from Minnesota. He worked prosecuting adult/juvenile felony and misdemeanor cases, including drug, property and person crimes, he said. He also handled civil matters for the county, including civil commitments, guardianships/conservatorships, administrative appeals, medical assistance reimbursement claims, child support and child dependency matters. Schaeffer graduated from William Mitchell College of Law in Minnesota. He took the Oregon bar exam and became licensed in 2006 knowing the possibility of moving to Oregon to be closer to his wife's family. Schaeffer joined private attorney Cory Larvik's office. Their law firm, Larvik and Schaeffer, is locatedat2202 Cove.Ave.Ste.A, La Grande.

WesternStates Equipment Company closes its doors Western States Equipment Company has decided to close its La Grande branch effective Friday. According to a press release sent fiom the company, the branch opened in 1967 and "has a rich history of supporting Caterpillar equipment and engines used by the logging industry and associated businesses." Over the last 20 years, the industry has resized drastically, according to the release, and thesales,partsand servicebusinessof La Grande's branch has followed that trend. The La Grande employees will be offeredpositions atotherWestern State branches. Western States declined to comment on the closure.

BBQ Shack to host September Business ARer Hours The BBQ Shack, 1702 N. Spruce St., La Grande, will be the site of the September Business After Hours. The event is scheduled from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and will feature barbecue samples. Businesses are encouraged to bring business cards to hand out for drawings.

About thiscolumn Small Business Happenings covers Northeast Oregon's small-business community. The column carries news about business events, startups and 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 biz@lagrandeobserver.com or call them in to 541-963-3161. Baker County residents can submit items to news@bakercityherald.com or call them in to 541-523-3673.

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Brent Clapp edits video footage on his computer at his studio on Island Avenue. Clapp and Kevin Loveland of Loveland Funeral Chapel in La Grande are working together to provide live video streams and DVD copies of funeral services for families.

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A family member who lost a lovedone halfa world away may have the opportunity to still go to the funeral from the comfort of their own home. Loveland Funeral Chapel is offering its clients a live broadcast ofloved ones' funeral at no extra charge. It may sound strange, but to those with family all the way around the world without hope of attending the funeral, it's a welcome service. Kevin Loveland, owner and funeraldirectorofLoveland Funeral Chapel, said this service they'vebeen offering forthree years has been welcomed by many who choose to hold their services at Loveland. "It's been amazing," Loveland said.owe don't charge any extra ito live broadcast). We incorporatethat into the servicewe provide. Some families say that

everyone will be there and they're not interested in watching the funeral once it's over. But sometimes I bring it up and the client pauses and asks, Wait a minute, someone can watch this live from anywhere around the world?"' Loveland said he's had family members of his clients in Iraq who were able to "attend" the servicevia thebroadcast. "Someone with a good Internet connection and who's capable of watching videos can watch the service," Loveland said.owe've literally had people watching this from all over the world." Brent Clapp, owner of Brent Clapp Media Services, is the technology guru behind these broadcasts. For Clapp, the serviceis personal. He lost his parents in a very short timeframe and was abletobroadcastthefuneralsso his children, who were not able to attend, could see them.

"There was a huge assurance that they were there," Clapp said. "They were viewing the same thing I was. Anyone can provide a DVD and can watch it after the fact, but there's an astounding community that's created when you know that someone, a family member, is experiencing that with you. Even if they're thousands of miles away or around the world. It's a comfort thing." Loveland first learned about livebroadcasting funeralservices at a convention. At that time, the equipment was sent to Loveland, who was expected to set it up and do the work himself. "As I was attempting to do it, I realized it was way more complicated than anything I could've everimagined,"Loveland said. "I didn't have time to do that because I had to be in the background and helping to conduct the funeral itself. That was when SeeFuneral / Page 2B

aking my clients out of town for their annual planning retreat, a key asset comes into play. It's perspective: the ability to take a step back and look at the past, the present and the future. Away from dealing with day-to-day issues and involved in what are often once-in-a-lifetime activities, in a resort setting in locations they have usually never visited, interesting thoughts surface and are discussed. In one twelve-month period, I had the same client tell m e, on two different retreats, how unhappy he was with two ofhisdirectreports.Yet between the first retreat and the second, he had not had a discussion with either subordinate about his expectations or their under-performance. This story is not unusual and has several common themes I frequently discuss with clients. The first is that the people who were under-performing did not know that they were not doing what the owner wanted them to do. The second is that the owner had not had a candid conversation with the underperformerstomake clear what was expected of them. The third is that if the owner had held a conversationorconversations with those deemed underperforming, there was no action taken to motivate the individuals in question to improveortoface theconsequences. No one was verbally warned; there was no coachingforperformance improvement, no warnings in writing, no discussion of possible consequences, up to and including termination. Who is at fault here? The owner is liable. He or she owns the issue. SeeKeller / Page 2B

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PORTLAND — What county leads the nation in pear production? The answer is Hood River. That's in Oregon. What county leads the nation in acres planted in Christmas trees? The answer is Clackamas. That's also in Oregon. What county is first in the U.S. for green pea acreage and production? The answer is Umatilla. Once again, that happens to be in Oregon. For a state not always recognized as an overall agricultural leader in the U.S., Oregon has a large number of counties ranking highly in a variety of categories as listed in the latest Census of Agriculture. In those categories, which includecrop acreage and livestock inventory, Oregon counties crack the top 50 list of all U.S. counties atleast113 times — and that doesn't count the commodities not tracked by the census. Not bad for a state that ranks only 28th of all states in value of agricultural products sold. "There are more than 3,000 counties nationwide, and for us to show upin the top 50in so many categories isa greattestimony to

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Oregon counties crack the top 50 among all U.S. counties in more than 110 categories listed in the latest Census of Agriculture. the industry we have in Oregon," saidKaty Coba, directorofthe Oregon Department of Agriculture. Some of the high rankings should come as no surprise as Oregon tends to corner the market on several specific commodities. As the nation's leading producer of Christmas trees, Oregon is home to the top producer and four of the top 10. Clackamas

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County is the U.S. leader in acreage of Christmas trees with Marion County ranked No. 3. Benton and Polk counties also make the top ten list for Christmas trees. Oregon produces nearly all of the nation's hazelnuts. So, obviously, Oregon counties crowd the top ten list. Marion County is the national leader in hazelnut acreage followed by Yamhill, Clacka-

mas, Washington, Lane and Polk rounding out as the top six. Oregon leads the nation in grass seed production. Linn County is the top US county in acreage. Marion County is No. 2 followed by Polk, Lane, Yamhill, Benton and Washington. Oregonpear production is also well known. With more than 9,000 acres planted in pears, Hood River County stands as the nation's leader. Jackson County is ranked ¹6in the same category. A varietyofberry crops also placeOregon atthe top ofthe list. Marion County may be consideredthe berry capitolof the nation, at least for some types ofberries. Marion leads the US in acreageplanted in blackberries and boysenberries, is fifth in blueberries,and seventhin strawberries. Washington Countyis also a major berry producer ranking second in the nation in boysenberry acreage, No. 3 in blackberry acreage, No. 4 in raspberry acreage, No. 8 in blueberry acreage, and No. 11 in strawberry acreage. Clackamas County ranks No. 2 SeeRankings / Page 2B

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KELLER Continued from Page 1B In this specific instance, those involved had long term relationships with each other. But somewhere along the way, there were missed opportunities to change things for the betterment of the company. I was told thatjob descriptionsexisted,butifthey did they were likely out of date. In these conversations, I realizedthat written performance evaluations were never performed, so the two managers never really knew how they were doing versus what was expected. I think it would be fair to say that absence of a written job description, clear goals and regular, written performance evaluations, employees,especially atthemanagement level, believe they are doing a terrific job. As an employee, and as a manager, I certainly did. Until my boss told me differently, verbally and in writing. What happens is that without being provided anything in writing related to performance, when an employee receives a pay increaseofany size,liesare told, and they arebelieved. The lies continue to build every time the employee receivesaraiseorfalsepraise. This can go on for years, and in the example cited above, it did. The owner should take the blame here as well. In many companies, employeesarepromoted to management positions without adequate education or coaching to successfully lead a team. They may have been a stellar individual performer, but that is not what makes a good manager. The owner's two direct reports were managers who led teams. Because they were not well managed, how do you think

FUNERAL Continued from Page 1B I contacted Brent and had him come over and take a look at the equipment." Clapp took the reigns of live broadcasting and began to streaming funerals on his own website. It's been successful so far, with some hiccups that generally get worked out. "Ifany ofmy equipment fails then I have a backup," Clapp said."Sometimes things happen, but for the most part everything works pretty well every time." Clapp broadcasts the graveside service as well, he said. He hasn't had a lotofpeople use that part of the service,buthe has broadcastedmilitary services. "Once a family agrees to have it happen, they think

they managed their direct reports? In three words: they did not. These amateur managers were supposed to provide direction and hold employeesresponsibleforspecifi c results. They did not. These amateur managers were never trained and were not held accountable for conducting or writing performance evaluations. Idoubtifeitheroneof them ever conducted a"difficult conversation" with an under-performing employee, and both, I know from personal experience, had a few deserving of such talks on their teams. Why would they not hold such a conversation? They were just following the example set by their manager, the owner. Their owner never conducted a difficult conversation with them, and if it did take place, nothing changed. There was no follow up, no coaching, no accountability to change. The worst part of this is that the owner did not want to be seen as the"bad guy" to any employee, so a blind eye was turned when performance fell short or when managers and employees behaved in a manner that is not appropriate. That amateur manager you have working for you — the one who does not measure up to your expectations, the one that gives you headaches, keeps waking you up in the middle of the night? It might be that he or she is simply following the example you are setting. Ken Kelleris a syndicated business columnist focused on the leadership needs of small and midsizeclosely held companies. Contact him at KenKeller@SBCglobal.net. Keller's column reflects his own views and not necessarily those of this media outlet. it's the greatest thing in the world," Loveland said. "Griefisa processand as hardas itis,people are going to go through grief and experiencing pain and living in it and staying with it," Clapp said."A funeral is avery important aspect in grief. Some people would disagree with that, but a lot of times when a loved one is separate from the funeral, then they're separated from the grief. Once they experiencethe serviceithelps them engage in the reality of what's going on." For more information on live streaming funeral services, visit www.brentclapp. com or www.lovelandfuneralchapel.com.

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CORVALLIS — Cows raised on organic and conventional dairy farms in three regions of the United States show no significant differences in health or in the nutritional content of their milk, according to a new study by Oregon State University researchers and theircollaborators. Many organic and conventional dairies in the study also did not meet standards set by three commonly used cattle welfareprograms. ''While there are differences in how cowsaretreated on organicfarms, health outcomes are similar to conventional dairies," said Mike Gamroth, co-author of the study and professor emeritus in OSU's College ofAgricultural Sciences. "Few dairies in this study performed well in formal criteria used to measure the health and well-being of cows." Nearly 300 small dairy farms — 192 organic and 100 conventional — in New York, Oregon and Wisconsin participated in the study, which was funded by a $1 million grant fiom the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the U.S. Department ofAgriculture. The five-year project looked at many aspects of dairy cow health, including nutrition, lameness, udder cleanliness and other conditions. Milk samples were screenedfor bacteria and common diseases, and farmers were asked about their operations, including the use of veterinarians and pain relief when removing horns from cattle. Researchers found the following: • One in five herds met standards for hygiene, a measure of animal deanliness; • 30percent ofherdsm etcriteria for body condition, which measures size and weight of cows; • Only 26 percent of organic and 18 percent of conventional farms met recommendations for pain relief during dehorning; • Fourpercent offarm sfed calves recommended doses of colostnnn, which helps boost their limited immune systems after birth; • 88percent offarm sdidnothave an integrated plan to control mastitis, a common disease in dairy cattle;

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Multnomah and Yamhill, nationally. The states of Oregon and Washington are responsible for most of the nation's hop production with Marion County ranked second in hop acreage. Oregon is also a major producer of mint for oil, with Union, Linn, Lane and Marion all cracking the top 10 nationally. One of the most surprising rankings is Wheeler County in north central Oregon ranking fourth in the nation in acreageformint tea leaves. Otherstatisticalodds and ends include Marion County and Jefferson County in the top 10forgarlic acreagem ost of itgrown for seed and supplied to California.

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To become USDA-certified, organic dairy farms must allow cows access to grazing, and the grain cows consume must be grown on landfree ofpesticides and fert ilizers.Organicfarmers arenot allowed the use of antibiotics, hormones or syntheti creproductivedrugs. "Nearly seven in 10 organic farms previously operated conventional herds, which explains the lack of differences between them," Gamroth said. "Many organic farmers operate in a similar fashion to when they raised conventional herds, from milking procedures, to using the same facilities, to caringfor sick cattle."

Yamhill is third in radish acreage with Linn fifth. Marion is No. 12 in pumpkin acreage with Lane No. 22. Clackamas is the nation's leader in rhubarb acreage. Marion County is No. 7 in cauliflower acreage and No. 8 in broccoli acreage. In fact, Marion County is an agricultural powerhouse with 10 commodities ranking in the top 50 nationwide. Overall, Marion is No. 36 nationally in total crop value and No. 71 in total agricultural production. Oregon's agricultural diversity, combined with an excellent climate and good soils, helps put the state's counties on the map when it comes to specifi ccropsand livestock.

Add the skill and experience ofitsproducers,and it'snota stretch to say that Oregon is an agricultural state. "Oregon recognizes the value of its agriculture, but we need to be vigilant in protecting the land and water so important to our growers and to each of these counties," says ODA Land Use Specialist Jim Johnson. The census data reflects agriculture in 2012. Certainly the rankings could be different if the snapshot was taken today. But when it comes to some of the major agricultural counties in the US — at leastfor several commodities— don'tforget about a few of the counties found in Oregon.

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University is h i ring a Wed.; 7 PM -8 PM D irector o f A dm i s Sunday 7pm. p enses , h ous i n g , Call Child Care ReFn.; 7 PM -8 PM sions. For more inforTo receive our 606 W Hwy 82, Wallowa medical, and c o ntinsource & Referral at Grove St. Apts. mation please go to: Assembly of God church Corner of Grove & D Sts. u ed s u pport a f t e r - 541-523-783 8 or SNEEK PEEK htt s://eou. eo leadmin. wards. Choose adop800-956-0324, ext 7. 541-263-0208 Baker City, Open e-mails,just com t ive fa mily o f y o u r ccrrassist©tecteam.or AL-ANON. At t i tude o f WheelNonsmoking c h o i c e. C a I I 24/7. e-mail us at: Chair Accessible LA GRANDE Post Acute Gratitude. W e d n e s855-970-21 06 (P NDC) 220 - Help Wanted Rehab needs a Part days, 12:15 — 1:30pm. CirC©lagra!Ide UNION COUNTY Union Co. Time evening Dietary Faith Lutheran Church. AA Meeting IT IS UNLAWFUL (Sub- Aide. 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Please apply race, religion, color, BAKER COUNTY 210- Help Wanted, Baker Co 701 - Wanted to Rent sex, age o r n a t ional at 91 Aries Lane in La DEPUTY SHERIFF Grande or c al l 220 - Union Co 705 - RoommateWanted ongin or any intent to Baker County Sheriff's 541-963-8678. LGPAR make any such limita230 - Out of Area 710- Rooms for Rent O ffice i s s e e k in g a i s a E E O/AAP e m t ion, specification o r 280 - Situations Wanted 720 - Apartment Rentals Deputy Shenff for our discrimination, unless ployer. 730 - Furnished Apartments P atrol Division. T h e b ased upon a b o n a Baker County Shenff's 740- Duplex Rentals Baker Co fide occupational quali- LA GRANDE Post Acute 300 - Financial/Service Office offers competiRehab is hiring for a 745 - Duplex Rentals Union Co fication. 310- Mortgages, Contracts, Loans tive salanes and ExcelFull Time R.N. Sign on 750 - Houses for Rent 320 - Business Investments lent Benefits . The PART-TIME Car Wash b o n u s a va i I a b I e. 760 Commercial Rentals q ualifie d app l i c a n t 330 - Business Opportunities Attendant. Driver's liPlease apply at 91 Ar770 - Vacation Rentals must h av e a high cense required. Apply ies Lane in La Grande 340 - Adult Care Baker Co s chool d i p l om a o r 780 - Storage Units in person at Island Exor call 541-963-8678. 345 - Adult Care Union Co equivalent, possess a press, 10603 I sland LGPAR is a EEO/AAP 790 - Property Management 350 - Day Care Baker Co valid Drivers License, Ave. employer. 795 Mobil e Home Spaces 355 - Day Care Union Co be 21 years of age, p ass a 1 2 t h g r a d e 360 - Schools 8 Instruction 800 - Real Estate r eading an d w r i t i n g 380 - Service Directory test, pass an extensive 801 - Wanted to Buy background check and 810- Condos, Townhouses, Baker Co pass a DPSST physical 400 - General Merchandise 815 - Condos,Townhouses,Union Co exam. 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THE OBSERVER a BAKER CITY HERALD — 5B

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

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DOES EVERYONE ICNOW YOUR BUSINESS Even if you think t hey d o , yo u ' l l have t o keep r eminding t h e m about it.

InterMOUntain EDUCATION SERVICEDISTRICT Special EducationTeacher IMESD is currently seeking qualified applicants for a part-time Special Education Teacher CLOSES: 0910512014

Contact Nichole at (541j 966-3224 for additional information or download an application and view full job description and instructions at www.imesd.k12.or.us

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4-bdrm, 2 bath, pet friendly house. Fenced yard, RV parking, patio. 307 20th Street o f w i l d l ife . Qu i e t Electnc, W/S/G pd. & NEW 3 bd r m , 2 b a , neighborhood. $ 6 75 You pay gas heat. COVE APARTMENTS $1050/mo, plus dep. Now accepting applicaper month. 1st, last + $750/mo, $750 dep. 1906 Cove Avenue Some e x t r a s . No tions f o r fed e r a l ly dep. Ready to move +Last month's rent paid smoking. Pets on apf unded ho using f o r i n. 541-519-1301 o r in 3installments UNITS AVAILABLE p roval. M t. Emi l y 541-523-6074 t hos e t hat a re References checked. NOW! Property Management sixty-two years of age 720-376-1919 (541)962-1074 or older, and h andi2-BDRM, 1 bath. N ew APPLY today to qualify capped or disabled of paint, carpets, range, Recently Remodeled, for subsidized rents LARGE 3 1-bdrm, 1 bath. Small any age. 1 and 2 bed- CHARMING, water heater. $550/mo at these quiet and b drm 1.5 ba o n t h e pet allowed. $450/mo. No pets.541-523-6485, room units w it h r e nt north side of LG. New centrally located 1st, last & $300 dep. b ased o n i nco m e ask for Paula multifamily housing floonng & paint. W/D See at 1749 Church when available. hookups, large yard, properties. St. 541-51 9-7063 2-BDRM., 1-BATH: No quiet n e i ghborhood. pets/waterbeds. Proiect phone ¹: W/S paid. Sorry, no REAL Estate 1, 2 8r 3 bedroom 541-437-0452 McElroy P r operties. SUNFIRE units with rent LLC. has Houses, Dupets.$900mo,$925dep 541-523-2621 based on income 541-786-6058 plexes & Apartments TTY: 1(800)735-2900 when available. for rent. Call Cheryl EXCELLENT 2 bdrm du- NOW SHOWING: 4 plus Guzman fo r l i s t ings, "This Institute is an plex in quiet La Grande bdrm, 2- bath, full base541-523-7727. Proiect phone ¹: equaI opportunity soutside location. Ga- ment. Near elementary (541)963-3785 provider." Re m o d e l e d 752 - Houses for r age & s t o rage, n o s chool. smoking/pets, $675mo kitchen, gas heat, charm- Rent Union Co. ing v in t a g e hom e, 541-963-4907 $900/mo. plus cleaning 2 BDRM $650/mo+ IMMACULATE 2 bdrm, deposit. 5 4 1-523-4043 deposit. TTY: 1(800)735-2900 5 bdrm, 2ba $895/mo + 1 ba, ga s f i r eplace for more info. newer carpet, garage, deposit. NEWLY REMODELED, 730 - Furnished fd. yd., w/s/g pd. plus HOME SWEET HOME 4 bdrm, 1 ba, $750/mo 4b/1.5b Duplex, W/S/G Apartments Baker Co. + deposit. yd. care. All appl. w/d Lovely 3+ bdrm, 2 bath I n c Iu d ed, W/ D i n - FURNISHED STUDIO h ookup, $ 65 0 p l u s Victonan w/great front 541-963-4125 cluded, F re e W i - F i, Utilites paid including dep. No pets/no smok- porch on tree-lined street $1400/mo . Available internet/cable. $600/mo ing (in/out). 3201 UnFenced yard w/garage 2 BDRM, w/d, fenced yard, $650/mo + dep. 8/1/14 541-963-1210 i on St . L G . No smoking. 1 Sm. pet 541-388-8382 541-963-51 25 (541)963-7380 $825/mo. 2491 8th St. 740 - Duplex Rentals Call Ann Mehaffy 2+ BD, 2b a, in I s land One Of the n i C- Baker Co. LARGE 4 BDRM, 2b a (541 ) 519-0698 C ity, f en c e y ard . $950mo 541-963-9226 Ed Moses:(541)519-1814 est things about 2-BDRM, 1 bath duplex $850/mo plusdep. MT Emily Prop. Managecarport, carpet & 750 - Houses For NICE, NEWER 2-bdrm. want ads is their with ment. 541-962-1074 appliances to include Rent Baker Co. O pen f l o o r pla n . I OV V C O S t . washer & dryer; quiet OREGON TRAIL PLAZA ICitchen appliances. At- 3 BDRM, 2 ba in Elgin. area near river. W/S/G (4/e accept HUD + tached garage, gas fur$800/mo. W/S pd. A nother is t h e and yard maintenance 1-+bdrm mobile home nace, central air. Yard (541 ) 910-0354 included. No pets, no c are p r o v i d ed . N o $400/mo.Includes W/S/G quick results. Try smoking. smoking, 1 small pet 3BR 2BA, CLEAN, small, RV spaces avail. Nice $520/mo plus deposit. quiet w/d, dw, very nice. No considered. $695 plus a classified ad downtown location 541-523-0527, days or p ets o r s mok i n g ! 541-523-2777 deposit. 541-383-3343 541-523-5459, evening tOday! Call Ou r $750. See at 2901 N. Takin A Ii c a tions SMALL, CUTE 2-bdrm Ald e r, 541-786-4606. 745 Duplex Rentals c lassif ie d a d 3-BDRM, 2 ba th. W/D 1-bath on 2 1/4 acres. Union Co. to t ow n . 4 BDRM, 3ba, large famookup, g a s h e a t . Close d e p a r t m e n t STUDIO, $ 3 00/mo + h$800/mo i ly room & yard. I n plus dep. $550/mo. 1st & last. q uiet c ul- d e - s a c . Molly Ragsdale References required. t Oday t o P l a Ce $300 dep. w/s/g paid. $1,100/mo. No smoking or pets. Property Management (760)413-0001 or (760) 541-91 0-4475 your ad. 541-963-4907 41 3-0002. 541-519-8444

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sewer, gas & electric NEW FACILITY!! o n s i te . C o r ne r o f Vanety of Sizes Available Balm & P l ace S t s ., Secunty Access Entry Baker City. $53,000. RV Storage ACCEPTING APPLICA208-582-2589 TIONS on new 3bdrm, 2ba w/ carport. All ap855 - Lots & Proppliances with w/d, unerty Union Co. der ground sprinklers, SECURESTORAGE 1/3 T O 3 a cr e lo t s , No smoking or pets. South 12th, beautiful Surveillance A vail. a f t e r 9/ 15 . view, & creek starting Cameras $950/mo plus $650 deComputenzed Entry a t $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . Ca I I posit. 541-786-2364, 541-91 0-3568. 541-963-5320 Covered Storage Super size 16'x50' B EAUTIFUL V I E W PRESIDENT GOLF Cart. ACCEPTING APPLICAGood cond. Repriced LOTS f or sa l e b y TIONS, 3 bdrm, 2 ba, 541-523-2128 o wner i n C ov e 0 R . at $2999. Contact Lisa with carport, covered 3100 15th St. (541 ) 963-21 61 3.02 acres, $55,000 p atio, gas heat, g a s Baker City a nd 4 ac r e s water heater, fenced $79,000. Please caII 970 - Autos For Sale yard. Q u iet neighbor208-761-4843. hood. No smoking or 1988 FORDThunderbird pets Excellent condiBUILDABLE LOTS o n tion. $850/mo, $650 Turbo Coupe •Mini W-arehouse q uiet c u l -de-sac, i n dep. 541-786-2364 or 1961 Willy's Wagon. Sunny Hills, South LG. • Outside Fenced Parking 541-963-5320 541-523-5315 Mlke 541-786-5674. Broker • ReasonableRates Owned. 980 - Trucks, PickCOZY 8r Clean 1bd, 1ba. For informationcall: $500/mo, 1st, last, & ups CORNER LOT. Crooked 528-N1Sdays $ 300 cleaning d e p . C reek S u b d i v i s i o n . 1994 D O DGE Ra m w/s/g inc Inquire about 5234SNleveffings 11005 ICristen Way . T ruck. R u n s g r e a t pets. 541-910-5580 101 ft. x 102 ft. Island $3900. 206-455-4368 378510th Street City. $70,000. CUTE 3 BDRM $690 + A rmand o Rob l e s , dep. No pets & no to541-963-3474, bacco. W/S/G pd. 795 -Mobile Home Placing an ad in 541-975-4014 541-962-0398

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

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1010 - Union Co. 1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices Legal Notices therein on September IN THE CIRCUIT NATIONAL FOREST COURT FOR THE Timber For Sale Wal24, 2012, and will exlowa-Whitman pire on September 24, STATE OF OREGON 2014. FOR THE COUNTY OF National Forest UNION The Sandbox Sale is lo-

All properties ordered (Probate Department) sold under said GEN- In the Matter of Estate ERAL JUDGMENT, unof ANNABEL K. less redeemed on or CARLSEN, Deceased. before September 24, 2014, will be deeded Case No. 14-08-8498 to Baker County, OreDeceased. g on, immediately o n NOTICE TO State of Oregon expiration of said peINTERESTED PERSON County of Baker riod o f r e d e m p t ion, and every nght and in- NOTICE IS HEREBY terest of any person in Clicult Couit GIVEN that the underIn Probate such properties will be signed has been apCa se N o. 14-594 f orfeited f o r ever t o pointed personal repBaker County, Oregon. resentative for the NOTICE TO above-referenced esINTERESTED PERSONS Alice Durflinger tate. All persons havBaker County ing claims against the NOTICE IS H E REBYTreasurer/Tax Collector estate are required to GIVEN that the underpresent them, with signed has been ap- LegaI No. 00037801 vouchers attached, to pointed personal rep- P ublished: August 27, the undersigned perr esentative. Al l p e r September 3, 2014 sonal representative at sons having c l a ims 1507 Y Avenue, La 1010 Union Co. against the estate are Grande, OR 97850, required t o p r e s e nt Legal Notices within four months afthem, with v o uchers ter the date of first PUBLIC NOTICE attached, to the underpublication of this nosigned Personal Rep- P U B L I C N O T I C E tice, or the claims may resentative at Silven, be barred. HEREBY IS G IVEN Schmeits 5 Vaughan, THAT THE TWO-YEAR All persons whose nghts Attorneys at Law, P.O. PERIOD FOR THE RE- may be affected by Box 965, Baker City, DEMPTION OF REAL the proceedings may Oregon, 97814, within obtain additional inforP ROPERTIES IN four (4) months after mation from the reCLUDED IN THE 2012 the date of first publicords of the Court, the D ELINQUENT T A X cation of this notice, or LIEN FORECLOSURE personal representat he c laims m a y b e PROCEEDINGS INSTI- tive, or the lawyer for barred. TUTED BY U N I ON the personal represenCOUNTY, OREGON, tative, Charles H. GilAll persons whose rights lis. ON AUGUST 24, 2012 may be affected by The first published on IN T H E C I RC U IT the proceedings may Fnday, September 3, COURT O F THE obtain additional inforSTATE OF OREGON 2014. m ation fro m t h e r e FOR UNION COUNTY, Linda IC Carlsen cords of the court, the SUIT NUM B E R Personal Representative Personal Representa12-08-47924 AND INtive, or the attorneys CLUDED I N THE PERSONAL REPRESENfor the Personal RepJUDGMENT AND DE- TATIVE resentative. IC. Carlsen C REE ENT E R E D Linda Dated and first p ub1507 Y Avenue THEREIN ON S EPlished September 3, T EMBER 26 , 2 0 1 2 La Grande, OR 97850 2014. WILL EXPIRE ON SEPLAWYER FOR PERTEMBER 26, 2014. Personal Representative SONAL REPRESENTACathenne J. Henry TIVE: ALL PROPERTIES ORPO Box 894 DERED SOLD UNDER Charles H. Gillis Wheat Ridge,CO 80034 THE JUDGMENT AND 1306 Adams Avenue DECREE, UNLESS RE- La Grande, OR 97850 Attorney for Estate DEEMED ON OR BE- P h: (541 ) 963-2700 Floyd C. Vaughan FORE SEPTEMBER Fax: (541) 963-2711 OSB ¹784167 2 6, 2014 W IL L B E Email: P.O. Box 965 charlie©gillis-law.com DEEDED TO UNION 1950 Third Street COUNTY, OREGON, Baker City, OR 97814 I MMEDIATELY O N Published: September 3, (541) 523-4444 EXPIRATION OF THE 10,17, 2014 PERIOD OF REDEMPLegaI No. 00037967 TION, AND E VERY Legal No.00037997 Published: September 3, RIGHT AND INTEREST 10,17, 2014 OF ANY PERSON IN SUCH PROPERTIES PUBLIC NOTICE WILL BE FORFEITED TO UNION COUNTY, PUBLIC NOTICE hereby OREGON.

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1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices PUBLIC NOTICE City of Elgin, Or. 541-437-2253

1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices QuestCDN e B i d Doc Number 3511239 on t he w e b site . A s s i s t anc e w it h f r ee QuestCDN membership registration, document d o w n l o ading, and working with the digital prolect information may be obtained at QuestCDN.com, at 952-233-1632, o r via e -m a i l at info© uestcdn.com Paper sets can be provided for bidding purposes at the office of Anderson Perry 5 Associates, Inc., 1901 N. Fir Street, P.O. Box 1107, La Grande, Oregon 97850, at a cost of $75 per set. An informational paper copy of t he Co ntract D o c uments is on file for inspection at the following locations:

On September 18, 2014 at the hour of 1 0 :00 The City of Elgin is seekc ated w i t hin T. 5 S . , a .m. a t t he Uni o n ing proposals for towR.41 E. Sec .23,24,25, County Sheriff's Of ing and storage serv26,27,34,35,36;T.5 S., fice, 1109 IC Ave, La ices. Th e r equested R42 E. Sec.25,26,27, Grande, Oregon, the services are for towing defendant's i n t e rest and impounding vehi28,29,30,31,32,33,34, 35,36; T.6 S. R.41 E. will be sold, sublect to cles as a result of enredemption, in the real forcement of Oregon Sec 1; T.6 S. R.42 E. Sec 2,3,4,5,6. The Forproperty c o m m o nly R evise Statues a n d est Sermce will receive known as: 760 E Ash City Ordinance 10.04. sealed and oral bids in Street, Union, Oregon public at Wallowa97883. The court case Interested parties may Whitman National Forn um b e r Is request addition inforest He a d q u a r t e r s, 13-07-48531, w h e re mation by calling the 1550 Dewey Avenue, U.S. BANIC TRUST, phone number above, B aker City , O r e g o n N.A., AS T RUSTEE or by E-mail to CITY97814 at 10:00 AM loFOR LSF8 MASTER ADM©CITYOFELGIcal time on 09/18/2014 PARTICIPATION NOR.ORG , P r i o r to for an estimated volTRUST, BY CALIBER s ubmission d at e o f ume of 2388 CCF of HOME LOANS, INC., September 8, 2014. Douglas-fir and WestAS ITS ATTORNEY IN ern Larch sawtimber, FACT is plaintiff, and Published: Aug, 25, 27, 1736 CCF of LodgeSTATE OF OREGON, 29, 2014 and Sept. 1, OREGON DEPARTpole Pine sawtimber, 3, 5, 2014 1269 CCF of PonderM ENT O F S T A T E osa Pine sawt imber, LANDS, ESTATE AD- Legal No. 00037812 W LCSD , W a ll o w a a nd 146 5 C C F o f M I N I ST RATO R, AS County C o u rthouse, W hite Fir an d O t h e r PERSONAL REPRE- ADVERTISEMENT FOR Room 202, 101 South BIDS S pecies s a w t i m b e r SENTATIVE/CONRiver Street, E n t e rmarked or otherwise STRUCTIVE TRUSTEE pnse, Oregon designated for cutting. OF THE ESTATE OF Wallowa La ke County Anderson Perry 5 AssoI n addition, t h ere i s JOHN FESICANICH; Sermce Distnct ciates, Inc., 1901 N. Fir within the sale area an CAM CREDITS, INC„ 101 South River Street S treet, L a G r a n d e, Oreg o n estimated volume of UNKNOWN HEIRS OF E nterprise , Oregon 799 CCF of Lodgepole JOHN FESICANICH, 97828 Anderson Perry 5 AssoPine grn bio cv, and OTHER PERSONS OR c iates, I nc., 2 1 4 E . 1147 CCF of White Fir P A R T I ES, i n c I u d i n g The W a IIowa L a k e B irch S t reet, W a l l a County Service Disand Other Species grn O CCUPANTS, U N Walla, Washington. trict (WLCSD) invites bio cv that the bidder ICNOWN CLAIMING agrees to remove at a ANY R IG HT, TITLE, bids for the construc- The Contract Documents fixed rate. The Forest w ill be a v ailable fo r LIEN, OR INTEREST tion of Water D istrib ution System I m Service reserves the IN THE PROEPRTY download after Sepnght to relect any and DESCRIBED IN THE provements — Phase 1 tember 3, 2014. all bids. Interested parCOMPLAINT HEREIN, — 2014. The Work for this prolect i n cludes Contact David W. Wildties may obtain a proa re defendants. T h e the installation of apspectus from the ofsale is a public auction man, P.E., with Anderf ice listed b elow. A to the highest bidder proximately 930 lineal son Perry 5 A s s ocifor cash or cashier's feet of 6 inch w ater prospectus, bid form, ates , In c ., at and complete informacheck, in hand, made line, a f i r e h y d rant, 541-963-8309 with any valves, water service t ion c o n cerning t h e out to U n ion County questions. timber, the conditions S heriff's Office. F o r line, and surface resto- August 28, 2014 of sale, and submism ore information o n r ation, together w i t h Don Butler sion of bids is available this sale go to: all other Work required to complete the pro- Published: September 3, to the public from the www.ore onshenffs. Iect as shown on the .ht Wallowa-Whitman and 8, 2014 National Forest HeadDrawings and specified herein. Legal No. 00035723 quarters, 1550 Dewey P ublished: August 20, Avenue, Baker City, 27, 2014 and Sealed bids for the deO regon 97814. T h e September 3, 10, 2014 USDA is an equal opscnbed prolect will be received by Don Butportunity provider and LegaI No. 00037711 ler, or his authorized employer. representative, of the Published: September 3, WLCSD at th e W a lPUBLIC NOTICE 2014 lowa County C o u rtCity of Elgin, Or. house, Room 202, 101 541-437-2253 South River Street, EnLegal No.00037971 t erprise , Or eg on The City of Elgin, Ore97828, until 2:00 p.m., gon, a municipal corCheck out our classified local time, September poration, is requesting ads. p roposals f o r C o n - 18, 2014. Bids will be t racted I n f o r m a t io n publicly opened and read aloud at the same Technology P r o fesl ocation, t i m e , a n d sional Services from qualified i n d i v i d uals date that bids are due. The time for substanand/or firms. Request is f o r pr o f e s s ional tial completion shall be services t o e v a luate thirty ( 30 ) c a l endar days. the city computer networks, software, secunty to plan for future The Contract is sublect to the applicable provigrowth. s ion s of O RS 2 79C.800 t hr o u g h Interested parties may O RS 279C.870, t h e request addition inforO regon Pr e v a i l i n g mation by calling the Wage Law. phone number above, or by E-mail to CITYContract Documents are ADM©CITYOFELGIat NOR.ORG , P r i o r t o a va i I a b I e htt: w w w .andersons ubmission d at e o f d th September 25, 2014. B id Docs l i nk . T h e digital Contract DocuPublish Aug, 25, 27, 29 ments may be downSept. 1, 3, 5, 2014 loaded for a n o n-reLegal ¹: 37813 fundable payment of $25.00 by i n p u tting

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Husband is reluctant spectator at wife's parade in the nude DEARABBY: My wife walksaround our house nude or topless with the shades open, andanybodywalking outsidecan seein. Recently she did this while some painting contractors wereworking around our house. I have begged her not to, to no avail. What should I do?

our wedding, his grandmother, "Sally,"died. It was very sudden. Everyone assumed we'd postpone it, but we didn't. Abby, my husband is still emotionally distraught over her death. Patricks parents were absent from his life and GrandmaSally — MORE MODEST IN had raised him. Did we make a mistake by not NORTH CAROLINA postponing our wedding? How can I help him? DEAR M.M.: It appears you married — SAD NEW WIFE IN an exhibitionist. You might SOUTH CAROLINA DEAR SAD NEWWIFE: point out to her that paradDEAR ing around that way could Life is for the living. I don't be considereddisrespectful ABB Y know how large your wedding to the workers she's exposed was, but if there were conherself to. But don't be surtracts involved 4all, flowers, music, caterer, guests comingin from out of prised if she's unwilling to change because it may give her some kind of thrill. il'm sure town, etc.l, you were right to follow through it also gives the viewers something to talk with your plans. I am sure that's what Grandma Sally would have wanted. about around the dinner table.) Please convey to your husband how sorry DEARABBY: Please remind beachgoI am for his loss. Because he is moving ers that they need to leave their Pre pits so slowly through the grieving process, it OPEN and not cover them with sand. My would be helpful for him to contact a grief 16-month-old grandnephew was walking on support group. To find one, he can ask a doca beach in Carmel, Calif., with his mom and tor,clergyman or hospicefor areferral. dad when he suffered burns to hisfeetfrom DEARABBY: I'm a 55-year-old gay maie walkingacrosssand beneath which were hot coals. It will take at least three weeksfor this who has been with my now-spouse,"Owen,"in a dear baby's feet to heal from those burns. loving, committed relatmnship since 2005. While People don't realize that covering the coals earlier we could not legally marTy, in 2006we with sand hides them and keeps them hot for had a commitment ceremony bringing together up to 24 hours. Beach Pres must be treated close frE'ends and family to acknowledge and differently from those in a forest, where they celebrat eourrelatmnship.In2018,Owen and I should be covered with dirt because of the were Pnally able to legally marry in California. surrounding trees. My dilemma comes from people who don't — BEACH ETIQUETTE know what to call us. People often refer to my DEAR B.E.: I'm printing your letter not spouse as my frT'end"or "partner."At times I only as a warning to beachgoers who might say nothing but more often than not, IPnd be usingfi repits,butalsoto theparentsof myself saying, "Oh, you mean my husband." smallchildren because hotburied coalscan Some of them thank me for the clariPcation; be a hidden danger to their little ones. Beothersjust look at me with a blank stare. Owen never corrects them because hefeels it cause the coals cannot be seen, children someisn't his place. I feel it's my responsibility to do times confuse fire pits ringed byrocks with "sandboxes," and the results can be tragic. so, Prst so as to not play down the signiPcance According to the University of California ofour relationship, but also to educate these Irvine's Regional Burn Center,"coals should people. Doyou think this is inappropriate? — 1KVKIED IN CALIFORNIA be extinguished by drenching them with DEAR MARRIED: Not at all. The people water, waiting five minutes and drenching them again."When water isn't available, the who refer to you and Owen as "partners" and 'friendsa are using terminology that is coals should simply be allowed to burn out. evolving because marriage among same-sex DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Patrk;k," and couples is still relatively new. As it becomes I were married last year. On the morning of more commonplace, that will change.

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WASHINGTON — The United States said Wednesday that a video showing the beheading of a second U.S. journalist by Islamic State militants is authentic. Islamic State extremists on Tuesday released the video showingfreelance reporter Steven Sotlofl"s beheading, two weeks after the emergence of a video showing the killing of journalist James Foley. In the Sotloff video, a masked militant warns President Barack Obama that as long as U.S. airstrikes against the militant group continue, "our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people." Sotloff, a 31-year-old Miami-area native who freelanced for Time and Foreign Policy magazines, vanished a year ago in Syria and was not seen again until he appeared in the video that showed Foley's beheading. Dressed in an orange jumpsuit against an arid Syrian landscape, Sotloff was threatened in that video with death unless the U.S. stopped airstrikes on the Islamic State. In the video distributed Tuesday and titled "A Second Message to America," Sotloff appears in a similar jumpsuit beforehe is apparently beheaded by a fighter with the Islamic State, the extremist group that has conquered wide swaths of territory across Syria and Iraq and declared itself a caliphate. In the video, the organization threatens to kill another hostage, this one identified

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National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin said in a statement Wednesday. Britain and France called the Sotloff killing"barbaric." British Prime Minister David Cameron said in a statement that he would chair an emergency response meeting with his Cabinet on Wednesday toreview the latestdevelopments. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Tuesday thatitisbelieved that"a few"Americans are still being held by the Islamic State. Psaki would not give any specifics, but one is a 26-yearold woman kidnapped while doing humanitarian aid work in Syria, according to a family representative who asked that the hostage not be identified out of fear for her safety.

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