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Enterprise School District Superintendent Brad Royse is bracing for trouble.

Royse said a nationwide teacher shortage could have an impact on his school district, which is not currently having difficulty filling teaching positions with quality educators, something Royse knows could soon change.

"I keep hearing that there is a teacher shortage and anticipate it coming our way but it hasn't," Royse said.

The shortage is becoming so bad nationwide that ¹ vada's Legislature approved a bill three months ago providing millions of dollars for incentives to attract teachers, accordingto aJune 8 article in the Las Vegas Sun. In California, emergency teaching permits are beingissued to help schools deal with SeeTeachers / Page 5A

demand Ray Brown, the coordinator of EOU's master of arts in teaching program, said 90 percent of the EOU students who graduated this year with an MAT in secondary education have landed teaching jobs.

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PLANNER TODAY Today is Monday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2015. There are 115 days left in the year.

This is Labor Day.

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TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT •

On Sept. 7, 1940, Nazi Germany began its eight-month blitz of Britain during World War II with the first air attack on London.

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ON THIS DATE In1812, the Battle of Borodino took place as French troops clashed with Russian forces outside Moscow.

In1825, the Marquis de Lafayette,the French hero of the American Revolution, bade farewell to President John Quincy Adams at the White House.

In 1927, American television pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth, 21, succeeded in transmitting the image of a line through purely electronic means with a device called an "image dissector."

In 1963, the National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio.

In1977, the Panama Canal treaties, calling for the U.S. to eventually turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington

by President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos.

In1979, ESPN made its cable TV debut.

In 1986, DesmondTutu was installed as the first black to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa.

In 1990, Kimberly Bergalis of Fort Pierce, Florida, came forward to identify herself as the young woman who had been infected with AIDS, allegedly by her late dentist.

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Firefighting crews mop up along the firelines of the Grizzly Bear Complex fires inWallowa County. Progress in combatting the blazes has been so good, fire officials said, that on Saturday all evacuation notices for the fires were lifted. Evacuation notices for places in the Grizzly Bear fires area such asTroy had been in place for about 2-1/2 weeks.

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leave on a moment's notice. Level 3 evacuation notices requiring people to Snow andrainhelped fi refighters leave immediately in some areas were getthebestofthe75,268-acreGrizzly issued about two weeks ago but they Bear Complex fires this weekend. were later downgraded tolessserious Between .75 of an inch and one inch levels, allowing people to return. ofprecipitation in theform ofrain Road closures in the Grizzly Bear and snow fell on the fires Saturday. iresarea are stillin effect.Roads f This helped firefighters boost contain- are closed in the area north of the ment of the fires from 30 percent to 42 Grande Ronde River from the Umatilla National Forest boundary to the percent.

"It was a really good weekend for Oregon-Washington state line; north of the Oregon-Washington state line us. Mother Nature helped a lot," said Debbie Wilkins, a fire information offi- to Washington Highway 129; west of cer for the Grizzly Bear Complex fires, Highway 129 to the intersection of much of which are in the WenahaHighway 129 and Highway 100 at the Tucannon Wilderness.

Grande Ronde River iBoggan's Oasis); Progress in combatting the blazes and north to the Umatilla National Forest boundary. has been so good, fire officials said, Major closed roads include: that on Saturday all evacuation notices for the fires were lifted. Evacu• County Roads 500, 1212 and 571 ation notices for places in the Grizzly through the Wenaha State Wildlife Bear fires area such as Troy had been Refuge in place for about 2-V2 weeks.

• County Roads 194, 116 and 162 in The evacuation notices were for the vicinity of Grouse Flat Levels 1 and 2. People who received • County Roads 100, 111, 121 and them were expected to be ready to 127 northeast of Troy The Observer

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GRAIN REPORT The markets are closed for the Labor Day holiday.

By Dick Mason The Observer

Liquid sunshine and coolertemperatures came to the aid of firefighters this weekend in their battle against the Eagle Complex fires, 10 miles east of Medical Springs.

The 12,763-acre blaze receivedalmost halfan inch of rain on Friday and Saturday.

"Mother Nature was very helpful,"' said Kathy Arnoldus, a public information officer for the Eagle Complexfi res.

The fires, which were started by lightning Aug. 10, are now 75 percent contained, up from 62 percent on Friday.

Helicopters were used Friday to drop water on hot spots within the perimeter of the fire near Two Color Creek, in the northwest section of the fire. Saturday and Sunday the helicopters were not needed because of precipitation in the area.

Crews are continuing to mop upalong the perimeter of the fire, putting out smoke within about 100feetofthefire'sedge, accordingto aW allowaWhitman National Forest news release. Firefighters

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million of this year's costs.

Yet the bill for the state heading toward the latter part of the fire season is much lower than it could have been

Saturday. The fire is being managed by a Type 3 incident management team.

The incident command post is located at the Lily White Forest Service work center near Eagle Creek.

Arnoldus said that management of the Eagle Complex fires may be turned back over to the WallowaWhitman National Forest later this week.

afternoon — had the fires not been so threatening.

"If you're surprised it isn't more, it's for two primary reasons," said Tim Keith, administrator ofthe state's Land Protection Fund.

First, the state splits firefighting costs with the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management for fires thatstarton federalland.

Second, the state will also get federal helpbecausesome wildfires were severe and threatened communities and their watersheds. The Federal Emergency ManagementAgencywill potentiallyreimburse the state forup to75percentofthecosts f or Oregon's most ~ v e fires, Keith said.

FEMA may pick up much of the tab"on all our most expensive fires: Stouts Creek, Canyon Creek, the Eagle Complex and the Grizzly Complex," Keith said.

It's notguaranteed that the federal government will pick up 75 percent of the costs for those fires, and the state is only making a best guess at this point in the fire season about its total costs.

Itcan take years to get a final tally on firefighting costsbecause so many different agencies areinvolved.So the statecould seeitsportion ofthetab increase over time and if more fires ignite between now and the end of fire season.

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are also mopping up and patrolling around the cabins and structures along FS Road 7745, by East Eagle Creek. The fallers are continuing to fall hazardous treesnear the perimeter of the fire in East Eagle Creek and along the west side of the fire.

A totalof147people are now ontheEagle Complex fires, down from 162 on

spring to help with up to $25

— $26.5 million as of Friday

The number of people assigned to the Grizzly Bear Complex fires is now 479.Itdropped by 305 afterNa tional Guardsmen whohad been helping fight the fires for about a week left on Sunday. The 305 Guardsmen spent much of their time doing mop-up work in the Troy area.

Wilkins said that, barring the unforeseen, the number of people assigned to the fire, which was started Aug. 13 by lightning, will gradually be reduced throughout the week as greater containment is achieved.

The fire situation is much improved from several days ago, but Wilkins emphasizedthat greatcaution still needs to be exercised.

'The moisture certainly reduced the threat but did not take it all away.

There is still live fire although the threat is not as great,'" Wilkins said.

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SALEM — While Oregon fire officials are still bracing for the end of fire season, the state's bank account will receiveassistance from the federal government, making the fire season less expensive forthe state.

The state, along with the entire Northwest, has been grappling with large wildfires throughout the summer.

Firefighters have received help oflate from rain and coolertemperatures,butnot before fires in Central and Eastern Oregon destroyed dozens ofhomes and burned hundreds of thousands of acresin athird consecutive devastating wildfire year.

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pressed to break as long as humans continue to leave garbage in their reach.

Last week, Nevada wildlife officials were forced to euthanize a young problem bear at the lake — the third offspring killed fiom the same litter borntothemama bear known by her tag number, Green

behavior. ''We sort of concluded that RENO, Nev.— Are some genetics alone could not explain a nuisance behavior bearsjustborn to be bad?Or in black bears," Lackey said do they learn fiom other bears that raid garbage cans, break about the research led by S.W. into cars and homes and Breck and C.L. Williams at eventually have to be killed the USDA's National Wildlife becausethey've losttheirfear Research Center in Fort Colofhumans? lins, Colorado.

Scientist shaveresearched 108.

A study led by National "She's just kind of a chronic, Park Service researchers this classic debate over "nature" and"nurture" among nuisance-type bear," said Carl first suggested in 1989 that blackbearsfordecades,fiom Lackey, a wildlife biologist for problems with Yellowstone's Yosemite National Park in the the Nevada Department of grizzly bears were a funcSierra to central Florida and Wildlife."She's always been tion ofbehavior passed fiom the Adirondacks in upstate getting into trash, always been mother to offspring and in the same area. We've capNew York. successivegenerations,butit didn't determine whether it Now, a notorious 19-year-old turedseverallittersofhers. female bear at Lake Tahoe We've captured her several was learned or inherited. with a rap sheet a mile long times."

Another 2008 study by Lackey co-authored a 2008 Rachel Mazur and Victoria has becomeaposterchild of sortsforthe kind ofgenstudy published in the Journal Seher, researchers at Yosemerational cyclethatexperts of Mammalogy about the role ite's Division of Resources say her young will be hard of genetics in bear conflict Management, documented The Associated Press

bears"actively tutoring" their cubs to find food in human environments. They concluded thatfood-conditioned foraging is a skill passed fiom older bears to the young. ' We have observed sows pushing cubs into buildings and vehicles to retrieve food rewards," they wrote.

Lackey said several bears that have been caught at Tahoe multiple times and released back into the wild "won't go into a trap anymore."

'They send their cubs into the trap or cubs into homes to get food," he said.

Nevada Departmentof Wildlife spokesman Chris Healy witnessed something similar last summer at a trap setin Reno.

"Cubs showed up curious about the trap, and the sow

we caught a year before would sit there and growl at the cubs to scare them away," Healy sald. ''We're dealing with really smart animals that become habituated to food," he said.

"Ifyou want to solve the problem, you have to change the way you deal with

garbage."

National parks across the West long have utilized bear-proof trash containers.

Several communities in the Canadian Rockies started requiring bear-proof garbage cans as early as 1999.A few U.S. towns have made them mandatory, including parts of Boulder, Colorado,last year. But others — induding Lake Tahoe — have rejected attemptsbecause ofcostsand opposition to government

regulation.

Mazur and Seher examined in 2008 whether the bears simply were adapting to their environment, or whether "previously adaptive behavior" became counter-productive, putting the animals in the way ofharm by increasing contact with humans.

W hile thegarbage provides high-energy food, those bears were 5.6 times more likely than cubs of wild sows to be hit by cars, hunted or killed forsafetyreasons,they found.

In the end, the bears fall into an ecological trap, they wrote.

In 2004, Green 108 was first captured in Tahoe, tagged and released. Since then, she's beentrapped fourtim es,most recently in July 2012.

LOCAL BRIEFING Erom staff reports

Kokanee Day canceled

Interstate 84: Kamela-Second Street Project west of WALLOWA LAKE — Ko- La Grande is entering the kanee Day, scheduled to take home stretch. Travelers can expect tratfIc to return place at the Wallowa Lake State Park Sept. 24, has been to normal speeds and lane configurations this week. canceled.

The event celebrates the The restr ictions forbicycle lake's landlocked salmon. ridersbetween Hilgard State Organizers hope to have the Park Exit 252 and the Kamela Interchange at Exit 246 event back up and running next year. have also been lifted.

For more information, conAll travelers are advised, tact Nikki Beachy, Wallowa however, to drive with extra Lake State Park interpretive caution through the area as ranger, at 541-432-8855, ext. some construction activities 25, or nikki.beachy@oregon. and occasional lane closures gov. will continue while crews perform finishing work along Historical society the sideofthe road. meets Saturday Minor impacts may also The Union County Hisoccur later this month during torical Society will have a freeway striping activities meeting and potluck in the that will lay down &esh logcabinatthe fairgrounds reflective fog lines and other at noon Saturday. paint markings on the new road surfaces.

I-84 lane and bicycle Highway improvements restrictions removed constructed during the threeThe Oregon Department of year project that ran &om Transportation's $47 million milepost 260 near La Grande

to the Kamela Interchange at Exit 246 included resurfacing the left lane with new asphalt and placement of concrete in the right lane of the &eeway, replacement of functionally obsolete median barriers, bridge repairs,truck chain-up area improvements, rock fall upgrades and the construction of a westbound truck climbing lane along the Spring Creek grade near milepost 247.

For more information about this or other ODOT highway projects in Eastern Oregon, contact Public Information OIfIcer Tom Strandberg at 541-963-1330 or thomas.m.strandberg@ odot.state.or.us.

Children's choir open to 2nd-6th graders ArtsEast invites area kids to join the Union County Children's Choir. The choir is open to children in secondsixth grade and meets &om 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. every

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Monday in EOU's Loso Hall, Room 123. The first rehearsal is Sept. 14.

This year, the Union County Children's Choir will be directed by La Grande native, Jeannette Smith, along with help &om studentassistants in the EOU Music Department.

Tuition is $75 per term iSeptember-December and

January-April) or $140 for the school year. For additional information, call ArtsEast at 541-962-3629.

To register visit www. artseast. org orstop by the ArtsEast office on the corner of Sixth Street and L Avenue.

Registration forms will also be availabl e atthefi rst rehearsal.

The Union County Children's Choir has been invited back to perform at the annual Choirs of the Valley concert on Oct. 15 at McKenzie Theatre. The choir will alsoperform atthe Festival of Trees on Dec. 5.

Symphonic band seeks players ArtsEast's Community Symphonic Band will begin rehearsals Sept. 14. Woodwind, brass and percussion players ages 14 and older &om Union, Wallowa and Baker counties are encouraged to join. The band will rehearse from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays in Loso Hall, Room 126, on the Eastern Oregon University campus, and will perform fall, winter and spring concerts.

La Grande native and Eastern Oregon University alum Chris Leavitt will take the helm this year. Leavitt is currently the director of bands for the La Grande School District, where he guidesallaspectsofthe distri ct'sband programs.

Thereisa $30 fee perterm for community members. College and high school students play &ee, and EOU students can earncollegecredit.To register visitwww.artseast.

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soaring median home price,

which reached $320,000 this

To the arrogant vandal who has been slapping "No Californians" stickers on home for-sale signs in Portland, a chorus of Californians have something to say to you: Get over yourself. We don't like Oregon, and we'd never want to move there.

Atter a story appeared in The Oregonian/OregonLive Friday and quickly spread acrosstheInternet,residents ofthe Golden State have been chiminginwith not-so-flattering comments about us, their northern neighbors.

"If you love constant rain ...and obese women, then by all means move to Oregon!" wrote one commenter on sfgate. com, thewebsite associated with the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper.

The stickers that have sparked such a vehement response feature a silhouetteofCalifornia with ared slash running through it.

Theories abound about the anonymous sticker-slapper's motives, but some wonder if it has to do with Portland's

summer.

Hah, say some Californians. The median home price in San Francisco is well more than $1 million.

Among some Californians' comments: • 'The reason why I work so hard is so that I don't have to live in places like Portland!

• 'Theydon't have to worryaboutme moving to Oregon...there's no San Francisco there. Besides, plaid flannel makes me look fat."

• "I thought Canada was above California...who cares?"

• "Drive through Oregon and enjoy multiple Oregonians driving 55 in fast lane, refusing to move over even when the right lane is open.

Go into Oregon's version of a upscale or hip eateries and enjoy the better than thou attitudefrom a 24 yearold punk hipster."

• "...Oregonians,if you hate us so much please remember where your food comes &om.

Also, do not watch tv or movies. Do not bring your kids to Disneyland or Yosemite, just leave us alone. We don't need

you."

Ouch.

On the flipside, the story generated more than 1,400 comments from OregonLive readers who, frankly, seem a lot nicer than those Californian commenters. But a few didn't hold back — blaming our southern neighbors for everything &om smog to heavy tratfIc. • Frank Anderson: "Its funny to hear Californians talkwhen they move up here about how nice it is all the time in California and how they bbq year round next to their pools. Go back then, seriously."

• Wentemi Kante Where can I get a sticker? Californians and everyone else that is moving in, please leave.

Gentrify the other 49 states.

Thank you!"

• Luke Weintz We need them for every state. Too many people moving here are ruining what's great about Oregon."

So what do you think aboutthe debate? Isitold news? Misplaced blame? Do we all need to just get along and talk about the world's real problems?

Union County Public Transit is accepting public comment on proposed service

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Evelyn Gooderham, 97, of La Grande, died Friday in Boise, Idaho.

Arrangements will be announced later by Daniels-

City Hall.

Meeting materials are available online at: www.neotransit.org/public-comment

The La Grande School Board will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday in room 11 of La Grande High School and is open to the public.

The board will meet in executive session following the meeting, which is open to the public, todiscussa property transaction. Executive sessionsare closed to the

public.

Union School Board will meet Wednesday UNION — The Union School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Union High School athletic complex.

Fred Rose La Grande

Fred Rose, 91, of

La Grande, died Sunday at a local care facility.

A full obituary will be published later. Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT juvenile.

Arrested: Jimmy Dean Hoyle, 50, unknown address, was arrested Saturday on charges of driving under the influence.

Arrested: Joseph Newell Smith, 23, Elgin, was arrested Saturday for telephonic harassment.

Cited: Kenneth Scott Kazzee, 44, was cited in lieu of lodging on charges of driving under the influence.

UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: Therese Jo Wiles, 57, Elgin, was arrested Saturday on charges of driving under the influence.

Timothy Padilla, 49, Billings, Mont., was arrested Saturday in Montana bythe Billings Police Department on a Union County felony warrant on charges of failure to appear on original charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, first-degree theft and driving under the influence.

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I Then Thursday, September 10,t Sweet Lillies is playing, featuring the original and compelling songwritingt of all four member of the band. Thet

Hope you are all enjoying the I Labor Day Week-end, even with this t unusual colder weather. Nice to not t have smoke. Ten Depot Street is t closed today for Labor Day, open again tomorrow.

TheBlue Plare Special this week t is our delicious Roast Beef Dinner I complete with mashed potatoes, powerful three-part harmony of the I t mushroom gravy, local vegetables three female members "give the bandt t and a homemade roll. With the high a rare and alluring sound." Both t t price ofbeefright now, $9.95 is areal nights the music starts at 8:00. bargain.

Our salad special this week, takes For music this week we have two advantage of the wonderful &esh bayt I really interesting bands, one &omSan shrimp &om the Oregon Coast, by I ) Francisco and one &om Colorado, on featuring an old Mamacita's favorite.t t tour in the Northwest. Both bands The Shrimp Tostada is a crisp flour t t write and perform all original music. tortilla (baked, not fried) topped witht The first band, playing tomorrow, our own retired beans, lettuce, the Tuesday September 8, is called Be shrimp mixed with Louie dressing, t CalmHoncho. They say their music guacamole and fresh tomatoes.

I falls somewhere between "dive-bar Celebrate the end of summer with t t stomp and show tune surf." As one great food and music, at Ten Depott t reviewer says,"it mixes the warmth Street!

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SERVING UNION AND WALLOWA COUNTIES SINCE I666

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OUR VIEW

Statistics often are thrown around for myriad reasons, linked to an array of difFerent subjects to proveor disprove a particularside ofan issue.

Yet occasi onally,to accurately describea story, the bestmethod isjustto relate the tale.

Let's start with Saturday when, according to police, a drowsy driver slammed into another vehicle that contained a father and his two children, aged 3 and 15 months. The 3-year-old was eventually transported to a hospital in Portland for possible internal injuries while the rest of the individuals involved in the crash ended up at the Salem hospital.

The key words in the story are "drowsy" and "driver." Police charged the drowsy driver with reckless driving, reckless endangering and assault in the second degree. Doubtless there will be a long investigation into the accident and what is also not in doubt is that three peopleincluding two children — must face the specter of this tragic accident for the rest of their lives.

Yes, statistics tell a good story, but in the end it is the human element that resonates. Driving safety may seem like a common sense kind of theme but it isn't. A least two sets of statistics are relevant on this subject. For example, in 2012 there were more than 33,000 deaths on the nation's roadways; in 2013 more than 32,000 people lost their lives on American roads.

The numbers are daunting. And while each deathisa tragedy in and ofitself,thefactis many roadway accidents are avoidable. Avoidable by not texting while driving; avoidable by pulling ofFthe side of the road to use your cellphone or when it is clear a driver is weary.

If there was ever a set of statistics that could be controlled by simple human behavior and common sense it is the rate of deaths and crashes on our roadways. While sitting down to read this page or contemplating life's other challenges and triumphs it may be easy to dismiss the cautious note regarding safety. Yet, for those who know firsthand the terrible toll highway crashes inHict, the entire discussion is more than just an exercise in semantics. It is a real threat.

We all need to be cautious while on the road.

Driving a car is as American as our national Hag butjustbecause we can drivedoesn'tmean we should all ignore common sense measures to be

Your views Evans: Law-abiding citizens should remain vigilant

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We edit letters for brevity, I write of those that find it acceptable grammar, taste and legal reasons. to take cans &om the Kids Club horse We will not publish poetry, trailer at Riveria School and those that consumer complaints against help themselves to the flowers &om businesses or personal attacks graves of our dear ones, to name only against private individuals. Thanka very few. We recently had two solar you letters are discouraged. lights stolen &om our fenced and gated Letter writers are limited to one yard. While I know this is insignificant letter every two weeks. in comparison, it has prompted me to Email your letters to news@ speak up. lagrandeobserver.com or mail I urge the good people of La Grande them to La Grande Observer,1406 — and all surrounding areas — to keep 5th St., La Grande, Ore., 97850. vigilant about this kind of unacceptable MY VOICE behavior. We must be diligent of our My Voice columns should be own property as well as others. This is 500 to 700 words. Submissions a great community but these selfish should include a portrait-type thieves really taint that reputation and photograph of the author. Authors itneeds to stop. also should include their full name, Perhaps you have a"questionable" age, occupation and relevant neighbor that suddenly has two solar organizational memberships. globes, standing about 18 inches high We edit submissions for brevity, w ith bl auemosaic baseand a globe at grammar, taste and legal reasons. top. Ask them where they got them. Let We reject those published me just say that I know that the place elsewhere.

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I am not na'Ive enough to think we are Susie Evans going to eliminate all these distasteful La Grande "sorts" &om our town but we can sure sane, weed out as many as possible. In closing, George: Forest needs active vegetative management allow me take the liberty to reiterate Linda Kuchler's recent Dr. Seuss quote To the Editor: in aletter to the editor— "Unless someOne of the many excuses to restrict one like you cares a whole awful lot/ use of our public lands by the Wallowa-

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Whitman and Malheur national forests isthatwe need to preserve ourforestfor the next generation.

The only problem is, the Forest Service isn't doing that.

The U.S. Forest Service, with assistancefrom theirpartnersin the local environmental community, allow our forestto degenerateintofueldense stands waiting to take our homes and property with it.

To preserve has many definitions, including "to save &om decomposition," "tokeep safefrom injury"or"to reserve forpersonalorspecialuse."

The only preserving I see is the third definition, to reserve for personal or special use,to which those special uses seem to be geared only to those that mean to use public lands for their personal enjoyment of recreational use which comes from the local environmentalgroups.That preservation comes at the expense of our friends' and families' homes and future generations needs of the natural resources that are now gone forever.

I'm not sure who, or if anyone reads these letters, but in the West we are well schooled in preserving our summer fruits and vegetables. Would anyone that takes part in canning to preserve those resources go through that work and then open up the cupboard doors and bust every jar with a hammer and then close the doors and let the mess set?

But yet this is the mentality we are watching unfold in our mountains.

It's time it ends and I hope that this summer brings the people of Eastern Oregon and the West together to call forsane,activevegetativemanagement to both the Forest Service and elected county officials who are responsibleforprotecting the safety, health and welfare of our local rural communities.

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RELIEF Continued from Page1A fuel for the fire.

Ripley said a contingency fire line was set up around Troy and those structures that may be impacted by the fire have been treated with fire retardant-type material to make sure they are safe.

Lightning triggered 18 different fires during the thud week ofAugust and those blazes eventually merged to form the Grizzly Bear Complex Ripley said she has spent 17 days helping to manage the fire.

"Usually we have 14-day rotations, with two days for irest and relaxation), but this was a very complex fire with such a broad area and few access points. The firefighters were staying in different areas. It was a challenge to manage it.

There wasa lotofpiecesto keep track of."

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Karen Ripley has been working 17 days to manage the Grizzly Bear Complex. She said the rain and snow has helped calm things down with the fire, and many of the crews are heading home. is assigned to decided to stay on for a few more days instead ofleaving on day 14 and turning over the fire to a Type 3 Incident Management Team.

She said this summer has been abnormally busy because ofhow hot and dry

the area has been. cWe had a record dry and a record hot June and July," Ripley said.aWe anticipated a severe fire season in the W est, plus thisstarted early.

The precipitation we received the last few days is the only substantial amount we

RIDERS

how fragile these rural communities are as well asthenatural,sacred spacesthat surround them. We hope our presence Continued from Page1A will positively affect local economies and lurefuture visitorsto the area." beautiful, beloved and economically challenged areas of the state. This year's In addition to the scenic routes, Cycle Oregonconnectsridersto residents routeincorporates afew ofthe m ost of rural communities. Cycle Oregon spectacular roads from years past,with the Hells Canyon ride bringing people encourages riders to spend time in through Baker City, Farewell Bend town and support local economies. This State Park, Cambridge, Idaho, Halfway, summer's fires and the devastation that Joseph and La Grande. Cyclists will ride has accompanied them has served to underscore that mission. between 382 and 478 miles. aWe approach this year's ride with a In addition, the Cycle Oregon Fund, mix of excitement, gratitude and saddevelopedthrough event proceeds since ness. It has been 12 years since Cycle 1996, supports communities directly, Oregon has explored Hells Canyon, one providingannual grants to preserve ofourfavorite partsofthe state,andw e special placesin Oregon, promote areexcited and gratefulwegettoshare bicycle safety and tourism and support it with everyone safely," said Cycle Orcommunity projects. egon's Executive Director Alison Graves.

"Most people are aware that we put "But this year, as fire has ravaged the on the best bike ride in the country. But area, we also want to remind everyone our organization's purpose is actu-

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received in months."

Ripley said evacuations are now being lifted but the fire isn't anticipated to be fully suppressed until the end of October when historically there's some snowpack, which will contain the fire completely.

ally twofold," Graves said.aWe exist to showcase Oregon's lesser-known areas. And second, we work to create economic opportunities, such as our efforts to establish the Scenic Bikeways Program which was recently recognized for generating $12 million in 2014 and enabling 150 jobs."

Since the fund's inception, Cycle Oregon has invested a total of $1.6 million throughout the state with more than $350,000 in the communities along this year's route.Projectsrange from $1,500 for bicycle racks in the downtown Baker Cityarea to $50,000 forim provements to the Halfway Fairgrounds. aWe want to expose people to the special places around the state and give peoplethe toolsand thereasons to come back again," Graves said."And we want to do our part to support these communities, which are the heart and soul of Oregon."

NEW TEACHERS WITH COMPLETEDOREGON

teacher education program. cWe hire a lot of EOU TEACHER CERTIFICATIONS Continued from Page1A graduates. Having a uniOregon has seenasteadydecline 2 ,500------------- - - - - - - - - - - - in the number of teachers versity that has a teaching graduating from universities in the shortages, according to a program like EOU does helps state since a peak in the 2008-09 2,000-story in the Aug. 10 New our supply," Glaze said. schoolyear.

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The national teacher 1,500 North Powder School Disshortage may be helping 1,000 trict Superintendent Lance graduates of EOU's teacher Dixon may be beginning to education program. These 1, 425 teaCherS 5pp . . feel tremors of the looming graduates are not having any shortage. The North Powder Note: The2014-15 school year problems finding teaching School District hired close was completed Aug. 31. jobs,according to Eastern x% ~5 Source: Oregon Teacher Standards and to 10new teachers earlier Education Professor Ray q~q< >b + W~W~W~ Practices Commission this year to fill openings.

Brown, the coordinator of Pele Smith /The Bulletin EOU's master of arts in Dixon is pleased with the quality of the new teachers teaching program. He said 90 2012-13 OREGON TEACHER hired but said he had a hard percent of the EOU students CERTIFICATIONS BY time finding someone for a who graduated this year with SPEGIALTY(ENDORSEMENT) An analysis of teacher certificahigh school science teacher an MAT in secondary educaOther English as a tions issued to new teachers for 8,6c/. SeCOnd m Ial uam e' position. tion have landed teaching the most recent year that data 21.9% jobs. A very high percentage aWe were not able to fill Social were availableshowsthat being studies it until 2-V2 weeks before of graduates in EOU's other able to teach English as asecond 13% school started," Dixon said. teachereducation programs languagewasapriority for 8.8% also have a high placement La Grande School District students. Seventy-five percent of Superintendent Larry Glaze new graduates also left school rate. with multiple certifications. said his school district has A number of school ofSpecial Science education not had a hard time filling ficials trying to recruit EOU 1 0.6% *Only 31 of the 309 teachers who received positions with the exception ESL certifications were certified ae bilingvah Langllage Non-English education graduates have A rts a r t s ofthosefor specialeducation, Source: Oregon Teacher Standards and languages contacted the university over Practices Commission 6.2% 15.8% 2.5% the past year, Brown said. science and math.

Pele Smith/The Bulletin Finding special education They include school officials teachers has been parfrom Wyoming, Alaska and ticularly hard for his school program receivea mentoring shortage, believes it can be California.

"One iEOUl graduate in district, which has taken boost from Carol Byron, the tracedto the GreatRecession creativesteps to addressthe school disfrict's special educa- that hit in 2008. secondary math education "Many school districts cut problem. tion director. had nine job offers," Brown Glaze said the district has The poolofspecialeducapositions then, and now they sard. taken skilled teachers who tion teachers available is areadding those positions Math teachers are in do nothave specialeducation smaller than many other back," Glaze said. demand because many math licensure and given them the teaching fields, Glaze said.

During the recession, majors never end up going opportunitytobe trained as He cites two reasons: the ad- fewer students went into into education.

"They can make more special education teachers. ditional certification required the education field because The teachers have been able to becomea specialeducation there were fewer positions money in the private sector," Brown said."People in to workas specialeducation teacher and the additional to be filled. Now there are teachers while earning their red tapethey have to deal more positions than there are teaching do not make vast license, something that is with. teachers. amounts of money. They do it "Many special education allowed under guidelines Glaze is pleased overall because they have a passion set by the Oregon's Teachteachingpositions arefeder- with the strong pool of apfor education." ers Standards and Practices allyfunded sothereisa lotof plicants the school district Commission. paperwork required," the La has for its other teaching Contact Dick Mason at aWe arebeing creative to 541-786-5386 or dmason C Grande superintendent said. positions. This is partly due fill the gap. We are developGlaze, speaking in gento the presence of Eastern lagrandeobserver.com. Follow ing our own special education eraltermsaboutthe teacher Oregon University and its Dick on Twitter C IgoMason. teachers locally," Glaze said.

The superintendent said the program is succeeding because educators entering 877-963-0474• 541-963-0474 the program have skills that ThankYouFor Your Business aretransferableto thefield they are entering. g+LL "Good teachingisgood gODAV' teaching," Glaze said.'What is applicable to classroom teaching is applicable to spe- MN l L Y %%7RE cial education teaching."

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One arrest in Baker City on Thursday led police to serve a search warrant in La Grande on Friday afternoon.

D eugherty Ro g e rs On Thursday, Baker Citypolice offi cersarrested three men in Baker City after seizing methamphetamine and items used to deliver meth.

The Baker City police Spivey Ch r istensen were following up on information they received aboutpossible drug activity in a room at the El Dorado Inn motel in Baker City, according to a press release from the Baker City Police B eske Shaf f e r Department. Police found one ounce of meth, items of possession of meth, and used to deliver meth and a Valayshea Sanae Shaffer, small amount of cash in the 27, was arrested on charges room. One of the suspects ofpossessionofm eth.

Additional drug-related was also in possession ofa restric ted weapon. Police items, cash and weapons arrested Dustine Lynn were located during the Dougherty, 45, Baker City, service ofthe warrant. on charges of unlawful posThe operation was a joint sessionofa controlled sub- effort with detectives of the Union Wallowa County stance.Police also arrested William Gabriel Rogers, Drug Task Force and patrol 35, La Grande, on charges deputies and officers from of unlawful possession of the Union County SherifFs Office, the La Grande Police meth, unlawful manufacture/delivery of meth, felon Department and Baker in possessionofarestricted City Police Department. weapon, and Harvey Newman said the invesFranklin Spivey, 60, Baker tigation remains open.

City, on charges of secondLa Grande Lt. Derick degreecriminal trespass.

Reddington said there are Allthree were arrested at likely more charges pend11:48 a.m. Thursday at the ing.

El Dorado Inn. Additionally, the task The Baker City Police force and BCPD executed Department continued the another search warrant on investigatio n and received Sept. 1, at 1610 Russell Ave. information that led to the in La Grande. service of a search warrant Trevor S. Booth, 33, was at 1102 HAve. in arrested at the Russell AvLa Grande on Friday. enue residence on charges At that residence, Matof possession and disfributhew Allen Christensen, 34, tion of meth. who lives at the residence, This operation was a was arrested on charges of joint effort with detectives possessionand delivery of of the Union Wallowa meth. Christensen is being County Drug Task Force charged in Baker City, acand patrol deputies and cording to BCPD Lt. Dustin officers from the Union Newman.

County SherifFs 0$ce Jeremy Paul Beske, 41, and the La Grande Police was arrested on charges Department.

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ommuni c oir ears u or enewseason • Young and old invited to participate in choir at EOU

By Jeff Petersen The Observer

You don't need to do a scary audition. And people of all abilities, from middle schoolage toseniorcitizens, are welcome at the Grande Ronde Community Choir's first rehearsal of the season, from 7p.m.to 9 p.m .Sept.17 in Loso Hall room 123 on the Eastern Oregon University campus. eWe tryto make good music," said J. Michael Frasier, conductor for a seventh year.

"People will tell you it's fun.

W e work hard and try to put out a good product."

Costis$25 per term .Registration forms are available at ArtsEast, Sixth Street and L Avenue, or the Art Center, 1006 Penn Ave., both in La Grande. Or people can

pick up a form at rehearsal.

The choir is gearing up for two performances this fall.

In the first, Oct. 15, Grande Ronde will join the EOU Chamber Choir, the Union County Children's Choir and otherarea choirsfor the Choirs of the Valley concert at McKenzie Theatre at

EOU. The community choir will perform, among other numbers, "In Remembrance" for choir and piano and featuring former EOU student Trish Harshberger on french horn, as well as the Israeli song"Erev Shel Shoshanim" and an arrangement of the spiritual "Sinner Man." In the second concert, the community choir will join in the 24th annual Holiday

Music Festival Dec. 5-6 at McKenzie Theatre.

Among the holiday songs the choir will perform are "A Celtic Noel,""I Saw Three Ships," "Huron Carol" with soloist Jamie Jacobson and "Awake Shepherds, Awake."

Frasier is backed up by accompanist Lanetta Paul and Peter Wordelman, assistantconductor and liaison with the EOU community.

Frasiersaid he strives to make rehearsals and performancesa balance of fun, social interaction and quality music making.

"Our mission isn't just to sing well but to give people a placeto be partofa community organization and to have fun," he said.

The rewards are different

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The Grande Ronde Community Choir, under the direction of J. Michael Frasier, poses during the 2014-15 season. foreach singer,Frasier said.

"Some enjoy the performances," he said. "Some like to be involved in a group they've not been in before or haven't been in a similar group since school. Some do itforthe camaraderie."

After seven years at the helm, Frasier said the group has a structure the veteran singers thrive in that helps them be ready for public performances.

"We've got it down to a

MILESTONES Fred Parish — 95th

birthday Fred Parish of La Grande celebratedhis95th birthday on Sept. 1.

Born in 1920, Fred is one of two surviving members of the original Oregon Air National Guard.

The Oregon Air National Guard will celebrate its 75th

science," he said, "but there is always something that comes up and adds to the challenge."

This season marks the secondyear ofcollaboration between the community choir and ArtsEast, an organization almost 40 years

old.

ArtsEastprovides arts learning opportunities in regional schools through its Artist-in-Residence programs, and oversees the

Community School for the Arts program, which hosts privatemusic lessons for children and adults.

ArtsEast alsohelpsoffer the Community Symphonic Band, the Community Alrican Drumming group and the Union County Children's Choir.

Visit Grande Ronde Community Choir on Facebook for more information about the group and plans for the upcoming year.

LA GRANDE anniversary next year.

Fred's family say that he is extremely proud of his service during World War II. Last September Fred went on an Oregon Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., where he visited the WWII Memorial and other historicpoints and received VIP treatment.

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Gearing Up for September at the library e library now has a subscription to the New York Times online. Library cardholders may call 541-962-1339 or check our website, cityoflagrande.org/library, for the complementary access code.

For the month of September, Ready2Learn cardholders iavailable to children age newborn through 5 years old) will be entered into a prize drawing when they check out books or attend a program.

A totalof10 prize packs willbe awarded.

More checkouts does not equal more entries, so everyone who uses their card has the opportunity to win.

Ready2Learn's Learn and Play program for parents and children focuses on developing early literacy skills and meets at 11:30 a.m. on the second Monday of the month.

Each child attending receives a free book.

Ready2Learn Traveling Storytime is at 11 a.m. on the third Saturdays of the month.

Children's events include storytime and craft at 11:30 a.m. on Thursdays and Baby Tot Bop, story and play time for newborns through 3 year olds, at 10:30 a.m. Fridays.

Mamas and Papas meets at 9:30 a.m.

Wednesdays in the Community Room. Children are welcome.

Amelia Ettinger teaches Doodle Art, inspired by the popular Zentangle technique, at the nextiCraft at 4p.m. Sept. 25 in the Teen Zone.

Book clubs continue to meet through the school year. New members are always welcome.

Teen acti vitiesarefree and open to all middle and high-schoolers. Contact Celine for details.

Page Turners book club for adults is reading"What Comes Next and How to Like It: A Memoir," by Abigail Thomas.

Written with humor and thoughtfulness, Thomas explores the questions of trust and betrayal, love and loss, and how to

Flashback Do you remember this7 If so, write us your recollection — context, date, names — and we'll run it in a subsequent "Flashback" (100 words or less, please).

Answers can be emailed to ckaecheleC lagrandeobserver.com, dropped off at 1406 Fifth St., La Grande, or called in to 541-9633161. "Flashback" is a weekly feature in the La Grande Observer.

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ROSEPEACOCK appreciate the beauty of life even in misfortune.

Page Turners meets at 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month in the Archives Room. New members are always welcome.

La Grande residents are invited to talk about death and dying at an upcoming program at 2 p.m. on Oct. 18 at the library.

Death is part of the human experience; allofushave experienced loss,and allofus will die one day.

Yet conversations about death and dying are difficult and often avoided even with our closest family members and friends.

Sixty people from Union County attended a community forum this past April. The topic was "Advance Care Planning for the End of Life."

Cook Memorial Library is pleased to offer this opportunity to continue the conversation.

The end-of-life event is part of Oregon Humanities' statewide Talking about Dying initiative, created in partnership with Cambia Health Foundation.

Late October brings our first Seed Savers Swap. Beginning at 1 p.m. Oct. 24, come to the swap and meet other gardeners, learn about seed saving and return home with new seeds.

No seeds or registration isrequired to participate. Email rpeacock@cityoflagrande. org if planning on bringing seeds.

Check our website, cityoflagrande.org/ library and Facebook pages, facebook.com/ lgplibrary, or call541-962-1339 for more information.

Rose Peacock is a library technician at Cook Memorial Library.

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Longtime Celebrate La Grande volunteers dress for success

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Free food. Family fun.

Great entertainment.

It's all part of Celebrate La Grande, which marks its 20th year from 5 p.m. to 8p.m.Thursday atMax Square.

An army of volunteers makes the event happen.

And an Air Force and a Navy of volunteers, too.

Two of the event's oldest volunteers, Fred Hill, 95, and Fred Alexis, 78, plan to show up in their old service uniforms to serve ice cream.

"Last year, Fred Alexis appeared in his Navy whites," Fred Hill said. "I said, 'If you wear that again next year, I'll wear my Air Force uniform."

It's the uniform Hill was wearing when he was dischargedin October 1945 after a service career in photo reconnaissance.

Alexis' uniform is the one he was wearing in 1962 when he was discharged from the Navy.

'The last ship I was on two weeks later was sent to Vietnam" where that war was just beginning, Alexis sard.

The pair have been volunteering at the event for at least eight years. It all began when Celebrate La Grande organizers sought volunteersby contacting various clubs and organizations, including the Grande Ronde Camera Club, to which both Hill and Alexis belonged.

Soon, Hill and Alexis were fixtures on the ice cream

"The more Igot to know Fred Hill, the more I liked

him. Ifyou can't appreciate his humor, I'm sorry foryou. He hits myfunny boneall the time. He's downright good people."

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line at the block party.

"I can have a lot of fun," Hill said."I'll see a guy with two kids, both hands full ofhot dogs and chips, and offertoputan icecream bar in his pocket. It's one of the silly things I do."

Alexis moved to town about a decade ago and remembers meeting Hill in a roundabout way.

"I could hardly go anywhere without running into Fred Hill's black and white photos,"Alexis said."I liked them, and I found there was a photo club so I joined it.

And the more I got to know Fred Hill, the more I liked him. If you can't appreciate his humor, I'm sorry for you.

He hits my funny bone all the time. He's downright

good people."

This year, Hill and Alexis will trade the traditional T-shirts volunteers wear for historic genuine veterans garb. They will also tip their caps to event chair Di Lyn Larsen-Hill, who says the end-of-summer community block party celebrates all the good things of living in La Grande, including Alexis and Hill.

'This block party has been a huge success for the past 19 years because of our volunteers," said LarsenHill."Everyone pitches in to lend a hand, and we have

folks from all of the major industries and businesses sign up to help."

Once again, two stages will be set up for entertainment. At the Main Stage at MaxSquare,hometown favorites Rockin' Rollin' Red Light Runners featuring Al and Colleen MacLeod and Tim Erickson will play music for all ages, including originals, oldies, blues and country. At the Adams Avenue stage, the Star Promenaders and the Zumba Dance students of Olivia Westenskow will be featured.

Also on hand will be many nonprofit groups.Community Connection, the Center for Human Development and Shelter From the Storm are among those that will explain their roles in the community.

Children, too, will have fun. Activities include free fire truck rides, a bouncy house and the Mobile Fun Unit.

"Celebrate La Grande is simplyafeel-good event that brings friends and neighborstogether to celebrate our wonderful community," Larsen-Hill said."It offers us a chance to reflect on the previous year and plan ahead for next year. No one goes home without a big smile on their face."

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The Elgin members of the Grand Army of the Republic as they looked in 1916. The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army in the CivilWar. Back row — men from left are: Keffer, Fulton, Workman, Elder Mayfield, Dave Lynn, Dr. Brownell, E. B. Morelock and JamesWidell. Front row — women from left are: Workman, Ade B. Fulton, Morelock, Hall, 7, Mayfield, Barnes, Brownell, Mrs. Jack Lewis, 7 and Mrs. Widell. The names came from a very faint list of names on the photograph.

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E&B Sporting Supply holds ribbon cutting ELGIN — The Elgin Chamber of Commerce will celebratea ribbon cutting for Elgin's newest business,

E&B Supply.

The ribbon cutting will be at 11 a.m. Sept. 15.

Refreshments, in-store specials, prizes and much more will be offered.

The public is invited to attend.

E&B Supply is located at 22 N. Eighth in Elgin.

For more information, contact 541-437-7778.

Strong Senior Fitness begins Tuesday COVE — Strong Senior Fitness class will start up again on Tuesday for those seniors looking to stay fit.

The class focuses on enhancing strength, balance, flexibility and relaxation.

Participants are required to complete a health questionaire and consent form.

The classes run from Sept. 8 through Oct. 8 and Oct. 20 through Nov. 19.

The cost is $4 for drop in,or $30 for the 10-class series.

The classes are at 9 a.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Baptist Church in Cove.

For more information, contact Andrea Mallory at 541-910-3159.

For more information on Cove's senior programs, go to www.coveoregon.org/covesenior-ci tizens.

Union's LG Brewskis welcomes Worthen UNION — Wayne Worthen will play his original tunes plus James Taylor, Leo Kottke and other artists from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Sept. 18.

Wayne's CD "Sawtooth Mountains Majesty" will be

on sale for $10.

Also, the last Friday of every month LG Brewskis hosts live music and local artistsat7 p.m.

LG Brewskis is located at 267 S. Main St., Union.

For more information, contact 541-562-6286.

Fresh food alliance in Cove on Tuesday COVE — Cove's Fresh Food Alliance takes place from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. every Tuesday at the United Methodist Church.

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The City of Union has its very own underground music talent.

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"It's a jam — all acoustic instruments," Huitt said.

The Small Town Girls is a group of musicians, usually women, who come to Huitt's home on Monday and enjoy playing music together.

"Melody Mondays" is what Sherry Cadwell, one of the group members, terms the jam session.

Huitt, who has lived in Union since 1996, has two daughters, Brianna and Jackie, who have been playing the fiddle for 20 years — since they were in grade school.

They learned from Central Elementary School music teacher Carla Arnold.

Now, Huitt said, her daughters don't have to evenpractice— it's become second nature to them to play their instrument.

Huitt said she had attendedthe girls'practices and knows how to play several instruments herself, and recently decided she was going to pick up the fiddle as well.

Huitt said she knew where her fingers should go and she paid enough in lessons anyway, and now she'sbeen at itfor about a year and a half. '%hen you're having fun, you're also accidentally learning too," Huitt said.

Huitt, Cadwell and about 13 other musicians will be going to LG Brewskis on Friday to sit in a circle and play their favorite songs.

Hopefully, if this is popular enough, Huitt said,

abor Day falls on the first Monday inSeptember and is typically a holiday many enjoy simply for the three-day weekend.

The day was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century for the blue collar crowd.

At the height of the Industrial Revolution, a ratherdismal time for America, the average person was working 12-hour days, seven days a week to justbe able to survive.

In some cases, children who wouldnormally be enjoying themselves in kindergarten, were working alongside their parents in mills, factories and mines across the country.

The working conditions were very poor and unsafe with insufficient access to fresh air, bathroom facilities and work breaks.

Labor unions had been created in the 18th century and it was right around the time of the late 1800s when they increased in their supportofworkers' rights.

Unions began organizing strikes and rallies to protestthe poor conditions and compel employers to shorten working hours and increase pay.

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Pictured are just some of the members of SmallTown Girls, Huitt and Cadwell's group of musicians who have enjoyed playing together on "Melody Mondays" for more than a year. The group will perform, with more musicians, Friday at LG Brewskis.

"I'd rather playfor enjoyment and the relationships. I've built a lotforelationship just through music."

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this will be a monthly jam session.

"I'd rather play for enjoyment and the relationships," Huitt said. She gets together with a number of different groups throughout the month, some on a weekly basis, and enjoys

playing.

"I've built a lot of relationship just through music."

Huitt said the first instrument she learned was the piano and she sang.

"I always played for church," she said.

Now, she's added the guitar, mandolin and the

fiddle.

"I could zero in on one instrument and become really good at it, but I'm doing what makes me

happy," she said.

The next thing she would like to learn is the cello, she said, laughing.

However, Cadwell said Huitt is going to be teach-

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Cadwell, who is one of the members who doesn't seem too eager to read music, learned the songs

the group has played by ear.

"Melody said we have to be abletolearn to read it," Cadwell said.

She admittedit's probably a good idea. It may be easierto pick up a sheet of musicand be able to play it right off instead of listening to learn it.

Huitt said the fiddle jam is inviting musicians to come and enjoy themselves.

They will sit in a circle and one person will choose the song they want to play, then the next person will choose a song they want to play, etc., until everyone in the circle has played their own song.

"You don't have to be a professional," Huitt said.

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Even if someone messes up, it's not something to be embarrassed about.

It's a time to enjoy the music and playing with like-minded individuals in front of a crowd who will enjoy the music no matter what.

Huitt and the group are no strangers to playing in front of a crowd, though.

She said there used to be downtown jams where Blue Mountain Books is and they perform in front of a New Day group, nursing homes during Christmas and some of them are involved with other fiddle groups.

In fact, Cadwell and Huitt met when they were at the Wallowa Fiddle Camp, a week camp in Wallowa County.

The fiddle jam will run from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Friday at LG Brewskis.

For more information, contact 541-562-6286.

workers took unpaid time off to march from City Hall to Union Square in New York City, holding the first Labor Day parade in U.S. history.

Some protests did not fare well. The Haymarket Riot in 1886 turned violent and leftseveral Chicago policeman and workers dead.

This blue collar holiday caught on in other areas of thecountry,and many states passed legislation to make the federal holiday official.

Congress would not legalize the holiday until 1894.

The man who deserves the credit forsuggesting the first Monday of September be a holiday for the working man is unknown.

Some say the cofounder of the American Federation of Labor Peter J. McGuire is to be commended, while others say secretary of the Central Labor Union Matthew Maguire.

The day is celebrated with parades, picnics, barbecues and other public gatherings.

For others, this day means the end of summer and the beginning of school.

Contact CheriseKaechele at 541-963-3161 orckaechele C lagrandeobserver.com.

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Lawyer: former football player acted inself-defense SALEM, Ore. iAPl — The lawyer for a former Willamette University football player accused of killing a 66-year-old Salem man in November says his client actedin self-defense.

The Statesman Journal reportedthat lawyer Walter Todd submitted a document to the court that claims Beau Smith was defending himself when he struck Michael Hampshire repeatedly in the face.

Smith was first charged with murder, but the charge was changed to manslaughter in February.

His trial is set for Oct. 27.

ashy ground. Without vegetation to keep debris anchored tothehillside, the potentialforcatastrophic fl ooding and erosion increases, the East Oregonian reported.

"I'm just scared to death of what couldhappen,"Grant County Commissioner Boyd Britton said.oWe don't have any vegetation now in much of that watershed."

The fire has destroyed 43 homes and burned more than 170 square miles south of John Day and Canyon City. Firefighters reported over the weekend that parts of the fire continued to burn but spreading was minimal. Crews are dropping water and strengthening containment lines.

Doug Ferguson of Ferguson

PENDLETON — With rain and even a little snow falling on a destructive wildfire near John Day, localoffi cialswere abletobreathe a sigh of relief that flames are largely controlled, but another concern is emerging: thepotentialforcatastrophic flooding.

Grant County has asked an engineering firm to investigate what can be done to ensure fire damage doesn't cause flooding for cities and homes located beneath the charred mountains.

A significant amount of the Canyon Creek drainage has been damaged by fire, much of its steep slopes are now filled with halfburned debris, downed trees and

trol flooding, including soil stabilizationand erosion control projects will be conducted as quickly as possible, Malheur National Forest Supervisor Steve Beverlin said Wednesday oWe're moving as fast as we can," he said."My directions to my team are: Let's have those investments down before the snow flies."

Grant County Court Judge Scott Myers, the county's top elected official, said the flooding concern is legitimate.

"If we were to have a gully washer or sudden downpour, with all the vegetation upstream of Canyon City virtually gone, we could get an influx of mud and debris . rushing into Canyon City," he said.

Surveying and Engineering will act as a liaison between the multiple local, state and federalagenciesthat will conduct rehabilitation efforts in areas of the Canyon Creek drainage harmed by the fire.

"The silt and ash and debris that could come down that creek could be devastating.

Everybody isstillpretty focused on fighting the fire. But I am worried about the possibility of imminent flooding problems," Ferguson said.oWe just don't have anything left to hold back a flood."

Ferguson met with officials from the U.S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service and other agencies Sept. 2 to begin hashing out a plan.

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KATU-TV in Portland reported that the woman was driving north on Saturday when she stopped her car and ran into traffic. Police say Darrel Classen chased after her.

Witnesses told police that they saw Classen punching the woman as her car passed them on the freeway.

When she pulled over and ran,driverscreated aw all to shield her from oncoming cars.W itnesses detained Classen by using a makeshift pair ofhandcuffs until police arrlved.

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Todaythatplace exists;it'sthe skate park.

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Well (drawn outl ... George, you know how I've always wanted to have a book published and how it never came about for one reason or another.

Well (drawn outl ... it looks like it might happen after all.

It won't be a big book because publishing is expensive, but I have found a publisher — I see him as a stalwart friend — who has agreed to help me put together some of my"Dory's Diary" columns that were published in The Observer so that I will have something to remember these days by with a book to put on my shelf.

There will be room for only about the first two years or so of columns, out of justoversix yearsso farthat's May 23, 2009, the year after you hadto leave,to Sept.30,2011,if possible, but what fun I will have in just seeing that.

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We usually have an abundance of zucchini in our garden, but this year we don't seem to have enough. After last summer's threats ofbeing beaten with zucchini when offering one to a neighbor, I realized not everyone appreciates them. I wanted to stick up for this amazing versatilevegetablethatisa perfect break from leafy greens.

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CHRIS CQLLINS The wind that left see temperatures near twigs from neighboring trees scattered across 8 0 degrees again until late in the week and the our backyard last Saturday, and cleared the nig h ts will be dipping threateningly close to smoky skies that have plagued us for the free z ing. pasttwo weeks,brought with ittheseasonal R e gardless oftheearly September cold spell, I'm looking forward to the next two months, change.

Then onFriday morning, we awoke to a which usually bring blue skies punctuated by record-breaking 27-degree low temperature. wa r m days and chilly nights to our corner of With a careful eye to the thermometer, we11 Northeastern Oregon. be slowly bringing our garden crop in or coverIn f a ct, I'm counting on more time to enjoy ing it for protection from the cold nights ahead. watching our vegetable and flower gardens

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bask in a long-awaited Indian summer.

Right now, harvest is in full swing.

The green beans have grown skyward. And anyone who's ever planted a bean seed can understand how the fairy tale story of"Jack and the Beanstalk" came about.

Pole beans seem to have a mind of their own as they stretch toward the sky and attach their tendrils to anything in their wake — including nearby tomato plants or Italian prune trees.

Although Jack's beanstalk grew overnight from magic beans he traded for his mother's milk cow, all beans seem to me to grow in a magical way.

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Even though zucchini can grow to massivesizes,biggerdoesnot mean better. The small and medium zucchinis, from about 6 to 8 inches long, are more flavorful.

This brownie recipe was made with the larger zucchini and I have to tell you it was a huge hit.

Thanks to my lovely neighbor for the share, you know who you are.

I want you to know that I was extremely skeptical when I made the zucchini tortillas. This sounded interesting but I had little faith in the result. I am happy to share with you that I could not make them fast enough and when dipped in salsa and Greek yogurt they are a meal in themselves.

interesting. Although I could have just shared with you my experience, I couldnotin good conscience perpetuate the myth that made it so over the top. With that being said let us embark on a magical journey.

After spending several days in Lisbon our group boarded a bus for a tripup the Portuguese coasttoPorto.

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Our destination was the Tower Squareand thefamous Joanina Library constructed between 1717 and 1728, roughly some five decades after the founding of the university. Today

it houses more than 200,000 books written before 1800.Allotherlibrary books are housed in the New Building constructed in 1962. Together they constitute the Central Library.

The Joanina Libraryis magnificent.

Ithasbeen described as"the most sumptuous library ever made and a masterpiece of European baroque.a I have not the words to describe its beauty so must implore you to look up"images for University of CoimbraLibrary"on yourcomputer.

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Skate parks, such as this one in La Grande, can be a fun place to have an outing with kids.

SKATING Continued from Page1A My friends and I affectionately refer to them as "giant bowls of containment."

We've found that our kids stay put and we aren't always watching to see where they've run off to. If you time your visit right and bring toys you can count on a greatdealofgood fun and exercisetobe

had by all.

It really is all about timing. Unless your kids are skilled enough they can become a hazard to others. You also mightnotbeattracted tocertain crowds that sometimes gather at skate parks. If

that's the case you can take full advantage of the park when it's not being used. During the summer I've found that early to midmorning hours don't seem to attract crowds. Now that school is in session you'll find that the skate parks are usually unoccupied during school hours, it's a wonderful time to go.

We used to go to the skate park with just bikes, and then all it took was a Tonka truck to open a can of worms.

Now in addition to bikes we go with a couple of other toys to play with to keep things interesting. Who knew that the ramps would make great racetracks for toy cars!

PORTUGAL Continued from Page 1B Becauseofthedelicate natureoftheserareold books,specialcaremust be taken to preserve them. Our guide commented about the janitorial crew that came each night to clean after the beautiful wood tables were covered, allofthelightswere out and doors locked.

To our surprise it turned out tobe a colony ofbats living behind the books during the day and coming out at night to eat the harmful insects which might have entered. The bats and the insect-r epelling odor ofthe oak wood shelves have conservedthesetreasures in the past and continue doing so.

Following the library visit we went into the Square where excited new graduates in their traditional black capeswere greeting friends and family.

A new graduate from the College of Law was selected to tell us ofhis experience and a bit about the university.

His black wool cape was of greatinterestasheexplained how these were usually a gift from family or someone special and were worn all through the university years.

Colorful patches embroidered with various symbols or representing milestones that had been met were displayed on the cape — those from the family on one side and from friends on the other.

Also breakups with girlfriends/boyf riends were there in the form of a slash up the back made by the ex. These could be mended with the colorofthread being chosen by the cutter — all quite noticeableon theblack cape.It w as asortofwearable diary covering the university years.

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always keep kids happy — food.

Whether you want a great place for your kids to gain confidence and skill on their bike or you just want to try something new and fun, set your reservations aside and give it a skate park try.

Time it right, bring a helmet and let your kids loose. Chances are you'll be

going back.

Meg is a La Grande mom of two boys.

and atmosphere.

In Porto we vlsited the famous Lello Bookshop, one of the oldest in Portugal and saidto bethethird-best bookstore in the world. Again my words cannot adequately describe what lay beyond the front door.

It was crowded. First of all it is a very popular tourist attraction, which was evidenced by the fact that we had to stand in line to be admitted a few at a time as those inside finished and exited. Add to that the small size and the fact there was a colorful ornate double spiral staircasein the middle ofthe room leading to the second floor which housed, in addition to books, a small cafe-

all full of people.

The decor was mind-boggling, yet it was difficult to " s'$v.,g just stand and gawk without being in someone's way. Not many were there to purchase Avis Meyer / St. Louis Post-Dispatch one or more of the 120,000 The view of the Rio Mondego River from the heights of books for sale. Everyone was Coimbra, the site of one of Europe's oldest universities, there to soak up the feeling of is testimony to the aesthetic vision of Coimbra Univerbeing inside one of the buildsity's 13th-century founders. ings at Hogwarts.

Yes, this too had the that these capes were cherstraight) I learned that a reputation that it was likely ished and worn with pride for devastated Ms. Rowling that J. K. Rowling had spent years to come as the owner moved to Portugal in 1991, time here in the cafe while went out into the world. at the age of26,following the writing"Harry Potter and Now here is where our deathofher mother.Shehad the Philosopher's Stone" magic trick becomes not so alreadyconceived theidea of gater marketed in the U.S. magic. Our guide had told us a book about a young school- as "Harry Potter and the ias I am sure many guides boy but that was put on hold Sorcerer's Stone"). Goodness before her have shared with as she lived in Porto teaching knows the place was oozing their groups) that J. K. Rowl- English. with Neo-Gothic and Art ing had taught English at the She married a Portuguese Deco charm — intricately University of Coimbra and man and had a daughter. carvedwood ceilings,stained this is where she conceived It was after their divorce in glass, and beautiful wood the idea of Harry Potter.

1993 that she began working fixtures housing the many Well, as I got into my rein earnest on her book idea. books. Any of this would add search it seems the story was Now we come back to some greatly tothemate rialfor stretched pretty thin. Now of the magic. As Porto is only her new novel.

I am beginning to wonder 76 miles from Coimbra, it is One can be transported to if we had selective hearing extremely likely that many faraway places either physirather than what was really oftheideas and descripcally or mentally. Both can be conveyed. tions came from the ancient equally enjoyable. Take time According to research University — such as the to travel! Enjoy! iwhile trying to get my facts capes, traditions, buildings

Then, dear George, along came Ted Kramer and his invitation for me to Continued from Page 1B write my little Dory's Diary column in It was the period of time that I worked The Observer back in 2009. for The Observer and then left, but I was excited at the chance and there foronly a shortperiod oftim e before I was nothing to hold me back, so we returned. began with nothing rigid in mind as to I know that all writers have an innate when, how long, or what subject — maydesire to see their own works published, be once a month or quarterly. not as a thing of conceit, but one of proBefore very long, it was once a week gression. It's like your remodeling on our and remains so to this date. Number 278 houses or my embroidering on a piece of coming up, a labor oflove, but only 111 fabric, or one's place on an assembly line. will make up the book because of space You want to see the finished product. and cost. That's OKAtleastI willhave You know that the shelves you built attained something in a life of variables, for me were filled with bits of genealogy, proving that age has nothing to do with one's possible attainment in spite of the family stories, history items, fiction novels, and mention of folks with lives whose struggle. storiesshould betold.

Oh, George, you should have witBut, that's where they remained — on nessed my trials and tribulations over shelves, in drawers, boxes, or even in my learning to use a computer. Going from head. an old manual typewriter to an electric At my age, I know these dreams of typewriter to a first computer igloriattainment will never be, for I have fied word processor) without Windows dreamedtoobig and produced fartoo iremember?l, to the dial-up system with little.

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When we meet friends there it usually turns into a regular circus act with an arsenalofbikes,trikes,skateboards, Tonkas and race cars, balls, scooters, and of course the one thing that will

er recently with a totally new system to learn, it has been a rough trip, but, under the guidance of those who know, including my publisher, it looks like a first hard-bound book may be in the works.

Promise me you won't tell anyone about this, because they might think I'm silly or conceited, and I don't want that.

Why would they care, anyway?

But, mainly, as I put this in my Diary, don't let Daphne open the cover and read this Sept. 7, 2015, page, for I know she would run right out and start telling people who don't want to know my secrets.

She's been such a worry ever since you had to leave me!

But, right now, I'm wishing you a HAPPY 91st BIRTHDAY. And, since you can't be here, I wanted to share my secret with you at least through my diary as my gik to you.

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Continued from Page 1B They sprout quickly and then seemingly overnight here they are, producing more string beans then you have time or desire to pick and snap into bite-size pieces to be popped intothe freezer.

It takes consistent picking and processing to make sure the couple of months spent staking, watering and guiding those wayfaring beanstalks in the right direction are fruitful and not wasted with a product that's overgrown and leathery.

And the same goes for the zucchini squash and the cucumbers that hide in the expansive spread of their leafy cover. Unless a diligent daily watch is kept, they will outgrow their prime size and their most tasty uses.

I'm happy I've still got tomatoes to worry about nurturing to ripeness. Even though that will mean monitoring the weather, covering the produce at night and even picking some that are just starting to ripen and storing them in the basement to finish.

My sister's Southern Oregon garden was raided by a hungry deer herd that stripped her plants ofleaves and fruit last week on the very night she had planned to move them inside when the weather turned cold at her house.

I'll keep her loss in mind as I continue the time-consumingjob ofharvesting and preserving our tomato crop.It could be worse — I could have lost my crop and with it the pizzasauce,salsa and tomato jam that areyetto com e.

ZUCCHINI Continued from Page 1B What I love about this fabulous veggie is that you can add it tom ostany recipe.M y favorite way toprepare itis simply stir-fried in butter, garlic and Parmesan cheese. I know everything is better with butter and cheese, but I also love zucchini bread and even better when added to most any Italian dish.

Have a great week, folks.

The Best Browmes EVER! 2 Cups Flour 1 /2 Cup sugar /2 /4 Cup Cocoa Powder 2Teaspoons Baking soda 1Teaspoon salt 2 Eggs 2 Cups grated zucchini 2Teaspoons vanilla /2 Cup vegetable oil Mix the wet ingredients together and then mix the dry, and combine; then bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees Farenheit, in a 9-by-13 greased pan. Brownies tend to be uncooked in the center so please allow for the time needed for your oven.

ZuCChtmTOrtillaS 4 Cups of Zucchini, grated 1 Large Egg 1/2 Cup Parmesan cheese, grated 1/4 Cup Panko bread crumbs 1/2Teaspoon Black pepper 1/4Teaspoon Salt 1/4Teaspoon Garlic powder 1/4TeaspoonGround cumin 1/2 Cup spicy Salsa 1/2 Cup Greek yogurt Pre-heatoven to 450 degrees Farenheit.Remove as much moisture as possible from the zucchini by patting with a paper towel. Add all the ingredients together in a large bowl. Stir to fully incorporate the egg and spices then drain off any excess liquid that forms. Cover baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop "/4 cup of zucchini mixture and place it on the baking sheet, flattening it down to make a thin 5-inch circle. Bake tortillas for about 25 minutes, or until they look"crisp" and brown around the edges. Peel the zucchini tortillas off and serve warm with Greek yogurt and spicy salsa.

SauSa e-Stu ed ZuCChtm 2 Zucchini, large 3Tablespoons Olive oil 1 Cup Onion,chopped 1Teaspoon Garlic, minced 1 Pound Italian Sausage 1/2 Teaspoon Salt 1/4Teaspoon Black pepper 1 Cup Italian-style bread crumbs 1 Cup Parmesan, grated 1 Egg 5TablespoonsWhole milk Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Rub the outside of the zucchini halves with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and place in a 9-by13 baking dish. In a skillet over medium heat, saute the onion in the remaining olive oil until soft. Add the garlic and sausage meat and cook for 5 minutes, or until browned. Drain any excess fat from the pan and discard. Add the salt, pepper, bread crumbs, and cheese to the skillet and mix to fully combine.

In a small bowl, mix the egg and cream together, then add to the skillet mixing to fully incorporate. Fill the zucchini halves with the sausage mixture. Bake covered with foil for 25 minutes, remove the foil and continue to bake for an additional 20 minutes. The zucchini is cooked when it is fork tender. Serve with a side of Italian sauce.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Baker County Board of Commissioners will be meeting for a staff meeting at 8 a.m. followed by a Work Session on We d nesday, September 9, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. to d iscuss road concerns with a resident from Halfway.

The meeting will be held in th e C o m mission Chambers of the C ourthouse at 1 9 9 5 T hird S t reet , B a k e r City, Oregon. B a k er County operates under a n EEO p o licy a n d complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and t he A m e ricans w i t h

ADDRESS: 966 North 1st Street Union, OR 97883 Both the beneficiary and the trustee h ave elected to s e l l t he real property t o satisfy the obligations secured by the t r ust deed and a notice of

default has been rec orded p u rsuant t o Oregon Revised Statutes 86.752(3); the def ault fo r w h i c h t h e foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due the followi ng s u ms : m o n t h ly payments of $570.49 beg innin g 08/01/11; monthly payments of $ 759.82 b e g i n n i n g Disabilities Act. Assis02/01/1 3; monthly paytance is available for ments of $621.07 bei ndividuals w i t h d i s g inning 02/0 1 / 1 4 ; a bilities b y ca l l i n g monthly payments of 541-523-8200 ( T T Y : $ 613.67 b e g i n n i n g 523-9538).

02/01/15; plus pnor accrued late charges of LegaI No. 00042766 $98.96; plus advances Published: September 7, of $7,176.98; together 2015 w ith t i t l e e x p e n s e , costs, trustee's fees 1010 - Union Co. and attorney's fees inLegal Notices curred herein by reason of s ai d d e f ault; PUBLIC NOTICEany further sums adSURPLUS VEHICLES vanced by the benefiFOR SALE U nion C o u nt y P u b l i c ciary for the protection ofthe above descnbed Works is taking sealed real property and its inbids until 4:00 P .M ., terest therein; and preSept. 17, 2015, then payment penalties/preopened and read aloud miums, if a p plicable. for the following vehiBy reason of said decles: fault th e b e n eficiary • 1 995 Chevy 3/4 t o n has declared all sums 4x4 pick-up, minimum owing on the obligabid $250 t ion secured by t h e • 1 985 C h e v y S-10 t rust d e e d i m m e d i pick-up, minimum bid ately due and payable, $250 s aid sums being t h e • 1990 Ford 3/4 ton 4x4 f ollowing , t o w it : pick up, minimum bid $92,638.02 with inter$250 • 1976 International Pay- est thereon at the rate of 4.75 percent per ansta r 5000 4x4 dum p n um b e g i n ni ng truck, min. bid $2,500 07/01/11; plus pnor ac• 1977 D o d ge 1 ton crued late charges of pick-up, minimum bid $98.96; plus advances $500 of $7,176.98; together • 1985 W hit e Ford w ith t i t l e e x p e n s e , Tempo, minimum bid costs, trustee's fees $100 • 1989 Chevy Corsica, and attorneys fees incurred herein by reamin bid $100 son of s ai d d e f ault; • Westward I n dustries any further sums adGO-4 utility v e h icle, 3 -wheeler, m i n b i d vanced by the benefi$100 • 1991 F o rd B r o n c o, min. bid $250 • 1979 Ford Bronco, min bid $100

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Notice is further given that for reinstatement or payoff quotes requested pursuant t o ORS 8 6 . 7 8 6 and 86.789 must be timely c ommunicated i n a w ritten r e quest t h a t c omplies w i t h t h a t statute addressed to the trustee's "Urgent Request Desk" either by personal delivery to the trustee's physical o ffices (call fo r a d dress) or by first class, certified mail, r eturn receipt requested, addressed to th e t r u stee's post office box a ddress set f o rt h i n this notice. Due to pot ential conflicts w i t h

forcing the obligation a nd trust d e ed , t o gether with t rustee's a nd attorney's f e e s n ot e x c e e ding t h e amounts provided by

said ORS 86.778. Requests from persons named in ORS 86.778 f or rei n s t a t e m e n t quotes received less than six days prior to t he date set f o r t h e trustee's sale will be h onored only at t h e discretion of the beneficiary or if required by the terms of the loan d ocuments. I n c o n struing this notice, the

singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any succ essor in i n terest t o the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which i s secured b y s a i d t rust deed, an d t h e words "trustee" and "beneficiary" i n c lude their respective successors in interest, if any. Without l i m iting t he t r u s t e e ' s d is -

claimer of representation o r w ar r a n t ies, Oregon law r e quires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential p r o p erty sold at a trustee's sale

may have been used in ma nu f a c t u r i n g methamphetamines, the chemical compon ents o f w h i c h a r e k nown t o b e t o x i c .

Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger b efore d e c i ding t o p lace a bi d f o r t h i s property at th e t r ustee's sale. The t rustee's rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference. You may also acc ess sale s t atus a t www.northwesttrust ee. c o m and www.USA-Foreclosure.com. For further i nformation, p l e a s e c ontact: Nanci L a m bert Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 586-1900 F ritts, J e s s ica ( T S¹ 7883.20185) 1002.281934-File No.

federal law, persons having no record legal or equitable interest in the sublect property will only receive information concerning the lender's estimated or actual bid. Lender bid i nformation i s als o available at the t rust ee' s w e b sit e , www.northwesttrusPublished: August 17, tee.com. Notice is fur24, 31, 2015 and t her given t ha t a n y September 7, 2015 person named in ORS 86.778 has the right, a t any t im e p r io r t o five days before t he f or d ate last set fo r t h e Look i n g sale, to have this foreclosure p r o c e eding something in pardismissed a n d t he trust deed reinstated tiCular? Then you b y payment t o th e t he beneficiary of the en- n e e d tire amount then due (other than such por- Classified Ads! tion of the principal as would not then be due This is the simh ad no d e f ault o c curred) and by curing any other default com- PleSt, moSt ineXplained of herein that i s capable o f b e i n g pensive way for cured by tendering the performance required you to reaCh Peounder the obligation or trust deed, and in addi- ple in this area t ion t o p a y i n g s a i d sums or tendenng the w ith any m e s performance necess ary to cure the d e - Sage you might f ault, b y p a y ing a l l costs and expenses Want to deliVer.

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Town of North Union in the City of U n ion, Union County, Oregon, a ccording to t h e r e corded plat of said add ition; a n d r u n n i n g thence, North 60 feet; t hence, W e s t 200 feet; thence, South 60 feet; thence, East 200 feet to t h e P lace of Beginning. PROPERTY

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Finding playmate for daughter is the wrong reason to adopt

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DEARABBY: I am a 24-yearoldsingle case I decide to harm myself."

I don't know what to do. She made me mother ofan amazing 8-year-oldgirl.I have had more than my share of turmoil with promise not to tell anyone, and I don't want her father. We are no lorger together, and he toget herinto trouble. (Shes training to bea isn't in the picture. Abby, I feel damcged. I'm nurse and this could get her kicked out of the afraid I will never love again or ftnd anyone course.) Please help.

— ANXIOUS IN to love me the way I need.

My daughter is my shadow. We are literENGLAND DEARANXIOUS: Straighten this out allyjoined at the hip. She's lonely, always around adults and has no with your doctor immediately. Do not try to"protect" your one herage toplay with. I DEAR really want to have another sister There are programs child. While I may never ABB Y for h e alth care workers who have the right man tofather become addictedto drugs, and she needs to get into one, I'd like to save a life and one right now. If you need medications, you adopt another daughter and playmate for will have to arrange for someone other than my little girl.

Some people may see me as too yourg or your sister to dole them out — another relaunable to do it. But the love, care and provid- tive, a fiiend, pharmacist, whomever. Your ing for my child exceed anything I'll ever do doctormay be ableto suggestsomeone. in my life. What do you think?

— MATERVAL MIDWESTERVER DEARABBY:I am marrying a wonderful DEAR M.M.: To adopt a child for the man I love dearly. We have planned a dream reason you have stated would be a terrible wedding for ourselves rather quickly. I secured disservice to an innocent child. If you want thevenue we wanted. Therewasnootherplace your little girl to learn to make fiiends with or date available to us as backup. At this point, other children, then enroll her in day care, we would lose thousaru6if we cancel. where she will be exposed to some.

After months of meetings and negotiations As to your feeling that you are damaged with the woman who manages thefacility, and will neverfind love again,many women I was shocked to receive a textfrom my last feel as you do after a bad breakup. Most of ex-boyfriend informing me that he is the them heal, learn &om their experience and new general manager of the venue, and will go on to have fulfilling lives. In your case, it be mypointperson ofcontactfrom now on. may take the help of a therapist to find your Things did not end well in our relationship, self-confidence again. But trust me, it can and hestillowesme money from a loan I be done. Another child is not the answer to gavehim right beforethe breakup. what's ailing you right now.

This is extremely upsetting for me. I can't imcgine havirg to plan my wedding DEARABBY: My 85-year-old sister with someone who mistreated me and took accompanied me to see the doctor because advantage, nor do I want to see him on my ItoldherIhavebeen having thoughts of weddirg day. How do I express this to the harming myself. While we were there, the staffI worked with until this point so that I won't sound bitter or petty? doctorexpressed concern about theamount — BLUSHING BRIDE of strong prescription painkillers I have been takirg. He brought up my record, and DEAR B.B.: If you have been working it showed I have picked up this medication with a wedding planner, that person could four times in the last month. be the point of contact with this man rather Abby, my sister has been gettirg these than you.Ifyou don'thaveone,you and pills, not me. In the past, she ordered them your fiance — or your maid of honorand picked them up for me when I was should contact your ex and inform him that unable to do it myself, but I had no idea she you both prefer he have no part in planhas been collecting more in my name until ningthewedding and you would prefer he today. I didn't want to get her in trouble, so I remain out of sight when it occurs. didn't admit the truth to the doctor, but then Ifhe gives you any trouble, contact the he started to insist that my sister keep any owner of the facility, explain your predicamedications Ihaveunder lock and key "in ment and ask that person to intervene.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The unexpected rises ofbillionaire Donald Trump and socialist Bernie Sanders. Signs of weakness for Democratic &ont-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton. Curiosity about the future of Vice President Joe Biden.

It's been a summer of political chaos.

Yet in Ohio, the nation's most reliable general election bellwether, votersaretaking a more measured view of a race they ultimately may

Joe Biden, presidential candidate?

Vice President Joe Biden might run for presidentin 20t6 A survey shows growing support for his candidacy Which one of these individuals would you want to be the Democratic nominee for president in 2016?

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Earl Taggart, 44, a Gncinnati-area electrician, said Trump's bluntness is forcing othercandidates to address issues they would rather avoid, includingillegal immigration. But could Taggart see Trump becoming president?

"I don't think he's got a shot in hell," he said."He's not the mouthpiece we want for America."

Nearly all the voters drawn to Trump said there were other candidates they would consider supporting, namely Trump's fellow political novices: retired surgeon Ben Carson and former technology executive Carly Fiorina.

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One political veteran whose name did come up frequently was former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush — but only to reject theideaofelecting a third Bush as president. ''We've already had two Bushes," said Randy Wadsworth,a 62-year-old retired steelworker &om Canton who is solidly behind Trump.

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"I don't know whether she's telling the truth or lying," said Daniel Brown, a 50-yearold painterfrom Cincinnati."She's been avoiding it. Well not even really avoiding it, but not answering either."

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TUESDAY • College men's soccer:Eastern Oregon University at Walla Walla Community College (scrimmage),Walla Walla, Washington, 3 p.m.

• Prep volleyball: La Grande junior varsity at Wallowa, 4:30 p.m.

• Joseph at Elgin, 5 p.m.

• Enterprise at Wallowa, 5 p.m.

• La Grande at Pendleton, 6 p.m.

• College volleyball:Walla Walla University at Eastern Oregon University, Quinn Coliseum, 7 p.m.

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The La Grande football team controlleditsseason opener from start to finish.

Andrew Peasley ran for three touchdowns, Ray Jimenez added a touchdown reception and the Tiger defenseforced fourturnovers on its way to a dominant 24-2 win Friday at Nyssa.

"It was a good start," La Grande head coach Harold Shannon said.

"The kids played hard. I told them I expected them to play hard and

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The cost is $60 for all the sessions, $15 for drop-ins. The clinic is open to players from 6to14years of age. For more information, call 541963-3930, or email srodrigues@eou.edu.

Panthers go 1-1 at tourney The Imbler volleyball team beat Heppner 25-22, 25-19 before dropping a match to Kennedy, 25-22, 25-21, at a tournament in Heppner Saturday.

In the victory, Haley Vanleuven and Hannah Wilhelm had six kills, andTori Brownell had 22 digs. The Panthers (2-2 overall) next travel to face Grant Union Thursday.

Cats'comeback comes up short The Union volleyball team fell 25-18, 25-19, 22-25, 22-25, 17-15, atWestonMcEwen Friday.

No other stats were available. The Bobcats (2-1 overall) play at Elgin Thursday.

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La Grande's Kyla Gomes, right, jockeys for the ball with Riverside defender Ivonne Navarro during Saturday's match, which the Tigers won 8-0.

• Relentless attack from Tigers yields blowout in opener versus Riverside

By Ronald Bond The Observer

The La Grande girls soccer team startedthe season with a goalscoring flurry.

Brittney Bertrand netted a firsthalfhat trick,AlissaWelberg added two goals, and the Tigers dominated in their season opener, thumping Riverside 8-0 in a nonleague match Saturday at home.

"The girls played phenomenally," Tigers head coach Sam Brown said of his team's performance. "They put into practice the things we had been working on."

The Tigers spent most of the game on Riverside's half of the field, using a relentless offensiveattack

The Cove volleyball team beat Harper/Huntington 25-21, 25-19, before losing to Jordan Valley 25-19,23-25, 15-13, at a tournament in Prairie City Saturday.

No other stats were available. Cove (1-2 overall) plays at EnterpriseThursday.

and bringing a continual barrage at the Pirates' defense.

"That's exactly what we wanted to do," Brown said. 'We really w anted to go aggressive but atthe same time possess the ball and play controlledpossession soccer — very deliberate, very controlled."

It didn't take long for La Grande to stri ke,as Bertrand scored off a pass from Kyla Gomes just two minutes in for an early 1-0 lead. The sophomore forward added her second goal four minutes later, weaving through the Riverside defense and scoringfora tw o-goaledge.

"A five-minute pounce is what we call it, and then we kind of just want to keep possession and get the goal as fast as we can," Bertrand said of the quick start.

Gomes found Brittany Hanson in front of the net for a 3-0 lead in the 10th minute, and Rebecca Conklin

d first-half points lead Wallowa to victory

By Mike Weber DUFUR — The Wallowa Cougars displayed the same prolific offensive attack that they had last year in a season opening nonleague matchup against the Chiloquin Panthers. The No. 7 ranked Cougars scored the first 24 points of the game andpulledaway fora lopsided 60-14 win Friday at Dufur High School.

"It's our first game, so we had some mental mistakes

that enabled them (Chiloquin) to get a couple of scores," Wallowa head coach Matt Brockamp said.'We played a little ragged at times,but it'sgood tosee where we're at after the first game. We still have lots of things that we need to improve on. The only scores theyhad came afterwe had turnovers that put them in good field position."

Senior quarterback Koby Frye threw three touchdowns, and junior running back Chandler Burns had 16 carries for 178 yards and two touchdowns to help lead the Cougars to victory.

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The La Grande girls soccer team had about as good of a start as it could have hoped for.

The Tigers kicked off the fall campaign with an 8-0 drubbing of Riverside in a nonleague match Saturday at home. Sophomore Brittney Bertrand racked up three goals in the victory, all in the first half. The forward scored two minutes into the match to spark La Grande to the big win.

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ford and Cade Reedalso added interceptions for La Grande (1-0 overall).

'The defense played tough," Shannon said.'We had six people in on every tackle. There were people all over the ball."

Peasley (93 yards rushing) and Jimenez (44 yards) combined for 137 of theTigers'149 yards gained on the ground. Peasley also went 9-of-18 for 123yards,71ofwhich went to Jimenez.

J.P Martinez led Nyssa (0-1 overall) with 80 yards rushing.

La Grande hits the road again Friday when it travels to Weiser, Idaho.

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Wallowa senior running back Noah Allen looks for a seam during the first quarter of a 60-14 triumph over Chiloquin Friday in Dufur.

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lowed through on that."

Peasley put the Tigers ahead to stay with an early 9-yard run to cap a short 20-yard drive for a 6-0 lead at the 6:53 mark of the first quarter. The sophomore added scoring runs of 63 and 18 yards in the second quarter as La Grande jumped ahead 18-0 at halfhme.

The Bulldogs, who managed just127 totalyards,scored their only points on a safety early in the third quarter before Peasley found Jimenez for a 70-yard touchdown with 6:04 remaining in the third quarterfora 22-pointedge.

The Tigers forced a turnover in each quarter. Isaiah Cranford recordedan interception and recovered a fumble, and Alec Cran-

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netteda left-footed kick from 15 yards out in the 25th minute to put the Tigers ahead 4-0.

Bertrand completed her hat trick six minutes later, scoring on a crossing pass from Kyndall Perry, and Welberg completed the firsthalf scoring fest with a boot from the top of the goal box 33 minutes in for a 6-0 halftime lead.

The score could have been even more lopsided, but Riverside goalie Abby Hernandez tallied several impressive first-half saves, even recordingsome diving stops.

But the Tiger offense continually poundedthe Pirate defense,and La Grande's speed was clearly a force Riverside couldn't deal with.

"It's as evident as we knew it would be," Brown said of the team speed. "Really fun to watch that kind of pace."

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Cove splits at tournament

Tigers roll in opener at Nyssa

Mounties back home at Quinn No. 6 Eastern Oregon University hosts its Cascade Collegiate Conference home opener against Walla Walla (Washingtonj University Tuesday.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif.— An inability to capitalize on two opportunistic plays by its defense and special teams early in the first quarter set the tone for Eastern Oregon Universityin a 41-20footballlosstoSacramento State on Saturday.

After the Mountaineers made the early plays, the Hornets of the Big Sky Conference reeled off 31 unanswered first-half points to hand Eastern Oregon its second straight defeattostartthe season.

"I wanted to win this game so badly for the kids, but at the same time I'm very, very proud of the fi ghtthey have,"Eastern head coach Tim Camp said.'They have grit, and that will take us a long ways in the Frontier Conference."

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WHO'S HOT

VERNON ADAMS: Facing his old team, the new University of Oregon quarterback threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns while

rushing for 94 yards in a 61-42 win over Eastern

Washington University.

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WASHINGTON ST.: Steven Long broke a 17-all tie with a 1-yard touchdown run with 2:19

remaining to send Big Sky Conference's Portland St. to a surprising upset victory over the Cougars in Pullman, Washington.

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Toronto (Buehrle 14-6) at Boston (Porcello 6-12), 10:35 a.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 10-11) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 12-7), 11:10 a.m.

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Minnesota (Milone 7-4) at Kansas City (Ventura 10-7), 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 15-3) at L.A. Angels (Tropeano 1-2), 6:05 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Baltimore (Gausman 2-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 11-6), 4:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (E.Ramirez 10-5) at Detroit (Boyd 1-5), 4:08 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 10-10) at Boston (Owens 2-2), 4:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Carrasco 12-9) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 6-6), 5:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Gibson 9-9) at Kansas City (Volquez 12-7), 5:10 p.m.

Houston (Kazmir 7-9) at Oakland (S.Gray 12-7), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 12-6) at L.A. Angels (Heaney 6-2), 7:05 p.m.

Texas (Hamels 2-1) at Seattle (TWalker 10-7), 7:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Saturday's Games Milwaukee 8, Cincinnati 6, 1st game Chicago Cubs 2, Arizona 0 Boston 9, Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 1 Milwaukee 7, Cincinnati 3, 2nd game Washington 8, Atlanta 2 N.Y. Mets 7, Miami 0 San Francisco 7, Colorado 3

L.A. Dodgers 2, San Diego 0

Sunday's Games Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 3 Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Washington 8, Atlanta 4 Boston 6, Philadelphia 2 Chicago Cubs 6, Arizona 4 L.A. Dodgers 5, San Diego 1 San Francisco 7, Colorado 4 Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 1

Monday's Games N.Y. Mets (Niese 8-10) at Washington (Scherzer 11-11), 10:05 a.m.

Milwaukee (Z.Davies 0-0) at Miami (Nicolino 3-2), 10:10 a.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 7-9) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 7-10), 10:10 a.m.

Chicago Cubs (Haren 8-9) at St. Louis (Wacha 15-4), 11:15 a.m.

Colorado (K.Kendrick 4-12) at San Diego (Kennedy 8-12), 1:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Leake 9-7) atArizona (Corbin 4-3), 1:10 p.m.

Atlanta (W.Perez 4-6) at Philadelphia (Harang 5-14), 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 15-3) at L.A. Angels (Tropeano 1-2), 6:05 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Atlanta (Undecided) at Philadelphia (Nola 5-2), 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Harvey 12-7) at Washington (Zimmermann 12-8), 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Jungmann 9-5) at Miami (Conley 3-1), 4:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Liriano 9-7) at Cincinnati (R.lglesias 3-6), 4:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hammel 7-6) at St. Louis (Wacha 15-4), 5:15 p.m.

San Francisco (Vogelsong 9-11) at Arizona (Ch.Anderson 6-5), 6:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 12-6) at L.A. Angels (Heaney 6-2), 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (J.Gray 0-0) at San Diego (Rea 2-2), 7:10 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday EAST Boston College 24, Maine 3 Bryant 27, American lnternational 3 Bucknell 17, Marist 0 Bulfalo 51, Albany (NY) 14 Dayton 27, Robert Morris 24 Duquesne 47, Kentucky Christian 7 Holy Cross 27, Monmouth (NJ) 19 Navy 48, Colgate 10 Pittsburgh 45, Youngstown St. 37 Rutgers 63, Norfolk St. 13 Sacred Heart 43, St. Anselm 19 St. Francis (Pa.) 48, Georgetown 20 Temple 27, Penn St. 10 West Virginia 44, Georgia Southern 0 William 8 Mary 34, Lafayette 7 SOUTH Alabama 35, Wisconsin 17 Appalachian St. 49, Howard 0 Auburn 31, Louisville 24 Clemson 49, Wolford 10 Coastal Carolina 38, Furman 35 East Carolina 28, Towson 20 Florida 61, New Mexico St. 13 Florida St. 59, Texas St. 16 Georgia 51, Louisiana-Monroe 14 Hampton 35, Kentucky St. 20 Jacksonville St. 23, Chattanooga 20 James Madison56, Morehead St.7 Kentucky 40, Louisiana-Lafayette 33 Liberty 32, Delaware St. 13 Louisiana Tech 62, Southern U. 15

Maryland 50, Richmond 21 Memphis 63, Missouri St. 7 Mercer 28, Austin Peay 7 Miami 45, Bethune-Cookman 0 M iddle Tennessee 70,Jackson St.14 Mississippi 76, UT Martin 3 Mississippi St. 34, Southern Miss. 16 NCAST61, Shaw7 NC Central 72, St. Augustine's 0 NC State 49, Troy 21 South Alabama 33, Gardner-Webb 23 South Florida 51, FloridaASM 3 Stetson 42, Webber International 13 Tennessee 59, Bowling Green 30 The Citadel 69, Davidson 0 W. Carolina 42, Mars Hill 14 MIDWEST BYU 33, Nebraska 28 Cincinnati 52, AlabamaASM 10 Drake 44, William Jewell 30 lllinois 52, KentSt. 3 Incarnate Word 18, Texas ASM-Kingsville 16 Indiana 48, S. Illinois 47 Indiana St. 52, Butler 17 lowa 31, lllinois St. 14 lowa St. 31, N. Iowa 7 Kansas St. 34, South Dakota 0 Miami (Ohio) 26, Presbyterian 7 Missouri 34, SE Missouri 3 N. Illinois 38, UNLV 30 Northwestern 16, Stanford 6 Notre Dame 38, Texas 3 Old Dominion 38, E. Michigan 34 S. Dakota St. 41, Kansas 38 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 48, UTEP 13 Houston 52, Tennessee Tech 24 Lamar 66, Bacone 3 N. Arizona 34, Stephen F. Austin 28 Oklahoma 41, Akron 3 Prairie View 38, Texas Southern 11 Rice 56, Wagner 16 Texas ASM 38, Arizona St. 17 Texas Tech 59, Sam Houston St. 45 Tulsa 47, FAU 44, OT FAR WEST Air Force 63, Morgan St. 7 Cal Poly 20, Montana 19 California 73, Grambling St. 14 Colorado St. 65, Savannah St. 13 Idaho St. 55, Black Hills St. 0 N. Colorado 42, Western St. (Col.) 34 New Mexico 66, MVSU 0 North Dakota 24, Wyoming 13 Oregon 61, E. Washington 42 Portland St. 24, Washington St. 17 Sacramento St. 41, E. Oregon 20 San Diego St. 37, San Diego 3 Southern Cal 55, Arkansas St. 6 UCLA 34, Virginia 16

BASKETBALL WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-New York 2 2 9 .71 0 x-Chicago 20 12 .6 2 5 2 ' / 2 x-Indiana 18 13 . 581 4 Washington 16 15 . 516 6 Connecticut 14 18 .4 3 8 8 ' / 2 Atlanta 13 18 . 419 9 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 21 11 . 6 56 x-Phoenix 19 13 . 594 2 x-Tulsa 16 15 .5 1 6 4 ' / 2 LosAngeles 14 18 . 438 7 Seattle 9 22 .2 9 0 11'/2 San Antonio 7 25 . 219 1 4 x-clinched playolf spot

PREP BOYS SOCCER

HermiSton nOtChed a gOal in eaCh half and held Dff a late rally &Dm La Grande to defeat theTigerS,2-1,in a nonleague matCh Saturday in HermiSton.

"It was a really good match," Tigers coach Wade Wright said.'Mer Hiverside and that surprise, we thought about what went wrong. We really WOrked Dn OrganiZatiOn thiS Week. We

WOrked hard to PrePare fOr HermiSton (and) it was a close match."

In some aspects, the Tigers even OutPlayed the BulldogS, aS the team ColleCted SeVenShOtSto HermiSton'S three and heldpossession more often,according to Wright.

Still, La Grande (0-2 overall) had to Play CatCh-uP, and didn't get Dn the bOard until Blaine KreutZ SCOredDff a

Phoenix 82, San Antonio 52

Sunday's Games

Atlanta 73, Washington 67 LosAngeles 92, Tulsa 73 Chicago 93, Seattle 65 New York 75, Minnesota 71

Tuesday's Games

Indiana at Washington, 4 p.m.

San Antonio at Tulsa, 5 p.m.

Seattle at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

SOCCER MLS Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s G F GA D .C. United 1 3 1 0 5 44 35 3 4 New York 12 7 6 42 43 28 Columbus 11 9 8 41 45 4 7 N ew England 11 9 7 40 38 3 6 T oronto FC 1 1 1 1 4 37 45 4 4 Montreal 9 11 4 31 34 3 7 P hiladelphia 8 14 6 30 35 4 5 O rlandoCity 7 13 8 29 33 5 0 N ewYorkCityFC 7 13 7 28 38 4 6 Chicago 7 14 6 27 34 4 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s G F GA LosAngeles 1 3 8 7 46 49 3 3 V ancouver 14 10 3 45 38 2 8 FC Dallas 13 8 5 44 38 30 Seattle 1 3 13 2 41 3 4 3 1 Sporting KC 1 1 7 7 40 40 3 5 Portland 11 9 7 40 29 32 S an Jose 11 11 5 38 33 3 1 Houston 9 10 8 35 35 3 4 Colorado 8 9 9 33 25 27 R eal Salt Lake 8 1 1 8 32 29 4 0 NOTE: Three points for a victory, one point for a tie.

Saturday's Games New England 3, Orlando City 0 Montreal 4, Chicago 3 Seattle 2, Toronto FC 1 Philadelphia 2, San Jose 1

Sunday's Games FC Dallas 3, Columbus 0

TENNIS U.S Open SUNDAY At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York Purse: $42.3 million Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Fourth Round Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, def. Jeremy Chardy (27), France, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (19), France, def.

Benoit Paire, France, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.

Feliciano Lopez (18), Spain, def. Fabio Fognini (32), Italy, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def.

Roberto Bautista Agut (23), Spain, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Women Fourth Round Venus Williams (23), United States, def. Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, 6-2, 6-1.

Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Madison Keys (19), United States, 6-3, 6-3.

Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Eugenie Bouchard (25), Canada, walkover.

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Connor Cutler aSSiSt in the 33rd minute Df the SeCOndhalf to Cut the defiCit to 2-1.

La Grande kept the pressure up late, but WaS unable to get eVen. '%e had SeVen Dr eight minuteS Where We really juSt hammered aWay trying to get the tying score,"Wright said.

The TigerS are Dn the rOad again ThurSday When they traVel to take Dn Ontario.

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COmPletiOnS Df 14 yardS to Nnamdi Agude and 49 yardS to Shane HarriSon PrOPelled SaCramentO State to the Mountaineer34-yard line,and running baCkJOrdan RObinSOn SCOredDn a 10-

yard reception from quarterback Daniel KniSn to Put the HOrnetS uP 7-0.

Steve Yingling photo

Eastern Oregon University quarterback Zach Bartlow rolls away from defensive pressure against Sacrament St. Saturday.

but credit Sacramento State for putting "Our jobWaS toCreate SOme DPPDrtLtPreSSure Dn uS early and getting Dn Dur nities, and I thought we dtd that," Camp guys quicldy." said."But we just didn't take advantage On the final driVe Df the half BartlDW DftheOPPOrtunitieS." COmPletedPaSSeS Df13yardSto Brenden An eight-yard punt by Harden set Kelly, 11 yardS to CalVin ConnorS and a 30-yard SWing PaSS to A.J. PrOm aS time up the Hornets' second score late in the first quarter. From the Mountaineer 27, expired. the HOrnetS juSt needed three PlayS to With his squad facing a 31-0 deficit, reach the end zone — the scoring play CamP kePt hiS team fOCuSedWith a modCOming Dn a 21-yard PaSS &Dm Kni5n estsecond halfgoal.

"At halNme, I Said, 'I Want to Win the to ISiah Hennie.

Hennie's 67-yard punt return for a second half and don't look at the scoretOuChdOWnPuShed the HOrnetS' lead to board,'" Camp said."And they respond21-0 with 13:29 left in the second quared. I'm Very eXCited abOut the future Df ter, and Sacramento St. added 10 more this football program, without a doubt." to go ahead 31-0.

The HOrnetS Started Dff the third The Mountaineers were held without quarter with a touchdown before the a firSt dOWnthrOughOut mOSt Dfthe SBCMOuntaineerS turned to their kiCkOfF Dnd quarter but PrOduCed three inSide team togetDn thebOard. the final minute.

Eastern's Jace Biljingsley patiently 'They are really faSt Dn defenSe and uSed hiSblDCkerSdOWnthe Sideline haVe a WhOle bunCh Df athletiC dudeS," While mOtOring frOm end ZOne to end Said EaStern quarterbaCk ZaCh BartlDW zone for a 100-yard kickoff return for a Who finiShed With 163 PaSSing yardS touchdown.A bad snap from center preand an additiOnal 29 yardS Dn the Vented the MOuntaineerS &Dm attemPtground."They gave us some trouble in ing the extra point.

"Our guys had it blocked up really the firSt half, not a WhOle lot Df time,

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Well and We needed that SPark to get uS going in the second half," said Biljingsley DfhiS neW PerSOnal beSt fOr length Df a kickoff return."It was big because we Were Struggling Dn OffenSe." W ith the score 41-6,Eastern provided some offensive fireworks in the final 12 minutes.

Running a WildCat fOrmatiOn Dn the goal line, wide receiver T J. Esekielu PiCked uP a 1DW SnaP &Dm Center and raced into the end zone with 3:14 remaining. The play capped a 12-play SCOringdriVe highlighted by fiVe BartlDW COmPletiOnS, inCluding One to himSel f and a 17-yard keeper by the junior quarterback.

A fumble recovery at the Hornet 34 Set uP the final SCOreDf the game. Bart1DW COmPleted the quiCk SCOringdriVe

With a 11-yardSCOring tOSS to Brenden Kelly to C1OSe the margin to three touChdDWnS.

Eastern (0-2 overall, 0-1 Frontier) COnCludeS itS three-game rOad SWing to open the season when it visits defending NAIA national champion Southern Oregon in a conference game Saturday.

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Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Thomaz Bellucci (30), Brazil, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5.

Women Third Round Petra Kvitova (5), Czech Republic, def.

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (32), Slovakia, 6-2, 6-1.

Johanna Konta, Britain, def. Andrea Petkovic (18), Germany, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Sam Stosur (22), Australia, def. Sara Errani (16), Italy, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1.

Flavia Pennetta (26), Italy, def. Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Varvara Lepchenko, United States, def.

Mona Barthel, Germany, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Victoria Azarenka (20), Belarus, def. Angelique Kerber (11), Germany, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.

Simona Halep (2), Romania, def.

Shelby Rogers, United States, 6-2, 6-3.

Sabine Lisicki (24), Germany, def.

Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.

opener. I think we did great

With more than 11,375 fans looking Dn in Sunbaked HOrnet Stadium, the Mountaineers forced a punt and

CaPitaliZe, aS tWD PaSS attemPtS and a

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rush netted zero yards. Eastern elected to Puntand Nathan Harden Pinned the Hornets at their 2-yard line. With poor field position, the Hornets refused

Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def. Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, and Barbora Strycova (13), Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-0.

Chan Yung-jan and Chan Hao-ching (9), Taiwan, def. Irina-Camelia Begu and Raluca Olaru, Romania, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (4).

Sara Errani and Flavia Pennetta (11), Italy, def. Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears (6), United States, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2.

SATURDAY Singles Men Third Round Richard Gasquet (12), France, def. Bernard Tomic (24), Australia, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.

Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, def.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (31), Spain, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (7), 6-3, 6-3.

Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (29), Germany, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

John Isner (13), United States, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4, retired.

Donald Young, United States, def. Viktor Troicki (22), Serbia, 4-6, 0-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-4.

Stan Wawrinka (5), Switzerland, def. Ruben Bemelmans, Belgium, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Kevin Anderson (15), South Africa, def.

Dominic Thiem (20), Austria, 6-3, 7-6 (3),

Perry got in Dn the scoring &enzy early in the second half, netting a pass from Bertrand in the 14th minute. Welberg capped the scoring eight minutes later, bOOting a 1OOS e ball Dn a corner kick past a diving Hernandez for an insurmountable 8-0 edge.

"I think we dtd amazing as ateam,"Welberg said.

"This is what we were

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sessions. Eastern defensive back Byron BenSOn diS1Odged the fOOtball &Dm tight end JOhn CorteZ and linebaCker TuCker Stanley reCOVered the miSCue DnSaCramento State'S 49.

However, the Mountaineers couldn't

Sweden, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2).

BeCauSe Df La Grande'S endlessoffensive attack, the Pirates rarely had an OPPOrtunity to POSt a scoring threat, and the few Riverside changes were Snuffed Dut by the defenSe and goalie Kylee Schelin.

"There's some things we Can definitely tighten uP Dn defense, but what we saw today was good and I was imPreSSed With all Df them," Brown said.

The Tigers (1-0 overall) get an early look at Ontario when they hit the road for

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Doubles Men Third Round Dominic lnglot, Britain, and Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, def. Tommy Haas, Germany, and Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut (12), France, def. Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez (7), Spain, 6-2, 6-3.

Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, and Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Colin Fleming, Britain, and Treat Huey, Philippines, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers (8), Australia, def. Philipp Oswald, Austria, and Adil Shamasdin,Canada, 6-4,6-4.

Women Third Round Anna-LenaGroenefeld,Germany, and CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, def.

Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka (7), Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4.

Casey Dellacqua, Australia, and Yaroslava Shvedova (4), Kazakhstan, def.

Jelena Jankovic and Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5.

Caroline Garcia, France, and Katarina Srebotnik (5), Slovenia, def. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, and Johanna Larsson,

Said.'%ehad a COuPleDf bad plays early, but we Continued ~om Page1C held Dur heads uP and We just came back and started WallDWa juniOr Wide playing together as a team. receiver Travis Haga was a We had tofOCuSDnhOlding key target for Frye, hauling onto the ball a little better, in SCOringreCePtiOnS Df74 and we dtd that real well in and 62 yardS, in additiOn to the second half." a PairDftWD-Point ConVerThe COugarS then ConSionS. Chiloquin'S defenSe tinued displaying a potent was simply overwhelmed offensive attack as they by the Cougar offense, SCOredDnan 11-Play, 51WhiCh amaSSed a tOtal Df yard series, highlighted by a 26-yard run by BurnS to the 651 yards in a dominant PerfOrmanCe. WallDWa'S de- Panther 14-yard line. Frye fenSe thWarted Chiloquin cappedtheserieswith a 1-yard touchdown scamper, initially while holding the PantherS to juSt 32 yardS and hiS tWD-POint ConVerDn their firSt fOur OffenSiVe

SiOn tOSSto Haga gaVe Wal-

possessions.

"This win provides us

1DWa a 16-0 adVantage.

The Cougars extended the lead Dn a 74-yard

With 1OtS DfCOnfidenCe and

momentum that will help us prepare for next week's matchup, and hopefully, we'll get another win," Frye Said."(Chiloquin) Played tough the entire game.

We were in pretty good shape, though, with the mOmentum gOing Dur Way

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tWiCe in a SPan DfjuSt 1:23 to quiCkly trim the margin to 24-14With 8:24 leftin the second.

game."

WallDWa jumPed in frOnt quickly in the opening quarter. A six-play, 54-yard

to Haga. NOah Allen'S tWD-Point COnVerSiOn run

PrOPelled WalloWa in frOnt 24-0 with 1:08 left in the opening quarter.

Chiloquin thentOOk adVantage Df WallDWa turnOVerS inthe SeCOnd to SCOre

WallDWa reSPOnded Dn itS driVe Dnthe firSt POSSeSSiOn neXt POSSeSSiOn to eXtend

Dfthe game WaS CaPPed by Burns' 7-yard touchdown run. Frye'S tWD-Point ConVerSiOn nTn gaVe WallDWa

an 8-0lead just2:08 into the game. '%e felt like it would be a tough game. We knew that we couldn't just come in here and eXPeCt to Walk away with a win," Burns

its lead. Patrick Ritthaler's 10-yard TD run put Wal1DWa uP 30-14 at halNme, and a 62-yard TD pass from Frye to Haga in the third quarter Put WallDWa uP 3814, and sealed the win.

The Cougars (1-0 overall) traVel to Adrian to take Dn the defending champion and ND.1AntelOPeS Friday.

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Bobcats placesecond behind Wells,Fox Vikingsrallyand Observer staff

PREP CROSS COUNTRY

Paced by a fikh-place finish from Elly Wells and a sixth-place showing &om Alisa Fox, the Union/Cove girls cross country team placed second at the Runner Soul Cross Country Fest Saturday in Hermiston.

"I was ecstatic," Union/Cove head coach Steve Sheehy said.'We had a re-

ally good day."

Wells (20 minutes, 34.1 seconds) and Fox (20:35.9l led four Union/Cove runners who placed in the top 15 as the team scored 57 points, just behind Oregon City, which won with 51 points.

Pendleton (97 points) took third.

Kyndal Murchison (21:38.7l and

Kathryn Sheehy (21:41.1l placed 12th and 14th,respect ively.

La Grande's Heather Keniry (20:12.8l placedsecond overall,whileteammate

Abby Crews (21:48.6l placed 15th and KendraBlake (23:17.7lplaced 41st.

finish with 99 points. Hermiston (63

points) and Southridge, Washington (96l "For them to do this well and for them to finish the way they did made me really happy, and it made them really happy," Tigers head coach Alma Crow said.

Enterprise/Joseph's Dawn Mist Movich-Fields (20:13.5l took third just behind Keniry. Isabelle Tingelstad (22:01.7l placed 17th and Eliza Irish (22:11.0lcame in 23rd asthe team placed sixth with 140 points.

"Overall I thought she ran an exceptional race," head coach Dan Moody said of Movich-Fields."I was surprised where our girls finished. Isabelle has had just four practices. The girls did really well."

Elgin's only runner on the girls side, Lerae Ruck (26:02.2l, came in 64th.

On the boys side, Union/Cove's Alex

Graimder (17:01.3l placed fifth and Jeremy Baxter (17:49.1l came in 15th to lead the team to a third place overall

took the top two team spots.

'They really showed up well today," Sheehy said.'What we wanted to focus on for them was to be really calmed and controlled at the starts, but then to fight for the race."

The combined efforts of the Bobcats boys and girls led to them taking home the race's combined team trophy.

Union/Cove's Samuel OReilly (18:13.1l came in 19th overall to round out the top three.

La Grande's Keegan Dutto (17:59.2l came in 16th overall to lead the Tigers to a fikh-place finish with 145 points. The senior bested teammates Dean Ricker

(18:14.3l and Braden Crews (18:29.7l who game in 20th and 23rd, respectively.

Jonathan Flippo (19:12.7l and Micah

Flippo (19.41.4l paced Elgin, which came in 13th with 339 points.

Mustangs trample Imbler's upsethopes

By Ronald Bond

PREP FOOTBALL

The Observer

Heppner entered the 2015 campaign as a team considered capable of making a run at the Class 2A state championship.

The Mustangs began their quest with a dominant win Friday night.

C.J. Kindle scored a touchdown four different ways, Kaden Clark threw two scores and ran for a third, and Heppner opened the season with a 42-8 nonleague victory over Imbler at a rainy Community Stadium in La Grande.

Behind a stout defense, a balanced offense and explosive special teams play, the Mustangs raced out to an early lead, imposing their will most of the night.

Kindle opened the scoring by returning the opening kickofF83 yards for a touchdown, then later took a direct snap and ran the ball in from four yards to cap a 75-yard drive and put Heppner up 14-0 just five minutes into the game.

"It just happened — blocking everywhere, some big guys making killer hits and just making holes everywhere for me," Kindle said of the kickoff return.

Clarklofted a perfectly thrown deepballtoreceiver Logan Grieb for a 24-yard

touchdown and a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter before Kindle struck again, this time returning a punt 70 yards for a touchdown at the 7:52 mark.

Imbler, meanwhile, struggledto move theball for much of the first half, as the Panthers were hurt by untimely penalties — one of which brought back a touchdown in the first quarterand found limited success on the ground.

The Panthers caught a break late in the first half Tim Mustoe/The Observer when Clarkfumbled and Imbler's Tyler Tandy breaks off a run in between a herd Tyler Bales returned the ball of Heppner defenders during Friday's 42-8 loss to the to the Heppner 45-yard line Mustangs at Community Stadium. with 33 seconds remaining.

"Hopefully these guys in Quarterback Brandon McGilIt was 42-0 when Imbler vray scrambled 15 yards on respondedwith itsbestdrive (the locker room) understand back-to-back plays as Imbler of the game, going 54 yards that you're only going to threatened, but the clock ran on 12plays to getintothe red get better by playing good out before the Panthers could zone. McGilvray and Tyler competition. That's why we get into the end zone.

Tandy picked up first downs schedule teams like Heppner, "I feel like there's a lot of on the ground, and McGilWeston-McEwen and teams things to improve on," McGil- vray found Anu Kanoho for like that," Imbler head coach a 30-yard completion on the vray said."They're definitely Dustan Adams said.'They're a really good team, but we drive, but Heppner's Weston going to challenge us and definitely could have been a Putman — who collected two forceus tobecome abetter lot closer if we would have turnovers— picked otfa pass team." executed and taken care of in the end zone on fourth Martin led Imbler with 69 the small things." down tostallthedrive. yards on the ground, while Kindle, who had 74 yards Calvin Martin put the McGilvray gained 56 and receiving and 31 rushing, Panthers on the board late, Tandy added53.McGil vray scored early in the third scoring from 14 yards out alsowent 4-for-8 for62yards. quarter on a nine-yard shovel and running in the two-point Imbler (0-1 overall) returns pass &om Clark for a 35-0 conversion with 21 seconds home Fridayfora nonleague edge. remaining. tilt with Weston-McEwen.

Huskies,Sadgerssgarkleinogeners Observer staff

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Quarterback Seth Dixon threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns and ran for two more as Powder Valley opened the season with a 56-6 rout of Harper/ Huntington in a Special District 1 game Friday on the road.

'The offense did well. %el distributed the ball well," head coach Riley Martin said."One of my main goals is to get the ball distributed among many players on the offense."

The Badgers did indeed spread the ball around, as five different players found the end zone on the afternoon.

Sean Stanford and Dixon scored on runs of eight and 30 yards, respectively, to put Powder Valley ahead 16-0 through one quarter. Dixon then went to the air, finding Stanford and Korey Grende each for 7-yard touchdowns as the lead swelled to 30-0 at halNme. Aaron Aldrich and Dawson Smith alsoscored in therout.

Dixon added 75 yards on the ground to lead the Badgers, while Smith gained

sively, holding Dayton to just 37 yards on the ground and 161 for the game.

55 rushing. Grende led the team with 77 Elgin (1-0 overall) continues play Friyards receiving and two scores. day when it hosts Harper/Huntington.

Powder Valley (1-0 overall) hits the road Friday when it visits Council, Idaho. Tigerssubdue Outlaws Enterprise opened the season on the Huskies' offense rolling wrong side of a shutout, as Stanfield Gage Little threw for 327 yards and blanked the Outlaws 42-0 Friday in a five touchdowns and Elgin racked up 536 nonleague game in Enterprise. yards of offense on its way to a 48-16 road Stanfield scored in every quarter and victory over Dayton, Washington, Friday. scored28 second-halfpointsto putthe "Dayton really worked to shut our run game away. game down, so we really leaned on our The Outlaws racked up 242 total yards passing game and they shined," Huskies and had 13 first downs. Isaac Rowley led head coach Brock Eckstein said. the team with 78 rushing yards on 16 Four of Little's scoring strikes went carries. Justin Exon added 50 more yards to Gavin Christenson, who pulled in on the ground, and Will McCadden com11 passes for 279 yards. The receiver binedfor 85 passing and rushing yards. scored on passes of 33, 50 and two yards Trent Bales had a 37-yard reception. in the first half as Elgin raced out to a Defensively, Wade Isley had a team 26-0halNme lead,and added another high 14 tackles, seven solo, and Exon 33-yard touchdown catch in the second registered13 tackles,tw oforced fumbles half. Jaydon McKay added a 28-yard and a fumble recovery for the Outlaws (0-1 overall), who next take on Irrigon in touchdown run in the opening half.

The Huskies also dominated defenHermiston Friday.

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By Josh Benham The Observer

Umatilla showed it's put last year in the rearview mirror at the expense of Union/Cove's home opener.

Vikings' quarterback Jesus Ramirez scored on a 5-yard touchdown run to take the lead with 9:39 left in the game, and the final drivefortheW ildcatscame up short as Umatilla clipped Union/Cove 7-6 Friday in a rain-soaked nonleague opener for both teams in Union.

The Vikings won their first game since Sept. 13, 2013, atter going 0-9 last year. In 2014's opener, Union/Cove blasted Umatilla 50-6 in Umatilla.

'This group's earned it," Umatilla head coach Mike Mosher said.'They're veterans finally. They've taken their lumps and never quit."

The Wildcats lone score came on a thrilling 67-yard punt return for a touchdown by senior Brooke Scantling in the first half, but besides the specialteams score,the Union/Cove offense was nonexistent. ''When we finally got some rhythm going,we'd have a penalty or drop the slick ball and fumble," Union/Cove head coach Jon Reynolds said.'We need to find our identity."

Midway through the first quarter, Union/Cove's Quinn Evans intercepted a Ramirez pass deep m lns own temtory. But fiom his quarterback position, Evans gave it

right back when Umatilla's Cody Samson picked him otf on the ensuing drive.

The Wildcats would force a punt to generate their first and only points. Scantling scooped up the bounding kick and darted through a hole on the right side, cutting back to the middle of the field at around the 10yard line to reach paydirt.

The point atter was no good, but Union/Cove went up 6-0 with 3:14 in the first quarter.

The Vikings would break through, however, on Ramirez's score in the fourth, which came on the heels of a 37-yard scamper by running back Hunter Cook.

Trailing by a point, Evans converted a quarterback sweep on fourth and 4, reaching the 50-yard line with about seven minutes left. The Wildcats converted another fourth down on a Umatilla penalty and had first down on the Vikings' 35 with 5:30 left. But Evans was sacked on second down, and on fourth and 25, he was picked otf on a desperation throw by Samson.

Umatilla picked up a first down on third and 7 on Josh Dever's 7-yard run and iced the clock fiom there.

Union/Cove (0-1 overall) travelstoRiversideFriday.

'This doesn't change anything other than our record," Reynolds said."It's one game, but we've got to learn from these situations."

Badgers take First Observer staff

Powder Valley defeated Joseph in the championship, 25-17, 25-18,totakefi rstat a tournamentin Prairie Cit. In the semilinals, Powder Valleywon 25-14, 25-21, over Prairie Cit. Prior to that, Powder Valleywent 3-0in bracket play, beating Harper/ Huntington, Dayville/Monument and Joseph.

"As the day progressed the team became a stronger unit," Badgers head coach Marji Lind said.'This is an exciting time. The girls have reallyimproved as a team in the past week" The Badgers, who had 81 kills and 49acesforthe tournament, also defeatedAdrian 25-9, 25-14, 12-25 and 25-12 on the road Fridaynight.

Powder Valley(4-3 overall) plays at Cove Friday.

The Eagles,meanwhile, beat Harper/Huntimgton and Dayville%Ionumentinpool play before losingto Pbwder Valley toearn secondintheir pool.

In the se~ s , Joseph beatAdrian before falling to the Badgers. ''We were moving well as a team,"head coach Jill Hite said.'Theyreally communicated well on the floor."

No scores or stats were

PREP VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP available. Joseph hosts Elgin in nonleague play Tuesday.

Outlaws goes 1-4 The Enterprise volleyball team started the season by going 1-2 in pool play before dmpping both ofits matches in bracket play Saturday at theHeppner tournament. ''We started otf slow this morning and then it picked up after that," head coach LaShawnda Gill said."Our passing was pretty good. We

had a good blocking game and had some great hits."

Andrea Butterfield had 14 kills and seven blockson the day, and Riley Grayhad six kills and three blocks. Jackie and Gwen Jensen both had 14 assists Inits pool, Enterprise dmppedsinglesetm atches to Grant Union and Imbler by identical 25-12 scores, while defeating Wallowa 25-17. In bracket play, the Outlaws dmpped their first match to Weston-McEwen, 25-19, 25-13 and were ousted by Heppner in the consolation bracket, 25-16, 25-22.

The Outlaws (0-2 overall) host Cove Thursday.

Gavin Christenson

Elgin Football

Wallowa, Elgin struggle at tourneys Observer staff

Wallowa dropped a nonleaguematch to Ione 25-17, 25-4, 25-14, Friday at home.

On Saturday, the Cougars took part at a tournament in Heppner and lost to Kennedy and Heppner. No other stats were available.

"Every game, they're improving,"Wallowa head coach Janea Hulse said.'We

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P R EP VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP had the opportunity to see alota good teams (atthe tournament). We were down two girls for the tournament, but I was happy to see that the girls that I did have didn't back down from the challenge.

It'sgreatto see so much improvement in such a

short amount of time."

Wallowa (0-4 overall) hosts the La Grande junior varsity team Wednesday.

Hosts bounce Huskies Elgin tied both its pool play m atches atone setapiece with Echo and Umatilla beforelosing tohostRiverside, 25-13, 25-13, in bracket play Saturday at the Riverside

tournament. ''We tried about three different lineups today just trying to figure out where everybody will go and play," head coach Carmen Pearson said.'We still have a few bugs to work out, but overall everybody played well."

N o other statswere available. The Huskies (0-1-1 overalll travel to Joseph Tuesday.

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Elgin senior wide receiver Gavin Christenson hauled in ii receptions for 279 yards and four touchdowns in the Huskies' 48-i6 win over Dayton, Washington, Friday.

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