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By Kelly Ducote The Observer

Some of the same downtown buildings lined Adams Avenue, but the La Grande of the 1930s was

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Beginning in October, the College Board will roll out new versions of the PSAT and the SAT. That will complicate or prevent direct comparisons to how they do on the current exams.

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Stan Steffen, 91, recalls his father's time as La Grande Police chief in the 1930s. After an engineering career, Steffen returned to Northeast Oregon and lives in the Elgin area.

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PORTLAND — Oregon's classof2015turned in a largely stagnant performance on the SAT, results released recently show.

Writing improved two points from a four-year plateau to reach 496. But reading fell one point to 518, and math fell two points to arecordlow of516.Allthree sections are scored on a scale of200 to 600.

The lack of progress on the national college entrance exam provides one more pieceofevidence thatmost Oregon students graduate high school academically unprepared for college.

Nearly half Oregon's 2015 graduates took the SAT SeeSAT / Page5A

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REAL PEOPLE most certainly a diferent place than it is today.

Stan Steffen can attest to that.

His father served as La Grande's chiefofpolicefor severalofthose Depression-era years.

The son of German-speaking parents, Stan's dad, Jim, was a SeeSteffen / Page5A

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County to hear public testimony about HB 3400

Son recalls father's 1930s police chief days • La Grande Police Chief Jim Steffen servedin m idst of Great Depression

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The Union County Commissioners will continue theirpublichearing regarding Oregon House Bill 3400 — the legislative bill that allows municipalities to opt out ofthesale and production of marijuana — at its meeting on Wednesday.

At the last commissioners' meeting on Sept. 2, the public hearing had so many people who wanted to testify regarding HB 3400 that there wasn't time to hear everyone, SeeCounty / Page5A

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Wednesday; Public testimony on HB 3400 to begin around 10:45 a.m.

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TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the poem "Defence of Fort McHenry" after witnessing the American flag flying over the Maryland fort following a night of British bombardment during the War of 1812; the poem later became the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner."

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La Grande High School students Darin Rolf, left, and Darren Binder examine a piece of equipment in their welding class on Friday. LHS's current welding lab will be replaced with a new structure in less than two years.

ON THIS DATE In 1715, Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Perignon, credited with advances in the production of champagne, died in Hautvillers, France, at age 76.

In 1861, the first naval engagement of the Civil War took place as the USS Colorado attacked and sank the Confederate private schooner Judah off Pensacola, Florida.

In 1901, President William McKinley died in Buffalo, NewYork, of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin.

In1944, the Great Atlantic Hurricane passed close to North Carolina and Virginia before heading up the northeastern U.S. coast; nearly 400 people died, most at sea.

In1954, the Soviet Union detonated a 40-kiloton atomic test weapon.

In1982, Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly actress Grace Kelly, died at age 52 of injuries from a car crash the day before.

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QUOTE OFTHE DAY "What one has not experienced, one will never understand in print."

—Isadora Duncan (1877-1927)

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com ex ansre ease • Work on school's Technical education plans is a site plan for the career technical education complex to be built at La Grande High School. technical education This Construction is scheduled to being in May. complexslated to begin in May

By Dick Mason The Observer

A promising piece of La Grande High School's future is coming into sharper focus.

Plans for the siting of a career technical education iCTEl complex at LHS have been released by the La Grande School District.

The complex, to be located in the southwest portion of the LHS campus, will be constructed in 2016 and 2017 with funding from a $31.85 million bond for maintenance and capital constructionthatvotersapproved in November.

"I'm excited for the opportunity this will give our students," said La Grande School District Superintendent Larry Glaze.

The work will be completed over a period of about 10 months. The construction has beenscheduled sothatallof LHS's education programs will continue operating. No education programs will be temporarily put on hold during theconstruction process, Glaze said.

The plans adopted by the schooldistrictwererecommended to it by its CTE community site committee. The planscallforthecomplex to consist of a separate building plus a major addition to LHS's wood shop building.

The work will be done in two phases.

Phase 1 will start in May 2016 with the construction of three new rooms off the south side of the wood shop building. A welding lab, a mechatronics center and a classroom will comprise the addition. The classroom will be between the welding lab and the classroom center, which will be for the study of mechanics and electronics.

Phase 2 is tentatively set

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The existing career technical education building will be torn down after which a structure with four classrooms will be constructed.

The classrooms will house culinary arts and biomedical programs plus a computer lab. They will be completed in the fi rstpartof2017.

The new welding lab will replaceone thatisfarfrom ideal. cThe booths are too small, the ventilation is poor and it is drafty. It is cold during winter and hot in the spring," Glaze said.

The improved lab will provide students with an opportunity to develop welding skills in a setting similar to

that in which they may later be working.

"It will be a much more professional spaceforstudents to learn in," Glaze said.

Steve Ilg, who teaches welding at LHS, agrees the new lab will be a big plus.

He is particularly looking forwardtotheim proved ventilation system. Ilg said the air flow system the present welding building has is so poor that the lab sometimes must be completely opened up to safely conduct some projects.

The option of installing a new ventilation system was examined, but it was determined that this would not be feasible.

"The roof and the building are too old," said Ilg, who also teaches computer apps and desktop publishing at LHS. Ilg hopes that new welding equipment can be added to the lab. He would like to see the equipment be the same type used at welding programs at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton and Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario and in local workplaces.

This would benefit LHS

graduates who are going to BMCC or TVCC to earn a welding endorsement or will be doing welding work at local manufacturing firms,

Ilg said.

LHS will be in a good positiontoreceive grants for the purchase of welding equipment because of the support the community showed for CTE programs

Grizzly Bear Complex firefighters could not stop the wind this weekend, but they did stop the blaze they are combating from growing.

The fire remained at 75,464 acres despite warm temperatures and a steady, dry wind.

"The firefighters did a greatjob ofsecuring the outside line," said Jimmye Turner, a fire information officer for the Grizzly Bear Complex Fire, which is burning in Wallowa County and southeast Washington."I'm proud of them."

Turner said the firefighters focused on securing the line because they knew the wind would be blowing. The wind could have blown sparks over the containment line and caused the fire to spread, but that did not happen due to firefighters' efforts. aiBlowing sparks) could have been a real hazard," Turner said.

The Grizzly Bear Complex Fire, now 44 percent contained, was started by lightning on Aug. 13. The incident command post for the team fighting the fire was set up at the Elgin Stampede grounds a short time later. Today, that command post is being moved to Dayton, Washington.

"It will put us closer to the fireand make us more efficient,a Turner explained.

A total331 peopleare now assigned to the fire.

Many are based at firefighter camps at Elk Flat in Wallowa County and Godman Guard Station in Southeast Washington.

The 12,763-acre Eagle Complex fires, 10 miles eastofMedi calSprings, did not grow this weekend but created a great dealofsmoke as smoldering hotspotserupted.

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million bond. Grant committees, Ilg said, are impressed by community support. The support shown locally for CTE "will be a huge benefit,"

Arnoldus, a public information officer for the Eagle Complex fires.

Firefighting crews used helicopters to drop water on hot spots in the Sullivan Creek area as part of the effort to extinguish the hot spots.

Sixty-eight people were on the fires Sunday. The effort was managed by a Type 4incident command team for almost two weeks. As of today, the Eagle Complex fires are being managed by a smaller Wallowa-Whitman National Forest team.

The Eagle Complex fires are now 75 percent contained. The fires have burned 12,300 acres of national forest land and 463 acresofprivate land.

Ilg said.

The culinary arts classroom,tobe located in the new CTE building along with the welding lab, will alsoprovide students with a professional learning environment.

"Students will be in an environment with a professionalgrade kitchen, one that meets industrialgrade standards," said LHS Assistant Principal Scott Carpenter.

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According to federal Title IIreports,4,203 Oregon students were enrolled in teacherpreparation programs with 2,221 completing the program in 2008-09. The most recent report from 2012-13 shows only 1,891 students enrolled with 1,672 completing the program.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

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LOCAL BRIEFING From stag reports

Public welcome at school board meeting

Saxton are traveling the stateto hearfrom adolesIMBLER — The Imbler cents, adults and families who have had difficulties School District Board of Directors will meet for a reguaccessing mental health and lar session at 7 p.m. Tuesday substanceuse disorder treatin Room 1 of Imbler High ment in Oregon. Town hall School. The public is welcome meetings for individuals and to att end allopen sessions of families to talk about their the Imbler School Board. experiences are scheduled throughout the state, includTown hall focus ing a gathering in La Grande is mental health from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct 2.

For additional information, Sen. Sara Gelser, D-Corvallis, and Oregon Health including confirmed meeting Authority Director Lynne location, to www.oregon.gov/

oha/amh/Pages/strategic. aspx.

RSVP to BH.TownHalls@ dhsoha.state.or.us and specify which meeting you will attend. Also use this email address if you require real-time transcription, interpretiveservicesorother accommodations.

OTEC board meets Tuesday in Baker City BAKER CITY — The OregonTrail Electric Cooperative Board of Directors will

meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the boardroom at headquarters, 4005 23rd St., Baker City.

Central Elementary to hold resource fair An open house and resource fair will take place at Central Elementary School on Wednesday. The open house will be conducted from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for first and second grades, 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for third and fourth grades, and 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. for fifth grade. From

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7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., a fifthgrade OMSI presentation will be available.

During the open house, a Mini Resource Fair will be offered in the Central gym.

The fair will have representatives oforganizations thatprovideopportunities or servi ces tochildren and families. Representatives will be present from the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Maridell Center, Central PTA, Title I, Kids Club, Literacy Center and theCenter forHuman

Open house planned for kindergartners An open house for kindergartners and their families at the former Willow Elementary School will be conducted tonight from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Planning commission meeting set in Union UNION — The City of Union Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at city hall.

OIIITUARIES James 'Jim'Quenton Gilmore La Grande 1932-201 5 James "Jim" Quenton Gilmore, 82, of La Grande, died at his home Sept. 8. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Union Cemetery, followed by a reception for family and fiiends at the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show Clubhouse in Union.

Jim was born Dec. 26, 1932, in La Grande to J.Q.and Opal Maurine iKickerl Gilmore of Union. Jim grew upinUnion, where he attended grades 1 through 12. After high school, Jim joined the Air Force and served as an aviation mechanic during the Korean War. He received both a National Defense Service Medal and a Good Conduct Medal during his service with the 18th Air Transport Squadron. His final assignment was at McGuire Air Force Base in Trenton, New Jersey, where he met and married his first wife, June Grannett.

Jim's lifelong occupation was

logging. He and his father, J.Q., and brother, Tom, formed a successful family business that is still operating today. He was an amazing cable loader operator and it was thrilling to watch him work. Jim had a lifelong love of rodeo, especially bull riding and horse racing. He supported and attended the Union County Livestock Show every year, and one ofhis proudest moments was serving with his brother as grand marshals in 2012. He was happy to attend his final EOLS in June of this year against doctor's orders.

In 1987, Jim methis second wife, Eunice iLawrencel. Theywere fortu-

nate to spend 25 years together before her deathin 2012. Jim was a member of the Union VFW and theAmeriGilmore ca n Legion Post 43 of La Grande.

Jim is survived by one child and three stepchildren and their spouses, Dan iBarbaral Gilmore of La Grande; Dale iCharlenel Jacobs of Medford; Sharon iRonl Hamilton of Sandy; and Rhonda Padgett of Meridian, Idaho; his brother, Tom iToyal Gilmore of La Grande; as well as nieces and a nephew; nine grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife, Eunice, and grandson, Shannon Carl Gilmore.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show Foundation in care of Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande OR 97850.

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

in Portland to Wilham Elmer Perkins and Betsey Emeha Efteland. She grew up in Siskiyou County, crow Cal i f ornia.

Wlnle hving with an aunt and attending high school in Long Beach, California, on Good Friday 1933, the city was devastated by an earthquake, and her school was destroyed.

She finished high school and a postgraduate business course in San Francisco, and then lived, worked and married in Modoc and Plumas counties of California. At the beginning of World War II, she and her family moved to Vallejo, California, where she was employed at Mare Island Navy Yard until war's end.

She came to Wallowa County in 1947 with her young son, Stanley, and first husband, Ernest Cloud, who was engineering a new sawmill in Joseph. They planned to stay"for a year, two at the most." Sixty-three years later, she left to live with Stanley in Nevada.

In 1960, she married painting contractor and former Lostine rancher, Paul Crow. She made many new fiiends and traveled to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.

Enterprise 1918-201 5 After Paul died in 1979, she focused on operating Citizens Title with Kathleen Leonard. Frances Longtime Enterprise business owner and 63-year resident Frances was its original manager. Years Crow, 97, died Sept. 2 in Henderson, later, Frances and her new partNevada. ner, Linda Testerman, became full A service will be held at 11 a.m. owners. They continued to operate Citizens Title until 1996 when they Saturday at Bollman Funeral Home, and she will be buried beside sold to Community Bank. her beloved Paul in the Enterprise Frances served on the Enterprise Cemetery.

City Council, Wallowa County Frances was born April 19, 1918, Chamber of Commerce and booster

Steven David Baer

State University. He married Diane Kane, who is deceased, and later married Terri iTeresal Washburn.

Baer Steve n's most recent position was as a salesman of public safety dispatch systems for Zetron. He also worked in information technology for Seattle City Light and Hewlett Packard.

Early in his career life, he worked in competitiv eresearch forBotsford, Ketchum Advertising Agency of San Francisco. Steven was an avid amateur radio operator iHAMl since childhood and a computer and high tech enthusiast since the mid 1970s.

He was a member of the American Radio Relay League and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service.

Steven is survived by his wife, Terri iTeresal Lynn Washburn of La Grande. He was preceded in death by his parents, Zelman and Shirley, and sister, Helen Baer.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the AARL, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111.

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

La Grande 1953-2015

Frances Crom

Steven David Baer, 61, of La Grande died at home on Sept. 3. At his request, there will be no service.

Steven was born Nov. 24, 1953, in San Francisco, to Zelman and Shirley iBlanksteinl Baer. He resided in San Francisco; Kirkland, Washington; St. Helens and La Grande. He graduated from Lincoln High School in San Franciscoand laterreceived a B.A.in marketing from San Francisco

committees. She was president of Soroptimist International of Wallowa County and Beta Sigma Phi, and treasurer of the American Red Cross chapter. In 1990, she was grand marshal of the Enterprise Crazy Daze Parade.

She enjoyed bridge and bowled for more than 40 years with the same team. After selling Citizens Title, she began wintering in Waikoloa, Hawaii.

She is survived by her son, Stanley Cloud, of Henderson, Nevada, sister Marguerite Pederson of Anchorage, Alaska, and a nephew and niece. Her parents, her two husbands, her sister, June Perkins, and her half-brother, Clifford Renoud, died earlier.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Soroptimist International of Wallowa County, the Enterprise Cemetery or a charity of choice.

Jacquelyn Basso La Grande Jacquelyn Basso, 87, of La Grande, died Jan. 22 in Boise, Idaho.

A celebration ofher life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Presbyterian Friendship Center with a lunch to follow. Contributions can be made in her name to PEO Chapter CO. Her full obituary can be found at www.danielsknopp.com.

Deborah R. Love La Grande Deborah R. Love, 64, of La Grande, died Sept. 13 at her residence. A full obituary will be published at a later time. Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

BAICER COUNTY

Evacuationnoticesissued asDry ulchEiretakes om

By Jayson Jacoby WesCom News Service

BAKER CITY — After a brief intermission in early September that featured rain and mountain snow, the fire season resumed its historic run through Baker County this weekend.

This time the focus is in the eastern part of the county between Richland and Halfway.

And the culprit was not lightning, but a crashed vehicle.

The results, though, are reminiscent of mid August, when the lightning-sparked Cornet and Windy Ridge fires burned together in southern Baker County.

On Sunday, as erratic winds gusting to 30 mph pushed the 12,000-acre Dry Gulch fire through desiccated grass and brush, the Baker County Sherif's 0$ce issuedvariouslevelsofevacuation notices for hundreds of residents in parts of the Eagle and Pine valleys.

As of this morning, 137 homes,

"We don't expect the same weather pattern as yesterday, and thatis prepared to set up an emergency shelter in Halfway on Sunday, but obviousl y a clearadvantage."

— Baker County Commissioner Mark Bennett

most in the Halfway area but not including the town itself, were under a Level 3 evacuation notice, meaning residents were urged to leave their homes, Baker County Commissioner Mark Bennett said.

Another 270 homes, some in the Eagle Valley and some in Pine Valley, were under a Level 2 notice, meaning theyshould beprepared to evacuate.

As of this morning no homes had been burned, Bennett said.

Firefighters were expecting more favorableweather today.

Winds should be lighter, temperatures 10 to 15 degrees lower, and rainshowers are possiblelate today into Tuesday morning. ''We don't expect the same weather pattern as yesterday, and thatisobviously a clear advantage,"

Bennett said.

He said crews will be focusing today on the preventing the fire from spreading east beyond the Sag Road, in Posy Valley a few miles south of Halfway.

That's near where the 54,000-acre Foster Gulch fire started in 2006.

Until last month's Cornet/Windy Ridge fire burned across 104,000 acres in southern Baker County, the Foster Gulch fire was the biggest blaze in Baker County history.

"For a while iSundayl it looked like it was going to be a repeat of 2006," Bennett said this morning.

The terrain east of Posy Valley is extremely rugged and extends to the breaks of the Snake River.

Bennett said county and American Red Cross officials were

story.

Lance Adams, who owns a vacation rental home about threequarters of a mile from the crash site, said air tankers spread a line of fire retardant on the ridge east of the EagleCreek Road late Saturday,and that blocked the flames temporarily.

But the wind started blowing Sunday morning.

Bennett said Sunday that he talked with Joe Hessel, a fire official with the Oregon Department of Forestry, who told him he"couldn't believe how erratic the winds are out there."

The persistent west wind pushed the flames across the divide between the Eagle and Pine valleys and across Highway 86.

The fire burned along the steep slope on the west side of Pine Valley known as the 'West Wall."

Bergeron said this morning that she had seen flames along the West W all earl ier,butat8:45 a.m. she could see only areas of smoke there.

there was no need to do so.

Some residents chose to stay in their homes. Oregon law does not requireresidents to leave,even under an Level 3 evacuation.

Highway 86 remained closed this m orning overtheHa lfway Grade between Richland and Halfway. Hewitt and Holcomb parks on Brownlee Reservoir near Richland areclosed.

Halfway schools were also closed today, said Linda Bergeron, who lives in Haifway.

According to the Baker County Sherif's 0$ce the fire started about 3:15 p.m. Saturday when a car rolled onto its top along the Eagle Creek Road north of New Bridgeand caught fire.

The flames spread from the vehicle into the grass and brush on the eastside oftheroad.

No other information about the crash was available in time for this

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE FIRE AND AMBULANCE

arrested Sunday on a Union County warrant charging violation of a release agreement.

Crews responded to nine medical calls Friday, 14 medical calls Saturday and one medical call Sunday.

UNION COUNTY SHERIFF

LA GRANDE POLICE Cited: A La Grande minor was cited into juvenile Sept. 6 on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants (marijuana) and possession ofless than an ounce of marijuana.

Cited: Jody Lin Minica,49, La Grande, was cited Saturday in lieu of lodging on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless driving.

Arrested: Tannesa J. Cavaness, 29, unknown address, was

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Arrested: Ramon Antone Gonzales,34, Union, was arrested Friday on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants.

Arrested: Annette Rose Scott, 50,Wallowa, was arrested Friday on a Union County warrant charging unlawful possession of more than four ounces of marijuana.

Arrested:PatrickWayne Crowson,31, La Grande, was arrested Friday on a Union County warrant charging order to show cause connected to original charges of unlawful delivery of

meth, unlawful possession of meth, supplying contraband, driving under the influence and driving while suspended or revoked.

Accident: No one was injured Saturday in a vehicle vs. deer accident on Foothill Road.

Arrested: Glenda Gail Leach Black, 54, Elgin, was arrested Saturday on two Harney County warrants charging failure to appear on an original charge of first-degree criminal trespass and failure to appear on an original charge of second-degree failure to appear.

Arrested: Amy Jolene Croghan, 36, Imbler, was arrested Sunday on a Union County warrant charging fourth-degree assault and harassment.

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Johnson, 28, La Grande, was cited Sunday on a charge of first-degree theft.

Cited: Kenneth S. Kazzee,44 Imbler, was cited Sunday on a charge of reckless driving.

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THE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

SERVING UNION AND WALLOWA COUNTIES SINCE I666

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acin a num ero ecisions Elected leaders, environmental advocates and federal agencies soon will be approaching a set of new priorities in the coming months as a series of decisions regarding what to do with the millions of acres of scorched timber and rangeland roll over the horizon.

The decisions hovering on the horizon ofFer up a tremendous opportunity for diverse special-interest groups to actively work together to find a viable solution that does a number of difFerent things at once. The opportunity revolves around the search to find a way to balance the needs to protect forests ecosystems and, at the same time, institute measures — such as salvage logging — that will clean up the debris left by a series of terrible wildfiires.

At first glance the issue should be a fairly easy one to address. We live in a Democracy, after all, and most of us probably want to keep our forests healthy. Our forests, our larger geographic area, furnishes numerous recreational options. A healthy sustainable swath of rangeland or forest timber is a benefit to all.

However, the key word regarding this issue is "sustainability." Our forests, if managed correctly, can furnish an economic benefit for financially struggling areas of our region and be examples of conservation. Both the goals of environmentalism and those who seek to secure economic benefit from the forests can be reached.

That fact has been obscured over the years by lawsuits, rhetoric and, really, advocacy science. Instead of groups working together to find a suitable compromise often proposed operations to dean up forests are locked up in court.

There is plenty ofblame to go around regarding that situation. Environmentalists claim that often federal agencies tasked with putting together logging concepts fail to fashion adequate plans to protect forest ecosystems.

While it would be easy to simply blame environmental groups for all of the forest litigation, that is too easy of an answer. The truth is everyone must shoulder some rea-

sonability. Rhetoric, ideological dogma and questionable science are not the building blocks to a solid foundation of cooperation that benefits all.

We all want our forests to be pristine, but unfortunately theyarenot now and never willbe.Humans have already altered the landscape of our area so the argument that the vast forest land we live in needs to be left untouched in an efFort to keep it"pristine" is built upon a rickety ladder.

The truth is simple: Wildfiires are creating millions of dollars of damage and ruining our forests. Leaving vast areas of forest to simply grow with no management is a recipe for disaster and there is plenty of proof of that.

A way needs to be found to conduct sustainable salvage logging on the thousands of board feet of timber leR in the wake of our latest string of forest fires. It must be done immediately. At the same time, those close to this issue — officials, activists — have a responsibility to the public to act in a methodical manner and to seek areas of compromise instead of immediately rushing to the nearest federal courthouse to file a suit.

What has been lacking, sadly, in the long-lasting battle between environmentalists and those who want to use forests as an economic benefit is compromise. This is America. Compromise is built into our political system and when it is not practiced the machinery of our country

locks up.

Salvage logging, done in a responsible manner, can help forests damaged by fire. Yet environmentalists must play a role in this decision because their viewpoint is not only useful, but necessary. It is time to discard the lawsuits and advocacy rhetoric. It is time to get down to the hard work of compromise and finding the right balance.

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t now seems as if the entire Northwest is on fire, with homes being destroyed and air quality at unhealthy levels. Although there are many reasons for fires, warm weather and drought are certainly important ones. And recent trends showing reduced rainfall and declining mountain snowpack will be repeated if Eastern Oregon's drought continues into the future.

In February and March of this year, the Eastern Oregon Forum presented a series of talks about how the climate of northeastern Oregon is changing, including possible impacts of climate change on agriculture, fisheries, forestry, human health, water resources and wildlife. This op-ed describes options for responding to climate change effects on forests.

Obviously, we can't control the weather. But we can take actions to better prepareour forestsforincreasing levels of wildfire, insects and diseases, all of which are related to changing climate conditions. It is important to take these actionssoon.Firesare predicted to burn up to six times more acreage, each year, in the Blue Mountains by the middle of this century than was burned annually between 1950 and 2003.

Much of the Blue Mountains are meant to burn, and most of our native plantsare adapted tofi re aspartof their life cycle. Prior to settlement by European emigrants, dry forests at low elevations burned every five to 20 years.

These fires moved swiftly across the forest floor, killing few large trees but consuming needles, twigs, downed logs and small seedlings.

After settlement, humans began putting fires out. This worked for a time.

But after years of overprotection from fire, forests are now choked with debris and a flammable understory of small trees. When these forests burn, as they inevitably will, they burn hotter, faster and more completely than ever before.

What can be done to prepare our forests for more wildfire in the future?

Perhaps our best hope lies with thinning. It can be used to mimic presettlement fire by removing the small trees that fire would have killed. This avoids severe fires by eliminating"ladder fuel" — small understory trees that act like a ladderby carrying fi re&om the ground

trees with better drought and fire tolerance than current species that invaded after we began suppressing fires a David C. PowellIS century ago. Let's plant more Ponderosa a member of the Umatilla County pineand remove invasivegrand fi r.

• Restoration. Forests have changed climate change focus a lot over the last century, largely in group. My Voice response to human uses and demands. columns should be If wecan restore their speciescompo500 to 700 words. Submissions sition ithe mix of species in a forest), should include a portrait-type their structure ithe mix of different photograph of the author. Authors treesizesin a forest),and theirdensity also should include their full name, ithe amount of space between trees in a age, occupation and relevant forest), then we will have also restored organizational memberships. Send much of their capacity to adapt to future columns to La Grande Observer, climate change.

1406 Fifth St., La Grande, Ore., • Redundancy. Let's resist the temp97850, or email them to acutler@ tation to put all our eggs in one basket. lagrandeobserver.com.

We think we know how the climate will change in the future, but I'm betting to the tree tops, where it then races from that a climate-changed future holds one tree to another. many surprises for us and our wildland Atter thinning an area, it could then ecosystems.

Ifw eprovidea diversity of treespecies,foreststructuresand stand be treated with prescribed fire.Itis important to apply prescribed fire in densities, then future forests will have the toolsto better dealwith a wide ara safe and controlled manner, because it recycles nutrients and removes the ray of possible climate outcomes. smallfuelsthatcontribute to severe • Resources. Fires this summer wildfires. Many of our forests now conhave clearly shown that we do not tain so much fuel that a late-summer have enough resources to aggressively wildfire is not a safe experience, either ight every fi f re.W e need to learn how for the forest or the firefighters tasked to prioritize our firefighting resources, with suppressing it. especiall y in preparation for afuture What can be done to help forests, and with more fire than now. The highest firefighters, deal with a climate-changed priority will always be areas where fire futurewhere wildfi re ma y burn up to has great potentialto harm people and six times more area than it does now? their infrastructure, with lower priority Although many different approaches being areas distant enough from communities to allow fire to play its natural couldbe used,here are six strategies I recommend: role.

We also need to allocatemore of • Resistance. Let's help our existing our financial resources for thinning. forestsresisttheeffectsoffuturefires On a per-acre basis,itcostsm uch less and insect outbreaks. A fuel-choked to thinthan itdoesto suppressa large forest thick with small trees has little wildfire. resistance to fire. Let's thin these forests • Relationships. Restoring forest because widely spaced trees can, and resistanceand resiliencerequires active management treatments such as thinwill, survive a late-summer wildfire.

And atter we thin, let's apply prescribed ning and prescribed fire. Without active involvement by collaborative groups in fire, when it is safe to do so, because it removes fine fuels and reduces fire risk the Blue Mountains, consensus to move for 10 years or more. forward with these treatments will not • Resilience. Thinning helps our exist- be reached.

Forpubliclands,collaboraing forests resist wildfire in the short tionneeds to lead totrust,orelse active term. But how should we create resilmanagement projects will continue to be ient forests for the long term? Atter thin- challenged and litigated. Building relaning to increase the distance between tionships between diverse stakeholders trees,let'splantspeciesthatare better is the best way to restore trust in public adapted to future conditions, especially land management.

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number of homeless folks, and it's not just younger people with childrenit's older people as well."

Community Connection, though, offers hope for Whittington. She is on a listforrentassistance thatrequires Whittington to work with the organization to budget her money. The bad news is there are already 20 applications &om people in the same situation oWe have a lot of people on the waiting list," Pearson said.

so thecommissioners decided to extend the hearing to their next meeting.

At the Sept. 2 meeting, most of the community members requested that the commissioners not opt out but insteadallow forbusinesses to grow and sell marijuana and reap the tax benefits the county would receive.

Most towns in Union County have already chosen to opt out — the La Grande City Council is still weighing the pros and cons of doing so.

Union County is one of the last entities in the county to decide. The county commissioners' decision will affect the unincorporatedpartsof

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Things began to go awry for Whittingtonwhen she endured emergency surgery. The surgery sparked complications that knocked her out of the w orkforce untilshegetsthe doctor's note that she can go back. Eventually she lost her home. The series of tragedies end with her living in her truck with her boyfriend, Brandon Hansen, and her 9-year-old son, Matthew, living with his father in Montana.

Though she may be on the ropes, Whittington is still unbowed. She said she wants to face her challenges and defeat them. She wants to raise awareness in the hope her story will prevent someone else from having to face the challenges she has.

Her journey, she admitted, has not been an easy one.

"Every day it's something new," Whittington said as she wiped away tears.

Her fiiends, she said, have helped as much as they can.

"My friends let me park in their driveway," she said.

Whittington fears her truck will be repossessed since she doesn't have the money to make payments, and she can't drive itbecause the tagsare expired and she can't afford insurance.

Whittington and Hansen have occasionally been able to stay in motels, with motel vouchers through organizations like the Salvation Army and through the help of some family members. Yet those solutions are temporary. Although

STEFFEN Continued from Page1A professional boxer turned Union Pacific fireman turned police chief — who didn't takeflak &om anyone.

"He could take care of himself," Stan recalls.

Paul James "Jim" Steffen was born in 1888, grew up in Payette, Idaho, playing baseball againstfamed pitcher Walter Johnson, and then had a stint boxing in Spokane, Washington, before landing in La Grande as a Union Pacific engineer.

In 1929, Jim lost his job at Union Pacific. His former pre-fight doctor was also in La Grande at the time and offered to help him get a job with the police department.

Jim was hired as a night patrolman under Police Chief Clint Haynes.

Jim became known for hisgaitashecarried a flashlight in his left hand.

His right hand was always in his pocket, on his .38 mm special revolver, which he later upgraded to a.45 on the advice of an FBI friend.

'There were no academies then. He winged it," Stan Steffen recalls."La Grande was a pretty rough and tough town because Clint was too lenient."

Within a couple years, Jim was offered the chief position. He took it — but only after his terms were agreed to. Particularly, he wanted no favoritism in his department, no &eebies for his officers.

'They accepted his terms," Stan said."And as far as I know he never complained about anyone violating his terms."

Jim told his officers they could accept his new rules or quit. He required uniforms to be cleaned, hats on straight with no jaunty angles, shirts fully buttoned, no slouching, and no taking handouts &om local business owners. He also stressedthat hisoffi cersset a positive example — they were not to get drunk in public in Union County.

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Amanda Whittington fears the truck she is currently living out of will be repossessedsince she doesn't have the money to make payments, and she can't drive it because the tags are expired and she can't afford insurance.

Whittington has high hopes she can get off the Community Connection waiting list and into a low-income apartment complex, until then she is in limbo.

Once people are in the program Whittington is waiting for, Continuum of Care, they have two weeks to find a rental agreement. Pearson and her staff encourage those in the program to go with landlords the organization has worked with before, and Community Connection helps advocate for them ifthe renters have bad creditorface other barriers.

understand isomel people choose that lifestyle, but people need a chance."

La Grande Police Department Lt. Derick Reddington said there is a small homeless population in La Grande, and thereisn'ta lotto offerasfar as assistanceforthegroup.

"It seems like we're dealing more and more with ithel homeless," he said.

"This is home for them in La Grande, but they just don't have a home of their own. When the weather is good, they're staying in the park and outdoors."

However, as Reddington noted, the weather isgetting colderand those Winter is coming without homes will need shelter.

Whittington said she wants to go oWe have winter fast approaching, and back to work as soon as she is able. we need a way to help those people get a Hansen works part-time at a localgas roofovertheirheads, "Reddington said.

The nights are getting colder, and station.

Whi~ n s a i d she is lucky enough Whittington said she doesn't know to have her mother, Sheri Bailey, in town what they will do if they lose the truck. and willing to help. However, Bailey's Despite being"emotionally drained," 90-year-old mother does not want HanWhittington tries to remain positive.

"Don't give up,"Whittington said to sen to live in the home with them, and Whittington is unwilling to leave him. those who find themselves in the same "I love him and he loves me," she situation. said."I can't give up on him."

She said she wishes she could start a Whittington said she has secured a program herself to help people getback new perspective on La Grande since on their feet. her hard luck hit. oWe need to pull together as a com"I see people walking around on munity and fix this. We need a place where people can roll out their sleeping the street and wonder if they have somewhere to go,"Whittington said."I bags and have a warm breakfast."

fight if the man didn't leave, Stan said.

According to Stan, his Stan Steffen, now 91, lives in the Cricket Flat area of father was willing to use his Elgin with his wife. knockout punch — which he After "nearly flunking" out of high school, Stan joined the military and earned a physics degree and spent a was still able to throw until his death at age 70 — to career in aerospace engineering, a long portion of that with Boeing. He later returned from the Seattle area to subdue those making chaos.

On one New Year's Eve, Northeast Oregon to care for his ailing mother, who Jim got word that five lived to be 109. cowboys were tearing up a Depot Street business. Jim arrivedand tried to getthem Jim, his son said, went to Secondly,oYou are going businesses where officers to be informants for me," to tone it down, but"they got were known to take freebies Stanrecall shisdad told the real brave," Stan said. madams.

He proceeded to knock out and told owners they would He asked that the all five of them, Stan said. be cited ifthey gave offi cers anything for &ee. madams report anyone who "He stacked them up like An owner of one of the was in town with no job cordwood and then took Chinese restaurants in town prospects or didn't have any them to jail," recalled Stan. later told Jim that his polibusiness in town.

When Jim's mouth went "And thatpaid o6,"'Stan said. into a straight line, he cies had saved her business, At one point during meant business, Stan said.

Stan said.

"If Steffen's mouth goes Chief Steffen also turned his tenure as chief, one of his attention to an unlikely the madams came to him straight, it'sgoing to go crowd:localprostitutes.H e concerned about a couple down," he said. who hadbeen in town. Jim Jim wasn't atraid to use approached La Grande's force to subdue people. And two madams to let them took the concerns to an FBI know he was willing to let contact, who said they were he wasn't a&aid to just put them operate under two &ontrunners for a third them on an outbound train. key conditions. One, the partner who was planning to In another story, Stan said women would be subject to bring drugs into La Grande. police located arepeat peepa monthly physical by the When the third person, a ing Tom. Instead of being taken to jail, he was put on county doctor to check for man, rolled into town, the diseases. If a woman was police chief was knocking on the next train out.

"He gotrid ofthe probfound to have one, she was his door to run him out of lem," Stan said. to be gone within four hours. town. He threatened a gun

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SN REM NREE I We have some good music lined I up for you this week at Ten Depot i Street.

On Tuesday September 15, i Dakota Brown is playing. Dakota Brown, who lives in Pendleton and first played at Ten Depot Street during i one of our Open Mic>several years I ago, has a mesmerizing voice. He i writes heartfelt music that combines i rock, folk, and blues.

On Thursday,Brent Smith and Friends are playing at Ten Depot. i Brent plays acoustic guitar, dobro I style slide guitar, harmonica, and tami bourine, as well as singing. And the i Friends will be a variety of talented l local musicians, including hoPefully his beautiful wife Jeanette who has an amazing voice. They all have so t much fun playing together. Both i nights the music starts at 8:00.

Our Blue Plate Special this week i is one of our most popular, Baked

earn $15 to $20 per hour.

'This county needs jobs," she said. The county commissioners have until late Decembertodecide on theopt out. Public testimony about HB 3400 is scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday at the Joseph Annex.

Contact Cherise Kaechele at 541-786-4234 or ckaechele C lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Cherise on Twitter C/goKaechele.

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11,700 students earned a score of 3 or better on a 5-pointscaleon atleastone Continued from Page1A AP exam, an increase of 855 during high school. Of those, students &om the previ84 percentsaid they aspire ous spring. Statewide, 186 to earn a college degree,with publicschoolsand 56 private most of those aiming for an schools gave at least one AP advanced degree. testthisyear.

But their SAT perforBut the encouraging news mance suggests those from the AP exam is based dreams will go bust for a lot on a much smaller fraction of of young Oregonians, because high school graduates than they won't make it to college the SATs. Fewer than 15 peror will stumble once they get cent of Oregon students left there. Just 49 percent scored high school having passed an AP exam. So it is unlikely at least 1,550 outofapossible 2,400 points. that the additional Advanced Otficials at the College Placement work had a big efBoard, which administers the fecton the overallreadiness classof2015. exam, say students who miss of Oregon's that mark have only a 1-in-3 The College Board for chance of earning at least B- the first time reported what minus grades their first year happened to students who in college. took the PSAT, the SAT or an Oregon's state schools AP exam after they left high chief, Salam Noor, said school, and the picture was Oregon schools need to do notpretty forOregon leaders, who set a goalofgetting 80 better. But he said changes already underway to raise percent of young people to earn college credentials. expectationsand better connect what is taught from The board tracked 36,400 grade to grade, chiefly to graduates in Oregon's class match the Common Core of 2014, or about 97 percent State Standards, should start of all who earned diplomas from a public or private high to pay off in a few years.

"I am pretty confident that school. we will get there," he said.

Of those, 58 percent The state's math specialist entered a community college, college or university; 42 has asked University of Oregon math experts to double percent did not, the College check Oregon's new stanBoard found. College-going rateswere starkly differdards, its most widely used textbooks and some teaching ent for young men than for methods to make sure they young women.Statewide, line up with what students barely half of male graduneedforcollege,N oorsaid. atesin theclassof2014 Still, Oregon's results were went on to college, compared more encouraging than those with nearly two-thirds of the for the nation as a whole. femalegraduates,theCollege The average U.S. SAT score Board reported. declined two points each in Washington once again readingand math and three demonstratedsuperior results to Oregon's. Among points in writing. That reading score was the worst in 60,000 graduates in its class history and the math score of 2014 tracked by the College Board, 65 percent went was the lowest in 15 years. on to college, including 60 Nationwide, only 42 percent of the 1.7 million SAT-takers percentofm alegraduates met thecollegereadiness and nearly 70 percent of benchmark score. females.

The College Board also Beginning in October, the runs the Advanced PlaceCollege Board will roll out ment program. The share new versions of the PSAT of Oregon students taking and the SAT. That will AP courses and passing AP complicateorprevent direct exams rose substantially comparisonsto performance in 2015,itreported.Nearly on the current exams.

I The family of D o n R o binson wishes to thank everyone for the prayers, love and kindness given to us.

We would like to thank Dr. Blake Gornowicz, Carol Bullard, Molly Hearing, Dr. Bump and all other staff members for the care they have given him. Also Grand Ronde Home Health/Hospice.

We would also like to thank Kevin Loveland and his staff for their sympathy, comfort and guidance.

A special thanks to Dennis Arnzen and crew at Intermountain Livestock for all of their efforts in making a memorable gathering, Pastor Wayne Pickens for the special service, Tim Bullard, Nancy Bruce, and the Mennonite Singers for beautiful music.

Also great appreciation for the after service dinner provided by Homestead Country Gathering and members.

We would like to give special thanks to Carol and Tammy Bullard for their excellent care and compassion and to Gerry Gildemeister for special memories provided at the service.

Thank you also to Dave Selinsky and Wayne and Bonnie Pickens for their uplifting prayers and visits to dad.

Your thoughts and prayers will always be remembered.

Sincerely, Kyle and Tammy Robinson andfamily Marsha and Ed Husbands andfamily Dirk Robinson

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Salmon wiih Feuucini Alfredo. The &esh Atlantic Salmon is farm raisedi in Canada, using ecologically sound I methods. It is such top quality fishi that they sell it for sushi. Also with i the salmon we are serving coleslawi made with crisp cabbage &om the i local Boehne Farm.

Fora Salad Special this week we are again running theMexican Crre>rrr i ChickenSalad with toasted pumpkin I seeddressing. This is one of my I favorite salads. Combining &esh i cilantro with the toasted pumpkin i seeds, garlic, and olive oil, this dresstllg ts so good.

the county, any land outside of city limits.

Hwy. 30 Cannabis owner Rona Lindsey testified at the last meeting that this industry can create good familywage jobs for the county. She said a small grow, with 24 plants, six ready to harvest, requires workers who can

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Also this week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Chef Bill Monda will i be making his famous Stuffedi Mu>hroom Appeiiger with some I amazingly good Italian sausage thatt we recently discovered. Just $5.95 fori four big mushrooms.

BLUE PLATE SPEGIAL 9.95 FreshBaked Salmon, feuuccine Alfredo, coleslaw, bread

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Newconductorrevitaliies GrandeRondeSymghony

Hilgard's youth transitional facility awarded

• Fetrow will help revitalize the mission of symphony board

By Trish Yerges For the Observer

The Grande Ronde Symphony Association's new president, Patty Sandoz, announced the hiring of a new music director, Zeke Fetrow, of Portland, who will assist the Grande Ronde Symphony Association Board of Directors and musicians in revitalizing the mission of the group. ''We are excited to move forward with maintaining the heritage of the Fetrow organization of providing high quality musical experiences for the people of Northeastern Oregon, while changing in small ways the structure of this iconic organization," Sandoz said.

Fetrow held a full rehearsal with the Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra in early August, meeting the musicians and stimulating a passionate musical response from them.

On Sept. 29, he will begin his weekly treks to lead the symphony in rehearsing one of the best-known compositions in classical music, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. ''What I like about the Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra is that it has a lot of potential," he said.

"This will be like a musical renaissance, and we'll try to reinvigorateinterest in the symphonyafterwhat seemed like a little stagnation had set in. I'll try to reestablish the symphony for the audiences because in the past there had been some turmoil and turnover, some lostplayers and a director.

We want people to know we're still here alive and kicking."

Although 25 years of age, Fetrow admits he has had a lot of experience for a young person and has enjoyed many privil eged career opportunities.

He servesas the assistant conductor for the Oregon Music Festival.

A recent guest conductor of the Oregon Mozart Players, his work has been

lauded by the RegisterGuard, University of Oregon and Concordia University. While studying in Oregon, Zeke worked with theEugene Opera, Oregon Mozart Players, Oregon Bach Festival, Oregon Composers Forum, Boulder Chamber Orchestra, Oregon Camerata, UO Symphony Orchestra, UO Opera Ensemble, UO Campus Orchestra, UO Repertoire Singers, UO University Singers, UO Chamber Choir, Central Presbyterian and Ebbert Memorial United Methodist.

Over the last seven years, Fetrow has toured forconcerts and competitions throughout Eastern Europe, Ireland, Canada, the Western United States and Alaska.

As a recipient of Concordia University's Cum Jubilo Award and a distinguished alumnus of the UO, Fetrow's impact on classical music in the Northwest continues to grow.

The composer conductor graduatedfrom Concordia University with a bachelor of arts in music and from the UO with a master of music in conducting, featuring a double emphasis in choral conducting and orchestral conducting.

Fetrow studied conducting with classical masters, including Neil Varon, Helmuth Rilling, Matthew Halls, Mark Scatterday, Kelly Kuo and Andrew Bisantz, with primary mentorship from David M.Jacobs and Sharon J. Paul.

"I am eagerly looking forwardto starting rehearsals with the Grande Ronde Symphony," Fetrow said. ''We'vegota fantasticopportunity to encourage artistic involvement from the community while continuing the legacy of excellence in La Grande. I'm excited to seek out and nurture new additionsto the orchestra, while engaging our audience through creative programming. For the players, I want them torediscover their passion for making music.

It's a privilege, and we have to enjoy it. I hope to work closely with the regional musical groups and school

systems tofostera collaborativemusical effortthat inspires participation in creating music, and developing young musicians. We have a fantastic year planned with exciting repertoire, collaborationsand featured artists.

It simply can't be missed."

Fetrow is planning three performances this year and two in the first half of 2016 before the orchestra breaks for the summer.

The Grande Ronde Symphony is the longest continuously operating orchestra east of the Cascade Mountains and has always been associated with the higher education institution located in La Grande.

In 2014, Eastern Oregon University reorganized its music department and decidedtodiscontinue offeringclassesin orchestral ensemble education as well as providing a professorship for the conductor of the symphony.

While the Grande Ronde Symphony Association still has ties with the university viaproviding rehearsal and performance facilities, along with offering college credits for playing in the orchestra, the symphony is no longer directly aSliated with

EOU. "The Grande Ronde Symphony Association is currently restructuring and taking on the challenge of maintaining the mission of the organization to support and promote the ongoing music programs of the Symphony Orchestra, the GrandeRonde Student Symphony and the Chamber Series, thereby enhancing the quality oflife in our region," Sandoz said.

"Fundraising is under way, and past and new patrons are being asked for their support through contributions to the music director fund and contributions to the organization's many programs," Sandoz said. "In addition, musicians interested in playing with the symphony are greatly encouragedtoconsider joining the orchestra."

For more information contact Patty Sandoz at 541-963-7595or email at psandoz@eou.edu.

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Habitat for Humanity's Lonnie Lester, right, hands Camp RiverbendYouthTransitional Facility fire and construction instructor Brett Dunsten an award Friday afternoon at the facility in Hilgard. The award thanks the youth facility for their help and support in the construction of Habitat for Humanity homes done by juveniles from Camp Riverbend. Dunsten teaches construction basics to juveniles who help aid in construction.

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Community item Alyce Berglund100th birt7tday

n a car, the road up Mount Evans

lenging.

Friend Bill and I were greeted, in mid-August, at the summit parking lot, with 50 mph gusts, snow, sleet, a frantic ranger warning the tourists to stay in their cars for 30 minutes due to lightning in the area and a herd of totally unfazed Rocky Mountain sheep.

On a bicycle, the highest paved road in North America is even more daunting.

Whether by car or bike, the route involves dizzying cliffs. Relentless climbing. Interminable switchbacks.

Oxygen-deprived air.

After our 30 minutes of enforced storm watching from the car, the storm had passed. I jumped out of the car, slightly unsteady in the 14,130footaltitude,gathered my wits and set out up a rocky path to the 14,271-foot summit.

A yellow-bellied marmot had beat me there. Perched on the summit, seemingly impervious to the human clamor, he was not anxious to give up his king of the mountain status.

For several years, riding bicycle

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ON SECOND THOUGHT JEFF PETERSEN up Mount Evans had been a goal.

Day after day, year after year, I looked at a picture La Grande photographer Fred Hill had given me of alonepine on Mount Evans.The picture graced his book cover and my living room wall. It was as if I had gotten the reward before doing the work.

Getting there was not easy. It's a 1,000-mile drive from La Grande to Mount Evans, located about an hour west of Denver.

We foughtour way through a Sunday evening tratfic jam on the interstate, crawling along the last 20 miles beforereaching our base camp at the Central City KOA (elevation 8,850 feet). Then we began getting acclimated to the altitude and waiting for the right conditions to ride.

Did I mention Mount Evans is a storm magnet?

Monday through Wednesday, thunderstorms pounded the moun-

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tain. We used the time to explore Central City, which along with neighbor Blackhawk has a population of 800 with casinos on every corner. That's not all.'Yeah, we have seven marijuana dispensaries and no gas stations," the woman running the cash register at the hole-in-the wall grocery store said.

It'spartofthenew Colorado pot rush. Yet the streets weren't full of hippies and flower children, just regularpeople going about their business — and a few disgruntled gamblers.

On Thursday, a long-awaited break in the storms allowed us to make a push for the summit. Each of the 15 miles was hard earned.

And as the air grew thinner, the breaks grew longer. Finally, I arrived at the summit, greeted by an extended family of mountain goats.

At the top,Isaton a slab of granite reflecting on being able to see clear to Nebraska as mountain goats and tourists milled about.

The father of a family &om Fort Worth, Texas, offered to take my picture next to the summit sign.

Then he kindly brought me a couple

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Alyce Berglund of La Grande was born Sept. 17, 1915. Family and fiiends are invited to join her in celebrating her centennial birthday at 2 p.m. Thursday in the dining room of the Grande Ronde Retirement Residence, 1809 Gekeler Lane. No gifts, please.

Cake and ice cream will be served.

The party will be hosted

by Sheila Costigan of Cove, M ike Berglund ofCove and Lmdsay Coshgan of La Grande.

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t olowina Ur bottles of water to make sure I was properlyhydrated forthebumpy descent.

Did I say I love Texas?

Four dayslater,and 11,000 feet lower, back home, the celebration ended abruptly.

As I walked into work on a Monday, I was suddenly agonizing doubled over in pain.

I went to the urologist for a bladderinfection,and thedoctor promptly shipped me off to the emergency room.

The medical professionals at first thought I might need my appendix out. At least they didn't want to remove my foreword or bibliography.

A cat scan ensued, with no cats in sight.

About then, Wonder, my wife offouryears,arrived afterrushing down from her work in Walla Walla, Washington, to assure me that I would eventually be OK and neednot prepare a dramatic dying speech as seen in old cowboy movies.

Did I say I married an angel?

Soon, the ER doc arrived with a diagnosis of diverticulitis.

I was sent home with a truckload of antibiotics and pain pills and orders to drink enough water to cause a drought emergency. Most of the time, over the next two weeks, I lay flat on my back, afraid to move because of the pain, contemplating my mortality and blinking back hallucinations caused by the pain medicine.

At one point, convinced diverticulitis had to be the most painful diseaseever,Iresearched "painful diseases" on the Internet. Dismayingly, even though all descriptions of diverticulitis were accompanied by pictures ofpeoplegrasping their stomachs and making excruciatingly painful expressions, I found that my disease did not even rank in the top 10.

The point is, there is self-inflicted pain such as that found in climbing Mount Evans by bicycle, and other pain not asked for but endured.

The true heroes may not be those who ride bicycle up mountains.

The heroes are those who endure, anonymously, the pain of disease and live to make their way in the world another day.

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ONTHE CUPINRIS

BACKINTIME:Cove,1898

KEMMY BRAINERD

Five fun fabulous

fall favorites T

Bob Bull photo

This photograph was taken in Cove approximately 1898. Written on the back of the photo is:"This is the building where Layne's had their store, but before Layne's time. Aunt Mae and Aunt Francis are on the float, but don't show enough to tell which ones. The house in center is where Bessie &. Ray Lay live now but has been built over since then. Building on left is old blacksmith shop that burned later."

ELG IN

he days are shorter, the nights are longer and the temperaturesarecooler; all an indication that fall has arri ved.Autumn may be stealing away the summer colors, butnotforallthe great happenings Elgin and the surrounding Northeast Oregon area has going on.

With so many activities to choose from, I've narrowed down"five fun fabulous fall favorites" foryou to choose from. If you ever thought that your fall could be boring in rural Northeast Oregon, think again.

Take in a play at the Historic Opera House and gear up for another awesome production of"Little Shop of Horrors." This play is a must see. The props, characters and choreography are again nothing short of amazing.

This production will get your Halloween spirit revving in

high gear.

• Elgin's only licensed and certified childcare provider wants children to oA'er learning using music

By Tiish Yerges For the Observer

ELGIN — Owner and operator Stephanie Hale has announced the opening ofher licensed and certified business, Neverland Daycare.

Hale is well known in the community as a music and piano teacher, but she's also the percussionist in the orchestra at the Elgin Opera House. Now, she will incorporate some of those fun skills and theater into her daycare routine.

"One of my major plans for the full-time kids is to teach music, focusing on piano, and for the older ones, I can do some recorders as well," Hale said."I like to do music with everyday learning, so we'll be doing some exercises and learning activities through music. We are also planning to have a little puppet theaterhere, and my husband, Terry, is going to help out with that. We think dramatic play is an importantpart ofa child's development."

Hale's plans for Neverland Daycare began with the renovation ofher historic home this past June.

The home has two bedrooms, a colorful playing interactive room, a dining room, a bathroom and acheerful kitchen where kids will do their fun artand science projects.

By thebeginning ofnextyear, Hale will also have an additional 20footby 20-footplayroom available for the kids. ''We repainted, put in new flooring and updated the electrical so we couldhave thebestdaycare facility in Elgin," Hale said."The Neverland theme is about kids never growing up, and that's what Peter Pan is all about. Terry and I are really into theater, so that stuck with us, and

we like it."

Hale said her interest in daycare traces back to age 12 when she assisted in her mother's daycare business. Later, Hale also worked at Elgin's Head Start as a teacher's assistant for two years. She is the mother of three children, and with her music education and piano teaching, she continues to serve children in her community.

"I thought I could have an opportunity to make even more of an impactif I had my own daycare and also try to help some of the older kids who are not preschool," Hale said.

She wanted Neverland Daycare to be both licensed and certified, and the latter requires meeting specific standards. Licensed and certified daycareproviders are allowed to care for up to 12 to 16 children with assistance.

Hale has two volunteer assistants, storybook reader Dorie Hightower and crafts helper Gina Adams.

In addition, Hale's husband, Terry, and her mother-in-law, Celeste Hale, will help occasionally.

All four volunteer assistants have passed the background check, Hale said.

One prerequisite to becoming certified is that the provider must have been aregistered family child care provider for one year or more.

To meet certification requirements, Hale had to take classes on an overview for family child care, a classon recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect, an infant/ child CPR and First Aid class, daycare orientation, a class in the DHS food program, and get written permission from the Elgin City

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Neverland Daycare owner-operator Stephanie Hale, left, debuts her "Never grow up" theme with Mazi and Gina Adams.

Council to conduct business within the city limits.

In addition to the educational requirements, certified facilities are subject to two inspections, a health and safety inspection and an inspection by the licensor, Heidi Johnson of the 0$ce of Child Care.

"I've passed both of my inspections, and I'm ready for business," Hale said.

"Deanna Abell from the 0$ce of Child Care in La Grande told me I was the only licensed and certified childcare provider in Elgin, and that there's only one other certified family child care person in La Grande. As you can tell by the things I had to do, it was quite a lengthy process."

Neverland Daycare is open from 5 a.m.to 6 p.m. Monday through

Friday, and Hale serves breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as snacks in the midmorning and afternoon.

Meal menus will follow USDA food program guidelines and will provide nutritious foods to all the children in her care ''What's nice about my facility," Hale said, "isthatit'soutofthe way from all the busy streets, and comparedtoaregularfamily daycare setting where people come in and out and the daycare provider's personal kids are there, we won't have that at Neverland Daycare.

The people who come here are going to besafe and can be trusted,soit's a safeplaceforthekidsto be."

For more information, contact Hale at 541-663-6305. The daycare islocated at455 S.11th Ave.in Elgin.

Speaking of Halloween, the Elgin Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual "Merchant Trick or Treat" from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 31.

This event has been a community favorite for everyone and has grown to over 250 little trick-or-treaters.

Take a trip on the renowned Eagle Cap Excursion Train and take in all the fall foliage Northeast Oregon has to offer. For more information on schedules and times, check out http%/aglecaptrainrides.com/ridethetrain/ schedule/. When your trip is complete, don'tforgetto hit yourlocalfavorite eatery for a bite and beverage.

Hike, fish and hunt this greatoutdoor paradise.W ith miles of rugged terrain, this area has and is the best area for all outdoor fall activity including cycling, running/ walking, horseback riding and camping.

A big fall favorite is gathering at your local watering hole with fiiends and family to check out some college football.

Or if you want to get up close and support the home team,bundle up in your hometown colors and head to your high school or Eastern Oregon University and cheer. Nothing says fall like football.

If you tack on all the harvest festivals, pumpkin patchpicking,harvestingof community gardens, raking leaves, brisk walks, cooking yourfavoritecrock-potdishes or getting a leg up on your

holiday shopping — fall is a fun favorit e season for all.

United Way raises money at Buffalo Peak The United Way Benefit GolfTournament was held on Saturday at Union's Buffalo Peak Golf Course.

According to Ted Kramer, who is one of the event organizers, this is the event's 16th year at the golf course and is considered the beginning of the campaign for the year for the organization The golf tournament usually raises about $10,000 which benefits local organizations like Shelter From the Storm, Boy Scout troops, Kid's Club, Union County C.A.S.A., Union CountySearch and Rescue and localfood banks.

There were 14 four-person teams at the tournament on Saturday and one partial team. That equaled approximately 60 individual players.

Kramer said attendance was a little low because of another tournament being held at the La Grande Country Club on the same day.

The tournament is a scramble and items are auctioned off in a silent and verbal auction, as well.

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hnsinessat Pendletnnranoe ByAntonio Sierra

Sudden freeze decimated cherry crop in Eastern Oregon

throwing a flashbang grenadeinhis direction and falsely arresting him for disorderly MILTON-FREEWATER — Umatilla conduct during a protest over the Ferguson County fruit growers are still hurting from police shooting.

The Oregonian reported that West was a coldsnap that lastyeardecimated cherry, one of10 people arrested atadowntown prune and other orchards.

The East Oregonian reported growers intersection, and prosecutors ultimately around Milton-Freewater, northeast of Pend- dismissed the allegation against West. leton, won't have a cherry crop until 2017.

The suit says West spent two hours in The reason: last November, temperatures custody and was then taken by ambulance plummeted by nearly 60 degrees in a matto a hospital, where he was diagnosed with terofdays,killing buds and trees. dizziness, dehydration and hypertension.

Not a single cherry was harvested comWest seeksabout $5,000 tocover medical mercially in Milton-Freewater. Farmers also expenses, and another $5,000 for pain and lost prunes and plums. emotional suffering.

Even some apple trees were killed all the 3osephineCounty,Oregon, halts way down to the roots. Umatilla County enforcement of GMO ban grows more apples than anywhere else in Oregon.

GRANTS PASS — Oregon's Josephine The area grows about 650 acres of cherCountywon't enforce a ban on geneticallymodified crops until arelated lawsuitis resolved. ries, which typically bloom a month earlier than in other regions and fetch a premium The Daily Courier newspaper reported price. The crop usually brings in about $4.5 that county voters passed a GMO ban in million at the farm gate.

May 2014 and the county originally told farmers growing GMO crops to provide a Two arrested in Bend aRer phase-out plan by Sept.4. beingheld atgunpoint County Legal Counsel Wally Hicks says BEND — Bend Police held two men the Board of Commissioners decided to at gunpoint Saturday evening after they suspend that deadline until a court rules allegedly ran from an accident on S.U.S. on a lawsuit brought against the county by Highway 97.

Robert A. White Jr. and Shelly White, who At about 5:30 p.m. Lewis Smith, 45, of grew GMO sugar beets.

The Whites say a state law pre-empts the Bend, was driving a 1997 two-door Ford Mustang on Highway 97 near milepost county's ban.

141 when he rear-ended a 2013 four-door Hicks said the county suspended enChevy Impala, driven by Daniel Hiatt, 66, of forcement of the ban because the Whites' Washington. attorney was going to file a temporary According to Bend Police Lt. Nick Parker, restraining order and there are no known Smith and his passenger, a 17-year-old boy GMO growers in the county now. from Bend, ran from the scene.

Body found near Portland's Both cars were significantly damaged, Morrison Bridge prompting multiple witnesses to call 911.

When Bend Police officers reached the PORTLAND — Authorities recovered a scene, Hiatt told them Smith and his pasbody found floating in the Willamette River senger had run east. near Portland's Morrison Bridge.

The Multnomah County Sherif's Oflice By about 6 p.m., after searching the area of Mountain High subdivision and Old Back saysriverpatroldeputieswere dispatched Nine golf course, officers found Smith and to the scene Sunday night. They found a thejuvenile near therailroad tracks eastof deceased man just north of the bridge, midthe crash. channel.

A Bend police officer held the two at gunThe bodyhas been turned over to a m edipoint to prevent them from running farther. cal examiner. The man's identity won't be Smith was arrested and found to have a released until his relatives are notified. warrant for failure to appear in court on a Coast Guard rescues boater previous charge.

structure of the Pendleton UAS Range, and the city PENDLETON—The needs paying customers Pendleton Unmanned Aerial to makethe projectselfSystems Range remains on sustaining. City officials' ultimate goal is to attract the verge of signing its first could help. contract with a"well-known Co-introduced by Sen. high-payingdrone manufaccompany" and could start Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. turers to Pendleton.

John Hoeven, R-N.D., both of Considering the increastesting in the fall, according to Pendleton economic whom represent states with ing traction commercial UAS federallyapproved drone test has picked up in Washington, developmentdirectorSteve Chrisman.

Allen said he believes the bill sites, the bill would tempoBut expecting the flood rarily adopt the FAA's procould pass through congress ifputtoa vote. gates to open for UAS testing posed regulations while the in Pendleton or anywhere administration works toward After the bill was introelse might be presumptuous, finalizing more permanent duced, itattracted three rules. more sponsors — Heidi especially considering the In addition to opening Heitkamp, D-N.D., Sen. Mark glacial pace in which the Federal Aviation Administration a path to market for UAS Warner, D-Va. and Sen. Ron Wyden. has been creating regulations developers, the bill would for the nascent commercial also require many UAS comAdditionally, Wyden and drone industry.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Dpanies to go through testing Legislation introduced rangesto receiveairworthiPortland, held a roundtable in the U.S. Senate may not discussion with FAA Depness certification. only create regulations much uty Administrator Michael Passage of the bill would Whitaker to discuss UAS sooner, but forge a new adbe a welcome development for Chrisman, who is also the in August, where Whitaker vantageforthe six testsites told attendees that the FAA across the country, including Eastern Oregon Regional the one in Pendleton.

Airport manager. He said would make drones one of Chuck Allen is the CEO many potential customers for theirtop prioritiesoverthe of SOAR Oregon, a not-forthe Pendleton UAS Range next 12 months. don't want to invest in testIn the meantime, the Comprofit focused on promoting the UAS industry in Oregon. ing until they know it will mercial UAS Modernization While the FAA proposed a Act is still awaiting a hearing pay off economically.

The city and state have from the Senate Committee set of regulations in Februalready invested significant on Commerce, Science and ary, he said the lengthy review process means a final resources into the infraTransportation.

East Oregonian

setofrulesmight notgo into effect until mid-2016 or early 2017.

That's where the Commercial UAS Modernization Act

As wikI6res rage in West, ran ers lose cattle, land The Associated Press

PORTLAND — For weeks, rancher Darrel Holliday has rounded up fiightened cows and calves offthe smoldering hills of the Strawberry Mountain Range, a wilderness area in eastern Oregon ofold-growth forestand grass where wildlife and cattle roamed.

Holliday's entire federal forestgrazing allotment of about 32,000 acres — 50 square miles — burned last month as a wildfire ravaged the area. The land is now a smoke-filled expanse of blackened tree sticks and ash a footand halfdeep. ''We're picking up cows that should have calves with no calves. We assume they might have died out there," said Holliday, who is still missing 22 ofhis 180 cow-calf pairs. He's among dozens of ranchers similarly wrestling with the loss of animals and grazing land in a region where cattle production is one of the leading agricultural industries.

The vast majority of the 1.6 million acres — nearly 2,600 square miles — that burned in Oregon, Idaho and Washington this year are federally owned, data show, with large swaths of that public land used as rangeland for livestock grazing.

Many of Holliday's recovered animals have burnt hoovesorarelame from walking on hot coals, he said.

Miles of fences have burned.

And the land, for which Holliday pays a fee, will likely be closedto grazing foratleast two years while it recovers, he said.

That's left him scrambling to figure out how to feed the cows. ''We've been ranching here all our lives," said Holliday, w hose father started grazing cattle in the area in 1942."To watch it totally destroyed, you get sick to your stomach every day you go out there."

In Oregon's Canyon Creek Complex alone, 125 of the 170 square miles burned w ere grazing allotments, said Malheur National Forest rangeland management specialist Nick Stiner. Some 4,000 cows ranged on those allotments, he said.

And in the Soda Fire in southwest Idaho, that state's biggestfi re thisyear,280 of

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STATE

Overcrowded Medford jail 'revolving door' for suspects MEDFORD — About half of the people arrestedin police sweepsoverthew eekend are no longer in custody as Medford's jail deals with overcrowding.

The Medford Mail Tribune reported more than 30peoplewere arrested in sweeps over the weekend and 17 were released after being turned over to a jail managed by the Jackson County Sherifl"s Oflice.

Medford police Sgt. Geoff Kirkpatrick says his department has no control over sherifl"s office releases, calling it"the revolving door of the criminal justice system."

Many frequent offenders were arrested.

Kirkpatrick says those who had failed to att end priorcourtdateswere booked, rescheduledto appear beforeajudge,and released in the hope they show up for the new hearing.

A $2.7 million project in 2014 brought capacityto 292inmates.

Angel Carpenter/TheBlue Mountain Eagle

JeremyWhittaker, left, and Shane Smith, of Culver, work at the hay collection site in John Day. In addition to rangeland lost, ranchers and ranching groups say hundreds of cows have perished and millions of dollars' worth of hay stacks and barns has gone up in flames. the 430 square miles burned were federal grazing allotments and another 75 square m iles were private grazing lands, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

In addition to rangeland lost, ranchers and ranching groups say hundreds of cows have perished and millions of dollars' worth ofhay stacks and barns has gone up in flames. ''We're hearing lots of reportsofdisplaced cattle and grazing grounds that are no longer usable," said Kayli Hanley of the Oregon Cattlemen's Association, which says many ranchers are still assessing damage and looking forlostcow s.

In northern Washington state, where the Okanogan Complex burned about 475 square miles and is considered the largest wildfire in state history, rancher Doug Grumbach foundthe burned carcasses of several cows on a hill among smoldering trees.

One of those cows became wedged between two trees trying to flee the flames.

When the fire started last month, the fourthgeneration rancher was on his way to move the cows dispersed in the mountainous terrain. But, he said, the winds picked up and the fire exploded, so "we had to get ourselvesout ofthere."

In total, eight of his cows and four calves died and 20 are still unaccounted for — a loss of tens of thousands of dollars. He's also treating

calves and cows with burnt feet, severe body burns and respiratoryproblems.

"They're kind oflike family ... you care for them all their life, so you hate for anything to happen to them," he said.

Grumbach said he doesn't have enough unburned privateland tofeed hiscattle; his cows are now eating hay meant for winter feed. And because of the drought, he doesn't have as much hay as usual, he said.

Many ranchers like Grumbach are desperately looking for pastures and hay, said Wyatt Prescott of the Idaho Cattle Association. Those who can't afford feed, he said, are sending their animals to sale yards.

"Producers spend generationsdeveloping thegenetics of their cows to produce the best beef. Liquidating part of their herd is something they try to avoid at all costs," Prescott said.

His group is facilitating a confidential online pasture exchange where farmerswho have land out of productioncan lease itto those who lost their grazing grounds.

Idaho rancher Brenda Richards, who runs about 500 cow-calf pairs,lost95 percentofher grazing allotment to the Soda Fire.

"Ranching is the strength of these local communities, that's our tax base," Richards said, adding that the fire has been devastati ng,butitalso broughtout localties."Itwas amazing to watch people come together."

from Willamette River

PORTLAND — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man from the Willamette River after his boat overturned near the St. Johns Bridge in Portland.

Petty Officer Levi Read says dispatchers alerted the Coast Guard Sunday night that a man was clinging to the hull of a sailboat.

A response boat arrived in six minutes, rescuing the man from the 53-degree water.

He was checked for injuries and released.

The rescue crew returned to the capsized boat and towed it to a boat launch.

Hillsboro police: Man shot to deathinstreet

HILLSBORO — Hillsboro police say they're investigating after a man in his early 20s was shot to death in the middle of a street.

The call came in at 2:20 a.m. Sunday. A responding officer found the man down in the middle of Baseline Street. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene; police have not confirmed his identity.

Man who films police sues over The suspect fired about six shots from a Portland protest arrest handgun. He was described as a Hispanic PORTLAND — A federal lawsuit has been male, 20-25, wearing a black shirt. Investifiled on behalf of a videographer who says gators brought in a K-9 to try to track the he was wrongly arrested while videotaping suspect, without success. officers during a protest in Portland last fall.

The suit alleges Portland police violated — The Associated Press Robert West's First Amendment rights by and WesCom News Service

Grande Ronde Hospital welcomes

Betsy Anderson, MD Family Medicine RegionaI Medical Clinic September 2015 Do you have a Primary Care Provider?

Medical research says those who develop a long-term relationship with a primary care provider enjoy better overall health and lower health care costs.

Dr. Anderson comes to us from Pioneer Memorial Hospital, Heppner, where she provided clinic, hospital, and emergency room care as the Chief of Medical Staff.

She attended medical school and completed her residency at Oregon Health and Science University. After serving many years in both emergency and family care, she is looking forward to focusing on the family medicine; getting to know children, parents, grandparents, and determining how one persons' health or illness affects the whole family. She and her husband have already fallen in love with the area for both the recreational and cultural opportunities that bring together the best of two worlds. The couples' grown children live in Western Oregon, but they bring two dogs ready to explore the region with them.

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DORY'S DIARY

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DQRQTHYSWART FLESHMAN

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After a squirrel's bite turned off my electricity one day, I thought about how dependent I was on electricity in comparison with how things were for my mother.

Except for when I went up in the hills to visit my cousins where they had akerosene lamp, Ihad theadvantage of pulling a cord or flipping a switch to turn on lights. Not so for my mother until marriage when my father brought electricity into their house and hung drop-cords from the ceiling.

Neither of us flipped a furnace switch for heating the house back then.

As a child, remembering various houses in which we lived, we primarily heated the main living space iwhich means cold bedrooms) by burning wood in a kitchen range and a living room wood-heatedpot-bellied stove.W e didn't know about electric furnaces and their wall switches or electric ranges.

As times changed, or as did the houses in which we lived at the time, the pot-bellied stovegaveway toa coal-burning furnace in the basement, a wood-eating furnace, then to gas-heat coming up through a grate in the floor, and onceto water-heated radiators along the wall.

All of those were short-lived and we were back to unheated bedrooms, but we now had an oil-burning heating stove in the living room that sported an isinglass-fionted stove door opening where we could see the flaming oil burning inside.

Somehow through all of this, the trusty old wood-burning kitchen range did its duty as it was moved from house to house.

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FAVORITEFRUIT RECIPES

Summer's last sweet

celebration ByArthi Subramaniam

Photo by Karen Kain

Powdered sugar is the perfect topping for this pear tart.

By Karen Kain ForWesCom News Service

Pears are an amazing fiuit, full of nutrition, typically containing 100 calories, and of coursethey're fat-free.

They are a great source of vitamin C and contain natural phytonutrients and other antioxidants found in the colored skins of some varieti es.Pearsare also an excellentsource of fiber — one pear provides 6 grams of fiber, about 24 percent of the daily value that help to calm hunger pangs.

Pears are delicious when combined with sweetand savory foods.Rich soilprovides the foundation to superbly delicious pears; it is to no surprise that the Pine Valley in eastern Baker County grows an abundance of this fabulous fiuit.

Our pears ripened early this year. I know many ofyou are canning and drying pears but I wanted to share with you a few new ideas.

I judge a recipe with one basic question, aWill I make it again?" The answer to this Pear Tart dish is that I have made it twice in the last week. I will be makingit again simply because it is easy and looks appealing with the perfect amount of sweetness. It has been taste-tested by a few of our neighbors and I promise you this recipe is a keeper.

I had never baked with phyllo dough before.

Iavoided itbecause itjustseemed intimidating. I highly encourage you to clip this recipe out and give it a try.

Pushing the boundaries on my search for pearideasIw asinterested totry thisScones & Sharp Cheddar with Honey recipe. This is not a typical bake for me but I really enjoyed the results and highly suggest you serve

Photo by Karen Kain

Scones with pears, sharp cheddar and honey.

these just out of the oven.

I wanted to include a healthier option also.

Cucumber & Pear Juice was the perfect fit. It actually called for a few celery stalks in the mix but I did not appreciate the flavor the celerygave thejuice.

I hope that you are all enjoying the smokefree skies and lovely weather. Thanks to all the firefighters for their great work and thanks to God and Mother Nature for the break in the weather.

Pear Tart 3/4 Cup raw almonds 1/4 Cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling 1Tablespoon all-purpose flour 1/4Teaspoon fine salt 1 Egg 1/2Teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/8Teaspoon ground nutmeg 12 phyllo pastry sheets 1/2 stick butter, melted 2 firm-ripe Bartlett pears, cut into 1/8-inch slices 1Tablespoon powdered sugar SeePears/Page 2B

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Signs that summer is wrapping up have arrived. Kids have started going back to school; NFL preseason games are underway; night temperatures are dropping;and prices ofstrawberries and blueberries have hit $4 and change.

Soon yellow squash and zucchini will be giving way to their coolweather cousins such as butternut and spaghetti, and apples will rule the fruit shelves. But before that happens,celebrate the lastweeks of summer with one last hurrah, using produce that best defines the season.

Toss ripe nectarines and grapes with cucumbers and carrots. Then drizzle the salad with lemon juice and speckle it with cilantro for a no-frills, colorful and delicious Mixed Summer Salad. As an alternate option, substitute nectarines with plums.

For a burst of vibrant flavors, prepare a Mango-Peach Salsa that is spicy, tangy and sweet in equal measure by mixing chopped peaches, mangoes, yellow peppers, tomatoes, jalapeno, onion and lime juice.

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1 cup carrots, diced "/4 cup sweet onion 1 teaspoon cilantro, finely minced 2 tablespoons lemon juice Saltto taste

SUMMER Continued from Page 1B You cannot let the season slip away without checking out baked tomatoes stuffed with beans and carrots mixed with a bechamel sauce, and topped with panko crumbs and a dab of butter. The stuffed tomatoes are a model of simplicity and pure, and are summer on a plate.

If your garden has gone a little zucchini crazy and has yielded more than you needforbread orfritters, make Zucchini Scones with the squash. With the addition of grated zucchini and Parmesan cheese, the classic English scone gets a savory makeover.

Capture the sweet strawberry sensation in an easy-to-make White Chocolate-Strawberry Pie that will build a reservoir of goodwill instantly. The striking appearance is matched with a luxurious chocolate, creamy

In a large bowl, gently combine nectarines, grapes, cucumbers, carrots, onion, cilantro and lemon juice. Add salt to taste.

Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

— Suganthi Subramaniam (mother of Arthi Subramaniam)

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Mixed fruit salad.

bles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture; set aside.

In a medium bowl, stir filling.

In a large bowl, combine together eggs and whipping tomatoes, peaches, onion, yelcream.

Add to flour mixture. low pepper, mango, jalapeno, WHITE Squeeze water from zucchini lemon juice and cilantro. Stir and add to flour mixture.

CHOCOLATEgently. Add salt to taste.

Then add cheese.

Stir just STRAWBERRY PIE Cover and refrigerate for at until moistened. least 2 hours before serving.

Makes 8 servings Turn dough onto lightly Serve with tortilla chips. floured surface and knead 1 9-inch pie crust, — Adapted from "Peaches" by until dough is nearly smooth. store bought Kelly Alexander Divide dough into half.

4 squares white baking Pat half of the dough into chocolate (4 ounces) a 6-inch circle. Cut into 6 3 tablespoons milk ZUCCHINI SCONES wedges. Repeat with the 8 ounces (1 package) cream remaining half.

— Adapted from "The Big Makes 12 scones cheese, softened Place wedges 2 inches Book of Pies & Tarts" by Betty /2cup powdered sugar apart on an ungreased baking Crocker 2"/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon grated orange peel sheet.

1 tablespoon baking powder 1 cup heavy cream, whipped Bake for 15 minutes or until /2teaspoon salt 3 cups fresh strawberries, MANGO-PEACH golden.

Remove scones from 1/3 cup butter sliced baking sheet and serve warm.

SALSA 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon apricot preserves Makes 12 servings '/4 cup whipping cream /2teaspoon water "Baking Step By Step" by 1 cup shredded zucchini, 1"/2 cups tomatoes, chopped water squeezed Better Homes and Gardens Heat oven to 400 degrees.

2/4 cup pitted, diced peaches 1/3 cup grated Cook pie crust as directed. /2cup red onion, diced Parmesan cheese Cool completely on rack.

MIXED SUMMER /2 cup yellow pepper, diced In a small bowl, microwave SALAD /2cup mango, peeled Heat oven to 350 degrees.

4 squares of white chocolate Serves 4 and diced In a large bowl, stir toand milk uncovered, for about 2 tablespoons jalapeno, gether flour, baking powder 2 minutes, or until softened finely diced and salt.

1 cup ripe nectarines, diced and chocolate can be stirred 1 /2 teaspoons lemon juice Using pastry blender, cut in 1 cup grapes, sliced smoothly. Cool to room tem/2teaspoon cilantro, minced butter until mixture resem1 cup cucumbers, diced

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In another bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and orange peel with electric mixer on low speed until smooth.

Beat in white chocolate. Fold in whipped cream.

Spread filling in baked shell.

Arrange strawberry slices on filling in a concentric circle with points facing outward.

Heat preserves and water; mix well. Brush on top of strawberries.

Refrigerate about 2 hours, or until set.

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The fourthhouse held my mother's mother and sister Continued ~om Page 1B I don't know why we before we lived there. Who moved so often from house to lived in the other five houses house in the same town, come beforeorafter,Ihavenoidea. to thinkofit, butso did our But, like the cars we had, relatives. It was sort oflike the houses were never new an"upset the frrnt-basketn ones, only old ones with the marks of previous owners (or type of thing and we took it for granted that we would renters) upon them. move from time to time. At It's a curious thing. every move we kids would I wasn't really a stranger to run through the house huntthe kerosene lamp because of ing for"our" bedroom, which I its use at my younger cousin's always had to share with my house and because George and I also used his parents' sister.

In somecases(atleastfour lamp on occasion. After his that I remember), we even parents' deaths, we were exchanged the same houses living in their house for a with relatives. time. Oh, oh, there's another In one house that I scarcely lived-in house, but that was remember because I was after marriage.

The kerosene lamp that so young, an aunt's family moved in after we had left George had grown up with it. In another house, we and was ours now and we had light fiom it when the electwo aunts took turns raising families there, at different tricity had a habit of going off times, of course. In the third more than it does these days. home we actually exchanged Backing up just a bit in houses with my mother's that wild confusion of time, aunt's family and then traded growingup,and marrying, I

remember that my mother finally got an electric kitchen range.

It was a gift from my sister Betty.

Betty had come home from serving in the military WACs (Women's Army Corps) overseas in India during World War II in the 1940s, moving in again with the folks while she got readjusted to civilian life. She found employment and with her paychecks she purchased my mother's first electri cstove.Thetrusty old wood burner range with the warming ovens above and the temperamental oven below was moved to the barn.

Excited but fearful, Mom hesitantly learned to use the knobs that could give her heat without wood. No longer stoking the firebox with wood to keep the stove ever-ready to warm the kettle ofbeans or thepotofcoffee orkeep the oven the correct pie-baking temperature, it was a whole new world of cooking, baking and heating.

The stove no longer emanatedwarmth through the kitchen and through the house in the hot summers.

Changes were underway in the Swart house. We were becoming modernized. With the stove came the eventual purchaseofan electriccoffee pot, toaster, clocks, waffle iron, and vacuum cleaner.

They all worked fi ne and so much easier than we had known before.

I'm sure it was a love-hate periodforthe oldercouple as their children embraced what we saw as "progress," although at the time none of us knew about computers, separate bread bakers, microwaves, television, steam irons, and so many other thingsdeveloped because of electricity.

I find myself somewhere in the middle, grateful for the convenienceoftheelectric range without the hardship of supplying wood, but missing the warmth of its embrace and the calming influence of

PEARS

Pears Sliced sharp English cheddar Honey, for drizzling

flattened to a 1-inch thickness and fold in half twice. Gently shape into a 1-inch-thick, 7-inch-diameter rounds. Cut into 8 equal wedges, and separate. Brush the tops with buttermilk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake scones until golden brown about 15 to 18 minutes. Once cool enough to handle, split the scones, and stuff with a slice of pear and cheese. Serve with drizzled honey....yum!

drying out. Gently spread the almond paste evenly on top of the phyllo stack, leaving a 1-inch border. Cut the pears and arrange on top of the paste, overlapping slightly.

Bake for 18 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Continued from Page 1B Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Put the almonds, sugar, flour and salt into a food processor and puree until the almonds are finely ground. Add the egg, vanilla, and nutmeg then process until fully combined. Line a baking sheet with parchment Scones 6 Sharp paper. Take two sheets of phyllo and gently lay them on the Cheddar with Hone parchment and lightly brush 3 Cups all-purpose flour, with butter then sprinkle with plus more for sprinkling 1Tablespoon baking powder sugar. Repeat this process 3/4Teaspoon baking soda layering phyllo in sheets of two, brushing with butter and 1/4 Cup sugar 1/2Teaspoon coarse salt sprinkling with sugar for five 1 1/2 Sticks unsalted more times, except the last layer, which should have no butter, cold 1/2 Cup dried cherries, butter. When working with phyllo cover with a damp or raisins cotton cloth to avoid it from 1 Cup Cream or buttermilk

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Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut the butter into "/2 inch pieces and put into the freezer for 10 minutes.

In food processor add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt, then pulse mix.

Add butter and pulse to form a corn meal like texture.

Slowly add the cream, pulsing until the mixture begins to Cucumber & Pear form clumps. Adding more ufCe buttermilk if necessary, 1 tablespoon at a time. Transfer 2 Pears 1 Large Cucumber mixture to a parchment-lined baking sheet, with your hands 1 Inch fresh ginger lightly dusted with flour and gather the mixture into a ball, Throw everything into the gently squeezing to form a juicer, blend and serve! dough which should then be

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4 tablespoons butter, plus 2 tablespoons for topping 3 tablespoons allpurpose flour 2 cups 2 percent milk 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Saltto taste /4 cup corn 2/4cup carrots, finely cut '/4cup green greens, finely cut 3 large, firm tomatoes, cut in halves 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 3 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Over medium heat, melt butter in a small pan. Then add flour and keep stirring to avoid it from becoming lumpy. Add milk; continue stirring to form a smooth paste.

Season with pepper and salt. Add vegetables and mix well.

Cut tomatoes in half; scoop out pulp. Coat outside of tomatoes with oil. Fill with vegetable mixture.

Top tomatoes with breadcrumbs and cheese. Dot with remaining butter.

Bake tomatoes for 45 minutes, or until well cooked.

— Suganthi Subramaniam

the singing teakettle.

W hen have I fl ipped the wall switch to turn on the gas furnace,Ihavebeen grateful that I no longer cut and carry wood to take off the morning chill.

Or, when my lamps and overhead lights come on with a similar flip of a switch, I am grateful for the illumination into the corners not sought by candle or kerosene lamp.

I take out the picture of the single drop-cord with its light bulb on the end hanging from the ceiling of a remembered long-ago room and I think of my life as a child. My dad put in the electrical wires before licensed electricians came into being, but it worked just

Newfood safetv rules WASHINGTON (AP) — Food manufacturers must be more vigilant about keeping their operations clean under new government safety rules released Thursday in the wake of deadly foodborne illness outbreaks linked toicecream, caramel apples, cantaloupes and peanuts.

The rules, once promoted as an Obama administration priority and in the works for several years, ran into delays and came out under a court-ordered deadline after advocacy groups had sued. Even then, the Food and Drug Administration allowed the Aug. 30 deadline to pass without releasing the rulestothepublic.

When the rules go into effect laterthisyear,food manufacturers will have to preparefood safety plans for the government that detail how they are keeping their operations clean and show that they understand the hazards specific to their product.

The plans will lay out how they handle and process food and how they monitor and clean up dangerous bacteria like listeria, E. coli or salmonella that may be present, among other safety measures.

The idea is to put more focus on prevention in a systemthatfordecades has been primarily reactive to outbreaks after they sicken or kill people.

"The food safety problems we face have one thing in common — they arelargely preventable," said Michael Taylor, the FDA's deputy commissioner for foods.

fine over the years, so I guess he knew what he was doing.

Folks used to have to know how to do a lot of things for themselves that are now regulated and governed by law.

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$425+dep 306 4th St 3-bdrm, 1 bath Home $750+dep 2588 1st St 2-bdrm, 1 bath duplex $450+dep 1230 Valley Molly Ragsdale Property Management Call: 541-519-8444

All real estate advertised ridia h ere-in is s u blect t o the Federal Fair Hous- Currently accepting appli- "This institute is an equal 2-BDRM, O N E b a t h opportunity provider." ing Act, which makes h ouse, W ( !tD h o o k cations. 2 bdrm apartit illegal to a dvertise ups. Lots of storage. ment w/F R IG, DW, any preference, limitaG as heat and w a t e r STV, onsite laundry, tions or discnmination heater. N o s m o k ing playground.

I n c o me based on race, color, no pets. 541-523-4701 and occupancy guidereligion, sex, handicap, or 541-519-3842 lines apply, Section 8 familial status or n aaccepted.

Rent is $455 LOOKING FOR a roomtional origin, or intento $490, tenant pays mate, for female EOU 3-BDRM, 1 bath 2-story tion to make any such electnc. No smoking, duplex. Range, fridge, student, in a 2 bd dupl. p references, l i m i t alaundry h o okups ( !t except in d esignated tions or discrimination. o n A r ie s L n . , LG . smoking area and no W/S i n c l u d ed . $300/mo, w/d (!t w/s We will not knowingly p ets. A ppl i c a t i o n s $ 675/mo p lu s d e p . incl. Avail. Sept 16th. accept any advertising 541-51 9-6654 a vailable onsite o u t Ca II 541-426-3747. for real estate which is side of manager's ofin violation of this law. fice located at Apt. 1.

3-BDRM, 1.5 bath All persons are hereby O ff i c e Ph. SMALL STUDIO Apt, La No pets. $1100/mo. informed that all dwell541-523-5908; E ma il: 541-523-4435 Grand South side locai ngs a d vertised a r e theelms©vindianmgt.comtion. C l ose to EOU. available on an equal website: No smoking or pets. 4-BDRM, 2 bath house opportunity basis. vindianmgt.com/propEQUAL HOUSING $200 per month. call w/full basement. Small ert ies/e lm s-a pa rtOPPORTUNITY 541-963-4907. pasture, garden area. ments.

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5) Creation of an Interchange Management O verlay Zone in t h e Baker City Developm ent Code an d t h e Baker County Zoning O rdinance that c o n tains requirements for development review, including interagency coordination, a c cess management, and impact s t ud y r e q u irements

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Magnum 192 Cuddy, lent, new tires, cruise large pantry, double garden t ub , w a l k -in No. PA-15-004 541-523-6485 41298Chioo Rd,Baker City c ontrol, AC , s t e r e o closet, m u d /laundry 200 hp, Coast Guard fndge/freezer. Mid living radio, d e pt h f i n d e r, room w/fireplace and new postal signs. 127k On Thursday, Septemja rm with own deck. Big s wim/sk i p l a t f o r m , surround sound. Awning $8,900. 541-426-9027 kitchen walk-in pantry, ber 24, 2015 at 6:00 very good c o ndition, or 541-398-1516 SMALL, CUTE 2-bdrm Ig. Island & all appli16', water 100 gal, tanks p.m., the B aker City canopy, boat c over, 50/50/50, 2 new Power1-bath on 2 1/4 acres. ances, storage space, a nd B a ke r C o u n t y American West Close to t ow n .

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COMPETITIVE RATES 2000 NEW VISION 920 Campers Area M a n a g e ment ceilings, large covered Behind Armory on East ULTRA 5TH WHEEL porch, landscaped, 2 Plans for Interstate 84 SUNFIRE REAL Estate and H Streets. Baker City car metal garage & 2 exits 302 and 306. The The Planning CommisLLC. has Houses, Dus ion hearing w il l b e Bay RV metal building plans are intended to plexes & Apartments 69 CHEVY Impala, cusheld in the Cou n cil ensure growth can ocwired, garden building, tom 2 door with rebuilt for rent. Call Cheryl Chambers of Baker & chicken area, fruit & cur in the areas withtranny and turbo 350 Guzman fo r l i s t ings, City Hall, 1655 1 st flowering pine trees, o ut c om p r o m i s i n g 541-523-7727. motor. New front disc Street, Baker City, creek runs t h r o ugh how the exits function, ~ STOK A O E brakes and new front Oregon . The staff reby providing standards property.

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GOP 2016

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DEARABBY: My girlfriend, 'Ashley,"and wouldprefernottohave seems the opposite Ihavebeen dating forthreeyears.Everyyear ofconsiderate to m e.

I ask her to go on a trip with me to St. Louis where my parents live. It's a weekend trip my DEARABBY: I was at my brotherin-law's parents sponsorfor our entire family, and it housewithmy husband and our 4-year-old involves a Cardinals baseball game. Every daughter. We were playing our weekly video year she refuses to go. game, and when my brotherin-law won a When she invites me on her family ftshing round, he shouted a racial epithet. I asked himnottouseitin frontofmy littlegirl trip to New Mexico, I go. When I ask why she won't do the same for my because ifshe repeats it at family trips, she makes excusschool, she could be suspendDEAR es like she doesn't want to get ed, and we don't use that kind up early. Most people in my ABBY oflang uagein our family. family are early risers. Ashley Now he claims I"disreis not. I tell her she can sleep spected him"and I should as long as she likes; no one will care. apologize to him because it was his house and he can say what he wants. He doesn't have I believe there is something else that Ashley isn't telling me. I have expressed my children ofhis own. unhappiness about this, but it does no good.

Who is right here? Is it OKto say whatever I am to the point ofjust ending this relation- you want because it's your house, or is it ship. I don't understand her reluctance. I better to use some censorship when there are really want her to come with me and spend children around? more time with myfamily. What can Ido? — WONDERING IN WYOMING — MYSTIFIED IN THE SOUTH DEARWONDERING: You did the right DEAR MYSTIFIED: Because this has be- thing. Your brother-in-law should watch come such a sore point, you need to tell your his mouth when your daughter is present. girlfiiend that her inflexibility has become a Because he's unwilling to do that, limit her exdeal-breaker. But if you do, you may have to posure to him. And if she hears him do it again, make sure to explain to her that the expresbe preparedto follow through. sionis one you do not want her to ever repeat.

DEARABBY:I have been married for DEARABBY: My ftancees son is gay and eight years, and my husband is a wonderful recently marrv'ed. He is 30 and his spouse is spouse when it comes to almost everything My complaint may seem shallow, but please 24. They don't have much money, so I hosted hear me out. their wedding reception in my backyard. In A coupleofyears back,hestarted buying addition to all the work involved — getting me potted plants rather than cutflowers bethe food and drinks, preparing the food, precause"you getmoreforyourmoney."He buys paring theyard and cleaning up — Iwound me plants three orfourtimes ayear,and after up with $700 charged on my credit card. receiving the third one Iasked him to please Ihavebeen outofwork forthe lastthree months and can't afford this. go back to cut flowers. I neither like house I know tradition is that thefather of the plants nor do I want somethingI must find a bride pays forthereception and thefather place for in our yard. Despite this, he continues to buy me potted plants every time. Each of the groom pays for the drinks. In a gay time he says he "forgot"I don't want them. wedding, is the new tradition that Mom's Idon't want to seem ungrateful, butI am re- boyfriend pays while both dads don't spend a cent? Both of them work. I'm considering ally frustrated. Today I received my 10th one. sending them each a polite bill for $800.

IsupposeIseem likeajerk,butIreally don't understand why he keeps buying me the one — MODERN MANINPENNSYLVANIA thirgI asked him not to buy. Your thoughts?

DEAR MODERN MAN: I suggest that — KATHY IN WASHINGTON you and your fiancee take care of the bill, DEAR KATHY: You appear to have marand ask the grooms to pitch in what they ried a man who is not only practical, but can afford. I don't think it would be fair or appropriate to expect the new in-laws to pay also unimaginative when it comes to giftbuying. That he would continue to buy you for anything that wasn't clearly agreed upon something you have repeatedly told him you beforethewedding reception took place.

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WASHINGTON — Gladiator season may have arrived in the fight for the Republican nomination.

Three days before the next Republican presidential debate, signs abound that some rivals ofbillionaire developer DonaldTrump aretaking direct aim at his decisive lead with attacks on his divisive rhetoricand vague policy.

"There will probably be more elbows thrown at that debate," Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."

The fi eld would narrow,he added: "There's not enough hard cash to go around to pay campaigns in these states in order to keep 17 candidates alive."

From the campaign to cable television, some of Trump'srivalsaretesting ways to hobble his bid, since the mogul's own bombast and lack of policy details have not.

"Someone has to bring him down," Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul told The Associated Press last week. "I'm not going to sit quietly by and letthedisasterthatis Donald Trump become the nominee."

For all of the GOP hopefuls, the CNN debate on Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, is thelastchance forseveral weeks to claim the national spotlight.

Pope Francis ispoised to eclipse national politics with his tour of the hemisphere, football season begins and Congress faces serious deci-

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ON DECIC MONDAY • Prep volleyball: Wallowa at Elgin, 5 p.m.

AT A GLANCE

3oseph earns pair of sweeps The Joseph volleyball team had a successful weekend, dispatching both opponents with ease.

The Eagles defeated Wilder, Idaho, 25-5, 25-11, 25-10 Friday on the road, and turned around and won at Meadows Valley 25-14, 25-23, 25-12. Both were nonleague matches.

No other stats were available.

Joseph (3-2 overall) next plays at Pine Eagle Friday in an Old Oregon League matchup.

nion oveconauers camSercourse PREP CROSS COUNTRY • Bobcats takeboth team titles, La Grande's Heather Keniry trail that loops back around eventually to the picnic area. The Union/Cove girls had places second in girls race

the best day, finishing with 30 points, half as much as runner-up Pendleton, which The Observer finished with 58 points.

Behind five runners in the top nine on the Elly Wells had the highest finish for Union/ girls side,and fourrunners in the top 11for Cove, placing third with a time of 21 minutes, the boys, Union/Cove claimed a clean sweep 52 seconds. The senior said she likes the way at the 39th annual Catherine Creek Scamper the course tests her as a runner.

'The big challenge is pushing yourself cross country meet Friday at Catherine Creek on the loop, because there's not very many State Park.

Josh Beuham/The Observer The 5,000-meter race features a demandpeoplearound and it'seasy tofallasleep ing course, including bridge crossings, a mud there,"Wells said."And of course, the hills is La Grande's Heather Keniry, right, and Union/Cove's Elly pit and a tough climb up a hill on a park See Bobcats/Page 6C Wells, center, race in the Catherine Creek Scamper.

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Marcus Mariota's NFL career could not have started much better. The professional debut of JameisWinston, on the other hand, quickly tailspinned in the opposite direction.

Mariota threw four touchdown passes on 209 yards Sunday as the Titans rolled to a 42-14 victory overWinston and the Buccaneers in a game featuring the top two picks in this year's NFL draft.

Winston threw two touchdowns but also had two interceptions, including a pick-six on his first throw of the game.

Mariota joined Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton as the only players to throw four or more touchdown passes in their first NFL game.

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and LaGrande High School graduate Zane Smith, the team volunteered to help Eastern Oregon Head Start prepareforthefall.

Head Start isdescribed on the school's website as a"national program thatpromotes schoolreadiness by enhancing the social and cognitive developmentofchildren."Itprovides "comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged children and families."

The program is near and dear to Rodrigues' heart.

"Head Start saved me," he said."I dropped my kid off there when I was 19 and a single dad."

The opportunity came about when the redshirt sophomore Smith was reg-

By Josh Benham The Observer

Djokovic and Pennetta win Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to win the men's title at the U.S. Open Sunday in Flushing Meadows, New York.

Djokovic has now won three of the year's four majors for the second time in five yearssomething Federer did in his prime three times in four years.

Flavia Pennetta claimed the women's title Saturday, winning 7-6 (4), 6-2 over Roberta Vinci, who beat Serena Williams in the semifinals. Williams was attempting to become the first woman since 1988 to win a calendar-year Grand Slam.

One of Stan Rodrigues' missions as the head coach of the Eastern Oregon University men's soccer team in its inaugural season, besides obviously winning a lot, is to build a great connection with the La Grande community.

The Mountaineers recently got handson in their approach to cultivate that relationship.

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HuskiesmaullocoNetsinhomeonener • Elginbustsloosefor 54 first-half points en route to blowout win

By Ronald Bond The Observer

There are dominant victories. And then there's what Elgin did to Harper/ Huntington Friday night.

Tanner Owen scored four touchdowns, including three in less than

three minutes, as the Huskies jumped out to a 54-0 halftime lead and cruisedto a 62-8victory in a nonleaguehome win over the LocoNets for their second win of the young season.

"Our varsity guys are firing on all cylinders right now," Elgin head coach Brock Eckstein said."The passing game's on point, the running game's on point iandl the defense is just exceptional."

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The Imbler volleyball team enjoyed a great start to its weekend, beating Weston-McEwen in four sets in its home opener Friday night. The Panthers also took first at a tournament in Helix Saturday, and Hannah Wilhelm was instrumental each day. The outside hitter earned 14 kills in Friday's victory, and had 10 kills and four aces in the finals win over Griswold Saturday.

Elgin's dominance was evident in each aspect of the game, as the Huskiesscored on offense,defense and special teams while essentially having its way against an overmatched opponent.

"Our defense was clicking, and we just kept getting turnovers and scoring on the those turnovers," Jaydon McKay said.aiHarper/Huntingtonl couldn't really do anything."

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istering his child there, and Head Start told Smith there was some work needed on its playground.

"Iasked the guys atpractice,and coach just loved the idea," Smith said.

Rodriguessaid itw asa no-brainer to send the team to help.

"I want to make sure we're very service-minded," Rodrigues said.aWe want to be connected to the community.

I've got 30 great guys on the team, and theyarealso trying to getused to the c ommunity. It's a two-way street. I t ' s my job and my goal that the community knows about the new men's team, and the fact we have great guys on campus."

Easternsent 14 playersoverto do whatever maintenance that was See Service/Page2C

Andrew Peasley threw for 287 yards and four touchdowns, three to Zack Jacobs, and La Grande moved to 2-0 with a 41-7 road win over Weiser, Idaho, in a nonleague game Friday.

Unlike last week's win in which La Grande's offense was mostly balanced, the Tigerswent to the airrepeatedly against the Wolverines.

Peasley, who was 19-for28, found Isaiah Cranford for a 3-yard score just 1:59 into the game for the early 7-0 lead. Ray Jimenez hit paydirt from seven yards out later in the quarter, before Peasley and Jacobs connected for second-quarter touchdowns of 23 and five yards, as La Grande raced to a 28-0 halfbme lead.

Jacobs converted one of three Wolverine turnovers into points early in the second half, returning an interception72 yards fora 34-0 lead, then caught his third touchdown pass — a 19-yard strike — early in the fourth quarter for the final 41-7 margin.

Jacobs finished with 77 yards receiving on seven receptions, while Cranford caught five passes for 75 yards. Peasley led the Tigers' ground game with 70 yards, whde Jimenez added 60.

La Grande i2-0 overall) plays its home opener Friday against Pendleton.

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times in the first quarter with a blitzkriegthat setthetone forthe restof the night. The junior scored from 12 yards out three plays after a McKay blocked punt for an 8-0 lead, then scooped up a fumble and ran it in from 60 yards away just 20 seconds laterfora 14-0 advantage.

"I just saw a football and it kind of fell into my hands," Owen said of the fortuitous bounce on the fumble SeeDominant/Page 6C

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TOLEDO:Quarterback Phillip

DEZ BRYANT: The superstar Ely threw for 237 wide receiver for the Dallas Cowyards, and the Rockets, which were three- boys will miss four to six touchdown underdogs, weeks after suffering a walked into Little Rock, Ar- broken bone in his foot kansas, and upset the No. during the Cowboys' 2718 Arkansas Razorbacks 26 win over the Newvork 16-12 Saturday.

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ImiIleriIreeiesto first-glacefinish Badgers dominate Leopards in sweep PREP VOLLEYBALL

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After winning its home openerFriday,Im bler carried the momentum to Saturday and claimed first place at a tournament in Helix.

The Panthers finished first in their pool, defeating

McLoughlin i25-16, 25-16l and Umatilla i25-15, 25-18l while splitting with Powder

Valley i25-20, 13-25l. Imbler beat Cove 25-19, 25-18, in the quarterfi nalsbefore dispatching Powder Valley 25-20, 25-14 in the semifinals.

In the finals the Panthers beatGriswold 25-17,26-24 to walk away with the team honors.

"Overall, I was very pleased with the team's performance iandl losing only one set throughout the day," Imbler head coach Jennifer Teeter said."Our team really needed the game experience, and I feel we made some strong improvements over the weekend."

Hannah Wilhelm and Jacobi Rudd each had seven kills in the win over Cove, with Wilhelm adding six digs and Katie Barry chipping in three aces. Against Powder Valley, Wilhelm had 12 kills, with Haley VanLeuven contributing eight kills. Tori Brownell had a team-high nine digs. In the championship match, Wilhelm had 10 kills and four aces, Rudd and VanLeuven added seven kills apiece and Brownell earned

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Superball-around play &om Powder Valley combined with a rough night

by Cove led to a dominating Badgers' road victory.

After erasing an early hole in the first set, Class 1A Powder Valley cut down on the mistakes and used an effective servicegame to sweep the 2A Leopards 25-18, 25-18, 25-17 Friday in a nonleague match in Cove.

"It's really good for usto havethis win," Powder Valley setter Kim Williams said.aWe've been starting strong in our first two games, then we would have a low in our third game iin recent play). It's a good confidence builder."

The Badgers started out slow, dropping the first six points. But apart from the lull at the beginning, Powder Valley played relatively clean and didn't beat itself. aWe've worked really hard this past week on our serve-receive and our freeballpassing,"Badgershead coach Marji Lind said.'That's really been the focus so that we don't have those simple mistakes. Eliminating those is huge for us."

Meanwhile, the Leopards played behind the ball throughout the match and committed too many self-inflicted mistakes in key moments, finishing with seven service errors.

"I've never seen our serve-receive move that slow before in our lives," Cove head coach Darcy Carreiro said.aWe had a lotofunforced errors, hitting-wise and serving-wise. That's not typical of how we play."

The Leopards seemed to seize the early momentum with the 6-0 lead in the first set, highlighted by a Reagan Carreiro kill and Lorissa Johnson's ace. But the Badgers countered with

13 digs.

On Friday, the Panthers beat Weston-McEwen 14-25, 25-13,27-25, 25-15 in Im bler.

Wilhelm had 14 kills to lead the team, and Rudd had 12 kills. Barry served five aces and notched 10 digs, Allie Slater, Katelyn Stirewalt and VanLeuven had four aces each and Brownell had a team-high 18 digs.

Imbler i6-3 overall, 0-1 Wapiti League) hosts Enterprise Thursday in a league match.

Powder Valley, meanwhile, tookcareofRiverside 25-17, 25-17 in the quarterfinals before falling to Imbler in the two-set loss in the semifinals.

"The girls were working hard and working very well together," Powder Valley head coach Marji Lind said."Unfortunately, they just couldn't get things put together like we would have liked, and they were running out of steam."

In pool play, the Badgers lost to Umatilla i25-18, 2516l, defeated McLoughlin

i25-20, 25-5l and split two sets with Imbler.

Powder Valley i7-4 overall) plays Adrian at home Thursday in a nonleague match.

No other results were available for Cove i2-4 overall), which hosts Burns in a Wapiti League match Thursday.

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field i22:59l finished 22nd, and Dylan Hartley was next in 23rd with a time of 23:07.

The women compiled 77 points for third behind

College of Idaho i18l and Northwest Nazarene i46l in the 5K race.

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Wilson i21:43l took 19th, and Mee-Mee Crossier-Laird

i22:26l was 26th.

Eastern heads to Salem for the Cascade Conference Preview Saturday at Corban University.

"Especially being a first-year program, it's been really great and positive," Smith said.

He said that's a direct result &om RoContinued from Page1C driguesand hisgoalsforthe team.

"It all starts with coach. He wants to set a needed on the playground, including spreading out wood chips. good culture at Eastern ofbeing successful aWe shoveled wood chips in wheelbarrows and being good people," Smith said."From day and kindofraked them and spread them out one, he pushed no cliques and no negativity." on the playground," Smith said."It was great.

The community service was just one teamIt's always fun to hang out with the guys out- bonding activity that Rodrigues has employed side. As good of players that we have, they're to speed up the process ofbuilding a team. On the first day, for example, the coach sent four or even better people.Itwasfor a greatcause and a great program." five players out in groups for a scavenger hunt.

"The one thing is, these guys don't make Smith said it was just another example of how Eastern, 1-1 so far this season, has really work, work," Rodrigues said."All the little come together as a team with little experience things we've done together, they've made it a real great experience." playing together.

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to Bartlow's 3-yard rushing touchdown with 1:29 left in the first haK The Raiders would score another touchdown before halftime and trimmed Eastern's lead to 21-14. Billingsley scored on an 8-yard rushing touchdown 2:30 into the second half, and Eastern extended its lead to 35-21 when Bartlow found T J. Esekielu for a 24-yard touchdown strike with 4:39 left in the third quarter.

The Raiders'Tanner Trosin scored a rushing touchdown right before the quarter ended, however, and followed that up with an 8-yard scoring rush with 10 minutes left to slice the lead to seven. Southern the Eastern offense into three-and-outs down the stretch, and Melvin Mason's 2-yard touchdown scamper tied the game with 3:24 remaining, setting the stage for Montano's game winner.

The Mounties i0-3 overall, 0-2 Frontier) aim for their first win Saturdayin their home opener against conference foe Montana Tech at Community Stadium.

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Eastern Oregon University freshman and Union High School graduate Stormy Bullard placed 10th with a time of 20 minutes, 34 seconds, at the Chukar Classic at TreasureValley Community College Saturday. both McKenzie Evans and Emily Wren due to injuries we did not want to risk on the rough footing, we ended up third with some solid performances."

The strongest of them all was &eshman Stormy Bullard, who came in 10th with atime of20:34.

"Stormy put herself up near the leaders, and when thingsgotcrazy and started to really roll, she was able to react well and was rewarded

life, pulling to within 19-17 on Hannah Duby's kill. But Powder Valley would scorethe lastthree pointsofthe set, with Day contributing a kill and a block on the last two to secure the win.

Powder Valley used a big run to take the third set. Up 12-11, the Badgers scored nine of the next 10 points, with kills by Day, Megan Bingham, Savanah Stephensand Megan Hufford.

Day's kill made it 22-15 later, and the middle blocker had consecutive aces on the final two points to end the match.

Day led the Badgers with seven kills and five aces. Feik had four aces, and Burk chipped in four kills. The Leopards were led by Carreiro's five kills, and Duby added three kills. Johnson and Allie Best each had two aces.

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an 8-2 run to knot the score at 8-all.

"A lot of it had to do with our communication," Powder Valley's Leah Day said of what went wrong early.

"Whenever we stop talking, that's when our game goes down. If we keep our communication up, our energy stays up."

Their energy would stay up the rest of the way. The teams went back and forth until it was tied at 17-all. Powder Valley would score the next four points, including back-to-back aces from Hallie Feik, and with a 23-18 advantage, Day served an ace and Kaylee Burk earned a kill to win the set.

In the second set, the Badgers started pulling away early until they led 14-8. The Leopards showed some

Eastern Oregon University appeared on its way to snapping its two-game slide, only to see No. 1 Southern Oregon University storm back with 24 unanswered points to send the Mountaineers to a 38-35 defeat in Frontier Conference action Saturday in Ashland.

With the score knotted at 35-all, the Raiders drove 74 yards on eight plays late in the fourth quarter. With four seconds on the dock, Marcus Montano booted a 27-yard field goal for the win.

Eastern quarterback Zach Bartlow was 17-fo r-25for 218yards and a pair of touchdowns, plus 81 yards rushing. Running back Jace Billingsleyrushed for 131 yards on 31 carries and a touchdown and hauled in seven catches for 107 yards. Wide receiver Calvin Connors caught six passes for 59 yards and a score. Defensive back Adam Bese and linebackers Gary Posten and Jared Jensen all had nine tackles, with Posten adding an interception.

The Mounties were ahead 14-7 late in the second quarter when Bartlow hooked up with Billingsley on a 72-yard pass. That led

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The Eastern Oregon University men's team placed second and the women finished third at the Chukar Classic at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario Saturday.

"Both squads showed good improvement from two weeks ago," head coach Ben Welch said. "Hopefully we can stay healthy and keep m aking up ground on folks."

The men totaled 75 points behind first-place College of Idaho, edging out Northwest Nazarene ildahol University by a point with good pack running, according to Welch.

The top three men all finished within three seconds of each other. Leading the way for the Mountaineers was Jack Howard, who placed ninth overall with a time of 22 minutes, 11 seconds, in the four-mile race. Directly behind him was Lane Inwards i22:13l in 10th place, and Kody Shriver's time of 22:14 put him in 11th place. Evan Rummer-

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PowderValley celebrates a service ace during its three-set sweep of Cove in a nonleague match Friday in Cove.

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Emily Nay, Rachelle Chamberlain and Isabelle Statkus added six blocks apiece, while Nay had nine kills and Chamberlain doledout 32 assists.

"Our defense is playing well," head coach Kaki McLean-Morehead said."It's just been a huge part of our success this year."

The Mountaineers bested Northwest Christian 25-19, 25-21, 25-23 Saturday. Kendra De Hoog led the offensive attack with 14 kills, while Nay had nine kills and seven blocks and Chamberlain tallied 31 assists.

Eastern i9-1 overall, 4-0 CCCl continues conference play Friday when it hosts Northwest University.

No. 8 Eastern Oregon University completed a successful weekend road trip with a pairofthree-setwins overCascade Collegiate Conference opponents Corban University and Northwest Christian University.

Friday, Amanda Miller had 12 kills, and Kasaundra Tuma added eight kills and nine blocks as the Mountaineers knocked off Corban 25-23, 25-21, 25-21.

'The Corban match was a great one," head coach Kaki McLean-Morehead said, noting the tight match and vibrant atmosphere."I' m proud ofour girlsfor staying resilient."

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Run game powers Wildcats to victory Adrian claimtop spotin Condon • La Grande places third in pool play at tournament in North Marion Observer staff

Behind yet another balancedofFensive attack, Union faced little resistance and defeated fourofitsopponents to win the Condon volleyball tournament Saturday.

"It's enjoyable for them because they are all contributing," head coach Lasa Baxter said.'We don't have one girl that'sjust the all-star, necessarily. They are all playing a significant role."

The Bobcats dropped just one set on the day in their opening match against Ione, but went on to win 25-12, 1925, 15-10. From there, Union went on to knock ofF Hep-

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Cole Baxter ran for 110 yards and a touchdown, Brooke Scantling added a scoring run and the Union/ Cove football team held Scantling Witty Riverside tojust87yardsin "It's all about hustling earning its first win, 16-6, in anonleague game on the and tackling well," Reynolds road Friday. said."iOur defense) is funda"It was hot, but we mentally sound and works their rear ends ofF There's traveled well and we were ready to play," Union/Cove plenty of room for improvehead coach Jon Reynolds ment, but I saw the whole said."Before the game we team gain some confidence." already lost two starting Chad Witty added 46 linemen, but we had a yards rushing for Union/ couple of young kids that Cove as the Wildcats stepped in for us and played ground game churned up well. As the game went on 237 ofthe team's 246yards, we saw Cole run really hard running the ball 48 times.

The Wildcats i1-1 overall) and put his head down. Our continue nonleague play quarterback and running Friday with a home showback were starting to jell."

Scantling's 5-yard touch- down against Pilot Rock/ down run with 3:13 to go Nixyaawii. in the opening quarter put Irrigon batters Outlaws the Wildcats up 8-0, then Baxterput thegame away The Irrigon football team early in the fourth quarter scored 29 first-quarter with a 2-yard run and a points and never looked 16-6 advantage. back, rolling to a 53-0 rout of Riverside's Mason Hagar Enterprise Friday in a nonscored on a 10-yard run late league game in Hermiston. in the first quarter to pull The Outlaws, who were the Pirates to within 8-6, shut out for the second week in a row, managed but their offense was shut down the rest of the night. just216 yards ofoffense.

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Justin Exon completed 3-of13 passes for 67 yards and added 32 yards rushing for Enterprise. Trent Bales led the Outlaws' ground game with 69 yards on 19 carries, while Isaac Rowley ran for 49 yards.

Enterprise i0-2 overall) is on the road again Friday when it travels to Heppner for a nonleague game.

Eagles fall in opener Three second-quarter turnovers proved to be too much for the Joseph football team toovercome as theEagles dropped their seasonopener atWilder, Idaho, 50-34 Friday. ''We have a lot of things to clean up, 4utl we got a lotofgood looks atwhat we did right," Joseph head coach Toby Koehn said.

Cayden Delury was a bright spot with four touchdowns in all. He had a 93-yard kickofFreturn for a touchdown, 117 rush-

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ing yards on 12 carries for two touchdowns and also logged a receiving touchdown. Sam Beckman rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown and threw the scoring pass to DeLury, and Logan Welch rushed for another score as the Eaglescombined for 231 yards on the ground. Raymond Seal had 11 tackles to leadthe defense.

The Eagles trailed just 13-12 after one quarter, but saw that quickly unravel as Wilder turned two of Joseph's turnovers into points. The deficit swelled to 42-12 by halftime.

"After looking at the film, we saw some stufF that we should be able to coach up pretty easily and make those adjustments for next week," Koehn said.

Joseph i0-1 overall) hits the road again Saturday when it faces Dayville/ Monument ina nonleague game at the Baker Classic.

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take the tournament title.

Ashten Wright paced the ofFense with 20 kills on the day. Delanie Kohr and Katie Good each had 19, and Ellie Clark chipped in 17.

Kohr added 42 service points, five aces and 34 assists in an all-around efFort.

Clark collected 31 assists, and Kortnee Marriott tallied 77 digs.

Union i7-1 overall) hosts Pilot Rock Friday.

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The Tigers dropped in Gladstonestraight sets, 26-24, 25-19, 25-18 in its first match in bracket play before ending with a loss at the hands of Ridgeview, 25-18, 25-7, 25-15.

La Grande defeated Redmond in its pool but lost to Douglas and North Marion.

"I thought there were times that we played really well and times that we mentally let down," head coach Melinda BeckerBisenius said."We have the tools, we just have to work on being mentally tough."

On the day, Ari Rich led the ofFensive attack with 27 kills. Kali Avila dished out 59 assists while pitching in 34 digs and 12 kills. Mattie Spencer tallied 46 digs, while Erica Jimenez had 35.

Jimenez also had five aces, while Spencer and Liz Cashell each added four.

La Grande continues nonleague play Thursday in its home opener against Vale.

Outlawstop Cougars Tiffanie George had seven kills as Enterprise dominated from start to finish in a 25-10, 25-9, 25-18 sweep of Wallowa in a nonleague match Saturday for its first win of the season. ''We actually played extremely well and had very few errors," Enterprise head coach LaShawnda Gill said.

Reece Christman and Riley Gray added three kills apiece for the Outlaws.

"I am so proud ofhow we played and what we accom-

plished," Gill added.

No individual stats were available for Wallowa.

Enterprise i1-4 overall, 0-1WapitiLeague) travelsto ImblerThursday for aleague tilt, while Wallowa i0-7 overalll plays at Elgin tonight in a nonleague match.

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Some missed opportunitiesin the second halferased Wallowa's halfbme lead, and last year's Class 1A state champion Adrian was able to escapewith a 38-22 victory in a bignonleague game Friday mAdrian.

The Cougars led 22-14 after the first half following a 28-yard touchdown pass from Koby Frye to Travis Haga, but they couldn't get on the board in the final two quarters.

'The kids played pretty good,"Wallowa head coach Matt Brockamp said.'We beatourselves in the second half. We had some turnovers and some mishandled snaps, and then we missed some wide open guys on pass plays, as well. It was a great football game, and we battled to the end."

Wallowa compiled 232 total yards compared to Adrian's 322.

Chandler Burns led the team Bums with 89 rushing yards on 14 carries. Quarterback Koby Frye threw for 69 yards and a score, adding Ram s den 54 yards and a touchdown on the ground, and Noah Allen had 39 rushing yards and a score.

Gus Ramsden led the Cougars with six tackles. Burns, Allen and Haga all had five tacldes, and Cole Hafer, who had a team-high 41 receiving yards, added two sacks.

"Defensively, we had a few of the kids have their best games ever," Brockamp said.'We just missed a few tacldes, but as a whole our defense played great."

The Cougars i1-1 overall) play another nonleague game Friday at Notus, Idaho.

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Imbler's Ryan Patterson (2) breaks away for a long gain during Friday's game againstWeston-McEwen at lmbler.

Patterson finished with 72 rushing yards, but the Panthers ultimately lost 52-14, falling to 0-2 on the season.

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An in-game offensive adjustment resulted in the Weston-McEwen football team pulling away from Imbler aftera tightstart.

Brett Speed passed for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth, and the TigerScots scored thelast32 points to run away with a 52-14 victory over the Panthers in a nonleague game Friday in Imbler. ''We went to kind of our base set and were able to open it up with a little bit of the passing game," TigerScots head coach T J. Bailey said.

Weston-McEwen scored twice in 16 seconds, as Speed scored on a one-yard keeper and Vince RofFstole an Imbler pitch out of midair and took it 50 yardsfora 14-0lead with 4:43 to goin the opening quarter.

But just 17 seconds later, Imbler jumped in on the early scoring frenzy, as Tyler Tandy broke away down the left sideline to score from 67 yards out

and pull the Panthers to within 14-8.

Brendan Dearing's seven-yard touchdown run — the fourth touchdown in 91 seconds — extended the TigerScots' lead to 12 with 3:28 remaining in the first before Imbler converted two fourth downs on a nineplay, 53-yard drive to stay close.

Brandon McGilvrayfound Anu Kanoho for three yards for the first fourth-down conversion. Tandy gained 13 on a toss, then McGilvray finished the drive on his own.

He gained seven yards on a keeper on third and 14, then on fourth down faked ahandofFleft,scampered right, and found the front corner of the end zone from 11 yards away to pull Imbler within 20-14 early in the second quarter. ''We were doing good," Tandy, who finished with 171 yards rushing on 22 carri es,said ofthe early success. ''We were getting our blocks, we were getting ofF the ball correctly and just blowing through the holes and we were making some yardage."

Imbler wouldn't score again, however, as Weston-McEwen took control of the game. Tyler Cain's nine-yard score with 5:09 to play in the first half extended the lead back to 12, then Xander Bailey juked a defender on

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a 17-yard touchdown in the closing secondsfora 34-14 halfbme lead.

Speed found Ethan Reger on touchdown passes of 33 and 45 yards in the third quarter to put the TigerScots up 46-14and efFectively sealtheirfi rst win of the season. Both scoring strikes were similar ,asRegerwas open across the middle of the field, then cut toward the sideline and to the end zone.

"Give credit to %eston-McEwenl — they were the better team today," Imbler head coach Dustan Adams said.'They deserved to win, and that's the bottom line."

Adams said his team's aggression early kept the Panthers in the contest but that they need to be able to maintain it for a whole game.

'You have to against a quality program like that," he said."I think we were imaintaining it) early, and we just didn't sustain it throughout the entire 48 minutes."

Reger and Cain bothran for 105 yards for Weston-McEwen, while Speed went 7for-13 for167yardspassing.

McGilvray went 5-for-10 for 32 yards, and Ryan Patterson added 72 yards rushing.

Imbler i0-2 overall) next faces Toledo Saturdayina nonleague game at Wilsonville.

Powder Valley moved the ball well on ofFense but couldn't capitalize on its scoring chances, as it fell 47-20 at Council, Idaho, in a nonleague game Friday that was closer than the score showed.

"Our ofFense did really well," Powder Valley head coach Riley Martin said.

"The problem was we had threeorfourdrivesinto the red zone, and then we'd have some costly mistakes that hurt us. We just couldn't finish the drives."

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Quarterback Seth Dixon rushed for 211 yards while passing for 82 yards, including a 30-yard touch- St a nford down strike on the Badgers' first drive to Cade Browne, who finished with 71 yards receiving and 30 yards on the ground. Sean Stanford rushed for 23 yards and a 2-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Dixon scored the final touchdown from two yards out in the fourth quarter, converting the 2-point conversion himself.

"Our boys hung with them and pushed them around as much as they pushed us around," Marttn said.

"Physically, we matched up really well. We gained a lot of confidence, even in a loss. I'm excited for next week.

Powder Valley i1-1 overall) hopes to get back on track at home versus Harper/ Huntington Friday in a nonleague game.

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SCOREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division Pot G B W C G B . 5 73 . 549 3 ' /~ . 4 8 6 1 2'/~ 6 . 4 8 6 1 2'/~ 6 . 4 7 9 1 3'/~ 7 Central Division W L Pot G B W C G B 84 58 . 592 74 6 8 . 5 2 1 10 1 70 7 1 . 4 9 6 1 3'/ ~ 4'/~ 67 7 4 . 4 7 5 1 6'/ ~ 7'/~ 65 7 7 . 4 5 8 19 10 West Division W L Pot G B W C G B 7 7 6 6 . 5 38 7 5 67 . 528 1 ' / ~ 72 7 0 . 507 4 '/ ~ 3 69 7 5 . 479 8 '/ ~ 7 61 8 2 . 4 2 7 16 14' / ~ W L 82 6 1 78 64 69 7 3 69 7 3 68 7 4

Toronto New York Baltimore Tampa Bay Boston Kansas Clty Mlnnesota Cleveland Chlcago Detrolt

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L 1 0 Str Home Away 6-4 L-1 47-25 35-36 4-6 W-1 41-32 37-32 6-4 W-1 40-28 29-45 3-7 L-2 34-37 35-36 7-3 W-2 39-35 29-39 L 1 0 Str Home Away 3-7 L-1 48-27 36-31 5-5 W-1 42-26 32-42 6-4 L-1 31-35 39-36 6-4 L-1 35-36 32-38 4-6 W-1 33-38 32-39 L 1 0 Str Home Away 4-6 W-1 48-24 2942 5-5 W-1 34-33 41-34 6-4 L-1 44-31 28-39 6-4 L-1 3240 37-35 3-7 L-1 33 42 28-40

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Pot G B W C G B L 1 0 Str Home Away . 5 73 8-2 W-7 45-24 37-37 . 507 9 '/ ~ 10 5-5 W-1 41-29 3141 . 4 2 7 21 21' / ~ 7- 3 L-1 36-39 25-43 . 3 8 9 2 6'/ ~ 27 2-8 L-4 33-36 23-52 . 3 8 9 2 6'/ ~ 27 3-7 W-2 33-39 23-49 Central Division W L Pot G B W C G B L 1 0 Str Home Away 3-7 W-1 50-24 39-30 89 54 . 622 86 56 . 606 2 ' /~ 7-3 W-3 49-22 37-34 7-3 L-2 43-28 39-32 82 60 . 577 6 ' /~ 62 8 1 . 4 3 4 27 20' / ~ 4- 6 L-3 33-39 29-42 60 8 2 . 4 2 3 2 8'/ ~ 22 5-5 L-1 3440 26-42 West Division W L Pot G B W C G B L 1 0 Str Home Away 82 60 . 577 7-3 W-2 47-21 35-39 75 6 8 . 5 2 4 7 ' / ~ 7'/~ 6-4 W-3 41-27 3441 68 75 . 4 7 6 1 4'/~ 1 4 '/ ~ 3 - 7 L-2 34-38 34-37 67 7 7 . 4 6 5 16 16 2-8 L-4 35-37 32-40 60 83 . 4 2 0 2 2'/~ 2 2 '/ ~ 5 - 5 W-1 3140 29-43 W L 82 61 72 7 0 61 8 2 56 8 8 56 8 8

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4A-7 Greater Oregon League

Saturday's Games Kansas City 14, Baltimore 6 Toronto 9, N.Y. Yankees 5, 11 innings, 1st game Toronto 10, N.Y. Yankees 7, 2nd game Boston 10, Tampa Bay 4 Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota 2 Detroit at Cleveland, ppd., rain Oakland 5, Texas 3 L.A. Angels 3, Houston 2 Seattle 7, Colorado 2

Sunday's Games N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 0 Boston2,Tampa Bay 0, 13 innings Cleveland 7, Detroit 2, 1st game Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 0 Texas 12, Oakland 4 Houston 5, L.A. Angels 3 Colorado 3, Seattle 2 Detroit 9, Cleveland 2, 2nd game Baltimore 8, Kansas City 2

Monday's Games Boston (E.Rodriguez 9-5) at Baltimore (Gausman 2-6), 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Volquez 13-7) at Cleveland (Carrasco 12-10), 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-9) at Tampa Bay (E.Ramirez 10-5), 4:10 p.m.

Houston (Kazmir 7-10) at Texas (Hamels 3-1), 5:05 p.m.

Detroit (Lobstein 3-7) at Minnesota

(Dulfey 2-1), 5:10 p.m.

Oakland (S.Gray 13-7) at Chicago White Sox (Joh. Danks 7-12), 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Richards 13-10) at Seattle (TWalker 10-8), 7:10 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Boston at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.

Toronto atAtlanta, 4:10 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 5:05 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m.

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L.A. Angels at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.

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Saturday's Games Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 1 Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 2, comp. of susp. game Philadelphia 7, Chicago Cubs 5 Pittsburgh 10, Milwaukee 2 N.Y. Mets 6, Atlanta 4 Miami 2, Washington 0 L.A. Dodgers 9, Arizona 5 San Francisco 8, San Diego 0 Seattle 7, Colorado 2

Sunday's Games St. Louis 9, Cincinnati 2 Washington 5, Miami 0 Philadelphia 7, Chicago Cubs 4 Pittsburgh 7, Milwaukee 6, 11 innings N.Y. Mets 10, Atlanta 7, 10 innings San Francisco 10, San Diego 3 Colorado 3, Seattle 2 L.A. Dodgers 4, Arizona 3

Monday's Games Washington (Zimmermann 12-8) at Philadelphia (Nola 6-2), 4:05 p.m.

Miami (Nicolino 3-3) at N.Y. Mets (Verrett 1-0), 4:10 p.m.

San Diego (Shields 11-6) atArizona (Hellickson 9-8), 6:40 p.m.

Colorado (J.Gray 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 13-6), 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Sampson 2-4) at San Francisco (T.Hudson 7-8), 7:15 p.m.

Tuesdayts Games Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 10:35 a.m., 1st game Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m., 2nd game Washington at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.

Miami at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.

Toronto atAtlanta, 4:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m.

San Diego atArizona, 6:40 p.m.

Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.

PREP Football 4A-7 Greater Oregon League

G OL AII P F PA RK L a Grande 0 - 0 2 - 0 6 5 9 12 Baker 0 -0 1-1 6 1 21 29 McL/Griswold 0- 0 0- 2 7 105 26 Ontario 0 -0 0-2 2 0 67 30 2A-6 Wapltl League W L AII P F PA RK G rant Union 0 - 0 1 - 1 5 0 80 5 Burns 0 -0 1-1 6 4 46 17 U nion/Cove 0 - 0 1 - 1 2 2 13 17 Enterprlse 0 0- 0 - 2 0 95 22 Imbler 0 -0 0-2 2 2 94 32 1A-1 Speclal District S D1 AII P F 1 PA RK Adrian 0 -0 2-0 7 8 5 2 5 Pine Eagle 0 - 0 2 - 0 86 3 4 7 Crane 0-0 2-0 106 22 13 J ordan Valley 0-0 1- 1 8 4 36 12 P owder Valley 0-0 1-1 7 6 53 11 Wallowa 0-0 1 - 1 82 52 22 M on/Dayville 0- 0 1 - 1 4 2 67 29 Echo 0 -0 1-1 7 0 58 32 Joseph 0 -0 0-1 3 4 50 31 P C/Burnt River 0-0 0-2 2 0 84 25 H arper/Hunt 0 - 0 0 - 2 1 4 118 34

VoIleybaII 4A-7 Greater Oregon League

GOL AII SW Ontario 0-0 3-2 8 Baker 0-0 2-7 5 La Grande 0 - 0 1-3 5 McLoughlin 0- 0 1-4 5 2A-6 Wapltl League WL AII SW G rant Union 1 - 0 9 - 0 2 2 Unlon 1-0 7-1 1 9 Cove 1-0 24 6 Burns 0 -0 8-1 2 0 Imbler 0 -1 64 1 6 Elgln 0-1 1-2-1 5 Enterprlse 0-1 14 6

SL RK 5 30 19 15 9 22 11 23 SL RK 3 1 7 7 11 29 2 4 10 9 6 24 10 43

1A-7 Old Oregon League OOL AII SW SL RK Echo 1 -0 6-2 2 0 8 12 Griswold 1-0 6- 2 17 8 18 P owder Valley 0-0 74 1 8 10 2 Joseph 0 -0 3-2 8 6 24 Wallowa 0-0 0 - 7 0 19 53 Pine Eagle 01 - 3 - 3 12 10 30 Nixyaawii 0-1 1 - 3 2 7 41

Girls Soccer 4A-7 Greater Oregon League

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FOOTBALL NFL Standlngs AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA 1 0 01 .000 3 1 10 1 0 01 .000 27 14 1 0 01 .000 28 21 1 0 01 .000 17 10 South W L T P c t P F PA Tennessee 1 0 01 .000 42 14 Jacksonville 0 1 0 .0 0 0 9 20 Houston 0 1 0 .0 0 0 2 0 2 7 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .0 0 0 1 4 2 7 North W L T P c t P F PA Cincinnati 1 0 01 .000 33 13 Baltimore 0 1 0 .0 0 0 1 3 1 9 Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .0 0 0 2 1 2 8 Cleveland 0 1 0 .0 0 0 1 0 3 1 West W L T P c t P F PA Denver 1 0 01 .000 19 13 K ansas City 1 0 01.0 0 0 2 7 20 S an Diego 1 0 01.0 0 0 3 3 2 8 Oakland 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 1 3 33 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA Dallas 1 0 01 .000 27 26 Philadelphia 0 0 0 . 000 0 0 N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .0 0 0 2 6 2 7 Washington 0 1 0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 7 South W L T P c t P F PA Carolina 1 0 01 .000 2 0 9 Atlanta 0 0 0 . 000 0 0 Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .0 0 0 1 4 4 2 New Orleans 0 1 0 .0 0 0 1 9 3 1 North W L T P c t P F PA 1 0 01 .000 31 23 0 0 0 . 000 0 0 0 1 0 .0 0 0 2 8 3 3 0 1 0 .0 0 0 2 3 3 1 West W L T P c t P F PA St. Louis 1 0 01 .000 34 31 Arizona 1 0 01 .000 3 1 19 San Francisco 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle 0 1 0 .0 0 0 3 1 3 4 All Tlmes PDT

Thursday's Game New England 28, Pittsburgh 21

Sunday's Games Green Bay 31, Chicago 23 Kansas City 27, Houston 20 St. Louis 34, Seattle 31, OT N.Y. Jets 31, Cleveland 10 Buffalo 27, Indianapolis 14 Miami 17, Washington 10 Carolina 20, Jacksonville 9 Arizona 31, New Orleans 19 San Diego 33, Detroit 28 Cincinnati 33, Oakland 13 Denver 19, Baltimore 13 Tennessee 42, Tampa Bay 14 Dallas 27, N.Y. Giants 26

Monday's Games Philadelphia atAtlanta, 4:10 p.m.

Minnesota at San Francisco, 7:20 p.m.

Thursday, Sep. 17 Denver at Kansas City, 5:25 p.m.

Sunday, Sep. 20 Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Arizona at Chicago, 10 a.m.

Houston atCarolina, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

New England at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

TennesseeatCleveland, 10 a.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.

St. Louis at Washington, 10 a.m.

Baltimore at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.

Miami at Jacksonville, 1:05 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 1:25 p.m.

Seattle at Green Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Sep. 21 N.Y. Jets at lndianapolis, 5:30 p.m.

NCAATop 25 No. 1 Ohio St. (2-0) beat Hawaii 38-0.

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No. 2Alabama (2-0) beat Middle Tennessee 37-10. Next: vs. No. 17 Mississippi, Saturday.

No. 3 TCU (2-0) beat Stephen F. Austin 70-3. Next: vs. SMU, Saturday.

No. 4 Baylor (2-0) beat Lamar 66-31.

Next: vs. Rice, Saturday, Sept. 26.

No. 5 Michigan St. (2-0) beat No. 7 Oregon 31-28. Next: vs. Air Force, Saturday.

No. 6Auburn (2-0) beat Jacksonville State 27-20, OT. Next: at No. 14 LSU, Saturday.

No. 7 Oregon (1-1) lost to No. 5 Michigan State 31-28. Next: vs. Georgia State, Saturday.

No. 8 Southern Cal (2-0) beat Idaho 599. Next: vs. Stanford, Saturday.

No. 9 Notre Dame (2-0) beat Virginia 34-27. Next: vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech, Saturday.

No. 10 Georgia (2-0) beat Vanderbilt 3114. Next: vs. South Carolina, Saturday.

No. 11 Florida State (2-0) beat South Florida 34-14. Next: at Boston College, Friday.

No. 12 Clemson (2-0) beatAppalachian State 41-10. Next: at Louisville, Saturday.

No. 13 UCLA (2-0) beat UNLV 37-3.

Next: vs. BYU, Saturday.

No. 14 LSU (1-0) beat No. 25 Mississippi State 21-19. Next: vs. No. 6Auburn, Saturday.

No. 15 Georgia Tech (2-0) beat Tulane 65-10. Next: at No. 9 Notre Dame, Saturday.

No. 16 Texas ASM (2-0) beat Ball State 56-23. Next: vs. Nevada, Saturday.

No. 17 Mississippi (2-0) beat Fresno State 73-21. Next: at No. 2Alabama, Saturday.

No. 18Arkansas (1-1) lost to Toledo 1612. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Saturday.

No. 19 Oklahoma (2-0) beat No. 23 Tennessee 31-24, 2OT. Next: vs. Tulsa, Saturday.

No. 20 Boise State (1-1) lost to BYU 3524. Next: vs. Idaho State, Fdday.

No. 21 Missouri (2-0) beat Arkansas State 27-20. Next: vs. UConn, Saturday.

No. 22Arizona (2-0) beat Nevada 44-20.

Next: vs. Northern Arizona, Saturday.

No. 23 Tennessee (1-1) lost to No. 19

Oklahoma 31-24, 2OT. Next: vs. Western Carolina, Saturday.

No. 24 Utah (2-0) beat Utah State 24-14, Friday. Next: at Fresno State, Saturday.

No. 25 Mississippi State (1-1) lost to No. 14 LSU 21-19. Next: vs. Northwestern State, Saturday.

AP Poll Released Sept. 13 Record P t s Pv 2-0 1,5 2 3 1 2-0 1,423 2 2-0 1,366 3 2 - 0 1, 35 4 5 2-0 1,240 4 2-0 1,146 8 2 -0 1,031 1 0 2-0 1,012 9 2-0 9 7 3 11 2-0 9 2 8 13 2-0 9 2 6 12 1-1 833 7 1-0 7 8 7 14 2-0 716 15 2-0 7 1 3 17 2-0 7 0 5 19 2-0 7 0 3 16 2-0 519 6 2-0 3 4 9 NR 2-0 3 4 2 22 2-0 2 9 0 24 2-0 2 6 4 21 2-0 170 NR 24. Wisconsin 1-1 1 5 8 NR 25. Oklahoma St. 2-0 48 NR Others receiving votes: Temple 38, West Virginia 37, Mississippi St. 32, Tennessee 30, Toledo 29, Kansas St. 26, Arizona St. 20, Boise St. 16, Houston 16, NC State 14, Florida 12, Minnesota 9, Arkansas 6, California 5, lowa 5, Miami 3, Stanford 3, Virginia Tech 2, W. Kentucky 2, Duke 1.

1. Ohio St. (59) 2. Alabama 3. TCU 4. Michigan St. (2) 5. Baylor 6. Southern Cal 7. Georgia 8. Notre Dame 9. Florida St. 10. UCLA 11. Clemson 12. Oregon 13. LSU 14. Georgia Tech 15. Mississippi 16. Oklahoma 17. TexasASM 18. Auburn 19. BYU 20. Arizona 21. Utah 22. Missouri 23. Northwestern

Major College Football Standings Amerlcan Athletlc Conference Conference All Games East W L PF PA W L P F PA Temple 1 0 34 2 6 2 0 61 3 6 UConn 0 0 0 0 2 0 42 32 EastCarolina 0 0 0 0 1 1 52 51 SouthFlorida 0 0 0 0 1 1 65 37 UCF 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 46 C incinnati 0 1 2 6 3 4 1 1 78 4 4 West 0 0 0 0 2 0 86 55 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 83 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 87 65 0 0 0 0 1 0 48 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 52 69 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 1 0 2 Atlantlc Coast Conference Atlantlc Division Conference All Games W L PFPAW L P F PA S yracuse 1 0 3 0 1 7 2 0 77 1 7 BostonColl. 0 0 0 0 2 0 100 3 Clemson 0 0 0 0 2 0 90 20 Florida St. 0 0 0 0 2 0 93 30 NCState 0 0 0 0 2 0 84 21 Louisville 0 0 0 0 0 2 55 65 W akeForest 0 1 17 30 1 1 5 8 3 3 Coastal Division Duke 0 0 0 0 2 0 92 7 G eorgia Tech 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 4 1 6 Miami 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 9 20 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 2 0 69 44 N. Carolina 0 0 0 0 1 1 66 31 Virginia Tech 0 0 0 0 1 1 66 45 Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 2 43 68 Blg 12 Conference Conference All Games W L PF PA W L P F PA B aylor 0 0 0 0 2 0 122 5 2 KansasSt. 0 0 0 0 2 0 64 3 Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 2 0 72 27 OklahomaSt. 0 0 0 0 2 0 56 21 TCU 0 0 0 0 2 0 93 24 T exas Tech 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 8 6 5 WestVirginia 0 0 0 0 2 0 85 17 lowaSt. 0 0 0 0 1 1 48 38 Texas 0 0 0 0 1 1 45 66 Kansas 0 0 0 0 0 2 61 96 Blg Sky Conference Conference All Games W L PF PA W L P F PA Portland St. 1 0 34 14 2 0 5 8 3 1 CalPoly 1 0 20 1 9 1 1 41 5 4 N.Arizona 0 0 0 0 2 0 75 33 N. Colorado 0 0 0 0 2 0 76 44 North Dakota 0 0 0 0 2 0 45 31 MontanaSt. 0 0 0 0 1 0 45 14 Sac.St. 0 0 0 0 1 1 41 69 E.Wash. 0 0 0 0 0 2 77 99 S. Utah 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 67 UCDavis 0 0 0 0 0 2 34 58 WeberSt. 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 67 IdahoSt. 0 1 1 4 3 4 1 1 69 3 4 M ontana 0 1 1 9 2 0 1 1 57 5 5 Blg Ten Conference East Conference All Games W L PFPAW L P F PA Indiana 0 0 0 0 2 0 84 69 Michigan St. 0 0 0 0 2 0 68 52 OhioSt. 0 0 0 0 2 0 80 24 Maryland 0 0 0 0 1 1 77 69 Michigan 0 0 0 0 1 1 52 31 PennSt. 0 0 0 0 1 1 37 41 Rutgers 0 0 0 0 1 1 97 50 West lllinois 0 0 0 0 2 0 96 3 lowa 0 0 0 0 2 0 62 31 Northwestern 0 0 0 0 2 0 57 6 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 1 1 40 43 Nebraska 0 0 0 0 1 1 76 42 Purdue 0 0 0 0 1 1 69 55 Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 1 1 75 35 Conference USA East Division Conference All Games W L PF PA W L P F PA W . Kentucky 1 0 41 38 2 0 5 5 5 0 Charlotte 0 0 0 0 2 0 57 30 OldDominion0 0 0 0 2 0 62 44 FIU 0 0 0 0 1 1 37 50 Marshall 0 0 0 0 1 1 51 52 M.Tennessee 0 0 0 0 1 1 80 51 FAU 0 0 0 0 0 2 64 91 West Division Rice 0 0 0 0 1 1 84 58 Southern Miss. 0 0 0 0 1 1 68 40 NorlhTexas 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 31 UTEP 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 11 7 UTSA 0 0 0 0 0 2 35 72 Louisiana Tech 0 1 38 41 1 1 100 56 Mld-Amerlcan Conference East Conference All Games W L PF PA W L P F PA Ohio 0 0 0 0 2 0 66 38 BrMtingGreen 0 0 0 0 1 1 78 86 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 1 1 65 41 KentSt 0 0 0 0 1 1 48 65 Miami(Ohio) 0 0 0 0 1 1 26 65 UMass 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 48 Akron 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 65 West N. Illinois 0 0 0 0 2 0 95 56 Toledo 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 12 BallSt. 0 0 0 0 1 1 71 92 C. Michigan 0 0 0 0 1 1 44 34 E. Michigan 0 0 0 0 1 1 82 67 W. Michi gan 0 0 0 0 0 2 41 80 Mlssourl Valley Conference Conference All Games W L PFPAW L P F PA S. DakotaSt. 0 0 0 0 2 0 96 48 lllinois St. 0 0 0 0 1 1 81 45 Indiana St. 0 0 0 0 1 1 66 55 Missouri St. 0 0 0 0 1 1 28 76 N. DakotaSt. 0 0 0 0 1 1 76 52 N.lowa 0 0 0 0 1 1 45 66 South Dakota 0 0 0 0 1 1 27 51 W. Illinois 0 0 0 0 1 1 33 49 Youngs. St. 0 0 0 0 1 1 58 59 S. Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 2 71 75 Mountaln West Conference West Conference All Games W L PF PA W L P F PA Fresno St. 0 0 0 0 1 1 55 86 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 1 1 28 58 Nevada 0 0 0 0 1 1 51 61 SanDiegoSt 0 0 0 0 1 1 44 38 UNLV 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 75 S an JoseSt. 0 1 16 37 1 1 5 9 5 0 Mountaln A irForce 1 0 3 7 1 6 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 BoiseSt. 0 0 0 0 1 1 40 48 ColoradoSt. 0 0 0 0 1 1 85 36 NewMexico 0 0 0 0 1 1 87 40 Utah St. 0 0 0 0 1 1 26 33 Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0 2 42 72 Pacific-12 Conference North Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA C alifornia 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 8 2 1 Oregon 0 0 0 0 1 1 89 73 Oregon St. 0 0 0 0 1 1 33 42 Stanford 0 0 0 0 1 1 37 23 Washington 0 0 0 0 1 1 62 16 Wash.St. 0 0 0 0 1 1 54 58 South

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Southeastern Conference East Conference All Games W L P F PA W L PF PA G eorgia 1 0 31 1 4 2 0 82 28 K entucky 1 0 2 6 2 2 2 0 66 55 Florida 0 0 0 0 2 0 92 37 Missouri 0 0 0 0 2 0 61 23 Tennessee 0 0 0 0 1 1 83 61 S o. Carolina 0 1 22 26 1 1 39 39 V anderbilt 0 1 1 4 3 1 0 2 26 45 West LSU 1 0 21 19 1 0 21 19 Alabama 0 0 0 0 2 0 72 27 Auburn 0 0 0 0 2 0 58 44 Mississippi 0 0 0 0 2 0 149 24 TexasASM 0 0 0 0 2 0 94 40 Arkansas 0 0 0 0 1 1 60 29 M ississippi St.0 1 19 21 1 1 53 37 Sun Belt Conference Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA G eorgiaSt. 1 0 3 4 3 2 1 1 54 55 App.St. 0 0 0 0 1 1 59 41 Ga. Southern 0 0 0 0 1 1 43 61 La.-Lafayette 0 0 0 0 1 1 77 57 La.-Monroe 0 0 0 0 1 1 61 51 S.Alabama 0 0 0 0 1 1 42 71 Texas St. 0 0 0 0 1 1 79 83 Troy 0 0 0 0 1 1 65 65 ArkansasSt. 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 82 Idaho 0 0 0 0 0 2 37 104 N ewMex. St. 0 1 32 34 0 2 45 95

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College Football Scores EAST Albany (NY) 35, Rhode lsland 7 Alderson-Broaddus19, St. Joseph's

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Alfred 32, RPI 20 American lnternational 44, S. Connecticut 13 Becker 37, MIT 26 Bethany (WV) 51, Thiel 16 Bloomsburg 20, California (Pa.) 13 Boston College 76, Howard 0 Concord 27, Fairmont St. 10 Cortland St. 61, Framingham St. 49 Delaware 19, Lafayette 9 Dickinson 10, Juniata 0 Duquesne 26, Bucknell7 Franklin 8 Marshall 16, Muhlenberg 15 Gannon 44, Cheyney 6 Geneva 21, Grove City 16 Georgetown 34, Marist 7 Gettysburg 22, Ursinus 15 Hartwick 41, Apprentice 14 Hobart 28, Endicott 17 Kean 47, Bridgewater (Mass.) 21 Kutztown 34, Indiana (Pa.) 33 LIU Post 40, Assumption 31 Lebanon Valley 37, Misericordia 9 McKendree 50, West Liberty 27 Merchant Marine 14, Coast Guard 3 Mercyhurst 37, West Chester 35 Millersville 27, Clarion 21 New Hampshire 26, Colgate 8 Nichols 51, Anna Maria 29 Norwich 48, St. Lawrence 42 Penn St. 27, Buffalo14 Plymouth St. 9, Mount Ida 6 Seton Hill 27, Lock Haven 10 Shepherd 45, Charleston (WV) 25 Shippensburg 20, Edinboro 13 Slippery Rock 34, East Stroudsburg 9 St. Anselm 31, Pace 14 St. Vincent 28, Waynesburg 21 Stony Brook 38, CCSU 9 Syracuse 30, Wake Forest 17 Towson 35, St. Francis (Pa.) 20 UConn 22, Army 17 Urbana 30, W. Virginia St. 23 Villanova 14, Fordham 7 W. Connecticut 48, Union (NY) 33 Washington 8 Jelferson 35, Westmin-

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Washington St. 37, Rutgers 34 West Virginia 41, Liberty 17 Widener 43, King's (Pa.) 20 Wooster 28, Allegheny 13 SOUTH Alabama 37,Middle Tennessee 10 Alcorn St. 31, Alabama St. 14 Auburn 27, Jacksonville St. 20, OT Berry 16, LaGrange 13, OT Bethune-Cookman56,Grambling St. 53 Birmingham-Southern 35, Huntingdon 34 Bowie St. 34, Brevard 21 Bowling Green 48, Maryland 27 Bridgewater (Va.) 38, Greensboro 21 Campbell 35, Chowan 3 Carson-Newman 20, Shorter 7 Catawba 35, Davidson 21 Central St. (Ohio) 49, ClarkAtlanta 12 Centre 25, Defiance 8 Charlotte 34, Presbyterian 10 Chattanooga 44, Mars Hill 34 Clemson 41, Appalachian St. 10 Coastal Carolina 41, SC State 14 Duke 55, NC Central 0 Elizabeth City St. 55, Benedict 0 Elon 21, Gardner-Webb13, 3OT Faulkner 47, Bluefield South 35 Florida 31, East Carolina 24 Florida St. 34, South Florida 14 Fort Valley St. 50, Lane 38 Georgia 31, Vanderbilt 14 Georgia Southern 43, W. Michigan 17 Georgia Tech 65, Tulane 10 Guilford 55, Methodist 7 Hampden-Sydney 24, Christopher Newport 9 Houston 34, Louisville 31 Jacksonville 17, Newberry 14 James Madison55, Lehigh 17 Johns Hopkins 59, Susquehanna 7 Johnson C. Smith 38, Kentucky St. 14 Kennesaw St. 58, Edward Waters 7 Kentucky 26, South Carolina 22 LSU 21, Mississippi St. 19 Limestone39, Kentucky Wesleyan 34 Lincoln (Pa.) 28, NC Wesleyan 17 Lindsey Wilson 24, Georgetown (Ky.) 17 Livingstone 48, Va. Lynchburg 19 Louisiana-Lafayette 44, Northwestern St. 17 Louisiana-Monroe 47, Nicholls St. 0 McNeese St. 43, Incarnate Word 6 Mercer 57, Stetson 14 Mississippi 73, Fresno St. 21 Moravian 40, McDaniel 8 NC State 35, E. Kentucky 0 North Alabama 34, Mississippi College 17 North Carolina 53, NCAST14 North Greenville 35, Lenoir-Rhyne 13 Notre Dame 34, Virginia 27 Oklahoma 31, Tennessee 24, 2OT Old Dominion 24, Norfolk St. 10 Point (Ga.) 36, Pikeville 33 Randolph-Macon49,Averett28 Reinhardt 52, Kentucky Christian 3 Rhodes 28, Pomona-Pitzer 7 Richmond 31, Hampton 28 Rochester 45, Catholic 28 SE Louisiana 28, Florida Tech 17 Samford 58, Florida ASM 21 Shenandoah 42, Ferrum 27 Southeastern (Fla.) 45, Warner 9 Southern Miss. 52, Austin Peay 6 St. Xavier 24, Ave Maria 21 Stevenson 38, Lycoming 14 Stillman 18, Concordia (Ala.) 15 Tennessee St. 35, Jackson St. 25 The Citadel 28, W. Carolina 10 Thomas More 84, Hanover 7 Troy 44, Charleston Southern 16 Tuskegee 27, Albany St. (Ga.) 14 UNC-Pembroke 14, Fayetteville St. 10 VMI 43, Morehead St. 40 Valdosta St. 31, Winston-Salem 3 Virginia St. 40, Tusculum 13 Virginia Tech 42, Furman 3 Virginia Union 42, St. Augustine's 7 Washington 8 Lee 28, Sewanee 10 Webber 35, Campbellsville 25 Wesley 44, Frostburg St. 3 West Georgia 33, Miles 7 Wingate 30, Shaw 16 Wis.-Whitewater 62, Belhaven 6 Wofford 34, Tennessee Tech 14 MIDWEST Albion 60, Augustana (III.) 49

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Minn.-Morris 19, Greenville 13 Missouri St. 21, Chadron St. 13 Missouri Valley 34, Benedictine (Kan.) 31, OT Missouri Western 26, Cent. Oklahoma 16 Morningside 86, Nebraska Wesleyan 10 N. Dakota St. 41, Weber St. 14 N. Illinois 57, Murray St. 26 N. Iowa38, E.W ashington 35 N. Michigan 31, Quincy 14 Nebraska 48, South Alabama 9 North Central 41, Trine 7 North Dakota 21, Drake 18 Northwestern 41, E. Illinois 0 Northwestern (lowa) 47, Dordt 7 Northwestern (Minn.) 35, Crown

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Frlday's Games New York 3, Chicago 2

Saturday's Games Columbus 2, Philadelphia 1 Real Salt Lake 3, Houston 1 FC Dallas 2, New York City FC 1 Colorado1, D.C. United1, tie Los Angeles 0, Montreal 0, tie San Jose1, Seattle1, tie

Sunday's Games NewEngland 3, Toronto FC1 Orlando City 3, Sporting Kansas City 1

TRAN SACTION S Sunday BASEBALL

Amerlcan League TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Acquired INF Darwin Barney from the Los Angeles Dodgers for C Jack Murphy. Designated RHP Scott Copeland for assignment.

Natlonal League LOS ANGELES DODGERSRecalled INF Ronald Torreyes from Oklahoma City (PCL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled RHP Erik Davis and INF Wilmer Difo from Harrisburg (EL).

FOOTBALL Canadlan Football League CFL — FinedHamilton coach and general manager, KentAustin, $5,000 for inappropriate conduct during the fourth quarter of Friday night's game in Toronto.

COLLEGE RUTGERS — Suspended WR Leonte Carroo indefinitely as a result of an incident outside the Scarlet Knights' stadium following a Sept. 12 game.

Saturday BASEBALL

Major League Baseball OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL — Suspended St. Louis C Cody Stanley for 80 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

Amerlcan League NEW YORK YANKEES — Recall ed OF Slade Heathcott and C Gary Sanchez from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

Natlonal League ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Activated RHP Matt Belisle from the 15-day DL. FOOTBALL Natlonal Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed DTAndre Fluellen.

CHICAGO BEARS — Terminated the contract of LB SamAcho. Signed LB Lamin Barrow from the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed RB Shaun Draughn from the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATROITS — Released LB Eric Martin.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Waived RB Tim Hightower and OL Mike McGlynn.

Placed LB Davis Tull on injured reserve.

Activated WR Seantavius Jones, FB Toben Opurum and ODB Don Jones from the practice squad.

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Connor Cook waited all otfseason for another chance to win a game like thisyet Michigan State's talented quarterback needed some help at the end.

The Spartans would have to hold one more time on fourth down against Oregon's alwaysdynamic offense. ''We've got all the confidence in the world in our defense and know that when it's crunch time they're going to come through," Cook sald.

Vernon Adams Jr. threw incomplete to end Oregon's finaldrive,and fikh-ranked Michigan State held on to beat the seventhranked Ducks 31-28 on Saturday night in college football's marquee game of the week.

The Spartans stopped Oregon four times on fourth down, including one key stand in the second quarter at the Michigan State goal line.

The Spartans lost only twice in 2014- to Oregon and Ohio State, the two teams who played for the national title. Michigan State led in the third quarter at Oregon but lost 46-27.

BYU edges BoiseSt. on TD pass The 20th-ranked Boise State Broncos were 45 seconds &om an undefeated start to the season with few tough opponents in their future. A win over BYU would put the Mountain West favorites in an enviable position.

Then Tanner Mangum happened.

The Broncos watched a 21-year-old &eshm an quarterback who had been away from football for two years throw a 35-yard touch-

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The Seahawks needed a yard. The Rams defense knew that this time, unlike in the to follow him."

Super Bowl, they would give the ball to Greg Zuerlein kicked a 37-yard field goal Marshawn Lynch. on the opening drive of overtime.

The Rams watched a 24-13 lead disapOnce again, Pete Carroll's choice didn't work out. Rams defensive linemen Michael pear, asSeattle scored 18pointsin the Brockers and Aaron Donald stuffed Lynch fourth quarter, capped by Cary Williams' for a 1-yard loss on fourth down to seal a strip-and-score of Nick Foles with 4:39 left.

34-31overtime over the tw o-time defendWith 53 seconds left, the Rams tied the ing NFC champs victory Sunday. game at 31 after Seahawks defensive back ''We were thinking run," Donald said.

Dion Bailey — the replacement for holdout "It's short yardage and we know they've got Kam Chancellor — stumbled on Lance Lynch back there and we knew they were Kendricks' 37-yard touchdown catch.

"It was a matchup I took," Foles said. going to give it to him."

"Lance gave a little move and ran right by Carroll said the play had been getting 2 or 3 yards "all day long." The Seahawks' him."

Bailey, who made his NFL debut, said bid tokeep overtime going died atthe Rams 43, about 10 yards shy of field goal "I wasjusttooflat-footed,tried toopen range. up and fell down. At that point I've got to "I don't know how they got the penetratackle him and live to fight another day."

The Seahawks opened overtime with tion, but they did," he said.

The Rams assembled a defense that an onside kick that could have given them features five first-round picks up &ont for a shot at winning the game outright, as Bradley Marquez caught Steven Hausjust such a moment. They sacked Wilson chka's popped-up attempt. After throwing six times, getting two each from Donald a flag for an illegal fair catch, officials ruled and Robert Quinn. ''We wanted to start fast," Quinn said. the ball was kicked directly in the air, so "A.D. started it otf and after that, guys tried Marquez was OK raising his hand.

down with 45 seconds left to complete the 35-24 come-fiom-behind win.

"It hurt. We got to go back and fix everything," Broncos running back Jeremy McNichols said.

Boise State didn't play anything close to a perfect game, but led 24-14 heading into the fourth quarter and the BYU offense hadn't had a ton of success. But the Broncos couldn't put the game away and totaled just 12 yards in the fourth quarter. On the flip side, BYU forced two turnovers that led to touchdowns, including a 50-yard return by Kai Nacua that sealedthe game with 30 seconds left.

Boise State quarterback Ryan Finley threw for 297 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. Running back Jeremy McNichols finished with 95 total yards and two touchdowns for the Broncos i1-1l. Shane Williams-Rhodes had a game-high 11 catches for 107 yards.

Beavers fall in Harbaugh's first victory Jim Harbaugh refused to make it about him. BoSchembechler would've been proud.

Harbaugh was a winner in his home debut as Michigan's coach thanks in large part to DeVeon Smith's 126 yards rushing and three touchdowns that lifted the Wolverines to a 35-7 victory over Oregon State on Saturday.

Oregon State's Seth Collins completed nine of16 passes for 79 yards. He was replaced by Marcus McMaryion late in the third quarter, then got another chance to play early in the fourth. ''We didn't lose heart," Collins said.'We needed to capitalize on mistakes."

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Continued from Page1C a big challenge, just to keep the pace up. iThe course) pushes you in pretty much every way. I love it, it's one of my favorites."

Teammate Alisa Fox was right behind Wells for fourth i21:54l. The Bobcats' Kathryn

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Sheehy placed sixth i23:08l, Elizabeth Herbes was eighth

i23:40l and Kyndal Murchison finished ninth i23:45l.

The Enterprise/Joseph girls earned a third-place showing with 80 team points. Dawn Mist Movich-Fields was the Outlaws' top runner, finishing

fifth i22:18l. The senior said she's been suffering &om side stitches at this stage of the seasonafter bowing out oflast year's Scamper with similar stitches. So her mission was simple.

"I think my time was OK My goal was just to finish," Movich-Fields said."I haven't finished this race since my &eshman year, so I'm happy I didn't have to drop out like I did last year."

Her teammate, Isabelle Tingelstad, claimed seventh i23:28l, and Eliza Irish was 12th i23:55l for the Outlaws.

The La Grande girls were fourth as a team with 80 points. Heather Keniry had the best showing of any local runners, taking second i21:22l behind winner Delaney Clem of Pendleton i21:13l. The junior said her hope was similar to that of Wells: not to slow down on the isolated sections of the course.

"I made sure to keep my eyes up and that I didn't fall asleep," Keniry said."I might have started out a little bit too fast, butit went really well."

Kendra Blake took 18th and Abby Crews placed 19th with identical times of 24:35 to round out the top three for the Tigers. Elgin/Imbler's Ler-

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Jaydon McKay tries to break away from Harper/Huntington defenderWill Bezates during Friday night's game in Elgin. The Huskies won handily, 62-8.

DOMINANT Continued from Page1C return."I just got lucky right there."

He addedathird scorewith 1:56 to goin the quarter, returning a punt 49 yards for his third score in 2 minutes and 50 seconds.

Elgin's vaunted passing game was relatively quiet, but had its moment early in the second quarter. Quarterback Gage Little found Gavin Christenson for 43 yards to start a quick three-play drive, and cappeditwith a 2-yard scoring striketo Chance Weaver, putting Elgin ahead 30-0 barely a minute into the second quarter.

M cKay addeda 3-yard divefora touchdown later in the quarter before Christenson returned a fumble ofhis own 50 yards forthe Huskies'second defensive score and a 46-0 lead.

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La Grande's Dean Ricker placed 12th with a time of19 minutes, 27 seconds, at the 39th annual Catherine Creek Scamper Friday at Catherine Creek State Park.

11thi19:22lfor the Bobcats.

"Alex had an awesome race,"O'Reilly said.'We all performed our best and we did really well as a team."

The La Grande boys took fourth with 76 points and were edged out by third-place Southwest Christian i73l.

Keegan Dutto had the best time for the Tigers, finishing

10th i19:17l.

"I felt like I did pretty good," Dutto said."This is a really fun course, because they've got the big mud pit and you can run on trails."

La Grande had four top-20 placers. Dean Ricker took 12th i19:27l, Braden Crews

was 15th i19:58l and Wyatt Perry finished 19th i20:08l.

Elgin placed ninth on the boys side with 225 points.

Jonathan Flippo finished

31sti20: 45l,and Micah Flippo was 35th i20:56l.

Outlawstake second The Enterprise/Joseph girls turned around and finished second at the Asotin XC Island Run Invite in Clarkston, Washington, Saturday.

Movich-Fields won first place with a time of 17:07.40.

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On the boys side, Union/ Cove scored 54 points in &ont of runner-up Pendleton i65l.

Samuel O'Reilly earned a topfive finish, taking fourth with a time of 18:28. The senior was happy with his time on a course he said is the toughest he'll run on this season.

"It's my favoriterace," O'Reilly said."It's slow because of the mud, but you just don't get something that's this hard and this intense. iOther courses) can't compete with this course."

His teammate Alex Graffunder was sixth i18:48l, Harris Lackey was ninth i19:16l and Jeremy Baxter placed

and this week we didn't have to throw the ball," Eckstein said ofhis team's balanced attack."Our offense is just everywhere."

Owen's fourth score, a 38-yard run, stretched the lead to 54-0 at halNme. The evidence of Elgin's wholesale control of the game was further evidenced in that the Huskies scored the 54 first-half points despite running just 15 plays and gaining 212 yards, the result of excellent field position thanks to the lockdown mentality of thedefense,and the decided specialteams advantage.

Owen led the first-half rushing attack with 60 yards, while Little went 3-for-4 for 81yards.

Elgin i2-0 overall) gets a tougher challenge next week when it travels to face Liberty Christian, Washington, a state runner-up from last season.

"It'll be a nice test to see where our guys really are," Eckstein said.

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