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PLAN Continued from Page1A airport's planning advisory committee Tuesday night at Island City City Hall. The committee, composed oflocal engineers, contractors and employees fiom the Forest Service, as well as Union County Commissioner Steve McClure and Union County Public Works Director Doug Wright, discussed some of the projects to bedoneoverthe lifespan of the master plan. McClure is no stranger to m aster plans fortheairport. "I've been commissioner for 25 years, so I've been hereforthelifeofone of these plans, and it's amazing how much things change," he said."It's very important we try and look forward to some of the changes we'll see. What's the next kind of aircraft we'll use — and plan accordingly." Items to be completed in the plan include widening the runways,addingataxiway for a runway, upgrades on equipment and technology and adding hangars,to name afew. W right said the airport sold250,000 gallons ofgasoline this fire season. While he declined to comment how much money the sales earned or how much was sold last year, he emphasized that the fires definitely helpedthe airport' srevenue. 'The primary function is the Forest Service,"M cClure said. "Itneeds tobesupported." Wrightagreed but added that general aviation is also importanttotheairport. eWe need to make sure we have a viable hangar space,"

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aircraft we'll use — and plan accordingly." — Steve McClure, Union County commissioner

Wright said.cWe have to keep general aviation but think about how we improve it. We want it to thrive. Maybe have businesses come in to use it." Anderson and Lucas said by the next planning advisory committee meeting, in December or January, a master plan concept will be prepared and a town hall meeting will be held. Contact Cherise Kaechele at 541-786-4234 or ckaecheleC lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Cherise on Twitter CrlgoKaechele.

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A master plan for the La Grande/Union County Airport is underway and it will focus on how to better accommodate the U.S. Forest Service and its use of the airport.

Continued from Page1A He said La Grande and Baker City tend to be insulated from crime trends, particularly gang-related activity. "Everyone always debates what the causesofcrime sare," he said."Ifyou ask me, it's a combination of quality policing and quality community." Harvey said the La Grande community is one thatdoesn'ttolerate routine violent crime. He also said thecity's geographical position may deter crime. "If you're a resident, we're probablygoingtofigure out who you are," he said."If you're not a resident, there aren't a lotofescaperoutesto get out of here." And though Harvey doesn't put a lot of stock in the annual FBI stats, he said it has been historically true that property crimes happen much more often than violent crime in La Grande. 'That's where a lot of our workload is — larceny type things," he said. According to the FBI data, there were 326 property crimes, which are broken down to 74 burglaries, 237 larceny-thefts, 15 motor vehicle thefts and one arson. This compares to 304 reportedproperty crimes in Baker City, 638 in Ontario and 471 in Pendleton. Harvey said, however, that thereare 214 vandalism

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crimes that aren't reflected in the FBI numbers. He saidproperty crimes, particularly theft, are more common than violent crimes for a couple reasons: the ease of the crime and the lack of severe consequences. "There's nota lotofadeterrentfactorthere,"hesaid. According to the FBI data, the closest city to La Grande in terms of population is St. Helens, with a population of 13,068— two lessthan La Grande. St. Helens, located north of Portland along the Columbia River, tallied 15 violent crimes in 2014 ithreerapes,tworobberies and 10 aggravated assaults) and 387 property crimes. Harvey said it's a goal ofhis department to ensure residents feel safe, which means takingcareofcrim es,particularly violent ones, quickly. cWe are definitely a busy police department, but we have a high quality oflife here," he said. Contact Kelly Ducote at 541-786-4230 or kducote0 lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Kelly on Twitter @IgoDucote.

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with above average acres burned have lawmakers looking for answers to preventfi resand payfor them. "It to me is not an easy answer at all,"said Rep. Lew Frederick, D-Portland, who traveled this summer to view the damage left by the Stouts Creek Fire in Southern Oregon. Frederick said there's a "lack of trust on all sides" of forest management, with environmental groups wary oflogging companies and companiesskepticalofenvironmental groups.

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Small town life offers 've lived in Asia, and all over Washington State, but something about Wallowa County drew me in. My fascination with Wallowa County has more to do with the people than the mountains or the natural beauty of Wallowa Lake. That doesn't mean that it's been afastadjustment to small town life, however. I had to get used to moving to a town where everyone knows your name. The dayIm oved to m y current location, I went to the local bank for the first time. The verykind woman atthe bank window asked me how I liked my new place, how my grandpa was and just generally how I was doing. I had never met, nor seen her in my life and had no idea who she was. Apparently, the teller was part of my welcoming committee. She wasn't the only one. I went to the coffee shop where the owner couldn't say enough aboutmy grandpa,a form er coach in Wallowa. To this day, I have no idea how the new owner knew who I was,or how she knew who I was related to. I just chalked it up to the difference between small town living and city life and made myself at home in the cozy coffee shop. But I also began to question. I started to ask myself if I really stuck out that much here and the answer (sadlyl was,'Why yes I do." I am one of two women here I know of who are not huntresses bake tantalizing cupcakes in their spare time. (Don't tell anyone, but the talented women of Wallowa County kind of intimidate

me.l That said, I have come to value the familiarity in Wallowa County and the sense of community that exists. I had the opportunity to experience people reaching out whenmy grandfather recently passed away. I like how people take careoftheir neighbors here with bake sales, food during difficult times and lots ofhugs. Believe it or not, and this may be a shocker, this sense of community wasn't evident when I lived in cities like Seattle orSeoul. That's the difference of moving to a county with approximately 6,820 people, as opposed to the roughly 12 million who live in Seoul. Put simply, I prefer the fiiendly vibe that Wallowa County has to offer. Recently, I heard what sounded like a party outside. And, being a social person myself I wanted in on the action. When I went outside, I joined five women, all in their bathrobes, staying up late to watch the Blood Moon. Though I only knew one of them, they made me feel welcome and said hello and made their introductions. We talked politics a bit, but mostly oohed and aahed over the beautiful Blood Moon, which was not obscured by the clouds. Wallowa County stands out from the other places I've lived, and primarily this is because of the kindness of the people who live here.

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SALEM — A top Democratic lawmaker and a coalition of unions and other groups made clear Monday that either the Legislature will raise Oregon's minimum wage to the highest in the nation, or Oregon voters will decide for themselves in November of next year. Raise the Wage, one of two groups that might ask voters to raise the minimum wage, filed a ballot measure Monday to raise Oregon's minimum wage to $13.50 an hour by January 2018 over two years. The proposed measure would also change a statew idelaw that preventslocal governments from setting their own wage limits, a move that would allow urban areas likePortland toexceed $13.50 if they decided to do so. That measure will also compete with a separate measure that seeks to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour; either rate would give Oregon the highest minimum hourly wage in the nation. The Raise the Wage group, which is made up of the state's biggest public employee unions and other left-ofcenter groups, said it would work with the Legislature to raise the minimum wage

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the Wage coalition. The announcement teed up an issue that will likely dominate the monthlong legislative session when lawmakers convene in February. House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, told reporters Monday she would back a bill that would end thepreemption for local governments to set their own minimum wage and would raise the minimum wage to $13.50, calling the number"a basewage that helpspeople meet their needs." swe already know that if you're working full time at minimum wage, you are living below the poverty line," Kotek said."I think one of thetopprioritiesfor February will be the minimum wage discussion. "I'm completely convinced there will be ballot measures on minimum wage next year unless we handle it here," she

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PORTLAND — A fugitive wanted in the kidnapping and torture of two women in suburban Portland nearly a quarter century ago was arrested at a hotel in Mexico, where he had been working and living under an assumed name. Paul Erven Jackson, 45, was arrested Monday by Mexican immigration authorities in downtown Guadalajara, Deputy U.S. Marshal Eric Wahlstrom said. He was flown to the United States overnight and booked into a Los Angeles jail on Tuesday. Jackson was mostrecently featured on CNN's John Walsh's'The Hunt," and was profiled several times on "America's Most Wanted." A tipster who watched 'The Hunt" told authorities to look in Guadalajara and provideda possible name. Investigators used the information to find out where he was working. swe always follow up with everything we get and this one turned out to

be it, so we're very happy," Wahlstrom said. Jackson appears to have been living in Mexico for several years under the name Paul Bennett Hamilton, Wahlstrom said. Jackson denied his identity when contacted by Mexican authorities on his way to work in what Wahlstromdescri bed as ajob in the electronics field. He offeredno further detailson Jackson's job. The details ofJackson'spersonallife in M exico also are unclear. ''Who's been helping him — that's the next phase of this,"Wahlstrom said."Usuallyon thesefugitive cases we start taking a hard look at who did what as far as assistance. How was he surviving?" Police said Jackson and his older brother, Vance Roberts, kidnapped prostitutes and drove them to Roberts' home in Hillsboro, west of Portland. The brothers were arrested in 1990, but vanished early the following year after their mother bailed them out of jail.

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Recently, Avista requested a decrease in natural gas rates for our customers in Oregon. We know you are concerned about energy costs, as are we, so we think it's important to share this news with you. On Sept. 10, 2015, Avista filed an updated Purchased Gas Cost Adjustment (PGA) request with the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (PUC) asking for an overall decrease of 14.1 percent in natural gas rates. This request is separate from the May 1, 2015 general rate request that is pending before the PUC. If this decrease is approved, Avista's natural gas revenues would decrease by approximately $14.6 million. PGAs are filed each year to balance the actual cost of wholesale natural gas

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EUGENE — U.S. prosecutors say two Oregon men have been charged in connection with smuggling militarystyle firearms to Mexican drug cartels. An indictment handed up by afederalgrand jury in Eugene accuses 33-year-old Erik Flores Elortegui and 56-yearold Robert Allen Cummins of making false statements to obtain guns and conspiring to smuggle them. The Oregonian reported prosecutorssaid Elortegui, of Beaverton, and Cummins, of Eugene, purchased more than $70,000 worth or semiautomatic firearms in 2013 and 2014, some of which were recovered in Mexico. Elortegui is also accused of buying grinding tools to remove gun serial numbers. Government prosecutors say firearms trafllckers commonly buy guns in the US. and mark them up before selling them to Mexican drug dealers who can't get certain weapons through regular commercial channels in Mexico.

pipelines to Avista's local distribution system. The primary drivers for the company's requested decrease include a reduction in natural gas commodity costs due to a warmer than normal winter, an abundance of natural gas held in storage, and continued high production levels of natural gas. The company's request, if approved by the PUC, would go into effect on Nov. 1, 2015. On July 31, 2015, Avista also proposed two smaller rate adjustments related to demandside management program funding and intervener funding, both of which would also go into effect on Nov. 1, 2015, if approved. The bottom line If all requests, including the PGA, are approved and you are an Avista natural gas customer using an average of 46 therms per month, you could expect your bill to decrease by $7.86, or 12.6 percent, for a revised monthly bill of $54.61 beginning Nov. 1, 2015. Most other customer groups receiving firm natural gas service from Avista would also see decreases. For more information Copies of our filings are available atavistautitities.com/rates, or you can review the filings by visiting our headquarters at: 1411 E. Mission, Spokane, WA 99202 (800) 227-9187 You can also view copies of the filings at one of our district offices located at: 580 Business Park Drive, Medford, OR97504 2825 Dakota Court, IClamath Falls, OR97603 10201 "F" Street, La Grande, OR97850 1404 Green Siding Road, Roseburg, OR 97471 This announcement is to provide you with general information about Avista's rate request and its effect on customers. The calculations and statements in this announcement are not binding on the PUC. For more information about the filings or for information about the time and place of any hearing, contact the PUC at: Public Utility Commission of Oregon 201 High Street SE, Ste. 100 Salem, OR 97301

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SALEM — The Oregon State Fair has brought on a new Portland contractor to providecarnivaloperations beginning next year. The Statesman Journalreported that offi cials announced the state fair had severed its nearly four-decades-old partnership with Funtastic Shows and signed a new deal with Rainier Amusements, which launched in 2014.

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THURSDAY • Prep volleyball: Burns at Elgin, 5 p.m. • Union at Enterprise, 5 p.m. • Grant Union at Cove,5 p.m. • La Grande at Ontario, 6 p.m. • Wallowa at Powder Valley, 6 p.m. • Prep cross country: La Grande at Vale High School meet, 2 p.m. • Prep boys soccer: The Dalles at La Grande,3 p.m. • Prep girls soccer: The Dalles at La Grande,4:30 p.m. FRIDAY • Prep football: Wallowa at Pine Eagle, 2 p.m. • Burns at Imbler, 2 p.m. • La Grande at The Dalles,7 p.m. • Deary, Idaho, at Joseph, 7 p.m. • Enterprise at Grant Union, 7 p.m. • Powder Valley at Echo,7 p.m. • Prep volleyball: Nixyaawii at Joseph, 2 p.m., • Griswold at Joseph, 4 p.m. • Union at Heppner, 4 p.m. • Powder Valley at Echo,4 p.m. • Wallowa at Pine Eagle, 4 p.m. • Cove at Baker JV, 4 p.m. • Prep cross country: Union at Southwest Christian Invitational, Southwest Christian School Wildcat Trail, Beavelton, 4:50 p.m. • Women's coll ege soccer: Eastern Oregon University at Oregon lnstitute ofTechnology, Klamath Falls, 4:30 p.m. • Men's college soccer: Eastern Oregon University at Oregon lnstitute ofTechnology, Klamath Falls, 7 p.m. • College volleyball: Oregon Institute ofTechnology at Eastern Oregon University, Quinn Coliseum, 7 p.m.

AT A GLANCE

Looking for league interest La Grande Parks and Recreation is surveying for interest for a men's basketball league. Contact Minnie Tucker at 541-9621352 or at rntuCker cityoflagrande.org for more details.

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• Imbler knocks off Union in three sets to claim important Wapiti League home match By Josh Benham The Observer

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Eastern Oregon University forward Zoe Anderson is off to a record-breaking career as a freshman. Her 10 goals through nine matches set a single-season scoring record at Eastern.

By Josh Benham The Observer

With questions on how all the new players would come together, the Eastern Oregon University women's soccer team has performedjustabout aswellas head coach Justin Wagar could've hoped. The Mountaineers are 8-1 overall after winning their first eight matches of the season, and they're currently tied for second in the Cascade Collegiate Conference with a 3-1 mark. Add forward Zoe Anderson'sperformance to thelist ofexceeded expectations.The true freshman set a new school recordin single-season scoring at Eastern with her 10th goal of the season in Eastern's 2-1 double overtime loss to Carroll College Saturday. The featwasn'ta huge shock to Wagar, but for Anderson, it wasn't something she figured

would happen so quickly. "I've definitely been surprised," Anderson said ofher start."I didn't come in expecting all of this, but it's been a great journey so far. I'm definitely happy with how it's going." As well she should be. The Mounties rank second in NAIA Division I in goals i45l, goals per

game i5l and assists i34l, and Anderson has been a key driving force. The 10 goalslead the Cascade and are ranked 11th in the NAIA, her four assists are tied for second in the conference and she leads the Cascade in points with 24. "It's definitely been my teammates behind my back and helping me out,"Anderson said ofher success.awithout them I wouldn't have come this far." The forward has come through in the clutch with three game-

winning goals, which is tied for first in the Cascade and is 12th nationally. She was awarded the conference' soffensive playerof the week, a first in Eastern's history,after scoring a pair ofgoals in a 3-0 shutout of then-No. 20 Northwest University Sept. 19. Wagar believed that Anderson would have an impact in her first year, just maybe not quite to the level he's seen through nine matches. "Not too much," he said when asked whether he was surprised by the start. awe were hoping she'ddo well,but10 goalsto start? I don't think anybody could expect that out of a true freshman.a Anderson is blessed with a ton of skills valuable in the sport, including her ability to simply beat her opponentto a spotora ball. 'The big thing is she's blazing See Phenom/Fbge 10A

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Observer staff

The La Grande boys soccer team rattled off 19 shots against Umatilla, but was only able to put two in the net and allowed two second-half goalsastheTigers and Vikings played to a 2-2 draw Tuesday in Umatilla.

Coach Wade Wright said the Tigers didn't suffer from any letdown effects from the big win against McLoughlin last weekend and dominated the possession as usual. Instead, La Grande's struggles stemmed from not being able to finish those possessions. awe sent two off the post,"Wright said."It seemed like our quality of shot was not like it normallyis. In the first half we struggled to find that good final pass."

The Eastern Oregon University football team was dealt a difficult home loss at the hands of Rocky Mountain College Saturday, 36-35 in double overtime, but quarterback Zach Bartlow completed 24-of-39 passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns. As a result of his play, the Waitsburg, Washington, native was named Frontier Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

Still, the Tigers went into the break up 1-0 on a Kale Weis goal. Umatilla knotted the score early in the second half, but Lewis Wright put the Tigers back ahead before another Viking goal resulted in the draw. "They had a really fast left winger that slipped by us,"Wade Wright said. The Tigers i3-2-1 overall) are in action again Thursday when they host The Dalles.

TOMORROW'S PICIC

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Tigers home for pair of matches The La Grande boys and girls soccer teams look to continue their solid starts as they take to the home pitch Thursday for nonleague matches againstThe Dalles. 3 & 4:30 p.m., La Grande MS

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Tigers,Uikingsglayto2-2draw • La Grande takes 16 more shots but only nets two goals in tie

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La Grande's Brittni Ball, right, returns a serve asLiz Cashelllooks on Tuesday during the Tigers' Greater Oregon League match with Mac-Hi.

By Ronald Bond

PREP BOYS SOCCER

Bartlow named Player of the Week

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Imbler carried the momentum from its weekend into an impressive performance Tuesday night. Backedby stronghitting and solid defense, the streaking Panthers picked up a hard-fought three-set sweep over Union, winning 25-15, 2523, 25-21in Wapiti League action in Imbler. Imbler's victory came on the heels of the Panthers beating Stanfield Friday and taking both matches of a three-way dual with Cove and Elgin Saturday. awe look at every team as a big opponent, but Union was one that we knew would be tough," Imbler outside hitter/setter Katie Barry said. "So we all just had to step up, play big roles and put our team first and just push through it. We're all working very well together." It was the Panthers' ninth consecutive win after starting the year 2-3. With a lot of players in new positions, middle blocker/outside hitter Haley VanLeuven said the team is starting to play more cohesively, and it showed that togetherness against the Bobcats. "It's amazing how we've come together, and each person has just really clicked this year," SeeSweep/Page 10A

• Eastern Oregon forward Zoe Anderson is taking the Cascade Collegi ateConferenceby storm astheconference'sleading goalscorer

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The run continues. Ari Rich had 10 kills, Liz Cashell and Mattie Spencer had 10 digs apiece, and the La Grande volleyball team began its quest for a fikh consecutive Greater Oregon League titlewith a 25-17,25-13,25-14 sweep of McLoughlin Tuesday night at La Grande

High School. "I thought we worked well tonight," Spencersaid."Ithought everyone did great,iandlI thought we came together as a team." The victory was the 32nd in a row for the Tigers in GOL action, a streak that dates back to the 2010 season. "I've been talking to the kids a lot about ihowl we have a target on our back because SeeTigers/Page 10A

WHO'S HOT

LOS ANGELES ANGELS: Tuesday's 8-1 victory against the Oakland Athletics was the team's seventh win in a row. The Angels took over the second AL wild card spot, and now own a 1/2game lead over Houston.

WHO'S NOT

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: The defending World Series champions were shut out at home by

Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-0 Tuesday night, officially eliminating the Giants from playoff contention.

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SPORTS

SCOREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AM ERICAN LEAGUE z-Toronto New York Boston Baltimore Tampa Bay

W 91 86 77 76 76

L 65 71 80 80 81

x-Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Detroit

W 90 81 77 74 73

L 67 75 78 83 84

Texas Los Angeles Houston Seattle Oakland

W 85 83 83 75 65

East Division P ot GB WCG B .583 . 548 5 ' / 2 -

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.497 1 2 5 .471 1 6 9 .465 1 7 10 West Division L P ot GB WCG B 72 .541 74 . 529 2 75 .525 2 '/ ~ /2 83 .475 10'/~ 8' / ~ 93 . 411 20'/~ 1 8 '/ ~ -

L 1 0 Str Home Away 7-3 W-5 53-28 38-37 5-5 L-2 44-35 42-36 7-3 W-5 43-38 34-42 4-6 L-4 42-30 34-50 5-5 W-1 38-41 38-40 L 1 0 Str Home Away 4-6 L-2 51-30 39-37 6-4 W-3 46-32 35-43 5-5 L-2 35-39 42-39 4-6 W-1 38-38 36-45 4-6 L-1 3843 35-41 L 1 0 Str Home Away 6-4 W-1 40-36 45-36 8-2 W-7 49-31 3443 6-4 L-1 53-28 30-47 3-7 W-1 35-42 40-41 1 - 9 L-4 3447 31-46

NAT IONAL LEAGUE x-New York Washington Miami Atlanta Philadelphia

W 89 80 69 63 60

L 68 77 88 94 97

zSt. Louis z-Pittsburgh z-Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati

W 99 95 92 67 63

L 58 62 65 90 94

x-Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

W 88 82 76 73 66

L 69 75 81 84 91

z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division

East Division P ot GB WCG B .567 .510 9 12 .439 2 0 23 .401 2 6 29 .382 2 9 32 Central Division P ot GB WCG B .631 . 605 4 . 586 7 .427 3 2 25 .401 3 6 29 West Division P ot GB WCG B .561 .522 6 10 .484 1 2 16 .465 1 5 19 .420 2 2 26

All Times PDT AMERICAN LEAGUE

Monday's Games Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 1 Toronto 4, Baltimore 3 Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2 Detroit 7, Texas 4 Chicago Cubs 1, Kansas City 0, 11 innings L.A. Angels 5, Oakland 4 Houston 3, Seattle 2

Tuesday's Games Boston 10, N.Y. Yankees 4 Toronto at Baltimore, ppd., rain Tampa Bay 4, Miami 2 Minnesota at Cleveland, ppd., rain Texas 7, Detroit 6 Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City 2 L.A. Angels 8, Oakland 1 Seattle 6, Houston 4

Wednesday's Games Toronto (Stroman 3-0) at Baltimore (Mi. Gonzalez 9-11), 1:05 p.m., 1st game Minnesota (Gibson 10-11) at Cleveland (Carrasco 14-11), 1:10 p.m., 1st game Boston (Miley 11-11) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 12-7), 4:05 p.m. Oakland (Zito 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Richards 15-11), 4:05 p.m. Miami (Cosart 2-4) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 4-2), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (Pelfrey 6-10) at Cleveland (Co.Anderson 6-3), 4:10 p.m., 2nd game Toronto (Dickey 11-11) at Baltimore (Gausman 3-7), 4:35 p.m., 2nd game Detroit (Boyd 1-5) at Texas (Gallardo 12-11), 5:05 p.m. Kansas City (Volquez 13-9) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 9-10), 5:10 p.m. Houston (Kazmir 7-11) at Seattle (Undecided), 7:10 p.m. Thursday's Games Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Miami at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Monday's Games Washington 5, Cincinnati 1 St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 0 Chicago Cubs 1, Kansas City 0, 11 innings San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 2, 12 innings Tuesday's Games Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Mets 3 St. Louis at Pittsburgh, ppd., rain Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati 1 Tampa Bay 4, Miami 2 Atlanta 2, Washington 1 Arizona 4, Colorado 3, 11 innings Milwaukee 4, San Diego 3 L.A. Dodgers 8, San Francisco 0 Wednesday's Games St. Louis (Wacha 17-6) at Pittsburgh (G.Cole 18-8), 10:35 a.m., 1st game N.Y. Mets (Verrett 1-1) at Philadelphia (Asher 0-5), 4:05 p.m. St. Louis (Lyons 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Morton 9-8), 4:05 p.m., 2nd game Chicago Cubs (Lester 10-12) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 9-12), 4:10 p.m. Miami (Cosart 2-4) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 4-2), 4:10 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 13-9) at Atlanta (W.Perez 6-6), 4:10 p.m. Colorado (Bettis 8-5) at Arizona (Ch. Anderson 6-6), 6:40 p.m. Milwaukee (Z.Davies 2-2) at San Diego (Cashner 6-15), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Bolsinger 6-5) at San Francisco (Leake 10-10), 7:15 p.m. Thursday's Games Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 9:35 a.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 12:45 p.m. Milwaukee at San Diego, 3:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Miami at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Washington atAtlanta, 4:10 p.m. Colorado atArizona, 6:40 p.m.

PREP Football 4A-7 Greater Oregon League GOL AII PF PA RK L a Grande 0 - 0 3 - 1 157 5 3 1 1 Baker 0 -0 1-3 100 9 6 2 6 M cLoughlin/Gris 0-0 0-4 1 3 18 5 3 4 Ontario 0 -0 0-4 2 9 1 1 3 2 7 2A-6 Wapiti League W L AII P F P A R K G rant Union 0 - 0 2 - 2 140 135 7 Burns 0-0 2-2 140 111 12 Union/Cove 0 - 0 2 - 2 7 8 87 1 8 Imbler 0 -0 1-3 8 2 16 0 1 4 E nterprise 0 0- 0 - 3 1 6 1 4 3 1 5 1A-1 Special District 1 S D1 AII P F PA RK Adrian 1-0 3-0 128 8 6 1 Wallowa 1-0 3 - 1 19 6 9 6 8 P owderyalley 1-0 3-1 208 165 9 J ordan Valley 1-0 2-2 192 160 3 0 PC/BR 1 -0 1-3 8 0 1 7 2 3 5 P ine Eagle 0 - 0 3 - 1 14 4 134 1 2 Crane 0-1 3-1 206 7 2 6 Echo 0 -1 2-2 176 130 3 3 Joseph 0 -1 1-2 150 126 2 5 M on JDayville 0-1 1- 3 8 0 1 7 1 3 9 H arper/Hunt. 0- 1 0 4 74 2 5 8 3 8

VoIleybaII 4A-7 Greater Oregon League GOL AII SW SL RK La Grande 1 - 0 6 - 7 1 8 20 17 Ontario 1-0 5-7 1 5 18 22 Baker 1-1 4-10 10 2 6 16 McLoughlin 0 - 2 3 - 9 11 25 35 2A-6 Wapiti League W L AII SW S L R K Burns 4-0 15-2 4 0 5 4 Grant Union 4 - 1 16-1 4 1 6 1 Imbler 4-1 114 3 1 13 6 Union 2-3 104 2 8 16 12 Elgin 2-3 64-1 1 9 1 3 19 Cove 14 2-9 8 26 30 Enterprise 0 - 5 2 - 9 8 24 35 1A-7 Old Oregon League O OL AII SW S L R K Griswold 5-0 1 1- 2 3 2 9 13 Echo 3-1 104 3 2 18 12 Powder Valley 2-0 12-5 30 14 5 Joseph 1-2 4-5 1 3 14 32 Wallowa 1-2 1 -1 1 3 31 45 Pine Eagle 1 - 4 5-9-1 1 8 27 42 Nixyaawii 0-4 2 - 8 6 22 51

Girls Soccer 4A-7 Greater Oregon League G OL AII G S G A R K 1-0 54 21 46 16

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Str Home Away L-1 48-30 41-38 L-1 46-35 34-42 L-1 4140 28-48 W-1 38-38 25-56 W-2 3442 26-55 L 1 0 Str Home Away 7-3 W-1 55-26 44-32 8-2 L-2 50-26 45-36 6-4 W-3 49-32 43-33 5-5 W-2 34-44 33-46 0-10 L-10 3445 29-49 Str Home Away W-1 52-26 3643 L-1 45-31 3744 W-2 36-40 40-41 L-2 3841 35-43 L-1 3645 30-46

Saturday. No. 22 BYU (2-2) lost to Michigan 31-0. Next: vs. UConn, Friday. No. 22 Wisconsin (3-1) beat Hawaii 280. Next: vs. Iowa, Saturday. No. 24 Oklahoma State (4-0) beat Texas 30-27. Next: vs. Kansas State, Saturday. No. 25 Missouri (3-1) lost to Kentucky 21-13. Next: vs. South Carolina, Saturday.

AP Poll Released Sept. 27 Record P t s Pv 1. Ohio St. (45) 4-0 1,4 8 2 1 2. Michigan St. (5) 4 - 0 1, 39 7 2 3. Mississippi (10) 4 0- 1, 34 9 3 4. TCU 4-0 1,254 3 5. Baylor 3-0 1,196 5 4-0 1,163 6 6. Notre Dame 4-0 1,156 9 7. UCLA 8. Georgia 4-0 1,147 7 9. LSU 3-0 1,075 8 10. Utah (1) 4 -0 1,034 1 8 3-0 8 8 8 10 11. Florida St. 3-0 8 5 3 11 12. Clemson 3-1 8 5 0 12 13. Alabama 14. TexasASM 4-0 7 7 6 14 15. Oklahoma 3-0 7 4 7 15 16. Northwestern 4-0 566 17 17. Southem Cal 3-1 509 19 3-1 4 8 6 21 18. Stanford 3-1 3 0 9 22 19. Wisconsin 20.Oklahoma St. 4-0 281 2 4 21. Mississippi St. 3-1 211 NR 3-1 2 0 9 NR 22. Michigan 23. West Virginia 3-0 179 NR 4-0 1 4 9 NR 24. Califomia 4-0 1 4 0 NR 25. Florida Others receiving votes: Toledo 68, Oregon 64, Arizona 48, Boise St. 38, lowa 37, Texas Tech 36, Houston 23, Duke 18, Temple17, Miami14, KansasSt. 12, Memphis 11, NC State 10, Navy 9, BYU 5, Minnesota 5, Tennessee 4.

Major College Football Standings

American Athletic Conference Conference All Games East W L PF PA W L P F PA Temple 1 0 34 2 6 3 0 86 5 9 SouthFlorida 0 0 0 0 1 2 82 72 L a Grande 1 - 0 4-0 2 1 1 4 UCF 0 0 0 0 0 4 50 93 M cLIW-McE 0 - 1 5-1-1 18 5 15 EastCarolina 0 1 21 45 2 2 108 124 Baker/PV 0-1 2-4 1 4 1 8 34 UConn 0 1 18 28 2 2 66 69 Cincinnati 0 2 7 2 8 7 2 2 1 6 1 130 Boys Soccer West 4A-7 GreaterOregon League 2 0 73 39 3 0 1 2 1 4 9 GOL A II GS G A R K N avy Memphis 1 0 5 3 4 6 4 0 2 1 5 117 7 12 Ontario 1-0 7-1-1 5 0 H ouston 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 5 6 9 9 7 La Grande 1-0 3-2-1 1 3 T ulsa 0 0 0 0 2 1 125 1 1 7 McLoughlin 0-1 2-3-1 8 12 21 Tulane 0 0 0 0 1 2 55 10 9 B aker/PV 0 - 1 0-5 0 27 33 S MU 0 0 0 0 1 3 134 1 7 3 Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division Conference All Games W L PF PA W L P F PA NFL C lemson 1 0 2 0 1 7 3 0 1 1 0 3 7 Standings F loridaSt. 1 0 1 4 0 3 0 1 0 7 3 0 AMERICAN CONFERENCE S yracuse 1 0 3 0 1 7 3 1 1 3 1 7 8 East N CState 0 0 0 0 4 0 18 5 4 8 W L T P c t P F PA B ostonColl. 0 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 1 7 3 1 NewEngland 3 0 01. 0 00 119 70 W akeForest 0 1 17 30 2 2 9 9 7 8 Bulfalo 2 1 0 . 6 67 100 68 L ouisville 0 1 1 7 2 0 1 3 1 1 7 8 8 N.Y. Jets 2 1 0 . 667 68 41 Coastal Division Miami 1 2 0 .3 3 3 5 1 7 4 D uke 1 0 34 20 3 1 13 6 4 6 South M iami 0 0 0 0 3 0 125 5 3 W L T P c t P F PA N o. Carolina 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 5 5 9 1 2 0 .3 3 3 5 6 8 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 2 1 93 71 1 2 0 .3 3 3 4 9 9 1 Virginia Tech 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 5 104 1 2 0 .3 3 3 5 6 6 0 V irginia 0 0 0 0 1 3 92 1 5 3 1 2 0 .3 3 3 8 9 7 7 G eorgia Tech 0 1 20 34 2 2 176 80 North Big 12 Conference W L T P c t P F PA Conference All Games 3 0 01 . 000 85 56 W L PF PA W L P F PA 2 1 0 .6 6 7 7 6 5 2 O klahomaSt.1 0 30 27 4 0 15 5 62 1 2 0 .3 3 3 5 8 7 2 TCU 1 0 55 5 2 4 0 20 4 1 13 0 3 0 .0 0 0 7 0 8 4 B aylor 0 0 0 0 3 0 192 6 9 West 0 0 3 0 1 0 33 6 W L T P c t P F PA K ansas St. 0 0 O klahoma 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 4 6 5 Denver 3 0 01 . 000 74 49 0 3 0 1 3 02 3 Oakland 2 1 0 . 6 6 7 7 7 86 W estVirginia 0 0 0 lowaSt. 0 0 0 0 1 2 71 68 S an Diego 1 2 0 .333 6 6 8 3 K ansas 0 0 0 0 0 3 75 1 2 3 K ansasCity 1 2 0 .33 3 7 9 8 9 Texas Tech 0 1 52 55 3 1 2 15 144 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Texas 0 1 27 3 0 1 3 1 1 6 141 East Big Sky Conference W L T P c t P F PA Conference All Games Dallas 2 1 0 .6 6 7 7 5 7 5 W L PFPAW L P F PA N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .3 3 3 7 8 7 2 E. Wash. 2 0 8 3 7 0 2 2 1 60 169 Washington 1 2 0 .3 3 3 5 5 5 9 WeberSt. 2 0 7 0 3 1 2 2 91 9 8 Philadelphia 1 2 0 .3 3 3 5 8 6 3 PortlandSt. 1 0 3 4 14 3 0 8 9 3 1 South W L T P c t P F PA N orth Dakota 1 0 31 24 3 1 8 5 8 9 1 0 30 3 2 2 104 7 7 Carolina 3 0 01 . 000 71 48 S .Utah Atlanta 3 0 01 . 000 89 72 M ontanaSt. 1 1 95 83 2 1 14 0 9 7 Montana 1 1 4 2 3 4 2 2 1 0 1 100 Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .3 3 3 4 9 8 0 C alPoly 1 1 48 6 4 1 3 89 1 33 New Orleans 0 3 0 .0 0 0 6 0 8 4 N.Arizona 0 1 1 4 2 3 2 2 1 02 133 North W L T P c t P F PA Idaho St. 0 1 1 4 3 4 1 3 77 1 66 3 0 01 . 000 96 68 UCDavis 0 1 2 4 3 1 0 4 85 1 36 N. Colorado 0 2 20 68 2 2 9 6 1 12 2 1 0 .6 6 7 6 0 5 0 SacramentoSt.02 34 60 1 3 7 5 129 0 3 0 .0 0 0 5 6 8 3 Big Ten Conference 0 3 0 . 0 0 0 4 6 105 East West W L T P c t P F PA Conference All Games Arizona 3 0 01 . 000 126 49 W L PF PA W L PF PA St. Louis 1 2 0 .3 3 3 5 0 6 7 P enn St. 1 0 28 3 3 1 1 0 2 6 5 San Francisco 1 2 0 .3 3 3 4 5 9 3 Indiana 0 0 0 0 4 0 15 3 128 Seattle 1 2 0 .3 3 3 7 4 6 1 M ichigan St. 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 3 8 3 All Times PDT O hioSt. 0 0 0 0 4 0 138 4 9 Thursday's Game M ichigan 0 0 0 0 3 1 11 1 3 8 N.Y. Giants 32, Washington 21 Maryland 0 0 0 0 2 2 11 8 131 Sunday's Games R utgers 0 1 3 28 2 2 1 2 7 9 2 Atlanta 39, Dallas 28 West Indianapoli s 35,Tennessee 33 lowa 0 0 0 0 4 0 151 7 1 Houston 19, Tampa Bay 9 N orthwestem 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 Minnesota 31, San Diego 14 l llinois 0 0 0 0 3 1 137 7 6 Pittsburgh 12, St. Louis 6 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 3 1 77 74 Oakland27,Cleveland 20 W isconsin 0 0 0 0 3 1 13 1 3 8 Cincinnati 28, Baltimore 24 Nebraska 0 0 0 0 2 2 14 5 106 New England 51, Jacksonville 17 Purdue 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 1 141 Carolina 27, New Orleans 22 Conference USA Philadelphia 24, N.Y. Jets 17 East Division Arizona 47, San Francisco 7 Conference All Games Seattle 26, Chicago 0 W L PFPAW L P F PA Buffalo 41, Miami 14 W. Kentucky 1 0 41 38 3 1 146 102 Denver 24, Detroit 12 M id. Tenn. 1 0 7 3 1 4 2 2 1 7 8 9 2 Monday's Game FAU 1 0 17 7 1 3 96 1 3 1 Green Bay 38, Kansas City 28 M arshall 0 0 0 0 3 1 13 2 8 8 Thursday, Oct. 1 O ld Dominion 0 0 0 0 2 2 76 1 3 1 Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 5:25 p.m. FIU 0 1 17 27 2 2 9 3 9 1 Sunday, Oct. 4 Charlotte 0 2 2 1 9 0 2 2 78 1 20 N.Y. Jets vs.Miami atLondon, 6:30 West Division a.m. Rice 1 0 38 24 2 2 139 152 Oakland at Chicago, 10 a.m. LouisianaTech1 1 65 58 2 2 160 112 Jacksonville at lndianapolis, 10 a.m. SouthemMiss. 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 2 126 N.Y. Giants at Bulfalo, 10 a.m. U TEP 0 0 0 0 2 2 110 1 8 1 Carolina at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. UTSA 0 0 0 0 0 4 80 17 4 Philadelphia at Washington, 10 a.m. NorlhTexas 0 1 2 4 38 0 3 5 3 1 31 Houston atAtlanta, 10 a.m. Mid-American Conference Kansas City at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. East Cleveland at San Diego, 1:05 p.m. Conference All Games Green Bay at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m. W L PF PA W L PF PA St. Louis atArizona, 1:25 p.m. Ohio 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 57 9 Minnesota at Denver, 1:25 p.m. Akron 0 0 0 0 2 2 97 88 Dallas at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m. BrMIing Green 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 4 158 Open: NewEngland, Tennessee B uffab 0 0 0 0 2 2 119 8 0 Monday, Oct. 5 K entat 0 0 0 0 1 3 84 11 1 Detroit at Seattle, 5:30 p.m. M iami(Ohio) 0 0 0 0 1 3 73 1 5 8 U Mass 0 0 0 0 0 3 64 13 5 NCAATop 25 West No. 1 Ohio State (4-0) beat WestBallSt. 1 0 28 1 7 2 2 1 1 8 133 ern Michigan 38-12. Next: at lndiana, Toledo 0 0 0 0 3 0 83 42 Saturday. N . Illinois 0 0 0 0 2 2 12 2 9 3 No. 2 Michigan State (4-0) beat C. Michigan 0 0 0 0 1 3 81 94 Central Michigan 30-10. Next: vs. Purdue, W. Michigan 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 5 138 Saturday. E. Michigan 0 1 17 28 1 3 1 35 153 No. 3 Mississippi (4-0) beat Vanderbilt Missouri Valley Conference 27-16. Next: at Flroida, Saturday. Conference All Games No. 3 TCU (4-0) beat Texas Tech 55-52. W L PFPAW L P F P A Next: vs. Texas, Saturday. S . DakotaSt. 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 5 8 No. 5 Baylor (3-0) beat Rice 70-17. l llinoisSt. 0 0 0 0 2 1 11 5 7 6 Next: vs. Texas Tech atArlington, Texas, Indiana St. 0 0 0 0 2 1 95 83 Saturday. N . DakotaSt. 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 6 1 No. 6 Notre Dame (4-0) beat UMass 62N.lowa 0 0 0 0 2 1 79 86 27. Next: at No. 11 Clemson, Saturday. South Dakotag 0 0 0 2 1 79 51 No. 7 Georgia (4-0) beat Southern U. Y oungs. St. 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 6 2 48-6. Next: vs. No. 12 Alabama, Saturday. M issouri St. 0 0 0 0 1 2 35 1 4 6 No. 8 LSU (3-0) beat Syracuse 34-24. S . Illinois 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 5 8 8 Next: vs. Eastern Michigan, Saturday. W. Illinois 0 0 0 0 1 2 60 83 No. 9 UCLA (4-0) beat No. 16 Arizona Mountain West Conference 56-30. Next: vs. Arizona State, Saturday. West No. 10 Florida State (3-0) did not play. Conference All Games Next: at Wake Forest, Saturday. W L PF PA W L P F PA No. 11 Clemson (3-0) did not play. Next: SanJose St. 1 1 65 60 2 2 129 108 vs. No. 6 Notre Dame, Saturday. Hawaii 0 0 0 0 2 2 75 11 3 No. 12 Alabama (3-1) beat LouisianaNevada 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 2 126 Monroe 34-0. Next: at No. 7 Georgia, S anDiegoSt. 0 0 0 0 1 3 92 1 0 9 Saturday. U NLV 0 0 0 0 1 3 120 1 1 1 No. 13 Oregon (2-2) lost to No. 18 Utah Fresno St. 0 1 2 3 4 9 1 3 1 02 180 62-20. Next: at Colorado, Saturday. Mountain No. 14 Texas ASM (4-0) beat Arkansas A irForce 1 0 3 7 1 6 2 1 1 2 1 5 8 28-21, OT. Next: vs. Mississippi State, NewMexico 1 0 38 28 2 2 135 102 Saturday. B oiseSt. 0 0 0 0 3 1 14 8 6 2 No. 15 Oklahoma (3-0) did not play. C oloradoSt. 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 2 9 4 Next: vs. West Virginia, Saturday. Utah St. 0 0 0 0 1 2 43 64 No. 16 Arizona (3-1) lost to No. 9 UCLA W yoming 0 1 2 8 3 8 0 4 8 4 1 4 1 56-30. Next: at No. 21 Stanford, Saturday. Pacific-12 Conference No. 17 Northwestern (4-0) beat North Ball State 24-19. Next: vs. Minnesota, Conference All Games Saturday. W L PF PA W L PF PA No. 18 Utah (4-0) beat No. 13 Oregon S tanford 2 0 83 5 5 3 1 1 2 0 7 8 62-20. Next: vs. California, Oct. 10. C alifornia 1 0 3 0 2 4 4 0 1 8 3 8 9 No. 19 Southern Cal (3-1) beatArizona Wash.St. 0 0 0 0 2 1 85 72 State 42-14. Next: vs. Washington, Oct. 8. Oregon 0 1 20 6 2 2 2 1 7 0 163 No. 20 Georgia Tech (2-2) lost to Duke Oregon St. 0 1 2 4 4 2 2 2 9 2 1 05 34-20. Next: vs. North Carolina, Saturday. W ashington 0 1 24 30 2 2 1 1 7 63 No. 21 Stanford (3-1) beat Oregon State South 42-24, Friday. Next: vs. No. 16 Arizona, 1 0 56 30 4 0 1 5 1 72

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Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $66,373; 17. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas $65,798; 18. J.C. Malone, Hooper, Utah $65,297; 19. Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, Ala. $64,861; 20. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas $55,954.

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1. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas $67,189; 2. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. $61,089; 3. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. $58,784; 4. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $58,722; 5. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. $53,448; 6. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas $52,576;7. Neal Wood, Needville,Texas $51,506; 8. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas $47,820; 9. Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo. $43,950; 10. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. $43,709; 11. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas $40,355; 12. Shay Good, Midland, Texas $40,348; 13. Brent Lewis, Pinon, N.M. $38,710; 14. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas $38,256; 15. Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. $37,911; 16. Jason Evans,Huntsville,Texas $36,270; Conference All Games 17. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. $35,069; W L PF PA W L P F PA 18. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. $33,659; G a. Southern 1 0 44 20 3 1 135 94 19. Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas $29,195; GeorgiaSt. 1 0 3 4 3 2 1 2 8 2 1 16 20.Landon McClaugherty,Tilden,Texas A pp.St. 0 0 0 0 2 1 108 4 1 $26,331. S o.Alabama 0 0 0 0 2 2 89 1 6 1 Bull Riding La.-Lafayette 0 0 0 0 1 2 91 92 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. La.-Monroe 0 0 0 0 1 2 61 85 $174,625; 2. Parker Breding, Edgar, Troy 0 0 0 0 1 2 68 93 Mont. $122,247; 3. Brennon Eldred, SulArkansasSt. 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 126 phur, Okla. $110,041; 4. Wesley Silcox, TexasSt. 0 0 0 0 1 3 14 3 198 Santaquin, Utah $105 778; 5. Chandler I daho 0 1 20 4 4 1 3 98 1 8 6 Bownds, Lubbock, Texas $88,441; 6. NewMex. St. 0 1 32 34 0 3 9 2 145 Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah $83,812; 7. Major Independents Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $83,018; 8. W L P F PA Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash. Notre Dame 4 0 164 79 $79,014; 9. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, BYU 2 2 9 1 107 Minn. $76,089; 10. Dustin Bowen, Waller, Army 1 3 124 112 Texas $65,261; 11. Clayton Foltyn, Winnie, Texas $65,227; 12. Caleb Sanderson, Hallettsville, Texas $65,114; 13. Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo. $63,907; 14. Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas $63,851; 15. Kody PRCA Leaders DeShon, Helena, Mont. $62,633; 16. Jeff Askey, Martin, Tenn. $62,427; 17. Aaron Through Sept. 27 Pass, Dallas, Texas $62,055; 18. Tanner All-Around Learmont, Cleburne, Texas $61,650; 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 19. Jacob O'Mara, Baton Rouge, La. $218,852; 2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $58,793; 20. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, $140,687; 3. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas Okla. $56,157. $109,033; 4. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas Barrel Racing $102,873; 5. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Tex1. Callie Duperier, Boerne, Texas as $102,775; 6. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, $166,632; 2. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, Utah $87,188; 7. Ryan Jarrett, ComanS.D. $151,520; 3. Sarah Rose McDonald, che, Okla. $86,175; 8. Russell Cardoza, Brunswick, Ga. $134,599; 4. Mary Terrebonne, Ore. $80,713; 9. Josh Walker, Ennis, Texas $110,105; 5. Sherry Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $80,562; 10. Clint Cervi Marana Ariz. $104 744; 6. Nancy Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $76,347; Hunter, Neola, Utah $96,686; 7. Fallon 11. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. $72,065; Taylor, Collinsville, Texas $86,828; 8. 12. Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif. Cassidy Kruse, Gillette, Wyo. $81,346; 9. $64,225; 13. Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas $80,426; Idaho $61,740; 14. Doyle Hoskins, 10. Carley Richardson, Pampa, Texas Chualar, Calif. $61,720; 15. Steven Dent, $77,820; 11. Michele McLeod, WhitesMullen, Neb. $56,543; 16. Morgan Grant, boro, Texas $70,397; 12. Jackie Ganter, Granton, Ontario $47,928; 17. Paul David Abilene, Texas $69,414; 13. Vickie Tierney, Oral, S.D. $47,574; 18. Billy Bob Carter, Richfield, Utah $62,768; 14. Jana Brown, Stephenville, Texas $43,463; 19. Bean, Ft. Hancock, Texas $60,162; 15. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. $39,175; Deb Guelly, Okotoks, Alberta $59,931; 20. Trenten Montero, Winnemucca, Nev. 16. Jill Welsh, Parker, Ariz. $59,444; 17. $38,593. Layna Kight, Ocala, Fla. $59,193; 18. Bareback Riding Carmel Wright, Roy, Mont. $54,890; 19. 1. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah Kimmie Wall, Roosevelt, Utah $54,393; $118,146; 2. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, 20. Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M. Ore. $98,741; 3. Jake Brown, Hills$53,780. boro, Texas $97,994; 4. Evan Jayne, Marseille, France $93,040; 5. Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas $88,486; 6. Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas $86,686; 7. Tim O'Connell, Zwingle, lowa $86,565; MLS Standings 8. TannerAus, Granite Falls, Minn. $85,660;9.Wi llLowe, Canyon, Texas EASTERN CONFERENCE $82,982; 10. Orin Larsen, Inglis, ManiW L T P t s G F GA toba $81,627; 11. Caleb Bennett, Tremx-New York 1 4 9 6 48 51 3 7 onton, Utah $81,329; 12. Seth Hardwick, N ewEngland 13 1 0 8 47 44 4 2 Laramie, Wyo. $80,639; 13. Clint Laye, C olumbus 13 10 8 47 50 5 1 Cadogan, Alberta $80,341; 14. Steven D .C. United 1 3 1 2 6 45 37 3 9 Peebles, Redmond, Ore. $80,085; 15. T oronto FC 1 3 1 3 4 43 52 5 2 Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. $75,754; 16. M ontreal 12 11 6 42 42 3 9 Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. $73,811; 17. O rlandoCity 1 0 1 3 8 38 42 5 3 Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta $69,316; 18. N ew YorkCity FC10 14 7 3 7 4 6 5 1 Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash.$67,476; P hiladelphia 9 15 7 34 39 4 8 19. R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore. Chicago 7 18 6 27 39 5 1 $66,204; 20. David Peebles, Redmond, WESTERN CONFERENCE Ore. $57,019. W L T P t s G F GA Steer Wrestling LosAngeles 1 4 9 8 50 52 3 8 1. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas V ancouver 15 12 3 48 41 3 3 $95,181; 2. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas F C Dallas 14 10 5 47 43 3 7 $90,378;3.Ty Erickson, Helena,Mont. Seattle 1 4 13 4 46 39 3 3 $89,780; 4. NickGuy, Sparta, Wis. Sporting KC 1 2 9 9 45 45 41 $83,288; 5. Kyle lrwin, Robertsdale, P ortland 12 10 8 44 31 3 5 Ala. $76,586; 6. Luke Branquinho, Los S an Jose 12 12 7 43 38 3 6 Alamos, Calif. $76,191; 7. Tyler WaguesHouston 11 12 8 41 40 4 1 pack, Gonzales, La. $75,245; 8. Seth R ealSaltLake 10 12 8 38 35 4 2 Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo. $71,559; 9. Colorado 8 12 10 3 4 2 9 3 6 x- clinched playolf berth Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah $71,555; 10. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, NOTE: Three points for a victory, one point Ore. $71,147; 11. K.C. Jones, Decatur, for a tie. Texas $70,985; 12. Dakota Eldridge, All Times PDT Elko, Nev. $67,553; 13. Tanner Milan, Friday's Games Cochrane, Alberta $66,327; 14. Casey Orlando City 5, New York 2 Martin, Sulphur, La. $65,156; 15. Blake Saturday's Games Knowles, Heppner, Ore. $64,747; 16. Toronto FC 3, Chicago 2 BrayArmes, Ponder, Texas $64,581; 17. Montreal 2, D.C. United 0 Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho $63,749; 18. New England 1, Philadelphia 1, tie Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss. $56,684; Portland 2, Columbus 1 19. J.D. Struxness, Appleton, Minn. Houston 3, Colorado 2 $55,450;20.Stockton Graves,Alva, New York City FC 2, Vancouver 1 Okla. $53,403. Sunday's Games Team Roping (headerj Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle 1, tie 1. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $130,497; San Jose 1, Real Salt Lake 0 2. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. LosAngeles 3, FC Dallas 2 94,868; 3. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Friday, Oct. 2 Tenn. $92,658; 4. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, New York City FC at D.C. United, 4 p.m. Texas $92,268; 5. Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz. $83,768; 6. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. $80,934; 7. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas $78,830; 8. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. $78,669; Tuesday 9. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. $74,079; BASEBALL 10. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas American League $72,410; 11. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reinstated Ariz. $71,911; 12. Clay Smith, Broken RHP Miguel Gonzalez from the 15-day Bow, Okla. $71,228; 13. Coleman DL. Proctor, Pryor, Okla. $70,130; 14. Riley LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $67,592; 15. C Rafael Lopez from Salt Lake (PCL) and Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz. $67,436; 16. placed him on the 60-day DL. Agreed to JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas $65,803; terms with RHP Mat Latos. 17. Joel Bach, San Augustine, Texas National League $62,526; 18. David Key, Stephenville, LOS ANGELES DODGERS — ReinTexas $57,598; 19. Travis Tryan, Billings, stated OF Enrique Hernandez from the Mont. $57,498; 20. Cody Snow, Los 15-day DL. Olivos, Calif. $56,302. BASKETBALL Team Roping (heelerj National BasketballAssociation 1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $130,497; TORONTO RAPTORS — Exercised 2. Clay O'Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, the team option on the contracts of F Nev. $95,988; 3. Patrick Smith, Lipan, Bruno Caboclo and C Lucas Nogueira. Texas $92,268; 4. Travis Graves, FOOTBALL Jay,Okla. $85,265; 5.Ryan Motes, National Football League Weatherford, Texas $82,637; 6. Kollin ATLANTIC FALCONS — Signed VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla. $79,024; 7. TE Mickey Shuler. Released T Tyler Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif. $78,519; Polumbus. 8. Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed DB $78,468; 9. PaulEaves,Lonedell,M o. Charles Johnson on injured reserve/des$77,430; 10. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. ignated to return. $74,827; 11. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas CHICAGO BEARS — Traded LB $74,079; 12. Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Jonathan Bostic to New England for an Ariz. $71,333; 13. Jake Long, Cofundisclosed draft pick. Waived S Brock feyville, Kan. $68,344; 14. Brady Minor, Vereen. Signed C Chris Prosinski and LB Ellensburg, Wash. $66,263; 15. Russell LaRoy Reynolds. Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $66,080; 16. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Oflensive Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah $65,840; 17. line coach Andy Moeller is no longer on Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas $65,815; 18. the staff. Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif. $63,306; DALLAS COWBOYS — Released G 19. Dakota Kirchenschlager, Morgan Mill, Ronald Patrick from the practice squad. Texas $60,712; 20. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. $55,043. Saddle Bronc Riding 1. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. $119,397; 2. Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah $115,987; 3. Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas $108,862; 4. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas $103,566; 5. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. $98,654; 6. Wade Sundell, Coleman, Okla. $94,680; 7.CortScheer, Elsmere, Neb. $88,737; 8. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah $85,424; 9. Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D. $84,910; 10. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah $74,338; 11. Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta $72,278; 12. Bradley Harter, Loranger, La. $71,310; 13. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. $68,354; 14. CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah $66,146; 15. Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba $61,206; 16. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. $60,599; 17. Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta $56,616; 18. Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah $56,072; 19. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah $53,769; 20. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah $53,349. W L PF PA W L PF PA F lorida 2 0 42 3 6 4 0 1 3 4 7 3 G eorgia 2 0 83 3 4 4 0 1 8 2 5 4 Kentucky 2 1 5 6 4 9 3 1 96 8 2 Missouri 0 1 13 2 1 3 1 83 5 0 T ennessee 0 1 2 7 28 2 2 1 6 5 9 9 So. Carolina 0 2 42 78 2 2 9 0 1 05 V anderbilt 0 2 3 0 5 8 1 3 89 7 9 West M ississippi 2 0 7 0 5 3 4 0 2 1 9 7 7 LSU 2 0 66 40 3 0 1 0 0 6 4 T exasASM 1 0 2 8 21 4 0 1 6 6 8 8 M ississippiSt.1 1 36 30 3 1 132 59 A labama 0 1 3 7 4 3 3 1 1 4 3 7 0 A rkansas 0 1 2 1 2 8 1 3 1 0 5 9 2 A uburn 0 2 30 6 2 2 2 88 1 0 6 Sun Belt Conference

Signed DE David lrving from Kansas City's practice squad and DE Lavar Edwards to the practice squad. HOUSTON TEXANS — Released K Randy Bullock. Signed K Nick Novak. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Placed CB Sheldon Price on injured reserve. Signed QB Alex Tanney to the practice squad. Signed CB Shaun Prater. Waived CB Eric Patterson. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed OL Michael Liedtke to the practice squad. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Released FB Blake Renaud from the practice squad. Signed WR Donte Foster to the practice squad. NEW YORK GIANTS — WaivedWR Chris Harper. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Terminated the contract of DB Chimdi Chekwa. Waived G Anthony Morris. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Placed G An

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Tie-down Roping 1. TufCooper, Decatur, Texas $130,803; 2. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas $112,799; 3. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas $99,281; 4. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. $93,813; 5. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $91,978; 6. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas $87,450; 7. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche,Okla.$85,967; 8.MattShiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho $85,005; 9. Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas $84,343; 10. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas $82,903; 11. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas $82,483; 12. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas $77,873; 13. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas $72,297; 14. Tyson Durfey, Savannah, Mo. $72,060; 15. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. $70,457; 16. Clint

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Union's Delanie Kohr (7) and Michelle Herbes (6) go up to block the attack of lmbler's Katie Barry (10) during the Panthers' three-set win.

SWEEP Continued ~om Page8A VanLeuven said. Outside hitter Hannah Wilhelm had a match-high 14 kills to pace Imbler, with VanLeuven adding 10 kills and three aces while Barry made seven kills. Middle blocker Jacobi Rudd had seven kills and threeblocks,liberoTori Brownell earned 15 digs and setter Katelyn Stirewalt dishedout35 assists. "I felt like one of the areas we improved the most was just playing more consistently throughout each set — and definitely starting out a lotstronger,"Im blerhead coach Jennifer Teeter said. "Part of that was our movement, our flow and communication were good. We did a good job in transition, defensively." The Panthers opened up a 13-6fi rst-setlead following Barry's kill. Union won the next five points, capped by Kortnee Marriott'sace,but Imbler answered with seven of the next eight points to go up 20-12. On set point, Wilhelm delivered a booming kill to take the first set. The second set was tight early on. Imbler was up 12-11, but a few points later the Bobcats' Katie Good's kill cut the Panther lead to 15-13. Wilhelm and Barry converted back-to-back kills to go up 17-13, but Union clawed back to tie it at 18-all after Ashten Wright's kill. Barry's kill and Brownell's ace earned a twopoint cushion, but the Bobcats

Every stop in college for Larry Brown has meant more wins. A national title at Kansas. A runner-up finish at UCLA. There has also been NCAA scrutiny, and now SMU has been banned &om postseason play next season and Brown was suspended for nine games after the NCAA issued a scathing report Tuesday that placed the blame on the veteran coach for multiple infractions tied to academic &aud — including lying to NCAA investigators. It is the nation-leading 10th major infractions case for SMU, the only school ever given the so-called death penalty that shut the football program down for two seasons in thelate 1980s. Brown insisted that he never lied, and instead quickly corrected a statement after being"blindsided" by a question during an interview with investigators. ''When Ifound outaboutwhathappened,I told the parties involved to do the right thing," Brown told reporlers."In hindsight, I wish I wouldhave done more.Sowhen thequestion was proposed to me ,Iwaskind ofsurprised." Noting that NCAA rules dictate that the head coachisresponsiblefortheentireprogram, Brown said he accepted that responsibility, but did "not accept the appropriateness of the punishment."

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Imbler's Jacobi Rudd had seven kills and three blocks for the Panthers Tuesday in lmbler. tiedthe score at21-all. It was 22-all when Union grabbed a one-point lead on an Imbler error, but VanLeuven tied the set again with a block. Imbler would secure the next two points to take set two. aWe knew that Union was going to be a scrappy defensive team, and they were going to keep the ball in play and be aggressive with us," Teeter said."So it was nice to see us not get fiustrated in some of those situations where we did struggle a little bit,justovercome itand move on to the next play." The third set was backand-forth initially, with Union's Delanie Kohr cutting

Imbler's lead to 7-6 with a block. Imbler slowly started pulling away, going up 16-11 following a 5-1 run, only to see Union rattle off six straight points, highlighted by three kills &om Good, to claima 17-16 advantage. Barry tied it at 17-all with a kill, sparking a 4-0 run. It was 22-20 laterin theset when Wilhelm had consecutive kills, and the Panthers won set point to claim the match. Imbler (11-3 overall, 4-1 Wapiti) next plays at Umatilla Tuesday in a nonleague match, while Union (10-4 overall, 2-3 Wapiti) heads to play conference foe Enterprise Thursday.

"I trusted him and what he would accomplish with me," she said."I came here and it's been the bestdecision." Continued ~om Page8A With an influx of transfers and &eshmen fast and has an explosive first touch,"Wagar signees, Wagar wasn't sure how quickly the Mounties would coalesce compared to other said.'That really adds a dynamic to our conference teams that had far less turnover. team. That's a factor in it, but some (fast But Eastern put itself right on the Cascade players) don't have a knack for scoring like she does and aren't having the same map with its 8-0 start as Anderson and her amount of success. Like the goal on Satteammates fit together seamlessly. "If anything, the toughest part was just urday, that wasn't a speed thing. Set-piece connecting and getting to know each other goals have nothing to do with speed." Wagar said Anderson, who is &om West better,"Anderson said."I do think all of High School in Torrance, California, was one us are a little surprised at how well we're of the top recruits he was pursuing while doing. But right now I would consider all of still coaching at New Mexico Highlands them my sisters. We're all strong together." University. Anderson said her main goal for the rest "I found her at a tournament in Las of the season is a prominent spot in the conference for Eastern at the end of the Vegas a couplewinters ago,"he said."Igot her to campus for a visit and we made an season. If an individual award results &om offer. Then, when I took the job (at Eastern), that success, that's just a bonus. Igota hold ofherand told herto come aWe definitely want to be top four. We out. Within two weeks she was on campus want to have a name for ourselves in this visiting. She was my first actual recruit at conference, because a lotoftim eswe're looked down upon," she said. Eastern." Anderson said the decision to come to With the way Anderson and the Mountiesare playing,nobody should be surprised Eastern was based mainly on her faith in when the postseason honors roll around. Wagar.

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In its 60-page report, the NCAA repeatedly suggested that Brown deliberately ignored warning signs and did nothing when he had the chance, choosing instead to make"choices against his better judgment when it came to compliance issues" at SMU. 'These choices induded not reporting possible violations in his program, initially lying to the enforcement staff during the investigation and providing no specific guidance to his staff on rules compliance," the NCAA said, adding that Brown waited more than a month to reportit after learning of misconductin 2014. While quoting Brown in its report saying, "I don't know why I lied," the NCAA said the coach acknowledged'his failed judgment" during a hearing on the case. The school said it was studying the report and had 15 days to decide whether to appeal penalties against Brown's team and the men's golf program, including scholarship and recruiting reductions. "As this particular case certainly underlines, however, individuals, if they chose to violate rules,can chosetodo so,"SM U President Gerald Turner said.aWe as an institution have to accept responsibility for all violations, whether or not they're done by ignorance or done by intention."

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TIGERS people are going to want to beat us and want to take the league trophy fiom us," La Grande head coach Melinda Becker-Bisenius said. aWe need to work really hard to compete every single night and not underestimate any opponent that we have." Tuesday, La Grande was in control for much of the match, and whenever the Pioneers hung close, the Tigers found an extra gear to put their opponent away. Case in point: the final set. The teams traded points early, with neither leading by more than two. The Pioneers found themselves up 11-10 before La Grande took control with a 10-0 run. A MacHi error tied the score,and a kill from Rich put the Tigers ahead 12-11. Cashell threw in three aces and Katie Stone added astuffblock asthe lead quickly grew to 20-11. Mac-Hi only managed three points the rest of the way, two on La Grande service errors. Outside hitter Erica Jimenez said the Tigers benefitted fiom seeing Mac-Hi justthreedays earlieratthe La Grande Invitational. "Ithelped a lotbecausewe got to learn what their skills were and their techniques," she said. The Tigers raced out to leadsof8-1 and 11-3in the opening set and a block by Larissa Jensen capped a 4-0 run for a 17-9 La Grande lead. A Shannon Carter ace

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La Grande's Erica Jimenez goes up for the attack during Tuesday's in Greater Oregon League match at La Grande High School. and an Amber Wells kill were partofa 5-0 run thatpulled the Pioneers within 17-14, but five straight points for the Tigers, capped by a Kali Avila ace, swung the momentum back to La Grande, and MacHi failed to recover. The Pioneers started quickly in the second set, as consecutive aces fiom Kitanya Crisman put Mac-Hi up by five early before the Tigers rattled off another run. Spencerdropped in eightstraight service points as La Grande took a 10-6 lead. Back-toback aces fiom Brittni Ball stretchedthelead to 14-7,and the lead swelled to 10 at23-13

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LOMPICO, Calif — In the mountains north of Santa Cruz, water is managed, as they say,"the old-school"way. Bills are written out every two months and volunteers stuff envelopes at mailing parties. Chlorine levels are checked by hand and well pressure is calculated by a 21-year-old who got the job responding to a newspaper ad. Residents fought for years to hang on to this way oflife. But lastyear, state health officials announced that the Lompico CountyWater District's drinking supply was one of the"most vulnerable" in Cali fornia.Then a pump broke on one of the community's aging wells, cutting off a major source of water. And with so little rain, the creek slowed to a gurgle. Now, after four years of drought, Lompicans have accepted that it's time to get out of the water business. Lastwinter,residents agreed to have the neighboring San Lorenzo Valley Water District take over their mom-and-pop operation. First, though, residents have to figure out how 494 households will come up with $2.75 million to upgrade the infrastructure. It would be the latest of several water annexations in recentyears in this area's mountain communities and a glimpse of what state officials sayis the future for California's smallest water districts. At least 18 districts have been consolidated since 2013, according to the State Water Resources Control Board. The ideaofm erging had come up before,"l ike 20yearsago,and people said no, no, no," said Merrie Schaller, a Lompico resident and water board director, "because it'scoolto haveyour own water district." Founded in the 1920s after the logging era, Lompico is now home to Silicon Valley commuters as well as longtime residents who open conversations by touting the number ofyears they have lived here. Many point up the road to Janis Joplin's old hangouts and say that Jerry Garcia's middle finger, chopped off accidentally before his Grateful Dead

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A chalkboard inside the Lompico CountyWater District office shows the paltry rainfall totals of this past winter on July 27 in Lompico, California. days, is still around somewhere. For decades, managing Lompico's water was simple. There are three wells, Lompico Creek and a network of tanks and pipes that bring fresh water to sinks and showers. In addition to the cost of the water, homeowners paid about $50 each month for a handful of staff to keep the system running. The state's warning last year fueled rumors that Lompico was running out of water. The real problem, Schaller said, isoutdated infrastructure to deliver thewater. Unlike most districts today, which use steel tanks, Lompico still stores its water in ones made fiom redwood trees. One of the tanks is leaking"so bad that you could basically save water by taking a shower underneath it," Schaller joked. ForAidan Robinson and Ricardo Villa, two of Lompico's three water system operators, mostmornings beginwith a tiek uphill in a 1995Toyota Tacoma thatcould give out at anymoment. The $15,000 they had savedup fora lesstaped-together truckinstead had to be spentfixing a well. One recent morning, Robinson turned on a pump to refill two tanks that deliver water to homes. Farther up the unpaved road, Villa determined that water levels in the tanks had droppedalmost 2feetovernight.

Robinson quickly calculated that theywould need tokeep thepump running for 40 minutes. "Everything's manual. Our automation is fried," Robinson said."Our problem isn't water, it's money." Talk of merging with San Lorenzo Valley began in 2010, when board members came to realize that revenue fiom fewer than 500 customers was not enough to sustain the aging system. The San Lorenzo Valley district, which surrounds Lompico, saw benefits to merging but did not want to inheritits broken infrastructure. Lompico would be agoodplaceto storem orewater,general manager Brian Lee said, and folding Lompico Creekinto the district's system of eight streams would make water management more efficient. Lompico residents, having long cherished their water independence, were wary. Conspiracy theories abounded, and the cost made it a hard sell. Each household will probably pay an extra $6,000over 10yearstofundinfrastructure upgrades. But after years of meetings, most came to understand the need to modernize. cWe have to bring this system back up to snuff a said Sean Wharton, who has lived for more than 45 years in the cabin built by his great-grandparents.

Obama, world leaders search for strategy in fight against Islamic State By Jonathan S. Landay

nesses" overseas,especiallyin Europe, are endangering the United States by making it UNITED NATIONSWhile asserting that they easier for extremist recruits have made progress in to travel to"terrorist hotspots fighting terrorism, Presiand for jihadists to return to dent Barack Obama and the West," the report found. other world leaders conceded Stopping the flow of foreign fighters was a dominant Tuesday that the Islamic State and other militants are theme of a counterterrorism expanding to new parts of summit of more than 100 the globe, and they pledged nations and 140 multilateral institutions and civil society to step up efforts to fight the spread of extremism and the groups that Obama chaired radicalization of young people. on the sidelines of the U.N. Illustrating the crisis, a General Assembly. "There are going to be bipartisanHouse task force found in a scathing report successes and there are going that the U.S. government has to be setbacks," said Obama interceptedonly"a fractiona in his opening address. of more than 250Americans 'This is not a conventional who have sought to travel battle. This is a long-term to Syria and Iraq to join campaign, not only against extremist groups, and that this particular network, but there's no national strategy against its ideology." cWe have ISIL taking root totacklethe problem. cWe have largely failed to in areasthatalready aresufstop Americans from travelfering fiom failed governance, ing overseas to join jihadists," in some cases; in some cases, said the report by the House civil war or sectarian strife," Homeland Security Commit- he said, using an acronym for tee's task force.cThe unthe Islamic State."As a conprecedented speed at which sequence of the vacuum that Americansare being radical- exists in many of these areas, ized by violent extremists is ISIL has been able to dig in." straining federal law enforceObama and other speakers ment's ability to monitor and noted that fighting the Isintercept suspects." lamicState and the spread of "Gaping security weakextremist ideologies requires McClatchy Washington Bureau

more than military cooperation and intelligence-sharing. Governments, they said, must step up efforts to fight poverty and corrupti on,createjobs, uphold human rights and address other sources of anger that fuel radicalization and extremist recruiting. cWe know the crucial ingredientsforsuccess:Good governance, the rule oflaw, open,pluralisticsocieties, quality education and decent jobs, full respect for human rights," said U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who sat to Obama's left. That will be a stretch for summit attendees who head authoritarian governments and have cracked down on politicalopponents,free speechand the practice of religion under the guise of fighting terrorism and maintaining their grips on power.

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Temporary spending bill passes Senate A temporaryfunding measure that would keep the government open past a midnight deadline easily sailed through the Senate on Wednesday and was expected to make its way shortly through a divided House and on to President Barack Obama. The 78-20 Senate tallyrepresenteda vote ofconfidence for anapproach engineeied by top GOP leaders determined to avoid a government shutdown. That approach, favored by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker John Boehner, has angeredtea party lawmakers who wanted to use the must-pass measure to punish Planned Parenthood for its practices involving the supply of tissue fiom aborted fetuses for scientific research. Tea party anger directed at Boehner over the Planned Parenthood issue helped prod the Ohio Republican last week to announce he will resign at the end of October. His decision — and other House leadership raceshave highlighted divisions between more pragmatic Republicans and a tea party wing that is increasingly dominant, especially in the rough-and-tumble House.

Snowden joins the Twitterverse Edward Snowden, the whistleblower and fugitive who exposed the masssurveill ance practices atthe National Security Agency, is now on Twitter, and he already has way more Twitter followers than the NSA. His account, which has been verified by Twitter as

authentic, isn't hard to find: It's@Snowden. His attorney, Ben Wizner, the president of the American Civil Liberties Union, confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that Snowden himself controls the account. "Can you hear me now?a was his first tweet. Snowden gained almost 300,000followers in lessthan two hours after he tweeted his first message Tuesday morning — a cheeky swipe at his former employer, the NSA, whose account only has

76,000 followers. iThe NSA is also the only Twitter account that Snowden follows.)

Baltimore cops to be tried separately BALTIMORE — The six Baltimore police officers charged in Freddie Gray's arrestand death willbe tried separately over the course of the next several months, with proceedings against Officer William G. Porter starting Nov. 30. The new timeline, which pushes the trials back fiom a previousl y scheduleddate of Oct. 13, was established during a hearing in Grcuit Court on Tuesday afternoon, where five ofthesixoffi cersappeaied before Judge Barry Williams for the first time. Porler waived his right to attend the hearing. The delay was related to several issues, including new evidence being submitted in the case in recent weeks and theprosecution'sdesire to try the officers in a specific order — in part because some made statements about the others' actions during Gray's arrest and transport in the back of a police van in April, where he sustained a severe spinal cord injury.

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Barley Brown's Brewpub brought home a pair of gold medals from the annual Great American Beer Festival last weekend in Denver. The Baker City craft brewery won gold in twocategories: • Disorder Stout, American-style stout category • Ratchet Strap IPA, American-style strong pale ale category

DEAR ILEN: My company is growing again and one of the biggest challenges we face is to ftnd more good employees. I am frustrated at the lack of quali fred people responding to our ads and even those we interview are not the ones we are looking for.

Chamber meeting focuses on agriculture Union County Chamber of Commerce's quarterly chamber meeting based around agriculture in Union County will take place Oct. 6 at the Intermountain Livestock Yard, 60654 Livestock Road, La Grande. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a no-host lunch. The one-hour meeting follows at noon and will feature the following guest speakers: Jake Hines, owner of Hines Meat Company LLC; Dennis Arnzen, owner of Intermountain Livestock; and Jenny Bartell, owner of Community Merchants. For more information, contact the Union County Chamber of Commerce at 541-9638588 or director@unioncountychamber.org.

Deena Reed joins Grande Ronde Med Spa staff Grande Ronde Med Spa has announced that registered nurse Deena Reed has joinedthe team. Reed became a registered nurse in 2002 and has specialized in surgery and surgical services. For the past 10 years, she has enjoyed working parttime as a nurse, stay-at-home mom and entrepreneur. Most recently, Reed may Reed be known for her work with Mary Kay Cosmetics and operating Allure Beauty Bar and Salon. "Although I have closed the doors ofAllure, you will find me just around the corner at Grande Ronde Med Spa," Reed said."I look forward to meeting you in the future and serving you in all your cosmetic needs. Grande Ronde Med Spa is located at 101 Depot St. in La Grande. For more information, callthespa at541-963-3772.

Visitors association to launch Bicycle Tourism Studio The Eastern Oregon Visitors Association along with Travel Oregon will host a free community planning program designed to help local businesses benefit from visiting bicyclists and make Northeast Oregon a premier cycling destination. The Bicycle Tourism Studio program kicks off with a region-wide workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St., La Grande. Follow-up community action planning meetings will take place in Union, Baker and Wallowa counties in November. Bicycle travelers contribute $400 million annually to Oregon's economy and tend to spend $124more pertrip than the average visitor, according to the EOVA. Anyone interested in capitalizing on the bicycle tourism trend is invited to participate in the Bicycle Tourism Studio. All lodging establishments, restaurants, brewpubs,bike shops,touroperators,retail shopsand attractions areencouraged to participate. Pre-registration is requested online at http//industrytraveloregon.com/industryresources/destination-development/bicycletourism-studio/northeastern-region/. It is free to participate. Follow-up meetings are scheduledfor Nov.17-19 and times, locations and other details will be published at a later date.

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Talon Colton watches his plasma cutter transform a sheet of metal into a design he chose from a computer program.

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BAKER CITY — Sparks fly as Talon Colton keeps a close eye on his plasma cutter. Back and forth the cutting point goes, turning the image on the computer screen into a bull elk made of metal. Colton holds up the piece, light glinting off its shiny surface. Behind him are stacks of metal sheets with cutouts of past projects — flowers, bears, horses, name signs to hang on the wall. Colton, 21, bought the plasma cutter and computer program earlier this year. He learned how to use one when he was a student at Baker High

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Small Business Happenings covers Northeast Oregon's small-business community. The column carries news about business events, startups and owners and employees who earn awards and recognition or make significant gains in their careers. There is no charge for inclusion in the column, which is editorial in nature and is not ad space or a marketing tool. Products and services will be discussed only in general terms. Email items to biz@lagrandeobserver.com or call them in to 541-963-3161. Baker County residents can submit items to news@bakercityherald.com or call them in to 541-523-3673.

DEAR BARRY S.: As you grow, getting to the next stage spins off new issues to deal with. None, however, is more important than the challenge of finding and keeping great people. There is now, and will always be, a shortage ofhigh quality employees. Recruiting 2.0 is based on a new mantra: always be recruiting. In addition to using the global online job search sites,you should also narrow your eflbrts geographically and use localjob sitesbecause they often surface seasoned candidates who want a shorler commute. Butdon't forgettemporary agenciesand you should considerrecruiters inyour industry. I recommend four other methods. The first is to have space on the company websiteforinterested candidates to inquire about working at your company. The second is to create a program where you pay your current employees a bonus when they refer someone to work at your company who turns into a productive employee. The third is signage announcing to visitors, vendors and people walking or driving by that your company is accepting applications. The fourth is to reconnect with former employees that you weredisappointed to see leave. Some may some be having second thoughts and wish to return and they may alsobe in a position to refer quality candidates.

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Island City Mayor Delmer Hanson welcomes residents of Blue Springs Crossing apartment complex at a ribbon cutting last week. Representatives from the Northeast Oregon Housing Authority and contributing businesses attendedthe ceremony and open house.

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ity iNEOHAl last week hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the 38-unit complex in Island City, which is now home to dozens of families. "About a year ago was when we broke ground on this project," said Dale Inslee, executive director of NEOHA.aWe've come a long ways, and now we're almost completely occupred.

The project is the result of a numberofbusinessesand organizations coming together. Representatives from Guardian Real Estate Services, Pinnacle Architecture, Banner Bank, LMC Construction, Anderson Perry & Associates, BC Group Inc. and the NEOHA board of directors were on hand for the ceremony. Island City Mayor Delmer Hanson gave a personal welcome to the new Blue Springs Crossing residents. aWe hope you enjoy living in our city," he said. Mike Hayward, Wallowa County Commissioner and NEOHA board chairman, said he learned a lot in the couple years he worked on the Blue Springs Crossing project. "I've learned we have needs in all our communities," he said. SeeOpen / Page 3B

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The two Bend Haggen grocery stores will apparently remain open, as they were not included on a list of 100 stores the chain wants to close in Arizona, California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington. As it seekstoreorganizeunder Chapter 11, Haggen has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for permis-

siontosellthe 100 stores,67of which are in California, according to a recent news release from the company. However, in court documents, the company said it might modify the list. The proposed sales would be in addition to the sale of 27 stores in the same five states that Haggen announced in August.

Homeyrices continue torise By Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Wnter

WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose at a solid pace in July, as would-be buyers competed for a diminished supply of available housing. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index climbed 5 percent in July from a year earlier. That's up from a 4.9 percent annual pace in June. Home prices rose in all20 cities overthe past 12 months. San Francisco posted the biggest gain of 10.4 percent, followed by Denver with 10.3 percent. Steady job growth and an economic recovery in its seventh year have encouraged more Americans to buy homes. That lifted sales to an eight-year high in July. Yet those buyers have bid up prices in many areas because the number ofhomes for sale remains limited. The current housing inventory is equal to 5.2 months of sales, below the six months that is typical in a balanced housing market. Price gains were much smaller in many Eastern and Midwestern cities. Home prices were just 1.7 percent higher in Washington, D.C., compared with 12 months earlier, only 1.8 percent higher in Chicago, and up just 1.9 percent in New York. SvenjaGudell,chiefeconomist at realestatedata firm Zillow, said the housing market is continuing to improve despite some conflicting trends. New home sales jumped to a seven-year high in August even as existinghome salesslipped. Mortgage ratesremain low, though it can be difficult for first-time buyers to qualify for a loan. "The market is continuing to heal and find its footing in a new environment, one where highly local factors ... matter more than national trends," she said. The Case-Shiller index covers roughly half of U.S. homes. The index measures prices compared with those in January 2000 and creates a three-month moving average. The July figures are the latest avail-

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In both sales combined, the company expects to sell12grocery stores in Oregon, according to lists it has provided: five in the Portland metro area and the rest in Ashland, Baker City, Grants Pass, Keizer, Springfield and two in Klamath Falls. Haggen, based in Bellingham, Washington, agreed in December to buy 146Albertsons and Safeway

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in interior work. Apple bought 159 acres and started its Prineville campus in 2012. McCabe said he expects Apple to apply for the same Oregon enterprise zone tax abatements it already enjoys on its existing facility. The 15-year agreements, createdby the stateto encourage development in counties with high unemployment rates, save companies millions of dollars in taxes on equipment and site improvements. In return, they must create a specific number of jobs that pay well

Apple Inc. closed on the saleofjustunder 200 acres in Prineville on Friday for

$3.6 million, said Crook County Judge Michael Mc-

Cabe. McCabe — chairman of the county commission, which in Crook County is called the County Courtsaidthe property is adjacent to the tech giant's existing Prineville facility, which is south of state Highway 126 and east of Baldwin Road. Crook County sold the tract

to Apple, he said. He said Apple has given officials few details of its plansforthe site. "They haven't shared that with us," McCabe said. In April, the company filed an application to expand itsdata center operations. The application, which McCabe said is still pending, calledfortw opods,thelarge structures that house server farms thatApple uses forits cloud computing services, according to The Bulletin archives. The permit application filed in April listed new construction with an estimated value of $5.88 million. Another permit application filed concurrently for the

WASHINGTON — House Republicans advanced legislation Tuesday to dismantle President Barack Obama's health law that could actually reach the president's

desk. The House GOP has voted more than 50 times to repeal all or parts of the health law. Almost all the bills died in the Senate. But this time, Republicans are using a special process that prevents Senate Democrats from blocking the legislation. Obama can still veto it,but thevotecould provide a blueprint for dismantling the law if Republicans retake the White House in 2016. Under Senate rules, minority Democrats can block most legislation because it requires 60 votes to advance a bill, and Republicans have

above the county median wage. McCabe said Apple previously agreed to create 35 jobs atthat rate."They're really family-wage jobs," he said. Although building the data centers creates scores of temporary construction jobs,their actual operation depends on only a relative handful of employees.

McCabe said Apple as well as Facebook, which operates a similar facility in Prineville, have held to "handshake agreements" to put some locals to work inside the facilities. Facebook

by 2025. "By tearing down many of the worst parts of the law — like forcing people to buy

iApplel employs" in total he said. "But one job in Crook County is equal to 50 in Multnomah County."

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insurance only to later tax them for it — we could stop Obamacare in its tracks and start working toward a more affordable, higher-quality, patient-centered system," said Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. Ryan said he would like to repeal the entire law. But added, 'This is our best shot at getting a bill on the president's desk." "Today's markup is not a serious exercise in legislating," said Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan, the top Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee. The Ways and Means Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to repeal two mandates — that most Americans get health insurance and that large companies provide health benefits to workers.

announced plans earlier this month to construct a third data center building, which it expects to be even larger than the two existing 334,000-square-foot centers. Apple's investment infuses "economic vitality" into the county, he said. He said Crook County enjoys "a great relationship" with the Cupertino, California-based firm. The multiplier effect alone is a boon to the county, McCabe said. "I don't know how many

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only 54 senators. Under the specialprocess,called reconciliation, the Senate can pass legislation with just 51 votes. Reconciliation is limited to certain tax and spending measures, so Republicans can't use it to repeal the entire health law. But they can gut it. Senate Democrats used the processofreconciliation to passpart ofhealth care law in 2010. Republicans say they are working to repeal the most unpopular parts of the law, which was enacted without a single Republican vote. Democrats note that official congressional estimates say that gutting the law will result in 15 million fewer people with health insurance

seeking $1 billion and stating that Albertsons sabotaged thestoretransition process. Haggen filed for bankruptcyprotection aweek later. The grocery chain hopes to exit bankruptcy and continue operating 37 stores, 16 oftheoriginalstores and 21 that it bought from Albertsons and Safeway, according to the news release.

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stores the two chains need to sell as part oftheirm erger.The storesincluded two in Bend, one on the north side and the other on the south. At the time, Haggen had 18 stores including two in Oregon. Such a large expansion, however, had its problems, although Haggen blamed Albertsons. Haggen filed a lawsuit Sept. 1 againstAlbertsons,

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All millennials are hooked on social networks like Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram, right? Maybe not, according to survey results recently published by investment firm Battery Ventures. The findings, which came from an Ipsos poll conducted online in August from a sample of 1,253U.S.adultsages20 to 35,suggestthat thesupposedlysocialm edia-obsessed 20-somethingsofAmerica aren'tthatobsessed atall.

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Barnes Ellis grew up hiking with his father, climbing Oregon peaks. He has fond m emories ofvisitstothe Minam Lodge in the Eagle Cap Wilderness east of La Grande. "It is one of the more beautiful spotsin the state," Ellis said. Ellis bought the lodge and its 120 acres in an August 2011 sealed bid auction for Barnes Ellis, left, and Mark Hopkins discuss their vision for the new Minam Lodge.

$605,000, according to a story in The Oregonian. Now the beautification has begun.

Scheduled for replacement next year is the aging Minam Lodge building, a favorite destination for manyyears.

"I was sad ithe buildings) w ere in a state ofdisrepair," Ellis said."It deserved to be beautiful." Starting in 2016, Minam Lodge will ofFer eight new cabins and the new lodge, handcrafted from wood and stone found on the land, and constructed by craftsmen. Ellis says his workers "are a highly skilled team of artisan carpenters. The project has attracted a lotof amazing people." He is committed to"creating a world-class destination insideofOregon'slargest wilderness." People who come to stay in one of eight cabins, four teepeesortwo walltents,or who bring their own camping equipment,have found the place through word of mouth or an Internet search. Ellis says the place "attractsvery nice people."H e ofFers a discount to locals. Visitors eat family-style, with food prepared by a chef using ingredients from an

"Itis onefothe more beautiful spotsin the state." — Bames Ellis, owner, Minam Lodge

onsite organic garden wateredfrom a spring, supplemented with local produce and meatfl own in from Enterprise. iThe property includes a grass landing strip.) Mark Hopkins, who manages the Minam Lodge, met Ellis at the Belize Island resort that Hopkins runs during the winter. "Barnes has a great vision and is taking time to do it right," Hopkins said. Once a professional competitivesnowboarder, Hopkins has traveled extensively, studied Buddhism, guided in Mexico,produced a documentary and fished in Alaska, and led expeditions

for an 80-passenger ship. Trained as a naturalist and guide, he said the remote natureofMinam Lodge appeals to him. Because most of the Lodge's guests hike or ride horsebackfor8'/2m ilestoget there,they arrivetired. "So often people turn vacations into work," Hopkins said."They have a list of things to do." But when they hike or ride to the Minam Lodge,"the goal is achieved and it's time to relax," he said. Visitors can sit by the lodge's namesake river, read a book, pick mushrooms, go birding, take photos, fish, paint and draw, have quality family time — basically, unplug. ''What I love about this placeisthe freedom todo nothing," Hopkins said. Over the years the Minam area was host to American

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METAL Continued ~om Page 1B "I'm not a very patient person," he says with a smile. If he doesn't like the finished product, he can always regrind the piece and start over. "A lot of it is trial and error," he says. When he's satisfied with the color, Colton lets the piece cool for nearly an hour before spraying it with a sealer. Each piece is unique depending on the way he grinds the surface and how the metalcolorsfrom heat.

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DEAR MARIANNE 0.: The most important thing about being a leader is to always remember is that you are being observed by your employees. You need to understand that everything you do, don't do, say or don't say,isgoingtobe reviewed, scrutinized, analyzed and commented onby your em-

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And throughout the process, he can't touch the surface — otherwise his fingerprints will show up on the final product. Word has spread about his work through aFacebook page — Talon Colton Metal Art — and by word of mouth. He also has a few pieces at Cabin Cowboy Designs, Cody's and Mad HABIT Boutique, all shops in Baker City. He has quite a few images on his computer, and can also buy more if a customer wants something else. Once he buys a package of images, he can use them as often as he wants. Coltoncan be contacted at541-519-0463.

my clients to have calendar transparency. That does not mean sharing your calendar with every employee. Itdoesmeans letting people key people know when you are out of theofficefor business purposes. If you have a morning meeting, let your direct reports know"I am attending a business meeting from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow. I will arrive at the office by10 a.m. Call me ifitis an emergency otherwise see me when I get in. Thanks." You maynotagreewith

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Continued ~om Page 1B "This facility won't meet all our needs, but I trust we're not done with our work," Hayward said.'This is not the end, but I hope a good e beginning." Zee Koza, member of the Oregon Housing Council, said the apartment complex utilized three funding sources and totaled more than $7 million in five residential buildings and a community room. The ribbon-cutting marks Cherise KeecheleNVescom News Service a transition of an idea and Each unit at Blue Springs Crossing has a washer and design to becoming a home, dryer, air conditioning and dishwasher. said Koza, who is also the "It's a realtreattohave dishwasher, patio or deck executive director of New Day Enterprises in La and extra storage available those appliances in your Grande. apartment," she said. outside. "It's a home, thatisa part "Having someone to love Jordan said she's enjoying of this neighborhood, that is the neighborhood and has is called family. Having some place to go is called a part of the larger commuplenty of room to host her nity," she said. "These apart- grandchildren. home. Having both is called ments will be a place where Koza said the units will a blessing," she said. "May folks will find comfort, a all who pass through these be blessings to those who live at Blue Springs Crosssense ofbelonging and an doorsfeeltruly blessed." enhanced quality of life." ing. Units are available with NEOHA staff said while Resident Marty Jordan one, two or three bedrooms, the complex is not yet 100 is already enjoying her with the three-bedroom unit percentfull,there is a having two full baths. Each lengthy waiting list for the new apartment, which was unit has a washer and dryer, apartments. open to visitors during the ribbon-cutting and open house. "It's soeasy to take care of. I love it," said Jordan, who moved in July 1. Jordan previously lived on May Lane, where she didn't have a washer and dryer or dishwasher.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

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

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THE OBSERVER a BAKER CITY HERALD —7B

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

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

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Laundry on si te . W/S/G heat/hot water, Dish TV (!t lawn care provided. Tenant pays electric. Close to park ( !t downtown . 2 2 0 9 G rove St. $ 4 5 0/mo +dep. No pets/smoking. 541-519-5852 or 541-51 9-5762

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750 - Houses For Rent Baker Co. 1-BDRM, 1 bath. W/S inc luded. G a s h e a t , fenced yard. $550/mo. Currently accepting applications. 2 bdrm apart541-51 9-6654 ment w/F R IG, DW, 3-bdrm, 1 bath Home STV, onsite laundry, playground. I n c o me $695.+dep 2588 1st St and occupancy guide2-bdrm, 1 bath Home lines apply, Section 8 accepted. Rent is $455 625.+dep 1769 Estes to $490, tenant pays Molly Ragsdale electnc. No smoking, Property Management except in d esignated Call: 54f-5f9-8444 smoking area and no """Pick up-applications p ets. A ppl i c a t i o n s 2710 f/2 First St. a vailable onsite o u t Info box side of manager's office located at Apt. 1. 2-BDRM, 1.5 bath O ff i c e Ph. w/basement. 541-523-5908; E ma il: No smoking/pets. theelms©vindianmgt.com541-523-5634 website: vindianmgt.com/prop2-BDRM., 1-BATH ert ies/e lm s-a pa rtNo pets/waterbeds ments. Baker City, OR 541-523-2621

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Great view of Baker City and Eagle Mtns. One level, 1,200 sf (ml), 2-bdrm, 1.5 bath home. Livingroom, family rm, Rentals gas fireplace, AC, electnc heat. LG RETAIL/OFFICE, 1/2 Double car garage, b lock o f f Ada m s , a bout 1 00 0 s q . f t , shop, fenced backyard. Close to golf course. $525 includes h eat, $132,000 541-569-51 89 541-519-8463

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Rent Union Co. ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS fo r 2 b d, w/ ICingsview Apts. storage shed, $625mo 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Century plus $ 90 0 d e p o sit. 21, Eagle Cap Realty. 541-91 0-4444 541-963-1210 CLOSE T O DOW NSmall studio, se c ond TOWN, 2b/1b house, PETS w/dep. $700/mo. f loor, al l u t i l ities i n cluded $ 3 5 0 p er Call Catherine Creek month, one month se- PM 541-605-0430

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NOTICE OF Foreclosure Section 30: That portion Sale/Auction on Octoof the north half lying signia of compliance is Descnption of Property: ber 24, 2015, 1:00 pm, east of relocated Cove illegal: cal l B u i lding Paint, picture frames, at C's Storage 3107 Seconda ry Hig hway Codes (503) 373-1257. Cove Ave. La Grande, f an, l u g g age , h o t wheels, coolers, high OR. 541-910-4438 tice is f u r t her g i v en (Probate Department) SITUATE IN the County chaair, ski boots, bed 2000 NEW VISION t hat Grantor, or a n y of Union, State of ulTRA 5TH WHEEl f rame, Ha l l o w e e n The owner or r eputed person named in ORS In the matter of the Oregon owner of the property 86.778, has the right, estate of D ON NA mask, chairs, stroller, d resser, m a t t r e s s , to be sold at Auction Bethany Co leman-Fire a t any t im e p r io r t o SKOVLIN, Deceased. 2008 TAURUS X SEL, weight set, games, taIs: five days before the Case No.15098555 98k m i , sea t s 6, was appointed S ucTrustee's sale, to reNOTICE TO leather , 6 d is c ble, milk can, clothes, 1. Unit ¹ B -6 5 C harles cessor Trustee by a blankets, down comMcKinney and Sharon quire that the foreclo- INTERESTED PERSONS. changer, Sinus Radio, c ertai n i n s t r u m e n t forter, patio umbrella, FuersteinBerg amount s ure proceeding b e NOTICE IS H E REBY almost new s t udless dated June 11, 2015, a nd boxes o f m i s c . due $227.00. GIVEN that the underdismissed a n d t he snow tires, great SUV, and recorded June 17, items unable to invenTrust Deed reinstated signed has been ap$7000. 541-91 0-3568. 2015, in the records of tory. Published: September 23 by the payment of the pointed personal repUnion County, Oregon, $16,000 and 30,2015 e ntire a m o u n t du e r esentative. Al l p e r as D o c u m en t No . Property O w n er : I Cim (other than such porsons having c l a ims 20151792, and is now Fully loaded! Baggerly LegaI No. 42991 tion of the principal as against the estate are v ested w i t h a l l t h e would not be due had required t o p r e s e nt powers of said former NOTIFICATION OF 1985 B E A CHCRAFT • 35 foot Amount Due: $452.00 as no default occurred) them, w it h vouchers Trustee. The mailing SALE OF Magnum 192 Cuddy, • 3 Slide Outs of September 1, 2015 under the terms of the a ttached, t o t h e u n address of the SuccesCOLLATERAL 200 hp, Coast Guard • W/D Combo Trust Deed and the obdersigned p e r s onal sor Trustee is: UNDER UNIFORM radio, de pt h f i n d e r, • Kitchen Island Auction to take place on l igation s s ec ur e d representative at 59 CHEVY Impala, cusCOMMERCIAL CODE s wim/ski p l a t f o r m , • 4-dr Fridge/Freezer Monday, October 5, thereby, including all 2 736 N W Sky l i n e tom 2 door with rebuilt Davis Wnght Tremaine very good c o ndition, For more info. call: 2015 at 1 0 :0 0 A M costs and expenses D rive, Corvallis, O R tranny and turbo 350 LLP (Commercial Notice) canopy, boat c over, at Serve Yourself Stor9 7330, w i t h i n f o u r actually incurred and (541) 519-0026 1300 SW Fifth Avenue, motor. New front disc and e-z trailer included. age ¹6 pm David EcTrustee's an d a t t o r- months after the date brakes and new front Suite 2400 '91 Day and date of sale: MONTERY By ICit and back seats. Runs $5,500 firm c les Road i n B a k e r neys' fees as provided of first publication of Thursday, October 8, Portland, OR 97201-5630 541-663-6403 5th wheel. 18 ft, self by ORS 86.778. t his n o t i c e o r t h e city, OR 9781. great! Must hear it to 2015 contained, tandem axc la im s may be ba rred. Beneficiary has elected appreciate. Ready for Time: 1:00 p.m. e ls w/ hitch. Se e a t Name of Person ForeIn construing this notice, All persons whose rights 920 - Campers to sell the Real Propbody and paint. Asking 1215 Court St or call closing: Serve Yourself Place: 10514 McAllister the word "Grantor" inmay be affected by $6,500 OBO. erty to satisfy the obli541-523-5600 Road, Island City, Storage is managed by cludes any successor the proceedings may 541-963-9226 gations secured by the Oregon Nelson Real E state obtain additional inforin interest of Grantor, T rust D ee d a n d t o m ation from t h e r e 970 - Autos For Sale DONATE YOUR CAR, Agency, 845 Camp- PLEASE TAICE NOTICE f oreclose t h e T r u s t as well as any other cords of t h e C o u r t, bell, Baker City, OR TRUCIC OR BOAT TO Deed b y a d v e r tise- person owing an oblithat on the date and at the personal repregation th e p e r f ormHE R ITAG E FOR THE 97814, 541-523-6485 m ent and sale. T h e the time above, Comsentative or the lawyer BLIND. Free 3 Day Vaa nce of w h ich is s e defaults for which the munity Bank will sell at cation, Tax Deductible, Legal No. 00042950 f oreclosure is m a d e c ured by t h e T r u s t for the personal reprepublic auction the folDeed and their successentative, Charles Gil'09 NORTHLAND Free Towing, All Pa- Published: September are: lowing items of collat21, 23, 25, 28, 30, Ocs ors in i n t erest; t h e lis. perwork Taken Care GRIZZLY erak tober 2, 2015 w ord " T r u stee " i n - Date and first published 880 Camper w/slide. Of. CAL L a. The f a i lure o f the cludes any successor on Wednesday, 1-800-401-4106 Grantor to pay when Medical issues force STORAGE UNIT COLLATERAL TO BE trustee; and the word September 30, 2015 (PNDC) sale. Must see due five monthly payAUCTION SOLD "Beneficiary" includes Meleah Ashford, to appreciate. ments of $18,576.00 Descnption of Property: any successor in inter- Personal Representative. WANTED! I buy old PorPnced below NADA each, due on February 2 TV's, tools, umbrella, Inventory from a closed 2000 CHEVY BLAZER sches 91 1 , 356 . est o f Be ne f i c i a ry 541-523-1056 or 10, 2015 and on the welder, signs, heater, lumber and hardware w/ snow tires on nms 1948-1973 only. Any n amed in t h e T r u st PERSONAL 253-973-1 664 t enth da y o f ea c h store, including items propane heater, table, and snow chains. New condition. Top $$ paid. Deed. REPRESENTATIVE: month thereafter. A s m attresses , me t a l in the following cateMeleah Ashford stereo system, hands F inders F e e . Ca l l of June 29, 2015, the cabinet, s h e e t r ock, gories: doors and win930 - Recreational free calling Kxm radio 707-965-9546 or email The Beneficiary, as se- 2736 SW Skyline Dnve t otal am ou n t of saw, t ools, l u m ber, dows, floonng, lighting Vehicles capability. 2nd owner. porschedclassics©yacured party, holds a Corvallis, OR 97330 monthly payments in f ish n et , d o l ly, a n d and ceiling fans, paint, secunty interest in the ~760 212-9129 Have all repair history. hoo.com (PNDC) d efa u l t was boxes of misc. items plumbing supplies, inf ollowing p e r s o n al Good condition! $92,880. 00. sulation, doors, cabiunable to inventory. 980 Trucks, Pick$4000/OBO property, which shall LAWYER FOR nets, electrical sup541-403-4255 ups be referred to as the PERSONAL Property O w n er : I Cim plies, fencing matenal, b . On or about May 1, "As-Extracted Collat- REPRESENTATIVE: '94 Dodge Dakota Sport. 2 014, Co m m u n i t y Baggerly nuts and bolts, coneral": Charles Gillis Bank filed a lawsuit to Black, 6 cyl, 5-spd. Tags crete, mortar mix, PVC 1306 Adams Avenue foreclose a Iunior deed good for 2 yrs. Runs Amount Due: $532.50 as 2007 NUWA HitchHiker pipe, plywood, bagged All mined rock, rip-rap, La Grande, OR 97850 of trust o n t h e R eal g ood, g o o d t ir e s . Champagne 37CKRD of September 1, 2015 rock, pallets and misg ravel, dec o r a t i v e Ph: ~541 963-2700 $1,795 FIRM. Call Bo: c ellaneous l u m b e r, Property. $39,999 rock, and any o t her Fax: (541) 963-2711 5 41-519-4185 or J i m miscellaneous building Auction to take place on Tnple axles, Bigfoot Iack rock products w h ich email: By reason of s aid d e360-355-6087 Monday, October 5, m aterials, tools a n d leveling system, 2 new o riginated from r o c k charlie© illis-law.com faults, Beneficiary has 2015 at 1 0 :0 5 A M hardware. The inven6-volt battenes, 4 Slides, mined from the Real d eclared t h e e n t i r e at Serve Yourself Stortory also includes vanRear Dining/ICitchen, Property. Published: September amount of all obligaous equipment rental age ¹61 pm David Eclarge pantry, double 2005 J E E P W ra n g I e r. 30, 2015 and October tions secured by t he c les Road i n B a k e r items, such as rototillfndge/freezer. Mid living F actory r i g h t h a n d 7, 14, 2015 Trust Deed to be im- The Beneficiary, through room w/fireplace and drive, 6 c l y , 4 w d, city, OR 9781. ers, generators, conm ediately d u e a n d the undersigned in her crete mixers, vacuums surround sound. Awning automatic, runs excelcapacity as a t t orney LegaI No. 00043082 paya bI e. Th e s um owName of Person Foreand saws. 16', water 100 gal, tanks lent, new tires, cruise for th e B e n e f iciary, ing on all obligations closing: Serve Yourself 50/50/50, 2 new Powerc ontrol, AC , s t e r e o h ereby g i ves n o t i c e secured by the Trust NOTICE TO Storage is managed by The collateral will be sold house 2100 generators. new postal signs. 127k that th e B e n e f iciary INTERESTED PERSONS Deed is as follows: Nelson Real E state i n o r de r t o sa t i s f y Blue Book Value 50IC!! $8,900. 541-426-9027 will sell or lease or lidebts owing to ComAgency, 845 Camp541-519-1488 or 541-398-1516 cense, as applicable, Khristine K. Wilson has EVERYONE munity Bank by Union bell, Baker City, OR the As-Extracted Colbeen appointed PerPnncipal $1,899,412.16 READS 97814, 541-523-6485 Lumber C o m p a ny, lateral to the highest sonal Representative I nc., d b a Br o n s o n CLAS S I FIED Legal N o. 00042951 qualified bidder in pub(hereafter PR) of the IntereSt (to June 25, 2015) Lumber Company, dba lic as follows: Estate o f Ralph ADS33,905.81 September Royal Rock, dba BronDee W il s o n , d e Day and date: November you're reading Published: son Motor Sports and 21, 23, 25, 28, 30, Occeased, Probate No. 13, 2015 tober 2, 2015 Rental and by Mace A. Late Charges 4 , 644.00 Time: One noVV. 1 5-09-8556, U n i o n 2:00 p.m. Cadwell and Sherry A. Place: 4 t h Avenue en- County Circuit Court, Trustee's Sale Guaranty Cadwell. State of Oregon. All trance 3,450.00 for our most current offers and to persons whose rights Union County THE COLLATERAL MAY may be affected by Courthouse browse our complete inventory. Phase 1 Environmental BE VIEWED PRIOR the proceeding may 1007 4th Street Study 4,500.00 TO SALE AS F O Lobtain additional inforLa Grande, OR LOWS: mation from the court Attorney Fees (to May records, the PR or the 31, 2015) 1 3 ,023.50 Such sale of the As-ExPreview date: Wednesattorney for the PR. All day, October 7, 2015 persons having claims tracted Collateral will 1415 Adams Ave • 541-963-4161 a gainst t h e est a t e Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 Total: $1,958,935.47 take place as part of must present them to p.m. the sale of th e Real the PR at: Place: 10514 McAllister Interest continues to acP roperty, as se t o u t crue on the principal Steven J Joseph, Road, Island City, above, and the As-Ex- Atorney a mou n t of for PR Oregon. tracted Collateral may JOSEPH 5 RICICER, LLC $1,899,412.16 at the be sold together with rate of eighteen perBox 3230 Direct inquiries to: Rick the Real Property, as a PO 901 Washington Avenue cent (18%) per annum Benn, VP/Special Assingle unit, in a c cor- La Grande, OR 97850 from June 26, 2015, sets Manager, Comuntil paid. A t t o r n ey dance wit h B e nefici- (541) 963-4901, within munity Bank, 1288 SE ary's r ights w it h r e four months after the f ees an d c o s t s i n Commercial Dr., Colspect to the Real Propdate of first publication curred by the beneficilege Place, WA 99324, erty. ary or the trustee after of this notice or they telephone may be barred. May 31, 2015 will also 509-522-9996, extenbe part of the sum im- Beneficiary can be consion 1548. tacted at the address Published: S e ptember mediately due, owing, and telephone number 30, 2015 and October and payable on such Date of Notice: Septemo f it s a t t o r ney, t h e 7, 14, 2015 indebtedness. ber 18, 2015. Successor Trustee, as set out below. G ran- LegaI No. 00043074 The Beneficiary and the COMMUNITY BANIC S uccessor T r u s t e e tors are entitled to an accounting of the unh ave elected to s e l l Published: September paid indebtedness sethe Real Property to 23, 25, 30, 2015 and cured by the A s-Exsatisfy the o b ligation October 2, 2015 tracted Collateral, for secured. A n o tice of no charge. Grantors default and election to LegaI No. 00043012 m ay request an a c sell was duly recorded counting by calling the TRUSTEE'S NOTICE on July 1, 2015, in the Beneficiary's attorney OF SALE records of U nion at the telephone numC ounty, Oregon, a s CCS ber set out below. Reference is made to a Document CM D eed of T r us t ( t h e No. 20151979, refer"Trust Deed") made, ence thereto hereby Dated at Portland, executed, and d e livbeing expressly made. Oregon, July 13, 2015. ered by Union Lumber Co., Inc., an Oregon WHEREFORE, NOTICE Wendell ICusnerus OSB ¹792922 c orporation, t o A b 1. Full color Real E st ate pi ct ur e a d HEREBY IS G IVEN s tract 5 T i t l e C o m - that the undersigned Attorney for Bethany Start your campaign with a full-color 2x4 Trustee or T rustee's Colema n-F ire, pany, as Trustee, to picture ad in the Friday Baker City Herald attorney will, on No- Successor Trustee secure certain obligaand The Observer ClassiAed Section. tions in favor of Banvember 13, 2015, at Davis Wnght Tremaine ner Bank, as Beneficithe hour of 2:00 p.m. LLP 2 . Amonth of classified pictur e a d s standard time as es- 1300 SW Fifth Avenue, ary, dated June 14, Five lines of copy plus a picture in 12 issues 2007, and r e corded tablished b y ORS Suite 2300 of the Baker CityHerald and the Observer ClassiAed Section J une 15 , 2 0 07 , a s 1 87.110, at t h e 4 t h Portland, OR 97201 D ocu m e n t No . A venue entrance o f 503-778-5338 8. Four we eks of Eu y ers Eonus and Observer P lu s Classified Ads 20073220 of the offit he U n i o n Co u n t y STATE OF OREGON) Your classiAed ad automatically goes to non-subscribers and outlying areas of Baker Courthouse, 1007 4th County of cial records of Union and Union Counties inthe mail for one month in the Buyers Bonus or Observer Plus County, Oregon, covStreet, in the City of Multnomah) ClassiAed Section. enng the following deLa Grande, County of scribed real property Union, State of O r e- I, the undersigned, cer4 . 80 days of 24/7 online adv e r t i sin g tify that I am the attor(the "Real Property") gon, sell at public aucThat classiAed picture ad willbe there for online buyers when they're looking at www. ney or one of the attori n such c o unty a n d tion to the highest bidney s f or t he northeastoregonclassiAeds.com — and they look atover 50,000 page views a month. state: der for cash, the interabove-named SuccesIN TOWNSHIP 3 est in the Real PropHome Seller Special priceis for advertisi rig the same home, with rio copy chaeges sor Trustee and that erty that Grantor had SOUTH. 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Needy mother-in-law plays the diva in family drama DEARABBY: My husband and I have butIcan't stop. Because of my shameI have been married for22years.M y fatherin-law's begun tore jecthim. Isthereany hope? — HIDING SOMETHING IN FLORIDA health declined and he died lastyear. My mother in-law, "Babe,"and I didn't get on DEAR HIDING SOMETHING: Please well in the past, but we have seemed to patch stop punishing yourself. Sexual fantasies things up. are nothing to be ashamed of — they are normal. Whether in your imagination Since my father-in-law's death, she has become very needy. As a result, my father has you're being made passionate love to by Brad Pitt, Dwayne "The been at her beck and call, and Rock" Johnson or George I have become closer to her, DEAR Clooney, as long as it haptoo. My mother has started to become suspicious ofthereABB Y pens in your husband's arms lationship between Babe and and you're both enjoying it, you're fine. my dad. They have been seen drinking together and ignoring my mother. DEAR ABBY: What is proper protocol on Abby, thishasbecome a horriblemess. Babe says she has kissed my father and they who should greet whom first? I work in an are attracted to each other. She has no regret office at thefrontdesk and I'm in theoffice abouther behavior.Ithink she'sa hussy!M y before other employees arrive. When they motheris now suicidal, and it's all Ican do arrive, who should say good morning first, I or they? to keep her afloat. I am a cancer survivor — EARLYBIRD IN THE EAST and don't need any of this stupid drama. DEAR EARLY: If you are at the front Please help. These people are all pushing 70. This is not only affecting my marr7'age, but desk, you are the "official greeter," so rather than stand on ceremony, present a friendly also my life. — M.I.L. FROM HELL demeanor and say hello first. A warm hello DEAR M.I.L. FROM HELL: Babe may be makes everyone's day brighter, don't you "needy," but she appears to also be a shame- think? lesspredator,and your fatherappears to DEARABBY: I have lived in the United have the judgment of a 16-year-old. Please tell your mother that suicide is not the States for 40 years. My first 82 years were answer, and she should not consider doing spent in Puerto Rico, so I speak with an your father the "favor" of turning him into a accent. My problem is almost everyone I grieving widower. meet asks me where I'mfrom. I usually try It may take the help of a therapist to to disguise my discomfort byj okingly asking help her regain her sense ofbalance, and them to guess. The truth is, I feel singled out as being possibly the servicesofa lawyer tohelp her convince her husband that a divorce would different and not belonging. My friends and be something he can't afford at this point in family tell me I'm being too sensitive, that his life. people arej ust curious. I say it's rude to ask You should not be trying to handle this on such a personal question of a total stranger. your own. For your own sake, make yourself Would it be impolite for me to point out that they're asking for very personal information? less available to your mother-in-law. That she would brag to you about trying to wreck Am I being too sensitive? — ACCENTED INGEORGIA your parents' marriage is beyond the pale. DEARACCENTED: I think so. People DEARABBY:I have been married to are often curious when someone has an "Neil" for seven years. I find him attractive, accentthat isdifferentfrom theirs.Ihave a strong Midwestern accent, and people but when we're intimate my mind often ask me where I'm from. They aren't asking wanders and Neil becomes "someone else." There is always a provocative scenario, and because they are nosy; they're trying to be friendly. Many people in this country come he becomes a character. from other places, and the more people who I feel guilty and ashamed. I have tried to come here, the more often that question will visualize only my husband, but it doesn't be raised. have the same effect. I have prayed about it,

ShellaiIandons cOcean drillingemortsamidcosts By Sean Cockerham McClatchy Washington Bureau

WASHINGTONShell's decision to abandon itscontroversialeffortsto drill in the Arctic Ocean casts doubt on the future of offshore oil exploration in the American Arctic. Oil and gas companies from around the world were closely watching Shell's pioneeringeffortsto see whether drilling would succeed in the remote and harsh environment off the northern coast of Alaska. The result was a disaster — a loss ofbillions of dollars and a decision by Shell to cut its losses and quit. Marvin Odum, director of Shell's U.S. operations, called it "clearly a disappointing exploration outcome."

Shell bet more than $7 billion that its Burger Prospect in the Arctic Ocean would turn into a worldclass, multibillion-barrel discovery. Even as the company endured the oil price collapseand global protests from environmental groups, it pushed forward with the Arctic drilling. But the results of its exploration well this summer were not promising, and the company said Monday it was ending drilling efforts off the Alaskan coast "for the foreseeablefuture." The Obama administration has scheduled more Arctic Ocean drilling lease sales, one next year in the Chukchi Sea and another in the Beaufort Sea in 2017. But Shell's bad experience and the low oil prices raisethe prospect ofthose sales being delayed or even

Shell to stop Arctic drilling Royal Dutch Shell will stop drilling for oil and gas in Arctic waters off Alaska's coast following disappointing results from an exploratory well. Drillers found indications of oil and gas but not in sufficient quantities to warrant more exploration at the site.

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Hay Information Thursday Lowest relative humidity ................ 35% A fternoon wind .... NNW at 4 to 8 m p h Hours of sunshine .............................. 7.3 Evapotranspiration .......................... 0.11 Reservoir Storage through midnight Tuesday Phillips Reservoir 5% of capacity Unity Reservoir i5% of capacity Owyhee Reservoir i% of capacity McKay Reservoir 26% of capacity Wallowa Lake 3% of capacity Thief Valley Reservoir 0% of capacity Stream Flows through midnight Tuesday Grande Ronde at Troy ............ 494 cfs Thief Vly. Res. near N. Powder ... 0 cfs Burnt River near Unity .............. 3 cfs Lostine River at Lostine .............. N.A. Minam River at Minam ............ 45 cfs Powder River near Richland ...... 6 cfs

eral regulations meant to preventa spilland protect marine mammals, as well as the controversy that comes with operating in an environmentally sensitive region. The drilling is an issue in the presidential race, with Democratic front-runner Hillary Chnton saying the "the Arctic is a unique treasure. Given what we know, it's not worth the risk of drilling." Shell said it "found indications of oil and gas" in its exploration well, but not enough to justify the costoffurther drilling and the federalregulations the company called challenging and unpredictable. Shell drilled the well 6,800 feet below the ocean floor, about 150 miles from Barrow, Alaska. "The well will be sealed and abandoned," according to Shell.

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