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Enterprise decides on next police 'ef • Illinois lieutenant picked by city council

By ChuckAnderson ForThe Observer

ENTERPRISE — James Episcopo, a police lieutenant from Brookfield, Illinois, is the

Enterprise City Council's choice to head the city's four-member police department.

Episcopo On a unanimous vote, councilors Monday picked Episcopo, 56, a 27-year law enforcement veter-

an, from among three finalists to rebuild a police force decimated by resignations, medical leave and Chief Wes Kilgore's sudden departure in March.

The city will make a conditional job offer to Episcopo, contingent on a background check, medical and psychologi-

cal examinations and contract negotiati ons.

"He's just solid in every way," Mayor Steve Lear said."He's a perfect fit for the community in all aspects."

Episcopo, who heads Brookfield's 21-officer patrol division, SeeChief / Page 5A

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• Christopher HarperMercer's writings focused on not having a girlfriend

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ROSEBURG — Thegunman who killed nine people at an Oregon community college before taking his own life ranted in writings he left behind about not having a girlfriend and thinking everyone else was crazy, a law enforcement official said Monday.

The official also said the mother of 26-year-old gunman Christopher HarperM ercer has toldinvestigators he was struggling with some mental health issues. The official is familiar with the investigation but wasn't authorized to speak publicly becauseitisongoing.

Harper-Mercer complained in the writings about not having a girlfriend, and he SeeShooting / Page 5A

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Inside The deadly shooting last week at an Oregon community college has an eerie parallel with the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 20 pupils and six adult staff members in 2012.

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Paraprofessional Valerie Colwell leads Greenwood Elementary School kindergarten students, from left, Carter Pennington, Jocelyn VanVleet and Cain Jorgenson, in a math instructional session Tuesday.

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School buses transporting La Grande School District kindergarten students are now running less frequently, but the school district's kindergarten program is revved and rolling like never before.

Full-day kindergarten is being offered for the first time in the La Grande School District.

"It will help more students get up to grade level in reading, math and writing much earlier than they did with the half-day kindergartenprogram,"said La Grande School district Superintendent Larry Glaze.

The school district had provideda half-day program since 1989 in the form of morning and afternoon sessions. This required at least

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Greenwood Elementary School kindergarten students Abi Aldrich, left, and Alyssa McCall, work on a projectTuesday. one additional daily bus run, one taking morning session students home each day just before 11 a.m.

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meeting the needs of kindergartners. ''We are now able to spend more time teaching reading, writing and math," Swanson sald.

Megan Sherer, a kindergarten teacher at Greenwood SeeProgram / Page 5A

CASA's • Volunteers goal wanted to advocate The CASA for juvenile cases organization is looking

By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

While the position does not get paid, being a Court AppointedSpecialAdvocates volunteer is a rewarding experience and the Union County organization needs m ore people to step up and

help.

CASA is a nationwide program thatpartners a volunteer with a child in a juvenile dependency case.

Once a child enters a juvenile dependency case, whether they have been taken away from their family or is still living with them, a See CASA /Page 5A

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In 1858, the fifth debate between lllinois senatorial candidates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas took place in Galesburg.

In 1929, former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall, one of the main figures of theTeapot Dome scandal, went on trial, charged with accepting a bribe from oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny.

(Fall was found guilty and sentenced to a year in prison; he served nine months.)

In 1960, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy and Republican opponent Richard Nixon held their second televised debate, this one in Washington, D.C. In 2004, President GeorgeW. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney conceded that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction as they tried to shift the Iraq war debate to a new issue, arguing that Saddam was abusing a U.N. oil-for-food program.

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The name of the driver who died in Monday morning's head-on motor vehicle crash on Highway 82 just outside Island City has been released by the Oregon State Police

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Police release name of victim in Monday crash

By Dick Mason The Observer

ISLAND CITY — The name of the driver who died in Mondaymorning'sheadon motor vehicle crash on Highway 82 just outside Island City has been released by the Oregon State Police.

The accident claimed the life of Jason Tyler Parsons, 18, of Elgin according to the OSP. Parsons was a 2014 graduate of Elgin High School, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Parsons was driving a red 2005 Dodge Durango when his westbound vehicle

crossedover the centerline for unknown reasons and struck an eastbound 2000 International commercial truck transporting food.

The truck was operated by David Lamont Zemmer, 29, of Baker City. Zemmer suffered minor injuries in the crash.

The accident occurred at about 6:40 a.m. near milepost 82 dose totheintersection of Highway 82 and Booth Lane.

Highway 82 was shut down for over four hours following the accident, with intermittent one lane openings. The OSP was assisted

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at the accident scene by the Union County Sheriff's Office, the Oregon Department of Transportation, the La Grande Rural Fire Department andthe La Grande Fire Department.

Oregon State Police troopers are continuing their investigation of the crash.

No citations have been issued involving the crash.

OSP Sgt. Kyle Hove said it is not believed that alcohol or drugsplayed a rolein the accident.

"There is no indication of alcohol or drug use," Hove sard.

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The 80,911-acre Grizzly Bear Complex fires burning in Wallowa County and Southeast Washington are not dead, but they do not have as much life as they will soon appear to.

Fire crews are planning a burnout operation in the Monument Ridge-Melton Creek area in the northeast corner of the fire area on the Washington side. The burnout will removefuelsin order to protectacluster of cabins in the Slick Ear, Turkey Tail and Godman guard station portions of this area that remain threatened by fire. The cabins are between one and four miles north of the Oregon border.

"There will be a plume of smoke in the area," said Amber Mahoney, a public affairs specialist for the Umatilla National Forest.

Mahoney said people should notbe alarmed by the smoke from the burnout, which will start in about a week.

The cabins in the Slick Ear, Turkey Tail and Godman guard station remain covered withstructureprotection wrap, according to Mahoney. The wrap will protect the structures in case one of the Grizzly Bear Complexfi resmakes a run toward them.

The cabins, which are on a plateau, are just outside the Weneha-Tucannon Wilderness.

The areas of the Grizzly Bear Complex currently exhibiting the most fire activity are within the Melton Creek, Second Creek, Cougar Creek, Crooked Creek drainages, and on the Grizzly Bear and Monument

Ridges.

Fire activity in these areas is confined to creeping and smoldering, Mahoney said.

The creeping involves small flames which are reaching up to low branches on small trees. From the small trees these flames are sometimesadvancing tolargertrees.

"Thereare occasionaltorchings ioftrees)," Mahoney said.

Fire is not spreading from large tree to large tree, however, because fire conditions are improving. eWe don't have much wind and the relative humidity is getting higher," Mahoney sald.

The Grizzly Bear Complex fires were ignited by lightning on Aug. 13 and have primarily burned in the Weneha-Tucannon Wilderness since then. Portions of the wilderness where the fire burned are now open but Mahoney urges people to stay clear.

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Rifle deer season began over the weekend, and forest managers are reminding hunters the fire danger remains high throughout northeast Oregon and southeast Washington.

Fire season usually winds down by Oct. 1, though warm, dry weather continues to linger in the area, leavingforestfuelsprimed to burn.

"Hunters and other recreationists are asked to ensure that fire is contained by following the seasonalrestrictions,"said Brian Goff, fire staff officer on the Umatilla National Forest. "This will help a greatdealin preventing unwanted wildfires, and exposing folks to unnecessary hazards."

As of Sept.29,allof Eastern Oregon remains in

extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Seasonal campfire restrictions will remain in effect on the Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman national forests through the end of the month.

Regulated use closures are also in effect on land managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry.

Joe Hessel, unitforesterfor the ODF Northeast Oregon District, said the closures — which limit chainsaws, smoking and off-road vehicle travel — will remain until the woods get some substantial moisture.

"At this point, protecting natural resources aswellas the public and the firefighters are our main priorities," Hessel said.

Deer hunters should do their homework before heading out into the field,

officials said. Some areas remain closed around the still-active Grizzly Bear Complex wildfire in the Wenaha-TucannonWilderness, including north of Forest Service Road 62, east of Sawtooth Trail and south of TeePee Trail.

Campfires on Forest Service land must be within fire pits surrounded by dirt, rock and commercial rings in an area where the flames won't easily spread.

Fires must be attended at alltimes, and campers are required to have a shovel and one gallon of water with them at their campsite.

For more information, contact the Umatilla NationalForest at541-2783716, the Wallowa-Whitman N ational Forest at541523-6391, orvisitthe Blue Mountain Dispatch website at www.bmidc.org.

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LOCAL BRIEFING From staff reports

Senior meal in Cove scheduled Oct. 16

UNION — The next meeting of the Directors of the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show is scheduled for Tuesday. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the EOLS clubhouse located on Delta Street in Union.

Cove cherry industry topic of meeting The Union County Historical Society will have a meeting and potluck at noon Saturday in the log cabin at

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the fairgrounds. The guest speaker will be Max Lane, who will present"A History of the Cherry Industry in Cove."

COVE — The Cove senior dinner on Oct. 16 at the Cove Baptist Church will feature chicken enchiladas, Chinook Winds plays Spanish rice and refried at Saturday's dance beans. Cookies and ice cream will be served fordesA community dance and sert.Coffee and tea are potluck featuring Chinook offeredstarting atnoon, Winds will be held from with lunch following at 6:30p.m.to9:30 p.m. Sat12:30 p.m. There is a $5 urday at the Union County charge per meal.

Senior Center, 1504Albany RSVP with Imie Bristow St., La Grande. Admission at 541-568-4545 by Monday. is $3 per person. A potluck and door prizes are among EOLS directors meet the attractions.

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Community invited to free nacho bar dinner The La Grande Church of Christ will be hosting a free community dinner from 5p.m.to 7 p.m .Saturday in the fellowship hall downstairs at the corner of Gekeler Lane and 16th Street.

The dinner will be a build your own nacho bar. Those wishing to come are asked to enter through the back downstairs entrance.

BAKER CITY — Two Baker City men have been charged with illegally killing multiple buck deer, and wasting the meat, after a 10-month investigation by Oregon State Police fish and wildlife troopers in Baker City.

Dustin Reid Hellbusch, 18, is charged with 10 counts of

taking/possessing a buck deer, eightcounts ofw aste ofabig game animal, and one count of tampering with evidence.

Taylor Michael Morris, 18, is charged with eight counts of taking/p)ssessing a buck deer, sevencountsofwaste ofabig game animal, and one count of tampering with evidence.

Police expect to arrest

more suspects in the case, which started in November 2014 after areportto the state's "Turn In a Poacher"

(TIPl program.

"The initial investigation began with some officers finding dead mule deer with their antlers removed up Big Creek out of Medical Springs," District Attorney

Matt Shirtcliff said.

That's about 20 miles northeast of Baker City.

The OSP is asking the public for more information about this case. People can call Sr. Trooper McNeil at 541-523-5867, extension 4171, or call the TIP hotline at 1-800-452-7888 or by email at TIP@state.or.us.

Pendleton QK's leasing land for data center ByAntonio Sierra East Oregonian

PENDLETON — The Pendleton City Council unanimously approved a ground leasefora proposed $295,970 in tax revenue per year for the next 25-27 years, plusrentalfeesofatleast$300,000 to extend sewer lines to the project site.

Allan Fulsher, a Portland attorney associated with Makad Corp., said 45 full-time jobs will be created as a result of the colocation data center, which will lease space and equipment to midlevel technology companies.

Although this is Makad Corp's first forayinto data centerdevelopment, Fulsher said the industry shares a lot in common with the petrochemical companies they usually work with.

M akad Corp. willdevelop the project and a subsidiary will operate it once it opens. Fulsher said Makad Corp. asked for two years of free rent because they are still doing feasibility studies on the proposed data center's power supply.

Makad Corp. will need those two yearsto prepare fortheprojectand then another 18 months to construct the center, although theQ be ready to start "moving dirt" sooner than that.

While Makad Corp. is new to Pendleton, the corporation is not new to Eastern Oregon. In the early 2000s, Makad Corp. made several investments in Boardman and the Port of Morrow, to mixed results.

Perhaps its most successful development is the Riverfront Lodge, now known as the River Lodge and Grill.

Makad Corp. also built an electric production facility through a subsidiary, Morrow Power LLC, at the Port of Morrow in 2001.

Lisa Mittelsdorf; Port of Morrow economicdevelopment director,said the Morrow Power Plant was built by Makad butneveroperated.Ithassince sold again overthe summer toLangenburg Technologies in Eugene, and the portis hopeful it will be operational in the future.

M akad's most ambitious projectalso failedtogetoffthe ground.

According to a 2002 East Oregonian article, Makad Corp. announced a partnership with Monsanto Enviro-Chem Services to build a $250 million fertilizer plant at the Port of Morrow, with constructiontostartasearly asFebruary 2003.

OIIITUARIES Bob Garver Joseph A serviceforBob Garver,87,of Joseph, who died in Walla Walla, Washington, Aug. 27, will begin at 1 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Wallowa Methodist Church. Bollman Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. A full obituary will be published later.

Jason T. Palmer Elgin Jason T. Palmer, 19, of Elgin died Monday. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Elgin Stampede Hall. Casual dress is preferred by the family. A potluck will follow the service. For more information on the potluck, contact Lara Mooreat541-786-8548. A full obituary will be published at a later time. Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

Roma Ann Frazer La Grande 1935-201 5 Roma Ann Frazer, 80, of La Grande, died at home Oct. 5.

A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, Montana. Dahl Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Roma was born on May 23, 1935, in McMinnville to William J. and Wynona Martin. She lived in McMinnville, Dufur, Clatskanie, Dubois, Wyoming, and Belgrade and Libby, Montana. She attended five different schools and graduated from high school in Clatskanie.

On Aug. 29, 1953, she married the love ofher life, Scott L. Frazer.

In 1962, she left La Grande and moved to DuBois, and raised her family. She left DuBois and moved to Libby and then to Belgrade and back to Dubois. She then moved to McMinnville and spent the last four years in La Grande.

Roma was employed as a bank teller andlaterasa schoolsecretary.She enjoyed the outdoors, playing cards and bingo. She also enjoyed watching football with family and fiiends.

Roma is survived by her sons, Edward and his wife, Dori, of La

Grande, and James L. and his wife Teresa of McMinnville; sister, Marylynn Anderson of Enterprise; three Frazer gra n dchildren; five great-grandchildren and six nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Scott L., and son, Scott A. Frazer.

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

Kathleen Ann (fones Sieders) Evergreen La Grande 1955-2015 Kathleen Ann (Jones Siedersl Evergreen, 60, of La Grande, died peacefully at home, surrounded by family on Oct. 2.

A celebration oflife will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Pleasant Grove Grange. A potluck dinner will follow at the Grange. Bring pictures and stories to share.

Kathleen was born May 17, 1955, in Detroit, Michigan, to Everett Otto and Harriet Betty (Goldenl Jones. She lived and attended schools in Warren, Michigan, and graduated from Sterling Heights High School, Charter Class of 1973.

On June 4, 1977, she married Kevin R. Sieders and moved to La Grande in 1978. She married Randy Moore on Nov. 30, 1991, changing her name to Evergreen.

Kathleen was actively involved and worked in her community.

She was employed in the Eastern Oregon University records office; as an administrative assistant for City of LaGrande parks and building departments; was an owner/officer with husband, Randy, in Silvics, Inc. and Evergreen Environmental Services — forestry servicesbusinesses; for 10 years was hostess at Mamacitas when the restaurant was located on Depot Street; and for 14 yearswas aparaprofessional for La Grande School District.

Kathleen was a caring mother and homemakerwho loved tosing, dance and be with people. She also enjoyed beading, bike riding, reading and walks with her husband.

She loved working with children as an educator at Willow and Island

City elementary schools. Her family will remember her for many things — she keptin touch and Evergreen celebrated everyone's birthday, she loved children and babies (never missed a baby opportunity), and she was very loving and kind. Kathleen was a good friend, family members said.

Kathleen is survived by her husband, Randy Moore; sons, Adam Sieders and Forest Moore; stepdaughters, Jennifer Moore and Yarrow Moore Murphy; brothers, Les and his wife, Jean, Richard and his wife, Debra, and Everett and his wife, Julie; three granddaughters; nieces and nephews and many cousms.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Harriet, and two nephews.

Memorial contributions can be made to Health Care for All Oregon at hcao.org, Oregon Public Broadcasting or Shelter From the Storm, in Kathleen's name, in care of Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande, OR 97850.

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

had two daughters, Carole and Terrill.

Clifford and Mimi laterbecame parents to Tyrone Stavenau Robinson and Ronald Ramey.

Mimi was a child of our Lord Jesus Christ, wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to all, family members said. Mimi leaves lasting memories ofher wonderful personality and character. She was peaceful, joyfuland had a laugh everyone loved. She touched many lives and made a difference in them all.

Jesus was first in her life and children were her joy. Mimi loved to read, especially her Bible, and was a teacher of children. Mimi was a member ofthe Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Mimi is survived by her brothers, John Calvin and Gilberta Stavenau of Salem; daughters, Carole and her husband, Arthur Stockton, and Terrill Robinson of Cove; sons, Tyrone and his wife, Susan Stavenau, of Boise Idaho, and Ronald Ramey of Nampa, Idaho; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Gideon House in care of the La Grande Seventh-day Adventist Church.

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

Kearns and his wife, Lisa, and Kevin and his wife, Keitha, both of La Grande; brother-in-law, Biden Tippett and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Mitch Heasty; parents, Armond and Leonie; sisters, Anna VanDusen, Louise Kellerman, Helen Hopkins, Gladys Fleenor, and Blanch Young; brother, Armon Vigne; sisters-in-law, Betty Tippett and Claudine Willis and daughterin-law, Julie Fergeson-Lester.

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

Shirley Elaine Taylor Cove 1930-201 5

Shirley Elaine Taylor, 85, died Sept. 20 at her home in Cove.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Cove Sportsman's Club. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center.

Shirley was born on April 19, 1930, in Ennis, Montana, the daughter of John Victor and Gladys (McCloskyl Beart. She went to grade school and part ofhigh school in McMinnville. Then the family moved to Rock Creek and she finished high school at Baker High School. In February 1958, she married Denver Taylor. Shirley worked for a long La Grande 1915-201 5 time in Wilcress Acres, a nursery out of Tualatin, before moving to Cove in the late 1980s. Her husband preMildred "Mimi" E. Robinson, 100, of La Grande, died Oct. 5 at Grande La Grande ceded her in death on April 21, 1996.

1932-2015 Shirley was a member of the Ronde Hospital.

Mimi had just celebrated a Cove Sportsman's Club. She loved wonderful 100th birthday celebraDora A. Heasty, 82, of La Grande, to go for rides in the mountains, tion with her family and friends on died at home Oct. 2. At the family's drives out of town and especially being a grandmother.

Sept. 5. request, there will be no service at A viewing will be held from this time.

Survivors include her children, Dora was born on Oct. 26, 1932, Doug and Debra, Chris and Candi, 5 p.m.to 7p.m .Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday at Loveland in Enterprise to Armond and of Cove, Sue Taylor of Kent, WashFuneral Chapel. A graveside service Leonie (Espitsullial Vigne. She lived ington, Mike and Beth of Newberg, will be held at noon Friday at the in Joseph, Elgin and La Grande. and Sheriand Jimmy Worthy of She graduatedfrom Joseph High Chandler, Oklahoma; sister, Lois St Cove Cemetery.

Mimi was born Sept. 5, 1915, in Aubin of Tucson, Arizona; 10 grandSchool. In 1953, she married the Kasota, Minnesota, to Paul Otto love of her life, Robert Mitch Heasty. children; 12 great-grandchildren; and Effie Ella (Milesl Stavenau.

Dora was a devoted wife and and otherrelatives.

Mimi was one of eight children. The mother for her two children. She She was preceded in death by her Stavenau family moved to Salem in was a hard worker, a good cook parents and her husband.

1926. Mimi met her future husMemorial contributions may be and verypatriotic,and she also band, Clifford Brooks Robinson, and enjoyed gardening. Dora was strong made to the charity of the donor's married him Feb. 29, 1936. They and never complained during her choice. were married for 52 years until Clif- extended illness.

Condolences may be made online ford's death on May 14, 1989. They Dora is survived by her children, at www.danielsknopp.com.

Mildred 'Mimi'E. Robinson

Dora A. Heasty

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE POLICE Arrested: James William Bartlett, 18, unknown address, was arrested Monday while lodged in the Union County Correctional Facility on a Union County warrant charging thirddegree theft.

Accident: No one was injured in a crash at 1306 M Ave. Tuesday afternoon.

Arrested: Stephanie Shelley, 23, La Grande, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of seconddegree disorderly conduct and reckless driving.

Cited: Anthony Morgan Mailman, 31, La Grande, was cited Tuesday on a charge of seconddegree disorderly conduct.

Arrested: Amber Darlene Gar-

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cia,33, unknown address, was arrestedTuesday on three Union County warrants charging: 1) probation violation on original charges of second-degree theft and second-degree trespass; 2) probation violation on an original charge of telephonic harassment; and 3) probation violation on an original charge of second-degree trespass.

UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Cited: A minor was cited into juvenile Monday on a charge of second-degree disorderly conduct.

Arrested: Paul Ivy Graves, 44, unknown address, was arrested Monday by the Coeur O'Alene (Idahoj Police Department on a

Union County warrant charging failure to appear on original charge of refusing an intoxicant test, improper use of center lane, operating a motor vehicle with no driver's license and driving under the influence of intoxicants (felonyj.

Accident: No one was injured in a crash on lndian Creek Road Tuesday afternoon.

Cited: Three Elgin minors were citedTuesday on charges of minor in possession of alcohol.

Arrested: Yanike Binene, 25, unknown address, was arrestedTuesday by the Boardman Police Department on a Union County warrant charging failure to appear on original charges

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of reckless driving, reckless endangering another, hit and run, second-degree disorderly conduct, operating a motorvehicle without a driver's license, abandoning a vehicle and driving under the influence (felonyj.

OREGON STATE POLICE Arrested: Jordan R. Fischer, 22, Redmond, was arrested Sunday on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants.

Arrested: Christopher Shadd Foster, 42, unknown address, was arrested Sunday on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, giving false information to a police officer, use of another operator's license and

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Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality can't keep up with its job of issuing water quality permits. The regulations in place are essentially so expensive to comply with they have proven unworkable.

DEQ oKcials say Oregon's waters are still generally healthy — fishable, swimmable and drinkable with treatment. But it has a growing backlog of expired permits. It's so bad the Legislature directed the DEQ to come up with a solution.

The DEQ administers two types of permits on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits are more common. They are basically for cities and businesses to discharge into surface water. A recent count showed that of the 357 permits, 228 are expired — or as the DEQ sometimes puts it, "administratively extended."

Water Pollution Control Facilities permits are for discharge of wastewater into the ground. Of the 218 permits, 45 are expired.

When a permit is due, the holders usually have to meet new, stricter standards. One of the trickiest issues is temperature. Warmer water in a river is not as healthy for fish and other wildlife. Aker the DEQ crunches the numbers, it oken finds permit holders must lower the temperature of their discharge. The holders could find a way to lower the temperature.

They could find a way to lower the volume. Or they could pay someone else to find an alternative way to cool the river.

Ron Doughten, a program coordinator at the DEQ told us there is oken a big price tag.

The DEQ gets some money from the EPA so it can give low-interest loans to public agencies for water quality improvements. Businesses are out of luck. The DEQ is also rewriting its rules to clarify how permit holders can pay for river restoration programs that might be cheaper than changes to a facility and achieve the same goal.

The DEQs backlog is a symptom of a deeper challenge. Federal oKcials are hard at work cranking out more rules and regulations to improve the environment. But not enough attention is paid to the price

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Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin has been in the spotlight lately for reasons that we wouldn't wish on anybody: He's the top law enforcement officer charged with investigating the horrible shootings last week on the Roseburg campus of Umpqua Community College.

He first drew national attention on Thursday, in the hours after the shooting, when he pointedly declined to name the shooter who killed nine and injured nine. The shooter, Christopher Harper-Mercer, committed suicideafter exchanging gunfire with police.

"Let me be very clear, I will not name the shooter," Hanlin said."I will not give him the credit he probably sought prior to his horrific and cowardly act."

The sherif falso encouraged reporters "not to glorify and create sensationalism for him. He in no way deserves it."

We don't disagree with the sheriff when he says that Mercer doesn't deservetobeglorifi ed.

And we understand Hanlin's motivation in making his comments Thursday night, especiallyin the frenetic, emotional and ho~ hou r s after the shooting.

But there are reasons to identify Harper-Mercer, and they don't involve trying to glorify him, not at all. Instead, identif ying him startsthe processof asking the hardest questions: Who is the person? Why did this happen? Could it have been prevented?

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Ironically, not naming Harper-Mercer couldbe counterproductive:Itletsthe man hide behind that horrible phrase, "the shooter." It might actually run the risk of somehow glamorizing him. Naming him is the first step in stripping that away. Let us cast the brightest light we can on the man and his life — again, not to glorify, but to try to understand what seems at first to be beyond our understanding.

On a related matter, Hanlin was attacked this week by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, an

organizationthat called forthe sherifFs resignation because of what it termed his "extremist" views on gun rights. The president of the group said on Monday that people "need to trust that nothing is being presented or withheld because of one man's extremist ideology."

A couple of points on this: First, there's not a shred of evidence that anything related to this case is being presented or withheld because of Hanlin's views on gun rights, which seem to be shared by most voters in his county.

Hanlin has been a vocal opponent of gun control measures: He wrote a letter in 2013 to Vice President Joe Biden, saying he wouldn't enforce gun restrictions that he regarded as unconstitutionalbut many other sheriffs, including Tim Mueller, then the sheriff in Linn County, did the same. He also testified against a legislative proposal this year to expand background checks to cover private gun transfers — but his views on the matter were openly shared by other law enforcement officials, including the current Linn County sheriff, Bruce Riley.

Hanlin told reporters on Friday that his focus is "on getting this investigation completed and taking care of the victims and the victims' families. Now is not an appropriatetime to havethose conversations."

Douglas County voters will get a chancetoassessthe sherifFsperformance if he runs for re-election. Until then, the sherifFs words should be the last ones heard on this matter.

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The review process may take as long as two months, City Administrator Michele Young said.

The other finalists were retired Harney County Sheriff Greg Peterson and Josh Henningsen, an investigator for the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards

has served on Brookfield's Special Weapons and Tactics unit and is a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Academy.

He emergedat the top of an original field of 11 applicants. The list was winnowed to four by a group representing across-section ofthecommunity. One of the four then withdrew.

The three remaining finalists participated in a public meet-and-greet session on the Thursday, followed by extensiveinterviews before a panel that included representatives oflaw enforcement, mental health, education and business as well as Sheriff Steve Rogers and District Attorney Mona Williams.

At the meet-and-greet, those in attendance noted Episcopo's businesslike yet friendly demeanor.

Although Brookfield is a 19,000-population suburb of Chicago, Episcopo said he and his wife, Suzanne, often had discussed moving to a rural community with their horse and two dogs. When he saw that Enterprise was

apply, he said.

Enterprise has operated recently with little more than one offlcer. Kilgore resigned after13 yearsaschieffor reasons that have never been made clear.

Kilgore has denied doing anything wrong.

After Kilgore left, the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Pol ice conducted a review that slammed his leadership and found an absence ofpoliciesand procedures, questionable inventorying of evidence, haphazard weapons management and other shortcomings.Severalofits findings were referred to other agencies for what the report termed "criminal law purposes."

The review report urged the city to move quickly to hire"a competent police chief."

shootout with police.

"It was hard not to focus on Snyder Hall," student Joel Continued from Page1A Mitchell said.'When we got seemed to feel like he was back, I think a lot of people very rational while others were probably ... looking at it, around him were not, the checking it out, seeing what official said. it looked like."

He wrote something to the A group of eight held effect of: "Other people think hands and bowed their heads I'm crazy, but I'm not. I'm the in prayer in front of the sane one," the official said. building. Elsewhere, clusters The writings recovered at the ofpeoplechatted atpicnic shooting scene were a couple tables or near buildings. of pages long.

In a courtyard near the Local pastor Randy Scrog- center of campus, a therapy gins has said his 18-year-old dog sat on a blanket with its daughter, who survived the handler. A woman, crouched shooting, told him the gundown, wiped away a tear. man gave an envelope to anAt least one student other student and instructed injured in the shooting was him to give it to police. The among those who returned envelope contained a flash Monday, college President drive, Scroggins said.

Rita Cavin said. She did not Also Monday, some faculty, identify the student. stafF and students returned Reporters were barred to the campus for the first from campus but taken on time since the shooting, while a brief tour. School officials President Barack Obama designated an outdoor announced he will travel to amphitheater as a makeOregon this week to visit pri- shift memorial, open only to vately with victims' families. staff and students for now.

Classes do not resume at Flowers and balloons were Umpqua Community College positionedon tables,and until next week, but some m arkers were available for students came to the campus peopleto writemessages on to pick up belongings they a banner that says, "UCC left behind Thursday when Strong."

"I needed to be here," they fled. Others met with student Madysen Sanchez professional groups to discuss their trauma and grief. said."I needed to come and A memorial was growing see my friends, make sure they're OK." on the driveway leading to Snyder Hall, where HarperChaplains who had been Mercer opened fire. Besides on campus said they were those who died, nine people both helping with and were wounded. Harperparticipating in the healing Mercer killed himself after a process.

Mother-sonbond overguns links O~on, Connecticut slayings PORTLAND — Thedeadly shooting lastweek atan Oregon community college has an eerie parallel with the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 20 pupils and six adult staff members in 2012.

LikeAdam Lanza, the gunman intheConnecticutmassacre, Christopher Harper-Mercer was living a mostly solitary life with a mom who shared his fascination with firearms.

Both stories illustrate the struggles parents face caring for a deeply troubled child, struggles that can inadvertently lead to a volatile outcome made easier by ready access to weaponry.

"When you begin to bring guns into the home environment where you have that dangerous cocktail of behavior, that's pretty unbelievable," said Mary Ellen O'Toole, a former FBI profiler who directs George Mason University's forensic science program.

Harper-Mercer bears similarities to other school shooters: a young male focused on mass lethality and carrying out the killings in a military-like mission destined to end in the killer's own death, O'Toole said.

He was a loner in his 20s like James Holmes, who killed 12 people in a cinema in Aurora, Colorado, in 2012; Jared Loughner, who seriously wounded Rep.Gabby Giff ords and killed six in Tucson, Arizona, in 2011; and Elliot Rodger, who killed six people near the University of California, Santa Barbara, campus last year.

Like Rodger, he left behind a note that complained about not having a girlfriend.

But the comparison to Lanza extends to the relationships both shooters had with their mothers and guns.

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Mary Collard, left, KathyWarren and Union County Judge RussWest work together in the CASA organization, advocating for children in juvenile dependency cases. Their goal is to have every child in the court system to have a CASA volunteer by the end of 2015 in Union County.

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Continued ~om Page1A judge will appoint a CASA volunteer to work with the child and get to know as much about the child and their situation as possible. The volunteer is responsible forreporting tothejudge during the court hearings about the findings of the child's situation. cWedon't have enough volunteers," said Union County Judge Russ West, who proceeds over many of these cases.

"Itryto appointa volunteerforevery case.But 26 percent ofthecaseshave a volunteer."

Kathy Warren, who is the CASA volunteer coordinator for Union County, is in constant contact with the volunteers, she said. She attends all the court hearings along with the CASA case workers.

W arren said notallofthecases require a caseworker — it just depends on the situation.

Similar to a social workers from the Department of Human Services, the CASA volunteer is one of several peoplelooking out forthe welfare of the child, or children, they're assigned.

However, oftentimes a social worker is reassignedto another child.

Executive Director of CASA of Eastern Oregon Mary Collard said CASA volunteers are the "eyes and ears of the court.

"The CASA volunteer is the one constant in ithe children'sl lives," Collard said.'They're advocating for them."

The volunteer gets copies of all the child's records that the attorneys

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page. receive, she said.They're avery im portant player in these cases.

The CASA organization is looking to have a volunteer for every child in a dependency case by 2020. Locally, Collard, Warren and West are hoping to have a volunteer for every child by the end of this year.

There are 41 children assigned to a volunteer in Union County, according to CASA documents from Collard.

There are ten children waiting to be paired with a volunteer. There are eight volunteers serving in Union County.

Collard said she wants to have 15 volunteers by the year's end.

Collard said the organization is usually asking for money to help the program. However, with the shortage of volunteers, money is pushed to the back burner.

CASA ofEastern Oregon encompasses Union County, Baker County and Malheur County, said Collard, who presides over the entireregion.

Of the 52 total volunteers in the area, the youngest volunteer is 21 yearsold and theoldestis86yearsold, Collard said. "iThe volunteers' backgrounds) are

retiredand active teachers,professional bankers, Eastern Oregon University students, realestate brokers, "Collard said."It sound very daunting to be a volunteer and to have to present in frontofajudgein a courtroom about the information they receive, but it's not. Everyone can work around the schedules. We're all working toward the same goal."

Volunteers must pass a thorough background check and typically spend four to 10 hours a month talking to teachers, medical professionals and the child to get enough information for the case. "tVolunteersl should have a heart for children," Collard said."Realize that the best interest for the child may not necessarily be what we'd want for our own children. The child may return to their parent,or a guardian orbe

adopted."

The CASA volunteer should ideally be with the child until their case is closed, Warren said.

"Our goal is not to have the child's case linger in the system," Collard said.

There is 30 hours of trainingrequired for a volunteer before they can get paired with a child, Collard said.

The volunteer will also have to have 12 hours of continuing education each year.

The next training session is scheduled for Oct. 23 and Oct. 24. For more information, contact Collard at541-

403-0405.

Contact CheriseKaechele at 541-7864234 or ckaechele C lagrandeobserver. com.Follow Cherise on Twitter C'lgoKaeche/e.

"They are reSPOnding Well (to the lOngerSChOOlday )." they incur when switching — Larry Glaze, La Grande School District superintendent

Continued ~om Page1A Elementary School, shares this sentiment. cWe cangetdeeper into subjects than before," Sherer sard.

Beth Huntington, a kindergarten teacher at Willow, said that teachers are now abletopresent subjectsin a more thorough manner because they have more time with their students. cWe don't rush things," Huntington said.

Teachers also have time to teach children social skills, something they often did not have time for in the half-day program. Students are being taught skills like how to be a friend and how to manage themselves in a group, said Elizabeth Gregory, a kindergarten teacher at Greenwood Elementary.

Glazesaid students are also learning dining skills because breakfast and lunch is served in the full-day program. Only snacks were served to students in the half-day program.

"They are learning how to

eat meals in a community setting," Glaze said.

The extra time kindergarteners are spending in school each day was a concern at the start of the yearbecause ofthe potential fatiguefactorbutthishas not been a problem.

"They are responding well ito the longer school dayl,a Glaze said.

Huntington is not surprisedthat students are maintaining their energy levels. She explained that many younger children do well when they spend many hours in preschools and daycare centers. Still, Huntington said she is taking steps to accommodate students in light of the longer school

days. cWe slow things down in the afternoon," she said.

Huntington is one of seven kindergarten teachers in the La Grande School District, three more than the number the school district previously had while running ahalf-day program.

The average student load

of La Grande School District kindergartenteachersis now about 22 students, about half the number of students teachers previously had when they taught two half-day sessions.

Gregorysaid thisprovides a number of advantages. cWe have more time to talk to parents and develop relationships with students," she said.

The La Grande School District has been able to switch to full-day kindergartenbecause the state, beginning this school year, is providing additional funding to school districts which provide full-day kindergarten. The state, though, is not providing school districts with enough funding to coverallofthe expenses

from half-day to full-day kindergarten. This means that the La Grande School District has to spend at least

$100,000to cover additional costs, including the purchase of new curriculum material and supplies.

Glazesaid thatthe added expense to make the transition will be more than worth it because ofhow much it will help children to be reading at grade level by third grade.

Many studies show that children who are reading at grade level in third grade have a much better chance ofsucceeding academically in school, Glaze said.

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Ponderingmy future in Wallowa County, I wondered if I could write again.

Thus the decision: I would not introduce myself as an engineer, which had been my career, but as a writer, just to see where that would take me.

Iasked a docent atthe Josephy Center in Joseph about available housing in the area. She gave me the addressofa writerfriend who was about to move from a rental. This led me to Ruth Wineteer and though the house had already been rented, we had a delightful conversation about the writing life.

The weekend approached, and loneliness crept in. I awoke Sunday morning thinking,"I've GOT to meet some good people." Ruth had mentioned she attended Joseph United Methodist Church. Although I didn't identify myself with that organizati on,Idrove there hoping I could sit with her.

I have a long history in the Bible Belt of the South, where it appears sedate churchpeople attend strict religious services with somber countenances. The culture is such that once a local asks a newcomer,'What's your name?" the next question is, "Where do you go to church?"

Seated by Ruth, I observed the microphone being passed aroundforattendeesto ask for prayer or to praise answered prayer. A lady with a long white ponytail on the frontrow spoke.

"I have a rooster named Fred who is causing trouble in the hen house. I don't feel like plucking him, but he is good for eating. So if anyone wants aroosterto stick in thepot, they can come get him. I just don't have time to pluck him."

The rooster announcement caught me off guard, and I fought the giggles. Ruth afterwards introduced me to Fred's owner, Janie Tippett.

I had never met areal author and I purchased Janie's book,"Four Lines A Day," where the life of Imnaha's Mary Marks is recounted.

I was enthralled with how this western woman lived, especially how she packed into the wilderness to cook for her husband's cow camp. The full impact of Mary's resilience, courage and resourcefulness became apparent when I wound through the canyons on the highway to Imnaha.

Renting a U-Haul was definitely how my belongings would be transported to Wallowa County. Until I read "Four Lines A Day," I doubted my ability to drive a loadedtruck alone acrossthe country.

But after turning the last page, I thought,"If Mary could do what she did, I can do this, too."

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Lostine's Founders Day festival, on Saturday, will culminate in the Sheepherders Ball, a fundraising dance to celebrate the South Fork Grange's acquisition of a new meeting location from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

In February 2014, Lostine watched its beloved South Fork Grangebuilding go up in flames.

The long established meeting place for Grange members was the central locationforweddings, reunions, funerals and other gatherings which bring a community together.

The residents mourned the loss of the structure that was a vibrant character in the fabric of Lostine life.

Temporarily meeting at the Lostine Community Center for 20 months, the South Fork Grange recently purchased a building which is currently under renovation. Thanks to donations by the Carnation Rebekah Lodge in Wallowa, the Wildhorse Casino and other contributors, the former residenceconsistsofa com fortablemeeting space with a kitchen, heated by a wood stove, and a larger room under renovation.

''We will have the place paintedand theroofrepaired in time for the ball," Secretary June Colony said."It's modest, but so are we."

Decades ago, sheep were a big industry in the Lostine area. According to Rhee Lathrop, a fourth generation Wallowa Countian, the South Fork Grange she joined at the age of 14 was organized in 1922. One of its original endeavors included a wool pool. Sheepherders enjoyed dances on the upper floor.

The building was a lively community center until it was destroyed.

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our new building active in the same way," Lahtrop said.

It will be painted and the roofrepaired in tim eforthe Sheepherders Ball.

A dedication ceremony will also take place during the event, with the Oregon State Grange providing a free ice cream social.

An award will be presented to June Colony, who won the State Grange Talent Show with her vocal rendition of"Rathdum Fair," an Irish ballad of a farmer taking his produce to market.

During the evening, a pie-by-the-slice sale will help raise travel funds for June and her husband, Rob, to

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The newly purchased building that will be a replacement for the South Fork Grange that burned down in 2014, is being renovated from donations and grants.

"SouthFork Grangewas organizedin 1922.One

ofits original endeavors included a woolpool. The building wasa lively community center until it was destroyed."

— Rhee Lathrop, fourth generation Wallowa Countian

The popular band Homeattend the National Grange made Jam will provide the Convention to be held in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she music, where dancers can will compete. en~oy steppmg to hvely tunes

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This family-friendly event promisesto be afun celebration of an historic organization rising from smoldering embers to a bright future.

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THURSDAY • Prep volleyball: Elgin at Imbler, 5 p.m.

• Enterprise at Cove, 5 p.m.

• Burns at Union, 5 p.m.

• Powder Valley at Joseph, 6 p.m.

• Pendleton at La Grande, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY • Prep volleyball: Nixyaawii, Griswold at Wallowa, 1 p.m.

• Prep football: Union/Cove at Imbler, 2 p.m.

• Prep volleyball: Echo at Joseph, 4 p.m.

• Pine Eagle at Powder Valley, 4 p.m.

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

• Prep football: McLoughlin at La Grande, Community Stadium, 7 p.m.

• Joseph at Echo, 7 p.m.

• Tekoa-Rosalia, Washington, at Elgin, 7 p.m .

• Tri-City Prep, Washington, at Enterprise, 7 p.m.

• Pine Eagle at Powder Valley, 7 p.m.

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By Ronald Bond The Observer

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La Grande's Alaina Carson, left, runs down the ball duringTuesday's Greater Oregon League home match against Baker. The Tigers won 4-1.

Even a flat performance was good enough for the thirdranked La Grande girls soccer team to maintain its spotless 2015 record.

Fourdifferent Tigersscored as La Grande grinded out a 4-1 home victory against Baker Tuesday afternoon

in Greater Oregon League action.

"It's justhard togetm otivated to sometimes play, and today was one of those days," head coach Sam Brown said.

"So I thought the girls fought admirably, fought through a very difficult day and iwel still came out ahead, so can't complain about that."

PREP VOLLEYBALL

COLLEG EVOLLEYBALL

Eastern

pmves toomuch for Yotes

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La Grande's Liz Cashell returns a serves in front of teammate Mattie Spencer while Brittni Ball, left, gives direction during Tuesday's Greater Oregon League matchup against Baker. The Tigers won in three sets.

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AT A GLANCE

Two Mounties earn honors A pair of Eastern Oregon University volleyball players were recognized for their play by the Cascade Collegiate Conference this week.

Rachelle Chamberlain was named the CCC Red Lion setter of the week, her second such award of the season.

The junior totaled 79 assists in wins over Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon University, adding 10 digs againstTech.

Piper Cantrell achieved her second CCC defensive player of the week award after earning 35 digs in the two matches, and the senior ranks third in the CCC in digs per set (4.55).

Lynx knot series at 1-all Sylvia Fowles had 21 points and nine rebounds and the Minnesota Lynx evened the best-offiveWNBA Finals at one game apiece with a 77-71 victory overthe Indiana Fever.

• Tigers earn hard-fought home sweep of Bulldogs

By Ronald Bond The Observer

Heart. That was what La Grande volleyball coaches and players said was the key to the 14th-ranked Tigers getting another Greater Oregon League victory Tuesday night.

Ari Rich had seven kills, Katie Stone added five and the Tigers gritted out a 25-20, 25-22, 25-17 home win over Baker in a match that saw them rally from a eight-point deficit in the second set.

"I thought we did really good," middle blocker Larissa Jensen said."I

thought we fought hard and that we all played as a team and we didn't give up. Even in the second game when we were down, we didn't give up."

The Tigers raced out to a quick 10-point lead in the first set, going up 14-4 on a Kali Avila tip kill, then withstood a Bulldogs rally to clinch the set.

Baker pulled within three points after the Tigers block-attempt landed out ofbounds,but failed to getany closer.

Baker jumped out quickly in the secondset,going ahead 13-7 on a Kaeli Flanagan ace.

The lead swelled to 17-9 with Baker holding all the momentum before L a Grande rallied. A kill

by Rich started an 8-0 run to pull the

PREP BOYS SOCCER

By Ronald Bond The La Grande boys soccer team posted its most dominating performance of the season Tuesdayand wrapped up thefi rsthalfof Greater Oregon League play in first place.

Michael Ebel posted a hat trick in the first 21 minutes, seven other Tigers scored, and No. 7 La Grande scored seven first half goals on its way to an 11-0 walloping of Baker in a GOL home match.

"That's incredible for us," Ebel said of the number of players who scored.

The Tigers' dominance was shown not only in how often they frequented the net but how few opportunities they gave the Bulldogs.

La Grandepossessedthe ball87 percent of

The LaGrande boys soccerteam stayed in front of the Greater Oregon League packTuesday when the Tigers throttled the Baker Bulldogs 11-0 in a home league match. Michael Ebel was one of many stars on the day for La Grande, as he scored three goals in an 18-minute span in the first part of the first half to spark the Tigers to the

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with a lot ofheart today, and that means a lot to us," Stone said."I thought we did really good."

The teams alternated leads early in the final set. An ace by Rich put La Grande up 8-4, but two consecutive hits out ofbounds by the Tigers allowedBaker to take a 12-10 lead.

A block by Summer Phillips put Baker up 13-12 before La Grande took See Grit/Page 9A

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the time in the first half and 85 percent in the second half.

Ebel scored his three goals in an 18-minute span, using his body, head and foot to tally his points. He redirected a Lewis Wright pass into the goal with his torso for a 1-0 lead in the third minute, headed in a pass from Matt Wisdom for his second goal six minutes later and booted in a rebound to complete the hat trick in the 21st minute.

Wright added a goal during Ebel's early run,and Weston Penninger,Adam Endress and Caden Johnson scored during a threeRonald Band/The Observer minute flurry late in the half as the lead La Grande's Michael Ebel, middle, looks for room to work See Blowout/Page 9A Tuesday against Baker. Ebel netted a hat trick in the win.

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Tigers even, and a kill from Avila gave La Grande its first lead at 20-19. The teams traded points to 22-allbeforea Stone kill put La Grande ahead to stay.

Jensen followed with a block and Erica Jimenez polished off the set with her own kill for a 2-0 lead. awe came together and we played

Whenever College of Idaho was on the verge of gaining life, the depth of No. 7 Eastern Oregon University answered. With another Cascade Collegiate Conference victory Tuesday night, the Mountaineers strengthened their grip on conference supremacy while witnessing a bitofhistory.

Eastern charged out of the gates with excellent play for the first two sets, and rebounded after the Coyotes stole the third set to easily claim the fourth set in a 2522, 25-15, 19-25, 25-14 win at Quinn Coliseum.

"Every time we play College of Idaho, it's always a battle.

It'snever,evereasy," Eastern head coach Kaki McLean-Morehead said.

"They're a really good opponent, and they adapt really well to what we do. So it was goodbeing abletoperform at the level that we wanted to and play at the level we wanted to play at."

With 51 assists, junior setter Rachelle Chamberlain etched her name in the record books after breaking Jessica Lea's all-time See Eastern/Page 9A

La Grande hits double Figures in rout of Bulldogs

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blowout victory.

The Tigers looked ready to run away with the match from the get-go. Brittany Hanson took a pass from Clara Gandy, dribbled up the middle and scoredfor a 1-0lead in the opening minutes. Brittney Bertrand added a goal in the 13th minute on a bounding shot misplayed by Bulldog See Perfect/Page 9A

Panthers and Huskies meet Imbler looks for its 11th win in a row when it hosts

Ebel

Wapiti League foe Elgin Thursday in prep volleyball following a junior varsity match.

5 p.m., Imbler High School

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WHO'S HOT

DALLAS KEUCHEL: The Houston Astros' ace came through for his club when they needed him, pitching six innings of three-hit ball in Houston's 3-0 wild card win over the Newvork Yankees.

WHO'S NOT

NFL OFFICIALS: With the Detroit

Lions closing in on a touchdown, the officials incorrectly gave the Seattle Seahawks possession after a fumble was intentionally batted out of bounds in Seattle's 13-10 win.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015

SPORTS

SCOREBOARD Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE x-Toronto y-New York Baltimore Tampa Bay Boston

W 93 87 81 80 78

x-Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Detroit

W 95 83 81 76 74

x-Texas y-Houston Los Angeles Seattle Oakland

W 88 86 85 76 68

EastDivision P ot GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away 6-4 L-2 53-28 40-41 .574 .537 6 3-7 L-3 45-36 42-39 .500 12 5 5-5 W-5 47-31 34-50 .494 13 6 6-4 W-2 42-42 38-40 .481 15 8 6-4 L-4 43-38 35-46 Central Division L P ot GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away 67 .586 6-4 W-5 51-30 44-37 79 .512 12 3 5-5 L-3 46-35 37-44 80 .503 1 3'/~ 4' / ~ 6-4 W-3 39-41 42-39 86 .469 19 10 4-6 L-1 4041 36-45 87 .460 20'/~ 1 1 '/~ 4-6 W-1 3843 36-44 West Division L P ot GB WCGB L 10 Str Home Away 74 .543 5-5 W-1 43-38 45-36 76 .531 2 6-4 L-1 53-28 33-48 3 1 7-3 L-1 49-32 36-45 77 .525 86 .469 12 10 2-8 W-1 3645 40-41 94 .420 20 18 4-6 L-1 3447 34-47 L 69 75 81 82 84

NATIONAL LEAGUE x-New York Washington Miami Atlanta Philadelphia

W 90 83 71 67 63

xSt. Louis y-Pittsburgh y-Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati

W 100 98 97 68 64

W x-Los Angeles 92 San Francisco 84 Arizona 79 San Diego 74 Colorado 68 x-clinched division y-clinched wild card

EastDivision L P ot GB WCGB 72 .556 79 .512 7 14 91 .438 19 26 95 .414 23 30 99 .389 27 34 Central Division L P ot GB WCGB 62 .617 64 .605 2 65 .599 3 94 .420 32 29 98 .395 36 33 West Division L P ot GB WCGB 70 .568 78 .519 8 13 83 .488 13 18 88 .457 18 23 94 .420 24 29

Playoffs All Times PDT WILD CARD Tuesday, Oct. 6: Houston 3, New York 0 Wednesday, Oct. 7: Chicago (Arrieta 22-6) at Pittsburgh (Cole 19-8), 5:08 p.m.

(TBS)

DIVISION SERIES

(Best-of-5; x-if necessary) American League

Kansas City vs. Houston Thursday, Oct. 8: Houston (McHugh 19-7) at Kansas City (Ventura 13-8), 4:37

p.m. (FS1)

Friday, Oct. 9: Houston at Kansas City

(Cueto 4-7), 12:45 p.m. (FS1) Sunday, Oct. 11: Kansas City (Volquez 13-9) at Houston, 1:10 p.m. (MLBN) x-Monday, Oct. 12: Kansas City at Houston, TBA (FOX or FS1) x-Wednesday, Oct.14:Houstonat Kansas City, TBA (FOX or FS1) Toronto vs. Texas Thursday, Oct. 8: Texas (Gallardo 13-11) at Toronto (Price 18-5), 12:37 p.m.

(FS1)

Friday, Oct. 9: Texas (Hamels 7-1) at Toronto (Stroman 4-0), 9:45 a.m. (MLBN) Sunday, Oct. 11: Toronto (Estrada 13-8) at Texas (Lewis 17-9), 5:10 p.m. (FS1) x-Monday, Oct. 12: Toronto (Dickey 1111) at Texas (Holland 4-3), (FOX or FS1) x-Wednesday, Oct.14:Texas at Toronto (FOX or FS1) National League All games televised by TBS St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh-Chicago winner Friday, Oct. 9: Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis, 3:45 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 10: Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis, 2:37 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 12: St. Louis at Pittsburgh-Chicago winner x-Tuesday, Oct. 13: St. Louis at Pittsburgh-Chicago winner x-Thursday, Oct. 15: Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis Los Angeles vs. New York Friday, Oct. 9: New York (deGrom 14-8) at Los Angeles (Kershaw 16-7), 6:45 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 10: New York (Syndergaard 9-7) at Los Angeles (Greinke 19-3), 6:07 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 12: LosAngeles (Anderson 10-9) at New York (Harvey 13-8) x-Tuesday, Oct.13:LosAngelesat New York x-Thursday, Oct. 15: New York at Los Angeles LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) American League Friday, Oct. 16: Texas-Toronto winner at Kansas City or Houston at TexasToronto winner (FOX or FS1) Saturday, Oct. 17: Texas-Toronto winner at Kansas City or Houston at TexasToronto winner (FOX or FS1) Monday, Oct. 19: Kansas City at TexasToronto winner or Texas-Toronto winner at Houston (FOX or FS1) Tuesday,Oct.20:Kansas City at Texas-Toronto winner or Texas-Toronto winner at Houston (FOX or FS1) x-Wednesday, Oct. 21: Kansas City at Texas-Toronto winner or Texas-Toronto winner at Houston (FOX or FS1) x-Friday, Oct. 23: Texas-Toronto winner at Kansas City or Houston at TexasToronto winner (FOX or FS1) x-Saturday, Oct. 24: Texas-Toronto winner at Kansas City or Houston at Texas-Toronto winner (FOX or FS1) National League All games televised by TBS Saturday, Oct. 17: LosAngeles-New York winner at St. Louis or ChicagoPittsburgh winner at Los Angeles-New York winner Sunday, Oct. 18: LosAngeles-New York winner at St. Louis or ChicagoPittsburgh winner at Los Angeles-New York winner Tuesday,Oct.20:St.Louis atLos Angeles-New York winner or Los AngelesNew York winner at Chicago-Pittsburgh winner winner Wednesday, Oct. 21: St. Louis at Los Angeles-New York winner or Los AngelesNew York winner at Chicago-Pittsburgh winner winner x-Thursday, Oct. 22: St. Louis at Los Angeles-New York winner or Los AngelesNew York winner at Chicago-Pittsburgh winner winner x-Saturday, Oct. 24: LosAngeles-New York winner at St. Louis or ChicagoPittsburgh winner at Los Angeles-New

L10 Str Home Away 5-5 W-1 49-32 4140 5-5 L-1 46-35 37-44 6-4 L-1 41-40 30-51 6-4 W-3 42-39 25-56 6-4 W-1 3744 26-55 L10 Str Home Away 4-6 L-3 55-26 45-36 6-4 W-1 53-28 45-36 8-2 W-8 49-32 48-33 4-6 L-4 34-47 34-47 1-9 L-1 3447 30-51 L10 Str Home Away 5-5 W-4 55-26 3744 5-5 L-1 47-34 3744 6-4 W-1 39-42 40-41 3-7 L-3 3942 35-46 5-5 W-1 3645 32-49

2 2 0 .5 0 0 9 6 7 5 1 3 0 . 2 5 0 9 3 104 1 3 0 . 2 5 0 8 5 102 West W L T P c t P F PA Denver 4 0 01 . 000 97 69 Oakland 2 2 0 . 5 0 0 9 7 108 San Diego 2 2 0 .500 9 6 1 10 Kansas City 1 3 0 .25 0 100125 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA Dallas 2 2 0 . 5 0 0 9 5 101 N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 . 5 00 102 82 Washington 2 2 0 .5 0 0 7 8 7 9 Philadelphia 1 3 0 .2 5 0 7 8 86 South W L T P c t P F PA 4 0 01 . 000 108 71 4 0 01 . 000 137 93 1 3 0 . 2 5 0 7 2 117 1 3 0 . 2 5 0 8 6104 North W L T P c t P F PA Green Bay 4 0 01.0 0 0 113 71 M innesota 2 2 0 .500 8 0 7 3 Chicago 1 3 0 . 2 5 0 6 8125 Detroit 0 4 0 .0 0 0 6 6 9 6 West W L T P c t P F PA Arizona 3 1 0 . 7 50 148 73 St.Louis 2 2 0 . 5 0 0 7 4 89 Seattle 2 2 0 . 500 87 71 San Francisco 1 3 0 .2 5 0 4 8 110 All Times PDT

Thursday's Game

(Best-of-7) All games televised by Fox

Tuesday, Oct. 27: atAmerican W ednesday, Oct. 28:atAL Friday, Oct. 30: at National League Saturday, Oct. 31: at NL x-Sunday, Nov. 1: at NL x-Tuesday, Nov. 3: atAL x-Wednesday, Nov. 4: atAL

PREP

Sunday's Games N.Y. Jets 27, Miami 14 Chicago 22, Oakland 20 Indianapolis 16, Jacksonville 13, OT N.Y. Giants 24, Buffalo 10 Carolina 37, Tampa Bay 23 Washington 23, Philadelphia 20 Atlanta 48, Houston 21 Cincinnati 36, Kansas City 21 San Diego 30, Cleveland 27 Green Bay 17, San Francisco 3 St. Louis 24, Arizona 22 Denver 23, Minnesota 20 New Orleans 26, Dallas 20, OT Open: NewEngland, Tennessee

Sunday's Games

Chicago at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

St. Louis at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Buffal o atTennessee,10 a.m.

Seattle at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

Washington atAtlanta, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Arizona at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 1:25 p.m.

New England at Dallas, 1:25 p.m.

San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 5:30 p.m.

Open: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, N.Y. Jets

NCAATop 25

GOL AII PF PA RK L a Grande 0 - 0 4 - 1 200 7 2 1 5 Baker 0-0 2-3 114 104 18 Ontario 0 -0 0-5 4 6 1 6 1 2 5 M cLoughlin/Gris 0-0 0-5 2 0 2 1 8 3 5 2A6 Wapiti League W L AII P F P A R K Burns 1 -0 3-2 157 125 8 G rant Union 1 - 0 3 - 2 196 149 9 Union/Cove 0 - 0 2 - 2 7 8 87 15 Imbler 0 -1 14 9 6 1 7 7 1 6 E nterprise 0 1- 0 4 30 1 9 9 2 0 1A-1 Special District1 S D1 AII P F P A R K Adrian 2 -0 4-0 192 102 2 Wallowa 2-0 4 - 1 2 4 4 10 4 3 P owder Valley 2-0 4-1 228 177 7 J ordan Valley 2-0 3-2 266 166 2 6 Crane 1-1 4-1 268 72 4 PC/BR 1 -1 1-4 8 0 2 3 4 3 4 P ine Eagle 01 - 3 - 2 15 2 182 1 4 Joseph 0 -1 1-3 150 186 2 1 Echo 0 -2 2-3 188 150 2 9 M on/Dayville 0- 2 1- 4 8 6 2 4 5 3 8 H arper/Hunt 0 - 2 0 - 5 9 0 3 2 2 3 1

VolleybaII 4A-7 Greater Oregon League GOL AII SW SL RK La Grande 3 - 0 8 - 7 2 4 21 14 Ontario 2-1 6-8 1 9 22 25 Baker 1-2 4-11 10 2 9 21 McLoughlin 0 - 3 3-1 0 1 2 2 8 36 2A6 Wapiti League W L All SW S L R K Burns 5-0 16-3 4 5 9 3 Grant Union 5 - 1 17-1 4 4 6 1 Imbler 4-1 12-3 34 13 6 Union 34 124 3 4 16 9 Elgin 24 6-5-1 20 1 6 20 Cove 1-5 3-10 11 3 1 29 Enterprise 0 6 2 - 1 0 8 27 37

1A-7 Old Oregon League SL 11 17 21 19 28 40 34

RK 7 6 17 31 39 48 51

Girls Soccer 4A-7 Greater Oregon League G OL AII G S G A R K La Grande 3 - 0 7-0 3 7 4 3 Ontario 1-1 5-5 2 3 53 18 McLIW-McE 0-1 5-1-1 1 8 5 11 Baker/PV 0-2 2 - 6 18 30 29

Boys Soccer

4A-7 Greater Oregon League G OL A I I G S La Grande 3-0 6-2-1 3 4 Ontario 1-1 7- 2- 1 5 0 McLoughlin 0-1 2-3-1 8 Baker/PV 0 - 2 0-7 1

Thursday's Game Indianapolis at Houston, 5:25 p.m.

Monday's Game

Football

O OL AII SW Griswold 8-0 1 4- 2 4 1 Powder Valley 5-1 156 4 1 Echo 4-2 11-5 35 Joseph 34 6 6 19 Pine Eagle 3 - 5 7 - 9 23 Wallowa 1-5 1 -14 6 Nixyaawii 0-8 2 -1 2 6

Seattle13, Detroit10

Pittsburgh at San Diego, 5:30 p.m

4A-7 Greater Oregon League

GA 9 10 12 40

RK 7 15 20 33

FOOTBALL NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA 3 0 01 . 000 119 70 3 1 0 .7 5 0 9 5 5 5 2 2 0 . 5 00 110 92 1 3 0 . 2 5 0 6 5 101 South W L T P c t P F PA Indianapolis 2 2 0 .5 0 0 7 2 9 3 Tennessee 1 2 0 .3 3 3 8 9 7 7 Houston 1 3 0 . 2 5 0 7 7 108 Jacksonville 1 3 0 . 2 5 0 6 2 107 North W L T P c t P F PA Cincinnati 4 0 01.0 0 0 121 77

Steer Wrestling

Baltimore 23, Pittsburgh 20, OT

Monday's Game York winner x-Sunday, Oct. 25: LosAngeles-New York winner at St. Louis or ChicagoPittsburgh winner at Los Angeles-New York winner WORLD SERIES

11. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. $72,065; 12. Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif. $64,225; 13. Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho $61,740; 14. Doyle Hoskins, Chualar, Calif. $61,720; 15. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $56,543; 16. Morgan Grant, Granton, Ontario $47,928; 17. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. $47,574; 18. Billy Bob Brown, Stephenville, Texas $43,463; 19.

Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. $39,175; 20. Trenten Montero, Winnemucca, Nev. $38,593.

Bareback Riding 1. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah $118,146; 2. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. $98,741; 3. Jake Brown, Hillsboro, 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; 8. TannerAus, Granite Falls, Minn. $85,660;9.Wi llLowe, Canyon, Texas $82,982; 10. Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba $81,627; 11. Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah $81,329; 12. Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo. $80,639; 13. Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta $80,341; 14. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. $80,085; 15.

Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. $75,754; 16.

Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. $73,811; 17.

Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta $69,316; 18.

Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. $67,476; 19. R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore. $66,204; 20. David Peebles, Redmond, Ore. $57,019.

All Times PDT Thursday No. 17 Southern Cal vs. Washington, 6 p.m.

Saturday No. 1 Ohio State vs. Maryland, 9 a.m.

No. 2 TCU at Kansas State, 4:30 p.m.

No. 3 Baylor at Kansas, 9 a.m.

No. 4 Michigan State at Rutgers, 5 p.m.

No. 5 Utah vs. No. 23 California, 7 p.m.

No. 6Clemson vs.Georgia Tech,12;30 p.m.

No. 7 LSU vs. South Carolina, 9 a.m.

No. 8Alabama vs. Arkansas, 4 p.m.

No. 10 Oklahoma vs. Texas at Dallas, 9 a.m.

No. 11 Florida at Missouri, 4:30 p.m.

No. 12 Florida State vs. Miami, 5 p.m.

No. 13 Northwestern at No. 18 Michigan, 12:30 p.m.

No. 14 Mississippi vs. New Mexico State, 9 a.m.

No. 15 Notre Dame vs. Navy, 12:30 p.m.

No. 19 Georgia at Tennessee, 12:30 p.m.

No. 21 Oklahoma State at West Virginia, 4 p.m.

No. 22 lowa vs. Illinois, 9 a.m.

No. 24Toledo vs.KentState,noon No. 25 Boise St. at Colorado State, 4 p.m.

1. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $95,181; 2. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas $90,378;3.Ty Erickson, Helena,Mont. $89,780; 4. NickGuy, Sparta, Wis. $83,288; 5. Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala. $76,586; 6. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. $76,191; 7. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La. $75,245; 8. Seth Brockman,Wheatland, Wyo. $71,559; 9.

Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah $71,555; 10. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. $71,147; 11. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas $70,985; 12. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. $67,553; 13. Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta $66,327; 14. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. $65,156; 15. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. $64,747; 16. BrayArmes, Ponder, Texas $64,581; 17. Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho $63,749; 18. Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss. $56,684; 19. J.D. Struxness, Appleton, Minn. $55,450; 20.

Stockton Graves, Alva, Okla. $53,403.

Team Roping (header) 1. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $130,497; 2. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. $94,868; 3. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. $92,658; 4. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, 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; 9. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. $74,079; 10. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas $72,410; 11. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz. $71,911; 12. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla. $71,228; 13. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. $70,130; 14. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $67,592; 15.

Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz. $67,436; 16.

JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas $65,803; 17. Joel Bach, San Augustine, Texas $62,526; 18. David Key, Stephenville, Texas $57,598; 19. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. $57,498; 20. Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif. $56,302.

Team Roping (heeler) 1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $130,497; 2. Clay O'Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. $95,988; 3. Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas $92,268; 4. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. $85,265; 5. Rya

SOCCER MLS Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s G F GA x-New York 1 5 9 6 51 53 3 8 x -D.C. United 14 1 2 6 48 39 4 0 N ew England 13 1 1 8 47 45 4 5 C olumbus 13 11 8 47 51 5 3 T oronto FC 1 4 1 3 4 46 55 5 3 Montreal 12 12 6 42 43 4 1 O rlandoCity 1 1 1 3 8 41 44 5 4 N ew YorkCity FC10 15 7 3 7 4 7 5 3 P hiladelphia 9 16 7 34 40 5 1 Chicago 8 18 6 30 42 5 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s G F GA x -LosAngeles 14 9 9 51 53 3 9 x -FCDallas 1 5 1 0 5 50 47 3 8 V ancouver 15 12 4 49 42 3 4 Sporting KC 1 3 9 9 48 46 4 1 Seattle 1 4 13 5 47 40 3 4 S an Jose 12 12 8 44 39 3 7 P ortland 12 11 8 44 31 3 6 H ouston 11 13 8 41 41 4 5 R ealSaltLake 11 12 8 41 37 4 3 Colorado 8 13 10 3 4 3 0 3 8 x- clinched playoff berth NOTE: Three points for a victory, one point for a tie.

All Times PDT Wednesday, Oct. 7 Montreal at New York, 4:30 p.m.

FC Dallas at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 10 Montreal at Colorado, 6 p.m.

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; 17. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. $35,069; 18. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. $33,659; 19. Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas $29,195; 20. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $26,331.

Bull Riding 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $174,625; 2. Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont. $122,247; 3. Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla. $110,041; 4. Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah $105 778; 5. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas $88,441; 6. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah $83,812; 7. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $83,018; 8. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash. $79,014; 9. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. $76,089; 10. Dustin Bowen, Waller, 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 DeShon, Helena, Mont. $62,633; 16. JeffAskey, Martin, Tenn. $62,427; 17. Aaron Pass, Dallas, Texas $62,055; 18. Tanner Learmont, Cleburne, Texas $61,650; 19. Jacob O'Mara, Baton Rouge, La. $58,793; 20. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. $56,157.

Barrel Racing 1. Callie Duperier, Boerne, Texas $166,632; 2. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. $151,520; 3. Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga. $134,599; 4. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas $110,105; 5. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. $104,744; 6. Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah $96,686; 7. Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas $86,828; 8. Cassidy Kruse, Gillette, Wyo. $81,346; 9. Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas $80,426; 10. Carley Richardson, Pampa, Texas $77,820; 11. Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas $70,397; 12. Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas $69,414; 13. Vickie Carter, Richfield, Utah $62,768; 14. Jana Bean, Ft. Hancock, Texas $60,162; 15. Deb Guelly, Okotoks, Alberta $59,931; 16. Jill Welsh, Parker, Ariz. $59,444; 17. Layna Kight, Ocala, Fla. $59,193; 18. Carmel Wright, Roy, Mont. $54,890; 19. Kimmie Wall, Roosevelt, Utah $54,393; 20.Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M. $53,780.

All Times PDT

(x-if necessary) CONFERENCE FINALS

(Best-of-3) Eastern Conference Indiana 2, New York 1

Wednesday, Sept. 23: New York 84, Indiana 67 Sunday, Sept. 27: Indiana 70, New York 64 Tuesday, Sept. 29: Indiana 66, New York 51

Western Conference Minnesota2,Phoenix 0 Thursday, Sept .24:Minnesota 67, Phoenix 60 Sunday, Sept.27:Minnesota 72, Phoenix,71 FINALS

(Best-of-5)

Indiana 1, Minnesota 1 Sunday, Oct. 4: Indiana 75, Minnesota 69 Tuesday, Oct. 6: Minnesota 77, lndiana 71 Friday, Oct. 9: Minnesota at lndiana, 5 p.m. x-Sunday, Oct. 11: Minnesota at lndiana, 5:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, Oct. 14: Indiana at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders Through Oct. 4

Tuesday

Camping World Truck Points Leaders Through Oct. 3

BASEBALL

American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Promoted Chris Antonetti to president of baseball operations, Mike Chernolf to general manager and Derek Falvey to assistant general manager.

National League MIAMI MARLINS — Promoted Jeff McAvoy to vice president-player personnel, Brian Chattin to assistant general manager and David Keller to director-pro scouting. Agreed to terms with OF Ichiro Suzuki on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL National BasketballAssociation MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed F Sampson Carter.

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed S Charles Godfrey and TE Tony Moeaki.

ReleasedTE Mickey Shuler.Placed WR Devin Hester on injured reserve-return.

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed RB Dan Herron. Placed TE MarQueis Gray on injured reserve. Signed WR Walter Powell to the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS — Placed C Will Montgomery on injured reserve. Signed T Nick Becton from the practice squad.

Signed S Sherrod Martin. Signed DT Brandon Dunn and C Barrett Jonesto the practice squad. Waived P Spencer Lanningand LB John Timu. Placed WR Jalen Saunders on the practice squad/ injured list. Terminated the practice squad contract of DT Terry Williams.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DL Ray Drew and DB Ty Zimmerman to the practicesquad.Released DL Dylan Wynn and OL Garth Gerhart from the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed DT Bruce Gaston to the practice squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Traded LB Gerald Hodges to San Francisco for C Nick Easton and a 2016 sixth-round draft pick.

HOCKEY

John's (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Claimed G Jean-Francois Berube olf waivers from Los Angeles.

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Named Rob DiMaio director of player personnel.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Assigned C MikeAngelidis, G Kristers Gudlevskis, RW JonathanMarchessaultand D Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Claimed D Frankie Corrado off waivers from Vancouver. Assigned D Scott Harrington to Toronto (AHL).

WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with F Thomas Raffl on a one-year contract.

COLLEGE NABC — Elected Harvard's men's basketball coach Tommy Amaker to the board of directors of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

CCNY — Named Jeff Attard, Richard Peay and Tyrone Moultrie women's assistant basketball coaches.

INDIANA — Named Derek Elston director of player development.

ST. JOHN'S — Named Mitch Richmond

Through Oct. 4 All-Around 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $218,852; 2. TufCooper, Decatur, Texas $140,687; 3. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas 109,033; 4. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas $102,873; 5. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas $102,775; 6. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah $87,188; 7. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. $86,175; 8. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $80,713; 9. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $80,562; 10. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $76,347;

WNBA Playoffs

TRANSACTIONS

National Hockey League

PRCA Leaders

BASKETBALL

1. Matt Kenseth, 3,000. 2. Joey Logano, 3,000. 3. Denny Hamlin, 3,000. 4.

Carl Edwards, 3,000. 5. Martin Truex Jr., 3,000.

6. KurtBusch,3,000.7.JeffGordon, 3,000. 8. Brad Keselowski, 3,000.

9. Kyle Busch, 3,000. 10. Ryan Newman, 3,000. 11. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 3,000. 12.

Kevin Harvick, 3,000. 13. Jamie McMurray,2,098. 14.Jimmie Johnson, 2,086.

15. Paul Menard, 2,075. 16. Clint Bowyer, 2,048. 17. Kasey Kahne, 770. 18.Aric Almirola, 767. 19. Kyle Larson, 718. 20.

Greg Biffle, 706.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled D Ville Pokka from Rockford (AHL).

Assigned D Viktor Svedberg to Rockford.

Placed D Michal Rozsival on long-term injured reserve.

COLORADO AVALANCHE — Signed F Jack Skille to a one-year contract.

Reassigned F Dennis Everberg to San Antonio (AHL).

EDMONTON OILERS — Signed F Braden Christoffer to a three-year, entrylevel contract.

MINNESOTA WILD — Placed RW Justin Fontaine on injured reserve. Assigned D Mike Reilly to lowa (AHL). Placed C Jordan Schroeder on waivers.

MONTREAL CANADIENS — Claimed F Paul Byron off waivers from Calgary.

Assigned G Dustin Tokarski, D Mark Barberio and F Jacob De La Rose to St.

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men's basketball special assistant and Greg St. Jean men's assistant basketball coach.

UCLA — Announced junior LB Myles Jack has dropped out of school and will enter the NFL draft.

1. Erik Jones, 701. 2. Matt Crafton, 697. 3. Tyler Reddick, 685. 4. Johnny Sauter, 650. 5. Daniel Hemric, 596. 6.

Timothy Peters, 595. 7. Cameron Hayley, 584. 8. John Wes Townley, 565. 9. Ben Kennedy, 545. 10. Spencer Gallagher, 533. 11. Ray Black Jr., 505. 12. Tyler Young, 487. 13. John Hunter Nemechek, 435. 14. Jennifer Jo Cobb, 388. 15.

Korbin Forrister, 381. 16. Mason Mingus, 376. 17. Brandon Jones, 365. 18. Travis Kvapil, 361. 19. Norm Benning, 325. 20.

Jordan Anderson, 301.

XFINITY Points Leaders Through Oct. 3 1. Chris Buescher, 1,018. 2. Chase Elliott, 994. 3. Regan Smith, 982. 4. Ty Dillon, 979. 5. Elliott Sadler, 908. 6. Darrell Wallace Jr., 907. 7. Daniel Suarez, 886. 8.

BrianScott,870.9.Brendan Gaughan,864.

10. Ryan Reed, 765. 11. Jeremy Clements, 689. 12. J.J. Yeley, 684. 13. Ryan Sieg, 670. 14. DakodaArmstrong, 669. 15. Ross Chastain, 657. 16. David Starr, 611. 17.

Blake Koch, 543. 18. Cale Conley, 529. 19.

Landon Cassill, 520. 20. Eric McClure, 482.

Indycar Points Leaders Final 1. Scott Dixon, 556. 2. Juan Pablo Montoya, 556. 3. Will Power, 493. 4. Graham Rahal, 490. 5. Helio Castroneves, 453. 6. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 436. 7. Josef Newgarden, 431. 8. Tony Kanaan, 431. 9.

Marco Andretti, 429. 10. Sebastien Bourdais, 406. 11. Simon Pagenaud, 384. 12.

Charlie Kimball, 372. 13. Carlos Munoz, 349. 14. Takuma Sato, 323. 15. Gabby Chaves, 281. 16.James Jakes, 257.

Formula One Points Leaders Through Sept. 27 1. Lewis Hamilton, 277. 2. Nico Rosberg, 229. 3. Sebastian Vettel, 218.

4. Kimi Raikkonen, 119. 5. Valtteri Bottas, 111. 6. Felipe Massa, 97. 7. Daniel Ricciardo, 73. 8. Daniil Kvyat, 66. 9. Romain Grosjean, 44. 10. Sergio Perez, 39. 11.

Nico Hulkenberg, 38. 12. Max Verstappen, 32. 13. Felipe Nasr, 17. 14. Pastor Maldonado, 16. 15. Carlos Sainz Jr., 12.

16. Fernando Alonso, 11.

TENNIS Through Oct. 5 ATP World Tour Money Leaders 1. Novak Djokovic, $14,462,739. 2.

Roger Federer, $6,135,034. 3. Andy Murray, $5,904,508. 4. Stan Wawrinka, $4,726,407. 5. Tomas Berdych, $2,767,179. 6. Kei Nishikori, $2,540,256.

7. Rafael Nadal, $2,465,243. 8.David Ferrer, $2,233,525. 9. Richard Gasquet, $1,862,100. 10. Marin Cilic, $1,777,419.

Ranking (q-qualified for ATP World Tour FinalsLondon, Nov. 15-22) 1. q-Novak Djokovic, 15645. 2. q-Roger Federer, 9420. 3. q-Andy Murray, 8640.

4. q-StanWawrinka 6005. 5.Tomas Berdych, 5000. 6. Kei Nishikori, 4540.

7. David Ferrer, 3945. 8. Rafael Nadal, 3770. 9. Milos Raonic, 2740. 10. Gilles Simon, 2530.

WTA Leaders Money 1. Serena Williams, $10,582,642.

2. Flavia Pennetta, $4,016,233.

3. Simona Halep, $3,598,847. 4.

Maria Sharapova, $3,299,284. 5.

Garbine Muguruza, $2,757,303.

6. Lucie Safarova, $2,579,546. 7.

Petra Kvitova, $2,129,442. 8. Roberta Vinci, $2,125,443. 9. Ekaterina Makarova, $1,705,438. 10. Venus Williams , $1,663,316.

Ranking 1. Serena Williams, 11285. 2. Simona Halep, 6670. 3. Maria Sharapova, 4692.

4. Petra Kvitova, 3851. 5. Garbine Muguruza, 3691. 6. Lucie Safarova, 3406.

7. Flavia Pennetta, 3253. 8. Agnieszka Radwanska,3225. 9.Karolina Pliskova, 3220. 10. Angelique Kerber, 3220.

P R EP VOLLEYBALL

10th straight win for Imbler Observer staff

Imbler continued its strong play of late with a three-set sweep over Umatilla, 25-15, 25-15, 25-22, in a nonleague match Tuesday in Umatilla.

It was the Panthers' 10th straight victory Bnd imPrOVedtheirOVerallreCOrd to 12-3. '%e had all three of our teams — both of our )unior varsity) teams won, as well. So it was a good day for our team," head coach Jennifer TeeterSaid."Ihad a ChanCe to Play a 1Ot Of nOn-StarterS Bnd try SOme different thingS, so that was definitely a good opportunity for us at this point in the season. All those kids reallystepped up,too."

Hannah Wilhelm paced Imbler with nine killS, adding SeVen digS Bnd tWO aCeS, Bnd JBCObiRudd had SiX killS Bnd tWO blOCkS.TOri

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apiece, with Brownell leading the Panthers With 11 digS Bnd Katelyn StireWalt diShed out 23 assists.

"TOri dtd a really niCe jOb Setting, Bnd Katelyn really played well," Teeter said.

"Our defense currently in our serve-receive

Observer staff

TWO ShutoutS reSulted in

two Eastern Oregon University women's soccer players

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one more shutout tying giate Conference honors.

Goalkeeper Jessica Park- the Eastern single-season er was named the CCC de- record, for her first award fensive player of the week, of the year. She has allowed while forward Zoe Anderson juSt fiVe gOalS all SeaSOn, Bnd earned the CCC offensive her 0.52 goals against averplayer of the week following age leads the conference.

Anderson was chosen for Eastern's 1-0victoriesover OregOnTeCh Bnd SOuthern the second time this year Oregon University Friday after tallying the gamewinner in the 9th minute Bnd SaturdayOn therOad. Parker, a junior, made six against Southern. Already armed with the most goals savesin the two matches

iS COntinuing tO imPrOVe, Bnd it'S getting tO

be a strength for us against a majority of our opponents."

Imbler (4-1 Wapiti League) gets back to league play with three important matches.

The Panthers host Elgin Thursday in a match where the team will wear pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. Imbler then hosts Burns Bnd GrantUniOn Saturday. '%e know that Elgin will be a challenge, Bnd We eXPeCt to See StrOng COmPetitiOn frOm

them," Teeter said. "Our focus is definitely on Thursday night."

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Astros knockout Yankees The Associated Press

MLB

A year ago, no one could've pictured this.

Yet here they were, Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros, soaking in champagne, merrily posing for a victory shot on the mound at Yankee Stadium.

Pitching on three days' rest for the first time in his career, Keuchel bafIIed New York for six innings of three-hit ball. Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez homered, and the Astros beat the Yankees 3-0 Tuesday night in the American League wild-card game.

The orange-clad Astros, who secured their spot in this winner-take-all game on the last

day of the regular season, advanced to the Division Series against the defending AL champion Royals starting Thursday night in Kansas City.

The Astros came out swinging against Masahiro Tanaka and a revved-up Bronx crowd.

Rasmus sent Tanaka's first pitch of the second inning soaring into deep right field.

Gomez,who only had fi ve plate appearances after missing nearly two weeks with a strained chest muscle in mid-September, connected on the first offering of the fourth.

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La Grande's Cristian Miramontes, right, looks to make a pass during Tuesday's league matchup against Baker. The Tigers ran away with an 11-0 win.

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a 2-0 edge.

Lexee Gomes extended the lead to 3-0 about nine minutes later, taking a Hanson pass right in Iront of the net and booting in a left-footed shotforthegoal.

Baker's best chance late in the half was given, and then taken away, by Tiger goalkeeper Kylee Schelin, as her pass was stolen by Josie Ash in Iront of the net. But Schelin stopped Ash's shot to keep Baker off the board.

The lead remained 3-0 at the half but the match was more of a battle than most La Grande has been in this season. The Tigers appeared to lack the energy and speed that have been part of their mantra in 2015.

And yet the game could have been 5-0 or 6-0 at half w ere not it forsome solid goal play by Lein or a couple shots just going awry.

"She's our senior keeper and she's worked really hard to get where she is," Baker head coach Kristen Rushton said.aWe're really grateful for her, and she's a great leader for us. She made a lot of key savestoday."

Baker cut into the lead

quickly swelled to 7-0 at the break.

"There's not really a drop-off when we start subbing in," Tigers coach Wade Wright said.aWe have a really deep team. Games like this, everybody wants to play the game.

W e wanted togeteverybody to have a good look today and be able to go out and play for a good stretch."

Blaine Kreutz, Cristian Miramontes and Zach Adamson added the second-half goals for the Tigers, who also scored on an own-goal in the 12th minute when a Baker

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La Grande's Lexee Gomes scores a goal during the first half ofTuesday's match against Baker. early in the second half as Ash scored to draw the Bulldogs to within 3-1in the seventh minute.

But La Grande never allowed the Bulldogs to get any closer, and afterseeingrepeated shots turned away by Lein, the Tigers finally padded the lead on Alaina Carson's goal off a Gandy corner kick for a 4-1 lead in the 30th minute.

"I think that we played hard," Carson said."At first we expected to get more than how much we actually did, but I think toward the second half we pulled it together and all of us worked together

really well."

Baker's lastgasp effort featured a scrum in the La Grande end that saw the Tiger defense turning shots away after Schelin got caught away from the net.

The keeperfi nally pounced on the ball to quell the flurry.

"I think we came in expecting todo better,butatthe same time,Ihave to give Baker their due," Brown said.

"They came in expecting to get a game, they did not let up and they played hard."

La Grandei7-0overall,3-0 GOLl hosts Hermiston Saturday in a nonleague match.

player tipped a loose ball into the net. aWeweren't looking to score a ton of goals," M iramontes said.aWe were looking to fix a few things in our play and make our play better. We ended up playing really well, and we ended up fixing the things we wanted to."

The win is the sixth in the last seven games for La Grande and third shutoutin a row. aWe're a team who can play diversely," Ebel said.aWe finish when we have to finish. We do what we need to do to win."

The Tigers i6-2-1 overall, 3-0 GOLl have nearly a week off until they travel to McLoughlin Tuesday for an important GOL battle.

GRIT Continued ~om Page7A control. Kills by Stone and Rich and an ace

by Liz Cashell were part of a 5-0 run, and another Stone kill stretched the lead to 2215. Jensen finished off the Bulldogs a few moments later with a kill ofher own.

'There were times tonight that were a little bit stressful, but I thought my kids maintained their composure and worked really hard and just showed a lot ofheart. Everybodyhad an awesome attitude,"La Grande head coach Melinda Becker-Bisenius said.

Cashell paced the defense with 16 digs, while Avila added 13. Avila also collected 16 assists and threeblocks fortheTigers.

Flanagan led Baker with seven kills and five aces, while Makenna Bachman had 11 assists.

"I think that it was a great team effort," Bulldogs head coach Warren Wilson said."I

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La Grande's Kali Avila, left, gets a hand on a block while Katie Stone also goes up for the block attempt. thought the girls as a whole played well."

La Grande i8-7 overall, 3-0 GOLl hosts Pendleton Thursday in a nonleague match.

EASTERN Continued from Page7A program record of 2,073 assists. Chamberlain is now at 2,113 assists for her career.

It was the 12th consecutive victory for Eastern, improving its conference mark to a pristine 11-0 while upping its home record to 8-0. The Coyotes, now 8-3 in conference, fell into a tie for third in the Cascade with Northwest University. With Southern Oregon University the next closest team in the conference at 8-2, the win helpedcreate more distance between the Mounties and the rest of the pack. aWe just can't let down," Chamberlain said of what the Mounties need to do to stay on top."As the season goes on, we have to get better because everyone else is getting better. We're on the road a lot in this last half iof the season), so we have to stay tuned in at practice and make sure we're working on the little things."

As has been the case all season, production came from up and down the Mountie roster. Outside hitter Sierra Linke was superb with a career-high 19 kills, and fellow outside hitter Amanda Miller achieved a season-high 18 kills. Middle hitter Emily Nay added 11 kills and four blocks, and middle hitter Kasaundra Tuma had eight kills and seven blocks.

"It's really nice having a solid base ofhitters that will do their job, night-in and night-out." Chamberlain said. aWe are balanced, which means iopponentsl can't camp on one person."

Libero Piper Cantrell earned a team-high 19 digs, and Chamberlain chipped in 11 digs for Eastern, which gotouttoa hotstart.

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Piper Cantrell, center, led Eastern Oregon University with 19 digs in its win over College of Idaho. and Tuma perfectly placed her kil lfora 17-11 advantage.The Yotesreeled offfour straight points, but in the recurring theme of the night, Eastern responded immediately with back-to-back kills

Eastern clawed back to tie it at 17-all following kills by Nay and Miller. But the Yotes would score the next four points and pulled away to get back in the match.

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by Linke. College of Idaho teams went back-and-forth closed to within a point three initially before Eastern retimes, coming through the gained its groove. The Mountfinal time to knot the score at ies won five of six points to 22-all. The Mounties, though, claim a 15-12 lead, and Linke delivered a booming kill off countered with a kill by a great dig by Cantrell to go Tuma, who teamed up with up 17-13. Statkus and Linke Isabelle Statkus and Linke for blocks on the following delivered consecutive kills to help Eastern gain a 20-13 adtwo pointsto sealthe set.

The Mounties scored seven vantage, and Linke closed the of the initial eight points to match out with two kills after Statkus and Nay combined jump out in the second set.

After College of Idaho drew for a block.

"I am impressed with how close, Linke had consecuthey're playing right now," tive kills, and Cantrell's ace stretchedEastern'slead to McLean-Morehead said of 15-9. Nay had a block and a her squad.aWe're playing at kill over the next nine points a high level right now, and that's because we're pracas thelead swelled to 21-12.

Three points away Irom takticing at a high level. The ing the second set, Miller and challenge for us will be to Tuma delivered kills that maintain that, week-in and were sandwiched around week-out, regardless of the Statkus and Miller's block for opponent that we play." the two-setlead.

The Mounties i16-1 overall) The third set saw the Yotes put their home record on the line again this weekend when generatetheirfirstlead of the match at 8-7 following they host conference oppoKilee Lopez's ace. College of nents Northwest Christian Idaho went ahead 14-10 after University iFridayl and CorSierraPorter'sblock before ban University iSaturdayl.

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Chihuahua abuser Man accusedof abusing ordered to counseling teenhe met online PORTLAND — A man who beat a Chihuahua that belonged to his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend has been orderedtoattend animalempathy counseling.

The Oregonian reported that 23-year-old John Isaac Pettay was sentenced on Tuesday. He pleaded no contestto attempting to commit aggravated animal abuse.

Authorities say Pettay went to a northeast Portland Applebee's on May 30 with his ex-girlfriend's mother.

Once he learned that the small dog named Eman inside the mother's car belonged to the new boyfriend, Pettay went to the parking lot and began beating the dog to the point a bystander thought he was dead.

Eman was later found to have no injuries.

Pettay was also sentenced to five years of probation and banned from owning a pet for five years.

Threat leads SOU to cancel classes ASHLAND — Southern Oregon University canceled classes Wednesday because of a"potential threat" found in a school facility.

Ashland Police Chief Tighe O'Meara said in a statement that the department is investigating along with campus security.

Schools throughout Oregon have responded to threats since last week's mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg.

Rogue Community College in Grants Pass was evacuated Monday because of a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax.

MEDFORD — Authorities have arrested a Jackson County man accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl he met on Facebook.

The Mail Tribune reported that Maitland Kahikinaokala Kamaunu of Talent was arrested Tuesday after turning himself in to sheriff's deputies. The 20-year-old faces several charges,including sodomy and rape. He is being

held on $3 million bail.

Sherilf's Detective Steve Bohn says authorities conducted a three-week investigation leading up to Kamaunu's arrest. He declined to release details about the investigation involving the juvenile victim out of fearofcompromising thecase.

Kamaunu is alleged to have usedseveral different Facebook profiles to communication with teens.

Court records show he was arrested in March on similar charges. The case involved a victim that was younger than 16.

High levels of arsenic found in gaper clams

SALEM — Oregon health officials have extended a consumption advisory for clams dug along the coast after testing found high levels of arsenicin gaper clams.

The Statesman Journal reported the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division said Tuesday the advisory issued in July for softshell clams now also includesgaper clams.

The arsenic levels in two otherclam species,cockles and butter clams, were also tested, but found to be below harmful levels.

The advisory, which is Ben Carson defends targeted at recreational clam remark on shooting diggers, recommends limiting WASHINGTON — Repub- the amount of clams conlican presidential candidate sumed monthlyand removBen Carson says he's trying ing the skin from the siphon, to plant in people's minds the or neck, of the clams before eating them. idea that they should rush a shooter in a situation like the Mill worker struck Oregon community college by train dies attack.

Carson has come under GASTON — A man working criticism for saying that if he at a lumber mill has died after being struck by a train about were there, he would have tried to stop the gunman who 30 miles westof Portland. killed nine people. Carson Oflicials with the Washingsaid Tuesday he"would not ton County Sherifl's Oflice said in a news release thatdeputies just stand there and let him shoot me." His advice: Every- were called to the Stimson body overwhelm a shooter so Lumber Mill near Gaston fewer are killed.

Tuesday afternoon. They found 46-year-oldAntonio Avalos of On Wednesday, Carson McMinnville dead at the scene. told CBS his remarks had Deputies believe Avalos fell been questioned and called insensitivebecause people off the front of a slow-moving aretooquick to"setup battle train while working in the lines" over every comment rail yard. instead of solving problems.

Man found bleeding A gun rights supporter, outside building ID'd Carson says one solution is better mental health care PORTLAND — Police and keeping guns from have identified the man who people declared dangerous by died after police found him psychiatrists. bleeding outside a building in North Portland.

Livestock-killing Portland Police Sgt. Pete cougar shot, killed Simpson said in a news releasethat 33-year-old PORTLAND — A cougar believed to have been respon- Gerardo Granados-Marin sible for killing livestock near sufferedmultiple sharp force Canby has been shot and injuries Monday evening. killed south of Oregon City.

The man died at the scene.

The Oregonian reported a A state medical examiner livestock owner on Monday ruled the death a homicide.

Police have no suspect shot the animal that had been blamedforthe deaths of information and ask that more than two dozen sheep, anyone with information to goats, llamas and alpacas re- call Portland police. ported since mid-September.

Stolentruck found The carcass of the ng 126-pound cat was examined buttofumissi by the Oregon Department of PORTLAND — A delivery Fish and Wildlife. The male truck stolen from an area cougar was determined to of Southeast Portland has be in healthy condition and turned up, but the tofu and organic drinks that were about 3 I/2 to 4 years old.

Williams says Oregon inside are missing. has a robust cougar populaPortland police Sgt. Pete Simpson said in a news tion, and the cat could have releasethat adelivery truck been pushed out onto rural residents' properties,where belonging to Seattle-based he learned to live around R&K Foods was stolen from a humans. parking lot Tuesday morning The shooting of the animal while the driver was inside a was a legal kill of a livestock- grocery store. killing predator under Oregon law.

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BEND — With 101 days of sobriety behind her, Danyell Patton says she has finally cut all of it out: the alcohol, the marijuana, the heroin, the meth. She's not alone.

Patton, 24, lives in a new group home in northeast Bend run by Pfeifer & Associates, a localdrug-and alcohol-treatment service.

The homeopened in mid-July; on Sept. 1, Pfeifer opened a similar home for men.

Gene Gammond, who manages the men's home, and his colleague Rhonda Crabtree, who manages the women's house, say the homes help fill critical needs foraddicts:affordablehousing and skill building.

To maintain sobriety, recovering addicts need new routines, new responsibilities and new friends. At the homes, they enter a community of people who are at similar junctures.

"If I didn't move in here, I would be back at my husband's house, using drugs," Patton said.'This gave me an opportunity to be around supportive people."

Each house has room for eight adults and is equipped to house residents'children as well. Patton, one of the first women to move in, shares a cheerful bedroom upstairs with her 7-year-old son.

Helen Feroli, coordinator of Deschutes County's Family Drug Court, a court-supervisedtreatment program forparents facing criminal charges, said housing is a key prior it y forparticipants.

"Housing is one of the very first issues that we address," Feroli said Friday.

Of participants in the family drug court, 67 percent are in an"unsafe" housing situation, Feroli said — either homeless, freshly released from jail or living with other people who are using drugs.

The Bethlehem Inn, a homeless shelter, has limited space for families.

There are several Oxford Houses in Bend, but the independent homes, part of a national network of drugfree housing, aren't designed for children, Feroli said.

Two children — one an infant who Friday morning was sound asleep on Gammond's stomach — live at the women's house, while the only dependent residing at the men's home is Gammond's pit bull, Johnny.

Jacob Schunke,37, has lived in the men's house for a little over a month, he said

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Friday. His 3-year-old twins came to stay with him at the house last weekend. Sittingin the livingroom of the men's home Friday morning, his eyes litup as he animatedlydescribed their fascination with throwmg toys on the floor.

Aparticipantin Family Drug Court, Schunke said he spent"mostofhis 20s in prison" and is recoveringfiom a methamphetamine addiction.

Before entering the drug court progrm two months ago, he'd been dean from methamphetamine for five years, though he drankand smoked marijuana.

"I thought I had my addiction whipped," Schunke said.'Then a bunchoflifehappened."

He encountered problems with his marriage and relapsedtometh.

He felt Family Drug Court, which provides wraparound services that include behavioral health and life skills coaching, would help him find another place to stay ifhe hadn't found a space in the group home.

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Tnmitional housingis one component of arehaMitation process that, proponents argue, can save the state money onincarceration costs. The averagecostperinmate tothe stateisjustm orethan $31,000 ayear, accordingto theOregon Departmentof Corrections.

Since the homes opened, one person has been evicted, Gammond said. As of Friday, the homes were at capacity, and Gammond says Pfeifer could easily fill two more.

There have been challenges: Asproducersofreality television shows know, when eight unrelated people live in one home, relations can become testy. But the model also gives residents an opportunity to sort out their conflicts in a reasoned way, Crabtree said. Earlier this week, in responseto aninterpersonal problem, Crabtree called an emergency house meeting at 11:30 p.m. and solicited solutions from residents.

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own housing. They pay$500 monthlyrent; some participants in Family Drug Court, induding Schunke, exchange community service hours for rent funds. Thatrent covers thecostofthelease— both buildings are owned by a Corvallis Realtor, according to county propertyrecordsand reimbursement for house managers and provides some savingsforem ergencies.

Patton has a full-time job and is proud she was able to buy her son's school clothes this year. She looks forward to gett ing her driver' slicense back soon.

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U.S. Bank names operations manager for Eastern Oregon BEND — U.S. Bank has named Natosha Stinson region operations manager in Central and Eastern Oregon. She works at the U.S. Bank offi ce at550N.W. Franklin Ave. in Bend.

Stinson will manage the operations processes and audit requirements for 23 U.S. Bank branches across the Central and Eastern Oregon region.

"Natosha has extensive Stins o n operations experience within the U.S. Bank branch network in Bend," said Elise Ahnlund, division operations manager for U. S. Bank."In her new role she will be a key contributor to operations throughout the branches in Central and Eastern Oregon."

Stinson began her career at U.S. Bank in 1999 as a teller. After two years she was promotedtosales and servicemanager at the Deschutes Country Branch in Bend.

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The Baker City event will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Barley Brown's, 2200 Main St. The Joseph event runs from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Stein Distillery, 604 N. Main St.

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Eastern Oregon agritourism includes a variety ofvisitor experiences and services, such as lodging and camping on farms and ranches; agriculture tours; on-farm hunting and fishing; restaurants and eventsfeaturing localfoods;localbreweries, distilleries and wineries; and farmers markets, farm stands, pumpkin patches and corn mazes.

One of Dodson's first tasks will be organizing working groups in two tourism regions to help guide project activities and make connections to grow agritourism.

Interested businesses and agriculture operators in Baker, Union and Wallowa counties are encouraged to join the Northeast Oregon working group. Those in Umatilla and Morrow counties can join the Oregon's Rugged Country working group.

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The following week the S&P 500 fell more than 10 percent in just four days iwwwfreestockcharts.coml. After such a crazy week, the question becomes, where do we go from here? Was thatitor is this the beginning of a larger downturn?

Since 1940, there were 10 other times when stocks fellatleast10percent over a four-day period. Though the S& P 500 sometimes struggled to move up immediately after a decline, the measure of 500 large U.S. companies was up 5.2 percenton average after 50 trading days and averaged a whopping 20.1-percent rise within 250 trading days. iSource: Charles Schwabl. The recent decline may be different because the Index's average price moved below or crossed the 200-day Simple Moving Average of company prices. According to William DeShurko:"Historically, really big bear markets are identified by crossing the

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Suggested donation is $5 to $15. No registration is required.

Participants will hear from other entrepreneurs who are harnessing the power of local investing, including John Childers of the Baker City Saddle Co. Representatives with Business Oregon and the Oregon Secretary of State's office will also be on hand.

Those interested in Oregon's new Community Public Offering are also welcome to a Hatch Oregon webinar to discuss the basics of a CPO at noon on Oct. 14.

Topics include costs of raising capital with a CPO, time commitments required for a successful raise, technical requirements of the rules and more. The webinar will last about i t/2hours with 30 minutes saved for questions.

Fees for residents of Baker, Union and Wallowa counties have been waived because Hatch has USDA funding to support the training. Use promo code NEOEDD to make the webinar free.

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A 12-country international trade deal that is likely to be a major issue in the 2016 presidential campaign could be awindfallforfarmers and ranchers in Northeastern Oregon.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would have to be approved by Congress to take effect, involves the U.S. and 11 other countries, mainly in Asia and South America.

The agreement, which would phase out tariffs on

many products, has been in negotiations for six years.

President Barack Obama supports the deal, which includes major U.S. trading partners such as Japan, Mexico, Singapore and Malaysia.

The U.S. already has trade deals with some of those countries; the Trans-Pacific Partnership would expand on those.

"Any time we can expand the market it helps," said Ron Rowan, director of customer development for Beef Northwest,acattle-feedingbusiness

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"The cattle industry is dependent on the global market, and we are in a good position in Oregon to expand exportsto thatpartofthe world."

The deal does not include China, but proponents, including U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-ore., argue that the TransPacific Partnership would put pressure on China to be more receptiveto American exports, including beef and wheat.

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Durirg the recession we stayed local butit hasbeen agoodyear and my people haveworked hard, so I want to reward their loyalty and results by going out oftown. WhenI brought this topic up at the last mancgement meeting, everyone told me they wanted to go to Las Vegas.

I'm not opposed to goirg there because I understand the attraction but I don't wantit to be one big party on the company (meaning my) dime.

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— I'ATD. DEAR PAT: It's no surprise that Las Vegas is a place where your people want to go; the place is a playground for adults. From your budget perspective, keep in mind that sleeping and meetingrooms aregenerally reasonable, airplane flights are frequent and not over the top expensive, and many different types of team building activities are available.

During my tenure in Corporate America and as a CEO I have participated,produced and facilitated many retreats for employees and clients. The question that has to be answered is: What is the purpose for having this meeting and what are the goals ideliv-

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You've been pretty clear about your purpose, which is to reward your people.

You wish to thank them for their efforts, for sticking with you as an employer and for the financial and other results they have generated.

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MILWAUKEE — You're out of town and realize you don't have your debit card, and need cash now.

With new technology from Fiserv Inc. that's expected to hit the market next year, you'd still be able to have access to an ATM. Here's how: You call your bank or credit union, which uses its security checks to confirm your identity. You're given an 11-digit code by the financial institution, which then transfers you to a system thatprovides a personal identification number.

When you get to the automated teller machine, insteadofinserting a card, you touch a button on the screenand enter the 11-digit number, then your PIN. "And now you have access to your account, just as if you had your regular plastic," said David Keenan, seniorvice president of network solutions for Fiserv, which is based in suburban Milwaukee and provides technology for the financial services industry.

Fiserv's new CardFree Cash technology has been successfull y tested ata large Florida credit union and is expectedtobecome more widely available in 2016.

It's another step in the effort by financial institutionstoprovide convenience as they encourage customers to use ATMs for routine transactions.

However, it's also likely another step toward the eventualfade ofcard usage at ATMs, industry experts say.

With a recent rash of "skimming" incidents in southeast Wisconsin illustrating how easily bold thieves can hijack personal account information at ATMs that use cards with m agnetic stripes,the arrival of cardless ATMs would likely be welcomed by many.

But, even with advances like Fiserv's, no one is saying cards are going to disappear in the near term.

"Therearea lotofpeople who wish cards would go away entirely because of stolencreditcards and skimming devices and that kind of stufK But habits are a hard thing to change," said bank technology expert Bob Meara, senior analyst with Celent LLC. Keenan also said the disappearanceofdebitcards is not on the short-term horizon.

ATM fees continue to rise If you have an unquenchable thirst for beer but your billfold is empty, think twice before using that ATM in the corner of the bar — it might end up costing you more than your drink.

Getting your hands on your cash hasnever been so expensive, according to a Bankrate.com survey that found the national average out-of-networkATM fee has risen to $4.52, marking the ninth year in a row thatATM fees have increased. Fees are up 21 percent over the last five years alone.

The good news? According to Bankrate's chief financial analyst Greg McBride, the fees are going up because most bank customers have wisened up to the "completely avoidable" charges for using another bank's ATM. The average debit card user withdraws cash fromATMs just twice a month, down significantly from a decade ago, thanks to increased availability of cash back services at supermarkets and drugstores and electronic alternatives to cash, according to a recent study by consulting firm Oliver Wyman.

"People are getting smarter aboutATM fees" and are seeking out free ATMs run by their own banks when theydo need cash,said M cBride."The feesaregoingup because, with fewer users to spread their costs over, ATM owners have to charge more."

McBride called using out-of-networkATMs "the type of sloppy financial habit that will send you to the poorhouse."

Planning ahead and using cellphone apps to find nearby in-networkATMs makes it easy to avoid the charges, he said.

Overdraft fees also are on the rise, Bankrate said. The national average is up to $33.07.

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"I don't see this assomething that is a full-on replacement," Keenan said of CardFree Cash. "There's just no way. You use your card for so many things, including point of sale. But I think it's a very valuable way to augment the card."

More imminent in the financial card world is growing numbers of banks and credit unions issuing cards that contain chips rather than magnetic stripes, making itharder forthieves to stealinformation and create bogus clone cards.

However, looking further down the road, smartphones — ratherthan plasticcards of anytype — might end up being the way most consumers gain access to ATMs. "I think we're headed toward using the mobile phone a lot more often," said Avivah Litan, a cyber security expert with the research and advisory firm Gartner.

Some banks already are encouraging smartphone use at ATMs. Last spring, BMO Harris Bank introduced its Mobile Cash technology, which allows customers to withdraw money using their smartphones instead of cards.

With that technology, a BMO Harris customer downloads the digital banking app, which includes

an option for Mobile Cash.

When the customer signs in, the app lets the customer put in the amount he or she wants to withdraw. It will store that info until the customer gets to the ATM. At the ATM, the customer touches the Mobile Cash option on the video screen. A quick response code appears on the screen. The customer holds the smartphone close enough to let the phone's camera scanthe code.If there's a match between app and QR for the customer's account, the requested amount of cash is dispensed.

There is no PIN entry or card swipe involved.

Over time, Litan said there will be more ATMs responding to smartphones than plasti ccards.

"Definitely," she said."The cardisjusta place to puta chip, right? So is the phone.

So we're moving from mag stripephysicalcards to chip physical cards, but the phone already has chips in it."

In the future, smartphone access to ATMs will save financial institutions the expense of issuing cards — and replacing them if breaches occur — and use more-secure authenticators, such as a customer's fingerprint rather than a PIN, she sard.

Egg McMuffin for lunch?

McD's serving breakfast all day

By Greg Trotter Chicago Tnbune

CHICAGO — Starting Tuesday, red-blooded Americans were able to buy McDonald's breakfast throughout the day and night.

You want pancakes for dinner? Done.

Afternoon Egg McMuSn? Nothing can stop you now.

While all-day breakfast was available early in some locations, its long-awaited official rollout nationwide was intended to help boost sales for the slumping fast-food giant. Approved by franchisee leadership last month, the move is perhaps the highest-profile component yet revealed of CEO Steve Easterbrook'splan toreinvigorate the Chicago-area company.

Time will tell if the hype translates into significant improvement in sales or profits for the Golden Arches, which has struggled in recent years as more consumers opt for fast-casual options like Chipotle and Panera Bread.

But there's this: Americans' appetite for quickbreakfastfoodsisgrowing,according to research.

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Most of those breakfastgainswere made at quick-service restaurants, like McDonald's, according to NPD. Sales of grab-and-go breakfast sandwiches have been growing, but so have other"not-so-portable"foods like pancakes.

There's bad news here if you're a pigcaseshipments ofbacon delivered torestaurantsand other food serviceoutletsincreased by 7 percent for the same period, the study found, and case shipments of eggs were up 5 percent.

W ith all -day breakfastserved atm ore than 14,000 McDonald's restaurants in the U.S., some industry experts have said the increased demand of the nation's egg supply, already constrained by the devastating avian influenza outbreak earlier this year, could lead toincreased egg pricesatthe grocery store.

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Australia, Mexico, Malaysia, Pending political debate notwithstanding, officials repSingapore, Chile, Peru and economy.

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Major business groups be theworld'slargestregional ship iTPPl. ''We believe TPP will provide one more tool in our applaudedthe agreement, trade pact.

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"In the long run, we expect the agreement to add some impact as they awaited goods and establish uniform rulesofcommerce. Itwas details. Ford Motor Co. spoke stability to the icattlel market." announced Monday mornBlake Rowe, CEO of the Oregon Wheat Commission, out in opposition tothedeal, ing after extended talks in saying the package failed to said the Pacific Rim is already a key export market for Atlanta that were marked address the problem of counsoft white wheat grown in Oregon, and the TPP could further open that lucrative region. tries unfairly using currency by repeated delays and "I think there probably will be some gains in terms of last-minute hitches. Officials exchangeratestoboosttrade. worked feverishly over the Since the U.S. committed access to some countries, such as Vietnam," Rowe said. last five days to overcome The greater benefit, though, might involve a country to undertaking negotiations sharp differences on drug that isn't one of the signatories in the TPP. in 2008, progress has been China. stymied by the breadth of ispatents, dairy markets and The world's most populous country represents imsues involved and competing auto manufacturing rules.

The breakthrough on the mense potential, but China's protective tariffs prevent interests from nations facing controversial dealrepresents American exports, including agricultural products, from intensedomestic pressures. a significant victory for Presimaking inroads.

The last round of talks two dent Barack Obama in his If the TPP were to become a precedent that eventually months ago in Maui ended in cracks China's import shell, the long-term gains for Oran embarrassing stalemate. pursuit of a legacy-making egon wheat growers, and potentially producers of other Trade ministers had warned goal to expand America's influence in the Asia-Pacific as talks began Wednesday crops, could be substantial. region. that time was running out Rowan, of Beef Northwest, said Oregon cattle ranchers have "indirect access" to China through Vietnam and, on them, especially with Itsetsthestage forwhat isalmostcertain to be a huge more recently, Hong Kong. the U.S. presidential elecMore direct access to China, and its massive potential tion possibly complicating political battle, intensified by the2016 presidential demand, "would be awesome," Rowan said. congressional action on it. campaign, that pits the White Although some consumers might worry that expandAlthough Republicans have ing export markets will reduce the availability of Oregon traditionally backed free House, many Republicans beeflocally, industry officials seek to allay that fear. trade, GOP front-runner and supporters offree trade against organized labor, civic "Local beef supplies that Oregonians enjoy will not Donald Trump has blasted change much due to TPP," said Will Wise, CEO for the the Pacific deal, and other groups and many lawmakers from Obama's own party, who Oregon Beef Council."Cuts exported to Japan and other candidatesfrom both parties fear the deal will hurt workAsian markets are not typically high demand items in have expressed misgivings ers and the environment. aboutit. the U.S., so the impact on U.S. availability would not be Congress, which must that great."

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Medical marijuana dispensaries remained busy throughout the weekend after opening their doors for recreational sales Thursday.

Many of the dispensaries opened at the stroke of midnight Thursday and were greeted with long lines. Those lines continued the following three days, and thousands of customers found their way to a dispensary. Bend has the most dispensaries in Central Oregon, with 16 locations.

"It was amazing," Ben Hebert, owner of Dr. Jolly's on SE Third Street, said Sunday.'We were totally busy all the time. I think we had a lot ofhappy people comingout ofhere."

Aviv Hadar, co-founder of Oregrown Industries, which has a dispensary on NW Wall Street, said sales reached

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Hadar said as many as 2,000 people shopped at the dispensary on the first day. That business continued over the weekend with the First Friday Art Walk and the Bend Fall Festival.

Recreational marijuana became legal July 1 after voters passed Measure 91 in November. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission won't be issuing licenses for marijuana-relatedbusinesses producing and selling recreational pot until next year.

The Legislature passed a bill allowing for marijuana to be sold recreationally through dispensaries in the interim.

The bustl ing dispensariesand saleofrecreational pot did not cause headaches for local law enforcement over the weekend.

"I'm not aware of any instances related to the marijuana change," Bend Police Sgt. Tom Pine said Sunday.

KELLER Continued ~om Page 1B Do you want the operating plan tobe completed?

Do you want a stronger, more unified team? Do you want clarity of company purpose, mission, and vision? Do you want everyone to be clear about their role and responsibilities in execution, support, growth and service?

Perhaps you could challenge your management team to answering the question, without your input, of: what does a successful meeting in Las Vegaslook like as we depart and head home?

This will keep the team focused on what issues are at hand, address your concern that the managers present will be having one big, non-stop party and will reinforce the business nature of the trip.

You should be clear in your own mind that the best retreats end with no less than three and not more than five goals and completedaction plans for each laid out. If your team can do this, you'll be in the top tier.

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prices will move up and down. They won't prevent volatility in your portfolio but theymay provide a steadying influence.I have had many investors tell me, "I like to invest in companies I know the names of and what they do." Next time you buy paper towels or stock up on your favorite beverage,take a look atthe company;itmay be a good one to own.

"Market turmoil hasa way of testing our mettle as investors.

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Women only AA meeting NARACOTICS Wednesday 11a.m., ANONYMOUS EATING TOO MUCH? 113 1/2 E Main St., Goin' Straight Group DIETS DON'T WORK! Enterpnse, across from M Fn., 8:45 a.m.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015

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

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Let people know about your business.

Place your ad in the Service Directory Today!

160 - Lost & Found

210 - Help WantedBaker Co.

La Grande 541-963-31 61 or Baker City Herald 541-523-3673 7:30 a.m to 5:00 p.m.

145 - Yard, Garage Sales-Union Co.

ALL YARD SALE ADS MUST BE PREPAID You can drop off your payment at: The Observer 1406 5th St. La Grande

OR +Visa or Mastercard, are accepted.+ Yard Sales are $12.50 for 5 lines, and $1.00 for each additional line.

Callfor more info: 541-963-3161.

Must have a minimum of 10Yard Sale ad's to pnnt the map.

TEARING DOWN the house sale. Sale inside. Lots of sheets and bedding, quilts, H ull v a s es , A m b erina g l ass, a n tiques and collectib les, e v e r y t h i n g

needs to go. Please no bid monies. 10/9 & 10/10, 9 am — 4 pm. 216 Oregon St, Union YARD SALE at C's Storage, Sat., 8-?. Lots of stuff. Lots of Cosmetics. 3107 Cove Ave., LG

150 - Bazaars, Fundraisers SISTER SHIC 4TH ANNUAL SHABULOUS SHOW FRI., OCT. 9TH, 4-7 SAT., OCT. 10TH, 9-4 68389 KERNS LOOP, COVE, OR. Antiques & Crafts Cottage Businesses Folly Farm Garlic Soup Kitchen

Baked Goods Coffee House Scarecrows on Parade Apple Cider Press Hay Rides Vintage Trailers

Pick'N Patch Pumpkins

PLEASE CHECK Blue Mountain Humane Association

Facebook Page, if you have a lost or found pet.

180 - Personals MEET S I NGLES right now! No paid operators, Iust real people l ike y o u . Bro ws e greetings, e x change m essages and c o nn ect live. Try it f r e e .

CaII n ow : 877-955-5505. (PNDC)

a va ilable. No w e e k ends, or night shifts.

D edicated t r uc k f o r drivers .

St ea dy , y ear-around w o r k .

Based in Baker City.

Gary N. Smith Trucki ng. Contact M ike at 541-523-3777

210 - Help WantedBaker Co. BAKER COUNTY PLANNER Baker County is accepting applications for the positio n of Bak er County Planner. The p osition w i l l r e m a i n open until filled. This is a full-time position

with excellent benefits. For additional in-

the address is complete with all information required, including the Blind Box Number. This is the only way we have of making sure your resume gets to the proper place.

LAWN CARE Workers needed. Senous inquir- CUSTOMER SERVICE ies only. 541-519-3472 REP. Full time, Monday-Fnday 9a.m.-6p.m.

PART-TIME TELLER Please send resume to (Community Bank) 11 3 E l m S t, La Part-time position at our Grande, OR 97850, or Baker Iocation. To recall Shawn Risteen at view the entire)ob de541-963-6600, e-mail scnption please visit www.communit bank ufco©unitedfinance.com

220 - Help Wanted Union Co.

Medical Claims Processors to Ioin our La Grande Claims Department. The position will be responsible for the accurate and t i m e ly review, and resolution of simple to moderate c omplexity m e d i c a l claims in accordance with p o licies, procedures, and guidelines a s outlined by c o m -

pany.

ELEMENTARY TEACHER FT, Manan Academy Catholic School. www.themanan

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or t o a p p l y g o to www.modahealth.com M oda H ealth i s a n equal opportunity employer.

Attendant. Driver's li-

cense required. Apply in person at Island Express, 10603 I sland Ave.

THE USDA Farm Service Member FDIC. Agency in Enterprise, C OM M U N IT Y C O N - TRAINING AND Em- OR is currently acceptNECTION of B a k e r ployment Consortium ing applications for a County i s c u r r e ntly seeking a n A S S IS-

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(TEC) is recruiting for a part time Fiscal Assistant in La Grande, Oregon. A p p lication packets can be picked up at Oregon Employm ent D e p a r t m e n t , 1901 Adams Avenue,

come persons. This is a full t i m e p o s i tion, $2,873 per month plus benefits. EOE. Applic ations and Job D e s criptio n av a i l a b l e on-line at ccno.org or at the Oregon Employment Department. Position closes October 23, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.

must pass a c r iminal a nd d r i v in g r e c o r d check pnor to employment. Position closes October 13th, 2015 at 5:00 PM PT.TEC is an EOE/Program. A uxiliary aids and services available upon request

TANT MANAGER to coordinate and implement client assistance

programs for the elderly, people with disa bilities, an d

La Grande, OR. If sel ected, app l i c a n t s

SELING Solutions is a 501(c)(3) corporation serving O r e g o n in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam, Grant, H a rney and Lake C o u nties.

We are currently recruiting for a n A d u lt Protective Services Investigator, Quality Assurance, and Eligibility Determinations p o s ition for individuals en-

Americans or 158 milConstruction, Inc lion L.S. Adults read CCB¹192854.

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full time, t e mporary, Program Technician.

C ustome r se r v i c e skills, basic c l e rical, and mapping skills are required. A n agnculture background and knowledge of GIS is preferred. Ap p l i cations are available at 401 NE 1st St., STE E, E nterprise, OR. F o r q ues t i o n s , ca ll 541-426-4521 ext. 2 or email Jenniferusley©or.usda .gov. The deadline to apply is October 16, 2015. FSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

formation, please contact the State Employment Department at 1575 Dewey Avenue, Baker City, OR. All applicant s w il l be pre-screened.

Baker Countyis an equal FAST-PACED PHYSIto individuals with disists, and develop reabilities. p lace a free opportunity employer.

CAL Therapy office in quired actions to prerelay call in Oregon, Baker City seeks enervent f u r t her a b u se.

W.C. CONSTRUCTION g etic a n d o u t g o i n g dial 711 QTew Directions" T his p o s i t i o n w i ll Inc. is looking for an Gym Aide to assist cli- EL ERRADERO needs a J Qorthwest Inc. g ather a n d r e v i e w Administrative A s sisnicians in carrying out dish washer. Please documentation to deDELIVER IN THE patient care. The ideal t ant f o r i mm e d i at e c ontact u s i f int e r TOWN OF termine if i n d ividuals candidate will take iniopening.

JOIN OUR TEAM! ested. 541-962-0825 are eligible for the DeBAKER CITY tiative and pay attenJob duties include greetvelopmental Disabilition to detail. QualificaIMMEDIATE i ng c u st omers, a n Administrative ties Program by utilizINDEPENDENT tions for this part-time OPENINGS s wering m u l t i lin e Assistant CONTRACTORS ing guidelines provided position include posin a busy medical office phones, d o c u m e nt for our Developmental

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Pnor storage units & vanous P/T — 25 hrs/week.

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The Observer days. Wage depends Life Ins., Vacation, IT IS UNLAWFUL (Subrange i s $ 3 6 ,700 Monday, Wednesday, on expenence. Please Sick, Retirement 8t sectio n 3, O RS F/T Medical Insurance $52,900 year, DOEE. and Fnday's, to the send resumes to ddurEducational Training 6 59.040) for an e m Excellent benefit packfollowing area's Billing Specialist. fee©wcci1.com by www.newdirectionsnw.org age, including 401IC. ployer (domestic help Prior Insurance billing end of day Wed. Oct. Apply online and upddougherty@ndninc.org excepted) or employ+ La Grande expenence required.

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541-523-7400 for app. ment agency to print load resume at: or circulate or cause to Please email resume to communit counselin CaII 541-963-3161 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR t be pnnted or circulated WANTED CERTIFIED mbro oitti©eoni.com or come fill out an any statement, adverP ositions o pe n u n t i l flagger for P/T posior apply in person at Information sheet BAICER COUNTY tisement o r p u b l icafilled. EOE. tion. Reliable transporBlue Mountain AssociCHAMBER OF t ion, o r t o u s e a n y tation an d s t a n dard The City of Joseph is INVESTIGATE BEFORE ates, LLC 1101 I Ave, COMMERCE is form of application for flagging gear required.

YOU INVEST! Always La Grande. accepting applications seeking applicants for employment o r to C ont a c t Tim a good policy, espefor the FT position of the position of Librarm ake any i n q uiry i n 541-784-7592 cially for business opExecutive Director ian.

This will be a perc onnection w it h p r o- OREGON HEALTH & p ortunities & f ran manent part-time posispective employment Science University is 230 - Help Wanted REQUIRMENTS: tion o f 2 0 hr s . / p er chises. Call OR Dept. which expresses dihiring a Practice Eno f J u stice a t ( 5 0 3 ) B achelor's d e g re e i n week. . Qualifications out of area rectly or indirectly any hancement Research 378-4320 or the Fedm arketing, public o r will be three years oflimitation, specification ACCOUNTANT Coordinato r i n La eral Trade Commission business administrafice/admin experience. or discrimination as to FULL TIME G ra nde. Work with Ioat (877) FTC-HELP for tion, economic develLibrary experience is WALLOWA MEMORIAL religion, color, cal clinics to evaluate f ree i nformation. O r o pment, o r r e l a t e d race, preferred. Please subsex, age o r n a t ional and improve their qualHOSPITAL v isit our We b s it e a t field. mit a letter of interest, ongin or any intent to LOCATE D IN ity of care. Learn more www.ftc.gov/bizop.

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SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED LOCATIONS:La Grande,

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VENDORS WANTED! Fall Bazaar, Nov. 7th Call ICay 541-437-5907

230 -Help Wanted 3 2 0 - Business 380 - Baker County out of area Investments Service Directory MODA HEALTH is hinng C OM M U N ITY COU N DID YOU ICNOW 7 IN 10 When responding to D S. H Roofing 5.

MISSING YOUR PET? TRUCK DRIVER. Flat bed experience help- Blind Box Ads: Please Check the Baker City Animal Clinic ful. Local & P a c i f ic be sure when you adN orthwes t ro ute s dress your resumes that 541-523-3611

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Kip Carter Construction VACANCY NOTICE 541-519-6273 WALLOWA SCHOOL Great references.

DISTRICT ¹12 CCB¹ 60701 T emporary 7t h & 8 t h If you've never placed a Classified ad, you're grade m a t h/reading teaching position. For in the minority! Try it HEAVY DUTY Leather deta ils contact Wa I- o nce and s e e h o w Repair all kinds Tac & Saddle Etc. Custom lowa School Distnct at quickly you get results.

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SCARLETT MARY UIIIT 3 massages/$ 1 00 Ca II 541-523-4578 Baker City, OR Gift CcrblicatesAvailable!

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Law (ORS 671) requires all businesses that advertise and perform landscape contracting censed s cape B oard.

services be liwith the LandC o n t ractors T his 4 - d igit number allows a consumer to ensure that t he b u siness i s a c tively licensed and has a bond insurance and a q ualifie d

i nd i v i dual

contractor who has fulfilled the testing and experience r e q u irements fo r l i censure.

For your protection call 503-967-6291 or visit our w ebs i t e : www.lcb.state.or.us to c heck t h e lic e n s e status before contracting with the business.

Persons doing l andscape maintenance do not require a landscaping license.

PARKER TREE Service Local & E s tablished Since 1937. All your tree needs including; t rimming, s t um p r e moval, and p r u ning.

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FOUND GLASSESby Hilgard Park 541-963-0779 FOUND RING © re s t area between LG & Baker City 541-605-0091

FOUND: HAND TOOLS Call to identify.

541-523-6629, Evenings

FOUND: OLDER female white/yellow Labrador Retriever at Safeway parking lot. C all Best F riends o f Bak e r 541-519-738 7 or 541-51 9-4530.

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PAID CDL TRAINING!

accepting applications ' No experience necessary '401 IC retirement for a n Assistant G irls ' Paid t r a i ning ' P a r t Basketball Coach and t ime w or k ' M o d e r n an Assistant Boys Basequipment 'Perfect ketball Coach .at Baker for extra income H igh School. F o r a complete description 'Bonus for current SBDL & CDL o f the position go t o www.baker.k12.or.us 'Must have current Ore-

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

DEADLINES : LINE ADS:

Monday: noon Friday Wednesday: noon Tuesday Friday: no o n Thursday DISPLAY ADS:

2 days prior to publication date

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Baker City HeraId: 541-523-3673e www.bakercityheraId.com • classifiedsObakercityheraId.com• Fax: 541-523-6426' The Observer: 541-963-3161e www.la randeobserver.com • classifiedsOlagrandeobserver.com • Fax: 541-963-3674 xg w 430- For Saleor Trade

440 - Household Items Pr e s sed LITTLE GRACIE

FOR SALE: boa rd da rk g ray wa II Home Machine Quilting u nit with lights. 8 1 " w System. Was $600 new, x 72"h; TV o p ening Yours for $200.

RIMS FOR YOUR 38w; plus 2 speakers 10"w; Large TV 38w.

SNOW TIRES? Also a TV stand 19" h x 4 size 15x6, $40 ea.

38"w to r eplace TV. 541-523-4512 $ 200 c a s h o nl y .

541-432-7535. CaII to 445- Lawns & Garsee pictures .

dens JOHN JEFFRIES FOR SALE: Nespressor D300 Expresso Ma- SPRAY SERVICE, INC chine. Includes vanety of coffee capsules and

450 - Miscellaneous AVAILABLE AT THE OBSERVER NEWSPAPER BUNDLES

Burning or packing?

$1.00 each NEWSPRINT ROLL ENDS Art prolects Ltt more!

Super for young artists!

$2.00 8t up Stop in today!

1406 Fifth Street 541-963-31 61

Rangeland — Pasture Trees-Shrubs-Lawn

- Right of Way cups. $200 cash only. Bareground 541-432-7535. Ca II to Insect — Weed Control 541-523-8912 see pictures.

CANADA DRUG Center is your choice for safe and affordable medica-

450 - Miscellaneous

435 - Fuel Supplies PRICES REDUCED $140 in the rounds 4" to 12" in DIA, $170 split. Fir $205 split.

Delivered in the val-

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PRIME FIREWOOD for sale: Red Fir, & Lodgepele Will deliver: 541-51 9-8640 541-51 9-8630

%METAL RECYCLING We buy all scrap metals, vehicles Ltt battenes. Site clean ups Ltt drop off bins of all sizes. Pick up service available.

WE HAVE MOVED! Our new location is 3370 17th St Sam Haines Enterpnses 541-51 9-8600

Attention: VIAGRA and C I ALIS U S ER S! A cheaper alternative to 440 - Household high drugstore prices!

Items 50 Pill Special — $99 FREE Shipping! 100 DACOR D U A L F u e l Percent Guaranteed.

R ange, works w e l l ! $150 OBO. CAL L NO W : 1-800-729-1056 Wood stove,Nice Earth (PNDC) brand, with fan, heats up to 2000 sq ft, 541-534-6554.

VIAGRA 100mg, CIALIS 20mg. 50 tabs $90 includes FREE SHIPQUEEN SIZE electnc PING. 1-888-836-0780 bed.$700. or M e t r o - M e ds.net 541-524-1073 (PNDC)

710 - Rooms for Rent DO YOU need papers to ANTLER DEALER. BuyNOTICE 450 - Miscellaneous

start your fire with? Or a re yo u m o v i n g

need papers to wrap those special items?

The Baker City Herald at 1915 F i rst S t r eet sells tied bundles of papers. Bundles, $1.00 each.

475 - Wanted to Buy

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Past Free to good home Tax Bill by as much as ads are FREE! 75 percent. Stop Lev(4 lines for 3 days) ies, Liens and Wage Garnishments. Call the KITTENS: 2 li g ht Ltt 2 Tax Dr Now to see if dark, litter box trained. y ou Q ual if y 541-91 0-2936 1-800-791-2099.

DIRECTV STARTING at (PNDC) 550 - Pets $19.99/mo. FREE Ins tallation. F REE 3 months of HBO SHOWTIME C I N E- SELL YOUR structured MAX, STARZ. F REE settlement or annuity HD/DVR U p g r ade ! payments fo r C A SH Use ATTENTION 2015 N F L S u n d ay NOW. You don't have GETTERSto help to wait for your future Ticket Included (Select your ad stand out payments any longer!

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(PNDC) Baker City Herald 541-523-3673 DISH NETWORK —Get NORTHEAST ask for Julie MORE for LESS! Start- OREGON CLASSIFIEDS LaGrande Observer ing $19.99/month (for reserves the nght to 541-936-3161 1 2 m o nt hs). P L U S relect ads that do not ask for Erica Bundle Ltt SAVE (FAst comply with state and Internet f or $15 federal regulations or more/month). CA LL that are offensive, false, Now 1-800-308-1563 misleading, deceptive or (PNDC) otherwise unacceptable.

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ELKHORN VILLAGE APARTMENTS Senior a n d Di s a b l ed Prolect phone ¹: 541-437-0452 Housing. A c c e pting TTY: 1(800)735-2900 applications for those aged 62 years or older "This Institute is an as well as those disequal opportuni ty abled or handicapped provider" of any age. Income restrictions apply. Call Candi: 541-523-6578

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SQUARE FOOT COMc ommercial / ret a i l MERCIAL BUILDING p roperty o n A d a m s in prime location with and 2nd St. $1200 per concrete parking. Good ' month. Possible lease street frontage. Building option to p u rchase. could be used for 2 (541) 910-1711 separate businesses.

2400 sq. ft. with 3 roll up overhead doors, upstairs storage, 2 offices 8 bathroom. 1600 sq.

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ROSE RIDGE 2 Subdive sion, Cove, OR. City: Sewer/VVater available.

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The 47,621 acre East Face Prolect area is located along the East Face of th e E l khorn Mountains i n T 4 -7S, R36-38E. Th e prol ect consists p rimarily of the N ational F o rest system and Bureau of Land M a n a g ement lands beginning at the 43 Road in Ladd Canyon, following the 43 road west to the Elkhorn Scenic Byway (73 Road), and following the 73 road to the fore st boundary. Th e east side of the prolect area boundary follows along the adlacent 20 miles of state and pnvate lands, including t he s c attered B L M p arcels a l o n g thi s boundary. This area is approximat el y 12 m iles west o f N o r t h Powder.

This prolect proposes fuel reduction activities in strategic areas

using mechanical harvest/removal, non-commercial fuels reduction work, prescribed burning, stocking density reduction, planting, hazard tree re m ova I, roa d resto ration, culvert and bndge replacement, precommercial thinning, and h arvest r e moval b y tractor, skyline, and helicopter yarding systems. No new specified road construction would b e r e q u i red; however, t e mporary r oad c ons t r u c t i o n would be needed.

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County Sheriff's Of fice, 1109 IC Ave, La Grande, Oregon, the defendant's i n t e rest will be sold, sublect to redemption, in the real property c o m m o nly known as: 946 North F irst S t r e et , U n i o n , O regon, 97883. T h e court case number is 1 5-01-49546 w h e r e Wells Fargo B a n k, N.A., its successors in i nterest a n d /o r a s signs, is the p laintiff,

and Mary Myers, as Personal Representative of th e E state of C larence A . M y e r s ; Mary Myers, Individually; Todd Myers; Scott Myers; United States of Amenca; Cam Credits, Inc.; State of Oregon; Occupants of the P remises; a n d T h e Real Property located a t 94 6 N o r t h F i r s t Street, Union, Oregon 97883, is defendant.

The sale is a p u b lic auction to the highest b idder f o r c a s h o r c ashier's c h e c k , i n hand, made out to Union County S heriff's Office. For more information on this sale go to:

www.ore onshenffs. claims may be barred. com/sales.htm All persons whose rights may be affected by Pursuant to ORS 87.689. proceedings may P ublished: October 7 , NOTICE IS HEREBY the 14,21, 28, 2015 obtain additional inforGIVEN that the followm ation fro m t h e r e ing described property Legal No.00043127 c ords of t h e C o u r t , will be sold for Classic the personal repreStorage, 28 0 5 L S treet, B a ke r C i t y , sentative or the lawyer for the personal repre- TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF Baker County, Oregon sentative, Charles GilSALE T .S . No . : 97814 on Fnday, Octolis.

OR-15-674165-AJ Orber 16, 2016, starting Date and first published dei No.: at 1:00pm to s atisfy 1501 57235-0 R-M SO on Wednesday, storage liens claimed September 30, 2015 Reference is made to

by Classic S t o rage, Meleah Ashford, t hat c e r t a i n deed LLC. made by, ALFRED L. Personal Representative.

CRAIG, TRUSTEE OF P roperty Ow ner: M i k e T HE A L F RE D L .

H ull, Unit ¹ 5 , o w e s PERSONAL CRAIG REVOCABLE $871.00, antlers, milk REPRESENTATIVE: TRUST DATED JUNE Meleah Ashford cans, wood f l ooring, 2736 13, 2006 as Grantor to SW Skyline Dnve antique metal bed, tv Corvallis, PACIFIC NORTHWEST OR 97330 and misc h o usehold ~760 212-9129 COMPANY OF OREitems.

GON, INC, as trustee, in favor of ONE R ELAWYER FOR LegaI No. 00043068 VERSE MORTGAGE, Published: October 2, 5 PERSONAL LLC, as B e n eficiary, REPRESENTATIVE: 7, 9, 12, 14, 2015 dated 12/1 8/2008, reCharles Gillis corded 12/31/2008, in 1306 Adams Avenue PUBLIC NOTICE official records of UNLa Grande, OR 97850 ION County, Oregon in The next meeting of the Ph: ~541 963-2700 book/reel/volume No. 541 963-2711 F : ~ 911 Consolidated Dis- email: fee/file/instrument/ mipatch Board has been c rofilm / rec e p t i o n charlie© illis-law.com scheduled for Friday, number 2008 5 590 O ctober 9, 2015 at covenng the following Published: September descnbed real property 2:00 p.m. at the Baker 30, 2015 and October s ituate d in sa id County C o m m i ssion 7, 14, 2015 C ounty, a n d S t a t e , Chambers located at to-wit: A P N: 1 4 5 9 0 1 995 T h ir d S t r e e t , LOTS ONE (1) TWO Baker City, Oregon. LegaI No. 00043082 (2), AND THREE (3) IN The Board will be disBLOCIC FORTY-THREE cussing oversight of Eager buyers read the (43) IN THE TOWN OF the Dispatch Center. Classified ads every day.

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1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices CORDED PLAT O F SAID ADDITION, EXCEPTING T H E REFROM THE SOUTHEASTERLY 7.5 FEET CONVEYED TO THE C ITY O F NOR T H POWDER BY DEED RECORDED AS MIC ROFILM D O C U MENT NO. 86470, UNION COUNTY DEED RECORDS. Commonly known a s : 555 A Street, North Powder, O R 97867 Both t h e b eneficiary an d t h e trustee have elected to sell th e s aid r eal property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded p ursuant t o S e c t i o n

86.752 (3) of Oregon R evised Statutes . T he default for w h i ch the for e n closure is made is the grantor s:

BORROWER(S) FAILED TO M A I NTAIN HAZARD INSURANCE ON THE PROPERTY (AND/OR FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROOF OF I N S U RANCE), AND ALSO FAILED TO PAY PROPERTY TAX ES P RIOR TO THE DELINQUENCY DATE IN VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF BORROWER(S)' HOME EQUITY CONV ERSION M ORT GAGE AND, AS A RESULT, THE ABOVE-REFERENCED SUMS WERE ADVANCED ON BORROWER(S) BEHALF TO M AI N TA I N I NSURANCE ON THE PROPERTY AND TO PAY PRO P E RTY TAXES By this reason o f said d e f a ult t h e b eneficiary ha s d e clared all obligations secured by said deed of trust i m m e diately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit: The sum of $170,117.42 together with interest thereon at the rate of 2.7500 p er annum; plus a l l trustee's fees, foreclos ure costs an d a n y sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. Whereof, not ice hereby i s g i v e n that Quality Loan Servi ce C o r p o ratio n o f W ashington, the u n dersigned trustee will on 12/22/2015at the hour of 1 0 0 PM , Standard of Time, as established by section 187 .110, Oregon Revised Statues, Inside the main entrance of

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NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Khristine K. Wilson has been appointed Personal Representative (hereafter PR) of the Estate o f Ralph Dee W il s o n , d e ceased, Probate No. 1 5-09-8556, Un i o n County Circuit Court, State of Oregon. All persons whose rights may be af fected by the proceeding may

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R eal All mined rock, rip-rap, g ravel, dec o r a t i v e rock, and any o t her By reason of s aid d erock products w h ich faults, Beneficiary has o riginated from r o c k d eclared t h e e n t i r e mined from the Real Property. amount of all obligations secured by t he Trust Deed to be im- The Beneficiary, through m ediately d u e a n d the undersigned in her capacity as a t t orney paya bI e. Th e s um owfor th e B e n e f iciary, ing on all obligations secured by the Trust h ereby g i ves n o t i c e that th e B e n e f iciary Deed is as follows: will sell or lease or license, as applicable, Pnncipal $1,899,412.16 the As-Extracted Collateral to the highest IntereSt (to June 25, 2015) qualified bidder in public as follows: 33,905.81 Day and date: November Late Charges 4 , 644.00 13, 2015 Time: 2:00 p.m.

Trustee's Sale Guaranty Place: 4 t h Avenue entrance 3,450.00 Union County Phase 1 Environmental Courthouse Study 4,500.00 1007 4th Street

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records, the PR or the 31, 2015) 1 3 ,023.50 attorney for the PR. All Such sale of the As-Expersons having claims Total: $1,958,935.47 tracted Collateral will a gainst t h e est a t e take place as part of must present them to Interest continues to acthe sale of th e Real the PR at: P roperty, as se t o u t crue on the principal Steven J Joseph, above, and the As-Exa mou n t of Atorney for PR tracted Collateral may $1,899,412.16 at the JOSEPH 5 RICICER, LLC be sold together with rate of eighteen perPO Box 3230 the Real Property, as a cent (18%) per annum 901 Washington Avenue single unit, in a c corfrom June 26, 2015, construing this notice, La Grande, OR 97850 until paid. A t t o r n ey dance wit h B e neficithe masculine gender (541) 963-4901, within f ees an d c o s t s i n - ary's r ights w it h r e includes the feminine four months after the spect to the Real Propcurred by the beneficia nd the n e uter, t h e date of first publication erty. ary or the trustee after singular includes pluof this notice or they May 31, 2015 will also ral, the word "grantor" may be barred. be part of the sum im- Beneficiary can be conincludes any succestacted at the address mediately due, owing, s or in interest to t h e Published: S e ptember and telephone number and payable on such grantor as well as any 30, 2015 and October indebtedness. o f it s a t t o r ney, t h e other persons owing 7, 14, 2015 Successor Trustee, as an obligation, the perset out below. G ranThe Beneficiary and the formance of which is Leqal No. 00043074 tors are entitled to an S uccessor T r u s t e e secured by said trust h ave elected to s e l l accounting of the undeed, the words "trusthe Real Property to paid indebtedness setee" and 'beneficiary" cured by the A s-Exsatisfy the o b ligation include their respectracted Collateral, for secured. A n o tice of tive successors in inTRUSTEE'S NOTICE no charge. Grantors default and election to terest, if any. Pursuant OF SALE sell was duly recorded m ay request an a c t o Oregon Law, t h i s counting by calling the on July 1, 2015, in the sale w i l l not be Beneficiary's attorney records of U nion deemed final until the Reference is made to a D eed of T r us t ( t h e C ounty, Oregon, a s at the telephone numT rustee's d ee d h a s "Trust Deed") made, Document ber set out below. been issued by Qualexecuted, and d elivity Loan Service CorNo. 20151979, referered by Union Lumber ence thereto hereby Dated at Portland, poration of Washingbeing expressly made. Oregon, July 13, 2015. ton . If there are any Co., Inc., an Oregon c orporation, t o A b i rregularities are d i s s tract 5 T i t l e C o m - WHEREFORE, NOTICE Wendell ICusnerus OSB covered w i t h i n 10 ¹792922 days of the date of this pany, as Trustee, to HEREBY IS G IVEN secure certain obligasale, that the trustee that the undersigned Attorney for Bethany tions in favor of Banwill rescind the sale, Trustee or T rustee's Colema n-F ire, r eturn t h e bu y e r ' s ner Bank, as Beneficiattorney will, on No- Successor Trustee money and take furary, dated June 14 , vember 13, 2015, at Davis Wnght Tremaine ther action as neces2007, and r e corded the hour of 2:00 p.m. LLP sary. If the sale is set J une 15 , 2 0 07 , a s standard time as es- 1300 SW Fifth Avenue, aside for any reason, D ocu m e n t No . tablished b y ORS Suite 2300 including if the Trustee 20073220 of the offi1 87.110, at t h e 4 t h Portland, OR 97201 is unable to convey ticial records of Union A venue entrance o f 503-778-5338 tle, the Purchaser at County, Oregon, covt he U n i o n Co u n t y STATE OF OREGON) the sale shall be entienng the following deCourthouse, 1007 4th County of tled only to a return of scribed real property Street, in the City of Multnomah) the monies paid to the (the "Real Property") La Grande, County of Trustee. This shall be i n such c o unty a n d Union, State of O r e- I, the undersigned, certhe Purchaser's sole state: tify that I am the attorgon, sell at public aucand exclusive remedy.

IN TOWNSHIP 3 ney or one of the attortion to the highest bidThe purchaser shall SOUTH. RANGE 40 der for cash, the interney s f or t he h ave no f u rther r e EAST OF THE above-named Succesest in the Real Propc ourse a g ainst t h e WILLAMETTE erty that Grantor had sor Trustee and that Trustor, the Trustee, MER IDIAN the foregoing is a comor had power to cont he B e neficiary, t h e vey at the time of the plete and exact copy Beneficiary's Agent, or Section 19: The southof the o r iginal Trusexecution by Grantor the Beneficiary's Attore ast quarter o f t h e of the Trust Deed, totee's Notice of Sale. ney. If you have previnortheast quarter and gether with any interously been discharged t hat p o r t io n o f t he est that Grantor or the Wendell ICusnerus through bankruptcy, south half lying east of successors in interest Attorne for Successor you may have been ret he r e located C o v e to Grantor acquired af- Trustee leased of personal liSeconda ry Hig hway ter the e x ecution of ability for this loan in the Trust Deed, to sat- Published: September which case this letter 30, 2015 and October is intended to exercise Section 20: The southisfy the foregoing oblit he n o t e ho ld e r s w est quarter o f t h e g ations t h ereby s e 7, 14,21,2015 southwest quarter nght's against the real cured and the c o sts property only. As reand expenses of sale, LegaI No. 00043018 quired by law, you are Section 30: That portion including the cost of a of the north half lying hereby notified that a title search, a reasoneast of relocated Cove negative credit report able charge by Trusreflecting o n y our Seconda ry Hig hway tee, and a reasonable credit record may be attorneys' fee for Trussubmitted to a c r edit SITUATE IN the County t ee's attorneys. N o r eport agency if y o u of Union, State of tice is f u r t her g i v en fail to fulfill the terms Oregon t hat Grantor, or a n y of your credit obligaperson named in ORS tions. Without limit- Bethany Co leman-Fire 86.778, has the right, ing the trustee's diswas appointed S uca t any t im e p r io r t o claimer of represencessor Trustee by a five days before the tations o r w a r r a nc ertai n i n s t r u m e n t Trustee's sale, to reties, Oregon law redated June 11, 2015, quire that the forecloquires the trustee to and recorded June 17, s ure proceeding b e state in t his notice 2015, in the records of dismissed a n d t he that some residential Union County, Oregon, Trust Deed reinstated p roperty sold a t a as D o c u m en t No . by the payment of the trustee's sale may 20151792, and is now e ntire a m o u n t du e h ave been used in v ested w i t h a l l t h e (other than such pormanufacturing methpowers of said former tion of the principal as amphetamines, the Trustee. The mailing would not be due had c hemical com p o address of the Succesno default occurred) nents of which are sor Trustee is: under the terms of the known to be t o xic.

Trust Deed and the obProspective purchasl igation s s ec ur e d ers o f r e s i dential Davis Wnght Tremaine thereby, including all property should be LLP costs and expenses aware of this poten- 1300 SW Fifth Avenue, tial danger before de- Suite 2400 actually incurred and Trustee's an d a t t o rciding to place a bid Portland, OR 97201-5630 neys' fees as provided for this property at the trustee's sale. Beneficiary has elected

by ORS 86.778.

Q UALITY MAY B E to sell the Real Property to satisfy the obliCONSIDERED A In construing this notice, gations secured by the DEBT COLLECTOR the word "Grantor" inT rust D ee d a n d t o A TTEMPTING T O cludes any successor f oreclose t h e T r u s t COLLECT A D E BT in interest of Grantor, AND ANY INFORMADeed b y a d v e r tise- as well as any other T ION O B T A I N E D m ent and sale. T h e person owing an obliWILL BE USED FOR defaults for which the gation th e p e r f ormTHAT PURPOSE. TS f oreclosure is m a d e a nce of w h ich is s e No: OR-15-674165-AJ are: c ured by t h e T r u st Dated: 8/6/2015 QualDeed and their succesity Loan Service Cor- a. The f a i lure o f the s ors in i n t erest; t h e poration of WashingGrantor to pay when w ord " T r u stee " i n ton, as Trustee Signadue five monthly paycludes any successor ture By: Alma ments of $18,576.00 trustee; and the word Cla rk, Assista nt Seceach, due on February "Beneficiary" includes retary Trustee's Mail10, 2015 and on the any successor in interi.L ing Address: Quality t enth da y o f ea c h est o f Be ne f i c i a ry Loan Service Corp. of - — t' month thereafter. A s n amed in t h e T r u st 'tx Washington C/0 Qualof June 29, 2015, the Deed. ity Loan Service CorI t otal am ou n t of poration 411 Ivy Street monthly payments in The Beneficiary, as seSan Diego, CA 92101 i d efa u l t was cured party, holds a L Trustee's Physical Ad$92,880.

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Notice is further given t hat a n y pe rs o n n amed i n S ect i o n 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the nght to have the foreclosure p r o c e e ding dismissed a n d t he trust deed reinstated b y payment t o th e beneficiary of the entire amount then due ( if applicable ) and curing any other default c omplained of in t h e Notice of D efault by tendenng the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time pnor to the sale date. For S ale In f o r m a t i o n Call: 888-988-6736 or L ogi n to: Salestrack.tdsf.com In

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DEARABBY: I am happily marr7'ed to a moved out. great man. I have a young daughter from a Now, it is uncomfortable when she comes previous marriage, and my husband has two around. I don't feel I did anything wrong teenagers, a boy and girl, from a prior marbut my daughter thinks I shouldn't have rmge. Like many blended families, we have made a big deal out ofher sleeping at her our struggles, but one is becoming increasboyfriend's house and using our house as ingly digcult to deal with. aplace to park her stuff,eat and wash her I don't know how to put this tastefully, clothes. What do you think? but I'll state it this way: My stepchildren are — NO TIME FORFREELOADERS "too close,"ifyou know what DEAR NO TIME: You I mean. They flirt, constantly were generous to be as supDEAR porti v e as you were of your touch each other and playfully tease each other. (A few ABBY daugh t er's former roompeople have even mistaken mate. This has nothing to them for a couple.) My husdo with her sleeping at her boyfriend's. band doesn't seem to notice this unhealthy behavior. How can I get through to my You asked only that she behave like an husband or deal with this? adultand contribute by paying for herfood — REPULSED IN PENNSYLVANIA and keeping her room clean. She didn't keep DEAR REPULSED: Was the relationship her part of the bargain. You shouldn't feel uncomfortable; she should, for not behaving between your husband's children making responsibly. you uncomfortable before you married their father? If so, did you bring it to his attention DEARABBY: I have a friend whose at that time?

Family relationships can vary, and 11-year-oldgrandson stays overnight with because I haven't witnessed what you have her sometimes on the weekends. She has only observed, I can't advise you other than to one bedroom, and I'm concerned because he suggest that family counseling might be in still sleeps with her in the same bed. order to determine whether the kids have a I have mentioned it to her many times, normal sibling relationship or if it has gone and she says there is nothing wrong with it. I over the line. even purchased a nice air mattress, very easy to inflate, which she accepted but doesn't DEARABBY: Last spring we helped our use. I'm upset by this situation. I know she sometimes sleeps in revealing night clothes, daughter's longtime friend move out of the althoughIdon't know ifshe doeswhen her college dorm room she shared with our daughter. Her parents are divorced and grandson is there. weren't available to help her move or give us I find this sick and twisted. Iam counting money to help her,and shehadjust broken on you to set myfriend straight and save this up with her boyfrv'end. young boyfrom future turmoil.

We rented a van and offered to let her stay — PROTECTIVE IN WASHINGTON DEAR PROTECTIVE: There is an old at our home as long as she helped pay for French saying that approximately transgrocer7'es and got aj ob. She got thej ob, but never helped pay for food or did anything lates,"Evil be he who thinks evil ofit." I see aroundthehouse,including keeping her nothing sick or twisted about a boy who room clean. occasionally stays with his grandma and shares her bed, particularly if that's the way After two weeks, she and her boyfriend it has always been. got back together, and she was spending When he grows so big that the bed beevery night with him at his parents'house. comes too crowded for his comfort, I'm sure She would return to our home to eat, wash he'll let Granny know. Ultimately, the boy's clothes, shower and use the Internet. I fi nally had to tell her this was not acceptparentsare the onesresponsibleforhis safeable, and that she needed to decide to either ty. It's likely they know about and approve li ve here or move in with her boy friend. She of the sleeping arrangements.

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama seemed to call Hillary Rodham Clinton's idea of a no-fly zone in Syria"half-baked." Clinton describedthe president'sim migration strategy as "harsh and aggressive."And as Obama tries to rally Democrats around the chief economicproposalofhissecond term,the party'spresidential front-runner stayed conspicuously silent.

As Clinton looks for ways to distinguish her ideas from those of her former boss, the relationship between the man in the White House and the woman who hopes to replace him has grown increasingly complicated.

No issue presents more potential for friction than trade.

For months, Clinton has resisted weighing in on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the sweeping trade deal that has divided the Democratic base. The completion of the negotiations this week m eans she'l lsoon be forced to choose between one of the top legacy items ofher former boss or labor unions, environmentalists and other liberal constituenciesthatoppose the deal.

Clinton promises to "definitely have a position soon."

"I'm going to be diving into that tonight. I'm going to be talking to people. They're getting me all the information they can gather so I can make a timely decision," Clinton said Tuesday as she toured a farmer's market in Davenport, Iowa.

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The awkward dynamic isn't a surprise: Both Clinton's campaign and the Obama administration have always said the time would come when the candidate would outline her own policies and deliver criticisms, both implied and direct, of the president.

"I amnotrunning form y husband's third term or President Obama's third term," Clinton told voters in Davenport, repeating an oft-used line fiom her stump speech."I'm running for my first term."

While she frequently commends the president, Clinton has been offering critiques of his policies more and more.

Last month, she came out against the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast, while the administration remains undecided. In August, she said Obama'sdecision to approve offshore drilling in the Arctic wasn't"worth the risk" to the environment. And she's subtly resurrected her 2008

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On both immigration and gun control, she's vowed to use her executive power to do more than the president, implying that Obama's actions have not gone quite farenough.

"I'm not going to be breaking up families. And I think thatisoneofthe differences," she saidofObama's deportation policy earlier this week.

"But I totally understand why the Obama administration felt as though they did what they did under the circumstances."

Campaign veterans in the White House say the impact of Clinton's one-upping is minor and dismiss some of Clinton's proposals as routine campaign fodder. Candidates use policy plans to declare their priorities. Worries over practical implementation come later.

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