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MOUNT HARRIS WILDFIRE

By Dick Mason The Observer

A community of almost 200 people sprang up faster than an Old West mining boom town and soon will

disappear just as quickly.

The community is a camp set up to feed and provide accommodations for the 180 irefi f ghterswho have been combatting the blaze on Mount Harris. The camp, about 14 miles northeast of La Grande, sprang up early Sunday after the 165-acre Mount Harris wildfire broke out Saturday. SeeCamp / Ibge 5A

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Camgaglusfor thoselst:klingfire • All fire crews will be off the fire in three to four days

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• Police have no suspects in dispensaryincident Observer staff

Police are still looking for leads following a Sept. 24 break-inat Green Apothecary, La Grande'sonly medical marijuana dispensary. A call for the break-in was dispatched at 3:21 a.m. that morning aker the store's

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Firefighters wait in line for dinner Tuesday evening at camp after combating the Mt. Harris fire.

LA GRANDE automatic alarm went off La Grande Police Chief Brian Harvey said officers arrived at the scene at 3:23 a.m. Green Apothecary owners Randy and Rona Lindsey, who declined to comment on the burglary, couldn't be reachedby thealarm company or the police department, Harvey said. Police officers SeeAnswers / Ibge 5A

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for Cove mayor By Jeff Petersen The Observer

Lyndon Rose took over the Cove mayor's position in order to pay the bills and sign documents. Now he wants to make it officiat. Rose, 66, the owner of Lyndon's Ag & Auto repair shop, is on the general election ballot along with city councilor husbandand wifeteam, Doug and Regina Kruse. There is no competition. Rose had been a city councilor for 13 years and president of the council for fiveyears.When the mayor position came open 1-V2 years ago, he volunteered for the position since documents had to be signed for the sewer expansion project. It was not a power grab. Cove has a weak mayor system, where the mayor facilitates meetings, keeps the council following procedure and only casts a vote if there is a tie. uMayors don't have any power but just sign checks,"

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Palmer Dobbs was asked to help build a straw-bale house in Cove. He specializes in energy efficient homes, but this is his first time building a bale home.

Online • Family building energy efficient home Visit lagrandeobserver. com to see video of outside Cove using contractor Palmer straw bales Dobbs and home

he said. SeeCove / Ibge 5A

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owner Mark Mallory discussing building an energy efficient home out of straw bales.

The wolf may huff and puff but there's no way this straw house is conllng down. Palmer Dobbs, ofA Sustainable Environment Construction LLC in Cove, is helping the Mallory family build their energy efficient home — with straw bales. M ark Mallory, who has been working along with Dobbs throughout the construction project, estimates about 400 balesare

needed to fill in the outer walls of the home. "It's an interesting building," Dobbs said."It's a different kind of project. It's been a fun projectbut a bit of a challenge." This is Dobbs' first time buildTim Mustoe/TheObserver ing a straw-bale house, but his Approximately 400 bales will be used to complete the outside interest lies in energy efficient wall structure of the Mallorys' 2,100-square-foot home. Straw-bale housing, he said. homes are growing in popularity and are very energy efficient. SeeStraw / Page 5A

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elected to the posthehasheld since 1998. Yes,a lot has changed since the 9-11 terrorist attacks of 2001. Since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since the Great Recession, or as some would call it, the fair to middlin' recession, of 2008. Still, Walden plows on, rising in power among the Republicans, and gaining more clout for Oregon. And he keeps in touch with his constituents. By his count, he just took his 505th trip back home to visit with the home folks and hear their concerns. He knows Eastern Oregon better than most of us, and w ants it to be a good place to have a career and raise

a family. His Democratic challenger, Bend businesswoman

Aelea Christofferson, is up against a political juggernaut. The owner ofAT L Communications and a former social worker, she's the latest in a long line of Walden opponents to try to pull an upset in the 2nd congressionaldistrict.It' s a daunting task.She's a political newcomer. What's more, she lacks the name recognition, and the cash, to make a legitimate run to represent a congressional district that is physically larger than every state east of the Mississippi River. Christofferson has said she's a fiscal conservative with more concern for the environment than Walden and that she would bring a collaborative

spirit to Congress. That's all well and good. But Walden has proven himself, despite his membership in the leadership of the GOP, that he is not leaning far right. The National Journal has ranked him as the 169th most conservative member of the House

in 2013 — hardly scary right wing. This puts him, as Oregon would want it, at least left of two-thirds of the House Republicans. By Republican standards, he is a moderate who can work across the aisle to pass vital legislation. Walden also has a good track record, unlike some

ofhis colleagues, at being able to help pass legislation. He helped pass the Healthy Forest Restoration Act, which brought jobs while reducing fire danger. Sure, a lot of work remains to be done to bring more forest and farm jobs to the region. Eastern Oregon deserves to get on therecovery bandwagon as much of the rest of the nation. Still, Walden continuestobe a strong proponent ofagriculture and timber, knows the components that will make these foundation stones ofour economy work and has a strong pragmatic streak, which makes him the best candidateto represent Eastern Oregon'sinterests

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joined a community group last fall to explore the physical structure needs of our school district. We were asked to prepare a proposal to the school board for a potential bond. One of the reasons I was interested was to ensure prudent use of my tax dollars. We toured all the schools in the district and heard the recommendations of an independent professional assessment group. This group assigned each school a figure called a facility condition index. Anything higher than 33 percent is deemed more cost-efFective to replace than repair. Central Elementary received a 40 percent index, which was the highest in the district except

About the author Ken Shelton,62, of La Grande, is a pharmacist. He is a member of the La Grande School District's longrange site-planning committee. My Voice columns should be 500 to700 words. Submissions should include a portrait-type photograph of the author. Authors also should include their full name, age, occupation and relevant organizational memberships.

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value in La Grande is$112, 953.At the proposed tax levy of$1.99 perthousand, the average taxpayer would pay around

Willow. Central needs$4 million in $225 per year. If passed, that would still repairs and $5 million in needed added dergarten. Our district wants to move to place La Grande as having the eighthclassrooms. This compares to$14.6 mil- full-day kindergarten in 2015, at which lowest levy rate of the 10 districts in our lion to build a new school that would last75 years.Ifeelthe new school isa better choice. Central also has the highest enrollment of all the elementary schools in the district. Another factor is the land is available on site to build the new school while the old one is still operating. Does Greenwood also need to be replaced? Yes, but with an index of 33 percent, it has less immediate needs and we wanted to keep the tax rate reasonable. The state has mandated that the district provides half-day kindergarten. As of now, that is being housed in Willow. Our committee feels it would be beneficial to have a kindergarten in each neighborhood school. Additional classrooms at each of the community elementary schools are needed for kin-

time funding from the state will become available. This funding is for stafFmg but not classrooms. It is expected that the state will require full-day kindergarten in the future. Another goal of our committee was to get rid of the modular buildings. They have outlived their usefulness and are a security and custodial nightmare. To achieve this we proposed the building of seven new classrooms at Island City and three at Greenwood. The optimal classsizeforlowe relementary grades is 18 to 20 students. At present there are 22 to 28 students per classroom, causing needformore classrooms. To improve the public areas at the high school we suggested improvements to the gymnasium and auditorium. Every school in the district would benefit from the proposal.

area. The state doesn't provide funding for replacing systems or buildings. Maintenance is paid out of the general fund. Bonds are the only realistic means of funding replacements. So, from a taxpayer's standpoint, I summarize the Mowing points: Central needs to be replaced rather than repaired. Kindergarten is mandated by the state. More classrooms are needed. The American DisaMitiesAct requires 25 percent of all dollars spent on improvements to be spent in that area. (Again, this isn't a choice.) Outdated heating and cooling systems need to be replaced with more efficient ones. We need to protect our children with enhanced security measures. Please join me in voting yes on Bond Measure 31-86 in November. It will be the best use of your tax dollars.

from the state collecting fees, and f'rom people purchasinginsurance. Really? Does she truly think licensing fees and those illegals who will actually pay for insurance ofFset the fiscal drain already burdening the citizens of Oregon, as well as this country, by their illegal status in the first place? She goes on to state,"I think it's also good because it gives us an opportunity to hold people accountable."Accountable? Ship them home, let them take the right path back. That, ma'am, is accountable. She continues,"It gives the state the

opportunity to make sure people are following the rules." Rules? Oh yeah, the selective rules, not the rules of this nation. These people she cuddles are here

Your views Higgins: Candidate's commentsshow disconnect To the Editor: Democrat Oregon House District 58 candidate Heidi Van Shoonhoven's comments in The Observer's Sept. 29 story, "State to decide on driving cards," are a classic example of why this country is in our current mess. While encouraging Eastern Oregonians to vote for Measure 88, which gives legal driving privileges to illegal aliens in this great state, she supports her efForts by stating there will be economic benefits

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en nterprise mem ers ring ome onors • University of Idaho Livestock Judging Contest brought in approximately 215 competitors &om three-state area Staff Report

Twenty 4-H members &om Wallowa County competed in the University of Idaho Livestock Judging Contest

Sept. 27. The contest brought in approximately 215 competitors &om Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Wallowa County sent five teams to compete. "I was very proud of the teams, especially with so many young members. They worked hard and did an excellent job," said 4-HAgent Debi Schreiber. The Wallowa County teams did extremely well

judging beef, sheep and swine, Schreiber said, and participated in a"questions" class. The teamsbrought home the first, sixth, seventh, ninth

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The 20 Wallowa County 4-H'ers winning honors include, back row from left, Willy Gibbs, lan Goodrich, Aspen Birkmaier, Gus Ramsden, Brianna Micka, Deidre Schreiber, Zeb Ramsden, Jakob Hoffman and Chloe Birkmaier. Front row, from left: Chance Arbogast, Michael Diggins, Samantha Wightman, Zari Bathke, Maddie McDowell, Beth Anderson, Cassidee Harrod, Ella Anderson, Kasey Duncan, BaileyVernam and Issak Hoffman.

Alpenmeister denotes success By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

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The Tirolean Dancers of Oregon brought numerous new dances, including this one defying the laws of gravity.

es 'm wondering if I should changethename ofthe column &om Canyon Notes to Cavan Notes. Raising a puppy consumes my &ee time and sometimes intersects with my work time as he crawls on top of me whenever I pull out the

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CANYON NOTES KATY NESBITT high porch — the force was strong in this one.

My pup doesn't jump

on people like an ordinary laptop. puppy, but lunges full-force, When I lost Bridey in sometimes landing someearly March, I asked around where between one's head and chest. This does not for Lab breeders. I've had several breeds and mixes, bode well as he grows into a but I'ma sucker forknown full-size dog. The Scout and I brought quantities and decided I wanted another Lab. Cavan home in mid-May, the timing determining Finn was a barking, pacing, beer-spilling fool, but a two things: I would not be lovable and predictable dogless for the summer, but I would also not be planning one. I was quickly put in touch a lotoftravelorprofessional with a &iend of a &iend of development as I did last summer. This was the sum&iend who lives south of mer of Cavan. Sacramento, Calif. His first introduction to His next litter would be W allowa Lake was at 10 ready sometime around Labor Day, so I planned weeks. He took his first timid paddles, but soon got a trip down with visits to along the way and back with cold and shivery. Tied to &iends and family. But I got the county for the countimpatient. less events and the rearing ARer some weeks of shop- of my new pup, we went to the lake as oRen as time ping online for everything allowed. &om young adult Labs and By the end of the summer, mixes to puppies, I finally got really impatient and he was an accomplished swimmer and tennis ball found Cavanon eBay,ofall retriever. places. The county park on the His breeder said his mother was an accomplished north end of the lake can be hunter and his father's restanding room only during nown wasjumping ofFdocks. the peak season, but in He even sent me a photo of September the crowd is his father launching ofFa usually down to a few of us dock into a pond. regulars. Early on, Cavan estabVisiting with &iends for lished himself as a leaper. A their last boat trip on the few daysaRer Ibrought him lake, Cavan raced up and home he proved his skills down the dock — cavorting by leaping ofF a 3-1/2-footwith the ball in his mouth.

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Lake and Joseph, singing and yodeling with his buttonbox accordion. ''He even rode the Wallowa Lake Tramway and serenaded visitors on top of Mt. Howard,"Anderson said. An early estimate,Anderson said, is that nearly

$100,000 was injected into the Wallowa County economy at a time when there otherwise would have been no special reason to visit

the region. Alpenfest, a long-running event at Wallowa Lake, was revived two years ago by local businesses looking to bring in tourism at the end of the season. The festival originated in 1975 as a way to extend the tourism season pastLabor Day. Itran for 33 years before being discontinued. ARer a four-year hiatus, Joseph business owners revived it in 2012 as Oregon's Alpenfest. The 2015Alpenfest will run Sept. 24-27.

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Alpenfest 2014, a celebration of Swiss and Bavarian culture, was successful due to increased attendance and higher sales ofbrats and sauerkraut, but the really noticeable difFerence was the increase in polka dancing. 'More attendees than ever before abandoned their apprehensions and danced," Alpenmeister ChuckAnderson said,"due primarily to the &ee polka lessons given by Ra n d y andAshley Thull &om Wisconsin."

Anderson said Art Brogli, a new Swiss yodeler &om California, was a big hit as he traveled around Wallowa

I decided now was the time to try. I threw the ball into the water and pushed him in. He snatcheditup and swam to shore. ARer running around for a while, he gave me back the ball. I threw it ofF the dock a short ways, and pushed him in a second time. The third time was the charm — he jumped ofF the dock and retrieved the treasured tennis ball. I cheered and clapped and woohooed, but the Scout was fishing on the Imnaha and missed the inaugural leap. The next day I sent him a text,"Going to the lake for dock training." I sent word to Cavan's breeder ofhis accomplishm ent and he asked me to send photos, but I needed

The last Wallowa County farmers' market in Joseph runs &om 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Vendors will ofFer tomatoes, onions, squash, pumpkinsand more.Christmas giR items like goat's milk soap, birdhouses andjewelry will be for sale. Colton Elwood Haney will entertain with live music,

and cider pressing with &ee samples and cookies will be available. It's the last chance to stock up to fill &eezers and pantries. Lauren Johnson, RARE Americorps volunteer with Northeast Oregon Economic Development District, will host a food demo booth at the market on behalf of Slow Food Wallowas and the Wal-

lowa County Food Council. Johnson will present information on bulk food storage and preservation, provide handouts on storing apples, potatoes and winter squash using food dryers and give examples of root storage. Allvendors,board members and volunteers are invited to a potluck right aRer the market is over.

Chamber accepting nominations for awards Observer staff

The Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce announces its acceptance of nominations for its annual Citizens Awards. Citizens Awards recognize extraordinary individuals who are honored at the annual chamber of commerce banquet in January. Nominations should

include details of the nominee's contribution to the

N ominations aredueby by 5 p.m. Dec. 1, and the people and quality oflife. awards banquet is set for Letters of support are enJan. 25. couraged. Categories include For information on business leader, employee of nominations or to purchase the year, leader in the arts, tickets for the banquet, call 541-426-4622or email info@ leader in nonprofits and events, natural resource tim- wallowacounty.org. Nominaber and agriculture leader, tion forms are available at educational leader and the 309 S. River St., Suite B, unsung hero award. Enterprise 97828.

help. The Scout met me at the dock, and this time Cavan leapt on the first toss, and again, and again and again. Now I have recorded evidence of Cavan's leaping skills put to good use — as opposed to running over

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Marian Academy students are enjoying recess more after this new play structure was added to their playground. Students raised about $5,000 in a jog-a-thon, running a combined 122 laps around the block of Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, last spring to help pay for the new equipment.

• Student jog-a-thon raised majority of the money needed for new equipment By Dick Mason The Observer

Students at the Marian Academy are enjoying the benefits of a new playground structure this fail thanks to a jog to "Elgin" they made last SPHllg.

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The students raised about $5,000 for the purchase of the playground structure during a jog-a-thon in which students ran about 20 miles, the disrr tance &om La Grande to Elgin. The students covered a combined 122 laps around the block of Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, home of the Marian Academy. .7 'They loved it. They want to do another one," said Kate Bottger, who e teacheskindergarten and firstgrade at Marian Academy. Tim INustoe/The Observer The money raised helped the acadThe Marian Academy's new play structure sits on a base of new wood emy purchase a Rainbow Play System chips, meaning it doesn't get muddy during rainy weather. structure that features a tunnel slide, a junglegym, a fun mirrorand a covered foundationofbark chips,apluswhen Helping out playarea.Itreplaced a series ofsm all the weather is rainy since it means pieces of playground equipment. that children do not get muddy. Community organizations that 'That is one of the best parts," Col"It is a huge upgrade," said Michael helped the Marian Academy raise lins said. Cargill, operations directorforM armoney for the playground structure The academy shares the structure ian Academy, a Catholic School open include the local Soroptimist Club, with the InterMountain Education to students of all denominations which donated $2,000. Service District, which has offices in that serves students in kindergarten Businesses that made donations the nearby Joseph Building. The ESD's through eighth grade. include: • Bugs 5 Butterflies Bottger said her students derived stafbrings some of the students it is providing services for to the play• Looking Glass Books a senseofsatisfaction in being ableto • Heavens Best Carpet Cleaning raise the bulk of the money needed to ground. • Collins 5 Sons Pressure Washing purchase the new playground strucBottger noted that this is indicative of how the playground project benefits • Eastern Oregon Rental ture. "It was the whole sense of setting a not only the Marian Academy and Our • La Fiesta Lady of the Valley Catholic Church but • Kehr Chiropractic goal and making it happen," Bottger sald. also the community. Others who helped out include: She has noticed that her school's stu• Matt andTina McCann of La Grande Jennifer Collins, a Marian Academy parent volunteer who helped organize dents are concerned about taking good donated all of the wood chips the fund drive for the play structure, care of the playground station. Parents who played key roles in 'They have a sense of ownership and is delighted with how students have spearheading the project include: taken to it. • Jennifer Collins, Sara Gregg and pride," Bottger said. 'They love it," Collins said.'They are Shannon Garlitz always on the structure and race each ContactDick Mason at 541-7S6-53S6or otherto geton it." — Dick Mason, TheObserver dmason@lagrandeobserver.com. Follow The new structure is based on a Dick on Twitter @IgoMason.

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The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the board room at Willow Elementary School. The emphasis of the meeting will be the school disUmpqua Bank to trict's proposed approach for match donations malnmizing the use oflocal Inpartnership with the state contractorsfor construction oKhegon's Literacy Campaign, projects if the bond is passed stORytime, the Umpqua by voters on Nov.4. Bank Charitable Foundation Members of the local willmatch communitybook contracting community are donations with a goal ofputting encouraged to attend the mole than 80,000booksin the meeting. homes oNuniliesin communiCove homecoming ties acmss Oregon. dance set Oregon's stORytime builds awareness and shared Cove High School will conresponsibility for ensuring duct its homecoming dance on that every child in Oregon Oct. 18. The dance runs &om is a good reader by the third 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the grade. stORytime shares school district's small gym. easy ways that every parent No LG School District and caregiver can get chilclasses on Friday dren ready to read through books, stories, songs and play. No school willbe conducted One of the ways to get chil- Fridayin the La Grande School dren reading by third grade Districtbecause ofa statewide is to have books at home. For teacher inservioe day.

$2.50 a book or four books for $10, a donor can send a book to a child at their local elementary school or send books to a child who needs them most. Between now and Dec. 31, Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation will match the first 20,000 books donated,

fora totalof$50,000. Donations can be made by going to www.storytimeoregon.com/books or umpquabank.com, or by visiting any Oregon Umpqua Bank store to learn more. Donated books will be delivered to schools in early 2015.

Information meeting for contractors set The La Grande School District will hold an informational meeting Thursday regarding the scope of the

Fundraiser set in North Powder North Powder Elementary School students will begin a cookie dough fundraiser

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will be selling cookie dough through Oct. 30 to raise money for their school's Parent Teacher Organization.

No school in Imbler district on Oct. 24 No classes will be conducted in the Imbler School District on Oct. 24 because of a teacher work day the day aker the end of the first quarter.

Pep assembly set in Cove High School gym A community pep assembly will be conducted Oct. 23

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is negated in part by an unafFiliated population large enough in nearly every district to swing close elections. Republicans are also known for higher turnout than Democrats during nonpresidential years. The number of Oregon's unafFiliated voters, those who choose not to register with

ByAnnette Cary

HERMISTON — All that's lek of

When incineration operations were completed in October 2011, the plant employed about 830 workers, many of whom commuted &om the Tri-Cities in Washington. Several rounds oflayofFs have been held since then. This week, 27 positions will be cut; 19 people will be laid ofFbecause some people already have moved on to other

the contaminated plant that destroyed some of the nation's deadliest nerve and chemical agents is some paperwork. Cleanup and demolition of the chemical incineration plant at the Umatilla Chemical Depot near Hermjobs. iston is done. That will leave 25 employees. URS Still to be done is the documentation Corp. holds the Umatilla Chemical for the state of Oregon to show that Agent Disposal Facility contract, as cleanup work is finished to the require- well as contracts at Hanford. ments of the Resource Conservation Most of those 25 will leave the and Recovery Act. That should be payroll Dec. 18. The remaining five or completed in early 2015. six employees will likely move to URS The plant was used to destroy offices in Richland, Washington. The "closure complete" declaration 220,604 munitions and 3,720 tons of chemical agent, including GB and VX announced Monday by URS marks the nerve agent and mustard blister agent. end of demolition and a sampling camThey had been stored at the depot paign to verify that contaminants have been removed to standards to allow for since the 1960s.

The Associated Press

PORTLAND — Rick Steves smokes the occasional joint, but he's not arguing for marijuana legalization in Oregon just because he likes

to get high. Steves, a nationally known guidebook author and host on public radio and television, said Tuesday he's convinced that marijuana prohibition in the US. operates solely to harm the poor and people of color, and to profit ofFtheir punishment. "It's not guys like me, rich white guys, who need it," Steves said Tuesday at a downtown Portland hotel. "It's the people who are arrested and cited, who are poor." Steves is crisscrossing western and central Oregon in support of a ballot mea-

sure to legalize marijuana, a movement that picked up steam in 2012 when Coloradoand Washington state each approved legal marijuana and commercial outlets tosellit. None of it would have happened without a plummeting stock market in 2008, Steves said. ''When you look attheend of Prohibition, it came during the Depression because they couldn't afFord to jail all those guys," Steves said. 'There's no coincidence that (marijuana legalization) was taken seriously only aker the recession." Steves wrote in the book 'Travel as a Political Act" thathisglobe-trotting reveals marijuana decriminalization is good for society. 'There is this idea that there's thisreservoir of people who will immediately begin to smoke pot if it's legal and ruin their lives," Steves said."In Europe, they've shown that that's not true." The No on 91 campaign,

PORTLAND — Vice Presi-

any parly, grew by 14,793, or 2.9 percent, in September. That group ofvoters has grown by nearly 28,000 voters since the 2012 election. The state's Independent Party grew by 2,619. Another 1,189 voters joined other minor parties. The Working Families Party of Oregon was the only party to see a decline in voters, losing 285registered voters.

sage is muddled. While European drugcontrol measures may rely on reducing harm instead of imprisoning users, Puckett said Holland has found it is "not successful at all there" in reducing dependency or crime. Puckett said Washington and Colorado should be lek to experiment with the drug. "Oregon would be wiser to slow down," said Puckett, adding that she would likely never support full legalization."Let them be the

guinea pigs." Steves supported Washington state's successful 2012 measuretolegalize marijuana, but didn't back a 2012 Oregon legalization measure because, he said, it was "pro-marijuana," without any input &om

SUV crashes into Oregon tire store PORTLAND — A Portland Fire & Rescue spokesman says an SUV crashed into a Les Schwab Tire Center in northeast Portland on Tuesday akernoon, injuring a customer who had been sitting in the waiting room. Fire Lt. Damon Simmons says the unidentified male customer was taken to a Portland hospital. Ks condition was not known Tuesday evening. Additional details about the crash were not immediately available.

Man displaying new gun robbed

Rabid dead bat found; 2 cats at risk

GRESHAM — Police in the east Portland suburb of Gresham say a 21-year-old man who hadjust bought a handgun and was openly carrying it as he walked along a street was robbed of the weapon by a second man who also had a gun. Lt. Claudio Grandjean says William Coleman III was robbed early Saturday while walking with his cousin. Coleman had purchased the gun on Friday. The victim told police

EUGENE — Lane County, Oregon, Public Health says two cats are at risk aker they were found playing with a dead bat in a barn. Apreliminary test shows the bat had rabies. The Register-Guard reported that a family living near the small town of Noti told public health officials they found two of their cats playing with the bat last

future industrial use. The main incineration plant and its pollution abatement systems and piping have been demolished, and its support structures have been removed down to 20 feet below ground, said Hal McCune, URS protocol manager. Several support buildings, such as the medical building and maintenance and office building, remain standing for possible reuse. The area where the plant stood is a gravel lot, and the fence around the plant remains standing. To verify that the cleanup is done, 1,300 samples of air, water and concretewere collected before and aker demolition. Workers chipped out samples of concrete in places where it will remain for possible reuse, including sidewalks and the pad where closed transportation containers were brought into the plant.

which draws most of its funding&om law enforcement groups, has said that marijuana legalization will m ake it easierforchildren to access the drug. Spokeswoman Mandi Puckett said Steves' mes-

Aug. 1. The teen has since recovered.

dent Joe Biden is expected in Oregonon Wednesday to help Sen. Jeff Merkley with his bid for a second term. Biden will rally supporters at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland and hold aprivatefundraiser before heading to Seattle. Biden is on a West Coast tour to promote a minimum wage hike and boost Democratic campaigns as the party triesto maintain controlof the Senate. Merkley is the &ont runner against Republican Monica Wheby, a pediatric neurosurgeon &om Portland. Ballots go out next week and are due Nov. 4.

w eek. The fam il y doghad

he was approached by a

been vaccinated against rabies but the cats had not. Health department spokesman Jason Davis said Tuesday that because of the risk, the family is required by law to keep the cats quarantined for six months or euthanize them. He says the family has yet to make a decision.

young man who asked for a cigarette, then asked about Coleman's gun and finally pulleda gun &om hisown waistband and said,"I like your gun. Give it to me."

Man sought in burglary arrested CRESWELL — A Lane County SherifF's spokesman says a 27-year-old Creswell man sought in connection with a burglary led deputies on a chase that reached speeds of 100 mph on several m ajor highways.SeveralCreswell schools were placed on temporary lockdown as the man raced through school zones. The Register-Guard reportedthe man was fi nally arrestedforinvestigation of eluding police, unauthorized use of a vehicle, reckless driving, reckless endangerment and fi rst-degree burglary. Tuesday's chase began and ended in Creswell.

3uly 2015 trial set in toddler death

Pot advocate says travels show legalization works • Steves traveling Central, Western Oregon in support of Measure 91

From wire reports

Biden makes stop to campaign for Merkley

Chemical depot cleanup dowm to paperlvork Tri-City Herald

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ASTORIA — A Washington state woman accused of drowning her 2-year-old daughter and cutting the throat ofher teenage daughter at an Oregon coast motel last summer is tentatively set for trial next July 7. The DailyAstorian reported that Jessica Smith's defense lawyers sought a trial date in spring or early summer 2016 during a hearing Tuesday in Grcuit Court in Astoria. Judge Gndee M atyassetthe trialdatefor next July, but said she would allow defense lawyer Williams Falls a postponement ifneeded. The 40-year-old Goldendale, Washington, woman earlier pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and attemptedaggravated murder in the attacks. Cannon Beach police found the toddler dead and the 13-year-old girl still breathing but covered in blood on

groups with a stake in the measure, like law enforcement. This year's ballot initiative, called Measure 91, is "anti-prohibition," Steves said. The difFerence is the planning, he said. Money in M easure 91 issetasidefor law enforcement, schools and drug-treatmentprograms. The measure seeks to legalizethesaleand taxation of marijuana in Oregon. The drug is now legal for medicinal use. The campaign to legalize marijuana in Oregon raised

about $2.4 million by the latest reporting deadline in late September. The opposition, No on 91, last reported

about$170,000 in itscofFers. "If we jailed everyone who smokes the occasional joint in Oregon tomorrow," Steves said,"it would be a lot less interesting place to live."

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WEEK AHEAD

PREP FOOTBALL

BENHAM'S BENCH

THURSDAY C W omen's coll ege soccer: • Eastern Oregon at Southern Oregon University, 4 p.m. • Boys prep soccer: • La Grande at Baker, 2 p.m. • Girls prep soccer: • La Grande at Baker, 4 p.m. C Prep volleyball: • La Grande at Baker, 6 p.m. • Enterprise at Imbler, 4 p.m. • Grant Union at Elgin, 5 p.m. FRIDAY C Women's volleyball: • Northwest University at Eastern Oregon, Quinn Coliseum, 7 p.m. C Prep volleyball: • Cove at Imbler, 2 p.m. • Weston-McEwen at Union, 3 p.m. • Griswold at Wallowa, 4 p.m. • Powder Valley, Nixyaawi, Pine Eagle at Pine Eagle, 4 p.m. • Echo at Joseph, 4 p.m. • Prep football: • Bakerat La Grande, Community Stadium, 7 p.m. • Imbler at Union/ Cove, Union, 7 p.m. • Powder Valley, Nixyaawi at Pine Eagle, 2 p.m. • Echo at Joseph, Joseph, 7 p.m. • Elgin at Perrydale, Arlington, 2 p.m. • Prep cross country: • La Grande, Enterprise, Union, Elgin/Imbler at Dry Side Shootout, Eastern Oregon University, 4 p.m.

AT A GLANCE

SDRball

tryouts open The Union County Lightning 14-and-under softball team will hold a tryout for the 2015 softball season Oct. 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Sam Marcum Field. All interested players and parents should plan on attending the tryout, and all players are required to have a parent in attendance. Selection preference will be given to Union County residents. A mandatory parent meeting will be held immediately after the tryout. For more information, contact Fred Bell at 541-910-7134, Ryan Givens at 541-9108409 or Lin Casciato at 541-805-9082.

JOSH BENHAM

Night games at EOU a WlI1-Wln

he funofSaturday night lingers even aker a few

days have passed. Eastern Oregon hosted its first night game in program history last weekend when the Mountaineers clobbered

College of Idaho 47-7.

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La Grande's Connor Brandt (66), Zach Calhoun (57) and Zack Jacobs (4) swarm to bring down Nyssa's J.P. Martinez during the Tigers' 34-26 season-opening win over the Bulldogs Sept. 5 at Community Stadium.

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• La Grande seniors reach Smith, the Tigers have scored three touchdowns or more in all five games new level of success aRer scoring 15 points or fewer six times during last season's 2-6 finish. heading into GOL slate The Observer

ThoughtheLa Grande High School football team has yet to play a Greater OregonLeague game, theTigershave alreadywon more games than in the past two seasons combined. In the wake of a winless 2012 campaign followed by a two-win 2013 season, the Tigers are now 3-2 coming ofF two consecutive road victories against 6A Madison and DeSales, Wash. Under first-year head coach Chad

in LaGrande,Iasked people aboutthe largenumber of tailgaters. From what

I gathered, the College of Idaho tailgate was head and shoulders above anything witnessed the past few falls. Some people have obligations during weekend afternoons. Heck, maybe the lawn needs to be mowed. And some may not feel like getting up at 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. to prepare for a noon or 1p.m. game. But with the 6 p.m. start, it gave people a greater opportunity to attend. In keeping with the fanbase theme, I also felt the scene inside the stadium was boosted. Again, when life gets in theway, 1p.m .games can be hard to attend for a lot of locals. But what I saw Saturday night was a Community Stadium packed to the brim. It was only until late that SeeBenham / Page10A

GiantsedgeSastNationalsinSlasoms The Associated Press

MLB

SAN FRANCISCO —ARer their also scoring on a walk and a groundout Hunter Pence turned in a defensive gem in right field that helped hold the Nationals at bay as San Francisco won for the 11th time in its last 12 postseason games. "It's been a remarkable journey. I wouldn't trade it for the world," Pence sald. San Francisco travels to St. Louis Championship Series. for Game 1 on Saturday night. It's a The wild-card Giants, with their cast rematch of the 2012 NLCS, when the of rookies and homegrown stars, won Giants rallied from a 3-1 deficit to 3-1in the best-of-five Division Series by beat the Cardinals on the way to their summer slide and a September stumble, the San Francisco Giants have that old October swagger back. Every other year, it sure seems to work for manager Bruce Bochy's boys. Joe Panik scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning on Aaron Barrett's bases-loaded wild pitch, and the Giants edged the Washington Nationals 3-2 Tuesday night to return to the NL

second World Series championship in three years. Santiago Casilla walked Bryce Harper with two outs in the ninth, then retired Wilson Ramos on a grounder to end it. Casilla was mobbed on the mound as fireworks shot ofFfrom the center-field scoreboard. "I just talked about their will. These guys, they're relentless," Bochy said. 'They were warriors on the road. We had to win at Pittsburgh, we got two in Washington." "It's tender and it's bitter and all of those things, but I'm proud of them," rookie manager Matt Williams said.

PREP VOLLEYBALL

nionan ove rowas rien san oes • Leopards aim to avenge four-set loss to Bobcats By Eric Avissar The Observer

In June, Cove High School's Reagan Carreiro and Kindra Moore won

a state soRball championship playing for Union/Cove with Union volleyball

players — including Viki McCabe, Keesha Sarman, Chelsie Houck, Kortnee Marriott, Sarah Good and Delanie Kohr. On Saturday, Carreiro and Moore's

friends became foes, as Union and Cove played the firstm atch ofa Wapiti League triangular at Grant Union. Ultimately the Leopards' squad came up short against the Bobcats, as Union took round one, 21-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-17. ARer the win, Sarah Good said the win was bittersweet. "It's hard for us because we're all friends playing on difFerent teams,"

The LaGrande boys soccerteam took 27shots during its match against Pendleton Saturday at the middle school. Ultimately, Norwegian exchange student Erlend Lervik took the two that mattered most, as Lervik scored twice in theTigers'2-1 win over the Buckaroos. Lervik's first goal was a volley off a Cristian Miramontes cross, and the second came ona headeroffacornerkick.

Good said."Losing to a friend is a lot more difFIcult than an opponent you don't know. It's tough beating a group of girls you love and even though we had just got an important win, it's still hard to see them sad." Both Good and Moore said that aker the match, the players on each team did not say much to one another beyond congratulating each other on a good match. However, the bond between the girls was displayed aker the match.

THURSDAY'S PICK

Lervik scores a brace in Tigers' win

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''What we try to stress to the kids is that it's always about the next play," Smith said."We're always looking forward, and we're never looking backward." On Friday, the Tigers will play their home finale against Baker.Senior Brett ShafFer, who starts on both the ofFensive and defensive line, said the Tigers are practicing faster than ever. "It's a lot more upbeat than how it's been in the past," ShafFer said."We have a good vibe, and we've kept the energy at a higher level than ever before." ShafFer added the coaching stafFdoes a more thorough job of preparing the See Tigers / Page 9A

The Tigers have not reached the postseason since 2011, losing to Siuslaw in the play-in game. La Grande will now turn its attention to senior night Friday against Baker, where the In 2008,the Tigers reached the state playoffs, where they lost in the first round on the road against Cascade. Though the Tigers lost two consecutive games at home on Sept. 12 to Pendleton and Sept. 19 to Weiser, Idaho, Smith was able to regroup and refocus the team

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ARer soaking it all in, one conclusion can be drawn — I hope Eastern continues the prime time showcases. There are a number of reasons why it was only a positive for the prograin. One of the main things I noticed right ofFthe bat was the inspired fan base. Walking to the tailgating section, I was pleasantly surprised by all the people out for the festivities. Compared to the first home game's tailgate, the difFerence was night and day. The parking lot was jampacked,music was playing, barbecues were fired up and it really felt like the place to be Saturday. Now, one could say that more people inevitably come out for homecoming week. With this being my first fali

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Imbler battles Enterprise Led by senior Emma Bowers, the Imbler volleyball team will try to bounce back from a three-set loss against Burns as it hosts Enterprise Thursday night. 4 p.m.

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While Cove and Grant Union warmed upforthefi nalmatch ofthe day, senior Hailey Hulse injured her knee, forcing her out of action. As soon as the Union girls heard about Hulse's injury in the locker room, they rushed out to the court to make sure Hulse was okay. Moore said she appreciated the response. "It speaks volumes about the relationship between our schools," Moore said."It's a cool dynamic to have good See Rivairy / Page11A

WHO'S HOT

WHO'S NOT

KENNETH FARIED: The Morehead State alum signed a five-year, $60 million contract with the Denver Nuggets Sunday, cementing his role as the starting power forward after a successful FIBA World Cup.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS: After finishing with the best record in baseball at 96-66, the Nationals once again fell short in the National League playoffs after losing by a 3-2 margin to San Francisco Tuesday.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014

SPORTS

SCOREBOARD Echo Wallowa Joseph Pine Eagle Nixyaawii

MLB Playoff Glance DIVISION SERIES

(Best-of-5)

American League Baltimore 3, Detroit 0 Thursday, Oct. 2: Baltimore 12, Detroit 3

Friday, Oct. 3: Baltimore 7, Detroit 6 Sunday, Oct. 5: Baltimore 2, Detroit1 Kansas City 3, Los Angeles 0 Thursday, Oct.2:Kansas City 3,Los Angeles 2, 11 innings Friday, Oct. 3: Kansas City 4, Los Angeles 1, 11 innings Sunday, Oct.5:Kansas City 8,Los Angeles 3 National League San Francisco 3, Washington 1 Friday, Oct. 3: San Francisco 3, Washington 2 Saturday, Oct. 4: San Francisco 2, Washington 1, 18 innings Monday, Oct.6:W ashington 4,San Francisco 1 Tuesday, Oct. 7: San Francisco 3, Washington 2 St. Louis 3, Los Angeles1 Friday, Oct. 3: St. Louis 10, Los Angeles 9 Saturday, Oct. 4: Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2 Monday, Oct.6:St.Louis 3,Los Angeles 1 Tuesday, Oct.7:St.Louis 3,Los Angeles 2 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(Best-of-7) American League

All AL games televised by TBS Friday, Oct. 10: Kansas City (Shields 14-8) at Baltimore (Tillman 13-6), 5:07 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11: Kansas City (Ventura 14-10) at Baltimore, 1:07 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13: Baltimore at Kansas City, TBA Tuesday, Oct. 14: Baltimore at Kansas City, TBA x-Wednesday, Oct. 15: Baltimore at Kansas City, TBA x-Friday, Oct. 17: Kansas City at Baltimore, TBA x-Saturday, Oct. 18: Kansas City at Baltimore, TBA

National League Saturday, Oct. 11: San Francisco (Bumgarner 18-10) at St. Louis (Wainwright 20-9), 5:07 p.m. (Fox) Sunday, Oct. 12: San Francisco at St. Louis, TBA(FS1) Tuesday, Oct. 14: St. Louis at San Francisco, TBA (FS1) Wednesday, Oct. 15: St. Louis at San Francisco, TBA (FS1) x-Thursday, Oct. 16: St. Louis at San Francisco, TBA (FS1) x-Saturday, Oct. 18: San Francisco at St. Louis, TBA(Fox) x-Sunday, Oct. 19: San Francisco at St. Louis, TBA(FS1)

PREP Football

3-5 64 22 26 44 2 - 4 7 4 ) 2 9 32 40 0-7 0 -10 2 30 65

Girls Soccer 4A-7Greater Oregon League G OL AII GS G A Mac-Hi/W-McE 1-0 34 1 2 13 1-0 24 15 15 Ontario La Grande 0 - 1 4 3 30 8 Baker/PV 0-1 2 - 6 11 27

RK 12 24 13 31

Boys Soccer

4A-7Greater Oregon League G OL A I I G S Ontario 1-0 6-0 46 McLoughlin 1-0 44 18 La Grande 0-1 4-2-1 1 8 Baker/PV 0 - 1 2 4 - 1 9

GA 4 18 17 28

RK 6 11 24 25

FOOTBALL NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA 3 2 0 .6 0 0 9 6 89 3 2 0 . 6 00 123107 2 2 0 .5 0 0 9 6 97 1 4 0 . 2 00 79127 South W L T P c t P F PA Indianapolis 3 2 0 . 6 00 156108 Houston 3 2 0 . 6 00 104 87 Tennessee 1 4 0 . 2 00 88139 Jacksonville 0 5 0 . 0 0 0 6 7169 North W L T P c t P F PA Cincinnati 3 1 0 .7 5 0 9 7 76 Baltimore 3 2 0 . 6 00 116 80 Pittsburgh 3 2 0 . 6 00 114108 Cleveland 2 2 0 . 5 00 103105

West

W L T P c t P F PA SanDiego 4 1 0 .80 0 133 63 Denver 3 1 0 . 7 50 116 87 Kansas City 2 3 0 .4 0 0 119101 Oakland 0 4 0 . 0 0 0 5 1103 NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T P c t P F PA 4 1 0 . 8 00 156132 4 1 0 . 8 00 135103 3 2 0 . 6 00 133111 1 4 0 . 2 00 112136 South W L T P c t P F PA Carolina 3 2 0 . 6 00 104120 Atlanta 2 3 0 . 4 00 151143 New Orleans 2 3 0 . 4 00 132141 Tampa Bay 1 4 0 . 2 00 103156 North W L T P c t P F PA Detroit 3 2 0 .6 0 0 9 9 79 Green Bay 3 2 0 . 6 00 134106 Minnesota 2 3 0 . 4 00 101126 Chicago 2 3 0 . 4 00 116131 West W L T P c t P F PA Arizona 3 1 0 . 7 5 0 8 6 86 Seattle 3 1 0 . 7 50 110 83 San Francisco 3 2 0 . 6 0 0 110106 St. Louis 1 3 0 . 2 50 8 4119 All Times PDT

Philadelphia Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington

Thursday's Game Green Bay 42, Minnesota 10 Sunday's Games Cleveland 29, Tennessee 28 New Orleans 37, Tampa Bay 31, OT Dallas 20, Houston 17, OT Carolina 31, Chicago 24 Philadelphia 34, St. Louis 28 N.Y. Giants 30, Atlanta 20 Buffalo 17, Detroit 14 Indianapolis 20, Baltimore 13 Pittsburgh 17, Jacksonville 9 Denver 41, Arizona 20 San Francisco 22, Kansas City17 San Diego 31, N.Y. Jets 0 New England 43, Cincinnati 17 Open: Miami, Oakland Monday's Game Seattle 27, Washington 17 Thursday, Oct. 9 Indianapolis at Houston, 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12 Jacksonville at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Denver at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. New England at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Carolina at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Green Bay at Miami, 10 a.m. San Diego at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Dallas at Seattle, 1:25 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 1:25 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, 1:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m. Open: Kansas City, New Orleans Monday, Oct. 13 San Francisco at St. Louis, 5:30 p.m.

4A-7 Greater Oregon League GOL AII PF PA RK 04 3-2 152 152 14 0-0 1-4 38 120 18 0-0 1-4 79 180 24 0-0 1-4 103 217 27 2A-6 Wapiti League W L All P F PA RK 1-0 5-0 248 4 7 1 Bums Enterprise 1 4 1 - 3 5 1 123 31 Union/Cove 04 ) 4 4 1 90 51 8 0-1 3-1 129 128 3 Imbler G rant Union 0 - 1 144 9 6 167 32 1A-1 Special District S D1 All P F 1 PA RK W allowa 24 4-1 1 9 2 88 4 PowderValley 24 2-3 130 270 15 1-0 4-0 216 7 6 1 Adrian 1-0 3-1 196 88 5 Crane Harper/Hunt 1- 1 2-2 157 134 16 Jordan Valley 1-1 1-3 162 244 25 Pine Eagle 0 - 1 2 - 2 188 142 18 J oseph 0-1 1 - 3 1 46 177 38 0-2 1-4 126 230 29 Echo M on/Day 0-2 1 - 4 8 6 216 32

Volleyball 4A-7 Greater Oregon League GOL All SW SL RK Baker 3 -0 54) 1 7 2 3 0 L a Grande 2 - 0 9 - 7 2 4 2 1 0 M cLoughlin 0 - 2 1 -12 8 34 0 0-3 0-12 2 Ontario 31 0 2A-6 Wapiti League WL All SW SL RK Bums 7 -0 114 3 4 12 3 Union 5-2 143 38 11 9 Cove 5-3 15-5 42 18 11 Imbler 4 4 154 4 4 20 15 Grant Union 3-3 8 8 25 22 18 Elgin 1-7 14 6 25 32 Enterprise 0 6 14 5 26 34 1A-7 Old Oregon Leag OOL All SW ue SL RK Powder Valley 64 10-6 26 19 9 Griswold 5-2 9 - 6 3 0 24 36

4-2 8-7 3 0 24 24 4 4 6- 1 0 2 4 35 45

NCAATop 25 Schedule All Times EDT Friday No. 25 Stanford vs. Washington State,

6 p.m.

Saturday No. 1 Florida State (5-0) at Syracuse,

NFL

Peterson given a December trial date The Associated Press

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9 a.m. No. 2 Auburn (5-0) at No. 3 Mississippi State, 12:30 p.m. No. 3 Mississippi (5-0) at No. 14 Texas A&M, 6 p.m. No. 5 Baylor (5-0) vs. No. 9 TCU, 12:30 p.m. No. 6 Notre Dame (5-0) vs. North Carolina, 9:30 a.m. No. 7 Alabama (4-1) at Arkansas, 3 p.m. No. 8 Michigan State (4-1) at Purdue, 12:30 p.m. No. 10 Arizona (5-0) vs. Southern Cal, 7:30 p.m. No. 11 Oklahoma (4-1) vs. Texas at Dallas, 9 a.m. No. 12 Oregon (4-1) at No. 18 UCLA, 12:30 p.m. No. 13 Georgia (4-1) at No. 23 Missouri, 9 a.m. No. 16 Oklahoma State (4-1) at Kansas, 1 p.m. No. 19 East Carolina (4-1) at South Florida, 4 p.m. No. 22 Georgia Tech (5-0) vs. Duke, 9:30 a.m.

AP Poll Released Oct. 4 Record Pts Pv 1 . Florida St. (35) 5-0 1 , 461 1 2 . Aubum (23) 5 - 0 1, 45 9 5 3 . Mississippi 5-0 1,3 2 0 1 1 3. Mississippi St. (2) 5-0 1,320 12 5. Baylor 5 -0 1 ,258 7 6 . Notre Dame 5 - 0 1, 1 8 6 9 7. Alabama 4 -1 1 , 060 3 8. Michigan St. 4 -1 4 -0 9. TCU 10. Arizona 5-0 11. Oklahoma 4 -1 4-1 12. Oregon 13. Georgia 4-1 14. Texas A&M 5 - 1 15. Ohio St. 4-1 16. Oklahoma St . 4-1 17. Kansas St. 4 - 1 4-1 18. UCLA 19. East Carolina 4-1 20. Arizona St. 4 -1 21. Nebraska 5-1 2 2. Georgia Tech 5-0 23. Missouri 4-1 4 -1 24. Utah 25. Stanford 3-2

981 979 951 904 888 854 731 534 527 486 460 344 325 283 235 212 206 143

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Others receiving votes: Clemson 92, Marshall 78, Southern Cal 61, Louisville 36, LSU 35, BYU 26, West Virginia 18, Arkansas 14, Wisconsin 7, California 6, Penn St. 5, Kentucky 4, Rutgers 4, N. Dakota St. 3, Minnesota 2, South Carolina 1, Virginia 1.

TRANSACTIONS Tuesday BASEBALL

Amencan League LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Claimed OF Roger Kieschnick and OF Alredo Marte off outright waivers from Arizona. Designated OF Brennan Boesch and C John Buck for assignment. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Claimed RHP Bo Schultz off waivers from Arizona.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES — Named

Gordon Blakeley and Roy Clark special assistants to the general manager; Dave Trembley director, player developmentand Jonathan Schuerholz assistant director, player development. Promoted Brian Bridges to scouting director. CINCINNATI REDS — Approved the sale of a minority interest in the club by The Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust to Frank Cohen. BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association PHILADELPHIA76ERS — Signed F Drew Gordon and G Malcolm Lee. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed P Dave Zastudil on injured reserve and LB Matt Shaughnessy on the injured reserve/return list. Signed P Drew Butler from the practice squad. Re-signed LB Marcus Benard. Signed QB Dennis Dixon to the practice

squad.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed WR Freddie Martino from their practice squad. Released WR Courtney Roby. BUFFALO BILLS — Signed G William Campbell and DT Jeremy Towns to the practice squad. Released TE Jamie Childers and RB Lonnie Pryor from the practice squad. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed FB Richie Brockel on injured reserve. Signed CB James Dockery. CHICAGO BEARS — SignedCB Al Louis-Jean from the practice squad. Signed LBs DeDe Lattimore and Terrell Manning to the practice squad. W aived DEDavid Bass and CB Isaiah Frey. Terminated the practice squad contracts of DE Roy Philon and WR Rashad Ross.

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teStament to the MOuntieS' PrOWeSS Dn the field.

The primettme game makes it really feel like an eVent, SOmething to do fOr Grande Ronde Valley residentS. InStead Dfheading to the mOVie theater Dr to a restaurantforSaturday night, Why not head to the game instead? Above all else, however, the players benefitted most, which was most important. It was evident that the big and raucous crowd liked the players, while at the same time intimidating the opponent. Head coach Tim Camp told me akerward that the team had that date Cireled fOr a While Dn their calendars, and it showed.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Claimed LB Khairi Fortt off waivers from New Orleans. Placed LB Sean Porter on the injured reserve list. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DLA.J. Pataiali'i to the practice squad. Released LS Charley Hughlettfrom the practice squad. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed DE Joe Kruger to the practice squad. HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed LB John Simon off Baltimore's practice squad. Placed LB Ricky Sapp on the injured reserve list. Signed LB Jason Ankrah to the practice squad. Released FB Toben Opurum from the practice

squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — SignedWR Donte Foster, QB Chandler Harnish and S Pierre Warren to the practice squad. ReleasedQB McLeod Bethel-Thompson from practice squad. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed TE Tom Crabtree. Placed S Jairus Byrd on injured reserve. NEW YORK GIANTS — SignedCB Chandler Fenner and WR Julian Talley to the practice squad. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Claimed LB Ray-Ray Armstrong off waivers from the St. Louis. Placed LB Kaluka Maiava on the injured reserve list. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed G Andrew Tiller to the practice squad. Waived OT John Fullington. HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Placed F Brandon Mashinter on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 1. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETSPlaced C Brandon Dubinsky on injured reserve. Claimed RW Adam Cracknell off waivers from Los Angeles. Assigned F Jerry D'Amigo to Springfield (AHL). DALLAS STARS — Placed D Sergei Gonchar on injured reserve. Designated F Rich Peverley injured non-roster player. DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned D Xavier Ouellet and G Petr Mrazek to

Grand Rapids (AHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Announced

D Shane O'Brien cleared waivers and assigned him to San Antonio (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS — Assigned

C Jacob de la Rose to Hamilton (AHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Placed F Matt Cullen and F Viktor Stalberg on injured reserve. Designated F Mike Fisher injured non-roster player. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Signed F Jordin Tootoo. Assigned D Peter Harrold, F Steve Bernier and F Cam Janssen to Albany (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS — Reassigned C Chris Mueller to the Harfford Wolf Pack (AHL). WINNIPEG JETS — Reassigned G Peter Budaj to St. John's (AHL). American Hockey League HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Signed F Sahir Gill to a tryout contract and G Franky Palazzese to a one-year contract. SOCCER Major League Soccer COLUMBUS CREW — SignedF Kei Kamara. National Women's SoccerLeague SKY BLUE FC — Announced the retirement of G Jill Loyden. COLLEGE NCAA — Announced Texas A&M junior G-F Jalen Jones is eligible for the start of the upcoming basketball season after transferring to the school from SMU. EASTERN COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE — Announced Franklin Pierce, Gannon, U. of Indianapolis and Mercy have been accepted as full Division II members of the ECAC. PAC-12 CONFERENCE — Reprim anded and fined Colorado coach Mike Maclntyre $10,000 for conduct toward the officials following the Buffaloes' loss to Oregon State on Oct. 4. CUMBERLAND — Fired volleyball coach Brittany Harry. Named Ron Pavan interim volleyball coach. HOBART — Named Craig Whipple volunteer assistant lacrosse coach. KENTUCKY — Suspended freshman DE Lloyd Tubman indefinitely after he was arrested and charged with first-

degree rape.

RADFORD — Named Haley Marvine women's lacrosse coach. RANDOLPH-MACON — Announced the resignation of men's assistant basketball coach Jarell Christian to be a video analyst and assistant coach for Oklahoma City (NBADL).

RODEO PRCA Rankings Through Oct. 6 All-around 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $253,262; 2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $158,537; 3. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $88,683; 4. Clay-

ton Hass, Terrell, Texas $86,832; 5. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah $86,668; 6. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $80,309; 7. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta $74,496; 8. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $61,394; 9. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $56,980; 10. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. $56,317; 11. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. $55,187; 12. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $52,422; 13. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.$46,935; 14. Payden Emmett, Ponca, Ark. $41,062; 15. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. $39,567; 16. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. $37,521; 17. J.B. Lord, Sturgis, S.D. $31,310; 18. Chant DeForest, Wheatland, Calif. $31,048; 19. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas $31,047; 20. J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo. $28,444 Bareback Riding 1. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah $172,384; 2. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore.$126,929; 3.Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. $122,717; 4. Tim O'Connell, Zwingle, lowa $102,890; 5. W ill Lowe, Canyon, Texas $99,013; 6. Bobby Mote, Culver,Ore. $95,309; 7. Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas $89,935; 8. Caleb Bennett, Tremonton,Utah $84,225; 9. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. $73,039; 10. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. $70,208; 11. Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta $67,786; 12. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. $67,686; 13. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas $65,779; 14. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla. $65,178; 15. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb.$64,567; 16. R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore. $61,035; 17. Luke Creasy, Lubbock, Texas $52,925; 18. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D. $52,847; 19. Orin Larsen, Goodwell, Okla. $51,917; 20. Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas $50,547 Steer Wrestling 1. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. $91,804; 2. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas $82,055; 3. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. $80,278; 4. Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. $77,754; 5. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $76,576; 6. Bray Armes, Ponder, Texas $69,216; 7. Dru Melvin, Hebron, Neb. $67,832; 8. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. $65,992; 9. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. $63,015; 10. Kyle lrwin, Robertsdale, Ala. $59,736; 11. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta $57,449; 12. Cole Edge, Durant, Okla. $57,406; 13. Wyatt Smith, Rexburg, Idaho $57,188; 14. Seth Brockman, W heatland, Wyo. $52,933; 15.Ty Erickson,Helena, Mont. $52,470; 16. TomLewis,Lehi,Utah $52,406; 17. Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla. $52,025; 18. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. $49,022; 19. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. $46,824; 20. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $46,081

Team Roping (header)

1. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $110,181; 2. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. $101,421; 3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $101,399; 4. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. $90,643; 5. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $82,889; 6. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. $81,470; 7. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore. $79,491; 8. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. $76,963; 9. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. $75,710; 10. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas $73,062; 11. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz. $72,341; 12. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. $71,559; 13. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas $69,310; 14. Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz. $68,074; 15. Tom Richards, Humboldt, Ariz. $66,744; 16. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. $64,942; 17. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas $58,533; 18. Chace Thompson, Munday, Texas $50,975; 19. Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont. $50,775; 20. Ty Blasingame, Sugar City, Colo. $48,858

Team Roping (heeler)

1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $110,181; 2. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. $101,769; 3. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. $101,399; 4. Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo. $93,735; 5. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $82,889; 6. Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas $81,470; 7. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. $79,491; 8. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas $76,963;9.Jake Long,Coffeyville, Kan. $76,710; 10. Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo. $72,618; 11. Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla. $70,062; 12. Dakota Kirchenschlager, Morgan Mill, Texas $65,950; 13. Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Ariz. $62,333; 14. Clay O'Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. $60,255; 15. Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. $58,515; 16. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas $55,741; 17. Cole Davison,Stephenville,Texas $54,220; 18. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas $53,828; 19. Jett Hillman, Purcell, Okla. $51,344; 20. Tommy Zuniga, Centerville, Texas $50,796 Saddle Bronc Riding

1. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. $126,879; 2. Cody Wnght, Milford, Utah $111,093; 3. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. $102,429; 4. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. $92,574; 5. Jacobs Crawley, Stephenvil le,Texas $88,729; 6.W ade Sundell, Boxholm, lowa $83,875; 7. Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn. $77,694; 8. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah $77,495; 9. Bradley Harter, Loranger, La. $74,836; 10. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. $73,705; 11. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. $71,134; 12. Cody DeMoss,

Heflin, La. $66,683; 13. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah $60,265; 14. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah $59,795; 15. Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta $59,365; 16. Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D. $59,204; 17. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas $55,039; 18. Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas $51,725; 19. Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo. $49,905; 20. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas $47,313 Tie-down Roping 1. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $153,822;2. MattShiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho $116,983; 3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $93,849; 4. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $85,893; 5. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas $83,188; 6. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. $81,533;7. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. $79,687; 8. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas $76,319; 9. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas $74,285; 10. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas $69,596; 11. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas $69,401; 12. Ryan Watkins, Bluff Dale, Texas $68,197; 13. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas $66,317; 14. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas $65,282; 15. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash. $64,240; 16. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas $57,828; 17. Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash. $57,311; 18. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. $56,355; 19. Randall Carlisle, Baton Rouge, La. $56,296; 20. Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M. $55,889 Steer Roping 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $68,835; 2. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. $67,910; 3. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. $53,561; 4. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas $45,415; 5. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas $43,499; 6. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. $37,464; 7. JasonEvans, Huntsville,Texas $35,224;8.M ike Chase, McAlester, Okla. $33,281; 9. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas $33,165; 10. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. $33,040; 11. Brady Garten, Claremore, Okla. $32,543; 12. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. $32,329; 13. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas $31,225; 14. Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. $30,193; 15. Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo. $28,268; 16. Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas $27,707; 17. J.B. Whatley, Gardendale, Texas $26,094; 18. Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas $26,009; 19. Roger Branch, Perkins, Okla. $25,855; 20.J.Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas $24,148

Bull Riding 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $143,165; 2. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas $125,547; 3. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $102,589; 4. Tim Bingham, Honeyville, Utah $85,634; 5. Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla. $77,830; 6. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas $77,307; 7. Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas $76,227; 8. Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo. $73,107; 9. Jordan Spears, Redding Calif $72139 10 TylerSmith Fruita, Colo. $70,040; 11. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah $69,558; 12. Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo. $67,577; 13. Beau Hill, West Glacier, Mont. $67,158; 14. Aaron Pass, Dallas, Texas $66,546; 15. Elliot Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas $65,039; 16. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn.$63,553; 17.Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore. $58,936; 18. Dustin Bowen, Fredericksburg, Pa. $58,646; 19. Jeff Askey, Martin, Tenn. $55,122; 20. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas $52,937 Barrel Racing 1. Kaley Bass, Kissimmee, Fla. $155,280; 2. Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas $131,471; 3. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. $121,617; 4. Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah $104,289; 5. Britany Diaz, Solen, N.D. $102,947; 6. Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas $100,645; 7. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas $99,712; 8. Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo. $93,135; 9. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. $93,048; 10. Kassidy Dennison, Roosevelt, Utah $92,051; 11. Christy Loflin, Franktown, Colo. $91,736; 12. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas $90,431; 13. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. $74,385; 14. Samantha Lyne, Cotulla, Texas $70,577; 15.Jana Bean, Ft. Hancock, Texas $70,416; 16. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. $70,017; 17. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas $69,447; 18. Ann Scott, Canyon Country, Calif. $68,119; 19. Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga. $64,063; 20. Kimmie Wall, Roosevelt, Utah $60,579

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RIVALRY Continued from Ebge 9A friends that really care about you, yet they're willing to give everythmg they have to win when they're playing against you." Union head coach Lasa Baxter said she is impressed with how the girls can switch from being&iends and teammates to opponents who still respect each other. 'They don't have any separation when they play sokball together, and it's interesting to me how they're able to do that," Baxter said 'Then they come into volleyball and basketball, then they'reequally tough rivals with each other. It shows a lot of maturity that they can separate the two teams and do that. That's not an easy thing to do." Union/Cove sokball coach

Paul Phillips also praised his team for its ability to compete with the same intensity playing together as they do when the athletes go against each other. 'They're good &iends off the court, but once they play it's a difFerent story," Phillips said on how they handle volleyball season."Hailey and Hannah Hulse played with us two years ago, and it sounds like they're going to do it again. They all get along really well."

Phillips added that he doesn't mind seeing Union/ Cove's sokball season get

delayed by basketball in the state playofFs because he's happy to see them succeed and that success carries over

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into soRball. Baxter and Cove head coach Darcy Carreiro said they are &iends with a strong sense of respect for one another — a sense of respect and mutual understanding that has trickled down to their respective teams. As a result, each athlete has been able to successfully transition between playing with and against the same faces. 'They're all about the team and always have each other's back, whether it's in volleyball or soRball, you wouldn't know the difference," Darcy Carreiro said.'They don't have to relearn anything. We're truly blessed to have awesome kids and awesome athletes. They're fun to watch and are so driven and so easy to coach. It's not anything flashy, but theyjust have that will to win." Reagan Carreiro said the key to the girls being able to remain &iends with one another is knowing their competitive boundaries. ''For me, it's not hard because I know my boundaries as an athlete, and I know when it's time to be a &iend and when to be a competitor," Reagan Carreiro said."It's the same for my teammates. We're all friends, but when it comes down to it we know when it's time to get the job done." On Saturday, the Leopards will try to avenge last weekend's loss to the Bobcats, this time at Imbler Kgh School. During Union's victory over Cove, the Leopards struggled to contain McCabe, as the senior finished with a teamhigh 25 kills with two blocks

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Union celebrates after winning a key point during its win over Elgin on the road Sept. 18. and seven digs. Houck also played a major role in the win, tallying 15 digs and 24 assists. ARer getting swept by Imbler and Burns in their previous two matches, the Bobcats also defeated Grant Union in five sets to earn two consecutive wins. 'They're an uncommon group, they never say die," Baxter said ofher squad."All week, we kept saying this is do-or-die time. They knew how critical it was to come away with wins. All of the teams in the Wapiti League are so talented, and I believe any team is capable ofbeating the other on any given night." On Thursday at 5:15 a.m., Baxter will teach a high intensity interval fitness training class at Mountain Valley Fitness, where Darcy Carreiro will be in attendance. There, the two will have the opportunity to bond as &iends before both

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Cove's Hannah Hulse hits a shot over Elgin's wall during the Leopards' three-set win Sept. 25 at home.

try to gain ground on one team in part because of another in the intense race to how close her squad is, and qualify for the Wapiti League believes the Bobcats (14-3

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overall, 5-2 Wapiti League)

"I trust and respect her opinion tremendously," Darcy Carreiro said of Baxter."We see each other in our social lives all the time. We are in the same social circles and the same situations. When we're against each other on the court, obviously we're very competitive, but at the same time, we still have that mutual respect for each other." Both Baxter and Darcy Carreiro know what it takes to win a state championship. In 2010, Darcy Carreiro coached the Cove volleyball squad to a state title victory over Baxter and Powder Valley. In 2012, Baxter led the Badgers to a fiveset victory over the Imbler Panthers and head coach Jennifer Teeter, who played volleyball with Baxter at Union High School. Baxter said she is confident in her

have yet to unlock their full potential. "We haven't peaked yet and we're moving forward," Baxter said."We we're getting strong with our serving, hitting and receiving. The

to win state, but have to do a better job of reaching the goals they set for themselves. While the Union volleyball seniors who play

basketball and soRball

know what it's like to play at the state tournament, they have yet to experience the OSAA state volleyball tournament. "We hate losing in the first kids are doing a greatjob of filling in the gaps. Wehave round of the state playofFs," widespread contributions Good said of the Union coming from lots of the girls." volleyball squad. "None of Darcy Carreiro said the us have played in the state Leopards (15-5 overall, 5-2 volleyball tournament. We've Wapiti League) are ready heard a lot about how aweto give it their all as they some it is, and we have the approach the business end of talent and work ethic to get the season. there." 'This is the time of the Good added that no matter season when we have to step how the state playoffs end, up to the occasion every time she will remain close with we take the court," Darcy her &iends at Cove. "In the end, we're all athCarreiro said.'The girls are feeling the time crunch. They letes," Good said. Whether we're playing for or against know we have to give it our all and they have do it now." each other, I know we're goMoore said that the ing to go all out at anything Leopards have what it takes we do.

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La Grande's DerrickWagoner (77) and Isaiah Cranford (21) look to bring down running backTy Johnson of Weiser, Idaho, Sept. 19 at Community Stadium.

TIGERS

good athletes coming back as well." One of those returnmg athContinued from Page 9A letes will be junior running team for each game. back Ray Jimenez, who had 'The coaches really try a successful game against DeSales, rushing for 79 yards to help us improve instead on 17 carries with a touchof telling us what we did wrong," Shaffer said."Now, down. While the Tigers are a lot of the guys who didn't play last year are really step- working to make strides ping up for us as starters. A both on the ground and through the air, quarterlot of the younger guys have back Brandon Dall said the stepped in and have done a offensive line has improved really good job." As the man who decided at both pass protection and to give the 27-year-old Smith opening up runnmg lanes for Jimenez. his first head coaching job, 'There is a lot more trust La Grande Athletic Direcon the line this year," senior tor Bill Burns said he didn't expect Smith to reach the Jaden Brown said."We have a much betterunderstanding level of immediate success he's had. ofhow to line up and what 'Tm surprised at how well ourjobs are." we're doing, but I'm seeing With stronger team chemistry and a coach how the kids are reacting to the new coaching staff" whose immediate results are emblematic of a team Burns said.'They're putting that had no qualms about the right kids in the right buying into his mission, the places. They're taking care Tigers' confidence that they of the offense and defense, and make sure they have the can win the Greater Oregon correctformations foreach League is now higher than situation." ever. "Our beliefhas grown Burns, who had to deal with having four different because ofhow we've performed," La Grande senior head coaches runnmg the La Grande football program Robert Gillies said.'If we continue to play at a high over the past five seasons, level, I know we can win finally appears tohavemade a hire that's committed to the the GOL. We know it won't program's future. be easy, but it's definitely "My optimism for the prodoable." gram's future is much higher right now," Burns said."I Contact Eric Avissar at 541know we have a lot of seniors 963-3161,or email him at leaving, but we also really eavissar@lagrandeobserver. have a good nucleus coming com.Follow him on Twitter back. I think we have some @IgoAvissar.

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Saturday Nsv.1"• 10am to 4gm Saflway Grsclry Outlet Wal-Nart Join your community in filling the local food banks. 100% of the donations stay in Union County, benefitting all Union County Food Banks. C.A.N. (Community Action Network) is a community wide partnership consisting of the Salvation Army, Union County, EOU, United Way, the City of La Grande, The Observer, KCMB, Community Connection, local civic clubs and

grocery stores, our business partners and the community at large. Bring your donation of grocery store canned foods and non-perishables to the donation sites listed. Donations of personal hygiene items are also welcome. Join your community volunteers in making this the best food drive ever. For more information call 962-5488 or 786-0801.

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CHICAGO — U.S.doctors are getting trained to deal with Ebola both at home and in Africa. At the University of Chicago, medical staffers aregetting severalhours of Ebola training, plus refresher courses and videos on how to carefully put on and take off protective gear.Ata session this week, the physicians pulled on bulky white suits and helmets that made them look more like astronauts than doctors. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has started training volunteer health workers heading to Africa to help fight the epidemic there. Dr. David Sugerman, an Emory University ER doctor, was among those training in Anniston,Alabama. He says going through the exercises shows just how easy it is to make a mistake. He'll soon be heading to Sierra Leone.

Israel police, Palestinians, clash JERUSALEM — Israeli police say Palestinian demonstrators have clashed with police forces on Je~em's Temple Mount and that three policemen were lightly mjured. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says several dozen masked Palestinians began throwing rocks and fire crackers at police when the Temple Mount, which is known to Muslims as the "Noble Sanctuary," opened for prayers on Wednesday morning. There was no immediate information on Palestinian casualties. The location is the holiest site in Judaism and the third holiest in Islam, and is a frequent flashpoint for demonstrations.

California pilot dies in crash fighting fire YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif.— An air tanker fighting a wildfire on the edge of Yosemite National Park in Northern California smashed into a steep canyon wallTuesday, killing the pilot who was believed to be the only person aboard, officials sard. Rescue crews hiking throughextremely rugged terrain found the wreckage and confirmed the pilot's death several hours after the plane crashed, said Alyssa Smith, spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The pilot's family has requested no name be released until all immediate family m emberscan be notifi ed, Smith said. The plane went down about 4:30 p.m. within a mile of the park's west entrance, Yosemite spokesman Scott Gediman said.

India-Pakistan gunfire leaves 4 dead SRINAGAR, IndiaTroops traded heavy fire between Pakistan and Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least four civilians and worsening tensions between the longtime rivals, officials on both sides said

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A lunar eclipse appears behind a gargoyle atop the old red Dallas County Courthouse earlyWednesday. The moon appears orange or red, the result of sunlight scattering off Earth's atmosphere. This is known as the blood moon. Skirmishes also took place farther north, where Pakistan controls a part of Kashmir marked by a U.¹ monitored Line of Control, but no casualties were reported there.

Court clears the way for gay marriage WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unexpectedly cleared the way Monday for a dramatic expansion of gay marriage in the United Statesand may have signaled that it's only a matteroftime before same-sex couples can marry in all 50 states. Rejecting appeals from five statesseeking topreserve their bans, the Supreme Court efFectively made such m arriages legalin 30 states, up from 19 and the District of Columbia, taking in every region of the country. Challenges are pending in the other20 states. Directly afFected by Monday's orders were Wisconsin, Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia. 0$cials in those states had appealed lower court rulings in an effort to preserve their bans. Couples in six other states — Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming — should be able to get married in short order since those states would be bound by the same appellate rulings that have been on hold.

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BAKER CITY — Steve and Nod Palmer of Baker City have started a business, Palmer Irrigation. The company, which is licensed, bonded and insuredthrough the Oregon Landscape Contractors Board, will mainly design and install lawn irrigation systems. The Palmers, who have more than 20 years of irrigation experience between them, will also install low-voltage landscape lighting for houses and businesses, and they will winterize irrigation systems in Baker and Union counties. The business phone numbers are 541403-4128and 541-910-9006.The email is palmerimgation@gmail.com.

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Longs purchaseMunicipal Pipleline SupplyCo. in Baker City BAKER CITY — Jenny and Justin Long have bought the former Municipal Pipeline SupplyCo.in Baker City and re-opened the business as Long's WaterWorks. The business on 10th Street ofFers a

wide range of pipe, plumbing and irrigation supplies for residential, commercial, mining and agriculture uses. Jenny Long is a civil engineer with more than 10 years of experience in land development and more than four years in land-use planning. Justin Long has been in the construction industry for 15 years and also owns Elkhorn Industries, a general contractor. For more information about Long's WaterWorks, call Jenny Long at 541-523-5012 or email longswaterworks@gmail.com.

Seminar to address contracting with federal land agencies LA GRANDE — A free seminar for people interested in contracting with federal land management agencies is set for Oct. 15 in La Grande. The event will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Integrated Services Building, Room 153, at 1607 Gekeler Lane. Topics to be covered include the agencies and what they do; policy that dictates work be set aside for small business; sources of assistance for small business; networking opportunities; marketing to agencies;and how the Government ContractAssistance Program can help. For registration information call 541-

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Farmer's Merchant Banquet seeks business sponsors The 66thannual Farmer's Merchant Banquet will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Blue Mountain Conference Center, and theUnion County Chamber of Commerce is looking for businesses to sponsor it. Contribution forms can be found at the chamber ofFtce, 207 Depot Street in La Grande, and online at www.unioncountychamber.org under the'What'sNew"tab. Business sponsors will be provided with tickets for the dinner, which will be catered by Class Act Catering. Sponsors will be listed in the program and mentioned during the banquet, in the chamber newsletter, Facebook and on the chamber website.

Bank ofEastern Oregon plans to acquire Bank Reale

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In the first year of a Teens as Teachers program, Oregon Rural Action had the interns go to Kids Club to teach the children the importance of safety in the garden and how to plant some vegetables.

WHEN THE TEENS BECOME • Oregon Rural Action launches program that gives students the opportunity to teach other students about gardening, &esh food

sk just about anyone earretirement age if they think they will have plenty of money to last through retirement and you're likely to see their insecurity. A new study by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College shows they aren't being overly pessimistic. The typical working household close to retirement

age had only $111,000 at the end of 2013 in their 401(k) savings plan at work and individual retirement accounts outside of work, according to Alicia Munnell, the center's

director. That $111,000 would provide only $500 a month for living expenses if converted to an annuity. Despite a stock market that's soared the past five years, households have less stashed away for retirement now than they had in 2010. Then, the typical household

had $120,000. By Cherise Kaechele WesCom News Service

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displayed their leadership skills, and theirgreen thumbs, byteaching children about growing a garden this summer. MoriahHubble and Ruthanna StockhofF were summer interns for Oregon RuralAction over the summer and spent their time creating a curriculum, gathering supplies and going out into the community to reach the younger generation. oWe taught the younger children safety in the garden," Stockhoff said."We taught them the importance of wearing gloves and sunscreen. The hardest part was coming up with the curriculum." Stockhoff 17, is a senior in high school and studies online at OregonConnectionsAcademy. She heard about the internship through her 4-H club.

Hubble, 16, who is taking high school and college credit classes at Eastern Oregon University, is also involved in 4-H and applied for the internship. The pair, along with a third member, came together in this new program. The three were responsible for creating the curriculum, doing lesson plans and gathering the items needed for

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Moriah Hubble and Ruthanna Stockhoff stand inside the community garden where they were responsible for two plots for their summer internship with Oregon Rural Action. lessons. Then they went to Kids Club, the Farmers' Market and other community events throughout the summer where they presented the lessons. oWe had to keep the lessons short because the kids wouldn't focus that long," Stockhoff said. The children were in the first

gradethrough fi Rh grade,H ubble sard. They made dirt babies with the children, StockhofFsaid. This is a project where they put dirt in a stocking with seed in it and have a cup of water for it to soak in.

The seed grows, like grass seed, and sprouts hair. The children can addeyes and a mouth tothe stocking to make it look like a person. oWe also participated in Chef at the Market," Hubble said. They used produce from the vendors at the market and created a meal, Stockhoff said. Their booth displayed information about 4-H, and while the lessons were geared toward the children, the market and the other community events they atSeeIleens / Page 2B

Perhaps the decline is a result of ongoing hard times, individuals still recovering from layofFs, struggling with debt, sending children to colleges they can't afFord and getting by on paychecks that don't ever plump up. Munnell's dive into the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances about American households shows a drearypictureoftheretirement years ahead for most working Americans over 55. Her report raises questions about whether the 401(k) system of preparing for retirement is failingAmericans. In the early 1980s, most employers ofFered workers pensions known as definedbenefit plans. With those plans, employees who stayed on the job long enough to qualify for a pension didn't have to think about saving or investing. Employers promised to invest and then provided guaranteed monthly payments to former employees throughout their retirement. Munnell says only about 17 percent of private employers still provide pensions. SeeMarks / Page 2B

HEPPNER — BEO Bancorp and its subsidiary, Bank ofEastern Oregon, announced last week they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bank Reale. The combined banking operation will have about 120 employees with total

assets of nearly$350 million. The transaction is expected to close during fi rstquarter2015,following approval by BankReale shareholdersand fi nal regulatory approval. — From staffreports

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

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The cost and cure of ownership complacency s much as every employer

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and working hard every single minute while on the clock, it just won't happen. Employees want the same thing from their boss; they want their boss to be engaged. Thisisdefi ned asworking hard, setting an example for others to follow, providing direction and feedback, treating people with dignity and respect. Sadly this is not always the case. Some ownershave simply become both lazy and apathetic about their own business. If I did not know any better, I would say that these individuals have becomedisengaged from their own company. I'm not talking about the founding partner of the CPA or

KEN KELLER law firm that retired years ago and goes into the office a few days a week to get out of the house. I am referring to healthy, smart people who spend the bulk of their time and energy doing something else. It is onething tobe a"big picture"kind of owner and Ihave met plenty of owners who did not want to have to deal with "the details." It could well be that these absentee owners have found other interests — other activities that are more interesting and more

challenging. It does not matter why these owners appear to have lost that

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loving feeling with the company. To the employees, perception is reality. No employee I have ever known wants to work in a company where the owner does not make a minimal effort to care aboutwhat isgoing on every day. I recently received a Power Point slide on leadership from a conference a colleague had attended. There are 18 words on it: • Followers want authenticity • Followers want significance • Followers want community • Followers want a role model • Followers want clear direction The complacent owner with other significant external interests is not authentic if they no longer understand the dynamics and details of their own business. One owner I know is so busy

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Friday that they have ignored the maturation, consolidation and pricing wars that are now commonplace in their industry. The company continues to shrink and there is no plan for a turnaround. The owner would rather use their brainpower on lowering a golfhandicap or planning their next exotic vacation than to figure a way to regain lost revenue, grow market share or increase profits. The business ~ , ye a r after year. The exit strategy? There is none. The owner who spends most of the day working on things other than their primary business is going to be hard pressed to be significant to any employee other than a signature on a paycheck. If the owner is always away, SeeKeller / Page 2B

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ENTERPRISE — The Northeast Oregon Economic Development District will host a workshop Tuesday for local investors and business owners. The Local Impact Investing Opportunity Network event features panelists with Wallowa County investment experience like Ed Millar of Terminal Gravity, and David Schmidt of Integrated Biomass. Business spotlights are on Kim Metlen of the Joseph Branch Railriders and Garrett Lowe of Dry Creek

Design. The networking event starts with networking at 6 p.m.followed by theprogram at 6:30 p.m. at Lear's Pub and Grill. Community capital

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programming can help local businesses meet financing needs, diversify residents' investment portfolios and improve resiliency through encouraging local investments and purchasing. Changes in state regulation that may take efFect as soon as January will also be (hscussed. eWe're excited to learn that new regulation is under development. We want to make sure that local businesses are prepared to take advantage of new options for accepting investment &om regular citizens," said Lisa Dawson, development district's executive director.'This is the kind of regulatory change that we've been hoping forand it is happening much quicker than we expected."

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Dressed in yellow rain gear, Edgar Silva swings his machete to chop the base of a hop vine missed by the crew in the blue-and-yellow truck driving in &ont ofhim. "It's a very challenging

our cover crop seeded and irrigated," says Patrick Smith, a fourth-generation hop grower and vice president of Lokus Ranches."We'll have to keep a few more people Bettine Hensen/MCT here to get caught up in Edgar Silva harvestsTomahawk hops at Loftus Ranches. October." Washington grows 77 ofhops since Aug. 27. One truck bed as they were clipped. One truck at a time, than apple picking, so the percent of the nation's hops. guy drove the bottom cutter And as the number of crak eld wa sharvested and farm lost employees to the down a row, cutting the base the fi of the vines. The top cutter the hops were transported orchardists. Working 10 men breweries increases, hop short, the crew fell behind growersface thelabor short- followed, clipping the vines to the picking machines five schedule and didn't finish age apple growers have been ofFthe wire trellis. Two men, miles down the road. The crew averaged about harvesting until a Saturday. complaining about for years. holding onto ropes for balAt Lokus Ranches, a crew ance as the truck bounced 25 acres a day, or about Washington hop farmers expect to harvest more than of 80 worked around the down the field, guided the 50,000 pounds, depending clock to harvest 950 acres hop-filled vines into the on the variety, Smith says. 29,000 acres ofhops this

KELLER Continued from Page 1B formally leaving the message that they are "out on business" but the grapevine says "the boss is on vacation," no company community or cultureisevergoing to last the next round of downsizing. That is because the community, the culture, is built on the big lie: that the owner cares. To have a culture of growth, of accountability, of increased revenue, market share and profitability something has to change. That change must start at the top. In one of my Strategic Advisory Board meetings, one ownerwas lamenting the fact that his business was shrinking, hisem ployees weren't engaged, customer

shipping dates were slipping and the future was getting

bleak. When asked how much time was spent in the last year on personal trips, vacations and days ofF, a rather larger number was stated:

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The Meyer Memorial Trust sponsored the group's stipends. ORA was Continued from Page 1B responsible for the program and required them to work 50 hours during tendeddidnotbring a large crowd of the summer. It was a challenge, Hubble them, Hubble said. said, because ORA doesn't specify what Additionally, the group had two hours to work. community garden plots and planted This was the first year for the prolettuce, tomatoes, squash and watergram, which had an application and melon, Hubble said. But they started interview process. "It had an interview like a regular too late in the season and were not able to use as much of their produce as they job," StockhofFsaid.eYougot paid for would've liked. the position."

ODA manages the state's FoodCorps program and hosts a fellowship position to lead the team. This year's service sites include Multnomah, Tillamook, Marion, Benton, Jackson, Josephine, Lane and Union counties. The program has added two new service sites this year: the Native American Youth and Family Center in Portland and the Willamette Farm and Food Coalition in Eugene. Last year's FoodCorps serviee memberstaught 10,422 students, generated493 volunteers, met with 50Oreg|m farmersandhelped gmw

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almost 3$03pounds ofpmduee harvested &om school ganlens thatended up in school cafeterias.Another 832 pounds harvested &om school ganlens wem bmughtinto classmoms for tastings and activities.

Owners wonder why employees are not more loyal, lack dedication, are not focused on doing their jobs and are always asking for more money or more time ofF. These owners are essentially asking,'Why won't my employees act and think like owners?" The truth is, the employees are acting and thinking like an owner, the owner they are working for. The employees are acting complacent, disengaged, thinking about their time away &om work ... anything but the company they work for. The employees are emulating their owners. Do you want a better company? Being better starts with the owner being a better employee every single day. Ken Kelleris a syndicated business columnist based in Valencia, Calif. He owns a leadership advisory firm specializing in small and midsize companies.He can be reached at KenKeller @SBCglobal.net.

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FoodCorps presence SALEM — Oregon's 2014-15 schoolyear is wellunder way andincludes 10 FoodCorps serviee members,including Debra Baileywith the North Powder Charbv School, each dedicated to full-timepublic service in school food syslems. This marks the fourthyear that Oregonhashosted FoodCorps service members. Tasks yerRnmedbythe members include expanding handson nutrition educationprograms, building and tendingschool ganlens, and so~ h e a lthy, localfoodforschoolcafeterias. "FoodCorps has been a very positive force in our state," said Katy Coba, director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture."We've been fortunate to have such skilled and passionate members connecting kids with agriculture and healthy eating."

season, a 7 percent increase &om last year, according to the US. Department of Agriculture. But with seasonal workers scarce, farmers and brewers have had to adjust. 'Typically a crew is out in the field doing post-harvest work (by now) removing

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So employees have to fend for themselves. Halfhave 401(k)-type retirement savings plans at work. If they save enough, invest well and leave their savings in the plan to grow, they can end up fine. But Munnell has found that many are failing to do what's necessary to build

thousands — even hundreds of thousands — come out of their retirement sum. "Leakage remains a serious problem," Munnell said.

Many people also fail to save enough. Employees may assume an automatic

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going to be highly dependent on Social Security. But Munnell notes that Social Security is going to provide less to future retirees. The retirement age is moving &om 65 to 67, so people who retireatthe agesof62 to 65 will see their monthly benefits cut more than now. In addition, people will need to pay more for Medicare. Medicare payments are taken out of Social Security before the government sends checks to retirees. In addition, higher taxes will reduce their Social Security because benefits are not indexed to account for inflation. The average monthly Social Security benefit in 2013

was $1,294. Munnellfi guresabout half ofAmericans will have to adjust to a lower standard ofliving in retirement than they were used to in their working years. In a survey early this year by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, only 18 percent of Americans said they were very confident that they would have enough money to live comfortably in retirement. Cfe l .

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that charge costly fees. With funds charging 1 percent of found that only 12 percent of a person's assets, employees of a 401(k) at work. Half of will end up with 20 percent the country doesn't, leaving peoplesave the maximum. Hewitt Associates has them completely on their less at retirement than they found that 28 percent of own. Ideally, they'd open an would have had without IRA. Few do. people missed out on &ee those expenses, according to matching money &om their Munnell. Apart &om 401(k) plans "Investors could avoid employers because they and IRAs,savings aremididn't save enough to qualify. much of the loss associated nuscule, according to MunAnd about 21 percentwith fees by investing in nell. In 2010, households mostly lower-income and indexfunds rather than had $18,300. At the end of actively managed funds," 2013, it was only $12,500. younger workers — don't Munnell said. At first blush, the amount participate in 401(k) plans The mistakes of not people contribute to 401(k) that are available to them. "Unfortunately, delay saving, saving too little, borplans seems healthy. rowing &om a 401(Kj and The mediansavings in a reduces the likelihood 401(k) is 9.2 percent of pay, that these workers will be paying expensive fees have a huge efFect. with about 6 percent coming adequately prepared for retirement," Munnell said. Munnell calculates that &om employees, the rest Investing decisions have a 60-year-old in 2013 who matching money &om the improvedformany employhad saved since the age of employer. While 9.2 percent seems like a good rate, half ees because most companies 29 would end up with only aren't saving that much. ofFerwhat are called"target $100,000 versus $373,000 if The problem is exacerdatefunds,"orfundsthatdo theyhadn'tbeen sidetracked bated by inconsistent saving the investing for employees by the common mistakes. without the individuals It breaks down like this: throughout working lives. Fees reduce the balance People may contribute on one having to do any decisionmaking. Fund managers job, but not another. When to $314,000; withdrawals leaving a job, people oken divide the individual's during job changes or loans take money &om their 401(k) money into stocks and bonds accounts and spend it. They based on the person's age also erode savings by takand years lek before they ing loans &om their 401(k) retire. The idea is to invest more in stocks for young accounts. It all may seem harmless but over a worklife, workers so their money

high double digits. If you want to turn things around, one owner commented to the whining owner,eYou have to be there. You have show up, start holding people accountable and let the underperformers go. But it all starts, and ends, with you being there." When the owner is never around, is never visible, is not setting an example for others to follow, how can they be considered a role model in anything but name only? When the owner surfaces every so oken (coming down &om the mountain, so to

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PREGNANCY SUPPORT GROUP Pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, post-partum. 541-786-9755

AL-ANON MEETING Are you troubled by someone else's drinking? Al-anon can help. ENTERPRISE Safe Harbors conference room 401 NE 1st St, Suite B P H: 541-426-4004 Monday 10am — 11am

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1st & 3rd FRIDAY (every month) Ceramics with Donna 9:00 AM — Noon. (Prices from $3- $5) MONDAY NIGHT Nail Care 6:00 PM (FREE)

BAKER CITY LIONS CLUB Thurs., 12:00 noon Sunridge Inn 1 Sunridge Ln. Everyone welcome!

Craft Time 6:00 PM (Sm.charge for materials) EVERY WEDNESDAY Bible Study, 10:30 AM Public Bingo; 1:30 PM (.25 cents per card)

IF YOU or a loved one EVERY MORNING suffered a s t r o k e, (Monday — Friday) heart attack or died afExercise Class; ter using testosterone 9:30 AM (FREE) supplementsyou may be entitled to moneVETERANS OF tary damages. Call FOREIGN WARS POST 3048 MONTHLY 866-520-3904! (PNDC) MEETING 2nd Thurs. of First Lutheran Church the month. Post & Auxiliary meet at 6:30 p.m. FREE KID'S CLUB VFW Hall, 2005 Valley F RIDAYS Ave., Baker 1:30 p.m.— 3:30 p.m. 541-523-4988 1st-6th grades 1734 3rd St. 110 - Self-Help Use Valley St. entrance Grou Meetin s under Kid's Club sign AA MEETING LIST WALLOWA COUNTY LAMINATION Up to ENTERPRISE 17 1/2 inches wide 113 1/2 E Main St. any length PH: 541-398-1327 $1.00 per foot Monday, Wednesday, (The Observer is not Friday, Saturday 7-8 p.m. responsible for flaws Tuesday & Thursday in material or noon- 1 p.m. machine error) Wednesday (women THE only) 11 a.m.—noon OBSERVER 1406 Fifth WALLOWA • 541-963-3161 606 W Hwy 82 PH: 541-263-0208 LATCH Thursday & Sunday Baker County's 7:00p.m.-8:00 p.m. breastfeeding support AA MEETING: group. Meets every Survior Group. 2nd & 4th Thursday Mon., Wed. & Thurs. of the month 12:05 pm-1:05 pm. 11 a.m. —Noon Presbyterian Church, St. Luke's EOMA, 1995 4th St.. 3950 17t.h St. (4th & Court Sts.) 541-523-3681 Baker City. Open, No smoking. •

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MON, VVED, FRI CHECK YOUR AD ON NOON-1 PM THE FIRST DAY OF TUESDAY PUBLICATION 7AM-BAM We make every effort TUE, VVED, THU to a v oi d e r r o rs. 7PM-BPM However mistakes SAT, SUN do s li p t h r o ugh. 10AM-11AM Check your ads the first day of publica- NORTHEAST OREGON tion & please call us CLASSIFIEDS offers immediately if you Self Help & Support find an error. NorthGroup A n n o unceeast Oregon Classiments at no charge. fieds will cheerfully For Baker City call: make your correcJulie — 541-523-3673 tion & extend your For LaGrande call: ad 1 day. Erica — 541-963-3161

100 - Announcements 105 - Announcements 110- Self Help Croups 120 - Community Calendar 130 - Auction Sales 140- Yard, Garage Sales, Baker Co 143 - Wallowa Co 145 - Union Co 150 - Bazaars, Fundraisers 160 - Lost & Found 170 - Love Lines 180 - Personals

200 Employment 210- Help Wanted, Baker Co 220- Union Co 230- Out of Area 280 - Situations Wanted

300 - Financial/Service 310- Mortgages, Contracts, Loans 320 - Business Investments 330 - Business Opportunities 340- Adult Care Baker Co 345 - Adult Care Union Co 350- Day Care Baker Co 355 - Day Care Union Co 360- Schools & Instruction 380 - Service Directory

400 - General Merchandise 405 - Antiques 410- Arts 8 Crafts 415 - Building Materials 420 - Christmas Trees 425 - Computers/Electronics 430- For Sale or Trade 435 - Fuel Supplies 440- Household Items 445 - Lawns 8 Cardens 450- Miscellaneous 460 - Musical Column 465 - Sporting Goods 470 - Tools 475 - Wanted to Buy 480 - FREEItems

500 - Pets 8 Supplies 505- Free to a Cood Home 510- Lost 8 Found 520 - Pet Grooming 525 - Pet Boarding/Training 530 - Pet Schools, Instruction 550- Pets, Ceneral

AL-ANON MEETING in Elgin Wednesday Warriors Meeting times 1st & 3rd Wednesday Evenings O6:00 pm Elgin Methodist Church 7th and Birch AL-ANON Concerned about someone else's drinking? Sat., 9 a.m. Northeast OR Compassion Center, 1250 Hughes Ln. Baker City (541)523-3431 A L-ANON-HELP FO R families & friends of alcoholics . Uni o n County. 568-4856 or 963-5772 AL-ANON. Attitude of Gratitude. Wednesdays, 12:15 — 1:30pm. Faith Lutheran Church. 12th & G e keler, La

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BAKER COUNTY Cancer Support Group Meets 3rd Thursday of every month at St. Lukes/EOMA O 7 PM Contact: 541-523-4242

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EATING TOO MUCH? DIETS DON'T WORK! Fri., 8:45 a.m. Presbyterian Church 1995 Fourth St. (use alley entrance) Call: 541-523-5128 www.oa.org/podcast/

Must RSVP for lunch 541-523-4242 LA GRANDE AI-Anon. Thursday night, Freedom Group, 6-7pm. Faith Lutheran Church, 12th & Gekeler, LG. 541-605-0150 NARACOTICS ANONYMOUS Goin' Straight Group M ~ eeth a: Tues. —Thurs. Mon. — Fri. & Sat. -8 PM Episcopal Church Basement 2177 1st Street Baker City First Saturday of every month at 4 PM Pot Luck — Speaker Meeting

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Monday, Thursday, & Friday at Bpm. Episcopal Church 2177 First St., Baker City. UNION COUNTY AA Meeting Info. 541-663-4112

600 - FarmersMarket 605 - Market Basket 610 - Boarding/Training

620 - FarmEquipment 8 Supplies 630- Feeds 640- Horse, Stock Trailers 650- Horses, Mules, Tack 660 - Livestock 670 - Poultry 675 - Rabbits, Small Animals 680 - Irrigation 690 - Pasture

700 - Rentals 701 - Wanted to Rent 705 - Roommate Wanted 710 - Rooms for Rent 720 - Apartment Rentals 730 - Furnished Apartments 740- Duplex Rentals Baker Co 745 - Duplex Rentals Union Co 750 - Houses for Rent 760 - Commercial Rentals 770- Vacation Rentals 780 - Storage Units

790- Property Management 795 -Mobile Home Spaces

800 - Real Estate 801 - Wanted to Buy 810 - Condos, Townhouses, Baker Co 815 - Condos,Townhouses,Union Co 820- Houses for Sale, Baker Co 825 - Houses for Sale, Union Co 840- Mobile Homes, Baker Co 845 - Mobile Homes, Union Co 850- Lots 8 Property, Baker Co 855 - Lots & Property, Union Co 860 - Ranches, Farms 870 - Investment Property 880- Commercial Property

900 - Transportation 902 - Aviation 910 - ATVs,Motorcydes, Snowmobi)es 915 - Boats 8 Motors 920 - Campers 925 - Motor Homes 930- Travel Trailers, 5th Wheels 940- Utility Trailers

950- Heavy Equipment 960 - Auto Parts 970- Autos for Sale 990 - Four-Wheel Drive

145- Yard, Garage Sales-Union Co.

210- Help WantedBaker Co.

330 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

ANOTHER HUGE Sale. Saint Alphonsus This truly has to be my last yard sale. EveryMedical Center thing priced half or EAKER CITY less, it all has to GO! E lectric Sco o t e r , PATIENT ACCESS Specialist I, P/T singer sewing m aSaint Alphonsus chine, antiques, furniMedical Center ture, 2 beautiful eveBaker City ning dresses, Christmas Decor, baby & adult clothes, much High School Diploma or equivalent. Excellent more! 1902 Adams customer service and Ave. LA Fri10th & Sat r eception skills r e 11th, 9am-6pm. ~N quired. Must be able earl C rda! ~ to multi-task, type 45 wpm. Health i n surELEPHANT EARSat Gaance knowledge and rage Sale. 507 4th St. medical terminology LG. Fri. 10th & Sat. preferred. To apply 11th, 8 - 2 . E l e c t r ic please visit: w heelchair, m e n ' s w ww. i n t I h o n suits, tools, s hoes, d~rb a kercit clothes, etc. No early birds!

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AA MEETING: Powder River Group Mon.; 7 PM -8 PM Wed.; 7 PM — 8 PM Fri.; 7 PM -8 PM Grove St. Apts. Corner of Grove & D Sts. of misc. Baker City, Open Nonsmoking Wheel Chair Accessible HOLIDAY SALE, 4 Party, decorations, crafts, & lots of misc. Inside, 120 - Community Oct. 10-11. 8-?. 1613 Calendar 21st St. LG

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(For spouses w/spouses who have long term terminaI illnesses) 140- Yard, Garage Meets 1st Monday of every month at St. Sales-Baker Co. Lukes/EOMA©11:30 AM ALL ADS FOR: $5.00 Catered Lunch

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GARAGE SALES, MOVING SALES, YARD SALES, must be PREPAID at The Baker City Herald Office, 1915 First St., Baker City or The Observer Office, 1406 Fifth Street, LaGrande.

Current LCSW equip., m e c h anic, licensure is required, tools, antiques, vinyl however, would records, table saw, welder, woman coats, consider LMSW if actively pursuing sweaters, boots, etc. Fri-Sat, 8-4, Sun., 8-1 2. LCSW. 61218 Stackland Rd. Please apply online at: Cove www.stlukesonline.org /employment and WARE HOUSE at 2701 reference ¹25685. Bearco Loop. That's were you can find the BAKER SCHOOL DISbest assortment of TRICT 5J is currently used s t uf f i n La accepting applications Grande. Open every for a c h e erleading Friday & S a t u rday coach at Baker High from 10am-4pm. School. For a complete description of 150- Bazaars, Fundthe positions and qualifications please go to raisers VENDORS W A NTED. Elgin Holiday Bazaar, Nov. 15th 541-437-5907

BOND ESTATE/ SHOP SALE 160- Lost & Found Sat Oct 11, 8-3. 15676 Wingville Ln, 10 mi W $50.00 REWARD,small of Baker, across road female Simeese cat from ol d W i n gville LOST between 12th Cemetary & Gekeler area. Call (541-975-3929). 541-910-5857 1971 Olds Cutlass (low miles), power tools, hand tools, welders, LOST KEYS on a red carabiner. Please call grinders, yard tools, 541-786-9108 household furn, 60's l amps, pic t u res, kitchen utensils, RC MISSING YOUR PET? A irplanes & mu c h Check the more! Baker City Animal Clinic 541-523-3611

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"Visa, Mastercard, and Discover are accepted." Yard Sales are $12.50 for 5 lines, and $1.00 for each additional line. Call for more info: 541-863-3161. Must have a minimum of 10 Yard Sale ad's to print the map.

3-FAMILY YARD Sale. Oxegyn Lance, electric air compresser, antiques hoosier, older camper for full sized truck, cherry bin trailer, household items, furniture, baby stuff, clothing, & tons more. Past End Rd on Hunter Ln. at 66792. Fri 10th & Sat. 11th, from 8-6.

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LOCAL RETAIL agricul- IT IS UNLAWFUL (Subtural company, looking section 3, O RS for people to deliver to 659.040) for an em& service local cusployer (domestic help tomers. A class A CDL excepted) or employor able to acquire one ment agency to print within 30 days. Interor circulate or cause to ested ap p l i c ants, be printed or circulated please apply at Baker any statement, adverCity Employment Oftisement or publicafice t ion, or t o u s e a ny form of application for e mployment o r t o 220- Help Wanted make any inquiry in Union Co. connection with prospective employment AFTER P R O M O T ING which expresses dithe individual previrectly or indirectly any ously in this position, Community Connec- limitation, specification or discrimination as to tion is seeking a Care race, religion, color, Coordinator for Union sex, age or national County. If you have compassion for senior origin or any intent to make any such limitacitizens, the ability to tion, specification or determine needs and discrimination, unless connect clients with based upon a bona services, and strong fide occupational qualioffice skills, this posification. tion may be for you. This i s a f ul l - t ime benefitted p o s ition When responding to starting at $13.49 per Blind Box Ads: Please h our. Mu s t pas s be sure when you adpre-employment drug dress your resumes that and criminal history the address is complete background c h eck. with all information reEEO. Application and quired, including the job description avail- Blind Box Number. This able at th e O regon is the only way we have Employment Depart- of making sure your rement. Position closes sume gets to the proper October 13, 2014 at place. 12:00 pm.

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FAMILY HOUSING CIMMARON MANOR LARGE, SPACIOUS, FAMILY HOUSING LA GRANDE, OR We offer clean, attractive Kingsview Apts. 2-BDRM, l ocat e d two bedroom apart- 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Century downtown, w a lking Make your advertis- Pinehurst Apartments THUNDERBIRD ments located in quiet 21, Eagle Cap Realty. 1502 21st St. distance to local busi ing dollars go furAPARTMENTS 541-963-1210 and well maintained La Grande nesses. (Studio's also 307 20th Street settings. Income reavail. ) 509-592-8179 ther! List your busi& strictions apply. Attractive one and two COVE APARTMENTS STUDIO, al l u t i l i ties ness every day in •The Elms, 2920 Elm bedroom units. Rent p aid., ac, c lose t o 1906 Cove Avenue St., Baker City. Cur- COMFY B A S EMENT on income. InEOU, $ 4 2 5/ mo t h e S e r v i c e based r entl y avai l a b l e apt., $395/mo. 1 bdrm, 541-910-0811 come restrictions apUNITS AVAILABLE 2-bdrm apartments. f urnished, u t i l i t i e s D irectory i n o u r ply. Now accepting apNOW! Most utilities paid. On paid, partial kitchen, plications. Call Lorie at site laundry facilities close to downtown & Too many kittens? Find classified section of (541)963-9292. APPLY today to qualify and playground. Accollege. No pets/smok- them a home through for subsidized rents the classified. this newspaper. cepts HUD vouchers. ing. 541-963-6796. This institute is an equal at these quiet and Call M i c h e l l e at opportunity provider. centrally located (541)523-5908. multifamily housing properties.

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2B/1B, w/s/garb./gas/ electric/cable incl. Single Garage, $850/mo. OREGON TRAIL PLAZA 604 Adams ¹C. Call " We accept HUD " C-21 ~41- g~121 1- bdrm mobile home starting at $400/mo. AVAIL. OCT. Beautiful Includes W/S/G Brand New 3bd, 2ba RV spaces avail. Nice all appliances, fenced quiet downtown location yard, garage, & yard 541-523-2777 care. $1,100mo + dep. Mt. Emily Prop. Mgt. 2-BDRM, 1-BATH House 541-962-1074 $450./mo.+$300./dep 541-523-3868 after 5 pm EXCELLENT 2 bdrm duplex in quiet La Grande CUTE, FURNISHED soutside location. Ga- 1-bdrm with sunporch. rage & storage, no $450/mo. 541-523-5665 smoking/pets, $675mo or 541-519-4607 541-963-4907

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SENIOR AND DISABLED HOUSING Clover Glen Apartments, 2212 Cove Avenue, Income Restrictions Apply La Grande Professionally Managed Clean & well appointed 1 NEWLY REMODELED, STUDIO HOUSE. 4b/1.5b Duplex, W/S/G $300/mo, $150 security. by & 2 bedroom units in a I n cIu d ed W/ D i n 541-523-3219 GSL Properties quiet location. Housing cluded, Free W i-Fi, Located Behind for those of 62 years $1,300/mo. Available SUNFIRE REAL Estate La Grande or older, as well as 8/1/1 4 541-963-1210 LLC. has Houses, DuTown Center those disabled or plexes & Apartments handicapped of any for rent. Call Cheryl age. Rent based on in- SMALL 1 bdrm. Large fenced back yard, stor- Guzman for listings come. HUD vouchers age shed, new carpet. 541-523-7727. accepted. Please call W /s pd. $ 3 5 0 m o . 541-963-0906 plus dep. Avail. now 752- Houses for TDD 1-800-735-2900 HIGHLAND VIEW (541)962-6057. Apartments Rent Union Co. This institute is an equal 2 BDRM, 1 bath, fenced 800 N 15th Ave opportunity provider. yard, new garage, 1 yr Elgin, OR 97827 lease. $850/month. Close t o EOU & Now accepting applicaschools. 901 2nd St, tions f o r f e d e rally LG. 541-963-7517. funded housing. 1, 2, and 3 bedroom units 2BD, $650 with rent based on in5 bdrm, 2ba $895/mo + UNION COUNTY come when available. deposit. Senior Living 4 bdrm, 1 ba, $750/mo Project phone number: + deposit. Mallard Heights 541-437-0452 541-963-4125 870 N 15th Ave TTY: 1(800)735-2900 Elgin, OR 97827 Don't give it away — sell "This institute is an Now accepting applicait! Affordable person-to equaI opportunity tions f o r f e d e rally person ads reach thouprovider. " f unded housing f o r sands of readers. Cash in t hose t hat ar e today! sixty-two years of age or older, and handi3+ BD, 2ba + capped or disabled of any age. 1 and 2 bedLAGRANDE room units with rent Retirement b ased o n in c o m e 4BDRM, 2BA, $850/mo, Apartments when available. plus $600 d e posit 1612 7th Street, La 479-283-6372 Grande, Oregon 97850 Project phone ¹: 541-437-0452 CLOSE TO downtown, Senior and Disabled small 1 bdrm, w/s/g TTY: 1(800)735-2900 Complex pd, no smoking. no • c pets, $525 mo, $500 "This Institute is an Affordable Housing! deposit 541-910-3696 equaI opportunity Rent based on inprovider. " DRC'S PROPERTY come. Income restricMANAGEMENT, INC. tions apply. Call now STUDIO, $3 00/m o + 215 Fir Str to apply! $300 dep. w/s/g paid. La Grande OR No smoking or pets. Beautifully updated Com541-963-4907 Houses: munity Room, featuring a theater room, a 3 bd, 1.5 ba, Newly UPSCALE, 4 b d r m, 2 Remodeled in Island City pool table, full kitchen 730 - Furnished bath, AC, gas, garage, A artments Baker Co. $1,200. and island, and an no smoking, w/ yard electric fireplace. FURNISHED STUDIO c a re $9 0 0 / m o . Renovated units! 2bd, 1ba Newly RemodUtilites paid including 541-805-5629. eled, close to schools, internet/cable. $600/mo Please call (541) $750 small dog with 541-388-8382 750- Houses For reference 963-7015 for more Rent Baker Co. information. 745- Duplex Rentals www.virdianmgt.com NOW SHOWING: 4 plus 2 bd, 1ba. Quiet NeighUnion Co. TTY 1-800-735-2900 bdrm, 2- bath, full baseborhood close to park 2 bd 1 ba, single garage. ment. Near elementary $750, small day with No smoking, no pets, school. references. This institute is an Equal R e m o d e l ed w/s paid, $575mo 1st kitchen, gas heat, charm& last. $200 dep. pos- i ng v i n t ag e ho m e , Ad may not be current. sible lease, R efer- $900/mo. plus cleaning Please stop in for a list Opportunity Provider. ences required. Leave deposit. 541-523-4043 or call 541-663-1066. message 541-963-3622 for more info. M-F 9:30-11:30, 1-5

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2007 NUWA HitchHiker SOUTH LA G R ANDE Champagne 37CKRD 1001 - Baker County 3-B R/2-Bath, f a m ily Le al Notices $39,999 room 1,820 sf, remod- Triple axles, Bigfoot jack NOTICE OF 1527 CHESTNUT ST eled kitchen on a cor- leveling system, 2 new 120'X150' LOT SHERIFF'S SALE ner lot near schools 6-volt batteries, 4 Slides, and hospital. Large Rear Dining/Kitchen, On November 18, 2014, +fees. 541-519-6273 + Coded Entry maxsprite©hotmail.com double car garage plus •o large pantry, double a t the hour of 9 : 00 will sell this 3bd, 2ba 25X40 SHOP, gas heat, + Lighted foryourprotection 1430 sf attached shop. fridge/freezer. Mid living SS5-1688 a .m. a t t h e B a k e r f or $ 8 0 0/mo w i t h roll up & walk-in doors, $210,000. C o n tact room w/fireplace and + 4 different size units County Court House, 8518 14th small down payment. Andy Lilly, Broker Lilly surround sound. Awning $375. (541)963-4071, 1995 Third S t r e et, + Lots of RVstorage Real Estate, Inc. LG. 16', water 100 gal, tanks Baker City, Oregon, 541-910-7142. SEMI-DISABLED 50/50/50, 2 new Power3-bdrm, 2 bath mfg 41298 Chico Rd, Baker City the defendant's interBEARCO QUIET senior ~ k house 2100 generators. off Iticshonfas home. RV parking, est will be sold, subBUSINESS PARK 850- Lots & Proplon term rental in Blue Book value 50k!! several outbuildings, ject to redemption, in SfCURf STORAOf Has 3,000 & LG, house or duplex ert Baker Co. (541) 519-1488 garden area w/ fruit the real property com1,600 sq. ft units, on ground f l oor, Surveillance trees & grape arbor monly known as: 2650 5 .78 A CRES, 3 6 x 4 8 retail commercial very reliable tenant, Cameras Handicap accessible. Main Street, B a ker 7X11 UNIT, $30 mo. 24 ft. 2013 KEYSTONE shop, full bath, well Call 541-963-7711 e xcellent re f e r Computerized Entry $25 dep. $110,000 P assport Ult r a l i t e City, Oregon 97814. & septic installed. 7 ences. Please call 541-523-5967 (541I910-3696. Covered Storage 195RB travel trailer. The court case nummi from town Price BEAUTY SALON/ 541-910-9696. Super size 16'x50' ber is 13571, where Excellent c o ndition. reduced to $166,600. Office space perfect BAYVIEW LOA N 2.89 ACRES w/ 2 001 503-385-8577 Used two times. Rear for one or two operaA PLUS RENTALS 541-523-2128 SMALL 1BD home in ters 15x18, icludeds corner bath, a n g le SERVICING, LLC, A Manufactured 3 bdrm has storage units 3100 15th St. shower, toilet & sink, DELAWARE LIMITED south La Grande. ReHome $69,000 Cash 855- Lots & Propavailable. restroom a n d off Baker City LIABILITY COMPANY cently remodeled; alrear wardrobe, gas & 541-519-9846 Durkee street parking. 5x12 $30 per mo. ert Union Co. is plaintiff, and PATRIelectric fridge, A/C, most new appliances $500 mo & $250 dep SxS $25-$35 per mo. on site, otherwise unSx10 $30 per mo. 541-910-3696 765 VIEW COURT BEAUTIFUL VIEW lot in TV, radio, & DVD CIA G. LANG; and ALL furnished. No pets. No Cove, Oregon. Build player. 3 burner range, OTHER PERSONS OR "plus deposit' PARTIES UNKNOWN smoking on premises. COMMERCIAL OR retail your dream h ome. double kitchen sinnk, 1433 Madison Ave., C LAIMIN G A NY Septic approved, elec- booth dinette, pantry. $575/mo; $300 dep. space for lease in his• Mini-Wareho use or 402 Elm St. La tric within feet, stream F ront q u e e n be d RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN, w/s/g included. Two toric Sommer Helm Grande. • OutsideFenced Parking running through lot. w/wardrobes on both OR INTEREST IN THE personal references. Building, 1215 WashCaII 541-910-3696 • Reason ableRates 541-963-6991 A mazing v i ew s o f sides. Sleeps 4. Dual REAL PR O P E RTY ington Av e a c r o ss For information call: COMMONLY KNOWN mountains & v alley. from post office. 1000 axle, much more! Dry 3.02 acres, $62,000 w eight 3 , 7 3 9 l b s . 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SPACES AVAILABLE, Office. For more infor$ 100 0 d ep . CLASSIC STORAGE 541-910-3696 SHOP FOR RENT in La 541-524-1 534 one block from Safemation on this sale go EPIC ELKHORN s • • CORNER LOT. Crooked MT. VIEWS to: www.ore onsherGrande. 1,200 square 2805 L Street way, trailer/RV spaces. Creek S u bdivision. ft. with office, showNEW FACILITY! ! Water, sewer, g ar11005 Kristen Way. UNION,2bd,$550 needs room, 2 walk through Variety of Sizes Available bage. $200. Jeri, man101 ft. x 102 ft. Island handyman. & 2bd, 2ba doors, and one roll up, Security Access Entry a ger. La Gr a n d e Legal No. 00038578 City. $70,000 RV Storage 541-962-6246 Published: October 8, $695. 541-910-0811 $500mo 541-403-0510 A rmando R o b les, 15, 22, 29, 2014 541-963-3474, 541-975-4014

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STORAGE UNIT AUCTION Description of Property: Electric screw guns, old Honda Passport motor bike, motorcycle f r ames, p a rts, small refrigerator, fan, 2 TVs, propane tank, 2 skill saws, Sears welder, tool b oxes, lamp, lamp shade, oil heater, rifle w/ scope, trunk, 2 camp stoves, Christmas tree, books, mini vacuum, movies, Black and Decker drill, clothes, kitchen utensils, vacuum, waders, speakers, shelves, tripod, misc. items

Property Owner: ROger Miller Amount Due: $324.46 as of October 1, 2014 Auction to take place on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 10:00 AM at Ja-Lu Mini S t orage ¹ 30 l o cated o n D Street, in Baker City, Oregon.

Name of Person Forec losing: Ja-Lu M i ni Storage Units are managed by Nelson Real Estate, Inc. 845 Campbell, Baker City, Oregon, 5411-523-6485

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Baker City Herald:541-523-3673 ® www.bakercityherald.com• classifieds@bakercityherald.com • Fax: 541-523-6426 The Observer: 541-963-3161®www.lagrandeobserver.com ®classifieds@la randeobserver.com ® Fax:541-963-3674 1001 - Baker County Le al Notices PUBLIC NOTICE T IMBER FO R S A L E, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. SEALED BIDS FOLLOWED BY ORAL A(lAT~IN as hereinafter designated will be received by the Field Office Manager, Bureau of Land Management office, 3100 H Street., Baker City, O regon 9 7 8 14 , a t 10:00 a.m. PST, on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, for all timber marked or designated for cutting. B e f ore bids are submitted, full information concerning the timber, the conditions of sale and submission of bids should be obtained from the above Field O f f i ce Manager. The right is hereby reserved t o waive technical defects in this advertisement and to reject any or all bids. The United States reserves the right to waive any informality in bids received whenever such waiver is in the intere st o f t h e Un i t e d States. An e nvironmental assessment was prepared for this sale, and a Finding of No Significant Impact has been documented. These documents are available for inspection as background for t h is sale at the above office, or they may be v iewed o n - l in e a t w ww. Im. v r t~rcts ale lans . Th s sale notice, first published on October 8, 2014, constitutes the decision document for purposes of protests, under 43 CFR subpart 5003 — Administrative Remedies. Protests of the sale listed below must be filed within 15 days after first publication of this notice. IN BAKER COUNTY, OREGON : PD : ORAL AUCTION: AII timber designated for cutting and removal on certain Bureau of Land Management lands in T.11 South, R.41 East, Sections 31 and 32, and T.12 South, R.41 East, Section 6, W.M., estimated for the purpose of this sale to be 280 MBF. No bid for less than $14,893.50 will be c onsidered. Minimum deposit with bid: $1,500.00.

Legal No. 00038581 Published: October 8, 15, 2014

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Fi l e No . 7023.110956 Reference is made to that c ertain t r us t d e e d made by Deborah F. Granados, as grantor, to Amerititle, as trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Mann Financial Inc. d/b/a All ied M o rtgage R e source, its successors and assigns, as beneficiary, dated 04/18/06, recorded 04/27/06, in the mortgage records of B A KER C o unty, O regon, as B06 1 7 0 282 a n d su b s e quently assigned to Wells Fargo B a nk, N.A. by Assignment recorded as B10 45 0168, covering the following described real property situated in said county and state, to wit: The North 40 feet of Lot 2 and the South 24 feet of Lot 3, Block 7, Hillcrest Addition t o B a ke r C i ty, County of Baker and State of Oregon. Together with the East 8.5 feet of v acated Tenth Street adjoining the above-described l and on t h e W e s t , which inured thereto by reason of Vacation No. 3113 r e corded June 13, 1997,in Book 97 24 0 7 0 Ba k e r County. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 903 Hillcrest Drive Baker City, O R 97814 Both t h e b eneficiary and t h e trustee have elected to sell the real property to satisfy the obligations secured by the trust deed and a notice of default has been rec orded pursuant t o Oregon Revised Statutes 86.752(3); the def ault fo r w h ic h t h e foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due the following sums: m o nthly payments of $806.05 beginning 02/01/10; $891.37 b e g i nning 05/01/11, $829.62 beginning 05/01/12; plus p rior a c crued l a t e

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PUBLIC NOTICE 22, 2014, for all timber marked or designated ORDINANCE cord of the Court, their t he date set for t he for cutting. B e f ore CONSIDERATION personal representa$1,319.50; t ogether bids are submitted, full with t i tl e e x p ense, trustee's sale will be On October 27, 2014 at tive or the lawyers for costs, trustee's fees honored only at t he the hour of 10:00 a.m. information concerning The Union County Com- the personal represenand attorney's fees in- discretion of the bene- at the Union County the timber, the condimissioners meeting in tative, Wy a t t S. ficiary or if required by Sheriff's Office, 1109 tions of sale and subr egular session o n Baum, Ba um Smith curred herein by reathe terms of the loan son of said default; K Ave, La Grande, Ore- mission of bids should Wednesday, October LLC, 1902 4th Street, be obtained from the 15 will c o nsider at any further sums addocuments. In c o ngon, the defendant's ( PO Box 9 6 7) , L a vanced by the benefistruing this notice, the interest will be sold, above Field O f f i ce 1 :30 p.m. t h e f i r s t Grande, OR 97850. singular includes the subject to redemption, Manager. The right is reading of Ordinance Dated and first published ciary for the protection hereby reserved t o 2 014-03 , U N IO N of the above described plural, the word "granin the real property o n September 2 4 , waive technical dereal property and its in- tor" includes any succommonly known as: COUNTY DOG CON2014. terest therein; and pre- cessor in interest to 7 03 Oak Court, L a fects in this advertiseTROL DISTRICT ORDI- Janet L Krohn, Personal G rande, O re g o n ment and to reject any NANCE. The meeting Representative. payment penalties/pre- the grantor as well as any other person owmiums, if applicable. 97850. The court case or all bids. The United will be held in the Joing an obligation, the States reserves the By reason of said den um b e r Is seph Annex Confer- PETITIONER: 13-06-48440, where fault the beneficiary performance of which right to waive any inence Room, 1106 K Janet L Krohn, is secured by s a id JPMORGAN CHASE formality in bids reAvenue, La Grande, 74868 Yarrington Road has declared all sums t rust deed, and t h e owing on the obligaBANK, NATIONAL AS- ceived whenever such Oregon. I n t erested Elgin, OR 97827 words "trustee" and 541-437-0248 tion secured by the S OCIATION i s t h e waiver is in the intercitizens may appear trust deed i m m edi- "beneficiary" include plaintiff, and KEIVA M. e st o f t h e Un i t e d and offer comments a bar k©dishmail.net BARTEL; BRIAN HER- States. A n e nviron- on t h e o r d i nance. ately due and payable, their respective successors in interest, if mental assessment said sums being the BERT BARTEL; STATE Copies of the draft or- L AWYER FO R P E R any. The t r u stee's OF OREGON, OTHER was prepared for this following, t o w it: dinance may be obSONAL REPRESENTA$93,822.67 with interrules of auction may PERSONS OR PARsale, and a Finding of tained from the Union TIVE: b e a c c e s se d at TIES, including OCCU- No Significant Impact County CommissionBAUM SMITH LLC est thereon at the rate www.northwesttrusPANTS, UNKNOWN has been ers Office at 1106 K Wyatt S. Baum of 6.125 percent per documented. These a nnum be g i n n i ng tee.com and are incor- C LAIMIN G A NY OSB NO. 111773 Avenue, La Grande. 01/01/10; until paid; porated by this referRIGHT, TITLE, LIEN, documents are avail1902 Fourth Street, plus prior accrued late ence. You may also ac- OR INTEREST IN THE able for inspection as Ste 1 to turn yourold itemsinto cess sale status at PROPERTY D Ebackground for t h is Publishied: October 8, PO Box 967 charges of $928.14; www.northwesttruscash. p lus a d vances o f SCRIBED I N TH E sale at the above of2014 La Grande, OR 97850 newfound fice, or they may be $1,319.50; t ogether t ee . c o m and COMPLAINT HEREIN, Phone: 541-963-3104 with t i tl e e x p ense, www. USA-Forecloare the defendants. v iewed o n - l in e a t Legoal No. 00038626 Fax: 541-963-9254 www.blm. ov or dissure.com. For further The sale is a public wyatt©baumsmith.com costs, trustee's fees TheObserver information, p l ease and attorneys fees inauction to the highest ~ri / vvl/~l n . T h i s IN THE CIRCUIT curred herein by reacontact: Kathy Taggart b idder fo r c as h o r sale notice, first pubCOURT OF THE Published: September son of said default; N orthwest T r u s t ee c ashier's check, i n lished on October 8, STATE OF OREGON 24, October 1, 8, 2014 Services, Inc. P.O. Box hand, made out to Un- 2014, constitutes the any further sums adFOR THE COUNTY Baker CityHerald 9 97 B e llevue, W A decision document for Legal No. 38328 vanced by the benefiion County Sheriff's OF UNION 98009-0997 ciary for the protection Office. For more infor- purposes of protests, of the above described 425-586-1900 Granamation on this sale go under 43 CFR subpart NOTICE TO 5003 — Administrative INTERESTED PERSONS to: real property and its in- dos, Deborah F. (TS¹ Remedies. Protests of terest therein; and pre- 7023.110956) www.ore onsheriffs. the sale listed below In the Matter of the Espayment penalties/pre- 1002.272041-File No. g~ms~l .~hm miums, if applicable. must be filed within 15 tate of days after first publica- JEAN ALLISON LLOYD, WH EREFORE, notice Legal No. 00038220 SePtember tion of this notice. hereby is given that published: September Published: Deceased. Case No 24, 2014 and October, 24, October 1, 8, 15, the undersigned trus14-08-8499, RS21.170. 1, 8, 15, 2014 tee will on December 2014 IN BAKER C OUNTY, NOTICE I S H E R EBY OREGON : PD : 23, 2014 at the hour of GIVEN that the underLegal No. 00038318 ORAL AUCTION: AII 10:00 o'clock, A.M. in 1010- Union Co. signed has been aptimber designated for accord with the stan- Le al Notices pointed personal repdard of t ime estab- NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S PUBLIC NOTICE cutting and removal on resentative. All perlished by O RS certain Bureau of Land sons having claims SALE 187.110, at the followTIMBER FO R S A L E, Management lands in against the estate are ing place: outside the On October 24, 2014 at UNITED STATES DE- T.11 South, R.41 East, required to p r esent Sections 31 and 32, main entrance to the PARTMENT OF THE them, with vouchers the hour of 10:00 a.m. Baker County CourtINTERIOR, BUREAU and T.12 South, R.41 attached, to the underat the Union County OF LAND MANAGEEast, Section 6, W.M., house, 1 9 9 5 3 rd signed personal repreSheriff's Office, 1109 estimated for the purStreet, in the City of sentative at 74868 YarK Ave, La Grande, Ore- MENT. ~ EALED Bl • Baker City, County of FOLLOWED BY ORAL pose of this sale to be rington Road, Elgin, gon, the defendant's BAKER, State of OreAUCTION as hereinaf- 280 MBF. No bid for Oregon 97827, within interest will be sold, less than $14,893.50 gon, sell at public auc- subject to redemption, ter designated will be four months after the will be c onsidered. tion to the highest bidreceived by the Field date of the first publiin the real property Minimum deposit with der for cash the interOffice Manager, Bucation of this notice, or commonly known as: est in the described reau of Land Manage- bid: $1,500.00 t he claims may b e 1408 25th Street, La real property which barred. G rande, O re g o n ment office, 3100 H the grantor had or had 97850. The court case Street., Baker City, Published: October 8, All persons whose rights and 15, 2014 power to convey at O regon 9 7 8 14 , a t may be affected by n um b e r Is the time of the execu10:00 a.m. PST, on the proceedings may 14-04-49054, w h e re tion by grantor of the obtain additional inforNATIONSTAR MORT- Wednesday, October Leqal No. 00038583 trust deed, together GAGE,LLC is plaintiff, w ith a n y in t e r e s t a nd HA R R Y J. which the grantor or MCKAIG, JR„' COLgrantor's successors LECTION BUREAU OF in interest acquired afMILTON F REEWAter the execution of T ER; M EL IN D A the trust deed, to satMCKAIG; STATE OF isfy the foregoing obli- O REGON; O C C U gations thereby sePANTS OF T H E cured and the costs PREMISES is defenand expenses of sale, dant. The sale is a including a reasonable public auction to the charge by the trustee. highest bidder for cash Notice is further given or cashier's check, in that for reinstatement hand, made out to Unor payoff quotes reion County Sheriff's quested pursuant to Office. For more inforO RS 8 6 . 78 6 a n d mation on this sale go 86.789 must be timely to: c ommunicated in a www.ore onsheriffs. written request that g~m~l ~ h m c omplies w it h t h a t Published: September statute addressed to 24, 2014 and October the trustee's "Urgent 1, 8, 15, 2014 Request Desk" either by personal delivery to the trustee's physical Legal No. 00038317 offices (call for address) or by first class, certified mail, return NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S receipt requested, adSALE dressed to the trustee's post office box On November 12, 2014 address set forth in at the hour of 10:00 this notice. Due to po- a .m. a t t h e U n i o n tential conflicts with County Sheriff's Offederal law, persons fice, 1109 K Ave, La having no record legal Grande, Oregon, the or equitable interest in defendant's interest the subject property will be sold, subject to will only receive inforredemption, in the real mation concerning the property commonly lender's estimated or known as: 1285 Deactual bid. Lender bid troit Street, Elgin, Orei nformation i s a l s o gon 97827. The court available at the truscase n u m b e r is 1. Full color Real Estate picture ad t ee' s w e b si t e , 13-08-48538. where www.northwesttrusJPMORGAN CHASE Start your campaign with a full-color 2x4 tee.com. Notice is furBANK, NATIONAL ASpicture ad in the Friday Baker City Herald t her given that a ny SOCIATION is plaintiff, person named in ORS and DAVID S. LADD; and The Observer Classified Section. 86.778 has the right, T RISHILA L . L A D D at any time prior to A KA T R I S H I LA L. 2. A month of classified picture ads five days before the SORENSEN; Five lines of copy plus a picture in 12 issues date last set for t he RANCH-N-HOME sale, to have this foreR E NTALS, I N C.; AND of the Baker City Herald and the Observer Classified Section closure proceeding OCCUPANTS OF THE d ismissed an d t h e PREMISES are defen- 3. Four weeks of Buyers Bonus and Observer Plus Classified Ads trust deed reinstated dants. The sale is a b y payment t o t h e public auction to the Your classified ad automatically goes to non-subscribers and outlying areas of Baker beneficiary of the enhighest bidder for cash and Union Counties in the mail for one month in the Buyers Bonus or Observer Plus tire amount then due or cashier's check, in (other than such porhand, made out to UnClassified Section. tion of the principal as ion County Sheriff's would not then be due Office. For more infor- 4. 30 days of24/7 online advertising h ad no d efault o cmation on this sale go That classified picture ad will be there for online buyers when they're looking at www. curred) and by curing to: any other default com- www.ore onsheriffs. northeastoregonclassifieds.com — and they look at over 50,000 page views a month. plained of herein that c ~m~l ~ h m is capable of being Published: October 8, Home Seller Special price is for advertising the same home, with no copy changes cured by tendering the 15, 22, and 29, 2014 performance required Legal No. 00038607 and no refunds if classified ad is killed before end of schedule. under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to p aying said sums or tendering the performance neces- These little ads realsary to cure the de- l y work! J oi n t h e fault, by p aying all thousands of other costs and expenses actually incurred in en- people in this area forcing the obligation w ho a r e r e g u l a r a nd trust d eed, t o gether with trustee's users of the classiand attorney's fees fied. See how simn ot exceeding t h e pl e 8 n d effective amounts provided by said ORS 86.778. Re- they can be. We're R R R R quests from persons o pen f r o m 7 : 3 0 named in ORS 86.778 a.m. to 5 p .m. fo r for r e i n s t atement NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE

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a phone call while keeping their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel, but many of these systems are so error-prone or complex that they require more concentration from drivers rather than less, according to studies released Tuesday by the AAA Foundation for TrafIic Safety and the University of Utah. One study examined infotainment systems in some of the most common auto brands on the road: Chevrolet, Chrysler, Ford, Hyundai and Mercedes. The second study tested the Apple iPhone's Siri voice system to navigate, send texts, make Facebook and Twitter posts and use the calendar without handling or looking at the

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sor who led the two studies. Drivers had to concentrate Chevrolet's MyLink on exactly what words they receivedthe worst rating,3.7, wanted to use and in what among the infotainment sys- order to get the systems to follow their commands, creattems. Infotainment systems from three other automaking agreatdealoffrustration. ers — Mercedes, Ford and Siri sometimes garbled Chrysler — also were rated textmessages orselected m ore dist racting fordrivers wrong phone numbers &om than simply talking on a personalphonebooks, Strayer hand-held cellphone. said. During one test, Siri ''What we continue to see called 911 instead of the from customers is that they phone number requested demand this level of technol- by the volunteer driver and ogy in their vehicles, that the driver had to scramble access to music and access to to end the call before it went calls is now a critical part of through. Siri found the numthe driving experience and so ber in the driver's phonebook we're looking at innovative because the driver had called it once before. ways to provide that," Chev-

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