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NOV. 4ELECTION: SCHOOL DISTRICT
• Section looks back at the year in farming in 'UNION,BAKER AND WALLOWA COUNTIES
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Elgin man charged with rape, sexual abuse • FBI aiding sherif's ofice in investigation
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By Kelly Ducote
abuse. He is lodged in the Union County Jail with bail set at
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The Union County SherifFs Office has enlisted the help of the FBI in a case where the rape
he is not eligible for release after paying10 percent asisallowed in some cases. Capt. Craig Ward of the sherifFs office said search warrants were served on Horn's residence and vehicle following his arrest. The FBI has been enlisted to
of a child is alleged. Roy Eugene Horn, 61, of Elgin, was arrested Thursday on two counts of first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree sexual
help the sherifFs office with m ore technical aspectsofthe investigation, including looking at acomputer seized atHorn's residence. ''What we need from them initially is cracking that computer,"Ward said.owe need professional help. That's why we call on the good servicesof the FBL" Depending on what is found in the investigation, Ward said,
the case may be forwarded onto thefedsforprosecution. The alleged sex crimes were reported to the sherifFs office about six months ago, but Ward said crimes may have occurred several years ago.
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back some time," he said. The investigation of the case is ongoing and additional charges may be filed, according to a press release from the sherifFs office.
• LHS stands to improve security, receive construction of new vocational building
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La Grande High School is flying a bit under the radar in public discussion of the
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When a levy is designed to create opportunity and fix that about the $31.85 million bond which is for maintenance and capital broken, voter construction often focus on approval Central Elementary School. makes sense. And for good reason. Page 4A Passage of the bond in the Nov. 4 election would mean that $14.2 million would be spentto replace Central Elementary School, an aging, inefficient building badly in need of costlyrepairs. What is sometimes overlookedisthatpassage ofthe SeeBond / Page5A maintenance and capital construction the La Grande School District is seeking. Community discussions
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Bud Ashcraft, owner of Bud Jackson's, points out damage done to his cash registers during a weekend break-in.
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The tour group, which included mostly Union and Baker county residents, pose for a photo at"LadiesView" in Killarney National Park in lreland.
• More than 40 residents from Union, Baker counties tour through Scotland, Ireland By Jeff Petersen
the opposite ofhow it is in America. Dick Hohstadt of Cove icki Terry of Island City was amazed at how observedthat the farms are narrow many of the roads in smaller than in the United Ireland and Scotland are com- States. In Ireland, he said, pared to American roads. they can't dry hay; they have "I wouldn't want to drive to bale it green, put it in plasthere," she said. tic bags and make silage. Besides, the Irish and Scots Kathy Strickler of Miltondriveon the leftside ofthe Freewater noted that this was road, and the steering wheels not a vacation. This was seriare ontherightsideofcars, ous travel, seeing lots of sights The Observer
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in a hurry. reallygood friends and had a The three were among 44 greattime." The sunny outlook was people, 90 percent from Union and Baker counties, who enhanced by the weather. In the Emerald Isles, rain can be traveledto Ireland and Scotland in September on a tour a daily companion. But in the organized by the La Grande nearly two weeks the group agencyAllegre Travel. toured around on buses, it "Itwas a greatgroup of only misted one day. Strickler and Terry joined people," said Samantha LeBtheir sister, Marnee Obendorf old, a travel consultant who led the trip.'They got along, of Olympia, Wash., and were laid back, happy, became SeeTour / Page5A
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By Kelly Ducote The Observer
Police are still investigating a string of burglaries that took place in La Grande over the weekend. The La Grande Police Department's Lt. Derick Reddington said the department does not yet have any leads in what appears to be a series of five connected break-ins that occurred late Friday and early Saturday. Among businesses hit was Barkin' Basement, a not-for-profit thrift store. Proceeds from the store are donated to the Blue Mountain Humane Association. SeeSuspects / Page5A
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