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ceremony conducted by members of the High Valley VFW Post No. 4060 with the help of Kohr and Marriott. "It was nice to finally honor him," Marriott said. Union Cemetery records indicate only that the individual was a veteran of the Indian wars, Marriott said. These wars extended until about the late 1800s. The veteran was buried long ago in the northeast corner of the cemetery where only a tiny mark-
By Dick Mason The Observer
His name is lost to history and his story may never be known, but this veteran will never be forgotten. A pair of Union High School students are making sure of it. UHS juniors Kortnee Marriott and Delanie Kohr obtained a headstoneforthe gravesiteof an unknown veteran buried at Union Cemetery. The headstone was dedicated Wednesday at a
er wasplaced,onethatishard to find because the short grass in thecemetery stands above it. Thishas created frustration for people like Marriott and Kohr, who honor veterans each Memorial Day weekend by placing flags at thegravesitesofthose buried at Union Cemetery. Finding the gravesiteoftheIndian Wars veteran was always difficult. "Itwas easy to overlook because nothing was there," See Tribute / Page 5A
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Eastern Oregon University had a bigger freshman class this year than in years past, according to Eastern Oregon University officials.
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The incoming freshman class this year is larger than it was in 2014, and Romano told the EOU Board of Trustees in October that his goal for 2016 is to bring in more than 500 freshmen. Romano's mantra is to build relationships with area schools and with families in rural communities who want their children to pursue SeeEOU / Page 5A
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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife denied a report Friday that it had confirmed a sighting of wolves chasing elk up a hill just west of La Grande. owe can't confirm it. We don't have any independent information to verify the report," said ODFW biologist Leonard Erickson. The denial comes after at least one La Grande radio station published a report that the ODFW confirmed that a herd of elk was chased Tuesday above Grande Ronde Hospital between Rooster Peak and Deal Canyon. Erickson said the ODFW has no evidence such as tracks, photos or radio See Wolves / Page 5A
The area the wolves were reported to be seen was not checked fortracks because it had rained by the time ODFW received the report, ODFW biologist Leonard Erickson said.
Residents sound off on forest restoration • Forest meeting onpace and scale brings diverseconcerns Different volcBs
By Kelly Ducote A variety of interests were representedThursday night in a Forest Service workshop focused on pace and scale of restoration of the Blue Mountain forests. While some of the two dozen attendees spoke up for increasingthe paceofrestorationefforts,othersatthe meeting voiced concern for water, soils, fish and wildlife in theforests. One LaGrande resident toldForestServicerepresentatives and others working on the Blue Mountain Forest Revision Plan that she is concerned with the"voices we're See Forest / Page 5A
WallowaWhitman National Forest Supervisor Tom Montoya saidhe appreciated a diverse dialogue, saying it was those types of conversations that would ultimately lead to a successful plan revision.
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