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One man dies during Sunday house fire in Elgin • Cause mayhave been connected to awoodstove By Dick Mason The Observer

ELGIN — The Union County Sheriff's 0$ce released on Tuesday the name of the Elgin man who diedina house fi re Sunday evening

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Caution tape wraps around the property at 283 N. Seventh Ave. in Elgin where one person died in a house fire on Sunday.

at his home. The fire claimed the life of Robert Baatz, 79, according to Capt. Craig Ward of the Union County Sheriff's 0$ce. Baatz was in his residence, a single-wide manufactured home, at 283 N.Seventh Ave.,when the fi re started. The fire was reported at See Fire / Page 5A

• City council leaves door openforrecreational marijuana shop in city limits By Dick Mason The Observer

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coming when people will be able to purchase marijuana for recreational purposes in Cove. The Cove City Council on Tuesday night left the door openfora recreational marijuana shop to someday operate in Cove when it decided not to opt out of Measure 91. The measure, approved in 2014 bystatevoters,legalized the sale and production of marijuana for recreational purposes in Oregon. Cove is the first city in Union County with land where a shop selling recreational marijuana could operate not to opt out. Councilor Doug Kruse said See Cove / Page 5A

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Three massivewildfi recomplexes burned 296,807 acres across Eastern Oregon in 2015, fueled by intense heat and drought that set new records for large fire growth. And, now that the snow has started to fly over the Blue Mountains, the Oregon Department of Forestry says it will spend the winter figurmg out how to prepare for what could be the new normal. "We had 100,000-acre fires here in northeast Oregon, and that's not typical," said Joe Hessel, unit forester forODF in La Grande and Baker City.'There'sa good chance the trends will be toward more active and longer fire seasons." The 2015 Fire Program Review Committee met Tuesday in Salem to review those trends and identify key issues from the last fire season, which lasted 134 days in the Northeast Oregon District — about three See Records / Page 5A

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• Recent car prowls resulted in gun theft By Kelly Ducote The Observer

La Grande police are asking residents to be aware of any missing handguns. Two teens were arrested early Friday morning for their alleged involvement in car prowls. Police say one of the subjects had a handgun in his possession that they believe was stolen.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 The Observer

ON DECK TODAY C Prep girls basketball:Joseph at Cove, 5 p.m. C Enterprise at Wallowa, 5:30 p.m. • Prep boys basketball:Joseph at Cove, 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY C Prep girls basketball:Elgin vs. Baker JV, Elgin Lions Club Tournament, 4 p.m. C Cove vs. Powder Valley, Union Tournament, 3 p.m. C Wallowa vs. Imbler, JEF Invitational, Joseph, 3 p.m. • Wilder, Idaho, vs. Joseph, JEF Invitational, Joseph, 5:30 p.m. C Crane vs. Union, Union Tournament, 6 p.m. C Enterprise vs. lone, lone Basketball Bonanza,6 p.m. C Prep boys basketball:Elgin vs. Umatilla, Elgin Lions Club Tournament, TBA C Cove vs. Powder Valley, Union Tournament, 4:30 p.m. • Wallowa vs. Imbler, JEF Invitational, Joseph, 4:30 p.m. C Wilder, Idaho, vs. Joseph, JEF Invitational, Joseph, 7 p.m. C Enterprise vs. lone, lone Basketball Bonanza, 7:30 p.m. C Crane vs. Union, Union Tournament, 7:30 p.m. C Prep wrestling: Joseph, Union/ Cove, Wallowa, Elgin, Enterprise, Imbler at Enterprise Kick Off, 10 a.m.

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BOard to eleCt 2016 OfIiCerS The La Grande Little League Board will hold a meeting to elect officers for the 2016 Little League season at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9in the Cook Memorial Library conference room, 2006 Fourth St. in La Grande. Several board positions are open. For more information, contact Randy Shaw at 541-9754540.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

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The Eastern Oregon University volleyball team started ofFplay at the

NAIA National Volleyball Championship on the wrong foot, dropping its first match in pool play to MidAmericaNazarene University 25-23, 25-18, 25-19 Tuesday night in Sioux City, Iowa. Junior middle hitter Kasaundra

Tuma paced the Mountaineer attack with 10 kills while adding three blocks. Amanda Miller posted nine kills while Sierra Linke had eight. Rachelle Chamberlain led Eastern in

assists (37) and digs (12). Eastern rallied &om six points down in the opening set to take a 16-14 lead on a combo block by Linke and middle hitter Emily Nay.

The Mountaineers maintained the two-point lead at 22-20 before MNU rattled ofFfive of the final six points for the set. Eastern rallied again in the second set, clawing back &om a four-point deficit to get within 14-13 on Miller's kill. But MNU took the next four points and eventually the set. EOU took an early 4-1 lead in

the fi nalsetand hung around aker falling behind 12-9, twice drawing within a point, but couldn't get over the top as the Mounties were swept for the second consecutive match. Eastern (24-5 overall) continues pool play tonight against Briar CBF

(Iowa) University and likely needs a win if it wants to stay in the hunt to reach the quarterfinals.

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Behind a 21-point efFort &om senior Jordan Klebaum and a defense that forced 21 turnovers, the Eastern Oregon University women's

basketball team topped College of Idaho 55-41Tuesday night in its Cascade Collegiate Conference opener in

Caldwell, Idaho. With the victory, Eastern notched a win in its CCC opener for the seventh year in arow. Klebaum went 8-for-17 &om the floor to lead the team in scoring for the second game in a row, while senior Nikki Osborne chipped in 10 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. The Mountaineers, who never trailed, raced out to a 13-2 lead with 5:47 to play in the opening quarter and saw the lead grow to as much as 34-18 in the second quarter before taking an 11-point advantage at halime.

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Imbler's Brandon McGilvray fights for yardage in a game againstWeston-McEwen last season. The junior was named for three all-Wapiti accolades for his play, including defensive player of the year.

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awards with nine apiece. McGilvray was the big winner for the Panthers, asthejuniorwas named By Josh Benham the league's defensive player of the The Observer year, along with a first-team honor at A four-game winning streak led Im- defensive back and a second-team nod bler to a quarterfinal run in the Class at running back. 2A state playofFs, and it reaped the Imblerhead coach DustanAdams rewards in the postseason meetings. said the junior had four intercepThe Panthers secured 13 overall tions in league play, returning three selections spread out among nine play- for touchdowns. The Panthers use a ers on the Wapiti League's all-league weighted point system, defensively, teams in a vote done by Wapiti coachwith tackles, interceptions, sacks, etc., es, with an additional MVP award and McGilvray ended up with the grantedtoBrandon McGilvray. highest point total on the team. ''He's had a lot of game experience League champion Burns had the most overall position selections with these last two years, and he's a real intel14, plus the ofFensive player of the year ligentkid with good footballinstincts," winner in quarterback Trey RecanAdams said.'He's your ideal safety. He's zone, with eight Hilanders receiving able to readplays quickly andreact to honors. Imbler tied with Grant Union them sideline to sideline. He's basically for the most players receiving position the captain of our defense."

OfFensively, McGilvrayrushed for 647 yards and eight touchdowns while leading the team with 301receiving yards and three scores. Ks backfield mate, Tyler Tandy,wasnamed tothefi rstteam atrunningback and linebacker, also garnering a second-team honor atpunter. The senior rushed for 1,879 yards on 280 carries, scoring 22 touchdowns, and also was namedthe OACA/MaxPreps Player of the Week after rumbling for 429 yards and five scores in a 60-35 playofFwin over Lost River Nov.7. 'Tm proud ofhim for all ofhis accomplishments,"Adams said.'Tyler worked really hard for them." The strong Panther ground game resulted in Panther ofFensive linemen receiving four all-league awards. Sophomore Jordan Teeter and senior Taylor Tandy were named first team, See Wapiti/Page 9A

College ofIdaho closed to within four late in the third quarter but never drew any closer. An Osborne 3-point play early in the fourth quarter pushed the lead back to 10and a layup &om Klebaum put Eastern up 51-39

with 3:38 to play. Donniesha Webber added eight points and Maloree Moss chipped in six. The Mounties (5-4 overall, 1-0 CCC) continue conference play Saturday when they host Walla Walla.

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Lions Club hosts tourney The Elgin Lions Club is hosting its annual Kick Off BasketballTournament Friday and Saturday at Elgin High School. Actions begins at noon both days, with four teams total set to compete over the two-day event.

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Wellensand Gareth Murray and the loss of returning The Wallowaboys basketstarters Cole Hafer and Noah ballteam isgoing to face m ore Allen, both likely out as they than just the loss of its top two recover &om injuries. "We've got four kids that scorersas itstartsthe 2015-16 season. have never played any varsity The Cougars take the court at all that will be starting for their opener Friday with (this weekend),"Wallowa head four new starters following coach Greg Oveson said."It'll the graduation of seniors Karl be a real eye-opener for them." The Observer

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Koby Frye is one of the returning starters for the Wallowa boys basketball team.

But having those players tested right away could serve as a blessing once the Cougars are healthy. It could also give Oveson one thing he said the team needs — depth. "I think the big thing to our season will be finding a sixth and seventh man who can See Cougars/Ehge8A

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Eastern guard posts double-double

3oseph, Cove hit the hardwood

DAVID PRICE: Theleft-handed ace reportedly agreed to a seven-year, $217 million deal with the Boston Red Sox Tuesday. The $31 million annual salary is the highest for a pitcher in major league history.

LAKERS: An already rough start took a turn for the worst when Los Angeles dropped a road game to the previously winless Philadelphia 76ers 103-91Tuesday.The 2-15 Lakers suffered their seventh consecutive loss.

The Eastern Oregon University men's basketball team dropped a hard-fought match to College of Idaho, losing its Cascade Collegiate Conference opener 72-69Tuesday night. But the Mounties saw two of their guards post doubledoubles, includingTate de Laveaga.The sophomore netted 16 points and added 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season.

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Badgersdring daektalent By Josh Benham

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First-year head coach Michael Lieuallen was able to catch a few games of the Powder Valley boys basketballteam lastseason asa fan,and he saw what most did: a talented group with a lot of young players. This season, he'll get to take over that group in hopes of bettering 2014-2015's record. Lieuallen takes over a Badgers squad that went 1014 overall ,and fi nished 5-7 in the Class 1A Old Oregon League. Seventeen players came out this season for the program, with just two seniors, Eddy Bedolla and Lee McElligott, graduating from last year's team that showed Lieuallen a glimpse of its potential. "I saw a couple games and watching them gave me the itch to get back into coaching," Lieuallen, who coached most recently at WestonMcEwen, said."I saw the talent, some excellent guards

and their shooting ability." Two of the top guards back for the Badgers are junior Isaac Colton and sophomore Tanner Eubanks. The perimetergetsa largeaddition with junior Seth Dixon coming back out for the team after missing his sophomore season. Senior Caleb Day and junior Gus McGinn spearhead the post positions for Powder Valley. One aspect Lieuallen has been harping on in practice is to get more chemistry on ofFense in working inside-out, starting with those post players. "I'm working on getting my perimeter guys to shoot (3-pointers) off an inside-outside pass, or penetrate and kick it out. I don't want to just dribble down, make one pass and throw up a three," he said.'Tm working on the developmentofmy big guys into becoming true post players. The big guys were just

the court to get a rebound. If we can develop that post position, then the defense has to collapse, which will open up the perimeter." Both the inside and outside players possess athleticism, which Lieuallen said is a strength of the team. "We have multitudes of quickness,"he said."I'm a coach that wants to take (a team's) talent, develop it and put it in the best position to be successful. We're going to be a full-court team as much as we can and get up-tempo." Lieuallen said he'd like a rotation of eight or nine guys, which will help keep that up-tempo mindset rolling throughout a game, especially on the defensive end. "We'll press and try to trap at halfcourt, and we'll play a lot of man-to-man," he said of the defense. Powder Valley opens the season against nonconference opponent Cove Friday at the Union Tournament.

McKay leads Elgin grapplers PREP WRESTLING

By Josh Benham The Observer

The Elgin wrestling team may have lost three Class 2A/1A state championship wrestlers from a year ago, but senior Jaydon McKay looks to lead a group of nine grapplers intent on reloading and not rebuilding. The Huskies finished fourth in the Special District 4 tournament and 10th in the state championship last season. Gone are Levi Carper, Damian Hernandez and Jordan Vermillion, and the latter two each finished fourth at state last season. But McKay is back, and he'll look to build on his junior season. He won the district title in the 160-pound division and placed fourth at state last year, and McKay will most likely be at 160 again, with an outside possibility of wrestling at 152. "He wasdistrictchamp lastyear,and I'd definitely like to see him become a two-time champ this year," Elgin head coach Jason Lathrop said."One of our goals for our seniors is to try and get to state and win. I think he'll put himself in position again to be a state qualifier." Ty Hook and Tanner Owen are both backafterplacingatdistricta season ago, and Lathropsaid heexpectsa greatdeal

of improvement out of the pair. Sophomore Dohnovan Tate returns after battling an injury, and Lathrop is anxious to see what he can do at his most likely weight of 195. A couple of additions to the team in Calvin and Larry Shaffer should add some solid depth in the higher weight classes, with a handful of underclassmen, including freshman Zach Graves, who will be looking to gain valuable experience at the varsity level. Aftera deep 2014-2015 in SD-4,Lathrop sees another competitive district this season. "It's always loaded," he said."It's going to be a challenge,buttheseguys arealways up for the challenge. Tanner and Jaydon built a lot of confidence from the football season." With the loss of the three seniors, Lathrop is hoping to see his team improve during the season in time to give the other teams a run for their money at district. ''We're not quite as experienced, but we'll be a solid team," Lathrop said.'The work ethic those guys gained from last year, and Jaydon coming back as a leader, they saw what it takes to be successful. I don't know if we'll be district champs, but I think we'll be competitive there and finish in the top group."

WAPITI Continued from Page7A and juniors Aaron Knife and Magnus McGinness made the second team. "Anybody that follows footballorcoaches football knows that it starts up front with the line play,"Adams said.'Regardlessofthelevel, linemen don't get a lot of recognition. But the line and the running game was our strength, and they were obviously extremely valuable to our team. Magnus did really well for us, and Aaron is a kid that works so unbelievably hard. We expected Taylor and Jordan to play well this season, and they did." Teeter was also named to the first team as a defensive lineman, with senior Tyler Bales making the second team. At the linebacker position, Panther senior Anu Kanoho made the second team while freshman Wyatt Rankin received honorable mention. Union/Cove compiled a 3-5 overall record and went 1-3 in the Wapiti. It had six players receive eight all-league selections, led by seniors Brooke Scantling and Chad Witty. Scantling made the first team asa defensive back and was named to the second team as a wide receiver. "Brooke was one of the

few skill kids that played every game for us,"Union/ Cove head coach Jon Reynolds said."He's got all the intangibles. You can't teach the speed he has. Teams had to scheme for him, and he was always capable of making

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Turnovers ultimately did in the Eastern Oregon University men's basketball team in its Cascade Collegiate Conference opener, as the Mountaineers coughed up the ball 22 times in a tight 72-69 loss to College of Idaho Tuesday night. Eastern battled back from a 13-point second-half deficit to take a 68-67 lead on Trell Washington's free

throw with 48 seconds to play. The Yotes took the lead back on the ensuing possession, and Eastern saw multiple attempts late to tie or retakethe lead fallshort. Washington and Tate de Laveaga each turned in double-doubles, with Washington posting team-highs of 17 points and 19 rebounds

and de Laveaga chipping in 16 points and 11 boards. Case Rada also scored 16

for Eastern, hitting four 3-pointers on the night. Eastern fell short despite posting better shooting percentages from the floor (.424 to .343), the 3-point line

(.323 to .313) and the freethrow line (.619 to .615), while also outrebounding the Yotes, 56-35. The Mounties (4-7 overall, 0-1 CCC) continue conference play Saturday when they host Walla Walla.

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Eastern Oregon University placed six players on the Frontier Conference's all-conference team. Juniorquarterback Zach Bartlow made the first team after his finest season as a M ountie. He passed for2,498 yards and 23 touchdowns, while rushing for 554 yards and nine scores. His career-best performance came against Montana Tech Oct. 31, when Bartlow passed for 398 yards. He ended with 3,052 yards of total ofFense, with his average of 277.5 yards per game rank-

SophomoreCalvinConnors made the first-team as a wide receiver, was named the first team punt returner and made the second team as a kick returner. He led the Mounties with 645 receiving yards and seven touchdowns, catching 51passes. Connors was second in NAIA with 316 punt return yards, and his average of 29.7 yards per kickofFreturn was third in the nation. Defensively, linebacker Gary Pbsten led three selections for Eastern. The senior was ing eighth in NAIA. named to the second team after leading the Senior Jace Billingsley picked up a pair of Frontier with 140 tackles. His 12.7 tackles per plaudits, making the first team as a runnmg game was sixth in NAIA, andhis three interback and kick returner. He rushed for a ceptions was tied for fiflh in the conference. team-best 863 yards and seven touchdowns, Senior cornerback Byron Benson joined while hauling in a team-best 57 catches for Posten on the second team after totaling 506 yards and five touchdowns. Billingsley's three interceptions as well, and junior kickofFreturn average of 26.8 yards ranked defensive lineman KyleLanoue was named 11th in NAIA, and his 1,931 all-purpose to the second team after compiling 39 tackyards was fourth in the nation. lesand 6.5 tacklesforloss.

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New era begins in Imbler By Ronald Bond The Observer

New Imbler boys basketball head coach Tony Haddock said his adjustment to the helm of the Panthers' program has been smooth given his familiarity with many of the players aRer

being the JV coach. What remains to be seen, however, is how the Panthers adjust to losing three senior starters. Imbler takes the court for its season opener Friday and will be without the services of graduates Joe Gri5n, Luke Silbernagel and Rustin McDonald. "It's hard to replace what Joe and Luke brought which was just abunch ofquickness," Haddock said. With McDonald's departure, the Panthers also lose what Haddock called length on the defensive side of the ball that caused opponents fits. "We have to replace a lot from them on that side of

the ball," he said. The Panthers do return

One of the top priorities for Haddock is getting his players time on the floor and an opportumty to see which lineup combinations click. "More than anything else, this is this group's first chance to get to play together,"he said.'We're trying to (has) been around and provides great leadership," find ways to mesh." Haddock said."Brandon is He also said the team won't be one that has an coming ofFa great football year and was all-league last overwhelming strong point year. He was a huge plus ofF or a glaring weakness, but the bench." should be well-rounded in In Whitaker, the Panthers each area of the game. "We're not going to be have what Haddock called a "glue guy." great at one particular ''He can play anywhere," thing. I think we're going Haddock explained.'Thin@ to beserviceable atseveral just always seem to run difFerent things,"he said. smoothly when he's on the That balance and forming floor. I'm expectinghim to the needed team cohesion takealeap thisyear,forsure." will be necessary for Imbler Haddock said the to contend in what Haddock additional roles could be called a deepWapiti League. "If you don't compete, filled by a difFerent player you're going to get beat in each night, and mentioned seniors Anu Kanoho and our league,"he said. GarretRyan among those The Panthers begin the who could be impact players season Friday against Walfor his squad. lowa in the JEF Invitational "We've got some guys who and host Elgin in their are all able," he said. league opener Jan.2. a handfulofplayerswho had an impact on the team's success during its 18-7 campaign, including senior Trace VanCleave and juniors Marshal Whitaker and Brandon McGilvray. 'Trace has been here,

Huskies hogeforredound By Josh Benham Observer Sle photo

Union/Cove's Brooke Scantling celebrates a touchdown against Imbler last season. The senior was named to the Wapiti League's alWeague first team as a defensive back, and made the second team as a wide receiver. Witty received first-team recognition at runnmg back and on the defensive line. "He is such a good athlete," Reynolds said."Km missing some league games and still making first team, it shows what the league coaches thought ofhim. He deserved to be there." Senior Cooper Huntington made the first team as an ofFensive lineman, with junior Colin Sheehy receiving honorable mention on the offensive line.

"A kid like Cooper, he started every game since he was a freshman," Reynolds said."He was on the first team last year, and he defended it."

Junior Cole Baxter was namedsecond team atrunning back for the V8dcats, while anotherjunior, Quinn Evans, wasnamed first-teampunter. Enterprise went 0-7 overall but had six players receive seven all-league honors. Senior Andrew Curtis made the second team at both defensive and offensive line, and junior Wade Isley and senior Justin Exon made second team at linebacker. Sophomore Trent Walker was namedsecond team at wide receiver, junior Trent Bales was named honorable mentionatrunnmg back and junior Grant Jones received honorable mention on the offensive line.

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In his first year as the head coach for the Elgin girls basketball team, Kirt McClure has one goal that trumps all the othersbe a true team. "I told them at the beginning of practices that this is what I want,"he said."It's a culture change for these girls. I want to be togetherand be a team." The Huskies tip ofFtheir 2015-2016 campaign Friday at the Elgin Lions Club Tournament after an up-and-down winter last year. Elgin went 7-17 overall with a 2-10 record in Class 2A's Wapiti League. Thirleen players are out for the basketball program this year, but Elgin must replace a slew of seniors from last year's squad, including Miah Slater and Stormy Silver. Apair of current seniors will look to carry the leadership mantle in guard Katelyn Harris and forward Shalynn Davidson. Post presence Cheyanne Wilhelm leads three juniors, and McClure said Wilhelm looks good after a knee injury derailed her sophomore year. There's some talented but green players in the sophomore class in Isabelle Sauers, Hannah McClure, Maggie Ledbetter and Taylor Noble. McClure expects at least three

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to play major minutes this season. The Huskies' offense underwent some tweaksunder the new head coach,with McClure having designs on a system that thrives on ball movement and screens. But he said the success of the team ultimately comes down to whether or not the Huskies play fundamentally sound basketball and solid defense. ''You can run the simplest offense, but if you don't execute it at 100 percent, it's not going to work,"he said."We're starting at the ground level with fundamentals. I believe in good fundamentals and solid defense. If we're in shape and we can play defense, when we start the game, we're already ahead." McClure said the team will start out with a man-to-man defensive mindset while mixing in a 1-3-1 zone defense. Elgin begins league play Jan. 2 against Imbler, and over the first month of nonleague action, McClure just wants to see his team gel in time for Wapiti games. "I want them to start believing in themselves,"he said."If they have confidence in the team, good things will start happening."

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015

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Postal Service w a b out pot ads By Taylor W. Anderson WesCom News Service

PORTLAND — TheU.S.Postal Service office in Portland delivered some potentiallybad news last week to Northwest newspapers: Ifnews outlets run ads for the region's booming marijuana industry, they mightbe violating federal law. The Fridaymemopointedoutit wasillegal"to place an adin anypublication with the puqxm ofseekingor offeringillegally to receive,buy,or distrkute a Schedule I contmlled subslmce,"aceordingto a copy

sent to the editor-publisher of the Chinook Observer in Long Beach, Washington. "If an advertisement advocates the purchase of clinical marijuana through a Medical Marijuana Dispensary, it does not comply with" the law. The memo quickly caused confusion and concern among publishers whose newspapershave published ads fordispensaries and manufacturers in the region's now two legal cannabis industries, medical and recreational marijuana. While Oregon voters legalized medi-

Orat:lewinskey federalruling By Nick Budnick The Oregonian

PORTLAND — Oregon's court battle with Oracle America is not going to get cheaper anytime soon. InA~ 20 1 4, the state and the California sotware giant each filed lawsuits blam-

ing the other for the$300-million collapse of the muchtouted Cover Oregon health insurance website project. Essentially a two-&ont war split between federal and state courts, the litigation has already generated

$3.6 million in billings for the private law firm handling the case for Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. Oregon had hoped to restrict the fighting to just one court by knocking out the$23 million federal lawsuit filed by Oracle. Butajudgeon Nov. 18 ruledagainstthe state, saying the Oracle case was stmng enough to survive the state' smo tions to dism issit. Oracle' sfederalcase seeks to be paid for non-contract work it engaged in to fix numerous problems that kept the Cover Oregon website &om launching when planned, Oct. 1, 2013. It accusesthe stateofviolating copyright law by using the Oracle code without having

fully paid for it.

cal marijuana in 1998 and recreational marijuana for adult use in 2014, the plant is still illegal at the federal level. Any newspaper with pot ads would violate a federal law preventing advertising for illicit goods, the postal service said. That's leR publishers seeking answers in parts of Oregon, where medical marijuanashops exploded in number and later converted to recreational shops that use billboards, websites and news ads to showcase their products in a highly competitive market.

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The judge sided with Oracle, saying itscontractfor the website work overrode Oregon's claim to being immune from copyright claims.

The legalbill for Rosenblum's outside attorney, Markowitz Herbold Glade since

September 2014is appmaching the $4million mark,as first reported byWillamette Week. But that spending rate is on the rise. ARer spend-

ing nearly $340,000 in the first six months of this year, Markowitz has billed about

$940,000 since July 1. In part, that's because the Markowitz attorneys have had to go through thousands of pages of documents to delete personal information of Oregonians who used the Cover Oregon enrollment process. The state had sought to turn over the documents to Oracle without the information removed, but a judge denied it. Meanwhile, the state's case accusingOracle of&aud, racketeering and shoddy workmanship continues in state court. Oracle defends the quality of its programming and instead blames state mismanagement for the website's problems — especially the state's failure to hire another company to oversee Oracle's work

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another trailer. A co-owner of the truck and trailer, Ron WALTERVILLE — OrLangley of Monroe, said egon State Police Trooper the carcasses would likely Anthony Mathews shot the be taken to a designated cow dead. dump, as they could not be And then he had to do it used for meat. "A lot of them have agalll alld agalll alld agam. "It'sheart-wrenching," broken legs and bones," Langley said of the aniMathews saidat the scene mals.'There's no way for us along Highway 126westof Walterville,whee a truck to get them up or use them, pulling atrailer with 68cattle so we have to shoot them." Langley works for overtumedTuesdayakerApache Transport, a noon.'They'm more orless like pets,andit'shaid,but Junction City company youhave to do what'srightfor that hauls livestock and themandnotlet them sufer." construction materials. The owner of the cows was Mathews, a wildlife division trooper with state also on the scene and helped police, was assigned to kill tmopers decipher which animals couldbe salvaged. a total of 12 injured cows The truck driver had trapped inside the trailer. Mathews said he'd had to minor injuries and was not taken to a hospital, law kill animals before, mostly enforcement officials said. wildlife. The truck sheared a tree As the shots &om and also struck apower pole, Mathews'handgun rang which downedlines and out, bystanders and emergency crew members winced cut power to severalnearby homes andbusinesses. and plugged their ears. Mowing the crash, Mathews was equipped with ear protection to cancel several cows escaped to a nearbyfield thmugh ahole in out the sharp sounds. Mathews said there were thetop oftrailer,accordingto "many more"animals alstate police tmoper Sgt.Vonn ready dead within the trailer. Schleicher,who saidhe was unsure howmany mws were Once confirmed dead, alive, dead orinjumd. The the cows were dragged &om the trailer with a long trailerlikelywas ripped open metal cable and placed into onimpact, Schleicher said.

strong support from Oregon voters By Jeff Mapes The Oregonian

A proposed ballot measure that would sharply increasetaxes forthelargest corporations doing business in Oregon starts out with strong support from voters, according to a survey taken by aPortland research fi rm .

The Nov. 12-16 poll by DHM Research found that 60 percent were in favor of the measure, while 30 percent were opposed. The measure maintained majority support — albeit at a lower level — after respondents were presented with several pro and con arguments on the measure. 'The proponents have a lot going for them," saidAdam Davis, a partner at DHM Research, adding that there's a strong feeling among voters that large corporations should be payingmore in taxes. The measure, sponsored by a labor-backed coalition, would impose a new corporate minimum tax estimated to

they're selling tangible goods. Oregon firms selling services would have to pay the 2.5 percent on all sales over$25 million. Davis said his firm conducted the poll with the financial help ofan anonymous individual interested in gaugingsupport foran alternative measure. About half of voters said they'd be more likely to support a revenueraising measure that also had elements of tax relief for

average people. Davis noted that tax measures typically only fall in support duHllg 8 canlpalgil

and that the conventional wisdom is that they should start with backing &om about two-thirds of the electorate to have a good chance

of passing. But that old rule may no longer be the case, said Davis, noting that 53 percent continued to support the

would be used for schools and other services. Essentially, corporations would have to pay 2.5 percent of their Or-

measure even aker they heard arguments for and against it. Spokeswoman Melanni Rosales of Our Oregon, the group sponsoring the tax measure, said the poll showed that voters believe they are shouldering their fair share of taxes while corporations are not. "Everyday, we read about another corporation that's

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HAPPENINGS Union County Chamber seeks award nominations LA GRANDE — The Union County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominationsforits 2016 awards, recognizing the work, leadership and progress of its members. Recipients will be honored in a ceremony at 6 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Blue Mountain Conference Center. The chamber seeks nominations for Business of the Year, Man of the Year, Woman of the Year and Educator of the Year. Nomination forms are available online at wwwunioncountychamber.org/item/ annual-chamber-awards-nominations -2016 and are due back to the chamber

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PENDLETON — Four new directors have been installed for the 105-year-old Pendleton Round-Up. The new directors join a 16-member board with wide-ranging separate assignments. New director Tiah DeGrofft will be the 2016 sponsors director and has a notable history of organizing and promoting sporting events. She is currently employed as community relations administrator for the Wildhorse Foundation and has extensive involvement with the

Round-Up. Rob Burnside will serve as the 2016 programs and ushers director. Burnside, fire chief for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, began his involvement with the Round-Up at just 5 months old. He has been a longtime volunteer for the Round-Up and previous director of Happy Canyon. Dr. BradleyAdams joins the RoundUp Board of Directors as the 2016 Room 17/Medical director. Adams is certified in advanced cardiac life support and advancedtrauma lif e support.He has worked for 15 years on the Round-Up's medical team, and looks forward to strengthening the relationship between the rodeo and community health providers. Walla Walla, Washington resident Tim Bennett issettobethe 2016 security director. Currently a public communications officer for the Walla Walla Police Department, his career has provided many community service opportunities, including being a DARE officer, serving as a board member of the Walla Walla Crime Watch, Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs and the local SWATTeam's Crisis Negotiation Unit.

WURA Board to hear about Rails with Trails project WALLOWA — Stakeholders along the Hells Canyon Scenic Byways will have an opportunity for input regarding the Joseph Branch Rails with Trails project as the Wallowa-Union RailAssociation meets at 5 p.m. Dec. 15 at the City of Wallowa Senior Center. The Joseph Branch Trail Consortium will present a plan for initiating the next steps for the trail pilot project. The concept plan is available for review online at https J/www.eou.edu/wp-content/

uploads/2015/11/Final Concept Plan.pdf. — WescomNews Service staff

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With thestate's population nowexceeding 4 million people,it's unclear whether the continued population increasewill negatively impact agriculture. Nevertheless, the state's land use protections are moreimportant than ever according to /oiicials with the Oregon Department ofAgriculture. ' Two must-haves for Oregon agricultureareland and water,"says ODA Director Katy Coba."As more people come to live in Oregon, there is likely to be more competition for those natural resources. We simply need to continue protecting our agricultural production base to keep farming vi-

top six fastest growing counties, five are in the Willamette Valley, which is where up to 80 percent of the state's value of agriculture is generated. The greater Bend area of Central Oregon is another hot spot of population growth in which agricultural production is vulnerable. 'The first thing that comes to mind is that Oregonians are going to have to start making some hard decisions about where growth is going to occur and whether they want to maintain the state's agricultural base to sup-

able." Portland State University's Population Research Center estimates Oregon'spopulation at4,013,846 people with about 80 percent of the growth coming &om net migration. Of the )1

port our economy," said Jim Johnson, ODA land use specialist."Growth, especially in the Willamette Valley, is going to have to be very well thought out and planned with farming in mind, especially high-value agriculture." More people in Oregon is not all potentially negative. It can also mean more local consumers interested in purchasingOregon food and agricultural products. But Johnson cites several specific impacts on agriculture See Land / Page 3B

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— DONS. DEAR DON: There are more than a few variables to consider as you analyze the lack of revenue growth this year. As the owner, are you just

BRAIN FOOD KEN KELLER noticing the issue now at year end or did you see it coming and take corrective action when things weren't developing as you wanted them to? If you took steps to remedy the problem, how well did the corrective actions work? Was there a revenue growth

plan in place? If you had one, did you track it through the year? Who was the owner of the plan? Which individual was responsible for implementation and for the results? What were the goals? Were See Keller / Page 3B

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JAMIESON — For the first time in two decades, beef is Oregon's No. 1 agricultural commodity. The Oregon Department of Agriculture announced this summer that cattle and calves claimed the top spot in 2014, unseating greenhouse and nursery products. It was good news for ranchers who have been bolstered by strong demand

and stronger prices for the last couple of years. In 2014, the industry brought in about $922 million statewide — up 38 percent &om 2013. Malheur County, in Eastern Oregon, was responsible for

nearly $250 million. "There have been some very strong cattle prices the last couple of years, and that is reflected in the value of production for cattle and calves," said Kathryn Walker, special assistant to the director ofthestate agriculture department. There are three primary components of the industrySee Cattle / Page 3B

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Thanksgiving Day and likely exceeded $1.7 billion. But that also meant that out-ofstock rates were more than double the normal level with some items such as Crayola Super Art Coloring Kit, Bar-

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LAND Continued from Page 1B whenever population increases. 'The urban growth boundaries in Oregon are filling up, so we are going to see more proposals to expand urban growth boundaries,"he said. 'There is also growth occurring in areas planned for rural development. Agriculture is dealing not only with the edges of urban areas, but rural development that occurs in and among thriving farm operations." That can lead to co-existence issues and problems with neighboring properties. "It's notjust the conversion of farm land that's a challenge, it is the ability for a farmer to operate," Johnson said."It's that shadow cast by development — complaints &om neighborsabout normal and acceptable farm practices, the ability to farm with more vehicle traffic in the area and many other conflicts that have to be taken into account as we look at future land use policy in Oregon." Longtime farm operators can document how encroaching population has afFected their property. Whereas developmentmay have threatened only one side of a farm 10years ago,thatsame farm todaymay facehomes or ranchettes on three sides of the property. L oss of in&astru~ n o t just farm land, is another major concern for the present and future, according to the ODA. "With fewer farmers and ranchers, you may have fewer implement dealers and other farm-related businesses that serve the agriculture community," Johnson said. "Instead of driving 20 miles to your local implement dealer, you might have to drive 50 miles." There is also the impact on food processing, which relies on acriticalm ass ofgrowers to support an operation. A

KELLER Continued from Page 1B they measurable and realistic? Was it an annual goal, or one by quarter, month and week? These are questions to consider as you perform a postm ortem and createa plan that will yield the results you want next year. Let me suggest some other considerations for you to bring into your thinking. The first is that the length ofthesalescyclehastobe taken into account. Far too many companies think that sales will increase in January because the new budget says it will. But if your sales

cycle is 90 days, the jump in revenue won't take place untilApril at the earliest unless your sales people have been out hustling in the last quarter of this year. Second, there has to be some method of systematically tracking the flow ofleads and prospects through the sales funnel. The key metric is what is happening at the top of the funnel; these are leading indicators. As an example, you may set as an objective for your sales people to each call on ten new prospects a week. Assume that only one prospect does business with you starting in 90 days &om the date of the first call. The minute your salespeople don't make the required ten new business development calls, for whatever reason, you will miss your revenue objective starting in April. And the trend will worsen as the year goes on. Third, you need to assess each of your salespeople to ind outwhere they need f help to improve their numbers. Salespeople are usually proud, competitive and don't like to open up about their

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by a growing population of Oregonians. "Seventy to 80 percent of the value of Oregon agriculture comes &om farms that do at least some irrigation," Johnson said.'There will be more competition for that limited resourceofwateraswellas land. I'm routinelyhearing anecdotal stories oflandowners selling to an individual or corporation that don't necessarily want to develop the land for agriculture, but to acquire the water right for some other land use. It is imperative for Oregon to consider protecting not only land for agricultural use,but water for agricultural use as well." Oregon law establishes the following statewide policy for use of agricultural land (ORS

recentlybooted an urban farm &om city land to make way for housing conOMAHA, Neb.— After four years struction. Even the most robust farms can't earn enough to compete with a of growing and selling produce in the heart of Omaha, Ali Clark has become real estate development. 'Vou couldn't help but smile when an expert at yanking out her black raspberrybushes and replanting them you went by," she said of the ousted at anothersite. Stones Throw farm.'They were workIt's a prickly chore Clark loathes but ing so hard. You could see the harvest. one shecan'tavoid asherBig Muddy It was incredible." Farm hashad to move &om one vacant No estimates exist on the number lot to another even though the business of urban farms, but their popularity was thriving. soared in the past seven or eight years. Many started as community projects. Urban farmslike Clark'sare being It's unclear how many will survive. evicted &om center cities across the Big Muddy's partnersarehopingtohold nationwhere they'vebecome a muchremarked-on driver of urban revival in onto their main farm, a series of raised recent years, having brought healthy beds andunheated greenhouses on three emptylots between a nonprofit theater food, commerce and eye-pleasing greenery to dreary neighborhoods. Dur- andhouses dating to the early 1900s. But in Denver, Lisa Rogers last ing the recession, downtown landowners and leaders ofFered up plots for &ee month closed her Feed Denver organization, which promoted urban farming to get new vitality on empty streets. in the booming city. The fact that the Now the thriving farms are being routed by another urban phenomenon: farms'beautifying efFect actually helps endanger them is a bitter pill to swallow. the hordes of people moving back "Developers will call and say,We have downtown to live, which is turning greenspacesintoprime realestate. a piece ofland, can you prettyitup for Plots where low-income residents two years?'Rogers said."As available land gets squeezed andprices go through raised vegetables, where community groups trained at-risk youth and where the roof, like in Denver,it's nearlyimpossible to find land and stay there." small garden businesses took root are Even public property isn't safe. being snapped up for construction of new apartments and townhouses. Recently, a 6,000-square-foot nonprofit 'Vou have to plant as if you're going farm called GreenLeaf was evicted by the Denver Housing Authority so the to be there 10 years, even if you know land could be sold to a private housing it probably won't work that way," said Clark,aco-founder ofBig Muddy Farm. developer. At-risk high school students She added,"It stinks to put in the time worked at the farm, which is now moving next to a middle school. in an investment that doesn't last." ''We're going to have to look for new The evictions are sad but inevitable, said Amy Brendmoen, a City Council customers, and our old ones are gomember in St. Paul, Minnesota, which ing to have to look for a new produce By Scott McFetridge The Associated Press

215.243): • Open land used for agriculture is a vital natural and economic asset for all the people of the state. • Preservation of a maximum amount of agricultural land, in large blocks, is necessary to maintain the agricultural economy of the state and for the assurance of adequate, healthful, and nutritious food. • Expansion of urban development in rural areas is a public concern because of the conflicts between farm and urban activities. • Incentives and privileges are justified to owners ofland in exclusive farm use zones because such zoning substantially limits alternatives to the use of rural lands. Even though the latest Census ofAgriculhue shows the number of farming acreage in Oregon fell slightly to 16.3 million acres in 2012 compared to the previous census in 2007, Johnson credits Oregon's 40-year old landuse planning program for markedly slowing the rate of decline.

source," said Cody Meinhardt, the nonprofit group's executive director. In many center cities, residents are lamenting the disappearance of the farms, or their move to the suburbs. Laura Staugaitis regularly bought produce-filled boxes &om a local farmer near Denver, but said she can't justify the 45-minute trip the purchase now requires. 'The drivemade ita negativeexperience rather than an enriching experience," she said. The pressure for urban land is especially intense in the fastest growing cities like Houston. In 2008, neighbors in a financially and racially mixed area just southwest of downtown signed a$1 a year lease with a property owner to turn an overgrown lot into the Midtown Community Garden. 'My goal was to get people out of their homes and apartments so they could relate to each other, and we did that," said resident Scott Harbers, who

helped set it up. But attempts to get local government to acquire the site as a public space failed, and last year it was sold for nearly $1 million to a housing developer. Some urban farm promoters are pushing local officials to begin setting aside plots for urban agriculture because of the health and community benefits. In the Seattle area, officials have designated portions of parks and other public land. In Los Angeles, community groups are working to encourage developers to have farming and green space designed into housing projects, including on rooftops.

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feedlots, cow-calfoperations and slaughterhouses, said Doug Maag, whose family has been ranching in the Jamieson area since the 1930s. Six monthsago,slaughterhouses were down and feedlotswere losing a bitas the costto grain cattlefor slaughter was high. 'The cow-calf guy has been the strongest for the last four years," said Maag, who has focused on the two family feedlots while other relatives have raised cattle. 'Very seldom are all three (components of the industry) making moneyatthesame time." Ranchers running cowcalf pairs have done well recently because there have been fewer animals on the market, Malheur County Cattlemen's Association President Chris Christensen sald. Many ranchers reduced their herds in Texas after entering the third year of drought, he said.

'They liquidated whole herds and a lot of cows went to slaughter," Christensen sald. When the product became more scarce, the demand increased, which was good news for cattle producers. 'These buyers were scrambling for the limited number of animals out there," Christensen said. 'There were all-time record

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$1,500, he said. This year, there are more calves on the market, so the price likely won't be asgood forsellers. "It's reduced this year. Next year, it will be lower again," Christensen said. So much is out of ranchers' control, &om the weather to the White House. Deanne Vallad, who with her husband Jason has about 150 head of cattle outside Ontario, said producers have to learn to take advantage ofthe good times. ''When you have high highs, you'd better be getting your house in order so you can weather the low lows," she said.

Maag agreed. ''When you're making money, you pay your debts, pay ahead a little bit. You plan ahead,"he said.'These

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Maag said the ranchers need to have a bigger say in what happens to federal rangeland. "Nobody knows better how to handle that range than the ranchers themselves," he said."If they cheaton it,it'sgoing tocheat on them." Christensen said ranchers also are concerned about the efFect a wilderness or national monument listing in the Owyhee Canyonlands might have on the local industry. Proponents of the protection efForts point out that grazing is allowed in wilderness and monument areas under federal law, but local producers worry such a designation might create a new baseline that would allow for grazing restrictions in the future. "We're squarely against that. That's just unacceptable to tie up that much land in a park project," Christensen said of the 2.5 million-acre Owyhee Canyonlands proposal, a combination of national conservation area, wilderness, and wild and scenic river designations. "That will devastate the southern part of county. That's a lotofacres,"he added.'That ground down in there, there's a lot ofbig ranches, cattle and grazing down in there. There are huge implications in that."

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THE DEADLINE for placing a Classified Ad is prior to 12:00 p.m. ONE BUSINESS DAY BEFORE PUBLICATION. Publication Days: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays BAKER CITY LIONS CLUB Thurs., 12:00 noon Sunridge Inn 1 Sunridge Ln. Everyone welcome! First Lutheran Church FREE KID'S CLUB F RIDAYS 1:30 p.m.— 3:30 p.m. 1st-6th grades 1734 3rd St. Use Valley St. entrance under Kid's Club sign

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LATCH Baker County's breastfeeding support group. Meets every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month 11 a.m. —Noon St. Luke's EOMA, 3950 17t.h St. Q41-~i~2- (z81 PINOCHLE Fridays at 6:30 p.m. Senior Center 2810 Cedar St. Public is welcome CHECK YOUR AD ON THE FIRST DAY OF PUBLICATION We make every effort to a v oi d e r r o rs. However mistakes do s li p t h r o ugh. Check your ads the first day of publication & please call us immediately if you find an error. Northeast Oregon Classifieds will cheerfully make your correction & extend your ad 1 day. PREGNANCY SUPPORT GROUP Pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, post-partum. 541-786-9755

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NORTHEAST OREGON UNION COUNTY CHRISTMAS MARKET MEET SINGLES right ESTATE AUCTION now! No paid operaCLASSIFIEDS offers AA Meeting Open House at The Dec., 6th re 10:00 Info. Self Help & Support Marketplace. Sat dec tors, just real people a.m. 541-663-4112 1st & 3rd FRIDAY Group A n n o unce5th 9am-3pm. Lots of l ike y o u . Br o w s e 62043 Blackhawk (every month) MON, WED, FRI ments at no charge. local vendors. Live DJ, greetings, exchange VETERAN'S Trail NOON-1 PM Ceramics with Donna For Baker City call: shopping, p i c t ures messages and conSAFE ZONE Ln. La Grande, OR 9:00 AM — Noon. TUESDAY Julie — 541-523-3673 w/Santa 12-2, undernect live. Try it free. Veteran's Support Group 300 Ford Tractor w/ 7AM-SAM (Prices from $3- $5) For LaGrande call: ground tours by Santa, C al l n ow : Thursday's at 6 PM Rock Rake, 1969 877-955-5505. (PNDC) TUE, WED, THU Erica — 541-963-3161 r efreshments, d o o r Left Wing of International 1 ton 7PM-SPM MONDAY NIGHT prizes, family fun! Nazarene Church d ump t rk , 1 9 9 9 1101 Washington, Ave, NARACOTICS Nail Care SAT, SUN 1250 Hughes Lane 700 Polaris, Horse ANONYMOUS 10AM-11AM 6:00 PM (FREE) LG. Spring Roberts Buggy's one reGoin' Straight Group Baker City G rande Lu mi e r e s tored , Grai n ACCEPTANCE GROUP Meeth e: ~ Events 541-805-0248. Wagon Breast Colof Overeaters Tues. Mon. — Craft Time 6:00 PM WALLOWA COUNTY lars e tc . Dri l l CINNAM N Anonymous meets TTA E Thurs. & Fri. -8 PM (Sm.charge for materials) AA Meeting List Press, Bits, Power Christmas Cupboard Tuesdays at 7pm. Episcopal Church & H an d T o o l s, Fri., Dec. 4th 1-7pm, Basement EVERY WEDNESDAY United Methodist Church Alcoholics Anonymous Model A W i re on 16124th St. in the 2177 1st Street Sat. Dec 5th, 9-3pm, 210- Help WantedBible Study, 10:30 AM Monday, Wednesday, Wheels, Tires, Anlibrary room in the & S un . D e c 6t h Public Bingo; 1:30 PM Baker City Friday, Saturday 7 p.m. 12-3pm. 2301 Adams Baker Co. t ique s Ski ' s, basement. (.25 cents per card) Tuesday, Wednesday, Housewares, Pool Ave., (Union Hall) Holi 541-786-5535 Thursday noon. Table, Maul Chainday gifts and f o od EVERY MORNING Women only AL-ANON MEETING saw (old), auto NARCOTICS items, themed bas(Monday — Friday) AA meeting in Elgin. ANONYMOUS Parts, Mostly Ford kets, y e s t e r day's Exercise Class; Wednesday 11a.m., Meeting times HELP & Chev. Pickups, treasures, Scentsy, 9:30 AM (FREE) 113 1/2 E Main St., 1st & 3rd Wednesday LINE-1-800-766-3724 T rash Pu m p s , and Literacy Cente Enterprise across from Evenings O6:00 pm Generator, McCulinformation. Meetings: Courthouse Gazebo Elgin Methodist Church 8:OOPM:Sunday, Monloch C h a i nsaw Hotline 541-624-5117 F AITH L UT H E R A N 7th and Birch I'Uns good. day, Tuesday, WednesAdd BOLDING TAKE US ON YOUR Church, Christmas BaConcession will be day, Thursday, Friday or a BORDER! PHONE! AL-ANON WALLOWA zaar. 12th & Gekeler, served. Noon: Thursday LEAVE YOUR PAPER 606 W Hwy 82 Concerned about Sat., Dec. 5, 8:30am to Auctioneer John 6:OOPM: Monday, u TesIt's a little extra AT HOME P H: 541-263-0208 someone else's 2pm. day, Wednesday, ThursCoote. that gets Sunday drinking? NO EARLY SALES! day (Women's) BIG results. FULL editions of 7:oop.m.-S:00 p.m. Sat., 9 a.m. NEW L I F E C E N T ER 541-910-5018 7:OOPM:Saturday Northeast OR The Baker City CHURCH, Christmas 120 - Community Have your ad Compassion Center, Bazaar. Sat. Dec. 5th, Herald Rear Basement EnSTAND OUT Calendar 150Bazaars, Fund1250 Hughes Ln. from Sam-4pm. 20+ are now available trance at 1501 0 Ave. for as little as Baker City raisers vendors with someonline. $1 extra. (541)523-3431 thing for everyone on CHRISTMAS CRAFT Bayour list! (Behind Wal3 EASY STEPS zaar. Enterprise, Dec A L-ANON-HELP FO R 220- Help Wanted mart) 541-963-3233 TOO MUCH? 1. Register your 4 th & 5 th . F r e e t o families & friends of al- EATING VENDORS WANTED! Union Co. DIETS DON'T WORK! account before you You too can use this public. All items handcoholics . Uni o n Fri., 8:45 a.m. leave Attention Getter. made. Tables avail IS UNLAWFUL (SubCounty. 568-4856 or COU N T R Y IT section 2. Call to s to p y o ur Presbyterian Church Ask how you can get $25. Food served 'til P ERRY 3, O RS 963-5772 Chrismas Bazaar 1995 Fourth St. your ad to stand out print paper 3pm. Contact Natalie 659.040) for an emPerry School House. De(use alley entrance) like this! 3. Log in wherever you AL-ANON. Attitude of 5 41-828-7802 or E d ployer (domestic help Call: 541-523-5128 cember 12, 2015, 9am are at and enjoy 541-577-3150. Gratitude. Wednesexcepted) or employto 2pm . C h ristmas www.oa.org/podcast/ days, 12:15 — 1:30pm. ment agency to print 140- Yard, Garage ZION LUTHERAN Baskets, Candy, CookFaith Lutheran Church. PARKINSON'S Support Sales-Baker Co. or circulate or cause to CHURCH WOMEN ies, Cakes & P i es. 12th & G e keler, La printed or circulated INIIte City 3NerIQ HOLIDAY BAZAAR Group, open to those F ree C o f f ee , H o t be Grande. any statement, adverwith Parkinson's/Care- It is that time Dec. 5, 9am-1pm, 902 Chocolate, & A p ple tisement or publicaCall Now to Subscribe! giver's. 3rd Mon. each of year again! 4th Street. Fair Trade Juice. ALZHEIMERSt ion, or t o u s e a ny 541-523-3673 crafts, baked goods, month. 4:30-5-:30pm DEMENTIA GIFTS for GRINS form of application for local crafts, silent aucat GRH, Solarium. Support Group meeting ANNUAL TOY DRIVE e mployment o r t o 160- Lost & Found VETERANS OF tion, new-to-you table has placed gift barrels in 2nd Friday of every mo. make any inquiry in FOREIGN WARS & much more. P r oAA MEETING: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. the following stores: connection with proPOST 3048 c eeds go t o l o c a l MISSING YOUR PET? Powder River Group 1250 Hughes Lane • Baker Botanicals spective employment stewardship projects. Check the MONTHLY MEETING Mon.; 7 PM -8 PM Baker City Church • Blue Mountain which expresses diCoffee, c i n n amon Baker City Animal Clinic 2nd Thurs. of the month. Wed.; 7 PM — 8 PM of the Nazarene rolls, soup and bread rectly or indirectly any Design Works 541-523-3611 Post & Auxiliary meet at Fri.; 7 PM -8 PM (In the Fellowship Hall) limitation, specification will be available. 6:30 p.m. VFW Hall, • Sycamore Tree Grove St. Apts. 541-523-9845 or discrimination as to 2005 Valley Ave., Baker Corner of Grove & D Sts. • Charley's ice Cream PLEASE CHECK race, religion, color, 541-523-4988 Blue Mountain Baker City, Open Please give an BAKER COUNTY sex, age or national H mn A i i n Nonsmoking unwrapped toy and Cancer Support Group 110 - Self-Help origin or any intent to Wheel Chair Accessible Facebook Page, fill a child with joy! Meets 3rd Thursday of make any such limitaGrou Meetin s if you have a lost or (To be distributed by the every month at tion, specification or SAFE HAVEN found pet. Harvest Church) AA St. Lukes/EOMA © 7 PM discrimination, unless Alzheimer/Dementia "As Bill Sees It" Contact: 541-523-4242 based upon a bona Caregivers Sat.; 10AM — 11AM REWARD Red Heeler G ive you r b u d ge t a fide occupational qualiSupport Group CHRONIC PAIN 2533 Church St dog, lost in Imbler fication. boost. Sell those still2nd Friday of Baker Valley Support Group area, red & white, every month good but no longer used Even if yo u t h i nk Church of Christ Meet Fridays — 12:15 pm n o tail, stand u p Open 1207 Dewey Ave. Baker 11:45 AM in Fellowship items in your home for they do, you'ii have ears. No questions Apartments are available! Hall (Right wing) of IPT Wellness Connection cash. Call the classified to keep reminding a sked . Ca l l You'll find a complete listNazarene Church 541-523-9664 541-534-4780, ing of units to choose d epartment t o day t o them about it. AA MEETING: 1250 Hughes Lane 541-910-2486 from in the classified ads place your ad. Survior Group. Baker City Mon., Wed. & Thurs. CIRCLE OF FRIENDS 12:05 pm-1:05 pm. (For spouses w/spouses Presbyterian Church, who have long term 1995 4th St.. terminaI illnesses) (4th & Court Sts.) Meets 1st Monday of Baker City. Open, every month at St. No smoking. Lukes/EOMA©11:30 AM $5.00 Catered Lunch M R VP f r i n h ALCOHOLICS 541-523-4242 ANONYMOUS can help! NARCOTICS 24 HOUR HOTLINE ANONYMOUS: Monday, Thursday, & (541)624-5117 www.oregonaadistrict29.org Friday at Spm. Episcopal Serving Baker, Union, Church 2177 First St., and Wallowa Counties Baker City. SETTLER'S PARK ACTIVITIES

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(541)963-7476 541-523-9057 541-963-1210 ing Act, which makes 870 N 15th Ave Molly Ragsdale 2 BDRM 1 Ba Duplex, it illegal to advertise Elgin, OR 97827 Property Management Single Car Garage, CLOSE TO EOU 2bdrm GREEN TREE any preference, limitaCall: 541-519-8444 basement apt., a l l APARTMENTS ii c a tions" tions or discrimination Now accepting applica- Clean, $700/mo lease, "Pick u A utilities paid, coin-op L a Grande, Val l e y ELKHORN VILLAGE Currently accepting applibased on race, color, tions f o r f e d e rally Realty 3441-9 3<174. 2710 1/2 First St ffnfo Boxl 2310 East 0 Avenue laundry, No smoking, La Grande,OR 97850 APARTMENTS cations. 2 bdrm apartreligion, sex, handicap, f unded housing f o r No pets. $ 550/mo, 2260 10TH. Large familial status or na- Senior an d D i s abled m ent w/ FRIG, DW , t hose t hat ar e gtm~n~y~r plus $500 d e posit Housing. 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B EAUTIFUL L A R G E DRC'S PROPERTY f arm house 4 + b d , MANAGEMENT, INC. 215 Fir Str $1,300 plus dep. Mt. Emily Property Mgt. La Grande OR 541-962-1074 H ~ 4 bd, 21/5 ba, on south CATHERINE CREEK side $1,200 PROPERTY MGMT 3 bd, 2 ba, close to La Grande, OR college $850 541-605-0430 3 bd, 1 ba, close to www.catherine Riveria $695 ~r~k m ~ m

NEWER HOME central FOR LEASE or Sale: A PLUS RENTALS air, 3 bd, 2 ba, storage, 60'x120' warehouse has storage units fenced yard, single ga- w/ office, avail. early available. rage. Avail Jan. 1st. Jan. 2016, 6 0 ' x90' $1295/mo + $600 dep. pad, loading dock, 5x12 $30 per mo. 2-16' rollup doors, 20' SxS $25-$35 per mo. Call 541-619-6464. $30 per mo. ceiling, natural gas, Sx10 "plus deposit' 760 - Commercial 440 power, located on 1433 Madison Ave., 6 acres, heavy indusRentals or 402 Elm St. La trial zoned land 1/4 2428 MADISON St. Grande. mi., outside Island city, Baker City.Commercial CaII 541-910-3696 Info. call 541-910-8744 building (previously a church) Great for clubs, SHOP & OFFICE Space All Units are CLEAN 2 bd, 1 ba, no American West bible studies, ect. w/s pd. $395/mo plus Non Smoking smoking no pets, w/s Storage $600/mo. No deposit $ 30 0 depos it pd. 1 y e a r l e a se, with one year lease. 7 days/24 hour access 541-910-3696 $580mo 541-523-4564 541-523-9057 541-963-6189. COMPETITIVE RATES LA GR A N D E M o bile 780 Storage Units Behind Armory on East Home for Rent: 2 bed, BEARCO B U SINESS 1 bath, new kitchen and H Streets. Baker City Park, 1,600 sq. ft. 2 CLEAN STUDIO house, appliances. W/D and Office's, 12x11 1/2 roll no smoking/pets, w/s large attached storage. up door, restrooms, paid, $325.00 + dep., $500. 541-663-0335 541-963-7711. LG. 1 yea r l ease . • Mlnl-iyerehouee 5 41-963-618 9 or MX)NI ITORLOE • Guleide Fencedl Part)ng 541-805-9197 FOR RENT: 2 room of• Secure • ReemnehleRetee ~ Ksypad Entry LARGE 3 BDRM, 3 ba, f ice/retail space a t For inforrnefion call: i Auto-Lock Gate 2119 4th St. Private CUTE TW O b d r m, 1 avail. Jan 1st, yard, ~ Sscurity Lighting g arden, d e ck . N o restroom, s eparate $2Mffl days bath, garage, Ig fenced ~ Sscurity Csznsras pets/smoking, $900mo outside entrance on • Qutsids RV Storsgs yard, Central School. 5884NIevehings with lease, 1st, last, & ground floor, electric ~ Fenced Area No smoking, sm pet $ 60 0 depos it . h eat . $ 22 5/ m o . 37$5 10th Street (6-foot barb) n eg, $725, r ef s & 541-786-4252 or 4253. 541-523-3779 RR%' clean uutts d eps. Avail De c 1 541-534-4780, All aizss avatiable 541-910-2486. (Bxl0 u)n to l4xBB)

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The Vale District BLM, Baker Field Office has completed a Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) and Final Decision Record to implement emergency stabilizatio n a nd burned area rehabilitation (ESR) actions on the Lime Hill Fire located west of Huntington, Oregon. Stabilization and rehabilitation actions w il l i n c lude treatments of invasive species, seeding of native an d d e s i rable non-native grass species, construction of temporary fences, repair of management fences, and monitoring for effectiveness of these treatments.

THE SALE of RVs not bearing an Oregon in- 1001 - Baker County signia of compliance is illegal: call Building Le al Notices Codes (503) 373-1 257. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE 2000 IIHN VISION COUNTY OF BAKER IILTRA STH WHEEl CASE NO.: 15716 NATIONSTAR HECM ACQUISITION T R U ST These documents have 2015-1, WILMINGTON been posted to the folSAVINGS FUNDS SOlowing location: CIETY, FSB, NOT IND IVIDUALLY, B U T Vale: SOLEY AS TRUSTEE, htt: 1 .usa. ov1MZIZ a limited liability comw6 pany Plaintiff vs ALL $16,000 U NKNOWN H E I R S The name of the project Fully loaded! AND DEVISEES OF i s: Lime Hill Fi re DONALD L. CURTISS, Emergency Stabilizaa deceased individual; tion and Rehabilitation. • 35 foot Julian Castro, solely in • 3 Slide Outs his capacity as Secre- For more information or • W/D Combo t ary f or UN I T E D questions concerning • Kitchen Island STATES D E P A RT- the Lime Hill Fire and • 4-dr Fridge/Freezer MENT OF HOUSING the documentsassociFor more info. call: AND URBAN DEVELa ted wit h t h e E S R, (541) 519-0026 O PMENT; DOES 1 p lease contact t h e through 10, inclusive, Baker Field Office at and ROES 1 through ~41- 2~12 tt 10, inclusive. Defend ants. S U M M O NS Le al No. 00043765 FOR PUBLICATION P l i h : D m r 2 To: ALL UNKNOWN 2015 HEIRS AND DEVISEES of DONALD L. CUR- TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF TISS 2180 Birch Street SALE TS No .: 2011 Baker City, OR 97814 026164-OR Loan No.: THE STATE OF ORE' " " ' " " 9 2 9 4 ReferBACKPACK GON TO THE DEFEN- ence is made to that DANT/RESPONDENT( certain trust deed (the TRAEILER S) ABOVE NAMED: "Deed of Trust") exe• Hardshelled You are hereby dicuted by BRADLEY S. • Excellent condition rected and required to VANGAASBECK AND • Very clean appear in, and defend LARENA J. VANGAAS• Good storage against, this legal acBECK, AS TENANTS INot used since June 2013 tion within 30 days afBY THE ENTIRETY, as due to stroke.) ter the first date of Grantor, to A M E RI$4,000.00 p ublication of s u m- CAN LAND TITLE, as 541-523-0806 m ons, which is t h e Trustee, in favor of 18th day of November, WELLS FARGO FIP OLARIS SN O W M O - 2015, and defend the NANCIAL OREGON, BILES 98' 600 RMK above entitled action INC., as Beneficiary, $1500,99' 488 Trail in the above entitled dated 10/31/2007, re$1000 Enclosed Intercourt, and answer the corded 11/5/2007, as state Snowmobile Trlr. complaint of the plainInstru m en t No . 17'-19' $5500 Helmets t iff NAT I O N S TA R 07450189B, in the Of& bags all in excel. 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APN: plaint, which has been 0 9S4017CB 62 0 0 970- Autos For Sale filed with the clerk of Commonly known as: said court. This is a 2255 15TH ST BAKER Complaint for Judicial CITY, OR 97814 The Foreclosure of Deed of current beneficiary is: Trust. You must "apWELLS FARGO FIpear" in this case or NANCIAL O REGON the other side will win INC. Both the beneficiautomatically. To "apary and the t rustee p ear" you must f i le have elected to sell with the court a legal the above-described paper called a "motion" real property to satisfy or "answer." The "mothe obligations se2000 CHEVY BLAZER tion" or "answer" must cured by the Deed of w/ snow tires on rims be given to the court Trust and notice has and snow chains. New clerk or administrator been recorded pursustereo system, hands within 30 days along ant to ORS 86.752(3). free calling & xm radio with the required filing The default for which capability. 2nd owner. f ee. It m u s t b e i n t he f o r eclosure i s Have all repair history. proper form and have made is the grantor's Good condition! proof of service on the failure to pay w hen $4000/OBO plaintiffs attorney or, if due, th e f o l l owing 541-403-4255 the plaintiff does not sums: have a n a t t o r ney, proof of service on the Delinquent Payments: plaintiff. If you have any questions, you Dates: should see an attorney 04/05/1 3 thru 10/01/1 5 i mmediately. If y o u need help in finding an No. attorney, you may con- 31 tact the Oregon State 69 CHEVY Impala, cusBar's Lawyer Referral Amount tom 2 door with rebuilt S ervice o n l in e a t $1,160.01 tranny and turbo 350 www.oregonstatebar. motor. New front disc org or by calling (503) Total: brakes and new front 684-3763 in the Port- $35,960.31 and back seats. Runs land metropolitan area. great! Must hear it to DATED: November 13, Beneficiary Advances: appreciate. Ready for 2015 LAW OFFICES $4,926.43 body and paint. Asking OF LES ZIEVE Benja$6,500 OBO. min D. Petiprin, OSB Foreclosure Feesand 541-963-9226 No. 136031 Attorneys Expenses: for Plaintiff Nationstar $0.00 DONATE YOUR CAR, HECM A c q u i s ition TRUCK OR BOAT TO T rust 2 0 15A1, W i l - Total Required to HERITAGE FOR THE m ington Sav i n g s Reinstats: BLIND. Free 3 Day Va- Funds Society, FSB, $40,886.74 cation, Tax Deductible, not Individually, but Free Towing, All Pas oley a s Tr u s t e e TOTAL REQUIRED perwork Taken Care A-4551274 TO PA YOFF: Of. CALL 12/02/201 5, $170,023.45 1-800-401-4106 12/09/201 5, (PNDC) 12/1 6/2015, By reason of the default, 12/23/201 5 the beneficiary has deGOT AN older car, boat Legal No: 00043767 clared all obligations secured by the Deed or RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the of Trust immediately Humane Society. 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C OMPLAIN T TO lamette Meridian, Unfrom 3/5/2013 until QUIET TITLE. ion County, Oregon. paid, plus all accrued NOTICE TO D E FEN- (04S4019AB-206; Ref. late charges, and all DANTS: READ THIS ¹ 17631). B o t h t h e trustee's fees, forecloNOTICE CAREFULLY, beneficiary and sucsure costs, and any THE D E FENDANTS cessor trustee have sums advanced by the H EREIN S H O U L D elected to sell the real beneficiary pursuant to TAKE NOTICE THAT IF property to satisfy the obligations secured by the terms and condiIT IS YOUR INTENT the trust deed and notions of the Deed of TO CONTEST THE MATTERS INVOLVED t ice of d e f ault h as Trust Whereof, notice been recorded pursuhereby is given that HEREIN, A WRITTEN the undersigned trusRESPONSE SPECIFY- ant to ORS 86.752(3); the default for which tee, CLEAR RECON ING THE MATTERS t he f o r eclosure i s C ORP., whose a d TO BE CONTESTED made is grantor's faildress is 621 SW MorriMUST BE FILED BY ure to pay when due son Street, Suite 425, YOU WITH THE TRIAL Portland, OR 97205, COURT ADMINISTRA- the following sums: Monthly installments will on 3/10/2016, at TOR WITH PROOF OF the hour of 10:00 AM, SERVICE OF A COPY o f $ 2 9 5 .6 6 f ro m March 11, 2015, plus THEREOF ON PLAINstandard time, as esinterest at the rate of t ablished b y OR S TIFF'S A T T O RNEY 5% per annum on the 187.110, A T TH E N OT LATER T H A N principal balance due THI RTY (30) D A YS FRONT ENTRANCE of $40,122.59 from T O T HE BA KE R FROM THE DATE OF April 29, 2015, plus C OUNTY C O U R T- FIRST PULICATION Union County real esH OUSE, 1995 3 R D NOVEMBER 23 2015, t ate t axes for ST., B A K ER , OR a long w it h t h e r e - 2014-2015 i n t he 97814, sell at public q uired filing fee. I t amount of $707.32. By auction to the highest must be i n p r o per reason of the default bidder for cash the inform and have proof of j ust described, t h e terest in the above-de- service on the Plainb eneficiary has d escribed real property tiff's attorney. A Bclared all sums owing which the grantor had SENT GOOD CAUSE on the obligation seor had power to conS HOWN, NO C O N c ured by t h e t r u s t vey at the time it exeTEST TO THE PLAINdeed immediately due c uted the D eed o f TIFF'S COMPLAINT and payable, those Trust, together with TO Q U IE T T ITLE sums being the followany interest which the SHALL BE PERMITing, to wit: The princigrantor or his succes- T ED UNLESS T H E pal sum of $40,122.59, sors in interest acCONTESTANTS HAVE p lus interest at t h e quired after the execuFILED A WRITTEN RE- rate of 5% per annum from April 29, 2015, tion of the Deed of SPONSE. plus the 2 0 14-2015 Trust, to satisfy the If you have questions, and 2015-2016 Union foregoing obligations you should see an atCounty real estate thereby secured and torney immediately. If t he costs an d e x - you need help in find- taxes, plus late fees, and reconveyance fees; topenses of sale, including an attorney, you gether with title exing a r ea s o nable may call the Oregon costs, truscharge by the trustee. State Bar's Lawyer Re- penses, fees and attorNotice is further given f erral S e r v ic e a t tee's ney's fees incurred by that any person named ( 503) 684-3763 o r reason of said default; in ORS 86.778 has the toll-free in Oregon at and any further sums right to have the fore(800)452-7636. advanced by the beneclosure proceeding Wade P. Bettis, ficiary for the protecd ismissed and t h e OSB ¹720255 tion of the above deDeed of Trust rein- Attorney for Plaintiff scribed real property stated by payment to 1906 Fourth Street a nd i ts i nt er e s t the beneficiary of the La Grande, OR 97850 therein. WHEREFORE, e ntire amount t h e n (541)963-3313 notice is hereby given due (other than the Fax (541)963-4072 that th e s u c cessor portion of principal that Email: trustee will on Februwould not then be due wpbettis©eoni.com ary 22, 2016, at the had no d efault ochour of 10:00 o'clock curred), together with Published: November 25, A.M., in accord with the costs, trustee's 2015 and December 2, the standard of time and attorneys' fees, 9, 16, 2015 established by O RS and curing any other 187.110, at the Union default complained of Legal No. 00043666 County Clerk and Rein the Notice of Decorder's Office, 1001 fault by tendering the Fourth Street, in the performance required City of L a G r ande, IN THE CIRCUIT u nder the D eed o f County of Union, State COURT OF THE Trust at any time not of Oregon, sell at pubSTATE OF OREGON later than five days be- FOR UNION COUNTY lic auction to the highest bidder for cash the fore the date last set interest in said real for sale. Without limit- In the Matter of the Esing the trustee's distate of Bryan Lee Yea- property d e scribed above which the granclaimer of representa- ger, Deceased. tor had or had power tions or w arranties, to convey at the time Oregon law requires Case No. 15-11-8568 of the execution by the trustee to state in grantor of said trust this notice that some NOTICE TO d eed together w i t h residential property INTERESTED PERSONS any interest which the sold at a trustee's sale may have been used NOTICE I S H E R EBY grantor or grantor's successors in interest in m a n u f a c t uring GIVEN that the underacquired after the exemethamphetamines, signed has been apc ution of t h e t r u s t the chemical compopointed personal rep- deed, to satisfy the nents of w h ich are resentative o f t he foregoing obligations k nown to b e t o x i c . above entitled estate. thereby secured and Prospective purchas- All persons h aving t he costs a n d e x ers of residential prop- claims against the espenses of the sale, inerty should be aware tate are required to cluding a reasonable of this potential danger p resent them to t h e charge by the trustee. b efore deciding t o personal representaNotice is further given place a bid for t h is tive, care of the Wathat any person named property at the trussley Law Office, PC, in ORS 86.778 has the tee's sale. In constru105 Fir Street, Suite right, at any time prior i ng this notice, t h e 204, La Grande, Oreto five days before the masculine gender ingon 97850, within four date last set for the cludes the feminine months after the date sale, to have this foreand the neuter, the of first publication of closure proceeding singular includes plut his n o t ice o r t h e d ismissed an d t h e ral, the word "grantor" trust deed reinstated claims may be barred. includes any succes- All persons whose rights b y payment t o t h e sor in interest to the beneficiary of the enmay be affected by grantor as well as any tire amount then due this proceeding may (other than such porother persons owing obtain additional infortion of the principal as an obligation, the permation from the rewould not then be due formance of which is cords of the court, the h ad no d efault o csecured by the Deed personal representacurred) and by curing of Trust, the w o rds tive, or the attorney for "trustee" and 'benefthe personal represen- any other default complained of herein that iciary" include their re- tative, Philip Wasley. spective successors in Dated and first published is capable of being cured by tendering the interest, if any. Dated: December 2, 2015. performance required 1 0/29/2015 C L E A R under the obligation or R ECON CORP 6 2 1 Personal Representative: trust deed, and in addiSW Morrison Street, Jeanne Yeager tion to paying those Suite 425 P o r tland, sums or tendering the OR 9 7 2 0 5 Published: December 2, performance neces858-750-7600 9, 16, 2015 sary to cure the default, by p aying all Legal No. 00043506 Leqal No. 00043757 costs and expenses Published: November 18, actually incurred in en25, December 2, 9, forcing the obligation 2015 TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF a nd trust deed, t o gether with t r ustee SALE and attorney fees not Reference is made to 1010- Union Co. e xceed in g t he that certain trust deed Le ai Notices made by CoyT.Wilde, amounts provided by FOR THE County ORS 86.778. In conDBA Western Tack of Union Supply, as grantor, to struing this notice, the Probate Department Steven J. Joseph, as singular includes the plural, the word "gransuccessor trustee, in Case No. 15-0850010 PUBLICATION favor of Kyle D. Robin- tor" includes any sucIn the Matter of: son and Tammy Lee cessor in interest to Robinson, as benefici- the grantor as well as Oregon Western any other person owary, dated June 10, Investment Corporation, ing an obligation, the 2 013, recorded o n Plaintiff, performance of which June 11, 2013, in the -andr ecords o f Uni o n is secured by the trust David L. Hutchison, deed, and the words County, Oregon, as Dorothy Fay Lester, "trustee" and "benefiMicrofilm Document John L. Hutchison, No. 20132137, cover- ciary" include their reLydia Cantrell, spective successors in ing the following deVirginia Markham, interest, if any. scribed real property Duane G. Hutchison, s ituated i n U ni o n DATED September 29, Lucretia Hutchison, 2015. Steven J. JoCounty, State of Ore(aka LaCrecia gon, to wit: Parcel 2 of seph, STEVEN J. JOHutchison), SEPH, P.C., PO Box Minor Partition Plat Defendants. No. 2001-18, as filed in 3230, 901 Washington You are hereby required Plat Cabinet "C", Slides Avenue, La Grande, to appear and defend 627, 628, and 629, and OR 97850, P LAINTIFF'S CO M (541) 963-4901. recorded October 11, PLAINT TO QUIET TI2001, as M i c r ofilm TLE filed against you Documen t No . Publish: December 2, 9, in the above-entitled 2 0014629, Plat R e - 16, 23, 2015 case within thirty (30) cords of Union County, days of the date of Oregon. Located in the Legal No:00043726 first publication, and in northwest quarter of case of your failure to the northeast quarter do so, Plaintiff will apof Section 19, Townply to the Court for the ship 4 South, Range relief demanded in the 40 East of t h e W i l-

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DEAR ABBYtI have dated a lot of women forher,orshould Ijustlearn my lesson2 — FLUBBED ITINFLORIDA over the years — including actresses, beauty DEAR FLUBBED: I think your apology contest winners and modela Every one of them, except my current live-in, 'Amanda," was enough. However, because it hasn't would dress up in lingerie when I asked assuaged your guilt, consider asking if you can treat her to lunch. And in the future, them to. look twice before hitting"send." Better yet, A manda adamantly refusea She says if go "old school" and write your thoughts in Iloveher,Ishould be turned on whether she's nude or wearing a notebook you keep in your lingerie. Part of the problem DEAR is she's not in the best shape, and the lingerie would hide ABBY DEARAB BYtI am schedthat. uled to attend a wedding I have tried bargaining later this month. Well, Ijust with her, but she won't agree. She doesn't found out the gnem's uncle is not a real understandwhy I' m notchasing heraround minister, and that he purchased his minister's license online. all the time. I have tried to explain that I don't find a tummy sexy. Shejust calls me I think it is very disrespectfid to people Shallow Hal. Advicee who take religion seriously, and to real — HAL INNEW YORK ministers who spend years studying in order DEAR HAL: I'd love to know what atto be ordained. There's nothing wrong with tracted you to Amanda in the first place, having aj udge preside over the ceremony, since your"type" seems to have always but to have a fake minister preside makes been women who are arm candy. Sadly, thewholeceremony a fraud. taut bodies don't always last. At some point, IfI say anything I know it wil,l cause hurt age, pregnancies and the pull of gravity feelings, so I'm keeping my mouth shut. Am I can cause them to sag. By the way, with the an old fuddy-duddy2 — SILENTIN SPRINGFIELD, ILL exception of pregnancy, this can affect men DEAR SILENT. You are entitled to your as well as women. feelings, but if this uncle is the person Bottom line: If physical perfection is the happy couple wants to officiate, you what you need to feel aroused, then you shouldn't judge. If their choice makes you and Amanda maybe a mismatch because uncomfortable, stay home. nobody's perfect. (And this includes you.) DEARABBY: I have started using an egective coping skil,l when Iget upset about somethingor someone at work.I"vent"in a personal email, to myself and send it to my home email addresa Well, today I got upset with my ogce buddy, so I sent myself an email,. But instead ofit going to my home, I mistakenly sent it to her and it hurt her feelings. I never meantforheroranyone elseto read it.The technique keeps me from staying angry at work. As soon as I realized what I had done, Isent her an apology and we talked aboutit afterward. I feel terrible about hurting her, because she is a sweet person, and it was a complete misunderstanding on my part. She told me she accepted my apology. What else can I do

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