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By Cherise Kaechele
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The two extreme seasons in the year can affect your pet in a number of ways. While the summer heat is probably the most dangerous of the two, the winter season also poses threats. Astrid Hensley, a certified veterinary technician at the Animal Health Center, in La Grande, said shelter is the No. 1 thing animals need during the
doors, below freezing, isn't OK for a prolonged time," Hensley satd. Colleen McIntosh, a certified veterinary technician at Valley Veterinary Care in La Grande, said they do not see many cases in thisarea ofdogsgettingtoo cold and going into shock. 'They don't come to the vet in shock (from the cold)," McIntosh
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McIntosh mirrored what Hensley said: dogs need shelter from the wind and cold. "We get a lot of wind here," McIntosh said.'They need said. Most often, she said, dogs shelterand bedding. Straw and especially will come in with hay can be good, but if it gets injured pads because of snow, ice wet, it needs to be replaced. or the salt mixture used to de-ice They need dry bedding — that's the sidewalks. important." "Something you can do is put Both McIntosh and Hensley Bag Balm or Vaseline on their SeeHazards / Page 5A
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Inside Wallowa County may permit medical marijuana businesses while rejecting recreational marijuana enterprises for the time being. Page 2A
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brought up by councilors Monday when the North Powder City Council discussed whether the city should opt in or opt out with regard to Measure 91. Approved in 2014 by state voters, the measure legalized the sale and production of marijuanaforrecreational purposes in Oregon. City Councilor Ilene Davis said she would like to see the SeePot / Page 5A
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Another week of rain and snow could heighten the risk oflandslides in forested areas of Eastern Oregon, especially where wildfire has already caused the ground to becomelessstable. Ah Ryan Hansen, earth science information officer with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, said landslides are more prevalent west of the Cascades, but have been documented along Interstate 84 through La Grande and the Blue Mountains. Intense rainfall is a common trigger for landslides, which can easily travel a mile or more down steep hillsides and canyon bottoms. Water and debris can sweep even faster down recently burned areas, like Canyon Creek near John Day, where watersoaking vegetation has been See Slides / Page 5A
North Powder voters may be given the chance to decide whether the sale of marijuana for recreational purposes is allowed in their city.
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