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It'sbeen a coupleof months since the first round ofburglaries in October occurred when 14 businesses were broken into. Recently, burglaries have started again with three more break-ins in the last three weeks. Some of the owners of the businesses who were hit have made changes. Mike Simonis, who works at R&C Family Store located along Bearco Loop, said the store has upgraded its security since they were broken into about three weeks ago. Simonis said burglars took less than $100 and no merchandise as far as he could tell, but the store has made changes to its security system. His business neighbor, El SeeBurglaries / Page5A

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workplace changes By George Rede The Oregonian

PORTLAND — A handful ofbig changes are coming to the Oregon workplace in 2015, though not all employers will be equally affected or even at the same time. The short list of major issues includes an increase in the minimum wage, the Affordable Care Act employer mandate, legalization of recreational marijuana and the expansionofpaid sick leave. The new laws and requirements come from all directions, asa resultofstate and federal laws, local ordinance and voterapproved initiative. Amy L. Angel, a partner with Barran Liebman, a Portland firm specializing in employment and labor law, says the coming changes are relatively few in number, compared to previous years. See Changes / Page5A

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Eastern Oregon University student Yurika Masuda of Japan poses for a photo on Christmas Eve while preparing to make Japanese noodles in La Grande. The person on the laptop screen is Yuki Sakuraeayashi, who is in Japan. Masuda was communicating with Sakuraeayashi via Skype in Japan where it was already Christmas.

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because itis not celebrated for religious The Observer reasons. Very few Japanese are ChrisShokoIramina and Yurika Masuda, tians, Iramina and Masuda said. a pair of Eastern Oregon University Christmas is not so much a day of family gatherings and gift exchanges students from Japan, celebrated Christmas in La Grande on Thursas itis a dayin which couples enjoy day — not by eating fruitcake but by romantic dinners and outings. "It is a lot like Valentine's Day," dining on fiied chicken. Fried chicken is more popular in Masuda said. the United States than Japan but it Decorations celebrating Christmas remindedIramina and Masuda of are most commonly found in Japan's their home country. business districts. "If you want to see lights you go The EOU students followed the Japanesetradition because eating to the city," said Iramina, who is fiied chicken is a Christmas Day majoring in psychology at EOU.'You custom. usually only see Christmas trees in "KFC is very popular in Japan on shopping malls." Christmas Day. Its restaurants are A small number of Japanese families have Christmas trees in their packed," said Iramina, who ate fiied chicken while dining with fiiends in homes. Those who do usually have Union County. small artificial trees. The tradition is relatively new by Real Christmas trees are rarely found in Japanese homes because Japanesestandards, starting a little more than four decades ago. they are expensive since they have to Christmas has been popular in Japan be importedfrom greatdistances. "If you have a real Christmas tree for years, but itis not a holiday. There is less focus on Christmas in Japan in your home, people think you are

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PORTLAND — Elementary schoolage children who aren't adept at making decisions could be more likely to exhibit behavioralproblems as they m ove into adolescence,according to an Oregon State University researcher. But parents can help kids learn and strengthen decision-making skills, said Joshua Weller, an assistant professor of psychology whose research

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rich," said Masuda, a media arts major at EOU. While Christmas is not a holiday in Japan, New Year's Day is. "It is a lot more like Christmas is here. It is a holiday and day when there are family gatherings," Masuda satd. The Japanese are very aware of the Christmas traditions in the United States because of American movies like "Home Alone,""Elf" and"Polar Express," which are popular in Japan. "I learned about Christmas in the United States by watching those movies," Masuda said. Iramina has lived in the United States for eightyearsand said that Christmas here is a lot like it is in the American films she has seen. "It is like a movie. I feel like I'm experiencing Christmas in a movie, the m eals, the decorations,"she said.

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interests include individual differences in decision making. Weller recently coauthored a study on the topic,"Preadolescent Decision-Making Competence Predicts Interpersonal Strengths and Difficulties," in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. "The earlier you are developing these skills, the better,"Weller said. 'They are skills that can be learned, just like you would learn math or you wouldlearn other types ofcritical

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nians to get the care they need at home. But the court's ruling, issued late Monday afternoon, does not address another part of this policy change, leaving state government and private home care providers wondering what their next steps should be and what the future of their industry will look like. "I can't believe this has changed so fast," said Todd Sensenbach, the owner of Bend's Home Instead Senior Care franchise, which providesservicestoabout 300 Central Oregon residents who need help staying at home because of age or disability. Since they were added to the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1974,domesticservices workers who"provide companionship services to individuals who ibecause of their age or infirmity) are unable to careforthemselves" have been exempt from rules requiring they earn minimum wage andbe paid overtime, or 1-V2 times their normal pay rate, if they work more than 40 hours a week. Industry experts claim this policy, known as the "companionship exemption," has SeeIssues / Page5A

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Today is Friday, Dec. 26, the 360th day of 2014. There are five days left in the year. The seven-day African-American holiday Kwanzaa begins today. This is Boxing Day.

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ENTERPRISE — In the wake of a disease that'skilled thousands in mere months, Wallowa County agencies aredeveloping their process to handle a potential Ebola infection. Paul Karvoski, the county's emergency services manager, said he wanted the health departmentand hospitalstafF to meet and go over each one's role if either someone is deemed at risk or shows symptoms. The team of nurses, a doctor, a paramedic and health department stafFwent over a scenario Tuesday at the health department. The drill centered around a patient entering the emergency

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TODAY INHISTORY On Dec. 26, 2004, more than 230,000 people, mostly in Southern Asia, were killed by a 100-foothigh tsunami triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean.

page. room who had recently been to Sierra Leone, cared for a family member with Ebola, returned to the U.S. and developed Ebola symptoms. Stacy Karvoski, a nurse at Wallowa Memorial Hospital, said anyone with diarrhea or ahigh feverwould be put

into isolation during triage. Traci Frye, who is coordinating the hospital's preparedness, said thepatient would be transferred toa special inpatient room used forthose suspected ofcarrying highly transmittable diseases like tuberculosis or measles. ''We would then arrange fora transfer thatwilltake them to a hospital equipped to hand an Ebola patient and we would decontaminate the emergency room," Frye said. Chief Nursing Officer Jenni Word said the stafF, chaplains and auxiliary at thehospitalare trained for infecti ous disease preparednessand recently practiced usingpersonal protective

equipment. Frye said she has attended weekly CDC webinars every Monday for the last couple months. During the drill, Laina Fisher of the county's health department put in a call to find out it would take seven hours for an ambulance from Portland to reach Enterprise. The patient would then be driven back to a Portland hospital. During the meeting, it was agreed that a nurse and a paramedic would travel with the patient on the ambulance to Portland. Tim Peck, Wallowa Memorial's lead paramedic, said Life Flight won't fly Ebola patients because of the extreme closequarters. Because of systems put

in place by the Center for Disease Control, the county health department should be aware of anyone with at least a low risk. Anyone who returns to the U.S. kom a country with widespread transmission, primarily Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, areconsidered at least at a low risk. Those individuals need to report to their local health department and be monitored while quarantined. "From thebeginning of this in October to now, there has been huge amount of coordinationfederall y and with the state to get these people under monitoring from the minute they walk into the country to prevent the surprises," Frye said.

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ONTHIS DATE In 1799, former President GeorgeWashington was eulogized by Col. Henry Lee as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen." In 1944, during the World War II Battle of the Bulge, the embattled U.S. 101 st Airborne Division in Bastogne,Belgium, was relieved by units of the 4th Armored Division. In 1974, comedian Jack Benny died in Los Angeles at age 80. In 1994, French commandos stormed a hijacked Air France jetliner on the ground in Marseille, killing four Algerian hijackers and freeing 170 hostages. In 2006, former President Gerald R. Ford died in Rancho Mirage, California, at age 93.

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have higher levels of hormone By Lynne Terry The Oregonian

PORTLAND — Women who suffer physical violence kom men have higher levels of the body's key stress hormone, pavingtheway foravariety of adversehealt h effects. That conclusion was drawn kom research by scientists at the University of Oregon and the Oregon Social Learning Center, which recruited 9- and 10-year-old boys in 1983. They mostly came kom lower-income families livingin neighborhoods with higher-thanaverage juvenile delinquency. When the boys reached 17 to 18 years old, their girlkiends were folded into the study. The researchers measured daily fluctuations of cortisol in more than 120 couples by collecting saliva samples four times a day — upon waking, 30 minutes later, in mid- to late afternoon and at bedtime — over four consecutive days. Cortisol levels usually rise first thing in the morning, peak shortly afterwards and then decline rapidly. Researcherscompared the cortisol levels with the frequency ofinterpersonalviolence as reported by each person in the relationship. They found disrupted cortisol levels only in the women, with levels dropping more slowly in the afternoon and remaining higher-thannormal late in the day. Researchers have suspected that the system that controls cortisol production is adversely afFected by violence. Now this study, published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, shows that's the case.

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Community invited to Senior Center dance

School Class of 1947 will meet at 1 p.m. Monday at the Flying J Travel Plaza.

The Union County Senior Center in La Grande will host a community dance from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Entry at the door is

participated in First Day Hikes, a nationwide initiative sponsored by America's State Parks to encourage people to enjoy the outdoors and celebrate the New Year by getting out for a walk in a state park. Last year, more than 940peopleparticipated in First Day Hikes in Oregon. OPRD will waive the dayuse parking fees on Jan. 1 for all visitors to participating state parks that normally

Free guided 'First Day' hikes offered The Oregon Parks and

$3, $5 for couples. Live music Recreation Department will be provided by the Blue Mountaineers.

invites the public to ring in 2015 by participating in one of 31 guided hikes to take place in state parks on New Year's Day. This is the fourth year that OPRD has

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require a permit. Eastern Oregonparksparticipating in First Day Hikes this year are: • Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area, noon-1 p.m. imeet at the community

building) • Iwetemlaykin State HeritageSite,10-11 a.m. imeet at the parking area next to Highway 82l • Smith Rock State Park, 10 a.m.-noon imeet at the welcomecenteryurt)

For moredetailsabout specific hikes, visit bit.ly/ OPRDcalendar and search for "First Day Hikes" under the Event Category. This year, OPRD is asking partici pants to sharephotos of their First Day Hike via social media by using the hashtag ¹ORfirstdayhikes for Twitter and Instagram or tagging"Oregon State Parks" on Facebook. Images can also be emailed to beth.wilson@

oregon.gov. OPRD reminds those planning to join a hike to dress in layers, wear sturdy shoes and bring along water as well as a camera and/or binoculars. In case of inclement weather, each park should be contacted directly to find out about cancellation; phone numbers are available online. More information about Oregon state parks is available at www. oregonstateparks.org.

ProgosedldahoPower omganylineraisesconcerns By Jayson Jacoby

puts the Boardman-to-Hemingway power line on the west side of the The proposed route of Idaho Interpretive Center, between it and Power Company's transmission line Baker Valley. linking Oregon and Idaho would Idaho Power, which first unveiled put the 500-kilovolt line, suspended the Boardman-to-Hemingway by towers ranging in height from iB2Hl project in 2007, has esti110 to195 feet,asclose as 1.1 m iles mated the 305-mile line, ifbuilt, to the Oregon Trail Interpretive wouldn't be finished until 2020 at Center. the earliest. That route, referred to asthe The project is named for the two "proposedaction" in thedraft substations at its ends — one that environmental impact statement would be built by Portland GeniDEISl the BLM released last week, eral Electric near Boardman, and routes the power line east of the the other Idaho Power's existing Interpretive Center, which is along Hemingway substation near Melba, Highway 86 about five miles east of Idaho. Baker City. The DEIS is a document of The line's closest proximity to the substantial length, at about 3,000 Center would be about 1.1 miles pages including appendices. southeastofthe popular visitor You can download a copy, or attraction, which is operated by the request a DVD version, at www. BLM and opened in May 1992. boardmantohemingway. Copies are However, another possible route also available at the Baker County VVesCom News Service

Library, 2400 Resort St. in Baker City, and in the Planning Department at the Baker County Courthouse, 1995 Third St. Baker County Commissioner Mark Bennett said this morning that he's "disappointed" with the DEIS. Bennett said the county's top goals include keeping the line out of the Baker and Durkee valleys, and increasing the mileage that would be built on public rather than private land. "It appears that we were not successful on any of those issues," Bennett said. Although the "proposed action" route does have the power line east of the Interpretive Center and not in the Baker Valley, Bennett points out that that route is the one Idaho Power prefers. BLM, by contrast, which along

Learn more The BLM has scheduled a series ofopen houses during January, including one in La Grande, to give residents a chance to learn about the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Boardmanto-Hemingway power line. The La Grande meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 7, at the Blue Mountain Conference Center, 40412th St. with other federal agencies and potentially Oregon agencies will have a say in where the power line would actually be built, lists as its "environmentally preferred"alternative a route that puts the line along the eastern edge of Baker Valley, on the west rather than the east side of the Interpretive Center. According to the DEIS, the BLM prefers this alternate route becauseitw ould disturb 381 feweracresofsagegrouse priority habitat during construction, and 87 fewer acres once the power line

is in place. As for the public/privateland issue, both the proposed action and the BLM's preferred routes would put more than 60 percent of the line on private land. The amount is even higher on Baker County's approximately 70 miles — about 72 percent of the mileage would be private land. The public comment period for the DEIS continues through March 19. Details about how to comment are online at www.boardmantohemingwaycom.

OIIITUARIES 1979, in Coos Bay to Victor and Sharon Graham. She

Olive Catherine Morgan La Grande

at a local care facility. A graveside service was held Dec. 23 at the Tahoma Cemetery in Wise Ya k i ma, Wash. Bruce was born August 25, 1919, in Athol, S.D., to Jesse C. and Bertha iThomasl Wise. He lived in Athol and Tro-

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by her father, Olive Catherine Morgan, 90 of La Grande, died Dec. 25 Graham V i ctor Graham in La Grande. A full obituof Tacoma, ary will be published at a Wash.; foster mother, Trudy later time. Loveland Funeral Lovins of La Grande; mother, Chapel & Crematory will be Lisa Graham of Tacoma; handling the arrangements. grandmother, Linda Graham of Florence; and numerous jan 4y Deadwood) S.D., St. Helens and Yakima, Wash. aunts, uncles and cousins. Online condolences may be He graduated from Athol High School in 1937. He marLa Grande made to the family at www. 1979-2014 lovelandfuneralchapel.com. riedBeatriceWaters in 1937 in Faulkton, S.D., and later married Mary Jurgens in Shasta Lea Graham, 35, of La Grande, died Dec. 20. 1945 in Ellensburg, Wash. A Mass of Christian Burial Bruce was a wheat farmer La Grande will be held at 10 a.m. Friday 1919-2014 in his earlyyears, a hardrock miner in South Dakota and a at Our Lady of the Valley shipyauI worker during World Catholic Church. Bruce Woodrow Wise, 95, of La Grande, died Dec. 19 War II in Oregon. He sold Shasta was born Dec. 7,

building materials and was an insurance salesman for 30 years in Washington. He was a member of the Blue Mge for 54years, a member of the Scottish Rite for 52 years, a member of Eastern Star for 53 years and for 33 years was a Shrine Life member. Bruce enjoyed fishing, clock repair, motor home travel with Mary and me-

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27, Elgin, was arrested on a Union County statewide misdemeanor warrant charging parole violation on original charges of driving while suspended or revoked.

LA GRANDE POLICE Arrested: Ricky Mendoza, 31, Pendleton, was arrested Wednesday by the Hermiston Police Department on a Union County felony warrant charging failure to appear on original charges of possession of methamphetamine. Arrested: Taniqua Boe Essman,20, unknown address, was arrested Wednesday on a Multnomah County warrant charging attempt of prostitution.

AND AMBULANCE La Grande Fire and Ambulance crews responded to seven calls for medical assistance and one minor motor vehicle accident on Wednesday. Crews responded to two calls for medical assistance on Thursday.

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In a cooperative effort to continue valuable services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, the Shelter From the Storm Board of Directors and the Union County Board of Commissioners have reached and agreement that will facilitate the relocation of the Community Advocacy Center to 10901 Island Avenue. Services will be offered at the new location beginning on January 5, 2015. Both the Shelter From the Storm Board and the Board of Commissioners encourage the community to come together cooperatively to support the relocation and ongoing services.

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chanical work. He enjoyed playing baseball and boxed. Bruce is survived by his sons, Bruce "Duane" and his wife, Rene, of La Grande, and Darrell and his wife, Cindy, of Corvallis, Mont.; 14 grandchildren;30great-grandchildren; 11 nieces and nephews; and five great-great grandchildren. Bruce was preceded in

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m n cri ca inves en Domestic violence does not take a holiday. And neither does Shelter From the Storm, the domestic violence and sexual assault crisis center that o6ers both immediate and long-term assistance to victims, survivors and their families. The shelter is busy this holiday season moving from its current headquarters on the Union County campus to a new location on Island Avenue. The move will involve a lot ofhard work and should be completed by Jan. 5. Finding a new location for Shelter From the Storm comes as a relief to many county citizens, ending months of contentiousness over the county's plan to build a new courthouse on the old shelter's footprint. The county will pay $75,000 to help with the move. It is money well spent. That the leaders of the shelter and the county could find compromise out of contentiousness, reach a middle ground and move forward so both can provide services in an efficient manner is a bonus. The county needs a new courthouse. The county must have a shelter. The way the matter was handled was far fiom graceful. It's a shame that a 16-year-old building has to betorn down. However, U nion County has been deemed the county with the most deficient courthouse of the 36 counties in the state. For years, officials have been seeking a way to replace the old courthouse with a new, up-to-date model that would serve the public better. State funding made such a move possible, but the window of opportunity could have snapped shut had building plans been delayed. Lots of lessons can be learned fi om the courthouse saga. For one, more gets done when matters are handled civilly and with less combativeness. Second, negotiation is nearly always preferable to litigation. Third, it's important to search for common good, to seek reconciliation and to move forward in the spirit of cooperation. Fourth, anger is not a productive use of energy. During the crisis, many national headlines, especiall y related to sports,arose around theissue of domestic violence. A side benefit to the dispute, locally, is how it called attention to the Shelter From the Storm's mission. Domestic violence and sexual assault is not something that happens somewhere else. It has to be conIronted head on in the local community. It's important that victims and survivors and their families have the opportunity to take advantage of these services, and that services are available when needed. The shelter is an important part of the fabric of the community. The county's money is well spent in giving the shelter the chance it needs for a fiesh start in a new location.

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he 113th Congress last week went the way of the dodo — literally. The lawmakers of the 2013-2014 legislative session finally put themselves out of their misery but not before Harry Reid's Senate passed one final piece oflegislation: S. Res. 564, marking "the centennial of the passenger pigeon extinction." This bipartisan legislation recalled the Sept. 1, 1914, death at the Cincinnati Zoo of Martha, the last of a population of ectopistes migratorius, once 3 billion-strong in North America. It hailed the work of Project Passenger Pigeon, devoted to making sure Martha did not die in vain. This commemoration of extinction was a perfect end to what was, by just about every measure, the worst Congress ever. According to a tally by the Library of Congress, 296 billsw erepresented to the president by this Congress — nearly the same as the 284 presented by the previous Congress, the fewest of any Congress since the counts began in the 1940s. (The"do nothing" Congress of 1948 passed about 900.l More than 10 percentofthebillspresented were about naming or renaming things and awarding medals. House Speaker John Boehner said last year that Congress should be judged not by laws passed but by"how many laws we repeal." To calculate that, you add the ones column, the tens and the hundreds, and you get — let's see here — zero. Here is what Congress did achieve: The 113th Congress was responsible for the 16-day government shutdown in 2013,preceded and inspired by the "Green Eggs and Ham" filibuster by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.l. The legislative term also saw the criminal indictment of one House Republican on tax-evasion charges4e was reelected),theresignationofanother aftera cocaine arrest and the defeat of a third who was caught on film kissing a staffer. Perhaps that's because they had so little work to do: A Politico count found that the Senate was in session 141 days per year on average in this Congress, and the House 147days. Lawmakers passed into law not a single one of the 12 annual appropriations bills this year and no budget resolution. The House voted on seven

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of the spending bills, and the Senate didn't vote on a single one. Instead, they passeda seriesofcontinuing resolutions that left government spending on autopilot — further squeezing domestic programs and the military while doing little to curb entitlement programs that threaten the nation's finances. House Republicans set a record for the number of"closed rules" — those blocking amendments — at 83, comparedwith a previous record of61. Rep. Louise Slaughter (N.Y.l, the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee,said thisblocked compromise and created"the leastproductiveCongress in history." In the Senate, meanwhile, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.l used a legislative maneuver to block amendments more times in his tenure than under the last five majority leaders combined, Republicans point out. Reid also detonated the"nuclear option" during this Congress, stripping decades oftradition that gave the minority the right to filibuster judicial nominations. He was so successful at bottling up legislation passed by the House that President Obama didn't have to issue a single veto. Congress failed to take meaningful action on immigration, the economy, the tax code and the fight against Islamic State. But the House continued to hold votesto repealObamacare (more than 50 since 2011l and it spent $1.5million to form a new"select committee" on the Benghazi, Libya, terrorist attacks — even though several congressional investigations led by Republicans and Democrats alike have found no scandal in the administration's handling of the incident. House Republicans are also suing Obama over the Affordable Care Act. The gushing sewer of money into politics — some $4 billion spent on this year's midterm elections,arecordfurther undermined Americans' trust. Gallup found that Americans' approval of Congress averaged 15 percent in 2014 and a record low 14 percent in 2013. Disdain was shared equally by Republican, Democratic and independent respondents.

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aWe're trying to be vigilant," Simonis said. Across the street, El Erradero is still waiting for its window to be replaced which the burglars broke when they entered in October. Owner Roberto Arceo jokingly said they don't want to fix the window if the thieves are going to break in again. Arceohad a more positive, upbeat attitude about the break-in. He said he's not tooworried about arepeat offense and he hasn't made any changes to the way he runs his business. He estimated about $50 was taken when burglars broke in. Across town, Moy's Dynasty made an improvement to its front door, through which the burglars gained entry. Quin Yu, co-owner of the Chinese restaurant on Adams Avenue, said this was the first time the restaurant had been broken into. Bur-

glars took $100 and a couple bottles of alcohol. Yu said the doors are now made of tougher glass, similar to a car window, instead of the single-pane glass they had before. She said she's had conversations with neighbors

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The window at El Erradero to be replaced where the burglars broke and entered in October. The restaurant's owner Robefto Arceo jokingly said they don't want to fix the window if the burglars decide to break in again. and customers is centered around their worry this will continue. Jenna Russell, owner of Antlers Espresso on Washington Avenue, mirrors that sentiment. "I do worry about getting hit again," Russell said. Antlers was broken into in October as well. Between

$200 to $300 wastaken. "Our cameras weren't w orking when they broke into the stand," she said.aWe had recently changed Internet companies and the cameras weren't working. They got us at the weakest time." Russell said the burglaries seem to occur between 3 a.m. and 5a.m.in them orning

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and shesaid that'seerie,because that's when her employeesarriveatthebusiness. 'They didn't vandalize the stand," she said.'They broke the window to get in, and they left through the window. They didn't even go out the door." Russell said they took only money, nothing else. She said she felt that was a little strange. "I do worry about when I come in the morning, whether I'm going to see broken glass on the ground," she said."It definitely changes your attitude." In addition to these businesses, 13 other businesses have been broken into since October. Other businesses hit in October include Yia Yia Nikki's, Bud Jackson's, AC Powersports, Gnco De Mayo, Smokehouse Restaurant, Nells-N-Out, Dairy Queen, Bear Mountain Pizza, Golden Harvest, Barkin' Basement and the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Police said burglars smashed windows and busted doors to gain entry, causing extensive property damage. Nature's Pantry and the Sub Shop were also broken into last week. Police believe those cases could be connected to the string of earlier burglaries.

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STUDY Continued from Page1A making competence were more likely to have behavioral problems. Weller said decision-making competence includes several components: Framing aWe put a spin on something and when we put a spin on something, it could change how you make a decision,"Weller said. For example, he said, suppose one supermarket labeled hamburger meat as 95 percent lean and another superm arket labeled itas5 percentfat.A shopper might rate the 95 percent lean as healthier — but"if you are responding in a rational and consistent way, the 5 percent fat should be the same as the 95 percent lean,"Weller said. Confidence: This means how confident a person is in his or her decision, Weller said."If they get it right 50 percent of the time, their confidence should be,'I'm just guessing most of the time,"

he said. Ifsom eone isright60percent of the time but says he was very accurate, "there's a miscalibration there between confidence and ability level." Rule-following: This refers to a person's ability to select the right option from a matrix of different choices, Weller said. The study offers several takeaways for parents, Weller said. "Parents can talk to children about diKcult decisions to encourage exploring multiple points of view and other people's perspectives,"he said. Parents can encourage kids to think aboutappropriate times fordecision making.'When you're stressed out or under pressure or when you're in a bad mood, you might not want to make a really important decision,"Weller said. Parents can help kids figure out which decisions are important for them, based on the potential consequences. Parents can model decision-making behaviors, including perseverance and resilience. Parents can emphasize the decision-

making process and reward that, rather than the outcome. People can make decisions that aren't well thought out and still getgreatoutcomes,"and conversely you could make a real sound decision and when you get to the consequences, you're like, 'Oh, I'm deflated' or 'I don't feel like I got what I wanted,"Weller said. An example of this would be a test in school.aYou might not have remembered that one thing iandl it might have pulled your grade down,"Weller said. A parent could focus not on the grade but on the fact that the child decided to spend several nights studying for the test. "It's not hard-wired,"Weller said of decision-making competence."I firmly believe that there's a lot of plasticity there and you can learn these things." That's in line with work being done at the Palo Alto, California-based Decision Education Foundation, whose mission is to "improve the lives of young people by empowering them with effective decision skills."

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WEEIC AHEAD MONDAY • Prep boys basketball: • La Grande vs. Elmira, SCTC Tournament at Stayton High School, 4:30 p.m. • Powder Valley vs. Wallowa, La Grande Optimist Tournament at Eastern Oregon University, 9:30 a.m. • Cove vs. Pilot Rock, La Grande Optimist Tournament, 12:30 p.m. • Union vs. Monument/ Dayville, La Grande Optimist Tournament, 4:30 p.m. • Imbler vs. La Grande JV, La Grande Optimist Tournament 7:30 p.m. • Prep girls basketball: • La Grande vs. Banks, Sisters Tournament at Sisters High School, 1 p.m. • Powder Valley vs. Wallowa, La Grande Optimist Tournament at Eastern Oregon University, 8 a.m. • Cove vs. Pilot Rock, La Grande Optimist Tournament, 11 a.m. • Union vs. Monument/ Dayville, La Grande Optimist Tournament, 3 p.m. • Imbler vs. La Grande JV, La Grande Optimist Tournament, 6 p.m.

AT A GLANCE

Thundertake down Spurs SAN ANTONIO (APj — Russell Westbrook smiled as he walked off the court in San Antonio, blowing a kiss to a spectator and waving at the few Oklahoma City Thunder fans in attendance. Thejoyfultidings were a drastic change from the scowling, screaming, chest-thumping passion Westbrook showed after essentially walking into the Spurs' home on Christmas and kicking aside their presents. Westbrook had 34 points and 11 assists, and ignited a decisive run in the fourth quarter to help Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 114-106 on Thursday.

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• Eastern Oregon builds programaround talented trio hailing from Sin City By Josh Benham The Observer

An unlikely path has sprouted from the country's most decadent city to Eastern Oregon University. Bryan McGriff, Miles Loupe and Kentrell Washington are newcomers to the Mountaineer program this season. While all possess different journeys to Eastern, each player's foundation rests in Las Vegas, which serves as a comfort to each other as the trio settles in

La Grande. rolodex filled with coaches he had as'You can act like yourself around sembled.Barretthad made itapointto iMiles and Kentrelll, and people won't targetthegreaterLas Vegas areawhile think you're weird." McGriff said.'The at Southern Utah, and during his first one-plus seasons at Eastern, it's been way we talk, how we use some slang no different. words — compared to out here, they "I think Las Vegas is very under-redon't know what we're talking about." The genesis of their arrival was no cruited," Barrettsaid."The talent ofthe fluke. Prior to taking over the Mountie players and the overall coaching has program, second-year head coach Jared gotten a lot better recently. At our level, Barrett was an assistant coach at thereare oflotLasVegas kidsthatcan Southern Utah that specialized in replay here." cruiting. During his year in Cedar City, The first one Garrett reeled in was the junior McGriff, who committed in Utah,Barrettdeveloped relationships with AAU and high school coaches in May. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward Las Vegas, a 2-V2 hour drive. played at Grays Harbor Community With the move to Eastern came the See VegaslPage 9A

HeatsgoilleSron'sreturntoMiami The Associated Press

MIAMI — LeBron James and Dwyane Wade wrapped each other in a pregame embrace, chatted and laughed at halfbme, then hugged again after the final buzzer. Just like old times. Only this time, just one got to enjoy a victory. James'return to Miami as an opponent was a success — for the Heat,that is.W ade scored 24 ofhis 31 points in the first half, Luol Deng had 25 points and dogged James defensively all night, and the Heat beatthe Cleveland Cavaliers 101-

NBA 91 in a hyped Christmas matchup Thursday. aWe didn't have a bad breakup," Wade said.aWe played against each other for seven years, man. The weirdness just wasn't there. It wasn't like we played against each other our whole career and the breakup happened. We played against each other for seven years, then with each other for a period of time, then he went back to the same situation and I'm in the same place." Here's an example ofhow their

relationship has endured: When James, who returned to Cleveland in the offseasonafterfourseasons and two titles with the Heat, and the Cavaliers landed in South Florida on Wednesday, the four-time NBA MVP went to Wade's house for a night of Christmas Eve revelry. James turns 30 on Tuesday. He had questions for the 32-year-old Wade about what changes at that age. That's what they talked about, no smack abouthow the Cavaliers areperceived to be a championship contender and how the Heat aren't even at the .500 mark.

Doug Trice is considered the face of Union County Special Olympics as the local program coordinator. However, Trice will be the first to tell you that the success oftheprogram dedicatedto helping athletes with intellectual disabilities is fueled by the entire volunteer staff. Two of Trice's most valued and hardworking volunteers include Kathy Hagey and Tina Bowen. "I have the utmost trust in Kathy and Tina," Trice said. "They don't have to ask me anything, they just go out and do it." Hagey, who worked with Trice at Union Pacific Railroad, said she was hesitant to volunteeratfi rstbefore deciding to attend a track and field practice in 2009. "I stayed consistently persistent, so after a while, she probablygottired of me telling her to come out," Trice said."Kathy sees a lot of these athletes, and they recognizeherand love to give her a big hug."

Hagey said she is happy Tricewas so dedicated togetting her to help out. "I went out to track practice one time, and I have been hooked ever since," Hagey said."I just loved interacting with the athletes and seeing how much they care about everyone." Hagey, who works for chiropractor Thomas Miller, a sponsor of Special Olympics, said her schedule is always busy, but she is always happy to make time to help the athletes. Both Bowen and Trice said they are happy Hagey is learning sign language, a skill that will help her communicate with hearing-impaired athletes. Hagey said one of thebiggestdraws for Special Olympics is the surrounding smiles she sees from every athlete at practice along SeeVolunteers I Page 9A

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e onwantstocontinuewit t e roncos • Quarterback says he plans to return for 18th season The Associated Press

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.— NFL fans and fantasy football owners debating Peyton Manning's prowess and problems can continue that discussion well into the new year. The five-time MVP says he plans to return to the Denver Broncos in 2015 for an 18th NFL season. Manning was asked during his weekly news conference Wednesday if

there were a set of circumstances that would lead him to retire after the upcoming playoffs. "I have not thought about those circumstances at all," Manning replied. "So, I certainly plan on being back, if the Broncos will have me. But at this point, I'm kind of thinking about

Oakland." A win over the Raiders i3-12l on Sunday would earn the Broncos i11-

Barryleads Panther hoops in tough defeat The Imblergirls basketball team suffered a 5727 loss againstW eston-McEwen Tuesday on the road. While the Panthers fell to an early 4-3 record on the season, junior Katie Barry led the Panthers with seven points. Imbler head coach Barry Bow-

ers said that Barry and the rest of the girls will continue to work hard throughout the season to improve heading into Wapiti league play.

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Eastern Oregon men's basketball players Bryan McGriff, left, Miles Loupe and KentrellVVashington all have roots in Las Vegas, and all are poised to make an impact on the Mountie program for years to come.

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4l a first-round bye. Manning said he knows talk this time of year turns to the coaching carousel and"I get to fall into that category because maybe I'm closerto the same age as some of the coaches. But yeah, I have no plans along those lines. I'm enjoying playing and looking forward to Sunday'sgame and the game to follow that." Manning, 38, is trying to supplant his boss, Broncos GM John Elway, as

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the oldest QB to win a Super Bowl. But first, he's trying to bounce back from a poor performance in Denver's 37-28 loss Monday night at Cincinnati, where he threw four interceptions for the sixth time in his career. Although the Broncos have downshifted their high-octane offense over the past several weeks to work on abetterground game, Manning has thrown just five TD passes to go with six interceptions in the past month.

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JOHNWALL: Wall had 24 points and 11 assists in the Washington Wizards' 102-91 win Thursday over the New York Knicks. He now has recorded 20 points and 10

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS: The Warriors suffered their second defeat in three days at the Staples Center, allowing Jamal Crawford to score

assists for the ninth time, the most in the NBA.

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Food AmericantravelerreleasedfromEastIimoriail carts get home in Sisters By Ted Shorack WesCom News Service

SISTERS — Afew food cartscould become apermanent fixture in downtown Sisters after a recent decision by the city approved them for a corner lot next to a bike and ski shop owned by Mayor Brad Boyd, whose term ends in January. Food carts within the city have been approved as temporary vendors in the past, but the application submitted by Boyd for the quarter-acre lot is the first time anyone has undergone a site plan review for a piece of property where the carts could be kept year-round. The approval, made in late November, has generated interest in how the decision was reached and whether a precedent has been set that blurs the distinction between temporary vendors and licensed businesses. 0$cials involved in the process said nothing was done differently on behalf of Boyd because he is the mayor and that nothing changed in the city code that would require a more scrutinized review process. "Allofthe processesand procedures were followed," said Alan Holzman, chairman of the Sisters Planning Commission. The approved food cart lotisatthecornerofHood Avenue and Fir Street. Boyd purchased the property and building for his business this year and moved out of a space he had rented for years. He said he envisions a spot outside the shop similar to the The Lot in Bend on NW Columbia Street, which has foodcarts,tablesand beer taps. No food carts have come forward to use the spot yet, but Boyd said he expects threeorfourto be located there depending on their size. "My customers are excited, "Boyd said."It's nothing new, and people are excited about it. People want one more option." Boyd said the outdoor, low-costoption offood carts is something his customers want after biking or other outdoorsports,instead ofgoing to a sit-down restaurant. The food cartswould provide an alternative and bring people to the location. "I want to make my property as vibrant and attractiveasIcan forboth residents and tourists alike,"

Boyd said. Eric Porter, the city's senior planner, approved the site plan review for the project and categorized the carts as eating and drinking establishments, which are an"outright permitted use," in the downtown commercial district of the city. The decision did not require approval by the planning commission because the food carts were considered a permitted use,according to Pauline Hardie, director of the city's community development department. "If it's a permitted use, it is an administrative deci-

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determined the package contained methamphetamine and took everybody to the station. Addison was released from jail after a few days, but was ordered to remain in East Timor during the investigation. Then, in October, a prosecutor persuadedacourtto rescind Addison's conditional release and she was taken to a women's prison despite not being charged with a crime. "I am overjoyed to learn of Dr. Stacey Addison's release from prison," said US.

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PORTLAND — A U.S. traveler detained for months in East Timor has beenreleased from prison. Stacey Addison, 41, of Portland was arrested in September shortly after crossing the border into the Southeast Asia nation. The veterinarian was sharing a taxi with a stranger who asked the driver to stop the car so he could pick up a package. Police stopped thevehicle,

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CUTE COTTAGE style SOUTHSIDE 2BD, 1ba + NORTHEAST 2 b o nu s r o o m s i n 2bd house, southside PROPERTY b asement, al l a p p l . La Grande location, no MANAGEMENT incl.. no smoking, no smoking o r pet s, 541-910-0354 pets, $900/mo, $850 $ 595 / m o ca II dep. 541-910-3696 541-963-4907 Commercial Rentals DRC'S PROPERTY SOUTHSIDE, CLOSE to 1200 plus sq. ft. profesMANAGEMENT, INC. sional office space. 4 schools, 4 bd , 3 b a, 215 Fir Str offices, reception woodstove, office, IaLa Grande OR area, Ig. conference/ c uzzi tu b i n m a s t e r break area, handicap suite, dbl ca r ga rage, Houses: access. Pnce negotiaf ruit t r e e s , g a r d e n 3 bd, 1 1/2 ba, Garage & ble per length of spot, no smoking, no lease. Storage. Newly p ets, $ 12 5 0 / m o . r emodeled. Quiet I C $ 1 00 0 d ep . neighborhood. Large 541-91 0-3696 OFFICE SPACE approx y ard, g a r de n a r e a , 700 sq ft, 2 offices, rew alking d i s t ance t o SPACIOUS 8E CLEAN, cept area, break room, school. 3bd, 2ba, $850/mo. common r e strooms, $ 1,200.00mo. D i s 541-963-9226 a ll utilitie s pa i d , c ount p o s sible w i t h

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760 - Commercial Rentals 16 X 2 5 G a rage Bay w/11' celing & 10 x 10 Roll-up door. $200/mo +fees. 541-519-6273 25X40 SHOP, gas heat, roll up & walk-in doors, $375. (541)963-4071, LG.

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16x30 storage units wood floors. No smokAvailible Now! ing or dogs. W/S/G, Ca II 541-963-7711 a nd space r e n t i n c luded. $430, or i n quire re . p u r c hase. BEAUTY SALON/ Office space perfect 541-91 0-0056 for one or two operaIN COVE, clean and spa- ters 15x18, icludeds c ious 2 bd r m ro w restroom a n d off house. All appliances, street parking. plus w/d. $625mo, + $500 mo & $250 dep dep. (541)568-4722. 541-91 0-3696 LARGE 2 BDRM, 1 ba, COMMERCIAL OR retail in Cove $700mo. NE space for lease in hisPrope rt y M gt . t oric Sommer H e l m 541-91 0-0354 Building, 1215 WashLARGE 2BDRM 1 bath, i ngton A v e ac r o s s $750.00. from post office. 1000 541-91 0-0354 plus s.f. great location NICE 3 bdrm, 2 bath in $800 per month with 5 Union. $850 plus Dep. year lease option. All utilities included and Mt Emily Prop Mgmt 541-962-1074. parking in. A v a ilable n ow , pl eas e call 541-786-1133 for 825 - Houses for more information and Sale, Union Co. VI ewI n g .

S285,000 LOCATED INi BEAUTIFUL COVE OREGON this home

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DRC'S PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. 215 Fir Str. La Grande OR 541-663-1066 825 Sq FT on Island Ave. In Island City Ca II 541-663-1 066 For a showing.

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2007 NUWA HitchHiker Champagne 37CKRD $39,999 BEST CORNER location Tnple axles, Bigfoot Iack for lease on A dams leveling system, new Ave. LG. 1100 sq. ft. 6-volt battenes, 4 2Slides, Lg. pnvate parking. ReRear Dining/ICitchen, m odel or us e a s i s . large pantry, double 541-805-91 23 fndge/freezer. Mid living room w/fireplace and Check out our classified surround sound. Awning ads. 16', water 100 gal, tanks 50/50/50, 2 new Powerhouse 2100 generators. Blue Book Value 50IC!! 541-519-1488

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970 - Autos For Sale ' 99 CADILLAC S T S . Good condition.$3000 541-523-2797

On January 20, 2015 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Union County Sheriff's Office, 1109 1001 - Baker County ICAve, La Grande, OreLegal Notices gon, the defendant's interest will b e s o ld, DISTRICT sublect to redemption, MEETING NOTICE in the r ea l p r operty Medical Springs Rural commonly known as: Fire Protection Distnct 2807 No rt h G r e e nBoard of Directors will w ood St r e e t , La h old it s re gu la r G rande, O r 9 7 8 5 0 . monthly board meetThe court case numing at Pondosa Station, ber i s 1 4 - 02-48894, on Wednesday, Januw her e J PM o r g a n ary 7, 2015 at 7 P.M to Chase Bank, National discuss f i r e d e p a rtAssociation, Succesment operations. s or B y M e r g e r t o Chase Home Finance LegaI No. 00039354 LLC, its successors in Published: December 26, i nterest a n d /o r a s 2014 signs, is plaintiff, and Timothy W. Hudson; Classifieds get results. Capital O n e Ban k (USA), N.A.; Riverwalk 1010 - Union Co. Holdings, LTD; Atlantic Credit & Finance, Inc.; Legal Notices and Occupants of the NOTICE OF HEARING Premises are d efenUNION COUNTY dants. Th e sale is a BOARD OF p ublic auction to t h e COMMISSIONERS highest bidder for cash EAST STREET or cashier's check, in JURISDICTION hand, made out to UnTRANSFER ion County S heriff's Office. For more inforNOTICE IS H E REBY mation on this sale go G IVEN, t h e Uni o n to: County Board of Com- www.ore onshenffs. missioners will hold a .ht public h e a r in g on Wednesday, January 7, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., Published: December 19, in the Joseph Building Annex C o n f e r e nce 26, 2014 and January 2, 9, 2015 Room, 1106 "IC" Ave., La Grande, to review a LegaI No. 00039392 proposal to t r ansfer the Iurisdiction of part of East Street from a STORAGE AUCTION county road to a c i ty January 9, 2015 street. The Iunsdiction 4:30 pm to the City of I s land City is p roposed for R & IC Storage East Street from its in- 1407 Monroe Ave. t ersection w it h O r e La Grande, OR g on H i g h wa y 2 3 7 Unit ¹5 south to 5th Street. Nathan Akers

THE SALE of RVs not DONATE YOUR CAR, 795 -Mobile Home beanng an Oregon inTRUCIC OR BOAT TO Interested persons are Spaces signia of compliance is Ranch-N-Home Rentals, HE R ITAG E FOR THE SPACES AVAILABLE, illegal: cal l B u i lding BLIND. Free 3 Day Va- invited to submit w r itInc. ten or oral testimony one block from Safe541-963-5450 Codes (503) 373-1257. way, trailer/RV spaces. W ater, s e w er , g a r - PRESIDENT GOLF Cart. bage. $200. Jeri, manGood cond. Repriced a ger. La Gran d e at $2999. Contact Lisa 541-962-6246 (541 ) 963-21 61

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to seek some professional help DEAR ABBY: I'm a grad student w ho quette regarding the RSVP on an invitation enjoysperusing socialnetworks forjokesand — thatone doesn'thaveto respond unlessone stuff. The other day I came across a post from is attending the function. Is this true? Am I someone who said he wanted to kill himself. out of step with the current social culture? I am more than aware that it has charged Naturally, I kind of freaked out. I contacted the person to ask him not to — and would debate that it probably hasn't changed for the better with regard to social and thankfully he didn't. Normally I don't do the whole "Internetfriend"thing but we courtesy. So, in planning any function that decided to keep chatting and since then we entails food, hotel rooms, etc., am I to assume have become fast friends. no response is a negative one? I'm not sure how to help this — QUESTIONING IN DEAR THE SOUTHEAST person, though. He is in the military and ABBY DEAR Q U ESTIONING: You are not out of step. There fears losing hisjob ifhe seeks is no "new rule," unless the help. I don't want to pressure him into seeing a professional, since part of invitation specifies "regrets only." RSVP what's causirg his anxiety is being ordered still means what it always has: "Repondez s'il vous plait." That's French for "Please around constantly, but Idon't want him to hurt himself I know I can't save this person; respond." It doesn't mean to respond only if I can only walk alongside while he fg ures it you plan on being there. Polite people take all out, but I don't want him to sujjer. Please note of the phone number at the bottom of the invitation, or the little card included tell me what to do! — LONG-DISTANCE FRIEND withit,and accept ordecline. DEAR LONG-DISTANCE FRIEND: I'll While it's safe to assume that the individtry. Are you SURE this person is who he uals you didn't hear from won't be coming, purports to be? Suicidal people don't usually it's also a clue that they may not have been broadcast it to strangers they meet on the taught good manners. Internet. When you say he's afraid that ifhe seeks professional help he'll lose his DEARABBY: I have been married for more than10years and have two children. job, is he intending to make a career in the military? If the answer is yes, and he doesn't My wife has a hard time making decisions, like "being ordered around constantly," he which has resulted in some issues such as has chosen the wrong career. hoarding, never having gotten a living room You should tell this individual that it's set, not replacing old carpets (which is causirg potential health issues), not buying a essential he talk to someone about his suicidal impulses who has the training to new carorpainting the house. She is always saying, "I'll decide tomoractually help him with his suffering I'your word). If you encourage him to lean on you, row,nextweek,etc.,"butitneverhappens. it will only prolong his procrastination about She refuses to accept that she has a problem and seek help. I'm ready to give up on her, standing on his own two feet. For BOTH m worriedforthechildren. your sakes, deliver your message clearly and butI' What should I do and where can she ftnd back away. Because you have known each other for such a short time, it shouldn't be help? — CAVT MAREA DECISION tootraumatic.

By MollyHennessy-Fiske Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — After Ricardo Aguilera took a bullet to the back ofhis head in a drive-by shooting, he recovered enough to tell police he had seen the gunman: a light-skinned Latino with a goatee, riding in a Dodge Ram pickup with a guy from the Ford Maravilla gang. The police put together a photo lineup, and Aguilera pointed to a young man with a shaved head and facial hair. It was him, he said. Deputies showed up at Rafael Madrigal's door in Mira Loma, about 45 miles from the crime scene in East Los Angeles. Madrigal, who had never been in a gang, who hadn't even lived in East L.A. for five years, was incredulous. The photo in the lineup was atleasteightyearsold,he said force when he was a teenager. He had a house, a goodjob, two kids he coached in soccer. A timecardindicated he'd been at work the day of the shooting in 2000, but the date stamp on the machine was broken, and the supervisor had written in the date by hand. Investigators didn't believe him, and neither did a jury. Madrigal was sentenced to 53 yearsto lifeforattempted murder. It took three years before he found an attorney willing to appeal, three more years before they could convince a judge that Madrigal's original attorney defended him ineffectively. Madrigal walked out of

your wife a deadline by which to make a decisionabout thedeferred "projects,"then make the decision for the both of you. Your wife can find help by asking her doctor for a referral toa licensed mental health provider, but it won't happen until she is willing to admit to herself that she needs it and finally decides to deal with her indecisiveness.

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DEAR CANT MAKE A DECISION: Give DEARABBY: My husband and I will celebrate our50th anniversary soon.One hundred and twenty ftve invitations were sent and 80 people have responded that they will be attending. I have wondered about the 45invitees who didn't respond one way or the other. Today I was told there's a new rule of eti-

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When winter seems eternal and the craving for a little bit of sunshine foryour ridingpleasure takes precedence, make the trip to Hells Canyon. Start your delightful ride approximately 70 miles east of Baker City, on Oregon Highway 86 in Oxbow. Oxbow, once the site of the exciting town of Copperfield, is an incredibly small town where amenities are few and gas stations are non-existent. Make sure to plan your trip accordingly. There is no

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Big game and turkey hunters need to report their results, whether or not they were successful in 2014 hunts, before Jan. 31, 2015, to avoid a $25 penalty. Hunters who participated in a telephone survey are also asked to report their results. Hunters can report in the following ways: • online at www.dfvv.state.or.us. • by calling 1-866-947-6339. Hunters will need their hunter/angler ID number. If you don't have a license, tag or other document with your number, call 1-866-947-6339 to get the number. Hunters whose hunt area included more than one Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) will need the two-digit number of the WMU where they spent the most time. Reporting information includes whether you were successful, and how many days you hunted (including rnentrri n youth). The deadline to report for hunts that end between Jan. 1 and March 31 is April 15.

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very low numbers, but the animals that are immune can help the population bounce back. The Lostine herd has nearly 100 members and Tuers-lance said they are at theircarrying capacity for their habitat. When asked about genetic diversity, Tuers-lance pointed to the ridgeline on the opposite side of the Lostine River Canyon and said the Bear Creek herd is just over thereand the two herds'territoriesoverlap, leading biologists to believe they crossbreed.

LOSTINE — High atop Sheep Ridge, home to radio towers for the Wallowa County Sheriff's Office, Oregon Public Broadcasting radio and cell phone and Internet communications, stands a corral where bighorn sheep gather in the winter. Holly Tuers-Lance, sheep biologist for the Enterprise District of the Oregon Depart-

herselfto the free breakfast. The feeding program and the corral are usedtoperiodicall y testthe sheep for pneumonia caused by a bacteria called mycoplasma.Some sheep testpositive,others test negative, but what was a surprise to researchers is that some sheep intermittently testpositiveornegative,Tuers-Lance said. "This is a unique opportunity. The sheep are habituated so we can study them so closely. We have one of the best data sets in the country because the feeding site is so accessible in the winter," she said. The disease can bring a sheep herd to

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as you do not park on the bridge itself, there should be several acceptable locations available. Once on your bicycle, cross the bridgeat Oxbow on the NF-454 road, otherwise labeled the Hells Canyon Road.The paved two-lane road travels north 22 miles on the Idaho side of the Snake River until it dead-ends at the Hells Canyon Visitors Center, just downriver from Hells Canyon Dam. The road follows the Hells Canyon Reservoir in delightful undulating swells that meander in and out of drainages and around rock bluffs. Hells Canyon is the deepest river gorge in North America. The canyon is known for its beauty and wildness. The surrounding mountains and ridgel ines boastelevations that exceed 7,000 feet whereas the Hells Canyon Road flirts with an elevationof1,800feetand lower.Thelarge variation in elevation makes for a very dramatic landscape of snowtoppedpeaks and ridges thatdrop to the reservoir and are reflected in the water. The elevation ofthe reservoir allows for temperatures that are much more moderate then the surrounding areas. The daytime temperatures of the Oxbow area are rarely below freezing and often flirt with 50 degrees and higher starting in March. The complete Best Dam Ride loop is a smidge over 44 miles and gains an incredible 4,652 feet of elevation. The elevation gain is monumental for a ride that follows a level reservoir. I suggest packing a substantial lunch and planning to enjoy the Hells Canyon Visitors Center, operated by the U.S. Forest Service.

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she rides an all-terrain tracked vehicle up to the corral once or twice a week from Octoberthrough May,when the bighorn leave their summer homes in the Eagle Cap Wilderness for lower elevations. Tuers-Lance feeds the sheep alfalfa pellets by tossing a few in front of the two dozen or so brave souls who are so habituated a human could practically pet one. The bighorns are quite personableTuers-Lance said she has gotten to know theirdifferent personalities.A few yards off on the breaks of Sheep Ridge, another two dozen or so sheep, these a bit more shy, nuzzle at the snow cover to forage on grass. "The side of the hill stays fairly windswept so there's grass showing most of the winter," Tuers-Lance said. A couple hundred yards away is a small herd of 20-some elk. When they heard the ATV they started to move upslope to the south where there's forested cover. On this frosty morning a couple days before the winter solstice the Wallowa Valley is socked in with fog. On Sheep Ridge the valley floor is obscured and there is cloud cover overhead until the clouds break around8:30 a.m. revealing a winter wonderland scene of the high peaks of the Wallowas. Tuers-Lance sprinkles alfalfa pellets throughout the corral to get the sheep used to it. One female is particularly fond of the corral— or the pellets atleast— and helps

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SUMMER JOBS WITHTHE U.S.FOREST SERVICE

Want to work in the woods next summer? The Umatilla, WallowaWhitman, and Malheur National Forests will soon begin accepting applications for temporary jobs in a variety of programs including firefighting, recreation, timber, survey crews, archaeology and botany. This 2015 application and hinng process is taking place a little earlier than it has in S. John Collins/BakerCity past years, according to the Forest Service. Applicants interested in temporary positions need to apply online to open vacancies available through www.USAIobs.gov. Vacancies will be available in three phases: • Phase 1 hiring includes all temporary fire-related

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jobs and positions that start prior to May 1, 2015. The time period for candidates to submit applications for all fire-related temporary jobs is Jan. 6-12, 2015. Apply on www. USAIobs.gov. • Phase 2 involves all non-fire related temporary positions not addressed in Phase 1. Candidates will need to submit applications for non-fire related temporary jobs from Feb. 4-10, 2015. • Phase 3 is the "catchall" period, for positions that were not filled during Phase1 or Phase 2. More information about jobs, locations and contact information for supervisors, is available on each national forest's website: • Wallowa-Whitman: www.fs.usda.gov/goto/WallowaWhitmanEmployment • Umatilla: www.fs.usda.gov/goto/UmatillaEmployment • Malheur: www.fs.usda.gov/goto/MalheurEmployment

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BEST RIDE Continued ~om Page1C The first part of the ride isvery indicativeoftheterrain. There is a sharp little climb that then relaxes into the constant up and down as well as twists that give this ride its character. Flanked by water and rock, the road is constantly offering up a new vista. However, remember to watch where you aregoingbecause itisavariable road and large amounts of rock debris have been found on it. As you near Allison Creek, you will notice beautiful limestone cliffs to the east that will seem to glow at twilight. The geology of the area lends itself to surprises such as natural caves and interesting fossils oflong gone sea creatures. The human history of Hells Canyon is also rich and ranges from indigenous tribes roaming and leaving cave petroglyphs behind tolarge abandoned fi uit trees that fed the miners and dam builders who called it home. There are several historic site signs along the road that inform you ofthegeographic,human and animal past. W hen taking abreak to readtheseinformative signs please keep in mind there has been a recent invasion of Tribulus Terrestris, otherwise known as puncture vine or goat heads. Make sure to have a patch kit as a traveling companion and take care

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The paved road on the east side of Hells Canyon Reservoir is a great winter bicycle ride, with majestic scenery and generally warmer temperaturest than elsewhere in the region. with where you ride and park your bicycle. The largest climb of the ridegains636.93feetofelevation. This is as you power up the foot of Grassy Ridge and swoop down into Sawpile Creek. The climb is worth the burn as you then drik the last five miles into the Hells Canyon Visitors Center. The visitors centerperches on the Oregon side of the canyon and avails niceties such as

bathroomfacilitiesand more information about the area. The center is positioned in such a way that it allows a magnificent view off into the Hells Canyon Wilderness on one side and the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area on the other. Ifyou are able to packshoes and arefeeling spry, an alluring trail trips down the Oregon side of the river and allows you to get a little closer to where the can-

yon is its most dramatic. For those who are most adventurous, I have heard floating the riveristhe bestway to see the area. The ride back to Oxbow offers more breathtaking views and if timed right, a stunning sunset. Winter slightly tames the dramatic beauty of Hells Canyon as well as its most wicked inhabitants: rattlesnakes, cheatgrass, extreme heat and poison oak are

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IF YOU GO.... Hells Canyon Reservoir is about 70 miles east of Baker City, via Highway 86 (take Exit 302 off Interstate 84, the North Baker City exit). Food, lodging and gas are available in Richland (43 miles from Baker City) and Halfway (54 miles)

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LA GRANDE — 34 locals participated in the 39th annual Union County Christmas Bird Count last weekend. The event required the effort of 413.5 miles and 54.75 hours by vehicle, 27.7 miles and 22.83 hours by foot, 4.33 hours at bird feeders and 11 hours, 74 vehicle miles and 1.5 miles by footforowling. The birders tied orexceeded the record numbers of17 species,according to coordinator Trent Bray. The biggest increase was of the American robin, as the birders found 721, up from theprevious record of237in 2000. The black-bi lled magpie saw the second-biggestincrease,as the group found 626 magpies compared with 452 in 2013. Other species that set new records this year: •red-tail ed hawk, 221 (previous record,172,setin 2005) • red crossbill, Ross Hubbard and Jim Lawrence saw 60 of these birds, (previous record, 24, set in 2005) • Eurasiancollared dove,196 (previous record,126,setin 2012) PaulTople/Akron Beacon Journal • marsh wren, 28 (previous record, 18, in 2005) • pine siskin, 128 (previous record, 91, in 2002) American robin • great-hornedowl,21(previous record,17,in 2013) There were a number of notable sightings, as well. Rob and Robin Ostermann found a Ross's goose with a large flock of Canada geese, and the couple also saw a peregrine falcon along Godley Road. Two Lincoln's sparrow were sighted at feeders. Mike Mahoney, Kendrick Moholt and Elizabeth Howard-Larvik found a varied thrush along Little Creek. The Roaming Owl Squad of Mahoney, Bray, Moholt and Mike McAllister found two Northern saw-whet owls in Ladd Canyon. Four Virginia rails were discovered around Hot Lake and Curtis Road, and Sara Watson saw a pileated woodpecker near Cath erine Creek State Park. Bray said the big misses this year were the hairy woodpecker, horned lark and the bohemian waxwing.

technology has changed, and the theories have jumped from one to another, but now researchers think Continued from Page1C mycoplasma is the cause. That's The disease is found in domestic and wild sheep and is thought to be where my project comes in," she transferred between the two when sald. herds get close. Tuers-Lance said Francis CasThe Lostine sheep summer in the sirer of Idaho Fish and Game is the Eagle Cap Wlderness and winter leadresearcherfor the projecton on Sheep Ridge where there is little which Tuers-Lance works. Besides tending to the Lostine exposuretodomesticlivestock,yet some stil lcarry the disease. herd, Tuers-Lance said she flies Tuers-Lance said research on about every other week to check on bighorn sheep and mycoplasma sheepinthe Imnaha, Snake and startedin the 1970s,and biologists' Wenaha river drainages to check theories of what makes the sheep on collar frequencies. If a collar sick have changed over the decades. emits a mortality signal she tries to 'There's been a learning process, find the animal, retrieve the collar,

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takeblood samples,and attempt to identify cause of death. The Wenaha herd is not doing well — the past two summers no lambs survived. Tuers-Lance said in the summer she goes out to watch the herd and recovers the carcasses ofthedead lambs. Disease was so prevalent in a herd at the mouth of the Grande Ronde River that Cassirer removed the remaining sheep and put them in captivity at a site run by the University of South Dakota to be monitoredand tested. In the summer months TuersLance spends up to a week at a time hiking in the high country

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with a radio receiver doing ground monitoring and looking for lamb survival. The lambs have a higher immunity to disease when nursing, and are at their most vulnerable when weaned. She said not all the Northeastern Oregon bighorn herds have mycoplasma — aherd on Lookout Mountain in Baker County is disease-fiee. A recent helicopter capture allowed biologists to collar and takeblood samples. awe monitor them to see if they stay healthy," Tuers-Lance said. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife used net guns from the air to capture sheep on the Imnaha

River as well. The captured sheep were col lared,had blood samples taken and were tested for disease. At the Sheep Ridge corral the sheep are treated somewhat like livestock — They are herded into a chute, a biologist sits on the back while another puts a hood on the sheep to calm it down, then takes samples. When all is done, the sheep jumps out of the chute and bounds away. Most animals are fitted with Global Positioning System collars that send a signal once a day that can be tracked from the comfort of an office. The collars can also be tracked using a handheld receiver.

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Dr. Kali Gray joins the Elgin Family Dental Clinic The Elgin Family Dental Clinic welcomes Dr. Kali iMillerl Gray to the practice. Gray was raised in La Grande and North Powder, where she graduated from high school. She also graduated from Oregon State in 2010 and from Midwestern University in May 2014. She joins Dr. Eli Mayes in general dentistry at the Elgin clinic and is excited to work with the community. She is taking patients at the clinic on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. In the spring, she will expand her hours. "Growing up in a rural area and seeing the dental needs that are here,Ijust wanted to come back and give back to the areathatraised me,"Gray said. The dinic also announces expanding their services to indude laser dentistry and implant dentistry. A few amenities are being added to the dinic building such as six business phone lines to directpatient calls expediently, music throughout the dinic and televisions above each chair to entertain and calm patients during their dental procedures.

Eastern Oregon Audiology receives national honor Eastern Oregon Audiology in La Grande, was presented with the "AudigyCertified Provider of Distinction Award" at a national conference of independent hearing care providers in Las Vegas. The audiology practice was recognized at the 2014Audigy Group Team Summit at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for delivering exceptional service to patients by providing comprehensive hearing care and support to people who struggle daily with hearing loss. ''We were thrilled to be recognized among our peers in the independent audiology community for our service," said Dr. Robin Maxon, owner of Eastern Oregon Audiology.'We help hundreds of people each year to iaudiblyl connect with their loved ones and stay engaged in the world around them while dealing with the difficulty of hearing loss. It is extraordinarily important work, and we are proud of our patients and our team every day for their accomplishments."

Eastern Oregon Audiology welcomes new audiologist Eastern Oregon Audiology welcomes Dr. Anne Simon to their clinic. Simon recei ved her master'sdegree at Sacramento State and her doctorate of audiology in 2008 trom Salus University in Pennsylvania. Following school, she worked in pediatrics extensively and with family groups. Wanting a geographic change, she and her husband,Jeff,and theirdaughter, Alyssa, visited Union County last fall and liked it very much. They subsequently relocated to La Grande trom Sacramento to develop her career here. 'The community has been very welcoming," Simon said."I was attracted to this practice because oftheir team approach and because ofhow well they take care of theirpatients.They offergreatservice." Simon will be seeing patients during clinic hours Monday through Thursday.

US moves to end ban on blood donations by gay men WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are recommending an end to the nation's lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a 31-year-old policy that many medical groups and gay activists say is no longer justified. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it favors replacing the blanket ban with a new policy barring donations from men who have had man-on-man sex in the previous 12 months. The new policy would put the U.S. in line with other countries including Australia, Japan and the U.K. The lifetime ban dates trom the early years of the AIDS crisis and was intended to protect the blood supply from what was a then little-understood disease. But many medical groups, including the American Medical Association, say the policy is no longer supported by science, given advances in HIV testing. Gay activists say the ban is discriminatory and perpetuates negativestereotypes.

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

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Are beer bellies a real thing? Do social drinkers really carry around an extra five pounds of weight? I have avoided investigating the answers to this question for all my adult life — and all my years as a health reporter. Call it denial by someone who likes her wine. Recently, I learned that the caloric content of alcohol is higher iseven calories per gram) than that of proteins and sugars iboth four calories per gram), and nearly as much as fats inine calories). That sounded very worrying, I'll admit. But remember that for managing weight, a more important number is the total number of

ASTHMA Continued ~om Page6C recommended with asthma, whether it is adult-onset or exercise-induced," said Lisa Gilmore, formerdirectoroftheN ational Capital Asthma Coalition and webmaster of the Washington information resource DCAsthma. org."Asthma is very controllable, if you're following the asthma guidelines and taking medication as needed." Those guidelines, which come trom the National Asthma Control Initiative, include using inhaled corticosteroids, assessing the severity of your asthma to determinewhat types oftreatment are needed, developing

calories in your beer or your glass of red wine A sugar-heavy 12-ounce cola also carries 150 calories. And as far as common wisdom on drinking and weight gain goes, I am here to report, the science is murky. For starters, epidemiological studies in large populations trequently show that moderatedrinkers tend togain lessweight over time than teetotalers, says David Hanson, an alcohol expert at the State University of New York at Potsdam.'There's every reason to believe people who drink alcohol will gain weight," he says, "but they don't." Women who drink moderately — that's defined by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism as one drink per day

and using a written asthma action plan, making regular follow-up appointments with your physician and trying to control environmental triggers. Some triggers areeasy tocontrol, such as smoking, while others — for example, dust and mold in work spaces — might be a little tougher to manage. Though asthma, especially in children, sometimes seems to disappear on its own, it generally cannot be cured. But it can be effectively treated, with knowledge and careful management. "For adult asthmatics, it doesn't tend to getbetter,butit doesn't have to getworse,"said Janna Tuck, a Missouri allergist and spokeswoman for the American College of Allergy, Asthma

and Immunology. Jill Selman, a high school teacher in Montgomery County, Md., has her asthma under control with medication when she began running six years ago. But three years ago, her symptoms flared up in a major way. "I could barely run a minute anymore. A lap was hard," Selman said."But my awesome allergist at Rockville Asthma and Allergy encouraged me to exercise and run. My doctor said to do it long-term helps expand my lung capacity." So she kept running. And slowly but surely, she was able to train for October's Marine Corps Marathon.'The training went great. I could run 16 to 21 miles with no problem," Selman said.

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said."Ifyou look atrates of autism among children who have not been vaccinated versus Continued ~om Page6C those who have been vaccinated, it is exactly the same. There's no epidemiologic evidence for every vaccine, but at the low end it would whatsoever for that. There's never been any coherent mechanism even proposed for why probably be 80 percent for the flu vaccine," Graham said."For tetanus and diphtheria, it's that [autismj would happen." closer to 99 percent." Q: Whatis the cause ofautism then? A: "It appears trom all research now being Q: Whydo some people have adverse reactions to vaccinations? done, and there's a lot of it being done, that A:"Some people get an exuberant immune it's genetic and that it has to do with fetal reaction, so they may get more soreness, dyssynchrony of neurons that during fetal demuscle aches and pains," Graham said."They velopment, certain neural associations don't take place," Graham said."Most researchers may get a little low-grade fever as their immune system is reacting." of autism will tell you that children are born Q: Can a person get the flu from the flu autistic." "My understanding is that the typical preUacctne? A You can't get the flu trom the flu vacsentation of iautisml symptoms irecognized by parents) usually occurs around 18 months cine, not trom the killed virus, you can't," Graham said."Sometimes people feel flu-like, when they are coincidentally getting childbut that's not an uncommon reaction to a hood vaccinations," Brogoitti said. vaccination. It's a pretty minor thing when Q: Hout many vaccines still contain comparedtogetting thediseaseitself." thimerosat? A: "Most vaccines don't have thimerosal, Q: Does the Measles-Mumps-Rubella only the flu vaccine does," said Connie Carter, tMMR) immunization cause autism? A:"There's a huge amount of data that a registered nurse and immunization coordihas disproved that once and for all," Graham nator with the Center for Human Develop-

SKILLS Continued ~om Page6C doctor, sothatthedoctor seesall your questions. Bring your list of medicationsand theirdosages. Describe your symptoms in detail to your doctor. Since a patient's time with his provider is limited, Hamilton suggested preparing what you want to say in advance. Be specific and concise.

Upcoming classes The Living Well Workshop is a self-management program designed by the Stanford School of Medicine and offered to the public. For upcoming free classes, call Hamilton at 541-963-3186.. 'Your most powerful tools when visiting your doctor are your questions," Hamilton said. 'Then your provider feels you are in an active partnership."

NECK Continued ~om Page6C If you've been bent over shoveling snow, stand up and bend backward. "The biggest thing is to change activities," Marlia said. Kim Zinn, a physical therapist at St. Alphonsus Rehabilitation Services, recommends changing positions between seated, prone Oying on stomach) and reclined. If sittingis whatyou do most of the time, Marlia emphasizes proper posture, especially with good lumbar support. "Ifyou push in yourlumbar, everything straightens," he said. One way is to put a lumbar roll behind your back. At BVPT, Marlia demonstrates this with an Original McKenzie lumbar roll ithe McKenzie Method was developed by Robin McKenzie and is based on helping patients fix themselves by giving them theproper exercises and tools). Creating that lumbar curve in turn helps the cervical curve and lifts the chest. iRather that pull your shoulders back, likyour ribcage otf the abdomen.) Another convenience these days is the laptop computer. But a laptop's screen, when it's

for women, two for men — seem to do the best in terms of the dreaded weight gain in middle age. Looking at body mass index — a gauge of fat calculated by weight and height — a 1997study found that women added an average1.4 to their BMI in a 10-yearperiod, but beer-drinking and wine-drinking women generally lost as much as 0.4 BMI units. For a 5-foot-4-inch woman, that's the equivalent to gaining 8 pounds or losing 2 pounds. Rosalind Breslow, an NIAAA researcher, studiedsurvey data trom 45,896 adultsto see ifpatterns ofdrinking made a difference in weight gain over time. Rather than looking at averagealcohol consumption over aperiod of time, her team measured drinking days per month and number of drinks on those days.

Even when a bacterial infection called cellulitis appeared on her legjust 10 daysbefore therace, she didn't give up. She ran — a little slower than she'd hoped, but she finished. Selman wants to run the MCM again, thistime aspartofa charity campaign, working with kids who have disabilities. Thanks to Selman's allergists, her asthma is controlled, with low doses of medication and allergy shots once a month. "I think when you have health issues, you need to be sensitive to your own biofeedback. Know your limits, when you can push and when you can say,'Ummm, not today."' Selman said."It's the bestgiftto giveyourself:to take care of yourself."

ment in La Grande."Thimerosal was originally used as an antimicrobial so we could stick a syringe into a vial a number of times. Prior to that, children were getting sick from bacterial infections, so thimerosal was introduced." Graham said thimerosal is an organic kind of mercury called ethylmercury. ''Which is eliminated trom the body a lot faster than methlymercury, the bad kind," Graham said. Q: Why aren't immunizations offered individuatty instead ofin groups like DTap? A: "There's no evidence or data to show that taking them individually is safer," Graham said.'We put them together to eliminate additionalshots and tokeep costslow er." Carter said there are risksinvolved ifyou piece-meal a child's vaccinations. ''When parents choose to wait, especially with whooping cough at 2 months, then their children have a higher risk of getting the illness," she said. Q: What if the disease is self-resolving and I think my child can handle itjust Pne? A: "If I think my child can handle the disease, my child can surely handle the vaccine," Brogoitti said.

Be sure to ask any questions aboutyourdiagnosis,tests,options, advantages and disadvantages of a suggested treatment plan. "Ifyou know you can'tremember what your doctor is saying, ask your doctor to write it down or print it off for you to take home with you," Hamilton said. Taking action when communicating means the patient applies the provider's directions, whether that is a treatment plan, exercise program orprescription

drugregimen.Write down what your doctor recommends to share with your caregiver or family members. "If you don't think a treatment isright for you,tellthedoctor why you don't think you can do this," Hamilton said."Express yourselfindirect'I'm essages. Always wait a few seconds before responding to your provider so you can clarify your thoughts and find your own words to express yourself."

Learn more Kim Zinn, a physical therapist at St. Alphonsus Rehabilitation Services, will be talking about neck health during a community seminar in January or February (date is to be determined) at the Baker YMCA, 3715 Pocahontas Road in Baker City. This is part of her "symmetry" series. For details, call the Baker YMCA at 541-523-9622.

"Ifyou push in your lumbar, everything straightens." — Kim Zinn, a physical therapist at St. Alphonsus Rehabilitation Services

in your lap, is much lower than a desktop monitor. This requires you to tilt your chin down more than you should. Jill Layton, an occupational therapist at STARS, suggests raising the laptopso the screen iscloserto eyelevel,and attaching a separate keyboard, which allows the elbows to still be at a 90-degree angle. As for texting, or playing on a tablet, Zinn says she encourages everyone— especially teenagers — "to intermittently hold their cellphone or tablet at face level if possible, to break up the tendency to always be lookingdown atthesedevices."

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about vaccinations regon families lead the nation in filing non-medical immunization waiversfortheirkindergarten children. Health care professionals believe this is due to parents having a lack ofscience-based education, while parents say they do understand the science, but are concerned about vaccine safety and risks. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention w ebsite states,"A vaccine, like any medication, could cause a serious reaction. But the risk of a vaccine causing serious harm, or death, is extremely small." For example, febrile seizures occur in one child out of every 1,000vaccinated formeasl esmumps-rubella; and severe allergic reactions occur in one childout ofevery 1,000,000 vaccinated for MMR. To discuss the risks and benefits of vaccinations, a groupoflocalhealth care professionals convened at Grande Ronde Hospital, including Dr. Keith Graham, a practicing internist and Union County health officer. Together this panel answered the following questions: Q: Whydoes my personal choice not to vaccinate matter to others? A: Carrie Brogoitti, public health administrator with the Center for Human Development in La Grande, said getting vaccinated is a social responsibility.'Vaccinationsare about protecting population health," she said. "There are a lot of people who can't get the vaccination due to concrete medical reasons, so when I get my flu shot, it helpsto protectthem." April Brock, a registered nurse at Grande Ronde Hospital, noted that the parents who are choosing not to vaccinate their own children have themselves been vaccinated as children; consequently, they have a false sense of security because they have probably never seen a child paralyzed with polio or in an iron lung or a child with measles, mumps or small pox. 'This is a generation of parents who have never seen a public health crisis," Brock said."Therefore, they don't seetheimportance ofvaccinations. So what my generation is doing is probably bringing back preventable illnesses." Q: Hotv effective are vaccinations for preventing disease? A: "There's published data See Yerges / Page 5C

Communicating clearly with family, caregiversand primary care providers can be a challenge for the chronically ill, but the Living Well Workshop facilitated by Rochelle Hamiltonand Kathy Hayden of Community Connection of Northeast Oregon offers some helpful suggestions. ''When asking for help from caregivers, be specific," Hamilton said. "Forexample,you might ask,'Can

you help me move?"' When someone who is chronically ill states precisely what they need, they are far more likely to be satisfied with the response. Sometimes, however, a chronically ill person will receiveoffersfor help thatthey did not ask for. Hamilton suggests declining the offer graciously so as not to embarrassthe generous giver. Communication is more than talking, though. Good listening is the most important skill in communicating with others, and it involves more

than your ears. It involves your eyes too. "Listen to the words, the tone of voice and observe the body language," Hamilton said. The best communication involves "mirroring," which confirms that you understood what was being said. "Let the person know you heard what he said by repeating it back to them," Hamilton said."Remember to acknowledge and validate the content and emotion in their communication."

Communicating with one's health care team requires an approach that Hamilton calls "PART' — prepare, ask, repeat and take action. "Ask yourself, What is the purpose of my doctor's visit, and what do I expect trom my doctor?"' Hamilton SRld.

To aid in communicating with your provider, prepare in advance with a list of the questions you want to ask. Highlight the top two or three. Hand the entire list to your SeeSkills / Page 5C

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exercise CAN FIX A PAIN IN THE NECK can coexist • A body's proper posture has three curves — cervical, thoracic, lumbar

By Mike Plunkett The Washington Post

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In these days of technological revolution, a smartphone allows you to text, email, check Facebook, send a tweet on Twitter and post a cute photo on Instagram. But it can also give you a pain in the neck. Blake Marlia, a physical therapist at Baker Valley Physical Therapy, has recentlyseen cases ofdisc herniation in the neck. ''Which you never used to see," he said. His explanation is simple — posture. Or bad posture,to be specific. A body's proper posture has three curves — cervical

ineckl, thoracic iupper back) and lumbar gower back). If you're looking down at the phone in your hand, you loseboth the cervicaland lumbar curve. A goodruletoremember, Marlia said, is for every 30 m inutes ofactivity,do 30 seconds of a counter exercise. For example, if you've looked down at your phone for 30 minutes, take 30 seconds to tilt your head back a few times. If you've been sitting for 30 minutes, stand Lisa Britton/Forwescom News Sennce up and walk around. Caleb Mcllmoil, physical therapist at BakerValley PhysicalTherapy, demonstrates See Neck / Page 5C good posture, which maintains the natural curves in the spine.

Guidelines for good posture Here are some tips and tricks for improving posture DO'S • Ears over shoulders over hips when sitting upright • Eyes at downward angle of 10 to 20 degrees while looking at computer screen • Elbows at 90-degree angle • Keep your wrists in a neutral (straightj position — not resting on desk • Hips and knees at 90-degree angles • Feet flat on floor or footrest

DON'TS • Don't hold phone between your ear and shoulder • Don't face body one way and twist to work in another positionposition work station so everything is in easy reach • Don't conform to chair — make chair conform to you • Don't stay seated for entire shift — get out of the chair briefly at least once an hour or "power sit" (see

HEALTH TIP

below) POWER SIT For each of these, hold for six seconds and repeat five times. • Lift arches off floor while keeping toes and heels touching floor • Tense/tighten quads • Squeeze glutes • Suck in tummy • Squeeze shoulder blades back and down • Tuck chin

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Keep kids safe aRer holiday gifts are opened Red Cross thyroid talk scheduled for3an.26 The holidays are fun for kids, with new toys, but take caution to protect them. Remove any button batteries or magnets from toys that might have fallen on the floor. Children can develop life-threatening stomach and intestinalProblems iftheYswalloweither ofthese. Make sure older kids keep their new toys away from younger siblings, especially toys with sharp edges or small parts. Children younger than 3 shouldn't play with toys that have parts smaller than 1 1/4 inches in diameter and 21/4 inches in length.

Get the details on the thyroid in a public talk, Wellness 101: Let's TalkThyroid! Hosted by Red Cross Drug Store, the discussion about various thyroid-related issues, including hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland doesn't make enough thyroid hormone, whereas hyperthyroidism is a condition in which the gland makes too much of the thyroid hormone.

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Asthma: It's that first breath that always seems the worst. The chest tightens and the airways spasm. A cough, a wheeze and an attack. Especially when it's exacerbatedby thecold ofwinter, asthma isadiscomfort for some and a medical issue for many. Almost 19 million American adults have adult-onset asthma, a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. About 90 percentofthem — and about 10 percentofthegeneralpopulation — periodically suffer a related condition called exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, in which someone exercising suddenly struggles to beableto breathe,with little or no warning. It's understandable that adults with these conditions — and there are more all the time, due partly to poor air quality and other environmental factors — may find some types of fitness to be an arduous endeavor that ultimately won't be worth the effort. But experts say that knowledge ofboth conditions is improving and, in consultation with physicians, it is possible for sufferers to exercise and maintain an active lifestyle. 'Ten percent of Olympic athletes have asthma, so asthma won't stop individuals trom high functionality," said Albert Rizzo, chief of Christiana Care Health System's pulmonary and critical care medicine section in Delaware and senior medicaladviserfortheAmerican Lung Association.'With medication, they can go a long way." In fact, exercise can have beneficial effects on people with asthma symptoms."Exercise and staying fit is SeeAsthma / Page 5C

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time, I hope I do! I certainly will be watching him conduct the music. I do love what he does, and he's very charismatic, <oo." Meh<a is the former music director of the Los Angeles •

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Philharmonic, whose board of directors includes Andrews. The New Year's show will keep Andrews on the move, starting with a trip up the Danube River, and she acknowledges she has "quite a number of locations <o ge< <o. I learn a lo< doing these wonderful shows, I really do. It's always a

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