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'We have millions ofacres ofsecond-growth forest in Oregon that are overgrown. They're not well-suitedfor timber, they're not well-suitedfor the environment because they're overgrown. What they are well-suitedfor is forest fires and disease. I said Merkley we could put thousands and thousands ofworkers in these forests to address unemployment.'- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.

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Loopholes in labor regulations cost Americans timber iobs, Merklev savs • Senator seeks reform of temporary visa program

spondents reported using H-2B workers. Three did not reply. Merkley said contractors have avoided hiring local workers by taking advantage ofloopholes in regulation. By Holly Pablo W esCom Nevvs Service They have advertised the positions in newspapers outside the state and long Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., called for reform to the H-2B temporary visa before the projects are scheduled to program at a press conference Thursday begin, which might discourage people at Deschutes County Circuit Court, needing jobs immediately. insisting that contractors have cheated The heart of the controversy lies in Americans from timber jobs by abusing contractors being able to self-attest that loopholes in labor regulations. they have scoured the countryside withAn audit of2010 projects in the Deout finding qualified Americans. But schutes, Ochoco and Winema national according to the Oregon Employment forests found more than 50 percent Department's job seeker database, there of Oregon contractors used stimulus are 5,000 individuals statewide seeking ftmds to employ foreign workers under forestry work, with approximately 1,000 the H-2B visa program, which allows living in Central and Eastern Oregon. contractors to import help if no AmeriA Merkley spokeswoman was unable cans are available. Fourteen of the 24 reSee Merkley I Page 3A

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'Hundreds' of Idahoans cross border to buy Ore. medical pot

Appeal tor home occupation permit struck down

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ON THE OREGON-IDAHO BORDER- Hurtling down I-84 with a bag of medical marijuana and no legal right to possess it, the 23-year-old Idaho man with the crooked grin drove out ofOregon, making a break for home. But he was soon glancing at his rearview mirror as it filled with blue bursts from a cruiser's lights. He pulled over, studying his rearview, and watched as a very big Idaho State Police officer wearing a black Stetson walked his way. The trooper said he smelled pot. The young man thought about lying, but didn't. He stepped out of the car, accepted a pat-down and a ticket and was sent on his way. David Kosmecki was on the same trip dozens of others make on this hilly spit offour-lane asphalt every week, leaving Idaho to buy medical marijuana in Oregon. Police argue the number of travelers is more likely in the hundreds. Even in Oregon, Kosmecki doesn't have legal access to pot, but a friend does, one who strolled into a border marijuana co-op and walked out with an ounce of Hindu

Benjamin and Ariel Bean will be pennitted to continue operation of their controversial, home-based motorcycle and auto repair shop on West Road, according to a tentative decision made by the Union County Board of Commissioners Wednesday. Commission Chairman Bill Rosholt and Commissioner Steve McClure both cast votes against an appeal of a planning commission decision to grant a conditional use home occupation permit to the Beans. Commissioner Mark Davidson sat the vote out, recusing himselfbecause his engine repair shop does business with the Beans. In talk before the vote, Rosholt said he thought the board should uphold the planning commission's original decision, but change the permit's conditions so that the shop closes earlier each day. The planning commission approved the Beans' application fur the pennit foHowing a contentious hearing March 26. Bean told the planning commission that he needed to run the business at

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La Grande's Fourth of July fireworks show at Community Stadium on the Eastern Oregon University campus Wednesday evening drew hundreds to lay out on the football field for a concert and fireworks show. The patriotic celebration also included rides on one of La Grande's historic fire trucks along with a test of skill and accuracy with fire hoses.

Lions induct ex-sheriff as district governor at international convention in South Korea Lion's annual international convention in Busan. Oliver and all other new governors Busan, South Korea, is a paradoxical place - a also received four days of city that is as futuristic training in a metropolis as it is anchored in the that took their breath past. away. Fonner Union County "It's the most modem Sheriff Steve Oliver of city I have every seen," Summerville underOliver said Oliver, who seiVed stands tlris well. Oliver as Union County Sheriff recently spent a week in Busan for 12 years tlrrough early taking in the city's history, its 2005. cutting edge present and getOliver said Busan is filled ting prepared for his future with towering skyscrapers, one as the new governor of the buildings which contain almost Eastern Oregon and Central all of the city's apaitments Oregon district of Lions Club and many ofits permanent International. residences. Oliver was inducted as the "I did not see any houses (in governor of District Gat the Busan)," Oliver said. By Dick Mason

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Busan's modem features include Shinsegae Centum City, a 14-story shopping and entertainment complex. Oliver said it is considered the largest department store in the world. The department store and skyscrapers stand in stark contrast to the more than 25 Buddhist temples in Busan, many of which 31·e centuries old. The temples Oliver visited included Beomeosa, built in 678. Busan, which is more than 1,500 years olcL is South Korea's second biggest city, with 3.4 million people, after Seoul, which has 10 million people. Oliver said drivers in Busan are wild. Motorists often run See Oliver I Page 3A

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Joseph city council looks to take action on nuisance house By Katy Nesbitt Tl1e O:lserver

An abandoned house in Joseph has neighbors up in anns and looking to city council for help. The house at 106 S. East St., has been unoccupied by years, except for a dozen cats. Neighbors said they have asked the owner, who lives in California, to have the lawn mown and the requests have been ignored. Last month, the city sent the owner a letter asking that the lawn, now several feet high, be maintained. The 10-day response period past, the city is looking to take action and have the grass cut. New city attorney Brent Smith said an option to correct the problems is to have the lawn mown and put a lien on the property to reimburse the city. 'We can put out to bid whatever we think needs to be done, but that doesn't mean it's going to be reimbursed," said Smith. The feral cat problem will be trickier to solve, said Mayor Dennis Sands. Carol Vencil ofthe Wallowa County Humane Society, presented an option to trap, spay/neuter and release the cats back to the abandoned house, but that didn't bode well with the council or the neighbors. Cathy Maven said a window in the house is broken and the cats enter the house through that opening and Jive under the house as well. She and other neighbors said the inside of the house is mostly ruined. Vencil said feral cats are a huge problem in the county. The Humane Society recently trapped, spayed/neutered, and released cats back to where they were found on Alder Slope outside of Enterprise. She said the society

gets calls on a daily basis about feral cats. Smith suggested passing an ordinance on feral animals and would survey other cities to see how they address the issue. Thmsday night the city council discussed road maintenance within the city limits and approved a $50,000 grant application to Oregon Department ofTransportation to work on a few, key blocks of the city, including McCully St. next to the Post Office. The disrepair of the city's streets is an ongoing concern. At last month's meeting, the council discussed purchasing an asphalt "zipper" to grind up the pavement and relay it. Larry Jennings of Joseph addressed the council and said that a zipper wouldn't work because the streets are oil based. Sands said he would consult vvith La Grande public works, who owns a zipper, to further research whether purchasing one would be a good solution for Joseph's streets. Councilor George Ballard mentioned an increase in speeders coming into town on the Imnaha Highway. He discussed the problem with Sheriff Fred Steen. The Sheriff's Office has increased its patrol and has plans to install a radar speed detector at the entrance of Joseph to remind people to slow down. At the meeting's conclusion Sands said Crystal Broadband Networks has pmchased the television cable system and is raising rates from $30 to $34. Sands said his concern is that the city hasn't received franchise fees from the previous owner, Almega, and worries that the new company won't pay either. Sands said the city will send a letter to Crystal Broadband stating that they have a franchise agreement and expect to be paid.

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Wall Street at noon: • Dow Jones average Down 162 at 12,734 Broader stock indicators: • S&P 500 Index - Down 15 at 1,352 • Nasdaq composite index Down 47 at 2,928 • NYSE - Down 92 at 7,745 • Ru ssell - Down 10 at 808 Gold and silver: • Gold - Down 26.20 at $1,578 • Silver - Down at .66 at $27.14

Safety haza rd: A man in the 700 block ofV Avenue Wednesday reported hearing possible gunshots . An officer checked t he area but w as unable to locate anything. Burgl ary: A m an at an address in the 100 block of Adam s Avenu e requ est ed officer contact Wednes day regarding a burglary to his residence. An officer made co ntact and too k a report. Suspicious circumstances: A man Wednesday reported possible ill egal fireworks Wednesday at U Avenue and Spruce Street. An offi cer w as advised. Officers responded to num erous report of illega l fireworks t hroug hout W ednesday night. Disturba nce: Officers responded t o a report of a disturbance Wednesday at an address in the 200 block of Aqu arius Way. Th e situ ati o n w as resolved. Arrested:Timothy A. Gust , 30, Elgin, was arrested Wednesday o n a parole/proba ti o n d et ainer. Di sturbance: Officers res po nded Wednesday to a report of an altercation between a moth er and daughter at an address in the 2600 bl ock of Bea rco Loop. The situation was res olved. Larce ny: A citizen in the 1500 blo ck of 21st Street req uested offi ce r co ntact Thursday rega rding th e th eft of a bicycle. An officer m ade co ntact. Burgl ary: A w om an at an address in the 1000 block of Jackson Avenue request ed office r co ntactThursday regardi ng a burglary to her residence. An officer made co ntact. Nothing w as missing . The repo rting party wa s advi sed to call back if anythin g else happens. Larce ny: A w o man in th e 1600 blo ck of 21st Street re-

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quested officer contact Thursday regarding a stolen bicycle. An offi cer m ade co ntact and t ook a report. Distu rbance: Officers responded to a report o f a domestic distu rbance Thursday at an address in the 1700 block of Y Avenue. The disturbance was d et ermined to be v erba l only. Disturbance: Dispatch received an anonym ous report of a disturbance Thursday at an address in the 1600 block of AI ba ny Street . An offi cer was advised. Larceny; A citizen at Eastern Oregon University requ ested officer cont act Thursday regarding the theft of a bicycle. An officer responded and t oo k a report. Di sturb ance: A student at Easte rn Oregon University requested o fficer co ntact Thursday rega rding a di sturban ce with a resident at AI i kut Hall. Offi ce rs responded and th e situation wa s reso lved. Disturbance: A wom an at an add ress in th e 2000 block o f Gekeler Lane Thursday repo rted a disturban ce at her residence. Officers were advised. A rrested: Telva La nell Curti ss, 26, address unavailable, w as arrest ed Thu rsday o n a Union Co unty warrant charg ing failure to appear. The original charge was child neg lect in the seco nd deg ree. Hit and r un : A Uni o n Pacifi c Railroad employee Thu rsday reported a hit and run that occurred at the corne r of Willow Street and Jefferson Avenue.

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the west side of Hillcrest Cemetery was quickly controll ed and no injuries w ere reported. Thur sday, the department responded to th ree medical calls.

UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Anim al comp laint: A w om an at an address o n Middle Road in El gin W ednesday reported two dogs killing her sheep. Th e Animal Enforcement Officer m ade contact and will follow up. Arrested: Tiffany M cMillan, 23, address unavailabl e, w as arrested W ednesd ay on charges of criminal t respass in th e first degree and theft in th e second degree. Theft: A citizen in the 700 bl ock of North 15th Avenue in Elgin req uest ed officer co ntact Thur sday regarding a th eft. A deputy made contact and will foll ow up. Arrested: Tim othy W illiam Hudso n, 55, La Grande, wa s arrest ed Thursday o n a charge of driving while under t he influence of intoxicants. Hudson was arrested fo llowing a report of a moto r v ehicle crash in th e 2200 blo ck of M ay Lane. Arrest ed: Rick Larry Haycock, 51 , address unavailable, was arrest ed Thursday on three Unio n County w arrants charging failure to appea r. Ag ency assist: A deputy assisted Oregon State Pol ice with a call ea rly Friday on eastbound Interst ate 84 nea r milepost 269.

WALLOWA COUNTY SHERIFF No incidents to report.

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the OSU Extension Service Grassroots Festival in Union County at 541-963looking for princesses 1010. Union Grassroots Festival, being held Saturday, Aug. 11, is looking for princesses to reign over the event. Girls ages 8-14 are welcome to be princesses. They will be required to write an essay explaining why they should be crown queen. They ·will dress like a princess the day of Grassroots, handing out beads to visitors and spend the day spreading cheer and goodwill to all those attending. They will be crowned with tiaras and sashes on Friday night August 10, followed by a family dance in the Union City Park, with DJ Denny. Questions or to sign up call Tracy at 541-9106080, leave message if no answer. Or email unionchambe:r@eoni.com.

Meeting for rural health insurance Northeast Oregon Network (NEON) is hosting a community engagement meeting regarding the Community Health Alliance (CHA) multi-share health coverage program for small business owners. The pmpose ofthe meeting is to give participating businesses, CHA members, providers and community partners and opportunity to discuss the impact of the program on om community, to share ideas for sustainability and to engage \vith policy makers around options for keeping this vital rural program alive. Please join us Wednesday July 11, 6-8 p.m. at the Best Western conference room in Enterprise.An additional meeting will be held in La Grande Thursday July 12, 79 p.m. at the Cook Memorial Library community room. If you have questions please contact Kristi Emerson at 541-910-4986 or Lisa Ladendorff at 541-805-5502.

Extension seNices to hold presentation In cooperation \vith Oregon State University Forestry Extension, researchers from the University of New Hampshire will present results from a survey that was taken from 1,500 participants in Union, Baker and Wallowa counties. The survey includes information related to forestry jobs, forest health and other challenges facing local communities in Northeast Oregon. The results ~ill be presented in a town hall style meeting and includes free pizza and drinks. It will take place at the conference room at the Ag Service Center, 10507 N. McAlister Rd., Island City on Thursday July 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, contact

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PFLAG to hold planing meeting The Union County PFLAG will be meeting July 15 at 2 p.m. at the Shelter From the Storm, 1111 Fifth St., La Grande. We will be discussing our upcoming barbecue pride event. If you would like to help out ·with set up, clean up, hold a booth - games, crafts, what not please come and share your thoughts.

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red lights, switch lanes dangerously and make crazy U turns. Oliver once saw the driver oflarge tour bus make a U tum on a busy street. Oliver was amazed by such driving and stunned that the South Korean people do not seem to mind it. "Nobody ever honks. Everyone is so courteous," Oliver said. The Summerville resident was one of 58,000 members from many nations of Lions Club International at the convention. Oliver was inspired by presentations made on worldwide projects Lions International is focusing on including measles, a leading cause ofblindness. Lions International is teaming with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct a massive measles vaccination campaign, Oliver said. One of the campaign's objectives is to get 41 million children in Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mali and Nigeria vaccinated. Oliver, who is succeeding James Stagl of Central Oregon as governor of District G, anticipates traveling thousands of miles visiting clubs in his region during his one-year term as governor. District G has 35 clubs throughout Eastern Oregon

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and Central Oregon, all of which Oliver will be visiting. The district has 1,080 members, a number Oliver hopes to increase. One step to boost membership is increase the number of Leo Clubs. Leo Clubs are for young people age 18 and younger. District G district presently has two Leo clubs. Oliver has been a member of Lions International since 1977. He has worked as a substitute teacher in Union County since retiring as sheriff. Oliver may curtail his work as a substitute teacher

over the next year so that he can focus on serving as governor of District G. The southernmost town on the west side of District G is La Pine, and the southernmost town on its east side is Jordan Valley. District G's northern boundary is the Oregon-Washington state line east of Cascade Locks. Oliver pe1foimed his first official duty as District G governor Thursday night when he inducted officers for the Weston-McEwen club at a ceremony in Weston.

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Steve Oliver, left, and his wife Kathy, were among 58,000 members of Lions Club International who attended the organization's recent conference in Busan, South Korea. The Olivers are shown with two members of Lions International from China.

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to say where the foreign workers come from. "It's outrageous that these taxpayer dollars ... are not being (used) to hire locals," Merkley said. ''It's certainly enormous abuse of the process." The proposed American Jobs in American Forestry Act is meant to address the loopholes by refonning administrative and recruitment procedures. Positions would need to be posted at local job fairs, with labor agencies and Internet employment sites in the projected projects' states. Companies would no longer be able to self-attest. State labor agencies must verifY and certifY that all measures to hire Americans were fulffiled. 'We have millions of acres of second-growth forest in Oregon that are overgrown," Merkley said."They're not well-suited for timber, they're not well-suited for the environment because they're overgrown. What they are well-suited for is forest fires and disease. I said we could put thousands and thousands of workers in these forests to address unemployment." Don Pollard, the owner of GFP Enterprise in Sisters, said his forestry services company and many others have been underbid 40 percent by companies employing H-2B labor. At one point, he stopped bidding fur projects because it was clear there was no chance. "It's tough when you have 140 people that you'd love to put to work but you can't get to work even though there's money set aside for it," Pollard said. "Especially on a job that's a few minutes from your office." "It's an abuse ofAme1ican families to not get these jobs," Merkley said, ''to not be able to help meet their mortgage, to not be able to help support their family, to not be able to get offered employment.

the home location because he is caring for his father who is elderly. Among conditions imposed by the planning commission was one that requires Bean to relocate the business \vithin 12 months of the death ofhis father. Other conditions included operating hours between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., no major repairs done outside the shop building, delivery vehicles limited to one ton or smaller, and no parking on the roadway adjacent to the propeity. Bean can only use 1200 square feet of his large shop building for business purposes. Many neighborhood residents objected to the home occupation business pern1i~ with 22 of them joining in the appeal of the decision. The appellants, represented by Pmtland attorney Edward J. Sullivan, said Bean's repair shop posed a threat to neighborhood quality oflife. They cited increased traffic, noise, dust and other impacts, and said the use is not supported by the county's land use code. The county board held an appeal hearing June 6, gathering testimony from opponents who re-stated their concerns about neighborhood impacts, and from

Benjamin Bean, who said his business doesn't create any more impacts than other home occupation and collllllercial-level businesses operating in the area. Bean said he is operating within the conditions spelled out in the permit. The board tabled the matter, leaving the record open to more vvritten testimony. When Rosholt and McClure rendered their decision Thursday, they said the fact that other people operate home businesses in the area was important to consider. "I feel there has been and will be others who own home occupation businesses in the area," Rosholt said. McClure said there are other shops in the West Road neighborhood that do automotive work. "It was pointed out to us there are a lot of people out there who do that kind of work," he said. After the vote, the board instructed Planning Director Hanley Jenkins to draft findings offact based on the tentative decision and bring them back for consideration at the July 18 meeting. McClure said it's possible the county hasn't heard the last of the issue. "I'm sure it's going to be appealed to the Land Use Board ofAppeals, but that's fine, that's the process,"he said. In other business

Thursday, the board met with members of the Blue Mountain Humane Society to discuss operations at the animal shelter. Back in April, the shelter came in fur some contraversy as a group headed by Jane Sabin-Davis aired concerns to the county board about the shelter's "high save" policies.The group expressed concerns that aggressive dogs and feral cats that should be euthanized are being returned to the community instead. It said that because Union County is a funding partner, it is open to liability.

Shelter budget Also, the group made claims the Humane Society board was being less than transparent about budget matters, the shelter's endowment, and meeting minutes. Since then, McClure and the humane society have met to work out issues. MeClure said Thursday he is pleased with progress of the talks but that the county's policy agreement with the humane society needs some updating. "I felt good about our discussions but I don't think we're done," he said. 'We need to review the agreement and we need to agree on criteria," he said. Heidi Van Schoonhoven of the society said she too is pleased with progress of

talks so far. She also said the society is dedicated to being open about its policies. "Our goal is to be transparent I tlrink there's been some misconception, but we're past that now," she said. Van Schoonhoven said the society lives up to state standards regarding budgets. She also touched on the high save policy, saying that a policy of working with other organizations out of the area has led to many successful placements of animals that otherwise would be euthanized. McClUl'e said discussions will continue, and pledged that the process will be an open one. "Once we have everything togethe1; we11 bring it back to the commissioners and have a discussion with the public," he said. 'We haven't swept it under the rug.We're going to work it out." In a third matter Thursday, the board received an update on activities of the Northeast Oregon Network, a non-profit health care group also known as NEON. Lisa Ladendorff of the group talked about initiatives to bolster the number oflocal people ~ith health insurance, and to improve access to health care. Ladendorffinvited the collllllissioners to community meetings NEON plans in Wallowa County July 11, and Union County July 12.

Salem woman jailed in $2 million lax fraud case SALEM CAP) - The woman accused of receiving a $2.1 million fraudu-

lent tax refund from the state of Oregon was taken into custody Thurs-

day at a court hearing in Salem. Krystle Marie Reyes

was originally arrested June 6 but released because of jail crowding.

DUI stops Now, he has a monthold son of his own. He has earned professional accolades for making more DUI stops than any other trooper, and he prefers that to pot busts at the state line - drunks kill people, he said. "I'd take a drunk over a pound of dope any day of the week," Klitch said. But pot possession is often what Klitch finds. Forty percent of pot seizures in Idaho came from Oregon medical marijuana, according to Idaho State Police records. In Klitch's sector along the borde1~ it was 53 percent. Officially, only 196 people in Idaho have medical marijuana cards from Oregon, and their best hope for purchasing the drug is Bill Esbensen. Esbensen and three co-founders opened the 45th Parallel marijuana cooperative in 2010, and its location in Ontario, Ore. about 5 miles from the border isn't a coincidence. Esbensen said he knows people from Idaho, Utah and Nevada need medical marijuana. 'We have oncologists all over the state ofldaho and other states sending patients to our clinic," Esbensen said. ''They're afraid to speak out in their state, but they're ~illing to send them over here."

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Kush. In his home city of Kuna, Idal1o, n1a1ijuana costs Kosmecki $300 per ounce and the quality is iffy. In Oregon, he gets highquality, sticky bud every time, and it's $60 cheaper. More than a decade ago, voters made medical marijuana legal in Oregon, which critics say sent plentiful supplies into markets gray and black. They added a quirk unique to Oregon's law: Out-of-staters can get in-state pot cards, too, as long as they have an Oregon doctor's signature. Across the border in Idaho, simple possessiOn can mean a trip to jail. The difference creates a kind of tectonic fault line where the states meet. At the epicenter of where it might break loose is Trooper Justin Klitch of the Idaho State Police. Klitch, the trooper who arrested Kosmecki, is a six-year veteran. His father served 30 years in the state police and his grandfather was a city cop in Ohio. Klitch tried to leave Idaho and avoid law enforcement, fu·st in Alaska and then in Puerto Rico. He saw the toll of the job etched on his father's face. But home beckoned. He applied to other places, but turned down job after job. Finally, the Idaho State Police called.

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Deal too sweet to pass up Some historical traditions are worth keeping, and others are best left to die. In Union, no one doubts that the school district's long history of top-notch sports and academic programs should continue. On the other hand, it's high time to end the tradition of letting perfectly good money leak out the cracks and crevices of old school buildings. That time has come, now that the Union school board has voted affirmatively on a major efficiency project that will cut the district's energy bills by about $31,000 a year. In coming months, a wide range ofwork will be done including installation of a gas-fired, forced air heating system in the gym, a new boiler in the high school building, and updated temperature controls in both the Hutchinson and S.E. Miller buildings. Weather stripping will be applied where needed, vents and cavities will be sealed off In all, 18 energy-saving measures are planned. The project bodes well for the district pocketbook in the long run, and immediately it will be a boon for students and faculty observing the time-honored tradition of trying to do good work in room temperatures either too cold or too hot. The energy makeover comes with payments on a $370,000, low interest loan from the Oregon Department of Energy. That's daunting for a rural school district with the usual litany of budgetary problems, but thankfully, GDv. John Kitzhaber made good on his campaign pledge to start a statewide program dedicated to saving energy costs for schools while providing employment opportunities for people in need. The "Cool Schools" program championed by Kitzhaber and passed by the Legislature will pay about $100,000 of the cost, via tax credits. Add in $38,000 fromAvista Utilities and $7,000 from Oregon Trail Electric Co-Op, and the district gets a hefty break. After the tax credits and the help from the utilities come in, the loan amount drops to $225,000. The school board voted 4-1 to take Cool Schools up on its offerings, with member Mark Wing casting the dissenting vote. Understandably, Wing expressed concerns about taking on debt in a time offalling school enrollment and reduced state funding. He's to be commended for being the voice offiscal conscience, but we think the board got it right voting the other way. For a district whose high school classroom building is 101 years old, and drafty as the proverbial old toilet, this was a deal too sweet to pass up.

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Conservatives' consolation prize Consmvatives won a substantial victory Thursday. The physics ofAmerican politics - actions provoking reactions - continues to move the crucial debate, about the nature of the American regime, toward conservatism. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has served this cause. The health-care legislation's expansion of the federal government's purview has improved our civic health by rekindling interest in what this expansion thTeatens - the Framers' design for limited government. Conservatives distraught about the survival of the individual mandate are missing the considerable consolation prize they won when the Supreme Court rejected a constitutional rationale for the mandate- Congress's rationale- that was pregnant with rampant statism. The case challenged the court to fashion a judicially administrable principle that limits Congress's power to act on the mere pretense of regulating interstate commerce. At least Roberts got the court to embrace emphatic language rejecting the Commerce Clause rationale for penalizing the inactivity of not buying insurance: "The power to regulate commerce presupposes the existence of commercial activity to be regulated. ... The individual mandate, howeve1; does not regulate existing commercial activity. It instead compels individuals to become active in commerce by purchasing a product, on the ground that their failure to do so affects interstate commerce. Construing the Commerce Clause to permit Congress to regulate individuals precisely because they are doing nothing would open a new and potentially vast domain to congressional authority. ... Allowing Congress to justify federal regulation by pointing to the effect of inaction on commerce would bring countless decisions

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an individual could potentially make within the scope offederal regulation, and - under the government's theory - empower Congress to make those decisions for him." If the mandate had been upheld under the Commerce Clause, the Supreme Court would have decisively construed this clause so permissively as to give Congress an essentially unlimited police power - the power to mandate, proscribe and regulate behavior for whatever Congress deems a public benefit. Instead, the cowt rejected the Obama administration's Commerce Clause doctrine. The court remains clearly committed to this previous holding:''Under our written Constitution ... the limitation of congressional authority is not solely a matter oflegislative grace." The court held that the mandate is constitutional only because Congress could have identified its enforcement penalty as a tax. The court thereby guaranteed that the argument ignited by the mandate will continue as the principal fault line in our polity. The mandate's opponents favor a federal government as Jan1es 1'Iadison fashioned it, one limited by the constitutional enumeration ofits powers. The mandate's supporters favor government as Woodrow Wilson construed it, with limits as elastic as liberalism's agenda, and powers acquiring derivative constitutionality by being necessary to, or efficient for, implementing government's ambitions. By persuading the court to reject a Commerce Clause rationale for a president's signature act, the conservative legal insurgency against Obamacare has won a huge victory for the long haul.

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This victory will help revive a venerable tradition ofAmerica's political culture, that of viewing congressional actions ~rith a skeptical constitutional squint, searching for congruence with the Constitution's architectme ofenwnm~ ated powers. By r~jecting the Commerce Clause rationale, Thursday's decision rea:ffinned the Constitution's foundational premise: Enun1erated powers are necessarily limited because, as Chief Justice John Marshall said, "the enumeration presupposes something not enumerated." When Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif), asked where the Constitution authorized the mandate, exclaimed, 'fu'e you serious? Are you serious?," she was utterly ingenuous. People steeped in Congress's culture of unbridled power find it incomprehensible that the Framers fashioned the Constitution as a bridle. Now; Thursday's episode in the continuing debate about the mandate will reverberate to consmvatisrn's advantage. By sharpening many Americans' constitutional consciousness, the debate has resuscitated the salutary practice of asking what was, until the mid1960s, the threshold question regarding legislation. It concemed what James Q. Wilson called the "legitimacy barrier": Is it proper for the federal government to do this? Conservatives can rekindle the public's interest in this barrier by building upon the victory Roberts gave them in positioning the court for stricter scrutiny of congressional actions under the Commerce Clause. Any democracy ultimately rests on public opinion, which is shiftable sand. Conservatives understand the patience requisite for the politics of democracy the politics of persuasion. Elections matter most; only they can end Obamacare. Reach the author at

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Presentation on forests in Enterprise Wallowa Resources invites the public to join researchers from the University of New Hampshire as they present results from a smvey related to forestry jobs, forest health and challenges facing local economies. Free pizza and drinks will be provided at this town hall style meeting held at Lear's Main Street Pub in Enterprise from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. In September 2011, more than 1,500 people in Northeast Oregon participated in a telephone survey as a part of the Communities and Forests in Oregon (CAFOR) project. This forum is an opportunity for the public to learn how survey results from Northeast Oregon compare with national results, to participate in an interactive session vrith the survey results, to share views and hear the opinions of community members, to help researchers interpret

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Bonita Cross, a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, will give a presentation on "The Power of Music" July 14 in Island City. Cross will speak in the Relief Society room of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Island City. Her talk will begin at Cross 7 p.m. following a meet and greet at 6:30. Cross, who lives in Salt Lake City, has been a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir since 1996. She is editor of the choir organization's newsletter "Keeping Tab." She has interviewed a number of well known people as the newsletter's editor including historian and author David McCullough, actor Michael York, singer Brian Stokes Mitchell, pop star David Archuletta and most recently retired U.S. Supreme Court Ju.stice Sandra Day O'Cormor. Cross has traveled to Europe, Canada and throughout the United States with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She was with the choir when it gave a concert with Keith Lockhart & the Boston Pops and two concerts with Maestro Erich Kunzel &

Also: The eighth annual Wallowa Fiddle Tunes Workshop runs July 9 through July 13 at the Wallowa School in Wallowa. Faculty and participants will provide several opportunities for the public to enjoy fiddle music throughout the week. On Monday, July 9 at 7 p.m. the Kevin Carr Family Band is in concert at the Wallowa Senior Center. Admission is by donation.

Continued from Page 2A the Cincirmati Pops. Pratt to speak on the ConstituCross has worked at Day tional conditions/authority of Mun-ay Music in Salt Lake the federal govermnent to own City for almost 13 years where public lands. He will also touch she is the school accounts and on action that can be taken on music specialist. She is the this topic. sister of Karen Kevan of Bowmen to hold La Grande.

Union County PFLAG to hold barbecue The Union County PFLAG (Parents, Fan1ily and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will be having a potluck barbecue at a local park in Union County July 29 at 2 p.m. to celebrate summer, community and do a little networking. Call Ryan Minor at 541-805-9213, or e-mail to unioncountypfiag@gmail.com to RSVP.

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The Grande Ronde Bowmen will hold their next archery meeting at the Dusty Spur on Thursday at 6:30p.m. All interested are welcome or for more information on how to become a member, call local archery shops.

Recreation department offers children summer activities The following activities are offered as part of La Grande Parks and Recreation department's Children's Summer Recreation Program. FISHING ON THE LAKE: Members of the Grande Ronde Fly Fishing Club will teach students how to tie their own flies and then take them out on the Lake in drift boats to try them out. Bring your own equipment or use ours. Wear tennis shoes, hat, and bring a water bottle and a sack lunch. Transportation will be provided from our office. July 13, 9:30a.m.- 2:30 p.m. $15.00. HORSE ACADEMY: This

Intermountain ESD to hold meeting The Board of Directors of the InterMountain Education Se1vice District will meet for a regular board meeting on Wednesday; July 11, 2012 at the Joseph Building, 1100 KAve., La Grande. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m.

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camp is for horse lovers who would like to enjoy a fun time, learning about the horses and horse care. Each student will interact with horses and ponies in their size range, get a chance to handle the animals and ride, one at a time. July 11 and 12, Ages 4 and older. $125. All equipment provided. GYMNASTICS: Com explore basic tumbling skills that build strength and flexibility, including handstands, back bends, walkovers, beam, vault, bar skills and different combination of movements, based on the students ability. July 9-12, Ages 3-5, 10:15-11:00 a.m.; Ages 5 - 8, 9:00 -10:00 a.m.; and Ages 8 andoldm~ 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Cost: $40.00. ARCHERY: Students will learn basic archery skills. Equipment handling, safety; shooting skills and target practice \vill be introduced, using both regular and compound bows. All equipment provided. July 9- 12, 9:30 -11:30 a.m. Ages 8 and older. Cost: $35.00. T-SHIRT MAGIC Bring three (3) white t-shirts and transform them into a brand new wardrobe with a complex tie-dye pattern, silk screening and stenciling. July 9 - 12, 1:003:30p.m. Ages 7 and older. Cost: $27.50.

----------------------------- OBITUARIEs ----------------------------Duane E. Schwebke La Grande

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Duane E. Schwebke, 85, of La Grande, died Wednesday; July 4 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A graveside service with military honors will be held Saturday; 11 a.m. at Grandview Cemete1y in La Grande with Pastor Keith Hudson ofthe La Grande First Presbyterian Church officiating. Schwebke was born on July 3, 1927, in Albion, Neb. His parents were Edward

and Flossie (Cook) Schwebke. The family later moved from Nebraska to the Imbler area where Schwebke received his education before entering the Annywhere ~ he served in Germany during World War II. After being honorably discharged from the service, he returned to Imbler. On May 25, 1947, he married Theone Beny in La Grande. Schwebke worked briefly as a butcher before going to work for Boise Cascade in La Grande. He also worked part time at a local gas station for many years. Schwebke retired in 1989

after working 41 years for Boise Cascade. Schwebke enjoyed many outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, camping and driving horses. He also enjoyed dancing. Survivors include his wife, Theone Schwebke; son and daughter-in-law, Evan and Cathy Schwebke, and two grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice in care of Loveland Funeral Chapel1508 Fourth Street, La Grande OR 97850. Online condolences to the family may be made at www.lovelandfuneralchapel.com.

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Clark R. "Pete" Peterson, 72, of New Meadows, Idaho, died June 12,2012, from pulmonary fibrosis. Peterson was born April 2, 1940, in Klamath Falls to George and Mildred (Clark) Peterson. Peterson's family moved to Cottage Grove in 1949, where he attended school, graduating high school in 1959. Peterson earned baseball and football scholarships to Southern Oregon College, which he attended for two years before joining

Two little old-fashioned girls share cup of tea I was sitting in my chair, not thinking of anything in particular, when the words came to mind, filling my consciousness. "Polly, put the kettle on and we1l all have a cup of tea." Where did it come from and why did I think ofitjust now? The words came first, followed by a picture of what it may have meant. The picture evolved into two little old-fashioned girls, perhaps at the tum of the 19th century; with big bows in their hair, standing around a little cloth-covered table. On the table was a set of miniature plates, teacups on saucers, and a teapot. Seated at the table were little dolls dressed as were the girls in similar sashed clothing as though they were all at a wee tea party. Why did these words come to mind just now, followed by the mental picture? Were they conveying some hidden meaning? What could have prompted them? I wasn't hungry or thirsty. I had no company to se1ve.

but what warms one's heart and makes one's DOROTHY FLESCHMAN life a bit easier are the little individual items put in place, repaired, There was nothing on the experienced and enjoyed for airwaves to suggest a sharno big reason at all. ing of a cup of tea, for the Take having a ring reroom was silent. placed on a window drape, a It was a strange moment, DVD shown oflong ago with so I wondered ifit came from a voice now stilled, a few the old "Children's Story touches to a computer wished for, a short ride to view Book" that was given to me the new park pavilion, the by my Mother and Dad for special taste of old-fashioned Chrisbnas in 1935. strawberries plucked from a I looked through the special garden, a few hugs to Table of Contents of over 60 share love. stories, but it wasn't there. They come but must then It couldn't have come from leave. You'd never know they there, anyway. had been there. I hadn't been thinking of But, wait! the past, so again, I could The dmpery pulls easily; only wonder. It had come unbidden. But, why? Why; just tlte computer program is convenient, the knowledge of then? Forwhatreason? how to see the DVD reNmv I wonder if anyone else recalls this scene and its mains, the lingering taste of strawberries handpicked, the origination in a book. "Polly; put the kettle on and we1l all have a cup of tea."

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a time until finishing his service at Lockbourne Air Force Base. He then joined his wife in Springfield, where she was a teacher. After working in a variety of occupations, the couple moved to Hermiston in 1969, and Peterson began work at the Umatilla Army Depot. He attended Eastern Oregon College in La Grande, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in public administration. After graduation in 1974, the couple moved to La Grande where he became the Union County court director, a position he held for 20 year·s.

Peterson enjoyed coaching Little League baseball and serving as a Boy Scout volunteer dad while his boys were growing up. He was a member of the La Grande Rotary and hosted three foreign exchange students. Peterson enjoyed golfing, alpine skiing and backpacking. He and his wife built a home in the mountains of Idaho in order to be closer to tl1e spo1ts they loved. He is smvived by his wife, Judy; sons Troy (Le Ann) and Bill (Katie), his sister, Marlene Hoyer (Lowry), four grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Because Peterson loved sports, both as a participant and fan, his family requests donations go to La Grande High School athletic scholarship fund. Peterson's wish was that no youngster who wanted to play should be denied the opportunity. AITangements are under the care of Flahiff Funeral Chapel, Caldwell, Idaho.

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Church battles insurance company over offender disclosure Sanne Specht MaiiTribune, Medford (MCT)

Officials of a local church are battling their insurance company over demands that sex offenders who come to worship be treated as if they had come to prey, rather than pray. Chad McComas, pastor at Set Free Christian Fellowship in Medford, said his church disclosed to its insurance company that there were known sex offenders within its congregation. That honesty may spell the end of Set Free, a church

he started in 1997. On May 1, the insurance company, Church Mutual, sent a letter requiring McComas to disclose to his congregation the identity of any and all sex offenders, allow those offenders to attend only one predetermined service each week where they must report in and be assigned an escort who Vlrill accompany them at all times, and bar them from pmticipatingin any child or youth programs. "Please respond by June 15, 2012. We will review your procedures. If

you have not met all tl1e requirements, we may no longer be able to continue your coverage," the letter states. McComas is challenging the insurance company rules, which he said will have a chilling effect on disclosure, encourage abusers to go underground, and are the same for an 18-year-old boy who is convicted of sex abuse for having sex with his 17-year-old girlfriend. "Where does that line go? They're throwing everyone in the same boat," McComas said.

Dave Schmidt, a 66-yem·-old convicted sex offender who attends Set Free, said he is a devout Christian who attends services to worship God, not to prey on youths. "Certainly there are people who have not accepted the Lord who come to church (with evil intent)," Schmidt said. "That's not why I'm here." Patrick Moreland, vice president of marketing for Church Mutual, declined to discuss the specifics of his company's interac-

tion with Set Free. Church Mutual insures more than 100,000 religious organizations. It has covered close to 5,000 sex-related claims since 1984. The rules, developed by outside legal counsel, are designed not only to protect the organization from the ''legal hot water" of sexual misconduct and molestation claims but also to protect potential victims, Moreland said. "Our No.1 goal is to protect our churches and our children," Moreland said.

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First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will be holding its worship service at 11 a.m. at Riverside Park Pavilion Sunday. Following the service, there wiH be a potluck picnic. Chicken and drinks will be provided.

Grace Community Lutheran Church, a LCMC congregation, will listen to a sermon this Sunday by Pastor Carl titled "Open Our Eyes Lord" from Mark Chapter 6. Worship service is at the Cove Seventh-day Adventist Church beginning at 9:30 a.m. We will celebrate the church's collecting, including Thrivent matching funds, over $500, which ·will be given to the Next Step Pregnancy Center. A potluck at the Brown's home will follow the service.

Lutherans to seNe meals in Enterprise This sixth Sunday after Pentecost, the second reading is from 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 at Grace Lutheran Church in Enterprise. In this reading, Christians do not boast of their accomplishments. Rather, Christian boasting focuses attention on how the power of Christ is present in our lives, especially in times of weakness and vulnerability. No matter what our circumstances in life, Christ's grace is sufficient for us. Sunday's worship will begin at 9 a.m., V~Jith the celebration of Holy Communion. Pastor Wayne Haas will preside over the service. Fellowship and Bible study follow. On July 13, the congregation will provide music and smve meals at Enterprise Community Center beginning at 11 a.m.

Methodists look at Mark Chapter 6 The La Grande United Methodist Church meets for Worship at 10 a.m. The message this Sunday is, "Shake That Dust," drawn from Mark 6:1-13. Fellowship coffee hour follows the service. Childcare is available from 10 to 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome.

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ruler named Jarius who had a sick daughter to not bother the teacher because she had died. In verse 36 we read, "Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue rule1; 'Don't be afraid, just believe."' Jesus leads us to come to Him and trust in Him intently V~Jith faith as we are challenged. His does have "all (the) authority in heaven and earth." Faith Lutheran wiH have only their service in La Grande Sunday and not their regular second Sunday service in Enterprise, as they will be traveling to Klickitat, Wash., for a mission project.

Presbyterians look at Mark Chapter 6 Pastor Keith Hudson will be leading the 9:30 a.m. worship service Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church in La Grande. The sennon will be based on 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 and Mark 6:1-13. In t11e 2 Cminthian passage Jesus says, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." The Mark scripture speaks of Jesus saying how difficult it is for a prophet to be listened to in his own

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St. Peter's Episcopal Church will observe the sixth Sunday after Pentecost with Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m. The Rev. Katlnyn Macek will preside and preach. Moming prayer will be offered on Thursday at 8:30 in the chapel. The church office will be closed Tuesday. An Enneagram Retreat will be offered at Ascension School in Cove July 26-29. Led by the Rev. Michelle Meech, a Riso/Hudson trained Enneagram teacller, the weekend is designed to enhance your understanding of the Enneagram, whatever your level of knowledge, and help you move more deeply into your relationship with God. For more information or to registe1; call Ascension School at 541-568-4514.

Zion Lutheran welcomes travelers Zion Lutheran keeps the same time for Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m. the year around. Summer travelers

Lunch follows seiVice in La Grande Join Pastor MikeAnnayor this Saturday for his message titled "Paul's For lfs & How Much Mores." Pastor :Mike will trace the fabulous good news for the days in whicll we live when there's not much hope and a lot of stress going around whether it be at home, school, work, neighborhood or tl1e world. Pastor Mike wiH be speaking at the Seventh-day Adventist churches in Cove at 9:30 a.m. and La Grande at 11 a.m. All are welcome. Stay for lunch in La Grande. Topical Bible discussion classes are also available at both churches.

Cove Methodists welcome all

Submissions

This, the sixth Sunday after Pentecost, the Cove United Methodist Churcll will celebrate communion. The service starts at 9 a.m. with the Rev. Mike Leville delivering the message based on Mark titled, "It's a scandal!" Fellowship is continued after worship with coffee and refreshments served in the fellowship hall downstairs.All are welcome to our cllurch beside the road.

Churches and faithbased groups are encouraged to su bmit Highlights for the Spiritual Life page by 4 p.m. Tuesday for publication Friday. Submit by email to news@ lagrandeobserver.co m (with Highlights in the subject line), by fa x to 541-963-7804, or by hand to the office.

IMBLER CHRISTIAN CHURCH 440 RUCKMAN, lMRLTIR 534-2201

Sunday Services 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service

Sunday School During Services for kids age three to 5th Grade

902 Fourth Street, La Grande, OR (541) 963-5998 9:30 am • Worship 10:30 am. Fellowship & Refreshments

Nursery Available Pastor Richard Young- An ELCA church

www.zionlagrande.org

First Baptist Church SIXTH & SPRING • 963-3911

10918th Street • 963-3402

Sunday Worship 10:00 am Wednesday Night 6:15pm Kingdom Kids -Youth in Action

"... where you can begin again"

2620 Bearco Loop Dave Tierce • 541-605-021 We u~·e the King James Vmion Bible

5 uiidlng T ogcthcr On Christ A lone

Sun. 8:45 AM - Bible Classes Sun. 10:00 AM - Worship Wed. 6:15 PM - AWANA

SonRise Community Church Holding Services at:

Seventh Day Adventist Church

Sunday School - 10:00 am Worship ll :OOam Sunday Afternoon Bible Study - 2:00pm Wednesday Evening - 6:30 pm

2702 Adams Ave, La Grande

"Where you can find TRUTH according to the scriptures"

Regular services 9:00 am

www.Iagrandemissionarybaptist.com

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVIC~

Episcopalians offer Enneagram retreat

are welcome and we encourage you to come as you are. This Sunday's scripture includes St. Paul boasting about his weakness, including the mysterious "thorn in his flesh" in 2 Corinthians and the telling in Mark 6 about how Jesus was unable to perform healing in his own hometown because the people there showed no respect for a mere hometown boy. Is it possible that God can work in our weakness, even the weaknesses of our own cllurch, to strengthen faith? Coffee hour and fellowship will follow the service, and the Adult Bible Class will continue their discussion of the gospel of Mark.

601 Jefferson Ave., La Grande (541) 963-4342

CELEBRATION LA GRANDE COMMUNITY CHURCH MISSIONARY BAPTIST NEW LOCATION

hometown. It also is about Jesus' instructions to the 12 he sends out to spread the word. Fellowship follows the service.

GRACE BIBLE CHURCH 1114 Y Avenue, La Grande (Corner of "Y" Avenue and N. Birch Street)

(541) 663-061 0 9 am Sunday School 11 am Worship

Exalting God Edifying Believers Evangelizing Unbelievers

Sunday School 9:15a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor Tim Gerdes

Union Baptist Church 1531 S. Main St., Union • 562-5531 Pilstor Dm'c 805-9445

Sunday School M o rning Worship Sunday Night W ednesday Night Thursday AWANA

9:45 am II am

VALLEY FELLOWSHIP

963-0340 • 507 Palmer Ave (just east of city pool)

Sunday Worship 10:02 am

Come Celebrate the Lord with us!

Come and share in a time of worship prayer and the study of God's word with us. Worship mcludes communion on Sunday. www.valleyfel.org Email: church@valley fel.org

(\ LA GRANDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Faith Center

La Grande Seventh-day Adventist Church

"OPEN Hf4Kl'S, OF/iNMiNDS, OPJiN DOORS"

S'.,;ii..,;ytLL- ~..;.;"?J~'P•.,ff"

PO Box 3373

(541) 663-1735 10:00

School Classes Service

6 pm 6:30pm 6:30pm

Foursquare Church

1612 4th Street - 963-2498 Pastor Steve Wolff

SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: lgumc@eoni.com www.lgumchurch.org F1rst Service 9:00AM - 10:30 AM Office Hours: Mon-Thur 9am-Noon Second Service 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Worship 10:00 am Fellowship Coffee Hour 11:00 am

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Sanctuary 6:00PM - 7:30PM www.Ig4square.com 10300 Sou.th "D" Street- Island City OR 97850 (541) 963-8063

A Place where hope is found in .Jesus

Come join with us in m>rship and Fellowship M eeting every Saturday 9:30 a.m. - Bible Stud y/ Fellowsl11p 10:45 a .m.- Worsh1p Service

2702 Adams Avenue, La Grande • 963-4018 Pasror· Mjke Aoooyor zmn11lagranrkvla r.etotirJP:atiq m:g Lenrni11g for Todny and Eternity Little Friends Christian Preschool/Chilclcare 963-6390

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012

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Calendar

JULY

FRIDAY

I Bingo: 6:30p.m. early bird games, 7 p.m. regular games; Eagles Lodge, 1212 Jefferson, La Grande. I Cars on display: Timber Cruisers display classic cars; free; 5:30-7:30 p.m.; La GrandeTown Center, 22121sland Ave .. I Fine Tunes: 11 a.m.noon; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande; 541-9637532. I Lostine Flea Market: Annual flea market with scores of booths featuring foods, crafts, collectibles; free; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Lostine. I Open Studio: The art center offers easels, drawing tables, pottery wheels, a kiln and other resources and tools; drop-in: $7 members, $10 non-members; Monthly Access: $30 members, $40 nonmembers; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Art Center at the Old Library, 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande; 541-624-2800.

SATURDAY I Bingo: 7 p.m.;

Odd Fellows Hall, Summerville. Children's Reading and Craft Hour: Free; 11 a.m.-noon; Looking Glass Books, 1118 Adams Ave., La Grande. Cruise-In: Drive your classic, or just come and enjoy; free; 6 p.m.; Primos, 11627 Island Ave., Island City. Eagle Cap Excursion Train: The Two Rivers. Box lunch available; order when reservations are made; $65 adults, $60 seniors 60 and older, $35 3 to 12, free for kids younger than 3; RSVP at Alegre Travel, 1-800323-7330 or travel@ aleg retravel. com; Elgin Depot, 300 N. Eighth St. La Grande Farmers Market: Seasonal open-air market

$7 members, $10 non-members; Monthly Access: $30 members, $40 nonmembers; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Art Center at the Old Library, 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande; 541-624-2800. I Terry LaMont: Country, classic and tropical rock as well as requests; 5-7 :30 p.m.; American Legion, 2129 Second St., Baker City; 541523-2141.

featuring fresh local produce, baked goods, specialty foods, quality meat, eggs, arts and crafts and live music; 9 a.m.-noon; Max Square, corner of Fourth Street and Adams Avenue. I Lostine Flea Market: Annual flea market with scores of booths featuring foods, crafts, collectibles; free; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Lostine. I Music at the Market: Bitterroot: 9 a.m.-noon; Max Square, corner of Fourth Street and Adams Avenue, La Grande. I Open Studio:The art center offers easels, drawing tables, pottery wheels, a kiln and other resources and tools; drop-in: $7 members, $10 non-members; Monthly Access: $30 members, $40 nonmembers; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Art Center at the Old Library, 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande; 541-624-2800.

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Chris Baxter I Observer file photo

Mutton busting is among the many popular events at the Elgin Stampede, which kicks off Thursday and runs through July 15 at the Elgin Stampede Grounds.

MONDAY I Bridge: 12:30 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande; 541-9637532. I Strings in Summer group: String players beginning or intermediate playing level; 6-7 p.m.; Groth Recital Hall, Loso Hall, Eastern Oregon University, 1 University Blvd., La Grande.

TUESDAY

I Bingo: 7 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande; 541-9637532. I Blue Mountaineers: 11 a.m.-noon; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande; 541-9637532. I Children's Reading and Craft Hour: Free; 10-11 a.m.; Looking Glass Books, 1118 Adams Ave., La Grande. I La Grande Farmers Market: Seasonal

open-air market featuring fresh local produce, baked goods, specialty foods, quality meat, eggs, arts and crafts and live music; 3:30-6 p.m.; Max Square, corner of Fourth Street and Adams Avenue. Parent/Child Activity Group: For parents and their children 1-5 and their siblings; 2-3:30 p.m.; Head Start, 670 NW First St., Enterprise. Pinochle: must be 18 or older; 12:30 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande; 541-9637532. Terry LaMont: Country, classic and tropical rock as well as requests; 5-7:30 p.m.;American Legion, 2129 Second St., Baker City; 541523-2141. Traditional-Live Dance: Trad iti analLive (Northeast Oregon Folklore Society sponsors traditional dances every Tuesday contra, Balkan/ international, English country and more; free; 7-8:30 p.m.; Art Center at the Old Library, 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande; 541-

624-2800.

WEDNESDAY

I Ballroom Dancing : 5:30-6:30 p.m.; La Grande High School, La Grande High School auditorium, 708 K Ave; 541-663-3300. I Bingo: 5 p.m. doors open, 6 p.m. early bird games, 7 p.m. regular games; VFW Post 4060, 518 N. Main St., Union. I Bingo: 6:30p.m.; Elgin Community Center, 260 N. 10th Ave .. I Open Studio: The art center offers easels, drawing tables, pottery wheels, a kiln and other resources and tools; drop-in: $7 members, $10 non-members; Monthly Access: $30 members, $40 nonmembers; 6-9 p.m.; Art Center at the 0 ld Library, 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande; 541624-2800. I Open Studio: The art center offers easels, drawing tables, pottery wheels, a kiln and other resources

Farm Bureau seeks calendar photos Oregon's Bounty is an award-winning calendar produced by Oregon Fann Bureau that features gorgeous photos of agriculture, its orchards, ranches, fields and people. Images for the 2013 calendar are being sought. Fann Bureau invites the public to submit their own photos of Oregon agriculture: the commodities, the families, the production, the landscape, the retail, anything that depicts the beauty, teclmology, culture, or tradition offanning and ranching.

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Both horizontal-fonnat, high-resolution close-ups and panoramic views are needed of all types of agriculture in all seasons. Photographers with images selected for month pages in Oregon's Bounty will receive a photo credit, copies of the calendar, and Farm Bureau membership if they have not already joined the organization. The deadline for entries is August 1, 2012. For photo specifications and other contest rules, visit or-

egonfb.orglmedia/publications. The state's largest general farm organization, Oregon Farm Bureau is a voluntary, grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization representing the interests of the state's farnily fanners and ranchers in the public and policymaking arenas. For more information or to request a copy of the 2012 Oregon's Bounty calendar, contact Anne Marie Moss, OFB Communications Director, at arm.emarie@Jregonfb.org, or 503-399-1701, ext. 313.

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and tools; drop-in: $7 members, $10 non-members; Monthly Access: $30 members, $40 nonmembers; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Art Center at the Old Library, 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande; 541-624-2800.

THURSDAY

I Country Swing Thursday: A modern style of country Western dancing that is a mixture of the country two-step and east coast swing with various moves from West Coast swing, salsa and other ballroom styles; $3 before 8 p.m., $5 after 8 p.m; dance instruction available from 7:30 to 8 p.m.; Maridell Center, 1124 Washington Ave., La Grande; 541 -910-5042. 1 Eagle Cap Excursion Train: Chief Joseph Express; $20 adults and seniors, $10 for youths, free for kids younger than 3; 1 p.m.; Joseph Depot. I Eagle Cap Excursion Train: Chief Joseph

Express; $20 adults and seniors, $10 for youths, free for kids younger than 3; 10 a.m.; Joseph Depot. Elgin Stampede rodeo: Elgin Stampede Grounds, Highway 82. Enterprise Farmers Market: Includes live music 5:30p.m. - 7 p.m; 4-7 p.m.; Wallowa County Courthouse, 101 S. River St.. Fine Tunes: 11 a.m.noon; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande; 541-9637532. Locavore Thursdays in Cove: farmers market and you-pick garden; noon-5 p.m.; Ascension School, 1140 Church St.. Open Studio: The art center offers easels, drawing tables, pottery wheels, a kiln and other resou rces

I Bingo: 6:30p.m. early bird games, 7 p.m. regular games; Eagles Lodge, 1212 Jefferson, La Grande. I Cars on display: Timber Cruisers display classic cars; free; 5:30-7:30 p.m.; La Grande Town Center, 22121sland Ave .. I Crazy Days: Activities all day Saturday;; Downtown La Grande, La Grande 97850. I Elgin Stampede rodeo: Elgin Stampede Grounds, Highway82. I FineTunes: 11 a.m.noon; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande; 541 -9637532. I Grande Ronde-aView car show: Cruise-in at La Grande drive in Friday 6-9 p.m., Adams Avenue cruise 7-9 a.m. Saturday, poker run 10 a.m. Sunday starting at Safeway parking lot; free; ; Downtown La Grande, La Grande 97850. I Open Studio: The art center offers easels, drawing tables, pottery wheels, a kiln and other resources and tools; drop-in: $7 members, $10 non-members; Monthly Access: $30 members, $40 nonmembers; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Art Center at the Old Library, 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande; 541-624-2800.

Submit an event Tell us about events, meetings and children's activities in Union and Wallowa counties. Service clubs, support groups and other nonprofit organizations are encouraged to notify us of regular meeting times. Email events@lagrandeobserver.com or fax a letter to 541 -963-7804 and include the event name, date, time, location, cost and contact information. Deadline is 9 a.m. Thursday to make Friday's calendar.

Horse euthanized after iniurv during 'wild horse race' in rodeo ST. PAUL (AP) - 1\vo horses were injured and one of them had to be euthanized after colliding during a "wild horse race" at the St. Paul Rodeo in Oregon. Veterinarian Ben Wustenberg said the horse that was euthanized suffered neck and head trau-

ma Wednesday night. The second horse had muscle and tendon injuries in its shoulder and was sent back to its owner's ranch to recover. St. Paul Rodeo director Steve Coleman called the collision "a freak accident." The rodeo said the riders were not injured. The

rodeo will not nm the wild horse race for the rest of this year's rodeo. The event involves teams of contestants working to hold, saddle, mount and ride a horse into an opening on the other side of the grandstand. St. Paul is south of Portland.

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SA July 6, 2012

The Observer

AT A GLANCE

Kidd set to become Knick NEWYORK (AP) The Knicks found a point guard to team with Jeremy Lin or perhaps even replace him. Jason Kidd is leaving the Dallas Mavericks to sign with the Knicks, according to multiple reports. He could rotate in with Lin, or inherit the point guard role full time if the Knicks reverse course and decline to match an offer the Houston Rockets made to Lin, a restricted free agent whom they have said they intend to keep. Kidd's decision was a surprise in a dizzying stretch of point guard news. It was believed he would return to the Mavericks, especially after they missed out on De ron Williams. But ESPN.com reportedThursday that anonymous sources said that Kidd had decided instead to join the Knicks for a three-year deal worth about $9 million.

Lin agrees to Houston deal HOUSTON (AP) - NewYork Knicks restricted free-agent guard Jeremy Lin and the Houston Rockets have agreed to terms on a fouryear contract offer. A person with knowledge ofthe deal told The Associated Press of the offer on condition of anonymity because the team hadn't officially announced the deal. Lin can sign the offer sheet with Houston on July 11 , and the Knicks will then have three days to match the offer.

Serena makes seventh final WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Fourtime Wimbledon champion Serena Williams lashed a tournament-record 24 aces at up to 120 mph, and did plenty of other things well, too, in overpowering No. 2-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-3, 7-6 (6) to reach her seventh final at the All England Club. Saturday's final will pitWilliams against No. 3Agnieszka Radwanska, who reached her first Grand Slam final at age 23 with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over No.8 Angelique Kerber of Germany.

Sagan claims sixth stage METZ, France (AP) - Peter Sagan of Slovakia claimed a third stage win of theTour de France by edging Andre Greipel of Germany in a sprint finish on Friday, escaping another day that involved a huge pileup.

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La Grande 9-10 all-stars win district tile

ATHENA- The La Grande 9-10-year-old Little League all-star team captured the district title Thursday. La Grande defeated Pendleton 14-1 in the championship game. La Grande scored five runs in the first inning, three in the second and six more to close out the game. Brody Kincade picked up the win on the mound, pitching a complete game and striking out nine batters. Logan Paustian led the team offensively with three hits. The team will now head to the state tournament in Lake Oswego. They will take on the Salem District at 7 p.m. next

in the top of the sixth inning, making the score 7-4. But Pendleton finished the game vvith a four-run rally to take home the championship.

Friday.

La Grande 20, Baker 10 The 9-10 team reached the championship game by defeating Baker City 20-10 on Wednesday. La Grande was led by Parker Robinson who had three hits in the ball game. Jameson Halsey picked up his second win of the tournament on the mound. "The kids have done an outstanding job hitting the ball this week," said manager Shane Frederick.

11-12-year-olds fall La Grande's 11-12-year-old team fell to Pendleton 8-7 in the championship game Tlnu'Sday.

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The La Grande 9-10-year-old Little League all-star team poses after winning the districttitleThursday.The team defeated Pendleton 14-1 in the championship game.

La Grande jumped out to a 1-0 lead before Pendleton tied the game with a solo home run in the first inning. Pendleton made it 3-1 in the bottom half of tl1e second.

Braden Bell tied the game with a two-run single in the top half of the third. After the fiftth inning La Grande found itself with a 6-4lead and added another

La Grande 10, Wallowa 3 The 11-12 team advanced to the title game by taking down Wallowa Valley 10-3 Wednesday. La Grande had 19 hits as a tean1 and was led by Braden Bell and G.T. Blackman, who combined for seven total hits in the game. Bryant Gerdes picked up the win by pitclllng 5 2/3 innings and striking out seven Wallowa Valley batters. "Our pitching has carried us the last two games," manager Greg Blackman said.

LHS wrestlers, coaches visit Japan as exchange team By Casey Kellas The Observer

Wrestling is a sport that is practiced world wide. And for three La Grande High School wrestlers, wrestling gave them a chance to see a part of the world that they otherwise may not have had the chance to see. Tyler Isaacson, Cole Rohan and Ryan Middleton, along with coaches Klel Carson and Tom Kenny, traveled to Japan recently as part of a cultural exchange team representing Oregon. For 11 days, 14 of Oregon's best high school wrestlers traveled to four of Japan's prefectures (states) and competed in freestyle matches against Japanese wrestlers. But that wasn't all. The team also had the chance to meet congressmen, give speeches and take part in dinners with the communities they visited. "It felt like we were ambassadors for America," Carson

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The 14 members of Oregon's cultural exchange wrestling team, along with their coaches, pose during one their stops in Japan. The team traveled to four different prefectures, taking part in freestyle matches.

said. "The relationships we made were just awesome. It was a great cultural experience, and a great opportunity for those kids. Not just the wrestling, but the life experi-

ences as well." The wrestlers were selected to the team by coaches around Oregon based on not only how they did at the state tournament, but also what

kind of kids they are away from the mats. Carson said that all of his boys won matches along the way, but the competition level was high. But the wrestling part of it might be a minor part of the memories made. The team got to visit temples, see the Japanese Gardens and took in the Japanese way of life. Carson also added that the team was treated like royalty during their time there. Rohan was quick to agree. "All of the girls wanted to take pictures with us. We stayed in the best hotels, had the best food. It was fun," Rohan said. But getting to go through it all \vith his coaches and teammates made it extra special. "It made it a lot more fun," Rohan said. Carson said that he didn't jump at the chance to coach the team right away, but is glad he did.

"We could have never of had an experience like that othenvise. I won't pass on the opportunity to do it again," the coach said. The ¥.-Testlers did fundraising to help with the expenses, and according to Carson, the community came through. "I just want to thank the community for helping out. I can't thank just one person because I'd be leaving 50 people out. But I just want the community to know that it really stepped up," Carson said. Rohan and Middleton's sun1mer travels aren't done yet. The two will travel to North Dakota this month for the freestyle and Greco Roman national tournament, where they will once again be representing Oregon. So ifs safe to say that La Grande wrestling is making a name for itself Not just nationally, but around the world.

Roy to make comeback with T-Wolves Nash goes to Lakers in sign-and-trade deal

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Brandon Roy is on his way to Minnesota to start his comeback in the same place his career began seven years ago. If Nicolas Batum has his way, hell soon join his former Blazers teammate on the Timberwolves. Roy agreed to tenns of a twoyear deal worth $10.4 million Thursday night, and Minnesota also agreed to terms \vith Batum on a four-year, $45 million deal with bonuses that could make the deal worth more than $50 million. Roy announced his retirement in December after battling chronic knee injuries, and the Blazers used the amnesty clause on the remaining $63 million ofhis deal to make him an unrestricted free agent. But after receiving treatments on his knees over tl1e last few months, Roy is ready to try to resume his career and will sign the offer sheet July 11 when the free agent moratorium ends. Batum's path to Minnesota will be much more difficult. As a restricted free agent, the Blazers can match any offer made to Batum. But his agent told The Associated Press on Thursday night that Batum is hoping Portland doesn't match Minnesota's offer or executes a sign and trade to get him to his preferred destination. Batum and agent Bouna Ndiaye met ¥:ith Blazers officials Thursday and informed them that the versatile

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Brandon Roy agreed to a two-year contract worth $10.4 million with the MinnesotaTimberwolvesThursday.

swingman feels his best fit is in Minnesota. "It was a very cordial meeting. There were no hard feelings," Ndiaye said. "So Nicolas basically talked about his four years \vith the Blazers and he expressed that maybe it was time for him to look at a place where he could be more happy." The Blazers have been adamant that they will match any offer for Batum and weren't interested in trading

the 23-year-old Frenclmtan. Ndiaye said Batum has great respect for the Blazers and their fans, but believes playing for Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman and alongside point guard Ricky Rubio and forward Kevin Love is the best situation for him. Batum has averaged 10.2 points and 3.9 rebounds over four seasons \vith Portland, part of the reason the Blazers see him as such a valuable piece moving forward.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Steve Nash could have earned more money while enjoying the twilight of his remarkable NBA career in Manhattan, his offseason home. Or he could have returned to Canada, finishing up his playing days in Toronto with an eye toward national history and another career in the front office. Instead, the two-time l\1VP point guard is going Hollywood. Nash is teaming up Virith Kobe Bryant and whatever 7-foot stars end up with the Los Angeles Lakers fur at least a few more seasons of title contention on the best tean1 Virithin a short flight of Phoenix, where his three children Jive. So whatifthe Lakers have been among his biggest rivals throughout his entire NBA career Virith Dallas and Phoenix? So what if he'll be in a backcourt with a balldominating superstar who has never shared possession with a point guard of Nash's abilities? So what if he can't wear No.13, which is hanging in the Staples Center rafters with Wilt Chamberlain's name forever attached to it? Children and championships trwnped

everything else in Nash's mind when he agreed to a sign-and-trade deal that will put hin1 in purple and gold next week. "The idea to be close to my son, my daughters, who will be in Phoenix, was the No. 1 priority," Nash told ESPN's Los Angeles station Thursday. "Don't get me wrong, ifs fantastic,"he added. "I think I'm a good fit for the team, and we have a great team, we're a contender, thafs all incredible, too. But as far as getting over the hump and being able to be a Laker after being a Sun and trying to beat the Lakers in the playoff.~ all those years, the reality is it was too great of an oppoitunity to pass up as far as my children were concerned. And fortunately for me, ifs a great basketball situation." The 38-year-old Canadian says he spoke to Bryant by phone Monday to see whether he wanted to work together. Bryant took a break from his basketball camp in Santa Barbara to confirm he thinks Nash would be a perfect fit in the Lakers' backcourt, providing a dimension they never possessed - a playmaking talent Los Angeles hasn't seen since Magic Johnson was running the show.

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FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012

THE OBSERVER - 9A

SPORTS

White Sox complete sweep of Rangers,Tigers split with Twins CHICAGO (AP) -Rookie Jose Quintana allowed two hitc;; in eight stellar innings, Kevin Youkilis cmne through again with a go-ahead horner and tl1e Chicago White Sox completed a three-gmne sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 2-1 victory Thursday. On a scorching day at U.S. Cellular Field - with a first-pitch temperature of99 degrees that hit 102 by the fourth inning- Quintana (4-1) walked one and struck out a career-high eight. He gave up a leadoff single to Ian Kinsler in the first and an RBI single to Adrian Beltre in the fourtll on a line drive that hit the left-hander near the hip and bollllded past first. With a thllllderstonn hitting the ball park in the ninth, Addison Reed pitched the final inning for his 12th save in 13 chances to help give Chicago the sweep in a meeting of division leaders. Youkilis took All-Star Matt Harrison (11-4) deep in the sixth to break a 1-all tie, his sixth horner of the season and second since joining the White Sox in a trade from Boston last month.

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Barry Dew of Baker City finished third at the High Valley race earlier this year, but won in Lostine last year.

Annual Lostine River Run set for Saturday LOSTINE -The 30th annual Lostine lliver Rllll ¥.-111 be held Saturday. Contestants can choose to run either a 5K or 10K that runs mostly downhill as it follows the Lostine lliver into the small town of Lostine, or a flat one mile outand-back. A new change for 2012 is that the one-mile race is beginning at 10a.m. This will allow anyone who runs the 5K or 10K to be able to also run the one-mile with their child, or to be able to at least watch the race and cheer on the runners. Check-in and late registration will run from 7 to 8 a.m. at Providence Academy. Buses are scheduled to leave for the start of the 5Kand 10Kat 8:15.

TIGERS 7, TWINS 3 DETROIT (AP) - Prince Fielder hit a three-run horner in the eighth inning to break a tie and Delrnon Young followed with a solo shot to lift the Detroit Tigers past the Minnesota 'l\vins for a split of the four-gmne series. Miguel Cabrera's RBI single for Detroit in the eighth tied it 3-all. The hit scored Austin Jackson, who tripled with one out before pinch hitter Quintin Beny walked. The damage all cmne against Alex Burnett (2-1), who relieved starter Scott Dimnond to begin the inning after Dimnond allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out four. Octavia Dotel (2-2) got the win in relie~ allowing one hit in 11-3 innings. Jose Valverde pitched a scoreless ninth for Detroit.

The 5K and 10K races will start at 9 a.m., the one-mile race will begin at 10 and awards will be handed out arolllld 10:15. Regular registration $20 on-line and mail-in. Race day registration is $25.00. T-shirts are $10 and are produced locally. Plaques will be handed out to overall winners and top Masters in the 5K & lOK runs. Medals and ribbons are awarded to the topfive finishers in each age group in each IUD and walk. The main sponsor of the Lostine River Rllll is tl1e Rotmy Club of Wallowa County. Rotary proceeds benefit the Memorial Scholarship Fllllds. For more information on the race, go online to www.eosportstraining.com.

ROYALS 9, BLUE JAYS 6 TORONTO (AP) - Luke Hochevar won for the third time in four starts after leaving the gan1e with a sprained ankle, Eric Hosmer had

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KevinYoukilis (20) ofthe Chicago White Sox circles the bases after his solo home run against the Texas Rangers in the sixth inning on Thursday.

three RBis and the Kansas City Royals beat the Blue Jays. All-Stm· Billy Butler snapped a season-long 0-for-24 hitless streak against Toronto pitching and Yuniesky Betancourt homered as the Royals won for the second time in six gmnes. Salvador Perez tied a career high with four hits, all singles, and Kansas City finished with a season-high 16 hits. Hochevar (6-8) gave up two runs and four hits in five innings before leaving with his injury. He sprained his right ankle while running to cover first base on Colby Rasmus' infield single in the fifth. Jonathan Broxton finished in the ninth for his 21st save. J.P. Arencibia hit two horne runs for the Blue Jays, and Henderson Alvarez (5-7) gave up five runs and eight hits in 5 1-3 innings. INDIANS 3, RAYS 1 CLEVELAND (AP) - Josh Tomlin pitched seven stellar innings and Shin-Soo Choo, Michael Brantley and Travis Hafuer homered, leading the Cleveland Indians over the Tampa Bay Rays. Tomlin (5-5) limited the Rays to one run and two hits, easily the Iight-handeils best outing since

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April. Chao led off the first with a homer off Jeremy Hellickson (4-5), Brantley connected in the second and Hafner homered in the eighth off Jake McGee. Vinnie Pestana worked the eighth and All-Star closer Chris Perez finished up for his 24th save - all in a row since blowing one on opening day. The Rays have lost eight oflO, fell to 4-13 against the AL Central and have scored more than four runs once in the last 11 gmnes. Luke Scott went 0 for 3 and set the Rays' record by going 39 straight at-bats without a hit. ANGELS 9, ORIOLES 7 ANAHEIM, Calif (AP) - Kendrys Morales hit a two-run single in Los Angeles' five-run fourth inning and the Angels rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles. LaTroy Hawkins (2-1), the second of six Angels pitchers, retired both batters he faced after relieving rookie Garrett Richards in the fifth inning and got credit for the victory. Emesto Frieri got three outs for his 11th save in 11 chances, keeping his spotless ERA intact in 25 appem·ances with the Angels.

Federer reaches eighth Wimbledon final WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - For Roger Federer, it's Wimbledon Final No. 8. The 16-time Grand Slmn chmnpion beat last year's '\ovinner Novak Djokovic 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Friday under a closed roof on Centre Court to reach a record eighth final at the All England Club and is one victo1y from equaling Pete Sampras' record of seven titles. "I have one more match to go. I'm aware of that," said the 30-year-old Federer, who is 6-1 in Wimbledon finals. "Still, it's always nice beating someone like Novak, who has done so well here last year, the last couple years." By defeating either Andy Murray or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Sllllday's final, Federer would also take over the No. 1 ranking from Djokovic and equal Smnpras' record of 286 weeks as the top-ranked player. Murray and Tsonga were playing in the other semifinal on Centre C'Alurt. Neither has won a Grand Slmn title; Federer is aiming for his 17th in his 24th major final. 'There's obviously a lot on the line for me in terms of "vinning here, the all-time Grand Slam record, world No. 1," Federer said. ''rrn also going into that match '\ovith some pressure, but I'm excited about it. That's what I play for." Both Federer and Djokovic went for winners on almost every point. But it was Federer who got the

key points when they mattered in the third set. "It's hard to fire bullets the whole time, so you try to also find some range. If he tees off first, it's hard to defend obviously," said Federer, who is now 1-0 against Djokovic on grass. "It's just not as easy to take that many balls out and come up with mnazing shots time and time again." At 4-4, Djokovic had his chance with only his third break point of the match. Federer held with three service wim1ers. Moments later, while serving to stay in the set - and, essentially, the match- Djokovic gifted Federer a pair ofbreak points by blasting an overhead long '\ovith much of the court open. He saved one, but Federer's overhead smash on the second gave the Swiss great the third set, and put him on the way to the final. "(I) had unfortunately a bad service gmne on 5-4, and obviously he uses his opportunities when they're presented," said Djokovic, who had reached the last four major finals. "So you have to be always consistent. I wasn't." The win improved Federer's semifinal record at the All England Club to 8-0. His only loss in the final cmne in 2008, when Rafael Nadal beat him 9-7 in the fifth set. "There's a lot on the line for me. I'm not denying that," Federer said of Sunday's final.

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FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012

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Robert Beeman of Island City (above) throws out candy to the children lined up along Imbler's parade route (right) Wednesday.

Fired up tor the Founh N.E. Oregon celebrates nation's birthday with candy, fireworks, parades and fire truck rides

Three-year-old Eric Sch mall tells his mother, Kristyn Schmall of Morgan Hill, Calif., and grandmot her Penny Greenwood of White Salmon, Wash., about La Grande's fire truck Wednesday. Riding through town on horseback or on mule was a common theme in the Fourth of July parades, both in Wallowa (above) and in Imbler (at left). Bill Henke of Wallow a and his mule tea m joined the Wallowa Independence Day parade, but a few hours later, it was Jason Beck of Alicel riding along with his 2-y ear-old son, Nicholas, through downtown Imbler.

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Online Safetv

Journev to Health Starts With aSingle Step

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cyberlife By Rene Lynch Los Angeles Times

From clearing their browser history to creating private email addresses, teens are increasingly leveraging their tech-savvy skills to hide their online activities from their parents, a new survey found. More than 70 percent of teens surveyed said they have tricks for deceiving their parents about their online habits, up from 45 percent of teens in 2010 who said they used such tricks, according to a Teen Internet Behavior study released last week by McAfee, the online-security tech company. By contrast, many parents said they feel overwhelmed and unable to keep up with technologies, with 23 percent saying they have thrown up their hands and ')ust hope for the best," according to the survey. An equal amount said they don't have the time or energy to monitor everything their teens are doing online. One example of the disconnect between what kids are doing and what parents think they're doing: Only 12 percent ofparentssurveyed said they think their teens access porn online, while 43 percent of teens said they access it on a weekly basis. Moreover, 36 percentofteens (and more females than males) surveyed said they go online for infonnation on sex-related topics such as STDs and pregnancy. Here are the top 10 ways teens are hiding their online behavior from their parents, according to the survey: • Clearing the browser history (53 percent) • Closing/minimizing browser when a parent is around (46 percent) • Hiding or deleting messages and videos (34 percent) • Lying about online activities (23 percent) • Using a computer parents don't check (23 percent) • Using an Internetenabled mobile device (21 percent) See Cybersafe I Page 2B

By Cassandra Spratling Detroi t Free Press

DETROIT- Loretta Moore looked at herself in the mirror one morning and didn't like what she saw. "I was ridiculously overweight," Moore said. "I couldn't get into most of my clothes anymore." Standing 5-feet-4, Moore weighed 252 pounds. That image was all it took for Moore, 56, of Detroit to start walking regularly. It took a funeral for Jodi Davis. At the funeral of a relative, she watched as the woman's son cried at his mothers casket. The woman who had died was in her early40s. "I thought that could be me" in the casket, said Davis, 45, of Coloma in western Michigan. Davis, roo, was extremely obese. She is 5-feet-6 and weighed 300pounds. Although they live in ilifferent parts of the state, Moore and Davis rook similar steps to get their weight and health under control. They began walking regularly and eliminated a lot of sugary and high-fat foods from their diets. Moore shed 69 pounds in the past two years and is working toward losing more. And she no longer takes medications to control her once-high blood pressure. After dropping 162 pounds over 16 months, Davis has maintained her weight for about 10 years. She became a healthy living advocate for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and is featured on the cover of the recently released "The Joy Fit Club: Cookbook, Diet Plan & Inspiration" (Wiley, $27.99) by Joy Bauer, a nutrition expert on NBC's "Today" show. Moore and Davis are proof that getting fit starts by taking it one step at a time. Health and fitness experts say that walking is one of the best ways 1D improve your health- and that when the weather is warm, it's a great time to get started. "There are clear physical, emotional and social benefits of walking," said Victor Katch, an avid walker and University of Michigan movement science professor. Walking reduces depression and wards off or slows the progression of chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, Katch said. And one of the best things about walking as a major fonn of exercise is that almost everyone can do it.

Skin Cancer Prevention

Most men fail to apply s~n By Jane Glenn Haas The Orange County Register

William Archie 1 Detroit Free Press photos

Loretta Moore walks along the Detroit Riverfront at William G. Miliken State Park and Harbor in Detroit, Mich. Moore lost 62 pounds over a 2-year period by walking and changing her eating habits.

who has been walking with the River Walkers for five years. "And it's good for me emotionally. You hear so much bad stuff about the city. But here, there's such peace, tranquility and beauty along the water. It just makes you feel good." The Detroit RiverWalk is one of Moore's favorite places to go for a stroll, too. She walks along the riverfront at least three times a week. Occasionally, they veer off along the nearby Dequindre Cut Greenway. ''We started out just doing a few miles, but sometimes Jodi Davis takes her dogs Skyla and lzzie for a walk we get in about 7 miles," recently. She walks daily, no excuses, often with her says Moore, a clinical care dogs. manager for a mental ''Walking is easy 1D do. It or group, to walk in places health facility in Wixom. engages most of the major "I can wear all my clothes that inspire and encourage muscles of the body. It's good you and 1D set a goal - such again," she says. "I love the new me." for balance and internal as walking a 5Kor a half marathon. functioning," he said. Davis walks every day And, unlike some exerThe scene1y, improved for at least 11!2 miles along cises, you don't have to go Lake Michigan near her health and group supanywhere specialm do it, port are among the athome. said Katch, who walks daily tractions for the Detroit Both women suggest - sometimes twice or three River Walkers - a group of walking at a brisk pace; as times on a really good day. almost 1,000 people 60 and they lost weight, they were "I'm a move1;" he said "I'd older who walk Tuesday and able 1D walk faster. like to say I'm a mover and Thursday mornings on the And Davis discovered a shaker, but really, I'm just Detroit RiverWalk in a pro- other benefits besides gram sponsored by Detroit weight loss. a mover." Katch and other walkReceiving Hospital. "I have much more ing advocates say two of "My strength and endurenergy," she said. "My the best ways 1D stick 1D a ance have improved," said thoughts are clearer and I regimen is 1D have a partner Edythe Hayden Friley, 65, sleep better."

This could be funny if the outcome weren't so sobering. The fact is, the vast majority of men, at least 70 percent, don't know what the signs of skin cancer are. Worse, they do little to protect themselves -like wearing sunscreen. And not knowing, combined with not protecting themselves, can kill them. The Skin Cancer Foundation found these dramatic results after a survey done in partnership with the makers of Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic sunscreens. The results aTe important because men older than 50 are more than twice as likely as women to develop and die from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, says Dr. Joshua Zeichner, assistant professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. "Rep01is show that 58 percent of new invasive melanoma cases diagnosed this year will be men, vs. 42 percent in women;' he says. In almost all cases, Zeichner believes education can dramatically reduce these fatalities. So I asked the doctor about skin cancer: Q: What causes melanoma? A: There can be genetic factors involved, but these are very rare. Sun and ultraviolet light cause almost all melanomas. Obviously, sun is the significant factor. If sun is the major cause, it's equally obvious that sunscreen should be in common use. But men don't like to put on sunscreen and they simply don't use it the way they should. Q: Why are men so anxious about sunscreen? A: Well, they think women have more "sensitive" skin. Actually, skin is equal behveen the sexes. The lighter the skin, the more susceptible. Pigment is protective. It is a natural sunscreen. But even dark skin requires some protective measures. Men say they find the sunscreens "smell" funn:y~ But various formulations are available so it's possible to find one to suit your preference - from spray gels to powders. See Sunscreen I Page 2B

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Q: Why is melanoma fatal? A. It can kill you ifit spreads. Skin cancer is actually the most common fom1 of cancer in general. Just walking from the bus or subway to your office can put you out in the sun. Five minutes adds up over a lifetime. And that's just incidental light, separate fi·om the sun you can absorb at the beach or on a boat. There is no safe way to be out in the sun. It penetrates through clouds and through glass. That's why I suggest people wear sun-

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screen every day. Use a glob ofit- about a golf ball in amount. Q: Where do men get melanoma? On their faces? A: The chest and back are actually the most common places men develop melanoma. The survey results confirm what I see in my practice every day- men just aren't incorporating sun protection into their lives. The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends tlmt eve1yone adopt a complete sun protection regimen that includes seeking shade between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.; covering up with clothing, including a broad-brimmed hat and UV-blocking sunglasses; and wearing sunscreen. Tlris is not a beauty product.

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But Robert Siciliano, McAfee's online security expert, said the survey documents what many parents already know but don't want to admit. "Kids are growing up too fast," Siciliano said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. And parental concern needs to go beyond what kids are watching online, he said, because they're increasingly hacking, illegally downloading and bullying - activities that could end up blowing back on parents. And most concerning of all, Siciliano said, 1 out oflO kids has "actually connected with strangers on line, and then met them in the physical world." Siciliano, who is a parent himsel~ said moms and dads need to go back to "the

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Good vibrations: New hearing aid uses bone conduction By Jeff Seidel Detroit Free Press

DETROIT, Mich.- Sara McGowen sat in a chair at Hemy Ford Hospital in West Bloomfield, Mich., as a team of doctors and technicians put a hearing aid in her mouth, positioning it on her teeth. McGowen, 34, of Grand Blanc, Mich., had been deaf in her left ear for more than five years; the hearing loss came after surgery to remove a tumor on her acoustic nerve. It was early February and a doctor whispered in McGowen's left ear: "What did you eat for breakfast?" McGowen was stunned. She thought she heard something, but she wasn't sure. "Can I hear you?" she asked. ''Yes," she was told. The doctor whispered again. "It was crazy," McGowen said. '~1 of a sudden, you can hear again." McGowen can heaT while wearing the SoundBite prosthetic device, a nonsurgical, removable hearing aid that transmits sound through the patient's teeth and bone. "It's freaky," McGowen said. "But it works. I don't understand the technology. It blows my mind that they can do something like this." The primary way that most people hear is through air conduction. "Sound waves enter the ear and wiggle the ear drum;' said Dr. Brad Stach, the division head of the audiology department

The part worn on the ear looks like a tiny hearing aid with a microphone.

at Henry Ford Hospital. ''That sets the middle ear bones into motion and they talk to our inner ear, the cochlea. Through that, we hear sounds." The second way people can hear is through bone conduction, which happens when sound waves travel through teeth and bone into the inner ear. "In bone conduction, we kind of bypass the outer ear, the floppy part of the outer ear," Stach said. 'We bypass the middle ear, and

we stimulate the inner ear directly by vibrating the skull and hearing that vibration through the fluids of the inner ear." Stach said bone conduction is why a dentist's drill seems to sound so loud and why it is hard to hear while you chew hard candy. ''Your teeth are great conductors of vibration;' Stach said. "Once you vibrate your skull, your ear is set up to hear those vibrations." The SoundBite system

consists of two small devices -one is placed in the mouth and the other is worn on the deaf ear. The device in the mouth looks like a retainer and fits over teeth. It contains a wireless receiver, a small vibrator and a rechargeable battery that lasts six to nine hours. The device worn on the deaf ear looks like a tiny hearing aid with a microphone that is placed in the ear canal. This device transmits infom1ation to

the vibrator on the teeth, which changes the audio sounds into imperceptible vibrations. "The device translates acoustic information to vibratory information and delivers it to the teeth;' Stach said. "We have known about bone conduction hearing forever. Putting a hearing instrument in the mouth is a new idea. It's very clever." It has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for patients with single-sided deafness. It is also approved for use by people with conductive heaTing loss, which can be caused by chronic middle ear infections. "The quality of the sound is excellent," Stach said. "The teeth are very good conductors. It sounds pretty dam good." Amir Abolfathi, 47, of Petaluma, Cali£, who founded the company that makes the SoundBite system, said that 1.5 million Americans could benefit from this technology. The product is available now in 35 centers across the United States, Abolfathi said, including at Henry Ford. "Next yea1~" he said, "we expect to be at 100 centers and then kind of ramp up from there." Abolfathi said the device is still in the pilot launch stage. He said several hundred people have been fitted with the device across the country. The device is not worn during sleep and can be removed so the battery can

be charged. No surgery or dental work or modifications to the teeth are required. Stach said the SoundBite system is an example of several advances in hearing-aid technology. "If you haven't seen a hearing aid in two years, you haven't seen a hearing aid," Stach said. 'We have everything from fully implantable hearing aids to partially implantable hearing aids to extendedwear hearing aids to open-fit hearing aids, which are tiny, great amplifiers for some of the young-old people who need a little boost, but not too much." McGowen is one of six patients who have been fitted with the device at Henry Ford. She said the device cost about $6,000 and it was covered by her insm·ance company, although not all insurance plans do. "Looking at me, you can't tell I'm deaf," McGowen said. "If I'm in a meeting, or at church, at a convention, I have to constantly look around to see if somebody is talking to me." She used to position herself at chm·ch so nobody could sit on her left side. But those problems are gone now that she is wearing the device. And she said it has helped her at work at Creative Foam in Fenton, Mich. She works in customer service. "I'm on the phone constantly," she said. "I go to trade shows, lunches with my customers. You

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202 MAIN St . Fri. & Sat ESTATE SALE. Ladders, 6 8a m-1pm . Lots of eve- 9 t oo ls, g uns, knive s, d esk, a ntiq ue s, & ryt hing I more. Fri. & Sat 6th 2506 E M Ave . Sat only. & 7th , 8am-4pm, 2 10 6 8a m-2pm . TV' s, bikes. 12th . punching bag, household item s, clot hes & _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ books. F RI. T HRU Su n . 1-4- F_A_M_I_l _Y_Y_a_r _ d _ S_ a l-e-. 1 101Oa m-5pm 1409 M ay 1409 y A F·& s 1.n. Huge M oving Sale, house hold items, tool, 7 8-4 . Matt~:ss,n cou:~: w h1t e v inyl w indows, hardwa re, much more ! Suzuki 125 D1 rt B1ke, and misc .

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SAL E . 501 C Ave . Sat on ly , 1004 Lake 15 8a m~1 p m ESPN Play Ave, A pt D. Furn itu1·e. Stat ion, games, go lf ya rd too ls, elect ron1cs ba g . & m 1sc clubs . & mo re . Eve ryt hin g Oua l1 t y clot hes boys must gol 10 -2 0 & t ee n g1rl, k1ds bow & lots more l MULTIFAMILY SAL E. 122 508 E L Ave . Sat only, 7am-3pm . Kid & CALL USTO adult clothing & shoes, ADVERTISE YOUR home decor, home & YARD SALE HERE! gard en, kitc hen wea r *********** & misc. 541-963-3161

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MULTIFAMILY SALE. 13 630 LONE Pin e Ave . 1 bl F · 8 6 & m er n. - ' at., 8a m-3pm . Computer, desk, baby clothes, household items, rubber stamps, and more l --------S A LE : ANTIQU ES, 14to o ls, co ll ec t ib l es , kn iv es, coi ns, oi l lamps, pi ctures, et c. Sat & Sun July 7 & 8, 8 am _ 4 p m. 1608 21st St, La Grande.

HUGE SALE June 28th YARD S ALE. 305 0 Ave. 19 to July 7th 7am-6pm . 23Fri & Sat, 8am -2pm . Lots of steel whee ls & Jewe lry, an t iques, som e vvood en ones books, c lothing, t oys, antiques, f urniture, old and much m ore ! fa rm equipment, cast iron lots of tools Too HUGE GARAGE SALE! m u ~ h t o m e n.t i on . 24 Fri - Sun . 7a m-3p rn North Pow der off exit Furniture, toys, mens, 285 lots of signs. w omens, & childrens clot hi ng, misc . indoor MOVING SALE. 100 & outdoor household 20Rose Hi ll Ct . Sat. items. 702 M odelaire 8a m-2pm . Campi ng, Dr. raft1ng. household and ELGIN, SAT. J uly 7th, cloth in g . Ya mahaXS 1100 mot orcy cle, and 16 9am-5pm Dow ntown, come1· of Hwy 82 & A lhorse saddle. der, across f rom Corner Market. MOVING S AL E. Sat & MULTIFAMILy YARD 21 Sun . 5776 Marl ey I7 SALE. 62 123 Gunnels Cre ek L n . 3 1 mil e Rd . Sat . July 7 starts marker on Hwy 244 tot8 ' ' ward Ukiah, Camp Ela am . kanah. YARD SAL E. 9am-3p m, - - - - - - - - IS July 5th & 6th 3107 N YARD SALES at 604 & 4th St 22608 G Ave Sat only. f rom 8am-2 30pm

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OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Highway Maintenance OLD WEST Fed e ra l Specialist Credit Union is looking (Transport ation Mainfor a Full-t 1m e Member t e nance Specialist 2) Servi ce RepresentaDo you like workin g 1n t ive who can co nt ribthe great out doors 7 ute to t he success of ODOT has a Transporthe Cred it Union by t ati on M ai ntenance providing ex cept i onal Spec ia lis t po s iti on Member Service. Ca navailab le in Ba ker City . di dat es m ust be p roIndiv id uals w ith roa df ess ional. respons ib le way/ highwa y ma intean d fr iend ly . M u st nance and/or const ruchave th e ab ili t y to t ion skills sough t for problem solve. m ult it he curre nt as well as ta sk and communicate f uture openings in va riwell. Accu racy and atous l ocations stat etention to detail are esWide. A Va lid CDL A sential. O ngo1ng eduLicense is required . cat ional and advanceHig hw ay maintenance ment opportun it ies excrews operate li gh t ist for people w it h th e an d heavy equipme11t, att itude and aptit ude perf orm manual labor f or M em ber Service and help mainta in, reand w ho are w illi ng to pair and reconstruct grow and accept new roadways, hi ghvvays, chall enges w it h t he fre eways, b r idg es, You Cre d it U ni on signs, and landscape. may p1ck up an app li$26 2 4 Sa l a ry cati on at ou r Baker $3783/month + excelCity off1ce or go to th e lent be nef its . For dewe b site at : t ail s p leas e v 1s it www.oldwestfc u.org W\Nw .odotrobs .com or fo r an on -line ap plicacall 86 6-0DOT-JOB t ion . You may deliver !TTY 503-986-38 54 f or you r applicat ion by fax the hearing 1m pa ired) t o 54 1-5 75-11 57 , by f or An n ou n ce m ent email to: #ODOT12-01 350Can d hr@oldwestfcu.org, or application Opportuby mail or in person to: nity closes 11 :59 PM, O ld We st Fed e ral 07/1 1/201 2 ODOT is Credit U11ion, Attn: an AA!E EO Em ployer, H um an Reso ur ce s. co mmitted to building 650 W M ain, · workfo rce diversity John Day, OR 97845. Po sit ion op en u ntil RN N EEDED FT 111 our f illed. EOE new Ba ker C1ty off 1ce. Revvarding career vvith Heart ' n Home Ho sp ice . $ 2 8 -$3 2/h r ., s1g n-o n bo nu s o f ge ne ro u s $ 2,5 00, PTO, fu ll benef its. vvvvw.gohosp ice.com for more info. & t o apply.

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FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012

PUBLISHED BY THE LA GRANDE OBSERVER & THE BAKER CITY HERALD- SERVING WALLOWA, UNION & BAKER COUNTIES

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220- Help Wanted Union Co.

220 - Help Wanted Union Co.

220- Help Wanted Union Co.

NOTICE TO COVE SCHOOL Di strict is ac cepting applrcaPROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES WHO ti ons f or Schoo l SecreRESPON D TO ta ry. Salary $12/hr w ith THE BAKER CITY a full benefit package. BLIND BOX ADS HERALD PLEASE be s ure The position requires rs looking f or a Circula so m eo ne w ho ca n tion Dnv er w ho 's pri w he n y ou address your re su mes that the adm ulti-task effic ien tly , mary re sp o ns ibilit has a backg rou nd w ith dress is comp lete w ith w rll be to prck up Th all information required , software program s, Bake r C ity H e ra l strong w ritte n and ve rsuch as th e BLIND BOX newspapers from L ba l co m m un icati o n Gra nde and d elrv e NUMBER. This is the skill s, and a pl easa nt th em to The Bake o nly w ay we have of makin g sure yo ur repr o f ess i o nal deCity Herald off ice o m eanor. Appli cati ons th e f o ll owmg days : sume gets to the pmper can be accessed at Mon day, W ednesda place. Northeast Oregon cove.k12 .or. us/distritand Fri day Thi s posi Classified Staff info and must be subti on w ill assist t he Cir mrtted by July 16. cu lati o n d epa rt men and mailroom w ith du CENTER FOR Human Development t ies as we ll . Mus have own transporta 11 Part time nurse working with the ti on, a va lid O rego Public Health and Bed rivers license and havioral Health good d riv ing record, THE OBSERVER teams: Clinic Nurse h igh schoo l diplom AND BAKER CITY HERALD 10 hours per week. or eq uiva lent. Mus N urs rng f or f am il y Newspaper D e live ry be able to Iift newspa p la nnrng, immu nizapers (approximat e ! rou tes, both ca rri er ti o ns, ge ne ral clinics and motor, w ill be ad20 po un ds), stand ir vertised in t he Bu sip lace for up t o tvv and communica ble disease assessme nt and ness O p portunity hours strappin g an treatm ent section Please se e labeling b undles, ge Nurse Case Manage r in and out of a vehicl classif icati on #330 for any available ro utes m ultiple times t o fil 10 hours per week: Drspensing psychiatric at t his t ime. n ewspape r racks med ica ti ons by fillin g Pl ease send a resum pill m inders, deliverin g t o cg ibson@ lagran deobserver.com o med icat ions to SPM I o r c rr s rs c li en t s . st op by The Bake W orks c lose ly w ith City He rald t o fill ou prescribers and clinica l an applrcatron. staff to monitor client 220 - HeI p Wanted cor1dit ions . Current RN license requ ired. Union Co. 21 Skills Trainer : The IT IS UNLAWFUL (SubEnhanced Care Servsec ti on 3, ORS ices fac ility is lookin g 659 .040) fo r an em to f ill 40 hours of skill ployer (domest ic he lp training . The ECS is a excepted) or employ15-bed gero-p syc hiatment agency to pn nt rrc rnpatient rehabilitaor circu late or cause to ti on program . Bachebe printed or crrculated lor's degree in Behavany statement, adverioral Sc ie nce or re lated t iseme nt or publicafreld. ti o n. or to use any form of applr cation fo r Pro-rat ed b enefit packemp loymen t o r t o ag e for position less make any inq uiry in than 40 hours. M ust co nnectron w it h propass c rrmrnal hrstory spectrve employm e nt backg rou nd che c k . w hi ch expre sses d iOpen until f illed . Send rect ly or indirect ly any cove r letter and applilimitation, specif icatio n cat io n located on our or discrimination as to website race, re lig ion, co lor, www chd ind .org to sex, age or nat io nal CHD, Inc. Attn: Susie orig in or any intent to 230 1 Cove Aven ue , ma ke any such limita La Grande, OR 97850 ti o n. specif icat ion or or e - mai l to discrimrnation, un les s hr@c hd inc.org EOE ba sed upon a bo na fide occupationa l qualiQUALIFIED WILDLAND fication. firef ig hter II wa nted.

220- Help Wanted Union Co.

220 - Help Wanted Union Co.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FULL TIME Bookkeeper. PART TIME posrti on Helpful t o know Qui ckavarlable w it h Easte rn W ildfl ower Lodg e A sbooks, payroll, report s Oregon He ad St art : sr sted Living Com muquarterly, PUC, state Teacher Ass istant For nity in LaGrande, OR. camp, year end. reconmore info rmation and is loo king for an exp cile, etc. M off it Brothappl rcatio n m ate rials, ED to be respo nsible ref e r to Eastplease ers, Lost in e, O r for t he overall operaern Oregon University 541-569-2284 tions of the commuH u ma n Resou rc e s nrty. Successful candrCu rrent Openings ondate w ill have a cur- IMBLER SCHOOL D isi n e a t : rent OR License and a trrct is accepting applihttp :Uwww .eo u.ed u/h t wo-year A ssoc rate catr o ns for J r. Hrgh dstart/ Degree and a min of 2 Football Coach. A pp liy rs working rn genatcants m ust be wil li ng For additional inform ation contact rics or 3 y rs in a mant o obtai n first aid card and co mplet e crim inal agement p os rtio n . M ust have experience hrsto ry backg ro un d Eastern Oregon Head Start Dr rect or w ith b ud get s, st aff check. For applr catron Eastern Oregon University deve lopment, t ra rning inf orm at ion , contact One University Blvd. and scheduling. Prest he Imbler School Dis- La Grande, OR 97850. tige offers com pet itri ct (54 1 )534-533 1. Ph. 541-962-3506 or Ph. 54 1-962-3409 t ive sa la ry, benef its, Open until filled . Fax 54 1-962-3794 inc lu d in g m e di ca l, jgoodric@eou.edu dental and 401 (k) To UNION SCHOOL Disapply please vrsit: t rict is hiring a High Eastern Oregon Univerwvvw.prest iqecare.com Lan guage Sc h oo l sity rs an AA!EO E em EEO/AA Art s/Eng Iish Tea cher. ployer, com mitted to Pl ease contact Superexcell ence through drinte ndent J on St. Gerversity . maine at 541-562-5278 o r v is it t he Un ion Sc hoo l District web- CR UI SE THROUGH classrte : wvvvv.union .k 12 .o r. us/ sified when you're in the Classified ads get grea t emp loy ment for more rna r~ket for a new or used results. Place yours today I rnformatron. car.

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MOTOR ROU TE Drive r Needed : 35 4 0 miles per day, 3 days a w k. f or approx imately 2 hours p er day . I nco m e ab out $ 375/m o . M ust have re liable vehicle & insurance . Pick up Route Request Form at 1915 Frrst St reet, Baker Citv .

ANYTHING FOR A BUCK Sam e owne r for 21 yrs . 541-910-6013 CCB#l 01518, LG BOONE' S W EED & Pest Control, LLC. T ree s. & O r na me nt a l Turf-Herbic ide, Insect & Fungus . Str uc t ural Insects , includ ing Term it e s Bareg r ound weed control: noxi ous w ee d s, a q ua t i c w eeds. A griculture & Right of W ay . Ca ll Boo n e , Do ug 541-403-14 39. BK

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CEDAR/Chain Link OREGON STATE law re- FIREWOOD $185 & fences, new construcquires any one w ho $200 in the rounds ; ti o n , r em o delin g, contracts for construc$210 & $225 split, seahan dy man s ervi ce . soned, deliv ered in th e ti o n wo rk t o be licensed w ith the Conva lley . La Gra nd e, Grea t re f e ren c es . !54 1)786-0407 CCB# 60701 Kip Ca rstruction Co ntractors B oa rd . A n active lit er Co ns t r u c ti on, 541-519-6273. BK. FIREcense mea ns th e con- SEASONED WOOD, d e li v e re d tract or is bonded & inCERAMIC TILE: sured Verify the con$ 150 a cord , La Showers, Floors & tract or' s CCB license Grande. 541-786-211 2. Repairs. thro ug h t he CCB Con!541 )403-0925 We b s it e 445 - Lawns & Gars um e r ccb# 144354 wvvw.h irealice nseddens co ntr·actor.com . 2 WALK-BEHIND lawn D & H Roofing & m ow e rs. o ne o lde r Construction, Inc Snapper. o ne new POE CARPENTRY CCB#1 92854. Ne\N roof s • New Home Craftsman. $1 00/ea ch. & reroof s . Shing les. 541-963-0285 . Construct ron m etal. A ll phases of • Remodeling co nstr·uction. Pole build- • Add it ions YARD A MESS? ings a specialty. We can Help • Shops, Ga rages Respond vvith1n 24 hrs . • Til e & Inte rior Finish Lawns - W eed spray 541-524-9594 BK Fert il ize - Renovations • Decks & Fences Spri nkler System s Fast Response DO YOU NEED Tony ' s Tree Service & Quality Work Affordab le Dent ure 600 Elm - 54 1-523-3708 Wade, 541-523-4947 Service ? CCB# 63504 or 541-403-0483 CC B#176389 T roy Stew art, LD BLUE MOUNTAIN 450 - Miscellaneous DENTURE CENTER ATTENTION DIABET2194 Court St. Baker City, Or 97814 ICS w it h M ed icare. (54 1) 519-4696 or Get a FR EE talk ing (541 )523-4752 m ete r and d iab et rc RETIRED CONTRACtesti ng suppli es at NO TOR look ing fo r EXTREME VALUE AdCO ST , p lus FRE E sm all er j obs St ill live rti sin g ! 3 0 Daily hom e delivery ! Best of censed. CCB#4556502 new spapers all, t his meter e li m i541-403-0925 $52 5/2 5-wo rd c las s ina t es pa in f ul f mg er fi ed, 3-days Reac h 3 p ri c k in g ! C a ll mil lion Pacif ic No rt h888-739-7199. IPNDC) westerne rs. Fo r more info rmati on ca ll (916) AVAILA BLE AT 288 -601 9 o r e mail SCARLETT MARY LMT THE OBSERVER elizabeth@cnpa.com 3 massag es/$ 100. NEWSPAPER Call 54 1-523-4 578 f or t he Pacif1c NorthBUNDLES w est Da ily ConnecGift Cert ifi cates (Burning or packing) Baker City, O R t io n. IPNDC)

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FRANCES ANNE YAGGIE INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING, Commerc ral & Residential. Neat & efficie nt. CCB#137675 . 541-524-0369

NEWSPRINT ROLL ENDS !Art project s & m ore) $2.00& up Super for young art ist s I St op in today I 1406 Fift h Street 541 -963-3161

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QUALITY ROUGHCUT WANTED: SPRING o r ROOM FOR rent . $320. Util 1ti es included, parlum ber. Cut to y our summer pa sture for 25 - 200 p lu s c ow s . spe c s . 1/8"o n up . t ial ly fu rni she d, p lus 54 1-889 - 58 5 3 or A ls o, half ro u nds , cab le. 541-962-7708 . we d ges, 208-741-0800 . s t ays, LG slabs/firew ood. Tamara ck, Fir. Pine, Juniper, 720 - Apartment Lo dgepo le. Cott on Rentals Baker Co. w ood . Yo ur lo gs or 1 BDRM apart m e nt 11 mine. 541 -971-9657 hist oric bu ilding, quiet location . $300/mo plus ALL TYPES scrap iro n. dep Heat , W/S/G paid car batte ri es , app liNo sm oking/pet s Ref . ances, old ca rs & elecand background check. tro nics . Free drop-of f 707-272 -03 58, leav e anytime . 40359 O ld 710- Rooms for messaqe . Hw y 30. (off th e 306 ex it, 2n d dnve way) Rent BDRM, 1 bat h apartMoy e s p la c e , NOTICE ment . $500/m o p lus 541-51 9-41 20 . A ll rea l est ate adv erdep A ll utilitie s includti se d here-in is subj ect NORTHEAST OREGON Ing W 1Fi and cable TV. t o the Fede ral Fair CLASSIFIEDS re541-403-2220 Ho usin g A ct , w hi ch serves t he nght to remakes it il lega l t o adJe ct ad s t hat do not vertise any prefere nc e, 1300 SQ FT, 2 bdrm , in comply With state and hou se . W r-fr W / S/G limitati ons or disc rimifederal regu latio ns or pa i d $625 / mo. ba sed on race. nation t hat are off e nsrve. (541)388-83 82 co lor, re lig ion, sex , fa lse. m isleading. deha nd i ca p , fa m i lr a l cept ive or otherw ise BDRM: Rent status or nationa l o ri- 2 unacceptable. $4 60/m o. p lus sec. g in , o r in t e nti o n t o make any such pref erdep. $350. W/S/ G paid 470- Tools ences, li m itat io ns o r No pets or smo kmg. Loiac Prope rties LLC. discrimination. We w ill MANTIS DELUXE Tiller. (541)523-5756 not know1ng ly accept NEW 1 Fa stStart enany adverti sing fo r real g ine Ships FREE . estat e w hich is in v io- 2-BDRM., 1 bath: ReOne-Yea r M oney-Back lati on of th rs law. A ll cently updat ed . Qu iet Guarantee w he n y ou persons are he reby inNo location . buy D IRECT. Call for sm ok ing/ pet s. Poo l, th e DVD and FREE spa and Iau nd ry on site So il b o ok I Goo d $425/mo. 877-357-5647 . IPNDC) fo rmed that all dvve ll541 -523-4824 i ng s adve rt ised are rl able o n an e qual ava 475- Wanted to Buy ADULT LIVING. Ouret 1 opportunity basis. bdrm, 1 bat h apartEQ UA L HO USING OPPO RTU · m ent. Laund ry on site. BABY BASSINETS in NllY good condit ion. Pl ea se B eaut if ul b uil d in g . call 541- 523-5358 W/ S/G included. Close t o park & dow nt ovvn. GREAT WEEKLY RATES: Baker City G r ove St . 2 1 34 480 - FREE Items M ot el. Wi-F i, color TV, $600/m o pl us dep. or 5 4 1- 5 23 - 3035 m rc rowa ve . f ri d ge . FREE: BRICKS, wet bar 541-523-6381 509-366-1993 t able s aw . & 54 1-403-4003

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AVAILABLE NOW!! 1 BD, hdwd , b ig w inFI RST M O NTH 'S dow s, $495, heat/d ish RE NT $150. Ni ce 1 TV p d 541-569-51 8 9. Bdrm ap t in Bak er Cit y. Elderly or Di sabled. Subsid ized Low DORM ROOM $200. Ec on om ica l of f-st reet Ren t . Beautiful River offi ce spa ces, A ll Sett ing. A ll uti I it ie s utili tes paid Northeast pa id except phone and M gmt P r ope r t y Bro o k s 1de ca bl e 54 1-910-0354. Ma nor . Equal Opportunity Ho u sing . Ca ll 54 1-523-3240 loff-s1t e m g r) or Tay lor RE & 3 BDRM, $630/ m on t h, includes ut ilit ies, 1 yr M gm t a t lease. no pet s/ s mok503-58 1-18 13 . rng. 541 -910-5359 TIY-711. NICE 1 bdrm apart ment CENTURY21 in Baker City Eld erly PROPERTY or D isab led . Sub siMANAGEMENT dized Low Rent. Beaut if u l Rive r Setting A ll LaqrandeRentals.co ut i lit i es paid exc ept m p h o ne a nd cab le . Equa l O pp ortunit y {541)963-1210 ho u s in g C a ll 541-52 3-3240 loff-s1t e CIMMARON MANOR manager) or Taylo r RE Kingsview Apts . & M gm t at 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Ce ntu ry 503-58 1-1813 . 21, Eagle Cap Realty. TIY-711 54 1-963-1 210 PET FRIENDLY A ll utilities included. TO EOU, 2 2 bdrm, 2 bath; $550/ mo CLOSE bd rm. 3rd f loor. most 1 bdrrn, 1 bat h; $400/mo utilities paid, c oin-op plus deposit. References la und ry, no smok ing, chec ked . 541-519-0712 no pet s, $4 50/ m ont h. TAKING Applications $ 40 0 de p . for two 2-b drm, 1 bat h 54 1-91 0-3696. ap art m en t s . Ou iet, complete ly remode led. No pets. Dow ntow n CLOSE TO EOU, st udio & 1 bd nn , a II uti lities pd. loca t i o n . $6 9 5/rn o. $400-$450. 910-0811 Plea se ca ll between 8 a. m . - 5 p m . 54 1-52 3-4435 SMALL STUDIO apt . 725 -Apartment So ut hsid e loc at i on , clos e t o Un iveristy . No Rentals Union Co. pet s, n o s m okin g. www.LagrandeR$195/m o. 541-963-4907. entals.com

SOCIAL SECURITY DISAB ILITY BE NEFIT S. W IN or Pay Not hing ! Stai·t Yo ur Applicat ion In Un de r 60 Seconds. Ca ll To day ! Co ntact Disability Group, Inc. GET FREE O F CREDIT Licensed At t orn ey s & CA RD DEBT NOW ! B BB A ccred ited. Call FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- It's time for Cut payme11ts by up to 888-782-4075. IPNDCJ CANADA DRUG Cent er YOUR BIRTHDAY by Stella Wilder you to put a little more effort into a routine half Stop cre dit ors is yo ur choice for safe Born today, you are one of those mdustn- endeavor; if all goes well you'll be rememca ll i ng from and affordable m edrcaCLEANING. No SPRING ous and clever individuals able to take a for- bered for something quite unusual. 866-775-962 1. IPNDC) t ions . Our licensed Cajob t oo bi g o r small. 8 LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) -- You and a mer idea, rethink it, rework it and turn it into nadian m ail order pharyrs experience & exsomething entirely original to you. This rival may intentionally heat up your contest macy w ill provide yo u K.C. Home Repair c e ll ent ref e re nc es. w 1t h savings of up t o would be a dangerous ability, of course, if you today-- but mostly to entertain those who are No Job too small 541-5 19-5120, B K 90 percent on a II your Fences, decks were the type to take all the credit and never watching you go at it. medrcatron needs. Call 505 - Free to a good & total remodel SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) --Obstacles acknowledge those who came before, and Tod ay 8 88-4 19-5 190 TREE PROBLEMS? Interior/Ex terior whose work you are so indebted to, but that is can actually be a benefit to you, ii you look at home fo r $ 10.00 off yo ur W e ca n help Painting not your style at all. You will always give them in a creative, open-mi nded fashion. Insect & Disease Co ntro l f irst p rescrrpti on and 541-519-8875 credit where credil i~ due, ancl lhank tho~e Doni ex.ped lo be slowed doMJ. Full Serv ice Tree Ca ref ree shipping . IPNDC) CCB#171312 Fertiliin g - Evaluat ions SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) --Your who have pul in a grea l deal of efforl in the Baker City Free to good hom e ads Tony 's Tree Service CEMETERY PLOTS are FREE! past. memory will serve you well as you are asked GOO Elm- 541-52 3-3708 w ill ta ke an in 3 lrnes f or 3 day s JACKET & Coverall ReSATURDAY, jULY j to bring past experiences to bear as you start crease as of Ju ly 1, CC B # 63504 pair. Zippers replaced, CA\ CER (June 21-july 22) -- You'll have something new. 20 12. I have t w o pat c hi 11g and oth e r the chance to show off your ability to solve CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-jan. 19) -- You'll side-by-s ide lots f or TWILIGHT heavy d uty repairs . problems on the run -- though one problem want to employ a good deal of self-control as that also insale SEWER & DRAINS Reasonab le rates, fast 550- Pets cl ud e pe rp e tu a l Time t o c lean out the will prove stubborn even for you. you face more than one competitor who serv ice . 541-523-4 087 at a g oo d ca re I ROOTS LEO ()uly 23-Aug. 22) -- If you get iar knows how to push your buttons. or 541 -805-9576 BK AKC YELLOW Lab s . price. 541-523-752 3 Call f or Appt . t o be enough today, you'll have the chance to rest AQCARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- What you 5-M . 3-F. Ava ilab le JIM'S COMPUTERS worry f ree f or antomorrow. Take care that you don't push do in and around the home will inspire you, now . Parents on site. year I DO YOU need papers t o other On site service & repa ir 541-519-6515 yourself too hard, however. and bringyou closer to your true selfat a time start y our f ire w it h? O r 541-519-0409 W ireless & w ired are yo u m ov in g & AKC YORKSHIRE Terrier All work guaranteed networks need papers t o w rap (IN WRITING) Virus & Sparn Rem ov al puppies . 3-F, 1-M . W ill t hose special it em s 7 Jim T. Eidson be very small . Plea se Friday, July 6, z2 012 The Ba ker City Hei·ald 541 -519 -7342 - Baker call 916-275-9782, CA. at 1915 First St reet www.jimeidson.co m se lls t ied bund les of papers Bund les. $1 00 LAWN & GARDEN VICKI E'S CL EANING ea ch. SERVICE SERVICE Rot otilling * House Clean ing 35 Dublin's loc. ACROSS Tatching ariat ing GREA T PRICES YOU TOO can use * Business Cleaning M owrng, T rrm rng & W e buy all scrap this atte ntion get 36 Those Vickie Schaber Edging m etals, vehic les & ter. Ask a classif ied opposed Answer Oil-drilling 54 1-519-6086, BK Clean ups & Hauling batteries. Sit e rep hovv yo u ca n 38 British inc. platform Excellent References! Free Estimates clea nups & d rop off get your ad to stand 39 Indicator 4 Winged 54 1-523-5131 bins of all sizes. out like this ! W E DO lot weed Pick up service 15 years experie nce 40 Mongkut goddess m ow ing . 541-523-3708 Baker City, OR avarlable. portrayer 8 "No dice!" Sam Haines Enter42 Not outgoing (hyph.) prrses 44 Order blank 12 Back when LAWN CARE 54 1-519-8600 46 Pine for Bake r City 13 Valhalla 541 -403-2897 541-403-4467 50 See with honcho Call Hank for the mind 14 Ruler before Free Estimat es *************

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LAWN SERVICE, f lower 430 - For Sale or bed s. tree t n m m rng, rot otrl ling. Baker City, Trad e BAKER CITY 2 YOUTH Genesis Com54 1-523-1677 po und Bows, bot h AUTO SALVAGE MOW JOES Garden & equ ippe d w / w hisker Open Sat urday s other tilling, f ield m ow 541-523-7500 bi sc uit , q uiv er & pin ing, g ravel/dirt spreadsrght s. O ne needs t o 32 10 H St. ing, shrub d igout and be rest rung . $250 .00 ************* more . Joe Sandoz, La for both . Call 562-1188 Grande: 541-963-7595 9a m-1 2 :3 0a m o r OVER 30 Million Woman 5:30pm-8pm LG. Suffer From Hair Loss I SEWING A LT ERADo yo u 7 If So W e TIONS & REPAIRS. Hem s, pocket s, zippers, T READMILL, LIKE new . Have a Solution I CALL For sale o r t rade for any item . Leave msg KERA NIO UE TO FIND eq u a l v a lu e . 541 -963- 4379, or cell OUT M ORE 877-465-2521. (PNDC) 541 -786-5512. LG 541-5 19-32 80 . Baker

605 - Ma rket Bask et THOMAS ORCHARDS Kimberly, Oregon YOU PICK Dark Sweet Chernes Apricot s By July 4th READY PICKED Da rk Sweet Chernes A pricot s BRING CONTAINERS Open 7 days a w eek 8 a.m . - 6 .m . only 541-934-2870 Vrsrt us o n Facebook f or updates

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WALISER FRUIT STAND Opening Thui·s. July 5th Ch erries, Peaches, Walla W alla Sweet Onions and more ! N. Broadw ay & 8th St s, Baker City 509-540-0874 630 - Feed s HAY FOR Sa le: 1st Crop A lfalfa & A lfalfa-Grass, $150/ t on Sma ll ba les. No c he mica ls. Som e low er quality hay ava il. (541)519-0693, Baker. HAY: OAT . About 2 t ons f or $75 . 2 yrs old . 54 1-519-6990 660 - Livestock

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3 BDRM, 1 bath. Fence d NEWER 1300 sq. ft, 3 4 BDRM, 2 bath . All ap- FOR LEASE/RENT: Avail immediately . 3-bdrm, yard, no smoking/pets. bd, 2 ba, ga s heat, pliances included Lg. $55 0/m o . Ava ilabl e d/w, private parkin g, garage . Close to pa rk. 2 bath. Like new in 6/0 1. 541-519-2878 secure storage unit, no new subdivision . Tw o No smoking Pet neg. Call $850/mo. plus deposit car garage & fe nced smoking/pet s, $825 . (541 )963-7476 back yard . No smoking 541-788-5433. Ba ker 54 1-963-9430. 745- Duplex Rentals Sm . pet considered EXCELLENT CONDI750 - Houses For GREEN TREE $1 400/ m o . plu s dep. Union Co_ TION 541-519-3704 Rent Baker Co . APARTMENTS 1 BDRM, $395.00. W/s/g 3 bdrm, 2 bath vv/family 23 10 East 0 Avenue 1 BDRM rem od el ed paid 541-963-4125 room. Lg. single car HOME SWEET HOME La Grande,OR. 97850 house . $475 plus $300 garage w/attached bo- Cute clean 2 & 3 bdrm. gtrnanager @gslcommunities.c clean ing dep . Ga rbage nus room . View of city 2640 7th St./3-bdrm. om se rvr ce incl. 120 1 light s & mountains. 10 1550 6th St./3-bdrm. Place St , Baker City . Income Rest rict ions Ap- 2 BDRM duplex, southm iles fro m Ba ker. 2631 1st./3-bdrm. Call betwee n 7 am - 9 ply 14853 Goodrich Creek 1425 Court St./2-bdrm. side location close to am or aft er 6 PM . Professionally Managed Unive rsi ty . Cove red Ln. $875/mo. 1st, last 1 sm. pet considered . (541)755-7060 plus deposrts. (Possiby pati o, n o smokrng or No smoki ng . GSL Propertres pets $595 per mo 2135 FAILING. 2 bdrm, ble acerage & ba rn Ca ll Ed Moses Located Behind La Call 541-963-4907. spa ce ava il ab l e ) 541-519-1 814 1 ba th. La rge f ully Grande 541-519-8128 fenced yard. $500/mo . Town Center Ca II 541-519-5539 Buyer meets seller in th e NEWLY REMODELED 2-bdrm, 1 bat h home. tim e after c las sif ied All app liances and 2 BDRM, w/s paid, $550 TAKING APPLICATIONS: tim e aft er tim e ! Read Need a good used v ehiy ard w o rk rnc luded plus dep . M t. Emily Clean 1-bed room and use th e class ifi ed cle? Look in th e class iW/S pa 1d No pets, no P r ope rt y M g t. No smokrng/pets reg ularly s mok in g. $8 00/m o. fied . 541 -962-1074. 541-52 3-4612 541-406-4206 "WELCOME HOME"

HOROSCOPES SATURDAY, JULY7, 2012 YOUR Bli\THDAYby Stella Wilder Born today, you have the highest possible expectations, and you will do what you must to see that tl1ey are satisfied -- byyou and by olhen;. There is nolhing ;o dis8ppoinlmg lo you as dashed hopes; you thrive on hope and consider it to be one oi the greatest of human attributes. You have a strong personality and a long list oi talents -- though not all can possibly be developed to their fullest, and you must be ready to accept this as fact. You are sure to write your own success story -· though much depends on your ability to rise above certain impossible situations that would be too much for others. SUNDAY, JULY 8 CANCER (June 21-july 22) -- You may be pushingynur luck ahit fa r today, hut you have good reason to believe lh8l your efforts will pay off for you and others. LEO (july 23-Aug. 22) -- You'll be in a position to negotiate better terms for yourself

and those under your care. Someo ne in charge knows what you're going through. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may be waiting on the arrival of others beforeyou can really shift a current project into high gear. Be palienl, keep pl8nning. LIBRA (Sept. 23-0 ct. 22) -· You can be something of a hero to another today, but you're not eager for the recognition it will bring. Be gracious. SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov, 21) -- If you or someo ne you know falls prey to a psychological predator it will be because you ignored the signs ofhis or her approach. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You must be willing to take the blame -- or the credit -- for developments that take everyone except you by surprise. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-jan. 19) -· You mustn't wail too lung before spreading lhe word and letting others know what is expected of them -- and when. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You'll be

SUNDAY, jULYS, 2012 YOUR BIRTHDAYby Stella Wilder Born today, you arc not one to shy away tram something simply because it is d!tficult, and indeed, you are often most inspired when the odds seem to be against you; you will work harder and longer than anyone else to overcome obstacle<;, avoid pitfalls and turn a seeming disadvantage inlo an advanrage. You are not always successful, of course, and you will certainly be no stranger to failure -· but you are not the kind to call it quits until you have done absolutely everything within your power to turn things around and have them come out your way. You often prefer doing thmgs on your own, but you can work well as part of a team -· as long as your ideas are taken seriously and carefully considered. MONDAY, JULY 9 CANCER (June 21-july 22) -- You may be working against yourself rather than a rival today, as you l1ecmne overly co ncern ed with how things luuk lo lhuse around you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ·- You're after

something a little more exciting than the same old thing -- and today it comes to you in a form that is unusual in the ext reme! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Ignore the warnings of another at your peril; he or she knows what is coming, and understands the risks. I.IRRA (Sept 23-0ct 22) -- You'll receive a gifl oi sorts from someone 1\obo may not know just how you will benefit from the giving. SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov. 21) -- You are fighting against your own expectations at this time -- ior too long you've tried to fit a mold that was not made for you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec, 21 ) -- You can certainly maximize your rewards today, as skimpy as they may seem, by sticking to the game plan no matter what develops CAPRICOR\ (Dec, 22-)an, 19) -- An after-hours rendezvous gives you something to celebrate, and a loved one something to lhink abuuL AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb 18) -- The dif-

by Stella Wilder compelled to compare a current offer with those that others are receiving at this time. Why is it you are so suspicious? PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may be juggling more than ynu think you can handle on yom own. Tcxlay, help seems lo mme from nowhere -- just in time. ARIES (March 21-Aprill9) -· Your to-do list 1s growing, but you're keeping up with the most important items -- especially those that are essenhal to others. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- It's a good day to experiment with new strategies; you may not be able to put them mto motion immediately, the results are promising. GEM INI (May 21-)une 20) -· You'll be grateful for the assistance of those who are behind you completely; those who are doubtful had better stay out of your way! (EDroR1.: F<r ~dlt<:tt:ll quatl<ln, plea;e cau_ac Holh~ Wesntnl lt hlffittlng@' arurivmal..oo:n; CCP~RIGHT i O!ZUNITED FtA":'t:R£ r!NDICATE, NC. DIITRBlrJ'W 'iff UlJIV~RtA~ u::u::r FOR JFS JJ;(J Wllr.utSt ,Ianm City,.' \106U6;W!·l5s.6131

ference between what you have done and what you are going to do may be dearer today than at any other time. Plans can change! PISCES (Peb. 19-March 20) -· You may feel compelled to try something that others arewarning you against -· but you are confident that your skills are just what it take<;. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -· YiJU may not understand the simple logic of a plan brought to you by someone much younger than yourself Don't be hasty; listen upr TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ·· Take care that your own sensitiVIty to a certain key issue doesn't inform your dec1sion making process too much; you must be rationaL GEMINI (May 21-)unc 20) -- What you need is something another needs at the same time ·- so why not work together to satisfy yourselves simultaneously' It can be done.

DRC'S PROPERTY 2 BED mob ile on 40 PRIME COMMERCIAL Management, Inc. acres, in Sum merville. SPACE FOR LEASE 3 miles f rom Elgin. No 541-663-1 066 BRAND NEW s m ok rng, no pet s. 11 2 Depot, La Grande CONSTRUCTION $650/mo, f irs t , last, Inte rior ready to be dedep . New kitche n, Apartments: signed to meet y our ne w b at h St ud io, $325.00-$375.00. needs. 2,515 sq ft 509-680-861 4 1 bdrm,$350.00-$400.00. available. 8.440 sp ft 2 bdrm, $395.00-$575. 00 fu t ur e expa ns ron 3 BDRM, 2 bath home Apts, some utilities paid. (opti on spirt rnt o 3 w ith updat ed int erior, spaces! pav ed par klog siding, ve ry clea n Duplexes: ing lot, A DA accessiwell man icured yard in 3 bdrm, 1 bath, $750 .00. b il ity, privat e and 2 bdrm, 1 bath, $525 .00. Island City . No pets. p ub lic rest rooms, Avail July 1st. $900 w aterfa II fea ture at Houses: mo, fi rst, last & clean st ree t ente ran ce , Ing dep . Ca l l St udio, 1 bath, w/s pa 1d, decorative landscap$375 .00. 503-347-1076. ing and lighting, cov2 bdrm, 1 bat h, den, vv/s ered sidew alks and pa id, $600.00 . g rand e nte ran ce , 3 BDRM, 2 bath manuon-sit e ma nagement f act ure d ho m e f or * LG & SM Storage Unr ts and maint enance, rent . $650/m o. W /s/g in La Grande & Union and the most amazIncluded . Call for deing view of th e Elktails: 541-910-5059. *Co mmerica l Un its ho rn m o u nta i n Dow ntown ra nge . Locat ed at 3 BDRM, 2 bat h, ma nuf 3370 1Oth Street in home. Ve ry nice, cen Baker City, Oregon. t ra l a/c, $900 plus dep, 760 - Commercial Lease options negoOREGON TRAIL PLAZA HUD O K. W/S pa id Rentals t iable . Rock Creek Trailer/RV spaces 910-0122 24X40 SHOP, walk-in & Developm ents, LLC for· rent. overhead doors, sma ll Call 54 1-523-9048 $185 per mont h. office area. $350 mo. 3 BDRM, barn, ro om f or ask f or Bil l or Lorrie Incl udes W/ S/G . horses, pets ok, f irst, $300 d ep. Harvey N1ce quiet last , & clea ning dep. 541-910-3696. dow ntovvn locatron ref. req. Outside of El541-523-2777 780- Storage Units gin. 54 1-962-5063 SINGLE WIDE, In Country : 1 horse, st eer or 3 BDRM. 2 bat h $750, APPROX. 1300 sq . ft. 12X35 STORAGE unit com mercial bus in ess $ 1 00 m o o ut s ide pet ok . $600 dep . No tobacco, dovvntow n, prime loca541-963-4125. Wat er/ sewer included . no pet s, no HU D . tio n. Attractiv e sto re$450/m o. 541-962-0398 f ront M t. Emi ly Prop54 1-523 - 1077 , eveerty Ma nage m e nt. rlings or 541-523-4464, , at 1 ouse, 541-910-0345, LG. 111 Unron. $900/rn onth . days No pets, no smoking . SUNFIRE REAL Estat e V a ll ey Rea lt LLC. has Houses, Du541-963-4 174. BEARCO BUSINESS plexes & Apartments Park 3600-1200 sq + Security Fenced f o r rent . Call Che ry l FOR RENT, 2 br, 1 ba ft. units available. For house, det ac hed gaGuzm an f or li st in gs, ca ll + Coded Entry rno r e i nf o rage .1302 Ceda r St . 541 -523-7727. 541-963-7711. LG. + Lighted for your protection Stove, ref rig, w/d, t able included. $700/mo. + 4 different size unit s Fi rst & l a s t. + Lots of RV storage 541-568-4024 or RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE: HELP A TT RA CT johnscott@coveoregon.com. BK. Ap41298 Chico Rd, Baker City 2013 First St, ATTENTION TO off Pocahontas prox 12 00 sq ft . YOUR AD! $4 50/ mo 1 yr. m1n. FULLY FURNISHED 3 541 - 523 - 9050 bdrm , 2 bat h, f irelease . Ava il 7/ 1/1 2. Add sym bols & boldplace. fam ily roorn, hot Ca ll 541-519-2016. 2 STORAGE units. ingl tub, 3 blocks fro m hos12x24, $4 0/ mo, 1808 p i t a l, av a il ab l e 3rd St. La Grande, It's a lrttle extra t hat gets m i d-A u g us t 2 0 12 (541)398-1602 BIG results. t h ro ug h m id-J un e OFFICE SUITE for lease, 700 sq. ft ., all utilit ies 20 13 . Co m p let ely provided, 1502 N Pine. 7X11 UNIT, $30 m o. Have your ad STAND hand icapped acc ess i$25 de p. Good locat ron, lots of OUT ble. $1100, Northeast (541 )910-3696 pa rking. Ava ilable July for as little as $1 ext ra. Pro p M gmt 1st. 541-963-3450 (541 )910-03 54

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**JUST REDUCED** FSBO. 3000+ sq. ft 3 bdrm, 2 bath. High-end comp lete remodel. $175,000 . rmls .com ML#12590961 Call 541-519-2625 **REDUCED** FSBO: REMODELED 3-bdrm , 2-bath, 1400 + sq . ft. $77,500 . 2405 Baker St. See pictures on craigslist.org Call 541-519-2625 3 BDRM, 2 bat h ranc h in qu 1et neighborhood , near t he High School. Fire p la c e, fenced, patio, 2 car garage . $159,000. Agents welcome . 541-51 9-5132 4-BDRM., 2-BATH: On 2 acres . 1 1111. o ut. $249,000 . Go to 2acres1mileout.blogspot.corn for details. Call 541 -403 -0398 for a shovving. Baker.

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a half acre of prime horse property in Union This home has been completely remodeled with an addition and is ready for new owners. The back half of the property is already set up for horses, and a beautiful back patio to entertain. Home has a custom master bath with a 6' soaker tub and separate shower that must be seen to believe. 12576209 Century 21 Eagle Cap Realty, 541-963-{)511'

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LAST 2 lots available in 1999 GULFSTREAM, 55+ park, Mountain Class A mot or horne. Park Estates . Double One lg s lide, full warran ty on coach and wide on l y. 541-910-3513 or c hass is, u ntil Feb 541-786-5648. 2014 . V-10 gas w/ bank pow er, new brakes, loaded w/ op855 - Lots & Propti ons . Asking price $24,950 Call erty Union Co. 541-571-5403 f or deNEW PRICE! FLAG tails. LOTS fo r sale near Greenwood school. 11 Ox83, plus driveway 111x20. 1706 V Ave, $34,000. 541-786-0426; 541-428-211 2.

ROSE RIDGE 2 Subdivision, Cove, OR . City Sewer/VVater ava ilable. Regula r price : 1 acre m/1$69,900-$74,900. We al so provide property management . Check 825 - Houses for out our rental link 011 our webs it e Sale Union Co. www.ranchnhome .co NEAR GREENWOOD or cal l m schoo l, recently rem od le d four bdrm home, with bonus ro o m. Sma ll rental home and large shop on prop erty. $205, Ran ch-N-Home Realty, 000. 54 1-786-04 26; Inc. 541-963-5450. 541-428-2112.

BDRM, 1 .5 bath , $1 35,000, 460 7th St , Imbler. 541 -534-4124 . View at www .rea lestateeasternoregon.c om . Listing #1840 . NEWLY REMODELED, 880 - Commercial Tri-leve l, 3 bdrm, 3 BEAUTIFUL 4 bdrm, 3 bath. Dining area, lg. Property bath horne in Island living room w/f ire- 1200 PLUS sq . ft. proCity. Very large garage place, lg. great room, fessional off ice space, w/ office, sits on large do uble ca r garage, 4 offices, recep ti on lot, plus irrigation well. new deck, 2 bdrm a r ea , l rg New ly remode led, rental un1t, on .83 conference/break area, must see I acres. 1006 21st St. handicap access ible. Contact 541-963-531 5. Ca II 541 -963-5996 Pr1ce negotiabl e per length of lease. NorthSEE ALL RMLS CAMAS COURT, 3 br, east Property Manage2ba, MH, new ca rpet LISTINGS AT: lllent (541 )91 0-0354 & paint, A/C, fe nced www. valleyrea lty. net yard, ca rport, storage shed, fi na ncing avail. , $49,900, 541-805-9358 .

Capital Benefits, HOME & Shop For Sale By Owner In Cove 3 bdrm , 2.5 bath, plus off ice. 1614 sq . ft . Built in 1994. View interior & exterior pictures Google www.trulia.com Address: 1506 Jasper St . Red uced pri ce at $219,000. Can view by appt . only. 541 -910-4114

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1001 - Baker County Legal Notices 27th 2012 at the Dist rict Office, located at 3990 Midway Drive, Baker City, OR . Proposals received w ill be opened on July 27th 2012 . A mandatory pre-b id site visit of t he wo rk area w ill be conducted on Thu rs day Ju ly 13th 2012. A ll prospective bidders interested in t he sit e v isit shou ld meet at the Dist rict Office (address above) in Ba ker City, OR at 8 30 a.m . Requ est for B1d pac kages are ava ilable at the Distnct Office. If you have any que~ t io ns or comments. please co ntac t the D ISTRI CT off ice at 541-523-7121 x 111 or ema1l: Nicole .su llivan@or.na c dnet. net. This project is fu nded in part by f unds from the Oregon Lottery

THE SALE of RVs not 970 -Autos For Sale bearing an Oregon insignia of com pliance is 1996 FORD Bronc o, straight, good body. illegal: ca ll Bu1l d1ng St rong, good e ng ine. Codes (503) 373-1257. Needs 5 speed transBEAUTIFULLY MAINmission or will buy one TAINED 23 ft. fro m 17 7. $2700 Ultra-Li te Th o r w/ OBO . 541-663-9091 pull-out , fu lly co ntained , s lee ps 6, 2011 CHEVY Ma l1bu LS, 8,000 miles, absolutely new er rub be r~ ro of , l1k e brand ne'N, w/ sm oke f ree . $12k. warranty . $16,400 Re541 -437-9190 . LG duced ! 541-523-7352 . SOMEBODY'S GOING BK TO GET A GREAT DEAL I 2008 Nat ional '96 HONDA Civ ic Coup. 36 mpg $3 300/0BO. Surf Sid e 29A, 11 K 541 -523-3650, Dayle Lega l No . 00025785 miles. Doubl e sl ideBC Published July 2, 4, 6, 9, double air- awning- di11,2012 nette sleeps two- sofa NISSAN 280 ZX, 1 983 s leeps t wo - wa lk Rest orati on project, 1010- Union Co. aro und queen- extra $3 000 abo. Legal Notices la rge s howe r- cor ner 54 1-786-3778, sam - NOTICE IS hereby given kitchen- f ull basementsonthierne123@grnail. that t he fo llowing defull pa int- loaded com . scribed pr operty perBEAUTIFUL . Pa 1d sonal/household item s $11 9,000. Priced w ill be sold at A Plus sell $65,000. Renta Is LLC, 1433 (trade-in possible) Madiso n Ave , La 541 -910-0508 LG Gra nde OR 97850 on Ju ly 7, 2012 at 9:00 960- Auto Parts a.m . t o sati sfy liens --;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;=i claim ed by A Pl us • Re ntals LLC. BAKER CITY --:-:::-::-:---::::--:---::----:-1001 - Baker County Property Ownder, Heidi Legal Notices LWolf INVITATION TO BID Clear Creek Unit M -27 L iens fo r Restoration Project $365.00 . AUTO SALVAGE Request f or Engineering Pub lish : Ju ne 22, 29, Bids for a final design 2012; July 6, 2012 Used Parts 1nclud1ng stream bank Lega l no. 25531 Parts Locater and chan ne l restoraService t ion, as well construc- Classified advert ising is a Unwanted ca rs & t ion oversight . Project tru cks towed away bids w ill be received bett er way t o tel l more from q ualified vendors peop le about t he serv ice Save $$today ! by the Eag le Va lley you have to offer. Ask 541-523-7500 Soil and Water Conser- abo ut ou r lovv ra t es 3210 H Street vat io n Distnct. until today Open Saturdays 4:00 pm Fnday ~u l y

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Two-timing husband sent packing for second time DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Albert," divorced me three years ago. Atterward, I found out he was with a 28-ycar-old woman he had met in a bar. After she took him for what little money he had, he came crawling back to me. Like a fool, I stupidly took him back because I still had feelings for him. Last week, l caught Albert on the Internet inviting a 23-year-old woman to play bingo over the weekend. Then I discovered another email indicating he had actually met her. I kicked him out, of course. Albert never supported me; l always paid my O\\>TI way. We were together for 22 years, Abby, and now I wL<>h I had every one of them back. Why do old men search for young women to run around with, and why do young women U:ti.nk all old men have money?

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but called again at 6:30 and 6:45 "to be sure we got the message"! I was brought up with the 9-to-9 rule- you shouldn'tcall anyone you don't know well before 9 a.m. or after 9 p.m. Also, polite callers identify thwselves upfront, as in, "Hi. This is Joe Smith. May 1please speak to Jack'?" People call tor my husband from all over the country. When he's not in, they often demand to know DEAR when he'll be back, his work schedule, his ABBY travel schedule and his contact information without revealing who they are. Abby, please remind these people that they are interrupting someone's life with a phone call, and a lilUe courLesy would go a long way.

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DEAR USED: Older men like young women because it helps them forget, for a little while, how old they really are. Also, young women lend lo be more naive and less judgmental, assuming that gray temples are a sign of wisdom. They also assume that alter decades in the workforce an older man ha~ a sizable nest egg. You are not the only woman who has listened to her heart and made the same mistake twice- or more. Consider yourself al1ead of the game because you are not economically dependent on your husband. Take the lessons you have learned, move on and have a happy life. You deserve it. You'll be fine without this compulsive two-tinler. Trust me!

DEAR BUSY: Tthink you 'vc done an excellent job of that yourself. Your complaints reflect a general, regrettable decline in good manners and common sense. Il's one of U1e reasons some people turn off their phones at night, or screen their calls with caller ID and voiccmail. Callers should ALWAYS identify themselves. If they don't, before answering any questions, feel free lo say, ''May I ask who's calling?" Never reveal your husband's work schedule, travel schedule or contact information ro anyone unless you know with whom you are speaking.

DEAR ABBY: Whatever happened to telephone etiquette? We are abusy family and receive many calls from business associates and acquaintances. Abby, they feel free to call at any lime, for U1e mosllrivial reasons! I guess il's a reflection of our open-24-hours-a-day society, but I consider it very rude. One man, with whom my husband is on a committee, called at 11:30 p.m. When I politely asked him please not tocall after 9:30 pJn. in U1e fulure, he became indignanl! My daughter's soccer coach made practicereminder calls at 6 a.m. When we didn't answer, she left a message on our voiccmail,

Predicted rain could douse some wildfires

Dear Abby is wrillen by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was tounded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DcarAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. To receive a collection of Abby's most memorable- and most frequently requested -poems and essays, send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby - Keepers Booklet, P. 0. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. Shipping and handling are included in the price. COPYRlGHT 2012 UNIVERSAL UCLICK, ll30Walnut, KansasCity,MO 64106; 816-581-7500

fires, including one that has burned nearly 400 square miles of ranchland in southeast Montana. Firefighters also are optimistic about rainfall stifling a fire that forced the evacuation ofdozens of forest cabins in southeast Wyoming, and a fire perilously close to the town ofNewcastle in northeast Wyoming. Thunderstorn1s aren't always good news for firefighters in the West. They worry they could make their job more difficult.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The real possibility of significant rain - finally could give a much-needed break to firefighters battling enormous wildfires up and down the Rocky Mountains. Forecasters in Colorado, Wyoming and Montana say there's a chance for strong thunderstorms across the region Thursday and in the days ahead. Heavy rain could make a big difference against '.vild-

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MISSOULA, Mont. (AP)The folks at Hi-Noon Petroleum in Montana have a new way to turn a dinosaur into gasoline. They're offering a $250 gas card for infOrmation leading to the safe retrun of Dino, a 12-footlong fiberglass Sinclair dinosaur that disappeared June 21 from the Crossroads Travel Center west of Missoula. ''We just wonder what happened to him," Hi-Noon marketing manager Earl Allen said Friday; "It's a little odd for him to just walk away." The 6-fuot tall green dinosaur sat on a hill overlooking Interstate 90 for at least five years, Allen said, with occasional appearances in University of Montana Homecoming parades. "That was his home for a nun1ber of years," Allen said. Allen said taking the prehistoric icon would have been a bit of a project. "It's not like you can just throw him in the back of a pickup," he said. Anyone with information on Dino's whereabouts is asked to call Hi-Noon.

4 arrested after calling for drugs SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) Four people have been anested in North Carolina after they mistakenly called the wrong person about drug purchases. The man they got was a Rowan County sheriff's deputy. The Salisbruy Post reported that Deputy Jagger Naves was awakened by four calls to his cell phone around 4 a.m. Monday. Some of the calls complained about the quantity ofdrugs they had purchased and wanted him to correct the problem. Naves arranged to meet two of the callers and later met with two other callers elsewhere. All

Olympic Natl. Forest trail closed by goats HOODSPORT, Wash. (AP) - Olympic National Forest has closed a trail near Hoodsport for two weeks because of aggressive mountain goats. The forest says there were several encounters this week with aggressive goats on the Mount Ellinor Trail, 18 miles northwest of Hoodsport. The trail will be monitored, but there are no plans now to kill the animals. "Nobody has been hurt by the goats. But a number

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Largest crocodile in capativity in world MANILA, Philippines (AP) -A huge crocodile known as Lolong has brought pride, fear, tourism revenue and attention to the remote southern Philippines town where it was captured. And now it has claimed a world record, too. Guinness World Records declared the giant, blamed for deadly attacks before it was captured last September, is the largest saltwater crocodile in captivity in the world.

FORT SUMNER, N.M. (AP) -The tombstone of Billy the Kid has been repaired. Officials at the old Fort Sumner Museum say the famous outlaw's 2000-pound tombstone was restored this week after vandals tipped it over and damaged it last month. De Baca County authorities say other graves in the cemetery were also vandalized and thieves broke into the old Fod Sumner Museum. Three antique rifles and a shotgun were stolen from the museum. Museum officials say an air conditioning unit has been fixed and the exhibits are open to the public. No aiTests have been made.

Weird stuff at bus lostand-found in Lynnwood LYNNWOOD,Wash. (AP)It might not come as a surprise that cell phones, collapsible umbrellas and sunglasses are among the items most commonly left on buses. Some of the other items, however, are things you wouldn't expect someone to forget. False teeth. Hearing aids. Metal detectors. Crutches. Canes. Laptop computers. A ''Will work

Aluzas said ti1e goats may be on the trails because of this year's deep snowpack. Goats are also drawn to hiking trails seeking salt, and nanny goats may be aggressive protecting ti1eir young. Violating the closure order could bring a maximum penalty of a $5,000 fine and six months in jail. In October 2010, an aggressive goat killed a PortAngeles man in Olympic National Park. That goat was killed by a ranger. The victim's '.vidow and stepson have filed a

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lawsuit against the National Park Service. The federal government has denied it was negligent in the 2010 death of Boardman and said his family is not entitled to damages. It was tim first fatal animal attack in the historyofOlympic National Park. Mike Stoican ofAllyn said he was attacked and gored by a mountain goat near the summit of 5,944-foot Mount Ellinor. "The doctor said I was very lucky,"Stoican told the Peninsula Daily News in 2010.

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Owner Jeffrey Mayo cleans his red electric razor after shaving a mohawk into the head of his 14-year-old customer. He uses the tool to create lines and zigzags in the freshlybuzzed hair of Daniel Martin, a high school student who's been coming to the Green Valley barbershop for about a year. The design is freestyle and soon looks like amaze. A poster above Mayo's station shows his finest work: customers with geometric patterns, stars and flames in their hair. The largest picture is the Chicago Bulls logo that landed him second place in a 2011 barber competition in Las Vegas. "Give me paper and I can't do it," says Mayo, 35, ofhis artwork. "Give me clippers and I can do it any place you want. It sounds weird, but I guess it's just a gift." For people seeking less-thantraditional haircuts in Sahuarita or Green Valley, Mayo's barbershop is a windfall. About 20 people a week come to him asking for designs and the scalp dye that can color them as well as mohawks, fuhawks and other styles, he says. - From wire reports

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for food" sign. Bicycles. Baby strollers and cat carriers, without the babies and cats. "We get adult magazines in backpacks, and accessories," said Rob Jensen, sales and distribution manager for Community Transit. About 650 items per week and up to 8,000 a year come through Community Transit's lost and found, Jensen said. The claim rate is about 35 percent, he said. ''Umbrellas don't get claimed, cell phones do." The 'Will work for food" sign was claimed.

'Billy the Kid' tombstone GREEN VALLEY, Ariz. repaired after break-in (AP)- Windy City Barbershop

of people have felt tin·eatened," said Stephanie Neil, recreation manager for the Hood Canal Ranger District of Olympic National Forest. She told the Peninsula Daily News ti1at rangers have heard a number of reports over the past two weeks. She said Tuesday that rangers '.vill re-evaluate the closures in about two weeks. 'We want to keep the closure as short as possible, but we also want people to be safe," Neil said. Wildlife biologist Kurt

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The Observer & Baker City Herald

HUNTING

FISHING

Report

BAKER COUNTY COUGAR: Cougars can be found throughout Baker County but hunters should target areas with high concentrations of deer and elk. Setting up on a fresh kill or using distress calls can all be productive techniques. Hunters are required to check in the hide of any cougar taken, with skull and proof of sex attached. COYOTE: Coyote numbers are good throughout the district. Try calling in early morning and late afternoon. Remember to ask for permission before hunting on private property. SQUIRRELS: Ground squirrels are out and active throughout the valley. Hunters should find good numbers of squirrels when the weather cooperates. Remember to ask permission before hunting on private property.

CATHERINE CREEK: chinook salmon, trout Catherine Creek closed to fishing for spring chinook on July 1. GRANDE RONDE RIVER: trout, whitefish, bass Higher flows from spring runoff still persist, but the water is fishable and improving by the day. Under current conditions, trout and whitefish can be caught where flows are slower in pools, behind large rocks and boulders and near shore.Warmer weather has brought out the bugs, as stoneflies are currently hatching along the river corridor. Flows are still too high and cold for bass, but anglers should take advantage of this great bass fishery later this summer. IMNAHA RIVER: salmon, trout The Imnaha River chinook fishery closed June 27. JOHN DAY RIVER: smallmouth bass and channel catfish Below Kimberly, smallmouth bass and channel catfish angling is good. River flows are perfect right now but will be dropping too low for drift boats within a couple of weeks. Trout fishing is open on the John Day River and tributaries. MORGAN LAKE: trout bullheads, bass Fishing for trout is fair to good. OLIVE LAKE: rainbow and kokanee Was stocked with 2,000 legal-sized rainbow trout and 500 trophies. Kokanee salmon are also available in the deeper parts of the lake. PEACH POND (Ladd Marsh): rainbow trout The pond has been stocked multiple times this season with legal and trophy-sized rain bow trout. Fishing is fair. As of Jan. 1, 2012 a parking permit is required to be on the Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area. ROULET POND: rainbow trout The pond has been stocked with legal-sized trout but fishing will slow down as water temperature rises. WALLOWA LAKE: rainbow trout, kokanee, lake trout Kokanee fishing remains fair to good, but improving. Small kokanee are abundant this year, but some fish in the 14 to 18-inch range have been reported. Kokanee are being caught throughout the lake, mostly by jigging and trolling. Anglers are also catching plenty of rainbow trout, especially at the south end of the lake. WALLOWA RIVER: salmon, trout Flows remain high, but greatly improving for trout fishing. Summer weather is bringing on some hatches of stoneflies and mayflies. Salmon fishing remains slow, with no hatchery fish reported yet. Only a few wild fish have been handled in the fishery to date. BROWNLEE RESERVOIR: crappie, bass, perch, catfish, bluegill, trout Current water level is at 2073 feet. All boat lanunches can be used. Fishing for small mouth bass and channel catfish is good,

UNION COUNTY July 8: Hunter education field day, La Grande Trap Club, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. GROUND SQUIRRELS: Squirrels are up and active. Remember, always ask first to hunt on private land. COUGARS: Cougars are common in Union county. Due to the mild winter, deer and elk can be found at higher elevations. Focus on game rich areas with long ridgelines or saddles that cats typically travel. Setting up downwind of a

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VIEWING Report BAKER COUNTY Bald and golden eagles can be seen along open water areas of the Snake River and Brownlee Reservoir. For best viewing, drive the Snake River Road between Richland and Huntington. Turkeys can be seen and heard throughout the county in the transitional zone between the forest and the valley. A good area to look is on the Elkhorn Wildlife Area. Bighorn sheep can be seen in the Burnt River Canyon west of Durkee or along the Snake River Road south of Richland. Ewes are with lambs now and can usually be found in higher elevation areas with rugged terrain. In some cases, prolonged glassing is required to locate the sheep. UNION COUNTY Ladd MarshWildlife Area Note: Wildlife viewers and anglers need a parking permit to park on the wildlife area. The $7 daily or $22 annual permit can be purchased online or at an ODFW office that sells licenses or at a license sales agent. Learn more about ODFW's expanded wildlife area parking permit program. TuleLake Public Access Area and the auto route are open for the season. The Glass Hill Unit is also open to public access. Visitors are advised to carefully read posted signs and consult game bird regulations before entering the wildlife area. Dogs are not permitted within the wildlife area, on or off leash except during authorized See Viewing I Ibge 5C

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Vicki Nickels stands with her horse Ruger outside her home in Elgin. Ruger, a Morgan-Arabian mix, is one of three horses Nickels has ridden on endurance rides in the past nine years.

ENDURANCE RIDING

'To finish is to win' • Health of her horse paramount to Elgin woman who competes regularly in 50-mile rides By Dick Mason The Observer

ELGIN- This Elgin equestrian is more concerned with the pace ofher horses's pulse than the speed ofhis gait. Meet Vicki Nickel s, an Elgin endurance rider vvith more than 25 25-to-50 mile endurance rides to her credit and a record which is gaining sparkle. Nickels recently placed fifth in the first day competition at the Eagle (Idaho) Spring Fling 50-mile endurance ride. She also received a coveted complement Ruger, her Morgan-Arabian mix, was rated by the ride's veterinarian as the best in terms of physical condition of any of the nine horses ridden at the Eagle Spring Fling. "To me that was more important than coming in first," Nickels said. Endurance ride participants must have their horses checkoo by veterinarians five times in the course of a 50-mile event - at the start and finish and three times during the ride. The horses' heart rates, hydration l evels, leg condition and much more are closely checked by veterinarians. When veterinarians determine that a horse is not fit to continue, riders are asked to pull their horse from the competition. "It i s all about the animal," Nickels said. "There i s no shame in pulling out." Horses and their riders must spend at least 40 minutes at each "vet check" station. This 40-minute block does not begin until a horse's heart has fallen to 60 beats a minute. Riders are thus wise to begin slowing their horses before each check station so their horse's pulse ¥rill be low enough that the mandatory 40-minute hold period can begin right away. Nickel s is always careful to

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Vicki Nickels rides her horse Ruger at the Eagle Spring Fling endurance ride in the Eagle, Idaho area on June 23. do this. "I walk my horse in the last quarter mile before a vet check station," she said. Endurance rides are competitive but entrants often consider their biggest competitors to be themselves. "To finish i s to win," Nickel s said. Nickels' recent success is particularly noteworthy because her horse, who she has been riding for five years has made giant strides. Ruger is a rescue horse who had been abused and was very skittish

and nervous when Nickels first got hin1. So much so that Ruger threw Nickels off twice during endurance rides when he got nervous around strange horses. Today Ruger, after long hours of painstaking work by Nickels, i s much easier to handle and more secure. Ruger has completed at least six endurance rides, events which have drawn him ever closer to his owner. ''You get to know each other pretty well on long rides," Nickels said.

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Today Ruger is jittery at the start ofrides but then calms down. "Once we get past the first five miles he is fine," Nickels said. She said Ruger i s excitOO at the start because he is anticipating what it i s to come. "He is excited because he knows what he is there for. He likes doing them, (endurance rides)," Nickels said. Ruger's Arabian blood makes him ideal physically for endurance rides. Nickels

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Fishing on the fly

HUNTING Continued from 1C deer or elk killed by a cougar can be productive. A cougar kill is often covered with material that has been scraped up in about a 10 foot diameter circle around the carcass. Cougars will often drag their kill to the nearest cover next to the kill site (pay attention to drag marks}. You need to be extremely patient and wear camo when calling cougars as they come in slowly and use every bit of cover as they approach. Using remote calls will focus the eat's attention away from your blind. Above all, DO NOT MOVE! -their eyesight is excellent. Finding tracks in the snow, determining direction oftravel and setting up ahead of the cat may produce results. Nonresident hunters can include a cougar tag with others tags for only $14.50. All cougars taken must be checked in within 10 days of harvest; call for an appointment before coming in. COYOTE: Coyote numbers are good throughout the district.Try calling in early morning and late afternoon. Remember to ask for permission before hunting on private properties.

WALLOWA COUNTY COYOTES Good numbers of coyotes can be found throughout Wallowa County. Calling coyotes with rabbit distress type calls has been effective for hunters. It is important to choose areas with abundant coyote sign and little human activity. COUGAR numbers are strong throughout Wallowa County. Most lions are taken incidental to other hunting; however, calling with a fawn bleat, or locating a cougar kill and waiting for a cat to return are often successful techniques.

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MORROW, GILLIAM AND WHEELER COUNTIES COUGAR hunting is open. Cougar are well distributed in our forested areas. Call with distress calls or cougar vocalizations can be effective when you do not have a cougar kill to work. COYOTE: By all indications the coyote population is healthy with good numbers of coyotes available for those who wish to pursue them. Watch wind direction to help prevent giving away your location. Calling with game distress calls can be very successful. UMATILLA COUNTY COUGAR are well distributed in forested areas of the Walla Walla, Mt. Emily, and Ukiah units. Hunters will have best success by finding a fresh naturally made kill and sitting on it, or by using predator calls. Some success has come from following tracks until the cougar is located. COYOTE are numerous throughout the District and hunters should have good success calling. Remember to ask permission before hunting on private lands.

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Twelve-year-old Gavin Young works the waters of the Grande Ronde River with an elk hair caddis. The Grande Ronde and Wallowa rivers are good bets forfly fisherman willing to get their boots wet. As grasshoppers mature, anglers will have an excellent bait for the wary rainbows.

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explained that Arabians are not thickly muscled and have thin skin, both of which make it easier for their bodies to get rid of heat. Entrants are allowed to get off their horses and walk with them anytime during an endurance ride. However, they must begin a competition and cross the finish line in the saddle. Nickels walks with Ruger not only as they near vet check stations, but also when they are going downhill. She said this reduces Ruger's shoulder stress and allows her to stretch out a knee which gets tight. Sitting in a saddle for close to 50 miles is hard even for experienced riders like Nickels. She feels soreness all over her body after an endurance ride. The soreness is particularly bad in her calves, thighs and legs. "It is very hard (after a 50mile endurance ride) for me to walk down stairs," Nickels said. Vicki Nickels and her

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FISHING

GRANT COUNTY COUGAR hunting remains open. Successful hunters, remember check-in of skull and carcass is mandatory; see the regulations for details. COYOTE numbers are good in most of the district. Coyotes may respond to distress calls. Try calling in the early morning and late evening. GROUND SQUIRRELS are becoming more active. Most squirrels are on located on private land in agricultural fields around the John Day Valley, Bear Valley, and Fox Valley. Please ask permission before entering private lands.

Vicki Nickels, right, and her horse Ruger, pause during a recent 50-mile endurance ride near Eagle, Idaho.

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husband Carl moved to Elgin from Cascade, Idaho 11 years ago. Vicki, who has ridden horses all her life, began participating in endurance rides soon after arriving in in Elgin. She has long been interested in them because her mother participated successful}y in endurance rides in Alaska many years ago. "It is something I had always been interested in doing," she said. Nickels said it would be virtually impossible to participate in endurance rides if were it were not for her husband Carl. He helps to transport her and her horse to endurance ride events, provides fuod and water for them at vet check stations,

washes Ruger to cool him down and much more. ''He is is amazing," Vicki Nickels said. Nickels plans 1D continue participating in endurance rides for years 1D come. She is drawn to them because of her love for horses and the uncommon challenges the rides pose. "Ifit was easy, it wouldn't be an endurance event. It is testing you and the horse all the time." Nickels, 46, said that participating in and trairring her horse for endurance rides over the past rrine years has improved her physical condition significantly. "I feel better now than I did in my 30s."

but slow for crappie. Some have found success catching crappie in the Huntington area, trolling. Call the Idaho Power Company's recording at 1-800-422-3143 to get information on access at recreational sites or visit their website http://www.idahopower.com/OurEnvironment/ Waterlnformation/Reservoir/ OXBOW RESERVOIR: trout, crappie, bass, catfish Fishing has been good for for smallmouth bass and channel catfish, but slow for crappie. Smallmouth up to 19-inches are being caught. Fishing has been very good for trout at stream inlets. HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR: trout, crappie, bass, catfish Fishing has been good for for smallmouth bass and channel catfish, but slow for crappie. Fishing has been very good for trout at stream inlets. SNAKE RIVER below HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR: trout, steelhead Chinook fishing has slowed below Hells Canyon dam, but anglers are finding salmon to catch. Approximately 25 salmon were harvested this past week, and creel surveys are reporting catch rates of 50 hours per fish kept. Anglers are also reminded that new for 2012, only adipose-clipped trout may be kept in the Snake River. PHILLIPS RESERVOIR: trout, perch The water level is at 86 percent full. Sampling on Phillips Reservoir shows nice-sized trout 12-14 inches. Legalsized trout were stocked early to mid-April.Yellow perch have spawned and moved back into deeper water. PILCHER RESERVOIR: trout, crappie Gillnet samples indicate rainbows up to 16-inches are available. POWDER RIVER: trout, spring chinook The section below Mason Dam has been stocked with legal rainbows and the fishing is good.The river belowThiefValley Reservoir is a good location to catch large rainbow trout up to 20-inches this time of year. The 1000 feet of river immediately downstream of the dam is open to public access. Do not trespass on private property without permission. Chinook salmon were stocked in this section, as well, on June 14.The release occurred immediately downstream of Mason Dam. A chinook salmon season has been established, effective June 13.The open area is from the Hughes Lane Bridge in Baker City, upstream to Mason Dam. The daily bag limit is two chinook salmon. No additional releases of salmon are planned THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR: trout The water level is at 99 percent. Fishing is good for trout 12 to 20-inches. Some recent sampling showed some 11 to 13-inch yellow perch in the reservoir as well. WOLF CREEK RESERVOIR: crappie, trout Angling is good for 10-14 inch rainbows. UNITY RESERVOIR: trout, bass, crappie Water level is at 63 percent full. Fishing should is good for trout 12 to 18 inches. However, the fishing will slow down once the water temperature rises.

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VIEWING ContinuRd from 1C

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A calf elk gets a morning facial and reassurance from its mother. Calf elk are one of the fastest growing mammals on the continent. They can grow from a pillow-sized morsel to a 250-pound semi-adult in 5 months. They'll reach SO-percent oftheir skeletal grow in just 18 months. A good place to see young elk at this time is near the timber's edge along meadows and fields in the Palmer Junction area north of Elgin.

Weather, not limitations, end Mount McKinley climb ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Five men all severely wounded in war, including four who had amputations, had to abandon their climb of North America's tallest peak, but say it was weather and not their disabilities that ended the summit attempt. The five men descended Alaska's Mount McKinley on Monday. The climb of the 20,320-foot mountain started on June 11. They spent nine days waiting out weather at the 14,200-foot level. On Saturday, they again attempted to make 16,200 feet, but were turned back by a blizzard. The expedition was also close to running out of food and time on their climbing

permits, factors that led to the decision to end the attempt. Climber Stephen Martin, 42, isn't calling it defeat; he calls his encounter with Mount McKinley a tie. "I took everything it could give me, we just ran out of time," he said Tuesday by telephone from his home in Phoenix. There were two double leg amputees and two abovethe-knee amputees on the climb. All were wounded in wars from Vietnam to Mghanistan. The climb was organized by Disabled Sports USA and its Warfighter Sports program. "I can say it is absolutely the most nerve-racking, exciting, exhausting, challenging experience I've ever

Songbirds

A wide variety of songbirds can be observed from now through the summer in forested areas north of Enterprise, and along rivers and streams throughout Wallowa county. Mule and White-tailed Deer

Mule and white-tailed deer are common in agricultural areas adjacent to Highway 82. Animals can be observed during early morning and late evening hours. Bighorn Sheep

Persons willing to drive down the rough Imnaha River Road will often observe bighorn sheep north of Cow Creek near Cactus Mountain.

Bring your lunch and lawn chairs to the park and enjoy the music. Suggested donation $3 per person Powder River Music R eview concert series is presented to raise funds to build a bandstand pavilion in the center of Geiser· Pollman Pmk. Thanks to the musicians for donating their time and talent to mise funds to build the bandstand.

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hunting seasons. There are numerous quality-viewing opportunities from county roads that pass through the area. Binoculars or a spotting scope will help as many animals are best viewed from a distance. Waterfowl using the area include Canada goose, snow goose, greater white-fronted goose, northern pintail, American wigeon, ring-necked duck, mallard, gadwall, cinnamon teal, green-winged teal and northern shoveler. Broods of ducklings and goslings can be seen in nearly any wetland. Some Canada goslings are nearly as big as the adu~s and are beginning to color up to look like them, too. Shorebirds have included killdeer, black-necked stilt, American avocet, greater yellowlegs, spotted sandpiper, Wilson's snipe and others. Most local sandhill cranes have hatched and the young may be visible as they feed in meadows with their parents. A spotting scope or quality binoculars are important as the meadows are closed to entry and viewing is best from viewpoints or county roads. There are also small groups of nonbreeding sandhill cranes using the wildlife area. Cranes can be seen from county roads in several locations. Please report any sandhill cranes wearing leg bands to the Ladd Marsh staff (541-963-4954). If possible, note the color and order of bands on each of the bird's legs (e.g., pink above white on left leg; silver above black on right leg). The specific combination and order can identify individual birds. Songbirds are nesting and many are feeding young. The songs of territorial males are mixed with the cries of hungry young in the overall soundscape ofthe marsh. With spring foliage at its peak, many birds can be heard but seeing them can be a challenge.

Red-tailed hawks are feeding young and the Swainson's hawks are also nesting. Osprey have re-claimed nest sites and are incubating. They can be seen hunting over ponds on and near Ladd Marsh. For more information on access rules for Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area, please consult the Oregon Game Bird Regulations or call the wildlife area (541) 963-4954. 6/5/12.

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Brochure and brick order forms will be available at weekly concerts or may be downloaded at www.facebook.com/BAKERC ITYBA NDSTAND for anyone interested in purchasing an en graved brick to be placed in the stage/foundation of the new bandstand pavilion.

Put your n a me clown in history with an en graved brick , makes great birthday, anniversary and h oliday gifts or memorial tributes. 4 inch by 8 inch bricks ar e $60 8 inch by 8 inch bricks are $300 12 inch by 12 inch tiles are $1000 A su pport column sponsorship is $10,000 Soroptimist Internation al of Baker C ounty (S IBC ) is the 501(c)3 non -profit for this project. Powder River Music Review is organ ized and supported by the volunteer efforts of the Baker City H erald, Sl BC and the T he Bandstand Committee.

6C -THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012

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215mo:

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