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• Morgan Lake area residents troubled over nesting eagles, transmission line project

• Miscommunication causes hefty fine that the state rescinded in December Inside

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La Grande High School, have to pay $13,000 after La Grande being accused of non-compliMiddle ance from Oregon's DepartSchool and ment of Environmental Central Quality. Elementary A judge ruled in December School had thatthe city did notviolate a lock out the regulations and there for about 20 was no penalty. minutes late "It was determined that Thursday we were in compliance," said morning Mayor-Elect Allan DufFy. because of a cwe're a small community nearby police and $13,000 is a lot of money. incident. When you're fined, we want Page 2A to make sure that it's a just fine and work with DEQ to work out the situation." The Elgin City Council and its engineering company, JUB Engineers, took issue See Appeal / Page5A The city of Elgin will not

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The McCarthy family has concerns about a proposed transmission line near Morgan Lake because of an eagle's nest they have found in the area. Sue McCarthy and her daughter, Madeline, attended an open house for the Boardman to HemingwayTransmission Line Project to learn more and bring to light information about the birds, which they have previously been quiet about in order to protect the habitat. By Kelly Ducote

The McCarthys, who live near Morgan Lake, have spotted eagles in the area overthe last fewyears and say they are nesting in the area. Concern for eagles in the area is one of many residents have raised regarding the proposed Boardman to HemingwayTransmission Line Project.

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Residents living around Morgan Lake will be giving the Bureau of Land Management input about eagles in the area as the agency takes comments on the Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Project. More than 50 people turned out to learn more about the Idaho Power project at the Blue Mountain Conference Center Wednesday night. The BLM recently released the draft environmental statement for the project and is taking public comment. Sue McCarthy and her daughter, Madeline, said they have kept quiet about the eaglesthey have spotted near theirhome on Wood Road. 'They've been breeding up there for two to three years," Sue McCarthy said. The McCarthys haven't said much about the eagles

TODAY'S QUESTION Are you concerned about the ploposed Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line project going near Morgan Lake? SOUND OFF www.lagrandeobserver. com

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because they don't want them to be disturbed. Now, though, they are bringing that information to light since a

proposed 500 mv transmission line is proposed in the area. "Really there should be no disturbances there or they may not go back to their nest," Sue McCarthy said."It's a concern." See Concerns / Page 5A

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Meteorologists with the NationalWeather Service say the remainder of the winter in the region will be warmer and drier.

Winter weather taking a break Breaking

By Pat Caldwell

County may get emergency notification system • Commissioners move forward with Union County Commissioners approvedgoing forward with writing a contract for the notifiBy Cherise Kaechele The Observer cation system after J.B. Brock, Union County is in the preeme r gency services manager planning stages of purchasing a f or the county, presented the county-wide emergency notifica- new system, which is becoming

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increasingly more popular as technology becomes more readily available. "The technology in the iemergency services) industry has become competitive enough that I think we can be successful with this new system," Brock said. He explained there are two

pieces to this notification system: the emergency side and an internal side. On the emergency side, there are three key options for notification, Brock said. The first is an opt-in portion that allows peopleto sign up for theservice and, generally speaking, enter See System / Page5A

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Winter isn't over yet, but weather experts expect conditionsacross the region to be slightly warmer and drierthan normal even as other portions of the U.S. wrestle with extreme cold. Subzero temperatures acrossthe Midwest triggered Chicago Public Schools to shut down operations Wednesday. Other cities See Weather / Page5A

Statistically, the winter so far in the Grande Ronde Valley displayed higher temperatures and even broke some lecolds.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015

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TODAY Today is Friday, Jan. 9, the ninth day of 2015. There are 356 days left in the year.

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On Jan. 9, 1945, during World War II, American forces began landing on the shores of Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines as the Battle of Luzon got underway, resulting in an Allied victory over Imperial Japanese forces.

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La Grande High School, La Grande Middle School and Central Elementary School had a lock out for about 20 minutes late Thursday morning because of a nearby police incident. La Grande Police Lt. Derick Reddington said parole and probation oScers were attempting to take one of their clients into custody at a home on the corner of Second Street and H Avenue around 11:20 a.m. The oScers had gained entry into the residence, but the client, Trevor Frizzel, 25, La Grande, barricaded himself in a room of the house. Unsure if Frizzel had any weapons,theoScers called for

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In 1788, Connecticut became the fifth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1861, Mississippi became the second state to secede from the Union, the same day the Star of the West, a merchant vessel bringing reinforcements and supplies to Federal troops at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, retreated because of artillery fire. In1913, Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, was born in Yorba Linda, California. In 1968, the Surveyor 7 space probe made a soft landing on the moon, marking the end of the American series of unmanned explorations of the lunar surface.

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North Powder teachers Molly Smith, left, and Skye Flanagan show their support for Oregon and Ohio State, respectively. The two teams meet Monday in the national championship game. Smith's father graduated from Oregon, while Flanagan was born in Ohio.

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Flanagan holds a live duck that was placed in his room Thursday, as Smith looks on. The rivalry has been going on all week beginning Monday when Oregon and Ohio State banners were taken from Smith and Flanagan's rooms and hung over the main entrance to the Powder Valley elementary building.

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The halls and classrooms at North Powder Charter School are abuzz with support for the Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes. Oregon and Ohio State will meet Monday evening for the national collegiate football championship. The support shown at North Powder centers around Molly Smith's third-grade classroom and Skye Flanagan's fourthgrade classroom. Smith, whose father, Chuck Peterson, graduated from Oregon, is a staunch Duck backer. She said she and her husband, Tim, a Baker High School teacher and coach, have followed Oregon ever since they were married. Flanagan, whose father is from Columbus, Ohio, was born in Ohio. During lunchtime Thursday, Flanagan was called to his classroom. Upon arriving there, with several other Powder Valley teachers in tow, he found a live duck in the room. The rivalry has been going on all week beginningMonday morning when Oregon and Ohio State banners were taken from Smith and Flanagan's rooms andhung over the main entrance to the Powder Valley elementary building. "I told the kids we're from Oregon, so they have to cheer for Oregon," Smith said."Besides, everybody knows what a duck is. Not everybody knows what a

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teacher'sroom also are painted in the appropriatecolors— green and yellow in front of Smith's door and red and gray in front of Flanagan's door. Smith said both teachers'rooms have a"focus wall" where photos and other items are displayed. She said Flanagan's focus wall somehow ended up with a photo of Heisman Trophy-winningOregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, a note that the Ducks had defeated their Rose Bowl opponent by 39 points while Ohio State had won the Sugar Bowl by just seven points as well as the fact that Oregon has used just one quarterback this season while the Buckeyes are on their third signalcaller. "I'm all about fun rivalries," Flanagan sald.

Reddington said the incident was "essentially rightacrossthe street from the high school so the oScers made a decision to call the school and let them know." LHS Assistant Principal Scott Carpenter said the schoolgotacallat11:30 a.m. notifying them of the situation and requesting the school go into lockdown. The school was locked down until 11:50 a.m. when the police let them know everyUmg was clear. Reddington said Frizzel was taken into custody. Frizell was arrested on a state parole board warrant and for resisting arrest. During a lock out, all exterior doorsatallthree schools were locked and nobody was allowed in or out of the buildings. All students and teachers remained inside their classrooms. Carpenter said the lock out went smoothly. aPohcres and practrces were fol lowed," he said. "All students remained safe."

"I'm also about honesty and integrity. My room has been defaced with all this yellow and green. I haven't done anything like that with the Ohio State colors. I've taken my lumps," he said, laughing as Smith walked into the room. "It's been a lot of fun, especially getting the kids involved," Flanagan said. "I do get an occasional'0, H' to which I holler back'I, 0."' Flanagan said he tried to make sure anything he posted during the week had a factual background — for instance the fact that Ohio State has defeated Oregon eight straight times in the school's history. "It's been nice to have had a week of 8-0," he said. "Come Tuesday I'll prob-

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gon's famous wandering wolf, OR-7, is now oScially the leader ofhis own pack. State and federal wildlife agencies said Wednesday they have designated OR-7, his mate and their pups the Rogue Pack, for their location in the Rogue River drainage in theCascades eastofM edford. It's the first pack in Western Oregon and the ninth in the state since wolves from Idaho started swimming the Snake River in the 1990s. As a youngster, OR-7 left his pack in Northeastern Oregon in September 2011. He traveledthousands ofm iles across Oregon and back and forth into Northern Californiabeforefi nding am ate

NEWSPAPER LATE? In the page1C story "Avalanche safety courses offered, "published Jan.2, the story incorrectly stated the date of the Level1Avalanche Course. The course will be offered Jan. 17.

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last winter in the southern Cascades on the Rogue RiverSiskiyou National Forest. The GPS collar that tracked his travels is still working, butbiologistshope to replace it this spring. Efforts to trap OR-7, his mate or one of the pups to put a tracking collar on them were not successful last fall, said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist John Stephenson. They hope to have better luck this May, when the pack dens up for more pups. Even if the GPS tracking collar fails, a separate unit on the collarthatemits aradio signal that can be tracked by a directional antenna should continue working, Stephenson said. Oregon could consider lift-

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Baker County's current snowbulance is partially covBAKER CITY — The ered,butisneitherenclosed Baker County SherifI's Ofnor heated. The patient's fice's Search and Rescue unit head is exposed as well as will soon be getting another the medic or rescuer who sits "snowbulance." behind the patient to adminA snowbulance is a rescue ister care. With two snowbulances in sled on skis used to transport victims out of the wilderness. their arsenal, Search and ResThe snow ambulance will cue volunteers will be able to increase the Search and move more than one injured Rescue's unit's ability to get person out ofharm's way, and more efficientiy. accident victims out of the ''What triggered wanting backcountry as quickly and as comfortably as possible. another one is we're getting more than one person at Set onskis,theheated snowbulance is pulled by (an accident) scene," Baker a snowmobile. It can be County Sheriff Mitch Southconverted to a wheeled trailer wick said. that is pulled by a four-wheelLast February's avalanche er.Inside,thereisroom forone in the Wallowa Mountains injured person and one other near Cornucopia claimed the livesoftwo skiersand person such as a medic. WesCom News Service

severely injured two others. After being moved by Search and Rescue to a place that the snowmobiles and snowcats could take over their transport, only one of the injured skiers could be transported in comfort via snowbulance. "One person rode out in our trailer (snowbulancel — they w ere prett y comfortable," Southwick said.'The other person rode out on a rescue sled — it's just like a big plastic toboggan. He was covered with about a foot of snow." Southwick said another snowbulance would have really helped in that rescue mission. He said the extra vehicle is needed because more and m ore people aremaking their

wayinto the backcountry everyyearforskitrips. ''What I've been told by ski experts is the equipment is so much better and lighter that itgivespeopleaccess— where peoplebefore had to be pretty extreme skiers," Southwick sald. He also said snowmobiles performbetterthan everand they contribute to more people ending up in areas that they probably would not have explored in the past. ''We see a need (for snowbulances). We would like to get a third one," Southwick said. Search and Rescue Volunteer Coordinator Chris Galiszewski agrees with Southwick. "Peoplearerecreatingin groups more and more and

we're seeing multiple victims," Galiszewski said.'This gives us the advantage to be able to transport more than one person instead ofhaving to wait and make several trips back to Life Flight or an ambulance." The total cost for the new rescue vehicle is $8,380. The snow ambulance was made by MicroConn Inc. of Truckee, Calif. The price includes shipping, interior light, 12-volt heater, safety restraints,attendant seat, batteryrack and an ATV conversion kit. Most of the cost of the new snowbulance is being paid for

by an $8,000 grant from the Leo Adler Foundation. "I'm very happy with the money. I appreciate the Leo Adler grant," Southwick said.

Galiszewski said the county's Search and Rescue unit has agreements with and has trained with local snowmobile clubs in Sumpter, Haifway and Burnt River to coordinate winter rescues. "If something bad happens, we're there to help in every way we can," he said.'We're there to augment the EMS agencies to get them where they need to be and provide them with the equipment we have." He also stressed how importantitis for those who explore the backcountry to use GPS locators and other types ofpersonallocation devices as well as notifying family or fiiends where they are going to be and when they expect to return.

LOCAL BRIEFING From stag reports

Oyster and Steak Feed date changed WALLOWA — The date for the Wallowa Fire Department's Oyster and Steak Feed has been changed to

Feb. 7. The event will be held at the Wallowa Senior Center from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Costis $30 for all-you-can-eat steak or oysters. Ho tdogswillbe available for children for

$5. There will be a no-host beer and wine bar. For more information, call the city hall at 541-886-2422.

at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the EOLS Clubhouse located on Delta Street in Union.

IC Council will meet Tuesday evening ISLAND CITY — Due to scheduling conflicts, the Island City City Council meetinghas been moved from MondaytoTuesday. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at city hall. The city's waterprojectwillbe one subjectdiscussed atthe me eting. For more information, call

541-963-5017.

EOLS directors hold monthly meeting

Cove senior dinner to be served 3an. 16

UNION — The directors of the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show Association will hold their monthly meeting

The Cove senior dinner will take place at the Cove Baptist Church Jan. 16. Coffee and tea will be avail-

able at noon and the meal served at 12:30 p.m. On the menu are meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, a veggie, salad and rolls, and apple crispfordessert.People who plan to attend should RSVP to ImieBristow at541-5684545 by Tuesday.

Oregon Green Free meets Saturday The local chapter of Oregon Green Free meets at noon Saturday at the Integrated Services Building, 1607 Gekeler Lane. Lunch this week will be deli sandwiches and salads. Oregon Green Free is an Oregon Medical Marijuana Program's resource center committed to providing information, education and

a sense of unity for those who choose to use medicinal cannabis. For more information, call 541-963-2529.

Free square dance lessons offered Free square dancing lessons will begin Jan. 22 at the Fort Union Grange Hall on McAlister Lane. The class begins at 7 p.m. For more information, call541-963-5740.

2015 should contact the district at 541-406-4900 or

541-963-0196. BMTD broadcasts overthe-air television in Baker and Union counties.

Urban Renewal Commission meets The La Grande Urban Renewal Advisory Commission will meet at 4:45p.m.Monday in the council chambers.

Translator district not 3oin African mailing reminders Drumming Group The Blue Mountain Translator District will no longer be mailing reminder forms in January. People who have not received their billing for BMTD's fiscal year 2014-

The Community African Drumming Group will meet on Tuesdays, Jan. 13 through March 10, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Room 123 of Loso Hall on the Eastern Oregon University campus.

The fee for the nine-week session is $45 and instruments are provided. A minimum of eight participants will be required. The group, under the direction of Luke McKern, will offer individuals at all age and skill levels the opportunity to play in an ensemble and experience the infectious rhythm of West Alrican drumming. Registration forms are available at www.artseast. organd on thefirstday of rehearsal. Registration forms can alsobe dropped offatthe ArtsEast office on the corner of Sixth Street and L Avenue in La Grande. For more information call ArtsEast at 541-962-3629.

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE POLICE Arrested: Michael Ethan Lauter, 24, unknown address, was arrested by Portland Police Department onWednesday on a Union County warrant charging third-degree theft and fraudulent use of a credit card. Cited: Joshua Taylor Sauter, 28, La Grande, was cited for falsifying drug test results.

Arrested: Megan Renee Fried, 36, unknown address, was arrested by Beaverton Police Department on Wednesday on a Union County warrant for failure to appear on original charges of improper use of 911 system. Arrested: Margarett Ann Wilson,30, La Grande, was arrestedThursday on charges

of possession of meth and psiliocyben. Arrested: Kenneth Edwards Sherwood,44, unknown address, was arrestedThursday on charges of possession of meth and a parole and probation detainer. Arrested: Nathan Russel Osterloh, 28, unknown address, was arrestedThursday on a

state parole board warrant and also on charges of providing false information to a police officer.

Elementary in La Grande. In 1993, she Formerly of La Grande relocatedtothe 1943-201 5 Tri-Cities and Cowdrey wo rked at RobLinda Jean Cowdrey, 71, ert Frost and formerly of La Grande, died McLoughlin schools. Linda Jan. 7 in Kennewick, Wash. retired in 2005. Memorial services will She was an active member take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday of South Hills Church in at the South Hills Church in Kennewick and did volunteer Kennewick. work for Grace Clinic and A private family burial the Tri-Cities Cancer Center service will be held at Grand- library. view Cemeteryin La Grande. She is survived by sons MiThe daughter of Henry chael Cowdrey of La Grande and MarionOwens, Linda and Stephen (Suzyl Cowdrey was born May 31, 1943, in of Asotin, Wash.; two grandAlbany. sons; and siblings, Elizabeth As the daughter of a U.S. White and husband Clyde of Army officer, Linda grew up La Grande, Kathy Hays throughout the United States and husband Rocky of and Germany and graduated Eugene, and Major Gen. from high school in HermisChristopher Owens (USMCl ton in 1961. and wife Rita, stationed She attended Eastern overseas. Oregon State College and In lieu of flowers, memorial graduatedfrom Central donations may be made to Washington University in the Tri-Cities Cancer Center 1973. or the Tri-Cities Union GosShe taught elementary pel Mission. school in Yakima and La Grande. In 1992, she received her La Grande 1936-201 5 masterofartsfrom Portland State University and became a media specialist at Riveria Jane Louise Cundell, 78,

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LA GRANDE FIRE The La Grande Fire Department responded to six calls for

medicalassistance on Wednesday. Crews responded to nine calls for medical assistance and three non-injury vehicle accidents on Thursday.

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daughters, Tamara Hudson of La Grande and Carrie Cundell of Pendleton; sister, Paulette Williams of Walla Walla, Wash.; brothers, Mike May of La Grande, Tim May of Las Vegas, Nev., and John May of Hermiston; 10 grandchildren;16 great-grandchildren; and nine nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Cundell; parents, Glen and Leta; sister, Arlene Nuesse; and sons, Carl Hudson and Tom Hudson. Online condolences may be made to the family at www. lovelandfuneralchapel.com.

Rose Marie (Buckley) McCoy, 90 September 10, 1924 — December 30, 2014 Rose Marie (Buckleyl McCoy, 90, of Las Vegas passed away on December 30, 2014. She was born September 10, 1924 in Elgin, Oregon. She was a graduate of La Grande High School, and manied Elmer Ellis McCoy on August 10, 1944. Ellis preceded her in death in 2008,afterm orethan 63 yearsof maniage. They lived in La Grande for many years, where Rose and Ellis farmed and ran the McCoy Dairy. Rose later worked at the DMV, eventually becoming the manager of the Ashland DMV before retiring in 1986. Rose wasan avid photographer and gardener.A fter retirement, she and Ellis traveled the United States, and eventually moved to Las Vegas where two of her late sisters and their families lived. In recent years, she also took up oil painting, focusing mainly on animals and landscapes from her photog-

raphy. She is survived by her children Eloise McCoy (Johnl of Eugene, Oregon; Christy Stanfield of Las Vegas, Nevada; Rande McCoy (Valeriel of Klamath Falls, Oregon; Deena Rutledge (Danl of Las Vegas, Nevada; and one granddaughter, Michelle Burnell of Keizer, Oregon The family plans a private memorial during Summer 2015.

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Bonnie Dale (McCanse) Graham October 15, 1930 — December 22, 2014 Bonnie Graham, 84, of La Grande passed away December 22, 2014 in Boise. Bonnie was born in La Grande, Oregon to Edson and Lydia McCanse.Sheattended a one-room school house at Clover Creek Near North Powder before attending North Powder High School and then graduating at La Grande High School. Bonnie met her future husband while attending Eastern Oregon College before she graduated from Oregon State College with a degree in Home Economics. On June 16, 1950she married Leal Walter Graham from La Grande. She and Lealwere married for64years. Bonnie enjoyed birds, yard work and bowling. Her favorite past time was working in her garden which wassobeautiful people would drive out Hunter Road just toseeher IIowers bloom. Bonnie enjoyed travel including Nationall Parks throughout the westem United States andoverseasto Australia, Africa, New Zealand and Europe. Her favorite stomping ground wasexploring little-known places in theWest in the passenger seat with her husband. Bonnie appreciated working year-round on their Christmas tree farm on Hunter Road at the baseof Mt. Emily. Bonnie was accompanied by her three-legged Old English SheepDog handing out candy canes to a generation of Christmas tree buyers in Northeast Oregon. Bonnie loved small animals of all kinds and always had ateam of pets surveying theiracreageoftrees. Bonnie appreciated time with family at their cabin at Wallowa Lake where shewould adore the outdoors and enjoy boating and sewing. Bonnie taught Home Economics at La Grande Middle School and Elgin High School. Bonnie was "everybody's mother," offering love, hugs and attention to all kids at the school. Bonnie and Leal would be in attendance at all of their children's sporting events andwere adopted by each team ashonorary parents. Everyone could always count on Bonnie to tell a joke at any time —always with perfect timing. Whether at the bowling alley, the high school gym, the Christmas tree lot or the teacher's lounge, people would find the lighter side of life with a quip from their friend Bonnie. Bonnie was preceded in death by her brother Edison MCCanse, and was survived by hersisters Audrey (and Dave) Commings and Margie ( and Elwoodl Kaufman. Bonnie was preceded in death by her oldest child, Rand Leal Graham, and survived by three Children Nancy Cannon (married to Terry Cannon of Cathlamet, Wshingtonl, Mauri Seehawer (married to Brent Sehawer of La Pine, Oregon) and Suzy Cole (married to Brian Cole of Baker City, Oregon). She leavesbehind sevenloved grandchildren and six loved great grandchildren. Bonnie especially like being with her grandsons andgranddaughters who becamemore andmore important to her each year. Bonnie's grandchildren include Sean,Cory and Dylan Jensen, Jared andJesseSeehawer, and Krysti and Kelsey Cole. Bonnie's life will be honored this spring when her beloved IIowers will bloom again. An open house onSaturday, March 21, at the Graham house.

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Talkabout having a lot ofhomework. To be a representative in Oregon is like having a finals exam every week. Greg Barreto is ready for the task. He will be sworn in Monday as the newly elected House District 58 representative and as such faces many new

bills being introduced daily. The Cove Republication is the first representative from the east side of the Blue Mountains in about 14 years of a district that sprawls from Pendleton, Pilot Rock and the east half of Milton-Freewater to Enterprise and Imnaha. He replaces longtime representative Bob Jenson, who retired. Barreto, a Republican in a Republican-dominated district, is standing up in Salem for about 62,000 people who live in the district, including a lot of Democrats, Independents and others. The owner of Barreto Manufacturing, located near Hot Lake south of La Grande, brings 30 years of business experience to the post and plans to focus on how to bring more jobs to the region by providing business incentives. He faces an uphill battle, since Democrats in the Oregon House are one vote shy of a super majority. Barreto is worried about the onslaught of tax bills already introduced, but confident he and his Republican cohorts can stem the tide, as tax bills, to pass, must have a 3/5 majority vote. He fears the tax bills will take away the business incentives he thinks are important to create new jobs. Barreto made many trips to Salem even before he was elected in November, and since, to begin his education on doing the job to the best ofhis ability. It's not an easy commute. The drive from Cove to Salem is 320 miles and takes five hours in the best of weather. Barreto is eager to get going on his committee appointments, which include agriculture and natural resources, the backbone of the local economy. He is also on the business and labor committee as well as education, which he said comprised about 60 percent of the state budget in the last biennium. It's important, as Barreto moves forward in his job, that he represents the best interests of all the people in the district, not just Republicans. When he confronts issues ranging from mandatory sick leave to taxes on business and funding for education, Common Core and early learning hubs, he needs to take into account what's best long term for all residents of the district. Jenson's are big shoes to fill. The Pendleton Republican served in the Oregon House since 1997 and as the member with the most seniority was given the honorary title Dean of the House. Jenson started as a Democrat, then changed to an Independent and then for the last 16 years served as a Republican. Barreto will not change parties. He believes strongly in the Republican approach to governing and has made good strides in preparing himself for the job. We are confident he will continue to do the monumental amount ofhomework necessary to represent the district in a way that benefits all the people living in this cleverly hidden corner of Oregon.

C matec an e'sinstructive ast e know, because they often say so, that those who think catastrophic global warming is probable and perhaps imminent are exemplary empiricists. They say those who disagree with them are"climate change deniers"disrespectfulofscience. Actually, however, something about which everyone can agree is that of course the climate is changing — it always is. And if climate Cassandras are as conscientious as they claim to be about weighing evidence, how do they accommodate historical evidence of enormously consequential episodes of climate change not produced by human activity? Before wagering vast wealth and curtailments ofliberty on correcting the climate, two recent books should be considered. In"The Third Horseman: Climate Change and the Great Famine of the 14th Century,"William Rosen explains how Europe's "most widespread and destructive famine" was the result of"an almost incomprehensibly complicated mixture of climate, commerce, and conflict, four centuries in gestation." Early in that century, 10 percent of the population from the Atlantic to the Urals died, partly because ofthe effectofclim ate change on"the incredible amalgam of molecules that comprises a few inches of soil thatproduces theworld'sfood." In the Medieval Warm Period iMWPl, from the end of the ninth century to the beginning of the 14th, the Northern Hemisphere was warmer than at any time inthepast8,000 years— forreasons concerning which there is no consensus. Warming increased the amount of arable land — there were vineyards in northern England — leading, Rosen says, to Europe's "first sustained population increase since the fall of the Roman Empire." The need for land on which to grow cereals drove deforestation.The MWP population explosion gave rise to towns, textile manufacturing and new wealthy classes. Then, near the end of the MWP, came the severe winters of 1309-1312, when polar bears could walk from Greenland to Iceland on pack ice. In 1315 there was rainfor perhaps 155 consecutivedays, washing away topsoil. Upwards ofhalf the arable land in much of Europe was gone;cannibalism arrived asparents ate children. Corpses hanging from gal-

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World War." By documenting the appalling consequences of two climate changes, Rosen and Parker validate wariness about behaviors that might cause changes. The last 12 ofParker's712pages of text deliver a scalding exhortation to be alarmed about what he considers preventable global warming. Neither book, however, supports those who believe human behavior is the sovereign or even primary disrupter of climate normality, whatever that might be. With the hands thattoday'sclim ate Cassandras arenot using to pat themselves on the back for their virtuous empiricism, they should pick up such books.

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lows were devoured. Human behavior did not cause this climate change. Instead, climate warming caused behavioral change i10 million mouths to feed became 30 million). Then climate cooling caused social changes irebelliousness and bellicosity) that amplified the consequences of climate, a patternrepeated fourcenturieslater. In"Global Crisis: War, Climate Change andCatastrophe in the Seventeenth Century," Geoffrey Parker, a history professor at Ohio State University, explains how a"fatal synergy" between climatological and political factors produced turmoil from Europe to China. What he calls "the placenta of the crisis" of that century included the Little Ice Age iLIAl, between the 1640s and the 1690s. Unusual weather, protracted enough to qualify as a change in climate, correlated so strongly with political upheavals as to constitute causation. Whatever caused the LIA — decreasedsunspot activity and increased seismicactivity w ere important factors — it caused, among other horrific things,"stunting" that, Parker says, "reduced the average height of those born in 1675, the 'year without a summer,' or during the years of cold and famine in the early 1690s, to only 63 inches: the lowest ever recorded." In northerly latitudes, Parker says, each decline of 0.5 degrees Celsius in the mean summer temperature "decreases the number of days on which crops ripen by 10 percent, doubles the risk of a singleharvestfailure,and increases the risk of a double failure sixfold," For thosefarming atleast1,000 feetabove sea level, this temperature decline "increases the chance of two consecutive failures a hundredfold." The flight from abandoned farms to cities produced the "urban graveyard effect," crises of disease, nutrition, water, sanitation, housing, fire, crime, abortion, infanticide, marriages forgone and suicide. Given the ubiquity of desperation, it is not surprising that more wars took place during the 17th-century crisis "than in any other era before the Second

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acrossthe region alsoclosed schools as arctic wind chills descended. Closer to home, though, the winter will most likely reveal less snowfall and more moderate temperatures, Jay Breidenbach, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boise, Idaho, said. "If you are betting, you would definitely bet warmer and drier," Breidenbach sald. Breidenbach, though, said warmer and drier conditions does not mean bursts of cold weather will disappear. "Now, even if the winter season is warmer and drier, we could still get an arctic outbreak,"he said. Stefen Bieda, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pendleton, agreed with Breidenbach that the remainder of the winter in the region will be warmer and drier. "At least in La Grande, Baker City, thepresentforecastisforbelow normal precipit ation.The temperature forecast for January, February and March is fora greaterchance ofabovenormal temperatures, warmer than normal," he sald. Statistically, the winter so far in the Grande Ronde Valley displayed higher temperatures and even broke some records, Bieda said.December, Bieda said, recordedsome ofthew armest temperatures in decades in La Grande. "I've seen some pretty warm numbers comingoutofa lotoflocationsfor the month of December. La Grande had an

SYSTEM Continued from Page1A their email address and cell phone number. The second is reverse 911, Brock said. This is specifically for a landline and mostly will be for businesses, which are more likely still utilizing landlines. Third is the Integrated Public Alert Warning System, or IPAWS. Brock explained there is a training requirement and a certificationprocess thatgoesalong with this. eWe get access to an area, in the shape of a polygon, to send a message to anyone in that area using any of the cell phone towers within range," he said."Even if you're not from here, but you're on the interstate you11 be able to receivethism essage."

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The weather trend, Bieda said, is toward warmer, not colder, temperatures. eWe have seen, overall, a warming trend over the last 30 years. When you lookatthe average climate record, what we are finding is temperatures are slowly getting warmer and warmer. We haveseena gradualwarming trend with an increasing pace since the 1980s," he said. Warmer weather overall is not good news for a region that depends upon an agriculture economic engine, he said. "It really starts to put into play the snowpack in the area. We have a lot of agricult ure intereststhatneed agood snowpackinorderto prepareforthe upcoming spring crops," Bieda said.

averagehigh temperature of44 degrees. That is approximately seven degrees above normal, which is very significant," he said. Also during December, Bieda said, overnight low temperatures in La Grande proved to be six degrees above average. "La Grande had its warmest nighttime low temperature in December, 48 degrees on Dec. 11," he said. That overnight low was the highest in Decembersince1940,he said.Overallthe month was very warm compared to the historical record, Bieda said. "December was the third warmest month ever for La Grande since 1940," he said.

The second piece to the notification system is being able to communicate to the participating emergency service departments. eWemay use it to notify search and rescue," Brock said. The system would also be able to continuously send out the same message until someoneresponds toit.If he's looking for someone from search and rescue to go out, then the message will resend itself until someone finally agrees to do it. "I also have the ability to ellicit responses," he said."If I'm sending out an evacuation notice, I can list a number of responses with that message so people will reply, and Ican geta picturebased on how many people received the message and how they responded to it." Brock said finding new ways to relay critical information is exciting. "There are a lot of ways peoplearegettingtheir information," Brock said, citing social media, various television systems and cell phones. Brock said the company he researched, and ultimately decided to go with, is a company out of Boise, Idaho. He said he has spoken with anumber ofneighboring counties, including Malheur

as well as the city of Pendleton, that have shown an interest in partnering with Union County to use this system, which would make the system cheaper than just having Union County on the contract, Brock said. Brock said the company requires a three-year contract, but the they understands county government contractsand the possibility ofbreaking a contract due to budgetary constraints. The first year would be paid through the emergency services budget, but Brock requested to have its own budget line in the future. Brocksaidthe costfor the system with no county

partnership is $7,000 per year. If more counties or cities partner with Union County, the cost decreases by 5percent per additional entity. "I don't think this is a silver bullet," Brock said. "This won't allow us to talk to everyone we need to. It's an improvement. It allows us to better communicate. It's more efficient and more effective." At Wednesday's meeting, newly sworn-in Commissioner Jack Howard was present, despite theinjuries sustained last week in a sleddingaccident.He voted

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Road, said she isn't sure how much the line is needed in the first place but said she is worried about how the line could Continued from Page1A impact mule deer, elk and birds. "The wildlife issues are important to On Wednesday night, the McCarthys sharedthe location ofthe eagles'nest me, too," she said. with Mike McAllister, who has input the Idaho Power and BLM representaproposed transmission line route — and tives said they were pleased with the alternatives — on Google maps. He esturnout at the La Grande open house. "It's really nice to see people come out timated the nest was about a half-mile away from the proposed route. and getinvolved with theprocess, "said McAllister, who also lives in the area, Stephanie McCurdy, communications shared his concerns about the proposed specialist for Idaho Power. BLM National Project Manager Taroute and the Glass Hill alternative with others at the open house, saying mara Gertsch was on hand at the open the route takes the line up the highest house. She said the event included two ridgein the area,Cowboy Ridge.He has fisheries biologist, cultural specialists, an developed his own alternative he would electrical engineer fiom Idaho Power and like the BLM to look into. others who fielded questions. "I'm really pleased with the public 'Their proposed right-of-way is high eWe're trying to impact visually," he said. turnout we've had," Gertsch said."I think it's great. It's exactly who we need get it away from Cowboy Ridge." Other area residents said they are to hear from.n concerned about the impact the line She said even those unable to atcould have on wildlife. tend the open house can access all the Fuji Kreider, who lives on Marvin information at the event online at www.

the notification system forward, but that was only one of a few times at his first meeting that he decidedtovote atall.H oward abstainedfrom voting at least three times during the meeting. After the meeting, Howard defendedhis abstention vote. "I can't stand it when politi cians pretend tohave answers. I think it's important to say I need more information. I think it's also important that every commissioner vote the way they feel they should vote," he said."If I feel strongly about something then I'll vote yes. I can abstain strongly too... In a previous board I was on, abstention was a no vote and that's something I needed to find out." Howard said that he felt good about being the new commissioner, despite his sledding injuries. "I feel at home. I feel the people put me here and it's a real comfortable feeling," he said."I don't have any worries about it. I'm happy to be here." Contact CheriseKaechele at 541-786-4234 or ckaechele C lagrandeobserver com. Follow Cherise on Twitter C'lgoKaeche/e.

boardmantohemingway.com. The website alsoincludes accessto the DEIS and information about how to submit comments, which the BLM is taking through March 19. Gertsch said the open house included a land parcel locator that allowed landowners to give those involved with the project up-to-date information about the property around the proposed transmission line route. She said that information will help when the BLM does its reanalysis for the final EIS. Gertschsaid it'sim portant forresidents like the McCarthys to come out and bring information like the eagles nest to those working on the project. "Ifthe biologistsweren'taware ofithe nest), they are now," she said.

Delegation shifting away fmm Natural Resources leadership ByAndrew Clevenger mlesCom News Sertrice

WASHINGTON — While many members of the U.S. House are waiting to learn what their committee assignments will be during the newly sworn-in 114th Congress, Rep. Peter DeFazio knows he will be the top Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. During the last Congress, the Springfield Democrat served as the ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, a position he assumed in July 2013 after Ed Markey, D-Massu the only Democrat with more seniority, was electedto the Senate. Under House rules, members in leadership roles on major committees, such as Transportation, cannot also hold them in minor committees, such as Natural

APPEAL Continued ~om Page1A with the allegation that the city was out of compliancefor507days atits wastewater treatment facility. Instead, It was a major miscommunication between DEQ and the city that caused the hefty bill. Elgin has an aerated lagoon system, said JUB Senior Engineer John Garlitz. "Based on the current permit the lagoon system has adequate capacity to accommodate20 yearsof population growth," Garlitz said."Regulatory changes will likely occur and we work closely with the city regarding DEQ's rulemakmg. The lagoon system "first chlorinates the treated efffuent to kill the biological organisms that remain. Then the treated efffuent is dechlorinated before itgoes into the river," Garlitz said. Public Works Supervisor and Wastewater Treatment Operator Dan Larman is responsible fortesting and making necessary adjustments to ensure the water quality stay within the permit limits, Garlitz said. On April 16, 2013, Larman found there was a mechanical issue at the facility and shut it downbut not before testing the water, Garhtz said. The city is required to test the water discharging into the river. The lagoon's waterdischarge isemptied into the river during the winter months, and used as irrigation water during the summer months, which is where the miscommunication occurred, Garlitz sard. DEQ took the test results and somehow

Resources. So DeFazio's election to the top slot on Transportation, which opened when Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WVau lost his re-election bid in November, by his fellow members of the Democratic Caucus spells the end ofhis time atop Natural Resources. On Thursday, DeFazio said he welcomed the move toTransportation because it offers a chance to deal with the country's aginginfrastructure: crumbling bridges, potholed highways and strained transit systems. "Transportation has the potential to put hundreds of thousands, or millions, of people back to work and make the country competitive," he said."It is one of the least partisan committees in the entire Congress. Ittends tobem ore productive, and it focuses on thingsthat createjobs."

misconstrued the fact that the lagoon was not in compliance this one day, but instead said they had been taking bad tests and calculated it being out of compliancefor 507 dayssince Larman began working with the city. The city received a preliminary enforcement notice with four allegations from DEQ, Garlitz said. The city had JUB conduct an initial analysis of the allegations and DEQ reduced the enforcement notice to one allegation, which was that an incorrecttesthad occurred for 507 days. uDEQ added the number of days since Larman started working for the city and discharging to the river, which ended up being 507 days" Garlitz said. "When the city received the civil penalty, they

asked iJUBl to analyze the 507 days. Our analysis indicated the allegation was incorrect because the city did not have the ability to take that free chlorine test until several weeks after he was hired. And the reported data illustratedthe testswere correctly taken." Garlitz said the engineers at JUB took the data for the duration of Larman's time with the city and made a comparison with the 507 days of data that had been compiled.

While DEQ argued they were going off of the testimony given, and not the data, a hearing was held that gave the city the chance to talk about the situation more in-depth. Contact CheriseKaechele at 541-786-4234 or ckaechele C lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Cherise on Twitter C'lgoKaeche/e.

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NEW HAVEN, Mo.— The debateover the existence of God has been at the forefrontofthemedia as of late, with movies such as "Heaven Is for Real" and "God's Not Dead" arguing for God's existence. Author and preacher Kenneth Bade saidhe believes that Heaven is real and that God is

very much alive, something he hopes to instill in readers by retelling a moment he will never forget — the moment he died. Bade invites readers to experience his new book,

"Leaping Over" ipublished by WestBow Press), which chronicles his many trials and his experience of speaking to God.

W hen Bade and hiswife lost their first son to leukemia, they were devastated. While this experience rattled them, they eventually recovered and went on to have four more children. Their trials continued, however, with financial and other issues. Bade continued to pray but didn't feel like

he was receiving an answer. Bade's answer came in a form that he least expected. When his family was unable to wake him for nearly 20 minutes one day, Bade says he found himself communicating with God directly. At this point, he learned numerous things, the most important being that his

prayers would soon be answered. Throughout"Leaptng Over," readers will watch as Bade and his family face numerous challenges and adversity, but ultimately come out victorious. Bade hopes that readers will walk away from his book knowing that their prayers will be answered,

but that God doesn't move mountains overnight. Bade began his ministry and preached his first sermon at a sectional fellowship in Montana. He has since preached at eight churches. The 52-page soft-cover book"Leaping Over" is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Meeting is weekly kom 5 p.m.to 6 p.m .Those unable to attend may leave prayer requests at 541-562-5848. The congregants also habitually pray for all people known tobe in need ofGod's healing. A Vision meeting Jan. 18 follows the service to make greaterplans foroutreach to the community.

7:30 p.m. at the Cove Ascension School Camp. Call Cole Clemens at 541-390-1874 for more information regarding this youth group.

HIGHLIGHTS HolyCommunion ser ved at Zion Zion Lutheran Church in La Grande will observe the BaptismofOur Lord Sunday. The Holy Communion service with Pastor Colleen Nelson begins at 9:30 a.m. The worship service is followed by fellowship at 10:30 a.m. and classes at 11 a.m. Zion is an Evangelical Lutheran Church ofAmerica congregation.

Apostles examined as example of teamwork

Prior to the service, Pastor Mike Armayor continues his Revelation seminar in his offIce/classroom. This week, the presentation will focus on Revelation 13 in a study of the Mark of the Beast. The seminar runs kom 9:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Come early for a seatand kee materials.

Sermon based on Genesis, Mark The baptism of Jesus will be celebratedduring the 9:30 a.m. worship service Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian Church in La Grande. The sermon will be based on Genesis 1:1-5 and Mark 1:4-13. Fellowship follows the service.

The 12 men commissioned to grow the church after Pentecost were poorly educated, self-centered and not very well organized. The biblical story ofhow they achieved success will Book club meets be presented by Dr. Dan Sunday evening Beckner in the second of two messages on the importance St. Peter's Episcopal of teamwork during the Church will observe the First Saturday morning service at Sundayafterthe Epiphany the La Grande Seventh-day with Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m. Adventist Church. The service The Rev. Kathryn Macek will begins at 11 a.m. preside and preach. Post-

poned kom Jan. 4, the First Sunday Forum will follow the service. The book club will meet Sundayevening at6p.m .in the parish hall. Those attending are asked to bring a snack to share. Morning Prayer is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. in the chapel. A midweek Eucharist is offered Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m., also in the chapel. Volunteers are needed to help host the Thursday K House dinner Jan. 15. Those willing to donate their time are asked to call the church.

Divine Services held in LG, Enterprise The sermon at Faith Lutheran Church Sunday will focus on Mark's Gospel where God the Father spoke of Jesus Christ at the Jordan River saying,'You are My beloved Son; with You I am well pleased." In La Grande, Sunday school begins at

8:45 a.m. with the Divine Service following at 10 a.m. There will be another Divine Service at 2 p.m. at 409 Main St. in Enterprise.

'Watery Grave' is subject of message UNION — Pastor Sue Peeples will lead the 11 a.m. service this Sunday at the United Methodist Church in Union. Her message will be"A Watery Grave." This week, the church rents to the Union Food Bank's Fresh Food Alliance for the community on Monday kom 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. Each Tuesday, a senior lunch is served at noon. At 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Emotions Anonymous meets at the church. EA is a 12-step program similar to AA for anyone desiring to explore their emotional reactions. This group is open to anyone. Call Mary at541-805-4826 for more information. The Wednesday Prayer

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Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sunday Evening 6:00 pm No meeting on 3rd Sun. night of month Wednesday Night Small GrouP: 7:00Pm Call for I xntIon Preacher: Doug Edmonds

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Zion Lutheran Church (an ELCA church) 902 Fourth Street, La Grande, oR 7a/Qg hR4N (541) 963-5998 Ul GIINIOE

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First Baptist Church Crossroads SIXTH 8c SPRING • 963-3911 Community Church 601 Jefferson Ave., La Grande

Sunday Worship 10:00 am Wednesday Night 6:15 pm

541-212-5S95 John Shukle

"...where you can begin again"

Kingdom Kids - Youth in Action

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

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2707 Bearco Loop 10200 N. McAIIster, Island City Pastor Dave Tierce• 541-605-0215

DCIn Mielke 541-663-6122

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A Place where hoPeisfound in Jesus Join us in Fellowship 8c Worship Every Saturday 9:30 a.m.- B>ble Study/Fellowsh>p 10:45 a.m.- Worsh>p Serv>ce

2702Adams Avenue, La Grande • 963-4018

Pastor: Mike Armayor www. lagrande22adventistchurchconnect. org Learningfor Today and Eternily Little Friends Christian Preschool/Childcare 963-6390 La Crande Adventist Cbristian School Christian Education K-8th Grade 963-6203

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Valley Fellowship Church invites the public to attend Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. FPU is based on more than 800 YoungLif e ofUnion versesofScripture and isa County meets proven plan that will work COVE — This Sunday, for people, whether they're struggling to make ends meet Grace Community Lutheran Church will celebrate the bap- or they're a millionaire. tism of the Lord at its worship A kee preview class will be service beginning at 10 a.m. offeredat6:30p.m. Tuesday Pastor Carl Seelhoff's mes- at Valley Fellowship, located sage will be kom Mark 1. at 507 Palmer Ave. 4y the Children and adult Sunday city pool). Entrance to the schoolclassesareheld at classroomison the eastside 9 a.m., and fellowship follows of the building through the the service. Church services Grande Ronde Academy door. and classesareheld atthe For more information, Cove Seventh-dayAdventist contact Steve Kirkeby at 541-786-1642 or go to www. Church. Young LifeofUnion County daveramseycom and click on meets every Monday night at the'find a class" tab.

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

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Sunday Services: SundaySchool k Adult BibleClasses 9:45AM Pastor Steve Wolff Children'sChurchk WorshipService 11:00AM Family WorshipService 6:00PM Igumc@eoni.com www.lgumchurch.org Wednesday: Office Hours: Mon-Thur 9am-Noon PrayerMtg, Children'sBibleClub, YouthGroup7:00PM

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"We are called to Serve" Brst Service 9:00 AM — 10:30AM Sunday Schoolfor allages -9:00 am Second Service 11:00AM — 12:30 PM Sunday Worship 10:00 am Sanctuary 6:00 PM — 7:30 PM www.lg4square.com Pastor Carl Aeelho ff I0300South "D" Street - Island City OR97850 Phone: 541-805-0764 (54I)963-8063

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9FRI • BabyTot Bop Story Circle:ages 0-3; free; 10:30 a.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St., La Grande. • Bingo:$1 per card; 6:30 p.m.; Rockwall Grange Hall, 71562 Middle Road, Elgin. • DAR Lone Pine Tree Chapter:11:30 a.m.; Sunridge Restaurant, 1 Sunridge Lane, Baker City. • EOU Visual Arts Faculty Art Show Opening:free; 6-8 p.m.; Nightingale Gallery, Loso Hall, EOU, La Grande. • Fill Out FAFSA Night:drop-in event in media center; 5-7 p.m.; La Grande High School,708 K Ave. • Fishtrap Fireside: readings by Jon Rombach, Cameron Scott BcAmy Zahm; 7-9 p.m.; Fishtrap House,400 E. Grant St., Enterprise. • Fred Hill Photo Show:"Soldier, Artist, Native Son"; 6-8 p.m.; Art Center at the Old Library, 1006 PennAve., La Grande. • Free Children's Clinic:9 a.m.-noon; Grande Ronde Hospital Children's Clinic, 61 2Sunset Drive, La Grande. • Live Music by Down North:$4; 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Bud Jackson's Sportsmans Bar BcGrill, 2209 Adams Ave., La Grande. • Mr. Keenan Read Aloud:1 p.m.; Union Carnegie Library, 182 N. Main St. • Musical Expressions for Youth Guitar Lessons:beginning guitar 10 a.m., continuing guitar 10:30; TheWoodshed, 705 S. River St., Enterprise. • Pinochle Social Club:7 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany,

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La Grande. • Senior Chair Exercise Class:free; 10-11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany, La Grande.

7:30 p.m.; Eastern Oregon Livestock Show Clubhouse,760 E. Delta St., Union. • International Folk Dance Workshop: group dancing from a variety of cultures, no experience necessary; free, donations accepted; 7:30-9 p.m.; Art Center at the Old Library, 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande. • La Grande Rotary Club:noon; Northeast Oregon Public Transit Building, 2204 E. Penn. • Live Music by Blue Mountaineers:free; 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany, La Grande. • Live Music by J.D. Kendal:8-10 p.m.; Ten Depot Street, La Grande. • Master Gardener Program:5:30-8:45 p.m.; OSU Extension Office, 10507 N. McAlister Road, Island City. • Page Turners Book Club:free; 1 p.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St., La Grande. • Pinochle:1 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany, La Grande. • Preschool Indoor Park:must be accompanied by adult; 9 a.m.-noon; La Grande United Methodist Church, 1612 Fourth St. • TOPS (fragrancefree):8-10 a.m.; Island City City Hall. • Union Senior Meal: noon; Union United Methodist Church. • Wallowa Valley Orchestra: 6:30-8 p.m.; Enterprise High School band room, 201 S.E. Fourth St. • Youth Advisory Board:9th-12th graders; 7 p.m.; Parks Bc Recreation Dept., 2402 Cedar St. (in Pioneer Park behind Valley Fellowship), La Grande.

p.m .; Elgin Community Center, 260 N. 10th Ave. • Bridge: 1 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, La Grande. • Community Symphonic Band: 7-9 p.m.; Loso Hall Room 126, EOU, La Grande. • Enterprise City Council:7:30 p.m.; Enterprise City Hall, 108 N.E. First St. • Fresh Food Alliance:12:301 p.m.; Union United Methodist Church. • La Grande Urban RenewaI Advisory Commission: 4:45 p.m.; La Grande City Hall, 1000Adams Ave. • Live Music by Dennis Winn:free; 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany, La Grande. • Preschool Indoor Park: must be accompanied by adult; 9 a.m.-noon; La Grande United Methodist Church, 1612 Fourth St. • Senior Chair Exercise Class:free; 10-11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany, La Grande. • Union County Chess Club:3-7 p.m.; Sub Shop, 111 Depot St., La Grande. • Union County Children's Choir: 4:30-5:45 p.m.; Loso Hall, Room 123, EOU, La Grande.

]PSaT • Bingo:7 p.m.; Odd Fellows Hall, Summerville. • Crab Feed:4-7 p.m.; La Grande American Legion Post 43, 301 Fir St. • EOU Word of Life Ministries:free meal Bcactivities for students; 6:30 p.m.; K House, 900 Sixth St., La Grande. • LEGO Play for Kids: free; 9 a.m.4 p.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St., La Grande. • Live Music by Down North:$4; 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Bud Jackson's Sportsmans Bar BcGrill, 2209 Adams Ave., La Grande. • Oregon Green Free: noon; Integrated Services Building, 1607 Gekeler, La Grande. • Tunesmith Night: $10 at the door; 7-10 p.m., doors open at 6; Lear's Main Street Pub Bc Grill,111W. Main St., Enterprise.

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• Elkhorn Classic Race:6K classic race Bc5Ksnowshoe race begin at10 a.m., 6K skate race at noon; $10 per event, spectators no charge; Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort, 47500 Anthony Lake Highway, off 1-84. • Open Mic & Potluck Night at the Josephy Center:potluck dishes encouraged; 4-6 p.m.; Josephy Center for Arts Bc Culture, 403 N. Main St., Joseph.

• Bingo:6:30 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany, La Grande. • Brown Bag Lunch: free; bring your own lunch; noon; Josephy Center for Arts Bc Culture, 403 N. Main St., Joseph. • Community African Drumming Group: 6-7 p.m.; Loso Hall, Room 123, EOU,La Grande. • Country Dance Orchestra:ages 10 5. older; 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Art Center at the Old Library, 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande. • EOLS Directors:

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260 N. 10th Ave. • Avalanche Awareness Presentation: sponsored by Wallowa Avalanche Center; free; 7 p.m.; Ackerman Hall, Room 114, EOU, LaGrande. • Bingo:doors open at 5 p.m., early-bird games at 6, regular games at 7;VFW High Valley Post 4060, 518 N. Main St., Union. • Bingo:hosted by Elgin Lions; 6:30 p.m.; Elgin Community Center, 260 N. 10th Ave. • EOU Visual Arts Faculty Gallery Talk:free; 5-7 p.m.; Nightingale Gallery, Loso Hall, EOU, La Grande. • Live Music by Blue Mountaineers:free; 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany, La Grande. • National Association of Retired & Veteran Railway Employees:10:30 a.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St., La Grande. • Preschool Indoor Park:must be accompanied by adult; 9 a.m.-noon; La Grande United Methodist Church, 1612 Fourth St. • Senior Chair Exercise Class:free; 10-11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, La Grande. • TotTime:10-11 a.m.; Elgin Community Center, 260 N. 10th Ave. • Union County Retired Educators: 11:30 a.m.;The Dusty Spur, 1502 SAve., La Grande.

]$ THIIRS • Art Club: 3-430pm Elgin Community Center, 260 N. 10th Ave. • Bingo:cash only; 6:30-9 p.m.; La Grande American Legion Post 43, 301 Fir St. • Blue Mountain Peggers Cribbage Club:$7; 5:30 p.m.; Denny's, 2604 Island Ave., La Grande.

• Conscious Discipline Series: 5:30-8 p.m.; La Grande Head Start, 810 14th St. • Elgin Rural Fire Protection District Board:5:30 p.m.; Elgin Fire Hall,155 N. 10th St. • Grande Ronde Community Choir: 7-9 p.m.; Loso Hall, Room 123, EOU, La Grande. • K House Dinner for EOU Students:free; 6 p.m.; K House, 900 Sixth St., La Grande. • La Grande Library Storytime:free; 11:15 a.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St. • Live Music by Bag of Hammers: 8-10 p.m.;Ten Depot Street, La Grande. • Live Music by Fine Tunes:free; 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany, La Grande. • Men's Breakfast & Bible Study:hosted by Grace Community Lutheran Church; 7:30 a.m.; Cove Seventhday Adventist Church. • Oregon Employer Council:11:30 a.m.1 p.m.; Chrisman Development Bc Viridian Management Building, conference room, 200 E. Main St., Enterprise. • Preschool Indoor Park:must be accompanied by adult; 9 a.m.-noon; La Grande United Methodist Church, 1612 Fourth St.

Drive, La Grande. • iCraft:tweens Bc teens ages 11Bcolder; free; 4-5 p.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St., La Grande. • Live Music by Fine Tunes:free; 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, La Grande. • Mr. Keenan Read Aloud:1 p.m.; Union Carnegie Library, 182 N. Main St. • Musical Expressions for Youth Guitar Lessons:beginning guitar 10 a.m., continuing guitar 10:30; TheWoodshed, 705 S. Rrver St., Enterprise. • PFLAG Board Game Night: 6-9 p.m.; Bear Mountain Pizza 2104 Island Ave., La Grande. • Pinochle Social Club:7 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, La Grande. • Senior Chair Exercise Class:free; 10-11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, La Grande.

MENUS Union County Senior Center LUNCH MENU JAN. 12-16 MONDAY: spaghetti with meatballs, steamed broccoli, salad greens, garlic bread, sliced melon. TUESDAY: parmesan chicken, steamed vegetable casserole, tomato and cucumber salad, baked bread, sherbet. WEDNESDAY: mnaatlaa, seasoned red potatoes, brown gravy, steamed zucchini fruited Jell-0 baked bread, cake. THURSDAY: baked potato bar with chili and cheese sauce, steamed vegetables, salad greens, sliced

gFIII • Baby Tot Bop Story Circle:ages 0-3; free; 10:30 a.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St., La Grande. • Bingo:$1 per card; 6:30 p.m.; Rockwall Grange Hall, 71562 Middle Road, Elgin. • Cove Senior Meal: coffee Bctea at noon, lunch at12:30; $5; Cove Baptist Church, 707 Main St. • Free Children's Clinic:9 a.m.-noon; Grande Ronde Hospital Children's Clinic, 612 Sunset

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FRIDAY: beef Stroganoff, brown gravy mushroom sauce, rice, steamed vegetables, sliced tomatoes, baked bread, dessert.

How veteran gardeners Find inspiration in midst of winter says.'You can see the form of trees and large beds massed CHICAGO — Winter with plants. The Japanese has settled in, and for many Garden (there) has incredible gardeners here and across the forms in the winter." She also country, it's a time for quiet looks to the Internet and calls reflection before the flurry Houzz a wonderful resource of of spring activities. You may photos and inspiration."It can have stowed your trowel and be searched based on the type packed up your pruners, but ofhome and landscape you there are plenty of ways to arelooking for,"Robertssays. 'Taking classes is another get your quota of green. We Chuck Berman/ Chicago Tnbune/TNS talkedto veteran gardeners great way for homeowners to The Sterling Morton Library atThe Morton Arboretum, and landscapeprofessionals dream and design their land- with its thousands of volumes on botany and horticulfortheir advice. scapes during the winter." ture, is perfect for a winter's visit.

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Winter is a time when Anne Roberts, president of Anne Roberts Gardens in Chicago, takes a short break &om garden installations to museoverdesign ideas. "I go to the Chicago Botanic Garden for inspiration all year long but in the winter it's wonderful, too," Roberts

says."And &ankly, that's good news. It would be exhaustmer garden editor at Martha ing tobe bombarded by the Stewart Living magazine and spring or summer garden all an author ofbooks and blogs year long." For Roach, winter 4ttp J/www.awaytogarden. offers an opportunity to delve com), hunkers down in her into field guides in search of home in Columbia County, answers and a deeper connecN.Y."As experienced as I am tion to nature. She recomat growing plants, I can't mends Bernd Heinrich's '%inter World: The Ingenuity make roses or hydrangeas bloom in February," Roach ofAnimal Survival" (Harper

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Garden-friendly library When it comes to books, gardener Carol Balabanow

curl up in the Sterling Morton Library at The Morton Arboretum in suburban Lisle, where she pages through stacksofgarden magazines. 'The library is very cozy and I can look out onto beautiful vistas to see what plants, trees or shrubs provide good winter interest. My other goto resource online is Pinterest, which can lead you down all kinds of dazzling garden rabbit holes."

For some, there's nothing like the warm, moist air and the scent of soil in a conservatory during winter. Kevin Eberhard, horticultural superintendent at Bird Haven Greenhouse in suburban Joliet, getstoexperience that every day at work."Since I'm a grower, I'm surrounded by plants, including the spring

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annuals that we start in February in the greenhouse. But Igo totheweb forinspiration." One ofhis favorite sites is Proven Winners as well as thoseofotherplantgrowers where he can peruse photos of their summer trial gardens, where plants are displayed and judged on their performance. You can also take an armchair tour of the trial gardens at Ball Seed Companyin West Chicago, at http J/www. ballhort.com/GardensAtBall.

Morgan Simmons of north suburban Evanston has eight decades of gardening experience and during winter, he spends time reflecting on his indoor garden."Some 20-plus years ago I indulged myself in the expansion of a narrow porch into a small greenhouse," he said.'The expenditure has paid offhandsomely."

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ON DECIC COLLEG E FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY • Men's college basketball: Eastern Oregon at Walla Walla University, 7 p.m., College Place, Wash. • Prep swimming: La Grande atThe Dalles/Wahtonka, 10 a.m. • Prep girls basketball: Helix at Powder Valley, 4 p.m. • Enterprise at Cove, 4 p.m. • Joseph atWallowa, 4 p.m. • Imbler at Elgin, 4 p.m. • Burns at Union,5 p.m. • La Grande vs. Cascade, 2:30 p.m., The Dalles • Prep wrestling: Enterprise at Clearwater Classic, 9 a.m., Lewiston, Idaho • Prep boys basketball: Helix at Powder Valley, 5:30 p.m. • Joseph atWallowa, 5:30 p.m. • Elgin at Imbler, 5:30 p.m. • Homedale at La Grande, 6 p.m. • Burns at Union, 6:30 p.m. • Enterprise at Cove, 7 p.m.

AT A GLANCE

Mounties back in top 25 After dropping out of the NAIA Division II women's basketball coaches preseason top 25 poll early in the season, Eastern Oregon University's recent string of success has moved the Mountaineers back in. Eastern (13-4 overall, 5-1 Cascade Collegiate Conference) is ranked No. 24 in the latest poll, releasedTuesday. The Mounties have won three straight conference games after losing to No. 16 Southern Oregon, and all three victories have been by double digits or more.

Boston tosses name in'24 ring The Olympic rings flying over Fenway Park? Could happen. U.S. Olympic leaders surprisingly cast their future with Boston on Thursday, hoping a compact, college-centric bid with a touching story to tell will overshadow the city's wellorganized protest group and convince international voters to bring the Summer Games to America after a 28-year gap.

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Once spectator, now participant championship. Mariotahas blossomed from that high school seThe last time Oregon was in college football's nior scrambling to find a national championship working television into a Heisman Trophy winner game, in 2011, Marcus Mariota was a high school scrambling on the field to senior in Honolulu. make countless big plays He had signed to for the Ducks. That youngerMariota play for the Ducks the previous summer, and he hoped he would lead Oregon right back to the title wanted to watch his future team take on Auburn game.Instead,late-season in the title game. Mariota losses in his freshman and a few buddies got and sophomore seasons derailed the Ducks' chamexcused from school to watch the game on TV, pionship aspirations. But but the power went out in now, the junior — who his house and he missed most believe will opt for the first half. the NFL draft this spring cWe had to, like, go all — has the Ducks back at over the place to find the the cusp of a title. "The amount of work game,"Mariota recalled during a press conference and preparationthat it Monday in Eugene.'Then takes to get this far, it's we finally did. We got it, tough," Mariota said."I mean you've got to have we were able to finally catch the game in the a lot of things go the right second half. To see that, way. Obviously, we had exto watch Oregon play, and pectations. We wanted to unfortunately lose.... be apart ofthe game evIt's tough, but it's fun to eryyear,askind ofa team watch that game and you goal. But now that we're know, now that we're back in it, I wouldn't say it's a in that picture, it's just disappointment it's been exciting." this long. But I think, for Oregon fell to Auburn, us, it shows how long it 22-19, but this time takes and how hard it around the Ducks are is to get there. Now that 6-V2-point favoritesto we'reapartofit,it'sgoing to bealotoffun." defeat Ohio State on Monday in the inaugural Mariota has rewritten College Football Playoff See Mariota/Fbge 9 By Mark Morical

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Thomas Tyner breaks through the Florida defense to score during the second half of the Rose Bowl Jan. 1.

• Oregonfacesseveretest from Ohio St. in first-ever playoff national championship Monday The Associated Press

DALLAS — The first College Football Playoff national championship game between Oregon and Ohio State will be all about the 0 — as in offense. The Ducks rank second in the nation in

yardsperplay (7.39land pointspergam e (47.2l. The Buckeyes rank sixth in yards per

play (7.03l and fifth in points (45.0l. It could come down to the team that managestoforcea few field-goalattempts. Or maybe the first team to 50? Here are the matchups that could decide who wins the title.

discipl ine and forcesdefenders tomake difficult decisions. Is it a run or a pass? Play the quarterback or the running back? Attack the quick passes and screens at the line of scrimmage or keep the short stuff in front of you and take away the deep ball? Freaky athletic Ohio State LB Darron Lee could allow the Buckeyes to stick with their regular 4-3 alignment instead of going with extra defensive backs when Oregon usesthreeorfourreceivers.Theoretically, that should help Ohio State stop the run, but the Ducks will test the sophomore's discipline. He is one of several talented but inexperienced linebackers and safeties the Buckeyes play. As for Lee, Oregon would like to have him covering receivers such as Byron Marshall and DwayneStanford (advantage:Oregon) instead ofbeing blocked by them (advan-

tage: Ohio State).

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OHIO STATE'SDEFENSIVE LINE vs. OREGON'S OFFENSIVELINE

The Ducks run on passing downs and pass on running downs a lot, taking advantage of where the matchups are in their favorand QB Marcus Mariota'snow-yousee-it-now-you-don't ball handling. "He's extremely gifted in terms of riding the fake out," said Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio, who faced both Ohio State and Oregon this season.'You can see a couple times in the film where our guys are sitting right there and eyes on the ball, eyes on him and we lose him." The Oregon offense strains a defense's

The Buckeyes' defensive line looks like an NFL line. 'Three of the four guys that they play with up front are going to play on Sundays," said Rutgers coach Kyle Flood, whose team was amongthemany the Buckeyes overwhelmed this year."Most teams have one. If you have two you are really good up front. They have three." All-America DE Joey Bosa headlines the group, but DTs Michael Bennett and Adolphus Washington are also future See MatchupsIPage 9A

Trail Blazersuse dig secondhalf to deatHeat • Portlandties Golden State for most wins in NBA The Associated Press

It wasaperfectsetup for Portland. The Trail Blazers needed a big third quarter to get back into the game, and

Miami has been all-too-generousoflatein thatperiod. The result was a dominant second half by Portland, as LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 12 rebounds in a 99-83 win over the Heat. Wesley Matthews scored 18 points, Damian Lillard 16 and Chris Kaman 10 for

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found a willing participant in the Heat, who haven't fared Portland. The Blazers (28-8l well during third quarters this season, particularly the tied Golden State for most wins in the NBA this season. past few weeks. Portlandtrailed 48-43 at Portland outscored Miami halftimeaftergetting beat 33-16 in the third, jumping in nearly every statistical on the Heat (15-21l by starting the period on a 17-6 run. category and shooting 2 of 14 from 3-point range. The Matthews and Lillard hit Blazers needed a boost, and back-to-back 3-pointers dur-

TONIGHT'S PICIC

Wrestler puts Huskies into fiRh place Cleveland visits A number of area teams, from Enterprise to Golden State Union/Cove, descended on Joseph lastweekend for the Jo-Hi Invitational wrestling extravaganza. Out of all the Union and Wallowa County teams, Elgin had the best finish, taking fifth. Damian Hernandez played the biggest role for the Huskies, winning the title in the 126-pound division with a

12-2 major decision over Ontario's Jeff Kovach.

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The LeBron James-less Cavaliers look to slow down the Warriors, who behind Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, have the NBA's best record (28-5).

ROB KONRAD: The former Miami Dolphins fullback survived a boating accident off the coast of South Florida by swimming nine miles to shore. Authorities

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ing the first 3 minutes, then Kaman scored six consecutive points — all on layups. The Blazers, outrebounded 26-22 in the first half, beat Miami 13-3 on the boards during the third quarter. "I think we got back to our tempo. In the first half, we kind of played at their pace," Matthews said.

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AARON RODGERS: Green Bay's quarterback will still play in Sunday's playoff game with the Dallas Cowboys, but the Packers' star could be limited after a slight tear was revealed in his strained left calf muscle.

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SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL NFL Playoff Glance All Times PST Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 3 Carolina 27, Arizona 16 Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 17 Sunday, Jan. 4 Indianapolis 26, Cincinnati 10 Dallas 24, Detroit 20 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 10 Baltimore at New England, 1:35 p.m.

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Carolina at Seattle, 5:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Jan. 11 Dallas at Green Bay, 10:05 a.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at Denver, 1:40 p.m.

(CBS)

ConferenceChampionships Sunday, Jan. 18 NFC, 12:05 p.m. (FOX) AFC, 3:40 p.m. (CBS) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 25 At Glendale, Ariz. Team lrvin vs. Team Carter, 2 p.m.

(ESPN)

Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1 At Glendale, Ariz. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 12:30 p.m. (NBC)

College Football Bowls All Times PST Saturday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Annapolis, Md. Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati17 Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Arizona State 36, Duke 31 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. South Carolina 24, Miami 21 Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Penn State 31, Boston College 30, OT

Holiday Bowl At San Diego Southern Cal 45, Nebraska 42 Monday, Dec. 29 Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. TexasASM 45, West Virginia 37 Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Clemson 40, Oklahoma 6 Texas Bowl At Houston Arkansas 31, Texas 7 Tuesday, Dec.30 Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. Notre Dame 31, LSU 28 Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Georgia 37, Louisville 14 Fosters Farm Bowl At Santa Clara, Calif. Stanford 45, Maryland 21 Wednesday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl At Atlanta TCU 42, Mississippi 3 Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Boise State 38, Arizona 30 Orange Bowl At Miami Gardens, Fla. Georgia Tech 49, Mississippi State 34 Thursday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Wisconsin 34, Auburn 31, OT Cotton Bowl Classic At Arlington, Texas Michigan State 42, Baylor 41 Citrus Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Missouri 33, Minnesota 17 Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Playolf semifinal: Oregon 59, Florida State 20 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Playolf semifinal: Ohio State 42, Alabama 35

Friday, Jan. 2 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34

TaxSlayer Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Tennessee 45, lowa 28 Alamo Bowl At San Antonio UCLA 40, Kansas State 35 Cactus Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22 Saturday, Jan. 3 Birmingham IAla.) Bowl Florida 28, East Carolina 20 Sunday, Jan. 4 GoDaddy Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44 Saturday, Jan. 10 Medal of Honor Bowl At Charleston, S.C. American vs. National, 11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12 College Football Championship At Arlington, Texas Ohio State (13-1) vs. Oregon (13-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 17 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. Eastvs. West, 1 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Carson, Calif. National vs. American, 1 p.m.

(ESPN2)

Detroit Boston F lorida Toronto Ottawa Bulfalo

41 22 1 0 9 5 3116 103 42 21 1 5 6 4 8110 110 38 18 1 1 9 4 5 9 0 9 8 41 21 1 7 3 4 5 132128 40 16 1 6 8 4 0105 112 42 14 2 5 3 31 8 0 145 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 4 0 2 4 10 6 5 4 120 97 N.Y. Islanders 40 26 13 1 5 3 123 112 N.Y. Rangers 38 23 11 4 5 0 121 94 Washington 40 21 11 8 5 0 120 104 Columbus 3 8 1 8 17 3 3 9 100 121 Philadelphia 41 16 18 7 3 9 111 123 New Jersey 43 15 21 7 3 7 9 4 121 Carolina 41 1 3 2 4 4 3 0 8 4 1 07 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 40 2 7 9 4 58 122 92 Chicago 41 2 7 1 2 2 5 6 128 89 St. Louis 41 2 5 13 3 5 3 131 101 Winnipeg 41 2 0 14 7 4 7 104 100 Dallas 40 18 15 7 4 3 123131 Colorado 41 1 7 16 8 4 2 108 119 Minnesota 3 9 1 8 16 5 4 1 109 114 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 42 2 6 10 6 5 8 116 114 Vancouver 3 9 23 13 3 4 9 113 103 San Jose 4 2 2 2 15 5 4 9 115 115 LosAngeles 41 19 13 9 4 7 115 107 Calgary 41 21 1 7 3 4 5117108 Arizona 40 1 62 0 4 3 6 9 6 131 Edmonton 4 1 9 2 3 9 27 9 0 1 39 All Times PST

Thursday's Games

Saturday, Jan. 24 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 1 p.m. (NFLN)

Boston 3, New Jersey 0 Philadelphia 3, Washington 2, OT Carolina 5, Buffalo 2 St. Louis 7, San Jose 2 Nashville 3, Dallas 2, OT Chicago4,Minnesota 2 Colorado 5, Ottawa 2 Arizona 4, Winnipeg 1 Florida 3, Vancouver 1 N.Y. Rangers 4, LosAngeles 3

HOCKEY NHL Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE Friday's Games Atlantic Division N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 4 GP W LOT Pts GFGA p.m. Tampa Bay 42 26 12 4 5 6 138 110 Columbus at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Montreal 40 2 6 12 2 5 4 110 93

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Buffalo atTampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Florida at Calgary, 6 p.m. ChicagoatEdmonton, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday's Games Boston at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Nashville at Minnesota, 11 a.m. Dallas at Colorado, Noon. Pittsburgh at Montreal, 4 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Columbus, 4 p.m. Ottawa atArizona, 4 p.m. Carolina at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at LosAngeles, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 7 p.m.

Sunday's Games Florida at Edmonton, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 5 p.m. Winnipeg atAnaheim, 6 p.m.

BASKETBALL NBA Standings

Houston 2 5 1 1 . 6 9 4 '/2 San Antonio 21 15 .5 8 3 4 ' / 2 New Orleans 17 18 .486 8 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 2 8 8 .77 8 Oklahoma City 17 19 .47 2 11 Denver 1 6 20 . 4 4 4 1 2 Utah 1 3 23 . 3 6 1 1 5 Minnesota 5 29 . 147 2 2 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 28 5 .848 L .A. Clippers 24 12 .66 7 5 ' / 2 Phoenix 22 16 .5 7 9 8 ' / 2 Sacramento 1 5 20 . 4 2 9 1 4 L.A. Lakers 11 25 . 3 0 6 18'/2 All Times PST

Thursday's Games Charlotte 103, Toronto 95 Houston 120, New York 96 Portland 99, Miami 83

Friday's Games Boston at lndiana, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Memphis at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Utah at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Chicago at Washington, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m. PhoenixatSanAntonio,5:30 p.m. Denver at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Golden State, 7:30

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 24 11 . 6 86 Brooklyn 16 19 . 457 8 Boston 1 2 21 . 364 1 1 Philadelphia 5 2 9 ,1 4 718'/2 New York 5 34 . 128 2 1 Southeast Division p.m. W L Pct GB Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta 2 7 8 .77 1 Saturday's Games Washington 24 1 1 . 686 3 Charlotte at New York, 10 a.m. Miami 15 2 1 . 4 1 7 12'/2 Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 12:30 p.m. Charlotte 14 2 4 . 3 6 8 14'/2 Indiana at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. Orlando 13 2 5 ,3 4 2 15'/2 Boston at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Central Division Brooklyn at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. W L Pct GB Milwaukee at Chicago, 5 p.m. Chicago 25 11 . 6 94 Utah at Houston, 5 p.m. Cleveland 19 17 . 528 6 San Antonio at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Milwaukee 19 18 .5 1 4 6 ' / 2 Orlando at Portland, 7 p.m. Indiana 14 2 3 . 3 7 8 11'/2 Sunday's Games Detroit 12 2 3 . 3 4 3 12'/2 Washington at Atlanta, Noon. WESTERN CONFERENCE Miami at L.A. Clippers, 12:30 p.m. Southwest Division PhoenixatMemphis, 3 p.m. W L Pct GB Cleveland at Sacramento, 6 p.m. 25 10 . 7 14 Portland at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m. 26 11 . 7 03

COLLEG E BASICETBALL

Continuedff om Page 8A high-round draft picks. DE SteVe Miller, Who had a PiCk 6 against Alabama, is no SlouCh, either. Oregon's offensive line has tWO PlayerS Who reCeiVed

All-America honors in center Hroniss Grasu (second team) and tackle Jake Fisher (third team). Oregon ranks 67th in the nation in sacks allowed per game (2.07), but 12 came in two early season games. Ohio State's defense is 12th

in sacks per game (3.07). Ohio State has the advantage here if it SimPly ComeS

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dOWn to One-On-One matCh-

ups. Especially with Bosa, who moves around to exploit weak spots. The Ducks can neutralize Ohio State's pass rush with their tempo, quick passesand Mariota'selusiveness. 'That's what Mariota does," said Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez, whose team split two games against the Ducks this year.'You've got the right call, next thing you know he scrambles Ryan BrenneckeiWesCom News Service around and either runs it or Florida State's JameisWinston (5) watches the ball as Oregon'sTonyWashington (91) scrambles it Dut and makes recovers a fumble Jan.1. abig PaSS. I thinkyougot to "SD it's about ball security restrict hislanesearly and Gauge (Jones wears ND. 12). been especiallyvulnerable get to him early. OnCe he getS Since taking over two Dn intermediatethrOWSin and about decision making," in frOnt Df uS, I dOn't knOW if games ago, the Buckeyes the middle Df the field. ThOSe Dantonio said. we've got anybody who can have taken advantage Df thrOWSOften Come With a The DuCks dOn't Play y'eat catch him." Jones' arm by going deep higher degree Df dtlITCulty. defenSe, butthey fOrCelotSDf Of note: DeSPite a killer de- more than they did with J.T. They are the type Df throws tLTmovers, and after they take fensive line, opponents have Barrett, WhoWBS 1OStfOr the Florida State's Jameis Winit away the offense usually had Some SuCCBSS running season to an ankle injury Ston made Often in the ROSe SCOreS.And SCOreS.And SCOreS. On OhiO State. The BuCkeyeS against Michigan. Bowl. Can Jones? Oregon has 30 takeaways rank 43rd in the nation in JoneS' 30COmPletiOnS Oregon can't afford to play (10th in the country) and yards allowed per carry against Alabama and Wisfar olI'the line to stop Ohio 154 Pointsscored olI'those (3.94). Alabama's running ConSin haVe aVeraged 16.7 State's deep throws because tLTIDVerS. backs averaged 6.2 per carry yards, and he has hooked the Buckeyes are run first, And no team protects the in theSugar Bowl.Oregon up with speedy WR Devin and RB Ezekiel Elliott has ball better than the Ducks. running backs Royce FreeSmith fOr fOur touChdDWnS, been unstoppable lately with Oregon has turned the ball man and Thomas Tyner have allcovering atleast39yards. 450 yards rushing in the last over 10 times, including only between-the-tackles power Ohio State will attack two games against the highly three interCBPtionS thrOWn by to matCh the Tide'S DerriCk OregOn CornerbaCkS TrOy ranked defenses Df Alabama Mariota. Henry and T.J. YeldoTL Hill, Chris Seisay and and Wisconsin. Ohio State has 32 takeDior MathiS. Remember, aways, including 24 intercepOHIO STATE'S DEEP TURNOVERS vs. All-AmeriCa COrnerbaCk Ifo tionS (fourth in the natiOn). PASSES vs. OREGON'S TAKEAWAYS EkPre-Olomu iS Dut With a The Buckeyes have a very COVERAGE knee injury. Yurnovers are hard to good plus-10 turnover marFew quarterbacks can The Ducks have allowed predict, but with stops likely giTL OregOn iS PluS-20. match the arm strength Df 44 PaSSeS DfatleaSt20 yardS hard to come by, takeaways PREDICTION: OREGON the Buckeyes' Cardale Jones, this season, which ranks 91st are like service breaks in a 43-38. back-and-forth game. whose teammates call him 12 in the nation. Oregon has

MARIOTA Continuedff om Page 8A the Oregon record book in his Heisman season, and he setPac-12 records for total single-season and career touChdOWnS,aS Well aS tOtal

offense in a single season. In the DuCks' 59-20ROSe BOW1 rOut Df F1Orida State to reachthe title game, Mari ota threw for 338 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 62 yards and another touchdown. He did throw an interception, but it was just hiS third Df thiS SeaSOn, in

which he has accounted for 56 touChdOWnS.

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statistics and accolades, a national championship trophy is what Mariota craves

2-Of-13 On third-dOWn ConVer-

SionSin OhiO State'S 42-35 victory in the Sugar Bowl. mOSt. Playing in AT&T Stadium "I'd trade the Heisman to in Arlington, Texas — the win this (national champion- home Df the Dallas Cowboys — will be special for Mariship)," he said."It means a lotmOre to me. ND diSreSPeCt, Ota, beCauSe he iS a1Ongtime it just means a lot more Cowboys fan. "The first game that I becauseit'sa team effort.It's something that as a team, remember watching as a we've reall y strived for,we've kid was the Washington really worked for. And now HedSkinS VerSuS theCOWboys," Mariota recalled. 'The thatwe're apartDfit,we're excited and just looking COWbOySWon, SD eVer SinCe forwardtoit." then, that WBSkind Of my Mariota called Ohio State team. Growing up, we went a"well-coached, disciplined" through some tough years. team. He will have his work But it's been a good year cut Dut for him against a fast, this far and it's fun to watch physical Buckeye defense them." that held Alabama to just Many were surprised

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that Mariota returned fOr his junior season at Oregon, because he might have been One Df the tOP PiCkS in the NFL draft last year. But he has only improved his draft stock in this record-breaking season. Mariota — who has said he will announce his decision regardingthe NFL draft sometime after the title game — is glad he returned. "It's been worth every SBCOnd Dfit,"he Said."It'd

be tough to Say that I didn't hope for these things. I really Wanted tobe a PartDfSom ething special, and this team is special, and I'm thankful for it. It's been such an aweSome jOurney."

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University of Oregon head coach Dana Altman, along with the school, was sued for allegedly violating a student's civil rights by recruiting one of three basketball players she alleges raped her.

IJO,Altmansued The Associated Press

The UniVerSity Df OregOn Student WhD SayS She WaS

raped by three UO basketball players is suing the university and head basketball coach DanaAltman for allegedly violating her federal civil rights byrecruiting one Df the involved players after he had previously been acCuSed DfraPe elSeWhere. In the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Eugene, the 18-year-old woman, referred to as"Jane Doe," argues that the UO and Altman prioritized winning basketball games over her claim that she had been raPedrePeatedlyby the nDW former players, Damyean Dotson, Dominic ATtis and Brandon AuStin. AuStin WaS TBCmtted by

the UO athletic department kom Pmvidence College, where he was suspended indeknitelyin November 2013and fOrtheTem ainder Of the SeaSDnin DeCember 2013 after the school found thathe ViOlated the SChool'SCOnduCt

COdeTelated to an alleged ~ as s ault. The Rhode IslandAttorney General's Olftce found that there was insumcient evidence for a statewide gfand jury to considerchargesagainstAustin. The lawsuit argues that Altman and the UO had "actual knowledge Df the substantial risk thatAustin would sexually harass other female students at UO based upon his prior conduct." AS a reSult Df the UO'S "deliberate indifference," the lawsuit says, the woman WaS "SubjeCted to eXtreme sexual harassment in the form Df rape byAustin and his accomplices." She alleges that the UO delayed punishing the players for several months until the end Df the 2013-14 baSketball SeaSOnand SPring academic quarter. Ywo Df

the players — Dotson and Artis — played key roles in PBC-12COnferenCe tournament and NCAA basketball tournament games, the suit says.

Altman earned $50,000 in bonuseS related to the NCAA tournament. UO Interim President Scott Coltrane said the university disagrees with the allegations in the lawsuit. '%e feelWe aCted in aCCOrdance to the law," Coltrane said in a telephone interview Thursday. "I can tell you that I am aware Df the lawsuit that was filed today and that our general counsel's DSce will be handling all those questions. That's all I can say on the matter,"Altman said after the Ducks' basketball game against Arizona Dn Thursday night. The WOman, hOWeVer, is

asking the university for a reimburSement Df allOfher tuitiOn Or tuition-Telated eXPenSeS; Payment Ofher eXPenSeSrelated tothe sexual assault; damages for "deprivati on Dfequalaccess to the educational bene6ts and opportuni tiesprovided by UO'; and damages for emotional pain and"severe mental anguish." The woman, who is still a UO student, also is demanding that the UO"redress its violations" Df a federal civil rights law by enforcing and implementing — with the helP Df OutSide eXPertS — a comprehensive sexual harassment policy. The lawsuit alleges that the university violated the woman's Title IX rights because the university's actionsbefore and after the alleged sexual assault "dePriVed her Df aCCeSSto

educational opportunities and benefits by creating a permanent and extreme hostile educational environment."

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015

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Truck fire causes $500,000 damage Investigat ors say a m echanical failure in one truck startedafi re thatdestroyed two semi-trucksand trailers early Wednesday at Alpine Food Distributing in Milwaukie. Damage was estimated at

$500,000. KGW reports no one was hurt. Clackamas firefighters prevented the flames from spreading to the nearby building.

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officers to administer the nasalspray to deliver the drug Naloxone, also known as Narcan. It helps reverse overdose effects. It'sa one-year testthat couldlead to otherofficers using the treatment to prevent drug-relateddeaths.

Cargo plane hits ducks, forces landing

A Port of Portland spokeswoman says a Boeing 757 cargo plane made an emergency landing Wednesday evening at Portland Ex-offi ceraccused of International Airport after at abusing teenager least five ducks hit the plane, A former Vernonia, Orcausing engine damage. KATU-TV reports that egon, police officer has been charged with luring a minor Port spokeswoman Kama Simonds says the plane had and attempting to commit sex abuse. just taken off about 6:30 The Columbia County p.m. when it hit the birds. sherifFs office says 62-yearSimonds says the crew old Gene Baska was arrested of two was unhurt and the Wednesday. It says the victim plane landed safely. is a 13-year-old girl. She says at least five Baska was released on bail northern pintail ducks with an order not to contact struck the plane. the girl or her family. The plane's operators Baska didn't return a mes- were not immediately reachableto discuss the sage left at a phone number believed to be his. It's unextent of the damage. known ifhe has a lawyer. Three daytime Deputies obtained a warburglaries in Medford rant to search Baska's home Police in the southern Wednesday night for videos, Oregon city of Medford are photographs, audio recordlooking for a burglar who ings, text messages and call records. hit three homes, netting The sherifFs office said electronic items and a gun Baska was at one time a Ver- and letting out a pet dog nonia police officer. According that was later fatally struck to his LinkedIn page, Baska by a car. was a sergeant who retired The crimes were reported in 2001 after 30 years with late Tuesday afternoon after the department. homeowners returned from work. 25 animals dead aRer Lt. Mike Budreau says neglect in Yamhill neighbors saw the man Authorities have seized back his vehicle up into 122 farm animals and driveways of the homes. charged a Yamhill County Items taken included a 9 man with neglect. mm revolver, a camera and The Yamhill Valley News- lenses,a laptop computer, a 32-inch television and two Registerreported Wednesday that 25 animals were video game consoles. dead last weekend when At one home, police say deputies and volunteers the burglarleft open a door, went to the property north allowing a shiba inu dog to of McMinnville near the get out and be hit by a car.v town named Yamhill. Mental evaluation for The sherifFs office says suspect in slaying they seized 55 chickens, 25 ducks, 17 sheep, 12 goats, A Washington County six rabbits, four turkeys and judge has ordered a mental three dogs. evaluationfor a 21-yearDeputies said many aniold man charged with mals were living in feces and aggravatedmurder in the didnothave access to clean sledgehammer slaying of 71-year-old Jacqueline Bell water and food. The animals were sent to at her home in Cedar Mill. a veterinarianfor assessDefense lawyers think ment and treatment. Depu- Micus Ward lacks the mentiessaid 43-year-old Steven tal ability to understand the Michael Shore was cited legal process. on an accusation of animal Ward and Joda Cain are neglect. accused of killing Bell in 2013. They were arrested Portland PD carry in her car. Bell was Cain's cure for overdoses great-grandmother and Thirteen Portland police Ward is his cousin officershave started carryThe Oregonian reports a ing adrug to treatpeople court hearing on the mental sufferingfrom a life-threat- evaluationis setforFeb.17. Ward's trial is planned for ening overdose of heroin. Portland Fire and Rescue the spring and Cain's trial trained the Central Precinct in September.

and driving south. The district attorney's An Oregon man who findings were released last killed a California sherifFs month and were first reportdeputy last year died from a ed by The Press Democrat of self-inflicted wound during Santa Rosa. the ensuing shootout with The 13-page report apolic eofficer,according includes details about Chaney's criminal history to the Mendocino County District Attorney's office. and mental health. The finding follows contraA domestic violence arrestin 2006 derailed dictoryreports overwhether Ricardo Chaney, 32, died Chaney's effort to join the from an officer's bullet or his military. The ex-wife who sufferedthe abuse told own. The report says the police investigators that Chaney officer from the Northern struggled with depression California city of Fort Bragg and held extreme antishot Chaney in the leg, but it government views. wasn't fatal. Chaney had only one Chaney fatally shot job in the years she knew Deputy Ricky Del Fiorentino him, and quit after only two on March 19 after killing hours, she said. a family fiiend in Eugene, She saw Chaney on Oregon, carjacking a vehicle March 17 and described The Associated Press

him as acting strange, even by his standards, the report said. After a short visit with their daughter, Chaney told his ex-wife he would not be backforatleast 10years. Shortly after midnight on March 19, Eugene firefighters responding to a blazefound the body of George Bundy Wasson, a retired University of Oregon anthropology instructor and Coquille Tribe elder. He was leaning in a dining room chairover a poolof blood, with gunshot wounds near the right temple and behind his right ear. Wasson had been close fiiends with Chaney's father, afellow anthropology professor who died in 1998. The younger Chaney told his mother in 2002 that he

had been molested by Wasson, the report said. He also mentioned it to a high school friend, with Chaney saying the abuse occurred around the time of his father's death. The report statesthat the accusations were never reportedto policeor substantiated. After the father's death, Chaney's mother started a relationship with an attorney who told investigators that Ricardo Chaney w as prone to"apocalyptic thinking" and would engage in physical workouts in an obsessive-compulsive manner. It was his opinion that the young man had undiagnosedbipolardisorder,the report said.

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Photo by Elaine La Rochelle-Blue Mountain Back Country Riders

Elaine La Rochelle, left, andTim Collingwood, volunteers from the Blue Mountain Back Country Riders, use a crosscut saw to cut through an old growth ponderosa pine that's blocking the JimWhite trail, near Moss Springs in the Eagle CapWilderness. Votunteers are increasingly important in maintaining trails on theWallowa-Whitman National Forest, and in particular in wilderness areas

Winter break: Canoe trip on

mighty Miss If you just woke up and realized that you're already tired of winter ... and it has barely started, I may just have the perfect little getaway for you. Last week the Mississippi Tourism Board flew me down to canoe the Mississippi River with the

• With Forest Service budgets declining, volunteers play a vital role in keeping trails accessible

matter how much money Congress sends to the Wallowa-Whitman. Which is why the assistance of volunteer trail-maintenance groups is so vital now, and is likely to be even more important in the future, Ermovick said.

I've done some day floats in canoes but never have done overnighters. The plan was to fly into Jackson, Mississippi, drive to Vicksburg and meet up with the guys and float to Natchez. Wow, who hasn't dreamed about floating the Mississippi River just like Huckleberry Finn and Jim? There's so much history down in the Deep South. Mike Jones picked me up at the airport and the next morning we drove over to meet up with the crew. Adam, John, Braxton, Mark iRiverl and Mike No. 2 made up the crew. Ralph isuper photographer), Nate iAlligator Manl, Layne, Mike Jones and I made up the passengers. We loaded all of our gear into waterproofbags and were soon loaded and slippinginto the deep muddy waters of the Mighty Mississippi. It didn't take long to discover thatthecrew lovestheirriver. They're working on a project called the River Gator http J/wwwrivergatororg/ It's a mile-by-mile paddler's guide for any human-propelled watercraft I didn't realize that the Mississippi is the longest free-flowing river in America. Due to cutting straight channels, natural or manmade, it was shortened by 300 miles but has since gained back another 150 miles. About 99 percent of my outdoor trips are geared around hunting or fishing. I do some hiking, four-wheeling and horseback riding but even most of those are some kind of scouting ventures so this was a little out of the norm for me.

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By Jayson Jacoby

WesCom News Service

The question for Dan Ermovick is not whether a tree makes a sound if it falls in the forest when nobody's around. It's whether the tree falls across a hiking trail. And whetherhe can fi nd anyone tosaw through it so that hikers and horse riders can get to theirfavorite placeson the WallowaWhitman National Forest without having to go over, under or around the bark-covered impediment. Ermovick is the recreation and wilderness planner for the 2.3-million-acre WallowaWhitman. But for Ermovick, acreage isn't the most relevant figure. Trail mileage is. In particular, trails within federal wilderness areas, where maintenance crews have to useprimitive toolsbecause theWi lderness Act forbids motorized equipment — including chain saws — in those areas. The Wallowa-Whitman, which boasts the biggest wilderness in Oregon — the 365,000acre Eagle Cap, in the Wallowa Mountains — has about 1,060 miles of wilderness trails, Ermovick said. The vast majority of those trail miles are in either the Eagle Cap or the nearby Hells Canyon Wilderness. But with just two summer crews, each with three or four employees, to work on those trails it's impossible for the WallowaWhitman to maintain every trail ever year, Ermovick said.

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Steven Grant and DickWalker brave a spring snowstorm last April while working on the Goat Creek trail, in the Bear Creek area of the Eagle CapWilderness south ofWallowa.

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

SOURCE: Oregon Department of Fish andWildlife

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Last year the forest's crews maintained about170 miles,he said. And with the Wallowa-Whitman's recreation budgets shrinking by about 5 percent each year for the past several years, Ermovick doesn't expect the forest's trail-fixing capabilities to increase. The trees, of course, will continue to fall no

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off from the middle of the pool down to Red Parachute, tied by Quintin the tailout. McCoy. In flat water, when the trout are spooky and the fly must land soft, like a bit of down settling to the water, a parachute pattern does the trick. Lay it down on a gossamer tippet and throw a curve into the line so that the leader doesn't drag the fly. Tie the Red Parachute on a No. 16-20 fine wire dry-fly hook. Wrap the body with red D-Rib, then tie in a wing post of white poly yarn. Wrap a small thorax with a bit of hare's mask. Finish with a brown or grizzly hackle wrapped parachute style. — Gary Lewis, for The Bulletin

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015

OUTDOORS 8 REC

EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY'S OUTDOOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR

ac aims i in s rea in ewor a ou ou ooro ions By Josh Benham WesCom News Service

Michael Hatch says many Eastern Oregon University students don't even know what EOU's Outdoor Program provides, orthatit exists at all. He's hoping that will not be the case in the near future. Hatch, of Boise, was recently hired as the new Outdoor Program coordinator at EOU. To say he's an avid outdoorsman doesn't really do it justice. He spent eight years mountain guiding for the Sawtooth Mountain Guides, was a backcountry ski guide for Wallowa Alpine Huts and has helped manage Forest Servicerecreation programs in Idaho and Oregon, most recently at the Eagle Cap Ranger District. Hatch taught avalanche coursestorecreationists,college students and emergency m edical servicespersonnel as a courseleader fortheAmerican Institute for Avalanche Research and Education and professional member of the American Avalanche Association. He has a bachelor of science degree in resource conservation from the University of Montana, and is heavily involved in avalanche safety. Hatch is a board member of the Wallowa Avalanche Center, and has volunteered as its lead forecasterand educationcoordinator.He is certified as a wilderness first responder, and belongs to the Union County Search and Rescue. When former program coordinator Jerry Isaak left the position in June, Hatch reachedoutforthejob. "I've done some avalanche courses, and ilsaakl was on the board of the avalanche center," Hatch said."There w ere several candidates,but luckily they gave me the job." After securing the position, Hatch immediately had a vi-

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Michael Hatch, the new Outdoor Program coordinator at Eastern Oregon University, takes in the view from the top of Burger Butte in the Eagle Cap Wilderness.

"I Want to getPeOPle out t'nthe woods and outdoors while having phenomenal experiences." — Michael Hatch

sionfor the program'srole. "I want to increase the accessibi lity oftheprogram on campus and in the community," he said."I also want to createpartnerships with outside organizations and agenciesto provide more resources for the community. I want to get people out in the woods and outdoors while havingphenomenal experiences." EOU's Outdoor Program includes a rental shop that provides equipment such as snowshoes, cross-country skis, rafts, climbing hardware, and pretty much anything else to outfit a person wanting to experience something new in the outdoors. Hatch is teaching a skiing and snowboarding class this term as an adjunct instructor of physical education and sport. eWe do a lot of instructional courses and clinics, and we do credit and non-credit coursesand tripsand clinics," he said.eWe'll have back-

TRAILS Continued from Page1C Those groups include the Blue Mountain Backcountry Riders, a group ofhorse enthusiasts based in LaGrande,and two mountain biking outfits — Baker Loves Bikes from Baker County and the Blue Mountain Singletrack Trails Club of La Grande. "I think you're going to see the Forest Service move from doing the actual work on trails to supporting and facilitating volunteer work," Ermovick said.eWe havea lotof people who want to do something to help." The Blue Mountain Back Country Riders, mainly operating out of the Moss Springs trailhead on the west side of the Eagle Cap, is by far the most active volunteer group, working on more than 100 miles of trail per year on average, Ermovick sald. Dick Walker of Union, a longtime member, said the Blue Mountain Back Country Riders have been working with the Wallowa-Whitman to help with trail maintenance since 1991. Three members have amassed more than 1,000 hours of volunteer w ork on foresttrailsovertheyears, Walker said. The group's goal is to make sure the Eagle Cap's vast network of historic trails — some are older than a century — remain accessible to horse riders as well as hikers, he sald. eWe started partnering with the ForestServiceon a lotofprojects that they weren't able to get done due to a lack of resources,"Walker sald. Baker Loves Bikes organized two trail-maintenance days last year at Phillips Reservoir, about 17 miles southwest of Baker City.

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packing trips in the Wallowas or on the Snake, backcountry skiing and rafting trips and showshoe and winter camping trips." The rock climbing wall at Easternisalsosetto re-open. "That was out of commission in the fall, but all new pads have been put in, and the walls have a fresh coat of paint, "Hatch said."It'sset for opening next week." In additio n toother services like wilderness first aid and ventures with the Forest Service, Hatch hopes that in the spring the program will offer courses such as beginning flyfishing, horsemanship, kayaking and outdoor

photography. Gettingnovicesinterested in new outdoor activities, or just allowing someone the chance to do what they love, isone ofHatch'sgoals. "The local landscapes and outdoors are valuable resources for us here," he said. "From a wellness standpoint, it improves the physical, mental and emotional health. It's very important foreveryone in life.It'snotso much the technical skills, but giving them the ability for self-r eliance,cooperation and leadership skills. Outdoor activities accentuates these things, and they can be used

The Blue Mountain Singletrack Trails Club has done work on trails at Owsley Canyon near La Grande, and club members also re-opened an old trail, renamed Two Dragon, near Anthony Lakes. iThose trails are outside the wilderness; bicycles are not allowed in the Eagle Cap and other federal wilderness areas.) Ermovick said the contributions of these and other volunteer groups have become increasingly valuable during the 15 years he has worked on the Wallowa-Whitman. When he started here the forest employedfour seasonaltrailcrews for Eagle Cap/Hells Canyon, and one crew for the Elkhorns, which have a much more modest trail system of about 100 miles, most of which is outside the wilderness where workers can save time iand energy) by using chain saws. In the past several years, Ermovick said, the diminishing cadre of Forest Service trail workers has had to concentrate on the more popular trails — the West and East forks of the Wallowa and Lostine rivers, for instance, all on the north

in the real world." Hatch sees a myriad of outdooropportunitiesfor peopleto getstarted atin the region, and he wants to highlight specifically the eastern side of the state more than anything. ''What we are is a resource for Eastern Oregon's higher education institution," he said."Let's focus on being that and our strengths. Part of that is putting a little more focus on our location. It's an amazing playground. We have phenomenal rivers and really good mountain biking trails and road biking. There's amazing hiking access, and we have great backcountry access." The first event Hatch is puttingon is afree avalanche awareness presentation Wednesday, sponsored by the Wallowa Avalanche Center, beginning at 7 p.m., in Ackerman Hall, Room 114. Coming up is the third annual Eastern Oregon Backcountry Festival, Feb. 20-22.Itstartswith the Winter Wildland Alliance's Backcountry Film Festival at Eastern the evening of Feb. 20, and includes races, more avalanche safety clinics and live music at Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort.

"It'S getting to be a mOnumental taSkjuSt to get the logs clearedjom a trail." — DickWalker, Blue Mountain Back Country Riders

from spring snowmelt and summer thundershowers from washing away secti ons oftrail. Trailside shrubs need to be prunedregularly,aswell,and rocks, never in short supply in the mountains, have a tendency to land on the trails too. Although Ermovick said he has no reason to expect trail-maintenance budgets will reverse their downward trend, the WallowaWhitman will continue to request money for specific projects. Last year, for instance, the forest replaced a bridge across Rock Creek near the Minam River trail, an Eagle Cap thoroughfare. Another bridge in that area, over the Little Minam River, is slated to be replaced, possiblethisyear. Also this year, Ermovick hopes the forest will get money to do extensive maintenance on sections of side of the Eagle Cap. He emphasizes that wilderness the Bowman trail, which starts on trails that aren't maintained every the upper Lostine River, and on the Main Eagle trail on the south side yeararein most casesstillaccessibletohikersand horseback riders. of the Wallowas. Trails at high elevations, or that This work would go beyond the follow ridgelines where tree cover is annual task of cutting through sparse, don'tneed to be "logged out" fallen trees, and include maintainas often. ing and building waterbars and That said, fallen trees are hardly clearing trailside brush. the onlyobstaclesthatfrustrate That type of work isn't necessartravelers— orworse,make a trail ily an annual job, but it is a crucial dangerous. one, Walker said. "I don't want to have a trail sys"Overthe past20 yearsthe trails tem that's unsafe," Ermovick said. have deteriorated worse than in 'That's a huge concern of ours." the previous 100 years," he said. "It's just like roads — if you don't Waterbars— shallow, diagonal maintain things they're going to go grooves cut across a trail to allow away." water to drain — need to be maintainedoccasionally toprevent water Walker believes the declining

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Continued ~om Page1C They used bent forward paddles which you use backwards, or so the rational mind would think. Braxton taught me how to properly paddle. You GEAR LIST paddle at waist level m an almost swivel motion. • SlumberjackTrailTent 3 Ifeveryone isin syncyou and Esplanade sleeping plane out for a smoother, bag • Summer-ThermaCELL faster ride. We probably only Mosquito unit • Coleman flashlight paddled 10 to 15 miles the first afternoon and • Rain gear then pulled up on an • Old school Case island, unloaded the leather-handled straight canoes and drug them up kni v es.You'll use a knife on shore. The first step multi p le times each day eTarp to lay inside your was to gather wood and set up the cooking gear tent which we did every day on a sandbar right off the river. We then took our tents and jumped up on a small bench. The sand was somewhat packed so I was glad that I'd brought a Therm-a-Rest sleeping pad. For this trip I'd brought a Slumberjack Trail 3 tent, Esplanade sleeping bag anda Case knifefor the guide and Mike. River and Braxton whipped out most of the meals in Lodge Dutch Ovens and big pots. River made a pot of gingerteaevery morning that was great.He'd throw a handful of ginger roots into a pot ofboiling water. I'd drizzle a little honey in a cup, pour in some ginger tea and be good to go. I've got to go find some ginger root here in Idaho. The first couple of days it was cloudy but the last couple were clear and the fourth day I got a little sunburned. Nights were down in the 30s a couple of times. I like hearing local history so it was cool to me as we floated for John, Adam or Braxton to be telling us local tidbits. Such as when Vicksburg fell, an event that had broken the back of the South. Natchez is where Jim Bowie made the Bowie knife famous. Then nights setting around the campfire hearing River talkabout hisprofootballdaysand hitting peopleso hard it separated their sternum and knocked their shoulder out of joint made us laugh. Or Nate telling us how it's best to snag an alligator with a fishing rod so you can pull him up and see how big he is before you tie up his snout and shoot him. Hmmm...... How do I even begin to tell all of the adventures in a short article? I feel like I've barely gotten started and am already out of room. If you're cold and want a break, you may just want to check out a canoe trip with the Quapaw Canoe Co.

budgets for trail work are ill-timed becausethe combination ofdiseased and insect-ridden forests, and more frequent wildfires, has resulted in an increasing number of fallen trees. "It's Murphy's Law — any tree that can reach the trail, will," Walker said with a chuckle. "It's getting to be a monumental taskjusttogetthe logscleared from a trail, and then you don't have time togetin there to dothetread repair and the waterbars." As an example, Walker said a groupofBlue Mountain Back Country Riders a few years ago neededthree days toclear about 20 trees that had fallen in the span of lessthan 100 yards oftrail,creating ajackstrawed mess oflimbs and trunks thatpresented aconsiderable challenge for workers who had to use crosscut saws. Walker said he understands why motorized vehicles are banned in wilderness areas. But he wishes the Forest Service had the flexibility to allow trail crews to use chain saws, if only to cut through the worst tangles of fallen trees and brush. With chain saws the volunteers could have gotten through the aforementioned mess in less than a day, Walker figures. Elaine La Rochelle of Elgin is also a longtime member of the Blue Mountain Back Country Riders. She said she joined the group soon after moving to Union County 16 years ago because riding horses in the wilderness — and ensuring that other people can enjoy the area as she does — is a"passion." eWe have this jewel of the Eagle Caps sitting here, and it's a shame thatwe're starting to lose some of these trails," La Rochelle said. She said she has noticed over her 16 years traveling through the wilderness that even heavily used

trails, such as those that start at Two Pan trailhead and follow the East and West forks of the Lostine River, are more diKcult to negotiate. 'There are boulders the sizeof Volkswagens," La Rochelle said."It keeps getting worse every year." Like Walker, La Rochelle said she'sespecially frustrated that the Forest Service will not grant volunteers a temporary exemption to the ban on chain saws in wilderness areas. eWe could be so much more effective if you'll let us use appropriate tools," La Rochelle said. If volunteers could use chain saws toclearlogs,she said,they would be able to get through many m ore miles oftrailseach year. Moreover, volunteers would also havetime torepairwaterbars and do other work without which trails will eventually become impassable. 'That's my frustration,u La Rochelle said."I want to be able to go to my forest, safely." Walker agrees with Ermovick that without volunteers — or an unexpected glut of money from Congress — the challenge of keeping wilderness trails usable will grow. 'There's just too damn much trail and notenough money going out," Walker said. He also worries that the current, aging group of volunteers won't be replaced. "It's a dying breed,"Walker said. eWe need a younger generation coming in." The work is not without its rewards, though. Trail volunteers get to spend time in what many people consider the most beautiful part of Oregon. eWe work hard, but then we sit around the campfire and tell stories,"Walker said."It's a lot of fun."

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THE OBSERVER a BAKER CITY HERALD — 5C

HEALTH 8 FITNESS

i:amiliesconeaskids fightrareeve disease ByAngie Leventis Lourgos

land Park, who is blind but has light perception, and whose parents fear CHICAGO — Fourteen-yearthis sense will one day go dark. old Marie Zaknoun was playing But the families say it can be a in her backyard with a friend last delicate balance to remain hopeful fall when she began covering and about potential treatments while at uncovering her eye with her hand, a the same time acceptinglossofsight. "I feel like I walk this tight rope habit from early childhood. She went inside her Joliet home between acceptance and hope," said Alan's mother, Betsy Brint. and announced to her mother, Loulou Zaknoun, that she could no At the age of 6, despite having longer see out ofher right eye. low vision, Marie Zaknoun remem"It's a blur," Marie Zaknoun bers running across a darkened remembers saying. stageand performing in a ballet Although the news wasn't enrecital, something she couldn't do tirely unexpected, her mother cried. alone today. By fourth grade, she The suburban Plainfield Central said,shewas reading largeprint High School freshman's sight has but after long periods of studying, been slowly and subtly fading for everything would darken. She'd briefly fear she'd gone permanently most ofher life, she and her family said. She was born with Leber's Con- blind, but her vision would return. Sight in her right eye, always the genital Amaurosis or LCA, a rare inheriteddegenerative diseaseofthe weaker one, had become increasingretina marked by vision loss at birth. ly blurry in late spring and summer, It affects around 3,500 people in accordingtoher medi calrecords. the United States, said Dr. Stephen Now she walks with a cane and Rose, chief research officer at the reads and writes in Braille, aids she Foundation Fighting Blindness. had resisted using as a small child, Many children with LCA are in part out of denial that she would born blind. Some like Marie Zakever need them. She says she can't noun describe their vision loss as see at all out ofher right eye and has limited vision in her left eye, gradual, laced with uncertainty as to how or when it might fade. Amid with some sight straight ahead but this unpredictability, the Zaknouns little in the periphery, like looking along with other local families through a telescope. While Marie has moments of grappling with LCA hold out hope forfuture treatments to restore vifrusfration, she said she's learned sion, and are particularly enthused to flourish with little vision. She lovesto sing,and believeshersense by recent advancements in gene therapy. ofhearingissuperiorcompared There's Lee and Lori St. Arnaud of to most people with typical sight. the La Grange, Illn area, who someShe would like one day to work as times wish their two children with a rehab specialist for clients who varying levels of vision could see their are blind or have impaired vision, a calling she might never have found faces dearly. And there's 17-year-old Alan Brint of north suburban Highwithout her own vision loss. Chicago Tnbune

DRIVING Continued from Page6C grocery store." Being the bearer ofbad news is not easy for adult children or physicians becauseforseniors,driving means self-management, pleasure and entertainment. For example, driving familiar country roads on a leisurely Sunday afternoon is entertainment for many seniors.

Others just want to run short errands or go to a restaurant. To relinquish that would mean relying on others to do the driving. "It's really upsetting for peopleto have theirdriving privileges taken away," Schoenfelder said. Ideally, it's better if seniors recognize that time on their own and take action without family or physician intervention. Such was the case with Rosabell Vermillion, 94, of La

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Nichole Zaknoun, 12, holds onto her sister Marie Zaknoun, 14, while ice skating on Dec. 20, 2014, in Rosemont, III. Despite having Leber's Congenital Amaurosis, which causes degeneration of the retina, Marie spent a majority of her time skating alone without help from her family or a walking cane. But she is very scared ofher sight fadingany further. "I would hate to lose that vision," she said."Losing it would just be so different, I don't know how I would take it." She sometimes wonders if it would have been easier to be born with no vision rather than having some sight that ultimately fades. But she said she appreciates having experienced color — after all, how do you explain the concept of orange to someone who's never seen a sunset? She recounts the litany of sights that have given her joy over the years — the blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea in her ancestral homeland of Lebanon, the jumping dolphins from the front row at Sea World, the burst of fireworks each Independence Day, with her parents guiding her line of vision. She's also grateful to have seen

Grande, who, while still in good health, decided to stop driving at the age of 90. "I just felt it was time forsomeone else to dothe driving for me," Vermillion said."One August the insurance bill came due, and I thought about how winter was coming on. I thought if I wanted to go somewhere, I'd have to go out and get the car warmed up. I just didn't want to do that anymore, so I decided to stop driving. My

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unhurt. But she had a bigger surprise at the emerContinued from Page6C gency room. A routine blood test showed an unusually high white blood cell count. Gray — who were stuck in plans that didn't Gray had chronic myeloid leukemia, a relatively uncommon form of cancer that starts in covervitalservicesorwho couldn'tget insurancebecause ofa pre-existingmedical the bone marrow and leads to the production condition — the law has had a personal, even of abnormal blood cells. life-changing impact. The disease is now considered highly treat"A couple years earlier, I think I would have able. Gray'soncologistatKaiserprescribed been done," Gray said. the standard oral chemotherapy, a medication Even the law's supporters concede more known as Gleevec. Much relieved, Gray called her pharmacy must be done to control health care costs and ensure access to care. to pick up the prescription. But the insurance guarantee — which There was a pause on the line. The pharincludes billions of dollars in aid to low- and macist asked Gray if she knew the drug middle-income Americans — has extended would cost $6,809 a month. "I freaked out," she recalled.'Why would coverage to about 10 million people who previously had no insurance, surveys indicate. they even make this drug if people can't afThat cut the nation's uninsured rate more ford it?" than 20percentlastyear,thelargestdrop in Neither Gray nor her doctor realized her half a century. Kaiser plan only covered $1,500 worth ofpreThe law also changed coverage for millions scriptiondrugs ayear,a provision spelled out more people who were in plans like Gray's in small type in Appendix B ofher 80-page that capped or excluded benefits, a onceplan brochure. common feature ofhealth insurance that is Caps on coverage were once routine; most commercial health plans once put some kind now banned. Working out of a trim, white Colonial in of annual or lifetime limit on how much care suburban Washington, D.Cn Gray thought they covered. "Patients often didn't know they had inadlittle of these potential changes when President Barack Obama signed the health law in equate coverage until they were diagnosed the spring of 2010. She didn't involve herself with a catastrophic illness," said Dr. S. Yousuf in politics. She'd had health insurance for Zafar, an oncologist at Duke Cancer Institute who studies how costs affect cancer care. decades. With a monthly $1,095 premium, the Kaiser Gray desperately looked for help. Permanente plan that she had gotten through She earned too much to qualify for most her husband's employer wasn't cheap. charity programs that drugmakers offer. But it was her only option. As a breast Kaiser wouldn't lift her drug cap. And with a cancersurvivor,Gray probably wouldn'thave cancer diagnosis, she wouldn't be able to get a been able to find a new plan; insurers in 2013 new insurance plan. At one point, she emailed her sister, a could still turn away consumers with preexisting medical conditions. former radiation oncologist, to ask about life Gray was focused on her business as a con- expectancy for her without cancer treatment. "It's not an option," her sister, Cecily Bullsultant who helped companies put together bidsforgovernment contracts. ock, wrote back. Gray's family explored going to Canada, In her free time, she volunteered with where pharmaceuticals are often less Susan G. Komen, the nation's largest breast cancer foundation."I was in give-back mode," expensive. They finally found a clinical trial said Gray, who sports a pink ribbon on her car closer to home at the University of Maryland, and displays a pink Halloween pumpkin on Baltimore, where researchers were testing an her front lawn every year. alternative to Gleevec called ponatinib. Gray's cancer quickly responded. The relief Then, on the morning of May 20, 2013, Gray skidded off the road driving to her vaca- was only temporary, however. In late July, tion condominium on Maryland's Eastern she was hospitalized with pancreatitis, a Shore. Aside from a few bruises, she was potentially dangerous inflammation of the

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the faces ofher family and friends. Marie fears that one day she will no longer be able to see them, and that she could forget what her mother, father and younger sister and brothers look like. 'Tm grateful for myvision," she said. Lori St. Arnaud remembers sensing that something wasn't right as she nursed her newborn son, Patrick, and his big blue eyes never looked back at her. He was diagnosed with LCA as a baby. Blind from birth, his earliest months were a whirlwind of physical, occupational and visual therapies. Lori and her husband, Lee St. Arnaud, were so overwhelmed at first they thought there was no way they could have another child, in part because there's a 25 percent chance the inherited disorder would be present in the next baby. "But then we thought, you know what, if our next child makes us

half as happy as Patrick has made us, we'll be fine," said Lori St. Arnaud. Mirielle St. Arnaud was born 21 months after Patrick. Despite the odds in vision'sfavor,she,too,w as born with LCA, though her sight is better than her brother's. Mirielle, now 7, has some central vision but nothing on the periphery. She describes it as looking through a tube the size of a pencil. Patrick, 9, only has light perception, though his parents say this sense has darkened in his right eye over the years. Patrick helps Mirielle with Braille. Mirielle sometimes narrates events she can see but he can't. "Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be completely blind," she said. Mirielle has asked her brother what it's like to have no vision. "I can't describe it," he said, laughing a little.

kids never said a word about it, but I could tell they were relieved." Her decision, of course, had an impact on her freedom, but she had other options open to herso shecould still get around.

they are very willing to drive m e to places Ineed to go." Vermillion also took advantage of public transportation. "I started riding on public transportatio n provided by Community Connections," Vermillion said."I would go "I did feel a big loss of shopping and to my doctor apindependence at first because pointments. They would pick me up when I said I would I was used to driving myself tothegrocery storeorto be done and take me home. I church," Vermillion said."Not don't know how I could have driving does tend to isolate gotten through it all without them. They were so nice." you, but I call my kids, and

pancreas. The next month, Gray had to stop the ponatinib. Without access to either drug, she was again scrambling. Bristol-Myers Squibb, which provides cancer patients with a temporary insurance card for a 30-day supply of yet another cancer drug, seemed to offer hope. But the card wasn't accepted at the Kaiser pharmacy where Gray had to get her prescriptions. American Cancer Society advocate Brandon Costantino, who works with patients at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, persuadeda company salesrepresentative to give Gray a month's supply anyway. Then Gray had to contend with yet another obstacle: Patients could typically only get one month of the drug from the manufacturer. She needed a second to keep up treatment through December. "It was like brick wall after brick wall that we had to chisel through," said Costantino, who went back to Bristol-Myers Squibb to get the additional chemotherapy."My mantra for Lisa was: We just need to get you to 2014,"' he said. Even the promise of a new insurance plan under the Affordable Care Act seemed elusive at first. Gray, like others, battled through the problemsthathobbled HealthCare.gov after itopened."Imust have called 85times or more," she said. Finally, on Dec. 2, 2013, she selected a new Kaiser Permanente health plan for $780 a month. That was $315 less than her current plan. Most important, the plan covered Gleevec for a $30-a-month co-pay. Gray brokedown inthepharmacy when she picked up her first prescription last January — she admits she's 'kind of a crier." Nine months later, a bone marrow biopsy showed no further sign ofleukemia. Today, Gray is healthy, aside from the occasional sinus infection. Sitting on her living room couch with her dog, Gray says she is somewhat bewildered by the controversy that continues to shadow the health law. "I don't understand why people get so mad. ... It's just health insurance," she said, describing conversations with friends and neighbors who say the law should be repealed."I tell them, You have to understand, there are people who need this. I mean really, really need this."'

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Looking back on the past four years, Vermillion said that she made the right decision at the right time. She had a good driving record, and she didn't wait for a traffic accident to signal the end of her driving privileges. She made her own decision at her own time and exited off the road on her own terms. "It wasn't that hard when I made up my mind," she said. 'You just have to do what you have to do."

ROBOT Continued ~om Page6C photos to help diagnose a patient's illness. For outpatient use, Word said at least a nurse would be with the patient at the hospital and in some instances a physician. "It's the same thing we do with the stroke patient — we have a nurse and a physician helping with the assessment, holding the stethoscope or adjusting the camera so the specialist can see what they need to see,"Word said. The robot can even interpret language and sign language, if needed, Word said. The robot helpskeep peoplefrom traveling longdistances to see their speciaSt, a major concern for both patients and their families. Word said the one used for stroke patients has been well received. The new robot should be in-house and operational by March.

FLU Continued ~om Page6C said. By then, the CDC had already picked a diff erent type ofH 3N2 tobe the targetof the North American flu vaccines. Most of the other influenza viruses the CDC has analyzed since the start of the flu season were covered by this year's vaccines, including the H3N2 strain known as A/Texas/50/2012 and the H1N1 strain

called A/California/7/2009. All of the flu viruses tested for signs of drug resistance have been vulnerable to the drugs Tamiflu ioseltamivirl, Relenza izanamivirl and Rapivab iperamivirl, the

CDC said. However, the health agency warned that"rare" casesofdrug resistance among H1N1 and H3N2 viruses have been reported elsewhere in the world. The overall hospitalization rate since the start of the flu season rose to 12.6 per 100,000 Americans, up from 9.7 per 100,000 Americans a week earlier. Senior citizens continued to have the highest hospitalization rate i51.8 per

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WHEN IS THE BESTTIME FORSEMORS TO CONSIDER

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Knowing when it's time to stop driving is an emotional decision for most seniors because it signifies a surrendering of pleasure, C entertainment and freedom. At a time when seniorsareexperiencing a barrage ofother losses in their lives, driving is among one of the lastprivilegesthey want tolose. Often, adult children are the first ones to realize their parents are having difficulty operating a vehicle safely. They may decide then that Mom or Dad should see their primary care provider for a checkup, hoping that the provider will be the messenger ofbad news and tell their parent it's time to stop driving. "It's really difficult for children to take that freedom of driving away from their parents," said Dr. Ellen Schoenfelder, family physician at the La Grande Family Practice."As a physician, I can't observe a patient's driving skills, so it's harder for me to judge and justify taking that privilege away." Still, a physician may observe physical changes in vision, hearing, reaction time and range of motion that may raise legitimate questions about the patient's ability to drive. ''When a patient reaches the age where they lack the attention to drive or they start developing deficiencies in vision, hearing and are showing signs of confusion, that's perhaps time to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles and be retested," Schoenfelder said. Each case must be judged on its own merits because there are many drivers with disabilities who can still drive safely into their 80s and 90s. "A person may have some disabling physical conditions, yet do well driving in small towns where there is less traffic," Schoenfelder said."However, that same person may not drive safely in an unfamiliar area where the traffic is heavier. Their deficiencies may be more noticeable in these circumstances. In this case, a person may need to self-limit Trishverges/ForTheObserver their driving to shorter destinations like the All too often seniors reluctantly hand over the vehicle keys to an adult SeeDriving / Pbge 5C child who has suggested they stop driving for safety reasons.

FLU SEASON

43 states hit with 'widespread' Au By Karen Kaplan Los Angeles Times

Influenza viruses have infiltrated most parts of the United States, with 43 states experiencing"widespread" flu activit y and six othersreporting"regional" flu activity, accordingtothe Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention. Hawaii was the only state where flu cases were merely "sporadic" during the week that ended Dec. 27, the CDC said in its latest FluView report. One week earlier, California also had been in the"sporadic" category, and Alaska and Oregonreported "local" flu outbreaks. Now all three states have been upgraded to "regional" flu activity, along with Arizona, Maine and Nevada. The rest ofthestatesare dealingwith"widespread" outbreaks, according to the

CDC. At least 601 people in the U.S. died of influenza or

pneumoniaduring the52nd week of the year, down from 837 the previous week, accordingtodata collected by the CDC's 122 Cities Mortality Reporting System. The 601 deaths accounted for6.8 percent ofthe 8,893 total deaths in the last full week of the year, just missing the 6.9 percent threshold to qualify as an epidemic. H3N2 flu viruses continued todominate as 2014 came to a close, accounting for99.6percent ofthe 1,641 influenza A viruses that were subtyped during week 52. When H3N2 strains are more common than H1N1 strains, the flu usually causes m ore severe illnessesand deaths, warned Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the CDC. About two-thirds of the 268 H3N2 viruses analyzed by the CDC since Oct. 1 are similar to the A/Switzerland/9715293strain thatwas first detected in the U.S. in March, the FluView report SeeFlu / Page 5C

WALLOWA COUNTY

Fonndationraises moneyforrohst, newhsrnincnhatsr By Katy Nesbitt WesCom News Service

ENTERPRISE — Wallowa Memorial Hospital has some new equipment that will help some of its most fragile patients. Stacey Green of the Wallowa Valley Health Care Foundation said the Circle 100 Club, an all-woman off-shoot of the Foundation,

raised $15,000 to buy a new incubator for newborns and infants. Chief Nursing Officer Jenni Word said the incubator has special lights for babies born with jaundice, a controlled temperature environment and a"whisper quiet" mode. The incubator can go into an ambulance or helicopter if a baby needs to be transportedto another hospital but will mainly be used at Wallowa Memorial. Word said one is needed about six to eight times a year. A baby can get X-rays in the incubator, the bed can be rotated 360 degrees and can be ti lted and elevated and has multiple ports for medicalprofessionals to accessthe

baby. Babies born a little early need decreasedstimulation, Word said, so the "whisper quiet" mode provides a quiet, soothing environment protecting young ears from alarms and the sounds of

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

Obamacare's guaranteed coverage changes many lives in its First year By Noam N. Levey

Tribune Washington Bureau

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Like many working Americans, Lisa Gray thought she had good health insurance. That was until she was diagnosed with leukemia in mid-2013, and the selfemployed businesswoman made astartlingdiscovery: Her health plan didn't cover the chemotherapy she needed."I thought I was going to die," Gray, 62, said recently, recalling her desperatescramble to get lifesaving drugs. Through amix oftemporary measures, doctors and patient advocates managed to keep Gray stable for a few months. But it was a new health plan through the Affordable Care Act that Gray credits with saving her life. The plan, which started Jan. 1, 2014, gave her access to the recommended chemotherapy. Her cancer went into remission in the fall. -

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Cancer survivor Lisa Gray poses for a portrait with her dog Riley on Jan. 2 at her house in Alexandria,Va. Gray was diagnosed with leukemia in 2013 and the new health plan made available through the Affordable Care Act saved her life. It's been one year since the federal law began guaranteeingcoverage to most Americans for the first time, even if they are sick.

ments. And across the counSome consumers pay more for insurance. Some try, "Obamacare" remains a pay less. Doctors, hospitals polarizing political issue. For many Americans like and businesses are laboring to keep up with new requireSeeObamacare / Page 5C

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HEALTHY LIVING

Meredith Lair named NEOAHEC director

Hospital Auxiliary hosts meeting 3an. 19

Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center announces Meredith Lair as its new executive director. Lair had served as interim director since August. As executive director, Lair will oversee an organization that connects 11 counties with health career education programs, rural residencies and continuing education. "It's an honor to assume the role of executive director and carry the good work of NEOAHECforward," said Lair. "This organization is needed more than ever as the demand for practitioners in rural communities does not meet the supply. Oregon AHEC is developing strategies to ensure it is on the forefront of efforts to strengthen rural healthcare, and I am excited by the important work ahead." Lair's previously served as the Interim Assistant Director of the Union County Commission on Children and Families. She also worked for Grande Ronde Hospital for twelve years and was their Foundation Manager for six years.

The Grande Ronde Hospital Auxiliary's general meeting will be held at 9:30 am Jan. 19 at the Island City City Hall. The Grande Ronde HospitalAuxiliarywas established in April 1965. Duties include helping with surgical, admitting and running the gift shop. Over the years, the Auxiliary has funded many important projects including portable defibrillators, an X-ray machine and exercise equipment for the Rehabilitation Department.

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people talking and coming and going out of the room. Word said the hospital has always had an incubator, but the previous one was getting neartheend ofitslife. In November, the Foundation hosted its annual "Healthy Futures" fundraising dinner. This year's proceeds are purchasing a telemedicine robot, a real boon to rural medicine. The hospital has a robot with a screen for interactive patient/doctor visits from Portland's Providence Stroke Center, the state's stroke center that through telemedicine is reaching out to alotofruralhospitals,but the new robot can be used for consultations with an array of specialists. "By purchasing our own robot, any physician or clinic with an Internet connection can consult with specialists," Word said. Itcan be used toeducate the hospital staf, for lab work, radiology, the lab, nurses and dieticians. "No department is left out," Word said. The RP7i, as it is officially called, can help a remote specialist listen to lung and heart sounds and see vital signs, Word said. It has atelephone for private conversations and a camera that can take clear, close-up SeeRobot / Page 5C

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