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La Grande Economic Development Director Christine Jarski has been onthe jobsixmonths. In 2016, she hopes the city — and its Urban Renewal Agency — can help revitalize the downtown by filling some vacancies, specifically vacancies of city- or URA-owned property. cWe really have some treasures in our old buildings," Jarski said. One such vacancy is at 1106 Adams Ave., a building sitting on two lots that previously housed the State Theatre and the Odd Fellows. The building's prior owners approached the city/URA about a transfer of ownership that would allow for access to grant funding for environmental cleanup, said City and URA Manager Robert Strope.

Included in that agreement was aprovision thatallowed the URA to complete work at the property and then sell it to recover the agency's cost and share the proceeds with the prior owners. The agreement also allowed for the owners to eventually exercise their right to repurchase the property from the URA. In 2014, though, the investorsopted nottorepurchase the building,"leaving the property completely within the ownership of the agency," Strope said. The URA voted to list the property, which includes more than 15,000 square feet, not including its basement, said John Howard, the realtor who

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La Grande Economic Development Director Christine Jarski leads a tour of 1106Adams Ave., a historic building currently owned bythe La Grande Urban Renewal Agency. Currently on the market, Jarski hopes the building will become a multi-use facility. has listed the building. Howard said the building has been on the market about a month. cWe've had a good number of showings on it," he said. Among its positives, said Howard, are a new roof and environmental cleanup-

including asbestos removalalreadycompleted. Because of work already done inside, Howard said, it will be easy to move walls or even change plumbing in the building. 'You have to use your SeeDowntown / Page5A

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ENTERPRISE — Two officers from the Wallowa County SherifFs Office left for Burns Friday in response to apotentially dangerous situation mounting in Harney County. ''When another sheriff asks for help, you Rogers go ," Wallowa County Sheriff Steve Rogers said. According to Fred Steen, Wallowa County chief deputy, the conflict in Harney County was discussed at the Oregon State SherifFs Association annual meeting in early December. 'There had already been some people there behaving in a threatening manner," SeeHelp / Page5A

The occupation of national wildlife area by a small, armed group upset over federal land policies stretched into its second week as the mother of the group's leaderasked supporters to send supplies — everything from warm blankets to coffee creamer. Page 8A

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La Grande lnterim Fire Chief Emmett Cornford inspects an old fire engine on display at the Eastern Oregon Fire Museum. Officials hope the building that houses the museum may soon have more to offer, potentially including a brewery, restaurant and other businesses.

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To say that La Grande resident Blake Manley is a busy individual would be a drastic understatement. Start with the fact that Manley, 34, is a third-generation logger, working in a family business that his father bought part of from his uncle in 1989 when the family moved to Cove. That alone ties him up anywhere from 30 to 40 hours

a week. Then last spring, he was approached by Cove School District Superintendent Bruce Neil about taking over as the Cove High School athletic director when Neil wanted to step away from the position. "I saw it as an opportunity to be apartofa schoolthatIfeel so deeply about," Manley said. "Igraduated from Cove in 2000. That fuels a bit of my fire. SeeManley / Page 5A

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Today is Monday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2016. There are 355 days left in the year.

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TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT On Jan. 11, 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued "Smoking and Health," a report which concluded that "cigarette smoking contributes substantially to mortality from certain specific diseases and to the overall death rate."

ON THIS DATE In 1861, Alabama became the fourth state to withdraw from the Union. In 1908, PresidentTheodore Roosevelt proclaimed the Grand Canyon National Monument (it became a national park in 1919). In 1935, aviator Amelia Earhart began an 18-hour trip from Honolulu to Oakland, California, that made her the first person to fly solo across any part of the Pacific Ocean. In 1942, Japan declared war against the Netherlands, the same day that Imperial Japanese forces invaded the Dutch East Indies. In 1989, nine days before leaving the White House, President Ronald Reagan bade the nation farewell in a prime-time address, saying of his eight years in office: "We meant to change a nation and instead we changed a world."

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By Cherise Kaechele For anyone who has dreamed about living in the president's house, now's your chance. No, it's not the White House, but the Eastern Oregon University president's house. The house on Highland Placeoverlooking the university campus has been the home of EOU presidents since 1998. Before that, the president's residence was a colonial home located at Washington Avenue and Walnut Street, according to Vice President for Student Advancement Tim Seydel. And now the Highland Place home is up for sale. "Just like churches have parsonages for preachers, universities have homes for presidents, "Seydelsaid. He said many universities providea home fortheir president. This is not unique to EOU — University of Oregon and Oregon State University, as well as most universities

rooms and three and a half bathrooms, Howard said. The colonial-style home the university previously owned was purchased in the 1940s or '50s. It was sold, Seydel said, because the new home was more modern and it's a single level. The neighborhood around 809 Highland Place was relatively new when the university purchased it in 1998. aiThe president's housel used to be a way to attract the presidents," Seydel said. "The job is pretty much a 24/7 job, and the houses usually were located near the university for easy access."

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The 2,674-square-foot house used for Eastern Oregon University presidents was put on the market in mid-August and is now for sale for $349,000 — $10,000 less than the original asking price.

Seydel said the Highland across the country, offer this incentive. EOU President Tom Insko, who was sworn in last July, as alocalresident,doesnot need the home. The 2,674-square-foot house was put on the market in mid-August and is now for

sale for $349,000 — $10,000 less than the original asking price.

aWe had one offer earlier on," said Realtor John Howard, who is selling the property.aWe've had some lookssince decreasing the price." Seydel said Insko built the home he's living in now and didn't need the president's house. "So that enabled us to put it on the market," Seydel said.

The home has seen many university events and receptions throughout the years and most of the presidents have lived in the home at one point in their presidency, he said. "Since the university owns the home, it has to maintain it," Seydel said."Doesn't make sense to keep it." The home is a 1994 singlelevel house with three bed-

Place property holds a lot of memories, but the money couldbe reutilized forsomething on campus. "Itjust makes sense to sell it," Seydel said. Contact CheriseKaechele at 541-786-4234 or ckaechele C lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Cherise on Twitter C'IgoKaeche/e.

LG, Elgin school districts receive major grants • Local districts receive more than tr750,000 in Career Technical Education Revitalization grants from state

medical assistants work in physicians' offices, clinics and other health care facilities. Certified medical assistants may work in a clerical, By Dick Mason Carpenter said he was ecadministrative or clinical The Observer static upon learning that the capacity. "Medical assistants are La Grande and Elgin La Grande School District school district officials are w as agrantrecipient. in high demand," said LHS "It was an emotional mobeginning the new year with Principal Brett Baxter. a new deadline hanging over- ment," Carpenter said. Medical simulation techhead — thetype ofdeadline Dianne Greif, superintennology is among the health educators dream ofhaving. dent of the Elgin School Dis- education items that will The Oregon Department of trict, noted one Elgin High be purchased with the CTE Education announced MonSchool teacher, when told of grant funding La Grande will day that the La Grande and the grant award, was almost receive. These willinclude high-tech mannequins that Elgin school districts have moved to tears. received a combined The grants La Grande and will be used by students $757,852 in Career TechniElgin have been awarded are learning how to insert IVs, cal Education Revitalization among a total of $9 million perform cardiopulmonary grants from the Oregon in CTE Revitalization grants resuscitat ion and diagnose Department of Education for the Oregon Department of illnesses and much more. their high school agriculture Education is providing stateCTE grant funding will and vocational technicalpro- w ide. La Grande and Elgin also be used to support and grams. The school districts competed with more than 70 upgrade LHS's mechatronics have 18 months to complete schooldistrictsfor the grants, program, in which students grant-fundedprojects, according to an InterMounstudy mechanics and electronaccording to La Grande tain Education Service ics. New welding equipment School District SuperintenDistrict news release. and booths will be purchased dent Larry Glaze. The La Grande School as part ofthiseffort. "Students will have tools The La Grande School District will use a portion District will receive a grant of the money it will receive that meet industrial stanof $379,852, and the Elgin for its biomedical program. dards," said Principal Baxter. School District will be given Students in the program are Much of this new equip$378,000. developing skills needed to ment will be placed in a La Grande High School help them become certified welding lab and mechatronAssistant Principal Scott medical assistants. Certified ics center that will be built

with money from the $31.85 million bond school district voters approved in 2014. Baxter said he is elated that the new construction will be filled with state-of-the art equipment, thanks to the CTE grant. "Otherwise we would be moving old equipment into the new building," he said. The CTE grant will also fund the addition of a third greenhouse at LHS, which will be used for projects such as growing seedlings to replace trees lost to forest fires. LHS will be working closely with the Oregon Department of Forestry and The Plantworks nursery of Cove on the project. Community partners LHS will have for its CTE programs will also include Grande Ronde Hospital, the Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center, Cross L Welding & Fabrication, Barreto Manufacturing, Eastern Oregon University, the City of La Grande and Union County. Carpenter said the support showed by these partners, none of whom will be paid,

He explained that state officials evaluating grant applicat ions areim pressed when community support forgrant-funded programs is shown. The Elgin School District will be using the bulk of

its$378,000 grantfor the construction of a new high school agricultural sciences classroom and for the purchase of new equipment for its welding and small engine repair programs. aWe will be able to expand theseprograms,"Greifsaid. She said these are the type of programsthatwillbetter preparestudents forjobsin the workplace or to enter a community college or technical training program with advanced skills.

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JOSEPH — Joseph City Park's well-used but aging playground is due for a m akeover in a projectstarted by five students at Joseph Charter School. The five — TylerHoman, Kade Kilgore, Steven Beckman, TJ Grote and Trey Wandschneider — launched the projectasmembers of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America and have been joined by a group of adults now at work to raise

at least $130,000. The objective is to hire Play by Design of Ithaca, New York, which specializes in a community-based approach to designing and building playgrounds, according to organizer Penny Arentsen, co-owner of Winding Waters River Expeditions. The design firm will send architect Lisa DeShano to Josephforthreedays tovisit the site, interview Joseph students and meet with the playground steering committee, then design the play-

ground on the spot. Her design will be revealed to the community in a public event at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28, at the Joseph Community Center. Joseph students in kindergarten through third grade will present a musical performance and FCCLA students will sell desserts. Child care will be available. The current playground is outmoded and doesn't meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards, Arentsen pointed out. •

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Cook Memorial Library is offering iCRAFT for teens at 4 p.m. Friday, in the library's Teen Zone. This month participants will make melting snowman cookies. This tree class is open to anyone in middle or high school. All supplies are provided. View the flier and watch for upcoming teen events on the library's Web and Facebook pages.

The rental owners group will meet at noon Thursday, at the Community Connection building located on Cove Avenue in La Grande. A no-host lunch is provided. For more information, call Anna at 541-963-0511.

Planning Commission holds work session

The La Grande Planning Commission will hold a work session Tuesday WURA will discuss regarding land developproposals ment code amendments, a ELGIN — The Wallowa discussion continued trom Union Railroad Authority Dec. 8. The work session folwill meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday lows aregular session ofthe at the WURR Depot in Elgin commission, which starts at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers to discuss the rails-withtrails project. The board will at La Grande City Hall, now meet monthly to consid- 1000Adams Ave. er thestakeholder proposals Hospital hosts cancer together with the public support group comments (pro and conl, which the board received in Grande Ronde Hospital is December. providing an opportunity for

cancerpatients,survivors and loved ones to learn and share information related to cancer. A new cancer support group will hold its first meeting trom 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 in the GRH Mt. Emily Conference Room on the third floor. The first meeting will include a testimonial from a cancer survivor about the impact a support group had in her life. The group will alsoshare ideas forfuture meeting topics and speaker presentations. Meetings will be held on the fourth Monday ofthemonth. For more information, contact GRH Education at 541-963-1486.

La Grande class of '54 has lunch The La Grande High School class of 1954 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Flying J Travel Plaza.

Cookie Walk aids senior meals A Cookie Walk will take placeat 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande. Proceeds will benefit the senior meal program.

Union School Board to meetWednesday UNION — The Union School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the high school athletic complex. School district policies will be oneoftheitems discussed at the meeting.

LG School Board will meet Wednesday The La Grande School Board will meet Wednesday. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in room 11 of La Grande High School. An update on bond funded construction projects will be given at the meeting.

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OBITUARIES Joyce Leonard La Grande

Joyce Leonard, 66, of La Grande, died Dec. 21 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Union County Senior Center with a potluck to follow. An obituary was published previously and can be found at www.daniels knopp.com.

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BURNS — Over a cup of coffee Friday morning, Candy Tiller explained why many ranchers in rural counties, like Harney County east of Bend, are frustrated when it comes to grazing on federally managed land. "Our lands are not being taken care oflike they should be," she said. "(Federal agencies) are not utilizing the locals' knowledge." Tiller, 60 and from Burns, traces her family tree back to homesteaders. Her grandfathertook a plotofland near Drewsey, northeast of Burns, more than a century ago. Like many in Harney County, ranching has long been a part ofher family's history, and her brother, uncle and cousin still ranch, although she does not. Over the past week, national and international media put a spotlight on the land use issues of Harney County after being drawn to the remote part of Oregon by the armed occupation of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters. "I am glad in one way that this has brought the attention of'This is what is happening in our county,"'Tiller said. "And itis sad this is whatit took." At a public meeting last week, residents of Harney County said they did not agree with how Ammon and Ryan Bundy, brothers from Nevada, and theirbackers occupied the federal buildings, but they are glad to have people around the state and country talking about how the federal government manages ranching. The Bundys are asking for the federal government to relinquish control ofland in the county to the people there as a condition of them giving up the occupation. Raising cattle in the vast county requires lots ofland, so anyone ranching in Harney County likely has to work with the federal government, particularly the Bureau ofLand Management. The agency oversees more than 3.9 million acres, or more than 60.5

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CandyTiller, of Burns, talks about her family's history in the area on Friday morning at Bella Java &. Bistro in Burns. percent of the county, according to the BLM. "Much of BLM-administered rangeland is grazed by livestock under a system of permits and leases in which ranchers pay grazing fees for the use of public land," according to the agency. The agency's Burns District oversees most of the public land in Harney County. The district also extends into small parts of neighboring Lake, Malheur and Grant counties. In 2014,thedistricthad 164 grazing permits and nine grazing leases, according to the BLM. Combined, the permitsand leasescovered more than 247,000 animal unit months, or AUMs as officials and ranchers call them. One unit is enough forage to sustain one cow and a calf for one month. The BLM

charges $1.35 per AUM. Itisnotthecostofthe arrangement that is fiustrating ranchers, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, said Thursday. Rather, it is the requirements that come with it. Walden's congressional district includes Harney County. Each permit is individually crafted and may come with stipulations, such as when cattle may go on and otf the land, how low the animals may chew

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down the grass and how long ranchers have to waitbeforereturning cattleto land burned by wildfi re. Add in legal challenges by conservation and environmental groups, and Walden said some of the hardest work for ranchers may be lining up federal permitsand leases. "It's that constant, grinding battle that just wears people down," he said. Between sips ofher coffee, Tiller also said court conflicts with conservation and environmentalgroups have long been a cause for rancher fiustration and fatigue. ''We are trying to use our lands without destroying them," she said. For 17 years Steve Grasty has served as Harney County judge, the highest elected official in the county. He said ranchers want to be heard and treatedaspartners by federalland managers. "This land can be managed better, and we want to do that," Grasty said.

Maurine Bennett, 93, of La Grande, died Saturday at her home. Arrangements will be announced later by Daniels - Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center.

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Ralph Glen Nelson, 77, formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 7 in Springville, Utah. A viewing and funeral services will be held today at the Spring Creek 21st Ward, 878 West Center, Springville, Utah. Interment will be at the Lindon City Cemetery. Ralph was born Nov. 29, 1938, to Horace Jacob and Etta Lavern (Goatesl Nelson in the family home in La Grande. He attended schools in La Grande and graduatedfrom La Grande

High School in 1956. Ralph attended Utah State University and Eastern Oregon University prior to his LDS British Mission. After the mission, Ralph continued his education, graduatingfrom Brigham Young University with the class of 1963. He graduated trom Pacific Coast Banking School, University of Washington, class of 1979. Ralph had a 35-year commercial banking career working in

Oregon and Utah. On Dec. 16,

1961, Ralph married Sharon Nelson Ro b erta Larsen in the LDS Manti temple and together they had four children: Derek Ralph, Kathleen Sharon, Phyllis Lavern and Barbara Rae. There are 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Sharon suffered from multiplesclerosisand she passed away after 42 years of marriage. In 2004 Ralph married Mary Lois Conrad, which added her four children, 21 grandchildren and 37 greatgrandchildren to the family. During his working years, Ralph was involved in civic activities including Lions Club, Rotary Club, Exchange Club, Chamber of Commerce, United Way and Banking Associations. He liked having a project, including boats, woodshop, home and auto maintenance, garden and yard. Outdoor activities included backpacking, cycling and fishing. Ralph was a lifetime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many priesthood and auxiliary positions. He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Horace David and Etta Mae; first wife, Sharon Nelson; and son, Derek Ralph Nelson. Survivors include his wife, Mary Lois Nelson, and his children and their partners, Kathleen and Delbert Hutchison of Milton Freewater; Phyllis and Orman Anderson of Coppell, Texas, and Barbara and Eric Spencer of Lindon, Utah. To express condolences, visit www.NelsonMortuary. com.

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE POLICE Arrested: Graham Richard Thompson, 19, Hayden, Idaho, was arrested early Saturday on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants and minor in possession.

UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested:Randy Michael Hoyle,49, unknown address, was a rrested Fri day while lodged in the Union County Correctional Facility on a Union County warrant charging probation violation connected to original charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Arrested: Tyler Eugene Schafer, 22, Cove, was arrested early Saturday on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants. Arrested: Brian Dewayne Hicks,39, unknown address, was arrested Saturday on a Union County warrant charging failure to appear on original charges of reckless driving and driving 100 mph or greater. Arrested: Valerie Elizabeth Sheline, 24, unknown address, was arrested Saturday on a

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parole and probation warrant charging probation violation connected to original charges of possession of meth. Arrested: Andrea Rodriguez, 38, unknown address, was arrested Saturday on a charge of disorderly conduct. Suspicious circumstances: A report of possible gunshots near 59628 Foothill Rd. was determined to be fireworks. Cited: Two were cited Saturday night on charges of minor in possession of alcohol. Arrested: Ethan J. Ashbeck, 20, unknown address, was arrested early Sunday on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants and minor in possession. Accident: An injury accident was reported at Booth Lane and Hunter Road around 8:50 a.m. Sunday. Accident: No one was injured in a crash near 10102 N. McAlister Rd. Sunday morning. Arrested:Ricky Giovanni Cruz-Perez, 23, Pasco, Washington, was arrested Sunday on a Union County warrant charging failure to appear on original charges of second- and third-

degree escape. Cited: Mattew Peter Stiles, 32, La Grande, was cited Sunday on a charge of third-degree theft. Arrested: Amber Darlene Garcia, 36, transient, was arrested Sunday on charges of possession of meth, delivery of meth and possessionof schedule 3 controlled substance. Arrested: Nathan Russell Osterloh, 30, transient, and Jared James Whipple, 30, transient, were both arrested Sunday on a parole and probation detainer. Arrested: Glen Eymard Thibodeau, 28, unknown

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OREGON STATE POLICE Arrested: James Donald Griffin, 59, La Grande, was arrested Dec. 31 on a charge of failure to report as a sex offender. Arrested: Randy Alvin Townsend, 56, unknown address, was arrested Dec. 31 on charges of parole violation, fail-

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Here are two numbers that should send shock waves through the state Capitol: 2021 and 33 percent. By 2021, the Public Employee Retirement System burden on school districts and municipalities will become almost one-third of their payrolls. In other words, a school district like Astoria will be devoting one-third of its payroll expense not to teachers, but to retirees. The practical outcome will be layoAs, fewer teachers. Those two numbers emerged from the Oregon Leadership Summit last December, as reported by Ted Sickinger of The Oregonian. Governing bodies such as school districts and city governments contribute to the PERS system. Steve Rodeman, executive director of PERS, told a panel of economists that government contributions to PERS will rise by 20 percent in each of the next three budget cycles. At the Leadership Summit, Gov. Kate Brown said nothing about this storm on our horizon. Oregon is the only state that requires no contributions from employees to their pension fund. If a contribution were required — as is common in private sector defined contribution retirement plans — it would defray a significant future expense. When asked explicitly what Gov. Brown thinks of the concept of requiring employees to contribute, her press secretary gave us this statement: "Proposals to oA'set the significant deficit will likely be discussed during the February short (legislative) session. Unfortunately, that's a constrained time frame to resolve such a complex policy issue, and the recent court decision that struck down significant elements of the prior eA'ort to address PERS costs leaves policymakers with few viable options that might result in meaningful savings. Needless to say, this is a pressing issue that will need to be considered as we

prepare the budget for 2017-19." Brown's response is a disappointment, because it contains no leadership. She sounds more like a lawyer or a news anchor than a governor. Where is Brown's amazement that Oregon is the only state that requires no employee participation in retirement funding? Where is her anger about the pending horror in which school districts and cities will be decimated to pay for a phantom workforce of retirees? The Wall Street Journal on Dec. 29 reported that in several states Democratic leaders were at odds with their traditional ally, organized labor, on pension reform.'The erosion of Democratic backing for conventional retirement benefits prized by teachers, firefighters and police oKcers is a sign ofhow strained government budgets are as obligations for 24 million public workers and retirees continue to mount," reported the Journal. But not in Oregon. And here's why. We are a oneparty state. And increasingly the nominal Democratic party is the Public Employees Union Party. As Republican state Rep. Dennis Richardson told us in 2014, 'The public employees union runs the statehouse." It is no secret that the gross receipts tax that the union will place on the November ballot is about bailing out PERS. That is what permits Gov. Brown to shun the mantle ofleadership.

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To the Editor: The bigblow up in Harney County with the BLM over public lands is not just about the Hammonds or even the Bundy takeover of the National Wildlife Refuge below Burns. It is about heavyhanded control of people on public lands thatishappening to alloftheeastside of Oregon and throughout the West. The abuse of power by federal land managers, taking water rights, forcing grazers otf the public lands, closing roads and stalling mining plans has become onerousatbest.Itisthe government's answer to taking &om the public and giving it to the environmentalists. Where else but in America could the environmentalists sue the federal government and make money doing it? Kind of like organized crime except legal. In Baker and surrounding counties, it's the sage grouse lock-up on BLM and an attemptfora proposed major lock up by the Forest Service with a new forest plan. During the Blue Mountain Forest Revision planning meetings, people were mad at this insane lockdown of our forests and expressed it. The proposed expanding of roadlessareas,m oreproposed national monuments and proposed game corridors has no benefit except to lock it up for the environmentalists. Still the Forest Service is going on with their plan to lock out the public by proposing to shut down and decommissionalmost 1,300 milesofroadson the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. We have used these roads since they were built to harvest the timber. These roads are historic and are used by the public to gathernaturalresources,forrecreation and to fight wildfires. The Forest Service has mismanaged the forests so badly, you can't walk through them because of the undergrowth and downfall. Now the catastrophic fires burn hundreds of thousands of acres. Here in Baker County two fires joined to burn over 100,000 acres. The Forest Service has committed to logging 500 acres of that burn. The environmentalists fight every logging sale,sueand getpaid to suetostop logging sales just to watch it burn a few years later. Environmentalists are not Oregon's fiiend. I, and most Oregonians, do not support the Bundy takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge except for the fact it brought before America the criminal abuse by the heavy-handed land

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To the Editor: The Rural Organizing Project condemns the armed occupation of the managers with a definite agenda to lock Malheur National Wildlife Refuge as a up the West for the environmentalists. publicity stunt by militia groups &om outside of Oregon to further their own Chuck Chase ideologically-driven agenda. Baker City The acti vitiesoftheoccupiersignore and disrespect the local community's Taylor: Public encouraged to calls to handle the situation peacefully. attend B2H meeting This stunt distracts &om the real To the Editor: and pressing economic crisis that the Union County's Boardman to Heming- residents of Harney County and much wayAdvisory Committee will meet ofruralOregon face.Jobshavedisapat 6:30 p.m. Wednesdayin the Daniel peared and no new economic engine Chaplin Building Conference Room, 1001 has replacedtheold economies based FourthSt.,La Grande.TheB2H Commit- on natural resources. Public services tee will meet with the public and accept like schools, libraries, public safety, comments regarding the four proposed and public transportation have been alternative routes for the high voltage defunded for years, leaving communities transmission line through Union County. without basic services. Militia groups in The B2H Committee will then make many parts of rural Oregon are using one or more recommendations to the this crisis as an opportunity to grow and Board of Commissioners, asacooperat- recruit new members in the vacuum ing agency with the Bureau of Land left from the destabilized infrastructure, Management, the federal government's positioning themselves as alternatives lead agency. Union County may not to public services. propose a new route to BLM, and the Communities who have been suffering B2H Committee will review all alterfrom this economic crisis are now being native routes with public input before subjected to an increasing atmosphere of making our recommendations. BLM has tension and potential violence. We need seta deadlineofJan.22 toreceiveinput to focus on meaningful investment in &om thecooperating agencies,so itis rebuilding public intrastructure so that very important that citizens give their the residents of rural Oregon have the input to us at this meeting. Comments support they need on a day-to-day basis. may also be submitted by Wednesday to In counties so underfunded that many the Union County planning director at areasdo nothavereliable accessto basic shartell@union-county.org. public services, we need real solutions The alternative routes cross public for the community, not distractions. and private land, including farm and ranch land, some residential land, Bill Whitaker forestedland,wildlife areas,creeksand ta Grande

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Continued from Page1A Someone was doing it for me, and I want to do it for the current students." That adds on roughly another 20 to 25 hours a week, not including the time spent at home on the phone or checking email. Three years ago, Manley took over as the junior high track coach in Cove. When an opening as the high school coach popped up last spring, he moved into that position, and he'll enter his second year as the high school coach later this spring. While juggling those tasks, Manley had already spent more than a decade as a refereeforbasketballand another six years officiating football. And, to top it off; he's a husband, approaching four years of marriage with his wife, Miranda. The couple has two girls, Abigail and Eleanor, the second of which came less than eight weeks ago. "Literally the rest of the time is spent trying to be a family man, because really that's what it's all about for me," he said. So how does Manley, who is truly the definition of"a man of many hats," balance it all? ''When I figure that out I'll let you know," he said, laughing."I think it's just I'm constantly doing something. There's not a lot of moments where I'm not doing something. At home, the kids are in bed, we're watching something on TV, iandl I'm on my phone or on my computer doing iathletic director) stulKu Learning the delicate balancing act between two jobs, coaching, officiating and family life has been anything buteasy. 'There's definitely times thatyou feel like you stretched yourself too thin," Manley said. "I've been sick three times since taking the A.D.job — a couple colds and the flu — and previously I wasn't sick three times in the last 10 years." Adjusting time dedications

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has been part of the learning process. For example, Manley said he is cutting way back on the number of games he officiates. "Last year, I did 70 basketball games," he said. By contrast, he's done just eight games this season. So how did he come to juggle all those tasks in the first place? Oftentimes,itwas a result of seeing and Sling a need. That's how he came to be anA.Do a coach,and foratim e,thecoordinator of the lumberjack show at the Cove Cherry Fair. Rather than just standing on the sidelines and pointing out what needs to be done, Manley has taken an initiative and jumped right in the middle of the various tasks. "If I'm going to complain about something, then I bet-

ter do my part ito help)," he said."Maybe I'm overdoing my part and should've said no at some point, but that's it — I saw a need." A love of kids is also what drives so much of what he doesforthe school.It'sa love that goes back to Manley's high school days, when his seniorprojectwas organizing Little League baseball. "I kind of knew I loved working with kids then. I should have gone to school to beateacher instead ofa logger," he said, noting his degree from the University of Idaho is in forestry. He added, though, that the prior experience with youth helped his transitions into coaching, and now into being the athleticdirector,where he hopestobe ableto impact the students.

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"Onefothe things that makesthis space really greatfor a brewery is the drainageis already in the floor. Thatcan be an expensive cost."

Continued ~om Page1A imagination. It's a blank slate for the most part," he said."But it's in the heart of downtown." Jarski echoed the sentiment, saying thereare a number ofpossibilitiesfor the building, which she envisions as a multi-use facility. "It's a building that really is just w aiting fora developer to come in,"she sald. Jarski noted that because the building is URA-owned, there are stipulations that come with the purchase, reflected in covenants, conditions and restrictions iCCRsl recently added to the listing. The CCRs will assure that the development conforms to the URA plan. "%hoever buys the building) will work with the agency to develop the project," Jarski said. The last thing Jarski said she wants to see happen to the building, which boastsa kitchen and atleasttw o large conference-t ype rooms, isforitto be torn down.

Historic fire station Just a few blocks away at 102 Elm St. sits the Eastern Oregon Fire Museum. But also in that building, which is owned by the City of La Grande, is plenty of space for new opportunities. Like the old Odd Fellows building,

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Blake Manley, right, is shown officiating a basketball game in Union on Dec. 4. Being a referee is one of the many tasks Manley juggles on top of being a logger, Cove's athletic director and track coach, and a husband and father.

Union. The train was traveling Continued from Page1A 66 mph in a 70 mph zone, according to UP officials. offic ialswere ableto spota At the scene, it was unclear woman was driving. who was driving the vehicle eWe have notified the since all three of the victims imedical examiner), but it were ejected. "It looks like she just didn't doesn't seem like we'll pursue ia toxicology) report at this look," Hove said.eWe also don't know if they were wearpoint," Hove said. Penny Colpitts, 40, Union, ing their seat belts." her husband, Clayton Colpitts, Hove said the situation 43, Union, and Penny's son, was just a tragic accident James Johnston, 20, Chiloand does not think OSP will quin, were pronounced dead at pursue any more information thesceneaftertheir 1998 Jeep in the case. Cherokee was struck by an eastbound Union Pacific RailContact Cherise Kaecheleat 541-786-4234 orckaecheleC road train in late December. The accident occurred at lagrandeobserver.com.Follow the Curtis Road and Miller Cherise on Twitter C'lgoKaeche/e. Lane crossing outside of

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Steen said. He said at the SherifFs Association meeting last month in Bend, Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward said peoplefrom outsidethearea were showing up and creating apotentialsafety risk to the community, the sheriff and his family members. "That's what started to ramp this up, overt things that took place. When peoplego tothatextent to show their ire, then we turn things up," Steen said. The conflict started when two Harney County men were told to turn themselves in to federal authorities to finish prison sentences stemming from arson charges. Steen said Ward told the SherifFs Association he believed Dwight and Steven Hammond would turn themselves in, which they did Jan. 5. Rogers said he and Deputy Paul Pagano were headed to Harney County to relieve other officers who have been assisting Ward. He said over the past two weeks officers have been spending four or five days at a time patrolling and keeping the county's residents safe during the

— Christine Jarski, La Grande Economic Development director on the historic La Grande fire station

Jarski said, she sees the old fire station building, which once

though. Rooms adjacent to the fire museum and a large upstairs could provideoffi ce spacesfor businesses and nonprofit organizations, Jarski said. I ho usedcityhall,the GiVe F p o lice department According to countyrecords,the YPUi ~ andthejail,asa building is more than 14,000 square ~ multi-use space. feet. ppjnjpn ~ eWe envision One idea, Jarskisaid,isto createa multiple businesses "makers' space," which would be availhere,"she said. able to those who work from home but Stpry Specdically, she want a more work-friendly environand an informal ment. committeemade ofresidentsinterested This idea is similar to Klamath in use of the fire station building hope Falls' Gaucho Collective. According to to see a brewpub come into the space. thecollective'swebsite,the "coworking" space is open to "entrepreneurs, While that may mean the Eastern Oregon Fire Museum must be reconfig- students, freelancers, and others who ured, it will still be housed there. The want a place with blazing fast internet museum is run by Rescue Hose Co. 1, and acool,creativevibe."M embership a nonprofit arm of the La Grande Fire is priced by the month there. Department Volunteer Association Both the historic fire station and that"is still a very prominent group," 1106 AdamsAve.spacesofferviews of Jarski said.eWe're working closely with the city and room for creative ideas, them." which is why Jarski is open to a variIn thegarage area,forinstance, ety of developments, from office space Jarski and others involved with the tofood-related ventures and apartcommittee envision an open space with ments. eWe really want to leave it open for room for a brewery and restaurant. "One of the things that makes this peopleto dream about,"she said. spacereally greatfor a brewery isthe drainage is already in the floor," she Contact Kelly Ducoteat 541-786-4230 or said."That can be an expensive cost." kducote 0lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Space is not limited to that first floor, Kelly on Twitter @IgoDucote.

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WWW,LA G NDEOBSERVER,COM occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon. eWe will run patrols to protect them. Period. That's all we're doing," Rogers said. eWe are not going to get into it with them irefuge occupiersl and we are not going to assist the feds. We want to keepthe radicalsfrom intimidating the locals." Rogers said the Oregon sheriffs are working very closely together. A statementreleased Thursday on behalf of all Oregon's 36 sheriffssaid, "The sheriffs of Oregon are united in the support of Harney County and its residents. We are supplying logistical and operational support to the community while the FBI works for a peaceful resolution with the militants at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge." The root ofprotestsin Burns and the occupation of the wildlife refuge was reported to stem from antifederal government sentiment. Steen said there's also a rising anti-police sentiment. "Some of those from out ofthe area arejoining a cop-

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hating fest," Steen said. As for the FBI's involvement, Steen Steen sai d they are monitoring the situation and doing background checks on some of the outsiders now in Harney County. "During these types of events, people who have an ax to grind and like to be in the middle of the crap can, and do, show up," Steen said. Rogers said there are similar concerns with the federal government in Wallowa County, specifically the threatofroad closuresunder the U.S. Forest Service's travel management plan. Yet at home, Rogers said, conflicts

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stay in the boardroom. eWe get along fairly well. We sit down and they talk to us and treat us like human beings. We don't like what they do, we don't agree, but they talk to us," Rogers said. He said he thinks the West has had enough of the federal government; most of the land that comprises Eastern Oregon counties is managed by federal agencies. Rogers said he believes land management should be up to the locals. However, he said he doesn't agree with the occupiers' methods. ''What I don't like is there are militants threatening law enforcement and the community," he said.eWe are going down to protect the community."

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We have some great music for I you this week at Ten Depot Street. Jimmy Bivens fiom Boise is i playing Tuesday, January 12. i Following in the footsteps of his i semi-famous father Wayland Bivens, anomineetothe Weslern Swing Hall i of Farite and a regular on the Grand

Good news for all of you who enjoy lamb. Ten Depot just had i several lambs butchered from Sexton I Ranch and will be featuring the i amazingThick-Cul Larrlb Chopsfor i thenext week. Thepriceis22.95 for i 2 chops or 29.95 for 3 chops. Wednesday nights, through the i ole oprey,Jimmy writes and sings winter, bartender, artist, and snow- i i in Americana style, an eclectic, boarder, Kevin Boylan is hosting ouri i mostly grin-inducing mix of songs. weekly Ski Club meetings in the I Red, Hot, and Blue is playing Thursday evening, January 14. Ten Depot Street Bar. Ski club I members on Wednesdays get $3 i Local artists Karen Lee, Matt pints of micro-brew beers and a i I Cooper, Greg Johnson, Alan Feves i and Mark Emerson form this talent- chance to watch some legendary ski i i ed quintet which rivals the best jazz movies. Ski Club is open to anyone with i ensembles anywhere. .. and they are right here in La Grande. Be an interest. The meeting starts at transported to another time, another 8:00 and is lots of ftm. With the i i place, with the lush torch songs of amazing amount of snowat Anlhony I I Karen Lee. Join us for dinner or Lakesand in our surrounding motm- i i drinks or dessert or all three. The tains, this is a good winter to take upi i music starts at 8:00. skiing or start skiing again. I

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emcreaIS Ime O eIC C i ren I niS • Eileen Garcia creates package ofI'ering 60 words in Spanish By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

One mother has taken it upon herself to help children learn Spanish in a way that is fun and engaging. Eileen Garcia, of La Grande, has created a product that is not necessarily a new concept, but is implementing Spanish in an easier-to-use way. Garcia created a drawing board ofsortsthathas the English and Spanish word for boys' and girls' articles of clothing and items found around the home on paper. Garcia drew the items herself, colored them and then had help printing them on a static cling paper so they could be reused, unlike stickers, and aren't using magnets, she said. The Bilingual Series packages are "designed to provide content in which to practice vocabulary, instead of just relying on rote memorization," according to the back ofthepackage."Itisproven thatusing deeper cognitive

"It has to be the parents who want their children to learn a second language" — Eileen Garcia, who has created a Spanish language package for children

processing aids in memory retention." The series is supposed to help in memorization through visual and textile senses as they organize the dollsand rooms, according to the package. "I taught English in Taiwan to younger children and taught adults in Utah," Garcia said. She said the teachingexperience helped her realize what works and what doesn't. "There's not a lot of fun tools for teaching English

ito children)," she said."I went to the bookstore to find some but there wasn't much offered." As a stay at home mom, Garcia said she had a lotof time to think about what she wanted to do with this idea. She knew the repetitive and hands-on design helps them

to learn the words while they're putting clothes on the dolls or putting the items in the rooms. Garcia said she first started working on this in 2012. Her mother helped her with coloring the images and it was a big processfrom start to finish. "I chose common things in the room ifor choosing

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Eileen Garcia included a boy and a girl doll for children to use and dress up. The package is made with static cling material, which helps keep them on the page.

second language," she said. If the parents don't encourage the child to utilize the package then the child isn't going to want to play and learn. The age range for the words)," she said. She said she also chose words that series is approximately were not usually chosen. She 3 years old to maybe 10 years has a photo of a baseball cap, old, she said. Garcia comes from but also added a cowboy hat Portland and Dallas, Texas, to the list. Garcia has nearly 60 where the idea of teaching English/Spanish words in children a second language was more popular, she said. the package and she would like to expand that if this Some of the teachers she and offered thisidea project takes off. For now, she went to is offering it on her Etsy page to received it enthusiastically. called"EileenDesigned." Go to www.etsycom and "Ithas to be the patents who search"EileenDesigned" for want their childten to learn a more information.

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Registrations are being accepted now for the fifth annual Celebrate, Educate and Appreciate Diversity conference at Eastern Oregon University Feb. 13. C.E.A.D. is free for EOU students. The first 75 students to register will also receive a free T-shirt, according to a press release from EOU. Faculty, staff and community members are also invitedto attend fora registrationfeeof$25.Thefee includes coffee service, lunch, other refreshments and a certificate verifying participants will have the base model to present information and lead activities that reinforce diversity,according to the release.

Guest presenter Ron Jones, executivedirectorof Dialogues Jones on D iversity, will lead the central conference workshop illustrating the shifting face of America. Using current data, Jones will show the growing need and necessity to engage difference — notjustfor the sake of understanding cultures beyond our own — but to see diversity as an emerging philosophy which will help individuals deal with the very nature of changeitself. '%e areexcited to have Dialogues on Diversity as the highlight of C.E.A.D. this year," said Bennie Moses,

director of the Multicultural Center at EOU."The company will feature two fun and interactiveprograms that will engage and motivate participants to have genuine and compassionate conversations on critical topics challenging our campus and society today." The workshop also targets specific principles found within the diversity matrix and expands upon those

and absurdity of prejudice and racism within the context of the American BlackJew experience combines fast-pacedsketches,im provisations and multi-media to create a show that has gained praise across the U.S. and the U.K, according to the release. 'The Black-Jew Dialogues" won the Campus Activities Magazine and The Association for the Promotion of Campus Activi ties2013-2014 philosophies. All of these principles come Best Diversity Program Award. together in an entertaining, engaging presentation with Jones has been an educainteractive games to help tor, writer, actor and social activist forover 25years. participants see how having As a founding member of a greatersense ofdiversity the Emmy-winning Urban can turnperceived obstacles intoopportunitiestoengage Improv program, he gave 250 in an emerging world. workshops a year throughIn the afternoon, actor Jeff out New England for young Marcus will join Jones for a people using improvisation feature comedy presentation, as atoolforself-expression "The Black-Jew Dialogues." and violence prevention. He The play on the history is also the former artistic

EOU announces fall term Dean's list Eastern Oregon University named 541 students to the Dean's Listforfallterm 2015. Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of the term. The following students from Union County and Wallowa County earned this distinction: Cove Austin Arnoldus, Jordan Brown, James Costigan, Brittany Hargrove, Jamie Landa, Kellie Nostrant, Hunter Reddington, Cody Schwendiman

Elgin Jacob Burgess, Robert Ludwig, Kaydee Wheeling Enterprise Sungyong Baek, Stephanie Simpson Imbler Rikki GriSn, Lena Johnson, Timothy Kilpatrick, Danika

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McIntosh, Malia Mills, Nicholas Wagner, Caleb Winn Imnaha Emily Warnock Island City Jessica Carter, Patty Dreher, Taylor Hunt La Grande Travis Adair, Sarah Anderson, Marshall Baybado, Dustin Beith, Ryan Blanchard, Liam Bloodgood, Summer Bryan, Geoffrey Butterworth, Jessica Capson, Marissa Carson, Meranda Christensen, Ella Clow, Carter Cordner, Roszanne Cornford, Lindsay Costigan, Scott Crouser, Arleigh Des Jardin, Samuel DeVore, Rikki DiNardi, Sarah Edmunds, Madison Elliott, Faylynn Floriano, Johnny Fulfer, Julie Gaertner, Denise Gravener, Rusty Gulzow, Shane Holly, Cassie Jeffried, McKenzie Jerofke, Brenden Kelly, Baylee Koons, Allie Legarza, Cheyenne Lester, Mikayla Luttrell, Preslie Nason, Lance Nielsen, Zachary Nilsson, Callie

Norman, Megan Osborne, Tracie Paddock, Samantha Ragsdale, Jordyn Roberts, Kathryn Rodighiero, Richard Scott, Candace Sherman, John Shown, Samuel Shown, Kayla Standley, Tucker Stanley, Kassie Stern, Luke Stonebreaker, Sara Sword, Tausha Tams, Christina Thurston, Forrest Tovar, Rebecca VanHorn, Kayla Walker, Cole Warnock, Lindsey Willson, Tanner Willson, Alexa Yohannan, Nathan Zoon Lostine Zoe Mathias, Baylee Shelton North Powder Emily DeHaas, Colby Forman, John Harp, Lindsey Loennig Summerville Katie Arnzen Union Cory Andrews, Brock Benedict, McKenzie Evans, Amber Fiorito, Barbara Kellar, Donni Later, Jason Lineback, Kahrissa Pratt, Carsyn Roberts, Forrest Smith, Connar Stone

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The Bilingual Series package comes with 60 Spanish and English words for children to learn.

directorand executive director of the popular comedy troupe ImprovBoston. Register at www.eou.edu/ mc or email mccenter@eou. edu.

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conference schedule Registration and coffee hour, 8:30 a.m Welcoming remarks from Vice President Xavier Romano, 9 a.m Dialogues on Diversity Workshop, 9:20 a.m Lunch, 12:30 p.m. EOU President's message, 1 p.m. "The BlackJew Dialogues" performance, 1:30 p.m. Conference debrief, 2:30 p.m. Conference ends, 3 p.m.

BMCC announces honor roll The Blue Mountain Community College Honor Roll list includes Union and Wallowa county students. Pendleton's Blue Mountain Community College spring term 2015 honor roll recognition went to

the following full-time students: President's List

(4.0 GPA): Jeana Bingaman, Cara Ficek and Nikoa Murchison of Union County. Dean's List (3.40

to 3.84 GPA):

Jesse Burk, Holli Needham, Melinda Voss and Tyson Wicklander of Union County; Emily Spang of Wallowa County. Honor Roll (3.0 to

3.39 GPA): Hannah Brazil and Brandon Cederholm of Union County.

BRIEFLY LG native 3ohnson earns doctorate of theology Dr. Steven L. Johnson graduated with a doctorate of ministry in theology from the College of Global Deployment Graduate School in a commencement ceremony held Dec. 27, 2015. Dr. Johnson is a 1984 graduate of La Grande High School and is the son of longtime La Grande residents Johnson La rry and Peggy Johnson. Dr. Johnson holds a master's degree in science ofbusiness with an emphasis in organizational leadership, graduating summa cum laude, and a bachelor's degree in business, which included a

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La Grande student earns place on CWUhonor roll Erin Mackenzie Little of La Grande, a senior at Central Washington University, has been named to the university's 2015 fall honor roll. CWU undergraduate students who earn a 3.5 or better grade pointaverage,on a 4.0 scale,w hile carryingatleast 12 graded credit hours of study, are eligible for the honor roll. CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington.

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• Store owner Sheri Rogers shares her longtime passion of playing the accordion in monthly jam nights By Tiish Yerges ForThe Observer

SUMMERVILLE — Some people think of the Summerville Store as the "everything under one roof" hub of the north valley because it's a family restaurant, a quick mart, a gas station, a tavern, an information center and a post office. But what the localsarekeeping tothemselves is that one Saturday night each month, it's the place to be if you want to hear a talented jam session featuring country-western music. In the center of all this musical talentistenor-alto on accordion Sheri Rogers, owner of the Summerville Store and a charter member of the Willow Creek band. Her accordion playing tracesback to second grade when her parents detected some musical talent and introduced her to the accordion. Back in the day, there was an accordion studio in Portland that sentoutteachers to privatehomes to conduct lessons. "My parents, John and Jerry Bingaman, hired one of these teachers," Rogers said."The teacher supplied the starteraccordion,and ifthestudent continued to show interest in playing it, the parents could buy one for their child. I played the studio accordion for two years, and when I improvedand began playing longer periodsoftime ,m y parents decided to shop for an accordion of my own." Rogers was 10 years old when she and her parents went to the music dealership in Portland and started lookingatdiferent accordions for her. "I sat down and the salesman gave me a full-size accordion, put it on my lap, and it went clear up to my nose — that one wasn't for me. I couldn't hold it," Rogers said.'Then I was givena three-quarter-size accordion and that was just right." The accordion selected for her was an Italian Mother of Pearl with ivory keys and resin blue plastic trimtop of the line, said the salesman. That kind ran about $120, plenty pricey for that time, but the Bingamans bought it. 'This 35-pound accordion has 120 bass buttons, but not so many piano keys," explained Rogers."It plays threeoctaves instead ofthethreeand-a-half octaves usually found on regulationsize accordions."

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Tenor-alto Sheri Rogers plays her Italian Mother of Pearl 120 bass button accordion as part of theWillow Creek band, which holds jamming sessions at Summerville Store one Saturday night each month. "I like to come a little before it starts," said HuSnan,"to make piano keys. It plays threeoctavesinstead of the three-and-a-hal sure I find a seat for myself. I envy octaves usuallyfound onregulation-sizeaccordions" Sheri's talent, playing the accordion. Really, they all play very well. — Sheii Rogers They are a pretty good group. One of my favorite songs they perform is 'Could I Have This Dance?' If you Years later, it's still in pristine con- day a month. Over the years, local dition, carefully handled and stored musicians came and went, but Roglike country-western music, come. They're good and fun to listen to." after each event or public gig she's ers was always the mainstay. played. When she and her former Today, the basic house band Rogers said they have well over husband moved to Summerville in includes tenor Rich Wasson on lead 200 country-western songs in their 1980, she held neighborhood jamand steel guitar;basssinger Ron repertoire. Among her favoritesare 'Tennessee Flat-Top Box,"'Walkin' ming parties. Hills on bass guitar; a tenor and "My neighbors Vic and Phyllis rhythm player, Russ Farris; and of After Midnight" and the band's Morris used to come, and we'd jam course, Rogers on accordion. signature closing song, "Daddy Sang "Anyone else who wants to jam and sing," Rogers said."Phyllis Bass." ''We just play because we like to," played guitar, sang and she was a with us is welcome," Rogers said. ''We are considering changing our good yodeler too. We never knew Rogers said.'There are so few places who would come, but all were weljam sessions 6om the fourth Saturanymore with live music, but I'll come." day to the third Saturday of every keep playing with the band as long When Rogersbought theSummonth, starting this month. If we do as my hands let me." merville Store in 1995, it seemed that, we'll put something on FaceThe public is welcome as is anyone natural to resume their jamming book and other media to let everyone who plays an instrument and would sessions in the restaurant and know." like to jam along with Willow Creek tavern area. They originally played One Summerville resident, Terry band &om 8 p.m. to midnight. For on Sunday afternoons and later Huffman, is a regular member of the more information, contact Rogers at 541-534-6701. changed that schedule to one Satur- audience.

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nian reported. Heard's legislative district is in western BURNS — The occupation of national wild- Oregon, outside the area where the standofF lifearea by a sm all,armed group upset over is occurring. Rep. Cliff Bentz, the Republican federal land policies stretched into its second state representative whose district includes the wildlife refuge, told Heard not to come week as the mother of the group's leader askedsupportersto send supplies— everybecauseitw ould be"inappropriate." thing from warm blankets to coffee creamer. Harney CountyJudge Steven Grasty, The group that seized the Malheur another local offtcial, says he too advised Bentz against the visit. Grasty said Bentz National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon's high and five other out-of-state elected officials desert country on Jan. 2 planned no media briefings. It was quiet at the entrance to the from Washington, Idaho and Nevada accomrefuge Sunday. panied Heard. It wasn't clear who the other The leader of the occupation, Ammon elected officials were. Heard did not return a call Sunday from The Associated Press. Bundy, has repeatedly rejected callstoleave buildings at the refuge despite pleas from Also Saturday a separate group of armed men arrived but left several hours later after the county sheriff, from many local residents and from Oregon's governor, among others. occupation leaders told them they weren't He has said the group will leave when there needed. is aplan totransfer controloffederalland to The Pacific Patriot Network showed up locals. Saturday in a convoy of about 18 vehicles, So far, the authorities have not moved in carrying rifles and handguns and dressed in toremove Bundy'sgroup.Ammon Bundy is military attire and bulletproof vests. They the son of rancher Cliven Bundy, who was said they were there to help with security. involved in a 2014 Nevada standofF with the They departed the refuge area after LaVoy government over grazing rights. Finicum said the network's help was appreciOn Saturday, Ammon Bundy's mother, ated, but"we want the long guns put away." Carol Bundy, sent an email to supporters The standoff is the latest flare up of tensions asking them to send her son's group supplies over federal management of Western lands. from a list of more than 80 items, including The federal government manages most of sleeping bags, wool socks, cigarettes, toiletries, the land in many Western states, including 53 food, coffee and "French Vanilla Creamer." percent of Oregon. While ranchers and othAn Oregon state legislator met with the ers object to what they say are unfair rules, group on Saturday, despite requests from environmentalists say mining, logging and local officials that he not do so. ranching have run roughshod for decades on Rep. Dallas Heard, a Republican from public land and left a legacy of pollution for Roseburg, talked with the group, The Oregotaxpayers to clean up. The Associated Press

ASTORIA — An Oregon woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for her role in the death ofher 2-yearold daughter. The Daily Astorian reportedthat 25-year-old Dorothy Wing of Seaside will face more than 15 years in prison if she truthfully testifi esatthe trialofher boyfriend, 27-year-old Randy Roden. According to the plea agreement, thedealisofF if Wing lies or refuses to testify. Roden goes totrialin April on 15 charges related to Evangelina Wing's murder. He could face the death penalty.

Police in Eugene say man died in custody EUGENE — Police in Eugene say a man died soon after he was arrested by officers as a theft suspect. The Eugene Police Department says the 32-year-old man ran on Saturdayevening from Fred Meyer loss prevention staf. It's unclear what he was trying to steal, but he was described as "aggressive." Offtcers located the suspect on a bike path at a park. They said the man allowed them to handcufF him without resisting and without having to use force. But when officers helped him stand up, the man began exhibiting medical distress. After emergency workers performed CPR, the man died. Police identified him as Perry Otto Charles Wilms of Roseburg.

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Police arrest driver in hit-and-run PORTLAND — Authoritiessay they have arrested a driver who hit a pedestrian in downtown Portland and sped away from the scene. The Portland Police Bureau say a 50-year-old male victim suffered from traumatic injuries on Sunday morning and was transported to a Portland hospital. He is in critical condition. Police quickly spotted the suspect's car near the Portland University campus and used a special intervention technique to stop it. A police vehicle bumped the suspect' scar,forcingit to spin sideways and stop, leadingtothe arrest. The name of the driver, an adult male, has not been released. Preliminary information indicates he may have been under the influence of alcohol.

3udge dismisses naked violinist's claims Bend ranks 11th in energy competition PORTLAND — A federal judge has dismissed a nude protest er' sclaim thatpolice violated hisrightsby arresting him while he played violin stark-naked outside the federal courthouse in Portland. Matthew T. Mglej of Hillsboro sued the Portland police and the county last January, seeking $1.1 million in damages. The 26-year-old was arrested for Indecent exposure In May 2014. According to The Oregonian, the judge said Mglej's nudity didn't advance a specific message, so it wasn't protectedby eitherthe First Amendment or the state constitution. The judge allowed one allegationofexcessiveforce against Multnomah County to proceed to trial. Mglej

BEND — Bend just missed the top 10 ranking so far in a national energy conservation competition among 50 communities. Bend'steam,"Bend Energy Challenge," made 11th place in a preliminary ranking. The team is encouraging residents to reduce energy use to compete for the Georgetown University Energy Prize of $5 million. The competition takes place over two years while teams of cities or counties work on conserving energy in ways big and small. In early 2017, the competition will be narrowed to 10 finalists, and the winner will be announced in July of that year. — The Associated Press and I/VesComNews Service

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provider yearsearlierthan previously reported. The records show that in 2009, the head of Oregon's childwelfare programs emailed her boss with worries about Give Us This Day. Erinn Kelley-Siel wrote to the Department of Human Services' director Bruce Goldberg that every single stafFperson workingforthe provider had a criminal record. Kelley-Siel also wrote that Give Us This Day wasn't licensed. Other messages sent between 2009 and 2014 show back-and-forth discussions over licensing, abuse complaints, worries about poor care and supervision, problems with cleanliness and hunger, and concerns about financial mismanagement. The Oregonian reported hundreds of pages of records were released by Sen. Sara Gelser ahead of a legislative hearing next week. She obtained them through a public records request.

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A man stands guard after members of the "3% of Idaho" group along with several other organizations arrived at the Malheur NationalWildlife Refuge near Burns on Saturday. appreciates the Pacific Patriot Network's help, but,cWe want the long guns put away." Bundy has repeatedly rejected calls to leave buildingsattherefuge despite pleas from the county sheriff, from many local residents and from Oregon's governor, among others. On Saturday, militants

drove government-owned vehicles and heavy equipment aroundthe compound, saying the trucks and backhoes now belong to the local community. They also coveredthe nationalrefuge sign with a new sign saying: "Harney County Resource Center" in white block letters over a blue background.

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A family's story, stored in abox It was an early morning and I was sitting in my easy chair with a cup of coffee following breakfast and thinking about what I wanted to accomplish on this day when I realized that my eyes had drifted to the next"box up" to be dealt with as in where to put things. The box was square and had held fourgallons ofcaroilm eant forstore distribution and now a discard that had once been stored in my loft for when I "had time." I pretty well knew what was in it but not sure how to disperse the items inside of the sturdy box for interested family members. Handwritten in black ink across the top was one word — "Hofmann." Hofinann was my mother's maiden name and from the family of whom I've written quite a bit over time, that being a natural reaction since I had grown up in this large family and that's where so many of my childhood memories were formulated. In this box, though, were scraps of paper and old newspaper clippings gatheredover the yearsinstead of valuable items of glass or silver for family dispersal or sale. These items were even more valuable to me because they told a story when pieced together. These were parts of a word picture I had planned to combine into a book "Swiss Family Hofinann," their lives embellished with genealogy. That the task was becoming impossible slowly began to dawn on me, for the time had to be growing reasonably short and I had better put myself to the task. There had been earlier attempts to confine these lives in writings like 'The Swiss Family Yodel" newsletter, the fourth quarter of the "Blue Mountain Times" historical newspaper attempt, the "Charge ItPlease"old grocery store book published by the Union County Historical Society, and the various story features appearing here and there, even in my diary. But, the items gathered in this square box now at my feet contained many of the bits and pieces of the family so far unnoted. How many of us have done this same thing with photos and notes on paper stored away in boxes and drawers with full intentions of putting them together in written or dated style to pass on down to our children or grandchildren so they would know the importance of their family heritage but never get the job done? There is so much to do while these "for later" items remain untouched and often forgotten until something brings them to the fore to remind us like an old picture without a name or date. I was sure my day was too full of things of importance that had to be done and that I must not open that Shell oil box. Well, it wouldn't hurt to just open itand seeforsure thatitwasfullof paper scraps. The top wasn't sealed so I wouldn't have to take time or effort taking a brieflook. Yes, that's what it was — all paper items of newspapers, dated manila envelopes, and scraps ofpaperw ith handwritten notes scattered about. I recognized my own handwriting on one of thescraps ofdated paper. It wouldn't hurt to lift it out and see what was of such importance some 26 years ago that I should note it. This I did and thought about the story of their lives for my book of the future, for the note had automatically tied itself to my day. If this was an example of what the box held, how could I go about the mundane tasks of cleaning and cooking on my day set aside for just those things? SeeDory IPage 2B

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It would be remiss of me to not talk about healthy food options for my first column of 2016. Many of us have a list of our New Year's resolutions on how to improve the quality oflife we are living, which often starts with diet. I recently read a quote that stated,"The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that is diKcult.a I don't know who wrote it but it fits perfectly for this time of year. Last year one of the things that I wanted to change was to start using my own shopping bags. In the beginning, I would forget my cute shopping totes so I left the store with my cart filled with groceries and then bagged them when I got to the car, it helped me ease into starting a new habit. Many things in life are simply that — habit. I am not going to talk about dieting, because I don't think it typically works long term. I like to refer to healthy eating as a lifestyle. As a step in this direction, my husband has been keen on getting the GMO foods off our shopping list. It is important for all of us to vote with our dollars; the food giants are listening and becoming more aware of what they are putting in their foods. We have a longway to go,buthow we spend our money matters. Italways surprisesme that peoplerefer to me as a good cook. I just like to cook, eat and play with food. I usually use ingredients I like and that often makes for enjoyable eating. I am intimidated by many foods — baking and cooking with recipes that include beef, lamb or pork, for example.Iwasraised eatingmeat and potatoesand became avegetarian fora few years in my teens. I am uneducated on meat cuts and how to shop and prepare them, I am learning, though. One of thebasictipsIrecently added to my meat-cooking regimen is to get the meat to room temperature before cooking.Ihosted a disastrous dinner party a few years ago, which aided in that piece oflearning. I am trying to revisit many food failures in my attempt to becoming a confident and better cook. I wanted to give you another new tip I learned this year. That is to cover your steaks with baking soda for 20 minutes then rinse beforeyou cook.Itreally helpsto tenderize the meat. Today, I eat more meat than I ever have. If you are a meat-eater and plan on making any diet changes, I suggest you eat organic when possible. I also suggest that you do not buy pre-packaged food. Especially in light of the new law, which has just passed, allowing the meat-packing companies to exclude the country of origin of their products from their

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Tomato-mint marmalade is an ideal garnish for lamb chops. Ifyou can, start with one meal a week m ade fromfresh foods.Packaged foodisfullof unhealthy ingredients and is also expensive. Cooking is not for everyone, so I encourage you to find the foods you like most and learn tocook a few simple recipesfrom scratch.It may seem overwhelming at first, but if you plan a bit, you may discover just how easy and enjoyable it is. I am sharing with you a few organic meat recipes. Watching portion control is key. Servinglotsofsalad and vegetables on the side makes a full meal that is both healthy and satisfying. I try to eat slower, reminding m yself thatfood isnotjustfortaste,butis also meant to sustain my body. I don't normally eat fast food but when I do I find it to be addicting and really not so delicious. I often feel poorly after consuming it. I always know when I am eating healthily; my body just feels better. I think Americans have lost focus when it comes to food; we eat quickly without thought and gratitude, expecting meals to be tasty and not even thinking of the nutritional content. Eating local and seasonal is always best. These recipes are easy, quick and full of flavor. I just discovered brining pork chops. I have been brining my turkeys for years before I cook them but I never thought of brining pork chops. After we harvested our pigs, I found that the chops were a bit tough. In my search to remedy this I came across a brining recipe that has made the meat much more tender. Before learning about brining I was really not a fan of pork chops, but now I can say that I look forward to cooking and eating them. I have also included my new favorite rib eye steak recipe and my all-time favorite lamb recipe. These are all simple meals, which I think are delicious.

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them inmy handy-dandy spiral notebook to eventually share. Some of the publicaI subscribe to a number of tions are coffee table quality, gardenmagazines,asisevident by my Visa bills between with great ideas but questionable information I don't share. November and January each Many garden magazines year. You know the subscription ployTake advantage of offer tipskom readersoroffer our seasonal offer." Before you a short question-and-answer know it, you aredigging under articl eon a subjectapproprithe mattress for a few extra ateforthe season.Some tips shekels to cover the renewals. are so simple you wonder The printed pages do not go whyyou didn't think of them for naught. As I read the isyourself. One tip that made me slap sues, I take notes of items that the side of my head came apply to our area and write For VVesCom News Service

kom"Fine Gardening,"with referenceto carrying plants home kom garden centers and nurseries. Often, the newly watered plants are put in a flimsy cardboard box or in a webbed plastic nursery flat, leaving a mess in a car trunk. The tip was to buy a cat-litter plastic box thatis keptin the trunk. You take it into the shop, which makes shopping and the ride home less messy. You eliminate dealing with a soggy box or a plastic flat. I've always set con-

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tainers on a plastic sheet, but then you have to deal with a messy sheet. Ifyou dohavetooma ny webbed plastic nursery flats and you have visiting cats that think your raised beds are afi ve-starlitterbox, here's a reader tip, again kom"Fine Gardening." Cover newly planted rows with the flats turned upside down. The open webbed design allows sun and water to get through and offers protection kom the cats until the seeds have emerged. What happens next in protecting the growing seedlings kom above mentioned cats comes from another reader who uses dead strings of Christmas tree lights. The lights minus bulbs and, of course, electricity are wound in and about the seedlings, which doesn't allow the cat the amount of real estate needed to complete its mission. Speaking of uninvited

Remove the seeds from the tomatoes, dice into quarter-inch pieces. Chop the fresh mint. In a saucepan add orange marmalade, cider vinegar, and sugar. Cook until the mixture reduces to syrup. Add the tomatoes and cook until the excess water reduces. This will take about 20 minutes. Add the fresh mint and stir. This keeps well in the refrigerator or freezer, but should be served warm or at room temperature.

garden dwellers, I have had a goosenestingin araised bed buil tatop araised cistern for the past four years. She is neverin theleastbitgrateful and hisses and honks when I trytogoabout my yard work. I try to be gracious and enjoy the fact she has chosen my property as her safety zone, but truth be told, she is mean and messy and this year she is going to have to find a new birthing center. I was going to lay chicken wire across the boxes, but I might try the inverted webbed flats, as I have a large stack of them and would have to go out and buy the chicken wire.

Deooration reuse During the next few days you will probably continue to pack away the holiday decorations. You'lllook atan item, especially the outdoor lighted wire holiday forms, and wonder if it's seen its last day. A tip I saved kom a 2008"Garden Gate"issue

Continued from Page 1B And, this is why: "12/8/89: Uncle Fred said he would strap on an empty milk can to his back and go up to Gust's where he would exchange it for a full one. Sometimes Gust would meet him partway. "He also said a normal day would be to go to town to deliver milk after the morning milking and then he and his dad would go to Morgan Lake and cut a cord of wood, bring it home with Oren's team ofhorses and wagon, then do the evening chores and deliver milk again." "Betty imy sister) said she remembered Mom saying she also carried the heavy milk cans by putting a strap across her shoulders and carrying one on each side. "Fred said he didn't remember havingbirthday parties but would get a pair of shoesorsome necessity for a gift." Imagine the tale behind these few little words when tied together with time, place, who and how. The five '%'s and sometimes "H" of writing are there to tell

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A tip I will put to use ASAP involves the compost bucket I keep outside the kitchen door and isemptied tothe compost bin when full. The lid of the bucket houses a charcoal filter. Ordering the replacement filters gets pricey. The tip I readsuggestsgoingtoa pet store to purchase the ordercontrolling filter sheet used in dome-coveredlitterboxes. Then using the existing filter kom the lid, cut a template to make future replacements.

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Inobserver.com surpris e to your advantagein many areasPISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) - You may VIRGO (AUS. 23-Sept. 22) —Never before cludes children, cus- QUALITY ROUGHCUT l umber, Cut t o y o u r love, work, play, travel, leisure —indeed, vir- want to take a look back at something you have you thought things were arranged so DELIVER IN THE tody, support, property CUSTODIAN FOR s pecs. 1 / 8 " o n u p . TOWN OF and bills division. No tually everything. You recognize that there believed, at the time, you had done correctly perfectly —but by day's end, you'll realize this U nion Count S e n i o r A lso, h a l f ro u n d s , BAKER CITY court appearances. Di— but nowyou're not so sure. are times when it is quite beneficial to be was not actually the case. Center: Ge n e ral ins tays , w e d ge s , vorced in 1-5 w e eks unrecognizable, and you will surely cultivate ARIES (March 21-Aprli 19) — Youmay be LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Youmayhave door maintenance and slabs/firewood. TamaINDEPENDENT possible. a "se cond self"thatyou can displaywhenever able to do your best work in an entirely unfa- to work harder than expected to get things o ccasional e x t e r i o r rack, Fir, Pine, Juniper, CONTRACTORS 503-772-5295. maintenance. Starts at you wish to move through life incognito. miliar environment — or you may feel over- lined up according to someone else's stanLodgepole, C o t t o nwanted to deliver the www. pa ra ega I Ia Ite rna$9.71 per hour; up to w ood. Your l ogs o r Takecare,however,foryouneverwantto lose whelmed by circumstances.Who's to sayt dards. This is a necessary first step. 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We quires all businesses plete Iob d e scription INDEPENDENT Can Help! WIN or Pay hardworking and alwayslooking for the next to set things straight, when others aremerely You'll know who is against you once you see that advertise and perand application availCONTRACTORS Nothing! Contact Bill big thing. going around andaround, will surely comein how things fall out, and which roles those form landscape conable at Oregon Emwanted to deliver Gordon & Associates tracting services be liTUESDAY,JANUARY )2 handy more than once. around you areplaying. ployment Department The Observer at 1-800-990-1338 to censed with the LandCAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan. 19) — You CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Take care or o n- l i n e at Monday, Wednesday, fEDIIQRp F dt p q p pl » « pp py p p « «c s cape C o n t r a c t o r s start your application m ay be approachinga certain endeavorrath- that you're not trying to do too much at any www.ccno.org. Posiand Fnday's, to the B oard. T h i s 4 - d i g i t today! 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rent, l o c ated down 2 BEDROOM in Island 2533 10TH St. 1-bdrm Currently accepting applit own, w a l k in g d i s C ity, has w o o d a n d cations. 2 bdrm apart150 TON 1st crop apartment. All utilities tance to l o cal b u si electnc heat, $500/mo, Alfalfa-alfalfa grass. ment w/F R IG, DW, All Units are paid including internet nesses, nice and spa Lease, $500 security 3x4 bales. No rain, test. $550/mo plus $550 dep. STV, onsite laundry, Non Smoking c ious, u t i l i t ie s i n c l d eposit, no pets, n o ~ I ITO XUh.@E playground. I n c o me 125 TON 2nd crop 541-523-9057 509-592-81 79. smoking, Valley Realty • 8eeure and occupancy guideAlfalfa -alfalfa grass 541-963-4174 A nit a HIGHLAND VIEW UNION COUNTY lines apply, Section 8 •• Keypedl Zn~ 30 TON 3rd Crop A~ Apartments Senior Living Faqer or Ed Heqele. uto-Icek 9@e accepted. Rent is $455 Sm. bales.(100 lb. avg.) • Beeurig Litrhtintf to $490, tenant pays No reasonable offer 2BD, 1 bath, $600 mo, • 8e~ C AVAIL. FEB.: 1 1/2 bdrm etn e irae electnc. No smoking, 800 N 15th Ave Mallard Heights will be refused. no p e t s . • Outeide RV Btotage w/ W/D hookup. No Elgin, OR 97827 870 N 15th Ave 541-51 9-0693 in d esignated 541-604-0454. • Perteed AitetL smoking. $450/mo. except smoking area and no Elgin, OR 97827 (6-foot tteuti3 1623 Valley Ave. Call Now accepting applicap ets. A ppl i c a t i o n s 4 BD, 2 ba, Avail. Feb., IIXII' oletLn utCks (541)497-0955. tions f o r fed e r a l ly a vailable onsite o u t Now accepting applica$870/mo. All frtses avai)latile funded housing. 1, 2, tions f o r fed e r a l ly 541-963-2641 side of manager's of(6xlO u)p to l4xR5) and 3 bedroom units f unded ho using f o r fice located at Apt. 1. with rent based on in84X-888-1888 O ff i c e Ph. t hos e t hat a re 4 BD, 2.5 ba,farmhouse, ELKHORN VILLAGE chicken house,4 miles 541-523-5908; E ma il: come when available. sixty-two years of age 881EI X4th North of Elgin, $1,100. APARTMENTS theelms©vindianmgt.comor older, and h andiSenior a n d Di s a b l ed website: No inside pets. Call Prolect phone number: capped or disabled of 541-805-458 3 or Housing. A c c e pt ing vindianmgt.com/prop541-437-0452 any age. 1 and 2 bed541-805-4507 applications for those ert ies/e lm s-a pa rtTTY: 1(800)735-2900 CLASSIC STORAGE room units w it h r e nt 710 - Rooms for aged 62 years or older ments. b ased o n i nco m e ACCEPTING APPLICA541-524-1534 Rent "This institute is an equal as well as those diswhen available. 2805 L Street TIONS 3 bd , 2 b a , opportunity provider." abled or handicapped NEW FACILITY!! NOTICE $ 995 + $ 5 0 0 d e p . of any age. Income reVanety of Sizes Available All real estate advertised Prolect phone ¹: 541-91 0-4444 strictions apply. Call 541-437-0452 Secunty Access Entry h ere-in is s u blect t o Candi: 541-523-6578 TTY: 1(800)735-2900 RV Storage the Federal Fair HousCATHERINE CREEK 725 - Apartment ing Act, which makes PROPERTY MGMT Rentals Union Co. "This Instituteis an it illegal to a dvertise La Grande, OR equal opportunity any preference, limitaAVAIL NOW. 1 bdrm, 1 541-605-0430 LA GRANDE, OR ba. $550/mo. W/d, waprovider" www caiheanecieek m com tions or discnmination SECURESTORAGE ter included. Dep. req. based on race, color, THUNDERBIRD C OMPLETELY Fu r religion, sex, handicap, No smoking or pets. APARTMENTS Surveillance nished home for rent f amilial status or n a- FREE RENT! 3-bdrm apt. (541 ) 963-0984 307 20th Street Cameras includes most utilities ready to move in. 3 bd, tional origin, or intenI!t Computenzed Entry in trade for caretaker 1ba, cozy I!t very clean, tion to make any such CENTURY 21 COVE APARTMENTS Covered Storage (includes light maintec overed parking, n o p references, l i m i t a PROPERTY 1906 Cove Avenue Super size 16'x50' nance.) 20 hours per pets. Rent depending tions or discrimination. MANAGEMENT 740 Duplex Rentals w eek. Must b e m a o n length o f s t a y . We will not knowingly UNITS AVAILABLE Baker Co. 541-523-2128 ture, r e t ired c o u p le 541-567-3795 accept any advertising La randeRentals.cem NOW! 3100 15th St. preferred. Call Dennis NEWLY PAINTED, for real estate which is DRC'S PROPERTY Baker City to apply. 541-519-5889 quiet, 2-bdrm, 1 bath in violation of this law. (541)963-1210 APPLY today to qualify MANAGEMENT, INC. duplex w/carport on All persons are hereby for subsidized rents at 215 Fir Str river; kitchen, laundry informed that all dwellCIMMARON MANOR these quiet and La Grande OR appliances; W/S/G and i ngs a d ve rtised a r e ICingsview Apts. centrally located yard maintenance available on an equal FURNISHED STUDIO 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Century multifamily housing Houses: 8E 2-BDRM APTS. included. No pets, no opportunity basis. 21, Eagle Cap Realty. properties. 4 bd, 2 1/6 ba, on south Utilites paid, includes EQUAL HOUSING smoking. References 541-963-1210 side $1,200 OPPORTUNITY internet/cable. Starting at required. $520/mo + dep 1, 2 8t 3 bedroom 3 bd, 2 ba, close to •II $600/mo. 541-388-8382 CLOSE TO EOU 2bdrm Ca II 541-523-0527 — Days units with rent based or 541-524-9980 — Nights college $850 basement a p t . , a ll on income when 3 bd, 1 ba, close to utilities paid, coin-op ava ila ble. Rivena $695 745 - Duplex Rentals laundry, No smoking, Union Co. LARGE, U P S T A IRS No pets. $ 5 50/mo, Prolect phone ¹: All Units are 820 - Houses For 1-BDRM., W/S/G/ pcI. p lus $ 5 0 0 d e p o s it 1 BDRM, 1 ba, w/d hook720 - Apartment (541)963-3785 Non Smoking Sale Baker Co. $ 450/mo. 1 s t. , l a s t 541-91 0-3696 ups, $425/mo + $425 Rentals Baker Co. plus secunty. 1621 1/2 NEWER HOME central dep. No pets/smoking. 1-BDRM w/some utilites Va IIey Ave., B a ker www.La rande Qr air, 3 bd, 2 ba, storage, 295S Campbell St. (541 ) 963-4907 paid. $495/mo + dep. C ity. No s mok i n g fenced yard, single gaSaker City TTY: 1(800)735-2900 Rentals.com 541-497-0955 2 BDRM 1 Ba Duplex, rage. Avail Jan. 1st. No pets. 541-523-9414 clean, ne w c a r p et, $1295/mo + $600 dep. Single Ca r G a rage, Ca II 541-61 9-6464. $700/mo lease,LG SINGLE WIDE trailer 2 by Stella Wilder Valley Realty 541-963-4174. bd, 1 ba, fenced yard, w/d hook-ups, small TUESDAY,JANUARY )2, 20)6 not usually one to count your chickens before underst and why a recentseparation ofsorts s hed, $550/mo, n o YOUR BIRTHDAY byStella Wilder they hatch, so why are you doing itt You wasnecessary,butyou arefeelingthebenefits JUST LIKE NEW-2 bed, pets, no smoking. For t179.900 Born today, you don't always follow the knowwhat's possible; be realistic. as well as the emotional hardship. 1 bath, gas heat, large a ppli c a t i o n ca ll Residential/Commercial rules. Indeed, there may be times in your life PISCES (Feb. I9-March 20) -- Putting VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - You must be lighted carport I!t stor214-392-5855. spacious 2,565 sq. ft. when youchoose to break the rules inten- yourbestfootforward mayactually be more prepared to talk about certain things with a ge, 3 s ky lig h t s , home. 3-bdrm, 2 bath, UNION 3 bd, pets ok, $690/mo, Lease, no tionally, simply to see what kind of reaction difficult than it sounds. To begin with, you someone who can actually help you — but wet bar, wheelchair d is c o un t , p ets, n o s m o k i n g , s enoi r you will get from others — particularly the may be in strange surroundings. only ifhe or she hasall the facts. accessible and 541-963-41 74 Va I I ey 541-91 0-0811 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Youwill have powers that be. Throughout your lifetime, ARIES (March 21-April I9) — Othersmay plenty of parking! 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Pursuan t to O RS Baker County is complet294.250, a schedule of ing a microenterprise Bake r Co u nty ' s development p rolect Monthly Expenditures funded with CommuExceeding $ 5 0 0 .00 n ity Dev e l o p m e n t (Newspaper Report) B lock G r an t f u n d s for the month of Defrom the Oregon Busic ember, 2 0 1 5 h a s ness Development Debeen prepared. This partment. The location schedule, along with of the prolect is within minutes of the Board Union, Baker and Walof County C o m m is- lowa counties. It is essioners' proceedings timated that the p rof or D e cember, h a s Iect has benefited at b een posted a t t h e least 57 p e rsons of C ourthouse, and t h e whom 56% are low or Baker County Library moderate income. for public review. CopA public hearing will ies of the Newspaper be held by the Baker Report for December, County Board of Comm issioners a t 1 0 : 3 0 2015, may be obtained from Baker County's a.m. on Wednesday, A dministrative S e r v January 20, 2016 at ices Department at a 1 995 T h ir d S t r e e t , cost of $2.00 Baker City, OR. T he purpose of t h e B ill Ha rvey, hearing i s f or t he Commission Chair Baker County Board of Commissioners to obLegaI No. 00044079 t ain c i t i z e n s v i e w s Published: January 11, about the prolect and 2016 to take c o m ments about the local government's performance. Written comments are a lso w e l c om e a n d HEARING NOTICE and must be received by Invitation to Comment January 19, 2016 at 1 995 T h ir d S t r e e t , Extending Reservations Baker City, OR, 97814. of Water for Economic Both oral and wntten Development for Burnt comments will be reR iver Areas o f th e viewed by the Baker Powder Basin County Board of Commissioners. The Oregon Water Re- The location of the hearsources Department ing is accessible to the ( OWRD) invites t h e d isabled. Please l e t public to submit w r itHeid i M a rt i n at ten comments or attend a rul e m a k ing 541-523-8200 know if you need any special hearing on proposed accommodations to atr ule amendments t o

tend or participate in the Powder River Baheanng. s in P r ogram ( O A R the M or e i nf o r m a t i o n Chapter 690, Division a bout t h e Ore g o n 5 09). T he s e ru l e Community Developa mendments w o u l d ment Block Grant proextend reservations of gram and the prolect is water for future ecoavailable for public renomic d e v e lopment iew a t 1 9 9 5 T h i r d f or th e S o ut h F o r k vStreet, City, durB urnt R i v er , N o r t h i ng r eBaker g u la r of f i c e Fork Burnt River, and hours. Advance notice Burnt River Subbasins is requested. of the Powder River Basin for an additional No. 00044121 20 years and change Legal Published: January 11, r eportin g requ i r e 2016 ments. A r e servation o f w ate r f o r f u t u r e PUBLIC SALE economic d e v e l o pStevenson Storage m ent s e t s a s i d e a 3785 10th quantity of w ater for Baker City, OR 97814 storage to meet future 541-523-6316 needs. In addition, the Acc ¹ 213034 rules include corrections to clanfy that the Descnption of Property: uses for the reservaC owboy b o o t s , a i r tions a r e c l a s s i f ied n ailer, f i s h in g p o l e , uses and address intennis shoes, f l ashconsistencies in termilight, McCulloch chain nology. The first hearsaw, C raftsma n 5 ga Iing will be held at the lon air tank, 6" power B est W e s t er n S u n station, bag of clothes. ndge Inn, Library/Mari lyn's Room, 1 S u n- Property Owner: Bert D. ndge Lane, Baker City, Zeitler OR 97814 on January 25, 2016 from 6:00 pm Amount Due: $330.00 as to 7:00 pm. A second of 01/01/16 hearing will be held at the Oregon Water Re- Time 5 Date of Sale: sources Department, Stevenson Storage 725 Summer St. NE, 3785 Tenth Street Room 124b, Salem, Baker City, OR 97814 OR 97301 on January Unit ¹C10 26, 2016 from 4:00 pm Ja nua ry 14, 2016 to 5:00 pm. Copies of 10 A.M. the proposed rules are available at www.ore- Name of Person gon.gov/owrd/Pages/la Foreclosing: w/Department RulePhilip D. Stevenson making.aspx or by contacting the Rule Coor- LegaI No: 00044070 d inator b y e m a i l a t Published: January 8, 11, rule13, 2016 coordinator©wrd.state .or.us or b y c a l l ing TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF 503-986-0874. SALE T . S . N o .: OR-14-646032-NH Wntten comments must Reference is made to be received by OWRD t hat c e r t a i n deed no later than 5:00 pm made by, WILLIAM E MCCUEN as Grantor on February 4, 2016. You may comment at t o F I DE LITY N A the heanng or in wntTIONAL TITLE INSURing to O W RD , R u le ANCE CO, as trustee, in favor of M ORT Coordinator, 725 Summer St. NE, Suite A, GAGE ELECTRONIC

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A P N : 9 72 0 9S4016CC 1 0 1 0 0 T HE S O UT H 1 7 . 5 FEET OF LOT 7 AND ALL OF LOT 8, BLOCIC 1, B A L DOCIC-RUNYON 5 U B D IVIS ION OF THE A.P. WELLER TRACT, ACCORDING TO THE O F FICIAL P LAT T HE RE, I N BAICER CITY, COUNTY O F B A ICER A N D STATE OF OREGON. Commonly known as: 1 925 G ROVE S T , B AICER CITY, O R 9 7814 T h e u n d e r signed hereby certifies that based upon business records there are no known written assignments of the trust deed by the trustee or by the beneficiary and no appointments of a s uccesso r tr u s t e e have been made, except as recorded in the records of the county o r counties in w h i c h the above described r eal property is s i t uated. Further, no act ion ha s

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ORS 86.752(7). Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell th e s aid r eal property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and not ice h a s b e e n r e c orded pursuant to Section 86.752 (3) of Oregon Revised Statutes. There is a default by grantor or other person owing an obligation, performance of which is s ecured by the trust deed, or by the successor in intere st, w it h r e s pect t o p rovision s t her e i n which authonze sale in the event of such provision. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due t he following s u m s : Delinquent Payments: Payment Information From Through Total Payments 6 / 1 / 2014

11/27/2015 $6,649.38 Late Charges F r om T hrough Total L a t e C harges 6 / 1 / 2 0 1 4 1 1/27/2015 $ 3 9 . 83 Beneficiary' s A dvances, Costs, And Exp enses Escrow A d vances ( $ 1 ,818.03) Corporate Advances $1,410.00 Total A dvances: ($408.03) TOTAL FORECLOSURE COST: $1,046.68 TOTAL REQUIRED TO R EN I STATE: $7,733.01 TOTAL REQUIRED TO PAYOFF: $39,423.10 By reason o f th e d e f a u lt, t h e b eneficiary ha s d e clared all sums owing on the obligation sec ured b y t h e t r u s t deed immediately due

a nd payable, t h o se sums being the following, to- w it: T h e i n stallments of princip al a n d in t e r e s t which became due on 6/1/2014, and all subsequent installments of p r i ncipal and interest through the date of this Notice, plus amounts that are due for late charges, delinquent property taxes, insurance premiums, advances made on seni or li e n s , t ax e s and/or i n s u rance, t rustee's fees, a n d ny at t orney f e e s REGISTRATION SYS- a and court costs arisT EMS , I N C. , ing from or associ("MERS") AS NOMIwith the benefiNEE FOR COUNTRY- ated WIDE HOME LOANS, ciaries efforts to proINC. , as Beneficiary, tect and preserve its dated 5/13/2005, re- security, all of which m ust be paid as a corded 5/20/2005, in c ondition o f r e i n o fficial r e c o rd s o f statement, including BAICER County, Oreall sums that shall gon in book/reel/volaccrue through reinu me No. a n d/or a s statement or pay-off. fee/file/instrument/ mic rofilm / rec e p t i o n Nothing in this nonumber B0 5 2 10118 t ice shall b e c o n strued as a waiver of covenng the following a ny fees ow ing t o descnbed real property the Beneficiary under s ituate d in sa id C ounty, a n d S t a t e , the Deed o f T r u st

1001 - Baker County Legal Notices pursuant t o t he t erms of t h e l o a n documents.Whereof, notice hereby is given that Quality Loan Servi ce C o r p o ratio n o f W ashington, the u n dersigned trustee will on 3/ 1 7 /2016at the hour of 10:00 A M , Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Inside the main lobby of the County Courthouse 1 995 3 r d St re e t Baker, Oregon 97814 County of B AK E R, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said

descnbed real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the e xecution by h i m o f the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, includi ng a reas o n a b l e charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the nght to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the e ntire a m o un t t h e n due (other than such portion of said princi-

pal as would not then be due had no default occurred), t o g e t her with the c o sts, t r ustee's and a t t orney's fees and c uring any o ther d e f a ult c o m plained of in the Notice of Default by tendering th e p e r f ormance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time pnor to five days before the date last set for sale. Other than as shown of record, neither the b eneficiary n o r t h e trustee has any actual notice of any person having or claiming to have any lien upon or i nterest i n t h e r e a l property hereinabove described subsequent t o the interest of t h e t rustee i n t h e t r u s t deed, or of any succ essor in i n terest t o grantor or of any lessee or other person in possession of or occupying the property, except: Name and Last ICnown Address and Nature of Right, Lien or Interest WILLIAM E M CCUE N 1 92 5 GROVE ST B AICER CITY, OR 97814 Original Borrower For Sale I nformatio n Ca l l : 8 88-988-673 6 or L ogi n to: Salestrack.tdsf.com In construing this notice, th e

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This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further r e c ourse against th e T r u s t o r, the Trustee, the Bene-

Corporation of Washfor this request will be ington, as T r ustee available for inspection Signature By: at t he Ba k e r Alma Clark, Assistant City-County Planning Secretary Tr u s t ee's Department by JanuMailing Address: Qualary 20, 2016. A digital ity Loan Service Corp. c opy o f t h e d o c u ficiary, th e B e n e f icio f Washington C/ 0 ments can be emailed a ry's Agent, o r t h e Quality Loan Service to you at no cost, or a Beneficiary's Attorney. C orporation 41 1 I v y hard c op y c a n b e If you have previously Street San Diego, CA m ailed t o u p o n r e b een d is c h a r g e d 921 01 Tru stee's P hys i- quest, for a reasonable through bankruptcy, cal Address: Quality cost. Loan Service Corp. of you may have been reWashington 108 1 st All interested persons leased of personal liability for this loan in Ave South, Suite 202, a re invited t o a t t e n d which case this letter Seattle, WA 98104 Toll this meeting. Persons is intended to exercise Free: (866) 925-0241 wishing to c o m m e nt t he n o t e ho ld e r s I DSPUb ¹ 0 0 9 4 9 6 0 on the proposed applinght's against the real 1/4/201 6 1/11/201 6 c ation may do so by property only. As re1/18/2016 1/25/2016 presenting oral testimony at the hearing, quired by law, you are hereby notified that a LegaI No. 00043509 or by submitting writnegative credit report Published: January 4, 11, ten testimony. Testireflecting o n y our m ony s h o uld a v o i d 18,25, 2015 credit record may be repetition of issues, be submitted to a c r edit based on the applicar eport agency if y o u THE B A KER Co u nty tion, and address the fail to fulfill the terms criteria listed above. Planning Commission of your credit obligaOnly comments on the will hold a work sestions. Without limitrelevant approval critesion to discuss adopting the trustee's dising standards for wind na are considered apclaimer of represenpower into the Baker p licable ev i d e n c e . tations o r w a r r a nTelephone conversaCounty Zoning Ordities, Oregon law ren ance at 5 :0 0 p . m ., t ions cannot b e a c cepted as testimony. quires the trustee to and a public hearing state in t his notice All written testimony for a Conditional Use that some residential must be submitted to Permit application at the Planning Departp roperty sold a t a 6:00 p.m. on January trustee's sale may 28th, 2 0 16 , i n t he ment by no later than h ave been used in 5:00 p.m. on the hearCommissioner's manufacturing mething date, January 28, Chambers located in amphetamines, the t he B a k e r C o u n t y 2016, or submitted in c hemical com p o C ourthouse, 199 5 p erson d u r i n g th e nents of w hich are T hird S t reet , B a k e r h earing. F a i l ur e t o known to be t o xic. r aise a n i s s u e i n a C ity, O r e gon. M i k e Prospective purchashearing, or failure to and Cathy Cook have ers o f r e s i dential r equested a C o n d i - provide statements or evidence sufficient to property should be t ional U s e Pe rm i t aware of this poten(Case CU-15-003) for a afford t h e d e c i s ion tial danger before demaker an opportunity wine processing facilciding to place a bid to respond to th e i sity and tasting room at for this property at 45714 Cook Road. The sue, precludes appeal the trustee's sale. sublect property is in to the Land Use Board N OTICE T O T E N - t he Exclusive F a r m of Appeals ( LUBA) ANTS: TENANTS OF based on that issue. Use zone, identified as THE SUBJECT REAL Tax Lot 2400, in TownP ROPERTY H A V E ship 8 South, Range If you have questions reCERTAIN PROTEC42 East W.M., Baker garding the work sesTIONS AFFFORDED C ounty, O R ( R e f . sion, please contact TO THEM U N D ER 7557). Holly ICerns at (541) O RS 8 6 .782 A N D 523-8219 or POSSIBLY UNDER CU-15-003 wi l l b e r e- hkerns@bakercount .or . FEDERAL LAW. ATIf you have questions viewed using cntena in about the Conditional T ACHED TO T H I S Baker County Zoning Use Permit, p l e ase NOTICE OF S ALE, Ordinance ¹ 2 0 14-01 A ND INC O R P O - Sections 210.05 (B), contact Carson Quam RATED HEREIN, IS A 410.06 (A) and (C), at t he Ba k e r N OTICE T O T E N - 340.05.008, 345 and City-County Planning ANTS THAT S ETS Department at ( 541) the C o m p rehensive F ORTH SOM E O F Plan. Generally, unless 523-8219 or c uam@bakercount .or THE PROTECTIONS otherwise noted, if a THAT ARE AVAILThe Planning Departrequest is found to be ment is located in the ABLE TO A TENANT c onsistent w i t h t h e basement of the Baker OF THE S U BJECT Zoning Ordinance it is County C o u rthouse, REAL P R O PERTY considered to be con1 995 T h ir d S t r e e t , AND WHICH SETS sistent with the ComFORTH CERTAIN RE- prehensive Plan. This Suite 131, Baker City, Oregon. QUIRMENTS THAT request will also be reMUST BE COMPLIED viewed under Oregon WITH BY ANY TENLegal No. 00044097 Administrative Rule ANT IN ORDER TO 660-033-0130 (5, 28) Published: January 11, 2016 O BTAIN TH E A F - and Oregon Revised FORDED PROTECStatutes 215.283(1)(r) TION, AS REQUIRED and 215.296. UNDER ORS 86.771 . Q UALITY MAY B E A copy of the application, CONSIDERED A all documents and eviDEBT COLLECTOR dence submitted by or A TTEMPTING T O on behalf of the appliCOLLECT A D E BT cant, and the applicaAND ANY INFORMAble criteria are availT ION O B T A I N E D able for inspection at WILL BE USED FOR n o cost and ca n b e THAT PURPOSE. TS provided at reasonable I I I No: cost. The staff report OR-14-646032-NH the Planning CommisDated: 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 15 sion will use in its deQuality Loan Service cision making process

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DEARABBY: Thirty years ugo when I Your sister-in-law owes you an explanation for what happened and your daughter an was an Army offtcer, my wife "went crazy." She had an afjair and wound up getting apology. pregnant. When I got out of the Army, she DEARABBY: I will be receiving some saw the man one time more before we moved and got pregnant ugain. We had a child money from a court settlement soon. Only together later. fi ve friends were true friends and stood by When I found out my eldest son didn't me. They assisted me during the two years I have the correct blood type, I confronted her was totally destitute. and she admitted it. I then They all know I'minvolved hud all my children tested in a lawsuit and that I will DEAR and realized only the last receive compensation. one is mine. I love the other ABBY My ques tion is, should I tell them how much I'm getting? two as well as my son, and I I don't like to lie, but the idea would not destroy his or the other boys'lives. of revealing my monetary status makes me uncomfortable. Ineverpromised any ofthem My wife and I had counseling and it helped some. The problem is, I feel like my money, so that's not an issue. I will cheerlifehas been destroyed and Idon'tknow fully compensate them all for their loyalty in ongoing daily ways. what to do. — COUNSELING HELPED ... BUT What should I do or say when they ask DEAR C.H.B.: I assume you and your how much Ireceived? Idon'twant to be wife had joint counseling atter you learned perceived as rude. — UNCERTAIN IN THE SOUTH about her repeated infidelities. While your faithin women may have been shaken,your DEAR UNCERTAIN: The amount you life has not been "destroyed." Feeling as will be receiving is really nobody's busiyou do, it's time for you to privately discuss ness. It would not be rude to say that you'd your feelings with another licensed mental prefer not to discuss it because it makes you health professional. After that, you will be uncomfortable, and change the subject. better equipped to rationally decide how to move forward. DEARABBY:I have started seeing this guy who doesn't want me tojoin the police DEARABBY: My sister in-law is getforce. I know he cares,butmy dream has ting married soon. Originally, she asked always been to be a part of thejustice system. my 4-year-old daughter, "Emma,"to be her On the other hand, I don't want to lose a flower girl. Emma was very excited. great guy overthisone decision.DoIchoose A few weeks ugo, I asked when my daugh- the dream or the guy? ter needed to be fitted for her dress. My sister— DREAMER IN THE USA in-law then informed me they had chosen DEAR DREAMER: You are jumping the my niece to be the flower girl the day after gun in thinking you must make a choice right now. You haven't mentioned whether she asked Emma. No one ever mentioned it to us. you have the qualifications to join law enforcement. It was left to me to tell my daughter, and If you do, then for you to sacrifice your she was devastated. She still crv'es about it. I am holding in so much anger and hurt dream for someone you have only started thatI have been avoiding the family so there seeing would be a huge mistake, and I urge won't be any fighting close to the "big day." you not to do it. Am I wrong to be upset with my sister in-law and motherin-law for excluding my little Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and girl and not telling her themselves? — MIFFED INALABAMA was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. DEAR MIFFED: No, you're not. The way Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or PO. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069. it was handled was extremely insensitive.

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in his final year in office. Aides said the president on Tuesday night will give his assessment of what the country looks like in 2016 and the direction he hopes it will take in the future. At a marathon meeting with top advisers last week to ready his executive actions on gun control, Obama issuedtwo directives,aides in the meeting said. The first: "Everything this year should be infused with a sense of possibility." The second: "Don't take the foot otf the

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AT A GLANCE

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Packers storm back for win Aaron Rodgers recovered from a poor start to throw for two touchdowns, Eddie Lacy and James Starks each ran for a score, and the Green Bay Packers came backto beatthe W ashington Redskins 35-18 in an NFC wildcard game Sunday. Green Bay (11-6), which lost its last two regular-season games, will play at Arizona on Saturday. NFC East champion Washington (9-8) ends without a victory over a winning team.

matchup By Ronald Bond The Observer

The Union Bobcats continue to roll, seemingly undeterred by whatever gets thrown at them. Friday, it was a game that at times, was almost brutally physical, that the Bobcats turned into a rout. Chase Houck and Dawson Kennon led five players in double figures with 14 points apiece, and Union never trailed in pulling away for a 68-40 win over Grant Union in Wapiti League action. 'The guys just worked hard," Union head coach Brett Dunten said.'The bestpart aboutitis they let it get back to (12) points, but then they hung on and continued to work hard instead of letting (Grant Union) back in the game." Landon Houck added 12 points See Bobcats/Page 4C

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Joseph's Aaron Borgerding, left, beatsWallowa's Christopher Nobles to a loose ball in the first half Saturday in Joseph.The Eagles won the Old Oregon League battle,48-25.

Chiefs blank Houston Knile Davis had a 106-yard kickoff return and the Kansas City defense forced five turnovers to cruise to the Chiefs' first playoff win since 1994, a 30-0 wild-card victory over the Houston Texans Saturday. Kansas City forced Brian Hoyer into a fumble and three of his career-high four interceptions before halftime to help the Chiefs (12-5) take a 13-0 lead at halftime.

Boswell hits game-winner Chris Boswell kicked a 35-yard field goal with 14 seconds remaining as the Pittsburgh Steelers somehow pulled out an 18-1 6victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC wild-card game Saturday night. Pittsburgh (11-6) moved into field goal position after a pair of15-yard penalties on the Bengals, one on linebacker Vontaze Burfict and another on Adam Jones after Burfict hit defenseless Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown. Boswell drilled his fourth field goal of the game to give the Steelers their first playoff win since the 2010AFC championship game, and deny the Bengals their first postseason win in 25 years.

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presentation The EOU Outdoor Program is hosting a free ski industry presentation at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zabel Auditorium. Call 541962-3621 for details.

• Energized start by Joseph leads to OOL rout of Wallowa Saturday

role," Joseph head coach Olan Fulfer said."Keeping the defense up, that's the biggest thing. If our shots aren't falling, they're not falling, but it's the defense that we've got to keep up." By Josh Benham Cayden DeLury and Caevan The Observer Murray scored eight points apiece for Joseph. The win Saturday, Joseph's Aaron Borgerding took his coach's request to heart. coupled with Friday's 45-39 win The junior came out in a spirited over Echo, earned the Eagles their first two league wins of the season. mood, which ignited Joseph to a "It's really big, especially with the 13-2 first-quarter lead over Wallowa, and theEagles cruised to a48-25 way we've been playing," BorgerdOld Oregon League victory at home ing said.eWe haven't even come Saturday. close to playing as well as we can. Borgerdingscored ateam-best Both of these are good wins, because 17 points, with three 3-pointers, but you never know which team of ours is going to show up. We can come it was his constant positive energy that was his greatest impact. He out with 10 turnovers, or we could was involved right away in the open- come out like (Saturday) and get on ing stanza, spurring on his teama roll and just stay on it." That roll put Wallowa in an early mates vocally as they raced out to an early lead. defici titcould never recover from. "That's what I've been asking of But the Cougars made it harder on him — to be more of a leader in that themselves, as they had numerous

bad bounces on shots in the early going that helped Joseph gain a sizable lead. eWe were 4-for-27 from the field in the paint,"Wallowa head coach Greg Oveson said.eWe had alotof good shots. We may not have beat them, but at least we would've made it interesting if we'd made a few shots." Behind Borgerding's five quick points, Joseph went ahead 7-0 early in the first quarter. Wyatt Smith convertedhisstealinto a fastbreak basketforthe EaglesbeforeWallowa's Cole Hafer scored, cutting the Eagles' lead to 9-2 midway through the period. DeLury scored back-toback baskets on drives to end the first-quarter scoring. Borgerdingstarted the second period with a transition bucket, and Deni VanWinkle scored inside to put Joseph ahead 19-5. The Cougars See Eagles/Fbge 4C

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Behind a strong press that sprung a giant surge in the first half, Joseph controlled its Old Nk OregonLeague game against Wallowa, winning, 75-16, Saturday in Joseph. Holding a slim three-point lead, the Eaglesput together a 20-0 run that spanned from the first ' Llg s quarter to deep into the second, with their defensive pressure sparking the run. Wallowa committed countless turnovers during the surge, contributing to a number of fastbreak scoresforJoseph to seize the insurmountable lead. "I've kind of stressed playing our game, because in the past, we've really played down to the team we'refacing,"Joseph head coach Travis HuSnan said.eWe Jash Benham/The Observer worked really hard on that this Joseph's Ally Cooney, left, and Alexis Sykora, right, surround week, so I was happy." Wallowa's Riley Ferre Saturday in an Old Oregon League game in See Surge/Page 4C Joseph. The Eagles won, 75-16.

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Turnovers, a lack of cohesion on offense and sporadic effortw erepointed toasreasons behind the La Grande Tigers' fourth loss in five game. Kuna, Idaho's Jake Johnson could be added tothe listoffactors. Johnson scored 17 ofhis game-high 28 points during the second quarter — 13 during a key 15-2 run — and the Tigers turned the ball over 21 times in losing to the Kavemen, 56-48, Saturday night in nonleague play in La Grande. eWe're having a problem taking care of the ball right now. (We had) 21 turnovers tonight after probably 20 the other night against Hermiston," La Grande head coach Mark Carollo said.eWe're trying to figure things out." The Tigers had their good moments offensivelyand raced outto a 15-9 lead early See Tigers/Page 4C

WHO'S NOT

The Class 4A La Grande girls basketball team will face another stiff nonleague test when they take on 5APendleton athome Tuesday night.

ALEX OVECHKIN: The Washington Capitals' captain became the first Russianborn NHL player to reach the 500-goal plateau when he scored a power play goal in Sunday's 7-1 win

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VONTAZE BURFICT:The Cincinnati Bengals' linebacker's penalty for unnecessary roughness helped set up Pittsburgh's game-winning field goal in the Steelers' 18-16AFC wild card playoff win Saturday.

Miller among trio of Outlaw winners Tigers welcome The Enterprise wrestling team put together a Buckaroos solid showing at the Orofino Maniac Wrestling Invitational Friday and Saturday. Three different wrestlers picked up titles in their respective divisions, including Clayne Miller. The junior advanced to the finals at 120 pounds with a quarterfinal pin and a semifinal technical fall, then bested teammate Evan Johnson via a 6-4 decision for the title.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016

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Enterprise claims pair of Wapiti League victories Observer staff

WAPITI LEAGUE GIRLS

Enterprise outscored Imbler 12-6 in the fourth quarter to lead to a 50-43 Wapiti League victory Friday in Enterprise. The Outlaws' Darby Gassett scoredall11ofherpointsin the second half, hitting three 3-pointers, to pace the team. Sarah Aschenbrenner added eight points with six rebounds, Reagan Bedard scored seven points and Tiffanie George blocked eight shots. Imbler was led by Kailey Smith, who scored 10 points, collected six rebounds and had five steals. Katie Barry chipped in nine points, with Lexee Robertson scoring eight points.

Burns 61, Elgin 28 Behind a slew of turnovers, Elgin was defeated by Burns, 61-28, in a

Wapiti League game Friday moved to John Day. Cheyanne Wilhelm scored 11 points before exiting with a knee injury for Elgin, Maggie Ledbetter added nine points and Hannah McClure scored five points.

Enterprise 48, Union 41 Enterprise held on for a 48-41 victory over Union Saturday in Wapiti League action in Union. Darby Gassett led the Outlaws with 12 points, and Tiffanie George scored10 points and three steals. Reece Christman had team-highs in reboundsisevenl and assistsifourl, and tied George with three steals. Katie Good scored a team-high 19 points for Union, and Kortnee Marriott added 12 points.

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sneak IsastEcho Joseph earned an Old Oregon League victory at home Friday, edging Echo, 45-39. The Eagles'Alexis Sykora scored a team-high 20 points with 10 rebounds. Satori Albee hauled down 15 boards with 14 points, and Ally Cooneyand Emma Hite each scored four points. Joseph i6-6 overall, 2-1

OOLl plays at Pine Eagle Friday, and takes on Griswold Saturday at home. Both are league games.

Nixyaawii 51, Powder Valley 40 Powder Valley tried to climb back with a 19-point fourth quarter but ultimately ran out of time, as the Badgers were defeated, 51-40, at Nixyaawii Friday in an Old Oregon League matchup. Hallie Feik and Savanah Stephens both reached double-figure scoring with 10 points to pace Powder Valley, with Stephens knocking down two 3-pointers. Kim Williams hit three treys for nine points, and Sam Kerns had eight points and seven rebounds. Feik and Williams both finished with four steals. The Badgers held Nixyaawii's leading scorer, Mary Stewart, to just nine points, but the strong defense wasn't enough. 'To their credit, Nixyaawii didn't panic and force a lot," Powder Valley head coach Allen Bingham said."They were able to make up the scoring with some other

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Enterprise i8-5 overall, 3-1 Wapiti) play at Cove in a league contest Friday. The Bobcats i8-6, 1-2l host Burns Friday, then play at Elgin Saturday in league games.

Imbler 42, Cove 18 Katie Barry scored a game-high 13 points to lead Imbler to a 42-18 win over Cove in Wapiti League action Saturday in Imbler. Jacobi Rudd scored 10 points, and Lexee Robertson added seven points, with both post players grabbing seven rebounds for the Panthers.

Grant Union 47, Elgin 22 In a Wapiti League game Saturday, Elgin fell to Grant Union, 47-22, in John Day. The Huskies' were led by Hannah McClure's 10 points. Taylor Noble came off the bench to grab a teamhighnine rebounds, and Maggie Ledbetter and Isabell e Sauers each had seven boards, with Sauers chipping in six points. Elgin i4-12 overall, 0-4Wapitil hosts Unioninaleaguegame Saturday.

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Sam Short paced the Leopards in the loss with eight points. Adri Garingeradded fi vepoints,and Kyndal Murchison hauled down seven rebounds. Cove i3-9 overall, 0-3 Wapiti) hosts Enterprise Friday, then travels to Grant UnionSaturday.Both are league games.

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Haga sparks Cougars' roa(f wln • Joseph, Wallowa both snare OOL victories on Friday Observer staff

Wallowa picked up a road win Friday, defeating Pine Eagle, 44-31, in an Old Oregon League game. Travis Haga reached double figures with 14 points to pace the Cougars, and Noah Allen

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Union suffered its first loss in Wapiti League play to Grant Union Friday night. But the bigger loss might be to a key player who went down with an injury in the opening minutes. Delanie Kohr went out with a knee injury early in the first quarter, and Grant Union scored the first 15 points as theProspectors topped the Bobcats, 49-26, Friday in Union. "It's really unfortunate what happened to Delanie," Union head coach and Kohr's mother, Rhondie RickmanJohansen, said."It's never a good thing when an athlete goes down, but we're just going to hope for the best, that she can recover, and most importantly, that she's OK." Kohr, a do-it-all junior for the Bobcats, sustained the injury while trying to block a shot about two minutes into the game. Rickman-Johansen said afterward that the early prognosis is more hopeful than the situation initially appeared, as Kohr was down for several minutes. "The initial prognosis was the kneecap wasn't broken iandl it wasn't dislocated," she said."From the initial X-ray it didn't appear that it was a tear. We're going to go get some imaging done itodayl and see where we're at." The Bobcats battled through the injury, though it took some time to find their offensive cohesion. Union was held scoreless until Elly Wells' free throw cut a big deficit to 15-1 with just 10 seconds to play in the first quarter. The Bobcats missed their first nine shots, but Rylee Montgomery's rebound and putback ended that run for Union's first field goal early in the second quarter. Then some shots started to fall

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Union's Kortnee Marriott attacks the Grant Union defense during the Prospectors' 49-26 victory over the Bobcats Friday in Union. and Union cut into the deficit. Katie Good's putback on a third effort and Wells' baseline jumper cut the deficit to 23-10 midway through the second quarter. Good scored on the block with 34 seconds in the half, then collected a steal and found Wells, who hit a pull-up 16-foot jumper that cut the deficit to 25-14 at the half. "We definitely hustled, and having nota lotofpeople tocome in for relief was definitely the hardest part," Good said. "I think we held with it pretty well." The rally stalled in the second half, with Grant Union's extended zone defense causing fits for the Bobcats. The Prospectors forced eightthirdquarter turnovers, four of which they took the other way for layups, and led 43-22 after three quarters. Kori Pentzer finished with a game-high 14 points, while McKenzie Wilson scored 10 for Grant Union. Good led the Bobcats with 10 points, all of which came in the sec-

ond and third quarters, while Wells added nine. "My gut reaction was I hope she's OK,"Wells said."It's kind of a momentum changer. But after she went down I was like, We just need to keep fighting.' If anything, it motivated me and the other players to play even harder." Rickman-Johansencommended her team for playing through the adversity, including freshman Abriel O'Reilly and sophomore McKenna Antoine, who logged several big minutes off the bench. "First of all I'm just really proud of both of those girls, and for Elly and KortneeiMarriottland Katie tojust maintain that level ofleadership on the floor and the level of composure," Rickman-Johansen said."And then for McKenna and Abriel to come in, those girls have come sofar thisyear,and I think truly understand their role." The Bobcats i8-6 overall, 1-2 Wapiti) host Burns Friday, then play at Elgin Saturday in league games.

Joseph fell into an early 17-4 hole to Echo, but chipped away the entire game and took the late lead in the second half en route to a 45-39 Old Oregon League win at Echo Friday. Aaron Borgerding scored 13 ofhisteam-best 24 points in the second half for the Eagles. Cayden DeLury DeL u ry added 11 points, while Jake Chrisman scored five points. The Eagles i6-6 overall,

2-1 OOLl play at Pine Eagle Friday, and host Griswold Saturday, in OOL matchups.

Nixyaawii 68, Powder Valley 53 Powder Valley suffered its first Old Oregon League loss of the season Friday on the road, as Nixyaawii defeated the Badgers, 68-53. No stats were available.

Powder Valley 73, Griswold 21 On Saturday, Powder Valley rebounded following the previous night's loss to dismantle Griswold, 73-21, in an OldOregon League game in Helix. No stats were available forthe Badgers i9-3 overall,

3-1 OOLl, which host Echo Fridayina league game.

kids." Pine Eagle 28, Wallowa 16 Pine Eagle bested Wallowa, 28-16, Friday in an Old OregonLeague game in Halfway. Marybeth Hulse and Beth Johnston each scored a team-high six points for the Cougars in the loss. Wallowa i1-12 overall, 0-4 OOLl faces Echo on the road Saturday in a league contest.

Griswold 43, Powder Valley 38 With an 11-point lead after the third quarter, Powder Valley was outscored 20-7 by Griswold in the final period, as theBadgers lost,43-38,in an Old Oregon League game on the road Saturday. Savanah Stephens and Hallie Feik each scored 10 points forthe Badgers, and Sam Kerns and Kim Williams scored six points apiece. The Badgers i6-7 overall, 2-2 OOLl look to get on the winning track with a home league game against Echo Friday.

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Brandon McGilvray scored a game-high 13 points, and Imbler built a double-digit lead early in the second quarter and never trailed in winning at Enterprise, 61-37, Friday in Wapiti League play. "Defensively we were really good in the first quarter. Really, in the first half I thought we did some good things," said Imbler head coach Tony Haddock, whose team built a 27-12 halfbme lead. Marshal Whitaker scored 12 points for the Panthers and Trace VanCleave added 11 points. The Outlaws were led by Brett Greenshields, who scored 10 points. Rylie Hayward hit three 3-pointers for nine points, and Jimmy Wells chipped in eight points.

Burns 56, Elgin 39 The Huskies posted just 10 points in the first half and dropped a Wapiti League road matchup, 56-39, Friday

WAPITI LEAGUE BOYS BASICETBALL against Burns in a game moved to John Day. Gage Littl e scored 13pointsand V ancleave Ke n n on Gavin Christenson added 10 as Elginscoredthemajo rit y ofitspoints four points in the final 16 minutes. i20l in the final quarter. The Leopards' Trent Taylor and 'You seebitsand piecesiofsuccess) Hunter Youngblood each a 3-pointer at times, but then adversity hits and to finish with five points apiece. we can't shake it when we need to," Landon Moore had nine rebounds head coach Kevin Johnson said. and four steals, and Ezekiel Elmer blocked four shots with six rebounds Imbler 60, Cove 20 Imbler i11-0 overall, 3-0 WaImbler locked down Cove defenpitil visits Grant Union Friday, and sively after playing through what Burns Saturday, in league games. coach Tony Haddock called a slugCove i1-10, 0-3lhostsEnterprise gish first half, and Trace VanCleave Friday and heads to Grant Union scored 17 points as the Panthers Saturdayfor league contests. rolled to a 60-20 Wapiti League vicUnion 68, Enterprise 45 torySaturday athome. ''We were pretty flat to start to be Dawson Kennon led all scorers honest — kind of sluggish, dragging with 17 points as 10 Union players our feetiandljustsortofsloppy," scoredin a 68-45WapitiLeague rout Haddock said. of Enterprise Saturday in Union. TrayseRiggle added 10 pointsfor The Bobcats raced out to a 28-2 Imbler and Brandon McGilvray nine first quarter lead and turned the as the Panthers built a 34-16 halhme game into a laugher by halftime as lead, then held the Leopards to just they extended the lead to 44-10.

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Chase Houck added nine points while Brooke Scantling and Landon Houck chipped in eight for Union. Jimmy Wells scored a team-high 14 pointsfor Enterprisein defeat.Brett Greenshields scored nine points while Rylie Hayward added six points. Union i13-2 overall, 3-0 Wapiti) hosts Burns Friday, while Enterprise i4-8, 0-4l travels to Cove Friday for a Wapiti contest.

Grant Union 81, Elgin 42 Grant Union raced out to a 27-point halhme lead and cruised to a 81-42 triumph over Elgin Saturday night in Wapiti League playin John Day. 'They put a lot of pressure on defensively. They worked together hard

iandl it showed," Elgin head coach Kevin Johnson said of Grant Union. "I'm pretty sure that every shot that they threw up went in. Their field goal percentage was extremely high." Gavin Christenson scored 16 points and Brandon Howes had nine for the Huskies i8-9 overall, 1-3 Wapiti), who continue league action Saturday against Union.

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SPORTS

SCOREBOARD Golden State 128, Sacramento 116

BASKETBALL NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 2 4 15 . 6 15 Boston 19 18 . 514 4 New York 19 20 . 487 5 Brooklyn 1 0 27 . 2 7 0 1 3 Philadelphia 4 36 .1 0 0 20'/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 2 3 15 . 6 05 Miami 2 2 15 . 5 9 5 '/2 Orlando 20 18 . 526 3 Charlotte 17 20 .4 5 9 5 ' / 2 Washington 16 19 .4 5 7 5 ' / 2 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 2 6 9 .74 3 Chicago 22 13 . 629 4 Indiana 21 1 6 . 568 6 Detroit 21 1 6 . 568 6 Milwaukee 1 5 24 . 3 8 5 1 3 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 3 2 6 .84 2 Dallas 2 2 16 . 579 1 0 Memphis 21 1 8 . 5 3 8 11'/2 Houston 1 9 19 . 5 0 0 1 3 New Orleans 1 1 25 . 3 0 6 2 0 Northwest Division W L Pct GB O klahoma City 26 12 .68 4 Utah 17 20 ,4 5 9 8 ' / 2 Portland 1 6 24 . 4 0 0 1 1 Denver 1 4 24 . 3 6 8 1 2 Minnesota 1 2 26 . 3 1 6 1 4 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 35 2 .946 L.A. Clippers 25 13 .65 8 10'/2 Sacramento 1 5 22 . 4 0 5 2 0 Phoenix 1 3 26 . 3 3 3 2 3 L.A. Lakers 8 31 . 205 2 8 All Times PST

Saturday's Games L.A. Clippers 97, Charlotte 83 Atlanta 120, Chicago 105 Washington 105, Orlando 99 Toronto 108, Philadelphia 95 Detroit 103, Brooklyn 89 Utah 98, Miami 83

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Sundayls Games L.A. Clippers 114, New Orleans 111, OT Dallas 93, Minnesota 87 Memphis 101, Boston 98 Cleveland 95, Philadelphia 85 Houston 107, Indiana 103, OT New York100, Milwaukee 88 Denver 95, Charlotte 92 Portland 115, Oklahoma City 110 Utah 86, L.A. Lakers 74

Monday's Games San Antonio at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 5 p.m. Miami at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

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Warner Pacific 84, College of Idaho 65 Eastern Oregon 80, Multnomah 45 Northwest Christian 69, Evergreen 57 Corban 80, Northwest 77 Oregon Tech 105, Walla Walla 29 Men's Basketball College of Idaho 87, Warner Pacific 76 Eastern Oregon 86, Multnomah 73 Northwest Christian 89, Evergreen 85 Corban 85, Northwest 70 Oregon Tech 79, Walla Walla 37

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Phoenix at lndiana, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Boston at New York, 4:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Chicago at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Houston at Memphis, 5 p.m. Cleveland at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Women's Basketball Southern Oregon 115, Walla Walla 40 Men's Basketball Southern Oregon 84, Walla Walla 64

PREP STANDINGS Boys Basketball 4A-7 Greater Oregon League

EOU STANDINGS Men's Basketball Cascade Collegiate Conference Team CCC AII Southem Oregon 7 -1 14- 4 Northwest Christian 7 -1 13- 4 College of Idaho 6 -2 11- 6 Warner Pacific 6 -2 10- 6 4 -4 13- 4 Oregon Tech Corban 4 -4 10- 6 Eastern Oregon 44 8-10 3 -6 7-1 2 Northwest 3 -6 6-1 1 Evergreen 1 -7 4-1 2 Multnomah 0 -8 2-1 4 Walla Walla

Women's Basketball Cascade Collegiate Conference Team CCC AII 8 -0 15- 0 Southem Oregon Eastern Oregon 7-1 116 Warner Pacific 6 -2 11- 3 Oregon Tech 6 -2 12- 5 Northwest Christian 6 -2 10- 6 3-5 8-9 Corban 3 -5 4-1 0 College of Idaho 3 -6 7-1 1 Northwest 2 -7 2-1 2 Evergreen 1 -7 3-1 3 Multnomah

GOL AII PF PA RK 0 -0 6-8 744 794 27 Baker 0-0 4-7 627 701 24 Ontario M cLoughlin 0- 0 4-10 557 648 30 L a Grande 0 - 0 2 4 3 0 8 316 2 8 2A-6 Wapiti League W ap All P F P A RK Imbler 3 -0 11-0 585 337 1 Union 3 -0 13-2 907 641 5 Burns 3 -0 10-3 705 563 11 G rant Union 2 - 2 7 - 6 839 645 2 1 Elgin 1 3 8-9 810 882 23 Cove 04 1-10 361 701 37 E nterprise 04 44 i 5 4 4 635 3 3

1A-7 Old Oregon League OOL All PF PA RK N ixyaawii 3-0 1 3-1 1021 717 2 P owder Valley 3-1 94 684 468 7 Joseph 2 -1 66 50 1 555 2 0 2 -2 4-10 631 658 4 2 Echo W allowa 2-2 3 - 9 3 7 9 57 4 3 8 G riswold 0-3 2 - 11 387 625 6 5 P ine Eagle 0 - 31-10 384 599 6 0

Girls Basketball 4A-7 Greater Oregon League GOL All PF PA RK L aGrande 0 - 0 7 4 6 4 4 52 5 1 0 M cLoughlin 0 - 0 8 - 5 512 537 1 3 0 -0 7-6 581 586 1 6 Baker O ntario 0-0 2-8 2 8 5 44 7 2 6

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASICETBALL

Mounties win twoon the road Observer staff

The Eastern Oregon University women's basketball team had an admirable ShOWing Dn the rOad in a pair of Cascade Collegiate Conference games in Portland, downing ND. 24 Warner Pacific College, 82-61, Friday, and trouncing Multnomah University, 80-45, Saturday. The victories moved the Mountaineers into sole posSeSSiOnOf SeCOnd PlaCein the

CCC, with their 7-1 conferenCe reCOrd niPPing at the heelS Of firSt-PlaCe SOuthern Oregon University (8-0). In Friday's victory, Eastern gotDffto a hotstartand took a 31-11lead afterthefi rst quarterthat carried ittothe win. Madeline Laan scored a game-high 18 points for Eastern,adding fi VerebotmdS. Jordan Klebaum drilled iVe 3-PointerSfOr 15POintS, f Darian Gasseling added 12 points and Payton Parrish SCOred10 POintS.

Klebaum was Eastern's leading SCOrer in Saturday'S victory with 17 points, nailing three more 3-pointers. Laan SCOred11 POintS With four Laan

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The Mounties hit 13 3-PointerS While the KnightS made juSt four ShOtS frOm long range. EaStern ShOt11-for-18 in the first quarter for the early lead, with Klebaum igniting a 13-4 lead with a pair Of triPleS. After the KnightS' answered with a bucket, EaSternrattled DfI'10POintS in arDWfOra 23-6lead, and Gasseling and Parrish COnneCted Dn COnSeCutiVe

3-PointerS to helP build the 20-point advantage heading into the second quarter. EaSternSCOred 13 Ofthe first 17 points in the second to take a 44-15 lead, and Warner Pacific never got closerthan 17 pointstherest Ofthe Way.

boards, and Ashley Knight came Dff the bench to add 10 points and a team-high seven rebotmdS. EaStern enjOyed a sizable 42-27 advantage Dn the glass and made 11 3-pointers while Multnomah hit just one triple. After compiling a 24-12 lead after the first quarter, Klebaum and Gasseling drilled treyS to Start the second quarter and give Eastern a 30-14 advantage. The Mounties would nail five of their final six shots of the irsthalfto take a 47-22 lead f at halftime, and a 7-2 spurt put them ahead 61-33 midway through the period. Eastern (11-6 overall) returnS hOme fOr tWDCCC games against Oregon Tech Friday and Southern Saturday.

2A-6 Wapiti League W ap All P F P A R K 3 -0 13-1 766 487 4 Burns G rant Union 3 - 1 10-3 758 441 9 E nterprise 3 - 1 8 - 5 541 467 1 4 2 -1 9-2 529 288 1 7 Imbler 1 -2 86 50 2 515 2 0 Union 0 4 3-9 371 556 2 9 Cove 0 4 5-12 582 663 3 6 Elgin

1A-7 Old Oregon League

OOL AII PF PA RK Nixyaawii 3-0 1 3-1 739 445 8 Griswold 3-0 1 0-3 558 454 5 2 -1 66 56 8 472 3 2 Joseph P owder Valley 2-2 6-7 595 473 2 7 P ine Eagle 1 - 21-1 0 211 552 4 8 Echo 1 -3 6-8 538 508 2 4 W allowa 04 1- 1 2 20 3 639 5 2

Saturday's Scores BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Astoria 57, Stayton 39 Grant 89, Wilson 65 Hermiston 56, Summit 53 Jefferson PDX 79, Parkrose 77 Junction City 52, Banks 48 Kuna, Idaho 56, La Grande 48 Lebanon 69, Pendleton 64 Madison 78, Benson 64 Weiser, Idaho 47, Nyssa 38 Union 68, Enterprise 45 Imbler 60, Cove 20 Grant Union 81, Elgin 42 Joseph 48, Wallowa 25 Powder Valley 73, Griswold 21

SkyWest Crossover Challenge Henley 59, South Umpqua 38 Klamath37, Douglas 30 Marshfield 44, Hidden Valley 40 Mazama 70, Brookings-Harbor 52 North Valley 35, North Bend 33 Phoenix 48, Siuslaw 25 GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Cleveland 48, Roosevelt 37 Grant 70, Wilson 26 Lebanon 54, Pendleton 45 Lincoln 68, Franklin 18 North Eugene 60, Eagle Point 37 South Eugene 41, Grants Pass 40 Stayton 46, Astoria 37 Enterprise 48, Union 41 Grant Union 47, Elgin 22 Imbler 42, Cove 18 Joseph 75, Wallowa 16 Griswold 43, Powder Valley 38

SkyWest Crossover Challenge

Brookings-Harbor 51, Henley 43 Marshfield 53, Hidden Valley 25 Mazama 44, Douglas 38 North Bend 58, North Valley 21 Phoenix 56, South Umpqua 36 Siuslaw 48, Klamath 44

FOOTBALL NFL Playoffs Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9 Kansas City 30, Houston 0 Pittsburgh 18, Cincinnati 16 Sunday, Jan. 10 Seattle 10, Minnesota 9 Green Bay 35, Washington 18 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 Kansas City at New England, 1:35 p.m. (CBS) Green Bay atArizona, 5:15 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Jan. 17 Seattle at Carolina, 10:05 a.m. (FOX) Pittsburgh at Denver, 1:30 p.m. (CBS)

NCAA Monday's Game College Football Championship Game Glendale, Ariz. Clemson (14-0) vs. Alabama (13-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

HOCKEY

Pittsburgh 4 1 2 0 16 5 4 5 9 7 100 Philadelphia 40 18 15 7 4 3 9 1 108 Carolina 43 1 8 1 8 7 4 3 102 118 Columbus 4 3 1 5 24 4 3 4 109 139 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA Dallas 44 29 11 4 6 2 149 116 Chicago 44 2 7 1 3 4 5 8 126 104 St. Louis 45 2 4 1 4 7 5 5 111 112 Minnesota 4 2 2 2 12 8 5 2 111 99 Nashville 42 1 9 16 7 4 5 107 115 Colorado 43 2 1 19 3 4 5 125 123 Winnipeg 42 1 9 20 3 4 1 111 121 Pacific Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA LosAngeles 41 26 12 3 5 5 108 90 Arizona 41 21 1 6 4 4 6 116 125 Vancouver 4 2 16 16 10 42 102 118 A naheim 41 1 7 17 7 4 1 7 8 9 9 San Jose 3 9 1 9 18 2 4 0 109 108 Calgary 40 1 91 9 2 4 0 105 124 Edmonton 4 3 17 23 3 3 7 105 127 All Times PST

Saturday's Games St. Louis 2, LosAngeles1, SO Washington 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, OT Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Islanders 0 Pittsburgh 3, Montreal 1 Ottawa 2, Boston 1, OT Carolina 4, Columbus 3, OT San Jose 7, Toronto 0 Minnesota 2, Dallas 1 Arizona 4, Nashville 0 Tampa Bay 3, Vancouver 2, OT

Sunday's Games

NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pls GF GA Florida 42 26 1 2 4 5 6 116 89 Detroit 42 22 1 3 7 5 1105 108 Montreal 43 2 3 17 3 4 9 122 107 Boston 40 21 1 4 5 4 7 123 108 Tampa Bay 42 21 17 4 4 6 107 102 Ottawa 43 20 1 7 6 4 6 119 131 Toronto 40 16 1 7 7 3 9 104 112 Bulfalo 42 16 2 2 4 3 6 9 7 115 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pls GF GA Washington 42 32 7 3 6 7139 90 N.Y.Rangers 41 22 14 5 4 9 121 109 N.Y. Islanders 42 22 15 5 4 9 114 107 New Jersey 43 21 17 5 4 7 9 7 102

Buffalo 4, Winnipeg 2 Washington 7, Ottawa 1 Chicago 6, Colorado 3 New Jersey 2, Minnesota 1 Detroit 2, Anaheim 1 Florida 2, Edmonton 1

Monday's Games Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. San Jose at Calgary, 6 p.m. Florida at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Detroit at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Columbus at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 4 p.m. New Jersey at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Buffalo at Minnesota, 5 p.m. San JoseatWinnipeg, 5 p.m. Nashville at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Tampa BayatColorado, 6 p.m . Edmonton atArizona, 6 p.m.

Easternsnlitsweekendnair Observer staff

MEN'S COLLEGE BASICETBALL

After trimming No. 24Warner Pacific College's lead to three points in the second half; Eastern Oregon University went almost six minutes without a field goal, as the Knights pulled away for a 91-75 Cascade Collegiate Conference victory Friday in Portland. But the Mountaineers bounced back Saturday in Portland, besting Multnomah University, 86-73, for a CCC victory. In Friday's loss, Trell Washington paced Eastern with 24 points and 11 rebotmds. Case Rada added 14 points, and Tate de Laveaga chipped in 10 points. But Eastern allowed the Knights to shoot 52 percent from the field, while it mustered just 36 PerCent. ItWBSthe fourth time EaStern haS shot under 40 percent this season, and the Mounties have lost all four games. Washington's four straight points at the end of the first half sliced Warner Pacific's lead to 46-39 at halNme. Early in the second half, Washington and Caulin Bakalarski drilled consecutive 3-pointers that helPed EaStern to get Within 52-49 with 15 minutes remaining. But the Mounties' offense didn't make a field goal until the 9:12 mark of the half, aS the KnightS eXtended their lead to 13. Eastern closed to within nine points soon after, but Warner Pacific's 13-4 rtm effectively

put the game away. Washington notched his SeCOnddOuble-dOuble Of the weekend and 17th for the season in Saturday's win, totaling18 points,12 boards, four assists and no turnovers. Case Hada tied a career-high Rada With nine rebotmdS While scoring 16 points, and Kalvin Johanson and Travis Meeker added 12 and 10 points, respectively. The Mounties enjoyed a 49-31 rebounding advantage, and ShOt48 PerCent frOm the Meek e r field, including 55 percent in the first half. The Lions were held to a 38 percent shooting clip from the field. Tied at 10-all, Eastern's Austin Strock completeda 3-pointplay thatstarted a 10-0 Mountie run to gain control, and went up 49-37 at halNme. Hada scored five points in 52seconds atthestartofthe second half during a 10-1 surge that put Eastern up, 59-38, allowing it to pull away. The Mounties (8-10 overall, 4-4 CCC) take DnOregon Tech Friday,and Southern Oregon University Saturday, in a pair of CCC games at Quinn Coliseum.

PREP SWIMMING

OutlawsearnthreeuictoriesTigers take 6rst, third at meet Observer staff

PREP WRESTLING

Observer staff

Led by a triO Of firSt-PlaCe finiSherS, the Enterprise Outlaws notched 98.5 team points to claim fifth place at the Orofino Maniac Wrestling Invitational Friday and Saturday. Shane Lund (106 pounds), Cole Farwell

before Suffering a firSt-rOund Pin to BonnerS Ferry's Caleb Gering. Teammates Raymond Seal (160) and Rylie Warnock (182) each went 3-1 Dn the weekend (113) and Clayne Miller (120) each went a and took third place. Seal finished with a PerfeCt 3-0 Dn the Weekend fOr the OutlaWS. SeCOnd-rOund Pin Of Pine Eagle'S Haden Kuta, Lund continued his solid start to the year while Warnock droPPed Joe Robb of Wallowa with pins in all ofhis matches, including a at the2:55mark. Steven Beckman added a fall over Bonners Ferry, Idaho, wrestler Tyler fourth-place finish for Joseph. Beazer at 5:18 in the title match. Farwell Chad Witty continued his dominant start record a pair of pins Dn the weekend, includto the SeaSOn, COlleCting tWD mOre PinS to ing at 4:13 of the final against Isaiah Acosta win the 182-potmd division and help Union/ of Pullman, Washington. COVe to 46 POintS and a 13th-PlaCe finiSh. Miller defeated teammate Evan Johnson in Witty wrapped the tournament with a firstthe 120-potmd final, scoring a 6-4 decision for rOund Pin OVer AuStin JefRBS Of KellOgg, the title. Idaho. Riley Bruce collected two wins and Dylan Staigle added a fifth-place finish for reached the fifth-place match at 160, where the Outlaws at 126, finishing with a win over he was pinned by Pullman's Lennon Rock. JOSePh'S JBSSe Woodhead. Wallowa finished with 16 points, and Hobb The Eagles tallied 78.5 points to come in collected the Cougars' two wins Dn the weekeighth, and were led by a second-place finish end. The &eshman reached the 182 third-place by Ben Lopez, who reached the final at 195 match, where he lost to Warnock.

Tigers contend at Idaho meets Observer staff

La Grande scored 18 points and came away with a 44th-place finish at the Hollie Lane Invitational Friday and Saturday, though the Tigers tOOkjuSt fiVe WreStlerS to the

Nampa, Idaho, event. "They all performed pretty well at a big tournament like that," head coach Klel Carson said. But the tournament didn't come without some setbacks, aS tWDTigerShad to be Pulled to aCtiOn due to injury. "Corey Isaacson actually

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PREP WRESTLING finished through a match with an injured elbow, (and) Grayson (Jensen) was about to win and then had a knee injury." Elijah Livingston posted an overall mark of3-2 at152 pounds while Skylar Jones, though he went 3-4 at 138 pounds, advanced the furthest byreachingthefourth round Of the COnSOlatiOnbraCket.

Three other La Grande wrestlerS, ISaaCSDn(120) JenSen

(120) and Trent Shafer (195)

each picked up a win during the tournament. Elijah Livingston added a 3-0 mark in pod play that wrestlers entered once they were eliminated kom the tournament. A triO Of additiOnal WreStlerSStOOd Out fOr a SeCOnd

La Grande group at the Mountain View Tournament. Chance Frederick won the 138-potmd division, Tanner Jones took second at 285, and Ezra McIntosh came in fourth as La Grande took home a tDP-10 finiSh.

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mentS (5:32.85) took SeCOnd teams in the 200 medley and third, respectively. (2:03.78) and 200 &eestyle Dutto added a third-PlaCe (1:51.10) relays. Roberts finish in the 200 individadded individual wins in the ual medley, clocking in at 50 &eestyle (26.47) and the 2:11.87. 100 backstroke (1:03.37), Lance Denny paced the while Felley claimed victory 100 breaststroke, winning in the 200 IM (2:21.13) and With a time Of 1:08.09, While the500freestyle (5:32.06), Garren Dutto garnered winning the latter race by second-place finishes in both more than 33 seconds. the 100 &eestyle (52.56) and Abbey Tweten added the 200 &eestyle (1:51.16). second-place finishes in the (218) was third. Tony Clay came in second 200 IM (2:35.78) and the Ebeland Dutto helPed in the 100 butterHy (58.12) 100 breaststroke (1:21.59) La Grande to WinS in bOth while the Tigers also took for the Tigers. 200-yard medley (1 minute, second in both the 200 and "MOSt (DfDur) SWim48.69 seconds) and 400 400 &eestyle relays. mers were well ahead of freestyle (3:31.03) relays. On the girls side, Hanthe their times from last Individually, Ebel won the nah Roberts and Abbey season," head coach Darren 100 butterfly with a time Felley each went a perfect Dutto Said.'There WBSSOme 4-for-4 eaCh time they Were fairly good competition &Dm Of54.32 SeCOndS, and tOOk second in the 50 freestyle in the water, helping the teams that we don't get to (23.03). Dutto nOtChed hiS Tigers to291pointsand a compete against much. Our win in the 500 &eestyle third-place finish. Pendleton swimmers demonstrated With a time Of 5 minuteS, Won With 402 POintS, While that training has been going 9.75 seconds. The race saw Hood River Valley (368) took well and that they are ready the Tigers take the top three second. to step up and compete." spots as Trevor HDSnan The duo of Roberts and The Tigers are in action (5:28.31) and Nolan CleFelley was part of winning again Saturday at Baker. Three meets, and three victories by the La Grande boys swim team. Bryce Ebel and Keegan Dutto eaCh Won a raCe and were part of two relay victori es,pacing theTigers to a 571-point showing and an easy victory Saturday at The Dalles Invitational. Rtmner-up Pendleton (397) took second and La Salle

lgintrio goesundefeated Observer staff

PREP WRESTLING

The Imbler and Elgin wrestling teams each saw varied success Friday at the River- UPSW1Ilg. side Duals. TaylOr Tandy Went 3-1 With tWDPinS fOr the Elgin's Dohnovan Tate went a clean 3-0, Panthers, while Challen Butcher added two while Jaydon McKay added two wins and victories and Sean Willis compiled a 1-2 mark. Tandy's lonedefeatwas a 3-1decision to Tanner Owen won his lone match. Calvin Shafferand Ty Hook each added two wins COrd FlynnOfHBPPner. "LOSing that matCh might be a good thing for the Huskies. "Overall, I thought they wrestled well," fOr him in the end," headCOaChDoug HiS1DP head coach Jason Lathrop said."Still Dn the said."He didn't wrestle his best."

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SPORTS

Hawksadvanceonmissedfieldgoal The Associated Press

NFL PLAYOFFS

Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks needed more than three quarters to warm up at Minnesota, their quest to avenge last year's Super Bowl lossnearly frozen beforeitbegan. The Vikings, after gritting through this grind-it-out wild-card round playofF game,booted theirchance tobeatthe two-time defending NFC champions. Blair Walsh's 27-yard field goal try into the fiigid wind hooked left with 22 seconds remaining, handing the Seahawks a 10-9 victory over the stunned Vikings on a Sunday in below-zero weather that tied for the third-coldest NFL game on record. "A lotofpeoplewould've folded up and said, That's it,' but we've got a team full of fighters," Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said. The Seahawks i11-6l didn't score until

Carroll said."A lot of those times, guys make those kicks. There's a high Russell Wilson's short touchdown pass to percentage that they make them, but Doug Baldwin early in the fourth quaryou've still got to do it." ter.Then, a fumble by Adrian Peterson Walsh didn't hide. Holder Jeff Locke for the Vikings on the next possession had the laces turned in, not out, but there were no excuses to be made. set up a field goal by Steven Hauschka. 'You'reconfident,butyou never think The Vikings i11-6l took the ball for the deciding drive with 1:42 left at their that you have it or take it for granted," Walsh said, subdued with glassy eyes in 39 and,aided by a passinterference penalty on Kam Chancellor, drove deep the locker room afterward."I just didn't into Seattle's territory. After draining put a swing on it that would be acceptthe clock for the seemingly inevitable able by anybody's standards." Trailing 9-0 at the 13-minute mark, win, Walsh simply missed the winner after making all three ofhis earlier Wilson nearly took a huge loss on first attempts. down when hefumbled a shotgun snap Seattle will play next weekend at he wasn't ready for. But the guy Vikings Carolina, where the Panthers had coach Mike Zimmer called"Houdini" a first-round bye in balmy mid-50s duringthe week darted right,dodged a weather. sack and found Tyler Lockett wide open "I think we were fortunate that we fora 35-yard completion to setup the got the win," Seahawks coach Pete score to Baldwin.

SURGE Continued from Page1C Satori Albee and Alexis Sykora each scored19 pointsto lead Joseph,with Albee hauling down 11 rebounds, and Sykora finishing with 10 boards. ''We're really good friends, and we just kind ofhave learned to read each other's minds in a way on the court,"Albee said ofher and Sykora's cohesion.'We know each other really well." Ally Cooney added 10 points, and tied Natalie Williams for a team-high five assists. Lauren Makin, Emma Hite and Claire Wellens all had six points. Wallowa's high scorer was Marybeth Hulse with five points. Savannah Nobles and Josie Scott each scored four points, but the Cougars couldn't overcome their 47 turnovers, many coming in the first half. "i Joseph hasl two powerful posts, and they're hard to stop,"Wallowa head coach Annette Moeller said."But I was proud of the girls. They played hard under pressure for 32 minutes, which we haven't done yet this season." Early on, Hulse's jumper cut Joseph's lead to 8-6 midway through the first quarter, and the Cougars' Riley Ferre scored on a putback, making it 11-8 Joseph with 1:45 remaining. But from that point on, it was all Joseph and its press. Albee scored fourconsecutive points down low to end the first, and Sykora scored two buckets to start the second quarter. Albee's second-chance jump shot put Joseph up 21-8, which she followed with a basket in the paint. Sykora's baseline driveand score made ita 25-8 advantage, and Williams heaved a full-court

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while Quinn Evans and Wade Rynearson each scored 10 for the Bobcats, who separated themselves from the Prospectors with a bigsecond halfasthe aggression amped up. Landon Houck's layup in the opening moments of the second half gave Union a 30-13 advantage. Grant Union responded with a full-c ourt pressthatgave Union fits at times, and a turnover out of that pressure led to Ricky Wrickum's runner that cut the deficit to 12. But the Bobcats scored the next 10 points as they figured out the press and repeatedlyscored on fast breaks. Consecutive layups by Landon Houck and a 3-pointer by Kennon were part of the run that put Union up 44-22, and the Bobcats took a 48-31 lead into the final quarter "It was combination of everything iworkingl and people not being selfish, passing the ball, moving it and getting people open shots," Landon Houck said oftheoffensive success. Grant Union drew no closer than 15 in the final frame. Meanwhile, Union continued to extend the lead with a flurry of steals on defenseleading to baskets as well as good execution in its half court set. ''We've been focusing on defense and let the offense come to us. The defense, we

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passtoHite ofFa rebound fora layup. Sykora's steal and score made it a 21-point lead, and Wellens and Albee both scored for a 33-8 lead. "iOur press) is where a lot of our success comes from, and the energy comes up with the press," Huffman said. Nobles hit two free throws with 1:44 left in the half to stop the surge, but Joseph still held a 33-11 lead at halftime. The Eagles extended it to a 51-16 lead after the third quarter to put away

the victory, which was on the heels of Friday's 45-39 triumph over Echo, also a league victory. "It's really important, because I think having these wins is going to build up our confidence and just makes us hungry to win even more,"Albee said.

Joseph i6-6 overall, 2-1 OOLl plays at Pine Eagle Friday, and takes on Griswold Saturdayathome. Both areleague games. Wallowa i1-12, 0-4l faces Echo on the road Saturday in a league contest.

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Wallowa's Cole Hafer attempts to get past the defense of Joseph'sWyatt Smith Saturday in Joseph. Hafer led the Cougars with eight points, but Joseph prevailed, 48-25,in the Old Oregon League matchup.

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finally have got it about 90 percent to where we want it," Dunten said.'There's always room for improvement, and the guys believe in that." Union opened the game on an 11-0 run, breaking a scorel ess tie abouttwo minutes in on Kennon's 3-pointer. Chase Houck and Rynearson added 3s around a Kennon steal and layup for an 11-0 edge with 4:40 to play in the first quarter. Rynearson scored on consecutive possessions, once with a putback and once on the low block,fora 21-8 lead midway through the second quarter. Grant Union cut the deficit to 23-13 on Zack Deiter's 3-pointer later in the frame, but Evans rolled in a 3 at the first-half buzzer for a 28-13 lead. Wrickum scored 14 points while Duane Stokes added 12 for Grant Union, which lost starter Wade Reimers to a left-knee injury late in the first half that halted the game for about 15 minutes. "It was a physical game, and it' salways sad tosee that injury happen, but in a game like this, it's bound to happen," said Brooke Scantling, who had six points and a team-high nine steals."Everybody's pushing and shoving down low, everybody's saying stufFand getting into it. It's definitely a physical game." Union i13-2 overall, 3-0 Wapiti) hosts Burns Friday in a league game, then travels to Elgin Saturday for a Wapiti showdown.

Joseph's ClaireWellens navigates throughWallowa's defense Saturday, as the Cougars' Marybeth Hulse trails.

TIGERS in the second quarter on Andrew Peasley's 3-pointer. The lead was five with less than four minutes in the first half. That's when Johnson took over. After teammate Kyler Ray sank two free throws with 3:34 left in the half, Johnson connected on consecutive 3s to give Kuna a 20-17 lead. He added two free throws and an up-and-under lay-in to put the Kavemen up seven. After Connor Brandt's layup, Johnson sank a26-foot 3-pointerhis fourth of the quarterthat gave Kuna a 27-19 lead at the half. "It was pretty much just all i Johnsonl," La Grande's Zack Jacobs said of the run. "He got real hot and made about three or four 3s. That just kind of got them rolling, and a couple easy turnovers on ourpart,and itled to them taking the lead." The teams went back and forth throughout the third, with Kuna never able to completely put La Grande away while the Tigers struggled to mount a big rally. Peasley's driving layup pulled La Grande to within 31-24 before Kuna scored six straight, including another acrobatic up-andunder lay-in by Johnson. Elias Siltanen and Zack Jacobs countered with 3-pointers around a Ray free throw to pull back to 38-30, but Derek Sheeve drained a half-court shot at the third-quarter buzzer

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EAGLES Continued ~om Page1C trimmed thelead to 22-10 on Hafer' sfadeaway with two minutes to go, but Borgerding answered with a corner trey, and Joseph took a 27-12 halfbme lead. The third quarter started with Borgerkng's third triple, and DeLury's slash through the paint for a layup and Borgerding's free throws extended Joseph's lead to 34-14. The Eaglesled by 20 points heading into the final period, and the Cougars would get no closer.

"I was definitely happy with our start. Normally we start kind of flat," Fulfer said. 'We're still trying to find that balance iofFensivelyl, where we're getting everybody involved, but it's getting better." Hafer finished with a team-besteight points, Christopher Nobles scored seven points, and Koby Frye addedfi ve points. The Eagles i6-6 overall,

2-1 OOLl play at Pine Eagle Friday, and host Griswold Saturday, in OOL matchups. Wallowa

i3-9,2-2ltravels to OOL opponent Echo Saturday.

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La Grande guard John Schiller lines up a shot from long range during Saturday's game against Kuna, Idaho. The Tigers lost, 56-48, at home. to put Kuna up 41-30 and swing momentum back to the Kavemen. That 3-pointertriggered a 9-0 run that ended with Kuna gaining a 17-point lead and some breathing room. LaGrande pulled to within 11 three times in the fourth, including on Peasley's tip-in with 2:40 to play, then to 10 on Peasley's putback with 57 seconds to go, before running out of time. "Honestly, it's just a variety of factors right now," Siltanen, who scored all 11 of

his points in the second half, saidofthe team's struggles. "Overall, right now our team morale is pretty low. We think we're a better team than this and we're just not coming together. We have pieces. We have a great coach. There's just something that we're missing right now." Carollo said part of it stems from needing to play a completegame. "Our eff ortneeds tobe there from the start and not with two minutes left in the fourth quarter," he said.

''We've got a long ways to go." Peasley, who led the Tigers with 20 points, said "team chemistry" is a key area the Tigers need to focus on. "Nothing's clicking for us," Peasleysaid."It'sbeen pretty rough. We need to motivate ourselvesto do betterand

to move the ball iand play) help-side 'D'." The Tigers i2-4 overall) resume nonleague action Thursday in Pendleton beforestarting Greater Oregon League play Friday against Baker.

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