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By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

PENDLETON — In responseto a strongly negative public opinion of the Blue Mountain Forest Plan Revision, the Forest Service is looking for help.

One thousand comments, mostly negative, were submitted after the draft was released last fall.

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gotlessthan favorable comments back," said Steve Beverlin, Malheur National Forest supervisor.

Last Thursday, forest interestgroup representatives were invited to an all-day meeting at the Umatilla supervisor's office in Pendleton.

Kevin Martin, Umatilla supervisor, said the Forest Service is looking for help inding a management plan f that would receive more acceptancefrom a variety of interests.

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La Grande Mayor Dan Pokorney will attend his last meeting as mayor of La Grande on Wednesday at city hall. Once old business is taken care of, Mayor-Elect Steve Clements will take control of the meeting. Pokorney reflects fondly on his time in city government and is appreciative of a council that worked collaboratively to find solutions.

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It seemed only fitting on New Year's Eve that Mayor Dan Pokorney be the persontolightup"2015" as La Grande's own New York City-style ball dropped at midnight.

Not only did he usher in a new year for the community, but he also opened a new chapter for himself.

Pokorney will attend his last meeting as mayor of La Grande Wednesday.

Once old business is taken care of, Mayor-Elect Steve Clements will take control of the meeting.

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Pokorney greets Pat Cochrane outside of La Grande City Hall. Pokorney said he will look for volunteer opportunities, which he largely sees as the backbone of the community, but will not be at city council meetings.

Outgoing La Grande city councilors perhapshad theirdisagreements at the dais.

But there's one thing Mary Ann Miesner and Jerry Sebestyen can agree on: Their time on the La Grande City Council taught them to get along despitethose disagreements.

"One of the things we were able to do wasdealwith those controversial issues and not snarl at each other," said Sebestyen, who rotates off the council after five years. Sebestyen was appointed in the spring of 2010 and elected that fall.

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a Ii'Se O I in OIi , ina Iim • As governor begins 4th term, clouds remain for Kitzhaber

By Jonathan J. Cooper The Associated Press

SALEM — Gov. John Kitzhaber enters his fourth term Monday with the dark clouds of his third lingering.

OREGON Afteralargely successful start to his second stint in the governor's office, Kitzhaber hit setbacks with the troubled Cover Oregon health insurance exchange and revelations about his fiancee's personal life and business arrangements.

When he gives the inauguraladdress today,he'lllay

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out a vision for the next four years and try to turn the corner. It Kitzhaber won't be easy.

In the coming months, a state ethics commission could rule on whether Kitzhaber's fiancee, Cylvia Hayes, broke the law with her business arrangements. And the Legislature

will likely vote to dismantle Cover Oregon,the failed health insurance exchange that was supposed to be one of Kitzhaber's signature accomplishments.

Kitzhaber handily defeated state Rep. Dennis Richardsontowin re-election last year, but the campaign was bitter.

The governor and his partner faced difficult ques-

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tions about Hayes' personal and profess ionallives.Hayes tearfully admitted in Octoberthat,as acollegestudent in the 1990s, she accepted cash to illegally marry an immigrant seeking a green card.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Body cameras remain key issue

By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

Body cameras have become a hot topic. So much so, in fact, President Barack Obama has asked Congress to authorize spending $75 million toward purchasing thecameras forpolice across the nation.

Local law enforcement agencies — the La Grande Police Department, the Union County SherifFs 0$ce and the Oregon State Police — all have access to body cameras and dash cameras for the vehicles. They've had them for a while now, but La Grande Police Chief Brian Harvey said they probably won't solve all the problems peopleare expecting them to. oThe camera is a valuable tool," Harvey said."It helps collect some evidence — but it's only one piece of evidence."

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TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY In 1975, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 16-6 to win Super Bowl IX atTulane Stadium in New Orleans.

By Dick Mason The Observer

ON THIS DATE In 1828, the United States and Mexico signed a Treaty of Limits defining the boundary between the two countries to be the same as the one established by an 1819 treaty between the U.S. and Spain.

In1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected, 204-174, a proposed constitutional amendment to give women nationwide the right to vote.

In 1945, during World War II, Soviet forces began a major, successful offensive against the Germans in Eastern Europe.

In 1986, the shuttle Columbia blasted off with a crew that included the first Hispanic-American in space, Dr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz.

In 1995, Qubilah Shabazz, the daughter of Malcolm X, was arrested in Minneapolis on charges she'd tried to hire a hitman to kill Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

In 2000, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court, in lllinois v. Wardlow, gave police broad authority to stop and question people who run at the sight of an officer.

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David Lundquist got into sculpting legendary and whimsical creatures while living in VVallowa County, after a successful career designing album covers,Tshirt images, posters, prints, building stage sets and creating light show images for rock 'n' roll bands like the Grateful Dead.

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of miles. It was the first time Lundquist had seen Sasquatch prints, SUMMERVILLE — Musician, artist Real People is a weekly story but it wasn't the last.

"Since that time, I've had numerand hang glider pilot David Lundquist highlighting the people that make cherishes the wintry solitude ofhis this area special. If you know ous other experiences with Sasquatch home art studio in rural Summerville, someone whoshould be featured, creatures, and others have shared where he's been passionately sculpting many stories with me, but I believe the email acutler@lagrandeobserver. creaturesthat legends aremade ofcom. rest of the story would be more suitable some extinct from the Jurassic age and sitting around a campfire," Lundquist others, he claims, still very much alive. said.

Lundquist got into sculpting legend- mind, a little more cutting edge, hence His fascination with the Sasquatch ary and whimsical creatures while the fi re-breathing dragon." led him to sculpt a realistic lookliving in Wallowa County, after a sucLundquist has sculpted numerous ing creature, conforming to his own cessfulcareer designing album covers, creatures over the years, including grif- research, accounts he's heard and T-shirt images, posters, prints, buildfins, fairies, non-fire-breathing dragons available science.

"So I decided to sculpt my vision of ing stage sets and creating light show and eagles. The current sculpting images for rock 'n' roll bands like the project is a life-sized, winged dragon what a Sasquatch looks like, and they Grateful Dead. But after two decades with fire breathing and newer and live and travel in family units, not just of doingthistypeofart,he wanted to more exciting technology options. Lun- one bigguy running around likeeverytry something else. dquist is currently looking for patrons body thinks," he said.

"I took a foundry tour in Joseph, and or patrons/ clientsto m ove themodel His first sculpture of thesWild One watched the whole sculpturing prointo its final bronze or resin form in all of theWoods" isa sm allerversion cess," Lundquist said."I knew nothing its glory. Lundquist has worked with of thelife-sized 8-V2-footmodel he about sculpting, but I knew I could do his very good friend, Tim Parks, at an aspires to make later. This 34-inch-tall this. It would be a challenge."

Enterprise foundry. model in clay is a male Sasquatch in In 1993, he began sculpting a dragon As the teeth-snarling, four-winged motion, running through the woods m easuring 16 feetfrom the tip ofits raptorstands on itsclawed feetin stealthily. Like the whimsical dragon, tongue to its tail. It took six months to the middle of Lundquist's Eagle Eye the Sasquatch remains in clay form create and finish in the foundry. With Studio, another intriguing creature in his studio until Lundquist can his son's expertise, he installed the has taken form, 'The Wild One of the finda patron to help fund the bronze pyrotechnics so that the dragon would Woods," as he calls it, known widely as process. be fire breathing from 1-inch to 20-foot the Sasquatch.

Lundquist has also painted three im"I believe the Sasquatches are real flames. The dragon was called "Preages of a Sasquatch family, the first in cious," and was a four-legged terrestrial creatures, for sure, just from my own pen and ink in 1989, the second in wadragon. Lundquist took her to various experiences and the many stories I've tercolors and ink and more recently a shows throughout the West Coast, heard," he said. third one in acrylics. In the latest piece, "One Big Happy Family," the creatures including the Chinese New Year's His first encounter with Sasquatch Festival in San Francisco and Burning happened when he was 14-V2 years are cautiously waiting behind ponderMan. old and on a Boy Scouts' snow trip in osa pine trees, surveying the landscape Eventually, she was sold to a private the Sierra Nevadas in 1971. He and his for a safe moment to cross unnoticed. collector in Washington. friend, Ric, got up early that morning He hasordered 500 printsofthispaint"The reason I started doing art work to take their toboggans down a big ing for a limited edition release. that was different from the rest was mountain behind the cabin. On their Lundquist hopes one day to physithatIgottired oflooking atbronze way, they came across some 18-inchcally see the "wild one of the woods," statues of cowboys, Indians, elk and long, 5-toed prints in the snow, the likes but until then, he keeps company horses," Lundquist said."I wanted to do of which the boys had never seen so with a few in his studio oflegendary something a little more creative in my they followed the footprints for a couple creatures.

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PENDLETON — Growers near Milton-Freewater have been pulling trees killed by an abrupt freeze.

Temperatures in northeast Oregon plummeted from 60 degrees to the single digits duringthemid-November fieeze, damaging trees and harniing fruit buds before they could become acctimated to the conditions. Roughly 130 acres of trees, those less than two years old, have been uprooted as growers assess the damage, the full extent of which won't be known until spring.

"I would testify this is a disaster acrosstheregion," Clive Kaiser, an extension horticulturist with Oregon State University.

The fruit industry in the Milton-Freewater region generates about $85 million

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Kaisersaid toexpect reducedyieldsforapples, cherries, peaches and plums.

A similar freeze was reported in 2011. At the time, Umatilla County commissioners asked the governor to declarea stateofem ergency.

Ron Edwards, who has a farm north of Milton-Freewater,said hischerry crop looks all but wiped out, but it's too soontotellon theothertrees in his small orchard.

'The main thing I'm concernedaboutisifthetreesare OK Because then you have a chance goinginto nextyear," Edwards said."Ifyou lose your tree, and you have to replant.

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A continuing funding shortfall may mean that many Union and Baker county television viewers will find themselves in the dark in about three years.

The Blue Mountain Translator District, which carries about eight stations, is on the vergeoffalling into a death spiral because many people who get their TV reception from it are not paying the $100 annual fee they are assessed, said Tim Wallender, a member of the BMTD board.

Lack of payments by users are pushing the Blue Mountain Translator District close to the point of financial insolvency.

"In three years, television could go away,"Wallender said, referring to the TV signals people can receive off the air in Union and Baker counties from the BMTD. BMTD Business Manager Beverly Beach said translatordistrictrevenue forthe 2014-15fi scalyear ispro-

jected to be about $60,000, about $30,000 under what its expenses will be. Beach said the BMTD has been running in the red annually for aboutsix yearsand iscloseto exhausting its reserves. She saidatthepresent rate the BMTD is drawing down its reserves it has only enough to operateforanother two to threeyears beforeitwould be financially insolvent and be forced to shut down.

"I feel it would be a bigloss.

W e offer a good servicetothe community, especiaHy to people who can not aford cable or satellite television," Beach said.

The loss of the BMTD would mean the only overthe-air television signal from an English-speaking station would be Oregon Public Broadcasting. OPB has a total of three transmitter towers in Union and Baker counties.

OPB does not subsidize the BMTD and neither do large media groups from outside the area. ''We need to re-educate peopleabout how television works in Eastern Oregon," Wallender said.

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'IIN IM SSI We are kind of hitting the j January doldrums here in La Grande. The grey days are not I very uplifting. But there are some j good things to look foreword to this week at Ten Depot Street.

For music o n Tu e sday, j January 13, we have JamesDean j Kindle from Pendleton. Kindle has played at Ten Depot before j during the Film Festival, with his j long time band, the Eastern Oregon Playboys. He specializes I in country and western music ] with forays into rock n roll.

Then Thursday evening, January 15, we are welcoming j one of our most popular local ~ bands, Bag of Hammers, featuring the amazingHolly Sorensen.

I Holly's captivating voice makes j instant fans, wherever she sings.

Also in the band are the incrediI bly talented Luke McKem and [ Roger Bames. Join us for drinks j or dinner or dessert or all three

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And it is a good week for I seafood. We were able to pur- j chase some beautiful fresh Dover j Sole which we will be serving this week starting Tuesday, with j Dungeness Crab Stuffing for just $15.95. Also this week we have Fresh Steamer Clams, Fresh pan Fried Northwest Oysters and possibly Jumbo Sea Scallops if they make the flight from the east I

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Baker olln resi entsreviewsrosose sower line

By Joshua Dillen WesCom News Service

BAKER CITY — About 80 peopleturned out fora pair of open houses that the BLM hosted last week in Baker County concerning the proposed Boardman to Hemingway power line iB2Hl. Idaho Power Co. wants to build the 500-kv line through Northeastern Oregon and Southern Idaho because its current transmission system is at capacity.

BLM is the lead federal agency and will play a major role in deciding the line's route, which will cross both public and private land.

0$cials kom BLM, Idaho Power, U.S. Forest Service and the Oregon Department of Energy were on hand Thursday in Baker City and Friday in Durkee to answer questionsabout the project, which has been in the works since 2007.

Several tableswere setup with displays that showed the visual impacts kom towers, a virtual projection ofhow

far individual properties are kom various proposed routes, wildlife effects and a public comment station.

The BLM, which recently unveiled a 3,600-page draft Environmental Impact Statement for the B2H project, will accept public comments through March 19.

The DEIS is details the purpose and need of the project, providesadetailed overviewoftheproject, describes how it will affect the environment and contains maps of proposed routes.

About 50 people attended Thursday's meeting at the Sunridge Inn in Baker City.

County Commissioner Mark Bennett attended both that meeting and Friday's open house at the Durkee Community Hall, which had about 30 attendees.

Bennett said the project's benefit for Baker County is an abstract one.

"It really is distressing.

If you look at it in its purest sense, we're building a keeway through Baker

County with no on ramps or otframps. There' sthe abstract benefit of grid stability," he sald.

Bennett said B2H wouldn't resultin betterorcheaper power in Baker County.

He said he appreciates the opportunity the open house meetings had for local residentsto learn about the project.

'This forum is an excellent opportunitybecause people can circulate and ask ithe various officialsl questions and it's focused on a learning situation," Bennett said.'You may not agree — I don't agree myself — but at least it's one on one. We can interact."

Nancy Peyron of Baker City, one of the founders of Move Idaho Power, a local group that opposes B2H, echoed Bennett.

Peyron is adamantly againsttheconstruction of the power line, but she agreed with Bennett that the open houses were useful.

'They didn't have to do that.Iappreciatethey aredo-

atter all the years they have been dealing with the B2H project coming through Baker County and may not be as willing in the past to submit comments. ''We need people to write.

It's really important that they respond this time," she said.

Visual impact is one of the biggest concerns that landowners have about the project.

Kevin McCoy, an outdoor recreation planner for the BLM's Baker Resource Area, manned a visual impact stationthatgavepeople attending the open houses a perspective ofhow power line towers would look at various distances.

"Humans are very visual. A 195-foot-tall tower's perspective can be planted in someone's head as very large — a dominating Goliath," said

ing it, though," she said Peyron attended both open houses.

She was a volunteer at a tablemanned by theBaker County Planning Department. The table was a help desk for people who wanted help submitting comments to BLM. ''We asked if they needed help making comments so they would fit within the BLM criteria," Peyron said.

She explained that comments could be thrown out if they weren't"substantive" to the DEIS. "I want people's comments to count," Peyron said.

She is working with Bennett to have a similar table set up in the Baker County Courthouse, 1995 Third St., that will allow citizens to submit comments to BLM. The"help desk" will be there on a drop in basis to allow citizens to get help in wording their comments and submitting them.

Peyron said she is worried that people are burned out

McCoy. The visual displayis designed to give people a realistic idea of what the towers actually would look like.

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the monster away kom it and can comment on a more realisticperspective,"M cCoy said.

"I'veseen a lotofpeople come in very emotionally charged and leavebetterinformed."

He said that isbetterfor them and all agencies involved in the public comment process.

McCoy said the process is a two-way street.

"I want to compliment the Baker residents as well as the ones here iat the Durkee open house meeting). Their comments really count," he said.'They help the district manager make an informed decision — not on just what we analyze, but based on what the public comments here."

Rancher Bruce Owen, 77, is a 21-year Durkee resident who attended the Durkee open house. Although opposed to the project, he was a little more confident that his input would count atter attending. ''We do appreciate them iofficialsl coming out. I hope it's going to be worth while."

LOCAL BRIEFING From stag reports

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taken for Blue Springs Crossing, Union County's newest The Union County Retired multi-family housing comEducators will meet at the plex, located at10801 Walton Dusty Spur restaurant Road, Island City.

Northeast Oregon HousWednesday. Lunch orders will be taken at 11:30 a.m. ing Authority, in partnership The meeting will include a with Guardian Developpresentation on the ment LLC, is building the La Grande High School apartment complex, set for Aspire program and a opening in May. There are discussion on the River Bend 16 one-bedroom apartments, donation. New and interested 12 two-bedroom apartments people are invited to attend. and 10 three-bedroom apartments in the energy-efficient Apartment complex complex. acceptsapplications Each unit is equipped with Applications are now being a dishwasher and a washer/

at LHS Aspire

dryer. Blue Springs Crossing will provide income-based housing for families, individuals, elderly and disabled residents.

Applications can be downloaded at www.neoha. org or picked up at 2608 May Lane, La Grande. For more information, call NEOHA at 541-963-5360, ext. 26.

will be available.

Prince Charming, dance lessons with dad, and plenty of Daddy-daughter opportunities for Cinderella dance set for Feb. 7 to bethecenterofattention.

La Grande Rotary has Proceeds from the grand ball will benefit secured the date, booked the hall, hired the talent, La Grande Rotary's scholarplannedthefood and fun and ship programs and the club's now invites the community's support of the Drug-Free girls and dads/grandpas/ Youth Program at uncles to "An Enchanted Eve- La Grande Middle School. ning" Feb. 7.

The Rotary also supports The daddy-daughter dance male and female scholarwill be held at the Masonic athletes at La Grande High Lodge. Guests wear formal School, provides a needsor semi-formal attire. There basedscholarshipfor alocal will be a grand announced student at Eastern Oregon entrance, photographer, University and funds 10

Republicans meet at Flying 3 Thursday Union County Republicans will hold their monthly meeting at noon Wednesday at the Flying J. A no-host luncheon

young women inEl Salvador to attend high school.

La Grande Rotarians are committed to the youth of the community and beyond througheffectiveprojects that provide opportunity, educationand serviceto young people.

Tickets for the dance are

$35 per couple, and $10 foreach additional guest.

They are now available at Valley Insurance, McMahan Dentistry or kom any Rotarian. Call Beth Stewart at 541-910-8860 for more information.

OIIITUARIES Maurice Barclay La Grande M aurice Barclay,68,of La Grande, died Dec. 12 at Grande Ronde Hospital.

Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels-Knopp, Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center.

Sally A.Carlson Wallowa

grave. Mary lived in Jal and Farmington, N.M., Pocatello, Idaho, and La Grande.

Her husband, Wayne, died earlier.

Survivors include her children, Sherry Nakana of Grand Junction, Colo., Jody Gentry of Castle Rock, Colo., and Paula Laski of Farmington, N.M.; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Jerry Kiesecker Formerly of Enterprise

Sally A. Carlson, 69, of Wallowa, died Saturday at Wildflower Lodge in La Grande. A full obituary will be published later.

Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling arrangements.

Ma~ Joyce (Lake) Gentry Formerly of La Grande Mary Joyce iLakel Gentry, 84, formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 2, 2015, in Denver.

Mary was born Dec. 24, 1931, in Fort Worth, Texas, to John Lake and Vera Har-

A memorial and potluck for Jerry Kiesecker of MiltonFreewater and formerly of Enterprise, Imnaha and Joseph will take place at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Joseph Community Center.

andra 'San Formerly of Elgin 1941-201 5

Sandra"Sandy" tWhitel Latham,73,ofRedmond and formerly of Elgin, died at her home Jan. 2 atter a long battle with MS dementia.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m.

Jan. 18 at the Community Latham Pr esbyterian Church, 529 N.W. 19th St. in Redmond.

Sandy was born on Aug. 15, 1941, the daughter of Dorr and Blanche iHardyl White in La Grande. She was raised in Elgin and graduated with the Class of 1959 from Elgin High School. She attendedEastern Oregon College in La Grande. There she met and married Steve Hunt. They were joined by a son, Todd Hunt, and daughter, Jodi iHuntl Bianchi. The couple later divorced.

Sandy then pursued her career and graduated with an associate's degree in 1986 from Portland Community College and then a bachelor's degree in telecommunications in 1988 kom Marylhurst University. She then went to work for a consulting firm for the State of Oregon, where she met and married her husband, Delbert"Del"

Latham, who was working for General Telephone.

Sandy was gifted with many talents. She had an adventurous spirit, was a gracious host and a great cook, family members said.

She loved to entertain and her home was beautifully decoratedforalloccasions.

In her retirement, she enjoyed belonging to multiple local organizations including the Red Hats and the Garden Club.

She enjoyed traveling and visiting family and kiends.

Sandy loved animals and enjoyed being in the outdoors.

Sandy is survived by her husband of 25 years, Del Latham ofRedmond; son,

Leland Millman Formerly of La Grande 1928-201 5 Leland Millman, 86, died Jan. 5 at his home in Richland.

Leland Avery was born on Jan. 30, 1928, in Cove to Leonard and Florence Millman. He lived and attended school in Cove. Leland was nicknamed "Link" years ago, and the nickname fondly followed him throughout his life.

Link married Lottie, who had five children previously, and then they had three more children together, one girl and two boys. They later divorced.

On Nov. 4, 1994, Link married Viola in La Grande.

They madetheirhome in La Grande. Following Link's retirement, they spent two years in Elgin and then moved to Richland.

Link worked for Union Pacific Railroad for 38 years as a rail man, painter and carpenter. He enjoyed fish-

Todd iMelissal Hunt; daughter, Jodi iBrianl Bianchi; sister, Donna iJerryl Williams; four grandchildren; two nephews and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Partners In Care Hospice, 2075 N.E. Wyatt Court, Bend

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ing, picking huckleberries and gardening. Link had a great sense Millman o f h umor and enjoyed making people laugh. Folks would ask, "Link, how are you feeling." His answer? ''With my fingers."

Link is survived by his wife, Viola; daughter, Avin Bauer of Hermiston; sons, Bruce Millman of Alaska and Steve Millman of Pendleton; brothers, Darrell and Dennis; sisters, Leah, Ione, Loretta and Sharon; two grandchildren; and one great-grand-

child.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Clarine and Patricia; and brothers, Richard and Donald.

Memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army through Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services P.O. Box 543, Haifway 97834. Online condolences may be shared at www.tamispinevalleyfu neralhome.com.

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: Wade Tucker Jennings,37, unknown address, was arrested Sunday on charges of second-degree burglary and possession of a controlled substance, meth.

Accident: At least one person was injured in a motor vehicle accident on lnterstate 84 in the North Powder area Saturday morning at about 8:20 a.m.

Arrested: Jacob Perry Fischer,

31, unknown address, was arrested by the Baker County Sheriff's Office Friday on a Union County warrant for an alleged violation of a release agreement connected to original charges of possession of a controlled substance schedule II, possession of a controlled substance methamphetamine and reckless driving.

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pithy pitch.

"Free is a very good price,"Tom Peterson once proclaimed.

Peterson's unforgettable television commercials from the 1980s and 1990s still resonate today as do his slogan about beating the price of free.

When one ponders the recent proposal by President Barack Obama regarding free tuition for two years for community and technical college students, Peterson's mantra also echoes. Free, is indeed, a hard price to beat.

The president's plan works like this: community college and technical college students must at least attend school halftime and maintain a 2.5 grade point average while demonstrating progress toward a degree in return for free tuition. The plan, dubbed "America's College Promise," appears to be another one of those educational, government-sponsored initiatives like the World War II GI bill that will create millions of more college educated students.

We do not doubt that the proposed programmodeled on a similar agenda in Tennessee — will generate millions more college educated students.

That is a good thing. We, as a nation, pride ourselves on our educational opportunities. We should all support education. Educating our youth, producing independent, free-thinking adults is just one more element to our democracy that makes us stronger.

And yet this plan may end up being a non-starter with Congress. That is as it should be.

While the president should be lauded for his insistence on finding methods to help create more higher education opportunities for America, this plan — at least in its initial form — is built upon a rickety foundation. For one, it isn't free. Nothing in life ever is. The plan will provide free funding for students, yes. But who would pay the bill? You guessed it — taxpayers.

Under the proposal, states are earmarked to furnish nearly a quarter of the costs of the program while, at the same time, preserving current spending on education. Colleges enrolled in the program would also be required to oAer academic credits that fully transfer to four-year institutions. The federal government will pay out $60 billion over a decade for the

program. That's $60 billion taxpayer dollars.

The now-Republican dominated Congress, thankfully, doesn't seem interested in creating more taxpayer-funded programs. If the president does unveil a sensible funding mechanism for his education agenda, then we believe it could find support.

Yet ri ght now, adding another taxpayer-funded federal program to what is already a mind-numbing

list would be a bad idea.

Yes, education should be supported in this great nation. But not at the expense of taxpayers.

Mr. Peterson was right, of course, free is a hard price to beat.

The only problem is, nothing is free in life. Not ever.

Your views McCracken: Shelter fiasco shows lack offoresight To the Editor: Some feel theshelterboardwa scoerced intoaccepting am ere $75,000to abandon their federally funded, purpose built center by Commissioner Mark Davidson's threats to give no compensation unless the fight to save the building was abandoned.

That way he could claimccompromise" and"participation" as he has.

The shelter building was built with a $500,000federal grant written by shelter staf. Grant monies moved through the county during the construction processon land"given" for those services.

Rather than relinquish the title when the building was completed as other counties have done, Union County had them sign an annual free lease agreement. The county was generally months behind in presenting the lease to be signed. In this way, the shelter became technically delinquent and therefore unabletogetadequate legalsupport after the county blindsided them with an eviction notice.

Some shelter supporters are rallying to transform a former Island City coffee shop into a new shelter. Issues of accessibi lity and safety areunderstated since this was the best available site.

Now rather than having a free lease for their grant-funded building, they will be paying $2,000 a month in rent.

What a deal.

FormershelterdirectorTeresa Crouser outspokenly defied the commissioners' demolition plans and was preparedtojoin other shelter supporters in defending the shelter to the end. Subsequently, the board fired her, perhaps as part oftherelocation agreement.

This entire fiasco is another example of our county governance's lack of forethought, fiscal responsibility and concern for those in need. It also highlights theirbackroom dealing and arrogant disregard for citizen input. It is time to recall Davidson.

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before, 50-some volunteers worked to prepare and serve the meal, which was open to the public. A wonderful time of food and fellowship was had by all who attended.

I want to thank all of those who participated in any way — the guests, the stores, the workers and those who contributed financially for making this such a special event in our community.

Mary McCrucken Island City

Mammen: Community Christmas dinner a success To the Editor: Holiday spirit and volunteerism is alive and well in La Grande.

On Christmas Day, more than 200 community members joined together to enjoy the Neighbor to Neighbor Christmas Dinner. Christmas and the day

Barber: Congressshould focus on what's good forthe country To the Editor: I read Dana Milbank's column on the worst Congress ever and have to disagree with a couple of points he made.

I fail to see what the number ofbills passedhas to dowith the effectiveness

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of Congress. If you consider that most bills passed by Congress have one purpose, and that is to give the government and its bureaucraciesmore controlover us and limit our freedoms, why is that good?In that senseIbelieve the fewer bills passed thebetter.

Milbank also laments that few amendments were allowed. Again, I think this is good. Amendments seldom pertain to the bill that is being proposed and are a main source of excess regulation and spending. If what is in the amendment can't pass on its own merits, why should it pass when attached to an unrelated bill?

Congress is actually tasked with doing few things, but one of those is passing a budget. That budget should be in the form of 12 appropriation bills, not one massive spending bill that no one has a clue what is really in it. These oversized bills with multiple amendments that fund every congressman and senators' petprojects are a bigreason why the government continues to overspend and why the debt continues to skyrocket.

This next Congress should write and pass a proper budget, which only funds necessary and effective government agencies, while eliminating agencies that are not effective and not necessary to run the government. They can tackle the abundance of waste and fraud in government agencies. They need to restructure entitlement programs to be effective and sustainable. They need to change the tax codes to make it fair for everyone and make sure everyone actually pays into the system. In other words, they need to stop worrying about what is good for their own pockets, their party or their power and focus on what is good for the country as a whole.

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Forest Service officials met with forest interest groups to discuss how to revamp a plan to manage national forest land, such as the Imnaha Canyon, foreground, and theWallowa Mountains, background.

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Martin outlined potential Continued ~om Page1A outcomes of writing another draft. folks and that resulted in a "Potential outcomes could lotoffrustration,"he said. be either developing new Martin said the draft envi- alternatives or modifying ronmental impact statement existingalternatives,dependis large, complex and difficult ing on what we hear iThursto follow.eWe are not looking dayl,s he said.

Developing a supplemental to reach consensus, we are asking that you share with environmental impact statement is also a possibility, us the best way to reach out and havemeaningful conver- Martin said. sations," Martin said.

Not fulfilling the revision's Nearly a dozen years in purpose and need is exactly the making, the Blue Mounwhat concerns the Wallowa tain Forest Plan Revision is a County Natural Resource generalized plan to manage Advisory Committee.

"The plan does not address the Umatilla, Wallowa-Whitman, Malheur and part of or adequately meet the the Ochoco national forests. desiredfuture conditions or When the revision is comthe statedvision,"committee pleted, separate plans will be chairman Bruce Dunn said.

"Itdoesn'teven come close." written for each forest. Until then,the forests run under A purpose and need is an

environmental document's mission statement and Dunn contends that the amount of allowable timber harvest won't m eet the desired foresthealth therevision purports.

"Harvestlevelsareatrociously low," Dunn said."The amount of acresto betreated are solow the forestconditions are going to further deteriorate. With climate change we are going to have warmer and wetter weather, which will exasperate the stands with more vegetation."

He said the maps of the forest' scondition were poor when the revision team first assembled and that data is close to 20 years old.

"There is no new science on forest condition classes or fuel loads," Dunn said.

"The maps I saw at the first meeting were bad — over-

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off a truth foundation. He acknowledged there may be bad cops, but those officers Continued ~om Page1A will then be arrested by their fellow officers — it's not"Joe Citizen" who's the camera was recording an incident, it making that arrest. eWe hold to a high standard," he said. does not mean it recorded the incident in its totality. There's many problems Even ifbody cameras were distribthe camera cannot solve,especially uted to every police officer in the nation, when people are counting on the camera Harvey fears the repercussions of what to tell the full story. it could do to the already low-budgets "It's like judging the entire newspapolicedepartments have. ''Who's going to pay for it?" Harvey per on a classified ad," Harvey said. He added a camera's field of view is not questioned. He said the departments goingtohave a 360-degree angleview of will have to lay off a police officer to the situation, distances in camera footm ake upforhaving to pay forthe age are not accurate, lighting will not cameras,the servers required to store be the same on camera as it was in the the footage, and the extra hours to go situation and speed may also be very through the footage.

"Logistically we can't do it," he said. different on camera than how it actually happened.

The Oregon Legislature has begun 'You're trying to gauge a three-dimen- to push five privacy laws that address sional situation in a two-dimensional police recording situations, and private way," Harvey said. citizens recording police.

With the amount of shootings in the The five bills under consideration news lately, Harvey said he's trying to include a bill that would limit how long not get discouraged. law enforcement agencies retain images, "In the old days, people had trust one that would prohibit public agencies from "obtaining location information in their police departments," he said.

"Now, people believe what they want to and another that would prohibit service believe." providers&om disclosing content of Harvey said police officers do things communications, and public bodies

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want our town to survive,"' she said.

Continued ~om Page1A She is glad the city backed La GrandeMain StreetdurThe council has tackled ing its formation and looks Urban Renewal projects and forwardtoseeing projects, marijuana, arguably the most like the Liberty Theatre, contentious issues oflate. the Market Place and the eWe were always able to new proposed grocery store, work together," Sebestyen completed. She also has high said.eWe disagree, but you hopes for the La Grande don't have to do disagree Business and Techonology with the animosity we see Park.

"I'd love to see it filledin the government at the national level." and I truly believe it will," Making the most of decishe said. sions you might not agree Miesner, an active Main with comes with being Street volunteer, will still elected, Miesner said. volunteer her time after she's "Probably one of the main off the council. She sits on things I've learned is how to the Citizen Review Board, deal with different personali- does mediation, still works a ties," said Miesner, who steps few days a week and has an down after 12 years on the interest in serving on the La council." It wasn't really hard, Grande Planning Commisbut you have to learn to do it." sion.

"I'll still be busy," she said.

Miesner said she is proud "I don't think I could stop to see where La Grande is today. everything."

"I see new people comFor Sebestyen, he's ready ing in, and the community to passthe public service taking pride and saying, We torch and take a step back

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Hans Rudolph of Oregon Department of Forestry said the agencies already use collaborative methods toget work done.

'The state is helpingmark timber on the national forests," Rudolph said.'The Forest Service is not all by themselves anymore.

M artin said theforestsare not in a hurry to decide what direction to take. eWe have a draft most people are not happy with," he said.eWe are going to take time to work with the communities and have additional conversations."

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&om obtaining such communications except in certain circumstances or with a search warrant."

The Legislature tried, and failed, to introduce two bills into legislation last March. The bills would have prohibited state and local law enforcement agencies &om obtaining information on cellphone location, Internet browsing, email and social media accounts without a warrant, consent or urgent circumstances, according to an article published in the Oregonian.

Harvey said he'd like to see the regulations stay where they are. Currently, Harvey said, the police have to let people know they are being recorded if the opportunity presents itself.

Not every situation allows for an officer to record the incident and most of the time, the police do not need to.

"In today's society, they should leave ittothe discretion ofthepolice department." Harvey said."Or, if they insist on us recording, then make it so we do not have to tell them they're being recorded."

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from city government, though he said he intends to lookforotheropportunities to stayinvolved.

A La Grande High School government teacher for nearly three decades, the opportunity to serve on the city council was an eye opener for Sebestyen.

"I learned a lot about city government," he said."I also saw the mundane nature of city government."

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The questions about Hayes came on the heels of the Cover Oregon website failure, which stunted Kitzhaber's ambition to make the state a model for the implementation of the federal health care law. Oregon and its main technol-

ogy vendor, Oracle Inc., are now pointing blame at each other in a legal battle that will likely ensnare much of Kitzhaber's fourth term unless he and Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum agreeto settle.

On Monday, House lawmakers. including new House Dist rict58 representativeGreg Barreto of Cove, will take the oath of office, followed by senators. Kitzhaber will then be sworn in, flanked by Hayes, and will give his inaugural addresstoajointsession of the Legislature.

Kitzhaber's office said Friday that his speech"will look back at what the state has been able to accomplish over the past four years."

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Pokorney reflects fondly Continued ~om Page1A on his time in city governm ent and isappreciative just the same as the other six members of the counof a council that worked cil — the mayor heads the collaboratively to find meetings. And for Pokorney, solutions.

'You look for the wins, it has also meant being visible in the community and and I really believe that's ready to listen to constituthe way our council has done it," he said. ents.

"The big thing I've A major accomplishment learned is everyone has for Pokorney was ensuring a voice and needs to be an economic summit was heard," he said. held in the spring of 2013.

'There was nothing In his two terms as earth-shattering that came mayor, Pokorney has attended more than 750 out of that...butitstarted events and meetings as a a conversation," Pokorney representative ofthe city. said."In that vein, it was a It's the insight gained at success."

Pokorney said he does those events he will miss wish he could have done most about being mayor.

"That frankly is what I'm more to help the avergoing to miss the most," he age resident understand said."That connection with the city's Urban Renewal the people at meetings and program,often a source of events and hearing &om contention. them." eWe have leveraged so The end of Pokorney's much investment in our second term as mayor ends community," he said."I wish an eraofelected publi cser- more people knew about vice.

Before hewas elected that and knew how to explain it to iresidentsl.s mayor, Pokorney served four years as a councilor He laments that bicyand eight years on the La clists and skateboarders Grande School Board. He continue to ride on downsaid he does not intend to town sidewalks during run for public office again. business hours, an activity Next year, Pokorney is prohibited by city ordinance ne. set to retire &om Boise Cas- and punishableby a fi "I really wish we had the cade after 40 years. Then, he will launch full throttle resourcesto police thatbetinto his next ventureter," he said.

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their local public library, and then the access is by using Lyn Craig, the Libraries the library card number. of Eastern Oregon executive The Observer:Has Interdirector based in Joseph, net and the Web at people's in an interview this week, fingertips reduced or discussedthe importance of increasedbusiness for local LEO and the biggest challibraries? lenges facing regional librarCraig: Despite rumors ies moving forward. to the contrary, if anything LEO serves Union, Walthe Internet has increased lowa, Baker, Gilliam, Grant, patronageat area libraries.

Harney, Hood River, JefferMany families in Eastern son, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Oregon still do not have Sherman, Umatilla, Wasco Internet at home, yet they and Wheeler counties. still need to find information Board members include online, do job searches and Terri Washburn &om Cook stay in touch with distant Memorial Library at La friends and relatives. You Grande and 12 other area librarie spay lessthan $300 can enter just about any library directors. LEO has a for the year's subscription. public library in Eastern Orpart-timeexecutive director The Observer: What is the egon andfi nd peopleeither and a part-time finance disignificance of Library2Go? already using the library's rector, and the board meets Craig: Anyonewith a computers or on the waiting monthly. valid library card &om a list to use one. The economic The Observer:How and public library in the 15 coun- downturn has also driven when did LEO get started? ties can access Library2Go library patronage upward, Craig: LEO was formed as 24 hours a day, seven days as more people are borrowa nonprofit in 2000, followper week, from any Internet ing materials rather than ing a few years of informal connection. Library2Go is an purchasing them. meetings by a half dozen onlineservice provided as an And finally, if you look area public library directors. annual subscription to pubaround Eastern Oregon, this They were exploring ways to lic libraries in our state from region has a strong reputaw ork together to save costs, the Oregon Library Digital tion in library services. Most such as through purchases Consortium, a cluster of of the library directors in for multiple libraries, but public libraries that use the the regionstay abreastof most importantly they were service. LEO is the sub21st century technology networking to learn more scriber on behalf of public developments in informaabout operations and haplibraries in eastern Oregon, tion services. All offer story penings at other libraries. and by encouraging the timesforpreschoolers and As an interested grant libraries to all collaborate summer reading programs writer, I helped them under one subscription, we for students. establish the formal nonwere able to secure signifiI think the difference in profit afterattending several cantly discounted rates. our region as compared to meetings where the direcLibrary2Gooffers 30,000- other regions in Oregon and torswould state repeatplusfree downloadable ebin the U.S. is that people edly that they were tired of ooks, audio books and videos. in this region truly value working in isolation. LEO The downloadable ebooks the public library. Just look now provides services to 50 arecurrent and classicediaround at all of the new or libraries in 15 countiestions — just like you'd find renovated public libraries in and there is still as much as anywhere. Library patrons the region over thepast 10 80 miles between some of signup for theservice at years or so — new library The Observer

the libraries.

Bottom line is that LEO works behind the scenes — much like an education service district helps local schoolsobtain servicesthey otherwise wouldn't have.

These are often services or programsthat are cost effective for LEO to secure on behalf of several libraries, but out of reach for many of the region's public libraries, especially the smaller ones.

Library2Go, for example, costsmore than $2,000 for any individual library to purchase the annual service.

Through LEO, the smallest

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The La Grande Dutch Bros. locationrecently raised more than $700 to benefit La Grande's Optimist Kids Club.

On Dec. 5, Dutch Bros. Coffee banded together and raised

$226,278, according to a press release from Dutch Bros. Buck for Kids eWe rocked it," said Dutch Bros. Co-Founder Travis Boersma."Anytime we can work

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Bob Mills checks out his books and CDs from the Cook Memorial Library in La Grande at a self check out station. buildings at La Grande, Umatilla, Milton-Freewater, Irrigon, Condon, Lakeview and Moro; renovations at H eppner, Ontario and fi ve libraries in Baker County.

Architectural plans and fundraising are under way for new or expanded libraries at John Day, The Dalles and Joseph. None of this would be happening if the libraries weren't busy places and considered by area residents as essential to the community.

The Observer: What is biggest challenge facing regional libraries moving forward?

Craig: Developing and maintaining adequate budgets is always a concern, but that's just a part of the current recession. As the economy improves, so do the libraries. The six library district sfrom Hood River County to Lake County have budgetsthat aremore stabilized than the many area librariesthat depend on city or county officials to allocate adequatefunding forthe

m ade enoughmoney tobuy Phil Knight's yacht, but came back to try to win the title and, equally important,to gethisdegree.In EFF PETER EN December, he fi nished up a bachdegree negotiating a tough Not Ohio. Not to say Oregonians, elor's especially football players, use field, science, in just 3-1/3 years. marijuana, although a certain The Heismanprobablyrequired group of fansmay end up eating more speeches. But the degree in a record amount of munchies and human physiology might come in laugh hysterically at inapproprihandier when and if Mariota goes ate moments, such as when The for a job interview.

Ohio State University scores Havinggraduated from field goals while Oregon scores Duckville back in the Pleistocene touchdowns.

Epoch with a degree in fi ugal OSU — yes, they're called that, living, I am a longtime fan. same as the Ducks' arch rival, OrI am also long suffering. I egon State University — should remember when the Ducks drop the pretentious "The" before and OSU Beavers were regular its name. Then it would sound members of the Bottom 10 — the more like a hip place to go to worst 10 college football teams in school and less like a retirement the nation. I remember the 0-0 tie community — The Residence at in the 1983 Civil War game that the Lake — whose weekly highbecame known as the Toilet Bowl. light is bingo night.

Now the colorless Ducks are Tonight's game is being played on top of the football world. in a suburb of Dallas, in the heart And their mascot, which many of Texas, which is not too far &om comedians consider the funniest the spleen of Texas. animal of all, is leading the way.

The Ducks are led by No. It seems right that this super 8, Heisman Trophy-winning serioussportalso hasroom for quarterback Marcus Mariota, frivolity. otherwise known as Gandhi.

It helps remind us, when the The Hawaiian signal caller fireworks dim and the confetti said he'd trade the Heisman, with falls to earth, when the winning no disrespect intended,for a team coach is dripping from a Gatorade title. Maybe he can have both. bath, when the fat lady is done Tonight, we'll see. Mariota could singing and Alabama and Florida have gone high in last year's NaState are done crying, that this, tional Football League draft, and after all, is just a kids' game.

to Christmas toy collection programs.

The Hermiston Dutch Bros. locationraised $1,347 forthe Hermiston High School Boosters "Adopt a Dawg" program. eWe want to see all children have love and encouragement to grow and learn," said Travis.

"Thank you to everyone who came out to support these organizations and children."

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with our customers to invest in the amazing organizations in our communities that provide supportand opportunitiesfor children, we are truly blessed."

To raise funds, all 233 locationsdonated proceeds from that day to children's causes selectedby localowner-operators, accordingto therelease.

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Show some color to the nation, Ducks o green. No yellow. Say it ain't so, Oregon Ducks.

The football team in tonight's first-ever college playoffs championship game versus The Ohio State University will be dressed in tighty whities.

It's like they couldn't wait to wear their Christmas gift from Grandma.

The uniforms are about as colorful asthe typicalWe stern Oregon day &om October through May.Maybe Nike,the team's benefactor, and its CEO, Phil Knight, are being poetically symbolic in telling the rest of the country, as Gov. Tom McCall was famous for saying a half century ago, 'Visit but don't stay."

Sure, it's gray here. In winter.

Fall. Spring. Every season except road construction.

And the white uniforms may take some of the aggression out of The Ohio State University, as pink uniforms are noted for taking the aggression out of prisoners.

The Ohio State University — emphasis on The — will be wearing their traditional red and gray uniforms. On their helmets, rewarding good performance, are Buckeyes. The Buckeyes look suspiciously like marijuana leaves. Hey, Oregon is the state — the third behind Colorado and Washington — to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.

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library each year, in the face of other needed infrastructure. There are still a few public libraries in Eastern Oregon that continue to operate on less than $20 per capitaper year,lessthan the costofa fam il y going to see one movie or less than one hardcover book. When you think of that, and the servicesand programs offered, libraries are remarkable places.

The Observer: What are a couple of specifics about early literacy and community programs developing into the future?

Craig: TheLEO board met Jan. 9 to discuss the early literacy component.

One of the projects for the coming year is a Books for Babiescampaign, to place new board books at the libraries for youngest library users ages 0-3. We plan to bring Dr. Seuss and Albert Einstein — alive and in person— toseverallibraries again this year and to offer after-school programs that

support students' interest in science and technology.

Oregon poet Laureate PeterSears willbepresenting in our region, and by popular demand we're bringing back the Northwest Photography Archive and its program on earliest known photos of the Columbia River Gorge. We're also looking at bringing in real knights in armor and puppet theater performances as well.

The Observer: What about community adult programs?

Craig: One more thing aboutprograms — few of the libraries have funding in their annual budgets for community adult programs, and that's one area where LEO tries to focus.

Donations from individuals and businesses have really made a difference in what we can offer, and where. LEO is always happy to receivecontributions that aretargetedto a specific library'sneeds — as that's what LEO is about: to serve the region's libraries.

WIsH LIsT Local nonprofit human service organizations often need donations of specific items or volunteers. Wish List items are updated every month.

Anyone who would like to volunteer or make donations should contact the agency directly.

ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER OF EASTERN OREGON 3212 Hwy 30, La Grande Drop off at rescue center 541-963-0807

bedding for animals old towels and blankets cat food and kitten food (wet and dry) dog food puppy food (wet and dry) bleach paper towels printer paper gift cards — Wal-Mart and Bi-Malt high-efficiency detergent (must be HE)

BARKIN' BASEMENT 1507 N. Willow, La Grande Drop off at Barkin' Basement 541-975-2275 cleaning supplies and bleach toilet paper paper towels BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES Drop off at DHS or call for pickup (mark donations to go to Building Healthy Families) 541-426-9411 car seats for toddlers and preschoolers bicycle helmets for all ages FRIDAY BACKPACK PROGRAM fridaybackpack@gmail.com mail tax-deductible checks to: PO. Box 537, La Grande Drop off at Cook Memorial Library, Island City Elementary, Zion Lutheran Church, Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church, First Christian Church, Mr. Valley Therapy,La Grande Umpqua Bank, Island City Umpqua Bank (Food must meet requirements: 275 calories or less, 10 grams or less ef total fat, 17 grams or less ef sugar, 2 or more grams ef fiber,3 grams or more ef protein) 15 oz. cans: Chef Boyardee, refried beans,chili,chicken and noodle soup, peanut butter 10 oz. cans: tomato, chicken noodle and other soups 5 oz. cans: tuna, Vienna sausages 3 oz. cans: chicken packets ef instant oatmeal and hot chocolate individual cups ef fruit, applesauce,

and pudding small boxes ef raisins and juice (no more than 17 grams sugar) granola bars and snackcrackers (wrapped in one serving size)

top ramen boxes ef macaroni and cheese, instant potatoes, Rice-a-Roni

HOMETO HOME Contact person: Monita, 541-910-0389 or Thunder RV 541-962-2975 Drop off atThunder RV, 10401 S Walton Rd., La Grande any household items IN GOOD SHAPE, including furniture (no clothes)

LITERACY CENTER AT COOK MEMORIAL LIBRARY 2006 Fourth St., La Grande Drop off at library (label donation who it's for) 541-962-1339 Thursday morning volunteers regular volunteers and substitutes Used children's book in good shape

MT. EMILY SAFE CENTER 2107Third St., La Grande Drop off at the center 541-963-0602 paper towels toilet paper, facial tissues printer paper bottled water sanitizing wipes, hand soap laundry detergent, dish soap

li g htbulbs 13-gallon garbage bags batteries — AA, AAA, C

OUR LADY OFTHE VALLEY CATHOLIC CHURCH DONATIONS UNLIMITED Call for drop-off location or pick-up 541-963-2282 blankets towels boys' jeans ta bl es, beds, dressers flatware frying pans, sauce pans bowls

Tvs, small appliances volunteers to move furniture estate sales

UNION COUNTY SENIOR CENTERI COM M U N ITY CONNECTION 1504 N. Albany, La Grande Drop off at Community Connection 541-963-7532 donations for upkeep ef the center volunteer drivers for Meals on

Wheels volunteers to serve meals Monday through Friday musicians new or used wheelchairs, bath chairs/ benches, walkers VFW POST 2990 Drop off cash atWells Fargo Bank in La Grande 541-805-1916 cash donations for veterans in need or distress

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TUESDAY • Prep girls basketball: La Grande at Vale, 6 p.m.

• Prep boys basketball: Pendleton at La Grande, 7 p.m.

• Leopardsscorefinalfivepointsof game, including Kayla Johnson's game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer

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said."I knew there was no way I could dribble all the Sometimes, perfectreway to the lane. So I passed sults stem from plans gone it off to Kayla with two awry, like Saturday in Cove. seconds left, and I was just "I told Kayla (Johnson) praying that she made it."

'If they miss, take it to the Johnson was able to hole and get the two, if quickly get off a shot you have time'," Cove head behind the arc, right before coach Brendan May said. the buzzer.

"I wanted to win this But there wasn't enough time after Kyndal Murgame,and Iknew Ihad to chison passed to Kindra shoot right when I got the Moore. Down by two points pass," Johnson said. in the final moments, And Johnson's 3-pointer Moore raced down the banked in, setting off an exrightside ofthecourtafter plosionofcelebration asthe a missedEnterprise free Leopardsearned a thrilling throw.

33-32 Wapiti League win ''When I was at halfcourt, over the Outlaws.

"I've never been a part of I glanced up and there was fourseconds left,"M oore SeeWinner IPage9A The Observer

Enterprise wrestler Clayne Miller won the title in the 98-pound division over the weekend at the Clearwater Classic in Lewiston, Idaho.

Cole Farwell also enjoyed a successful trip, placing third at 106 for the Outlaws, who placed 12th in the 16-team field, which was filled with Idaho and Washington teams.

Luck, Colts shock Denver Andrew Luck has his signature NFL win, and it came against his predecessor, of all people.

Hardly pressured all afternoon, Luck threw two touchdown passes and outplayed Peyton Manning in leading the Indianapolis Colts past the Denver Broncos 24-13 Sunday.

The Colts (13-5) advanced to the AFC championship game at New England (134), where they lost 42-20 on Nov. 16.

"I'd like to think I am a better quarterback and would like to think we're a better team" now, Luck said.

Rodgers has big second half Hobbled but happy, Aaron Rodgers might have felt a bit lucky, too.

No matter: TheAllPro quarterback and his Green Bay Packers are one step away from the Super Bowl.

More stationary than usual because of a left calf injury, Rodgers rallied the Packers from an 8-point deficit with two second-half touchdowns passes to beat Dallas 26-21 Sunday.

The Packers (13-4), helped immensely by a video reversal with 4:06 remaining, went undefeated at Lambeau Field this season. They head to Seattle next weekend for the NFC title game.

The Seahawks (134) beat Green Bay in the season opener, 36-16.

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Imbler junior wrestlerTaylorTandy is 12-5 on the season, and is coming off a sophomore campaign inwhich he won 28 matches.

V • Twins Taylor, Tyler push each other on the mat

this winter, the football team benefitted from the brothers' rivalry. Both played for the Panthers during the fall, but Tyler was a first team, allBy Josh Benham league selection for Imbler The Observer in its first season in the 2A Despite 50 pounds, give or Wapiti League, and was hontake, separating the two, Im- orable mention all-state.

'Throughout the years bler juniors Taylor and Tyler Tandy are twins. And even in football, wrestling, track, with the typical issues of school, we've always been siblings, a lifetime of competi- competitive,"Tyler said.

'Taylor's definitely the better tion has fueled their athletic careers. wrestler, and I'm more of a "It's a huge competition football player." between us," Taylor said.cwe Competing in the 220-pound division this seahave our fights, but overall, it's a good relationship. One son, Taylor won the Enterprise day he might do really good, Kick-off Dec. 5, took fourth at the next day I might do the Muilenburg Tournament really good. I think it really in La Grande, placed second does help the team." at the John Rysdam MemoPrior to the wrestling team rial in Elgin Dec. 20 and was

the champion at the Jo-Hi Invitational Jan. 2 and 3.

'Tm pretty happy with how season's gone, and how I've competed,"Taylor said.'The first few tournaments had some tough kids in my weight class."

That's coming off a sophomore campaign in which Taylor won 28 matches mixing between 195 and 220, including taking second at districts and reaching the state tournament, and a freshman year at 195 where he won 20 matches.

While he possesses plenty of strength, head coach Doug Hislop said it's Taylor's technicalapproach tothe sportthat leads to his success.

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La Grande had a success"This is an experienced ful weekend against visitors from Idaho, defeating Home- group, and we have a lot of dale, 75-56, Saturday, and good seniors on the team," Skyview, 67-54, Friday. head coach Mark Carollo In the opening game of the said."They did agreatjob of leading." weekend against Skyview, the Tigers rode the hot hand La Grande rebounded folof atrio ofseniors.Jake lowingback-to-back lossesto Powell scored a team-high 21 North Valley and Hermiston, points, Brandon Dall added and wereableto getsome 17 points and Derek Yohanredemption against Skyview, nan chipped in 12 points. All which defeated the Tigers at threenailed three 3-pointers. home Dec. 9.

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their place, so we wanted to come out and get revenge on them, in a sense," Dall said.

"I thought we played really well, and had good focus the whole time. Tuesday (against Hermiston) we lost the hustlebattle,and we really came out andhad good effort."

La Grande started hot, as Powell and Dall both hit a pair of treys in the first quarter. Dall's second one See Tigers/Fbge 9A

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Outlawshines in defeatto Leopards Showdown in the 'Big D' Cove was able to rally in the second half to knock off Enterprise, 43-41, Saturday in a Wapiti Leaguegame inCove,butthe Outlaws' Kaden Lathrop did all he could to try to get Enterprise's first league victory. The Leopards' defense could not slow down Lathrop. The senior was effective at the mid-range game, routinely sinking jumpers at the elbow en route to a 20-point game.

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Cove's Kayla Johnson surveys the court for a teammate to pass to during the Leopardsr Wapiti League game with Enterprise Saturday.

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Kohr added 10 points.

"Delanie was big for us in the paint," Rickman-Johansen said.

Prior to the Burns loss, the Bobcatsdefeated Enterprise, 59-25, Friday in Enterprise.

"Enterprise is a tough place to play," RickmanJohansen said."They have amazing fans that come out looked back. and support their team."

"This was a good game Sarman led the Bobcats for us. We are going to come with 20 point, and Sarah back even stronger than we Good finished with 14 were before," Bobcats head points and went 6-for-10 coach Rhondie Rickman-Jo- from the line. cwe played well Friday hansen said.cwe will have a good week of practice and night," Rickman-Johansen be readyforGrant Union said cwe seemed to mesh next Friday." really well as a team."

Keesha Sarmanled Union (13-1 overall, 3-1 Wapiti) looks to rebound the team with 20 points, Friday when it hosts Grant and went 3-for-4 from the free-throw line, and Delanie Union.

Union lost for the first time this season, falling to Burns, 53-49, in a Wapiti Leaguegame athome Saturday.

Union held a nine-point lead going into halfbme.

But in the third quarter the Hilanders outscored the Bobcats 20-8, grabbing a 35-32 advantage, and never

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PEYTON MANNING:The Denver Broncos' quarterback had to face upset NO.2 Duke for the questions on whether he second time in three sea- was retiring after an unsons, winning 87-75 in Ra- even performance Sunday leigh Sunday. The defeat in their loss to Indianapogave the Blue Devils their lis. It was Manning's 13th first loss of the season. playoff loss in his career.

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Collman spearheads La Grande road victory

Murray sparks Wallowa

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W allowaearned an Old Oregon League victory over Joseph, 47-42, Saturday in Wallowa.

Gareth Murray led the Cougars with 17 points, hitting two 3-pointers, and Koby Frye added 12 points.

'This was an intense back and forthkind ofgame,"Cougars head coach Greg Oveson said."It was definitely an interesting game."

Cayden DeLury finished the game with 13 points.

Noah DeLury finished with 13 points.

'We were in the game, then it kind of slipped away from us," Eagles head coach Olan Fulfer said.

The previous night, the Eagleslost83-52 atEcho.

"Echo is a tough place to play," Fulfer said.awe knew what we were in for."

Cayden DeLury finished the game with 14 points.

Noah DeLury finished with 13 points, and Tyler Johnson also contributed 13 points.

The Cougars were coming off a loss, as well, as they fell 46-35 to Pine Eagle at home Friday. awe did a lot of things well against Pine Eagle, but we didn't shoot well from the outside," Oveson said.

Karl Wellens finished with 12 points, and one 3-pointer.

Cole Hafer had 10 points.

Joseph i4-7 overall, 0-3 OOLl hopes to rebound Friday at Pine Eagle. Wallowa

i6-7 overall, 2-2 OOLl hosts Echo Saturday.

Badgers go 1-1 Powder Valley picked up an Old Oregon League victory at home over Griswold, 54-37, Saturday.

"I felt like we played a great game," Badgers head coach Kyle Dixon said.'We wanted to pick up the win, and we did."

Isaac Colton led the Badgers with 14 points, and went 4-for-7 from the freethrow line. Lee McElligott finished the game with six points and also drilled four free throws.

Powder Valley was coming off an 80-33 loss to Nixyaawii at home the previous night.

Dawson Smith finished with nine points, all coming from 3-pointers. McElligott finished with six points.

Powder Valley i6-7 overall, 2-2 OOLl travels to Echo Friday.

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La Grande's Kali Avila attacks the paint Saturday against Cascade.

La Grande gave Cascade its first loss of the season with a 47-42 victory Saturday at The Dalles.

Kylin Collman was the leadingscorerfortheTigers, pouring in 20 points to lead the team. Avery Albrecht added nine points and Madison Wilcox chipped in eight points.

"It was a really solid win, and it' sgoing to doa lotfor the girls' confidence," head coach Doug Girdner said.

"Minus the start and the last few minutes of the game, we playedourbestbasketballof

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pacted the game from about every aspect.

"They applied a lot of the year."

La Grande won the rebounding battle, 32-27, with Albrecht and Avila securing a team-high eight rebounds apiece. Avila led the team with five assists.

"Kali finds ways to make us better every game," Girdner said."Some nights she'll lead us in scoring or rebounding, or lead us in assistsor getfour orfi ve steals.

She alwaysfi nds away to make an impact."

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pressure during the game in different ways, and Avery just played a phenomenal game in distributing the ball and getting into the paint.

She had a huge assignment defending their point guard, who was 5-foot-11, and brings it up the floor and posts up. Avery found herself down low a lot on defense,

and shedid a pretty good job of finding the bodies."

Girdner praised the defense of Rachel Alexander on Cascade's top scorer, and

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Imblerpicked up a 51-32 Wapiti League win at Elgin Saturday.

The Panthers started hot, as theyheld a 43-13 lead at the end of the third quarter, before allowing Elgin to tally 19 points in the final quarter. awe need to play a full game," Panthers head coach Mike Mills said."That's what we will work on this week in practice."

Trace VanCleave led the Panthers with 16 points,

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"Auslin's so smart," Girdner said."Cascade runs a flex offense, and she was always in position to disrupt the cutter. Without her, we would have lost that game by 12.

It'sgreattohavethat senior leadership."

La Grande i8-3 overall) plays at Vale Tuesday.

"I think iSaturdayl opened the girls' eyes up of what they can do," Girdner said."It will drive them to be better."

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Cougars saueeie Nast

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Enterprise's Kaden Lathrop, left, and Justin Exon, right, surround Cove's Derrick Murchison during the second half of Cove's 43-41 Wapiti League win Saturday in Cove.

• Murchison provides senior leadership with four free throws down the stretch

By Josh Benham

Murchison led the Leopards with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Isiah Mowery As one of only two seniors on the added eight points, and Taylor chipped team, Cove's Derrick Murchison relin six points.

"Both of us don't have any wins ishes moments like the one Saturday night. in league," Cove head coach TedRoy Murchison hit a pair of free throws McBride said."So this was a good to give the Leopards a one-point admatchup, and it's nice to be able to vantage with one minute to go against get that first step. The team really Enterprise, and buried two more late worked together, and particularly I'm in the game to seal a 43-41 Wapiti happy withour defense.We had a League victory in Cove. couple guys stepping up and getting After Cove's Trent Taylor made one some big plays when we needed them of two 6ee throws to put the Leopards to." in front 41-39 with 30 seconds left, EnLathrop paced Enterprise with 20 terprise's Christian Ruckdashel was points, Justin Exon scored 10 points offon hisattempt totiethe score,and and Nikolai Christoffersen had five Murchison was fouled on the rebound. points.

With 18 seconds left, Murchison The game was close throughout, as calmly drilled two free throws to make neitherteam enjoyed a lead greater it a four-point game. than six points. Enterprise held a 20-17 lead at halftime, and Exon's Enterprise's Kaden Lathrop scored inside in the waning moments. After floater put the Outlaws up 30-27 at two Cove missed free throws, a fullthe end of the third quarter. court, desperation heave by the OutExon added to the lead with a trey laws was off, and the Leopards earned to kick off the fourth. At the five-mintheir first league win. ute mark, Lathrop nailed a midrange Murchison said despite the added jumper that gave Enterprise a 37-31 pressure on the game-winning free advantage. But Cove upped the throws, he didn't feel it. defensive intensity to claw back into "It's just another shot," he said."It's the game. kind of a team leader thing, and I like Murchison made a 3-pointer, and it."

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chancebasket toslice the lead toone.

A few possessions later, Cove's Josiah Kellogg darted in front of an Enterprise pass, taking it coast-to-coast for a layup, giving the Leopards a 38-37 lead with just over two minutes remaining.

"That was a turning point," Kellogg said.awe're a defensive team mostly, and we work hard on defense, and turning that into points on offense."

Lathrop answered back with a fastbreakbasket offa forced stealby Exon. Murchison was fouled on Cove's next possession and sank the first two clutch free throws he would make, retaking the lead for Cove at 40-39 with a minute remaining, before Taylor's free throw that put Cove up by two. awe were kind of always right there," Murchison said.awe could

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Gavin Christenson had 14 points to lead the Huskies in defeat, and Gage Little finished with nine points.

"I was happy with the defensive side of the ball," Huskies head coach Kevin Johnson said.awe now know what it's like to put 100 percentinto defense."

The Panthers went 2-0 on the weekend, after earning a 43-31 win at home against Grant Union in a league game Friday.

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Griffm led the Panthers with 20 points, and one 3-pointer. VanCleave and Brandon McGilvray each had eight points.

Imbler i12-1 overall, 3-0 Wapiti) hosts Cove in a league game Friday.

The Huskies' offense, meanwhile, struggled all weekend, as they fell at Burns, 55-30, Friday in a league game. awe need to get more focusedhere atpractice," Johnson said."The team

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Powder Valley defeated Griswold at home 60-33 Saturdayin an Old Oregon League matchup. awe came together as

N ext up for Cove i5-7 overall,1-2 Wapiti) is a road contest at Imbler Friday. Enterprise i6-7 overall, 0-4 W apiti) was defeatedthe night before the Cove loss at home by Union, 7236, and travels to Burns Friday.

chemistry needs to get better."

Jake Burgess finished with eight points, and Christenson chipped in seven points.

Houck Evans Elgin i5-11 overall, 1-3 Wapiti) hosts Cove Saturday. and beat Enterprise, 72-36. aw e did a greatjob ofdis-

Bobcatssplit hague games tributing the ball around the Union fell in a Wapiti League matchup with Burns, 43-30, Saturday at home.

Chase Houck finished with 10 points to lead the Bobcats, and J.D. Graves scored seven points. awe are getting there, but there's still work that needs to be done," Union head coach Brett Dunten said.

The previous night, the Bobcats went on the road

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Wallowa defeated Joseph 40-35 in an Old Oregon League matchup Saturday in Wallowa.

'This was anybody's game.

It could have gone either way," Cougars head coach Greg Oveson said."But this was probably our best game yet."

Taylor Harshfield led the Cougars with 23 points.

Lauren Makin finished with seven points.

Alexis Sykora led the Eagles with 20 points, and Satori Albee finished with seven points.

"If we can cut down on the turnovers, we would be right there," Eagles head coach Travis HuSnan said.awe are going to work hard on turnovers in practice, but we are getting much better."

The Eagles lost the previous night, 62-46, at Echo.

Albee and Sykora both finished the game with 16 points.

The win over Joseph capped a 2-0 weekend for Wallowa, which bested Pine Eagle 22-14 at home Friday.

Harshfield finished the game with 13 points, and Claire Wellens added seven points.

The Eagles i3-8 overall, 0-3 OOLl looks to rebound against Pine Eagle Friday on theroad.Wal lowa i6-7over-

see them, but every time we'd close in, they'd get another big spurt.

Finally, our defense picked up, and we stopped them from scoring in the fourth quarter and started taking the

Panthers stay undefeated in Wapiti League • Union trounces Enterprise Friday before Saturday loss to Burns

also Auslin McDaniel-Perrin.

The Tigers held Cascade to 29 percent shooting from the

floor," Dunten said.awe were really focused on execution. I feltlikeweneeded to getthe ball inside more. We will look to feed the ball on the inside more."

Houck finished with 20 points. Quinn Evans ended with 11 points, and hit two 3-pointers.

Union i8-6 overall, 3-1 Wapitil plays Friday at home against Grant Union in a league matchup.

at home against league opponent Echo.

Badgers trounce Griswold

team," head coach Allen Bingham said."Our shooting has finally come along. Our defense has stepped up as the season progressed."

Hallie Feik finished with 17 points. Amanda Feik finished with 11 points. Savanah Stephens added two 3-pointers.

The previous night, the Badgers dropped a league game, 38-31, at home to Nixyaawii.

Amanda Feik led the team with 15 points.

The Badgers i7-6 overall 3-1league)nextplaysat Echo Friday.

Elgin defeats Imbler Elgin won a Wapiti League matchup over Imbler, 36-24, Saturday at home.

The Huskies lost at Burns Friday, 60-30, and the Panthers fell at home to Grant Union, 63-31, Friday. Elgin

i6-10 overall, 1-3 Wapiti) plays at Cove Saturday while Imbler i5-8 overall, 0-3 Wapitil, hosts Cove Friday.

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SPORTS

SCOREBOARD 42 22 1 7 3 4 7137 130 41 17 1 6 8 4 2110 113 43 14 2 6 3 31 81 147 NFL Metropolitan Division GP W L OT PlsGF GA All Times PST N .Y. Islanders 42 28 13 1 5 7131 116 Divisional Playoffs P ittsburgh 4 1 2 5 10 6 5 6122 98 Saturday N .Y. Rangers 39 24 11 4 5 2124 95 New England 35, Baltimore 31 W ashington 41 22 11 8 5 2123 105 Seattle 31, Carolina 17 C olumbus 4 0 1 8 19 3 3 9104 131 Sunday P hiladelphia 42 16 19 7 3 9112 126 Green Bay 26, Dallas 21 N ew Jersey 44 15 21 8 3 8 96 124 Indianapolis 24, Denver 13 Carolina 42 1 3 2 4 5 3 1 88 112 ConferenceChampionships WESTERN CONFERENCE Sunday, Jan. 18 Central Division Green Bay at Seattle, 12:05 p.m. (FOX) GP W L OT PlsGF GA Indianapolis at New England, 3:40 Nashville 41 2 8 9 4 60 125 93 p.m. (CBS) C hicago 43 2 8 1 3 2 5 8134 95 Super Bowl S t.

Louis 42 2 6 13 3 5 5136 105 Sunday, Feb. 1 W innipeg 4 3 2 1 14 8 5 0113 109 At Glendale, Ariz.

C olorado 42 1 8 16 8 4 4112 122 AFC champion vs. NFC champion, Dallas 4 1 18 16 7 4 3 126 135 3:30 p.m. (NBC) M innesota 4 1 18 18 5 4 1 111 121 Pacific Division GP W L OT PlsGF GA A naheim 43 2 7 10 6 6 0121 118 V ancouver 4 0 23 14 3 4 9113 104 NHL Standings S an Jose 4 3 2 2 16 5 4 9116 118 EASTERN CONFERENCE LosAngeles 42 19 13 10 48 119 112 Atlantic Division Calgary 43 2 21 8 3 4 7123 114 GP W LOT Pts GFGA A rizona 41 1 62 1 4 3 6 97 136 Tampa Bay 43 27 12 4 5 8 140 111 E dmonton 4 3 10 24 9 2 9 97 145 Montreal 41 2 6 12 3 5 5 111 95 All Times PST Detroit 42 22 1 1 9 5 3 117 106 Sunday's Games Boston 43 22 1 5 6 5 0 113 111 Anaheim 5, Winnipeg 4, SO Florida 40 20 1 1 9 4 9 100 105 Florida 4, Edmonton 2

FOOTBALL

Toronto Ottawa Bulfalo

HOCKEY

Chicago 4, Minnesota 1

Orlando

Monday's Games Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Colorado at Washington, 4 p.m.

Torontoat LosAngeles,7:30 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Tampa BayatBoston,4 p.m.

Detroit at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

Colorado at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Edmonton at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Florida at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

San Jose atArizona, 6 p.m

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Portland 106,L.A.Lakers 94

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Central Division W L Pct GB 26 12 . 6 84

Chicago Milwaukee 20 19 .5 1 3 6 ' / 2 Cleveland 19 19 . 500 7 Indiana 15 24 . 3 8 5 11'/2 Detroit 13 24 . 3 5 1 12'/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Houston 26 11 . 7 03 Memphis 26 11 . 7 03 Dallas 2 6 1 2 . 6 8 4 '/2 San Antonio 23 15 .6 0 5 3 ' / 2 N ew Orleans 18 18 .500 7 ' / 2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 3 0 8 .78 9 Oklahoma City 18 19 .48 6 11'/2 Denver 17 2 0 ,4 5 9 12'/2 NBA Standings Utah 1 3 25 . 3 4 2 1 7 EASTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota 5 31 . 139 2 4 Atlantic Division Pacific Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Toronto 25 11 . 6 94 Golden State 29 5 .853 Brooklyn 16 21 .4 3 2 9 ' / 2 L.A. Clippers 25 13 .658 6 Boston 12 23 . 3 4 3 12'/2 Phoenix 2 2 18 . 550 1 0 Philadelphia 7 2 9 . 1 9 4 1 8 Sacramento 16 2 1 . 4 3 2 14'/2 New York 5 3 5 . 1 2 5 2 2 L.A. Lakers 1 2 26 . 3 1 6 1 9 Southeast Division All Times PST W L Pct GB Sunday's Games Atlanta 2 9 8 .78 4 Atlanta 120, Washington 89 Washington 25 1 2 . 676 4 Miami 104, L.A. Clippers 90 Miami 1 6 21 . 4 3 2 1 3 Memphis 122, Phoenix 110,2OT Charlotte 1 5 24 . 3 8 5 1 5 Sacramento 103, Cleveland 84

BASKETBALL

Detroit at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

Houston at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Orlando at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

San Antonio at Washington, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at lndiana, 4 p.m.

Cleveland at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Utah, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

NCAATop 25 Week 1. Kentucky (15-0) beat Mississippi 8986, OT; beat Texas ASM 70-64, 2OT. 2. Duke (14-1) beat Wake Forest 7365; lost to N.C. State 87-75.

3. Virginia (15-0) beat N.C. State 6151; beat No. 13 Notre Dame 62-56.

4. Wisconsin (15-2) beat Purdue 6255; lost to Rutgers 67-62.

5. Louisville (14-2) beat Clemson 5852; lost to No. 18 North Carolina 72-71.

6. Gonzaga (16-1) beatSan Francisco 88-57; beat Santa Clara 79-57.

7. Arizona (14-2) beat Oregon 80-62; lost to Oregon State 58-56.

8. Villanova (15-1) beat No. 24 St. John's 90-72; beat DePaul 81-64.

9. Utah (13-2) beat Colorado 74-49.

10. Texas (12-4) lost to No. 16 Oklahoma 70-49; lost to Oklahoma State

69-58.

11. Maryland (15-2) lost to lllinois 6457; beat Purdue 69-60.

12. Kansas (13-2) beat No. 21 Baylor 56-55; beatTexas Tech 86-54.

13. Notre Dame (15-2) beat No. 18 North Carolina 71-70; lost to No. 3 Virginia 62-56.

14. West Virginia (14-2) beat Texas Tech 78-67; lost to No. 17 lowa State 74-72.

15. Wichita State (14-2) beat Bradley 63-43;beat Loyola ofChicago 67-53.

16. Oklahoma (11-4) beat No. 10 Texas70-49;lostto Kansas State 66-63, OT. 17. Iowa State (12-2) beat Oklahoma State 63-61; beat No. 14 West Virginia 74-72.

18. North Carolina (12-4) lost to No. 13 Notre Dame 71-70; beat No. 5 Louisville 72-71.

19. Seton Hall (13-3) lost to Xavier 69-58; beat Creighton 68-67.

20. VCU (13-3) beat Davidson 71-65; beat Saint Joseph's 89-74.

21. Baylor (12-3) lost to No. 12 Kansas 56-55; beat TCU 64-59, OT. 22. Ohio State (13-4) beat Minnesota 74-72, OT; lost to lndiana 69-66.

23. Arkansas (13-2) beat Georgia 7975; beat Vanderbilt 82-70.

24. St. John's (11-4) lost to No. 8 Villanova 90-72.

25. Old Dominion (13-2) beat Marshall 72-51; lost to Western Kentucky 72-65.

EASTERN OREGON BASICETBALL

EasternwomenhestCoVo tes Mountie men bounce back Observer staff

Eastern Oregon University picked up its fourth consecutive victory with a 67-60 road win over College of Idaho Friday in Caldwell.

The Mountaineers built a 39-29 halNme lead, and fought ofFa big second-half rally to earn the win.

Guard Airashay Rogers scored a season-high 22

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points, going 7-for-13 &om the field and hitting three 3-pointers. Madeline Laan added 16 points and eight rebounds, and Maya Ah

WINNER Continued from Page7A a buzzerbeaterlike that,"M oore said.

"It was crazy."

The teams were knotted at 28-all midway through the fourth quarter following Cove's Sam Short's basket olI'a steal. Enterprise's Emma Hall broke the tie with a pull-up jumper with less than three minutes to play. The teams went stagnant on offense until the final minute.

Enterprise's Sarah Aschenbrenner secured an offensive rebound and was fouled on the putback. She drilled both

You scored 11 points olI'the bench.

Kassy Larson narrowly misseda double-double,scoring nine points and grabbing nine rebounds. The Mounties easily won the rebounding battle, 45-27.

Eastern (14-4 overall, 6-1 Cascade Collegiate Conference) plays at Northwest Christian University Friday.

&ee throws to put the Outlaws ahead 3228 with 47 seconds left.

The Leopards' Reagan Carreiro cut the lead in half with a pair of &ee throws with 30 seconds remaining.

Enterprise was called for a travel on the ensuing possession, but after a jump ball was whistled on Cove's turn, the ball went back to the Outlaws. With eight seconds left, Cove fouled Carsen Sajonia, who missed the kont-end of a 1-and-1 &ee throw attempt, setting the stage for Johnson's heroics.

'They came outand fought and battled," May said.'Yhey just never quit."

Murchison and Johnson scored eight

Observer staff

Eastern Oregon University snapped a five-game skid with an 84-83 win over Walla Walla University in College Place, Wash.

Guard De'Sean Mattox, who scored 19 points, sank a pair of &ee throws with 13 seconds remaining. The Wolves had two chances to win the game, but missed

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Forward Bryan McGriff scored a game-high 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to pace Eastern, and

Deonta Edwards chipped in 17 points.

The Mounties were coming olI'a 95-74 lossatNo.5 College of Idaho in Caldwell Friday. Mattox paced Eastern with 33 points, and

Case Hada added 18.

Eastern (10-7 overall, 2-5 Cascade Collegiate Conference) plays at Northwest Christian University Friday.

points to pace Cove, and Kellie Nostrant had a team-high 12 rebounds, as the Leopards had 20 offensive boards.

Enterprise was led by Darby Gassett with 10 points, and Aschenbrenner chipped in nine points. Tifanie George added 11rebounds.

"A bank tlnee with no time, what do you say?" Enterprise head coach Mike Crawford said.'Those things happen. When they do, you say OK, we'll go forward."

The Outlaws (7-6 overall, 2-2 Wapiti) were coming olI'a 59-25 loss to Union the previous night, and play at Burns Fri-

day. Cove (5-7 overall, 1-2 Wapiti) plays at Imbler Friday.

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theymess up, FHtake advantage of their mistakes."

Continued from Page7A Hislop vividly TBmembers apastexample ofTaylor's paofhim — he's not the best athlete I've tientapproach towrestling. '%hen he was a &eshever had," Hislop said."But Fll tell you Tyler what, he's got great balance on the mat, man, he was wrestling and he's just mentally tough. He's got against an undefeated state champion prettygood balance,and heanticipates kom Homedale (Idahol," he said."I put things before theyhappen. He's a pretty Taylor up to heavyweight to wrestle good set-up wrestler." him, and he was just a moose. Taylor Taylor said he still gets pTB-match jtters, went out there and this guy thrashed on butheusesitasa positive. him a little bit. Taylor figured out what "Every time befoTBwrestle, I I getnerhe was trying to do to him, caught him, vous, and I getbutterflies inmy stomach," rolled him and pinned him. After Taylor he said."Itjustkind ofpumps me up." came over, thiskid iscom ing over,and I It's a contmlled6enzy, however, when thought he was coming after him. So I he's on the matwith his opponent. Taylor get over (in between), but he wanted to pTBfers to feel out a wrestler befoTB makirg congratulate Taylor. He shook his hand, said'Hey, I haven't been beat for two his move.

'Since I was a6eshman, Fve always years'." been a counter wrestler,"he said."I like to While Taylor is continuing his past have them do somethingto me, then I use success this season, Tyler, who is it to my advantage. If they shootin, I like to wrestling at 152 this season, has been crossface them and get them on the gmund, slowedby apopped vertebrae suffered and swingbehind them. Shootingisn'tmy at the Rysdam Memorial. Tyler said he's doesn't have much pain anymore, stmngestpoint. I like to outthink them. If

which is good, because the two brothers haven't quit battling it out for household supremacy. But it's all good-natured, according to both. '%e're still always trying to beat each other,"Tyler said.'%e always have the most wins in wrestling each year for the team. Lastyear he had 28 wins, I had 25."

TaylorsaidhisgoalfortheTBstofthe seasonis to use the matches he's lost, thfee times toVaie's Sage Detung, and twice to Wailowa's Micah Fuller, toimprove.

"I've learned kom them,"Taylor said."I learned that I need to be quicker, take my shots better. I know I have to practice the moves I'm good at and 6ne-tune them."

Besides leading the Panthers in wins, Taylor is focused on makingit back to the state tournament, where Hislop said he thinks he has a good shot at placing this season. And putting all the sibling rivalries aside, his biggest supporter will be cheering him on next to the mat. '%e haveour fi ghts,butwhen the time comes down to it, we're both there for each other when we need to be," Tyler said.

a t is ommunit Grande Ronde Hospital — one of the only three remaining independent, locally-governed hospitals in Oregonis able to use our not-for-profit assets to give back to those who need us most.

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La Grande senior Brandon Dall attemPts a shot Friday against Skyview, Idaho, at home.

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rightbeforethebuzzergave the Tigers a 17-10 lead.

Skyview rattled ofFa 9-0 run during the second quarter, helping to knot the game at 30-all at halftime.

But the Tigers reeled olI' their own 9-0 run early in the third, shutting down the Skyview offense for portions of the frame and held a six-point advantage heading into the fourth. '%e took it to the next level and we just started playingmore aggressive in the second half," Powell sard.

Drew Hively's tap-in on an offensive rebound

stretchedthe lead to double digits in the opening minutes of the quarter, and Skyview would get no closer than 12 points the rest of the way.

On Saturday, Yohannan led four players in double figures with 16 points. Dall added 15, Isaiah Cranford had 12 and Andrew Peasley scored 11.

"I thought we came out a little sluggish, but turned it on in the second and third quarters," Carollo said."It's very nice and encouraging to see the team put together games like that back-to-back. Hopefully we'll keep that momentum going."

The Tigers (10-3 overall) host Pendleton Tuesday.

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In fact more than half of the 3.7 Million in Communit Benefit we provided during our Fiscal Year 2014 was charity care for any patient who needed us, but mas unable to pay.

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As a teaching hospital, we are proud to train each new generation of nurses and health technicians.

We recruit the very best providerswe can, provide them with room to grow and the new technology they never expected from a rural community.

We offer free community health education, support groups and a Free Friday Kid's health clinic for our littlest patients who are uninsured.

For the whole story of how your community hospital benefits your community, find our annual reportin your mailbox late January 2015, or at www.grh.org.

Exceptional Care — at Home.

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EASTERN OREGON CLASSIC QUALIFIER Brant Clark, front, and Noah Preston, behind, faced each other on Saturday at the Eastern Oregon Classic Qualifier at Eastern Oregon University.

Tristin Gover, top, of the La Grande Mat Club, placed fourth in the 98-pound schoolboy division.

His opponent, Payton Lanningham, of the Caldwell Wrestling Club, bottom, placed fifth.

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Tyler Larson, top, placed second in 136-pound schoolboy division. Gilbert Marquez, bottom, of the Tri-CitiesWrestling Club, placed third.

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able to stay at EOU. The 2015 Eastern Oregon Classic Qualifier was held at Wrestlers camefrom Eastern Oregon, Eastern Quinn Coliseum on Saturday. The top three finalists in each Washington, Western Idaho and some traveled all theway division continue to the Oregon Classic in Redmond next from Cali fornia Inyearspast,R.obinson said,peoplehave Saturday and Sunday. traveled from Canada to participate in this qualifying "This is the most prestigious (wrestling tournament) in event.

"It's like putting all the state champs in one room," the Northwest,"said Geog ey Robinson, president of the Photos by Cherise Kaechele, The Observer

La Grande Mat Club.

Robinson explained.

This was the firstyear the qualifier event was held at He estimated approximately 70 fothe participating Eastern Oregon University, and Robinson hopes the event is wrestlers werefrom Union County

Weston Slatter, top, of the Baker Mat Club, placed fifth in the 80-pound novice division. Slatter faced lmanuel Hill, bottom at the Classic Qualifier.

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DORY'S DIARY

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DQRQTHYSWART FLESHMAN

Fighting to preserve FireFighting history In 1969 I looked up at the bell above the La Grande Fire Department building and asked the commissioners to ring that bell. They did.

On Dec. 31, 2009, I wrote about the bell that hangs in the tower above the La Grande Fire Department Museum on Washington Avenue and Elm Street — same bell, different building usage.

On Dec. 29 of just last year, I wrote about the bell that...

All three times the bell has drawn me to it without advance warning. It was there and needed to be rung, I thought.

So, the first time I asked the Fire Department to do the ringing, they did.

The second time, I wrote more about the history of the bell, even though it was silent amidst its holiday decorations and light for the Christmas season.

The third time I just worried about its being up there in the dark with no decorations and no ringing, so I repeated its history so the public would know.

It haunts me yet to see the quiet building and the equally quiet bell.

So on Jan. 7, 2015, I went to see La Grande's Fire Chief, Bruce Weimer, and we talked about the bell but so many other things regarding the Fire Department as well.

Rescue Hose Co. No. 1 was originally formed in 1887 in La Grande with volunteers answering the call of a bell when fires erupted, growing from the bucketbrigade tothe cartofhoses pulled by human hands, to the fire trucks and ladders of today.

I knew I had to follow the story to its conclusion. This is only the beginning.

Back on July 18, 2000, I became member Number 8 of the Rescue Hose Company No. 1 as it was organized in La Grande as a Regional Fire Museum for the County of Union.

I have carried that card in my purse for the past 14V2 years, but when I went to show it to Fire Chief Weimer, I found that I had removed it and placed it among my other mementoes. It's back in place now.

The dayswhen the museum came into being is still bright in my mind.

Don Keeling was the force behind establishing the museum, so as Assistant Volunteer Fire Chiefhe signed my card as I paid my dues to become a member.

Bruce Weimer came to La Grande as our fire chief in 1996, so he also signed his name officially to my card.

I was excited about the fact that La Grande was to have a museum and one that would be located right downtown where the active department had been before moving out onto Cove Avenue.

So, I had lined right up to welcome the new organization with great hopes.

Keeling and his volunteers worked diligently in making the museum succeed.

The results are now stored in the buildingbehind closed doors,sovery unfortunately, open only by request for lack of personnel to man it.

It is a sad story of one man's overwhelming attempt to preserve something worthwhile in La Grande to draw tourists to the downtown area.

As I was in my younger years, I offered to help Don with his publicity of a planned newsletter, but the timing was not quite right.

Then, he became ill and passed away, leaving the museum in the hands ofhis faithful fellows and his wife. She, too, is gone now and so are many others who struggled to keep the museum of artifacts and antique fire engines in the eye of the public.

Photo by Karen Kain

Chicken tikka masala skewered and ready for the next step.

By Karen Kain ForyyesCom News Service

Making Indian food has always been a stretch for me. I always enjoy eating my favorite dishes at restaurants but felt intimidated by the ingredients.

I am trying a few new recipes and am finding them pretty basic to make and full of great flavors. You can make your own paneer cheese, but I bought mine from Whole Foods.

I hope to start making cheese in 2015, and I will keep you posted.

Ifound itreally easytoorder the spices online. They are quite cost effective and often ship for free. I ordered from SpiceJungle.com.

The reason I am sharing these recipes is because they are delicious! Bite-sized paneer cubes cooked in tomato sauce makes a fabulous cream sauce and a great addition to any Indian dish. This is an easy recipe and goes well with other Indian dishes.

The Chicken tikka masala recipe requires a bit of effort but the result is worth it! It is not difficult but there are a few steps to follow. This is the perfect dish to make ahead of time, because the combination of flavors is even better the next day.

As always I would love to hear what you are cooking.

Paneer Cubes In Tomato Sauce 4-5 Large Red tomatoes ripe 2Tbs Butter 1 Bay leaf 1Tbs Red chili powder 1-2 Green chilies slit /2 Tsp Garam masala powder or tandoori masala powder 1/2-1Tsp Honey

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Chicken tikka masala /2 Inch Ginger root julienned /2 Tsp Kasuri methi leaves or dry fenugreekleaves,crushed Saltto taste 75 OuncesCottage cheese/paneer cut into bit sized pieces 2-3Tbs Dairy cream Ginger garlic paste 1/2 Inch Ginger root 3-4 Cloves Garlic Make your ginger paste by adding 1/2 inch ginger 8r 3-4 small garlic cloves crushed with a mortar and pestle. Wash the tomatoes and chop

them up into chunks, then with a blender, make a smooth puree. Set the puree aside. In a large skillet melt the butter on medium heat. Add the bay leaf and saute for a few seconds till aromatic. Add the crushed ginger-garlic paste and saute until the aroma of the ginger-garlic goes away. Add the tomato puree mixture to the skillet. Add the chili powder and saute on a low flame for 15 minutes, stirring often. Simmer till the sauce thickens, this will take about 7 to 8 minutes on a low flame. Add the green chilies and ginger, stir and simmer for a few minutes.

Add the honey, salt and crushed kasuri methi or dry fenugreek leaves.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2015

HOME 8 LIVING

ar eners in ins ira ioneven urin win er

By Nina Koziol

"The plants are resting and so should I."

Chicago Tnbune

CHICAGO — Winter has settled in, and for many gardeners here and across the country, it's a time for quiet reflection before the flurry of spring activities. You may have stowed your trowel and packed up your pruners, but there are plenty of ways to get your quota of green.

We talked to veteran gardeners and landscape professionals fortheiradvice.

— Patricia Bailey, Palos Park, Illinois, gardener

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Explore a garden's winter bones Winter is a time when Anne Roberts, president of Anne Roberts Gardens in Chicago, takes a short break from gardeninstallations to muse over design ideas.

"I go to the Chicago Botanic Garden for inspiration all year long but in the winter it's wonderful, too," Roberts says. eYoucan see the form of trees and large beds massed with plants. The Japanese Garden itherel has incredible forms in the winter."

She also looks to the Internet and calls Houzz a wonderful resource of photos and inspiration."It can be searched based on the type of home and landscape you are lookingfor,"Robertssays.

'Taking classes is another great way for homeowners to dream and design their landscapes during the winter."

Cozy up with books Margaret Roach, the former garden editor at Martha Stewart Living magazine and an author ofbooks and blogs ihttp J/www.awaytogarden.coml, hunkers down

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A northern cardinal stands out in the starkness of a winter's day at Fullersburg Woods near Chicago, where Zoel Zethmayr is reminded that"some plants still look beautiful when they're brown."

Garden-friendly library in her home in Columbia When it comes to books, County, N.Y. "As experienced as I am at gardener Carol Balabanow of Bloomingdale, Ill., likes growing plants, I can't make roses or hydrangeas bloom in to curl up in the Sterling February," Roach says."And Morton Library at The trankly, that's good news. It Morton Arboretum in suburban Lisle, where she pages would be exhausting to be through stacks of garden bombarded by the spring or summer garden all year magazines. long."

"The library is very cozy For Roach, winter offers an and I can look out onto opportunity to delve into field beautiful vistasto seew hat guides in search of answers plants, trees or shrubs proand a deeper connection to vide good winter interest. My nature. othergo-toresourceonline is She recommends Bernd Pinterest, which can lead you Heinrich'seWinter World: down all kinds of dazzling The Ingenuity of Animal garden rabbit holes."

Survival" iHarper Perennial).

Conservatory connoisseur "I have shelves full of field guides— tobirds,yes,but For some, there's nothing also bees and beetles and like the warm, moist air and dragonflies and moths and the scent of soil in a consercaterpillars and on and on. vatory during winter. Kevin There's lots to learn. Now's a Eberhard, horticultural sugood time to hit the books." perintendent at Bird Haven

Greenhouse in suburban Joliet, getsto experience that every day at work.

"Since I'm a grower, I'm surrounded by plants, including the spring annuals that we start in February in the greenhouse. But I go to the web for inspiration."

One ofhis favorite sites is Proven Winners as well as those of other plant growers where he can peruse photos of their summer trial gardens, where plants are

displayed and judged on their performance.

You can also take an armchairtour ofthetrialgardens at Ball Seed Company in West Chicago, at http J/www. ballhort.com/GardensAtBall.

Greenhouseinvestment Morgan Simmons of north suburban Evanston has eight decades of gardening experi-

INDIA

1 Large Onion chopped 2 Cloves Garlic minced 2 Jalapeno peppers seeded, and diced (optional) 2Tsp Ground cumin 2Tsp Paprika 1T Garam masala Salt and pepper 3 Lbs. Tomatoes roughly chopped 1cup Half8r Half Fresh cilantro

Chicken Tfkka Masala

Gather your ingredients together.

Mix all of the marinade ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Fold in the chicken, cover, and refrigerate over-

whole milk yogurt 1 Tbs Fresh lemon juice 2 Tsp Ground cumin Continued ~om Page 1B Stir and then add the paneer cubes 2 Tsp Ground cinnamon 2 Tsp Garammasala and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes till the 2 Tsp Cayenne paneer cubes are heated through.

2 Tsp Black pepper Add the cream and gently stir. Switch 1 Tsp Salt or to taste off the flame and then sprinkle with 4 Cloves Garlic whole garamrnsall. Give a gentle stir 1 Tbs Ginger minced again. Serve the paneer makhani with 3 Chicken Breasts boneless, rice or naan bread. Enjoy! skinless, cut into 1.5 inch cubes Skewers Tikka Marinade 1 Cup Plain Greek or

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ence and during winter, he spends time reflecting on his indoor garden.

"Some 20-plus years ago I indulged myself in the expansion of a narrow porch into a small greenhouse," he said."The expenditure has paid offhandsomely, providing a sanctuary on the coldest winter days."

Among the plants that bringpromise ofelegant blossomsareseveralcamellias that connect him to his southern Alabama heritage.

"A Meyer lemon also reminds me of happy times visiting family in California where it was purchased, and a cymbidium orchid rescued trom iChicago'sl Fourth Presbyterian Church following an Easter Sunday display provides rejuvenating memories of my long association there," he says."Each of these treasures, and many more, will be integrated in the outdoor garden come spring."

Forest reflections For Noel Zethmayr, librarian at the west suburban LaGrange Public Library, a long walk in the forest is where she finds her garden muse.

"I love to bundle up and get out to Fullersburg Woods in isuburbanl Hinsdale just to remember that some plants still look beautiful when they're brown," Zethmayr says.'They provide such structure with their

night. Seed and chop your chilies.

Heat a large skillet to medium high heat and add the butter. Next, add the garlic and chilies, and saute for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the onion and brown until caramelized, cooking for about 20 minutes. Don't rush this process, this brings out the flavor of the sauce.

Add the cumin, paprika, and garam rnsall. Cook for a few minutes allowing the flavors to combine and release. Add salt and pepper and then add the chopped tomatoes. Cook for 10-15 minutes. Put the sauce in the blender and puree until smooth then return it back to the pan. Add the

woody stems and lovely, useful seed heads."

As the garden catalogs arrive, she also likes to relax with faew in hand and a pen to circle potential new plants and seeds, and to dog-ear the pagesforfuturereference.

"My wintertime inspiration comes from morning walks with my dog, Max, followed by coffee in my breakfast room, which is filled with plants," says landscape architect Scott Mehafey of south suburban Flossmoor.

"Of course I love winter walks through The Morton Arboretum or Chicago Botanic Garden — and Garfield Park or Lincoln Park conservatories when I crave warm, moist air during our cold, dry winters."

Easy introspection Sometimes you don't have to gofarforinspiration.W ith hundreds of hostas lying dormant in her frozen soil, Patricia Bailey of suburban Palos Park uses this as an opportunity to mull over her landscape.

"It's a good time to stay in and be introspective and appreciate the stillness," she says."But I love the garden in winter — taking photographs of the snow on the grasses and trees, or the sunrise with the light glistening on the snow."

She notes that gardeners also need to unwind after the growing season dies down.

"I'm watching footprints in the snow and having a fire with a glass of winespending time with my pets.

The plants are resting and so should I."

cream and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. While your sauce is cooking take the chicken from the refrigerator and place on wooden skewers.

Cook the chicken on low broil for 6-10 minutes, turn and cook an additional 4-8 minutes, or until done. Each broiler will vary.You can cook the chicken on the grill if you prefer. Once the chicken is cooked allow it to sit for 5 minutes to seal in the flavors. Add the chicken to the sauce, once the sauce has thickened. Bring your heat up slightly and heat through. Serve over rice and garnish with cilantro.

'The Nessiah'ringsoutagain,an theheartreioices It's a long time later.

The sound of voices and music have faded away and, yet, they serve to haunt me as part of my past. Not a haunting in the way Halloween serves but as a reminder of something loved and feared lost, then found.

It is late to be speaking of things of the Christmas season, but one thing seems to need mentioning as I write in my diary today, and thatisoflastDecember'si2014l performance of G. F. Handel's "The Messiah" in La Grande.

With Director Don Jensen's death, it didn't seem possible that the wonderful works could be presented once again even in the same place with some of the same folks involved, but it did.

It surely would have been easy to letthe performing ofthisparticular masterpiece die with the person who had been so much a part of it, but there were those who knew that the best tribute to our fiiend and mentor Don Jensen would be to keep the sound of this music in the air as the Christmas tradition.

It would need someone special to take over the baton, and he was found in the person of Teun Fetz, professor of music at our own Eastern Oregon University. Others, some long-time supporters and others new to the experience, stepped up to see that the audience would once again hear this tremendous work.

My own involvement was limited butjustasheart-grabbing asfeltby long-term members, for I had sung soprano in the community chorus's "The Messiah" in the 1960s when the LDS iLatter Day Saints) tab-

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DORY Continued from Page 1B Finally there was no way to keep the doors open either financially or with attendants. Thus ensued the results of today.

Writing my diary about the year of 1969 when I requested the department to ring the tower bell, brought my membership card to mind. I am now a 14V2-year member with only one occasion to have paid my dues, the member monies intended to keep the museum expenses paid.

No wonder the doors were locked after 14V2 years of non-support.

How many other card-holding members are there?

How many folks still carry that little card with a bit of regretful nostalgia?

Had any of us given any thought to supporting it so that it wouldn't go the way of so many of La Grande's other treasures?

I for one think the museum is worth keeping and should be supported through our contributions the same way as we do everything else — volunteers and financial support.

The Fire Department has a worthy and interesting history that has drawn my increasing interest and which I am following, and I would like to hear from anyone else who feels the same way. If not me, then contact Fire Chief Bruce Weimer and offer your support.

There wasn't anything wrong with the Museum after the loss of the originator except neglect by its community, possibly unaware that there was a need beyond the staf.

The bell in the tower above the Museum could be re-activated if someone with low-voltage wire knowledge would volunteer their time and expertise in re-wiring the apparatus.

Volunteers could keep the doors open for visitors, and maybe that newsletter could become a reality if member dues went towards the rent and expenses.

There must be a reason why I have suddenly written about the La Grande Fire Department bell, twice four years apart, and once over 50 years ago. Is its silent presence telling me something important?

Here is something we can do to honor our firemen who, too, put their lives on the line each time they are called to duty.

Are you interested?

ernacle was located where The Observer complex is now at 1406 Fifth St. on the hill slope block between Fourth and Fifth streets, N and 0 avenues, but facing 0 Avenue.

What an overpowering experience that had been.

Just a few years ago I had wanted to sing with the group again, but in my 80s it seemed an unreasonable desire, so I asked Mr. Jensen if I could just sit in with the chorus during rehearsals and not the performances. He just smiled and made aplacefor m e.

As a high soprano, I found the music suited to my voice, and the beauty of it came in the director's finesse of each note's intention and contribution to the piece as a whole so that when the last sound lingered in the air in a profound silence, I thought my heart would burst.

Yes, I stayed through the sing-along and again for the performance.

W hen my aging voice began giving out until I was forced to drop out of my own church's choir, I didn't attempt to go back to"The Messiah" chorus, but did attend the "sing-a-long" and was amazed to find that I still could sing this works when none other was possible.

Contact Dory by email at fleshman&oni.com Then Don Jensen died and, with his death, came the feeling that the offering of"The Messiah" was also not ended with the director or even For some reason, I didn't know finished in our town. the composer,for agreatpiece such that the chorus had formed again But, the spirit and the drive had as this oratorio can not be stilled. and was in rehearsal last year. In

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fact, if there was publicity about it, I missed it somehow and was surprised to have a friend Vicki ask me if I would like to go to the"singa-long." I jumped at the chance, feeling that even though I could no longer sing, I could follow the score and hear the music once again.

Oddly enough, when the music of the orchestra began and the soloists ,some repeat performers and some new to me, led us into the choruses, I stood with the rest.

W hen my mouth opened,Isang as though I had never quit, a most unbelievable experience after not having looked at the music for several years.

Ifthiswas a personal experience for myself that I write about, I know that others were feeling it for themselves as well. And, the look on the face of the new Director Fetz told ofhis own satisfaction in being thebridge between what had been and what could still be.

As for me, the"sing-a-long" providedanother experience in participation with an 88-year-old voice that could still sail to the heights because of something magical about Handel's 'The Messiah."

Thank you to the LDS church for making the building and its facilities open to the community, to the leadership in continuing this tradition,and to the soloists,chorus, orchestra, accompanists,and cookie bakersfor thisparticulartradition in music.

I thankyou all! And, we look forward to when next year's performance fills the air.

Contact Dory by email at fleshman@eoni.com

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WANTED: CDLw/tanker Endorsement for 5,000 gal. water truck in the North D a k o t a O il Fields. Great Pay (!t Negotiable Hours 541-403-0494

BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 5J is currently accepting applications for an assistant tennis coach at Baker High

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Fn. (!t Sat. -8 PM Episcopal Church Basement 2177 1st Street Baker City

NEED TO TALKto an AL-ANON NORTHEAST OREGON AA member one on Do you wish the CLASSIFIEDS of fers one? Call our drinking would stop?

Self Help (!t Support 24 HOUR HOTLINE Monday at Noon G roup An n o u n c e 541-624-5117 Every 2nd (!t 4th ments at n o c h arge. oi visit Wednesday at 6:00 PM For Baker City call:

2810 Cedar St., Baker.

Every Monday Exercise Class; AL-ANON. At t i tude o f Doors open, 6:30 p.m.

9:30AM (FREE) Gratitude. W e d n e sEarly bird game, 7 p.m. days, 12:15 — 1:30pm. followed by reg. games.

THE OREGON State Faith Lutheran Church.

Police hereby solicits All ages welcome!

1 2th (!t Gekeler, L a bids for Ianitonal setvtces 541-523-6591 Grande. at its Baker City office, ITB¹ 257-1 746-1 5.

AL-ANON. COVE ICeep Contact Robert Johnson VETERANS OF C oming Back. M o n robert. ohnson©state.or.us FOREIGN WARS days, 7-8pm. Calvary o r 503-378-4065 POST 3048 B aptist Church. 7 0 7 for a copy of the MONTHLY MEETING Main, Cove.

Invitation to Bid, 2nd Thurs. of the month. or view the ITB at Post (!t Auxiliary meet at UNION COUNTY htt s: or in.ore on. ov 6:30 p.m. VFW Hall, AA Meeting Bids must be received Info.

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THE OBSERVER a BAKER CITY HERALD — 5B

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

DEADLINES : LINE ADS:

Monday: noon Friday Wednesday: noon Tuesday Friday: no o n Thursday DISPLAY ADS:

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Baker City Herald: 541-523-3673e www.bakercityherald.com • classifiedsObakercityherald.com• Fax: 541-523-6426' The Observer: 541-963-3161e www.la randeobserver.com • classifiedsOlagrandeobserver.com • Fax: 541-963-3674 ag w 210 - Help Wanted210 - Help Wanted220 - Help Wanted 220 - Help Wanted Baker Co. Baker Co. Union Co. Union Co. BUILDING HEALTHY ENTRY LEVEL Position: When responding to CUSTODIAN NEEDED 5 F amilies is h i r ing f o r Ash Grove Cement Comthe position of Home pany, located in DurV isitor . T h i s i s a kee, Oregon, seeks an part-time, n o n-benee xperienced w o r k e r f ited p o s it ion. I n t e r for an entry level posiested applicants can tion starting as a Gen-

apply at w w w . w orks orceoregon.org. o r caII 541-523-6331.

Building Healthy Families is an equal opportunities employer.

Did you knowthat youcan move mountains of stuff with a sinqle finger? Call

our classified "ad-vIsors" and find oul howeasy il is Io turn your old items into newfoundcash.

541-963-3161 The Observer 541-523-3673 Baker City Herald

eral Laborer. Requirements: 3-5 years work experience , Hi gh S chool d i p l om a o r G ED. Expenence i n industrial e q u ipment o perations, m a i n t e nance work, or other t rades are a plu s .

C andidates must b e willing to w ork shifts t hat m a y i nc l u d e weekends, afternoons or graveyards. Entry level wage is $17.72 per hour, w it h i n crem ental i ncreases t o $24.12 aft er 18 months. Full benefits package is included.

Interested persons will send a r e sume and completed company employment application to the attention of A nita M c K i n ne y a t

P.O. Box 287, Durkee, Oregon, 97905. Employment applications can be obtained at the plant site or by email

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Blind Box Ads: Please be sure when you address your resumes that the address is complete

h ours per w e e k t o clean church building.

Must have pnor experience, b e a v a ilable with all information reduring c h urch b u s iness hours and have 330 - Business Opquired, including the Blind Box Number. This good references and portunities is the only way we have work history. Ability to of making sure your rework w i t h out d i r e ct sume gets to the proper supervision is mandat ory. W o r k a s s i g nplace. m ents c a n c h a n g e daily. Compensation is $ 10.00 p e r hou r .

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Ca II 541-91 0-7557.

LEGACY LIVING CARE HOME i n E l g in h a s o pening for l ady o r g entleman, p r i v a t e room, home cooked meals and al l i n sura nces a c c ep t e d .

541-437-104 0 or 541-805-0675.

380 - Baker County Service Directory Adding New Services: "NEW" Tires Mount tIt Balanced Come in for a quote You won't be disappointed!!

Mon- Sat.; 8am to 5pm LADD'S AUTO LLC 8 David Eccles Road Baker City (541 ) 523-4433

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estate advertised DO YOU need papers to Allhreal ere-in is s u blect t o start your fire with? Or the Federal Fair Housa re yo u m o v i n g ing Act, which makes need papers to wrap it illegal to a dvertise those special items? any preference, limitaThe Baker City Herald tions or discnmination at 1915 F i rst S t r eet based on race, color, sells tied bundles of religion, sex, handicap, papers. Bundles, $1.00 familial status or n aeach. tional origin, or inten-

plete preparation. InTrain at home to proccludes children, cusess Medical Billing tIt tody, support, property Insurance Claims! NO and bills division. No EXPERIENCE court appearances. DiNEEDED! Online trainvorced in 1-5 w e eks ing at B ryan U niverpossible. sity! HS Diploma/GED 503-772-5295. tIt Computer/Internet www. pa ra ega I Ia Ite rnaneeded tives.com 1-877-259-3880.

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Small bales. No rain, undercover.

541-263-1591

Burning or packing?

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tions or discrimination.

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of this law.

All persons are hereby informed that all dwelli ngs a d v ertised a r e available on an equal opportunity basis.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

l umber, Cut t o y o u r s pecs. 1 / 8 " o n u p .

A lso, h a l f ro u n d s , s tays , w e d ge s , slabs/firewood. Tamarack, Fir, Pine, Juniper, GREAT WEEKLY Lodgepole, C o t t o nw ood. Your l ogs o r 8E MONTHLY RATES: Baker City Motel. Wi-Fi, mine. 541-971-9657 color TV, microwave, NORTHEAST fndge. 541-523-6381

services be liwith the LandC o n t ractors T his 4 - d igit CLASSIFIEDS number allows a con- OREGON reserves the nght to sumer to ensure that relect ads that do not t he b u siness i s a c comply with state and tively licensed and has federal regulations or a bond insurance and a that are offensive, false, q ualifie d i n d i v i d u a l misleading, deceptive or contractor who has ful- otherwise unacceptable. filled the testing and experience r e q u ire- 460 - Musical Colments fo r l i censure. umn For your protection call 503-967-6291 or visit LOWREY SPINET Piano w/ bench. Estimated our w ebs i t e : value- $3,000.00 plus www.lcb.state.or.us to c heck t h e lic e n s e Yours for $ 1 ,500.00 marvelous c o n d ition status before contract541-963-3813. ing with the business.

Persons doing l andscape maintenance do 475 - Wanted to Buy not require a landscaping license. $ WAN T ED $ C O M IC

720 - Apartment Rentals Baker Co. 4-BDRM Town house w/ 1-1/2 Bath tIt W o od Stove Back-up. New Carpet tIt Paint. W/G Paid. $850+ dep.

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Senior a n d Di s a b l ed Housing. A c c e pting applications for those aged 62 years or older as well as those disabled or handicapped of any age. Income restrictions apply. Call Candi: 541-523-6578 BOOICS P r e -1975: O riginal art tIt m o v ie memorabilia, s ports,

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Trade deer, moose, buying •The Elms, 2920 Elm all grades. Fair honest S t., Baker City. C u rKIMBALL PIANO,(used) re n t ly av a i I a b I e p rices. Call N ate a t $800 obo 541-786-4982.

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WE HAVE MOVED! Our new location is 3370 17th St Sam Haines Enterpnses 541-51 9-8600

CEDAR 8t CHAIN link 435 - Fuel Supplies fences. New construct ion, R e m o d e l s FIREWOOD handyman services.

PRICES REDUCED Kip Carter Construction 541-519-6273 $140 in the rounds 4" to 12" in DIA, $170 Great references.

L OW 505 - Free to a goo split. Red Fir tIt HardCCB¹ 60701 wood $205 split. De- home E V E Iivered in the valley.

G E S CLETA I KATIE"S (541 ) 786-0407 CREATIONS I N T Odd's tIt End's LODGEPOLE:Split tIt de1220 Court Ave. BIG S RS S ET S Iivered in Baker, $180.

Baker City, OR W hite F i r Rou n d s , Free to good home 1-12-15 © 2015 UFS, Dist. by Univ. Uclick for UFS Closed Sun. tIt Mon. $150. Guaranteed full ads are FREE! Tues. — Fn.; 10am - 5pm c ord. R u r a l a r e a s (4 li nes for 3 days) Sat.; 10am — 3pm $1/mile.

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Reasonable rates, fast 1951 Allis Chalmers A ttractive one and tw o service. 541-523-4087 Mod. CA Tractor, front or 541-805-9576 BIC bedroom units. Rent loader, w/trip bucket. based on income. InOREGON STATE law reAll orig, great mech, come restrictions apq uires a nyone w h o cond. Perfect for small ply. Now accepting apcontracts for construcfarm prolects. Belt and plications. Call Lone at t ion w o r k t o be pto drive, 4 spd. Single (541 ) 963-9292. censed with the Conpin and 3 pt . $ 2500 630 - Feeds struction Contractors obo. Consid part trade This institute is an equal Board. An a c t ive 541-91 0-4044.

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750 - Houses For 752 - Houses for 760 - Commercial 795 -Mobile Home 930 - Recreational Rent Baker Co. Rent Union Co. Rentals Spaces Vehicles OREGON TRAIL PLAZA 3 BDRM, 2 bath house OFFICE SPACE approx SPACES AVAILABLE,

Senior Living

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Mallard Heights 870 N 15th Ave Elgin, OR 97827

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No pets, no smoking. $675/mo. 1st, last plus dep. 541-523-6074

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3-BDRM, 2 BATH 2601 Court St 2 BD, 1ba, newly reno- Gas heat, fenced yard, Appliances included. vated, w/d hoop-ups, $650/mo plus dep. hardwood floors, off 541-519-706 s treet p a r k i ng , n o smoking, cats o k ay.

W/S paid. First I!t last, 3-BDRM, 2 bath, Mfg. $400 dep. $750mo ref- home. storage, erences required,leave fencedCarport, yard. $650/mo, msq. 541-805-7768 plus deposit. NO smoking, NO pets. Refer2 BDRM, 1 ba, w/s/g pd. $650. N E P r o perty ences.541-523-5563 Mgt. 541-910-0354 4/5 BDRM, 2 bath house $950/mo. 1st, last I!t A FFORDABLE S T U deposit. Available Dec. DENT HOUSING. 5 20th. Pets on approval bd, 5 ba, plus shared This institute is an equal opportuni ty provider kitchen, all u tillities with a fee. Large corn er lot, f e nced w i t h paid, no smoking, no s hop. Fo r R e n t o r pets, $800/mo I!t $700 l ease option t o b u y dep. 541-910-3696 Call 541-523-5978 or 541-403-0275 Beautiful B r and New 3bd, 2b a a l l a p p l iances, fenced yard, SUNFIRE REAL Estate LLC. has Houses, Dugarage, I!t yard care. plexes I!t Apartments $1,100mo + dep. Mt. for rent. Call Cheryl Emily Prop. Mgt. 541-962-1074 Guzman fo r l i s t ings, 541-523-7727.

LA GRANDE Retirement Apartments 767Z 7th Street, La Grande, OR 97850

Senior and Disabled Complex Affordable Housing!

Rent based on income.

Income restncticns apply.

Call now to apply!

Beautifully updated Community Room, featunng a theater room, a pool table, full kitchen and island, and an electnc fireplace.

Renovated units!

w /full b a sement, i n good shape. No smoking, pets w/approval 1 511 J ackson A v e $870. 541-786-1 480 Avail Feb 1st.

RV spaces avail. Nice quiet downtown location 541-523-2777 Now accepting applica3 BDRM, 2 bath in LG. 2 tions f o r fed e r a l ly car garage, large yard, f unded ho using f o r 1-BDRM, 1 bath. W/S inc luded. G a s h e a t , $ 1000 pe r m o , n o t hos e t hat a re pets. 541-963-4174. fenced yard. $525/mo. sixty-two years of age 541-51 9-6654 or older, and h andi5BD, 2BA, 2 bed main capped or disabled of floor Itt 3 down. $785 any age. 1 and 2 bed- 2-BDRM MOBILE home, 479-283-6372 Haines.

No pets, referroom units w it h r e nt ences required. $400. COZY 3B/2B house in b ased o n i nco m e + dep. 541-523 3110 when available.

U nion, d e c k , W / D hookups, Fenced yard, $ 995/ m o .

C a II Proiect phone ¹: 2-BDRM, 1 b a th. W/S 541-437-0452 541-963-1210. paid.

Gas heat, range, TTY: 1(800)735-2900 fridge, fenced yard. CUTE COTTAGE style $ 575/mo p lu s d e p . 2bd house, southside "This Instituteis an 541-51 9-6654 equal opportunity La Grande location, no provider" smoking o r pet s, 2-BDRM, 1.5 bath. Large

800 N 15th Ave Elgin, OR 97827

SENIOR AND Now accepting applications f o r fed e r a l ly DISABLED HOUSING Clover Glen funded housing. 1, 2, Apartments, and 3 bedroom units 2212 Cove Avenue, with rent based on inLa Grande come when available.

Clean I!t well appointed 1 I!t 2 bedroom units in a Proiect phone number: quiet location. Housing 541-437-0452 for those of 62 years TTY: 1(800)735-2900 o r older, as w ell a s "This institute is an equal t hose d i s a b le d or h andicapped of a n y opportunity provider." age. Rent based on income. HUD vouchers accepted. Please call 541-963-0906 TDD 1-800-735-2900

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W ater, s e w er , g a r bage. $200. Jeri, mana ger.

La Gra n d e $500/mo + $450 dep.

541-91 0-3696 541-962-6246 2007 NUWA HitchHiker Champagne 37CKRD PRIME COMMERCIAL $39,999 space for Rent. 1000 Tnple axles, Bigfoot Iack sq. ft. plus 250 sq. ft. leveling system, 2 new loft, office and bath6-volt battenes, 4 Slides, room, w/s i n cluded, Rear Dining/ICitchen, paved parking, located large pantry, double in Island City. MUST fndge/freezer. Mid living SE E! Ca II 541-963-3496 room w/fireplace and after 10am. surround sound. Awning 16', water 100 gal, tanks 820 - Houses For 50/50/50, 2 new Power780 - Storage Units Sale Baker Co. house 2100 generators.

COUNTRY ACRES Blue Book Value 50IC!! .12 X 20 storage with roll 2.94 w/ 2001 Manufactured 541-519-1488 up door, $70 mth, $60 3 bdrm Home $69,000 deposit 541-910-3696 w / $ 1 5,000. d o w n . 970 - Autos For Sale 541-519-9846 Durkee '03 CHEV S10 with Cano py 5 s peed 4 c y l .

BUYING HOMES Good condition. Must Next day cash offer Sell! $2,900 obo. Call 541-523-9057 541-91 0-4227 700 sq ft, 2 offices, recept area, break room, common r e strooms, a ll utilitie s pa i d ,

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room and den. Large e Security Fenced y ard a n d ga rd e n e Coded Entry area with water nghts, e Lighted for your protection quiet neighborhood. $875/month rental fee e 6 different size urits w ith first l a s t $ 5 0 0 e Lots of RV storage c leaning deposit a n d pet deposit required. 41298 Chico Rd, Baker City off Rxahontas No Smoking. Please ca II541-620-8845.

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IN COVE, clean and spaSeptic approved, elecc ious 2 bd r m ro w 7X11 UNIT, $30 mo. tnc within feet, stream 1001 - Baker County house. All appliances, d e p . $25 r unning through l o t . Legal Notices plus w/d. $625mo, + (541 ) 910-3696.

A mazing v i e w s of dep. (541)568-4722.

PUBLIC NOTICE mountains I!t v alley.

A PLUS RENTALS 3.02 acres, $62,000 LARGE 2 BDRM, 1 ba, The Baker County Board has storage units 208-761-4843 in Cove $700mo. NE of Commissioners will availab!e.

Prope rt y M gt . be m ee t i n g on 5x12 $30 per mo.

541-91 0-0354 Wednesday, January ROSE RIDGE 2 Subdivi8x8 $25-$35 per mo.

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LARGE 3BD, 2ba, w/ 8x10 $30 per mo. sion, Cove, OR. City: 'plus deposit' Sewer/VVater available. for a staff meeting folyard I!t Iarge 36'x60' lowed by a Work Sess hop. $ 10 5 0 / m o . 1433 Madison Ave., Regular price: 1 acre sion beginning at 9:15 10100 Sterling, Island m/I $69,900-$74,900. or 402 Elm St. La a.m. T h e m e e t i ngs City. 541-663-6673 We also provide property Grande. w ill b e h e l d i n t h e management. C h eck Ca II 541-910-3696 C ommission C h a m NICE 3 bdrm, 2 bath in out our rental link on b ers o f t h e C o u r t Union. $850 plus Dep. our w ebs i t e Mt Emily Prop Mgmt house at 1995 Third www.ranchnhome.co 541-962-1074.

S treet, B a ke r C i t y , ABC STORESALL m or c aII Oregon. Baker County HAS EXPANDED Ranch-N-Home Realty, SOUTHSIDE 2BD, 1ba + o perates u n de r a n Units sizes from In c 541-963-5450.

2 b o nu s r o o m s i n EEO policy and comSx10 up to 10x30 b asement, al l a p p l . plies with Section 504 TOWNHOUSE DUPLEX TAKING APPLICATIONS 541-523-9050 I incl.. no smoking, no I for a small 2-bdrm, of the R e habilitation for rent in La Grande. pets, $900/mo, $850 1 bath in Haines.

Act of 1973 and the N ewer 3 b d rm , 2 . 5 American West dep. 541-910-3696 A mericans w it h D i s b ath, l a rg e f e n c e d Electnc heat, appliances Storage 880 - Commercial a bilities A ct . A s s i s yard, garage, AC, and included,W/D hook ups, UNION 2b d, 1 ba s gc 7 days/24 houraccess tance is available for more. $995 mo, plus fenced yard. $600/mo + Property $695, senior discount, 541-523-4564 i ndividuals w i t h d i s dep. Call 541-910-5059 deposits I!t cleaning fee pets ok. 541-910-0811 COMPETITIVE RATES BEST CORNER location a bilities b y ca l l i n g 541-519-5494 or for details.

Behind Armory on East for lease on A dams 5 41-523-8200 ( T T Y : 541-856-3756 for app.

760 - Commercial and H Streets. Baker City Ave. LG. 1100 sq. ft.

NICE DUPLEX, 3b/1.5b, 523-9538).

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16 X 2 5 G a rage Bay hookups, W / S i n- Rent Union Co. LegaI No. 00039659 w/11' celing I!t 10 x 10 541-805-91 23 Published: January 12, cluded, $775/mo. Call 2BD, 1BA house for rent Roll-up door. $200/mo 2015 MINI STORAGE 541-963-1210. in La Grande. Please +fees. 541-519-6273 • Secure call owner, Available IN THE • Keypad Zntry BEARCO VERY NICE clean 2 bd now! 541-328-6258 BOARD OF COUNTY • Auto-Lock Gate BUSINESS PARK 1ba, 1/2 garage, w/d, COMMISSIONERS OF • Security Lifpttfttg Has 3,000 sq ft. also fndge, stove, w/s paid, 3 BD, 1.5 bath, fenced • Security Gattteras THE STATE OF y a rd. $800/m o. L o 16x30 storage units no smoking, no pets.

• Outside RV Storage OREGON FOR THE cated 10200 GrandAvailible Now! $625mo, $450 d ep.

• Fenced Area COUNTY OF BAKER Ca II 541-963-7711 (6-foot barb) 304 First St. La Grande view Dr. Island City.

541-91 0-5200 Ca II 541-963-2343 NEW clean units BEAUTY SALON/ All sizes available Office space perfect 910 - ATV, Motorcy(Gx10 up to 14x26) for one or two operacles, Snowmobiles ters 15x18, icludeds 8 41-83 3 - 1 6 8 8 1997 Y A M AHA M t n . restroom a n d off 3 3la l 4 t h Max 700 snowmobile, street parking. $1200. Zeiman Drive $500 mo I!t $250 dep 541-91 0-3696 on Dnve off 2 p l ace LET IT BE ICNQWN TQ CLASSIC STORAGE ALL PERSONS of the trailer, $1200. Both in 541-524-1534 COMMERCIAL OR retail County of Baker that exc. cond. Call Sel, 2805 L Street space for lease in hisd iscrimination i n t h e 541-403-0366.

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Answer to Previous Puzzle NEW FACILITY!! t oric Sommer H e l m sale, rental, lease, adVanety of Sizes Available Building, 1215 Washvertising of sale, rental 930 Recreational Secunty Access Entry S P QBS UD S PO T i ngton A v e ac r o s s or lease, financing of RV Storage Vehicles from post office. 1000 housing or land to be T I E W E RE E A V E plus s.f. great location used for construction THE SALE of RVs not I TA L I A N S T R E E $800 per month with 5 beanng an Oregon ino f housing, or in t h e year lease option. All provision of brokerage signia of compliance is PER L S KA T E R S utilities included and SECURESTORAGE illegal: call B u i lding or rental services beparking in. A v a ilable cause of race, color, T L C S T E Codes (503) 373-1257.

Surveillance religion, sex, disability n ow , pl eas e P I L ESU P E R A S E Cameras call 541-786-1133 for (physical or m ental), Computenzed Entry more information and PRESIDENT GOLF Cart. familial st atu s ( c h ilAV E B A A T I N VI ewI n g .

Covered Storage dren) or national ongin Good cond. Repriced ZE S T Y H UB C A P S Super size 16'x50' is prohibited by T itle at $2999. Contact Lisa INDUSTRIAL P ROPVlll of the federal Fair (541 ) 963-21 61 H EW FAR ERTY. 2 bay shop with 541-523-2128 office. 541-910-1442 I NT O N E D N A I V E 3100 15th St. Baker City NORTHEAST

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

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1001 - Baker County Legal Notices Housing Amendments Act of 1988. It is the policy of the County of Baker to support the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and t o implement a F a i r H ousing Program t o ensure equal opportunity in housing for all persons regardless of race, color, r e ligion, sex, disability (physical and mental), familial status (1. children, and 2. actual or perceived s exuaI o r i e n t a t i o n , gender i d e n t it y or m arital st atus o r

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members), or national ongin. Therefore, the County does hereby p ass t h e fo l l o w i n g Resolution:

BE IT RESOLVED that within th e r e sources available to the County through city, county, state, federal and comm unit y v o lu n t e e r sources, the C ounty will assist all persons

who feel t hey h ave been d i s c r i m i nated a gainst b e cause o f race, color, r e ligion, sex, disability (physical and mental), familial status (children) or nat ional o r i gi n

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p rocess o f f i l i n g a complaint w i t h t he Oregon Civil Rights Division or the U.S. Department of H o using and Urban Development, Seattle Regional Office Compliance Division, that they may seek equity under federal and state laws.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED t h a t t he County shaII publicize t his R e s olution a n d through this publicity shall cause real estate

brokers and s e llers, private home sellers, rental owners, rental property m a n agers, real estate and rental advertisers, lenders, builders, developers, h ome b u y e r s a n d home o r a p a rt ment r enters t o be c o m e aware of their respective

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and rights under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and any applicable state or l ocaI law s o r or d i nances.

THE FAIR H OUSING P ROGRAM, for t h e

with over18,000 readsrsinUnion,Bakerand Wallowacounties, plusonlineat www.northeastoregonclassifieds.com We've combined the local reach of The Baker City Herald and The Observer to bring you the largest, most comprehensive CLASSIFIEDS listings in Eastern Oregon.

Now you'll find more items for sale, more yard sales, more real estate than ever before.

Plus, we've taken all of our combined print classifieds and placed them online at

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purpose of informing those affected of their respective responsibilit ies and r i g ht s c o n cerning Fair Housing law and complaint procedures, will at a minimum include, but not b e limited to : 1 ) t h e printing, p u b l i c izing and distribution of this

Resolution; 2) the distribution o f p o s t e rs,

flyers, pamphlets and other applicable Fair Housing i n f o rmation provided by local, state and federal sources, through local media of community co ntacts; and 3) the publicizing of locations where ass istance will b e p r o vided to those seeking to file a discnmination complaint.

DONE and DATED this 3rd day of September, 2014.

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AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2005-1061 LegaI No. 00039656 Published: January 12, 2015

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MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2015

COFFEE BREAK

WATER

Woman should leave her Reachingacrossthe Seaof abusive boyfriend ASAP Galileeforthesakeofwater DEARABBY I have been with "Paul" for 10 months. We met shortly after he and his ffancee broke up. Because ofher, he had gone into debt, and after their breakup he lost his

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Scoutcookies.Thekidsareadorable,and it's hard to say "no" because Mom hovers nearby as the girls approach each cubicle. Regardless of whether one cares to donate to the job. cause or not, itfeels like Momis forcing us I have helped him with money from the into buying by doing this. What happened to moment we met. He's stilljobless and hi s un- the old "leave the order sheet at the reception employment beneftt will end shortly, but Abby, desk"custom? Am I overreactirg?

— SOURED ON heis careless with money. He SWEETS ends up spending mine and 0 EAR borrows from frt'ends who DEAR SOURED: Yes.All have to be paid back. Last ABB Y you h ave to do is smile and month, he took my credit say, "No, I'm sorry, sweethearts. I can't do it this year." card, and within a week 1,400 euros were gone and bills were left unpaid.

Actually, you may be doing the girls a favor, Because Paul is stressed and depressed, he because an important part of selling is learning to cope with disappointment when goes out and drinks. More than once he has spent the rent money in bars. He o ften gets a customer says no. home at 4a.m. He's alsojealous and controllirg. He texts and rirgs me constantly and DEARABBY Iam a 47year oldwoman askswhy Itook solong toanswer IfIgo outfor witha 12yearoldson.Imeta wonderful man a cojjee, he demands to know who with. He has I'll call "Daryl,"and we have been dating for a hot temper and shouts at mefor the silghtest about threeyears. Werecently became ergaged thing — likei fI didn't close a door, or he thinks and are planni rg to be married this sprirg.

I didn't pay attention to something he said.

Ihave had one concernfora while,and I Our sex life has never been great. He probably should have already addressed it blames me for that, too. He says I don'tinitiwith him. Daryl is very good about including ate it enough, and he's threatening to start my son, "Kevin,"in almost all ofour outgoing with other girls. He is also bossy. He ings,butheneverasksKevin todoany "guy" thirgs with him. Daryl has grown sons, so alwayssaysIneverdoanything forhim. it's not like hedoesn't know how to do theguy Even thoughIwork until5:30,heexpects me to bring him water, cojj"ee, turn on the air thing. Kevin has never had a father in his life, conditioner and other stuff. so he longs for this kind of companionship.

I'm afraid ifI bring it up, Daryl may feel I love Paul, butI don't feel appreciated.

I'm scared of what he will do when I leave. compelled to start doirgit, butI don't want Please, Abby, I need your advice. him to do it only because I said something.

— TORNIN LONDON I was hoping it was something my ffance DEAR TORN: Your Paul is an emotionally might have wanted to do earlier on in the abusive, bottomless pit. He will suck you dry relationship. Should I say somethirg or let it financially and emotionally if you let him. take its course?

It's important that you get rid of him now.

— MOM INALABAMA If you think Paul might do something to DEAR MOM: Explain it to him and see how he responds. Your fiance may not have you if you end the relationship, contact the been a hands-on dad with his own sons. police or a domesticabuse hotline and take their guidance. If you think he might harm The teen years are an important time, and himself, forget it. Paul will survive. It doesn't Daryl still has time to lay the groundwork take a psychic to predict he will quickly find for a mentoring relationship ifhe starts showing an interest now. If he waits too someone else to use, so don't worry about him and don't look back. long, Kevin may conclude that Daryl doesn't really care about him and thinks he doesn't DEARABBY: Every year, a co-worker measure up in some way, which could affect brings her daughters to the offtce to sell Girl hisself-esteem foryearsto come.

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SAKK, Israel — The Arava desert, a salty wasteland dotted with tufts of scrub, gets only about an inch ofrain each year. And yet cows lazily low at dairy fanns that collectively produce nearly 8 million gallons of milk annually. Orange bell peppers flourish in a long swath of greenhouses that skirtstheJordanian border.

Kibbutzim with vineyards somehow manage to churn out shiraz and sauvignon blanc, unfazed by the desert sun.

The clusters of fanns and wineries in the Arava are a testament to Israel's acumen in water technology. One of the most parched places on Earth has found a way to beat water woes once so severe that Israel's nationalm ood roseand fell with the changing level of the Sea ofGalilee,oneoftheir most critical water sources.

That expertise helps explain why the University of Chicago sought out Israel's Ben-Gurion University to help tackle one of the world's most worrisome problems— waterscarcity.

In decadespast,oilwasthe commodity that shaped geopolitics, and at times, ignited wars. In coming years, water will be the commodity with that kind of clout.

Water scarcity is now a crisis that has begun to have palpable, disturbing implications for much of the globe.

By 2030, nearly half of the world's population will be living in regions saddled with severe water stress, the UN. projects.

Overthelastdecade, the number of violent confrontationsoverwa terissueshas risenfourfold,according to the

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"It's the issue of the day," Pacific Institute, a Californiabased think tank that studies Sibener said."Hundreds of millions of people are at risk globalwater scarcity.

The University of Chicago of inotl having enough water."

In laboratories in Chicago is tackling water scarcity and theIsraelidesert,scienbecause it believes it has a novel approach to the probtists are crafting radical new lem. The university opened approaches that may one day its Institute of Molecular En- rejuvenate the world's watergineering in 2011, and within starvedregions.On eproject uses a common inkjet printer a year talk began of putting to apply layers of chemicals to waterscarcity atthetop of the institute's agenda. a water filter to repel bacteria 'There are shortages of and keep the filter clog-free. water fiom the First World to Another turns radioactive the Third World," said Steve isotopes into tracking devices Sibener, one of the University to trace water movement of Chicago scientists leading through aquifers, a developthe research."If you look at ment that could lead to the California, it has been a pardiscoveryofvastnew strata ticularly dry year, and you can of groundwater. Still another effort strives to create filtering see how the whole West and membranes that operate on a Southwest can have boom and bust cycles that are likely molecular level, using electrito get worse. If you move onto cally charged, cilialike hairs to the Middle East and Africa, repel filter-fouling microbes. you understand that water is The goal is to complete research by the end of 2015. precious — it's like gold.

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