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• Former Enterprise teacher Ron Osterloh hopes to get a new soap box derby — similar to the Bowlby Bash in Enterprise — up and running in La Grande in time for summer

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• Penalty levied for small 2014chlorinedischargeinto Catherine Creek

Ron Osterloh's Flashback Express is designed to resemble a camera lens.

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The City of Union is appealing afi ne levied by the Oregon Deparlment of Environmental Quality for a small amount of chlorine released into Catherine Creek in 2014. The city has been fined

Rod McKee, the City of Union's public works director, believes that no aquatic life was hurt by the accidental chlorine release, which was .23 parts per million.

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Ron Osterloh, right, examines his soap box derby car, the Flashback Express. Matt Sirrine of La Grande, who is helping Osterloh organize a soap box derby here, is also examining the Flashback Express. By Dick Mason The Observer

The power of gravity is a wonderful and sometimes mysterious thing. It is also a power that Ron Osterloh of La Grande hopes will bring area residents to their feet this summer. Osterloh is leading an effort to get a soap box derby run in La Grande. A Northeast Oregon native, Osterloh does not know of a soap box derby ever being conducted here before. He is eagerly anticipating starting one in La Grande, one that will be open to anyone between the ages of

8 to 88. "I am excited. It is fun and a family thing. It turns us into kids," Osterloh said. A soap box derby involves the racing oflightweight m otorless carsthatrollon a downhill course. 'You start slow and then you pick up speed. Gravity is your fiiend," said Matt Sirrine of La Grande, who is helping Osterloh, along with Gary Anger of La Grande, in his bid to get a soap box derby conducted here this summer. The La Grande derby would be modeled after the annual Bowlby Bash races

Osterloh helped start in Enterprise in 2011. The Bowlby Bash, run on Main Street in Enterprise, now has about 20 entrants annually and draws hundreds of spectators. Osterloh has won the Bowlby Bash two of the last four years with a soap box vehicle he built named the "Flashback Express," which was designed to draw attention to his photography business, Flashback Photo and Video. Osterloh's Flashback Express has many features that make it look like a giant camera lens, including a circular mirror onitsfrontedge.Osterloh

spent long hours trying to solveengineering puzzles to make the "Flashback Express" aseffi cientaspossible. "I scratched holes in my head trying to figure out what I would do," said Osterloh, a retired Enterprise High Schoolteacherwho coached the school's wrestling team for many years. He said all questions about efficiency usually come back to gravity, such as 'What are the concepts of gravity? How can gravity, wind resistance and fiiction be overcome?" All entrants in a La Grande SeeDerby / Page 5A

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Restoring grizzly bears in the lower 48 states has been a goal of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since the large

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DAtLY PLANNER TODAY Today is Monday, March 9, the 68th day of 2015. There are 297 days left in the year.

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT On March 9, 1945, during World War II, U.S. B-29 bombers launched incendiary bomb attacks against Tokyo, resulting in an estimated 100,000 deaths.

ON THIS DATE In1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads USS Monitor and CSSVirginia clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Virginia. In 1916, Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico, killing 18 Americans. In 1933, Congress, called into special session by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, began its "hundred days" of enacting New Deal legislation. In 1954, CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow critically reviewed Wisconsin Sen. Joseph R. McCar thy'santicommunism campaign on "See It Now." In1965, the Rev. James Reeb, a white minister from Boston who'd gone to Selma, Alabama, to show support for civil rights marchers, was attacked by a group of white men and struck on the head; he died two days later at age 38. In1977, about a dozen armed Hanafi Muslims invaded three buildings in Washington, D.C., killing one person and taking more than130 hostages.

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SALEM — Wolves are increasing in abundance and expanding in distribution across Oregon, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission heard Friday at its meeting in Salem. ODFW documented 77 known wolves in Oregon in 2014, including 26 pups that survived through the end of the year. Eight of Oregon's nine known wolf packs were "breeding pairs," meaning they had at least two pups born in spring that survived through the end of the year. Six new pairs of wolves were also documented in Oregon

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proved $755,093 in funding for 14 enhancement projects and onerestoration project recommended by the Fish Restoration and Enhancement Board,and a combined 2015-17 program budget for the R&E and Salmon Trout Enhancement programs. The commission appointed William Bronson, a retired forester from Eugene, as ieast of Highways 395-78-95l, the new landowner reprewhere the state is in Phase II sentativefortheAccessand of its Wolf Management Plan. Habitat Board and approved "Non-lethal preventive continued funding for several A&H projects that provide measures are still very important in Phase II," Morgan public hunting access to told commissioners. private land. last year, ODFW Wolf Coordinator Russ Morgan said. While 2014 saw fewer incidents of livestock depredation by wolves than the previous year, Morgan noted an increase in sheep depredation. He also discussed the management rules in effect since late January 2015 in the eastern third of Oregon

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Oregon's wolf packs produced at least 26 pups last year, including this pup from the Wenaha wolf pack. The ODRN documented 77 known wolves in Oregon in 2014.

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with games. As Busch putit, the trickis to teach the kids about natural resources without them even knowingit. Real People stories are about "Not too many kids have daily interpeople volunteering, doing good deeds, achieving, action with the outdoors, and there is a growing body of study that says time performing, enjoying the outdoors ... making the most outside helps their emotional well-being of life in Union and Wallowa and teachesthem to solve socialprobcounties. Do you have a lems, just by playing outside with other story idea or photo for this kids," Busch said. In whatis known as the OWL profeature? Email acutler@ lagrandeobserver.com. gram, sixth-grade students fiom Enterprise, Wallowa and Joseph spend a week with Busch, Lindsay Miller, who joined camp," Busch said."Eventually another her stafflast summer, and a handful of bear technician came and helped me part-time teachers. Last fall, kids learned get him out of camp, and he laughed at abouttheprosand consofkeeping or 1ittie me' yelling at him." restoringthe Wallowa Lake Dam for As a Southern Oregon University ecological, social and economic reasons. graduate student, Busch worked sumThey also spent an hour picking up litter mers as an interpretive ranger at Grand at Wallowa Lake State Park. "It's im portantto getm odern-day kids Teton National Park. After school, she took a job as an educator at Dinosaur away from their iPads and iPods and National Monument in Utah. From make sure they are still getting outside. there she made the move to Wallowa To keepthem engaged in learning Resources, Enterprise's nonprofit dedioutside we create a quality expericated to outdoor education, renewable ence and education for them," Busch energy and connecting natural resource explained. employees with job opportunities. She also runs the HAWK High School When Busch finished graduate Internship program and leads kids on school, she came to Wallowa County backpacking trips into the wilderness to backcountry ski for a few months. in the summer. In addition, Wallowa That's when she met PennyArentsen, Resources offers the WET, or Waterwho worked in education at Wallowa shed Evaluation Teams, program for Resources. Later, when Arentsen was sixth- and 10th-graders, where students leaving her job to raise her first child learn to do water quality testing. And she contacted Busch, who made the each June, Wallowa Resources, other easy decision to leave Utah and work in nonprofits, agencies and a team of the mountains she loves. volunteers host the Watershed Festival Busch is an avid cyclist, runs and at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds, swims and has competed and someduring which kids of all ages can get up times won her division in the Wallowa close and personal with salmon, raptors Lake sprint triathlon. When she's not and proxy volcanoes and learn to swing playing outside she's leading kids into a flyrod. "Our county is so special. The landadventuresatMarr Pond,an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife area in scape has everything fiom the lake to Enterprise, or into the wilds of the Eagle the canyons and everything in between. Cap range. There are so many people who want to Busch works with elementary and share their knowledge. I'm amazed at middle school-aged kids in seven-week how people are so willing to come and programs held on Fridays in the fall and teach kids," said Busch.'The kids don't spring. The course is called WREN, and even know they are learning because it's the kids learn survival skills mixed in so much fun."

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ENTERPRISE — A story about a woman who loves the outdoors and is drawn to Wallowa County's vast backcountry opportunities is a common one. For Amy Busch, being offered a job to share her love of wild places with children brought her to a corner of the world in which she loves to play. Last week, Busch received the Mary Rellergert Forestry Education Award fiom the Oregon Board of Forestry. Busch said Rellergert was known as a tireless outdoor educator who took kids out in the Tillamook State Forest. Rellergertserved as the Oregon Department of Forestry's Education Coordinator in the Tillamook State Forest before Busch pa s sing away in 2004. The Mary Rellergert Forestry Education Award is a collaborativeprojectofOregon State University's Oregon Natural Resource Education Program, Oregon Forest Resources Institute and Oregon Department of Forestry. Each year, the award recognizesoutstanding foresteducators fortheircontributions to forestry education in Oregon. Wallowa County isn't the mostremote place Busch has worked in outdoor education. In many ways it could be consideredpretty civilized.W ith degrees in environmental studies and environmental education, Busch said her first teaching gig was working for a nonprofit inAlaska. There she encountered some of the apex predators of NorthAmerica — including wolves and grizzly bears. One ofher duties at the Brookes Camp in the Katami National Park and Preserve in Alaska required her to go toe-to-toe with grizzlies. Busch is a slightly built, yet athletic woman. "Thereisan im aginary boundary where bears are not allowed in camp. One day I was standing my ground when abig malenamed Popeye started to cross the line. I was running back and forth telling him he couldn't come into

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WOOD STOVES

Northwest residents among top polluters

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BOISE, Idaho— Oregon, Idaho, and Washington residents are among the top polluters in the nation when it comes to fine particle emissions from burning wood to heat homes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lists Oregon, Idaho and Washington as seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively, in per-capita emissions. The three states share chilly climates, a tradition of wood burning, and lots of national forest land with easy access and where U.S. Forest Service managers appreciatetheremoval of some treestoreduce potentialforestfi res. ''We have a very large fuel wood-cutting program and a large public that takes advantage of it," said Julie Thomas, spokeswoman for the Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho."For a lot of folks, it

helps them reduce the cost of purchasing heat in the wintertime." Burnmg wood rs also popular in Oregon, where that

state's Department of Environmental Quality found that a third of residents in the densely populated Portland region burn wood.

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PENDLETON — A new

$30,000 grant will help the InterMountain Education Service District improve dental health for students in Eastern Oregon. The education service district, acting as an administrator for the Early Learning Hub, was awarded the grant by the Oregon Community Foundation as seed money to plan aregional program for providingdental servicesto low-income students. Mark Mulvihill, the ESD's superintendent, said the money could provide anything from teeth sealants to fluoride rinses for students whose families can't afford preventative dental work. The OregonCommunity Foundation is a charitable endowment that provides money to projects around the state meant to improve communities. In announcing its new five-year initiative the foundation called childhood dental disease a hidden epidemic." The foundation referenced a Centers for Disease Control report that ranked Oregon 39thoutof43 statesreporting on levels of childhood dentaldisease.According to thereport,about 35 percent of Oregon students have untreated tooth decay. Research shows poor dental health, when leftuntreated, can contribute to arange of othermore serioushealth problems includingheart disease and diabetes. It also causes cosmetic problems and hygiene issuesthataffectselfesteem.

Whaf's Cookiag? by Sandy Sorrels of

'aNIMSSI This week our Blue Plate ( Specialis one of our most popular, Baked Salmon with Ferrucci ne ~ Alfredoand Caesar Salad. We were I able to purchase some specially ( raised sushi grade Atlantic Salmon ~ for this week's Blue Plate, which we also served last night at the I Anthony Lakes Ski Patrol Seafood ( Dinner.We got lots of compliments ~ on everything, especially the salmon. Em sure you will enjoy it too. Mark your calendarfor next ] Tuesday. It's SaintPatrick'sDay, ~ one of our favorite celebrations at Ten Depot Street. Not only do we I have excellent Corned Beef and ) Cabbage complete with red pota) toes, and Irish soda bread for just $9.95, but wonderful Irish music ~ from The Bkrrney Cats. La rry [ Dickerson heads up this lively tra[ ditional band of talented musicians, ~ playing a variety of instruments

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Of course for Saint Patrick's Day there will be p l enty of Guinness Stout on tap, as well as Irish whiskeys and authentic Irish I coffee.And fordessert,an am azing Irish Trifle. The music on Saint ~ Patrick's Day starts at 7:00. For music this week: O n I Tuesday, tomorrow, March 10, keyboardist Matt Cooper and drummerAndy Steele are playing. Then Thursday night, March I 12, we have the Dakota Brown Band from Pendleton. These musicians write heartfelt music that combines rock, folk and blues. Dakota Brown, who has a mesmer- I izing voice, discovered his love of singing after a disabling car accident. In addition to Brown, the band consists of Luke Basile, Mike [ Kellison,and Tucker Murphey. [ Both nights the music starts at 8:00.

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NEOEDD board meets

Thursday afternoon The Northeast Oregon Economic Development District board will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Misener Room of the Union County Courthouse Annex, 1007 Fourth St., in La Grande. All NEOEDD board meetings are open to the

public. The NEOEDDs mission is to provide resources and facilitate quality decisionmaking for the benefit of entrepreneurs, businesses and communities in Baker, Union and Wallowa counties. Learn more about our programs and business support at www.neoedd.org.

Archeologist speaks to retiree group The Union County Retired Educators will gather Wednesday at the Dusty Spur Cafe, on the corner of Greenwood Street and S Avenue in La Grande. Lunch orderswillbe taken at 11:30 a.m. Eric Harvey, an arche-

ologist forthe ForestService, meeting will be held at 9:30 will be the speaker. Visitors a.m. March 16 at the Island and prospective members City City Hall. are welcome.

Countyassociation call is tomorrow The Eastern Oregon Counties Association will m eet via conference callat 10 a.m. Tuesday. Instructions are to call 1-888-693-8686 and enter conference code ¹8151350. Discussions will include the sage grouse and the Blue Mountain Forest Plan. For more information, contact Ashley Wilhelm at 541-963-1001 or wilhelm@ union-county.org.

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

GRH Auxiliary holds

general meeting The Grande Ronde Hospital Auxiliary's general

NE Oregon Cyclists meet Wednesday

The Northeast Oregon Cyclists will meet at noon Wednesdayatthe Smokehouse Restaurant, 2208 Adams Ave., in La Grande.

Wyden town hall meeting set for Friday Sen. Ron Wyden will hold a town hall meeting in Union County Friday. The gathering will begin at 5 p.m. at the Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande. The senator will also host town halls in Umatilla, Baker and Malheur counties on Friday and Saturday. "There is no better way to hear fiom Oregonians than to talk regularly with them facetoface,"Wyden said. "That's why I look forward so much to these town halls and why I will continue to hold them in every one of Oregon's

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Union School Board meets Wednesday The Union School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the high school athletic complex. The board will meet in executive session at 6 p.m. prior to the 7 p.m. meeting to discuss its evaluation of Union School District Superintendent Carter Wells. Executive sessions areclosed to the public.

Riding academy hosts open house Victory Acres Riding Academy invites the public to an open house fiom noon to 3p.m. Saturday.The event celebratesthe organization's new facility and will include door prizes, hot dogs, free pony rides, pony painting and the opportunity to meet the lesson horses. Victory Acres islocated at62611 Fruitdale Lane, La Grande. For more information, call 541-786-3218.

JUSTICE

cears eva awoman, imsrisone vears ormur er By Martin Griffith and Scott Sonner

La Grande Muriel Ward, 91, of La Grande, died March 8 at a care facilityin Elgin. Arrangements will be announced later by DanielsKnopp, Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center.

Joseph'David'Hoppe Pleasant Hill Joseph"David" Hoppe, 54 of Pleasant Hill, died March 2 at a hospital in Eugene due to sudden health complications. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peters Episcopal Church. Committal and interment will follow at Summerville Cemetery. Viewing hours will be fiom 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. A complete obituary will be published later.

Vernon Harold Chitwood Joseph Virgil Harold Chitwood, 74, of Joseph, died Feb. 26 at his home. A memorial will be held this summer. A full obituary will be published later. Bollman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

CRIME

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BAKER CITY — Baker City Police have arrested two more suspects in a methamphetamine sales investigation that yielded apound and a halfofthe

believe was based atthe home on D Street might have been the largest in Baker City. During an initial search of the home on Feb. 10, police found half a pound of meth, with an estimated streetvalue of$8,000. Police later learned that more meth, and cash, might be hidden inside the home. A second search of the home, on Feb. 18, yielded one pound of meth and

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RENO, Nev.— After the case was dropped against a Nevada woman who spent 35 years in prison for a 1976 murdershedidnotcommit, both sidesagreed on one point: justice was finally served thanks to new technologyin DNA testing. Cathy Woods became the latest innocent person in the country to be cleared by DNA evidence after prosecutors announced Friday there will be no retrial ofherin the fatalstabbing of19-yearold Michelle Mitchell on the edge of the University of Nevada, Reno, campus. A judge tossed Woods' conviction in September after new DNA tests linked the Reno crime to an Oregon inmate who now faces charges near San Francisco in a string of killings about the same time. Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks said he didn't fault earlier police, prosecutors and juriesfor sending Woods to prison because they didn't have"the incredible tool of DNA." "Whenever we hear about these rare cases where convicted individuals are later exonerated by DNA, it is a circumstance that upsets our society, rightly so," Hicks said at a news conference."It is also depicted as a strike against our modern day criminal justice system. I would suggest otherwise. 'These exonerations, 30 and 40 years later, show how improved our crinnnal justice system has become. Soastragic and diScult as this case continues to be, the one shining light is thatit shows our modern day system is working," he added. Woods' public defender, Maizie Pusich, agreed,saying earlier authoritiesand juries simply lacked DNA evidence. "I wishit%oods'exonerationl happened a long time ago, but at leastit happened now when she's inrelatively good health," Pusich told The Associated Press."As time goes by, there will be innocent people in prison who slip through the cracks because theywon't survive much longer." Woods, 64, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. She lives in the Southern California home ofher brother and his wife, both of whom care for her. She remains under mental health treatment and is"doing well," Pusich said.

in cash during two searches of a home last month. Valerie Jean Taylor, 48, and Ashley Denice Cleland, 32,both lived at3025 D St., Baker City Police Chief Wyn Lohner said this morning. $3,500 in cash. That's where police on The tampering with Feb. 10 arrested Jose Danevidence charges against iel Padilla-Albrido, 38, on Taylor and Cleland are concharges of possessing and nected with the drugs and selling meth. cash being hidden in the Taylor and Cleland are home, Lohner said. both charged with posAlthough Lohner said he sessionand delivery of doesn't expectmore arrests meth, and tampering with in connection with the D evidence. Street home, he said the inTaylor was arrested vestigation into local meth Saturday morning, and dealing continues and has Cleland on Sunday mornturned up other potential ing. Both were taken to the suspects. ''We willcontinue to Baker County Jail. Lohner said the methinvestigate these leads," selling operation that police Lohner said.

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In this Sept. 8, 2014, file photo, CathyWoods appears in Washoe District court in Reno, Nev. New DNA evidence recovered from the 1976 crime scene matches that of a former Oregon inmate recently extradited to California to face murder charges in a string of killings in the San Francisco BayArea. She was convicted in 1980 and again five years later. The convictions were based largely on the confession she made in 1979 at a psychiatric hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana, where her mother committed her months earlier. The former Reno resident does not remember acknowledging the killing while hospitalized, Pusich said. The FBI says DNA found on a Marlboro cigarette butt at the Reno crime scene suggests the real killer is Rodney Halbower, a former Oregoninmaterecentlycharged in the deaths of two women who were among five victims in the"Gypsy Hill"murders in Northern California about the same time Mitchell was killed. Pusich said Woods is "very lucky" Halbower was required to submit a DNA sample by law in 2013 after he was paroled fiom prison in Nevada and transferred to an Oregon prison to beginserving a 30-year sentence forattempted murder. He was serving time in Nevada for an unrelated 1975 rape. Woods also is fortunate a fellow female inmatewas aware ofthelegalprocessto get Halbower's DNA tested and initiated it by filing paperwork, Pusich said.

"It iDNA testing) only happened because he was transferred fiom Nevada to Oregon," she said."Before that, we

knew the DNA on the cigarette butt wasn't hers. But the DNA test proved it was definitely his." Halbower, 66, a native of Muskegon Heights, Michigan, was serving the sentence in Oregon when he was extradited to San Mateo County in California, and charged in January with murder in the 1976 deaths of Paula Louise Baxter, 17, and Veronica"Ronnie"Anne Cascio, 18, near Pacifica. Halbower had been arrested for the rape of a 33-year-old woman in Reno in November1975.He was released on bail and barely a month later the Gypsy Hill murders began in California. Cascio's body was found Jan. 8, 1976, and Baxter's on Feb.4. Mitchell was killed Feb. 24. Hicks said Halbower now is a suspect in the Nevada murder. PusichsaidWoods isrelieved sheno longer lives under the threat of prosecution and is "trying to figure out what comes next"in her life. She faces a challenge of adjusting to new technology such as emails and laptop computers, she said, and hopes to travel to Louisiana for her mother's 92nd birthday in April. 'She's delighted this is finally at an end," Pusich said."She's also very lucky because she has a family who can care for her and are qualified to take care ofher."

Correctional officer accidentally injured WesCom News Service

BAKER CITY — A male correctional officer fiom the Powder River Correctional Facilityin Baker City was injured Friday morning while supervising an inmate work crew at the Baker County gravel pits near Baker Cit. The injury was the result of an accident, and no inmates were involved in the incident, said Debi Geddes, administrative services manager at the prison. The officer was transport-

ed to St. Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City for treatment of non-life threatening hand injuries at about 8:50 a.m. Two other correctional officers, with the help oflocal law enforcement, secured the inmates and returned to the prison at 9:10 a.m. Prison officials declined to release the employee's name. PRCF is a minimum-security prison in Baker City that houses approximately 366 male inmates who are within four years of release.

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE POLICE Arrested: Mariah Leanna Aceves, 21, unknown address, was arrested early Saturday on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants. Accident: No one was injured in a crash near 1 University Blvd. Saturday afternoon. Arrested: Kayla Johnson, 27, La Grande, was arrested Saturday on a charge of fourth-degree domestic assault. Arrested: Tristan Brady Mitchell, 28, unknown address, was arrested Sunday on a Union County warrant charging failure to appear on an original charge of theft of services. Mitchell was also arrested on a Clackamas County warrant charging failure to appear on original charges of failure to appear on second-degree theft,

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failure to appear on first-degree theft and failure to appear on two counts of identitytheft. Arrested: Alisha Ann Potter, 32, unknown address, was arrested Sunday on two warrants: I) Union County felony warrant charging failure to appear on an original charge of first-degree theft and 2) a Union County misdemeanor warrant charging failure to appear on an original charge of second-degree theft.

on a Union County northwest states felony warrant charging probation violation on an original charge of possession of meth. False alarm: An alarm at

Imbler High School Sunday night was determined to be a false alarm. Cited: Kenneth A. Holtz,31, lllinois, was cited early Monday on a charge of failure to perform duties of a driver — hit and run.

OREGON STATE POLICE UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: Bradley Wade Cates, 19, Island City, was arrested Saturday night on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants and minor in possession of alcohol. Arrested: Douglas Jay Scott, 32, Elgin, was arrested Sunday

Cited:Damon Troy Smaage Jr., 18, La Grande, was cited Feb. 25 on charges of driving uninsured and driving without an operator's license.

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DANA MILBANK SYNDICATEDCQLUMNIST names of all the consultants it brought in for advice. Clinton justifiably criticized George W. Bush's administration in 2007 for its "secret White House email accounts"but thenshe became a key fi gurein an administration that, in its zeal to limit disclosure, pursued more leak cases under the 1917 Espionage Act than all previous administrations combined. The administration's efforts to conceal itseavesdropping programs — including false testimony to Congress by the director of national intelligence — ultimately backfired by leading to Edward Snowden's reckless dump of government secrets. The Obama administration, and Clinton's State Department, wound up giving ammunition to congressional probes into the Benghazi attacks, when they kept fiom congressional investigators a damning 2012 State Department email about administration talking points following the attack. The withheld email, when released later, made it look as if the administration had something to hide. This is exactly the appearance created by this week's revelation that Clinton had been exclusively using personal email during her time as the nation's top diplomat. Her "clintonemail.com" domain is an unfortunate echo of 2007, when Bush administration officials were discoveredto have conducted offi cial

today, be plainly illegal.) "It's the kind ofstep thatarouses suspicion, even if it does not violate the letter of the law," says Steven Aftergood, a specialist in government secrecy with the Federation of American Scientists. He suggests Clinton could clean up the mess by inviting in officials from the National Archives to examine her private email server to confirm that all official emails have been transferred to the government's possession. That would be a good start, but the reflexive secrecy is a symptom of Clinton's broader problem, which is her debilitating caution. Just as her determination to avoidembarrassing disclosure leads to much bigger problems with secrecy, her eff ortsto avoid mistakes on the campaign trail make her a plodding and lifeless candidate. Her unimaginative, play-it -safe 2008 campaign leftan opening for Barack Obama. Clinton's response so far to the email controversy has been emblematic of that caution: She's limited herself to a tweet saying she asked the State Department to release her emails. There is very little standing between Clinton and the presidency, and that no doubt reinforces her instinctive caution and confidentiality. But the biggest mistake she can make is being afraid to make one.

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DERBY Continued from Page1A soap box derby would be required to ride in motorless vehicles they helped build. The total weight of the driver and vehicl eforthoseage 18 and older would be 550 pounds, 350 pounds for those age 13 to 17, and 250 pounds for individuals age 8 to 12. Osterloh said theprocess of building a derby car is not as challenging as some people think. "Itdoesn'thaveto be highly technical. The basics arevery simple,"he said. Osterloh found that in Enterprise about half the derby cars were made by kids and their grandparents, something he likes to see. "It is when kids start working with their grandparents that it really gets fun," Osterloh said. He hopes the La Grande soap box derby can be connected to a city activity such as Crazy Days, set to run July 17-18 this summer. "I want to tie it into an eventpeople are already in town for," he said. The Bowlby Bash has a show and shine event where the public can meet the drivers and get a close-up look at their derby cars.Osterloh hopes to have such an event in LaGrande,and pointed out that for those with derby

cars promoting their business, this in an excellent way to get attention &om the community. "It is a great calling card forbusinesses,"Osterloh said. The Enterprise races have speedster and artistic categories, which Osterloh would like to have in La Grande. The imaginative designs people come up with for derby cars never ceases to amaze Osterloh. "Creativityblossoms,"he said. Should there be a soap box derby in La Grande, spectators may see the motorless vehicles reach speeds ofup to 30 milesperhour.Regardless of the speed a soap box derby car reaches, riding in one is always a thrill, even for experienced riders. "It is a little like going down a steep hill on a sled or a wagon," Osterloh said. As exciting as riding in a soap box derby is, Osterloh saidthatitdoesnottop the excitement of creating a derby car. He refers to the expression that the journey, not the destination, is sometimes the bestpartofa trip. In the soap box derby world,"the journey is building the car." Osterloh hopes to know by mid-April if he will be able to put on a soap box derby race in La Grande this summer. This would give people plenty of time to build derby cars, he said.

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Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, managed by the Forest Continued from Page1A Service. Fish and Wildlife reportsafew grizzly bears Wildlife Service, an estimated have recently been sighted 1,400 to 1,700remain. Of the in the Canadian part of the 37 separate grizzly populaecosystem, but none have been tionspresentin 1922,31were sighted in the United States extirpated by the time they portion forabout10years. were federally listed. In 1980, An environmental impact grizzly bears were listed as statement evaluates and endangered by the state of discloses the potential environWashington. mental effects of taking an Grizzlies live in five areas action. An agency must look at in the western United States: theimpactsofitsproposedacin the Yellowstone, Northern tion, as well as reasonable alContinental Divide, Cabinetternativesto the proposed acYaak, Selkirk and the North tion, including no action. Fish Cascades ecosystems. and Wildlife does not consider The Grizzly Bear Reoovery any of theproposed actionsto Plan,Aeasedin 1992,calls be grizzlyreintroduction to the on the US. Fish and Wildlife North Cascades, because they Service tn fullyconsider themare already there. torationofthe yizzlybearin the Fish and Wildlife and the Norlh Cascades.The National National Park Service are Park Service and Fish andWild- co-sponsoring the meetings lifeinitiated anenvironmentai and,accordingto arelease,the impact statement pmoesslast Park Service is footing the bill fall to consider mtorationmea- for the environmental impact suresin the North Cascades,a statement. "This is an important pmcess thatwill take atleast threeyears to evaluate the phase in the process of range ofalternatives. assessing environmental 'The Grizzly Bear Recovimpacts," said National Parks ery Plan calls on us to fully Pacific West Regional Direcconsidertherestoration of tor Chris Lehnertz."Public the grizzly bear in the North comment at this stage is Cascades, and thisprocesswill critical to ensure that all isensure we solicit the public sues are considered." fortheirinputbefore putting Public meetings are schedany plan into action," said Fish uled throughout the North and Wildlife Pacific Regional Cascade region this month, Director Robyn Thorson.'%e and the public can submit will continue to work with our comments until March 26 via partners to make this an open regular mail or hand delivery and transparent process." at the Superintendent's OfThe North Cascades fice, North Cascades Naecosystem encompasses tional Park Service Complex, 9,800 square miles in the 810 State Route 20, Sedro United States and another Woolley, Washington 98284. 3,800 square miles in BritThe grizzly habitats closest ish Columbia. The U.S. side to Northeast Oregon are in the of the border includes North Selkirk Mountain range that Cascades National Park, straddles the U.S.-Canada managed by the National border in northeastern WashPark Service, Ross Lake Naington and the panhandle tional Recreation Area, Lake of northern Idaho, and the Chelan National Recreation Cabinet-Yaak ecosystem that Area, Okanogan-Wenatchee straddles northeastern Idaho National Forest and the Mt. and northwestern Montana.

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Continued ~om Page1A recently &om Janet Hoflman, Kitzhaber's criminal defense attorney, and James McDermott, representing the former governor on ethics matters. The attorneys asserted in contacts with Oregon Justice Department lawyers that the state shouldn't produce emails they said included Kitzhaber's privileged communications with his lawyers. McDermott also said Kitzhaber may hold the state legally liable for the leak of such emails to Willamette Week. At issue are emails Kitzhaber generatedon a private email account that were subsequently routed to and saved on state computer servers. They were housed on servers maintained by the state Department of AdministrativeServices.A separate state criminal investigation into the leak is under way. Letters and emails provided to The Oregonian/OregonLive by the state Justice Department show that Kitzhaber's lawyers intended to file a motion in U.S. District Court that would quash the subpoena. The emails were sought as part of a sweeping subpoena served on state officials the same day Kitzhaber announced his resignation. The grand jury is seeking several hundred thousandpages ofstate recordsasit investigates Kitzhaber and his fiancee, Cylvia Hayes. Hoflman wouldn't discuss the matter Friday, citing legal rules prohibiting lawyers &om making statements about grand jury proceedings. She said such legal matters are usually done in secret with sealed filings and court proceedings not open to the public. Details of the back-and-forth were contained in a Feb. 27 letter from Deputy Attorney General Fred Boss to Hoffman. '%e understand ... that you are preparing a motion to quash the subpoena

levelofthewaterreleased was about the amount found in tap water and represented no threatto people,M cKee said. McKee is arranging an informal meeting with DEQ offic ialsto discussthe appeal. "I'm optimistic that there will be some compromise," McKee said.

SALEM — Oregon's new first couple is into new digs. Gov. Kate Brown and her husband, Dan Little, told the Salem Statesman Journal on Sunday they are finishing up a move into Mahonia Hall in south Salem. The state's official governor's residence is a four-story, Tudor-style building of more than 11,000 square feet. It was purchased in 1987 through donations by individuals and businesses. Former Gov. John Kitzhaber lived in Portland and used the official residence occasionally. Mahonia Hall is 91 years old. Brown says she and Little like working on older homes. They plan to keep their 101-year-old house in southeast Portland's Woodstock neighborhood. Brown says that as governor, she didn't consider a Portland-Salem commute. Little is a U.S. Forest Service data expert who can work from horn. — The Associated Press

with respect to the emails in question, so thatafederaljudge can resolvethe idisclosurel question," Boss wrote. He said the state "will agree not to producethese emails for aperiod of two weeks &om the date of this letter. That time will allow you to file your motion to quash." Boss wrote that the state wouldn't take a stand on the matter, but would turn over the emails if Kitzhaber hasn't acted in federal court by March 16. In earlier email and mailed correspondence, Kitzhaber's lawyers said the state was liable for the leaked emails. Emails exchanged with lawyers forpurposes oflegaladvice,even ifsent by public officials, are typically considered off-limits to public disclosure. However, Boss, in his letter to Kitzhaber's lawyers, noted that Kitzhaber may have waived his attorneyclient privilege by sharing the emails with the state archives. Hoflman has argued the emails were inadvertently sent to the state, but an internal DAS email obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive asserted that the storage was intentional. In a Feb. 17 email to Boss, McDermott said,"Our client will hold the

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It was the beginning of a great and rich adventure. No, he did not get wealthy, except in spirit. But the La Grande man, who celebrated his 100th birthday March 3, has lived through the Roaring '20s, the Great Depression, World War II, the invention of color TV, hippies, rock and roll and man walkingon the moon, the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, the advent of Facebook and Twitter. An open house reception took place Saturday in Johnson's honor. "I still like to dance," he said,"but I can't do it as well as I used to." Johnson lives in his own home with his wife of 73 years, Virginia. "She was a hasher at the restaurant in Union," Johnson said."I fell for her like a ton ofbricks, a cute little blonde. She's been the best wife a man could have." They were married on Christmas Eve, 1941.

As to reaching 100, Johnson said it's important to takecareofyourself. "I walk whenever I can," he said."I can't really exercise anymore, but I did walk a block and back this mornlng.

Longevity runs in his family. He remembers three great-aunts, all of whom lived past the century mark. Johnson was born March 3, 1915, on a farm in the Emmett, Idaho, area and grew up on Willow Creek in the sand hills. He got held out of school one year when he came down with rheumatic fever while the family was living in north Boise. Later, the family moved back to the ranch. Johnson graduated with the class of 1934 at Emmett High School. He "batched" it his junior and senior year, as commuting from the ranch was impossible due to distance. "I lived in a one-room house with an outside toilet and no heat except the cook

stove," he said."I learned to cook for myself. Every week, Dad brought sagebrush from the ranch and twisted it into stove wood to run the cook stove for a week." He remembers the Great Depression as being fairto good at best. "During Roosevelt's Depression, we couldn't raise nothing that would sell. I used to snarejackrabbits, "he recalled."The family would eat them, or we'd feed them to the chickens." There was little work to be had, but Johnson got hired at a dance hall, where he learnedto waltz,fox trotand tap dance. 'The whole crowd would circle around us watching us dance," he said."And we had to put on a show for them." Johnson later went to work at a Union sawmill, which is when he met his wife. Soon after getting married, Johnson was drafted into the Army during World War II. Ofhis four years of service, he remembers in particular

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a key bridge. "I was the first sergeant in Europe to get the fourbarrel, 50 caliber machine gun mountedon a turret," he said."No planes got away from that thing." Johnson prides himself on being in the first Army units to capture Rome from the south. eWe had the first anti-aircraft gun in Rome," he said. Johnson was proud of

what he and his troops accomplished in the war. "My boys liked me, they did what I asked and they all came home," he said. When he got home from the war, Johnson worked as a contractor building homes. Later, he went to a school for watch and clock repair near Los Angeles and then went to work at Lawrence's Jewelry in La Grande as the head watchmaker and later at a jewelry store in

he still repairs watches and clocks and is proud to show off the windmill power system that helps power his home. H e regrets notbeing able to work in the garden on the 2-V4-acre spread he calls home, but even though he mostly walks with a cane, he is spry enough to get up and down the stairs to his basement. "I'd tell people just keep on living and doing it the Albany. right way," he said of the The couple went on to have secret to reaching the centhree sons. Keith runs Ander- tury mark."Keep as busy as son's Shoe and Leather in possible." La Grande. Paul lives in Seattle and Russell in Salem. Contact Jeff Petersen at 'They're all the kind of 541-963-3161orj petersen 0 men I wanted to raise," Johnlagrandeobserver.com. son said. Follow Jeff on Twitter C' Today, even at age 100, lagrandenewsGo.

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GRIMM — MILLER Tanya Grimm and Eric Miller were married Sept. 6, 2014, at Bingaman's Pond in Imbler. The bride isa 2006 graduate ofClarkston High School and works at the Grande Ronde Hospital Women's Clinic. Tanya is the daughter of Karla and Glenn Davis of Clarkston, Washington. The groom, a 2005 graduate of La Grande High School, works for Miller's Tree Service. Eric is the son of Dale Miller and Kathy Miller, both of La Grande. The wedding was officiated by the groom's brother, Cory Miller. The couple resides in Island City.

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ENGAGEMENT HAWMAN- NICE Mary Hawman of Hermiston and Zachary Nice of La Grande have announced their engagement. The bride-to-be is currently a student at Eastern Oregon University and will graduate this year. A 2011 graduate of Hermiston High School, Mary is the daughter of Mike and Diane Hawman of Hermiston. The prospectivegroom isalso a student at EOU and will graduate this year. Zachary is a 2010 graduate of La Grande High School. He is the son of Todd and Susie Nice of La Grande. The couple plans to marry June 20 in Hermiston.

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emergency food and shelter • Local nonprofit organizations must apply to receive funding Union County has been awarded federal funds under the emergency food and shelternationalboard program. According toa releasefrom Community Connection, the county has been chosen to receivemore than $12,000 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The local emergency food and shelter board decides on distribution of funds that benefit the local nonprofits engaged in aiding in emergency food, shelter or utility assistance. The funds came from

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for w ard or fall back. Why change the clocks all? Just give us more hours of daylight and gnashing her teeth. after work so that when ON SECOND the lawn ornaments The reason? Losing an hour of sleep. She THOUGHT blow down in the spring hates springing forward, JEFF PETERSEN bhzzard we can see to turning the clock an get them upright. Or we hour ahead ithis year, the official time can freeze our fingers blue trying to sneak change occurred at 2 a.m. Sunday). in an early round of golf. To keep peace in the family, I'm making Early morning light is overrated. Few a modest proposal. It's one you won't hear kids walk to school anymore, in snow up to from the Chamber of Commerce or the their armpits, nine miles, uphill both ways, Institute for Making Employees Work Their or otherwise. Fingers to the Bone in the Interest of the And if farmers bragged about getting up Gross National Product. at the crack of dawn and dawn was 8 a.m., The time change should occur earlier. we wouldn't tell anybody. It would be more readily accepted if it ocMore evening light could help us save curredat4 p.m. on a Friday afternoon and, money on our electricity bills. We could all to cel ebrate,everybody gottoleave work use that, especially now with rates rising into an hour early. Just think. We'd have two the stratosphere and paychecks having no more longerevenings tocelebrate spring. more oomph than a 98-pound weightlifter. And nobody would lose sleep. And we'd get Besides, who wants to waste time running to work 39 hours that week, not 40, and the around changing all the clocks in the house American economy and our vaunted way of when there isacriticalepisode of'Wheel of life would collapse. Torture" on TV, the puzzle says 'The Oregon Trai-" and the contestant guesses "N"? Of course, Congress has to approve such matters. Thegl probably be too busy trying I wouldn't write this, but I want to to further complicate the tax code so the only keep Wonder happy at all costs. When she's happy, she bakes the most amazing ones getting refunds are those rich enough to hire accountants. Or they11 be deeply wor- orange zest cookies. But when somebody ried,brows furrowed, having afret-festover messes with her sleep, she can go from the Battle of Chuckupistan Swamplands. beauty to Beast Mode in two seconds flat. Getting older, and being deeply against Spring forward? Lose an hour of the change of any kind, except that which jinprecious weekend? If I were Congress, I gles in my pocket, I'd rather we didn't spring would turn up the hearing aid.

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UNION — The City of Union Chamber of Commerce is seeking vendors for a downtown flea market to take place June 13 in conjunction with the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show. For more information or to reserve a place, call 541562-5270 or 541-910-1033 or email spatterson@charter.net or mecdv@eoni.com.

This was the Imbler Post Office, which was established in 1891. The photograph was taken in the 1920s. Earlier photos showed the town had many buildings. Today, this building continues to stand as the heart of downtown lmbler as the lmbler Market.

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Elgin Chamber Banquet March 17 ELGIN — The Elgin Chamber of Commerce will host its annual awards banquet March 17 at the Elgin Community Center. This year's theme, "Celebrating 50 Years Boise Cascade, Built to Last," will recognizeand celebrate Boise Cascade's contributions to the Elgin community. The celebration will alsopresent awards to the organization, business, young woman, young man, woman and man of the year. The banquet will include dinner, entertainment by Friends trom the Opera House and a 50/50 raflle. For more information,

call 541-786-1770.

Seed Swap at Folly Farms on Saturday A tree seed swap will take place at Folly Farms in Cove Saturday. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the community is welcome to swap seeds and learn more about the best ways to produce a flourishing garden.

Every day, students attending the Imbler School District prepare their palates forthe creations of their new head cook, Kim Short, a well known chef trom Sig's Restaurant in Elgin. The former head cook, M argarette Craig,retired after 15 years in the school kitchen, and the position was open for someone new. About the same time, Sig's was clos ing itsdoors,and Shortwas availablefor a new culinary adventure. It was the perfectrecipe. However, she had yet to faceher toughest critics, hungry students, a herd of them, and each one of them had at least one question on their minds. "I'm the new person coming in," Short said."The kids know assistant cook Randi Robbs and the dishwasher, Bobbi Jo Schwabauer, and they've had Margarette for the past 15 years, so when they first saw me, they asked, Who are you?' But with perseverance and a little patience, I knew I'd

win them over. Sure, some kidsare like eggs,atfi rst, and you have to crack them open, but now, they don't hesitate to talk to me. They come up to me and ask how my day is going." That's not all they're asking. Some of the kids remember her restaurant menu and are asking for prime rib. Well, that's like eating dinner in your dreams, but"barbecued riblets are definitely on the school menu," Short said. The students also expect her to remember their names, all 350 of them. They test her and ask, "So what's my name?" It was clear that Short had to come up with a method oflearning them and fast. "ForbreakfastIgetto write down everyone's name that comes through, and I better not forget anyone's name after that or I'm in trouble," she said. "However, I'm getting it. At lunch I go behind the counter and serve them, which has been goodbecause Igetthatoneon-one with them, and I can chit-chat."

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shoes is abigjob. The kids adored her like a culinary saint, so Short consulted Margarette's many culinary notebooks she left behind. "Margarettedid a wonderful job of keeping notebooks on what foods went over well with the kids and what didn't," Short said. "Alongside the recipes, her notations read, Yes, no, or never again."' With 10 years in the restaurant business, Short also wants to introduce some ofher own recipes to the menu. "I have quite a few new ideas for the menu. We're talking about kids now, so Ihave tobecarefulabout what I try to give them. Of course, cooked spinach is out of the question because il heard) that makes them collapse," she teased. Cooked veggies always pose a swallowing challenge, but Short said Robbs prepares a wonderful veggie salad bar with lots of choices for the kids, and they enjoy that. This gives Short time to think about entrees.

'The funny thing is they have never done meatloaf on the menu," Short said, "so I want to do more like a stuffedmeatloafpatty that has bacon and cheese inside it, so when they cut it open, they have a nice surprise inside. I'd also like to make them a grilled chicken breast with Swiss cheese for an entree or baked

fish." Short has already prepared some authentic scallopedpotatoeswith barbecue riblets, and they went over really well with the kids. "I was shocked at the kids who came back for seconds," saidShort,"because scalloped potatoes is kind of a grownup food, but the little ones could not get enough." With each passing day, Short conducts her own food survey with the kids. 'The kids don't hesitate to tell me what they like or don't like," said Short,"and some kids are reallyhealth conscious and theygive me their opinions too.Fm researching the state guidelines and learning about how much sodium and fatis permitted in the menu."

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For the small town of Union, the storesticksouta bit.H owever,the knitting and crochet store, Knitkabob, is thriving and encouraging the community to pick up their knitting needles and join in on the fun. Owners Maggie Owens and Xen Smith moved trom Northern California to the small town of Union. The couple was looking for a place to settle down and liked the feel of Union County. While Owens grew up knitting and crocheting, learning the hobby trom her grandmother and great-

grandmother, the idea of opening a Smith joked. business promoting her hobby was Owens said people have traveled not her first inclination. trom Boise, Idaho, to visit the store. "The building was a restaurant, It'sa populardestination forthose a Main Street eatery," Owens said. who enjoy the hobby, she said. Smith and Owens didn't want to Previously a mathematician, Owown a restaurant, though.'We ens worked at the College of Natural decided to turn the hobby into a Sciences at Chico State, she said. business." Later, she became the college's dean. "Being a mathematician requires There are more than 7,000 items sold in Knitkabobs, Owens said. And an infinite amount of patience," she it's a popular place to go to. It's not said. That extraordinary patience atypical to seecustomers sitting on carriedover to Knitkabob. It's nocoincidence thestore opened the couch or chairs near the entrance of the store, knitting and crocheting on March 14 — or 3-14, or Pi Day, as their projects. many, including Owens, like to call it. ''We try to keep people in stitches," Smith and Owens will offer a

number of different sales to celebrate the lasttwo yearsofoperation at Knitkabobs, they said. Every week this month is a different sale. Go to their website, www.knitkabob.com, to see what sale is being offered. For anyone wanting to pick up the hobby, Owens offers one-on-one lessons per the request of the customer. She saidshe used to offerclasses,but there wasn't enough interest. Now, she waits for someone to ask and she11 set up a time to teach. Additionally, on Thursdays trom 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., a fiber crafting time takesplace atthe store.

n the highway through Cove, you may see some obvious clues about goings on. During school months, a half-mile of cars line the highwaybumper-to-bumper while fans cheer on their Cove school team. Each May, our communitywide clean-up day kicks offthefestivaland rodeo seasons, and you are likely to pass 4-H and FFA students out exercising their prize livestock. On the third Saturday of August each year, Cove buzzes with Cherry Fair activities for the whole family, from sunrise until well after sunset. As you round the bend at Jasper and Main, you will see the handiworks of our own Becky Droke. With support from the Cove Community Association, Becky donates her time and talentsto careforour Corner Garden iacross trom Dollars Corner) and veteran's memorial icorner of French and Main). She switches up both decor and plantings to fit the seasons and holidays — always a little splash of color or sunshine to brighten the pathfor travelers on Highway 237. There is much more going on in Cove than what you can see from the car. If you don't stop and lookaround,you might miss something like recent upgradesatone ofourlocal eateries. Cove Drive-I n isa great placeto grab a homemade burger, a variety of fiies and soft-serve ice cream with featured flavors — black raspberry cheesecake on tap as of March 4. Over the winter, the drivein's order counter and kitchen got a nice facelift, and the menu was upgraded with new fare similar to popular eats at its sister business, the Union Stoplight. Next time you head up to Moss Springs trailhead or pedal through on the Grande Tour Scenic Bikeway, plan a little time for a good old-fashioned burger and a cone. After the Cherry Fair on Aug. 15, stick around late for the Cove Drive-in's annual concert and ring-toss contest.

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Portland police investigate homicide PORTLAND — Police areinvestigating a shooting death of a man found early Sunday in a car in North Portland. Officers and medical personnel were dispatched to North GreeleyAvenue at Dekum Street at 12:45 a.m. following the call of a woman who was at the scene. Medics were not able to save the man. Homicide detectives and criminalists from the Forensic Evidence Division are investigating along with the medical examiner. Police said they don't know

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into a guard rail. DeCorte was pronounced dead at the scene.

Tribes now free to Woman, 34, killed in Man accusedof prosecute non-Indians motorcycle crash shooting, killing friend FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. American Indian tribes across the country now have the authority to prosecute non-Indians for a limited set of crimes that center on domestic violence. The National Congress of American Indians says authority was extended Saturday toalltribesthatmeet certain guidelines. Three tribes in Arizona, Oregonand Washington -

A 34-year-old woman from Gresham was killed in a motorcycle crash on U.S. 26 early Sunday. Lt. Josh Brooks, spokesman for Oregon State Police, said Angela R. DeCorte was headed west near Government Camp in a 1982 Kawasaki motorcycle when she lost control going around a curve about 1:20 a.m. The m otorcycle slid acrossboth eastbound lanes and crashed

PORTLAND — Portland police say a 21-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in the accidental shooting of a fiiend. They say the shooting happened in a carin north Portland on Sunday. Police said a woman who was also in the car called 911. The victim is a 23-yearold man who has not been identifi ed because relatives are still being notified.

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KGW-TVreports that 21-year-old Isaiah Horatio Hayes surrendered a few hours after the shooting. He was jailed on charges of manslaughter and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Bill may alter 5th-year high school programs ALBANY — Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that could alter or eliminate fikh-year programs designed to help high school students be successful in college. The Democrat-Herald newspaper says the bill allows students in certain districts to defergetting a high school

diploma. Instead, they take additional courses at a community college in their so-called fifth year ofhigh school. Because the students remain with their high school district, the district get state money that helps pay for the students' college costs. Supporters say the program helpsstudents prepare for and finish college. Bill sponsor Sen. Mark Hass, a Beaverton Democrat, says there's "an ethical problem" using money meant for the K-12 school system for higher education. A hearing on Senate Bill 322 is scheduled March 19.

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diseasedcrops faster and make smarter manThe Oregonian agement decisions overall. Some industry leaders think Oregon is the Oregon is primed to be a precision agriculture perfect spotfora drone revolution. leader, Lorton thinks, since farmers in the state Jeff Lorton, head of the Precision Farmgrow 240specialty crops—oneofthem ostdiing Expo in Salem, for example, will happily verse lists of any state. Many small crops in the talk for hours about the future of commercial state rather than a few dominant ones, makes farming — and where it meets technology. for a different kind of commercial agriculture. ''We're like a laboratory for the whole planLorton first became an evangelist as development director for Yamhill County. He saw a et'scrops,"Lorton said.'We grow crops here video of a Yamaha RMax helicopter spraypeople grow in Turkey, all over the world." ing fields in Japan, and decided to throw his He is trying to entice tech companies to build efforts behind bringing something similar to the sofbvare to move farmers fiom collecting the United States. data into utilizing it in real time, while their "In the next 20 to 30 years, we're going boots are still in the soil they're evaluating. to need to double our food output and we're Precision agriculture includes things like selfgoingtoneed todo itwith lessresource use guidedtractorsand spray nozzlesthatchange and a much higher level of sustainability and their output based on environmental factors. traceability," he said. But drones areoneofthesexieraspectsofit. The RMax is one of the most advanced Tillamook, Pendleton and the Warm Springs unmanned aircraft systems in production. Reservation arehome to threefederaltesting It was invented with investment from the grounds for drones, joining only seven other Japanese government to be a crop duster, states that have similar sites. And Insitu Inc., helpingricefarmers who needed a lesslabor- a Boeing subsidiary that makes drones, is intensive way to spray their paddies. based just across the Columbia River Gorge in Lorton is working with farming and techBingen, Washington. nology leaders to land that kind of innovation Politicians and industry experts at the in Oregon. Oregon Leadership Summit in January held Precision agriculture is the movement to a breakout session on ways to help Oregon take advantage oftechnology todecrease become a national leader in the manufacture the use of pesticides, increase yields, squelch and test ing ofdrones.

SALEM — A former top aide to U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and a longtime Salem insider was announced Friday as Gov. Kate Brown's replacementas secretary ofstate,ending weeks of speculation after Brown became governor. Jeanne Atkins will be sworn in as Oregon's 25th secretaryofstateWednesday, taking over the position Brown left to succeed John Kitzhaber, who resigned amid an ethics scandal. "I share the values and enthusiasm for this position that Gov. Kate Brown demonstrated during her tenure,"Atkins said in a statement."I will be diligent in carrying out the responsibilities of the office of Oregonsecretary ofstate." Atkins retired in January asthe state directorfor Merkley, a post she'd held

since 2009. Before that, she was Merkley's chiefofstaff while he was Atkins speaker the of state House. "Gov. Brown couldn't have pickeda more dedicated and experiencedpublicservant to become our next secretary of state," Merkley said. She was also formerly staffdirectorofthe 0$ce of Family Health in the state Department of Human Services and the Senate Majority 0$ce, and worked in public affairs for nonprofits such as Planned Parenthood Columbia/Willamette and the Women's Equity Action League in Washington, D.C. "JeanneAtkins has stood for elective offIce, she has worked in concern with elected officials and advocacy groups, and helped craft and implement public

policies," Brown said in a statement."She is ideally qualified to be Oregon's next secretaryofstate." Under state law, Brown, a Democrat, was required to choose a Democrat to succeed herseK The appointment dtew praise fiom Democratic leaders, such as Senate Majority Leader Diane Rosenbaum, who was considered a contenderforthespot. "I want to congratulate Jeanne Atkins, a fiiend of over 15 years, and a great choice for Oregon's new secretary of state. Jeanne is an experienced, fairandeffective leader who will take care of thedutiesofthe Secretary of State's Office," Rosenbaum said in a statement. A Portland resident, Atkins earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Washington and her law degree from the University of Oregon School of Law.

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Allie Hively, 29, of Bend, paddles into shore at Riverbend Park in Bend on Saturday. Locals who went out to en- the fact that summer is still joy the weather said they've months away, and more Central Oregon residents been puzzled but pleased by typical winter and spring ventured outdoors Saturday, the area's warm winter. weather could return to the soaking up the sun on the Vicente Herrera, 21, of area. "I think we'll get hit again, latest in a string of unseason- Bend, headed to Meadow ably warm days. Camp upstream of Bend for but it's looking less and less Highs hit 64 in Bend and some fishing at a spot recom- likely," he said."Until then, 68 in Redmond, according to mended by a fiiend. Herrera party on." the National Weather Sersaid he wanted to be sure he Forecasts from the Nationvice. Both fellshortofrecord made the most of a warm al WeatherServicepredict highs for the same date, Saturday. continued warm weather 'You gotta make it count but not by much — Bend's through Tuesday, with highs record of 70 degrees was set when you get it," Herrera in both Bend and Redmond in 1941, while Redmond's said. "It could be raining or expected in the mid- to upper-60s today and Monday, record of 71 degrees was set snowing." in 2004. Charlie Hively, 30, of and a high of 71 predicted in The average high in Bend Bend, spent the early Redmond for Tuesday. Rain for March 7, as measured afternoon cruising up and is expected to arrive in the between 1981 and 2010, is down the river on a stand-up area late Tuesday, with high 49 degrees, with an average paddleboard in the Old Mill temperatures Wednesday high on the same date in District. dropping back down to 60 or Redmond of 52. Hively said he's accepted below.

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S ringing ead — or just change batteries "A spring can sprung." This thought came to mind as I watched the second hand of my little clock go around, propelled by the energy from a battery. I had put a lot of faith and trust in my battery-operated clocks,especially when the electricity went ofK "Ha, ha," I said when the squirrel bit the line in two, or whatever it was thatcaused the electricalfailure,for my battery-operated clocks continued in their ceaseless circling within their variety ofshapes and sizes. Then, one day I realized that batteries came in many shapes and sizes as well and that you had to have the exact one to fit in whichever timing-devise that you needed. This meant that you had to have a whole drawer full ofbatteries in each size and shape (for they weren't interchangeable) rather than the electric w irethatattached to thepoleoutside. What if you failed to be thusly pre-

pared? Maybe,Inow thought,my grandmother clock that George had made from a kit for our 25th wedding anniversary was the way to go with its pendulum swinging gently to and fro, the energy from the motion bringing about the click after click that kept the time hand in sync. The tick-tock sound was also calming and had moved along so steadfastly over the years, so dependable. SeeDory IPaI,e 2B

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You can cook just about anything in a slow cooker. That doesn't mean you should. But the slow cooker is kitchen appliance goldforthosefoodsthatare made betterby a long,slow braiseorjustm ade more convenient to prepare with a hands-off technique. Thesecomfortfoodsall benefit from being made in a slow cooker. Keep in mind that "setitand forgetit"goesonly so far. Cooking time can vary widely depending on your cooker, sodon'tforgetitfor too long.

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Hang on to your hatsMother Nature is playing some tricks us on us this winter. Despite Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow, indicating a prolonged winter, it's been practically balmy in Central and Eastern Oregon. And that's tricked your plants and trees into thinking it's time to grow, as they reach for the sun and hope for some much needed water. ''We are seeing a lotof winter desiccation or winter injury to the evergreens and conifers in Central Oregon. This is where there's a loss of water through leaf transpiration. Winter sun and winds dry the needles," said Amy Jo Detweiler, associate professoratOregon State University Extension Service in Redmond."The trees come out of their dormancy and need water, but they can't access water because the ground is still frozen." If you're looking out into your yard right now, Detweiler said, you're probably noticing your conifer needles and broadleaf evergreens, such as manzanita, are looking quite brown or reddish in color. You may even think they're dead. But Detweiler

"The trees come out fo their dormancy and need water, but they can't access water because the ground

is still jozen." — Amy Jo Detweiler, Oregon State University Extension Service associated professor

cautions not to take out the treesjust yet,because odds are good they may come

back. "This conifer is promising, because the tips are still green," explains Detweiler, examining a young pine tree at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. 'What people need to do islook forthe terminal bud, and pop it back, if it's still green in there, and there's some resin, it's still viable." Detweiler said she's been fielding dozens of calls lately from gardeners who are distressedabout their"dying trees." This winter's unusual temperatures, especially this last period of mild temperatures, is what causes the most injury to plants, she sald. "The winter injury is not generally caused by a cold, snowy winter, but by extreme weather and temperature fluctuations, like this

longperiod of50-to 60-degree weather. The trees are transpiring and need water, but can't get it," Detweiler said. "If you can hand water your trees or plants during the warmer winter weather, this will help." Detweiler says the nonnativeconifers are more vulnerable to winter desiccation, but as she says this, she looks toward a grove of native Western Juniper trees that also show yellowing and browning, and says this native species is also experiencing injury this winter. The extended autumn we experienced meant most trees were already drought stressedbefore winter really hit. "The other problem we have in the High Desert is our soil is very sandy, so the soil doesn't hold the water very well," Detweiler said. "The strong winds we had, combined with the long fall, reallydriesoutand stresses the trees. There's just not enough moisture when we have these 60-degree days in the winter." The mild weather can cause some trees to resume growth, making them more vulnerable to injury from another probable snowstorm

this spring. Detweiler says to helpprotectyour trees you can wrap them loosely in burlap. Othertreedamage you may see on your maple trees, aspens or white pine in this mild winter is called sunscald. "This happens to trees on the south side of the trunk," Detweiler said.'You've probably seen the bark darken and become rough, eventually it cracks and falls away." Central Oregon is not alone in seeing this winter desiccation; Detweiler said the entire West Coast is having this problem, as the trees are being stressed. "It really has been the perfectstorm forthesetrees.W e had the long fall, prolonged winds and now this warm winter weather," Detweiler said with a sigh, as she mentioned what this could portend for the fire season this summer. "It's looking pretty grim throughout the Western United States." Still, Detweiler cautions, ifyou have any doubt about your tree, wait it out. "It won't look good, and the needles may be falling out for a while, but by spring you should start seeing some green again."

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: The experts say that while a low evel of mold will have little effect :Irenovated my bathroom about on most people, if you are allergic to eight years ago and put expensive mold or you suffer from asthma or other marb e tile on the wall above the bath. respiratoryproblems, thepresence of I now have some black mold growmold can be particularly bothersome. ing in the cracks between the top of Exposure to indoor mold also has the bathtub and the tiles. I have tried been shown to exacerbate asthma mold-removal cleaners, bleach and other symptoms in sensitive individuals. products, with only limited success. You say, "Growing in the cracks." Are Any ideas how to remove this? I you referring to the grout lines or the would hate to try to take off the tiles. caulking that delineates the edge of the tub and the start of tiles on the wall? Philadelphia Inquirer

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It reminded me regularly of the Swiss clockmakers and Continued ~om Page 1B their reputation for accuracy, That is, until I moved to my grandfather Fritz being another house and now it one of them. Winding the indoesn't respond — something dividual springs to be placed wrong or just not level — I in each clock had been his job can't know, for I know nothas a"federmacher." His work, I'd been told, was especially ing about time-pieces and I certainly can't lift it to level it. desired because he had no It had required winding peri- oil in his fingertips to soil the odically ,foritwasgoverned by metal of the spring. a spring behind the clock face Later in learning about that slowly unwound with other members of our famieach tick of the clock. Had it lies, they, too, had worked in sprung? various ways in the clock/ Ithoughtofm y one-day watch industry. One couple, clocksthat needed daily tend- the parents of cousin Edward ing and which stood in neglect HofinannofBuren on the at a single moment in time. River Aare, we had met while Then there were the on vacation in Switzerland. weekly clocks, a Sunday necThey worked as a couple essarily developed habit when in winding clock springs, we wound the wall clocks retired at home. A trip back in with their own individual key nostalgia. and pulling down the weights Should you neglect your of the grandmother clockwinding task long enough, the three of them, one by one. clock would unwind and stop, Tlns procedure wound so they were also undependthe unseen spring behind ableaswere thebatteryor the clock's face so that no electric-run ones. moments to the day would In my dollhouse, I had a be lost. little grandfather clock wound

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Benny and they chat and compare how fast they can Continued ~om Page 1B run and all that. It's really OK, don't trust me, but at cute! And then the day catchleast Google"baby platypus." es up with Teagan and he I think thegl win you over! starts to gettired.Then someWait. Where was I? Oh yeah, thing happens and he doesn't cute. Offspring are cute. get his way. Then the pouting, Except when they're not. then the heel stomping, then My children are cute, I the screaming on the bench mean seriously cute. Except right next to parents whose when they are not so cute. My kids are doing just fine, then son has been really excited to the banshee wail and I order play Itty Bitty Basketball at him outside to sit in the car... the YMCA this year. When he you can see where I am going. gets to practice %hich is all He is not so cute then. Not so thereis,practice.Nogames, cute at all. which is smart with dozens of My cat is cute though. He 3-5 year-old children milling plays with everything. He about), he finds his fiiend even likes to hop in the show-

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You can remove the caulk, clean with detergent ithe academy suggested vinegar but no proportions, and I have never used it or a bleach-water mixturel, and then use a mold-resistant replacement caulk. If the mold is under the tile, then you would have to have it removed, which would be an expensive and messy prospect. Mold and mildew in the grout lines and the caulking can be handled relatively easily. I would start there.

by its own key, so you would have to keep track of which key went to which clock. I faithfully added this one's winding whenever company was expected so they could be surprised to see such a little clock keeping time. And, then, the clock with the spring sprung when I overwound it, so now neither clock runs to keep my time. Also, I had a batteryoperatedhandsome miniature grandfather clock in the dollhouse for the same reason, but suddenly the new battery gave outafterjusttwo months use, not a good thing. A new battery couldn't keep itgoing,either,so I'veturned it over to professional Merle Miller for his services. Without electricity, battery, or spring, what is left? I asked myself. We can go to bed with the chickens and get up to the rooster's "Cock-a-doodle-doo"; however, notmany ofustown folk still have chickens, so are denied this old remedy. As alastresortthereisour

er upon occasion! He chases everything that moves, no matter what the size. He even attacksme as Icom e around the corner of our bedroom doorway. And then he attacks our feet through the comforter. Did I mention he still has his claws? Then I see him carrying an entire roll of toilet paper in his mouth into the living room, where he proceeds to shred pretty much the entire thing. I don't really stop him because my w ife wants togetapictureof it. It's still sort of cute. Until he does it again. Then he does it again. By the third time, it is not really so cute anymore.

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built-in aiarm clock by which we awakeninthe morning naturally when we are rested and go to bed when we tire at nightfall. I use this quite regularly without a set alarm clock and it works quite well because I am mostly not under someone else's time schedule; however, most folks aren't so happily endowed so they must be prepared with all the modern conveniences to awaken them whether electric, battery or wound spring. Oh, yes, there is one more — the atomic clock that keeps its own time and changes itself automatically as needs be.Sorry,it'sbattery-operated, too. There is the law that makes us turn our clocks ahead or back twice a year, a real nuisance. That choice can go the way of the sun-dial as I see it. Well, I do remember the crowing rooster. Ah, nostalgia at its best. ContactDory by email at fkshmanAoru.com

See? Cute, until they're not so cute. Another thing I have noticed is that nothing really lasts that long. Tantrums tend to go away, potty trainingresolves,feeding becomes anindependentact. Really, everything has given way to something new. Pretty soon the next phase comes along with its new challenges. My guess is that this cycle will continue in my life ad nauseum. It will in yours too by the way, so get used to it! Just remember during a diKcult cycle, whether it's raising a kid or a cat, this too

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Continued ~om Page 1B Place half of butter in bottom of a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Layer peppers, remaining butter, onion and chicken over it. Sprinkle taco or fajita seasoning mix over chicken, cover and cook on low 4 hours or until chicken is cooked through. Shred chicken with a fork and stir with the peppers and onion. Serve in warmed tortillas with sour cream, salsa and lettuce. Note: To make one serving ofhomemade seasoning mix, combine 1 tablespoon chili powder, 1 "/2 teaspoons ground cumin,1 teaspoon sea salt,1 teaspoon ground black pepper, /2 teaspoon garlic powder, "/2 teaspoon dried oregano, "/2 teaspoon paprika, "/4 teaspoon onion powder and "/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes.

SLOW COOKERCAULIFLOWER MAC AND CHEESE This recipe, adapted from dinnerwithjulie.com, takes the fussoutofhomemade mac and cheese and leaves you with a bubbling bowl of cheesy comfort (plus some extra vegetables in the quiet form of cauliflower). Makes 8 servings 1 pound elbow macaroni, uncooked 1 head cauliflower, trimmed and chopped into small pieces 1"/2 pounds sharp cheddar cheese, grated 8 ouncescream cheese,cutinto chunks 5 cups milk Salt and pepper to taste Combine all ingredients in the bowl of a slow cooker. Cover and cook on high 4 to 6 hours, removing the lid to give it a stir about once an hour.

SLOW COOKERBUFFALO CHICKEN LEGS OR WINGS These chicken legs have the best of both worlds: tenderness and simplicity from the slow cooker and crispy skin from the oven. The recipe is from theslowroasteditalian.com. Makes 4 to 6 servings 1 cup Buffalo sauce 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, sliced 6 tablespoons honey 4 pounds chicken legs or wings To a 5-quart slow cooker, add Buffalo sauce, butter and honey. Stir to combine. Add chicken and stir to coat. Cook on low3to4hours or high1 to2 hours. Remove chi cken from slow cooker and place on a baking sheet lined with foil. Drizzle sauce from slow cooker over legs or wings. Set oven to broil. Place baking sheet in oven and broil 2 to 3 minutes until sauce starts to caramelize. For a thick sauce coating, transfer sauce to a saucepan and boil it until it cooks down, about 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then brush or drizzle sauce over the meat.

SLOW COOKER VEGETARIAN LASAGNA The tough part about bringing pasta to a potluck is keeping it warm. This slow cooker lasagna recipe solves that problem. Just bring the entire slow cooker to the party and your lasagna is ready when you are. Feel good about loading up on this lasagna filled with veggies and whole-grain noodles. The sauce provides plenty of liquid to cookthe noodles in, so no need to buy no-boil lasagna noodles or precook them. Makes 6 servings 1 can (28 ounces) petite diced tomatoes, drained 1 can (28 ounces) tomato sauce 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste 2 teaspoons dried oregano 15 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese 1 egg 2 large garlic cloves, minced or crushed in a garlic press 1 medium zucchini, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 medium yellow squash, cut into 1-inch pieces 4 ounces fresh spinach s/4 of a 13.5-ounce package of whole-grain lasagna noodles 16 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, in slices 5 ounces shredded Asiago cheese In a large bowl, combine ricotta, egg and garlic. Stir in zucchini, squash and spinach until combined. In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste and oregano. Spread 2 cups of the sauce in bottom of a 5.5- or 6-quart slowcooker.Lay 4to 5lasagna noodles overthe sauce, overlapping and breaking the noodles to cover as much area as possible. Layer half of the cheese and vegetable mixture over the noodles and press into place. Spread 1"/2 to 2 cups of sauce over the cheese and vegetable mixture, then arrange 1/3 of the fresh mozzarella cheese and sprinkle 1/3 of the Asiago cheese over it. Repeat the layers: another 4 to 5 noodles, the remaining cheese and vegetable mixture, 1"/2 to 2 cups sauce, half the remaining mozzarella and Asiago cheese. Add a final layer of noodles, then spread the remaining sauce over it and top with the remaining mozzarella and Asiago. Cover and cook on high 2 hours, or until noodles are cookedand cheese ismelted.

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Clover Glen •MiniWa - rehouse smoking/pets. SwimApartments, ming pool, spa I!t laun2212 Cove Avenue, • Outside Fenced Parking dry on-site. Rental refLa Grande • ReasonableRates 505 - Free to a goo e rences re q u i r e d . 2 STUDIOS $380-$450, Clean I!t well appointed 1 2-BDRM, 1 BATH For informationcall: 701 - Wanted to Rent close to EOU, all utilihome $495/m o. 2845 I!t 2 bedroom units in a 2706 3rd St. Baker Co. ties paid 541-910-0811 528-N15days Hughes Ln. Space ¹ 1 quiet location. Housing CaII 541-523-4344 541-523-4824 for those of 62 years 5234557evenings WANTED: 3+ BDRM CENTURY 21 o r older, as w ell a s Richland, Halfway, Baker 4-BDRM Town house w/ 2-BDRM., 1-BATH 378510th Street PROPERTY t hose d i s a b le d or City area. Ranch style, No pets/waterbeds 1-1/2 Bath I!t W o od MANAGEMENT h andicapped of a n y or one level home, to McElroy Properties age. Rent based on inFree to good home r un an a d ul t f o s t e r Stove Back-up. New 541-523-2621 La randeRentafs.com come. HUD vouchers %ABC STORESALL% Carpet I!t Paint. W/G c are. Willing t o p a y ads are FREE! Paid. $850+ dep. accepted. Please call AVAIL. 3/16; 3 -BDRM, — $1000/mo. MOVF INSPFCIAl! $800 /4 lines for 3 days) (541)963-1210 541-963-0906 Please c aI I R o n ny: 541-523-9414 1bath. Gas heat, range, • Rent a unit for 6 mo TDD 1-800-735-2900 971-272-2903 TWO - 4 MO., MALE fndge, W/D hookups, get 7th mo. FREE o mp ete y urnfs e , CIMMARON MANOR (Units 5x10 up to 10x30) Orange/white kittens. storage I!t fenced yard. upstairs, 1-bdrm apt. ICingsview Apts. This institute is an equal 541-523-9050 Boxed trained and very No smoking.$750/mo. No pets/smoking. 705 - Roommate 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Century opportunity provider 541-51 9-6654 fnendly.541-523-5975 630 - Feeds Utilities paid. $500/mo. 21, Eagle Cap Realty. Wanted CaII 541-523-7656 or 541-963-1210 HOME SWEET HOME 200 TON of 2nd cutting HOME TO sh are, Call see at 2331 Church St 550 - Pets Cute I!t Warm! I!t 100 ton 3rd cutting m e I et s t a Ik . J o FAMILY HOUSING 2 I!t 2+ Bdrm Homes 541-523-0596 ELKHORN VILLAGE • 8 J Alfa lfa ta rped, a nd APARTMENTS No Smoking/1 small pet loaded on truck. Been UNION COUNTY Pinehurst Apartments Senior a n d Di s a b l ed Call Ann Mehaffy tested for quality. In 710 - Rooms for Senior Living 1502 21st St. (541 ) 519-0698 Housing. A c c e pt ing Grande Ronde Valley. La Grande Rent Ed Moses:(541)519-1814 e Security Fenced applications for those Ca II 541-428-2131 Use ATTENTION Mallard Heights aged 62 years or older Attractive o ne and t wo e Coded Entry GETTERSto help NOTICE 870 N 15th Ave as well as those disNelson Real Estate your ad stand out 2ND CROP Alfa Ifa All real estate advertised Elgin, OR 97827 bedroom units. Rent e Lighted for your protection h ere-in is s u blect t o abled or handicapped Has Rentals Available! like this!! $220/ton. Small bales, based on income. Inof any age. Income re541-523-6485 e 6 different size urits Call a classified rep Baker City the Federal Fair Houscome restrictions ap- Now accepting applicastrictions apply. Call TODAY to a s k how! 541-51 9-0693 ing Act, which makes tions f o r fed e r a l ly ply. Now accepting ape Lots of RV storage Candi: 541-523-6578 Baker City Herald it illegal to a dvertise f unded h o using f o r plications. Call Lone at 41298 Chico Rd, Baker City 541-523-3673 ALFALFA 4TH Cutting. any preference, limitat hos e t hat a re SUNFIRE REAL Estate (541 ) 963-9292. off Pocahonfas ask for Julie Small bales, No weeds tions or discnmination sixty-two years of age LLC. has Houses, DuLaGrande Observer or Rain. Tarped. We based on race, color, or older, and h andiThis institute is an equal plexes I!t Apartments 541-936-3161 religion, sex, handicap, load 185./ton, here capped or disabled of opportunity provider. FURNISHED STUDIO for rent. Call Cheryl f amilial status or n aask for Erica Delivery avail. 15 ton TDD 1-800-735-2900 any age. 1 and 2 bed8E 1 TO 2-BDRM APTS. Guzman fo r l i s t ings, 7X11 UNIT, $30 mo. min. 541-805-5047 tional origin, or intenroom units w it h r e nt $25 dep. 541-523-7727. Utilites paid, includes tion to make any such b ased o n i nco m e (541 ) 910-3696. internet/cable. Starting at p references, l i m i t aSUPREME QUALITY when available. 752 - Houses for $575. 541-388-8382 tions or discrimination. grass hay. No rain, barn A PLUS RENTALS Rent Union Co. stored. More info: We will not knowingly has storage units Welcome Home! Prolect phone ¹: HOME SWEET HOME accept any advertising 1 BR, 1 ba, small, older 541-51 9-3439 541-437-0452 available. h ome nea r E O U I ! t for real estate which is Cute I!t Warm 1-bdrm apt TTY: 1(800)735-2900 Call 5x12 $30 per mo. 1356 Dewey ¹1, $400 in violation of this law. hospital. Very c lean, TOP QUALITY 25 ton 8x8 $25-$35 per mo. (541) 963-7476 No Smoking, no pets. grass hay for sale. All persons are hereby many upgrades. W/D, 8x10 $30 per mo. "This Instituteis an Call Ann Mehaffy Small bales. No rain, informed that all dwellp rivacy deck, s m a l l 'plus deposit' equal opportuni ty (541 ) 519-0698 GREEN TREE i ngs a d vertised a r e yard. No smoking, no undercover. provi der" 1433 Madison Ave., Ed Moses:(541)519-1814 available on an equal pets. No utilities incl. 541-263-1591 APARTMENTS or 402 Elm St. La One of the n icest opportunity basis. $515. See at 1204 1/2 2310 East Q Avenue Grande. STUDIO $450 I!t 1-bdrm. things about want EQUAL HOUSING First St. 541-786-4606 Ca II 541-910-3696 690 - Pasture OPPORTUNITY $550. Utilities includ. La Grande,QR 97B50 S a ds i s t h e i r l o w 541-51 9-7366 2BD, 1BA house for rent gI NEED SUMMER pasture in La Grande. Please cost. Another is the American West 725 - Apartment for 100-200 pair. June call owner, Available Affordasble Studios, quick results. Try a Storage 740 - Duplex Rentals 15 - O ctober 1 5 . Rentals Union Co. now! 541-328-6258 1 I!t 2 bedrooms. 7 days/24 houraccess classified ad today! M o nt e Ev a n s (Income Restnctions Apply) Baker Co. 1 BD, $395/mo + dep. 541-523-4564 541-379-5342. Professionally Managed 2 BDRM, 1 bath duplex 3 BDRM. 2 bath $750, COMPETITIVE RATES Call our classified 2 bd, $545/mo+ dep. w/s/g. No smoking/toby: GSL Properties 541-786-6038 GREAT WEEKLY with carport; carpet, I!t bacco no pets, Behind Armory on East a d d e p a r t m e n t PASTURE WANTED! Located Behind 8E MONTHLY RATES: appliances to include and H Streets. Baker City 541-962-0398. Summer range, La Grande Town Center today to place your Baker City Motel. Wi-Fi, 1BD, n o s m o k i ng, n o w asher a n d d r y e r ; for 150 pair. color TV, microwave, pets. $550 1 yr lease. Quiet area near river; 4 BR 3 Bath, 10 acres ad. 541-376-5575 541- 962-7200 days. fndge. 541-523-6381 Sewer, water, garbage near Elgin $1,200.00. paid, and yard mainte- Ranch-N-Home Rentals, MINI STORAGE n ance included. N o In c. 541-963-5450 • Secure Pets/Smoking. $5 20 HIGHLAND VIEW Zntry by Stella Wilder per mo. plus deposit. ACCEPTING APPLICA- •• Keypad Apartments Gate TIONS on new 3bdrm, • Auto-Lock Days: 541-523-0527 Security Lifpttfttg TUESDAY, MARCH )0, 20)5 ARIES (March 21-April 19) — NoteveryLIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — It's a good day 2ba w/ carport. All apEves: 5 4 1 -523-5459 800 N 15th Ave • Security Gattteras pliances with w/d, un- • Outside RV Storage YOUR BIRTHDAY byStella Wilder thingcan betaken atfacevalue,ofcourse,but to spend with family members, doing things Elgin, OR 97827 745 Duplex Rentals der ground sprinklers, • Fenced Area Born today, you are a strong individual in that which can will certainly give you a solid you have long planned to do, or doing noth(6-foot barb) No smoking or pets. Now accepting applica- Union Co. character, will, intellectual capacity and, very footing. ing at all. $1,100/mo plus $750 NEW clean units tions f o r fed e r a l ly likely, physical prowess as well. When you TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Your SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You're 2 BDRM, 701 1/2 F Ave. deposit. 541-786-2364, All sizes available funded housing. 1, 2, W /D h o o k- u p enter a room, people notice -- not just instincts tell you one thing while the facts tell going to have to put your trust in another in 541-963-5320 (Bxlo up to 14x26) and 3 bedroom units $550/mo. 1st, last, I!t becauseyou are a physical specimen to be you something else. The truth, of course, is suchaway thatrequiresmore from you than with rent based on in$200 cleaning deposit 8 41-83 3 - 1 6 8 8 ADORABLE 2 bd, 1 ba, appreci ated,but because the force of your likely a combination of the two. just patience. This will all work out. come when available. 541-663-8410, leave garage fenced yard in 3 3la l 4 t h personality is felt even before you interact GEMINI (May 21-June20) —You maybe SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec 21) —You msg. No pets. La Grande, $800/mo Prolect phone number: directly with others or speak asingle word. It trying too hard to please others. In the end, may be able to start and finish something 541-805-8659 541-437-0452 2 BEDROOM, 1 bath duis important for you to learn how to control what really matters is that you are recognized rather important all at once. Much depends CLASSIC STORAGE TTY: 1(800)735-2900 plex, w/ d h o o kups,CUTE COTTAGE style 541-524-1534 the kind of influence you have over people for your honest intentions. cn timing and proper positioning. duel heat, corner lot, 2bd house, southside 2805 L Street and their environment; without such control, CANCER (June 21-July 22) — He or she CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Once "This institute is an equal o ff-street p a r k i n g . La Grande location, no NEW FACILITY!! your personal power can run amok andactu- who criticizes you for something over which you find the exact spot, you'll realize that you opportunity provider." $650/month, $675 desmoking o r pet s, Vanety of Sizes Available ally do you more harm than good in the long you have little or no control will soon be have power and influence. What does this posit. No pets/smok$ 595 / m o ca II Secunty Access Entry run. With judiciously exerted control, how- trapped in the sameway - - by you, perhaps. mean exactlyf You havealwaysknown! ing. 541-786-6058 541-963-4907 RV Storage ever, yournaturallife force can be used asa LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Focus cn that AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - Do you A FFORDABLE S T U UNION 2b d, 1 ba s g c tremendous tool --anagentforgoodthatcan which has a clear beginning, middle andend. have something in mind that can be easily DENT HOUSING. 5 $695, senior discount, make the whole world a better place. You don't want to deal in that which is vague, comprehended by others, or something that LA GRANDE bd, 5 ba, plus shared pets ok. 541-910-0811 SECURESTORAGE WEDNESDAY,MARCH 11 cloudy or uncertain. is rather mystifyingf Each has its value. Retirement kitchen, all u tillities 760 - Commercial PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You're VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You may Apartments paid, no smoking, no Surveillance fEDIIQRS F dl u q u pl »« t n Ry P a « « C 767Z 7th Street, pets, $800/mo I!t $700 Rentals likely to win praise for something that may have more to look forward to than you had Cameras COPYRIGHT2tll5 UNITED FEATURESYNDICATE, INC dep. 541-910-3696 La Grande, OR 97850 have started quite by accident. Still, you know originally thought. Circumstances develop DISIRIBUIED BYUNIVERSALUCLICKFORUFS Computenzed Entry BEAUTY SALON/ lllOWd tSt K » Q t y M Oall0a Mtl25567l4 how to ride a wave. that favor your intentions. Office space perfect Covered Storage Beautiful B r and New Senior and for one or two operaSuper size 16'x50' 3bd, 2b a a l l a p p l iDisabled Complex ters 15x18, icludeds ances, fenced yard, 541-523-2128 restroom a n d off garage, I!t yard care. Affordable Housing! street parking. 3100 15th St. $1,100mo + dep. Mt. $500 mo I!t $250 dep Baker City Rent based on income. Emily Prop. Mgt. Income restnctions apply. 541-91 0-3696 541-962-1074 Call now to apply! INDUSTRIAL P ROP- 795 -Mobile Home 35 Zig's opposite ACROS S ERTY. 2 bay shop with S aces Beautifully updated VERY NICE large deluxe. 36 Auto import office. 541-910-1442 Community Room, Built in 2013. 3 bdrm, SPACES AVAILABLE, 1 Make a check 38 RSVP wo rd A nswer to P r e v i ou s P u z z l e featunng a theater room, 2 ba, heated garage, one block from SafeNEED OFFICE space in 39 Leafless out to a pool table, full kitchen fenced back yard, all way, trailer/RV spaces. 40 Fates tally SA C E R MA B E A U La Grande for one em4 Oater backdrop and island, and an appliances i ncluded, W ater, s e w er , g a r ployee. Little/no pub8 Ocean motion 42 White, in 0 I L C O A L U M P S electnc fireplace. w/s/g pd. Absolutely bage. $200. Jeri, manlic foot traffic. Willing chess, say 12 Dined on Renovated units! F R O T H I N G R I S E N o Smoking I! t N o a ger. La Gra n d e to lease. Require com44 Tibetan ox 13 Eddie's cop P ets. $12 0 0 / m o . fortable, secure, safe A S T R O E A G E R E R 541-962-6246 46 Hold your character Please call $ 1 00 0 d ep . office space that can 14 Comes to horses? O E R E P A (541) 963-7015 541-91 0-3696 accommodate installa- TRAILER SPACE in Un50 Whirl around a stop for more information. VV I N D S O R S U S H I ion, avail. March 8th, tion of phone/fax line 54 Stretchy 15 Sleepy's www.virdianmgt.com TOWNHOUSE DUPLEX and internet service. KO A D O T T A D W /s/g. $2 50 / m o . bandage bespectacled TTY 1-800-735-2900 for rent in La Grande. Please contact Alice (541)562-5411 S N E A K T A L L Y H O 55 House hold pal N ewer 3 b d rm , 2 . 5 Massey, Eastern Oreappliance 16 Those in T I C E Y E Thisinstituteis an Equal b ath, l a rg e f e n c e d gon Regional Program 56 Second-to-last possession of J U S T N O VV R E L A X yard, garage, AC, and at 541-278-8668 or word in a fairy an apartment more. $995 mo, plus alice.masse ©mccfl.or A L O E D ER I S I V E 18 Geometric tale dep. Call 541-910-5059 figure 57 1040 org. GN U S E R I C D E N for details. Opportunity Provider NORTHEAST 58 Take care of 20 Fall flower S A L T D EB S S R A PROPERTY 59 Skin an apple 21 Tourist's need NEWER D U PLEX for 3-10-15 D c2 0 1 5 U FS , Dist. by Univ. Uclick for UFS MANAGEMENT 23 Military horn 60 Groove r ent. 3bd, 2 ba, g a s 541-910-0354 27 Mystique fireplace, A/C, large LA GRANDE, OR DOWN 30 Continent 5 Surfeits (2 wds.) fenced yard and more! 820 - Houses For divider 6 Dry, as 9 Motel of yore $925 a m o n th . Call Commercial Rentals THUNDERBIRD Sale Baker Co. 1200 plus sq. ft. profes32 Dappled 1 Walks softly champagne 10 Banned bug 541-91 0-5059. APARTMENTS sional office space. 4 2.94 COUNTRY ACRES 2 At the su m m it 33 Sault — Ma rie 7 Grad spray 307 20th Street offices, reception 3 Gross! w/ 2001 Manufactured 34 Omelet 11 Dangerous 750 - Houses For I!t 4 Kiwi language area, Ig. conference/ 3 bdrm Home $69,000 ingredient 8 Join forces curve COVE APARTMENTS Rent Baker Co. break area, handicap w / $ 1 5,000. d o w n . 17 Place for a pint 1906 Cove Avenue OREGON TRAIL PLAZA access. Pnce negotia541-519-9846 Durkee 19 NASA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 + (4/e accept HUD + ble per length of excursion UNITS AVAILABLE 1- bdrm mobile home lease. 22 Patronage 12 13 14 NOW! starting at $400/mo. 24 Sphinx locale Includes W/S/G 25 Nonsense 15 16 17 APPLY today to qualify OFFICE SPACE approx RV spaces avail. Nice writer for subsidized rents at 700 sq ft, 2 offices, requiet downtown location 26 Rim these quiet and cept area, break room, 18 19 20 541-523-2777 27 Exec. aide centrally located common r e strooms, 28 Provo's state multifamily housing pa i d , 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 AND 2 - bdrm single a ll utilitie s 29 Be a parent $500/mo + $450 dep. properties. family dwellings. Par23.7 ACRES + 31 Sparkling 541-91 0-3696 tially furnished. W/D North end of 27 28 29 30 31 32 37 Past 1, 2 Bt 3 bedroom Unity Reservoirin hookups. No animals. 39 Gamble units with rent based We check references. PRIME COMMERCIAL Rattlesnake Estates 33 34 35 41 — de cologne space for Rent. 1000 on income when 541-523-2922 Secluded Lakefront 43 Steel plow sq. ft. plus 250 sq. ft. 1568 sq. ft. manufactured ava ila ble. 36 37 38 39 inventor loft, office and bath3-bdrm, 2 bath home. 45 Stay fresh room, w/s i n cluded, A/C, Forced Air Heat, Prolect phone ¹: For Rent 40 41 42 43 47 Narrow margin paved parking, located (541)963-3785 Metal Roof, Vaulted 48 Pale brown in Island City. MUST TTY: 1(800)735-2900 Ceilings, 2 pastures, 44 45 47 48 49 49 Take a break 2 BDRM, 1 ba, corner S E E! Ca II 541-963-3496 2 wells I!t Sm. Shop. 50 Cherry seed lot, no smoking or after 10am. 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1001 - Baker County Legal Notices BEAUTIFUL VIEW lot in STORAGE UNIT COUNTRY PROPNTY AUCTION Cove, Oregon. Build

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1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE

1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices S outheast corner o f said Lot; thence West 131 feet to th e point of beginning; (Being otherwise d e s c ribed as the South 71 feet of the West 131 feet of Lot 2, Block 4, Pleasant Home Addition to L a G r a nde , U n i o n County, Oregon, according t o t h e re corded Plat of said Ad-

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1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices erty should be aware of this potential danger b efore d e c i ding t o p lace a bi d f o r t h i s property at th e t r ustee's sale. The t rustee's rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference. You may also acc ess sale s t atus a t www.northwesttrust ee. c o m and www.USA-Foreclosure.com. For further i nformation, p l e a s e contact: Amy Rigsby N orthwest T r u s t e e Services, Inc. P.O. Box 997 B e II ev u e, WA 98009-0997 586-1900 O sterloh, Walter M . (TS¹ 9 1 9 9 . 2 0 001) 1002.276924-File No.

y our d r ea m h o m e . Descnption of Property: Descnption of Property: or payoff quotes reSeptic approved, elec2 mattresses, 2 motorM iscellaneous b i k e On March 26, 2015 at quested pursuant t o tnc within feet, stream cycles, m o t o r cycle p arts/tires , l o u n g e the hour of 10:00 a.m. ORS 8 6 . 7 8 6 and r unning through l o t . c hair , f l as h l i g h t , at the Union County 86.789 must be timely parts, shoes, clothes, g• A mazing v i e w s of weight set and boxes broom, and boxes of Sheriff's Office, 1109 c ommunicated i n a w ritten r e quest t h a t mountains & v a l l ey. o f m is c e l l a n e o u s m iscellaneous i t e m s IC Ave, La Grande, Ore3.02 acres, $62,000 items unable to invenunable to inventory. c omplies w i t h t h a t gon, the defendant's 208-761-4843 tory. interest will b e s o ld, statute addressed to INCNPISlF VIFWS! Property Owner: Roark sublect to redemption, the trustee's "Urgent ROSE RIDGE 2 Subdivi- Property Owner: Cory Request Desk" either Broadie in the r ea l p r operty 4235.0000 sion, Cove, OR. City: 3 bedroom, 2 bath on Hillman commonly known as: by personal delivery to Sewer/Water available. 4.78 acres Amount Due: $225.50 as 2302 East N Court, La dition) the trustee's physical Wood & Pellet stoves, Regular price: 1 acre Amount Due: $295.00 as of March 1, 2015 Grande , O re g on o ffices (call fo r a d (03S 3805 D B-1600; radiant ceiling heat. m/I $69,900-$74,900 dress) or by first class, of March 1, 2015 97850. The court case Ref. ¹ 1 242) P ROPLarge shop, stalls, hay We also provide property Auction to take place on n um b e r Is ERTY ADDRESS: 2207 certified mail, r eturn management. C heck Auction to take place on barn and outbuildings Tuesday, February 17, 14-01-48870, w h e re N . Maple Street L a receipt requested, adout our rental link on Fenced & cross fenced Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 10:15 AM at J PMorga n Chas e G rande, O R 9 7 8 5 0 dressed to th e t r u sCall 541-403-0185 our w ebs i t e 2 015 at 9 : 30 AM a t Serve Yourself Storage Both the b e n eficiary tee's post office box Bank, National Assowww.ranchnhome.co leave message A 2 Z S t o rage ¹ 6 4 , ¹17, David Eccles Rd, clatlon, Its successois and the trustee have a ddress set f o rt h i n m or c aII More pictures & info 3 485 1 7 t h St r e e t , Baker City, OR 97814 in interest and/or aselected to sell the real this notice. Due to poon Craig's List: Ranch-N-Home Realty, Baker City, OR 97814 signs is plaintiff, and t ential conflicts w i t h property to satisfy the htt e a s tore oncrai shstor In c 541-963-5450. federal law, persons Name of Person ForeRichard S. Patterson; obligations secured by reo 4839890072 html Name of Person Foreclosing: Serve Yourself ICatie S. Patterson; Octhe trust deed and a having no record legal closing: A 2 Z Storage Units are managed by cupants of Premises; notice of default has or equitable interest in I I FOR SALE or possible units are managed by Nelson Real E state and the real property been recorded pursuthe sublect property trade: 3-bdrm, 3 bath, Nelson Real Estate, located at 2302 East N will only receive infor- Published: February 16, Agency, 845 Campant to Oregon Revised 3200 sq. ft. home on 5 880 - Commercial mation concerning the Court, La Grande, OreStatutes 86.752(3); the Agency, 845 Campbell, Baker City, OR 23, 2015 and March 2, acres. Propane and Pro ert 97814, 541-523-6485 default for which the lender's estimated or bell, Baker C i ty,OR gon 97850 is d efen9, 2015 w ood i n s erts. N e w 97814, 541-523-6485 d ant. T h e s al e i s a foreclosure is made is actual bid. Lender bid h eatpump. M o r t o n BEST CORNER location Legal No. 00040160 i nformation i s als o LeqaI No. 00039906 p ublic auction to t h e grantor's failure to pay for lease on A dams Legal No. 00040158 built 45x24 insulated available at the t rusPublished: March 4, 6, 9 highest bidder for cash when due the follows hop. $4 05 , 0 0 0 . Ave. LG. 1100 sq. ft. Published: February 4, 6, or cashier's check, in ing: $35,348.50 with t ee' s w e b sit e , 11,13, 16, 2015 Lg. pnvate parking. Re541-523-2368 9, 11, 13, 16, 2015 hand, made out to Uninterest thereon at the www.northwesttrusm odel or us e a s i s . ion County S heriff's tee.com. Notice is furrate of 9 percent per 541-805-91 23 STORAGE UNIT Office. For more infora nnu m be gi n n i n g t her given t ha t a n y STORAGE UNIT NEW 1-BDRM home. 40 AUCTION AUCTION mation on this sale go 03/1 9/12; plus attorney person named in ORS acres. Denny Cr. rd. GREA7 retail location Descnption of Property: Descnption of Property: to: fees of $652.50; to86.778 has the right, in the Heart of powdernverlay©gmailwww.ore onshenffs. a t any t im e p r io r t o Motorcycle h e l m et, 4 scooters, dolly, bike, g ether w it h t i t l e e x Baker City! com. five days before the lamp, shovels, tools, com sa les. htm dresser, tool box, fishpense, costs, trustee's mattresses, refrigerafees an d a t t o rney's d ate last set fo r t h e ing pole, table, 2 mat1937 MAIN ST. 825 - Houses for t resses , c l ot h e s , tor, gas cans, tables, Published: February 23, fees incurred herein by sale, to have this fore1550 sq. ft. building. closure p r o c e eding unicycle, d r e s s e rs, 2015 and March 2, 9, reason of said default; b ooks, c o oler, t o o l Sale Union Co. $900/mo. dismissed a n d t he fishing poles, stereo, any further sums adbelt, p i l l o w s , and 16, 2015 541-403-1139 boxes of m i scellanespeakers, and boxes vanced by the benefitrust deed reinstated of m is c e l l a n e o u s LegaI No. 00040044 ciary for the protection b y payment t o th e ous items unable to inofthe above descnbed beneficiary of the enitems unable to invenventory. T RI-COUNTY C O O P tire amount then due troy. real property and its inERATIVE Weed Man- terest therein; and pre(other than such porProperty Owner: John Property Owner: Robert agement Area Board Shukle payment penalties/pretion of the principal as 3 BD 2ba house. New miums, if a p plicable. would not then be due Hadley o f Directors w i l l b e sun room, hardward h ad no d e f ault o c holding a q u a r t erly By reason of said deAmount Due: $249.00 as floors, u n derground of March 1, 2015 Amount Due: $313.56 as meeting at The Walfault th e b e n eficiary curred) and by curing spinkler system, f i nof March 1, 2015 lowa Resources Ofhas declared all sums any other default comi shed b a s e ment , i n owing on the obligaf ices located at 4 0 1 plained of herein that Auction to take place on 910 ATV, Motorcyf loor circulating h o t NE First St. Suite A, i s capable o f b e i n g t ion secured by t h e Tuesday, February 17, Auction to take place on cles, Snowmobiles woard heat, attic storTuesday, February 17, Enterpnse, Oregon on t rust d e e d i m m e d i - cured by tendenng the 2015 at 10:40 AM at a ge, s t orage s h e d, 2005 POLARIS 800 EFI. 2015 at 10:45 AM at W ednesday, M a r c h ately due and payable, Serve Yourself Storage performance required much m o r e ! 204 s aid sums being t h e under the obligation or Serve Yourself Storage 11, 2015 © 9:00am. Hand warmers, winch, ¹67, David Eccles Rd, Spnng Ave La Grande. trust deed, and in addi¹66, David Eccles Rd, f ollowing , t o w it : plow. S u pe r c l e a n. Baker City, OR 97814 $167,900. For viewing Baker City, OR 97814 LegaI No. 40172 t ion t o p a y i n g s a i d $35,348.50 with inter$4500. 541-524-9673 ca II 541-910-7478 Published: March 4, 9, est thereon at the rate sums or tendenng the Name of Person Fore930 - Recreational of 9 percent per anclosing: Serve Yourself Name of Person Fore2015 performance necess ary to cure the d e closing: Serve Yourself n um b e g i n ni ng Vehicles Units are managed by f ault, b y p a y ing a l l IN LA GRANDE. 1- 3bcl Units are managed by TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF 03/1 9/12; plus attorney Nelson Real E state SALE Fi l e No . $ 110,000, 1 - 4bc l Nelson Real E state Agency, 845 Campfees of $652.50; tocosts and expenses 9199.20001 Reference $ 130,00 . C as h, Agency, 845 Campactually incurred in enbell, Baker City, OR g ether w it h t i t l e e x '4 541-963-2641 is made to that certain forcing the obligation bell, Baker City, OR s• 97814, 541-523-6485 pense, costs, trustee's trust deed made by 97814, 541-523-6485 fees an d a t t o r neys a nd trust d e ed , t o Walter M. Osterloh, as fees incurred herein by Legal No. 00040163 gether with t r ustee's grantor, to Stewart Tireason of said default; a nd attorney's f e e s Published: March 4, 6, 9, Legal No. 00040164 2007 NUWA HitchHiker tle Co., as trustee, in any further sums adn ot e x c e e ding t h e Published: March 4, 6, 9, 11,13,16, 2015 Champagne 37CKRD favor o f Da v i d C . amounts provided by 11,13, 16, 2015 vanced by the benefi$39,999 Baum of Baum Smith STORAGE UNIT ciary for the protection said ORS 86.778. Re& Eyre LLC, as benefiTnple axles, Bigfoot lack ofthe above descnbed AUCTION quests from persons leveling system, 2 new Descnption of Property: ciary, dated 03/19/12, real property and its innamed in ORS 86.778 STORAGE UNIT 6-volt battenes, 4 Slides, recorded 04/13/12, in AUCTION terest therein; and pref or rei n s t a t e m e n t Couch, table top oven, NEWER 3 bd, 2 ba home Rear Dining/ICitchen, the mortgage records quotes received less b ike, s k a t e b o a r d , Descnption of Property: payment penalties/prew /open f l oo r p l a n , large pantry, double of Union County, Oremiums, if a p plicable. than six days pnor to dishes, d e sk, c a h ir, M ayta g N ept u n e vaulted ceiling, central fndge/freezer. Mid living w asher a n d d r y e r , gon, a s 2 0 1 2 1129, WH EREFORE, notice t he date set f o r t h e candle oils, computer, air, Jacuzzi bath tub, room w/fireplace and aquarium, computer, covenng the following trustee's sale will be hereby is g i ven t h at candle making s upwalk-in closet, fenced surround sound. Awning descnbed real property h onored only at t h e heater, fishing pole, plies, Pendleton botthe undersigned trussituated in said county yard w/auto sparklers. 16', water 100 gal, tanks t ee will o n M a y 2 0 , discretion of the benetles, and boxes of mislamps, piano, trophies, Exceptional Eagle Cap 50/50/50, 2 new Power2 015 at th e h our o f ficiary or if required by cellaneous items uns leeping b ags, g a s and state, to wit: The Estates neighborhood. house 2100 generators. North 71 feet of Lot 7 cans, hope chest, TV, 10:00 o'clock, A.M. in the terms of the loan able to inventory. R eady to m o v e i n ! Blue Book Value 50IC!! i roning b o a rd , b e d in Block 4 of Pleasant d ocuments. I n c o n accord with the stan$192,500. H ome Addition to La 541-519-1488 dard of t i m e e s t ab- struing this notice, the Property Owner: frame, and boxes of m iscellaneous i t e m s Grande, Union County, lishe d by O RS singular includes the Michelle Osborn THE SALE of RVs not unable to inventory. Oregon, according to 187.110, at the followplural, the word "granbeanng an Oregon in- Amount Due: $215.00 as the recorded plat of tor" includes any sucing place: outside the signia of compliance is s ai d ad d i t i o n . Property Owner: Tavis main entrance of the c essor in i n terest t o of March 1, 2015 illegal: cal l B u i lding (03S 3805 D B-1604; Daniel Chaplin Buildthe grantor as well as Valentine Codes (503) 373-1257. Auction to take place on Ref. ¹1246) Tract 2: any other person owing, 1001 4th Avenue B eginnin g at t he ing an obligation, the Street, in the City of Tuesday, February 17, Amount Due: $225.00 as Southwest corner of La Grande, County of 970 - Autos For Sale 2015 at 10:30 AM at of March 1, 2015 performance of which L ot 2 i n B l ock 4 o f SINGLE RESIDENCE, Union, State of O r ei s secured b y s a i d Serve Yourself Storage f our-level home, f o r Pleasant Home Addit rust deed, an d t h e gon, sell at public auc¹30, David Eccles Rd, Auction to take place on tion to La Grande, Unwords "trustee" and sa le by ow ne r . Tuesday, March 17, Baker City, OR 97814 tion to the highest bidion County, Oregon, 2 015 at 9 :45 AM a t der for cash the inter"beneficiary" i n c lude 2014/15 Real Market est in t h e d e s cribed their respective sucValue is assessed at Name of Person ForeA 2 Z S t o rage ¹ 4 2 , and running t h e nce North along the West $252,319.00 w/ taxes closing: Serve Yourself 3 485 1 7 t h St r e e t , r eal property w h i c h cessors in interest, if Baker City, OR 97814 line of said Lot, 71 feet any. Without l i m iting at $3,800.47. Actual the grantor had or had Units are managed by t o a p o in t 1 5 0 f e e t t he t r u s t e e ' s d is sale pnce is $239,000. Nelson Real E state p ower t o c o nvey a t South of t h e N o r t h- the time of the execuLocated at 1403 Cris +++PRICE REDUCED+++ claimer of representaAgency, 845 Camp- Name of Person ForeCt. La Grande, OR. 1 984 C hev y He a v y bell, Baker City, OR closing: A 2 Z Storage w est c orner o f s a i d tion by grantor of the tion o r w ar r a n t ies, Lot 2; thence at nght Oregon law r e quires Close to Hospital and Half-ton. Would make units are managed by 97814, 541-523-6485 trust deed, t o gether Nelson Real Estate, angles East 131 feet the trustee to state in Central School. It feaw it h a ny i nt e r e s t a great wood hauling to the Southeast corwhich the grantor or this notice that some tures new roof, new truck. Straight body, Legal No. 00040162 Agency, 845 Camp16" tires, tool box on Published: March 4, 6, 9, ner of land conveyed exterior paint, f e nced bell, Baker C i ty,OR grantor's successors residential p r o p erty back yard, & move in 97814, 541-523-6485 t o Owen A l len a n d sold at a trustee's sale back, & clean interior, in interest acquired af11,13,16, 2015 wife (Deed Book 145, may have been used ter the e x ecution of ready. 2,879 sq ft inAsking $1,500obo. Call Page 2 4 4 , U nio n cludes 4 Irg. bdrm, 2 Legal No. 00040159 the trust deed, to satin ma nu f a c t u r i n g for more info or quesPUBLIC NOTICE I rg l i v i n g spa c e s , tions 541-910-9339. Published: February 4, 6, County); thence South isfy the foregoing oblimethamphetamines, parallel with the East the chemical compokitchen, office, loft, 2 The Baker County Board 9, 11, 13, 16, 2015 g ations t h ereby s e line of said Lot 2, a disn ents o f w h i c h a r e fire places, fully f i n- 1993 OLDS Cutlass, uncured and the c o sts of Commissioners will tance of 71 feet to a der 73k miles, $3000, and expenses of sale, k nown t o b e t o x i c . ished basement, & 2 be meeting for a Spe- 1010 - Union Co. point on the South line full baths. 2 ca r ga- i ncludes 4 s t u d d e d cial Commission Sesincluding a reasonable Prospective purchasrage with adloining RV of said Lot 2, which is ers of residential proptires. 541-910-5774. sion on We d nesday, Le al Notices charge by the trustee. 4 4 feet West o f t h e g arage/shop. F l o o d March 11, 2015, be- NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S zone AO. All reasonSALE ginning at 9:00 a.m. able offers considered. at the Baker County Public Notice Please, no Saturday Courthouse located at On March 18, 2015 at AMENDED NOTICE OF ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS phone calls or show1 995 T h ir d S t r e e t , the hour of 10:00 a.m. Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, a Special District Election will be held for inq. 541-215-0300 B aker City , O r e g o n at the Union County 97814. The CommisSheriff's Office, 1109 the purpose of electing: s ioners will b e c o n IC Ave, La Grande, OreFive (5) Directors 845 -Mobile Homes ducting an interview of gon, the defendant's to fill the following positions and terms, including any vacancy which may exist on the board of: Union Co. interest will b e s o ld, the Shenff candidates. 1001 - Baker County LA GRANDE SCHOOL DISTRICT ¹1 BRAND N E W 2 0 1 4 , A complete a genda sublect to redemption, Le al Notices Position to be voted u on Len th of Term Area of Resldenc F leetwood De l u x e will be available on the in the r ea l p r operty * double wide home for T RI-COUNTY C O O P 2 yr unexpired term Zone 1 commonly known as: Director - Zn 1, Pos ¹1 C ounty w e b s i t e a t s ale St o ne w o o d ERATIVE Weed Man- www.bakercount .or . 905 1 5 t h St, La Director - Zn 2, Pos ¹2 4 yr term Zone 2 * * comm. over 1,500 sq. agement Area Board Baker County operG rande, O r 9 7 8 5 0 . Director - Zn 3, Pos ¹3 4 yr term Zone 3 f t. 3 BD , 2 b a , w i t h o f Directors w i l l b e ates under an EEO polThe court case num- Director - Zn 3, Pos ¹6 4 yr term Zone 3 * family room 9 ft c eilholding a q u a r t erly icy and complies with ber i s 1 4 - 02-48888, Director - Zn 3-Pos ¹7 4 yr term Zone 3 * ings and more! Selling meeting at The Walw her e J PM o r g a n Section 504 of the Re"Zone t: A// of the area within the boundaries of Administrative District ¹t that is north of Hwy 30 (Island f or $ 7 4 , 0 0 0 cal l lowa Resources OfChase Bank, National habilitation Act of 1973 541-910-5059 for f ices located at 4 0 1 and th e A m e r i cans A ssociation, it s s u c - City, North of Hwy 82) and west of Hwy 82 and outside city limits of La Grande. details. NE First St. Suite A, w ith D i s abilities A c t . c essors i n in t e r e s t Enterpnse, Oregon on and/or assigns is plain- "Zone 2:A// of the area with the boundaries of Administrative District ¹t that is south of Hwy 30 (island City Assistance is available W ednesday, M a r c h for individuals with dist iff, a n d J u d d A . south of Hwy 82) and south or southeast of Jwy 82 8 outside city limits of La Grande. 850 - Lots & Prop11, 2015 © 9:00am. a bilities b y ca l l i n g Waibel; Joanne M. erty Baker Co. 541-523-8200 ( T T Y : Waibel akaJoanne M. 75'X120' LOT. Legal No. 00040171 S mith; F o r d M o t o r "Zone 3: A// of the area within the city limits of La Grande. 541-523-8201). 825 G St. $49,000. Published: March 4, 9, Credit Company, LLC; 541-51 9-6528 2015 LegaI No. 00040234 and Occupants of the The election will be conducted by mall. Drop sites for voted ballots are available at each of the city halls, P ublished: M a r c h 9 Premises are d efen- except Summervllle, and the Union County Clerk's Office. dants. Th e sale is a Each candidate who wishes to be on the ballot for an office listed above must file a Declaration of 2015 p ublic auction to t h e Candidacy along with either payment of $10 or submission of at least 25 valid signatures from electors highest bidder for cash Looking for someor cashier's check, in residing within the district. You may obtain the necessary forms at any district office or the Union County made out to Un- Clerk's Office. All materials relating to filing as a candidate for a Special District must be returned tcc thing in particular? hand, ion County S heriff's Union County Clerk's Office Then you need the Office. For more infor1001 4th St, Ste D mation on this sale go Classified Ads! This La Grande OR 97850 for our most current offers and to to: The filin deadline for this election is March 19 2015 at 5:00 .m. You may not file for any position is the simplest, most www.ore onshenffs. browse our complete inventory. prior to February 7, 2015. com sa les. htm inexpensive way for This legal notice ls to be published ln THE OBSERVER you to reach people Published: February 16, Robin A. Church, Union County Clerk Dat e d : March 5, 2015 in this area with any 23, 2015 and March 2, Publish: March 9, 2015 message you might 9, 2015 1415 Adams Ave • 541-963-4161 want to deliver. Legal no. 4900 LegaI No. 00039968

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MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015

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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

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DEARABBY: Hypertension runs in my crush on a girl named "Lisa."She rejected family, but as a pretty healthy 49-year-old, I him because she had a girlfriend. Then he didn't think much about it. I never realdated a girl, 'Annie," but it didn't last beized that my pounding headaches were a cause he said he felt only friendship for her. direct result ofhigh blood pressure. To make Then hebecame friends with thisboy "Joey" matters worse, the same high blood pressure in high school, who spent the night several that was causing my head to throb was also times. He told me from the start this boy was destroying my kidneys. gay (this is the boy he kissed). Now Joey has IwishIhad known about my high blood a girlfriend. pressure soonerand takenit seTo say the least, I'm riously. When I finally learned confused. I know that in this DEAR gener ation, everythingis about my kidney damage, it was too late to save them. ABBY accep table. I have no problem More than 78 million peoif my sonis gay, and I will ple are at risk for developing love him no matter what, but Ihonestl y think heisjustconfused.(H esays kidney disease, and I sincerely want to help them avoid this fate. My battle with kidney this, too.) Is there anything I can do to help diseasehas turned me intoan advocatefor him through this? — MODERNMOM INMARYLAND patients and those who are at risk. In honor DEAR MODERN MOM: Yes. Tell your of National Kidney Month in March and World Kidney Day on March12, will you son you love him and all you want is for him please help me spread the word? to be happy. Then let him figure this out for — LANCE TAYLOR IN MINNESOTA himself. Trust me, he will. Things will be DEAR LANCE: I'm pleased to help you clearer in the future. in this worthwhile effort. According to the DEARABBY: What do you think ofpeople National Kidney Foundation, one in three American adults is at risk for kidney diswho show up at graveside services for "famease.Major risk factorsfor kidney disease ily only"? includediabetes,high blood pressure,a Recently, a friend passed away. She didn't family history of kidney failure and bewant a funeral. The family announced there ing age 60 or older.Additionalrisk factors would be a service at the grave for family include kidney stones, smoking, obesity and only, followed by a small reception for family cardiovascular disease. and friends. Kidney disease often goes undetected beWell, some of the "friends"showed up at cause it lacks physical symptoms until the the service anyway. One of them stated, "But very late stages. By then the organs have she was like a sister to me."I felt it was an already failed. But early detection, healthy intrusion. lifestyle changes and proper treatment can The family was gracious enough that they didn't let these people know their presence slow the progress of kidney disease. Those wasn't weleomed. What do you think, Abby? at risk should have simple blood and urine — FAMILYFRIEND FROM MAINE tests to check if their kidneys are working DEAR FAMILY FRIEND: Oh, my. Of properly. Readers, if you are at risk, during your course it was an intrusion. The person who next physical examination, ask your health was conducting the service should have spocare practitioner to check your kidneys. To ken up and"reminded" the attendees that the learn more about prevention, visit kidneyorg. interment was for family only so the family You will also find information about free keep wouldn't be placed in an awkward position. Healthy kidney screenings in your area. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van DEARABBY: My 17-year-old son told me Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and he has ftnally had his ftrst kiss, and it was was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. with another boy. I'm not sure what to think. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com When he was in eighth grade, he had a or PO. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069.

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The controversy is pushing Clinton's top advisers closer to formalizing plans to announce her candidacy in early spring, all but putting an end to discussions about holding off until later in the year, according to a person familiar with the operation. While a final decision has not been made, the team is actively discussing potential rollout options, including an announcement on a college campus or in a swing state. A campaign announcement would be welcome news to many Democrats because it would give Clinton more resourcesto respond tofastmoving problems. Some in the partyarefrustrated that her team seemed ill-prepared torespond to thedisclosures ofher emails. Their clunky response, they say, is an indication that she needs to quickly step up her engagement in a campaign that is well underway, particularly in early primary states. "Beinghere means she can say,'Here is whatyou'te hearing, here is myperspective on it,"'said Iowa state Sen. Jeff Danielson, a Democrat fiom Cedar Falls.'You don't even get that chance ifyou'te not here going through that pmcess."

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WEDNESDAY • College women's basketball: Eastern Oregon University vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan, NAIA Division II National Championships, Sioux City, lowa, 7:15 p.m.

AT A GLANCE

OHA chapter banquet nears The UnionlWallowa County Oregon Hunters Association chapter banquet is being held Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Blue Mountain Conference Center in La Grande. The limit is 300 people. To purchase tickets, contact Jed Farmer at 541-5626267 or 541-7865841, or Morgan Olson at 541-786-1 283. Mail orders can be sent to OHA, PO. Box 864, Union 97883.

Suh poised for South Beach Barring a breakdown in formal contract negotiations, Ndamukong Suh will sign with the Miami Dolphins after the new league year officially begins Tuesday for a deal that will pay him approximately $114 million, with $60 million in guaranteed money. The official proposal and contract, which would make Suh one of the NFL's highest-paid players, must be negotiated when the market opens at1 p.m. Tuesday.

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After Friday's disappointment, it wasn't the game Union had hoped to be playing in. But the Bobcats treated its third/fifth-place game with Kennedy like a title contest and it showed. Behind another superb all-around game from senior Keesha Sarman, the Bobcats outscored the Trojans 17-6 in the pivotalthird quarter to lead to a 51-28 win Saturday in the 2A state tournament at the Pendleton Convention Center. With the third-place finish, the Bobcatsimproved on last year's fourth-place showing at state.

"It wasn't a state championship, but for me, it felt like one," head coach Rhondie Rickman-Johansen said. "There is nothing in this world to be ashamed of with third place in the state of Oregon.We came in ranked fourth and beat a great team in Kennedy. I'm just really proud of their perseverance and their desire to win." Sarman, who will play next season at Concordia University, had 18 points, 17 rebounds iincluding seven offensive boards) and seven assists to spark Union in her SeeThirdlPage 4C

As the lone senior for No. 16 Eastern Oregon University, Kassy Larson is going to cherish this year's trip to the NAIA Division II Women's National Championship a little more. "I've went to nationals both my junior and senior year, soit'sgreatto be on two teams that were considered one of the top teams in the country," Larson said."I can say to anyone down the road that I was on one of the top teams in the NAIA. We may not win it all, but we were still there, and that'ssaying a lot." The Mountaineers went 26-6 overall on the season and 16-2 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference, earning an automatic berth in the national tournament with the first-place finish in the conference. Eastern begins the tournament Wednesday against No. 17 Oklahoma Wesleyan at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, at 7:15

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Eastern Oregon University senior Kassy Larson was recently voted to the Cascade Collegiate Conference all-conference first team. p.m. "I definitely can't complain," Larson said when asked how the season has gone for her, individually and team-wise. "Itfeels good to end on a good note." Eastern improved this year after a 23-10 record during the 2013-2014 season, in which it lost to

Southwestern iKansasl College in the first round of the national tournament. Although the team lost its top two scorers in Brittney Newcomb and Nicole Redd, Larson thinks the progress resultedfrom a deeper team this year that is filled with players capable of leading the team on any See Larson/Fbge 2C

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Union senior Chelsie Houck attacks the key during a third/fifth place game Saturday against Kennedy at the 2A girls state tournament in Pendleton. The Bobcats won 51-28 to claim third place.

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La Grande's Avery Albrecht, left, fights for a loose ball with a Banks' player during the Braves' 39-33 4A first round playoff win over the Tigers Saturday.

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Defensive prowess was on display by both Banks and La Grande in the 4A state tournament playoffs Saturday night. Blocked shots. Tough rebounding. Steals created by hustle and savvy. Both teams flying to the ball. The defensive dominance resulted in a low-scoring, drag-'em-out battle that saw neither team lead by more than six points. In the end, Banks was able to muster enough offense to win, 39-33, in

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overtime in a rematch of a Dec. 29 game won by the Tigers. "I'm just so proud of our girls," Banks head coach Brandon Bagley said.cwe knew coming in to play La Grande — I mean Doug iGirdnerl is such an amazing coach and does an amazing job — that it would be a tough place to come on the road. We knew we'd have our work cut out for us, and La Grande came out and they played really well and

Eastern senior wins another title Eastern Oregon University's Hans Roelle followed up his first-place finish at last year's NAIA indoor track and field national championships in the 1,000-meter race with a second straight title.

Last weekend in Geneva, Ohio, the senior from Anchorage, Alaska, stormed from behind to win the national championship in the 1,000 final with a time of 2 minutes, 25.62 seconds.

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PREP GIRLS BASICETBALL

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The Eastern Oregon University track and field teams had twoathletesrepeat as national champions, and both were less than 100 percent. Talitha Fagen claimed her second consecutive NAIA indoor track and field national championship in the women's pole vault, and Hans Roelle defended his title from last year's championship with a first-place finish in the 1,000-meterrace attheindoor national championships in Geneva, Ohio,Thursday through Saturday. Fagen entered the pole vault as the fourth seed but

cleared12 feet,8-'/4inches to beat the runner-up by four inches. The junior from Fruitland, Idaho, broke her own school record that she set during her national title last season. "She actually hadn't jumped since either the last week of January or the first week of February," head coach Ben Welch said."It's a tough feat to do that anyhow, but to win coming off an injury was pretty good. She's matured a lot, and she's really learning how to focus when the chips ai'e down. Roelle made a great SeeNationals/Page 4C

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West Coast Conferencesemis No. 7 Gonzaga, seeking an 18th consecutive appearance in the WCCtournament championship, takes on a Pepperdine team it has beaten 28 straight times.

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CHRIS JOHNSON:The former New York Jets andTennessee Titans running back is in stable condition after being shot in the shoulder during a drive-by shooting that occurred Sunday at 4 a.m. in Orlando, Florida.

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MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015

SPORTS

PREP BOYS BASICETBALL

By Ronald Bond The Observer

Heartbreak. A missed opportunity. One that got away. Any one of those phrases could describe La Grande's tough-toswallow 61-56 home loss to Cascade in the 4A state tournament playoffs Friday. However the game is defined, there was one consensus fiom both sides once the dust finally settledit was a battle between two evenly matched teams that was determined by execution down the stretch. '%e were playing really good, and they were also playing really good. It just came down to ithe fact) they made a couple plays and we didn't, and that's just how it went," a dejected Brandon Dall said after scoring 16 points in his final game for the Tigers. A game that started with all the makings of a shootout slowed to a crawl after halNme, and even more so in the final quarter as the game wound down and the drama mounted. La Grande, trailing 50-49 entering the fourth, quickly regained the lead as Dall hit a baseline fadeaway and Jake Powell followed with a three-pointer. Powell's basket, which he hit at the 7:01 mark, ended up being the final field goal for the Tigers as they managed just two free throws the rest of the way. "I thought in that fourth quarter our defense stepped up a little bit better and we got boards. i Johnl Schirmer obviously carried us on the offensive end with all but two of our points in the fourth quarter, but just the team defense down the stretchand some big boards iandl

win with four free throws in the final 12.8 seconds. "I definitely felt like it was a game that kind of slipped through our fingers there at the end," La Grande head coach Mark Carollo said.'%e had some costly turnovers, but at the end of the day, I givea lotofcreditto Cascade.They kept battling all the way through. They made the plays down the stretch that we didn't. So sometimes that's the difference in the ball game. Overall, it was close the entire game. They're a good team and it was just a fun environment to be in." It was definitely fun for the Tigers early on, as La Grande — and especially Derek Yohannan — came out with both barrels blazing and had the crowd rocking. The senior hit three 3-pointers in the first four minutes, and the team hit five in all in the first quarter to lead by as many as nine before settling for a 21-18advantage afterone quarter. "I wasjustgetting open looks. The teamwas doing agood job of getting me the ball and I just kept shooting," said Yohannan, who scored 14 points."I was feeling pretty good." The Tigers kept Cascade at a distance, and for a moment seemed as if they might run away with the game when they took the lead to 3626 on a Zack Jacobs free throw with 1:33 in the half. Cascade closed strong, however, as Garrett Coffey scored five points in the final 38 seconds to draw the Cougars to within 38-34 at intermission. big plays," Cascadehead coach Yohannan and Coffey led all Steve Ball said of the difference late scorers at halftime with 14 and 12 in the game. points, respectively. Interestingly, Indeed,itwasoneofthose big neither scored after halNme. boards that had a major impact. An Instead, the second halfbelonged offensive rebound and putback by to Dall and Schirmer. 6-foot-6 center Stepan Zavydovskyy The Tiger senior and Cougar with 48 seconds remaining put junior traded shots. A floater by the Cougars back ahead, 57-56. Dall gave La Grande a 44-40lead. The defense then forced a difficult Schirmer followed with a pull-up 3-pointer in transition and then three-point attempt by Dall, and Schirmer, after missing the front found teammate Corey Roos for anend ofa l-and-1,stoletheballat othertripleto give Cascade a 46-44 midcourt and ended up sealing the lead with 2:30 in the third, its first

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La Grande senior Drew Hively, right, hugs teammate Connor Brandt after theTigers were defeated by Cascade, 61-56, Friday in a 4A state tournament playoff game. lead since 4-3. The quarter ended with Cascade up by a point. Schirmer, who scored nine ofhis game-high 20 points in the fourth, hit two pull-up jumpers 54 seconds aparttotie the game with 2:39 to go,and the stagewas setforthe wild finish. "He was a good player. Definitely on the radar coming into the game," Carollosaid ofCascade'sstandout. "He's got a lot of good skills." La Grande struggled to find the range in the second half, scoring just seven field goals after halNme. The Tigers were also hurt by a 5-for15 effort from the free-throw line. uiln the) second half, they just weren't dropping,"Carollo said of the shooting struggles."But we still had some really good looks at the hoop. Again, that's the game of basketball. Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't." In spite of the outcome, Carollo was pleased with his team's effort and said the loss doesn't diminish the success the team had this season. "Keep your head high, for sure," he said ofhis message to the playersafterthegame.'%e had a good season. 18-6, that is nothing to

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La Grande senior Brandon Dall skies for a layup against Cascade Friday at La Grande High School. Dall led the Tigers with 16 points in the 61-56 loss. hang your head about. I couldn't be more proud of each and every one of them. Yes, I wish we would have wonthe game, maybe 4avel the ball bounce our way a couple of

times, but at the end of the day, life does go on. That was kind of what I told them. I'm proud of them, and I'm really going to be sad to see all those seniors go."

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'This year we don't have that person we have to rely on," Larson said.'%e have five or six girls willing to be the star for the night. That's what's great about this team. There's someone who can always step up, which is hard to defend." Larson has been one of the go-to players this year. She was recently voted to the CCC all-conference first team after averaging 10.9 points per game, which was third on the team. The 6-foot-1 forward grabbed a team-best 7.6 rebounds per game, which was fourth-bestin the conference. Larson shot 52.5 percent fiom the field to rank fourth in the Cascade. On a team chock full of varyingpersonalities,Larson isregarded asthequietleader who prefers to dohertalking with her play. She wouldn't prefer it any other way. "I don't really want to be the vocal person," Larson said. "I'd rather be the person that leads by example by just doing myjob. When you doyourjob, you'rehelping yourteam." Her job has included a shift in her place in the lineup. After the eighth game of the year, Larson switched fiom a startingrole to routinely being one of the first Mounties off the bench. She said her coach, Anji Weissenfluh, wanted a littl e more speed atthe start of games, and with Larson's experience being a top reserve during her junior year, it was a smooth transition. Now, Larson said she enjoys the chance to get a first-hand lookatheropponentspriorto taking the floor. "I get to watch and see the other teams," she said.'You can get a scoutingreportthat says the tendencies of this per-

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Eastern Oregon University's Kassy Larson has averaged 10.9 points and a team-best 76 rebounds per game. son. But it doesn't really click with me until I get to see it." That is just one example ofher team-first approach and another reason why she is respected by her younger teammates. "Kassyis the best teammate I could ever have," fieshman Maya Ah You, who joined Larson on the CCC first team, said."She loves everybody and she's there to help. I feel like we put a lot of pressure on her to lead us, but she always does her job on the court." The selflessness helped Larson find her place with Eastern so quickly when she transferred fiom Wenatchee Valley College in Washington prior to her junior season. She said there was a school in Montana she was considering but decided on Eastern due to its proximity to her hometown, Kennewick, Washington. "I wouldn't be comfortable without my family being close by," Larson said."I've always

been a family person, and I like being able to go home if I want to on weekends in the offseason." Nearly two years after she made the choice to come to La Grande, Larson said she wouldn't change anything. "I have no problem with my decision to come here," she said."Our record and the winning over these two years definitely helps." Larson is a pre-physical therapy exercise science major with a goal ofbeing a physical therapist down the road. She said she's going to go to more school after this school year, butisn't quite sure where that will be. "I'm just trying to find a route that fits me," she said. Her focus this week, however, is getting the Mounties deep into the national tournament. Regardless ofhow far the team goes, Larson will be there, just doing her job quietly to finish out her Mountie career.

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Middle School Track Coach and Assistant High School Track Coach. Xhese positions will begin in the current school year. Salary for all positions is based on educational level and experience. Successful candidates will be contacted for interviews. Xhese positions have been extended to a closing date of March 27, 2015 or until filled. For more information contact Viki Turner at 541-898-2244 (ext. 8821) If interested please submit an application to: Lance L Dixon PO Box 10 North Powder, OR 97867

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SCOREBOARD HOCKEY NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA Montreal 66 4 2 18 6 9 0 177 146 Tampa Bay 67 41 20 6 8 8 222 177 Detroit 64 36 1 7 1 1 83 187 170 Boston 65 33 2 2 10 76 176 170 Florida 66 29 2 3 14 72 163 188 Ottawa 64 30 2 3 11 71 184173 Toronto 66 2 63 5 5 5 7 176 205 Buflalo 66 19 4 2 5 4 3 126 224 Metropolitan Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA N.Y. Islanders 67 42 21 4 8 8 214 189 N.Y. Rangers 64 40 17 7 8 7 198 155 Pittsburgh 6 5 3 8 18 9 8 5 188 160 Washington 67 36 21 10 82 200 165 Philadelphia 67 28 26 13 69 177 195 New Jersey 66 28 28 10 66 151 170 Columbus 6 5 2 7 34 4 5 8 166 207 Carolina 64 2 5 3 2 7 5 7 152 174 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA Nashville 67 41 19 7 8 9 197165 St. Louis 65 41 19 5 8 7 204 163 Chicago 66 39 21 6 8 4 190 154 Minnesota 66 36 23 7 7 9 186 168 Winnipeg 66 33 21 12 78 183 176 Colorado 66 30 25 11 71 177 185 Dallas 66 29 27 10 68 207 220 Pacific Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA Anaheim 67 4 2 18 7 9 1 198 184 Vancouver 6 5 37 24 4 7 8 187 178 Calgary 66 3 62 5 5 7 7 191 172 LosAngeles 65 31 21 13 75 175 168 San Jose 6 6 3 2 26 8 7 2 187 186 Arizona 66 21 3 8 7 4 9 142 222 Edmonton 6 6 18 37 11 47 150 222 All Times PST

Saturday's Games Florida 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, SO Boston 3, Philadelphia 2, OT St. Louis 6, Toronto1 Tampa Bay 5, Dallas 4 Washington 6, Bulfalo 1 Colorado 4, Columbus 0 Winnipeg 3, Nashville 1 Montreal 2, Arizona 0 Pittsburgh 1, LosAngeles 0, OT Vancouver 3, San Jose 2

Sunday's Games Ottawa 5, Calgary 4, SO Boston 5, Detroit 3 Carolina 7, Edmonton 4 New Jersey 5, Philadelphia 2 Colorado 3, Minnesota 2 N.Y. Rangers 1, Chicago 0, OT

Monday's Games N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Edmonton at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Anaheim at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Nashville atArizona, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at San Jose, 7 p.m.

Tuesday's Games N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Columbus at Carolina, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Winnipeg at St. Louis, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Minnesota, 6 p.m. LosAngeles at Colorado, 6 p.m.

BASKETBALL State Tournaments Friday BOYS PREP Class 6A Tournament Second Round Central Catholic 57, Tualatin 41 Jesuit 81, Clackamas 79 Lakeridge56, David Douglas 55, OT North Medford 63, McNary 56 South Eugene 76, Jelferson PDX 75, 20T South Salem 67, South Medford 63 Southridge 63, Lake Oswego 55 W est Linn 57, Sheldon 49 Class 5A Tournament First Round Churchill 47, Liberty 43 Marist 51, Central 31 Mountain View 63, Parkrose 61 Pendleton 63, Corvallis 57 Silverton 44, La Salle 37 Springfield 87, Crescent Valley 58 Summit 58, Sandy 51

Wilsonville 69, Dallas 35 Class 4A Tournament First Round Cascade 61, La Grande 56 Madras 48, Sutherlin 43 North Bend 60, Yamhill-Carlton 30 North Marion 54, Gladstone 45 North Valley 47, Seaside 40 Philomath 54, Tillamook 52 Sisters 32, Scappoose 28 Class 3A Tournament Consolation Semifinal Creswell 49, Amity 39 De La Salle 80, Nyssa 67 Semifinal Dayton 54, Salem Academy 32 Horizon Christian Tualatin 43, Blanchet Catholic 30 Class 2A Tournament Consolation Semifinal Burns 50, Oakridge 38 WesternMennonite39 ,Knappa 26 Semifinal Irrigon 74, Regis 43 Class 1A Tournament Semifinal Nixyaawii 65, Horizon Christian Hood River 47 GIRLS PREP Class 6A Playoffs Second Round Roseburg 16, West Linn 10 Class 3A Tournament Consolation Semifinal Amity 57, Rainier 46 Portland Adventist 40, Portland Christian 30 Semifinal Dayton 45, Vale 42 Salem Academy 44, St. Mary's 28 Class 2A Tournament Consolation Semifinal Monroe 43, Myrtle Point 34 Vernonia 51, Regis 41 Semifinal Burns 49, Kennedy 44, OT Western Mennonite 50, Union 33 Class 1A Tournament Consolation Semifinal Adrian 44, Chiloquin 30 Elkton 40, McKenzie 24 Semifinal Country Christian 43, North Douglas 40 Damascus Christian 52, Condon/ Wheeler 32 BOYS

Saturday Class 3A Tournament Fourth Place De La Salle 51, Creswell 46, OT Third Place Salem Academy 51, Blanchet Catholic 41

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Dayton 53, Horizon Christian Tualatin 43 Class 2A Tournament Fourth Place Burns 48, Western Mennonite 47, 2OT Third Place Regis 50, Heppner 45 Class 1A Tournament Fourth Place Yoncalla 69, Hosanna Christian 61 Third Place Horizon Christian Hood River63, Siletz Valley 42

Saturday BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Class 3A Tournament Fourth Place De La Salle 51, Creswell 46, OT Third Place Salem Academy 51, Blanchet Catholic 41

Championship Dayton 53, Horizon Christian Tualatin 43 Class 2A Tournament Fourth Place Burns 48, Western Mennonite 47, 2OT Third Place Regis 50, Heppner 45

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Irrigon 65, Toledo 53 Class 1A Tournament Fourth Place Yoncalla 69, Hosanna Christian 61 Third Place Horizon Christian Hood River63, Siletz Valley 42

Championship Country Christian 61, Nixyaawii 50 GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Class 6A Tournament Second Round

Beaverton 42, Tigard 32 Jesuit 53, WestAlbany 33 Roseburg 43, West Linn 29 Sheldon 55, Clackamas 47 South Medford 74, Glencoe 48 South Salem 83, Grant 45 Southridge 35, Oregon City 31 St. Mary's Academy 73, Central Catholic 61 Class 5A Tournament First Round Corvallis 46, Eagle Point 35 Crater 56, Central 33 Hermiston 70, Crescent Valley 36 Hillsboro 47, Marist 42 La Salle 64, Ridgeview 28 Pendleton 62, Summit 43 Silverton 49, Bend 34 Springfield 57, The Dalles 40 Class 4A Tournament First Round Banks 39, La Grande 33 Cascade 71, Madras 56 Gladstone 53, Marshfield 30 Henley 44, Sisters 33 Mazama 53, Brookings-Harbor 52,OT Seaside54, Klamath 43 Sutherlin 75, Baker 33 Valley Catholic 57, Junction City 26 Class 3A Tournament Fourth Place Amity 62, Portland Adventist 41 Third Place Vale 55, St. Mary's 27

Championship Dayton 51, Salem Academy 39 Class 2A Tournament Fourth Place Vernonia 61, Monroe 56 Third Place Union 51, Kennedy 28

Championship Western Mennonite 43, Burns 38 Class 1A Tournament Fourth Place Adrian 45, Elkton 34 Third Place North Douglas 58, Condon/Wheeler 40

Championship Damascus Christian 51, Country Christian 46

NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 38 25 . 6 03 Boston 2 5 36 . 410 1 2 Brooklyn 2 5 36 . 410 1 2 Philadelphia 1 4 49 . 2 2 2 2 4 New York 1 2 49 . 1 9 7 2 5 Southeast Division W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 49 13 . 7 90 Washington 35 2 8 ,5 5 6 14'/2 Charlotte 28 3 3 ,4 5 9 20'/2 Miami 2 8 34 . 452 2 1 Orlando 2 1 43 . 328 2 9 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 40 25 . 6 15 Chicago 39 25 . 6 0 9 '/2 Milwaukee 33 29 ,5 3 2 5 ' / 2 Indiana 28 3 4 ,4 5 2 10'/2 Detroit 23 3 9 ,3 7 1 15'/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 44 18 . 7 10 Houston 43 20 ,6 8 3 1 ' / 2 Dallas 41 24 .6 3 1 4 ' / 2 San Antonio 39 2 3 . 629 5 New Orleans 34 29 .540 1 0'/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 41 20 . 6 72 O klahomaCity 35 2 8 .556 7 Utah 26 3 6 . 4 1 9 15'/2 Denver 2 2 41 . 349 2 0 Minnesota 1 4 47 . 2 3 0 2 7 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 49 12 .803 L.A. Clippers 40 23 .635 10 Phoenix 33 3 1 ,5 1 6 17'/2 Sacramento 2 1 40 . 344 2 8 L.A. Lakers 16 46 . 2 5 8 33'/2 x-clinched playoff spot All Times PST

Saturday's Games New Orleans 95, Memphis 89 Philadelphia 92, Atlanta 84 Miami 114, Sacramento 109, OT Cleveland 89, Phoenix 79 Indiana 92, New York 86 Minnesota 121, Portland 113

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Milwaukee 91, Washington 85 Houston 114, Denver 100

Sunday's Games

San Antonio 116, Chicago 105 Golden State 106, L.A. Clippers 98 Orlando 103, Boston 98 Charlotte 108, Detroit 101 Utah 95, Brooklyn 88 Oklahoma City 108, Toronto 104 Dallas100, L.A. Lakers 93

Monday's Games Washington at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Sacramento atAtlanta, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Memphis at Chicago, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. New York at Denver, 6 p.m. Golden State at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Orlando at lndiana, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Toronto at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. New York at Utah, 6 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

NCAA Major NCAA Scores Saturday EAST Boston College 79, Wake Forest 61 Butler 68, Providence 64 Dartmouth 59, Yale 58 Davidson 107, Duquesne 78 GeorgeWashington 87,UMass 65 Georgetown 73, Seton Hall 67 Harvard 72, Brown 62 La Salle 55, Dayton 53 Penn 79, Cornell 72 Princeton 85, Columbia 83 RhodeIsl and 78,SaintJoseph's 68 St. Bonaventure 66, Fordham 52 Temple 75, UConn 63 Villanova 105, St. John's 68 West Virginia 81, Oklahoma St. 72 SOUTH AlabamaASM 70, Grambling St. 66 Alabama St. 62, Jackson St. 42 Appalachian St. 72, Texas-Arlington 60 Charlotte 86, Marshall 73 Duke 84, North Carolina 77 FIU 70, UAB 66 Florida St. 61, Pittsburgh 52 Georgia 64, Auburn 61 Georgia St. 72, Georgia Southern 55 Kentucky 67, Florida 50 Louisiana-Monroe56,TexasSt.53 Louisville 59, Virginia 57 Miami 82, Virginia Tech 61 Middle Tennessee 77, FAU 54 Mississippi St. 52, Missouri 43 NC State 71, Syracuse 57 Nicholls St. 75, SE Louisiana 69 Northwestern St. 88, New Orleans 78 Old Dominion 75, W. Kentucky 52 Richmond 67, Saint Louis 51 South Alabama 96, Troy 93 South Carolina 60, Tennessee 49 Tulane 67, South Florida 63 VCU 71, George Mason 60 Vanderbilt 86, Mississippi 77 MIDWEST lowa 69, Northwestern 52 Marquette 58, DePaul 48 Michigan 79, Rutgers 69 Michigan St. 74, Indiana 72 Notre Dame 81, Clemson 67 Purdue 63, lllinois 58 Xavier74, Creighton 73 SOUTHWEST Alabama 61, Texas ASM 60 Houston Baptist 78, Incarnate Word 77, OT lowa St. 89, TCU 76 LSU 81, Arkansas 78 Louisiana-Lafayette 81, Arkansas St. 57 Oklahoma 75, Kansas 73 Prairie View 83, Alcorn St. 80 Stephen F. Austin 64, Sam Houston St. 55 Texas 62, Kansas St. 49 Texas ASM-CC 58, Abilene Christian 27 Texas Southern 88, Southern U. 78 Texas-Pan American 53, UMKC 51 UTEP 68, Rice 65 UTSA 69, North Texas 68 FAR WEST Arizona 91, Stanford 69 Arizona St. 74, California 70 Boise St. 71, Fresno St. 52 Colorado St. 75, Utah St. 70 E. Washington 79, Weber St. 71, OT Grand Canyon 83, Seattle 70 Hawaii 91, Cal St.-Fullerton 70 Idaho St. 67, Idaho 65

First Round Oral Roberts 58, IUPUI 56 SouthDakota 82, IPFW 73

Long Beach St. 59, UC Riverside 58 Montana70, Montana St.54 N. Arizona 70, Sacramento St. 68 N. Colorado 72, North Dakota 71 New Mexico 52, Wyoming 49, OT New Mexico St. 61, Chicago St. 57 Portland St. 86, S. Utah 73 San Diego St. 67, Nevada 43 UC Davis 80, UC Irvine 61 UC Santa Barbara 64, Cal Poly 56 UNLV 71, San Jose St. 58 Utah Valley 74, CS Bakersfield 69 Washington 77, Utah 68 Washington St. 96, Colorado 91, OT TOURNAMENT

TRAN SACTION S Saturday BASEBALL

American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Young on a oneyear contract. Placed RHP Kris Medlen on the 60-day DL. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Signed G Nate Robinson to a 10-day contract.

Big South Conference Semifinals

Coastal Carolina 73, Gardner-Webb 70 Winthrop 71, Longwood 58 Colonial Athletic Association

NBA Development League IDAHO STAMPEDE — Acquired G Jared Cunningham from Delaware for F Joel Wright. FOOTBALL National Football League DALLAS COWBOYS — Re-signed OT Doug Free to a three-year contract. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Re-signed S Jordan Kovacs and DT A.J. Francis. HOCKEY

Quarterfinals

Hofstra 74, James Madison 57 Northeastern 67, Delaware 64 UNC Wilmington 79, Coll. of Charleston 53 William 8 Mary 72, Elon 59

Horizon League

Semifinals Green Bay 70, III.-Chicago 56 Valparaiso 60, Cleveland St. 55 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Recalled LW Rene Bourque from Springfield

Quarterfrnals lona 74, Siena 71 Manhattan 74, Marist 58 Monmouth (NJ) 60, Canisius 54 St. Peter's 68, Rider59

(AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled RWTeemu Pulkkinen from Grand Rapids

(AHL).

Missouri Valley Conference Semifinals

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled D Jonathan Racine from San Antonio (AHL). Activated D Willie Mitchell from injured reserve. Reassigned D Jonathan Racine to San Antonio. ECHL ECHL — Suspended South Carolina's Scott Ford, pending a review, and fined him an undisclosed amount after being assesseda major penaltyand game misconduct for kneeing during a March 6 game against Gwinnett. FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Agreed to terms with G Anthony Peters. SOCCER

lllinois St. 65, Wichita St. 62 N. Iowa63,Loyola ofChicago 49

Northeast Conference Semifinals Robert Morris 66, Bryant 53 St. Francis (NY) 62, St. Francis (Pa.) 48

Ohio Valley Conference Championship Belmont 88, Murray St. 87

Southern Conference Quarterfinals Furman 69, Chattanooga 67 Mercer 89, VMI 61 W. Carolina 67, ETSU 61, OT Wolford 70, UNC Greensboro 52

Major League Soccer NEWYORK RED BULLS — Signed MF Dane Richards. Waived D Armando.

Summit League First Round

Sunday

N. Dakota St. 61, Denver50 S. Dakota St. 87, W. Illinois 50

BASEBALL

West CoastConference Quarterfinals

American League BOSTON RED SOX — Agreedto terms with RHPs Matt Barnes, Heath Hembree, Joe Kelly, Zeke Spruill, Anthony Varvaro, Brandon Workman and Steven Wright; LHPs Edwin Escobar, Tommy Layne, Eduardo Rodriguez and Robbie Ross Jrx Cs Blake Swihart and Christian Vazquez; INFs Xander Bogaerts, Garin Cecchini, Sean Coyle, Brock Holt, and Travis Shaw; and OFs Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Bryce Brentz on one-year contracts. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MIAMI HEAT — Signed F Michael Beasley to a second 10-day contract. FOOTBALL National Football League INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Agreed to terms with G Todd Herremans and CB Darius Butler. TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms with LS Beau Brinkley and with P Brett Kern on a five-year contract. HOCKEY

Gonzaga 81, San Francisco 72 Pepperdine 50, San Diego 47 Portland 69, Saint Mary's (Cal) 52 BYU 78, Santa Clara 76 Major NCAA Scores

Sunday SOUTH McNeese St. 70, Cent. Arkansas 68 MIDWEST Cincinnati 77, Memphis 65 Maryland 64, Nebraska 61 Penn St. 79,Minnesota 76 Wisconsin 72, Ohio St. 48 SOUTHWEST Houston 72, East Carolina 54 SMU 67, Tulsa 62 TOURNAMENT

America East Conference Semifinals Albany (NY) 60, New Hampshire 58 Stony Brook 79, Vermont 77 Atlantic Sun Conference

Championship

North Florida 63, SC-Upstate 57

Big South Conference Championship

National Hockey League DALLAS STARS — Recalled D Jamie Oleksiak from Texas (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned CAndre Burakovsky to Hershey

Coastal Carolina 81, Winthrop 70

Colonial Athletic Association Semifinals Northeastern 78, UNC Wilmington 71 William 8 Mary 92, Hofstra 91, 2OT Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Semifinals lona 95, Monmouth (NJ) 77 Manhattan 65, St. Peter's 48

(AHL).

American Hockey League

MANCHESTER MONARCHSRecalled F Maxim Kitsyn from Ontario

(ECHL).

MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Reassigned D Garrett Noonan to Cincinnati

Missouri Valley Conference Championship

(ECHL).

N. Iowa 69, lllinois St. 60

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Reassigned D Josh McFadden to Cincinnati

Patriot League Semifinals

(ECHL).

American U. 73, Colgate 62 Lafayette 80, Bucknell 74

COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA — Announced the resignation of men's basketball coach Jerome Allen, effective after March 10. UTAH — Fired women's basketball coach Anthony Levrets.

Southern Conference Semifinals Furman 52, Mercer 49 Wolford 73, W. Carolina 61

Summit League

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MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015

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he bad taste still lingered in their mouths. Dreams of a state title had just been deflated 24 hours ago. A third straight day ofbasketball loomed and Union was worn out. cOur bodies were telling us stop, sleep, just lay down. The whole team was feeling that," senior Sarah Good said."It was a lothardergetting up and down the court than it was yesterday, and we all knew we had to push through it." But the seniors would not go quietly into the night with a loss, not in the final game of their careers. The senior class of Good, Keesha Sarman, Chelsie Houck, Carsyn Roberts and Laura Herbes was not going to be denied. The 51-28 victory over Kennedy in the 2A state tournament third/fifth place game wasn't a flawless game for the Bobcats. Plenty of shots that normally go in missed off the rim. But in many ways it was a perfect game for Union, because it showed the fight and mettle that has guided them to the state tournament three straight years. Most of all, it showed the bond the team has. 'They truly mean the world to me," Sarman said of her teammates."After every game, our last cheer in the huddle we do is 'family.'And it's true. Those girls aren't my friends, they're not my teammates. They're 100 percent my family." The Bobcats had their title run stopped Friday by Western Mennonite in a 50-33 semifinal loss, and after setting their sights on a state title all season, saying it was tough regrouping would be an understatement. It's always fascinating to see how a group of teenagers will react after a crushing defeat. I wondered just what Union team I

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Union's Sarah Good (10) and Keesha Sarman battle for a loose ball against Kennedy Saturday.

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Union seniors, from left, Laura Herbes, Carsyn Roberts, Keesha Sarman and Chelsie Houck converge after Herbes' free throws in the final seconds of their 51-28 win over Kennedy for third place at the 2A girls state tournament. that you have to get up and you have to come back and fight hard. (My five seniors) JQSH BENHAM broughtus greatleadership and strength. They have would see Saturday. that winning mentality, What I saw was a team and they've helped set an with a collective pride that example for our younger played for one another. Sarplayers and build a program man was at the center of it, that will be everlasting." The Bobcats only held an constantly motivating and imploring her teammates to eight-point lead at halftime, finish one last time. But the but it felt like 28. There was whole team showed a spirit just a distinct difference in that had to impress Bobcat the passion displayed by fans and unbiased onlookers Union compared to Kennealike. Players were diving all dy. Even though the game overthefloorfor looseballs, wasn't in hand until late in crashing the glass like it was the third quarter, it felt like the last rebound on earth there was no doubt Union and fighting tooth and nail would win from the second for every point. quarter on. Union managed to not The cohesiveness was just lift themselves off the summed up late. In the game's final seconds, Herbes canvasbut leapttoitsfeet fora spirited performance. steppedtothe line for a pair "This is a unique group of of free throws following a ladies," head coach Rhondie technical foul on Kennedy. Rickman-Johansen said."It With her four teammates was a true disappointment behind her, poised like at the conclusion of (Frisprings ready to jump in day's) game. But I think that celebration, Herbes sank a true champion realizes both shots. All four Bobcats

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in turn rushed in to embrace. It showed how much this game meant to them, notjustfor the third-place finish. It meant so much because every one of their teammates meant so much to each other. Now, as this group of seniors rides off into the sunset, they won't ever hit the hardwood with each other again. But the memories they made along the way — finishing second at state as sophomores, fourth last season, third this year — will remain long after they walk the stage as high school graduates, as will their winning tradition. ''What I'm going to miss the most is the fact that this is a team of girls who may not always get along and who may not always see the same side," Good said."But when it's game time, whether it's basketball, volleyball or any other sport that we play together, we come together because the win is what we want at the end."

DEFEAT Continued from Page1C the second quarter before Banks mounted a rally that fell short. This time the Braves, which Bagley said normally run a zone defense, came out in man-to-man looking to stifle an offensethat hasaveraged 61 pointsper game in its last nine outings. And it worked. Problem was, La Grande's defense w as just assuffocating,and for mostof the night, maybe even more so. On several occasions, the Tigers were able to force Banks into lengthy possessions, hustling to cut off passing lanes and forcingthe Braves topasstheball around the perimeter, often chewing up at least 30 seconds each time they had the ball. And the shots Banks did get, whether from the perimeter or in close, missed almost every time. For most of the game it looked like thatwould be enough forLa Grande. But La Grande struggled as well. The Tigers could not get into a flow offensively and were often forced into settlingforlongershotsor having attemptsclose to therim blocked by taller defenders. They only converted on 10 field goals the entire evening. "I just think everybody played hard," Girdner said.cWe gave it what we could. The shots didn't fall, and that happens sometimes." However, the shots that did fall were timely. Kylin Collman, who finished with a team-high 13 points, drained a three-pointer to give La Grande a 7-5 lead with 3:40 to go in the opening quarter. From that point until overtime, the game was played within a five-point window. Every time Banks put somethingtogether to getclose, the Tigers would do just enough to put some distance between the teams. The lead did swell to five on several occasions, first when Avery Albrecht connected on a triple with 1:51 remaining in the first half, and late in the third quarter when a Collman floater pushed the lead to 26-21. Banks closed to within one when Megan Bunn connected from close range early in the fourth, but the catand-mouse catch-me-if-you-can game

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battle on theglass47-31,and collected 21 offensive boards. cWe knew rebounding was Continued ~om Page1C going to be big," Rickmanfinal game. Johansen said.'They've got "It's definitely exciting," some biggirlsand we focused on rebounding. We've made said Sarman, who was a unanimous first team allthat a point of emphasis for tournament selection.cWe us all year." talked in the locker room Union began to put some before the game about how distance between it and we'd much rather go out with Kennedy midway through a win than go out with a loss. the second quarter. The score Thirdplace feelspretty darn was tied, 15-all, when the good. To us, it feels like a state Bobcats closed the half with championship." nine of the final 10 points. The Bobcats were able to Following Kohr's free throw, bounce back following a 50-33 Sannan found Wells racing semifinal loss to Western ahead of thepack fora layup, Mennonite Friday. and Wells nailed a jumper "Itwas tough,butI thinkit with three minutes left to put motivated us a little bit more Union up 20-15. Kennedy hit a free throw, to get after it," senior Chelsie Houck said."Especially for us but Sarman and Katie Good each madea pairoffree five seniors, we wanted to go out with a bang. It's definitely throws in the final minute sad knowing I won't be able to to take a 24-16 lead into the play again with them anymore, third quarter. butit still feltreallygood." Three more Union free Carsyn Roberts and throws at the outset of the Delanie Kohr each had eight period capped the 12-1 run. points, with Kohr adding After Kennedy scored inside, nine rebounds, and Elly Wells Roberts and Sarman both chipped in six points as Union completed 3-point plays as outscored Kennedy 27-12 in the Bobcatsstretched their the second half lead to 33-18 with 3:30 left in The Bobcats improved their the quarter. Up 35-20, Wells hit a shootingpercentagefrom 30 percent in the first half to 35 baseline jumper and Sannan percent in the second, but scored on a putback and a pair really turned it up a notch at of free throws in the dosing the free-throw line. Union hit minutes to help build a 41-22 11 of its 14 attempts from the advantage after the third. charity stripe in the final two In the opening minutes quarters after shooting just of the fourth, Union put the 46 percent fiom the line in the game away with back-to-back first haK scores by Sarah Good and It was a welcome sight afRoberts to open up a 45-22 ter Union went 10-for-52 fiom leadand begin thecelebration. cWe realized that we (the the field in the semifinal loss. cWe knew that on this seniors) were never going three-day trip, that one day, to play basketballtogether in one game, in atleastone of again, so this had to be our the quarters, our shots were best game," Sannan said.cWe going to have to fall," senior all wanted it so bad, just to Sarah Good said.'That's finish with a win and leave prettymuch what happened this year with the memory we in the second half — our shots wanted to leave it with. And were falling." we did. It's hard not to have Rebounding also proved to fun with that team. It's hard be a difference. Union won the to stay down."

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La Grande's Kylin Collman drives to the hoop against Banks Saturday in a 4A playoff game at La Grande High School. continued. Albrecht converted a driving left-handed layup to extend the lead back to three one minute later. For a while, it seemed La Grande would do just enough to keep Banks at arm's length. But Anna Klein rolled in a lay-up with just more than three minutes to go to tie the game at31 apiece.Shots bounced away from the rim the rest of the period, sending the game to the extra session. Banks finally took the lead back when Ariel Slifka, who scored a gamehigh 14, hit a long two-pointer for a 33-31 edge. Collman responded immediately, splitting the defense for a lay-in with 3:03 to go. But La Grande failed to score again, and Slifka sank another perimeter jumper togivethe Braves the lead for good. She and Klein added free throws in the closing seconds for the final margin. cWe have been in so many close

games that have come down to the wire that we felt like this was another game," Bagley said of his team's overtime success."I felt the girls would be confident knowing that we've been through this time and time again." Girdner commended his players for leaving everything on the floor, especially with the Tigers losing junior Kali Avila to a serious ankle injury early in the second quarter. While there was no word on the extent of it, she was on crutches following the game. cWe asked them to give it all that they had, and they went into the lockerroom dragging,"he said afterwards."You can't ask much more than that. They played hard." Bunn was right behind Slifka in the points column with 13 for Banks, while Albrecht and Madison Wilcox each added seven points for the Tigers. La Grande finished the season w ith an overallrecord of17-6.

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impression early in the meet by running the top time in the 1,000 preliminaries. In the finals, the senior fiom Anchorage, Alaska, stayed in the top four throughout the race. Just prior to starting the final lap, Roelle fell back to sixth placebut jetted ahead ofthe pack in the final 100 meters and won a second straight title with a time of 2 minutes, 25.62 seconds, two seconds in fiontoftherunner-up. "He had tweaked an Achil-

les (recently),"Welch said. cWe had given him four days off, and I don't really remember the last time he's had that much time oK But he's such a big-meetcompetitor,sowe knew ifhe was able to run, he was going to be extremely difficult to beat." Team-wise, the men finished in eighth place with 28.5 points, while the women placed 19th with 16 points. Fagen and Roelle led six Mounties who achieved All-American status over the three-day event. Hakeem Belle placed second in the men's triple jump with a final leapof49-0-'/4feet,breaking

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his own school record. "Hakeem did that in dramatic fashion,"Welch said. "He was in sixth or seventh place before his last jump." Travis Simpson, who missed All-American honors by one centimeter in the triple jump, did earn the award in the men's high jump after finishing third for the second straight year. Simpson cleared6-10-'/4feet. Isaac Updike ran the fastest preliminary time in the men's 3,000, and followed that up by taking fourth in the final with a time of 8:30.81. In the women's high jump, Harley McBride entered as the ninth seed, but cleared 5-7-'/4 feet to claim a thirdplace finish. McBride's jump tied her own school record that she set last year at the national championships. With the indoor season completed, Eastern turns its attention to the outdoor season, beginning with the EOU Team Challenge March 21 in Hermiston.

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