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• Former Enterprise coach Chuck Corak named to National Wrestling Hall of Fame Iv,

• Oficials hopeful company will settle 7-year lawsuit

By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

The City of Elgin hopes to soon close out an issue they've had for nearly seven years.

Foster Group, the company that owns the Elgin Mobile Home Park, filed a lawsuit against the City of Elgin in 2008 after the city put berms in the park to block two entrances that did not have variances, according to City Administrator Brock Eckstein.

Foster Group purchased the mobile home park in 1968. Five homes were placed on what is now Beverly Terrace in Elgin, Eckstein said.

The roadhad not been developed yet,buta survey was conducted in 2001 and those five mobile homes were determined to be on the roadand located in the city'sproperty.

'The city asked them to be removed so they could develop that road," Eckstein said."Once (BeverlyTerrace)was developed,itcutacross two of the mobile home park's roads."

This created two new entryways."But there were no variances to those roads," Eckstein said."They were illegal entryways."

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Graduation rates may soon represent a much bigger part of Eastern Oregon University's financial picture.

The state is considering adopting a new Outcome Based Funding model for Oregon University System institutions that emphasizes the number of students graduating at each institution and de-emphasizes student credit hours.

'The state wants to buy degrees, not credit hours," said EOU Interim President Jay Kenton at a meeting of the EOU Board of Trustees on Friday.

The plan, which would be fully phased in by 2020, calls for 60 percent of OBF money to be provided based upon the number of students earning degrees. Forty percent of OBF fundingwould be provided based on totalstudent credit hours. The OBF plan would begin being phased in during the 2015-16 school year.

Lara Moore, vice president for finance and SeeBudget / Page 2A

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Chuck Corak referees a wrestling match in 1991. Corak served as a wrestling official for 28 years. He will be inducted into the NationalWrestling Hall of Fame May 2.

"Basically, I think they look at different people throughout each state that Chuck Corak has dedicated more than have put a lot of time in with the sport of fourdecades ofhislifeto the sportof wrestling," Corak said. wrestling in Oregon as a coach, mentor He is the fifth La Grande-area coach to and official. be given the honor, joining Verl Miller, Terry The longtime coach and Enterprise Crenshaw, Mel Schuldt and Doug Hislop. resident will be officially honored for his Hislop, Imbler's head coach and the efforts May 2 as he is inducted into the Northeast Oregon wrestling commissionOregon chapter of the National Wrestling er, was inducted into the Hall of Fame Hall of Fame. last year. He worked with Corak as an Corak, 69, coached high school wresofficial and a coach and has been fiiends tling at Pine Eagle and Enterprise in with him for decades. Hislop said Corak both assistant and head coaching capaci- left an indelible mark on the sport.

"He's worked with a lot of kids to deties from 1970 until he retired in 1999.

He stayed involved in the sport during velop their skills," he said."He's patient. the early 2000s, coaching middle school, There's a lot of coaches that can coach but was called out of retirement and state champions, but it takes a really coached Enterprise High School two more good coach to take someone who is not a years, finally stepping away in 2013. He wrestler and get the most out of them. He also served for 28 years as a referee. was a good father figure to a lot of those

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Commission OK's change to land-use plan

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The path, estimated to cost at least $22 million, would run through a zone protected from development by Wallowa County law toprotectthe eastm oraine of Wallowa Lake.

The proposal was met with some interest, but most in attendance at March 31's Wallowa County Planning Commission

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boys. He helped wrestling because he worked with a lot of kids. Wrestling was a venue for him to work with kids."

Following a two-year stint as the wrestling coach at La Grande Middle School, Corak went to Pine Eagle to coach the football program in 1969. When he joined the school, the Spartans didn't even have a wrestling program. awe started one, and the second year we got two kids to qualify for state," he said.

Nineteen wrestlers came out the first year, which was the 1970-71 season. By the fourth year of the program's existence, Corak said there were 44 wrestlers on the team, and Pine Eagle was constantly in the thick of the district title hunt. cWithin five years we were a powerhouse," he added.

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meeting and letters sent to the planning department, were mostly in favor.

Planning Director Harold Black introduced the proposal by saying the legislative hearing held at the courthouse March 31 wasn't to allow the project, but to amend restrictions in the land-use plan to allow for a path along the high-

way, should one ever be built.

"A path would still require a conditional use permit and a public hearing in the future," Black said.

The commission voted 4-1 to amend the plan to allow for a path, should one be built in the future. The planning comSeePlan / Page 2A

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Road," Bosket said.

Bosket said his company's plan is designed to tie Continued ~om Page1A in with Oregon Department mission willreview any of Transportation's path major amendment affecting construction from Joseph to more than 10 acres, make the county park at the foot any minor changes deemed of Wallowa County. appmpriate and make arecBosketsaid 94 percent of ommendation to the county people surveyed responded commissioners who will make that they wanted the path the final decision, Black said. and 84 percent said they The amendment to the would visit Wallowa Lake county's comprehensive more often.

Though paths land-use plan, Black said along the west and east side would specifically change of the lake were proposed, the protection of the moa path on the east side was raine to apply only to trans- preferred. portation improvements.

The path would make John Bosket, of DKS, the a widerfootprintfor the consulting firm hired to highway, and Bosket said work on the pathway plan, that would mean property said the objective is to create would have to be purchased a safe and comfortable walk- in some places from landing and biking path conowners along the highway's necting the north and south right of way. However, the ends of Wallowa Lake. path would be confined to "The current situation the lake side of the highway. is a four-mile stretch of With a $21.6 million highway doesn't have much estimate, Bosket said the of a shoulder and the speed best way to address the path limit is 55 miles per hour," project would bein pieces.He Bosket said. said getting smaller grants Though the idea ofa path forsmallerprojectsthatcan has been discussed for 20 be linked together might be years, Bosket said there the best way to secure state is more interest recently and federal funding. because of increased awareAninterim estimate of ness ofbicycle tourism. $700,000would put safety Travel Oregon estimated featuresin placebeforefull $400 million comes into the construct ionoftheproject, state a year; with Eastern such as widening the paved Oregon's sharing in about part ofthe mad, adding signs $16 million. With continued warningmotorists ofcyclists support of bicycle tourism and asking the Transportathe region'spiece ofthe pie tion Department to do a study could get larger. to reduce the speed limit.

"It is an opportune time Some of the comments becauseofotherprojectslike raised were questions about the pedal cars, the proposed funding sources. Black said Rails with Trails fmm Elgin the state needs to look at a and the recent shoulder wid- registration fee for bicycles to ening on Hurricane Creek offset bikepath construction.

DAtLY PLANNER TODAY Today is Monday, April 6, the 96th day of 2015. There are 269 days left in the year.

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT On April 6, 1965, the United States launched Intelsat I, also known as the "Early Bird" communications satellite, into geosynchronous orbit.

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Chuck Corak, seen here coaching Pine Eagle in 1973, will be inducted into the Oregon Chapter of the NationalWrestling Hall of Fame May 2. Corak was involved in wrestling as a coach, mentor and official for more than 40 years.

ON THIS DATE In1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized by Joseph Smith in Fayette, New York.

In 1865, in the closing days of the CivilWar, Union forces led by Lt.Gen.UlyssesS. Grant defeated Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in the Battle of Sailor's Creek.

In 1909, American explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson and four Inuits became the first men to reach the North Pole.

In 1945, during World War II, theJapanese warshipYamato and nine other vessels sailed on a suicide mission to attack the U.S. fleet off Okinawa; the fleet was intercepted the next day.

In1954, a month after being criticized by newsman Edward R. Murrow on CBS' "See It Now," Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., given the chance to respond on the program, charged that Murrow had, in the past, "engaged in propaganda for Communist causes."

In 1963, the United States signed an agreement to sell the Polaris missile system to Britain.

In 1971, Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky, 88, died in New York City.

In 1998, country singer TammyWynette died at her Nashville home at age 55.

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HALL Continued ~om Page1A pion Corak coached, winningconsecutivetitlesfor Pine Eagle at 178 pounds in 1975 and 1976.

Turner, now a resident of Banks who coached the Braves'wrestling team in the 1990s and still helps today, said Corak is very deservingofthe accolade.

"He's a wonderful coach and a wonderful human being as well," he said."He's one of those people who come along once in your life and leaves an impression. I was honored to have him as a coach and as a fiiend."

Corak left Pine Eagle for Enterprise in 1976 for an administrative position. He joined the wrestling staff under Schuldt and took over as the head coach when Schuldt

getting the same honor."

Corak said a main key to the success of the program was the community.

"A lot has to do with support from the community. iThat'sl one of the things I've always cherished at Enterprise," he said."There's just tremendous supporters of this sport hidden behind the glean of the head coach.

retiredin theearly 1980s.

He stepped down from the principal position shortly after but continued to coach both wrestling and football while teaching math and science.

He retired from coaching football in 1993 and stepped away from high school wrestling 1999. He was asked to return and coached both football and then wrestling for two years each following a decline in the programs.

Corak was a 1963 graduate of Nyssa High School, where he wrestled under another Oregon coaching legend,the late halloffam er Mel Calhoun.

"He is probably the godfather of wrestling in Oregon," Corak said."He built a dynasty. Mel kind of helped me build my program.

"It's kind of unique that one ofhis students ended up

SUIT Continued ~om Page1A Todd Foster, of the Foster Group, and the property manager, said he doesn't agree with the survey, but the issue is not unusual.

"It's not uncommon where surveys disagree and conflict, and at some point in time they had to come to a head," Foster said.cWe were out of town for years and years, and all the surveys came and went."

All that time, Foster pointed out, Beverly Terrace"went right through the ientrywaysl for the park."

Eckstein said the city sent multiple requests to the mobile home park to applyfor thevariancesneeded forthe two entryways. The requests were not addressed by the mobile home park, and the city finally resorted to placing berms on the streets to block the two illegal entryways in 2008.

'That's when the legal situation started," Eckstein said.

We had somegoodhelp up here that made the program a success. Thankfully my wife iCaroll has been very supportive ofthe team.

She'd become kind of the mom of the team."

The other members of the 2015 class include Bob Akers of Gresham, Brent Belveal of Albany, Jim Jackson of Clackamas, the late Portland State head coach Howard Westcott, and Stan Kawamotoof of Renton, Washington.

Foster then filed the lawsuit to get the properly back.

Eckstein said there were 11 items that came up through the legal processbetween the two parties.

"Eight of them have been solved out of court in the city's favor. Three we're still dealing with," he said.

Elgin's representative, Wyatt Baum of Baum Smith LLC, said two of the three items would be on the Foster Group to prove. The first, procedural due process, would require Foster Group to prove there were properly rights taken away when the city put up the berms to block the two entrances the mobile home park had installed without variances.

"They would have to prove iElginl took the property without due process," Baum said.

Regarding the second item, equal protection, Foster Group would essentially have to argue they were discriminated against.

'They'd argue the city had a bone to pick with the Foster Group," Baum

said."They iwould have to claim they) were treated differently than anyone else. However, there are no other mobile home parks in Elgin. The Foster Group would have to show the city treated them differently."

For the third item, inverse condemnation, the city would have to pay for if they lost their claim.

Inverse condemnation, Baum said, claims the government has taken private property and has damaged it so severely itaffected the business.

Baum said since the five lots were partofthecity'sproperty and therefore taken away from the mobile home park, the Foster Group could claimtobe damaged. aiElginl didn't believe there was any value lost to those properties," Baum said."Since there are 14 vacant lots at the mobile home park, adding five more wouldn't have necessarily damaged them."

However, Baum said, if the city lost that claim, they would potentially have to pay fortheattorney'sfees.

"Given how long the case has been going on, it was filed in 2009, that's a large amount," Baum said.

Eckstein said the city wants to settlethecase. ''What the city is offering the Foster Group is CIS Insurance Group would

pay them $35,000. Themobile home park wanted $50,000. Thecity is offering $60 credit toward their utility bill for 20 years and one month, the equivalent of$15,000,"Eckstein said.

Eckstein said if the company agreesto the settlement, the problem would be solved and the city would be done with the case.

Foster said he thinks the settlem ent is appropriate forthe situation, but it isn't final yet. The Elgin City Council will move to approve or deny the settlement at a future meeting.

'The cityhas agreed to assist them to apply for the variances theyneed," Eckstein said.'The citywill help the mobile home park through the variance pmcedures. The cityhas been verywilling to help them in anyway theycan."

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administration at EOU, said the phase-in would not be abrupt.

"It will be a glide path," Moore said.

The Higher Education Coordinating Council, which oversees many operations of OUS institutions, will vote on adoption of the OBF model in several weeks.

The proposed model would rewarduniversitiesm ostfor bachelor degrees issued. Universities would receive twice as much funding for each bachelor degree issued as they wouldforeach mas terdegree.

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that the proposed change would not dramatically impactEastern'sbudgetpicture or objec tives.M ooreconcurs.

"The big issue for EOU is thatforittobe successful, it has to successfully recruit and retain students. This would be true under any funding model," Moore said.

Alsoaddressed atthem eeting was EOU's status regarding special conditions set by the state. The state imposed these conditions on EOU and Southern Oregon University last spring when it granted both the opportunity to be governed by their own board of trustees. The state board

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was concerned about the two SOU toward reaching these boards or making the schools universities'financial status objectives must be submitbranch campuses of another and enrollment pictures at ted to the Higher Educainstitution, according to inforthe time, so it stipulated that tion Coordinating Council mation provided in a preseneach school take steps to

by Dec. 31 of this year and tation at the Friday meeting. address these issues or risk again by Dec. 30, 2017.

Kenton said he is confilosingits board of trustees.

Should either EOU or SOU dent that EOU will have no EOU and SOU must fail to meet these conditions, problem showing it's on track submit Mission Review radical changes could be toward meeting the improvereportsto the State Board made. These could include m ent targets setby the state, of Higher Education by May the elimination of governing thus satisfying its conditions.

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by Sandy Sorrels of foster a competitive niche that provides a pathway to I long-term financial stability.

Reports on the progress Hope youallhad an enjoyable evenings the show starts at 8:00.

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Tuesday is our monthly Open I Mic with the ever popular colt I Haneyas host. This is a night for I anyone who thinks he or she might I have talent and would like to PerI form for an aPPreciative audience.

We have found some of our best musicians through this monthly I show. And it is a lot of frm.

Thursday evening you are sure I to enjoy jazz standards performed I by the local jazz quintet,Pendulum Swing with jazz vocalist Tade McAndie, Mike Gregory on bass I guitar, Joel Goldstein on drums, the I multi talented Tony Corig on guitar, I and Baker city's best kept secret I Frank Hendricks on keyboard. Both

season again and although it is not I cheap, it is a wonderful treat, per- I fectly grilled by our chef Bill I Monda. Provided that our order comes in tomorrow, we will be I offering fresh halibut as a special all I week. We alsohaveSexton Ranch I locally grown, grass-fed LambI choPsthis week, which are amaz- I ingly delicious.

Wednesday is the last meeting of the season for theTen Depot ski I Club, hosted by bartender Kevin I Boylan in the bar. The ski club is aI chance for those who enjoy the I sPort to get together for ski moviesI and a pintof beer for $1 off the regular price. This week we will have some complimentary home-I made Chili and Cornbread for I members. The meeting starts at I

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OBITUARIES Barbara C. Caldmell

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Douglas S. Horltman La Grande

Barbara C. Caldwell, 89, of La Grande, died April 5 at Grande Ronde Retirement.

A complete obituary will be published at a later time.

Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

Nellie June Turner, 83, of Union, died April 5 at her home.

A complete obituary will be published at a later time.

Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

Douglas S. Horstman, 60, of La Grande, died April 6 at a local care facility.

A full obituary will be published at a later time.

Loveland Funeral Chapel & crematory will be handling the arrangements.

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Parents "egg on" their children to find more Easter eggs Saturday morning at Riverside Park. The Easter bunny arrived to the park via helicopter.

La Grande School Board to discuss architectural contracts • School district policies also to be discussed at meeting Katy Nesbitt /The Observer

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Wallowa Coun sixthgraders attend business fair

By Katy Nesbitt ENTERPRISE — Wallowa County sixth-graders aregoing into advertising to promote local industry and business.

A project where students learn marketing while using their art talents and imagination is underway at the Wallowa, Enterprise and Joseph schools. Last week, studentsattended afair with eight local businesses like Community Bank to the Bookloft.

Colby Knifong, Enterprise'ssixth grade teacher, said she and Annette Moeller of Wallowa and Michelle KefFer of Joseph attended a class in February at the Education Service District in Enterprise.

Moeller said the class was on"differentiated instruction." Keffer said it outlined differentstandards and learning styles.

Knifong said the three teachers have worked togetherthe pastcoupleof months to develop a curriculum that teaches market-

ing and business as well as ment to them. Knifong said language arts skills. each student will create an Moeller said what the kids individual project, be it an will learn through creating audio, video, PowerPoint or an adfora localbusiness poster-art advertisement, or industry will fit into the and each project will be Common Core education judged byrepresentatives requirements and get them from eachcity foritscorproficient at speaking and responding school. writing.

Then the finalists will Knifong said the teachers have their projects ranked will work with the students by members of the Wallowa as they choose what words County ChamberofComor phrases to use in their merce. advertising copy.

Chamber President aWord choices that catch Cynthia Warnock said the eye," Moeller said. the teachers asked for the The teachers said the cur- chamber's help contacting riculum is hands-on, fun and local businesses. She said engaging. the chamber sent a letter to It alsoexposes kids to its members explaining the businesses that they may project and inviting them to not have been otherwise attendthefair.

"It's great to havethe kids aware, Knifong said, and get them thinking about get experience in marketwhere they want to work ing and learn about the when they are in high businesses in the county," school.

Warnock said.

"Local businesses say they She said she thinks havhave a hard time filling jobs ing kids creating advertising so we thought we would is appealing tocustomers.

"It's really good marketing introduce kids to local businesses," Knifong said. to have it done by a child," The advertising assignWarnock said. "It pulls on people's heartstrings." ments have one more ele-

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrested: Miguel Alejandro Torres Perez, 24, La Grande, was arrested Sunday on a charge ef fourth-degree assault (domestic violence).

Arrested: M ali ssa Joa nna Bush, 47, unknown address, was arrested Sunday on a Union County warrant. The warrant is for a charge ef failure to appear in court on a charge ef possession ef rental property.

Arrested: Kenneth Edward Sherwood,44, La Grande, was arrested Friday while lodged in the Union County Jail Friday on a Union County warrant for an alleged probation violation connected to an original charge ef possession ef a controlled substance, meth.

Arrested: Dillon Vern Delarre, 23, unknown address, was arrested Friday on a charge ef violation ef a stalking protection order.

Accident: Nobody was injured in a traffic accident near Adams Avenue and Island Avenue Friday morning. The accident was reported at 8:55 a.m.

UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: Mark Doyle Slater, 50, La Grande, was arrested Sunday on a charge ef driving while under the influence ef intoxicants.

Arrested: Gregory L. Meyers, 42, unknown address, was arrested Sunday on charges ef second-degree criminal mischief and second-degree

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Arrested: Nathan James Schlaht, 20, unknown address, was arrested Friday while lodged in the Baker County Jail on a Union County warrant for allegedly failing to appear in court. It was related to original charges ef three counts ef unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle and three counts ef and third-degree theft.

Arrested: Christina Lynn Rumbelow, 33, La Grande, was arrested Friday on a Union County warrant for allegedly failing to appear in court. It was connected to an original charge ef second-degree trespassing.

Arrested: William Jay Dayton III, 22, La Grande, was arrested Friday on a parole and probation warrant for an alleged probation violation.

Arrested: Jeremy Lee Ward, 33, Baker City, was arrested Friday on a charge ef driving while suspended, felony.

Arrested: Warren Lynn Webb,

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The selec tion ofarchitects forthreebuilding projects will be discussed by the La Grande School Board when it meets Wednesday.

The meeting will start at 7 p.m. in the conference room at Willow Elementary

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26, La Grande, was arrested Saturday on charges ef harassment-domestic and interfering with making a report.

OREGON STATE POLICE Arrested: Brandon James Campbell,34, unknown address, was arrested by the Pendleton Osp Friday on two Union County warrants. The warrants were for charges ef failure to appear in court on a charge ef driving under the influence ef intoxicants and for an alleged probation violation connected to original charges ef first-degree theft and false reporting.

LA GRANDE FIRE AND AMBULANCE Ambulance crews responded to eight calls for medical assistance on Friday. Crews responded to nine calls for medical assistance on Saturday and 11 calls for assistance on Sunday.

The board will talk about awarding contracts for the designing of a new Central Elementary School building, a new vocational technical building at La Grande High School and about six additional classrooms at Island City Elementary

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All three construction projects are setto startin May of 2016. The vocational technical building and the Island City Elementary classrooms will be com-

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The Union County Senior This workshop will share Center will hold a pie auction a successful model that can fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to be used to conduct public noon on Wednesday. dialogue on highly volatile, The senior center is located charged issues on which most at 1504N.Albany St. in La people are polarized.

Grande. Call 541-963-7532 The frainings are offered for more information. free of charge and will take place at the Oregon Mediation center Department of Transportaoffers free training tion headquarters, 3012 Eastern Oregon Mediation Island Ave., La Grande.

Center is offering two trainFor more information ings open to the public Friday. contact Nancy Gromen, "Managing DifFjlcult ConverEOMC executive director, at sations"will be held from 9 eomcdirectoTOgmail.com or 541-786-0270. a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

This half-day workshop LG test, standard will focus on how to prepare session set Tuesday for and conduct high-stakes, critical conversations — parAn information session for ticularly when emotions aTe parents on Common Core involved. standards and the Smarter The skills learned are Balanced Assessment will applicable to both work and be conducted Tuesday at La personal lives.

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It will be put on by the La Grande School District.

Union School Board meets Wednesday The Union School Board will meet Wednesday.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the high school athletic complex. Energy tax credits will be one of the top1cs dTscussed.

Retiree Ed. group meets Wednesday The Union County Retired Educators will meet Wednesday at the Dusty Spur Cafe, locatedatthecornerof Greenwood and S Avenue in La Grande. State President Lona Odams will be the speakeron stateaffairsand the May convention. Orders will be taken at 11:30 a.m.

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Individuals set to give presentationsatthe board meeting include Bridget Thamert, the Union County-La Grande School District Care Coordinator.

Thamert works with families with children in the La Grande School District who need additi onal support.

Thamert helps families get immunizations for their children, obtain assistance for paying their power bills and much more.

"She will provide an update on the program's progress," said La Grande School District Superintendent Larry Glaze.

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Theirstrategies are developed based on student data. All schools in the La Grande School District have PLCs. The proposed revision of five school district policies will also be discussed at the meeting.

One policy involves qualifications for school board members and the others are connected to the admission of non-resident students.

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The real problem with Oregon's transparency and ethics laws isn't the laws. It's how people in government follow them — or don't.

The intent of the laws is clear. The public should be able to easily find out what its government is doing. In general, that is what happens. But there are people who try to evade the law, apply it inconsistently or stonewall requests for information.

Gov. Kate Brown has three proposed bills to get at some of these issues. They are just drafts and so they will likely be altered, but they do have a lot of the right stuA'as a starting point.

One draR bill provides greater clarity that the "first partner" — which is broadly defined to include spouses and more — is a public ofIicial. That was an issue in questions raised about former Gov. John Kitzhaber's fiancee, Cylvia Hayes.

That bill also attempts to draw a bright line prohibiting some state elected oKcials from receiving money for speaking engagements.

There is a loophole. Food, beverage, lodging and travel expenses can be lavish rewards in and of themselves. Those are permitted compensation in the draR bill with no limit. As long as that compensation is promptly disclosed, it should be enough to keep most public oKcials in line.

A second draR bill expands the state ethics commission to nine members from seven, diluting the governor's ability to choose who is on the commission. The secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general and commissioner of labor and industries would all get appointments under the bill.

The third bill directs the secretary of state to review the practices of state agencies when it comes to public records. There can be a lot of variation in cost and the amount of time it takes to get records.

The cost can be so high as to effectively wall oA'the public from public information. And the delays in getting records can be so long that the records lose their relevance.

If these three bills pass in their current form, Oregon government could be a bit more transparent and ethical. But it relies on the people in government to obey the spirit of the laws.

YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS President Barack Obama: TheWhite House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.,Washington,D.C. 20500; 202-456-1414; fax 202-456-2461; to send comments, go to www.whitehouse.gov/contact.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley: D.C. office: 313 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510. Phone: 202-224-3753. Fax: 202228-3997. Website: merkley.senate.gov/. Email: merkley.senate.gov/ contactt. Portland office: OneWorldTrade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon SL Suite1250, Portland, OR 97204; 503-326-3386; fax 503-326-2900.

Pendleton office: 310 S.E. Second SL Suite 105, Pendleton 97801; 541-278-1129; email elizabeth scheeler@merkley.senate.gov.

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden: D.C. office: 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510-3703; phone: 202-224-5244; fax 202-228-2717.

Website: wyden.senate.gov. Email:w yden.senate. gov/contact/. La Grande office: 105 Fir St., No. 210, La Grande, OR 97850; 541-962-7691; fax, 541-963-0885; email kathleen cathey4 wyden.senate.gov.

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (2nd District): D.C. office: 2182 Rayburn House Offic e Building,Washington, D.C. 20515-0001, 202-225-6730; fax202-225-5774.Website: w alden.house.gov/.Email:w alden.house. gov/e-mail-greg. La Grande office: 1211WashingtonAve., La Grande, OR 97850; 541-624-2400, email kirby.garrett@mail.house.gov.

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rial regarding the hardship to Eastern Oregon residents caused by SB 324 To the Editor: would benefit with some thought on the M y husbandand Ihavetraveled opposite side of the scale. thousands of miles of roads on the As you say, this bill requires that OrWallowa-Whitman National Forest. We egonfueldistributors reduce theirfuel's have been engaged for over ten years ex- carbonby 10 percent orbuy offsetcredpressing our concerns that our voice was its. I understand that you are concerned not being heard. This recent attempt is that the bill will cause gasoline prices toclose accessto theland we have histo be higher. On the other hand, I am torically used for our economic, cultural, concerned for the quality oflife that my and human environmental purposes, grandchildren and their grandchildren which is continually being destroyed by will experience. an agency responsible for destroying the I do not qualify as an environmentalland and manipulating the people. ist, as I don't watch my carbon footprint I have looked at the recent maps that as much as I should. However, I do have been submitted. Once again, this qualify as a grandmother, and I can't time I see there is a different spin kom a imagine that an additional dollar for sinister alternate angle. The 1990 forest gasoline could be more important than plan requires documentation on every my grandchildren's health. So even if road in the forest system. As no surprise there were some doubt that fossil fuel to me, hundreds of roads have been pur- emissions endangered life on the planet, posely omitted kom these maps.

I would be willing to gamble on the side I find it hard to believe that the ofhuman survival over my short term quality of maps that we have continuaccumulation of dollars. ally complained about during the Travel You make some assumptions in the Management Plan are once again editorial that I question, because they being shoved down our throats. You have not been proven at this point. You are obviously not meeting National say that SB 324 will cause every OregoEnvironmental Policy Act guidelines. nian to pay more for fuel. That could be If you were, you would have listened to true. However, the ethereal powers who the thousands of comments including determinegas pricesseem not to base my own. You have not, so this is just a them on any observable factors. Prices go futileattempt ofa devious plotto take up ordown without any apparent reason a back-door angle in circumventing the despiteoursupport oftheoilcompanies NEPA process to pass the TMP that has through our taxes. Possibly the fuel been put on hold because of the multiple industry people could offer quality fuel violations of the NEPA guidelines. without increasing the price, if they were Why have a majority of the roads as concerned about their grandchildren on this attached list, which came kom as I am concerned about mine. your agency, been taken off the maps?

Your editorial also suggests that SB The maps are wrong. You know they are 324 will have a deleterious effect on wrong. Shame on you. You are trying m edical care,roads,bridges and public to remove the roads and then ask if the safety. Again, according to this line of maps are right. If not, comments on that thought, one might conclude that SB particular road is not received, then you 324 will start the dominoes rolling can conclude they are non-system roads, toward a financial abyss. Setting up therefore attempting to get away with an dominoes in the playroom and watching illegal method ofremoving roads without them fall is an interesting activity, but proper input from the public. it is not a reliable pattern for society's Trudy Matthews decisions. Let's be thoughtful about our Baker City priorities. I propose that we weigh long term human survival ahead of short Swart: SB 324 may benefit term financial acquisition.

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To the Editor: For us dealing with the Forest Service for the past 15 years, on a nearly daily basis, this action is well past due. It becomes more apparent every day since the Travel Management Plan was withdrawn two years ago.

Nearly asdisappointing — thepress.In Eastern Oregon, I find it hard to believe anyone on the staff of the newspapers can printthesemisleading ForestService press releases as breaking news. Intentionally misleading the people in regards toroadsclosuresisblatantpropaganda comingkom the US.FS. at this time It is not news the TMP is on hold. lHow many roads have been closed during this so called pause?) Nothing has changed since it was shot down two years ago. Insinuating this is a new development, once again, rightly confirms the lack of confidence we have in the ForestServicebeing capable ofspeaking forthright.

Press release from Mr. Pena, March 19:"It is my expectation that all three forests(including the Umatillal will continue to address natural resource concerns and public access need as a part of ongoing project level decisions and forest restoration projects."What we know kom this statement, road closures will occur in these projects providing a backdoor for closures. Bartering ofroads toescape litigation iscommon anti at the table of collaboration. Travel Management is not on the burner but is cooking under the guise of every single project in the Blue Mountain Forests.

The forestservice hasa problem and it's time to own up. This agency, was forced to withdraw a TMP, then was confronted last fall with the problem of 11 counties withdrawing support for the agencies proposed Blue Mountain Forest Plan. Still, yes still, they continue down a road of ignoring public sentiment. Intentionally disregarding the message and presenting the illusion of public engagement.

A question plagues me: Why are the forests in such miserable condition?

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"We'd like to bring Highland dance back to I.a Grande. It's something

By Jeff Petersen The Observer

A Highland Dance Workshop will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Art Center at the Old Library.

The cost is $5, and people can pay at

young people really enjoy. They lovegetting dressed up andperforming.

An active dance group could go around and complete, especially in the summer where there are Highland games at various townsin the region."

— Pete Elder

the door.Some scholarships are available. People 10 years old and younger get in for &ee.

Instructor Jocelyn Case of the Case School of Highland Dance in Portland is a two-time U.S. national champion, a 10-time Northwest c hampion and placed in Cas e the top10 atthe world championships in Scotland.

No experience is necessary. People are askedtowear dance attire,ifpossible, and no skirts.

"All participants should be in proper workout attire, a tight fitting tank top or T-shirt," Case said,"with no loose fitting pants or jeans. Dancers may be in socks or dance shoes."

Case will teach participants Highland dancesas wellasproperstretching and strength training exercises. eWe'd like to bring Highland dance back to La Grande," said Pete Elder, who leads monthly piper's gatherings.

"It's something young people really enjoy. They love getting dressed up and performing. An active dance group could go around and compete, especially in the summer where there are Highland games at various towns in the region."

Elder said singing and dancing was a tradition in the Scottish Highlands.

"It was part of work and everyday life," Elder said."They would do the

Highland Fling as their calisthenics, as away towarm up for the day."

Case said she will be covering the basics of Highland technique, as well as proper alignment and strengthening exercises required for Highland Dancing. She will also be going over two traditional Scottish Highland Dances, followed by a traditional Scottish National Dance and The Highland Fling, The Sword Dance and The Scottish Lilt.

The group will end the day with a cool down and stretching, she said.

"It's inspiring to be able to continue and pass on such a historic dance tradition," Case said.

The workshop is geared for everyone.

"However, if one chooses to become a competitor, the physical demands increase," Case said.

Case has a long history of dancing.

Her mother, Sherry Case, started dancing at an early age alongside her grandfather, who was in a local pipe band in Albany. When her mother moved to Portland in the 1980s, she opened up the Case School of Highland Dance.

"I began jumping around in the studio as my mother would teach the kids afterschool,"Case said.

Case began competitive dancing at age 4 and at age 7 continued her dancing career under Bonnie Mackenzie, who originally had taught her mother.

Case began teaching in 2003 and is

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Right: Jocelyn Case has a long history of dance, beginning with her mother. now the official owner of the studio.

She teaches students of all ages and levels.

"My youngest is 5 years old, and my oldeststudent is62 yearsold,"Case saId. Case is British Association of Teachers of Dancing certified under the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dance.

She said winning her first United States title in 1999 is a day she'll never forget.

"The U.S. Nationals happened to be in Portland that year, so I had all my family and fiiends in the audience," Case said. "I remember standing on stage counting down the placings when they announced my name as first place.

I was so excited. I could see my mom and dance teacher crying and hugging each other in the audience."

Case said itw asextra specialbecause she was the first dancer from the Northwest Region to have won the U.S. title.

Her second championship occurred at the prestigious Grandfather Mt. Games in North Carolina at age 16. eWinning at the oldest and largest Highland games in the United States, to mewas a perfectcareeraccomplishment," Case said.

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Flashback

JackHarmon -95thbirthday Jack Harmon of La Grande was born April 15, 1920.

To celebrate his 95th birthday, a reception will be hosted by his family from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 18 in the Friendship Room of the Grande Ronde Retirement Residence.

No gifts ,please,butcardsmay be sent to Jack at GRRR, 1809 Gekeler Lane, La Grande 97850.

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Bette Lynch Husted will be reading forthe Third Wednesday Roundhouse Reading Series at 7 p.m. on April 15 The series is sponsored by Blue Mountain Writers and made possible by a grant &om Maxine Cook Public Library and private donations.

Husted lives and writes in Pendleton. The stories and people of the Inland Northwest have been the subject matter ofher work: two collections of memoir essays, "Above the Clearwater: Living on Stolen Land" iOSU Press 2004l and "Lessons &om the Borderlands" iPlain View Press 2012l as well as the poetry collection"At This Distance" iWordcraft of Oregon 2010l. She has been a Fishtrap fellow, a finalist for the WILLA and Oregon Book Awards, and a recipient of an Oregon Arts Commission Award. She coordinates the First Draft Writers' Series, bringing Northwest writers to the Pendleton Center for the Arts on the third Thursday of every month.

Kim Barnes, judge of the 2004 Oregon Book Awards, wrote this about "Above the Clearwater: Living on Stolen Land":"Never simple in its assessment of memory, possession, or the veracity ofhistoricalnarrative,Above the Clearwaterdetailsforusthecomplexity of the pioneer impulse and our desire to belong. Laced with engaging anecdotes and shot-through with new awareness, Husted's essays remind us of the simple beauty of common life while, at the same time, instructing us toward a greater understanding of human connection." Her poetry col-

lection,"At This Distance," won praise fiom poet, Naomi Shihab Nye:"Bette Husted, so richly rooted in the wild Oregon land she inhabits, writes with deep care and conscience. Her poems shun nothing..." and Ursula K LeGuin says 'This is a poet who will take you on roads you don't know to places where you haven't been, the lonesome places...the farthest West, farther than the pioneers. She goes the distance."

And Molly Gloss praised her second book of essays:"Lessons &om the Borderlands" speaks truth. Truth about the working poor, about class in America, about possibilities and barriers in small town culture in the West.

In this book I saw myself and my family, and the stories that have gone largely untold-stories about race and gender and the heroism of ordinary people struggling to live a decent life.

It is a brave book, a necessary book, and moreover a beautiful book, rich with the language of poetry and of our Western landscape."

Husted's books can be ordered in advance of the reading from Looking Glass Books. Copies will also be available at the reading. The author will be signing copies. The evening will conclude with a Q & A and open mic.

Those wishing to read are asked to sign-up before the reading. Admission is free. Jax Dog will cater the event.

Donations tothereading series are encouraged.

For more information, contact David Memmott, dsmemmott@frontier. com or Nancy Knowles, nknowles@ eou.edu.

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"Flashback" is a weekly feature in the La Grande Observer.

COOIt', MEMORIAL LIBRARY

What's happening in April at the library S

pring events at the library include a book art workshop for adults and scavenger hunt for children.

The book art workshop features book spine crafts. Participants will create bookmarks, bracelets, and more at6:30 p.m. on April 22. Call or come by to sign up for this free event.

Story times include Ready2Learn's Learn and Play program for parents and children iagesnewborn through fi ve years old) second Mondays at 11:30 a.m., focusing on parentchild interaction to develop early literacy skills.

Ready2Learn craft and storytimeisat 11:30 a.m. on the third Saturday at Storytime for everyone meets at 11:30 a.m. on Thursdays.

Baby Tot Bop, story and play time for newborns through three yearolds,m eetsat10:30 a.m.

Fridays in the Community Room.

Stories, songs, scarves, and &ee playtime are all part of this fun program.

Teen movie night is on the first Friday of the month at 6 p.m. in the Community Room.

Popcorn and soda are provided,and teens are welcome to bringcomfortableseating and snacks. Flattened pixie planters

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OFF THE SHELF ROSE PEACOCK are the next iCraft, meeting at 4 p.m. April 17.

Book clubs are ongoing — call the library for details.

Page Turners book club is reading, "The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry" by Gabrielle Zevin. An homage to book lovers, the eponymous character is a crotchety bookseller whose life, and shop, are transformed by unexpected events.

Page Turners meets at 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month in the Archives Room.

New members are always welcome.

The Third Wednesday Roundhouse Reading at 7 p.m. on April 15 at Looking Glass Books

i1118 Adams Ave., La Grande) features Pendleton author Bette Husted.

Her works include the memoir, "Above the Clearwater: Living on Stolen Land," a finalist for the Oregon Book Award, essays "Lesson &om the Borderlands," and poetry collection,"At This Distance."

Admission is &ee, an open mic

follows the reading, and re&eshments are provided.

The Roundhouse Reading Seriesism ade possible by grants from Cook Memorial Library, Libraries of Eastern Oregon, and private donations.

For more information, email David Memmott at dsmemmott@frontier.com.

DIY Crafty Saturday is the third Saturday of each month.

Adults are invited to bring their own tools, supplies, and projects to the Community Room at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 18.

No registration required.

The library offers one-on-one assistance with Library2Go, our e-bookand digitalaudiobook resource.

Sessions are half an hour long and are scheduled between 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.mu Tuesdays through Fridays of the last week of the month.

Please have your device charged and functional.

Call or come by the library to slgn up.

No walk-ins, please.

Check our website, www. cityoflagrande.org/library and Facebook page, www.facebook. com/Igplibrary, or call 541-9621339 for more information.

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On Sept. 24, 1919, a devastating fire struck Cove. Several businesses suffered a total of about $31,000 in damages. Burned or having damage were L. Bloom's Grocery, Anderson Brothers' Grocery, a print shop, a repair shop, the post office, J. S. Delong's Butcher Shop, Baxter's Barbershop,Thorsen's Confectionary, Mitchell's Blacksmith Shop, the French Building, DunhamWright's old hotel, theThorsen home and other smaller buildings and sheds.

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e Friends of the Opera House in Elgin have won several grants and community donations to help fund the purchase of a new communication system foroperational stafFduring productions.

The communication system that Friends want to purchase will allow necessary communications during their live productions between the sound booth technician, the lighting technician,thedirector,the stage manager and other key stafF working behind the scenes.

"Right now we're texting each other or physically running up and down stairs to relaymessages,"said Carol Buckley, a board member of the Friends of the Opera House. "Texting is not always reliable. Phones might be turned ofFor you always have to be checking your phone for messages.

Running messages to one anotheris notvery practical either because you have to find someone free to do the running."

To improve communication, the Friends hope to purchase five headsets at a combined cost of nearly

Right: Friends of the Elgin Opera House is looking toward getting technology that will help volunteers better communicate. The organization has received a number of recent grants, including one from Wildhorse Foundation for $4,500 which will help pay for at least half of what is required for the new technology. resultsfrom her labors. awe were informed that we are going to receive a generous grant from

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Running messagesto one another is not very practical either because

will be presenting us with that award this coming May you have tofind someone at their awards ceremony."

The Friends organization Pee to dothe runnt'ng." is grateful because this is — Carol Buckley, Friends of about half of what is needed. the Opera House "As soon as the current show is over, Friends will be applying for a grant &om the U.S.Bank fortheremainder of the funds needed to buy the communication system," Buckley said."I'm hoping to have all the money we need for the communication system by our next show later this year."

With ticket sales gravitating to the online process, Buckley hopes to be &eed up $10,000, Buckley said. to devotemore time to grant The organization has writing. $2,000 in pledged in-kind doIt has been by means of nations &om Nathan Harris grants that the Friends of of Elgin, who will donate his the Opera House have retime, labor and extra materi- ceived $500 from the Union als to install and set-up the County Tourism Board for system once it is purchased. advertising outside the local However, the bulk of area to draw new patrons to the funds needed for the the Elgin Opera House; and purchase will be applied for a second grant of$500 from through grant applications. the Union County Cultural Buckley, who also manages Coalition, also for ticketsales,accepted the advertising. new task of writing grant To donate to the Elgin applicati ons on behalfofthe Opera House, send checks Friends organization, and or money orders to P.O. Box she hasreceived satisfying 492, Elgin, Ore., 97827.

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e Union High School Senior class is planning this year's senior class dinner and auction.

The annual event to help the class raise money for their graduation night party will be at 6 p.m. on April 24.

Proceeds raised &om the event go toward the UHS seniors' graduation party, said Kris Martens, auction chair. The events of the party varies &om year to year.

"After their personal igraduationl celebrations, they get together as a class and we bus them to town," Martens said.

Last year's class went to the Maridell Center to play laser tag, then the movie theateropened up forthe class, then Wal-Mart opened up their doors and every student had agiftcertifi cate to spend there, she said.

The students are not told what the plan is for their graduation party until that night, Martens said.

However, the Grande Ronde Valley Masons cook breakfast forthe entire class at 5 a.m. to end the night's festivities.

Items available for this year's auction include a number of gift certificates, monetary donations, apparel and more.

The group is still taking donations for items. Call Kris Martens for more informationat 541-910-9033 or email at kmartens@eou.edu.

The auction is at the Union SE Miller Gym.

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If you think of your fondest childhood memories does nature come to mind?

Hiking, biking, sledding, swimming in a lake, fishing, camping. Playing night games,spinning on am erry-go-round, the list could go on and on... These are things that I would hope every kid could experience, and in Eastern Oregon it can very much be a reality. I'm grateful that my kids will spend their childhood enjoying the outdoor playground that's right out our front door.

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brighten difficult day It was Saturday and the trees were in their pink.

Some were showing white butit was the pinkones thatcolored my day.

I didn't usually go to town on Saturday, instead saving the day for hours at home in which to catch up with overdue tasks or have a late sleep-in.

That's the wayit was that morninga late sleep-in. It had been unplanned, even though it was after midnight when I had beddeddown, forIhad envisioned an earlyrising and a day of accomplishment.

It wasn't to be.

I awoke at sixin the morning, an unheauf ofhour to be rising — so, I didn't.

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GRANNY'S GARDEN CRISTINE MARTIN

The end of the ivy has come at last If anyone looks us up on Google Earth they won't recognize our place right now with the ivy all gone. The ivy looked good most of the year, which was a big bonus. It did love having a nice cover of snow though to keep it safe in the winter, but with two winters in a row that dipped really cold for a bit and no snow it was more than the ivy could stand.

We had to cut a lot out last spring and then the rest and all the frozen new growth this spring. It looked dreadful. Dreadful, ruins my reputation! Gary had many bags of dead vines as well as a heaping garbage can, when he was through.

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Guacamole is the perfect dip for tortilla chips. The versatile condiment can also be used to top gourmet hamburgers and Mexican dishes.

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For me, the term "comfort food" does not do guacamole justice.

Manna from the gods seems a more appropriateway todescribe thedelightfuisouthwestern concoction.

But I'm obviously biased.

This article is for those who have similar opinions and would like to delve into the preparation ofdeliciousgreen gold.

The emerald ambrosia that is guacamole is easier than you may think to create.

Besides being one of my favorite eating options, it's also relatively affordable and very nutritious as well.

Today I present a foolproof — some might callitcheating — shortcut toprepare great guacamole.

For the foodies out there who feel at home in the kitchen and don't mind some slicing and dicing, read on and take a more complex — yet still simple — culinary path that leads to avocado bliss.

Guacamole is a versatile condiment that can be used as dip for crispy tortilla chips or veggies, a topping forgourmet burgers,an essential condiment for a Mexican dishes or a colorful and tasty addition to just about any meal.

Selecting the right avocado Greatguacamole begins with great avoca-

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By great, I mean ripe.

Picking avocados at the supermarket is a simple task if you know what to look for.

Look for the dark green ones. They shouldn't be very soft, but not rock hard either.

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To remove the seed from an avocado, deftly embed a knife into it with a carefully aimed blow — not too hard. Twist to remove the seed from the pulp.

Do not press your fingers or thumbs into the fruit I'yes, it's a fruit) to test its firmness as this will bruise it and discolor the delicate flesh inside. A light squeeze with your entire hand is best. Firm resistance means it's still not ripe. A little give will probably yield a nicely ripened fruit.

Another way to test for perfect ripeness, is a simple press on the little bit of stem on the narrow end of the avocado. If the stem springs back, it's not ready. Slight resistance iand itstaysin placeafterpressed) asyou depressthe stem means itisperfect.

Ifthe guacamole isn'tgoing to beprepared for a few days, buy your avocados when they

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arevery fi rm and green.Place them on your kitchen counter and they ripen nicely. Do not refiigerate whole avocados!

Often the ones that have a sticker that proclaimsthey areripeare actually overripe and you may find it riddled with unpleasant brown spots or it will have strange fibrous structures throughout.

Practice makes perfect when selecting the best avocado. The more avocados you cut into, the more you get a sense of what the outside attributes ofan avocado revealabout itsdelicious interior.

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To start ivy it is as simContinued from Page 1B ple as cutting a few stems Oh yes, it will come back, of it and rooting them in but it took yearsbefore it water. I also covered a coveredallthose stumps. waist-high pine tree stump out front with ivy that way.

I added the stumps to put Alas it found its demise pots of flowers on, so they also from intense cold with could be seen over the ferns, and the ivy thought no snow. My husband was it was for them. happy because it would Free advice with ivycreep out to HIS lawn.

Don't put it on a house, Ivyisgreatfor cover and because roots can work I would recommend it to their way into even a tiny anyone who wants a lowcrack and do damage. maintenance green plant.

Guess how I learned that? Just pray for snow cover or 38 years ago I put a little winter temps that don't get bit of ivy from Utah by closeto 0.In 38yearsthis a pieceofdrifbvood and is only the second time it then given time it took all froze, so go foritifyou over. It was by the house like green. Join me for a so we really had to keep it chat next Monday and we trimmed. By putting the will talk about ferns. lattice on thehouse several years ago, it helped, so do Reach the author by email at plan on something for the CrisjmarOeoni.com.

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a television tray beside it on which to perch handContinued ~om Page 1B ily whatever I chose to call Best-laid plans, you know. breakfast.

Out of one eye I saw the Sometimes it's a bowl of clock at 7 and then 8 a.m. goodhotoatmeal cerealwith Still my body wouldn't lift raisins and maybe a twinitself out of the soft warmth kling ofbrown sugar. To show of my bed, the direct result of I'm health-conscious, I use fatother people trying to change free milk and enjoy the brown the body clocks of others, sugar with relish. Other days it's a sweet roll heated in the especially on those who are night owls. Again the clock microwave that takes out the hands went around. Another calories and fat. hour to 9 a.m. The exhausOh, I have my own way of tion still had not lifted, but justifying things, you know.

I used all my willpower Anyway, I dreaded going and rose to greet the day into my office to check on that was already filled with what my computer may have sunshine. decided to do with my work. It The guilty feeling followed is quite new and I haven't yet me through breakfast but figured out all of its demands even a second cup of cofl'ee ifwe aretogetalong.

It's the boss, you know, and held me to the easy chair.

Breakfast should always what I wantit to do has no be in a straight-backed chair meaning. It is stubborn and at the table, you know, and unfriendly if I ask it in even yet there was no one to join a whining, coaxing way to do me there or scold my lack of my bidding. It simply refuses obedience. even if I threaten it with a "mouse tantrum" — that's Instead, I turned up the heat a notch and cozied by when you desire to slam down the fire in an armchair with the mouse on the desk with

The hardest part of this recipe is slicing open the avocado and removing the seed.

Carefully slice the fruit in half lengthwise around the pit. Twist and pull it apart.

One half will contain the seed.

For the more adventurous, carefully strike it with a heavier kitchen knife to firmly sink the knife into the seed.Then twist the knife and the seed will come out attached to the knife. Scoop out the avocado pulp with a spoon into a medium large bowl. Repeat for each avocado.

If this process seems daunting,scoop outthe pulp andseed with a spoon into the bowl then use your clean hands to squish the pulp away from the seed.

Mash the avocado up to a desired consistency with a fork or potato masher. I like to leave it a little chunky, but it's up to you.

Mix in the salsa and serve.

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Jalapeno, tomato, garlic, avocados, cilantro, lime along with herbs and spices are all essential ingredients required to successfully prepare fresh homemade guacamole. ties used here are designed for a mild to medium flavor profile.

Customizing is possible by adjusting the amounts of garlic, spices and cilantro to taste.

Garlic lovers can simply increase the amount of garlic while those that like it spicy can add more chile powder and red pepper flakes. Cilantro is one ofthose herbs that just isn't in the cards for some people. Leave it out if that is you or increase if you love the interesting flavor it adds.

4 to 5 avocados juice from1/2 lime 1 diced medium tomato 1 finely chopped jalapeno or serrano pepper (remove

at the lifts. Traffic, what's that? It's what we don't have to deal with when getting Continued~om Rrge 1B to our favorite outdoor places along with Sure we don't have a zoo, aquarium, crowds, unless you're going to Wallowa w ater park,and a widevariety ofm useLake during peak summer season. ums. However, chances are thatifyou Ifyou want nature to yourselfyou don't have to look veryfar to find it. Ifyou live in Union, Wallowa or Baker county you are within 15 minutes of a quality wantyour kids to experience some of the city park, mountain trail, wildlife viewing simplestjoys in life then there's nothing area,stream, creek,river,lakeorreservoir. holding you back. Go explore, experience, And when it snows, a good sledding hill. and explore some more. Talk to friends You're also most likely within 45 and neighbors, look at maps and guideminutes of great snow for cross-country books, find new areas to sparkyour interskiing and snowshoeing. Not to mention est. Teach your kids to respect nature and a hometown ski resort that even on the recognize how lucky there are to live here. busiest ofdaysdoesn'thave long lines When my family moved to Eastern Or-

emphasis or to throw the poor little thing at the screen, both of which are entirely innocent.

The mouse, of course, is an inanimateobjectthatm oves a little marker around on your computer screen.

Fortunately, my work of the nightbefore seemed agreeable, validated by the incomingmail.

I gave it another go-around treatment and ran out the doortomy carbeforethe program could kick back at me again. I had already decided that it could flaunt my decisions at me if it wanted to, but I was out of there and it could holler and scream at me all it wanted. There would be only four walls to hear or watch.

Anyway, that's when my build-up of several nights of sleepdeprivation and days of fi ustration looked up at pink trees along my route to town. Somehow they salved my churning temperament and found a spot of thankful gratitude in just being where I was and as I was on anyday of my life.

Troubles come, troubles go; desires wax and wane; time moves on regardless.

Poor little computer. It tries so hard to please me. I think.

I'dcompleted my errands, met a friendly mail clerk at the post office who took my late-arriving mail, had a bite oflunch in town, and wound my way back home beneath the flowering pink trees.

It was 3 p.m. Too late to plan or get involved in a big

Add the rest of the ingredients and gently mix until all are incorporated evenly.

Makes approximately four and a half cups and should serve fivetoseven people ifused asa dip for tortilla chips.

I recommend covering with plastic film (make sure it contacts the guacamole — this will keep it from discoloring) and refrigerating for two or three hours to let the flavors meld before consuming.

To keep leftovers (never happens in my house) for up to three days, cover with plastic wrap as described above and refrigerate.

egon 2r/2 years ago we were excited to call La Grandehome. We had high standards for where we wanted to live and raise our family. One of our biggest concerns was accessibility to mountain trails, lakes and rivers. I never dreamed we'd live within blocks ofthe Grande Ronde Riverandfi ve minutes fiom the trails of Mount Emily RecreationArea. Does Eastern Oregon have its quirks, sure!! Name a place that doesn't. Having lived where recreation isn't as accessible Fll gladly call this place home.

Meg Hawks is a ~ Grandemom oftroo boys.

S/re enjoys spending time outdoors with her family and friends.

project. Enough to put my artificial chipmunk back on his rocky ledge in the yard where the wind had blown him down, and look at two little leaves that told me the appletree starthad survived the winter, and to see the basket-of-gold all ready to burst its buds.

Soon the sun would set and I could find a quiet end to the day. Maybe I could accomplish something tomorrow.

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M EDICAL B I L L I N G PRICES REDUCED HONEY BEES TRAINEES NEEDED! Multi Cord Discounts! for SALE Same owner for 21 yrs.

Train at home to proc$140 in the rounds 4" Nuc: Queen, 4 Ibs of CCB¹192854. New roofs 541-910-6013 ess Medical Billing (It to 12" in DIA, $170 (It reroofs. Shingles, bees, 4 frames of CCB¹1 01 51 8 Insurance Claims! NO split. Red Fir (It Hardmetal. All phases of honey, pollen (It brood: EXPERIENCE wood $205 split.

De$125 construction. Pole NEEDED! Online trainIivered in the valley.

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YAGGIE INTERIOR 8E WANTED HONEY and bills division. No EXTERIOR PAINTING, bee equipment/sup %METAL RECYCLING NORTHEAST court appearances.

DiCommercial (It We buy all scrap OREGON CLASSIFIEDS pliesall types, new or vorced in 1-5 w e eks Residential. Neat (It used (hives, boxes, metals, vehicles reserves the nght to possible. efficient. CCB¹137675. frames, tools, etc.).

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3370 17th St Reasonable rates, fast 2ND CROP Alfa Ifa Sam Haines O R EGON 475 - Wanted to Buy service. 541-523-4087 N OTICE: $220/ton. Small bales, Enterpnses Landscape Contractors or 541-805-9576 BIC Baker City 541-51 9-8600 Law (ORS 671) reANTLER BUYER Elk, 541-51 9-0693 OREGON STATE law requires all businesses deer, moose, buying q uires a nyone w h o AVAILABLE AT that advertise and perall grades. Fair honest ALFALFA 4TH Cutting. contracts for construcform landscape conTHE OBSERVER p rices. Call N ate a t Small bales, No weeds t ion w o r k t o be tracting services be li541-786-4982. or Rain. Tarped. We NEWSPAPER censed with the Concensed with the LandBUNDLES load 185./ton, here struction Contractors s cape C o n t r a c t o r s Burning or packing?

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541-263-1591 Wade, 541-523-4947 at 1915 F i rst S t r eet Persons doing l andor 541-403-0483 sells tied bundles of scape maintenance do WHEAT STRAW certiFree to good home CCB¹176389 papers. Bundles, $1.00 not require a landscapfied. Small bales $3.00 ads are FREE! each. ing license. bale. Barn stored. La RUSSO'S YARD (4 Iines for 3 days) Grande 541-663-1806 8E HOME DETAIL LOWREY SPINET Piano Ce II 541-786-1456 Aesthetically Done w /bench .

Va lu e d 550 - Pets Ornamental Tree $3,000.00 plus Greatly 690 - Pasture (It Shrub Pruning reduced to $950.00 in 503-668-7881 marvelous c o n d ition 503-407-1524 541-963-3813.

PASTURE WANTED! Serving Baker City Summer range, & surrounding areas QUALITY ROUGHCUT for 150 pair.

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Tama3 massages/$ 1 00 TODAY to ask how! rack, Fir, Pine, Juniper, OAK FRONT cabinets.

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THE OBSERVER a BAKER CITY HERALD —7B

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

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Baker City HeraId: 541-523-3673e www.bakercityheraId.com • classifiedsObakercityheraId.com• Fax: 541-523-6426' The Observer: 541-963-3161e www.la randeobserver.com • classifiedsOlagrandeobserver.com • Fax: 541-963-3674 xg w 725 - Apartment Rentals Union Co.

Welcome Home!

Call (541) 963-7476 GREEN TREE APARTMENTS

725 - Apartment Rentals Union Co. UNION COUNTY Senior Living Mallard Heights 870 N 15th Ave Elgin, OR 97827

750 - Houses For Rent Baker Co. HOME SWEET HOME Cute 5 Warm!

2 5 3 Bdrm Homes No Smoking/1 small pet Call Ann Mehaffy (541 ) 519-0698 Ed Moses:(541)519-1814

780 - Storage Units

Rent Union Co.

HIGHLAND VIEW Apartments

800 N 15th Ave Elgin, OR 97827

2 BDRM, 1 bath, hdwd floors, Ig fenced back yard, $700/month plus dep. 541-786-4851.

2BD, 1BA house for rent in La Grande. Please call owner, Available now! 541-328-6258

Now accepting applications f o r fed e r a l ly funded housing. 1, 2, 740 - Duplex Rentals and 3 bedroom units Baker Co. 2BD, 1BA, large fenced with rent based on inyard, 5 n ic e s t orage come when available. 2 BDRM, 1 bath duplex building. $525/mo + with carport; carpet, 5 dep. 541-963-4125 appliances to include Prolect phone number: 541-437-0452 w asher a n d d r y e r ; 3 BD, 1 ba, near schools, Quiet area near river; EOU 5 hospital. Small, TTY: 1(800)735-2900 Sewer, water, garbage nice, older home, very "This institute is an equal paid, and yard mainteclean, many upgrades, opportunity provider." n ance included. N o W/D. Well insulated, Pets/Smoking. $520 gas heat. No smoking, per mo. plus deposit. no pets. $725, See at Days: 541-523-0527 1202 F i rs t St .

Eves: 5 4 1 -523-5459 541-786-4606

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

Senior and Disabled Complex Affordable Housing!

Rent based on income.

Income restnctions apply.

Call now to apply!

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

Renovated units!

745 - Duplex Rentals 3 BD, 2 ba, pellet stove, Union Co. auxiliary heat, large living area, possible ma2 BDRM, 701 1/2 F Ave. ture single dog, $900, W /D h o o k- u p ( 541)910-0354 N E $550/mo. 1st, last, 5 Property Mgt. $200 cleaning deposit 541-663-8410, leave 3 BDRM. 2 bath $750, msg. No pets. w/s/g. No smoking/tobacco no pets, ACCEPTING APPLICA541-962-0398.

TIONS s o u th side 2 bdrm duplex, all appliances including w/d. 3BD 2BA $800/mo, HUD 0IC, 479-283-6372.

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41298 Chico Rd, Baker City off Pbcahontas

A PLUS RENTALS has storage units available.

5x12 $30 per mo.

8x8 $25-$35 per mo.

8x10 $30 per mo. 'plus deposit' 1433 Madison Ave., or 402 Elm St. La Grande.

Ca II 541-910-3696 American West Storage 7 days/24 houraccess 541-523-4564 COMPETITIVE RATES Behind Armory on East and H Streets. Baker City

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2007 NUWA HitchHiker Champagne 37CKRD $39,999 Tnple axles, Bigfoot lack leveling system, 2 new 6-volt battenes, 4 Slides, Rear Dining/ICitchen,

large pantry, double fndge/freezer. Mid living room w/fireplace and surround sound. Awning 16', water 100 gal, tanks 50/50/50, 2 new Powerhouse 2100 generators.

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3 BD 2ba house. New sun room, hardwood floors, u n derground spnnkler system, fini shed b a s e ment , i n f loor circulating h o t water heat, attic stora ge, s t orage s h e d, much m o r e ! 204 Spnng Ave La Grande.

Open House 03/22/15 5 03/29/1 5, 1pm-4pm. $167,900. For viewing ca II 541-910-7478

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BBQ. Fenced yard 5 3BD, 1BA, large yard, s hed, $850/mo. N o lawn care. No smokAll sizes available or pets. ing/pets. $ 7 0 0 / m o, smoking (Gxlo up to 14x26) 541-663-6673 first and last, $400 de8 41-83 3 - 1 6 8 8 posit. 541-910-0199.

4 BR 3 Bath, 10 acres 3 3la l 4 t h near Elgin $1,200.00.

A FFORDABLE S T U Ranch-N-Home Rentals, DENT HOUSING. 5 Please call In c. 541-963-5450 CLASSIC STORAGE bd, 5 ba, plus shared (541) 963-7015 541-524-1534 kitchen, all u tillities for more information.

EXCELLENT 2bd house, 2805 L Street paid, no smoking, no www.virdianmgt.com southside La Grande NEW FACILITY!! pets, $800/mo 5 $700 TTY 1-800-735-2900 locatio n c lo s e t o Vanety of Sizes Available dep. 541-910-3696 downtown, no smokSecunty Access Entry Thisinstituteis an Equal VERY NICE large deluxe. ing or pets, $595/mo RV Storage ca II 541-963-4907.

Built in 2013. 3 bdrm, 2 ba, heated garage, fenced back yard, all NICE, 2 bd, north edge of North Powder. No Opportunity Provider SECURF.STORAGF. appliances i n cluded, pets or smoking. $500 w/s/g pd. Absolutely p lus u t i l i t i es . C a l l Surveillance No Smoking 5 No Cameras P ets. $12 0 0 / m o . 541. 786. 8006.

LA GRANDE, OR Computenzed Entry $ 1 00 0 d ep .

UNION 2b d, 1 ba s gc 541-91 0-3696 Covered Storage THUNDERBIRD $695, senior discount, Super size 16'x50' APARTMENTS LARGE 2 bd, 1 ba du- pets ok. 541-910-0811 541-523-2128 307 20th Street plex, w/d included, up5 stairs unit, o f f-street VERY NICE south side, 3100 15th St. COVE APARTMENTS p arking.

Bea u t i f u l 2 bdrm, near schools, Baker City $750mo 541-240-9360 1906 Cove Avenue bamboo flooring and n ew carpeting. w / s UNITS AVAILABLE pa i d. $650/m o, $700 760 - Commercial 795 -Mobile Home NOW! deposit. No smoking/ Rentals Spaces pets. 541-786-6058 1 OFFICE SPACEon 2nd APPLY today to qualify SPACES AVAILABLE, floor of Historic West 750 - Houses For for subsidized rents at one block from SafeJacobson Bldg. Downthese quiet and Rent Baker Co. way, trailer/RV spaces. town La Grande at 115 centrally located W ater, s e w er , g a r Elm St. All utilities inmultifamily housing bage. $200. Jeri, mancluded. $150 month. *UVE INPAR ADISF properties. a ger.

La Gran d e 541-962-7828 541-962-6246 Beautiful Home.

2-bdrm,1-bath 1, 2 8r 3 bedroom 25X40 SHOP, gas heat, units with rent based in Sumpter. roll up 5 walk-in doors, on income when W/S/G paid. Wood $375. (541)963-4071, ava ila ble. stove 5 propane.

LG. Pnvate nverside park Prolect phone ¹: $500./mo. + dep.

BEAUTY SALON/ (541)963-3785 541-894-2263 Office space perfect TTY: 1(800)735-2900 for one or two operaOREGON TRAIL PLAZA ters 15x18, icludeds + (4/e accept HUD + restroom a n d off 820 - Houses For 1- bdrm mobile home street parking.

Sale Baker Co. $500 mo 5 $250 dep starting at $400/mo.

Includes W/S/G 541-91 0-3696 SENIOR AND RV spaces avail. Nice DISABLED HOUSING quiet downtown location INDUSTRIAL P ROPClover Glen ERTY. 2 bay shop with 541-523-2777 Apartments, office. 541-910-1442 2212 Cove Avenue, 1-BDRM, 1-BATH Home La Grande NORTHEAST 2239 1/2 9th st. w/s/g Clean 5 well appointed 1 pd $450.00+dep PROPERTY 5 2 bedroom units in a 23.7 ACRES + 541-51 9-7386 MANAGEMENT North end of quiet location. Housing 541-910-0354 for those of 62 years SMALL 3-BDRM house Unity Reservoir in o r older, as w ell a s on 9 acres on Ben Dier Commercial Rentals Rattlesnake Estates t hose d i s a b le d or Ln. 541-523-5774 Secluded Lakefront 1200 plus sq. ft. profes h andicapped of a n y 1568 sq. ft. manufactured sional office space. 4 3-bdrm, 2 bath home. age. Rent based on inoffices, reception come. HUD vouchers For Rent A/C, Forced Air Heat, area, Ig. conference/ accepted. Please call Metal Roof, Vaulted break area, handicap 541-963-0906 Ceilings, 2 pastures, 2 BDRM, 1 ba, corner access.

Pnce negotia TDD 1-800-735-2900 2 wells 5 Sm. Shop. lot, no smoking or ble per length of Beautiful Mtn Views! lease. pets, $550/mo, $450 This institute is an equal 3 Tax Lots, Zoned R2 sec. dep. must have opportunity provider MUST SELL!!!! rental references, ai $225,000 pass back ground. OFFICE SPACE approx 700 sq ft, 2 offices, reCall: (503)666-4759 $35 app fee A vail cept area, break room, htt://eastore on.crai sust.or 3/2. 503-341-3067 /reo/4962112898.html common r e strooms, a ll utilitie s pa i d , 2-BDRM w/detached $500/mo + $450 dep. garage. $575/mo + dep.

GET QUICK CASH 541-91 0-3696 Molly Ragsdale WITH THE Property Management PRIME COMMERCIAL C LAS S I FIEDS! Call: 541-519-8444 space for Rent. 1000 Sell your unwanted sq. ft. plus 250 sq. ft.

30 FT. se lf c o n t a ined c ar, property a n d trailer w/ W/D on Powloft, office and bathroom, w/s i n cluded, h ousehol d i t e m s der River. $400/mo.

NORTH BAKER paved parking, located 9th Dr Neighborhood m ore q u i ckly a n d W/S/G and TV paid. in Island City.

MUST Propane 5 electnc not 3-bdrm, 1 1/2 bath. affordably with the SE E! Ca II 541-963-3496 furnished. Please call 1589 sq. ft. home, after 10am.

(541)523-535 1 or classifieds. Just call 2-car garage in front and 2-car garage off u s today t o p l a c e (541)403-2050 780 - Storage Units alley. Gas forced heat. y our a d a n d ge t AVAIL. 4 / 10. 1- b drm Updated kitchen 5 w/gas heat. Garage, ready to start countbaths, clean, fenced yard. $475/mo %ABC STORESALL% spacious,lots ing your cash. The w/dep. 541-523-4986 MOVF INSPFCIAl! of built-ins.

Observer 54 1-963$189,900 AVAIL. 4/17. 2-bdrm, 1 • Rent a unit for 6 mo 3161 or Baker City bath. All appliances, W/D get 7th mo. FREE 541-403-1380 (Units 5x10 up to 10x30) htt:iieastore on.crai slist.or HeraId 541-523-3673. hookup, gas heat.

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t r u s t dee d made by Melvin J. C ox, as g r a ntor, t o Amentitle, as trustee, in favor of Wells Fargo Financial Oregon, Inc., as beneficiary, dated 07/05/05, r e c o rded 07/13/05, in the mortgage records of Baker C ounty, Oregon, a s 05280255 and subseq uently assigned t o Wells Fargo Financial Oregon, Inc. by A ssignment recorded as B14 52 0001, covering t he f o l l o w i n g described real property situated in said county and state, to w it : Lot 3 , B l oc k 1 0 , J H .

P arker's A d d ition t o Baker City, according t o t h e o f f i c ia l p l a t thereof, in Baker City, County of Baker and S tate of Orego n .

PROPERTY A DDRESS: 2 2 1 9 8t h Street Baker City, OR 97914 Both the beneficiary and the trustee h ave elected to s e l l t he real property t o satisfy the obligations secured by the t r ust deed and a notice of default has been rec orded p u rsuant t o Oregon Revised Statutes 86.752(3); the default for which foreclosure is made is grant ors' f a i lure t o p a y when due the followi ng s u ms : m o n t h ly payments of $480.65 beginning 0 2 / 0 9 / 12 and $480.79 beginning 8/1/14; plus advances of $2,279.87 that repr esent de li n q u e n t p roperty t a x es ; t o g ether w it h t i t l e e x pense, costs, trustee's fees an d a t t o rney's fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection ofthe above descnbed real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if a p plicable.

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1001 - Baker County Legal Notices t ion secured by t h e t rust d e e d i m m e d i ately due and payable, s aid sums being t h e f ollowing , t o w it : $38,619.59 with interest thereon at the rate of 6 percent per ann um b e g i n ni ng

0 1/09/12; p lu s a d vances of $ 2,279.87 that represent delinquent property taxes; together with title expense, costs, trustee's fees an d a t t o r neys fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection ofthe above descnbed real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if a p plicable.

WH EREFORE, notice hereby is g i ven t h at the undersigned trustee will on J une 24, 2 015 at th e h our o f 10:00 o'clock, A.M. in accord with the standard of t i m e e s t ablishe d by O RS 187.110, at the following place: outside the m ain entrance to t h e Baker County Courthouse, 1 9 9 5 3 rd Street, in the City of Baker City, County of Baker, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bid-

der for cash the interest in t h e d e s cribed r eal property w h i c h the grantor had or had p ower t o c o nvey a t the time of the execution by grantor of the trust deed, t o gether

1001 - Baker County Legal Notices their respective successors in interest, if any. Without l i m iting t he t r u s t e e ' s d is claimer of representation o r w ar r a n t ies, Oregon law r e quires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential p r o p erty sold at a trustee's sale

may have been used in ma nu f a c t u r i n g methamphetamines, the chemical compon ents o f w h i c h a r e k nown t o b e t o x i c .

Prospective purchasers of residential property 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: ICathy Taggart N orthwest T r u s t e e Services, Inc. P.O. Box 997 B e II ev u e, WA 98009-0997 4 25-586-1900 C o x , M elvi n J. (T S¹ 7023.111644) 1002.278194-File No. LegaI No. 00040306 Published: March 23, 30, Apnl6, 13,2015

1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices w it h a ny i nt e r e s t CITY OF LA GRANDE which the grantor or NOTICE ofBUDGET grantor's successors COMMITTEE in interest acquired afMEETINGS ter the e x ecution of the trust deed, to sat- Urban Renewal District isfy the foregoing obliand g ations t h ereby s e City of La Grande cured and the c o sts General, Enterpnse, and and expenses of sale, SpecialFunds including a reasonable charge by the trustee.

Notice is further given A public meeting of the that for reinstatement Budget Committee of or payoff quotes rethe City of La Grande, quested pursuant t o Union County, State of ORS 8 6 . 7 8 6 and Oregon, will convene 86.789 must be timely at 6:00 p.m., on Monc ommunicated i n a day, April 27, 2015, at w ritten r e quest t h a t the F. Maxine and Thoc omplies w i t h t h a t mas W. Cook Memostatute addressed to r ial L i b r a ry , 200 6 the trustee's "Urgent Fourth Street, to begin Request Desk" either d eliberations in c o n by personal delivery to nection with the prothe trustee's physical posed Urban Renewal o ffices (call fo r a d District (URD) Fiscal dress) or by first class, Year Budget effective certified mail, r eturn July 1, 2015, to June receipt requested, ad3 0, 2016. T h e p u rdressed to th e t r u spose of this Meeting is tee's post office box to receive the Budget a ddress set f o rt h i n M essage and t o r e this notice. Due to poc eive p u b l i c c om t ential conflicts w i t h ments about the profederal law, persons posed URD Budget. having no record legal or equitable interest in f o l lowing the sublect property Immediately Committee review of will only receive inforthe Urban R enewal mation concerning the D istrict B u d get, t h e lender's estimated or B udget C o m m i t t e e actual bid. Lender bid will receive the Budget i nformation i s als o Message and b e gin available at the t rusd eliberations in c o n t ee' s w e b sit e , nection with the City's www.northwesttrusGeneral, Enterprise, tee.com. Notice is fura nd S p ecial F u n d s t her given t ha t a n y budgets effective July person named in ORS 1, 2015, to June 30, 86.778 has the right, 2016. A n a d d itional, a t any t im e p r io r t o separate meeting of five days before t he the Budget Committee d ate last set fo r t h e w ill be h eld t o t a k e sale, to have this forecomment. Any closure p r o c e eding public person may appear at dismissed a n d t he the meeting and distrust deed reinstated cuss the proposed prob y payment t o th e grams with the Budget beneficiary of the enCommittee .

T he tire amount then due m eeting f o r pu b l i c (other than such porc omment w ill b e o n tion of the principal as Tuesday, April 28th at would not then be due the F. Maxine and Thoh ad no d e f ault o c mas W. Cook Memocurred) and by curing r ial L i b r a ry , 200 6 any other default comFourth Street. plained of herein that i s capable o f b e i n g A copy of t h e B u dget cured by tendenng the Document containing performance required the proposed Budgets under the obligation or may be inspected or trust deed, and in addio btained on o r a f t e r t ion t o p a y i n g s a i d Apnl 15, 2015, in the sums or tendenng the Finance Department of performance necesCity Hall, between the s ary to cure the d e hours of 8:00 a.m. to f ault, b y p a y ing a l l Noon and 1:00 p.m. to costs and expenses 5:00 p . m. , M o n d ay actually incurred in enthrough Friday. forcing the obligation a nd trust d e ed , t o - This notice is also posted gether with t r ustee's at a nd attorney's f e e s www.cit ofla rande.or n ot e x c e e ding t h e amounts provided by ICimberly Hulse said ORS 86.778. ReFinance Director quests from persons named in ORS 86.778 Published: Apnl 6, 2015 f or rei n s t a t e m e n t

quotes received less LegaI No. 00040420 than six days pnor to t he date set f o r t h e trustee's sale will be h onored only at t h e Looking for somediscretion of the bene- thing in particular? ficiary or if required by the terms of the loan Then you need the d ocuments. I n c o n - Classified Ads! This struing this notice, the

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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Wife's close &iendship leaves lawyer: Religiousconservatives husband feeling odd man out thetargetsof discrimination

DEARABBY: My wife, "Connie,"and I her.

DEAR ABBY: My boy friend, "Luke," and have been together for 80years and have a wonderful marrmge. She's a schoolteacher, Igo to the gym together four to ftve times a and I travel on business often. I think the week. Yesterday, there was a man on a treadtime away from each other is good; it gives mill who was sweating profusely. I kid you us achance to enjoy some "me"time. not, it was coating the treadmill. Luke tends Connie is a genuinely nice person and to speak loudly, and he occasionally forgets makes frt'ends easily, which I admire. Howto turn on hisftlter. When he saw what was happening he exclaimed loudly, 'That's disever, over the lastftve years she has become very close with a divorced gusting."I nudged him and woman who teaches at her told him he was being rude, DEAR school. They text each other but unfortunately, we think seemingly nonstop, and when ABBY the m a n heard him.

I travel, they always get Luke is actually a kind together for a movie or dinner. and sensitive person, so he IlikeConnie'sfriend,and I used to be instantly felt aw ful. This man is a frequent included — or at least invited — to anything gym-goer and is often there when we are. they did. Now, ifI suggest we all go out, Con- Luke wants to apologize, but he's worr7'ed niesaysherftv'end hasotherplans orshe's that if the man didn't hear him, he will sick. have to explain what he said. What areyour I'm not really concerned that there's any thoughts?

— FILTERLESS IN CALIFORNIA kind of physical relationship between them, DEAR FILTERLESS: Luke was out of but I feel their friendship has become like an "emotional afjair." When I brought this up line, but at this point, he should let it go or with my wi fe, she said, "You don't want me to he may further embarrass the man. Sweating during aerobic exercise is normal and have any friends?" Ãuxt bothers meis that I used to be Connie's healthy, and not something that a person best frieR, but I feel I have been replaced. She can control. If, when the man was finished with the machine, he wiped it down, he was tries to reassure me I'm still No.I, then goes ofj"into her bathroom to text with herftv'end. acting appropriately. iUnfortunately, not all I think it's obvious she gets something from gym members do.l this relationship that she doesn't getfrom me.

DEARABBY: I recently walked in on one Doyou think friendships between women can evolveinto emotional cgairs? of my boys'12-year-old friends watching You— SHUT OUT IN TEXAS Tube videos that were extremelyfoul-mouthed DEAR SHUT OUT: Women communicate and even raunchy (he had separated himself with other women on a different level than from the other boys while viewing them). His they dowith men. You and your wife and parents are under the misconception that they her woman fiiend may have felt like the have control ofhis online activities.

Three Musketeers years ago when the three When I was young my friends'parents of you would all get together — but it's pos- would reprimand me when necessary, but sible that after a while her fiiend began to parents these days rej ect outside advice or feel like a third wheel. input. What's the proper response to this?

Who can say why she doesn't want to Talk directly to the boy? Turn him in to his socialize with you. Perhaps you don't have parents?

— BURMNG EARS INPENNSYLVANIA enough in common, or perhaps she has sensed that you are jealous ofher fiiendDEAR BURNING: Have a talk with the ship with your wife. But I wouldn't call boy. Explain that the language in the video close fiiendships among women"emotional is not permitted in your home, and you affairs" because I don't think it's true. prefer he not watch it while he is there. Ifhe Since this bothers you enough to write to agrees, do not take it any further. However, me, and Connie seems to be communicating if it happens again, talk to his parents, and in secret, please discuss this in depth with limit the time your sons spend with him.

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Governors in both states signed new legislation on Thursday that offers some protection against discrimination for sexual orientation, aiming to satisfy critics that included high-profile business leaders and gay rights activists.

Lorence explained why many rehgmus people of support such laws. What some are saying, he insisted, is that they cannot be a party to a ceremony in which marriage is defined differently than between one man and one woman — or serve as an advocateforsuch a ma rriage.

He saidsome professions do more than just sell goods.

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'They don't have a standardproduct— it'sa m essage they have to formulate to put out there, but people want to ignore the fact that asking a iChristianl website designertocreate aw ebsite thatGod doesnotexistcould createsome crisisofconscience."

He said the law should protect, for instance, a Jewish tattooartistasked to create a Nazi swastika.

The threshold for denying services in a religious protection case, he said, is whether the task required by the religious person is "expressive."

Does the job involve some sort of creativity?

For example, he said a WalMart clerk could not refuse to check out a gay couple.

"A Wal-Mart clerk can't say, 'I wont sell food that a gay couple wants to buy.'That's not expressive; they would lose the discrimination case."

On the other hand, he argues, decorating a wedding cake with a message is an expressiveactand should fall underreligious protection.

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His observati ons offer an up-close look atone sideof the issue that provoked a national uproar when lawmakers in Indiana and Arkansas approved legislation that they argue was designed to protect religious&eedoms.

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Jordan Lorence is a veteran attorney who in 2006 represented afemale photographer in one of the cases widely cited in the "religious freedom" law debate this week.

From his office in Washington, he has watched the events in Indiana and Arkansas and quickly reached this conclusion: Religious conservatives are the ones being discriminated against fortheirstanceofconscience.

Lorence, the senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, a religious-based legal lobbying group, represented a New Mexico photographer who declined to take photos for a gay wedding.

"Nobody has a religion that says they have to deny serviceto gay people,the way the other side portrays this issue," he said."That completely distorts reality and makes this seem like a segregated lunch counter in the South."

He added: "I've had a long time to ponder this and I can't think of a single person who has said 'My religion says I can't sell goods and services to gay people.'

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PREP TRACICAND FIELD

COLLEG ETRACIC AND FIELD

MONDAY • Prep boys and girls golf: La Grande at Wildhorse lnvite, Pendleton, noon • Prep boys and girls tennis: La Grande at Pendleton, 4 p.m.

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TUESDAY • Prep baseball: Grant Union at LA Grande, Pioneer Park, 4 p.m.

• Prep baseball: Union/Cove at Elgin/Imbler, Elgin, 4 p.m.

• Prep softball: La Grande at Grant Union/Dayville/ Prairie City, John Day,4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY • College softball: The College of Idaho at Eastern Oregon University, (2), Peg gyAnderson Field,3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

• Prep baseball: Weston-McEwen/ Griswold junior varsity at Wallowa, 4:30 p.m.

AT A GLANCE

Bobcats fall on the road Weston-McEwen/ Griswold defeated Union/Cove 10-7 in a nonleague prep baseball game Friday in Athena.

The Bobcats (1-6) next host Elgin/ImblerTuesday.

3oseph/ The Baker/Powder Valley junior varsity team won both games of a doubleheader overJoseph/ Enterprise Saturday in Enterprise, winning the first game, 6-3, and the second game, 33-6.

Joseph/Enterprise (1-6 overall) takes on the Nyssa junior varsity team on the road April 18.

Irish-Huskies meet again Forthe second straight season, Notre Dame and Connecticut will meet for the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship.

The Huskies, looking for their third consecutive title, defeated Maryland, 81-58, Sunday in the Final Four. Notre Dame held on to edge South Carolina, 66-65, in the other national semifinal Sunday, setting up a rematch of the Huskies' 76-58 win a year ago.

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Eastern Oregon University sophomore Harley McBride, who already owns the all-time school indoor track and field high jump record, is inching closer to the Mountaineers' outdoor program mark.

• Harley McBride continues climbing new heights for Mountaineer track and field team

By Josh Benham The Observer

With each track and field meet this season, Eastern Oregon University's Harley McBride is making the spectacular look routine. As her consistency grows, so does the chance to do something only one other Mountaineer has accomplished.

After reaching the NAIA national qualifying 'B' standard by clearing 5 feet, 5 inches in the high jump at the first outdoor meet of the season, McBride reached the 'A' automatic qualifying mark at the Willamette Invitational in Salem March 28. She won the event with a leap of 5-6 '/2, which was the fourth-best jump in

the NAIA this season.

"I still have things to work on, but I've been pretty happy with how I've been coming out of the gates," McBride said.

The sophomore picked right up where she left off in the indoor season. In four out of the five regular season indoor meets, McBride hit the'A' standard, 5-5 feet, to qualify for the indoor national tournament in March, where she saved her best for when it counted. She earned AllAmerican honors and placed third in the nation with a personal record leap of 5-7 '/4, which improved upon her own school record she set last season.

"It's kind of surreal to think back and know I have a school record," she said."But to be completely honest, I don't really pay attention to the records. I go out and I try to push myself to jump a little better."

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La Grande freshman Cade Reed, who won the 300-meter hurdles, takes off at the Madras InvitationaI Saturday.

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Eastern Oregon University's Harley McBride won the high jump at the VVillamette Invitational March 28.

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By Ronald Bond The Observer

Breann Givens scored three runs, Kali Avila and Delaney Lester each scored twice, and the La Grande softball team pounded out 14 hits on its way to an 11-1, five-inning victory over Enterprise/Joseph/Wallowa Saturday at Pioneer Park.

The Cubs actually jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead as Darby Gassett led off the game with a double and came around to score.

The Tigers responded with two in the bottom half. Givens led off with a single, Avila followed with a single two outs later, and both scored on a triple by Madyson Bell togive La Grande a 2-1lead.

The Tigers added on four more

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La Grande catcher Kali Avila tags out Enterprise/Joseph/VVallowa base runner Madison Plew at home Saturday. in the second, as the first four batters in the inning — Addie Hagerman, Auslin McDanielPerrin, Lester and Givens — all singledand scored to stretch the lead to five.

"I've been real happy," head

the 3,000 currently sits eighth in the state in 4A.

coach Lin Casciato said ofhis team'soffensive performance. aWe're playing at a competitive level where that's what I expect to happen. And I can't really be disappointed at all."

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TONIGHT'S PICIC

La Grande senior earns two wins The La Grande track and field team put together an impressive all-around showing at the Madras Invitational Saturday, as both the boys and girls teams finished in first place. The boys team totaled 153.5 points, edging La Pine by 75 points.

Todd Keniry won both the 1,500- and 3,000-meter races, and his time of 9 minutes, 41.29 seconds in

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The Tigers went to Madras. They saw the competition.

And they conquered.

Both La Grande's boys and girls track and field teams left the Madras Invitational Saturday as victors.

The boys scoreof153.5just bested La Pine's 146, while the girls routed the competition with a score of 213, more than doubling up second-place La Pine, which scored 98 points. aWe had an awesome meet," head coach Julie Bodfish said."Lots of(personalrecords),which for this early in the season is amazing."

The Tigers piled up a total of 14 first-place finishes on the day, led by Todd Keniry, Blaine Kreutz, Amanda Welchand Lauren March, each of whom won two events.

Keniry took the boys 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs with times of 4 minutes, 26.94 seconds and 9:41.26, respectively. Kreutz won the javelin with a throw of 175 feet, 4 inches and the long jump with a mark of SeeConquer/Page 2C

Keniry

The Union boys and girls track and field teams earned a pair of fifth-place finishes at the Carnival of Speed meet at McLoughlin Friday.

The boys team totaled 56.5 points in the 22-team field. Junior Trevor Verhelst picked up one of two individual first-place showings for the Bobcats, winning the 100-meter race with a time of11.38 seconds, and was on the 4-by-100-meter relay team that placed third.

'That was a big meet for Trevor," Union head coach Jay Blackburn said."His time in the 100was the second-fastesttime he'sever run. He had kind of an off season lastyear, so SeeCarnival/Page 2C

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PAUL GEORGE:The Indiana Pacers

After pulling a stunning win over 38-0 Kentucky,Wisconsin must refocus to face Duke, who dismantled Michigan St., in the NCAAMen's Basketball Championship.

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Cove finished in the top seven in both the boys and girls competitions at the Don Walker Invitational Friday in Nyssa.

The girls team totaled 40 points to take sixth, while the boys had 27 points to place seventh.

Freshman Alex Grafknder led the boys with a first-place showing in the 3,000-meter race, finishing with a time of 9 minutes, 54.12 seconds, which is fourth in 2A, and took second in the 1,500with atim eof4:30.88.

"Alex is very tough in those longdistance races," Cove head coach Blake Manley said."It was nice to have a little competition for him. He got beat at the end of the 1,500, but that's not bad for him. I coached him last year in middle school, and what's impressive is how much he's improved. I don't take credit

for that — it's all Alex. He's so consistent.

His splits on his straight laps are within a second or two of each other."

Graimder also ran on the relay team with Jon Jones, Garrett Rice and Jaren Hackwith that placed fourth in the 4-by400-meter relay with a time of 4:12.69.

Derrick Murchison had the other top-five showing for the boys, earning fifth in the javelin with a toss of 130 feet, 5 inches.

Senior Morgan Reddington led the girls by placing second in the 100 with a time of12.96,just0.16 seconds behind first-place finisher Jayde Nielsen of Emmett, Idaho. She placed fikh in the long jump with a leap of 15-10 '/2 feet.

"That really pushed Morgan, having a girls about two steps ahead ofher," Manley said."She's so competitive and tries

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Continued from Page1C of 19-04 feet. Welch, like Keniry, swept the distance races, winning the girls 1,500 with a time of 5:07.44 and the 3,000in 11:00.91.March' svictorieswere in the 300-meter hurdles, which she finished in 50.39 seconds, and in the triple jump, asshe landed a distance of 32-P/2 feet.

Cade Reed also took home a firstplace finish for the Tiger boys with his time of 43.51 seconds in the 300 hurdles and Derrick Wagoner won the shot put w ith di a stance of42-11feet.

The other winners on the girls side w ere ShaynaCooper with a throw of 120-00 feet in the javelin and Lauren Woodworth with a pole vault height of 8-00 feet.

The Lady Tigers also swept the relays. The team of Kelsey Brown, Irelyn Miles, Sarah Rasmussen and Cassandra Brownell won the 4-by-100-meter relay with a time of 53.93 seconds, while the 4-by-400 was won by Erin Bodfish, Miles, Brownell and Brittany Hanson with their time of 4:26.74.

In addition to his victories, Kreutz placed third in the triple jump with a distance of 39-00 feet. Sam Shown took fourth with a mark of 37-10'/2, and Reed came in fikh at 37-04'/2. Reed also took third in the 110 high hurdles with a time of 18.18 seconds.

D.J. Holloway and Keegan Dutto each nabbed a second- and a third-place finish. Holloway's time of 54.32 in the 400 wasgood forsecond and histhirdplace finish was in the 800 with a time of 2:15.58. Dutto was second in that same 800 race at 2:13.30 while he took third in the 3,000 with a time of 10:06.29.

Wagoner added a second-place finish in discus as he finished with a throw of 124-05 feet.

Skyler Russell took third in the long

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jump i18-10 feet) and fikh in the javelin i140-09 feet) while Jordon Hickey also

March in the 100 hurdles i17.79l. Lauren Woodworth and Rebecca McLean each grabbed fifth in the 400 i57.76 seconds). picked up a third-place finish — WoodAlso the 4-by-400 team of Joey Lucius, worth in the 300 hurdles i53.49 seconds) Holloway, Alec Cranford and Kreutz and McLean in the javelin i108-05 feet). took second i3:49.40l.

Along with her win in the javelin, Back on the girls side, Brown placed Cooper took fourth in the shot put i27second in the 100 i13.44 seconds), third 08 feet). Also collecting fourth in their in the 200 i28.46l and fifth in the high events were Erin Bodfish in the 400 jump i4-04 feet), while Miles also took i1:11.19l, Abbey Tweten in the 3,000 fikh in the 100 i14.05l. i13:40.65l and Kendra Blake in the 300 In addition to being on the winning hurdles i56.67 seconds). relay team, Hanson took third in the Rounding out the top finishes was the 1,500 i5:37.10l and in the 800 i2:40.26l. 4-by-400 team of March, Blake, Annie Heather Keniry also took home a pair Woodworth and Rachel Elligsen, which of runner-up finishes, taking second in took third with a time of 4:44.13. the3,000 i11:26.79land in the 1,500 Bodfish said she is starting to zero in on i5:18.28l. what events the athletes will keyin on. ''We'rereally startingto sortthatout, Rachel Alexander jumped her way to a pair of top-five finishes, taking second looking at who the top four or five are," in the triple jump i31-00 feet) and fikh she said.'You can already see people in the long jump i14-08l. starting to fall into place."

Brownell also added a second-place The Tigers get back on the track finish in the 200 i27.75 seconds), as did again April 11 at Stanfield.

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"Brooke had probablyhis best track meet ever," Blackburn said.'That's the best he's jumped in competition, by over a foot, and it's fourth in the state. I know he's really excited."

Samuel O'Reilly placed third in the 1,500 with a time of4 minutes, 35.54 seconds, which Blackburn said was a lifetime recouf.

Ethan Patterson placed fourth in the 110 huufles with atimeof17.77. ''Ethan really showed up," Blackburn said.'That's his second-best tim eever."

The girls scored 47 points as ateam. The4-by-400 team ofAnnieDuncan, Stormy Bullard and Elizabeth and M ichelle Herbes placed second with a time of 4:28.56. The sophomore Duncan placed second in the 400 with a time of1:07.41.

"Annie had one ofher best early-season 400's," Blackburn said."She was also the lead leg on the 4-by-400 and 4-by-100

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boys was Kaden Lathrop. The senior placed first in three events — in the 110 hurdles with a time of 16.72, in the high jump with a leap of 6-01 feet and the triple jump with a jump of41-05feet.

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'Tm hoping she doesn't have to be laid up too long," he him iFridayl," Moody said. said."She's a pretty good runsecondin the3,000 i11:16.57l "EveryUmg looked how it was ner and I was really pleased and fourth in the 800 i2:35.59l. supposed to look for him." with how she ran in the 800."

"She's so strong," Blackburn Micah Fuller finished in secThe other top-10 finish by said of Wells.'She looked like ond place in the javelin with an area team was Imbler, a pro — she didn't let off. She a thmw of 147-10 feet, which which tied with Enterprise on had even ornegativesplitsthe Moody said was about 20 feet the girls side for eighth place. whole race." offhis personalrecord.

Sophomore Malia Hassan Stormy Bullard placed third The two boys relay teams took fourth in the 200 with in the high jump i4-10 feet), both placed fifth. Nathaniel a time of 27.74, and ran the KathrynSheehy fi nished Perrin placed third in the 300 anchor leg on the two relay fourth in the 1,500 and hurdles with a time of 45.76. teams. The Panthers' team i5:24.47l and Laura Herbes On the girls side, Dawn of Hassan, Emma Bowers, finished fifth in the pole vault Mist Movich-Fields came in Kailey Smith and Aspen i7-06 feet). second in the 1,500 with a Birkmaier finished second in "I'm very pleased with the 4-by-100 with a time of timeof5:18.45.

"She got a little too compla- 53.64, and Hassan, Bowwhere they're at," Blackburn said.'The biggest thing I cent and let iPendleton's Delers, Birkmaier and Kristen would sayis at the end of the aney Clem, who won by.15 Allstott finished fourth in the 4-by-400. day,allthe kids acrossthe seconds) come in and get her board are improving." at the end," Moody said."But Bowers took fifth in the 100 Enterprise finished fourth itstillw asa goodraceforher. hurdles with a time of 18.74, in the boys competition with Itwas herbest1,500tim e." and Allstott placed fifth in the 61 team points, and eighth on Senior Jolene Ginther 400 withatim eof1:08.55. the girls with 32 points. finished second in the javelin The Elgin girls, which "I was really pleased with it w ith taossof107-07feet. placed13th overall,had a pair "It was her first time over of top-five finishes. Freshman being our first meet," Enterprise head coach Dan Moody 100 feet in the javelin," Moody Isabelle Sauers finished third said."Because you never know said."It wa salmost a 10-foot in the shot put with a toss of 30-11'/4 feet, and Theresa how it's going to go. But they ipersonal record)." competed really well. We had Freshman Eliza Irish Smolkowski placed fifth in a lot of ipersonal record) times. placed third in the 800 with the 300 hurdles with a time It's the first part of the year. a time of 2:34.24, but Moody of53.60.

Now we11 get them in shape said she was tripped up in Joseph's Isabelle Tingelsand get that core down. We another event and hyper extad finished third in a pair know now what we have to tended her knee. He isn't sure of events — in the 1,500 work on to improve." how long Irish will potentially i5:20.67l and the 3,000 Leading the charge for the be out. i11:52.06l.

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Brooke Scantling had the other win, taking firstin the longjump with a mark of 20 feet, 1inch. Scantling also ran on the4-by-100relayteam, and he placed thud in the 100 i11.50l and fourthin the 400

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The La Grande girls golf team improved14 strokes off their team score in the first tournament of the season, as the Tigers took second at the Pendleton Country Club Invite Friday.

The Tigers ended with 424 strokes to finish runner-up behind Heppner.

"The improvement has been good. That's what we'restriving for,"head coach Cally Goss said.

"They were very pleased and so was I." Kayli Miles had the best round for the Tigers, shootinga 94 to place third individually in the tournament.

"Kayli hit the ball well," Goss said."She got off the tee box well and her putting was especially good.

She really had a good feel

CARNIVAL this is really encouraging. He worked all winter long. It's kind of neat to see the work

to win everything she does. She didn't have her best day in the long jump, but 15 feet is stilla goodjump. We're working on some mechanical things. I think she'll keep getting better."

The two girls relay teams finished in the top three. Reddington, Saskia Lay, Sam Short and Kyndal Murchison placed second in the 4-by-400 with a time of 4:48.82, and Reddington, Short, Murchison and Hannah Leigh took third in the 4-by-100 with a time of 53.86.

Powder Valley was the other local team at the meet. Lee McElligott placed third in the javelin with a toss of 145 feet on the boys side, and Annalia Jimenez placed fourth in the 100 with a time of13.93on thegirlsside.

Cove next competes at the Oster's Memorial Lions Invitational in Burns Saturday, while Powder Valley takes part in the Baker Relays Friday.

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Anna Seymour had the second-best score of the day for La Grande, carding a 109, and Trinity McCarthy fired a 110.

Cassidee Miller shot a 111.

Enterprise finished sixth as a team with a score of 502. Senior Carsen Sajonia tied for fourth-place individually with a round of 95.

Stefany Christman had the next best score for the Outlaws with a 110.

Wallowa's Claire Wellens shot a 103 for the Cougars, which did not place as a team.

La Grande hits the links today at the Wildhorse Invite in Pendleton, while Enterprise and Wallowa compete at the 2A/1A Invitational in Pendleton Friday.

Wallace shoots77 The boys team for La Grande shot a 347 at a triangular in Milton-Freewater Friday.

Craig Wallace, who missed the first tournament of the year, had the round of the day for the Tigers, carding a 77.

"He's back, and that re-

For the Elgin boys, Chance Weaver placed fifth in the pole vault with a jump of 10-06 feet.

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Elias Siltanen finished two strokes behind Wallace with a 79, and Tyler Shaul turned in a 91. Nojah Chamberlain rounded out the top-four with a round of100.

Competing as a junior varsity golfer, Wyatt Page shaved 42strokes offhis first round of the season to shoot a 90. Evans said he'll be moving up to varsity this week.

"These kids are working hard and finally starting to come around," Evans said.

"The young kids have a long way to go yet, but I'm proud of the scores."

La Grande competes at the Wildhorse Invite in Pendleton today.

W ellens, Coutant excel The Wallowa boys team placed second out of 12 teams at the Pendleton Country Club Invite Friday.

The Cougars had two top-five performances, with Karl Wellens and Alex Coutant tying for third individually with rounds of 89. Wallowa finished with a team scoreof381 strokes, 13 behind firstplace finisher Heppner.

Kai Oliver, who shot a 101, and Thomas Jameson, who fired a 102, rounded out the top-four golfersforW allowa.

Enterprise totaled 412 strokes to place fifth as a team. Cody Irish had the round of the day for the Outlaws with a 91, good fora tie foreighth-place, individually. Brycen Locke shot a 99 and Nate Anton carded a 109 for the other top scoresforEnterprise.

Cade Gorham was the lone golfer for Imbler to break 100 strokes, as he carded a 94.

up for Elgin and half of the Union team is the Dick Horyna Invitational in Stanfield Saturday, while the other half of the Bobcats compete in the Lower Columbia Invitational m St. Helens Saturday.

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Sunday's Games No games scheduled

Monday's Games Toronto (Hutchison 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 0-0), 10:05 a.m.

Minnesota (Hughes 0-0) at Detroit (Price 0-0), 10:08 a.m.

Boston (Buchholz 0-0) at Philadelphia (Hamels 0-0), 12:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Archer 0-0), 12:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 0-0) at Kansas City (Ventura 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 0-0) at Seattle (Hernandez 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 0-0) at Houston (Keuchel 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

Texas (Gallardo 0-0) at Oakland (Gray 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Sunday's Games St. Louis 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Monday's Games Colorado (Kendrick 0-0) at Milwaukee (Lohse 0-0), 11:10 a.m.

Boston (Buchholz 0-0) at Philadelphia (Hamels 0-0), 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Colon 0-0) at Washington (Scherzer 0-0), 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 0-0) at Miami (Alvarez 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Liriano 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cueto 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

San Diego (Shields 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 0-0) at Arizona (Collmenter0-0), 7:10 p.m.

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Colorado at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

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BASKETBALL NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB y-Toronto 45 32 . 5 84 Brooklyn 35 41 .4 6 1 9 ' / 2 Boston 3 5 42 . 455 1 0 Philadelphia 18 6 0 . 2 3 1 27'/2 New York 1 5 62 . 1 9 5 3 0 Southeast Division W L Pct GB z-Atlanta 57 19 . 7 50 x-Washington 44 3 3 ,5 7 1 13'/2 Miami 34 4 3 ,4 4 2 23'/2 Charlotte 3 3 43 . 434 2 4 Orlando 24 5 3 . 3 1 2 33'/2 Central Division W L Pct GB x-Cleveland 50 27 . 6 49 x-Chicago 46 3 1 . 597 4 Milwaukee 3 8 39 . 494 1 2 Indiana 3 4 43 . 442 1 6 Detroit 3 0 47 . 390 2 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB x-Houston 53 24 . 6 88 x-Memphis 52 2 5 . 675 1 x-San Antonio 51 26 .662 2 Dallas 46 3 1 . 597 7 New Orleans 41 35 .539 1 1'/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB y-Portland 50 26 . 6 58 O klahoma City 42 35 .54 5 8 ' / 2

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. 4 5 5 15'/2 New Jersey 79 32 34 13 77 174 205 year contract. Placed RHP Josh Tomlin, . 3 6 4 22'/2 Carolina 78 2 9 38 11 69 180 216 OF Nick Swisher and INF Zach Walters . 211 34 WESTERN CONFERENCE on the 15-day DL; Walters retroactive Pacific Division Central Division to March 27, Tomlin to March 29 and W L Pct GB GP W L OT Pts GF GA Swisher to April 2. Placed RHP Gavin z -Golden State 63 14 .81 8 x-St.Louis 7 9 4 9 23 7 105 242 197 Floyd on the 60-day DL. Reassigned x-L.A. Clippers 52 26 .66 7 11'/2 x-Nashville 7 9 47 22 10 104 227197 LHP Bruce Chen, C Brett Hayes, 1BI Phoenix 3 9 38 . 5 0 6 2 4 x-Chicago 7 9 4 8 25 6 102 225182 OF Jerry Sands, RHPs Jeff Manship Sacramento 26 5 0 . 3 4 2 36'/2 Minnesota 7 8 4 4 26 8 9 6 223 192 and Shaun Marcum and INFs Michael L.A. Lakers 20 5 6 . 2 6 3 42'/2 Winnipeg 7 8 4 0 26 12 92 222 208 Martinez and Ryan Rohlinger to Columx-clinched playolf spot Dallas 79 38 31 10 86 248258 bus (IL). Selected the contract of RHP y-clinched division Colorado 79 3 6 31 12 84 212223 Anthony Swarzak from Columbus. z-clinched conference Pacific Division DETROIT TIGERS — Placed RHP All Times PDT GP W L OT Pts GF GA Bruce Rondon on the 15-day DL, retroSaturday's Games y-Anaheim 8 0 50 23 7 107 234 221 active to April 1.

Charlotte 92, Philadelphia 91 Vancouver 7 9 45 29 5 9 5 229 216 KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Placed Atlanta 131, Brooklyn 99 Calgary 79 4 32 9 7 9 3 234 208 LHP Tim Collins and RHP Luke HocheBoston 117, Toronto 116, OT LosAngeles 78 39 25 14 92 212195 var on the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Detroit 99, Miami 98 San Jose 7 9 3 9 31 9 8 7 223222 Brian Flynn to Omaha (PCL). Assigned Washington 92,Memphis 83 Edmonton 7 9 2 3 43 13 59 188 272 RHP Joe Blanton, C J.C. Boscan, OF Golden State 123, Dallas 110 Arizona 79 2 44 7 8 5 6 167 262 MoisesSierra and INFs Ryan Jackson, Orlando 97, Milwaukee 90 x-clinched playolf spot Whit Merrifield and Gabriel Noriega to L.A. Clippers 107, Denver 92 y-clinched division Omaha. Selected the contracts of RHP Phoenix 87, Utah 85 All Times PDT Ryan Madsenand LHP Frankli n Morales Portland 99, New Orleans 90 Saturday's Games from Omaha.

Sunday's Games Carolina 3, Philadelphia 2, SO LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned Houston 115, Oklahoma City 112 Boston 2, Toronto 1, SO C Carlos Perez, OF Daniel Robertson, Cleveland 99, Chicago 94 Detroit 3, Minnesota 2, SO LHP Andrew Heaney and INFs Grant Indiana 112, Miami 89 Columbus 5, Pittsburgh 3 Green, Josh Rutledge and Kyle Kubitza San Antonio 107, Golden State 92 Winnipeg 5, Vancouver 4 to Salt Lake (PCL). Placed OF Josh New York 101, Philadelphia 91 Ottawa 4, Washington 3, OT Hamilton, LHP Tyler Skaggs and RHPs Utah 101, Sacramento 95 Tampa Bay 4, Florida 0 Cory Rasmus and Garrett Richards on L.A. Clippers106, L.A. Lakers 78 N.Y. Islanders 3, Buffalo 0 the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27.

Monday's Games N.Y. Rangers 6, New Jersey1 Reassigned RHP Ryan Mattheus to Portland at Brooklyn, 4 p.m.

Dallas 4, Nashville 3, OT minor league camp.

Tuesday's Games Arizona 5, San Jose 3 TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed RHPs Phoenix atAtlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Calgary 4, Edmonton 0 Alex Cobb and Alex Colome, INF Nick Charlotte at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Los Angeles 3, Colorado 1 Franklin and LHP Drew Smyly on the 15Golden State at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Sunday's Games day DL, retroactive to March 27 and LHP San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Toronto 3, Ottawa 2, SO Jake McGee on the 15-day DL and LHP Minnesota at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 1 Matt Moore on the 60-day DL. Optioned L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Washington 2, Detroit 1 C Curt Casali and LHP C.J. RiefenhausMontreal 4, Florida 1 er to Durham (IL). Selected the contract NCAA Men's St. Louis 2, Chicago 1 of C Bobby Wilson from Durham.

Monday's Games TEXAS RANGERS — Designated Tournament Carolina at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

LHP Sam Freeman for assignment.

All Times PDT Columbus at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.

Placed LHP Matt Harrison and RHPs FINAL FOUR Winnipeg at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Tanner Scheppers, Lisalverto Bonilla At Lucas Oil Stadium Los Angeles at Vancouver, 7 p.m. and Kyuji Fujikawa on the 15-day DL; Indianapolis Dallas at San Jose,7:30 p.m.

Harrison retroactive to March 27, National Semifinals Tuesday's Games Scheppers to March 29, Bonilla to Saturday, April 4 N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

March 31 and Fujikawa to April 1.

Duke 81, Michigan State 61 N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Placed RHP Yu Darvish on the 60-day Wisconsin 71, Kentucky 64 Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

DL. Selected the contracts of RHPs National Championship Carolina at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

AnthonyBass and Keone Kelafrom Monday, April 6 Winnipeg at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Round Rock (PCL).

Duke (34-4) vs. Wisconsin (36-3), 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed Nashville at Colorado, 6 p.m.

OF Michael Saunders and INF Maicer NCAA Women's Arizona at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Izturis on the 15-day DL, retroactive to LosAngelesat Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

March 27, and RHP Marcus Stroman on Tournament the 60-day DL. Designated LHP Juan FINAL FOUR Oramas for assignment. Selected the At Tampa, Fla. contracts of RHPs Miguel Castro and National Semifinals Roberto Osuna and 2B Devon Travis 35 4 2 28 4 9 1 6 60

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Sunday, April 5

Sunday

Notre Dame 66, South Carolina 65 UConn 81, Maryland 58

National Championship Tuesday, April 7 Notre Dame (36-2) vs. UConn (37-1), 5:30 p.m.

HOCKEY NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA x-Montreal 8 0 48 22 10 106 213 183 x-Tampa Bay 80 48 24 8 104 255 206 Boston 79 41 2 5 13 95 209 201 Detroit 79 41 2 5 1 3 95 227 215 Ottawa 79 40 2 6 13 93 228 211 Florida 80 36 2 9 15 87 199 219 Toronto 80 3 04 3 7 6 7 208 253 Bufialo 79 22 4 9 8 5 2155 265 Metropolitan Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA y-N.Y. Rangers 78 50 21 7 107 240 182 x-Washington 80 44 25 11 99 237 199 N.Y. Islanders 79 46 27 6 9 8 241 219 Pittsburgh 7 9 4 2 26 11 95 215 203 Columbus 7 8 3 9 35 4 8 2 219 240 Philadelphia 79 32 29 18 82 208 224

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American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed INFs J.J. Hardy and Jimmy Paredes, OF David Lough and C Matt Wieters on the 15-day DL; Hardy, Lough and Wieters to March 27 and Paredes to April 1.

Optioned LHP T.J. McFarland to Norfolk (IL). Reassigned C Ryan Lavarnway and OF Nolan Reimold to minor league camp.

BOSTON RED SOX — PlacedRHP Koji Uehara and LHP Edwin Escobar on the 15-day DL; Uehara retroactive to March 27 and Escobar to March 29. Reassigned LHP Brian Johnson, Cs Luke Montz and Humberto Quintero, INFs JeffBianchi and Jemile Weeks and OF Quintin Berry to minor league camp.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with OF Matt Tuiasosopo on a minor league contract. Placed RHP Jake Petricka and LHPs Chris Sale and Eric Surkamp on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27. Selected the contracts of RHP MattAlbers, INF Micah Johnson and C Geovany Soto from Charlotte (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHP Corey Kluber on a five-

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from Buffalo (IL). Optioned INF Ryan Goins to Buffalo.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKSPlaced C Oscar Hernandez, LHP Patrick Corbin and RHPs Matt Stites and David Hernandez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27, and RHP Bronson Arroyo on the 60-day DL. Released OF Cody Ross. Optioned OF Yasmany Tomas to Reno (PCL). Selected the contracts of C Gerald Laird and INF Jordan Pacheco from Reno and RHP Archie Bradley from Mobile (SL).

ATLANTA BRAVES — Acquired OFs Cameron Maybin, Carlos Quentin and Jordan Paroubeck and RHP Matt Wisler and the 41st overall selection in the 2015 first-year player draft from San Diego for OF Melvin Upton, Jr. and RHP Craig Kimbrel. Placed LHP Mike Minorand OFs Melvin Upton Jr. and Joey Terdoslavich on the 15-day DL, Terdoslavich retroactive to April 2. Placed RHPs Shae Simmons andDan Winkler on the 60-day DL. Placed RHP Arodys Vizcaino and OF Dian Toscano on the restricted list. Selected the contracts of RHP Cody Martin, LHP Eric Stults and OFs Kelly Johnson and Eric Young Jr. from Gwinnett (IL).

CHICAGO CUBS — Selected the contract of INF Jonathan Herrera from lowa (PCL). Designated OF Ryan Sweeney forassignment. Placed RHPs Dallas Beeler and Jacob Turner, LHP Tsuyoshi Wada and OF Chris Denorfia on the 15day DL, retroactive to March 27.

CINCINNATI REDS — Traded RHP Michael Bowden to Baltimore for cash.

Placed RHP Homer Bailey on the 15-day DL, retoractive to March 27 and OF Jason Bourgeoisand LHP Sean Marshall on the 60-day DL. Selected the contracts of RHPs Kevin Gregg and Jason Marquis, INF Chris Dominguez and OF Brennan Boesch from Louisville (IL).

COLORADO ROCKIES — Placed LHP Jorge De La Rosa and RHP David Hale on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27 and INF Charlie Culberson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 31.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned OF Chris Heisey, INF/OF Kike Hernandez and LHP Adam Liberatore to Oklahoma City (PCL). Reassigned RHPs DavidAardsma and Sergio Santos and LHP David Huff to minor league camp.

Placed RHPs Kenley Jansen and Brandon League and LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27.

MIAMI MARLINS — Reassigned C JhonatanSolano and INF Jordany Valdespin to minor league camp. Placed RHPs Jose Fernandez and Aaron Crow on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of INFI OF Don Kelly from New Orleans (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — PlacedLHP Josh Edgin and RHPs Bobby Parnell, Zack Wheeler and Vic Black on the 15day DL, retroactive to March 27.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned OF Jordan Danks to Lehigh Valley (IL). Placed RHPs Chad Billingsley and Jonathan Pettibone on the 15-day DL and LHP Mario Hollands on the 60-day DL. Selected the contracts of RHP Jeanmar Gomez, LHP Cesar Jimenez, INF AndresBlanco and OF JeffFrancoeur from Lehigh Valley.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Placed RHP Charlie Morton, OF Jaff Decker, RHP Brandon Cumpton, C Chris Stewart and INF Justin Sellers on the 15-day DL; Cumpton, Stewart and Sellers retroactive to March 27 and Decker to March 30. Recalled RHP Rob Scahill from lndianapolis (IL). Designated RHP Stolmy Pimentel and INF Pedro Florimon for assignment.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed LHP Jaime Garcia and OF Tommy Pham on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned RHPs Brandon Maurer and Kevin Quackenbush to El Paso (PCL). Placed LHP Cory Luebke and RHP Josh Johnson on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of C Wil Nieves from El Paso.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed RHP Erik Cordier, INF Travis Ishikawa and OF Hunter Pence on the 15-day DL; Cordier and Pence retroactive to March 27, Ishikawa to March 30. Designated INF Ehire Adrianza for assignment.

WASHINGTON NATIONALSPlaced RHPs Erik Davis and Casey Janssen, INF Anthony Rendon and OFs Nate McLouth, Denard Span and Jayson Werth on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27. Selected the contracts of 1B Clint Robinson, 2B Dan Uggla and OF Reed Johnson from Syracuse (IL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Suspended Golden State G Shaun Livingston one game for hitting Dallas F Dirk Nowitzki in the groin.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned D Brandon Gormley to Portland (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled C Andre Burakovsky from Hershey (AHL).

NCAA MEN'S BASICETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Summer registration open

Big men take center stage

Observer staff

The Associated Press

The summer season is here, which means it'S time to Sign uP fOr the SPeCial OlymPiCS Oregon Winter Sports Season.

The golf season begins April 20, and practices will be Mondays at the La Grande Country Club.

Track and field practices start May 1 and will be held at the La Grande High School

track Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

SOme key dateS to nOte are the Summer regionalS fOr athletiCS, WhiCh iS held in Milton-Freewater June 20. The summer regionals for golf is in Banks June 7, and the state summer games are in Newberg July 11-12.

For more information, contact Doug Trice at 541-962-7536 Dr 541-910-9162.

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wants to see. He said, 'I want the seventh inning.' That's the kind Df desire we talked about with the kids — it was COmPetitiVe edge he WBS hOP- fun to See." ing to See. The TigerS POunded Dut The TigerS ShOOkOff a 10-3 14 hits, with Ray Jimenez defeat to BurnS to Win the and Eli Childs both securing second game Df a doublea pair ofhits. Childs had a team-high three RBI, and La header, 8-3,behind a stellar pitching performance by Grande tacked on four runs Zack Jacobs and Ryan Adin the SeVenth to Put the ams Saturday in a nonleague game away.

"Eji had a couple Df really twinbill in Burns. '%e're still figuring some clutch hits," McKinley said. things Dut," McKinley said.

In the first game, La 'Mer losing that first game, Grande committed eight you kind Df See What yOu're errors and gave up eight m ade Df. It WBS gOOd to See unearned runs as Burns them bounce back." jumped Dut to a 7-0 lead after Adams struck Dut five the firSt tWO inningS. "Burns is a good team," batters in the first three innings, but La Grande trailed McKinley said.'%e made a 2-1 heading into the fourth lot Df mistakes and they took inning. The Tigers would put advantageDfthem." three runs on the board in Next up for La Grande (4-5 the tOP Df the fOurth, WhiCh overall) is a home game with WBS Plenty Df SuPPOrt fOr JaGrant Union Tuesday.

CobS, Who PiCked uP the Win GriNn leads Huskies after hOlding BurnS to juSt One run the reSt Df the Way. Joe Gri5n Shined On the 'That WBSZBCk'SfirSt Dutmound and at the plate for ing Df the SeaSOn," MCKinley Elgin/Imbler Friday. said."He was on a pretty The senior got the final limited pitch count, and he SiX OutS to Shut dOWn the La W BS getting C1OSe to it gOing Grande junior varsity team into the seventh. I asked him and earned hits in all his befOre the inning hOW heWBS plateappearances tolead the feeling, and he had that look HuSkieS to a 7-3 ViCtOry at in his eye that every coach Pioneer Park.

After a fikh straight loss, La Grande showed head coach Parker McKinley a

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three RBI as Elgin/Imbler finished with nine hits.

Jordan Vermillion got the start and went five innings befOre giVing Way to GriSn, Who StruCk Dut three in tWO

Bo Ryan doesn't want to face Duke center Jahlil Okafor.

'There'S no Way I COuld matCh uP With him," joked Wiscoflsin's gray-haired coach.

"He'd kill me."

Luckily, Ryan has 7-footer Frank Kaminsky on his side to bang elbows in the post with the Blue Devils' &eshman phenom.

Kaminsky vs. Okafor: The game within the national championship game Monday night.

"Itshould beprettyinteresting forpurists Df the game to watch two bigs like that go against one another," Ryan said before STIday's practice.

Perhaps it's fitting that the title game is coming down to teams with the guys consideredthetOP ContenderS fOrtOP PlayerhOnOrS: Kaminsky won the APS player Df the year, Okafor finiShed a diStant SeCOnd. They Played to a Virtual draW the laSt time their teams faced each other, an 80-70 win by Duke in Madison on Dec. 3. Kaminsky had 17 POintS and nine rebotmdS, but WBS 5Df 12 kom the field. Okafor had 13 points and six boards, but was 6 Df 8 kom the field.

So much has changed since then, though.

Start with the experienced Kaminsky, whose versatile skills present a matchup

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nightmare. He's as comfortable in the post as he is spotting up &om the 3-point line. Press the Wisconsin guards in the backcourt and Kaminsky can come up to relieve pressure with his ball-handling. Double-team Frank the Tank and he11 find the open shooter.

"Obviously he's the national player Df the year, but he's as unique Df a player in college as Fve seen in a while," Duke associate head

coachJeffCapelsaid.

Making matters worse for the Blue Devils is that they must also contend with 6-foot-9 forward Sam Dekker, who is equally adept at SCOring inSide and Dut. He WBS bOthered by a sore ankle in the first meeting, held to five points in 24 minutes.

NOW, Dekker iS aVeraging 20.6 POintS in the NCAATournament. Pay more attention to Kamiflsky at your own peril.

"A lot Df stufFstarts with Frank," Dekker said."That's what obviously helps us to be a good offensive team, when we rtm a lot Df things through Frank."

That iS eXaCtly the POint that Okafor tried to make, too. '%e have to deal with the entire Wisconsin team," he Said."SD it'S gOing to be a ColleCtion of myself and my teammates working together On bOth endS Df the flOOr."

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"He had some arm trouble last year, so we're trying not to thrOW him that muCh," Elgin/Imbler head coach Greg Luse said.'%e'll probably leave him at shortstop and use him a little more in a closing role."

The defense behind Vermillion and Gri5n bailed

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SPORTS

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Ravens rebound back to split doubleheader with Tiger Scots Observer staff

The Elgin/Imbler softball team split a wild doubleheader with Grant Union/Dayville/Prairie City Friday, dropping the opener 14-13 before coming back to win big in the nightcap 17-6 in both teams' Eastern Oregon League opening series.

The Ravens went into the seventh inning of the opener down 12-3 beforeexploding for 10 runstotake the lead, nine of which came across with two outs.

Katie Witherspoon tripled to begin the inning, and scored one out later on a passed ball. Karigan Wilhelm walked and Miah Slater and Darcie Kanoho hit back-to-back singlesto load the bases before recording a second out.

The fun was just beginning.

Jane Vermillion unloaded the bases with a double to bring Elgin/Imbler within 12-7. Christy Flippo walked and Whitney Wilber singled. After Witherspoon reached on an error to make the score 12-9, Mireya Hernandez hit a two-run single to make it a onerun game.

Wilhelm walked to put two runners on, and Slater cracked a two-run double to give the Ravens a 13-12 lead.

Grant Union/Dayville/Prairie City had an answer, scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh to steal back the win.

Witherspoon finished 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI, Slater went 2-for-5 with two doubles and drove in four runs, Kanoho was 3-for-5 with an RBI, and Vermillion

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The Ravens wasted no time in game two, scoring six runs in the top of the first inning.

Wilber tripled and Witherspoon walkedand stole second, before Wilhelm hit a two-run single for the early lead. An out later, Kanoho reached on an error, Savanna Mularkey walked, Vermillion doubled in a run and Hernandez singled in another. After Flippo walked, Wilber capped the inning with an RBI single.

Slater and Kanoho added to the onslaught in the second inning, as the duo hit back to back home runs.

Wilber, Wilhelm and Slater each had three hits and combined to drive in nine runs while Kanoho went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Wilhelm also hit a home run in the blowout All told, the Ravens pounded out 28 hits in the two games.

"I knew they were capable of that," Griffin said of the offensive onslaught.'We just have to play a little bit better defense and we're going to be really tough.

Elgin/Imbler i2-6 overall, 1-1 EOLl is at it again April 11, hosting an EOL doubleheader against Echo/Stanfield.

Lady Cats earn easy sweep The Union/Cove softball team rebounded from its first loss of the season by blasting Weston-McEwen/Griswold 9-5 and 12-2 Saturday in 2A/1A Special District 6 action in Union.

The Lady Cats and TigerScots were scorel ess afterthreeinnings in the opener before Union/Cove exploded for six runs in the bottom of the fourth. Taylor Baremore reached on an error and Kindra Moore walked, setting the stage for Delanie Kohr, who belted a home run overthe centerfield wallfor a 3-0lead.Carsyn Roberts later added an RBI single before Keesha Sarman cracked a two-run single to extend the lead to six.

The TigerScots cut into the lead in the fikh, scoring three runs, but the Roberts-Sarman duo combined for three more RBI in the sixthRoberts on a two-run triple and Sarman on a single — to stretch the leadto 9-3 and effectively putthe game out of reach.

Roberts and Sarman each went 3-for-4 with three RBI, while Kohr went 2-for-3 with her blast.

It was another big inning in game two for the Lady Cats. With the game scoreless after two, Viki M cCabe singled and later scored when Jaiden Wright reached on an error. Ashten Wright followed

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with a double and Roberts reached on a bunt to load the bases. An out later, Baremore hit a two-run single ahead of a two-run double by Moore for a 5-0 lead. Union/Cove put the game out of reach with six more runs in the fifth.

Baremore and McCabe each went 3-for-4, with Baremore driving in three runs. Moore and Jenna Monson also drove in three runs apiece. ''We hit the ball well all day long iagainstl the same pitcher i Jessica Lambert) that got us three out of four times last year," head coach Paul Phillips said.'We hit the ball one through nine. The girls really focused in on hitting all week long and it paid off in a big way."

The Lady Cats i7-1 overall, 2-0 SD6l are off until April 14 when they host Grant Union/Dayville/ Prairie City, before getting an opportunity at a rematch with Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii April 18.

Cubs pulverize Nyssa The Enterprise/Joseph/Wallowa softball team startedits season in style Friday, scoring 29 runs in routing Nyssa 15-5 and 14-2 in Eastern Oregon League action in Nyssa.

The Cubs scored early and often in the opener. Darby Gassett and Madison Plew each reached ahead of Macey Frei, who roped a two-run

Macey Frei came up 4igl," head coach Clifford Conrad said. "All in all, we hit the ball good in both games."

In the second game, the Cubs went bonkers in the first inning again. They sent 11 batters to the plate, scoring seven runs on six hits while taking advantage of four Nyssa errors. Doubles by Plew, Frei and Bateman were the big hits in the opening frame. Anna Rinehart went 3-for-3 and scored three runs to lead the attack. Young also scoredthree times and collected two hits along with Gassett, Plew and MacKenzie Gray. The Cubs amassed 14 hits in the blowout.

Conrad said having two league wins this early in the season is a big boost.

"It builds confidence," he said."If we can turn around and go to John Day and pick up a game we'll really

be looking good."

The Cubs i2-1 overall, 2-0 EOLl travel to Heppner/Ione for a doubleheaderTuesday and to Grant Union/Dayville Prairie City Friday, also for a twinbill.

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MCBRIDE McBride said there hasn't been a fancy reason why she's enjoyed so much success this year. A lot of it has stemmed from a dedicated offseason in the gym.

"I'vebeen working a lot harder, doing alotofplyometrics and working out a lot more than usual," she said."iOur coaches) give us workouts for the summer. So we're working out constantly throughout the year."

Eastern assistant coach Jeff Hoskisson believesherstint with another Mountie team has aided her in her sophomore campaign as well. ''When she came back this fall she actually tried to play basketball," he said.'We let her, and she was with the team and tried out for about a two-week period. Some people lookatitasbeing a negative, but it actually became apositive.

Ithelped herrefocuson beinga good highjumper."

The extra work has paid off with a sustained level of consistent excellence.

'That's probably the biggest difference this year for herand actually for all the jumpers — is just the consistency, weekin and week-out," Hoskisson said."In her case, particularly, her approach has been more consistent, and things have just gone well because ofit."

McBride's steadiness could leadtoacareerthatonlyone other Eastern track and field athlete has achieved in a single event. Still in her second year, obviously there's still a long way to go. But after securing All-American honors in the indoor and outdoor seasons as a fieshman, McBride is on her way to two more All-American nods this season after earning the firstin March. Two more years like that and she would equal Leah Merrell, who was an eight-time track and field NAIAA11-American in the hammer throw/weight thmw during her Eastern career fiom 1999-2002.

"She has the ability, if things keep going the way they have sofar,to be an eight-tim e All-American in one event," Hoskisson said. There aren't many people nationally, let alone in the school, that could have that happen."

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The Cubs added five more runs on in the second, as Becca Bateman, Gassett, Plew, Frei and Kristyn Young all crossing the plate. Frei had the big hit again, collecting another two-run double.

Frei ended up going 4-for-5 with five RBI to pace the Cubs ten-hit attack. Plew scored five runs and droveintwo, and Gassett scored four times. ''Westarted out really strong.

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Eastern Oregon University's Harley McBride has earned three All-American honors so far in her career. of pretending that possibility doesn'texist, like when a baseball team doesn'tspeak to a pitcher during a no-hitter, he beganthe discussion lastyear after the outdoor season.

"I don't want to get in a situation where we get to her junior or senior year and all of sudden everyone starts talking iabout it)," he said.'Then the pressurestartstobuild to try and do it. So we started talking about thatright fiom the get-go."

Her high jump ability has grown immensely since her prep career in Burbank, Washington. McBride said she didn't get into track and field until she reached middle school, but was alreadyjumping 4-11 feet by the time she headed off to Columbia High School. While in high school, she didn't have a positional coach and learned most ofher jumping techniques off of You Tube.

After reaching out to Hoskisson and head coach Ben Welch, she instantly felt a connection with the stafFand the school.

"I have such an awesome relationship with my coaches," McBride said."I wouldn't tradeitfortheworld."

With hands-on coaching fiom Hoskisson, McBride said initially it took awhile to adjust.

"Now, I'm starting to understand how technical things are," she said."Going fiom not having a coach to having one is just a big shock.

Jeffhas helped me so much.

It's kind of nice to know that I have someone I can go to if I need anything. He's like a

father figure. He's definitely impacted my life verydramatically."

With two years of significant training under the Eastern coaches, the sky is the limit for McBride. Her goals forthe restoftheoutdoor season follow suit.

"I really want to get a ipersonal record)," she said.

"I want to jump in the 5-8, 5-10ifeetlrange.I'vebeen consistent right around there.

I'm hoping that 111 beable to spike up and things will come together. Hopefullyi01 hit when it comes to nationals.

That'd be awesome to be able to bring home a title."

McBride may not worry about getting the outdoor Eastern record, but her coach foreseesthataccomplishment as a distinct possibility.

Sherry Ott currently holds the mark, 5-7 feet, set in 1990.

"She's only like a half-inch or sooff— she11getthat beforethisyear'sout,"Hoskisson said.

Hoskisson believes by the end ofher career, McBride will put a huge distance, relative to the high jump, between the previous record and whatever she ends up with.

"Her long-range goal is to be a 6-foot high jumper," he said.'That puts you in a different class. We're talking aboutherbeing closeto that now, as just a sophomore. I think she understands she can be a 6-foot high jumper.

She'scleared 5-10in practice, now it's a matter of doing it on competition day. As she gets older and more mature, the better jumps will come."

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COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Following three losses to start a weekend Cascade Collegiate Conference road trip, Eastern Oregon University was able to gain a little redemption in the final game, as the Mountaineers snapped a 12-game losing streakwith a4-2victory over Northwest Christian University Saturday in Eugene.

The Mounties scored four unanswered runs after the Beacons went ahead 1-0 on a solo home run in the second inning. Eastern's Marisa Gonzalez smacked an RBI double in the fourth inning totiethescore.Andrea Roeder came home off a Northwest Christian error in the fifth inning to take the lead, and Gonzalez added a two-run single in the top of the seventh to score Shelby

Baertsch and Haley Hess.

The Beacons would add a run in the bottom half but Eastern was abletoclosethe door on any comeback.

Besides Gonzalez's two hits, Baertsch added a pair ofsinglesand scored tw ice.

Ashley Driscoll picked up the win, going 6-plus innings and allowing nine hits and just one earned run.

Northwest Christian won the first game, 11-0, in five innings. The Beacons starting pitcher Jill Suratt held the Eastern offense to three hits, and the hosts exploded for nine runs in the fourth inning to pull away.

On Friday in Salem, Eastern lost a tough first game of a doubleheader to No. 24 Corban University, 8-6,

beforefalling in the second game, 11-3, in six innings.

In the first game, Gonzalezbelted a three-run dinger in the third inning totake a3-2lead before Corban responded with six straight runs. In the seventh, the Mounties attempted to charge fiom behind as Cassie Wendt started the scoring with a two-run single, slicing the lead to 8-5.

Baertsch would come home on a fielder's choice RBI fiom Samantha Scott, but Eastern's hopes ended with two runners on base.

In the second game, Gonzalez went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI, and Hess added two singles.

Easterni13-22 overall,

4-14 CCCl hosts The College of Idaho Wednesday for a conference doubleheader.

TIGERS Continued ~om Page1C The Cubs tried to get back into the game in the fourth. Madison Plew singled and Macey Frei reached on an error which moved the runners up to second and third with no outs. Kristyn Young followed with ablooper thatdropped into short right field, but the runners held until the ball hit the ground. When the runners did break, Lester-

playing right field — scooped up the ball and fired a strike to Avila to cut down Plew at the plate. Young made a move toward second, but Avila threw her out to complete the 9-2-6 double play.

'That was definitely exciting,"Avila said of the play at the plate."I didn't exactly see the runner going to second, and then I just heard my defense in fiont of me telling me that she was going so I just threw itright at the bag."

Avila later threw outAnna Rinehart — who had walked — to end the scoring threat.

La Grandeput the game out of reach in the bottomhalf of the fourth. Lester singled, moved to second on a passed ball, and scored on a Givens single, her third hit of the game. An out later,

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Enterprise/Joseph/Wallowa's Becca Bateman looks to make contact against La Grande Saturday at Pioneer Park. The Tigers scored 11 straight runs to lead to an 11-1 victory in five innings.

Brandy Blackman drove in Givens on a double. Avila followed with an RBI single beforescoring on a Bell triple, and Emma Travis capped the scoring with an RBI single to stretch the lead to 11-1.

Avila finished 3-for-3 along with Givens. Bell collected two hits — both triples — while Lester also had two hits. Bell also collected the win, striking out

four and allowing just four hits in four innings.

Gassett, Flew, Frei and Young each had a hit for the Cubs, who suffered their first loss of the season.

The Tigers i4-1l take to the field again Tuesday on the road at Grant Union/ Dayville/Prairie City before traveling to Pendleton Thursday and hosting MacHi April 11 for important doubleheaders.

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