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• County oficials, critics look back on journey to land funding for new courthouse

By Kelly Ducote The Observer

Before deciding to site the new Union County Circuit Courthouse on Shelter From the Storm's footprint, county officials looked extensively into an alternative option — adding vertically to the county's law enforcement buildmg.

Court and county offtcials say they knew the Union County Circuit West Cou r t house was the worst in the state.

When the 2008 study by Hennebery Eddy architects came out, though, that opinion became more tangible.

"It was nice to have the recognition," says Presiding Judge Russ West.

That recognition ofhaving the worst courthouse in the state — 48th out of48— helped pave theway to do something about the problem.

In August 2008, Chief Justice Paul DeMuniz requested

that Union County form a committee to look at courthouse options.

The Union County Court Facility Task Force was born.

Court Facility Task Force The task force was formed and co-chaired by West and retired Judge Warner Wasley. According to a history of the efforts put together by the county, the task force met over two years "to review space needs, potential locations, costs and funding opportunities for a new facility."

The finance subcommittee of the taskforcelooked forgrantopportunitiesand submitted two federalappropriations requests. In February 2009, they requested close to $14.9 million to fund a full justice center housing the court, DA's offtce, juvenile, parole and probation, along with the La Grande Police Department, SherifFs

Offtce, 911 and the jail.

No funding was approved.

The committee then submitted a request, in February 2010, for $5.1 million that would have also utilized close to $1.2 million in Recovery Zone Facility Bonds to allow for construction of a third floor court facility on the Union County Law Enforcement Building. Again, funding was denied.

The Court Facility Task Force completed its work in November 2010 and recommended the county add vertically to the law enforcement building. The addition was to house SeeRoad / Page 5A

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• Higher ed board gives Eastern Oregon green light for new governance structure

By Dick Mason The Observer

Eastern Oregon University is a major step closer to being governed by its own institutional board in about 15 months.

The State Board of Higher Education voted Friday to endorse a new governance structure for EOU, Western Oregon University, Oregon Institute of Technology and Southern Oregon University. The structure, known as the Technical and Regional University model, will allow the foursome to be governed by their own institutional boards starting on July 1, 2015.

"It is a good deal. I'm very pleased with the action of the board," said outgoing EOU President Bob Davies.

The boardconducted a separate vote for each TRU school. It endorsed Eastern's proposal for an institutional board on the condition that it submit a plan to the State Board of Higher Education for long term financial sustainability. The plan must be presented to the boardwithin 45 days.Theboard and Gov. John Kitzhaber then must OK the plan.

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission will later be responsible for determining if the conditions for the financial stability plan are being met.

'There will be checkpoints," Davies said.

Davies views the attached condition as a positive.

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By Kelly Ducote The Observer

• County, cities mull 1-year moratorium on medical potdispensaries

By Kelly Ducote The Observer

Add Union County to the list of municipalities exploring a medical marijuana moratorium.

During a regular session of the Union County Board of Commissioners last week, the commissionersdecided tolook

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intothe idea ofplacing a oneyear moratorium on dispensaries.

The Oregon Legislature in M arch passed a billthatgives local governments the authority to place one-year moratoriums on dispensaries, but they must be in place by May 1.

Union County Planning Direc- prohibited under state law from tor Hanley Jenkins said the being in residential zones, he county moratorium would apply said, and the only commercial to non-incorporatedareas ofthe zone in the county's jurisdiction county, with the intent to allow is at the truck stop. Jenkins said the state and local governments under county zoning regulatime to establish regulations of tions, thatareaisa commercial the dispensaries. interchange zone, which does Because of the county's zoning not allow for pharmacies. Most restric tions,there arefew places jurisdictions have been identifywhere a dispensary could be ingdispensariesaspharmacies for zoning purposes. sited in non-incorporated areas of the county. Dispensaries are SeePot / Page7A

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The City of La Grande will take the next step in vacating KAvenue for the new Union County Courthouse project this week.

The La Grande Planning Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday for members to vote on a recommendation on whether to vacate the street between Fifth and Sixth streets.

Union County is seeking the vacation in order to meet parking requirements for the new courthouse, to be sited on the southwest corner of Fifth Street and L Avenue, where Shelter From the Storm currently sits.

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DAtLY PLANNER TODAY Today is Monday, April 7, the 97th day of 2014. There are 268 days left in the year.

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On April 7, 1922, the Teapot Dome scandal had its beginnings as Interior SecretaryAlbert B. Fall signed a secret deal to lease U.S. Navy petroleum reserves in Wyoming and California to his friends, oilmen Harry F. Sinclair and Edward L. Doheny, in exchange for cash gifts.

ONTHIS DATE In 1862, Union forces led

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In 1927, the image and voice ofCommerce Secretary Herbert Hoover were transmitted live from Washington to New York in the first successful longdistance demonstration of television.

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COVE — James Rabourne grew up an Eastern Oregon hunter.

That all changed when he lost his vision in Iraq.

"I was very avid in shooting, hunting and fishing," says Rabourne."I basically lost all my hobbies when I went blind."

Rabourne lost vision in one eye during his 2007-2008 deployment after a target laser — of fiiendly fire — hit his retina. About three years ago, he woke up completely blind as a result of the incident.

Ironically enough, the 39-year-old Cove resident is now looking to get a bill passed that would enable him to hunt using a laser.

A bill sponsored by Rep. Bob Jenson fell flat in the Legislature during its short special session last month, but Rabourne is hopeful that another goround will enable him to hunt again.

'You actually hunt," Rabourne says of the bill."It doesn't sound like much, but it sucks being luggage."

The once-avid hunter has gotten tags in the past few years but says it's not really worth using them anymore.

In thelate 1990s,Oregon passed adesignated-shooterlaw that allows blind hunters to be assisted in shooting or todesignate a companion to shoot.

That system, Rabourne says, is not very accurate or humane. The hunter says if using a shotgun the pellets don't get a clean shot of the animal and with rifles, aiming is a difficulty.

After the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife denied a special permit for Rabourne, he called up friend Lance Shoemaker, who previously worked for the National Rifle Association. Shoemaker offered to write legislation.

"From my research it looks like there are 16 states that currently allow this to happen iusing laser to hunt)," Shoemaker said.

Supportfrom Rep. Greg Smith and, after redistricting, Bob Jenson wasn't hard to find.

"I'm going to give Bob credit because he's an honorable man and he got us a hearing before he retired," Shoemaker sald.

The hearing, however, didn't go so well. The bill was opposed by the Oregon Hunting Association and the Traditional Archers of Oregon.

Shoemaker and Rabourne say they believe the bill failed due to ignorance of the situation and are hopeful they can

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At least 78 breeding pairs of wolves and 1,691 individuals in the Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf Population were accounted for atthe end of2013, according to an annual reportreleasedApril4 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The annual report ispartoftheservice's work monitoring the wolf population to ensure that it continues to exceed recovery goals under professional statemanagement, and no longer requiresfederalprotection under the Endangered Species Act. The wolf population remains well above the recoverylevelsidentified by service and partner biologists in the recovery plan. Minimum managem ent targets areatleast 45 breeding pairs and at least 450 wolves across the Northern Rocky Mountain area.

W olves are federally delisted in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, eastern Washington, eastern Oregon and Utah. Wolves remain on the Oregon endangered species list.

The report is posted online at www.fws.gov/home/ wolfrecovery/ and http J/ westerngraywolf fws.gov.

The report is a cooperative effort by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Idaho Department of Fish and Game,Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Wyoming Fish and Game, the Nez Perce Tribe, National Park Service, Blackfeet Nation, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Wind River Tribes, Colville Tribe, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and others agencies.

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James Rabourne has hopes that he will one day be able to hunt again. He is seeking to get a bill passed through the Oregon Legislature that would enable him to use a laser while hunting.

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garner support for the next session. awe want to be law-abiding citizens.

We want to do it the right way, that's why we're doing it this way," Shoemaker said.awe're not asking for special privileges, just a little accomodation."

Shoemaker explains the bill as a straightforward one. Using the ODFW's standard for being blind, a person would need to geta note from an optometrist declaring that they are indeed blind.

ODFW would then use that to issue a permit to use a laser, which are currently illegal to use while hunting. A licensed hunter would assist the blind person and direct the hunter until he is on target.

"I still have hope that we can sway them to our side," Shoemaker said.

The bill is already registered to be reintroduced in the next session.

"I'm excited about it because I know

James and I will be able to hunt together soon," Shoemaker said.

In the meantime, Rabourne, who has been collecting guns his whole life, continues to shoot at the range and attend gun shows.

"I'm still an excellent shot with a pistol within 25 feet," he says."I've had lots and lots of gun training."

And the training isn't over. He has been invited to Thunder Ranch to work on his skills.

Rabourne, who was studying to be a gunsmith before he went blind, also plans to continue amazing gun traders by identifying guns, even by their caliber, at shows.

"The people at gun shows always try to trump me," he said.

As someone who grew up hunting with his family and eating game meat, he says he can still field dress an animals without sight. He'd like to be able to pass that knowledge on to his three children. ''When my children get older it'd be nice to hunt with them," he said."It'd be nice to do things the way I was raised."

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SALEM — Gov. John Kitzhaberhas spent atleast a decade trying to drive politicsout ofhealth carereform, and he successfully drew bipartisansupport for an ambitiousplan toredesign the system servingpoor people on Medicaid.

The failure of Cover Oregon's website, however, has unraveled that bipartisan spirit and brought a pieceofthebitternational healthcare debate to Oregon.

Kitzhaber, ifhe's re-elected, faces the daunting task of keeping his vision on track

after a divisive election season that's likely to focus on health care.

Health care executives, lawmakers, state officials and others involved in remaking Oregon's system insist the rising partisanship surrounding the state's troubled insurance exchange will fade after the election and won't derail Kitzhaber's othereffortsto remake the health care system. Still, they acknowledge the impending fight.

The GOP nationally is trying to create a political opportunity out of the problems associated with President

Barack Obama's health care law. One of the party's sharpest weapons has been Oregon's failure to launch an online system for enrolling in healthcoverage,despite more than $130 million paid to the primary technology contractor, Oracle Corp.

"Itdoes create some noise out there," said Tina Edlund, the actingdirector oftheOregon Health Authority."But I do think, whenever we talk about the delivery system reforms,that peoplerelate

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JOSEPH — Commissioner Paul Castilleja is seeking funding to reinstate a countywide dogcontrolprogram.

On his list of proposals is limiting each household to a maximum of two dogs.

Castilleja said at the April 3 Joseph City Council meeting to be able to finance the program he was asking each city to contribute to the fund, which he estimates

needs$50,000totalfora full-time dog control officer that would serve the entire county. Joseph's contribution, according to his calculations,

would be $13,692 based on a $26.90assessment ofthe 509

households in the city.

Dog license fees would alsosupport theprogram,

said Castilleja, at $10 apiece for spayed or neutered dogs,

$20forintactdogs,and a kennel fee of $30 would be

the meeting Thursday night Castilleja said he had not had time yet nor had he spoken to the Wallowa County Humane Society.

Castilleja said with the increase ofwolves in the county there is a serious chance of rabies and procuring a license would require proofofarabiesshot.

Gary Bethscheider asked if the issue would go to a ballot."I think it's only fair that the peoplegetto voteforit," he said.

assessed on any dog picked up by animal control.

Besides limiting each household in the county to two dogs, Castilleja said dogs would be prohibited from all city and county parks and would be kept on leashes elsewhere.

Castilleja said he was Moratorium passes scheduled to talk to each of the county's incorporated A state law allowing medicities. Joseph Mayor Dennis cal marijuana dispensaries Sands asked ifhe had spoken passed this winter allows with Sheriff Steve Rogers. At forcitiestopassone-year

"A moratorium is only good for one year and allows the state to stand up and come up with some guidelines," said Kevin McQuead, Wallowa County Sherifl"s deputy.

Gary Bethscheider, organizer of a new Wallowa County motorcycle event, the Thunderrrun, asked the city council to close Mill Street for a few hours Aug. 22 during a dedication for a new bronze motorcycle sculpture.

After the ceremony, motorcycli stswould parade through Joseph, ride to Enterprise and end the parade at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds where events are scheduled over a three-day

weekend including live music approved by Enterprise to run until midnight.

The council approved closing the street and Bethscheideragreed tocontact neighbors along Mill Street and keep motorcycles from blocking driveways. Local traflic will be allowed during the temporary road closure.

Beth Gibans of the Wallowa County Farmers Market asked to have Joseph Streetclosed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays during the market season, May 24 through Oct. 11. She said the market will have different events, including live music and a Kids Sprouts program for 3- to 8-year-olds.

Members voting by mail may also enter a contest to win a flat screen TV. Registrati on forthe2014 Annual Membership Meeting begins at 10 a.m. May 3 fol lowed by abusiness meeting at 11 a.m. A free lunch provided by the Juniper Cookhouse will be served at 12:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Frank Carlson, and there will be prize drawings throughout the meeting.

week's topic will be Diagnosing Plant Problems. Guest instructor Neil Bell, OSU horticulturalist for Marion and Polk counties, will discuss how to identify signs and symptoms ofdisease, pestdamage and improper cultural practices.

The public is welcome to attendata drop-in rate of

one subject discussed atthe meeting.

Master Gardener class set April 15

La Grande School Board to meet

The next Master Gardener class will be from 5:30 p.m. to 8:45p.m. April15 atthe Union County 4-H & Extension Education Center, 10507 N. McAlister Road. This

The La Grande School Board will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday in the Willow Elementary School conference room. Professional learning communities will be

moratoriums. The Joseph City Council unanimously passed a moratorium and Sands enacted an emergency ordinance, making the law immediately effective.

Enterprise Police Oflicer GeorgeKohlepp said medical marijuana has been legal since 2006. He said there are rules and bylaws for the program, but no one to enforce the rules.

Dispensaries cannot be lessthan 1,000 feetfrom a school and an operator can't have been convicted of a crime, but the moratorium allows cities to sift through some ofthe 30 pages of details that regulate legally sold marijuana.

LOCAL BRIEFING From stag reports

Bikeway committee meets Thursday A NEOC Bikeway Committee meeting will be held at the Smokehouse Restaurant, 2206 Adams Ave., at noon Thursday, said spokesperson Anita Metlen.

On the agenda for discussion is a number of issues in preparation for the Spring Ride on May 2-4 when the committee hopes to unveil the installation of a new kiosk.

'Volunteers are needed forsag vehicles,registration, bike rodeo, and the return event at Riverside Park," Metlen said.

Businesses are encouraged to sign up for the Bike Friendly Business Program

and enhance their marketing exposure to bicyclists.

For more information on the business program, how to apply and get prepared for bicycle tourism, visit industrytraveloregon.com/ industry-resources/productdevelopment.

To learn about the Spring Ride, visit www.unioncountychamber.org/ pages/gtsb14.

OTEC annual meeting to be held in Burns Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative announces that ballots for its Board of Directors elections were mailed Friday.

Three positions on the OTEC Boardareup forelection atthe Annual Membership Meeting May 3. Candidates on the bal-

lotthisyearare: • Union County candidate for position No. 1is incumbent George Galloway.

• Baker County candidate for position No. 2 is incumbent Charles Hofinann.

• Harney County candidatesforposition No .3 are incumbent Robert Cargill and candidate Alfred Hellbusch.

All candidates are running toservea three-yearterm.

OTEC's Annual Membership Meeting will be held in Burns at the Harney County Fairgrounds and the election results will be announced at that time. OTEC voting members will be able to cast their ballots by mail or may hand deliver their ballot to the Annual Membership Meeting.

$10 per person icash/check only). Refreshments will be served.

Union School Board to meetWednesday UNION — The Union School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the high school athletic complex. Energytax creditsw illbe one of the subjects discussed at the meeting.

Retired educators meet Wednesday The Union County Retired Educators will meet Wednesday at the Dusty Spur at Greenwood Street and SAvenue. There will be a program and elections of officers. Orders will taken at 11:30 a.m. Anyone interested may attend.

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Vivian E. Burford, 94, La Grande, died Friday at a local care facility. A celebration oflife will be held at 1 p.m.

Thursday at the First Baptist Church in La Grande.

A full obituary will be published later. Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

Thelma Hansen, 87, La Grande, died Saturday at home. A full obituary will be publishedlater.Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

Amanda ChurchRieke La Grande A celebration oflife for Amanda Church-Rieke will be heldat2 p.m .Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel.

Vernon Slippy will officiate the service.

Janice Dale Dyer Elgin

Grace Pieper La Grande Grace Pieper, 91, of La Grande, died Sunday at a local care facility. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m.

Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church in La Grande.

A full obituary will be published later. Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

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A celebration oflife for Janice Dale Dyer will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Summerville Baptist Church. Loveland Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

RichardE. Shenfield,77, La Grande, died Sunday in a hospital in Spokane, Wash., after a short illness.

A full obituary will be published later. Loveland

Olive Bell Stites Boise, Idaho Olive Bell Stites, 93, of Boise, Idaho, and formerly of La Grande, died Friday at her home.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at GrandviewCemetery.Servicesareunder thedirection of Summers Funeral Homes, Ustick Chapel, Meridian, Idaho.

Rena 'Idella'Trick La Grande Rena"Idella" Trick, 88, of La Grande, died Friday at a local care facility. A full obituary will be published later.

Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

Edmard Leroy Yeager Elgin A graveside service for Edward Leroy Yeager will be held at the Willamette

National Cemetery, Portland, at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

A celebration oflife will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Bethany Church in Canby.

Loveland Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

LaVerne 'Dream' Wheaton Formerly of La Grande 191 5-2014 LaVerne"Dream" Wheaton, 98, formerly of La Grande, died March 24 of natural causes in Lacey, Wash.

Dream was born Dec. 19, 1915, in Lewistown, Mont., to Verne and Frances Baroch. She acquired her lifelong nickname when, as a newborn, the nurse first carried her in to her mother and said,"Here's your little dream".

She lived her early years in Hobson, Mont., and at age 10 moved with her mother and sister to the West Coast. She lived briefly in Monmouth, while her mother attended college to renew a teaching certificate, and they then relocatedto Portland.

Dream graduated from Portland's Lincoln High School in 1933 Wheaton and attended Oregon State University, joining the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

In 1937, she met Ed Wheaton on a blind date, and they were married in Portland in 1938. Their first daughter was born there. They then movedtoLa Grande, where their second daughter was born. For a short time, Dream and Ed resided in Union, where they owned a hardware and furniture store.

During Ed's military service, Dream and daughters lived in Portland, but upon his return, the family moved back to La Grande. Ed and Dream owned and operated the monument company in La Grandeand in Yakima,

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Dream loved to play golf and, along with her husband, was a longtime member of the LaGrande Country Club.

She and Ed enjoyed golf, baseball, fishing, traveling and entertaining friendstheir home was always open to everyone.

Dream was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, and will be remembered as a person who dearly loved her family and friends, was a gracious hostess, had a quick wit and loved to laugh.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sister, husband and elder daughter Susan. She is survived by her daughter, Linda iJeffI McMillan of Olympia Wash four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held In Lacey, and a prIvate family internment will be held at a later date in La Grande.

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PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE POLICE Accident: No one was injured in an accident near 26021sland Ave. Friday morning.

Arrested: Harold Lee Wolferd, 26, unknown address, was arrested Friday on a Union County secret indictment warrant charging delivery of meth, possession of meth, delivery of heroin, possession of heroin, delivery of cocaine,possession of cocaine and possessionof lessthan an ounce of marijuana. Subject was additionally cited on a charge of possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.

UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: William Jay Dayton, 21, unknown address, was arrested Friday by the Ontario Police Department on two Union Countywarrants: 1) charging violation of a release agreement on original charges of first-degree forgery, first-degree theft, identitytheft and negotiating a bad check; and 2) charging violation of a release agreement on original charges of seconddegree theft and theft of services.

Accident: At least one person

was injured in an accident near milepost 22 on Highway 82 Friday morning.

Arrested: Audra Cleora Satller, 34, unknown address, was arrested Saturday on a Union County warrant charging five counts of contempt of court.

Arrested: Shawnna Marie Danilovich,23, unknown address, was arrested Sunday on a charge of third-degree theft.

Arrested: Laura Jenny Rogers,30, La Grande, was arrested Sunday on charges of seconddegree theft and third-degree

escape.

Arrested: William Gabriel Rogers,33, La Grande, was arrested Sunday on a charge of seconddegree theft.

LA GRANDE FIRE AND AMBULANCE La Grande Fire and Ambulance crews responded to four calls for medical assistance Friday.

Crews responded to eight calls for medical assistance Saturday and four calls for medical assistance Sunday.

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The news about alleged public meetings violations by members of the Willamette Education Service District Board probably isn't going to send shockwaves across the state.

Yet while the information can be, and often is, regulated to the non-priority list for many voters, the fact is the news of the incident is more than a bit troubling and has broader implications.

The facts are fairly straightforward. State ethicspersonnel,afteran investigation,decided that members of the Willamette ESD board violated Oregon's public meetings law more than 40 times when the panel searched for a new superintendent.

The initial results from the probe indicate that nine current or former members of the board were in violation and could be fined as much as

$1,000.

While seemingly a trivial manner, the truth is a violation of the public meetings law is a pretty big deal and wherever it happens should secure the attention of the average voter. The public m eetings law does allow for closed-door sessions undersome circumstances ifspecific criteria are met.The law covers sessions ofelected leaders across a swath of the Oregon political spectrum and every few years, it seems, someone, somewhere decides the law just doesn't apply to them.

Often, at least in small, rural areas of the state, the mistakes regarding the public meetings law can be easily attributed to ignorance or simply haste. Often elected leaders must make quick decisions within a short time frame.

Still, the public meetings law — which calls for open sessions where the public can, if it chooses, attend — isn't a mandate to ignore.

The law exists for a very good reason: It's called Democracy.

Elected leaders in a Democracy — such as the one we currently live in — must complete the public's business in a forum where members of the body politic can attend. The fact that often m ost meetings that involve elected leadersor boards or commissions are not well attended by the public is beside the point.

The point isthatthose elected orappointed to oKce cannot be allowed to do the public's businessinsecret.Secrecy breeds a farm ore insidious threat to the Republic than is commonly known, or for that matter, accepted.

The public meetings law in Oregon calls for open sessions when the public business is being conducted.Itdoesnotstipulatethatelected leaders can do some of the public's business in the open some of the time. It calls for it all of the time.

Ifelected leadersareconfused regarding what the public meetings law does and does not restrict, they should find out. Democracy is far too important to be left in the shadows of confusion.

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Your views Roberts: Let Easter season renew your hearts

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To the Editor: It is said that April showers bring May flowers.

Our loving Heavenly Father has given us the beautiful scenery, but he also gave us something much greater:"For God soloved theworld, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" iJohn 3:16l. What an awesome God we serve!

Jesus, God's son, walked this earth, and we see the same love. In the garden of Gethsemane Jesus prayed for the cup to pass from him, but because ofhis love for us, he surrendered to his Father's will and took on all our sins at the cross, so we can have eternal life.

This Easter season, in remembrance of our savior, Jesus Christ, and his loving sacrifice, may each renewed heart be filled with hope, joy, peace and his love toward one another.

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Townsend:Time to support those who suffer from autism Whitaker: HCAO working to ensure health care for all To the Editor: April is Autism Awareness month, and I urge everyone to take a few moments and learn a little more about this public health crisis that is sweeping the nation.

Ten years ago, 1 in 125 children had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Today, that number has almost doubled, and now 1 in 68 children are identified as having autism — 1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls.U.S. Senate leaders and the House of Representatives are working with those representing the autism community in coming up with an urgent and long-term care plan for those with autism.

With the rise of children diagnosed with autism, it is unfortunate that there are still limited resources for those with autism and the families of those affected, especially here in Union County.

Although this is unfortunate, those in our community should still take the time to learn a little about these unique and special individuals who just want tolive,work and be treated with respect by the community.

If we all take the time to raise awareness and support these amazing human beings, this wonderful place we call home will be even more wonderful — for everyone. To learn more, visit

To the Editor: The front page article in the March 24 Observer, "Health costsstilla concern," hit the nail on the head. Thousands of Oregon families like the Gibbons earn too much to be eligible for Medicaid but not enough to afford even subsidized "ObamaCare."

Health Care for All Oregon is a coalition of more than 90 member organizations working to ensure that every Oregonian has access to high quality, affordable health care.

Oregon Rural Action is organizing for HCAO in Union, Wallowa, Baker, Malheur and Umatilla counties. The ORA Health Care Reform Action Team meets at the ORA offtce, 1119 Washington Ave.,La Grande,at6 p.m .on the thirdTuesday ofeach month. Everyone is welcome.

Bitt Whitaker La Grande

Briggs: Keep campaigns local and inexpensive To the Editor: I sincerely hope one of the first items the state Legislature takes up in the 2015 session is campaign finance — specific allyregarding candidates forstate

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W hy would aperson running from a limited area in the state even think of accepting out-of-the-state money for their local campaign?

It does not seem like a wise move to me. Should not a local candidate depend only on money from his district? Does this move put the opposing candidate at an unfairadvantage based on moneynot the issues of the campaign?

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Lowe: 3ohn Turner the right choice for District 58 seat To the Editor: Thereisa cleardifference between thetwo candidates forstate representative of House District 58, Republican John Turner and Tea Party member Greg Barreto.

Barreto, a businessman with no record of public service, claims to be in favor oflocal control but is beholden to outside interests with his campaign financed by Loren Parks, a Nevada Tea Party founder who has notoriously m eddled in Oregon politicsforyears.

Barreto shows disdain forpublicservice by denigrating John's distinguished career of 28 years in the Marine Corps, hisservice aspresident ofthe Ma rine Corps War College, and nine years as president of Blue Mountain Community College, calling John"just a life-long government employee."

John has a long track record of bringingdiverse groups together to solve problems. He's familiar with state budgetissues,legislativeprocessesand the concernsofthedistrict'scitizensand communities.

He's focused on economic development through improving education, workforce training and the strategic use of natural resources. In addition, he is endorsed by Oregon Right to Life and is a strong supporter of our Second Amendment rights.

We need an effective Republican with real leadership experience in Salem to represent us. Please vote for John Turner.

BenLowe La Grande

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only the Circuit Court. The task force recommended an on-campus location"because of the proximity to related services, lower overall project costs, and lower ongoing operatingcosts,"according to the county's summary of events.

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funding for a $3,069,910 project toincludea two-story building housing the court.

According to the county summary, "This was a substitute alternative identified by the National Center for State Courts project team in the November 20, 2009, Court Facilities Master Plan." The

Costs of building up vertically In late2011 and 2012,feasibility studies were funded by the county to look into whether another floor could be addedtothelaw enforcement building.

Union County Commissioner Bill Rosholt says there were some concerns with the age Rosholt of the building and logistics of building vertically in addition to cost concerns.

The results of the study showed it was possible.

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The former Union County Courthouse was demolished in the mid 1990s after it was deemed unfit to work in.

Earlier efforts Judge RussWest remembers practicing in the old courthouse. He was a student prosecutor under District Attorney Dale Mammen in 1979. In September 1981, he joined the DA's office but was let go the following year due to budget cuts. In 1984, he successfully ran for district attorney.

"I prosecuted a number of cases in the old courthouse," he said.

By the early1990s, though, that courthouse was deemed unfit to work in.

Court facilities were moved into the old St. Joseph Hospital building following its condemnation after a brief stint in the basement of the Union County Law Enforcement Building.

Even then, there were issues with the facilities in the St. Joseph building. The layout of the building doesn't allow for easy access for employees or the general public, court staff say. Additionally, they have cited security problems due to multiple entrances. The court staff is split between the first and third floors of the buildings, and to get to court offices separate from the courtrooms, one must exit the building and walk to its main entrance, creating inefficiencies in workflow.

N We presented bond measures to the people," West

$6 million," Rosholt said.

According to a copy of the study, total constructioncostswereestimated at

$5,604,235, which did not include a number of costs, including furniture and equipment, security, and design fees.Offtcialssay those costs would have brought the total to about $6.1 million.

Critics have questioned that decision and the costs associated with the building.

'They have alleged up until now that it's $5 million," says resident Stephen Donnell."That's not the case, it's $3.5 million. The other costs are to refurbish the first floor."

Phase III of the feasibility study, which lays out estimated costs, shows the constructioncostsfor a second floor addition would be a little over $3.1 million.

Existing building upgrades areestimated atabout $2.5 million.

'They wouldn't have to do anything with Shelter From the Storm, they would have ample parking," Donnell said.

"They would have security without any problems."

Offtcials, though, say the secondstory addition could not be completed without the upgradesto the existing structure.

3ustice center feasibility study The Union County Law Enforcement Building was completedin 1978 and houses the Union County SherifFs Offtce, the La Grande Police Department and 911 dispatch.

According to Phase I of the Union County Justice Center Feasibility Study, completed in October 2011, the building generally conforms to 2010 state code.

However, "many of the building's mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire alarm systems are reaching the end ofserviceable life and are not appropriatel y sized foran addition to the building," the study says.

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study found the building is structurally sound, but foundationwork would be needed to accommodate a new elevator that meets code.Major upgrades to the building would include new high-efficiency natural gas boilers and a new fire alarm system.

With the cost for the Law Enforcement Building upgrades and an addition estimated at $6 million, the county decided to look for anotheralternative.

"It was something we had to look into, but it just didn't pencil out,"West said.

At that point the Oregon Judicial Department indicated it would be willing to advocatefor statefunding assistance, so officials shifted their focus to the Oregon Legislature.

Fundingapproved—finally West testified at a number of committee hearings in 2012fora $2 million request and felt good about how they went.

"I thought we were going to get it," he said.

As close as the county was to funding, West said the allocation was swept away.

He stayed persistent, though.

He and Judge Brian Dretke made another trip to Salem,

testifying to many of the same people for the funding request.

"At that point we felt they heard our story multiple times,"West said.

In spring of 2013, he and Wasley went to Hermiston to testif y again.

O We just kept coming back and maybe they got tired of hearing from us,"West says.

The judge notes that at the time the large-scale Multnomah County Courthouse was being discussed.

"It was such a huge project that the Union County projectlooked prettyreasonable," West said.

Rosholt has said he, too, made several trips to Salem lobbying the Legislature to approve the funding. Finally, through House Bill 5016, the $2 million for a Union County Courthouse was approved, in what county and court officials say was a landmark decision by the Legislature.

"To my knowledge, this is the first time they've allocated money for a standalone courthouse,"West said."I was

fundedby fi nespaid by offenders.

"So it's not really tax money," he said.

The county signed a contract with the Oregon Judicial Department in January for the $2 million allocation, but it came with stipulations.

The county must have a contractor in place by Oct. 1, with construction completed

by October of next year.

If they cannot meet those deadlines, they say, they risk losing the funding allocation.

Also earlier this year, the commissioners heard from court staff who said they would prefer a onestory courthouse because of increased efficiency and lower costs. They pointed to the necessity ofhaving at leasttwo elevators — one for the public and one private — that would increase costs.

The county estimated initial capital costsforthe elevators

to be about $90,000 each, with maintenance over a

50-year period exceeding $1 million.

"There's not more money out there," Rosholt said.NWe

sold $750,000 worth of bonds because we knew we could afFord to pay those back."

Last month, the Union County Board of Commissionersvotedto site the new courthouse on the current footprint of Shelter From the Storm, a decision they say was not an easy one.

County decisions criticized Siting the new courthouse where the shelter currently sits will necessitate razing that building. Though Shelter From the Storm has voiced concerns about prospects of moving, commissioners say they will do anything possible to help them with the transition. They have offered the part of the Joseph Building currently occupied by the courts free of charge.

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Union County moved its court facilities into the old St. Joseph Hospital in 1992 after the old courthouse was condemned. After more than 20 years, the county is getting money to build a new courthouse.

Online Read Union County's "History of the Pursuit of a New Circuit Court Facility 2008 to Present" online at www.union-county.org under Commissioners' Corner.

accommodate the Shelter services has been identified," according to the county summary.

That location is close to the court but would need to be purchased by the shelter.

Moving and renovations costs, according to the shelter, are not easy to come by. Both parties have said they hope they can come to an agreement before Shelter From the Storm has to move out of its building in September.

Union County resident Mary McCracken said she was beside herself when she heard the shelter would need to move.

"I literally couldn't believe it" she said.

While she and other critics have said they understand the need for a new courthouse, they believe there is a way to construct a new one without displacing Shelter From the Storm.

"My main thought was to get away from this idea that everything has to be on campus," McCracken said, adding that it's a nice idea but not necessarily feasible.

Some have also wondered whether a suitable building can be built with a little over

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ity. The county is looking to vacate KAvenue between Fifth and Sixth streets to increaseofF-streetparking by 28 spaces, a process that is ongoing with the City of La Grande.

For West and Rosholt, the work isn't over yet.

NWe'll be working closely with the county,"West said.

A request for qualifications has been sent out but officials will need to review and approve a site plan and go overdetailsofthe new courthouse.

Rosholt says the process was difficult for commissioners but that they think they have done what is best for the county.

"I think as commissioners what we've done is follow up on the recommendations ithe task force hasl given us," he sald.

W est is glad tosee the project moving forward after years of experiencing the need for a new courthouse.

"It's been a long, hard road," he said."I'm looking forward to breaking ground."

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"I don't see, frankly, how they can build a building of that size with the money they have," Donnell said.

Court and county officials have said the 13,000-square foot building will be modest by necessity.

"It's going to bevery bare bones," Rosholt said."There's not going to be anything fancy about it."

Moving forward Another issue for the project is parking. The county has 125ofF-streetparking spots currently but would need 182 with the new facil-

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EOUconfahencouragesstudentstohreakoutoftheirshell Submitted to The Observer

"These opportunities all help

Self-discovery and learning to take initiative are integral to the college experience. So is having fun,and Eastern Oregon University's Student Leadership Confab is promoting an amalgam of all three this year.

Set for Saturday at the Gilbert Center, the confab encourages partici pants to bethemselves with workshops and sessions all focused on the theme,"Break Out of Your Shell." ''We're helping students developas leadersand transition their skills to both academic and co-curricular activities," said Le Alexander, interim director of Student Involvement at EOU."College is fun and so is leadership."

Alexander said discussions are intended to challenge participants to consider how they can improve their work and be innovativeasstudentsand professionals regardless of their field, expertise orinterest.

students develop and decide what they want to doin life.

Giving them an idea they can run with and seeing it blossom...it's moments like this that pinpoint what they've done and where they're going next."

— Le Alexander, interim director of Student Involvement at EOU

A highlight will be keynote speaker Kristen Hadeed, a young entrepreneur and business owner from Florida.

Hadeed speaks to colleges around the nation about things that help determine a young person's success in life: leadership, self-confidence and overcomingfear of failure.

Spurred on by a desire to purchase an expensive pair of jeans, Hadeed started a cleaning business to earn the money. That was

in 2009 when she was a junior at the University of Florida. Today, her company, Student Maid, employs more than 400 college students during peak seasons.

"I'm really excited to hear Kristen speak," said Devon Hill, a graduate student at EOU."She's so full of energy and her story fits perfectly with the theme of the confab."

Hadeed emphasizes the importanceofcreating an organizational culture that motivates members and she'll be sharing her enthusiasm with students

all day.

Hill chairs the seven-member Student Leadership Committee responsible fororganizing and facilitating the confab and approached Hadeed about speaking. ''We conducted a survey to help figure out what we want to hear and do, as students, for this event," Hill said."Every year I've been here [at EOUj I've gone and now I'm seeing a difFerent side

and it's really fun to be involved with the planning."

Hill also works alongside Alexander as the Student Involvementgraduate coordinator.

After she completes her master of science in teaching she plans to pursuea leadership careerin higher education.

'These opportunities all help studentsdevelop and decide what they want to do in life," Alexander said."Giving them an idea they can run with and seeing it blossom...it's moments like this that pinpoint what they've done and where they're going next."

EOU students attend the confabforfree,butshould register

by Wednesday via OrgSync at orgsync.com/2191Vforms/98028.

Community members may

alsoregister.A $10fee appliesto cover the cost oflunch.

For questions, email Alexander atalexand@eou.edu.Updates are on Twitter@EOUInvolvement with ¹SLConfab.

osep y Center receives grant A Joseph organization is among grade will allow stafF to be more 17 Oregon arts groups to which productive and efficient; enhance the Oregon Arts Commission has the ability to plan, organize and market programs; simplify proawarded $237,500 in Capacity Building Grants. gram regist ration;and increase The Josephy Center for Arts public access to Josephy Library and Culture, Joseph, received resources and Josephy Center $17,000 to support the purchase programs. of computers, sofbvare and a new Capacity Building Grants phone system. The technology up- enable groupsto respond to

technology and environmental changes by building their operating capacity, improving financial sustainability, refining artistic products, diversifying audiences and strengthening management and board governance.

Applicati ons from 40 organizationstotaling $756,664 were received.

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Keynote speaker for Saturday's event is Kristen Hadeed, a young entrepreneur and business owner from Florida.

EOB'Studentleadershig s Committee seekinguolunteersforthirdannual BeautificationBayWednesday Observer staff

As part of the confab, EOU's Student Leadership Committee is partnering with grounds and facilities for the third annual Beautification Day Wednesday.

Faculty, stafF and students are invited to pitch in between 2 p.m. to

5 p.m. There will be multiple projects including planting trees and flowers, helping with various landscaping projects and beautifying the campus grounds.

For more information, contact the Center for Student Involvement at 541-962-3704orgradstuinvolve@eou.

Genealogical OTEcawar ssc oars seminarwill focuson genetics Submitted to The Observer

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The Grant County Genealogical Society is hosting a genealogical seminar at the Mount Vernon Community Hall May 18.

The speaker will be Emily Aulicino from the Portland area. The retired teacher is the regional coordinator for the International Society of Genetic Genealogists. She will be explaining the basics of genetic genealogy and how DNA testing helps genealogical research.

She will also help those attending to learn how to interpret DNA results.

The seminar will begin at 9 a.m. Registration begins at 8:30 and includes lunch.

For more information and to register, contact the Grant County Genealogical Society, 281 W. Main St., John Day 97845, email gcgsociety94@yahoo.com or call Jeannette at 541-932-4718.

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative announces that it has awarded 28 scholarships of $5,000each to localstudents.

"OTEC is proud to support the higher education goals of students in OTEC's service territory," said Jim Horan, Manager of Communications and Government Relations for OTEC. "Many of our past scholarship recipientshave completed their education and have returned home to Eastern Oregon pursue their careers. That's a return on investment that the entire region will benefit from."

Applications are open to current high school seniors and college students who are members or dependents of OTEC members. "Co-operatives are, by their very nature, community partners," said Horan, "and with

these scholarships we're looking out for the future of our communities."

Applications were sorted by each of the four counties served

by OTEC andevaluatedby independent scholarship selection committees made up of OTEC members. Each committee then worked throughan evaluation process ending with the selectionofrecipients and alternates for each county.

Funding for the scholarshipprogram isderived from interest earned on unclaimed refundsofcapitalcredits that go un-cashed. Applications for 2015 scholarships will be made available online and through local guidance counselors starting November 2014. For more information, go to www.otecc.com.

UNION COUNTY RECIPIENTS Carson Reid, Hannah Brazil,

Jessica Wylan, Katriel O'Reilly, Craig Hopper, Hayley Crews, Christopher Jensen, Donni Later, Leon Fuller Jr., Benjamin Wiseman Lineman Scholarship: Stephen Howes BAKER COUNTY RECIPIENTS Cody Gyllenberg, Lindsey Loenig, Alexandra Colton, Samantha Searles, Christian Miles, Kari Miller, Samantha Stone, Richard Heriza Lineman Scholarship: Trey Vega GRANT COUNTY RECIPIENTS Samantha Snyder, Mikayla Luttrell, Garret Gardner, Fernando Ceja HARNEY COUNTY RECIPIENTS Maria Obradovich, Madison W inn, Rebecca Gibbon, Jake White

HONOR ROLL Powder Valley School has released its third quarter honor roll. The students earning academic honors are listed below

Middle School 3.0-3.5 Marcus Paul, Rachel Berg, Samantha Fisher, Riley Jacobson, Sincerey Shoemaker, Hollie Minor, Omar Benites,

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townhajl scheduled • Teenagers may be more at risk in the spring

By Dick Mason The Observer

A dangerous two months is looming for local high school seniors in Northeast Oregon.

Few people understand this better than the organizers of a underage drinking town hall meeting, "Underage Drinking ... It's not a Minor Problem," set for Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30p.m.atthe Blue Mountain Conference Center.

One objective of the organizersofthe conference is to prevent teenagers from engaging in drinking after attending their proms and high school graduation ceremonies. Teens sometimes engage in drinking aftersuch red-letterevents because oflong-standing traditions.

"In a lot of sectors idrinkingl is deemed a rite of passage," said town hall organizer Robin Wortman, coordinator of the Union County Safe Communities Coalition that is putting on the event.

Demonstrating to adults how to show teenagers that this rite is wrong is one of theobjectives ofthe program, said DeAnne Mansveld, preventioncoordinator for the Center for Human Development, who is helping organize the event.

A highlight of the event will be a discussion between community members and members of an expert panel.

Members of the panel will include Wheeler Mayor Stevie Burden in Tillamook County. Burden is a prevention specialist consultant and has provided prevention training nationally to

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"So the likelihood of being able to site a dispensary is pretty slim in Union County," Jenkins said.

Commissioners heard from opponents of a moratorium, including Randy Lindsey and Shawn McKay. Lindsey said dispensaries bringa positivechange for patients.

"Patients now, if they don't have a designated grower, they basically have to go to the streets, "he said."It'sa black market type thing."

Lindsey said state rules requiredispensariesto have 24/7 security with two panic alarms and that the Oregon Health Authority, the agency regulating the marijuana program,has directaccessto dispensary computers.

"Everything is documented," Lindsey said.

If you go People planning to attend the town hall are encouraged to RSVP by calling 541963-1068 or sending an email message to ucsafecommunities@ gmai.com.People are encouraged to pre-register so that plans can be made by organizers to provide enough refreshments.

schools, communities and Native American tribes since 1994. She has worked in the field of substance abuse for more than 30 years.

Burden has an impressive background and the type of demeanor which makes her easy to talk to, said Katie Baeza, an organizer of the town hall.

"She is very relatable," Baeza said.

Burden will be joined on the panelbyrepresentatives of the Union County SherilI"s Department, the La Grande Police Department, the Union County District Attorney's 0$ce, the Center of Human Development and others.

Underage drinking is a significant problem throughout Oregon and Union County is no exception. A 2013 Oregon Healthy Teen Survey indicatedthat41 percent of11th graders in Union County had consumed alcohol in the past

STREET Continued ~om Page1A "They're trying to accomm odatethe parking spots they need," said City Planner Mike Boquist.

The county plans to covert the public right-of-way to a private parking lot. The

McKay, owner of Eastern Oregon Analytical, a cannabis safety screening company, said he has already invested thousands into his business and has employed two PhD scientists as well as a lab technician. "iPatientsl want safe access," he told commissioners.

Commissioners also heard from Robin Wortman, coordinator for the Union County Safe Communities Coalition, who said local teens are reporting a decreased perception of the risk of marijuana use. ''When Union County 11th graders were asked how risky they thought it was to smoke marijuana once or twice a week, only 49 percent thought it was a moderate or great risk,"Wortman said.

She said the use of medical marijuana sends mixed messages to children and that use of marijuana in teens can impede brain

development.

Commissioners agreed that the moratorium is worth looking into.

"I think there's plenty more research to be done," Commissioner Mark David-

son said.

The commissioners will hold a public hearing on the matter at 10 a.m. April 16 with an ordinance including an emergency clause on their meeting agenda.

county campus currently includes125 off-streetparking spots but would need 182 with the new court facility.

Converting the piece of K Avenue between Fifth and Sixth street would create 28 spaces.

According to a city stafF report, 66 percent ofaffected property owners

must consent to the street vacationfor theprocess to continue. County Commissioner Steve McClure, representing the county, and Eastern Oregon University President Bob Davies have both signed off on the measure, which represents consent from 83 percent of affectedproperty owners.

The county, in its street vacation application, says there will not be an adverse effect in thearea because the county plans to provide two-way access to the parking lot.

Among possible concerns is one that closing that portion of KAvenue will impact the main route to EOU.

a president's council. The council would be comprised ofthepresidentsofallfour universities and their staffs.

The council members would work collectively to help the four universities share resources and information and purchase services in a cost-ef fective manner.

New governance options have beenmulled over at the four regional and technical universities following the passageofSenate Bill270 by the Legislature last July.

The bill allowed the state's threelargest universitiesOregon State University, the University of Oregon and

Portland State University — to break from the Oregon Board of Higher Education and operate independently while being governed by their own institutional boards.

The bill also opened the door to the possibility of EOU, WOU, SOU Bild OIT having their own institutionalboards,being partof a consortium board or being branch campuses of either of the threelargestuniversities.

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enrollment dip.

The financial Continued ~om Page1A problems forced East"Itis a step which I honern to make estly think will be helpful Davies b e tween $2 to us," Davies said."It is an million and opportunity to articulate the $2.3 million in budget cuts needforthestate to become in 2013. more invested in higher eduThe board endorsed cation in Eastern Oregon Southern Oregon Uniand throughout the state. versity' sproposalforan I feel that this puts us in a institutional board on the unique position to clarify same condition it stipulated and articulate the financial for Eastern. SOU, like Eastchallenges EOU is facing. ern, has experienced recent This is a great opportunity." financial problems.

Eastern has experienced The TRU model endorsed financial problems in recent by thestate board callsfor years due in part to an each university to also have

30 days.

A 2012 Student Wellness Survey indicated that 20 percentofeighth graders had consumed alcohol in the past 30 days. This was down from 22 percent in 2006.

"The majority of kids make gooddecisions,"Mansveld said.'We want to increase the numbermaking good decisions."

Elgin, la Grande looking into moratorium Because a county moratorium would only affect nonincorporated areas of Union County, cities continue to look into the possibility of placing a one-year moratoriums on medical marijuana dispensaries.

The City of Elgin has had two readings of their ordinance, with the final reading and vote on the agenda for the Elgin City Council's regularly scheduledTuesday night meeting.

The City of Cove was presented information on such an ordinance at its city council meeting last week. The council could still meet the May1 deadline by calling a special meeting to pass the moratorium ordinance.

Sandra Patterson, city administrator in Union, said the Union City Council will get information for an ordinance to discuss at their April 14 meeting.

The City of La Grande will take up the issue during its regular session of the city council and hear public testimony April 16.

The issue has not been raised in North Powder or Imbler.

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NCAA MEN'S NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

TODAY • Prep Baseball: Wallowa at Enterprise/Joseph 4 p.m.

TUESDAY • Prep baseball: Riverside at Elgin/ Imbler, 1 p.m.

• Prep softball: Riverside at Elgin/ Imbler, 1 p.m.

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Building a lead is one thing, holding on to it is another.

The La Grande baseball team wasn't able to dothelatter during a doubleheader Saturday at Optimist Field.

Burns erased a 7-3 lead to complete the sweep with an 11-8 win in Game 2.

The Hilanders scored six runs on four hits in the sixth inning.Sophomore Ty Reid capped the inning with a tworun home run.

Burns helped the Tigers out with four errors in the field, matching the number of La Grande hits in the game.

Nathan Palmer picked up the win in four innings of work. He allowed two runs on two hits. Austin Feist started the game, but lasted two innings. He allowed six runs, two earned, on two hits. Feist struck out four and walked four.

Eli Childs took the loss in 1 V3 innings of relief He allowed five unearned runs on three hits. La Grande committed three errors in the game.

The Tigers were led by Jacob Chamberlain who was 2-for-3 with a pairofdoubles.

Daniel Cribbs added a double.

Feist went 4-for-5 with two runs driven in.

Burns trailed 3-0 headed into the fikh inning, but escaped with a 6-5 win.

The Hilanders scored four runs in the fifth fueled by a La Grande error and a double.

Logan Bailey picked up the win, striking out five and See LHS / Page9A

Wiseman in top 10 Anneliese Wisemanis a 2013La Grande High School graduate who improved in the javelin at the Willamette Concordia Dual meet Saturday. Her throw of131 feet, 3 inches is an improvement of three feet. This throw ranks her eighth place in the NAIA.

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Kentucky, led by Arron Harrison (2), will take on DeAndre Daniels (2) and his Connecticut teammates in the NCAA National Championship game tonight.

EOU sweeps doubleheader The Eastern Oregon University softball team got things going at home with a pair of Cascade Conference wins Sunday.

A double by Gracie Flyg broke a 5-all tie in the sixth, and proved to be the winning hit during a 6-5 win to cap the sweep of Northwest.

Stephanie Maestretti drew a leadoff walk, and Flyg lined a one out double down the leftfield line — her lone hit of the game.

The Eagles put runners on first and second, but Lindsey Walchli struck out a batter and then induced a gameclinching groundout.

Walchli improved to11-11 on the season. She worked all seven innings, allowing four runs on seven hits. Walchli struck out five and walked two.

The top of the order had a productive game. Leadoff batter Maribeth Wantanabe picked up three hits.

The two batters behind her, JoElla Smith and Katie Martell, each had two hits.

Smith got her bat going in the first game with a pair of crucial hits during a 2-1 win in the opening game.

Smith got the Mountaineers on the board first with a solo shot in the first inning.

Wantanabe led off the seventh inning with a double, and came home quick ly.

Smith hit a 1-1 pitch down the leftfield line for a game-winning double.

• Kentucky, Conneticut square OA'in title game no one saw coming The Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Connecticut and Kentucky couldn't have met in last year's championship game and few people gave them a chance to be in this year's.

Seventh-seeded Connecticut and eighth-seeded Kentucky meet Monday night in one of the unlikeliest NCAA championship games ever.

Neither was around in last year's postseason — Connecticut because of a tournament ban over academic issues; Kentucky because it didn't make the field. And neither looked like national titlecontenders attimes thisseason.

Kentucky (29-10) and its outstanding freshmen went from preseason No. 1 to out of the rankings after some bad losses. And Connecticut (31-8) was

not apopular postseason pick after finishing tied for third in the American Athletic Conference with multiple losses to Louisville and SMU. In the tournament, the Huskies have stopped some ofthecountry'stop guards and put themselves in position for their fourth national championship, the previous three under Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun.

"Hopefully we have an opportunity to fall back on our defense," secondyear coach Kevin Ollie said.'We have been doing that the whole year."

If Kentucky has a chance to win in the final minute, that defense better pay attention to guard Aaron Harrison, one of five freshmen starters.

He has hit huge 3-pointers in the W ildcats' lastthreegames. Harr ison rattledin a 26-footerwith 5.7 seconds to go in the 74-73 win over Wisconsin in the semifinals. He made almost the exact same shot with 2.3 seconds left

against Michigan for a 75-72 win that sent the Wildcats to the Final Four.

Against Louisville, he hit a 3 with 39 seconds left to give Kentucky the lead for good in a 74-69.

"The biggest thing is he's not afraid to miss," Kentucky coach John Calipari said."He's OK with it. He's comfortable in his own skin.... If you're going to make those kind of shots, you absolutely cannot be afraid to miss them."

These two programs have combined to win six of the last 18 NCAA titles.

"Playing against Connecticut, I mean, I'm just happy we're still playing," Calipari said.

See NCAA / Page 9A

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ENTERPRISELa Grande got strong pitching performances from Kali Avila, Breanna Gibbons and Marissa Carson, who combined to allow three hits, snapping a three-game losing streak.

The Tigers picked up a 10-1 non-league win over Enterprise/Joseph/Wallowa Saturday.

Avila pitched the first three innings en route to the win.

She struck out three and walked one, while allowing three hits.

La Grande got all the offense it needed in the first inning of the game, scoring eight times. Avery Albrecht led things off with a double,

one of four extra base hits in the inning. Addie Hagerman drove home the first two runs with a one-out double following a pair of walks. Emma Travis added a triple, and Auslin McDaniel-Perrin had a double.

Hagerman ni fished the game with two hits and three RBIs. Travis also drove in three runs. Kendall Kirkland and Albrecht each had two hits.

Sidney Cooney took the loss for the Outlaws, working five innings. She struck out four and walked three.

Amy Edison had a double to lead the Outlaws.

La Grande will travel to Pendleton for a 4:30 p.m. game Thursday.

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La Grande's Kayli Miles brought home the individual title from Milton-Freewater.

Miles leads Tigers on links Observer staff

MILTON-FREEWATER — The La Grande girls golf team was matched up against rival Baker City at the McLoughlin Invite Friday.

Kayli Miles helped the

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Eastern Oregon University softball player JoElla Smith helped her team pick up a sweep against Northwest University Sunday. She drove home both runs during a 2-1 win in the second game of a doubleheader. Smith hit a solo shot in the first inning, and doubled home the winning run in the sixth. Smith finished the day 4-for-6 at the plate with a pair of walks.

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Tigers fight off the Bulldogs, and picked up the individual honors with a round of 78.

"Kayli is starting to play really well," La Grande head coach Ron Evans said."More time out on the

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DEREK JETER: The Newvork shortstop gained sole possession of eighth place on baseball's all-time hit list with two hits in the first four

innings Sunday against the Blue Jays, giving him 3,320 career hits.

course will help her get even stronger."

The Tigers finished with a team totalof374,while Baker finished with a 464. ''With all the inexperience See Golf / Page9A

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YASIEL PUIG: Puig, who was benched for missing pregame batting practice during a recent game, was sent to get a MRI on his thumb by Los Angeles. Puig batted .319 for the Dodgers last season.

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Oscar Pistorius took the witness stand Monday in his murdertrial and apologized to the family.

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RETORIA, South Africa — Having to stifle sobs, Oscar Pistorius took the witness stand Monday in his murder trial and apologized to the family of the girlfriend he shot dead, describing himself as being traumatized and awakening trom nightmares to the"smell ofblood."

Pistorius' voice quavered so much and was so low that Judge Thokozile Masipa asked him to speak up to the packed courtroomas he described hisremorse for havingkilled Reeva Steenkamp on Feb. 14, 2013. He said he mistook her for an intruder when he fired four times through a locked toilet stall door in his home. Prosecutors said he shot her as she screamed in terror after they had an argument in the predawn hours of Valentine's Day. 'There hasn't been a moment since this tragedy happened that I haven't thought about your family," the double-amputee starathlete said ashe addressed the courtroom and Steenkamp's mother, June, who looked straight at him, stone-faced.

"I wake up every morning and you're the first people I think of, the first people I pray for ... I was simply trying to protect Reeva. I can promise that when she went to bed that night she felt loved," Pistorius sald.

Prosecutors allege the Olympian murdered her with premeditation by shooting her in the head, arm and hip after an argument and have sought to paint him as a hothead with an inflated sense of entitlement and an obsession with firearms.

In his testimony, Pistorius also said he is on antidepressant medicine and now has trouble sleeping,and described one night when he went to hide in a closet after waking up in"a panic."

"I climbed into a cupboard and I phoned my sister to come and sit by me, which she did for a while," Pistorius said.

His testimony on day 17 of his trial in Pretoria came on the same day his defenseopened itscase.Legalexpertssaid it was crucial to his case that he testify to explain why he shot Steenkamp. Pistorius faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of premeditatedmurder.

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PORTLAND — Given an opportunity to clinch a postseason berth, the Trail Blazers made the most if it.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 18 rebounds and Portland earneda playofFspotfor the first time in three seasons with a 100-94 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.

Wesley Matthews added 21 points, Damian Lillard 20 and Nicolas Batum had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Portland (50-28). The Blazers are in fifth place in the Western Conference with four games remaining.

"Fifty wins is always a big honor in this league,"

losing 109-93 in Phoenix.

Clinching a playofF spot at home was an importantstep fora team that won just 33 games last season, but the Blazers weren't whooping it up in the locker room after the game. ''We were happy for about five minutes," Batum said."But we have four more games and then the playofFs start."

The Pelicans, last in the Southwest Division and out of the playoffrace, have lost five straight games.

Heat 102, Knicks 91

MIAMI — LeBron James scored 38 points, Mario Chalmers added 15 and the Miami Heat Aldridge said."Especially survived a 3-point barbeing in the West with rage trom New York's J.R. so many good teams. It's Smith on the way to dealdefinitely not something ing the Knicks' playofF to take for granted. Guys hopes a big blow with a are happy about it and 102-91 victory on Sunday. we'redefinitely happy Chris Bosh added 14 to be locked into the points and Ray Allen had 12 for the Heat, who are playofFs." Memphis' loss to San a full game ahead of IndiAntonio earlier in the eve- ana and two up in the loss ning cleared the way for column in the East race.

Portland to clinch. It apSuns 122, Thunder 115 pearedthe TrailBlazers might fumble the chance PHOENIX — Kevin when New Orleans took Durant scored 38 points, a 10-point second quarter his 41st consecutive game lead. But the Blazers blew of 25 or more, but Phoenix past the Pelicans with a got 26 points from Goran 25-6 third quarter run Dragic and 24 trom and never trailed again.

Gerald Green to beat Reserve Anthony MorOklahoma City. row scored 17 for New Durant moved ahead of Orleans and Anthony Michael Jordan with the Davis had 15 points on third-longest such streak 6-of-18 shooting. in NBA history and lonNew Orleans got within gestsince Oscar Robert97-94 with 35.9 seconds sondiditfor46inarow left when Morrow nailed in the 1963-64 season. a jumper, but Lillard Hawks 107, Pacers 88 scored on a driving layup and then made one of two INDIANAPOLIStree throws.

JefFTeague scored 25 "They made runspoints in Atlanta's rout that's what they do," said of reeling Indiana, which Morrow, who is averaging was held to a tranchise19.4 points in his last low 23 points in the first seven games.'We know half of an embarrassing when this team is at performance on its home home they are going to floor. make runs, they are going The Hawks (34-42) to hit shots." have won three of four Portland had won four and extended their lead in a row before running over the Knicks for the out of gas Friday and final playoffspotin the

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Eastern Conference to two full games.

Kawhi Leonard matched his career high with 26 points, Manu Ginobili had a season-high 26 and San Antonio eased past Memphis after losing Tony Parker to injury.

Parker's status is unknown after he was forced to leave with back spasms early in the first quarter.

The All-Star point guardtook a hardfallas he drove the lane, landing squarely on his back near the tree throw line after Warriors 130, 3azz 102 being fouled by Memphis' OAKLAND, Calif.

Mike Conley with 7:38 Klay Thompson scored left. Parker remained 33 points, Stephen Curry on the court for about added 31 points and 16 a minute, but rose and assists, and Golden State continued playing before rolledpast Utah to keep exiting with 2:41 remainpace in the Western Con- ing in the first. ferenceplayoffrace.

Clippers 120, Lakers 97 The streaky shooting backcourt tandem helped LOS ANGELESthe Warriors (48-29) Blake Griffin and Chris eclipse last season's win Paul scored 23 points totaland move 19 games apiece, and the Los Angeover .500 for the first time les Clippers hung another in 20 years. Golden State rout on the Lakers to take remains P/2 games bethree of four games this hind fifth-place Portland seasonfrom theirbeleaand 1'/2 games ahead of guered Staples Center

national championship despite being unranked in the final AP Poll before the NCAA Tournament.

NOTE: Poll had 20 teams trom 1948-49 to 1959-60 and 1968-69 to 1988-89;10 teams trom 1960-61 to 1967-68;and 25 teams from 1989-90 to present.

Since the AP Poll expanded to 25 teams for the 1989-90 season, no team has won a national championship after being ranked outside the Top 15 in the final poll released before the NCAA Tournament. Connecticut was No. 18 and Kentucky was unranked in the final AP Poll this season.

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Harden had 32 points and Chandler Parsons scored eight points in overtime to lift Houston over Denver.

Denver led by one in overtime when Houston made three consecutive 3-pointers to make it 130-122 with less than two minutes left. Parsons made the last two and high-fived with fans on the front row as he ran down the court after sinking the second.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kentucky center Willie Cauley-Stein will miss Monday night's national title game against Connecticut because of a lingering ankle injury, while forward Alex Poythress plans to play after tweaking his knee during theWildcats' semifinal celebration.

Cauley-Stein called it "heartbreaking" that he would have to watch the championship game from the bench. He hurt his right ankle in his NCAA tournament opener against Kansas State, played with pain in a victory over Wichita State and then aggravated the injury against Louisville.

He did not play at all in a regional final victory over Michigan, and was forced to be a cheerleader for a dramatic 74-73 victory over the Badgers on Saturday night.

The 7-foot sophomore said earlier in the week, "Don't count me out," when asked whether he might play at some point during the Final Four. But even after he discarded the walking boot that doctors ordered him to wear, the ankle has never felt good enough to get on the floor.

"That's the only thing I can really do is encourage the team to stay positive," Cauley-Stein said. "Even though I can't play, you know, I still serve a purpose of uplifting people and staying in people's ear and cheering and stuff like that."

Cauley-Stein averaged only seven points and 6.2 rebounds this season, but his ability to alter and block shots made him invaluable on defense. His height would havecome in handy againstUConn's playrnkkin guards, who love to slash to the basket.

His loss has been somewhat assuaged by the recent play of fellow 7-footer Dakari Johnson, who had10 pointsand seven rebounds againstthe Badgers, and Poythress, a 6-8 sophomore who was 4 for 4 from the field and finished with eight points and seven boards in the sernifinll.

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seventh-place Dallas in the crammed conference standings.

Rockets 130, Nuggets 125, OT HOUSTON — James

Kentucky big man will miss third straight game

Neither program could say that last year.

Connecticut was banned fiom the postseason after failing to meet NCAA academicstandard.Ithad practice limitations and lost a scholarship. The players could have transferred but didn't. The Huskies finished 20-10 in Ollie's first year. They took the hit and m ade it back to thebiggeststage.

"It's actually very impressive," NCAA president Mark Emmert said Sunday.

'To see that team hold together. I think it's a commitment to those young men on that team that hung together."

The leader of the group is All-American Shabazz Napier who leads the team in almost every statistical category. He's the guy who makes the big shot or big pass. Fellow guard Ryan Boatright has taken some of the spotlight recently for his defensive performances against the likes of Keith Appling of Michigan State and Scottie Wilbekin of Florida.

"Defense is the biggest thing for me.

The points will come," Boatright said."I want to make him uncomfortable, don't 1996 and Memphis in 2008 — were let him get in a rhythm or flow. Their vacatedover NCAA rulesviolations. guards, God blessed them with height Now the Wildcats are on an 11-game and they will try to take advantage of winning streak in the NCAA tournasmaller guys like us but Fve been the ment and they are one win trom a ninth smaller guy my whole life and I've never national championship for Kentucky. ''We all play the game ofbasketball backed down."

Kentuckyis playingits best baskettocompete against thebest,"Napier ball lately, led by big man Julius Randle said.'This is one of them games.... They and the Harrison twins. worked hard to get to this point and we ''We just had too much talent and we didtoo.W e're goingto do ourbestto get saw in spurts how good we could be," this W."' Randle said,"so it just felt like it was a Game Notes matter of time before it clicked."

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La Grande's Trinity McCarthy took second with an 88, and Cassidee Miller took fourth with a 98.

La Grande returns to the course at noon today at Wildhorse in Pendleton.

The boys brought home a third place finish with a team score of 309. McLoughlin took first with a 291, and Baker came in second with a 302.

LHS Continued ~om Page 8A walking five in five innings of work. He allowed five runs on five hits.

Kurt Boyd was saddled with loss. He pitched two innings of relief. He allowed two runs on two hits, while

co-tenants.

It wasn't quite the blowout of the Clippers' previous two wins — 48 points on March 6 and 36 points on Jan. 10 — but they were easily in command as the designated home team.

Mavericks 93, Kings 91 SACRAMENTO, Calif — Monta Ellis scored eight ofhis 23 points in the fourth quarter and Dallas kept its playoff position by beating Sacramento for its third straight win.

The Mavericks won for the fourth time in five games to maintain seventh place in the Western Conference. It was Dallas' fifth straight road win.

Rudy Gay had 32 points and tied a career high with eight assists for the Kings, and DeMarcus Cousins added 28 points and 10 rebounds.

The Kings played their sixth straight game without starting point guard Isaiah Thomas (right quadriceps contusion), who is averaging 20.7 points and 6.4 assists.

Vince Carter scored 17 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 15 points on 5-of-17 shooting for Dallas.

The Tigers were led by Jake Girard with a round of 69, which was good enough for second-place individually — fourshotsofFthe pace.

Craig Wallace finished second on the team with a score of 74.

"Jake is really taking to that leadership role," Evans said."Craig is starting to play well. He's got the swing, but just needs to relax a little more on the course.

"The team is starting to come together."

La Grande returns to the course at noon today at Wildhorse in Pendleton.

allowing four walks.

Burns was led by Boyd Vinson's 3-for-3 game.

Tanner Stremcha, Trenton Powers and Cribbs each drove home a run for La Grande.

The Tigers, now on a four-game losing streak, will host Pendleton at 4:30 p.m.

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NYSSA — Led by several strong individual performances, the La Grande track and field team had a strong showing at the Don Walker Invite Thursday in Nyssa.

The boys team finished second with a score of 140 points. The home team, Nyssa, finished first with 168 points.

La Grande's Shay Anderson beat the field in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.42. Todd Keniry took first in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10 minutes, 29.55 seconds.

Noah McLean, JayJay Fogle, Blaine Kreutz and Anderson teamed up to win the 4x100 with a time of 45.41.

Elliott Jonasson finished second in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10 minutes, 29.55 seconds. He placed third in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4 minutes, 38.95 seconds.

D.J. Holloway took third in the 400-meter run with a time of55.15.

In the field, Kreutz kept up hisstrong starttothe season with three top five finishes.

He cleared 5 feet,10 inches to win the high jump. Kreutz

finished second in the long jump with a mark of 18 feet, 10 inches.

Histossof166 feet, 2 inches placed him third in the javelin.

Caleb Woodworth brought home the pole vault title by clearing12 feet.He also finished second in the javelin throw with the throw of 175 feet, 1 inch.

Derrick Wagoner took second in the discus with a throw of 129 feet, 4 inches, and took fifth in the shot put with a mark of 38 feet, 1 inch.

The girls team finished third with 113.5 points. Vale brought home the team trophy with 137 points, while Nampa Christian took second with 126 points.

Haley White brought home the only first place finish in her first meet of the year. She won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.71.

White finished second in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of49.72.Shewas edged out by Vale's Hannah Bates with a time of 49.67.

Amanda Welch took second in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11 minutes, 45.95 seconds. Nyssa's Delia Deleon won the event with

a time of 11 minutes, 42.74 seconds.

Jasmine Smith took third in the 400-meter run with a time of 1 minute, 2.91 seconds.

Both relay teams had topfive finishes. Erin Bodfish, Cassie Brownell, Jasmine Smith and Ally Tsiatsos took second in the 4x400 with a time of 4 minutes, 21.61 seconds. Vale won the event with a time of 4 minutes, 19.99 seconds. Suzie Housdan, Alora Brown, White and Tsiatsos teamed up to take third in the 4x100 with a time of54.13.

Shayna Cooper and Rebecca McLean finished second and third, respectively, in the javelin. Cooper finished with a toss of 117 feet, 6 inches. McLean ended with a throw of 103 feet, 10 inches.

Smith took third in the triple jump with a mark of 32 feet, 2 inches.

La Grande will host its own invitational at noon Friday on the campus of Eastern Oregon University.

Bobcats come in second MILTON-FREEWATER — With 23 schools from

Washingtonand Oregon competing at the Carnival of Speed in Milton-Freewater, the Class 2A Union girls team didn't fall victim to the magnitude of the event Friday.

The Bobcats took second with 75.5 points. Class 5A Pendleton won the event with 148.5 points. Enterprise took sixth with a score of 32 points, while Imbler finished seventh with 28. Elgin, 16 points, Cove, 12 points, Powder Valley, four points, and Joseph, three points, were also in attendance.

Union won four events en routetoitssecond-place finish. Sophomore Elizabeth Herbes won the 400-meter run with a time of 1 minute, 4.59 seconds. Senior Katriel O'Reilly took first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2 minutes, 30.57 seconds. Elly Wells won the 1,500-meter run with a time of 5 minutes, 9.27 seconds.

The foursome of Stormy Bullard, Lynn Shoemaker, Annie Duncan and Laura Herbes won the 4x400 with a time of 4 minutes, 27.24 seconds.

McKenzie Evans took second in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 5 min-

SCOREBOARD BASEBALL MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L P c tG B Tampa Bay 4 3 . 571 New York 3 3 . 5 0 0 '/2 Toronto 3 4 . 429 1 Baltimore 2 4 ,3 3 3 1 ' / 2 Boston 2 4 ,3 3 3 1 ' / 2 Central Division W L P c tG B Detroit 4 1 . 8 00 Chicago 3 3 .5 0 0 1 ' /2 Cleveland 3 3 .5 0 0 1 ' /2 Minnesota 3 3 .5 0 0 1 ' /2 Kansas City 2 3 . 400 2 West Division W L P c tG B Seattle 4 2 . 6 67 Houston 3 3 . 500 1 Oakland 3 3 . 500 1 Texas 3 3 . 500 1 LosAngeles 2 4 . 333 2 All Times PST

Sunday's Games Minnesota 10, Cleveland 7 N.Y. Yankees 6, Toronto 4 Baltimore 3, Detroit 1 Milwaukee 4, Boston 0 Texas 3, Tampa Bay 0 Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 1 Houston 7, L.A. Angels 4 Oakland 6, Seattle 3

Monday's Games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Houston, 2:10 p.m.

Oakland at Minnesota, 4:10 p.m.

San DiegoatCleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Texas at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Tampa BayatKansas City,8:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Baltimore (W.Chen 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 1-0), 10:05 a.m.

Texas (M.Perez 0-0) at Boston (Doubront1-0), 3:10 p.m.

San Diego (T.Ross 0-1) at Cleveland (McAllister 0-0), 4:05 p.m.

Houston (Oberholtzer 0-1) at Toronto (Buehrle 1-0), 4:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Archer 1-0) at Kansas City (Ventura 0-0), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 0-0) at Colorado (Morales 0-0), 5:40 p.m.

Detroit (Scherzer 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 0-1) at Seattle (Paxton 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

Wednesday's Games San DiegoatCleveland, 9:05 a.m.

Oakland at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m.

Chicago White Sox at Colorado, 12:10 p.m.

Texas at Boston, 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.

Houston at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.

Detroit at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

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

National League East Division W L Pc t G B Miami 5 2 .7 1 4 Atlanta 4 2 ,66 7 '/2 Washington 4 2 ,66 7 '/2 Philadelphia 3 3 .5 0 0 1 '/2 New York 2 4 ,33 3 2 ' / 2 Central Division W L Pc t G B Milwaukee 4 2 .6 6 7 Pittsburgh 4 2 .6 6 7 St. Louis 3 3 .5 0 0 1 Chicago 2 4 .3 3 3 2 Cincinnati 2 4 .3 3 3 2 West Division W L Pc t G B San Francisco 5 2 .7 1 4 LosAngeles 5 3 ,62 5 '/2 Colorado 3 4 .4 2 9 2 San Diego 2 4 ,33 3 2 ' / 2 Arizona 2 7 .2 2 2 4 All Times PST Sunday's Games Cincinnati 2, N.Y. Mets 1 San Diego 4, Miami 2 Washington 2, Atlanta 1 Milwaukee 4, Boston 0 Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis1 Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia 3 Arizona 5, Colorado 3 L.A. Dodgers 6, San Francisco 2 Monday's Games Milwaukee at Philadelphia, ppd., rain Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

San DiegoatCleveland, 4:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Colorado, 5:40 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Milwaukee (Lohse 0-1) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 0-0), 1:05 p.m.

Arizona (Cahill 0-2) at San Francisco (Hudson 1-0), 1:35 p.m.

Miami (H.Alvarez 0-1) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 1-0), 4:05 p.m.

San Diego (T.Ross 0-1) at Cleveland (McAllister 0-0), 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Colon 0-1) atAtlanta (Harang 1-0), 4:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Morton 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 0-0), 5:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Bailey 0-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 1-0), 5:15 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 0-0) at Colorado (Morales 0-0), 5:40 p.m.

Detroit (Scherzer 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

Wednesday's Games San DiegoatCleveland, 9:05 a.m.

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utes, 11.65 seconds. Emma Joseph scored 10. Imbler Sheehy took second in the finished with six points.

Enterprise's David Ribich polevault by clearing 7 feet.

Imbler's Jessica Snider brought home the title in the and Mailia Hassan finished 800-meter run. He finished with a time of 2 minutes, second and third, respectively, in the 200-meter 7.25 seconds. He also won dash. Snider finished with a the 1,500-meter run with time of 29.42, while Hassan a time of 4 minutes, 14.5 came in with a time of 29.57. seconds.

Emma Bowers finished third Nathaniel Perrin took secin the triple jump with a ond in the 300-meter hurdles mark of 32 feet, 2 inches. for the Outlaws with a time Enterprise was led by of 44.15. Kaden Lathrop took Hannah Schaafsma with a third in the triple jump with first-place finish in the disa mark of 40 feet, 3 inches.

Nikolia Christopherson took cus. She won the event with a mark of114 feet. third in the javelin with a Elgin was led by Aria Hig- throw of 135 feet, 5 inches.

Union's Trevor Verhelst gins in the 400-meter run.

She took second with a time took second in the 200-meter of 1 minute, 5.59 seconds. run with a time of 24.59, and M organ Reddington led took third in the 400-meter Cove with a mark of 14 feet, run with a time of 55.34.

11 inches in the long jump to Chad Witty led Cove with finish fourth. a second place finish in the The Enterprise boys javelin with a throw of 136 led the local teams with a feet, 11 inches. third-place finish with 61 Brock Jones led Powder Valley with a second-place points. Pendleton took first with 173.5 teams, while finish in the discus with a McLoughlin took second mark of 124 feet, 7 inches. with 78.5 points.

Stephen Howes led Elgin Union took sixth with 34 with a win in the pole vault, points. Powder Valley finby clearing12-feet. ished with 19.5 points. Elgin Gage Jarman fi nished third in the pole vault to lead scored 16 points. Cove finished with 12 points, while Joseph by clearing 11-feet.

PREP SOFTBALL

Miami at Washington, 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets atAtlanta, 4:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m.

Detroit at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.

College Baseball Tuesday's Scores EAST Baruch 8-4, CCNY 2-1 Endicott 2-6, W. New England 1-2 Houston 2, Rutgers 1 Montclair St. 4-8, Rutgers-Newark 2-5 MoUntst. Mary's 6, CCSU 5 St. John Fisher 6-3, Utica 0-0 Salve Regina 6-8, Wentworth 4-1 Slippery Rock 5-3, Gannon 4-4 Susquehanna 8, Moravian 1 Thiel10, Washington K Jefferson 7 SOUTH Arkansas St. 7, W. Kentucky 5 Belmont 6, UT-Martin 3 Berry 8, Hendrix 3 Campbellsville 6-4, Pikeville 5-2, game 1, 11 innings Carson-Newman 2, Newberry 0 Centre 10, Sewanee 0, 7 innings Chowan 23-8, St. Augustine's 3-7 E. Illinois 14, Murray St. 3 E. Kentucky 9, Morehead St. 6 Evansville 4, Charlotte 2 FIU 1, Old Dominion 0 Florida St. 11-4, Notre Dame 2-3 Georgetown (Ky.) 6, St. Catharine 1 Georgia Tech 1, Duke 0 Guilford 3, Emory K Henry 2 James Madison 9, Hofstra 4 Kentucky 9, Florida 8 Lane 17, Kentucky St. 2 Lincoln Memorial 7, Coker 3 Lipscomb 6, ETSU 3 Louisville 8, Memphis 7, 12 innings Maryland 11, Wake Forest 3 McKendree 7-2, Bellarmine 3-7 Miami 9, Virginia Tech 2 North Carolina 12, Boston College 2 NC State 9, Clemson 4 Park 9, Mid-Continent 2

Point (Ga.) 5, Union (Ky.) 1

Radford 1, Winthrop 0 Randolph-Macon 9-20, Roanoke 5-1 Reinhardt 6, St. Andrews 5 Shawnee St. 2, Lindsey Wilson 1 Stetson 6, N. Kentucky 2 Tennessee 7, Vanderbilt 0 Tenn. Wesleyan 14, Va. Intermont 4 Tennessee Tech 16, Austin Peay 9 Thomas More 3-3, Grove City 2-4 Transylvania 5, Earlham 3 Union (Tenn.) 12, Christian Brothers 3 Virginia 3, Pittsburgh 0 MIDWEST Doane 5-1, Morningside 0-0 Kent St. 18, Ohio 2 Wis.-Whitewater 18, St. Scholastica 3 SOUTHWEST Grand Canyon 3, Texas-Pan American 2 Jacksonville St. 9, New Mexico 2 Lamar 16, Abilene Christian 7 NM Highlands 10, Regis 7 Oklahoma St. 8,TexasTech 3 Sam Houston St. 7, Oral Roberts 4 South Alabama 7, Texas St. 2 Stephen F. Austin 7, TexasAKM-CC 6 Texas 4, Baylor 0

BASKETBALL

San Antonio at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Brooklyn at Miami, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Utah, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Houston at L.A. bakers, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday's Games Brooklyn at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Charlotte at Washington, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Boston atAtlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Miami at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Portland, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Ladycats split district opener, Wright hits two home runs Observer staff

DEALS Sunday BASEBALL

American League BOSTON RED SOX — Placed 3B Will Middlebrooks on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday. Recalled INF Brock Holt from Pawtucket (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS — Assigned RHP Chia-Jen Lo outright to Oklahoma

City (PCL).

LOSANGELES ANGELS — Sent RHP Dane De La Rosa toArkansas (TL) for a rehab assignment.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Sent OF Craig Gentry to Stockton (Cal) for a rehab assignment.

TEXAS RANGERS — Announced C Chris Gimenez refused outright assignment and elected free agency.

Optioned RHP Nick Martinez to Frisco (TL). Reinstated RHP Yu Darvish from the 15-day DL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Sent LHP J.A. Happ to Dunedin (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Sent RHP Jake Arrieta to Tennessee (SL) for a rehab assignment.

LOSANGELES DODGERS — Sent RHP Brian Wilson to Rancho Cucamonga (Cal) for a rehab assignment.

NEW YORK METS — Optioned INF Wilmer Flores to Las Vegas (PCL).

Reinstated LHP Jon Niese from the 15-day DL. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Sent LHP Cole Hamels to Clearwater (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Sent C Chris Stewart to Bradenton (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

UNION — Even with three home runs in the second game of a doubleheader against Weston-McEwen/Griswold, Union/Cove couldn't pick up a sweep in the opening weekend of Special District 5 play Saturday.

The Tiger-Scots were handed three runs in the first inning, and held on for an 11-6 win.

Weston-McEwen/Griswold tookadvantage ofthree walks and a hit batsman in the first inning to get the offense going. Along with two hits the Tiger-Scots jumped on the board with three runs.

Jaiden Wright did her best to get her team back in the game. She led off the home half of the first with a home run.

Keesha Sarman hit a three-run shot to cap a fourrun third inning. That cut the Ladycats' deficit to 6-5.

Weston-McEwen put the game away with an oppo-

Sunday's Games Miami 102, New York 91 L.A. Clippers 120, L.A. bakers 97 Dallas 93, Sacramento 91 Atlanta 107, Indiana 88 Houston 130, Denver 125, OT San Antonio 112, Memphis 92 Phoenix 122, Oklahoma City 115 Golden State 130, Utah 102 Portland 100, New Orleans 94

6-all, scoring on a wild pitch.

Freshman Delanie Kohr drew awalk to bring home the winning run.

Kohr led the team with three RBIs, while going 2-for-3atthe plate.

Sarman also added two hits.

Weston-McEwen/Griswold was led by Arnold and Taryn CoSnan with two hits, apiece.

Wright picked up the win surrendering six runs, three of which were earned, on nine hits.

The Ladycats moved to 9-1overallthisseason.

Union/Cove will host Imgon at4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The Knights are 3-4 overall.

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GARDEN GUIDE

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Figu6ng out e fertilizer

formulas Several readers have recently asked me to provide the formula for fertilizing and what those numbers mean. As an easy reminder to myself, I note they are in alphabetical order.

So when you see the numbers on fertilizer, liquid or dry, the order of strength is always N-P-K, or nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. See the alphabetical order?

Ifyou are looking fora good general fertil izer,such as5-5-5,each ofthose numbers in order represent the percentageof100thatisin theproduct.

This makes the 5-5-5 combination read 5 percent nitrogen, 5 percent phosphorus and 5 percent potassium.

Funny thing about chemistry and utilizing fertilizers or mulching materials to enhance plant growth. For foliar indoor plants, especially non-blooming varieties, an optimum mixture to keep them nice and green would to have a higher number of the nitrogen element, such as a 12-6-6 compound.

Now we all know about nitrogen and that it supplies our plants with the chlorophyll-adapting green element.

What about the phosphorus and potassium?

Phosphorus enhances blooming, this is why many fertilizers for indoor plants such as African violets contain a higher middle number. It helps them bloom their little heads off.

And potassium? Potassium enhances root growth, and a healthy root system is essential for nutrient and water absorption for overall plant survival.

By Karen Kain I am a huge fan ofhot wings, the spicier the better.

When I saw this recipe, which replaces the chicken with cauliflower, I was curious. I am not a huge fan of cauliflower unless it is topped with lotsofcheese.

I love hot wings but I don't like the calories.

W ith hopes ofareduced fatrecipeIdoubled up the ingredients and made two batches for my friends.

I was warned that most of my testers did not like cauliflower and not to expect too much.

But the recipe was a hit!

Cautious eaters who at first tried the concoction purely out of obligation then came back for seconds because they were so good.

I really like this recipe and it was super easy to make. This isnota replacement for chicken wings but a close second. With the blue

cheese dressing they are a hit! Enjoy.

As always I would love to hear what you are putting spicy sauce on.

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chopped fresh chives, and 1Tbsp. white wine vinegar in a small bowl; fold in 1/2 cup crumbled mild blue cheese. Adjust consistency with sour cream or buttermilk, if needed.

Season dressing generously with kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, and more vinegar, if needed.

Cauli owerHot Win s 1 Head of cauliflower, washed and broken up into small florets 3Teaspoon extra virgin olive oil 1Teaspoon garlic powder 1Teaspoon paprika 1Teaspoon chili powder /2Teaspoon salt 2Tablespoon butter or coconut milk (for vegan recipe) 1/2 Cup of your favorite hot wing sauce

Whisk1/2 finely chopped small shallot,3/4 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1Tbsp.

Pre heat oven to 425. Place cauliflower in a bowl, add olive oil and distribute evenly. Combine garlic powder, paprika, chili powder and salt in a small bowl. Toss spice mixture over cauliflower and mix well, making sure all the cauliflower is coated in the spices. Spread cauliflower out on a baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes.

While the cauliflower is cooking, melt butter and add wing sauce. Once the cauliflower is roasted put in the original bowl and add the wing sauce to coat evenly, let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

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DORY'S DIARY DOROTHYSWART FLESHMAN

The grace of the garbage can It was a curious thought that I had as I stood looking out the front room window one morning.

It was early yet and the sun was trying to break through the cloud cover, dappling the ground with spots of brightness and color.

Lookingas farto the leftasfar as I could see and then to the right to thesame degree,the streetpavement m ade a ribbon ofgray,bare oftraffi c temporarily in the early morning light and, yet, I felt comfortably at home with my surroundings.

The grass seemed to be confined this way and that within lawns or the fences that contained the welfare for horses.

Not many houses dotted the scene, for they were beyond the reach of sight, but I knew they were there.

Flowers had risen through the soil kept neatly within borders ofbrick or cement and burst into yellow bloom w hile garbage cans stood dottingthe sides of the street like little soldiers in their green uniforms, protecting each resident.

Garbage cans in such an idyllic setting?

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soms fade in your apple and peartreesthis spring, keep an eye out for a fungus that flourishes in warm, wet weather, cautions the Oregon State University Extension Service.

"The longer this spring stays wet and the warmer it gets, there are more chances that we'll see problems with apple and pear scab in our fruit-growing areas such as the Willamette Valley, Hood River, MiltonFreewaterand the Medford and southern Oregon areas," said Jay Pscheidt, a plant pathologist for the OSU Extension Service.

You'll first see smoky, green spotson theleaves,Pscheidt said.A maze ofvelvety spotson the leaves will enlarge and turn crusty brown until these spores eventually infect the fruit. Black spots then appear on the fruit, causing it to crack and rot, he said. Flowers and young shoots and leavesare particularly susceptibleto the spores.

Two slightly different pathogens, apple scab and pear scab, attackapple and pear trees, Pscheidt said. The fungus that attacksapples can alsoinfect crabapple trees.

The volume of rain doesn't matter; rather, it is the duration of the wetness that can rouse plantdiseases such as apple and pearscab,Pscheidt said.Infectioncan occur afterleaves stay wet for 10 to 25 hours, he added.

To control the disease, take caretorake leaves after they fall and put them in a hot compostpile oryard waste disposal bin, Pscheidt said. Prune during the dormant season in late December to March to increase airflow and dry the leaves faster,

Photo by Lynn Ketchum

Pear scab can attack pear trees in spring.

he said.

You can also plant scabresistantapple and pear trees.

When flowers are blooming and buds emerge, itis tim e to spray fungicides, Pscheidt said. Wait, though, until the leaves have stayed wet for several hours, he advised. The Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook recommends several fungicides for apple and pear scab.

You can also manage diseases such as scab by selectively snipping off fruit, including diseased fruit, in late spring and early summer. This thinning increases air circulation and has the added benefit of improving fruit size and quality, added Steve Renquist, a horticulturist with OSU Extension.

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Dark spots can indicate the presence of pear scab.

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Importantpartsof potting soil

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environmental disaster. Vermiculite mined at a plant in Libby, Mont., once the main source Look up the word "vermiculite" in Henry of the material, was found to be contaminated Beard and Roy McKie's hilarious "A Gardenwith asbestos fibers. Though the plant was er's Dictionary" and you'll see it defined as an closed and the industry reformed, people "obscureorder ofnuns devoted to gardening." have, to some degree, made the switch to In fact (as opposed to in funl, it is a silicate perlite. material similar to mica that is sometimes Perlite is made from a mined volcanic found in the potting mixes gardeners use to glass of the same name. As a raw material it start seeds in spring. The word, from Latin, containswater,trapped by the rapid cooling means "breeds worms." oflava.The moisture vaporizes explosively I think I can explain that. When my sisters when heat is applied. The result is a muchand I were little, we would take a handful of expanded mineral popcorn, white in color our parents' vermiculite, pour water on it and thanks to light reflecting off tiny bubbles on watch in awe as the dry, compressed flakes the surfaceofitsparticles.Ithasa texture expanded to form wormlike columns. This is that retains water on that surface (though what vermiculite does in potting soil: Because not in the volume that vermiculite does) but itisspongy and absorptive,itholdswater,so retains air in the spaces between. That lightyou don't have to water a container so often. ens your potting mix considerably, as well This is especially important with plug trays as providingvaluable oxygen forplantroots, or soil blocks into which seeds are sown, along with better drainage than vermiculite. where the mix can dry out quickly and put Each material has its uses. For seed-starttiny seedlings at risk. Organic matter plays ing, I go with a vermiculite mix for my germia similar role in soil, but vermiculite, mineral nation but a perlite mix for growing in pots. by nature, is sterile and inert, thus protecting A mix containing both can also be valuable.

It is easy to mix your own, but make sure the seedlings against a fungus that causes sudden collapse — damping-off — and other you buy horticultural-grade vermiculite and ills. perlite. Both are available from places that sellgardening supplies,bricks-and-mortar Gardeners don't use vermiculite quite as much as they used to, in part because of an and online.

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There are two kinds of terrariums, open vessels (for succulents and cacti) and closed containers for humidity-loving plants. An open terrarium will dry out quickly; it's suitable for growing plants that love sun and don't require a moist environment.

Thesimplicityofa terrarium have nature at its very best.

Easy-care smallerterrariNEWPORT NEWS, ums can also make thoughtful Mother's Day gifts for Va. — If only the rest oflife were as simple as growing the women in your life.

Here are Michelle's stepsucculents in an open terrarium. by-step, no-failinstructions: It is, according to Michelle Need to know: There are two kinds of terrariums, Slatalla, editor in chief of Gardenista — www.garopen vessels(forsucculents denista.com. and cacti) and closed con"All you have to do is find tatners for hummhty-lovtng a few like-minded plants, plants. An open terrarium introduce them to each will dry out quickly; it's suitother, and place them in an ableforgrowing plants that environment they like," she love sun and don't require a moist environment. says.

"Then leave them alone Keep it simple: The only materials you need in adto get to know each other.

That's pretty much all there dition to a container are is to creating an open terpebbles, charcoal, soil, small rarium." succulents, and herb snips In fact, a larger DIY terto trim them. rarium you and your kids • Step 1: Spread a 1- to 2-inchbase ofpebblesat create can be just the thing you need for an Easter table the bottom of the container.

This will aid drainage in centerpiece. Surround it with some mini bunnies the event that you water and colorful eggs and you the terrarium (which, by

By KathyVan Mullekom

Daily Press (Newport News, Va.)

GARDEN Continued ~om Page 1B The only definitive way to determine if your soil is in need of amendments is to have the soil tested. Many over-the-counter soil test kits are suKcient if you are only tryingtodetermine general soil compositions.

For a more in-depth study, utilizing a professional soil testing service is advised.

Soil testing services are available at many locations throughoutOregon. By typing"soil testing Oregon" into my Internet search engine, literally dozens of sites came up quickly. These sites will tell you how much soil to send,thedepths ofcollecting

points, and costs involved.

Many will require up to a gallon of dry soil to run their full spectrum of testing.

A testmost peopledon't usually think of is to determine your soil's pH, or"parts hydrogen."This test will give you an idea about the acidity in your soil.

Having gardened successfully on a ranch outside of Burns, we first had to learn the pH of our soil and, as we assumed, it was highly alkaline. We had to haul in composted mulch to get the soil to a more neutral state. That was an expensive garden!

Although most areas of our tri-county region will never seethelevelsofrain the Willamette valley receives,

TREES Continued from Page 1B Thin apple and pear trees in May, about a month after full bloom, Renquist said. On appleand pear trees,clustersofblossoms emergefrom spurs,orpiecesofwood that grow from the branches, Renquist said.

Pears and apples produce several flowers per spur each spring. When fruit develops, it can weigh down the branch attached to the spur, he said. After tiny fruit appears in the late spring to early summer, use pruning shears to snip about four or five fruits off each spur, leaving one fruit per spur, Ren-

DORY Continued from Page 1B Yes, it was Tuesday, and the time-clock hands had m oved along forsafety removalofw aste,attesting to the cleanliness and health of itspeople housed soclosely together.

The cans looked quite neatly in place, all turned the same direction with their lift-up lid openings facing the streetsothatthebigrumbling truck could appear and stop in front of each can.

With somewhat of a grace, the can would be lifted high in the air by metal arms as though in a dance maneuver to donate its contents; then, broughtback toitsplace,released, and the truck moving on from dancer to dancer.

It was not yet time for this action, and the cans stood waiting patiently in neat array.

I was glad, for once they had been through their routine, they might relax into a lessthan perfectpicturefrom my show-window, no longer straight, tipped over,or som e debris blowing about.

It made me remember when folks took care of their own waste materials.

The "city dump" was up the hill on the Fox Hill Road.

Most home owners had a little space around them with outbuildings and livestock, which made it useful for keeping debris at a minimum or at leastatbay.

Wet refuse was fed to animals, particularly pigs

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an interesting side point for gardeners growing plants there are the high levels of nitrates in the soil caused by the nutrients being leached out and thus making the soil more acidic.

Remember, if your soil's pH isn't correct, just adding more fertilizer won't help.

As always, our own Oregon State Extension Service has an abundance of information online and in printed format for all topics gardening, including recommendations for soil testing services and how to correctly identify your soil

pH type.

Here's hoping you are having a good spring and don't forget to plant flowers for pollinators!

quist said.

For moreinformation about fruittree care, view the publications below: • OSU Extension:"Growing Tree Fruits and Nuts in the Home Orchard" http//bit.ly/

the way you should not do except once a month — and then, with teaspoons of water).

• Step 2: Sprinkle a 1-inch layer of charcoal on top of the pebbles to filter the soil.

• Step 3: Add a 2-inch layerofcactuspotting soil (it's specially formulated for succulents and other plants that like a dry environment).

• Step 4: Before planting them, arrange the succulents in the container with plenty of room to grow Don't overcrowd them. Trim with herb snips, if necessary, to give them room to breathe.

• Step 5: Hollow out a spot in the potting soil for the plants. Firmly pat soil to covertheirroots.Give each plantateaspoonfulofwater but don't overwater.

OSU EC819 • OSU Extension: "Managing Diseases and Insects in Home Orchards" http://bit.ly/

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• OSU Extension and partners Training and Pruning Your Home Orchard" http//bit.

ly/PNW 400 • The Washington State University Extension Service: "Apple Scab" http//bit.ly/

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and pets; dry, wood, and metal cast-offs piled beside or stored within weather-beaten outbuildings for possible later use.

Things unwanted filled pick-up trucks or trailers and hauled up the hill to be dumped in chorus with one's neighbor. Neighbors were neighbors even though they lived miles apart and met from time to time at the dump to catch up on each other's latest.

Time to chat or exchange.

Where did those days go?

Birds twittered from branch to branch, setting the scene for summer with their various songs, bringing me back to the present.

A black-and-white cat picked its way daintily across the grass wet with dew, lifbng its paws, one at a time, shaking it a bit before proceeding on.

Itsnose,keptcloseto the ground, indicated a search foritsbreakfastbutending up drowsing in the light warmth offered by the early sun on the porch of the house across the way.

The morning noises of

people at work or play had not yet begun, but I felt their presence, an unusual warmth not available when I had lived away from the tailoredand ordered lifeof the city.

The country had had its own beauty; its own way of setting the world in a rural pattern to fill the morning dawn with a light heart; a way ofbeing that I would not have chosen lightly to leave.

But, because of necessity, there was an opportunity to experience another way of life closer to my fellowman when need decreed.

I looked up and down the streetagain before turning away to begin my own day's activities. Cars and their occupants were beginning to speak of another busy day as it got underway. A dog barked, a sentinel on duty.

The green garbage cans stood their ground, waiting patiently for their part to play. Because of them we w ere kept freeofdebris.

That's when that curious thought came to mind.

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Baker City Herald: 541-523-3673e www.bakercityherald.com • classifieds@bakercityherald.com• Fax: 541-523-6426j The Observer: 541-963-3161e www.la randeobserver.com • classifieds@lagrandeobserver.com • Fax: 541-963-3674 220 - Help Wanted 220 - Help Wanted Union Co. Union Co. INSTRUCTION ASSISNOW ACCEPTING TANT for Cove School APPLICATIONS District. Position is for a t e m p o r a r y Sales Administrator one-on-one male aide Position Available in the special educaNorthwood Manufact io n dep ar t m e n t . tunng is currently acP lease contact M a t cepting a p p l ications

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•The Elms, 2920 Elm limitations or discnmination based on race, S t., Baker City. C u rc olor, r e ligion, s e x , re n t ly av a i I a b I e 2-bdrm a p a rtments. h andicap , f a mi l i a l status or national onMost utilities paid. On g in, o r

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450 - Miscellaneous Cute &Clean i nd i v i dual CENTURY 21 1-Bdrm apartment contractor who has fulPROPERTY 1356 Dewey Ave. ¹1 filled the testing and %METAL RECYCLING MANAGEMENT No Smoking/ pets experience r e q u ireWe buy all scrap Call Ann Mehaffy ments fo r l i censure. metals, vehicles La randeRentals.com 541-51 9-0698 For your protection call & battenes. Site clean Ed Moses:(541)519-1814 503-967-6291 or visit ups & drop off bins of (541)963-1210 our w ebs i t e : all sizes. Pick up 2 BDRM $5 00./mo + www.lcb.state.or.us to service available. $375./dep CIMMARON MANOR c heck t h e lic e n s e WE HAVE MOVED! 1 BDRM $4 25./mo + ICingsview Apts. status before contractOur new location is 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Century $320./dep w/s/g paid. ing with the business.

3370 17th St NORTHEAST OREGON No Smoking, No Pets.

ALFALFA, GRASS, 21, Eagle Cap Realty.

Persons doing l andSam Haines CLASSIFIEDS re541-523-5756 541-963-1210 CORN SEED scape maintenance do serves the nght to reEnterpnses NORTHEAST SAVE M ON EY! not require a landscap541-51 9-8600 I ect ads that d o n o t PROPERTY 2-BDRM, 1 bath. $ 525 Delivery Anywhere ing license. comply with state and Ray Odermott, MANAGEMENT 3-BDRM, 1 bath. $ 625 CLOSE TO do wntown DO YOU need papers to federal regulations or a nd E O U , st u d i o , 1-800-910-4101 541-910-0354 W/S paid. Completely start your fire with? Or HEMS IN A HURRY. that a r e o f f e n s ive, w/s/g pd, no smoking, remodeled.Downtown a re yo u m o v i n g & Sewing shop. false, misleading, de- " Easy does i t " no pets, $450 month, Commercial Rentals location.

541-523-4435 is the Mon-Fn. 12-5pm. need papers to wrap TRITICALE, 30 tons, big 1200 plus sq. ft. profesceptive or o t herwise $40 0 depos it . those special items? way to descnbe placing a bales, approx 60 bales.

Sat. 11am-1pm unacceptable.

541-91 0-3696. sional office space.

4 APARTMENTS AVAIL The Baker City Herald $150 ton. G r ass 30 Hems, zippers, classified ad. Just call offices, reception All utilities paid. at 1915 F i rst S t r eet WHEELCHAIR RAMP. patches, all alterations. ton, big bale, approx our classified d e p artarea, Ig. conference/ $450/mo and up, +dep CLOSE TO EOU, sm 1 541-786-551 2. sells tied bundles of Custom made, v e ry 6 0 bales, $150 t o n . break area, handicap References required bdrm, coin-op laundry, papers. Bundles, $1.00 sturdy. 303-910-8478 ment and we'll do t he 541-91 0-0628.

Call or text anytime. access. Pnce negotia541-403-2220 no smoking/no pets, rest! each. or 541-523-2869 ble per length of $350 mo, $300 dep. lease.

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by Stella Wilder TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 20)4 something you have perhaps only been SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Ease and YOUR BIRTHDAY byStella Wilder thinking about oflate. A daring step is called relaxation will make the difference between Born today, you are likely to go about your for. your work and that of a closecompetitor. business with a minimum of struggle, for you GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You're SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) —You thrive on nothing so much as asmooth path almost sure to be welcomed warmly into a canwatch thingsdevelop from a safedistance and a worry-free environment. Though the new circle of associates, all of whom may and facetheconsequences,or you can shape world around you maybe falling apart in this soon be considered friends. events by being directly involved. Choose! way or that, you will do what you can to keep CANCER (June 21-July 22) - You will CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You've your own little corner of it running in an have very little to do to get the ball rolling. beenhearing reports thathaveyou wonderefficient, easy fashion. This gives you the However, once it's on its way, you'll have to ing if you're really prepared to face what's greates tchance forsuccess,in fact,foryou do guide its path rather carefully. coming. Don't let yourselfbe rattled. not do well when things are noisy, messy or LEO (Iuly 23-Aug. 22) - Wherever you AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — It may otherwise in anykind ofdisorder.There may go, whatever you do, there's likely to besome- take additional money to do what you have be times when it seemsthat you are uncaring, one looking over your shoulder to make sure set out to cx A working vacation of sorts but really, you are just choosing your battles you follow the rules all day long. could help. very carefully.

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

DEADLINES : LINE ADS:

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

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Baker City 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. FAMILY HOUSING

745 - Duplex Rentals Union Co.

752 - Houses for Rent Union Co. FOR RENT Elgin: 4-bdrm, 3 bath house, 10 acres w/shop (It barn $1200.

Pinehurst Apartments 1502 21st St. La Grande

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1001 - Baker County 1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices Legal Notices PUBLIC NOTICE BAKER 6:00 p.m., in the City CITY PUBLIC WORKS Hall Council C ham(PWS ID ¹ 41000473) b ers, 1 0 0 0 A d a m s CATEGORICAL Avenue, La G rande, EXCLUSION Oregon. Th e P u blic UV TREATMENT Hearing may be conFACILITY tinued to t h e s u bsequently s c h e d uled, T he O r e g o n H e a l t h May 7, 2014, Regular Authority — Drinking S ession o f t h e C i t y W ater Services h a s Council. The Hearing is to consider an applid etermined t ha t t h e p roposed dnnk i n g cation to vacate all of "IC" Avenue lying East w ater prolect — U V T reatmen t Fac i l i t y o f Fift h S t r ee t a n d S D-2013-12 fo r t h e West of Sixth Street.

Baker City M u n icipal T he application w a s W ater System c o n - filed by Union County, forms to t h e c r i t eria on February 18, 2014, and was accepted by and requirements of the Oregon Administhe La G r ande C i ty t rat iv e Ru le s Council on March 19, 333-061-063 and the 2014.

Environmental Review Process Handbook for Pursuant to Section 34 Drinking Water State of t h e C i t y of La Revolving Loan Fund.

Grande Charter, t he T he p r o lect, w h i c h following entitled Ordiinvolves installation of nance is scheduled to be read for th e f i rst permanent UV Treatment Facility improvetime by title only at the m ents i n cluding t h e above-mentioned City following: C o nstrucCouncil meeting:

IN COUNTRY, ou tside of North Powder: Save $$ today!

2 -bdrm, 1 bath. N o SHOP FOR RENT, 2,200 sq. ft, concrete floor, 541-523-7500 I I • pets/smoking, F IRM! 845 -Mobile Homes garage door, side 3210 H Street $650/mo.

Please call I • I Union Co. entry, electncity and Open Saturdays (541 ) 898-281 2.

TDD 1-800-735-2900 water. $285.00 mo MANUFACTURE HOME CaII 541-975-3800 or in 55 and over park.

NICE 2 bdrm, on edge of Welcome Home!

541-663-6673 2 bdrm, 2 bth, carport, North Powder, yard, utility room, no smokand storage shed.

207 18th St. i ng/pets, r e f . re q . , Call La Grande. $48,000. $500/mo.

(541) 963-7476 541-786-800 6 or 541-786-5648 anetd©eoni.com •Mini W-arehouse 855 - Lots & PropGREEN TREE • Outside Fenced Parking NICE 2 b r dm h o u s e , erty Union Co. APARTMENTS • ReasonableRates south side La Grande 2310 East Q Avenue 1/2 TO 2 1/2 acre lots, 1001 - Baker County location. No smoking For informationcall: La Grande,OR 97850 South 12th, starting at Legal Notices or pets. $595 per mo tmana er@ slcommunities.c 528-N15days $45, 0 0 0 .

Ca II ca II 541-963-4907 PUBLIC HEARING tion of building, instal541-91 0-3568.

5234807eyeoings NOTICE l ation of U V e q u i p- AN ORDINANCE OF Income Restnctions TWO BEDROOM house THE CITY COUNCIL 378510th Street ment, and associated B EAUTIFUL V I E W Baker County is completApply 3 BRDM, 1 bath, all appl, with large fenced yard ing a microenterprise LOTS f or sa l e b y p iping, i s t h e r e f o re OF THE CITY OF LA Professionally Managed and s m al l c o v e red gas fireplace, fenced development p rolect categoncally excluded GRANDE, OREGON, o wner i n C ov e O R . by backyard, off s t r eet porch. Located in Elfunded with Commufrom further environV ACATING ALL O F 3.02 acres, $55,000 GSL Properties 795 Mobile Home "IC" AVENUE LYING g in, OR, a p prox. 3 n ity Dev e l o p m e n t m ent r eview a s a l parking, $800 1st, last, a nd 4 ac r e s Located Behind and deposit. Includes b locks f ro m d o w n - Spaces E AST O F FIF T H B lock G r an t f u n d s lowed in the above ref$79,000.

Please caII La Grande s/w and yard care. NO town. E lectnc stove, 208-761-4843. from the Oregon Busierenced rules. A copy STREET AND WEST SPACES AVAILABLE, Town Center Pets/Smoking/HUD. refrigerator, c l o t hes Development Deof the Categorical ExOF SIXTH STREET, one block from Safe- BUILD Y OUR dr e am ness L eave m e s sage a t washer and dryer furpartment. The location clusion and informaADJACENT TO THE way, trailer/RV spaces.

HIGHLAND VIEW 541-963-3670. nished. N o s moking. home on q uiet EAST 240 FEET OF of the prolect is within t ion upon w h ich it i s Apartments W ater, s e w er , g a r Pets okay upon apcul-de-sac S t . , in Union, Baker and Walbased is available for PA RT IT I 0 N P LAT bage. $200.

Jerh manACCEPTING APPLICAproval. $ 5 35.00 per Sunny Hills, South LG. lowa counties. It is es1995-28; AND, ADJApublic viewing at: a ger.

La Gran d e 800 N 15th Ave TIONS for a 3bdrm, I month.

R e f u ndable 541-962-6246 541-786-5674. Owner timated that the p roCENT TO BLOCIC 49 Elgin, OR 97827 bth, garge, $899/mo s ecurity d e p o si t o f licensed real e s t ate lect has benefited at Oregon Health Authonty OF CHAPLIN'S ADDIa nd $ 65 0 de p . $ 800. 00.

Ca I I agent. least 40 p e rsons of Dnnking Water Services TION TO LA GRANDE, Now accepting applica541-91 0-4444 541-979-8235. whom 75% are low or 800 NE Oregon Street OREGON; AND DEtions f o r fed e r a l ly ROSE RIDGE 2 Subdivimoderate income.

Suite 640 CLARING AN EFFECCHARMING, SPA funded housing. 1, 2, UNION, 3 BD, 2B T H, sion, Cove, OR. City: A public hearing will be Portland, OR 97232 TIVE DATE. CIOUS u pst a i rs 2 and 3 bedroom units Sewer/VVater available. d ouble w i de, $ 8 5 0 . h eld b y t h e B a k e r (971) 673-0405 bdrm, 1 bath duplex with rent based on inRegular price: 1 acre 3 BD, 1 B T H $ 7 5 0 .

County Board of ComThe applicable land use with lots of windows, come when available. m/I $69,900-$74,900.

2 BD $ 6 50 . m issioners a t 9:4 5 A dditional c o p ie s a r e regulations are found laundry r o o m w it h 541-91 0-0811 We also provide property available for review at in Chapter 8, A r t icle a.m. on Wednesday, washer/dryer, walk-in Prolect phone number: management. C heck April 16 at 1995 Third the office of the Direc8.10 of the City of La c losets, of f - s t r e e t 760 - Commercial 541-437-0452 out our rental link on Street, Baker City, OR. tor of P ublic Works, Grande Land Developparking. New carpetTTY: 1(800)735-2900 our w e b s i t e The purpose of the hear1655 1st Street, Baker ment Code Ordinance ing and bamboo floor- Rentals 805 - Real Estate www.ranchnhome.co ing is fo r t h e B a ker City, OR 97814, (541) Number 3210, Senes ing. Large yard, stor- 20 X40 shop, gas heat, "This institute is an m or c aII County Board of Com524-2031 2013; and ORS Chapage, water/sewer paid. roll-up an d w a l k - in FOR SALE. view lot i n equaI opportunity Ranch-N-Home Realty, m issioners t o o b t a i n t er 271 . F a i l ure t o No pets. $600/month. doors, restroom, small provider."

Monument, OR. 423 In c 541-963-5450. c itizens view s a b o u t Legal No. 00035408 raise a specific issue o ffice s p ace, $ 3 5 0 W ilso n St . Ov er 541-786-6058 the prolect and to take P ublished: A P RI L 7 , at the Public Heanngs month, $300 deposit.

30,000 sq. ft. walk to comments about the 2014 p recludes appeal t o 541-91 0-3696.

North Fort of John Day local g o v e rnment's the Oregon Land Use River, surveyed, South performance. Written 1010 - Union Co. Board of Appeals. A La Grande Retirement 750 - Houses For BEARCO Exposure, deep soil, 880 Commercial c omments ar e a l s o Legal Notices copy of th e a pplicaApartments Rent Baker Co. BUSINESS PARK shallow well for irnga- Property 15127th Street, La welcome and must be THE UNION County Amtion, proposed OrdiHas 6000, 3000, 2000 sq tion, City Water, and received by Apnl 15 at nance, and Staff ReGrande, Oregon 97850 OREGON TRAIL PLAZA bulance District Advift units, all have oversewer available, great BEST CORNER location 1-2 bdrm mobile homes 1 995 T h ir d S t r e e t , s ory Committee w i l l port will be available heard doors and man for lease on A dams g rowin g c l i mat e , starting at $400/mo.

Baker City, OR, 97814. for review seven (7) Senior and Disabled doors.

Call Ave. LG. 1100 sq. ft. be meeting Wednesh o m e s i t e or Includes W/S/G days before the HearBoth oral and wntten 541-963-7711 d ay, April 9 a t 6 : 0 0 Complex Lg. pnvate parking. Refishing/hunting camp, RV spaces avail. Nice comments will be rei ng at n o c o s t , w i t h p .m. i n t h e Uni o n m odel or us e a s i s . $38,000.00.

Possible quiet downtown location BIG!!! SHOP w/office, viewed by the Baker copies supplied at a County Commission541-805-91 23 Affordable Housing!

T erms w i t h s i z a b le 541-523-2777 County Board of Comreasonable cost, at the 2000 sq ft, 2 overhead er's Annex Conference Rent based on indown. Call Philip at missioners.

City of La Grande Plandoors, large f e nced Room, 1106 IC Avecome. Income restnc- 1-BDRM, 1 bath duplex.

541-934-2010/ The location of the hearning Division, 1000 Adoutside storage area, nue, La Grande. All tions apply. Call now $350/mo + dep. 2532 541-934-2250 ing is accessible to the a ms A v e n u e , La heat, a/c, will rent part meetings of this comto apply!

9th. St. d isabled. Please l e t Grande, Oregon. For or all. Call for details mittee are open to the 2-BDRM, 1 bath duplex.

815 - Condos, Townadditional information Heid i M a rt i n at 541-963-51 25. public.

Beautifully updated Com$450./m o + d ep. 1230 541-523-8200 know if homes Baker Co. c oncerning th e p r o munity Room, featurValley Ave. you need any special Published: Apnl 7, 2014 posed Ordinance, you OFFICE / RETAIL LEASE 1-BDRM, 1 bath House. ing a theatre room, a ST. ELIZABETH accommodations to atmay contact the Plan3000 sq/ft, G r eat pool table, full kitchen $450./mo + dep. 3002 Towers Condo tend or participate in ning Division at (541) Parking, Modern ConLegal ¹: 35240 and island, and an Campbell St. Retirement-Seasonal962-1307. the heanng.

910 - ATV, Motorcystruct i on .

T er m s Co-Owners-Rent fncome electnc fireplace.

More information about b ased on l e ngth o f cles, Snowmobiles 2-bdrm, 2 bath, Renovated units!

Molly Ragsdale the Oregon Commu- NOTICE OF BU DGET Michael J. Boquist lease an d i m p r ove- 1600 sq. ft. 2nd floor Property Management HARLEY DAVIDSON n ity Dev e l o p m e n t COMMITTEE MEET- City Planner ment r e q u ired .

La Please call (541) w/balcony. New Call: 541-519-8444 2008 FXDL Low nder, Block Grant program ING Gra nd e C a l l appliances (It blinds.

963-7015 for more inblack (It orange.

Lots and the prolect is avail- N ORTH HOME SWEET HOME 541-786-4792 POW DE R P UBLISH: M a rch 3 1 , formation.

Very clean. $115,000 of Chrome! R u bber able for public review 2 014, an d A p r i l 7 , Cute (ItClean SCHOOL DISTRICT 8J SHOP / WAREHOUSE www.virdianmgt.com 541-519-0280 m ounte d 1584 c c , at 1995 Third Street, 2014 2 (It 3-Bdrm Homes SPACE — 2000 sq/ft (It TTY 1-800-735-2900 twincam, 6 sp c r uise B aker C i ty , d u r i n g 1704 East St 700 sq/ft. Truck Park- 820 - Houses For LEGAL ¹: 35223 drive, braided b rake regular office h ours. NOTICE IS H E REBY 1425 Court Ave ing, Restroom, Heat, This institute is an Equal / l ines, a f t e r m a r k e t Advance notice is reNo Smoking/1 small G IVEN, pursuant t o La G r a n de , Ca ll Sale Baker Co. Opportunity Provider. pipes (It IC + N intake quested.

ORS 294.401, that a pet considered.

541-786-4792 3350 ESTES St. 3-bdrm, system.

2 Harley Helmeeting of the budget NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S Call Ann Mehaffy 1 bath with attached 1 m ets, s t o red i n g a - Legal No. 00035411 SALE 541-51 9-0698 committe e of t he 1/2 garage on a corner rage, excellent condi- Published: Apnl 7, 2014 Ed Moses:(541)519-1814 OFFICE SPACE, approx North Powder School tion! Only 1500 miles.

1300sq ft, r e ception lot. $112,500. Please D istrict ¹ 8 J w i l l b e On April 30, 2014, at the Union County call: 541-403-0958 a nd waiting room. 3 $11,500. hour of 10:00 a.m. at 2-BDRM., 1-BATH: No held on the 15th day Senior Living PUBLIC NOTICE 541-91 0-5200 t he U n i o n Co u n t y offices, restrooms, all pets/waterbeds. of A p ri l , 2 0 14 Sheriff's Office, 1109 McElroy P r operties. utilities paid . $9 00 a t 6:00 p.m. f o r t h e Mallard Heights 930 - Recreational Pursuant to O RS month, $800 deposit.

ICAve, in the City of La 541-523-2621 purpose of r e ceiving 870 N 15th Ave 294.250, a schedule of 541-91 0-3696.

Vehicles Grande, Oregon, the the budget message Elgin, OR 97827 3-BDRM, 1 1/ 2 b a th.

Bake r Co u nty ' s defendant's i n t e rest ST. ELIZABETH THE SALE of RVs not and budget document Gas heat. $825/mo.

Monthly Expenditures will be sold, sublect to Towers Condo beanng an Oregon inof the distnct for t he 780 - Storage Units Now accepting applica(541) 523-4435 Exceeding $ 5 0 0 .00 redemption, in the real Retirement-Seasonalsignia of compliance is fiscal year 2014-2015. tions f o r fed e r a l ly (Newspaper Report) property c o m m o nly T he meeting w ill b e illegal: cal l B u i lding f or t h e m on t h of f unded ho using f o r 4-BDRM, 2 1/2 ba th in 12 X 20 storage with roll Co-Owners-Rent fncome as: 1801 Jack2-bdrm, 2 bath, North Baker. 3000 sq.

Codes (503) 373-1257. held at t h e P o w d er known t hos e t hat a re up door, $70 mth, $60 March, 2014 has been 1600 sq. ft. 2nd floor Valley High S c hool, son Ave, La Grande, ft. Avail. May 3, Doudeposit 541-910-3696 sixty-two years of age prepared.

This schedO regon. Th e c o u r t w/balcony and 1976 CLASSIC G M C 333 G Street, North or older, and h andib le Garage, S h o p, u le, along w it h m i n case nu mb e r i s beautiful views! New Motor Home. Sleeps Powder, Oregon.

Fenced yard. Beautiful capped or disabled of utes of the Board of 13-08-48543, w h e re appliances (It blinds.

4, Runs great! Sacriany age. 1 and 2 bedhistoric h o m e . No County CommissionJ PMorga n Chas e Very clean. $115,000 f ice f o r $6, 25 0 .

Smoking. $ 1250/mo room units w it h r e nt ers' proceedings for This is a public meeting 541-519-0280 Bank, National Asso541-263-01 09 where deliberations of b ased o n i nco m e p lu s d epos it .

• e J March, h a s been ciation, is plaintiff, and the budget committee 541-403-11 88 when available. posted at th e CourtBruce R. Sweet; Ore99 RK29 will take place and any P RICE RE D U C E D ! house, and the Baker gon Affordable HousHOUSE FOR RENT: RIVIERA ALPENLITE 2-bdrm, 1 bath home person may a p p ear Prolect phone ¹: County Library for pubing Assistance Corpo2-bdrm duplex.

Range, + Security Fenced This 5th wheel is and comment on proon 75x120 ft. corner 541-437-0452 lic review. C o pies of ration; and all Ot her fridge, garage. Good Ioaded.

Hitch inposed programs with lot on paved streets. + Coded Entry the Newspaper Report Persons or Parties unlocation, garbage paid. cluded.

High book the budget committee TTY: 1(800)735-2900 All utilities are on propfor March, 2014, may known claiming any No smoking, no pets. + Lighted for your protection $15,750, asking at that time. A copy of erty. $42,500. Call for b e o b t a i ne d fro m nght, title, lein, or in541-523-4701 $12,999. the budget document "This Institute is an an ap p oi nt m en t + 4 different size units Baker County's Adminterest in the property 541-963-2922. will be available at the equaI opportunity 541-524-106 3 or SUNFIRE REAL Estate + Lots of Ry storage istrative Services Decommonly known as time of the meeting. provider."

541-51 9-1 31 7 LLC. has Houses, Dupartment at a cost of 1801 Jackson Ave, La PRESIDENT GOLF Cart.

41298 Chico Rd, Baker City $2.00 plexes (It Apartments Grande, Or 97850, deGood cond. Repriced The following days are off Pncahontas 825 Houses for for rent. Call Cheryl s cribed in t h e c o m at $2999. Contact Lisa the time and place of Guzman fo r l i s t ings, Fred Warner Jr. Sale Union Co. pla int herein, are de(541 ) 963-21 61 the scheduled addi541-523-7727.

Commission Chair fendants. The sale is a tional Budget Commitp ublic auction to t h e 7X11 UNIT, $30 mo.

LA GRANDE, OR tee Meetings that will 752 - Houses for 960 - Auto Parts Legal No.¹00035410 highest bidder for cash $25 dep. be held to take public Rent Union Co. or cashier's check, IN (541 ) 910-3696.

Published: Apnl 7, 2014 THUNDERBIRD comment and review H AND, made out t o APARTMENTS 1 BDRM 550 month w/s FIVE STAR TOWING b udget doc u m e n t : Union County Shenff's A PLUS RENTALS 307 20th Street paid 541-963-4125 Your community Date: Apnl 28, 2014 at Office. For more inforhas storage units towing company (It GET QUICK CASH 6:00 PM at the Powavailabie. mation on this sale go COVE APARTMENTS AVAILABLE APRIL 1, der Valley High School.

WITHTHE large 4 bdrm, south- 5x12 $30 per mo. to: 1906 Cove Avenue side, $1200 plus dep. 8x8 $25-$35 per mo. www.ore onshenffs.

CLASSIFIEDS! Lance Dixon,Budget OfMt E m i l y P r o p e rty 8x10 $30 per mo. com sales.htm UNITS AVAILABLE Must see listing! New Sell your unwantficer Mgmt. 541-962-1074. 'plus deposit' NOW! floonng, paint, and March 31, 2014 e d car, p r o p e r t y Publish 1433 Madison Ave., (It Apnl7,2014 co unte rs $79,000.

M a rch 3 1 , BRAND NEW 1 BDRM Reasonable rates a nd h o u s e h o l d Web Page April 7-28, P ublished: or 402 Elm St. La APPLY today to qualify 280 S College, Union.

2014 and Apnl 7, 14, 541-523-1555 quiet, N O s m o k i n g, Grande. for subsidized rents ~541 805-8074 items more quick2014 21, 2014 NO pets. All utilities inCa II 541-910-3696 at these quiet and Iy and affordably Legal¹: 35286 cluded Available April centrally located mul541-963-7383 w it h t h e c l a s s i - NOTICE OF P U BLIC Legal No. 00035238 tifamily housing HEARING American West properties. fieds. Just call us RIGHT-OF-WAY CLEAN 4 Bdrm house, VACA A yard sale is a great Storage a ppliances , ne ar t oda y t o p l ace way to get people to TION 1, 2 8t 3 bedroom Greenwood school, no 7 days/24 houraccess y our ad a n d g e t FIRST READING OF OR- pay you to move all 541-523-4564 units with rent pets/smoking. Deposit DINANCE BY TITLE the items you no lonbased on income ready t o st a rt a nd r e f . re q u i r e d . COMPETITIVE RATES ONLY when available. ger need. And an ad in $900/mo, first and last Behind Armory on East c ou n t i n g y o u r Notice is hereby given in The Observer classimonth's rent, no HUD. and H Streets. Baker City for our most curr ent offers and to c ash .

T he accordance with ORS fieds is a great way to Prolect phone ¹: 541-786-042 6 or browse our complete inventory.

2 71.110, that the La CLASSIC STORAGE (541)963-3785 Observer 541-963541-910-811 2 or Grande City C o uncil get yard sale shop541-524-1534 TTY: 1(800)735-2900 541-428-21 1 2.

3161 or Baker City 2805 L Street will conduct a Public pers to your address.

Herald 5 4 1 - 523Hearing d u r i n g it s Call us today at 541FOR RENT very clean NEW FACILITY!! r egular m e e t ing o n 963-3161 or 541-5231 BRDM house. A B - Vanety of Sizes Available 3673.

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