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• Business background meets public service background in Oregon House District 58 primary race By Kelly Ducote The Observer

They both have an"R" behind their names, but mountains separate John Turner and Greg Barreto. The candidates would tell you their backgrounds separate them, too. Turner and Barreto face off in the M ay Republican primary.They arevying for the State Representative District 58 seat that will be vacated when Rep. Bob Jenson retires. In the November general election, the primary winner will face Democrat Heidi Van Schoonhoven, a Cove resident and La Grande business owner. Barreto, a Cove resident and longtime Union County business owner, says his experience — three decades of owning and operating Barreto Manufacturing — sets him up for a chance to bring a privatesectormindset to Salem, while Turner touts I his years of public service — nine years at the helm of Blue Mountain Community College plus a long history with the Marines — and working with the Legislature. cWe see things through different lenses," Barreto said in a recent interview with The Observer's editorial board.'The private sector produces everythingin terms ofdollars." In describing how he would try to See Race / Page 5A

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Age: 60 Party: Republican Family: Wife, Gail, two children, four grandchildren Job: Former Blue Mountain Community College president Resume: Serves as a commissioner for the Port of Umatilla and a board member of the RoundUp City Development Corporation. Past president of the Pendleton Rotary Club.

Age: 58 Party: Republican Family: Wife, Chris, eight children, four grandchildren Job: Owner of Barreto Manufacturing Resume: Serves on the UnionCounty Economic Development Board and is an elder at Grace Bible Church. Past chair of the Union County Republicans. Representative at the 2012 Republican National Convention.

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Turner You won't be able to buy the election' By Kelly Ducote The Observer

District 58 candidate Greg Barreto has come under fire for accepting a $30,000 donation from Loren Parks, a Nevada businessman with a questionable history. "Mr. Parks has a bit of a notorious reputation," opponent John Turner said."Also if you claim to

be anadvocate oflocal control, it's hard to reconcile getting a very large donation from out-ofstate." Barreto said the money came with no strings attached. "Senate candidates have gotten money from Parks, and he's never asked anything in return," Barreto said."He gives because he wants

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attached, that's OK." As oflast week, Barreto was outpacing Turner in campaign spending 3-to-1. Turner, though, said his campaign is still getting donations. "We have enough to do what we need to do," he said. "I don't think you'll be able to buy the election."

The La Grande City Council failed to enact a proposed one-year moratorium on medical marijuana facilities Wednesday night, though discussion on the issue will continue. The proposed moratorium would be in response to recently-passed Oregon House Bill 3460, which allows medical marijuana dispensaries. Another piece ofstatelegislation,SB 1531, permits local jurisdictions to impose a one-year moratorium on those facilities. The council had slated a two-stage vote Wednesday on an ordinance that would have first declared an emergency, and then decided the moratorium. A unanimous vote was required for the emergency declaration, but the tally came out 5-1. See Council / Page 5A

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The Union County Board of Commissioners voted to place a one-year moratorium on the operation of medical marijuana dispensaries. The commissioners voted 3-0 to impose the one-year moratorium following a hearingWednesday morning.The moratorium will apply only to unincorporated areas of Union County. Within incorporated areas only, the cities can impose a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries, said Union County Planning Director Hanley Jenkins. The moratorium will run through May 1, 2015. It was approved in response to 2013 legislation, which allowed forthe operation ofm edical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon. See County / Page 5A

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Councilconsiders feasidililvresort • City could save money in heating costs with biomass boiler, study shows By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

ENTERPRISE — A feasibi lity study approved last year by the Enterprise City Council is complete. If approved,the plan toinstall a biomass boiler for city hall, the firehouse and possibly the library will save the city money in heating costs. Matt King of Community Solutions, Inc. said the study determinedpelletswould be the best source of wood fuel to heat city hall, the fire station and the library through underground pipes. The system is sized to meet most of the thermal needs, King said, but the existing oil boiler would stay in place for really cold nights. King said a wood-fi red boiler would meet the vast majority of the demand, to the tune of 85 percent. A $180,000 investment would have a payback in savings of about 16-V2 years without incentives. With state and federal in-

centives equaling 50 percent of the cost the payback would be cuttojustover eight years. King said the biggest hitch is what is going to happen to the city hall and fire station. He suggested the boiler be located on the vacant lot in a corner where it would not iniringe on the food carts and be stored in a shipping container so it could be moved for future construction. "A new building wouldn't have a greater heat demand and would probably have a lower one," King said. He said if the city went ahead with the project, Community Solutions would be the owner of the boiler and sell heat to the city as any other utility does. King said the price of pellets should stay steady while the price of fossil fuels is much more volatile "In year one, the city is

looking at saving $10,000," King said. The city's next step is to go over the study and go over contract negotiations, King. ''We don't want to pursue grants without a contractual agreement," King said."It's a lotofwork toapply forthose grants."

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Third time's not a charm for Dixie Lund EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY

• Former interim EOU president will not take role for a third time

won praise for her leadership during both stints, but said she does not consider By Dick Mason herself asacandidate forthe The Observer position. Lund said nobody It is a question being fiom the Oregon University asked with increasing &eSystem has called her to see if she is interested in serving quency at Eastern Oregon University and in the as inte rim president. La Grande community. Lund stressed that this Who will be named the doesnotdisappoint her. interim president to take "I just don't think I'm the over for Bob Davies when he rightperson fortheposition at this time in EOU's hisleaves June 30 to lead Murtory," she said. ray State University? This much is certain. It Lund also said she is not will not be Dixie Lund of interested in the position beLa Grande. Lund is somecause of family commitments. "Ihave added familyretimes mentioned as a possiblecandidate because she sponsibilities, which are really served as interim EOU presi- my priority now," she said. Lund's second stint as dentfora totalofthreeyears in 2003-04 and 2007-09. She interim president was her

most challenging. She took Eastern's reins in mid-2007 at a time when Lund the u niversity was on the vergeofbecoming fi nancially insolvent and guided it back to solid fiscal ground. Lund's ties to EOUrun much deeper than her two stints as interim president. She graduated fium Easternin the early1970s and fi rstworked for theinstitution fiom 1973 to 2003. She was in Eastern's distance education for much of that time and was dean of Eastern's distance education program when she became interim presidentin 2003. Eastern's next interim president will soon be nominated by Melody Rose, interim chancellor of the

Oregon University System. Her nominee will then have to be approved by the State Board of Higher Education. Rose said she wants to have an interim president named soon so that the individual will have an opportunity to work with Davies before he leaves. The chancellor said she wants the interim president to be a player in the development of a long-term financial sustainability plan for EOU. The university was told by the State Board of Higher Education a week ago to submit a sustainability plan to it in 45 days. Contact Dick Mason at 541-786-5386 or dmason C lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Dick on Twitter C lgoMason.

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ENTERPRISE — The body of a missing Caldwell, Idaho, man was recovered Wednesday afternoon &om the Snake River. According to the Wallowa County SheriA"s Olfice, Ricky Flores, 42, of Caldwell, was traveling upstream in a jet boat with two other men March 21 when the boat hit a rock and capsized. The other occupants made it to shore on the Oregon side of Hells Canyon roughly a quartermile downstream. An extensive search was conducted by the Wallowa County SheriA"s Olfice with helpfrom a team ofboaters,a speciali zed diver and search and rescue volunteers. Sherif Steve Rogers said the team searched all day after a tip from a ratter who said he saw "a very long aluminum colored reflection on the bottom of the river

Rogers said they found some pieces of deck pads right below Wild Sheep on Tuesday and saw gasoline coming to the surface of the water. He said he thinks what's left of the boat is still there. However, Flores was found seven miles downriver by members of an Idaho Power Co. survey crew, Rogers said. "Igota callW ednesday morning from a satellite phone," Rogers said."A message said they found a body and weregoing to recoverit." Rogers said Mark Angel returned to do the underwater search and Mark Yates of Hells Canyon Adventures volunteered his time and use ofhis boats. "People who have helped us have been amazing," Rogers said. The body was transported to the Baker County medical examiner's office, Rogers

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TODAY Today is Good Friday, April 18, the 108th day of 2014. There are 257 days left in the year. In history:On April 18, 1934, the first laundromat (called a "Washateria") was opened by John F. Cantrell in Fort Worth, Texas; four electric washing machines were rented to members of the public on an hourly basis. On this date:In 1775, Paul Revere began his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Mass., warning American colonists that the British were coming. In 1831, the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa was officially opened. In 1906, a devastating earthquake struck San Francisco, followed by raging fires; estimates of the final death toll range between 3,000 and 6,000. In 1923, the first game was played at the original Yankee Stadium in New York; the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-1. In 1942, an air squadron from the USS Hornet led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle raidedTokyo and other Japanese cities. The firstWorld War II edition ofThe Stars and Stripes was published as a weekly newspaper. In 1944, the ballet "Fancy Free," with music by Leonard Bernstein (BURN'-styn) and choreography by Jerome Robbins, premiered in New York. In 1954, Gamal Abdel Nasser seized power as he became prime minister of Egypt. In 1955, physicist Albert Einstein died in Princeton, N.J., at age 76. In 1983, 63 people, including 17Americans, were killed at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, by a suicide bomber.

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students to practice the skill of reading. Many children have difficulties reading and as aresultdevelop selfesteem issues. They are often self-conscious when reading aloud in front of other classmates. "By sitting down next to a dog and reading to the dog, all threats ofbeing judged are put aside," said Children Services Librarian Carrie Bushman."Reading is associated with something pleasant."

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ENTERPRISE — Jeffrey Rynearson, 55 of Enterprise, was sentenced April 16 in Wallowa County Circuit Court on one count of second degree theft. Rynearson was facing Head Start plans chargesforthreeincidences annual Spring Fling of theft. Aug. 15, 2013, Feb. Easter Oregon Head Start 26 and March 7. The charges will have its annual Spring were first degree, second deFling from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. greeand third degree theft. Thursday at 810 14th St. The The counts of first degree and third degree theft were event will include a bounce house, book fair, games, face dropped. painting and planting plants Judge Brian Dretke to take home. sentenced Rynearson to 24 months supervised probaSquirrel causes tion, 2,300 in restitution and power outage $300 in compensation to the At 5:29 p.m. Thursday, victims and $310 in fines. 1,509 Oregon Trail Electric IC City Council will Cooperative members lost meet Monday power in the southwest part of La Grande when a substaISLAND CITY — The tion breaker opened. The Island City City Council cause was a squirrel that got will meet at 5 p.m. Monday caught up in some jumpers at city hall. Larry Morrison not far out of the substation. will be sworn in as a new Power was restored councilor.

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The monthlyThird Monday Strum Grcle of the Coalitions The Paws for Books proof Union County Ukuleles gram will take place at 11 a.m. will be held fiom 7 p.m. to Saturday at Cook Memorial 8:30 p.m. Monday at Bear Library. People can bring a can Mountain Pizza on Island of food that will be donated to CityAvenue. Loaner ukes are the Blue Mountain Humane available, and songbooks are Association. The libraryis provided. working with Therapy Paws All levels of players are for the program. encouraged to come jam. This The main objective of is CUCU's only practice for the program isto provide a the month now. For more relaxed and"dog-friendly" information, visit www.cucu orchestra.org. atmosphere, which allows

begin at 11 a.m. Monday at Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life CelebraElgin tion Center, 1502 Seventh St., La Grande. Committal and Freddy Thwreatt, 59, of interment will follow at the Elgin, died Thursday at his home. Arrangements Island City Cemetery. will be announced later by Marilyn was born March Daniels-Knopp Funeral, 27, 1931, the daughter of Cremation & Life CelebraWebster Lee and Alberta tion Center. May iBursonl McCarty in Spokane, Wash. She graduated from North Central High Island City School in Spokane and then attendedone year ofcollege Ollie Ash, 92, of Island at Eastern Washington College of Education, where she City, died Thursday at her residence. A full obituary was on the honor roll. will be published later. On July 8, 1950, she was Loveland Funeral Chapel & married to Charles "Chuck" Crematory will be handling Henry Gerlach in Spokane. the arrangements. They raised a family and wheat farmed in Mikkalo. In 1965, they bought a farm andmoved to La Grande La Grande. In 1969, she Paul Parker, 65, of started working for Eastern La Grande, died Wednesday Oregon College as a secretary for campus relations. at a local care facility. A full In 1974, she began work for obituary will be published later. Loveland Funeral the Grande Ronde Hospital, Chapel & Crematory will be where she was administrahandling the arrangements. tive assistant of nursing. She retiredin 1997 after23years ofservicein ajob shewas La Grande devoted to and loved. She loved going fishing with her father at Deer Lake Barbara A. Perry, 70, La Grande, died Wednesday in Washington. When they at Grande Ronde Hospital. A lived in Mikkalo, she was full obituary will be published active with the Condon Order later. Loveland Funeral of Eastern Star and served Chapel & Crematory will be as their Worthy Matron. She handling the arrangements. enjoyed ceramics and golfing. After their retirements, Marilyn and Chuck enjoyed vacationing in Hawaii and La Grande playinggolfthere.Hergreat1931-2014 est hobby was her family. She enjoyed family gatherings Marilyn Joan Gerlach, 83, where she could cook for of La Grande, died April 15 everyone. at her home. A funeral will Survivors include her sons

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and their spouses, Craig and Marcene Gerlach, Michael and Cecelia Gerlach and Terry and Sherrie Gerlach; son-in-law, Denny Lentfer; sister and her husband, Barbara and Paul Davis; nine grandchildren; 20 greatgrandchildren; and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter, Lisa Lentfer; daughter-in-law, Barbara Gerlach; and granddaughters, Misty Dawn Gerlach and Courtney Lentfer Smith. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer'sAssociation in care of Daniels-Knopp. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.danielsknopp.com.

Home Sweet Home. He was a wildland firefighter and ran his own engine truck with wildland firefighter contractor Doherty Fence. Kevin's hobbies included hunting, fishing, automotive work and the NRA. He was a member of the La Grande Gun Club, and his church alliation was Christian. He is survived by his sons, Tyler, of Hermiston, Jake of Casper, Wyo., and Tanner of Rifle, Colo.; his parents, Jerald Winterton of La Grande and Judy Wagoner of Milton-Freewater; siblings, Sandy Winterton, Teri Bates and Darin Winterton; seven grandchildren and other relatives. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donation be made to the American DiabetesAssociation.

Keyin Duane Winterfon

of La Grande, died April 14 at his home. The funeral time and place will Buriing be announced later by Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Merle was born on Sept. 28, 1918, the son of Albert Richard and Anna Lena%oodsl Burling in Colfax, Wis. When he was 17, the family moved to Reedsport, where he graduated from high school. He became a minister at age 20, and on Feb. 17, 1940, he married Blanche Buelah Reavis in Gardiner. He worked in a mill in Coos Bay, and in 1944 they moved to Boise. In 1947, they moved to La Grande. He worked as a painter, sold insurance and in 1954 opened Ranch-n-Home Real Estate. An active member of Jehovah's Witnesses, Formerly of La Grande 1938-2014 he enjoyed documenting his family history and the develLaVerne H. Zan- opment of Bible education by der, 75, formerly Jehovah's Witnesses in Union of La Grande, died and Wallowa counties. April 6 in MilHis main joy was people, waukie. A private funeral and he helped many people service was held. throughout the years. LaVerne was born Nov. Survivors include his 30, 1938, in Glasgow, Mont., wife, Blanche, of La Grande; grew up in La Grande and at- children and their spouses, tended grade school and high Phillip and Katherine Burling of La Grande, Susan and schoolherebefore going into the Navy. After his discharge Jerry Morrison of Richland, iom theNavy,hemo ved to f Wash., and Shirley and Mitch Salem and then to the PortPeppley of Prosser, Wash.; land area. brothers, Richard Burling of Portland and David Burling of Tenino, Wash.; sister, Abby Bates of Vancouver, La Grande Wash.; nine grandchildren; 1918-2014 16 greatgrandchildren;three great-greatgrandchildren Merle Stanton Burling, 95, and otherrelatives.

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Formerly of La Grande 1963-2014 Kevin Duane Winterton, 51, of Milton-Freewater and formerly of La Grande, died March 28 in Walla Walla, Wash., of a flash pulmonary edema. His funeral service will takeplaceat2p.m .April26 at Valley Fellowship Church in La Grande. Officiants will be his sons, Tyler, Jacob and Tanner Winterton. Kevin was born March 5, 1963, in La Grande to parents Judy and Jerald Winterton. He was raised in La Grande and graduated from La Grande High School and UTI automotive/diesel college in Phoenix, Ariz. He lived in Milton-Freewater and worked taking care of people with disabilities at

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PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: Evita Lopez,32, transient, was arrested Wednesday on charges of second-degree assault and harassment. Arrested: Taylor Scott Little, 28, unknown address, was arrested Wednesday on a Union County warrant charging failure to appear on an original charge of possession of meth. Subject was also charged with possession of meth and was arrested on a Baker County warrant charging contempt of court on an original charge of fourthdegree assault.

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The Boy Scouts have a motto: Do your best to be prepared for service. Each of us finds ourselves in di6erent life situations. Some of us in these recessionary times are struggling to survive and thrive. Others of us find it easier going getting beyond the struggle to make ends meet. Whatever our situation, we should find one way to give back to our community. That's the takehome message of the Real People article on Evelyn Spikes written by Trish Yerges and published in Monday's Observer. The retired teacher was lauded for her community improvement activities. At the end, Spikes concluded by saying people should get involved in one volunteer activity. Not five. Not 10. One. Most people have good intentions. They want to do some good for their communities but have a hard time deciding which organization to support, which cause to champion. It's like going into an ice cream shop with 36 fiavors or a book shop with 1,000titlesto choosefrom. People often eitherget overwhelmed by choices, or overcommit and work themselves into a bundle of wet rags to the detriment of their home life. We are not trying to be Mother Teresa here. We are not trying to win the Nobel Prize for volunteerism. We just want to make the city, county, state and nation a 10 percent better place to live. Face it. America is a country of overcommitment. We have to make a massive commitment to our job to succeed. We are in a 24/7 society that believes biggerisbetter and more isbetteryet. A more subtle approach might be preferable. Something is better than nothing. Just as you should live within your means, you should volunteer within your means, whether you're still working or are retired. Spend your volunteer energy carefully. Avoid burnout. Achieve balance. Volunteering is more than just an altruistic activity. Studies show that people who volunteer are more likely to stay healthy and live longer. Volunteering is something anyone can do, no matter their age. But with the wave of Baby Boomers retiring within the next decade, many will feel a need to find something useful to fill the void leaving work has made in their lives. Ever since the 1960s and 1970s, the Boomers have been big into social causes. Now is the chance to do more than carryprotestsignsdecrying dietsoda orfast-food joints. Now is the time to put that social activism into action, helping right here at home, behind the scenes, whether that is being a volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels or moving furniture for Donations Unlimited. Spikes has it right. Just find that one thing. The first try might be a dead end. Don't give up. Be patient until you find your volunteer niche. You and the organization you help will be glad you persevered.

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ring that, because of the way a telephone survey question about the candidates To the Editor: was worded, Greg Barreto didn't respect There is no argument that our countyis veterans. Nothing could be further fiom in dire need of a new courthouse. Howev- the truth. Though Greg himselfhas er, the plan to demolish our domestic vio- not served in the U.S. military, he has lence shelter, a fairly new building, should the utmost respect for those who have never have been on the table. It just defies served and who are currently serving. common sense, even if out of desperaIt's unfortunate that Mr. Sanders felt the tion. Rereading Mary McCracken's letter need to impugn Greg's reputation in an on March 26, I can't add much to her effort to promote John. Let's campaign on eloquent plea except to ask our legislators the issues that benefit the state and the to give our community more time. people of Northeast Oregon. Pleasewrite/contactourstatesenator For these reasons and more, I will be voting for Greg Barreto. I ask that you and governor to voice your concern or plea for an extension on the timeline. do so, too. The community needs more time for input and hopefully an option that doesn't Dixie Lund entail the demolition of a vital resource La Grande in our community. I have received posiLindsley: County should note tive responses, but they need to hear the people are watching from more constituents. To the Editor: Sharon Evoy After reading the struggles to locate La Grande and build the new proposed courthouse, the City of Union felt there was a need Lund: Send a businessman to comment on a few concerns. to represent District 58 Geography seems to be a hindrance on the decision to locate the courthouse. To the Editor: Fellow Republicans, we have an excelUnion County has just over 2,000 square lent choice between two strong candidates miles with almost 26,000 people. Union who are vyingforourvote torepresent County being the large body ofland it is District 58 in the upcoming May election and with over half the population living for state representative. I am fortunate to outside the city limits of the current locaknow bothofthem. John Turner ofPend- tion of the courthouse, can the county leton and I worked together when he was commissioners explain the reasoning behind the need to locate the courthouse president of Blue Mountain Community College, while I was serving as interim in this one particular location and how president at EOU I know him to be a they came to that decision? Is there a requirement in the language tied to trustworthy man with the bestinterests of Eastern Oregon in mind. the funding? If so, can the language be Although I greatlyrespect all that changed to better accommodate the John has done in his life, militarily and county and taxpayer needs? One may otherwise, I believe that it is time for wonder, isitbecause ofthe location of District 58 toberepresented by someone the county jail that makes this location from the private sector who can apply desirable? Why does the courthouse the lessons learned fiom 30 years of have to be located at this one particular founding, operating and leading a suclocation, which is overcrowded with one cessful business to how state government of our most valuable assets — junior can be better run. I have witnessed the high, high school and college students. diKcult decisions Greg has had to make A second question, will the $2 million in the past with his company when the build a sufficient courthouse? Was the economy declined. I have also seen how courthouse designed before the funds frugai and attentive he has been to main- were requested? Is there actually a budtaining a viable company that provides getforthisproject?W illtheresidents of many jobs for Eastern Oregon residents. Union County get stuck funding what I believe he knows what it will take for the $2 million won't cover? What about Oregon to achieve a more stable financial the unknown cost of moving the Shelter From the Storm? Are the county comsituation with less government control, lessred tape and fewer taxes. missioners being financially responsible It is unfortunate that one of John when spending tax dollars when they Turner's supporters, Jack T. Sanders don't know what the final burden will of Pendleton, wrote a letter to the La be? Would someone from the county Grande Observer editor iMarch 31l infer- be willing to come to the City of Union

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MacLeod:Bametohasprinciples region can beproudof To the Editor: It's election time. For those of us who have put our lives and reputations into what can be a hurricane of negativity, it is deja vu all over again. There is a misconception that in order to win an election you have to loudly proclaim something bad about your opponent, rather than talk about the strengths and abilities you would bring to the position. Happily, Greg Barreto is running for staterepresentative thisyear.Itoffersus both anopportunity forreallocalrepresentation and a candidate who disputes the thought that mean wins elections. I understand that his opponent is looking to hire the same marketing team that filled the airwaves, newspapers and your mailboxes with the exaggerated halftruths and nonsense that you received during both my campaign and that of Sen. Bill Hansell. Wait for it. Greg is proudly conservative. In spite ofhow the definition of conservatism has been wilfully misrepresented in recent years, bottom line, it means a champion for individual rights and fiscal responsibility. Every Salem session demands more of your money and removes more of your personal control. Has there ever been a time that Salem needs less regulatory control and more fiscal oversight? Greg's opponent is a nice man. But a career spent in the government system can define whether you feel government should be a partner or a road boss in solvingissues we face. Ifyou haven'tmet Greg yet,m ake an effort to visit with him. He is the real deal: a successful, decent, no nonsense man with an unwavering set of rocksolid principles that this region can proudly send to Salem. Colleen MacLeod Summerville

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"That's what we need in the Legislature. Weneed businesspeople. We needpeople who know whatit takes to build a business, hire, deal with rough times and come back." — Daniel Pokomey, La Grande mayor on House District 58 candidate Greg Barreto

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A gathering of citizens attended VVednesday's La Grande City Council meeting at city hall. The city council failed to enact a proposed one-year moratorium on medical marijuana facilitiesVVednesday night, though discussion on the issue will continue.

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request, but with conditions. In all, five conditions were recommended, including one Continued from Page1A for a traffic study. The city With immediate enactcouncil can approve or deny ment out of the question, the any of the conditions. Union County Planning council plans to come to a Director Hanley Jenkins decision on the moratorium in a special session April 28. spoke before the council By state law, local jurisdicWednesday, saying that K tions have until May 1 to Avenue would remain open to through traffic. enact moratoriums. In areportbefore the vote, Jenkins said the main City Manager Robert Strope changes planned are contold the council a moratostruction ofbulb-outs and rium would give the city time the restriping ofthestreetto accommodateperpendicular to study potentially thorny rather than angle parking. issues connected with the facilities, including licenses Jenkins said that will create and permits, and zoning. 13 additi onal parkingspaces Councilor Jerry Sebestyen along K, and satisfy a planning commission recommencastthe lone dissentingvote on the emergency declaradation that 20 spaces along K tion. In comments following be openforthe generalpublic. Jenkins argued strongly the vote, Sebestyen said he believes the council needs againstacondition thata trafmore time to study issues fic study be conducted before linked to siting of the faciliconstructio n begins. Union County Circuit ties, and to considertestimony given so far. Court currently does busiHe said he thought declar- ness in the Joseph building ing an emergency would be at KAvenue and Fourth "cutting corners." Street. Jenkins said that "I think we need more time while the new 13,000-square footcourthouse willprovide and public input, and we need to go through the mora- m ore roomforcourtoperatorium itself," Sebestyen said. tions, there is no reason to "I felt we'd be making a very believe that significantly rushed decision. I wanted to more people will be emstick to procedure." ployed, or that public traffic Even though it did not will significantly increase. "The county believes traffic go ahead with the moratoflow will remain the same," rium, the council took public comment. People supporting he said. the moratorium expressed Union County intends to submit a site plan applicaconcernsabout site locations, public safety, possible tion for the new courthouse increased marijuana use by facili ty,proposed forthe southwest corner of Fifth young people once facilities are sited and more. Street and L Avenue. Others spoke in support The location for the new of medical marijuana and of courthouseiscontroversial, facilities to dispense it, and as it requires demolition of urged the council not to enact the building housing Shelter a moratorium. From the Storm, Union In another item WednesCounty's domestic violence day, the council held a public crisis intervention service. hearing on Union County's The county and Shelter From the Storm are currently seekrequest for vacation of K Avenue between Fifth and ing solutions to that problem. Sixth Streets. The county is Testimony was limited to seekingthe vacation in order the vacation request. Other matters will be aired during to facilitate parking for a hearings on the site plan. planned new courthouse facility on the county campus. The council is scheduled to The city's planning commake a decision on the vacamission earlier recommended tion request at a continuation of the public hearing May 7. approvalofthevacation

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affect change in office, Barreto uses business analogies. Like products, he says, new programs have to be worked in over time to make sure they are effective. This is why he is a critic of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, and Common Core standards being implemented in schools across the country. "How about trying it out first," Barreto said. The business owner is also a proponent oflocal control. He says Northeast Oregon has been neglected by Salem in the past, so he would seek to bring attention back to the area. 'You hear that through the county commissioners, "Barretosaid."Isense and feel that — in Union County and Wallowa County." He says there has also been a lack ofstanding up forconservativevalues in Salem, something he noted while serving as chair of the Union County Republicans for two and a half years. "Our representation has not stood the test of the Republican Party," Barreto said.'There has been frustration about that in the past." Barretosays legislatorshave to draw a line when compromising. "The problem with compromise is you're always giving something up," he said.'You kind ofhave to have a cut-off point." There is some common ground between Barreto and Turner, though. Both will tell you jobs is the primary issue facing District 58, though they have different visions for how to make that happen. "I want to create jobs, he wants to createjobsprograms,"Barreto said. "That'skind ofgetting the cartbefore the horse." Turner is a fan ofbringing vocational programs back to high schools and in higher education. He says his experiences as a Marine officer and then as president of BMCC "give me a unique opportunity to represent Eastern Oregon in Salem." He admits he doesn't have business experience, per se, but says running the community college isn't all that different from running a business.

"I was essentially CEO of a $40 million-plus operation," Turner said in an interview with the newspaper's editorial board this week. He notes that the operation also included stringent government oversight and meant he had to work closely with unions. "Jobs is the No. 1 thing on peoples' minds," Turner said."Education has to be tied in with our effortto create more

jobs." Turner, who currently serves as an elected commissioner with the Port of Umatilla, says he doesn't buy into the idea thatonly the private sectorcan create jobs. People often need training or schooling to get the jobs they want, he said. Turner says he also has the experience of working with — and compromising with — legislators to bring to the table. "Essentially this is what I've been

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allowingforthecreation of troland accessto m arijuana medical marijuana dispento the extent allowed by law," saries in Oregon does not Roberts said. Continued from Page1A require those operating the Roberts cited statistics Union County Commisdispensaries orgrowing the fiom the State of Oregon's sioner Bill Rosholt said the marijuana to be licensed. She 2013 Oregon Healthy Teen moratorium is a positive step said that those running the Survey in discussing her conbecause it will allow glitches dispensaries should be trained cern about medical marijuain the medical marijuana and screened just as people na dispensaries and the maridispensaries legislation to be who work at pharmacies are. juana problem Union County ironedoutbeforetheme dical Sheryln Roberts, the adalready has. The state survey marijuana dispensaries issue ministrative assistant for the indicatedthat 17.8percent is addressed by Union County. Union CountySafe Commuof 11th graders in Union "Let the state work on it nities Coalition, also spoke in County had used marijuana longer and then iwe can) move support of the moratorium. in thepast 30 days.Italso "The Union County Safe on fiom there," Rosholt said. revealedthat 15.9 percent of Two people spoke in supCommunities Coalition has Union County 11th graders deep concerns about marihad smoked cigarettes in the port of the moratorium and threespoke againstitatthe juana dispensaries in Union previous 30 days. 'Youths are using marihearing prior to the commis- County. We encourage local sioners' vote. government to investigate juana more than cigarettes Jan Harris, co-chair of the options and pursue the conand they have easier access UnionCounty SafeCommunities Coalition, said the presence Come see usfor ofmedical marijuana dispenyour baseball shoes saries would send the wrong ion Molly Eekhoff,L.D. message to youth byindicating GoodSelect "I Care and our thatmarijuanais not harm%. About "Normalization impacts prices areYour the perceptionofrisk or Smile" a home run! ": ~'i.~ harm. Use increases as the 808 AdamsAve., La Grande perceptionofrisk decreases," denture. Iady@gmail.com Harris said. FAWILV S7URE 541.624.5550 Harris also said she is Footwear for the Famlly 5 4 1 -963-8B9S Call Today for an Appointment 2700 SMrco Loop L Gn n d o , OR. 97850 concerned that the legislation

LOCAL LEADERS WHO SUPPORT BARRETO • Steve McClure, Union County commissioner Mark Davidson, Union County commissioner • Bill Rosholt, Union County commissioner • Mike Hayward, Wallowa County commissioner • Susan Roberts, Wallowa County commissioner • Paul Castilleja, Wallowa County commissioner • Daniel Pokorney, mayor of La Grande • Dennis Sands, mayor of Joseph • Margie Shaw, mayor of Enterprise • Craig Norton, mayor of Lostine • Donna Lewis, City of Cove recorder • KathyWarren, Elgin city counselor • Boyd Rasmussen, Union County sheriff • Rodd Clark, retired sheriff • Dixie Lund, former Eastern Oregon University president • Kevin Mannix, former state representative ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT BARRETO • Oregon Right to Life •OregonWatchdog.com — 2014 Primary Voters Pamphlet • Union County Cattlemen •Common Sense forOregon

doingthe last10years," he said. The candidate points to his work on an Oregon Solutions team to draw Pokomey more water out of the Columbia River for farmers as an example. He says environmentalists weren't thrilled about the

'' j idea,butovertim e and discussions, they came to De Long an agreement. "There's always common ground someplace," Turner said, noting that change comes incrementally."If the problems were easy we would have solved them 10 years ago." Barreto has gotten the endorsement of nearly every Republican elected oScial in his home county, including all three Union County commissioners. He has also been endorsed by all three Wallowa County commissioners. La Grande Mayor Daniel Pokorney says he supports Barreto because he wants representation closer to home

tocigarettes, "Robertssaid. Nicholas Ducote of La Grande, who spoke in opposition to the moratorium, also cited statistics fiom the 2013 Healthy Teen Survey. Ducote noted the surveyindicates that marijuana use among Union County teens is below the state average. Statewide, 21 percent of11th graders said they had used marijuana in the past 30 days. He also said the survey indicates Union County has a youth alcohol problem that

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and because of Barreto's business background. "That's what we need in the Legislature. We need business people," Pokorney said.'We need people who know what it takes to build a business, hire, deal with rough times and come back." Turner is endorsed by all the Umatilla County commissioners in addition to Reps. Bob Jenson and Greg Smith and Sen. Bill Hansell. Bucking the trend of many other Union County elected officials, Island City Mayor Dale De Long supports Turner. De Long said as former military, he can relate with Turner's Marine background. ''With John, he's got the experience with dealing with the Legislature," De Long said."His experience with the higher echelon of the military, his leadership abilities. I don't see him having an agenda." Contact Kelly Ducote at 541-786-4230 or kducote 0 lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Kelly on Twitter @IgoDucote.

is worse than its teen marijuana problem. The Healthy Teen Survey indicates that 41 percent of Union County 11th graders had consumed alcohol in the past 30 days, significantly above the statewide figure of 31 percent. "The I'youthl alcohol problem in Union County is huge," Ducote said. Editor's note: Nicholas Ducote is the husband of La Grande Observer news editorlreporter Kelly Ducote.

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LOCAL LEADERS WHO SUPPORTTURNER • Rep. Greg Smith • Rep. Bob Jenson • Sen. Bill Hansell • Dave Nelson, former senator • Larry Givens, Umatilla County commissioner • George Murdock, Umatilla County commissioner • Bill Elfring, Umatilla County commissioner • Kurt Bendixsen, Port of Umatilla commissioner •Tim Mabry, Port of Umatilla commissioner • Kim Puzey, Port of Umatilla general manager • Gary Neal, Port of Morrow general manager • Dale DeLong, mayor of Island City • Virginia Carnes, mayor of Pilot Rock • Richard Winters, mayor of Echo • John Shafer, mayor ofAthena • Steve Lear, former mayor of Enterprise •Terri Rowan, Umatilla County sheriff • JohnTrumbo, former Umatilla County sheriff • Steve Oliver, former Union County sheriff ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORTTURNER • Oregon Right to Life • Eastern Oregon University College Republicans • Oregon Health Care Association • Oregon Fire Fighters Council • Bank of Eastern Oregon • Northwest Credit Union Association • Oregon Beverage PAC • American Federation of State, County tk Municipal Employees • National Electrical Contractors Association • Oregon Optometric Public Affairs Council • Oregon State Building and Construction Trades Council • IBEW Local 48 Electricians PAC •Telecommunications Association PAC • Eagle Ranches

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HIGHLIGHTS Service begins with kindling of new fire St. Peter's Episcopal Church will celebrate Easter Sunday with Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m. The Rev. Kathryn Macek will preside and preach. The service will begin with the kindling of the new fire and lighting of the paschal candle. A festive coffee hour will follow. Morning Prayer is offered at 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in the chapel. A midweek Eucharist is offered at 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays, also in the chapel.

'Hope: Then and Now' is sermon title COVE — Grace Community Lutheran Church celebratesthe Lord'sresurrection for Easter Sunday at its 10 a.m. worship service. Pastor Carl SeelhoII"s sermon is titled"Hope: Then and Now." Easter breakfastwillbe served &om 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. An Easter egg hunt will follow the worship service. All activities are held at the Cove Seventh-day Adventist Church on Main Street.

Church hosts Good Friday Service COVE — A GoodFriday Service will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Cove United Methodist Church. The church will be open for prayers and worship. On Easter Sunday, the church will celebrate the resurrection of the Lord as his fiiends raced to the tomb

only to find it empty. Breakfastwillbe served at8 a.m ., with the Easter service to follow. The final men's breakfast before summer begins will start at 8 a.m. May 3 in the basement fellowship hall. At this men's breakfast, the men will invite the women to enjoy food and fellowship. The men's breakfast will resume in September. A Bible study starts at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday in the fellowship hall. All are welcome. This Wednesday, the focus will be on the Beatitudes in Matthew. The church is at 1708 Jasper St. in Cove.

Church celebrates resurrection of Lord At 9:30 a.m. Sunday, the First Presbyterian Church will celebrate the resurrection of the Lord. Communion will be offered. An Easter egg hunt will immediately follow worship.

begin at 7 p.m. Zion Lutheran Church women's Bible studyis scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Zion members will serve the Eastern Oregon University K-House dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Senior lunch is served at noon Tuesday Prayer service runs fiom 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Lutherans celebrate Good Friday Faith Lutheran Church will celebrate the pinnacle events of Christianity with a Tenebrae iService of Darkness) Service at 7 p.m. on Good Friday. For Easter or Resurrection Sunday, there will be a sunriseservice at7 a.m . with breakfast at 7:45 a.m. followed with Sunday school and Bible study at 8:45 a.m. The Easter service at 10 a.m. will focus on Jesus appearingto Mary Magdalene. An Easter egg hunt will follow the service.

Special Easter music planned Sunday An "Encounter at the Empty Tomb" is the Easter message of Pastor Don Dunn at the First Christian

Church iDisciples of Christ), 901 Penn Ave. The message is &om John 20:1-18 and Jeremiah 31:1-6. Worship begins at 10 a.m., with special Easter music planned. Children will take part in an Easter egg hunt during children's church, which takes place during the worship service. The nursery is available for infants and toddlers.

Receive all the gifts that God offers How can you receive the gilt ofGod'sgracethisEaster? Have you received all that He offers? Are you missing out on the best part? Come learn how you can receive all that God offers this Saturday morning as Dr. Dan Beckner presents a vital message. He will speak at the Cove Seventh-dayAdventist Church at 9:30 a.m. and the La Grande Seventh-day Adventist Church during the 11 a.m. service.

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UNION — Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. and special music at the 11 a.m. service will highZion Lutheran Church Eas- light the Easter celebration at ter Festival Worship with Pas- the United Methodist Church tor Colleen Nelson will include in Union. Ondy Frick, Sue Holy Communion and special Peeples, Marguerite Pike, Ora music including the choir and Rollins and Etta Ruberg will various instruments. presentseveralselectionsof M embers willbeserved music vocally, with guitar and Easter breakfast fiom piano. PastorPeeples'message Worshipers invited 8:30a.m.to 9:30 a.m.,followed is"Easter People." The church plays host to the to 'Remember' by the worship service at Union Food Bank fiom 9 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Fellowship time ENTERPRISE — Worfollows the service. to 11 a.m. Saturday. shipers will be invited to Zion's Good Friday"Stations Fresh Food Alliance is fiom "Remember" with Matthew of the Cross" service will 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. Monday. 28:1-10 at the Holy Com-

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BAPTIST CHURCH • 9:45AM Sunday BibleStudy • 11 AM Sunday Worship • IPM Wednesday PrayerService You are invited to join us as we searchScripture for answers to Life Questions —come, enjoy warmfellowship. A Southern Baptist Church.

2705 Gekelcr Lane, La Grande Roger Cochran, Pastor

541-910-5787 541-963-7202 www.trinitybaptistlagrande.com

IMBLER CHRISTIAN CHURCH 440 RUcKMAN, IMBLER 534-2201

Sunday Services 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School Worship Service

GRACE COMMUNITY LUTHERAN CHURCH LCMC

5 02 Main Street In C o ve

(541) 663-0610 9 am Sunday School 11 am Worship

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Everyone is invited to the La Grande Church of the Nazarene for the Easter musical"More Than Just a Man" at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. A ham dinner and egg hunt for fifth-graders and younger will follow. Find the church at 109 18th St.

La Grande Seventh-day Adventist Church

1114 Y Avenue, La Grande

Exalting God Edifying Believers Evangelizing Unbelievers

Nazarenes present Easter musical

Submissions

The Easter worship celebrationatCrossroads Community Church will feature the contemporary and traditional sounds and music of the Celebration Band at 10 a.m. Sunday. Music will include "Mercy" and "I Need You More" performed by the Celebration Band and"Hero" performedby Kelly Hood. Pastor Gary Hood will highlight the Easter story of Jesus with the message

(Corner of 'Y" Avenue and N. Birch Street)

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Sunday Services: SundaySchoolk Adult BibleClasses 9:45AM Children'sChuzh k WorshipService 11:00AM Family Worship Service 6:00PM Wednesday: PrayerMtg,Chilchen'sBible Club,Youth Group7:00PM

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109 1SthStreet • 963-3402

Sunday Worship 10:00 am Wednesday Night 6:15 pm "...where you can begin again"

La GrandeUnited Methodist Church will end the vigil and joyfully welcome the risen Christ at the 10 a.m. Easter Sunday service. Pastor Steve W oHF wil lpresenta serviceof celebration with a sermon on "Going on to Galilee." Easter is a traditional time for baptism and joiningin membership with congregations, and the church will join together to celebrate its new members. Children are welcome atthe service.Child care is available. Co%e will follow the service.

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Kingdom Kids - Youth in Action

Methodists joyfully welcome risen Christ

titled,'When The Son Shines Through The Clouds." The message points to the hope and purpose for humanity becauseoftheresurrection ofJesus. The emphasis tells of how Easter gives people God's hopefortheirlives and relationships. The worship celebration will be followed by an Easter appetizerbuffet. The church is at 601 Jefferson Ave. For more information, call the church office at 541-963-4342.

Pastor in Residence: Rev. Colleen Nelson

-Join us at The Lord's Table-

munion Easter Sunday at 11a.m. atEnterprise Community Congregational Church. Bible study classes will resume April 27. Gail Swart will play an original arrangement of"Here I Am, Lord," and Jim Clegg will accompany with trumpet the opening hymn, "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today."

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Elgin Baptist Church 800 N. 13th Ave. Pastor Bradford Richmond

Bible Study 9:30 am Worship R Praise 1 0 :45 am

(541) 663-1735

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BSERVER FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2014

APRIL

FRIDAY • 'Dark Side of the Moon' Concert: local musicians play Pink Floyd's classic album; $10; 8 p.m.; McKenzie Theatre, Loso Hall, EOU. • Arts for All:free art activities for children with special needs; 10 a.m.-noon; Riveria Activity Center, 2609 Second St. • Bingo:$1 per card; 6:30 p.m.; Rockwall Grange Hall, 71562 Middle Road, Elgin. • Chair Exercise Class:9:30 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St. • Free Children's Health Clinic: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; GRH Children's Clinic, 612 Sunset Drive. • Indoor Walking: 8 a.m.; Union LDS Church. • Live Music by Fine Tunes:free; 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St. • Live Music by Sean Flinn &The Royal We:7 p.m.; Terminal Gravity Brew Pub, 803 School St., Enterprise. • Pinochle Social Club:18 and older; 6 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St. • Senior Center Easter Party:prizes for best bonnet; 11 a.m.-noon; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St.

SATURDAY • 'Dark Side of the Moon' Concert: local musicians play Pink Floyd's classic album; $10; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; McKenzie Theatre, Loso Hall, EOU. • 28th Annual Arts for All Festival: free art activities for kids; 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Riveria Activity Center, 2609 Second St.

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• Community Dance: live music byTerry LaMont; 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St. • Cove Easter Egg Hunt:sponsored by Masonic Lodge; 1 p.m.; Ascension School, 1140Church St. • Enterprise Easter Egg Hunt:10a.m.; Jensen Baseball Fields, behind Safeway. • Game Night:free; 5-9 p.m.; Hobby Habit,409 Fir St. • Joseph Easter Egg Hunt:10a.m.; Joseph City Park. • La Grande Easter Egg Hunt:Easter Bunny arrives at 9:45 a.m., hunt begins at 10; co-sponsored by Sunrise Rotary andThe Observer; Riverside Park. • Lego Play:Free; 9 a.m.-noon; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St. • LHSTiger Volleyball Fun RunNalk Fundraiser:10k starts at8 a.m.,5kat 9; $20, includes Tshirt; Short Stop Xtreme Froyo Br Espresso, 12th Street and Gekeler Lane. • Live Music by Ron Greene:free; 7 p.m.; LG Brewskis, 267 S. Main St., Union. • Old-Time Community Dance: $3, $5 couples, younger than 12 free; 7 p.m.; Liberty Grange Hall, Joseph. • Paws for Books Program:kids read to dogs; 11 a.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St. • Successful Small Farm Management Workshop:9 a.m.3 p.m.; OSU Extension Office, 10507 N. McAlister, Island City. • Wallowa Easter Egg Hunt:10a.m.; Lions Park.

SUNDAY • Neighbor to Neighbor Easter Dinner:donations accepted; noon1:30 p.m.; Presbyterian Friendship Center,

1204 Spring Ave. • Troy's Old-Timer Easter Picnic & Easter Egg Hunt: noon-4 p.m.;Troy School.

• TOPS OR 98:Take OffPounds Sensibly; weigh-in at 5:30 p.m., meeting at 6; Faith Lutheran Church, 12th Street Br Gekeler Lane. • Union County Chess Club:37 p.m.; Sub Shop, 111 Depot St. • Union County Children's Choir: 4:30-5:45 p.m.; Loso Hall, Room 123, EOU. • Union Food Bank: 9-11 a.m.; Union United Methodist Church.

MONDAY • Bridge: 1:15 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St. • Chair Exercise Class:9:30 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St. • Parking, Traffic Safety & Street Maintenance Advisory Commission: 2 p.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St. • CUCU Strum Circle:7-8:30 p.m.; Bear Mountain Pizza, 2104 Island Ave. • Driver Education Class:6-9 p.m.; ODOT BrDMV Region 5 Headquarters, 3012 Island Ave. • EOU Community Symphonic Band: ages 14+; 7-9 p.m.; Loso Hall Room 126, EOU. • Fresh Food Alliance:12:301 p.m.; Union United Methodist Church. • Grande Ronde Hospital Auxiliary: 9 a.m.; Island City City Hall Community Room. • Indoor Park:free play space; 9 a.m.noon; La Grande Methodist Church, 1612 Fourth St. • Indoor Walking: 8 a.m.; Union LDS Church. • LHS Class of 1955: 11:30 a.m.;The Dusty Spur, 1502 SAve. • Live Music by Dennis Winn: 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St. • Music with Mr. Mark:9-9:45 a.m. 3 months-walking, 1010:45 a.m. toddlers, 11-11:45 a.m. pre-K; ArtsEast, corner of Sixth Street Br L Avenue. • Run Girl Run:4-H after-school program for girls in 4th Br5th grade; 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Central Elementary School, 402 KAve.

Albany St. • Sexual Assault Awareness Month 'Rape Culture' Presentation: 6 p.m.; Badgley Hall, EOU. • Union Senior Lunch:noon; Union United Methodist Church. • Walk with Ease Fitness Program: 10 a.m.;Wallowa Senior Center, 204 Second St.

members, $20 nonmembers; 9 a.m.4 p.m.; Community Connection, 702 N.W. First St., Enterprise. • Union County 4-H Leaders Association:6:30 p.m.; OSU Extension Office, 10507 N. McAlister Road, Island City.

Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St. • Live 'Section Ate' Music by Terry LaMont:free; 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St. • Run Girl Run:4-H after-school program for girls in fourth and fifth grade; 2:303:30 p.m.; Central Elementary School, 402 KAve. • Storytime:free; 11:15 a.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St. • Successful Small Farm Management Workshop:58:30 p.m.; OSU

THURSDAY • 'Management Through a Liberal Arts Lens' Colloquium: presented by Laurie Yates; 4 p.m.; Ackerman Hall, Room 210, EOU. • AARP Potluck & Meeting: 5:30p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany, La Grande. • Bingo:1 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St. • Bingo:cash only; 6:30-9 p.m.; La Grande American Legion Post 43,301 Fir St. • Blue Mountain MS Self-Help Group: 1 p.m.; Denny's, 2604 Island Ave. • Blue Mountain Peggers Cribbage Club:$7;5 p.m.; Denny's, 2604 Island Ave. • Child Care Division Overview Class: free; 5-8 p.m.; Child Care Resource Br Referral, 1901Adams Ave., suite 3. • Country Swing Thursday: $3 before 8 p.m., $5 after 8; 7:30 p.m.; Maridell Center, 1124 Washington Ave. • Cove Senior Fitness Class:910 a.m.; Cove Baptist Church, 707 Main St. • Growing Through Grief Support Group:7-8:30 p.m.; La Grande First Presbyterian Church, 1308Washington St. • Head Start Spring Fling:free; 45:30 p.m.; 810 14th St. • Indoor Park:free play space; 9 a.m.noon; La Grande Methodist Church, 1612 Fourth St. • Literacy Center: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sr 2:30-4:30 p.m.; Cook

WEDNESDAY 'Ditch Walkers & Water Wars': Eldorado Ditch • BabyTot Bop Story slide show, book Circle:ages 0-3; presentation Sr discussion led by free; 11:15 a.m.; Cook Memorial Library, Mike Higgins Br Les 2006 Fourth St. Tipton; free; 7 p.m.; • Bingo:6:30 p.m.; Tomas Conference Union County Senior Center, 309 S. River Center, 1504 N. St., Enterprise. Albany St. Bingo:doors open • Brown Bag Lunch at 5 p.m., early bird at the Josephy games at 6, regular Library:free; noon; games at 7;VFW High Valley Post 4060, Josephy Center for Arts Br Culture, 403 N. 518 N. Main St., Main St., Joseph. Union. • Climate Change : • Chair Exercise Forum:6-8 p.m.; Blue Class:9:30 a.m.; Mountain Conference Union County Senior Center, 404 12th St. Center, 1504 N. • Cove Senior Albany St. Fitness Class:9Conscious 10 a.m.; Cove Baptist Discipline Series: Church,707 Main St. free; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; • EOU Community Child Care Resource African Drumming: Br Referral, 1901 6-7 p.m.; Loso Hall, Adams, suite 3. Room 123, EOU. : • Indoor Park:free • Family Fun Swim: play space; 9 a.m.$2; 7-8:30 p.m.; noon; La Grande Veterans Memorial Methodist Church, Pool, 401 Palmer Ave. 1612 Fourth St. • Imbler School Indoor Walking: Board:7 p.m.; Imbler 8 a.m.; Union LDS High School, Sixth Br Church. Esther Avenue. Literacy Center: 2:30-4:30 p.m.; Cook • Indoor Park:free play space; 9 a.m.Memorial Library, noon; La Grande 2006 Fourth St. Methodist Church, : : • Live Music by Blue 1612 Fourth St. Mountaineers:free; • Literacy Center: 11 a.m.; Union County 2:30-4:30 p.m.; Cook Senior Center, 1504 Memorial Library, N. Albany St. 2006 Fourth St. Nez Perce History • Live Music by Blue Class:9:30-11 a.m.; Mountaineers:free; Wallowa Resources 11 a.m.; Union County Stewardship Center, Senior Center, 1504 401 N.E. First St., N. Albany St. Enterprise. • MOPS (Mothers Rotary Club of of Preschoolers): Wallowa County: 6-8 p.m.; Valley noon; St. Katherine's Fellowship Church, Parish Hall, 301 507 Palmer Ave. E. Garfield St., • Pinochle:1 p.m.; Enterprise. U nion County Senior : ' • Smart Driver Center, 1504 N. Course:$15AARP

TUESDAY

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Extension Office,

10507 N. McAlister Road, Island City. • Walk a Mile in Her Shoes:Sexual Assault Awareness event;1 p.m.; Downtown La Grande. • Walk with Ease Fitness Program: 10 a.m.;Wallowa Senior Center, 204 Second St. • Wallowa County Chess Club:48 p.m.; Josephy Center for Arts Br Culture,403 N. Main St., Joseph.

FRIDAY • Bingo:$1 per card; 6:30 p.m.; Rockwall Grange Hall,71562 Middle Road, Elgin. • Chair Exercise Class:9:30 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St. • Free Children's Health Clinic: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; GRH Children's Clinic, 612 Sunset Drive. • Indoor Walking: 8 a.m.; Union LDS Church. • Live 'Section Ate' Music by Terry LaMont:free; 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St. • Pinochle Social Club:188rolder;6 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St. • Teen Movie Night: free; 6 p.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St.

Baker County's Eagle Creek Orchard recovers from 2013 freeze By Lisa Britton

promiseoffruit. "They grew like crazy. It's RICHLAND — A year ago going to be a bumper year," Rob and Linda Cordtz spent Rob says. all night watching the temThey own Eagle Creek Orchard near Richland. It has perature plummet in their 6uit orchard and trying every been certified organic with &ost protection measure they Oregon Tilth since 2008, and this year will be their 10th had to save the harvest. The cold won, resulting in a harvest. nearly 100 percent loss. After losing their crop in A year later to the day 2013, the Cordtzes knew — April 15 — the couple they had to upgrade their smile and laugh among trees &ost protection system and bursting with blooms and the were encouraged to fundraise vvescom News service

through a crowdsourcing website called Indregogo. Donations met the goal of

$30,000. 'That made it doable," Rob says. The new system, called AgHeat, was developed by a fruitfarmer in Hood River.It isfueledby propane instead of diesel. Pyramid-shaped heaters are placed strategically around the five-acre orchard, and are fired up when the

temperaturedrops to the danger zone of 28 degrees. An alann wakes Rob and Linda when the temperature hits 29 degrees. Even 30 minutes at 28 degreescan kill10 percent of the blossoms, Rob says. The heaters quickly warm the air. "It's almost instant," Rob

are moresensitive,so those trees have more heaters. "Every other tree, every other row," Rob says. The heaters radiate warmth for 10 feet in each direction. In the peach block, heaters are placed around the pe-

rimeter, and a wind machine helps circulate the wann air. So far, so good — this springtheblossoms are vi-

able. "It's very safe,it'svery eScient, and it does what it's supposed to do," Rob says of the system.

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WHAT'S ON TAP?

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A look at the rest of this weekend's local sports schedule. Schedules and times are subject to change. SATURDAY • COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Eastern Oregon at Northwest Christian University (2), 11 a.m. • COLLEGETRACK AND FIELD: Eastern Oregon at Northwest Nazarene University Invitational, Nampa, Idaho,TBD • PREP BASEBALL: Baker/Powder Valley (JV) atWallowa (2), 10 a.m. • PREP SOFTBALL: McLoughlin at Baker/Powder Valley (2), noon MONDAY • PREP GIRLS GOLF:La Grande at Baker,1 p.m.

By Connor Letoumeau The Oregonian s

The Associated Press

Oregon State quarterback Sean Mannion (4) hands off to running back Damien Haskins during the Beavers' Hawaii Bowl win over Boise State.

The Cascade Collegiate Conference announced this week that18 Eastern Oregon athletes from the track and field and softball programs were placed on the U.S. Bank Academic All-CCC team. Fourteen Mountaineers from the track teams were among the 182 awarded, including seniors Calvin Edward and Gus Titus from the men's team, while La Grandenative Audrey Love and Jodine Steemers were among the females honorees. Seniors Georgianna Kelly, Andrea Roeder and Gracie Flyg were three of the four softball players, with junior Cassie Wendt joining them on the team.

PREP TENNIS

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By Josh Benham The Observer

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The La Grande Mat Club (with coach Klel Carson in upper right corner) pose with their team trophy after edging out a team from Oklahoma to win the Suplay Reno Worlds, a national gathering of wrestlers, last weekend.

• Local wrestling club takes home team award at Reno tournament

The goal for this year: build for tomorrow. With the majority of the boys and girls tennis teams still getting their varsity legs, that's the mindset of La Grande head coach Mike Schireman. 'The bottom line with tennis is the more match experience you have the better your chances of winning," he said. You can have really great athleticism, but until you've played some matches, you still have to figure out ways to win." That process has been up-and-down all season, with the girls having a bit more success so far than the boys. After dropping their first two duals, the girls have won three of the last four duals they have played in, with most recent wins coming over Nyssa (4-1), and Ontario

(3-2).

By Josh Benham The Observer

When he strolled into the Reno Livestock Event Center, Caleb Woodworth admits he had some jitters. "I was intimidated just by the size of the place," the La Grande senior said. Tiger junior Cole Rohan felt similar vibes. "It was a really intense atmosphere," he said. While the La Grande kids may have been shell-shocked upon arrival, their demeanor on the mats was a far different cry. Rohan and Woodworth were the centerpieces this past weekend when theLa Grande Mat Club won the team title at the Suplay Reno Worlds. The tournament was a gathering of

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La Grande junior Cole Rohan (left) wrestles in the Suplay RenoWorlds, where Rohan took first place in the 106-pound division. division. "It's a pretty big deal,"La Grande head coach Klel Carson said."I don't ever remember a team from this area winning a national tournament SeeMat Club / Page10A

teams from all over the country and had more than 2,700 kids competing. And it was the Mat Club that rose above everyone else, edging out a squad wfrom Bixby, Okla., for the team crown in the 18-and-under

At No.1 singles, junior Anna Grigsby is just starting to come into her own, according to Schireman. "She was part of the No.1 doubles last year that went to the state tournament and was very competitive," he said. "At singles, it's a totally different game, especially on this side of the state where a lot of kids are coached to just keep the ball in play. So she's trying to play a little differently than that, and when she gets down to the state tournament, she will be better because of that." SeeTennis/Page 10A

PREP GOLF

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At this early stage of the golf year, La Grande head coach Ron Evans is not upset in the least. Thursday at a tournament in Pendleton, the boys team finished ninth out of 10 teams. But with the conditions rainy and chilly in Pendle-

ton, Evans still liked what he saw. "Actually I'm happy about how all the kids played," he said.'Their greens were pretty rough, it looked like the winter was rough on them, and they still haven't healed very well." Jake Girard fired the best score of

W atanabe sparksEOU softball From her leadoff spot, Mariebeth Watanabe was a terror for Eastern Oregon on the base paths Tuesday. The junior was the catalyst for Eastern Oregon's doubleheader sweep over Walla Walla UniVerSity by a COmbined SCOre Of

28-2. The junior from Hawaii set the table for the Mounties' bats all day, going 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles and five runs scored.

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preclude Damien Haskins from weight lifbng with fellow running backs. So the 5-foot-8, 224-pound dynamo often trains alongside Oregon State defensive linemen, a realityHaskins appreciates

dash time of 4.4 seconds and Haskins boasts the foundation of a Pac-12 playmaker. 'Yeah, I have that going on," Haskins said sheepishly Wednesday ofhis physical tools, "but I have to utilize it. I'm trying to figure out how to put myself in a situation to See Haskins / Page10A

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Kendra Corless and Makensie Forsyth were announced as the seventh and eighth 2014 signees for Eastern Oregon's soccer team. Corless hails from Sandpoint, Idaho, and the defender helped lead her squad to league and state championships during her senior year. Forsyth, a midfielder from Prosser, Wash., was allconfernce during her senior season.

COLLEG E FOOTBALL

the day for the Tigers, carding an 81. "He's been hitting the ball really well," Evans said of his senior. "He's been working on his mind and keeping his head, and I expect him to get down into the 70s here soon." The hometown Pendleton team

took home team honors after combining fora 322.Hanford,Wash., fi nished second, and Hermiston rounded out the top three. Baker City took seventh with a 343, and McLoughlin finished in eighth place ahead of La Grande's 381. SeeGolf/Page 10A

TOMORROW'S PICIC

WHO'S HOT

NBA playoffs tip off this weekend

CUONZO MARTIN: The scrutinizedTennessee men's basketball coach finally gave Vol fans what they wanted, accepting the University of California position, becoming the Golden Bears' 16th coach.

The first round begins this weekend, with Golden State's anticipated testy Watanat e

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geles Clippers highlighting first-day action. 12:30 p.m., ABC

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even May, Wrigleyville looks to be in for another long summer, as the Cubbies have now lost four straight games, and their 4-10 record is the second-worst in MLB.

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MLB Baseball Calendar May 14-15 — Owners meetings, New York. June 5 — Amateur draft. July 15 — All-Star game, Minneapolis. July 18 — Deadline for amateur draft picks to sign. July 27 — Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y. July 31 — Last day to trade a player without securing waivers. Sept. 1 — Active rosters expand to 40 players. Sept. 30 — Postseason begins. Oct. 22 — World Series begins. November TBA — Deadline for teams to make qualifying offers to their eligible former players who became free agents, fifth day after World Series. November TBA — Deadline for free agents to accept qualifying offers, 12th day after World Series. Dec. 2 — Last day for teams to offer 2015 contracts to unsigned players. Dec. 8-11 — Winter meetings, San Diego. Dec. 8 — Hall of Fame golden era (1947-72) vote announced, San Diego. 2015 Jan. 13 — Salary arbitration filing. Jan. 16 — Salary arbitration figures exchanged. Feb. 1-21 — Salary arbitration hearings. July 14 — All-Star game, Cincinnati. July 17 — Deadline for amateur draft picks to sign. July 31 — Last day to trade a player without securing waivers. Sept. 1 — Active rosters expand to 40

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COLLEGE Thursday's College Baseball Scores EAST CCSL/ 6, Fairleigh Dickinson 5 Hofstra 13, NYIT 1 SOUTH Austin Peay 3, Belmont 0 Charleston Southern 9, Asheville 1 Charlotte 2, Tulane 0 High Point 6, Winthrop 0 Morehead St. 6, Tenn.-Martin 3 Radford 10, Campbell 3 TennesseeTech 8,Jacksonville St.7 Texas-San Antonio 5, Old Dominion 0 SOUTHWEST Oklahoma City 7-0, Wayland Baptist 3-2 Texas-Pan American 2, Cal St.Bakersfield 1 FAR WEST New Mexico at San Jose St., ppd. Pepperdine 13, San Francisco 2

Wednesday's College Baseball Scores SOUTH BostonColl ege 7,Mass.-Lowell 6, 10 innings Duke 11, NC Central 2 Georgia Southern 7, Charleston 3 Maryland 11, Navy 4 Miami 2, FAL/1 North Carolina 5, Elon 4 Virginia 11, William 8 Mary 2 Wake Forest 4, Appalachian St. 2 MIDWEST Kent St. 4, Pittsburgh 1 Ohio 2, Rio Grande 0 Notre Dame 4, Toledo 3 SOUTHWEST TexasASM 20, Abilene Christian 2

Catholic, 221-10; Trevor Danielson, Newberg, 186-7; Seth Nonnenmacher, Burns, 182-4. High jump (7-3'/2)— Wyatt Cunningham, North Bend, 6-10; Dustin Harrah, Grants Pass, 6-8; Tristan Anastas, Wilson,6-8;Jadden Lake-King, Beaverton, 6-8. Long jump (25-1'/~) — Harrison Schrage, Grant, 23-3'/2; Spenser Schmidt, Churchill, 23-0; Liam Henshaw, Marist, 22-5'/2,

Pole vault (18-3) — Connor McLean, Clackamas, 16-0; Camden Stoddard, Bend, 15-3; Hunter Drops, Marshfield, 14-3. Triple jump (51-0) — Harrison Schrage, Grant, 47-0; Bryan Dunn-Abe, Franklin, 44-2; Kasin Pendergrass Anderson, Jesuit, 44-1'/~. 4x100m relay (41.45a) — Canby, 42.53a; Grant, 43.02a; Sheldon, 43.04a. 4x400m relay (3:16.68a) — Jesuit, 3:26.39a; Lincoln, 3:27.90; Crescent Valley, 3:29.0. Girls 100m (11.29a) — Kerissa D'Arpino, North Valley 12.17a; Venessa D'Arpino, North Valley, 12.25a; Mikaela Bernards, Valley Catholic, 12.44c. 200m (22.95a) — Kerissa D'Arpino, North Valley, 24.96a; Venessa D'Arpino, North Valley, 25.08a; Rachel Vinjamuri, Newport, 25.58a. 400m (53.93a) — Alyanna CameronLewis, Crescent Valley, 57.82a; Olivia Gabriel, Central Catholic, 58.39a; Tess Michaelson, Lincoln, 58.54a. 800m (2:03. 02a)— Tess Michaelson, Lincoln, 2:12.60; Emily Bever, Molalla, 2:16.40; Taryn Rawlings, Wilsonville, 2:16.85a. 1,500m (4:24.0) — Ella Donaghu, Grant, 4:38.92a; Brooke Chuhlantself, West Salem, 4:48.50; Dylan Hite, Jesuit, 4:49.04a. 3,000m (9:37.91a) — Ella Donaghu, Grant, 9:34.80a; Leah Miller, Dallas, 10:06.04a; Gracie Tostenson, Crater, 10:11.90. 100 hurdles (13.57a) — Cheyenne Vankomen, Ridgeview, 13.95a; Anna Dean, Hillsboro, 15.43a; Leah Russell, Gresham, 15.44c. 300 hurdles (42.58a) — Natalie Leckey, Southridge, 45.70a; Riley Ford, Central Catholic, 45.94c; Halley Folsom, North Medford, 46.06c. Shot put (52-7) — Maddie Rabing, Lakeridge, 42-8'/2; Elizabeth Pescok, Liberty, 40-9; Kathryn Kaonis, Crook County, 39-3. Discus (162-1) — Maddie Rabing, Lakeridge, 131-11; Ana Richardson, South Eugene, 129-5; Sheila Limas, Blanchet Catholic, 129-4. Javelin (181-2) — Ellie Logan, Condon/ Wheeler, 155-6; Gabrielle Kearney, Roseburg, 144-11; Mckenzie Byrd, Hermiston, 143-0. High jump (6-1) — Hosanna Wilder, Ridgeview, 5-5; Mckenzie Byrd, Hermiston, 5-5; Tori Johnson, Estacada, 5-4; Loghan Sprauer, Kennedy, 5-4; Hannah Cochran, Summit, 5-4; Geneva Lehnert, Sheldon, 5-4. Long jump (19-10) — Danelle Woodcock, Barlow, 18-8; Elizabeth Prevedello, Sheldon,18-4;Geneva Lehnert,Sheldon, 18-0. Pole vault (13-0) — Laura Taylor, Tualatin, 12-3; Samantha Tollerud, Churchill, 12-0; Tessa Davis, Franklin, 10-9. Triple jump (40-7) — Kayla Brase, Westside Christian, 36-6'/4 Karina Moreland, Tualatin, 36-5'/2; Hadley Wilhoite, Jesuit, 36-2'/2.

4x100m relay (46.57a) — Summit, 48.80a; Central Catholic, 48.86a; Hillsboro, 49.30a. 4x400m relay (3:49.97a) — Central Catholic, 3:58.60; Condon/Wheeler, 4:04.60; Lincoln, 4:06.20.

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GOLOv'all RSRA Rk RPI Baker/PV 2 - 0 8 - 2 6 1 40 10587 La Grande 2 - 0 8 - 6 113 82 14 552 McLoughlin 0- 2 4 - 4 5 4 60 34 428 Ontario 0-2 2-9 5 5 109 39 403

Eastern Oregon League EOLOv'all RSRA Rk RPI Vale 2-0 11-1 108 30 2 645 Burns 2-0 6-7 100 116 16 475 Stan/Echo 2 - 2 7 - 4 8 9 5 0 6 604 Elgin/Imbler 2-2 2 - 5 4 5 70 33 340 Riverside 12 - 4- 6 5 0 56 35 314 Nyssa 0-0 5-7 1 05 99 20 445 L/matilla 0-3 0-8 2 0 107 31 349 Special District 7 EOLOv'all RSRA Rk RPI Grant Union 3-0 9 - 4 9 1 67 10 582 Joseph/Ent 3- 1 5 - 7 8 7 105 25 440 Wallowa 0-1 1-5 2 0 76 45 251 Union/Cove 0-2 2 - 4 3 3 49 29422 Prairie City 0- 2 0 - 7 2 3 129 49 175

Softball Greater Oregon League GOLOv'all RSRA Rk RPI McLoughlin 2- 0 6 - 3 5 7 32 5 696 Baker/PV 2 - 0 6- 6 9 5 113 28 469 Ontario 0-2 3-6 5 6 6 3 38 355 La Grande 0 - 2 3 - 8 6 1 94 23 500

Eastern Oregon League EOLOv'all RSRA Rk RPI Elgin/Imbler 4-0 6 - 2 9 2 49 19 478 Vale 2-0 9-2 96 43 7 639 Ent/J/W 2-0 6-4 121 65 24 410 Riverside 2 -2 5- 6 9 3 75 22 456 Echo / Stan 2-2 5 - 7 7 0 90 16 501 Nyssa 0-0 1- 1 1 8 4 201 26 377 L/matilla 0-4 0-7 4 1 2 9 34 277 Burns 0-4 0-10 26 136 32 312 Special District 5 SD5Ov'all RSRA Rk RPI W-M/Gris 3 -1 1 1-1 138 37 1 714 Union/Cove 2-1 10-1 122 42 2670 Pilot Rock/Nix 2-1 9-3 98 29 7 590 Hepp/lone 2 - 2 2 - 6 3 4 68 25 403 Irrigon 1-2 4-6 68 55 30 368 Grant Union 0-3 6 - 4 8 4 71 23 411

Oregon high school Track and Field Bests Through April 18 Note: The state's all-time best in each event is listed after each event heading. Automatic times are indicated by the letter "a" after the time. Sprint times recorded with stopwatches that have been converted to automatic-time equivalents are indicated by the letter "c." The letter "e" means the time was recorded en route to a longer distance. Statistics compiled by The Oregonian. BOYS 100m (10.35a) — Spenser Schmidt, Churchill, 10.74c; Cody Warner, Thurston, 10.74c; Luke Barrett, West Salem, 10.84a. 200m (21.13a) — Devon Fortier, Canby, 22.22a; Gabe Ovard, Klamath Union, 22.23a; Spenser Schmidt, Churchill, 22.24c. 400m (46.47a) — Max Dordevic, Jesuit, 49.60a; Janzen Aguilar-Nelson, South Salem, 50.07a; Hunter Pfefferkorn, Sherwood, 50.24a. 800m (1:47.68a) — Joshua Kellebrew, David Douglas, 1:53.50; Kenny Freeman, Roseburg, 1:57.01a; Sam Truax, Central Catholic, 1:57.4ha. 1,500m (3:45.3e) — Jose Macias, Hermiston, 4:01.80; Nic McDaniel, McMinnville, 4:03.45a; Sam Truax, Central Catholic, 4:03.50. 3,000m (8:03.67a) — Alejandro Cisneros, Hermiston, 8:32.10; Mitchell Butler, Siuslaw, 8:37.39a; Ahmed lbrahim, Reynolds, 8:44.70. 110 hurdles (13.73a) — Connor Bracken, Lake Oswego, 14.64c; Liam Henshaw, Marist, 14.74c; Calvin Park, South Eugene, 14.74a. 300 hurdles (36.05a) — Max Dordevic, Jesuit, 38.30a; Schuller Rettig, Madison, 38.94c; Calvin Park, South Eugene, 39.14c. Shot put (73-5 1/4 outdoors/77-2 3/4 indoors) — Brian Salgado, Gresham, 557; Chuckie Bessette, Centennial, 54-8'/2 Drace Moeller, Nestucca, 53-8'/2. Discus (237-6) — Tim Tatton, McMinnville, 165-6; Drake Brennan, Grants Pass, 160-1'/2; Justin Rich, Estacada, 156-11. Javelin (255-4) — John Nizich, Central

San Jose 1, Los Angeles 0 Thursday April17 San Jose 6 Los Angeles 3 Sunday, April 20: LosAngeles at San Jose,7 p.m. Tuesday,April22: San Jose at Los Angeles, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24: San Jose at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. x-Saturday, April 26: Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD x-Monday, April28:San Jose atLos Angeles, TBD x-Wednesday, April 30: Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD

Montreal 1, Tampa Bay 0 Wednesday, April 16: Montreal 5, Tampa Bay 4, OT Friday, April 18: Montreal at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Sunday,April20:Tampa Bay atMontreal, 4 p.m. Tuesday, April22:Tampa Bay at Montreal, 4 p.m. x-Thursday, April 24: Montreal at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. x-Sunday, April27:Tampa Bay at Montreal, TBD x-Tuesday, April 29: Montreal at Tampa Bay, TBD Pittsburgh 1, Columbus 0 Wednesday, April 16: Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3 Saturday, April 19: Columbus at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Monday, April 21: Pittsburgh at Columbus, 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 23: Pittsburgh at Columbus, 4 p.m. x-Saturday, April 26: Columbus at Pittsburgh, TBD x-Monday, April 28: Pittsburgh at Columbus, TBD x-Wednesday, April 30: Columbus at Pittsburgh, TBD N.Y. Rangers 1, Philadelphia 0 Thursday, April 17: N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 1 Sunday, April 20: Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 22: N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Friday, April 25: N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. x-Sunday, April 27: Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 9 a.m. x-Tuesday, April 29: N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, TBD x-Wednesday, April 30: Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE Colorado 1, Minnesota 0 Thursday, April 17: Colorado 5, Minnesota 4, OT Saturday, April 19: Minnesota at Colorado, 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 21: Colorado at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Thursday, April 24: Colorado at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. x-Saturday, April 26: Minnesota at Colorado, TBD x-Monday, April 28: Colorado at Minnesota, TBD x-Wednesday, April 30: Minnesota at Colorado, TBD St. Louis 1, Chicago 0 Thursday, April 17: St. Louis 4, Chicago 3, 3OT Saturday, April 19: Chicago at St. Louis,noon Monday, April 21: St. Louis at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23: St. Louis at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 25: Chicago at St. Louis, 5 p.m. x-Sunday, April 27: St. Louis at Chicago,noon x-Tuesday, April 29: Chicago at St. Louis, TBD Anaheim 1, Dallas 0 Wednesday, April 16: Anaheim 4, Dallas 3 Friday, April 18: Dallas atAnaheim, 7 p.m. Monday, April 21: Anaheim at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23: Anaheim at Dallas, 5 p.m. x-Friday, April 25: Dallas atAnaheim, 5:30 p.m. x-Sunday, April 27: Anaheim at Dallas, TBD

RBC Heritage Thursday At Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head, S.C. Purse: $5.8 million Yardage: 7,101; Par 71 (36-35) First Round a-denotes amateur Matt Kuchar 33-33 — 66 Scott Langley 31-35 — 66 William McGirt 31-35 — 66 33-35 — 68 Harris English Russell Knox 34-35 — 69 Rory Sabbatini 32-37 — 69 Billy Horschel 34-35 — 69 Matt Every 35-34 — 69 Robert Allenby 36-33 — 69 35-34 — 69 Bo Van Pelt Brian Harman 37-32 — 69 Ben Martin 33-36 — 69 Tim Herron 34-35 — 69 Brian Stuard 35-34 — 69 John Mallinger 35-34 — 69 36-33 — 69 Lucas Glover Jordan Spieth 35-34 — 69 Kevin Streelman 35-34 — 69 Charles Howell III 35-34 — 69 Jeff Maggert 33-37 — 70 Scott Brown 35-35 — 70 34-36 — 70 Ted Potter, Jr. Brian Gay 36-34 — 70 Richard H. Lee 35-35 — 70 Tim Wilkinson 36-34 — 70 Nicholas Thompson 37-33 — 70 K.J. Choi 37-33 — 70 33-37 — 70 Stewart Cink Davis Love III 34-36 — 70 Luke Donald 38-32 — 70 Charl Schwartzel 34-36 — 70 Erik Compton 37-33 — 70 Billy Hurley III 37-33 — 70 35-35 — 70 Andrew Loupe Kevin Tway 35-35 — 70

LPGA-Lotte Championship Thursday At Ko Olina Golf Club Course Kapolei, Hawaii Purse: $1.7 million Yardage: 6,383; Par: 72 Second Round a-denotes amateur

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Sunday, April 20: Detroit at Boston, noon Tuesday, April 22: Boston at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24: Boston at Detroit, 5 p.m. x-Saturday, April 26: Detroit at Boston, noon x-Monday, April 28: Boston at Detroit, TBD x-Wednesday, April 30: Detroit at Boston, TBD

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Sunday, April 20: Portland at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23: Portland at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 25: Houston at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 27: Houston at Portland, 6:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 30: Portland at Houston, TBD x-Friday, May 2: Houston at Portland, TBD x-Sunday, May 4: Portland at Houston, TBD

I Best-of-7I Ix-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Detroit vs. Boston Friday, April 18: Detroit at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

SOCCER Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pls GFGA Columbus 3 1 1 10 8 5 Toronto FC 3 2 0 9 5 5 Sporting K.C. 2 1 2 8 5 4 D.C. 2 2 1 7 5 6 New England 2 3 1 7 4 8 Philadelphia 1 2 4 7 9 10 NewYork 1 2 4 7 8 11 Houston 2 3 0 6 7 8 Chicago 0 1 5 5 9 10 Montreal 0 3 3 3 6 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pls GFGA FC Dallas 4 1 1 13 15 9 Colorado 3 1 1 10 8 5 Seattle 3 2 1 10 1 2 1 0 Real Salt Lake 2 0 4 10 10 6 Vancouver 2 2 2 8 8 6 LosAngeles 2 1 1 7 5 2 Chivas L/SA 1 2 3 6 7 11 Portland 0 2 4 4 8 11 San Jose 0 2 2 2 5 7 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. All Times PDT

Wednesday's Games New York 2, Philadelphia 1

Saturday's Games New England at Chicago, 1 p.m. Houston at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. San Jose at Colorado, 3 p.m. LosAngeles at Vancouver, 4 p.m. D.C. United at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Toronto FC at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Montreal at Sporting Kansas City, 5:30

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Major League Baseball MLB — Suspended Seattle 1B Ji-Man Choi 50 games following a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance.

American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Selected the contract of RHP Zach Putnam from Charlotte (IL). Designated LHP Donnie Veal for assignment. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — PlacedOF Lorenzo Cain on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Justin Marks from Omaha (PCL). SEATTLE MARINERS — Reinstated RHP Stephon Pryor from the 15-day DL and assigned him to Tacoma (PCL).

National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed 1B Lyle Overbay on the paternity leave list. Recalled INF-OF Elian Herrera from

Nashville (IL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed RHP Joe Kelly on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Keith Butler to Memphis (PCL). Recalled RHP Eric Fornataro and RHP Jorge Rondon from Memphis. COLLEGE DUKE — Announced freshman F Jabari Parker will enter the NBA draft. KENTUCKY — Announced freshman G James Young will enter the NBA draft. NORTH CAROLINA — Announced women's freshman basketball G Diamond DeShields will transfer.

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PORTLAND — After startingoffasone ofthehottest teams in the NBA, the Portland Trail Blazers wilted a bit after the All-Star break. The low point came on March 25 when the Blazers fell 95-85 at Orlando. The losscapped a 4-9 stretch for Portland. But since then, the Blazers have won nine of their final 10 games and wrapped up the regular season with a five-game winning streak. It's that rebound that gives coach Terry Stotts confidence forthe playoffs. "In this league, you're going to have rough patches,"

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playoffs." Portland, the fikh seed in the West, faces the Rockets in the opening round of the playoffs with Game 1 set for Sunday night in Houston. The Blazers haven't been to the playoffs since 2011, when they fell in six games to the Mavericks in the first round. Portland finished the regular season with 54 wins, the team's most since the 2008-09 season, and bettered their record by 21 wins over

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lastseason forthe biggest turnaround in franchise history. ''We saidbefore theseason there was something special about this team. To get 54 wins after having 33 last year and being written off from thejump — we played with an edge all year," guard Wesley Matthews said. The Blazers gotoffto a surprising 24-5 start this season,the bestrecord in the NBA at the time. The addition of center Robin Lopez and the inspired play of LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard helped fuel the ascent. Both Aldridge and Lillard were named All Stars.

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the junior said. Even then the competition was sti6; as the team had to sweatout the lastmatch that had a Bixbywrestler in it. When the Oklahoma native lostin the finals, it guaranteed that the boys fium La Grande were all-around champions. "All of us stayed and waited until the very end and then winning it, it was a pretty memorable experience," Carson said. While Rohan only faced California wrestlers on his path to glory, Woodworth took down Jimmy Jones from Scappoose with a 5-2 decision in the semifinals. The Tiger senior would eventually fall in the championship match to a wrestler from Oklahoma, but after cutting 20 pounds to get ready for Reno, just getting to that point was a victory. Sharing a team win was icing on the cake. "I didn't expect that at all," Woodworth said.'We only had twopeople place,there were really competitive teams that brought about 20 kids. Because we placed so

high, we had enough team points. I never thought we could do it." Woodworth has used up his eligibility at the high school level, but he will be back in action this fall for North Idaho College, a community college. He then hopestocatch on ata bigger school in two years. As for Rohan, look out fellow Oregon wrestlerswith a year left Rohan has his sights on being nothing but the best come winter. 'Tm reallyexcited and I'm looking forwauf to the season," Rohan said."I think I should be oneofthetop wrestlersin the state nextyear. But I'm notdone, I'm still going to be going to tournaments all spring and summer." If any teams were doubting the boys from the Mat Club at the Reno tournament, they certainly won't anymore. Contact Josh Benham at 541-975-3351orj benham 0 lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Josh on Twitter C lgoBenham.

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Looking for Easter egg hunts in the area? Here is a list of the hunts going on this weekend in Union and Wallowa counties. UNION COUNTY •The La Grande Sunrise Rotary Club Easter Egg Hunt, co-sponsored by The Observer, will take place from10 a.m. to11 a.m. Saturday at Riverside Park. The Easter bunny is set to arrive at 9:45 a.m. • Grande Ronde Retirement will host an Easter egg hunt at 4:30 p.m. Friday. • An Easter egg hunt will be held at1 p.m. Saturday at the Cove Ascension School. The hunt is sponsored by the Masonic Lodge of Cove.

• An Easter egg hunt will be held at the grounds of the Imbler schools at10 a.m. Saturday. WALLOWA COUNTY • The Joseph Chamber of Commerce will sponsor an Easter egg hunt at10 a.m. Saturday at Joseph City Park. • In Enterprise, the Elks Easter Egg Hunt will be at held at10 a.m. at Jensen Fields (behind Safeway). • An Easter egg hunt in Wallowa will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lions Park. • A picnic atTroy School will begin at noon Sunday and will be followed by an Easter egg hunt. • The South Fork Grange Easter Egg Hunt will be held at10 a.m. Saturday at Lostine City Park.

Baker City runners heading to participate in Boston Marathon • One-year anniversary of bombing serves as motivation By Lisa Britton For WesCom News Service

Last year's bombing at the Boston Marathon didn't deter Baker City's Mike Knutson and Davey Peterson from signing up for the 2014 race — if anything, it encouraged them to go. "It's always a celebration," Knutson said.'This year, because oflast year, will be even moreofacelebration." The 118th Boston Marathon will be Monday, which is Patriots' Day in Massachusetts. Runners must qualify at another marathon in order to gain entry in Boston. Qualifying times depend on age and gender. For instance, in the age group 35-39, men must run a marathon in 3 hours, 10 minutes and women in 3 hours, 40 minutes. This is the second time at Boston for both Baker runners. Knutson, 34, ran in

2012, and Peterson, 36, completedthe racein 2010. The race can be tracked M onday morning on the Boston website, www.baa.org. Simply search by last name to follow a runner's time. This year's marathon has 36,000 runners — an increase of 9,000 over last year. Knutson and Peterson havetrained forthe last14 weeks to prepare for Boston. Both came to the sport in diferent ways. Knutson has been running competiti velyfor about 20 years. 'You just find what you're good at, and where there's a reward," he said. He grew up in Wisconsin, and his running career started with the one-mile test forthe PresidentialFitness award. Although Knutson played other sports, running was his favorite. "I was most successful at track and enjoyed it," he said. He ran track in college, but "was just burned out" afterward. So he did triathlons for a few years — then he went back to running.

"I love to run, and I love to compete," he said."For a guy like me, and a guy like Davey, it's all about beating your time." Knutson is aiming to finish the Boston Marathon with a time of2:25. Peterson's childhood in Baker City included running, but more as a means to play basketball. "My brother and I were obsessedwith basketball," he said. It wasn't until later, after he was married and working in real estate in Western Oregon, that he seriously thought about running. It was either that, or buy one size larger in pants. Peterson sought advice from a 74-year-old coworker. "Al was still running four miles a day every morning," he said."I went to him and said'I want to start running, I want to lose weight.' " Friends kept encouraging his running after he and his wife, Alyssa, moved back to Baker City, and in 2007 he signed up for the Pumpkin Ridge half marathon outside of Imbler.

PORTLAND — After six months of near silence about the problems at Cover Oregon, the project's main technology contractor says it's not to blame for the failed launch of Oregon's health insurance exchange. In a letter to Cover Oregon's temporary leadership last week, obtained by The Associated Press, Oracle Corp. President and Chief Financial Officer Safra Catz w rote that Oracle provided "clearand repeated warnings" to Cover Oregon that the exchange website would not be ready to launch last October. This assertion goes directly against what Oregon officials have told the public and independent investigators who reviewed the project: thatOracle was toblame because the techgiant' sstaffregularly reassured the statethat the portalwa s almost ready,asserting that the next release of the website would work. It didn't. Despite promises that the exchange would soon launch to the public, Cover Oregon and Oracle missed deadline after deadline. More than six months later, Oregon's exchange is the only one in the nation that still doesn't let the public enroll in coverage in one sitting. Instead, Oregonians must use a time-consuming hybrid paper-online application process and the state was the only one to receive a monthlong enrollment extension from the federal government. The website's failure, and Oracle's rolein it,hasattracted noticefrom tech-industry publications. Cover Oregon spokesman Michael Cox confirmed the agency has received Catz's letter. In aresponse lettertoCatzprovided to the AP and dated Wednesday, acting executive director Clyde Hamstreet wrote that he is not yet in a position to respond to Oracle's arguments. Hamstreet, a turnaround consultant, took over Cover Oregon's leadership four days ago. Cover Oregon declined to provide any other comments on Catz's letter. The state is parting ways with Oracle at the end of April and is on the brink of deciding whether to switch to the federal exchange or hire a new

contractor to fix the botched website.

The stat ehasalready paid Oracle $134 million in federal money and is withholding $26 million from the company. Oregon also hired a legal firm to review options. Catz's arguments could reflect what Oracle plans to say in court if either Oregon or Oracle file a lawsuit. In the letter, Catz cites "many documents and communications detailing project risks and readinessprovided toCover Oregon." She also says Cover Oregon didn't provide some critical specifications to Oracle until November 2013, a month after the exchange was to go live. Oracle declined to comment on thecontents ofthe letter orprovide the documents. "Even without these documents, however," Catz says in the letter,"anyone with even minimal IT expertise would have known that the system would not, and could not,go liveon October 1." Catz also wrote that Oracle merely assisted Oregon on the exchange project, was not the project manager or systems integrator,and the company was hampered by the state's lack of skills and ability in performing those duties. Oregon's decision not to hire a systems integratorhas since been criticized by the state itself and in the independent review released by Atlanta-based First Data Government Solutions in March. According to that investigation, the contract language and the terms of the Oracle purchase orders also delineate a smaller role for Oracle. The contract was based on hours worked, not on the completion of work. It"put the burden on the state for directing the vendor work and offers little accountability for Oracle's performance," First Data wrote. Interviews with state officials and quality assurance reports have also shown the state wasn't able to hire its own developers and oftenlacked expertise needed for the project — making it probable that it was more dependent on Oracle than the contract had envisioned. Catz wrote in the letter that the Cover Oregon portal is completed and has been functional"for many weeks," with an error rate below one percent — but Cover Oregon has chosen not to make the website available to the general public.

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Police: Driver takes off, oNcer hangs on GRESHAM — Police in the east Portland suburb of Gresham say a driver trying to flee after hitting a tree drove off in reverse with an off-duty Homeland Security officer hanging on to the black Lexus. Lt. Claudio Grandjean said the officer let go when the driver stopped Thursday night. The officer is unhurt. The driver took off again but hit a raised curb and disabled the car. At that point, the driver fled on foot but a police dog tracked him to a swampy area and flushed him out to waiting officers. Grandjean says the offduty officer initially watched the vehicle spin out and hit the tree. The officer says he stopped and identified himself, butthe driverwas trying to take off so the officer reached into the car to take the keys. That's when the car tookoffin reversefor about 150 feet.

Police: 2 of 3 people jailed aRer burglary PORTLAND — Two of three men who police say were involved in a burglary thatled to the fatalshooting of aPortland police dog and the wounding of the dog's handler have been booked into jail. Sgt. Pete Simpson says 25-year-old Jemaell Riley w as released from a Portland hospital Thursday and bookedforinvestigation of multiple felony counts, including burglary and robbery conspiracy. Simpson says 20-yearold Steven Young has been booked on a burglary count and will face additional counts. Both Young and Riley are expected to make court appearances Friday. Police say 20-year-old Paul Alan Ropp remains under 24-hour police guard at a Portland hospital. He's expectedtobereleased in a few days. The Oregonian reports Ropp suffered a head wound and dog bites. Oflicer Jeff Dorn was shot and wounded in both legs early Wednesday while his K-9, Mick, was fatally shot. Dorn was released &om a hospital Thursday.

Killing reported at railroad workplace KLAMATH FALLS — Authorities are investigating a killing at a railroad workplace in Klamath Falls.

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Oregon ruling spurs halt on detainers PORTLAND — A federal judgein Oregon has found that an immigrant woman's constitutional rights were violated when she was held in jail without probable cause at the request of U.S. immigrationauthorities. The ruling is one of several recentfederalcourtdecisions to place scrutiny on the practice ofkeeping people in jail after they're eligible for release so that they can be consideredforpossible deportation. The rulings make it clear thatlocaloffi cialsare not required to honor the socalled immigration detainers, and that jurisdictions may be liable for doing so.

Sheriffs opposedriverlicense measure PORTLAND — A group of Oregonsheriffsisopposing a move to grant driving privileges for people who can't prove they're legally in the United States. Clatsop County Sherif Tom Bergin said Thursday that28 of36 sheriffsurgea no vote to overturn a law the Legislature passed. The sheriffs were neutral when the Legislature voted.

Medford wife killer getslife sentence MEDFORD — A Medford man convicted of killing his wife has been sentenced to a life term in prison. Bourne Huddleston, a 45-year-old former Marine gunnery sergeant, was found guilty Wednesday of shooting his wife, Kristy, and leaving her for their 10-year-old son to find. He wasalsoconvicted of trying to hire someone to kill her.

Portland plans flush aRer teen cited PORTLAND — Call it the Big Flush 2, and this time the sequel promises to be much bigger than the original.

Portland officials said W ednesdaythey areflushing away millions of gallons of treatedwater forthe second time in less than three years because someone urinated into a city reservoir. In June 2011, the city drained a 7.5 million-gallon reservoir at Mount Tabor in southeast Portland. This time, 38 million gallons &om a dif ferent reservoir at the same location will be discardedafter a 19-year-old was videotaped in the act. "The basic commandment of the Water Bureau is to provide clean, cold and constantwater to itscustomers," bureau administrator David

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RIDDLE — U.S.Rep. Peter DeFazio on Thursday toured an abandoned copper mine in southwestern Oregon that is on the Superfund list of major pollution sites as heprepares to fi lelegislation to overhaul the nation's primary mining law. DeFazio, D-Ore., said the Formosa Mine, which is on federaland privateland outside Riddle, illustrates what is wrong about the 1872 Mining Act: The Canadian companies that reopened the mine in the 1990s have disappeared, the bond put up for cleanup was nowhere near enough to coverthe true costs,and the federal government never got a penny in royalties. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency put the mine on its Superfund list in 2007 and expects to have a cleanup plan ready this summer, EPA project manager Chris Cora said. The cost could ultimately exceed

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Oregon audit: ShiR w elfare focus to jobs PORTLAND — A state audit calls on Oregon to turn its attention from getting aid to people slammed by the Great Recession to getting them jobs. The Oregonian reported the audit &om Secretary of State Kate Brown's office concludes welfare program m anagers have failed tohold recipients accountablefor missed job appointments and sometimes went years without significant contact with recipients. During the recession, other states tightened eligibility forcash welfare to conserve dwindling funds, but Oregon kept the doors open by steps such as slashing money for related jobsprograms.

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has given up trying to find the owners. The mine produced copper andzincfrom 1910 to 1937. It was reopened in 1989 by Formosa Exploration Inc. and its Canadian parent company, Formosa Resources Corp. It shut down in 1993. In 1997, the system for controlling acidic water draining out of the mine failed, degrading 13 miles of creeks leading to salmon and steelhead habitat.Since 1994,stateand federalagencieshave spent $3 million on cleanup and investigations, more than three times the original

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deportation. The sheri6"s office says it has re-evaluated its policy ofholding inmates for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Oregonian reported the decision follows a federal judge's ruling that Clackamas County violated a woman's constitutional rights by holding her for immigration authorities without probable cause. Washington County sherifl"s Sgt. Vance Stimler says the jail will continue to notify the federalagency offoreignborn detainees by sending it the daily roster.

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U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., looks over the closed entrance to the Formosa Mine outside RiddleThursday. DeFazio toured the site to raise awareness of the failings of federal mining regulations to require mine operators to put up bonds sufficient to cover cleanup costs. by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. At the time, the portion on U.S. Bureau of Land Managementland was too small to require bonding, BLM Oregon geologist Tim Barnes said. The cleanup plan will involve plugging the entrance of the leaking mine tunnel with concrete and moving tailings to a landfill on site, Cora said. DeFazio, who is seeking a 15th term in Congress, acknowledged that the bill has littl echance ofpassage this year in the Republican-controlled House, but he wants to raise awareness about how the current system costs taxpayers billions of dollars for cleanup of pollution caused by mining with little chance of getting payment &om foreign developers who set up shell companies. "I don't give it any chance that it will happen this Congress," DeFazio said in an interview."But I'm going to lay down a marker. The totally inadequate bonding requirement to protect the public interestisvery hard

to defend. Elements of reform should be bipartisan. I won't say they are right now, but I'm going to work on it." The 1872 Mining Act was intended to encourage settlement of the vast open spaces of the West. As those spaces have filled in, it has proved difficult to change, no matter which party controls Congress. DeFazio noted that when Democrats controlled the House, they twicepassed reforms,but they each stalled in the Senate. Last year, with Republicans in control, the House passed legislation to speed up the permitting processfor mineral exploration on federal lands and set time limits for lawsuits challenging mining projects. It stalled in the Senate. The act makes no demands for bonding to cover future cleanup costs, but BLM, which administers 258 mill ion acresacrossthe West and Alaska, does. However, a 2011 Government Accountability Oflice report for Congress found that those bond payouts often fall below the ultimate costs.

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iin arrives, an I i S in Ii ieS Ii' • The water's warm ingand crappie,one of the tastiest fish, will soon start getting ready to spawn and they'll go on a feeding binge that makes them easy to catch What is it about spring that makes you want to go fishing? The fi rstw arm sunny day and I'm ready to go.The problem is, even though it may be warm where you are, in the water where the fish are it won't be warming up for another week or two. But sometime soonit' sgoing to start getting warm and sunny and you'll getbitbythe ", ~ . TQM CLAYCQMB fishing bug, and crappie are one of the most low key, best-eating fish that you can ask for. OK, how do we get into them? Water temperature is probably the biggest key to catching crappie. The change in water temperature spurs crappie to start moving in from their deeper wintering holes to their spawning areas. To be successful you either need to have a good reliable fishing report, a good buddy who is out there all the time, or go yourself so as to be on top of things. To know right when it kicks off you need to be out there a few days early so when it starts you won't miss the kickoff. Everyone will tell you that crappie start moving out of their deeper wintering holes when the water hits something like 45 to 50 degrees. Then when it hits 55 theQ stage outside of their spawning areas. Then near 60 the males will move inand fan outa bed.Crappie willbeon a pre-spawn feeding binge during this time. And then, when the water temp gets up to 60 to 65, they start spawning. These temps are general. Anyway, let's say that conditions are right. Where do you fish? Crappie are unique. I've fished for them in a lot of states. In North Texas they went up in the willows and spawned. In Nebraska it's been up in the brush piles, but in Oregon and Idaho it's right up against a bare rocky bank. I mean I catch them literally one foot from the bank. Best lakes seem to change for me everyyear. Some years I do real good at Brownlee Reservoir and others at Lake Owyhee. There are a lot of methods to catch them but minnows are best. The problem is, out West most states don't allow fishing with minnows so here's another setup that is effective. I like to put on a small pencil bobber. I don't know why you catch more fish with a pencil bobber than with a round bobber but it sure works better for me. Below the pencil bobber I put on a small jig. I'll throw it right up along the bank and let it sit there. The action of the water will draw a bite. As a kid, yellow was always the hot spring color but the last two years I've smoked them on black and white jigs. Before that it was red and white. I don't know if you catch all the crappies out of the gene pool that sees black and white best but it seems to change every few years. Maybe it's the amount oflight, clarity of water at that time, who knows. But carry multiple colors of jigs and see which one works best for you. Little Roadrunner jigs also work great and you can jig with them if they're staged out deeper. If I'm having a slow day I like to troll around with a Hot'n Tot or a Rattlin'Trap. I'll usually pick up quite a few with them. Then after I locate them I know where to camp out and slay them. Crappie are a schooling fish so where you catch one, you'll catch a lot more so anchor there and jig. I also catch a lot of fish over the day if I throw a worm off the back of the boat with a split shot. A lot of people throw them in a 5-gallon bucket. In the old days everyone used a fish basket. The only bad deal with a basket is if you blast off and forget to pull it in the boat, your basket will rip off and you'll lose all of your fish. I just carry a cooler and throw in a jug of ice to keep them fresh. Everyone has their own favorite recipes but my favorite method to cook them is to just roll them in cornmeal, throw them in a hot skillet and sprinkle on some Tony Cachere's seasoning.Crappie are about asgood ofeating asitgets. ~

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Morel of the story: Frustration, fulfillment Mushroom huntingis relatively new to me and though Igetobsessiveduringthe searchforlostkeys,looking for small, brown morels that melt into their surroundings can be kustratjng. I first went looking for the tasty fungi two years ago. Since they look like small pine cones, my strategy was to look for pine cones, but that didn't work very well. I soon lost interest, but I had a camera and took dozens of dose-ups of wildflowers. I found three morels all day, and one I was led to with much pmmpting. Last year I fared a little better — suddenly I could see them betterand Istarted to learn some of the habitatin which they gmw. Though I still tire easily when the search yields little kuit, fm motivated by one thing: I love to eat them. With morels stored in the keezer that were cooked in garlic butter,and yearsof dried ones shoved into a back cupboauf corner, kom time to time I ask permission to use some of nature' ssolidgold for dinner. fve always liked mushrooms, but wild mushrooms, picked locally, not only have more mystery and allure, but a lot more flavor than the criminis and portabellos available at the gmcery store. A couple springsagoIdined on m orels in stmganoff, onion soup and in risotto all in one week. I never tire of them, but they are a precious commodity. During the early season we gorge on them, thinking of ways to sneak them in to dinner and brunch dishes. Even with a healthy stash, I try to pace their use throughout the year to maintain the specialness of adding wild mushrooms to a m eal. Last Sunday's dinner was

KATY NESBITT braised lamb shanks in wine. The recipe suggested servingit with creamy polenta and mushrooms. I attained permission to use some of the dried mushrooms. One suggestionIread wasto soak them in chicken broth. I had a quart in the keezer. The mushrooms changed kom a gray color back to the brown hue of their kesh state. I added broth to the polenta as well as milk, garlic powder and Parmesan at the end. That tasteoflastspring ofmorels in the polenta has whetted my appetite for mushroom hunting. Mushrooms come into season atdifferenttim es,elevations and moisture content. Is the ground warm enough? After a rain a good sunny day or two can have them popping up like camouflaged dandelions. I have heard legends of a hundred in one spot, but so far I'm excited to find as many as half a dozen at a time. I feel it's a little early, but on a walk last week I couldn't help peeling my eyes along the side of the trail and poking into needles under fir trees to see if they were there yet. All Idiscovered were buttercups and the tips of wild iris that will carpet my favorite trail in the coming weeks with their purple petals. Morels. One more sign of spring. While I wait for the little buggers to pop through I can dream ofrecipes in which to include them. In fact, I think I'm going to dig into the stash for a spinach, mushroom and egg casserole for Easter brunch. As Julia Child used to say, "Bon Appetit!"

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eire io o is: IinwOveS The Oregon Hunters Associationissued apressrelease this week that includes excerpts of an interview with Vic Coggins, a longtime wildlife biologist for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlfe in Enterprise. The pressreleasefollows: As the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers removing gray wolves kom the federal Endangered g'gtp 4'$ Species list, Vic Coggins, '%~'gS'Y i former longtime Oregon district wildlife biologist for the Oregon Department of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife photo Fish and Wildlife in EnterOR-11, a male pup (born prise, believes that delisting is vital for managing wolves spring 2011) from the in Oregon. Walla Walla pack, waking If approved by the USup from anesthesia after FWS, wolves throughout being radio-collared on the U.S. would no longer be Oct. 25, 2011. listed under the Endangered ond one, the Imnaha pack, Species Act, except for the Mexican gray wolf in the forming in 2009. Oregon now Southwest. has apopulation ofatleast 64 wolves in eight packs and Recently retired, Coggins spent the last few years of several individual animals. his nearly 50-year career as All of Oregon's known packs a wildlife biologist dealing are currently located in the with wolves in northeastnortheastern part of the ern Oregon as the animals state. Coggins was on the scene moved into the area from Idaho. when the Imnaha Pack was "They are costing the state involved its the first livea lot of money to manage stockdepredation and notes and a lot of wildlife losses," that the pack — which has he said."And that is also a a history of attacks on liveloss of money and hunting stock— has killed 32 cows opportunity." and wounded 11 between Oregon's first wolf pack, 2010 and 2013.''We thought the Wenaha pack, was docu- it would take awhile for the mented in 2008, with a secfirst wolf depredations on

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said Coggins. Coggins also believes that wolves should be hunted as soon as possible to control their numbers and to help maintain their fear of humans. ''Wealso need togetthe wolves off the state Endangered Species list, which has alotofrestrictionsfor management," he said. Even if wolves are removedfrom the federal Endangered Species Act, they are still listed as Endangered underthe Oregon Endangered Species Act. Once there are four breeding pairs of wolves in Eastern Oregon for three consecutive years they can be considered for removal kom the Oregon

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consecutive year that Oregon wolves had four breeding pairs with pups thatsurvived atleastuntil Dec. 31. ''We don't need wolves listed," said Coggins.'The state is fully capable of recovering them." As an example, Coggins notes that in the late 1960s, the cougar population was so low that they probably would have been listed if there had been an EndangeredSpeciesActatthe time. Instead, without any federalprotections,thestate recoveredthe population, and cougars are now present in nearly every part of Oregon. Moose have also been successfully colonizing northeastern Oregon in recent years without any ESA protection, Coggins said.

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• Travel Oregon puts together a list of the state's top scenic attractions, and one of them (only one?) is in Northeastern Oregon By John Gottberg Anderson FormfesCom News Seryice

You may have seen Travel Oregon's new promotional campaign in television commercials, printadvertisements or on its website. It's called "The Seven Wonders of Oregon." The Portland agency Wieden+Kennedy designed the campaign, but I think their efforts fell short of their mark: Certainly, there are more than seven wonders in our state. Here's how Travel Oregon announces the campaign: 'There are 7 Wonders of the World, and not a single one of them is here in Oregon. All we can figure is whoever came up with the listmust have never setfoot here. They must have never seen Mount Hood or the grandeur of the Columbia River Gorge. They certainly didn't explore the Oregon Coast. The exposed earth of the Painted Hills, Smith Rock's towers of volcanic ash and the alpine peaks of the Wallowaswere overlooked as well. Even Crater Lake, the deepest lake in America, was left off their list. So we see your Wonders, world. And raise you 7 of our own. And we invite you to not just see them, but experience them. Because our Wonders aren't just for taking pictures of — to truly say you've seen our Wonders, you have to get out of the car, hike down &om the scenic vista and feel them beneath your feet." I agree with the sentiment. So to the original list, I have addedtwo that Iconsider essential — Oregon Caves and Hells Canyon. Neither one of them can be seen &om the safety of your car.

S. John Collins/ Baker City Herald file photo

Eagle CapWilderness nearTraverse Lake. cific Northwest, with campgrounds, roadhouses and lodges catering to tourists. At its wetter western end, the highway weaves past the stunning Chanticleer Point scenic viewpoint and the classic Vista House at Crown Point State Park, 733 feet above the Columbia River. It also passes numerous spectacular waterfalls, including Multnomah Falls, second-highest falls in the United States, plunging 611 feetin two cataracts. The eastern end of the Gorge beyond Hood River is much drier, but it is no less scenic. Just west of The Dalles, the highway winds through wildflower-rich Tom McCall Preserve and over Rowena Crest, with a descent alongaseriesofgraceful switchbacks. And near its east end, on the Washington shore, such enigmatic creations of Quaker leader Sam Hill as a war-memorial replica of Stonehenge and the Maryhill Museum of Art riseon bluffs above theriver. Today, tourism takes a differentform than itdid before World War II. The Gorge is home to highly regarded wineries and breweries, and prevailing winds on the Columbia River have made the Gorge world-renowned for wind surfing and kite boarding.

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Within the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, layersoflakebed sediments and fossilized soils have left an artist's palette 33 million years old. In the Painted Hills, vividly striped hummocks, bands ofburnt-orange and ocher-yellow, olive-green and rust-red, lay a unique veneer upon the arid landscape. There are four short trails here. The Painted Hills Overlook Trailgivesthe best overall view of this vibrant landscape, its appearance changing as clouds come and go. The striations of paleosols, or fossil soils, layered between sediments left by ancient lakebeds, have createdacolorfuland mineral-rich canvas. Twentynine diferent minerals have contributed to the hues of these barren clay hills. Not far away, the Painted Cove Trail winds through red and gold clay-stone hills on an elevated walkway; from Mount Hood this angle, they appeared as giant mounds of colored There is no landmark that says "Oregon' to the outside popcorn. world so much as 11,245-foot The Painted Hills are just Mount Hood. The first sightone of three parcels within ing of the state's highest peak the John Day Fossil Beds Naby Europeans was by Capt. tional Monument. The Sheep George Vancouver's 1792 Rock Unit contains several expedition, and this "very outstanding fossil quarries at the Thomas Condon Palehigh, snowy mountain,' as it ontology Center. The Clarno was described, has captured Oregon Coast the imaginationoftravelers Unit preservessubtropical ever since. The 363-mile-long coastplant fossils &om more than Timberline Lodge, now a line — from Astoria, at the 40 million years ago, includrenowned national historic mouth of the Columbia River, ing a diversity of fossil wood landmark, was built high unmatched on Earth. south to Brookings, hard by on MountHood during the the redwood forestsofthe Smith Rock California border countryGreat Depression. In just 22 months, laborers for the is followed along its entire Central Oregon's "wonder" Works Progress Administracourse by U.S. Highway 101. is Smith Rock, north of Redtion and Civilian ConservaEn route, this national mond. Embracedby Smith tion Corps built the remarkscenic byway follows long, Rock State Park, it boasts able lodge by hand, using rocky beaches and clings sheer cliffs of tufF and basalt that rise hundreds of feet stone and timber &om the to seaside cliffs, overlooks mountain itself, plus other directly above the Crooked picturesque lighthouses and recycled and repurposed derelict shipwrecks,passes River, earning it acclaim as materials. miles of wind-sculpted sand the "birthplace" of modern Skiing, hiking, mountainAmerican sport climbing. dunes and more than 50 eering and other outdoor stateparks and recreation Rock climbers of all ability levels, including many exsportsnow keep visitors areas, and visitsdozens of comingyear-round. Timcharming communitiespertsfrom foreign countries, berline is one of several ski some of them tourist towns, gather at Smith Rock to test areas, including Mount Hood others with bustling fishing itscutting-edge routes. harbors. First-time visitors might Meadows — on the peak's From the Columbia's be forgiven for thinking eastern flank — and Skibowl, they'vebeen transported to just outside the hub commu- mouth, where explorers nityofGovernment Camp. Lewis and Clark spent the the canyonlands of southern In summer, Skibowl becomes winter of1805-06 atFort Utah: The view from the an adventure park with zipClatsop, the highway visits parking area is reminiscent lining, alpine slides and other the old-time resort town of of the red-rock gorges of family activities. Zion National Park, with Seaside, the arts community The old Barlow Road, of Cannon Beach and the precipices towering above representingthe lastleg of surfing center of Pacific City. the quietly meandering Beyond Lincoln City, amid river. And nonclimbers may the continental crossing for mid-19th-century Oregon rugged headlands, is the behold a similar panorama Trail pioneers, circles the whale-watching capital of as they ascend the Misery Depoe Bay. Newport is famed Ridge Trail and wind around south side of Mount Hood. for its bustling harbor and Monkey Face, an unmistakColumbia River Gorge the Oregon Coast Aquarium. able sentinel above the High Near Yachats, Sea Lion Desert. The first designated Smith Rock has served National Scenic Area Caves protect a remarkablegrott o whose scoresof as afi lm location forseveral iestablished in 1986l, the Gorge surrounds the Historic denizens maintain a constant notable features, including Columbia River Highway, roar. "Rooster Cogburn" i1975l, built between 1913 and 1922 The Oregon Dunes with John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn; "Even and stretching 75 miles &om National Recreation Area, Troutdale to The Dalles east 50 miles long, extends &om Cowgirls Get the Blues" of Portland. The highway is Florence to Coos Bay, the i1994l, with Uma Thurcredited with introducing largestcoastalharbor beman The Postman" i1997l, modern tourism to the Patween Puget Sound and San with Kevin Costner; and

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unmistakable feature, and other features. The huge, bowl-shaped caldera cooled as acti vity subsided, and starting around 5,000 years ago, it began to fill with water from springs, rain and snowmelt. Today, evaporation and seepage balance the incoming flow. Visitors to the national park,established in 1902, travel by vehicle around the 33-mile Rim Drive to view this spectacular, cobalt-blue lake. The more adventuresome may descend a steep trailtoa boatdock,from which tour boats ply routes on the lake's surface. On all sides, cliffs rise 1,000 feet or higher.

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The Wallowas In so many ways, Wallowa County is the proverbial end of the road. All alone in Oregon'sisolated northeastern corner, its lofty peaks surround aspectacular glacial lake, a nationally acclaimed community of bronze sculptors in Joseph and beautiful ranchland that spreads to the rugged chasm of Hells Canyon. The summer tourist season is short, and even at the peak of thatseason,velvetantleredmule deer sidestep small tents to graze in the state park's campground. Meanwhile, the region's No. 1 man-made tourist attraction, the Wallowa Lake Tramway to the top of Mount Howard, is lucky to fill every third cab. Above deep-blueWallowa Lake, nestled in the cradle of moraines, foot and horseback trails climb into the Eagle Cap Wilderness, long ago nicknamed "America's Alps." Wallowa regional history has deep roots in the Nez Perce tribal culture. These people knew their homeland as "the land of wandering waters." When American settlersbegan occupying their lands, father-and-son Chiefs Josephled aresistance that remains one of the moist poignantepisodes ofW estern history.

Crater Lake

The Oregon Caves, south of Grants Pass, are formed of calcit e thatwas deposited by sea water 250 million years ago. Buried far beneath overlying rock, the calcite metamorphosed into marble, a feature of only about 5 percentofthew orld'scaves. Water filtering &om the surfaceover the past2.5 millionyears created a carbonic acid that continues to seep through the rock, dissolving it and creating formations on the ceiling of the cavestalacti tes,draperiesand flowstone. It is not only rock that lives within the cave system. Federally preserved as a site of"unusual scientific interest," the Oregon Caves arehome to 120 distinct, endemic species, more than any other cave west of the Mississippi River. Most of them arespiders,insectsand eightdifferent types ofbats.

Hells Canyon, through which the Snake River flows along the border of Oregon and Idaho, makes claimtobeing thedeepest river-carved gorge in North America. At 7,913 feet i&om the summit of Idaho's Seven Devils Mountain, 9,393 feet, to the canyon floor at Granite Creek,1,480feet),it'shalf again deeper than Arizona's Grand Canyon. Though not as colorful nor as spectacular as the Grand &om a geologi calstandpoint, it is a national recreation area ofhuge appeal to whitewater rafters and jet-boat enthusiasts, while backpackers, hunters and fishermen love the chasm as well. On both sides of the northbound Snake, basalt cliffs rise in stepsabove theriver.Here and there are gravel bars and alluvial streams, where Nez Perce once wintered and pioneerhomesteaders built remote cabins and orchards. As recently as 1975, when the Hells Canyon National RecreationArea was established, sheep grazed the sparsely vegetatedterrain. Isolatedoverlooks ofthe canyon maybe found off backcountry roads in national forestson both sidesofthe river. Sportsmen, however, may be isolated for days at a time,asaccessroadsinto the canyon are few and far between.

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LAMINATION UP to 17 1/2 inches wide any length $1.00 per foot (The Observer is not responsible for flaws in matenal or machine er-

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Open Non-Smoking Wheelchair accessible

AA MEETING: Survior Group. Mon., Wed. Ltt Thurs. 12:05 pm-1:05 pm. Presbytenan Church, 1995 4th St. (4th Ltt Court Sts.) Baker City. Open, No smoking. AA MEETINGS 2614 N. 3rd Street La Grande MON, WED,FRI NOON-1 PM MONDAY 6PM-7PM TUESDAY 7AM-8AM TUE, WED,THU 7PM-8PM SAT, SUN 10AM-11AM

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110 - Self-Help Group Meetings NARACOTICS ANONYMOUS Goin' Straight Group

M r ~ Mon. — Tues. — Thurs. Fn. Ltt Sat. -8 PM Episcopal Church Basement 2177 1st Street First Saturday of every month at 4 PM Pot Luck - Speaker Meeting

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS HELP LINE-1-800-766-3724 Meetings: 8:OOPM:Sunday, M onday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Fnday Noon: Thursday 6:OOPM: Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Women's) 7:OOPM: Saturday Rear Basement Entrance at 1501 0 Ave.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Sat., 2 p.m. Episcopal Church 2177 First St. Baker City.

Evenings ©7:00 pm NARCOTICS PINOCHLE: FRI., 6:00 Elgin Methodist Church ANONYMOUS: p.m. Senior Center, 7th and Birch Sun., 10 a.m. 2810 Cedar St. Baker County Library, AL-ANON Public is welcome. back room Do you wish the CHECK YOUR AD ON drinking would stop? AA MEETING: THE FIRST DAY OF Mon., Noon Powder River Group PUBLICATION Wed., 7 PM Mon.; 7 PM -8 PM We make every effort Community of Chnst Wed.; 7 PM -8 PM t o a v o i d err o r s . 2428 Madison St. Fn.; 7 PM -8 PM However mistakes 541-523-5851 Grove St. Apts. d o s l i p thr o u g h . Corner of Grove Ltt D Sts. AL-ANON Check your ads the Open Concerned about first day of publicaNonsmoking someone else's tion Ltt call us immeWheel Chair Accessible diately if you find an drinking? e rror. No r t h e a s t Sat., 9 a.m. UNION COUNTY Northeast OR Oregon Classifieds AA Meeting Compassion Center, will cheerfully make Info. 1250 Hughes Ln. your correction 541-663-41 1 2 e xtend your a d 1 (541)523-3431 day. AL-ANON-HELP FOR families Ltt fnends of alPREGNANCY c oho l i c s . U n i on SUPPORT GROUP Pre-pregnancy, County. 568 — 4856 or 562-5772 pregnancy, post-partum. Sign up for our 541-786-9755 AL-ANON. COVE ICeep SNEEK PEEK C oming Back. M o n PUBLIC BINGO: Mon. days, 7-8pm. Calvary doors open, 6:30 p.m.; early bird game, 7 p.m. B aptist Church. 7 0 7 and we'll notify followed by r e g ular Main, Cove. games. C o m m u nity you of upcoming Connection, 2810 Ce- NORTHEAST OREGON news features, CLASSIFIEDS of fers dar St., Baker. All ages Self Help Ltt Support special coupon welcome. G roup An n o u n c e 541-523-6591 offers, local ments at n o c h arge. 110 - Self-Help For Baker City call: contests and J uli e — 541-523-3673 Group Meetings more. For LaGrande call: AA MEETING: E n ca — 541-963-31 61 Its fast, easy Been There Done That, and FREE! Open Meeting LA GRAND E Al-Anon . Thursday night, FreeSunday; 5:30 — 6:30 dom G roup, 6-7pm. Grove St Apts To receive our Corner of Grove Ltt D Sts Faith Lutheran Church, Nonsmoking 12th Ltt Gekeler, LG. SNEEK PEEK 541-605-01 50 Wheel Chair Accessible e-mails,just

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600 - Farmers Market 605 - Market Basket 610 - Boarding/Training 620 - Farm Equipment 8 Supplies 630 - Feeds 640 - Horse, Stock Trailers 650- Horses, Mules, Tack 660 - Livestock 670 - Poultry 675 - Rabbits, Small Animals 680 - Irrigation 690 - Pasture

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The 12:05 Meeting Mon.; 12:05 p.m. — 1:05 p.m. St. Stephens Episcopal Church 2177 1st St. (in the basement) Open No Smoking

145 - Yard, Garage Sales-Union Co.

ALL ADS for GARAGE 3 FAMILY yard sale, Sat. S ALES, MOV I N G 4/19 8am-3pm. AthSALES, YARD SALES, letic Complex Union, must be PREPAID at Ouality items Ltt someThe Baker City Herald thing for everyone!

210- Help Wanted, Baker Co 220 - Union Co 230 - Out of Area 280 - Situations Wanted

300 - Financial/Service 310- Mortgages, Contracts, Loans 320 - Business Investments 330 - Business Opportunities 340 - Adult Care Baker Co 345 - Adult Care Union Co 350 - Day Care Baker Co 355 - Day Care Union Co 360 - Schools 8 Instruction 380 - Service Directory

400 - General Merchandise 405 - Antiques 410- Arts 8 Crafts 415 - Building Materials 420 - Christmas Trees 425 - Computers/Electronics 430- For Sale or Trade 435 - Fuel Supplies 440 - Household Items 445 - Lawns 8 Gardens 450 - Miscellaneous 460 - Musical Column 465 - Sporting Goods 470 - Tools 475 - Wanted to Buy 480 - FREEItems

500 - Pets 8 Supplies 505 - Free to a Good Home 510- Lost 8 Found 520 - Pet Grooming 525 - Pet Boarding/Training 530- Pet Schools, Instruction 550 - Pets, General

700 - Rentals 701 - Wanted to Rent 705 - RoommateWanted 710- Rooms for Rent 720 - Apartment Rentals 730 - Furnished Apartments 740- Duplex Rentals Baker Co 745 - Duplex Rentals Union Co 750 - Houses for Rent 760 - Commercial Rentals 770 - Vacation Rentals 780 - Storage Units 790 - Property Management 795 -Mobile Home Spaces

800 - Real Estate 801 - Wanted to Buy 810- Condos, Townhouses, Baker Co 815 - Condos,Townhouses,Union Co 820 - Houses for Sale, Baker Co 825 - Houses for Sale, Union Co 840- Mobile Homes, Baker Co 845 - Mobile Homes, Union Co 850- Lots 8 Property, Baker Co 855 - Lots 8 Property, Union Co 860 - Ranches, Farms 870 - Investment Property 880 - Commercial Property

900 - Transportation 902 - Aviation 910 - ATVs,Molorcycles,Snowmobiles 915 - Boats 8 Motors 920 - Campers 925 - Motor Homes 930 - Travel Trailers, 5th Wheels 940 - Utility Trailers 950- Heavy Equipment 960 - Auto Parts 970 - Autos for Sale 990 - Four-Wheel Drive

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Our licensed CaS atellite s y s te m i n 18 Oregon Street nadian mail order pharweed control: noxious stalled for FREE and Baker City, OR weeds, aquatic weeds. macy will provide you programming starting with savings of up to Agriculture llt Right of at $24.99/mo. F REE Way. Call Doug Boone, 75 percent on all your HD/DVR upgrade for 541-403-1439. medication needs. Call 630 - Feeds new callers, SO CALL today 1-800-354-4184 NOW (877)366-4508. CEDAR 8t CHAIN link f or $10.00 off y o u r 3rd CROP ALFALFA, (PNDC) fences. New construc$220/ton. Small bales. first prescription and t ion, R e m o d e l s ll t Green, dust free. ExANYTHING FOR free shipping. (PNDC) ha ndyma n services. c ellent h o rs e h a y ! A BUCK Kip Carter Construction Same owner for 21 yrs. DIRECT TV 2 Year Sav- 541-519-0693, Baker. 541-519-6273 541-910-6013 ings Event! Over 140 Great references. CCB¹1 01 51 8 channels only $29.99 a ALFALFA, GRASS, CCB¹ 60701 month. Only DirectTV CORN SEED CARE PROVIDER gives you 2 YEARS of SAVE MONEY! seeking hours for all of savings and a F REE Delivery Anywhere D 5. H Roofing 5. your in home care Genie upgrade! Call Ray Odermott, needs, references, Construction, lnc 1-800-259-5140 1-800-910-4101 human setvices, regisCCB¹192854. New roofs (PNDC) tered (541)534-6106. llt reroofs. Shingles, metal. All phases of DISH TV Retailer. Start- 660 - Livestock construction. Pole ing at $ 1 9.99/month buildings a specialty. (for 12 mos.) llt High 2 yr. old Polled Hereford Respond within 24 hrs. Bulls, $2250. ea. Will Speed Internet starting 541-524-9594 at $ 14 . 9 5 / m o n t h b e semen t e sted l lt (where a v a i l a b le.) ready to go to w o rk. Jay S ly , S AVE! A s k A b o u t Ca II (541 ) 742-2229. DIRTY SAME DAY InstallaWINDOWS? t ion! C A L L Now ! 430- For Saleor 1-800-308-1 563 Call: BUTCHER HOGS. 250Trade (PNDC) Clear Windows, 260/Ibs Iive w e i g ht. 2013 GO-GO Elite TravCan have processed Window Cleaning eller, 3 wheel scooter, DO YOU need papers to Service locally or be picked up 12amp. Used ONLY 5 start your fire with? Or Commercial l ive . $ 3 00 . times! 3 year warranty a re yo u m o v i n g l l t 541-742-51 72 llt Residential included. Asking $750 need papers to wrap 541-519-7033 541-577-3267 those special items? Free Estimates SA L E b ull s . The Baker City Herald F OR HIGH QUALITY Olym- at 1915 F i rst S t r eet Angus/salers/optipus E-330 digital automizers. 2 y r o l ds llt sells tied bundles of EMBARK focus SLR camera syspapers. Bundles, $1.00 y earlings. b l l l t r e d . CONSTRUCTION INC t em w / t w o z oo m S eaman a n d tr ic k each. CONCRETE lenses, macro l e ns, tested Ca n d e l i ver. Foundation — Flatwork teleconverter llt many R easonable p r i c e s . and Decorative accessories. New con- IS YOUR Identity Pro541-372-530 3 or tected? It is our promDaniel McQuisten dition, cost over $2100 208-741-6850. 541-51 9-4595 i se t o pr o v i d e t h e new, will sell for $900 CCB¹ 174039 o r trade fo r ? . C a l l most comprehensive PUREBRED BLACK Anidentity theft preven541-760-7415 t ion a n d re s p o n s e gus bulls. 2 yr old bull. FRANCES ANNE Semen tested. $2,500. products available! Call YAGGIE INTERIOR 8E 435 - Fuel Supplies T oday f o r 30 - D a y Yearling bull, $1,500. EXTERIOR PAINTING, Delivery options availF REE T RIA L Commercial llt able. 541-742-5172 FIREWOOD 1-800-395-701 2. Residential. Neat llt PRICES REDUCED (PNDC) efficient. CCB¹137675. $135, $150,(lt $175 WE BUY all classes of 541-524-0369 in the rounds; $160, horses, 541-523 — 6119; QUALITY ROUGHCUT $175 llt $200 split, JACKET 8t Coverall Rel umber, Cut t o y o u r J.A. Bennett L i v eseasoned, delivered pair. Zippers replaced, s pecs. 1 / 8 " o n u p . stock, Baker City, OR. in the valley. p atching an d o t h e r A lso, h a l f ro u n d s , (541)786-0407 heavy d ut y r e p a irs. s tays , w e d ge s , slabs/firewood. TamaReasonable rates, fast 445- Lawns & Garservice. 541-523-4087 rack, Fir, Pine, Juniper, dens or 541-805-9576 BIC Lodgepole, C o t t o n2012 SEARS Craftsman w ood. Your l ogs o r JIM'S COMPUTERS 42" deck, lawn tractor. mine. 541-971-9657 On site service llt repair Used o n l y a f ew Wireless llt wired t imes . H as d ec k REDUCE YOUR Past networks cleaner. 19.5 HP variaNORTHEAST Tax Bill by as much as Virus llt Spam Removal tor speed. Has full pro75 percent. Stop LevPROPERTY tection plan to 9/4/17. Jim T. Eidson ies, Liens and Wage MANAGEMENT 541-519-7342 Paid $1650, a s k i ng Garnishments. Call the 541-910-0354 www.iimeidson.com $1 000. 541-523-21 96 Tax Dr Now to see if y ou Q u a l i f y Commercial Rentals N OTICE: O R E G O N BAKER BOTANICALS 1-800-791-2099. 1200 plus sq. ft. profes3797 10th St Landscape Contractors (PNDC) sional office space. 4 Hydroponics, herbs, Law (ORS 671) reoffices, reception houseplants and quires all businesses NORTHEAST OREGON area, Ig. conference/ Non-GMO seeds that advertise and perCLASSIFIEDS rebreak area, handicap 541-403-1969 form landscape conserves the nght to reaccess. Pnce negotiatracting services be lible per length of l ect ads that d o n o t censed with the Land- 450 - Miscellaneous lease. comply with state and s cape C o n t r a c t o r s federal regulations or B oard. T h i s 4 - d i g i t that a r e o f f e n s ive, number allows a con- %METAL RECYCLING false, misleading, de- 710 - Rooms for We buy all scrap sumer to ensure that ceptive or o t herwise Rent metals, vehicles t he b u siness i s a c unacceptable. llt battenes. Site clean tively licensed and has NOTICE a bond insurance and a ups llt drop off bins of All real estate adverall sizes. Pick up WHEELCHAIR RAMP. q ualifie d i n d i v i d u a l tised here-in is sublect service available. Custom made, v e ry contractor who has fulto th e F e d e ral F a ir WE HAVE MOVED! sturdy. 303-910-8478 filled the testing and H ousing A ct , w h i c h Our new location is experience r e q u ireor 541-523-2869 makes it illegal to ad3370 17th St ments fo r l i censure. vertise any preference, Sam Haines For your protection call 475 - Wanted to Buy limitations or discnmi503-967-6291 or visit Enterpnses nation based on race, 541-51 9-8600 our w ebs i t e : ANTLER BUYER Elk, c olor, r e ligion, s e x , www.lcb.state.or.us to deer, moose, buying h andicap , f a mi l i a l c heck t h e lic e n s e 4-PLOTS in old section all grades. Fair honest status or national onstatus before contract- of Mt. Hope Cemetery. p rices. Call N ate a t g in, o r i n t e n t io n t o ing with the business. Perpetual care included. make any such prefer541-786-4982. $3200/0B0 Persons doing l ande nces, limitations o r 208-365-9943 scape maintenance do discnmination. We will not require a landscap- ANVIL, POST dnll, post not knowingly accept ing license. v ice, an d 2 0 fo r g e any advertising for real tools. Can have all for estate which is in vioPOE CARPENTRY $400. 2 70 1 B ea rco lation of this law. All • New Homes Loop, LG Thurs, Fri, persons are hereby in• Remodeling/Additions Sat 1 oa m-4p m. • Shops, Garages • Siding llt Decks LAWN M OWER, yard • Windows llt Fine m achine 2 1 i n c u t . 505 - Free to a goo formed that all dwellfinish work 6.75 HP $100./OBO i ngs a d vertised a r e Fast, Quality Work! SCHWINN B I K E,2 1 home available on an equal Wade, 541-523-4947 speed, High Timber. 6 KITTENS needing a opportunity basis. or 541-403-0483 Still new. $50./OBO. home, please call Jen- EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUCCB¹176389 541-403-0558 nifer 541-905-2142 NlTY •

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FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2014

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

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Baker City Herald: 541-523-3673 e www.dakercityherald.com e classifiedsOdakercityherald.com e Fax: 541-523-6426' The Odserver: 541-963-3161 e www.lagrandeodserver.com e classifiedsOlagrandeodserver.com e Fax: 541-963-3674 710 - Rooms for 720 - Apartment 725 - Apartment Rent Rentals Baker Co. Rentals Union Co. DRC'S PROPERTY GREENWELL MOTEL NICE 1 bdrm apartment 541-963-4134 ext. 101 in Baker City. Elderly MANAGEMENT, INC. Rent $450/mo. Furnished room w/microwave, small fridge, color TV, phone fIt all utilities i ncluded. 30 5 A d a m s Ave. La Grande.

or Disabled. S u b sidized Low Rent. Beautiful River Setting. All

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725 - Apartment Rentals Union Co. LA GRANDE, OR THUNDERBIRD APARTMENTS 307 20th Street

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4+ BRDM, 3ba, two level American West home at 307 Second Storage Str. LG, $1500 obo. 7 days/24 houraccess P lease see i n f o o n 541-523-4564 window before calling COMPETITIVE RATES 541-663-8683 Behind Armory on East and H Streets. Baker City AVAILABLE APRIL 1, large 4 bdrm, southside, $1200 plus dep. Mt E m i l y P r o p e rty Mgmt. 541-962-1074. MIII STOIULGI

APARTMENTS: p hone a n d cab l e . Studio- $350.00-$375.00 Now accepting applica- COVE APARTMENTS E qual O p p o r t u n i t y 1 BD-$375.00-$475.00 tions f o r fed e r a l ly 1906 Cove Avenue housing. Call T a ylor 2 BD- $450.00 funded housing. 1, 2, RE f I t M g mt at and 3 bedroom units UNITS AVAILABLE 720 - Apartment 503-581-1813. Stop in for a list or call with rent based on inNOW! Rentals Baker Co. TTY-711 541-663-1066. come when available. M-F 9-11:30, 1-5 2 BDRM $5 0 0./mo + 725 - Apartment APPLY today to qualify AVAILABLE MAY 1st, • Secure Prolect phone number: $375./dep for subsidized rents 2bdrm, 1ba, f e nced FAMILY HOUSING • Keypati Entry 541-437-0452 Rentals Union Co. 1 BDRM $4 25./mo + at these quiet and yard and basement. • Auto-Lock Gate $320./dep w/s/g paid. 1 BDRM, 1 ba, w/s/g in- Pi nehurst Apartments TTY: 1(800)735-2900 centrally located mulClose to Greenwood • Security Ligilting No Smoking, No Pets. tifamily housing cluded, refng. fIt stove. S chool. No P et s o r 1502 21st St. "This institute is an • Fenced Area 541-523-5756 properties. 1808 3rd, LG. $385. HUD. $700 mo fIt $450 La Grande equaI opportunity (6-foot barb) 541-398-1602 dep. 541-910-1807 provider." 1, 2 8r 3 bedroom A ttractive one and tw o IIIIW 11x36 units CLEAN 4 Bdrm house, for "Big Boy Toys" units with rent 2 BDRM, 1 bath, stove, bedroom units. Rent 2-BDRM, 1 bath. $ 525 a ppliances , ne ar based on income refngerator, W/S/G inbased on income. In3-BDRM, 1 bath. $ 625 Greenwood school, no when available. c I u d e d, W/D, $4 50 S2S-1688 come restrictions apW/S paid. Completely pets/smoking. Deposit mo. 640 S 6th St, Elply. Now accepting ap- La Grande Retirement 2512 14th remodeled.Downtown Apartments a nd r e f . re q u i r e d . Prolect phone ¹: gin. 541-398-1602. plications. Call Lone at location. 541-523-4435 16127th Street, La $900/mo, first and last (541)963-3785 (541 ) 963-9292. Grande, Oregon 97850 month's rent, no HUD. TTY: 1(800)735-2900 CENTURY 21 CLASSIC STORAGE 541-786-042 6 or PROPERTY This institute is an equal 541-524-1534 APARTMENTS AVAIL 541-910-811 2 or 67 MANAGEMENT Senior and Disabled opportunity provider. 2805 L Street All utilities paid. 541-428-21 1 2. Complex NEW FACILITY!! $450/mo and up, +dep La randeRentals.com Vanety of Sizes Available References required FOR RENT Affordable Housing! Secunty Access Entry 541-403-2220 Elgin: 4-bdrm, 3 bath (541)963-1210 Rent based on inRV Storage TDD 1-800-735-2900 house, 10 acres w/shop 740 - Duplex Rentals come. Income restncfIt barn $1200. Baker Co. Welcome Home! DRC'S PROPERTY tions apply. Call now CLEAN, QUIET 2-bdrm. CIMMARON MANOR ICingsview Apts. to apply! MANAGEMENT, INC. S tove, f r i dge, d i s hLa Grande-Island City: 2-BDRM DUPLEX 215 Fir Str w asher. $ 4 0 0 / m o . 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Century Caii 21, Eagle Cap Realty. Beautifully updated Com- Appliances, good locaLa Grande OR Contact Nelson Real (1) -1 BR Apt. tion. Garbage paid. 541-963-1210 541-663-1066 munity Room, featurEstate. 541-523-6485 (541) 963-7476 N o s m o k i ng , n o ing a theatre room, a Ranch-N-Home pets. 541-523-4701 CLOSE TO do wntown pool table, full kitchen Storage units GREEN TREE Rentals, Inc a nd E O U , st u d i o , and island, and an LaGrande and Union 541-963-5450 APARTMENTS ELKHORN VILLAGE w/s/g pd, no smoking, electnc fireplace. 745 - Duplex Rentals APARTMENTS no pets, $450 month, 2310 East Q Avenue Renovated units! 1 month FREE with 6 Union Co. Senior a n d Di s a b l ed $40 0 d e p o s i t . La Grande,OR 97850 month Rental IN COUNTRY, ou tside tmana er@ slcommunities.c Please call (541) 3 BRDM, 1 bath, all appl, 541-91 0-3696. Housing. A c c e pting of North Powder: (New Rentals Only) gas fireplace, fenced applications for those 2 -bdrm, 1 bath. N o 963-7015 for more inbackyard, off s t r eet pets/smoking, F IRM! aged 62 years or older CLOSE TO EOU, sm 1 formation. Come see our new Income Restnctions parking, $800 1st, last, as well as those disbdrm, coin-op laundry, www.virdianmgt.com office Apply $650/mo. Please call and deposit. Includes no smoking/no pets, abled or handicapped M-F 9-11:30, 1-5 (541 ) 898-281 2. Professionally Managed TTY 1-800-735-2900 s/w and yard care. NO of any age. Income re$350 mo, $300 dep. by Pets/Smoking/HUD. NICE 2 bdrm, on edge of strictions apply. Call 541-91 0-3696. This institute is an Equal GSL Properties L eave m e s sage a t North Powder, yard, Candi: 541-523-6578 Opportunity Provider. Located Behind 541-963-3670. utility room, no smokSENIOR AND DISSECURESTORAGE La Grande i ng/pets, r e f . re q . , ABLED HOUSING Town Center ACCEPTING APPLICAClover Glen Apart$500/mo. Surveillance TIONS for a 3bdrm, I 541-786-800 6 or ments, 2212 Cove Cameras Give your budqet a boost. Union County bth, garge, $899/mo anetd©eoni.com Avenue, Computenzed Entry Sell those still-good but Senior Living a nd $ 65 0 de p . La Grande no longer used items in Covered Storage NICE 2 b r dm h o u s e , 541-91 0-4444 Clean fIt well appointed 1 your home for cash. Call Super size 16'x50' Mallard Heights south side La Grande fIt 2 bedroom units in a the classified department FAMILY HOUSING 870 N 15th Ave location. No smoking today to place your ad. CHARMING, SPA We offer clean, attractive 541-523-2128 quiet location. Housing Elgin, OR 97827 or pets. $595 per mo CIOUS u pst a i rs 2 for those of 62 years two b edroom a part3100 15th St. caII 541-963-4907 bdrm, 1 bath duplex or older, as well as ments located in quiet Baker City Now accepting applicawith lots of windows, and wel l m a i ntained those disabled or UNION, 3 BD, 2B T H, tions f o r fed e r a l ly laundry r o o m w it h handicapped of any settings. Income red ouble w i de, $ 8 5 0 . SHOP FOR RENT, 2,200 f unded ho using f o r washer/dryer, walk-in strictions apply. age. Rent based on in3 BD, 1 B T H $ 7 5 0 . sq. ft, concrete floor, t hos e t hat a re c losets, of f s t r e e t come. HUD vouchers •The Elms, 2920 Elm 2 BD $ 6 50 . sixty-two years of age garage door, side I I s s parking. New carpetS t., Baker City. C u r- accepted. Call Joni at 541-91 0-0811 or older, and h andientry, electncity and ing and bamboo floorre n t ly a v a i I a b I e 541-963-0906 capped or disabled of water. $285.00 mo ing. Large yard, stor- 760 - Commercial 2-bdrm a p a rtments. TDD 1-800-735-2900 any age. 1 and 2 bedCaII 541-975-3800 or age, water/sewer paid. Rentals Most utilities paid. On 541-663-6673 room units w it h r e nt No pets. $625/month. site laundry f a c ilities This institute is an equal b ased o n i nco m e • I s 20 X40 shop, gas heat, and playground. Ac541-786-6058 when available. roll-up a nd w a l k -in cepts HUD vouchers. s s I s I doors, restroom, small Call M ic h e l l e at Prolect phone ¹: o ffice s p ace, $ 3 5 0 (541)523-5908. •Mini W-arehouse opportunity provider. 541-437-0452 month, $300 deposit. I • 750 - Houses For • Outside Fenced Parking 541-91 0-3696. eSPECIALe Rent Baker Co. s• TTY: 1(800)735-2900 • ReasonableRates $200 off BEARCO • I For informationcall: 1st months rent! "This Institute is an BUSINESS PARK www.La rande *LIVE INPAH A SIS E * equal opportunity Has 6000, 3000, 2000 sq 528-NNi days u tilities p a i d

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O ne o f t h e n i c e s t things about want ads is t h e i r l o w c o st . TDD 1-800-545-1833 Another is the quick results. Try a classified a d today ! C a l l o u r FURNISHED 1300 sq ft, classified ad depart2 bdrm, in house. Wi-fi W/S/G paid $1200/mo. ment today to place (541 ) 388-8382 your ad.

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Call Ann Mehaffy 541-51 9-0698 Ed Moses:(541)519-1814

DRC'S PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. 215 Fir Str La Grande OR 541-663-1066

2-BDRM., 1-BATH: No pets/waterbeds. McElroy P r operties. 541-523-2621

1000 Sq FT STOREFRONT ON ISLAND AVE IN IC.

Saturday, April 19 735 2nd St 1 2PM-2 P M North Powder, OR Must see! Best buy! $172,500

P RICE R ED U C E D l 2-bdrm, 1 bath home on 75x120 ft. corner lot on paved streets. All utilities are on prop-

erty. $42,500. Call for ap p oi nt m en t 541-524-106 3 or 541-51 9-1 31 7

825 - Houses for Sale Union Co.

Must see listing! New floonng, paint, and

counters $79,000. 280 S College, Union. (541) 805-8074

$166,000 LOCATED TWO BLOCKS FROM THE POOL, Pioneer park sports complex, and local dining. This home has it all. Watch the stars through the skylights in your 660 Sq/Ft master suite, or spend time in your custom kitchen with solid surface counters and a gas stove. Hardwood floors and a worry free , atmosphere with newer roof, windows and siding rounding out this beautiful home. 14174937 Century 21 i Eagle Cap Realty, i 541-9634511.

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855 - Lots & Property Union Co. 1/2 TO 2 1/2 acre lots, South 12th, starting at $45, 0 0 0 . Ca II 541-91 0-3568.

815 - Condos, Townhomes Baker Co. ST. ELIZABETH Towers Condo Retirement-SeasonalCo-Owners-Rent /ncome

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4-BDRM, 2 1/2 ba th in North Baker. 3000 sq. 12 X 20 storage with roll up door, $70 mth, $60 ft. Avail. May 3, Double Garage, S h o p, deposit 541-910-3696 Fenced yard. Beautiful historic h o m e . No Smoking. $ 1250/mo p lu s d epos it . • 8 J 541-403-11 88

3-BDRM, 2 bath, with fireplace on 12 acres. Excellent view of Wallowa Mtns and great fishing access. Located on Hwy 86, ICeating Valley.

SUNFIRE REAL Estate LLC. has Houses, Du- e Security Fenced plexes fIt Apartments for rent. Call Cheryl e Coded Entry Guzman fo r l i s t ings, e Lighted for your protection 541-523-7727. e 4 different size units 752 - Houses for e Lots ol RV storage Rent Union Co. 4129S Chico Rd, Baker City off Fbcahontas 1 BDRM 550 month w/s paid 541-963-4125

3350 ESTES St. 3-bdrm, 1 bath with attached 1 1/2 garage on a corner lot. $112,500. Please call: 541-403-0958

1 BDRM, 1 bath, stove, fridge, w/s i n cluded. $450 mo. 1306 1/ 2 Penn Ave., La Grande. (541)398-1602. 2 BDRM, 1 ba gas heat, w /s/g pd . W / d i n cluded. Recently upd ated. $700 / m o ., $700 dep. No smoking inside , No P et s (503) 991-1 789 2 BD, 1 ba LG m obile home. w/d, c arport, deck, fIt storage, w/s/g included. NO DOGS, NO SMOICING. $525+ $ 200 s e curity. L a s t months rent on time. 541-91 0-0056

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SPACE, approx 2-bdrm, 2 bath, 30 FT. se l f c o n t ained OFFICE 1300sq ft, r e ception 1600 sq. ft. 2nd floor trailer w/ W/D on Powa nd waiting room. 3 w/balcony. New der River. $375/mo. offices, restrooms, all appliances fIt blinds. W/S/G and TV paid. utilities paid . $9 0 0 Very clean. $115,000 Propane fIt electnc not month, $800 deposit. 541-519-0280 furnished. Please call 541-91 0-3696. (541)523-535 1 or 820 - Houses For (541)403-2050

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BEAUTY SALON/ 795 -Mobile Home Office space perfect 850 - Lots & PropR EAD Y FO R A for one or two opera- Spaces C HAN G E? Don't ) ust ters 15x18, icludeds SPACES AVAILABLE, erty Baker Co. restroom a n d off one block from Safe- 5 .78 A CRES, 3 6 x 4 8 sit there, let the clas- OREGON TRAIL PLAZA street parking. way, trailer/RV spaces. shop, full bath, well sified help wanted col- 1-2 bdrm mobile homes $500 mo fIt $250 dep W ater, s e w er , g a r - 8r septic installed. 7 starting at $400/mo. umn find a new and 541-91 0-3696 bage. $200. Jerb manmi. from town. Price Includes W/S/G c hallenging )o b f o r a ger. La Gra n d e reduced to $166,600. RV spaces avail. Nice BIG!!! SHOP w/office, you. 541-962-6246 503-385-8577 quiet downtown location 541-523-2777

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ft units, all have overheard doors and man doors. Call 541-963-7711

820 - Houses For Sale Baker Co.

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7X11 UNIT, $30 mo. $25 dep. (541 ) 910-3696.

A PLUS RENTALS has storage units availab!e.

5x12 $30 per mo. 8x8 $25-$35 per mo. 8x10 $30 per mo. 'plus deposit' 1433 Madison Ave., or 402 Elm St. La Grande. Ca II 541-910-3696

$159,900. (541) 523-5871 Andrew Bryan Pnncipal Broker

ST. ELIZABETH Towers Condo

B EAUTIFUL V I E W LOTS f or sa l e b y o wner i n C ov e O R . 3.02 acres, $55,000 a nd 4 ac r e s

$79,000. Please caII 208-761-4843.

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1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices with the court a legal NOTICE OF Preliminary NOTICE OF HEARING paper called a "moDetermination for UNION COUNTY tion" or "answer." Water Right Transfer PLANNING The "motion" or "an- A public meeting of the T-11554 COMMISSION swer" must be given Budget Committee of CONDITIONAL USE

On May 13, 2014, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at Owner Address: t he B a k e r C o u n t y to the court clerk or the Union Rural Fire T-11554 filed by the City P.O. Box 650, Baker C ourt H o use, 1 9 9 5 administrator within 30 Protection Distnct, Unof North Powder, 635 NOTICE IS HEREBY City, OR 97814-0650 T hird S t reet , B a k e r days along with the reion, State of Oregon, Third St., North PowG IVEN, t h e Uni o n City, Oregon, the deq uired f i l ing f e e . I t to discuss the budget der, OR 97867, proCounty Planning ComBaker County, Oregon, CMGC: fendant's interest will m ust b e i n pr o p e r for the fiscal year July poses to add an addim ission, m e e t in g i n i nvites b id s f o r t h e James W. Fowler be sold, sublect to reform and have proof of 1, 2014 to June 30, tional point of approregular session, Mon• I c onstruction o f B e s t Company demption, in the real service on th e p l ain2015, will be held at priation under Certifiday, April 28, 2 0 14, Frontage Road Improperty c o m m o nly tiff's attorney or, if the the Fire Department, cate 65088. The nght 7 :00 p . m . , J o s e p h I I I provements — 2014. CMGC Address: k nown a s: 13 00 plaintiff does not have 570 E. Beakman, Unallows the use of 2.2 Building Annex ConferThe w o r k to be PO Box 489, Dallas, Auburn Avenue, Baker an attorney, proof of ion, Oregon 9 7 8 83. cfs from a well within ence Room, 1106 "IC" service on the plaintiff. performed under this Oregon 97338 City, Oregon 97814. The meeting will take t he N o rt h P o w d e r Ave., La Grande, will I • I I I C ontract co nsists o f The court case numThe oblect of the complace on Apnl 30, 2014 River Basin in Sec. 22, consider a Conditional r econstructio n an d CMGC Contact: ber is 12959, w here plaint is to foreclose a at 7:00 pm. The purT 6S, R39E, WM f o r Use application subn ew co nstruction o f Tim Janesofsky JPMORGAN CHASE d eed of t r us t d a t e d pose of the meeting is Municipal use in Secmitted by W i l liam • I asphalt concrete road- P: 503-623-5373 BANIC, NATIONAL AS- June 7, 1999 and reto receive the budget tions 22 and 23. T he Annette Howell/Oreway for approximately (Ext. 399) SOCIATION, AS SUC- corded as Document m essage and t o r e - applicant proposes to gon Trail Seeds, Ryan 1 .4 m i le s o f Bes t F: 503-623-9117 CESSOR IN INTEREST No. 99 24 074 given ceive comment from add an additional well Tahenko, agent, to esF rontage Road b e - E: timl©lwfowler.com TO W A S HINGTON by C h a r le s J . t he p u b li c o n the within Sec. 22, T6S, tablish a 24' x 50' motween Oregon HighMUTUAL BANIC, FICA Dougherty on property budget. R39E, WM. The Wabile office, a 75' x 100' way 86 and Campbell Submit Bids to: WASHINGTON MUcommonly known as This is a public meeting ter Resources Departs eed c l e a ning l i n e Street i n B a ke r C i ty Michelle Owen, Director TUAL BANIC, its suc1226 Washington Avewhere deliberation of ment has concluded b uilding, a 50' x 5 0 ' and Baker C o u nty, of Public Works c essors i n in t e r e s t n ue, Baker City, O R the Budget Committee t hat t h e p ro p o s e d warehouse addition, a 100' x 24' lean-to addiOregon. The Base Bid PO Box 650, 1655 First and/or assigns is plain97814 and legally dewill take place. Any transfer appears to be work includes, but is Street, Baker City OR tiff, and U NKNOWN scnbed as: person may appear at consistent with the ret ion and a 50 ' x 3 0 ' not limited to , t r affic 97814-0650, HE I RS O F LO R I THE WEST 49 FEET the meeting and disq uirements o f O R S shop building on propcontrol, erosion con- "ATTENTION — James LAR ICIN, AICA LOR I OF LOTS 1, 2 3 AND cuss the proposed proChapter 540 and OAR e rty located east o f t rol, e a rthwork, r e - W. Fowler Co. ICAY LARICIN; COLBY 4, BLOCIC 1 PACIFIC grams with the Budget 690-380-5000. the City of Imbler, at moval of existing as- UV Treatment Facility" DONNELLY; CHRIS- ADDITION TO BAICER Committee. A ny person ma y f i l e , 6 5268 S t r iker L a n e phalt pavement; apTOPHER DONNELLY; CITY, IN BAICER CITY, A copy of t h e b u dget Iointly o r s e v e r ally, and descnbed as Twp. proximately 4,500 feet Pre-Bid: N/A COMMUNITY CONCOUNTY OF BAICER document may be in- with the Department a 1S, Range 39 EWM, of roadway reconstrucNECTION OF NORTH- AND STATE OF ORE- spected or obtained on p rotest o r s t a n d i ng S ection 20, Tax L o t HARLEY DAVIDSON e: tion and approximately Sco E AST O RE G O N ; GON; PARCEL NO. or after Apnl 1, 2014 at s tatement w i t h i n 3 0 2000, approximately ~ 2008 FXDL Low nder, 1 ,000 fee t o f ne w James W. Fowler Co. is STATE OF OREGON; 0501-940-16DC-4300 270 S. Bellwood, Undays after the date of 12.84 acres, in an A-1 black (It orange. Lots construction requesting proposals for OCCUPANTS OF THE ¹1339. ion, Oregon 97883, befinal publication of noE xclusive Farm U s e of Chrome! R u bber roadway including 16,100 tons following Bid Packages: PREMISES; AND THE The complaint seeks t ween th e h o urs o f t ice i n t h e D e p a r t - Zone. m ounte d 1584 c c , ment's weekly notice of aggregate subbase, REAL PROPERTY LO- to foreclose and termi5:00 pm and 7:00 pm. twincam, 6 sp c r uise 13,500 tons of aggre- Bid Package 5C ATE D A T 1 3 0 0 nate all interest of Unor of this newspaper The applicable Land Use drive, braided b rake base, 8,200 tons "Plumbing" AUBURN AVENUE, known Heirs of Char- Published: April 18 and n otice, w h ichever i s Regulations are found l ines, a f t e r m a r k e t gate of asphalt c o n crete Bid Package 5BAICER CITY, OREles J. Dougherty and 23, 2014 later. A p rotest form in OAR 660-033-0130 pipes (It IC + N intake "Sheetrock" a ll other interests i n paving, and 5,800 feet GON 97814 is defenand additional informaand Section 2.04 4. of system. 2 Harley Helof fencing; pavement Bid Package 7d ant. T h e s ale i s a the property. Legal No. 00035540 tion on filing protests the Union County Zonm ets, s t o red i n g a The "motion" or "anstriping; signing; and "Metal Roofing at p ublic auction to t h e may be o btained by ing, Partition and Subrage, excellent condi"reply") s wer" ( o r other work specified Siding" highest bidder for cash calling (503) 986-0807. d ivision O r d i n a n c e . tion! Only 1500 miles. must be given to t he and/or shown on the Bid Bid Package 8or cashier's check, in The last date of newsFailure to raise a spe$11,500. NOTICE OF HEARING Drawings. The prolect "HVAC" h and, mad e o u t t o court clerk or adminisp aper p u blication i s cific issue w it h s u ff i541-91 0-5200 UNION COUNTY includes three Additive Bid Package 9Baker County Shenff's trator within 30 days IDATE OF LAST PUB- cient specificity at the PLANNING A lternatives t ha t i n - "Masonry" Office. For more inforof the date of first pubLICATIONI. If no prolocal level precludes COMMISSION 925 - Motor Homes clude construction of Bid Package 10mation on this sale go l icatio n s p e c if i e d tests are filed, the Deappeal to LUBA based CONDITIONAL USE approximately 1 , 700 "Overhead Door" to: w w w . ore onsherherein along with the partment will issue a on that issue. The apNEW FACTORY sealed feet of new roadway Bid Package 12iffs.com/sales.htm required filing fee. The NOTICE IS H E REBY final order consistent plication and all related inner spring mattress between H Street and "Rebar Sub" date of first publication with th e p r e l iminary information are availG IVEN, t h e Uni o n for RV. 60X75. $80 C ampbell S t r ee t i n Bid Package 13LegaI No. 00035349 o f th e s u m m on s i s determination. able for review at no County Planning Com541-523-2480 Baker City and furnish- "Coatings" P ublished: April 4, 1 1 , Apnl22,2014. cost and copies can be m ission, m e e t in g i n ing an additional 6,000 Bid Package 1518,25, 2014 If you have questions, Publish: Apnl 11 and 18, supplied at a reasonregular session, Mon930 - Recreational "F latwork" tons of a sphalt conyou should see an at2014 able cost. For further DISTRICT day, April 28, 2 0 14, Vehicles c rete mixture t o t h e Bid Package 15torney immediately. If Legal¹: 34186 i nformation c o n t a c t MEETING NOTICE 7 :00 p . m . , J o s e p h Baker County R o ad "Fence" you need help in findthis office by phone at THE SALE of RVs not Medical Springs Rural Building Annex Confer9 63-1014, or stop i n Department. Bid Package 19ing an attorney, you beanng an Oregon inence Room, 1106 "IC" CITY OF LA GRANDE Fire Protection District "Hoists, Trolleys and may contact the OreM onda y t hr ou g h signia of compliance is Board of Directors will NOTICE of BUDGET Ave., La Grande, will Monorails" gon State Bar's LawThursday, 8 : 30-5:00 illegal: call B u i lding Sealed bids for the de- Bid h old it s re gu la r consider a Conditional COMMITTEE Package 20yer Referral Service scnbed prolect will be p.m. Codes (503) 373-1257. monthly board meetUse application subMEETINGS received by J eff "Casework" online at www.oregonmitted by the Church ing at Pondosa Station, statebar.org or by callHanley Jenkins, II 1975 CLASSIC G M C Smith, Roadmaster, or on Thursday, May 1, of Jesus Christ of Lat- Urban Renewal District Planning Director his authorized repre- Prices shall include all ing (503) 684-3763 (in Motor Home. Sleeps 2014 at 7 P.M to dist er Da y S a i nts, J o and costs for the scope of the Portland metropolisentative, of the Baker 4, Runs great! Sacricuss fire department Greer of ALC Architec- City of La Grande Gen- Publish: Apnl 18, 2014 work as described in County Road Departtan area) or toll-free f ice f o r $6, 25 0 . ture, agent, to update operations. eral, Enterprise, and ment, 3050 E Street, the Bid Package for elsewhere in Oregon 541-263-01 09 an amphitheater, add 2 SpecialFunds Baker City, O r egon, the Subcontractors (It at (800) 452-7636. LegaI No. 00035566 new vault privies and Supplier s to be Legal No. 00035577 until 2:00 p.m., local PRESIDENT GOLF Cart. Published: Apnl 18, 2014 r eplace a n e x i s t i n g The Budget Committee self-sufficient and fully t ime, May 6 , 2 0 1 4 . Attorney for Plaintiff, Good cond. Repriced camp trailer with enof t h e C i t y of La Bids will b e p u blicly responsible for all asSHAPIRO (It at $2999. Contact Lisa NOTICE OF closed caretaker quarGrande, Union County, NOTICE OF HEARING opened and read aloud pects, ancillary work SUTHERLAND, LLC (541 )963-21 61 PUBLIC HEARING UNION COUNTY ters at an established State of Oregon, will at the same location, activities, and requirePLANNING Youth Camp . The convene at 6:00 p.m., ments to perform and DEQ invites comment on /s/. James A. Craft t ime, an d d a t e t h a t COMMISSION 960 - Auto Parts p roperty i s l o c a t e d on Monday, May 12, bids are due. The time s upport it s w o r k i n the proposed 700PM James A. Craft ¹090146 CONDITIONAL USE about 10 miles south2014, in the Colleen F. for substantial complestrict accordance with water quality general Ilcraft©logs.com) east of the City of UnJohnson Community tion shall be one hunt he Co ntract D o c u - p ermit renewal at a 7632 SW Durham Road, FIVE STAR TOWING ion, at 73000 CatherRoom of the F. Maxine NOTICE IS H E REBY ments, including but dred twenty (120) calYour community p ublic h e aring. T h e Suite 350 G IVEN, t h e Uni o n ine Creek Lane and deand Thomas W. Cook endar days. not limited to all labor, Tigard, OR 97224 towing company hearing will be held at scribed as Twp. 5S, M emoria l Li b r a r y , County Planning Commaterials, equipment, (360)260-2253; Baker C it y L i b r a ry, m ission, m e e t in g i n Range 41 EWM, Tax 2006 Fourth Street, to The Contract is sublect supervision, taxes, in2400 Resort St., Baker Fax (360)260-2285 regular session, MonLot 2 5 00 , a p p r oxi- begin deliberations in s urance , s to r a g e , City, o n T h u r s d ay, to the applicable providay, April 28, 2 0 14, mately 22422 acres c onnection w it h t h e s ion s of O RS t ransportation, o v e rLegaI No. 00035563 April 24 at 4:00 p.m. 7 :00 p . m . , J o s e p h in an A-4 Timber Grazproposed Urban Re2 79C.800 t hr o u g h head and profit. Published: April 18, 25, This revised permit alBuilding Annex Confering Zone. newal District (URD) O RS 279C.870, t h e May 2, 9, 2014 l ows bu t l i m i t s d i s ence Room, 1106 "IC" Fiscal Year Budget efReasonable rates ,Pp t ~ S p * O regon Pr e v a i l i n g charge of wastewater Ave., La Grande, will The applicable Land Use 541-523-1555 fective July 1, 2014, to Wage Law. from suction dredges 1010 - Union Co. consider C o nditional Regulations are found J une 30, 2015. T h e http://www.iwfowler.com/ and in-water, non-moUse (It Minor Partition in Section 5.04 of the purpose of this MeetSubcontractors.php Contract Documents are torized mining equip- Legal Notices applications submitted Union County Zoning, ing is to f ormally re970 - Autos For Sale a va i I a b I e at ment. A PUBLIC MEETING of by John (I t M a r ita Partition and Subdivh ceive the Budget Meshtt: w w w . anderson- LegaI No. 00035492 M ore i n f ormation i s the Budget Committee Cuthbert, Rick Robins ion Ordinance a n d Published: April 14, 16, sage from the Distnct 1997 DODGE Dakota, d th a va i I a b I e a t of the Cove Cemetery son-agent, to establish 18, 2014 OAR 660-006-0031. Manager/Budget Offiextended cab, w/canBid Docs l ink. T h e http://www.deq.state. Maintenance District, an approximately 0.75 Failure to raise a specer and to accept pubopy 4x4 auto, 243k mi. digital Contract Docuor.us/wq/wqpermit/mi Union County, State of acre nonfarm parcel cific issue w it h s u ff ilic comments a bout $4,000 O B O . La ments may be downCIRCUIT COURT ning.htm¹700pm. Oregon, to discuss the cient specificity at the t he p r oposed U R D with a nonfarm dwellG ra nde 541-910-5532. loaded for a n o n-reOF OREGON Written comments are budget for the f i scal ing (Parcel 1) and a relocal level precludes Budget. fundable payment of due to DEQ by 5 p.m. mainder of 246.5 acres year July 1, 2014 to appeal to LUBA based $25.00 b y i n p u t t ing BAKER COUNTY Monday, Apnl 28. as Parcel 2 on property June 30, 2015, will be on that issue. The ap- Immediately f o l lowing QuestCDN e B i d Doc held at 70037 Haefer located west of Hwy plication and all related Committee review of Number 3253132 on Probate Department LegaI No. 00035468 L n, Cove, OR. T h e 8 2, a b ou t 2 mi l e s information are availthe Urban R enewal t he w e b site . A s s i s Published: Apnl 18, 2014 meeting will take place northeast of th e C ity able for review at no D istrict B u d get, t h e t anc e w it h f r ee In the Matter of the of Island City and deo n May 4 , 2 0 1 4 a t cost and copies can be B udget C o m m i t t e e QuestCDN member- Estate of ) 6:00 pm. The purpose scribed as Twp. 2S, supplied at a reasonwill begin deliberations IN THE CIRCUIT ship registration, docu) of the meeting is to reRange 39 EWM, Tax able cost. For further in connection with the ment d o w n l o ading, COURT OF THE Lot 740 0 , abo u t ceive the budget mesCity's General, Enteri nformation c o n t a c t STATE OF OREGON and working with the CASE NO. 14207 1001 - Baker County 247.29 acres, in an A-1 sage and t o r e c eive this office by phone at p rise, a n d Sp e c i a l digital prolect informac omment f r o m th e E xclusive Farm U s e 9 63-1014, or stop i n Legal Notices Funds budgets effecFOR THE COUNTY tion may be obtained JOAN B . C U R T IS, public on the budget. Zone. M onda y t hr ou g h tive July 1, 2014, to OF BAKER NOTICE OF Preliminary at QuestCDN.com, at ) This is a public meetThursday, 8 : 30-5:00 J une 30, 2015. T h e 952-233-1632, o r v ia Determination for ) The applicable Land ing where deliberation purpose of this Meetp.m. Water Right Transfer Nationstar Mortgage LLC e -m a i l at ) of the Budget CommitUse Regulations are ing is to f ormally reT-11584 info© uestcdn.com d/b/aChampion Deceased. ) tee w il l t a k e p l ace. Hanley Jenkins, II found in Sections 2.05, ceive the Budget MesNo paper sets will be Mortgage Company, ) Any person may ap- Planning Director s age fro m t h e C i t y 25.05 (It 21.08 of the T-11684 filed by Dave provided fo r b i dding Union County Zoning, pear at t h e m e e t i ng Manager/Budget OffiB latchford, 44 8 5 7 purposes. An informa- NOTICE TO Plaintiff, and discuss the pro- Publish: Apnl 18, 2014 Partition (It Subdivision cer and to accept pubBrown Rd, Baker City, t ional paper copy of INTERESTED PERSONS posed programs with O rdinance and O A R lic comments a b out vs. OR 97814, proposes t he Co ntract D o c u the Budget Commit- Legal No. 00035569 660-033-0100 (a) (It (c) the proposed Budget. ments is on file for inadditional points of apNotice is h e reby given and OAR t ee. A c o p y o f t h e I t is a n t icipated t h at SHERMA DOUGHERTY, propriation under Cerspection at the followthat Susan E. Snell has budget document may 660-033-0130(4). Failthe City of La Grande INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS ing locations: t ificates 5 2 7 1 2 a n d b een appointed a nd b e inspected o r o b ure to raise a specific will receive a pproxi5 2849 . Cer t i f i c a t e h as qualified as t h e CONSTRUCTIVE TRUStained on or after May issue w it h s u f f i c ient m ately $105,000, i n TEE OF THE ESTATE OF 52712 allows the use Baker County personal representaspecificity at the local 5, 2014 at 70037 HaeState Revenue Shanng of 2.23 cfs from Well 2 Road Department NOTICE T O IN T E Rtive of the estate. All CHARLES J. level precludes appeal fer Ln, Cove OR bepayments during the ESTED PERSONS in Sec. 16, T8S, R39E, 3050 E Street persons having claims DOUGHERTY; SUSAN t ween th e h o ur s o f to LUBA based on that 2014-2015 Fiscal Year. WM for supplemental Baker City, Oregon against the estate are DOUGHERTY; 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm. Melvin E. P ointer h as issue. The application i rrigation in S e c . 1 7 . hereby required to pre- UNKNOWN HEIRS OF been appointed and all information reC ertificate 52849 a l - Anderson Perry (It Representative A copy of t h e B udget lated to the proposal sent their claims, with CHARLES J. Published: April 18 and Personal Document containing (hereafter PR) lows the use of 2.43 Associates, Inc. p roper v ouc h e r s , DOUGHERTY; UNITED 25, 2014 are available for review the proposed Budgets cfs from Well 2 a nd 1901 N. Fir Street within four months af- STATES OF AMERICA; of the Estate of Robert at no cost and copies may be inspected or 0.82 from Well 3 both La Grande, Oregon t er the d at e o f f i r s t STATE OF OREGON; Earl Pointer, can be supplied at a Legal¹ 00035517 o btained on o r a f t e r OCCUPANTS OF THE in Sec. 16, T8S, R39E, Deceased, Probate No. publication of this nor easonable cost. A April 30, 2014, in the PREMISES 14-03-8483, WM for supplemental Anderson Perry (It tice, as stated below, s taff r e port w i l l b e Finance Department of Union C o u nt y C i r c u it i rrigation i n S e c . 1 6 Associates, Inc. to the personal repreavailable fo r r e v i ew City Hall, between the 214 E. Birch Street Defendants. and 20. The applicant s entative at : M a r t i n , PUBLIC NOTICE Court, State of seven days before the O regon. A l l p e r s o n s hours of 8:00 a.m. to proposes a d d i t ional Walla Walla, Washington E lliot t (It S ne l l, h earing, and can b e Noon and 1:00 p.m. to No. 14162 Information required to whose nghts may points of appropriation P.O. Box 575, Tualatin, supplied at a reason5:00 p . m. , M o n d ay in Sec. 17 and 20, T8S, The Contract Documents Oregon 97062, or the be published by Union be affected by the proable cost. For further through Fnday. MemCIVIL SUMMONS w ill be a v ailable f o r claims may be barred. C ounty u n de r O R S ceeding may R39E, WM. The Wai nformation c o n t a c t bers of the public are download after A p ril ter Resources Depart2 94.250 i s p os t e d obtain additional informaA ll p e rsons w h o s e this office by phone at welcome to address ment proposes to apmonthly and available tion from the 17, 2014. nghts may be affected 9 63-1014, or stop i n the Budget Committee by the proceedings in TO THE DEFENDANTS: for review at the Dan- court records, the PR, or prove t h e t r a n s f er, M onda y t hr ou g h about proposed Genbased on the require- Contact Brandon Mahon, this estate may obtain Unknown Heirs of iel Chaplin B u ilding, the attorney for Thursday, 8 : 30-5:00 eral Fund programs or ments of ORS Chapter E.l., w it h A n d e rson additional information Charles J. Dougherty 1001 4th Street and the PR. All persons havp.m. other Budget-related 540 an d OA R the La Grande Public ing claims Perry (It Associates, from the r ecords of i ssues beginning o n 690-380-5000. Inc., at 541-963-8309 the court, the personal NOTICE TO Library. Gross monthly against the estate must Hanley Jenkins, II Tuesday, May 13th. DEFENDANT: Any person may file, with any questions. representative, or the salaries of all regular present them to Planning Director Iointly or severally, a attorney for th e p e r- READ THESE PAPERS officers and employ- the PR at: CAREFULLY! ees occupying budg- Mammen (It Null, Law- Please enter the Cook Publish: Apnl 18, 2014 p rotest o r s t a n d i n g Apnl 7, 2014 sonal representative. M emorial Library a t s tatement w i t h i n 3 0 Jeff Smith, Roadmaster Dated and first p ub- A l a w s ui t h a s be e n eted pos i t i on s i s yers, LLC t he north end of t h e started against you in days after the last date lished this 11th day of posted once annually J. Glenn Null, Attorney building. LegaI No. 00035568 t he a b o v e - e n t i t l e d on December 31 for a of newspaper publica- LegaI No. 00035535 for PR Apnl, 2014. t ion o f t h i s n o t i c e , Published: April 18 23, Court b y N a t i onstar period of one month. 1602 Sixth Street — P.O. This notice is also posted A pril 25, 2014. C a l l 2014 Personal Representative/ Mortgage LLC d/b/a Copies of all or part of Box 477 at Champion M o rtgage Attorney: the posted information La Grande, OR 97850 (503) 986-0807 to obBaker City UV C ompany, P l a i nt iff . may be obtained from (541) 963-5259 www.cit ofla rande.or PEQPLE READ tain additional information or a protest form. Treatment Facility Plaintiff' s claim is the county upon pay- within four months after Susan E. Snell, THE CLASSIFIED Bid Package No's 5, 5, s tated in t h e w r i t t e n the first If no protests are filed, OSB ¹853356 ment of a fee not ex7,8,9, 10, 12, 13, 15, Complaint, a copy of the Department will isMartin, Elliott (It c eeding t h e a c t u a l p ublication date of t h i s Published: Apnl 18, 2014 You've just proved it which is on file at the sue a final order con15, 19,20 Snell, P.C. costs incurred by the notice or they t o y o u r se lf ! Baker City, Oregon Baker County Courts istent w it h t h e p r ecounty in making the may be barred Legal No. 00035490 P.O. Box 575 Reme m b e r us Prolect ¹ 192489 liminary determination. Tualatin, Oregon 97062 house. You must "apcoples. Sub Bid Due: pear" in t his case or Publish: April 4, 11, 18, when you need effi2 PM Apnl 29, 2014 the other side will win Published: Apnl 18, 2014 Legal No. 00035348 LegaI No. 00035443 2014 cient, economical Classifieds get results Published: April 18, 25, automatically. 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FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2014

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U.S. GOVERNMENT

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HEALTH MATTERS DR. JOHNWINTERS

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By Tiish Yerges For VVesCom News Service

he newest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that Alzheimer's disease is now the third leading cause of death in the United States, moving up from its former sixth-place rating of prior years. Alzheimer's is not easy to diagnose, being one of a number of dementia types, so it oftenbecomes the default diagnosis after all other types of dementia are ruled out. "Alzheimer's disease is only diagnosed when everything else is ruled out," said Kaylena Townsend, expressions director of Wildflower Lodge in La Grande, an assisted living and memory care facility. When diagnosing Alzheimer's disease, physicians often look for three impairment indicators. These indicators show up early in the disease progression and are known in the medical profession as the "A-Triad" of Alzheimer's disease. They include

agnosia ivisionl, aphasia ispeechl and apraxia imotor skills). Any one or a combination of these impairment indicators, in addition to memory and cognitive changes, may be present early on in the Alzheimer'sprogression.Todatethey are the most accurate clues that a dementia patient has Alzheimer's. For this reason, it's important for family and caregivers togetfam iliarwith these early signs.

"Agnosia is the inability of your brain to interpret signs from your senses," said Townsend. "Our eyes act as a camera, which transmit information for the brain to interpret, but with Alzheimer's disease,thisinterpretationprocess becomes altered." With visual agnosia, the eyes and the optic nerve are not injured, but the information pathway doesn't identify the object being viewed by the eye. When a person touches or holds that object, then the tactile information pathway, or in other words, their sense of touch will help them identify it. Visual agnosia explains why some patients who wander away from home, may not be able to find

a r -i e By Lenny Bemstein The Washington Post

Researchers have known for some timethat cardiovascular problems in middle and later adulthood may cause cognitive deficits as we age. But surprisingly, there has been little if any research into whether such problemsearlierin adulthood have the same effect. A new study from the University of California at San Francisco shows that they may, providing another reason to pay attention to fitness and cardiovascular health early in life. "The factthat we're able to see the association so early is kind of amazing, and it's kind of sobering and exciting," said Kristine Yaffe, a professor ofpsychiatry and neurologyat UCSF, who led the study."We know these connections are true for the heart, and now we know it's true for the brain."

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their way back because they do not recognize their home or the neighborhood streets. In cases where a patient with visual agnosia has gone missing, it is important to tell law enforcement officers about their condition. Agnosia is caused by brain damage to certain pathways that go between the primary sensory processing area ofthebrain to the partsof the brain that store information and knowledge. "The olfactory cortex is the part of the brain that identifies odors," said Townsend, "and it is one of the first

partsofthe brain tobe affected by Alzheimer's." For this reason, a person may not be able to identify spoiled foods like milk. "It may smell okay to an Alzheimer's patient, but it's spoiled," said Townsend."That is why caregivers should routinely check the refrigeratorforspoiled foods." The diminished ability to smell can createserious health risks. Our ability to identify smells often stimulates hunger and thirst, but when odors are not recognized by the brain, the Alzheimer patient SeeAlzheimer's/ Page 2C

t n e ssma ai a n Specifically, Yaffe and her team showed that people between the ages of 18 and 30 with high blood pressure,elevated blood glucose and high cholesterol — all indicatorsofpoorcardiovascular health — as wellas those with diabetes performed worse on tests of memory, executive function ithe ability to plan, organize and pay attention to detail )and mental processing speed than those without the health difftculties. Worse, the effects appear to be cumulative: The longeryour blood pressure,fasting bloodsugar and cholesterol levels are aboverecommended levels,the greater your chances for deficits later. About the only glimmer of good news in the study is that elevated cholesterol does notappear to have as much impact as abnormal blood pressure and blood sugar. Also, the cardiovascularproblems seen in

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study participants are not linked to dementia later in life. ''We can say that almost for sure they don't have dementia," Yaffe said. "All we can say is that the cognitivescores are different,depending on their exposure to these risk factors." The researchers gave cognitive teststo 3,381 people during the 25th year of a long-term study of cardiovascular problems. They wrote that"to our knowledge, this study is one of the first" to investigate the possible link between cardiovascularrisk factorsin early life and cognitive function in midlife. "Greater cumulative exposure to these health problems in levels above recommended guidelines over 25 years was consistently associatedwith worse cognitive performance on executive function,processing speed and verbal

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Community Health Fair unfolds April 26

Lots of apps claim they can help you fight jet lag. Now Michigan researchers say math formulas suggest it's possible to adjust to new time zones faster than previously thought, and they created a free app to help. Doctors have long said exposure to light is key. But how much, and when? A free iPhone app named Entrain does the calculations. Stay indoors, or stay up later, and it adjusts the advice.—AP

Anyone and everyone with questions about health and well-being have a place to go for answers as Grande Ronde Hospital stages its annual Community Health Fair April 26 at the Blue Mountain

Conference Center, 404 12th St., La Grande. The free event will run from 8 a.m. to noon.

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memory," they wrote in the study, published online March 31 in the journal Circulation. The reasons for that aren't clear, they wrote, but they speculated that the circulatory problems might limit blood flow to the brain or evendamage the brain's blood vessels in ways that aren't apparent until the tests are given. One limitation of the study is thatresearchers did nothave baselinedata on the participants'cognitive function, so they could not compare their performance on the tests over time. So the comparison was between people with the risk factors and those without them. Yaffe said the results may mean that similar research should be done with even younger people and that health officials may want to consider recommending even tightercontrolofblood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels.

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Simple technique may help detect eye problems ost eye problems that result in vision loss affect one eye significantly more than the other. However, becausethe brain piecestogether visual information from both eyes, vision loss that occurs in an overlapping area of the visual field often goes unnoticed — at leastuntiltheother eye iscovered. Common and debilitating eye diseases like macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, cataracts,and amblyopia i"Iazy eye"l would often be detected earlier if one eye's vision was occasionally compared to that of the other eye. Earlier detection of eye disease allows for earlier intervention when needed, which often makes the difference in preserving visual function. I would like to suggest a simple fourstep process that may help you or your lovedones detecteyeproblems sooner: 1.Look ata distantobjectthatis small, but visible with both eyes open. 2. Cover your right eye with a hand and pay attention to the image focus. 3. Now uncover your right eye and cover your left eye. 4. Compare right and left eye image clarity. While small differences between the eyes may be normal, if one eye's image is significantly worse than the other, a visit to your local optometrist or ophthalmologist may be needed to determine the reason why. Sometimes the image disparity isa resultofm ore nearsightedness, farsightedness,or astigmatism in one eye, and a prescriptionforeyeglassesmay be allthatis required to resolve the problem. In other cases, the vision imbalance may stem from an underlying medical eye conditionthatneeds to be addressed to avoid further vision loss. While this procedure cannot detect alleye problems and istherefore nota substitute for regular and comprehensive eye examinations by a qualified professional, it may help you detect eye conditions affecting your vision sooner than you would otherwise recognize them. So remember every now and then to cover an eye — because you might just uncover an eye problem you weren't aware of. Dr. David Glabe in an optometrist at La Grande Family Eye Care

FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2014

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Spring out ofhibernation at Grande Ronde Hospital's annual Community Health Fair slated April 26 fiom 8 a.m. to noon at the Blue Mountain Conference Center, 404 12th St., La Grande. The annual community event offers the latest information on eating healthy, moving more and living well. While at the health fair, check out GRH's new patient portal at the MyHealth display and enter

ALZHEIMER'S Continued from1C will not know when he's hungry or thirsty. This is why some elderly ones living alone without caregiverscan easily become malnourishedor dehydrated. Aphasia is another element of the "A-Triad" symptoms. It is a dysfunction of the brain to use and interpret language appropriately. It manifests itself in many ways, including the dropping of words in a sentence or inability to clearly identify an object, referring to itperhaps as "thing" instead of its name. Some with aphasia resort to describing the object when they cannot think of its name. For example, when a person can't say"door" he may say instead, "that thing you go through to the next room." "Aphasia may include the use of sexually explicit, profane or otherinappropriate language that would be uncharacteristic for that person," said Townsend.

to win a one-year membership to Anytime Fitness. The healthIair day starts with the Grande Ronde Rehab Run. The timed and non-timed events begin at 8:30 a.m., withregistntion at 8 a.m. forthosewh ohavenotpre-registered. Other events include GRH lab screenings, cooking demos with nutrition expert Susan Lewis, and the kid-pleasing Life Flight helicopter landing. Crowd-pleasing medical massage is back this year with thera-

pist John Combe, LMT, as well as a new event called Exercise atAny Age. Find out how your body likes to move with three mini-dass demonstrations by Olivia Westenskow and Jenna Hendriksen. Space is limited, so get to the fair early and sign up to participate in either SitterciseforSeniorsat9 a.m .,yoga at 10 a.m. or Zumba Gold at 11 a.m. Other new vendors include Dr. Sam Kimball, who will be proving eye health and retinal screenings, as well as other local health experts

This can further limit where preparing a simple sandwich for lunch, brushing teeth, bathing you take your loved one socially. Their language may be unconand other basic life skills are trollably inappropriate for social adverselyaffected by apraxia. environments. Sometimes a Consequently, the person may look unkempt and frazzled at patientwith regressive aphasia may revert to inappropriate slang times. terms when they cannot think of Indicators such as agnosia, the politically correct language. aphasia and apraxia can be An Alzheimer patient with enormously fi ustrating condiregressiveaphasia may revert tions and especially so if they to his or her mother tongue and are present concurrently in the not respond to anything but that patient. Caring fora loved one language atter a certain stage of with Alzheimer's disease requires progression. patience and loving motivation In other cases, an Alzheimer's because these individuals have patient may lose all ability to lost a lot of control in their lives. Brain pathways are damaged speak words, especially when they are out of their comfort zone and lesi ons take theplace of or lost, said Townsend. A pasensorycerebralmatt er. "Alzheimer's starts with the tient may attempt to move their mouth in an effort to speak but olfactory cortex and branches outward &om there," said Townsend. no sound comes forth. Yet, they When one in three seniors m ay be ableto singperfectly or produce animal sounds, moaning dies with Alzheimer's or another or screaming. dementia each year, it really Apraxia is the last of the"Abehoovesus tobecome familiar Triad" group of symptoms, and with the "A-Triad" of Alzheimer's it involves the loss of one's fine disease. The earlier Alzheimer's motor skills. disease is identified, the earlier it Things like dressing oneself, can be treated.

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biome and allow opportunistic and balance your microbiome organisms to move in. It can by consuming fermented foods take months or years to recover. Continued from1C such as kefir, yogurt, sauerkraut, Damage to this system adversely taking probiotics and eating more affects your immunity, lipid mehealth may forever be influenced plantfoods,getoutsidemore, by the microbes in his or her systabolism and so on, which leads to mingle with the sun, air, plants tem. This is likely whyinfants have heart disease, poor immune func- and soil. Seek a rational balance the really disgusting, butimportion and weight gain, for example. between good hygiene and living tant habit of putting everyUmgin in a bubble. While basic hygiene We are surrounded by mitheir mouth. The infant's immune crobes. Some are necessary to is crucial to good health, it is possible to be too sterile. system is learning aboutits new life, others can kill us. Your body world. The body needs to discover routinely navigates this morass what is safe and what is unsafe. Dr. John Winters is a naturoto stay healthy. Be cautious using Antibiotics cause an immediate antibioti chand cleaners,soaps pathic doctor and owns Winters collapse in the diversity, stability or drugs. They have a place but Naturopathic Clinic in and numbers of your gut microLa Grande can be overused. Strengthen

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

7 million are enrolled, but challenges remain By Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar The Associated Press

Seven million people signed up, so there is an appetite for President Barack Obama's health care law, but that doesn't guarantee success for the country's newestsocialprogram. Big challenges are lurking for the next enrollment season, which starts Nov. 15. Chief among them are keepingpremiums and other consumer costs in check, and overhauling an enrollment process that was adverti sed ascustomerfriendly but turned out to be an ordeal. "They have demonstrated the law can work, but we are a ways off from being able to judge its success," said Larry Levitt, an expert on health insurance markets at the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. For opponents of the law, on the other hand, "just talking about repeal is not going to make it with 7 million people getting insurance on the exchange," said economist Gail Wilensky, who ran Medicare under President George H.W. Bush. "And it has to be something reasonably credible," Wilensky continued "... It can't just be repeal. We are beyond that." The source of the pent-up demand that propelled health care sign-ups beyond expectations could stem

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Enter Obama When Medicareand Medicaidwere created in the 1960s,policymakers took itforgranted that people working steady jobs would have access to health care, saidLen Nichols,directorof the health policy center at George Mason University in Virginia. That was "back in the day," Nichols said."Our assumptions have been all along that you could buy what you needed. But you cannot. And that is why we are where we are." Itcouldtake therestof the year to sort out how many uninsured people have actually gotten coverage,the ultimate testof Obama's law. Early statistics provided by the administration have not been useful, mingling uninsured people with those who previously had coverage. But an ongoing Gallup survey has shown a steady drop in the share of Americans without insurance

since Jan. 1, when the law's main coverage expansion took effect. Those numbers should improve because many people still can take advantage of extensions granted by the administration, and because those eligible for the law's Medicaid expansion can apply at any time. Still, vindication for Obama's law isn't guaranteed. Among the top challenges:

Affordability Health insurance premiums tend to go up every year, so the question now is how much higher in 2015. "How fast they go up will no doubt vary across the country," Levitt said."Public judgment of the law will be influenced by how rapidly premiums rise." There's a back-andforth going on, he said. An improving economy and the law's taxes on insurers will tend to push up premiums. Mechanisms in the law to assist insurers with a disproportionatel y largeshare ofhigh-cost patients will push down premiums. The big unknown is what economic bets insurers made whentheyjumped into the markets created by the law. If they were conservative and figured a big share of costly cases among the newly insured, that would take some pressure off premiums for next year. Another important affordability issue has to do

with deductibles and copayments that consumers have to pay when they use their insurance benefits. Many of the new plans have high out-ofpocket costs,a tradeotf for keeping premiums low. The advocacy group Families USA, which has supported the law from its inception, says the government should nudge insurers tocovermore routine m edical careoutsideofthe annual plan deductible, the amount consumers pay before insurance kicks in. Right now it's mainly preventiveservicesthat arecovered outside ofthe deductible.

The sign-up process One of the law's main goals was to take the mystery out of purchasing insurance, in the same way buying a car is less intimidating these days because prices, quality ratings and loan rates are easily available on the Internet. But even when the websites are working, the insurance exchanges are anything but easy to navigate. Finding out what hospitalsand doctors are in particular plans requires additional work. Also, experts say it's really difficult to getto a true bottom-line estimate that includes premiums and expected cost-sharing. "The promise has not been reali zed,"said Robert

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Krughoff, president of Consumers' Checkbook, a rating servicethat evaluates health plans for members of Congress and federal employees. "The law says the exchanges will assist consumers in making easy plan choices, and that has not been realized. But it could be." One common recomm endation istoprovide consumers with much more in-person assistance to enroll and pick a plan. A change that might help meet that goal is to align sign-up season with tax filing because that could enlist the help of tax preparers. As it stands now, the administration has scheduled open enrollment season to end on Feb. 15, 2015, right around when most people are just starting to think about filing their taxes.

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costs $10. Labscreening costs $20, and a nine-hour fast is recommended. For more information, call the GRH Community Relations Departmentat 541-963-8421.

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might help By StephanieRosenbloom New YorkTimes News Service

Few things will ruin a cruise faster than feeling seasick. To help prevent motion sickness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends staying hydrated as well as curbing alcohol and cafeinated drinks and eating small meals iyeah, right) and limiting external stimuli. While some experts say cabins in the middle of the lower deck of a ship may help temper motion sickness, the CDC has reported that"cabin locationon a cruise ship does not appear to influence the likelihood of motion sickness." What to do? You could take Dramamine or another antihistamine, which can control nausea and vomiting, or a prescription medication such as the Transderm Scop patch or Promethazine, many of which will make you drowsy.

Aromatherapy Forsome travelers,essential oils from plants alleviate nausea, especial lylavender and peppermint aromatherapy. Yet according to the National Institutes of Health"there is little scientific evidenceoflavender'seffectiveness for most health uses."

Music Studies have shown the power of music therapy for lessening anxiety, easing nausea and vomiting &om chemotherapy, relieving pain atter surgery and, yes, for reducing seasickness. The underlying reason? Distraction, which, it turns out, can work wonders. A study published in 2012 by researchers at the University Medical CenterHamburg-Eppendorf in Germany found that distraction isn't only a mental process: It can reduce the number of pain signals traveling from the spinal cord to the brain.

Ginger According to the National Institutes of Health, ginger contains chemicals that work in the stomach and intestines, but possibly also in the brain and nervous system to control nausea. The key word is "pos-

sibly." A ratings scale known as the Natural Medicines ComprehensiveDatabase ratestheetfectiveness of natural medicines based on scientific evidence, accordingto the Institutes. Ginger is rated as "possibly effective" fordizziness and nausea yet, "possibly ineffective" for preventing motion sickness and seasickness.

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ATLANTA — Barbara Gentry slowly shifts her heavy frame out of a chair and uses a walker to move the dozen feet to a chair not farfrom the pooltable atthe Buford Senior Center. Her hair is white and a cough sometimes interrupts her speech, but she says she enjoys coming to the center for bingo. Itbeats staying home alone, the 64-year-old says. "I don't work," she said."I don't do anything but come here.I've gotfriends here." Gentry is among an estimated 340,000 white Georgia women who never finished high school, a group whose members have paid a price not just in lost opportunities but also poorerhealth and reduced lifespans, according to a new study. Nationwide, the life expectancy of white women without high school diplom as fell from 78.5 in 1990 to 73.5 in 2008, according to the study. Lifespans for white men with no diplomas fellfrom 70.5 to 67.5 over the same period. "It is as if Americans with the least education are living in a time warp," said S. Jay Olshansky, professor in the school of public health at the University of Illinois at Chicago and lead researcher on the study."The declines were more rapid and larger than anything we've seen in history." Life expectancy in the United States has risen steadily overall, across genders and ethnicities, according to studies by the

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1998 200 Less than high school 78.5 73.5 Less than high school 70.5 67 • 5 Some college 82.1 83.4 College degree/more 80.4 83.9

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© 2014 MCT Source: National Vital Statistics, study funded by MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society, Prof. S. Jay Olshansky at the University of lllinois at Chicago, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies. Olshansky's study is unusual in that it focuses on the correlation between lifespan and education level. White men without a high school education still liveabout a yearlonger than black men in the same category, though the latter group's longevity has risen.

Lifespans for black women with no high school diploma also are up and slightly exceed those for white women, according to the university's study. Longevity among Hispanics of either gender without high school diplomas also has climbed, and they outlive both blacks and whites, the research found.

M ost other categories of education level — high school, some college, college degree — showed gains for both genders and all three ethnicities. Why the sharpest decline among undereducated white women? cWe are not entirely sure about why it happened," Olshansky said.

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Study: Diabetic heart attacks and

strokes falling The Associated Press

NEW YORK — In the m idst ofthediabetes epidemic, a glimmer of good news: Heart attacks, strokes and other complications from the disease are plummeting. Over thelasttw odecades, the ratesofheart attacks and strokesamong diabeticsfell by more than 60 percent, a new federal study shows. The research also confirms earlier reportsofdrasticdeclines in diabetes-related kidney failure and amputations. The drop is mainly attributedtobetterscreening, medicines and care. The improvements came even as the number of U.S. adults with diabetesmore than tripled in those 20 years. "Itisgreatnews,"said Dr. John Buse, a University of North Carolina diabetes specialist, of the drop in rates. 'The prognosisforfolks with diabetes has improved dramatically over the last two decades,atleastforthose

with good access to care," Buse said in an email. He was not involved in the study. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research is reported in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. Diabetes is a disease in which sugar builds up in the blood. The most common form istied toobesity,and the number of diabetics has ballooned with the rise in obesity. Today, roughly 1 in 10 U.S. adults has the disease, and it is the nation's seventh leadingcause ofdeath,according to the CDC. The obese are already at higherrisk forheartattacks and strokes. But diabetics seem to have more narrowing of their blood vessels — a condition that can further fosterthose problems. In the 1990s, key studies showed thatdiabeticscould keeptheirblood sugar,blood pressure and cholesterol under control.

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Worship requires neither proper place nor proper clothing. For believers, the same couldbe said ofGod'sgrace. It requires no invitation and is necessitated by no particular Sunday morning ritual. It can sometimes show itself ostentatiously on a Monday morning or slyly reveal itself entirely unbidden on a Thursday at 3:15. And sometimes it can show up when you are in an uncomfortable yoga position where you started by doing a push-up, then your left knee dropped to the floor near your right hip and your forearms lowered to the mat and then your right leg fell to the floor and your right foot's circulation is about done and you'resupposed to belifting your chest up at the same time. And there itis. What everyone here has come for, really. That moment that"I'm with God by myself;" explains Courtney Scantlin, a working motheroftwofiom Lake Forest, Calif., who is not so unfamiliar with God's grace that she is blinded by the fact that she is also multitasking while doing Holy Yoga at Mariner's Church in Mission Viejo, Calif, on a Tuesday night. But, say its adherents, Holy Yoga is hardly an attempt to make worship more convenient for the overtaxed 21st-century fitness-minded set. Imagined 10 years ago by Brooke Boon, a yogi before she was a Christian, its mission statementis designed to put a halt to those Christian groups that might find the traditional Easternpracticeofyoga somehow suspect as a vehicle for Christian reverence.

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Life expectancy in the United States has risen steadily overall, across genders and ethnicities, according to studies by the Centers for Disease Control and other agencies. A new study shows a possible correlation between lifespan and education level. U.S. life expectancy, by race, gender and education:

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BrookeThompson, center,leads a HolyYoga class at Mariner's Church in MissionVieIo, Calif. "Our sole purpose is to combine world-class yoga with a Christhonoring experience that offers an opportunity to believers and non-believers alike to authentically connect with God the group's mission statement says. "Holy Yoga," the statement reads, "is experiential worship specifically created to deepen your connection to Christ. Our sole purpose is to combine world-class yoga with a Christ-honoring experience that offers an opportunity tobelievers and non-believers alike to authentically connect with God. We do this by integrating His Word, prayer, worship and thephysicalpracticeof yoga to contemporary and Christian music." With their hair banded, barretted and bandeaued into place, 17 women of varyingagesjoin tw obrave men for 90 minutes of this unique brand of yoga led by instructor Brooke Thompson in a room that's painted to resemblethe interior ofa submarine. SuKce to know, it's the exactexercise experience you'd expect if you know yoga. Tonight, we'll downward dog, strike the warrior and treeposes,form a bridge with our bodies and make like a pigeon — see circula-

All while Thompson exhorts and leads like a normal instructor. Exceptforthis,for starters: The class begins with a prayer. Thompson is bouncy and fun,fi tand encouraging. She was once a runner."I was running away from my house," the mother of three daughters laughs. Thompson says her first Holy Yoga session was one she "went to reluctantly. Yoga looked boring to me." It turned out to be "the most powerful experience of worship I'd ever had," Thompson says now."I cried through half of it. When I got back in the car, I told my sister-in-law who went with me I wanted to become an instructor."Within two weeks, she'd signed up. Within two months, she'd taken daily training and was ready to teach a beginning-level class. She calls this "full-body worship," but is emphatic thatsheisnotapastor.

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