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By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

The Union County SherifFs Office has cited a 13-year-old female for the bomb threat last week that caused the evacuation of Stella Mayfield School in Elgin.

The juvenile, who is a student at Stella Mayfield, admitted to the

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"It is a relief that we found the person behind the bomb threat," said Elgin School District Superintendent Wayne Herron, noting that the threatcaused a totaldisruption to the educational environment at

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The Union County Sheriff's Office said it has cited a 13-year-old in the writing of a bomb threat last week at Stella Mayfield School in Elgin.

• Union County commissioners hold off on Mike Becker contract approval

EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY

By Kelly Ducote The Observer

Union County commissioners will hold a special meeting Sept.24 toconsider approving an agreement with Mike Becker General Contractor.

The contract was slated for approvalat Tuesday's commissioner meeting, but following an hour and a half of public testimony, commissioners were reluctant to OK the contract amid concerns that interested citizens could influence the Oregon Judicial Department.

If the Oregon Judicial Department were to revise its contract with the county, the county would not want to potentially put itself at risk with a contract with Mike Becker if the project doesnotmove forward ascurrently planned.

During the lengthy public comment portion of Tuesday's meeting, nearly a dozen Shelter SeeCounty / Page5A

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Eastern Oregon University lnterim President Jay Kenton speaks to faculty and staff Tuesday during the school's Fall Convocation. Kenton outlined the facts concerning Eastern's financial situation, including another $4 million cut to its budget.

• Interim president says more cutbacks coming over next two years for beleaguered school

By Dick Mason The Observer

Interim Eastern Oregon University President Jay Kenton proved to be a man of his word Tuesday.

Kenton began his formal address at EOU's Fall Convocation by stating he is not a politician who sugar coats bad news. Kenton then proceeded to outline the bruising hard facts concerning Eastern's financial situation.

Kenton reported that Eastern, which had to cut $4 million from its budget this spring because of falling enrollment, is faced with another financial cloud. Kenton said enrollment, two weeks beforefallterm classesstart,

is currently down 13 percent in terms of full-time students, which is determined by credit hours.

The drop comes after a 7.4 percent FTE decline a year

ago.

"Enrollment has fallen 20 percent in two years," Kenton said."In my 31years, I don't know ofmany universities where enrollment has dropped so much in a such a short time."

Kenton said Eastern is facing another $4 million cut from itsbudget because ofthe latest drop in enrollment.

'This will be a year of change and it will be difficult,u said Kenton, noting that the $4 million will be cut over

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The Oregon Senate Committee on Rules and Executive Appointments voted Monday to approve nine individuals nominatedby Gov. John Kitzhaber as members of Eastern Oregon University's first Board ofTrustees. Page 5A

two years.

Eastern's enrollment pictureisalsodarkened by a poor retention rate. EOU had a 70 percentretention rate a short time ago but now it is down to 55 percent.

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The interim president said people hoping the state will ride in on a white horse and dramatically ramp up its funding ofhigher education will be disappointed.

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New evaluation system emphasizes student growth

By Dick Mason The Observer

Student improvement on test scores will playa big rolethisyearandforyearsto come in determining how highly teachers in Oregonpublicschoolsare rated.

This point was made clear Monday during a presentation at La Grande High School to teachers about the state's new evaluation process.

The Oregon Department of Education has switched from a student achievement model to a growth-based model beginning this academic year. To an outsider, the change may SeeGrowth / Page5A

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The La Grande Parking, Traffic Safety and Street Maintenance Advisory Commission on Tuesday approved two piecesoftheproposed Market Place Family Foods.

Letters of recommendationforboth a bus stop shelter and an unloading/ loading zone on Fourth Street between Adams and Washington avenues will be forwarded to the La Grande City Council for approval.

The commission approved the former without much discussion, but concerns were raisedabout the loading and unloading zone. The zone is proposed to take up a few parking spaces from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., when most large-truck deliveries will takeplace,according toTroy Berglund, who will operate the store.

Berglund said in the 10 years he's operated Mt. Joseph Family Foods in Joseph, he has only had three trucks be more than an hour late so it would be unlikely for a truck to remain after the zone's time frame.

Commissioner Eddie Garciaraised concerns about otherdeliveriestotakeplace outside that zone in the alley by thestore,tobe located in the old Blockbuster building on the corner of Fourth Street and Adams Avenue.

Public Works Director Norm Paullus said the city has asked that the owner make sure not to block the alley during deliveries but that thosedeliveriesare permitted uses that don't require the commission's approval.

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TODAY INHISTORY On Sept. 17, 1937, the likeness of President Abraham Lincoln's head was dedicated at Mount Rushmore.

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In 1862, more than 3,600 men were killed in the Civil War Battle of Antietam in Maryland.

In 1944, during World War II, Allied paratroopers launched Operation Market Garden, landing behind German lines in the Netherlands.

In1964, the James Bond movie "Goldfinger," starring Sean Connery, premiered in London.

In 1978, after meeting at Camp David, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed a framework for a peace treaty.

In 1984, Progressive Conservative leader Brian Mulroney took office as Canada's 18th prime minister.

In 2011, a demonstration calling itself Occupy Wall Street began in New York, prompting similar protests around the U.S. and the world.

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By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

La Grande City Hall is currently under construction. The staircase to the front door, off Adams Avenue, is getting a facelift — the first since it opened in the early 1900s.

"The stairway is degraded to a point where we needed to replace it," said La Grande Certified Building Olficial Brian Don said.eWe had several cracks iin the staircase) and it was lifbng.u Don said the cost of the

Don said the project began two weeks ago and is replacing the three original staircases leading into city hall. Two staircases have already been completed. The third staircase, on Adams Avenue, is the only one left to finish. The entrance on Fourth Street is open.

The city hall building celebratedits 100th anniversary in 2012.

It has served as a number of federal offices, including the U.S. Land Olfice and the U.S. Post OIIIce, according to a plaque on the building.

Inside city hall in the chamberroom, severallarge photographs display the construction of the build-

ing all the way through its completion.

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In 1982, the City of La Grande offices were moved into the building.

Previously, the city hall had been located at Sixth Street and Washington Avenue, which has since become the Eastern Oregon Fire Museum.

The 102-year-old building is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The staircases have been the entrance to numerous different offices, including the U.S. Land Office and U.S. Post Office.

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ing they weren't hoping that securing those records would help them prove their ctients' innocence, butinstead knew what would be on the records would help defend their ctients.

"They'd have to show why the evidence would help their case," McDaniel said.'They haven't met this threshold."

McDaniel said the 412 Rape Shield Law also protects the victim in this case as well.

"It's not admissible to talk about a victim's sexual experiences," McDaniel said.

The Millers were arrested in April and are charged with 32 countsofalleged sex crim es, including multiple charges of irst-degreerape,fi f rst-degree sodomy and sex abuse.

The couple pleaded not guilty to all 32 charges in May and each are being held

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Lawyers representing North Powder couple Faith and Joe Miller were looking to obtainthe medical records of their alleged victim during a hearing at the Union County Courthouse Tuesday.

Faith Miller, 55, and Joe Miller, 69, are awaiting trial for Meet Matthew Robertson, M.D., a neurologist with a special 32 counts ofalleged sex crim es. interest in sleep disorders. He also specializes in migraines and The couple appeared in multiple sclerosis, but you can see him for any neurologic issue. court Tuesday morning Dr. Robertson's style? Helping you understand what's going on where their lawyers argued and involving you in decisions about your treatment. in front of Judge Brian Dretke that obtaining three setsofrecords from the Union County Health Center, Department of Human Services and the Mt. Emily Safe Center would help them in defending their clients.

Lawyers Kent Anderson and Anne Morrison repreProvidence St. Mary sented the North Powder on $300,000 bail.

Neuroscience Institute couple and argued against Dretke said he will provide Medical Croup Walla Walla, WA District Attorney Kelsie a written decision about the McDaniel for the right to records by Monday. obtain the medical records and other information from the three facilities.

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DUI impact panel meets Sept. 24 A driving under the influence impact panel will meet iom 7 p.m. to9 p.m .Sept.24 f at Huber Auditorium, Badgley Hall on the Eastern Oregon University campus.

People are asked to arrive early for registration.

The eventis &ee to those who are not court ordered and is sponsored by the Union County DistrictAttorney's Ofllce Victim Assistance Program with the support of the Union County Sherif's Olfice and Union County Grcuit Court.

City councilman resigns position ELGIN — Elgin City Councilman James Brainerd resigned &om his position at Monday night's work session.

According to Brainerd's letterofresignation,hecame to the decision because of"the continuing fi ustrations that come with my position."

Brainerd added that he has been"voting along with council just because it was the consensus rather than following my heart."

One example he gave w as voting to decrease the city administrator's position

salaryto $36,000 thatwas ing Exhibition Opportunities, decidedatthe lastcity coun- will run from 6 p.m. to 7:30 cil meeting. p.m. Monday.

Brainerd also said he is The second workshop, "weary of dealing with the Presenting Your Portfolio/ negligence of previous Elgin Portfolio Peer Review, will city administration and coun- run &om 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. cils. The prior city iniquities Tuesday. are many, and some of them Pre-registration is reI just don't know what to do quired. For more information or toregister,callArtsEast about;it'sasifwehaveto clean up all sins of our city's at 541-962-3629 or the Art past."

Center at 541-624-2800, or Brainerd also said he was go toartcenterlagrande.org/ weary of those in attendance classes/class-registration/.

The ArtsEast Biennial at the meeting who do "nothing but come to voice 2014 show will run through their complaints and do not Sept. 27 at the Art Center at the Old Library. provide solutions."

Brainerd said there are The ArtsEast Biennial 2014 is made possible in part positions that will remain open on the city council in due to the generous support of the Wildhorse Foundation November, but those who complain are not stepping up in Pendleton. to fill the vacancies.

Shriners offer pizza fundraiser next week

Register now for art workshops

The Union County Shrine In conjunction with the Club Pizza Feed will take ArtsEast Biennial 2014 show, place Sept. 23-24 at Bear ArtsEast and the Art Center Mountain Pizza.

All proceeds will be donatat the Old Library are offeringprofessional development ed to the Shriners Hospital, workshops for any who wish and delivery will be free.

How it works is that all to attend.

Bothworkshops willbe profits &om sales of food and taught by Robert Tomlinson, drink over the two days will and each workshop costs $35. be donated by the local club The first workshop, Findto the Shriners Hospital in

Portland, which serves this area.

Shriners will deliver pizza and work at Bear Mountain Pizza. For more information or to get pre-sale tickets, call Lance Shoemaker at 541-

962-7618.

The ABCs of Home Buying class offered Learn about home ownership and low interest loan programs before buyinga home.

The ABCs of Home Buying will be presented fiom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Union County Senior Center, 1504Albany St. The class isbeingpresented

by Debbie Votaw, housing resource center manager of Community Connection of Northeast Oregon, Inc., and Di Lyn Larsen-Hill, family selfsuKciency coordinator of the Northeast Oregon Housing Authority.

To regi sterforthedass,call

with an individual development account sponsored

by Community Connection of Northeast Oregon, Inc. The class will be from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Enterprise office of Community Connection and Senior Center, 702 N.W. First St. For more information, call Debbie Votaw at 541-963-3186.

Diabetes group to hear pharmacist

Jake Watterson, pharmacist at Grande Ronde Hospital, will present his compellingjourney as a newly diagnosed diabetes patient and the lessons he learned about the importance of controlling blood sugars at this month's Diabetes Support Group fiom 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Thursday at Grande Ronde Hospital. Watterson welcomes all questions related to diabetes or medications.

The Diabetes Support Group meets on the third 541- 963-3186 or 1-800-838Thursday of each month. The 3186 or emaildebbie@ccno.org. public is welcome.

moist conditions.

The Grande Ronde Fire Zone plans to conduct prescribed burning on up to 2,000 acres this fall, which may include:

• Cold Angel i23 acres)seven air miles to the southeastofMedical Springs

• Bald Angel i1,700 acres) — two to four miles southeastofMedical Springs

• Sugar i100 acres) — 10 miles northwest of La Grande • Dark Meadow i1,700 acres) — northwest of Starkey The Wallowa Fire Zone planstoconduct prescribed burning of up to 3,000 acres this fall which may include:

• Green McCoy i800 acres) — south of Wallowa and

Joseph • Muddy Sled i1,000 acres)

First-time home buyers can save

Prescribed burns to start soon

— 20 miles north of Enterprise • Chesnimnus i1,500 acres) — Zumwalt Prairie 18 miles northeast of Enterprise • Arroz i400 acres) — 24 miles northeast of Enterprise in the Summit Ridge area

ENTERPRISE — Save money for a first-time home purchase. People can learn how to earn up to $12,000 in down payment assistance

The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest will begin implementing its fall prescribed burning program followingexpected coolerand

northeast of Enterprise near Billy Meadows • Simmons i460 acres)10 miles north of Wallowa

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OIIITUARIES Carol J. West La Grande Carol J. West, 74, of La Grande, died Sunday at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.

Graveside memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City.

Memorial contributions may be made to the OHSU Stroke Foundation in care of Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St., Baker City, 97814.

Arrangements are under the direction of Coles Tribute Center in Baker City.

Peggy Marie Butler Elgin Peggy Marie Butler, 73, of Elgin, died Tuesday at Grande Ronde Hospital.

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

Jessie RaeGibbs La Grande 1913-2014

7 p.m. Thursday at Loveland Funeral Chapel.

Lola was born play T-ball, Dec. 9, 1920, in Fleury so f t ball, soccer Case Ogd e n, Utah, to and football.

Raymond Orien Trina is survived by her and Ellen May iMorleyl Buthusband, Steven; children, terfield. She lived in Ogden Alexis Fleury, Kyle Fleury, and La Grande and then on Gibbs.

Victoria Fleury and Tyler thefarm near Alicel,priorto Online condolences to the Fleury of Union; parents, November 2013, when she family may be made at www. Douglas and Angela Scott of moved to Wildflower Lodge lovelandfuneralchapel.com.

La Grande; brother, Jasper in La Grande.

Scott and his wife, Nancy, of Lola attended Mount Fort Union; brothers-in-law, Joe Elementary School, Grant Fleury of Union and Justin seventh grade and Central Fleury of Portland; parentsJunior High, all in Ogden, in-law, Steven Fleury Sr. and and then La Grande High Union 1980-2014 his wife, Sue, of Portland; School, graduating in 1939. three nieces; grandparents, She married Homer Case on Katrina"Trina" Maria Dwight and his wife, Dell Feb. 20, 1940, in Idaho Falls, Fleury, 34, of Union, died at Fleury, Jackie Warthen of Idaho. They were married for St. Alphonsus Medical CenMarcola, Rayma Sells of 56 years. ter in Boise, Idaho, Sept. 9. A Lebanon, Larry and his Lola was a farm homecelebration oflife service will wife, Diana Eisminger, of maker, which involved begin at 10 a.m. Saturday La Grande and Olsa Scott of cooking for work crews as at McKenzie Theater on the Creswell. well as doing the record Eastern Oregon University Trina was preceded in keeping. campus. death by her grandfathers, She enjoyed sewing, quiltTrina was born Jan. Rodney Sells and Jasper ing, crocheting, canning, 13, 1980, in Springfield to Harold Scott. family history, reading books Douglas J. and Angela Marie Online condolences to the of all kinds and spending iSellsl Scott. She lived in family may be made at www. time with family. She was Sweet Home, Great Lakes, lovelandfuneralchapel.com. a member of the Church of Ill., Bremerton, Wash., PortJesus Christ of Latter-day land and Union. She graduSaints, was involved in the ated &om Sweet Home High La Grande primary and young woman's 1920-2014 School. She married Steven organizations as well as Fleury, Jr., on Jan. 10, 1998.

Relief Society, Family History Trina was employed at Lola Rae Case, 93, of and the Daughters of the Dairy Queen in Sweet Home, La Grande, died ata local Utah Pioneers. She was a 4-H leader, teaching sewing W ildflower Lodge and then carefacility Sept.12.A Eastern Oregon University funeral service will be held for many years. admissions in La Grande. at 2 p.m. Friday at the Island Lola is survived by her Trina enjoyed cake decoratCity Church of Jesus Christ children, Judy C. Fuller and ing, reading, crafling, campof Latter-day Saints. A view- her husband, Glen, of Fort ing, sledding, puzzles, sewing, ing will be held from 5 p.m. to Benton, Mont., Dale L. Case Jessie is survived by her daughter, Ina LeaWood of Elgin; sons, Grant Gibbs and his wife, Penny, of California, and Jonnie Gibbs and his wife, Shirley, of La Grande; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Issac"Ike"

family gatherings, bowling and watching her children

Katrina 'Trina' Maria Fleury

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JessieRae Gibbs,101,of La Grande, died Sept. 12 at a local care facility. At the request of Jessie, there will be no service.

Jessie was born March 18, 1913, in Cove to Rance D. and Laura Edna iShoemakerl Stacey. She resided in La Grande and graduated &om Union High School.

and his wife, Wanda, of Alicel, Rodney R. Case and his wife, Wendy, of Alicel, and Mary Ellen Taal of La Grande; sister, Agetha King of Ogden; 15 grandchildren; 37 greatgrandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Lola was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Ellen; husband, Homer; sister, Wanda King; brothersin-law, Leon D. King and Lloyd King; and sons-in-law, Ronald Remick and David Taal.

Memorial contributions may be made to the LDS Family History Center or a charity of choice in care of Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande,

ton. He was a professor ofpathology at the Hershey Medical School in Pennsylvania and at the University of Maryland.

He moved to Portland in

1996.

He was married to Rose Christopherson in 1974 at Stone Valley, Pa. John enjoyed woodworking and played the steel guitar.

He was a sixth-degree black belt in karate.

Prior to retirement, he was a member of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers and the American Institute for Cell

Biology.

John wasa member ofthe Augustana Lutheran Church Online condolences may be in Portland. made to the family at www.

Survivors include his lovelandfuneralchapel.com. wife, Rose; children, Ann Combs, Janine Combs and Heidi Combs and her husband, Barrett; sisters, Formerly of La Grande Nancy Combs, Beth Combs 1933-2014 and Ruth Edvalson and her husband, Wayne; four grandJohn William Combs, 81, children; six great-grandchildied Sept. 11 at his home in dren; and many nieces and Portland. nephews.

A graveside service will He was preceded in death take place at 2 p.m. Tuesday by his father and mother and at Cove Cemetery. a daughter, Victoria Combs John was born April 11, Harlan.

1933, in La Grande, the son The family requests of Nephi and Leone iBaxterl remembrances in lieu of Combs. He grew up in flowers to Blue Mountains La Grande and served in the Conservancy in La Grande.

U.S. Army as a lieutenant &om 1955 to 1959.

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PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrested: Jeremy Lee Berglund, 35, unknown address, was arrested Monday while lodged in the Union County Jail on a Wallowa County warrant charging second-degree sex abuse, third-degree sex abuse,sexual misconduct and furnishing alcohol to a minor.

Arrested: Eldon Palmer, 38, unknown address, was arrested Monday on charges of fourth-degree domestic assault, domestic menacing and inter-

fering with making a report.

Arrested: Chelsea Leann Walker, 18, unknown address, was arrested on a Union County Juvenile Warrant on charges of second-degreetheft, third-degree criminal mischief, second-degree criminal trespass,possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and order to show cause of why her probation should not be revoked.

Arrested: Michael Joseph Brecht, 46, La Grande, was arrested Monday on a charge of fourth-degree domestic assault.

Arrested: Tristan Brady

Mitchell, 27, La Grande, was arrestedTuesday on a Clackamas County warrant charging failure to appear on original charges of two counts of identity theft and second-degree theft and firstdegree theft.

UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested (Correctionj: Lewis Eugene Richards, 18, was arrested on charges of fourthdegree assault and two counts of harassment instead of disorderly conduct and harassment as originally reported.

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Arrested: Nicholas Andrew Peeler, 19, unknown address, was arrestedTuesday in the

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In the 1950s, the district built the high school and Central and Greenwood elementary schools. They added onto Willow school.

In the 1970s, they added the middle school and Island City school to accommodate growth.

The district has not built a new school in 40 years. Existing facilities have undergone some renovations and additions to addressthemost criticalneeds,buttim e itselfhas both deteriorated its facilities and made them, in many ways, obsolete.

That is why Bond Measure 31-86 has been forwarded to the La Grande community this November.

School safety and securityis one example of the obsolescence ofthefacilities.

Policies and drills are in place. Modest physical investments are made where feasible, but the schools fall way short. The 1998 shootings at Thurston High School in Springfield shook the state. Again this last June in Gresham, another violent crime rocked the Reynolds district — the 74th such incidentin the 18 months followingthe Sandy Hook tragedy.

Proposedimprovements atLa Grande include replacement emergency communications systems, eliminating remote portable classrooms, adding control vestibules at entries, orienting offices to face main entrances, securing open classrooms, and electroniccontrols.Safety includes seismic strengthening at identified schools. The students deserve a safe learning environment, butit mustremain just that — a learning environment.

The proposal would also improve the quality of the learning spaces at each

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Submissions should include a portrait-type photograph of the author. Authors also should include their full name, age, occupation and relevant organizational memberships.

site. At the elementary level, we would return kindergartners to their community schools, which allow the instructional special istsmore time toreach more students. System upgrades will occur to replaceorim prove errant heating and ventilation systems, add cooling, expand electri caland incorporate a m orerobust technology infrastructure. Classrooms thatare too hotortoocold orhave no ventilation or not enough power or an unreliable data delivery system either slows the learning or keeps the learning trom happening at all.

Oregon has never provided school districts funds to build new facilities or replacesystems.Generalfundsprovided through taxes have covered teaching, operational costs and daily maintenance and all at a reducing level. Systems age out. Buildings age out. The only significant fundingmechanism has been local bonds.

People ask why the bond includes replacing Central Elementary School. It is 60 years old with $4 million in repair needs and another $5.2 million in program needs due to enrollment growth,

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full-day kindergarten and state mandated programs. A community group looked at the needs at the school and compared $9.2 million to make immediateimprovements toa schoolstill60 yearsold to $14.6 million togetanother school with a 75-year life. They chose to make the prudent investment now to replacethe schoolasafirstphase ofparing down the long list of facility needs.

W e also want to provideforourolder students, with new and expanded vocational opportunities at the high school.

La Grande lacks a community college, so the high school needs to fill that void withrobustcareer-readinessprograms.

Students choosing an immediate career pathneed to have thetoolsand skills to succeed. We can provide that in a replacement facility designed not only for the current programs, but expandable as we identify partners to help us in this mission.

Please review the district'swebsite at www.lagrandesd.org to find m ore detailed information and watch the new video about the bond. If you want regular updates, we encourage you to download the new app on that same site.

The facilities are being maintained.

They are also aging, and the regional and global expectations of our students are changing. Our facilities must keep pace, or we risk our future. Per our mission statement,'We believe every studentcan learn and deserves a safe, motivating and challenging school environment."

Please join me in learning more about the La Grande School District bond by visiting our website and attending one of the many meetings scheduled in the community.

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Each state getstw ostatues to represent it in the National Statuary Hall Collection of the United States Capitol. Oregon has John McLoughlinand Jason Lee.They represent pieces of the state's early history and we invite you to learn more about them.

Some legis latorshave plotted to rip Leeout and replace him. This summer, Kitzhaber created a commission to make a recommendation for a new statue that might"better reAectour state'sm odern values and spirit."

What could be better than the Oregon taxpayer?

The Oregon taxpayer could be there with a grim smile, celebrating Oregon's achievements, challenges and disappointments.

The statue could clutch a bottle in one hand,an homage both to a dynamic beer and wine industry and the state's innovativebottlereturn policy.A spotted owl could be perched on one shoulder, talons burrowed into the Aesh. In the other hand, there could be piece ofpaperthatcould beadded toover the years of all the taxpayer-funded failures — Cover Oregon, the DMV system, the wireless system, and so on. That list, of course, could get heavy, and Congress does put a weight limit on the statues.

Congress also says the subject must be dead. That's perfect. It's just how Oregon taxpayers can feel when they weigh what they pay and what they get. Doesn't Congress care about feelings?

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EASTERN "I don't see it changing radically in the near future. There is no great windfall to be had," Kenton said, explaining the state has too many other programs to fund to provide higher education what it needs.

The bottom line is Eastern must boost its enrollment to escape its financial morass. Kenton presented some fresh ideas for raising enrollment during his "A Year of Reflection, Rebuilding and Reconciliation" presentation.

His ideas include the Eastern Advantage, a new program Kenton will introduce as a pilot in 2015. Students signing on with it as freshmen for four yearswillreceivetwo major guarantees from EOU: • The tuition they pay as freshmen will not change throughout their four years at Eastern.

• They will be able to graduate in four years because all the courses they need will be readily available. The guarantee will apply to students taking at least 15 credit hours a term.

As part of the program, students will alsobe guaranteed major assistance from the university when applying for financial aid each year and when searchingforjobsaftergraduation as partoftheprogram.

Kenton noted that Eastern will be the only state university in Oregon offering a tuition and graduation guarantee.

Western Oregon University offers a similar tuition guarantee, and Portland State a four-year graduation guarantee, but no other state university in Oregon offers both.

Kenton is also taking steps to reach out to the Latino community in Eastern Oregon to boost enrollment. ''We have to respect changing demographics," Kenton said.

He noted that in Malheur County, 51 percent of its students in kindergarten through 12th grade are Latinos. Many other Eastern Oregon counties also have high percentages of Latino youth.

Kenton is reaching out to Latinos by hiring recruiters, financial aid and admissions stafFwho speak Spanish and English. He said this is important since many Latino parents are most comfortable speaking Spanish. He said that when a Latino family chooses to send a child to college, it is important that some people in the financial aid office be able to speak Spanish since applying for financial aid can be complicated.

The interim president hopes that hiring bilingual stafFwill help EOU regain the upper hand when recruiting students from Eastern Oregon, something he believes is critical. ''We need to reclaim our backyard," he said.

Eastern Oregon University is a major step closer to having the new board that will govern it 9-1/2 months from now in place.

The Oregon Senate Committee on Rules and Executive Appointments voted Monday to approve nine individuals nominated by Gov. John Kitzhaber as members of Eastern Oregon University's first Board ofTrustees.

Final confirmation by the state Senate is expected today. The new board will be responsible for mapping a future course for the university beginning in July.

"Having a board solely focused on EOU represents a tremendous opportunity for the university," said Jay Kenton, interim president, in a press release. "The people nominated by the governor all have very strong ties to EOU and will be vocal advocates for the university and the region."

Five more members of the board are expected to be confirmed by the state Senate in December, Kenton said on Tuesday. The five include former Sen. David Nelson of Pendleton. Nelson served as a state senator from1997 to 2013.

A LOOKATTHE NINE BOARD NOMINEES: Ray Brown of Summerville: An assistant professor of education and secondary education program coordinator at EOU. Brown will be the faculty representative.

Richard Chaves of Baker City: Founder and president of Chaves Consulting, Inc., and a 1973 EOU graduate.

Elsie Praeger-Goller of Portland: A junior EOU transfer student majoring in elementary education and an Oregon StudentAssociation member. Praeger-Goller will be a student representative.

Tom Insko of La Grande: Insko is the Boise Cascade region manager, a member of the Oregon Board of Forestry, president of the EOU Foundation and a 1994 EOU graduate.

Holly Kerfoot of Fruitland: Kerfoot is a business owner, a member of the EOU President's Circle and Mountaineer Athletic Association, past president of EOU's Alumni Association, a former EOU Foundation board member and a 1985 EOU graduate.

Dixie Lund of La Grande: Lund served as interim president of EOU from 2003 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2009 and is a 1973 EOU graduate. She worked at Eastern for three decades.

George Mendoza of Richland, Wash.: Mendoza is assistant superintendent/ director of special education for the Morrow County School District and a 1997 EOU graduate.

Jer Pratton of Hermiston: Pratton is a retired Hermiston School District superintendent.

Patricia Todd of Baker City: Todd is a print services technician/classified staff member at EOU and vice president of SEIU 503 Local 081.Todd will serve as the staff representative.

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Kenton said Eastern once successfully recruited students from Eastern Oregon but is now losing many to Boise State University and the University of Idaho.

To help reverse this trend, Kenton added men's soccer in August. Kenton did soprimarily because soccer is popular among Latinos and he hopes men's soccer will draw them to Eastern.

He also added the sportfor another reason.

"I wanted to put an end to the rumor that EOU is closing. You do not add a sportifyou areclosing,"he said.

Kenton noted Eastern presently is set to have about 1,000 students on campus, close to the number it had more than three decades ago. Kenton would like to boost the number not only by recruiting more students but also by getting more online students to come on to campus to take classes. Kenton said he may try to increase online tuition in an effort to do this. ''We want to have a robust on-campus environment," he said.

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"The state wants to see individualized growth in every Continued from Page1A student," Baxter said.

Growth targets will be deappearminor,butitisin fact terminedby a number offacmajor. tors including each student's "It is a big shift," said potential. "iThe state) is looking for La Grande High School Principal Brett Baxter. a different amount of growth The switch means teachers based on abilities," the LHS will no longer be evaluated on principal said. the basisofthe percentage of Teachers will be required their students who meet or to gatherbaselineperforexceed established benchmance data that can be used marks. Instead, much of their forcomparative purposes evaluation will be determined to determine how much by the percentage of students students have improved. who meet individualized Baseline data can come from advancementtargets. test scores and class assign-

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Kenton added getting online students to move on campus would help retention. He explained that the retention for online students is relatively low.

Kenton became Eastern's interim president in mid-June. He succeeded Bob Davies, who left to become president of Murray State University in Kentucky. Kenton took a leave from his position as vice chancellor of finance and administration in the Oregon University System to come to Eastern for a year.

Kenton was asked by several people Tuesday if he would be interested in serving an extra year as interim president. He did not rule out the possibility but at the moment says it is unlikely. He explained that he has seen friends die before retiring and that he has things on his bucket list that he wants to do.

"I am not leaning in that direction," he said.

Contact Dick Masonat 541-786-5386 or dmasonClagrandeobserver.com. Follow Dick onTwitter C IgoMason.

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Finding baseline data may be difftcult, especially initially, because Oregon is changing the assessment test most students take annually. It is switching from the Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test to the Common Core-based Smarter Balanced test.

The Smarter Balanced test cannot be used to measure improvement in 2014-15 during its pilot year. Teachers will be able to use it as a tool forgauging improvement after 2014-15, however, because they will have Smarter

Balancedtestscoresfrom a previous year to compare.

Teachers will be given one of fourratings based on how successful students m eet growth goals,according to Laurie Batten of the La Grande School District.

The highest rating will be Level 4, which teachers will receiveif90 percent oftheir studentsmeet theirtargets and atleast25 percent exceed them.

Level 1, the lowest level rating, will be assigned to teachersiflessthan 70 percent of their students meet theirtargets.

From the Storm advocates indicated they would be taking their concerns about a one-story courthouse versus a two-story courthouse to the OJD, the agency overseeingthe mostly statefunded project, and Judge Russ West, who along with othercourt stafFearlierthis year encouraged commissioners to pursue a onestory design rather than a multi-level facility.

Commissioners, prior to that urging by court staff, had planned to site a twostory courthouse between the Shelter From the Storm Community Advocacy Center and Union County Jail.

A one-story design means the SFS building must be razedtoaccommodate the new construction.

Community members on Tuesday said they are angry about the commissioners' unanimous March decision to site the courthouse on the SFS building footprint and are ready to engage in civil disobedience to halt the center's demolition.

"I'm 83 years old, I'm a widow, fm being treated for an incurable cancer," said Donna Skovli n ofCove."I'm sooffended by thisideathat I intend to lay down in fiont of the equipment you send to tear down Shelter From the Storm, and I can assure you there are many others who will be following me in this path of civil disobedience."

Richard McDaniel echoed comments from others who said they do not understand the commissioners' decision and said he would join his sister, Skovlin, in civil disobedience.

"I think this is a tragic mistake," he said.

Othersrelayed stories ofdomesticviolence,both personal and those encountered as part of their jobs.

Social worker Valerie Morrow said she once helped a woman with children at the SFS advocacy center in the middle of the night to feed the children after their abuser withheld food.

"Our job is to help the helpless. Your job is to listen to your constituency as publicservants,"M orrow said.

"And your constituency is outraged."

Morrow, a sexual assault victim herself, said she filed suit against a former employer after he questionedthe restraining order brought against her abuser.

The Bureau of Labor sent her a right to sue letter following an investigation.

"And that's exactly what I did," she said."I was very successful in my lawsuit. My formerbosspresently sitson the Union County Board of Commissioners. I can't help but wonder if the lawsuit, the help fiom Shelter From the Storm that they gave me and thelack ofrespectfor the purpose and intent of a restraining order is somehow in part responsible" for the center's pending eviction and demolition.

Still others questioned the fiscal responsibility of the decision and the intent of the county when it served as agrant recipient toconstruct the advocacy center in 1995.

Margaret Mead cited documents regarding that grant that implied the intent was for the center to be SFS's permanent home.

"It's difficult to conceive that the grant would have been awarded if permanence of the location was in any doubt," Mead said."It's not only my opinion but that of a great number of county residents, you three, as the highest governmental authority in Union County, have demonstrated poor representation by not showing the leadership we expect from those who hold this offtce."

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The student told a the juvenile was cited on teacher who confirmed the chargesoffi rst-degree threat and called police, disorderly conduct, a Class Ward said.

A misdemeanor, and thirdThe school was evacudegree criminal mischief, a ated and the sherilI's offtce, Class C misdemeanor. assisted by the La Grande The juvenile will be rePolice Department, checked ferred to the Union County the school for any devices, District Attorney'soffice Ward said. None was found, and the Union County and the school went back Juvenile Department. into session the next day.

The student also will be Criminal mischief and disciplined by the Elgin disorderly conduct are School District. treated the same whether The juvenile was among against a juvenile or an a number of people interadult. viewed bysheriff'sdeputies.

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WALLOWA LAKE — For two weeks, fourth, fifth and sixth grade Enterprise and Wallowa students took class outside with the Wallowa Resources fall outdoor school at Wallowa Lake.

At the end of the last day for the Wallowa students, the kids divided into two groups.

One group picked up litter, though happily there wasn't much at the pristine state park.

The other group discussed the challenges of fixing the Wallowa Lake Dam and the necessity of water storage and flood control.

Engaging the students in dialogue was a panel made up of Joanne Sneed, an outdoors school instructor, Amy Busch, Wallowa Resources education

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coordinator, and Jennifer Gibbs, a Wallowa School elementary teacher.

Some kids were concerned about silt, some about salmon and Lute Ramsden, whose family has irrigated pasture in the upper Wallowa Valley, was interested in preserving irrigation rights. awe led them through debating a point," Busch said,"and the culminating activity was to take an issue and see more than one point of view."

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ing with the Wallowa Resources education programs, taught the kids about the life cycle of salmon while Sneed described people's differentusesofthe land. Instructor Brent Wydrinskiexplained adaptations of animals to their surroundings, and Sneed taught primitive skills such as rope making.

Busch said the program is geared to teaching the common core disciplines. She said she led the students in nature journaling throughout the week. awe talked about learning a placeover time and introduced them to inaturalist and preservationistl John Muir," Busch sald.

Enterprise teacher Colby Knifong took outdoor school to a whole new level. She and her students camped overnight at

the lake with gear and sites donated by the state park.

"Park employees did a constellation star activity with them," Busch said.

Busch said some of the teachers may take her lead and try it with their students next year.

Busch said Wallowa Resources has offered week-long outdoor school programs since 2004. The schools provide the busing, and Busch's team develops the curriculum and teaches the courses.

The school revolves among three sites — Wallowa Lake, Doug McDaniels'ranch on the Wallowa River and Williamson Campground on the Lostine River. awe expose kids to three differentareas and create specifi c lessonstoeach placeto compare and contrast changes," Busch sald.

LOCAL BRIEFING Erom staff reports

Schoolfoundation presents dinner, auction The Friends of the Wallowa School Foundation"Evening Under the Stars" dinner and auction will begin at 5 p.m.

Saturday at the Tamkaliks Grounds in Wallowa, or at Beth Johnson Room at the school in event of inclement weather.

Dinner is at 6 p.m., and the auction is at 7 p.m.

Tickets are available at Main Street Grill and Blonde Strawberry in Wallowa or from any

Wallowa FFA student.

For more information, call 541-886-4701.

Event celebrates World Peace Day Sunday The International Day of Peace Committee of Wallowa County presents "Listen for the Peace Within," this year's World Peace Day theme.

Short, provocative film clips from Nonviolent Communication will be shown at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture

from 4p.m.to 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

The film clips will be followed by a community potluck, music with Bob Webb and fi iends and a special closing with Stephen Kliewer. All ages are welcome at the event.

For more information, call Dave Haitt at 541-426-6095.

Concertcoming to the Red Barn Saturday Ugly Yeti presents the music of MountJoy,Saigon County and Bart Budwig Saturday. The

outdoor concert is on the porch ofthe Red Barn Equine Center at 65254 Pine Tree Road in ruralEnterprise.Peopleare asked to bring a chair or blanket.

Gates open at 7 p.m., and the music begins at 7:30 p.m.

Entrance is $8 in advance. Tickets are available at The Dollar Stretcher, Joseph Hardware,

Eagle Cap Chalets and Red Barn Veterinary Clinic. Tickets

are $10 at the gate.

For more details, visit www.uglyyeti.com.

ENTERPRISE — This October, meet three women who dared to be diferent. From a mother's courageous journey in a Nepalese village to the school mistress who influenced "The King and I," to the rip-roarin' western legendofCalamity Jane,discover storiesof dynamic and intrepid women during Fishtrap's Fall Arts and Lecture Series.

Fishtrap continues its 27-year tradition of bringing interesting people and thoughtprovoking events to Wallowa County. The public is invited to three lectures, all featuring Oregon authors.

The series begins at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 with abook release party and presentation for Elizabeth Enslin's book,'While the Gods Were Sleeping: A Journey through Love and Rebellion in Nepal," followed by a book signing and party with live music, drinks and Nepaliinspired snacks. The event is free and open to the public at the Josephy Center in Joseph.

Enslin grew up in Seattle and earned her doctorate in cultural anthropology from Stanford University. While a graduate student, she married into a Brahman family in the plains of Nepal. She has published creative nonfiction and poetry in The Gettysburg Review, Crab Orchard Review and The High Desert Journal, among other publications. She lives in Wallowa County.

Then, at 7 p.m. Oct. 16, Alfred Habeggar and hisbook"Masked: The LifeofAnna Leonowens, Schoolmistress at the Court of Siam" will be featured at Fishtrap's Coffin House, 400 Grant St. in Enterprise. Entrance is $5.

The film and stage versions of'The King and I" were inspired by Leonowens' accounts ofher life in Siam. View the film before attending Habeggar's lecture and learn how Leonowensmay have misrepresented an Asian people and a nation.

"Masked"isthefirstcritical,fact-based biography of Leonowens, the elusive Indiaborn teacher who inspired"The King and I." Based on fresh research on five continents, the booktracesherhard itinerant life before,in and after Bangkok, showing why someone of part-Asian ancestry ended up misrepresenting an Asian people and nation."Masked" also explores why Leonowens' claim to have brought democracy to Siam held a profound appeal to Americans after the Civil War, and then once again in the 1940s and 1950s, when her story offered a kind ofm ythicalsupport for America's historic shift from isolationism to foreign interventionism.

Formerly a professor of English at the University of Kansas, Habegger is the author of many scholarly articles and books.

At 7 p.m. Oct. 29, Richard Etulain presents "The Life and Legends of Calamity Jane" at Fishtrap House. Entrance is $5.

Scores of dime novels and movie and TV westerns have portrayed this original Wild West woman as an adventuresome, gun-toting hellion. Fiction and legend, however, have largely obscured the facts ofher life. Etulain's lively, concise and exhaustively researched biography traces the real person from Missouri farm to Wild West heroine.

Etulain is professor emeritus ofhistory and former director of the Center for the American West at the University of New Mexico. Former editor of the New Mexico Historical Review, he is the author or editor of more than 50 books.

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Hate to say goodbye to summer but ready for fall rains ast week, with snow in the forecast, my nephew shouted from his bed,"Is it snowing yet?a The Rocky Mountain Front Range awoke to a skiff that turned to hail, ice and back to rain ... and it was only the first week of September.

After a spring that didn't freeze the frtnt trees, warm, sunny days throughout the growing season and even some welcome August rain, Mother Nature took back some of what she claimed as her own — an early frost blackened squash leaves and lay waste to uncovered gardens.

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night and one at the Minam State Park on Sunday. It will still be nice to get to meetings KATY NESBITT on my bike, so it hasn't been tucked away for the winter. stant after-work and weekend I'm also considering a hike chore. Even without a garden into the Eagle Caps of my own, there's bounty this weekend — I feel the to be gleaned everywhere I fall snows may be upon us look — plums and tomatoes soon. mostly right now, but the Living at the feet of occasional cucumber that is mountains is always tricky. toolarge for onemeal must be When I lived in Colorado, it made into refiigerator pickles seemed we'd have summers and the tomatoes into salsa. when it rained most afterLast night, we dined on elk noons and other summers burgers adorned with chante- when it wouldn't rain at all. relle mushrooms.

My parents were visiting and It's the"last licks" of summistook the clouds for immimer now that mid-80 degree nent rain, but no, the clouds weather returned briefly scooted east and wreaked before the equinox. I took a havoc on the plains — shedswim in Wallowa Lake last ding hail and thunderstorms

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in their wake. In Boulder, we may have gotten the six raindrop storm and watched the moisture fly away.

Our August rains lulled me into complacency and I mentally put the fire season to bed until I received notice offourhuman-caused fi res across the Wallowa-Whitman North Zone. The closest was in the laps of those who live at Wallowa Lake.

A week ago Monday, there was talk of a new fire along the Ice Creek Trail. The next day, with four fires on the zone, I struggled to get information, but in time for Wednesday's paper I had a full story and photos of flames seen from the village of Wallowa Lake.

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This fire couldn't wait for the fall rains, but depended on ground crews and helicopter water drops to quell the danger. As the West Fork Fire was contained,crews demobilized and thefire turned back over to the district, another mole reared his head off Highway 3 on what locals call the Boise Cascade Tour Road. Another fire under investigation and suspected to be human caused burned 11 acres, but the potential during this dry spell was real.

I showed up in a skirt and sandals thinkmg I wouldn't getthatclose to theactual fire, but this time I was in the middle of it so I ducked into my phone booth and changed into a yellow fire shirt, green

pants, a pairofvibram boots and even a hard hat to take pictures of the mop up.

The crews worked quickly, got air support to knock the fire down and worked through the night to keep the irefrom spreading.They did f a greatjob,consideringthe low humidity and the gusty wmds.

After getting the information I needed, I got to leave the fire line, change back into my summer clothes and dive into Wallowa Lake, one more time, as a helicopter dipped water to drop on another wildfire burning in Idaho. As much as I hate to say goodbye to summer, I have to say I am readyforthefallrains.

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ue rac e executive 'not ein sue ' vstate • State serves summons to all but one executive

By Taylor W. Anderson WesCom News Service

Affordable Care Act. But the exchange missed its original October2013 deadlineand never launched, despite a pricetag ofm ore than $200 million.

Puri, who lives in Georgia, didn't respond to requests for comment.

An attorney representing the other five Oracle executives named in the lawsuit, Robert Shwarts, said he couldn't comment on the case and sent all questions to Oracle, which declined to comment.

"The Department of Justice has attempted to serve iPuril, and he has not been available for service," DOJ spokeswoman Kristina Edmunson said in an email.

Edmunson added "the process can take some time."

Edward Kroll, a Hillsboro attorney who is vice president of the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association,said the statehasother options if it wants Puri's cooperationin court.

The state can ask for an alternative service,wherea judge could allow the plaintifF to serve someone who would report to Puri.

SALEM — An executive of the technology company in chargeofthestate'sfailed health insurance website hasn't been served court papers in a state lawsuit against him and the company, the Oregon attorney general's office confirmed Monday.

Ravi Puri, who was vice president of government consulting for technology giantOracle,hasn'treceived a summons or the complaint from the lawsuit Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed Aug. 22, court documents show. Five other executives have been served.

The state, which named Puri more times than any others named in the lawsuit, accuses Puri of giving misleading information as the state scrambled to fix the website months after it was supposed to go live.

"A summons and complaint in a civil case is one "I think thegl get him way to think of sort of an invitation to the party," said served by some means evenPortland attorney Russell tually," Kroll said."It depends Barnett."Until you have how critical the attorney general's office thinks having him actually been personally served, someone actually be part ofthe casewould be." hands you the summons and A news release issued the complaint, you're not beSept. 2 by an international ing sued."

IT company said Puri is "It doesn't kick off until the new senior vice presisomeone actually serves you dent of operations ofRolta with papers," Barnett added. International. The company Cover Oregon hired Oracle works with state and federal to develop its health insurgovernments on IT solutions, ance exchange. Consumers the statement says. were supposed to be able to That announcement came use the website to sign up for just weeks after the state aca health care plan under the cused Puri and other Oracle

executives of recklessly misleading state employees into believing the website would go live on Feb. 3, four months after it was originally supposed to launch.

"At the time Puri made these statements, he knew or recldessly disregarded thatOraclehad notresolved all iserious errors) and the stateofdevelopment ofthe system made it impossible to launch the 4ealth insurance exchange) on Feb. 3, 2014," Rosenblum wrote in the lawsuit.

The state says despite not delivering the website on time for its original October launch, Puri "demanded that Cover Oregon pay Oracle more than $24 million for development work."

The state argues the money Puridemanded was forrepair work to the broken website, not new development work, and that Puri knew it.

Cover Oregon paid Oracle $77.1 million for consulting services from June 2013 through June 2014, court documents show. Those invoices include $55.3 million forconsulting servicesthat came after the state's original launch date.

The state has hired Portland law firm Markowitz,

Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf, PC, to help with the lawsuit.

The state will pay the firm up to $2 million to fight the case,according to a contract between the state and the firm signed in May, two weeks before Gov. John Kitzhaber asked Rosenblum to file a lawsuit.

Oracle is suing the state of Oregon in federal court, alleging the stateowes $23 million for work on the website.

Wildfire razes homes, other buildings in Weed, Calif.

Los Angeles Times

Machinery at the town's mill, which processes materials for plywood, was destroyed, and it was unclear when scores of residents would be able to return to But Tiffany Devault had a work there. bad feeling right away when Blocks and blocks of the familiar scent filled the houses were reduced to piles air Monday afternoon, and of ash and charred kitchen asked her husband, Troy, to appliances.

Husks ofcars sat come home from work early, in driveways. just in case.

No one was killed or seriHe was too late. By the ously injured, and on Tuestime the 39-year-old handyday afternoon, life in parts man completed the 20-minute of Weed seemed normal. The drive, flames had forced her to postman made his rounds, flee the house with their two and a downtown cafe did children. Police barred him brisk business. from getting any closer.

But helicopters continued It wasn't until Tuesday buzzing overhead, sinking morning, standing outside a baskets into a pond and nearby Red Cross shelter, that dumping the water onto a he saw a cellphone photo of still-smoldering hill. Firefightthe home his family purchased ers hosed down the remains just three months before. Like ofhouses, and fire retardant dozensofotherhousesin the covered cars and buildings Angel Valley neighborhood, like pink, spongy paint. almost nothing was left but California Department of the concrete foundation.

Forestry and Fire Protection "Ithappened sofast,"he officials said the blaze, named said, dazed by the destructhe Boles fire after the creek tive power of a fire that has near its suspected origin, stunned this town of 3,000 was 20 percent contained. Its people just west of Mount cause remained under invesShasta. He's struggled to tigation, and fear of potentialexplain to his young son a ly stronger winds Wednesday catastrophe that he barely kept firefighters working comprehends himself. through the day to douse ''We've told my son we're hotspotsand dig trenches to going to get help, and he's go- quarantine the fire. ''We are not leaving here ing to get new toys," he said.

Compared with some of any time soon," said Scott the blazes that have plagued McLean, a spokesman for drought-stricken California the California Department of this year, the fire in Weed Forestry and Fire Protection. was relatively small, scorchThe town, which is about ing only 375 acres.

50 miles south of the Oregon Yet it destroyed ordamaged border, is named for Abner 150 buildings, tearing at some Weed, who built the original of the town's most important mill more than a century ago. institutions. The fire conHe was drawn to the area by sumed two churches, a library its powerful winds, which were and a community organizahelpful for drying timber.

"The mill is what started tionthat aided the poor.

WEED, Calif.— After a hot and dry summer, residents here said they had become dulled to the smell of smoke from wildfires.

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Weed," said Saundra Grass, 31, who lives nearby.'The mill is the reason the town is even here."

But on Monday, the winds helpeddestroy a large swath of Weed. Offlcials said the fire began just south of town in the early afternoon and was driven rapidly north by 40-mph gusts. It skirted downtown but scorched the hills nearby.

Jordan Nicholson, 24, was on his back porch when he looked up and noticed what seemed like an early sunset.

Smoke was drifting through the sky, and he quickly left to pick up his son from kindergarten.

By the time he returned home, flames were bursting through nearby trees.'We gotta go now," he shouted at the rest ofhis family, who piled into their cars with four dogs and spedofI:They leftsofast theyforgotto grab me dication for an older relative with diabetes and heartproblems.

All told, hundreds of residents had to evacuate from Weed and other communities.

Many were left with splitsecond decisions about what to take and what to leave.

One woman grabbed a stack of cash her family had saved.

A man tucked away prized photographs. Some had only the clothes on their back.

The fire roared toward the mill, where workers were evacuated. Eileen Burmeister, the communications directorfor Roseburg,the Oregon company that owns the facility, said some volunteers remained behind on the roof, dousing it with water as the blaze raged nearby.

"That's probably what saved the main structure," she said.

OREGON IN BRIEF Erom wire reports

Sen. Warren to join Merkley campaign U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren will be in Eugene next month to campaign for Oregon Sen. Jeff Merldey.

The Massachusetts Democrat will join Merkley at an Oct. 6 rally. The Register-Guardreportsthat ticketsare available to those who make a $30 donation to Merkley's campaign or who commit to a three-hour volunteer shift for the local Democratic campaign office.

Warren and Merkley also will host a higher-priced, private fundraising luncheon on the same day in Eugene.

Merkley is being challenged by Republican candidate Monica Wehby.

School district, union still have no contract EUGENE — The Eugene School District has yet to reach a new contract with the teachers' union, and a bargaining session scheduled for Tuesday was canceled.

The Register-Guard newspaper reports that two sides haven't met publicly since June.

Christine Nesbit heads the district's bargaining team. She says the district canceledthe session to do further research on union requests. She declined to specify which aspects of the union's proposalthe district wanted to further review.

Nesbit says she remains optimistic that the two sides can make a deal.

The teachers' contract expired in July.

Man who struck son sentenced to 7 years KLAMATH FALLS — A Klamath Falls man convicted of striking and injuring his infant son earlier this year has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

The Herald News reports 50-year-old Damon Cyril Revis was sentenced Monday.

H e'dbeen found guilty on four criminal counts in June.

Authorities say Revis was in a fight with his wife and step-daughters at their home inFebruary.When the fight spilled outside, one of the step-daughters blocked accessto a vehicle Revisw as heading toward. He then picked up a broom stick and swung it, hitting the head of his infant son.

The child was airlNed to a hospital with a fractmed skull.

He ~overed fiom the injury.

In court, Revispleaded for mercy, saying he regretted hitting his son. His wife, however, said even though she loves Revis as her husband, she told the court he should be punished.

Man who killed dog gets 15 days in jail PORTLAND — A Portland man who shot a

neighbor's dog because the animal was chasing nutria he cared for was sentenced to 15 days in jail.

The Oregonian reported Wednesday that 60-year-old Michael Robert Hutchinson seemed nervous in Multnomah County Circuit Court as hepleaded no contestto felony first-degree aggravated animal abuse and misdemeanor possession ofa loaded firearm in public.

The newspaper reports Hutchison lovingly cared for the nutria, a type of rodent that lived near his trailer.

He'd feed them bread and scrapsoffood regularly.

But when in January he saw his neighbor's 14-pound terrier mix dog chase after one of the semiaquatic rodents, he shot it with a pellet gun.The dog,named Marley, was one year old.

Hutchinson told the judge on Tuesday he was sorry he

killed the dog.

Anti-government man's houseauctioned VANCOUVER, Wash.

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The Clark County government has auctioned off the house of a longtime antigovernment activist who owed taxes.

The Vancouver Columbian reports Wednesday that David Darby's home was sold Tuesday at public auction. The property was sold

for $63,099. Clark County officials say Darby had not paid taxes on his Amboy property since 2008 and

owed nearly $23,000.

Despite the sale, Darby says he's got no intention of vacating his property. Darby, a onetime local militia leader, proclaimed himself a sovereigncitizen in 2008 and 2009.

He believes he's exempt from paying property taxes.

Clark County Treasurer Doug Lasher says now it's up to the new owner to take action to remove Darby.

Campbell was ready to wrap up his court hearings for the day, and likelyissue an arrest warrant for Helt, when Helt's lawyer announced that he received a text message: His client had arrived.

Helt, 22, gained worldwide attention last month when Cyrus let him accept her awardforvideoofthe year, to help raise awareness for youth homelessness. Reporters eager to learn the story behind the suddencelebrit y discovered that Helt was wanted in his home state for aprobation violation stemming from a 2010 arrest.

Curry County votes 'no' to tax hike BROOKINGS — Voters in southern Oregon's Curry Countyon Tuesdayrejected a measure thatwould have doubled their properly taxrate to raise $1.6 million ayear for three years. The proposal was another in the county's efforts to keep its jail open.

Final unofficial results showed a 57 percent"no" vote to a 43 percent"yes" vote.

Turnout was about 49 percent of the county's 12,943 registered voters, County Clerk Renee Kolen said. The election will be certified in 20 days.

Without the money, Sheriff John Bishop said the jail and its stalng are in jeopardy.

Curry is among several timber counties in southwestern Oregon struggling to pay forbasicservicessuch as lawenforcement asvoters refuseto raise theirtaxesto fill the gap from declining federal timber revenues.

Teen accused of rape aRer leaving outing

EUGENE — A Portland teen with a criminal record is accused of raping and beating a woman in Eugene after slipping away from a Washington County-supervised outing that took young Miley Cyrus date offendersto see a University appears in court of Oregonfootballgame.

DALLAS, Ore. — A The 17-year-old was massively famous celebrity among a dozen young people meets a young homeless escorted to Saturday's game man in Hollywood and inby four county Juvenile Detroduces him to an audience partment staff members. of millions. Then, just when The outing was "part it looks like the man is going of aprogram thathelps to triumph, his dark past youth develop life skills comes back to haunt him. and positive goals" through As in any Hollywood social activities, Washington script, there are tw opossible County Juvenile Service endings: The young man Director Lynne Schroeder can overcome his past, or he said Tuesday. can never escape it.

In July, the boy was senFor 45 minutes Tuesday, tenced to supervised probation itappeared Jesse Heltwas on convi ctionsforburglary, choosing an unhappy ending. meth possession and harassThe young homeless man ment, ~ er s a id. who accompanied Miley She said the teen sepaCyrus to the MTV Video rated from his group after the Music Awards arrived 45 game. Washington County minutes late for his arraign- staffers notified Eugene ment Tuesday on a charge police when they couldn't find thathe violated hisprobahim. tion in Oregon.

He was arrested in the PolkCounty Judge Monte area of thereported attack.

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SCHOOE La Grande School District forums set Information on a $31.85 million bond the La Grande School District is seeking for construction and maintenance will be provided at a pair of upcoming public forums.

The forums will be conducted from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 and Oct. 22 in the Willow Elementary School conference room.

The bond will go before voters during the Nov. 4 election.

in a college credit-earning program thisyearcalled "Eastern Promise" through Eastern Oregon University.

The program allows students to take courses at the Joseph School and get college credit. The credits will be recognized by all of Oregon's public, and most private, universities. The cost is $10 per credit, which is a huge savings for any student wanting to attend college after high school.

Joseph School is offering Biology 101, 102, 103 and a

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NEWBERG — Alexander Tyler of Enterprise has enrolled as a freshman at George Fox University in Newberg this fall.

Tyler is one of 616 firsttime freshmen joining the university. It is the biggest first-year class in the history of the institution. All told, the university welcomes 769 first-time undergraduateswhich encompasses freshmen, transfers, readmitted students and international students — and a schoolrecord3,793 totalstudents.

freshman level course), as well as a fifth-grade level course that won't be for college credit, but will help them to start exploring careers.

Studentscan receivecollege credits in m ostofthecore subject areas such as Writing 121 through Fishtrap and Oregon State University, precalculus and calculus through the University of Idaho, and now biology through Eastern Oregon University. Many more classes offer community collegecreditsthatcan be transferred as elective credits to other colleges.

Courses are open to students from other Wallowa County schools.

Call the Joseph School for a full list of courses at 541432-7311.

School to participate in 'Eastern Promise'

LG School Board to m eet te larthis m onth

Joseph Charter School students will participate

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

Tyler enrolls at George Fox this fall

Sept. 24in the Willow Elementary School conference room.

The board will meet for a board meeting and a work session. The new Smarter Balanced assessment test w ill be discussed attheme eting.

EOU seekingentries hr homeaomingparade Eastern Oregon University is inviting area businesses and organizations to join students, faculty and stafF for the 2014 Homecoming Parade Oct. 3.

Registration and lineup is at 4:45 p.m. on Fourth Street and Adams Avenue at Max Square. The parade begins at 5 p.m. and proceeds on Adams through downtown La Grande.

Forms areavailable at www.eou.edu/alumni/homecoming. Contact University Advancement at 541-9623576 or email alumni@eou. edu with questions.

Statesupreme court to appear at LHS The Oregon Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for two cases on Oct. 9 at La Grande High School.

The court will hear the arguments, which are open to the public, in the LHS auditorium.

The first oral argument will run from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The second oral argument will be heard from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Immediately after both

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arguments, students and the public will be able to ask questions of the judges and the attorneys present. They will be able to ask questions about anything but the cases beingargued before the court The Oregon Supreme Court, which normally meets in Salem, periodically conducts sessions in other partsofthe state.Thisis done to enhance Oregonians' understanding of the court system.

PSAT test to be given in North Powder

The Pre-Scholastic Aptitude Test will be given in the North Powder School District on Oct. 15.

The test is for high school juniors. Students will take the test from about 8:30 a.m. to noon.

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Union Elementary School student Rhiannon Lindley has a green thumb. She proved it by growing this 26.4-pound cabbage overthe past spring and summer.

She won her third grade class's cabbage growing contest in the process. Rhiannon and all students in Susan Eder's third-grade class were given an opportunity to participate in the contest when they were provided with starter plants in May. Tyler DeFries grew the second largest cabbage in Eder's class, one which weighed 13 pounds. Ryder-James Morgan-Miller grew the class's third largest cabbage. Rhiannon,Tyler and Ryder-James are now all fourth graders at Union Elementary School.

The cabbages were grown as part of a contest put on by Bonnie Plants. All the class winners in the state are now eligible for a drawing for a $1,000 scholarship.

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"She couldn't get enough personal interaction. She completely bloomed," JackA change three decades in the making is looming at man sald.

Blue Mountain Montessori The Montessori method used by the Hudsons School.

The school, in the relativeprovides the chance for ly near future, will be under students to learn concepts while working with matenew ownership for the first time after it was founded in rials and receiving adult 1982. demonstrations. Children Hank and Cheryl Hudson, are given uninterrupted the only owners the Blue blocks of time to work, and Mountain Montessori has the opportunity to choose ever known, are set to sell some oftheirown activities.

This freedom is key to the the school to La Grande learningprocess. educator Melissa Jackman.

Dick Masan/The Observer "Children are sensitive to The ownership change will Ellison Summers, 4, of La Grande, works at a station different types oflearning take effect next June. Jackat Blue Mountain Montessori School with guidance man will retain the school's from co-director and co-owner Cheryl Hudson, left, at different times," Hank Montessori approach.

Hudson said. and school assistant Melissa Jackman. Jackman will eWe are so thankful to He also said that the become the school's owner and director in about 10 have Melissa to continue our months. m ost favorable time for children to learn is when program," Cheryl Hudson Jackman cannot believe munity," Jackman said. they want to do something sald.

The changeover means She has been fan of the themselves. the opportunity she has the Hudsons will be able to been given. She said that to The Hudsons plan to school ever since witnessing ease up a bit during the next have her own classroom is a the impact it had on her two remain active, continuing to school year for the first time dream come true. daughters and one son who playin the Grande Ronde "I feel so fortunate. I love in 33 years. The husband Symphony,remaining as attendedthe school,a preand wife team, however, will working with kids. This just school for 3- and 4-year-olds. members of the symphony's "They developed a love board and Hank will keep not be cutting ties with Blue fell into my lap," Jackman Mountain Montessori. for reading which has never refereeing soccer games, said."Ijumped attheopeWe plan on being Mewhich he has done for portunity." ended," Jackman said. lissa's volunteers for the Jackman, who has an She noted that their time decades. next two or three years," Hank and Cheryl are Eastern Oregon University at theschoolboosted their Hank Hudson said. excited about Jackman's educationdegree,realizes social development. JackJackman will assist the that if she didn't take the man recalled that one ofher potential asa teacher.

"She's enthusiastic and reins of the school eventual- daughters was quiet and Hudsons throughout the current school year, learning ly it might have closed when always sat in a corner alone loves children," Hank Hudthe Hudsons retired. when she first enrolled. A son said."I'm glad that she about operating the school "I didn't want to see this and the Montessori method few months later she was a understands the program diferent person. and wants to continue it." they use. come to an end for the comBy Dick Mason

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to announce a campus sexual assault awareness campaign from the White House Friday, with a special focus on engaging men in the fight against a largely hidden problem.

White House officials say the campaign, called"It's On Us,"will challenge everyone on campusesto seesexualassault as their personal responsibility to prevent, but will parlicularly target male students.

Presidential aides point to research shows that men areoften reluctantto speak outagainstviolence against women because they believe other men acceptit, and that Obama and Biden hope to set an example by speaking out to help change social norms.

The event comes as students are settling in for a new year on campus and follows other White House efforts that have been helpingraise awareness about the problem that typically remained in the shadows. Research has shown that one in five college women

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In April, the White House Task Force to Prevent Students from Sexual Assault recommended actions campuses could take to protect victims, such asidentifying confidential victim's advocates and conducting surveys to better gauge the frequency of sexual assault on their campuses. And the U.S. Department of Education for the first time publicly exposedthe listofcolleges underfederalinvestigation for their handling of sexual assault complaints.

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WEEIC AHEAD

PREP BOYS SOCCER

THURSDAY • Prep volleyball: • Grant Union at Cove,4 p.m.

• Burns at lmbler, 4 p.m.

• Union at Elgin, 5 p.m.

• Prep girls soccer: • La Grande at Hermiston, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY • College cross country: Eastern Oregon at Cascade Conference Preview, Portland, TBD • College volleyball: Corban University at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m.

• Prep football: •Weiser, Idaho, at La Grande, Community Stadium, 7 p.m.

• Heppner at Enterprise, 7 p.m.

• Wallowa at Crane, Baker, 3 p.m.

• Prep volleyball: • La Grande at Baker High School Tournament, 2 p.m.

• Cove, Imbler at Enterprise, noon • Joseph, Wallowa at Nixyaawii, 10 a.m.

• Prep cross country: La Grande, Enterprise, Union/Cove, Elgin/ Imbler at Enterprise Invitational, Enterprise, 1 p.m.

La Grande's defense shows its holes in 4-4draw against Umatilla

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La Grande'sErlend Lervik makes a successful slide tackle Tuesday against Umatilla.

With the game winding down in stoppage time, the La Grande boyssoccerteam faced losing its secondconsecutivecontest at home before a midfielder coming offthe bench decided to step up.

After Lewis Wright's cross deflected off Efrain Rivas, Ryan Adams blasted a first-touch strikeintotheupper leftcornerto salvage a 4-4 draw in a nonleague match against Umatilla Tuesday at home.

"It was a cracking finish," La

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La Grande senior Avery Stanton dribbles the ball past Umatilla's Diana Lemus while directing the attack during the Tigers' 8-0 victory over the Umatilla Vikings at the middle schoolTuesday.

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NFL has new

drug policy NEWYORK (APj — The NFL reached an agreement with the players association on changes to its performanceenhancing drug policy, including the addition of human growth hormone testing, which will allow the Broncos' Wes Welker and two other previously suspended playersto return to their teams this week.

Warner among HOF nominees Super Bowlwinning quarterback KurtWarner and linebacker Junior Seau are among 15 first-year eligible modern-era candidates nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

CORRECTION: In the Page 3C story, "Huskies falter in Yakima" published Monday, Sept. 15, the story misstated the Elgin volleyball team'snext game.

Elgin's next match is against Union at home Thursday.

• Welberg scores careerbest four goals in home victory over Umatilla

comingoffher leftfoot.

"I tend to slow down when I get the ball up close, but today I wanted to push it asfar asIcould,"Welberg said.

La Grande head coach Sam Brown said he is happy with how Welberg is adaptingto beingtheteam's target forward.

"I think she's adapting really well," Brown said on Welberg's position change.cWe've been working on getting those outside wings to play her into scoring positions. She places the ball really well and finishes well, and that's always tough when you're going in on goal by yourself."

La Grande cemented a clean sheet victory after senior goalkeeper Auslin McDaniel-Perrin saved a penalty kick with the Tigers holding a 6-0 lead in the second half. Shortly thereafter, Erin Bodfish scored to put the Tigers up 7-0.

In the 22nd minute, Brittany Hanson scored after making an incisive run

By Eric Avissar The Obsverver

After playing right midfielder last season, Alissa Welberg continued her developmentasthecentralforward for the La Grande girls soccer team, scoring a career-high four goals in Tuesday's 8-0 nonleague win at home over Umatilla.

W elberg scored thefirstgoalofthe game in the fourth minute off a corner kickbefore scoring thesecond goal in the 15th with a finish inside the penalty box.

The junior's third and fourth goals came after she played her way over the top of the Viking defense and deftly finished a pair of 1-on-1 opportunities against the goalie, with one of them

up 3-0. Emily Quebbeman followed that up with a strike in the 34th minute that put the Tigers up 4-0 heading into halfbme.

La Grande refused to let up heading into the second interval. Less than two minutes into the second half, Sarah Rasmussen knocked in a goal off a cross from Hanson that impressed Brown.

"She flew in from the backside and came out of nowhere," Brown said on Rasmussen's goal.'When you're up by a lot, it's hard to get excited. But when you see a goal like that, I don't care when it happens, that goal was really nice."

Playing the vast majority of the second half in the Umatilla end of the field, the Tigers dominated possession and created several scoring chances See Win / Page11A

Chicago Cubs.

"Given what Seattle was going through the last 10-12 years, if I'd have said leaving spring training that on Sept.

16 we'd be two games out of the wild card, would you take it?" manager Lloyd McClendon said."I don't think there's anybody associated with the Seattle Mariners who would have said no."

PetersonorderedtostaVawaVfromtheUikings The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — After a day of public pressure from angry fans and concerned sponsors, the Minnesota Vikings have reversed course and placed star running back Adrian Peterson on the exempt-commissioner's permission list, a move that will require him to stay away from the team while he addresses child abuse

charges in Texas.

The Vikings made the announcement early Wednesday morning, about a day and a half after initially deciding that Peterson could play with the team while the legal process played out. Peterson is charged with a felony for using a wooden switch to spank his 4-year-old son and now could miss the rest of the season

while the case proceeds through the court system.

The Vikings came under heavy criticism for their initial stance.

Several sponsors responded by either suspending their deals with the Vikings or severing ties with Peterson, prompting Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf to revisit the situation on Tuesday.

TONIGHT'S PICIC

McDaniel-Perrin keeps clean sheet

Washington

La Grande goalkeeper Auslin McDaniel-Perrin delivered a commanding performance in Tuesday's 8-0 win over Umatilla at home. During Tuesday's victory over the Vikings, McDaniel-Perrin saved a penalty kick that sealed the shutout win.

As a four-year starter at goalkeeper, McDanielPerrin has allowed one goal in the first three games of La Grande's season.

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down the right flank nearly half the distance of the field to put La Grande

ANAHEIM, Calif.— Seattle's moribund offense finally broke through against the Los Angeles Angels' vaunted bullpen, which gave up 10 runs in two innings midway through the game.

Mike Zunino's two-run doublekeyed afour-run fifth, and the Mariners climbed within a game of the second AL wild-card spot by routing the AL West leaders 13-2 on Tuesday night.

Seattle broke itopen with six runs in the sixth.

The 13 runs tied a season high, and were one fewer than the Mariners had in their previous eight games combined. ''When you're not scoring runs, it lingers. Hopefully, this will loosen us up," Zunino said.cWe've been the same team the whole year.

We know we're going to rely heavily on pitching and defense. And when the bats get hot, that's when everything's going to click."

The Mariners haven't been to thepostseason since 2001, when they won 116 games under manager Lou Piniella and tied the major league mark set by the 1906

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Grande coach Jessy Watson said on Adams' goal."It was definitely one to write home about. That final goal really salvaged the game for us.At the end, I was wondering if we would show some character, orifwewould rollover.

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The Washington Nationals will take on the Atlanta Braves after the NationMcDanielpemn

als clinced the National League East with a 3-0 win over the Braves Tuesday.

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''While we were trying to make a balanceddecision yesterday,after further reflection we have concluded that this resolution is best for the Vikings and for Adrian," the Wilfs said in a statement.cWe want to be clear: we have a strong stance regarding the protection and welfare of children, and we want to be sure we get this right."

WHO'S NOT

BALTIMORE ORIOLES: The Orioles clinched

TAYLOR KELLY: The starting quarterback for their first Amerithe Arizona Sun can League East title since Devils will miss Thursday's 1997, winning nine out of clash against UCLA after their last 10 games with injuring his right foot. an 8-2 victory over the To- Kelly is currently in a walkronto Blue Jays at home ing boot and his injury Tuesday. status is uncertain.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

SPORTS

SCOREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore Toronto New York Tampa Bay Boston

W 91 77 76 74 66

Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Chicago Minnesota

W 84 82 77 69 64

LosAngeles Oakland Seattle Houston Texas

W 94 83 81 67 58

East Division Pct GB W C GB . 6 03 .5 1 3 1 3 '/ 2 5 ,5 0 7 1 4 '/ 2 6 .4 8 7 1 7 '/ 2 9 .4 3 7 25 16'/ 2 Central Division L P c t GB W C G B 67 .556 6 8 .547 1 '/~ 73 .513 6 '/ ~ 5 82 .457 15 13'/~ 87 .424 20 18'/~ West Division L Pct GB W C GB 57 . 6 23 67 . 5 5 3 1 0 '/~ 69 . 5 4 0 1 2 '/ ~ 1 84 . 4 4 4 27 15'/~ 92 . 3 8 7 3 5 '/ ~ 24 L 60 73 74 78 85

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L1 0 9-1 5-5 3-7 64 4-6

Str Home Away W-3 48-29 43-31 L-3 41-33 36-40 L-3 38-35 38-39 W-3 35-42 39-36 L-1 31-44 35-41

L1 0 7-3 4-6 4-6 6-4 3-7

Str Home L-1 41-33 L-1 40-36 W-1 45-30 W-1 39-38 W-1 31-43

Away

L1 0 8-2 4-6 4-6 5-5 5-5

Str Home L-1 50-26 L-1 45-28 W-1 38-40 L-1 36-40 W-4 28-46

Away

43-34 42-32 3243 3044 3344 44-31 38-39 43-29 31-44 3046

NATIONAL LEAGUE Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia

W 87 75 73 73 69

St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago

W 83 80 79 71 67

LosAngeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

W 86 83 70 62 60

East Division L P c t GB W C G B L1 0 Str Home 63 .580 8-2 W-4 46-28 76 4 9 7 1 2 '/ g 5'/g 2-8 L-5 40-33 77 .487 14 7 5-5 L-1 40-34 79 .480 15 8 6-4 W-1 38-39 82 .457 18'/ ~ 11 ' / ~ 3- 7 L-3 36-42 Central Division L P c t GB W C G B L1 0 Str Home 68 .550 6-4 L-1 47-29 70 5 3 3 2'/ g 8-2 W-2 47-29 72 52 3 4 1'/g 5-5 W-2 41-37 8 1 .467 12'/ ~ 10 4-6 L-3 40-35 84 .444 16 13'/~ 3-7 W-2 37-36 West Division L P c t GB W C G B L1 0 Str Home 65 .570 7-3 L-1 40-35 68 .550 3 6-4 W-1 42-35 80 .467 15'/ ~ 10 4-6 W-2 42-31 89 .411 24 18'/~ 3-7 L-1 32-45 9 1 39 7 26 20'/g 3-7 W-1 40-36

All Times PDT AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tuesday's Games

Pittsburgh 4, Boston 0 Baltimore 8, Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Yankees 1 Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City 5 Cleveland 4, Houston 2 Minnesota 4, Detroit 3 Seattle 13, L.A. Angels 2 Texas 6, Oakland 3

Wednesday's Games Boston (Buchholz 8-8) at Pittsburgh (F.Liriano 5-10), 4:05 p.m.

Toronto (Happ 9-10) at Baltimore (B.Norris 13-8), 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 6-4) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 9-7), 4:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 12-3) at Kansas City (Ventura 12-10), 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Carrasco 7-5) at Houston (Oberholtzer 5-11), 5:10 p.m.

Detroit (D.Price 14-11) at Minnesota (Gibson 11-11), 5:10 p.m.

Seattle (Paxton 6-2) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 12-9), 7:05 p.m.

Texas (D.Holland 1-0) at Oakland (Samardzija 4-5), 7:05 p.m.

Thursday's Games Texas at Oakland, 12:35 p.m.

Boston at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Houston, 5:10 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Tuesday's Games Pittsburgh 4, Boston 0 N.Y. Mets 9, Miami1 Washington 3, Atlanta 0 Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati 0 Milwaukee 3, St. Louis 2, 12 innings Colorado 10, L.A. Dodgers 4 San Francisco 2, Arizona 1 San Diego 5, Philadelphia 4 Wednesday's Games L.A. Dodgers (Frias 0-0) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 13-11), 12:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 18-9) at Arizona (Chafin 0-0), 12:40 p.m.

Boston (Buchholz 8-8) at Pittsburgh (F.Liriano 5-10), 4:05 p.m.

Miami (H.Alvarez 10-6) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 7-7), 4:10 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 8-10) at Atlanta (A.Wood 10-10), 4:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Corcino 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 6-2), 5:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Fiers 6-2) at St. Louis (Wainwright18-9), 5:15 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 8-7) at San Diego (Stults 7-16), 7:10 p.m.

Thursday's Games Boston at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 5:40 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Diego, 6:10 p.m.

RODEO PRCA Rankings Through Sept. 15 All-around

Away 41-35 35-43 33-43 3540 33-40

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1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $234,599; 2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $153,441 3. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah $86,668; 4. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $84,200; 5. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $76,101; 6. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $75,964; 7. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta $72,079; 8. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $61,537; 9. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $56,980 10. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. $52,854 11. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. $46,935; 12. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $46,789; 13. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. $46,095; 14. Payden Emmett, Ponca, Ark. $39,230; 15. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. $38,721 16. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. $37,521; 17. Chant DeForest, Wheatland, Calif. $31,048; 18. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas $31,047; 19. J.B. Lord, Sturgis, S.D. $29,445; 20. J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo. $28,444 Bareback Riding 1. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah $159,033; 2. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. $121,045; 3. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. $115,162; 4. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas $89,514; 5. Tim O'Connell, Zwingle, lowa $88,428; 6.

Bobby Mote, Culver,O re.$88,239; 7.

Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas $84,486 8. Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah $82,341; 9. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. $71,391; 10. Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta $67,786; 11. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas $64,699; 12. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. $62,671; 13. R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore. $61,035; 14. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla. $60,377; 15. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. $58,351; 16. Steven Dent,Mullen, Neb. $52,738; 17.Luke Creasy, Lubbock, Texas $51,760; 18.

Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas $48,848 19. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D. $47,588; 20.Jared Smith, Eastland,Texas $46,399

Steer Wrestling 1. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. $87,644; 2. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. $78,198; 3. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas $72,493; 4. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $67,085; 5. Dru Melvin, Hebron, Neb. $66,232; 6. Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. $66,186; 7. Luke Branquinho, LosAlamos, Calif. $65,992; 8. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. $59,653; 9. BrayArmes, Ponder, Texas $58,354; 10. Kyle lrwin, Robertsdale, Ala. $56,900; 11. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta $56,395; 12.

Cole Edge, Durant, Okla. $55,688; 13.

Wyatt Smith, Rexburg, Idaho $55,609; 14.

Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. $49,571; 15.

Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. $47,052; 16.TylerWaguespack, Gonzales, La. $45,574;17.Tom Lewis,Lehi,Utah $45,571; 18. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $44,823; 19. Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo. $44,560; 20. Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont. $43,008

Team Roping (header) 1. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $105,643; 2. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. $91,064; 3. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont.

$90,643; 4. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $87,888; 5. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $77,449; 6. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore. $70,656; 7. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. $70,138; 8. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. $70,082; 9. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz. $68,758; 10. Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz. $68,074; 11.

Luke Brown,Stephenville,Texas $67,532; 12. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas $65,752; 13. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. $65,636; 14. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. $65,233; 15. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. $59,387; 16. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas $57,792; 17. Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont. $50,775; 18. Tom Richards, Humboldt, Ariz. $49,402; 19. Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif. $47,634; 20. Ty Blasingame, Sugar City, Colo. $47,426

Team Roping (heeler)

1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $105,643; 2. Paul Eaves, Lonedell,Mo.$93,735; 3. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. $91,411; 4. Travi s Graves,Jay,Okla.$87,888; 5.

Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $77,449; 6. Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo. $71,141; 7. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. $71,138; 8. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. $70,656; 9. Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas $65,636; 10. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas $65,233; 11. Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla. $64,532; 12. Dakota Kirchenschlager, Morgan Mill, Texas $63,672 13. Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Ariz. $58,150; 14. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas$55,000; 15.Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas $53,828; 16. Clay O'Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. $52,993; 17. Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas $52,081; 18. Jett Hillman, Purcell, Okla. $50,009; 19. TommyZuniga, Centerville, Texas $48,812; 20. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $44,701 Saddle Bronc Riding 1. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. $111,342; 2. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah $106,063; 3. CortScheer, Elsmere, Neb. $99,312; 4. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. $82,994; 5.

Wade Sundell, Boxholm, lowa $81,114; 6. Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas $80,557; 7. Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn. $76,879; 8. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas $72,372; 9. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. $68,841; 10. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. $66,683; 11. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. $62,103; 12. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah $59,846; 13. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah $58,486; 14.

Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D. $57,507; 15. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah $56,582; 16. Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta $54,650; 17. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas $53,229; 18. Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas $51,429; 19. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas $47,338; 20. Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo. $44,751

Tie-down Roping

1. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $147,073; 2. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho $110,144; 3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $87,411; 4. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $82,438; 5. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. $77,564; 6. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas $76,319; 7. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. $75,187; 8. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas $74,429; 9.

Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas $73,313; 10. Ryan Watkins, Bluff Dale, Texas $67,508; 11. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas $64,386; 12. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas $61,988; 13. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas $61,318; 14. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash. $59,767; 15. Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash. $55,974; 16. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas $55,030; 17. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas $54,999; 18. Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M. $54,233; 19. Randall Carlisle, Baton Rouge, La. $53,502; 20. Fred Whiffield, Hockley, Texas $49,002

Steer Roping 1. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. $64,979; 2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $59,299; 3. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. $52,176; 4. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas $43,997; 5. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas $41,411; 6. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. $37,464; 7. Jason Evans, Huntsville, Texas $33,521; 8.

Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. $33,281; 9.

Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. $32,329; 10.

Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas $31,650; 11.

Brady Garten, Claremore, Okla. $29,893; 12. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. $29,324; 13. Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. $28,965; 14. Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo. $28,268; 15. Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas $27,707; 16. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas $26,144; 17.

Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas $25,171; 18.

JB Whatley, Gardendale,Texas $25,034; 19. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas $23,365; 20. Roger Branch, Perkins, Okla. $22,808 Bull Riding 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $130,752; 2. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas $125,032; 3. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas $108,548; 4. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas$95,146;5.Tim Bingham, Honeyville, Utah $77,769; 6. Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas $76,227; 7. Brennon

Eldred, Sulphur, Okla. $66,906; 8. Jordan Spears, Redding, Calif. $65,298; 9. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah $64,628; 10. Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo. $63,371; 11. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. $62,767; 12.

Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo. $62,263; 13.

Beau Hill, West Glacier, Mont. $61,763; 14. Elliot Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas $61,665; 15. Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo. $57,537; 16. Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore. $55,969; 17. Aaron Pass, Dallas, Texas $55,356; 18.Dustin Bowen, Fredericksburg, Pa. $51,870; 19. Cole Echols,Elm Grove, La.$51,003; 20.Jeff Askey, Martin, Tenn. $50,296

Barrel Racing

1. Kaley Bass, Kissimmee, Fla. $150,191; 2. Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas $124,312; 3. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. $117,673; 4. Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah $103,487; 5. Britany Diaz, Solen, N.D. $97,811; 6. Kassidy Dennison, Roosevelt, Utah$92,051;7.Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas $90,771; 8. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas $90,431; 9.

Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. $89,244; 10.

Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo. $86,993 11. Christy Loflin, Franktown, Colo. $82,431; 12. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas $82,255; 13. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. $70,481; 14. Samantha Lyne, Cotulla, Texas $69,620; 15. Jana Bean, Ft. Hancock, Texas $67,204; 16. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas $66,826; 17.

Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. $65,234 18. Ann Scott, Canyon Country, Calif. $62,724; 19. Pamela Capper, Cheney, Wash. $59,413; 20. ShellyAnzick, Livingston, Mont. $55,884

TRAN SACTION S Tuesday BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Suspended St. Louis (GCL) RHP Yeison Medina 50 games after testing positive for heptaminol, a stimulant, in violation ofthe Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed INF/OF Martin Prado on the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of INF Jose Pirela from Scranton-Wilkes-Barre (IL).

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with lowa (PCL) on a two-year player development contract extension through the 2018 season. Agreed to terms with Myrtle Beach (Carolina) on a two-year player development contract through 2016.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Recalled RHP Eddie Butler from Tulsa (Texas).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Selected the contract of LHP Daniel Coulombe from Chattanooga (SL). Recalled RHP Stephen Fife from Albuquerque (PCL) and placedhim on the 60-day DL. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association LOS ANGELES LAKERS Named Paul Pressey,Jim Eyen and Mark Madsen assistant coaches; Clay Moser assistant coach and head advance NBAscout; Larry Lewis director of player development; Thomas Scott assistant coach for player development; Tom Bialaszewski and J.J. Outlaw video coordinators.

Promoted Rondre Jackson to director of player development. Named Jordan Wilkes basketball operations assistant.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Named Cynthia C. Hogan senior vice president of public policy and government affairs.

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed LB Victor Butler. Released LB Marcus Benard and P Drew Butler.

CHICAGO BEARS — SignedCB Isaiah Frey and WR Rashad Ross from the practice squad. Waived RB Shaun Draughn and WR Chris Williams.

Terminated the contract of TE Matthew Mulligan.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed TE Alex Smith on injured reserve. Signed TE Kevin Brock. Released TE Ryan Otten from the practice squad. Signed OL Emmett Cleary to the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed LBAllen Bradford to the practice squad.

Released WR Ifeanyi Momah from the practice squad.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Released CB Jemea Thomas from the practice squad.

Re-signed FB Nikita Whitlockto the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS — Placed CB Nevin Lawson on injured reserve. Signed CBk Danny Gorrer. Signed LB Julian Stanford from the practice squad. Signed LB Jerrell Harris to the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed DT Kelcy Quarles. Signed G David Arkin to the practice squad. Released RB Dion Lewi. Released G Josh Walker from the practice squad.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed WR Tavarres King from the Carolina practice squad. Signed TE Marcel Jensen

COLLEG E FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL NFL AMERICAN CONFERENC East W L T Pc t PF PA 2 0 01 . 00052 30 1 1 0 50 0 43 49 1 1 0 50 0 43 45 1 1 0 50 0 50 40 South W L T Pc t PF PA Houston 2 0 01 . 00047 20 Tennessee 1 1 0 50 0 36 36 Indianapolis 0 1 0 00 0 24 31 Jacksonville 0 2 0 00 0 27 75 North W L T Pc t PF PA Cincinnati 2 0 01 . 00047 26 Baltimore 1 1 0 50 0 42 29 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 50 0 36 53 Cleveland 1 1 0 50 0 53 54 West W L T Pc t PF PA Denver 2 0 01 . 00055 41 San Diego 1 1 0 .500 47 39 Oakland 0 2 0 . 0 0 0 28 49 K ansas City 0 2 0 .00 0 27 50 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pc t PF PA Philadelphia 1 0 01 .000 34 17 Washington 1 1 0 50 0 47 27 Dallas 1 1 0 50 0 43 38 N.Y. Giants 0 2 0 00 0 28 60 South W L T Pc t PF PA Carolina 2 0 01 . 00044 21 Atlanta 1 1 0 50 0 47 58 New Orleans 0 2 0 00 0 58 63 Tampa Bay 0 2 0 00 0 31 39 North W L T Pc t PF PA Minnesota 1 1 0 50 0 41 36 Chicago 1 1 0 50 0 48 43 Detroit 1 1 0 50 0 42 38 Green Bay 1 1 0 50 0 47 60 West W L T Pc t PF PA Arizona 2 0 01 . 00043 31 Seattle 1 1 0 50 0 57 46 San Francisco 1 1 0 50 0 48 45 St. Louis 1 1 0 50 0 25 51 All Times PDT

Thursday's Game Baltimore 26, Pittsburgh 6

Sunday's Games Dallas 26, Tennessee 10 New England30, Minnesota 7 Buffalo 29, Miami 10 Washington 41, Jacksonville 10 Arizona 25, N.Y. Giants 14 Cleveland 26, New Orleans 24 Cincinnati 24, Atlanta 10 Carolina 24, Detroit 7 San Diego 30, Seattle 21 St. Louis19, Tampa Bay17 Houston 30, Oakland 14

Monday's Game

Philadelpha 30, Indianapolis 27

Thursday, Sep. 18 Tampa Bay atAtlanta, 5:25 p.m.

Sunday, Sep. 21 Dallas at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Minnesota at New Orleans, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.

Houston at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.

Tennessee at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Green Bay at Detroit, 10 a.m.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.

Oakland at New England, 10 a.m.

San Francisco atArizona, 1:05 p.m.

Denver at Seattle, 1:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Miami, 1:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Sep. 22 Chicago at N.Y. Jets, 5:30 p.m.

SOCCER MLS Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s G F GA D.C. 14 9 5 47 42 3 1 S porting K.C. 13 1 0 6 45 43 3 4 N ewEngland 13 1 2 3 42 41 3 9 New York 9 8 11 38 44 4 1 C olumbus 9 9 10 37 40 3 6 P hiladelphia 9 9 10 37 45 4 3 T oronto FC. 9 11 7 34 36 4 3 Houston 9 13 5 32 33 5 0 Chicago 5 7 1 5 3 0 3 44 0 Montreal 5 17 6 21 32 5 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s G F GA Seattle 17 7 3 54 51 3 7 LosAngeles 1 4 5 9 51 57 3 0 R ealSaltLake 12 6 1 0 46 4 4 3 5 FC Dallas 13 9 6 45 48 37 V ancouver 8 7 13 37 36 3 6 Portland 8 8 12 3 6 4 9 48 Colorado 8 13 7 31 39 48 S an Jose 6 11 10 28 33 3 9 ChivasUSA 6 16 6 24 23 5 1

Saturday's Games Philadelphia 2, New York 2, tie New England 2, Montreal 1 Chicago 1, Toronto FC 1, tie FC Dallas 2, Vancouver1 Houston 2, Columbus 2, tie Colorado 2, Portland 2, tie

Sunday's Games San Jose 1, Los Angeles 1, tie Friday, Sept. 19 Colorado at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 20 Vancouver at Portland, 2 p.m.

Houston at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

New England at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.

San Jose at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Seattle FC at New York, 4:30 p.m.

D.C. United at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

FC DallasatLosAngeles, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 21 Chivas USA at Toronto FC, 12 p.m.

NASCAR Nationwide Standings Through Sept. 13 1. Chase Elliott, 951.

2. Regan Smith, 933.

3. Ty Dillon, 911.

4. Elliott Sadler, 900.

5. Brian Scott, 895.

6. Trevor Bayne, 871.

7. Chris Buescher, 780.

8. Brendan Gaughan, 751.

9. Ryan Reed,706.

10. James Buescher, 697.

11. Landon Cassill, 674.

12. Dylan Kwasniewski, 665.

13. Mike Bliss, 613.

14. Dakoda Armstrong, 611.

15. Jeremy Clements, 569.

16. Ryan Sieg, 527.

17. J.J. Yeley, 511.

18. Jeffrey Earnhardt, 478.

19. Eric McClure, 417.

20. Joey Gase, 391.

Sprint Cup Standings Through Sept. 14 1. Brad Keselowski, 2,059.

2. Jeff Gordon, 2,052.

3. Joey Logano, 2,049.

4. Kevin Harvick, 2,047.

5. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,042.

6. JimmieJohnson, 2,041.

7. Kyle Busch, 2,041.

8. Denny Hamlin, 2,041.

9. Kurt Busch, 2,039.

10. Kasey Kahne, 2,034.

11. Matt Kenseth, 2,034.

12. Carl Edwards, 2,030.

13. Ryan Newman, 2,029.

14. AJ Allmendinger, 2,025.

15. Greg Biffle, 2,021.

16. Aric Almirola, 2,007.

17. Kyle Larson, 779.

18. Clint Bowyer, 751.

19. Jamie McMurray, 742.

20. Austin Dillon, 726.

Ducks are not concerned with Sports Illustrated jinx

Beavers at defensive tackle

By Kevin Hampton

wouldn't mind dropping afew more pounds if

By Ryan Thorbum

Corvallis Gazette-Times

possible.

The Register-Guard

With linebackers and safeties tracking down ball carries,cornerbacks play the pass and defensive ends tearing after the quarterback &om the edge, it can be easy to overlook the defensivetackles.

They can get bogged down in the middle OCCuPying blOCkerS and trying to S1OW the run game.

But every now and then, onebreaks into

Senior defensive end Dylan Wynn said Delva's work has paid ofK "He's gotten a lot stronger in the offseason and he's always been a quick, fast player and that's where his strength is, is his explosiveness,"Wynn said.

"This offseason he's just really focused on gettingbigger and stronger and he'sa force in the middle." the backfield.

The conditioning has helped in the first two For Bud Delva, one such moment came games. in the season-opener against Portland Both Portland State and Hawaii have State. tough, physical teams.

Delva sacked PSU quarterback Kieran McDelvasaidit'salso an advantage going up Donagh for a 6-yard loss in the third quarter against the OSU offensive line.

"It helped a lot," he said.'%e're physical of OSU's 29-14 win.

"I dtd a little bull rush and saw the quarter- every day in practice and those games it was back coming my way, so I just got ofFthe block just like being in practice. Being physical quick and sacked the quarterback," Delva said. with them, we're physical with our players "I felt pretty good after that play."

OVer here, SO WejuSt tranSitiOn On to the field, The play showed in a nutshell the improve- being physical with Hawaii and Portland ment Delva has made since last season.

State."

Delva played in every game last season, Getting intO toP ShaPe iS great, but DelVa starting one, after transferring &om Antelope also did his homework.

Valley Community College in Lancaster, After last season it was evident he needed California. some time to get up to speed with OSU's He finished with 11 total tackles and half a system. tackleforloss.

He really caught on late in the season Not a bad year, but Delva wanted better. and Started to hit hiS Stride during SPring He wanted to improve his physical condipractice.

"It's really hard coming from a differtion, so he concentrated on offseason workouts, improved his flexibility and changed his ent school, coming in and learning a new eating habits. scheme,"Wynn said."And we do things a little "Icutdown on a lotofbad food Iused to different &om most schools.

"So that being said, he's definitely in this eat, like fast food," Delva said. "So I believe thathelped me getintobettershape." offseason taken learning the playbook to Delva said he weighs in at about 297 and heart and learning the schemes."

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National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Agreed to terms with F Devante Smith-Pelly on a two-year contract.

ARIZONA COYOTES — Renewed their one-year affiliation agreement with Gwinnett (ECHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Agreed to terms with D Danny DeKeyser on a twoyear contract.

WINNIPEG JETS — Reassigned C Chase Balisy, LW Jean Dupuy, C Ben Walker, D Zach Bell and D Ralfs Freibergs to St. John's (AHL) and D Nikolas Brouillard to Quebec (QMJHL).

COLLEGE MARYLAND — Named Kristen Brown associate athletic director for sports administration.

Denver 24, Kansas City 17 Green Bay 31, N.Y. Jets 24 Chicago 28, San Francisco 20

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from the practice squad. Waived OT Cameron Bradfield. Placed TE Marcedes Lewis on the injured reserve/return list.

Signed OT Cody Booth to the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed LB Darius Fleming, OL Caylin Hauptmann and DLKona Schwenke tothe practice squad. Released DL Cameron Henderson and RB Marcus Thigpen from the practice squad.

NEW YORK GIANTS — PlacedCB Walter Thurmond III and WR Jerrel Jernigan on injured reserve. Signed WR Julian Talley. Signed LB Dan Fox off the practice squad. Terminated the practice squad contract of DE Jordan Stanton. Signed WR Travis Harvey, LB James Davidson and WR L'Damian Washington to the practice squad.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed WR Vincent Brown. Waived LB Bojay Filimoeatu.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms with LB JamesAnderson. Placed LB Zach Brown on injured reserve.

Signed LB Justin Staples to the practice squad. Released LB Brandon Copeland from the practice Squad.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Released S Bacarri Rambo. Activated S Brandon Meriweather from the suspended list.

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Incense. Ouija Board. A live chicken.

Oregon coach Mark He16ich quipped during his Tuesday press conference that he would use any meanS neCeSSary to aVOid

the SportsIllustratedcover jinx this week.

"That's probably not an appropriate joke thisday and age," Helfrich said of sacrificing live poultry.

"Dead chicken. Organic chicken. Free range."

Helfrich should be in a good mood since his quarterback is Marcus Mariota, this week's Sports mustrated coverboy.W riter Greg Bedard's article, "Peaking Duck," examines why the Ducks' Heisman Trophy candidate might be worthy of the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NFL draft.

"How do we handle that?

We make fun of Marcus.

Any chance you can to poke fun of the perfect person, yOu haVe to take yOur shots," He16ich continued.

"It's very easy to make Marcus blush."

Mariota, 20, is appearing on the Sports Illustrated cover for the third time. So

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far, only LBBron James has made more appearances (four)before the age of21.

"It's greatforourfans, it's greatfor ourprogram, it's an honor," Helfrich said.

"As a guy grOWing uP in the Sports Illustrated (era) when that was kind of it, that's a huge deal for him and a neat deal for our program."

Entering Saturday's Pac12 opener at Washington State, Mariota has passed for 806 yards, with eight touchdowns and no interceptions.

He has also rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns, including the spectacularsomersault touchdown against Wyoming.

Ducks face tough 2015 The Pac-12 released the conference' s2015 football schedule on Tuesday night.

5) and Georgia State (Sept.

oregon's slate is high-

the same odds as the Ducks, followed by Oklahoma

lighted by the return triP to

19)in nonconference games before opening Pac-12 play at home against Utah on

Sept. 26. oregon's other conference road games are at Colorado

(Oct. 3) and Washington (Oct. 17). The gameat Stm Devil Stadium is on a Thursday and the Civil War is on a Friday.

The Ducks don't play UCLA or Arizona during the regular season in 2015 or 2016.

Championship odds After finishing noncon-

ference play 3-0, oregon's odds of winning the College Football Playoff are down to 7-to-1, according to Bovada Las Vegas.

Defending national champion Florida State is currently a 5/1 favorite to

repeat. Alabama (7/1) has

Michigan State (Sept. 20),

(15/2), Auburn (9/1), Texas A&M (14/1) and UCLA (Oct. 29) and Stanford (Nov. (16/1). roadtestsatArizona State

14) and visits by California

(Nov. 7), USC (Nov.21) and Oregon State (Nov. 27) to Autzen Stadium.

The Ducks also host Eastern Washington (Sept.

Notable oregon's game notes list either Jake Fisher or Matt Pierson as the starter at left tackle this week.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

PREP VOLLEYBALL

Fourth annual Wallowa Triathlon

Tigersdrog three closesetsto Wale Observer staff

The La Grande volleyball team fell in threeclosesets at Vale Tuesday, losing 26-24, 25-23, 25-20 in a nonleague match.

"It's frustrating to lose because we played them very tough," La Grande head coach Melinda BeckerBisenius said.cWe did a lot of really good things. We just have to protect the holes in our defense."

Senior Cassandra Brownell led the Tigers with 16 kills, while Anna Grigsby had eight and Hanna Cashell had seven.

Becker-Bisenius said the Tigers suffered early deficits and battled back to make the scoreclosein allthree sets. cWe executed our game plan very well, but it just didn't go our way," BeckerBisenius said.

Defensively, Brownell led the Tigers with 16 digs, while

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for the camping, campfire, the beer, the restaurants WALLOWA LAKE — The and the scenery."

Tri-Cities were well repA regular triathlon resented during the Safe competitor, Brown said he's Harbors Wallowa Lake completed a full Ironman, Triathlon Saturday mornbut prefers half-Ironman ing with both the men's and and Olympic distance races. women's winners hailing Second place was Mark from the Three Rivers Road Skiffmgton of Kennewick Runners Club. who competed at last year's Ryan Brown nis fihed in national championship in first on the men's side in the Milwaukee. This was his sprint triathlon staged at secondtrip toW allowa Lake. the Wallowa Lake Marina, and Adrienne Farabee was Farabee of Kennewick first for the women. Both was the top woman. She athletes are from Kenneraced the course in 2012.

"I love the course — the wick, Wash.

Brown said this was his water is cold, but the bike is fast and fun and the run second time completing the race after racing for the first is 1.5 miles uphill and 1.5 time in 2012. downhill, and the camping is A groupofapproximately fun," Farabee said. a half dozen members of Farabee, who had a baby ThreeRiverstraveled to in April, said she is training Wallowa Lake for the race, for the New York Marathon camping at the Wallowa set for Nov. 2.

Lake State Park on Friday The women's runner-up night. was Lori Bartol, another cWe all hang out together," member of the Three Rivers Brown said.cWe came here Club. Lori's husband, Rob, The Observer

Cashell had 12 and Brandy Blackman finished with 11.

Becker-Bisenius also said she was happy with the defensive output of Katie Stone, who had three blocks.

"Katie had a great match at the net," Becker-Bisenius said."She was really catching on at the net, playing tough defensively and got into a good rhythm."

Becker-Bisenius said the team has plenty to work on going forward.

"We're going to work on protecting the heart of the court," Becker-Bisenius said."Wehave to defend againstopposing assists betterand improve our return of serve."

The Tigers will attempt to bounce back on Friday at the Baker High School Tournament before opening their Greater Oregon League slate against Ontario Saturday at home.

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Ryan Brown celebrates his victory in theWallowa Triathlon Friday atWallowa Lake. finished third on the men's s1de. cWe've run this every yearsince itstarted and it's ourfavorite,"LoriBartol said.

"The raceisjustso beautiful."

Rob Bartol placed third on the men's side. He said he and other members of the club are often training for

racessimilar tothe one that took place over the weekend. cWe are always doing a race or training," Bartol said.

"It's a great group of friends.

Those of us with kids drag them around with us."

Amy Busch was the top woman outside of the overall winner in the 30- to 39 yearold age bracket.

NFL

Falcons to host struggling Buccaneers

By BarryWilner

brought a &eshness to the environment

The Associated Press

ln Taulpa.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were supposedtobe vastly im proved this year. The standings show a big, fat zero in the win column.

Yes, the talent base looks good on both sides of the ball. New coach Lovie Smith was a winner in Chicago and has

Yet his team lost two straight at home, both in close calls, but still defeats. Next up is Thursday night's trip to Atlanta.

"That wasn't a part of the master plan," Smith said."As much as anything forus,ifwe can justgetto 1-2,getthat

first win. We weren't able to get it done at home and that's disappointing."

Getting the victory could be made tougher by star defensive tackle Gerald McCoy's broken left hand. He'll be a game-time decision.

Atlanta fell flat in Cincinnati one week after a rousing comeback win against the Saints.

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La Grande's Blaine Kreutz plays a pass forward through the midfieldTuesday at the middle school.

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La Grande's Brittany Hanson scores the third goal of the game for theTigers after dribbling nearly half the length of the field. Hanson also assisted goals to Alissa Welberg and Sarah Rasmussen, as the Tigers completed an 8-0 victory over Umatilla Tuesday at the middle school.

WIN Continued from Page 9A that went begging, particularly after going up 8-0. cWedid a much better job of keeping possession and passing the ball," Brown said.cWewere much more confident in our build-up play. It was an all-around excellent team performance. I really wanted to come out fast and get an early goal.

We did exactly that."

Following the victory, Brown said he was happy with both the team's performance and the humility his girls continue to

display.

'These girls know I'm proud of the way they win," Brown said."This could be a very arrogant group of girls, but I'm grateful for their willingness to humble themselves and win a' ~.. ~ri.~' ~". . KP~ ~ iPM , with humility and grace."

McDaniel-Perrin said the Tigers have continued to improve EricAvissar/TheObserver since the season started, having conceded one goal in their first AlissaWelberg scores her second of four goals in the three games.

15th minute, as La Grande defeated Umatilla by an 8-0 cWe're getting used to being without our four seniors from last margin Tuesday at the middle school. year, and it's kind of a transition with the new girls coming up," McDaniel-Perrin said."I think this preseason is really helping us improve and build momentum going into the league and playoffs."

Brown added that the girls will continue to work on possessing the ball with the intention of creating effective attacking www.eorentals.com play and &equent goal-scoring opportunities. cWe possessthe balltopenetrate and score,notjustto hold it," Brown said.cWe will continue to work on developing many a different scoring opportunities. It's easy to play one-dimensional sometimes if you can outrun a defense, but you can't do that in the postseason. You will go up against a team with defenders as fast as your defenders and forwards faster than your defenders, and you better be ready."

La Grande i3-Ol will have a quick turnaround with its next in THE OBsERUER and go to match on the road Thursday against Hermiston as its final nonleague tune-up match. On Sept. 27, the Tigers will begin their campaign to defend their Greater Oregon League title defense against Mac-Hi. .

We started to let down, but that goal fixed our spirits and lifted morale."

Both Watson and coach Wade Wrightwere unhappy with the result, as they said the Tigers should win any game in which the Tigers score four goals. The La Grande coaches added that they were fiustrated with thefactthatallfourgoals occurred after Umatilla was able to play through balls pastthe heartofthe defense.

"I'm not sure how you allow four through balls in forgoals,"Wright said.cWe had some pretty serious defensive breakdowns with that."

Watson added that the team will work on both defendingpasses overthetop of the defense and preventing thoseincisive passesas the season progresses.

Freshman defender Kale Weis got the last touch for the Tigers on the opening goal off a corner kick &om &eshman Cristian Miramontes. Gus Whittington

scored the Tigers' second goal off a penalty kick to tie the game at two apiece after Umatilla's Daniel Ayala scoredtwo ofhis fourgoals to fuel the Viking attack.

Wade Wright said Blaine Kreutz was La Grande's man of the match. Kreutz, who has often played as a midfielder this season before lining up as a center forward Tuesday, was heavily involved in the Tiger attack. Wade Wright said Kreutzdid a greatjob of creatinggoal scoring opportunities.

"Blaine caused their back line a lot of problems," Wright said."It was his m ost complete game todate.

If we can keep him plugged in mentally and physically, he can cause teams a lot of trouble."

Lewis Wright scored the third goal of the match for the Tigers in the 22nd minute of the second half after converting a diving header at the farpostcourtesy ofa cross &om Erlend Lervik.

La Grande i2-1-1l will now turn its attention to its Greater Oregon League opener set for Saturday, Sept. 27 at Mac-Hi.

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90-year-old flies plane on birthday A central Florida woman celebratedher 90th birthday byfl ying a four-seat Cessna.

Billy Jones had to sit on a pillow to see out the windshield Tuesday, but she took off with flight instructor Kurt Schneider by her side and landed some 30 minutes later at Flagler County Airport.

The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports the flight wasn't out of the ordinaryforthe 5-foot-tall Jones. For her 80th birthday, she went skydiving. When she turned 85, she flew a

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Consumer gasnricesfall for first timein1$months Los Angeles Times

Consumer prices fell in August for the first time in 16 months as lower gasoline costs helped keep inflation tame, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

The report should ease pressure on Federal Reserve policymakers, meeting this week, to start raising nearzero interest rates. Many analysts and some Fed offtcials have urged an increase to avoida potentialsurge in inflation as the economy improves.

The Consumer Price Index, a closely watched inflation measure, decreased 0.2 percent last month after a 0.1 percent rise in July, according to the Labor Department.

It was the first decline in pricesfora widerange of consumer products tracked by the government since April 2013.

Analysts had expected prices to remain flat last month.

For the 12 months ended in August, consumer prices have risen 1.7 percent. That

was down &om 2 percent for the 12-month period that ended in July and the smallest one-year figure since March.

A 4.1 percent drop in gasoline prices, along with declines in costs for natural gas and fuel oil, helped push the index down, offsetting a 0.2percentincrease in prices forfood and shelter.

Food and energy prices can be volatile.

The so-called core price index, which excludes those costs, was unchanged in Augustafterrising 0.1percent in July.

For the 12 months ended inAugust,core prices rose 1.7 percent, the same as the broader price index. eWith overall prices down in August, and core prices flat, there are still no indications of increasing inflationary pressures," PNC Financial Services Chief Economist Stuart Hoflman and senior economist Gus Faucher, said in an analysis.

"The drop in energy prices as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and Russia and Ukraine have eased some-

what is also putting downward pressure on inflation," they said.

The Fed has a 2 percent annual inflation target, although it uses a different measure based on consumer spending.

The latest figure for that gauge showed inflation running at 1.6 percent for the year ended in July.

The policymaking Federal Open Market Committee will release a statement Wednesdayaftera two-day meeting and investors and analysts are looking for any change in guidance on interest rates, which have been near zero since late 2008.

The Fed, which is on track to end its bond-buying stimulus program next month, has said itexpectsinterest ratestoremain low for"a considerabletime" after the program ends.

Fed Chairwoman Janet L. Yellen is likely to be pressed at a news conference Tuesday about when the Fed m ightstarttoraise interestratesin lightofstronger economic growth and an improving labor market.

New York man accused of aiding Islamic State, plotting to kill US troops • Allegedly providing material support and resources to Islamic State

By Ryan Parker

people — two of whom are FBI informants — get to A New York man who Syria in order to fight on was arrested in May was behalf of Islamic State, the indicted by a federal grand news release said. jury Tuesday for allegedly His plan began in late tryingto aid the terrorist 2013 and continued into group Islamic State and 2014,authoritiessaid. planning to kill returning The three people were U.S. soldiers. under instruction &om M ufid Elfgeeh,30,of Elfgeeh to travel to Syria Rochester was charged with to join Islamic State, where three counts of attempting they would aid in conducting to providematerial support jihad, the news release said. and resourcestoIslamic A person in Yemen was State, one count of atalso allegedly sent money tempted murder of current

by Elfgeeh in order to aid and former members of the Islamic State, authorities U.S. military, and federal sald. weapons offenses, according Elfgeehisalso suspected to a news release from the of attempting to kill memJustice Department. bers of the U.S. military Federalauthoritiesacreturning from tours of duty cused Elfgeeh, a U.S. citizen, in Iraq, authorities said. of trying to help three Elfgeehissuspected of Los Angeles Times

Ancient spear point found on N3 beach

A girl has found what appears to be an ancient spear point on a New Jersey beach.

Eleven-year-old Victoria Doroshenko's discovery in Long Branch over the Labor Day weekend came weeks after a Virginia boy found a projectile point from the Paleoindian period in Beach Haven.

The Fair Lawn resident glider.

Jones has been taking fly- tells the Asbury Park Press ing lessons with Schneider she was just looking for for months "just for the fun shells when she found the of yi flng." dark-colored stone.

She has also snorkeled Greg Lattanzi with the with seals in the Galapagos New Jersey State Museum Islands and gone on safari says hebelieves thegirl'sobin Africa. And she always ject was made in the Adena takesthe stairsto her third- culture between 1,000 B.C. floor apartment. and 100 B.C. Complicating the identification process is 100 onions grown by the spearpointappears to 5th-graders stolen be unfinished.

The boy's projectile point It was supposed to be a lesson in growing your own was &om the early-to-midPaleoindian period, which food, healthy eating and helping the less fortunate. dates as far back as 13,500 Instead, a group of Maine B.C. fifth-graders got a lesson in Maserati driver the harsh realities oflife. has impersonation When students at the Albert S. Hall School in charge dismissed A Massachusetts man Waterville went out last week to harvest the yellow charged with impersonating onions planted last spring, a polic e offi cerfor drivinga they found that all 100 had Maseratithatresembled a been stolen. police cruiser is ofF the hook.

Their plan was to give The Patriot Ledger half the onions to a homeless reportsthat a clerk magshelter and half to the school istrate in Quincy District kitchen to be used in school Court on Thursday dislunches. missed the charge, saying 23-year-old Zhang Zhijun, of Student Ashley Harwood called the theft'kind of deBraintree, hadn't taken any pressing." Student Hannah actions such as pulling over Hall says the class was sad. otherdrivers orpretending Teacher Mary Dunn says to bean offtcer. she plans to turn the theft Zhijun was cited on Aug. 9 into a lesson anyway, about when police pulled him over. coming together when things He wasn't arrested. don't go as planned.

He had decorated his luxury Italian car to look Man broke into bar, likethe characterBarricade took nap in kitchen &om the "Transformers" Pennsylvania State Pomovies. lice say a man broke into a It was painted black and northwestern Pennsylvania white with a police-style bar, where he was found shield on the doors, and napping on a table. police-related decals. The The Bradford Era reports shield was accompanied 35-year-old William DufFy, by the phrase "Decepticons of Bradford, faces a prelimi- punish and enslave," from nary hearing Thursday on the movie. criminal trespass and pubWash. reports new lic drunkenness charges. wolf pack found He was arraigned Sunday morning, about four Wildlife officials are hours after he was found reporting that a new wolf inside the Mountain Inn pack has been discovered Bar in Mount Jewett, about in northeast Washington's 110 milesnortheast of Ferry County near ProfanPittsburgh. ity Peak.

Police say the bar owner The state Department of calledto reportsomeone Fish and Wildlife says the loitering near the business. range of the Profanity Peak

Gas prices fell in August for the first time in 16 months. Consumer prices have risen 1.7 percent.

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By the time police arrived shortly after 4 a.m., they found thatDuffy had broken into the bar through a window and was napping on a table in the kitchen.

buying two pistols with silencers through a source working with the FBI in order to carry out his plot, the news release said. The guns were rendered inoperable before they were sold.

Authorities said they learnedofthe suspected plan to kill soldiers when Elfgeeh shared his intentions with one of the two informants. eWe will remain aggressive in identifying and disrupting those who seek to provide support to ISIL and otherterroristgroups that are bent on inflicting harm upon Americans," Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said in a statement.

If convicted of all charges, Elfgeeh could be sentenced to life in prison.

pack is east of the town of Curlew. Remote cameras show the pack includes at leastthree adults and three

pups.

The Diamond M livestock operation, grazing on U.S. Forest Service land, reported finding wolf-killed cattle in the vicinity of the pack last Friday.

Fish and Wildlife stafF have confirmed that a cow

and calfhad been killed by wolves.

M issing man says he woke up in field of donkeys aRer crash A driver who went missing aftera one-car rollover in New Mexico says he later woke up in a field of donkeys.

KOAT- TV reportsNew Mexico State Police say the drivercalled 911 seven hoursafterinvestigators failed to find any victims from the crash in Roswell late Friday.

The driver, whose name has notbeen released,told 911 dispatchers that he was lost and found himself surrounded by the animals.

Authorities say the man claims he and a passenger were drinking the night before but didn't remember what happened next.

Police say the driver sufferedinjuries to a shoulder and his hands and the passenger suffered back injuries.

The driver was issued multiple citations, but the charges haven't been released.

'Missing' trophy returns to Mass. school aRer 30 years Proof of Haverhill High School boys' swimming team's 1978 Massachusetts state championship is finally returning home.

For decades, the trophy commemorating one the greatest acluevements In school athletic history has been missing.

It turns out that the team's coach, Tom McCutchan, had it all along.

He tells The EagleTribune he took it with him when he left Haverhill for a job in West Virginia in 1981, concerned there was no place to display the trophy in Haverhill.

For 30 years, it was boxed away as McCutchan moved from job to job. Now living in Connecticut, he decided it was time the trophy came home.

The trophy will be placed on display Saturday at the school's new pool when members of the swim team from that era hold a reunion.

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Board of Agriculture to meet for two days in Enterprise ENTERPRISE — Water quality, livestock issues and other ranching concerns in Northeast Oregon highlight the upcoming quarterly meeting of the State Board of Agriculture Sept. 24-25 in Enterprise.

On Day 1 of the two-day meeting, the 10-memberboard willhearfrom a local panelofagriculturalproducers on topics that include wolf depredation, irrigation issues and direct marketing of natural beef.

A public comment period is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on the first day of the meeting.

The afternoon concludes with a tour oflocal agriculture and water quality projects.

On the second day, board members will receivea presentation by representatives of USDA's Farm Service Agency on new livestockdisasterprograms.The board will also receive an update on ODA budget and legislative issues in anticipation of the 2015 legislative session.

The meeting will conclude with reports by board subcommittees on land use, natural resources, governmentrelations, and marketingfood safety. The full board meeting willbe preceded by subcommittee meetings.

The board meeting begins 11 a.m. Sept.

24 at Eagle's View Inn and Suites, 1200 Highland Ave. in Enterprise and will resume 8:30 a.m. Sept. 25. The meeting is open to the public.

Cost share reimbursement funds available for growers The Oregon Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for partial reimbursement of costs incurred to become organically certified by a U.S. Department ofAgriculture accredited certifier or renew such certification. Oregon growers, processors and handlers who are certified organic

by USDA accredited certifiers are eligible to receive75 percent oftheircertifi cation fees reimbursed, up toa m aximum of $750 per certification or category of certification.

This reimbursement is also available to Oregon growers, processors and handlers renewing their certification. Applications must be received no later than Oct. 31.

Authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill, the program is designed toassistgrowers, processors and handlers ofagricultural products in obtaining certification under the national organic guidelines. Eligible growers, processors and handlers are encouragedto apply assoon aspossibleto be assuredofreceiving funds and to avoid missing the deadline.

An estimated 763 certified organic growers, processors and handlers in Oregon are potentially eligible for partial Teimbursement.

For more information, contact ODA's marketing program in Portland at 503-

872-6600.

Cascade Natural Gas files rate increaserequest with state BAKER CITY — Natural gas customers in Baker City probably will pay more for the fuel starting Nov. 1.

Cascade Natural Gas has filed a rate hike request with the Oregon Public Utility Commission.

The company has requested an increase of about1percent foritsOregon customers.

A residential customer using 55 therms a month can expect an increase of 37 cents per month, or about $4.44 more per year.

A commercial customer using an average of 230 therms a month can expect an increaseof60 centspermonth orapproximately $7.20 for a 12-month period.

"A lot of natural gas is going back into storage, which has created a slight increase in the demand on natural gas. The cost of gas makes up the largest segment of a customer's bill and is a pass-through cost to customers," Scott Madison, executivevicepresident and generalmanager forCascade Natural Gas, said in apress release.

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Do youhave agreen thumb butnospacetocallyourown~A community garden may be the answer.

La Grande has a large space ofsoil located within city limits where plots are rentedforanyone who hastheenergy togrow vegetablesand fruits of all kinds Blake Galbreth, Community Garden Committee person, participates in the community garden with his plot of ground and said his garden is flourishing.

"Some of the people renting a plot have gardens of their own at home and are looking for extra space," Galbreth said."Some people live in apartments with no yard at all. People can rent a plot through the Oregon Rural Action."

ORA is a local nonprofit organization that focuses on the land's natural resources and brings agricultural producers to the community.

The community garden is just one of many programs ORA has been a part of this year and the program has flourished just as much as the vegetables the gardeners have produced.

"Gardeners pay a non-refund-

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forone season,"Galbreth said.

"The fee for one plot for current ORA members is waived. An

additional plot is available at $15 per year."

The plot of ground is a 16x6 footplotofsoil.Gardeners are responsible for their own land — tending to weeds, watering their plants, etc.— but all the tools they'd need to sustain the garden are provided to them. The community garden committee requests people communicate to them if there's a pest eating their plants and to make sure their plot of ground hasn't been overrun, but otherwise the sky's the limit to what they can grow.

Feesareapplied to covercosts of supporting the garden including ORA stafF time, insurance, administration and garden materials, Galbreth said. For the garden fee, gardeners receive free seed and starts on a first come-

frst-served basis,w ater,use of i tools,compost,fertilizer,classes and membership to ORA. "I moved ito La Grande) in October and haven't had the actual experience of the community garden in the past," Galbreth said.

"People tell me this is the best year in recent years for the comm unitygarden.We've had a lotof participants and the gardens look great."

Several organizations around La Grande, including groups trom Eastern Oregon University, 4-H programs and others have their own plots ofland, Galbreth said.

There are 41 individuals using the community garden, several with more than one plot of ground, he said.

Because this is a year-round program,there isalso some talk of structures being built to grow vegetation during the cold SeeGarden / Page 2B

have noticed that one of the qualities of top leaders is their ability to ask the right questions in the right manner at the right time.

In many organizations leaders ask more questions than others, but that usually happens when there is a need for more information regarding an opportunity of some sortorbecause thereis a gap between what has been done and what has been said.

Not the screaming, desk pounding, search for the guilty of a major mistake questioning; as in"who is responsible for this!" which is not a question, but a statement.

And it is not the musings of a leader who is still unsure about what they really want so insteadofasking a direct question they pose some soft owhat if'or "how about" queries that confuse those around them.

I have often advised that if my clients took the time to ask themselves and their subordinatesmore penetrating clarifying questions, they would get better information, m ake better decisions and it would improve the organization's culture.

Put another way, be a thoughtful company not an emotional one.

There is a tendency I have observed that younger people working today are much more candid, almost bold in voiceand directthan Iever was, specifically when asking questions of their superiors.

No one likes being put on the spot and being embarrassed because they did not know the question was going to be asked of them. It is equally uncomfortable to be asked a question and not know the answer to it.

I think one of the questions today most dreaded by someone in management is a simple one: How do I get a raise?

In some of my clients this question is asked by employees regularly. Not just by new hires but by more tenured employees. The question is SeeKeller / Page 2B

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PULLMAN, Wash.— Washington State University researchers have found "the most famous wheat gene, "areproductivetraffic cop of sorts that can be used to transfervaluable genes trom other plants to wheat.

The discovery clears the way forbreeders todevelop wheat varieties with the disease-and pest-resi stance traitsofother grasses, using alegion ofgenetic toolsthat can reduce crop losses and pesticide use while foregoing the cost, regulatory hurdles and controversy of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. "The real exciting part of this gene is that it has tremendous

potential for application," said Kulvinder Gill, a WSU professor, who reports his findings in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

For some 35 million years, the wild ancestors of wheat routinely traded genes as they accidentally cross-bred with each other. But with the rise of agriculture and cultivatedwheat 10,000 years ago, the plant's genetic structure changed. Instead ofbeing diploid, with two sets of chromosomes like humans and most other living things, it became polyploid, with, in the case ofbread wheat, sevensetsofsix related chromosomes.

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after the discovery of DNA's double-helix structure, researcherssuspected that a specific gene controls the orderly pairing of wheat chromosomes during reproduction.

"If this gene was not present, there would be chaos in the nucleus," Gill said."Six chromosomes would pair with each other and sometimes five chromosomes would go to one cell and one to the other, resulting in a sterile plant. Because of this gene, wheat can be fertile. Without this gene, it would be more like sugar cane, where it is a mess in the nucleus and it can only be vegetatively propagated."

But the gene also prevents

wheat trom breeding with related ancestors that can contain a vastarray oftraitspreferred by growers.

"This gene would not allow rye chromosomes to pair with wheat," Gill said.oWe cannot get a single gene transfer into wheat as longas thisgeneispresent."

Interest in the gene, called Phl, has spawned scores of research papers, making it what Gill called, "the most famous wheat gene."

In 2006,British researchers writing in the journal Nature said they identified the gene.

"In this paper," Gill said, "we show that their gene is not the Ph1."

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GARDEN Continued from Page 1B months. For now, however, the rentersoftheplotsare responsible for building their own greenhouse structure if they wish to do so.

Another program offered is in partnership with Community Connections, La Grande's food bank.

The Grow-A-Row program asks members of the community with a garden to donate their tresh produce to the food bank.

Through the community garden,there's a plotof land specifically growing produce, which includes a variety of peppers, green beans, corn, squash, tomato and basil, to be donated to the food bank.

"Allthefoodisfor generalharvest and direction donation to the food bank," Galbrethsaid.

Next year, the committee is hoping for even more partici pation in thegarden and they have the ability to expand it as well, Galbreth sald. ''We've measured every plot and have restaked them out for next year to make sure they're all equal and equitable," he said. 'We're doing really nice, uniform plots."

For more information about the program or to rent your own plot of soil, contact Thomas Stratton at Oregon Rural Action at 541-9752411 or visit www.oregonrural.org.

Contact CheriseKaechele at 541-786-4234 or ckaechele C lagrandeobserver.com.

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Policy changes would sequester more carbon Wescom News Servicestaff

CORVALLIS — Rewarding landowners for converting farmland into forest will be key to sequestering carbon and providing wildlife habitat, according to a new study by Oregon State Universityand collaborators.

Current land-use trends in the United States will significantly increase urban land development by midcentury, along with a greater than 10 percent reduction in habitat of nearly 50 at-risk species, including amphibians, large predators and birds, said David Lewis, co-author of the study and an environmental economist in OSU's College of Agricultural Sciences.

"One of the great challenges of our time is providing food, timber and housing, while also preserving the environment," Lewis said."Our simulations show our growingappetite forresources couldhave cascading effects on wildlife and other vital services provided by nature."

Paying landowners $100 an acre per year to convertland intoforest would increase forestland by an estimated 14 percent and carbon storage by 8 percent by mid-century, the researchers say. Timber production would increase by nearly 20 percent and some key wildlife species would gain atleast 10 percent more habitat, they added.

Yet this subsidy program would also shrink food production by 10 percent and

habitatand carbon storage than the tax and subsidy.

'There are inherent tradeotfs involved in any policy," Lewis pointed out."More urban land comes at the expense of wildlife habitat, and more carbon storage could reduce food production. Understanding these choices can help us prepare forthe different shapesour landscapes may take in the future."

Co-authors of the study include researchers from the University of WisconsinMadison, University of Washington, University of Minnesota, University of California-Santa Barbara, Bowdoin College, Florida International University, and the World Wildlife Fund.

comes with an annual $7.5 billion price tag, said Lewis.

Another policy option — charging landowners

$100peracre ofland that isdeforestedforurban development, cropland or pasture — would generate $1.8 billion a year in revenue. More than 30 percent of vital species would gain habitat.

Yetcarbon storage and food production would shrink slightly, according to the study.

"Price drives how most landowners decide what to do with their property," Lewis said."Some choices have market values — such as selling food and timberand yet others, like sequestering carbon, do not earn money for landowners, who then have less incentive to provide them."

"Toreverselossofhabitat and boost carbon storage, the government could providecompensation for servicesthe freemarket does not currently offer," added Lewis.

However, researchers found neither the tax nor subsidy plan would limit the growth of urban sprawl.

Instead, they simulated a prohibition on new urban development — such as building new housing and commercial properties — in rural and non-metropolitan areas.

By 2051, the policy would decrease urban growth by 24 percent in the researchers' simulation, but it would result in smaller gains in

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While I might rephrase the question to"How do I earn a raise?" or 'What will it take to have a performance appraisaland a salary review?"

I give a credit to those that ask, as it shows initiative, courage and drive.

When this question is asked it says to me the organization is lacking some very basic human resources policies and procedures and even if those policiesand procedures exist, they have not been well communicated.

Why does this question keep getting asked? The decision makers have yet to figure out the best way to answer it.

While compensation may not be theleading motivator for any employee, it is near the topofthe list.

One quick way to disappoint, disengage and anger employeesisto respond negatively with an insulting statement such as 'You're lucky to have a job!e It is the responsibilityofleadership toeducate employees how the company makes money and to teach and demonstrate how every employee can help the company to make more of it.

Ifyour employees donot know howyour company generatesrevenue, how canyou expect them to helpyougmwit?

If you don't teach your employees how and why they can better manage business expenses, how can you expect them toreduce costs?

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THE OBSERVER Zh BAKER CITY HERALD — 5B

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

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The Observer Distribution Center has an opening for entry level position.

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Must be able to lift Qualifications include: 50 lbs., help assist R etail, s a les, Q u i c k in inserts, prepare Books, pay roll, office papers for US mail skills, people s k i lls, and other duties as willing to learn, and a required. Starts at good team worker. m inimu m w age .

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MANY ITEMS!!! women, baby clothes Sales are $12.50 for 2706 N 2nd St.LG MOVING SALE Every- YARD SALE. Sat., 9:00& t o ys , h o u s ehold Yard 5 lines, and $1.00 for items, & furniture.

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SENIOR AND DISABLED HOUSING Clover Glen Apartments, 2212 Cove Avenue, La Grande Clean 8t well appointed 1 8t 2 bedroom units in a quiet location. Housing for those of 62 years or older, as well as those disabled or handicapped of any age. Rent based on income. HUD vouchers accepted. Call Joni at 541-963-0906 TDD 1-800-735-2900 opportunity provider.

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NOW SHOWING: 4 plus washer/dryer, hot tub, bdrm, 2- bath, full base$750/mo, $750 dep. lawn service provied, ment. Near elementary +Last month's rent paid No Pets, No smoking in 3installments chool.

Re m o d e l e d $900/mo. 2710 N De- skitchen, References checked. gas heat, charmpot. LG (541)963-5583 ing v in 720-376-1919 t a g e hom e, or (541)910-5529. $900/mo. plus cleaning 730 - Furnished Recently Remodeled, O NE M O NT H F R E E deposit. 5 4 1-523-4043 1-bdrm, 1 bath. Small Apartments Baker Co. RENT w/ lease agree- for more info. pet allowed. $450/mo. ment. Charming, large FURNISHED STUDIO 1st, last 8t $300 dep.

3 bedroom, 1-1/2 bath Utilites paid including See at 1749 Church duplex on th e n o rth internet/cable. $600/mo St. 541-51 9-7063 s ide of t o w n . N e w 541-388-8382 f looring a n d pai n t SMALL, CUTE 2-bdrm throughout. Washer/ 1-bath on 2 1/4 acres.

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SUNFIRE REAL Estate area near river. W/S/G e e I e I LLC. has Houses, Duand yard maintenance STUDIO, $ 3 00/mo + $300 dep. w/s/g paid. plexes 8t Apartments included. No pets, no No smoking or pets. for rent. Call Cheryl I • I I e smoking.

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3 bd, 1 ba. Newly Remodeled close to schools $750, small dog w/ references.

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25X40 SHOP, gas heat, roll up 8t walk-in doors, $375. (541)963-4071, 2 bd, 1ba. Quiet Neighborhood close to park LG. $750, small day with references.

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American West Storage 7 days/24 houraccess 541-523-4564 COMPETITIVE RATES FOR RENT or For Sale: BEAUTY SALON/ Behind Armory on East In La Grande, compact Office space perfect and H Streets. Baker City 2 bd, 1 b at h m o bile for one or two operahome. Gas f u r nace and W H . W / D in - ters 15x18, icludeds restroom a n d off cluded. Energy eff istreet parking. cient vinyl windows 8t b rand-new 2 0 - y e a r $500 mo 8t $250 dep 541-91 0-3696 MIHI STOELSI roof and replacement front door w/ covered • Secure entry porch. Low utility COMMERCIAL OR retail • KeppaclEIltilp space for lease in hisb ills. $440 pe r m o . t oric Sommer H e l m • Auto-Lock Gate Takin A Ii c a tions $200 secunty deposit.

Building, 1215 Wash• Security Lilrbting 3-BDRM, 2 ba th. W/D No dogs, no smoking. i ngton A v e ac r o s s • Fenced Area h ookup, g a s h e a t . Call 541-910-0056 for (6-foot barb) viewing o r a d d itional from post office. 1000 $800/mo plus dep. plus s.f. great location rent or purchase inforSEW 11x35 units Molly Ragsdale $800 per month with 5 mation. for "Big Boy Toys" Property Management year lease option. All 541-519-6444 FOR RENT, newly reutilities included and S25-1688 modeled 2 bedroom 1 parking in. A v ailable 752 - Houses for 2512 14th 1 /2 bath h o us e o n n ow , p l e a s e Rent Union Co. W ashington S t r e e t call 54 1-786-1133for 3 BDRM, 2 ba in Elgin. with washer and dryer, more information and $800/mo. W/S pd. new appliances and VI ewI n g .

CLASSIC STORAGE (541 ) 910-0354 small desk. No Pets 541-524-1534 No Smoking $850 a 5 bdrm, 2ba $895/mo + 760 - Storage Units 2805 L Street month.

541-786-3518 deposit.

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In La Grande, 2 bd, 1 b ath m o b il e h o m e .

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THE OBSERVER a BAKER CITY HERALD —9B 1010 - Union Co. 1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices Legal Notices r esentative. Al l p e r IN THE CIRCUIT within four months after COURT FOR THE the f i rs t p u b l ication sons having c l a ims STATE OF OREGON date of this notice or against the estate are required t o p r e s e nt FOR THE COUNTY OF they may be barred. them, with v o uchers UNION

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attached, to the under- (Probate Department) Published: September 10,17, 24, 2014 signed Personal Rep- In the Matter of Estate resentative at Silven, of ANNABEL K. Schmeits & Vaughan, CARLSEN, Deceased. Legal No.00038123 2007 PHOENIX Cruiser Attorneys at Law, P.O. ADVERTISEMENT FOR Class B Motorhome.

BAKER COUNTY ROSE RIDGE 2 SubdiviBox 965, Baker City, Case No. 14-08-8498 BIDS CITY OF LA 28,000 mi., new tires, Surplus Sale 8r Auction sion, Cove, OR. City: Oregon, 97814, within 541-963-4174 GRANDE, OREGON Sewer/VVater available. fresh battenes for the four (4) months after NOTICE TO See all RMLS 2014/15 — Sa nita ry new owner.. No dam- B aker County w i l l b e Regular price: 1 acre the date of first publi- INTERESTED PERSON Sewer Rehabilitation Listings: age, pets or smoking. holding a public sale m/I $69,900-$74,900. cation of this notice, or Project www.valleyrealty.net We also provide property V ery g o o d s h a p e . and auction of surplus t he c laims m a y b e NOTICE IS HEREBY items on September management. C heck $38,500. May be seen barred.

GIVEN that the under- The City of La Grande invites competitive bids by appt. 541-519-4960 26, 2 0 1 4 a t 261 0 FOR SALE by owner — 3 out our rental link on signed has been apf or i n s t a l l at io n of Grove St., Baker City, All persons whose rights our w ebs i t e Bedroom 1 bath home pointed personal rep930 - Recreational c ured-in-place p i p e .

OR. The sale will start www.ranchnhome.co o n large c o rner l o t may be affected by resentative for the The prolect will at 8:00 am and run unor c aII Vehicles a cross f r o m pa r k . m the proceedings may above-referenced esconsist of installing aptil 1:00 pm. Sale items Ranch-N-Home Realty, THE SALE of RVs not 2911 North 4th street obtain additional infortate. All persons havproximately 1,910 L.F. include o f f ic e f u r n iIn c 541-963-5450.

La Grande. New caring claims against the m ation from t h e r e beanng an Oregon inof 8-inch cured-in-place ture, tools, electronics, pet, New roof, Large cords of the court, the estate are required to signia of compliance is pipe, 32 0 L. F . o f and other misc. items.

Kitchen, Small Shop, Personal Representapresent them, with I illegal: cal l B u i lding The auction will begin I 10-inch cured-inplace and upgrades, asking tive, or the attorneys vouchers attached, to Codes (503) 373-1257. p ipe, 1,135 L .F . o f at 10;00 am and w ill $129,000 Please call the undersigned perfor the Personal Rep27-inch cured-in-place include the following: 208-392-9628 or sonal representative at 24 ft. 2013 KEYSTONE resentative. pipe an d r e i n s t ate208-31 5-0886 Dated and first p ub1507 Y Avenue, La 860 - Ranches, farms P assport Ul tr a l i t e ment of approximately 1989 Jeep Cherokee 195RB travel t railer. lished September 3, Grande, OR 97850, 1 04 service l i nes i n 1999 Ford Taurus within four months af2014.

7 1/2 acres in Richland Excellent c o n d i t ion.

PLEASE GO by 2002 v arious areas w i t h i n (2) 2000 Chevy Tahoe ter the date of first Used two times.

Rear with 3 b dr m 1 b ath H Ave, read info o n the City of La Grande. c orner b a th , a n g l e 2006 Chevy Impala Personal Representative publication of this nohome. Abundant was ig n or e ma i l S ervices e x t e n d i n g 2 002 D o d g e R a m Cathenne J. Henry tice, or the claims may shower, toilet & sink, ter. Cross fenced, 6 maxspnte©hotmail. into the pipe shall be 1500 Ext. Cab PO Box 894 be barred. rear wardrobe, gas & pastures, Solid barn, com will sell this 3bd, removed pnor to relinAll persons whose nghts e lectric f r idge, A / C , Wheat Ridge, CO 80034 Orchards w/cherries, 2ba for $900/mo with ing the sewer main. A All Sale and Auction may be affected by peaches and p e ars.

TV, r adio, & DVD small down payment. v ideo of t h e l i nes i s items shall be transAttorney for Estate the proceedings may player. 3 burner range, $240,000. possible disavailable upon request. ported off county prop- Floyd C. Vaughan obtain additional inforcount for quick sale. double kitchen sinnk, Work performed under erty by purchaser on OS B ¹7841 67 ' $410,000 THERE ARE mation from the re541-51 9-71 94 booth dinette, pantry. t his contract may b e the day of the sale, no P.O. Box 965 TIMES WHEN ONLY Front q u e e n bed cords of the Court, the added or s ubtracted exceptions. Payment 1950 Third Street personal representaTHE BEST WILLDO! w/wardrobes on both 880 - Commercial based on the successis Due upon receipt of Baker City, OR 97814 tive, or the lawyer for sides. Sleeps 4. Dual Remodeled home; new ful bidder's unit pnces Property the property and only (541) 523-4444 the personal represenaxle, much more! Dry flooring, kitchen, bathand available budget on the day of the sale. tative, Charles H. Gil2785 MAIN ST. 4-bdrm, w eight 3 , 7 3 9 l bs . rooms and fresh paint funds. This prolect will All Auction items to be Legal No. 00037967 lis.

3 bath w/shop, fenced $16,500. inside and out, all cusb e sublect t o O R S sold as is to the high- Published: September 3, The first published on backyard & 1 car garage.

541-523-4499 tomized with decorative i 279C.840 (Prevailing est and best bidder. All Fnday, September 3, 10,17, 2014 $155,000 Wage Rates). Sealed touches throughout.

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Andrew Bryan bids for the descnbed for posted price. Cash 1010 - Union Co. Home has an attached, Good cond. Repriced Linda IC Carlsen Owner/Broker p rolects w i l l b e r e or checks will be ac- Legal Notices 1 car garage, 3 bay at $2999. Contact Lisa Personal Representative 541-519-4072 ceived by Norman J. cepted. For questions shop/garage with a nice, (541 ) 963-21 61 Paullus, Jr., or his descal Baker County Fa- NOTICE OF Preliminary PERSONAL REPRESENbarn on almost 6 acres.

Determination for ignee at the cilities, 541-523-6416.

TATIVE Fenced and cross413302 HWY 30 970 - Autos For Sale Water Right Transfer City of La Grande Public Linda IC. Carlsen Commercial/Residential fenced. Plus a large T-11751 Works D e p a rtment, No. 00038102 Va ca nt La n d. $275,000. 1988 FORDThunderbird Legal garden area. 141 24204 pu biished: S eptember T-11761 filed by the Cor- 1507 Y Avenue Engineering D ivision, Andrew Bryan Turbo Coupe poration of the Presid- La Grande, OR 97850 Century 21 8 00 'X' A v e nue, La 10, 12, 17, 19, 22, 24, Owner/Broker 1961 Willy's Wagon. ing B i s ho p o f the Eagle Cap Realty, Grande, 541-519-4072 541-523-5315 Mlke C hurch O f J es u s LAWYER FOR PERi 541-9634511.

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SONAL REPRESENTAChrist Of L a t ter-Day PUBLIC NOTICE local time, on WednesTIVE: 2003 D O D G E N e o n Saints, 79 S Main St, day, October 15, 2014, BEST CORNER location SRT4, 2.4 liter turbo, The Federal CommunicaS uite 1000, Sa lt La ke Charles H. Gillis a n d the n p u b I i c Iy 1306 Adams Avenue for lease on A dams hit deer front end damCity, UT 84111-1929, t ion s C om m i s s i o n opened and La Grande, OR 97850 Ave. LG. 1100 sq. ft. aged, motor runs perproposes a d d i t ional (FCC) has increased read aloud the same day, Lg. pnvate parking. Re- f ectly, n e w st r u t s , the prescribed Federal points of appropriation Ph: (541) 963-2700 at 2:15 p.m. The conFax: (541) 963-2711 m odel or us e a s i s . great intenor, salvage U niversa l Se r v i c e and a change in place tract time for all work 541-805-91 23 Email: title.

208-761-4843 of use u nder CertifiPRICE REDUCED! C harge ( F USC) t o shall be 30 calendar charlie©gillis-law.com cate 35175. The nght TAICE ADVANTAGE 16.1%. T h i s change days. allows the use of 0.05 of this 2 year old home! w ill be e f f e ctive o n The City of La Grande Published: September 3, cfs from a well in Sec. your October 1, 2014 3 Bed, 2.5 Bath, may relect any bid not 10,17, 2014 9, T3S, R38E, WM for 1850sqft large fenced bill from Oregon Telein compliance with all i rrigation in S e c ts . 9 phone Corp .

The yard. $209,000. prescribed r e q u i reand 10. The applicant Legal No. 00037997 2905 N Depot St., LG FUSC amount is calcuments listed in proposes a d d i t ional lated by m u l t iplying 541-805-9676 the Contract Documents, points of appropriation the FCC's u n iversal NOTICE TO a nd may r e l ect f o r in Sec. 3, T3S, R38E, INTERESTED PERSONS service c o n t r i b ut ion good cause any and all 845 -Mobile Homes WM and to change the factor times your inter1001 - Baker County J. Glenn Null has been bids upon finding that Union Co. place of use to Sec. 3. state service charges. appointed P e r s o nal it is in the 910 - ATV, MotorcyLegal Notices The Water Resources 3 BD, 2 bath, 1 bath w/ The federal universal Representative (here- public interest to do so.

PUBLIC NOTICE Department proposes l acuzzi ba t h t ub . cles, Snowmobiles service fund program after PR) of the Estate Copies of the Contract Pursuan t to O RS f enced yard & f r u i t i s designed t o h e l p to approve the transof Mary A. Fincher, documents may be ob294.250, a schedule of fer, based on the rekeep local telephone trees, raspbernes, dog Deceased, P r o bate tained at the City of La q uirements o f O R S No. 14-08-8500, Union Bake r Co u nty ' s kennel, $20,000. Call service rates affordGrande, Public Works 541-975-3775.

Monthly Expenditures Chapter 540 and OAR able for all customers, County Circuit Court, Department, Engineenng Exceeding $ 5 0 0 .00 i n all a r eas o f th e 690-380-5000.

State of Oregon. All Division, 800 'X' Ave(Newspaper Report) A ny person ma y f i l e , persons whose rights United States. nue, or b y p h o ning Jointly or severally a 3 BDRM T RA I L E R , ATV f or t h e m on t h of Oregon Telephone (541) 962-1333, with a may be affected by n ewer w i n d ow s & 2013 Suzuki 750 Camo A ugust, 2 0 1 4 ha s p rotest o r s t a n d i ng the proceeding may Corporation nonrefundable doors, cntrl air, deck, been prepared. This s tatement w i t h i n 3 0 ICing Quad P.S. 2,500 obtain additional infor- payment of $25.00 for schedule, along with LegaI No. 00038242 days after the last date f enced y a r d , i n s u l ICFI wench, hand each set. The contracmation from the court of newspaper publicashop-storage. $8500 heaters, Sedona Rip minutes of the Board Published: September tor shall provide his records, the PR, or the obo. 541-786-9518 saw, 26" tires, front of County C o m m is- 17,19,2014 t ion o f t h i s n o t i c e , attorney for the PR. All m ailin g ad dr e s s , sioners' proceedings 09/10/2014 . C aI I persons having claims bumper, gun case & phone and fax numIN THE MATTER OF for August, has been (503) 986-0807 to obcover for ATV. bers when plans are 855 - Lots & Propa gainst t h e est a t e THE ESTATE OF tain additional informa272 miles, $8,000 posted at th e C ourtrequested. The City of must present them to erty Union Co. JOAN D. MILLER, ca II: 541-786-5870 house, and the Baker tion or a protest form. the PR at: Mammen & La Grande is an equal Deceased.

County Library for pubIf no protests are filed, 1/3 T O 3 a cr e lo t s , Null, Lawyers, LLC opportunity employer.

State of Oregon lic review. Copies of the Department will isSouth 12th, beautiful J. Glenn Null, Attorney County of Baker sue a final order conview, & creek starting 915- Boats & Motors the Newspaper Report Norman J. Paullus, Jr. for PR for August, 2014, may s istent w it h t h e p r ea t $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . Ca I I 1602 Sixth Street Public Works Director Clicult Couit 541-91 0-3568. b e o b t a i ne d fro m liminary determination.

19 1/2" Sea Nymph. 135 P.O. Box 477 In Probate Baker County's Adminhp Evinrude outboard.

La Grande, OR 97850 Publish: W e d n esday, Ca se N o. 14-594 541-523-5315, Mike Published: September 10 istrative Services DeSeptember 17, 2014 & (541) 963-5259 and 17,2014 BEAUTIFUL VIEW lots Fnday, October 10, 2014 NOTICE TO in Cove, Oregon. Build Classifieds get results.

INTERESTED PERSONS LegaI No. 00037914 y our d r ea m h o m e .

LegaI No. 00038251 Septic approved, elecNOTICE I S H E REBY tnc within feet, stream GIVEN that the underrunning through each signed has been aplot. Amazing views of pointed personal repmountains & v a l l ey.

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