La Grande Observer Daily Paper 10-03-14

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entra r i nci a serious i n ure By Dick Mason • Bruce Kevan The Observer injured in bike Central Elementary School Principal Bruce Kevan was seriaccident, flown to ously injured Thursday morning Boise, Idaho, for when the bicycle he was riding with a vehicle at the medical treatment collided intersection of Second Street and

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Kevan had surgery Thursday night to repair damaged muscles in his neck, said La Grande School District Kevan Superintendent SeeKevan / Page11A

M Avenue in La Grande. Kevan, 64, was taken by ambulance to Grande Ronde Hospital and then flown by Life Flight to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho.

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ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICESNOT • Council approves zero percent salestaxon medical,proposes 25 perc enton recreationalpot By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

What do you think?

The La Grande City We want to hear Council set tax rates your formedicaland recrethoughts. ational marijuana during Email the council's meeting letters Wednesday. to the editor Rona Lindsey, the owner to news@ of GreenApothecary, La lagrandeobserver. Grande's only medical com and join the marijuana dispensary, conversation on testified during public com- The Observer m ent that a salestaxof Opinion page. medical marijuana would not bringin anyrevenue. "I'm opposed to having medical marijuana taxed at all," Lindsey said. 'You're going to spend more moneyon administration costs than what you'regoing toget.I've been open for a month and there have been days when I haven't made any money. So I don't know how you think you're going to make a whole bunch ofmoney on medical. Recreational, I can SeeCouncil / Page 5A

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For being a deputy at the animal control center, Kati Heath works with dogs like Ruckus on a regular basis. Ruckus has a home but for stray dogs, she uses treats and opens the passenger side door of her truck to get them to come back with her to the shelter.

• Proposed ordinance raises concerns about use of Blue Mountain Humane Association Speakout

By Kelly Ducote The Observer

Union County has no plans to begin using a private veterinarian for animal control services, commissioners said Wednesday. County commissioners responded to a group of concerned citizens who attended a public hearing regarding a new Union County Dog Control District Ordinance. The proposed ordinance, though largely unchanged from the one currently in use, includes language that authorizes the county"to provide all or a portion of the above services through a contract with a licensed veterinarian, Blue Mountain Humane Association or similar entity." BMHA currently issues dog licenses for the county and is

TODAY'S QUESTION What should the county do to reach a new contract with the Blue Mountain Humane Associa tion? SOUND OFF www.lagrandeobserver.com what the animal shelter used when county animal control officers pick up dogs. That item drew a number of BMHA supporters who raised concerns about those services being carried about by a private business. Mary Peterson of Summerville, who worked as a vet techforyears,said itwould be diKcult for any vet to take in the number of animals BMHA does and that it could result in the

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vet having to euthanize healthy animals. "Please don't force any of our vetstodo this,"she said. Others stressed the importance oflocal nonprofits and suggested the commissioners removelanguage that givesthe county the option of using services other than &om BMHA. "Nonprofit organizations are reallyimportant to a community," Irene Gilbert of La Grande said. Others also questioned why an advisorycommittee associated with animal control was inactive and played no role in the creation of the ordinance. County representatives told residents the updated ordinance primarily served to match the ordinance with Oregon statutes and make portions of it more clear for county enforcement

officers. Residents expressed concern that the change regarding veterinarian services was brought aboutbecause ofthe lack ofa contract between BMHA and the county.

Contract in flux Both Union County and the City of La Grande allocated $10,000 a year for a number of years to support BMHA, but both entities stopped providing the nonprofi tfundingin 2012when BMHA and the county were attempting to negotiate a new contract, said Brent Smith, the attorney representing the county. "During negotiations, BMHA Executive Director John Brinlee explained that BMHA believed that it should receive more SeeConcerns / Page11A

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PORTLAND — In a TV ad paidforby advocatesoflabeling genetically modified foods in Oregon,voters are told 64 countries have such requirements and labels didn't lead to an increase in their food costs.

Opponents of GMO labeling have released an ad that saysthe opposite:Labels would be costly forfood producers and consumers and would not show which ingredientsin a product are modified. With a decision on the Nov. 4 ballot measure just five SeeGMO / Page5A

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