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Some not happy with GRH construction • Grande Ronde Hospital working on 17,000-square footaddition By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

The Grande Ronde Hospital is undergoing some construction and some of the hospital's neighbors aren't happy about it. Jann Manwell, who lives

on the corner of Fourth Street and G Avenue, said construction just started acrossthe streetfrom her home for a 43-space parking lot. And the conslruction looks like an industrial worksite, Manwell said. 'The majority of my fiiends and colleagues didn't know this was transpiring," she said. 'They're demolishing homes and replacing them with parking lots. They have literally fallen a 30-year-old tree."

Manwell said there were cars parked in front of her house, which looks toward the construction site. "It's unfortunate that the person doing this doesn't have the professionalcourtesy to tell the neighbors that they're doing a demolition," she said. Mardi Ford, GRH community relations manager, said people with specific concerns about the construction should contact the hospital. See Neighbors / Page 5A

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Some neighbors of Grande Ronde Hospital are not happy about the hospital's construction project, a 17000square foot addition that includes a parking garage.

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The La Grande City Council will be reshaped by the first of the year. As Mary Ann Miesner and Jerry Sebestyen rotate off the council, fourpeople arevying totake theirplace. For Posi tion 2,voters will choose between Justin Rock, a longtime resident and small business owner, and Eddie Garcia, a newcomer who seeks to make big changes in local government. Rock, who owns Rock N Sons Towing, is the current chair of the La Grande Planning Commission. He has SeeCouncil / Page 5A

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Charma Vaage, left, the owner of Union Bagel Shop, talks with customers Michael andTamarah Rysavy of La Grande on Thursday. The city council has directed city administrator Sandra Patterson to prepare a resolution for a mini-stimulus package that would fund up to two new businesses in the 2014-15 fiscal year.

• Many business owners in favor of city's proposal to oQ'er new businesses $200 a month for first year By Dick Mason The Observer

Under the proposed mini-stimulus plan, each business with a Main Street address in Union would be granted up to $200 a month for the remainder of the fiscal year.

It is a question an increasing number of Union residents will be asking in the near future. Is $200 a month enough to entice people to open a new business in Union? The Union City Council is a step away from approving a mini-economic development package that city leaders hope will have a big impact on the community. The city council has directed City Adminislrator Sandra Patterson to prepare a resolution for a mini-stimulus package that would fund up to two new businesses in the 2014-15 fiscal year. Each business would be granted up to $200 a month for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends July 1. Funding would be available to any new business that opens within Union's city limits with a Main Street address. The ministimulus plan would be funded through the

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city's economic development fund. Mike Colkitt, the owner of Union Market, said he is intrigued by the plan. "Any incentive is a step in the right direction," Colkitt said. He noted, though, that the proposed incentive, which the council will vote on in November, would not draw big businesses to Union. Colkitt believes that a different plan, such asfree waterand sewer serviceforfour yearsora tax break,m ight bemore effective in drawing in new businesses. Amber Parker, owner of the Union Stoplight, shares some of those sentiments. "I'm in agreement that some sort of incentive would help," Parker said. She, like Colkitt, would like to see the city explore other options like tax breaks or discounts on city services. "Ifeelthatthesewould attractpeople," Parker said. SeeUnion / Page 5A

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Reaching out and giving back to the communi • Lynn Halliday has many friends from 16 yearsasatrolley driver

About the series Real People is a weekly story highlighting the people that make this area special. If you know someone who should be featured, email acutler@ lagrandeobserver.com.

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TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY On Oct. 20, 1944, during World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur stepped ashore at Leyte in the Philippines, 21/2 years after saying, "I shall return."The cities of Belgrade and Dubrovnik were liberated by Russian and Yugoslav troops.

ON THIS DATE In 1714, the coronation of Britain's King George I took place in Westminster Abbey. In 1803, the U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase. In 1947, the House UnAmerican Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence and infiltration in the U.S. motion picture industry. In 1964, the 31st president of the United States, Herbert C. Hoover, died in New York at age 90. In 1973, in the so-called "Saturday Night Massacre," special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox was dismissed and Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William B. Ruckelshaus resigned. In 1981, a bungled armored truck robbery carried out by members of radical groups in Nanuet, NewYork, left a guard and two police officers dead.

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Lynn Halliday of La Grande is a delightful throwback to a not-sodistant past. In an era when membership in fraternal organizations is dropping across the country, Halliday is a member of six such groups. In an age when people perpetually communicate by computer, Halliday does not have a Twitter account and prefers conversing the old-fashioned wayface to face. Halliday is a classic people person, energized by his interactions with others and one with a deep-rooted concern for his community and its citizens. The concern helps explain why he is among the most popular La Grande bus drivers for Northeast Oregon Public Transit. "He has a personal quality you can't put your finger on, but people really like him. He is just magnetic," said Frank Thomas, Union County transit manager for NOPT. Thomas noted that several years ago Halliday suffered a minor injury that kept him home for several days. "Facebook just lit up with people asking about him," Thomas said. Halliday has driven for Northeast Oregon Public Transit in

organization projects, he can be found helping his sister, Billie, run her Holidaize Ceramics shop. Halliday traces his community mindedness to the influence ofhis late parents, Grace and A.W."Doc" Halliday, both of whom were noted fortheirgenerosity. "My dad always said, 'If someone Tim Mustae/The Observer needs something and we have it, we Lynn Halliday has driven for Northeast Oregon PublicTransit in Union will help them,"" Lynn Halliday said. County for 16 years. Halliday's family was the beneficiary of a shocking act of generosity Union County for 16 years. He has Summerville. five decades ago in Huntington, the transportedthousands ofpeople, Halliday belongs to the organizaimpact of which still reverberates in many he has come to know by tions because of the fiiends he has Halliday's mind today. He said his in them and the opportunity they family was struggling when a man name, including Jeannine Hunt of La Grande. provide for him to help others. The or- approached his father. "Ifyou need help, he is the first "He just walked up and handed ganizations raise money for scholarships and provide Christmas baskets him his paycheck," Halliday said."He person to offer it," Hunt said. When Halliday is not driving a bus, for families. said, You need it."' itisa good betthathe isreaching The number of fraternal organizaHalliday often thinks of this gestions Halliday belongs to illustrates out to the community as a member ture throughout his daily life, one in of the six fraternal organizations he what he is about, Thomas said. which he drives 50 to 60 miles a day "He is very civic-minded in a nais a part of. He is member of Masonic picking up passengers along a 14tion that is not civic-minded,"Thomas mile route that extends to Walmart in lodges in La Grande and Elgin; the Baker Valley Scottish Rite, a Masonic said."He is dedicated to making a dif- Island City. A number ofhis passenorganization; the Baker City Elks ference in the community he lives in." gersare individualswho do notdrive. When Halliday is not driving Halliday takes great satisfaction in Lodge; theAlKader Shrine and the the trolley or working on fraternal beingabletohelp such people. Odd Fellows Farmers Lodge in

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Union woman receives scam letter, check in mail By Cherise Kaechele

McCrae said she worked at a bank years ago, from A Union woman recently 1952 through 1957, and the received an unexpected check check looked authentic to her. in the mail worth nearly However, she wasn't expect$4,000. ing the money and it seemed It's something one always too good to be true. hopes to find in their mail, Three pieces of paper but Lois McCrae, 82, knew it were inside the envelope couldn't be right. she received — the check "It looked hinky," McCrae fora totalof$3,950,aletter said of the check."The enve- congratulating her on winning the"Supermarkets Customer lope was weird looking and there was no cancellation Sweepstakes RaSe Draw" and stamp on it." a final notice that the sender's The Observer

phone number had changed. "The notice came at the same time as the check," McCrae said. It raised many red flags for her. She went to her lawyer, David Baum, and showed him the papers she received. "It's a typical scam," Baum said."It's a nice letter with a check and you just have to verify some information. They get your Social Security number, account number and where you're banking and

then they can get your money." Baum said scammers likely send out nearly 15,000 oftheselettersand may get 1 percentofthepeople to give them a call thinking they're real. "It's a suckers' trap," Baum said."Olderfolkshave to be aware that no one gives you money for free. If you haven't entered a contest or if they come by your home and they have money for free, it's a scam.

McCrae said if she received this in the mail then she's assuming others did as well and hopes getting the information out will help warn

people. "Lois McCrae is smart enough and she asked me if it was a scam," Baum said."If she had given them her bank account and her Social Security and date ofbirth, then they would've been able to wipe out her account. That's the way the game is played."

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Basement, where a door was kicked in. The La Grande Police DeOf the burglarized busipartment is investigating a nesses, one had a surveilseriesofburglariesthattook lance system. Reddington place late Friday night and said the system did get some earlySaturday morning. snapshotsthat the police are LGPD Lt. Derick Reddingusing in their investigation. ton said five businesses were Given the proximity of the broken into during the night businesses, police believe the in whatis a relativelyrare same person or people are string of crimes for La Grande. responsibleforthecrimes. Bud Jackson's, Bear MounYia Yia Nikki's, 203 Willow tain Pizza, Yia Yia Nikki's, St., and Bud Jackson's, 2209 Golden Harvest and Barkin' Adams Ave., sit on the same Basement all reporled burglar- block while Barkin Baseies Saturdaymorning. Redment, 1507 Willow St., is dington said all the businesses down the road closer to Bear reportedproperlydamage, but Mountain Pizza, 2104 Island an undisclosed amount ofcash Ave. Golden Harvest, 214 was also taken fiom Yia Yia Greenwood, is farther away Nikki's, Golden Harvest and on the north side of town. eWe suspect they are reBarkin' Basement. At Bear Mountain and Bud Jackson's, lated," Reddington said. nothing was reporled as stolen, The burglaries remain Reddington said. under investigation. The lieutenant said all the businesses had windows broken out, except for Barkin' The Observer

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SouthCounty Health District meets Tuesday UNION — The South County Health District will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the conference room of the Union Family Health Center. The public is welcome to attend.

Bring apples and appetite to Cider Fest SUMMERVILLE — The Pleasant Grove Grange on Hunter Road is having a Cider Fest fi'om 3 p.m. until around 7 p.m. Saturday. The Grange will provide the cider press, jugs and some apples. People can bring their own apples and containers as well. Anyone interested in providing the manpower can operate the press. The Grove will also serve chili and bread. All of this is provided free to the community. The fundraising comes fi'om any donations people want to make and the auctioning otf ofhomemade pies.

Folk dance workshop offered free of charge An international folk dance workshop will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Art Center at the Old Library,

1006 Penn Ave., La Grande. No experience or partner is necessary. For more informationcall541-962-9355.

Spook-a-Rama set for Saturday evening The Kids Club annual Spook-a-Rama at the Riveria Activity Center will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Admission is fiee. Tickets for the booths are 25 cents each; activities cost between one and six tickets. Kids are encouraged to enter carved pumpkins in the jack-o'-lantern contest. The contestcosts$5 to enter,and the winner will receive 50 percent of the proceeds. For more information call 541663-1492.

Imbler School Board to review report card IMBLER — The Imbler School District Board of Directors will meet for a regular session at 7 p.m. Thursday in Room 1 of the high school. Among agenda items will be areviewofthestatereport card. The public is welcome to attendallopen sessions.

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weigh in on RUCP The Oregon Department of

Transportation is conducting a Statewide Listening Tour on behalf of Oregon's new Road Usage Charge Program iRUCPl to educate communities and hear local input about the program. ODOT will be seeking local feedback on the RUCP through public meetings as well as one-onone interviews and focus groups. Anyone interested in hearing more information or participating in the initial volunteer program is encouraged to attend one ofthe Listening Tour meetings. There will be meetings in Ontario, Pendleton and La Grande. The La Grande meeting will run fiom 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at ODOT Region 5 Headquarters, 3012 Island Ave. For more information contact Michelle D. Godtrey, public information officer for ODOTs Road Usage Charge Program, at

groupdiscussions togive ODOT insights and local ideas for RUCP implementation on July 1. Oregon's Senate Bill 810 was the first legislation in the U.S. to establish a RUCP for state transportation funding. The bill authorized ODOT to set up a mileage collection system for volunteer motorists, assess a charge of 1.5 cents per mile for up to 5,000 cars and light commercial vehicles, and issue a gas tax refund to participants. The volunteer program will not be anotherpilotprojectbut ratherthe startofan alternate method of generating sustainable revenue to pay for Oregon highways.

Folly Farm hosts 'Seedy Saturday'

COVE — Folly Farm in Cove will host a"Seedy Saturday" event this weekend, 501-986-3903, 971-304-9705 Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. at 67364 or michelle.d.godtrey@odot. Squire Loop in Cove, for anyone interested in swapping state.orus. Group meetings will begin seeds,sharing tips and learnwith a presentation on Oring moreabout growing.The egon Senate Bill 810 iwhich event will include seed harestablished the RUCPl and vestingdemos and practice, how Oregon's per-mile charge sharing tips and heirloom came to be. The presentaseeds with fellow growers, tion will be followed by a and a garlic planting demo brief Q&A session and small and information session.

Participants may bring heirloom seeds to swap with fellow growers. Those who bring seeds or a recipe or appetizer made with heirloom vegetables will be entered in a door-prize drawing. Folly Farms is dedicated to supporting self-reliance and home agriculture. For more information contact Ralph and Cindy Edwards at 541-805-8563orfollyfarmoregon@gmail.com, or go to http J/FollyFarmOregon. wikispaces.com or www.facebook.com/FollyFarmOregon.

Oregon celebrates 'Wood Week' PORTLAND — Oregon is celebrating its nationleading role in sustainable forest products this week, as Gov. John Kitzhaber has proclaimed Oregon Forest Products Week. "Oregon'sforestsector has arrived in a new era. We have good reason to celebrate," said Paul Barnum, executive director of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute."Sustainability is at the center ofourforest practices, and we are a leader in manufacturing advanced engineered wood products thatuse smaller treesto

create amazing new architectural possibilities." Events are planned throughout the week, including an all-day symposium at the Oregon Convention Center for architects, engineersand developers.It will explore new techniques forconstructing largeurban buildings fi'om wood. "People don't realize how much the forest sector has advanced. And they may not realize its potential for green construction and a sustainable society," Barnum said. "It has a bright future."

Vehicle hits mule on Highway 82 Sunday An Elgin man sustained minor injuries when the vehicle he was driving struck a mule on Highway 82 Sunday night. The accident occurred at about 7:45 p.m. when a 2006 Ford Fusion driven by Randall Stearns of Elgin hit a mule that stepped out on to the highway, according to the Oregon State Police. The collision occurred at milepost 5 between Island City and Lower Cove Road. The collision killed the mule and extensively damaged the Ford Fusion.

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scattered lands under Land Boardjurisdiction thatare SALEM — Oregon state diKcult to get to," said Julie land within the Hells Canyon Curtis, communications manW ilderness was approved to ager for State Lands. return to federal ownership Often, in these cases, Curtis this week by the Division of said, the state sells the land to State Lands. the adjacent landowner. In this The State Land Board, at case the land was proposed to its Oct. 14 public meeting in be sold to the US. Forest SerSalem, signed off on the sale vice, which manages both the ofthreeparcelsofforestland, Hells Canyon Wilderness and equaling 146 acres, to The the Hells Canyon National Wilderness Land Trust. That Recreation Area. land will then be absorbed Curtis said in June 2007 into the Hells Canyon Wilthe Land Board approved derness, providing contigugoing forward with doing the ous land ownership. due diligence of selling three "Overthe pastdecade the parcels. The inholdings were state has been looking at not under active manageThe Observer

ment and the Land Board agreedthatthe parcelswere in an area best managed by a conservationorganization. "There were numerous objections of selling the land at public auction within the wilderness and national recreationarea,sotheW ilderness Land Trust contacted us and actedas intermediary to purchase the inholdings, land surrounded by federal lands," Curtis said. The proceeds will go into the Common SchoolFund managed by the board, which is governed by Gov. John Kitzhaber, Secretary of State Kate Brown and State Trea-

surer Ted Wheeler. The Departmentof State Lands administers diverse lands. Manyof the resources generate revenue for the Common School Fund, such as state-owned rangelands and timberlands, waterway leases, estates for which no will or heirs exist and unclaimed property. Twice ayear the agencydistributes fund investment earnings to support K-12 public schools. The agency also administers Oregon's RemovalFill Law, whichrequues people removing or Sling certain amounts ofmaterial in waters of the state to obtain a permit. In 1859, the Oregon Admis-

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State-owned land in Hells Canyon was approved for sale last week to the federalgovernment. sionActceded to the state the 16th and 36th section of every township for public school use. Where the land had been previously deeded,the state was allowed to choose other public lands "in lieu" of these

lands. Income generated fiom thisproperty forms thebasis ofthe Common School Fund. This trust fund was established by the constitution in order to support and maintain district schools.

OBITUARIES Duaine L Heart La Grande 1935-2014 Duaine L. Heart, 79, of La Grande, died Oct. 14 at Grande Ronde Retirement Residence. Local services will be announced later. A burial

service will take place in Illinois. Duaine was born Sept. 19, 1935, in ChicaHeart go, the daughter of Frank and Magna Ballering. She lived and worked in Illinois until retirement. In October 2013, she moved to La Grande to

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PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE POLICE Arrested: Valerie E. Sheline, 23, unknown address, was arrested Saturday on a Union County parole and probation warrant for an alleged probation violation connected to an original charge of possession of a controlled substance, meth. Arrested: David RoyWiborg, 53, La Grande, was arrested Friday on a charge of misuse of 911 and a probation detainer. Accident: Nobody was injured in a traffic accident Friday evening on Alder Street. Cited: Rocky R. Parsons,31, La Grande, was cited Saturday on a charge of theft of services.

rested this morning on a parole and probation detainer. Accident: Nobody was injured in a traffic accident Sunday afternoon on lsland Avenue. Arrested: Jason Thomas Wilson, 28, unknown address, was arrested while lodged in the Union County Jail Friday on a Union County parole and probation warrant for an alleged parole violation connected to original charges of first-degree criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance, meth. Arrested: John Eldon Curtiss, 52, unknown address, on Friday was arrested on a Union County felony order to show cause warrant with an original charge of first-degree theft.

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Your views Taber: Write in 3ohn Turner for representative To the Editor: Voters will soon receive their ballots for the November election. Those of us in House District 58 will find a choice of two candidates. A Republican whose ideology is to the far right of the political spectrum and a Democrat that has not offered any kind of a campaign for the offtce. The majority of voters in District 58 arenoton thefarrightor the farleft. They are either moderate Republicans or moderate Democrats. The ballot will not have the name of a candidate that will represent the majority of voters in this district. I am proposing an option for those of us moderates who wish to have representation in Salem. We voters have aright tovotefor the person we feel will do the best job, even if their name is not on the ballot. We have the option to write in our choice. Even though I am a registered Democrat, my write in choice is John Turner. John ran for the Republican nomination in the primary, but apparently was not far enough to the right for the Republican voters that voted. John Turner is the former president of Blue Mountain Community College and a career U S. Marine. He has shown his ability to get things done and is willing to work with both sides of the aisle in Salem. The Republican candidate on the ballot hasmade itvery clearthat he will not work with the Democrats, who by the way are the majority party in the Oregon House of Representatives. Not sure what he would get done for us ifhe won't work across the aisle. Let's do something right for the distric tand electtheperson bestsuited forthejob.Ifallofyou m oderates,both Republican and Democrat, will make the effort to write in John Turner, we can elect the right person. Join me in writing in John Turner for House representative.

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sion in The Observer regarding the bad decisions that have been made by our county commission. I don't wish to address all of these decisions, but I was stunned by last Monday's letters to the editor written by Mary McCracken and Matt Cooper. Their solution to the poor decision record of the county commission is for us to not vote for the incumbent candidates in the upcoming election. Matt mentions the golf course, and the"choo-choo" train. It was not addressed in his letter, but we know that millions of dollars have been spent in the purchase, operation and maintenance of these two "assets." The commissioners stated their purpose in"buying" into these two programs was to increase the flow of tourism dollars into Union County. So how effective have these programs been? Comparing the years 2004 though 2013, tourism dollars in Oregon have increased by 61.62 percent. Wallowa County has shown an increase of 58.17 percent. Baker County has shown an Ed Taber increase of 16.16 percent, and UmaPendleton tilla County has shown an increase of 59.14 percent. During that same period, 3ohnson:Countymay get lucky the change for Union County is -6.32 with write-in candidates percent. Union County has beat out the To the Editor: other 35 counties in Oregon by havIt has been some time since I wrote a ing the most dismal tourism record in letter regarding our county government. the state. That is quite a feat. Lodging Recently, there has been a lot of discus- receipts isconsidered the bestmeasure-

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pdf. Mary and Matt may be correct. Who knows, if the people are angry enough to not vote for the incumbent commissioners, then the citizens of Union County may get lucky with good write-in candidates. Jack Johnson Cove

Hopkins: Take out your ballot and cast your vote To the Editor: At timesIbecome sodiscouraged due to decisions being made by our political leaders at the state and national level. Millions of dollars being thrown at agencies, who in turn squander the money that we have worked so hard to earn. Whether itisthebridge across the Columbia, health care or agencies such as the U. S. Forest Service who tell us we cannot enter our own woods, we know the money is lost and our grandkids will have to pay the debt. There are good people who are trying to right the wrongs. People who leave their comfortable lives and ask for your vote. The right to vote that generations have fought and died to keep. Use this right on election day. Each person can change the way our government is doing business by voting for those who are the proponents of change. Vote for Dennis Richardson for governor who will no longer allow millions to be lost on health care and bridges.Vote for Monica Wehby for the Senate who will bring sanity to the discussions and votes on national health care. Vote for Greg Barreto for the Oregon Legislature who will bring common sense to Salem. He believes in limited government, a strong education system and returning federallands to the states.H eisprolife, pro-Second Amendment and will not enroll in PERS, the Oregon public retirement program. Take out your ballot and vote. While doing so, thank those who for many generations have given theirlivesso you can make your mark on that piece of paper. Doran Hopkins Summervitte

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the home off the foundation and put steel beams and dollies under the home," Denny said.'They prepped itfor three days and moved itOastl Thursday." Manwell said she's not against the clinic itself. She is more concerned about the lack of information to the neighbors before this majorprojectbegan. "Ihave a personalinterestin maintaining the value of my home," Manwell said. "I just think it's important for people to know what's

of different clinics to help patients stay in one singular location for their medical needs. Continued from Page1A However, Manwell's chief ''We apologize for any inconvecomplaint is about the parking lot nience we may be causing," she installation and the lack of warning said.eWe take our role in the neigh- to the residents within earshot. borhood seriously." The clinic purchased the property Ford added that though the proj- next to them for the addition of the ect will not be completed until 2015, parkinglot.JeffDenny,who owned exterior work isexpected to be the property, sold it and moved his completed soon. The expanded two- home from that location to the corner of Second Street and D Avenue. story, 17,000-square foot Regional "They had to come in and raise Medical Plaza will house a number

Boquist was not aware of the construction being started. The construction, including demolition and moving the home from one location to another, requires a series of different permits including conditional use permits. Boquist said that the correct permits were taken out for all parties and everything is fine as far as the city is concerned.

happening. I'm a proponent for staying healthy and receiving quality medical care, but I'm disturbed that this is happening." The projected costoftheproj-

ect is between $6 million and $7 million from the buildings and its furnishings to the gravel in the driveway, said Elaine LaRochelle, thefacilitiesdirectorfor Grande Ronde Hospital. Manwell called La Grande City Planner Michael Boquist and told him of her complaints. At the time,

— Freelance writer Trish Yerges contributed to this report.

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trying to stay here." Charma D. Vaage, owner oftheUnion Bagel Shop, alsosupportsthecity's proposal. Vaage said ifshe were considering opening a new business in Union, the offerof$200 a mo nth for her first year might sway her. "I would consider it," she

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Steve Clements, left, Patrick Cochrane, Eddie Garcia and Justin Rock participated in a candidates forum last week. Clements is running for La Grande mayor unopposed, while Cochrane, Garcia, Rock and Wayne Brown are vying for city council spots.

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Now they must send an email to the city manager. "They can always do betContinued from Page1A ter," he said. served on the commission for Garcia said although some eight years. He also served may consider him a "loose on the city's budget commitcannon" or "rabble-rouser," he's simply asking questions tee during the last round of budget hearings. others won't ask. He has From abudget perspective, also run into issues with the Rock said he believes city La Grande Police Departemployees work hard to keep ment, lodging complaints their budgets tight and do a againstoffi cersearlier this good job. year after he was arrested 'They're all working reon a trespass charge last ally hard with the limited September. "I don't have any problems resources they have," he said. As a business owner, Rock withthe police departsaid he hopes to apply what ment," Garcia said."I have a he's learned in his own busiproblem with the way it was ness on the city council. handled." "Everything should be He said those issues will treated as a business," he come out at his trial later said."Everything's down to a this month. He said despite budget." any legal issues, he doesn't A focus for Rock ifhe is hold grudges but would still elected is economic developscrutinize the police department's budget. ment. Rock said he'd like to seethecity attractbigger During the most recent businesses with familybudgethearings,Garcia said wage jobs. He doesn't agree, he was disappointed more however, with the recent questions weren't asked. decision to give a $500,000 He said he'd like to see the loan, which can convert to a budgethearings held earlier grant,to applicants fora new in the year to allow for those grocery store. questions and more review of "I don't think we should the budgets. have iagreed tol that much Garcia said he was skeptimoney," Rock said. calofthe decision regarding Rock said he is a people the grocery store but that he person who will lead by believes, if the parties stick to listening to others and repthe agreement,itwillcreate resenting them rather than jobs. himself. Garcia is also a critic of the 'You're not your own perLa Grande Urban Renewal son up there," he said.'You program, saying it siphons represent the people who put money from the city's general you there." fund. "It's a misapplication of Garcia, who moved to La Grande last summer, has money," he said. made transparency a major He and Rock agree that part ofhis campaign. He the Urban Renewal Agency believes more information should be a separate entity should be available online from the city council. and that public comment Patrick Cochrane and should be welcomed during Wayne Brown, both of whom council work sessions. Garcia were raised in La Grande, also said residents should arefacing offfor Position 7 on be ableto contactcouncilors the city council. through the city website. Cochrane, a retiree who

served in the Navy and Army, is a volunteer at the Union County Senior Center and said he will advocate for seniors. Cochrane spent much ofhis life traveling and working but returned to La Grande when he retired. He said he was encouraged to run foroffice by his friend Michael Brasure, a candidate for mayor who recently died unexpectedly. Transparency is a concern for Cochrane, who believes the city should do more to m ake sure people,especially seniors, are aware of rate increases and changes. "I would like to see more people at the city council meetings," he said. Another concern, he said, is downtown spending. Cochrane questions whether the city should invest another $1 million into downtown streetscape updates. He is also concerned about La Grande's business park. He said while there may be incentives for businesses, "there are so many restrictions, no one has taken us up on the business park." Like Rock and Garcia, Cochrane said he'd like to see the Urban Renewal Agency separated from the council. Brown, a longtime Avista employee who has lived in Eastern Oregon his whole life, said with his kids getting older, he wants to get more involved. "I'm getting to the age where I want to do a little

more and give back to the community," he said. In his work, Brown said he hears from residents and fears the council isn't listening. He said some people feel like councilors have their minds made up before hearing from the public. If elected, Brown said he'd let the public know he's there to listen, and once a decision is made, he'd explain it to the public. "Let them know you're there to listen to their side, too," he said. Brown said looking at the budget means analyzing whether money is going totherightplace butalso means the city first has to make a decision as to whether it wants to be a small town or a bigger city. Then, he said, it will be able to make better decisionsregarding economic development. eWe've turned away a lot of huge industries," he said. Brown said he recognizes what some call the "good old boy network" in La Grande but believes he can gently turn views when needed. "Unfortunately, it's the culture of Eastern Oregon," he said."If you give them a little

She also believes that a focus on bringing more events to Union would give businesses a meaningful boost. She noted that presently, Union's major events are limited to the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show in early June and the oneday Grassroots Festival in August. "That's a week and a day iof activities)," Parker said. Lee Stoltz, who owns Hometown Hardware Store with his wife, Terri, backs the city'sproposals. "I support whatever brings in business. The more people in town the better, "Stoltz said."There is no doubt that it would definitely help." Stoltz speaks with a sense of empathy for new business owners when discussing the need for an economic incentive. "The first few months of running a business are really tough," he said. Dennis Falk, the owner of Falk's Mini Mart, would prefer the city offer an incentive that would give new business owners reason to remain after opening in Union. "After two years iunder his suggested plan) you would get your property taxes refunded," Falk said. 'That would reward you for

said."That is $200 you are not going to get anywhere else. When you are looking at your costs and are look-

ing at the $200 you would take off that, that would help determine where you

go. Vaage said Union's business district would benefit from some new stores, especially ones that would boost foot trafic on Main Street. She said something like a western clothing store would be great addition. Such a store would draw more people downtown, particularly during events likethe EOLS. Vaage explained that relatively few of the thousands of people who come to the EOLS shop downtown because many can get much of what they need at the livestock show grounds. ''When they come to the stock show they stay right at the stock show," she said. Contact Dick Mason at 541-786-5386 or dmason C lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Dick on Twitter C IgoMason. v si

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nyone who has battled cancer, anyone with a family member or fiiend who has faced this scourge, anyone with a heart, knows cancer is a beast. Cancer can take life quickly. Or over an agonizingly long period of suffering. The diagnosis ofbreast cancer left the young woman in a tailspin. One moment, this 20-something was full of joy and life, invincible, with a future stretching endlessly. The next moment she was in the middle of a tunnel, with no light. So much for eating purple foods and living to 100. Now 30 seemed ambitious. She wondered if she w ouldeverfind truelove,get married, have children. The tunnel seemed to stretch to eternity. The quilter was as familiar with cancer as she was with quilts. Her mother and her husband's father had been claimedby the disease,after inordinate suffering. They had gone too soon. And now her younger brother was waging his own battle against this most insidious of opponents. The young woman went through seemingly endless rounds of treatment. Some days there was hope. Other days despair. The young woman's mother and the quilter had gone to grade schooltogether, back in the Pleistocene epoch. A half century later, through

ON SECOND THOUGHT JEFF PETERSEN the miracle of Facebook, they had renewed a friendship, and it was decided that a quilt was needed tocelebrate the young woman, after the travailsoftreatment,being deemed cancer free. Survivors, afterall,are all too rare and need to be celebrated. The quilter leaped at the opportunity. She considered theprojectgood therapy. She was sad about losing her mother and deeply concerned about her brother and his daily battle. He was the family's rock, a sounding board,a person ofintegrity. But cancer is indiscriminate in choosing its victims. Eagle Scout or derelict, no matter. Making the quilt took her mind offher travails. Stitch by stitch, piece by piece, row by row, the design came together. The quilter pieced colorful blocks,each representing one of the young woman's interests — dogs, fishing, camping. The things that make life worth living. With infinite patience and skilled craftsmanship, much of which she had learned &om her mother, the quilter made progress. Each evening, after work, despite being bone tired, despitetense shoulders,she escaped to her sewing room.

There, she created, with her beloved fabric and BMW of sewing machines. Crossing the finish line was important. Even cancer survivors don't live forever. But it was the journey, not the destination, that the quilter enjoyed. Stitch by precision stitch, with painstaking care and bursts of creativity, the quilter crafted fabric windows that looked into the young woman's life. Finally, the day of reckoning arrived. The quilt was completed and delivered to hunting camp, where the young woman's mother was takinga well-deserved break from her job at the post office. In a stream outside the hunting camp trailer, riverotters&olicked.Leaves blushed. Life, and all the simple reasons for living, went on. The mother, days later, delivered the quilt to the young woman, who lived many miles away. Tears of joy were shed, for lives both in the midst ofbattle and for the light at the end of the cancer tunnel. Not everyone survives cancer. It is a remorseless killer, a thief stealing people's lives. For amoment, though, the enemy was vanquished. Cancer had met its toughest opponent, the quilter and a brave young woman, and ran the white flag up the

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Umpqua bank raises money for Union County backpack program By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

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Umpqua Bank employeesdonated food and money to the Union County Friday Backpack Program. because they see which children are in need." The backpack program began seven years ago when the recession started, Null said. At thattime ,approxim ately 10 kidsreceived food. Now they're preparing up to 220 packs for children all over Union County. The students receive 12 items of food, which include

soup, tuna, macaroni and cheese, applesauce,oatmeal, granolabars,fruitsnacks and an assortment of fresh fruit, Null said. There are a number of different programs similar to the Friday Backpack Program, but this particular one goes to the kindergarten through fikh grade students in the county.

Burgess selected by Elgin Lions as student of the month Submitted to The Observer

Elgin High School senior Jake Burgess has been selected by the Elgin Lions as student of the month. Burgess is the son of Rocky and Shelly Burgess. Jake has been involved in

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Honor Society, where he serves as treasurer for the group. For his seniorproject, Jake has been working with Troy Juniper in the X-ray department at the Grande Ronde Hospital. He is considering radiology as a career but is also interested in studying business. During his &ee time, Jake enjoys playing basketball,

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There's a new fiiendly face in the window of the Cove post office. The new Cove postmaster, Pat Zander, 61, knows small towns.She moved here fiom Drewsey, population about 18, on the middle fork of the Malheur River about 45 miles east of Burns. Cove, by comparison, with 550 residents, may seem like a metropolis. In Drewsey, Zander became officer in charge in 1992 and postmaster in 1993. She began her career in nearby Juntura as postmaster relief in 1988 and served there through 1992. Zander said she wasn't ready to retire. "I love my job," she said."I like waiting on people. I live to get up and come to work." Zander is the first postmaster at Cove since Ab Orlonretired acoupleyears ago. OIficer in charge Kathi Hartmann has been filling in, in the meantime, to keep the Covepostoffi cerunning smoothly. "Kathi has been excellent help since I got here, a lifesaverform e,"said Zander, who began her duties in Cove Oct. 6."She gave me an awesome welcoming that day, put up signs, had cookies

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Pat Zander, the new postmaster in Cove, looks forward to meeting and greeting customers. and doughnuts. I got to shake hands and meet people. I had a warm welcome fiom a lot of

fiiendly people." Zander's main responsibilitiesaretakingcare ofcustomersand supervising astafFof four, counting the postmaster. The most challenging part so far has been learning the ins and outs of the computer and the changes in programs. "In Drewsey, it was also kind of overwhelming at first, but then I settled in and wondered why I stressed so much," she said."I think it will be the same way here." Zander said her most &equentiy asked question is

what is the cheapest way to mail something. "A lotofpeople areusing the flat-rate boxes and liking thosealot,"she said. She said what she likes most about the job is the customers. "I like to take care of them, meet their needs," she said. Leaving Drewsey, she admits, was difficult. "It's like your customers become your family," she said, adding that something similar will happen in Cove. Zander and her husband of 41years, Ken, have three grown children and three grandchildren.

MILESTONES Darrou-Pokrifchak u edding Rose Darrow and Michael Pokrifchak were married Sept. 26 in Walla Walla, Wash. The bride is the middle child of Grant and Ellen Darrow of Elgin. She is a licensed mental health therapist for the NeuroPsych Program in Walla Walla. The groom is the middle son of Joe and Connie Pokrifchak of East Wenatchee, Wash. He works as a systems analyst for Lockheed Martin in Richland, Wash. The couple celebrated their nuptials with a small group of family and friends at a later reception at their Walla Walla home.

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Mike Garver, left, presents pin to President Gregory Chamberlin. drive for Kindles for first through sixth grade at Stella Mayfield School. Lions will continue to volunteer their help with the community meals. The Lions will also be sett ing up for October ~ R Treat on the streets of Elgin

during Halloween. Also, President Gregory Chamberlin was awarded a lapel pin from Lions International for sponsoring three members, and also received an award for the club for achieving year round growth.

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County CAN drive gearing up Submitted to The Observer

The annual Union County Community Action Network food drive is gearing up for an expanded effort again this year due to the ongoing need for food assistancein the area. The CAN drive will be held at localgrocery stores all day on Nov. 1. In order to boost donations, organizers are hopingtofurther expand the number of corporate sponsors. Volunteers will be manning donation totes at Grocery Outlet, Walmart and Safeway on Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shoppers will be asked to donate non-perishable food

items as well as personal hygiene products. All donations will be taken to Community Connection's food warehouse for distribution to all food banks in Union County. Last year, 32,225 pounds

of food and $1,300 fiom the public and $4,187 &om Grande Ronde Hospital employeeswas collected during the CAN effort. Organizers are hoping for an evenbetterresponse this year to help meet increasing need and dwindling supply. Food donations can range &om canned fruits and vegetables to rice, infant formulaand boxed pasta dinners. Other items needed

include toilet paper, diapers, soap and detergent. Volunteers will have lists ofpreferred items tohand to shoppers as they enter the stores Saturday. Union County CAN is an all-volunteer group representing numerous entities and spearheaded by United

Way. The effort began in 2008 in responseto therecession and the increasing need for food assistance in Union County. Cash donations are also accepted. Checks should be made out to United Way of Eastern Oregonand sentto P.O. Box 862, La Grande 97850 inote "CAN" in the memo).

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COURT RECORDS Circuit Courts of Union County Dispositions of Criminal Matters for the month of July: Michael Samuel Armstrong, 25:Convicted July 15, after entering guilty plea of assault. Two charges of harassment and a further charge of assault were dismissed. Sentence: jail; probation; not permitted possession of weapons, firearms, or dangerous animals; not allowed contact with victim. Ordered to write letter of apology; complete anger management course; pay fines (some suspended), mandatory state fee, attorney fees, and assessment. Zachary lan Beatty, 40: Convicted July 15, after entering guilty pleas of theft and menacing. A further charge of menacing was dismissed. Sentence: jail; probation; not permitted possession of weapons, firearms, or dangerous animals; not allowed contact with victim. Ordered to submit to breath and urine tests; undergo substanceabuse evaluation and possible treatment; become gainfully employed; permit searches and inspections; participate in mental health evaluationand recommended treatment; submit to a risk and needs assessment; pay supervision fee, fines (some suspended), mandatory state fees, restitution, and assessment. Jorge Valencia Bedolla, 41: Convicted July 22, after entering guilty plea of harassment. Sentence: jail, probation. Ordered to pay fine, mandatory state fee, and assessment. Jeffrey Alan Black, 46: Convicted July 8, after entering guilty pleas of unlawful possession of methamphetamine and driving while suspended. A charge of using an invalid license was dismissed. Sentence: probation; drivers license suspended for ten months; 60 hours of community service; not permitted alcohol or entry to bars; not permitted possession of weapons, firearms, or dangerous animals. Ordered to submit to random blood, breath, saliva, and urine tests; undergo alcohol and substance abuseevaluation and treatment; become gainfully employed; permit searches and inspections; participate in mental health evaluation and recommended treatment; submit to a risk and needs assessment; provide thumbprint and blood or buccal sample; consult with a pain specialist; pay supervision fee, fines (some suspended), mandatory state fees, and attorney fees. Dustyn James Britton, 21:Convicted May 16, after entering a plea of no contest to assault. Charges of coercion, strangulation, harassment, and disorderly conduct were dismissed. Sentence: jail; probation; not permitted alcohol or entryto bars; not allowed contact with victim; not permitted possession of weapons, firearms, or dangerous animals. Ordered to submit to random blood, breath, saliva, and urine tests; undergo alcohol and substance abuseevaluation and possible treatment; become gainfully employed; permit searches and inspections; participate in mental health evaluationand recommended treatment; submit to a risk and needs assessment;complete a domestic violence inventory and resulting treatment; pay supervision fee, fine (suspended), and mandatory state fee. William Jay Dayton, 21: Convicted July 17, after entering guilty pleas of forgery, carrying a concealed weapon, and theft. Charges of identity theft, negotiating a bad check, theft of services less than fifty dollars, and a further charge of theft were dismissed. Sentence: jail; probation; not allowed contact with victims; not permitted possession of weapons, firearms, or dangerous animals. Ordered to submit to breath and urine tests; undergo substance abuse evaluation and possible treatment; become gainfully employed; permit searches and inspections; participate in mental health evaluation and recommended treatment; submit to a risk and needs assessment; write letter of apology, provide thumbprint and blood or buccal sample; pay supervision fee, fines (some suspended), mandatory state fees, compensations, attorney fees, and assessment. Gabriel Travis Hatch, 45: Convicted July 10, after entering guilty plea of driving under the influence of intoxicants. A charge of driving while suspended was dismissed. Sentence: jail; probation; drivers license revoked for life; not permitted alcohol or entry to bars. Ordered to submit to alcohol and controlled substance testing; undergo alcohol and substance abuseevaluation and treatment; attend Victim Impact Panel; pay fines (some suspended), mandatory state fee, state obligation, fee to Intoxicated Driver Fund, and assessments. Andrew James Hoffman, 24: Convicted July 7, after entering guilty pleas of driving under

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the influence of intoxicants and assault while driving under the influence of intoxicants. Charges of driving while suspended and reckless driving were dismissed. Sentence: jail; probation; drivers license suspended for sixyears; not permitted alcohol or entry to bars; not permitted possession of weapons, firearms, or dangerous animals. Ordered to submit to random blood, breath, saliva, and urine tests; undergo alcohol and substance abuseevaluation and treatment; become gainfully employed; permit searches and inspections; participate in mental health evaluation and recommended treatment; submit to a risk and needs assessment; attend Victim Impact Panel; write letter of apology; provide thumbprint and blood or buccal sample; submit to HIV and other communicable diseases testing; pay supervision fees, fines (some suspended), mandatory state fees, state obligation, compensation, and attorney fees. Jillian M. Lathrop, 32:Convicted July 15, after entering guilty plea of unlawful possession of methamphetamine. A charge of falsifying drug test results was dismissed. Sentence: jail; probation; drivers license suspended for six months; not permitted alcohol or entryto bars; not permitted weapons, firearms, or dangerous animals. Ordered to submit to breath and urine tests; undergo alcohol and substance abuse evaluation and possible treatment; become gainfully employed; permit searches and inspections; participate in mental health evaluation and recommended treatment; submit to a risk and needs assessment; provide thumbprint and blood or buccal sample; submit to possible polygraph; pay supervision fee, fines (some suspended), mandatory state fee, and attorney fees. David Allan Lillard, 26:Convicted July 29, after entering guilty plea of assault. A charge of disorderly conduct was dismissed. Sentence: probation, not permitted alcohol or entry to bars,40 hours of community service. Ordered to submit to testing for alcohol and controlled substance use; continue mental health treatment; pay fine, mandatory state fee, and assessment. Gabriel Glynn McDonald, 32: Convicted July 8, after entering guilty pleas of unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine and driving under the influence of intoxicants. Charges of unlawful possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of less than one avoirdupois ounce of marijuana, and driving while suspended were dismissed. Sentence: jail; probation; drivers license suspended for one year; 40 hours of community service; not permitted alcohol or entry to bars; not allowed contact with co-defendants; not permitted weapons, firearms, or dangerous animals. Ordered to submit to random blood, breath, saliva, and urine tests; undergo alcohol and substance abuse evaluation and possible treatment; become gainfully employed; permit searches and inspections; participate in mental health evaluation and recommended treatment; submit to a risk and needs assessment; attend Victim Impact Panel; complete counseling; provide thumbprint and blood or buccal sample; pay supervision fees, fines (some suspended), mandatory state fees, state obligation, and fee to intoxicated driver fund. Marcus Kyle McKinney, 20: Convicted July 7, after entering guilty pleas of unlawful use of a weapon, menacing, three counts of coercion, three counts of pointing a firearm at another person, and four

counts of recklessly endangering another person. Charges of tampering with a witness, four further counts of menacing, two further counts of coercion, two further counts of pointing a firearm at another person, and a further count of recklessly endangering another person were dismissed. Sentence: jail; probation; 20 hours of community service; not permitted alcohol or entryto bars; not allowed contact with victims; not permitted weapons, firearms, or dangerous animals. Ordered to submit to random blood, breath, saliva, and urine tests; undergo alcohol and substance abuse evaluation and treatment; become gainfully employed; permit searches and inspections; participate in mental health evaluationand recommended treatment; forfeit firearm and paraphernalia; submit to a risk and needs assessment; provide thumbprint and blood or buccal sample; pay supervision fees, fines (some suspended), and mandatory state fees. Tiistan B. Mitchell,27: Convicted July 10, after entering guilty plea of theft of services. Sentence: jail, probation, not allowed contact with victim. Ordered to write letter of apology; pay fines (some suspended), mandatory state fee, restitution, and assessment. Justin Emeron Moore, 40: Convicted July 30, after entering guilty plea of strangulation. A charge of assault was dismissed. Sentence: jail, probation. Ordered to complete treatment; pay fine (suspended) and mandatory state fee. Lori Jean Moore,41: Convicted July 10, after entering guilty plea of unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Sentence: jail; probation; drivers license suspended for six months; not permitted alcohol or entryto bars; not permitted weapons, firearms, or dangerous animals. Ordered to submit to random blood, breath, saliva, and urine tests; undergo alcohol and substance abuse evaluation and possible treatment; become gainfully employed; permit searches and inspections; participate in mental health evaluation and recommended treatment; submit to a risk and needs assessment; submit to possible polygraph; provide thumbprint and blood or buccal sample; pay supervision fee, fines (some suspended), mandatory state fee, and attorney fees. Grant Foster Parker, 22:Convicted May 19, after entering guilty plea of unlawful delivery of Oxycodone. Charges of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of methamphetamine, and criminal trespass were dismissed. Sentence: jail; probation; 40 hours of community service; not permitted alcohol or entry to bars; not allowed entryto Eastern Oregon University; not permitted possession of weapons, firearms, or dangerous animals. Ordered to submit to random blood, breath, saliva, and urine tests; undergo alcohol and substance abuse evaluation and possible treatment; become gainfully employed; permit searches and inspections; submit to a risk and needs assessment;submit to a polygraph; follow curfew; provide thumbprint and blood or buccal sample; pay supervision fee, fines (some suspended), and mandatory state fee. Damon A. Preuss, 21: Convicted July 7, after entering guilty plea of felon in possession of a firearm. Sentence: prison, post-prison supervision. Ordered to undergo alcohol and substance abuse treatment and follow-up treatment, provide thumbprint and blood or buccal sample, pay fine (suspended) and mandatory state fee. Christina Lynn Rumbelow, 32:Convicted July 8, after

entering guilty plea of criminal trespass. Sentence: probation, 40 hours of community service, not allowed contact with victim. Mark Vincent Sagaria, 29: Convicted July 11, after entering guilty pleas of theft, unlawful possession of methamphetamine, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Sentence: jail; probation; not permitted alcohol or entryto bars; not permitted possession of weapons, firearms, or dangerous animals. Ordered to submit to random blood, breath, saliva, and urine tests; undergo alcohol and substance abuse evaluation and possible treatment; become gainfully employed; permit searches and inspections; participate in mental health evaluation and recommended treatment; submit to a risk and needs assessment; provide thumbprint and blood or buccal sample; submit to HIV and other communicable diseases testing; pay supervision fees, fines (some suspended), and mandatory state fees. Nickolas Clark Scott, 26: Convicted July 30, after entering guilty plea of attempting to commit a felony. Charges of menacing and theft were dismissed. Sentence: prison, postprison supervision. Ordered to undergo alcohol and substance abuse treatment and follow-up treatment, provide thumbprint and blood or buccal sample. Jacob AllanWaibel, 21: Convicted July 7, after entering guilty pleas of unlawful possession of heroin, unlawful possession of methamphetamine, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Charges of unlawful delivery of heroin and unlawful delivery of methamphetamine were dismissed. Sentence: jail; probation; drivers license suspended for six months; not permitted alcohol or entry to bars; not permitted possession of weapons, firearms, or dangerous animals. Ordered to submit to random blood, breath, saliva, and urine tests; undergo alcohol and substance abuse evaluation and possible treatment; become gainfully employed; permit searches and inspections; participate in mental health evaluation and recommended treatment; submit to a risk and needs assessment; attendVictim lmpact Panel; provide thumbprint and blood or buccal sample; submit to HIV and other communicable diseases testing; pay supervision fees, fines (some suspended), mandatory state fees, and attorney fees.

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JOHN DAY — It's hard to imagine, in the dry heat and SagebruSh of EaStern Oregon, that the region was once alush tropicalforest. Dig back 50 million years

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SamuelS Said. HundredS of PlantS and animalS haVe been traced back to what is noW the State of OregOn, and fossils can provide insight about the time and place they once lived. The oldest fossils in the m onument can be found in the Clamo FOrmatiOn WeSt of the City of FOSSil, dating baCk approximately 40-50 million years. More than 60 species oftrOPiCalfOreStPlantShaVe been identified from fossilized wood in the area, similar to what is found today in places like Central America.

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Boil notice liRed for neighborhood GRESHAM — Residents in Gresham neighborhood can now drink tap water without boiling it first, after the city lifted a limited boil water notice. The city said Sunday that results from water quality testsshowed no bacteria. The boil-water notice had affected about 130 homes in south central Gresham. The city issued the boil advisoryas a precaution aftera pump at the site failed. The city said the pump was fixed and water was restored to the area.

Oregon looking for wildlife chief PENDLETON—The stateis asking forpublic input as it prepares a nationwide search for a new director to lead the Oregon Department Fish & Wildlife. Roy Elicker left the job to take a position this month with the US. Fish and Wildlife Service. Curt Melcher is currently serving as the agency's interim director. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission met earlier this month and adopted a recruitment plan. That plan includes a survey to ask the public what characteristics and qualities the new director should have. The deadline is Oct. 27tocomplete the online survey. Finalists will be interviewed by the commission in February. ODFW operates with 1,262 full-time employees and an annual budget of

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Family dies in crash near Santiam Pass SISTERS — Oregon State Police say a Sherwood couple and their 7-month old daughter were killed in a two-car crash on Saturday on Highway 20 west of the Santiam Pass summit. Police on Sunday identified the three killed as 27-yearold Tiffany Fefelov, her 34-year-old husband Fred Fefelov and their daughter, Mia. Police said the family was traveling east on Highway 20 when their car lost control on the wet road, crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a Chevrolet Suburban towinga 32-foottrailer.

Coast Guard to talk proposed closure PORTLAND — The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to attend a community meeting in Newporton Monday about the pending closure of one of its three air facilities along the Oregon coast. Oregon Public Broadcasting said 40 to 50 missions that are flown out of the Newport facility every year will be re-routed to North Bend or Astoria.

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Captain Todd Trimpert, who heads up the agency in Southern Oregon, says there are no plans to add additional resource there and response times likely will increase. Members of Oregon's Congressionaldelegation have expressed their concern over the facility's closure. The closure is scheduled Nov. 30.

Suspectin robbery hits another bank LAKE OSWEGO — A man suspected ofrobbing a bank in Lake Oswego over the weekend is also a suspect in his aunt's murder and another bank robbery. Lake Oswego police on Sunday said Teddy Stivahtis issuspected ofrobbing a Key Bank branch Saturday morning.The Oregonian reported he used a note to get an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing. Gresham police last week identified the 36-year-old as a suspect in the Oct. 10 stabbing murderofDeanna Stivahtis. He was seen driving her van away from her home before her body was found.

Video: Teacher pulls offstudent's shirt SALEM — A teacher at a Salem alternative school has been put on leave after an incident caught on video shows her pulling a student through a classroom doorway and stripping off the girl's shirt in the process. The video, obtained by KGW-TV, shows the teacher reprimanding a 15-year-old student. When the girl tried to leave the classroom, the teacher grabs her from behind and forcefully pulls her back into the classroom. The television station spoke with the student and her father, who both wanted the videotobe m ade public. The girl' sface isobscured in the video. A Salem-Keizer School District spokesman confirmed the incident happened Thursday at the Roberts Literacy Center, and says teacher Carrie McCann is on paid administrative leave.

10-year-old girl shot in leg by stray bullet PORTLAND — Gunfire in Gresham left a 10-year-old girl with a bullet wound to herlegthatpolicesay isnot life-threatening. The shooting was at about 9 a.m. on Saturday at an apartment complex. Gresham police were unabletoprovide a description of the subject beyond saying it was a man in dark clothes. Residents called 911 after hearing the gunfire, and secondslater,another callcame in about the injured girl. — The Associated Press

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morning that she tested negative for Ebola. Vicky Rey, CHARLOTTESVILLE, vicepresident ofguestcare for Carnival Cruise Lines, Va.— After finding remains that could be University of said the woman and her husVirginia student Hannah band drove themselves home Graham, authorities interafter arriving in Galveston. The Ebola scare added viewed nearby residents and picked through leaves on the some drama tothe trip for the more than 4,000 passensideofa sparsely populated highway, searching for any gers on the ship. They learned through clues or evidence. Forensic tests were needed a public address system announcement that one of to confirm whether the remains match the 18-year-old the passengers was being Graham. They were discovmonitored for Ebola. They ered by a deputy Saturday in watched developments a heavilywooded area ofAlabout the Ebola outbreak bemarle County that is home and their ship on the news. to horsefarms about 12miles The boat was not allowed to from campus. Graham disap- dock in Cozumel, depriving pearedSept.13 after anight passengersofone ofthetop out with fiiends. portdestinations.Travelers Her parents were notisnappedpictures ofa Coast fied that the remains were Guard helicopter as it landed found, Charlottesville Police to getablood sample from Chief Timothy Longo said. the passenger. It wasn't immediately clear 3ews buy homes in Sunday how long it would take for them to be identified. contested Arab area Investigatorsalsowouldn't JERUSALEM — Resisay if they had found anydents in a contested neighthing else. borhood of east Jerusalem The last person seen with say Jewish settlers have Graham, 32-year-old Jesse moved into two buildingsLeroy Matthew Jr., has been a step that is likely to raise charged with abduction with already heightened tensions intent to defile Graham. He in the volatile area. is being held in the AlbemarAteret Cohanim, an orgale-Charlottesville Regional nization that settles Jews in Jail. A preliminary hearing is Arab areasofeastJerusalem, said Monday that it faciliset for Dec.4. The remains were discovtated the purchase of the two ered roughly 6 miles from buildings. Spokesman Daniel where the body of 20-yearLurie says the buildings old Virginia Tech student have nine apartments in all, Morgan Harrington was and will double the Jewish found three months after she presence in the section of the vanished in 2009. Silwan neighborhood. Jewish settlers took over Iraq: Car bombings several homes in Silwan kill 16 people last month as well. The U.S. BAGHDAD — Iraqi ofcondemned the move as a ficials say three car bombings provocation. Israel's Prime in the revered Shiite shrine Minister Benjamin Netancity of Karbala have killed at yahu says residents may buy least 16 people. properties wherever they A police officer said Monwant. day that the explosives-laden Israelcaptured east cars were parked in commer- Jerusalemin 1967,a m ove cial areas and parking lots not recognized internationnear government offtces. He ally. Palestinians claim east says 41 others were wounded Jerusalem as their capital. in the explosions. HK leader: 'Forces' A medical official coninvolved in protests firmed the casualty figures. Both officials spoke on condiHONG KONG — Hong Kong's leader has claimed tion of anonymity as they that"externalforces"are were not authorized to talk to media. participating in student-led Karbala is home to two pro-democracyproteststhat revered Shiite saints and is have occupied parts of this filocatedabout 55 milessouth nancial capital for more than of Baghdad. three weeks, but provided no The attacks came hours evidence to back his accusaafter a suicide bomber blew tion. himself up among Shiite worChief Executive Leung shippers as they were leaving Chun-ying's statement in a a mosque in a commercial televised interview Sunday area in central Baghdad, kill- was the first time he has ing atleast 17 people. alleged foreign involvement in the unrest, echoing acCruise ship docks cusations by China's central with health worker government, which also has GALVESTON, Texas — A not backed them with any cruise ship carrying a Dallas evidence. Leung's statement health care worker who was comesjustbeforehisgovernbeingmonitored for Ebola re- ment is scheduled to hold turned to port Sunday after talks with student leaders on an eventful seven-day trip in Tuesday. which passengers had their When asked on the "Newsline" program about a vacations briefly disrupted with an infectious disease Chinese official's comments scare. on outside involvement, A lab supervisor who Leung said, "There is obvihandled a specimen from a ously participation by people, Liberian man who died from organizationsfrom outside Ebola in Dallas showed no of Hong Kong." Leung added symptoms during the cruise thatthe foreign actorscame from "different countries in but self-quarantined out of caution. Carnival Cruise different partsofthe world," Lines said it was informed but didn't specify which by health authorities Sunday countries.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military says it has airdropped weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to Kurdish forces defending the Syrian city of Kobani against Islamic State militants. The airdrops Sunday were the first of their kind and followed weeks of U.S. and coalition airstrikes in and near Kobani, near the Turkish border. The U.S. said earlier in the day that it had launched 11 airstrikesovernight in the Kobani area. In a statement, U.S. Central Command said U.S. C-130 cargo planes made multiple drops of arms and supplies provided by Kurdish authorities in Iraq. It said they were intended to enable continued resistance to IslamicState effortsto take full control of Kobani. The airdropsare almost

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Getting veggies ready for the winter Our unbelievably warm Indian summer was blown away by a cold wind and heavyrain — and thefi rstpowdered sugar sprinkling on the Elkhorns — last week. The days leading up to the realization that it really is fall have found me scrambling as usual to take care of the tomatoes, green beans and plums produced right in my own backyard. When I look back at the photos we took at planting time, I still can't believe that those empty raised-bed boxes were filled to overflowing once again by harvest time. But now, I must admit, with still more canning and drying and freezing to complete — I'm tired of it all. My 76-year-old neighbors down the street, Carolyn and Ramon Lara stopped by the other night with some campaign literature and we got to talking about gardening. Seems they also aretired of tending the fruits and vegetables produced by their lush garden. Unlike me, however, they are finished until next year. And for them finished means they havepreserved35 to 40 pintseach of five different types of fruits and a similar number of green beans along with several varietiesofsalsa.They've also chopped and frozen zucchini and put up a zucchini soup base that will provide a comforting meal throughout the winter. SeeSo It Grows/Bge 2B

DORY'S DIARY DQRQTHYSWART FLESHMAN

Little squirrel causes a big inconvenience For the second time this fall, the electricity in my part of town was off. When I arrived home from town and the garage door wouldn't open, my first thought was to replace the batteries since my neighbor and I had been through that very thing not long before. I carried all of my groceries in the house by way of the sidewalk, front door, and living room to the kitchen, a trek much longer than when parking in the garage. Nevertheless I didn't want my dairy products to sit in the car withoutrefrigeration, so Im ade the effortto getthem into therefrigerator. That's when I learned that the electricity had gone off and my batteries were still in working order, for the light in therefrigeratorwas offaswell.So was my cordless phone and the electric clocks had blank faces. For a few minutes I couldn't help feeling irked at squirrels that chew the lines and cut off our electricity through the efforts of such a little fellow. But, I knew it didn't know any better, if that's what was causing the outage again this time, but it just seemed in this day and age thatwe should beable to protect such an important household usage from a little animal. The worst part of not having electricity that runs most of the things in one's household is resetting the clocks. Fortunately, I have only three electric ones —stove,microwave,and bedside — so you wouldn't think there would be much agitation in putting them to rights again. SeeDory/Page 2B

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Eggplant meatballs with roasted pepper and tomato sauce.

8 Ounces mushrooms, chopped small 1/3 Cup extra-virgin olive oil Salt, to taste 3Tablespoons fresh finely grated Parmigiano-Reggianocheese 1"/2 Teaspoons fresh thyme, finely chopped 1"/2Teaspoons fresh oregano, finely chopped s/4Teaspoon ground fennel "/4Teaspoon red pepper flakes 1/8Teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 Large egg, whisked 1/3 Cup panko bread crumbs

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I have been having fun with food recently and have come acrossanother favoritevegetarian dish. This is easy to make and can be made ahead of time. The eggplant meatballs with theroastedpepper and tomato sauce is delicious when served over julienne zucchini, just one more way to make it a super healthy and hearty dish. I served this the other night and given the choice the men ate regular pasta and the women picked the zucchini pasta. But I need to add that when I make the julienne zucchini my husband has really enjoyed it. A julienne slicer looks similar to a potatopeeler butitslicesyour vegetables into strings, like spaghetti. Ihave tried theeggplant meatballs twice; the first time I chopped the mushrooms and eggplant and the second time I used thefoodprocessor.Irecommend

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Assembling ingredients for eggplant meatballs with roasted pepper and tomato sauce.

you chop the veggies as it makes works but I do prefer using the consistency better and more like red peppers. The sauce is super beefmeatballs. easy and you can add almost When roasting the sauce, if anything from the garden to it. you use only red peppers it gives the sauce a sweet flavor which E l ant Meatballs is fabulous. I have also used only green peppers in the sauce, which 1 Large eggplant, chopped small

Put your oven racks in the middle of your oven and preheat to 450 degrees E Put the eggplant and mushrooms in a large bowl, then drizzle with olive oil and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper and stir. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper then spread the mixture onto the baking sheets. SeeEggplant/Page 2B

e rea manuresa aconinues I have had comments about organicfertilizer sowant to pass some along. Maryann in Huntington said: "I read with interest your dilemma on which manure to use in the organic family garden. I have been reading up on this myself and one resource mentioned that it takes four years for cow manure to break down sufficiently to be used in the garden." Kathy Hunter had this to say: aWe organic gardeners in Wallowa County are worried about our compost and our mulch. It seems that if wheat fields or hayfields are sprayed for weeds this travels on the straw or even through a horse that eats the grass, and the resulting straw or manure is toxic to a garden. What is left to compost or mulch with?" Wow, that is a question I don't have an answer for. A man called and asked if I knew where he could get a load of dairy manure like he used to get in Washington state. I of course didn't. He saiditwas fantasticand really made his garden wonderful, and with no weeds.

GRANNY'S GARDEN CRISTINE MARTIN I have seen iand smelled) the dairies in Idaho with large rows of composting manure. I have no idea how a person could get a load of it, but maybe the nurseries here in the area would get a truckload to sell to we who don't need a huge amount. Well, maybe they do, I have never asked. Before we put down our grass sod we got mulch from where we take yard waste at City Garbage and it seemed to work OK. I only use manure, etc. to add organic matter to our clay soil and make it easier to work with. I have no objections to fertilizer. I use Miracle Grow from time to time, but Ferin Wool, who grew super gardens, told me years ago that he used agood dry fertilizerto side dress his garden. SeeManure/Page 2B

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LA GRANDE FALL BEAUTIFICATION AWARDS

SO IT GROWS

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The Dustin home received the fall residential beautification award and the community is invited to look at the hard work put in by the couple. James and Sharon Dustin, who live at 1802 Second St. in La Grande, were granted the award by the La Grande Landscape and Forestry Commission last week. "It was an honor," Sharon Dustin said.aWe moved into the house in 1993 from Las Vegas.a Dustin said she wasn't able to grow a lotin the harsh weather of Nevada. In fact, her husband said she had a "black thumb." Dustin works outside every day, she said. "I've learned about how to grow through the years," she sald. Dustin had a neighbor, who has since passed away, who was really the one to inspire her to put in the effort and grow the numerous types of flowers around her home. "I didn't like getting my hands dirty," Dustin said."My neighbor Marcy Earnest said it's OK to get my hands dirty."

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also flopped. So I was more than a little leery of trying my luck with a similar strategy. Remembering my front-porch visit with the Laras, I began to wonder if they might have some advice. So I gave them a call. Boy, was I glad I did. The couple have perfected systems foreither storing their crops inside orleaving them outside — my preference because that would not require the labor ofharvesting. Rather than packing loose leaves around the crowns of thecarrotsior beetsorrutabagasl where they crest out of the soil, like my Internet sources suggested, the Laras have a better idea. They bag their leaves as usual and place the plastic bags over the plants and then cover the bags with a tarp, which is anchored on one side. The tarp keeps water from freezing on the bags. The cover can be easily rolled offand thefresh vegetables picked straight from the garden until spring. A covering of snow over the tarp adds to the insulation, so don't be too eager to shovel more snow than necessary off the tarp, Ramon advises. Ifyou prefer to harvestyour crops earlier and bring them inside for easier access, you'll have to find a cool room with high humidity. "Carrots are derived from a muck-growing plant," Ramon says. "They like moisture." He and his wife have found the perfect spot — a cool room in their basement. They store the carrots in plastic containers they've poked holes in to improve circulation. aThegl keep there for months," he says."As long as you can keep the humidity up, thegl do fine." Beets don't last quite as well, but they also can be stored in the ground or inside. And the Laras always leave their parsnips in the ground. Sounds like a recipe for success. I hope the system works for me. I'm looking forward to eating fresh, homegrown carrot sticks, and adding them to my stew or even plucking one to produce a nose for Frosty the Snowman when winter sets in.

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Sharon Dustin and her dog, Bruce Almighty, sit on the bench outside of her home.

The Dustins' home is alwaysdecorated seasonally, she said. Right now, the fall decorations are out and she has them on her porch and throughout her home. Dustin received the call she had won the award on her birthday, Oct. 13, she sald. "It was a nice birthday present," she said. Additionally, the Forestry Commission chose Oregon

Trail Electric Co-Op as recipientofthecommercial beautification award. "The Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative member service office in La Grande is one of the few LEED Silver Buildings in Eastern Oregon," said Jim Horan, manager of communications and government affairs at OTEC. "OTEC used local builders and crafts people to developa cost-effective and

Continued from Page 1B Bake for 20 minutes. Take pans from the oven and stir. Rotate the pans and return to the oven, then bake for an additional 20 minutes. Remove and cool to room temperature. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Place all Roasted Pepper & Tomato the ingredients in a food processor then Sauce pulse to combine. The mixture should 4 Pounds of tomatoes, cut in half be well combined but still have some 3 Bell peppers, yellow 8r red, cut in texture (be careful, do not blend into a half, seeds 8r stems removed paste). Season with additional salt and 1 Large Onion, cut into quarters pepper to taste. Line a baking sheet

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with parchment paper then with your hands form the mixture into 2-inch balls. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until cooked through and beginning to firm up. Serve with RoastedTomato and Pepper then serve with the marinara sauce.

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Continued ~om Page 1B But, like me, the Laras still have carrots and beets and parsnips in the ground. I'd considered freezing the carrots and canning the beets. I have just a few parsnips, so I really didn't know what to do with them. With my enthusiasm "I hope the system works forfood preservation

row and put the dry fertilizer there and then cover it. Itwould feed theplantsover time. I think we all do the best we can with what we have

environmentally responsiblestructure to serveour members. The concern for the environmentextends beyond the building into the landscaping with features that highlight native plants, are water efflcient, and reduce run-off. OTEC is honored to be selected by the La Grande Community Landscape and Forestry Commission for the Commercial Landscape Beautification Award."

6 Cloves Garlic, with the skins on Olive oil to drizzle Salt 8rpepper A dash of cayenne pepper Line a large baking sheet with tinfoil and put the tomatoes, peppers, onion 5 garlic with skins in the pan. Drizzle with olive oil and salt 5 pepper. Cook in the oven at 375 for 45 minutes. Remove and allow to cool. Take the skins off the garlic when cooled and put all the ingredients and juices into a blender and puree. This is a great sauce for any pasta dish.

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was not a happy camper." Yes, I finally after several Continued from Page 1B tries got the clock into workTwo of them were easy ing order. Now my three enough, for they were forthelectri cclocksread:2:06, right and followed simple di2:07, and 2:08.IfIcanjust rections of hour and minute. remember which one is the The third one, though, was most accurate, I will be able enough to send my patience to add or subtract a minute into orbit. That is the one or two and come up with connected to my know-it-all something close to the actual microwave. time. Why it has this contrary Why don't I redo them clockattached Ihaveno idea, and make all of them say the but the microwave was in same time? this house when I bought it No way am I going and isattached tothewall,so through that again, guessI have no choice but to follow ing the minute as I run from itsdirection. room to room. I have the feelWhen you push the "clock" ing they are being contrary button, it tells you to put in and would never agree to the hour and minute, a.m. agree, particularly thatone or p.m., then the month, day, on the microwave, so I will and year before it will settle depend on my wristwatch, down to heat anything or to battery clocks, and Atomix tell you the actual time until which normally agree with the next outage. one another. You'd think by now I would I am fortunate to have a be an old hand at fixing it, for land-line telephone on which sometimes I think I've had I could call the Oregon Trail more outages at this new ad- Electric Consumers Coopdress in a short time than I erative iOTECl to see if the had in any of the other places outage had been reported allput together. and found by the message As I've heard itsaid to there that it had, in fact, been emphasize one's feelings, "I reported and the workmen

were busy trying to find and repairtheproblem. Iappreciated that. A short time later, everything that buzzes with electricity came on and I knew we were back in businessexceptforthoseirritable clocks that were demanding my personal attention. I've had a column written for quite some time about our dependence on electricity and how it was when I was young, so I wondered if this was the time to send it on for this Monday's column; however, I decided that it would be better later when I felt more kindly about the advantages ofhaving everything attached to electric wires. Therefore, I took my frustration out on the returned electrified keys of my computer, ready to mail to the Baker City Herald on Wednesday, butmaking me wonder if a little squirrel or a hard wind can cancel so m any of our everyday appliances, what could someone do that was really intent on extensive damage. Idread toeven contemplate it.

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

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paid. No smoking, no Clover Glen pets. $900 mo, $850 Apartments, dep. 541-910-3696. 2212 Cove Avenue, Grande CLOSE TO EOU, small Clean atLawell appointed 1 studio, all utilities pd, no smoking/no pets, at 2 bedroom units in a quiet location. Housing $395 mo, $300 dep. for those of 62 years 541-91 0-3696. or older, as well as COMFY B A SEMENT those disabled or apt., $395/mo. 1 bdrm, handicapped of any f urnished , u t il i t i e s age. Rent based on inpaid, partial k itchen, come. HUD vouchers close to downtown at accepted. Please call college. No pets/smok541-963-0906 ing. 541-963-6796. TDD 1-800-735-2900 FAMILY HOUSING This institute is an equal

Pinehurst Apartments 1502 21st St. La Grande A ttractive one and tw o bedroom units. Rent based on income. Income restrictions ap-

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UNION COUNTY Senior Living Mallard Heights 870 N 15th Ave Elgin, OR 97827

opportunity provider.

750 - Houses For Rent Baker Co.

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SUNFIRE REAL Estate 16 X 2 5 G a rage Bay w/11' celing at 10 x 10 LLC. has Houses, DuRoll-up door. $200/mo plexes at Apartments for rent. Call Cheryl +fees. 541-519-6273 Guzman fo r l i s t ings, 541-523-7727. 25X40 SHOP, gas heat roll up at walk-in doors 752 - Houses for $375. (541)963-4071 Rent Union Co. LG. 2 BD, 2 ba, w/d at garb age p r o vided, n o BEARCO smoking, small dog ok BUSINESS PARK w/ deposit, $650/mo, Has 3,000 sq ft. also $600 dep. 16x30 storage units 541-91 0-3696 Availible Now! Ca II 541-963-7711 2 BDRM, 1 bath, fenced yard, new garage, 1 yr lease. $ 8 5 0/month. BEAUTY SALON/ Office space perfect Close t o EO U at for one or two operaschools. 901 2nd St, ters 15x18, icludeds LG. 541-963-7517. restroom a n d off street parking. 2BD, $650 $500 mo at $250 dep 5 bdrm, 2ba $895/mo + 541-91 0-3696 deposit. 4 bdrm, 1 ba, $750/mo COMMERCIAL OR retail + deposit. space for lease in his541-963-4125 t oric Sommer H e l m Building, 1215 Wash3 BDRM, 2 bath in LG. 2 i ngton A v e ac r o s s car garage, large yard, from post office. 1000 $ 1000 pe r m o , n o plus s.f. great location pets. 541-963-4174. $800 per month with 5

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DEAR ABBY: Halloween is around the relatively short time and haven't witnessed corner, and my 7-year-old daughter has how far she has come. It's honest. iDo not decided to be a cowgirl. She wants the boots, mention that you think her parenting skills the hat and the gun. are lacking if you would like to maintain the relationship.) Is it appropriate to let her have a holster and anobviously toygun to accessorizeher DEARABBY:Ioften shop at a convenience costume for trt'ck-or-treating? She would not be taking that part ofher cosstore on the cornerfor various things. Itis run by two men I tume to school on Halloween. DEAR I livein a part of the country see fairly often, but rarely talk where guns are an important ABBY to.I w ould like to thank them part of our culture, but I am for being available nearly every unsure how to proceed. hour of the week, year-mund. — CONFUSED IN How can I appropriately show my thanks? MONTANA I think supporting their business might DEAR CONFUSED: Guns may be an be the best way, but I'm not sure what else to important part of the culture where you live, do other than simply continue buying from them. Do you have any advice? but how do you feel about them? If it's all right with you, and the weapon your child — APPRECIATIVE INALBANY, N.Y. carries is obviously a toy, then there should DEARAPPRECIATIVE: I believe that be no problem as you take her from house if people have something nice to say, they shouldn't keep it inside. Tell the men their to house collecting her goodies. But there is nothing wrong with a 7-year-old cowgirl efforts are appreciated. I'm sure they11 be not having a gun and holster as part ofher pleased to know their hard work is recognized. Other than that, mention it to others costume. If you need verification, have her check out the character Jessie in the movie who live in the area. It's good publicity for the "Toy Story 2." store, and it might increase their business. P.S. Having her not take a toy gun to DEARABBY:I have been HIVpositive for school is wise because many schools have strict policies about weapons — including more than 20years and I am in good health. I never told anyone in my family about it. toy weapons — being brought on campus. I have now returned to my hometown after DEARABBY: A female acquaintance being away for 40-plusyears. Iwant to tell recently asked me to submit a reference letmy father and brothers that I'm HIV positer for her in order to help her in a custody tive, but I don't want to alarm them or have them start meddling in my life. I feel like I'm battle with her ex-husband. She had problems with drugs and alcohol in the past, but lying by not telling them. What should I do? — I VE GOTA SECRET has been sober for more than a year now. She DEAR GOTA SECRET: Maintaining one's wants the recommendation letter to reflect how muchshehas changed forthebetter. privacy is not lying. Because your intuition I didn't know her a year ago and didn't tells you that if you disclose your HIV status to your family they will be"alarmed or start witness the change. Also, from what little I have seen, her parenting skills are question- meddling," don't do it. You're in good health, able at best. How do I proceed? Ignoring her your HIV is being well managed and the only requestisn't an option because she has asked person who has to know is your sex partner. multiple times. — ACQUAINTANCE INGEORGIA DEARABBYis written by Abigail Van DEARACQUAINTANCE: Tell your acBuren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and quaintance a version of what you have told was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or me, that you're not comfortable writing the PO. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069. letter because you have known her only a

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suggested that Brown, if elected, would be a leader in the model of Obama himself, while others denounced Republican moves to tighten votingrestrictions asan attempt to stifle the black vote. Obama's rally in Upper Marlboro just east of Washington marked his first major foray into the 2014 midterm elections. Obama was supposed to rally last week in Connecticut for Gov. Dannel Malloy, but postponed that visit to focus on Ebola. Although Obama has raised money for Democratsthisyear ata feverish pace, he's stayed away from appearing in public with candidates — due in large part to his sagging approval ratings in key states. Obama will rally in the coming weeks for another half-dozen Democratic candidatesfor governor, but is not venturing into the conservative-leaning states where Democrats are fighting their toughest Senate races. Support for Obama still runs high in DemocraticleaningMaryland — and

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Bobcat girls take invite The Union/Cove girls cross country team won the Kyle Burnside Wildhorse Invite Thursday in Pendleton in the final regular season cross country meet. La Grande senior Amanda Welch won the girls' race with a time of 19 minutes, 45 seconds, while Union/Cove's Stormy Bullard was the top finisher for the Bobcats in seventh at 20:33. On the boys side, La Grande finished second behind Hermiston. Senior Todd Keniry finished less than one second ahead of his fellow senior teammate Elliot Jonasson to take third place at 16:39. Union/Cove's boys team took fifth place, as Sam O'Reilly was the top finisher in 13th place at17:20. La Grande's Keegan Dutto took16th in 17:26. Union/Cove, Elgin/ Imbler and Enterprise will take part in the OSAA 3A/2A/1A district championships Friday Pendleton. La Grande will compete at the 4A district meet Friday in Ontario.

Union takes trio of wins The Union (19-5 overall, 8-4Wapiti League) volleyball team had a successful weekend, beating Heppner in five sets Friday, and Grant Union, 27-25, 21-25, 25-15, 25-16, and Enterprise, 25-13, 25-10, 25-9 Saturday at home in Wapiti League action. Enterprise (1-14 overall, 0-12Wapiti) was led by Andrea Butterfield's six kills. Riley Gray added three kills. The Outlaws fell to Grant Union earlier in the day, 31-29, 2511, 25-13. Butterfield had four kills, while Gray and Sarah Aschenbrenner added three kills.

Elgin falls against Burns Burns defeated Elgin (2-12 overall, 2-10Wapiti) in a Wapiti League match 25-8, 25-16, 25-12 Saturday in Elgin.

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ONTARIO — After taking a three-touchdown lead in the first quarter, the La Grande football team was unable to maintain its early momentum, losing in overtime to Ontario, 40-34in Greater Oregon League play Fridayin Ontario. cwe told the kids before the

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La Grande defender Michael Chadwick, center, celebrates with forward Shane Morgan, left, and midfielder Gus Whittington, after Chadwick's go-ahead goal in the Tigers' 4-3 win over Mac-Hi Saturday.

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During the closing stages of the La Grande boys soccer team's backand-forth battle against Mac-Hi, the Tigers missed out on what appeared to be their last chance to steal a late win after Michael Chadwick's goal was ruled offside. "I thought I was onside, so I was in disbelief," Chadwick said."But I decided I'll just go hard to finish the game." Once Chadwick got over the first call, he made the most ofhis second chance, scoring off a cross from Lewis Wright out of the air. As a result, La Grande earned its first victory over Mac-Hi in 11 years, winning 4-3 Saturday at the middle school.

After the win, La Grande coach Wade Wright said he was proud of the team for coming back from a 3-2 halftime deficit. "I told the boys this is our year to beat Mac-Hi,"Wright said."At halftime I told them I'm not willing to leave this field with anything less than a win, and they weren't either." Wright and coach Jessy Watson named Gus Whittington the man of the match for his hat trick. The senior scored the first goal of the match in the eighth minute before heading in a goal in the 20th minute to put the Tigers up 2-1, with both goals coming off assists from Lewis Wright. "Gus started us offbig with two goals in the first half,"Wade Wright said.cwe missed our main striker iBlaine Kreutz) and I told them we're gonna miss his presence, but we've been scoring a lotofgoalsout See Upset/Fbge 4C

game that this is a league championshipgame,"La Grande head coach Chad Smith said."Ontario was not going to let up. We jumped on them, then let up, and that's when they came back. We gave them theconfi dence and ended up in the situation we're in." On the opening drive of the game, quarterback Brandon Dall threw apass overthe middle to wide receiver Zack Jacobs, who took it 70 yards for a touchdown. Jacobs also caught a 28-yard touchdown reception over his shoulder that put La Grande up three scores early. The sophomore finished with fourreceptions for 112yards. SeeShocker/Page 4C

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La Grande senior midfielder GusWhittington dribbles into Mac-Hi territory Saturday during the Tigers' 4-3 victory over the Pioneers.

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La Grande wide receiver Zack Jacobs catches a 70-yard touchdown reception on the game's opening drive in La Grande's 40-34 loss to Ontario Friday.

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Powder Valley's defense backfield." was no match for Wallowa's rushing attack Friday, as the The Cougars were equally Cougars ripped off 525 yards impressive defensively, en route to a 72-34 victory in harassing Powder Valley a Special District 1 contest in quarterback Seth Dixon all night. Travis Haga had eight Powder Valley. tackles and six sacks, Gareth Quarterback Koby Frye ran for 213 yards and a Murray had seven tackles career-high six touchdowns, and a sack, Joe Pendarvis running back Chandler added two sacks and Noah Burns finished with 203 Allen notched seven tackles yards and two long scores and two interceptions. and fullback Micah Fuller "Garethdid agreatjob, added a rushing touchdown containment-wise," as the Cougars scored 28 See Rout/Fbge 4C

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Wallowa junior quarterback Koby Frye scores one of his six touchdowns during the first half of the Cougars 72-34 win over PowderValley in Special District 1 action in Powder Valley.

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La Grande senior bags a hat trick La Grande midfielder GusWhittington played a major role in the Tigers' first victory over MacHi since 2003 in boy's soccer. The senior captain earned a hat trick, giving La Grande an early1-0 lead with a goal in the eighth minute. Tied at 1-all in the first half, Whittington scored his sec-

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unanswered points in the first half to pull away early on the road. ''When everybody takes care of their assignments, it'sdefnitely hard to stop," Frye said. "Together, we m ake for a pretty good

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Playinga man down and facing a 3-0 hole against the top team in the Cascade Collegiate Conference, Eastern Oregon could have easily packed it in and moved on to the next match. But the Mountaineers made interim head coach Samuel Thomas proud with their grit down the stretch, which led to freshman forward Maddi Cillay's goal in the 86th minute to prevent a shutout in Eastern's 3-1 loss to Northwest iWash.l University Saturday. "Regardless of the outcome, I think not finishing the game would have hurt more than losing 3-0," Thomas said. "I think that's why it led to a goal, because they wanted to finish the game well." SeeMounties/Page 2C

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Powder Valley earned a first-place finish in the 1A Old Oregon League a 25-11, 25-12, 25-21 win over Griswold Saturday. Powder Valley's Sally Blair finished her senior night with nine kills, three blocks and 11 digs. Fellow senior Taylor Martin had two kills, 13 assists and 11 digs, while also going 30-for-30 &om the service line. The Badgers i14-8 overall, 10-2 OOLl will play in the OOL district tournamentSaturday in La Grande.

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Union/Cove continued its undefeated run with a 58-8 Wapiti League win at Grant Union Friday. Running back Tayton Duby scored both of his rushing touchdowns in the first half with runs of 33 and 14 yards, respectively. Colton Loftus also ran for an 8-yard score that helped givethe Bobcats a 22-0lead heading into halfbme. In the second half, Duby scored again after taking a screen pass 92 yards for a touchdown. ''We hadn't really thrown much before that touchdown," Union/Cove head coach Jon Reynolds said. "He made one move, then ran &ee. We knew when he ran the first sweep play they weren't going to catch him." Duby fi nished the game with 190 rushing yards along with five catches for 138 yards. Quarterback Derrick Murchison finished 6-for-12 with 151 passing yards and one touchdown. Running back Aaron Clark carried the ball 15 timesfor 170yards and two touchdowns. Union/Cove i6-0 overall, 2-0 Wapiti) will play the only other remaining undefeated Wapiti team in Burns Friday at Cove High School, with the winner likely to hoist the league crown.

Cove came back to earn a 22-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18, 18-16 win over Elgin before falling to Burns 25-18,

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La Grande earned 25-14, 19-25, 25-13 win over Glide Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Philomath tournament before falling to Banks 25-14, 25-8. "This weekend was a good challenge for us," La Grande head coach Melinda Becker-Bisenius said.'We can compete with the best teams in the state like Banks and beat them. I don't know what went wrong, but I was disappointed." Senior Hanna Cashell finished her

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Tiger to score in each of La Grande's lastfour games. During a La Grande junior varsity Though the Tigers earned a shutout girls soccergame against Pendleton win, both teams created severalatOct. 4, varsity head coach Sam Brown tacking opportunities throughout the said Brittney Bertrand played so well match. As a result, Brown said he was that he pulled her out of the game so willing to encourage his girls to take a she could play varsity. different approach to winning. 'This win was critical, and it was a Since then, Bertrand has carved out a vital role in the varsity side, scoring must-have," Brown said."In a game the first two goals in La Grande's 4-0 like today, I'm willing to forsake the Greater Oregon League win over Mac- prettinessand principlesofthebeautiHi Saturday at the middle school. ful game to play a tough, tough match. "Brittney has impressed me tons," I would call this a tough match, not Brown said."To be as composed as a finesse and possession style that I she is as a &eshman and to put the love." ball in the back of the net, it was In the closing stages of the second excellent." half, Erin Bodfish puthername on the Starting in place of an injured Avery score sheet twice. Bodfish's first goal Stanton up top, Bertrand scored in came onaprecisely curled free kick the opening minutes off an assist &om into the upper left corner, while the Kyla Gomes, then tucked away a finsecond came off a strike into the upper ish into the bottom left corner to put right corner moments before the final the Tigers up 2-0. Bertrand is the only whistle.

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weekend with 63 digs in the tournament, while also recording nine aces and 11 kills. Cassandra Brownell recorded29 kills and 41 digs. ''We have to step up and be more competitive," Becker-Bisenius said. "If we want to move on in the playoffs, we have to take it to the next level." Defensively, senior libero Brandy Blackman led the Tigers with 97 digs. Junior Kali Avila finished tied for a team-high nine aces while leading La Grande with 78 total assists Saturday. La Grandei14-9overall,5-0 Greater Oregon League) will play Baker in its senior night match Monday..

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midfield through a lot of differentpeoplethisseason." With La Grande down a goal early in the second half, the Tigersreceived a boost when Mac-Hi got a red card. Whittington said the red card lifted the Tigers. 'The red card gave us a confidence boost,"Whittington said."They were a man down, and we could tell they were definitely getting frustrated." After getting a man advantage, the Tigers continuously pressured the Pioneer defense, and in the 29th minute of the second half that pressure paid off when Whittington slotted home a penalty kick into the lower left corner to tie the game at 3-all. 'This win was huge for these young men,"Watson said."I'm excited we won, but I'm more excited about what this means to the program &om a confidence perspective. La Grandei6-3-1overall, 2-2-0 GOLl hosts Baker/Powder Valley Tuesday.

25-18, 25-17 in Wapiti League play Saturday in Elgin. Hannah Hulse finished with 20 kills and six digs against Elgin, while Hailey Hulse finished with seven kills and eight blocks in the victory, and Morgan Reddington had eight blocks against Elgin. "The last two weeks have been grueling for our kids," head coach Darcy Carreiro said."I'm pleased with how they've stepped up in the jump to the 2A level playing in the toughest league in the state." Senior Taylor Little finished with eight kills in both the Elgin and Burns matches.

Cove i18-6 overall, 8-4 Wapiti) will face Union Saturday in the first round of the Wapiti League playoffs Saturday at Cove High School.

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Pine Eagle beat Joseph 62-20 Friday in a Special District 1 game in Pine Eagle. Cayden DeLury had 18 carriesfor86 yards,fi vereceptions for 97 yards, 13 unassisted tackles, five assisted tackles and one quarterback sack. Lars Skovlin had six unassisted tackles, and 10 assisted tackles, Jared Wilcox had five unassisted tackles, threeassisted tacklesand one quarterback sack for the Eagle defense. "Pine Eagle is definitely a good team," Eagles head coach Josh Harman said 'We had trouble blocking at the line" Joseph i2-4 overall, 1-2 SD1llooksto rebound Friday at Wallowa.

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out there and doing what we all know he can. He Continued ~om Page1C always gives 100 percent no matter what. That's why I "Zack had a great game," love playing with him." Smith said."He caught the Dall went 23-for-44 for ball well and made some 405 yards and five touchgreatplays.Itwasim presdowns, but running back sive to see him break away, Ray Jimenez was held to and he's a great player for threeyards on eightcarries. ''We couldn't run at all, the future." Freshman Andrew and that's definitely a Peasley delivered another frustrating deal," Smith standout performance, with said.'When you can't run, 12 receptions for 241 yards it's tough to be successful and three touchdowns. because they know what's Peasley scored touchcoming." downs from 15 and 45 Conversely, Ontario ran yards out in the first the ball early and often, half. In the third quarter, finishing with 382 rushPeasley limped off the field ing yards on 59 carries. after taking two hard hits Ontario's Ben Turner ran &om Ontario defenders 38 timesfor269yards and simultaneously. On the next three touchdowns. Turner's 4-yard touchdown run in offensive drive, Peasley caught a 61-yard touchovertime clinched the win down pass in which broke for Ontario. ''We have to get over acoupleoftacklesbefore juking the last Ontario this loss and bounce back," defender in font ofhim, put- Smith said."Our next game tingLa Grande up 34-20 in is a must-win." the third quarter. La Grandei4-3overall, "Andrew is the definition 1-1 GOLl will play its of tough," Dall said."He regular season finale on the doesn't lethard hitsorbad road Friday in a GOL battle plays stop him &om going against Mac-Hi.

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"I was really excited after scoring the &ee kick," Bodfish said."I was alsosurprised tohave another scoring opportunity." La Grande won its previous match 5-0 against Ontario, but had to wait over half an hour to score. Brown said he wasrelieved to see the girlsgeton the board within the first five minutes against the Pioneers. "For us to get that first goal early was huge," Brown said."It really helped us to settle down and control the restofthe game. We reallyforced Mac-Hi to play with us as opposed to the other way around, and that was

key." La Grande i7-3 overall, 3-1 GOLl will host its senior day match against Baker Tuesday at the middle school. Contact EricAvissar at 541-963-3161 or eavissarC lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Eric on Twitter C IgoAvissar.

Elgin earned a big road win, beating Echo 88-14 Friday night in Echo. The Huskies scored on everyone oftheiroffensivepossessions, and did not commit any turnovers. Elgin combined for 655 yards of offense, with 521 yards on the ground. The Huskies were led by junior running back Jaydon McKay with 277 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Junior quarterback Gage Little had 150 yards passing and two passing touchdowns. 'This is a big momentum boost for us heading into next week against Ione," Huskies head coach Brock Eckstein said 'We will go hard at practice and be ready for next week."

Elgin i5-1 overall) head on the road to face Ione Friday.

Burns blanks Enterprise Enterprise dropped its secondstraight game, losing to Burns 48-0 Friday in a Wapiti League game. Enterprise was held to -10 yards offensively. Sophomore Wade Isley had eight solo tackles, junior Justin Exon had seven solo tackles, two assistedtackles,and one tackle or a loss. Enterprise i1-5 overall, 1-1 league) travels to Imbler for a league game Friday.

ROUT Continued ~om Page1C Wallowa head coach Matt Brockamp said.'We got after it up &ont." Wallowa started quickly, scoring on Burns' 55-yard rush midway through the first quarter. After Allen's interception on Powder Valley's ensuing drive, Fuller busted through the Badger defense, stifF-arming his way for an 18-yard touchdown that made it 16-0. "That was a great run," Brockamp said."Micah is so strong. He can stif-arm and getthatseparation." The Badgers cut the lead to10 afterDixon hit Colton Ficek for an 18-yard pass, but that was as close as Powder Valley would get. Wallowa marched down the field and Frye capped it off from 3 yards out with a touchdown. Following Powder Valley's turnover on downs, Frye scored from 70 yards out to make it 28-6 midway through the second quarter.

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Wallowa running back Chandler Burns fights through a tackle during his 76-yard touchdown run Friday. The Cougars blocked a punt deep in the Badgers' territory on the ensuing drive, and Frye's 9-yard score pushed the lead to 30. The Badgers again were stopped on their next drive, and Burns took the first play from scrimmage for W allowa 76 yards fora touchdown, putting the Cougars up 44-6 with about four minutes left in the half. Dixon passed for 204 yards and three touch-

downs, while Caleb Day caught five passes for 109 yards. Ficek added three receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown. Wallowa i5-1 overall, 3-0

SD-1l hosts Joseph Friday, in its last regular season contest, while Powder Val-

ley i2-5 overall, 2-2 SD-1l will take on the loser of the Adrian-Crane Friday game in the first round of the cross-division league

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