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By Pat Caldwell Those two opposing viewalliance of conserForThe Observer pointsare atthe heartofthe latvation groups unBAKER CITY — Nick Cady e s t chapter in the ongoing saga cady der t he Pacific Wolf believes the science doesn't invol v ing gray wolves in Oregon.

Coalition. The key supporta plan by the Oregon Las t week, ODFW announced pillar in the argument against Department of Fish and Wildlife g r ay wolves now meet the condi- delisting wolves is a simple one: toremove state protections for tions to bedelisted from the The wolf population has not yet Oregon Endangered Species Act recovered enough to be sustainwolves.

The ODFW, though, believes a n d are set to recommend that ableover the long-term.

"Basically it comes down, in its justification for moving ahead action when the Fish and Wildwith a program to delist the life C ommission convenes for its our view, to numbers and distriMonday session in Salem. wolves in Oregon is sound. bution. You want wolves to reach

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a $1.7 million shortfall projected in the city's general fund over the next five years.

Members of the committee on Mondaynightremoved cuts to police officer and fire positions from the list of possible avenues for savings, but left a number of options on the table, including eliminating the recreation program,closing thepool for three months each year and making reductions in the Finance Department and within parking and code enforcement.

By consensus, the committee indicated it wants to move forward with an under levy of the La Grande Urban SeeFiscal / Page 5A

crude oil train that derailed in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, ignited a fire that killed 47 people.

The United States has not had an oil train disaster of this magnitude, but it has had close to a dozen oil train derailments in the past five years, many of which caused major fires. One in Columbus, Ohio, in July 2012 forced everyone within a mile of the accident to be evacuated. This year there have been oil train derailments in Gogama, Ontario; Heimdal, North Dakota; and Galena, Illinois.

Photos by Tim Mustoe/The Observer The danger confronting Oregon Rural Action board member Norm Cimon starts La Grande and many other his presentation on derailments of crude oil tank cars by communities oil trains run showing a photo of the derailment that happened in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, which killed 47 people through has grown dramatically in the past five years and destroyed 30 buildings. because of an increase in the Rural Action. The aim of the amount of crude oil shipped to address the issue.

The danger posed by the by rail refineries. This oil is program is to heighten awareness of the danger oiltrains volatile crude oil being shipped being shipped via train becannot be overstated, Gmon pose to the community and cause of a lack of availability spurpeopletowork together said. He noted that in 2013 a SeeTrains / Page 5A

It is a fact as undeniable as it is daunting — a big part of La Grande is in a potential oil train"blastzone."

Trains loaded with volatile crude oil from the Midwest regularly pass through the heart of La Grande while en route to ports. A derailment or acci dent involvingone of these trains could trigger a fire and explosions that would endanger everyone within a mile radius of the accident, also known as the blast zone, according to Norm Cimon a board member with Oregon Rural Action.

"If you see where an oil train has exploded, you can see the effects a mile away," the La Grande resident said.

Cimon was among the presenters at an"Oil Transport Safetyin La Grande" program put on Monday by Oregon

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The La Grande Fiscal Committee may have to cut back on services to address

• Portions of La Grande in a blast zone, according to presenters at Monday meeting

By Dick Mason

sixs eepin Baker Coun • Attack occurred on Goodrich Creek Lane, about 10 miles northwest of Baker City WesCom News Service

Cougar sightings

BAKER CITY — Samantha Kozlowski acquired a miniature donkey to guard her herd of sheep, but the donkey was unable to stop a cougar from killing six sheep lateSunday orearly Monday in a pen along Goodrich Creek Lane about 10 miles northwest of Baker City.

It's not clear whether a single cougar, or more than one of the big cats, killed the three ewes and three lambs, said Justin Primus, a wildlife biologist attheOregon SeeCougar / Page 5A

The ODFW's Baker City office occasionally receives cougar sighting reports from the Goodrich and Pine Creek area, where ponderosa pine forests extend east from the Elkhornsinto Baker Valley.

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The committee, which consists of the full La Grande City Council and members of the city's budget committee, is slated to meet again Dec. 14. A vote on a package to address the budget shortfall is expected then, City Manager Robert Strope said.

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Tank cars sit in a La Grande rail yard Monday afternoon. Tank cars like these can hold flammable materials like crude oil that can cause fires after being punctured in a derailment.

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Cady said another critical issue is there has yet to be an independent peer review of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's evaluation regarding its justification to delist the wolves. Cady said a peer review of the data used by the agency is the right method.

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Today is Wednesday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2015. There are 57 days left in the year.

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WALLOWA — The old

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT On Nov. 4, 1955, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young died in Newcomerstown, Ohio, at age 88.

ONTHIS DATE In 1884, Democrat Grover Cleveland was elected to his first term as president, defeating Republican James G.Blaine.

In 1922, the entrance to King Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered in Egypt.

In 1924, Nellie T. Ross of Wyoming was elected the nation's first female governor to serve out the remaining term of her late husband,William B. Ross.

In 1939, the United States modified its neutrality stance in World War II, allowing "cash and carry" purchases of arms by belligerents, a policy favoring Britain and France.

In 1952, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president, defeating Democrat Adlai Stevenson.

In 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a right-wing Israeli minutes after attending a festive peace rally.

In 2008, Democrat Barack Obama waselectedthe first black president of the United States, defeating RepublicanJohn McCain.

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The Blue Mountain Conference Center was packed with members of the community who wished to speak about the national forest revision plan regarding the Umatilla, Malheur and Wallowa-Whitman national forests.

an cou restrict orest access • Monday meeting in La Grande brings many opposed to forest road restrictions

By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

The United States Department of Agriculture held a meeting regarding the Blue Mountain Forest Plan Revision for the Malheur, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman national forests on Mondaynight.Many people came, and most had one message: Don't take away the roads in the forests.

The national forests are required to have a management plan enacted by the Forest Service that takes into account physical, biological, economic and othersocialim pacts,accordingto documents from the USDA. In 2014, the draft environmental impactstatement was released,and the three Blue Mountain national forests worked with communities to identify topicsforfurtherdiscussion,according to the USDA website. There have been public workshops and meetings scheduled to discuss the plan, including theone on Monday night.

Oregon Sen. Bill Hansell, who was at orestslhave to the meeting, said,cThe if be managed better than they are now."

Access totheforestwasthem ajortopic of concern for local community members as well as those who traveled fiom Umatilla, Baker and Malheur counties.

Of the hundreds of people who attended the meeting, most were against restricting any part of the more than

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Union County Commissioner Mark Davidson, who sits on theWallowaWhitman Forest Collaborative board, was at the meeting on Monday night.

Joseph, is listed at $450,000.

9 000 miles of roadway within the three forests. ''What's my relationship with the forest?" one community member asked.

"It's my home. iThe Forest Service) is taking my home and making changes to it. It's been my home for 73 years."

Jack Southworth, facilitator for the meeting, requested people not only make comments but offer solutions.

Several of those who testified said even if accessisrestricted,itdoesn't mean they11 stop from using the forests.

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A 13-year-old boy has been charged with criminal mischief in the third degree and reckless endangering after he allegedly fired a BB pellet gun at a vehicle Tuesday morning.

Police say 911dispatch receiveda callabout11:30 a.m. of a report of a gunshot to a vehicle in the area of Second Street and L Avenue cWe examined the hole in the glass and it was fairly obvious at the time it was a BB or pellet gun," said La Grande Police Sgt. Dusty Perry."Any larger caliber would have done greater damage to the glass."

La Grande Police Chief Brian Harvey said officers determined the trajectory ofthe pelletand traced itto a home in the area, where they located the juvenile m ale who had been playing with a pellet gun, which was recovered by police.

It's not clear whether the shot was fired deliberately at the vehicle.

After the initial call came in, Harvey made a quick decision to inform Central Elementary, La Grande Middle and La Grande High schools of the situation to put them on lockdown due to the proximity of the incident. Students were not in class Tuesday as parent-

Perry said that students were near the area, however, as the La Grande High School soccer team was warmmg up for a playoff game on the field behind the middle school.

"Of course we can't take chances on this type of thing," Harvey said of advising the schools to go into lockdown.

The lockdown was lifted after about half an hour.

Perry said the 13-year-old allegedly involved in the incident was "very cooperative," as were the boy's parents. He was released to his parents.

Perry commended the Union County Sherif's Olfice for its help in setting up a perimeter around the incident. However, he said, people breached the perimeteraspolicewere investigating.

The Oregon State Police also responded to the scene.

"If people see police they need to stay back," he said.

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"There's more of us than there are of them, and we won't comply," one man commented."If it's not broke, don't fix it."

Another person voiced the opinion that the Forest Service doesn't have the authority to restrict access. cWe don't have to listen to them," he sald.

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Bates Mill site, once a major economic engine in the small town of Wallowa, might serve that purpose again.

The 54-acre site on the north edge of town, zoned for industrial use, is up for sale at sealed-bid auction. Although it's not within the city limits, it lies within Wallowa's urban growth boundary, so any development presumably would include annexation to the city.

City officials have tried to promoteeconomic development on the land in the past few years.

The property, bound

by Highway 82, the Wallowa River, Wallowa Union Railroad and other industrial companies, is listed by Realty Marketing/Northwest of Portland with bids due Nov. 18.

There is no minimum bid, but a reserve is set at $150,000, meaning bids less than that can be rejected.

Proposals have included forest-products uses, but nothing had resulted fiom talks with the owner, Wallowa Forest Products, which no longer is active in the county. The realty firm's catalog points out that the site has been evaluated for"wood-orbiomass-related uses, business incubators and other industrial and commercial uses."

There is little industrial land for sale in Wallowa County. One other site, the developedtwo-acre former Alaskan Bushwheel facility near The county assessor's office estimates market value for the Batessiteat$157,160.Its

assessed value is $151,357.

The site includes a 27,000-square-foot wooden warehouse needing repairs, a sizeable wetland, remnants of several additional buildingsand 10 acresofballfi elds used by Wallowa High School.

A buyer would be required to donate the ball fields to Wallowa School District, accovfing to the realty firm. Itis unknown whether the wetland would have to be preserved or whether there are any toxic materials needing cleanup.

The J. Herbert Bates Sawmill was one of many lumber mills that once propelled the county's timber-led economy.

It operated from 1908 until its closure in 1964 following a workers' strike over demands for a 1 percent raise and a pension plan.

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Oregon State Police Sgt. Kyle Hove, left, and Capt.

Craig Ward of the Union County Sheriff's Office, stand by at the perimeter of a pellet gun shooting Tuesday.

Police say a 13-year-old boy shot at a vehicle with his BB pellet gun.

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An abandoned flatbed truck from the 1940s is in worse shape than the warehouse remaining on the Bates Mill property.

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LOCAL BRIEFING From stag reports

Halloween was October's rainiest day

normal precipitation. Normal highs for La Grande fall from 54 degreesatthe startof November to 40 degrees at the end of November. Normal lowsfallfrom 33degreesto 26 degrees. The 30-year normal precipitation is 2.03 inches.

Catering. Benchwarmers will provide beer and wine service According to preliminary for the evening.

Tickets are available at data received by NOAA's John Howard & Associates, National Weather Service in Pendleton, temperatures at 1207 Adams Ave., and Sew La Grande averaged much Handsome Sew Pretty, 102 w armer than normal during Greenwood St. Advance the month of October. The purchase is encouraged as Literacy Center tickets are limited and will average temperature was closed this week 54.6 degrees, 5.8 degrees not besold atthe door.

The Literacy Center at For more information, find abovenormal.High temperaCook Memorial Library in the Liberty Theatre Foundatures averaged 69.5 degrees, 7.2 degrees above normal. The La Grande is closed this week. tion on Facebook. highest was 86 degrees on the The center will resume its regular hours next week: 1:45 PFLAG plans postOct. 10. This was the third Thanksgiving party warmest October on record. p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Union County PFLAG will Low temperatures Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Call the library at 541-962averaged 39.7 degrees, 4.5 meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at 1339 for information on tutor- Zion Lutheran Church, 902 degrees above normal. The FourthSt.,La Grande.Atlowest was 29 degrees on Oct. ing or volunteering.

23. There were 4 days with tendees are asked to parkin Liberty fundraiser the low temperature below the lot on I Avenue and use tickets on sale now the office entrance.

32 degrees.

Precipitation totaled 1.29 Tickets for the third The group will not hold its inches during October, which annual Liberty Theatre monthly social night in ¹ Foundation Auction & Benwas at normal. Measurable vember or December but will efit are on sale now. resume in January 2016. A precipitation iat least.01 The dinner and auction post-Thanksgiving Day party, inch) was received on nine will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 14 which will be held at Zion days with the heaviest, 0.57 inches reported on Oct. 31.

Lutheran Church on Nov. 28, at the Presbyterian FriendThe highest wind gust was ship Center. Tickets for the is being planned.

43 mph on Oct. 10.

1940s swing-dance themed Harvest bazaars The outlook for November event are $75, or two for feature goodies from NOAA's Climate Predic- $140, and include a glass tion Center calls for near nor- of wine with dinner, which The annual Harvest mal temperatures and near will be catered by Merlyn's Bazaar at the La Grande

First Christian Church will runfrom 9 a.m. to 1p.m.

Saturday at 901 Penn Ave. Cinnamon rolls will be served in the coffee shop beginning at 9 a.m. until they are gone.

The bazaar will include baked goods, canned ]ams and pickles, hand crafts, candies, Granny's Attic treasures, homemade egg noodles, plants, holiday decor and gik baskets. A turkey noodle soup lunch will be served from

11a.m. to 1p.m .for$5;kids younger than 6 eat for $3.

The Presbyterian Harvest Bazaarisalso slated forSaturday. Held at the Presbyterian Friendship Center, corner of Sixth and Spring streets in La Grande, the bazaar will feature freshly made doughnuts, homemade canned and baked goods, decorations, books, toys and used treasures. The bazaar will be open from 9 a.m. to noon.

EOLS board meets Tuesday night UNION — The November meeting of the Directors of the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the EOLS Clubhouse located on

OBITUARIES Teen A. Hansett La Grande 1926-2015

Teen A. Hansell, 89, of La Grande, died Oct. 30 at her residence.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the La Grande First Baptist Church.

Teen was born Oct. 8, 1926, in Baker to Alva and Georgia

iHudspethl Gardner. She resided in Baker and moved to La Grande in 1956. She graduated from Baker High School in 1944 and married Del Hansell in 1947.

Teen was employed as a creditmanager from 1965 to 1970. She went on to work for Gateway Auto and in 1975 joined the DMV, retiring17 yearslater.Teen enjoyed reading. Spending time with her family was the most important thing in her life. She belonged to the First Baptist Church, where she raised all her children.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Alva and Georgia Gardner; husband, Del Hansell; sons, Mike Hansell, Wally Hansell and David Hansell; grandson, Kristofer Owen; and sister, Ethyl Tomas.

Survivors include her children and their spouses, Scott and Cheryl Hansell of Eugene, Pattti Nagy of La Grande, Betty and Bob Trotter of Cove and Ginny Lambert of La Grande; sister, Jo Snook Dickenson of Baker City; numerous nieces and nephews; and 16 grandchildren, 30

great-grandchildren and one great-greatgrandchild.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www. lovelandfuneralchapel.com.

Rita Mae Sarman La Grande 1928-2015

Helen Dorothy Votte La Grande 1921-2015

Helen Dorothy Volle, 94, of La Grande, died Oct. 31 at a local care facility. A viewing will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, also at Loveland Funeral Chapel.

Helen was born March 29, 1921, in West Point, Nebraska, to Ferdinand and Adella

Rita Mae Sarman, 87, of La Grande, died Oct. 30 at her residence. A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m.

Thursday, Nov. 5, at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A graveside service will follow and then a iFabryl Novak. Sheresided in gathering will be held at the Rosalie, Nebraska, La Grande, Cove Sportsman Club.

Summerville and Elgin. She Rita was born Jan. 1, 1928, attended West Point Elemenln Wabuska, tary, a one-room school in Nevada, to Em- Rosalie, Nebraska, and gradumit and Beulah ated from Rosalie High School iBrandonl Cum- as valedictorian in 1938. Helen mings. She mar- then attended a business colried John Elmer lege in Sioux City, Iowa.

Sarman Sa r man on Dec. Helen married Chester 0.

30, 1945, in Petersen on May 21, 1939, and Virginia City, Nevada. they divorced in 1964. She was She was preceded in death married to Grant I. Henderson by her husband, John Sarman; from 1969 until his passing son-in-law, Kem Wilde; and in 1995. In 1997, she married fourbrothers and three sisters. Robert"Bill"Volle, who passed Survivors include her awayin 2011. children and their spouses, Helen was employed as Leslie and Jonetta Sarman household help at N.K West of Nampa, Idaho, Peggy and Dairy, wasaruralroutecarrier Charlie Short of Cove, Kathy for The Observer and worked and Keith Montgomery of at Chris Food grocery and as Baker City, Margie Wilde of an offi cem anager forGateway Island City, Ron and Brenda Auto. She also farmed along Sarman of Fordyce, Arkanwith her husband Grant Hensas, and Janeen and Olen derson in Summerville.

Nave of Powell, Wyoming; Helen enjoyed gardening, and 20 grandchildren and 45 cooking and baking. She was great-grandchildren. a crafter and a quilter and Online condolences may be also liked to dance, read and made to the family at www. play cards. She was a member lovelandfuneralchapel.com. of Zion Lutheran Church and

was active in the PTA, Eagles and LegionAuxiliary, Farm Bureau, Wheat League, Volle Cat t l emen's Association iCow Belles), Pork Producers and Republican Central Committee. She raised four children and worked hard as a farmer.

Her family says she was always there for them and for her fiiends.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Chester Petersen, Grant Henderson and Bill Volle; baby son, Eugene Petersen; son, Marlan Petersen; four brothers and two sisters; and a granddaughter.

Survivors include her children and their spouses, Oran and Dee Petersen of Renton, Washington, Vicky and David Hallmark of La Grande and Bruce and Sue Petersen of La Grande; sisters and brothers-in-law, Lillian Radtke of Hooper, Nebraska, Marcella and Wilbur Fuchser of Walt Hill, Nebraska, and Frances Dorau of Omaha, Nebraska; brother and sister-in-law, LeRoy and Joyce Novak of Pender, Nebraska;and nine grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or a charity of choice in care of Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande 97850.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www. lovelandfuneralchapel.com.

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Weed management board holds meeting BAKER CITY — The TriCounty Cooperative Weed Management Area Board of Directors will hold a public quarterly meeting to review Tri-County CWMA project reports and address new and old business agenda items.

This meeting will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the conference room of the Bureau of Land ManagementField Offlce located at3100 H St., Baker City.

One-mile/5k event slated Friday morning ENTERPRISE — Building Health Families and Winding Waters Clinic will co-sponsor a one-mile/5k event called Stay Calm, Walk On on Friday.

The event starts at 9 a.m. at the Winding Waters Clinic, 603 Medical Parkway in Enterprise, and will follow the Amy Hafer race course.

Stay Calm, Walk On is funded byan AltEd Community 101 grant that students awarded to the clinic in the spring in their effort to raise

awareness surrounding teen stress in the community.

Man arrested on drug charges aRer stop Billy Alex Clemons, 22, was stopped Saturday by detectives with the Union/ Wallowa County Drug Task Force on an outstanding failureto appear warrant.

According to police, Clemons had been a subject of a drug investigation by the task force when he was stopped in the traffic stop.

Present in the vehicle was a 16-year-ol d female.

The investigation concluded with a search warrant of the vehicle Clemons was driving. He was arrested Monday while lodged in the Union County Correctional Facility on charges of driving while suspended imisdemeanorl, delivery of acontrolled substance and manufacturingofa controlled substance within 1,000feetofa school.Additional charges include endangering the welfare of a minor and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Clemons was arraigned

and his bail set at $500,000.

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wrote in an email to the Herald that"Haggen is pleased BAKER CITY — Soon to reportthatithasreceived there will only be one. a number ofbids from interOne major grocery store ested parties for the store in Baker City, that is. locations available for sale.

The two brightyellow The company looks forwald banners that greet shoppers to successfully completing at the Haggen store, 1120 the auction process."

Campbell St., tell the tale: Pleva said each store "Store Closing — Everyhas differentissues that thing Must Go" will affect negotiations for The banners were put up potential sale.

Thursday.

Haggen leases its Baker That the store is closing City store location from isn't breaking news.

BTS II LLC, a company In September, Haggen, managed by Greg Sackos, a the Bellingham, Washington, local real estate developer. chain thatfiled for bankThe building has a marruptcyle-orgamzation this ket value of about $3.47 milsummer, announced that the lion, according to the Baker Baker City store would dose CountyAssessor's Offlce. no later than Nov. 25.

Greg Smith, Baker City/ Marc Ruberti, general County economic developmanager of the Baker City m ent dire ctor,said hetalked store, said he doesn't know if with Sackos and said there it will close before Nov. 25. are issues — including "There is no in stone date Haggen's bankruptcy filing — that need to be dealt with set for closing," Ruberti said."Every store is a little before another company can different." move into the building.

Haggen, which bought Smith said he has also had 146 stores, m ostofthem conversations with officiais formerly owned by Albertfrom several independent sons, earlier this year, is grocery chains in Eastern Ortrying to sell most of those. egon,Idaho andWashi ngton Monday was the deadline about the pending vacancyin forprospectivebuyers to the Baker Citybuilding. ''We have had strong submit bids through the bankruptcy court. The auc- interest from folks who have tion is set to start Monday. inquired about the building," Deborah Pleva, who works Smith said.'They are all for the public relations firm waiting to see how this Hagthatrepresents Haggen, gen bankruptcy shakes out."

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PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE POLICE Arrested: Kyle Lynn Weimer, 29, La Grande, was arrested Monday on a Union County secret indictment warrant charging second-degree assault, fourthdegree assault and seconddegree disorderly conduct.

Cited: A La Grande minor was cited Monday on a charge of hit and run with property damage.

Arrested: Ryan Alan Nelson, 24, unknown address, was arrestedTuesday on a Union County Parole and Probation warrant charging parole violation on an original charge of third-degree rape.

Arrested: Carrie Jena Ricci, 28, La Grande, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of initiating a false report.

Arrested: Anthony Michael Shrout,34, unknown address, was arrestedTuesday on two Morrow County warrants charging 1) failure to appear on an original charge of driving while suspended (misdemeanorjand 2) failure to appear on an original charge of second-degree failure to appear.

Accident: No one was injuredTuesday night in a crash near 2706 Island Ave.

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Arrested: Tyson Arthur Hancock,41, unknown address, was arrestedTuesday on a Union County warrant charging order to show cause on charges of unlawful sexual penetration (four counts), first-degree sexual abuse (two counts), second-degree sexual abuse (two counts) and third-degree sexual abuse.

Arrested: Mathew Ray Hylton, 19, unknown address, was arrestedTuesday on a Union County warrant charging order to show cause on charges of unlawful possession of meth, unlawful possession of oxycodone, first-degree theft and theft by receiving.

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UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: Remington Pierre Miller, 28, unknown address, was arrested Monday while lodged in the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility on a Union County secret indictment warrant charging tampering with physical evidence.

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Oregon state forensic labs have strict policies and procedures. They go through a voluntary accrediting process with internal and external audits.

But the legitimate question asked by state police, Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel and Gov. Kate Brown is if they need more oversight.

Brown hassetup a w ork group to figure outw hat else can be done.

It's a necessary step. The labs provide technical assistance and training. They analyze evidence and give expert testimony about the physical evidence recovered from crime scenes. Their analysis and interpretation must be accurate, credible and unbiased or it casts a cloud over the criminal justice system.

And the cloud has been cast.

A state forensic analyst at the Bend crime lab is under investigation for drug tampering. The evidencein 1,000 cases may need to be reviewed again.

Problems have been reported at crime labs in 19 other states and at the FBI. Detroit shut down its crime lab. A chemist in Massachusetts went to prison for faking results. In North Carolina, officials withheld or distorted evidence that cast doubt on the guilt of suspects in 230 cases over 16 years.

What might some solutions be?

One issue oken raised is that the state controls the forensic evidence. Even the best scientists can be affected by bias. Does it make sense to have the forensics division in Oregon within the state police?

Would more independence promote more pursuit of

objectivity? It might help.

Radley Balko, a senior editor for Reason magazine, and Roger Koppl, director of the Institute for Forensic Science Administration at Fairleigh Dickinson University, have other ideas worth considering. They advocate forensic analysis be done twice by rival labs to ensure the conclusions are solid. They want statistical reviews of findings to look for anomalies in interpretations produced by labs. They also call for steps to be taken to ensure evidence is stripped of context, so scientists don't know any more than necessary about what they are working on.

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e r e on's wo hen I look at Google Earth, my first reaction is to zoom in and outforperspective.Greaterperspective helps us gain a better view of wolves in Oregon, and how removing them from the state's threatened and endangered list will allow them to be managed as a species that has been successfully recovered.

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reportfrom 2009,statesthere were already between 60,000 and 70,000 wolves in North America at that time, including an estimated 12,000 in Alberta and British Columbia, and at least 1,645 in the northern Rocky Mountains recovery area, which is recognized as a southern extension of the robust Canadian population. Zooming in tighter to Idaho, which was a node for Rocky Mountain recovery with 15 wolves reintroduced in 1995 and another 20 in 1996, we see that Idaho's wolf numbers tripled in just two years to 115, and reached 192 by 2000. As of late 2014, there existed a minimum pack count of 104 and an estimated population of 770 wolves. This all follows six years of regulated hunting and trapping of wolves.

Idaho has been the source population, throughdispersal,forwolfre-establishm ent in Oregon. The firstOregon pack to be confirmed was the Wenaha Pack, documented in 2009. Our state anticipated an inevitable wolf movement from Idaho and by 2005 had produced and adopted a Wolf Management Plan.

Thisthree-phased approach called for evaluating an option for delisting once the criteria were met for Phase II. The criteriacalled forfourbreedingpacks to

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have aff ected neighboring statesto gain a clearer picture of what we can expect in the coming years. In Idaho's Unit 26, JimAkenson, of Enterprise, is the within the Middle Fork Zone of central conservation director Idaho, wolves were reintroduced in for the Oregon the mid-1990s. The elk population was Hunters Association.

My Voice columns 1,270 and hunter harvest in 2006 was should be 500 to 700 89 bull elk. By 2011, counts for Unit 26 were just 366 total elk and hunter words. Submissions harvest was a meager 24 bulls. Hunter should include a portrait-type numbers for the three units comprisphotograph of the author. Authors ing the Middle Fork Zone dropped in also should include their full name, half, going from 1,678 in 2006 to 821in age, occupation and relevant 2011. The pattern of decline continued organizational memberships. Send with only 757 elk hunters going to those columns to La Grande Observer, wilderness units in 2012.

1406 Fifth St., La Grande, Ore., The pattern here is crippling for the 97850, or email them to acutler@ local rural economies, where hunters lagrandeobserver.com. start their journeys to the backcountry.

Wolf predation might not be the only factor influencing central Idaho elk successfully rear two or more pups for three successive years. By 2014, these numbers, but with a high wolf pack criteria had been met and exceeded,as density in the Middle Fork Zone, it is there were nine known successful breed- the dominating factor according to the ing pairs of wolves in Oregon, including Idaho Department of Fish and Game. eight packs in Northeast Oregon and Contrary to claims made by animal one in the southern Cascade Mountains. protectionist groups, delisting does In recent weeks, there have been three notremove protections forwolvesin wolf activity areas identified in southern Oregon. Wolves will remain a protected Oregon. The minimum population is species, and they are still federally listed estimated at 81, not counting this year's in all but the eastern-most sliver of Oregon. Delisting will, however, start the pups l13 of the 16 documented pairs had litters this year). journey down the road to Phase III and allow the Oregon Department of Fish Now, zoom out to include the entire northern Rocky Mountain region, and it and Wildlife more options for applying management practices. becomes obvious that Oregon's wolves Following through on the promises are well connected and thriving, and it's equally clear they are ready to be made to Oregon's agricultural commuremoved from Oregon's endangered nity will also foster better tolerance of wolves and maintain the credibility of species list.

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although it appeared from marks in the dirt that the Continued from Page1A cougar or cougars had tried to dragsome ofthe sheep Department of Fish and away from the pen.

Wildlife's Baker City office.

Pnmus sard cougars typiPrimus said he found callyseek the coveroftrees many cougar tracks in the when they're eating prey.

There is a stand of timber sheep pen, and although the tracks were roughly the same near the pen, he said. size it's not possible to say Kozlowski said the ewes with certainty that only one that were killed were 2 to 3 cougar attacked the sheep. years old and weighed from The wounds on the sheep 150 pounds to 175 pounds were mainly to the face and each. The three lambs were neck, which is typical of cou- born this spring. gar attacks, Primus said.

She said she had penned Nine other sheep were in the animals on the property since about June and had no an adjacent pen along with earlier problems with one goat and the guard donkey. None of those animals predators. was hurt, Kozlowski said.

She said she usually She and her fiance, Frank checks on the sheep each evening.

Ramsey, live in Baker City.

They rent the Goodrich The sheep are the AmeriCreek Lane property where can Blackbelly Barbados their sheep and other anibreed. Kozlowski said each mals are penned. sheep was worth about $400, Kozlowski said she and so the total loss is about Ramsey, along with a group $2,400. offriends,rodehorseson the She was raising the sheep formeat and possibly for sale property Sunday, finishing about 5 p.m. to trophy hunting operations.

All the sheep were fine Kozlowski said Curt Mattwhen they left for Baker City. son, an agent for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's About 8:30 a.m. Monday morning she got a call from Wildlife Services office in La her mother, who had just Grande, an agency that deals withproblem predators,visgotten off the phone with a Goodrich Creek Lane resiited the property Monday.

But unless it's possible to dent who saw the dead sheep in the pen, which is next to track the cougar from the the road. pen, the agency probably Primus said the dead won't try to trap the animal, sheep had not been eaten, Kozlowski said.

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portation has put new rules in place, effective Oct. 1, requiring that the use of all DOT 111s for hazardous waste Continued ~om Page1A transport be phased out within three of pipelines, according to a story in the yearsifthe carsarenotretrofi tted to Jan. 25, 2014, edition of the New York meet higher safety standards.

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The new rules also apply to the uninUnion Pacific currently moves 400 sulated CPC 1232 railcars also used to transportcrude oil.These carsmust be to 500carloads ofcrude oilm onthly through Oregon, according to Franphased out in five years or retrofitted with proper insulation. cisco Castillo of Roseville, California, who is directorofcorporaterelations Castillo said the companies shipping and media for Union Pacific Railroad. the crude oil will be responsible for making the upgrades or replacing the Statistics on how many oil train cars run throughLa Grande are notavailcars. He explained that Union Pacific able. usesoilcarsprovided by shippers.

A high percentage of the crude oil Before a shipment ofhazardous matransported by Union Pacific is done so terials is made, Castillo said, state and in DOT 111 railcars. These are old cars local officials, including first respondthat puncture easily when there is a ers, are notified.

"Everyone who needs to know is derailment, Cimon said. He added that they also have weak spouts. providedalltheinformation needed," "If they snap ofE any spark can Castillo said. ignite a fire," Cimon said.

This information is not provided to Castillo said in a phone interview the public as a safety precaution.

"If it gets into the wrong hands, it on Tuesday that steps are being taken to improve the quality of the railcars could harm the communities we serve," used to transport crude oil.H enoted Castillo said.

The fires ignited by crude oil can be that the U.S. Department of Trans-

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Renewal Agency. An under levy that would maintain current UR programs could benefit the city's general fund to the tune of $200,000 a year.

"So the question becomes, how do we resolve the rest of the gap?" said City Manager Robert Strope.

Assuming a UR under levy over five years, the shortfall then drops to

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Members of the La Grande Fiscal Committee are looking at potential savings of closing the city's pool for three months out of the year. The city estimates it would save about$250,000 over five years by doing so.

"That's $250,000 there. That's a sizable chunk fof the $700,000. I think that's something maybe we need to take a look at."

— John Bozarth, La Grande city councilor about closing the pool for three months in an effort to bridge a budget shortfall

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digm regarding wolves, the truth is not much, in terms ofoverallsupervision ofthe Continued from Page1A animals, will change, accordsomething that is inherently ing to ODFW spokesperson biased," Cady said, "I think Michelle Dennehy. "iA delistingl means little the easiestway forthe state to move forward, both in terms of wolf managelegally and biologically, is ment. Wolf management to goforward with a peer is guided by the Wolf Plan review that says when you and its associated technical have this many wolves and rules," Dennehy explained. they occupy this amount of Dennehy said gray wolves habitat then things will be in Eastern Oregon will confine." tinue to be heavily regulated The benchmark utilized to and shielded even if they are recommend a delisting prodelisted.

"They are still very cessisfairly straightforward.

Once the gray wolf populaprotected. There will be no tion in Eastern Oregon management changes imreachedapopulation offour mediately," Dennehy said, breedingpairsforthreeyears addingthat,for cattle ranchin a row, a status review pro- ers, a delisting will not make cesswas triggered.The state changes in protocol regardnow boasts about 81 wolves ing wolves.

"Basically, the rules really living in 10 packs. don't change for livestock The ODFW employed five other elements as a justifica- producers," Dennehy said."I tiontodelistthegray wolves. think it is important to note They include: Wolves are now ithatl it is not like wolves are spread over a large area of going to become like coyotes.

Oregonand nothing prevents They are still very tightly the animals from inhabiting regulated." otherareas ofthestate;the Under the delisting prowolf population is anticipated posal, wolves would not be to climb while the overall subject to hunting.

Dennehy said the Oregon possibility of extinction is Department of Fish and low; wolfhabitat in Oregon is stable and wolf range is Wildlife is secure with its recommendationtoadvocate growing; over-utilization of wolves is unlikely as the Wolf a delisting process. ''We did a biological status Plan continues to provide review, and we think the protection and any future "takings" of wolves will be information justifies the highly regulated; the Wolf delisting. We have reviewed Planguaranteesprotection and documented verifiable of the wolves in the future no information. We are confident matter of their ESA status. in our processes, and we are While a delisting may following the law," Dennehy appear to deliver a new para- sald.

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committee, is slated to meet again Dec. 14. A vote on a package to address the budgetshortfallisexpected then, Strope said. That recommendation would then go to the city council.

At the December meeting the fiscal committee is also slated to vote on whether to move forward with the gas tax.

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In this 2013 file photo, an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist draws blood from a member of the Snake River pack in Northeast Oregon. Last week, the ODFW announced graywolves now met the conditions to be delisted from the Oregon Endangered Species Act and are set to recommend that action when the Fish and Wildlife Commission convenes for its Monday session in Salem.

"It removes oxygen from the fuel source. It suffocates the fire," Cornford explained.

Castillo said that Union Pacific delivershazardous materialssafely 99.997 percent of the time. Cimon agrees that the odds of mishap are not high.

"The probability is low that in any given place there will be an accident, but the probability will rise as more and more oil is shipped by rail," Cimon sald.

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a major challenge to extinguish, said J.B. Brock, emergency services director forUnion County,who spoke atMonday's meeting.

'You don't just go in with water and put it out," Brock said.

Brock said he hopes to arrange for a number oflocal firefighters to come with him in March to a Union Pacific Railroad training session on dealing with hazardous materials emergencies.

Interim La Grande Fire Chief Emmitt Cornford said on Tuesday that his department is equipped to deal with oil train fires but that it is tricky.

The best way to combat such fires is to

Councilor John Bozarth.

"I think that's something maybe we need to take a look at."

Bozarth also mentioned eliminating the recreation program, which could save an estimated$264,705 over the next five years. ''We've got to make some tough decisions if we want

estimated $400,000 a year,

which would be dedicated for street maintenance work.

That revenue, Paullus said, would pay for approximately two miles of overlay of a 24-foot roadway.

Paullus said about 25 to ibalance the budget)," he miles of roads do not qualify sald. forthe currently collected About $185,000 could Street User Fee funds.

"Staff would intend for be saved over the five-year time frame with a reducthe local gas tax fund money tion in the Finance Depart- to be applied to all roads ment, according to city within the city limits of all documents. classifi cationsand surface Finance Director Kim conditions," Paullus wrote in Hulse said such a reduction a memo on the subject. would involve eliminating a He estimated in his report half-time position and closthat a 3-cent tax would cost ing the department's doors someone with a 20-gallon for two hours a day so that tank 60 cents per fill-up. the work of the half-time poCommittee member Art sition could be completed. It Rhodes, who sits on the budwould also call for reducing get committee, said he calculine items off the departlated the tax would cost him ment's budget and reducabout $15.60 a year. ing municipal court days Since a gas tax would offered, likely to one day a have to be approved by votmonth. ers, Paullus said he believes Though the committee he would take a passage as did not entertain the idea indication that the public of a 50 percent reduction in recognizes the need to adlibrary hours, some felt a ditional major street work. reduction there should be If it were to fail, "they would explored. be indicating that they are "I think there needs to be happy with the work that is somewhat of a reduction," currently being done with City Councilor Justin Rock the funding available," he sald. wrote in the memo.

"Idon'tseegoing to the Also Monday night, Public Works Director Norm Paulvoters as a losing proposilusdelivered a reporton tion for anyone," he said at a possibl e 3-centgastax, the meeting. which could bring in an The committee, which

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A WALLOWA GAL

BACKINTIME:Elkat Wallowa lake,1925-1942

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The Compound, my very own retreat largepartofthisnew dventure was about me making my own choices for the first time of my life and proving I could do this successfully.

Before going south to get my things, I chose a manufactured home with two feet of snow blanketing the large lot.

"I'll have a lot to mow in the summer, but I'll deal with that then," I thought.

Enclosing all of this property was an impenetrable metal fence and a tall lockable gate, providing much needed security.

Though others commented how brave I was to make this change, deep inside I was terrified.

Arrivingaftera seven-day journey in the rental truck, I pulled up to the new abode, which now had no snow.

Instead,a large graveled lot with a small patch of grass around the house lay before me. I met my neighbor soon after unpacking and inquired about the gravel.

"Itused tobe a salvage yard, with abandoned cars and trucks," he said.

I laughed at myself. My first big decision, and I had landed in a junkyard.

I mused, "I hope my boys never find out."

As the days passed, I realized for the first time in my life, I was alone. With no obligations, I was completely responsible for my life and the direction it would take.

Pen and paper in hand, I reflected on my past. I thought about what worked, and what didn't for the last 56 years.

Taking breaks, I began to meet friendly people and would join them for coffee or excursions into this beautiful, wild land.

They were amused at my parting comment, ''Well, got to get back to The Compound."

This place had become like a self-imposed retreat, to quiet myself for a time of soul-searching.

I found beauty in that former scrap heap. Upon a full moon night, the broken glass from countlessshattered windshields shimmered as a field of diamonds.

During the day, I wandered about, picking up variousshards ofcolorful plastic and chrome.

A killdeer couple nested three clutches of babies. A family of quail gathered on my porch to eat the bird seed tumbled from the feeder overhead.

One day, I awoke to the property owner dismantling the gate.

He had said from the beginning he planned to do so, but I still panicked. Then an image came to mind, as though God was saying, "OK, little birdie. It's time to leave the nest."

Friendshelped me fi nd a home with a breathtaking view of the mountains.

Settled in now, and with a new confidence, this Wallowa Gal couldn't be happier.

Kat Stickroth is a freelance writerand vendor for Pika Press publications.

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Since elk season is currently going on, this picture might serve as a reminder to those hunters that never see anything just what a bull elk looks like. This postcard shows a young bull elk along with an extremely large bull elk at the park atWallowa Lake, where they were protected naturally. The stamp box on the back of the postcard indicates the picture was taken sometime between 1925 and 1942.

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' tate of iving'to encouragecommunities • Authors retell stories ofnonprofit organizations, volunteers that have played role in Oregon history

By Katherine Stickroth ForThe Observer

JOSEPH — A panel discussion led by authors Greg Chaille and Kristin Anderson highlighted the publicationof"State of Giving: Stories of Oregon Volunteers, Donors and Nonprofits."

Through storytelling, this book features nonprofits and community members throughout the state who have played a vital role in Oregon's history and its present.

Local entities such as Wallowa Resources and Fishtrap are portrayed in the book.

A recounting of the projectto restore the Wallowa River to its original channel on the property of Lostine rancher Doug McDaniel is also included.

"With Wallowa County having morenonprofitsper capita," Anderson said, "we felt like we were preaching to the converted."

However, more than 50 people from the community attended the event held at the Josephy Center.

With "giving" meaning both monetary donations to nonprofits and time offered by volunteers, the book tour event was to

show people "that anyone, no matter who you are, can make a Anderson difference, and that Oregon's future depends upon more people realizing that and getting involved," Anderson sard.

"Nonprofits as a whole are ina crisismode, "she continued. 'With many organizations maxed out in personalcapacity,the oft asked question is 'how do we attract a new generation of volunteers and donors?"'

"State of Giving" highlights people who have made a difference, with the intent being to inspire others to get involved in their community.

Over 350 people from all walks oflife throughout Oregon were interviewed for this book.

"The work of donors, volunteers, and nonprofit staff, and ofother civicleaders is transformative," Anderson sard.

"It changes lives and landscapes and improves our daily experience. We wanted to sharethese storiesand show how their innovations and generosity are strengthening our state."

At this meeting, it was announced that December 1 has been designated as "Giving Tuesday" across Oregon. More information is available at oregoniansgive.org.

U. S. Senator Ron Wyden says, "'State of Giving' is an inspiring, essential, and

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The Ford Family Foundation, through their Select Book Program, offers this book for free to the public.

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ON DECIC THURSDAY • College volleyball:Eastern Oregon University at Walla Walla University, College Place, Washington, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY • Prep volleyball: Imbler vs. Burns, Class 2A state tournament, Redmond, 8 a.m.

• Powder Valley vs.

Trinity Lutheran, Class 1 Astate tournament, Redmond, 1:15 p.m.

• College women's basketball: Eastern Oregon University vs.

Arizona Christian University, Arizona Christian Classic, Phoenix, Arizona, 6 p.m.

• Prep football: Cascade at La Grande, Class 4A state playoffs, Community Stadium, 7 p.m.

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASICETBALL

eteran- e ounties ta eaimat ourt crown

By Josh Benham The Observer

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Eastern Oregon University senior Nikki Osborne, left, was named to the Cascade Collegiate Conference all-CCC preseason team.

After three straight years on top of the Cascade Collegiate Conference, No. 14 Eastern Oregon University is used to being the hunted. But head coach Anji Weissenfluh's

attitude, and possibly a reason her team has enjoyed so much success recently, is that the past accomplishments don't dictate what happens in the present. aWe usually see everyone's bestagainstus,"she said.

PREP BOYS SOCCER

PREP FOOTBALL

Cougs, Tigers

vie for quarters

By Ronald Bond The Observer s

AT A GLANCE

Bartlow takes third honor For the third time this season, Eastern Oregon University quarterback Zach Baltlow has been named Frontier Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

The junior from Waitsburg, Washington, was a bright spot in the Mounties' 42-24 loss to No. 10 Montana Tech, passing for a career-high 395 yards and adding three touchdown passes.

Baltlow is the

Fontier Conference leader in total offense with 279.2 yards per game.

Two in a row for Schuder Eastern Oregon University women's soccer player Crystal Schuder was selected as the Cascade Collegiate Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the second consecutive week she has been given the honor and third time this season.

Schuder, a senior from Penticton, British Columbia, scored three goals for the Mountaineers last week, netting two in a 3-0 victory against Trinity Lutheran Friday and following that up with a goal in Eastern's 2-1 win atWarner Pacific Saturday.

Schuderleadsthe CCC in shots and is tied for first with 14 goals scored.

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La Grande's Blaine Kreutz (10) works against Madras' Jose Manuel Diaz during the second half of Tuesday's Class 4A state playoff match. Kreutz scored two goals as the Tigers knocked off theWhite Buffaloes 4-0.

• La Grande scores three times in first half to cruise to4-0playoffvictory

By Ronald Bond The Observer

The La Grande boys soccer team couldn't have asked for a much better start to its playoff run.

Next up for the Tigers: a rematch with the defending state champions.

Blaine Kreutz scored two goals, Lewis Wright and Wyatt Schlaht each added a goal and the Tigers dominated from start to finish to take down Madras 4-0 Tuesday in the first round ofthe Class 4A state playoffs. aWe came out and started off really fast, which is not unusual, but it's what

we wanted to do and we did it," Kreutz said.

The victory moved La Grande into the quarterfinals for the first time since 2001 and set the Tigers up with a Saturday showdown against North Marion, the 2014 champions and the team that ousted La Grande from the playoffs a year ago.

North Marion defeated North Valley 3-2 Tuesday to advance.

La Grande imposed its will on the White Buffaloes from the outset with its possession-ladened attack, giving itself scoring opportunities throughout the rain-soaked affair, while limiting Madras to only a handful of chances.

"That's what we aim for," Schlaht said.aWe want to be in their half from the get-go and just pressure them."

The constant pressure and speed resulted in an early goal as Wright blasteda shotinto the top-right corner of the goal from about 30 yards away for a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute.

"I brought it down kind of close to me so they wouldn't know what I was doing and then I hit it as quick as I could,"Wright said ofhis long goal.

Kreutz's first goal came just four minutes later as he took a Michael Ebel pass in front of the net and worked a shot past goalkeeper Simon Sangha for a two-goal lead.

Schlaht's goal late in the first half extended the lead to 3-0 and Kreutz notched the lone goal of the second half off a pass from Cristian Miramontes in the 29th minute.

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week to week, taking one match at a time," she said."But it's been in the Imbler volleyball head coach back of our minds, definitely. The girls Jennifer Teeter wanted her team areveryexcited now tobe atstate."

The Panthers swept Faith Bible focused on a week-to-week basis and to not look ahead to the playoffs. Now, Saturday in the first round to make however, the team gets to bask in the it to the Class 2A state tournament glow of making it to the season's final which begins Friday at Ridgeview High School in Redmond. Teeter was weekend.

"Making it to the postseason has impressed with her team's composure been a goal since the beginning of the as the visitor in a do-or-die match, season,and I'vetried to focuson going and said navigating the difficult The Observer

Wapiti League did well in preparing her players.

"Several of our players have not experienced that level of play in their careers, so there was concern with how are they going to respond," she said."But they handled it very well. I was very pleased with that. We have such a strong league, and it helped us to be strong in that situation. It was nice to see us play a consistent match all the way through."

The prize for advancing to state, though, is a quarterfinal meeting at 8 a.m. with No. 1 seed and Wapiti League opponent Burns, which twice won in three sets over Imbler earlier this season. But Teeter looks positively at facing a team she knows plenty about, versus many state games that feature two teams lacking in knowledge about one another.

'They're really similar to what they SeePauthers/Page9A

TONIGHT'S PICIC

WHO'S HOT

Senior helps pace Tigers to victory

Undefeateds clash in Oakland

TORONTO: Behind 27 points from Kyle Lowry, the Raptors won their fourth game in a row, defeating the Dallas Mavericks 102-91Tuesday.

The Raptors are off to a

The LaGrande boys soccerteam dominated from start to finish in defeating the Madras White Buffaloes 4-OTuesday in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs. Forward Blaine Kreutz contributed half of the offense in the win. His goal in the 13th minute of the first half put La Grande up 2-0, then the senior punctuated the win with a goal in the 29th minute of the second half.

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It looks to be a battle of strengths when the Cascade Cougars and La Grande Tigers meet Friday in the firstround ofthe Class 4A state football playoffs.

Cascade, the runners-up in the Oregon West Conference, boasts a powerful run-first offense, while stopping the run has been a strong point for theTigersdefense thisfall.

So what will give?

Head coach Harold Shannon said the game will be won or lost in the trenches.

"I think we need to challenge them at the line of scrimmage and hold our ground as best as we can," he said.

The Cascade ground game has been led by running back Garrett Coffey, and while the Cougars are run-heavy, they have a complementary passing game led by quarterback John Schirmer and wide receiver Cameron Molan, who caught two touchdown passes in Cascade's 61-7 play-in victory against Klamath Union last week.

That offense will be going up against a La Grande defensethat hasforced 25 turnovers this season (14 interceptions, 11 fumble recoveries) and a run defense that has been solid, having allowedjust 124.4 yards per contest and 3.24 yards per SeePlayoffs/Page9A

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"But our mindset is that we're not defending anything. We alreadyhave three championships. We're going to work to put oursel ves in position to win another one."

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KENWHISENHUNT:The Titans head coach was firedTuesday after Tennessee suffered its sixth consecutive loss.

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SPORTS

SCOREBOARD PREP Football 4A-7 Greater Oregon League GOL AII PF PA RK La Grande 3 - 0 7 - 1 352 145 12 Baker 2-1 5-4 264 195 17 Ontario 1-2 1-7 158 243 30 M cL/Griswold 0- 3 0- 8 3 0 3 9 0 3 7 2A-6 Wapiti League W L AII P F P A R K Burns 4 -0 6-3 283 187 6 Imbler 3 -1 44 226 236 1 1 G rant Union 2 - 2 4 - 4 286 268 1 5 Union/Cove 1 - 3 3 - 5 154 222 26 E nterprise 04 0-7 50 2 6 8 2 7 1A-1 Special District1 S D1 AII P F PA RK Adrian 5-0 8-0 459 190 1 Wallowa 4-0 6- 2 4 1 2 19 0 3 Crane 4-1 8-1 546 9 4 4 P ine Eagle 3 -1 7 - 2 34 6 292 1 1 J ordan Valley 3-2 4-5 394 346 2 4 P owder Valley 2-2 4-5 342 457 1 6 H arper/Hunt 2 - 3 2 - 7 256 496 3 1 Joseph 1 -3 3-5 352 348 2 2 P rairie City/BR 1-4 1-7 116 449 3 6 Echo 0 -4 3-6 301 328 3 2 M on/Dayville 0- 5 1 - 8 154 586 3 8

Volleyball 4A-7 Greater Oregon League GOL AII SW SL RK La Grande 6 - 0 12-10 37 32 15 Ontario 3-3 7-11 26 3 2 29 Baker 2-4 5-15 17 4 3 27 McLoughlin 1 - 5 4-12 1 6 36 35 2A-6 Wapiti League W L AII SW S L R K Burns 12-0 25-3 72 10 1 Grant Union 9 - 3 244 6 7 16 3 Imbler 9-3 196 5 5 24 7 Union 66 164t 4 7 28 13 Elgin 44t 8-10 25 3 2 23 Cove 1-11 3-16 14 4 9 33 Enterprise 1 -11 3-16 1 4 46 34 1A-7 Old Oregon League OOL AII SW SL RK Powder Valley 10-2 22-7 65 2 6 5 Griswold 10- 2 19-6 6 2 24 10 Echo 8-4 17-9 55 3 5 16 Joseph 84 12-9 4 0 32 24 Pine Eagle 4 - 87-12 2 5 39 39 Nixyaawii 1- 1 1 3-15 9 45 48 Wallowa 1-1 1 1-21 9 61 52

Girls Soccer 4A-7 Greater Oregon League G OL AII G S G A R K La Grande 5-0-1 9-0-2 50 9 3 McL/W-McE 3-2-1 8-3-3 43 1 6 16 Baker/PV 2-4 4 - 9 26 44 22 Ontario 1-5 5-9 2 8 81 25

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4A-7 Greater Oregon League G OL A I I G S La Grande 5-1 8-3-1 4 8 Ontario 5-1 1 2-2-1 7 6 McLoughlin 2-4 6-6-2 4 4 Baker/PV 0 - 6 0- 1 1 1

GA 13 17 26 78

RK 6 10 21 36

FOOTBALL NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA New England 7 0 0 1. 0 00 249133 N.Y. Jets 4 3 0 . 5 7 1 172139 Bulfalo 3 4 0 . 4 29 176173 Miami 3 4 0 . 4 29 154173 South W L T P c t P F PA 3 5 0 . 3 75 173203 3 5 0 . 3 75 174205 2 5 0 . 2 86 147207 1 6 0 . 1 43 125159 North W L T P c t P F PA Cincinnati 7 0 0 1 . 000 198132 Pittsburgh 4 4 0 . 5 00 168147 Cleveland 2 6 0 . 2 50 167216 Baltimore 2 6 0 . 2 50 190214 West W L T P c t P F PA Denver 70 0 1 . 000 168 112 Oakland 4 3 0 . 5 7 1 178173 Kansas City 3 5 0 .37 5 195182 San Diego 2 6 0 .25 0 1 91227 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA N.Y. Giants 4 4 0 . 5 00 215208 Washington 3 4 0 . 4 29 148168 Philadelphia 3 4 0 . 4 29 160137 Dallas 2 5 0 . 2 86 133171 South W L T P c t P F PA Carolina 7 0 0 1 . 000 191136 Atlanta 6 2 0 . 7 50 213173 New Orleans 4 4 0 . 5 00 213234 Tampa Bay 3 4 0 . 4 29 163199 North W L T P c t P F PA 6 1 0 . 8 57 174130 5 2 0 . 7 14 147122 2 5 0 . 2 86 140202 1 7 0 . 1 25 149245 West W L T P c t P F PA Arizona 6 2 0 . 7 50 263153 St. Louis 4 3 0 . 5 7 1 135125 Seattle 4 4 0 . 5 00 167140 San Francisco 2 6 0 .2 5 0 109207 All Times PST

Monday's Game Carolina 29, Indianapolis 26, OT

Thursday's Game Cleveland at Cincinnati, 5:25 p.m.

Sunday's Games TennesseeatNew Orleans, 10 a.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Green Bay at Carolina, 10 a.m.

Washington at New England, 10 a.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.

Oakland at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m.

Denver at lndianapolis, 1:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Open: Arizona, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Seattle

Monday, Nov. 9 Chicago at San Diego, 5:30 p.m.

Major College Football American Athletic Conference Conference All Games East W L PF PA W L PF PA Temple 4 0 13 7 6 6 7 0 2 26 102 South Florida 2 1 83 58 4 3 210 154 EastCarolina 2 2 114109 4 4 239 233 Cincinnati 1 2 109100 4 3 256 204 UConn 1 3 911 0 6 3 5 152 177 UCF 0 4 701 7 4 0 8 1 20 267 West Houston 4 0 1 8 8 69 7 0 3 33 138 Memphis 3 0 1 4 3105 7 0 342 200 Navy 3 0 104 5 3 5 1 2 0 9 115 Tulane 1 3 761 5 3 2 5 1 31 262 Tulsa 0 3 831 3 4 3 4 2 42 275 SMU 0 3 651 3 6 1 6 1 99 309 Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA Clemson 4 0 1 5 5 58 7 0 269 100 FloridaSt. 4 1 124 83 6 1 217 113 Louisville 2 2 7 5 8 8 3 4 1 7 5 156 NCState 1 2 6 1 6 5 5 2 2 4 6 113 Syracuse 1 2 8 8 8 4 3 4 2 13 190 WakeForest 1 4 67139 3 5 149 187 Boston Collegeg 5 38 77 3 5 155 94 Coastal Division Pittsburgh 4 0 9 7 8 0 6 1 1 90 151 D uke 3 0 88 70 6 1 2 3 4 9 9 NorthCar. 3 0 114 58 6 1 269 117 Miami 1 2 541 0 7 4 3 2 02 194 Virginia 1 2 76 9 0 2 5 1 6 8 243 Virginia Tech 1 3104105 3 5 249 209 Georgia Tech 1 4 125162 3 5 281 208 Big 12 Conference Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA Baylor 4 0 23 6 107 7 0 428 176 OklahomaSt.4 0157 97 7 0 282 132 TCU 4 0 202 125 7 0 351 186 Oklahoma 3 1 179 75 6 1 303 140 Texas 2 2 811 0 6 3 4 1 70 217 Texas Tech 2 3 210232 5 3 373 321 lowaSt. 1 3 1 1 7169 2 5 188 237 WestVirginia 0 3 88139 3 3 218 162 KansasSt. 0 4 8 8 166 3 4 191 202 Kansas 0 4 501 9 2 0 7 125 315 Big Sky Conference Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA E. Washington5 0 213180 5 2 290 279 S . Utah 4 0 152 9 5 2 226 83 Portland St. 3 1 148 110 6 1 269 134 WeberSt. 4 2 155 172 4 4 176 239 Montana 3 2 1 32 87 4 3 191 153

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Big Ten Conference East Conference All Games W MichiganSt. 4 OhioSt. 4 Penn St. 3 M ichigan 2 Rutgers 1 Maryland 0 Indiana 0

L PF PA W L P F PA 0134 94 8 0 267 177 0 1 7 0 7 2 8 0 3 08 121 1 9 8 7 8 6 2 1 9 2 154 1 8 9 27 5 2 200 65 3 89 1 6 0 3 4 2 13 224 3 5 8 108 2 5 176 239 4 1 1 2170 4 4 265 298 West lowa 3 0 79 36 7 0 2 3 0 107 W isconsin 3 1 7 7 5 1 6 2 2 0 8 8 9 Northwestern 2 2 67106 6 2 167 141 lllinois 1 2 47 6 6 4 3 1 8 4 142 Minnesota 1 2 6 6 8 8 4 3 1 43 162 Nebraska 1 3 110 92 3 5 255 198 Purdue 0 3 41 8 9 1 6 1 6 2 230 Conference USA East Division

Conference All Games W L PF PA W L P F PA Marshall 4 0 1 2 1 47 7 1 253 135 W. Kentucky 4 0 203 104 6 2 328 216 FIU 2 2 144 93 4 4 234 181 Middle Tenn. 2 2159151 3 5 277 246 OldDominion1 2 56102 3 4 132 233 FAU 1 3 77 94 1 6 1 5 6 2 18 Charlotte 0 4 6 5 1 71 2 5 125 238 West Division LouisianaTech3 1 144105 5 3 302 218 SouthemMiss.3 1 135 65 5 3 287 191 Rice 2 1 75 99 4 3 2 14 258 UTEP 1 2 45 9 4 3 4 1 5 5 275 UTSA 1 2 66 7 2 1 6 1 4 6 246 NorthTexas 0 4 7 9 172 0 7 115 331 Mid-American Conference East

Conference All Games W L PF PA W L P F PA BowlingGreen 4 0 197 70 6 2 351 228 Ohio 2 2 79105 5 3 204 184 KentSt 2 2 42 1 1 0 3 5 1 26 221 Akron 1 2 69 9 4 3 4 1 6 6 182 Bufalo 1 2 77 9 6 3 4 1 9 6 176 UMass 0 3 83 1 2 8 1 6 1 71 277 Miami(Ohio) 0 4 42134 1 7 115 292 West W. Michi gan 3 0125 66 4 3 230 204 N. Illinois 4 1 2 04130 6 3 326 223 Toledo 4 1 2 0 3 104 7 1 286 146 C. Michigan 3 1 142 95 4 4 223 189 BallSt. 1 3 10 0 123 2 6 209 270 E. Michigan 0 4 79187 1 7 219 356

Missouri Valley Conference Conference All Games W L PF PA W L P F PA lllinoisSt. 4 0 1 3 8 72 6 1 2 53 148 N. DakotaSt. 3 1 108 73 5 2 218 134 W. Illinois 3 1 1 29124 4 3 189 207 S. Dakota St. 2 2 76 53 5 2 206 111 IndianaSt. 2 2 116116 4 3 211 199 South Dakota 2 2 88102 4 3 167 153 S. Illinois 2 2 1 83133 3 4 288 221 N.lowa 1 3 70 8 3 3 4 1 4 9 169 Youngs. St. 1 3 99 110 3 4 205 172 MissouriSt. 0 4 6 6207 1 6 101 353

Mountain West Conference West Conference All Games W L PF PA W L P F PA SanDiegoSt. 4 0127 42 5 3 219 151 SanJoseSt 3 2136138 4 4 221 221 Nevada 2 2 1 0 3 88 4 4 2 05 214 UNLV 1 2 78 8 1 2 5 1 9 8 192 FresnoSt. 1 4 8 9 196 2 6 168 327 Hawaii 0 4 611 4 1 2 6 1 36 254 Mountain BoiseSt. 3 1 1 56 76 6 2 304 138 AirForce 3 1 133 85 4 3 228 160 Utah St. 3 1 1 55 106 4 3 198 170 NewMexico 2 2104121 4 4 239 224 ColoradoSt. 1 2 66 97 3 4 2 08 191 Wyoming 1 3 8 7 124 1 7 156 258 Pacific-12 Conference North

Conference All Games

Orlando 103, New Orleans 94 Toronto 102, Dallas 91 Memphis 103, Sacramento 89 Denver 120, L.A. Lakers 109

Wednesday's Games Boston at lndiana, 4 p.m.

San Antonio at Washington, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Orlando at Houston, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Brooklyn atAtlanta, 5 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers atGolden State, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Oklahoma City at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Utah at Denver, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

HOCKEY NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA M ontreal 14 1 1 2 1 23 5 1 2 6 O ttawa 12 6 4 2 14 37 3 7 T ampaBay 1 4 6 6 2 14 3 4 3 6 B oston 11 6 4 1 13 42 3 6 Detroit 1 2 6 5 1 13 3 0 3 1 Florida 1 1 5 4 2 12 3 2 2 3 B ulfalo 12 5 7 0 10 28 3 5 Toronto 11 2 7 2 6 24 36 Metropolitan Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA N .Y. Rangers 12 8 2 2 18 3 6 2 3 N .Y. Islanders 13 7 3 3 17 3 8 3 1 W ashington 11 8 3 0 16 3 6 2 8 P ittsburgh 1 1 7 4 0 14 2 4 2 0 N ewJersey 12 6 5 1 13 2 9 3 1 C arolina 12 5 7 0 10 26 3 4 P hiladelphia 12 4 6 2 10 2 4 3 7 Columbus 1 3 3 1 0 0 6 30 48 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA Dallas 1 3 10 3 0 2 0 4 6 3 7 St. Louis 1 2 8 3 1 17 3 0 2 6 Minnesota 1 1 7 2 2 16 3 5 3 2 Nashville 1 1 7 2 2 16 3 2 2 5 Winnipeg 1 2 7 4 1 15 3 6 3 3 Chicago 1 2 7 5 0 14 2 8 2 6 Colorado 12 4 7 1 9 33 36 Pacific Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA L osAngeles 12 8 4 0 16 2 9 2 5 V ancouver 1 2 6 2 4 16 3 6 2 6 S an Jose 12 6 6 0 12 33 3 3 A rizona 11 5 5 1 11 30 3 2 E dmonton 1 3 5 8 0 10 3 6 4 1 Calgary 13 3 9 1 7 30 56 Anaheim 11 2 7 2 6 14 29 NOTE: Two pointsfora win, one pointfor overtime loss.

All Times PST

Monday's Games Toronto 4, Dallas 1 Chicago 4, Los Angeles 2 Vancouver 4, Philadelphia 1

Tuesday's Games Dallas 5, Boston 3 N.Y. Islanders 2, New Jersey 1 N.Y. Rangers 5, Washington 2 Ottawa 2, Montreal 1, OT Detroit 2, Tampa Bay 1 LosAngeles 3, St. Louis 0 Colorado 6, Calgary 3 Edmonton 4, Philadelphia 2 Columbus 5, San Jose 2

Wednesday's Games Winnipeg at Toronto, 4 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Florida atAnaheim, 7:30 p.m.

Thursdayis Games Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Nashville at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Colorado atArizona, 6 p.m.

Florida at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at LosAngeles, 7:30 p.m.

W L PF PA W L P F PA Stanford 5 0 2 25121 6 1 262 144 Wash. St. 3 1 170145 5 2 255 217 Califomia 2 2 1 12122 5 2 265 187 Oregon 2 2 12 5 151 4 3 275 252 Washington 1 3 75 99 3 4 1 68 132 OregonSt. 0 4 7 5 155 2 5 143 218 PRCA Leaders South Through Nov. 2 Utah 3 1 15 0 104 6 1 243 159 All-Around UCLA 2 2 1 5 4 148 5 2 249 190 1.

Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas Arizona St. 2 2 118 122 4 3 204 191 $218,852; 2.

TufCooper, Decatur, Texas SouthemCal 2 2127 96 4 3 272 152 Arizona 2 3 1 7 1 194 5 3 334 259 $140,687; 3. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas Colorado 1 3 9 5 140 4 4 238 206 $109,033; 4. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas $102,873; 5. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas Southeastern Conference $102,775; 6. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla.

East $86,175; 7. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah Conference All Games $85,075; 8. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, W L PF PA W L P F PA Florida 4 1 1 2 9 84 6 1 2 21 121 Ore. $80,713; 9. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo.

Georgia 3 2 13 3 116 5 2 232 136 $80,562; 10. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Kentucky 2 3 9 9 121 4 3 173 181 Utah $76,347; 11. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. $72,065; 12. Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Tennessee 1 3 99 102 3 4 237 173 Vanderbilt 1 3 5 0 8 0 3 4 1 26 114 Valley, Calif. $64,225; 13. Doyle Hoskins, Missouri 1 4 49 7 1 4 4 1 19 100 Chualar, Calif. $61,720; 14. Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho $61,691; 15. Steven Dent, South Carolina1 4 95157 3 4 143 184 Mullen, Neb. $56,543; 16. Morgan Grant, West LSU 4 0146 92 7 0 272 158 Granton, Ontario $47,890; 17. Paul David Alabama 4 1 1 62104 7 1 268 131 Tierney, Oral, S.D. $47,574; 18. Billy Bob Mississippi 3 1 103 94 6 2 328 158 Brown, Stephenville, Texas $43,463; 19.

MississippiSt.2 2 95 76 6 2 281 142 Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. $39,175; TexasASM 2 2 84102 5 2 222 169 20. Trenten Montero, Winnemucca, Nev. Arkansas 2 2 1 13121 3 4 197 185 $38,593.

Bareback Riding Auburn 1 3 10 6 143 4 3 199 208 1. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah Sun Belt Conference $118,146; 2.

Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. Conference All Games $98,741; 3. Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas W L PF PA W L P F PA $97,994; 4.EvanJayne,Marseille,France A pp.St. 3 0 1 2 7 30 6 1 2 6 6 8 4 $93,020; 5. Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Arkansas St. 3 0 135 93 4 3 238 219 Texas $88,486; 6. Clint Cannon, Waller, Ga. Southern 3 1 164108 5 2 255 182 Idaho 2 2 10 1 122 3 4 179 264 Texas$86,686;7.Tim O'Connell,Zwingle, GeorgiaSt. 1 1 3 7 69 2 4 1 49 213 lowa $86,565; 8. TannerAus, Granite Falls, $85,660;9.W illLowe,Canyon,Texas La.-Lafayette 1 1 76 64 2 4 181 199 Minn.

TexasSt. 1 1 6 3 6 7 2 4 2 06 265 $82,982; 10. Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba $81,627; 11. Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, S.Alabama 1 2 73103 3 4 162 264 Troy 1 2 86 50 2 5 171 188 Utah $81,302; 12. Seth Hardwick, Laramie, 639;13.ClintLaye,Cadogan, La.-Monroe 0 3 58137 1 6 143 256 Wyo. $80, Alberta $80,307; 14. Steven Peebles, RedNewMex. St. 0 3 65142 0 7 157 343 mond, Ore. $80,085; 15. Winn Ratlilf, LeesMajor Independents ville, La. $75,754; 16. Jessy Davis, Power, W L P F PA Mont. $73,811; 17. Jake Vold, Ponoka, Notre Dame 6 1 268 158 Alberta $69,239; 18. Ryan Gray, Cheney, BYU 6 2 274 188 Wash. $67,476; 19. R.C. Landingham, Paso Army 2 6 193 228 Robles, Calif. $66,204; 20. David Peebles, Redmond, Ore. $57,019.

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BASKETBALL NBA Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 4 0 1. 0 00 New York 2 2 .5 0 0 2 Boston 1 2 ,333 2' / 2 Philadelphia 0 3 .000 3' / 2 Brooklyn 0 4 .0 0 0 4 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 4 1 .80 0 Washington 2 1 .6 6 7 1 Miami 2 2 ,500 1' / 2 Orlando 1 3 ,250 2' / 2 Charlotte 1 3 ,250 2' / 2 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 3 1 .75 0 Cleveland 3 1 .75 0 Chicago 3 2 ,600 '/2 Indiana 1 3 .2 5 0 2 Milwaukee 1 3 .2 5 0 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 3 1 .75 0 Memphis 3 2 ,600 '/2 Dallas 2 2 .5 0 0 1 Houston 1 3 .2 5 0 2 New Orleans 0 4 .0 0 0 3 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 3 1 .75 0 Minnesota 2 1 ,667 '/2 Utah 2 1 ,667 '/2 Portland 2 2 .5 0 0 1 Denver 2 2 .5 0 0 1 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 4 0 1. 0 00 Golden State 4 0 1. 0 00 Phoenix 2 2 .5 0 0 2 Sacramento 1 3 .2 5 0 3 L.A. Lakers 0 4 .0 0 0 4 All Times PST

Monday's Games Cleveland 107, Philadelphia 100 Milwaukee 103, Brooklyn 96 San Antonio 94, New York 84 Portland 106, Minnesota 101 Houston 110, Oklahoma City 105 Golden State 119, Memphis 69 L.A. Clippers 102, Phoenix 96

Tuesday's Games Charlotte 130, Chicago 105 Atlanta 98, Miami 92 Indiana 94, Detroit 82

Steer Wrestling 1. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $95,181; 2. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas $92,393; 3.

Ty Eri ckson,Helena,Mont.$89,780;4.Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. $83,288; 5. Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala. $76,586; 6. Luke Branquinho, LosAlamos, Calif. $76,191; 7. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La. $75,245; 8.

SethBrockman,Wheatland,Wyo. $71,559; 9. Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah $71,555; 10. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. $71,128; 11. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas $70,985; 12. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. $67,553; 13. Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta $66,327; 14. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. $65,156; 15. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. $64,747; 16. BrayArmes, Ponder, Texas $64,581; 17. Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho $63,749; 18. Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss. $56,684; 19. J.D. Struxness, Appleton, Minn. $55,450;20.StocktonG raves,Alva, Okla. $53,403.

Team Roping (header)

1. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $130,497; 2. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. $94,868; 3. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. $92,658; 4. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $92,268; 5. Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz. $83,768; 6. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. $80,933; 7. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas $78,830; 8. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. $78,669; 9. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. $74,079; 10. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas $72,410; 11. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz. $71,911; 12. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla. $71,228; 13. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. $70,130; 14. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $67,592; 15. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz. $67,436; 16. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas $65,803; 17. Joel Bach, San Augustine, Texas $62,526; 18.

David Key, Stephenville, Texas $57,598; 19.

Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. $57,498; 20.

Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif. $56,302.

Team Roping (heeler)

1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $130,497; 2. Clay O'Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. $95,988; 3. Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas$92,268;4.Travis Graves,Jay,Okla. $85,265; 5. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas$82,637;6.KollinVonAhn, Blanchard, Okla. $79,024; 7. Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif. $78,519; 8. Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas $78,468; 9. Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo. $77,430; 10. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. $74,827; 11. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas $74,079; 12. Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Ariz. $71,333; 13. Jake Long, Colfeyville, Kan. $68,344; 14. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $66,263; 15. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $66,080; 16. Quinn

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Kesler, Holden, Utah $65,840; 17. Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas $65,815; 18. Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif. $63,306; 19.

Dakota Kirchenschlager, Morgan Mill, Texas $60,712; 20. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. $55,043.

Saddle Bronc Riding 1. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. $119,397; 2. Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah $115,987; 3.

Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas $108,862; 4. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas $103,566; 5. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. $98,654; 6.

Wade Sundell, Coleman, Okla. $94,680; 7. CortScheer, Elsmere, Neb. $88,737; 8. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah $85,424; 9.

ChuckSchmidt, Keldron, S.D. $84,910; 10.

Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah $74,338; 11.

Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta $72,278; 12. Bradley Harter, Loranger, La. $71,310; 13. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. $68,354; 14.

CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah $66,146; 15. TyrelLarsen, Inglis, Manitoba$61,172; 16. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. $60,599; 17.

Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta $56,616; 18.

Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah $56,072; 19. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah $53,769; 20. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah $53,349.

Tie-down Roping

1. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $130,803; 2. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas $112,799; 3. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas $99,281; 4. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. $93,813; 5. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $91,978; 6. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas $87,450; 7.

Ryan Jarr ett,Comanche, Ok la.$85,967;8.

MattShiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho $84,989; 9. MarcosCosta,Childress,Texas$84,343; 10. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas $82,903; 11. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas $82,483; 12. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas $77,873; 13. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas $72,297; 14. Tyson Durfey, Savannah, Mo. $72,060; 15. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. $70,457; 16. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $66,373; 17. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas $65,798; 18. J.C. Malone, Hooper, Utah $65,297; 19. Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, Ala. $64,861; 20.

Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas $55,954.

Steer Roping 1. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas $67,189; 2. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. $61,089; 3. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. $58,784; 4. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $58,722; 5. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. $53,448; 6. ScottSnedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas$52,576;7.NealWood,Needville, Texas $51,506; 8. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas $47,820; 9. Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo. $43,950; 10. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. $43,709; 11. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas$40,355; 12.ShayGood, Midl and, Texas$40,348; 13.BrentLewis,Pinon,N.M. $38,710; 14. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas $38,256; 15. Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. $37,911; 16. Jason Evans, Huntsville, Texas $36,270; 17. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. $35,069; 18. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. $33,659; 19. Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas $29,195; 20. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $26,331.

Bull Riding 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $174,601; 2. Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont. $122,247; 3. Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla. $110,041; 4. Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah $105,778; 5. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas $88,441; 6. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah $83,812; 7. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $83,018; 8. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash. $79,014; 9. BrettStall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. $76,089; 10. Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas $65,250; 11. Clayton Foltyn, Winnie, Texas $65,227; 12. Caleb Sanderson, Hallettsville, Texas $65,114; 13. Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo. $63,905; 14. Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas $63,847; 15. Kody DeShon, Helena, Mont. $62,633; 16. JelfAskey, Martin, Tenn. $62,427; 17. Aaron Pass, Dallas, Texas $62,055; 18. Tanner Learmont, Cleburne, Texas $61,647; 19. Jacob O'Mara, Baton Rouge, La. $58,793; 20. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. $56,157.

Barrel Racing

1. Callie Duperier, Boerne, Texas $166,632; 2. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. $151,520; 3. Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga. $134,599; 4. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas $110,105; 5. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. $104,744; 6. Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah $96,686; 7. Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas $86,828; 8. Cassidy Kruse, Gillette, Wyo. $81,346; 9. Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas $80,426; 10. Carley Richardson, Pampa,Texas $77,820;11.Michele McLeod, Whitesboro,Texas $70,397; 12.

Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas $69,414; 13.

Vickie Carter, Richfield, Utah $62,768; 14.

Jana Bean,Ft. Hancock,Texas $60,162;15.

Deb Guelly, Okotoks, Alberta $59,931; 16.

Jill Welsh, Parker, Ariz. $59,444; 17. Layna Kight, Ocala, Fla. $59,193; 18. Carmel Wright, Roy, Mont. $54,890; 19. Kimmie Wall, Roosevelt,Utah $54,393;20.Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M. $53,780.

coach Lee Tunnell will return next season.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Exercised their 2016 club option on LHP Jaime Garcia. Declined their 2016 club option on RHP JonathanBroxton.Assigned INF PeteKozma and Cs Ed Ea sley and Travis Tartamella outright to Memphis (PCL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Declined their 2016 club option on OF Nate McLouth and 2016 mutual option on RHP Casey Janssen.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHARLOTTE HORNETS — Signed G Jeremy Lamb to a contract extension.

Exercised the fourth-year option on F Cody Zeller.

TORONTO RAPTORS — Agreedto terms with G-F Terrence Ross on a multiyear contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Re-signed DL Dylan Wynn to the practice squad.

Released DL Ray Drew from the practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS — Acquired TE Vernon Davis from San Francisco for 2016 sixth- and seventh-round draft picks and a 2017 sixth-round draft pick.

NEW YORK JETS — Announced WR Chris Owusu cleared waivers and was placed on injured reserve.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Placed RB Le'Veon Bell on injured reserve.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed RB Jarryd Hayne to the practice squad.

HOCKEY

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National Hockey League

NHL — Suspended Ottawa F Mark Stone two games for an illegal check to the head of Detroit F Landon Ferraro during an Oct. 31 game.

ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned D Joe Piskula to San Diego (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled F Marko Dano from Rockford (AHL). Assigned F Bryan Bickell to Rockford.

COLORADO AVALANCHE — Recalled F Ben Street from San Antonio (AHL).

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

NEW YORK CITY FOOTBALL CLUBFired Jason Kreis coach and Miles Joseph and CJ Brown assistant coaches.

Tuesday BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB — Suspended Atlanta RHP Steve Borkowski (Danville-Appalachian) 68 games after testing positive for a metabolite of Stanozolol; Chicago Cubs OF Adron Chambers (lowa-PCL) 50 games following a second positive test for a drug of abuse; and San Francisco RHP Alvaro Diaz (Rookie) 25 games following a violation, all under the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League BOSTON RED SOX — Exercised their 2016 contract option on RHP Clay Buchholz.

DETROIT TIGERS — Selected the contract of RHP Luis Cessa from Toledo (IL).

Declined the 2016 contract option on RHP Joe Nathan, making him a free agent.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Declined the option on the contract of RHP Chad Qualls.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Reinstated RHPs MiguelAlmonte, Louis Coleman, Jeremy Guthrie, Greg Holland and Michael Mariot; LHP ScottAlexander; C Francisco Pena; 2B Omar lnfante; SS Orlando Calixte; 3B Cheslor Cuthbert; and OFs Lane Adams,Jorge Bonifacio,Reymond Fuentes,Jonny Gomes and Terrance Gore.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Promoted Dave Hansen to hitting coach and Paul Sorrento to assistant hitting coach. MINNESOTATWINS — Reinstated LHP Logan Darnell and RHP Ryan Pressly from the 60-day DL. Named Dustin Morse senior director, communications and Chris lles senior director, content. Announced the resignation of senior director corporate communications and broadcast Kevin Smith.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Released RHP Chris Martin. Announced INF Brendan Ryan exercised his player option for the 2016 season. Declined their 2016 club option on RHP Andrew Bailey, making him a free agent.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Announced RHP Dan Otero was claimed olf waivers by Philadelphia. Sent C Carson Blair outright to Nashville (PCL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Reinstated 2B Maicer Izturis and OF Michael Saunders from the 60-day DL. Exercise

RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders Through Oct. 25 1. Joey Logano, 4,000; 2. Carl Edwards, 4,000; 3. Jelf Gordon, 4,000; 4. Kurt Busch, 4,000; 5. Brad Keselowski, 4,000; 6. Martin Truex Jr., 4,000; 7. Kevin Harvick, 4,000; 8. Kyle Busch,4,000;9.Denny Hamlin, 2,209; 10. Ryan Newman, 2,194; 11. Matt Kenseth, 2,191; 12. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,181; 13. Jimmie Johnson, 2,161; 14.

Jamie McMurray, 2,159; 15. Paul Menard, 2,148; 16. Clint Bowyer, 2,123.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Points Leaders Through Oct. 24 1. Erik Jones, 742; 2. Tyler Reddick, 724; 3. Matt Crafton, 719; 4. Johnny Sauter, 687; 5. Timothy Peters, 642; 6.

Cameron Hayley, 622; 7. Daniel Hemric, 612; 8. John Wes Townley, 594; 9. Ben Kennedy, 565; 10. Spencer Gallagher, 559; 11. Ray Black Jr., 536; 12. Tyler Young, 521; 13. John Hunter Nemechek, 468; 14. Mason Mingus, 417; 15. Korbin Forrister, 410; 16. Brandon Jones, 408.

Indycar Points Leaders Final 1. Scott Dixon, 556; 2. Juan Pablo Montoya, 556; 3. Will Power, 493; 4. Graham Rahal, 490; 5. Helio Castroneves, 453; 6. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 436; 7. Josef Newgarden, 431; 8. Tony Kanaan, 431; 9.

MarcoAndretti, 429; 10. Sebastien Bourdais, 406; 11. Simon Pagenaud, 384; 12.

Charlie Kimball, 372; 13. Carlos Munoz, 349; 14. Takuma Sato, 323; 15. Gabby Chaves, 281; 16. James Jakes, 257.

Formula One Points Leaders Through Oct. 25 1. Lewis Hamilton, 327; 2. Sebastian Vettel, 251; 3. Nico Rosberg, 247; 4. Kimi Raikkonen, 123; 5. Valtteri Bottas, 111; 6. Felipe Massa, 109; 7. Daniil Kvyat, 76; 8. Daniel Ricciardo, 74; 9. Sergio Perez, 64; 10. Max Verstappen, 45; 11. Romain Grosjean, 44; 12. Nico Hulkenberg, 38; 13. Felipe Nasr, 27; 14. Pastor Maldonado, 26; 15. Carlos Sainz Jr., 18; 16. Jenson Button, 16.

TRAN SACTION S Monday BASEBALL

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reinstated RHP Dylan Bundy from the 60-day DL. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with Charlie Nagy, pitching coach, on a two-year contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES — NamedAlan Cockrell hitting coach and Marcus Thames assistant hitting coach. Reinstated RHP Sergio Santos from the 60-day DL, and announced Santos refused an outright assignment and elected to become a free agent. Reinstated RHP Diego Moreno from the 60-day DL and sent him outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

National League CINCINNATI REDS — Reinstated RHP Homer Bailey, C Devin Mesoraco, SS Zack Cozart and RHP Jon Moscot from the 60-day DL. Sent RHP Sam LeCure outright to Louisville (IL). Declined the 2016 mutual option on RHP Burke Badenhop and the club option on INF/OF Skip Schumaker.

MIAMI MARLINS — Named Don Mattingly manager and signed him to a four-year contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Named DerekJohnson pitching coach and Pat Murphy bench coach. Announced bullpen

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THE OBSERVER — 9A

SPORTS

NASCAR

MOUNTIES

Kenseth canned

Continued ~om Page7A crown, however, an experienced group will have to fight through some major injuries to continue the Cascade supremacy.

The Mounties open the regular season Fridayand Saturday with a pairofnonconference games atArizona Christian University in Phoenix. Eastern was a near-unanimous choice as the favorite in theCascade'spreseason coaches poll, garnering10 of11fi rst-placevotes,after a 26-7 2014-2015 campaign. They won their third straight regular season CCC title and reached the NAIA Division II National Championships for the fourth consecutiveseason beforefallingto Oklahoma Wesleyan, 60-57, in the first round. eWe have a veteran-led team back, and we'vegotsome really good players and good leadership,"Weissenfluh said. eWe're excited."

The excitementmay have been tempered a bit earlier this fall, when theteam learned guard Maya Ah You, a first-team all-CCC selection and conference freshman of the year after averaging11 pointspergame, tore her ACL and will miss the season. That's on the heels of forward Madeline Laan, an honorable mention all-CCC member from a year ago who led the team in scoring with 11.8 points per game, and reserve forward Morgan Freeman also tearing ACLs during the offseason.

Laan hasn't been cleared yet following her surgery, but Weissenfluh hopes to have her back as soon as possible.

"Maya is a big loss, and I'm just devastated for her,"Weissenfluh said.

"Before the injury she looked great. I feelhorriblefor herbecause she'sa good kidand so passionate about basketball, but this doesgive otherpeople opportunities. I think theQ be ready for the challenge, and that's what we needsomeone to step up."

Also missing is Kassy Larson, who graduated and was third on the team in scoring (10.8l a season ago. But if there was a team equipped to handle losingitstop three scorers,it's Eastern.

The Mounties have seven seniors listed on its roster, led by all-CCC preseason forwardNikki Osborne and guard

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Eastern Oregon University's Maloree Moss is one of seven seniors on the roster as Eastern vies for a fourth straight Cascade Collegiate Conference title.

Jordan Klebaum. Weissenfluh said the team will lean on the duo significantly.

Osborne averaged 8.2 points and 6.5 rebounds last year, the latter of which was second on the team, and collected 44 steals, which was third on the team.

"Nikki is going to go out there and be able to providesome rebounding, some defense, then provide some offense when needed,"Weissenfluh said."She's very consistent, very versatile and can play anywhere &om the point to the post."

Klebaum is coming off a year in which she scoredafourth-best 9.7 pointsper game on the team, while leading the Mounties with 60 3-pointers.

"Jordan plays with a tremendous amount of energy, and she gives us an outside threat,"Weissenfluh said."But she also plays hard, is very passionate and very fiery. Every team needs thosekind ofpeople to getotherpeople elevated."

The Mounties' early season schedule is difficult, with Weissenfluh calling it the"toughest preseason schedule we've had, probably, in 10 years."After Arizona Christian, the nonconference schedule includes NCAA Division I Eastern Washington University in an exhibition, and games against NCAA Division III opponents Whitworth Uni-

versity and Whitman College.

"I wanted to make sure we were testedsowe're prepared fortheconference,"Weissenfluh said."The seniors are used to winning, but if that's all we focus on andnoton improving every week, we can go through some difficult times.

W e've gottokeep things in perspective and set goals of where we want to be.

Because what matters is that you're playing your best ball in December, January and February."

That's when Cascade play ramps up, and Weissenfluh sees a wide-open conference race this season.

'There's a lot of parity, and there's a lot of new transfers as well as new freshmen," she said of the other competitive teams."Southern Oregon has got to be the top team, then (Oregon

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Members of the La Grande football team go through blocking drills at practice Tuesday. The Tigers host Cascade Friday night in a first-round playoff garn.

mage) which will be good

them the ball in open space."

Jacobsisoneofthe leaders among those skill players, having hauled in a team-high 11 touchdown receptions this season. But La Grande has spread the ball around, with Isaiah Cranford (sixl, Alec Cranford and Cade Reed (two apiece) each having multiple touchdown grabs.

Quarterback Andrew Peasley has been the centerpieceoftheoffensewith 21 touchdown passes and a team-high 12 rushing scores, and will be vital to the team's success again Friday. However, he's not alone carrying the ball, with Ray Jimenez (ninel and Darren Ross (fivel also finding paydirt multiple times for La Grande.

Peasleyagreed that getting the run game going is importantfortheoffense to be successful.

"I think we definitely need to be able to run the ball a lot better in this game to balance things out a little bit," he said.

The Tigers also need to avoid spotting Cascade an early lead like they have in the last two games, when they found themselves down 13-0 to both Baker and Ontario.

'That's all we've been talking about all week," Shannon said."Quality teams like this, you can't give them anything."

Kickoffbetween the Cougars (8-1 overall) and Tigers

(7-1l is 7 p.m. Friday at Community Stadium.

PANTHERS

all had at least six kills.

Teeteralso praised the play Continued ~om Page7A oflibero Tori Brownell and setter Katelyn Stirewalt, and had last season,asfar astheir said their contributions on athletes, "Teeter said."People the back line will be just as may look at it like we've got to important. eWe had our highest ace go up against the No. 1 seed and we're underdogs, but we total of the season (Saturtry to stay focused on the posi- dayl, and we did a great job tives. That element of surprise of mixing up our attack," or unknown can cause issues Teeter said.eWe'll definitely when you're at state. But want to have all our hitters we've went back and watched on so it's not easy for their our film against Burns, and defense to know where the ball's going to go." we know exactly what we're going to have to do to win the Burns' success starts with match."

Catherine Clemens, who was From her team's perspecnamed the Wapiti's player tive, getting thekind of of the year. The Panthers production &om multiple have to contain the front players like it did Saturday line of the Hilanders while is first and foremost. Against maintaining a solid level of Faith Bible, Jacobi Rudd led composure.

"At times we were able to the team with nine kills, but Katie Barry, Haley VanLeuplay with them, then we'd ven andHannah Wilhelm struggle in a particular rota-

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NASCAR chairman Brian France earlier indicated a tough penalty was in the works because the series can't allow a driver to think

NASCAR's playoffs.

Kenseth fumed about the Kansas Speedwayincident for two weeks and exacted his revenge as Logano was dominating at Martinsville.

A victory would have earned Logano a spot in the Nov. 22 title-deciding finale, but he is now lastin the eight-driver field with two races remaining as he tries to advance.

way, and Northwest Christian got some greatrecruits,too."

To keep the rest of the conference at bay, Weissenfluh said she'll depend on the team's depth and versatility throughout as she searches for the rotation in the early games. eWe definitely have some pieces put together because of our returners," she said."Butthere'sa lotofdecisionsthat still need to be played out early. We'll see who steps up and accepts the challenge."

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for our short routes," wide receiver Zack Jacobs said.

Shannon said the Tigers will look to establish their run game but need balance when they do have the ball. eYou have be able to run and throw a little bit," he said."I think we have skill players, and I'd like to get

NASCAR."

the way to"pay back somebody for something that happened is take matters into their own hands."

Joe Gibbs Racingimmediately said it would appeal for Kenseth, and teammate Denny Hamlin decried the severity of the penalty.

'Thoughtit was pretty clear fiom the drivers' reactionsaftertherace that Joey broke driver code. Matt made sure it was enforced. s Hamlin posted ¹Ireematt, on Twitter.

Kenseth was nine laps down at Martinsville Speedway when he deliberately drove Logano into the wall.

The crash was payback for Logano wrecking Kenseth three races ago in an incident that ultimately led to Kenseth's elimination fiom

Tech). College of Idaho reloaded in a big

PLAYOFFS carry on the season.

"Our defense is very good at stopping the run," linebacker Alec Cranford said. eWe've excelled at that and hopefully we keep it going. If we can watch out for those few plays where they do throw and then stop the run, I think we'll do fine."

La Grande's own potent scoring attack will also be going up against a stout defense. The Tigers have tallied 44 points per game while Cascade has allowed a scant 12.1 and held six opponents to 10 points or less, not including the team's forfeit victory over Newport.

'Theyplay a 5-2 fiont, so I thinkwhat theywant to do is stop the run game and when you want to pass, theywant to pressure," Shannon said.

That will likely result in the Tigers trying to quickly get the ball into the hands of their playmakers.

"Their cornerbacks and safeties, &om the film, play what appears to be 10 to 15 yards off (the line of scrim-

Looking to squash any notion that the drivers are running amok on the track, NASCAR suspended Matt Kenseth for two races Tuesday for intentionally wrecking Joey Logano in an act ofretaliation that dramatically changed the lineup of drivers in the running for the championship.

The penalty levied against Kenseth is fairly unprecedented. Drivers have been suspended before for ontrack actions, but typically only for one race and the policy has not been uniform.

NASCAR said it punished Kenseth because he had no chance at winning and intentionally altered the outcome of Sunday's race. NASCAR also said it factored aspects of safetyin penalizing Kenseth as well as"the fact that the new Chase elimination format puts a premium on each and everyrace. These actions have no place in

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Wyatt Schlaht scored in the first half of the Tigers'4-0 playoff win over Madras.

TIGERS

those, especially those low bouncing ones which once Continued ~om Page7A they hit the ground they can skip and go anywhere," "They're a good team, Wade Wright said. but we were a better team Players said the victory, today," La Grande coach which is the first playoff Wade Wright said."I'm win for La Grande since happy with the way our 2008, can also serve as a guys played." needed confidence builder Meanwhile, Madras as theybegin to preparefor struggled to find a consisSaturday.

"Goinginto North tent rhythm offensively and the few shots they got Marion, we need to bemore on goal were denied by Jon confidentin our ability Gonzalez as the White Buf- because we know we're a faloes were shut out for just good team," Kreutz said.'We the second time this season. just need to play like we are."

"They got in deep on us The Tigers(9-3-1 overall) at times, but we limand the Huskies (13-1-1l ited them to outside shots take the field Saturday. which is nice, and Jon did Time and location are still a greatjob ofcovering to be determined.

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Libero Tori Brownell, right, and the Imbler Panthers face Burns Friday morning in the quarterfinals of the Class 2A state tournament. tion," Teeter said."They've got a couple ofstrong servers, and their front line is so tough. The most important thing in these type of matches is you've got to have

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mental toughness. Our team has grown a lot since our first matches with Burns. I'm excited to see if we've really improved enough to challenge them."

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1" - BOB KREIS CHMER La Grande

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The chain of casual MexiThe Associated Press can restaurants voluntarily SEATTLE — Chipotle's closed 43 locations in the industry-leading committwo states after health ofment to tracking its ingreficials alerted the company dients from farm totable is to agrowing number ofE. being put to the test by an coli cases involving people E. coli outbreak that has who shared one common exsickenedatleast37 people perience: a meal at Chipotle as of Tuesday, nearly all of during the last two weeks. whom ate recently at one of The numbers grew Tuesthe chain's restaurants in dayfrom three to 12 probable Washington state or Oregon. cases in Portland area and Scientists also said iom 19 to25 probablecases f Tuesday that they identified in five counties near Seattle.

Dr. Scott Lindquist, Washthe specific microorganism responsible, which they ington's state epidemiologist, believe was carried on fresh said the specific microorproduce such as lettuce, ganism responsible for the tomatoes,cilantro oronions, outbreak is Shiga toxin-

producing E. coli 026.

Now offi ciaisaredoingmore tests, on samples ofhuman waste and on any E. coli found in food samples, lookingfor exact DNAmatches. That,in turn, shouldindicate which inye4entcarrieditinto the meals ofdiners, Lindquist said.

Food from the restaurants linked to the outbreak is being tested, and Lindquist said they may know by Wednesday which produce, if any, tests positive for the same bacteria.

Authorities have already asked Chipotle to turn over information about its food suppliers. ''We're really relying

on working closely with Chipotle," said Dr. Katrina Hedberg, Oregon's state epidemiologist.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Chairman Steve Ells said in a statementTuesday that the companyimmediately closed the restaurants"out of an abundance of caution, even though only eight restaurants have drawn concern."

The company also says it is doing its own tests in restaurants and distribution centers. It is fully sanitizing the restaurants, replacing all thefoodand testing batches ofingredients in its supply chain as it helps investigators, the statement said.

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86-year-old woman escapes car trunk KENNEWICK — Officials say an 86-year-old Washingtonwoman escaped fi om a car trunk in Oregon after she was reportedly abducted by teenagers.

The Tri-City Herald reported HazelAbel was taken fium her home in Kennewick on Monday, forcedinto the trunkofhercarand driven to Multnomah Countyin Oregon.

Officials with the Benton County Sherif's 0$ce say Abel popped the trunk and got out when the suspects stopped at a store.

Three teens ages 14, 15 and 16 have been arrested in Oregon and are being held at a jail on suspicion of kidnapping.

Authorities didn't say if the teens knew the woman.

Abel was checked by doc-

Ice-making to start this weekend in pavilion

By Scott Hammers WesCom News Service

BEND — The Bend Park & Recreation District expects to start making the first slab of ice at the new skate pavilion in southwest Bend this weekend.

One of several pmjects funded thmugh a 2012voter-approved bond,thepavilion will serve as an ice rink in winter and a coveredspace forcourtsportsin warmer months. Skatingis expected to begin in early December, and hockey and curling leagues are filling up.

Project manager Brian Hudspeth said the district plans to turn on the cooling system this coming weekend, the first step in making ice.

The concrete floor of the pavilion is interlaced with tubing, used to carry the propylene glycol that makes the floor cold enough to make ice.

Hudspeth said in constructing the floor, the coolant tubes were filled with water to keep them from floating to the top of the still-curing concrete.

The weekend's first step will be to purge the water, Hudspeth said, replacing it with an estimated 3,000 gallons of

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Work continues on the new ice rink and pavilion on Friday in Bend. propylene glycol.

Once the floor has cooled to below freezing, water is added in thin layers.

The paint used to put down the markings used for hockey and curling goes on the ice rather than the floor, Hudspeth said, and is added as the ice is slowly built up to about'/4 of an inch thick.

0$cials say the refugia will act like stepping stones PORTLAND — Oregon in the rivers, allowing fish to and federal officials will work temporarily escape lethally over the next three years on hot waters and make it safely plans to locate, protect and to spawning grounds.'With restoresections ofcold-water scientists predicting we may habitat for migrating fish have more of those hot years in the Columbia and lower in future... these refugia are Willamette rivers, according goingtoplay an even more to an agreement released on vital role," NOAA Fisheries Tuesday by NOAA Fisheries. senior biologist Jeff LockThe agreement is included wood sald. in an updated plan reviewAfter Oregon adopted teming Oregon's standards for perature standards in 1996, water temperature. Known federalagencies concluded as a biological opinion, the theywould not harm endanrevised plan was ordered by geredand threatened fi sh a judge two years ago as part species, and the U.S. Enviof a settlement with an envi- ronmental Protection Agency ronmental group that twice approved them. But a legal challenged the standards in challenge sent the agencies court. back to the drawing board.

According to the plan, the When the state revised warmest temperatures althe standards and the EPA lowed understate standards in 2004 approved the new may harm nine fish species ones, the group again sued. A unless cold-water zones are judgeinvalidated part ofthe implemented. The plan constandards and ordered a new cludes the state has lacked biological opinion. a clear blueprint to map and In its newest plan, NOAA develop these areas, known found that most of the by the scientific term refugia, standardsare protective of and it proposes a detailed fish. But it also found that at framework to implement the 68 Fahrenheit, some species work. in the Columbia and lower Warm water can kill salm- Willamette were weak and on and other cold-water fish diseased or died, so they as they migrate upstream needed refugia to cool ofK to spawn, and drought and Examining refugia use climate change have exacerbated the problem. This sumTo implement the plan, mer, thousands of sockeye scientists will evaluate salmon died in the Columbia temperature-monitoring Riverbecause ofexcessively data, Lockwood said. Thegl hot water. On the Willamette, document where and how water temperatures that fishuse refugia,how many were warmer than usual also they need and how spaced killed spring Chinook. out they should be.

Scientists have found that Although cool water spots salmon and steelhead during alreadyexist,m ore could their migrations seek out be restored, Lockwood said, cold-water zones when temby reducing temperatures peratures spike during dry in tributaries, releasing summer months or because more cold water from dams, of climate change. reconnecting floodplains

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Man convicted of firebombing mosque EUGENE — A man accused of firebombing a Corvallis mosque five years ago wasconvicted ofa federal hate crime charge.

"There's a lot of work that goes into making that first slab of ice," he said.

The Zamboni ice-gmoming machine ordered by the districtis expected to arrive in Bend in mid-November. The Zamboni company will send employees to Bend to train park district employees to operate the machine in late November.

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tors before returning home to Kennewick.

or changing forestry and agricultural rules to require largerbuffersofvegetation around streams. Such actions may take years, he said.

Nina Bell, executive director of Northwest Environmental Advocates, the group thatsued over the standards, applaudedthe state for focusing on refugia. Bell said they're critical to fish, and the state has talked about the concept for years, but never implemented it.

But it's unclear in the plan whether fish escaping the heat into thermal zones w ould be protected from fishermen who go where fish congregate, Bell said. The biological opinion does not address fishing explicitly, but offlcials say it's one of the factors that will need to be considered in the future.

Bell also said there is disconnect between the current plan and the reality on the ground. Her group is alsosuing the state overthe allowedtemperaturesfor water cleanup plans. Those plans were based on a standard that was invalidated by a judge, but they are still in effect.

"The irony is this opinion todaytalksabout 20 degrees being a problem for fish and thatitneeds to be offset with thermal refuges or cold spots. But the same agencies have already said thumbs up acrossthe statefor temperatures that are much higher," Bellsaid,up to 90degrees Fahrenheit. Such temperatures are lethal to fish.

EPA officials said the current biological opinion does not address those cleanup plans, and they're unable to comment on specifics of that case because it's under litigation.

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ed"no contest" Tuesday to a chargeofdamaging religious property. Prosecutors will ask that he be sentenced to five years of probation.

Authorities say Crawford was motivated byracial hatred after the arrest of a Muslim m an accused ofplottingto set off a car bomb in Portland in 2010. Mohamed Osman Mohamud had worshipped for a time at the damaged mosque.

Crawford has maintained his innocence.

The Register-Guatd reported that Crawford told a federal judge thathe is ready to move on with his life. US. District Judge AnnAiken accepted his plea, allowing him to avoid

admitting guilt while accepting thathe would be convicted.

Report criticizes seizureofcomputers PORTLAND — A newly disclosedreportsaysa state technology manager who leaked former Gov. John Kitzhaber's personalemails had no authority to direct the seizure of computers from the governor's office.

The report was written by a Portland law firm at the request of the Department ofAdministrative Services. It shows the grab ofcomputers was orchestrated by state technologyworkers without consulting lawyers or pmsecutors, and customarystepstopreserve evidence weren't followed.

The report was obtained

by The Oregonian through a public records request.

It says state data center administrator Michael Rodgers had no reason to believe he could authorize the seizure and"exercised poor judgment" in not ensuring proper handling of potential evidence.

Man accused of decianngfake donations PORTLAND — A Bend businessman is accused of declaring fake charitable donations of $3.2 million in stock to the University of Oregonand Stanford University in an IRS return, giving him a sizable tax refund and a federal fraud charges.

The Oregonian reported Stephen Munson pleaded not guilty Monday in Portland's U.S. District Court. An indictment accuses 71-yearold Munson of filing a false income tax return in 2009 and later concealing property and making false statements in bankruptcy filings.

Munson sold his contmlling interest in Vulcan Power Co. in 2008 for nearly $15 million.

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Alpine Archery and Fly in La Grande has new owners

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LA GRANDE — John and Anieta Appleton are the new owners of Alpine Archery and Fly, 117 Elm St. The couple has more than 20 years of experience in archery, from hunting to tournaments, bow tuning and instruction.

The Appletons continue to receive instruction, advice and inspiration from some of the best archery guides and instructors in the Pacific Northwest, the couple said.

Alpine Archery is an archery and fly-fishing pro shop, offering equipment, tuning and instruction.

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Legacy Chrysler 3eep Dodge helps raise $580 for school ISLAND CITY — Legacy Chrysler Jeep Dodge helped Central Elementary raise $580 at a"DrivefortheKids"fundraising event held during the school's movie night on Oct. 23. Participants earned a $10 contribution to the school fiom the Chrysler brand bytaking a brieftestdrivein a 2015 model Town & Country, Chrysler 200 or Chrysler 300 vehicle during the event.

Since its inception in 1993, the Chrysler brand's "Drive for the Kids" program has contributed more than $6 million directly to local schools, according to a press release from Chrysler. The program has helped parents and educators in communities across the nation raise needed funds foreverything from playgrounds and fi eld trips, to reading programs and new computers. For more information, visit www. drive4kids.com.

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative seeks applicants BAKER CITY — High school students, returning students, and adults entering educational and technical programs can apply for Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative's annual scholarship program.

OTEC will award a total of 28 scholarships: two linemen scholarships and 26 academic

scholarships. Eachscholarship is $5,000and eightof the26academic scholarshipsare earmarked for returrmgcollege students.

In orderto beconsidered fora scholarship, applicants: •Must activelyreceiveorhave parents who actively receive electrical service from

OTEC •M ustdemonstrate acoherentdegreeplan •M ust be ofgood character • Must be planning to attend an accredited vocational school, technical school, college or university.

To apply for any of the scholarships, stop by your local OTEC office or go to www. otecc.com to download an application. The application deadline is 5 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2016. Scholarship recipients will be notified mid-April.

Brown unveils Governor's ONce Equity Resource Team SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown unveiled her new equity resources team Monday within the Governor's Oflice to step up progresstoward achieving socialand economic equity.

Brown named SerenaStoudamire Wesley as her new director of equity and community engagement. She is the final addition to the Governor's Office Equity Resource Team, charged with partnering with Brow's policy advisers and state agenciestoidentify and address barriers to social and economic equity.

The other members of the equityresources team include Robin Johnson, indusion policy adviser,whoaddressesalrmative action within the state agency workforce; Mary Moller, director of executive appointments; and Janet Soto, economic and business equity policy adviser. The team serves as a resource to other Governor's Office staff and engageswith policy advisorsacrossissue areas.

About thiscolumn Small Business Happenings covers Northeast Oregon's small-business community.

The column carries news about business events, stattupsand owners and employees who earn awards and recognition or make significant gains in their careers.

There is no charge for inclusion in the column, which is editorial in nature and is not ad space or a marketing tool. Products and services will be discussed only in general terms.

Email items to biz@lagrandeobserver.com or call them in to 541-963-3161.

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Small Business Administration Economic Development Specialist lrene Gonzalez speaks on "Business Basics" at a free class held Friday on the Eastern Oregon University campus.

BUSINESS S GEISBACK

DEAR KEN: I'm not sure what has precipitated this, butI am being constantly approached by my employees aboutgetting a raise in pay.

Now, if they wanted to share an idea offer up a suggestion that would be great, but instead I am being bombarded, almost hounded, with requests. What do these people want? A raise, more paid time off, a promotion with a bigger title and a private of/ice.

EvenifI wanted toIcould not afford to give any of this, no matter how deserving or sincere their arguments are.

I need some help in answering these requests.

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By KellyDucote,Wescom News Service

New small business owners walked awayfrom afreeclasslast week with a few more tools in their toolbox to launch or expand their businesses.

The U.S. Small Business Administration, in conjunction with the Eastern Oregon University Small Business Development Center, hosted a small group of business owners for a two-hour "Business Basics" class Friday on the EOU campus.

Taught by SBA Economic Development Specialist Irene Gonzalez, who works out of the SBA's Boise, Idaho, office, the classcovered a lotofground in a short time period, touching on formation of the business itself, business and marketing plans, and team building, from the business' accountant to insurance agent.

Before diving head first into a small business, Gonzalez said a would-be business owner should tap into those around them to gather feedback on their idea. ''When you talk about it, you're getting ideas from other people," she said, noting that for bold and honest answers one should look to family and friends.

Also important while getting set up is knowing one's personal expenses — and how to cover those when the full-time job is a thing of the past and

"Typically LLCs are goodi fyou have family or other partners becauseyou'regoing to need an operating agreement."

— Irene Gonzalez, SBA economic development specialist

the new business isn't quite turning a profit yet.

A major aspect of opening a business, Gonzalez said, is forming the business using the proper setup. For single-owner businesses, a sole proprietorship requires little to no paperwork, depending on if you want to set up a"doing business as" name, which costs $50 in Oregon.

Gonzales cautioned that those working with family or fiiends may feel like a sole proprietorshipmakes sense because they trust their business partners. However, she said it's important to establish rolesand,ifatruepartnership, set the business up as a partnership or limited liability company, both of which require eithera partnership or operating agreement that protect all parties in the event of a separation.

"Typically LLCs are good if you have family or other partners because you're going to need an operating agreement," Gonzalez said.

When building your teamyour banker, accountant, insurance agent, etc.— she said it's important to ask questions and getreferralsand notjustpick the first one on the street.

"It's a personal connection that we have — because we want to be taken care of too," Gonzalez said.

Anthony and Kristi Johnson, of Baker City, were among the prospectivebusiness owners at the class. Neither have owned a business before, but they are looking for something to do in retirement. They said the SBA class had many helpful reminders.

"It's the organization and the planning checklist, the resources you can avail yourself of,"Anthony said.

One point they found interesting was that even under a soleproprietorship,the owner can set up an employer identification number rather than use his or her Social Security number.

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DEAR CHUCK When you were growing up, when the neighbors drove home in a brand new car, did you ever turn to your parents and ask when your family was going to get a new car too?

It appears that you have some"keeping up with the Jones family" in your comDid you recently give someone a raise, thinking itwould be kept a secret, and now others have heard about it? Or, did you tell someone they could move intoa vacantoff ice? Did you recently promote someone and grumbling followed the announcement?

Some employees spend their days just keeping score.

What they care about is keeping what they believe they are entitled to, including a constantly increasing paycheck, more benefits, more time ofE a title screaming of authority and an office at least asbig asyours.

They watch to see what others have or get, and they want it too. And because they don't have it, they constantly harp about everything.

That people are coming to you with their requests should be a wakeup call. Your peopleare far m oreinterested in getting more out of you than they are in contributing to the success and growth of the company.

This is not to say that the wrong people are on the payroll. They could very well be thebestpossible people available to you. Because you SeeKeller / Page 2B

PGG will trytosellslumginggraindivision • Board of directors will consider selling, leasing or merging grain division with another company

By George Plaven East Oregonian

PENDLETON — Pendleton Grain Growers, the localfarmers'co-op that has been a signature brand of Eastern Oregon agriculture for 85 years, is in danger oflosing its grain business amid slumping production and increased competition.

Despite the announcement last week, General Manager Rick Jacobson insisted the news is "not a catastrophe."

PGG's board of directors will consider selling, leasing or merging the grain division with another company aftera disappointing 2015 harvest.

Assets within the division include the McNary river terminal, Feedville piles and 19 upcountry elevators.

Jacobson said the board's prefer-

ence is to stick with the co-op model, but that remains uncertain. He said a number of entities have expressed interest in the grain division, but did not specify.

"This whole market is tough on the growers," Jacobson said."Price is down. Yield is down. Our responsibility is to make sure they have a goodgraincompany todeliver their grain to."

Board chairman Tim Hawkins said the division didn't bring in enough wheat from growers to continue on with the service. Without a high enough volume of grain, he said it doesn't make economic sense for PGG to conti nue operating those assets. oWe had informed the growers in meetings that the future of the grain SeePGG / Page 2B

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Pendleton Grain Growers, the local farmers' co-op that has been a signature brand of Eastern Oregon agriculture for 85 years, is in danger of losing its grain business amid slumping production and increased competition.

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By Mateusz Perkowski The Capital Press

TILLAMOOK — The cows at the Averill family's dairy seem unimpressed by the hightech gadgetry surrounding them.

They calmly pass through an automated gate that sorts the cows based on how recently they've been milked, which is monitored using radio-frequency identification devices on their ears.

Those who have been milked too recently are returned to their stalls, while those who are ready to be milked are ushered toward one of six robotic milkers.

After waiting their turn in line, each cow steps into a pen and enjoys some grain while thegiantroboticarm does itsbusiness.

To many, this scenario represents the future of farming. As labor costs increase and the labor pool shrinks, farmers such as the Averills are turning to robotics and other technologytoprovide bettercare fortheir animals and increase efficiency.

Adoption of robotic systems has been growing at about 25 percent a year, and has particularly"taken ofI"'during the past decade, said Larry Tranel, an extension dairy specialist at Iowa State University who has studied the economics of automation. ''We don't see it slowing down," he said.

At the Averills' dairy, the robot first sprays the entire udder with an iodine formula, then washesand drieseach teatbeforeattaching suction cups to harvest the milk. Each robot can handle 60 cows.

Once the task is complete, the cow is again setlooseamong itspeers,free to enjoy a comforting session with the robotic touch-activated spinning brushes that clean off manure and remove loose hair.

BASICS Continued from Page 1B Going over so much information in two hours, Kristi said, makes one understand just exactly"how important it is to do your homework."

evlces Occasionally, the cows indifferently step over the mechanical manure scraper that slowly and continuously cleans the barn alleys. They are fed by an automated feed pusher that maintains their rations in orderly rows.

"They adapt quite well to technology.

Probably easier than people," said Mark Brown, ageneral manager for DeLaval Dairy Service, which builds and installs the equipment.

The cows certainly seemed less intrigued by the automated dairy system than the farmers who visited the Averills' dairy during a recent open house organized by DeLaval.

While DeLaval first patented the idea for robotic milkers in 1978 and made them commercially available in the late 1990s, the technology didn't really hit its stride until the mid-2000s, Brown said.

Several other manufacturers also produce robotic systems, including Lely, GEA, BouMatic and Insentec.

With the growing strength of computer power and the increased familiarity of dairymen with the technology, such milkers are now catching on, Brown said.

"It's become really reliable and accepted," he said.

The robotic systems have gained in popularity even though they're a more expensive optionover thelowest-costm ilking parlors, said Tranel of Iowa State University.

The lowest-cost milking parlor systems equate to 25 cents to $1 per hundredweight

in milking costs, compared to $2 to $3 per hundredweight with robots, he said.

Maintenance and repairs can also be expensive for robotic systems, running about

$7,000to $9,000 peryear,he estim ated.

"It helps to generate ideas you wouldn't have thought of,"Anthony added.

Gonzalez said the SBA has a number of classes available and will send instructors to Eastern Oregonforspecifi c classesif they are requested. Regardless, she said, the SBA and

business development center have coordinated to bring aboutfour classesto La Grande a year — the topics will depend on the feedback the SBA gets from those taking the courses. ''We'll be coming out here probably quarterly," Gonzalez sald.

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and agronomy divisions while laying off 158 employees.

Continued from Page 1B Since last year, PGG has closed all of their six Eastern Oregon retail stores along with business would be evaluated based on the the automotive service center in Pendleton. It size of the handle this year," Hawkins said also sold its agronomy fleet to Crop Producin a statement."PGG greatly appreciates tion Services. All together, Jacobson said the co-op lost $20 million line of credit in June. the support of the producers that brought us their grain, but there simply were not enough Jacobson said the co-op is $4 million better off of them." than it was a year ago, and still has not borPGG usually handles about 12-13 million rowed against its operating line. bushels per year, but only saw 5 million bushOtheraspectsofthe co-op'sbusiness, els in 2015. That's likely based on a number including the seed division and irrigation offactors,Jacobson said,including athird subsidiary Precision Rain, continue to do well, straight summer of drought that cut wheat Jacobson said. He was optimistic PGG could yields in half through some areas. be profitable again in 2015, until the grain Meanwhile, soft white wheat prices have handle came in much lower than hoped. fallen to 7 last year. To top it ofE larger compaPGG had signed an agreement with McCoy nies such as Gavilon — a grain handling com- Grain Terminal LLC, of Colfax, Washington, pany owned by multi-billion dollar Marubeni to market its grain handle for potentially Corporation — have brought competition to higher bids. Now, the PGG name could vanish Midway and Athena. from local piles and elevators altogether.

'They took a pretty big bite, because they 'You have to look at the long term, not just can bepretty price-competitive,"Jacobson the short term," he said.'We could either be said."Some growers had that additional a marginal company, or merge some of these option." assets and be a good, strong company."

Umatilla County farmers grow the most There is no timetable for a decision about wheat in Oregon by a wide margin. PGG was the grain business. The board will evaluate all establishedin 1930 afterthe stock market offers and bring itto afullvote ofm embers.

"The decision will come down to who crashof1929,aslocalgrowers united toprotectthemselves against fallingwheat prices. offersthegreatestvalue for ourmembers, " But the co-op has suffered through difficult Hawkins said."As always, our goal is to find times in recent years. Jacobson was brought a balance that guarantees marketing options out of retirement to manage PGG in 2012 for our members while also maximizing the following the resignation of former CEOAllen valuethatmembers realizefrom theirco-op Waggoner. assets."

In an article published Aug. 27 in the CapiUntil then, PGG will continue to buy grain tal Press, Jacobson said PGG"didn't attend to and operate as normal until a transaction is business as well as they should have" in those completed.

"It's not the end of the world," Jacobson years. Mistakes required a major overhaul oftheco-op'sbusinessmodel, slashing retail said."It is, I think, a prudent decision."

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"receptioni st"or"business associate." Look outside your Continued from Page 1B industry for ideas and ask your employees for their have not managed the situthoughts. Being a part of ation well it is now coming naming your own job helps back to bite you. The biting people to buy into what they will continue until you are doing and increases address the rootcauses. engagement.

Every business only has so When it comes to raises, many offices. What is the ba- either you can give them or sis for deciding who gets an you can't. If you cannot give office and who does not? If it raises, say so. is anything less than totally This is not an easy task, objecti ve,expectseverepush but as an owner, you have back. done things far more trying.

People want job titles that But instead of just saying 'There is no money for a bring respect and worth.

While you can't give everyraise at this time for your one the title of CEO, every position," you can provide company can do better than alternatives. You can try to

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tie back employees potentially earning more money to performanceiresultsland to taking on assignments that increase revenue, reduce costs or improve cash flow.

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ae ies omaximize our OC1 e C U l'1 f you're one of the 59 million Americans collecting Social Security, the government's announcement earlier this month that you won't be getting acost-ofliving raise next year must have been a disappointment.

You can't do anything aboutthose cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAsthose depend on inflation rates. But there are some variables you can control to make the most out of your Social Security benefits.

At what age you begin tapping your account or whether you continue to work while receiving benefits are among the factors that can make a big difference tothesizeofyour nest egg.

"It's really critical to get this right," said Wes Brown, a certified financial planner at Rather & Kittrell in Knoxville, Tennessee.

"Simply taking benefits at the earliest possible time without any strategizing can costalmost everyone a lotof money."

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A logo sign outside of a facility occupied by the Target Corporation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Wal-Maft and Target, two of the biggest U.S. retailers, last week rolled out plans to lure shoppers into stores during the holiday season that includes discounts, stepped-up marketing and spiffedup stores.

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NEW YORK — Wal-Mart and Target, two ofthebiggest U.S. retailers, last week rolled out plans to lure shoppers into stores during the holiday season that includes discounts, stepped-up marketing and spiffed up stores.

The moves illustrate how important the holiday shopping season is to retailers. It's a roughly two-month period that accounts on average for20 percent oftheretail industry's annual sales.

Wal-Mart and Target, in particular ,have a lottoprove this holiday season. Both are heading into the holiday shopping season with turnaround plans they launched after being battered by the economy and their own mistakes.

Target's turnaround is gaining more traction than Wal-Mart's. In August, Target raised its annual profit fortheyear and reported its fourth straight gain in revenue atstores open atleast a year,a key industry figure.

The results are evidence that CEO Brian Cornell's efforts to spruce up Target's fashions and home decor are

paying ofK Meanwhile, Wal-Mart announced earlier this month that revenue for the current fiscal year would be flat, down from its previous forecastforsalesgrowth of1 percent to 2 percent. And it now expects profit to fall as much as 12 percent for next fiscal year as spending on e-commerce operations and higher wages squeeze the bottom line.

This comes as Wal-Mart's U.S. CEO Greg Foran is spearheading a major overhaul of the stores that includes basics like making sure stores are cleaner and well stocked.

Here's what shoppers can expect &om both retailers during this holiday season:

Discounts Both Wal-Mart and Target said discounting will be key.

Wal-Mart says it will be offering price cuts, or what itrefersto as"rollbacks," starting Nov. 1, on thousands of holiday products that will last at least 90 days. That's the same time as a year ago.

It also says it will offer fewer "weekend" only deals.

Targetdidn'tprovide spe-

cifics on its discounting, but in late September it said it would match its online prices with more than two dozen online competitors.

Free shipping Wal-Mart is sticking with free shipping with a $50 minimum — the same as last year. The retailer is encouraging online shoppers whose orders fall below the minimum to pick them up at the store.

Target is bringing back &ee shipping for the holidays — without any restrictions. It will waive the $25 minimum threshold starting Nov. 1 and it will end Dec. 25. Last week, Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics chain, said that it would drop its $35 minimum to qualify for

&ee shipping.

Changes in stores Wal-Mart will have workers demonstrate toys, and there'l lbe more food tastings.

And thegl be carols playing too. It's part of its plan to add m ore theater to thestores.

Meanwhile, Target is featuring its mascot, a white bulldog with the trademark red bullseye painted on him, throughout the store more prominently. And the retailer is overhauling the front area ofthe storethatisstocked

with $1 to $5 items and branding it under "Bullseye's Playground." For the holiday season, shoppers will find gift wrap and stocking stuffers there.

In time for the winter holidays, Target will have experts working the store to make sure the products are displayedcorrectly and that mannequins have current fashions.

Other things they're

doing Wal-Mart unveiled a new tool on its mobile app in time for the holiday season. The app allows online shoppers to check in when they arrive at the store to pick up their orders.Itsaid thatitexpects nearly 75 percent of traffic to its website to come from a mobile device this holiday season.

That's up from 70 percent a year ago. Target said starting next week, 121 of its 1,800 stores will offer curbside pickup, up from the current 21.

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Here's how it works: Let's say you've earned a monthly retirement benefit of $1,000 a month.

To get that amount, though, you have to wait until you reach'%dl retirement age," between 66 and 67 depending on when you were born.

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But if you wait, you will earn acreditthatboosts your monthlybenefitby about 8 percent a year. At 70, your monthly benefit would have surged to

$1,320, plus any annual COLAs, for life.

All this, of course, depends on your overall financial picture. About half of Americanschooseto collectatage 62 because they have no other savings.

Collecting benefits earlier may also make sense for retirees who have health concerns or a family history of ashorterlife expectancy.

Consider that if you put off receiving benefits until age 70, it will take you until age 81 to reach breakeven, or the point when you would havereceived more in Social Security payments by waiting than by collecting early.

If you wait until 66, you will break even at 78.

In general, locking in a higher monthly benefit is a good strategy. More than one in three 65-year-olds today will live to age 90, according to the Social Security Administration.

"The biggest financial risk for retirees is outliv-

Before deciding when to begin drawing Social Security benefits, it's essential to estimate how much income you'll have once you retire, including whether you plan to keep working and any pensions you've earned.

If you have a 4014l or similar retirement account, your plan administrator's website should provide projections ofhow your balance translates into regular income payouts over time.

Ifyou haven't already, set up an account on the Social Security Administration' swebsite,ssa.gov, and review your record for accuracy. That's key, because your monthly benefit will be based upon a formula that takes into account the average of your highest 35 years of inflation-adjusted earnings.

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beyond."

Keep working Continuing to work past retirement age can help you putoffdrawing on your retirement benefits and, therefore, potentially boost your ultimate payout.

However, if you keep working and begin tapping Social Security benefits beforeyou reach fullretirement age, your benefits may be reduced.

That's because there's a limit on how much you can earn while receiving benefits: $15,720 this year. For every $2 over that number you earn, the government

deducts $1.

Once you reach full retirement age, this rule no longer applies and you can earn as much as you like. The Social Security Administration will factor in any deductions and give you a credit.

Claim spousal benefits You may be eligible to receive Social Security benefits based on your spouse's work history in addition to

OSU researchers join WSU, UI on $2.7M grant to fight potato disease mlesCom News Service

and industry partners on a five-year, $2.7 million studyofzebra chip disease, which discolors the flesh of potatoes and makes them unmarketable.

The disease is caused by a bacterium carried by a tiny flying insect called the potato psyllid.

It has caused serious problems in the southwestern United States, severely damaging the potato crop and causing millions of dollars in losses, according to Washington State Universi-

CORVALLISResearchers at Oregon State University are teaming with colleagues in Washington and Idaho to help farmers combat an insect-t ransmitted disease that could devastate the Pacific Northwest's $9 billion potato crop.

Silvia Rondon, an OSU Extension entomologist, and Oregon State colleagues Stuart Reitz and Molly Engle, are collaborating with Northwest university

ty entomologist Bill Snyder, the study's co-leader.

For the new study, Rondon's team will step up ongoing trapping and monitoring of potato psyllids and coordinatethese efforts in all three states. Others on the study will probe the DNA of the psyllids and the bacteria they carry.

your own.

The government will pay you your benefits first, but if the benefits that you're entitled to through your spouse are higher, you'll receive a combination that equals your spouse's benefit.

As with your own benefits, the earlier you collect the less you will receive. The m aximum youcan get:up to half what they would be eligible for at full retirement.

Divorcees are eligible for similar benefits if they were m arried atleast10 years.

Keep in mind that if you later remarry, you generally cannot collect benefits on your former spouse's record unless your later marriage ends.

One strategy for couples to maximize the benefits they receiveisfor the spouse who has earned a bigger Social Security payout to file for benefits and then suspend them, allowing the other spouse to claim only spousal benefits while the higher earner waits until age 70.

In thisscenario, the spouse collecting only a spousal benefit can leave their own Social Security untouched, racking up credits fora biggermonthly payout years later.

There's no need to wait until age 70 to collect a spousal benefit, said Joseph Lucey, president of Secured Retirement Financial in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

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The pumpkin patch crew would like to thank everyone who came out to support the

PICK'N PATCH during the month of October.

We met some amazing people and made lots of new friends.

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Director Senior 210 - Help Wantedits excellenthunting,fishing, tions. Our licensed Ca- Cert. Weed Free Grass Hay L ifestyle i s s e e k i n g Americans or 158 milnadian mail order phar- Small bales, barn stored, lion U.S. Adults read POE CARPENTRY Baker Co. and outdoorrecreation. qualified applicants for macy will provide you $225/ton. 541-519-3439 content from newspa- • New Homes an RN / Assisted LivResumes maybesenttothe with savings of up to per media each week? • Remodeling/Additions ing Director position at 75 percent on all your HKLP Discover the Power of • Shops, Garages attention ofHuman Wildflower Lodge. Inmedication needs. Call 650 - Horses, Mules the Pacific Northwest • Siding rst Decks ATNACT terested applicants apResources,4005 23rd today 1-800-354-4184 Newspaper Advertis• Windows rst Fine ply online at www.senf or $10.00 off y o u r BIG, BEAUTIFUL, bold 140 - Yard, Garage ATTNTION i ng. For a f r e e b r o Street, BakerCity, OR finish work iorlifestyle.com. Click on first prescription and c h u r e c a I I black 6 mo old st ud Sales-Baker Co. Fast, Quality Work! the careers tab to reTO YOURAP! 97814 oremailto free shippinq. (PNDC) 916-288-6011 or email colt, Gentle broke to Wade, 541-523-4947 view the complete Iob HEY GUYS! humanresources©otecc.com. description and applicecelia©cnpa.com or 541-403-0483 l ead. I n d ia n h o r s e ACICIBOLDING EVERY BUSINESS has DON'T MISS THIS! (PNDC) breeding . $ 70 0 .

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RUSSO'S YARD It's a little extra competitive b e n e f it s It's time to plan for California's P RMedia Lots of tools, some 8E HOME DETAIL Applicationswil be accepted that gets package for f u lltime that vacation trip.

Release — the only household rst tnnkets Aesthetically Done employees i ncluding Press Release Service BIG results. until position is filled.

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725 - Apartment Rentals Union Co.

752 - Houses for Rent Union Co. DRC'S PROPERTY CLOSE TO EOU 2bdrm 2 BD, duplex LG, quiet All real estate advertised basement a p t . , a ll location, fenced patio, MANAGEMENT, INC. h ere-in is s u blect t o the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to a dvertise any preference, limita-

745 - Duplex Rentals Union Co.

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1001 - Baker County Legal Notices gon, as 07140045 and subsequently assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a s Trustee fo r J . P .

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Heeure Keyom)I Entzy Houses: Auto-ImJr. Gate BDRM, 1 ba. Kitchen 4 bd, 21/5 ba, on south q ui s i t i o n T r us t He~ I tir b t tnlf appliances, including 2007-CH 5 A s s et tions or discnmination side $1,200 69 CHEVY Impala, cusHe~ C ez n eree based on race, color, CLOSE TO EOU, small w/d. w/s/g, lawn care 3 bd, 2 ba, close to Backed Pass-Through Outetde RV Htor age tom 2 door with rebuilt studio, all utilities pd, pd. Dogs w e l come, religion, sex, handicap, college $850 Feooed Axm C ertificates , S e r i e s tranny and turbo 350 no smoking/no pets, NO CATS. No smok2007-CH5 by Assignf amilial status or n a3 bd, 1 ba, close to (H-foot, bextI3 motor.

New front disc $395 mo, $300 dep. ing. $700. 1902 Cedar, 2013 23' Forest River m ent r e c o r de d a s tional origin, or intenRivena $695 IImtN'olestt waits brakes and new front 541-91 0-3696.

LG, top-floor duplex.

Sunseeker w/ 9 , 800 and back seats. Runs 13180084, c o v e ring tion to make any such All etaee availatIle 541-91 0-4938. miles. Power awning, p references, l i m i t a All Units are t he f o l l o w i n g de(BxlO u)p to l4x86) great!

Must hear it to DRC'S PROPERTY GPS, Hydraulic leveltions or discrimination.

Non Smoking scribed real property appreciate. Ready for 2 bdrm, 2 plus 54X-688-1688 ing (Iacks) system, rear situated in said county We will not knowingly MANAGEMENT, INC. NEWER body and paint. Asking b ath, g arage, W / D 215 Fir Str vision camera, air lev8818 X4QL and state, to w it : Lot accept any advertising ISLAND CITY 2 bd, 1ba, $6,500 OBO. hookup, no pets/smokLa Grande OR eling system, new 10 for real estate which is $700mo, fenced yard.

9, Block 29, J.P. At541-963-9226 i ng. L e a s e $89 5 , 425-290-9230 ply tires, other extras. wood's Second Addiin violation of this law. $1,000 dep.

Yard 5 CLASSIC STORAGE APARTMENTS E xcellent c o n d i t i o n GOT AN older car, boat tion to Baker City, in All persons are hereby 541-524-1534 w/s pd. 704 M Av e. VERY NICE, 2 bdrm, 2 Studio $350 to $400 asking $59,900 EnterBaker City, County of informed that all dwellor RV? Do the humane Near hospital 5 EOU. 2805 L Street 1bd, $385 to $395, pnse 541-426-4417. i ngs a d ve rtised a r e ba, all appliances inthing. Donate it to the B aker and St ate o f (541 ) 805-91 81 NEW FACILITY!!

2bd, $440 to $585 available on an equal cluded, office space, Oregon P ROPERTY Humane Society. Call Vanety of Sizes Available A DDRESS: 14 70 opportunity basis. garden space, carport, Secunty Access Entry 1-800-205-0599 NEWLY REMODELED All Units are 930 - Recreational EQUAL HOUSING B roadwa y St ree t fenced yd, no smokT riplex, 3 b r d m , 2 (PNDC) RV Storage OPPORTUNITY Non Smoking ing, $950/mo. $ 9 00 Vehicles Baker City, OR 97814 bath, all utilities pd, dep. 541-910-3696 Both the b e n eficiary 795 -Mobile Home no smoking, no pets, THE SALE of RVs not Welcome Home! and the trustee have $1,000 month, $900 753 - Wallowa beanng an Oregon inSpaces WANTEDI I buy old Por elected to sell the real deposit. 541-910-3696 signia of compliance is CHII SPACES AVAILABLE, illegal: call B u i lding sches 91 1 , 356 . property to satisfy the County Rentals 1948-1973 only. Any one block from Safeobligations secured by (541) 963-7476 750 - Houses For Codes (503) 373-1257.

4 BDRM, 2 ba home in 720 - Apartment way, trailer/RV spaces. condition. Top $$ paid. the trust deed and a Rent Baker Co. Wallowa.

Laundry faRentals Baker Co. F inders F e e . Ca l l notice of default has GREEN TREE cility, c a rport, a v a il. W ater, s e w er , g a r 3-BDRM. OAK FLOORS 2000 NEW VISION 707-965-9546 or email bage. $200. Jeri, manbeen recorded pursu2-BDRM, 1 bath APARTMENTS now. (541)886-4305 New Gas Furnace. porschedclassics©yaa ger.

La Gra n d e ULTRA 5TH WHEEL ant to Oregon Revised Downtown. $625/mo.

2310 East Q Avenue Carport with storage.

541-962-6246 hoo.com (PNDC) Statutes 86.752(3); the W/S pd. No pets.

La Grande,OR 97B50 Range, Fndge 5 D/W No 760 - Commercial default for which the 541-523-4435 Rentals N 980 Trucks, Picksmoking,sm. pet consid. foreclosure is made is 9I $750/mo. 541-383-3343 SHOP Hr OFFICE Space ups ELKHORN VILLAGE grantor's failure to pay APARTMENTS w/s pd. $395/mo plus when due the followAffordasble Studios, 2-bdrm, 2 bath Senior a n d Di s a b l ed $ 30 0 d e p o s it i ng s u ms : m o n t h ly 1 5 2 bedrooms. payments of $948.89 Housing. A c c e pting (Income Restnctions Apply) All utilities pd. $600+dep 541-91 0-3696 • I I applications for those Professionally Managed Blue Ridge Apartments beginning 1 2 / 10/12; Molly Ragsdale and monthly payments aged 62 years or older 780 Storage Units by: GSL Properties $16,000 Property Management as well as those disof $943.94 beginning Located Behind Call: 541-519-8444 02/1 0/1 3; p Iu s a dabled or handicapped La Grande Town Center "Pick Fully loaded! up Applications" of any age. Income revances of $2,307.67; 801 - Wanted to Buy 2710 f/2First St strictions apply. Call together with title ex• 35 foot Info Box Candi: 541-523-6578 pense, costs, trustee's RETIREE WANTING to • Mlel-WtmhoiiIse • 3 Slide Outs fees an d a t t o rney's purchase small cozy 20'1I1I FORD F-'1I50 2-BDRM., 1-BATH • I)ijfs!de Iemsl IParkliit()i • W/D Combo fees incurred herein by home in La Grande, IsNo pets/waterbeds V-6, 4-wd, 8' bed, • Kitchen Island HIGHLAND VIEW • Rge|IIIelrle lRees reason of said default; land City, Union areas. • 4-dr Fridge/Freezer Baker City, OR standard cab, towing Apartments any further sums adFIIrIofsrIIiisIIIIII st!I: P lease t ex t o r ca l l 541-523-2621 package, 42k/miles.

FURNISHED STUDIO For more info. call: vanced by the benefi541-91 0-8309.

Ver oo d condition!

HE 2-BDRM APTS. RP84Mdeys 800 N 15th Ave (541) 519-0026 ciary for the protection CLEAN Hrfreshly painted Utilites paid, includes $19,600 Elgin, OR 97827 $94N7eve!II!Igs 855 - Lots & Propofthe above descnbed 2-bdrm w/basement internet/cable. Starting at 541-523-2505 real property and its inerty Union Co. 378510th Rreet $600/mo. 541-388-8382 Now accepting applica- and fenced yard. Range, 960 - Auto Parts terest therein; and prefndge,. NO smoking, BEAUTIFUL VIEW lot in tions f o r fed e r a l ly 1 sm. pet neg. $550/mo payment penalties/preThe Elms Apartments Cove, Oregon. Build STUDDED SNOW tires funded housing. 1, 2, Garb. pd. 541-383-3343 miums, if a p plicable.

2920 Elm Street % %ABC STORESALL y our d r ea m h o m e . 4 — 215/70R150- f it and 3 bedroom units By reason of said deBaker City, OR 97814 Septic approved, elecwith rent based on in- HOME SWEET HOME Dodge M in i Van fault th e b e n eficiary MOVF INSPFCIAl! tnc within feet, stream come when available. has declared all sums Clean 5 cozy 2-bdrm • Rent a unit for 6 mo $25/ea. 541-524-1637 r unning through l o t .

1704 East $600/mo owing on the obligaget 7th mo. FREE A mazing v i e w s of Prolect phone number: ridia (Units 5x10 up to 10x30) t ion secured by t h e Nice kitchen w/DW, 970 Autos For Sale mountains 5 v a l l ey.

541-437-0452 541-523-9050 t rust d e e d i m m e d i gas heat, fenced yard.

3.02 acres, $62,000 TTY: 1(800)735-2900 ately due and payable, No smoking/Sm pet neg Currently accepting appli208-761-4843 1001 Baker County Ed Moses:(541)519-1814 s aid sums being t h e cations. 2 bdrm apart"This institute is an equal f ollowing , t o w it : Legal Notices ment w/F R IG, DW, opportunity provider."

LARGE 5 + B D M R 2 $100,211.05 with i n' $320,000 HUGE STV, onsite laundry, PUBLIC NOTICE Story, Victonan, 2 1/2 • I\ t erest thereon at t h e J playground. I n c o me BUILDING (7665 sq.

Baths, Large yard, Tnrate of 8.025 percent and occupancy guideft.) on 9.79 acres with Northeast Oregon Housple Carport, Shed, No per annum beginning lines apply, Section 8 approximately 2300 sq. ing Authority has rec ats . $ 95 0 + d e p 1 1/10/12; p lu s a d accepted. Rent is $455 , ft. of living space.

Masvised the Agency Plan 541-403-4729 e SsauIIIy terNI vances of $2,307.67; to $490, tenant pays in compliance with the ter bedroom with bath together with title exelectnc. No smoking, ONE BDRM basement, SUNFIRE REAL Estate e Ctx(ed Eriilrr Quality Housing and plus 2nd bedroom, ofbackyard, laundry, all pense, costs, trustee's except in d e signated 2000 CHEVY BLAZER LLC. has Houses, Du- e LlghledleryOurpelee(lea Work R e s p onsibility fees an d a t t o r neys utilities pd, no smokfice, utility room with full smoking area and no w/ snow tires on nms Act of 1998. It will be i ng/no p e t s , $ 5 6 5 plexes 5 Apartments e 6 eiffererII size vels bath, open kitchen / fees incurred herein by p ets. A ppl i c a t i o n s and snow chains. New available November 2, for rent. Call Cheryl month, $500 deposit. dining & living room. reason of said default; a vailable onsite o u t stereo system, hands 2015 for review at the Guzman fo r l i s t ings, e uXsof RV storage 541-91 0-3696. any further sums adLots of beautiful traverside of manager's offree calling Kxm radio 541-523-7727.

Housing Authonty's of41!298Chioo IRd,Baker Cltf vanced by the benefifice located at Apt. 1. tine tile. Covered patio. capability. 2nd owner. f ice, a t 2 6 0 8 M a y UNION COUNTY ciary for the protection O ff i c e Ph. 2304 sq. ft. machine 752 - Houses for Have all repair history.

Lane, La Grande, OreSenior Living above descnbed 541-523-5908; E ma il: shed, 50 gpm well.

Good condition! g on. T h e H o u s i ng ofthe Rent Union Co. real property and its intheelms©vindianmgt.com15376238 $4000/OBO A uthority's h o urs o f Mallard Heights terest therein; and prewebsite: 1 BD Carriage house, 541-403-4255 A PLUS RENTALS Century 21 Eagle o peration ar e 1 0 : 0 0 870 N 15th Ave payment penalties/previndianmgt.com/prop$525/mo, $500 dep, has storage units A .M. t o 3 : 0 0 P .

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Cap Realty, Elgin, OR 97827 miums, if a p plicable. ert ies/e lm s-a pa rtPet upo n a p p rovaI, availab!e.

M onda y t hr ou g h 541-9634511. ments.

WH EREFORE, notice 541-91 0-3696.

5x12 $30 per mo.

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In addition, Now accepting applicahereby is g i ven t h at a Public Hearing w ill tions f o r fed e r a l ly 8x8 $25-$35 per mo. the undersigned trus3BD, 1ba $725.00.

ROSE RIDGE 2 Subdivn be held on Thursday, f unded ho using f o r 8x10 $30 per mo. tee will on January 15, 541-91 0-4444 'plus deposit' sion, Cove, OR. City: D ecember 1 7 t h a t t hos e t hat a re 2 016 at th e h our o f Sewer/Water available.

1433 Madison Ave., 9:00 A.M. Everyone is sixty-two years of age 1450 SQ FT 2 bdrm, 2 10:00 o'clock, A.M. in 725 - Apartment Regular price: 1 acre or 402 Elm St. La invited. or older, and h andiaccord with the stanbath, detached single Grande. m/I $69,900-$74,900.

Rentals Union Co. capped or disabled of dard of t i m e e s t abgarage, 300 sq ft deck, Ca II 541-910-3696 We also provide property Copies of t h e A g ency lishe d any age. 1 and 2 bedby O RS off s t r e e t p a r k i n g, management.

C heck 2005 JEEP Wr angler. Plan will also be availCENTURY 21 room units w it h r e nt 187.110, at the followsprinklered lawn, w/d out our rental link on F actory r i g h t h a n d able at the f ollowing PROPERTY b ased o n i nco m e ing place: outside the 5 small freezer incl. our w ebs i t e drive, 6 c l y , 4 w d, offices: Union County MANAGEMENT when available.

American West m ain entrance to t h e $800. 541-910-0354 www.ranchnhome.co Court, Baker County Storage automatic, runs excelBaker County Courtm o r c aII Court, Grant County La randeRentals.com 7 days/24 houraccess lent, new tires, cruise Prolect phone ¹: house, 1 9 9 5 3 rd CATHERINE CREEK Ranch-N-Home Realty, 541-523-4564 c ontrol, AC , s t e r e o Court , W al l ow a 541-437-0452 Street, in the City of PROPERTY MGMT (541)963-1210 In c 541-963-5450. new postal signs.

127k County Court, and City COMPETITIVE RATES TTY: 1(800)735-2900 La Grande, OR Baker City, County of Halls in Dayville, Mt. Behind Armory on East $8,900.

541-426-9027 541-605-0430 BAICER, State of OreCIMMARON MANOR Vernon, H u ntington, and H Streets.

Baker City or 541-398-1516 "This Institute is an www.cathenne gon, sell at public aucICingsview Apts.

Union, E l g i n , and equal opportunity tion to the highest bid~ k 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Century Haines.

Written comprovider" der for cash the inter21, Eagle Cap Realty. ments w i l l b e acCLOSE TO schools, 4 + 880 - Commercial est in t h e d e s cribed 541-963-1210 cepted at N o r t heast bds, 2ba, full baseSECURF.STORAGF. r eal property w h i c h Property O rego n H o us i n g ment, 5 g a rage. no the grantor had or had CLOSE TO do wntown NEWLY RENOVATED A uthority o f f ic e a n d Surveillance smoking, $1,200/mo 5 p ower t o c o nvey a t and EOU studio, a l l c ommercial / ret a i l discussed at the Public Cameras $1,100 deposit. Call the time of the execuutilities p a i d no p roperty o n A d a m s Heanng on the above Computenzed Entry 541-91 0-3696 tion by grantor of the smoking, no pets, coin and 2nd St. $1200 per date.

Covered Storage trust deed, t o gether op laundry, $355/mo, 745 - Duplex Rentals COUNTRY HOME, 3 bcl, month. Possible lease Super size 16'x50' w it h a ny i nt e r e s t plus $3 00 d ep . Union Co. option to p u rchase. 2008 TAURUS X SEL, Legal No. 00043483 2 ba, garage, 20 acres, which the grantor or 541-91 0-3696. ~541 910-1711 Published: November 4, 541-523-2128 1613 K Ave., LG. 2 bd, barn, 15 miles from La grantor's successors 98k m i , sea t s 6, 2015 Grande off HWY 244.

3100 15tI1 St. $550/mo, 1st 5 l a st, in interest acquired afwww.La rande leather , 6 d is c $200 cleaning, no pets $1,200mo. no cats dog Baker City ter the e x ecution of changer, Sinus Radio, TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF Rentals.com dep.

541-963-7724 541-663-8410 Lv ms . the trust deed, to satalmost new s t udless SALE Fi l e No . snow tires, great SUV, isfy the foregoing obli7236.26120 Reference g ations t h ereby s e $7000. 541-91 0-3568. is made to that certain cured and the c o sts trust deed made by and expenses of sale, DONATE YOUR CAR, Becky L B o ruch, as including a reasonable TRUCIC OR BOAT TO grantor, to Elkhorn Ticharge by the trustee.

3 8 Me r r im e nt HE R ITAG E FOR THE tle Company, as trusACROS S Notice is further given 3 9 Lha s a BLIND. Free 3 Day Va- tee, in favor of Chase that for reinstatement 40 Circuit A nswer to P r e v i ou s P u z z l e 915- Boats & Motors Bank USA, N A., as 1 Get no s y cation, Tax Deductible, or payoff quotes re6 "The P r is o n e r 4 1 Feel crumm y b eneficiary , dat e d Free Towing, All Paof —" TA C O U R L P L A T 4 2 Fish w i t h o u t 03/26/07, r e c o rded quested pursuant t o perwork Taken Care ORS 8 6 . 7 8 6 and 11 Forces (upon) scales OM E N R E P L E V I Of. CAL L 03/30/07, in the mort86.789 must be timely 43 — Dorado 12 Memo rable 1-800-401-4106 gage re c o r d s of F E L T G E N I U S E S c ommunicated i n a times 44 Not in a BAICER County, Ore(PNDC) U N T A M E D N 14 "Instead of" w ritten r e quest t h a t whisper P H ON 4 6 Rev e r s e c omplies w i t h t h a t WOI d R D S S I M 47 More unctuous statute addressed to 1 5 Not up y e t BA S I S C A T I V E 49 Snowy birds the trustee's "Urgent (2 wds.l O L E O F I G S L I T 17 After yr . 1 51 Moved inch by Request Desk" either A P R T E D G I L D S 18 Electric bridge inch by personal delivery to 19 Metal source 52 Urban d w e l l ing S O F T E N F0 E the trustee's physical 20 Gleeful shout o ffices (call fo r a d HA LE A R N E D 2 1 Exud e DOWN dress) or by first class, B A N I S H E D R O B E 1985 B E A CHCRAFT moisture certified mail, r e turn Magnum 192 Cuddy, for our most curr ent offers and to 1 Evening gala L I E N E N E A R A B 2 3 Ma u n a receipt requested, ad200 hp, Coast Guard 2 Fe m a le 24 Cello kin T R E K VV A X S A Y S dressed to th e t r u sbrowse our com plete inventory. radio, d e pt h f i n d e r, relatives 25 College term tee's post office box 11-4-15 © 2015 U FS , D i st. by U n iv .

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1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices

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ers; ICara Sitz-Narciso which are known to AICA ICara E. Sitz, as L ot 5 a n d t h e W e s t be toxic. Prospective Affiant of the Estate of 43.01 feet of Lot 4 in purchasers of r esiSusan Elizabeth MeyBlock 5 in the Town d entia l pro p e r t y ers; ICara Sitz-Narciso of North Powder, Unshould be aware of AICA ICara E. Sitz, indiion County, Oregon, this potential danger vidually; Rebecca J. according to the reb efore deciding t o Watson AICA Rebecca corded plat thereof. place a bid for this J. Sitz; Scott M. Meyproperty at the trustee's saIe. ers; State of Oregon; The undersigned was ap Occupants o f t he pointed as Successor P remises; a n d T h e Trustee by the BenefiNOTICE TO Real Property located ciary by a n a p pointR ESID ENTIAL at 1807 X Avenue, La ment dated August 6, TENANTS: Grande , O re g on 2015, and recorded on The property in which 97850, is defendant.

August 7, 2015, in the you are living is in The sale is a p u b lic Union County Official foreclosure. A foreauction to the highest Records as Document closure sale is schedb idder f o r c a s h o r No. 201552572. The uled for January 19, c ashier's c h e c k , i n address of the trustee 2015. The date of this hand, made out to Unis 69 3 C h e m e k eta s ale may b e p o s t Street NE, Salem, OR ion County S heriff's p oned. Unless t h e Office. For more infor97301. lender that is foremation on this sale go closing on this propto: Both the b e n eficiary erty is paid before and the trustee have www.ore onshenffs. t he sale d a te , t h e com sales.htm elected to sell the said f oreclosure will g o real property to satisfy through and somePublished: October 28, t he o b l i gations s e o ne new w i l l o w n 2015 and November 4, c ured by s a i d t r u s t this property. After 11,18, 2015 deed and a notice of t he sale, t h e n e w default has been reowner is required to Legal No. 00043360 c orded p u rsuant t o p rovide y o u w i t h Oregon Revised Statcontact information NOTICE OF ues 86.752(3), the deand notice that t he DISPOSITION OF f ault fo r w h i c h t h e sale took place.

COLLATERAL UNDER foreclosure is made in The following inforUNIFORM grantor's failure to pay m ation a p plies t o COMMERCIAL CODE when due the followyou only if you are a (Commercial Notice) ing sums: bona fide tenant occupying and renting SALE ON The sum of $28,451.89 t his property a s a NOVEMBER 13, 2015 in principal, together residential dwelling with interest and late under a l e g itimate PLEASE TAICE NOTICE fees. r ental a g r e e m e nt . that on Fnday, Novem- The sum of $152.38 in The information does b er 13, 2015, at t h e homeowner's i n s ur- not apply to you if hour of 2:30 p.m., at ance. you own this prop59679 Highway 237, The sum of $900.00 for erty or if you are not Union, Oregon, Commowing and cleanup. a bona fide residenmunity Bank will sell tial tenant. or lease or license as By reason of the deIf the foreclosure applicable the followfault, the beneficiary sale goes t hrough, ing items of collateral has declared all sums the new owner will to satisfy debts owed owing on the obligahave the right to reto Community Bank by t ion secured by t h e q uire you t o m o v e Union Lumber Comt rust d e e d i m m e d i - out. Before the new pany, Inc., dba Bronately due and payable, owner can r e quire son Lumber Company, those sums being the y ou t o m o v e , t h e dba Royal Rock, dba following: n ew o w n e r m u s t Bronson Motor Sports p rovide y o u w i t h and Rental, Mace A The sum of $28,451.89 written notice t h at Cadwell and Sherry A. in principal, together specifies the date by Cadwell. with interest thereon w hich y o u mus t COLLATERAL TO BE at the rate of 10% per move out. If you do SOLD annum from February not leave before the Construction equipment, 17, 2015, until p aid, m ove-out date, t h e rock crushing equipp lus late fees in t h e new owner can have m ent a n d v ar i o u s amount of $ 1 2 6.00; the sheriff remove items of equipment replus t h e s um of you from the proplating to the operation $152.38 in homeowne rty a f te r a c o u r t of a rock crushing ener's insurance; plus hearing. You will reterprise, a g g r e gate the sum of $900.00 for c eive notice of t h e equipment, conveyors, mowing and cleanup; court hearing. d rilling e q u i p m e n t , plus the cost of forepumping equipment, closure report, attor- P ROTECTION FR O M scales, g e n e rators, ney's fees, and trusEVICTION forklifts, truss manutee's f e es; t o g ether IF YOU ARE A facturing equipment, with any other sums BONA FIDE TENANT door m a n ufacturing due or that may beO CCUPYING A N D equipment, saws, high come due under the RENTIN G T HIS pressure washers, dnll Note or by reason of P ROPERTY A S A presses, air compresthe default, this foreRESIDENTIAL sors, dust c o llection closure and any further D WELLING, Y O U equipment, w e lders, tate, title, claim, lien, a dvances m ad e b y HAVE THE RIGHT TO computer equipment, or interest in the premBeneficiary as allowed CONTINUE LIVING office furniture, office i ses o r a n y p o r t i o n by the Note and Deed IN THIS PROPERTY equipment, rock bagthereof. of Trust.

AFTER THE FOREging equipment, apCLOSURE SALE FOR: p roximatel y 2,0 0 0 WHEREFORE notice is • 50 DAYS FROM NOTICE TO THE bags of crushed rock, DEFENDANTS: hereby given that the THE DATE YOU ARE lowboy trailers, dump READ THESE PAPERS undersigned t r u stee GIVEN A WRITTEN trailers, miscellaneous CAREFULLY! w ill o n J a n uary 1 9 , TERMINATION NOtrailers, trucks, shop 2016, at the hour of TICE, IF YOU HAVE equipment, tools, scafY ou must " a ppear" i n 10:00 a.m., in accord FIXED TERM LEASE; folding, storage racks, this case or the other with the standard of OR shelving, fuel t a nks, i AT LEAST 30 t ime e s t ablished b y side will win automatipropane tanks, storage cally. To "appear" you ORS 187.110. at the D AYS FROM T H E tanks. A sampling of must f i l e w i t h t he main entrance of the DATE Y O U ARE court a l e ga l p aper i tems to b e s o l d i n Daniel Chapman BuildGIVEN A WRITTEN clude, without l imitaing, 1001 4th Street, called a "motion" or TERMINATION NOtion, (1) CAT 12 motor "answer". The "moLa Grande, OR 97850, TICE, IF YOU HAVE A grader 99E5895 (2) tion" or "answer" County of Union, State MONTH-TO-MONTH L ink B e l t LS 4 3 0 0 must be given to t he of Oregon, sell at pubOR WEEK-TO WEEK C-Series II Excavator lic auction to the highcourt clerk or adminisRENTAL A G R E E(3) Pioneer 54 X 24 roll trator within 30 days est bidder for cash the MENT. crusher, diesel engine of the date of first pubi nterest i n t h e r e a I If the new owner power on T/A carrier l icatio n s p e c if i e d property d e s c r i bed w ants t o m o v e i n Yellow (4) 1 E l -Jay above which the granherein along with the and use this property 54516620P 54" stanrequired filing fee. It tor had or had power as a p r i mary r esim ust b e i n pr o p e r dard cone crusher c/w to convey at the time d ence, t he new double deck s c reen form and have proof of of the e x ecution by owner can give you 130 red (5) Lippman service on th e p l aing rantor of t h e t r u s t w ritten n o tice a n d 24 x 36 deep die Iaw tiff's attorney or, if the d eed t o g ether w i t h require you to move crusher, diesel power plaintiff does not have any interest which the o ut after 3 0 d a y s, on T/A carrier (7) John an attorney, proof of grantor o r g r a ntor's e ven t h o ug h y o u Deere 5575 skid steer service upon the plainsuccessors in interest h ave a f i xe d t e r m loader tiff. acquired after the exelease with more than M 5575XO30326 ( 7 ) If you have any quesc ution o f t h e t ru s t 30 days left.

T elesmith 36S c o n e tions, you should see d eed, to s a t isfy t h e You must be proc rusher c/w 4 X 1 2 foregoing obligations an attorney i m m edivided with at least 30 double deck screen on thereby secured and days' written notice ately. If you need help T/A carrier; (8) Cumin finding an attorney, t he c o st s a n d e x - after the foreclosure mins Duster mdl 6834 you may call the Orepenses of the sale, insale before you can (9) Gnzzler H2934. gon State Bar's Lawcluding a reasonable be required to move. charge by the trustee. yer Referral Service at T O OBTAIN A COM A bona fide tenant PLETE LIST OF COL( 503) 6 84-3763 o r Notice is further given is a residential tenLATERAL CALL: Rick toll-free in Oregon at that any person named a nt who is not t h e Benn, 509-522-9996, (800) 452-7636. in ORS 86.778 has the borrower (property exte n s i o n 154 8, nght, at any time pnor owner) or a c h i ld, V P/Special A s s e t s DATED this14th day of to five days before the spouse or parent of Manager, Community October, 2015 d ate last set fo r t h e t he borrower, a n d Bank 1288 SE Comsale, to have this forewhose rental agreemercial Dr., College BAUM SMITH, LLC closure p r o c e eding ment: Place, WA 99324.

• Is the result of an Attorneys for Plaintiff dismissed a n d t he PREVIEW DATE: 1:00 arm's-length transactrust deed reinstated p .m. t o 3 : 0 0 p . m . , By: W~ ll S. B b y payment t o th e tion; Thursday 12, 2015, at OSB No. 111773 beneficiary of the en• Requires the pay59679 Highway 237, 1902 Fourth St., Ste 1 tire amount then due ment of rent that is Union, Oregon.

(Not all PO Box 967 (other than such pornot substantially less sale items are at this La Grande, OR 97850 tion of the principal as than fair market rent location.)

Telephone: would not then be due for the property, unNotice Date: October 30, (541) 963-3104 h ad no d e f ault o c less the rent is re2015 Facsimile: curred) and by curing duced or subsidized COMMUNITY BANIC (541) 963-9254 any other default comd ue t o a f ed e r a l, email: plained of herein that state or l ocal subPublish: November 4, 6, i s capable o f b e i n g sidy; and office©baumsmith.com and 9, 2015 ~Was entered into cured by tendenng the DATE OF FIRST performance required prior to the date of Leqal No. 00043473 P U BLICATION under the obligation or the foreclosure sale.

October 14, 2015 TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF trust deed, and in addition to p a ying t h ose A BOUT YOUR T EN SALE Published: October 14, sums or tendenng the ANCY B E T W E EN 21, 28, 2015 and performance necesNOW A N D THE Reference is made to a s ary to cure the d e November 4, 2015 FORECLOSURE trust deed made by W illiam L . F o x a n d f ault b y p a y in g a l l SALE: Legal No.43233 costs and expenses RENT Wanda Fox, husband actually incurred in enYOU SHOULD CONand wife, as Grantor, forcing the obligation TINUE TO PAY RENT NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S to Eastern Oregon Tia nd trust d e ed , t o T O Y OU R L A N D SALE tle, Inc., as Trustee, in g ether w i t h t r u s t e e L ORD UNTIL T H E favor of Michael B. Ilg and attorney fees not PROPERTY IS SOLD On December 9, 2015 at Trustee for Investors exce e d i n g the OR UNTIL A COURT the hour of 10:00 a.m.

Lending Group Profit TELLS YOU OTHERat the Union County Shanng Plan, as Bene- amounts provided by ORS 86.778.

W ISE. IF YO U D O Sheriff's Office, 1109 ficiary, dated Apnl 13, NOT PAY RENT, YOU IC Ave, La Grande, Ore2010, and recorded on CAN BE EVICTED. BE gon, the defendant's Apnl 15, 2010, in the S URE T O KEE P interest will b e s o ld, Union County Official W ithout limiting t h e trustee's disclaimer PROOF OF ANY PAYsublect to redemption, Records as Document of representations or MENTS YOU MAKE. in the r ea l p r operty No. 20101352, coverwarranties, Oregon SECURITY DEPOSIT commonly known as: ing the following delaw requires the trusYou may apply your 1 807 X A v enue, L a scribed real property tee to state in this security deposit and Grande, OR 9 7 8 50. s ituate d in t he n otice t h a t s o m e any rent you paid in The court case numabove-mentioned residential property advance against the ber i s 1 4 - 0 7-49200 c ounty a n d sta t e , sold at a trustee's current rent you owe where W e ll s F a rgo to-wit: sale may have been your landlord as proBank, N.A., its succesused in manufacturvided in ORS 90.357. sors in interest and/or R eal property i n th e ing m e t hamphetaTo do this, you must assigns, is the plaintiff, County of Union, State mines, the chemical notify your landlord and Unknown Heirs of of Oregon, described compone nt s of in writing that you Susan Elizabeth Meyas follows:

or equitable interest in residential p r o p erty Conditional Use request ments on the relevant ties unknown claiming the sublect property sold at a trustee's sale a pproval cr iteria a r e any nght, title, lien or CU-15-002 will be reconsidered applicable interest in the property will only receive informay have been used viewed under the cnevidence. Telephone described in the Commation concerning the in ma nu f a c t u r i n g t eria listed i n B a k e r conversations cannot lender's estimated or methamphetamines, plaint herein, County Zoning Ordiactual bid. Lender bid the chemical compobe accepted as testinanc e ( B CZ O) i nformation i s al s o n ents o f w h i c h a r e ¹2014-01 S e c t i o ns: mony. All written tes- Defendants. timony must be subavailable at the t r usk nown t o b e t o x i c . 150, Article 2, Article t ee' s w e b sit e , mitted to th e P lan- Case No. 15-09-50025 Prospective purchas3, Article 4, 603, 760 www.northwesttrusers of residential propning Department by and the Baker County tee.com. Notice is furn o later t h a n 5 : 0 0 SUMMONS erty should be aware Comprehensive Land p.m. on the hearing t her given t ha t a n y of this potential danger Use Plan. date, November 19, TO: Georgia M. Cates, person named in ORS b efore d e c i d ing t o 86.778 has the right, p lace a b i d f o r t h i s The site proposed for the 2015, or submitted in an individual, and the a t any t im e p r io r t o p erson during t h e unknown h e i r s of property at th e t r usreplacement dwelling tee's sale. The t rushearing.

Georg ia M. Cates, also five days before the is identified as Tax Lot tee's rules of auction all other persons or d ate last set fo r t h e 601 in Tow nship 13 sale, to have this foremay be accessed at partie s un k no w n South, Range 37 East, You may be eligible to closure p r o c e eding www.northwesttrusdispute the final deciclaiming any nght, tiW.M., Baker County, sion by the Planning tle, lien, or interest in dismissed a n d t he tee.com and are incorOR, Ref. 18206. The C ommission ; ho w the property descnbed trust deed reinstated porated by this refercase will be reviewed b y payment t o th e ence. You may also ac- a ccording t o B C Z O ever, the failure of an i n t he Com pl a i n t beneficiary of the enissue to be raised in a herein. c ess sale s t a tus a t S ection 150 and t h e hearing, in person or tire amount then due www.northwesttrusonginal approval cnteby letter, or failure to YOU ARE HEREBY re(other than such port ee. c o m and na. Generally, unless tion of the principal as www.USA-Forecloprovide statements or quired to appear and otherwise noted, if a would not then be due sure.com. For further evidence sufficient to defend the complaint request is found to be afford t h e d e c i s ion filed against you in the h ad no d e f ault o c i nformation, p l e a s e c onsistent w i t h t h e maker an opportunity above-entitled action curred) and by curing c ontact: Nanci L a m Zoning Ordinance it is to respond to th e i sany other default combert Northwest Truswithin thirty (30) days considered to be conplained of herein that tee Services, Inc. P.O. sue, precludes appeal from the date of first sistent with the Baker to the Land Use Board publication o f t hi s i s capable o f b e i n g Box 997 Bellevue, WA County Comprehenof Appeals ( LUBA) Summons, and in case cured by tendering the 98009-0997 sive Land Use Plan.

425-586-1900 based on that issue. o f your failure to d o performance required under the obligation or Boruch, Becky so, for want thereof, A copy of the applicatrust deed, and in addiPlaintiff will apply to (TS¹ 7 2 3 6 . 2 6 120) tions, all d ocuments If you have questions regarding C U -15-002, the court for the relief t ion t o p a y i n g s a i d 1002.280790-File No. and evidence submitplease contact ICelly demanded inthe comsums or tendenng the ted by or on behalf of performance neces- LegaI No.00043221 Howsley-Glover at the plaint. the applicants, and the s ary to cure the d e - Published: October 21, Baker C i t y - C o u nty applicable criteria are Planning Department SUMMARY OF COMf ault, b y p a y ing a l l 28, November 4, 11, available for inspection at (541) 523-8219 or PLAINT: Plaintiff is atcosts and expenses 2015 at no cost and can be actually incurred in enkg lover©ba kercounty. tempting to quiet title provided at reasonable forcing the obligation org. If you have quest o real p roperty l o cost. The staff reports tions regarding the recated in Union County, a nd trust d e ed , t o the Planning Commisplacement d w e l ling, Oregon, p a r t icularly gether with t r ustee's sion will use in its dePUBLIC NOTICE a nd attorney's f e e s please contact Plandescnbed as follows: cision making process n ot e x c e e ding t h e n ing D i rector H o l l y for this request will be The Baker County PlanICerns at (54 1) The North 50 feet of amounts provided by available for inspection ning Commission will 5 23 - 8 2 1 9 or Lots 5 and 6 in Block said ORS 86.778. Reat t he Ba k e r hold a public heanng at quests from persons hkerns©bakercounty.o 94 in CHAPLIN'S ADCity-County Planning 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, named in ORS 86.778 DITION to the City of D epartment b y N o - rg. The Planning DeNovember 19, 2015, in partment is located in L a G r a n de , U n i o n f or rei n s t a t e m e n t vember 12, 2015. A the C o m m i ssioner's t he basement of t h e County Oregon, acquotes received less digital c op y o f the Chambers located in Baker County Courtthan six days pnor to cording t o t h e re documents c a n b e t he B a k e r C o u n t y t he date set f o r t h e h ouse, 1 9 9 5 T h i r d corded plat of said ademailed to you at no C ourthouse, 199 5 S treet, S u i t e 13 1 , dition. trustee's sale will be T hird S t reet , B a k e r cost, or a hard copy Baker City, Oregon. h onored only at t h e can be mailed to you City, Oregon, to conThe real property is not discretion of the beneby post mail, upon resider: 1). a conditional ficiary or if required by LegaI No. 00043477 in the actual possesquest, for a reasonable use r equ e s t the terms of the loan Published: November 4, s ion of any e ntity o r cost.

C U-15-002 by M i k e 2015 p erson o t h e r t h a n d ocuments. I n c o n V oboril fo r a M a l o r All interested persons Plaintiff. struing this notice, the Home Occupation and 1010 - Union Co. singular includes the a re invited t o a t t e n d 2 ). Review o f a r e plural, the word "granSUMMARY OF RELIEF this meeting. Persons Legal Notices placement dwelling for tor" includes any sucREQUESTED: Plaintiff wishing to c o m m e nt IN THE CIRCUIT Cliff and Jan Mowrey is requesting the court c essor in i n terest t o on the proposed appliCOURT OF THE t o d e t e rmine i f t h e the grantor as well as to declare Plaintiff to c ation may do so by STATE OF OREGON w ork done so f a r i s any other person owb e the owner in f e e presenting oral testiFOR THE COUNTY considered "estabs imple o f t h e re a l ing an obligation, the mony at the hearing, OF UNION lished" under the Zonproperty d e s c r i b ed performance of which or by submitting writing Ordinance. i s secured b y s a i d above and entitled to t en t e s t i mony. O r a l LA GRANDE SCHOOL t rust deed, an d t h e possession t h e r eof, t estimon y w i ll be DISTRICT free of any estate, tiwords "trustee" and T he site p r oposed f o r taken in the following NO. 1 CU 15 002 i s o n a "beneficiary" i n c lude tle, claim, lien, or interorder: applicant, other 205.49+/- acre parcel their respective sucest of Defendants or p roponents, o p p o Plaintiff, i dentified as Tax L ot cessors in interest, if those claiming under nents, and applicant's 100 in Section 19 of Defendants and quietany. Without l i m iting T e s t i m ony V. T ownship 9 S o u t h , rebuttal. ing title in th e p r e mt he t r u s t e e ' s d is should avoid repetition Range 40 East, W.M., claimer of representaises i n t h e P l a i ntiff; ofissues, be based on GEORGIA M. CATES, an tion o r w ar r a n t i es, B aker County, O R , the application, and adand to enloin Defenindividual, and the unRef. 170411 in the Exdants and those claimOregon law r e quires dress the relevant apknown heirs of GEORclusive F a r m Us e ing under Defendants the trustee to state in proval criteria l i sted GIA M. CATES, also all zone. from asserting any esthis notice that some a bove. O n l y c o m - other persons or par-

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tion/salvage harvest to Hershner Hunter, LLP, be held on Thursday, Proposal — 10/21/1 5 commercial endorsen ez A ICA Be r n i c e help re d u c e t he 2 . DESCRIPTION O F P.O. B ox 14 75, D ecember 1 7 t h a t • Pre-Proposal WalkSpace; Todd Space; ment, and who do not Eugene, OR 97440. amount o f m o r t a lity PROPERTY: The real 9:00 A.M. Everyone is Thru — 11/12/15 at appear on BOLI's curCredit Services of Oreproperty is described and fuels build-up takinvited.

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Published: October 28, • Last Addendum Datetors Ineligible to ReN A; J e f f rey H i n e s; There will be a manda- L ot One (1 ) i n B l o c k 2015 and November 4, Copies of t h e A g ency 11/30/1 5 ceive Public Works United States of AmerT wenty-nine ( 29 ) i n 11,18,2015 Plan will also be avail- • Proposals D ue tory p re-bid c o n ferContracts. ica, Internal Revenue CHAPLIN'S ADDITION ence and walk through able at the f o llowing 12/3/15 Services and All Other to La Grande, Union o n November 5. B i d LegaI No. 00043408 offices: Union County CM Company may relect Persons or Parties UnCounty, Oregon, acpackets are available Court, Baker County a ny proposal not i n known Claiming any cording t o t h e re at Union County Public NOTICE TO Court, Grant County "Name o n P r o p osal c ompliance w it h a l l nght, title, lien, or incorded plat of said adINTERESTED PERSONS Works Dept., 10513 N Court , W al l ow a F orm m us t m a t c h prescnbed proposal in- terest in the property dition. individual who buys McAlister, La Grande, County Court, and City n ame o n C C B L i structions and requiredescnbed in the com(03S3808CB-700; Ref. D ouglas R o s e and this property at the OR and Union County Halls in Dayville, Mt. cense" ments, and may relect plaint herein, is defen3790) Commissioners Office, Deborah Loree have Vernon, H u ntington, f oreclosure sale i s for good cause any or d ant. T h e s ale i s a b ee n ap p oi nt e d not responsible to 1106 IC Avenue, La Union, E l g i n , and Electronic Copies of the all proposals upon a p ublic auction to t h e The Co-Personal Represenyou for any deposit Grande, OR 9 7 8 50. 3. RECORDING. Haines. Written comRFP are available at finding that it is in the highest bidder for cash T rust Deed wa s r e - t ative s or prepaid rent you B id c l osing d a t e i s (her e a f t e r ments w i l l b e acIhttps://www.submitp ublic interest t o d o or cashier's check, in corded as follows: Co-PRs) of the Estate cepted at N o r t heast talexchange.com/bid/L so. paid to y ou r l a nd- Thursday, November hand, made out to Unlord.

19, 2015 at 10:00 AM. D ate Recorded: J u n e of Fred C. Rose, DeO rego n H o us i n g aGrandeLow/Pubion County S heriff's 26, 2007 ceased, Probate No. A uthority o f f ic e a n d l icPlanRoom); h a r d Before any contract is Office. For more inforABOUT YOUR T EN- Published: October 26, Recording No. 20073429 1 5-10-8559, U n i o n discussed at the Public copies are a v ailable awarded for the work mation on this sale go Official Records of Union 28, 30, 2015 and County Circuit Court, Heanng on the above upon request. To Reto: ANCY AFTER THE contemplated herein, County, Oregon State of Oregon. All FORECLOSURE N ovember 2 , 4 , 6 , date. q uest H a r d C o p i e s CM C o m pany shall www.ore onshenffs.

4. DEFAULT. The Granpersons whose rights SALE: 2015 p lease c o n tact C M conduct investigation com/sales.htm tor or any other person The new owner may be affected by Published: November 4, Company, Inc. as deemed necessary obligated on the Trust the proceeding may 2015 that buys this prop- LegaI No. 00043387 to determine the per- Published: Ocotober 28, Deed and Promissory obtain additional inforerty at the forecloCM Company, Inc. formance record and 2015 and November 4, CITY OF LA GRANDE Note secured thereby mation from the court Legal No.00043485 s ure sale m a y b e 431 W. McGregor Dnve ability of all firms pro11,and 18, 2015 Parks Department i s in default and t h e willing to allow you records, the Co-PRs, Boise, ID 83705 p osing for t his w o r k B eneficiary seeks t o 208-384-0800 or the attorney for the and venfy their capa- LegaI No. 00043384 to stay as a tenant REQUEST FOR f oreclose t h e T r u s t Co-PRs. All persons treyc©cmcompany.com instead of requiring Sealed bids are being acPROPOSAL bilities to perform the cepted for the followDeed for failure to pay: having claims against you to move out afADVERTISEMENT type and size of proIng: Monthly payments in ter 30 OR 60 d ays. the estate must preIects specified under Looking for somet he am o u nt of After the sale, you Item ¹1: 1993 Chevrolet sent t h e m t o t he Sealed Proposals will All Proposals must be this contract. Upon re- thing in particular?

Lumina, min bid $250 $1,027.00 each, due Co-PRs at: submitte d on t he s hould r e c e iv e a b e received by t h e quest, the responder Then you need the t he f i r s t of eac h Mammen 5 Null, w ritten n o t ic e i n - Item ¹ 2: 5-15' wide — 59' CM Company, Inc. forms furnished and shall submit any such long heavy duty insumonth, for the months Lawyers, LLC forming you that the must be signed by the i nfo r m a t i o n a s Classified Ads! This for horizontal cabling l ated tarps-great f o r o f F e b r uary 2 0 1 5 J. Glenn Null, sale took place and responder in ink with deemed necessary for is the simplest, most work required in conRV or ha y s t o rage. through August 2015; Attorney for PR their name and mailing giving you the new junction with the La such evaluation. inexpensive way for Open bids by the tarp plus late charges and 1602 Sixth Streeto wner's name a n d Grande School Disaddress. or for all 5. advances; plus any unP.O. Box 477 contact information.

Published: November 4 you to reach people trict Bond Projects. p aid r e a l pr o p e r t y La Grande, OR 97850 You should contact Bid instructions: Lumina and 11,2015 Sealed Proposals will This prolect is sublect to in this area with any can be viewed at City taxes or liens, plus in- (541) 963-5259 S tat e Pre v a i l i n g the new owner if you b e accepted at C M message you might P arks240 2 C e d a r terest. within four months after would like to stay. If Company, Inc. main W age R a t e Law . Legal No. 00043486 (Pioneer Park). Include 5.AMOUNT DUE. The the f i rs t p u b l ication office (431 W. McGrewant to deliver. the new o w ner a cEvery Subcontractor amount, full name and a mount du e o n t h e cepts rent from you, date of this notice or gor D r i ve , B o i s e, will be required to file NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S phone number sealed Note which is secured they may be barred. a $ 3 0 , 00 0 Pu b l i c signs a new residenIdaho 83705) or the SALE in envelope addressed by the Trust Deed retial rental agreement La Grande S c hool Works Bond with the t o t h e C i t y of La f erred t o h e r e i n i s : Published: October 28, with you or does not Construction Contrac- On December 11, 2015 District Office (1305 Grande, 2402 Cedar, Pnncipal balance in the notify you in writing 2015 and November 4, t ors B oard p r io r t o N. Willow Street, La at the hour of 1 0 :00 L a Grande. Bids r e a mou n t of 11, 2015 starting work, in comwithin 30 days after Grande, OR 97850) a .m. a t t he Uni o n ceived in person or by $119,184.30; plus inthe date of the foreuntil 2:00pm PST on pliance w i t h ORS County Sheriff's Of mail by 5pm Novemt erest at t h e r at e o f Legal No. 00043417 closure salethat you 279C.836, unless ex[12/3/15]. fice, 1109 IC Ave, La ber 6, 2015.

6 .000% pe r a n n u m must move out, the empt p er O RS Grande, Oregon, the from January 1, 2015; A P re-Proposal a n d 279C.836. new owner becomes PUBLIC NOTICE defendant's i n t e rest plus late charges of your new l a ndlord Published: October 28, Walk Through will be will be sold, sublect to 2015 and November 2, $ 355.48; p l u s a d and must maintain Northeast Oregon Housheld on I11/12/15) at All proposals must conredemption, in the real 4, 2015 vances and f o reclothe property. Othertain a statement coming Authority has reI10:30AM PSTI at the property c o m m o nly sure attorney fees and wise: p lying w it h S t at e o f vised the Agency Plan ILa Grande School Disknown as: 520 North LegaI No. 00043407 costs.

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SALE OF PROPERTY. rent; Quality Housing and W illow S t r e e t , La ORS 2 7 9 . 3 4 8 t o 97827. The court case IN THE CIRCUIT The Trustee hereby • The new owner is 279.380 stating that all Work R e s p onsibility Grande, OR 97850I. n um b e r Is COURT OF THE states that the propnot y ou r l a n d lord 14-09-49293 w h e re Act of 1998. It will be A ttendance b y R e - wages will be paid at STATE OF OREGON erty will be sold to satnot less than the Preand is not responsiavailable November 2, s pon d e r s Is D eutache Bank N a isfy the obligations seble for maintaining FOR THE COUNTY OF 2015 for review at the STRONGLY RECOMvailing Rates for Untional Trust Company, c ured by t h e T r u st Housing Authonty's ofthe property on your MENDED. Fa i lure to ion County. as Trustee for the regUNION Deed. A Trustee's Nobehalf; and f ice, a t 2 6 0 8 M a y account for all sublects istered holders of Mor(Probate Department) t ice o f D e f a ult a n d • You must move out Lane, La Grande, Oreo bserved a n d di s - P roposals will b e a c gan Stanley ABS CapiElection to Sell Under by the date the new In the Matter of the Esg on. T h e H o u s i ng cussed at the Pre-proc epted f r o m th o s e tal 1 I nc . 2 007-NC4 Terms of Trust Deed owner specifies in a contractors who, prior A uthority's h o urs o f posal Meeting will not M ort g ag e p as s tate of G e rald John has been recorded in notice to you. to submission, hold a o peration ar e 1 0 : 0 0 be a c a u s e f o r a through c e r t ificates, Lequerica Deceased, the Official Records of current Co nstruction The new owner A .M. t o 3 : 0 0 P . M . change order.

Series 2007-NC4., is Union County, Oregon. m ay offe r t o pa y Case No. 15-09-8557 M onday t hr ou g h Contractor's Board the plaintiff, and Char7.

TIME OF SALE. y our m o v in g e x License in the State les ICoch; ICathleen Thursday. In addition, Important Dates: Date: penses and any other NOTICE TO o f Oregon w i t h a a Public Hearing w ill • P ublish R equest f o r ICoch; Bernice MontaJanuary 14, 2016 c osts o r a m o u n t s I NTE RESTE D P E RSON 5 Time: y ou an d t h e n e w o wner agree on i n NOTICE I S H E REBY 11:00 a.m.

IN THK BOAR9 OF COUIAY CO M M I SSIONKRS OF THK STATK OF OREGON e xchange for y o u r GIVEN that the under- Place: David Chaplin Building, agreement to l eave FOR THK COUNTY GF BAKKR signed has been ap1001 Fourth S t reet, the premises in less pointed personal repLaGrande, Oregon than 30 or 60 days. r esentative. Al l p e r You should s p eak sons h aving c l a i ms 8 . RIGHT TO R E INwith a lawyer to fully against the estate are STATE. Any person IN THE MATTER QF understand y o ur required t o p r e s e nt named in ORS 86.778 rights before making them, with v o uchers ORDER NO. 2015-145 has the right, at any any decisions regardattached, to the underAN ORDER DIRECTING THE BAKKR time that is no t l a t er ing your tenancy. signed personal reprethan five days before COUNTY SHERIFF TG MMW SALE OF IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR sentativ e a t 1902 the Trustee conducts A NY PERSON T O Fourth Street, Suite 1, COUNTY PRQPERTY; FIXING THE the sale, to have this TRY TO FORCE YOU PO B o x 96 7 , La foreclosure dismissed T O LEAVE Y O U R Grande , MNIMUM PRICE ~ PRO V I DNG A O re g on 2015-115 AMENDIN6 D WELLING UN I T 9 7850, w i t h i n f o u r and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to PORTION OF THE CONDlTIONS AND ORDER NO WITHOUT FIRST GIVmonths after the date the Beneficiary of the ING YOU WRITTEN of first publication of TERMS OF SALE e ntire a m o un t t h e n NOTICE AND GOING t his n o t i ce , o r t h e due, other than such TO COURT TO EVICT claims may be barred. portion of the principal YOU. FOR MORE IN- All persons whose rights as would not then be FORMATION ABOUT 1rl/HEREAS, the COunty gOVerning bOdy may Sell„eXChange Or leaSe landS aCquired thraugh may be affected by due had no default ocYOUR RIGHTS, YOU t he pr oc e e d i n g s curred, by cunng any foreclosure of delinquent tax liens pursuant to GRS 275.090; and SHOULD CONSULT may obtain additional other default that is caA LAWYER. If you bei nformation from t h e pable of being cured lieve you need legal records of the Court, %HEREAS, the Bakcr County Hoard of Commissioners finds that certain properties acquired by tendering the perassistance, you may the personal represenformance required uncontact the Oregon through forcclosure of delinquent tax hens are owned by the County and ttot m use for County t ative, or t h e l a w y e r der the obligation or State Bar and ask for for the personal reprepurposes; and T rust Deed an d b y the lawyer referral s entative, W y at t S . paying all costs a nd s erv i c e at B aum, Baum S m i t h expenses actually in5 03-684-376 3 or L LC, 1 9 0 2 F o u r t h curred in enforcing the %9KREAS, the Bakcr County Board of Commissioners find that the sale of such properties to bc toll-free in Oregon at S treet, S u it e 1 , P O o bligation an d T r u st 800-452-7636 or you in the best interest.of the County; and Box 967, La Grande, D eed, together w i t h may visit its website OR 97850. the trustee's and attorat: http:// w w w . o s- Dated and first published ney's fees not exceedNOW, THEREFORE, the Baker County Board of Commissioners ORDERS the folIowittg: bar.org. If you do not on November 4, 2015. ing the amount p rohave enough money vided in ORS 86.778. to pay a lawyer and s Gerald L. Le uenca Section A. The B a ker County Sheriff ts ditectcd to make sale of the County property are otherwise eligi- Personal Representative want to subtractthe amount of your security deposit or prepaid rent from your rent payment. You may do this only for t he r en t y o u o w e your current l a ndlord. If you do this, you must do so before the foreclosure sale. The business or

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ble, you may be able NOTICE REGARDING to receive legal assistance for f ree. For PERSONAL REPRESEN- POTENTIAL HAZARDS (This notice is required more i n f o r m ation TATIVE: for notices of sale sent and a directory of le- G era Id L. Lequenca on or after January 1, gal aid programs, go PO Box 3192 2015.) to: http://ww w .ore- La Grande, OR 97850 Without limiting the trusgonlawhelp.org.

Phone: (541) 963-3949 tee's disclaimer of repemail: r esentations o r w a r This communication is lasle a© mail.com ranties, Oregon law refrom a debt collector. quires the t rustee to LAWYER FOR state in this notice that In construing this notice, PERSONAL some residential propthe singular includes REPRESENTATIVE: erty sold at a trustee's t he plural, the w o rd Wyatt S. Baum sale may have been "grantor" includes any OSB No. 111773 used in manufactunng successor in i nterest Baum Smith, LLC methamphetamines, to the grantor as well 1902 4th Street, Suite 1 the chemical compoas any other person PO Box 967 n ents o f w h i c h a r e owing an o b l igation, La Grande, OR 97850 k nown t o b e t o x i c . the performance of Phone: (541) 963-3104 Prospective purchaswhich is s ecured by Fax: (541) 963-9254 ers of residential propthe trust deed, and the email: erty should be aware words "trustee" and of this potential danger "beneficiary" i n c lude w att©baumsmith.com b efore d e c i d ing t o their respective sucp lace a b i d f o r t h i s c essors in i n t erest if Published: November 4, 11,and 18, 2015 property at th e t r usany. tee's sale.

DATED: September 2, Legal NO. 00043437 2015.

TRUSTEE'S NOTICEOF You may reach the OreSALE gon State Bar's LawSHERMAN SHERMAN yer Referral Service at JOHNNIE 5 H O YT,The Trustee under the 503-684-376 3 or LLP, Successor Trust erms o f t h e T r u s t toll-free in Oregon at tee D ee d de s c ri b e d 800-452-7636 or you herein, at the direction

By:/s/ M hhh Published: October 28, 2015 and November 4, 11,18, 2015

Legal No.00043385

of t h e B e n e f i ciary, hereby elects to sell the property descnbed i n the Trust Deed t o satisfy the obligations secured thereby. Pursuant to ORS 86.771, the following information is provided:

FOX 2015 TIMBER SALE The Union County Public Works Department is requesting proposals from qualified logging contractors to provide all necessary labor, materials and e q uipment to treat approximately 550 acres on the Mt. Emily Recreation Area (MERA), Union County, Oregon.

T he harvest i s p r e dominantly a s a n ita-

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LUIS RENTERIA Trustee:

EASTERN OREGON TITLE Successor Trustee:

NANCY IC. CARY Beneficiary:

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Legal assistance may b e available i f y o u have a low income and meet federal poverty guidelines. For more i nformation and a d irectory of legal aid programs , go to http://www.oregon lawhelp.org.

identified in Section 8 in accordance wilh ORS Chapter 275.

Scction B.

The f o l l owing County property is to be sold; Dcscllptloll

1716 Broadway St., Bakez City, OK 97814

Back Taxes and other expenses tncufred by Coun Taxcs: $4,596,00 Bst. Expenses; $1,806.35 Total. $6,40235

Real Market Value &om Tax Roll Land: $22, I00 Structure: $6,070 Total: $2II,170

Mmimum Bid Price

$10,000

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Section C,

The fo11ovying conditiotts and terms of sale are required for all properties sold: l.

Each p urchaser will be issued a Bargain and Sale Deed, recorded at the expense of the pttmbaser. Thepurehaser wi11 receive only such interest ttt tbe property as is owned by the County. The County makes tm warranty or guaranty regarding liens or eacttmbranccs. Any title or lien searcb is the sole resyonsibility of the pttrchaser.

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A con d i tion of this sale that the purchaser sha11 be obligated to demolish attd remove ttll of the imptovements ott the property which. is the subject of this sale. Such demolidon and removal shall be accomplished within 12D days &om the date of purchase of such property.

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Paym ent of property shall be made vyithin 15 business days of the date of purchase.

ection D.

Sal e of listed properties shall take place on Tuesday, Dccember 8, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. on the steps of the Baker County Courthouse, 1995 Third Street, Baker City,

Oregon.

DOne attd Dated thiS 21" day Of OCtOber, 2015.

BAKER COUIVTY BOAR9 OF CQMMISSIONKRS

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DEARABBY: In my opinion, too many young people today are shortchanged when it comes to manners and etiquette. The knowledge ofhow wonderful it is to receive written acknowledgment of gifting is rapidly

DEAR ABBY: My parents arerefusing to pay for me to attend my dream school after learning that Iam sexually active with my boyfriend of two years. ghey liked him very much prior to learning this.) He's in school in France.

Theysayitwould bea "sin"topay forme to attend school in the same city he's in, and they expect me to stay home and go to a local community DEAR college. Would it be wrong to

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NEWARK, N.J.— President BarackObama toured a drug rehab and met with former inmates Monday in the rough-and-tumble city of Newark, calling on the nation to ensure those regaining theirfreedom geta second chance instead of a return ticket to prison. Although his visit boosted his campaign for a criminal justice overhaul, it also pulled the presidentinto a warofwords with presidential candidate and GOP Gov. Chris Christie.

"There are people who have gone through tough times, they've made mistakes, but with a little bit ofhelp, they can get on the right path," Obama said at Rutgers University's law school."It's not too late."

On a gritty street in downtown Newark — a city beset by violent crime and policing challenges — Obama made an afternoon stop at Integrity House, a state-funded drug and residential treatment center. Obama held up the facilit y as"a m odelforthegood work that's being done sporadically around the nation."

He also met privately with formerprisoners,a parole office r and a federaljudge to hear moreabout obstaclesto rehabilitation.

Aiming to divert some of Obama's limelight to himself, Christie spent the day in Camden, New Jersey, where he met with community and police leadersand touted the city as a national model for police reform. In 2013,the city disbanded its police force and replaced it with a coun-

A quick note of appreciation for any kind of thoughtful gesture lifts the giver's spirit.

Receiving recognition for a tangible gift, time spent lending a hand or a shared meal puts a smile on his or ABBY disob ey their wishes and take her face. These things are not out my own student loans?

— PARENTS VS. entitlements; they are gifts BOYFRIEND IN FRANCE from theheart.

I urge young parents to teach this courteDEAR P VS. B: I not only thinkit would ous gesture to their children. Abby, I know be wrong, I'm afraid itcould be a disasterfor your letters booklet has a section on thankyou. What if the relationship doesn't work yous. Maybe it's timeyou mention it again. out? When you take out those loans, you — SHERRIE IN CHEHALIS, WASH. will be responsibleforrepaying that debtfor DEAR SHERRIE: If there is one topic many years.

Before you make that decision, I urge that shows up repeatedly in my mail, it's thank-you notes — or, rather, the lack of you to carefully consider the kind of jobs them. It's such a common aggravation that I that will be available in the field you're receivedozens ofcomplaints in every batch interested in pursuing. If what you're really of emails or letters I receive. While letterinterested in pursuing is your boyfriend, you writing may always be a chore to some might be better off staying home. people, there are occasions when the written DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, "Raul," has message is the only proper means of communication. been having the same issue all of his adult My Dear Abby Letters Booklet was writli fe, but it's new to me because we have been ten toserve asa guide to thosewho put off togetheronly a few years. writing because they don't know what to say Raul wasborn in Mexico buthas been or how to say it. It contains sample letters raised in the United States since he was an forreaders to useto show appreciation fora infant.

Forsome reason,every timeRaul birthday, Christmas, shower or wedding gift. and Igo somewhere, whetheritbe thebank, Therearealso examples oflettersthat restaurant, store, etc., people always speak to are difficult to write, such as expressing him in Spanish and direct English questions l remarks to me. condolences to someone who has lost a parent, a child, or for an untimely death such as At ftrst, I thought it wasfunny and would tease him aboutit. But now Isee how muchit a suicideoran overdose.My lettersbooklet can be ordered by sending your name, mail- annoys him. I want to help him address the ing address, plus a check or money order for issue in an appropriate manner. What's the $7 iU.S. funds) to Dear Abby Letters Book- best way to respond that their assumption of his limited language ability is offensive? let, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 610540447. iShipping and handling are included — SA1VDRA IN SYLMAR, CALIF. in the price.)

DEAR SANDRA: I'm sure no one does And remember Rule No. 1: The important this to be intentionally offensive. However, thing about letter-writing is to say what because being spoken to in Spanish annoys you want to say, say it so you can be easily your boyfriend, all he has to do is smile and understood, and say it so that it sounds like say, "I speak English." That ought to fix the you. problem.

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Christie, who is struggling to attractattention forhis White House bid, told The Associated Press in an interview that Washington can't claim credit forthe decreasesin crime and criminal justice reforms he's pushed as governor.

"I just think he's had nothing to do with the successes that ate here," Christie said."I think for the president to come and, you know, try to take a victory lap here is beneath him."

Christie's critiques, echoed in morning television appearances, drew a stern rebuke fiom the White House, which called them"irresponsible."

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