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Horn pleads not guil to sex crimes charges • Elgin man accused offirst-degreerape, sex abuse of a child By Kelly Ducote The Observer

An Elgin man accused of rape

and sexual abuse is scheduled to go to trial on the charges next month. Roy Horn, 61, pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday to chargesoffirst-degreerape and first-degree sexual abuse. A trial date was set for Dec. 17 and 18.

Horn was arrested in midOctober by the Union County SherifFs 0$ce. At that time, the Federal Bureau of Investigations was enlisted to help investigatorslook atacomputer seized at Horn's residence. SherifFS officials say the vic-

tim was a minor child. The alleged crimes were reported to the sherifFs office about seven months ago, but law enforcement officials said they believe the crimes occurred several years ago. SeeHorn / Page 5A

LA GRANDE SCHOOL DISTRICT

VOTERS GIVESCHOOLBOND THE • Jobs are coming back to Oregon, but places like Union County still lag behind Inside

By Molly Young The Oregonian

UNION — Once a m onth, every month, the food bank in Union opens for two hours in the Methodist church. But so many people turned out in October that it took three hours to get to them all, said Gracie Tarter, who has run the pantry in the Northeast Oregon community of 2 100 for 11 years. When they were done, 192 residents and 64 families had been served, she said, about 1-V2 times normal. "It seems like it used to be a stigmaifyou had to go and get food," she said. SeeRural / Page 5A

Bob Jenson might take some time to adjust to his new life. After all, Jenson spent 18 years and nine terms in Oregon's House of Representatives, so long that his colleagues gave him the honorary title "Dean ofthe House." Page 2A

WALLOWA LAICE

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Superintendent Larry Glaze and Joe Justice, vice chair of the school board, embrace after hearing the La Grande School District bond levy passed by 36 votes last night. A group of community members waited inside the Union County Clerk's office to hear the results first hand.

• District's tr81.85 million levy for maintenance, capital construction passes by 86 votes By Dick Mason

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The 8-by-11 inch printout contains only sterile words and numbers. Still, in the mind of La Grande School District Superintendent Larry Glaze, who was handed the paper at about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday in the Union County clerk's office ,thepaperissuitablefor framing. And worthy of countless exclamation marks. The printout is sparking celebration today among La Grande School District supporters for it states in black and white that the district's

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$31.85 million bond levy for maintenance and capital constructionpassed by 36votes,

3,190-3,154. Glaze, after reading the tally, wasted not a millisecond

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Lisa Feik, left, and HelenTucker ofthe Union County Clerk's office tabulate uncounted ballots lateTuesday afternoon. in sharing the news with the approximately one dozen bond supporters gathered in the lobby of the county clerk's

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and movedsome totearsof joy. The emotion was warranted. This was the first major bond for maintenance and capital construction passed in the school district in four decades. Much of the money from the bond will be used to restoreand replace the school district's many aging buildings. SeeBond / Page 5A

Moraine project gets high marks • Wallowa Lake Impressed project ranked No. Kathleen Ackley, executive 1 in Oregon By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

ENTERPRISE — A Wallowa County prize jewel wowed judges who ranked it first among Oregon contendersvying forfederal funding. Approximately 1,500 acres of Wallowa Lake's east SeeProject / Page 5A

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Firefighters work on containing a fire that started in a pump house on Delong Road atthe home of Renn Morris Monday night. None of the family was hurt in the fire, but it did lose some rubber tires and bikes that were stored inside the pump house.

UNION COUNTY

Rangerdislricl srososesforest roadclosure • Culvert near Forest Road 3734 showing signs of wear; concerns ranger district By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

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The Union County commissioners traveled up Highway 204 to Forest Road 3734 after the Walla Walla Ranger District said it is considering closing the road. The road is approximately seven miles northwest of Elgin, according to apressreleasefrom the ranger district. Little Phillips Creek runs along Ore. Highway 204 and the culvert,a 45-year-old,60inch metal pipe, has started to show significant wear. The "potential failure of the culvert would put highway trafflc at risk," according to the release. However, county commissionersstated thecreek is usually dry and replacing the rusted culvert would be the more logical approach. Many people in Elgin use this road to go to Umatilla. 'This thas been) amajorroad since I was akid," said Union County Commissioner Steve McClme.eiThe Forest Service) justdoesn' twant toreplacethe culvert,"McClme said. Accordingtotherelease, closingtheroad isforthe public' s safety ifthe culvert

Comments about the closure of Forest Road 3734 may be written to Mike Rassbach, district ranger. His address is 1415W Rose St.,Walla W alla, Wash. ,99362. Comments may be faxed to 509-522-6000.

failed. "The City of Elgin would raise the money to replace the culvert in a halfhour," Commissioner Bill Rosholt said. The districtis also proposing to decommission approximately half a mile of Forest Road 3734 from the junction of Highway 204. The road would be decommissioned by partiallyrecontouring the road to match the hillslope above and below the road. Iftheroad were closed, Forest Road 31, which is currently closed, would be openedtoprovide an alternative route. The ranger district has not made any final decision but isasking for the public'scomment until Friday.

a 2011celebration ofthe Umatilla Basin Aquifer Recharge Project, he threw a ceremonial bucket of water. Jenson occasionally incurred wrath from District 58 constituents, such as in 2009 when he voted in favoroftax reform that raised the minimum tax for some corporations. His only close election came the next yearduring theprimary when he edged out Michael Mathisen, 52 to 48 percent. "My constituency went The Associated Press file photo ballistic," Jenson recalled."I Rep. BobJenson, R-Pendleton, gets hugged by an aid knew at the time I took the after giving his farewell speech on the House floor at vote, it would be an unpopular one." the Capitol in March. They forgave him. Jenson times after floor sessions, said.'Yet, is it a worse world could feel the love Saturday I walked back to the office because dinosaurs aren't here nightas admirers stood anymore? The world is dyand got the cold shoulder." up to share accolades. namic — it keeps changing." One of them, retired Sen. He began his political He thinks the pendulum David Nelson, R-Pendleton, career as a Democrat before becoming disillusioned and swung too far as Democrats praised Jenson for his ability registering as an Indepento maintain his center. createdlaws to protectthe environment. "He worked from the dent. After realizing that "The Democratic agenda Independent legislators have middle," Nelson said. little clout in setting session BMCC President Camille was and continues to be what I consider an extreme Preus knew Jenson duragendas, he turned Republican and let it ride. Still, environmentalagenda," ing hertime asdirectorof the Oregon Department of Jenson seemed a man mostly Jenson said.'There's a unfettered by party lines. Community Colleges and lottoagreewith and be One ofhis most treasured sympathetic about, but Workforce Development in Salem. Because he was pasaccomplishments dealt with they carried it out to the wolf predation. Jenson, who illogical extreme and in the sionate about education, and grew up on a Montana cattle process ultimately ruined especially community colranch, sponsored a bill to the economy of the State of leges, she could always count compensate ranchers who Oregon." on Jenson for insightful lose animals to wolves. Even Jenson battled for water questions during hearings. ''When he came to the so, Jenson doesn't necessar- legislation that would allow ily want to vanquish wolves growers to remove Columbia Capitol, he was a person from the landscape. River water in the winter who brought his head, but "I don't know ifit's a better and spring for irrigation who also brought his heart," world without wolves," he when flows arehigh.At Preus said.

PENDLETON — Bob Jenson might take some time to adjust to his new life. After all, Jenson spent 18 years and nine terms in Oregon's House of Representatives, so long that his colleaguesgave him the honorary title"Dean of the House." On Saturdayevening in Pendleton, the 83-year-old legislator gazed out into the seaoffriendly facesat his retirement party and recalled his years as a politician. About 100 well-wishers gathered at Blue Mountain Community College where Jenson once taught sociology and American history. When Jenson first arrived in Salem in 1997, his wife, Evelyn, came along to manage his office. Evelyn, who had retired as superintendent of Eastern Oregon Psychiatric Center, was a savvy, no-nonsense line of communication for constituents and lobbyists. "Ilearned early on,toget to talk to Bob, you first had to getpastEvelyn,"said Echo farmer Bob Levy, who served on Gov. Ted Kulongoski's transition team. Together, the couple was something of a political dynamic duo at the Capitol, though they sometimes disagreed about legislation. "If you think you were disturbed sometimes about my vote ...," said Jenson, to a burst oflaughter."Several

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Franchise fee ordinance won't affect residents By Kelly Ducote The Observer

The La Grande City Council will soon have a first readingofafranchisefee ordinance, but the amount residentsare paying to the city won't change. That's because the ordinance will simply replace a resolution passed in June 2010 that raised thecity's water and sewer franchise feefrom 5 to7 percent. In aMonday nightwork session, City Manager Robert Stropesaiditwasbrought to his attention — and affirmed by city legal counsel — that an ordinanceisthe appropriate way by which the fees should be established. "An ordinance is more formal. It's the law of the city," he said."It's more of a legal, technical piece." The city first implemented franchise fees on city water and sewer in 2004.

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LOCAL BRIEFING From stag reports

Orders for turkey dinners due Thursday

TODAY Today is Wednesday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2014. There are 42 days left in the year.

The Nutrition Department at the Union County Senior Center in La Grande will once again be providing turkey dinners. Each meal will feed a family of four. Ordering forms must be turned in by Thursday. Meals can be picked up between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Nov. 26.

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Teens invited to iCraR at library

On Nov. 19, 1985, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev met for the first time as they began their summit in Geneva.

Cook Memorial Libraryis holding a crak for teens from 4p.m.to5 p.m .Friday.Teens will make paper wreaths. Supplies are provided and registration is notrequired.

iCKVT is the library's free activit y forteensandpre-teens in middle and high school. Watch for upcoming teen events on the library's Web and Facebook pages.

Partners seeking input

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The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and Eastern Oregon University are seeking participation in a project to study the possibility of locating a public trail adjacent to the Joseph Branch railroad line, which will continue to be in operation. The Wallowa Union Railroad Authority, owner and operator of the

ONTHIS DATE In 1831, 20th president James Garfield, was born in Orange Township, Ohio. In1919, the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles by a vote of 55 in favor, 39 against, short of the two-thirds majority needed for ratification. In 1942, during World War II, Russian forces launched their winter offensive against the Germans along the Don front. In 1959, Ford Motor Co. halted production of the unpopular Edsel.

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enjoying the outdoors. He also enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He is survived by his chilSummerville 1953-2014 dren and their spouses, Gndy and Morris Sawyer ofUnion, Roy Lynn Omohundro, 61, Sue and Ken Venutolo and of Summerville, died Nov. 12 Edna and Doug Henderson at home. of LaGrande,Nylaand Ricky Roy was born April 19, Rhoton of Santee, Calif, and Jim and Donna Hardwick of 1953, in La Grande to Raymond Dee and Juanita Rose Plano, Texas; brother, John Hardwick of Baker City; sister iKerby-Craigl Omohundro. He graduated from La and brother-in-law, Sally and Grande High School in 1972. Island City Roger Welter of Portland; 1929-2014 Roy was a Peruvian Paso sisters in-law, Clara Huffof horse trainer. He placed first in College Place, Wash., Helen a Trainer Challenge and first Hardwick of Burns and Pam Wandell"Buck" Hardwick, in National High Point Profes- 85, of Island City, died Nov. 15 Hardwick of La Grande; 19 sional Trainer. He was named at Grande Ronde Hospital. grandchildren; 35 great-grandA memorial service will children; eightgreat-greatthe No. 1 Peruvian Horse Trainer three years in a row begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at grandchildren; and numerous and won many more awards. the Nazarene Church. Burial nieces and nephews. ofhis ashes will be at GrandHe was an avid computer He was preceded in death expert, sundancer, musician, by his parents; wife, Patti, of view Cemetery. Buck was born March performer and trail trainer. He 63 years; brothers, Joe and Rocky Hardwick; and sister, was a member of Joy of Riding 12, 1929, in Baker to James Johanna and her husband, Club, Northwest Peruvian Wandelland Edna May Horse Club and Brotherlown Bud Paddock. iShultzl Hardwick He grew Indian. He graduated with up in Baker and John Day and Online condolences to the honors from ITT. La Grande. He married Patli family may be made at www. Blackman on Feb. 14, 1948, lovelandfuneralchapel.com. Roy is survived by his in Baker. They lived in Walla parents, Ray and Juanita of Summerville; signifiWalla, Wash., for three years and returned to Island City cant other, Roberta Emery; and have lived there since. sisters, Linda Boydstun and her husband, Arden, of Buck started work with La Union La Grande, and Gail Miller Grande Concrete and Pipe, 1966-2014 and her husband, Bruce, of now known as RD Mac, in Spokane, Wash.; five nieces; 1959 and retned in 1998. DurMarion Lucille Cronen, 48, one nephew; six great-nieces ing his working years at RD of Union, died Nov. 16 at her and three great-nephews. Mac, he was provided with the home. A celebration oflife will He was preceded in death opportunity to travel extenby his grandparents, Archie sively, courtesy of Harry Collbe held at the Union Baptist and Ada Craig and Roy and man. One ofhis favorite trips Church at 1 p.m. Friday. Marion was born on May Rosalie Omohundro. was salmon fishinginAlaska. In lieu of flowers, memoHe was an avid hunter and 4, 1966, in Vancouver, British rial donations maybe made fisherman and spent a great Columbia, Canada, to Walter amount of time camping and and Laura Mae iRexfordl to Heart-n-Home Hospice

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Arrested: Tom Raymond Carroll, 31, unknown address, was arrested while lodged in the Baker County Jail on a Union County felony warrant charging unlawful possession of methamphetamine and unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.

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QUOTE OFTHE DAY "The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came." — Christopher Morley, American author and journalist

Cited: A minor was cited into juvenile Monday on charges of disorderly conduct, harassment and minor in possession of tobacco. Cited: A minor was cited into juvenile earlyTuesday on charges of theft, burglary and criminal mischief. Arrested: Paul E. Bryson,39, Imbler, was arrestedTuesday on a Union County northwest states felony warrant charging first-degree sex abuse, invasion of personal privacy and endangering the welfare of a minor. Accident: No one was injured in a crash on Pierce Road near Highway 82Tuesday morning. Cited: Sheila Annette Shep-

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herd,44, La Grande, was cited Tuesday on a charge of seconddeg ree theft. Cited: Amber Choromanski, 23, La Grande, was cited Tuesday on a charge of seconddeg ree theft. Arrested: Anthony M. Mailman,30, unknown address, was arrestedTuesday on a parole and probation detainer.

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later moved to Union, where she met and married Matthew Cronen on Nov. 3, 2002. Marion loved to volunteer in the community and spent much time volunteering for the Oregon Food Bank. She also enjoyed photography, gardening and painting. Marion is survived by her husband, Matthew; daughters, Melissa Hughes of Vancouver, B.C., Nicole Reed of Whiteland, Ind., and Freedom Miller of Salem; and sons, Sabastian Cronen of Cherry Point, N.C., and Timmothy CronenofUnion. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Laura Mae Dorush.

Mary Marguerite Johnson, 88, of La Grande, died Monday at Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life service will be held at 10 a.m.Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel.

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Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, has attacked President Barack Obama's call for strict"net neutrality" rules. Oregon's two Democratic senators, Ron Wyden and JeA'Merkley, have both supported net neutrality. There are valid concerns in both positions. But it's hard to see how Obama's solution is going to make things better for consumers. It's easy to get whipped into a frenzy about net neutrality. Its fundamental conceit appeals to fairness: Internet service providers should treat all data that travels over their networks equally. For instance, net neutrality advocates argue a company should not be able to pay more to get a fast lane for its streaming movie service. That might suppress innovation or skew content, because if some content gets the fast lane, everybody else effectively gets the slow lane. Think about that for a moment, though. First, there's the issue of market share. It's always hard for a new business to get started against established competitors. But we don't have the federal government go around forcing established breweries to surrender market share to craR breweries. Then there's the concept of paying more to get more. Consumers already understand they can pay more to get overnight delivery or pay less and have a package delivered in a few days. The important issue is really that the rules should not be structured in a way that businesses don't have a reasonable shot to compete or consumers don't have a reasonable ability to access content. With the Internet, though, self-proclaimed consumer advocates have long called for an extreme solution. They want the federal government to take over the Internet. Obama's proposal is a step or two down from there. He has asked the supposedto-be-an-independent-federal-agency, the FCC, to apply the public utility rules known as Title II to the Internet. The better approach to the problem — which is mostly a potential problem at this stage — comes from FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. He wants what everybody wants — an open Internet that doesn't affect the ability of a business to compete. He has looked at proposals that limit but don't forbid Internet service providers from charging some content providers more than others. Some regulation might be necessary, but the less the better. •

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change. The very makeup of our communities is shifbng, growing older and becoming more diverse. Many outside forceswe cannot controlhave altered our economy, making it increasingly difficult to utilize the natural resources that surround us. Funding for our schools and colleges are continually decreasing, and even thepoliticsofourstate seem to separate eastfrom west. Despite these struggles,there are so m any posit ive aspectsofthisregion. We have stunningly beautiful outdoor surroundings and pioneering entrepreneurs who are taking local businesses in new directions. The national economic upturn is slowly coming our way. Local companies are hiring again and are looking to employ even more people. Many of our cities, towns and counties are taking on risks and new challenges to attract commerce and industry. There is a definite sense of urgency and the status quo is no longer seen as an acceptable option. Without change, we risk losing the prospect to build on the assets in our region with a new outlook that brings economic growth — the backbone of our communities. At Eastern Oregon University, change has become the catalyst for new approaches. Alongside the advent of a new governing board focused solely on EOU and our mission, we are refocusing our efforts on the region. We have retained

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the vast majority of our academic programs while attending to difficult changes needed to build and consolidate our efforts to support students' abilities to earn strong degrees at EOU. We are launching new initiatives like connecting students and faculty to regional needs with our Center for Rural Studies; helping prepare more minority educators with our Oregon Teacher Pathway and dual language educationprograms; recognizing great talent lies in our own backyard for new intercollegiate athletic programs like men's soccer. We are responding to changes in our own schools and through our Center

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to learn the final result of the election was trying. "The last two weeks have Continued from Page1A been painful," said Wilson, "Itisa good step.Itw as who co-chaired the bond's a long time in coming," said PAC with school board vice Jan Harris of La Grande. chair Joe Justice. The bond measure led Wilson said, though, that by 32 votes after a count of the wait was worth it. ''We arereally excited for ballots was completed on election day. The vote was not the kids,"Wilson said. final, though, because 44 balJustice expressed a sim ilar lots from La Grande School sentiment. "I'm relieved. All that hard District residents had not work paid ofF," he said. been counted because they La Grande School Board were being challenged by the Union County clerk's office. chair Merle Comfort said The ballots were challenged that the bond will be a tremendouspositive forthe because the Union County clerk's office stafFdetermined school district's students and they had questionable signa- stafF and the community. "This is something all of tures. La Grande can be proud of," None of the 44 ballots he said. could be counted until the individuals who sent them Despite the close vote, in mailed in proof or walked there will not be an autointo the clerk's office and matic recount because the margin was too big. The bond provedthattheir signatures were valid by 5 p.m. Tuesday. levy won 50.28 percent of The verified uncounted balthe voteto 49.72 percent,a difFerence of.56 of1percent. lots were tabulated immediOregon law states that the ately afterward. The vote tally released at margin must be within one about 5:20 p.m. included the fifth of 1 percent of the total votes from residents whose votescastbefore an automatsignatures had been veriic recount is required. The fied after being challenged. finalmargin would have had The fi nal count had 40 more to belessthan 14 votesto trigger an automatic recount, votesthan the totalreported Nov.4. Twenty-two ofthe said Union County Clerk Robin Church. additional ballots had votes This month's bond elecsupporting the bond, and 18 tion was the third levy the had votes opposing it. Danelle Wilson, co-chair La Grande School District of the bond's political action has attemptedtopassin committee, said she was the past six years. The La relieved to hear the news. Grande School District Wilson said waiting 14 days unsuccessfully attempted

to geta similarbond passed in 2008 and to get an option levy passed several years later. Justice said school district supporters received valuablelessons from these defeats.

"iA bond campaign) is a marathon, not a sprint," Justice said. Glazesaid passage ofthe bond brightens the school district's future enormously. "It is a very exciting time of future promise in the La Grande School District and the La Grande community," Glaze said."The voters of La Grande placed trust in our promise and now it is important that we follow through on the projects identified." A major portion of the bond call sforthereplacement of the aging Central Elementary School building, which was built in 1954. Bond funds will also pay for the construction of a vocational technical building at La Grande High School, the addition of at least six new elementary school classrooms, major security improvements and much more. The bond will cost property

owners $1.99 per $1,000 of assessed property value, m eaning theowner ofa

$100,000home willpay $199 a year in additional property taxes. Contact Dick Mason at 541-786-5386 or dmason C lagrandeobserver.oom. Follow Dick on Twitter C IgoMason.

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an idea ofhow well the story translates, at least across the state. "It was an excellent opportunity to share Continued ~om Page1A what we are up to with a lot of people. It was m oraine isbeing considered fora grantfrom amazing how much people really care about the U.S. Forest Service's Land and Water Con- what we are doing in our little corner of the servation Fund. The Wallowa Lake Moraine state,"Ackley said. Partnership submitted a grant application on Three projects made it through the state behalf of the Ronald C. Yanke Family Trust, level, Ackley said, and were sent on without asking for $3.9 million toward the purchase ranking. The other two are the West Klamath priceofthe property. Lake Forest Project in Klamath County and Kathleen Ackley, executive director at Wal- the Cape Blanco Ranch in Curry County. lowa Land Trust, said when she finished givBoth of these had local Land Trust support. ing her 30-minute presentation one member Now Ackley is polishing the application to of the committee ranking the submissions m ake it"as perfectaspossible,"and sheis said, 'Wow." seeking additional support for the acquisition. "Amazing images by Leon Werdinger, Rick "Part of what we need to do is reach out to McEwan and David Jensen helped,"Ackley peopleoutside thestate.The im portance of SRld. the moraine may not translate as well on a Ackley and Julia Lakes, the Land Trust's national level the way it does here,"Ackley conservation director, last week were insaid."It' sim portant thatourcongressional formed the application was going on to the delegation champion this." national selection level and it ranked first The Partnership isn't doing too poorly in among the three projects. the areaoflettersofsupport;they already Besides the wow factor, Ackley said the have 24, Ackley said. committeesaid their application demonstratWhether or not the partnership receives ed thebroadest support ofallthe submisthe grant, its members will continue to sions. pursue other funding. Land acquired from the ''We had letters from the Wallowa County fund must be put into public ownership. If the Chamber of Commerce, the Nez Perce Tribe, partnership can raise all the money to buy natural resource agencies, the governor and the east moraine property, it will be placed in congressional and state representatives," the hands of the county for timber harvest, Ackley said."They thought that was a real grazing, recreation and wildlife habitat. strengthofourapplication." Lakes said not only will the partnership The advantage of the presentation in addi- need to come up with additional funding for tion to the application, Ackley said, was that the purchase price, but it must fund the stewit gave an opportunity to show the bigger ardship, or management, of the land once it is pictureand receivefeedback. in county ownership. "I really wanted to emphasize the forestry aspectofthe project,"Ackley said. Contact Katy Nesbitt at 541-786-4235 or A provision of the grant is that the land knesbitt@lagrandeobservercom. Follow Katy purchased with Forest Legacy money must be on Twitter 0 IgoNesbitt. 75 percent forested. Going toSalem gave her

HORN Continued from Page1A In court Tuesday, Horn's attorney, Kent Anderson, voicedfrustration with the court, saying he had not receiveddiscovery materials halfwaythrough the 60-day case. The trialdate setis just past the 60-day period,

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forexample,never did recover all the jobs it lost in the 1980s, he said. Continued ~om Page1A A quarterly report issued Now, "they need it." this week by McMullen Collectively, things are and his Oregon 0$ce of Economic Analysis brought startingtolook better for rural Oregon. Jobs are com- renewed spotlight to the ing back for the first time in state's uneven recovery. Although Oregon as a years. Unemployment rates are slowly declining. whole is expected torecover Yet individually, towns all the jobs lost in the receslike Union, far from the sion by early 2015, much state's main population cen- of the growth has been ters, face a gloomier reality. concentrated in urban areas "Everyplacewas affected and the Gorge. More people to some extent by the down- are working in Portland turn," said Bruce Weber, an than before the recession, and Bend is now picking up economistand directorof Oregon State University's jobs faster than any other Rural Studies Program. metro region. "A lot of the story today is Some rural, resourceaboutwhich placesareresil- based economies may never ient and which are not." grow to what they once In the Columbia River were, or at least not within the horizon that analysts Gorge, there aremore jobs today than before the reces- can forecast. 'There's a lot of movesion, and the unemployment rate is near 6 percent, ment and growth in technola full percentage point ogy, business services and lower than the statewide hospitality — that is not average. what drives rural commuIn Union County and nities," said Chip Massie, some of itssparsely popuexecutivedirectorofthe Klamath CountyChamber lated neighbors in Eastern Oregon, the recovery has of Commerce. crawled. For every 10 jobs A double-digit unemployment rate gripped Klamath that Union County lost in the recession, which ofCounty for 63 consecutive ficially ended in 2010, it had months, until the streak only gained four of them finally snapped in January. Even today, the southern back by 2014. Oregoncounty'sjoblesslevel Most southern Oregon counties have fared even is 9.7 percent, and 2,300 worse, recovering fewer people can't find work. Stathan one in 10 jobs lost dur- tistics don't show how many ing the most recent downmore people have stopped turn. And the problem isn't looking. Farther west along the purely cyclical, either. "For the most part, a southern Oregon coast, lotofourruralareashave Mike Lehman hasn't nobeen dependent on resource ticed any decline in resiindustries," where employment has been shrinking overtime because ofregulations and technology, said Mark McMullen, Oregon's state economist. Coos Bay,

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oo inscome o n er rise's ea re By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

One of Portland's hottest bands is coming to the OK Theatre Sunday nightbringing their indie-folk sound to which Wallowa County has grown familiar. Laurie Shook, Katelyn Shook and their band play a lotofthe same festivalsas Fruition, another folk-indie/ new grass band that calls Portland home, but the band members spend most of their lifeon the road. In 2012 they joined bands like The Simon Tucker Band and Fruition as favorites at Juniper Jam, the Wallowa Valley Music Alliance's annual outdoor music festival Labor Day Weekend at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds. "Juniper Jam is a sweet little festival," Laurie Shook said. 'We love it when we sit in on each other's band." She said they recently played with Mimi Naja of Fruition's side project, a trio called, "Mimi Naja Trois," in Seattle.

releasedtheirlatestalbum, ''What We Do." Darrell Brann, owner of the OK Theatre, said Tony Furtado's manager suggested he bring the Shook e Twins back to Wallowa County. Brann said he started listening to their music and likes their sound. As for the response from the community, Brann said, "there's quite a buzz going on already." "We're excited to help raise money for the theater's restoration," Shook Submitted Phato sard. Laurie and Katelyn Shook headline at the OKTheatre The Enterprise stop is Sunday. part of a tour of the inland northwest taking the band ''When we moved to PortShook said she and her to Spokane, Wash., Misidentical twin, Katelyn, land it became a real thing," soula, Mont., Salt Lake City, startedlearning guitar said Shook. "Being in a Utah and Boise, Idaho. when they were 18, but took bigger city we got a manager In December the Shook up music seriously a couple and booking agency. We keep Twins tour the West Coast, years later. growing the team from the take a break for the holiAfter releasing their first people we meet." days, and in January they album,'You Can Have the Shortly after moving play four shows with the Rest," in 2009 from their to Portland in 2011, they bluegrass band Railroad hometown of Sandpoint, released their album 'WinEarth inOklahoma and dow" which got them known Texas. Idaho, they packed up and headedforthe big city of on the road and on the radio. Shook said a lot of their Portland. Last April the band shows are booked for them

OK Theatre' s holiday season schedule The OKTheatre on Enterprise's main street is gearing up for a busy holiday season. Just before Thanksgiving Wallowa County gets a return visit from Portland's ShookTwins with their indie-folk sound. The buzz is it's going to be a packed house, so get your tickets soon! Dec. 5 Portland Indie rockers Radiation City take the stage during a NorthwestTour. Dec. 7 the Wallowa County Ministerial Association's Sounds andTastes of Christmas — a Christmas concert followed by holiday treats and sleigh rides on Main Street. Dec.10 Soul Renovation, a localWallowa County band, brings their rock gospel sound to the OKTheatre stage. Dec. 12 the Brothers Brann featuring Enterprise's own Darrell Brann and his brothers from the east coast. These guys are sure to rockthe house. Dec. 16 is the Enterprise School's Christmas performance followed the next night, Dec. 17, with an all-county schools' Christmas concert. To round up the holiday season, Seattle funky blues band Down North will ring in the New Year. Stay tuned for more details.

by an agency, but they to have some venues in mind. ''We give the booking agent a wish list and then we see what we can get,"

Shook said. Wallowa County favorite Janis Carper hits the stage

at 7 p.m. followed by the Shook Twins at 8. Tickets are available at M. Crow and Company in Lostine, The Dollar Stretcher in Enterprise, Joseph Hardware in Joseph and www.brownpapertickets.

Wallowa Coun Food Council discusses plans for the coming year • End ofharvest season means local growers discuss county's food council strategic plan for goals met in 2014 and what to achieve in the upcoming year By Katy Nesbitt

100 students preschool through high school — in To put vector on a head field trips to the Magic ofsteam created by local Garden, two food preservafood growers, representation classes taught this fall tives of the Oregon Food the Lower Valley Farmers' Bank traveled to Wallowa Market remaining open County last month. until after Christmas in its The end of the harvest third year. The successful has become when Sharon third year of the WalThornberry, community lowa Community Garden, food systems manager for recently received $1,000 the Food Bank, makes a from the Oregon Idaho regularstop to m eetw ith Conference of the United local growers and help Methodist Church. tweak the county's food The group discussed council strategic plan. goals relating to commuCommercial food grownity gardens, farmers marers and community garden kets, producer networking/ volunteers came together support and decided how to look back on achieveto prioritize the goals. ments in 2014 and goals for Both the Wallowa and the coming year. Magic Garden community "I was so impressed gardens, along with the by how much thought Lower Valley Farmers and energy are devoted Market, identified an to food systems in such a ongoing need to build up a small county," said Robin reliablebase ofvolunteers Davenport, crew leader for to help them through the Backyard Gardens."I was most labor intensive times also really blown away by of the season. the work that Oregon Food Connie Guentert of Bank does." Community Connection The meeting began was unable to attend but w ith cel a ebration ofaccommunicated that the complishments from the food pantry has greatly past year, including the appreciated the many re-opening of the Lostine donations of fresh produce Tavern, featuring locally during the summer produced foods, the estabmonths. "Our challenge is keeplishment of a lower-valley growers' network, the ing thosefresh vegetables participation of more than available throughout the The Observer

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GaryWhite, Mike Shaw, Christie Shaw, Jeff Fields, Morgan Shaw and Ben Shaw prepared firewood for delivery toWallowa County homes during a work party this fall.

Keeping neighbors warm By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

To keep their neighbors warm this winter, volunteers are chipping in to bring wood to homes across Wallowa County. Nils Christoffersen, director of Wallowa Resources, said the initial load of wood was from Joe Justice of Hancock Forest Managementand Elwayne Henderson and Henderson

Logging. "Other landowners have donated a bit as well," said Christoffersen. Christof fersen said theprogram is primarily a partnership between Community Connections and Wallowa Resources. "Itstarted nearly a decade ago underthe name Warm Hearts, Warm Homes," Christoffersen said. A team of volunteers split, loadedand delivered fi rewood to a list of qualified homes last weekend at the county yard on Homan Lane. Connie Guentert, director of Community Connections in Enterprise, said there is

no cost forthe program because the wood, the labor and the transportation are all donated. The number ofhomes receiving wood varies year to year, said Christoffersen."Between 12 to 24 homes seems to be the range." This program is similar to otherheat assistance programs that offer support in the form of acheck to pay forelectrical power or other fuel, Christoffersen said. In thepast,Integrated Biomass Resources of Wallowa provided wood and labor as well as allowed wood to be delivered and split on their property. Christoffersen said the program moved to the County property on Homan Lane two yearsago because it'scloserto the majority ofhomes where wood is delivered and where the volunteers live. The next splitting party is 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the County site on Homan Lane. The work party will be approximately two hours.

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Deb Reth sells her produce at the LowerValley indoor and outdoor farmers markets and to local restaurants and individuals. Reth was instrumental in getting both farmers markets going as well as a community garden in the Lower Wallowa Valley. year," wrote Guentert in an email. 'While we receive and give out canned and frozen vegetables, fresh is so much better." The group reviewed preliminary data from the 2014 Community Food Systems Assessment data. Some key statistics for Wallowa County included the average cost per acre of farmland increased by 105.7 percent compared to 56.6percent forOregon from 2002to 2012;food stamp partici pation rate increasedfrom 43 percent in 2009 and to 62 percent

in 2012;directsalesby farmers increased 173.9 percentfrom 2002 to2012 and the average reported net gain by farmers increased 203 percent from 2002 to 2012. To seea table ofthe Wallowa County Food Systems'goals for 2015, visit www.neoedd.org/ content/2015-wallowacounty-food-council-strategic-plan. For more rnformatmn on projects listed here, contact Lauren Johnson at laurenjohnson@neoedd. org or 541-426-3598.

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being conducted from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday in the school district's small gym.

Open gymsetin Cove Little Steps program for girls basketball set for Thursday COVE — An open gym forbasketballforCovegirls in grades six to eight is now

IMBLER — A session of the Little Steps for Success program will startat6:30

p.m. Thursday m Imbler Elementary School's kindergarten room. The program is for children who will be entering kindergarten in the fall of 2015. It is meant to familiarize the children with a school environment. The program is run by students with IHS's Future Business Leaders of

America program. A Little Steps session will be held once a monthin Imbler for the rest of the school year.

Sadie Hawkins dance set in North Powder A Sadie Hawkins dance will start at 8 p.m. Friday at Powder Valley High School.

• Families unite once a week to join each other for Classical Conversations "Kindergarten through sixth grade

By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

ENTERPRISE — Each studentsfollow the Tuesday, the Enterprise Community Church comes classical model o alive with 27 voices and 54 learning through the feet as home-schooled stuFoundations program." dents from across Wallowa County convene for a day of — Christi Brann shared learning. Christi Brann said she first heard of Classical At the teen level, the Conversations, a Christian- kids enter the Challenge based home school curricu- program that uses rhetoric to incorporate thinking into lum, whena friend showed her apamphlet.Already memory. Brann said she homeschooling her chilhopes to have enough kids dren, Brann looked into the next year to start a Challengeprogram forteens, program andliked what which she said is very she saw. "Kindergarten through rigorous. "Kids need to be ready for sixth grade students follow the classical model oflearn- that level," said Brann. ing through the foundations As for the parents, program," said Brann. Tuesdays are like on-theShe said the classical job training. Brann said the model divides the learning parents learn from the tuprocessinto three stages tors in order to model their — grammar,dialecticand homeschooling on their rhetoric. In the grammar methods. "Tutors are more like stage, children learn facts. In the dialectic stage, drill sergeants than teachchildren ask questions and ers," Brann said. evaluate the answers. In At homeand during the therhetoricstage,students Tuesday combined sessions, synthesize their knowledge parents adjust assignments and apply it. accordingto ageand ability. In the morning the stuBrann said it's like the onedents study art, geography, room schoolhouse concept. science and math through All of the kids learn the memorization drills. The states of the U.S. and their kidsgivea presentation capitals. Younger students each week and conduct a may be asked to find a state science experiment. on a map while the older In the afternoon, the ones are asked to draw the studentsare divided by age state from memory. group for language arts. This is the third year The fourth through sixth Classical Conversations graders enter the Essenhas been used in Wallowa tials grammar and writCounty and Brann said the ing curriculum with more parents are planning an memory-based learning. open house to garner more 'They start to learn the interest for next school year. why behind the facts," said Brann. Contact Cherise Kaechele at 541-963-3161or ckaecheleC Brann said the learning is based on review games lagrandeobserver.com. that use the students' Follow Cherise on Twitter C'lgoKaeche/e. memories.

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Summer Ellis and Deborah Mangis take turns, with their classmates, playing "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on the tin whistle.

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La Grande High School sophomoreWyatt Perry shows off a toy elephant he created using a 3D Printer and special computer software. The elephant has movable legs and is made from a plastic filament. By Dick Mason

Perry understands this well, which is why he is excited about the prospect of La Grande High School swim team making goggles perfectly matched for members may someday have the best each teammate. "They will stay on better and be more fitting aquatic eyewear in Oregon. The student-athletes mayfind themcomfortable, "Perry said. selveswearingcustom-made goggles The 3D printer Perry uses is in than4 to teammate Wyatt Perry, a swimSchireman's classroom. Schireman mer making a splash at LHS with his quick quickly sensed that Perry had an apmasteryofhis school's new 3D printer. titude for 3D printing and encouraged LHS art teacher Mike Schireman re- him to begin testing his skills on it. ceived the 3D printer in late September Many others have taken note of and since then, students like Perry have Perry's skills since then. "He's the go-to guy for everything 3D, been using it to design and create an impressive array of items. Perry has made he just gets it... The whole process is a model elephant, a cellphone carrying amazing to me," said Patty OReilly, a case for bicycles, a small but detailed secretary at LHS. topographicmap and more. Perry hopes A 3D printer is essentially an industolatermake swim gogglesthatare per- trial robot. It takes a three-dimensional fectly fitted to the different dimensions design created by someone via computer ofthefacesofhisteammates. and then, using various materials, asLHS swim team coach Darren Dutto sembles it into an object. The 3D printer said that such goggles would be welat LHS uses plastic filament, a material comed by his swimmers. it melts before creating objects. "It would be fantastic," Dutto said. Regardless of what he is making, He said swimmers struggle to find Perry sometimes finds that the 3D good fi tting pairsofgogglesbecause the printer has a mind of its own. "It has its own personality. If you dimensions of everyone's face, including theireye sockets,aredifferent. tell it to do something, it might tell you "Finding the ultimate pair is tricky," straightup, Idon'tdoit,"Perry said."It's Dutto said. stubborn, it fights back." The Observer

He explained that if a design has a flaw in it, the printer will refuse to move forward. "It will spit a design out. I can tell it is confused," said Perry, the son of Andy and Michelle Perry. One of the biggest challenges Perry faced initially was getting the printer into a general operating mode. Perry worked on this for five days before discovering a tiny glitch in the code involving a decimal point. Once this was correctedithasbeen almost smooth sailing ever since. 'The decimal point meant everything," Perry said. Perry is a student in several of Schireman's art classes. Schireman will be giving all students in his advanced art classes a chance to work with the 3D printer. Schireman said students are getting interested in learning how to use the sofbvare for the printer after seeing it in operation. He is excited about what the 3D printer will mean for LHS. "It is a wonderful tool for developing creativity," he said. Contact Dick Mason at 541-786-5386 or dmason C lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Dick on Twitter C IgoMason.

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WEEIC AHEAD

COLLEG E FOOTBALL

TODAY • Women's coll ege basketball: •Walla Walla at Eastern Oregon, 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY • Women's coll ege basketball: • Simpson University at Eastern Oregon, 2 p.m. • College volleyball: • Menlo (Calif.) at Eastern Oregon, NAIA National Championships, 6 p.m.

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Athletic talk set

for Thursday A Student/Athlete NCAA Night for coaches and athletes will be conducted Thursday in the La Grande High School commons. The event will start at 7 p.m. Jared Barrett, the head men's basketball coach at Eastern Oregon University, will be talking to athletes and coaches about what it takes be a college athlete and how to pursue your dreams. This event is open to Union County high school students, their parents and coaches.

Michigan St. falls to Duke INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan State coachTom Izzo believes his team will get better in time. He just has to be patient, stick to the game plan and survive some of the growing pains the Spartans endured Tuesday night. Quinn Cook scored 19 points and Jahlil Okafor finished with 17 points and five rebounds, leading No. 4 Duke to an 81-71 victory over No. 19 Michigan State in the State Farm Champions Classic. "It's hard to judge my team until I get my guards back, but I'll probably take away more positive than negative," Izzo said. "I love this tournament. I think it's great for college basketball and then next time we play in it, we'll be a much better basketball team. I can promise you that." He's hoping they're good enough by April to return to Indianapolis, the site of this year's Final Four.

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Eastern Oregon quarterback Zach Bartlow tries to escape a tackle during a 35-31 loss to Southern Oregon Sept. 13 at Community Stadium. The Mounties avenged their loss to the Raiders in Saturday's regular season finale.

t a glum team meeting Sunday,

coach Tim Camp wanted his players to know how much they had accomplished this season. An 8-3 season, matching the win totals in 1980 and 2011 as the program's best finishes. A stirring31-27 victory over previouslyNo.4 Southern Oregon in a Frontier Conference game Saturday,ending the Raiders' 33-game streak ofscoring 30 points or more. A top-15 finish in the final NAIA coaches poll. But no matter what accomplishment was listed, nothing could take away the immediate sting of getting snubbed for the NAIA national championship

JOSH BENHAM playofF series. eWe go from beating the No. 4 team on the road, and some of the happiest kidsyou'llever see,to having to break that news to them," Camp said.'When we got back from Ashland, they just couldn't wait to find out where we'd go. They didn't care about how far we'd have to travel. They just wanted a chance. It was a hard meeting on Sunday." What made it such an unfair pill to

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enough to earn the sixth at-large bid for the 36-team championships, which begin Saturday, when Eastern hosts

All had seemed lost for No. 14 Eastern OregonFriday night. The Mountaineers had lost as the top seed toNo .4 seed College ofIdaho in five sets in a semifinal match of the Cascade Collegiate Conference at Quinn Coliseum. The team's hopes for a berth in the NAIA national championships were up in the air, much like the previous three seasons, when the Mounties did not make the tournament. But the impressive body of work during the season by the Mounties was

Menlo (Calif) College in the opening round. eWe were very relieved that we got the bid," Eastern Oregon head coach Kaki McLean-Morehead said.eWe're definitely looking at it as a new chance and opportunity." It's the first time in the program's history that Eastern has made the national championships. "I am very proud of the team," she

onship bid. "They did a great job of taking care in conference," McLean-Morehead sald.

socioeconomicparameter into the ADM calculation, which subtracted a certain number of students from the number based on the amount of kids who receive a free or reduced school lunch. According to OSAAAssistant Executive Director Pete Weber, Burns has 57percent ofitsstudents on a free or reduced lunch, resulting in 30 students subtracted from the ADM original tally of 211, giving the school an ADM of 181. The cutofFnumber for 3A See Burns/Page 9A

eterson's uture wit i in singuestion • Star running back suspended for rest of season The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings were already going to face a difficult decision this winter about Adrian Peterson, with the star running back turning 30 next year. That was before the public relations problem his child abuse casecreated fortheteam. The stifF punishment delivered by the NFL on Tuesday, a suspension without pay

forat leastthe restofthe season,put his future with the Vikings in further doubt. Commissioner Roger Goodell told Peterson he will not be considered forreinstatement beforeApril15for his violation of the league's personal conduct policy. Peterson, who pleaded no contest on Nov. 4 to misdemeanor reckless assault for injuries to his 4-year-old son, planned an appeal

Watson earns Frontier Conference honors The Eastern Oregon football team missed out on qualifying for the NAIA playoffs despite beating then-No. 4 Southern Oregon Saturday on the road. One of the standout players for the Mountjeswas linebackerRyan Watson, who was named Frontier Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Watson finished the game with eight solo tackles, two assisted tackles and an interception.

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said."I think that this program has come a long ways. These girls have brought the program so far, and we have alottobeproud of." Even with the loss, it was the entirety of the season that helped Eastern secure the bid. The Mounties went 26-4overall,and their 16-2 Cascade regular-seasonrecord helped earn a tie with Southern Oregon as conference champion. The regular season was the key in locking down a national champi-

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swallow was the fact the Mountaineers did everything they needed to go to earn the opportunity. The team won the final four games of the season, capped bythe huge upset ofSouthern. With the adverse road conditions, the journey alone made it that much tougher. eWe didn't leave until 9 a.m. Friday," Camp said."It took us nine hours to get through the (Columbia River) Gorge. It was pretty rough sledding all the way down there. We didn't get into Medford until 1:15 a.m. (Saturday). But the kids didn't complain, and I really felt if we won on the road we'd get in." See Robbed/Page 9A

BENHAM'S BENCH

A No. 15 Eastern Oregon head

eading into this fall sports season, there was much discussion and concern locally regarding the impact of Burns being dropped down from the Class 3A to 2A level. The impact of Burns going down to the 2A level has been widely felt by many schools in this area, including Wapiti League rivals Elgin, Imbler, Enterprise, Union, Cove and Grant Union. With a volleyball team that won the state tournament in Redmond without dropping a singleset,and thefootball team the overwhelming favorite to win its first state championship, it is worth examining how and why Burns became a 2A school. Every four years, the Oregon Scholastic Athletics Association reviews its classification process, starting with a delegateassembly that includes a principal, athletic director or superintendent from every league. That assembly votes on recommendations before sending them up to the OSAA's executive board, which makes the final decision on classifications. Classifications are based on a number called Average Daily Membership. For the 2013-14 school year, Burns'ADM would have been 211 under the old calculation system. However, last summer, the

that the NFL Players Association pushed to be handled by a neutral arbitrator. Peterson's salary for the season was $11.75 million. He will keep the money accrued while on the special exempt list he was placed on Sept. 17. But the NFL's punishment has now amounted to a 14-game ban, with six unpaid weeks. That's the equivalent of a fine of more than $4.1 million. There are three years and $45 million remaining on his contract, but

TONIGHT'S PICIC

Gonzaga hosts Saint 3oseph's The No. 13 Gonzaga men's basketball team will look to continue its hot start to the season, as the

Zags host Saint Joseph's in the NIT Season Tip-Off. 8 p.m., ESPNU

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none of it is guaranteed. The Vikings would take only a $2.4 million hit on their 2015 salary cap if they cut him before next season. Even if Peterson were to win a shorter suspension with an appeal, the Vikings actually playing him yet this year would be an implausible scenario given the heat they have taken and the long time Peterson has beenaway from the team. The Vikings have six games left and host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

WHO'S HOT

WHO'S NOT

KENTUCKY WILDCATS: The No. 1 team in men's college hoops showed it is the team to beatTuesday, taking out No. 5 Kansas by a 72-40 margin, holding the Jayhawks under 20 percent shooting.

DELONTE WEST: After playing four games for the Shanghai Sharks, former NBA player Delonte West was cut by the Chinese professional basketball squad owned by former Houston Rocketvao Ming.

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THE OBSERVER —9A

SPORTS

SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA NewEngland 8 2 0 .8 0 0 323218 Miami 6 4 0 . 6 00 249180 Bulfalo 5 5 0 . 5 00 200204 N.Y. Jets 2 8 0 . 2 00 174265 South W L T P c t P F PA 6 4 0 . 6 00 310253 5 5 0 . 5 00 229204 2 8 0 . 2 00 168250 1 9 0 . 1 00 158282 North W L T P c t P F PA Cincinnati 6 3 1 . 6 50 224221 Pittsburgh 7 4 0 . 6 36 288263 Baltimore 6 4 0 . 6 00 261181 Cleveland 6 4 0 . 6 00 216195 West W L T P c t P F PA Denver 7 3 0 . 7 00 293224 Kansas City 7 3 0 .70 0 241171 San Diego 6 4 0 .60 0 2 18192 Oakland 0 10 0 . 000 152265 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA Philadelphia 7 3 0 . 7 00 299251 Dallas 7 3 0 . 7 00 261212 N.Y. Giants 3 7 0 . 3 00 205263 Washington 3 7 0 . 3 00 204256 South W L T P c t P F PA Atlanta 4 6 0 . 4 00 238255 New Orleans 4 6 0 . 4 00 261252 Carolina 3 7 1 . 3 18 215300 Tampa Bay 2 8 0 . 2 00 194279 North W L T P c t P F PA 7 3 0 . 7 00 188156 7 3 0 . 7 00 330225 4 6 0 . 4 00 215290 4 6 0 . 4 00 181220 West W L T P c t P F PA Arizona 9 1 0 . 9 00 237176 San Francisco 6 4 0 .6 0 0 211212 Seattle 6 4 0 . 6 00 260215 St. Louis 4 6 0 . 4 00 185258 All Times PST

Thursday's Game Miami 22, Bulfalo 9

Sunday's Games Chicago 21, Minnesota 13 Kansas City 24, Seattle 20 Cincinnati 27, New Orleans 10 St. Louis 22, Denver7 Houston 23, Cleveland 7 Atlanta 19, Carolina 17 Tampa Bay27,Washington 7 San Francisco 16, N.Y. Giants 10 San Diego 13, Oakland 6 Arizona 14, Detroit 6 Green Bay 53, Philadelphia 20 New England 42, Indianapolis 20 Open: Baltimore, Dallas, Jacksonville, N.Y. Jets

Monday's Game Pittsburgh 27, Tennessee 14 Thursday, Nov. 20 KansasCity atOakland,5:25 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 23 Green Bay at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Houston, 10 a.m. Tampa BayatChicago, 10 a.m. Cleveland atAtlanta, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Detroit at New England, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at lndianapolis, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Arizona at Seattle, 1:05 p.m. St. Louis at San Diego, 1:05 p.m. Washington at San Francisco, 1:25

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Miami at Denver, 1:25 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 5:30 p.m. Open: Carolina, Pittsburgh

Monday, Nov. 24 Baltimore at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.

TRAN SACTION S Tuesday BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB — Suspendedfree agentOF Dayton Alexander 76 games after a positive test positive for metabolites of Methandienone and Methyltestosterone and free agent OF Ben McQuown 50 games for a second positive test for a drug of abuse under the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Singed RHP

BURNS Continuedff om Page 9A athletics is a minimum of 191. Grant Union has Bn identiCal ADM figure to Burns as of now, while Cove is at 90, Elgin at 117, Enterprise at 107,Im bler Standing at 94 Bnd UniOn having 100. On one hand, you could arguethatthe socioeconomic barometer that was added into the ADM equation resulted in Burns being dropped down to the 2A level. However, as Weber POinted Out to me When We spoke, the ADM cutoff numbers for all classifications would have been adjusted aS Well if the &ee Bnd reduced lunch numbers come into play. Thus, a strong argumentcould bemade that the socioeconomic factorsbeing added into the equation resulted in Burns being dropped down, but there is no way of knowing for sure. Another factor that led tothe Hilanders being dropped down to the 2A levelisthe steady decrease in enrollment the school has seen over the years. Burns Athletic Director Paula Toney has seen enrollment in the school drop by 150 students in the 10 years she has worked the position. In addition, Burns' ADM was steadily dropping w ellbefore the free and reduced lunch subtraction came into play. For the 2012-13 school year, Burns' ADM was at 209, and in 11-12 it was 226. Although the numbers play a huge part, it is

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Oliver Drake. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with LHP Zach Duke on a threeyear contract. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHP Shaun Marcum and RHP Dustin Molleken on minor league contracts. HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreedto terms with OF Alex Presley on a one-year contract. SEATTLE MARINERS — Named Pat Listach manager of Tacoma (PCL). TEXAS RANGERS — Named Tony Beasley third base coach. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with C Russell Martin on a five-year contract.

National League LOSANGELES DODGERS — Named David Finley vice president, amateur 8 international scouting, Galen Carr director of player personnel, Jeff Pickler special assistant, pro scouting 8 player development and Jack Cressend as pitching crosschecker. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Named Frank Cacciatore coach at Reading (EL); Greg Legg manager, Rob Ducey coachand Steve Schrenk pitching coach for Clearwater (FSL); Shawn Williams manager and Nelson Prada coach for Lakewood (SAL); Pat Borders manager at Williamsport (NYP); and Brian Sweeney pitching coach of GCL Phillies. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with Collin Balester, LHP Jeremy Bleich, RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Brad Lincoln, INF Gustavo Nunez, RHP Blake Wood, RHP Felipe Gonzalez, RHP Marek Minarik, RHP Tyler Sample and OF Junior Sosa on minor league contracts. Can-Am League OTTAWA CHAMPIONS — Named Hal Lanier manager. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS — Assigned G Nick Johnson to Rio Grande Valley

(NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended Minnesota RB Adrian Peterson for the remainder of the season for violating the NFL personal conduct policy. ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed TE Troy Niklas on injured reserve. Signed TE Matthew Mulligan. ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed DT Ricky Havili-Heimuli to the practice squad. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Activated FB Mike Tolbert from the injured reserve/ return list. Signed WR-CB De'Andre Presley from the practice squad. Waived WR JasonAvant.Placed OT Nate Chandler on injured reserve. CHICAGO BEARS — SignedWR-KR Marc Mariani to a two-year contract. Waived S Ahmad Dixon. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed LB Terrell Manning to the practice squad. Released LB Justin Jackson from the practice squad. CLEVELAND BROWNS — WaivedRB Ben Tate. Signed LB Zac Diles.Re-signed DL Jacobbi McDaniel to the practice squad. Signed LB Scott Solomon to the practice squad. Released LB D.J. Smith from the practice squad. DALLAS COWBOYS — Released G Jelf Baca and LB Will Smith from the practice squad. Signed LB Keith Smith and CB Robert Steeples to the practice squad. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed KR Josh Cribbs and TE Weslye Saunders. PlacedRB Ahmad Bradshaw on injured reserve. Waived LB Victor Butler. Signed RB Michael Hill to the practice squad. Released WR Eric Thomas from the practice squad. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed RB Dominique Williams to the practice squad. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Placed W R Brandin Cooks and S RafaelBush on injured reserve. Waived RB Edwin Baker. Signed LBMoise Fokou. Signed CB Terrence Frederickfrom the practice squad. Signed S Pierre Warren from Minnesota's practice squad. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Released RB LeGarrette Blount. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released T Andrew McDonald and S Steven Terrell. Signed C Lemuel Jeanpierre and DT Travian Robertson.

Arena Football League ORLANDO PREDATORS — Agreedto terms with WR Courtney Gardner. HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Reas-

also worth noting that Grant Union, which won the 2A state championship last season, finished with an 0-4 record in the Wapiti League with the exact same ADM number as Burns. Their struggles in the new Wapiti League can largely be attributed to graduating all of its offensiveand defensive startersfrom lastyear's team.

When the OSAA decided tofactorin schools'socioeconomic situations into the classification, it did so with the best of intentions. "There was a lot of conversationabout it,"Weber said. '%hat we did was go baCk thrOugh Our rankingS and reali zed that schools With higher free Bnd reduced lunch numbers tend to do very poorly. We thought there was a correlation to those two things." The problem here is that while there may be a correlation, Burns is the outlierto thatcorrelation. The Hilanders have a proud and riCh hiStOry in Bn array of high school sports, including a run of 10 consecutive state championships in wrestlingfrom 2002-2011, and five state titles in volleyball since 2004 (four of which came at the 3A level). '%e trytoWOrk hard Bnd have success at whatever level we're at,"Toney said."All of our kids work hard, they pride themselves on always giving their best effort." I have only had one opportunity to see a Burns team in action, and that was at the Wapiti League tournament championship Nov. 1 at Cove High School, where Burns

signed D Stephen Johns to Rockford (AHL). Recalled F Joakim Nordstrom and DAdam Clendening from Rockford (AHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Assigned D Frederic St. Denis to Springfield

(AHL). DALLAS STARS — Recalled D Jyrki Jokipakka from Texas (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned RW Martin Frk from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled F Rocco Grimaldi from San Antonio (AHL). MINNESOTA WILD — Assigned G Josh Harding to lowa (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer CHICAGO FIRE — Agreed to terms with MF Patrick Nyarko. COLUMBUS CREW — Exercised the 2015 contract options with G Steve Clark, G Matt Lampson, G Brad Stuver, D Chad Barson, D Waylon Francis, D Ben Sweat, D Tyson Wahl, D Josh Williams, MF Romain Gall, MF Kevan George, MF Hector Jimenez, MF Ben Speas, MF Tony Tchani, DP Federico Higuain, F Adam Bedell and F Aaron Schoenfeld. COLLEGE RANDOLPH — Named Kara Matthews volleyball coach.

RODEO PRCA Rankings Through Nov. 10 All-around 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $303,119; 2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $158,537; 3. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $88,683; 4. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $86,832; 5. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah $86,668; 6. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $80,309; 7. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta $74,496; 8. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $61,394; 9. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $56,980; 10. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. $56,317; 11. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. $55,187; 12. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $52,422; 13. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.$46,935; 14.Payden Emmett, Ponca, Ark. $41,062; 15. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. $39,567; 16. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. $37,521; 17. J.B. Lord, Sturgis, S.D. $31,31018. Chant DeForest, Wheatland, Calif. $31,048; 19. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas $31,047; 20. J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo. $28,444 Bareback Riding 1. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah $172,384; 2. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. $126,929; 3. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. $122,717; 4. Tim O'Connell, Zwingle, lowa $102,890; 5. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas $99,013; 6. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. $95,309; 7. Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas $89,935; 8. Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah $84,225; 9. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. $73,039; 10. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. $70,208; 11. Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta $67,786; 12. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. $67,686; 13. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas $65,779; 14. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla. $65,178; 15. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $64,567; 16. R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore. $61,035; 17. Luke Creasy, Lubbock, Texas $52,925; 18. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D. $52,847; 19. Orin Larsen, Goodwell, Okla. $51,917; 20. Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas $50,540

Steer Wrestling 1. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. $91,804; 2. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas$82,055;3.Casey Martin,Sulphur, La.$80,278; 4.NickGuy, Sparta,Wi s. $77,754; 5. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $76,576; 6. BrayArmes, Ponder, Texas $69,216; 7. Dru Melvin, Hebron, Neb. $67,832; 8. Luke Branquinho, LosAlamos, Calif. $65,992; 9. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. $63,015; 10. Kyle lrwin, Robertsdale, Ala. $59,736; 11. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta $57,449; 12. Cole Edge, Durant, Okla. $57,406; 13. Wyatt Smith, Rexburg, Idaho $57,188; 14. Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo. $52,933; 15.Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. $52,470; 16. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah $52,406; 17. Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla. $52,025; 18. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. $49,022; 19. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. $46,824; 20. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $46,081

Team Roping (header)

1. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $110,181; 2. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. $101,421; 3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $101,399; 4. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. $90,643; 5. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $82,889; 6.Kaleb

played a Union team that worked just as hard as they did, but ultimately it was the Hilanders' natural athletic talent that made the dif ference,and resulted in them winning in three sets. The Hilanders also won the Wapiti League regular season crown after going undefeated in league and only dropping one set in the process. When a school like Burns has twice as many kids as some of its other league rivals, it is at a huge advantage that sometimes no amount of hard work can overcome. Before we slam the OSAA for putting Burns in 2A, keep in mind that the people who serve that organiZatiOn haVe Bn eXtremely challenging job because it is impossible to make every-

one happy. "Peopleare fanatical about the decisions, and certainly we understand the passion,"Webersaid."It's a good sign for high school sports in the area." Unfortunately in the case of Burns, keeping the HilanderS at the 2A leVel is not a good sign for high school athletics at this level. When the volleyball team dominates a league full of already such talented teamS, Bnd the fOOtball team wins all of its games by over 40 points facingwhat isalso SuCha tOugh Bnd COmPeti-

tive league, that means one thing: Burns does not belong at the 2A level. Contact Eric Avissar at 541963-3161,or email him at eavissarC lagrandeobservef; com.Follow him on Twitter C IgoAvissaf;

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Driggers, Albany, Ga. $81,470; 7. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore. $79,491; 8. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. $76,963; 9. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. $75,710; 10. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas $73,062; 11. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz. $72,341; 12. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. $71,559; 13. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas $69,310; 14. Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz. $68,074; 15. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. $64,942; 16. Tom Richards, Humboldt, Ariz. $60,744; 17. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas $58,533; 18. Chace Thompson, Munday, Texas $50,975; 19. Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont. $50,775; 20. Ty Blasingame, Sugar City, Colo. $48,858

Team Roping (heeler)

1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $110,181; 2. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. $101,769; 3. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. $101,399; 4. Paul Eaves, Lonedell,Mo.$93,735;5. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $82,889; 6. Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas $81,470; 7. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. $79,491; 8. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas $76,963; 9. Jake Long,Coff eyville,Kan. $76,710; 10. Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo. $72,618; 11. Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla. $70,062; 12. Dakota Kirchenschlager, Morgan Mill, Texas $65,950; 13. Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Ariz. $62,333; 14. Clay O'Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. $60,255; 15. Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. $58,515; 16. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas $55,741; 17. Cole Davison,Stephenville,Texas$54,220; 18. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas $53,828; 19. Jett Hillman, Purcell, Okla. $51,344; 20. Tommy Zuniga, Centerville, Texas $50,796 Saddle Bronc Riding 1. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. $126,879; 2. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah $111,085; 3. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. $102,413; 4. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. $92,574; 5. Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas $88,729; 6. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, lowa $83,875; 7. Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn. $77,694; 8. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah $77,495; 9. Bradley Harter, Loranger, La. $74,836; 10. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. $73,705; 11. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. $71,109; 12. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. $66,683; 13. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah $60,265; 14. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah $59,795; 15. Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta $59,357; 16. Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D. $59,204; 17. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas $55,039; 18. Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas $51,725; 19. Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo. $49,900; 20.Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas $47,313

Tie-down Roping 1. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $153,822;2.MattShiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho $116,983; 3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $93,849; 4. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $85,893; 5. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas $83,188; 6. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. $81,533; 7. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. $79,687; 8. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas $76,319; 9. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas $74,285; 10. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas $69,596; 11. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas $69,401; 12. Ryan Watkins, Bluff Dale, Texas $68,197; 13. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas $66,317; 14. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas $65,282; 15. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash. $64,240; 16. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas $57,828; 17. Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash. $57,311; 18. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. $56,355; 19. Randall Carlisle, Baton Rouge,La.$56,296; 20.Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M. $55,889

Steer Roping 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $112,692; 2. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. $72,191; 3. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. $60,017; 4. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. $58,004; 5. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas $56,341; 6. Jason Evans,Huntsville,Texas $55,739; 7. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas $51,958; 8. Brady Garten, Claremore, Okla. $51,766; 9. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. $51,517; 10. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas $48,348; 11. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. $43,152; 12. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. $42,933; 13. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas $41,969; 14. Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. $36,169; 15. Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo. $33,155; 16. Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas $27,707; 17. J.B. Whatley, Gardendale, Texas $26,094; 18. Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas $26,009; 19. Roger Branch, Perkins, Okla.$25,855; 20. J.Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas $24,148

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Bull Riding 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $143,165; 2. Trey Benton III, Rock lsland, Texas $125,547; 3. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas$102,589;4.Tim Bingham, Honeyville, Utah $85,634; 5. Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla. $77,830; 6. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas $77,307; 7. Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas $76,227; 8.Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo. $72,837; 9. Jordan Spears, Redding, Calif. $72,139; 10. Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo. $70,040; 11. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah $69,558; 12. Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo. $67,577; 13. Beau Hill, West Glacier, Mont. $67,158; 14. Aaron Pass, Dallas, Texas $66,546; 15. Elliot Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas $65,039; 16. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. $63,553; 17. Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore. $58,936; 18. Dustin Bowen, Fredericksburg, Pa. $58,646; 19. JeffAskey, Martin, Tenn. $55,122; 20. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas $52,937

Barrel Racing 1. Kaley Bass, Kissimmee, Fla. $155,280; 2. Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas $131,471; 3. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. $121,617; 4. Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah $104,289; 5. Britany Diaz, Solen, N.D. $102,947; 6. Michele McLeod, Whitesboro Texas $100 645 7 Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas $99,712; 8. Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo. $93,135; 9. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. $93,048; 10. Kassidy Dennison, Roosevelt, Utah $92,051; 11. Christy Loflin, Franktown, Colo. $91,736; 12. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas $90,431; 13. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. $74,385; 14. Samantha Lyne, Cotulla, Texas $70,577; 15. Jana Bean, Ft. Hancock, Texas $70,416; 16. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. $70,017; 17. ShelleyMorgan, Eustace,Texas $69,447; 18. Ann Scott, Canyon Country, Calif. $68,119; 19. Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga. $64,063; 20. Kimmie Wall, Roosevelt, Utah $60,579

SOCCER MLS Playoff Glance

Western Conference LA Galaxy 5, Real Salt Lake 0 Leg 1 — Saturday, Nov. 1: LAGalaxy 0, Real Salt Lake 0 Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 9: LAGalaxy 5, Real Salt Lake 0 Seattle 1, FC Dallas 1 Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 2: Seattle 1, FC Dallas 1 Leg 2 — Monday, Nov. 10: FC Dallas 0, Seattle 0, Seattle advances on away goals All Times PST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

Eastern Conference New England vs. New York Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 23: New England at New York, 10:30 a.m. Leg 2 — Saturday, Nov. 29: New York at New England, 12 p.m.

Western Conference Seattle vs. LA Galaxy Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 23: Seattle at LA Galaxy, 2 p.m. Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 30: LAGalaxy at Seattle, 6 p.m. MLS CUP Sunday, Dec.7: New England-New York winner at LA Galaxy-Seattle winner, 12 p.m.

BASKETBALL NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 8 2 .80 0 Brooklyn 4 6 .4 0 0 4 Boston 3 6 .3 3 3 4 ' / 2 New York 3 9 .2 5 0 6 Philadelphia 0 10 . 000 8 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Washington 7 2 .77 8 Miami 6 5 .5 4 5 2 Atlanta 5 5 .5 0 0 2 ' / 2

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L.A. Lakers 114, Atlanta 109 Milwaukee 117, New York 113 Utah 98, Oklahoma City 81 New Orleans 106, Sacramento 100

Wednesday's Games Boston at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 4 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Orlando, 4 p.m. Charlotte at lndiana, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Memphis at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Phoenix at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. New York at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Denver, 6 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday's Games L.A. Clippers at Miami, 5 p.m. ChicagoatSacramento, 7:30 p.m.

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Eastern Conference New England 7, Columbus 3 Leg 1 — Saturday, Nov. 1: New England 4, Columbus 2 Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 9: New England 3, Columbus 1 New York 3, D.C. United 2 Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 2: New York 2, D.C. United 0 Leg 2 — Saturday, Nov. 8: D.C. United 2, New York1

4 7 .36 4 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 8 3 .72 7 Cleveland 5 4 .55 6 Milwaukee 6 5 .54 5 Indiana 4 7 .36 4 Detroit 3 8 .27 3 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 10 1 .90 9 Houston 9 2 .81 8 Dallas 8 3 .72 7 New Orleans 6 4 .60 0 San Antonio 6 4 .60 0 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 8 3 .72 7 Utah 5 7 .41 7 Denver 3 7 .30 0 O klahoma City 3 9 .250 Minnesota 2 7 .22 2 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 8 2 .80 0 L.A. Clippers 5 4 .55 6 Phoenix 6 5 .54 5 Sacramento 6 5 .54 5 L.A. Lakers 2 9 .18 2 All Times PDT

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playofFsystem in the FBS has no conference stipulation, Continued ~om Page8A Bnd the OddS are high that two SEC teams will most The Mounties did just likely make the Final Four. that, even coming back from The Frontier had two top-10 a 20-7 deficit to snag the teamS in CarrO11 COllege Bnd victory. Southern in the playoffs, "Our kidS belieVed, Bnd We meaning the regular season Were able to Start COntrO1road is that much tougher for ling the game over the final a team like Eastern. Its final three quarters," Camp said. ranking should reflect that. "They rose to the occasion. The NAIA may play favorites SOuthern iS agOOdteam, Bnd Bnd ChOOSe teamS baSed On we reali zed we'repretty dang politics, but that's not fair good, too." to a team like EaStern that But apparently not good showed it belonged in the enoughforthe NAIA. In a playoffs. ridiculous turn of events, GrOSbaChSaid there WBTB Eastern only rose one spot 10COnfeTBnCB ChamPiOnS in in the rankingS, &Om NO. 16 the top-20 that automatically to 15, aftera road win over earned berths in the playoS, a top-four team. Making it leaving six at-large bids. all the more strange was Hiding behind NAIA bylaws, the fact the Mounties had the organization went down vaulted five spots, from No. the poll and selected the six 21 to 16, the previous week highest-ranked teams on the after a win over a middling poll that were not conference College of Idaho team. championsfortheat-largebids. "Unfortunately, they That No. 15 ranking WOuld PrOVe to hOld baCk the were the first team out of Mounties. For the 16-team the field," Grosbach said. "What hurt Eastern Oreplayofffield,conference winners that finished in the gon was the fact Langston top-20 are guaranteed a spot and Campbellsville both in theplayoffs,according to won Saturday. Obviously, Alan Grosbach, communicaEastern did all they could, tiOnS Bnd SPOrtSinfOrmatiOn but unfortunately, because manager for the NAIA. For (Langston and CampbellsinStanCe, LangStOn (Okla.) ville) both won, they took University finished right automaticspots.Ifone of behind Eastern at No. 16, but them would have lost, they were the Hed River Athletic would've not claimed that COnferenCe ChamPiOnS, Bnd conference champion spot, Campbellsville (Ky.) Univer- and a seventh at-large bid sity ended at No. 17, but won would have opened up." the Mid-South Conference Eastern deserved a greater championship. jump than just one spot after That's a rule that the the Southern win, more in NAIA needS to Change, Bnd line with the one following quickly. A playoff of 16 teams the College of Idaho game. should have the top 16 teams To be frank, coming ofF a win in,regardless ofconference over the No. 4 team on its afBliatiOTL In NCAA DiViSiOn home turf, Eastern should 1, for example, the top-four have been pushed closer to

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NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA M ontreal 19 1 4 4 1 29 5 5 4 7 T ampaBay 1 8 12 4 2 26 6 6 4 8 B oston 19 11 8 0 22 5 1 4 9 Detroit 1 7 8 4 5 21 4 5 4 2 O ttawa 17 8 5 4 20 47 4 5 T oronto 18 9 7 2 20 56 5 1 F lorida 15 6 4 5 17 33 3 7 B ulfalo 19 4 13 2 10 3 0 6 8 Metropolitan Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA P ittsburgh 1 6 1 2 3 1 25 6 0 3 5 N .Y. Islanders 17 11 6 0 2 2 5 4 5 0 N .Y. Rangers 17 7 6 4 18 4 9 5 3 N ew Jersey 18 8 8 2 18 4 6 5 3 W ashington 17 7 7 3 17 5 0 4 9 P hiladelphia 16 7 7 2 16 5 1 5 3 C olumbus 1 7 6 1 0 1 1 3 4 4 5 9 C arolina 17 5 9 3 13 37 5 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA St. Louis 1 712 4 1 2 5 4 9 3 3 Nashville 1 711 4 2 2 4 4 3 3 5 Chicago 1 8 10 7 1 2 1 5 1 3 6 Winnipeg 1 9 9 7 3 21 3 7 4 2 Minnesota 1 7 10 7 0 2 0 5 0 3 9 Colorado 1 9 6 8 5 17 4 7 6 1 Dallas 1 8 6 8 4 16 4 9 6 1 Pacific Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA A naheim 19 1 1 4 4 26 5 1 4 6 V ancouver 1 8 1 2 6 0 24 5 3 5 2 C algary 19 11 6 2 24 5 9 5 0 L osAngeles 18 9 5 4 22 4 5 4 0 S an Jose 2 0 1 0 8 2 22 5 6 5 3 A rizona 18 8 9 1 17 47 5 7 E dmonton 1 8 6 1 0 2 1 4 4 4 6 0

Tuesday's Games Calgary 4, Anaheim 3, SO Boston 2, St. Louis 0 N.Y. Islanders5, Tampa Bay2 Detroit 5, Columbus 0 Bulfalo 4, San Jose 1 Nashville 9, Toronto 2 Pittsburgh 4, Montreal 0 Winnipeg 3, New Jersey 1 Carolina 6, Dallas 4 Washington 2, Arizona 1, OT LosAngeles 5, Florida 2

Wednesday's Games Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m. Vancouverat Edmonton,8 p.m.

Southern, who finished at No. 8. The Mounties would have at least jumped Northwestern (Iowa) College, who finished No. 12 in the final PO11Bnd reCeiVed thelaStat-

large bid. The automatic conference champion bids is something that did not sit well with Camp, especially after going 8-3 in the brutal Frontier Bnd after knOCking OfFOneOf the top offenses in the NAIA Saturday. 'There are some conferenCeChamPiOnSBnd Other

teams that made it in that play in, I guess I'll say, differenttypes ofconferences," Camp said.'That bothers me. The reason (the NAIA) gave me, was Eastern didn't do enough to make it up the polls. I felt like beating a

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Richardson: Cash made Downedwillowslill garlof Bend the diSerence in election • Tree in Deschutes By Damian Mann

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After tipping into the Deschutes River more than two years ago, a cherished willow tree in Bend is still clinging to the east riverbank near the Galveston Avenue bridge. With the help of some caretakers, the willow has put down new roots, hasbeen protected trom beavers and is living on through cuttings that have been planted around Bend. "Itsangle ofreposehaschanged, butit keeps on ticking," said Pam Stevenson, who lives on NW Riverfiont Street.Herbackyard and a neighbor's are home to the tree. The willow, which is believed to be about 50 years old, fell in August2012.Stevenson said about 90 percent ofitsrootswererotted at the time and likely caused its tractured state. There were plans to remove the tree,butsome ofitsroots remained entrenched in the riverbank. Stevenson and friends reworked the area around the tree and preserved the roots that were still there. They also removed branches hanging in the riverthat were a potentialdanger to floaters. "Itwas a beloved tree,and the whole community chipped in to help," said Stevenson. The tree was dubbed "Popcorn's Willow" for Stevenson's corgi and

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A downed willow remains in along the east bank of the Deschutes behind homes on Northwest Riverfront Street just upstream of the Galveston Avenue bridge. Jack Russell mix, Popcorn, who is buried beneath the tree. Preserving the tree hasn't been easy. When a hole emerged in the Mirror Pond dam in October 2013,the waterlinedropped and left the willow's roots "high and dry" and "stressed the tree," Stevenson said. "It's one tough old mother, that tree," she said. Beavers also went after the treeand "started to attack it." Stevenson said she spent several hundred dollars on chicken wire to wrappartsofthe tree to keep beavers away. She thought about giving up at times after branches were lost. "It will be interesting to see

what happens this winter," Stevenson said. Stevenson's friends have taken cuttings from the willow and plantedthem, and severalare growing quite well. Stevenson is waiting before shereplants a part of the tree. "I haven't yet because the original is still alive and so I still have an opportunity to take cuttings," she said. For years the willow has been enjoyedby many fl oating the river and served as a gathering placeand a spotforsm all concerts Stevenson hosted in her backyard. 'The tree belongs to all of Bend," Stevenson said.

Campaign cash dried up in the final weeks of Dennis Richardson's bidforgovernor,severely crimping his ability to buy ads and possibly costing him the election. ''What I really learned is that it is all about the money," the Central Point Republican said Monday when reached by phone in Idaho, where he was spending time with his family. Richardson said Republican donors who powered up the Chris Dudley for governorcampaign in 2010 refused to give him the cash he needed to keep pace with Gov. John Kitzhaber. "I'm disappointed in Nike and other Republican donors who refused to stay with their principles, but instead made contributions based on political considerations," he said. In the end, Richardson was just over 80,000 votes behind Kitzhaber in the Nov. 4 election. The governor received $4.7 million in donations, of which $4.2 million was cash, according to the Oregon Secretary of State's Otfice. Richardson received $2.8 million in donations, with $1.9 million in cash. By contrast, Dudley raised more than $10 million and lost by a 20,000-votemargin to Kitzhaber. Richardson said he needed at least another $1 million for a strong ad campaign once ballots went out to voters Oct. 17. At that time, Kitzhaber blitzed the airways with ads attacking Richardson. aWe werenotabletobeon television the way Kitzhaber was," Richardson said."Some days I was on

the phone for seven hours asking for contribution after contribution." Richardson said he was successful in two out of three goals for the campaign, however. He believes he did a goodjob introducing himself to Oregon voters, then showing whyhis opponent should not be in office. But he failed to offer a stmng enoughreason for voters to switch finm the incumbent to him during the last weeksofthecampaign,hesaid. "I was not able to describe what Dennis Richardson has to offer as opposed to the scandal-riddenincumbent,"he said. Richardson also said voter turnout couldhave been higher in many rural counties, which would have helped get him more votes. Rep. Sal Esquivel, R-Medford, said he thinks the outcome of therace would have been substantiallydifferentif Richardson could have raised more cash. "If Dennis would have had another million or two million dollars, that race would have been a photo finish," he said. The governor was rocked by one scandal after another, culminating in reports about his fiancee, Cylvia Hayes, who admitted to marrying an Ethiopian immigrant in 1997 for a

$5,000 fee so hecould legally stayin the country. Also, she was involved in purchasing a property for a marijuana grow site in the late 1990s. In addition, the Oregon Government Ethics Commission reviewed complaints Hayes inappropriately mingled her role as first lady and as a private consultant. 'The hits, they kept on coming," Esquivel said.

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Washingtonmen rescued in snow SALEM — Marion County sheri6"s search teams have rescued four southwest Washington men who lost their way en route to Bagby Hot Springs in Oregon's Mount Hood National Forest and got their rented SUV stuck overnight in more than a foot of snow. SherilI"s Sgt. Chris Baldridge says rescuers found the four Tuesday afternoon, pulled their vehicle fiom the snow and led them back down to the small town of Detroit, Oregon, southeast of Salem. Baldridge says the driver, 44-year-old Robert Record of Washougal, Washington, was following a GPS unit that took him 45 miles in the wrong direction up an unmaintained road that did notlead to the springs.After spending Monday night in the vehicle, the men activated the SUVs OnStar button. That helped deputies locate them. All are unhurt.

Nearly 10,000 jobs added in October SALEM — Oregon employers went on a hiring spree this fall, adding nearly 10,000 jobs in October and producing the largest onemonth gain in nearly two decades, the state Employment Department said Tuesday. The October hiring was particularly strong in three sectors: manufacturing, healthcare,and professional and business services. Despite the job gains, the unemployment rate didn't budge trom 7 percent, where it's been for months. As hiring has gotten stronger, people who hadn't been looking for work have flooded

back into the job market. In all, a survey of employers showed 9,900 new jobs were recorded in Octobera seasonally adjusted figure. Oregon employers haven't created that many jobs in a single month since August 1995, when more than 10,400 jobs were added.

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Woman pleads guilty to steal ing thousands SALEM — A woman who headed a Salem agency called Oregon RISE has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $70,000 in government grant money intended

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Food banks in Washington to help disabled people. and Oregon are receiving Janice Roberts, 50, of m ore than 35 tons ofpotatoes Wilsonville is to be sentenced thanks to a triendly bet on Dec. 16. She entered her plea the Washington State-OreM onday as part ofa bargain gon Statefootballgame. thatcalled forothercharges The Washington State to bedismissed and forherto Potato Commission and make more than $78,000 in Oregon Potato Commission restitution. pledged 500 pounds of spuds Roberts was indicted last forevery pointscored by the year and accused of taking two teams. money between 2006 and The Cougars won the Nov. 2012, when she resigned. It's not clear where all the 8 game in Corvallis 39-32, so that meant 35,500 pounds money went, The Oregonian ofpotatoesforfood banks in reported.

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Larry Wightman achieves master level training Larry Wightman recently achieved mater level recognition for the service technician program for Tri-County Equipment. Accordingto apressrelease from TriCounty Equipment, the company participates in a comprehensive program with John Deere to help their employees reach certainstandards ofexpertise. Wightman achieved master level by completing extensive training representing over 350 hours in the John Deere University program, according to the release. He received a specialplaque of recognition and leather jacket to honor his achievement.

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A Minam pack female, collared this year, found a mate in a Snake River pack male. The wolves are making Catherine Creek and Keating wildlife units their home. Wolf packs are established throughoutWallowa, Union and Umatilla counties and may soon be delisted in Eastern Oregon as their numbers flourish.

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Test drive to donate to Optimist International From 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Legacy Ford Lincoln in La Grande invites testdriversto come out.Peoplecan test drive a 2015 Lincoln MKC and in return, Lincoln will donate $40 to the Optimist up to $8,000. The fundraiser is intended to allow the La Grande Optimist Club the ability to replace concession stands and replaceorrepairbleachers atthe Optimist baseball field at Pioneer Park.

Marvin Windows received business ethics award BAKER CITY — Marvin Windows and Doors, the Minnesota company that has a plant in Baker City, was recently awarded the 2014American Business Ethics Award by the Foundation for Financial Service Professionals. "It is an honor to receive this award and to berecognized on a nationallevelforour commitment to doing the right thing for our employees, communities and customers," John W."Jake" Marvin, chairman and CEO of The Marvin Companies, said in a press release. MarvinWindows and Doors has more than 4,500 employees in factories across the US.

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By Katy Nesbitt,Wesoom News Service

If all goes asexpected, Eastern Oregon wolves will be under a new designation in 2015 Biologis.ts expect to find four or more breeding pairs with at least two surviving pups by year's end If they do, it .will be the thirdyearin arow Assoon asthosenumbe.rsaredetermined,Phase2 of the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan and the process to delist Eastern Oregon wolves begins. He said in the winter, wolves are grouped up more than at other times of the year. "It's a bettertim etocount 395. Russ Morgan, Oregon's wolf them," Morgan said."Socially, biologist, said it was expected they are more together in the fall and winter than in the spring and that wolves would reach this benchmark whenthewolfplan tend to function more as a unit than as individuals and group up was written. "This is an indicator of the suc- to hunt more effectively." Morgan said identifying breedcess of wolves in Oregon," Morgan ing pairs requires hard evidence. said.eWeknew we were going to ''When we say there's a breedhave wolves. Things have gone along as predicted, and we are ing pair, we are certain that it is ready to go into the next phase." and we try and get as accurate of Morgan and his team will soon a pup count as we can to at least start year-end counts. determine the minimum numeWehope to be completed by ber," Morgan said. the end of January," Morgan said. Hard evidence can be eyewiteWe know ofa num berofpups ness accounts by the biologists, tracks, howls and even photoand we know which packs we need to catch up with." graphs taken by game cameras. Wolvesare listed asendangeredstatewide and federally west of U.S. highways 97, 20 and

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Permittotals The following is the most recent permit figures available for La Grande and Union County for October: CITY OF LA GRANDE PERMITS OCTOBER 2014 Building permit fees (total) $ 3 ,526 Building permits valuation $475,749 M anufactured home permit fees $ 0 Mechanical permits $1,040 Plumbing permits $480 Electrical permits $2,274.47 Demolition permits $95 Total permits issued 57 UNION COUNTY PERMITS OCTOBER 2014 Building permit fees (total) $10,415 Building permits valuation $1,427,229 Manufactured home permits fees $300 Mechanical permits $1,554 Plumbing permits $3,426 Electrical permits $3,273.71 Demolition permits $95 Farm exempt permits $0 Total permits issued 78 Source: Union County Chamber of Commerce

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Monday through Thursday he dressed casually; Fridays he wore a suit and tie. As the boss he could dress how he liked, but no owner I had ever known acted like this. The previous owners I worked with dressed according to what they had approved for everyone in the company. One time he walked into my area of the office, stopped so everyone could see him and then began to loudly sniff the air. He did this several times, gaining attention, and then announced, to all watching and listening,"Smell the overhead around here! Smell the overhead around here!" Then he returned to his office. I saw the profit and loss statements for the company, and washeld responsible for the profits and costs of some of the product lines. Itdid nottake a lotof button pushing on a calculatortoseethatgrossprofit margins were under pressure and that overhead was out of whack. Sales had taken a hit because of the rash comments theowner had made to ma jor clients, essentially insulting them,and they had moved some business to a competitor. New products were being invested in but were not yet ready to be sold, and so there was both profit pressure and tightening of cash flow. The boss never once had a meeting with his management team to review the financials. He never laid out his expectations forrevenue,gross profit margins, overhead expense and net profit. Money was spent in his SeeKeller / Page 3B

• AL-KO Axis, which has La Grande facility, recently purchased by Dexter Axle

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Dexter Axle and AL-KO Axis, Inc., havejoined forcesto become a leadingproducer oftrailer axles in the United States. Separately, the two companies were large producers of axles and eachother'sbiggestcompetition. Recently, Dexter Axle acquired the North American assets of

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Dexter Axle recently acquired the assets to AL KO, but it's too early to tell the impacts at the La Grande ALKO location.

La Grande's AL-KO location on Airport Lane, called AL-KO Kober Corp., will be directly affected by the merger, but it's too soon to know what changes lay in store. eWe definitely are looking at

all the different assets acquired," said Jim Berry, director of marketing of Dexter Axle out of Indiana.eWe're hoping from this we can start to have a higher per-

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centage of our product produced in the United States. Dexter has always had manufacturing in the U.S. AL-KO was a Germanowned company. Now, we're

to letters@ lagrandeobserver. com and join the conversation on The Observer Opinion page. bringing everything back into the U.S. All the ownership and manufacturing will be here." Dexter Axle has manufacturedtraileraxles,brakes,and hubs and drums for more than 50 years, according to a press release. AL-KO manufactures axles and other components for trailers and towable equipment in the utility, recreational vehicle, heavy SeePurchase / Page 2B

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When it comes to the percentage ofhomes with computers and high-speed Internet access, Oregon scored well above the nation as a whole last year. About 92 percent of Oregonians lived in households with computers in 2013 and 82 percent in homes with high-speed Internet, according toareportreleased last week by the U.S. Census Bureau. For the nation, the estimateswere 88 percent and 78percent,respectively. While the Census Bureau has previously surveyed citizens about computer use and Internet access, the results were generally limited to the state level. The report,"Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2013,"contains more detailed results, down to metropolitan statistical areas, which are cities with populationsof50,000orm ore or urban areas with more than onecit y and populationsofat least100,000.Forexample, theBend-Redmond Metropolitan StatisticalArea comprises all of Deschutes County. The Corvallis MSA, which covers all of Benton County, led the nation with the highestpercentage ofindividuals with high-speed Internet, 89 percent, outof381m etro areas, according to the report. However, the estimate

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and adjust it. Many programmable thermostats Advice about saving money on home require, as the name implies, programheating costs abounds this time of year, ming. The simple or"dumb" ones are but some of it is oversimplified, market- clocks that adjust the temperature at ing hype or just plain wrong, while some prescribed times — although some long-standing myths persist about keep- might come with a built-in program. "It's definitely going to save you money ing warm on the cheap. For example, programmable therin the default mode because it will turn mostats are not the holy grail ofhome it down at night and save energy," Sherheating, cranking up the furnace does man sald. nothing to heat a chilly house faster and However, like the fireplace, a programfireplaces used as heating sources litermable thermostat might enhance your ally suck — suck paid-for warm air up life but could end up costing you money, the chimney. at least compared with diligently setting Duct tape? Not good forsealing ducts. thetemperature manually every day. To truth-test heating advice and Sherman said his heating bill went unveil some myths, we sought help from up when he installed one. Why? Like Max Sherman, a senior scientist at the most people he used to turn the heat Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory up when hegotup in themo rning. With a programmable, he could warm overseeingresearch forresidentialenergy efficiency. Besides being a serious the house in advance ofhis feet hitting scientist, he gained notoriety in the late the floor."I liked it, but it did not save 1990s as Dr.DuctTape fordiscovering energy," he said. And if you have a heatpump, which that the gray-backed sticky tape "failed reliably and often catastrophically" doesn't work as well with widely varywhen used for sealing ducts."It will ing temperatures, the value of a proget old and fall off after a year or so of grammable thermostat can be diminheating cycles," Sherman said."Plenty of ished, he said."Because of the way heat tapesare good forsealing,butstandard pumps work, set-back can be a difficult thing for them and may not save nearly duct tape isn't one of them." Here are a few other home heating as much." myths: If you want the convenience of a programmable thermostat, remember Fireplace fallacy to actually program it, or use pricier If you enjoy the sound, smell and am- "smart" thermostats that can learn biance of a wood fireplace, go for it. Just how your house works and make don't think you're helping your wallet. adjustments. The point is not to avoid "A fireplace is a particularly bad way of programmable thermostats. They can heatingyour home," Sherman said. be convenient. It's to use them wisely to First, there's paying for firewood, as use less energy. Consumer Reports in its many urban and suburban dwellers October issue rated models ranging in do. Then you feed the fire's appetite for pricefrom $50 to m orethan $500. oxygen with your paid-for heated indoor Crank it up air, which it shoots up the chimney. Not a recipe for financial savings. Something in human nature leads A possible exception is if you want homeowners who walk into a frigid to turn down the heatin the rest of the house to believe that cranking the thermostat to 85 degrees will somehow house and close off and heat only one room — the one that includes the fireheat the home quicker."It is a common place. Or, as Sherman notes, it might be misconception," Sherman said. It doesn't work that way. Think of furnaces like a net benefit if the fireplace has sealed light switches, not dimmers. They are glass doors and "you've gone through the trouble of essentially turning it either on or ofK The only result of your into a sealed wood stove ... then you thermostat cranking will be heating no longer have the nice, cheery fire you your house beyond a desirable temperaprobably had in mind when you said, ture and wasting energy — and money. 'Let's use the fireplace."' Chicago Tnbune

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Another common refrain is that it's These highly touted devices simply do cheaper to keep your home at a constant temperature, even when you're not automatically what you could do yourself, namely walk over to the thermostat home."Almost never true," Sherman

said, noting again that homes with heat pumps can be an exception. "If the system is running less, it means it's using less energy," he said. SaystheU.S.Department ofEnergy on www.energy.gov, 'You can easily save energy in the winter by setting the thermostat to 68 degrees while you're awake and setting it lower while you're asleep or away from home." Figure you save up to 1 percent per year on your heating bill for each degree you set back the thermostat for eight hours, such as when you're sleeping or at work. A 10-degree drop could be 10 percent savings.

Windows warning Marketers of window replacements have the story half right. Replacing drafty windows with energy-efficient ones will save on energy use. But windows are so expensive, often thousands of dol lars,thatthebreak-even willbe measured in decades. Among energy upgrades aimed at saving money, replacing windows might rank dead last. "On the cost-benefit priority list, windows are usually behind air sealing, insulation and system efficiency improvements," Sherman said. That said, if you have decided to replacewindows fora differentreason — perhapscosmeticreasons orto elim inate drafts — you might as well pay for highly efficient ones. ''While replacing them just for energy may be quite costly, moving to highefficiency windows when they need to be replaced anyway is almost always a goodidea,"Sherman said.'The marginal difference is small." What should you do? It's not rocket science. Sealing gaps and cracks around windows, doors, ducts, pipe cutouts and other areas is among the most costeffectiv e moves. Consumer Reports says blowing sealant into ductwork, called aerosealing, is effective, albeit expensive upfront,

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"At this point, we're pleasedto have them as part of our team," Berry said. ''We're very excited for our customers to move forward." The merging of the two companies will improve the customers' experience, Berry sald. "Over my time in the axle industry, I have recognized the similarities in AL-KO's and Dexter's business principles of striving for on-time and completedelivery,pro-

has amargin oferrorof2.4 percent.The Census Bureau also defines high-speed Internet as anything faster than dial-up service. The Portland-VancouverHillsboro MSA — composed of Multnomahand four counties to its south and west and two counties in Washington — ranked 20th. It was the only other Oregon MSA to make the top 25, the report showed. The Corvallis MSA came in seventh nationally on the percentage of individuals with a computer, at 95.3 percent, and was the only Oregon MSA among the top 25,according tothereport. Nationwide, about 43 percent of households connected to the Internet via cable modem, followed by mobile broadband, 33 percent, and digital subscriber line iDSLl, 21 percent. One percent of households only had a dial-up connection, accordingto thereport. Desktop and laptop computers still rule in the home. Nearly 79 percent of households in the country had one or the other. About 64 percent of households had handhelds, either smartphoneortablet.v

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Nationwide, about 43 percent of households connected to the Internet via cable modem, followed by mobile broadband, 33 percent, and digital subscnber line, 21 percent.

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views this debate as open-and-shut. "Forus,it'sam atterofprinciple,"said This Thanksgiving, the open-versus- Barlel, whose company has 4,600 stores nationwide.'Wehave aphraseamund shut debate has grown even louder. Wal-Mart, Kmart, Macy's, Target, herethatwe usea lot— it'scalled'proRadioShack and many other major tecting the family.'We want our associretailers are proclaiming they will ates to enjoy their complete holidays." In a big difference from last holiday be openThanksgiving Day to make shoppers happy. But Costco, Marshalls, season— when more retailersdecided GameStop and T J. Maxx are riding the to open their doors on Thanksgiving backlash against holiday commerce with enticing deals — this year others are firing back and promoting their by boasting that they will not relent: They will remain closed that day to decision not to join the rush to push show that they are family-friendly and Black Friday into Thanksgiving Day. honoring the holiday. They are happy to tell the world that they will remain closed on a beloved But evenasretailersvieforevery dollar during avery competitive season, American holiday. "It's animportantholidayin the US., Tony Bartel, the president of GameStop,

and our employeesworkhard duringthe holidayseason, and we believe theydeserve theopportumty tospend~giving Daywith their family and fiiends,"said Ridmd Galanti, executive vice pmsident and chieffinancial o5cer at CostooWholesale, the nation's seoond-largestretailer after Wal-Mart.'We've never opened on Thanksgiving, and when the tlend to do so occurredin the lastcouple or threeyears, we chose not to because we thoughtitwas the right thingto do for our employees." More than two dozen major retail chains plan to stay dark on Thanksgiving, including Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath & Beyond, Burlington Coat Factory, Crate and Barrel, Dillard's, Nordstmm, Neiman Marcus and Patagonia.

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KELLER Continued from Page 1B company as he determined it should be spent. Ifhe overreached in the hiring of professi onal staff,eitherby hiring toomany people or by paying them more than he liked, his employees paid for it by being subjected to immature behavior or by an arbitrary decision to eliminate the position.

"Once the conservation population objective isachieved,theprocessto consider delisting will be initiated," the wolf plan says. Morgan said the plan is designed specifically so that meeting the conservation objective numbers will support the delisting process. However, delisting must be signed off on by the Oregon Wildlife Commission. Morgan said the commission's approvalwillbebased on staffrecommendations, available science and public input. Phase 1 of the wolf plan outlined management of wolves while they were getting established, while Phase 2 has a different set of guidelines. In a 2013 lawsuit settlement, legislation

After witnessing these odd behaviors and encounters, I nicknamed him "Psycho." I refer to my tenure at his company as "my stint at the asylum." This particular owner thought that overhead was the enemy of profits; he looked at people on the payroll as money that was coming out ofhis pocket. He should have been asking himselfhow he could coach people to greaterproductivity and to seek their help to increase revenue, cash

flow and profits. But those discussions never took place. A farbetterfocalpointforany owner wishing to increase profits is to focus on the gross profit margin oftheproducts and servicesthat are sold. That is the number that determines how efficiently the productismade or the serviceis delivered. Every company needs to keep overhead in check. Often, companies look for the obvious and do their bestto elim inate those

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expenses quickly and hopefully, permanently. Ihave found that overhead does have a way of creeping back up unless strong controls are put into place. Managers scream formore people even though the financial results ofthe positionsarenever defined. But when a company focuses on how they can do the job of delivering what they promise to customers faster, betterand perhaps lessexpensively, the savings are not only

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will be less volatile than the market.For example a Beta of.8 percent indicates the security's price will be 20 percentlessvolatile than the market. • If you use your investm ents to provide allor a part of your income, evaluate how much of the withdrawal is dividends, interest and principal. If you rely on principal growth for a portion of your income, consider moving one to two years of the amount of your principal withdrawal to savings or an account that doesn't fluctuate. If your investments do well you won't have as much gain, but by the same token if your investments go down you won't be forced to sell something that has declined in value • If you don't need income from your investments, reinvestthe dividends back into the company. This is known as a DRIP, Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Most companies that pay dividends offer DRIPs. They are a very valuable tool, as most DRIPs allow you to buy shares commission free in additiontobeing a form of dollarcostaveraging,w hich is the method of buying a fixed dollar amount, in this case the dividend, on a regular schedule, regardless of the price. This way you buy more shares when prices are low and fewer shares when prices are high. In my opinion, this is an excellent long-term move; over time this may averageoutin a lowerprice per share. There are many ways to manage risk with your investments, some simple, some complex. The main component of successful risk management is to have a plan ahead of time and stick to it. Be prepared for down times and follow the route according to your Wealth GPS. Marcy Hainesis the CFPand president of Vision Wealth Management, Inc.,in Baker City.

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First Lutheran Church FREE KID'S CLUB F RIDAYS 1:30 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. 1st-6th grades 1734 3rd St. Use Valley St. entrance under Kid's Club sign

LAMINATION Up to 17 1/2 inches wide any length

PREGNANCY SUPPORT GROUP Pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, post-partum. 541-786-9755 SETTLER'S PARK ACTIVITIES 1st & 3rd FRIDAY (every month) Ceramics with Donna 9:00 AM — Noon. (Pnces from $3- $5)

MONDAY NIGHT Nail Care 6:00 PM (FREE)

AL-ANON MEETING in Elgin. Meeting times

1st & 3rd Wednesday Evenings ©6:00 pm Elgin Methodist Church 7th and Birch

LATCH Baker County's breastfeeding support group. Meets every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month 11 a.m. —Noon St. Luke's EOMA, 3950 17th St. 541-523-3681

EVERY WEDNESDAY Bible Study; 10:30 AM Public Bingo; 1:30 PM ( .25 cents per card) EVERY MORNING (M onday —nday) F Exercise Class;

9:30AM (FREE)

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THE U N ION Co u n ty Community Advisory Council for the Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization will hold a regular meeting on Friday, November 21st at 10:00 a.m. in the Misener Confere nce Room at 1 0 0 1 4th Street, La Grande. A ll meetings o f t h i s committee are open to the public.

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AL-ANON. At t i tude o f Gratitude. W e d n e sdays, 12:15 — 1:30pm. TUESDAY NIGHTS Faith Lutheran Church. Craft Time 6:00 PM 1 2th & G e keler, La (Sm.charge for matenals) Grande.

$1.00 per foot (The Observeris not responsible for flaws in material or machine error) THE OBSERVER 1406 Fifth • 541-963-3161

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Are you troubled by someone else's dnnking? Al-anon can help. ENTERPRISE Safe Harbors conference room 401 NE 1st St, Suite B PH: 541-426-4004 Monday 10am — 11am

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VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 3048 MONTHLY MEETING 2nd Thurs. of the month. Post & Auxiliary meet at 6:30 p.m.

VFW Hall, 2005 Valley Ave., Baker 541-523-4988

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ENTERPRISE 113 1/2 E Main St. PH: 541-398-1327 Sunday's 10am-noon. Wednesday (women only) 11 a.m.— noon

WALLOWA 606 W Hwy 82 PH: 541-263-0208 Sunday 7:00p.m.-8:00 p.m. AA MEETING: Survior Group. Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 12:05 pm-1:05 pm. Presbytenan Church, 1995 4th St. (4th & Court Sts.) Baker City. Open, No smoking.

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BAKER COUNTY Cancer Support Group Meets 3rd Thursday of every month at St. Lukes/EOMA © 7 PM Contact: 541-523-4242 CIRCLE OF FRIENDS (For spouses w/spouses who have long term terminaI illnesses) Meets 1st Monday of every month at St. Lukes/EOMA©11:30 AM $5.00 Catered Lunch Must RSVP for lunch 541-523-4242 NORTHEAST OREGON CLASSIFIEDS of fers Self Help & Support G roup An n o u n c e ments at n o c h arge. For Baker City call: J uli e — 541-523-3673 For LaGrande call: E n ca — 541-963-31 61

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

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

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

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

620 - Farm Equipment 8 Supplies 630 - Feeds 640 - Horse, Stock Trailers 650- Horses, Mules, Tack 660 - Livestock 670 - Poultry 675 - Rabbits, Small Animals 680 - Irrigation 690 - Pasture

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

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Our Lady Of The Valley Catholic Church. Management Assistant Goin' Straight Group 50% OFF SALE, CHRISTMAS BAZAAR! M t including Christmas Nov. 22, 2014, 9-2. Baker County is accept~ Mon. — Tues. — Thurs. Decor! Fn. 21st, 10-4. Get read for Chnstmas! ing applications for the Fn. & Sat. -8 PM Sat. 22nd, 10-2. Parish Panty, Granny's position o f M a n a geEpiscopal Church 1507 N Willow St. LG Attic, Angel Loft Gifts, ment Assistant for the Basement Cookie Stroll, l u n ch Baker County Clerk's Add BOLDING 2177 1st Street available. 4th & IC Ave. Department t h r ough or a BORDER! LG. Please use IC Ave. D ecember 4 , 2 0 1 4 . Baker City MOVING S A LE. 4 pc entra nce. This is a full-time posibedroom set $250.00, It's a little extra tion with a b e ginning garden arbor b e nch First Saturday of every that gets salary of $2,669 per month at 4 PM $60.00, 4 dining chairs ST. PETER'S BIG results. month plus excellent $50.00, office furniture EPISCOPAL CHURCH Pot Luck — Speaker b enefits. F o r a d d i Meeting ca II 541-562-61 63. ANNUAL HOLIDAY Have your ad t ional in f o r m a t i o n , BAZAAR STAND OUT p lease c o n t act t h e NARCOTICS Corner of 4th & 0, at 2701 for as little as State Employment DeANONYMOUS: Church with the red Bearco Loop. That's $1 extra. partment a t 1575 Monday, Thursday, & door. Sat. Nov. were you can find the Dewey Avenue, Baker Fnday at8pm. Episcopal 22nd gam-2pm. b est assortment o f City, or visit our webBAKER COUNTY Church 2177 First St., used s t u f f in La Cinnamon rolls at 9 am, site a t w w w . b a k e rDe artment Assistant II Baker City. Our famous "HomeGrande. Open ever county.org. All applimade Soup & Pie" F riday & Sa t u r d a ca nts w ill be NARCOTICS lunch starts at 11am!!! Baker County is acceptfrom 10am-4 m. pre-screened. ANONYMOUS ing applications for the Baker Countyis an equal HELP position of Road opportunity employer 150 - Bazaars, Fund- 160 - Lost & Found Department Assistant LINE-1-800-766-3724 Meetings: through M o nday, raisers .. LOST: M, 8:OOPM:Sunday, M onD ecember 1 , 2 0 1 4 . BAKER COUNTY I Black Lab This is a full-time posiday, Tuesday, WednesPLANNER ' w/brown tion with a b e ginning day, Thursday, Fnday collar near Noon: Thursday salary of $2,310 per Baker County is acceptlandfill in 6:OOPM: Monday,Tuesmonth plus excellent 24TH Annual ing applications for the Baker. day, Wednesday, Thursb enefits. F o r a d d i - positio n of Bak er Something Very Fnendly! Please call t ional in f o r m a t i o n , day (Women's) Count y Pla n ne r Special 541-519-3567 7:OOPM: Saturday p lease c o n t act t h e through Fnday, Bazaar State Empl o y ment D ecember 5 , 2 0 1 4 . Sat November 22nd Rear Basement EnD epartment at 1 5 7 5 This is a full-time posi9am-3 pm Dewey Avenue, Baker trance at 1501 0 Ave. MISSING YOUR PET? tion with a b e ginning Rivena Gym City, or visit our webCheck the salary of $3,087 per 2609 2nd St LG site a t w w w . b a k e r- month plus excellent Baker City Animal Clinic The booths are brimcounty.org. All appli541-523-3611 benefits . A pp l i c a nt ming with ca nts w ill be NEED TO TALKto an must have a BacheHand-Crafted.... AA member one on pre-screened. lor's degree in planPLEASE CHECK 'Crafts'Quilting' one? Call our Baker Countyis an equal Blue Mountain ning or a related field 'Rustic Furniture' opportunity employer 24 HOUR HOTLINE Humane Association and one year experi'18" Doll Clothes/Acc 541-624-5117 ence in City, County or Facebook Page, 'Country Chic' oi visit if you have a lost or Regional planning or ew Direcrions' 'Home Decor' www.ore onaadistnct29 satisfactory equivalent found pet. 'Jewelry'Antiques' .com combination of expen'Woodworking' ence and training. For And More' additional information, 180 - Personals JOIN OUR TEAM! EATING TOO MUCH? p lease c o n t act t h e DIETS DON'T WORK! Something for you... State Employment DeMEET S I NGLES right QMHP Counselor and everyone on Fn., 8:45 a.m. partment a t 1575 now! No paid operafor Middle School in your list!!! Presbyterian Church Dewey Avenue, Baker Baker City tors, Iust real people 1995 Fourth St. City, OR . A l l a p p l iP/T 20 hr/wk. l ike y o u . Bro ws e (use alley entrance) "A Very Vintage Christca nts w ill be Start immediately greetings, ex change Call: 541-523-5128 mas ". Hand crafted pre-screened. B aker m essages and c o nwww.oa.org/podcast/ holiday treasure's. Fn. County is an equal opn ect live. Try it f r e e . CADC I or II evening Dec. 5th from portunity employer. Powder River C a I I n o w : UNION COUNTY 5 to 8. Sat. Dec. 6th 877-955-5505. (PNDC) Alternative AA Meeting from 9 to 2. 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Stop LevCCB¹1 01 51 8 tions f o r fed e r a l ly aged 62 years or older q uires a nyone w h o Red Fir I!t Tamarack (541 ) 523-4433 ies, Liens and Wage funded housing. 1, 2, contracts for construcas well as those dis$ 170 i n t h e r o u n d , Garnishments. Call the and 3 bedroom units abled or handicapped BOONE'S WEED 8t Pest t ion w o r k t o be Ca II 541-963-3161 $ 200 s p l it , S p r u ce Give your budget a Tax Dr Now to see if with rent based on inControl, LLC. censed with the Conof any age. Income reor come fill out an $150 in the round, I!t y ou Q ual if y come when available. strictions apply. Call Trees, Ornamental @ struction Contractors boost. Sell those delivered. 541-910-4661 Information sheet 1-800-791-2099. s till-good bu t n o Candi: 541-523-6578 Board. An a c t ive Turf-Herbicide, Insect I!t (PNDC) Prolect phone number: Fungus. 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2 BDRM, 1611 IC Ave. 3 BDRM, 1bath. Gas W /D h o o k- u p heat & fireplace. Carport, $525/mo. 1st & last. storage, fenced yard. $200.00 cleaning dep. $750/m o. 541-51 9-6654 No Pets. 541-663-8410 3-BDRM, 1-BATH. Very leave msg. Nice! In c I . W / D, Fenced Bac k Y a r d, A FFORDABLE S T U DENT HOUSING. 5 A va il. D e c . 1 s t . , bd, 5 ba, plus shared $ 650./m o + de p . or kitchen, all u tillities 541-519-576 2 541-523-3035 paid, no smoking, no pets, $800/mo & $700 SUNFIRE REAL Estate dep. 541-910-3696 LLC. has Houses, DuSTUDIO, $ 3 00/mo + plexes & Apartments $300 dep. w/s/g paid. for rent. Call Cheryl No smoking or pets. Guzman fo r l i s t ings, 541-523-7727. 541-963-4907

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3 BD, 1.5 bath, fenced LARGE 2 BDRM, 1 ba, in Cove $700mo. NE y a rd. $900/m o. L o NORTHEAST Prope rt y M gt . cated 10200 GrandPROPERTY CLASSIC STORAGE 541-91 0-0354 view Dr. Island City. MANAGEMENT 541-524-1534 Ca II 541-963-2343 LARGE 2BDRM 1 bath, 541-910-0354 2805 L Street $750.00. NEW FACILITY!! 3 BDRM, 2 bath in LG. 2 541-91 0-0354 Commercial Rentals Vanety of Sizes Available car garage, large yard, plus sq. ft. profesSecunty Access Entry $ 1000 pe r m o , n o UNION MH: 2bcl, $500 1200 sional office space. 4 RV Storage pets. 541-963-4174. s enoir discount. 3b d offices, reception 2bd, 2ba $600. area, Ig. conference/ 3BD, 1BA, large yard, $650. 541-91 0-0811 break area, handicap shed, $850/mo. access. Pnce negotia3bd, 2ba, huge 3 6 x60 760 - Commercial ble per length of SECURESTORAGE shop $1,050/mo. Rentals lease. 541-663-6673 16 X 2 5 G a rage Bay Surveillance Cameras 5BD, 2BA, 2 bed main w/11' celing & 10 x 10 OFFICE SPACE approx Computenzed Entry floor & 3 down. $785 Roll-up door. $200/mo 700 sq ft, 2 offices, re479-283-6372 +fees. 541-519-6273 Covered Storage cept area, break room, Super size 16'x50' common r e strooms, ACROSS FROM Hi gh 25X40 SHOP, gas heat, a ll utilitie s pa i d , roll up & walk-in doors, School, 3b/2b home, 541-523-2128 $500/mo + $450 dep. $375. (541)963-4071, W /D i n c luded, D e 3100 15th St. 541-91 0-3696 LG. tached garage, CarBaker City p ort, F e nced y a r d , BEARCO $ 850/ m o . C a II 780 - Storage Units BUSINESS PARK 541-963-1210. Has 3,000 sq ft. also .12 X 20 storage with roll 16x30 storage units SOUTHSIDE L O CAup door, $70 mth, $60 Availible Now! TION, 3b/1.5b with bodeposit 541-910-3696 •Mini W-arehouse Ca II 541-963-7711 nus room, W/D hook• Outslde Fenced Parklng u ps, F e n ced y a r d , P ROP• ReasonableRates $ 850/ m o . C a II INDUSTRIAL ERTY. 2 bay shop with For informationcall: 541-963-1210. office. 541-910-1442

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2.89 COUNTRY ACRES 81X113, 1818 Z Ave, LG. w/ 2001 Manufactured Utilities available, 3 bdrm Home $69,000 $36k. 541-963-2668 w / $ 1 5,000. d o w n . 541-519-9846 Durkee BEAUTIFUL VIEW lot in FOR SALE • $185,000 Cove, Oregon. Build OR y our d r ea m h o m e . RENT • $1100/mo Septic approved, elec-

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BEAUTY SALON/ A PLUS RENTALS Office space perfect has storage units 215 Fir Str for one or two operaavailab!e. La Grande OR ters 15x18, icludeds restroom a n d off 5x12 $30 per mo. 8x8 $25-$35 per mo. Houses: street parking. 8x10 $30 per mo. $500 mo & $250 dep 3 bd, 1 1/2 ba, Garage & 'plus deposit' 541-91 0-3696 Storage. Newly 1433 Madison Ave., r emodeled. Quiet I C or 402 Elm St. La neighborhood. Large Commercial Building Grande. y ard, g a r de n a r e a , Aprox. 46'x46'. Office Ca II 541-910-3696 w alking d i s tance t o area and shop. Plenty school. of parking available. $ 1,200.00mo. D i s - References, 1st, last + c ount p o s sible w i t h c leaning dep . 1 9 0 5 2 nd St, B a ke r C i ty . exte nd ed I ea se. 541-403-0617 2 bd, 1ba. Quiet NeighMIII STOIULGI borhood, fenced yard, COMMERCIAL OR retail secunty system, $750, space for lease in his• Secure dog okay with t oric Sommer H e l m • Keypad Entry references. Building, 1215 Wash• Auto-Lock Gate i ngton A v e ac r o s s • Security Ligtltang Ad may not be current from post office. 1000 • Fenced Area Please stop in for a list plus s.f. great location (6-foot barb) or ca II541-663-1066. $800 per month with 5 M-F 9:30-11:30, 1-5 year lease option. All IIEW 11x36 units

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statebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 (in the Portland metropolitan area) or toll-free elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636.

grantor's failure to pay when due the followi ng s u ms : m o n t h l y of p ay m e n t s $1,580.02 beginning 11/01/09, $1,700.03 b e g i n n i n g 6/ 1/1 2, $1,687.32 beginning 12/1/12, $1,674.87 beg inning 6 / 1 /1 3 a n d $1,662.68 beginning 12/1/13; plus pnor accrued late charges of $0.00; plus advances of $3,983.54 that repr esent p r o perty i n spections, paid attorney fees and costs, title report and BPO; tog ether w it h t i t l e e x pense, costs, trustee's fees an d a t t o rney's fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection ofthe above descnbed real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if a p plicable. By reason of said default th e b e n eficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligat ion secured by t h e t rust d e e d i m m e d i ately due and payable, s aid sums being t h e f ollowing , t o w it : $173,157.13 with i nt erest thereon at t h e rate of 8.5 percent per a nnu m be gi n n i n g 1 0/01/09; p lu s l a t e charges of $0.00 each m ont h b eg i nn i n g 1 1/16/09 u n ti l p a i d ; plus pnor accrued late charges of $0.00; plus advances of $3,983.54 that represent property inspections, paid attorney f e e s and costs, title report and BPO; together with tit le e x p ense, c o s t s , trustee's fees and attorneys fees incurred h erein by r e ason of said default; any further sums advanced

Published: November 19, 26, 3,and 10, 2014 Leqal No.00039064

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Fi l e No . 7023.06154 Reference is made to that certain trust deed made by B rian M . A v i l a a n d ICenna Avila, husband and wife, as loint tenants, as grantor, to Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, as t rustee, i n f a v o r o f WeIIs Fa rgo Ba nk, N.A., as b e neficiary, d ated 04/03/06, r e c orded 04/19/06, i n the mortgage records of Union County, Oregon, as 20061806 and subsequently assigned to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for SASCO Mortg age L o a n T ru s t 2006-WF2 by Assignm ent r e c o r de d a s 20114107, c o v e ring t he f o l l o w i n g described real property situated in said county and state, to wit: Parcel One of Minor Partition Plat No. 2000-27, a partition of Lot Three of Highway Acres, Union County, Oregon. PROPERTY A DDRESS: 5 1 0 20 t h Street La Grande, OR 97850 Both the beneficiary and the trustee h ave elected to s e l l t he real p roperty t o satisfy the obligations secured by the t r ust deed and a notice of default has been rec orded p u r suant t o Oregon Revised Statutes 86.752(3); the def ault fo r w h i c h t h e foreclosure is made is

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by the beneficiary for t he protection of t h e above described real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if a p plicable.

WH EREFORE, notice hereby is g i ven t h at the undersigned trustee will o n F e bruary 20, 2015 at the hour of 10:00 o'clock, A.M. in accord with the standard of t i m e e s t ablishe d by O RS 187.110, at the following place: outside the main entrance of the Daniel Chaplin Building, 1001 4th Avenue Street, in the City of La Grande, County of Union, State of O r egon, sell at public auc-

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dressed to th e t r u stee's post office box a ddress set f o rt h i n this notice. Due to pot ential conflicts w i t h

h onored only at t h e discretion of the beneficiary or if required by the terms of the loan d ocuments. I n c o n -

federal law, persons struing this notice, the having no record legal singular includes the or equitable interest in plural, the word "granthe sublect property tor" includes any sucwill only receive inforc essor in i n terest t o mation concerning the the grantor as well as lender's estimated or any other person owactual bid. Lender bid ing an obligation, the i nformation i s al s o performance of which available at the t r usi s secured b y s a i d t ee' s w e b sit e , t rust deed, an d t h e www.northwesttruswords "trustee" and tee.com. Notice is fur"beneficiary" i n c lude t her given t ha t a n y their respective successors in interest, if person named in ORS 86.778 has the right, a ny. T h e tr u s t e e ' s a t any t im e p r io r t o rules of auction may five days before the be ac c e s s e d at d ate last set fo r t h e www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorsale, to have this foreclosure p r o c e e ding porated by this referdismissed a n d t he ence. You may also actrust deed reinstated c ess sale s t atus a t b y payment t o th e www.northwesttrusbeneficiary of the ent ee. c o m and tire amount then due www.USA-Foreclo(other than such porsure.com. For further tion of the principal as i nformation, p l e a s e would not then be due contact: ICathy Taggart h ad no d e f ault o c N orthwest T r u s t e e curred) and by curing Services, Inc. P.O. Box any other default com997 B e II ev u e, WA 98009-0997 586-1900 plained of herein that i s capable o f b e i n g AVILA, BRIAN M. and cured by tendering the ICENNA (T S ¹ 7023.06154) performance required under the obligation or 1002.134563-File No. trust deed, and in addit ion t o p a y i n g s a i d Published: November 19, sums or tendenng the 26, 2014 and performance neces- December 03, 10, 2014 s ary to cure the d e f ault, b y p a y ing a l l LeqaI No. 00039048 costs and expenses actually incurred in en- GET QUICK CASH forcing the obligation WITH THE a nd trust d e ed , t o gether with t rustee's CLASSIFIEDS! a nd attorney's f e e s Sell your unwanted car, n ot e x c e e ding t h e p roperty an d h o u s e amounts provided by hold items more quicksaid ORS 86.778. Re- ly and affordably with quests from persons the classifieds. Just call named in ORS 86.778 us today to place your f or rei n s t a t e m e n t a d and ge t r e a d y t o quotes received less s tart c o u n t i n g y o u r than six days prior to cash. The Observer 541t he date set f o r t h e 963-3161 or Baker City trustee's sale will be HeraId 541-523-3673.

C ommonly known a s : 765 Sout h S e r enity 4 Lane, Union, Oregon Of Attorneys for Plaintiff 97883-9418. NOTICE TO NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS: DEFENDANT/ 2007 NUWA HitchHiker READ THESE PAPERS tion to the highest bidDEFENDANTS Champagne 37CKRD der for cash the interCAREFULLY! READ THESE PAPERS $39,999 est in t h e d e s cribed A l a w s ui t h a s be e n CAREFULLY r eal property w h i c h Tnple axles, Bigfoot lack started against you in leveling system, 2 new the grantor had or had t he a b o v e - e n t i t l e d Y ou must " a ppear" i n 6-volt battenes, 4 Slides, p ower t o c o nvey a t court by Wells Fargo this case or the other Rear Dining/ICitchen, the time of the execuBank, N.A., plaintiff. side will win automatition by grantor of the large pantry, double P laintiff's c l aims a r e cally. To "appear" you fndge/freezer. Mid living trust deed, t o gether s tated in t h e w r i t t e n must f i l e w i t h t he room w/fireplace and w it h a ny i nt e r e s t complaint, a copy of court a l e ga l p aper surround sound. Awning which the grantor or w hich was f iled w i t h called a "motion" or 16', water 100 gal, tanks grantor's successors t he a b o v e - e n t i t l e d "answer". Th e " m o50/50/50, 2 new Powerin interest acquired afCourt. tion" "answer" or house 2100 generators. Y ou must " a ppear" i n ter the e x ecution of must be given to t he Blue Book value 50IC!! the trust deed, to satthis case or the other court clerk or adminisisfy the foregoing obli(541) 519-1488 side will win automatitrator within 30 days g ations t h ereby s e cally. To "appear" you (or 60 days for Defencured and the c o sts 970 - Autos For Sale must f i l e w i t h t he dant United States or and expenses of sale, court a legal document State of Oregon Deincluding a reasonable DONATE YOUR CAR, called a "motion" or partment of Revenue) charge by the trustee. TRUCIC OR BOAT TO "answer." T h e " m oa long w i t h t h e r e Notice is further given HE R ITAG E FOR THE tion" or "answer" (or quired filing f ee . It that for reinstatement "reply") must be given BLIND. Free 3 Day Vam ust b e i n pr o p e r or payoff quotes recation, Tax Deductible, to the court clerk or form and have proof of quested pursuant t o Free Towing, All Paadministrator within 30 service on th e p l ainORS 8 6 . 7 8 6 and perwork Taken Care d ays of th e d ate o f tiff's attorney or, if the 86.789 must be timely Of. CAL L first publication speciplaintiff does not have c ommunicated i n a 1-800-401-4106 fied herein along with an attorney, proof of w ritten r e quest t h a t (PNDC) the required filing fee. service on the plaintiff. c omplies w i t h t h a t It must be i n p roper If you have questions, 980 - Trucks, Pickstatute addressed to form and have proof of you should see an atthe trustee's "Urgent Ups service on th e p l ain- torney immediately. If Request Desk" either you need help in find2007 CHEVY 2500HD tiff's attorney or, if the by personal delivery to plaintiff does not have ing an attorney, you Ex-cab pickup. 34,000 the trustee's physical an attorney, proof of may contact the Oremiles Excellent Condio ffices (call fo r a d service on the plaintiff. gon State Bar's Lawtion. Duramax Diesel dress) or by first class, If you have any quesyer Referral Service Allison Transmission. certified mail, r e turn tions, you should see online at www.oregon26,500./OBO receipt requested, adan attorney i m m e di541-519-3280 Larry ately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the O regon St at e B a r ' s Lawyer Referral Service online at www.oret t b . by ~ calling (503) 684-3763 (in the Portland metropolitan area) or toll-free 1010 - Union Co. elsewhere in Oregon Legal Notices t ~800 452-7636. This summons is issued pursuant to ORCP 7. IN THE CIRCUIT RCO LEGAL, P.C. COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON Alex Gund, OSB ¹114067 IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF UNION a und©rcole al.com Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Attorneys for Plaintiff its successors in inter 511 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 400 est and/or assigns, Portland, OR 97205 Plaintiff, P: ~503 977-7840 V. F: (503) 977-7963 Unknow n H ei r s of James C. K e nnedy; Published: November 5, 12,19,and 26, 2014 Colleen S. 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DEARABBY: Last weekend some family clear to you yet how insecure and controlling your fiance appears to be? Straight members were at my mom's housefor a meal. My 6-year-old son and my cousin's people are not"turned gay" because they 4-year-old daughter were playing in the have lesbian or gay friends. You can talk at room my mom had set upfor the grandkids. him until the cows come home, but unless W hen went I to check on them, Inoticed he is willing/able to overcome his bias, he the bathroom door was closed, so I knocked. won't believe you. My son answered, sounding rather panicked. This is my long-winded way of advising I asked if"Jenny"wasin you tofind am oreopenthere with him. He said no, minded, secure man to DEAR then opened the door, but marry because it doesn't take he looked scared, as i fhe ABB Y acry s tal ball to predict that the one you're engaged to knew he had done something wrong and glanced nervouswill eventually make you feel isolated, trapped and unhappy. ly at the closed shower curtain. Sure enough, there was Jenny, standing DEARABBY: Regarding the gent from in the tub with her bathing suit around her ankles trying to get it back on. I told her to Texaswho likes to wear blue nail polish, put her clothes on and took my son outside to there exists afamous fresco dating from 1500B.C.or earlierfrom thepalaceofKnosspeak with him. "Rory"admitted they were showing each other their private parts and sos. The fresco was dubbed 'The Prince"by British archaeologists and depicts a longhad touched and rubbed them. I asked him why and where he learned how to do that, haired male stripped to the waist wearing and he implied it was his idea. blue frngernail polish and blue toenail polAbby, he hasneverseen any adult mov ies, ish. The orr'ginal now resides in the Herakmagazines, love scenes, or caught me or any- lion Archeological Museum in Knossos on one else in the act. Why on earth would this the island of Crete. Any good art history book be on his mind at such ayoung age? Doyou will have a reproduction of this well-known think he needs counseling? work of art.

— WORRIED MOM IN CALIFORNIA DEAR WORRIED MOM: No. Playing doctor isa game children have played ever since curiosity was born. I think you need to talk to your child's pediatrician and ask if this behavior is normal at this age.

The Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Severalfeetoflake-effectsnow paralyzedthe Buffalo area Tuesday, forcing state troopers on snowmobiles to deliver blankets to stranded motorists on the New York State Thruway on a wintry day when temperatures fell to &eezing or below in all 50 states. In a region accustomed to highway-choking snowstorms, this one is being called one of the worst in memory. Snow blown by strongwinds forced theclosing of a 132-mile stretch of the Thruway, the main highway across New York state. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said about 140 vehicles were stuck. Troopers used snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles to deliver supplies, state police Capt. Ed Kennedy said. "Other than wishing they weren't stuck in traffic, they're warm and safe in their vehicles," Kennedy said. Poloncarz was expecting the remaining motorists to be evacuated by nightfall because of plunging temperatures. Meteorologist ssay temperatures in all 50 states fell to &eezing or below on Tuesday. They say the low temperatures were more reminiscent of January than November. In New Hampshire and elsewhere, icy roadsled toaccidents. Lake-effect storms in M ichiganproduced gale-force winds and as much as 18 inches of snow, and canceled several flights at the Grand Rapids airport. Schools closed in the North Carolina mountains amid

— RONF. INRICHMOND, VA. DEAR RON: Thanks for the heads up, and for confirming that fashion trends are cyclical. Sooner or later, what seems passe today is certain to come around again.

DEARABBY:I have had very few female friends in my li fe. I have a hard time relating to other women. Myfrance doesn't approve of me having close friendships with other men. I recently met a lesbian couple whose company I enjoy. My france doesn't like us being frr'ends because "they are trying to turn me gay."Abby, this is ridiculous. I have never been attracted to women, and these ladies have never brought up the possibility that I may be lesbian, as they know I am straight. How can I make my france come to terms with our friendship? I'm thinking of calling off the engagement.

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DEARABBY: Have you ever —out of the blue— thought ofsomeone you hadn'tseen, heard from or thought ofin a long time, and later discovered they died around that time? This has happened to me more times than Ican count.N oone Ihavespoken with — friends or family — has experienced this. Have youeverheard ofthisphenomenon, andis there a name forit?

— MISS J. INOKLAHOMA

DEAR MISS J.: Ihave neverhad that experience, but I have heard of the phenomenon. It's called either ESP or coincidence, depending upon which psychic plane you dwell. However, I have had fiiends "pop into — STRAIGHT GIRL IN THE SOUTH my head" and thought I should give them a DEAR STRAIGHT GIRL: Has it become call, only to hear &om them a few days later.

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