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SALEM — Newly released documents illustrate how Cylvia Hayes blurred the line between her private consulting work and her public work as Oregon first lady and adviser to her fiance, Gov. John Kitzhaber. The new records show that at times her work as a paid environmental consultant overlapped work for which she billed the state.Records alsoshow state staffers tended pets and helped make arrangementsforprivate work and activities. The OregonGovernment Ethics Commission is reviewing whether Hayes and SeeHayes / Page5A
An 18-yearold man arrested Sunday is the second of three people believed to be involved in a shooting outside an alternative Portland high school, police said. Page 8B
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Max Lane and Virginia McLaughlin dance Thursday during the noon hour at the Union County Senior Center.
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STELLA MAYFIELD SAFE ROUTESTO SCHOOL PROJECT New sidewalks in Elgin built to help get children to school safely have drainage issues, amongst other problems. The city council said with the cold weather, the water can turn to ice and the students are still going into the street to avoid falling.
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• Max Lane providing valued leadershipatseniorcenter By Dick Mason The Observer
Max Lane of Cove knows four or five dance steps. Lane also knows how to stay a step or two ahead of Father Time. At age 91, Lane is a whirlwind at the Union County Senior Center. He chairs the center's senior council, participates in many fundraisers and hits its dance floor up to five SeeLane / Page5A
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request • Owners of Joseph farm re-applyto build two homes
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY On Dec. 15, 1944, the U.S. Senate approved the promotions of Henry H.Arnold, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur and George C. Marshall to the five-star rank of General of the Army and the nominations ofWilliam D. Leahy, Ernest J. King and Chester W. Nimitz as Admirals of the Fleet.
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ON THIS DATE In1791, the Bill of Rights went into effect following ratification by Virginia. In 1864, the two-day Battle of Nashville began during the Civil War as Union forces commanded by Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas attacked Confederate troops led by Gen. John Bell Hood; the result was a resounding Northern victory. In1890, Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other tribe members were killed in Grand River, South Dakota, during a confrontation with Indian police. In 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy, was reopened to the public after a $27 million realignment that had dragged on for over a decade.
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ROAD REPORT Numbers to call: • Inside Oregon: 800-977-6368. • Outside Oregon: 503-588-2941.
GRAIN REPORT The grain report was not available at press time.
NEWSPAPER LATE? Every effort is made to deliver your Observer in a timely manner. Occasionally conditions exist that make delivery more difficult. If you are not on a motor route, delivery should be before 5:30 p.m. If you do not receive your paper by 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, please call 541963-3161 by 6 p.m. If your delivery is by motor carrier, delivery should be by 6 p.m. For calls after 6, please call 541-975-1690, leave your name, address and phone number. Your paper will be delivered the next business day.
ENTERPRISE — An application to build two homes on a Joseph farm was submitted to the Wallowa County Planning Department in November and the developmentdetails presented to the Wallowa County Planning Commission Dec. 9. A similar proposal submitted in 2013, fraught with complications and appeals, was withdrawn in April due to along hstofprocedural complications. In May 2013, Planning Director Harold Black approved the Measure 49 claim to allow two homes to be built on the Hayes Farm on Airport Road outside of Joseph. A lengthy appeal process pushed the application process past the 150-day window for the county to make a decision sending the application to the Land Use Board of Appeals in early April. Shortly after the application ended up in Salem, it was withdrawn completely by the applicants. Eastern Oregon Development andthe Hayes Family's Ranch's attorney, Rahn H ostetter, said some ofthe concerns raised during the previousapplication process were addressed in the new application. 'The parcelsare smaller and they don't straddle the Cove Ditch," Hostetter said. The desire to developthe 150-acre farm dates back to 2006 when then-owner M ary Hayes applied for a Measure 37 claim, said Hostetter.
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Opening weekend brought a large crowd of people excited to hit the slopes at Anthony Lake. With added snowlike the 10 inches that fell Friday — there's a 27-inch base to start the season with more expected to be on the way.
eso ensstron • Ski resort enjoys busycrowds, plenty of fresh snow for opening weekend By Cherise Kaechele The Observer
Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort enjoyed a strong start to its winter ski season over the weekend. "The warm temperatures we've been experiencing solidified the base," General Manager Peter Johnson said on Saturday. With added snow — like the 10 inches that fell Friday — there's a 27-inch base to start the season with more expected to be on the way. Johnson said there needs to be between 24 to 30 inches to open the skiresortforthe season. Saturday was a busy start for Anthony Lakes, he said. It's pretty typicalto bestarting theseason the second week of December, Johnson said. Anthony Lakes has opened as early as Thanksgiving weekend and as late as January. The ski resort won't open fully until Dec. 20, he said. It'll be closed this week until Saturday when it opens fully. It will have a half-day on Christmas Eve and be closed for Christmas Day, but then will be open daily after that through Jan. 4. A group of high school students
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The ski lift was full and a line of people were waiting to get their chance to go up the slope. from Hermiston were nervously looking toward the ski lift on Saturday, admitting that most of them had never skied before. The Hermiston High School Outdoor Club traveled to Anthony Lakes to celebrate opening weekend. Twenty-two high school students came with five chaperones to enjoy
the fresh powder. Many of the students had no experience prior to the trip and admitted being afraid of falling on their face. However, they were all looking at it with more a upbeat attitude,albeita bit nervously, too. The club, half of them athletes, went on a hike during the fall, have two ski trips planned and will be going kayaking and rock climbing during the year. Adviser Kasia Hoover started the club this year because she liked to go skiing and wanted the students to get a chancetodo some ofthese athletic activities they may not normally have a chance to do. Hoover, who has experience skiing as did some of the other adult chaperones, gave the studentslessons for half the day to prepare them for the second half of the day — the skiing portion. The high school group was just one group of many people enjoying the snow on Saturday. Johnson said it's business as usual at the ski resort and there's really no changes since last year. "It's a really good start to the season," Johnson said.
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Eastern Oregon ranchers are pushing for the state to de-list wolves as an endangered species in 2015, though the final decision will ultimately come down to a vote by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission based on overall public feedback. Producers discussed upcoming changes in wolf managementSaturday during the Umatilla County
Cattlemen's Association annual meeting in Pendleton, including rules that will allow more flexibility forkilling thosepredators deemed "chronic depredators" by wildlife officials. "Compensation of depredation is a Band-Aid, but when you have depredations, we need to be able to take out thosepacks," Todd Nash, chairman of the Oregon Cattlemen's Associa-
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R&C Family Store Cars get windshield wipers torn off broken into last week R&C Family Store was broken into approximately 3 a.m. Thursday morning, according to Manager Mike Simonis. The burglars smashed the windows to get into the store and took approximately
$87, according to La Grande Police Sgt. Jason Hays. 'There is no reason to believe it was connected to the i14 burglaries previouslyl," Hays said."This is an isolated incident. Simonis said they made a mess when they smashed the window and the security cameras the store has were not working at the time. He said they are getting in contract with the security company about the possible malfunction. Hays said the burglars left money and did not take any merchandise from the store.
Four incidents of vandalism occurred Tuesday night and early Wednesday near Spring Avenue and Jefferson Avenue. According to La Grande Police Sgt. Jason Hays, four cars had their window shield wipers torn offtheircars. "So far, it's a one-time thing," Hays said. The vandalism occurred between the 800 and 900 blocks of Spring Avenue. All four cars had their windshield wipers stolen. Police haven't identified any suspects.
Pool closed Saturday for swim meet The Veterans Memorial Pbol will be dosed SatInday for a swim meet. The communityis encouraged to come down and support the Tigers. The pool is also now offering a new level in
the learn to swim program:"Lil Shrimp"is for 3-year-olds and their parents iiectuiml to be in the water). Sign up now for January's lessons orin January for February's lessons.
Elgin School Board meetstonight ELGIN — The Elgin School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. tonight in the Elgin School District's office building. District policies will be discussed at the meeting.
Cove School Board meets Thursday COVE — The CoveSchool Board will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the high school math room.
Imbler School Board meets Tuesday IMBLER — The Imbler School District Board of Directors will meet for a regularsession at7 p.m .
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high school. The school district's maintenance/transportation supervisor position will be discussed at the meeting. The public is welcome to attend allopen sessions ofthe Imbler School Board.
Area schools present holiday programs
• Willow Kindergarten Winter Program, Wednesday, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Willow Elementary School, La Grande. • North Powder Holiday Concert, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Powder Valley Charter School. • Uinon High School Christmas Program, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Union High
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This week many Union and Wallowa county students will performatavariety ofholiday programs. Alleventsarefree and open to the public. In Union County: • Central Winter Music Extravaganza, Tuesday, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., La Grande High School auditorium. • Grande Ronde Academy Christmas Program, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., 507B Palmer Ave., La Grande. • Marian Academy Christmas Program, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., 1002 L Ave., La Grande.
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Arrested: Robert Gilbert Chandler,35, La Grande, was arrested Friday on a charge of unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Accident: No one was injured in anaccident at LAvenue and 21st Street in La Grande around noon Friday. Arrested: William J. Dayton III, 22, unknown address, was arrested Saturday on a parole and probation detainer and also on a charge of possession of meth. Arrested: David Earl Evans, 51, McMinnville, was arrested Saturday on a Yamhill County warrant charging probation violation on original charges of contempt of court (five counts). Cited: Cory James Caponetto, 20, transient, was cited Saturday in lieu of lodging on a charge of hit and run with property damage. Cited: Phillip John Lindsley, 41,Wallowa, was cited Saturday
on charges of harassment and interfering with making a report.
UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Cited: Cotty Ed Horn, 28, unknown address, was served a citation to appear in court Friday while lodged in the Union County Jail regarding a charge of seconddegree disorderly conduct. Arrested: Roy Eugene Horn, 61, unknown address, was arrested Friday while lodged in the Union County Jail on a Union County secret indictment warrant charging 11 counts of encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree and 11 counts of encouraging child sexual abuse in the second degree. Arrested: Brandon Hays Brannen, 18, Elgin, was arrested Friday on charges of seconddegree disorderly conduct, harassment and second-degree criminal mischief. Arrested: Sarah Elaine Gardner, 19, Milton-Freewater, was arrested Friday by theWalla Walla County
of La Grande, Bunnie and Rock Barrett of Perry, Steven and Linda Ruth of Perry, Amber and Ray Myer of La Grande and Kenneth Jr. and Belinda Hall of La Grande; 21 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; two great-greatgrandchildren; and other relatives. He was preceded in death by two brothersand two sistersand their spouses. Memorial contributions may be made to the Epsilon Sigma Alpha International Foundation Scholarships in care of Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 SeventhSt.in La Grande.
angt 'Jan'Lee ebb La Grande 1945-2014 Janet"Jan" Lee Webb, 68, of La Grande died at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Wash., on Dec.4.
No service is planned at this time. Jan was born Dec. 27, 1945, in Santa Monica Webb Cal i f., to Rea Delaney. She resided in Milton-Freewater and La Grande. Jan was a dedicated homemaker and loving mother of three children. She enjoyed outdoor activities, hunting, camping, gardening, her pets, knitting and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Jan is survived by her sons, Lewis Lockwood and his wife, Peggy, of Summerville, Lee Lockwood of Walla Walla, Wash., and Jayme Bair and his wife, Melonie, of La Grande; four sisters and one brother; and six grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Online condolences may be made to the family at www. lovelandfuneralchapel.com.
Sheriff's Office on a Union County northwest states felony warrant charging failureto appear on an original charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Arrested: Trey Garrett Rubin, 21, unknown address, was arrested Friday on a Union County warrant charging driving under the influence of intoxicants. Arrested: James Josiah lrons, 25, Elgin, was arrested early Saturday on a charge of first-degree criminal mischief. Arrested: Brent Bayard Lusted, unknown age and address, was arrested by the Portland Police on seven Union County warrants charging failure to appear. Arrested: Lee Michael Waters, 27, Elgin, was arrested Sunday on a charge of violating a restraining order.
calls for medical assistance, a fire alarm and a motor vehicle crash Friday. Crews responded to nine calls for medical assistance Saturday and three calls for medical assistance and a flue fire Sunday.
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SNIMSSI This is what is happening at I Ten Depot streetthis week: Tuesday night, December 16, I local musician colt Haney is I doing a solo act which he calls I ElNood. Colt, who usually performs with his bandBitterroot, is I one of our most popular and talI ented musicians. He also leads our Open Mi c on t h e f i r s t Tuesday of the month. Thursday, December 18, we I have a special performance by the Emerson Holiday Jazz Trio, featuring Mark and Lee Emerson I and Luke McKern. If you want I to get into the old-fashioned holiday spirit there will be no better I place than Ten Depot Street on I Thursday evening. Have a Blue Plate Special and aFesiivale or a
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La Grande Fire and Ambulance crews responded to six
guildelines for each service fee: Water Utility Fee —The resolution establishes a 20% discount for those that qualify 1. Must be a city resident and pay a city water bill 2. Must meet the Federal Poverty Level Sewer Collection Fee — The resolution establishes a 20% discount for those that qualify 1. Must be a city resident and pay a city sewer bill 2. Must meet the Federal Poverty Level
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OBITUARIES where he was educated. When La Grande he was young, he was the first Lee Donald Smith, 94, of person to paint La Grande, died Friday at his a car with a home. Arrangements will be Hall pain t gun when announced later by Danielsthey were being Knopp Funeral, Cremation & introduced to the automotive Life Celebration Center. industry. He married Gusta Fowler on Aug. 6, 1955, in Winnemucca, Nev. In that Perry 1915-2014 year, they moved to Perry. He had his own automotive repair shop and then worked Kenneth Hall Sr., 99, of Perry, died Dec. 12 at Grande for Handford Motors, then Ronde Hospital. A celebraGoss Motors and then Kohrs tion oflife will be held at 11 Body Shop, from which he retired in 1977. He enjoyed a.m. Wednesday at Summerville Cemetery Chapel. hunting, fishing and campArrangements are entrusted ing. They traveled in their to Daniels-Knopp Funeral, camper to Arizona for sevCremation & Life Celebraeral winters. In his younger tion Center. years, he enjoyed horseback Kenneth was born on riding. Survivors include his wife, Aug. 6, 1915, the son of Robert Harris and Pansy Gusta Hall of Perry; children and their spouses, Jimmie Alva iRobertsonl Hall in Longview, Wash. The family and Ginger Ruth of Lincoln later moved to the Bend area, City, Micheal and Pat Ruth
Choir Concert, Thursday, 7 p.m., LHS auditorium. In Wallowa County: • Wallowa School Holiday Program, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m., Wallowa High
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good idea. Another important safety tip revolves around holiday lights. Make sure every year to inspect the lights for frayed wires, bare spots and broken sockets and do not overload electric sockets. Probably the best insurance regarding holiday fire safety is a working smoke alarm. Easy to forget, smoke alarms symbolize one of the easiest and cheapest methods to keep you andyour family safe.A nd always have a home fireescape plan and ensure your family is aw are of that blueprint. Holiday fire safety can seem a needless distraction during a season packed with the ambition of providing and giving presents, but every year statistics tell us that tragedy can strike suddenly and with a vengeance. Basic safety tips, like those listed above, oken disappear into the vast white noise of the holiday season. We urge everyone to have a great Christmas season. But enjoy the holidays by adhering to a few basic safety tips. If you would like to learn more, a good place to start is your local fire department. Be safeand have a greatholiday.
YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber: 254 State Capitol, Salem, OR 97310; 503-378-3111. Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown: 900 Court SL N.E., Salem, OR 97301; 503-986-1523. Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler: 350Winter St. N.E., Suite100,Salem, OR 97301-3896; 503-378-4329. OregonAttorney General Ellen Rosenblum:Justice Building, Salem, OR 97301-4096; 503-378-4400. State Sen. William S. Hansell (29th District/Pendleton): Salem office: 900 Court SL NE.,S423, Salem, OR 97301;503-986-1729. Website: www.leg.state.or.us/hansell. Email: Sen.BillHansell@state. Or.US.
State Rep. Bob Jenson (58th DistricttPendleton): Salem office: 900 Court SL NE.,S-481,Salem, OR 97301; 503-986-1458. Website: www.leg.state.or.us/jenson. Email: Rep.BobJenson@ state.or.us. State Rep. Greg Smith (57th District): Salem office: 900 Court SL NE.,H-482, Salem, OR, 97301; 503-986-1457.Heppner office:PO. Box 219, Heppner, OR 97836; 541-676-5154; email rep.gregsmith@ state.or.us; website www.leg.state.or.us/smithg. Oregon Legislature: Legislative documents and information are available online at www.leg.state.or.us. City of La Grande: Mayor Daniel Pokorney, City Manager RobertStrope; PO. Box 670, La Grande, OR 97850; 541-962-1309; fax 541-963-3333.
Your views Kauffman: Let public on public land to clean up forests To the Editor: Here are some things in life that you just shake your head at and say, well that will never happen. However, The Observer guest editorial of Dec. 3 took me by surprise. Is it true that just maybe the environmentalists, I'm sorry that's conservationist now, and Forest Service can now see what everybody else has known for the past five or six generations about simply locking up the national forests and letting them burn when the lightning comes each summer rather than being proactive by actually taking care of them like you would your lawn or garden? Of course, a lotoftheroadsneeded to start the cleanup aren't useable anyway because the Forest Service has chosen not to keep them open to the public. In the editorial, it states that it will take yearstocorrectthe problems here and that's very true. However, what I did not see there anywhere is that it would take a shorterperiod oftim eifthepublicwas allowed back on public land to help with the clean-up. Did you know that after the Biscuit Fire in Southern Oregon that Dale Bosworth, then head of the Forest Service, went before the Legislature and stated for the record that the only way to stop the massive fires of the future, was to reopen the gates and remove the berms and let the public back onto public land to start the clean-up of our national forests. This is what needs to be done as most people here have known for many years now, of course that would mean opening up those roads that the Forest Service wants tokeep closed. The place to startthism assive cleanup is easy to see. You start by simply opening back up the roads and let the people who love their Forest Service back in to clean up the mess the Forest Serviceand "conservationists"have created.
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city council and community members jointly pursued this grant. They could not move forward without school district support. Myselt; Gidget Sannar, community members, ODOT and Anderson Perry representatives met to facilitate grant work. We presented the collected information to community groups and city council. Revisions were made, more presentations were made to community groups, and the final grant was submitted. During this time, city council members and city administration changed multiple times. What remained was our pursuit of a grant opportunity for the City of Elgin, in excess of half a million dollars. Anderson Perry and ODOT were partici pating members ofthe project from its inception, attending most planning meetings. Councilor Dick Miller was present atseveralmeet ings,but not all. When working on the designs of the sidewalk project and discussing the areas of current concern no council members chose to attend. The area referenced has been a flooding concern for many years — not because of the J.R. Kauffman sidewalks. The addition ofthegravel La Grande swale minimized flooding. Since the most recent article in The Observer, I Greif: Proud to provide safe, have watched closely for the flooding appropriate route for kids that covers the sidewalk and have seen To the Editor: none. I am not insinuating there hasn't I would like to address The Observer been any, I am simply stating I haven't in regards to the Safe Routes to School seen any to measure the time frame it sidewalk project on 10th Street. takes for it to dissipate. This project has not had unanimous Student safety is of the utmost imporsupport fiom the Elgin City Council. The tance to me, which is why I choose to be Safe Routes to School project was initia participating member. Coming down ated prior to the current city council and 10th Street, I am proud of our city and administrative appointments. Initially, the opportunity we have had to provide
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Nelson: Performances a great way to start season To the Editor: This weekend I experienced a wonderful event in La Grande. Handel's "The Messiah" was performed by a community choir of singers from Union and Baker counties. Friday's performance was a sing-along, with 11 talented soloists and 49 choir members, who mixed with the audience to sing seven wellknown choruses. It was a very exhilarating, powerful experience to be singing with so many fine voices. Saturday's performance of'The Messiah" was done completely by the chorus and orchestra, and was also a realtreat. Your community is so fortunate to have so many fine musicians and a great director. Thank you, Dr. Fetz and all who participated. Such a beautiful way to begin the Christmas season. I felt very rewarded for my trip from Corvallis to La Grande to enjoy another enjoyable musical production in your city. Jean Nelson Corvallis
Heriza: Merry Christmas to the UnitedStates To the Editor: Years ago, as a young pilot who might be shot down over enemy territory, I was required to attend the survival, escapeand evasion schoolatSteadAir Force Base in Nevada. The 72 hours of enhanced interrogation techniques I underwent, although simulated, made me a believer in the efficacy of the process. Perhaps Sen. Feinstein should have the privilege of attending that school, now at Fairchild AFB in Washington. Or, better yet, we could just waterboard her. May the United States of America have a Merry Christmas. And may 2015 be a prosperous year in which intelligenceisa concept practiced in our nation's capitol. Robert I. Heriza Baker City
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hour, said Cathie Falck, office manager of the Union Continued from Page1A County SherifF's Office. Anyone wanting to file a complaint now must fill $300perdog aftera third ofFense. out a simple single-page The new fine schedule form. Previously, one had is not what officials imto submita detailed"bark mediately point to when log"before animal controlofdiscussing why they like the ficers could issue a citation. Union County's animal updated ordinance. "It is making it easier for control ordinance was citizens to getenforcement changed after input from the action," Rasmussen said. public, community repreThe revised ordinance sentatives and law enforcereduces the number of hoops ment officers on how to best one must go through to file revise the ordinance. Many a complaint and lowers the submitting input expressed amount of time a dog must displeasure with how long and involved the procedure bark, whine or howl before itcan be classifi ed asa of filing a complaint was. "A common complaint nuisance. Previously, a dog had to was that theprocesstoget bark, whine or howl for a someone cited was just too complicated," Falck said. totalofatleast 15 m inutes within a one-hour period The revised ordinance does beforeitsowner could be not require a bark log, but Falck still encourages people cited. The new standard is 10 minutes within a half to document the frequency a
ELGIN Continued from Page1A over, but the Elgin City Council, which had to put in $10,500 in case of overflow, believes Anderson Perry and Associates, the engineering company hired for the project, should deal with some drainage issues the city is now looking to fix. "I just believe that there was a lot of taxpayer dollars being used," City Councilman Allan DufFy said of the Safe Routes project."No one seems to want to take responsibility for a project that should've been done correctly. The issues should've been corrected during the project." The Oregon Department of Transportationmanaged the grant and had the contract with Anderson Perry. ODOT is in the process of closing out the contract with the engineering company and said the project was a success. The initial design and planning of theprojecthappened several years ago — none of the current council members were sitting on the council when it started. ODOT representative Mike Berry said with the money available from the grant, the project turned out well despite the lack of funds. Anderson Perry President Brad Baird attended the last Elgin City Council meeting to explain some of the apparent miscommunications regarding theproject. "Based on the tone and comments in the council meeting, it seemed like the current city council never wanted
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dog barks. Such information can serve as evidence if a caseistaken tocourt. Falck said that all evidence including audio recordings, videosand written records can be valuable when presented to a judge. "The more documentation the better the chance of the judge finding the person cited guilty," Falck said. Falck said if someone submits one complaint listing one instanceofa violation of the barking dog ordinance, it will likely not result in a citation but instead a written warning. "The first time we try to educatepeople,"Falck said. Falck said if someone issues an anonymous complaint, it will be investigated but it is unlikely that a citation will be issued unless an officer is able to document a violation. She explained that there must be someone who
this project," Baird said.'The city stafF involved strongly stated that we cannot spend a dime of the city's money, and we listened to them and didn't, so this is the primary reason other items were not addressed. Mike Berry indicated that toproperly addressthe drainage issue at one of the intersections, it would be a project costing in the $1 million range." DufFy said the issues that became apparent while the project was being constructed should have been addressed then. "Some of ithe city council wasn'tl there, we weren't on the council," DufFy said.'Things should have been brought to us. Maybe the lack of communication was bad on us for not reviewing the contract. In the end, what I feel is you have a$500,000 projectusing taxpayer money. It should've been completed. It should've been taken care of during the project itself Now, I'm going to the taxpayers of Elgin and will have to spendprobablyin theneighborhood of the $10,000 of taxpayer money on the repairsthat should've been corrected." According to Elgin City Engineer John Garlitz, there are approximately 10 issuesthat should be addressed with varying urgency including a ramp correction, installing a culvert and installing erosion control at an existing drainagepattern that iscausing erosion of installed improvements. Garlitz said there are certain problems with the project that did not meet public works standards. "If a project is to install improvements that are inegativelyl impacting drainage patterns, they should be accommodated for the public works
days a week when lunch is served and music played during the noon hour. Lane rarely misses a midday opportunity to do the waltz and other numbers with people like Virginia McLaughlin. "She's my favorite dance partner," Lane said. The Cove resident is also thecenter' stroubleshooter on occasion. Frank Thomas, Union County transit manager for Northeast Oregon Public Transportation, credits Lane with having an ability to resolve challenging situations by bringing people together. "He's a great consensus builder. He has an ability to considereveryone'spoint of view," said Thomas, who knew Lane when he served as Union County manager for Community Connection of Northeast Oregon. Lane movedpermanently to Cove in 1994, a number ofyearsafterretiringfrom
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standards and the safety of the public," he said. Garlitz said they'reclosetom eeting city standards. "Itseems like there was a lotof miscommunication," Garlitz said."It's prettytypicalofany project.Iguess when I got on board iin October), I did an additional walkthrough with iAnderson Perry) and ODOT, I noted certainpartsdon'tm eetstandards and theseneeded to becorrected.Some of the issues could have been deemed as not'correcting issues'butifitdoesimpact the project negatively they should accommodate that. The city could've worked with them on correcting them." Now, the city has the list of the final issues that need to be fixed and just over $10,000 left from the grant money, plus its additional $10,500 from the money the city did not want to have to spend to go toward finishing the project. Accordingto therepresentatives at ODOT, in order to use the remaining funds from the grant the project must be completed by Jan. 31. The city's public works department will be completing the project. As for Anderson Perry, ODOT has accepted the projectascomplete asfar asthe engineering company is concerned. Garlitz said the issues on his list for the projectareestimated to costabout $20,000 to fix — just enough to be covered with the rest of the grant and the money set aside from the city.
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Hayes' public and private work intersected at two conferences this year. On March 27, 2014, Hayes gave a speech at a Climate Action Reserve conference in San Francisco, and billed the statefor a $580 plane ticket and meals, including a $41 breakfast. She explained the costly breakfast in her reimbursement claim, saying she neededtoorderfrom room serviceatthe Palace Hotel so she could practice her speech. The speech,"Leading a Charge on the West Coast: the Pacific Coast Collaborative, "wa sprepared with input from Resource Media,a former clientofher Bend-based consulting firm, 3E Strategies, according to emails. Resource Media, a nonprofit advocacy public relations firm, awarded Hayes a $25,000contractin early 2013 to build support among ''key audiences" to"conserve our marine resources and boost our West Coast economy." That was just two months after the firm signed a
alliance with California, Washington and British Columbia in the Pacific Coast Collaborative, which focuses on energy and environment. Also in 2014, Hayes was among 125 "national leaders" invited to a two-day conference in Chicago to share ideas about climate change.
Hayes billed the state $635 forairfare,lodging and meals. The guest list included corporate executives, nonprofit leaders and two government officials — the mayor of Greensburg, Kansas, and the sustainability commissioner of San Mateo, California. It's unclear in what capacity Hayes was invited. The listofattendees identifi ed her as "First Lady; Founder and CEO"and "Stateof Oregon; 3EStrategies." It's unclear whether Hayes submittedorapproved how she was listed. The conference organizer couldn't be reached for comment.
Ethics guidelines Hayes was informed of state ethics laws in a presentation given by the governor's stafFattorney, Liani Reeves, a governor's spokeswoman, Melissa Navas, confirmed. Navas didn't not specify timing. Reeves advised the first lady about laws barring perksfor publi cofficials and their relatives, household members or any business associated with them. As an example of prohibited activities, Reeves listed "useofstate funded trip to promote personal business opportunities." Even unpaid volunteers are considered public officials under state law.
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a 30-year teaching and coachingcareer,the last 18 of which were spent at old Marshall High School in Portland where he headed its math department and was the school' sfootballand track coach. Lane moved to Marshall, whose nickname was the Minutemen, from Lincoln High School in Portland in 1960, the year MHS opened. The school closed in 2011. Lane met many interesting people during his time at Marshall, including a young Phil Knight, who later founded Nike. Knight sold Lane shoes for his Marshall trackteam atleastfour
decades ago. "He was peddling shoes out of the trunk ofhis car. He gave meafree pairbecause I bought so many for the track team," said Lane, who grew up in California and served
in the Navy during World War II. Lane spent his summers during his teaching career in Cove where he operated a 22-acre cherry orchard, one he still runs today with assistance from his daughter, Renee. "He's very organized. He's the kind of guy you can count on no matter what," said Anne Rodriguez, a Union County Senior Center volunteer. Sydney Gleeson, food servicemanager forthe UCSC, said Lane is one of many people who play a critical role in the successof the center. "He is always there for the senior center. He is always willing to give his time and energy. It is volunteers like Max who keep the senior centergoing.He isa positive force," Gleeson said.
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M ost people takefor granted the big pile of colorfully wrapped gifts under the Christmas tree. But as Oregon crawls out from under the Great Recession, not every family is so lucky. That's why the annual Children's Toy Drive in La Grande is important, said Bob Butler, manager of Les Schwab. The local toy drive, one ofseveralin Northeast Oregon, is hitting the home stretch. People are asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy to Les Schwab, Carpet One Floor & Home or Ed Staub and Sons through Saturday. Thereisa specialneedfor gifts forthosein the 13-to 15-year-old age bracket, said Donna Fuhrman, who heads upthe toy drive for Neighbor to Neighbor Ministries but is retiring from her volunteer duties at the end of the year after many years of community service. "One thing we have a problem with is getting toys for older kids," Fuhrman sRld
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90 kids. ''We get lots of dolls, trucks, cars, puzzles and
books," Fuhrman said.'The donations are very much appreciated, not only the toys but also jacketsand gloves. The children wouldn't have much of a Christmas without them." The main requirement, she said, is the gifts must be new and unwrapped. "One year we got wrapped garbage," she said."That's not a funnyjoke to play on a needy child." The toys are distributed and the drive is administered through Neighbor to Neighbor Ministries. Other sponsors are Ed Staub and Sons, Elkhorn Media Group and La Grande Sunrise Rotary. The drive starts the day after Thanksgiving, Fuhrman said, and the gifts will be distributed, with the help of volunteers, right before Christmas. ''We started the toy drive here 14 years ago," Butler said."I think there is a real need in our community. We have food drives and everything else. The toy drive is important, too, to help the
kids." The toys are regularly collected from the barrels and deli vered to Neighbor to Neighbor for distribution. "It's a little slow right now," Butler said Thursday,
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Arnie Peasley organizes the donated toys at Les Schwab. "but it does always seem to pick up in the last week. We seem to fill the barrels every day or every other day that week." The toys are put on tables at the Presbyterian Friendship Center for distribution Dec. 22 and 23. About five volunteers from Neighbor to Neighbor are on hand to make the distribution run smoothly. Applications are no longer beingaccepted forfamilies
wanting to get toys. ''We've got over 90 kids signed up already, and we just have to make sure we have enough toys," Fuhrman sRld.
People who want to give to the campaign but don't want to shop for toys can leaveoffdonations atLes Schwab, Fuhrman said, and representati ves from Neighbor to Neighbor will use that money to go out and buy toys.
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Senior raises money for breast cancer Cunningham said selling the pumpkins ended on Halloween, but he doesn't know how many he sold or how much money he raised. "I'm not a very good businessman," he admitted. He also said he had very little experience in agriculture. "I don't like dirt," he said about going into the project."I know for sure now, I don't like dirt." But pumpkins are easy to grow, he said. After preparing the ground, he set up a sprinkler timer and didn't touch them for most of the summer, he said. The proceeds go to the foundation, and then will be split among the research foundations and hospitals for breast cancer.
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Imbler High School senior Clayton Cunningham raised pumpkins for his senior project — in the pink variety. Cunningham got the idea after reading a magazine article from his teacher that mentioned the Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation. Not having any otheridea forhisproject,he decided to purchase the seeds and grow pumpkins to go toward breast cancer research. 'They're genetically altered pumpkin seeds to make their skin pink," Cunningham said.
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Wallowa Lions Park closes for season Submitted to The Observer
WALLOWA — Wallowa Lions Club President John Duckworth announced to the Lions Club that the Lions Park in Wallowa is closedforthe season and the fence has been constructed around the park. He reported that the club had netted approximately $1,200 for the summer through trailer spots, but also said the park served as an area of study for school students. During the official visit by District Gov. Gerald Hopkins, members stated that the park project and Lion Basketball Tournament were the favorite activities of the club. Others included the Lostine Flea Market and lighting the star in the city.
New projects that members wanted to consider are involving Wallowa students with the Lion speech contest, repairing the ditch and fixing the fence near the park, planting trees in the city and having membership growth projects. During the meeting, Hopkins recognized Beth Lowe with an outstanding service certificate and chevrons from International President Joe Preston to Tim Barton and Kevin Neal i10 years), Becky Schaeffer and Leisa Prince i15 years) and Dale
River Basinis a as any sea of fog. JEFF PETERSEN driver Pull over who tackat the les it knows, has multiple overlook off I-84 and you will personalities. If it were a hu- be standing on that sea, a modern-day miracle of sorts. man, it would need regular $200-an-hour counseling for Tourists elbow each other life. forpictures,delaying the That's' a long time. And it inevitable plunge into the would pinch the interstate soup. highway system budget. The Jump back into the car. hill, waiting in ambush for Soon, you descend into the drivers40 mileswestofLa cloud, as if you are diving Grande on Interstate 84, is intoacrock potofCabbage famous for its panoramic, stew. existential, invigorating Anyone who has flown into six-mile, 6 percent grade. The Portland knows the feeling of a jet descending into the grade will outlive most drivers who tackle Cabbage. This clouds, being immersed in time of year, the grade swims the inner workings, and then, in weather that would make at once, being spit out below cloud level. a postalcarrierthink twice On Cabbage Hill, one moabout delivering the mail. In December, fogis a ment you are in the clouds. near constant Cabbage Hill The next moment you are nemesis. rounding the last curve with the lights of Wildhorse and So, too, are ice, snow and winds that could blow the gambling nirvana in sight. spotsoffan appaloosa — and The sunny day above has suddenly gone totally grayperhaps did. The last time I drove Cabbage Hill, and perhaps for weeks on end. I drive it frequently, I saw Welcome to the Gray along the freeway a white Basin. horse that appeared to be Truckers across America blushing. keep up a constant chatter The wind also plays havoc over the Cabbage Hill thrills, with 18-wheelers. Thursday's spills and chills. Truckers 80 mph gusts closed the hill know the hill is a special, for a time and enhanced almost holy, transcendent Cabbage Hill's reputation place, even when it is imfor meteorological temper m ersed in a sea offog and tantrums coastto coast. some idiot in a Prius, with flashers on, is driving uphill Cabbage Hill, as frequent drivers know, can be surin the slow lane. That would be me.Peering atafogged vived but never conquered. Approached from the east, windshield. Running windon a clear day, with the wind shield wipers. Staring hard tickling the pines, Cabinto the fog. bage Hill offers a vista of Trying to survive. unmatched grandeur. The When I tackle Cabbage Columbia River Basin Hill going uphill, and there spreads out severalthousand is fog in the bog, I count the vertical feet below. The city of curves: 14 to the top. Many Pendleton hunkers down as days, the fog, at curve 13, the hub in a wheel of wheat suddenly breaks. I am cast fields. The 10-story tower in a new show. A glorious at Wildhorse Resort and sunrise is emerging over the Casino, the skyscraper of the Blue Mountains. I put the prairie, looks like a Monopoly Gray Basin in my rearview mirror and accelerate from game motel. Birds of prey circle in the updrafts, playing 30 to 60 mph in 13 seconds. between meals. I imagine Hey, I drive a Prius. If trucks them watching for squirrels pass me, it is because they, and traffic, perhaps wondertoo,are happy to be freeof ing why human drivers on the Cabbage Hill hostage the interstate below are in situation and are ready to make a break for it over the such a hurry. Other days, the Columbia Blues to sunny La Grande.
MILESTONES Dale De Long Dale De Long of Island City will celebrate his 80th birthday at a reception Dec. 20 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Island City City Hall. The reception will be hosted by Island City and his family.
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Lions District Gov. Gerald Hopkins presents an outstanding service certificate to Beth Lowe.
Johnson i35 years). Duckworth and Barton accompanied Hopkins and Past District Gov. Steve Oliver to the park to look over the facilities. It was
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Roger Decker and other Lions, past, present and future. A better community is only made better by those who serve it."
notedthat a large boulder has been placed at the entrance to the park stating: "Wallowa Lions Park, in honor of Hubert Crow and
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HOLIDAY LIGHTS This candy cane light stands on the corner of Second Street and M Avenue in La Grande. The shapes of the out of focus lights in the background depend on the part of the camera lens used for controlling light coming into the camera, known as the iris blades.
Here we see the detail of the lights and Santa figure when the longer lens is perfectly focused on the subject. The look of the bokeh-style photo is very different from that of this traditional shot.
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This picture of a string of Christmas lights and a Santa Claus figure in the window are seen different than usual with a long telephoto lens completely out of focus.
Photos by Tlm Mustoe, The Observer
Bokeh is a Japanese word and is defined by Webster's dictionary as "the appearance foout of focus area-s in an image produced by a camera lens "This shallow d.epth of focus can be achieved with specific kinds of camera lenses Lights are wonderful to look at this time ofyear, and ifyou're looking to practice the "bokeh effect"orjust want to see whereallthesephotos weretaken Thistimeofyear.isagreat timetogetoutandexperiment withyourcamera
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Nothing much had been said lately, of which I had been aware, about the word "twilight." No one had spoken about being in that moment when all is still. For many years while I was growing up, it seemed tohappen periodically, affectingeveryone to some degree. It was such a special time that it came to me this one day, wondering where it had gone. Then I picked up my newspaper and there it was, a strange coincidence in that I was planning to write about it — twilight, that is. The newspaper reminded everyone that the Main Street and Chamber of Commerce were going to co-host the annual Christmas Parade in downtown La Grande at dusk on Thursday a week after Thanksgiving and that Santa Claus would be there. They had called it the"Twilight Parade" last year, so I was expecting that; however, the "Twilight Parade" name had movedover toBaker City and the folks there enjoyed it by that name recently. I hadn't thought that far ahead yet, it still being pre- Thanksgiving when I thought of the word twilight, so I'll go back to my former premise and go on from there. I've always thought of the word twilight as such a gentle word, a gentle time in which there is a moment of peaceful rest and calm when birds stop fluttering their wings and seek a moment of repose, when people cars are home for dinner and the tinkle of cow, sheep, or goat bells can be heard across the fields. A time for flowers to fold their petals. That's the time between being busy and armchair repose seeking a moment of rest before the dark of night. It always seemed like an old-fashioned word just like the word "dawn." How many of us say we are up atthe break of dawn? And, do we say that it is twilight or dusk rather than sunset? It seems to be a time when light is not so bright as daylight and yet not so dark when we cannot read a written page,still,a tim e to restone'seyes. A time between, we are told. More and more I think I seek that time between being busy and resting away from the cares of the world. There are so many trials and concerns to prey so heavily on us that every once in a while I seek twilight's glow within the shades of day. Tranquility. When I was a child there seemed to be plenty of twilight time just after sunset. I'm surprised now to learn that twilight can come early in the morning, too, but I seldom have been awake to greetit.
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Peppermint meltaways might become your new favorite holiday recipe.
By Karen Kain
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I often refer to my old standby recipesforholiday sweets but this year I wanted to try something new. I have never really cooked with peppermint and have never made biscotti,so,of course, I had to give it a whirl. I must add, while making Biscotti was a bit time consuming, it is a simple recipe to follow. I definitely will make this again. Just a warning....the other two recipes are very sweet. I knew when I found them theywould be rich, but as they say, "A little dab will do ya!a I really enjoyed cooking this pepperminty theme. I think each ofthese sweet treatswillgoperfectly with your afternoon tea. Thank you to those who have beengivingme great recipe ideas, Iam working on afew fabulous dishes. Have a great holiday Peppermint biscotti season folks.
Pe ermfnt Bfscottf. Biscotti: 2/4 Cup Butter softened
'/4 Cup Sugar 3 Eggs 2Teaspoons peppermint extract 3/4 Cups all-purpose flour 1Teaspoon baking powder "/4Teaspoon salt 1 Cup crushed peppermint candies Frosting: 2 Cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips 2Tablespoons shortening 1/2 Cup crushed peppermint candies
Note: ln lieu of making your own cool for 15 minutes. Transfer to a frosting you can use Dolci Frutta cutting board; cut diagonally with hard chocolate shell. a sharp knife into 1/2-in. slices. Place cut side down on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 12-15 minIn a large bowl, cream butter utes or until firm. Remove to wire and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addi- racks to cool. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt tion. Beat in extract. Combine the chocolate chips and shortening; flour, baking powder and salt; stir stir until smooth. Drizzle (or brush) in peppermint candy. Gradually over biscotti; sprinkle with candy. add to creamed mixture, beating Place on waxed paper until set. until blended (dough will be stiff). Store in an airtight container.Yield: Divide dough in half. Qn an about 31/2 dozen. ungreased baking sheet, shape each portion into a 12-in. x 2-1/2-in. rectangle. Bake at 350' for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully remove to wire racks;
Pe ermfnt Meltawa s 1 Cup butter, softened
/2 Cup confectioners' sugar /2Teaspoon peppermint extract 1"/4 CupsAll-purpose flour /2 Cup cornstarch Frosting: 2Tablespoons butter, softened 1 "/2 Cupsconfectioner's sugar 2Tablespoons milk "/4Teaspoon peppermint extract /2 Cup crushed peppermint candies Preheat oven to 350 F. In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. I used a Kitchen Aid. Beat in extract. Combine flour and cornstarch and gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place on an ungreased baking sheet 2 inches apart and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until they become lightly browned. Remove to wire racks and cool. For frosting —Beat butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar, milk, extract; beat until smooth. Spread over cooled cookies; sprinkle with crushed candies. Store in an airtight container.Yield: 31/2 dozen.
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Cookies aregood.Icing isgood. And according to baker Christy Augustin, that is important to remember when you try to decorate cookies. "Just forgive yourself. It's going to tastegreateven ifitdoesn'tlook good.Itjusttakespractice,"she sald. Augustin is co-owner of Pint Size Bakery & Coffee in St. Louis' Lindenwood Park. The bakery is in the process of making hundreds of decoratedcookiesforthisholiday season, but Augustin said the process is easy enough that most home cookscan do itthemselves. Begin with a sturdy cookie, one that is easy to work with. At Pint Size, that is often a gingerbread or a sugar cookie. They roll the dough out about '/4-inch thick and use a cookiecutterfor specifi c shapes. To make an easy Christmas tree or Santa hat, you can simply cut out a circle about 6 inches in diameter. At the bakery they use a round cookie cutter, but you can use anything from an upside-down bowl to a coffee can, she said. Next, slice the circular dough into 6 or 8 equal-size wedges and bake them at 375degrees for 8to 10 m inutes, depending on their size. For the decorations, she uses royal icing, a mixture of powdered sugar, cream oftartar and egg whites — if you don't have the egg
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Christmas-themed gingerbread cookies decorated with royal icing at Pint Size Bakery and Coffee in St. Louis.
whites, you can buy meringue pow- or, preferably, food coloring gel. She der and mix it with water, she said. u ses green for Christmas trees and Color the icing with food coloring red for Santa hats.
providing protection as well as a food source. The UniNow is the time, before versity of Nebraska-Lincoln winter gets too serious, to Extension suggests placing do something for birds. And the tree— stripped ofdecoramaybe for yourself too. tions, lights and tinsel — on "One of the greatest benthe south or east side of the efits offeedingbirdsisthat housetoafford coverfrom the homeowner can easily see north and west winds. To what birds are using their secure it, put the stump in a land, and develop a greater hole or a bucket of wet sand, appreciatio n ofbirds,"says and tie arope from the top Michael Ward, an assistant to a building or nearby tree. professor in the department Then redecorate the tree, of natural resources and but with strings of popcorn, environmental sciences at cranberries or raisins. The the University of Illinois at UNL Extension also says to Urbana-Champaign. add apples, oranges,leftover So with that in mind, breads and pine cones covhereareafew ideasto help ered with peanut butter and birds withstand the winter then dipped in birdseed. For weather — and maybe even bestresults,push the edible provide some education and ornaments well into the tree. • Coming home to roost. entertainment for the kids. • Hold ofF with the prunThe Cornell Lab also suggests ers. If you haven't already cut roost boxes. Birds will seek backallyourdead vegetation shelter in nesting boxes in from the summer — don't. the winter, resulting in overAccording to the Cornell Lab crowdedconditions ithey're of Ornithology, those plants used as nests only in spring — particularly the tall ones and summer). Besides, these that will poke above the snow boxes are for nesting, not — provideshelterfor birds. roosting. But a roost box can Another idea is to create a protect any birds that nest in brush pile to protect them. boxes:bluebirds,chickadees, You can always tidy things up titmice, nuthatches and small later — that's why they call it woodpeckers. A good roost "spring cleaning."And looking box keeps the birds' body heat ahead, Ward says landcontained and has interior scaping a yard with native perches, and can be placed on bushes and shrubs can make ametalpoleorwooden post. They're availablein stores,or it a welcoming habitat for wintering birds. So plan next you can make your own. The spring's planting accordingly. Washington Department of • Repurpose your ChristFish & Wildlife offers roost mas tree. Speaking of shelter, box-building instructions. • Kid-friendly adventures. your Christmas tree can do double-duty till spring, Encourage the kids'involveChicago Tgbune
"It's really important to keep the icing from drying out. So we icover it with) a damp paper towel. It will keep it from getting crusty on top," Augustin said. M ost profess ionalbakers prefer to pipe an outline of icing on the edges of their cookies and then fill the space in between, she said, but she prefers the method explained by St. Louis cookbook author Julia M. Usher. She just spreads the icing on top of the cookie with the back of a spoon. Then she allows the icing to dry uncovered at roomtemperature for aday, which makes the cookies easier to handle and avoids any unfortunate instances of poking your finger into the wet icing. Next comes the piping. For a Christmastree,she zig-zags a line of light green icing down the cookie, to represent the branches, and carefull y placessugar pearls at strategi c spots to suggestornaments. For Santa's hats, she pipes whitefrosting acrossthe bottom to look like white fur and adds a dot of white on top to represent a flufFy
pufIball. A sprinkling of nonpareils overthewhite parts adds sparkle. If the Christmas trees and Santa's hats are too daunting, you can try the easier, but no-less-festive, peppermint shortbread cookies made at Piccone Pastry. The Delmar Loop mainstay also has a special fig cookie available this month, but it is too labor intensiveforthe average home chef,said pastry chef Sandia Hoormann. But as for the peppermint shortbread cookies, "I imagine anyone who could melt chocolate could bake those," she said. That's all it takes. You melt dark chocolate in one bowl or pan and white chocolate in another. You don't even have to temper the chocolate; at Piccione, they use couverture chocolate, which has extra cocoabutterin it— so itdoesn't snap and break when you bite into it. Couverture chocolate is available at local pastry supply stores. Simply take a square shortbread cookie and dip half of it in one of the chocolates. Then dip the other half in the other chocolate, and then sprinkle the top lightly with crushed candy canes. What is the seemingly universalappeal ofcookiesduring the
holidays? "A lotofpeople givecookies as gifts. It's easy," Hoormann said. "And at the holidays, you give yourself a little slack so you can have that cookie."
ment in setting up a bird feeder and choosing the bestfood igood information on seed choices is available at allaboutbirds.org/page. aspx?pid=1179.Get a reliable
field guide ithe Sibley field guides are good and have versionsfor differentgeographical locations) or free app imerlin.allaboutbirds.orgl to identify the birds that use the feeder. Have the kids keep a journal and report their findings to feederwatch.org or ebird.org. • Avian superfoods. Highfat, high-energy foods such as suet and sunflower seeds are preferable in winter. On a coldnight,chickadees lose25 percent of their body weight. And be consistent in your feeding,putting outseedsor suetiorseed-studded suet balls) regularly. If the birds come to rely on you for a constant supply of food, and you close up shop when a storm hits, they might not survive. Once they know food is always available, they11 keep coming back — not only in winter but year-round. • Water is key. Just as birdsneed food,they also need water during the coldest days. Spring for a birdbath heater to keep water from freezing. There are many models to choose from; check your local independent garden center or big box store. And be sure to keep the bird bath clean. •Embrace thecircleof life. Raptors — hawks and falcons — have become more
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A male DownyWoodpecker, left, and a Black-capped Chickadee share a bird feeder.
evident in urban settings, as people have stopped harassing them and there is abundant food. If you feed birds, know that some of your feathered friends could end up as that food. No reason to be upset; they belong here, and they need to eat, too."There is not much you can do to either increase or decrease hawks in your neighborhood," says Ward, who also is an avian ecologist for the Illinois Natural History Survey."As trees get
mature and people continue to promote small birds,
but that is just a sign that the bird community is robust and not something to be particularly concerned about."
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condensed milk. Heat over low heat and stir frequently. Line an 8 inch square dish with waxed paperthen butterthe paper. Once the chocolate is melted spread over the waxed paper. Allow to chill. Melt the white chocolate in
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PUBLISHED BY THE LAGRANDE OBSERVER & THE BAKER CITY HERALD - SERVING WALLOWA, UNION & BAKER COUNTIES
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110 - Self-Help Group Meetings PUBLIC BINGO: Mon. AA MEETINGS doors open, 6:30 p.m.; early bird game, 7 p.m. followed by r e g ular games. C o m m u n ity Connection, 2810 Cedar St., Baker. All ages welcome. 541-523-6591
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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
AL-ANON Do you wish the TUESDAY NIGHTS drinking would stop? Craft Time 6:00 PM Monday at Noon Baker City (Sm.charge for matenals) Every 2nd & 4th Wednesdays — 2:30 PM Wednesday at 6:00 PM 25 cents per card EVERY WEDNESDAY Community of Chnst Everyone invited! Bible Study; 10:30 AM 2428 Madison St. NORTHEAST OREGON Public Bingo; 1:30 PM Baker City CLASSIFIEDS of fers ( .25 cents per card) 541-523-5851 Self Help & Support G roup An n o u n c e BINGO: TU ES., 1 p. m., EVERY MORNING AL-ANON ments at n o c h arge. Senior Center (M onday — nday) F Concerned about For Baker City call: 2810 Cedar St. Exercise Class; someone else's J uli e — 541-523-3673 Baker City 9:30AM (FREE) drinking? For LaGrande call: Sat., 9 a.m. E n ca — 541-963-31 61 110 - Self-Help Northeast OR LAMINATION LA GRAND E Al-Anon . Compassion Center, Group Meetings Thursday night, FreeUp to 1250 Hughes Ln. AA MEETING LIST dom G roup, 6-7pm. 17 1/2 inches wide Baker City WALLOWA COUNTY any length Faith Lutheran Church, (541)523-3431 12th & Gekeler, LG. $1.00 per foot ENTERPRISE 541-605-01 50 iThe Observer is not AL-ANON-HELP FOR 113 1/2 E Main St. responsible for flaws families & fnends of alPH: 541-398-1327 NARACOTICS in material or c oho l i c s . U n i on Sunday's ANONYMOUS machine error) County. 568 — 4856 or Goin' Straight Group 10am-noon. THE 963-5772 Wednesday (women M t ct , OBSERVER only) 11 a.m.— noon Mon. — Tues. — Thurs. 1406 Fifth AL-ANON. At t i tude o f Fn. & Sat. -8 PM • 541-963-3161 Gratitude. W e d n e sWALLOWA Episcopal Church days, 12:15 — 1:30pm. 606 W Hwy 82 Basement Faith Lutheran Church. PH: 541-263-0208 2177 1st Street 1 2th & G e keler, La Sunday CHECK YOUR AD ON Baker City Grande. 7:00p.m.-8:00 p.m. THE FIRST DAY OF PUBLICATION AL-ANON. COVE ICeep First Saturday of every AA MEETING: We make every effort month at 4 PM C oming Back. M o n Survior Group. t o a v o i d err o r s . Pot Luck — Speaker days, 7-8pm. Calvary Mon., Wed. & Thurs. However mistakes Meeting B aptist Church. 7 0 7 d o s l i p thr o u g h . 12:05 pm-1:05 pm. Main, Cove. Presbytenan Church, Check your ads the NARCOTICS 1995 4th St. first day of publicaANONYMOUS: ALCOHOLICS (4th & Court Sts.) tion & please call us Monday, Thursday, & ANONYMOUS Baker City. Open, immediately if you Fnday at8pm. Episcopal can help! No smoking. find an error. NorthChurch 2177 First St., 24 HOUR HOTLINE east Oregon ClassiBaker City. (541 ) 624-51 1 7 fieds will cheerfully AL-ANON MEETING www oregonaadistnct29 com AA MEETING: make your correcServing Baker, Union, Are you troubled by Powder River Group tion & extend your someone else's dnnk- and Wallowa Counties Mon.; 7 PM -8 PM ad 1 day. ing? Al-anon can help. Wed.; 7 PM -8 PM ENTERPRISE BAKER COUNTY Fn.; 7 PM -8 PM PREGNANCY Safe Harbors Cancer Support Group Grove St. Apts. SUPPORT GROUP conference room Meets 3rd Thursday of Corner of Grove & D Sts. Pre-pregnancy, 401 NE 1st St, Suite B every month at Baker City, Open PH: 541-426-4004 St. Lukes/EOMA © 7 PM Nonsmoking pregnancy, post-partum 541-786-9755 Monday 10am — 11am Contact: 541-523-4242 Wheel Chair Accessible BINGO SETTLER'S PARK
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Baker City HeraId: 541-523-3673e www.bakercityheraId.com • classifieds@bakercityheraId.com• Fax: 541-523-6426 The Observer: 541-963-3161e www.lagrandeobserver.com • classifieds@lagrandeobserver.com • Fax: 541-963-3674 xg w 220 - Help Wanted Union Co.
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220 - Help Wanted 220 - Help Wanted 330 - Business OpUnion Co. Union Co. portunities OREGON Seeking part-time fundINDEPENDENT DEPARTMENT OF raiser. 10-12 hrs/wk. CONTRACTORS TRANSPORTATION $18-25/hr DOE. Con-
OREGO N S T A T E Uni- Master Gardener versity Extension ServEducation Program ice is recruiting for a Assistant (EPA) wanted to deliver full time (1.00FTE) As- Oregon State University Traffic Systems t act Sue M i ll er , The Observer s istan t Prof e s s o r E xtension Service i s Technician 3 sue©bluemountains (Practice) in the Colrecruit in g f or a (S ig na I Tech) c onservancy.org o r Monday, Wednesday, and Fnday's, to the lege of Agncultural Scipart-time, 6 hours per 541-786-2665 . M o r e following area's ences, Department of info week, EPA 1 to coordi- ODOT is currently seekAnimal and Rangeland nate the OSU Master ing a n e x p e r ienced www.bluemountains Imbler ar La Grande Science. This position Gardener (MG) ProTraffic Systems Techconservanc .or will serve Baker and nician 3 limited duragram in Union County. Union Counties. Salary The MG EPA works t ion p o s i t io n I n La Ca II 541-963-3161 is commensurate with w ith OSU f aculty t o Grande, OR. The Sigor come fill out an education and expennal Tech provides dip rovide education i n Information sheet ence. To review posth ome ho r t i c u l t u r e rect support to traffic ing and apply, go to through the OSU MG and design engineers http://oregonstate.edu/ training program and in s o l v in g p r a c t ical Iobs . Po s t i ng MG Plant Clinic. To rep roblems in t h e d e ¹ 0013404 . C l o s i n g view posting and apsign, construction, and date: 12/30/2014. OSU ply, pl e a s e v i s it operation of intelligent 330 - Business Opis an AA/EOE/Vets/Dishtt: or e onstate.edu transportation systems abled. and their component portunities )obs Apply to posting ¹ 0 0 1 3421. C l osing subsystems. This Iour- • e LOOKING FOR P/T with date: December 29, ney level position re• e- . flexible hours. Book 2014. OSU is an quires timely and exand record keeping, AA/EOE/Vets/D isa bI ed. p ert a p p l i catio n o f data entry & e x p erie lectronic an d s o f t II • . ence in Quick Books THE CITY of La Grande ware s t a n d a r dized is accepting applicaPro. Pay upon experiDELIVER IN THE practices to extend the ence. Please send retions for the following TOWN OF life and improve desume with references position: sign of existing and fuBAKER CITY Leadperson- Parks to: Blind Box 2428 ture systems. This is a and Recreation c/o The Observer INDEPENDENT 345 - Adult Care limited duration posiDepartment 1406 Fifth St., CONTRACTORS t ion expected to e n d Union Co. La Grande, OR 97850 Required City application on or before 12/31/16 wanted to deliver the ADULT FOSTER home may be obtained from Baker City Herald ($3992-$5895/monthly MASTERS LEVEL Social in La Grande has imthe City of La Grande Monday, Wednesday, + excellent benefits Worker needed to prom ediate opening f o r website at: and Fnday's, within package). For more invide services to fami- www.cit ofla rande.or male or female resiformation or to apply, Baker City. lies and children within or Heather Ralkovich d ent, p r ivate r o o m . VISIt Ca II 541-523-3673 t he home s e t t ing i n Ca II 541-91 0-7557. in the Finance Departwww.odotlobs.com, Union, and W a llowa INVESTIGATE BEFORE ment, City Hall, 1000 search f o r J ob ¹ Counties. Some speYOU INVEST! Always A dams A v enue, L a O DOT14-0720oc o r cific Iob duties include a good policy, espe- DO YOU or a loved one Grande, OR 9 7 8 50, Traffic Systems Techneed a little more help family assessment for 541-962-1316, cially for business opnician 3. This recruitw ith every day l i f e ? needs, community col- hbur ess©cit ofla rande.or m ent i s o p e n u n t i l p ortunities & f ran laboration with family Closing date January 9, An eline Senior Iivin chises. Call OR Dept. filled; screening may s ervices, e n g a g i ng 2015. AA/EEO o f J u stice a t ( 5 0 3 ) now has openings in begin a s ea r l y a s our cozy home. We offamilies i n s e r v i ces, 378-4320 or the Fed12/22/14. ODOT is an f er a w i d e r a nge of and parent t r a i ning. No need to travel all over eral Trade Commission AA/EEO E m p loyer, For more information services, support, and at (877) FTC-HELP for town to look for garage committed to building quality care. Privately p leas e c o nt ac t f ree i nformation. O r workforce diversity. owned and operated. A man d a at sales ... you'll find them listv isit our We b s it e a t ed nght here in classified. We accept Medicaid, 541-975-3323. www.ftc. ov/bizop. private insurance, pnvate pay. Please call or stop by for more inforby Stella Wilder mation, 541-975-2418 or 501 3rd St. LG OR. MONDAY, DECEMI3ER)5,20)4 may be more entertained by the wayanother know things that others don't, and those
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USED LAY Down style NEWSPRINT Tanning bed for Sale. ROLL ENDS $2,500 obo, purchase Art prolects & more! as is. 541-398-0110 Super for young artists! Same owner for 21 yrs. $2.00 ar up handyman services. USED LAY Down style 541-910-6013 Stop in today! Kip Carter Construction Tanning bed for CCB¹1 01 51 8 541-519-5273 1406 Fifth Street Sale. $2,500 obo, Great references. 541-963-31 61 purchase as is. DIVORCE $155. ComCCB¹ 60701 541-398-011 0 plete preparation. Includes children, cusDO YOU need papers to start your fire with? Or tody, support, property a re yo u m o v i n g & CLETA 4 KATIE"S and bills division. No 435 - Fuel Supplies CREATIONS court appearances. Dineed papers to wrap Odd's & End's vorced in 1-5 w e eks SEASONED Firewood: those special items? Red Fir & T amarack The Baker City Herald 1220 Court Ave. possible. 503-772-5295. $ 170 i n t h e r o u n d , at 1915 F i rst S t r eet Baker City, OR Closed Sun. & Mon. www. pa ra ega I Ia Ite rna$ 200 s p l it , S p r u c e sells tied bundles of Tues. — Fn.; 10am - 5pm tives.com $150 In the round, & papers. Bundles, $1.00 delivered. 541-910-4661 each. Sat.; 10am — 3pm legalalt©msn.com
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1 Ltt 2-bdrm. units: We offer clean, attractive Retirement s ingle garage, W / D two b e droom a part- Pinehurst Apartments Apartments Clover Glen hookups, W / S i nPartially furnished. No ments located in quiet 1502 21st St. 767Z 7th Street, Apartments, cluded, $775/mo. Call pets. We check referand wel l m a i ntained La Grande 2212 Cove Avenue, ences. 541-523-2922 La Grande, OR 97850 541-963-1210. settings. Income r eLa Grande 752 - Houses for stnctions apply. Attractwe one and tw o Clean Ltt well appointed 1 Senior and VERY NICE, 3 bd, 2 ba, Rent Union Co. •The Elms, 2920 Elm bedroom units. Rent Ltt 2 bedroom units in a Disabled Complex carport, paved drweS t., Baker City. C u r- based on income. Inquiet location. Housing w ay, e l e c t ri c h e a t , 3 BD, 1.5 bath, fenced re n t ly a v a i I a b I e come restrictions apfor those of 62 years Affordable Housing! y a rd. $900/m o. L o rock hearth w/ gas fireNOTICE 2-bdrm a p a rtments. o r older, as w ell a s ply. Now accepting ap- Rent based on income. p lace, A C , f ri d g e , cated 10200 GrandNORTHEAST OREGON All real estate advertised Most utilities paid. On t hose d i s a b le d or plications. Call Lone at Income restnctions apply. stove, DW. Carpeted view Dr. Island City. h ere-in is s u blect t o CLASSIFIEDS resite laundry f a cilities h andicapped of a n y (541 ) 963-9292. Call now to apply! storage shed, handiCa II 541-963-2343 serves the nght to rethe Federal Fair Housand playground. Acage. Rent based on incapped accessible, no ing Act, which makes cepts HUD vouchers. This institute is an equal come. HUD vouchers I ect ads that d o n o t Beautifully updated p ets, n o s m o k i n g , 3 BDRM, 2 bath in LG. 2 it illegal to a dvertise comply with state and Call M ic h e l l e at opportunity provider. accepted. Please call car garage, large yard, $800/mo, $500 dep. Community Room, any preference, limitafederal regulations or TDD 1-800-735-2900 541-963-0906 (541)523-5908. $ 1000 pe r m o , n o featunng a theater room, 541-963-891 8. that a r e o f f e n s ive, tions or discnmination TDD 1-800-735-2900 pets. 541-963-4174. a pool table, full kitchen based on race, color, false, misleading, de+SPECIAL+ 750 - Houses For and island, and an religion, sex, handicap, ceptive or o t h e rwise 3-4BD HOUSE in Elgin, This institute is an equal Rent Baker Co. $200 off electnc fireplace. f amilial status or n aunacceptable. opportunity provider large back yard, w/s/g 1st months rent! Renovated units! tional origin, or intenWelcome Home! incl., $800/mo + $500 OREGON TRAIL PLAZA tion to make any such + (4/e accept HUD + d ep. Avail. Ja n 1 s t . This institute is an 475 - Wanted to Buy Please call Call p references, l i m i t a 1- bdrm mobile home 541-786-3385 l e ave equal opportunity (541) 963-7015 tions or discrimination. massage. starting at $400/mo. (541) 963-7476 ANTLER BUYER Elk, We will not knowingly provider. for more information. Includes W/S/G TDD 1-800-545-1833 deer, moose, buying www.virdianmgt.com UNION COUNTY 5BD, 2BA, 2 bed main accept any advertising RV spaces avail. Nice GREEN TREE all grades. Fair honest TTY 1-800-735-2900 Senior Living floor Ltt 3 down. $785 for real estate which is quiet downtown location p rices. Call N ate a t APARTMENTS 479-283-6372 in violation of this law. 541-523-2777 541-786-4982. 2310 East Q Avenue Thisinstituteis an Equal Mallard Heights All persons are hereby 3B/2B house in La Grande,OR 97850 870 N 15th Ave informed that all dwell1-BDRM, 1 bath. W/S in- COZY nion, d e c k , W / D N Elgin, OR 97827 i ngs a d ve rtised a r e 725 - Apartment c luded. G a s h e a t , U hookups, Fenced yard, 9I available on an equal Rentals Union Co. fenced yard. $525/mo. $ 995/m o . C a II Now accepting applicaopportunity basis. Opportunity Provider 541-51 9-6654 1 bdrm, all utilities pd, Affordasble Studios, EQUAL HOUSING tions f o r fed e r a l ly 541-963-1210. plus free internet and 1 Ltt 2 bedrooms. OPPORTUNITY f unded h o using f o r 2-BDRM MOBILE home, c oin-op l a undry, n o (Income Restnctions Apply) t hos e t hat a re Haines. No pets, refer- CUTE COTTAGE style smoking and no pets. Professionally Managed sixty-two years of age LA GRANDE, OR ences required. $400. 2bd house, southside $475 mo, $400 deby: GSL Properties or older, and h andiLa Grande location, no + dep. 541-523 3110 posit. 541-910-3696. Located Behind THUNDERBIRD capped or disabled of smoking o r pet s, 505 - Free to a goo La Grande Town Center APARTMENTS any age. 1 and 2 bed$ 595 / m o ca II home 1BD, NO sm o king no 307 20th Street room units w it h r e nt 2-BDRM, 1 b a th. W/S 541-963-4907 pets, wifi, some ut ilib ased o n i nco m e 720 - Apartment paid. Gas heat, range, ties, $450/mo, 1st, last COVE APARTMENTS when available. fridge, fenced yard. LARGE 2 BDRM, 1 ba, Rentals Baker Co. t tt cleaning d e p o s i t . A~-oe~-oe Cove $700mo. NE 1906 Cove Avenue $ 575/mo p lu s d e p . in 0 0 0 541-805-9798 Prope rt y M gt . 2335 BAKER ST. HIGHLAND VIEW Prolect phone ¹: 541-51 9-6654 Free to good home 1-Bdrm $400./mo 541-91 0-0354 Apartments UNITS AVAILABLE 541-437-0452 2 ROOM dormer, all utiliMost utilities paid. ads are FREE! NOW! TTY: 1(800)735-2900 4/5 BDRM, 2 bath house LARGE 2BDRM 1 bath, ties paid, plus internet No pets/smoking. (4 lines for 3 days) 800 N 15th Ave and laundry, no smok$950/mo. 1st, last Ltt $750.00. 541-51 9-2907 APPLY today to qualify "This Instituteis an Elgin, OR 97827 i ng, n o p e t s , $ 2 7 5 deposit. Available Dec. 541-91 0-0354 for subsidized rents at equal opportuni ty month $ 2 5 0 dep 20th. Pets on approval Now accepting applicathese quiet and provi der" 541-91 0-3696. with a fee. Large cor- NICE 3 bdrm, 2 bath in tions f o r fed e r a l ly centrally located n er lot, f e nced w i t h Union. $850 plus Dep. 4-BDRM Town house w/ CENTURY 21 funded housing. 1, 2, multifamily housing s hop. Fo r R e n t o r Mt Emily Prop Mgmt and 3 bedroom units 1-1/2 Bath Ltt Wood PROPERTY properties. 541-962-1074. l ease option t o b u y with rent based on inStove Back-up. New MANAGEMENT Call 541-523-5978 or come when available. SPACIOUS 8E CLEAN, Carpet Ltt Paint. W/ g 1, 2 8t 3 bedroom 541-403-0275 La randeRentals.com units with rent based 3bd, 2ba, $875/mo. Paid. $850+ dep. 541-963-9226 on income when LARGE 1-BDRM $570 + Prolect phone number: 740 - Duplex Rentals AVAIL. JAN. 1ST 541-437-0452 ava ila ble. dep. No pets (541)953-1210 2bdrm w/covered Baker Co. UNION 2bd, 2ba $600 TTY: 1(800)735-2900 541-523-9414 630 - Feeds patio, garage Ltt carport senior discount, pets CIMMARON MANOR 3-BDRM, 2 bath w/two Prolect phone ¹: Fndge, stove Ltt W/D okay. 541-910-0811 ICingsview Apts. "This institute is an equal car garage. $700/mo plus (541)963-3785 included. $600/mo 3rd CROP BEAUTIFUL opportunity provider." 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Century TTY: 1(800)735-2900 dep. Quiet neighborhood Horse hay, Alfalfa, sm. 1st, last+ sec. dep. 760 - Commercial 21, Eagle Cap Realty. 3140 Elm St. ELKHORN VILLAGE 54 1-523-6246 amt. of orchard grass Rentals 541-963-1210 51-519-1938, after 2pm APARTMENTS $ 220/ton, 2n d c r o p 15 X 2 5 G a rage Bay Senior a n d Di s a b l ed FSBO: 3-BDRM, 2 bath Alfalfa $220/ton. 1st CLOSE T O EO U, 1 745 - Duplex Rentals w/11' celing Ltt 10 x 10 home for rent or lease crop A l f alfa g r a s s, Housing. A c c e pt ing b drm, w/s/g pd, n o Roll-up door. $200/mo Union Co. option to buy. No pets. applications for those some rain, $165/ton. smoking/nopets, $425 www.La rande +fees. 541-519-6273 aged 62 years or older These little ads really A FFORDABLE S T U - $1000/mo plus deposit Small bales, Baker City month, $400 deposit. as well as those dis1880 Pear Street Rentals.com 541-51 9-0693 DENT HOUSING. 5 work! Join the thou541-91 0-3696. 25X40 SHOP, gas heat, 541-379-2645 abled or handicapped bd, 5 ba, plus shared roll up Ltt walk-in doors, ALFAFA C E RTIFIED of any age. Income re- STUDIO APARTMENTS L G STU D IOApt. R ea dy sands of other peokitchen, all u tillities $375. (541)963-4071, all utilities pd. ple in this area vvho w eed-free , s m al l strictions apply. Call NEWLY REMODELED HUD A P P ROVED, 12/15, paid, no smoking, no $450mo 541-910-0811 LG. bales. $220/00 ton. no Candi: 541-523-6578 walking distance to loare regular users of pets, $800/mo Ltt $700 3 PLUS bdrm, 2 b a th W/S/G paid. $825/mo r ain. La Gran d e . dep. 541-910-3696 c al businesses a n d BEARCO the classified. See 5 41-664-1806, c e l l Call 541-523-5665 or BUSINESS PARK restaurants, for more When the search is h ovv s i m p l e a n d Beautiful B r and New 541-51 9-4607 541-786-1456 i nfo r m a t i o n c al l Has 3,000 sq ft. also 509-592-81 79 3bd, 2b a a l l a p p l iserious — go to the e ffective t he y c a n 16x30 storage units C ERTIFIED W H E A T ances, fenced yard, SUNFIRE REAL Estate Availible Now! a d s . be. VVe're open from straw, small bales, LARGE 2 BD Apt, close c lass i f i e d LLC. has Houses, Dugarage, Ltt yard care. CaII 541-963-7711 $3.00 bale, barn stored, to EOU, no pets/smok- There's a variety to 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. STUDIO APT. FOR plexes Ltt Apartments $1,100mo + dep. Mt. ers, w/s/g paid, AvailLa G ra n d e . RENT. $450/MO, Emily Prop. Mgt. for rent. Call Cheryl INDUSTRIAL P ROPf or y o u r co n v e 5 41-663-1806, c e l l UTILITIES INCLUDED. able, Jan 1st $440/mo. choose from in our nience. 541-952-1074 Guzman fo r l i s t ings, ERTY. 2 bay shop with 541-786-1456 541-786-4252/4253 541-523-7727. office. 541-910-1442 503-806-2860 paper.
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PORTLAND — An 18-year-old man arrested Sunday is the second of three people believed to be involved in a shooting outside an alternative Portland high school, police said. Marquel Dugas, 18, was arrested on a probation violation and lodged into jail Sunday afternoon. Police said they are working to identify a third person connected with Friday's shooting near Rosemary Anderson High School. One of three people hospitalizedhas been released. Taylor Zimmers, 16, remains hospitalized in serious condition, while David Jackson-Liday, 20, was in fair condition. Labraye Franklin, 17, was releasedfrom the hospitalon Saturday. A fourth person, 17-year-old Olyvia Batson, was grazed by a bullet and treatedat the scene. Police arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the shooting early Saturday. Lonzo Murphy was charged with a parole violation and could face additional charges. Police said he's a"person ofinterest"in an incident they believe was related to gang activity. Sgt. Pete Simpson says two male victims have ties to gangs. The victims ate students or in ailiated job trainingprograms, authorities say. Police have designated Jackson-Liday as a gang member, a formalprocessthatrequires oScers to develop evidence and provide the allegedgang member an opportunity to appeal, Simpson said. Franklin is known by oScers to be
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TUESDAY • Prep girls basketball:Elgin at Walla Walla (Wash.) Academy, 5:30 p.m. • Prep girls basketball:La Grande at Umatilla, 6 p.m. • Prep boys basketball:Elgin at Walla Walla (Wash.) Academy, 7 p.m. • Prep boys basketball:La Grande at Umatilla, 7 p.m.
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Laker's Bryant passes M3 Kobe Bryant has reached rarefied air. The Los Angeles Lakers star passed Michael Jordan for third on the NBA's career scoring list Sunday night in a 100-94 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bryant entered the game needing nine points to pass the icon with whom he is often compared. He got the mark with two free throws with 5:24 to play in the second quarter. The Timberwolves stopped the game, and a Lakers-heavy crowd gave Bryant a standing ovation as Wolves owner Glen Taylor — the NBA's chairman of the board — presented him with the game ball. It took Bryant 1,269 games to reach 32,310 points. Jordan amassed his 32,292 points in 1,039 regular-season games.
Pats earn AFC East title New England clinched the AFC East title for the sixth straight season as Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes in a big third quarter during a 41-13 win over the Miami Dolphins Sunday. Leading 14-13 at halftime, the Patriots scored on four consecutive series while piling up 24 points, the most in any third period in team history. New England (113) can secure homefield advantage throughout the AFC playoffs by beating the NewYork Jets and Buffalo Bills. Miami (7-7) saw its slim postseason hopes dwindle further.
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La Grande junior David Jackman locks in on Sam Barlow's Joseph Knight in the championship match of the 145-pound division of the Muilenburg Tournament Saturday at La Grande High School.
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After winning two matches at the Muilenburg Tournament to reach the quarterfinals of the heavyweight division, La Grande freshman Tanner Jones turned a lot ofheads this weekend — including teammate and newly minted two-time Muilenburg champion Cole Rohan. When Rohan first saw Jones join the Tiger wrestling program, he admitted he had his doubts. "Tanner did not look like a really tough wrestler when he came in," Rohan said."But he proved me wrong right off the bat here this weekend. I'm really proud ofhim for going out and pinning some really
tough kids. He's definitely my MVP for this tournament." Rohan added that he was not only impressed with Jones' victories, he was also encouraged to see Jones win both ofhis matches on pins. Following a win over Aaron Clark of Walla Walla, Wash., in the firstround, Jones beat Weiser, Idaho's Ricky Sandoval to reach the quarters. Jones said he was very nervous headinginto the meet, but has now gained a new level of self-belief "It was nerve wracking to see all the people here at first," Jones said. "I definitely feel I got more confident by winning both of my matches on pins." See JoneslPage6C
Throughoutthe MuilenburgTournament Friday and Saturday at La Grande High School, wrestlers from allover Oregon and beyond had the chance to see how their kids stacked up against tough competition. After the host Tigers won the meet last year, Vale finished on top over the weekend with a score of 250. Scappoose finished second with 211.5 to edge out third-place Sam Barlow, scoring 210. La Grande finished 11th with a score of 94.5, with 11 wrestlers competing after having 22 kids taking part last year. Senior Cole Rohan won his second consecutive Mui-
lenburgtitle fortheTigers, defeatingGarrett Lefebvre of Rainier on a pin. "Cole had another really good weekend," La Grande head coach Klel Carson said."It' sjustone ofthose deals where he keeps winning because he always works so hard. When Cole wrestles tough kids, he does such a good job and makes it look easy when it's really not." Rohan, who won his first three matches on pins before beating Pendleton's Dalton Cortazar on a technical fall in the semifinals, saidhe put a lotofpressure on himself to take home another belt buckle awarded to each weight division champion. SeeRecaplPage 5C
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Mariota becomes first Duck to win Heisman • Oregon QB earns landslide victory over A pinpoint passer with ver speed,Ma riWisconsin running back Melvin Gordon wide-recei ota came into this season as The Associated Press
Marcus Mariota wrote it all down, every word ofhis Heisman Trophy acceptance speech.Itwasa good thing, too, because getting through it might have been tougher than sprinting away from a linebacker or tossing a touchdown pass for Oregon's understated star. The junior quarterback became the Ducks'first Heisman winner going away Saturday night, capping a three-year climb to college football' sm ostprestigious individual award. 'Tm humbled to be standing here today," Mariota said
moments after he was announced as the winner. Mariota isn't a bigger talker, but he steadily worked through his speech, thanking his teammates, teachers, friends and his home state of Hawaii. He finally hit a snag when it came time to thank his mother and father. He needed to take two deep breathsand stillhe got choked up. "I had to give thanks to so many people because where I am today, it's all do to all those people," Mariota said later. "It's hard notto getem otional. It's been a long journey. My emotions got the best of me."
OBSERVERATHLETE OF THE DAY
Eastern Oregon University defeated Multnomah University101-83, and one player scored nearly half of the Mountaineers' points. Senior point guard De'Sean Mattox poured in 44 points, going 15-for-24 from the field, and making nine of his 16 3-point attempts. He saved his best for the second half, scoring 29 points to help Eastern pull away from Multnomah.
the favorite to win the 80th Heisman and delivered a performance that turned the presentation ceremony at a theater in Times Square into a foregone conclusion. Mariota had twice as many
points (2,534) assecondplace finisher Melvin Gordon (1,250),the record-breaking running back from Wisconsin. The other finalist, Alabama receiver Amari Cooper, was third. M ariota received the second-highest percentage
of possible points (90.92) in Heisman history, behind only Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith, who had 91.63 in 2006.
TONIGHT'S PICIC
Mountie can'tbe stopped Saturday
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his past weekend, I coveredawrestling meet for the first time. I had no ideawhat to expectbefore heading over to cover the MuilenburgTournament, and I wasn't sure of what to do when I walked into a La Grande gym that was completely transformed. When I walked into the gym, I honestly didn't recognize it. For a moment, I was back in a big city, then I appreciated being in a high school that could put on such a grand stage for wrestling so effectively. Imbler wrestling head coach Doug Hislop once told me that football is not a contact sport — it's a collision sport. Wrestling is acontact sport.After covering this year's MuilenburgTournament, Inow understand what he means, and will enjoy next year's tournament even more with a better understanding of how it works. While attending the Muilenburg, you can find hundreds of kids who push themselves to their physical and mental limits almost every day in practice — and sometimes beyond — to achieve what they are fully capable of. Most parents will tell you it's not easy to watch their kid wrestle, but those who support their kids wrestling know that it's not about the wins and the pins. It's about watching their kids evolve into hard-working, successful and loyal young men. See AvissarlPage 5C
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University of Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota accepts the Heisman Trophy Saturday in New York City.
WHO'S HOT:
The 5-8 Chicago Bears will locks horns with another team dealing with
GOLDEN STATEWARRIORS:In Steve Kerr's first year as head coach, Golden State has now ripped off
adversity, when they hit the road to take on the 5-8
16 straight wins after a 128-122 overtime victory
New Orleans Saints.
over the New Orleans Pelicans Sunday.
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JOHNNY MANZIEL:Johnny Football's first start in the NFL
was a disaster Sunday, as the Cleveland Browns' quarterback threw for just 80 yards and had 13 rushing yards in a 30-0 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
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The La Grande boys and girls teams enjoyed secondplace finishes at the Baker Swim Invite Saturday, winning 11 of the 22 varsity events. 'The upperclass kids all did well," head coach Darren Dutto said.'We have greatleadership,and thatis exactly what these kids are providing. The team is really gelling together." Pendleton was the clear winner on the girls side with 584 points. The Tigers totaled333 pointsbehind
PREP SWIMMING several individual event winners. Abbey Felley won the 200-meterfreestylerace and the 100-meter butterfly .AbbeyTweten won the 200 individual medley, Shelby Baker was first in the 50-meter freestyle and the 500-meter freestyle and Hannah Roberts won the 100-meter backstroke. The girls also won first in two relays — Felley, Baker, Roberts and Erin Bodfish took first place in the 200-meter medley
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relay, and Baker, Tweten, Felley and Roberts won the 400-meterfreestylerelay. The La Grande boys made it close on Pendleton, but ultimately fell 623 to 577 in the team points race. Keegan Dutto won the 200-meter individual medley, and Bryce Ebel took first in two events, the
50-meter freestyle and the 500-meterfreestyle. In addition to the winners,Dutto said several other swimmers stood out. Dan Felley improved his time in the 200-meter individual medley by 20 seconds to finish fourth, and also took fourth in the 100-meter butterfly. Freshman Nolan Clements also had a good showing, placing fifth in the 200-meter freestyle. La Grande gets back in the pool Saturday, hosting the La Grande Invite.
PREP BOYS WALLOWA LIONS CLUB ROUNDUP
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Imbler kept rolling, beating Wallowa 49-28 at the Wallowa Lions Tournament Saturday. "It was pretty exciting to win the tournament," Panther assistant coach Tony Haddock said."It's always good to bring home some hardware." Sophomore Hunter Vanleuven had 13 points. Trace Vandeave had 12 points and made one Uuee-pointer. Senior Joe Griflm went 4-for-4 fmm the fiee throw line, helping Imbler to a 23-13 lead at halhme. Wallowa was led by junior Cole Hafer with six points, and Gareth Murray and Karl Wellens each had a three-pointer. "Isaw alotofgood things we could take away," Cougars
head coach Greg Oveson said. ' Defensively, we played good. We need to finish amund the basket, but we got the shots we wanted. Theyjustdidn't Murray
In the first game of the tournament for the home team, Wallowa got a downto-the-vme 44-42 win over Arlington Friday. "Seven points was the biggest lead for any team," Oveson said Murray led the team with 18 points, one three-pointer, and went 5-for-7 fmm the fiee thmw line. NoahAllen had 10 points and two three-pointers.
Wallowa i3-3 overall) will look to bounce back Friday at home against Nixyaawii. On Friday, Imbler defeated
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played with them during the summer." Vancleave led the Panthers to the win with 25 points. Sophomore Marshal Whitaker had eight points. Senior Noah DeLury led the Eagles with 13 points. Senior Tyler Johnson finished the game with five points. "Imbler never let up, they went atyou hard," Joseph head coach Olan Fulfer said. 'They wore my guys out, and I only had one sub. Imbler hit a ton of shots in the second. We tried to keep up the tempo, but we couldn't." The two teams will face
off Thursday when Joseph heads to Imbler i4-0 overall). "I think it will be a different game on Thursday against Joseph," Haddock said. The Eagles were able to reboundforavictory Saturday, beating Arlington 59-47. Joseph i3-1 overall) went into the locker room at halftime with a 39-14 lead. ''We started out on a high press," Fulfer said.'We never let up in the first half." Sophomore Cayden DeLury led the Eagles with 20 points, Noah DeLury finished with 15 points, and sophomore Jake Chrisman also added 15 points. "In the second half, Arlington hit three three-pointers" Fulfer said.'We missed a lot of shots that we could have made."
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Imbler got its third win after beating Wallowa 37-16 on Saturday at the Wallowa Lions Tournament. Imbler had a 21-4 lead at the half. "I think we controlled the tempo," Panthers head coach Barry Bowers said. ''We got up the court in great fashion." Whitney Wilber had 10 points, with one three. Junior Katie Barry had nine points. For Wallowa, Taylor Harshfield and Claire Wellens each scored four
points to lead the Cougars. "Imbler has a very good basketball team," Cougars head coach Greg Oveson said."I wasn't very happy with how we played. We are rushing out shots. We have to figure out how to settle down. Friday, the Panthers beat
Joseph 47-31. "Kids are playing with more confidence," Bowers said."Our young players are stepping up." Barry led the Panthers to the win with 13 points. Sophomore Jacobi Rudd also
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helped get the win with 13 points. "Joseph went up 11-0 in the first quarter," Bowers said.'We went on a 20-2 point run of our own after that." Prior to the loss to Imbler, Wallowa won a nail-biter over Arlington, 31-30. The Cougars staged a secondhalf comeback, as Arlington
helda 20-12 lead athalf. "It was a very down-tothe-end game," Oveson said."It was back and forth throughout." Cheyenne Hall had 11 pointstopaceWa llowa, sophomore Lauren Makin had nine points as Wallowa went 5-for-9 from the free throw line.
Wallowa i3-3 overall) will look to rebound against Nixyaawii on Friday, while Imbler i3-1 overall) faces Joseph i2-2 overall), who lost to Arlington 45-38 Saturday, again Thursday at home.
PREP BOYSBASICETBALL ROUNDUP
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Elgin bounced back from a 73-56 loss to Kennedy Friday to defeat Monroe 55-29 Saturday at the John F. Kennedy Classic in Mt. Angel. Senior Jake Burgess scored a team-high 19 points in the win over Monroe after scoring 16 against Kennedy to lead Elgin in the loss. "Jake didn't play as well as he would have liked this weekend, but he's consistentlybeen a good,solid leader, both on the court, and with the mental side of the game," head coach Kevin Johnson said. Sophomore Chance Weaver added13 points,junior Gavin Christenson chipped in 10 points and freshman Caleb Lathrop scored five against Monroe. Johnson said getting some contributions fi'om the bench was key in the win. In the Friday loss to Kennedy, junior Gage Little was second on the team behind Burgess with 15 points, and Weaver had 13 points. "Kennedy is a pretty tough team, but I thought
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Union splits at tourney Union shook off a 67-40 loss to Weston-McEwen Friday to win 59-55 in overtime overGrant Union Saturday B urgess Ken n o n at the Weston-McEwen Tournament. we still had a chance to beat Junior Dawson Kennon them," Johnson said.'We was the standout Saturday, went into halfbme down leading the Bobcats with only seven, but three min27 points. Junior Landon utes into the third quarter Houck added 12 points with we started having some foul a team-high seven rebounds, trouble." and junior Chase Houck But after Saturday's win, chipped in eight points. "It was great to pull off Johnson was more than happy at getting a split on that win in overtime," head the road. coach Brett Dunten said."It 'Tll take it every day of the got us back to .500." week," Johnson said.'These Chase Houck was the tournaments are helping us leading scorer in the loss continue to climb the ladder Friday with 15 points, and and understanding everyLandon Houck added nine. ''Weston-McEwen just had thingbetterand betterasa team.They'rekeeping the a little more firepower than us," Dunten said."But we're confidence up, that's improving every game, and it trickles young, and we're gaining down to everyone else." experience." Elgin i2-3 overall) travels to The Bobcats i2-2 overall) Walla Walla%ash.l Academy will next host the Union Tuesdayfora rem atch oflast Booster Club Classic, and Tuesday's 72-48 home loss. Union tips off the tourna"They're a tough team, ment with a matchup but we have strong aspiraagainst Jordan Valley. tions that this time will be Dunten sees these predifferent," Johnson said. season tournaments as vital
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to his talented but youthful roster. ''We're maturing, and hopefully we learn a lot in theseearly losses,"he said. "Tournaments in the long run helps us see where we're at,and exposesus to different dynamics."
Badgers split Powder Valley defeated Cove 52-47 Friday in Cove beforefalling athome toJordan Valley, 61-50, Saturday. In defeat, Cove was led by Derrick Murchison with 27 points and nine rebounds. No Powder Valley stats were available. Powder Valley i1-3 overalll hosts Pine Eagle Friday, while Cove i3-1 overall) plays Monument/Dayville Thursday at the Union Booster Club Classic.
Enterprise Classic The Outlaws' pair of games Friday and Saturday were not updated on the OSAA website by The Observer's deadline. Enterprise next faces Condon/Wheeler Friday in Pilot Rock.
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The press defense for Enterprise wreaked havoc on its opponents all weekend, leading to a pair ofblowout wins at the Enterprise Winter Classic. The Outlaws defeated Trout Lake, Wash., 45-19, Friday, and routed Pine Eagle 59-22 Saturday.
' We played well," head coach Mike Crawford said. "Right now I'm getting effort out of everyone. My team is really young, and we're playing well together. I can't complain at all." Enterprise employed press defenseagainstitstw oopponents, and neither Trout Lake or Pine Eagle were able to get anything going on the offensive end. "Our defense has been good, but I don't think either team handled the press very well," Crawford said. 'That led to a separation in baskets." Sophomore forward Sarah Aschenbrenner scored a team-high 15 points against Trout Lake, and sophomore wing Darby Gassett added 10 points off the bench. Sophomore forward Tiffanie George had a game-high 13 rebounds, and senior guard Emma Hall had six points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals. ''We've had good balance offensively," Crawford said. "On the defensive side, Carsen iSajonial and Tiffanie are kind ofleading the way. Tiffanie's doing the little things, blocking out inside and gettingthebreak started for us." Aschenbrenner was also the leading scorer in the win over Pine Eagle with 11 points. Gassettadded 10 points forthe second consecutive game, freshman Reece Christman had nine points and five assists and sophomore Reagan Bedard chipped in six points. Freshman forward Madison Plew led Enterprise with six rebounds, and Hall and Christman bothhad ateam-high four steals. All 11 players scored for the Outlaws. "Over the weekend I virtually played all my girls even minutes," Crawford said. ''When I have four freshmen and four sophomores, to be able to get them that kind of playing time, we're making big gains from it. In the fourth quarter against Pine Eagle, I had eight girls score in one quarter. and they all had one basket each. The fact the scoring can come from everywhereispretty cool." Enterprise i4-1 overall) kicks of the Rocket Invitational in Pilot Rock against Condon/Wheeleron Friday.
PREP GIRLS BASICETBALL ROUNDUP quarter and going into halftime down six. Kellie Nostrant led the Leopards with 10 points and nine rebounds, and Kindra M oore added eight points. The Badgers lost to Jordan Valley in nonleague action Saturday at home, 59-49. ''We started so slow,got into some foul issues and couldn't do the things we wanted to do," Bingham said. "It's just a learning process." Allen scored nine of her 17 points in the fourth quarter of Saturday's contest, while Feik had 11 points. Bingham said he was very proud of Taylor Martin, as she finished with 21 rebounds Friday and Saturday. Powder Valley i2-2 overall) opens up its Old Oregon League slate Friday against Pine Eagle at home, while
Cove i0-3 overall) begins the Union Booster Club Classic Thursday against Monument/Dayville.
Bobcats remain spotless
Union secured a pair of wins at the Weston-McEwen Tournament, defeating the hosts 48-31 Friday before beating Grant Union 41-27 Saturday. Keesha Sarman scored 23 points to lead Union to the win over Weston-McEwen. Elly Wells, Carsyn Roberts and Delanie Kohr all scored five points apiece. ''What I loved about that game was, Keesha scored the most, but all the rest of my main six players were contributors," head coach Rhondie Rickman-Johansen said. In the Grant Union victory, Sarman again paced the Bobcats with 21 points, including going11-for-12from thefree throw line, and Wells chipped in five points. After Kohr and Roberts got in foul trouble early, Rickman-Johansen said she was pleased with freshman Katie Good,who added fi vepoints off the bench. The coach was also impressed with the defensive play ofher team in the two games. ''We pride ourselves on playing good defense," Rickman-Johansen said.'We trytorun berealaggressive. A point of emphasis for us is to play good defense where we're moving our feet, and not reaching. We were real disciplined this weekend, and I'm a firm believer that defenseisa lotofourgame." Union i5-0 overall) will put itsperfectrecord on the line beginning Thursday against Jordan Valley to begin the Union Booster Club Classic. "The preseason is critical Badgers edge Leopards for showing your strengths, Powder Valley started its and also the areas you need weekend with a 38-33 nonto really develop," Rickmanleague win over Cove on the Johansen said."We're doing road Friday. that during all these tournaWith the girls making the ments, and we're playing majority of their free throws great teams. Tournaments in crunch time, Badgers' highlight where we have head coach Allen Bingham to improve during the next said he was happy to see his week in practice as we squad hold on for the win. gear upforthe restofthe "The game gotkind ofugly, season." then we played really well Elgin suffers two losses towards the end," Bingham said.'We really thought we The Huskies dropped a were going to win or lose the pairofgames forthe team's game at the line, since we first losses on the season at had a small lead." the John F. Kennedy Classic Amanda Feikled theBad- in Mt. Angel. gers with 16 points and 10 Elgin was defeated by Kenrebounds, while Bailee Allen nedy 56-22 Friday, and fell finished with nine. to Colton 49-36 Saturday. No Powder Valley recovered other stats were available. from what Bingham said Elgin i3-2 overall) plays at was a very slow startafter Walla Walla%ash.l Acadscoring one point in the first mey Tuesday.
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Mattoxeatehes fireinseeondhalf Mounties knocko8 No. 13 L-C State
• Mountie point guard scores season high in win
open shots," Strock said."It was more of picking and choosing to make sure you got the best shot. I was just thankful I made a couple." By Josh Benham The Mounties shot 50 The Observer percent &om the field and De'Sean Mattox took mat- m ade 18 oftheir42 threeters into his own hands in pointers. Edwards nailed three treys, as did reserve the second half Saturday. The Eastern Oregon Stuart Bartoldus, and Strock University point guard addedtwo.On the 37 made field goals, Eastern ended caught fire in the final 20 minutes, hitting six threewith 26 assists as a team. 'That's probably one thing pointers and scoring 29 that I'm most proudest of the second-half points as the Mountaineers pulled away guys tonight, is sharing the from Multnomah University ball," Barrett said."De'Sean fora 101-83 victory in a put up a lot of shots, but still nonconference tilt at Quinn played unselfish. The whole Coliseum. team was unselfish. But it Mattox finished with a starts on the defensive end. season-high 44 points and Once we got stops, we can nine treys. get out and go." "Honestly, I just felt kind Senior forward Michael ofdisrespectedthat they Crane had his typical all-around game, leading were still in the game iin the second half), when they the team with eight assists shouldn't have been," Matwhile grabbing six rebounds — four on the offensive end tox said."Their guys were kind of talking a little bit, — with a pairofstealsand four points. so I was just like, I've got "He's really versatile, and another level I can turn it up to. I just got in a zone and he's a tough matchup for otherteams,"Barrettsaid. rode the wave." "He's incredibly hard to keep The senior was efficient with his shots, as well, going otf the boards. We know we 15-for-2 4 fiom thefield and can count on him defen9-for-16 fiom the three-point sively and rebounding, and he's not going to be selfish line. "Most of the shots he took on the offensive end. Every were good shots," head coach team would be lucky to have Jared Barrett said."He somebody like him on their struggled a little bit to get team." them togoearly,sohestarted Eastern led 44-32 at getting to the basket. Then, halflime, but Multnomah in the second half; he caught chipped away in the second fire." half and the Mounties held Mattox also led the team in just a slim 58-55 lead with rebounding with 14 boards, 12 minutes remaining. as Eastern outrebounded Crane scored on a putback Multnomah 51-33. before Mattox heated up. His ''We expect our guards to trey pushed the lead to 63rebound," Barrett said."Our 55,and Multnomah respondguardsdefinitely rebounded ed with a three-pointer. well, and De'Sean displayed Mattox answered right back a lot ofleadership tonight. with another three-pointer, Not just because he scored, and following a Multnomah but we were struggling a basket, Mattox drilled his little bit defensively to get third trey in about two minstops. He was trying to get utes &om a few feet behind all the guys going, and he did the arc, giving Eastern a 69-60 advantage. it by his actions." "At first, I wanted to make Forward Bryan McGritf earned his eighth doublesure I got other guys shots, double of the season with and make sure they were be19 points and 10 rebounds. ing aggressive," Mattox said. Guard Deonta Edwards add- "In the second half guys ed 13points,and redshirt were like, You need to start &eshman Austin Strock shooting', and they started chipped in 11 points otf the giving me the ball." bench, all in the first half. Mattox was fouled while 'There were gaps in their attempting a three-pointer zone,so therewas alotof on the next possession,
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scoring, but rebounding and defensively." The game was knotted at 26-all heading into the second half, and the WarClark State ildaho.l College roirs came out hot, scoring the first six points of the half. Sunday, winning 62-50 in the finale of the Lewis-Clark But Eastern responded right State Classic in Lewiston, back with a 10-0 run, punctuIdaho. ated by Ah You's layup, to ''We really just gutted it give Eastern a 36-32 lead. out," head coach Anji WeisDuring the surge, the Mountsenfluh said."It was back iesheld theWarri orsscoreand forthallgame.They'd less for a six-minute span. Lewis-Clark battled back take atwo tofourpointslead, then we'd get it right back. totiethe score at38-all before Moss gave Eastern a We had some people really 40-38 lead with a basket, and step up at the end to help carry us to the win." the Mounties would never The Mounties held Lewis- trail again. Clark to just 32 percent Slowly but surely, Eastern extended the lead until Ah shooting from the field, limiting the Warriors to the You nailed a three-pointer fewestpoints they've scored to give the Mounties a 53-43 allseason.Eastern outscored as the second half dwindled Lewis-Clark 36-24 in the down. Eastern would lead by second half, holding the War- as many as 15 in the closing riors to nine second-half field minutes. "Maya and Airashay really goals. The Mounties finished with 12 stealsand forced 21 stepped up in the last six turnovers by the Warriors minutes of the game,"Weis"I think we just wore them senfluh said.'They played down,"Weissenfluh said.'We with a lot of confidence, and were able to get out and run, really stepped up when we and they missed some shots. needed something. Those Our zone did create some two played well together, but problems for them in the Nikki iOsbornel, Kassy iLarsecond half. They had looks, sonl and Maddie, they were but they weren't good looks, the bottom of our zone. They and they weren't the shots pretty much dominated dethey were looking for." fensively down the stretch." Junior point guard Aftersome close lossesin MaloreeMoss scored a team- theearlier partofthe season, high 11 points with seven to pull out a back-and-forth rebounds and three assists. game was just what Eastern Freshman guard Maya needed. "IQ1 give us a lot of conAh You and junior guard Airashay Rogers scored nine fidence,"Weissenfluh said. ''We've had some wins, but points apiece. Junior guard Larissa Quintana and junior we hadn't beaten ateam of forward Madeline Laan both that stature. It was nice to had eight points. beat a quality team." The Mounties displayed The win was preceded by greatteam depth,aseight Eastern's 90-74 victory over different players scored Simpson iCalifl University points to just six Lewis-Clark Saturday, in which Laan and players, one which who had Quintana led four players in just a point. double-figures with 13 points "Our depth is what allowed apiece. us to wear them down,"WeisEastern i10-3 overall, 2-0 senfluh said.'We played a Cascade Collegiate Conferlot of kids, and it was a total ence) faces conference foe team effort. We had balance SouthernOregon Fridayin across the board, not only Ashland. Eastern Oregon University capped otf a 2-0 weekend with a come-fiom-behind victory over No. 13 Lewis-
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Eastern Oregon University redshirt freshman Austin Strock, who scored 11 points, attempts a corner threepointer Saturday against Multnomah University. a 21-5 run, and Multnomah would not threaten for the restofthe game. Eastern i9-2 overall, 2-0Cascade Collegiate Conference) play its first road conference game FridayatSouthern Oregon University.
and his three free throws extended the lead to 12 with less than 10 minutes left. Edwards hit a three-pointer, and Mattox scored on a fastbreak to go up 77-60. McGritI" spairof&eethrows gave Eastern a 79-60 lead with 8:15 remaining, capping otf
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CORVALLIS — When the news hit last week that Nebraska had hired its new football coach,the coaches' offices at Wisconsin started buzzing. When Gary Andersen learned Nebraska's choice was Mike Riley, Andersen suddenly was not very concerned with the Cornhuskers. "I didn't really care who Nebraska hired at that point,"Andersen said."I was much more worried about who Oregon State was going to hire." It turned out to be Andersen himself, as he was formally introduced at a spectacle ofa pressconference Friday afternoon at the Valley Football Center following the Beavers' surprising announcement of Andersen's hiring two days prior. Andersen praised his previous stop, calling Wisconsin an"unbelievable institution" and Badgers legend Barry Alvarez a"Hall-of-Fame AD." Yet Andersen continuously mentionedOSU and Corvallis as the right"fit" for him and his family, pointing to why the Beavers were able to lure away a proven coach &om a perennial Big Ten contender.
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'There's fits in life and there's opportunities that come your way,"Andersen said."And when you see a fit and you look at it and you get that feeling ... there's no doubt this is where I'm supposed to be." Friday marked Andersen's second visit to Corvallis, following a 2007 loss to the Beavers as Utah's defensive coordinator. But he was charmed by the town, comparing it to Logan, Utah, where he spent four seasons as Utah State's head coach. So he always eyeballed the OSU job as one he'd consider if the opportunity ever came up. Ask his wife, Stacey, Andersenassured,and she'lltell you the same thing. There was just one problem, Andersen thought. "I didn't think Coach Riley would ever leave,"Andersen sald. Riley's unexpected bolt for Lincoln changed all that. And it turns out OSU athletic director Bob De Carolis was already quite aware of Andersen, too. De Carolis was first introduced to an Andersen squad in 2011, flipping on some Utah State film when the
"It's always in the back of your mind — the'short list' type of thing," De Carolis said.'You always kind of keep it there."When De Carolis began his search for the next 3 Q Beavers coach late lastweek, he heard through contacts in the industry thatAndersen might be looking for another coaching opportunity. "Once we confirmed it," De Carolis said,'We said, We're not gonna do any better than this. This guy's good.'Then it was, pedal-to-the-metal,'Let's go get him.'" De Carolis went through The Associated Press phato Andersen's agent to set up New Oregon State head coach GaryAnderson is introa meeting for Tuesday. De duced Friday during a press conference. Carolis and deputy athletic director Mark Massari flew opportunity to schedule the Then this past fall, De Car- out of Eugene to Rockford, Aggies arose. olis saw Andersen's Badgers Illinois, about 75 miles fiom "No way we're schedulbeat Illinois in Madison while Madison. ing these guys," De Carolis visiting his daughter, who is a ThatAndersen made the 90-minute drive first showed thought. Wisconsin student. I
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SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA x-New England 11 3 0 . 7 86 442280 Bulfalo 8 6 0 . 5 7 1 302254 Miami 7 7 0 . 5 00 327301 N.Y. Jets 3 11 0 . 214 230360 South W L T P c t P F PA x-Indianapolis 10 4 0 .7 1 4 424317 Houston 7 7 0 . 5 00 324277 Tennessee 2 12 0 .1 4 3 231390 Jacksonville 2 12 0 .1 4 3 211 376 North W L T P c t P F PA 9 4 1 . 6 79 311289 9 5 0 . 6 43 389339 9 5 0 . 6 43 376267 7 7 0 . 5 00 276300 West W L T P c t P F PA x-Denver 11 3 0 .78 6 407303 Kansas City 8 6 0 .57 1 322254 San Diego 8 6 0 .57 1 3 03294 Oakland 2 12 0 . 143 213381 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA 10 4 0 . 7 14 381328 9 5 0 . 6 43 416347 5 9 0 . 3 57 317339 3 11 0 . 214 257370 South W L T P c t P F PA Carolina 5 8 1 . 3 93 288358 NewOrleans 5 8 0 .3 8 5 333359 Atlanta 5 9 0 . 3 57 348369 TampaBay 2 12 0 .1 4 3 254367 North W L T P c t P F PA Detroit 10 4 0 . 7 14 281238 Green Bay 10 4 0 . 7 14 436325 Minnesota 6 8 0 . 4 29 277297 Chicago 5 8 0 . 3 85 281378 West W L T P c t P F PA Arizona 11 3 0 . 7 86 287244 Seattle 10 4 0 . 7 14 339242 San Francisco 7 7 0 .5 0 0 251285 St. Louis 6 8 0 . 4 29 291297 x-clinched division All Times PST
Thursday's Game Arizona 12, St. Louis 6
Sunday's Games Kansas City 31, Oakland 13 Pittsburgh 27, Atlanta 20 N.Y. Giants 24, Washington 13 New England 41, Miami 13 Indianapolis 17, Houston 10 Baltimore 20, Jacksonville 12 Bulfalo 21, Green Bay 13 Carolina 19, Tampa Bay 17 Cincinnati 30, Cleveland 0 Denver 22, San Diego 10 N.Y. Jets 16, Tennessee 11 Seattle 17, San Francisco 7 Detroit 16, Minnesota 14 Dallas 38, Philadelphia 27
Monday's Game New Orleans at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 TennesseeatJacksonville,5:25 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 Philadelphia at Washington, 1:30
p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 5:25
p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21
Baltimore at Houston, 10 a.m. Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m. Atlanta at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Minnesota at Miami, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Carolina, 10 a.m. Green Bay atTampa Bay, 10 a.m. Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. New England at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at St. Louis, 1:05 p.m. Bulfalo at Oakland, 1:25 p.m. Indianapolis at Dallas, 1:25 p.m. Seattle atArizona, 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 22 Denver at Cincinnati, 5:30 p.m.
FBS Bowl Schedule All Times PST Saturday, Dec. 20 New Orleans Bowl Nevada (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
(8-4), 8 a.m. (ESPN)
New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque UTEP (7-5) vs. Utah State (9-4), 11:20 a.m. (ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl Colorado State (10-2) vs. Utah (8-4), 12:30 p.m. (ABC) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise Western Michigan (8-4) vs. Air Force
(9-3), 2:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Camelia Bowl
At Montgomery, Ala. Bowling Green (7-6) vs. South Alabama
(6-6), 6:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 22
Miami Beach Bowl BYU (8-4) vs. Memphis (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 23 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Marshall (12-1) vs. Northern lllinois (11-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN) Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego Navy (7-5) vs. San Diego State (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec.24 Bahamas Bowl At Nassau Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central Michigan (7-5), 9 a.m. (ESPN) Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Rice (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-7), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 26 Heart of Dallas Bowl lllinois (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl At Detroit Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl UCF (9-3) vs. N.C. State (7-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Annapolis, Md. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Duke (9-3) vs. Arizona State (9-3), 11 a.m. (CBS) Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Miami (6-6) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Boston College (7-5) vs. Penn State (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Nebraska (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 29 Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. West Virginia (7-5) vs. Texas ASM (75), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Clemson (9-3) vs. Oklahoma (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Texas Bowl At Houston Texas (6-6) vs. Arkansas (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 30 Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. Notre Dame (7-5) vs. LSU (8-4), Noon (ESPN) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Louisville (9-3) vs. Georgia (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Fosters Farm Bowl At Santa Clara, Calif. Stanford (7-5) vs. Maryland (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl At Atlanta Mississippi (9-3) vs. TCU (11-1), 9:30 a.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Boise State (11-2) vs. Arizona (10-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl At Miami Gardens, Fla. Mississippi State (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (10-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Wisconsin (10-3) vs. Auburn (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN2) Cotton Bowl Classic At Arlington, Texas Michigan State (10-2) vs. Baylor (11-1), 9: 30 a.m. (ESPN) Citrus Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Minnesota (8-4) vs. Missouri (10-3), 10 a.m. (ABC) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Playolf semifinal: Oregon (12-1) vs. Florida State (13-0), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Playolf semifinal: Alabama (12-1) vs. Ohio State (12-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 2 Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Houston (7-5), 9 a.m. (ESPN) TaxSlayer Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. lowa (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6), 12:20
p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl At San Antonio UCLA (9-3) vs. Kansas State (9-3), 3:45 p.m. (ESPN) Cactus Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Oklahoma State (6-6) vs. Washington
(8-5), 7:15 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 3 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl
Chicago 93, Miami 75 Oklahoma City 112, Phoenix 88 L.A. Lakers 100, Minnesota 94 Toronto 95, New York 90, OT San Antonio 99, Denver 91
Monday's Games Boston at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. L.A. Lakers at lndiana, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Chicago atAtlanta, 4:30 p.m. Orlando at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 6 p.m. San Antonio at Portland, 7 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Florida (6-5) vs. East Carolina (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN2) GoDaddy Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Toledo (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (7-5), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 10 Medal of Honor Bowl At Charleston, S.C.
Minnesota at Washington, 4 p.m. Miami at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Utah at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Golden State at Memphis, 5 p.m. Dallas at New York, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 7:30
p.m.
NCAATop 25
1. Kentucky (11-0) beat Columbia 5646; beat No. 21 North Carolina 84-70. American vs. National, 11:30 a.m. 2. Duke (8-0) did not play. Monday, Jan. 12 3. Arizona (10-0) beat Utah Valley College Football Championship 87-56;beat Michigan 80-53.. At Arlington, Texas 4. Louisville (9-0) beat lndiana 94-74; Sugar Bowl winner vs. Rose Bowl winbeat UNC Wilmington 68-57. ner, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) 5. Wisconsin (10-1) beat Milwaukee Saturday, Jan. 17 93-54; beat Nicholls State 86-43. East-West Shrine Classic 6. Virginia (9-0) did not play. At St. Petersburg, Fla. 7. Villanova (10-0) beat lllinois 73-59; Eastvs. West, 1 p.m. (NFLN) beat Temple 85-62. NFLPA Collegiate Bowl 8. Texas (8-1) beat Texas State At Carson, Calif. 59-27. National vs. American, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) 9. Gonzaga (9-1) beat Washington Saturday, Jan. 24 State 81-66; beat UCLA 87-74. Senior Bowl 10. Kansas (8-1) beat Georgetown At Mobile, Ala. 75-70; beat No. 13 Utah 63-60. North vs. South, 1 p.m. (NFLN) 11. Wichita State (7-1) beat Seton Hall 77-68; beat Detroit 77-68. FCS Playoffs 12. Ohio State (8-1) beat High Point Quarterfinals 97-43; beat Morehead State 87-71. Friday, Dec. 12 13. Utah (7-2) beat BYU 65-61; lost to New Hampshire 35, Chattanooga 30 No. 10 Kansas 75-70. Saturday, Dec. 13 14. Iowa State (8-1) beat UMKC North Dakota State 39, Coastal 73-56; beat lowa 90-75; beatSouthern Carolina 32 88-78. Sam Houston State 34, Villanova 31 15. Butler (8-2) beat Kennesaw State lllinois State 59, Eastern Washington 93-51; lost to Tennessee 67-55. 49 16. Oklahoma (6-2) beat Tulsa 87-68. 17. Washington (8-0) beat Eastern Washington 81-77. 18. San Diego State (7-2) beat Long Beach State 60-59. 19. Maryland (10-1) beat North NBA Standings Carolina Central 67-56; beat South EASTERN CONFERENCE Carolina-Upstate 67-57. Atlantic Division 20. Miami (9-1) beat Savannah State W L Pct GB 70-39. Toronto 18 6 .75 0 21. North Carolina (6-3) lost to No. 1 Brooklyn 10 12 . 455 7 Kentucky 84-70. Boston 7 1 4 .3 3 3 9 ' / 2 22. West Virginia (9-1) beat Marshall New York 5 2 1 . 1 9 2 1 4 69-66. Philadelphia 2 21 .0 8 7 15'/2 23. Northern lowa (9-1) beat Denver Southeast Division 65-55; lost to VCU 93-87, 2OT. W L Pct GB 24. St. John's (8-1) beat Fairleigh Washington 17 6 .73 9 Dickinson74-52; beat Fordham 74-53. Atlanta 16 7 .6 9 6 1 25. Notre Dame (10-1) beat Mount St. Miami 11 13 . 4 5 8 6 ' / 2 Mary's 93-67; beat Florida State 83-63. Orlando 10 16 .3 8 5 8 ' / 2 Charlotte 6 17 . 261 1 1 Major College Scores Central Division EAST W L Pct GB Boston College 63, Binghamton 49 Chicago 15 8 .65 2 Boston U. 71, Quinnipiac 68 Cleveland 13 9 .591 1 ' / 2 LIU Brooklyn 65, NJIT 49 Milwaukee 12 12 ,5 0 0 3 ' / 2 New Hampshire 63, Colgate 57 Indiana 7 1 7 ,2 9 2 8 ' / 2 Penn St. 64, George Washington 51 Detroit 5 19 .2 0 8 10'/2 Rutgers 63, Manhattan 55 WESTERN CONFERENCE Seton Hall 67, St. Peter's 52 Southwest Division St. John's 74, Fordham 53 W L Pct GB Syracuse 71, Louisiana Tech 69 Memphis 19 4 .82 6 UConn 106, Coppin St. 85 Houston 18 5 .7 8 3 1 UMBC 58, Longwood 53 San Antonio 17 7 .70 8 2 ' / 2 Vermont 61, Wagner 47 Dallas 17 8 .6 8 0 3 Villanova 85, Temple 62 New Orleans 11 12 . 478 8 West Virginia 69, Marshall 66 Northwest Division SOUTH W L Pct GB Clemson 72, Auburn 61 Portland 18 6 .75 0 Coastal Carolina 57, SC State 43 Oklahoma City 11 13 .45 8 7 Coll. of Charleston 58, Campbell 47 Denver 10 14 . 417 8 FIU 69, Florida Gulf Coast 63 Utah 6 18 . 250 1 2 Florida 79, Jacksonville 34 Minnesota 5 18 .2 1 7 12'/2 Jacksonville St. 79, Dartmouth 67 Pacific Division Louisville 68, UNC Wilmington 57 W L Pct GB Old Dominion 85, NC AST 48 Golden State 21 2 .913 Tennessee 67, Butler 55 L.A. Clippers 16 7 .6 9 6 5 UAB 79, UNC Asheville 71 Phoenix 1 2 13 . 4 8 0 1 0 Virginia Tech 65, Alabama ASM 55 Sacramento 11 13 . 4 5 8 10'/2 Wake Forest 86, Samford 68 L.A. Lakers 8 16 .3 3 3 13'/2 Wofford 55, NC State 54 All Times PST MIDWEST Saturday's Games lllinois St. 78, DePaul 72 Golden State 105, Dallas 98 lowa St. 88, Southern U. 78 Orlando 100, Atlanta 99 Kansas St. 73, Savannah St. 53 Portland 95, Indiana 85 Michigan St. 87, Oakland 61 Brooklyn 114, Charlotte 87 Milwaukee73,Montana 58 Milwaukee 111, L.A. Clippers 106 Northwestern 101, MVSU 49 Memphis 120, Philadelphia 115, OT S. Illinois 65, Chicago St. 50 Houston 108, Denver 96 Wright St. 68, Miami (Ohio) 59 Detroit 95, Sacramento 90 SOUTHWEST Sunday's Games KentSt. 60, UALR 55, OT Golden State 128, New Orleans 122, Stephen F. Austin 59, North Texas OT 48 Washington 93,Utah 84 Texas Tech 79, Prairie View 51
BASKETBALL
FAR WEST Boise St. 79, S. Utah 60 Portland 80, Sacramento St. 75 W. Michigan 80, Pacific 72 Washington 81, E. Washington 77 Wyoming 70, Montana St. 61
TRANSACTIONS Sunday FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Placed OT Jah Reid on injured reserve. Signed RB Fitzgerald Toussaint from the practice squad. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Released LB Horace Miller. Signed LB Kevin Reddick from the practice squad. DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed DE Kenneth Boatright from the practice squad. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Released OT Curtis Feigt from the practice squad. Signed G Jarrod Pughsley to the practice squad. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Placed DT Anthony Johnson on injured reserve. Signed DB T.J. Heath from the practice squad. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Placed NT Glenn Dorsey and LB NaVorro Bowman on injured reserve. Signed DB Marcus Cromartie and G Andrew Tiller from the practice squad. HOCKEY
Filimoeatu from the practice squad. SAN DIEGO CHARGERSReleased G Bryce Quigley from the practice squad. Signed DB Greg Ducre to the practice squad. TENNESSEE TITANS — Placed OT Michael Oher on injured reserve. Signed DB Khalid Wooten from the practice squad. HOCKEY
National Hockey League DALLAS STARS — Recalled D Jamie Oleksiak from Texas (AHL). NEWYORK ISLANDERS — Loaned F Cory Conacher to Bridgeport (AHL). VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Assigned D Jeremie Blain from Utica (AHL) to Kalamazoo (ECHL). ECHL ECHL — Suspended Utah F Danick Paquette two games. BAKERSFIELD CONDORS — Signed Fs SeanMenton and Ryan Watson. BRAMPTON BEAST — Signed F Andy Bathgate. TULSA OILERS — Released F Ty Bilcke. COLLEGE ARKANSAS — Suspended CB Carroll Washington and S Rohan Gaines for the Texas Bowl. IOWA STATE — Suspended DL Devlyn Cousin indefinitely from the football team. SAN JOSE STATE — Named Bruce Watson men'swater polo coach.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Traded F Jeremy Morin to Columbus for D Tim Erixon. Reassigned D Klas Dahlbeckto
Rockford (AHL). DALLAS STARS — Reassigned G Jussi Rynnas to Texas (AHL). Recalled G Anders Lindbackfrom Texas. OTTAWA SENATORS — Recalled F Jean-Gabriel Pageau from Binghamton
(AHL). ECHL ALLEN AMERICANS — Released G Raphael Girard. GREENVILLE ROAD WARRIORSReleasedG James Beaveras emergency backup. QUAD CITY MALLARDS — Loaned D Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel to lowa (AHL). COLLEGE DUKE — Announced men's basketball F Semi Ojeleye is leaving the program. MISSOURI STATE — Named Dave Steckel football coach. TENNESSEE — Announced TE Daniel Helm, DE Dewayne Hendrix and RB Derrell Scott will transfer. VMI — Named Scott Wachenheim football coach.
Saturday BASEBALL
American League MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with RHP Ervin Santana on a fouryear contract. BASKETBALL National BasketballAssociation NBA — Fined L.A. Clippers F Matt Barnes $25,000 for kicking a water bottle into the stands and directing profane language during Friday's game. MIAMI HEAT — Assigned G Shabazz Napier and C Hassan Whiteside to Sioux
Falls (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Placed LB Darryl Sharpton on injured reserve. Signed QB David Fales from the practice squad. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Released PK Billy Cundiff. Signed PK Garrett Hartley. DENVER BRONCOS — Placed RB Montee Ball and S Quinton Carter on injured reserve. Activated L B Danny Trevathan from injured reserve. Signed TE Dominique Jones from the practice squad. ENGLEWOOD, Colo.- The Denver Broncos on Saturday activated linebacker Danny Trevathan from injured reserve and promoted tight end Dominique Jones to the 53-man roster, it was announced. Also on Saturday, the Broncos placed running back Montee Ball and safety Quinton Carter on injured reserve. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed LB Jamari Lattimore on injured reserve. Signed S Chris Banjo from the practice squad. HOUSTON TEXANS — Placed DE Tim Jamison on injured reserve. Signed DE Keith Browner from the practice squad. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Placed S Larry Asante on injured reserve. Signed S Ras-I Dowling and LB Bojay
NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA Tampa Bay 31 19 9 3 41 105 82 D etroit 31 17 7 7 41 9 2 7 9 M ontreal 31 1 9 10 2 4 0 8 3 7 9 Toronto 30 18 9 3 39 103 85 F lorida 28 12 8 8 32 6 4 7 4 B oston 30 15 1 3 2 3 2 7 6 7 8 O ttawa 29 12 1 2 5 2 9 7 6 8 1 B ulfalo 30 12 1 6 2 2 6 5 6 9 1 Metropolitan Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA P ittsburgh 2 9 1 9 6 4 42 9 4 6 9 N .Y. Islanders 30 20 10 0 4 0 9 6 8 7 W ashington 29 14 10 5 3 3 8 5 7 9 N .Y. Rangers 28 14 10 4 3 2 8 4 7 7 P hiladelphia 29 11 13 5 2 7 7 9 8 7 N ewJersey 31 11 15 5 2 7 7 2 9 1 C olumbus 2 9 1 2 15 2 2 6 7 1 9 5 C arolina 29 8 1 8 3 19 6 1 8 3 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA 3 1 21 9 1 4 3 9 5 6 1 3 0 20 8 2 4 2 8 9 7 0 2 9 19 8 2 4 0 7 8 5 7 3 1 15 10 6 3 6 7 3 7 4 2 8 16 11 1 3 3 8 1 7 0 29 11 13 5 2 7 8 5 103 3 0 10 13 7 2 7 7 8 9 8 Pacific Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA A naheim 32 2 1 6 5 47 9 5 8 3 V ancouver 3 0 18 10 2 3 8 8 9 8 6 S an Jose 3 2 1 7 11 4 3 8 9 0 8 2 L osAngeles 31 15 10 6 3 6 8 2 7 3 C algary 32 1 71 3 2 3 6 9 5 8 5 A rizona 30 1 01 6 4 2 4 7 0 9 9 Edmonton 3 1 7 1 9 5 1 9 6 5 104 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. All Times PST
Saturday's Games Ottawa 3, Boston 2, SO Columbus 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO Minnesota 4, Arizona 3, SO Philadelphia 5, Carolina 1 Buffalo 4, Florida 3, OT Toronto 4, Detroit 1 N.Y. Islanders 3, Chicago 2 Washington4,Tampa Bay 2 Anaheim 4, Winnipeg 1 Dallas 4, New Jersey 3 St. Louis 3, Colorado 2, OT N.Y. Rangers 5, Vancouver 1 San Jose 2, Nashville 0
Sunday's Games Toronto 4, LosAngeles 3, SO Chicago 2, Calgary 1 N.Y. Rangers 2, Edmonton 0
Monday's Games Ottawa at Buffalo, 4 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Tuesday's Games Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Anaheim at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Carolina at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Columbus at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Washington at Florida 4 30 p m LosAngeles at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Boston at Nashville, 5 p.m. Buffalo at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Calgary, 6 p.m. Edmonton atArizona, 6 p.m.
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using the technique we've been drilling every day in Continued ~om Page1C practice." Corey Isaacson was "I told myself I had to the third Tiger to place at win again," Rohan said."I the Muilenburg, finishing knew all the little kids were fourth in the 113-pound looking up to me to win it, division. and I always go out expectIsaacson said he was dising to win." appointed because he did not win his division, and Carson said Rohan's Muilenburg win will be a will be focused on getting momentum builderheadbetterin practicetoreach ing into a bigger meet next the challenging goals he's weekend at the Tri State setfor himself. "I feel like I should've Tournament in Idaho. In the 145-pound dividone better ,butitw asa sion, fellow Tiger David cool experience," Isaacson Jackman took a major step said."It's going to keep me forward over the weekend. excited to come back and The junior went on a scath- win a buckle next year." ing run leading up to the Carson said he was very final, winning four consecu- proud of Isaacson'sefforts tive matches on pins in the after the junior lost to first round of action. eventual division champion In the final, Jackman gut- Ryan SmithofH eppner/ Ione in the semifinals. ted it out against Barlow's "Corey learned some Joseph Knight. Ultimately, Knight prevailed to win his things, and that's what it's fourth Muilenburg title. all about earlyin the season," "David had such a hot Carson said."He wrestled well and competed well." streak this weekend," Rohan said."Klel always Freshman Elijah talks about how this is his Livingston picked up six year, and now he's starting points for the Tigers with to prove it." two wins. Hakan Strommer also picked up a win Carson said Jackman's results were well-deserved. for the Tigers, beating Ed"David has been workgar Guzman of Riverside ing really hard in practice," on a pin. "Elijah did really well Carson said."He's had his head in the right place at this weekend," Carson said. "To go out and win matches practice in doing things the right way, and for the as a treshman is really good last few weeks, he's really for him moving forward." improved a lot. I think this Carson added that the will really build his confiMuilenburg tournament dence going into the rest will be a strong learning exof the year and in being a perience for all ofhis young leader for us." wrestlers, including Parker Jackman said he felt the Berry, Miller Thurman and Muilenburg meet was his Zeth Horn. bestperformance todateas La Grande sophomore a wrestler, and is hungrier Chance Frederick scored to getbetter. four points for the Ti"I felt confident enough gers after winning his first-round match, while that I was ready to place, but I went a lot farther Benjamin Remily picked than I thought I could," up a couple of points after Jackman said. beating Jack Eggers of Jackman added that he Scappoose. cWe did really well for felt well-prepared. "It was a lot of fun right a team with the number until the very end," Jackof entries we had," Carson m an said."I used a lotof said."I'm really proud of my normaltakedowns, and the kids."
Elginsetssaceforlocal2A/1llschools By Eric Avissar The Observer
The Elgin Huskies left the Muilenburg Tournament as the most successful 2A/1A school in Union and Wallowa County, taking 16th place with a score of 49. cWe won the small schools trophy, and as far as the overall picture, it's only going to help," Elgin head coach Jason Lathrop said. Lathrop said Levi Carper has shown a lot of improvement in a short amount of time. As a result, Carper placed third for the Huskies in the 195-pound weight class after pinning Union/Cove's Junior Detries in his first match. Senior Jordan Vermillion placed fourth in the 170-pound division for the Huskies, scoring 18 points after winning three matches. Vermillion opened his meet with a pin against Trask Epling of Banks, followed by a win over Rainier's Jacob Helton. After falling in the semifinals, Vermillion bounced back to pin Pendleton's Gabe Goad after 1 minute, 31 seconds of action. "Jordan wrestled well," Lathrop said."He definitely had a step up in competition to wrestling much tougher kids, and he was right there with them. Placing fourth is apretty good accomplishment." Lathrop said Vermillion's successcan be attributed in large part to his conditioning. "He's improved his conditioning, and that has been hisbiggest areaofim provement," Lathrop said. Damian Hernandez opened up his bid for success with a pair ofwins in the 132-pound division before falling in the quarterfinals. "I was hoping I'd do well, but I didn't do as well as I hoped I could," Hernandez said. "I know I need to work a lotharder to im prove." In addition, Ty Hook picked up a win for the Huskies in his opening match against Jack Wick of Banks, while Keelan Graves bounced back from getting pinned in his first match to earn a victory in the following match on a pin. "I have seen improvement from every wrestler this week," Lathrop said. "These tournaments are a great way for us to see how we stack up." Lathrop said Tanner Owen and the rest of the Huskies competed well throughout the weekend, and will continue to work hard in practice. "I look forward to having everyoneon the mat again," Lathrop said. Elgin will host a number of teams, including wrestlers from La Grande, Union/Cove, Imbler, Joseph, Union/Cove and Wallowa Saturday at the Elgin Tournament.
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Fuller carries Cougars Wallowa's Micah Fuller fought through shoulder sorenesstoearn third place in the 220-pound division. Fuller, who said he's wrestled with Imbler's Taylor Tandy since he was in eighth grade, pinned Tandy to score 21 points for the Cougars, who finished 20th. "I rely a lot on my athleticism, but he's a good wrestler," Fuller said."I was pretty relieved to win on a pin." Wallowa head coach Mel Byers said he was proud of Micah's performance. "Micah really improved after every match," Byers said."His last match was a really important one because it's part of the criteria for seeding at district." Byers added that he knew Tandy would present a challenge because ofhis technical skills on the mat. "Taylor is one of the better technical wrestlers," Byers said."I loved seeing Micah win. He got high a couple of times, but he adjusted really well to win." Byers also said Luis Mendez and Cameron Salmon improved while competing for the Cougars over the weekend. "The kids wrestled pretty well," Byers said.cWe still have a ways to go after this tournament, but we're still gettingbetter."
Tandy places —again The Imbler wrestling team scored 26 points at the Muilenburg Tournament, good for a 19th-place finish. For the third time in a row, Taylor Tandy placed at the Muilenburg, winning three out of five matches over the weekend. The junior competed in the 220-pound division and beat Sam Barlow's Jacob Cuevas, Walla Walla's Lucas Rassbach and Jonah Males of Banks. "I was impressed with Taylor's wrestling all weekend long," Imbler head coach Doug Hislop said."I would have liked to see him do a little better, but I was happy with his performance." Tandy said he will be more determined to improve on his results. 'Tm going to be a lot more motivated because I know I have to step up to compete with the really tough competition in my district," Taylor Tandy said."I'm going to get in bettercondition,getstronger and learn more moves." Tyler Tandy picked up a win against Zyler Hermans of Enterprise. Hislop said he was proud of Tyler for wrestling hard while battling exhaustion fi'om cutting weight. "Tyler was tired, but he will gradually get better," Hislop said."He wrestled really well for us." Hislop also said Hunter Teem, a treshman,"ran into a couple ofbuzzsaws," in his bracket, and will continue
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Elgin senior Levi Carper, right, battles to gain control of Dietrik Mueller of Pullman, Wash., Saturday. to work hard in practice this week before competing in Elgin. Hislop also said Taylor Lane's performance was a bigsurpriseafterhe reached the consolation finals of the 113-pound weight class. Lane reached the finals after earning apairofconsecutivepins. "He wrestled really well in the consolation final," Hislop said."He won a couple matches against tough kids. He's won four matches as a freshman, and that's pretty doggone good after just two tournaments." Overall, Hislop said he was happy with how his team performed, and is looking forward to getting after it in practice this week.
Outlaws look to grow Dylan Staigle led the way for Enterprise at the Muilenburg Tournament, finishing in sixth place at 106 pounds. "Dylan wrestled really well this weekend," Enterprise head coach Troy Farwell said. "He was probably the biggest surprise out of all my kids. To make the semifinals of the Muilenburg as a freshman is impressive, and I was very
pleased." Clayne Miller earned a win in his first match before falling to La Grande's reigning Class 4A state champion Cole Rohan in his next match. Gotro Thanadkit and Nate Anton both picked up wins over Baker's Nick Blair and Jesse Hamann, respectively. The Outlaws totaled seven points, and Farwell believes the Outlaws' time in La Grande will help the team build its confidence. He added that he is looking forward to working with his wrestlers, including Cole Farwell and Zyler Hermans, as the Outlaws will look to make major strides throughout the season. "I'm definitely excited for our future," Troy Farwell said.cWe're looking at where we can put them at district to give them a shot at the state tournament."
Norton finds his groove Scoring 36 points, the Union/Cove wrestling squad finished 18th over the weekend at La Grande High
School. "I thought the kids wrestled really well," Union/Cove
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head coach Wayne Sturm said.cWe could have done better, but it's really early in the season. You always want to wrestl etougher kids." After Chad Witty began his push for a 182-pound division title with what Sturm called a disappointing performance in his opening match, Witty bounced back, winning the rest W it t y ofhis matches with three consecutive pins to take the consolation championship. "I was glad to see him wrestle the way he should after that first match," Sturm sald. In the 160-pound weight class, Brody Norton put togetheraperformance that impressed Sturm. After losing his first-round match on a pin, Norton gained more experience being on the opposite side of the mat, winning his next three matches on pins in the first round to reach the consolation finals. "Brody wrestled especially well," Sturm said."He worked hard all week in practice and listened to what the coaches told him to do." Wyatt Hostetler won on a pin in his first match, while Jayson Blackburn went the distance to win both of his first two matches, including a win over La Grande's Chance Frederick. Riley Bruce recovered from a firstround loss to earn a pin in the first round of the consolation bracket. In addition, Cooper Huntington defeated Tyler O'Brien of Banks in the consolations. Sturm said he has set challenging, but reachable goalsforthe team. cWe want to compete for a district title," Sturm said."I look forward to seeing how the kids compete each week." Sturm added that the Muilenburg will be a learning experience for his wrestlers who competed, including Junior Defries, Aaron Brunell and Tim Cronen. "I want to see the kids have funand win,"Sturm said."But my main goal is to help these kids grow as people. I coach wrestling to teach these kids hard work, and that life is not easy."
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Enterprise's Clayne Miller, right, competes with La Grande's Cole Rohan Friday at the Muilenburg Tournament.
AVISSAR Continued ~om Page1C So while the action can be tough to watch, I would imagine there is nothing like a parent seeing an official raising their kids' arm up in victory. La Grande wrestling head coach Klel Carson always has his hands full in charge of the program, but the responsibility level is totally different during the MuilenburgTournament. Carson said Miles Hancock, Chelsee Rohan and tournament director Matt Wolcott all did amazing jobs over the weekend. The people who are m ost responsible for the tournament's growth and success over the years will nevertake creditfortheir contributions because they personify humility. Former La Grande wrestling coaches including Hislop, Verl Miller, Fred Arnst, Tom Kenny and Neil Cooper, who officiated at this year's meet, have done more to help kids than we
can even begin to comprehend. They are among the m any who have laid the groundwork for Carson, who is doing an outstanding job of leading the Tiger wrestling program. We should also remember the legacy of Brian Muilenburg, who was an outstanding wrestler for La Grande, then went on to wrestle for Oregon Statebefore he died tragically in a car accident in 1978. If you ask anyone else who knew Muilenburg, they will tell you he was a great wrestler and an even better person. When you take the time to soak in the action and allow yourself to fully absorb the experience of the Muilenburg Tournament, you realize it's not just an event, it's an experience. It is a convergence of hundreds of incredibly hard-working, dedicated and tough kids who want to show the drive, toughness and perseverance, thereby honoring the spirit of Brian Muilenburg.
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Jones said felt like his two wins were for nothContinued ~om Page1C ing, but after reflecting on his performance, he knows that the MuilenJones, who picked up six points for the Tigers, burg Tournament can saidthe supportofhis become aplatform for teammates and coaches further improvement. helped him get over his "I got so down on early jitters. myself after getting "It's the best feeling pinned," Jones said."I in the world when your felt like I had let down teammatesarescreammy teammates and my ing your name," Jones coaches with my family said. watching. After winning With three match vic- two matches here, I still tories in his first three need to work harder." tournaments, Jones said La Grande junior La Grande head coach Skylar Jones said that Klel Carson and the rest he is also very proud of the Tiger coaching of seeing Tanner Jones staf have enabled him make the quarterfinals, to find early success. especially as a newcomer. Jones added that he ''We've never seen a is hungry to get back on the mats after falling freshman heavyweight one win short of placing, do what he did this losing to Devin Ray of weekend," Skylar Jones Scappoose in the quarsaid."To do that as a terfinals on a pin. freshman makes it 10 Right after the loss, times harder."
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