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Neighbor challenges clinic parking plan • Parking lot site plan applicait on togobefore city council

By Kelly Ducote The Observer

A project intended to minimize on-street parking near Grande

Ronde Hospital's Regional Medical Clinic has created concerns for some neighbors.

Enough that one neighbor has appealedthe city'sapproval ofthe Tim Mustoe/TheObserver project site plan, meaning the site plan application will now go before Grande Ronde Hospital intends to put a parking lot next the La Grande City Council. door to its Fourth Street clinic. One neighbor is appealSeePlan / Page 5A ing the city's site plan approval.

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FIREFIGHTERS SPREAD A LITTLE

• La Grande businesspeople file application for medical marijuana dispensary

By Cherise Kaechele

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La Grande may soon have The La a second medical marijuana G r a nde City facility pending a conditional- Council will use permit. have to make The permit application two d ecisions will be reviewed by the city at i t s January council at the same meetmeeting. ing the council will discuss Th e first is a moratorium on marijuana w h e ther to facilities. declare an Jeff Durning and Wilma eme r gency Reynolds submitted the to make the conditional-use permit apmor a torium plication in November for effective Eagle Cap Dispensary LLC im m ediately. and,assuming itis approved, The second will be able to open a medical decision marijuana dispensary on is w h ether North Albany Street in to enact a La Grande. moratorium "I met Wilma through at all.

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NickVora, left, of the La Grande Rural Fire Department and Jim Voelz, a photographer and investigator for the fire department finishes wrapping a gift for a family in need on Sunday night. The department, made up almost entirely of volunteers, recently purchased well over 100 Christmas gifts worth a total of $2,500 for13 Union County families in need.

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• La Grande Rural Fire Department continuing a long-running Christmas tradition

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Lt. Dustin Alam of the La Grande Rural Fire Department wraps Christmas presents for families in need Sunday.

Volunteer gift wrappers in the background are Karen Howton, right, and her daughter, Jacie.

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Just ask the members of the La Grande Rural Fire Department.

The department, made up almost entirely of volunteers, recently purchased well over 100 Christmas gifts worth a totalof$2,500 for 13 U nion County families in need. The presents, which were wrapped Sunday night, will be distributed to families early this week.

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This is at least the 24th year the fire department has conducted this Christmas project. Each holiday season, firefighters take presents into homes and place them under Christmas trees.

The response of the families receiving the gifts is often unforgettable, said Lt. Anthony Swales. He will forever recall the emotional response of one family that received gifts.

"The mother and her children were all actually in tears," Swales said.

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By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

ENTERPRISE — A conversation about how much water should be in the Wallowa River downstream from the Wallowa Falls hydroproject has yet to reach agreement between PacifCorp and fisheries agencies.

On Nov. 4, stakeholders met in Enterprise to discussa revised proposed action that keeps a minimum of 4 cubic feet per second icfsl of water in a bypass canal. PacifiCorp Project Manager Russ Howison said the new proposal was to balance downstream flooding as well asto providewater forspawning and SeeProject / Page 5A

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Today is Monday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2014. There are nine days left in the year.

WALLA WALLA, Wash.— The Blue Mountain Land Trust, protecting lands in Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon, hit a milestone last week when it was given accreditation from the Land Trust Alliance.

"The accreditation process demonstratesthat land trustsnationwide operate professionally, following generally accepted bestpractices

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and are committed to fulfilling the responsibility of protecting lands forever," said Andrea Burkhart, president of the Blue Mountain Land Trust."Thanks to the accreditation process, we've implemented high standards of governance, management and operational excellence. These steps demonstrate to the public thatprivateland conservationreall y matters and deserves support.

The Blue Mountain Land Trust is one of only 285 land trusts from across the country that has been awardedaccreditation since 2008.

Accredited land trusts are authorized to display a seal indicating to the public that they meet national standards for excellence, uphold the public trust and ensure that conservation efforts are permanent. The seal is a mark of distinction in land conservation.

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Countyoffices close early Wednesday The offices of Union County Assessor, Clerk and County Planning will close at 1 p.m. Christmas Eve.

Designate sober driver during holidays The Union County SherifFs office, in cooperation with the Oregon State Police, Oregon State SherilFs Association, Oregon Chiefs of Police and the Oregon Department of Transportation, join the US. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and otherpartners in spreading the message about designating a sober driver We all cherish the holidays and what it represents with our family

and fiiends. Let's make a strong choice — protect your family and fiiends on the road this year, hand offyour keys before you drink."

The Union County SherifFs 0$ce supports zero toleranceforim paired driving.

Reportsuspected impaired drivers by calling 911.

Union County Sheriff Boyd Rasmussen urges drivers to avoid the penalties associated with making the wrong choice to get behind the wheel of a vehicle and driving impaired. The sherifFs office will have extra deputies on patrol during and after the holiday season.

One of the safest ways to get home after celebrating the holidays with family and fiiends ischoosinga soberdesignated

driverbeforedrinking.

Remember to be responsible: "Make the strong choice, not the wrong choice."

OTEC handled several outages Sunday

OTEC crews were busy Sunday with outages in Union County due to rain, Anthony Lakes opens wind and trees. fully for the season The first call was at 3:50 Anthony Lakes Mountain a.m. in the Palmer Junction Resort announced today area where there were trees on the lines. Crews were able thatthe areais100 percent open, including 1,100 acres to get 42members on at7 oflift -accessed terrain and a.m., another 23 members at 30 kilometers ofgroomed & 11:30 a.m. and the remaining track-setNordic trails.

31 members at 2:15 p.m.

December snowfall has In the Cricket Flat area, made for an exceptional, 162 members were out from 35-inch base and great early 5 a.m. Power was restored to season conditions. The snow those members at 3:20 p.m. continues to fall.

There were some other Anthony Lakes is open dai- outages in the Summervillely now through Jan. 4 iexcept Elgin areas with poles down where power was restored closed Christmas Dayl.

For more information visit throughout the day and to all members by 3 p.m. www.AnthonyLakes.com.

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As part of its pending $9.2 billion merger with Safeway, the Albertsons grocery store chain plans to sell its Baker City store to Haggen, a Bellingham, Wash., company.

Albertsons officials announced Friday that they intend to sell 168 stores, most of them currently under the Albertsons name, in eight states.

There are four buyers: Haggen, AssociatedFood Stores,AssociatedWholesale Grocers/Minyards and Supervalu.

M ost of the stores— 146 ofthe 168 — will be sold to Haggen under the proposal that still needs approval from the Federal Trade Commission.

The merged company does not plan to make any changes with the Safeway store in Baker City.

Pending the FTC's authorization, Haggen plans to convert the Albertsons stores, including the one in Baker City, to the Haggen name during the first half of 2015.

Employees at the Baker City store referred questions to Albertsons in Boise.

All current Albertsons employees will be offered jobs with Haggen in the same stores, according to a pressrelease. ''We warmly welcome these new employees and stores into the Haggen family," said John Clougher, Haggen CEO, Pacific Northwest.

"The stores are well run and very successful, thanks to the dedicated store teams," Clougher said.'We want to retain these existing teams while allowing our growing company to build on their past successes. We plan to adoptthe bestpracticesofournew storesto offer a superior shopping experience for our valued customers in allofour stores."

Haggen will expand from 18 stores in Oregon and Washington to 164 stores in those two states and three others: California, Nevada and Arizona.

Albertsons and Safeway announced their proposed merger in March.

Legal experts said it was likely that the FTC would require the merged company tosellsome ofits storestoensure the new company doesn't dominate the grocery business in a particular market.

Baker City is an example, with just two major grocers: Albertsons and Safeway, which face each other on East Campbell Street near the freeway. ''We're pleased to have found strong buyers for these stores and to have completedthisim portant step toward combining Albertsons and Safeway," said Safeway President and CEO Robert Edwards, who will serve as the combined company's president and CEO, in a press release. ''We look forward now to the transaction's close, so we can begin working together to enhance the loyalty of grocery shoppers by delivering high quality products, greatservice and lower prices tobecome the favoritelocalsupermarket in every neighborhood we serve," Edwards said.

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La Grande Bonnie Dale iMcCansel Graham, 84, of La Grande, died Monday at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho. A full obituary will be publishedlater.Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

Mae B. Lanham Union Mae B. Lanham, 87, of Union, died Saturday at Grande Ronde Hospital.

A full obituary will be published later. Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

Claude William "Bill" Alexander, 62, La Grande, died Friday at his home.

A full obituary will be published later. Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

Robert B. Boyd Enterprise Robert B. Boyd, 58, of Enterprise, died Friday at Wallowa Memorial Hospital. A celebration oflife will be held later. Bollman Funeral Home will provide a full obituary later.

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Shasta L. Graham La Grande Shasta L. Graham, 35, of La Grande, died Saturday at a local care facility. A full obituary will be published later. Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

Richard 0. Schlichting, 89, of La Grande, died Thursday at his home.

Arrangements will be announced later by DanielsKnopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center.

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1Vorma J. Lovejoy Union Norma J. Lovejoy, 87, of Union, died Saturday at a care facility. A full obituary will be published later.

Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

Bruce W. Wise, 95, of La Grande, died Friday at a local care facility. A graveside service will be held at the Tahoma Cemetery in Yakima, Wash., at 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday. Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

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PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE POLICE Arrested: Jose James Contreras, 29, unknown address, was arrested Friday by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office on a Union County warrant charging probation violation on an original charge of disorderly conduct.

Accident: No one was injured in a crash at Cedar Street and 0 Avenue Friday morning.

Arrested: Cassandra Marie Stellings, 21, unknown address, was arrested on a state parole board warrant charging parole violation on an original charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

Arrested: Kegan Robert McCowan, 21, Cove, was arrested early Sunday on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants.

Arrested: Kortni Jo Dixon,32, La Grande, was arrested Sunday on a charge of fourth-degree assault (domestic).

Arrested: Brent Bayard Lusted,55, unknown address, was arrested early Monday on charges of criminal trespass, second-degree disorderly conduct and violation of a release agreement.

UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: Benjamin Alexander Patterson,34,transient,was arrested Friday on a Umatilla County warrant charging failure to appear on an original charge of endangering the welfare of a minor.

Arrested: Jase Cole Richter, 18, La Grande, was arrested Friday on a Union County juvenile warrant charging first-degree theft,second-degreetheft(two counts) and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a schooL Arrested: Steven Josef Rickm a n, 48, Unio n, was a rrested Friday on a Union County misdemeanor warrant charging five counts of contempt of court.

Arrested: Christian Ann Hegel, 23, Elgin, was arrested Friday

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Arrested: Charles William Wellington, 56, Union, was arrested Friday on a Union County felony warrant charging criminal nonsupport (five counts).

Accident: No one was injured in an accident at 10401 Walton Road in lsland City Saturday.

Arrested: Leonard Victor Alldredge, 32, unknown address, was arrested Saturday on a Union County warrant charging four counts of contempt of court.

Arrested: Kerry Lynn Grubbs, 41, Summerville, was arrested

Saturday on a Wallowa County warrant charging negotiating a bad check (four counts).

Arrested: Gina Marie Thibodeau,49, unknown address, was arrested Sunday while lodged in the Umatilla County Jail on a Union County warrant charging first-degree criminal mistreatment (four counts) and third-degree theft.

Accident: An injury crash was reported early Monday morning at Summerville Road and Behrens Lane.

LA GRANDE FIRE AND AMBULANCE

La Grande Fire and Ambulance crews responded to four calls for medical assistance Friday and five calls for medical assistance Saturday.

Crews responded to five calls for medical assistance, a carbon monoxide check,a small stove fire and a rollover crash Sunday.

One person was transported to the hospital following the crash.

LA GRANDE RURAL FIRE One person was transported to the hospital following a single-vehicle crash on lnterstate 84 at milepost 271 Friday night.

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Millions of Americans swarm stores as Christmas approaches and as credit and debit cards are pulled from wallets and handbags like six-shooters in an old-time Western movie, the specter of identity theR lingers, affecting millions of Americans every year.

Identity theR and fraud continue to remain popular with criminals across the nation, but there are a few critical steps all consumers can select to reduce risk.

Interested individuals can utilize items like a virtual credit card, a device that employs a singleuse, temporary credit card number produced by the issuer of the credit card. This method is especially good if someone is doing a lot of shopping online.

Another method to combat identify theR and fraud is online banking. Online banking allows a consumer to spot fraud quickly. Using a credit card, instead of a debit card that is linked directly to a bank account, also can help stem crime.

Probably the best method, though, is simple vigilance. Consumers must be careful and aware of their accounts and keep a good watch. That means completing simple steps, such as protecting one's computer with a simple, relativity cheap anti-virus software.

There is no easy method, no silver bullet, to eliminating identity theR or fraud but a few easy steps can keep consumers relatively safe this holiday season.

YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS President Barack Obama: TheWhite House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.,Washington,D.C. 20500; 202-456-1414; fax 202-456-2461; to send comments, go to www.whitehouse.gov/contact.

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 DistricVPendletonj: Salem office: 900 Court St. NE., S-423, Salem, OR 97301; 503986-1729. Website: www.leg.state.or.us/hansell. Email: Sen. BilIHansell@state.or.us.

State Rep. Bob Jenson (58th DistricVPendletonj: 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.

Union County Commissioners: Mark Davidson, Steve McClure, Bill Rosholt; 1106 KAve., La Grande, OR 97850;541-9631001; fax 541-963-1079.

Wallowa County Commissioners: Paul Castilleja, Mike Hayward, Susan Roberts; 101 S. River SL, Room 202, Enterprise, OR 97828; 541-426-4543, ext. 11; fax 541-426-0582.

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uses of the Blues continues to be under review, and the Forest Service will come To the Editor: at the people of Eastern Oregon with an I am sorry to admit that I have agenda to see 98 percent of our mounbecome a"Sudoku addict."When the tains designated as "non-motorized" newspaper arrives, I immediately open use and with it our ability to utilize it to the Sudoku puzzle and start trying theselands severely curtailed.W e are to solve the puzzle. In the past, when allgoing to havetostand together and The Observer was published five or six speak loudly and consistently to how times each week, we had an opportuthese actions will negatively impact our nity to try to solve two-, three-, four-, livelihoods, our abilities to be resilient five- and six-star Sudoku puzzles each communities and serve to sever our week. Now that the newspaper is only traditional and cultural uses of mounpublished three times each week, the tains we love. only Sudoku puzzles are two-, four- and I ask that each person reading this six-star puzzles. The number of stars in- ask a fiiend or a neighbor how closing dicatesthe degreeofdiKculty,a six-star the mountains of Eastern Oregon would puzzle being the most diKcult. affect theirlives,orthelivesofthosethey On Monday, there is a two-star puzzle. love. If the US. Forest Service is allowed I can usually solve the two-star puzzle to move forward with a Forest Plan Revivery easily. On Wednesday is a four-star sion that"designates routes" and restricts puzzle. I am challenged by a four-star open motorized access to our public lands puzzle, and usually I am not able to it will have a direct and substantial effect solve Wednesday's Sudoku. on your uses of areas you love.

On Friday, there is a six-star Sudoku.

For me, I would see my ability to These puzzles are very difflcult. I can retrieve big game animals with motorusually only figure out a few numbers ized means completely abolished and I on a six-star Sudoku. wouldseeseveralhistoricuse areasof I know that the problem is with me, not my family closed due to road closures. with the Sudoku puzzles. What I would While it is scary to stand up and be like to see is for The Observer to alternate heard, it is important. We have seen weeks. The first week would be an easier groups and individuals singled out and week, maybe one-, three- and five-star demonized for speaking out, we have puzzles. The next week would be more seenorganizations'long-term agreediKcult, perhaps two-, four- and six-star ments cast aside because they chose to puzzles.

By offering more ofavariety, speak outagainst the road closures,all maybe I could get more practice, and in an attempt to silence how negatively eventually be capable of completing the this will impact all of us. Do not let these four-, five- and six-star Sudoku puzzles. tactics sway you. You have a great deal If there are any other subscribers out of support in Eastern Oregon. If we all there who feel the same way, please let stand together we can accomplish this, the paper know. Maybe we can get some but it's going to take us all to do it. more practice at working on some less difficult Sudoku puzzles.

John D. George Bates

Paul Fothergilt La Grande

George: 2015 and the road closures to follow To the Editor: It's coming down the track, the question is, are you ready for it?

This year was mentioned many times

by Forest Service leadership as the year we would see both the Forest Plan Revision, and the road closure plan moved forward toward completion. Our historic

Farnam: 3udges should examinethe evidence To the Editor: At the Dec. 7 Shelter From the Storm open house and rally, we measured the perimeteroftheproposed courthouse again and outlined it with 80 people, including experienced contractors. What other proof would someone need that it can work south of the proposed site?

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isn't blocked as Judge West reported.

Repetitive comments made by the judges and commissioners have been challenged in several ways.

Judges are supposed to look at the evidence before making their decisions.

This has not been the case with our local judges. If the fiscally irresponsible county staff can't do better than to tear down a building and move the shelter to saveparking places,they arenot doing their job. Since when has parking, landscaping and self-serving decisions trumped community services?

Peter FalTIrII

La Grande

Cimon: Merkley knows how to getthings done To the Editor: Our fiiends and neighbors in Lincoln County were quite worried about the lossofthe helicopterbase in Newport.

That's a treacherous stretch of the Pacific coast, one that is regularly patrolled from thatbase.

Sen. Jeff Merkley helped get that taken care of, asking the Coast Guard to extend the closure date, and then working with the Oregon and South Carolina delegations tokeep itopen.

The base will now remain operational till 2016. I'm going to follow closely what happens next. It's important to both commercial and recreational fishermen, and to all the boaters, and I'll wager it gets support beyond that. As recently as Nov. 29, the crew of a capsized fishing boat was air-lifted from their life raft, after their vessel sank, by a helicopter crew from Newport.

My personal opinion is that Jeff Merkley is one of the best, if not the best, senators who has represented any of the states I've lived in. He's quiet and thoughtful by nature, which means that he generates little in the way of sound bites. That's gives him almost no profile in the age of Twitter, Facebook and the endless rants that seem to accompany almost every political "commentary."

But when it comes to finding ways to get things done, he has few peers in my

book.

Norm Cimon La Grande

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Williams said the hospital also intends to extend its work into the public alley Continued from Page1A between Fourth and Third Next month, the council streets.

"The hospital plans to will hear from La Grande attorney Wes Williams, reprebuild 12 feet into the public senting Jann Manwell, who alley," he said."The hospital livesadjacent to a proposed will not pay for it, will not parking lot next door to the pay taxes on it. It will for all clinic on Fourth Street. In intents and purposes be the a written appeal to the city, hospital' sproperty."

Williams cited eight grounds While the hospital is not forobjection to thesite seeking a vacation of the plan application, including property, itdoesplan to enter arguments that the hospital an encroachment agreement misrepresented itsneed for with the city for its use. a parking lot, expanded the Williams said the hospiscopeofthe projectand failed tal will essentially be given to meet with neighbors about 2,200 square feet of space from the agreement. potential impacts.

Williams said his staffhas The attorney also said his made site visits and hasn't seen client was not adequately informed ofthe project.He said the current parkinglot full. ''Wetried to compare she received on her doorstep morning and afternoon, same Oct. 30 a copy of the site plan days," he said."On the five and a letter notifying her of site visits we've done, we an Oct. 23 meeting.

"The hospital did not haven't seen it full yet."

Williams also has witcomply with the requirement ness statements from John to meet with neighbors and incorporate their concerns in and Janis Bozarth, who live the site plan application and acrossthe streetfrom the clinic. They say parking at mitigate their concerns," he the clinic isn't a problem.

SRld. One major point of conHospital officials said they tention raised by Williams were able to have a sit-down is that the hospital, in its meeting with her later. They application for a conditional- believe they can mitigate the use permit, said it would concerns of neighbors. build a lot with 43 spaces.

Paul Shorb, GRH senior In its site plan application, director of physician services, though, it says 52. Accordsaid the hospital decided ing to city documents, GRH to scale the projectdown asked when it applied for the to reflect what was in its CUP not to have a limitation original application for the imposed on the quantity of conditional-use permit.

"The original document we spaces allowed.

CHEER Continued from Page1A Jim Voelz, a photographer and investigatorforthefi redepartment,hasassisted with this Christmas project for 24 years.

He is struck by how barren the homes of some of the assisted families are.

"A lot of times there is really not much there. You know that everything they receive they will use," Voelz said.

Children in the families receive an averageofabout fourpresentseach from the La Grande Rural Fire Department.

The gifts provided are not randomly selected. The parents of each family are contacted by firefighters and asked what their children need and want. Specific information is provided, including the sizes of the clothing needed for each child.

Clothing has become the most requested item in recent years.

careproviders to help me et this demand and to decrease dropitback to 43 ispacesl. the wait time, she said.

"In order to meet the inFor the time being, that will meet our needs." creased demand for services Shorb said a series of we are experiencing today, as miscommunications led to well as what we anticipate Manwell being contacted for the future, we need adlater in the process. They had ditional providers and clinic a wrong address and phone staffto carefor them,"Ford number for her. sard. ''We're really trying in this Shorb said he has tried whole effort not to step on tolook attheparking lot toes," he said. project from the perspective That's why the hospital of neighbors.

"I think that's what you is proposing to spend an additional $26,000 to mitigate want to do," he said.'You impacts on neighbors, Shorb want to be a good neighbor."

And some in the area said. They have moved the driveway south so that it's alreadyseethehospitalthat at the center of the lot. They way.

John Sprenger, who lives plan to add more privacy slatstothefencing,plantad- directly across Fourth Street ditionaltreesand shrubberfrom the clinic, said he isn't ies, and use lower light poles, at all concerned about the specifically ones that are new parking lot.

"They need that parking slightly hooded to minimize glare for neighbors. Shorb lotbadly, "Sprenger said.

The retiree said cars are said they also hope to put lighting on a timer so it won't often parked on Fourth and shine all night.

Third streets and F and E As for the alleyway, Shorb avenues during the week.

"In fact, I was wondering said GRH doesn't have major if that lot is going to be big plans for it. ''We're not using it really enough," he said, adding that for anything but buffer, green the hospital has been a good neighbor. He has lived in his zone," he said."Everybody else is using the alleyway, so home since 1988. w e'd liketo,too."

Though some fear this new Hospital spokeswoman lot could negatively impact Mardi Ford said the clinic property values, Sprenger isprojected to have 31,000 said GRH has brought them patient visits in 2015 and will up since the hospital purface increased demand when chased the clinic.

"They've improved the more than 2,300 people in the county become eligible for neighborhood," he said.'That Medicaid Jan. 1. The hospital makes all our houses worth has hired two more primary more."

"Everyone wants dothing," Swales said.

He noted that family requests for toys are down significantly from several years ago.

All families are also receiving a slow cooker this year to help with food preparation. It is hoped these appliances will draw family members together.

"It is something that will promote the family experience. It will build the family feeling during the holiday season," said Larry Wooldridge, chief of the La Grande Rural Fire Department.

Each family is also presented with a food basket for a Christmas dinner, one including turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy. Most of the food was purchased from Grocery Outlet of Island City, which provided it at a major discount.

The money for the Christmas project is raised each year at the Saturday breakfast thedepartment serves atH og Wild Days in June. Between 600 and

redd ifish nests) surveys and juvenile monitoring.

"There was a lot ofback Continued from Page1A and forth between juvenile rearing ofbull tmut, a PacifiCorp and the agencies," tlneatened species. The plant's said Briana Weatherley of currentlicense allows a miniPacifiCorp.'After a full day of mum flow of.5 ds, but Howison m eeting we decided toleave saiditneverrunsbelow.8. it undecided, return back to At a follow-up meeting Portland and look at variin La Grande, negotiations ous proposals and economic stalled after PacifiCorp analyses of power generation. offered a minimum winter PacifiCorp's goal is to work flow in the bypass reach of withthe agenciestoprotect the East Fork of the Walhabitat and aquatic species lowa River of 3 cfs November and provide a benefit to our through April and 6 cfs May customers." through October, up from The stakeholders convened an earlie rproposalof2 cfs by phone Dec. 16, led by Todd November through April and Olson, director of hydropower 5 cfs May through October. and compliance. In addition The agencies countered with to the minimum flows, Olson an offer of4 cfsforwinter said with the additional fish and spring flows and 7 cfs for survey and monitoring work, summer and fall in addihis team came up with"all tion to genetic monitoring, sorts of ideas."

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The money raised for the Christmas project isspentduring a pairoftw ohour shopping sessions the firefighters conduct each December. The shopping can be a challenging experience because the firefighters want to make sure that no money is wasted. ''We want to get the most bang for the buck," said Lt. Jeff VanDyke.

The shoppers also want to make wise choices, which can be difficult because they do not know the children they are buying items for.

'You don't know what color shoes they like or if they prefer plain jeans or faded jeans," VanDyke said.

He said that the time, work and thought put into the Christmas project are always fulfilling, however.

'The grins on the faces make it worth it," VanDyke said.

Elizabeth Moats, hydropowercoordinatorforthe Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, said the fisheries agencies would like to learn the locations, distributions and timingofbull trout spawning in the east forkof the Wallowa River and to determine the minimum flows'impacton redds.

Asforgenetics,shesaid the group would like to monitor the brook tmut's rate ofhybridization with the bull tmut.

Higher flows mean less power generation. At 1.1 megawatts, the power plant, built in the 1920s, is a very small producer.

Olson said minimum flows of 4 and 7 cfs pushes the projectpast being profitable.

He said running minimum flows at 3 and 6 cfs would push theprojectcloser to profitability, but the added

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cost of monitoring over the courseofthelifespan ofthe next license, might make the project run in thered.

Decommissioning the project isan option.The cost to run the plant exceeds the benefit, Olson said.

The agency representatives agreed to caucus once more after the phone conference and another date will be set to reach an agreement.

Olson said one way or another, PacifiCorp has informed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that an application would be submitted to relicense Wallowa Falls by the end of January.

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On top of the permits, an extensive security system must be purchased and then approved by the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. ''We want to make sure the amount of money involved in this business is worth what we11 be bringing in," Durning said.'We don't want this to be a run-of-themill dispensary. We want people to be able to come in and feel comfortable, where they can get rid of the stigma of marijuana as an illegal, illicit-type drug, where they can come in and not be harassed about it. This is where they can come to find good quality medicine."

Durning said they want to open a dispensaryin town to expand the availability of product to legal medical marijuana hold-

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City Planner Michael Boquist said the moratorium, if passed, will not affect Eagle Cap Dispensary, since the application was submitted several weeks ago.

Theoretically, the moratorium's effective date would be in February if there isn't a unanimous decision for the emergency clause, Boquist said.

Either way, the current city council will make the decision about the moratorium and then will step down. The new city council will be sworn in and the CUP for the dispensary will be on its agenda.

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Albany Associates building that I own," Durning said. ''Wilma pitched an idea about the medical marijuana business to me, and after doing research and meeting with Wilma about the benefits of a dispensary for the medical consumer, w e decided toputtogether the business."

Durning said a lot of research was involved prior to making any decisions to make sure this dispensary could be successful.

"Once we decided that this is a viable business then we started applying for permits," Durning said.'You have to look at therulesand regulations from the state. They're substantial in terms of the investment the state wants owners to make. The state

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ers and help minimize the chances of monopolies forming.

"The dispensary will be owned and operated by local people, buying local product ifrom Northeast Oregon) and supporting the local communities," he said.

Durning and Reynolds said they plan to get the medicinal marijuana from local growers. ''We'll have local suppliers from Northeast Oregon," he said."Unfortunately, it won't be all La Grande proper because there's not enough growers who could grow big enough. We're going to try to keep it as local as we possibly can."

The La Grande City Council will have to make two decisions at its January meeting. The first is whether to declare an emergency to make the moratorium effective immediately, which requires a unanimous decision by the council. The second decision is whether to enact a moratorium at all.

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Center getsnumerousgrantstocontinue,improveservices

By Jeff Petersen The Observer

2014 Safe Center donors

The Mount Emily Safe Center is riding into 2015 on a wave of grants.

The center provides a comprehensive multi-disciplinary approach to the holistic assessmentofchild abuse.It coordinates services and connects families to community resources.

The center has been incorporated with nonprofit status since 1999. '%hat getting these many grants means is that we can continue to serve the community with important and essential services,"said safe center Executive Director Kim McDonald."Because we are a nonprofit, the grants have a huge impact on the continuation of our services."

The grants will allow the safecenter to expand its counseling services to reach more people in the community.

"Expanding our counseling services isimportantbecause since we're in such a rural area, we're limited on what

• Meyer MemorialTrust granted $21,669 for the renovation of Mt. Emily Safe Center's medical examination room/office and the replacement of the forensic interview recording equipment.

• The United Way of Eastern Oregon granted $2,500 for program support. The United Way has been providing financial support to Mt. Emily Safe Center for 15 years.

• Oregon Community Foundation granted $5,500 for the remodel of the trauma-focused therapy office to improve the privacy and comfort of families seeking counseling. The mission of the Oregon Community Foundation is to improve life in Oregon and promote effective philanthropy.

• Walmart's Local Facility Giving Program has granted $2,500 to the updating of Mt. Emily Safe Center's play/waiting room (affectionately renamed the family room).

• Beta Sigma Phi sorority local chapter XAlpha Mu Sorority had granted $200 for Mt. Emily Safe Center's program support. XAlpha Mu sorority is a group of seven women supporting local children's groups.

• Delta Epsilon Sorority has granted two $200 gift cards for Grocery Outlet used for snack and food for children and families visiting Mt. Emily Safe Center. Delta Epsilon Sorority is a group of 12 to 15 local women that put on the Holiday Market and organize the Union County Fair parade. The funds they raise are used for local causes to provide support to foster children, Special Olympics, March of Dimes, Meadowwood Speech Camp and the Union County Food Bank, just to name a few. They also support St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Delta Epsilon Sorority gives funds to Mt. Emily Safe Center every year to support the center's ability to provide food and snacks to families utilizing the center for child abuse investigations.

• Ford Family Foundation granted $70,017 for therapy services. The Ford Family Foundation was established in 1957 by Kenneth W. and Hallie E. Ford. Its mission is "successful citizens and vital rural communities" in Oregon and Siskiyou California. The foundation is located in Roseburg, with a scholarship office in Eugene.

• Autzen Foundation has granted $7500 to increase the full-time equivalent of the center's medical examiner.

• Juan Young Trust has granted $5,000 to fund a portion of the holistic assessment of the child abuse program.

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Safe center Executive Director Kim McDonald said she appreciates all the 2014 donors. we canprovidefor specializedservices, "M cDonald sald.

The safe centerisalso using grant money to implement a prevention program.

McDonald said the safe center is currently searching fora program thatisright for the center and meets the community's needs.

"One of the big things we did getis anew Meyer

Memorial Grant, which will help us renovate our medical wing," McDonald said.'%e're also getting new forensic interviewing equipment with that grant."

The renovation is expected to start Dec. 29. '%e've been really fortunate this past year to get all these awards," McDonald said."I really appreciate the contributions."

Cove graduate completes Natlonal Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program Submitted to The Observer

Cove graduate Jesse Prout was one of a number of high school students across Oregon to graduate from the The Oregon National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program.

OYCP is a statewide accredited alternativehigh schoolthatserves all36counties in Oregon.

According to a release from OYCP, on Dec. 17,ofthe 126 graduates,10 received high school diplomas and five earned GEDs. 111 cadets earned enough credits through OYCP to return to their hometown high schoolsand graduate with theirrespective classes. The ceremony drew hundreds of family members, friends and community supportersofthegraduating cadets from across the state.

The graduates completed the program's rigorous 5-V2 month residential phase, accordingto the release.Thegraduation ceremony featured 126 students from 52 different high schools and 17 Oregon counties.

As part of their training through the program,126 cadetsearned theirfood handler permits, as well as first aid and CPR certifi cation,according to therelease.In addition, cadetsdonated 142 unitsofblood through the American Red Cross. Cadets

seta goalofgiving 136 unitsofblood,and exceeded that goal by six units. During the 5-V2-month residential phase of the program,theclassalso provided 11,513.5 hours of community service at numerous civic events and nonprofit organizations in the Bend area, averaging 91.4 hours of service percadet.Theestimated totalvalueoftheir combinedvolunteer serviceis$104,772.85 OYCP is one of 35 nationwide National Guard YouthChalleNGe Programs and has been recognized as one of the premier programs in the country, according to the release.

The OYCP program is cost-fiee to cadets and their families and has successfully graduated more than 4,300 cadets since its inception in 1994. The voluntary, 17-V2-month-long program provides youth who are at risk of not completing their high school education, both male and female, ages 16 to 18, with another opportunity to succeed.

Cadets work through a two-phase program, beginning with an intensive 5-V2-month residential program during which they develop life-coping skills, perform volunteer community service work and attendacademic classes.

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Nearly 600 people attended a book signing event for children's book author and illustrator Jan Brett Dec. 11. The event includes a presentation and art tip talk.

an Brettbook event a success Observer staff

children's author.

The event began with According to Cook Memorial Library staf, the Jan Brett giving a 45-minute Brett book-signing event on drawing presentation and Dec. 11 was attended by close art tip talk. She drew a to 600 people. picture of a bunny, the lead Fans of all ages and areas character in her new book, "The Animals' Santa." She came to the Blue Mountain Conference Center to get autographedthedrawing for Cook Memorial Library, the books signed by the popular

CarCIbaarCI.bOXbringS ChriStmaS jay, ente irls used to have names like

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Today, they have names like Cadence, Piper and Harper.

In the old days, the Christmas present might have been a stick horse made in grandpa's workshop.

Today, the gift is often a video game made in China.

Whatever the era, it's fun to watch kids tear into Christmas gifts. Colorful wrapping paper flies everywhere. Bows get stuck on the

dog's head.

Harper, age 1,isjustgetting the idea of the Christmas cornucopia.

ON SECOND THOUGHT JEFF PETERSEN At a recent family gathering, held earlybecause family is scattered hither and yon, Harper made a valiant attempt at unwrapping gifts but in the end had to solicit help from an audience of cheering adults. She loved the matching shirt and stretch pants, trying them out on her head. They were too big. She loved the book, with itscolorsand pictures offarm animals, carrying it around as if it

were a cat being toted by the hind

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Like the old Timex watch, of Cameron Swayze fame, the one that took a licking and kept on ticking, the book is designed to withstand lots of punishment and still be readable.

Or,in Harper'scase,lookable.

When all the gifts were unwrapped, the little girls, ages 1 to 6, found themselves sitting in a sea of wrapping paper. The adults announced it was time to clean up the mess. They brought around a bigplasticgarbage sack sothe older girls could wad up wrapping paperand practicetheirburgeoning

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Nearly all the cleanup was completed when it was found that the l-year-old, Harper, was sitting inside a small box. She loved the box.

Refused to budge. It was her Cadillac. Her home. Her room. Whatever the imagination could conjure.

The point is,giftsaregreat.It's fun to give. But sometimes the best gifts don't cost a penny. Being together as a family. Spreading joy.

Remembering the reason for the season.

Eventually, even Harper got bored with the box and ran away, clutching her book and other new-

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The library will be getting the picture framed soon and hung up in a special place.

Brett took the time to really engage with each and every child who came to get a book signed, library stafF said. Hundredsofpicturesweretaken of Brett with her fans.

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found treasures. The adults put the box in the plastic garbage bag and went back to watching the ArmyNavy football game, looking at Facebook on their smartphones and wishing fiiends across the country and around the world a happy

holiday.

It's the future Cadence, Piper and Harper have to look forward to. And it's something that Muriel, Ruth, Shirley and Edmona could only dream about.

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Dispensary break-in could be related • Police searching for leads in latest rash ofburglaries

By Kelly Ducote The Observer

La Grande Police responded early Monday to Hwy 30 Cannabis, formerly called Green Apothecary, for a burglary alarm.

Police Chief Brian Harvey saidoffi cersarrived around 1:15 a.m. and discovered

a broken window at the back of the business where someone had attempted to gain entry.

"According to the owner, nothing was taken," Harvey sald.

Last night's break-in follows two more that occurred overnight Thursday at the Sub Shop and Nature's Pantry. Police are not sure whether the dispensary break-in is related to the others, or if the more recent

crimesarerelated toa rash of 14burglariesin October.

'There's no way to say," Harvey said.'The common denominator is a broken wIndow.

Harvey said police are looking for leads in the cases, but they have not identified any suspects.

The chief said while many arefostering feelingsofgood will during the Christmas season, the holidays also increase the needs of those

already suffering. aiAn increase in theft is) not uncommon during the holidays," he said.

Anyone with information regarding any of the recent burglaries, are asked to call the La Grande Police Department.

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John Sprenger, left, speaks to fans as La Grande School District Superintendent Larry Glaze, middle, and La Grande High School Principal Brett Baxter listen. Sprenger was inducted into the LHSWatt of Fame Saturday.

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Sprenger reached out to his students. The example he set

By Dick Mason is one she tried to follow.

The Observer 'To love students, that was John Sprenger, 7-1/2 hisgreatestlesson,"Brogsaid. months removed from back Sprenger worked as an disc fusion surgery, walked educatorfor33 years,thelast 24 at LHS, before retiring to the top row of the south bleachers in La Grande High in 1998. His responsibilities at LHS included serving as School's gym late Saturday.

Thirty minutes later, the an adviser forthe school's retired teacher found himself successful Future Business permanently on the top rung Leaders of America chapter. of the LHS education world.

Sprenger's students Sprenger was inducted included Teresa Dowdy, who into the school's Wall of Fame later taught business at LHS with Sprenger. She credits at a surprise ceremony SatSprenger for always looking urdayduringhalftime ofthe boysbasketballgame. out for her.

"I'm deeply honored and "He is a really great menhumbled to receive such an tor," Dowdy said. honor," Sprenger said.

She added that Sprenger Theinduction,co~ by has an excellent demeanor La Grande SchoolDistrict Super- for working with students intendmt Larry ~ c a ught and conveys a sense of confiSprengertotallyijf guard dence in them.

"I didn't have a clue. It "I have never seen him get blew me away," the retired mad. He just trusts kids," business teacher said. said Dowdy, now an LHS Sprenger noted that he counselor. was called down from the top row of the bleachers by his Contact Dick Mason at 541-786-5386 or dmason C wife, Betty. She asked him to move to a lower row because lagrandeobserver.com. Follow she knew about the upcomDick on Twitter C IgoMason. ing induction.

Sprenger later called his wife to the floor during the induction ceremony.

"She has always been right there for me. This award is partially hers," the retired educator said.

Sprenger received a standing ovation from the crowd following his induction and ... 'til you show her later was greeted by family, friends, former students and Santa still rides! colleaguesata reception in his old classroom.

Well wishers included J EW E L E R S Molly Brog, a retired LHS 1$13 Main Street B aker City 524-1999 business teacher who said Monday — Saturday Q:30 — 5:30 she was struck by how

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By Chense Kaechele additional time to let things The Observer happen at their own pace.

"Kids with sensory issues The big man in the red suit made an appearance get overstimulated with on Saturday, but it was in certain sounds, sights, touch a calm and comfortable atand lights," Shown said.

"They can be sensitive to m osphere oflittle noise and low light for children who texturesoffabric." are moresensitivetotheir Children with wheelchairs environment. require more time to get set 'This is a special Santa up to sit next to Santa, she visit for those who have a sard.

"Itgives them time toget disability," said Stacy Shown, comfortable, that's the key," who coordinated the event.

"This gives the children an she said."It gives people opportunity for a low-stress, time tofeelsafe and secure low-stimulus environment to and the children can enjoy it meet with Santa." and so can their parents."

The event was held at Kane Collins, 7, was one of Southside of Heaven, 211 Fir seven appointments set up St. in La Grande. The chilon Saturday. dren and their parents were Kane, who has autism, went right up to Santa and given 30 minutes to sit and talk to Santa one-on-one. sat next to him. Santa and Shown said children with Kane talked for a little bit

while Vanessa Shown, from Arise and Shine Photography, took some photos.

Kane talked about his family.

Vanessa Shown took some m ore port raitphotosofSanta and Kane smiling at the camera — allowing Kane to first get comfortable with him.

Kelsey Collins, Kane's mother, was excited about the event.

Usually they go to visit Santa at the Pendleton armory, but Kelsey heard about the event on an autism website and thought it was a great idea.

"This was fantastic," Collins said."It's a calm and quiet environment. There's no standing in line to wait."

Collins said Kane does not have a sensitivity to light, and he usually does well with Santa at the armory, but this allowed for a more comfortableexperience for both Kelsey and Kane.

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'There's no pressure from the other kids either," she said."Kane is able to interact more with Santa."

Collins added that autistic children can take longer to answer a question.

She said if she asks Kane a question, she's supposed to wait30 seconds togetan answer before she can ask it again.

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Studded tires losing popularity in Oregon SALEM — A new report shows the use of studded tires has dropped in Oregon.

The Oregon Department ofTransportation report says the use studded tiresin Oregon has fallen 75 percent since 2000, and that has, of course, led to lessdamage from studdedtires.

When the study was done 14 years ago, about 16 percentofregistered vehicles in Oregon were equipped with studded tires. The most recent study done in 2014 found a reduction in that number to about 4 percent.

In 2012,studded tires causedan estimated $8.5 million in damage to Oregon highways.

splintered by 19th century acts of Congress.

The East Oregonian reportsthe Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation has spent $4.16 million buying up"fi'actionated" tracts.

The tracts were'fractionated" after being allotted to individual tribal members.

Legislationrequired ownership to be divided equally among heirs, m eaning everlarger numbers of people owned ever smaller shaies of the properly as generations passed.

Land bought back by the tribes can be used for housing, cemeteries, farming, wildlife areas or other benefits acrossthereservation.

The second wave of appraisals is expected to be approved next year.

Eugene library searched for bedbugs Family of man who diedat hospitalsues EUGENE — A bedbug infestation at the Eugene Public Library appears to have been contained.

The Register-Guard newspaper reports two dogs were sent to the library Saturday nightto search forthepests.

A library spokeswoman says no bedbugs were found.

Officiais were first alerted to the outbreak in early December when a patron discovered a bedbug on an upholstered chair on the third floor.

Bedbugs were then found in seven other chairs on the library's third and second floors.

All eight chairs were treated with pest a icide,and the areas where the chairs had been located were vacuumed.

Man gets 6 years for stabbing cousin COQUILLE — An Oregon man who stabbed his female cousin in the abdomen multiple times with a large knife has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison.

Jason Simons of Myrtle Pointaccepted aplea agreement in which he pleaded guiltyto second-degree assault in connection with the October stabbing that happened during an argument.

The Coos Bay World reports the 37-year-old man had been accused of attempted murder, but prosecutors dismissed that charge in the

plea deal.

Man dies in single-car crash on Highway 207 HEPPNER — Authorities say a man died in a single car crash on Highway 207 between Heppner and Lexington after he lost control of his vehicle.

Oregon State Police say they were dispatched to the sceneofthe accident atabout 9:30 am on Saturday.

Authorities say 21-year-old Ryan Bennett of Heppner failedto negotiate a curve.

As a result, his car left the roadway and crashed into an airplanehangar adjacent to the highway.

Bennett died at the scene.

He was the sole occupant of the car.

Investigat ors say speed was a contributing factor in the crash.

Umatilla tribe gets 4,000 acres PENDLETON—The Umatilla tribal government in eastern Oregon has already purchased more than 4,000acresoffractionated land aspart ofthefederal government's efforts to buy back and consolidate Native American land holdings

SALEM — The family of a patient who died at the Oregon State Hospital in January is suing the state, alleging his death was a result ofhospital staff retaliation after he reported sexual abuse at the facility.

The Statesman Journal reportsa tortclaim was filed on behalf ofthe sisterof Christopher Patrick Crawford, Lisa Feehely.

It alleges Crawford discovered a nurse was having sex with a patient, and reported it.Hospitalsupervisorsthen told Crawford to keep quiet about it, but he alerted the police and the media.

The tort claim says Crawfordwas moved toa m ore restric tive ward and overm edicated.

He died three months later.

The state found the nurse had sexually abused a patient; she resigned.

Officials declined to comment on the tort claim.

Suit: Deputy beat man unconscious BEAVERTON — A Beaverton man has filed suit alleging a Washington County sherifFs deputy followed him into his garage and beat him unconscious.

The Oregonian reports the suit, filed in U.S. District Court, alleges Deputy Allen Pastori entered 61-year-old James G. Wright's garage in October 2012, just after Wright had parked his car.

The suit says the deputy punched Wright until he blacked out and handcuffed him. Doctors in a hospital determined Wright had bleeding in his brain.

According to Pastori's police report, the deputy followed Wrighthome because the man was intoxicated and was speed-

ing. Pastori says hestnqged to getWright out ofhis car and punched him because he was alraid Wright would reach for a pocketknife on the console.

The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount in damages.

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items and uploading them into the police computer system would be a massive undertaking and too onerous, given the many transactions they do each day.

But police officials say they're not expecting separatephotosofeach item; a single photo could portray several items. And they say many pawn shops already takeand postphotosof items for sale on eBay. "In a sense, they are alreadydoing it,"said Me dford police Sgt. Brent Mak.

MEDFORD — Pawn shop owners in Medford are opposinga proposalthat would require photos of all purchased items to help police identify stolen goods.

The City Council on Thursday delayed implementation of the photo requirement for three months, but the council did approve other rules for pawn shops, the Medford Mail Tribune reported.

Pawn shop owners say taking photos of all the

verifying whether an item actually belongs to someone, because many rings and other jewelry look very similar.

The City Council did approve a 15-day hold period on items such as jewelry and gold. Currently, shops must keep the items for five days.

After that, they are usually melted.

Police say they need more time todo theirtheftinvestigations. Other Oregon cities already require holding itemsforup to 30 days.

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By Taylor W. Anderson

which has nearly no psychoactive ingredients and is grown for its durable fibers, oil, clothing and seeds.

While 23 states have legalized medical marijuana and four states have now voted to legalize recreational use, Congress has yet to change official drug policy.

But it has added guidelines to help protect growers in hemp-fiiendly states.

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SALEM — The Oregon Department of Agriculture is nearing a deadline to createrulesforhemp growers that will give the state regulatorypower over a third cannabis industry that will be legal in Oregon but illegal at the federal level.

The rule-making process has been slow, with newly written draft rules coming more than five years after the Legislature legalized hemp. A review of the rules shows the state still needs to make changes to ensure licenseholders are protected from federalinterference iffarmers getseedsin the ground in spring 2015.

After taking what advocates call a cautious approach to writing the hemp rules, the department now needs the Legislature to quickly change the hemp law, which as written threatens to stifle the industry in Oregon while other states have already had successful growing seasons.

'They just seem to be like a deer in the headlights," EricSteenstra,president of the hemp advocacy group Vote Hemp, said of the state's slow movement on hemp.

Farm Bill protection Congressmen from Oregon and Kentucky added a provision to the 2014 Farm Bill that effectively separated hemp grown for research by agriculture departments and educational institutions from marijuana.

Lawmakers then put another provision into the

$1.1 trillion spending bill

that passed last week that prohibits the Drug Enforcement Administration and Justice Department from prosecuting farmers who grow hemp as extensions of the research programs.

But Oregon's hemp laws, unlike those in Kentucky and Colorado, don'tdesignate the new program as a research extension of the Department ofAgriculture. That omission could effectively leave farmers and businesses vulnerable Federally illegal to crackdowns by federal Part of the reason for the agencies.

"Our law doesn't say comstate's slow progress is the dangeroflicensing farmers mercial or research. It just to plant a crop that has been says hemp cultivation," said illegal federally since 1970 Courtney Moran, a Portland because it's in the marijuana attorney who has followed family. There has been a the rule-making process. possibility that the fedMoran added that the eral government could bust change can easily be fixed in farmers who grow hemp the Legislature.

"Colorado's law was redespite Oregon legalizing it.

Department of Agriculsearch and commercial. Ours ture officials say the delay just doesn't really distinstemmed from the uncertain guish," Moran said, adding federallandscape plus budthat she expects farmers will getand staffmg issues. be able to plant this spring.

"Industrial Hemp is a new commodity for us, and a new Colorado's hemp rush program had to be develColorado voters legalized oped around meeting state hemp and recreational mariand federal restrictions," juana in 2012. It remains said Ron Pence, manager the only other state that of the state's commodity regulatesthe threecannabis inspection division."And this industries, including medical has been challenging." and recreational marijuana.

Seventeen other states But Colorado has been much have legalized the plant, quicker to grow a hemp

industry after putting rules in place for an inaugural growing season in 2014.

The rush came with some setbacks, said Duane Sinning, seed coordinator of the program in Colorado.

Some farmers were using the hemp program as a shield from the scrutiny applied to marijuana growers, Sinning said. Colorado is amendingits guidelines to close loopholes.

"In Colorado, if you grow industrial hemp you don't have to have a background check. We look at it the same way, it's a little more regulated than corn. It's a corn crop," Sinning said.

Sen. Floyd Prozanski, DEugene, who wrote the 2009 law, said he would sponsor the legislation that' sneeded to update the state's law and protect farmers and businesses that sign up to grow hemp in 2015.

Prozanski said his bill would decrease the minim um acreage required to obtain a license from 2.5 acres.

The agency will also allow growers to process hemp

benefit his company, which has imported hemp seeds for organic milk from Canada since 2009. Hemp milk is one of the company's most popular non-dairy products, Eggert said.

"Allowed as an agricultural product in Oregon, hemp crops for nutrition would allow us to create a localized source for both human and animal consumption, and ensure a stable supply to help us meet ever growing consumer demand," Eggert said in a statement.

Pence said he expects the department will approve rules Feb. 2 and start giving outlicensessoon after.That move would be welcome news for advocates. State lawmakers would then address outstandingissues in the upcoming legislative session.

"Let's let the markets see. Let's not have some absurd ban because of some absurd misassociation with marijuana," said Andy Kerr, a conservationactivistfrom Ashland who also works on industrial hemp laws."Let with a single, $1,500 license, the farmers grow it. Let the a provisionthat' sbarred in producers produce it." the draftrules.

Oregon's cautious path Moran said Oregon, which in 1998 became one of the earliest states to allow medical marijuana and voted to legalize recreational marijuana in November, has taken a cautious path on hemp.

Chuck Eggert, founder and CEO of Tualatin-based Pacific Foods, said a hemp industry in Oregon would

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PENDLETON — In their office and on their website, the owners of Wenaha Group display a set of guiding principlesfortheir construction management company.

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US mulling N. Korea spot on terrorist list

ping metropolis, Jake Fischer achievedthe dream ofmany HONOLULU — President who finished law school Barack Obama says the during the Great Recession.

United States is reviewing Then, he left the big-city life whether to put North Korea and moved to a small South Dakota town, lured by a proback on its list of state sponsorsofterrorism asWashinggram thatseeks toboostthe number of rural attorneys. ton decides how to respond Although federal grant to what he calls an"act of money for decades has been cybervandalism," not one of fordoctors,nurses war, against a movie company. available Sony Pictures Entertainand dentists willing to reloment, which said it canceled cate to sparsely populated thetheatricalrelease of"The areas, the South Dakota Interview" after distributors program is believed tobethe refusedtoshow it,pledged to first of its kind to similarly find a way to get the film out. compensate lawyers.

Fischer is the first of up to Obama is promising to respond"proporti onately"to an 16 attorneysaccepted into the program, which is funded attack that law enforcement blames on North Korea. by the state's judicial system, The president said the U.S. the South Dakota Bar Aswould examine the facts to sociation and the counties. It offers an annual subsidy of determine whether North Korea should land back on $12,000tolive and practice in rural communities. the terrorism sponsors list.

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this past spring to work athis new law otficein Corsica, S.D. DETROIT — Bankruptcy He's the only full-time attorney behind it, Detroit's atmosphere in the town of 600 and one of swirls with the promise ofbet- just two full-time in a countyof ter days. Charles Floyd Jones about 3,000 people, almost 100 can only hope that the city's miles awayfiom the nearest good fortune trickles down to metro area. him and the 10 other residents Nigeria's Boko Haram of a tentcity that'ssprouted pose regional threat in the shadow of aresurgent MAIDUGURI,Nigeriadowntown.

Thousands of members of Jones and othersin this makeshift community of Nigeria's home-grown Islamic seven tents say they have exlremist Boko Haram group nowhere else to go. strike across the borderin The city's homeless numCameroon, with coonfinated atbersswelled overthepast tacks on border towns, a troop decade as jobs disappeared convoy and a major barracks. and homes were lost during Farther north, Boko Haram the national foreclosure crisis. employs recruits fiom Chad to enforce its control in northeastAbout16,200 ofDetroit's 680,000residents arebelieved ern Nigerian towns and cities.

In Niger, the government to be living on the streets or in temporary shelters. has declared a"humanitarian crisis" and appealed for Program seeks international aid to help tens lawyers for rural areas of thousands of Nigerian refugees driven from their CORSICA, S.D.— By landing a steady job in a hop- homes by the insurgency.

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HAVANA — Francisco Gavez, a barber, shoved a newspaper intoa visitor's hands.

"Have you seen how the newspapersarecovering this?Take a look at Granma," he said.

The mouthpiece of Cuba's Communist Party, Granma reprinted the entite speeches of Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro announcing the imminentrestoration of US.-Cuban diplomatic relati ons afterm orethan fi vedecades.

The upshot, Gavez said, is that Cuba will have a brighter future. Other measures to relax the U.S. economic embargo,established in 1962,cannot be farbehind,he believes.

"One feel sa lotofhope,"Gavez said.

"More flights will come in. The flow of tourists will grow. There will be more money."

His optimism is widespread — but not universal — in Cuba's capital. Everyone is aware of the surprise change in policy, if not the details ofhow Washington will allow Cuban exiles to send more money home to relatives on the island and loosen a ban that has blocked most Americans fiom visiting Cuba.

Some young people and those deeply opposedtothe socialistrule oftheCastro family said the regime would find a way to keep them under its thumb. But the majority of those interviewed after the joint announcement in Havana and Washington Wednesday said they expectlife to geteasierin thenot-toodistant future.

"Since I was little I've been trained to think that we have the best system in the world," said Leosdan Guiamet, a 20-year-old accountant who now hawks souvenirs."I believed it when I was little. But I began to realize it wasn't so."

For the young, he said, the renewal of U.S.-Cuba diplomatic ties brings promise of improvements.

"It gives me hope that the government will allow more democracy and treedom," Guiamet said.

Yamil Alvarez Torres, one of three ownersofa 50-seatprivaterestaurant in Old Havana, Paladar Los Merca-

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Fishermen standoffHavana, Cuba's seaside boulevard, or Malecon, as the sun goes down on Saturday. In the background is Havana's Vedado district. deres, said Cuba would do well to follow the open-market policies of China and Vietnam, which are both still ruled as one-party socialist states. ''We Cubans say that Vietnam was at war with the United States, and now they are friends. We were never at war with the United States,"Alvarez said.

He dreams of the day when U.S. travelrestrictionsare abolished.

"I've heard that 5 million Americans will come to Cuba within the first two years of when they lift all travel restrictions," he said."This is a really huge number."

For a visitor who had been in the city numerous times in the 1990s, but had not returned in 15 years, the renovations to colonial Old Havana, a prime tourist area, were startling. Freshly painted buildings house shops that sell chocolate, handbags; even aquariums.

Boutique hotels cater to European, Canadian and Latin American tourists.

"There is a restaurant boom in Havana now,"Alvarez said."Hundreds of restaurants have opened in the past two years. When we opened in December 2012, there were 116 restaurants iin Havana) listed on TripAdvisor. Now there are 486."

Still, it may be some time before U.S. tourists flock to Cuba. Broad restrictions on U.S. travel to the island

remain in effect, although senior U.S. officials said Wednesday that the administration would loosen 12 categories for exempted travel. These include trips with educational, religious and professional purposes; artistic, journalistic or humanitarian endeavors; and family or business visits.

Francisco Garcia is far less optimistic than some. He said the Cuban security apparatus makes sure that people like him are kept away from the tourists who bring the hard currency that can make the penuries of Cuban life more bearable.

Not long ago, when he approached a foreigner for conversation near the landmark Hotel Nacional, police arrested him. His fine: 1,500 Cuban pesos, or about $56, a fortune in Cuban terms.

"Isn't it my right to speak to you?" asked Garcia, who is 39.

Some Cubans say a relaxation of the U.S. embargo — or its liNng — would put pressure on Raul Castro, undercutting the regime's key argument for why life remains tough for the citizenry.

"Listen to me: if there's no embargo, Ishouldgeta raise,"said Roberto Suarez, a 46-year-old who mends shoes at a stand in central Havana."The embargo is the'reason' I can't have a car. If there's no embargo, I should be able to travel."

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As ecial lace, an C stmas Our family had lived in La Grande all of my life. Well, all 10 years of it, when one day we moved two miles away to Island City.

For some reason I didn't even question the why of it — just knew that we were moving again and to get ready for a new house. This time it was even to be a new town neighborhood and new friendsatschool.

It was fall when we arrived at the huge white house surrounded by a big yard behind a white picket fence.

The leaves were slowly drifting down from the oak trees on a balmy fall day as we arrived. My sister and I were very impressed with the size of the house as we entered the front door, our brother choosing to stay outside and play in the golden leaves. Of course, the furniture had not yet arrived, so the open space turned it into a mansion.

I think it was at one time, a mansion I mean, for it had been built in the very early days. It wasn't until much later in my life that I learned that it had been constructed by the Charles Goodnough family, relatives ofhistorian Robert "Bob" Bull, also a friend in later life.

At the time, though, 10- and 13-yearoldfemales had to be impressed with the ornateness and expansiveness of the place that was to be our new home.

We hurried from one room to the next, oohing and ahhing over every little thing from the oval beveled glass in the front door to the living room alcove windows just right as a place to put our Christmas tree when the time came, to the dining room, and the two kitchens in the back, one for winter and one for summertime cooking and canning while keeping the rest of the house cool.

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I wanted to share with you some tastetested and approved fun cocktails for your holiday celebrations. I would be lying if I told you that doing this research wasn't fun! I want to thank my partnersin crime fortheir participation and thanks to Halfway Liquor Store for its support.

The White Christmas Martini is simply fabulous. The texture and flavor definitely resembles eggnog with a punch from the Fireball. Rim your martini glass with colored sugar, pour in the martini then sprinkle with ground nutmeg and you have yourself a Christmas spirit.

The Grinch recipe is light and fresh. Serving it with a candy cane actually adds a bit of flavor.

You donot have to add the food coloring but it makes it a bit more festive.

I am also sharing a few local family Christmas cocktail recipes.

This time of the year is well spent celebrating with our loved ones and keeping memories of Christmas' past.

Merry Christmas to you all and please do not drink and drIve. l~

2 Ounces Spiced rum Fresh grated nutmeg Instead of the cream and milk you can add2quarts ofHalf8rHalf Separate eggs. Beatyolks and1 cup of sugar. Whip whites and add "/2 cup sugar. Gently fold in yolks and whites. Add cream and milk by hand. Add liquor and sprinkle with fresh nutmeg.

Rum Lemonade Cocktails

White Christmas Martini

2 Ounces Rum (we used Mount Gay) 2 Ounces lemonade A drop of Bitters A wedge of lime

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In a three-piece cocktail shaker, combine ice and all the ingredients except the lime and shake vigorously. Pour into a martini glass, squeeze the lime into the glass.

Coat the martini rim with honey and then apply the colored sugar. In a 3 piece cocktail shaker combine ice and all the ingredients, shake vigorously.

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MY MUSINGS AARQN HARRELL

I guess I'm just not the brightest bulb Editor's Note: Aaron Harrell is a Baker

City husband and dad.

It only cost me $50 to have somebody tell me I'm a fool.

Now, it wasn't put in those exact terms, but that certainly was, in my estimation, the gist of the conversation.

Don't misunderstand me here; I am pretty used to feeling foolish and being on the wrong side of the answer (I've been marriedforalmost 10years).M ost of the time the price for being wrong is extracted from my pride, not my wallet.

I'm getting ahead of myself, though, so let me back up a bit.

Itwas a coupleofweeks agothatI discovered that our iron was on the fritz. In case you are wondering, that is indeed the technical term for it. My wife was about to start a rant about the plannedobsolescence thatisso prevalent in modern product design when I graciously cut her offby saying, "Hey, I think I can fix this!"

I'm holding the power cord in my hand, thinking that all I have to do is solder the faulty wire and boom! Our problemsareover!My declaration is met with silence that I assume has beenbrought on by my awesome idea.

This is the part where I get used to being wrong.

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Figuringoullhe goinsemia Let's talk give it minimal water GRANNY'S until you can move it poinsettias for a minute. I haven't outside for the summer.

GARDEN always done a It doesn't do well in good job with them hot sun, though. Its CRISTINE MARTIN directions sound and yet last sumvery much like that mer, when I was at a daughter-in-law's in Utah, she still had a of the Christmas cactus. Plenty of huge one blooming. dark and away from artificial light.

I asked her what her secret is and she said My thinkingis, it was a very lovely when it wilts I water it! There you have it. thing and didn't cost any more than a She isn't interested in having plants and yet bouquet of flowers so iflike the flowers it she did better than me with the poinsettia. has a short lifespan, it was still worth havI tend to overwater things. No matter how ing it. I have put one outside in the past but it never did bloom again. If anyone has good we care for them I think they are bound to luck with this do let us know. drop some leaves, so don't worry about that.

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BRIGHTEST Continued ~om Page 1B Instead of awe at my brilliance, my wife, after a moment's pause, says,"Maybe you shouldn't try and do projects, remember the washing machine?"

The event she is referring to is a storyin and ofitseKThe short version is that I tried to fix the washer and indeed ended upfi xingit,butflooded the laundry room, causing the need for a new tile floor. And yes, the new floor was more expensive than a new washing machine. So there you go.

But I digress.

A while ago, maybe a month or two, my wife mentioned that one of the headlights on her van was out.

I told her that I would replace it and, true to form, weeks went by before she mentioned it again. Did I mention Fm forgetful? But this time she mentioned that not one but both headlights had burnt out.

No big deal I tell her, we don't drive that much at night and daylight savings hasn't taken effect. Fll get to it. Can you guess what happened next?

Don't bother guessing because 111 tell you: I didn't get to it for awhile.

It didn't take long before my lack of follow through started to get to my wife. Shortly after that, I went to the auto parts store and bought new bulbs for the van. Then they satin the car for a week. Finally I

grabbed the bulbs, popped the hood latch and proceeded to change the bulb. Well, I tried to change the bulb. No, that's notcorrecteither.Itried to open the hood. I hate that hood. No really, I do. Five years of ownership and I still have trouble finding the little latch that lets you actually open the hood all the way. I finally succeeded in getting the hood open, only to feel like the van was openingits jawlike hood to laugh at my feeble attempt at auto repair.

The hard part over, I swapped out the bulbs with the new ones. No, that's not right either. I tried to swap them out. They wouldn't fit.

There was a little tab that prevented the new bulb fiom seating properly. I threw my hands up in disgust and told my wife the news. I felt some consolatio n thatIhad atleast tried. Then I went back and exchanged the bulbs. I took the one that I had removed into the store so that I would get the right one this time.

The clerk behind the counter kindly exchanged the old bulbsforthe correctonesand even gave me an $8 refund because the correct bulbs were actually cheaper. Things were looking up!

Back home I sped, new bulbs in my hand. I parked my car and ran into the

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listened courteously and said that they would call when they found anything out.

It wasn't too long before I received a phone call.

The voice on the other end of the phone said that the car was ready to go and I could come pick it up. I said thank you and hung up the phone. I had ridden my bikefiom the garage to work, so I hopped on and rode back.

I walked in the fiont door, which made a dang or beep of some sort to let the mechanics in the back know that there was a customer at the fiont.

A man that I recognized as the owner of the shop came around the counter and sat down,thumbing through a sheaf of invoices smudged with oil and grease. And then he proceeded to tell me I was anidiot.

Let's be fair though, he never actually said the words, "you're an idiot."What he did say was that he had spent two hours trying to find the problem, chasing circuits and wiring all over the van in an attempt to get the lights to work Then he also said that the last thing he did was checkthe bulbs.

W hat did hefind?Hefound two new, recently installed high-beam bulbs. The low beams were still burnt out.

I had changed the still-good high beams out with new bulbs. Remember when I said I had bought the wrong bulbs?

I didn't. I simply tried to put them in the wrong place.

Feeling very much like an idiot, I relayed that part of the story to the mechanic. I hadn't told him about the bulb exchange because it hadn't seemed relevant at the time.

He was very gracious and kind-hearted, saying that I shouldn't worry too much because it had taken him, a professional, two hours to figure it out. He felt bad for me. How do I know? He had worked for two hours, replaced thecorrect bulbs with brand new ones fiom his own stock.

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DORY Continued from Page 1B We giggledover the bathroom toilet where its water tank hung on the wall with its convenient dangling pull-chain and the claw-footed bathtub. Then we headed upstairs on the wide risers that took us to the second floor from the living room in search of"our own" rooms. Betty got the first one with its windows and I took the next inside room opposite the one in which my brother would sleep. If I have told you this story before, you know by now that"our" rooms lasted about 15 minutes after I turned out the light and laid there in the darkness alone.

We two sisters had slept in the same room since birth and this change was too great for a scaredycat as I was, so I hurried back into my sister's room and crawled into bed with her, much to her dismay. So much for teenage privacy.

Seven-year-ol d Raymond came in with the furniture, much in charge he thought, of how things were handled.

When shushed away by the men doing the moving, he sought out his sistersto tellushe had discovered a playhouse in the side yard and that we should come see it. Betty had other things to do, but I joined him outsideand gloried overthe addition of the little house where I could have my tea sets and dolls.

There was much to do in getting settled with lots of family coming and going since both of our parents came from large families and everyone wanted to see and do to help.

Time moved along as we enjoyed our home beside the train tracks.

My father was a railroad engineer and I've wondered since if the house could have been owned at the time by therailroad, forhe seemed tohave a connection with it at the little shed nearby and perhaps that is why we were moved there for the time.

The leaves were played in, then burned, the yard debris cleared away. Time for school to resume after summer play, I in the fifth grade and Raymond in the second grade. Sister Betty was in high school since she had started school when she was only 5 yearsold,so had tobe transported by car into La Grande to attend her first year as a freshman.

All eight grades were housed in the three-room school building in Island City, a simply wonderful experience

A Christmas Story From Dory This particular day was Hofmann Day at the SubShop. There were only five of us this time, but I had a Christmas story I wanted to tell them and they listened patiently.

I had a little coin purse to demonstrate the story and I opened it to give them each a coin as I told the story, saying that they couldn't give it back to me but to take it home and think about the story that I was going to tell.

And, this is the story I told: "Once there was a woman who had a large family. The children grew up and had children of their own so this now old woman had lots of grandchildren.

"She was a widow with a limited income, but when she saw her adult children give a present to each child, she, too, wanted to be in on the giving.

"She snapped open her coin purse that she carried in her pocket and went to each child in turn. With the smallest of children, she placed a nickel in the palm of their upturned hand, saying "Merry Christmas." For grandchildren who were in grade school, she placed a dime and said"Merry Christmas" to each. From there she went to the grandchildren in high school and gave them each a quarter, even against their trying not to take it, and said "Merry Christmas."

This became a tradition with the old woman."

Then I asked if any of the family members had ever received one of these coins, for the story was true and the old woman was our grandmother, Mary Hofmann. Only two of us could have remembered receiving a coin from her because of our advanced ages or relationship to the family, but I felt it was a nice story to be told at this time of year.

I explained that over the years she had done this even though she didn't have much money but, because she loved the little children and wanted to give them a gift, she gave out of what little she had.

Should we laugh at the amount of the gift, then we have missed the point of the story. What she gave was love and it keeps me warm today just the knowing.

And, after all, love — isn't that what Christmas is all about?

for me with friendly students and Miss Singleton as teacher, one I still honor to this day in connecting with her again in adulthood.

There was a fall fair at the school and we each had to take something to show. My father found a grotesque potato in our cellar and I took it along in protest and embarrassment. I was thrilled when the card on it identified it as a ribbon winner of the "most unusual potato."

Winter came but I don't remember a lot of snow that year. Our dad placed a huge fir tree, freshly hewed from the mountains, in the living room alcove windows and we all trimmed it. Lots of folks came for a big party so there was lots oflaughing, food, and joy at the occasion. I don't remember receiving any special toys that year, undoubtedly a doll, but it was just being there that stays with

my memory. It was a special Christmas.

Unfortunately, and for some unknown reason, we moved back to La Grande during the school holiday vacation, much to my disappointment,for Ihad been happy there and looking forward to learning to play the harmonica upon return to school.

Instead, I found myself finishing the fifth grade in the upstairs room at Central School in La Grande.

Iadjusted,ofcourse,aschildren do, but friendships made two miles away lasted a lifetime.

The house is gone and so are most of the loved ones, but the memory lives on just as it was so long ago in which I shared a very special Christm as m a very specialplace.

Reach Dory at by email fleshman@ eoni.com.

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WreckingRe 8 cycling QualityUsedParts New & UsedTires• BuyingFerrous&NonFerrous Metals • WealsoI uyCars 8DavidEccles Rd.Baker City

Stephanie Benson,Owner theliiflebagelshoptagmatl.com t 780Main St. Baker City

Chim4himney Sweeps

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REAL ESTATEANDPROPERTY MANAGEMENT

541-963-4174

Wayne Dalton Garage Doors Sales• Installation • Service

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Rick 963-01 44 786-4440

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Carter'sCustomCleaning Residential,Rental&CommercialCleaning ServingUnionCountysince 2006 Licensed and lnsured ShannonCarter, Owner

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(541) 910-0092

Child 8c Family Therapy 1705 Main Street Suite 100 • P0. Box f 70 Baker City, 0R 9781t 5tl 5235t2t . fax 5tl 523 5516

BUILDING HEALTHY F amilies is h i ring f o r the position of Home V isitor .

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STATE FARM GREGG Hl RICHSEN,Agent •

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Executive Tree Care 20 yrs of full service tree care

Free estimates,24n emergencyservice Jack Walker, Arborist

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MASTERS LEVELSocial Worker needed to provide services to families and children within t he home s e t t ing i n Union, and W a llowa Counties. Some specific Iob duties include family assessment for EEO. 210 - Help Wantedneeds, community colBaker Co. Do a two-way favor ... laboration with family WANTED: CDLw/tanker get extra cash for yours ervices, e n g a g i ng Endorsement for 5,000 self and make it possible families i n s e r v i ces, and parent t r a i ning. gal. water truck in the f or s o m e on e e l s e t o For more information North Dakota Oil Fields. Great Pay btt enJoy those items yo u p leas e c o nt ac t n ever use. S ell t h e m Negotiable Hours A man d a at 541-403-0494 with a classified ad.

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FOUND: F, White goat, w/ blue twine collar. Ben Dier Ln. 541-523-4874

Tammie Clausel Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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Must have a minimum of 10Yard Sale ad's to pnnt the map.

ALL ADS FOR: GARAGE SALES, MOVING SALES, YARD SALES, must be PREPAIDat The Baker City Herald

210 - Help WantedBaker Co.

Employment Specialist OR LPN license. AHA Assit outpatient clients BLS/HCP Certification; with Iob skills and exp. i n amb u latory obtaining local setting preferred; deciemployment. s ion-making a b i l i t y , M-F; 8am — 5pm

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Callfor more info: 541-963-3161.

SUSSCRISNS!

605 - Market Basket 610 - Boarding/Training 620 - Farm Equipment 8 Supplies 630 - Feeds 640 - Horse, Stock Trailers 650- Horses, Mules, Tack 660 - Livestock 670 - Poultry 675 - Rabbits, Small Animals 680 - Irrigation 690 - Pasture

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AL-ANON. COVE ICeep day, Thursday, Fnday C oming Back. M o n Noon: Thursday days, 7-8pm. Calvary 6:OOPM: Monday,TuesOffice, 1915 First St., ENTERPRISE B aptist Church. 7 0 7 day, Wednesday, Thurs113 1/2 E Main St. Baker City or Main, Cove.

PH: 541-398-1327 The Observer Office, day (Women's) Sunday's 1406 Fifth Street, 7:OOPM: Saturday 10am-noon.

LaGrande.

ALCOHOLICS Wednesday (women ANONYMOUS Rear Basement Enonly) 11 a.m.— noon can help! trance at 1501 0 Ave. MOVING SALE. 24 HOUR HOTLINE 510 Olson St., Haines.

WALLOWA (541 ) 624-51 1 7 12/27 btt 12/28; 8am-5pm 606 W Hwy 82 www oregonaadistnct29 com Furniture,odds-n-ends PH: 541-263-0208 Servtng Baker, Union, NEED TO TALKto an and lots of free things!

Sunday AA member one on and Wallowa Counties one? Call our 7:00p.m.-8:00 p.m.

24 HOUR HOTLINE BAKER COUNTY AA MEETING: 541-624-5117 Cancer Support Group Survior Group. oi visit Meets 3rd Thursday of Mon., Wed. btt Thurs.

TAICE US ON YOUR www.ore onaadistnct29 every month at PHONE! 12:05 pm-1:05 pm. .com Lukes/EOMA © 7 PM LEAVE YOUR PAPER Presbytenan Church, St. Contact: 541-523-4242 AT HOME 1995 4th St. (4th btt Court Sts.) AA MEETING: CELEBRATE Baker City. Open, FULL editions of Pine Eagle Sobriety RECOVERY No smoking.

Group The Baker City A Chnst-centered 12 Tues.; 7 p.m. — 8 p.m. step program. A place Herald Presbyterian Church where you can heal. are now available AA MEETINGS Halfway, Oregon online.

2614 N. 3rd Street Baker City Nazarene Open La Grande Church, every Tues. at No Smoking 6:15 PM. More info. call 3 EASY STEPS Wheel Chair Accessible 541-523-9845 MON, I/I/ED, FRI NOON-1 PM 1. Register your AA MEETING: account before you TUESDA Y CHRONIC PAIN Powder River Group 7AM-8AM Support Group leave Mon.; 7 PM -8 PM Meets Weds. -12:15 pm 2 . Call to s t o p y o u r TUE, I/I/ED, THU Wed.; 7 PM -8 PM 7PM-8PM 1207 Dewey Ave. Baker pnnt paper Fn.; 7 PM -8 PM 3. Log in wherever you SAT, SUN IPT Wellness Connection Grove St. Apts.

10AM-11AM Jont Miner;541-523-9664 Corner of Grove btt D Sts. are at and enloy AL-ANON MEETING Baker City, Open Nonsmoking Are you troubled by CIRCLE OF FRIENDS someone else's dnnk- (For spouses w/spouses Wheel Chair Accessible ing? Al-anon can help. who have long term UNION COUNTY ENTERPRISE terminaI illnesses) AA Meeting Safe Harbors Call Now to Subscribe!

Meets 1st Monday of Info. conference room 541-523-3673 every month at St. 541-663-41 1 2 401 NE 1st St, Suite B Lukes/EOMA©11:30 AM PH: 541-426-4004 $5.00 Catered Lunch Monday 10am — 11am Must RSVP for lunch 541-523-4242 AL-ANON MEETING in Elgin.

NORTHEAST OREGON Meeting times CLASSIFIEDS of fers 1st btt 3rd Wednesday Self Help btt Support Evenings ©6:00 pm G roup An n o u n c e Elgin Methodist Church ments at n o c h arge.

7th and Birch For Baker City call: AL-ANON J uI t e — 541-523-3673 Do you wish the For LaGrande call: drinking would stop?

E n ca — 541-963-31 61 Monday at Noon Every 2nd btt 4th LA GRAND E Al-Anon .

Wednesday at 6:00 PM Thursday night, FreeWhirlpool' and KitchenAid' Community of Chnst dom G roup, 6-7pm.

ALI.AROUNIIGEEKS APPLIANCES 2428 Madison St. Faith Lutheran Church, - Free DeliveryPCRepairIiel Com liutelt Baker City 12th btt Gekeler, LG. 541-523-5851 541-605-01 50 ELGIN ELECTRIC ILIP!oPs I PC's) 43 N. 8th Elgin 0!i SiteBuaineSSI !Ieeilential

600 - Farmers Market

210 - Help WantedBaker Co.

Salnt Alphonsus

120 - Community Calendar

Monday, Thursday, btt Fnday at8pm. Episcopal Church 2177 First St., Baker City.

AL-ANON. At t i tude o f NARCOTICS Gratitude. W e d n e sANONYMOUS days, 12:15 — 1:30pm.

HELP Faith Lutheran Church. LINE-1-800-766-3724 1 2th btt Gekeler, L a Meetings: Grande.

8:OOPM:Sunday, M onday, Tuesday, Wednes-

145 - Yard, Garage Sales-Union Co.

Unhappy about your weight?

Ca II 541-523-5128.

Tues.,noon Welcom Inn 175 Campbell St.

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ME7i7EB ALL OFFSET COMMERCIAL PRINTING TABS, BROADSHEET, FULL COLOR

Camera ready orwe can set up for you.

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THE SEWING LADY Sewing:Atenation Mending Zippers Custom Made C othing 1609 Tenth Bt. Baker City

541 523 5327

963-3161

Northeast Property Management, U.C Commerctaf 8 Residential

LarrySchlesser.LicensedProperty Manager taGrande,OR

541-910-0354

OREGON SIGN COMPANY Signs of a kinds to meetyour needs

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THE OBSERVER a BAKER CITY HERALD — 5B

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

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Monday: noon Friday Wednesday: noon Tuesday Friday: no o n Thursday DISPLAY ADS:

2 days prior to publication date (tl

Baker City HeraId: 541-523-3673e www.bakercityheraId.com • classifiedsObakercityheraId.com• Fax: 541-523-6426 The Observer: 541-963-3161e www.lagrandeobserver.com • classifiedsOlagrandeobserver.com • Fax: 541-963-3674 xg w 220 - Help Wanted 220 - Help Wanted Union Co. Union Co. IT IS UNLAWFUL (Sub- OREGO N S T A T E Unisectio n 3, O RS 6 59.040) for an e m ployer (domestic help excepted) or employment agency to print or circulate or cause to be pnnted or circulated any statement, advertisement o r p u b l icat ion, o r t o u s e a n y form of application for employment o r to m ake any i n q uiry i n c onnection w it h p r ospective employment which expresses directly or indirectly any

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When responding to Blind Box Ads: Please be sure when you address your resumes that the address is complete with all information required, including the

Blind Box Number. This is the only way we have of making sure your resume gets to the proper place.

Services: "NEW" Tires Mount 5 Balanced p ortunities 5 f ran Come in for a quote chises. Call OR Dept.

You won't be o f J u stice a t ( 5 0 3 ) disappointed!!

378-4320 or the Fed- Mon- Sat.; 8am to 5pm eral Trade Commission LADD'S AUTO LLC at (877) FTC-HELP for 8 David Eccles Road f ree i nformation. O r Baker City v isit our We b s it e a t (541 ) 523-4433 www.ftc.gov/bizop.

full time (1.00FTE) Ass istan t Prof e s s o r (Practice) in the College of Agncultural Sci- 330 - Business Opences, Department of portunities Animal and Rangeland Science. This position

will serve Baker and Union Counties. Salary is commensurate with education and expenence. To review posting and apply, go to http://oregonstate.edu/ Iobs .

Po s t i ng ¹ 0013404 . C l o s i n g

date: 12/30/2014. OSU is an AA/EOE/Vets/Disabled.

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Monday, Wednesday, Master Gardener and Fnday's, within Education Program Baker City.

Assistant (EPA) Ca II 541-523-3673 Oregon State University E xtension Service i s recruit in g f or a INDEPENDENT part-time, 6 hours per CONTRACTORS wanted to deliver week, EPA 1 to coordinate the OSU Master The Observer Gardener (MG) ProMonday, Wednesday, gram in Union County. and Fnday's, to the following area's The MG EPA works w ith OSU f aculty t o p rovide education i n La Grande h ome ho r t i c u l t u r e through the OSU MG training program and Ca II 541-963-3161 MG Plant Clinic. To reor come fill out an view posting and apInformation sheet ply, pl e a s e v i s it htt: or e onstate.edu WHEN THE )obs Ap ply to posting ¹ 0 0 1 3421. C l osing SEARCH IS date: December 29, 2014. OSU is an SERIOUS AA/EOE/Vets/D isa bI ed. rely on the classified

PART TIME CDL-A position out of LaGrande to Portland one or two days a w e e k r o u nd Need a good used vehi trip. Good pay. Call cle? Look in the classi Ron © 971-227-2505 fied.

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$800 obo 541-910-9339 or 541-910-5964 USED LAY Down style Tanning bed for Sale. $2,500 obo, purchase as is.

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4 - d igit number allows a con- 445- Lawns & Garsumer to ensure that dens t he b u siness i s a c tively licensed and has a bond insurance and a

FRANCES ANNE YAGGIE INTERIOR 8E EXTERIOR PAINTING Commercial 5 Residential. Neat 5 efficient. CCB¹137675

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JACKET ar Coverall Repair. Zippers replaced, p atching an d o t h e r heavy d ut y r e p a irs.

Reasonable rates, fast service. 541-523-4087 or 541-805-9576 BIC

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7 species of fir, pine, spruce $30. From La Grande north on Mt Glen Rd. approx. 5 miles, west on lgo ln.

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Small bales, Baker City 541-51 9-0693 3797 10th St Hydroponics, herbs, houseplants and Non-GMO seeds 541-403-1969

t ion w o r k t o be censed with the Construction Contractors Board. An a c t ive cense means the contractor is bonded 5 in-

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Art prolects 5 more!

Super for young artists!

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R ESP O N SIBILITIES:

Mana ges all billing needs of'Ihe Observer • subscribers, Carriers, and Dealers. Works • closely with the Wescom Business Office.

Proc e sses all payments, both Carrier and • Customer.

Make s necessary changes to all Dealer and• Carrier accounts and insures overall coverage of• billing preparation.

Proc e sses all subscriber payments through• ACH programs.

Data entry of new credit card or bank draft • in formation on subscribers accounts from both• in -house and outside sales.

Notifies customers ofdeclined payments and secures new banking information.

Maintains accurate spreadsheets for account • balancing purposes. Transfers out allocated funds from subscribers accounts for single copy• purchases or extends credit for missed copies.

Responsible for entry ofmonth end charges/credits and acts as back up to the CSR and DM. Performs all these tasks accurately and with • attention to deadlines.

Deliveries newspapers to subscriber or independent contractor homes when needed 'Ihisposition reports to the Regional Circu- • lation Director •

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5 41-663-1806, c e l l 541-786-1456

705 - Roommate Wanted HOME TO share, Call m e I et s t a Ik . J o 541-523-0596

710 - Rooms for Rent NOTICE All real estate advertised h ere-in is s u blect t o the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to a dvertise any preference, limitations or discnmination

DO YOU need papers to start your fire with? Or a re yo u m o v i n g 5 need papers to wrap those special items?

The Baker City Herald at 1915 F i rst S t r eet sells tied bundles of papers. Bundles, $1.00 each.

QUALITY ROUGHCUT l umber, Cut t o y o u r s pecs. 1 / 8 " o n u p .

A lso, h a l f ro u n d s , s tays , w e d ge s , slabs/firewood. Tamarack, Fir, Pine, Juniper, Lodgepole, C o t t o nw ood. Your l ogs o r mine. 541-971-9657

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3370 17th St Sam Haines Enterpnses 541-51 9-8600

NEWSPRINT ROLL ENDS

Due to a promotion 'Ihe Observer is look• • ing to fill the following position: Circulation Accounting Coordinator •

ALFAFA C E R TIFIED w eed-free , s m al l bales. $220/00 ton. no

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contractor who has fulfilled the testing and experience r e q u irements fo r l i censure.

For your protection call 503-967-6291 or visit our w ebs i t e : www.lcb.state.or.us to c heck t h e lic e n s e status before contracting with the business.

Persons doing l andscape maintenance do not require a landscaping license.

541-524-0369

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based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or n ational origin, or inten-

tion to make any such p references, l i m i t ations or discrimination.

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of this law.

All persons are hereby informed that all dwelli ngs a d v ertised a r e available on an equal opportunity basis.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

720 - Apartment Rentals Baker Co.

serves the nght to re- 4-BDRM Town house w/ 1 -1/2 Bath 5 W o o d I ect ads that d o n o t comply with state and Stove Back-up. New federal regulations or Ca rpet 5 Pa int. W/g that a r e o f f e n s ive, Paid. $850+ dep. false, misleading, de- LARGE 1-BDRM $570 + dep. No pets ceptive or o t herwise unacceptable.

541-523-9414

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ELKHORN VILLAGE APARTMENTS

ASKING FOR Permis- Senior a n d Di s a b l ed s ion t o h u n t s o u t h Housing. A c c e pting applications for those Sumpter Antlerless elk 'QUALIFICATIONS: aged 62 years or older on your property thru as well as those disthe end of the year!

• Pass pre-employment drug screening • abled or handicapped PI ea se !

Ca I I • Reli a ble transportation, valid drivers license • of any age. Income re541-523-9085 Bruce strictions apply. Call • R auto insurance Hahn.

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

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4/5 BDRM, 2 bath house SUNFIRE REAL Estate We offer clean, attractive Apartments $950/mo. 1st, last I!t LLC. has Houses, Dutwo b edroom a partClover Glen deposit. Available Dec. plexes I!t Apartments ments located in quiet 800 N 15th Ave Apartments, 20th. Pets on approval for rent. Call Cheryl and wel l m a i ntained 2212 Cove Avenue, with a fee. Large corGuzman fo r l i s t ings, Elgin, OR 97827 settings. Income reLa Grande n er lot, f e nced w i t h 541-523-7727. strictions apply.

Now accepting applica- Clean I!t well appointed 1 s hop. Fo r R e n t o r •The Elms, 2920 Elm tions f o r fed e r a l ly I!t 2 bedroom units in a l ease option t o b u y 752 - Houses for Call 541-523-5978 or Rent Union Co. S t., Baker City. C u r- funded housing. 1, 2, quiet location. Housing 541-403-0275 re n t ly a v a i I a b I e and 3 bedroom units for those of 62 years 2-bdrm a p a rtments. with rent based on ino r older, as w ell a s 2 BD singlewide at 708 TAKING Poplar in Cov e .

Most utilities paid. On come when available. t hose d i s a b le d or $475/mo, 1st, last I!t site laundry f a c ilities h andicapped of a n y APPLICATIONS NOW! 2- bdrm w/covered and playground. Ac- Prolect phone number: age. Rent based on in$400 d e p o s it . No cepts HUD vouchers.

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Call M ic h e l l e at TTY: 1(800)735-2900 accepted. Please call included. $600/mo (541)437-6511 leave 541-963-0906 (541)523-5908.

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541-523-5245 «SPECIAL» This institute is an equal $200 eff FSBO: 3-BDRM, 2 bath 2BDRM, 1BA. New gaopportunity provider 1st months rent! home for rent or lease rage, Very clean, 1yr option to buy. No pets. lease. $800/mo.

This institute is an $1000/mo plus deposit 2504 N Depot St. LG equal opportunity 1880 Pear Street 541-963-751 7 LA GRANDE provider.

541-379-2645 Retirement TDD 1-800-545-1833 Apartments UNION COUNTY CRUISE THROUGH clas-3 BD, 1.5 bath, fenced 767Z 7th Street, Senior Living y a rd. $900/m o. L o sified when you're in the La Grande, OR 97850 cated 10200 Grandmarket for a new or used Mallard Heights view Dr. Island City. car.

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1 bdrm, all utilities pd, plus free internet and c oin-op laundry, n o smoking and no pets. $475 mo, $400 d eposit. 541-910-3696.

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

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THUNDERBIRD APARTMENTS 307 20th Street I!t

COVE APARTMENTS 1906 Cove Avenue UNITS AVAILABLE NOW! APPLY today to qualify for subsidized rents at these quiet and centrally located multifamily housing properties.

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3 BDRM, 2 bath in LG. 2 FOR RENT or for Sale: SOUTHSIDE 2BD, 1ba + car garage, large yard, Compact mobile home 2 b o nu s r o o m s i n in La Grande. W/D and b asement, al l a p p l . $ 1000 pe r m o , n o D W included. N e w incl.. no smoking, no pets. 541-963-4174. ref., new windows and pets, $900/mo, $850 3-4BD HOUSE in Elgin, doors, extra insulation, dep. 541-910-3696 large back yard, w/s/g paneling, and laminate incl., $800/mo + $500 SOUTHSIDE, CLOSE to wood floors. No smokschools, 4 bd , 3 b a , d ep. Avail. Ja n 1 s t . ing or dogs. W/S/G, 541-786-3385 l e ave a nd space r e n t i n - woodstove, office, Iamassage. c uzzi tu b i n m a s t e r c luded. $430, or i n quire re . p u r c hase. suite, dbl ca r ga rage, 5BD, 2BA, 2 bed main f ruit t r e e s , g a r d e n 541-91 0-0056 floor I!t 3 down. $785 spot, no smoking, no 479-283-6372 IN COVE, clean and spap ets, $ 12 5 0 / m o . c ious 2 bd r m ro w $ 1 00 0 d ep .

COZY 3B/2B house in house. All appliances, 541-91 0-3696 U nion, d e c k , W / D plus w/d. $625mo, + hookups, Fenced yard, UNION 2bd, 2ba $600 dep. (541)568-4722. $ 995/m o .

C a II senior discount, pets LARGE 2 BDRM, 1 ba, okay. 541-910-0811 541-963-1210. in Cove $700mo. NE 760 - Commercial Prope rt y M g t .

CUTE COTTAGE style 541-91 0-0354 Rentals 2bd house, southside La Grande location, no NICE 3 bdrm, 2 bath in 16 X 2 5 G a rage Bay smoking o r pet s, w/11' celing I!t 10 x 10 Union. $850 plus Dep. $ 595 / m o ca II Roll-up door. $200/mo Mt Emily Prop Mgmt 541-963-4907 541-962-1074. +fees. 541-519-6273

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DENT HOUSING. 5 bd, 5 ba, plus shared kitchen, all u tillities paid, no smoking, no pets, $800/mo I!t $700 dep. 541-910-3696 Beautiful B r and New 3bd, 2b a a l l a p p l iances, fenced yard, garage, I!t yard care. $1,100mo + dep. Mt. Emily Prop. Mgt. 541-962-1074

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NICE DUPLEX, 3b/1.5b, s ingle garage, W / D hookups, W / S i ncluded, $775/mo. Call 541-963-1210.

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work! Join the thou2-BDRM MOBILE home Professionally Managed sands of other people Haines. No pets, refer ences required. $400 by: GSL Properties in this area who are + dep. 541-523 3110 Located Behind La Grande Town Center regular users of the classified See how 2-BDRM, 1 b a th. W/S paid. Gas heat, range, simple and effective fridge, fenced yard.

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25X40 SHOP, gas heat, roll up ar walk-in doors, $375. (541)963-4071, LG.

780 - Storage Units

NORTHEAST PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 541-910-0354

BEARCO BUSINESS PARK Has 3,000 sq ft. also

Commercial Rentals 1200 plus sq. ft. professional office space. 4 16x30 storage units offices, reception Availible Now! Ca II 541-963-7711 area, Ig. conference/ break area, handicap BEAUTY SALON/ access. Pnce negotiaOffice space perfect ble per length of for one or two operalease. ters 15x18, icludeds restroom a n d off street parking.

780 - Storage Units $500 mo ar $250 dep 541-91 0-3696 12 X 20 storage with roll up door, $70 mth, $60 COMMERCIAL OR retail deposit 541-910-3696 space for lease in hist oric Sommer H e l m Building, 1215 Washi ngton A v e ac r o s s from post office. 1000 plus s.f. great location $800 per month with 5 year lease option. All

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S2S-1688 + 6 different size urits 2512 14th COMM E RCIAL SPACE + Lots of Ry storage for Rent. 1000 sq. ft. 4129S Chico Rd, Baker City area, plus 250 sq. ft. off Pbcahontas CLASSIC STORAGE 541-524-1534 loft, office and bathI room, w/s i n cluded, 2805 L Street paved parking, located NEW FACILITY!!

7X11 UNIT, $30 mo. in island city, $540/mo Vanety of Sizes Available $25 dep. call 541-963-3496 after Secunty Access Entry (541 ) 91 0-3696.

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BEAUTIFUL VIEW lot in Cove, Oregon. Build y our d r ea m h o m e .

Septic approved, elecRear Dining/ICitchen, tnc within feet, stream large pantry, double r unning through l o t .

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3.02 acres, $62,000 surround sound. Awning 16', water 100 gal, tanks 208-761-4843 50/50/50, 2 new PowerROSE RIDGE 2 Subdivn house 2100 generators.

Blue Book Value 50IC!! sion, Cove, OR. City: Sewer/VVater available.

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Representative (hereat the Union County after PR) of the Estate Sheriff's Office, 1109 of Dolores Gilmore, ICAve, La Grande, OreDeceased, P r o b ate gon, the defendant's interest will b e s o ld, No. 14-12-8518, Union County Circuit Court, sublect to redemption, State of Oregon. All in the r ea l p r operty commonly known as: persons whose rights may be affected by 176 South 1st Street, the proceeding may Union, Oregon 97883. obtain additional inforThe court case nummation from the court ber i s 1 4 - 01-48869, w her e J PM o r g a n records, the PR, or the attorney for the PR. All Chase Bank, National A ssociation, it s s u c persons having claims a gainst t h e est a t e c essors i n in t e r e s t must present them to and/or assigns is plainthe PR at: tiff, and ICarla L. Roe Mammen ar Null, Individually; ICarla L. Lawyers, LLC Roe as personal representative Of The EsJ. Glenn Null, Attorney for PR tate of Philip ICarl Han1602 Sixth Streetcock; Svea M. Ross; P.O. Box 477 State of Oregon; and La Grande, OR 97850 Occupants o f t he Premises are d efen(541) 963-5259 within four months afdants. Th e sale is a ter the first publication p ublic auction to t h e highest bidder for cash date of this notice or they may be barred. or cashier's check, in hand, made out to UnPublished: December 22, ion County S heriff's Office. For more infor29, 2014 and January mation on this sale go 5, 2015 to:

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2014

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113TH CONGRESS

Lonely soldier must reach out to others to find comfort

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DEAR ABBY: I am a soldier in Afghanishop, especially with the high cost ofliving in stan whois single with few ffv'ends,ifyou New York.

I'm lost and don't know what to do. I have would even call them that. We work 24I 7.

N o days off,no breaks.It'snotan easy life. less than a year to ftgure things out, and it's You would not believe how nice itis to receive starting to stress me. Please give me some a message from family or friends. advice.

Ineed a friend.

Don't get me wrong I have a loving family — LOST IN TEXAS DEAR LOST: You not only need a friend, who support me and everything I do. When I ftrst got here, I'd get a message from them you also need a counselor to help you find directi on.Ifthere isn'tone at at least once a week. But now that I am seven months into your school, consider discussDEAR a 12-month deployment, it ing this with a career counhas been almost two months ABB Y selo r at a nearby university or community college. Some since I have gotten anything.

N ow, know I ifIreach out courses in business administration would be valuable for you so you and send a message — which I have done — I'll get replies, but am I wrong for not can learn the nuts and bolts about running wanting to have to do that? Isit wrong to a business and avoid common mistakes that might cause yours to fail. wish that I could come in, relax, and ftnd a message waiting for me? I know theyloveme Some classes in commercial cooking and are busy with their lives, but sometimes would also be helpful. If there isn't a trade it seems thatI amforgotten. It would be school nearby that offers them, consider working for a year or two in the restaurant comforting to know someone is thinking industry to see how it functions. Many of the about me. Any day now could be my last.

— DEPLOYED SOLDIER best chefs in the world started out that way, DEAR DEPLOYED SOLDIER: Because and you will learn quickly if this is someyou're feeling lonely and forgotten, it's thing you really want to pursue. important to let your family and friends P.S. Being an introvert doesn't have to back homeknow how you feel.They arenot stop you, if you partner with someone who's mind readers.

You say you heard &om them a people person to work the &ont of the shop in the early months of your deployment. and teach you the art of"schmoozing."

But have you reached out to them recently?

Ifyou haven't,they may assume you are DEARABBY: I am an eighth-grader in being kept so busy that you are unable to junior high, and thereisagirlIreally like. stay in touch with them. The surest way to My problem is I'm afraid to tell her I love her.

I know she likes someone else and wants get what you need is to communicate — and to go out with him, but Idon't know ifshe that applies to more situations in life than this one. likes me. WhenI'm home, Iwrite herpoems, and I want to drop them ofj"at her locker, DEAR ABBY: I am a senior i n high school but I am scared to. We are in three classes in Texas. Everyone has decided which college together. Do you have any advice?

— NERVOUS BOY they want to go to and what they want to be.

DEAR NERVOUS BOY: Yes. If you're I have no clue. It is frustrating because when smart, you'll wait until that girl is over her adults ask what my plans for the future are and I say I don't know, they look at me like crush before declaring your feelings for her.

I'm stupid.

The boy she has her eye on may or may not be interested in her.

I feel 18yearsisn't long enough to ftgure But as long as she's fixated on him, she all that out. I am an introvert, and I would really like to open up a cute little cafe in New won't be receptive to a romance with you, York when I am older. But every time I tell and it could be embarrassing if you say anything prematurely. iThe same goes for someone this is what I'd like todo, they ask how I'm going to make money at it. They're anonymously dropping off your literary efright — Ican't make a living offa cojjee forts at her locker.)

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WASHINGTON — The 113th Congress began its turbulent life two years ago battling over whether to help Superstorm Sandy victims.

They did, eventually.

By the time Congress limped out of town last week, one of its last acts was to honor the 100th anniversary of the extinction of passenger pigeons.

In between were mostly modest achievements overshadowed by partisan gridlock, investigations and

A Gallup poll asked Americans what they thought the mostimportant problems facing the country are today. Race relations is now tied with the economy as one of the top problems.

sharp clashes capped by a

The partisan impasse was Republicans contended thatDemocrats forced complicatedby conservative tea party lawmakers whom blatantly political votes on GOP leaders often found issues from the minimum unmanageable.

That helped wage to pay equity that had no chance of passing. leadtoa 16-day partial Such tactics were "degovernment shutdown that signed to make us walk the voters hated.

It became one of this Conplank. It had nothing to do with getting a legislative gress' hallmarks.

On the last day the Demooutcome," Senate Minority craticcontrolled Senate conLeader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in an interview firmeda dozen ofObama's with The Associated Press judicial appointees and sent the White House legislation last week. extending tax breaks for Revamping the immigration system, tightening gun working-class people and special interests alike. buyers' background checks, forcing work to begin on But an 11th-hour attempt the Keystone XL oil pipetorenew a federalprogram line — they all foundered as helpingcover the costof losses &om terrorism was the Republican-run House and Democratic-led Senate derailed by retiring Sen. Tom checkmated each other's Coburn, R-Okla., who called it a giveaway to the insurpriorities.

Across-the-board spending ance industry.

While Obama signed cuts designed to be so painful that they would force the two scores ofbills into law last parties tonegotiate defi cit week, they were mostly mireduction took effect anyway, nor. One honored golfer Jack attempts to overhaul the tax Nicklaus with a Congrescode went nowhere, and each sional Gold Medal for his "excellence and good sportschamber passed a budget that the other ignored. manship."

government shutdown.

If productivity is measured by laws enacted, this Congress one was near the bottom.

Congressional and White House data showed that President Barack Obama signed 296 bills into law as of Friday, the second lowest total, by just 13 measures, for any two-year Congress in recordsdating to the 1940s.

The session that President Harry S. Truman dubbed the "do-nothing Congress" of 1947 and 1948? It enacted over 900 laws.

Each party accused the other of scuttling bills for politi calpurposes ahead of November's elections, which gave Republicans firm control of the House and Senate in 2015.

Leaving the Capitol last week, outgoing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., lamented that lawmakers should have achieved more, "but that's what we got."

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WEEIC AHEAD TODAY • Prep boys basketball: • Vale at La Grande, 6 p.m.

TUESDAY • Prep girls basketball: • Imbler at WestonMcEwen, 6 p.m.

• Prep boys basketball: • Imbler at WestonMcEwen, 7:30 p.m.

PREP GIRLS BASICETBALL

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By Eric Avissar

Girdner is accustomed to witnessing Finishing with a team-high 27 points, Albrecht kept finding new ways to score, showcasing her spin moves, power dribbles and reverse layups among a vast array of moves that kept the Hilanders guessing.

"To watch her perform like I've

The Observer

Through the eyes of La Grande girls basketball head coach Doug Girdner, Avery Albrecht has long beencapableoftaking overa game.

During Saturday's 63-45 win over Burns at home, Albrecht did what

ACC suspends Harrell LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville junior forward Montrezl Harrell was suspended for one game by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Sunday for a flagrant 2 foul and ejection Saturday in the Cardinals' 76-67 victory at Western Kentucky.

Harrellmust sit out the No. 4 Cardinals' game Tuesday night against Cal State Northridge.

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Eastern Oregon University junior Nikki Osborne continues to flourish after switching from a post position in 20132014 to a bigger presence on the perimeter this season. Osborne is third on the team in scoring with 11.1 points per game, and is averaging 71 rebounds per game, which is second for Eastern.

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rebounding at 5.7 boards per game, while being the fikh-leading scorer at fi'l a clip of 6.1 points per game. ' +~~+®~,']~ Even with that success, issues out ofhead coach Anji Weissenfluh's control forced the Mountaineers to make a switch.

"It really was about some of our injuries,"Weissenfluh said.awith Nikki's ball-handling, and her ability to shoot the ball outside, it was just the natural choice. Also, we always look for mismatches — whether it's height, strength — whatever advantage we can take and utilize it, we want to."

The 5-foot-10 Osborne was approached in the spring, along with L fellow junior Kelsey Hill, to take a more prominent role on the perimeter. Weissenfluh said it was a seamObserver file phato less transition, and something that Eastern Oregon University's Nikki Osresonates with younger players. borne attempts a layup againstVValla See Osborne/Page 4C Walla (VVash.) University Oct. 30.

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After carving out a niche in a certain area or position, many basketball players would be hesitant — a few, downright hostile — if their coach asked them to switch a position.

But for Eastern Oregon University's Nikki Osborne, there wasn't an ounce of resistance.

"I enjoyit all," she said with a laugh."I don't have any preference."

That outlook and corresponding chuckle sums up the junior's attitude perfectly. During her sophomore year last season, where she started the majority of the games in the post, Osborne was second on the team in

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The Tigers opened up the game on a 9-1 run after Derek Yohannan scored off an assist from Jake Powell.

Brandon Dall played an integral role in the Tigers establishing early control, scoring 11 ofhis team-high 18 points in the first quarter. Toward the end of the opening period, Dall nailed a three-pointer from the top of the arc, then scored while getting fouled. After sinking the free throw,the Tigers held a 20-6 lead at the end of the first.

"Brandon has been so much more aggressive lately," La Grande head coach Mark Carollo said."He is a more than capable shooter, but he's not settling for jumpers. He's done a much better job of finishing in traffic.a Yohannan, who finished with eight points after dropping 15 against Vale, said it was very important for the Tigersto startoffstrong for the second night in a row.

"It's all about confidence as a whole team," Yohannan said."Once we see some SeeDall/Page 4C

PREP SWIMMING

TigersimSressinhomemeet • La Grande finishes with highest combined team score at home

By Eric Avissar The Observer

While Veteran's Memorial Pool had a festive atmosphere on SaturdayfortheLa Grande Invite swim meet, the Tigers' competitive juices were still flowing from

OBSERVERATHLETE OF THE DAY

ning the 100-yard breaststroke start to finish.

With 31 swimmers that La (1 minute, 8.51 seconds) and the Grande swim coach Darren Dutto 100-yard butterfly (54.93).

"Bryce decided to put his heart said comprise a very hardworking into swimming full-time a few group of kids, the Tigers finished with the highest combined score years ago and you can tell it's at the meet with 183 points paying dividends," Dutto said."He ahead of Hood River Valley's 163. swam great, and is making a big The boys team won its first push to do well. He's a great team EricAvissar/TheObserver meet of the season with a score leader, puts alotofenergy into La Grande senior Shelby Baker competes in of 104. Junior captain Bryce Ebel swims and it helps everyone." the girls 50-yard freestyle race Saturday atVetset the tone for the hosts, winSee Swim/Page 4C eran's Memorial pool. Baker won the event.

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Nostrant helps Leopards bounce back Peyton tangles The Cove girls basketball team bounced back w ith the Bengals from a 49-40 loss Friday against Umatilla to beat Elgin, 48-42, at the Union Booster Club Classic.

Senior Kellie Nostrant played a major role for the Leopards in both games. After scoring 10 points against the Vikings, Nostrant had 13 in Saturday's win over the Huskies. Cove will play Pilot Rock in the La Grande OptimistTournament Dec. 29.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was cleared Sunday of the accusations he faced at a student code ofconduct hearing involving an alleged sexual assault two years ago.

Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Major Harding wrote in a letter toWinston that the evidence was "insufficient to satisfy the burden of proof."

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The Tigers established control of the game after junior Kylin Collman nailed a three-pointer to give the Tigers a 33-24 lead in the second quarter. Collman finished Saturday's game with 10 points and two treys See Albrecht/Page 4C

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AT A GLANCE

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys don't have worry about a winand-you're-in finale this year.

They're in.

Dallas ended a four-year playoff drought Sunday in a dominating 42-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, with Romo throwing four touchdown passes and breaking Troy Aikman's franchise record for yards passing.

After three straight season-ending losses that left them at 8-8 and out of the postseason, the Cowboys (11-4) don't have to worry about winning at Washington next weekend.

They are NFC East champions for the first time since 2009 a week early.

seenher in practiceisjustgreatto see," Girdner said.

While Albrecht delivered a standout performance for the Tigers, Girdner praised her for being unselfish.

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The Cincinnati Bengals will look to maintain their

position atop the AFC North when they host the

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CHAD KELLY: The former Clemson quarterback and current Ole Miss recruit

faces numerous charges, 113 yards and two touchincluding resisting arrest, downs in Seattle's 35-6 win after an altercation at a over the Arizona Cardinals restaurant in downtown Sunday on the road.

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2014

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Stephens lifts Badgers to second league victory Observer staff

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Imbler (4-2 overall) plays Weston- fi n i shed with five points McEwen Tuesday on the road.

Wallowa (3-5 overall, 0-2 OOL) will Powder Valley got its second Old Oregon Leaguewin,beating Joseph Travis HuSnan said. look to get back on track at the La Wallowa falters in OOL in aback-and-forth type game by a The Badgers opened OOL play Grande Optimist Tournament Dec. 29.

41-40 margin. Savannah Stephens with a 49-36 win over Pine Eagle Wallowa lost to Griswold in Old hit the game-winning layup with 11 Friday at home.

Oregon League play by a 42-26 mar- Enterprise escapes Feik finished with 12 points and Freshman Reece Christman seconds left in the fourth quarter. gin Saturday on the road.

Badgers' head coach Allen Bingand Bailee Allen had 10 points.

Senior Macey Frei finished with scored the game-winning basket to ham said Taylor Martin played a nine points and Lauren Makin had Powder Valley (4-2 overall, 2-0 giveEnterprisea 38-36 win over major role in the win. eight points.

Alsea Saturday in Pilot Rock.

OOL) returns to action at the La Martin had 13 points, 12 rebounds Grande Optimist Tournament Dec. Going down 13-0 at the end of Christman led the Outlaws with and five steals. Senior Amanda Feik 29 at Eastern Oregon University. the first quarter, the Cougars lost 10 points. had six points, one three-pointer, On Friday, Enterprise lost to ConJoseph (2-4 overall, 0-1 OOL) plays to Nixyaawii, 45-30, Friday night to nine rebounds and five steals.

Baker JV Saturday at home. open its OOL quest. don/Wheeler at the tournament, 51-39.

"I knew Nixyaawii was a good Senior Carsen Sajonia led EnJoseph's Lindsay Kemp finished Panthers falter on the road with 14 points. Freshman Alexis terprise with 10 points. Sophomore team," Oveson said."They play well Sykora had 10 points.

Imbler suffered a 42-33 loss to Hep- as a group."

Tifanie George had eight points.

'They have been working hard Makin led the Cougars with Enterprise will play the Oregon Trail pner Friday on the road, as Amanda this season," Eagles head coach Feik finished with 12 points. nine points. Senior Cheyenne Hall Classic starling Dec. 29 in Pendleton.

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Outlaws Wlll

third

straight • Enterprise picks up two wins at Rocket Invitational Observer staff

Enterprise beatAlsea at the Rocket Invitational Saturday in Pilot Rock, 54-28.

cwe played muchsharper

than on Fridaynight," Outlaws head coach Jeff Micka said.

Senior Kaden Lathrop scored 17 points. and junior Justin Exon had 11.

cwe played a very well-

contained game," Micka said.

The Outlaws played Condon/Wheeler at the tournament Friday and won, 36-20.

Lathrop finished with nine points, and Nikolai Christoffersen scored eight.

The Outlaws (5-1 overall) open their Wapiti League season Jan. 2 against Elgin on the road.

Cougars split in OOL Wallowa won its first Old OregonLeague game Saturday by a 32-19 margin against Griswold. The Cougarshad a 15-12 lead athalf going into the locker room.

Junior Noah Allen led the Cougars with 10 points and senior Gareth Murray finished with eight points.

cwe are going to work much

harder in practice,"Wallowa head coach Greg Oveson said.

On Friday, Wallowa lost to Nixyaawii, 77-28, at home.

Murray led the Cougars with 10 points, and Allen finished with nine points.

Wallowa (4-3 overall, 1-1 OOL) will look to rebound at the La Grande Optimist Tournament starting Dec. 29.

McElligott scores big Powder Valley picked up a 56-48 OOL win over Joseph at home Saturday.

cwe played great against

Joseph," Badgers head coach Kyle Dixon said.

Lee McElligott led the Badgers with 23 points and Cade Brown had 18 points.

For the Eagles, Cayden DeLury finished with 18 points and Noah DeLury had 14 points.

Powder Valley (2-4 overall,

1-1 OOL) will play at the La Grande Optimist Tournament. Joseph (3-3 overall,

0-1 OOL) will play Baker JV Saturday at home.

Imbler loses in OT The Imbler Panthers lost by a 54-52 margin in overtime against Heppner Friday on the road.

cwe have somework to

do offensively in regards to our spacing and patience, but we'll get there," Imbler coach Tony Haddock said.

Imbler (5-1 overall) plays Weston-McEwen Thursday on the road.

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Elgin's Katelyn Harris (4) looks to make a pass, while Cove's Kindra Moore (32) defends during Leopards'48-42 win over the Huskies Saturday at Union High School.

0 casremainun eea e • Union girls blow out Umatilla in the finals to win Union Booster Club Classic Observer staff

As hosts of the Union Booster Club Classic, the Union girls won their second tournament of the season at the high school Saturday, beating Umatilla, 59-34.

Keesha Sarman finished with a team-high 23 points, while Sarah Good finished with 10.

On Friday, Union beat Elgin by a 57-40 margin. cwe got down by almost 20-0," Elgin head coach Mike Slater said."After that, we started tosettle down."

Sarman dropped 25 points in the win over the Huskies and Carsyn Roberts had 14.

Miah Slater finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds in Elgin's defeat.

Katie Witherspoon and Cheyanne Wilhelm both scored 10 points for the Huskies, with Wilhelm getting six rebounds.

Elgin also fell on Saturday, as Cove won by a 48-42 margin.

"Our performance was solid the whole night," Leopards head coach Brendan May said.cwe rebounded and blocked out really well."

Kayla Johnson led Cove with 18 points. Senior Kellie Nostrant finished with 13 points, and junior Reagan Carreiro had eight points.

On Friday night, Cove lost to Uma-

tilla, 49-40.

Kyndal Murchison had 11 points.

Nostrant finished with 10, and Johnson finished with nine.

Union (7-0 overall) and Cove (2-4 overall) will return to action at the La Grande Optimist Tournament starting Dec. 29. Elgin will play in the Parma (Idaho) Christmas Tournament on Dec. 29.

Bobcat boys take second The Union boys basketball team finished second at the Union Booster Club Classic after falling to Umatilla by a 52-46 margin.

Despite the loss, Union head coach Brett Dunten said he was proud ofhis team for battling back &om a tough halNme deficit.

"For us to be to be down 20 at half, then to be within four points in the final minute was pretty key for us to know we didn't give up," Dunten said. cwe could've easily just flopped and said to heck with it."

Chase Houck led the Bobcats with 14 points in the final, while J.D. Graves scored nine. In addition, Landon Houck finished with six points, w hile Dawson Kennon had fi ve.

On Friday, the Bobcats advanced to the finals atter beating Elgin by a 63-46 margin.

Chase Houck finished with 22 points, while Quinn Evans had 15 points and Landon Houck got 10.

Elgin head coach Kevin Johnson said the Huskies stayed close with the Bobcats before struggling in the second half "Union always hustles, and I told them they had to keep the intensity up," Johnson said.

Gavin Christensen and Brandon Howes led the Huskies with 12 points apiece in the loss, while Jake Burgess scored 11 and Gage Little had nine.

On Saturday, Elgin bounced back with a 58-39 win over Monument/ Dayville to take third place in the tournament.

Burgess scored a team-high 22 points for the Huskies. Little had 17 points and Christensen finished with 13.

Elgin (3-3 overall) will play in the Parma (Idaho) Tournament beginning Dec. 29. The Bobcats (4-3 overall) will play the La Grande Optimist Tournament at Eastern Oregon University starting Dec. 30.

Cove beat Prairie City Saturday after losing to Harper/Huntington, 5654, on Friday. Cove (3-5 overall) opens up Wapiti League play Jan. 2 against Enterprise at home.

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Rohan suffers First loss • Isaacson wins three matches, while Jackman earns title in Elgin The Observer

After falling into a 5-0 deficit against T J. Baun in the finals of the 106-pound division at the Tri-State meet in Idaho, La Grande senior Colebattled back before losing by an 8-4 margin.

"Cole wrestled extremely well in a really tough weight class," La Grande head coach Klel Carson said."He wrestled a kid who basically has the same credentials. He will bounce back for sure."

Rohan finished his meet as a three-time Tri State finalist, with two tournament wins to his name. Carson said Rohan will be determined to bounce back after suffering his first loss of the season.

"He will bounce back for sure," Carson said. "I'm really excited for him. This tournament is great because kids see where they're at and what they need to work on."

In the 113-pound weight class, Corey Isaacson reached the quarterfmals atter drawing the No. 2 seed in the first round, winning three matches and his first two duels on pins.

"Corey competed really well and saw the level he needstocompete attobeat tougher kids," Carson said.

"I saw improvement from Corey, and I think that being aroundthatlevelofcom petition will certainly make him a betterwrestler."

Several wrestlers from the La Grande wrestling team also took part in the John Rysdam Memorial meet in Elgin, where the Tigers finished fifth as a team.

After reaching the finals of the Muilenburg Tournament in La Grande, junior David Jackman followed up his breakthrough performance with a title in the 145-pound division.

"David has always had the tenacity," La Grande coach Walt Anderson said."He always turns on the switch on the mats. He made some mistakes on Friday, then corrected them on Saturday."

The Tigers had three wrestlers compete in the 138-pound weight class, with Elijah Livingston finishing third. Ben Remily beat Hakan Strommer in the fifthplace match. Trenten Shafer finished third at 195 pounds.

La Grande will return to action Jan. 2 at the Rollie Lane TournamentinNampa, Idaho.

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Elgin enjoys another successful team performance Observer staff

Elgin High School hosted the John Rysdam Memorial meet over the weekend, where the Huskies finished as the top 2A/1A school, with Vale in first and Baker taking second.

Jordan Vermillion led the charge for the Huskies, taking the 170-pound weight class title after pinning all of his opponents.

"I was veryimpressed with Jordan," Elgin head coach Jason Lathrop said.

"He dida greatjob forus."

Damien Hernandez finished third in the 126-pound weight class, while Lathrop said Tanner Owen overachieved, winning all ofhis

Lathrop added that he was proud of Riley Baker for finishing fifth in the heavyweight division in his first evervarsity wrestling meet.

V ermillion M ill e r For Imbler, Taylor Tandy finished second in matches on Friday and takthe 220-pound division as ing fourth at 145-pounds. the top 2A/1A wrestler in Jaydon McKayfinished the group. Wallowa's Micah third in the 160-pound Fuller pinned Union/Cove's weight class, while Levi Aaron Brunell to win the Carper took second in 195. third-placematch afterover "He had a great week4-V2 minutes of wrestling.

"I was really impressed end, especially coming otf a broken nose," Lathrop said with Taylor," Imbler head on McKay's performance. He coach Doug Hislop said."He was very happy to get back has eight wins already this on the mat. He doesn't like season, and that's pretty wearing the mask, but he doggone good." was glad to compete and did In the 160-pound division, a great job."

Tyler Tandy finished second,

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while Taylor Lane finished sixth and Hunter Teem won multiple matches.

Joseph's wrestling team included four kids that placed. Lars Skovlin finished fifth and Raymond Seal took third. In addition, Jared Wilcox finished second in 160 pounds, and Ben Lopez finished fifth in 182.

"All of the kids work so hard," Joseph head coach Tim Kiesecker said."They just get better every week, and it's fun to watch."

After taking the consolation title last weekend in La Grande, Union/Cove's Chad Witty won the 182-pound division on a pin.

Enterprise saw both of

its kids wrestling in the 106-pound division reach the finals. In the championship match, Clayne Miller beat Dylan Staigle on a pin.

The Outlaws also had two wrestlers place in the 113-pound division, with Cole Farwell taking third and Nate Anton finishing fifth.

Following the meet, Lathrop said he was happy with the community involvement.

"I think the home crowd was part ofthereason for our success," Lathrop said.

"Therewere a lotoflocal people who helped with the tournament, and I am thankful for all of the community support."

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THE OBSERVER —3C

SPORTS

SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA y-New England 12 3 0 . 8 00 459296 Miami 8 7 0 . 5 33 364336 Bulfalo 8 7 0 . 5 33 326280 N.Y. Jets 3 12 0 .2 0 0 246377 South W L T P c t P F PA y-Indianapolis 10 5 0 . 6 6 7 431359 Houston 8 7 0 . 5 33 349290 Jacksonville 3 12 0 . 2 0 0 232389 Tennessee 2 13 0 .1 3 3 244411 North W L T P c t P F PA Cincinnati 9 4 1 . 6 79 311289 x-Pittsburgh 10 5 0 . 6 67 409351 Baltimore 9 6 0 . 6 00 389292 Cleveland 7 8 0 . 4 67 289317 West W L T P c t P F PA y-Denver 11 3 0 .78 6 407303 San Diego 9 6 0 .60 0 341329 Kansas City 8 7 0 .53 3 334274 Oakland 3 12 0 . 200 239405 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA y-Dallas 11 4 0 . 7 33 423335 Philadelphia 9 6 0 . 6 00 440374 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 . 4 00 354366 Washington 4 11 0 .267 284394 South W L T P c t P F PA Carolina 6 8 1 . 4 33 305371 Atlanta 6 9 0 . 4 00 378383 New Orleans 6 9 0 . 4 00 378404 Tampa Bay 2 13 0 . 133 257387 North W L T P c t P F PA x-Detroit 11 4 0 .73 3 301252 x-Green Bay 1 1 4 0 .7 3 3 456328 Minnesota 6 9 0 .40 0 3 12334 Chicago 5 10 0 . 333 310429 West W L T P c t P F PA x-Seattle 11 4 0 .73 3 374248 x-Arizona 11 4 0 .73 3 293279 San Francisco 7 8 0 .4 6 7 286323 St. Louis 6 9 0 . 4 00 318334 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division All Times PST

Thursday's Game Jacksonville 21, Tennessee 13

Saturday's Games Washington 27, Philadelphia 24 San Diego 38, San Francisco 35, OT

Sunday's Games Houston 25, Baltimore 13 Detroit 20, Chicago 14 Atlanta 30, New Orleans 14 Miami 37, Minnesota 35 Carolina 17, Cleveland 13 Green Bay 20, Tampa Bay 3 Pittsburgh 20, Kansas City 12 New England 17, N.Y. Jets 16 N.Y. Giants 37, St. Louis 27 Oakland 26, Buffalo 24 Dallas 42, Indianapolis 7 Seattle 35, Arizona 6

Monday's Game Denver at Cincinnati, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 28 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Carolina atAtlanta, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Dallas at Washington, 10 a.m.

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

Buffalo at New England, 10 a.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 1:25 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 1:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.

TRAN SACTIONS Sunday BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Recalled G Jordan Adams and F/C Jarnell Stokes from lowa (NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League KANSAS CITYCHIEFS — Released G Jarrod Pughsley from the practice squad.

Signed OT Curtis Feigt to the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Released LB Jake Knott. Signed WR Matt Hazel from the practice squad.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Placed LB Chris Borland on injured reserve.

Signed LBChase Thomas from the practice squad.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released TE RaShaun Allen. Signed TE Keavon Milton from the practice squad.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERSPlaced S Major Wright on injured reserve. Signed DB C.J. Wilson from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES — Activated F Alexander Semin from injured reserve. Reassigned F Justin Shhug to Charlotte (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Assigned G Oscar Danskfrom Kalamazoo

(ECHL) to Springfield (AHL).

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Assigned G Eric Hartzell from WilkesBarre/Scranton (AHL) to Wheeling

(ECHL).

Saturday BASEBALL

American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Downs on a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Released OF Shawn O'Malley.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Designated RHP Preston Claiborne for assignment.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Designated RHP Brandon Gomes for assignment.

TEXAS RANGERS — Released RHP Ben Rowen.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERSDesignated OF Kyle Jensen for assignment.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Designated RHP Preston Guilmet for assignment. Released RHP Josh Lindblom.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreedto terms with RHP Brandon Morrow on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW ORLEANS PELICANS — Recalled G Russ Smith from Fort Wayne

(NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed DB Tashaun Gipson on injured reserve.

Signed LB Scott Solomon from the practice squad.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Placed CB Tarell Brown on injured reserve. Signed LB Spencer Hadley from the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled C Mikhail Grigorenko from Rochester

(AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETSPlaced F Boone Jenner on injured reserve. Recalled C Sean Collins from

Springfield (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned D Xavier Ouellet to Grand Rapids (AHL). Recalled G Tom McCollum from Grand Rapids.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Placed F Mike Cammalleri on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 13. Recalled D Adam Larsson and F Mike Sislo from

Albany (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERSReassigned F Sebastian Collberg from Stockton (ECHL) to Bridgeport (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALSRecalled F Caleb Herbert from South Carolina (ECHL) to Hershey (AHL).

College FootbaII Bowl Glance All Times PST Saturday, Dec. 20 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 16, Nevada 3 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Utah State 21, UTEP 6 Las Vegas Bowl Utah 45, Colorado State 10 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24 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 (93), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Duke (9-3) vs. Arizona State (9-3), 10 a.m. (CBS) Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Miami (6-6) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 1 p.m. (ES PN2) Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Boston College (7-5) vs. Penn State (6-6), 10:30 a.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. TexasASM

(7-5), 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 (111), 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.

Playoff semifinal: Oregon (12-1) vs.

Florida State (13-0), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Playoff 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 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. American vs. National, 11:30 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 12 College Football Championship At Arlington, Texas Sugar Bowl winner vs. Rose Bowl winner, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 17 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 1 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Carson, Calif.

National vs. American, 1 p.m.

(ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 24 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 1 p.m. (NFLN)

BASKETBALL NBA Standings

Pacific Division W L Golden State 22 3 L.A. Clippers 19 8 Phoenix 15 14 Sacramento 12 15 L.A. Lakers 8 19 All Times PST

Pct GB .880 .704 4 . 517 9 .444 11 . 296 1 5

Saturday's Games Phoenix 99, New York 90 Portland 114, New Orleans 88 Charlotte 104, Utah 86 Atlanta 104, Houston 97 Dallas 99, San Antonio 93 Denver 76, Indiana 73 L.A. Clippers 106, Milwaukee 102

Sunday's Games Toronto 118, New York 108 Cleveland 105, Memphis 91 Sacramento 108, L.A. Lakers 101 Phoenix 104, Washington 92 Miami 100, Boston 84 Philadelphia 96, Orlando 88 Brooklyn 110, Detroit 105 New Orleans 101, Oklahoma City 99 Indiana 100, Minnesota 96

Monday's Games Denver at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Portland at Houston, 5 p.m.

Utah at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 5:30

p.m.

Sacramento at Golden State, 7:30

p.m.

Tuesday's Games

Chicago at Washington, 4 p.m.

Boston at Orlando, 4 p.m.

New Orleans at lndiana, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

L.A. Clippers atAtlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Denver at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.

Portland at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 7:30

p.m.

NCAA Men's Top 25 Sunday 1. Kentucky (12-0) did not play. Next: at No. 4 Louisville, Saturday.

2. Duke (10-0) did not play. Next: vs.

Toledo, Monday, Dec. 29.

3. Arizona (12-0) did not play. Next: at UNLV, Tuesday.

4. Louisville (10-0) did not play.

Next: vs. Cal State Northridge, Tuesday.

5. Wisconsin (10-1) did not play.

Next: at California, Monday.

6. Virginia (11-0) beat Harvard 76-27. Next: vs. Davidson, Tuesday, Dec. 30.

7. Villanova (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. NJIT, Tuesday.

8. Gonzaga (11-1) did not play. Next: at BYU, Saturday.

9. Texas (10-1) did not play. Next: vs.

Stanford, Tuesday.

10. Kansas (9-1) did not play. Next: at Temple,Monday.

11. Wichita State (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Loyola Marymount, Monday.

12. Ohio State (9-2) did not play.

Next: vs. Miami (Ohio), Monday.

13. Iowa State (9-1) did not play.

Next: vs. MVSU, Wednesday, Dec. 31.

14. Utah (8-2) did not play. Next: vs.

So uth Da kota State, Tu esday.

15. Oklahoma (7-3) did not play.

Next: vs. Weber State, Monday.

16. Washington (10-0) did not play.

Next: vs. Tulane, Monday.

17. Maryland (11-1) beat Oklahoma State73-64. Next: vs.Oakland, Saturday.

18. Miami (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. Providence, Monday.

19. San Diego State (8-3) did not play. Next: vs. UC Riverside, Monday.

20. St. John's (9-1) did not play.

Next:vs. Long Beach State, Monday.

21. Notre Dame (11-1) did not play.

Next: vs. Northern lllinois, Monday.

22. West Virginia (10-1) did not play.

Next: vs. Wofford, Monday.

23. Butler (8-3) did not play. Next: vs. UT Martin, Monday.

24. North Carolina (8-3) did not play.

Next: vs. UAB, Saturday.

25. Michigan State (8-4) did not play.

Next: vs. The Citadel, Monday.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Major College Scores W L Pct GB Sunday Toronto 2 2 6 .78 6 EAST Brooklyn 1 1 15 . 4 2 3 1 0 Army 72, Maine 69, OT Boston 10 1 5 . 4 0 0 10'/2 Canisius 67, Holy Cross 48 New York 5 25 . 167 1 8 Franklin Pierce 88, Dominican (NY) 72 Philadelphia 3 23 . 115 1 8 Hartford 82, FIU 69 Southeast Division Quinnipiac 60, Oregon St. 52 W L Pct GB Southern Cal 75, Boston College 71 Atlanta 19 7 .73 1 St. Michael's 77, Wilmington (Del.) 61 Washington 19 7 .73 1 St. ThomasAquinas 68, Felician 58 Miami 13 15 . 464 7 Stony Brook67, Loyola (Md.) 52 Orlando 1 0 20 . 3 3 3 1 1 SOUTH Charlotte 8 19 .2 9 6 11'/2 Alabama 60, Appalachian St.59 Central Division Dubuque 58, Bridgewater (Va.) 51 W L Pct GB E. Mennonite 77, Frostburg St. 68 Chicago 17 9 .65 4 Eckerd 60, Limestone 47 Cleveland 16 10 . 615 1 Georgia 65, Seton Hall 47 Milwaukee 14 14 . 500 4 Georgia St. 68, Southern Miss. 55 Indiana 9 19 . 321 9 Hampton 75, N. Arizona 66 Detroit 5 23 . 179 1 3 Lipscomb69,Au sti n Peay 63 WESTERN CONFERENCE Middle Tennessee 65, Tennessee Southwest Division St. 47 W L Pct GB Radford 74, Cornell 61 Memphis 2 1 6 .77 8 Samford 64, Louisiana-Monroe 50 Houston 1 9 7 ,731 1' / 2 South Carolina 78, Coker 52 Dallas 2 0 8 .714 1 ' / 2 Troy 65, Nicholls St. 64 S an Antonio 17 11 .607 4 ' / 2 Virginia 76, Harvard 27 New Orleans 14 13 .519 7 W. Carolina 66, UNCAsheville 62 Northwest Division Winthrop100, Reinhardt72 W L Pct GB MIDWEST Portland 2 2 6 .78 6 Cleveland St. 69, San Francisco 65, Oklahoma City 13 15 .4 6 4 9 OT Denver 12 15 .4 4 4 9 ' / 2 Evansville 81, Alabama St. 63 Utah 8 20 . 286 1 4 Ferris St. 82, Bowling Green 68 Minnesota 5 21 . 192 1 6

Jamestown 88, Minn. St.-Moorhead 71 Lake Superior St. 91, Finlandia 63 Nebraska-Omaha 77, Texas-Pan American 72 Northwood (Mich.) 90, Windsor 71 Saginaw Valley St. 93, Marygrove 70 Saint Louis 58, Vermont 55 Valparaiso 82, Goshen 55 SOUTHWEST Coastal Carolina 72, Cent. Arkansas 55 Maryland 73, Oklahoma St. 64 North Texas 62, Creighton 58 FAR WEST Bryant 48, Denver 46 San Diego 71, San Diego Christian 61 Seattle 66, Sacramento St. 47 SouthDakota 67,Mont ana 62 W ashington St.82,San Jose St.53 TOURNAMENT Don Haskins Sun Bowl lnvitational First Round Kent St. 53, N. Dakota St. 52 UTEP 78, Alcorn St. 45 South Point Holiday Classic First Round Green Bay 66, UALR 46 UC Irvine 55, Bradley 47

Saturday EAST Albany (NY) 64, Yale 60 American U. 46, Mount St. Mary's 45 Belmont 73, Fairfield 61 Columbia 82, Hofstra 77 Duquesne 79, Mass.-Lowell 63 Fairleigh Dickinson 76, Delaware 74 Georgetown 81, Charlotte 78 La Salle 67, Towson 53 Manhattan 73, Morgan St. 69 Monmouth (NJ) 74, Wagner 66 NJIT 84, CCSU 76 Penn St. 73, Drexel 68 Pittsburgh 81, Oakland 77, OT Providence 85, UMass 65 Rhode lsland 69, Detroit 55 Richmond 65, Pepperdine 63 Sacred Heart 73, New Hampshire 60 Saint Joseph's 75, Marist 58 St. Bonaventure 69, Binghamton 51 St. Francis (NY) 61, FAU 56 St. Francis (Pa.) 73, Rutgers 68 Villanova 82, Syracuse 77, OT West Virginia 83, NC State 69 SOUTH Auburn 89, Xavier 88, 2OT Ca m pbe II 90, M ontreat 64 Davidson 80, Coll. of Charleston 68 Elon 71, UNC Greensboro 64 Florida 63, Wake Forest 50 Florida St. 75, South Florida 62 George Mason 86, lona 81 Georgia Tech 65, Vanderbilt 60 High Point 80, James Madison 71 Jacksonville 84, Truett McConnell 55 Kentucky 83, UCLA 44 Louisville 76, W. Kentucky 67 Memphis 78, Oral Roberts 63 Murray St. 89, lllinois St. 77 NC Central 94, MVSU 60 Northwestern St. 89, LouisianaLafayette 85 SC-Upstate 53, Mississippi St. 51 Toledo 83, McNeese St. 69 UMBC 66, Kennesaw St. 53 UNC Wilmington 66, East Carolina 54 UT-Martin 77, Presbyterian 60 Virginia Tech 64, The Citadel 61 MIDWEST Akron 92, Bluffton 53 Chicago St. 76, St. Joseph's (Ind.) 54 Dayton 78, Boston U. 62 E. Illinois 60, Indiana St. 56 E. Michigan 77, Missouri St. 65 IUPUI 71, South Alabama 65, OT lllinois 62, Missouri 59 Incarnate Word 110, UMKC 104, 3OT Indiana 82, Butler 73 lowa St. 83, Drake 54 Kansas 96, Lafayette 69 Kansas St. 71, TexasASM 64 N. Iowa 56, lowa 44 North Carolina 82, Ohio St. 74 Northwestern 67, W. Michigan 61 Notre Dame 94, Purdue 63 SIU-Edwardsville 61, Milwaukee 56 SMU 62, Michigan 51 Texas Southern 71, Michigan St. 64, OT VCU 68, Cincinnati 47 Valparaiso 75, IPFW 72 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 84, SE Missouri 67 Arkansas St. 67, Marshall 58 SC State 71, Houston 63 Sam Houston St. 61, Prairie View 44 Stephen F. Austin 94, Arkansas Tech 57 TCU 88, UTSA 57 Texas 78, Long Beach St. 68 Texas St. 90, Huston-Tillotson 56 Texas-Arlington 89, Howard Payne 50 FAR WEST Boise St. 77, Abilene Christian 33 BYU 79, Stanford 77 CS Bakersfield 59, Idaho St. 50 Gonzaga 63, Cal Poly 50 Grand Canyon 81, St. Edward's 55 Lehigh 84, Arizona St. 81, 3OT N. Colorado 69, Jacksonville St. 60 New Mexico 69, New Mexico St. 67 Northeastern 78, Santa Clara 72 Oregon 83, Delaware St. 70 Pacific 71, Fresno St. 68 Portland 87, Montana St. 60 S. Dakota St. 68, Utah St. 65, OT San Diego St. 70, Ball St. 57 Texas ASM-CC 75, CS Northridge 68 UC Davis 81, Air Force 75 UC Riverside 78, Houston Baptist 67 Utah 59, UNLV 46 Washington69,Oklahoma 67 Weber St. 73, Utah Valley 61 Wyoming 57, Southern U. 39

Women's Top 25 1. South Carolina (12-0) beat Hampton 69-49; beat Central Michigan 80-45; beat Liberty 84-44.

2. UConn (8-1) beat No. 25 DePaul

98-64; beat UCLA 86-50.

3. Texas (10-0) beat McNeese State 76-59; beat Texas ASM 67-65.

4. Texas ASM (11-1) lost to No. 3 Texas 67-65.

5. Notre Dame (11-1) beat Saint Joseph's 64-50.

6. North Carolina (11-1) lost to No. 16 Oregon State 70-55; beat Maine 65-36; beat Elon 85-67.

7. Stanford (6-4) lost to Chattanooga 54-46; lost to No. 11 Tennessee 59-40.

8. Kentucky (10-2) lost to No. 13 Duke 89-68.

9. Baylor (10-1) beat No. 19 Syracuse 74-72; beat No. 18 Michigan State 84-65.

10. Louisville (11-1) beat Old Dominion 100-46; beat Grand Canyon 65-51; beat No. 24 California 70-57.

11. Tennessee (9-2) beat Wichita State 54-51; beat No. 7 Stanford 59-40.

12. Nebraska (10-1) beat High Point 83-57.

13. Duke (8-3) beat Oklahoma 9272; beatUMass-Lowell 95-48; beat No. 8 Kentucky 89-68.

14. Maryland (9-2) beat Coppin State 110-51.

15. Georgia (11-0) beat Furman 58-51.

16. Oregon State (10-0) beat No. 6 North Carolina 70-55; beat Southern lllinois 71-55; beat Nevada 73-50.

17. Rutgers (9-2) beat lona 66-58.

18. Michigan State (8-3) beatAlcorn State 77-41; lost to No. 9 Baylor 84-65; bear No. 19 Syracuse 89-76.

19. Oklahoma State (9-1) beat New Orleans 85-33; beat Weber State 5549; beat Southern Cal 66-62.

19. Syracuse (8-3) beat Canisius 70-37; lost to No. 9 Baylor 74-72; lost to No. 18 Michigan State 89-76.

21. Mississippi State (14-0) beat MVSU 104-41; beat Louisiana-Lafayette 66-51; beat lllinois-Chicago 73-36; beat Miami (Ohio) 68-42.

22. West Virginia (9-1) beat Marshall 69-56.

23. Iowa (9-2) beat Drake 100-98.

24. California (7-3) lost to No. 10 Louisville 70-57.

25. DePaul (7-4) beat Loyola of Chicago 109-84; lost to No. 2 UConn 98-64.

HOCKEY NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA M ontreal 34 2 1 11 2 4 4 9 2 8 3 Tampa Bay 35 20 11 4 4 4 113 93 D etroit 34 17 8 9 43 9 4 8 4 Toronto 34 1 91 2 3 4 1 114 102 B oston 34 17 1 4 3 3 7 8 6 8 8 F lorida 31 14 9 8 36 6 9 7 9 O ttawa 33 14 1 3 6 3 4 8 9 9 2 Bulfalo 34 13 1 8 3 2 9 6 6 109

Metropolitan Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA P ittsburgh 3 2 2 2 6 4 48 1 0 2 72 N.Y. Islanders 33 23 10 0 4 6 104 91 N .Y. Rangers 31 17 10 4 3 8 9 3 8 1 W ashington 32 16 10 6 3 8 9 5 8 5 P hiladelphia 33 13 14 6 3 2 9 2 9 9 Columbus 3 2 14 15 3 3 1 7 9 102 New Jersey 35 12 17 6 3 0 7 7 102 C arolina 33 9 2 0 4 22 6 8 9 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA Chicago 34 2 3 9 2 48 106 67 S t. Louis 33 2 1 9 3 45 1 0 0 8 1 N ashville 31 2 1 8 2 44 8 7 6 4 W innipeg 3 4 1 7 10 7 4 1 8 3 8 0 M innesota 3 1 16 12 3 3 5 9 1 8 4 Dallas 32 14 1 3 5 3 3 9 5 109 Colorado 33 1 2 13 8 3 2 8 5 101 Pacific Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA A naheim 35 2 2 8 5 49 1 0 1 9 6 S an Jose 3 4 1 9 11 4 4 2 9 7 8 7 V ancouver 3 2 19 11 2 4 0 9 2 9 0 L osAngeles 34 17 11 6 4 0 9 4 8 4 Calgary 35 1 7 1 5 3 3 7 100 95 Arizona 32 1 1 1 7 4 2 6 7 4 104 Edmonton 3 4 7 2 0 7 21 7 4 116 All Times PST Saturday's Games N.Y. Rangers 3 Carolina 2 SO Columbus 3, Chicago 2, SO Los Angeles 4, Arizona 2 Colorado 5, Buffalo 1 Philadelphia 7, Toronto 4 Montreal 4, Ottawa 1 Washington 4, New Jersey 0 N.Y. Islanders 3, Tampa Bay 1 Pittsburgh 3, Florida 1 Nashville 6, Minnesota 5, OT Vancouver 3, Calgary 2, OT San Jose 3, St. Louis 2, OT Sunday's Games Colorado 2, Detroit 1, SO Dallas 6, Edmonton 5, SO Boston 4, Buffalo 3, OT N.Y. Rangers 1, Carolina 0 Chicago 4, Toronto 0 Philadelphia 4, Winnipeg 3, OT Monday's Games Ottawa at Washington, 4 p.m.

Nashville at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

Arizona at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

San Jose atAnaheim, 7 p.m.

Calgaryat Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Nashville at Boston, 4 p.m.

Carolina at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

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

Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at Minnesota, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Dallas, 4 p.m.

Buffalo at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Arizona at Edmonton, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Colorado, 5 p.m.

EASTERN OREGON BASICETBALL

EasternwomenearnuictorVMountie men suffer losses Observer staff

Eastern Oregon UniVerSity rebounded to earn itS firSt COnferenCe Win Dn

the road defeating Oregon Tech, 72-56, Saturday in a Cascade Collegiate Conference matchup in Klamath Falls.

Junior Nikki Osborne led Eastern with 21 points, ShOOting 5-for-15 frOm the field, but made all 10 Of her free throw attempts.

POint guard Maloree MOSS scored16 points,hitting three Of her SiX three-POint attempts.

Senior Kassy Larson notched a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebotmds, and guard Kelsey Hill added 11 points.

Forward Madeline Laan narrowly missed her own double-double, securing a team-high 13 rebounds with eight boards.

The Mounties shot just 36 percent from the field but made the mOSt Of a free throw advantage,

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from the field in the second half, and some free throws helpedicethe game for the Mounties down the Moss Hill stretch.

The win helped offset Friday'S SetbaCk, a 90-82 1OSS to ShOOting22-for-31 frOm the Charity StriPe, ComSouthern Oregon in Ashland.

Pared to juSt 5-for-10 fOr Eastern was ahead 64-55 the Owls. Eastern also with 10 minutes left in the COntrOlledthe glaSS, Outgame, but a 12-0 Southern rebounding Oregon Tech ntn PuShed the RaiderS in 59-28. front 67-64. Eastern would The Owls shot 48 percent get asclose asonepoint &Dm the field during the firSt twice the rest of the game, halfand took a 37-33 lead but could never get over the into halftime. Oregon Tech hump. held a 42-36 in the opening Freshman Maya Ah minutes of the second half You Came Dff the benCh beforeEastern made its and scored a team-high 21 move.

POintS, gOing 9-for-13 frOm The MOuntieS Went Dn a the field. Guard Airashay 10-2 run over the ensuing Rogers scored 16 points, five minutes, and Moss' and Moss, Hill and Jordan trey put Eastern up 46-44. Klebaum all had three The lead kept growing, steals apiece. aS KBSSy LarSDn'S jumPer Eastern (11-4 overall, 3-1 CCC) iS Off fOr the reSt gave Eastern a 58-48 lead with eight minutes reDf 2014, With the MOuntmaining. Both teams went ieSSetto Play Conordia cold from the field, as the University Jan. 2 in Quinn Owls shot just 21 percent Coliseum.

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Eastern Oregon University suffered a pair of tough Cascade Collegiate Conference losses over the weekend.

The MOuntieS 1OStto Oregon TBCh, 82-74, Saturday in Klamath Falls. On Friday night, Eastern suffered a 114-104overtime defeat at the hands of Southern Oregon in Ashland.

Against the Owls Saturday, junior forward Bryan McGriffled four players in double-figure scoring with 25 points, adding a teamhigh eight rebotmdS. SeniOr De'Sean Mattox had 15 points and six assists, senior Deonta EdWardS ChiPPed in 13 points and senior Michael Crane scored 10.

The Mounties were done in by a slow start. Oregon Tech shot over 50 percent for the game, and built a 36-26 halftime lead. During the firSt 20 minuteS Of Play, Eastern shot just 30 percent &om the field, making just

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With 42 POintS to PaCe Eastern The senior hit six three-pointers and went 18-for-22 frOm the free M cGriff Edw a r ds throw line. McGriff earned a double-double with 31 eight field goals in the first POintS and 13 reboundS, half. and reSerVe AuStin StrDCk In the second half, each added 17 POintS, indudt'ng time Eastern made a nm, three thfee-POinterS. Oregon Tech was there to anThe game was wellswer. Trailing 61-51, McGri(I' played throughout, with the Cut the lead dOWn to fiVe teams combining for just with a basket and a three13 turnDVerS. But SOuthern pointer with less than seven WBS able to eSCaPe baSed minuteS to go. But the OW1S' Dn a 58 PerCent ShOOting Lavar Moore responded with PerCentage &Dm the field, a three-poi nter and a pairof COmParedto47 PerCent fOr &ee thrOWS toPuSh the lead Eastern. baCk to dOubledigitS. Late in the second half, a McGri(I"s jumper with a trey by MattOX Put EaStern up 91-87, but Southern minute made it 74-68, but Oregon Tech knocked down scored six of the final eight a pair of(Tee throws to put POintS in regulatiOn to fOrCe the game out of reach for overtime. In the extra period, the Mounties.

Stmck's three-pointer cut the The loss marked the sec- Raider lead to 102-101,befOre Dnd StraightC1OSe 1OSS after SOuthernWent Dn an 8-0run. the OVertime 1OSSto the The Mounties (9-4 overall, Raiders Friday. For the sec- 2-2 CCC) get baCk Dn the Dnd time in a Week, MattDX court JBTL2 at home against brOkethe 40-Point barrier, Concordia University.

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La Grande swimmers cheer on their teammates toward the end of the La Grande lnvite Saturday atVeteran's Memorial Pool. The Tigers finished with the highest overall combined team score at the meet.

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the radar, and when people come out, it's amazing and Continued from Page1C so much fun."

Junior Josh Ebel and freshman Nolan Clements As captain ofthegirls team, Shelby Baker earned bothscoredpointsforthe 12 points for the Tigers in Tigers in the 200-yard her individual events. The individual medley and the senior won the 50-yard &ee- 100-yard backstroke. Ebel finished first in the medley style i26.14l and finished and third in the backstroke, second in the 100-yard while Clements took fifth in butterfly i1:06.34l. Dutto praised both Baker and Ebel the medley and sixth in the for their performances in the backstroke.

"Nolantook offa lotof pooland theirstrong leadership for the program. time in his events and "Shelby did really well for swam outstanding," Darren us," Dutto said."Both Shelby Dutto said."He's a freshEricAvissar/TheObserver and Bryce know what they man that came up and La Grande junior Bryce Ebel celebrates his win in the 100want to do. They have goals positioned himself to do yard breasttroke with a time of 1 minute, 8.51 seconds. for the season, and they well." know what it takes for them Rhett VanLaarhoven Erin Bodfish contributed said."I thought they showed to leadother kids.Icould not won the boys 50-yard points as individuals after their stuff and really pushed askforbetterleaders." freestyle junior varsity finishing in the top six of themselves."

Hannah Roberts also race, while Clayton Smith, the 100-yard breaststroke.

Darren Dutto also said picked up a dozen points Reid Endress and Braden Georgia Cook finished fifth that while the boys swim for the girls squad, finishCrews all earned top-10 in the 200-yard &eestyle team is deeper numbersing first in the 100-yard finishes. i2:37.92l. wise, both teams are strong freest yle i58.70land second After the meet, Dutto Christman won the girls enough to compete for 50-yard backstroke junior in the 100-yard backstroke said he was happy with the district titles and contend at i1:04.98l. effort of all ofhis swimmers, varsity race, while Welch state. cWe're not dominant on Keegan Dutto enjoyed including VanLaarhoven, took third and Erin Campa solid showing Saturday, Wyatt Perry, Heather Kebell finished fourth. one side," Darren Dutto said. cWe have two really good winning the 500-yard niry and Nic Corsini along Darren Dutto said he freestyle i5:22.57l, with with Jayden Christman and was happy with how all of teams. As a team effort, the Trevor Hoffmantaking Anna Gambill. his relay teams performed kids are doing what they thirdi5:57.07l.Dutto,a On the girls side, the including the boys 200-yard need to do. They're learning junior, also setthe pace for Tigers finished second with medley team that finished how to racebetteragainst the Tigers, taking second a score of 79 behind Hood second i1:53.49l with kids fiom other teams. The in the 200-yard freestyle River Valley's 98. Abbey Denny, Tony Clay, Josh whole team is engaged day event that included five Felley was the top individual Ebel and Bryce Ebel. The in and day out."

Tigers earning top-10 scorer for the girls, finishing Tigers had four different After the meet, Baker said finishes. Freshman Lance with wins in the 200-yard teams take part in the 200- both teams still have plenty Denny finished third and individual medley i2:28.61l yard freestyle relay, with to improve on. cWe needtocreate more fellow freshman Dan and the 500-yard &eestyle Josh Ebel, Dean Ricker, Felley took ninth, while i5:47.72l.

Keegan Dutto and Bryce synergy for our relay teams," sophomores Trevor HoffIn the girls 50-yard Ebel winning the race.

Baker said.cWe can conman and WyattPerry freestyle juniorvarsity race, Freestyle relay swimmers tinue to work on our starts, finished sixth and eighth, Gambill, Christman, Megan also included Michael Ebel, turns and endurance." respectively.

Garoutte, Amanda Welch Spencer Perry and Micah The La Grande swim proFollowing Saturday's and Caitlin Robinson all Sexton. gram will return to action at success, Bryce Ebel said he took part, with Garoutte and According to Darren Dut- The Dalles-Wahtonka meet was very happy with the Christman earning top-10 to, Roberts, Bodfish, Baker Jan. 10. support of local swim fans in finishes. and Abbey Felley"crushed it" to win the girls 400-yard attendance.

Garoutte won the girls Contact Eric Avissar at 541"It's amazing having the 50-yardbreaststroke junior 963-3161,or email him at &eestyle relay i4:06:14l.

"I wanted them to show support of so many people," varsity race, with Gambill eavissarC lagrandeobserver.

Bryce Ebel said."Swimming finishing second. their paces, and that's what com.Follow him on Twitter is a sport that flies below Both Abbey Tweten and they did," Darren Dutto C IgoAvissar.

OSBORNE Continued from Page1C 'They totally bought into it &om the beginning,"Weissenfluh said."Both kids, but especially Nikki, are about whatever's best for our team and for us to be successful. It's all about leading by example. Whatever it takes, our student-athletes are going to do it. Younger players see that, and then it's just ingrained in them."

Aiding Osborne's switch was her experience playing guard at Almira/CouleeHartline High School in Coulee City, Wash., before a growth spurt.

"I was 4-foot-11 my &eshman year, so I was a point guard," Osborne said."In between my sophomore and junior year, I grew something like seven inches, so I was moved to post my senior year. Ever since I've been here, I've been a post, but it was an easier transition than most."

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have no clue Osborne played her first two years in the paint for the Mounties.Listed as a forward,she has excelle d sofarthisyear on the perimeter, helping Eastern compiled an 11-4 record, including a 62-50 win over No. 13 Lewis-

Clark State ildahol College Dec. 14.

While some early injuries have hampered the cohesiveness of the team, as the health has improved, so has Eastern's play.

"It was rough when we started ofK Just on the court, trying to read everybody and understand how they play and everything," Osborne said."Lately, we've been clicking and meshing really well. iAgainst Lewis-Clark), that was the first time we've finished well. We fed off of each other, and it was really fun."

Osborne is third on the team inscoring,at11.1 pointsper game, tied for third on the team in steals with 19, and still the secondleading rebounder at 7.1

boards per game.

Making a move like Osborne did was not lost on her teammates.

"I think that's awesome thatshecan beversatile, and she can sacrifice being a guard," Hill said."Having the knowledge to actually remember everything in regardstothedifferentpositions is pretty impressive, too."

The move has added length to the Eastern defensivezone thatfeatures 6-foot-1 Kassy Larson and 5-foot-11 Madeline Laan on the back end.

In the win over LewisClark, the Mounties held the Warriorsto theirlowest pointtotalofthe season,and to just 32 percent shooting &om the field. cWe've had short guards lately," Osborne said."So having taller guards with the tallposts,and being taller than other teams, is a really big asset."

Off the court, Osborne, a marketing major intent on working in sports market-

ing in her home state after graduation, has as big of an impact as any presence in a zone or on the glass.

"Nikki is what I call a greatprogram kid,"Weissenfluh said.'You build your program on different foundations, and different principles, and Nikki fits those. She's hard working, she's a good teammate and she holds herself accountable. But what's best about her is she's always smiling.

She's just a happy, positive person, and those intangibles arewhat shebrings to our team."

After the Mounties were picked to finish second in the CascadeCollegiate Conference preseason poll, Osborne also wants to bring a conference championship.

"Obviously we want to be first," she said.cWe want to beat all the teams in our conference, and we want to be atthetop.W ealso don't want to peak too early. It's IIdIicult, but we want to peak at the right time this season."

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offensively. ''When shots don't fall, and Continued ~om Page1C you know the shots aren't falling, you have to give it shots going in, everyone on to the hot hand, make plays the team feedsoffthat,and it and distribute," Powell said.

'You have to give the ball to really gets things going."

The Tigers took a 32-14 the guys who get it done, and lead into halftime after Brandon, Kurt and Derek got Logan Wilcox's free throw. it done tonight."

In the second half, the hosts Carollo said Powell did a continued to build momengreat job on defense.

"Jake competes each and tum off a pair of &ee throws &om senior Kurt Boyd, who every night," Carollo said.

"He makes sure everyone finished with eight points.

Boyd's two treys included one is doing their jobs and has that gave La Grande its first great composure."

20-pointlead ofthegame at Carollo said the Tigers will 38-18. work to improve defensively. cWe needtodoa betterjob The Tigers continued to build momentum after Dall of guarding with our feet," fed Andrew Kevan for a Carollo said.cWe had a few layup, then Kevan returned lapses in intensity." the favor, assisting Dall to Carollo added that he was givethe Tigers a 45-28 lead. impressed with the defensive Dall said ball movement is performances of Drew Hively, a key to the Tigers' offensive Blaine Kreutz, Isaiah Cransuccess. ford and Zack Jacobs.

"Everyone is starting to Following the win, Powell flow together and getting saidthe Tigersaredevelopused to playing with each ing strong team chemistry. cWe started off slow, but other, and that's really important," Dall said. now we're having great ball Powell, a senior captain, movement, putting our shots finished with seven points in, and we're playing as one," and said he was focused on Powell said. creatingopportunitiesforhis La Grande i5-1 overall) teammates while struggling battles Vale today at home.

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La Grande junior Blaine Kreutz (42) chases down a loose ball during theTigers'55-38 win over Burns Saturday.

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passes every once in a while because you know they get Continued ~om Page1C the right concept. That's way better than not making after making a career-high enough passes." six three-pointers in the Collman said that the Tigers' 47-43 win over Vale increased offensive inFriday at home. Collman volvement of senior Auslin finished her weekend with McDaniel-Perrin was a major 30 points afterdropping a partofthe team's success,as team-high 22 in the win over the senior finished with eight the Vikings. points Saturday. cWeneed Auslin offensiveCollman, who sank at least one trey in every game ly or else the offense is not last season, saw her streak going to work," Collman said. come to an end after scoring "She distributes the ball well, four points without making and she's an intricate partof a three in Tuesday's 45-43 our offense." win over Umatilla on the Kali Avila battled foul road. troubleFriday and Saturday, "I wasn't surprised to see and Girdner said he looks Kylin come out and shoot forward to seeing what she well,"Albrecht said."She's a can do playing more minutes.

"Kali is the one behind great player, and she's always been a great shooter." the scenes that no one really The three-ball played a sees," Girdner said."She just major role in the Tigers estab- magnetizes to the ball. She lishing control against the Hi- always gets after it and never landers. Collman's first three waits for it." was sandwiched between In Friday's win over Vale, Lacey Miles' three to take Avila had 10 of the team's 19 a 30-22 lead and Albrecht's rebounds. trey to give the Tigers its first The Hilanders took an double-digit advantage at early6-0 lead beforeAlbrecht 36-26. During Saturday's win, scored her first basket of the the Tigers shot 55 percent. game. Albrecht also gave the Miles finished with six Tigers a 16-15 lead heading points and Madison Wilcox into the second quarter after added five. making a steal, then convert"These girls understand ing a layup in transition. the importance of teamwork," La Grande i5-1 overall) Girdner said.cWe really will face Banks Dec. 29 on stress making one more pass. the road aspartofthe Sisters I love to see one too many Tournament.

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La Grande sophomore Lacey Miles drives to the basket during the Tigers' 63-45 win over Burns Saturday.

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