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CITY'S WATER UALITY IS ON THE

• Harmless bacteria will soon be eradi cated from Union water

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UNION — The quality of the City of Union's drinking water is on the uptick.

The city's chlorinator, which pumps chlorine into its treatedwater,had been found to beoperating below capacity about a month ago but is now operating at its optimum level. This means that the city is now pumping the full level of chlorine needed for the city's drinking water to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's safe drinking water standards, said Rod McKee, the City of Union's public works director.

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Rod McKee, the City of Union's public works director, examines the chlorination system for Union's drinking water. month ago when an analysis of Union's drinking water revealed that it contained a form of coliform bacteria.

Some coli form bacteria can cause illness in

humans, but"the type of colif orm thatwas detected is completely harmless," McKee sald.

He said it was important to determine the cause of the presenceofcoliform because it can beconsidered an indicator organism. If coliform is present,thereism ore potentialfor harmfulbacteriatogetinto the water, McKee said.

The public works director alsostressed that the presence of coliform in Union's waterisnoteven closeto the problem Baker City See Water / Page 5A

The City of Union's enclosed water reservoir is fed by two wells.

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ENTERPRISE — In a revolutionary move, U.S. Forest Service representatives sat down Monday to a roundtable discussion with Wallowa County citizens to discuss an overwhelming backlash to the proposed Blue Mountain Forest Revision Plan.

Pressure from county commissioners and members of the Natural Resource Advisory Committee convinced members of the Blue Mountain Forest Plan Revision team to try a new approach — sit down at a table and discuss concerns and possible solutions to where the 1,400-plus page document is criti cized for notm eeting the needs of forest users nor See Talks / Page 5A

The next Wallowa County meeting is 6 p.m.

Tuesday at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds' Cloverleaf Hall.

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Elgin City Councilor Michelle Miles was asked to resign from her position at Tuesday night's meeting because of a report filed by City Administrator Brock Eckstein, saying she went through personnel documents without his, or the council's permission — a very serious violation, according to Eckstein.

Miles, who decided to have the discussion during an open session, said she will not resign and the council has no authority to force her to resign.

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The Union County District Attorney's office, Union County Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Labor Industries have all been notified about the situation, City Administrator Brock Eckstein said.

By Cherise Kaechele

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Family ogshot,kille onMount Emily • No police report filed in June 29 incident ByAlyssa Sutton The Observer

An afternoon of fun and four wheeling turned into a tragedy when Marlene and Russell Kilpatricks' 6-year-old black lab, Doc, was shot and killed on Mount Emilyon June 29.

The Kilpatricks have lived in Union County since 1974, and up until a couple weeks ago, they considered the mountain a safe place to be with their children and grandchildren, along with theirpets,thecouple said. cWe have enjoyed exploring,

riding iandl picking huckleberries," Marlene Kilpatrick said. cWe have lived below Mount Emily for a long time."

On June 29, the Kilpatricks'

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14-year-old granddaughter, Alaina Carson, and a friend went four wheeling in the upper Conley Creek area of the mountain with two of the Kilpatricks'

sell Kilpatrick, a local dentist at Kruse and Kilpatrick Dental 0$ce, went to look for Doc. He foundhim on a trail,dead from a bullet wound, but with no other dogs. signs of injuries, Kilpatrick said.

"It was a small caliber and When they came back down from the mountain, they realized within close range," Marlene Doc was not with them.

Kilpatrick said.

"They're not wanderers," MarThough they aren't positive, lene Kilpatrick said of their dogs. the Kilpatricks think it may 'They've always followed us." have been a .22-caliber gun.

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By Dick Mason lins often asks for in return want to understand."

The Observer is a small donation to help a Mullins, who is from DalPortraying Captain local veteran. Sometimes this ton, Georgia, began walking America can be hazardous to means Mullins can rent a for veterans in 2009, giving motel room where a homeup his job as a house framer. your health.

Allen Mullins, 33, has a less veteran can spend the He was inspired to reach out to military veterans when he scarand atleasttw obrushes night. with tragedy to prove it.

Those who have expressed realized that many veterans Mullins, now visiting objections to Mullins include of the Vietnam War are not La Grande, is walking across a truck driver in Washington treatedwith respect. the UnitedStates dressed as w ho tossed Mullins' first trek was a a beerbottle at the Marvel Comics superhero him in 2014. Mullins did not 5,000-mile journey across to raise money for military regain consciousness until the United States, which hours later when he awoke veterans. He has been doing started in January 2009 and this since 2009 and has been in a hospital. ended a year later. Mullins "I lost a lot ofblood," said a polarizing figure at times, next walked to all 48 state drawing people who perceive Mullins, who has a scar on capitals in the contiguous hishead from the beerbottle. United States, a journey that the superhero as a true hero Also last year, Mullins suf- took three years. Mullins and others who object to his colorful persona. fered heat stroke while walk- started his second trip to all ing in California and said he the state capitals in the lower Regardless, he knows he has not been the same since. 48 earlier this summer. is succeeding at drawing He can no longer tolerate attentionto veterans via his He began his journey in temperatures approaching Warm Springs, a small comCaptain America portrayal.

"If you are crazy and enter- 90 and said his memory now munity in Jefferson County. taining, people will listen to fails him.

Mullins is walking to raise Another time he escaped money for the Warm Springs your message," Mullins said.

Those who listen include tragedy when a truck driver Veterans of Foreign Wars and peopleofallageswho pose attempted to run him off the American Legion organizafor photos with Captain tions. He wants to help them road. Such incidents do not America and the many make Mullins bitter. raiseabout $500,000 forthe "Life is too short to hate," American flags that compleconstruction of a new buildment his costume. All MulMullins said."I forgive them. ing they would share.

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TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT On July15,1971, President Richard Nixon delivered a televised address in which he announced that he had accepted an invitation to visit the People's Republic of China.

ON THIS DATE In 1870, Georgia became the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union. Manitoba entered confederation as the fifth Canadian province.

In 1932, President Herbert Hoover announced he was slashing his own salary by 20 percent, from $75,000 to $60,000 a year; he also cut Cabinet members' salaries by 15 percent, from $15,000 to $12,750 a year.

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter delivered his"malaise" speech in which he lamented what he called a "crisis of confid ence" inAmerica.

In 1992, Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton was nominated for president at the Democratic national convention in New York.

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• Randy Knop appointed to fill vacant position

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CORRECTION In the Page 7A story "Local poet prepares for book launch," published Monday, July13, the story misstated the published date for "Speaking atTime." Redbat Books will publish the book Aug. 1.

QUOTE OFTHE DAY "A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else."

—Bette Davis, American actress

UNION — The Union City Council gained a new member Monday, one who hopestohelp boostthe city's visibility.

The council appointed Randy Knop to succeed Ken McCormack, who stepped down as a councilor in May after he was appointed mayor by the city council. McCormack succeeded Bill Lindsley, who resigned as mayor May 12. Knop, who was sworn in after his appointment, will finish McCormack's unexpired term, which runs through January 2019.

"I am totally looking forward to it. I feel privileged to be able toservethe citizens of Union," he said.

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Union since 1992 and is retired, was se-

City of Union and Union County leaders, and keeping lines of communication ~err] l esredbysvote between the city council and of the council the community open.

"I want to make sure that Knop aft e r being interviewed byit. the council and the cityremain He was one of two people who open and transparent,"he said. applied for the opening. The Knop said he also wants other was Eileen Bowles, who to work to make Union's city earlier served on thecouncil. governmentmore accessible Knop told the council that he tocitizens. believed Bowles would have been an excellent choice.

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Flames erupt from the windows of a Baker City home Monday afternoon. The home was a total loss.

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BAKER CITY — A fire Grover said Shawn and Morgan Beavers and their that burned hot and fast pushed dark black smoke baby are staying with him into the air for several and his parents, Jim and Anhours as it destroyed an nette Grover, at their Third east Baker City home Mon- Street home. His grandmother and her husband are day afternoon.

The Baker City Fire staying with a fiiend.

Department was called to Grover said the Beavers the fire at 1710 Valley Ave. and the Mitchells lost all of their belongings — "except about12:15p.m.,said Fire Chief Mark John. The prop- what they had on their erty is owned by Kathleen backs."

Mitchell of Baker City. The Grover said the Beavers four-bedroom, two-bath lost a bird and a guinea pig, home was built in 1904, and Kathleen Mitchell lost according to Baker County a cat in the fire. The Beavers' five dogs and several Assessor' s OIftce records.

Investigators believe rabbits survived the fire. the fire was caused by an Grover and Shawn electrical malfunction in a Beavers were at the dump downstairs bedroom, Fire when Morgan called to tell Chief Mark John said today. them about the house fire.

The fire spread quickly They were cleaning up the because of the house's balpropertytoprepareitfor loon construction, which is sale, Grover said. typical of older homes. The The Beavers are hoping open construction allowed to move outside the city to the fire, once it entered the have more room for their walls, to spread directly to ive dogs to run and for f the attic, John said.

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The amount of material stored in the house also contributed to how quickly the fire spread.

Kathleen Mitchell and her husband, Carroll, lived in the home with Morgan and Shawn Beavers and their daughter. Morgan is pregnant and due to deliver a baby boy next month, said Ryan Grover, Morgan's cousin and Kathleen Mrtchell's grandson. He was at the house Tuesday while investigators were sifbng through the remains

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Be a part of GRH advisory council Grande Ronde Hospital is seekingvolunteers toserve a couple hours, one evening, every other month on a new Patient and Family Advisory Council. GRH patients and their family members will be abletoprovideconstructive feedback, suggestions and ideas based upon their own experiences and in turn help GRH's ef fortsto provide a cultureofpatient-centered, quality care.

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Classesat Art Center foster creativity

1946formore information or for an application.

Free 'Mega Sports Camp' VBS offered Valley Fellowship invites kids in kindergarten through sixth grade to take part in a "Mega Sports Camp Game Plan" Vacation Bible School July 21-23. The tree camp will run trom 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each day at Valley Fellowship, 507 Palmer inext to city pool), La Grande.

For more information or to register email church@valleyfel.org orcall541-963-0340.

The Art Center at the Old Library along with ArtsEast will hold a variety of classes for children and teens in the next few weeks.

A PoetAlready: Students will look at different styles of poetry and explore expressive thinking in the classroom and outdoors. Poems will be shared with the class and receive constructive critique.

Taught by Kayla Bates; age 12-15; July 20, 22, 24, 1 p.m.

Whooping cough cases increasing in Oregon 'The majority of the kids are all up to date ion their Clark County, Washington, vaccines) but about 25 peris grappling with a whooping cent are either a few months or a few years overdue," cough outbreak similar in scopetothe epidemic of2012. McDonell said.

"It's concerning, whether Statewide in Oregon, the majority of cases an. among you want to call it an outbreakorepidemic,"said Dr. children aged 10 to 19 years Alan Melnick, health otIIcer old, Cieslak said. He suspects for Clark County."The levels thecurrentvaccine,developed in thelate 1990s,isnotasetfecare just as high in Clark County as they were in 2012." tiveastheoneusedpreviously.

'The vaccine that we That year, about 5,000 people got sick in Washingstarted using when they were kids has fewer side ton state. So far this year, effects but down the road the state has had more than may not lead to long-term 860 cases, with 240 in Clark County, more than any other immunity as the old vaccine," county in the state.

Cieslak said.

Cases of whooping cough, The former vaccine inor pertussis ,are also up in cluded the whole bacterium.

Oregon, with more than The current vaccine is made 350 cases so far this year from select proteins. compared with nearly 410 for In Clark County, people who've been immunized acall oflast year, said Dr. Paul Cieslak, medical director of count for highest number of the communicable disease cases but that's only because they're the biggest group. program atthe Oregon Pub"Far more people are lic Health Division.

Like Washington state, vaccinated so that's why cases peaked in Oregon in you see more cases among 2012 at 900. Oregon usually vaccinated people," Melnick has about 400 cases a year. said."But the proportion of Pertussis is highly contapeoplewho getthediseaseis gious, spread through the higher among unvaccinated air when an infected perpeople than those who are son coughs or sneezes. The vaccinated." disease is commonly known People who are not immuby the classic symptomsnizedaremore susceptible to severe coughing followed by a contractingpertussis,hesaid. gasp or whoop. Young infants The DTaP vaccine, which also risk pneumonia, seizures, protectsagainst diphtheria, encephalopathy and death. tetanusand pertussis,isrecDespite the proximity of ommended for children at 2, Clark County, Multnomah 4 and 6 months and then beCounty has not seen a surge. tween 15 and 18 months and But health otIIcials are track- from 4to6 years.A booster ing an outbreak centered in foradolescentsand adultsTdap — is also recommended The Dalles, with 19 cases since mid-June. The area had because the vaccine's eScacy only one case in the same wanes over time. period last year.

Health authorities recomM ost of theillnessesare mend that women get vaccichildren 9 and 10 years old, nated with every pregnancy.

'The reason all of us need said Dr. Miriam McDonell, health otIIcer for the North to bevaccinated isto protect Central Public Health District. infants," Melnick said.

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by Mary Lee Slemmer; age 5-7; July 21-23, 10:30 a.m. to

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Themes and avenues for publication will be discussed.

Bring pencils/pens and notebooks; taught by Elle Hutchins; age 12-17; July 27,

29, 2 p.m to 3 p.m.; $35, $30 members.

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PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE POLICE Cited: John M. Baniukiewicz, 47, LaGrande, was cited Monday on a charge of attempted unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle.

Arrested: David Alan Lillard, 27, La Grande, was arrested Monday on a charge of disorderly conduct.

Accident: An injury accident was reported near 23081sland Ave. during the lunch hour Monday.

Arrested: William Leroy Meek, 28, La Grande, was arrested on a charge of harassment.

Arrested: Zeshawn Qamar Durrani, 31, Yakima,Washington, was arrested Monday on a Washington Department of Corrections warrant charging escape.

Arrested: Anthony D. Precourt, 22, unknown address, was arrestedTuesday by the Pendleton Police Department on three Union County warrants charging: 1) failure to appear on an original charge of disorderly conduct, 2) harassment and 3) third-degree escape.

Cited: Natasha Rose Voyles, 27, La Grande, was citedTuesday on charges of third-degree theft and unlawful possession of hydrocodone.

UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: Cody Brandon Sory, 26, unknown address, was ar-

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Cited: A minor was cited into juvenile Tuesday on a charge of second-degree theft.

Arrested: KennethThomas Nelson, 47, unknown address, was arrested on two Union County warrants charging 1) failure to appear on an original charge of strangulation and 2) order to show cause on original charges of fourth-degree assault, menacing andharassment.

OREGON STATE POLICE Arrested: Jessica R. Kast, 26, La Grande,was arrested July8 on charges of improper use of 911 and violation of a release agreement.

Arrested: Duane WillardWeise Jr., 27, Union, was arrested July 8 on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants and probation violation.

Cited: Darren Andre Christian, 49, Seattle, was cited Friday on charges exceeding speed limit and reckless driving.

Arrested: Huan T. Nguyen, 46, unknown address, was arrested Saturday on a charge of violation of a protective order.

LA GRANDE FIRE AND AMBULANCE Crews responded to seven medical calls and a motor vehicle crash Monday. Crews responded to four medical calls Tuesday.

Author gives free poetry reading Wayne F. Hill, author of"Shakespeare's Insults: Educating Your Wit" and "Shakespeare and the Art of Verbal Seduction," will offer a treepoetry reading atnoon Saturday at Looking Glass Books, 1118 Adams Ave., La Grande.

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'Anytime you're dealing with water, it's a close call....If you're not a strong swimmer,

By Jonathan Bach East Oregonian

Marine Patrol Sgt. David Johnson got the call in early May 2013: A boat had sunk below the Interstate 82 bridge near Umatilla. He arrived on scene to find two people not wearing life jackets floating in the Columbia River. Their boatwas gone,and debriswa sscattered about. Hypothermia had set in, and the pair could no longer use their legs, said Johnson. One person clung to a life jacket, the other a seat cushion.

The incident two years ago serves now as a success story for the veteran Umatilla County SherifFs Department oScer.

"It ended up being a rescue instead of a recovery. That was a good thing," said Johnson, who has been with the marine unit since 1997.

As the hot summer months progress, m any around Eastern Oregon fi nd themselves cooling otf in the region's rivers and lakes. But the recent deaths of two 18-year-olds — Morrow County teenagers Dylan Jones and Gavin Ryce Roberts — have proven that taking to Oregon's open bodies of water can be

chances are you'll endup downstream."

— Marine Patrol Sgt. David Johnson with the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office

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A boater recreates on the Snake River in this Observer file photo.

Recent deaths of two teenagers in the Columbia River highlight the importance of water safety in moving water.

deadly.

According to The Oregonian, Oregon and southwest Washington this year saw the highest number of drownings — nine people — trom Memorial Day weekend to June 13 since at least 2006, when the newspaper's study began.

Johnson has been involved in a number of recoveries, and they're never easy. They are worse when a child has drowned.

Johnson, who bought his first boat at age 16, knows that watersports, kom swimming to boating, can be dangerous.

"Any time you're dealing with water, it's a close call," he said.

The Columbia also flows between 3 and 8 miles per hour. Faster currents will run downstream trom the McNary Dam, he said, depending upon how much water is let through. Tubers floating the river may find themselves "at the mercy of the current and the wind."

"If you're not a strong swimmer, chances are you'll end up downstream," he said.

Johnson facilitates a class on water safety, usually for kindergarten through sixth grade audiences, though the 30-45 minute lesson is open to anyone who wants a"short briefing" on staying safe in the water.

During the class, Johnson said he teaches people about hypothermia, shows a short movie, gives instruction regarding the proper way to put on a life jacket and answers questions. He said it has been a success.

Johnson suggests "reach, throw and go" if you see someone struggling in the water: Try to reach them with a tree branch, if one is available; throw in any kind ofbuoyant item, like a cooler or even an empty milk jug to which they can cling; and go call for help.

He said young children should never try to go in atter one another.

"Then there will be two drownings," he said.

People who don't intend to go in the water should stay away trom the banks of the river, he said. And if someone doesn't know how to swim, they should take classes before they get wet. The Pendleton Aquatic Center offers private swim lessons for ages 16 and up.

He recommends sticking to designated swim areasregardless ofyour ability.

Above all, Johnson is adamant about wearing a life jacket in the water. ''Wear your life jackets," he said."If you wear it, it can save your life. If you don't, you can watch it float away."

Brian Hotfmeister, an aquatics specialist with the American Red Cross in Portland, echoes Johnson's sentiments when it comes to life jackets. He said many of the drownings around the region this year could have been avoided if the victims had been wearing one.

HoSneister said he helps facilitate watersafety programs in 650locations around Oregon, Idaho,Washington and Montana. Over his 11 years in aquatics,starting asa lifeguard,he hasbeen part of 72 rescues and no recoveries. He notes the difference between natural bodies of water and man-made pools.

Trees, rocks and the bottom of a body of water' scan bedestructive and fatal for swimmers, the last being especially true with this year's "drastically low" water levels, he said. He said people should"be very honest" when assessing their own swimming ability.

"Open water is a whole different beast than your local pool," he said.

OBITUARIES Laura Mae Marshall

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Formerly of La Grande Laura Mae iBauml Marshall, 95, formerly of La Grande, died Saturday in Boise, Idaho. She was known fondly to her family and triends as"Miggs,""GG," the little lady who lives in the log cabin on Second Street, and to Walmart customers as the "little red-headed greeter."

A funeral will be held at 1p.m. Friday at the Latterday Saints Stake Center on Gekeler Lane. Dedication of grave will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Aviewing for family and triends will be held kom 6:30p.m.to8 p.m .Thursday at Loveland Funeral Chapel and 6om 11:30 a.m. to service time on Friday at the church.

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Don Earl Robinson Union Don Earl Robinson, 84, of Union, died Friday at his residence. A casual dress celebration oflife will be held at 10 a.m. Aug. 8 at Intermountain Livestock Inc., 60654 Livestock Road on the corner of McAlister Road and Highway 30.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had a good grasp of reality last week in its rejection of a petition to place wild horses on the endangered species list.

Friends of Animals and The Cloud Foundation had asked for the listing.

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domesticated animals. It noted, for example, that petitioners' reference to "single-unit soliped (singletoed) hooves" on wild horses was really nothing

special — all equids (the biological family to which

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horses belong) have soliped hooves on each foot.

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without water longer than domesticated ones because, it said, there was no empirical evidence to support them.

In the end, the agency said, the wild horse is not so very diferent from domesticated animals, and certainly not so diferent as to require special listing.

Yes, it agreed, behaviors can vary between wild and domesticatedherds,but those differences are not significant.

No other ruling would have made sense.

Today's wild horses come from a variety of sources, including Spanish explorers and American Indian tribes who acquired them as the continent was settled. They are, technically, feral, but though they resemble wild animals, in fact, they're not.

And in the West they've become a real problem since the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act was adopted in 1971. If their numbers grow, as they have, they destroy the land they live on. The Bureau of Land Management then must round up the excess, provide food, housing and medical care and, with luck, adopt at least some of them out. The annual cost of that care is nearly two-thirds of the entire wild horse program budget.

We can't imagine the problems an endangered species listing would have created for the BLM and others. Fortunately, Fish and Wildlife looked at the science, not the sentiment surrounding the issue, and got it right.

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olls put Rick Santorum in 11th placeout of15 Republican presidential candidates. Given that next month's debatewillacceptonly the top 10candidates, that's like being the 11th person in line for a 10-man lifeboat.

But in one area, at least, Santorum is second to none: his use of the royal"we."

'We believethatourmessage is different," the former senator from Pennsylvania and 2012 victor in the Iowa caucuses said Monday morning at a breakfast meeting in Washington held by the Christian Science Monitor.

'We have experience that almost nobody else in the field has and a track record that certainly distinguishes ourself from Hillary Clinton....We match up very well because we have matched up well in the past."

And what else do we have to say for ourself?

'We won by five points in 2000....

We were the only conservative to win. ... I think we had a good track record of beingabletoovercome big election odds. ... I think we have a pretty good track record. When we get to a general election,we can bepretty effective."

If Santorum is living in the first-person plural these days, he's just about the only one who thinks he's royalty.

While other candidates report huge cash hauls, Santorum is tight-lipped, saying, 'We'll report the numbers at the appropriatetime."And forthe secondtime presidential hopeful, averaging just two percentage points in the polls, not making the cut at the Fox News Channel debate Aug. 6 could be the end.

"How damaging is that?" the Monitor's Dave Cook asked Santorum, who

I asked the candidate how he could gain traction.

"Idon'tsee any realopportunitiesfor SYNDICATEDCQLUMNIST us over the next six months to break out," he admitted, although"I didn't see smiled."I don't really pay a whole lot it six years ago" either. The candidate explained that"I'm the tortoise-and-theof attention," he replied, noting that he placed fourth in an Iowa straw poll hare kind." before winning the caucuses."It turned But can a tortoise prevail against Trump's hair? 'We have a lot of really outnotto be particularly relevant." wonderful people,and you may say, Todd Gillman of the Dallas Morn'Well, there arejustbetterfolksout ing News asked Santorum if missing there and they're stronger' " this time, the debate would cause "a death spiral oflost funds and support.""Nah," the Santorum said."That may be the case, candidatesaid."There were debates I but one of the things I learned is you wasn't in last time, and it had absolutely don't know that this far out." no impact on the campaign."

And so Santorum keeps campaigning like it's 2012, mentioning twice that he Santorum came from behind to win Iowa in 2012, and he hopes the same plans to spend 19 of the next 33 days in formula will bring him to victory in Iowa. Weak fundraising? Pshaw."Four 2016. But this isn't 2012. Wisconsin Gov. years ago, we raised less than $2 million ... and we won the Iowa caucuses." Low Scott Walker, a strong Midwesterner with conservative a record,entered the poll numbers? Nothing to 'em."I remind race Monday and already has a lead everybody that prior to the Iowa cauin Iowa. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike cuses, we were at 2 to 4 percent."

Huckabee, who won the 2008 Iowa cauBut one key thing is different: Had they used the same standards in the cuses, didn't run in 2012 but is back at it in 2016. And, unlike in 2012, this is a debates last time, "I wouldn't have been crowded field with many conservatives, included and yet I was on the way to winning the Iowa caucuses. So to me, it's as well as loudmouths such as Donald Trump and Chris Christie. a miscamage."

The only way tobreak through the Jonathan Easley of the Hill asked Santorum ifhe's frustrated that his din ino candidate polls higher than the 2012 support hasn't returned."There teens) is to say something truly outraare a lot of new models in the showgeous. And Santorum acknowledges thatin allofthe debatesin the2012 room," he said, yet"I think this model is a prettygood,reliable model thatpeople cycle, there wasn't a single "memorable line that Rick Santorum said." aregoing to come back to."

Evidently, political reporters already We certainly would like to think that have formed their opinion about Santoof ourself. But the voters seem to be rum: There were seven empty seats at saying something different: We are not the 24-seatbanquet tablefor breakfast. amused.

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experienced in 2013 when cryptosporidium contaminateditsw ater.

"It is absolutely not like

promoting forest health. aWe are hoping we're going to have a discussion," said Bruce Dunn, Wallowa County's Natural Resource Advisory Committee chairman."A dialogue between ForestServicerepresentation and thepeople who are here."

The plan covers the Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla and Malheur forests. Wallowa County commissioners and their advisory committee intended to have a small meeting so that a conversation could occur among Forest Service and county representatives.

Jack Southworth, a Harney County rancher, volunteered to mediate the public meetings. He said each county representative and Wallowa County resident would be asked to voice a concern and suggest a solution.

'The Forest Service wants ideas for solutions," Southworth said.

Insteadofthe 15 or 20 people expected, 70 people &om not only Wallowa County, but Baker, Union and Umatilla counties were in attendance as well. The intent of the meeting, the first of three scheduled, was to address accessand wilderness,but the overwhelming concern was that access to the forest would be limited.

Dunn said he objected to managing the forest by meeting targets across the Blue Mountains. Instead, each part of the forest shouldbe managed based on itsecological needs. He said public land should be managed through a watershed analysis to determine economic and ecological needs.

John Williams, a member of the Natural Resource Advisory Committee, said Wallowa County not only submitted 109 pages of detailed comments, but wrote its own comprehensive land-use plan to compare to the draft written by a Forest Service interdisciplinary team. aWallowa County created its own forest plan that outlines how we want the national forest in this county to operate,"Williams sard.

iwhat happened in) Baker City. It is not in the same vicinity," McKee said.

Cryptosporidium causes flu-like symptoms such as diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and weight loss. Baker City residents had to boil their water for a portion of2013 because of thecryptosporidium contamination.

McKee believes the coliform bacteria got into Union's water not only because of a chlorinator problem, but also due to thefactthatthecity's water pipes had not been flushed for several years. The lack of flushing meant that sedimentwas ableto settle forlong periods,creating a suitable environment that may have allowed coliform bacteria to multiply.

The improved operation of Union's chlorinator is lowering the level of coliform in the water, but it will take some time to completely get it out of the system.

"It will eradicate it, but it will take a little time," McKee said.'Whatwe areforecasting is a couple of weeks to

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Rod McKee is completing his seventh month as Union's public works director. He said that the city has a history of providing high-quality drinking water. city has a history of providing get it back to where it needs high-quality drinking water. to be."

Samples of Union's water He noted that in 2014 the Oregon Department of Huwere taken about 10 days ago andsent to state-certified man Services presented the City of Union with a certifitesting centers in Pendleton and Prineville. cate indicating that it met Two of the five samples the criteria for "Outstanding were foundtohave the harm- Performance" during a water lessform ofcoliform bacteria, system survey. Union also McKee said. Samples of the receivedthisaward in 2009. improved water will soon be The DHS normally tests sent to the testing centers the water quality of each city in Oregon every three to five to check for the presence of coliform. years.

McKee, who has worked as acivi lengineerfor about 35 Contact Dick Mason at 541-786-5386 or dmason C years, is completing his seventh month as Union's public lagrandeobserver.oom. Follow works director. He said the Dick on Twitter C IgoMason.

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was looking for. tion, Wyatt Baum of Baum Smith LLC, said if a city She added with the previContinued ~om Page1A ous administration, she and councilor wanted to look a previous city councilor were through those personnel Earlier this month, accord- able to look through six years files, then the city adminising to Eckstein, Miles and an oftime cards and did not tratorortheentirety ofthe unnamed city councilor, who have a problem. city council would have to "I feel like I'm being set decidedto have thediscusdelegate that. up," Miles said. She also said sion about the situation in Elgin Mayor Allan DufFy executive session, came into Weaver handed over the time asked the council what it the office while Eckstein cards without incident.'This wanted to doabout resolving was in a meeting and asked is nothing but a witch hunt." the issue.

Administrative Assistant Eckstein argued the action Councilor Jeremy Richards Vicki Weaver toseecertain tolookattim e cards was immediately stepped in and employees' time card files. done behind his back, using requested Miles put in her Weaver showed them where the term "cloak and dagger" resignation. Councilor Kathy the files were kept and left several times.

Warren agreed.

"I can't do my job if people the two councilors to look However, Miles said they through the documents. are going behind my back," could ask for her resignation "That's an invasion of Eckstein said. all they wanted, but she was privacy," Eckstein said in He said if time cards not going to give it and they his report at the city council needed to be looked at, he couldn't force her to resign. meeting."iMilesl took them should've been consulted by Baum agreed with Miles, without asking imel.a the city councilors first. stating an elected official Eckstein said because the Miles argued about having couldnot be forced to resign. files that were accessible had the opportunity to look A recall vote would have to to Miles and the other city through time cards before. take place. councilor included emerHowever, Eckstein said, Immediately following the gency medical files, direct things were not done right in discussion, the council went deposit documents with bank the past. into a lengthy executive ses"Things were done serecordsand time cards of sion. After it came back into cityemployees,regardlessof verely wrong before," he said. regular session, no further "This whole thing could've whether the councilors saw action was taken regarding those documents, the case been avoided if someone had the violation. needs to be handled as if they asked me to look at the time DufFy and Miles both did view those documents. cards. declined to comment further Elgin's legal representaThe Union County District on the situation.

Attorney's office, Union County SherifFs 0$ce and the Bureau of Labor IndusTake your family'sfeet on a tries have all been notified aboutthe situation, Eckstein walk through all that Jubilee said.He also said theemhas to offer! ployees were notified about the information breach and the customers who had direct Have a great familg deposit fortheirwater and weekend in Ba ker Citg sewer bills were notified.

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Williams said the plan leans more toward land protection than use.

"The desired future condition in some areasofthedraftplan areso restrictive man couldn't step on the land,"Williams said.'The Forest Service needs to write alternatives that have actions that move us towardthosetargetsin some sortofa reasonable amount of time. The current document doesn't do that."

Dunn said he disagreed with the inclusion of more wilderness in the Blue Mountains, especially in Wallowa County, home to the Eagle Cap, Hells Canyon and Wenaha wildernesses.

He said a 2010 report&om the Forest Service said no more wilderness was needed in the Blue Mountains.

"There are more than 20,000 acres of wilderness in the plan's preferred alternative," Dunn said.

Almost11,000 acresofthatproposal are partofaproposed expansion ofthe Eagle Cap Wilderness in the Bear Creek and Huckleberry Mountain area outside of Wallowa. Dunn said there are no ecosystems orfeatures ofinterestto warrant the expansion.

"Leave wilderness in a discussion point, but takeitoutofthepreferred alternative," Dunn said.

Bill Ables said he represented Oregon's recreational pilots, and that he'd like the ForestServicetorecognize existing general aviation in&astructure and to consider opening up new airstrips.

Wallowa County Commissioner Susan Roberts said she was pleased with how the conversation went. cWe wanted to have a conversation with the Forest Service without yelling at them.

We need to change national policy so the ForestServicecan doitsjob,"Robertssaid.

Tom Montoya, Wallowa-Whitman NationalForestsupervisor,said there needs to be work on fuel loads.

"There is a need to manage healthy forests so everyone can enjoy it," Montoya said.

SabrinaStadler,ateam leader forthe plan's revision, said meetings would be held in communities throughout the Blue Mountains into September.

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Continued ~om Page1A "It definitely seemed intentional," Marlene Kilpatrick said.

The Kilpatricks did not see the benefit in filing a police report — believing that the sherifFs office could not do anything, something the Union County SherifFs 0$ce said isn't true. aWe definitely would have pursued it had there been a report made," said UCSO Capt. Craig Ward.'That's animal abuse, first degree since the dog died."

Ward said hearing about this occurrence third-hand makes it very hard for him to do anything.

"So much depends on what we have to go off of," Ward said.cWe would need visible evidence."

The Kilpatricks made the decision instead to notify

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page. animal control — and to tell other dog owners around town what happened on Mount Emily.

"I just want to tell dog owners to beware — someone is killing dogs," Marlene Kilpatrick said. She added that the family is not opposed to guns — they are gun owners themselvesas long as individuals are using firearms responsibly. aWe have fallen in love

with the mountain," Marlene Kilpatrick said."I just want to warn the public."

WaTd cautioned thatpets should notbe allowed torun loose on Mount Emily and that theyshould always mnain within ~t oftheir owners.

"A lotofdogsdon'trespond to voice commands," Ward said."Especially if there's the temptation of wildlife or a deer darting oKa W ard said therecould have been several reasons for a dog being shot, including someone being mad that the dog could have been chasing wildlife, how the dog appeared — dangerous or looked like a wild animal — or someone was just mad at the world and took it out on the dog.

"The act of cruelty has caused much heartache and tears," Marlene Kilpatrick said."Doc was a part of our family and will be missed fora long tim e."

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ODFW employee saves osprey from twine An osprey was discovered tangled in bailing twine and hanging upside down from its nest high atop a silo in Enterprise Sunday.

Mike Hansen from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Enterprise office untangled the osprey and left her on a walkway near her nest. Two hours later the bird hadn't moved, so Hansen wrapped the bird in vet wrap and carried her down the silo ladder. Hansen said he kept her overnight at the offic e and she was transported to Blue Mountain Wildlife, a wildlife rescue service in Pendleton Monday morning.

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By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

JOSEPH — Beginning its fifth season, the Magic Garden continues to evolve into a majorsource ofproduce for local schools and nonprofits.

This spring, a new greenhouse was built on the Joseph Charter School campus. The garden has m oved from the original site to where the tennis courts once were.

Some of the growing will take place in the spacious greenhouse, while a lot of the outdoor growing is down at a garden on Big Sheep Creek outside of Imnaha.

The repurposed tennis courts are surrounded by a fence that only a winged deercouldfl y over and boast a post and beam archway adorned with a metal gate designed by Eric Lara as part of his seniorproject.

This is Caroline Leone's third year as the garden's manager. She said the real labor takes place from May to late October, but her work begins months before that.

"In late February we plantedtomatoes,eggplant and peppers," Leone said.

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The new gate graces the Magic Garden at the Joseph Charter School campus.

"The benefit of the greengreens," Leone said.

At the end of the school house is we can grow almost anything," Leone said. year, a few metal watering On a warm summer day, a troughs were planted by largefan spinstocooloffthe students.The troughs, Leone greenhouse. It isn't heated, said,are aesthetic,easier but Leone said heat could be to weed and eliminate the struggleofkeeping gophers added.

For the most part, the out of the garden.

This year two high school greenhouse should stay snug enough to grow greens interns, Bailee Wilcox and throughout most of the winCourtney Bailey, will help ter months. weed the gardens and assist She said beans, bunchat the garden's booth at the ing onions and zinnias Wallowa County Farmers were started from seed in Market in Joseph. the greenhouse — some The Magic Garden is in heated seed mats. The always looking for more garden grows cabbage,head volunteers.

Ifinterested, lettuce, broccoli, kohlrabi contact Leone at wallowaand cauliflower. countymagicgarden@gmail.

"In the warmer weather com or stop by the farmers we movedstartsto raised market in Joseph to sample beds of cucumbers, eggplant, its wares from 9 a.m. to peppers, tomatoes and 1 p.m. Saturdays.

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iving out here on the edge of the prairie, churning stories about everything fiom rodeos to senatorial visits, IsometimesforgetIam a writer.

For the most part I considermyself areporter.Even "journalist" sounds too lofty.

I merely ask questions, write down the answers and try to massage the information into something readable. It's not brain surgery — it's processing information in a timely manner accompanied by a photo or two.

Friday night I had the privilege oflistening to an incredible writer talk about writing to a roomful of writers: Timothy Egan gave the keynote address at this year's Summer Fishtrap. When I mention his name to some, I get blank stares, but those who read his op-ed in the New York Times or any of his bestselling books, including "The Worst Hard Times" and "The Big Burn," know what a treat it is for a Pulitzer-winning journalist to grace the stage of the Wallowa Lake

Camp.

Those of you fortunate to attend a lot more of Summer Fishtrap than I are probably still reeling from the exposure to such great authors as Erika Wurth and Sherwin Bitsui — Native American writers who not only shared their talents but their diverse backgrounds.

Indigenous people growing up in America, Bitsui speaks his native Navajo tongue while Wurth grew up in Denver among a mix of tribal descendants.

Bitsuiisa poet whose words paint a tapestry in the reader's mind as he shares his homeland with the greater world. Wurth writes novels and tackles painful topics such as gangs and drug addiction. Both tell their stories with an authentic voice.

To an attentive packed house, Egan shared his

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Egan was right: sometimes you have to get wet to get a KATY NESBITT story's texture.

Fishtrap's first director, experiences researching fiom Rich Wandschneider, said the Texas panhandle to an the theme of the first writer's Idaho mine shaft to get what retreat at the Wallowa Lake he called"texture" for his non- Camp was Eastern publishfiction books. He talked about ers and Western writers. He the importance of feeling the said when the two worlds wind and seeing the landcolli ded,thegap ofunderscape while on fact-finding standing gaped wide. He missions around the said Eastern publishers were country. dismissive of Western topics.

A few years ago, Ted Kram- Egan echoed this when he er, then my editor, called to told the Fishtrap audience tell me he had a tip that the that Norman Maclean's chinook had returned to the award-winning"A River Lostine to spawn in record Runs Through It" met with numbers. I called Jeff Yanke one rejection from an Eastern at Oregon Department of publisher who said,'These Fish and Wildlife, who told stories have treesin me I should really go out on them." a spawning ground survey to As a writer living in and properly write the story. Feel- writing about the West, I ing pinched for time, I called should hope to shout,"My Jim Harbeck of Nez Perce stories have trees in them!"

Fisheries in Joseph. He had On a fellowship I won two the same suggestion. years ago with the Institute Pushing away a pile of of Journalism and Natural writing, I met up with the Resources, the emphasis spawning ground survey was getting natural resource crew in Lostine, donned wad- writers to the field. Though a ing boots, hung my camera splendid opportunity, I realaround my neck and trudged ized I already do that. One astretchofthe riveras field trip last summer led to biologists gathered data from an opportunity to speak to chinook carcasses.

Forest Service public affairs In the last six years I've officers fiom across Oregon riddenhorses lookingfor and Washington. wolf sign, endured singleI thank Timothy Egan for digittemperatures during a reminding me that my job wolf capture,toured forestry is to tell stories and of the projects, photographed cows importance of"being there." giving birth and a couple You never know who is timestraveled acrossthe reading.

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Summer Fishtrap features award-winning names in writing

By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

WALLOWA LAKENestled away from the hubbub of summer activity in the village of Wallowa Lake is Summer Fishtrap, a writing retreat drawing some of the nation's heavy hitters in fiction, journalism and creative non-fiction.

On Friday, Timothy Egan, New York Times journalist and author, talked about his craftto a packed house at the Wallowa Lake Methodist Camp.

The Pulitzer and American Book Award winner said he often comes upon hisstoriesby accident.

While researching a story of the collapse of small-town America for the New York Times, he was told the real storystarted in the 1930s during the Dust Bowl when one-third of people left places like rural Texas and Oklahoma to find work in the West, but two-thirds didn't go anywhere.

"It was a time when dust storms were 5,000 feet high and 100 miles long and people were reduced to eating road kill," Egan said.

He met people who would bring out a shoebox full of pictures, diaries and letters, people who wouldn't be alive much longer to tell their stories. The result, Egan's 2005 "The Worst Hard Times," won both a National Book Award for Nonfiction and an Ambassador Book Award for American Studies.

"I would go into a little town and look for people who had been around in the'30sand see the face of a little girl in a 90-year-old woman. sItarted to see

the Dust Bowl story," Egan recalled.

He said the sense ofplace, being on the ground where a story happened, is crucial to writing.

"Every place has some magic. At the Oklahoma/ Texas panhandle I got the feeling of the wind and the emptiness," Egan said.

When he researched "The Big Burn," about a wildfire that destroyed a chunk of the Inland Northwest the size of Connecticut in 36 hours, he went to an abandoned mineshaftwhere Ed Pulaski, district ranger in Wallace, Idaho, had waited out a firestorm with his fire crew.

"It gave me chills," Egan sald.

Throughout his keynote address, Egan stressed that gathering the facts of a story where it took place gives writing texture and feeling. In his words: "Going there makes me see the story."

Winona LaDuke, a Native American activist and writer, gave the closing address Sunday.

As adefender ofN ative American lands, she too has a keen sense of place.

A woman raised in Ashland of Ojibwe descent, she moved to her father's homeland, the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota, where she still resides.

Just as Egan searches out facts where they occurred, LaDuke spoke of the importance of going to where a story takes place.

LaDuke focused her talk on work by Native Americans to stop various pipelines planned to run

from North Dakota and Alberta, some of which would run through Native American land. She said she andother activistsdid what they called the Triple Crown of pipeline rides to raise awareness.

LaDuke said the last time she was in Wallowa County was in 2011 for the Winter Fishtrap gathering of writers. From here she went to the Nez Perce Reservation in Lapwai, Idaho, to talkabout megaloads of water purification equipment thatwere headed to the Alberta Tar Sands, scheduledfortransport along Idaho and Montana's section of Highway 12 through the reservation, national forest and a wild and scenic riverway. ''What I do in Indian Country is serve as bard, sharing stories among tribes," LaDuke said.

In 2013, several Nez Perce tribal members and leaders laid down across Highway 12 in protest of the megaloads.

"The battles are going to continue as long as there is extreme extraction," LaDuke said.

She said indigenous people understand that natural law is the highest law, that the land and all living creatures — man, plants and animals — are related.

Though writing briefs to oil companies about the detriment of pipelines on water quality, wildlife and human healthand economics seems futile, she said they need to know that she doesn't want"a pipeline shoved down my throat."

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ON DECIC FRIDAY • American Legion baseball: La Grande at Pendleton tournament,TBA • Babe Ruth baseball:Union County vs. Snake River Valley, 15U Babe Ruth State Tournament, Pioneer Park, Noon • Babe Ruth baseball:Union County vs.

West Linn, 14U Babe Ruth State Tournament, West Linn, Noon • Babe Ruth baseball:Union County vs. TBA, 14U Babe Ruth State Tournament, West Linn, 3 p.m.

• Babe Ruth baseball:Union County vs.

Southwest Metro, 15U Babe Ruth State Tournament, Pioneer Park, 6 p.m.

AT A GLANCE

Mariota, Titans at impasse Tennessee Titans interim CEO and President Steve Underwood says the team won't back off its determination to have off setlanguage in the contract of No. 2 overall pick Marcus Mariota, who remains the only 2015 first-round pick yet to sign a contract.

Offset language allows teams to recapture guaranteed money if the player is released and signs with another team.

If the Titans give Mariota a contract without offset language, that would allow him to "double dip" and receive payment from another team as well as from the Titans should he not play out his deal.

NFLPA set to

fight for Brady The NFL Players Association is expected to contest the results ofTom Brady's appeal in federal court if any of the New England Patriots quarterback's four-game suspension remains, union sources told ABC News' Ryan Smith.

If Brady's suspension is lifted when commissioner Roger Goodellannounces his ruling and he is fined instead, the quarterback will decide whether to challenge the decision in court.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS

BABE RUTH BASEBALL

Union Coun rallies in districts • 15U Babe Ruth team now hosts state tournament starting Friday

By Ronald Bond The Observer

Observer file phatas

Special Olympic Oregon Union County golfers Sam Altenburg, left, shown during a recent practice, won a gold medal with George Altenburg in the Men's Division 6 unified partner nine hole competition at the Special Olympic Oregon Summer Games state tournament last weekend. Fellow athlete Jenny Coppin, right, pictured during a recent practice, won a gold medal in the women's softball throw and also finished fourth in the 100-meter walk.

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rin in • Union County excels against state's best at state tournament in Newberg Saturday and Sunday

achieveda pairofgold m edalsin Newberg Saturday and Sunday.

"The athletes really put forth the effort," Union County Co-coordinator Doug Trice said.'The hard work from lastyear paid off.Itw as agreatday."

Trice said he couldn't single out a single athlete, as all enjoyed fine tournaments. Jenny Coppin, who has won gold medals in the past, claimed the lone gold on the track and field side, winning it in the softball throw.

She also placed fourth in the 100-meter walk.

"Jenny threw about 18 feet," Trice said.'The maximum distance is 20 feet, and if you go over you're idisqualiied).So shehad a greatthrow." f

By Josh Benham The Observer

Last year's Special Olympics Oregon Summer Games state championship was canceled after the first day due to thunder and lightning. With the weather holding up this year, the Special Olympics Oregon Union County team made up for the lost time.

All eight track and field athletes earned a medal, while the golf squad

Getmud atfourthannualvollevllalltournev Observer staff

MUD VOLLEYBALL

Community Connection is bringing back mud volleyball.

For the fourth straight year, the organization is putting together the "Muddy for a Mission" mud volleyball tournament. The event is slated for Aug. 8 at the Elgin Stampede Grounds. It's a fundraising event that helps Community Connectionprovide more donated foodfordistribution in Community Connection's service area.

"This is something fun and unique to this area, so I think people want to be involved with it," Community Connection's Carmen Pearson, who is the food bank manager for the four-county service area, said in a press release.

Co-ed teams with players 16 years old and older duke it out in the round robin portion in the morning. The first-, second- and third-place teams receive trophies and medals, with the winning team gaining free entry into next year's tournament.

A majority of the teams come from businesses, and groups of family and friends that don't mind getting a little dirty. Each team is responsible for coming up with a team name. This year the team withthebest costumes receive a prize. ''We're having a blast planning this event and areeven more excited for ittogethere,"Pearson

playing."

Pearson also said they're trying to put together a car show to draw even more people out.

Sponsorsofthe event receive a tax-deductable donation form for this year's taxes and free advertising for the business. There is no charge for spectators.

The event is limited to 13 teams, so spots will fill up quickly. For more information about the event,contactPearson at 541-963-7532, ext.12,or by email at carmen@ccno.org.

ro s ea o omerunsnar s ..victorV The Associated Press

Mike Trout flashed the skill that puts him at the front ofbaseball's new generation, just moments after four of the all-time greats walked off the field.

Trout became the first player in 38 years to homer leading off an All-Star Game, then became the first player to take home the Midsummer Classic's MVP award two years in row.

A new-look All-Star Game finished with the same old result. The AL beat

the NL 6-3 Tuesday night and will open the World Series at home for the 10th time in 13 years.

"It's obviously a humbling honor with the MVPs," Trout said in his usual understated, aw-shucks manner.

After Trout completed a career AllStar cycle in just his fifth big league season,Prince Fielderdelivered.He drove in two runs, sending Trout blazing home ahead of Joc Pederson's throw with the run off Clayton Ker-

shaw that put the AL ahead for good.

In an age of dominant pitching, Felix Hernandez, winner David Price, Zach Britton, Dellin Betances and Wade Davis took scoreless turns in the AL's third win a row.

Playing on the AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels, Trout could add an even bigger honor this fall — his first World Series ring.

"He can do anything that anybody can do on a baseball field,"AL manager Ned Yost said."He can hit with

TOMORROW'S PICIC

Union County golfer earns top honor St. Andrews At the Special Olympics Oregon Summer hosts The Open Games StateTournament in Newberg Saturday and Sunday, the Union County track and field and golf teams picked up a litany of medals, including taking home gold medals in three events. Bradley Culver, who is in his first year on the golf squad, won a gold medal in the individual skills competition in the Men's Division 5.

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Six athletes nearly pulled off a gold medal, as well. Jason Franks won a silver medal in the 100 run while placing fifth in the standing long jump. Judith Asper won a silver in the 100 walk, as did Mary Lee in the 100 run.

"I know Mary has got a couple of ribbons before, and now she was able to get a silver medal," Trice said.

Nick Mendiguren won a silver in the long jump with a personal record leap, Joey Gross took home silver in the shot put and Braden Trice earned a silver medal in the 100 run and a bronze medal in the shot put. Like Braden Trice, Dani Thorne also finished in the top four in two events, claiming a SeeMedal slPage 8A

After winning the district tournament on the road at Baker City, the Union County 15U Babe Ruth AllStar team gets the luxury of playing the state tournament in its own back yard.

Union County went 3-1 at dist rictsand capped the tournament with an 8-7, come-from-behind win over Snake River Valley July 5 in the championship game.

'The difference in thatlast game was we hit the ball with runners on base, we executed the bunt really well and we didn't commit a lot of errors," Union County head coach Lee Atkinson said.

Down 7-3 going into the bottom of the sixth inning, Union County staged a furious rally for the victory. Jacob Adams' bunt single scored Logan Atkinson, and a tworun single by Justin Fredericktwo batterslaterdrew Union County to within one.

Chance Frederick followed with a game-tying RBI single before JayCe Leonard hit a SeeRallieslPage 8A

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power. He can run. He can drive the gap.He'sagreatdefender.He'sjust special. When you look at Mike, you don't look at a 23-year-old. You look at a guy thatisone ofthe bestbaseball players on this planet."

A season after the retirement of Derek Jeter dropped the curtain on the turn-of-century greats, Trout was among six starting position players under 25 — the most since 1965. At last year's game in Minneapolis, he SeeAll-Star IPage 8A

WHO'S HOT

WHO'S NOT

KIRK NIEUWENHUIS:The Mets' outfielder belted three home runs Sunday, helping NewYork defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-3, completing three-game sweep as the Mets closed out the first half of the season.

TY LAWSON: The embattled Denver Nuggets' guard was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Los Angeles early Tuesday morning, his second DUI arrest in less than six months.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015

SPORTS

SCOREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pot G B W C G B 48 40 . 5 45 46 4 5 . 505 3 '/ ~ 3 44 4 4 . 500 4 3'/ ~ 45 4 6 . 495 4 '/ ~ 4 42 4 7 . 472 6 '/ ~ 6 Central Division W L Po t G B W CG B 52 34 .605 49 4 0 .551 4 ' / ~ 44 44 .500 9 3'/~ 42 46 .477 11 5'/~ 41 45 .477 11 5'/~ West Division W L Pot G B W C G B 48 40 . 5 45 49 42 . 5 38 '/~ 42 4 6 . 477 6 5'/~ 41 4 8 . 461 7 '/ ~ 7 41 5 0 . 451 8 '/ ~ 8

New York Tampa Bay Baltimore Toronto Boston

L 1 0 Str Home Away 7-3 W-1 25-16 23-24 4-6 W-3 24-27 22-18 2-8 L-2 27-18 17-26 3-7 L-1 26-18 19-28 6-4 L-1 22-23 20-24

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L 1 0 Str Home Away 8-2 W-1 30-16 22-18 7-3 W-3 31-16 18-24 5-5 L-3 22-23 22-21 5-5 L-2 19-26 23-20 7-3 L-1 23-17 18-28

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Los Angeles Houston Texas Seattle Oakland

L 1 0 Str Home Away 7-3 W-1 25-18 23-22 2-8 L-6 28-16 21-26 2-8 L-2 16-26 26-20 5-5 L-1 20-27 21-21 5-5 W-2 18-26 23-24

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Washington New York Atlanta Miami Philadelphia

W 48 47 42 38 29

St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee

W 56 53 47 39 38

Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

W 51 46 42 41 39

East Division L Po t G B W CG B 39 .552 42 .528 2 1 47 .472 7 6 5 1 .427 11 10 62 .319 21 20 Central Division L Po t G B W CG B 33 .629 3 5 .602 2 ' / ~ 40 .540 8 47 .453 15'/~ 7' / ~ 5 2 .422 18'/~ 1 0 '/ ~ West Division L Po t G B W CG B 39 .567 43 .517 4 '/ ~ 2 45 .483 7 '/ ~ 5 49 .456 10 7'/~ 49 .443 11 8'/~

All Times PDT AMERICAN LEAGUE

Monday's Games No games scheduled

Tuesday's Games AL All-Stars 6, NL All-Stars 3

Wednesday's Games No games scheduled

Thursday's Games No games scheduled NATIONAL LEAGUE

Monday's Games No games scheduled

Tuesday's Games AL All-Stars 6, NL All-Stars 3

Wednesday's Games No games scheduled

Thursday's Games No games scheduled

SOCCER MLS Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s G F GA D.C. United 1 0 6 5 35 23 1 8 New York 7 6 5 26 27 23 Toronto FC 7 7 3 24 26 27 Orlando City 6 7 6 24 23 24 Columbus 6 7 6 24 27 29 NewEngland 6 9 6 24 26 33 P hiladelphia 6 10 4 22 25 3 2 Montreal 6 7 3 21 23 2 5 N ewYorkCityFC 5 8 6 21 24 2 7 Chicago 5 9 3 18 19 2 4 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s G F GA Seattle 1 0 8 2 32 25 1 9 Vancouver 10 8 2 32 23 20 FC Dallas 9 5 5 32 26 23 Portland 9 7 4 31 22 2 3

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LosAngeles 8 6 7 31 31 23 Sporting KC 8 3 6 30 26 17 San Jose 7 7 4 25 19 19 Houston 6 7 6 24 24 2 4 Real Salt Lake 5 7 8 23 19 2 6 Colorado 4 6 9 21 17 1 9 NOTE: Three points for a victory, one point for a tie.

All Times PDT

Friday's Games Houston 2, San Jose 0

Saturday's Games New York 4, New England 1 Philadelphia 3, Portland 0 FC Dallas 2, Orlando City 0 Montreal 3, Columbus 0 Chicago 1, Seattle 0 Colorado 3, Real Salt Lake 1

Sunday's Games New York City FC 4, Toronto FC 4, tie Sporting Kansas City 1, Vancouver 0

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Team Roping (header)

Steer Roping

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1. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $75,915; 2. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. $58,396; 3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $53,951; 4. Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz. $52,140; 5. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. $50,009; 6. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz. $48,970; 7. Colby Lovell, Madisonvil le,Texas$44,828; 8.Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. $44,142; 9. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. $41,275; 10.

Bubba Buckaloo, Caddo, Okla. $39,400; 11. Joel Bach, San Augustine, Texas $37,728; 12. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. $37,616; 13. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M.$36,717; 14.LeviSim pson,Ponoka, Alberta $34,605; 15. Doyle Hoskins, Chualar, Calif. $34,197; 16. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $33,369; 17. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas $33,003; 18. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas $31,402; 19. Luke Brown,Stephenville,Texas $29,255; 20.

Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. $29,168.

1. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas $47,815; 2. Mike Chase McAlester Okla. $42,630; 3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $41,570; 4. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. $39,623; 5. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. $36,769; 6. Neal Wood, Needville, Texas $36,071; 7. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas $31,262; 8. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas $27,007; 9. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. $26,101; 10.

J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. $23,834; 11.

Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo. $22,593; 12.

Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas $21,787; 13.

JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas $21,198; 14. Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. $21,190; 15. ShayGood, Midland, Texas $20,457; 16. Jason Evans, Huntsville, Texas $19,189; 17. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $15,702; 18. Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas $15,368; 19.

Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. $15,340; 20.

J.B.Whatley,Gardendale,Texas $14,330.

Bull Riding 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $78,690; 2. Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah $69,573; 3. Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla. $61,932; 4. Parker Breding,Edgar,Mont.$52,564;5.Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $50,035; 6. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas $46,602; 7. Tanner Learmont, Cleburne, Texas $44,777; 8. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. $43,423; 9. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash. $42,481; 10. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. $42,294; 11. Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas $41,294; 12. Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo. $40,787; 13. Caleb Sanderson, Hallettsville, Texas $39,054; 14. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah $38,879; 15.

Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas $36,032; 16.

Kody DeShon, Helena, Mont. $35,788; 17. Cody Rostockyj, Lorena, Texas $34,331; 18. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. $33,608; 19. Clayton Foltyn, Winnie, Texas $33,271; 20. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. $31,379.

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Monday's Games No games scheduled

Tuesday's Games Minnesota 85, Connecticut 79 Phoenix 80, Atlanta 71

Wednesday's Games San Antonio at New York, 8 a.m.

WashingtonatChicago,9:30 a.m.

Los Angeles at Seattle, Noon Tulsa at lndiana, 4 p.m.

Thursday's Games

Atlanta at LosAngeles, 12:30 p.m.

Connecticut at New York, 4 p.m.

RODEO PRCA Standings Through July12 All-around 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $124,967; 2. TufCooper, Decatur, Texas $68,304; 3. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah $60,117; 4. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas $58,445; 5. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $56,791; 6. JoJo LeMond, Andrews,Texas $55,782; 7.ClintRobinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $52,373; 8. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $51,863; 9. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $49,120; 10.

Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif. $47,167; 11. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. $40,134; 12. Doyle Hoskins, Chualar, Calif. $39,926; 13. Trenten Montero, Winnemucca, Nev. $36,439; 14.

Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. $34,969; 15.

Bart Brunson, Terry, Miss. $34,501; 16.

Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho $30,052; 17. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $28,114; 18. Billy Bob Brown, Stephenville, Texas $26,820; 19. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. $26,062; 20. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. $25,289.

Bareback Riding 1. Evan Jayne, Marseille, France $68,512; 2. Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas$64,270;3.Tim O'Connell, Zwingle, lowa $59,249; 4. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. $56,899; 5. Luke Creasy, Lovington, N.M. $50,216; 6. Seth Hardwick, Laramie,Wyo. $48,392; 7.

Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah $47,829; 8. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. $46,697; 9.

Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. $46,150; 10.

Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas $44,963; 11. Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta $43,566; 12. R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore. $43,160; 13. David Peebles, Redmond, Ore. $42,217; 14. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. $41,814; 15. Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas $41,647; 16. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. $40,956; 17. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas $39,910; 18. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. $39,163; 19. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah $36,421; 20.

Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba $35,286.

Steer Wrestling

1. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas Wednesday, July15 $58,435;2.Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Columbus at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Wyo. $53,814; 3. Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Friday, July 17 Alberta $49,448; 4. Ty Erickson, Helena, San Jose at LosAngeles, 8 p.m.

Mont. $48,979; 5. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. $47,311; 6. Olin Hannum, Malad,Idaho $43,407; 7.Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $42,939; 8. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $37,953; 9. Clayton Moore, WNBA Pouce Coupe, British Columbia $36,361; EASTERN CONFERENCE 10. Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. $35,669; 11.

W L Pct GB Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont. $35,277; Chicago 8 5 .61 5 12. Kyle lrwin, Robertsdale, Ala. $34,866; Connecticut 7 5 .58 3 '/2 13. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. $34,557; New York 7 5 .58 3 '/2 14. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. Washington 6 5 .5 4 5 1 $33,140; 15. Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Indiana 7 6 .5 3 8 1 Miss. $32,874; 16. Baylor Roche, TremAtlanta 6 8 .429 2 ' / 2 onton, Utah $32,053; 17. Blake Knowles, WESTERN CONFERENCE Heppner, Ore. $31,759; 18. Dakota W L Pct GB Eldridge, Elko, Nev. $31,191; 19. K.C. 10 3 .76 9 Jones, Decatur, Texas $28,949; 20. Tyler 10 4 .71 4 '/2 Waguespack, Gonzales, La. $27,659.

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Team Roping (heeler) 1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $75,915; 2.

Clay O'Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. $63,836; 3. PatrickSmith, Lipan, Texas $53,951; 4. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. $50,009; 5. Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Ariz. $48,392; 6. Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif. $48,083; 7. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas $44,874; 8. Jake Long, Colfeyville, Kan. $44,142; 9. Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas $42,705; 10. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $38,582; 11. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. $38,235; 12. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas $37,616; 13. Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif. $35,743; 14. Jeremy Buhler, Abbotsford, British Columbia $34,605; 15.

Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $32,040; 16. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas $29,482; 17. Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla. $29,255; 18. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas $28,559; 19. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. $28,198; 20.

Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas $28,079.

Saddle Bronc Riding 1. CodyDeMoss, Heflin,La.$95,866; 2. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. $71,370; 3.

Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D. $62,982; 4. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah $59,099; 5. Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas $57,782; 6. RustyWright, Milford, Utah $53,743; 7. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas $49,417; 8. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah $46,249; 9. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. $44,450; 10.Wade Sundell,Colman, Okla. $43,332; 11. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. $40,261; 12. Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta $39,473; 13. Bradley Harter, Loranger, La. $38,965; 14. Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah $38,106; 15. Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta $37,494; 16. Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba $34,724; 17.

Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. $32,115; 18.

Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas $30,451; 19. Joe Lufkin, Sallisaw, Okla. $30,028; 20. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah $29,065.

Barrel Racing 1. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. $129,903; 2. Callie Duperier, Boerne, Texas $119,513; 3. Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga. $87,659; 4. Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas $86,828; 5. Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah $74,231; 6. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. $71,589; 7. Mary Walker, Ennis,Texas $60,470; 8.Cassidy Kruse, Gillette, Wyo. $57,763; 9. Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas $49,179; 10. Carley Richardson, Pampa, Texas $47,240; 11. Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas $45,683; 12. Jill Welsh, Parker, Ariz. $45,034; 13. Layna Kight, Ocala, Fla. $42,860; 14. Alexa Lake, Richmond, Texas $42,573; 15. Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M. $40,142; 16. Britany Diaz, Solen, N.D. $37,687; 17. Brittney Paige Willis, Goshen, Ala. $37,437; 18. Kaley Bass,Kissimmee, Fla.$35,323; 19.

Vickie Carter, Richfield, Utah $33,888; 20.

JackieGanter,Abilene,Texas $32,360.

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1. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. $61,538; 2. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas $59,265; 3. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas $57,668; 4. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas$57,397; 5.Monty Lewis,Hereford, Texas$56,628; 6.Marty Yates,Stephenville, Texas $48,140; 7. Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, Ala. $47,727; 8. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $44,908; 9. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas $44,053; 10. Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas $43,879; 11. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas $43,714; 12. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $42,915; 13. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho $40,889; 14. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah $40,001; 15. Cimarron Boardman,Stephenville,Texas $38,935; 16. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas $38,845; 17. J.C. Malone, Hooper, Utah $38,510; 18. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. $38,044; 19. Tyson Durfey, Savannah, Mo. $37,705; 20. Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif. $37,310.

GOLF PGA FedEx Cup Standings Player

Through July12 Points M o ney

1. Jordan Spieth 3,628 $8 , 709,838 2. Jimmy Walker 1,915 $ 4 , 127,615 3. Bubba Watson 1,743 $ 4 ,098,118 4. Dustin Johnson 1,589 $ 4 ,326,104 5. Rory Mcllroy 1,510 $4 , 147,849 6. Robert Streb 1,450 $2 , 944,985 7. Patrick Reed 1,472 $2 , 806,686 8. Brandt Snedeker1,410 $ 3 ,238,792 9. J.B. Holmes 1,404 $3 , 240,722 10. C. Holfman 1,390 $3 , 049,871 11. Kevin Kisner 1,384 $3 , 103,576 12. Danny Lee 1,342 $2 , 741,522 13. H. Matsuyama 1,257 $ 2 ,848,510 14. Justin Rose 1,224 $3 , 071,550 15. S. Bowditch 1,183 $2 , 485,467

16. Jason Day 1,158 17. Paul Casey 1,155 18. Ben Martin 1,136 19. Brooks Koepka1,117 20. Chris Kirk 1 , 0 87 21. Ryan Moore 1,081 22. Rickie Fowler 1,048 2 3. Bill Haas 1 , 0 44 24. Jim Furyk 1 , 021 25. G. Woodland 1,014

$2,635,828 $2,631,478 $2,420,033 $2,335,499 $2,296,396 $2,357,168 $2,758,848 $2,273,892 $2,356,107 $2,377,841

AUTO RACING Nascar Sprint Cup Series Leaders Through July12 Points 1, Kevin Harvick, 692. 2, Jimmie Johnson, 624. 3, Joey Logano, 624. 4, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 616. 5, Martin Truex Jr., 596. 6, Brad Keselowski,559.7,Jamie McMurray, 556. 8, Kurt Busch, 542. 9, Matt Kenseth, 540. 10, Jeff Gordon, 537.

XFINITY SERIES

Leaders Through July10 Points 1. Chris Buescher, 593. 2. Chase Elliott, 557. 3. Ty Dillon, 547. 4. Elliott Sadler, 528. 5.Regan Smith, 527.6.

Darrell Wallace Jr., 510. 7. Brian Scott, 478. 8. Daniel Suarez, 477. 9. Brendan Gaughan,473.10. Ryan Reed,471.

Camping World Series Leaders Through Julyg Points 1. Matt Crafton, 417. 2. Tyler Reddick, 397. 3. Erik Jones, 388. 4. Johnny Sauter, 359. 5. John Wes Townley, 330. 6.

Timothy Peters, 322. 7. Cameron Hayley, 315. 8. Spencer Gallagher, 308. 9. Daniel Hemric, 308. 10. Ben Kennedy, 297.

Formula One Leaders Through July5 Points 1, Lewis Hamilton, 194. 2, Nico Rosberg, 177. 3, Sebastian Vettel, 135. 4, Valtteri Bottas, 77. 5, Kimi Raikkonen, 76.

6, Felipe Massa, 74. 7, Daniel Ricciardo, 36. 8, Daniil Kvyat, 27. 9, Nico Hulkenberg, 24. 10, Romain Grosjean, 17.

Indycar Through July12 Points 1, Juan Pablo Montoya, 439. 2, Scott Dixon, 385. 3,Graham Rahal,370.4, Helio Castroneves, 370. 5, Will Power, 369. 6, Sebastien Bourdais, 343. 7, MarcoAndretti, 332. 8, Tony Kanaan, 314. 9, Josef Newgarden, 309. 10, Simon Pagenaud,278.

TENNIS ATP World Tour Leaders Through July12 Ranking 1 q-Novak Djokovic Serbia 13845 2, Roger Federer, Switzerland, 9665. 3, Andy Murray, Britain, 7810. 4, Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, 5790. 5, Kei Nishikori, Japan, 5525. 6, Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 5140. 7, David Ferrer, Spain, 4445.8,Milos Raonic,Canada,3810.

9, Marin Cilic, Croatia, 3540. 10, Rafael Nadal, Spain, 3000.

WTA Ranking 1, Serena Williams, United States, 13161. 2, Maria Sharapova, Russia, 6490. 3, Simona Halep, Romania, 5151.

4, Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 5000. 5, Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 5000. 6, Ana Ivanovic, Serbia,3835.7,Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 3560. 8, Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 3515. 9, Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 3365. 10, Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 3285.

MEDALS Continued ~om Page7A bronze in the 800 run and fourth in the softball throw.

"As COaCheS WePrePare

them to giVe uS their all," TriCe Said.'Tm PrOud Df the work they've put in."

Not to be OutdOne, the gOlf team shined as brightly at the Chehalem Glenn Golf Course.

"I'm Very PleaSed With hoW everyone dtd, considering at regionalS, that WBS juSt Dur

region. Last weekend, we had to Play againSt the WhOle (InterState) 5 COrridOr," CoCOOrdinatOr Pam ThOmPSOn

Said.'They all Were able to PlaCe. We Were CrOSSing Dur

fingerS (about the Weather), but we had perfect weather."

BradleyCulVer Won a gOld medal in the Men's Division 5 individual skills competition.

"He WBS Dn hiS game,"

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Thompson said.'There's one Skill eVent Where you haVe to ChiP OVer a net to the hOle, and he got fOur Dut Df the fiVe over. Brad surprised us. He WBS PUB1PBd.

Hemy Spangler battled a tOugh field to PiCk uP fifth in the Men's Division 2 individual skills competition.

The Special Olympics Oregon Union County track and field team saw everyone medal at the Summer Games state tournament in Newberg Saturday and Sunday.

In the unified partner nine hole competition, Sam and GeOrgeAltenburg Won gOld medals in the Men's Division 6. Alex and Allen Weissenfluh picked up silver medals in the Men's Division 3. Ian

Altenburg and Pat Vaughn finished fourth in the Men's DiViSiOn 2, and Terry Bolkan and Scott Hayes placed sixth in the Men's Division 3.

While they all enjoyed VaryingleVelSDf SuCCeSS,

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Continued ~om Page7A Union County took second at the State tOurnament a year ago, and WBS tWD-Dut RBI dOuble fOr the lead. aWarded an inVite to the regiOnal tOur"So far thiS SeaSOn, the laSt game WBS nament, where it went 2-2. the best we played," Derek Williams ThiS year, the toP tWD teamS frOm Said Df the ChamPiOnShiP-Sealing Win. state will automatically qualify for It WBS a Stark COntraSt &Dm UniOn regionalS, Slated fOr July 29 to Aug. 2 in Co(mty'S 3-2 1OSS to Snake RiVer Valley The Dalles. a day earlier, a game where the offense Lee Atkinson fields a team that Went Silent and COStly errOrS led to tWD

Can SCOre in a Variety Df WayS and Can

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But tWD big ViCtOrieS againSt Baker County, including a 23-5 shellacking in itS OPening game Df the tOurnament, allowed Union County another chance in the title game — one it seized.

imPlement a blend Df POWer,SPeed and bat-handling skills at the plate.

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and six guys with really good speed," he said.'%e're a pretty well-rounded ball club. They understand their role."

But in AtkinSon'S OPiniOn, the team's strengths are its pitching and defense.

"We have a very strong pitching Staff (With) fiVe PitCherS We Can go to at any time," he Said. "DefenSiVely, we're very solid. We try and throw the

everyathletehad a blast,acCOrdingto the COaCheS.

'They had agreattime Dn the bus, and they have that camaraderie, "Tricesaid.

"Everybody was happy. It's a great team."

beSt defenSiVe team Dn the field and hOPe We get enOugh nTn SuPPOrt to win."

As was the case in the district tournament, any One Df the PlayerS Can SteP up and deliver with a big performance.

Justin Frederick, Chance Frederick, Logan Atkinson and Leonard each had tWD gameSWith multiPle hitS, and several other players stepped up in key situations.

That faCt fitS right intO the mOld Df a team thecoach said isvery cohesive and doesn't have a superstar player. '%e're a team. We win as a team (and) we lose as team," he said."That's Dur mentality."

Union County opens at state against a familiar foe in Snake RiVer Valley aS the teamS Square D(I'in POO1 Play at noon Friday. Union County faces Southwest Metro at 6 p.m. Friday and wraps uP POO1 Play againSt ClaCkamaS at 9 a.m. Saturday. The tDP tWDDut Df POO1 play meet for the state championship at 3 p.m. Saturday.

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Hermiston waiting on taxi rule change

Nordic trails. Mount Bachelor is also asking to grade PENDLETON — The and reduce grades of some Jubilee Powder River Music Review at the gazebo in Ceiser-Pollman Park Hermiston City Council is slopes, and installa storage MusicSponsors: Britt Sand & Gravel, Soroptimist of Baker County & OTEC considering a change to an building for avalanche reducordinance issued earlier this tion explosives.

• e month that requires backThe ski area leases land I I • groundchecksfortaxidrivers. on Mount Bachelor from the The East Oregonian Deschutes National Forest, reportedthat the ordinance so it must get permission was implemented to improve before making improvements 2PM or other changes. public safety, but the council is considering an amendment Mount Bachelor continues after receiving pushback to develop a downhill bike • j from longtime taxi drivers bark and may construct a a • who have been denied work. zip line and climbing wall in 2PM Chantel Robinson of coming years. r • I ' I i Hermiston Transit Services Coach sentenced to can'tbeapproved fora taxi )r prison for rape license under the new ordinance due to a theft convicSALEM — A former Sa2PM tionshereceived eight years lem youth basketball coach who pleaded guilty to raping ago. She asked the council Monday to grant licenses to a girl under the age of 16 has people with minor convicbeen sentenced to eight years tions from years ago. and four months in prison.

The council maygive the poThe Statesman Journal relice chief the discretion to grant ported 39-year-old Arthur ¹ licenses to people with old gel Chavez was charged with convictions. Theyhave put off five counts of first-degree rape and one count of first a decision on the amendment until their July 27 meeting. degree sodomy in December 2014.He pleaded guilty to Man allegedly shot, one count of first-degree rape killed wife and was sentenced June 16.

541-963-0807 ROSEBURG — Police say Salem Police Lt. Dave a man allegedly shot and Okada says Chavez had been killed his wife inside a home an assistant coach for the Sain southeast Roseburg. lem-Keizer Education FounThe News-Review reported dation's basketball league.

40-year-old David Ryan Kel- The foundation's executive ley called police Monday to director says Chavez passed report that he had shot and a criminal background check Linda D. killed his wife, 42-year-old before volunteering with the Schreiner Ginette Duvall. league in 2012.

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animal is going to come up on the short end of a stick there, especially if it's a wild animal of any size."

Rabies, usually from bats and foxes, isthe biggestrisk, though most cities and countiesrequirevaccinations for dogsand cats,veterinarians said.

A seriesofshotscan prevent the infection Irom taking hold in people, but not in pets, LoNn said. If they are exposed, all doctors can do isgiveavaccinebooster and quarantine them, she said.

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LOSANGELES — A 1-pound squirrel and 90-pound dogdidn't let their size disparity stop them fiom dueling.

The rodent died in the recent run-in with Kimberlee Jaynes' pet Skip, but the Shar Peiand golden Labrador mix got along scaron hisfaceand was lucky not to lose an eye.

"Skip has a vendetta now," said Jaynes, of Portland. ''When he sees them, his ears go up — he's looking for them."

Temperatures are rising, and so are wildlife attacks against pets. Dogs and cats encounter wildlife more often in the summer as people and pets spend more time outdoors and drought and forest fires push wild animals outside their usual territory, veterinarians say. Wanner weather brings out hikers and campers when wildlife is likely to be activeand aggressive— often protecting their young broods fiom perceived threats.

In regions suffering from drought, including the Northwest and California, animals from sea lions to bears must searchfarther forfood,sometimes into populated areas.

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backyard chickens for attacks by raccoons, coyotes, wild rats and even dive-bombing crows, Dr. Erica Loftin said.

Threats can stem from animals that people think are gentle, such as deer, said Dr. Gretchen Schoeffler, an emergencyand criticalcarevetat Cornell University Hospital for Animals in Ithica, New York. Almost any wild animal is capable of striking, Irom beavers and groundhogs to owls and swans, she said.

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Rewards require stipulations for proof of performance and I believe they w ere cause fora lotofthe concern.Frankly they concerned me as well.

I am certain that she wasready to meet and talk to me at the park, and how I wish that I had done my part. I believe she would have contacted m e if shehad seen any ofthe adsIhaveplaced. Iowe hera very sincere apology that I have had to resort to these methods when a stop and "Hi" would have been appropriate at that time. I believe if she knew I was trying to find her she would contact me and then decide if she wanted to meet me or not.

Becauseof theconcern about me and my intentions, Ihave contacted the La Grande Police and spoke with an officer for about half an hour. I volunteered to come to the police station to provide what ever information they would want from me. He took my information over the phone.

The officer said he would do an investigation about me so he would have answers if anyone made further complaints. I believe that anyone that knows me would know that what I have stated is exactly what I'm trying to do with no nefarious intentions. As long as I believe she would want to be found I will try to find a way.

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Pet owners should exercise caution around wildlife, especially during the summer when attacks increase. meals even harder to find.

With these challenges, authorities warn against getting too close to wildlife. As visitors flood national parks and other wilderness areas this summer, attacks against people also have ramped up: Several tourists at Yellowstone National Park have been gored or tossed into the air by bison when they crowded the large animals.

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dent of BreedersClub.net, a The Associated Press dog andcatbreeding website PORTLAND — An Oregon also mentioned in divorce woman hired a felon to kill paperwork.

"CW told Hamill of the her ex-husband in Utah, but the scheme unraveled when plot and that CW had no the would-beassailant opted intention of killing Hamill," to warn the man, the FBI Suttles wrote."CW told me says. that he risked violating A U.S. criminal complaint parole by going outofstate filed last week says Pamela because CW felt a need to Jean Gygi, 57, of Westlake warn Hamill face-to-face." has been charged with As for a possible mo tive, interstate commerce facilities the afMavit states that in the commission of murder Gygi and Hamill divorced in for hire. She was being held December.

"As partofthe divorce Tuesday at the Lane County Jail in Eugene. decree, Hamill was ordered FBI Special Agent Timothy to take out a life insurSuttles said in an affidavit ance policy with a value of that the woman's ex-hus$100,000 naming Gygi as band, Dean Hamill, went to the sole beneficiary," Suttles police in Saratoga Springs, wrote.

Utah, on June 1 to report he The couple were ordered had been visited by a man to sell and evenly divide who said he had been hired their real property. A June

by Gygi to kill him.

30 arbitration hearing was The hit man — identified scheduled regarding their in court papers as CW, for personal property, and that cooperating witness — told appeared to be a key date in Suttles during a June 11 the alleged plot. interview in Eugene that According to the affidavit, here's what happened next: Gygi had paid him $600 to kill Hamill, and promised a Equipped with an audio residence in California, the recorder, CW met Gygi in title to a 2005 Dodge Stratus Westlake on June 25 and and Hamill's online business. the two discussed tamperHamill's LinkedIn page ing with Hamill's vehicle to identifies him as the presimake the death seem like an

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CW told investigators he received a call fiom Gygi five days later in which she asked: ''Why am I in arbitration?"

Later that day, CW called Gygi and asked if she still wanted to go through with the plan, given that arbitration was done. She wanted to continue.

CW wore a recording device when the two met the following day and decided that meddling with the vehicle might not be a good idea. CW said Hamill might only be injured; Gygi expressed concern that her son could be in the vehicle.

Gygi said she would get an untraceable gun.

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Baker business owner receives Lifetime Achievement Award BAKER CITY — Cass Vanderwiele, owner of Triple C Redi-Mix in Baker City, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oregon Concrete and AggregateProducers Association.

Vanderwiele accepted the award during the association's annual meeting and conferencein late June near Redmond.

"Cass is a true statesman with a calm demeanor," said Rich Angstrom, the association's president."His thoughtful counsel and insight on the issues of the industry is greatly valued.

"Under Mr. Vanderwiele's leadership, Triple C Redi-Mxhas been a longtime member of our trade association. This award honors the exemplary contributions made by anindividual to the construction materials industry."

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MainStreet Downtown setting up studentdiscount program LA GRANDE — La Grande Main Street Downtown is teaming up with Eastern Oregon University and asking for businesses who are interested in tappinginto the college student market in La Grande to join the free Student Discount Program.

The program provides an opportunity for the business to familiarize students with the business and build loyalty for the product and services provided.

All a business has to do is offer a discount to EOU students. The level of participation is at the discretion of the business. Then, LGMSD will post the business name and its discount on its website, social media pages, flyers and more.

If the business already has a student discount student, fill out the form on the LGMSD website and it will be added to the listing. The program cannot include offers foralcoholortobaccoproducts.

Businesses participating in the discount program can verify whether customers are students by checking their student IDs.

FrontONce Solutions expanding business Front Offtce Solutions, a La Grandebased answering service, is growing and moving locations, said owner Jeremy Kilpatrick.

The business is a nationwide resource for those small businesses that cannot affordtopay for asecretary butneed someone to answer phone calls and schedule appointments, Kilpatrick said. '%e're a virtual receptionist," he said.'%e take on small businesses who can't afford secretaries and offerthem 24/7 service."

For moreinformation,call855-208-8877 or visit www.frontofftcesolutions.net.

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

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

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

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

Baker County residents can submit items to news@bakercityherald.com or call them in to 541-523-3673.

Permittotals The following is the most recent permit figures available for La Grande and Union County for June: CITY OF LA GRANDE PERMITS JUNE 2015 B uilding permit fees (totalj $ 7 1 77 Building permits valuation $947,281.18 M anufactured home permit fees $ 0 M echanical permits $532. 5 0 Plumbing permits $1,13 1.50 Electrical permits $2,986.76 Demolition permits $0 Total permits issued 69 UNION COUNTY PERMITS JUNE 2015 Building permit fees (totalj $ 6 ,541 Building permits valuation $844,290.96 Manufactured home permits fees $600 Mechanical permits $901 Plumbing permits $1,13 1.50 Electrical permits $2,653.84 Demolition permits $0 Farm exempt permits $0 Total permits issued 61 Source: Union County Chamber of Commerce

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The impact of a minimum wage boost across the region would depend upon a number of factors, according to a regional stateeconomist.

Andrew Crollard, the State of Oregon Employment Department regional economist in La Grande, said a minimum wage would be like two sides of the same coin.

"I think it would be fair to characteriz eitas agood news, bad news. This is one of those economictradeoffs,"he said.

On onehand, more money in the pockets of Eastern Oregon workers could translate into more spending. On the other side of the coin, though, higher wages alsomay mean greater costsfor employers.

"It would definitely increase employeroperating costs,"he sald.

Crollard said a greatdealofthe impact from a minimum wage hike depends on its size.

"The higher the minimum wage, the more jobs that will be impacted," hesaid.

Crollard said a boost in the minimum wage could create a number of different challenges to employers.

"Employers might have to increaseproduction costsorlay

DEAR RICK: You are not obligated to share any financial information, but when you don't say anything about how your company is doing, the rumor mill will run wild and be accepted as the truth because you haven't done anything to counter the impression employees have created, good or bad.

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off some people. Or cut into their profits or delay infrastructure improvements or some combination," he said.

One reason it can be difficult to measure the impact of a minimum wage hike is that every economic system, whether it is Eastern Oregon or China, is multifaceted.

"Any economic system is inherently complex," Crollard said.

Proponents of a minimum wage hike point out, among a host of advantages, that such a move will improve the living standardofpeopleand boost worker morale.

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Use a white board or flip chart to keep track; let it sink in how large a percentage each item is.

At this point, tell them to count out how much has been spent so far, and then explain to them that this is the amount of money that the company spends before opening for business.

You should emphasize that a largepercentage ofthe revenue doll ars are being spent to havepeople on the payroll and yet, not one penny of revenue has actually been generated.

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NeINlocalreSresentativeforoldhusiness • Modern Woodmen hires Kem Brainerd to represent company in Union County

By Cherise Kaechele The Observer

An old business has added a new location in Elgin, and it promises to benefit the community.

Modern Woodmen, a fraternal financial solution, was founded in 1883 and has agents nationwide to help families and individuals plan for retirement, open a small business, savings account solutions, estate planning and more.

Kem Brainerd, of Elgin, was recently hired to fill the void in the Grande Ronde Valley.

Regional Director Patrick Harting wasthe closestrepresentative for the company in the area previously and he drives from

Caldwell, Idaho.

While Brainerd does not have a properofftce,m ostly coffee shopsand residences ofclients, it's the personability that she's able to offer.

"It's more important to us to get the benefit for the customers than to make a sale," Harting said.'%e're not a hard push position. iThe hard push) is a great way to get a paycheck, but not a career."

Brainerd and Hartingoffer Modern Woodmen's clients the options that are most important Trishverges/Farwescom News Service to people in all walks oflife, and Kem Brainerd is the newest representative for Modern Woodthey approach clients with honmen of America. She will help families choose the right retireest answers — what's best for the ment plans and life insurance plans.

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It's still too early to know the exact impact, but farmers are preliminarily reporting yieldreductions of20-50 percent, said Mark Simmons, executivedirectorofthe Oregon Grass Seed Bargaining Association.

"This year is extremely unusual. It's the equivalent of the 50-year flood," he said.

"It's really tough forfarmers who grow grass seed."

With less water available, grass cannot carry as much sugartoits seed,said Tom Chastain, seed crop physiology professor atOregon State University.

That sugar is converted to starch that's used to "bulk up" the embryonic plant and the "endosperm" that feeds it within the seed, he said. This year, dry conditions in spring have hindered grasses from filling the seed, reducing its weight.

Enzymes that convert sugarstostarch are also affected by high temperatures, Chastain said.'The heat is exacerbating the problem because it interferes with some of those enzymes."

Not only are seeds lighter, but thereare alsofewer of them — drought hinders pollination and causes the "abortion"ofseeds,he said. cWe havea lotofproducers who are very concerned right now," Chastain said.

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WASHINGTON — Following a deadly listeria outbreak in ice cream, the Justice Department is warning food companies that they could face criminal and civil penalties if they poison their customers. cWe have made a priority holding individuals and companies responsible when they fail to live up to their obligations that they have to protect the safetyofthefood thatallofuseat,"Associate Attorney General Stuart Delery said in an interview.

After years ofrelative inactivity, the administration has stepped up criminal enforcement on safety cases. In the most high-profile case, a federal court in Georgia last year found an executive for the Peanut Corporation of America guilty ofconspiracy,obstruction ofjustice, wire fraud and other crimes after his company shipped out salmonella-tainted peanuts that sickened more than 700 and killed nine in 2008 and 2009.

Delery, the No. 3 official at the Justice Department, wouldn't say whether the

government plans to pursue charges against Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries, which recalled all its products and shut down production earlier this year after listeria in the company's ice cream was linked to illnesses and three deaths.

A Food and Drug Administration investigation found that Blue Bell knew that it had listeria in one ofits plants for almosttwo yearsbeforetherecall.

"I will say we are following the reports and working with our agency partners, obviously, as they conduct their reviews and investigations," Delery said of the Blue Bell investigation and other recent outbreaks, including deaths linked to listeria in caramel apples.'What I can say is we're committedtostaying on top ofoutbreaks and evaluatingpotentialcasesasthe evidence warrants."

Bill Marler, a food safety lawyer who has represented victims in many ofthosecases,saysJustice'srecent activity is especially notable because in many of the cases, company executives didn't know they were shipping

out tainted food, but they were hit with criminal charges anyway.

"It's been very much of a sea change," Marler said."Once you start down this road you have to decide whether you are going to do it all the time or selectively."

Delery notes the department has gone after some of these companies with laws that aren't directly related to food safety, such as those prohibiting wire or mail fraud.

In his effort to put food companies on warning, Delery spoke to food manufacturers at a safety meeting in Dallas, Texas, last month. He said the majority of American food is safe, but "even a tiny minority" can cause harm.

'The criminal prosecutions we bring should stand as a stark reminder of the potential consequences of disregarding danger to one's customers in the name of getting a shipment out on time — of sacrificing what is right for what is expedient," he told the food companies.

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"Hopefully, that's a worstcase scenario," he said.

Ron DeConinck, a farmer near Woodburn, said he's expecting a 20 percent reduction in yields despite irrigating his fields, though that figure remains speculative at this point.

Fields that were irrigated twice seem to be faring well but those only irrigated once areclearly damaged, he said.

"There were a few days there, it literally burned it."

Rodney Hightower a farmer near Junction City, said growers in the southern Willamette Valley are expecting yield lossesof30 percent.

His farm produces severalgrasstypes,aswellas specialt y seeds and some grain, and the drought stress has affected most of them, he said."This year, being diversified may not help a whole lot."

Marion Ag Service's seed cleaningoperation is 10 days ahead of schedule due to the warm weather, which is the earliest that the company's seedspecialist,ScottBanyard, can remember.

An acre usually generates roughly 2,500 pounds of grass seed, but this year the range is about 1,700-2,000 pounds to the acre, said Banyard.

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SenateBill327was designed toraise the state minimum wage to $12.20 by 2017 in a graduated process.

Wages, obviously, play a pivotal role in measuring the economic health of a region. In much of the eastern part of the state,the average wage forjobslingersata lowerlevelthan the statewide average, according to statisticsfrom Oregon Employment Department's Labor Trends fact sheet.

Forexample,theaverage annualwage in Wallowa County was nearly $16,000 less than the Oregon statewide rate.

According to Labor Trends, the average wage for government jobs remains higher than the pay scale in the private sector. In Baker County, for example, the average wage stood at $32,951 per year while the average yearly wage paidoutin the private sectorstood at $30,657. In contrast, the average gov-

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jobs are in Eastern Oregon. In Oregon,about 17 percent ofwages goto government employees, but in Eastern Oregon the range goes anywhere &om 26 percent — in Union County — to 57 percent in Harney County.

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"La Grande is the perfect community for Modern Woodmen," Brainerd said."It's a small town. This is the type of place we can make a difference."

Harting said so much of what the company stands for is educating families.

Brainerd said life insurance isn't a matter of if you'll need it, but when you'll need it. People need to work toward getting their family in order financially if the worst were to

happen.

Additionally, she helps with the first steps for setting aside money for retirement and how much is needed, she said.

Brainerd can offer her clients the information, and over several meetings with her, can determine what's needed and what's not as faraslife insurance,retirement, savings accounts and estate planning. She said the subject matter isn't something that can be talked about and decided in one meeting. This is important information, Brainerd said, and she is there to carry the clients through the process with ease.

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the management team gets the feel of what it is like to have to make a decision to pay this bill and not another and what the impact of not paying a bill on time might have on the company.

What your team will discoveristhatthere are very few, if any, pennies left over atter paying for all the expenses.

Whatever isleftover has to be reinvested when a job has to be redone due to poor quality, replace worn out equipment or to give people raises.

This exercise should lead into a conversation about how everyone can help by reducing unnecessary expenses, taking care of equipment to last longer and by being more efficient.

Through the senses of seeing, touching and hearing, you areexplaining thefinancial realities of your business.

You explain it by saying 'That is what happens when

DEAR KEN:I want to know your thoughts on having weekly stajj"meetings.

— AI.LANF. DEARALLAN: I've never been abigfan ofstaffm eetings only because the purpose ofhaving them is never clearly established.

Is it to educate people?

Inform people? Make a decision? Announce a decision?

Address a challenge or opportunity? Or, a combination of all three?

Is there a published agenda? Does someone keep theconversationfocused to avoid sidebars?

Istherea tim e-keeper to keep the meeting &om extending for hours?

Does someone issue the follow-up action items with clearly assigned owners with deadlines?

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Modern Woodmen is a nationwide company with more than 770,000 members and $36 billion oflife insurance in force, according to the company.

Harting also said the company gives back to the communities it serves. He said &om Pocatello, Idaho, to Hermiston, the company has given $24 million to the communities.

They give funds for youth education and help with the local Elks Lodge and Lions Club in the areas.

"It's a way to give back," Harting said. ''We're conscientious about our members and their communities."

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Last seen by friends the evening of June 19. She was reported driving away in her 1997 white Ford F-250 single cab truck, license plate ZGP 926. She left behind her pets, ID and wallet.

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CHECK YOUR AD ON THE FIRST DAY OF PUBLICATION We make every effort BAKER COUNTY t o a v o i d err o r s . Cancer Support Group However mistakes Meets 3rd Thursday of d o s l i p thr o u g h . every month at Check your ads the St. Lukes/EOMA © 7 PM first day of publica- Contact: 541-523-4242 tion (!t please call us immediately if you CHRONIC PAIN find an error. NorthSupport Group east Oregon Classi- Meet Fndays — 12:15 pm fieds will cheerfully 1207 Dewey Ave. Baker make your correc- IPT Wellness Connection tion (!t extend your 541-523-9664 ad 1 day.

PREGNANCY SUPPORT GROUP Pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, post-partum.

541-786-9755 SETTLER'S PARK ACTIVITIES 1st (!t 3rd FRIDAY (every month) Ceramics with Donna 9:00 AM — Noon.

(Pnces from $3- $5)

MONDAY NIGHT Nail Care 6:00 PM (FREE) TUESDAY NIGHTS Craft Time 6:00 PM (Sm.charge for matenals) EVERY WEDNESDAY Bible Study; 10:30 AM Public Bingo; 1:30 PM ( .25 cents per card) EVERY MORNING (M onday —nday) F Exercise Class;

9:30AM (FREE) VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 3048 MONTHLY MEETING 2nd Thurs. of the month.

Post (!t Auxiliary meet at

6:30 p.m. VFW Hall, 2005 Valley Ave., Baker 541-523-4988

110 - Self-Help Group Meetings AA

"As Bill Sees It" Sat.; 10AM — 11AM 2533 Church St Baker Valley Church of Chnst Open

AA MEETING: Survior Group.

Mon., Wed. (!t Thurs.

12:05 pm-1:05 pm.

Presbytenan Church, 1995 4th St. (4th (!t Court Sts.) Baker City. Open, No smoking.

AA MEETINGS 2614 N. 3rd Street La Grande MON, VVED, FRI NOON-1 PM TUESDA Y 7AM-8AM TUE, VVED, THU 7PM-8PM SAT, SUN 10AM-11AM ACCEPTANCE GROUP of Overeaters Anonymous meets Tuesdays at 7pm.

United Methodist Church on 1612 4th St. in the library room in the basement.

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For Baker City call: J uli e — 541-523-3673 For LaGrande call: E n ca — 541-963-31 61

NARACOTICS ANONYMOUS Goin' Straight Group M t ~

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Fn. (!t Sat. -8 PM Episcopal Church Basement 2177 1st Street Baker City First Saturday of every month at 4 PM Pot Luck — Speaker Meeting

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When responding to Works Department is Deputy Watermaster II Blind Box Ads:Please seeking qualified applibe sure when you adcants for the position Baker County is accept- dress your resumes that of Facilities Specialist ing applications for the the address is complete I. Closes July 17, 2015 position of Deputy Wa- with all information reat 5:00 p.m. For more termaster II t h r ough quired, including the information and how J uly 15, 2015. T h i s Blind Box Number. This t o a p ply go t o p ositio n perf o r m s is the only way we have www.bakercity.com. complex technical en- of making sure your reThe City of Baker City g ineering d u t i e s in sume gets to the proper SAFE HAVEN is an EEO employer. support to the Water- place.

Alzheimer/Dementia master i n m e a s u reCaregivers ment an d d i s burseALL YARD SALE ADS Support Group ment of water; investi- COVE SCHOOL District MUST BE PREPAID 2nd Friday of SECRETARY NEEDED gates water nght comCove, Oregon every month f or b u s y o f f i c e i n plaints, a d m i n isters Position: 11:45 AM in Fellowship You can drop off your Oregon water l aws, B aker City . St r o n g Athletic Director payment at: Hall (Right wing) of and provides a s sis- Application Deadline computer and organThe Observer Nazarene Church tance to the public on izat i o n a l s ki lls Date: Open until filled 1250 Hughes Lane 1406 5th St. r equired. Be n e f i t s ; water related matters. Start Date: Au gust 18, Baker City La Grande 210 - Help WantedThis is a full-time posiSalary DOE. Contact 2015 tion w i t h e x c e l l e nt Qualifications: Baker Co. Baker Employment OfVETERAN'S OR fice for a full lob debenefits. Starting sal- • First Aid/CPR CertificaSAFE ZONE scription and applicaa ry i s $ 3 , 0 8 7 p e r tion Veteran's Support Group +Visa or Mastercard, Saint Alphonsus m onth. To app l y , • Playing/Coaching expetion and submit c u rThursday's at 6 PM are accepted.+ p lease c o n t act t h e rent resume and three nence is preferred WE ARE HIRING!!

Left Wing of State Employment De- Salary: Negotiated with references.

Nazarene Church Yard Sales are $12.50 for partment a t 1575 the District.

• RN Shift Supervisor 5 lines, and $1.00 for 1250 Hughes Lane Dewey Avenue, Baker Application Procedure: each additional line.

• Registered Nurse, Baker City City, OR. • Complete application Callfor more info: Lead 541-963-3161.

BAKER SCHOOL DIS- Baker Countyis an equal which is available at • LPN, Lead opportunity employer.

TRICT 5J is currently www.cove.k12.or.us • Registered Nurse WALLOWA COUNTY Must have a minimum of accepting applications under District InformaAA Meeting List • Occupational RECEPTIONIST POSI10Yard Sale ad's to for a 7-12 Grade Band Therapist TION in B a k er C ity • tion. pnnt the map.

Letter ofinterest Teacher. For a comAlcoholicsAnonymous • Physical Therapist open. M u l ti-line tele• Resume p lete d e s cription o f Monday, Wednesday, 19TH ANNUAL Benefit phone system; comthe position and qualiFnday, Saturday 7 p.m.

Online a l i cations: Sale: 9-4, July 17, 18, puter skills required. • Three (3) Letters of fications please go to Recommendation Tuesday, Wednesday, 19. 65267 Hull Lane, saintalphonsus.org/careers For a full lob descnpwww.baker.k12.or.us or send inquines to.

Thursday noon. t ion a n d t o ap p l y , Preferred Submission Imbler. 1/4 mile East or contact the employMethod: Please mail Women only of Hwy 82. Guy stuff, deseria.johnson@sarmc.org please contact Baker ment division .

Yo u AA meeting household, kids, yarn, E mployment O f f i c e applications to: may aIs o c a II Wednesday 11a.m., clothes, Iewelry, furniand submit your cur- Cove School Distnct 541-524-2261 or email INS U R A N C E 113 1/2 E Main St., rent resume and three PO Box 68 ture, organ. Bag Day A G PART TIME Clencal nnemec©baker.k12.or.

Cove, OR 97824 Enterpnse, across from Sunday. references.

Seeking a high-energy inus Courthouse Gazebo Hotline 541-624-5117 dividual with a positive EASTERN O R EGON DOWNSIZING MOVING attitude.

Office expenWANTED: C D L w i t h University is h i ring a Sale. 63450 Bond Ln., ence required. I nsurtanker e n dorsement Cheer and Dance InWALLOWA LG. July 17 (!t 18, 7-5. a nce e x p e r ience a LOCAL VETERINARY f or p o t a b l e w a t e r structor. For more in606 W Hwy 82 Couch, table (!t chairs, p lus. 2 0 h o ur s p e r Clinic is looking for a truck. Must pass drug PH: 541-263-0208 f ormation please g o entertainment center. week. C l e rical posi- PT ICennel Cleaner. screening and b ackSunday tion.

Must have experience ground check.

Forest 7:00p.m.-8:00 p.m.

MOVING SALE. Fn. 17, Wages, depends on excleaning and sanitizing. service experience a 8 -5. S at . 1 8 , 8-3 .

120 - Community penence.

Please submit resume plus, but not required. THE CITY of La Grande 6 0750 S u nday D r . To apply visit follow into Blind Box ¹ 179, c/o Ca II: 541-403-0494 Calendar is accepting applicaCove. Watch for signs structions located at: Baker City Herald, P.O. 220 - Help Wanted tions for the following up Haefer Ln. Furnihttp://bit.ly/1LIMICOX Box 807, Baker City, p 0 s It I 0 ru t ure, k i t chen i t e m s , Union Co. OR, 97814.

Clerk Typist/ microwave, f r e ezer, IT IS UNLAWFUL (SubReceptionist shop heater, old harsectio n 3, O RS Required City application rows, shop hoist, fencYou too can use this 6 59.040) for an e m may be obtained from ing matenal 16" studAttention Getter . ployer (domestic help the City of La Grande ded tires, motor bike Ask howyou can get excepted) or employwebsite at: helmet, scrapbooking your ad to stand out ment agency to print www.cit ofla rande.or like this! items, h a n d saw , or circulate or cause to or Heather Ralkovich h edge trimmer, w a l l be pnnted or circulated in the Finance Departhangings, corner office 140 - Yard, Garage any statement, adverment, City Hall, 1000 desk, office chair, outJoin Taco Time tisement o r p u b l ica- Adams Ave., PO Box Add BOLDING Sales-Baker Co. side furniture. incubat ion, o r t o u s e a n y or a BORDER! 670, La Grande, OR tor, toys, games, puzCrew!

10TH ST/HWY 30 form of application for 97850, 541-962-1 31 6, z les a n l o t s m o r e .

(Gray Shop, 1st left lust employment o r to hbur ess©cit ofla rande.or It's a little extra Must be 18, Prices reduced Sat. past Family Animal Doctor) m ake any i n q uiry i n Open until filled with that gets at noon! available to work Fri. & sat.; 8-?.Tan, ultra c onnection w it h p r o- first review of applicaBIG results. suede couch, recliner, spective employment tions received by July a II shifts misc. furniture, lamps, MULTI-FAMILY Garage which expresses di20, 2015. AA/EEO Have your ad Sale.

Household, toys, pictures, antiques, new including rectly or indirectly any STAND OUT clothing, furniture, wall Weber BBQ, helmets, limitation, specification for as little as GRANDE RONDE Acadtent, craft supplies, (!t weekends 8 2004 Yamaha 125 YZR or discrimination as to $1 extra. landscaping. We have emy is accepting appliMen's clothes (36"-38" race, religion, color, breakfast. cations for an elemenit all! Sat. July 18th, waist pant XL shirts) sex, age o r n a t ional 8-3.

704 Cedar St. LG t ary teacher fo r t h e Previous fast food nice womens clothes ongin or any intent to 2 015-2016 s c h o o l — Iuniors to larger THE BAKER County make any such limitaexperience year. 541-975-1147 or womens. Lots of Misc! MULTI-FAMILY SALE. Sheriff is currently act ion, specification o r www.granderonde R ain c a n celed l a s t More info: 541-519-4306 cepting a p p l ications helpful but not discrimination, unless academy.org sale. Furniture, girl (!t for the Reserve Depb ased upon a b o n a necessary. boy kids clothes/toys, uty Program. Those fide occupational quali1640 ESTES. antiques (!t more. Sat, ++SIGN ON BONUS++ wishing to apply may fication.

Apply in Fn (!t Sat. 8-2, Everything priced pick up an application $1,500 8am -? to go! Corner of Arch IN-HOME CARE PRO- F/T CMA evenings and at the Baker County person at: Early birds pay double! (!t 3rd St., Union.

VIDER, 2 1/2 -3 hrs/ Sheriff's O f f i c e or weekends. A pply at 915 Campbell day, $9.00hr, referd ownload one f r o m La Grande Post Acute 2200 MITCHELLave.

YARD/MOVING SALE. t he w e b s it e at ences. Call in a f t erRehab 91 Anes Baker City Fn, Sat, (!t Sun July 17, 18, 19, 8a-5p. noon 541-963-0126.

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ANNUAL Powder River Group ple St., Wallowa, OR. Mon.; 7 PM -8 PM July 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 9-5. 3 full rooms (!t Wed.; 7 PM -8 PM outside.

Fn.; 7 PM -8 PM Grove St. Apts.

Corner of Grove (!t D Sts. 145 - Yard, Garage Baker City, Open Sales-Union Co. Nonsmoking Wheel Chair Accessible

A d v e ntist School gym.) Fn., 7/17; 7 :30 a m - noon. 160 - Lost & Found NARCOTICS Books, Bells, HouseANONYMOUS hold, (!t More!

FOUND J E W ELRY in HELP downtown LG. Call to LINE-1-800-766-3724 SAT. ONLY: 42717 Nye identify 541-7864388.

Rd. 7 a.m. — 2 p.m.

Meetings: 8:OOPM:Sunday, M onHwy 86, left at Span- LOST: day, Tuesday, Wednesish style house. 2 nd BAKER C i t y H e r ald house on the right. Apday, Thursday, Fnday Banner - Yellow BanNoon: Thursday prox. 3 mi. from town. ner says Event Spon6:OOPM: Monday,Tuessor — Baker City Herald. day, Wednesday, ThursMissing after June 7 day (Women's) Powder River M u sic 7:OOPM: Saturday Review c o n c e r t in TAICE US ON YOUR PHONE! Geiser-Pollman Park.

Rear Basement EnLEAVE YOUR PAPER Please return to 1915 trance at 1501 0 Ave. F irst S t r eet o r c a l l AT HOME 541-523-3673.

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NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Monday, Thursday, (!t MULTI-FAMILY SALE. a generous donation from Fnday at8pm. Episcopal 42171 Chico Rd. (Sev- EAGLE CAP NURSERY Church 2177 First St., Baker City.

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220 - Help Wanted 220 - Help Wanted Union Co. Union Co. EXTENSION EDUCA- COVE SCHOOL District

220 - Help Wanted 220 - Help Wanted 230 - Help Wanted Union Co. Union Co. out of area IRON TRIANGLE LLC UNION COUNTY SherBUS DRIVER

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iff's Office is acceptTION Program AssisCove, Oregon John Day, Oregon Wallowa Count tant (EPA): O r egon Coaching Position: TRUCK DRIVER i ng ap plications f o r Dnvers needed for ComState University ExtenHead Middle School (Short Logger) Food Services Coordimunity Co nnection's s ion Se rvice, U n i o n Boys Basketball Coach • Lo i n P r ocessor n ator. Part t i me , 2 0 expanding transportaCounty, i s r e c ruiting Application Deadline O * t* hours a week. Must tion services. Seeking ~ for a p a r t-time ( ap- Date: Open until filled • Lo i n F o rwarder be 21 years of age; one or more dnvers for proximately 25 hours Start Date: Au gust 18, O * t* pass cr iminal b a c k1 0 — 30 h o urs p e r ~ p er week) EPA 1 t o 2015 Clean Driving Record, ground check and drug w eek, $1 0 . 3 9 p e r work with our SNAP Qualifications: Drug Testing, Monday screening. A p p l i ca- hour weekdays $12.46 Ed and Master Gar- • First Aid/CPR Certifica- thru Fnday, can be stations can be picked up per hour weekends/ dener programs. The tion t ioned o ut U nion at the Union County holidays. Applications primary focus of t h is • Playing/Coaching expe- County O c c a s i o nal Sheriff's Office, 1109 and Io b d e s c r iption position is to s u pport nence is preferred Saturday Work, Good IC Avenue, La Grande, available at ccno.org, the SNAP-Ed program Salary: Pl a cement will Q uality E q u i p m e n t , downloaded at Oregon Employment in delivering nutrition be in accordance with V ery St eady W o r k , unioncountyshenff.us Department o r the education and obesity t he Dis t r ict ' s CALL 541-575-2102 or at the Oregon EmComm unity Connecprevention programs Extra-Duty Stipend.

FOR MORE INFORployment Dept., 1901 tion office at 702 NW at e l i gible s c h o ols, Application Procedure: MATION — E-MAIL: A dams Av e. La 1st Street, Enterpnse, a gencies, and o t h e r • Complete application brendal©centurytel.net Grande. Deadline for O regon .

Po sit i o n s ite s in U ni on which is available at OI accepting applications closes July 24, 2015 at County. The secondary www.cove.k12.or.us lindairontnangle© f or t h i s p o s i t io n i s 5:00pm. EEO focus will be to coordiunder District Informacenturytel.net Wednesday, July 22, nate the OSU Master tion.

2 015 a t 5 : 0 0 p . m . CAREGIVER LIVE out of home or live in. Call for Gardener training pro- • Letter ofinterest EEO/AA Employer. m ore i nf o r m a t i o n . gram and provide cli- • Resume TRANSPORTATION UNION HIGH School is e nt a s s i s t a n c e in • Three (3) Letters of 541-426-01 56 SERVICES REP accepting applications home h o r t i c u l t ure. Recommendation Oregon Department of for an Varsity WresDEATLEY CRUSHING, Salary is commensu- Preferred Submission Transportation tling Coach. U n deri s s e e k i n g ca r e e r rate w i t h e d u c at ion Method: Please mail standing of fundamenminded persons for all and expenence. To reapplications to: The La Grande DMV is tals and ability to work positions. Demanding view posting and ap- Cove School Distnct seeking a Transportawith others essential physical labor w/ long p ly, p le a s e v i s i t : PO Box 68 tion Services Rep 1 to for position. E x perihours. Willing to travel http://oregonstate.edu/ Cove, OR 97824 fill a l i m i ted-duration e nce w o r k in g w i t h throughout the NorthIobs. Apply to posting position, u p t o 24 y outh a nec e s s i ty . west. Competitive sal¹ 0015356 . C l o s i n g m onths. Y o u m u s t P lease contact h i g h ary (It benefits pkg. indate: July 24, 2015. COVE SCHOOL District have 2 years of cusschool office for applicluding: Medical/denOSU is an AA/EOE. Cove, Oregon tomer service experication 5 4 1-562-5166. tal/vision, 401IC/retireence a n d a v ali d Or apply online m ent plan, p d h o l i Position: Hi g h School dnver's license to qualwww.union.k12.or.us. d ays/vacation. S e n d ++SIGN ON BONUS++ Assistant/JV Girls i fy. Fo r m o r e i n f o , Open until filled. EEO r esumes to P O B o x Volleyball Coach $3,000 »t d l b ~ 759 L e w i s t o n , ID LA GRANDE Post Acute Application Deadline and search the Iob ti- Call 541-963-3161 or 54183501 or fax to (208) Date: Open until filled Rehab is hiring for a t le. S e e I ob c o d e 523-3673 to place your ad.

743-6474. EOE Full Time L.P.N.. Sign Salary: $1,500-$2,000.

ODOT15-0202OC. Application on bonus available.

ODOT is an equal opProcedures: Please apply at 91 Arportunity employer. ies Lane in La Grande • Complete application or call 541-963-8678. which is available at LGPAR is a EEO/AAP www.cove.k12.or.us under District Informa- UNITED FINANCE Co. employer. has an opening for a tion. m anager t r ainee. I f • Letter ofinterest ScyILaitesMedfcaIOenta InKlatrta(ftrtIh,Oregon. IsEoekangi you have good comitrr a Ietht good nursea (hr 176-bed, temntty tetttadeied ++SIGN ON BONUS++ • Resume • Three (3) Letters of munication skills, and tegiott5 rttedtM center ts llacdIed ln sutttty atttlIhent Qregott. $5,000 e nloy w o r k in g w i t h Recommendation We havelbnlted opentngs in: MmPSurg, EOu, PCu, OB, LA GRANDE Post Acute p eople, we w a n t t o Preferred Submission Bmnlency,and Nurslng Managerrs.nt.

Rehab is hiring for a Method: Please mail train you for this entry Full Time R.N. Sign on applications to: level position. Good Wh wllll be inyaurarea irrtervleaaag Ibrottropert postiarts b o n u s a va i I a b I e. credit and drug test reaxl we woalld lave tomeetwtth yott. Reaa.*drep by4 the Please apply at 91 Ar- Cove School Distnct quired. Medical insurPO Box 68 iblllawirtg tarttesatd pllmmfaratt interview. ies Lane in La Grande Cove, OR 97824 ance and an excellent or call 541-963-8678. profit shanng plan. InTuesday,~2I. 4-8 pnt.,oatarlo LGPAR is a EEO/AAP terested? Please send Haliday Itttt Btpress Placing an ad in classiemployer. resume to 113 Elm St, fied is a very simple proLa Grande, OR 97850, Wsdrtesday,Js~ 1-a p.m., Narrtpa cess. Just call the classior call Shawn Risteen Holiday lnn Btpress f ied d e p a r t m en t a n d H OUSE C L E A N ER we'll help you word your at 541-963-6600, fax weekly, $15/hour + a d f o r m ax i m u m 541-963-7665, e-ma il Leam more at Skylahes.org $15 round trip transp. response. ufco©unitedfinance.

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230 - Help Wanted out of area Community Counseling C OM M U N ITY COU N Solutions is a 501(c)3 serving O r e g o n in Morrow, Whee l e r, G illia m, G ra nt, La ke and Harney Counties.

We are recruiting for a regular full-time Nurse Supervisor at Juniper Ridge Acute Care Center, a Secure Psychiatnc Facility in John Day, providing services to individuals with severe mental illness. This pos ition must h av e a n u nderstanding of t h e OAR's and apply them to policy and p rocedure wnting, and nursing care of residents.

This position will prov ide monthly staff i n services, and will develop and participate in the personal care plan, as well as provide input into the treatment p lan as part o f t h e treatment team. This position w ill p e rform s ome f l o o r w o r k .

Qualified a p p l icants must have a valid Oregon Registered Professional Nurse's license a t the t i m e o f h i r e , w ith m i n imum o f a n Associate's degree in Nursing and minimum

of five (5) years' experience, wit h a t l e a st one year at s u pervisory level. Must hold a valid ODL and pass a criminal history background check. This is an exempt p o s i t ion.

Salary be t w e en $62,800 — $96,000 DOE. Excellent benefits package. Download an application at www. CommunityCouns elingSolutions.org a n d

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SELING Solutions is a 501(c)3 serving Oregon i n M o rrow , W heeler , Gi l l i a m , Grant, Lake and Harney Counties. We are recruit in g f or a full-time Quality Assurance Coordinator. This management position is responsible for quality assurance and quality improvement functions for the agency to include mental health and alcohol and drug services; ensures that c linical services a n d operations are effect ive and m e e t s t a nd ards o f l ic e n s i n g authorities and s t ate agencies; position may see clients and will be responsible for assessm ents , t rea t m e n t plans and other clinical documents; will provide individual, group and family t h e rapy, and o t he r r e l e v ant c linica l s erv ic e s .

On-caII o r b a c k - up on-call rotation during non-business hours required for cnsis servi ces. Four day w o r k week available. Qualified applicants m u st have a graduate degree in psychology, social work, counseling, p sychiatric n u r s i n g and/or related f i eld.

Bi-lingual (Spanish) a plus but not required.

Salary range $57,300 -$87,100/year, DOE. Excellent benefit packa ge. D o w n l oad a n employment application at H Y P ERLINIC "http://www.communitycounselingsolutions. org" www.communitcounselin solutions.or g and forward it w it h c over letter an d r e -

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i.net. Position open unLOGGING EQUIPMENT til filled. EOE. OPERATOR WANTED R ude Logging has a n opening f o r a log loader operator. Expe- Eager buyers read t he rience required. Pay Classified ads every day. If you D OE p l e a s e ca l l have something for sale, reach them fast and inexpensively.

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APPLY today to qualify Prolect phone number: for subsidized rents at 541-437-0452 these quiet and TTY: 1(800)735-2900 centrally located multifamily housing "This institute is an equal properties. opportunity provider."

1, 2 Ht 3 bedroom units with rent based on income when ava ila ble.

LA GRANDE

725 - Apartment Rentals Union Co. UNION COUNTY

750 - Houses For Rent Baker Co.

NEWER D U PLEX for AVAIL. AUG. 1st. 2555 r ent. 3bd, 2 ba, g a s Grove St. 2-bdrm, 1 fireplace, A/C, large bath. Close to p ark.

Mallard Heights fenced yard and more! $700/mo. 1st, last + 870 N 15th Ave Avail. July 1st. $925 a dep. 541-519-5716 Elgin, OR 97827 month. 541-910-5059.

AVAILABLE AUG. 1st.

2625 Madison St. Now accepting applica- NEWLY REMODELED tions f o r fed e r a l ly T riplex, 3 b r d m , 3 2-bdrm, 1 bath. $500/mo bath, all utilities pd, Stove Ltz fndge provided f unded ho using f o r no smoking, no pets, No utilities.541-523-9057 t hos e t hat a re $1,000 month, $900 sixty-two years of age deposit. 541-910-3696 NICE LITTLE home in or older, and h andiBaker. 2 bdrm, 1 bath capped or disabled of w/Fridge, Range any age. 1 and 2 bed- 750 - Houses For W/D, Gas Heat, Carroom units w it h r e nt Rent Baker Co. port, Storage building b ased o n i nco m e 3-BDRM. OAK FLOORS Ltz Fenced back yard when available.

New Gas Furnace. $575/mo.Ltz $525 secuCarport with storage. rity d e p o s it . U t i l it ies Prolect phone ¹: Range, Fndge (tz D/VV No n ot i nc luded .

541-437-0452 smoking,sm. pet consid.

541-893-6341 TTY: 1(800)735-2900 $750/mo. 541-383-3343 "This Instituteis an equal opportunity provider"

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Senior and Disabled Complex Affordable Housing!

Rent based on income.

Income restnctions apply.

Call now to apply!

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Apartments, 2212 Cove Avenue, Beautifully updated La Grande Community Room, Ltz well appointed 1 featunng a theater room, Clean Ltz 2 bedroom units in a a pool table, full kitchen quiet location. Housing and island, and an for those of 62 years electnc fireplace. o r older, as w ell a s Renovated units! t hose d i s a b le d or h andicapped of a n y Please call age. Rent based on in(541) 963-7015 come. HUD vouchers for more information. accepted. Please call www.virdianmgt.com 541-963-0906 TTY 1-800-735-2900 TDD 1-800-735-2900

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SUNFIRE REAL Estate LLC. has Houses, Du2- BDRM, 1-Bath, Fndge, plexes Ltz Apartments range, w/d hookups. for rent. Call Cheryl gas heat, wood stove, 745 - Duplex Rentals Guzman fo r l i s t ings, fenced yard. No smok541-523-7727.

Union Co. ing, small pet consid1 BR, 1 ba, att r a ctive, ered. $ 6 75.00/mo+ 752 - Houses for clean, near Bl-Mart Ltz dep 541-519-6654 Rent Union Co. EOU. Includes: w/d, 2-bdrm, 1bath Duplex.

2 BD, 1 bath, $600mo + attached garage, patio, 2524 9th St. $450+ dep. $500 sec. dep. 1617 small yard, w/s paid. Pet? w/additional dep.

Washington Ave., LG No smoking, no pets, 541-963-2343. $520. 2408 1/2 Cen- Taking applications for 3+ Bdrm, 2 bath home tury Loop. By A p pt.

3 BD, 1 ba, gas forced $900/mo avail. soon only 541-786-4606 a ir heat, $ 7 75mo + Molly Ragsdale $775 dep. Yearlease.

Management 3 BD, 1 ba, $650mo + Property Call: 541-519-8444 N o ut i lities p a i d b y d ep. N o p e t s , N o o wner. No pets, No smoking. J ane's 2-BDRM, 1-BATH 3230 smoking. J a n e 's Rentals 541-962-7340 14th St. $550/mo + Rentals 541-962-7340.

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CHARMING, LARGE 3 541-523-9057 3 BD, 2 b a t h, c e ntral bdrm, 1.5 bath duplex A/C, w/s/g paid, abso3+ -BDRM, 1 bath. Gas on the north side of lutely no smoking, no town. W/d h ookups, fireplace, all appliances p ets. $ 97 5 + dep . including W/D. Attached large yard,storage 541-91 0-01 22 shed, quiet neighbor- garage, covered carport, hood. W/s paid. Sorry, small fenced yard. No HOUSE FOR RENT 2 bedroom 1 Ltz 1/2 bath, no pets. $900/month; smoking. Small pet neg.

A/C, and recently re$950/deposit. 541-786- $800/mo. 1st, last Ltz dep.

Serious applicants only 6058. m odeled located a t 541-523-6246 504 Washington Ave. W alking d i stance t o DO YOU NEED 3-BDRM, 1-BATH, downtown La Grande.

A LICENSED No pets. $850.00 P ROPE RTY $850 per month Con541-403-2551 tact Carla L oveland MANAGER 541-786-3518 3-BDRM, 1.5 bath No pets. $1100/mo.

IN COVE, clean and spa541-523-4435 c ious 2 bd r m ro w 3-BDRM, 2 b a t h , a t - house. All appliances, CALL plus w/d. $625mo, + tached single car gaCA THERINE CREEK dep. (541)568-4722 or rage. Fenced yard. RePROPERTY (541 )-91 0-21 38. cently remodeled.

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Pnced below County assessed value 702 M Avenue in La Grande, Oregon $149,900 Adorable 3 bdrm, 1 bath home. Large garage Ltz fenced back yard. Call today for a personal showing!

Sondra Rosholt, Broker John J. Howard Ltz Associates, LLC Office: 541-663-9000 Cell: 541-910-1357

2002 29' BIGFOOT MOTORHOME Very clean. Large slide, Generator, Furnace, AC, TV/CD player, Queen walk around bed. Solar equipped.

Lots of storage, many extras. Well maintained

22,800 miles. $41,800.

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16', water 100 gal, tanks c overed back d e c k , 50/50/50, 2 new Poweron 1.82ACRES garden a r e a , RV 3 bd, 2.5 ba, shower Ltz house 2100 generators. hookup and carport. garden t ub , w a l k -in Blue Book Value 50IC!! $99,000. closet, m u d / laundry 541-519-1488 19095 Grace Street rm with own deck. Big Baker City, OR kitchen walk-in pantry, THE SALE of RVs not Marty Lien beanng an Oregon inIg. Island Ltz all appliPnncipal Broker/Realtor signia of compliance is ances, storage space, John J Howard Ltz Assc. breakfast rm, f a mily illegal: call B u i lding 2195 Main Street.

Codes(503) 373-1257 Ltz Living rm, fire place, Baker City, OR 97814 lots of windows look541-523-7390 office 2000 NEW VISION ing at Mtns., vaulted 541-51 9-6886 ce II ceilings, large covered ULTRA 5TH WHEEL martylien©eoni.com porch, landscaped, 2 www.lohnlhoward.com car metal garage Ltz 2 www. RealEstateBaker Bay RV metal building L8 City.com g wired, garden building, Ltz chicken area, fruit Ltz 825 - Houses for flowering pine trees, creek r un s t h r o ugh Sale Union Co. property.

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541-91 0-1 684

THE PERFECT 10 acre erty Union Co. p arcel is Iust a f e w BEAUTIFUL VIEW lot in miles from Elgin Ltz has Cove, Oregon. Build a beautiful view a n d y our d r ea m h o m e . p rivacy, and has r e Septic approved, eleccently been reduced to tnc within feet, stream $ 171,000, cash. A l l r unning through l o t . set up with a well and A mazing v i e w s of s eptic s y s t em , o u t buildings, and a 3 bed-

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$16,000 Fully loaded!

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3.02 acres, $62,000 room, 2 bath home.

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Anita Fager, BUILD YOUR DREAM Principal Broker, I HOME. Lots on quiet Valley Realty cul-de-sac, Scorpio Dr. 541-910-3393 or LG. 541-786-5674 541-963-4174.

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American West Storage 7 days/24 houraccess 541-523-4564 COMPETITIVE RATES Behind Armory on East and H Streets. Baker City

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Sewer/VVater available.

Regular price: 1 acre m/I $69,900-$74,900.

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Yes, it's true — you do needthis kind ofassistance quite often, but that fact will only work against you lf you let pride take control and keep you from accepting help when lt ls offered.

FRIDAY, JULY )7 CANCER(June21-July 22) -- You're likely to be presented with a personal challenge that requiresa high levelofself-assessment and

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745 - Duplex Rentals Union Co.

ONLY ONE 1-acre Deal Canyon Lane view lot left. I n side city limits

with sewer and water t o s i t e . Ca ll B i ll 541-272-2500 or Jodi 541-272-2900 for information.

3 bdrm, 2-1/2 bath C halet home o n 1 2 secluded acres, y et close to Cove school district. Super energy efficient with beautiful

kitchen, pantry, abund ant s t o rage, s m a l l heated shop, underground sprinklers, and wrap-around deck.

Ready to move in.

Asking $283,400

All fair offers considered CaII 541-437-0626

2000 CHEVY BLAZER w/ snow tires on nms and snow chains. New stereo system, hands free calling Ltz xm radio capability. 2nd owner.

Have all repair history.

Good condition! $4000/OBO 541-403-4255

8114,900 IN ISLAND CITY THIS 2158 SQ. FT. HOME with 1ba.

2bd. Is located on a large corner lol. With an, 2010 HONDA EX Accord In great shape! Call over sized 3-car garage 541-910-7112 or 8112. plus a large shop.

Home is in need of some repairs. Fenced with a nice back yard.

Property sold AS IS.

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Century 21 Eagle Cap Realty,

Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. CAL L 1-800-401-4106

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S HIP as Grantor t o any other default comFIRST AMERICAN TIplained of herein that above described propTLE IN S U R ANCE i s capable o f b e i n g with HEMI VS cured by tendering the erty and it s i n t e rest COMPANY, as t r usPlaintiff, administrator within 30 Floyd C. Vaughan tee, in favor of AXIA performance required therein; and p repayAir suspension, 4-WD, V. d ays of th e d ate o f OSB ¹784167 FINANCIAL, LLC DBA under the obligation(s) ment penalties/premi20" wheels, trailer first publication speci- P.O. Box 965 of the Trust Deed, and ums, if applicable.

STAY IN HOME, as towing pkg 5 equipped UNKNOWN HEIRS OF in addition t o p a y ing They City of La Grande fied herein along with 1950 Third Street B eneficiary, da t e d to be towed, panoramic said sums or tendenng L ESTER L BE A N ; the required filing fee. Baker City, OR 97814 4/15/2011, recorded i nvite s c o m p e t i t i v e WHEREFORE, notice is sunroof, Nappa leather, MARY BEAN; STATE It must be i n p roper (541) 523-4444 4 /28/2011, i n m o r t - the performance nechereby given that the quotes f o r b u i l d ing navigation system, essary to cure the dedemolition, p r o perty OF OREGON; OCCU- form and have proof of undersigned t r u stee gage records of Baker heated seats 5 wheel. f a ult, by p a y ing a I I asbestos inspection PANTS O F THE service on th e p l ain- LegaI No. 00041931 w ill o n O c t o ber 2 3 , County, Oregon DocuEve available o tion! costs and expenses PREMISES; AND THE tiff's attorney or, if the Published: July 15, 22, ment No. 11170129B and removal, debns re2015, at the hour of 42,000 mi. CarFax, REAL PROPERTY LO- plaintiff does not have 29, 2015 in Book Page covering actually incurred in enmoval, full site cleanup 10:00 AM, i n a ccord non-smoker, never t he f o l l o w i n g deforcing the obligation and prolect seeding, of CATED AT 280 WEST an attorney, proof of TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF with the standard of wrecked. $31,000. a nd Trust Deed, t o ADAMS S T R E ET, service on the plaintiff. t ime e s t ablished b y scribed real property the property descnbed 541-519-8128 gether with the t r usHUNTINGTON, ORE- If you have any ques- R eferenceSALE situated in said County in accordance with the ORS 187.110, at Baker is m ad e t o tee's and a t t orney's GON 97907, tions, you should see and State, to-wit: LOT scope of work that will County C o u r t h ouse that certain trust deed an attorney i m m edi8, BLOCIC 3, RICHfees not exceeding the be p r o v i de d in a Front Entrance, 1995 m ade by T YL A M . ately. If you need help amounts provided by "Quote Packet". PackDefendants.

3rd Street, Baker City, LAND T O W NSITE, BROAM, as grantor, ORS 86.778.The mail- ets are available for a in finding an attorney, CITY OF RICHLAND, OR 97814, in the City t o F IDE LITY N A you may contact the COUNTY OF BAICER, i ng address o f th e refundable fee of $25 of Baker City, County O regon St at e B a r ' s TIONAL TITLE INS. STATE OF OREGON. trustee is: Benlamin D. of Baker, State of Oreper packet. S e aled CO. as trustee, in faLawyer Referral ServP etiprin, attorney a t Case No. 15447 gon, sell at public aucThe street address or q uotes fo r t h e d e vor of FARGO BANIC, law c/o Law Offices of ice online at www.oreother common desigscnbed prolect will be N.A. as b e n eficiary, tion to the highest bid69 CHEVY Impala, cus- SUMMONS BY n ation, if any fo r t h e Les Zieve One World received b y Nor m gonstatebar.org or by der for cash the interdated May 17, 2013, tom 2 door with rebuilt P U BL ICATION calling (503) 684-3763 real property described T rade C e n te r 1 2 1 Paullus, or his desigest in the real property tranny and turbo 350 recorded M a y 24, (in the Portland metroS outhwest S a l m o n nee at the City of La d escribe d a bov e , above is purported to 2013, in the mortgage motor. New front disc TO THE DEFENDANTS: Street, 11th Floor Portpolitan area) or toll-free which the grantor had be: 205 Vine St RichGrande at the Public r ecords o f Bak e r brakes and new front UNKNOWN HEIRS OF elsewhere in Oregon land, OR 97870 The land, OR 97204 (503) Works D e p a rtment, or had power to conand back seats. Runs C ounty, Oregon, as 8 00 'X' A v e nue, La LESTER L BEAN: at (800) 452-7636.

T ax Assessor's A c 946-6558 In construing vey at the time of the D ocu m e n t No . great! Must hear it to In the name of the State T his summons is i s this notice, the mascuGrande, Oregon until execution by g rantor count ID for the Real 13210106, c o v e ring appreciate. Ready for line gender includes o f Oregon, you a r e sued p u r s u an t t o of the trust deed toProperty is purported 2:00 p.m. Iocal time, t he f o l l o w i n g debody and paint. Asking hereby required to apORCP 7. to b e : 0 9 S 4 523DB the feminine and the on Monday, July 20, gether with any interscribed real property $6,500 OBO. pear and answer the 3300 Both the benefineuter, the singular in2015, and then pubest which the grantor 541-963-9226 situated in said county cludes plural, the word licly opened and read complaint filed against RCO LEGAL, P.C. or grantor's s uccesciary and the trustee, and state, to wit: "grantor" includes any you in the above-enti- Alex Gund, s ors i n i n t e rest a c aloud the same day, at Benlamin D. Petiprin, successor in interest tled Court and cause OSB ¹114067 attorney at law have 2:15 p.m. in quired after the execuLOT 11 AND 1 2, B LOC IC tion on or before the expi- agund©rcolegal.com elected to f o r eclose to the grantor as well the Public Works ConferGOT AN older car, boat of the trust deed, 41, H U N T INGTON the above referenced as any other persons ence Room. The conor RV? Do the humane ration of 30 days from Attorneys for Plaintiff satisfy the foregoTOWNS ITE, IN THE to owing an o b l igation, tractor shall have 15 thing. Donate it to the t he date o f t h e f i r s t 511 SW 10th Ave., ing obligations thereby Trust Deed and s e ll CITY OF HUNTINGthe performance of the said real property days in which to comHumane Society. Call publication o f t hi s Ste. 400 secured and the costs T ON, COUNTY O F summons. The date Portland, OR 97205 to satisfy the o b ligawhich is s ecured by plete the prolect 1-800-205-0599 and expenses of the BAICER AND STATE of first p u blication in P: (503) 977-7840 tions secured by t he s aid trust d e ed, t h e from the date of prolect sale, including reason(PNDC) OF OREGON. words "trustee" and this matter is June 24, F: (503) 977-7963 Trust Deed and a Noaward.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: a ble charges by t h e 'beneficiary" i n c lude The City of La Grande 2015. If you fail timely t ice o f D e f a ult a n d trustee. Notice is fur3RD ST E, Huntington, to appear and answer, LegaI No. 00041638 E lection to S e l l h a s their respective suct her given t ha t a n y may relect any quote OR 97907 plaintiff will apply to Published: June 24, July been recorded pursucessors in interest, if not in compliance with person named in ORS any. Without l i m iting t he a b o v e - e n t i t l e d 1, 8, 15, 2015 86.778 has the right, ant to ORS 86.752(3). all prescribed requireThere is a default by the t he t r u s t e e ' s d is c ourt fo r t h e r e l i e f at any time that is not All right, title, and inments listed in grantor or other perprayed for in its comterest in the said declaimer of representa- the Quote Documents, later than five days beIN THE MATTER OF son owing an obligaplaint. This is a Iudicial scnbed property which tions o r w a r r a nties, a nd may r e l ect f o r fore the date last set THE ESTATE OF tion or by their succesOregon law r e quires foreclosure of a deed for the sale, to have the grantors had, or good cause any and all GARY E. TRINICLEIN, sor in interest, the perthe trustee to state in o f trust in w h ich t h e this foreclosure prohad power to convey, quotes upon f i n ding formance of which is Deceased. this notice that some that it is in the public plaintiff requests that ceeding dismissed and at the time of execuState of Oregon secured by said trust the plaintiff be allowed residential p r o p erty interest to do so. Copthe trust d e e d r e i n- tion of the Trust Deed, INVITATION TO BID County of Baker deed, or by their sucsold at a trustee's sale ies of t h e C o n t r act to foreclose your interstated by payment to together with any inEngineer- Powder Valley Clicult Couit cessor in interest, with may have been used est in the following dethe beneficiary of the terest the grantors or documents may be obConnector Prolect respect to p rovisions In Probate in ma nu f a c t u r i n g tained at the City of La scnbed real property: their successors in ine ntire a m o un t t h e n Case No. 15-461 therein which authorterest acquired after methamphetamines, Grande, Public Works due (other than such The Baker Valley Soil and THE WEST HALF OF ize sale in the event of the chemical compoD epartment, 800 ' X ' LOT 4 AND ALL OF portion of the pnnciple execution of the Trust Water C o n servation NOTICE TO default of such provin ents o f w h i c h a r e LOTS 5 A N D 6, as would not then be Deed shall be sold at Avenue, or by phoning District (SWCD) is resion.

The default for INTERESTED PERSONS k nown t o b e t o x i c . (541) 962-1325. The BLOCIC 23, HUNTINGdue had no default ocp ublic auction to t h e q uesting b id s f r o m which foreclosure is TON TOWNSITE, AChighest bidder for cash Prospective purchascontractor shall procurred) and by curing qualified engineering NOTICE I S H E REBY made is grantors' failto satisfy the o b ligaers of residential propv ide hi s m a i l ing a d CORDING TO THE OF- GIVEN that the underany other default comfirms to develop a final ure to pay when due erty should be aware F IC IAL P LA T plained of herein that tions secured by t he dress, phone and fax 100% design for the t he following s u m s : of this potential danger T HEREOF, IN T H E signed has been apTrust Deed and the exnumbers when docuPowder Valley Coni s capable o f b e i n g monthly payments of pointed personal repCITY OF HUNTINGpenses of sale, includb efore d e c i ding t o ments are requested. nector prolect that will cured by tendering the r esentative. Al l p e r $ 698.12 b e g i n n i n g performance required ing the compensation The City of La Grande connect th e e x i sting T ON, COUNTY O F p lace a bi d f o r t h i s sons h aving c l a i ms Apnl 1, 2014; monthly property at th e t r usP -2 pipeline to W o l f BAICER AND STATE under the obligation or of the trustee as prois an equal opportunity payments of $719.03 against the estate are t ee's s a l e . D a t e d : employer.

Creek Reservoir. Bids OF OREGON. vided by law, and the trust deed, and in addib eginning M a rc h 1 , required t o p r e s e nt will be received from r easonable f ee s o f 6/19/2015 Benlamin D. Norman J. Paullus, Jr. tion to p a ying t h ose them, with v o uchers 2015; plus corporate qualified engineers by C ommonly known a s : trustee's a t t o r neys. P etiprin, attorney a t Public Works Director sums or tendenng the attached, to the underadvances of $ 15.00; t he B a k e r Va l l e y 2 80 W e s t Ad a ms law c/o Law Offices of performance necesThe default for which together with title exSWCD until 4:00 pm Les Zieve S i gnature Publish: W e d n esday, Street, H u n t i n g t o n, signed Personal Reps ary to cure the d e t he f o r e c l osur e i s resentative at Silven, pense, costs, trustee's on August 13, 2015 at By: — A-4531420 Oregon 97907. made is: That a breach July 8, 2015 and f ault, b y p a y ing a l l Schmeits 5 Vaughan, fees an d a t t o rney's the SWCD Office, loNOTICE TO of, and default in, the LegaI No. 00041670 W ednesday, July 1 5 , costs and expenses Attorneys at Law, P.O. fees incurred herein by cated at 3990 Midway 2015 DEFENDANTS: actually incurred in enobligations secured by Published: 06/24/2015, Box 965, Baker City, reason of said default; Dnve, Baker City, OR 07/01/201 5, READ THESE forcing the obligation said deed of trust have any further sums adOregon, 97814, within 97814. Proposals re- PAPERS CAREFULLY! o ccurred in t ha t t h e 07/08/2015, Legal No.00041864 a nd trust d e ed , t o vanced by the beneficeived will be opened A lawsuit ha s b e e n four (4) months after 07/15/2015 g ether w i t h t r u s t e e P roperty i s n o t t h e the date of first publiciary for the protection at 4:05p.m. the same LIEN FORECLOSURE started against you in and attorney fees not principal residence of of the above descnbed day and evaluated by a t he a b o v e - e n t i t l e d cation of this notice, or SALE exce e d i n g the t he B o r r o we r a n d 1010 - Union Co. rea I p rope rty a n d its insteenng committee to t he c laims m a y b e court by Federal Natherefore, the lender Legal Notices amounts provided by choose a contractor in barred. terest therein; and pretional Mortgage Assohad declared all sums ADVERTISEMENT FOR Pursuant to ORS 87.689 ORS 86.778.

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A ll p e rsons w h o s e payment penalties/pre- W ithout li miting t h e 5 ORS 87.691. ciation ("FNMA"), plainsecured thereby forthQUOTES CITY OF nghts may be affected miums, if applicable. tiff. P l aintiff's claims trustee's disclaimer with due and payable LA GRANDE, OREGON Request fo r P r o posal are stated in the wntby th e p r o c eedings N otice i s h e rb y g i v e n plus the f o reclosure of representations or BUILDING packages are available may obtain additional B y reason of s aid d e that the following deten complaint, a copy costs, legal fees and warranties, Oregon DEMOLITION at the SWCD Office or i nformation from t h e fault, the b eneficiary scribed property perany advances that may o f w h ic h w a s f i l e d law requires the trusThey City of La Grande by email. If you have records of the court, has declared all sums sonal/household items with the above-entitled tee to state in this become due, and such i nvite s c o m p e t i t i v e any questions or comowing on the obligathe Personal Reprewill be sold at A Plus Court. sums have not been notice t h a t s o m e ments, please contact quotes f o r b u i l d ing R entals LLC, at 4 0 2 tion secured by s a id sentative, or the attorresidential property paid. The amount redemolition, p r o perty t he S W C D Of f i c e You must "appear" in neys for the Personal t rust d e e d i m m e d i Elm Street, La Grande this case or the other quired to cure the desold at a tru s t e e's asbestos inspection t hro u g h e ma i l : Representative. ately due and payable, OR 97850 on July 17, side will win automatisale may have been fault in payments to and removal, debns reIa neIIe. mcintosh©ba ks aid sums being t h e Dated and first p ub2015 at 10:00 am to cally.

To "appear" you date is calculated as used in manufacturercountyswcds.com moval, full site cleanup f ollowing , t o w it : lished July15, 2015. satisfy liens c laimed must f i l e w i t h t he f oll o w s : Fro m : ing m e t hamphetaand prolect seeding, of $94,661.27 with interby A Plus Rentals LLC. court a legal document mines, the chemical 7/30/2011 Total of past This prolect is funded in the property descnbed Personal Re resentative est thereon at the rate called a "motion" or compon e n t s ot d ue pay m e n t s : part by funds from the in accordance with the of 3.87500 percent per Alan J. Schmeits Property Owner: Benita $75,257.97 Additional O regon Lottery a n d scope of work that will annum beginning Apnl which are known to Williams charges (Taxes, Insurthe Farm Bill. be toxic. Prospective be p r o v i de d in a 1, 2014; plus escrow U nit E - 1 7 le in f or ance): $0.00 Trustee's purchasers of resi"Quote Packet".

Packadvances i n t he $425.00 Legal No. 00042012 d ential p r o p e r t y F ees a n d Cos t s : ets are available for a amount of $2,780.81; Published: July 15, 17, should be aware ot $3,366.63 Total necesrefundable fee of $25 Plus Pro Rata M IP/ Publish: July 10, 13, and 2015 sary to cu r e : this potential danger perpacket.

PMI in the amount of 15, 2015 b efore deciding t o $ 78,624.60 P l e a s e Sealed quotes for the de1001 - Baker County $126.75; plus corpoplace a bid for this n ote t h e amo u n t s scnbed prolect will be rate advances in t h e Legal Notices LegaI No. 00041909 at the trusstated herein are subreceived b y No rm a mount o f $1 5 . 0 0 ; property tee's sale IN THE CIRCUIT Iect t o c o n f i r mation Paullus, or his desig- NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S for our most curr ent offers and to p lus other fees a nd In construing this notice, COURT FOR THE a nd review an d a r e nee at the City of La SALE costs in the amount of STATE OF OREGON the singular includes likely to change during Grande at the Public browse our complete inventory. $46.00; together with t he plural, the w o rd t he n ex t 3 0 da y s .

Works D e p artment, On August 18, 2015 at title expense, costs, IN AND FOR THE "grantor" includes any P lease c o n tact t h e 8 00 'X' A v e nue, La the hour of 10:00 a.m. trustee's fees and atCOUNTY OF BAKER s uccessor tr u s t e e Grande, Oregon until successor in interest at the Union County torney's fees incurred to the grantor as well Benlamin D. Petiprin, 2:00 p.m. Iocal time, Sheriff's Office, 1109 h erein by r e ason of F EDERAL NATIONAL as any other person attorney at law, to obon Monday, July 20, ICAve, La Grande, Oresaid default; any fur• 541-963-4161 tain a "reinstatement' MORTGAGE ASSO1415 Adams Ave owing an o b l igation, 2015, and then pubther sums advanced gon, the defendant's and or "payoff quote the performance of licly opened and read interest will b e s o ld, p I I0 I t 0 I e m I t t I n g which is s ecured by aloud the same day, at sublect to redemption, the trust deed, and the funds. By reason of 2:15 p.m. in the Public in the r ea l p r operty said default the benefiwords "trustee" and Works C o n f e r ence commonly known as: b eneficiary" i n c l u de ciary has declared all Room. The contractor 765 Sout h S e r enity sums owing on the obtheir respective sucshall have 15 days in Lane, Un i o n O R cessors in interest, if ligation secured by the which to complete the 97883. The court case any.

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14-05-49106 w h e re required to discharge The City of La Grande Robinson Tait, P.S. Wells F argo B a n k, Authorized to sign on this lien in its entirety may relect any quote N.A., its successors in behalf of the trustee to date is: $78,624.60 not in compliance with i nterest a n d /o r a s Said sale shall be held 710 Second Ave, all prescribed requiresigns, is the p laintiff, at the hour of 1 0 :00 Suite 710 m ents l i ste d i n t h e and Unknown Heirs of Seattle, WA 98104 AM on 10/27/2015 in Quote D o c u m e n t s, James C. K e nnedy; accord with the stana nd may r e l ect f o r Colleen S. Kennedy; dard of t i m e e s t ab- good cause any and all Yvonne Michelle Wainlishe d by O RS THIS COMMUNICATION quotes upon f i n ding wright; Walter James I S FROM A D E B T 187.110, and pursuant that it is in the public Kennedy; Stacy Renee COLLECTOR AND IS to ORS 86.771(7) shall interest to do so.

Day; T r a c y Lyn n A N A T TEMPT T O occur at the following Copies of the Contract Pomeroy; Lindy Sue designated place: At COLLECT A D E BT. documents may be obRorden; Barbara Rorthe front entrance of ANY INFORMATION tained at the City of La den; Claudia Jean ICenOBTAINED WILL BE t he B a k e r C o u n t y Grande, Public Works nedy; Mortgage ElecU SED FO R T H A T Courthouse, 1995 3rd Department, t ronic Re g i s t r a t i o n S treet, B a k er , O R 800 'X' Avenue, or by P URPOSE. IF Y O U Systems, Inc; Wacho97814 Other than as HAVE RECEIVED A p hon in g (5 4 1) via Dealer S e rvices DISCHARGE OF THE shown of record, nei962-1325. The contracN ICA Well s F a r g o DEBT REFERENCED ther the said beneficitor shall provide his Dealer Services; EquaHEREIN IN A BANIC- ary nor the said trusm ailin g ad dr e s s , ble Ascent Financial RUPTCY PROCEED- tee have any actual nophone and fax numLLC; State of Oregon; ING, THIS LETTER IS tice of any person havbers when documents Occupants o f t he NOT AN ATTEMPT TO ing or claiming to have 1 . Full c o lo r R e a l E s t a t e p i c t u r e a d are requested. p remises; Th e R e a l any lien upon or interIMPOSE PERSONAL Start your c a m p a ig n w i t h a f u l l - color 2x 4 P roperty l o cated a t est in the real property LIABILITY UPON YOU The City of La Grande is p icture ad in the F r i day B a ker C it y H e r a l d 765 Sout h S e r enity FOR PAYMENT OF hereinabove descnbed an equal opportunity and The Observer ClassiAed Section.

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2 . Am o n t h o f c l a s si fie d p i c t u r e a d s EVENT YOU HAVE RE- terest of the trustee in Norman J. Paullus, Jr. The sale is a p u b lic Five lines of copy plus a pi ct ur e i n 12 i s sues CEIVED A BA N IC- the Trust Deed, or of Public Works Director auction to the highest of the Baker City Herald and the Observer ClassiAed Section RUPTCY DISCHARGE, any successor(s) in inb idder f o r c a s h o r ANY ACTION TO EN- terest to the grantors Publish: W e d n esday, c ashier's c h e c k , i n 8 . Four w e e k s o f B u y e r s B o n u s a n d O b s e r v e r P l u s C l a s s i fied A d s o r of any l e ssee or FORCE THE D EBT J uly 8 , 20 1 5 an d hand, made out to UnY our classiAed ad aut o m a t i c a lly goes to non-subscribers and ou t l y i n g a r eas of Ba k e r WILL B E TA I CEN other person in posWednesday, July 15, ion County S heriff's and Union Counties in the mail forone month in the Buyers Bonus or Observer Plus AGAINST THE PROP- session of or occupy2015 Office. For more inforClassiAed Section.

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start conversation about sex DEARABBY: Do you have any informatmn tion, but the more I consider it, a long double name on everything I will have to sign mght or advice on how to talk to my 12-year-old stepdaughter about sex? I have a pretty good become an inconvenience. I don't dislike his idea about where to take the conversation. I lastname orhavestrongfeelings against takdon't plan to make it a big deal — not so seri- ing it, but I like the name I have now. Part of ous as to scare her, but not too lighthearted me likes the idea of always carrying it. either.

You neverknow what kidsaresaying Since children are not going to be part aboutitin school thesedays. Iwant her to oftheequation,there' s no risk ofconfusing know the door is always open should she need them or their teachers. What do other young to talk. Qfy mother did that couples do? I would love an with me, which I appreciated) outside perspective.

DEAR — NAME GAME IN Ifyou have any pointersor KAVSAS reading materv'al suited for ABBY her age, that would be great.

DEAR NAME GAME: — STEPMOM IN TEXAS It is no longer unusual for DEAR STEPMOM: I'm glad you are open- women to retain their maiden names after ing up the subject because"the talk"with your marriage. Many choose to do it because they stepdaughter should have started long ago as have become established/successful in their partofan ongoingdiscussion.Foravariety careers, others because they want to mainof reasons, young people today mature much tain their identity as an individual. earlier than they did years ago. She should be Some women solve the problem by using their husband's name legally and retaining told that, if they haven't already started, the changes that will take place in her body are their maiden name professionally. Others normal and nothing to fear. use their maiden name as a middle name As for reading material, my booklet, and their husband's last name. Please don't ''What Every Teen Should Know" can help worry about this; you have time to make you to start that conversation. It has been your final decision. distributed in doctors' offices and used DEARABBY: I am a partially disabled to promote discussions by educators and person in my 70s. Because of arthritis in religious leaders, as well as parents who my spine and hip, I'm able to stand for only find it hard to discuss these topics with their a few minutes and walk only 20 to 30 feet. children. You can order one by sending your When I know Iam going to be someplace name and address, plus check or money that requires more walking or standing I order for $7 lU.S. funds), to Dear Abby Teen use my wheelchair.

Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL My question is: How do I reply to strang61054-0447.

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By Tom Murphy The Associated Press

Oil prices that slumped steeply earlier this year may take another hit once a historic deal between the West and Iran allows that country to start pouring more crude into a market already brimming with supply.

Many analysts estimate that Iran, OPEC's fourthlargest oil producer, has piled up tens of millions ofbarrels on floating barges that can be exported in fairly short order after sanctions have been lifted. The country will follow that with increased production &om its oil fields.

When all this happens and how it ultimately affects the price of oil remains far &om certain. Energy prices can depend onproduction levels in other countries, currency rates and demand sparked by the health of global economies. Plus there are questionsabout the state ofIran's oil in&astructure and its ability to increase production.

Despite all the uncertainty, analyst Tom Kloza expects the lifljng of sanctions to help make energy prices next year "morepalatableformostof the world." Kloza, global head of energy analysis for the Oil Price Information Service, notedthatadditionalproduction fiom Iran would be mixed in with high volumes currently being churned out by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the U.S. and other oil-producing countries.

"All cylinders right now are just firing for high oil supply, and this just might be the turbo that throws more oil onto the market for 2016,"

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Iran produced about 2.8 million barrels a day last month, but its oil exports havefallen to about 1.1 million barrels since sanctions were enforced in 2012.

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Sanctions likely will be eased slowly, and the Iranians m ay find itharderthan they expected to bump up production, said Amy Myers Jatfe, an energy consultant and executive directorfor energy and sustainability at the University of California, Davis.

She noted that sanctions made it difficult for the countryto obtain spareparts and assis tancein operating its oil fields. Oil is essentially harder to extract from Iran's fields than from those in other countries like Iraq, and international oil companies planning to start production there need to be wary of problems like corruption.

"Companies are going to have tobevery carefulabout how they go in," she said.

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