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• Shelter From the Storm appeals county courthouse site plan application Inside

By Kelly Ducote The Observer

Shelter From The La Grande City the S torm Council will reconsider a wi l l no longer site plan application for pur s ue its the new Union County laws u it Courthouse in January. aga i nst City of La Grande stafF U nion granted a conditional ap- C o unty. provaloftheapplication 2A Nov. 7, but that approval

is being challenged by Shelter From the Storm, which submitted an appeal Wednesday ahead of the 5 p.m. deadline. In a written appeal to the city, Shelter From the Storm Executive Director Teresa Crouser wrote that the application cannot comply with conditions laid out in the city's decision. "Additionally, neither the County nor the City, as the reviewing authority, would be able to meet the guidelines established in for Land Development in the State of Oregon if this Site Plan Application is approved, SeeSite Plan / Page5A

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La Grande High School students Sarah Rasmussen andAndrew Kevan workon a lab project in theirAdvanced Biology class. The class is part of the Eastern Oregon University Promise program. Students who pass can earn EOU credits.

in revenue Prediction

By Dick Mason The Observer

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The La Grande School Distric t' sbudget picture

The problem is that the school district had forecast on Dec. 10, 2013, that it would have 2,212 students in 2013-14. The state provides funding to school districts based on districts' Dec. 1 forecasts.

is taking a $300,000 hit

• More than 3,500 students involved in Eastern Promise's Academic Momentum program By Kelly Ducote

County. Academic Momentum is part Three years into the Academic of Eastern Oregon University's Momentum program, Eastern Eastern Promise program, Promiseofficials say 3,550 which aims to increase access students are participating in tocollege and postsecondary the program acrosstheregion, education in the region. A large from Wallowa County to Gilliam part of the program works to The Observer

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ofFer college credit to high school students, but the Academic Momentum portion of the program is directed toward younger students in elementary and middle school. aWe're in practically every school district in Eastern Or-

high school." SeePromise / Page5A

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egon," said Dan Mielke, executive director of Eastern Promise. cThe idea is you need to start early with creating the mindset in students that they're going to do something later on beyond

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because its enrollment is less than forecast. Now the good news — the school district will be able to absorb the reduction without making any personnel cuts. aWe'll be fine. We'll just have to put some projects on the back burner," said La Grande School District Superintendent Larry Glaze. cWe will not be cutting any positions." The district will handle some ofthe budgetshortfall by putting ofFpurchases. For SeeRevenue / Page5A

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