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Timeline set for • Popular train was derailed last December by Union Pacific By Dick Mason The Observer

A cherished La Grande Christmas seasontradition,onederailed a year ago, will be renewed late this afternoon. The Santa Train will roll into La Grande at 4:30 p.m. today, ,• restoringa tradition dating back at least tothe 1960s. Santa will arrive with stockings filled with

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candy and small gifts that will be distributed to children inside the Union Pacific Railroad Depot. "It is just a fun way to start Christmas. I'm excited that it is coming back," said Heather Null, a Central Elementary School parent. The Santa Train came to La Grande annually forat leastsix decades before itwasstopped in 2013. When the announcement was made last year, UP employees said the cancellation was essentially a cost-saving measure. "It was an issue of scheduling in order to meet our customer demands and balance that with our employee resources. We've got that sorted out and are looking forward to ithe Santa Train running)," said Jeff DeGraf, a spokesman for Union Pacific. Look for hundreds of children and their parents to again be at the depot when Santa arrives. The Santa Train is sponsored by the Union Pacific Railroad Employees Club No. 17 and Union Pacific Railroad. "It will be great to have it back," said Josh Rock of the UP Employees Club No. 17. The club has been helping put on the Santa Train for many years. "Itis agrieat thing to be a partof'Rock said. SeeSanta / Page 5A

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school projects • Major work will start this summer By Dick Mason The Observer

Greenwood Elementary School, Island City Elementary School, La Grande Middle School and La Grande High School may be hubs of extensive construction activity next summer. Major building work is set to be conducted at the four schools in the summer of 2015 undera tentative threeyear school district timeline for projects to be financed by

the $31.85 million bond voters approved for the La Grande School District in November. The timeline calls for the construction of two kindergarten classrooms at Greenwood, major renovation work in the LHS gym and auditorium and significant security work at LHS, LMS and Island City Elementary, according to Ricardo Becerril, a seniorprojectmanager at SeeProjects / Page 5A

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Oregon House SpeakerTina Kotek selected Greg Barreto, right, to serve on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Business and Labor Committee and Education Committee during the 78th Legislative Assembly.

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to get to work on keyissues in the region, including agriculture, business and education. Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek on Tuesday selected Barreto, representative-elect for District 58, to serve on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Business and Labor

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SALEM — Secretary of State Kate Brown has certified recount results showing thedefeatofaballotm easure to require labels on genetically modified foods, officially making Oregon the fourth statein theWest torejectthe idea. Brown certified the final numbers Monday showing Measure 92 was defeated by 837 votes out of more than 1.5 million cast — a margin oflessthan 0.06percent. The close margin automatically triggered the recount. The hand tally showed an additional 167 votes, with a netgain of25 no votes. Proponents conceded defeatlastw eek but vowed to continue their efforts to enact labeling mandates. They have not said whether thegl make another try in Oregon SeeRecount / Page 5A

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• Move might allow gym to safely open before permanent repair work done By Dick Mason

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On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and OrvilleWright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned poweredairplane flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer.

ELGIN — The Elgin School District is investigating the possibility of taking a step that would allow it to safely open up its aging elementary school gym to students until important repair work can be done. ''We are truly exploring to see if this would be feasible," said Elgin School Herron D i s t rict Superintendent Wayne Herron. The school district's

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ONTHIS DATE In1777, France recognized American independence. In 1925, Col. William "Billy" Mitchell was convicted at his court-martial for accusing senior military officials of incompetence and criminal negligence; he was suspended from active duty. In1957, the United States successfully test-fired the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. In1989, the animatedTV series "The Simpsons" premiered on Fox with a Christmas-themedepisode.

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Thirty-nine wreaths were placed at the graves of veterans at Grandview Cemetery Saturday as part of the annual National Wreaths Across America Day. The wreaths at Grandview Cemetery were added by members of American Legion Post 43 of La Grande and the Patriot Guard Riders. Each wreath included a small American flag, a service flag and a red ribbon.

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page. Herron said that it might be possible to open the gym later this school year by installing several beams inside of it which would strengthen the gym structure. The roof would not have to have to be opened up for this to be done. "It would be a three- or four-day job,u Herron said. Herron said that if this could be done it would provide the school district with time to explore its options for permanently addressing the gym situation. The closure of the gym means that Stella Mayfield students have had to use the high school gym for indoor physical education classes and sports team practices.

Stella Mayfield School gym has beenclosed sincelast summer because several of itsrooftrusseswere found to be damaged and in need ofreplacement. Repair work has not started because the gym's roof would have to be opened up in the process ofreplacing thetrusses. Herron said that to do this now would expose the gym floorto damaging snow and rain. Had work started in August or September, there would have been time to replacethe trussesbefore bad weather hit. Unfortunately, the school district was not able to find a contractor to do this work then because of scheduling issues.

• Faith Miller and her husband both released into prison custody

volved in the settlement conference. The Measure 11 sentence comes with 36 months of post-prison supervision, which includes sex offender registration requirements, sex offender evaluation and any Observer staff recommended treatment, no contact with A North Powder woman charged earlier the victims and fines and fees. this year with a number of sex crimes was Faith Miller's husband, Joe Miller, 69, was sentenced last month to 75 months in the sentencedearlierto 15yearsin prison for his involvement in the crimes, which were custody of the Oregon Department of Corrections. relatedto sexual assaultsthatoccurred Faith Miller, 55, was sentenced Nov. 26 on between 2011 and 2013. He pled guilty to a charge of sexual abuse in the first degree three counts of first-degree sexual abuse and will be 84 years old upon his earliest pursuant to a settlement conference with release date. Judge Brian Dretke. Remaining charges in the case were Faith and Joe Miller were arrested April dismissed following sentencing. 25 by the Union County SherifFs Office on According to the Union County District a secret indictment warrant charging the Attorney's Office, the victim was also incouple with numerous crimes.

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Baker County voters will decide in the May 2015 primary election whether to make Baker County Commissioner positions non-partisan for future elections. Randy Joseph, who lives near Sumpter, submitted an initiative petition earlier this year to make that change. Josephneeded to collectatleast437 valid signatures to put the measure on the ballot. CountyClerk Tami Green on Tuesday certified that of the 588 signatures Joseph submitted, 545 were valid. Ifvotersapprove the measure, it wouldn't affect the three current commissioners. Tim L. Kerns, Mark Bennett and Commission Chairman-elect Bill Harvey, who was elected in November and takes office Jan. 1, are all Republicans.

Harveyand Bennett,an incumbent who was re-elected in November, are serving four-year terms that continue through 2018. Kerns' term continues through 2016. Unless one of the commissioners leaves office early, the next commission election will be in 2016, for Kerns' position. Joseph said he started the initiative campaign in part because Oregon has a closed primary system. That means that in some partisan races, more than half of the county's eligible voters don't get to vote. The May 2014 primaryis an example. Two of the three Baker County Commission positions were on the ballotBennett's, and the chairman position held by Fred Warner Jr. Each drew one challenger — Dick Fleming ran against Bennett, and Harvey against Warner.

All four candidates are Republicans. As a result, onlyregistered Republican voters were able to cast a ballotin the two commission races in the primary. About 49 percent of Baker County votersare registered Republicans. "Independents and Democrats were excluded," Joseph said. County commissioners are the only elected positions in Baker County government that are partisan. Of Oregon's 36 counties, 28 have non-partisan county commissioners. Joseph pointed out that voters in three of Baker County's neighbors — Grant, Union and Wallowa — have recently addedtheircountiestotherosterof28 with non-partisan county commissioners. Joseph said that while he was collecting signatures earlier this year for his initiative, about two-thirds of the votershe talked with agreed tosign the petition.

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Bonfire for teens kicks off winter break The Cityof La Grande's Parks & Recreation Department and its YouthAdvisory Boald are hosting a Winter Break Kick-off Bonfire at Pioneer Park. The eventwill take place behind Optimist Fieldin thegravelparkinglotfrom 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday. This is a supervised fiee event for high school students andrefi'eshments will be provided.

Teens make upcycled ornaments Cook Memorial Library is holding a craft for teens from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. This session ofiCraft will feature an upcycled crak, with teens making ornaments from magazines. Supplies are

provided and registration is not required. iCraft is the library's free activity for teens and pre-teens in middle and

high school.

Free gifts available for Cove kids COVE — Cheri's Main Street Salon and the Cove United Methodist Church havejoined together to help Cove families needing assistance to make sure their children have gifts for Christmas. The donated new toys and gifts will be available from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Methodist Church for families to stop by and select gifts for their children. For more information, call VIcki at 541-805-5678.

OIIITUARIES lng, caulplng and Saturday at Daniels-Knopp attending auctions. He is survived Funeral, CreFormerly of Wallowa County by his companion, mation & Life 1943-2014 Gina Gossman of Celebration, Milton-Freewater; his father, 1502 SevJerry Kiesecker (afectionLester (Claricel of EnterSmith ent h St. in La atelyreferred to by fam il y as prise; brother, Calvin of La Grande. Grande, twin brother, Gary Don was born Juddl, 71, of Milton-Freewater and formerly of Wallowa on Aug. 21, 1920, (Cathyl of La Grande; sister, Sandi Weaver of Lewiston, County, died Nov. 15 after a the son of William long battle with cancer. Idaho; halfbrothers, Troy Albert and Della A celebration ofhis life will and Tim (Juliel of Enterprise; Marie (Wetzell Smith in take placeata later dateat step-sisters, Cindy Neal Durham, Mo. He attended Wallowa Lake. (Gregl of Lostine and Debbie gradeschooland partofhigh Jerry was born (one of a set Keefer (Jiml of Joseph; chilschool in Missouri before of twin boys) on Oct. 10, 1943, dren, Kim LaPointe (Danl of m oving to La Grande in Happy Valley, Brent (Ashleyl 1936. After high school, he to Lester E. Kiesecker and Frankie DeJean Kiesecker Kiesecker, Brandon (Tawnyal attended three years at an in Enterprise. He was raised Kelly and Michael Kelly Aircraft Tech School. During on a ranch on the Grande of Walla Walla, Wash.; five World War II, he served in Ronde River near Troy, where grandchildren; and dozens of the Army Air Corps with the nieces and nephews. 58th Fighter Group. he attended grade school. He graduated from Wallowa Jerry was preceded in After his honorable High School in 1961 and went death by his mother, Frankie discharge, he was a freight into the Army for two years. driver between Pendleton and DeJean Kiesecker in 1959, Upon his return from the and his grandparents, Albert Portland until 1950, when he service, he worked in the woods and Bertha Kiesecker and went towork forU nion Counlogginguntil having a serious Hiley and Christine DeJean. ty GrainSupply.He drove Family members said truck for Grange Wholesale accident on the job. He also Jerry will be remembered from 1958 until 1963. In 1964, played musicin the family for his optimism, his can-do he went to work for Powder band.He moved toPortland, where he worked at a tire store attitude, his friendship, his River Livestock. In 1969, he and laterin heavyequipment generosity and his laughter. was transferred to Texas. While working there he also sales. He was named salesman They said he would never oftheyearin both professions. hesitate to mow your lawn, owned a Sears store. He later moved back to ix your car and giveyou the f In 1987, he moved back to Wallowa County and became a shirtoffhisback or the last La Grande. In 1988, he went windshield doctor. He met his dollars in his wallet. to work for the La Grande life partner and companion, Athletic Club. Gina Gossman, in 1997. They In his younger years, he lived in Enterprise, Imnaha enjoyed roller skating at Zuber Hall. He also enjoyed and Joseph until moving to La Grande Milton-Freewater in 2011. 1920-2014 bowling, skiing and huntEverywhere theylived, they ing. He was a member of the turned into a show place, VFW and Elks. Lee Donald"Don" Smith, family members said. Jerry Survivors include his 94, of La Grande, died Dec. 12 at his home. A memorial children, Cheryl Ann Stone enjoyed hard work, spending time with family, hunting, fish- service will be held at 3 p.m and husband, Lloyd, of

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Burbank, Wash., Donna Lee Hughes of Portland and Gary and Cheri Smith of Baker City; six grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two great-greatgrandchildren and other relatives. He was preceded in death by brothers, Winston Aldo Smith and Delmar Smith, and two stepgrandchildren. Memorial contributions may bemade to theWounded W arriors Projectin careof Daniels-Knopp.

Grant Lucian Waite Formerly of La Grande 1943-2014 Grant Lucian Waite, 71, died Dec. 13 in Boise, Idaho. Family will greet friends at a viewing from 5 p.m.

ment. Grant was known for lns generosity, integrity and punctuality. He was consldWaite ered a master gardener and enjoyed doing genealogy and dedicated much of his time working in the Family History Center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Grant was a dedicated son, a beloved brotherand a favorite uncle, family members said. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Mark Waite. He is survived by his brother, Lynn Waite of Boise; sister, Necha Murphy of Boise; 15 nieces and

nephews; and many other relatives. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Grant's memorial page at wwwrelyeafuneralchapel.com.

Words cannot adequately express the gratitude that we, the family of Buck Hardwick, feel for the many acts of kindness and support given to us throughout our father's final days. We are so thankful for the beautiful flowers, cards and food that were provided for the celebration of his life by our family and friends. Special thanks to: The Grande Ronde Hospital

Med/Surg staff and Dr. Ronald Reynoso who cared for him so tenderly during his last days.

to 7 p.m. (MSTl Friday at Relyea Funeral Chapel, 318 N. Latah St., Boise. Graveside services will be held at

1 p.m. (PSTl Saturday at the Hillcrest Cemetery, 600 S. 12th St., La Grande. Born Nov. 9, 1943, in La Grande, he was the second of four children to Gerald and Alice (Westenskowl Waite. He graduated from La Grande High School and then served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Great Lakes Mission. Grant was a Vietnam War veteran. He served in the Army SP/5, in communications. Later, he worked for and retired from Eddie's Bakery, Boise, in the shipping depart-

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PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: James T. Kissinger, 40, North Powder, was arrested Monday on a Wahkiakum County (Washingtonj warrant charging violation of a court order connected to original charges of second-degree assault and failure to appear in court. Cited: Norma Wasson, 51, Elgin, was citedTuesday on charges of misuse of 911 and

initiating a false report. Arrested: Adams Tanner Spears,31, La Grande, was arrestedTuesday on a Union County felony order to show cause warrant connected to original charges of unlawful possession of methamphetamine and unlawfulpossession of oxycodone. Arrested: Kimberly Michelle Crabtree, 21, unknown address, was arrested earlyWednesday

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Rob Saxton, Oregon's top K-12 education oKcial, deservescreditfor straight talk. '%e can't be sugarcoating things that we have a tendency to want to sugarcoat," he told The Oregonian.'%e need to be honest with what kinds of outcomes we are having with students and what that is going to mean for them in college or in the workplace." Saxton was discussing the high failure rates he expects when Oregon students take the new Smarter Balanced tests in the spring. In November, he participated in setting the so-called cut scores that establish who passes and who fails. The results won't be pretty. Oregon estimates are similar to those across the 17 states that will use the new tests, where 41 percent of 11th-graders are expected to be labeled proficient in English/language arts, with 33 percent reaching that level in math. Eleven percent are expected to get the top rating, which exempts them from remedial work at many universities. The fact many students now need remedial work in college is emblematic of K-12 schools' failure to teach at a high-enough level, according to Saxton. Further evidence comes from disappointing results on other tests, such as the SAT and ACT. Studentscan earn good grades and advance to the next grade without passing the Smarter Balanced tests. A lso,a low er cut score w illbe established for graduation requirements. The scores will be used to judge schools, and in 2016 they'll be a minor element in teacher evaluations. Saxton sees evidence that the new tests, along with the Common Core State Standards, are prompting schools to change the way they teach. That can be expected to improve students' ability to think and analyze, which should improve their scores. But more immediately, the tests will give students and their parents a better idea of their chances of success in college, possibly leading to better choices abouthow they prepare.For example, Saxton told The Oregonian, an 11th-grader who doesn't meet the standards might choose to take additional math or writing classes in senior year. •

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8 Ol": et me start off with a big thank you to the community. There are just a few days left in my second and final term as the mayor of La Grande. Folks, I can never find all the words it would take to express my feelings at this moment. What an honor it has been to serve four years as the mayor of this city I love so much. Here goes my attempt to give out special and public thank yous. First of all, I give thanks to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for the grace, blessings, and strength to serve. Thanks and all my love to my family for unwavering love and unconditional support. I must give a special mention to my guardian angel and rock of the life, my late wife, Linda. I have not spoken ofher very often, but those who knew her, and know me, know the strength she gives my spirit. To the city council members I have served with for four years as a councilor and four years as mayor, thank you. Each of them had focus and wanted the best for the city of La Grande. They serveand served admirably,and I respect and salute them all. Thank you to the dedicated and amazing employees of the city. Each and everyone of them have strengthofcharactertodo allit takes to have La Grande be the wonderful community it is. Everyone in public safety, public works, parks, library, and my friends in city hall, they serve us all so well. Finally, to the community of citizens

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who took the time to ask questions, make comments and provide input to me — thank you. It is that citizen involvement that makes our republic and city governments accountable. Each one of those contacts and interactions with citizens gave me invaluable insight to the concerns that so many people have. I could fill this newspaper with all the goodthingspeople and organizations have done and continue to do for La Grande. Ihave attended over 750 meetings and events in four years as mayor. Every meeting, event and conversation has

enriched my life. I believe that I have been significantly changed in a positive and lasting way. Four years ago, on election night, I fell to my knees and asked for guidance and wisdom. I now fall to my knees in thanksgiving for His sustaining love and grace. My best wishes go to mayor-elect Steve Clements and the incoming city council. Never forget the citizens who elected you. God bless each of you reading this and to all who have impacted my life in a profound way.

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Giving to charities can also help on taxes By Cherise Kaechele

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The record must show The Observer the name of the charity and It's the time for giving and said Interim Director Dawn the date and amount of the the end of the year — the Roe.'We're right in the contribution, according to the charitable donations could middle of our child campaign. release. Bank records include help save you money on taxes. Each year we do an annual canceled checks, and bank, Local charitable organicampaign and we receive do- creditunion and creditcard zations are in the thick of nations that we distribute to statements. Bank or credit fundraising season, and it's the human service agencies union statements should hard not to go into a grocery that we fund. Right now is a show the name of the charity, store without hearing the wonderful time to donate." the date and the amount chime of a bell being held by The Internal Revenue pald. Service recently sent out a For payroll deductions, a volunteer of a nonprofit organization. releasewith tipsforyear-end the taxpayer should retain a United Way is one of the gifts to charities. pay stub, a Form W-2 wage local organizations in the Monetary donations must statement or other document middle of raising money. A have a bank record or written furnished by the employer donation to United Way helps statement from the charity in showing the total amount order to deduct any donawithheld for charity, along support a number of different organizations throughout tion of money, regardless of with the pledge card showUnion County. amount, according to the ing the name of the charity, ''We have raised money so release. Thisdoesnotapply to accordingto the release. United Way offers payroll they, the agencies we supsomeone who does not wish port, can provide services," to use it for tax deductions. deductions to make dona-

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"iAgriculture and natural resources) is key to the district," Barreto said."I was glad to get on that." The owner of Barreto Manufacturing will also bring more than 30 years of experience to the table on the business committee. "I feel like I can contribute to that icommitteel just because of my background," he said. Barretosaid heisalso excited to sit on the Education Committee, though he

employeescan donate $5 a month," Roe said."It makes it very easy to support the nonprofits in the area and spreads it throughout the year." Roe said itdoesn'tm atter what the amount of the donation is — it all helps. "Every donation is appreciated,largeand small,"Roe said.'When all the donations are added up, it makes a big difference in ouragenciesto provideservicestothecommunity. The money raised in Baker County stays in Baker. Just like the money raised in Union County stays in Union County."

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Fundinginauestionforruralcounties • PILT funding secured, Secure Rural Schools funding up in the air By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

ENTERPRISE — Two federalfunding streams that keep Eastern Oregon counties afloat were up for reauthorization in the U.S. Congress. Payment in Lieu of Taxes was reauthorized, but the Secure Rural Schools Act was removed from the House's budget. Mike Hayward, Wallowa County board of commissioners chairman, said Payment in Lieu of Taxes was first authorized in 1977. It was designed, he said, to help Western counties, like in Utah and Nevada, that have large

amounts of federal land that can't be used for natural resource extraction — like logging or oil drilling. Yet, PILT benefits all counties with federal land. "PILT is not based on receipts. It strictl y hasto dowith acresoffederal land in your county," Hayward said. Hayward said lastyear Wallowa Countyreceived$420,000,money thatgoes directlyinto the county's general fund. According to Hank Stern of Sen. Ron Wyden's office, PILT was funded at $372 million as part of the spending bill called the "Cromnibus," a mish-mash between an omnibus bill and a continuingresolution. The Secure Rural Schools Act was authored by Wyden, D-Ore. and Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, in 2000 to help counties that were no longer receiving

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Day CPM Services of Beaverton. Day CPM is serving as the project manager of the bondfunded work. The project manager serves as the owner's representative, answering to the school district. The security work will include the installation of doors for the many classrooms in the schools that do not have them. These are meant to provide protection in the event that a violent intruder enters a school. Surveillance cameras are among the security items that will be installed in the summers of 2016 and 2017. Scott Rose of the DLR Group, a Portland firm conducting design work for the bond-funded projects, wants the doorsput in before surveillance cameras. ''We areprioritizing.W e want to provide protective barriersbefore surveillance,"Rose sald. The schedule calls for construction of the new Central building to start in June 2016. The building will be completed 10 or 11 months later, Becerril said, easily in time for the startofthe 2017-18 schoolyear. The earliest the school district could realistically be able to start construction of

Continued from Page1A in 2016, when they potentially would be buoyed by the larger, more liberal electorate of a presidential election. ''We will continue working until Oregonians and all Americans — like the residents of 64 other countries around the globe — have the information they need to make informed choices about the food that they feed their families," the Yes on 92 campaign said after conceding last week. Labels for foods made with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, have been

Barreto will advocate thereformore localcontrol over education policy and work to ensure students have access to an education tailoredto theirneeds. Barreto will be sworn in as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives Jan. 12. He replaces outgoing Rep. Bob Jenson, who is retiring after 18 years and nine terms in office.

voted Union Pacific and its employees are to the towns theyprovideserviceto. 'This is symbolic of our level of commitment to the communities we serve," DeGraff said.'This is an opportunity to give back to our communities and for our employees to show that they're not just Union Pacific employees but also members of their communities."

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Children and their parents are encouraged to come totherailroad depot at about 4:15 p.m. so they can be ready for Santa. Penny MacKay, a Central Elementary School parent and staff member, said the Santa Train is a tremendous benefit to children. "Anything like this gives children more imagination to play with," MacKay said. DeGraf said the Santa Train is proof ofhow de-

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ENTERPRISE — For the first time in the 11-year history of the Eagle Cap Extreme, young mushers will have a race of their own. The Eagle Cap Extreme has long been known for its challenging course that serves as a qualifying race forthe two most prestigious events in the sport — Alaska's Iditarod and the Yukon

Quest. This January, experienced mushers, including some Iditarod veterans, will share the spotlight with the next generationofsled dog runners. The race features novice mushers between 14 and 17 years old, racing four- to sixdog teams. The Juniors race begins at Ferguson Ridge ski hill on Jan. 23 immediately afterthe second stage ofthe "pot" race. From there, young mushers travel along the Canal Road to Salt Creek Summit, then return to Fergi to complete the 22-mile course. The addition of a Juniors raceadds to theevent' stradition of engaging youth and teaching them about sled

"Every year we seehow excited kids are about the dogs and our race. It's a

dogs and our race," said Eagle Cap Extreme President Randy Greenshields. "It's a natural fit to include naturalfit to include a a Juniors race as part of the ECX. By featuring a race for Juniors race." young mushers, we hope to — Randy Greenshields, race build on the race's reputation president forgetting kidsexcited about this amazing sport." dogs and the sport of mushing. School children from The 11th running of the around the region regularly Eagle Cap Extreme is Jan. visit with mushers and meet 21 through Jan. 24. In addition to the Juniors race, the the dogs during the preIditarod and Yukon qualifyrace veterinary checkups in ing 200-mile,12-dograce,a Joseph and Enterprise. And Wallowa will get a 100-mileeight-dog race,and visit from one of the musha two-stage62-mile"pot"race ersand theirdogs again this will be staged. The raceoffersfree admisyear. sion to spectators. On top of that, Eagle Cap Extreme Education CoordiFor more information, nator Kris Fraser will have including the full schedule a full schedule of activiofraceweek events,visitthe ties for youngsters during website www.eaglecapextreme.com, and follow the race week at Race Central, event on Facebook. located in the Joseph Community Center. Busloads of The Eagle Cap Extreme operates as a 501c3 orgaschoolchildren from around the region will adorn the ski nization. It is put on with the help of more than 150 slopesatFerguson Ridge for the race startagain thisyear, volunteers, and issupported waving homemade signs to by more than 100 local busihelpcheeron theirfavorite nesses and individuals. It mushers. runs under special permit "Every year we see how on the Wallowa-Whitman excited kids are about the National Forest.

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Fishtrap picks Big Read book Submitted to The Observer

"Into the Beautiful North" isthe selection forthe 2015 Big Read in Wallowa County. "Into the Beautiful North" isthe story ofagroup of young people from a small town in southern Mexico who go on a quest to save their town from banditos. Author Luis Alberto Urrea explores, with compassion and humor, the microcultures, from the residents of the Tijuana garbage dump to the upscale neighborhoods of San Diego and revealsthat thedistance between them is not as great as one might initially imagine. "It's a greatadventure story and very relevant givenallthe bordercrossing and immigration debates happening today," said Fishtrap Executive Director Ann Powers.

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Enterprise Mayor Margie Shaw doubled as Mrs. Claus for the 2014Winterfest and lighted parade Saturday night on Main Street. The Hillock wedding party won first prize for the parade. Second prize went to the Umpqua Bank float, and third prize was awarded to Outlaw Motor Sports. Members of the audience at the parade were the judges. City Administrator Michele Young said it was the biggest lighted parade to date with 28 entries. The Enterprise Fire Department sold out of the chili it served on Main Street before the parade, and the karaoke, a new event, was a big hit.

For younger readers, Fishtrap offers two companion books, "Crossing the Wire" by Will Hobbs and "Esperanza Rising" by Pam Munoz Ryan. The Big Read kicks off Jan. 8 with a fiesta at the Joseph Community Center featuring traditional Mexican food, games, music and a multimedia introduction to the novel. The event is free and open to the public. Over the next six weeks, the Big Read will continue, with events including a performance by Portland's Milagro Theater, a special guest lecture on U.S.-Mexican border history by professor Aaron Bobrow-Strain, movie screenings and a Big Finale at the Hurricane Creek Grange Hall with the author, Urrea. The Big Read offers Wallowa County residents an opportunity to get out of the

house during the winter months and attend fun and educational community events. Thanks to support from the National Endowment for the Arts, local sponsorships and many individual donations, Fishtrap will provide free books to schools, libraries and the general public. Go to www.Fishtrap.org forafullschedule ofevents and to learn more about "Into the Beautiful North." The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts. It is designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encouragecitizens toread for pleasure and enlightenment. Fishtrap is one of 77 not-for-profit organizations to receivea grantto hosta Big Read project between September 2014 and June 2015.

Lostine Tavem listed on historic registry By Katy Nesbitt The Observer

LOSTINE — The newly restored Lostine Tavern, a historic and well-loved gathering place, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. A longtime watering hole and favorite eatery for locals and visitors alike, the building was purchased in 2013 by Peter Ferre of Wallowa. He and his business partner and head chef, Lynne Curry, worked with architects, designers and Charlie Kissinger Construction to remodel the restaurant, exposing the tongue-in-groove ceiling and Bowlby stone walls. Theyinstalled wood floors, new bathrooms and a state-of-the-art kitchen while maintaining its turn-of-the20th century ambience. "By beingregistered, we were eligible for the matching grant that helped renovate the building and legitimized what we wanted to do by recognizing the historic nature of the building itself," Curry said. The two things that guided the remodel, Curry said, were blending the historic restoration while improving the building's energy efficiency with help from Energy Trust

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regional food, wine and beer and homemade concoctions like rhubarb martinis. To addto thefeelofa country tavern, last summer an employee created three largecanvasses painted from old photographs depicting the Wallowa mid-valley lifestyle of the early 1900s. The tavern was originally the Lostine Pharmacy, built

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SCHOOl. Friday will be Ugly Sweater Day at La Grande High School. Students and stafF are encouraged to wear ugly sweaters during the school day.

is during the winter break for enrolled students and is part of the energy saving measures outlined in EOU's sustainability plan. Only those employees who provideessentialservices will work during the closure, such as campus security and facilities staff in the event of bad weather. Winter term classes begin Jan. 5.

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Eastern Oregon University will be closed during the holidays beginning Monday. The campus will reopen for business on Dec. 29. The scheduled closure

La Grande High School students will meet for a ballroom dancing session on Thursday. The session will start at 3:30 p.m. in the LHS commons.

LHS to host Ugly Sweater Day Friday

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Anna Maria Dill, right, was greeted by many friends and colleagues, including EOU writing professor Nancy Knowles, at a recent retirement party for her at Eastern Oregon University. Dill worked at EOU from 1987 until this year. She served as director ofthe Learning Center from January of1987 until February of 2013. She then served as acting dean of student success and engagement for more than a year. Dill received EOU'sWomen of Courage and Vision Award in 2008.

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Cove's Ascension School Camp and Conference Center has raised nearly all of the money required to build a new facility and remodel an old one. Arnold Coe spoke to the Cove City Council Dec. 2 on behalf of the summer camp and conference center. Coe said the total amount for the remodel and to build the new facility is going

to be $400,000. The school has raised $350,000 so far, he said. Ascension School Executive Director Patty Lindsey said the construction to build the new facility should start in late 2015 or early 2016. The new building will be approximately 2,200 square feet and will be usedforlarge meetings,presentations, weddings and will have a stage. Lindsey is hoping that local theater groups will want to use the facility for the stage — as well as the different conferences that may have a need to utilize the stage. The historical French Hall has been used for the same purposes as this new facility. However, the building, which was built in the 1930s, is not really an adequate building any longer, Lindsey said. The new building will have modern technology, be able to house more peopleand allow fora broader spectrum ofgroups tousethefacility. Lindsey said this new building will "better serve the community and the Grande Ronde Valley." French Hall will still be used during the summer. The second, smallerprojectisto upgrade Founders Hall. Renovations at Founders Hall have already started, Lindsey said. The

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French Hall, built in the1930s, has been used for meetings in the past. However, a new building will take its place and have the modern technology and the accessibility to attract more conferences. dining room will be remodeled, and upgrades made to the hall will cost approximately$50,000 from the total

$400,000. Lindsey said the facility will be updated and ready just in time for the annual Cherry Fair next summer. The money is coming from a capital campaign raised by the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon, Lindsey said. The group has raised the bulk of the money, but Lindsey is hoping that people in the community who have used the facilities will also want to contributetotheproject. aWe enjoy being able to serve Cove and the Grande Ronde Valley," Lindsey said.aWe hopethe capitalim provements will help us better serve the people who use the facilities." The Ascension School is no longer a school. Originally, the school was a

girls' boarding school in the late 1800s, Lindsey said. In 1924, it became a summer camp for Episcopal church camps and isstillbeing used forthatpurpose every year for children in grades kindergarten through high school. Now, the facility is a year-round conference center for presentations, but also has the capabilities of allowing for campers to stay overnight, Lindsey said. The Ascension School is also the destination for many weddings and reunions because it can hold hundreds

of people. The campus is on 11 acres and has 13 main buildings with several smaller buildings. Contact Cherise Kaechele at 541-7864234 or ckaechele C lagrandeobserver. com. Follow Cherise on Twitter C' lgoKaechele.

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Chemistry Club earns national award Researchers offer 175,000 reward

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Eastern Oregon University's chapter of the American Chemical Society is being nationally recognized for its performance. The Eastern club is the recipient an ACS Outstanding Award for its activities in the 2013-2014 academic year. Members of EOU's chapter, also known as the Chemistry Club, will travel to Denver toreceivethe award atthe 249th ACS National Meeting and Exposition March 22-26. EOU is among only 44 otherchaptersreceiving the honor. Awards are designated based ona review ofactivity reports, and more than 400 were submitted from across the nation. "Our students deserve kudos for all their hard work," said Anna Cavinato, chemistry professor and club adviser.'We are also very grateful to the ACS Richland

Section for their continued support of our community outreach events including Girls in Science and Saturday Science, and for helping fund our trip to the national meeting." Cavinato alsoreceived special commendation from ACS forher ongoing and steadfast involvement. :Is erI "Few faculty members are willing to make the great commitment of time and energy that a successful chapter requires," said Tom Barton, ACS president, in a letter to EOU announcCourtesy photo ing the award."Professor Members of Eastern Oregon University's student chapCavinato's efforts certainly ter of the American Chemical Society give a chemistry represent the bestin underdemonstration during the national meeting of the ACS in graduatescience education Dallas, Texas, last year. and mentoringaround the and participated in other country." 1,000 K-12 students, profesThe award recognizes sional engagement through networking activities, and outstanding performance by attendance at the national campus involvement. the club in multiple catmeeting of the ACS in DalThe Chemistry Club also egories including outreach received EOU's Outstanding las, Texas, where students Club Award for these efforts. events involving more than presented research posters

The marine scientists at Oregon State University need to catalog tens of millions of plankton photos, and they're willing to pay good money to anyone willing to do the job. The university's Hatfield Marine Science Center on Monday announced the launch of the National Data Science Bowl, a competition that comes with a $175,000 reward for the best"big data" approach to sorting through the photos. It's a job that, done by human hands, would take two lifetimes to finish. Data crunchers have 90 days to complete their task. Authors of the top three algorithms will share the $175,000 purse and Hatfield will gain ownership of their algorithms. Booz Allen Hamilton, a technology consulting firm, and Kaggle, acrowdsourcing platform fordata competitions, are co-sponsoring the competition with OSU. The plankton photos come from an 18-day expedition OSU scientists took last summer in the Straits of Florida. There, they amassed 32 terabytes ofim ages ofsea lifeenough to fill your iPod with 52 years-worth of music. Competition participants will get access to 100,000 images taken on the expedition, and will be asked to generate an algorithm to identify and monitor them. Why plankton? According to an OSU release on the competition, they're"the fundamental biological building blocks of the ocean ecosystem," but they haven't been studied enough.

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WEEIC AHEAD THURSDAY • Boys prep basketball: • Cove vs. Monument/ Dayville, Union Booster Club Classic, 2:30 p.m. • Elgin vs. Prairie City, Union Booster Club Classic, 5:30 p.m. • Union vs. Jordan Valley, Union Booster Club Classic, 8:15 p.m. • Joseph at Imbler, 7:30 p.m. • Girls prep basketball: • Cove vs. Monument/ Dayville, Union Booster Club Classic, 1 p.m. • Elgin vs. Prairie City, Union Booster Club Classic,4 p.m. • Union vs. Jordan Valley, Union Booster Club Classic, 7 p.m. • Joseph at Imbler, 6 p.m.

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Wash., Academy pulled away from the Huskies for a 74-41 victory Tuesday in Walla

Elgin senior Jake Burgess battles for a loose ball during W@ia. Elgin head coach Kevin the Huskies' 72-48 loss to Walla Walla Academy Dec. 9.

Johnson said his team trailed 35-33 heading into the third quarter. cwe put it to them in the first half," Johnson said."I wish we would have followed through and played like that the whole game. But I'm still

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proud of them. I know for a factthekidsaregetting better. We had a couple kids that were a little sick. Chance Weaver missed school iTuesdayland didn'tplay.Thereare some bugs going around, See Elgin/Page 10A

COLLEGE BASICETBALL

PaytonII shares honor withdad By Connor Letomeau The Oregonian

CORVALLIS — With FRIDAY • Men's college basketball: • Eastern Oregon at Southern Oregon, 7:30 p.m. • Boys and girls prep basketball: • Union, Cove, Elgin at Union Booster ClubTournament, Union High School, TBD • Pine Eagle at Powder Valley, 6 p.m. • Nixyaawii at Wallowa, 4:30 p.m. • Enterprise vs. Condon/ Wheeler, Pilot Rock Tournament, 3 p.m. • Imbler at Heppner, 6 p.m. • Boys prep basketball: • La Grande atVale, 6 p.m. • Girls prep basketball: • Vale at La Grande, 6 p.m.

AT A GLANCE

Parker suffers torn ACL MILWAUKEE (APj — A person with direct knowledge of the situation says Milwaukee Bucks rookie Jabari Parker will miss the rest of the season with a left knee injury. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday on condition of anonymity because no one was authorized to make an announcement before Wednesday. Parker tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in Monday night's win at Phoenix.

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La Grande's Erin Cambell practices her freestyle stroke during swim practiceWednesday morning atVeteran's Memorial Pool. Cambell finished third in the girls' 50-yard backstroke in the Baker meet in 51.50 seconds.

• Tiger swim teams gearing "The kids get more excited for this because they get to swim in front up for holidayhome meet meet of the home crowd," Dutto said."They By Eric Avissar

lovegetting exposure,and it'sa lotof fun for them." Dutto added that the boys team did a fantastic job swimming at the Baker meet, with Bryce Ebel winning the 500-yard freestyle i5 minutes, 41 seconds) and the 50-yard freestyle and i24 seconds). Keegan Dutto also took first in the 200-yard individual medley

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With the La Grande boys and girls swim teams getting ready to swim in front of their home fans, head coach Darren Dutto said he's very happy with the effort his kids are giving on a daily basis. "Their work ethic is fantastic," Dutto said.cThe kids are training hard, following direction and that's all I can ask from acoaching perspective." Following a pair of second-place finishes at the Baker meet Saturday and at the Pendleton meet Dec. 6, the Tigers' boys and girls swim teams are gearing up for the first of two home meets at Veteran's Memorial Pool this Saturday. Duttosaid he isexcitedforthekids to perform.

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ma uc snrovet evcan ra oar s By Steve Mims

rebounds and blocked shots as the Ducks i6-3l prepare toface CalState

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Oregon may soon get taller, but the Ducks haven't looked undersized so far this season. Despite not having a player taller than 6-foot-9 on the floor, Oregon ranks near the national leaders in

Northridge i3-7l today at 8 p.m. in nonleague men's basketball at Matthew Knight Arena. As usual, Oregon will face a size disadvantage, because the Matadors start 6-foot-9 Tre Hale-Edmerson

The Elgin girls basketball team lost by a 33-31 margin against Walla Walla Academy Thursday on the road. While the Huskies were unable to leave Washington on top, head coach Mike Slater said Cheyanne Wilhelm Played Very Well, aS She fln-

ished with a team-high 10 points for the visitors. Elgin will try to bounce back from Thursday's loss Friday at the Union Booster ClubTournament.

and 6-10 Devonte Elliott. The Ducks tallest starter has been 6-7 Dwayne Benjamin. However, Oregon has been outrebounded only twice this season. cwe're just fighting," said freshman guard Ahmaad Rorie, the shortest UO starter at6-1wh o averages 3.4

TONIGHT'S PICIC

Albrecht nails vital trey in Tigers' road win

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Duttosaid the biggestsurprise ofthe meet was Abbey Tweten's performance in the 200-yard individual medley i2:20l. i2:20l to win the event. In addition, Dan Felley had what The girls also delivered victories in Dutto called a"monster meet" in Baker, two relay events, with Roberts, Felley, cutting20 seconds offhisprevious best Baker and Erin Bodfish combining to time in the 200-yard individual medley win the 200-yard medley in 2:05. In the in 2:32. Felley beat his previous per400-yard medley relay, Baker, Tweten, sonal record in the 100-yard butterfly Felley and Roberts finished in 4:03 to take first. by five seconds in 1:08. The boys finished with a score of 577 Following the Baker meet, Dutto behind Pendleton's score of 623. said he is focused on helping the kids On the girls side, Dutto said the continue their improvement heading squad swam well, with four girls winSeeSwim/Page 9A

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ning individual events. Abbey Felley won the 200-yard freestyle i2:40l, and Hannah Roberts was tops the 100yard backstroke i1:05l. Swimming her first meet of the season, senior Shelby Baker won both of her individual events, taking first in the 50-yard freestylei26.26l and the 500-yard freestyle

about seven minutes left Monday, Wayne Tinkle wrestled with an internal dilemma. His star guard, Gary Payton II, was two assists shortofatriple-double.W ith Oregon State up 40 points in an eventual 71-43 blowout, Tinkle worried that substituting the junior back in would give Grambling State the wrong idea. But Payton's possible milestone held unique significance. His father, the Hall of Famer known simply as "The Glove," owned the program's only triple-double. So Tinkle waved him toward the scorers table. Little more than four minutes later, Payton delivered the crucial assist down low to guard Victor Robbins. Objective achieved, his night promptly ended. Payton had 10 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and six steals. The stat-stuffing line arrived 26 years after his dad, then a Beavers junior, scrapedtogether 20 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists against Portland. "I've been in that situationbefore and I've never put a guy back in," Tinkle said. "The overwhelming part wasthe factthatit was his father. I thought that was something that a father and son can share that will live in Oregon State history."

Wilhelm

Brooklyn travels to take on Toronto The red-hot 19-6 Toronto Raptors will seek a measure of revenge for last season's first-round playoff exit as they host the 10-13

Brooklyn Nets. 5 p.m., ESPN

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rebounds per game."Everyone will go to the glass and rebound." Oregon ranks fifth in the NCAA with 44.3 rebounds per game, nearly three more than other teams in the Pac-12, although no Ducks rank in the top 10 in the conference in that category.

WHO'S HOT

VINCE CARTER: The longtime NBA veteran scored 20 straight points in the second quarter to fuel the Memphis Grizzlies' 105-98 win over Golden State, ending the Warriors' 16game win streak.

WHO'S NOT

SIO MOORE: After sitting out

Sunday's loss at Kansas City, the Oakland outside linebacker was placed on injured reserve. Moore, a third-round pick in 2013, had 90 tackles during the season.

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SPORTS

SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA y-New England 11 3 0 . 7 86 442280 Bulfalo 8 6 0 . 5 7 1 302254 Miami 7 7 0 . 5 00 327301 N.Y. Jets 3 11 0 . 214 230360 South W L T P c t P F PA y-Indianapolis 10 4 0 .7 1 4 424317 Houston 7 7 0 . 5 00 324277 Tennessee 2 12 0 .1 4 3 231390 Jacksonville 2 12 0 .1 4 3 211376 North W L T P c t P F PA Cincinnati 9 4 1 . 6 79 311289 Pittsburgh 9 5 0 . 6 43 389339 Baltimore 9 5 0 . 6 43 376267 Cleveland 7 7 0 . 5 00 276300 West W L T P c t P F PA y-Denver 11 3 0 .78 6 407303 KansasCity 8 6 0 .57 1 322254 San Diego 8 6 0 .57 1 303294 Oakland 2 12 0 . 143 213381 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA Dallas 10 4 0 . 7 14 381328 Philadelphia 9 5 0 . 6 43 416347 N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 . 3 57 317339 Washington 3 11 0 . 214 257370 South W L T P c t P F PA New Orleans 6 8 0 . 4 29 364374 Carolina 5 8 1 . 3 93 288358 Atlanta 5 9 0 . 3 57 348369 Tampa Bay 2 12 0 . 143 254367 North W L T P c t P F PA 10 4 0 . 7 14 281238 10 4 0 . 7 14 436325 6 8 0 . 4 29 277297 5 9 0 . 3 57 296409 West W L T P c t P F PA x-Arizona 11 3 0 .78 6 287244 Seattle 10 4 0 . 7 14 339242 San Francisco 7 7 0 .5 0 0 251285 St. Louis 6 8 0 . 4 29 291297

x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday, Dec. 18

TennesseeatJacksonville,5:25 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 Philadelphia at Washington, 4:30 p.m. San DiegoatSan Francisco,8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 21 Baltimore at Houston, 10 a.m. Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m. Atlanta at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Minnesota at Miami, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Carolina, 10 a.m. Green BayatTampa Bay,10 a.m. Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. New England at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at St. Louis, 1:05 p.m. Buffalo at Oakland, 1:25 p.m. Indianapolis at Dallas, 1:25 p.m. Seattle at Arizona, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 22 Denver at Cincinnati, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 28 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Detroit at Green Bay, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Houston, 10 a.m. San Diego at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Dallas at Washington, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, 10 a.m. Buffalo at New England, 10 a.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 1:25 p.m. Oakland at Denver, 1:25 p.m.

College Football Bowl Schedule All Times PST Saturday, Dec. 20 New Orleans Bowl Nevada (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette

(8-4), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque UTEP (7-5) vs. Utah State (9-4), 11:20 a.m. (ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl Colorado State (10-2) vs. Utah (8-4), 12:30 p.m. (ABC) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise Western Michigan (8-4) vs. Air Force

(9-3), 2:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Camelia Bowl At Montgomery, Ala. Bowling Green (7-6) vs. South Alabama

(6-6), 6:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 22 Miami Beach Bowl

BYU (8-4) vs. Memphis (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec.23 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Marshall (12-1) vs. Northern lllinois

(11-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego Navy (6-5) vs. San Diego State (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 24 Bahamas Bowl At Nassau Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central Michigan (7-5), 9 a.m. (ESPN) Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Rice (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-7), 5

p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 26 Heart of Dallas Bowl lllinois (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl At Detroit Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl UCF (9-3) vs. N.C. State (7-5), 5 p.m.

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Saturday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Annapolis, Md. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El paso, Texas Duke (9-3) vs. Arizona State (9-3), 11 a.m. (CBS) Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Miami (6-6) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Boston College (7-5) vs. Penn State

(6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl At San Diego Nebraska (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-4),

5 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 29

Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. West Virginia (7-5) vs. Texas ASM (75), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Clemson (9-3) vs. Oklahoma (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Texas Bowl At Houston Texas (6-6) vs. Arkansas (6-6), 6 p.m.

(ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 30 Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. Notre Dame (7-5) vs. LSU (8-4), 12 p.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Louisville (9-3) vs. Georgia (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Fosters Farm Bowl At Santa Clara, Calif. Stanford (7-5) vs. Maryland (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl At Atlanta Mississippi (9-3) vs. TCU (11-1), 9:30 a.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Boise State (11-2) vs. Arizona (10-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl At Miami Mississippi State (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (10-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Wisconsin (10-3) vs. Auburn (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN2) Cotton Bowl Classic At Arlington, Texas Michigan State (10-2) vs. Baylor (11-1), 9 a.m. (ESPN) Citrus Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Minnesota (8-4) vs. Missouri (10-3), 10 a.m. (ABC) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Playoff semifinal: Oregon (12-1) vs. Florida State (13-0), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Playoff semifinal: Alabama (12-1) vs. Ohio State (12-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 2 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas

Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Houston (7-5), 9 a.m. (ESPN) TaxSlayer Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. lowa (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6), 12:20 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio UCLA (9-3) vs. Kansas State (9-3), 3:45 p.m. (ESPN) Cactus Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Oklahoma State (6-6) vs. Washington (8-5), 7:15 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 3 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Florida (6-5) vs. East Carolina (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN2) GoDaddy Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Toledo (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (7-5), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 10 Medal of Honor Bowl At Charleston, S.C. American vs. National, 11:30 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 12 College Football Championship At Arlington, Texas Sugar Bowl winner vs. Rose Bowl win-

ner, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

TRAN SACTION S Tuesday BASEBALL

American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with OF Melky Cabrera on a threeyear contract. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHP Gavin Floyd on a one-year contract. Designated LHP Nick Maronde for assignment. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with 1B/DH Kendrys Morales on a two-year contract. LOS ANGELES ANGELSNamed Dave Anderson manager and Johnny Narron hitting coach of Salt Lake (PCL); Bill Richardson manager and Andrew Campbell strength and conditioning coach of Arkansas (TL); Chad Tracy manager and Ryan Barba hitting coach of Burlington (MWL); Dave Stapleton manager, John Slusarz pitching coach and Alexis Gomez co-hitting coach of Orem (Pioneer); and Jairo Cuevas co-pitching coach and Paul McAnulty co-hitting coach of the ASL Angels. NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with LHP Chris Capuano on a oneyear contract. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Traded OF Matt Joyce to the L.A. Dodgers for RHP Kevin Jepsen. TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Kyuji Fujikawa on a one-year contract and INF Tommy Field and 1B Kyle Blanks on minor league contracts. Designated LHP Scott Barnes and RHP Ben Rowen for assignment. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with 1B Daric Barton on a minor league contract.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Named John Moses hitting coach of Gwinnett (IL), Garey Ingram hitting coach of Mississippi (SL), Randy Ingle manager and Carlos Mendez hitting coach of Carolina (Carolina), Robinson Cancel manager of Danville (Appalachian), Ralph Wheeler manager of the GCL Braves, Dave Trembley minor league field coordinator, Chris Dayton assistant minor league strength and conditioning coordinator, Lebi Ochoa senior adviser to player development and Jeff Pink minor league equipment manager. COLORADO ROCKIES — Agreed to terms with INF Daniel Descalso on a twoyear contract. LOSANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Brandon McCarthy on a four-year contract. Traded RHP Craig Stem to Miami and OF Noel Cuevas to Colorado to complete earlier trades. Designated RHP Brian Wilson for assignment. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Signed RHP Brandon Morrow to a one-year contract. Designated LHP Juan Oramas fo r assig nme nt.

American Association KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed LHP Kris Regas. LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed C Tyler Smith and INF Eddie Young.

Frontier League FLORENCE FREEDOM — Sent

LHP Peter Gehle to Lake Erie to complete an earlier trade. Traded LHP Chris Cummins, RHP Chris Squires and OF Adam Taylor to the Gary SouthShore (AA) for OF Cody Bishop and RHP Ethan Gibbons. ROCKFORD AVIATORS — Signed RHPs Ryan Bonnott and Eric Cendejas and INF Tanner Witt to contract extensions. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERSSigned RHPs Derek Fischer and Paul Schwendel. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS — Assigned C Clint Capela to Rio Grande Valley

(NBADL).

Women's National Basketball Association SAN ANTONIO STARS — Agreedto terms with coach and general manager Dan Hughes on a multiyear contract extension. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed DT Ed Stinson on injured reserve. Signed WR Brittan Golden from the practice squad. ATLANTA FALCONS — Placed CB RobertAlford on injured reserve. BUFFALO BILLS — Released FB Frank Summers. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Released DT Micanor Regis. Signed DT Kyle Love. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Released LB Zac Diles. Claimed OLAndrew McDonald off waivers from lndianapolis. DENVER BROCOS — Placed LB Danny Trevathan on injured reserve. Waived TEDominique Jones. HOUSTON TEXANS — PlacedQB Ryan Fitzpatrick on injured reserve and WR Travis Labhart on the practice squad injured list. Signed QB Case Keenum from the practice squad and QB Ricky Stanzi and WR Uzoma Nwachukwu to the practice squad. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed DT Roy Miller to a four-year contract extension. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Released TE Gator Hoskins. Signed TE Gerell Robinson from the practice squad. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Released OT J'Marcus Webb. NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed LB Jacquian Williams and OL James Brewer on injured reserve. Signed DT Dominique Hamilton from the practice squad, OL Adam Gettis from Pittsburgh's practice squad and CB Thomas Gordon to the practice squad. NEW YORK JETS — Released CB Josh Thomas. Signed S Rontez Miles from the practice squad and LB Mario Harvey to the practice squad. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Placed LB Sio Moore on injured reserve. Signed CB Chance Casey from San Francisco's practice squad. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERSPlaced WR Kassim Osgood on injured reserve. Signed LB Desmond Bishop to a one-year contract and TE Xavier Grimble to the practice squad. TENNESSEE TITANS — Placed QB Jake Locker and TE Brett Brackett on injured reserve. Signed QB Jordan Palmer. Signed TE Matthew Mulligan from the practice squad and QB Alex Tanney to the practice squad. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Placed QB Colt McCoy on injured reserve. Signed LBJackson Jeff coatfrom the practice squad. Released DB Chase Minnifield. Canadian Football League CFL — Named chieffinancial officer and senior vice president Craig Reynolds president and chief executive officer, effective in March. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERSSigned DB Derek Jones to a contract extension. HOCKEY

National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned D Brandon Gormley to Portland (AHL). CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Assigned D Mathieu Brisebois from Rockford (AHL) to Indy (ECHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETSTraded LW Jerry D'Amigo to Buffalo for C Luke Adam. Assigned Adam and LW Kerby Rychel to Springfield (AHL). Activated D Fedor Tyutin from injured reserve. DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled F Marek Tvrdon from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned F

Tim Sestito toAlbany (AHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled G Andrei Vasilevskiy from Syracuse

(AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled F Nathan Walkerfrom South Carolina

(ECHL) to Hershey (AHL). American Hockey League CHARLOTTE CHECKERS — Signed F Gabriel Desjardins and D Mike Little to professional tryout agreements. GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Recalled D Scott Czarnowczan from Toledo

(ECHL).

HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Signed F Shane Bakker to a professional tryout agreement. HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Returned G Jeff Malcolm and F Vinny Saponari to Greenville (ECHL). Released D Henrik Tallinder. LAKE ERIE MONSTERS — Recalled F Nathan Condon from Fort Wayne (ECHL). SYRACUSE CRUNCH — Recalled G Allen York from Florida (ECHL). ECHL ALASKAACES — Loaned D Brad Richard to lowa (AHL). BRAMPTON BEAST — Released D Andrew Darrigo. Signed D Tanner Burton. FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Signed D Bobby Preece. FORT WAYNE KOMETS — LoanedG Pat Nagle to Lake Erie (AHL). GWINNETT GLADIATORS — Traded F Bobby Hughes to lndy for F Travis Ouellette. UTAH GRIZZLIES — Loaned D Matt Pelech to Rochester (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer SPORTING KANSAS CITY— Signed MF James Marcelin. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS — ResignedM Mauro Rosales. COLLEGE NCAA — Extended the suspension of Georgia swim coach Jack Bauerle through the 2014-15 season and imposed a $5,000 fine for major rules violations. AUBURN-MONTGOMERY — Named Eric Newell softball coach. CHATTANOOGA — Named Gavin McKinney women's soccer coach. CREIGHTON — Suspended G James Milliken indefinitely from the men's basketball team. FLORIDA — Named Geolf Collins defensive coordaintor. FURMAN — Named T.J. Hall director of football operations. HOUSTON — Named Tom Herman football coach and agreed to terms with him on a five-year contract. IOWA STATE — Announced redshirt sophomore basketball G Sherron DorseyWalker is transferring. LEWIS 8 CLARK — Named Jay Locey football coach. MICHIGAN — Announced LB Michael Ferns has been grant his release. MONTANA — Named Bob Stitt football coach. NORFOLK STATE — Named Latrell Scott football coach. SOUTH CAROLINA — Signed baseball coach Chad Holbrook a two-year contract extension through 2019. TCU — Signed football coach Gary Patterson to a multiyear contract. THIEL — Named Tanner Hurt assistant cross country and track and field coach. UNLV — Signed football coach Tony Sanchez to a four-year contract. YOUNGSTOWN STATE — Named Bo Pelini football coach.

BASKETBALL NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 19 6 .76 0 Brooklyn 10 13 . 435 8 Boston 8 1 4 .36 4 9 ' / 2 New York 5 22 . 185 1 5 Philadelphia 2 22 .0 8 3 16'/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Washington 18 6 .75 0 Atlanta 17 7 .7 0 8 1 Miami 12 13 .48 0 6 ' /2 Orlando 10 17 ,3 7 0 9 ' / 2 Charlotte 6 18 . 250 1 2 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 15 9 .62 5 Cleveland 14 9 .6 0 9 '/2 Milwaukee 13 12 .52 0 2 ' /2 Indiana 8 1 7 .32 0 7 ' / 2 Detroit 5 20 .2 0 0 10'/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB

Memphis 2 0 4 .83 3 Houston 1 8 5 .78 3 1 ' / 2 Dallas 18 8 .6 9 2 3 San Antonio 1 7 8 .68 0 3 ' / 2 New Orleans 12 12 .500 8 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 19 6 .76 0 Oklahoma City 12 13 .48 0 7 Denver 10 14 .4 1 7 8 ' / 2 Utah 6 19 . 240 1 3 Minnesota 5 19 .2 0 8 13'/2 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 21 3 .875 L.A. Clippers 17 7 .7 0 8 4 Phoenix 1 2 14 . 4 6 2 1 0 Sacramento 11 14 . 4 4 0 10'/2 L.A. Lakers 8 17 .3 2 0 13'/2 All Times PDT

Tuesday's Games Washington 109, Minnesota 95 Miami 95, Brooklyn 91 New Orleans 119, Utah 111 Memphis 105, Golden State 98 Dallas 107, New York 87 Oklahoma City 104, Sacramento 92

Wednesday's Games Phoenix at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Utah at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Orlando at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Toronto, 5 p.m. Memphis at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Portland, 7 p.m. Indiana at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Denver, 7:30 p.m.

Thursdayls Games New York at Chicago, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Friday's Games Charlotte at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Utah at Orlando, 4 p.m. Washington at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Memphis, 5 p.m. Portland at San Antonio 5 p m L.A. Clippers at Denver, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 7:30

p.m.

RODEO PRCA Standings Through Dec. 14 All-around 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $494,369 2. TufCooper, Decatur, Texas $246,449 3. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $124,531 Bareback Riding 1. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah $294,980 2. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. $201,025 3. Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas $198,075

Steer Wrestling 1. Luke Branquinho, LosAlamos, Calif. $202,380 2. Kyle lrwin, Robertsdale, Ala. $147,699 3. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. $143,569

Team Roping (header)

1. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $220,058 2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $176,183 3. Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz. $153,585 $101,071

Team Roping (heeler)

1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $220,058 2. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. $176,183 3. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. $150,574 Saddle Bronc Riding 1. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah $205,388 2. CortScheer, Elsmere, Neb. $195,586 3. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, lowa $180,726 Texas $51,725 Tie-down Roping 1. TufCooper, Decatur, Texas $241,734 2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $210,315 3. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho $199,888

Steer Roping 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $112,692 2. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. 72,191 3. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. 60,017

GIRLS PREP BASICETBALL

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Elgin Suffered a tough loss Tuesday, as Walla Walla, Wash., Academy rallied in the fourth quarter for a 33-31 win Tuesday in Walla Walla. The Huskies were ahead 23-16afterthreequarters, but Walla Walla outscored Elgin 17-8 in the final &Bme to steal the win, handing Elgin itsthird straight defeat. '%e're juSt Struggling to get into a rhythm at this point in the season," head coach Mike Slater said."For the second straight game, we have lost games in which we led going into the third quarter. '%e are Seeing Some glimPSeSOfVery good baSketball, but nOW WehaVe to SuStain that fOr Bn entire game. I haVe to re&eSh my PraCtiCe SCheduleS to really fOCuS On areaS Of the game

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Elgin senior Stormy Silver makes a pass during the Huskies' 47-37 win over Walla Walla Academy Dec. 9 at home. Junior Cheyanne Wilhelm led Elgin with 10 points, while senior Stormy Silver scored eight and senior Miah Slater added SiX points. "Cheyanne really Played Well thiS game, Bnd thiS iS

averypositive thing forthe reStOfthe SeaSOn,"Slater said."It will help solidify the inside game." The Huskies (3-3 overall) will play in the Union Booster Club Classic against Prairie City Thursday.

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The La Grande boys basketball team earned a 62-48 win over Umatilla Tuesday on the road. After taking a 24-10 lead at the end of the first quarter, Tigers' head coach Mark Carollo was happy with how his squad opened the game. "Offensively in the first quarter, we were clicking on all cylinders really well," Carollo said.eWe had to go to the bench for a few differentoptions,and a lotof guys played really well." Senior Jake Powell led the Tigers with 20 points. In addition, fellow seniors Kurt Boyd scored 12 points, while Brandon Dall dropped 11 in the victory. "Defensively, we were playing really well in the first quarter, but we got into some early foul trouble," Carollo said. After the Vikings outscored the Tigers by a combined eight points in the second and third quarters, Carollo credited his boys for raising their

After five timeouts were called in the last minute of the game, the La Grande girls basketball team picked up a 45-43 win over Umatilla Tuesday on the road. With the game tied at 40-all, junior Avery Albrecht made a go-ahead three-pointer with less than a minute to play. Albrecht finished with a team-high 19 points. "Avery is just a phenomenal athlete and basketball player," Girdner said.'What I liked about her game is she attacked the basket more tonight. She stepped up and got to the free throw line four times." After holding the Vikings defensively, Rachel Alexander nailed a pair of free throws that gave the Tigers a five point lead. Umatilla's Aleesha Watson answered with a three-pointer to score the final points of the game. Girdner said Watson caused serious problems for the Tigers defensively, as Watson scored 20 points in the second half. Girdner added that junior Kali Avila, who scored eight points, was the player of the game for the Tigers because ofher determination on defense. "Kali was everywhere for us defensively," Girdner said."She made some big steals in the press, and was very in tune with what was going on defensively." Girdner said he was the Tigers were able to pick up its second straight win on the road, while the squad still has plenty to work on. eWe have to get better with our passing," Girdner said.eWe had too many long passes

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La Grande sophomore ZackJacobs remains focused on defense during the Tigers' 64-51 win over Nyssa Thursday. intensity level to close out committing 18 turnovers. "Kids were trying to the game and seal the win in the fourth. make plays in the lane, but "We were able to get a we still need to make betfew stops and score some ter passes," Carollo said. "I liked the effort I saw out easy buckets in the fourth there tonight, but we had quarter," Carollo said. "We're learning right now, some lulls in effort and we can't let up on the pedal." and we're working to get La Grande i3-1 overbetter from our mistakes." Carollo also said the alll will be back in action Tigers need to takebetter against Vale Friday on the careofthebasketballafter road.

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La Grande'sAuslin McDaniel-Perrin makes a layup during practice in Nov. and too many soft passes." Girdner added that he is happy with how the team has taken care of the basketball so far this season, as he said the team's 14 turnoversper game isa pretty good number for this point in the season, but said the Tigers lost the ball around 20 times Tuesday. eWe have to get the post more involved in the game," Girdner said."It's easy to guard the three-point line if the ball never goes into the middle. We just have to believe in each other and play with more confidence." La Grande i3-1 overall) plays its home opener Friday against Vale.

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West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck is joining the NCAA as executive vicepresident ofregulatory affairs. The NCAA is creating a new position for Luck that will bring academic and membership affairs, the eligibility center and enforcement under one umbrella. He will oversee day-to-day operations in all NCAA regulatory functions. Among his duties, the NCAA said in its announcement, will be "strengthening relationships with NCAA colleges and universities." Luck will report to NCAA President Mark Emmert, who created the role during a restructuring ofhis senior stafFearlier this year. Luck will start his new job early next year. "I am verypleased to have Oliver joining our team in the national office," Emmert said in a statement. "He brings to us wide ranging, hands-on experience from across athletic, academic, and business worlds. Most important, his commitment to the success and well-being of our studentathletes is unquestionable.

He has demonstrated that commitment on the ground and throughout his life. I'm anxious for him to get started with us." The 54-year-old Luck has beenAD at his alma mater forfour years.Heorchestrated West Virginia's move fiom the Big East to the Big 12. A search committee ofrepresentatives from NCAA member schools, led by Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, recommended Luck for the position. Athletic directors in recent years have voiced concerns that they are not represented well enough in the NCAA. Luck helps bring that perspective Indianapolis. 'This is an excellent fit for the NCAA and for college athletics," Bowlsby said in a statement."Oliver is smart, analytical, energetic and insightful. While this is a big loss for WVU and the Big 12 it is a tremendous hire for our national association." The is moving to a new governance model that allows the five wealthiest conferences — the Big 12, Big Ten, Atlantic Coast Conference, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference — to make rules in certain areas without the approvaloftherestofthe Division I members.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Northern California authorities are investigating San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald on suspicion of sexual assault. San Jose Police Department Sgt. Heather Randol said Wednesday that detectives searched McDonald's San Jose home. Randol said an area hospital notified police Tuesday night that a woman was seeking treatment. Accordingtopolice,the woman told police she was "possibly" sexually assault-

filed. McDonald could not be immediately reached for comment. San Francisco 49ers spokesman Dan Beckler didn't immediately return a phone call. The Santa Clara County district attorney'soffice said Nov. 10 that it declined to file charges against the defensive lineman in a domestic violence investigation stemming from his Aug. 31 arrest. McDonald has played the entire season with the 49ers.

WICHITA, Kan.— Trailing Alabama by 11 points with 5:50 remaining, Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall called his team together to prepare them for a final push. "He brings us into the huddle and was completely positive, trying to fuel our fire even more," said Shockers guard Ron Baker."That's the kind of coach you want to play for, and we responded to it." No. 11Wichita State scored 13 of the game's final 14 points to hold off Alabama for a 53-52 victory. The Shockers

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ofhis game-high 16 points. For Alabama i6-3l it was a stunningdefeat despite 13 points each from Levi Randolph and Shannon Hale. The Tide came very close to snapping Wichita State's 23game home winning streak. In the end Alabama wilted against Wichita State's pressure defense late. The Tide had seven straight empty possessions, including four turnovers — twice as many as Alabama had in the entire first half. "That was the game right there," Tide coach Anthony Grant said."That's what we'vegot to getbetter at. They only had two fouls and could be extra aggressive. We didn't handle it."

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Keystone XL pipeline will be the first of the new GOP-conLOSANGELES—The trolled Senate, the incoming hacking group behind the majority leader promised Sony cybersecurity attack has Tuesday, as Republicans made its first physical threat. sought to move past internal In a message sent at divisions and confront Presiaround 9:30 a.m., the group dent Barack Obama. — calling itself Guardians Incoming Senate Majorof Peace — issued a warnity Leader Mitch McConnell ing along with what appears made the pledge on Keystone to be files related to Sony as Congress wraps up the Pictures CEO and Chairman final days of its lame-duck Michael Lynton. session. Republicans are set ''We will clearly show it to take control of the Senate iour Christmas gift) to you at in January, and broaden the very time and places The their ranks in the House. Interview' be shown, includ3eb Bush exploring ing the premiere, how bitter presidential run fate those who seek fun in terrorshould bedoomed to," Former Florida Gov. Jeb the hackers wrote. Bush announced Tuesday that he hasdecided to"actively exSenate to take plore" a 2016presidentialrun Keystone XL vote and will create a political acWASHINGTON — Votes tion committee next month to help"facilitate conversations to approvethe controversial

with citizens across America." 'The PAC's purpose will be to supportleaders,ideasand policies that will expand opportunity and prosperity for all Americans," wrote Bush in a Facebook post."In the coming months, I hope to visit w ith manyofyou and have a conversationaboutrestoring the promise of America."

Russian ruble loses 20 percent of its value

MOSCOW — The Russian rubleplunged torecord lows Tuesday, defying a massive 6.5-point interest rate hike by the central bank. The euro soared to 100 rubles in afternoon trading while the dollar rose to 80 against the ruble, meaning that the Russian currency Robin Williams topped lost more than 20 percent of searches in 2014 its value in a single day. Sorry Kim Kardashian, you The ruble recovered later didn't break the Internet this to 85.5to the euroand 68.6 to year. The honor of No. 1 trend- the dollar, but Russian media ing search on Google actually reportssuggested thatbanks, went to Robin Williams. especially in regions outside The Mountain View, Calif, Moscow, limited or stopped searchengine giantreleased the sale of foreign currency. its annual list of top trending British Embassy items on Tuesday. Williams led thelistoftrending search- reopens in Egypt es in the US. and globally, CAIRO — The British followed by the World Cup, Embassy in Cairo reopened Ebola and Malaysia Airlines.

Tuesday, nine days after shutting down over security concerns, but it gave no immediate details about the nature of the threat that promptedthe closure. In a statement posted on its website and emailed to journalists announcingit was again open to the public, the embassy appeared apparently eager to dispel any notion that it harbored wider concerns over securityin Egypt. The Western-allied government is struggling to rebuild the ravaged touristindustry and attract foreign investment.

Use of torture highlighted in China BEIJING — The exoneration of a man wrongfully executed 18 years ago has again thrown a spotlight on China's widespread use of

torturetoextractconfessions from criminal suspects. In an unusually candid editorialTuesday, a state government newspaper acknowledged that local police regularly torture suspects, resultingin numerous cases where innocent people are convictedand even executed for crimes they did not commit.

Dozens killed in Yemen car bombings SANAA, Yemen — A pairofcarbombs in central Yemen on Tuesday killed at least25 people,nearly tw othirds of them schoolgirls whose bus was hit, Yemeni officials said. A Shiite Muslim rebel group

blamed al-Qaida for causing the girls'deathsin abotched attack on a Shiite official undertherebels'protection.

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A victim is carried away from the scene in a coffin after more than 140 people were killed in a Taliban assault on an army-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Tuesday. with Pakistani soldiers and police commandos, trapping Los Angeles Times hundreds of students and PESHAWAR, Pakistan teachers in the Army Public — The 10th-graders were School compound where the having a class party when assailants planted bombs the gunmen burst into the to deterthesecurity forces. Around nightfall, eight hours auditorium. Disguised as Pakistani security forces and after the siege began, army armed with automatic weap- officials said all the militants ons, they moved through the were killed and more than crowd of cowering children, 900 students and teachers shooting methodically. escaped or were rescued. "I immediately hid Nearly all those killed beneath the desk," student were between the ages of Shah Rukh Khan said,"and 13 and 16. School principal Tahira Qazi also was among they continued firing." The boy remained quiet, pretend- the dead. Another 121 stuing tobe dead asclassmates dents were wounded, many collapsed around him, their critically. They lay in overdark green school uniforms whelmed hospitals surroundsoaked through with blood. ed byanguished relatives as When it was over, 132 hundreds of people lined up children and nine stafFmem- outside to donate blood. The Pakistani Taliban, a bers were killed Tuesday at an army-run school in this militant group seeking to northeastern city in one of overthrow the elected civilian government, claimed the deadliest terrorist atresponsibility, saying it was tacks in Pakistan's troubled history. Many were shot in retaliation for a months-long army offensive against its thetemple atclose range. One 9-year-old told his father hide-outs in the nation's restive northern tribal areas. that a classmate's head was nearly blown offhis body. The military campaign beSeven assailants wearing gan in the North Waziristan explosives-laden suicide vests region in mid-June with fought a daylong gun battle tanks,troops and airstrikes, By Shashank Bengali and ZulfiqarAli

killing hundreds of militants from the Taliban and foreign militant networks based near the Afghan border. Up to half a million people were driven from their homes during the offensive, launched after the failure of a months-long effort by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs government to negoti ate a peacedeal. The United States stepped up its own campaign of drone strikes in the region this year, though it has mainly targeted other militants who attack U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan. The Pakistani Taliban group opposes formal education, particularly of girls, and has attacked hundreds of schools in recent years and attemptedtoassassinate student activist Malala Yousafzai in October 2012. Malala, now 17, accepted the Nobel Peace Prize last week. This attack — which~ailed the 2004 school siege in Beslan, Russia, that left 385 people dead, induding 186 childrenwas the insurgents'biggest and most brazen, and it brought their war into the homes of the military, Pakistan's most powerful institution.

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BOISE,Idaho — The Bureau ofReclamation has announced that a funding opportunity announcement for the Pacific Northwest Region's Water Conservation Field Services Program is now available. The grant opportunity is for cost-share fundingforwaterconservation activities. The funding opportunity announcement is available at www.grants. gov using funding announcement No.

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NEOEDD receives grant from Oregon Community Foundation ENTERPRISE — The Northeast Oregon Economic Development District was awarded a $10,000 two-part grant from theOregon Community Foundation, completing a two-part grant that was initiated in 2013. The grant supports NEOEDD's continuing efforts to create a"local financing ecosystem" to meet the needs ofbusinesses and citizens in Northeast Oregon. The grant comes from the Glen and Jean McKenzie Fund. »We have made some important progress in 2014, hosting a number of informational programs in Baker, Union and Wallowa counties," says NEOEDD Executive Director Lisa Dawson.»With Oregon's new Community Public Offering program becoming a reality, we need this grant funding to support our local-investing workshops that educate the public about theiroptions." — I/VesComNews Service staff

About thiscolumn Small Business Happenings covers Northeast Oregon's small-business community. The column carries news about business events, startups and 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 August: CITY OF LA GRANDE PERMITS NOVEMBER 2014 Building permit fees (total) $ 3 ,102 Building permits valuation $283,828 Manufactured home permit fees $300 Mechanical permits $1,410 Plumbing permits $3,26 5.94 Electrical permits $5,297.40 Demolition permits $190 Total permits issued 63 UNION COUNTY PERMITS NOVEMBER 2014 B uilding permit fees (total) $65 7 Building permits valuation $2 2,142 Manufactured home permits fees $0 Mechanical permits $1,677 Plumbing permits $1,194 Electrical permits $3,794.84 Demolition permits $0 Farm exempt permits $0 Total permits issued 60 Source: Umon County Chamber of Commerce

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lmost everyone looks back at theircareerat some point. The good times are remembered fondly, the toughtimes are recalled with the wonder of survival, and the things learned that might apply to what is happening at the moment surface with thanks. I literally grew up in the food industry. My first job in high school was working at a small grocery store; I then graduated to McDonald's, worked through college at a convenience store and spent summers at a Hunt-Wesson ketchup factory, working the graveyard shift on the sanitation crew. Post college I worked for leaders Nestle and Coca-Cola. Here are five major lessons I learned in my time in the food industry. By the way, I never actually worked at a foodcourtbutdid spend plenty of time in kitchens all over the country.

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WALLOWA — Maintaining the rural lifestyle in a world eager for locally grown food is how the Hawkins Sisters Ranch raises its chickens. Mary Hawkins,a fourth-generation Wallowa rancher, oversees the operation on the family farm. Two years into full-time chicken ranching, Hawkins said she first tried raising chickens in 2008. This go-around, she sought help througha U.S.Department of Agriculture microloan program. "The operating and term loan allowed me to buy hoops, wire, lumber,waterers,feeders and crates," Hawkins said. She said she cares for the chickens by herself most of the year but hires help during the busy season. In the spring, day-old Cornish Cross chicks arrive by mail. Hawkins said this hybrid is a common, commercially-raised breed. "Cornish Cross are very fast growing with lots ofbreast meat," she said. In eight weeks, they grow into a 4-pound dressed bird. "They don't go around and grazea lotbutarem ore economical to produce, and the feed conversion rate is extraordinary," Hawkins said. She feeds her chickens a mix

Mary Hawkins said she processes about 1,000 chickens for meat each summer at Reinford Custom Cuts in Cove. They can be purchased by eraiili n maryhawkinswallowa@ gmail.com or calling 541398-0004. They are delivered as whole, clean, frozen and individually vacuum-packed chickens. Eggs and meat are also sold through the Carman Ranch Buying Club, www.farmigo. com/store/carmanranch and distributed in the Portland metro area.

she'sdeveloped ofcamelina seed, barley, wheat, peas and crab m eal. A bird thatdoesn'tgraze much needs more protein, so she adds methionine and amino acid specifically formulated for birds who don't graze. For extra nutrition, Hawkins saidshe sproutswheat berries by soaking overnight, spreading them out on a cookie sheet and keeping them moist until a threeinchblades ofgrasssprout. "Growing grass has all sorts of magical properties," Hawkins said."A good sprouting system could allow me to extend the season of the pastured poultry."

Typically, she raises her meat chickens from May to October in open air hoop houses with soft wood chips she gets from IntegratedBiomass,a sm allwoods product mill in Wallowa. She said she also raises Colored Broilers, similar to Freedom Rangers or Poulet Rouge. They take 13to 14w eeks tomature to a 4-pound carcass. "They take more feed, time and labor, but are good grazers and foragersand produce a lotofdark meat," Hawkins said. Hawkins Sisters also raise Red Sex Links, Rhode Island Reds and Delaware Araucanas, a breed Hawkins called"barnyard, oldtimey chickens." She said she experimented with other commercial breeds but found them too high strung, and though they produce a lot of eggs at first, they"burn out" early and stop laying. The breeds she now prefers layfor abouttwo years before they become stewing hens. She said she gets her laying hens as chicks and raises them in open, free range houses in various locations around the ranch. They areraised on the same rations as the meat chickens until they are adults. To protect her flocks she uses electrified netting to keep out the stray dogs and weasels. Overnight,they are keptin their hoop houses,covered duringthe winter.

In the food industry, like many industries, your career is what you make of it. Being a"jack of all trades and master of none" is invaluable, because itserves asthe foundation for becoming a general manager. I spent time in production, operations management, inventory control, finance, sales analysis, marketing and business development. The lesson learned is that it pays to keep learning everything you can about your employer and your industry even if you don't like the subject because as an owner or in a position ofleadership, you will be expected to understand how everything fits togetherfor the organization.

Plans, who has plans? A huge life lesson I learned from a mentor is that if you want to be successful, you have to have a plan. My experience is that only two functional areas in business actually have written plans. The first is marketing, responsible forcreating revenue. The other is the financialdepartment,responsible forreporting revenue, costs and profits. That other departments I SeeKeller / Page 2B

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Droughtshrinks rn0regoniarmreceids By Sean Ellis Capital Press

NYSSA — Three straight years of dry conditions and below-average snowpacks have cost farmers in Eastern Oregon tens of millions of dollars. The irrigation supply for farmers in Malheur County who get their water from the Owyhee Project began to run out in July this year and was completely shut off in August, two months earlier than normal. That happened despite the fact that the annual irrigation allotment for farmers who get their water from the Owyhee Irriga-

tion District was already slashed from theusual 4 acre-feetto 1.7 acre-feet thisyear. "It had a huge negative impact," Nyssa farmer Craig Froerersaid about the sparsewater supply this year.»We definitely need this drought to go away." The Owyhee Project supplies waterto118,000 acresofirrigated land west of the Snake River. About 1,800 farms depend on the water, most in Eastern Oregon and some around Homedale and Marsing in southwestern Idaho. Owyhee Reservoir was designed to hold a two-year supply of irrigation water. But that area

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has now suffered through three straight dry years. Onions are the main cash crop in this area. Many farmers left ground idle or planted less water-intensive crops this year to ensure they had enough water fortheironion crops. Oregon State University cropping systems extension agent Bill Buhrig estimates about 15 to 20 percent of farm ground in the county was left idle this year as a result of the drought. In some areas, where water was most scarce, as much as one-third of the farm ground was left idle.

OSU extension agents wrll estimate the drought's economic impact on Eastern Oregon agriculture when the USDA data becomesavailable,butbased on interviews with farmers, it's likely in the tens of millions of dollars. Farm cash receipts in Malheur County totaled $359 million in 2012, according to the Census of Agriculture. Because farmers adjusted theiroperations todealwith the expected water shortage by reducing acreage and planting cropsthatuse lesswater,m ostof SeeDrought / Page 2B

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WASHINGTON — It's another political victoryforthepopular potato. For the first time, low-income women would be able to pay for white potatoes with government-subsidized vouchers issued by the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program, known as WIC. The potato provision ispartofam assive spending bill Congress is considering before the end of the year. White potatoes have been excluded from WIC since fruits and vegetables were first allowed under the program in 2009. It's not that white potatoes themselves aren't nutritious, but they're often used to make &ench fries, which are usually fiied or baked in unhealthy fats and oils. The Institute of Medicine had recommended that they be excluded, saying WIC recipients already eat enough white potatoes. The potato industry has aggressively lobbied for inclusion, saying it's not as much aboutsalesastheperception thatpotatoes aren't asnutritiousasothervegetables. Lawmakers from roughly 40 potato-growing stateshave been pushing for severalyearsto include the potato in the program. The potato' sadvocatesargue that it providespotassium, dietary fiberand folate, a water-soluble B vitamin, which can be helpful for pregnant women. They say it is also economical, which could help low-income m others stretch theirdollars.

Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican from the potato-growing state of Maine, has long promoted the nutritional attributes of potatoes, including potassium. "Potatoes are cholesterol-fiee, fat-fiee and sodium-free and can be prepared in countless healthy ways," she said in a statement Wednesday. The potato industry had another major legislative victory in 2011, when Congress voted to thwart the Agriculture Department's recommendation that only two servings a week ofpotatoes and other starchy vegetables be served in federally subsidized school lunches. The USDA effort was an attempt to limit the proliferation of french fiies on school lunch lines. W IC provides grants to statestoprovide food vouchers to low-income pregnant women, women who have recently given birth and infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk. Only a handful offoods meant toboostnutrition are allowed, such as whole grains, low-fat dairy and fiuits and vegetables. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has opposedeffortstoadd white potatoesto WIC, but he said in a letter to a member of Congress earlier this year that USDA would move up a regular review of the WIC food package by more than a year so the department could seek the assistance of the institute to learn if excluding white potatoes "is still supported by the most current science available."

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into this trap. the price. Ongoing learning should be part of the responAt Nestle, I was the first Continued from Page 1B person in the division to take sibility ofleadership in every organization. It is nothing advantage of the tuition reimbursement program more than an investment in spent time in had no plan offered. Idid nothavetopay the future of the company. was astounding. It wasn't any money out of pocket As a leader, your role is thatthe leadersin charge of when I was earning my these departments weren't to teach and one of the best MBA. dedicated or hard working. ways to do this is to share They did not have plans But when I was taking the what you have learned along because the organization was coursework, there were only the way so others won't make not aligned. a few people who encourthe same mistakes you did. This lack of alignment aged me and plenty of people manifested itself in many who thought it was a waste Ken Kelleris a syndicated of time and the company's ways, the biggest one being business columnist focused thatthe companies struggled money. on the leadership needs of Things change in the world small and midsizecloselyheld to achievestrategicgoalsand when they did, it was almost ofbusiness and those caught companies. Contact him at unprepared or unaware pay always well beyond the KenKeller@SBCglobal.net. desired date of accomplishment. Everydepartment in a company should have a plan, written down and presented forapprovalonce a yeariffor no other reason than to make sure the goals and processes Subscribe TODAYand Give a Gift to a friend or loved one being used or proposed are Subscribe or renew your current subscription to The Observer or not in conflict with other Baker City Herald and give your friend or loved one a1 month departments. E-EDITION subscription FREE!

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people. Organizations need goals. People need goals. Without goals, not much will get done. But a lot of money, time and other resources will go to wasteforlack ofgoalsand holdingpeople accountable for accomplishing them.

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Continued ~om Page 1B the crops that were planted came out average to aboveaverage, Buhrig said. But all the ground that was left idle had to have had a major impact, he

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''We had average yields but we didn't have average production valley-wide because so much acreage was left fallow because of the lack of water," Buhrig said. ''We did a very good job with what we had to work with this year ... but we didn't have as much production as we normally do." Farmers didn't decrease their onion acreage; they left a lot of ground idle that would have gone to other crops, such as corn and sugar beets, said Nyssa farmer Paul Skeen, president of the Malheur County Onion Growers Association. Sugar beets and corn, both high-water crops, were the biggestlosersin the area this year in terms of acreagedeclines due to the water scarcity. About 26,000 acres of grain and silage corn and 8,700 acres of sugar beets are normally grown in Malheur County each year, but sugar beet acreage dropped to 4,700 this year and corn acreage was down by about half, Buhrig said. Those farmers who left land idle still have expenses on that ground tied to irrigation system payments, taxes, land rent or payments and weed control costs, Skeen said. "All your expenses are still there and you're literally not generating any-

supplemental water pumped fium the Snake River. Idaho growers near Homedale and Marsing who get their water &om the Owyhee Project also took a big hit this year. A lot fewer dry bean acres were planted as aresultofthe scarce water supply, said Treasure Valley Seed Co. Production Manager Don Tolmie. The net result of the idled acreage and crop switches was that the valley's important onion crop came through fine. About 11,000 acres of onions are typically planted on the Oregon side of the Snake River and 9,000 on the Idaho side, but industry leaders said that number was up about 8 percent this year. And many growers this year switched their onions to a drip irrigation system, which increased yields.

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All real estate advertised h ere-in is s u blect t o Senior a n d Di s a b l ed the Federal Fair HousHousing. A c c e pt ing ing Act, which makes applications for those it illegal to a dvertise aged 62 years or older any preference, limitaas well as those distions or discnmination abled or handicapped based on race, color, of any age. Income rereligion, sex, handicap, strictions apply. Call f amilial status or n aCandi: 541-523-6578 tional origin, or inten-

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American West Storage 7 days/24 houraccess 541-523-4564 LARGE 2 BDRM, 1 ba, COMPETITIVE RATES in Cove $700mo. NE Behind Armory on East Prope rt y M g t . and H Streets. Baker City 541-91 0-0354

LARGE 2BDRM 1 bath, $750.00. 541-91 0-0354 NICE 3 bdrm, 2 bath in Union. $650 plus Dep. Mt Emily Prop Mgmt 541-962-1074.

SOUTHSIDE, CLOSE to schools, 4 bd , 3 b a, woodstove, office, iac uzzi tu b i n m a s t e r suite, dbl ca r ga rage, f ruit t r e e s , g a r d e n spot, no smoking, no

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760 - Commercial Rentals 16 X 2 5 G a rage Bay w/11' celing & 10 x 10 Roll-up door. $200/mo +fees. 541-519-6273 25X40 SHOP, gas heat, roll up & walk-in doors, $375. (541)963-4071, LG.

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COMMERCIAL OR retail space for lease in his- 795 -Mobile Home t oric Sommer H e l m Spaces Building, 1215 Washi ngton A v e ac r o s s SPACES AVAILABLE, one block from Safefrom post office. 1000 way, trailer/RV spaces. plus s.f. great location W ater, s e w er , g a r $800 per month with 5 bage. $200. Jeri, manyear lease option. All a ger. La Gra n d e utilities included a n d 541-962-6246 parking in. A v ailable n ow , pl eas e call 54 1-786-1133for more information and VI ewI n g .

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800 — $700 1-1994 XLT Indy A dministrative S e r v ACCS600 — $700 ices Department at a 1-1992 Polans Indy cost of $2.00 Classic — $500 1-1992 Polans Lite Fred Warner Jr, Deluxe — $250 Commission Chair Purchase all or one! Price negotiable LegaI No. 00039387 Call 547-579-4530 or Published: December 17, see at 974 Washington 2014 Avenue, Baker City, OR GRAZING PERMIT 930 - Recreational Assessment Available Vehicles for Public Review THE SALE of RVs not beanng an Oregon in- The Baker Field Office, signia of compliance is Vale Distnct BLM, has illegal: cal l B u i lding completed for public Codes (503) 373-1257. review an Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding grazing on public lands. The EA analyzes a l t e rnative land management ac-

2007 NUWA HitchHiker Champagne 37CKRD $39,999 Tnple axles, Bigfoot iack leveling system, 2 new 6-volt battenes, 4 Slides, Rear Dining/ICitchen,

large pantry, double fndge/freezer. Mid living room w/fireplace and surround sound. Awning 16', water 100 gal, tanks 50/50/50, 2 new Powerhouse 2100 generators.

1. Uni qu e selling p o i n ts. T o d e te r m i n e t h e u niqueness of a p r o d u c t o r s e r v i c e , t hink l i k e th e p e o pl e w h o y o u w a n t t o r espond to y o u r a d . 2. Co m p l e te w o r d s . L i m i t a b b r e v i a t i o n s . t hey can c o n f u s e the re ader or o b s t r u c t c omm u n i c a t i on . I f y o u d e c i d e t o u s e s ome abbrev i a t i o ns , av oi d u n u s ual o n e s . 3. M i n d I m a g e s. A p p e al to t he r e a de rs s enses, such as sight, t o uc h o r e m o tions. 4. Alw ay s in c l ud e th e p r i ce . If y o u a r e f lexib le , i n c l u d e b est o f fe r o r n e g o t i a ble. 5 . If b r a n d n a m e s ar e i n v o l v ed, a l w a y s use them. Br a n d n a m e s c o v ey a s ens e o f qual i ty , d ep e n d ab i l i t y an d a p p r o p r i ateness. 6. Cive your ad a chance to work. The potential customer pool for your product, merchandise, or service is not static. Different readers and potential customers read the newspaper each day. It is important for you to "throw out an advertising net" to catch as many customers as possible. Remember, higher priced items normally need more days exposure to sell. 7. Be sure to include a phone number where you can be reached.

tions and forthcoming decisions that will provide progress toward a chievement o f t h e

Standards for Rangeland Health and management obiectives of the BLM B aker Resource Area Management Plan. The proiect area is within the

Powder River Canyon Geographic Unit which is located northeast of Baker C i ty , i n t he Medical Springs area (Proposed Grazing Permit Renewal Actions for Powder River Canyon Geographic Unit, Environmental Assessment

DOI-BLM-OR-V0502013-043-EA).

The purpose of the EA is to analyze the environmental and socio-economic impacts of four different management alternatives, including continuation of current 970 - Autos For Sal management, on the NEW 1-BDRM home. 40 Salt Creek Allotment acres. Denny Cr. rd. ' 99 C A DILLAC S T S . t hat f a i led t o m e e t powdernveriay©gmailGood condition.$4000 Standard for Rangecom. 541-523-2797 land Health due to live-

B1X113, 1818 Z Ave, LG. OFFICE SPACE approx Utilities available, 700 sq ft, 2 offices, re$36k. 541-963-2668 cept area, break room, common r e strooms, BEAUTIFUL VIEW lot in a ll utilitie s pa i d , Cove, Oregon. Build $500/mo + $450 dep. y our d r ea m h o m e . 541-91 0-3696 Septic approved, electnc within feet, stream r unning through l o t . A mazing v i e w s of mountains & v a l l ey.

3.02 acres, $62,000 208-761-4843

1010 - Union Co. 1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices Legal Notices Street, W e n a t chee, NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S NOTICE OF Foreclosure WA 9 8 8 01. YOU SALE Sale at C' s S t orage SHOULD BE P RE3 107 Cove Ave . L a SENT AT THIS HEAR- On December 29, 2014 Gran d e , OR . ING. at the hour of 1 0 :00 541-91 0-4438

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DONATE YOUR CAR, stock grazing. TRUCIC OR BOAT TO $94,900 JUST STEPS HE R ITAG E FOR THE BLM is taking comments BLIND. Free 3 Day Vaon the E A t h r o ugh AWAY FROM THE cation, Tax Deductible, January 26, 2015. The GRANDE RONDE RIVFree Towing, All Padocument m a y be a .m. a t t he Uni o n ER. Come build a home viewed from the Vale If a petition for termiCounty Sheriff's Of - The owner or r eputed perwork Taken Care on this property or Of. CAL L Dist r ic t w e b s it e nation o f p a r e ntal fice, 1109 IC Ave, La owner of the property place a manufactured 1-800-401-4106 htt: w w w . blm. ov or rights has been filed, Grande, Oregon, the to be sold is: home on it. The large (PNDC) /distncts/vale/ lanshn defendant's i n t e rest 1. Unit ¹ A - 2 3 W a yne you must request reshop has manyuses. will be sold, subiect to H eisel a m o unt d u e ~dex. h . C o m m ents a ppointment o f a 14683545 may be submitted in lawyer to represent redemption, in the real $290.00. Century 21 w riting t o t h e B L M you in the terminaproperty c o m m o nly 2. Unit ¹ D -55 Barbera Eagle Cap Realty, Baker Field Office at: tion proceeding. To known as: 67021 End Williams amount due 541-9634511. o btain a c our t - a p $240.00. Road, Summerville, Or p ointed l a w ye r y o u Bureau of Land 97876. The court case 3. Unit ¹ D- 2 1 J a red Management m ust c o ntact: M r s . n um b e r Is Whipple amount due ROSE RIDGE 2 SubdiviBaker Field Office Melanie Donithan at 13-05-48378, w h e re $185.00. sion, Cove, OR. City: P.O. Box 947 Chelan County JuveNATIONSTAR MORT- 4 . Unit ¹ A 36 Cor y Sewer/VVater available. n ile C e n t er , ( 5 0 9 ) GAGE,LLC, Its SuccesBaker City, OR 97814 ICingsmith amount due Regular price: 1 acre 1001 - Baker County 667-6351. sors and/or Assigns, is $215.00. m/I $69,900-$74,900. Legal Notices In addition, co m ments plaintiff, and Fred R. 5. Unit ¹ B-38 and C-17 We also provide property m ay b e su b m i t t e d THE HEARING WILL Freels, an i ndividual; Russ Osterloh amount NOTICE OF management. C heck DETERMINE IF YOUR Irma M. Freels, an indielectronically by email due $890.00. SHERIFF'S SALE out our rental link on t o: BLM OR B - PARENTAL RIGHTS v idual; A l l Par t i e s 6. Unit ¹ D-27 ICasey Hall our w ebs i t e IC Mail©blm. ov. TO YOUR CHILD ARE Claiming An Interest In amount due $275.00. www.ranchnhome.co On January 06, 2015, at Please include "ComTERMINATED. IF The R ea l P r o p erty 7. Unit ¹ B-41 Ted the hour of 9:00 a.m. m or c aII m ents o n Pow d e r YOU DO NOT A PCommonly ICnown as C ramer amount d u e at the Baker County Ranch-N-Home Realty, PEAR AT THE HEAR- 67021 End Road, Som$535.00. C ourt H o use, 1 9 9 5 River Canyon" on the In c 541-963-5450. T hird S t reet , B a k e r s ubiect line o f y o u r I NG T H E C O U R T merville, Or 97876, are C's Storage is foreclosemail so it will be forMAY ENTER AN ORdefendants. The sale ing the lien. City, Oregon, the deI warded properly within DER IN YOUR ABis a public auction to Property will be sold on I fendant's interest will the field office. SENCE TERMINATthe highest bidder for J anuary 5, 2 0 1 5 a t be sold, subiect to reING YOUR PARENc ash o r cas h i e r ' s 12:00 pm by auction. demption, in the real BBO - Commercial TAL RIGHTS. check, in hand, made property c o m m o nly Contact John Rademacher at 541-523-1417. out to U n ion County Published: December 3 Property known as: 14645 S. To request a copy of S heriff's Office. F o r and 17,2014 R ock C r ee k L a n e , BEST CORNER location the Notice and Summ ore information o n H aines, O R 9 7 8 3 3 . LegaI No. 00039384 for lease on A dams this sale go to: LegalNo. 00039191 mons, and TerminaThe court case num- Published: December 17, Ave. LG. 1100 sq. ft. 2014 t ion P e t ition, c a l l www.ore onshenffs. ber is 14-316, where Lg. pnvate parking. ReDSHS at com sales.htm CIRCUIT COURTOF m odel or us e a s i s . TIM A. ICERNS AND 509-665-5300 . To OREGON FOR UNION JULIE ICERNS, hus- SUPERIOR COURT OF 541-805-91 23 WASHINGTON v iew in f o r m a t i o n Published: November 26, band and wife is plainCOUNTY about your rights in 2014 and December 3, tiff, and KENNETH B. COUNTY OF CHELAN this proceeding, go JUVENILE DIVISION 10,17, 2014 BAIN AND ICRISTINE to DEUTSCHE BANIC NAM. BAIN, husband and www.atg.wa.gov/TRM Legal No. 00039149 STATE OF TIONAL TRUST COMwife is defendant. The .aspx. WAS H I NGTON PANY, AS TRUSTEE sale is a public auction FOR TH E R E G ISto the highest bidder Placing an ad in classiDATED this 15th day of TERED HOLDERS OF for cash or cashier's In re the Dependency of fied is a very simple proDecember , 2014 by MORGAN STANLEY check, in hand, made EMILY MARIE KOENIG ICIM MORRISON, Che- cess. Just call the classiABS CAPITAL 1 INC. out to Baker County D.O.B.: 2/3/2000 lan County Clerk. 2 007-NC4 M O R T MEDICAL/BUSINESS f ied d e p a r t m en t a n d S heriff's Office. F o r CONDO FO R SALE m ore information o n GAG E PA SS we'll help you word your Legal No. 00039378 ) THROUGH CERTIFIO R L E AS E A v a i l . t hi s s a le go a d f o r m ax i m u m Published: December 17, 1/1/15 Next to Grande C ATES, S ERI E S to: w w w . ore onsherresponse. 24,31, 2014 2007-NC4, Ronde Hospital. Beauiffs.com/sales.htm tiful view of the valley. CAUSE NO.: 14-7-70079-5 Plaintiff, 700 Sunset Suite C. LegalNo. 00039176 LaGrande , Ca l l Published: November 26, 701-21 0-11 38 V. December 3, 10, 17, NOTICE AND SUMMONS 2014 BY PUBLICATION CHARLES ICOCH, KATH(Termination) PUBLIC NOTICE LEEN ICOCH, BERPursuan t to O RS NICE M O N T ANEZ E i E i I * * 294.250, a schedule of TO: ~ AICA BERNICE SPACE, T OD D S PA CE, Bake r Co u nty ' s Garri us Fowler CREDIT SERVICES OF Monthly Expenditures Mother Exceeding $ 5 0 0 .00 OREGON, FIA CARD SERVICES NA, JEF(Newspaper Report) A Petition to Te rminate P arental Rights w a s FREY HINES, UNITED for the month of No910 - ATV, MotorcySTATES OF AMERv ember, 2 0 1 4 h a s filed on 12/4/2014; A Baker City Herald Fact Finding hearing been prepared. This ICA, INTERNAL REVEcles, Snowmobiles 541-523-3673 schedule, along with w ill be h eld o n t h i s NUE SERVICE, AND FOR SALE: matter on: 1/21/2015 PERSONS OR PARminutes of the Board The snow is falling and it La Grande Observer T IES UNK N O W N of County C o m m is- at 10:30am at Chelan is time to purchase a 541-963-3161 County Juvenile Court, sioners' proceedings C LAIM I N G A N Y "starter snowmobile" f or N o vember, h a s 3 00 W a s hi n g t o n RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN, •

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THE OBSERVER a BAKER CITY HERALD —9B

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

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Defendant(s).

To "appear" you must file with the court a legal paper called a "motion" or "answer." The "motion" or " answer" must be given to th e court clerk or adminis-

I IBrandon Smith, OSB ¹124584 E ma il: bsmith© No. 14-09-49293 robinsontait.com Robinson Tait, P.S. Attorneys for Plaintiff P LAINTIFF'S S U M MONS BY PUBLICATel: (206) 676-9640 TION t rator w i t h i n t h i r t y Fax: (206) 676-9659 days along with the reTo: BERNICE quired filing f ee . It Published: December 17 M ONTANEZ A I CA m ust b e i n pr o p e r 24, 31, 2014and BERNICE S P A CE, form and have proof of January 7, 2014 TODD SPACE, and service on th e p l aintiff's attorney or, if the LegaI No. 00039333 PERSONS OR PARTIES U N I CNO)ArN plaintiff does not have C LAIM I N G A N Y an attorney, proof of RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN, service on the plaintiff. OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DE- I F YOU H A V E A N Y S CRIBED I N TH E QUESTIONS, YOU COMPLAINT HEREIN SHOULD SEE AN ATTORNEY IM M E D IIN THE NAME OF THE ATELY . If you need STATE OF OREGON: help in finding an attorY ou are h e reby r e ney, you may call the quired to appear and O regon St at e B a r ' s defend against the alLawyer Referral Servlegations contained in ice at (503) 684-3763 t he C o mplaint f i l e d or toll-free in Oregon against y o u i n t he at (800) 452-7636. a bove e n t itled p r o ceeding w i t hi n t h i rty The oblect of the said ac( 30) days f ro m t h e t ion a nd t h e re l i e f date of service of this sought to be obtained Summons upon you. t herein i s f u l l y s e t If you fail to appear forth in said complaint, and defend this matter and is bnefly stated as within thirty (30) days follows: from the date of publication specified herein Foreclosure of a Deed of a long w i t h t h e r e - Trust/Mortgage quired f il i n g f ee, DEUTSCHE BANIC NA- Grantors: TIONAL TRUST COM- Charles ICoch and ICathPANY, AS TRUSTEE leen ICoch FOR TH E R E GISTERED HOLDERS OF Property address: MORGAN STANLEY 520 N. 11th Street, Elgin, ABS CAPITAL 1 INC. OR 97827 2 007-NC4 M O R T GAG E P A S S Publication: THROUGH CERTIFI- The Observer C ATES, S ERI E S 2007-NC4 will apply to DATED this 17 day of the Court for the relief December, 2014. demanded in the Complaint. Th e f i rst date I IMatt Booth, OSB of publication is ¹082663 December 17, 2014. E ma il: mbooth© robinsontait.com NOTICE TO I IZachary Bryant, OSB DEFENDANTS: READ ¹113409

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FILING OF BALLOTTITLE At a regular meeting held on May 13, 2014, the City Council of the City of Granite approved by resolution, and filed with the Grant County Elections Official the following ballot title:

SEL 802

Notice of Measure Election

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sseZri, 140.145.254.res, 254.464

City Notice

Date of Election

Narne of City or Cities

Date of Notice

December 15, 2014

March 10, 2015

City of Granite

The following is the final ballot title of the measure to be submitted to the city's yoters. Flhal Beltotl tt le Notice of receipt of ballot tltle hac been published and the ballot title challenge process has been completed. Captioh 10 words which reasonably identifies the subject of the measure

Proposed 2015 City of Granite AfTlended Charter

4iuestiOh 20 words which plainiy phrases the chief purpose of themeasure

Shall the legal voters of the City of Granite adopt the proposed amended section 24 of the city charter?

Sufhlhary 175 wordswhich condsely and impartially surnrnarizes the rneasure and its major effect

An elective City officer shall be a qualified elector under the state constitution and shall have owned real

property within the City for at least one year prior to being elected or appointed to the office F o r purposes of this subsection the owner of real property shall be an individual appearing of the Deed to the subject real property andlor on a contract of sale as a contract purchaser. Should there be rnuitiple

owners of the property, each of those owners shall have one vote.

Estlatehathfy Statehteht 500 words that impartially expiains the measure andits effect, If required attach to this form

If the county is producing a yotel's' pamphlet an explanatory staternent must be subrnitted for any measure referred by the dty governing body and if required by local ordinance, for any initiative or referendum. Explanatory statement requirecl Measure Type County producing voters' pamphlet Local ordinance requiring subinission

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AutltnriZed City OffiCial Not required to be notarized A By signing this documant. I hereby state that I am authorized by the city to svbmit this Notice of Ivleasure Eiection and I certify that

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Any legal voter of the City of Granite dissatisfied with the ballot title set forth above may petition the Grant County Circuit Court seeking a different ballot title and stating the reasons the ballot title set forth above is insufficient, not concise, or unfair. The petition must be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. of Friday, February 6, 2015. Any legal voter who files a petition as set forth above must notify the County Elections Official in writing that the petition has been filed not later than 5:00 p.m. on the next business day following the day the petition is filed. Legal No.2-007083 Published: December 17, 2014

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DEARABBY:I have a co-worker whois deaf. We eat lunch together every dayand usually get alorg well. She recently told me that when she goesout with frv'ends, shegets drunk and then drives herselfhome. I tried explainirg why that's not agood idea, but she got defensive and told me she's a grown woman and not to lecture her becauseit's her decision. I have now lost so much respectfor her that I'm no longer comfortable eating with her. What DEAR should I do?

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NEW YORK — The price of oil has fallen by nearly half in just six months, a surprising and steep plunge that has consumers cheering, producers howling and economists wringing their hands over whether this is a good or bad thing. The price of a barrel of oil is just under $56, down &om

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lower than at any time since the U.S. was still in recession in the spring of 2009. So what's going on? A global imbalance of supply and demand that is rippling across the world economy, for better and worse.

Supplies go boom Years ofhigh oil prices, interrupted briefly by the recession, inspired drillers around the world to scour the earth's crustfor moreoil. They found it. Since 2008 oil companies in the US., for example, have increased production by 70 percent, or 3.5 million barrels ofoil per day. To put thatin perspecti ve,thatincrease alone is more than the productionofany OPEC member other than Saudi Arabia. As US. production was rampingup, turmoil in the Middle East and NorthAlrica reduced supplies fiom Libya, Iran and elsewhere.A balance was struck Increasing supplies fiom outside of OPEC and fiom Iraq's recoveringoilindustry helped meetrisingdemand amund the world as other OPEC supplies waivered. But now those OPEC supplies look more certain despite continuing turmoil, and

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priceisexpected tobe sharply lower and the economy is expected to grow.

The happy consumers For drivers, shippers, airlines and other consumers of fuel, there's nothing not to like about the drop in oil prices. The national average gasoline price has fallen for 81

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Global demand is still expected to grow next year, but by far less than many households $100 amonth as thought earlier this year The they shop for holiday presents. "Any time gas prices go down economies of China, Japan thatisagood thing,"said and Western Europe — the top oil consumers after the Randy Daniels, 30, who was U.S.— all appear to be weak- shoppingrecently at the Lenox ening. Oil demand falls when Square Mall in Atlanta."An extra 20 or 30 bucks in my economic growth stalls. The U.S. is still the world's pocket goes far." largest consumer, but more Diesel and jet fuel prices fuel-efficient cars and chang- have also plunged, helping ing demographics mean boost the profits and share demand for oil and gasoline prices of airlines and shipis not increasing. The Energy pers. Heating oilisthecheapDepartmentpredictsa slight est it has been in four years, decreasein gasoline demand reducing home heating prices next year even though the just in time for winter.

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