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Shawn McKay, president of the La Grande-based medical marijuana testing company Eastern Oregon Analytical, holds a sample of cannabis flower extract that will be placed in the company's high-performance liquid chromatograph, left, for analysis.

• La Grande City Council votes down moratorium on marijuana dispensaries By Bill Rautenstrauch ForThe Observer

The La Grande City Council bucked a trend Monday night, voting against a proposed moratorium on medical marijuana dispensing facilities. So far, more than 100 Oregon cities have taken advantage of a provision in Oregon Senate Bill 1531 that empowers local governments enact one-year moratoriums on the dispensaries, which the state allows under recently passed House Bill 3460. By a 3-2 vote, the

La Grande council decided against joining the pack. The moratorium would have given the city a year to decide on local regulations regardingzoning,locations of dispensaries and the hours of operation. Mayor Daniel Pokorney and Councilor Mary Ann Miesner favored it, but three other councilors, Gary Lillard, Jerry Sebestyen and John Lackey, decided the extra time wasn't necessary. Councilor John Bozarth was absent-excused from SeeVote / Page 5A

• Testing facility, dispensary owners pleased with outcome of city council vote By Bill Rautenstrauch For The Observer

So far in La Grande, there's a medical marijuana testing facility up and running, and a dispensary set to open in June. One dayafter the La Grande City Council's vote against a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries, owners of those businesses were feeling jubilant. "I am pleasantly surprised," said Randy Lindsey, who is lining out the final plans for Green Apothecary, the dispensary he will open

at 1406 Jefferson Ave."As a medical marijuana patient myself I am compassionateforothers.W e'vewaited many years to get access to high quality medication, and it's high time it came about." The testing facility, Eastern Oregon Analytical, opened in office space on the third floor of the Sac Annex downtown in January. Shawn McKay, a student at Eastern Oregon University, is the company president, and Jeremy Riggle, an assistant professorofchemistry atthe SeeOutcome / Page 5A

How they voted The La Grande City Council voted 3-2 Monday night to not impose a moratorium on medical marijuana within the city limits. Here is how the council voted and where each councilor stood on the issue: DANIEL POKORNEY Said he favored the pot moratorium for a number of reasons, including the simple fact that marijuana use is against federal law. VOTE: FOR

GARY LILLARD Said the only part ofthe proposalthat resonated

MARYANN MIESNER Noted a moratorium wouldn't affect a medical with marijuana '9 M card, him is addressing holder's siting ability issues as to obtain part of the city's landthe drug under use planning. current laws. VOTE: AGAINST VOTE: FOR

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JERRY SEBESTYEN Said he likes the idea of a well-monitored medical marijuana pharmacy, giving patients an option instead of going to a pioducei.

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Powder couple • Millers arraigned for sex crimesthat allegedlyoccurred between 2011 and 2013 By Kelly Ducote The Observer

A North Powder couple charged with numerous sex crimes will next appear in court May 19. Joe Miller, 69, and Faith Miller, 55, were arraigned Monday afternoon on 32 counts of alleged sex crimes. Charges include first-degree rape, sodomy, unlawful sexual penetration, sexual abuse, contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor and criminal mistreatment. Judge Russ West on Monday raised bail for SeeCouple / Page 5A

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The news is giving La Grande School District officials reason for optimism, but it is alsoraising aredflag. Oregon Department of Education figures indicate that the La Grande School District will receive $449,000 in additional state money in 2014-15 for students from lowincome families. The money will provide a big boostto aschooldistrictthathas struggled financially in recent years. The state is using a new system to calculate how many students within the state's school districts are from families below the poverty line. cThe state had been using outdated data before," said La Grande School District Superintendent Larry Glaze. The education department's old formula indicated that the La Grande School District had about 232 students from families below the poverty line. The new formula indicates that the number is about 480. The new calculation will have a big impact on the school district's budget since districts receiveabout $1,700 in additional money for each student from a family below the poverty line, leading the district to project an additional $449,000 in poverty funding. "I think it is a positive change. It is much closer to realizing our expectations. I have SeeDistrict / Page 5A

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Ballotmeasuresdeliated By Kelly Ducote The Observer

ELGIN — Petitioners and opponents arguedtothe meritsofthecurrent partisan county commissioner system Monday night. The Union County Citizens for Good Government petitioned to get ballot measure 31-48 on the May 20 primary ballot. The group would like to see commissioner races be nonpartisan in an effort to be more inclusive. Currently, the primary for the positions are closed, meaning that those who are not affiliated with the party of those running cannot participate in the primary election. Petitioner Terry Edvalson said Monday night that just a few voters are deciding who serves as county commissioners iftheraceisdecided in the primary. Doug Osburn, chair of the Union County Republican Central Committee, argued that the effortis"an attack on the current party system." He said the partisan system allows voters access to who the candidate is and what they stand for. Osburn said this is important because county commissioners are spending tax dollars. The current system allows voters to "maintain local control," Osburn said. In the event of a vacancy on the board of commissioners in a nonpartisan system, Osburn said the other two commissioners would appoint someone. In the event of two vacancies, the governor

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would make appointments, he said. That is in contrast to the system now, where local parties of the vacant commissioner would put forth a list of candidates from which the commissioners would appoint someone. Proponents of the nonpartisan issue said the likelihood ofhaving two vacancies on the three-person board are slim to none. Jim Mollerstrom, a member of Union County Citizens for Good Government, noted that school board members also spend taxpayer money but are nonpartisan. "It provides equity," he said.'%e're all created equally." Republican Mike Burton said he understands the petitioners frustration but that he doesn't think creating a nonpartisan system is the solution. In the less controversial topic, Elgin Mayor Brent Linville provided information and fielded questions regarding a ballot measure that would change the city's administrator position to an appointed one. The position is currently an elected position. "The only qualification ifor election) is that you live in town one year prior," Linville said. The mayor said in an elected position, the city council has less authority to enforce decisions and fix problems. Linville said that opens the possibility for ugly situations between the administrator and council.

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The City of Cove is gearing up to recycle, repurpose and declutter. Cove Clean-Up Day on Saturdaygivesresidentstheopportunity to move the clutter out and lessen the amount of refuse sent to the landfill. 'The Clean-Up Day event was intended to provide a convenient opportunity for people to dispose oflarge items and debris from their properties, "said Regina Kruse, a Cove Clean-Up Day committee member. Last year, residents dropped off 10 tons of solid w aste, 5.89 tonsofm etal,312 tiresand 20 batteries. This year, various stations at thedrop-offlocation at City Hall will accept solid waste, metal, old tires, batteries and appliances. The sale of metal from items donated helpsto coverthe costofthe event. A burn site at the city's sewage lagoon on Conley Road will accept yard clippings, tree cuttings and wood that has not been painted or stained. Items with a bit of life left in them can be donated to the Cove Preschool Yard Sale. Donations will be acceptedatthe Cove Preschool on Church Street on Thursday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. or on Friday and Saturday during the sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. "By donating usable items to thepreschool,participants can help support a great cause within the Cove community, while reducing the amount of refuse we end up putting in our landfills as a result of Clean-Up Day." Kruse said."A certain'winwin' for everyone." Home pick-ups are avail-

FOR COVE RESIDENTS For questions about Cove Clean-Up Day or to volunteer to help, contact Regina or Doug Kruse at 541-568-4302. Volunteers are welcome to simply show up Saturday morning at City Hall. FORTHE GENERAL PUBLIC Cove PreschoolYard Sale, open to the general public, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday on the Ascension School Grounds on Church Street. Donations from the public acceptedThursday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Cove Preschool or on Friday and Saturday during the sale.

able for those needing physical assistance. "This year, we have encouraged neighbors to join together and help others in theirneighborhood who may need special help or have been unable to tackle the clean-up themselves," Kruse sald. Volunteers are needed to

run the various recycling stationsatthe drop-offlocations and tocanvass the streets to pick up litter. Organizer Doug Kruse plans to provide these workers with breakfast and lunch. '%e try to take care of our volunteers, feeding them, getting some calories in them," said Doug Kruse.

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TODAY Today is Wednesday, April 30, the 120th day of 2014. There are 245 days left in the year. In history:In A.D. 311, Roman Emperor Galerius issued his Edict ofToleration ending persecution of Christians. On this date: In1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for 60 million francs, the equivalent of about $15 million. In 1968, New York City police forcibly removed student demonstrators occupying five buildings at Columbia University.

The Union County Democrats will meet at 5 p.m. May 7 in the second floor conference room of the Sac Annex.

Kids Bicycle Safety Rodeo unfolds Friday Kids Bicycle Safety Rodeo will take place from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday on Elm Street in LaGrande,nextto M ountain Works Bicycles, 1301 Adams Ave. Patricia McClure, Oregon Department of Transportation safety educator, will conduct the event. Children young and young at heart are encouraged to at-

and othervertebrates,aswell more information, call 541-534-2008. as how to create butterfly and bird-friendly gardens. Driver education The public is welcome to atclass starts 3une 2 tend ata drop-in rateof$10 Master Gardener A drivereducation class per person icash/check only). class offered Tuesday Refreshments will be served. sponsored by the Malheur The next Master Gardener Education Service District, Grande Tour Spring class will be from 5:30 p.m. Vale, will take place at the Ride sets registration regional Department of Moto 8:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Union County 4-H & ExtenGrande Tour Spring Ride tor Vehicles building right sion Education Center, 10507 registration will take place behind the DMV office, 3012 N. McAlister Road. This iom4p.m.to6p.m.Friday f Island Ave., at 6 p.m. June week's topic will be wildlife 2. The cost is $250. People at Mountain Works Bicydes, management for the home 1301Adams Ave. Proceeds should bring a copy of their learner permit. Any young gardener. OSU Professor and will be used to enhance Extension Wildlife Specialist the 134-mile Grande Tour personcompletingthe driver Dana Sanchez from Corvallis Scenic Bikeway. This will be a education program will no will discuss how to control longerhave to dothe drive weekend ride with a no-host w ildlif esuch asdeer,rodents overnight in Baker City. For portion of the test when aptend. The event is a chance to learn the safe way to travel by bicycle. For more information, call541-534-2008.

plying for a driver license. For more information, call Helen Thomas at 541-4734833 or email helen.thomas@ malesd.k12.or.us, or call Topper Schlupe at 541-473-4834 or email topper.schlupe@ malesd.k12.or.us.

Quality training class offered Thursday An Oregon QRIS Increasing Quality Training class will run fiom 6p.m. to 9p.m .Thursday at the employment office, 1901 Adams Ave., Suite 3. The class is free and open to the public. To regi sterorform oreinform ation, call541-963-7942,ext. 7, or 1-800-956-0324, ext.7.

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Old Timers and Old Timers Clubs and held the offices of vicepresident and president La Grande in both clubs. He helped with 1928-2014 She preceded the small train setup for parades and helped in the bingo Halliday h i m in death Alta William "Doc" Halin September booth at the fairgrounds. He liday, 85, of La Grande, 2007. In May 2008, was the union representative died April 26 at a local care he married Wilma for BRAC for Eastern Oregon facility. Viewing will be held Morgan, and she for telegraphers. He was from 4p.m.to6 p.m .Friday a member of the National preceded him in at Daniels-Knopp Funeral, ofRailroad and death in 2013. He lived a sim- Association Cremation & Life Celebraple, busy life of faith, wisdom, Veteran Railway Employees tion Center, 1502 Seventh intelligence and generosity. Unit 89. He also belonged to the Blue Mountain Fiddlers. St., in La Grande. A funeral He was a loving, caring famwill take place at 2 p.m. Sat- ily man with strong beliefs. He enjoyed bowling, auctions, yard sales,ceramics, urday at the Church of the He was taught a life lesson Nazarene in La Grande. in the early 1950s when a classic country music, gospel music, doing copper tooling Doc was born on Sept. 2, person who handed over a 1928, in Westport, Wash., paycheck to him in a time pictures and dancing. He also of need asked only in return enjoyed spending time with to Charles and Elsie Mae family and pets, going fishing iCarlockl Eskridge. He was that he pass the deed onto laterraised by hisstepfather, the next person in need. and mushroom picking. He was a CBer, his handle being George Raymond Halliday. He became a volunteer "Big Doc." He played Santa His younger life was spent firefighter in 1959, served in boxcars, orphanages and on the street committee and Claus during the holidays. chicken coops. He attended Fourth of July committee In 2011, he attended the and helped with the Avenue American Lake Blind School school through the eighth of Flags. He was active for Veterans in Tacoma, Wash., grade in Seattle. In 1946, he and his brother, Clint, with the AARP and served where he learned many new enlisted in the military. Doc skills and techniques. In 2012, as state director, district he was taken by his nephew served with the Navy during representativeofEastern 1946 and 1947 on the USS Oregon, state specialist, on a deep sea ocean fishing Vesole in Japan, Shanghi, the president of the local AARP trip, one ofhis dreams. Then Phillipines and Chicago. and represented AARP every he was chosen to go on a Upon his honorable disWorld War II Veteran Honor year at the county fair. He charge, he went to telegrawas also active with the Flight to Washington, D.C., in senior center, Senior Inc. and September 2013. phers school for one year. After graduation, he was Senior Council and delivered Survivors include his chilhired by the Union Pacific Meals on Wheels. He was dren and their spouses, Billie Railroad. He learned many a volunteerdriverforthe Halliday of La Grande, Pam jobs during his 30-plus years Disabled American Veterans and Tim Willcoxon of of employment. He worked in bus. He was a life member La Grande, Randy and HuntingtonforWayne Grady and past commander of VFW Cheryl Halliday of Provo, Post 2990 in La Grande. He pumping gas, driving the Utah, Lynn Halliday of ambulance and wrecker and sold poppies every year for La Grande and Marty the VFW and rode in a WWII Halliday of La Grande; five as a motel keeper. His railroad career took him to many Army Jeep in all the local grandchildren; seven greattowns before he settled in parades, representing the grandchildren; nieces and La Grande and became inVFW and AARP. nephews and other relatives. Doc also belonged tothe He was preceded in death by volved in the community. In 1951, he married Grace Union Pacific Railroad Junior infant son, Winfield; grand-

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GRAIN REPORT The grain report was not available at press time.

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son, Mark Willcoxon; and brother, Clinton Halliday. Memorial contributions may bemade to the Honor Flight Network; Honor Flight, Inc., attn: Diane Gresse, 300 E. Auburn Ave., Springfield, OH 45505; Talking Book and Braille Services, 250 Winter St.N.E., Salem 97301-3950; Senior Center, Transport Department, 2204 Penn Ave., La Grande 97850; or a charity of one's choice.

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a child and as a young adult lived in Telocasetoutsideof Union. Bishop Bec k y's most recent professionwas as aprofessional fitness instructor, working at several locations in and around Austin, including at the University of Texas. Becky is survived by her fivechildren,Lenny,Joanne, Kim, Tammy and MitzIe; brother, Larry Brown; sister, Judy iBrownl Johnston; numerous other relatives and grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Rebecca"Becky" Ellen Bishop, 65, of Austin, Texas, formerly of Union County, died Jan. 12. A celebration of life will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Pleasant Grove Grange Hall in Summerville. Becky's children invite those who knew and loved her to join them. Becky was born April 1948 in The Dalles to Andrew Jackson"Jack" Brown and Virginia Ruth Hale Wagoner. She lived in Union County as

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Accident: No one was injured in an accident at 2212 Cove Avenue Monday afternoon. Accident: An injury accident was reported Monday afternoon at Greenwood Street andT Avenue. Arrested: Nathan James Schlaht, 19, La Grande, was arrestedTuesday morning on three counts of unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and three counts of third-degree theft. Arrested: Jake Keith Denning, 35, La Grande, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges of attempt to elude, reckless driving and fourth-degree domestic assault.

Arrested: Brandon Lee Kinyon, 22, La Grande, was arrested Monday afternoon on charges of possession and delivery of meth. Arrested: Desiree Jean Swink, 26, La Grande, was arrested Monday afternoon on a charges of possession of meth. Arrested: Victor Gonzales, 54, unknown address, was arrested by Pendleton Police Department on a Union Countywarrant charging failure to appear on original charges of unlawful possessionof chemicals and conspiracy. Arrested: Robert Lafollette Breeze Jr.,46, unknown address, was arrested by parole

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The REALREASONsupporters of BallOt Measul'e 31-84 (non-partisan county commissioners) want you to vote yes ... is so that in future primaries you won't know the basic beliefs of the candidate in the county commissioner race. Making these positions non-partisan does not remove ideology. It only tries to hide it from public view. It is crucial that we know where our candidates stand on the important issues of the day. If the measure passes, party affiliation will NOT be printed on future ballots.

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The Oregon Department of Transportation isn't known for doing things quickly, but that doesn't mean it can't. All it takes, it seems, is some welltimed attention focused on a terrible decision, and presto! The public appears to be back in the oil-train loop. ODOT should see that it stays there. The baddecision involves mandatory annual reports in which railroads detail the movement ofhazardous materials, including crude oil. The reports have been going to ODOT, which has made information available to emergency personnel who ask. Making the information available to the public upon request has been another matter. Both ODOT and the railroads considered the information protected from public scrutiny. The public nature of the information has been established, however, thanks to a records request

by The Oregonian. ODOTs initial response? OKcials decided to stop asking railroads to submit the reports. You can't release what you don't have, right? This rationale for transforming ODOT into a seeno-hazard monkey didn't convince a lot of people, judgingby the agency's about-face.D epartment director Matt Garrett said oKcials "have course corrected" on the decision not to ask railroads for reports. Garrett also instructed the department's rail and public transit division to take two specific steps. First, tell railroads to cough up reports detailing the movement ofhazardous materials in 2013. Railroads have missed the deadline to do this, as Davis reported. Second, speed up the development of new hazardous material reporting rules. These, Garrett's letter says, will"impose firm timelines for the railroads to provide information." The rules and ODOTs procedures "should also ensure transparency of the information to the public without jeopardizing security or violating the prohibition on divulging information on hazardous materials movement before or during their transportation through the state." This apparent commitment to transparency hasn't yet been translated into regulations, so it would be premature to celebrate. ODOTs first impulse, which was to keep the public in the dark, provides another argument for wariness, if not outright skepticism. Nonetheless, the department's about-face is encouraging, and Garrett deserves credit for responding so quickly and in the proper direction. •

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pril is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Nothing in my abuse prevention work prepared me for the letter a Healthy Families client sent us. It immediately moved me to tears, and is aletterevery socialwork professional longs to receive. "Ijoinedbecause Iwasafraid I would end uplikemy parents.Istay because Healthy Families gives me the tools not to. From the outside I looked like I had it all together, I had a good payingjob, owned my own house, and had (and still have) a loving husband. On the inside I was a severely abused and neglected child. I knew nothirg about how to lovirgly care for a baby. I didn't know you could give a sick feverish child a popsicle to help them feel better. I didn't know how muchbaby food a 9 m onth old should be eatirg. Worst ofallIdidn't believe parents naturally loved their children. Ithoughtit was somethirg that had to be taught and I needed to learn it! I truly thank God for Healthy Families. I know frrst hand the difference it can make in someone's life. How it can break a cycle of abuse when a parent wants the tools. Itol d peopleIjoined forthefreebooks (ok that is a bit true), but I actually joined for the hope that I could be a good mom. I stay because I am a good mom." Union County Healthy Families is partofthe state'slargestchild abuse prevention program, Healthy Families Oregon. This research-proven, voluntary, in-the-home service offers first time parents the opportunity to learn how to nurture, how to parent and how to become more self-sufficient. It systemically helps families recognize their childhood hist ory and offersscience-based and doctor-recommended methods to

drug or alcohol abuse, being an unwed parent and being under 18 are just Stacy Shown is a family advosome ofthosefactorsa parent can excate/home visitor for Union County perience. According to a national study, Adverse Childhood Experiences affect Healthy Families, a adult health and wellness, and the more pro9 ram of Umatilla Morrow Head Start categories experienced,thegreater the impact. A 2011 survey by the Oregon Incorporated. She is a Health Authority found that 62 percent certified family assessof Oregonians have experienced ACEs, ment interviewer and also the children and families coorsuch as domestic violence, incarceration of a household member, verbal, physidinator for Southside of Heaven. cal or sexual abuse, mental illness of a Submissions should include a portrait-type photograph of the household member or parental separation or divorce. Twenty-six percent expeauthor. Authors also should include rienced three or more ACEs in our state, their full name, age, occupation increasing their mental and physical and relevant organizational health care needs in adulthood. memberships. We edit submissions for brevity, But abuse prevention programs such grammar, taste and legal reasons. as Healthy Families, other home visiting serviceslike BabiesFirst,and parent We reject those published elsewhere. education programs can strengthen Send columnsto La Grande positive nurturing and parenting skills. They can reduce the future cost Observer, 1406 Fifth St., La Grande, ofhealth care and basic needs in that Ore., 97850, fax them to 541-963child's adulthood. This is one of the 7804 or email them to acutler@ reasonsit'ssoim portant forhealth care, lagrandeobserver.com. education, business and community to come together to both fiscally and socially support prevention programs. The counter their negative early childhood experiences. Iteducatesparents about economic impact of child abuse is real, their child's health and development so documented and affecting communities everyday,rightherein U nion County. thattheirexpectations ofbaby are age appropriate and reducing stress and Intervening during pregnancy or the frustration in the home. It also connects f irstfew weeks ofa child'slifeleavesa families with community resources legacy ofhope for the future. The author such as housing, utility assistance, food ofthatletterrecognized how impactful banks, social groups and more. abuse prevention can be. We know that our community can as well. Research has shown that homes exIfyou suspect abuse or neglect,please periencingabuse risk factorsincreases the chance a child will be abused in that contact 541-963-8571 or 888-278-4411 home. Lack of education, trouble meettoll free. You don't have to prove it, ing basic needs like food, housing, health just report it. Together we can change care, depression or mental health issues, children's lives.

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university ,isthe laboratory director. McKay said the nascent company has been struggling, but hopes to grow now that the threat of a moratorium has been lifted. "Hopefully, we will be in a larger facility serving multiple dispensaries in the state," he said. Recently passed Oregon House Bill 3460 allows operation of medical marijuana dispensaries, supplanting a system where medical marijuana cardholders either grow their own marijuana or have it produced for them by approved growers. Under the state law, marijuana sold in the dispensaries must m eet standards formo ld,m ildew,pesticides and potency. As McKay explained it, marijuana in either plant, edible or oil form is combined in the laboratory with a solution, filtered, then fed into a machine that gives accurate test readings. While the machine currently in use does test for pesticide levels, it is not accurate enough in that regard to satisfy state standards. Pesticide testing hasto be subcontracted, butthe company hopes to getbetter equipment as business improves. "I think Monday night was a bonus," said Riggle.cWe're still pretty early in this, but I think we're going to get where we can do qualitative pesticide testing." Lindsey said the state issued him a temporary license in April, and that he has until June to finish building a dispensary that is up to state standards. He said minors won't be allowed on the premises and sales will be allowed only to medical marijuana cardholders. The rules also require barred windows, and a high-tech surveillance system that operates around the clock. "It costs about as much as a very nice, brand new car," Lindsey said. Lindsey said he has applied for a city business permit, but is still awaiting final approval. 'That's been held up," he said. He added that Charlie Mitchell, the city's community

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VOTE Continued from Page1A Monday's session. Thoughhe didnotcastavote,Bozarth sent a message to the council thathe favored the moratorium. Reading from a prepared statement, Lillard noted that "well-meaning folks" have raisedconcerns about thesiting of the facilities near day cares, churches and private residences, butadded that siting is the only issue that resonates with him. Siting, he said, can be dealt with through the city's landuse process. "But there's no way that should require a one-year moratorium. It's pretty obvious that we already know where we don't want them," Lillard said. Back on April 16, the council slated a tw o-stage vote on an ordinance that would have first declared an emergency, and then decided the moratorium. A unanimous vote was required for the emergency declaration, but Sebestyen dissented. With immediate enactment out of the question, the council scheduled Monday's special session for afinalvote on the ordinance. The session drew a full house, with local residents testifying forand against the moratorium. Lynn Harris was among those urging the council to take theextra time allotted under House Bill 1531. ''What's going to happen will happen soon enough. Let's get it right. Let's take the time we need to do this," Harris said. Those in favor of a

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Randy Lindsey, who is lining out the final plans for Green Apothecary, the dispensary he will open at 1406 Jefferson Ave., said the state issued him a temporary license in April, and that he has until June to finish building a dispensary that is up to state standards. "As a medical marijuana patient myself, I am compassionate for others. We've waited many years to get access to high quality medication, and it's high time it came about." and economic development director, told him this week the application is awaiting the city manager's approval. Tuesday, City of La Grande Planning said that Eastern Oregon Analytical and Green Apothecary are the only medical marijuanarelatedbusinesses to have applied for permits so far. Director Mike Boquist said business permits have to be approved by all department heads. With no moratorium in effect in the city, that could change. For now, McKay said his company and Lindsey's are closely allied. cWe're working closely together. We're not partners, but we're definitely ancillary businesses to each other," he said.

moratorium also included Jeri Mackley, owner of the Maridell Center on Washington Avenue downtown. She said thecenterisa place for youth activities, and she doesn't want a marijuana dispensary doing business in the area. "If it's important enough to site them away from schools, it's important enough to site them away from other places where young people gather," she said. Those speaking against the moratorium included Shawn McKay, president of a local marijuana testing facility called Eastern Oregon Analytical, and Randy Lindsey, who plans to open a dispensary called Green Apothecary. McKay said his company tests medical marijuana to assureitm eetsstate standardsformold, m ildew,pesticides and potency. He said testing works to the safety and benefit of the medical marijuana patient, and he added that a moratorium would be a setback. cWe can't afford to pay the rent and the equipment rental and employees," he said. Lindsey said he's successfully applied for a state license and is in theprocessofapplying for a city business permit. He too urged the council to skip the moratorium. In council discussion before the vote, Sebestyen said he agreed with Lillard that the city doesn't need a one-year m oratoriumtoresolveissues. He also said he liked the idea of a well-monitored dispensary where patients can get their medication. ''Why would I want a

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patientto have togoto a producer when there's a perfectly good pharmacy there?" he said. Pokorney said he was in favorofa moratorium for several reasons,including that marijuana use goes against federal law, and the fact that a nearby dispensary might have negative impacts on adjacent businesses. Miesner, noting that a moratorium wouldn't affect a medical marijuana cardholder's ability to obtain the drug under current laws, said she thought La Grande should go slow in making its own regulatory decisions. "I just think the city needs time tohave its'I's'dotted and its T's' crossed," she sard. Lackey was mostly silent during the discussion phase. After the vote he said he wants "stringent" local controlofdispensaries,but doesn't think a moratorium is needed.He said state rules governing dispensary operationsare already fairly tight. In astaffreportduring Monday's session, La Grande Police Chief Brian Harvey said the moratorium issue isone oflocalcontrolversus state control. Harvey said the state laws specifythatdispensaries can't be located within 1,000 feet of a public or private K-12 school, or within 1,000 feet of each other, but otherwise aren't specific. 'You can have one next door to a library, day care and other places where children commonly congregate," he sard.

he will require a hearing prior to their release. They are currently lodged in the Union County Correctional Facility. The Millers were arrested Friday by the Union County SherifFs Offtce following an April 23 joint secretindictment, according to court documents. The crimes allegedly took place between June 2011 and July 2013. The victim is a female minor. Capt. Craig Ward ofthe Union County SherifFs Offtce said thatevery case

DISTRICT Continued ~om Page1A always felt the number iof students from low-income families the state said La Grande hasl was lower than what actually existed," said Chris Panike, business and plant operations director for the La Grande School District. The district will receive

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is different but that this is aone "It is unusual to have this number of charges,"Ward said.'This is a serious case." W ard added thatthereis no indication at this point that there are numerous victims. In court Monday, District Attorney Kelsie McDaniel said Joe Miller was the "primary aggressor" in the case but that Faith Miller was also involved. The couple is charged with a number of Measure 11 offenses, which carry mandatory minimum sentences. A conviction of unlawful sexual penetra-

tion,forinstance,carriesa 100 month sentence with no parole, Judge West said. The judge ordered the codefendants to have no contact with each other while lodged in the Union County Jail as well as no contact with the victim. Neither defendant has any prior convictions, McDaniel sard ln court. A pleahearing issetfor 1:15 p.m. May 19 in the third floor courtroom.

families below the poverty line in the school district hasjumped Glaze b yabout 250 since 2000. The total is even more alarming considering the schooldistricthas about 280 fewer students now than it

The dist rictisrecommending that a 50 percent cut in the athletic and activityfees charged to students be made. The costofparticipation in high school athletics would be reduced from

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schoolathleticfeewould be Glaze has known that reduced from $75 to $37 per sport. the poverty rate has been increasing within the school The proposed budget also about $6,900 from the district because the number calls for$15,000tobe spent stateforeach standard on athletic equipment and student in 2014-15 and of students qualifying for federally subsidized free supplies. Previously, the about $8,700 for students and reduced priced lunches district provided no money whose families are below for athletic equipment and the poverty line. has been climbing. "This reflects an increase supplies. Previously, the state in the poverty rate," Glaze Another step being based itspoverty calculations on demographic data sard. consideredisboosting the from the 2000 U.S. Census The superintendent budgetfor classroom supforeach school district. wishes the formula for plies. The school district's The federal government, determining poverty had proposedbudget callsfor a which conducts a census been changed years ago to significant increase, Glaze every 10 years, stopped more accurately portray the said, meaning parents collectingthe demographic district's situation. would have to spend less "This reflects what we on school suppliesfortheir data theOregon Department of Education used should have been receiving children. forpoverty calculations in several years ago," Glaze The school district is also 2010. sard. working with the Center The state will begin The State Board of for Human Development applying its new formula Education adopted the to havethe servicesofa forpoverty calculation,for new method for calculating mental health specialist funding purposes, in 2014povertyforusein the state's added. The individual would 15. funding formula earlier this support children and the The new system is based year. The 2013 Legislature challengesthey facerelated on the U.S. Census Bureau's gave the board of educato economic issues, Glaze Small Area Income Poverty tion the authority to make said. The mental health Estimate, a statistical model this change when it passed specialist position would be House Bill 2098. funded with a grant. thatestimates poverty for small population sizes, like The district is taking a Oregon school districts, number of stepsto address Contact Dick Mason at its increasing poverty rate, 541-786-5386 or dmason C according to an Oregon Department of Education Glaze said. Two are evident lagrandeobserver.com. in the school district's propress release. Follow Dick on Twitter The new model is based posed 2014-15 budget. C lgoMason. on U.S. Census data, Supplemental Nutritional Aid Program data and some Internal Revenue Service data. The new poverty calculation formula, unlike the old one, uses current Jarque Harvey, CISR demographic data, which is giving school district o T h e St r a t t a n A ge ne y a rssllte officials reason for concern. ~p Sounce 1611 Adams, La Grande 541-963-7557 The results show the stratton-insurance.com number of students from

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remember it is a year-round need, Pfeaster said. She said More than three decades the need has leveled offa bit. aftershe began socialservice It was steady the last year. work in Wallowa County, The recession caused a Carolyn Pfeaster is trading spike, but there's been no in her office to tend to her decrease; the need has held blueberries ... and her family. steady. The devoted manager of Another service Commuthe Enterprise branch of nity Connection oversees, Community Connection said Pfeaster said,isin-home care through Oregon Project Inshe started her involvement with the regional organizadependence, which provides tionas adriverforM ealson light housekeeping, shopping Wheels. In 1992, she took and sometimes bill paying. aWe want to help keep over as the county's manager. Ofher 31 years with Com- people in their homes as long munity Connection, Pfeaster as possible," she said. In the winter, Community said, "I love it. I found my niche. I like the people, and Connection administers heatI like helping people. I just ingassistance programs open feel like we have a culture of to those in need of all ages acceptance of others, underand coordinates with Walstanding and non-judgment." lowa Resourcestodistribute Providing meals, either firewood. delivered toshut-insor atthe Transportation needs are Enterprise and Wallowa cen- reallygrowing,Pfeaster said. The more ridership increases, ters,isa crucialserviceprothe more funding they are vided to the county's elderly. The food bank, located at abletoprovide,whetheritis the Enterprise office, serves for shopping or doctor's aphundreds each year. pointmentsorto getto oneof People often think of giving the meal sites. Buses help get to the food bank during the people who no longer drive holidays, but it's important to around the county.

being judgmental, this is not for you." Partnerships and volunteershelp keep theorganization humming. Pfeaster said community partners are one of the strengths of Wallowa County. aWe work closely with Building Healthy Families, NEON, Department of Human Services, mental health and doctors," she said. Serving people day in and day out for so many years, Pfeaster said she's not sure what retirement will look like. "The firstof Maywillbe a Thursday and I'll feel like I need to be somewhere," she sald.

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Carolyn Pfeaster and her staff at Community Connection received the OSU Extension Service Award last year for their collaborative work with the Wallowa County Extension Office's community nutrition services. "It's really growing, and I expect it to expand. We may incorporate another day of service, "Pfeastersaid. Working with the marginalized makes a definite imprint. Pfeaster said she thinks she is more understanding of the situations peopleget into. "The idea that anyone can

of peoplebecause we really don't know what's happening in their lives. If you can't buy into the mentality of not

She may be found either in her garden with her 100 blueberry plants, a passion her husband, Dewayne, left her, or at the community garden next to the Riverhouse in Wallowa. She said she has some home maintenance and fence painting to catch up on and there are granddaughters to visit. Five years ago, she lost her husband and she said her co-workers became even that much more important. 'The people I worked with helped me through that tough time," she said."Having this job is certainly more than a job for me. I'm going to miss them all," Pfeaster sald.

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ou know you live in a small community when ... you walk into a local restaurant and are handed a coffee cup you left there weeks prior. That afternoon I went home and found one of my winter hats stuffed into my mailbox. Perhaps I should rename the column,aYou know you live in a small community when ... "We each have stories every day with which we could start a sentence that way. I use "community" instead of"small town" because the county is six or so towns with a common identity and because this phenomena happens in big cities, too, especially inner cities where neighbors, shop owners and police officers all know each other. I was visiting the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore a few years ago. My friend was picking me up to go to southern Maryland and a woman walked up the street with whom we had worked 20 years before, Marie. Memories ofliving and working in Fells Point all those years ago flooded back, especially the part where we knew each other's "business"

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Sharon Spriggs-Flanders, a lotofpeopledid.Shetouched my life simply because she KATY NESBITT touched so many I know. A video was put together and I could ask a cop on the over Easter weekend by her friendsand colleagues to street to stop a man who failed to pay for his dinner both say good-bye to a womat the restaurant where we an too frail to receive many worked. visitors and as a way to proIn a big city with crime, cesstheirlove and respectfor her as she transitioned from rats and the mafia, the stories were outofthisworld, this world to the next. TV-drama worthy at times, I read a post by Sharon's but in most ways, familiar husband, Paul, who said after living in that neighborhood living in Wallowa County a few years, the couple decided was reminiscent of growing up in small towns of Oregon. they would make it their This winter, while I was permanenthome. They made enjoying my weeldy pint at a it their home for more than public house, a friend said he two decades. In less than six years, I've was getting a particular kind of dog from a breeder. The seen people come and go breed isn't that common, and — mostly to pursue opportuI knew who the breeder was. nities outside the countyand I've met transplants who My job as a reporter makes my world even smaller. saidofallthe placesthey've These incidents make lived this felt most like home. me chuckle, but when tragMy heart is heavy with the passing of another of the edy strikes, it's all the more county's bright stars. Still, poignant. Recently, two of my friends were discussing a her light will continue to woman's lost battle with can- shine through the lives she cer and a movement to metouched and the solidarity morialize her. A week later, of a community that stands every marquee in the county by those in pain and grief as much as it shares joys and said, "Love you, Sharon." Even though I didn't know accomplishments.

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Students sometimes think their rankings are more accurate than the one Sieders has. The debates they have with Sieders are ones the OHSU student seems to enjoys having because she knows they are constructive. uiThe students) are learning regardless," Sieders said. A"Fat In Your Snack" station is also making a big impact. Students and community members are shown how a package of eight small chocolate chip cookies has significantly more fat than a corn dog, a cupcake or a burrito. The amount of fatin each ofthefoodsisdisplayed symbolically with the use of white food shortening that people dish out on paper plates. At a"SNACZ Up Your Holiday Party" booth, students learn how to turn seemingly bland healthy fruits and vegetables into lively snacks, including Halloween snacks like zombie fingers made from carrots and vampire mouths created with the aidofapples.

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Debate is healthy and so are fruits, vegetablesand whole grains. Students in Union, Imbler and Cove will soon discover this while havinga smorgasbord offun. Union, Imbler and Cove will be the sites of Healthy SNACZ Fairs over the next week. At all the fairs, which will be open to the public, people will be provided with an in-depth look at foods and come away with imaginative ideas for nutritious food fun. cwe want to give them knowledge, which they will take home and hopefully use to educate their families," said Patty Herron, the 4-H SNACZ program coordinator and a Oregon State University Extension Program faculty member. Healthy SNACZ Fairs were conducted Monday in North Powder

a container of 2 percent milk next to last. Some put apple juice cocktail right after the milk but were surprised to learn that it has more sugar than even a 12-ounce can of soft drink. Apple juice cocktail has only 15 percent fruit juice and plenty of added sugar. Revelations like this have "shock value," said Karmin Maher-Hasse, a clinical instructor for the Oregon Health Science University School of Nursing at Eastern Oregon University. Maher-Hasse's OHSU students, including Elizabeth Sieders, are operatingthe stationsatthefairs. Sieders runs a booth at which people are given 10 reasons why eating fruits and vegetables is a good thing and are then asked to rank them in order of importance.

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At the Healthy SNACZ Fair's "Healthy Benefits ofWater" booth, Elgin students, from left, Chris Hanson, Kristion Owen, Austin Williams and Hunter Moodenbaugh were asked to place numerous drinks in descending order based on their sugar content. Running the booth at the Elgin Community CenterTuesday is OHSU student Megan Reynolds. and Tuesday in Elgin. They will be conducted at public schools in Union on Thursday, in Imbler on Monday and in Cove on Tuesday. The fairs areforstudentsin grades 4 to 8. The public can visit each fair

between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. At a"Healthy Benefits of Water" booth,students were asked to place about 10drinks in descending order based on the sugar content. Most peoplecorrectly putwater lastand

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May is Oregon Wildfire Awareness Month when fire educators spread the word aboutpreventing humancaused fires and how to reduce the vulnerability ofhomes whena wildfi re encroaches. "Creatingdefensible space around your home is the single most important thing you can do to help save your home from wildfire," said Interim Oregon State Fire Marshal Jim Walker."The more you can do to make your home defensible, the easier it is for firefighters to protect it." When it comes to preventing wildfires, there's a lot at stake— li ves,personal property including houses and outbuildings, and the many values provided by Oregon's forests. "Simple prevention strategies will make the strongest impact in keeping your home, family and community safe," saidKristin Babbs, president of the Keep Oregon Green Association. Wildfires that occur in the wildland-urban interface often are started by human activity and then spread to the forest. Once under way, a fire follows the fuel, whether itistreesor houses.Creating defensible space around a house is a proven way to make it less vulnerable to wildfire. Babbs pointed rural residents to the national Firewise Communities Program fortips."Defensible

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Laying rock around a house creates a fire break important for homes in the wildland/urban interface. space" simply means to maintain the landscape around a home to reduce ire danger and provide safe f access for firefighters so they can protect it. In creating defensible space,Firewise advisesto start with the house and work your way out. Check the roofand rain gutters. When a hot ember cast by a wildfire lands on a tile, asphaltshingleorm etalroof, chances are it will burn itself out without setting the house ablaze, but regularly clearing leavesorneedlesofftheroof and out of the rain gutters is crucial to maintaining fire resistance. The perimeter of the home and attachments out to about 5feetarevulnerableiforganic mulch, juniper bushes or other flammable plants arelocated in thatarea.A wind-cast ember or a creep-

ing ground fire could ignite fuels in this zone and carry flames to the structure. Plantsabout 30 to 100 feet from the house should be low-growing and well irrigated. Firewise advises toleave 30 feetbetween clustersoftwo to three trees, or 20feetbetween individual trees; encourage a mixture of deciduous and coniferous trees; create fuelbreaks,such as driveways, gravel walkways and lawns and prune treesup 6 to 10 feetfrom the ground. Spacing and pruning trees in this way inhibits a wildfire from climbing into the crowns and carrying flames from tree to tree, and eventually to the house. A fuel break can stop the advance of a fire by starving it of flammable vegetation. The outer buffer zone 100 to 200 feet from the home

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requires less attention but still should be looked at for ways to create an outer buffer to wildfire. Trees may need to be thinned, though less intensively than those closer in. Remove smaller conifers that are growing between taller trees. Remove any heavy accumulations of woody debris and reduce the density of talltreessocanopiesarenot touching. When fire fightersrespond to a call, they must consider their personal safety. Prune trees along the driveway and trim back shrubs so that a fire engine can enter and exit without running a gauntlet of flame.

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DNA sou t to close out 1926 missin — erson case The Associated Press

PORTLAND — Marvin A. Clark vanished during a short trip to Portland on Halloween weekend 1926, but the search to find out what happened to him may finally be drawing to a close nearly 90 years later. Clark's disappearance isone oftheoldestactive missing-person cases in the nation, according to a federally funded database of missing persons. Investigators know Clark is not alive — he'd be more than 160 years old — but they believe they have his remains. Now, they need DNA samples fium Clark's haid-to-find descendants to dose the case. Despite the ageofthe remains,investigatorswere able to get a good DNA profile, said Dr. Nici Vance of the Oregon state medical examiner's office. Volunteer genealogists then found three great-greatgrandchildren on the paternalside. The results were encouraging, but not definitive, Vance said. Now,"they're looking for a maternal link, someone on his mother's side, and followingthatlineage to shoreit up and make the statistics a little better," she said.'There's an associ ation there,butit's not strong at this point." Vance entered Clark's name into the database of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, which provides a central repository ofinformation about missing persons and unidentified decedent records. The free online system can be searched at findthemissing.org. 'There might have been an item of jewelry that was found with that person that could trigger a memory of a family member," she said.

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Oldcasesfrom the missing person database PORTLAND — The disappearance of Marvin Clark of Tigard ranks as the second-oldest active missing-person case in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Here are the other oldest cases, with information from the database. • 1902: Elijah Cravens, a farmer believed to be in his 30s who lived outside of Okmulgee, Okla., left on horseback to attend a meeting and was never seen again. • 1930: Mary Moroney, 2, went missing in Chicago. • 1933: Joseph Halpern, 22, disappeared in Colorado while hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park near Taylor Peak. He may have used the alias Louis Hollenbuck and was called "teacher" by co-workers. Unsubstantiated reports put him in Arizona, Michigan and Nebraska in the mid-1930s. •1937:M arionM orton,awom an between 52-and 53-years-old, vanished in Georgetown, Del. • 1938: Marjorie West, 4, vanished at a Mother's Day picnic in White Gravel, Pa. Marjorie picked wildflowers with her older sister Dorothea that day and disappeared after she was briefly left alone. Police searching with bloodhounds found the violets Marjorie had picked. A taxi driver in Thomas, W.Va., later claimed he saw a girl matching Marjorie's description riding in a sedan with an unidentified man. — The Associated Press The database, funded by the National Institute of Justice, consistsofnearly 10,000 cases. Among the oldest activeones are casesinvolving a farmer in his 30s who went missing in Oklahoma in 1902, a 2-year-old who disappeared in 1930 in Chicago and a 22-year-old hiker who vanished in Rocky Mountain National Park in 1933. As might be expected in Clark's case, which dates back to justbeforethe Great Depression, some factsare sketchy and conflicting. According to the database, he was in his early 60s when he vanished while taking astagecoachridetosee his Portland doctor in 1920. But contemporaneous articles from The Oregonian newspaper show Clark was 75 and went missing on a bus trip in 1926. The old clippings say the "well-known" Tigard resident left home

on Saturday, Oct. 30, to visit his daughter, Mrs. Sidney McDougall, in Portland. A frantic search began two days later when Clark's wife called McDougall and learned he never completed the trip that'sabout 10 miles. McDougall, an article says, had not been expecting a visitfrom her fatherbecause he returned to Tigard from her home only a few days before his disappearance. The newspaper said Clark had been traced to a terminal in downtown Portland, near McDougall's place.

M cDougall offered a $100 reward — more than $1,300 in today's money — for information about his whereabouts, but nothing turned up. Police across the Pacific Northwest were asked to be on the lookout for Clark, who had partial paralysis on the right side, a"halting gait" and couldn't use his right arm.

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Police: Man chases women with pick ax

near Salem. The driver told pectscrashed theirvehicle into a utility pole. authorities he relied on his SPRINGFIELD — Police GPS system on his drive Ropp suff ered anon-fatal in Springfield say they have from California and did not gunshot wound. The grand arrested a man accused see signs warning about the jury ruled that the police's of arming himself with a low bridge clearance. use of deadly force was hammer and pick ax and Sgt. Chris Baldridge says justified. chasing two women walking the driver made things past his house. Police say worse when he tried to keep Tuesday is voterregistration deadline driving after getting stuck, one woman was hit by the ax and injured. SALEM — Time is runcausing more damage to his Police say 34-year-old trailer and possibly to the ning short for Oregonians Thomas Robert Murphy to register to vote before trestle. The truck got stuck at Oregon's primary elections. was arrested Tuesday for investigatio n ofattempted about 7:45 a.m. Tuesday. Tuesday is the deadline murder, menacing, physical Baldridge said the road to registerorchange party harassment, criminal misreopened about 6:30 p.m. afiliation. Only members of chief and reckless endangerthe Republican or DemoPolice: Boy, 15, ing. cratic parties can cast balthreatensclassmates lots in the party primaries. The injured woman was taken to a hospital. Her conOAKRIDGE — Police Paper forms must be dedition was not immediately in the small community of liveredtocounty election ofknown. Oakridge say they've arfices by 5 p.m. or receive an rested a 15-year-old boy who April 29 postmark. People Former trooper with a valid Oregon driver's is accused of threatening arrested on child license can register online at to shoot his Oakridge High porn counts School classmates. www.OregonVotes.gov until ASTORIA — A 52-yearThe Register-Guard 11:59 p.m. old former Oregon State reportedthat students Election workers will Police trooper has been begin mailing ballots on contacted police Monday arrested on multiple child eveningtoreportthe Wednesday. They're due threats, saying the boy had by May 20, when theQ be pornography counts. The Daily Astorian rethreatened to shoot other counted and the results announced. ported that David Charles students on a specific date. Corkett was arrested Police arrested theteen Police: No foul play Monday on 27 counts of early Tuesday at his home in death of woman for investigation of disorsecond-degree encouraging child sex abuse. The derly conduct, harassment ROSEBURG —Police and theft. newspaper says Corkett's say foul play isn't suspected indictment is sealed until in thedeath ofa woman 3 indicted in shooting whose body was found over an arraignment set for that killed police dog the weekend near a disc golf May 27 in Clatsop County Circuit Court. PORTLAND — A Mult- course in Roseburg. Oregon State Police nomah County grand jury The News-Review has indicted three men in reportedTuesday that police spokesman Lt. Gregg Hastings says the investigation connection with a burglary identified the woman as 66-year-old Barbara Ann was coordinated by the U.S. and shooting that killed a Postal Inspection Service, police dog and wounded an Jensen, who was reported with the help of the Mono officer. missing by her family a The grand jury indicted County, Calif., sherif's office. week ago. Police didn't 25-year-old Jemaell Riley, provide any other informaTractor-trailer gets 20-year-old Steven Young tion about the cause ofher stuck under trestle and 20-year-old Paul Alan death. Ropp in a 30-count indictA disc golfer found her SALEM — A Marion County sherif's officer says ment on Tuesday. body Saturday next to Police say the burglary afenceseparating the a tractor-trailer rig spent nearly 12 hours wedged Riverfront Park course from targetedapoliceequipment under a railroad trestle store. After a chase, the sus- Interstate 5.

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AVISSAR'S , ANALYSIS

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ERIC AVISSAR

TODAY • Prep girls golf: La Grande at Ontario, 10 a.m.

My passion for your consumption

THURSDAY • Prep softball: New Plymouth, Idaho, at Baker/ Powder Valley, 4 p.m. • Prep baseball: New Plymouth, Idaho, at Baker/ Powder Valley, 4 p.m.

AT A GLANCE

Donald Sterling banned forlife LOS ANGELES (APj — National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver surprised many on Tuesdaywhen he announced that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was banned from the league for life and that Silver would take steps to force him to sell the team after an audio recording surfaced of the owner making racist statements. A message left seeking comment at Sterling's business office hadn'tbeen returnedTuesday afternoon. A majority of NBA ownership groups reachedTuesday by The Associated Press say they will vote to force embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell his club. The teams were then contacted by The Associated Press on the specific question of whether Sterling should be forced to sell, and 16 ownership groups said yes, while another eight declined to reveal their stance.

Harper has surgery HOUSTON (Apj — Washington outfielder Bryce Harper had surgery on his injured left thumb and will be out for an extended period of time. Manager Matt Williams would not commit to a time frame, but said "that time frame is out there" after reports Monday that he would be out until at least July.

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La Grande starting pitcher Trenton Powers rears back and fires against Baker/Powdervalley on Monday in the first game of a doubleheader. Powers pitched 5-2/3 innings, struck out seven and allowed in five hits in a 7-5 win.

• Chamberlain delivers clutch double in game one victory By Josh Benham The Observer

With both teams on top of the 4A Greater Oregon Baseball League at 4-0, La Grande and Baker/Powder Valley both entered Tuesday's doubleheader with an opportunity to gain some breathing room at the top. However, the deadlock between the two remains after both teams earned comeback victories. The Tigers rallied twice to claim a 7-5 victory in the first game, with Jake Chamberlain's two-run double in the sixth inning providing the winning runs, while the Bulldogs scored seven unanswered runs to take the second, 9-4. The split left the two squads both at 5-1 in the Greater Oregon League.

Baker/Powder Valley holds a slightly La Grande responded by putting two better ranking at ninth in 4A while La runners on with two outs in the bottom Grande is 14th with a few more losses half. Chamberlain came up against in non-league play, so neither team Bulldog starter Caleb Custer and smoked a rocket over the left fielder's gainedany breathing room. cWe're really similar as far as team head, good for a two-run double and make-up goes, and we knew it was the eventual game-winner. "That was a good battle, and I was goingtobe a battle,"La Grande Head Coach Parker McKinley said."Hopeproud of the kids for how they competfully we can bounce back tomorrow and ed in that first game," McKinley said. work on some things we need to clean cWe just kept on fighting. That's how up and focus on another league double- you win close games, and the kids did a header with Mac-Hi this weekend." goodjob ofkeeping theirfocus." La Grande (11-8 overall) snagged The shortstop Wicklander went 3-3 the initial edge with their two-run with a pair of doubles, while Cedertriumph to start the day. Trailing by a holm had two hits while Kurt Boyd run, Brandon Cederholm knocked in picked up the win in relief, coming in Tyson Wicklander, who had led off with during the sixth to stop the bleeding. Down the stretch, La Grande was on a double into the outfield gap. Drew Hively gave the Tigers the lead with an the way to a seemingly huge stateRBI single ripped down the third-base ment in the second game, as Daniel line, and La Grande tacked on another Krebs smacked an RBI double into the run ona passed ballto seizea 5-3 lead. left-field corner, and Wicklander's RBI Baker/Powder Valley tied it with a single helped the Tigers jump out to a pair of runs in the sixth inning before SeeBaseball/ Page 9A

PREP TENNIS

i ers ennis a NSa Ome By Eric Avissar

cia, but did not play consistent enough to win, losing

The Observer

The La Grande boys tennis team was in contention to win the necessary three out of five matches to defeat Mac High, but the Tigers ended up coming away empty-handed, losing 0-5. Starting at No. 1 singles, Josh Ebel was the lone player to win a set in his match, as his eagerness to approach the net paid dividends with a 7-5 first set victory. However, Mauricio Gomez remained resilient, easily winning the second set 6-1, and pulling out the win with a 7-5 win in the tiebreak. "Josh understands that he won't win every point, and he's okay with that," Head Coach Mike Schireman said. "He lets his mistakes roll off

4-6, 6-7 (7-5 in the tiebreakl.

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Josh Ebelplays an offensive backhand insidethe baseline Tuesday. his back and doesn't think about the past. He knows he has tohitbetter approach shots to set himself up in better offensive positions at

OBSERVERATHLETE OF THE DAY

the net." At No. 2 singles, Tanner Wilson also found success with rushing the net early and often against Juan Gar-

TONIGHT'S PICIC

Avila gives Tigers a win with dinger Blazers look to On the heels of a one-point loss in its first game douse Rockets Monday, La Grande needed a win to split their home doubleheader with Baker/Powder Valley, and Kali Avila provided the boost. Avila slugged a two-run home run to give the Tigers a lead they would never relinquish, and La Grande went on to salvage the twin bill with an 8-2 victory in the

second game at Pioneer Park.

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ello observers of The Observer. My name is Eric Avissar and I am the new sports editor.Iconsider myself to have a strong grasp on the English language, but there are no words that can fully convey how truly excited I am to take on this new job. For as long as I can remember, sports have been a cornerstone of my life. Sports have always been the perfect outlet for me to channel my competitive energy and meet fascinating new people. As soon as I started grade school, I remember wanting to learn how to shoot a basketball, which played a much more importantrole in helping me outgrow my gross motor skill delays way more than occupational therapy did. My interest in learning about football, basketball and soccerled to me reading several books by Matt Christopher, which is essentially how I learned how to read. Ifyou have a child enjoys sportsbutdoesn'tlikereading, I highlyrecommend having your kid read his books. Having grown up in the Washington D.C. area (I lived mostly in Bethesda, Md. and Fairfax, VAa., I know all about livingin a busy metropolitan area, but I have found that the smaller town lifestyle suits me much better. Myjournahsm experience is also rooted in my work in Virginia and Idaho, where the people's concern and desire to be constantly informed has always motivated me to constandly improve. Another reason I am so excited to work for the Observer is because our new sports writer Josh Benham and I will constantly strive to m ake the sportssection better. Josh shares my passion for sports, and we fullyintend to provide the community with the coverage this area deserves. The sports coverage ofthe Observer willbeobjective, thorough, well-written and highly dynamic. When you open the sports pages, you shouldexpectto seefarm ore than just game recaps and box scores. There will be many stories in which you learn about the athletes, coaches and othercharacters thatshape the character of La Grande. In addition, I plan to make the sports section a fun and engaging section. In Avissar's Analysis, you can expect to read about how to put together a winning fantasy football team and how to fill out a bracket for March Madness. Nevertheless, the sportscoverage here willalways prioritize putting local sportsattheforefront,while I will always be open to your ideasforstoriesand ways to improve. Ilook forward to translating my passion for sports into your consumption and enjoyment.

The PortlandTrail Blazers, up 3-1 in their first-round series with the Houston Avila

Rockets, can earn a trip to the second round with a win on the road. 6:30 p.m., TNT

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"Tanner definitely showed that he has gotten much better since the season started," Schireman said."He's at the point where he comes off the court saying specifically what he wants to work on, and that's a great sign." At No. 1 doubles, Derek Yohannan and John Schiller lost the first set 6-4 after holding a 4-1 lead. Schireman said both remained resilient in the second set before falling 7-5 in a tiebreaker. At No. 3 singles, Justice TovarlosttoCristian Torres 0-6, 0-6, while Yohannan and Wyatt Schlatt lost 0-6, 1-6. The girls team SeeTennis / Fbge11A

WHO'S HOT

ROBINSON CANO:Serenaded by boos from the New Yorkvankee fans in his return to the Bronx, Cano

drove in a run and scored another as he helped the Seattle Mariners win 6-3 on the roadTuesday.

WHO'S NOT

PORTLAND TIMBERS:Former forward Eddie Johnson is suing the team for $9.9 million, alleging that he was allowed to practice in 2012 while he still had concussionsymptoms. Johnson retired that April.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014

SPORTS

SCOREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division L P c t GB W C G B L1 0 5-5 11 .577 ' /~ 5 - 5 12 .500 2 14 .481 2 '/ ~ 1 6-4 14 .462 3 1'/~ 4-6 16 .407 4 '/ ~ 3 3-7 Central Division W L P c t GB W C G B L1 0 6-4 13 9 .591 6-4 12 1 1 .522 1 '/~ 5-5 13 1 2 .520 1 '/~ ' /~ 6 - 4 14 14 .500 2 11 16 .407 4 '/ ~ 3 4-6 West Division W L Pct GB W C GB L1 0 5-5 17 10 . 630 5-5 15 1 2 . 556 2 13 1 3 . 5 0 0 3' /~ /2 5-5 11 1 4 . 440 5 2 4-6 9 1 8 . 333 8 5 4-6 W 15 12 13 12 11

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NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division L P c t GB W C G B L1 0 7-3 8 .680 7-3 1 1 .577 2 '/~ ' /~ 5 - 5 12 .556 3 13 .500 4 '/ ~ 2 6-4 14 .462 5 '/ ~ 3 6-4 Central Division W L P c t GB W C G B L1 0 8-2 20 7 .741 14 14 .500 6 '/ ~ 2 3-7 12 14 .462 7 '/ ~ 3 5-5 16 38 5 9' /g 5 2-8 10 8 17 .320 11 6'/~ 4-6 West Division W L P c t GB W C G B L1 0 6-4 16 11 .593 '/~ 7-3 16 12 .571 14 12 .538 1 '/ ~ 1 4-6 3 '/ ~ 3 4-6 13 8 15 .464 22 2 6 7 9' /g 9 3-7 W 17 15 15 13 12

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Tnesday's Games

Seattle 6, N.Y. Yankees 3 Pittsburgh at Baltimore, ppd., rain Boston 7, Tampa Bay 4 Oakland 9, Texas 3 Detroit 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Kansas City 10, Toronto 7 Washington4, Houston 3 L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, ppd., rain L.A. Angels 6, Cleveland 4

Wednesday's Games Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 11:10 a.m. Cleveland at L.A.Angels,4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Tampa BayatBoston,4:10 p.m. OaklandatTexas,5:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Toronto at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Washington at Houston, 5:10 p.m.

Thnrsday's Games L.A. Dodgers (Haren 3-0) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 0-2), 1:10 p.m., 1st game Pittsburgh (Cumpton 0-1) at Baltimore (B.Norris 1-2), 7:05 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 3-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 2-2), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 0-0) at Minnesota (K.Johnson 0-0), 4:10 p.m., 2nd game Tampa Bay (C.Ramos 1-1) at Boston (Peavy 1-0), 4:10 p.m. Toronto (Buehrle 4-1) at Kansas City (Guthrie 2-1), 5:10 p.m. Friday's Games Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Toronto at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Oakland at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Baltimore at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Texas at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Tnesday's Games N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh at Baltimore, ppd., rain Miami 9, Atlanta 0 Cincinnati 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Washington4, Houston 3 L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, ppd., rain Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 4, 11 innings Colorado 5, Arizona 4 San Francisco 6, San Diego 0 Wednesday's Games Milwaukee at St. Louis, 10:45 a.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Washington at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Colorado atArizona, 6:40 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Thnrsday's Games L.A. Dodgers (Haren 3-0) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 0-2), 10:10 a.m., 1st game Pittsburgh (Cumpton 0-1) at Baltimore (B.Norris 1-2), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta (E.Santana 3-0) at Miami (H.Alvarez 1-2), 5:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 0-0) at Minnesota (K.Johnson 0-0), 4:10 p.m., 2nd game Milwaukee (Estrada 2-1) at Cincinnati (Bailey 1-2), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 1-2) at Colorado (Nicasio 2-1), 5:40 p.m. Friday's Games St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. Toronto at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. San Francisco atAtlanta, 4:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.

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Softball Greater Oregon League GOL Ov'all RS RARk RPI McLoughlin 6-0 11-3 96 39 4 690 Baker/PV 3 - 3 7- 9 104 148 31 443 La Grande 2-4 5-10 90118 29463 Ontario 1-5 4-9 7 6 9 0 36 393

Eastern Oregon League EOLOv'all RSRA Rk RPI 4-0 11-3 125 59 4 670 Vale Ent/J/W 4-0 8-4 146 79 21 441 Echo/Stan 4 - 2 7 - 7 103 103 16 486 Elgin/Imbler 4-2 6 - 4 101 72 19 472 Nyssa 2-2 3- 1 3 125 232 24 401 Riverside 2 -4 6- 8 112 105 25 396 Umatilla 0-4 0-7 4 1 2 9 32 296 0-6 0-13 49 185 34 279 Burns Special District 5 SD50v'all RSRA Rk RPI W-McE/Gris 5-1 13-1 162 42 1 709 Pilot Rock/Nlx 5-1 12-3 137 35 6 579 Union/Cove 4-1 12-1 140 45 3 666 Hepp/lone 2 - 4 2 - 9 3 8 109 27 393 1-5 4-9 78 90 25 409 Irrigon Grant Union 0-5 7 - 6 103 99 18 459

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta 3, Indiana 2 Saturday, April 19: Atlanta 101, Indiana 93 Tuesday, April 22: Indiana 101, Atlanta 85 Thursday, April 24: Atlanta 98, Indiana 85 Saturday, April 26: Indiana 91, Atlanta 88 Monday, April 28: Atlanta 107, Indiana 97 Thursday, May1: Indiana atAtlanta, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, May 3: Atlanta at lndiana, TBA Miami 4, Charlotte 0 Sunday, April 20: Miami 99, Charlotte 88 Wednesday, April 23: Miami 101, Charlotte 97 Saturday, April 26: Miami 98, Charlotte 85 Monday, April 28: Miami 109, Charlotte 98 Brooklyn 2, Toronto 2 Saturday, April 19: Brooklyn 94, Toronto 87 Tuesday, April 22: Toronto 100, Brooklyn 95 Friday, April 25: Brooklyn 102, Toronto 98 Sunday, April 27: Toronto 87, Brooklyn 79 Wednesday, April 30: Brooklyn at Toronto, 8 p.m. Friday, May 2: Toronto at Brooklyn, TBA x-Sunday, May 4: Brooklyn at Toronto, TBA Washington 4, Chicago 1 Sunday, April 20: Washington 102, Chicago 93 Tuesday, April 22: Washington 101, Chicago 99, OT Friday, April 25: Chicago 100, Washington 97 Sunday, April 27: Washington 98, Chicago 89 Tuesday, April 29: Washington 75, Chicago 69 WESTERN CONFERENCE Dallas 2, San Antonio 2 Sunday, April 20: San Antonio 90, Dallas 85 Wednesday, April 23: Dallas 113, San Antonio 92 MLB Baseball Calendar Saturday, April 26: Dallas 109, San May 14-15 — Owners meetings, New Antonio 108 York. Monday, April 28: San Antonio 93, June 5 — Amateur draft. Dallas 89 July 15 — All-Star game, Minneapolis. Wednesday, April 30: Dallas at San July 18 — Deadline for amateur draft Antonio, 7 p.m. picks to sign. Friday, May 2: San Antonio at Dallas, July 27 — Hall of Fame inductions, TBA Cooperstown, N.Y. x-Sunday, May 4: Dallas at San July 31 — Last day to trade a player Antonio, TBA without securing waivers. Memphis 3, Oklahoma City 2 Sept. 1 — Active rosters expand to 40 Saturday, April 19: Oklahoma City 100, players. Memphis 86 Sept. 30 — Postseason begins. Monday, April 21: Memphis 111, OklaOct. 22 — World Series begins. homa City 105, OT November TBA — Deadline for teams Thursday, April 24: Memphis 98, Oklato make qualifying offers to their eligible homa City 95, OT former players who became free agents, Saturday, April 26: Oklahoma City 92, fifth day after World Series. Memphis 89, OT November TBA — Deadline for free Tuesday, April 29: Memphis 100, Oklaagents to accept qualifying offers, 12th homa City 99, OT day after World Series. Thursday, May 1: Oklahoma City at Dec. 2 — Last day for teams to offer Memphis, 8 p.m. 2015 contracts to unsigned players. x-Saturday, May 3: Memphis at OklaDec. 8-11 — Winter meetings, San homa City, TBA Diego. L.A. Clippers 3, Golden State 2 Dec. 8 — Hall of Fame golden era Saturday, April 19: Golden State 109, (1947-72) vote announced, San Diego. L.A. Clippers 105 2015 Monday, April 21: L.A. Clippers 138, Jan. 13 — Salary arbitration filing. Golden State 98 Jan. 16 — Salary arbitration figures Thursday, April 24: L.A. Clippers 98, exchanged. Golden State 96 Feb. 1-21 — Salary arbitration hearings. Sunday, April 27: Golden State 118, July 14 — All-Star game, Cincinnati. L.A. Clippers 97 July 17 — Deadline for amateur draft Tuesday, April 29: L.A. Clippers 113, picks to sign. Golden State 103 July 31 — Last day to trade a player Thursday, May 1: L.A. Clippers at without securing waivers. Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Sept. 1 — Active rosters expand to 40 x-Saturday, May 3: Golden State at players. L.A. Clippers, TBA Dec. 7-10 — Winter meetings, NashPortland 3, Houston 1 ville, Tenn. Sunday, April 20: Portland 122, Houston 120, OT Wednesday, April 23: Portland 112, Houston 105 Friday, April 25: Houston 121, Portland Baseball 116, OT Greater Oregon League Sunday, April 27: Portland 123, HousGOLOv'all RSRA RkRPI ton 120, OT Baker/PV 5 - 1 1 1-5 96 68 9 603 Wednesday, April 30: Portland at La Grande 5- 1 11-8 13810214 536 Houston, 9:30 p.m. McLoughlin 1- 5 6 - 7 7 8 103 35 431 x-Friday, May 2: Houston at Portland, Ontario 1-5 3- 1 2 7 4 134 37 390 TBA Eastern Oregon League x-Sunday, May 4: Portland at Houston, EOLOv'all RSRA RkRPI TBA Stan/Echo 6 - 2 1 2-4 144 65 6 600 5-1 14-3 156 65 7 598 Vale Nyssa 5-1 10 - 9 152 125 19 461 4-2 9-9 119 142 18 465 Burns Elgin/Imbler 4-6 4 - 9 6 4 122 26 400 NHL Playoff Glance Riverside 24 - 6- 8 6 6 87 32 337 All Times PDT Umatilla 0- 1 0 0 -15 20 114 36 265 FIRST ROUND Special District 7 (Best-of-7) EOLOv'all RSRA RkRPI (x-if necessary) Grant Union 5-0 11-5 161 81 10 548 EASTERN CONFERENCE Joe/Ent 3-1 5-7 8 7 105 32 405 Boston 4, Detroit 1 Union/Cove 2-2 4 - 5 6 0 69 18 470 Friday, April18: Detroit1, Boston 0 Wallowa 0-3 1-9 3 3 123 50 205 Sunday, April20: Boston 4, Detroit1

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1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $44,959 2. PaulEaves, Lonedell,Mo.$44,425 3. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas $26,725 4. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. $25,532 5. RichSkelton,Llano,Texas $23,279 6. Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas $22,686 7. Jake Long, Colfeyville, Kan. $22,106 8. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $21,377 9. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. $19,789 10. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $18,638 11. Tyler Barton, Buckner, Ark. $17,997 12. Richard Durham, Weatherford, Texas $17,618 13. York Gill, Stephenville, Texas $17,552 14. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas $17,324 15. Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan. $17,143 16. Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla. $17,082 17. Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. $15,462 18. Joe Mattern, Plantersville, Texas $14,937 19. Brad Culpepper, Sylvester, Ga. $14,792 20. Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla. $13,425 Saddle Bronc Riding 1. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah $45,610 2. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. $41,157 3. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. $40,850 4. Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba $27,477 5. Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas $26,916 6. Wade Sundell, Coleman, Okla. $25,886 7. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah $25,728 8. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. $25,501 9. RyanMacKenzie,Jordan Valley, Ore. $23,919 10. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. $21,823 11. Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas $21,652 12. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. $18,273 13. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas $16,570 14. TylerCorrington, Hastings, Minn. $16,375 15. Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D. $15,443 16. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas $15,257 17. Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo. $14,207 18. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah $13,165 19. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas $12,634 20. Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta $12,355

Tie-down Roping 1. TufCooper, Decatur, Texas $45,719 2. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $33,142 3. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas $29,740 4. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. $29,582 5. Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M. $29,474 6. Ryan Watkins, Bluff Dale, Texas $28,084 7. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas $26,873 8. Fred Whiffield, Hockley, Texas $25,347 9. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas $24,377 10. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho $23,297

11. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. $20,910 12. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas $20,849 13. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas $20,627 14. ClintCooper, Decatur, Texas $19,696 15. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $19,448 16. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. $18,343 17. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas $18,269 18. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash. $17,218 19. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas $15,076 20. Chant DeForest, Wheatland, Calif. $14,772 Steer Roping 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $25,536 2. CodyLee,Gatesville,Texas$23,537 3. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. $22,124 4. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. $17,927 5. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. $12,375 6. Neal Wood, Needville, Texas $11,505 7. Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla. $10,994 8. Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. $10,862 9. Leo Campbell, Amarillo, Texas $10,635 10. Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas $10,416 11. Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo. $10,327 12. Brent Lewis, Pinon, N.M. $9,713 13. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas $9,264 14. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas $8,687 15. Jason Evans, Huntsville, Texas $8,132 16. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas $7,980 17. Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas $7,207 18. J.B. Whatley, Gardendale, Texas $5,857 19. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. $5,541 20. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas $5,536 Bull Riding 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $72,555 2. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas $62,680 3. Trey Benton III, Rock lsland, Texas $36,872 4. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $30,770 5. Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo. $30,602 6. Dustin Bowen Fredricksburg Pa. $27,896 7. Dylan Vick Hice, Escalon, Calif. $25,407 8. Jeff Askey, Martin,Tenn.$24,365 9. Elliot Jacoby, Fredricksburg, Texas $22,469 10. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. $22,450 11. Aaron Pass, Dallas, Texas $22,071 12. Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas $21,886 13. Paul Coppini, Kuna, Idaho $21,795 14. Beau Hill, West Glacier, Mont. $21,351 15. Casey Huckabee, Grand Saline, Texas $21,194 16. Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo. $20,584 17. Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo. $20,528 18. Tim Bingham, Honeyville, Utah $19,715 19. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. $19,659 20. Tanner Bothwell, Rapid City, S.D. $17,933 Barrel Racing 1. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. $58,802 2. Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah $55,198 3. Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas $40,110 4. ShellyAnzick, Livingston, Mont. $38,995 5. Jana Bean, Ft. Hancock, Texas 34,429 6. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas 33,701 7. Sabrina Ketcham, Yeso, N.M. 33,701 8. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. 32,141 9. Shelle y Morgan, Eustace,Texas

29,197 10. Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas 29,179 11. Britany Diaz, Solen, N.D. 28,828 12. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas 26,531 13. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. 23,754 14. Kenna Squires, Fredonia, Texas 22,796 15. Christy Loflin, Franktown, Colo. 22,236 16. Kimmie Wall, Roosevelt, Utah 20,292 17. Kassidy Dennison, Roosevelt, Utah 20,163 18. Taylor Langdon, Aubrey, Texas 19,698 19. Pamela Capper, Cheney, Wash. 19,358 20. Cheyenne Kelly, Hallettsville, Texas 18,647

TRAN SACTION S TUESDAY National Football League SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed S Earl Thomas to a four-year contract extension through the 2018 season. HOCKEY National Hockey League DALLAS STARS — Reassigned F Chris Mueller and F Dustin Jeffrey to Texas (AHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS — Fired interim coach Peter Horachek. ECHL ECHL — Fined Fort Wayne's Mike Embach an undisclosed amount for his actions in an April 27 game against Reading. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life and fined him $2.5 million for racist comments he made in an audio recording. NBA — Suspended Dallas F-C DeJuan Blair for one game, without pay, for kicking San Antonio C Tiago Splitter in the head in their game on Monday. BASEBALL American League TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Selected the contract of 2B Chris Getz from Buffalo (IL). Released RHP Mickey Storey. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Activated LHP Mike Minor from the 15-day DL. LOS ANGELES DODGERSRecalled LHP Paco Rodriguez from Albuquerque (PCL). Optioned INF Carlos Triunfel to Albuquerque. MlAMI MARLI NS — Activated INF Ed Lucas from the 15-day DL. Designated 1B Greg Dobbs for assignment. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Optioned RHP Taylor Jordan to Syracuse (IL). Recalled RHP Ryan Mattheus from Syracuse. American Association LAREDO LEMURS — Signed OF Harrison Kain. WICHITA WINGNUTS — Released C Chris Matthews. Frontier League FRONTIER GREYS — Signed INF Chase Tucker. GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed INF Niko Vasquez to a contract extension. JOLIET SLAMMERS — Traded RHP Zac Treece to Lake Erie for 1B Russell Moldenhauer. LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Signed INF Adam Ford and LHP Roberto Padilla. COLLEGE ILLINOIS-CHICAGO — Named Deon Thomas men's assistant basketball coach. NORTH DAKOTA STATE — Named Eric Henderson men's assistant basketballcoach. ELON — Named Chris Little men's soccercoach.

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La Grande freshman Elias Siltanen hits an approach earlier this season. Siltanen shot a 93 as the Tigers finished fifth at the Baker lnvite Monday.

La Grande earned its second consecutive top-five finish Monday in Baker City. The Tigers took fifth in the Baker Invite, combining for360 strokes.Justlikelast Wednesday in Ontario, every golfer for La Grande shot under 100. 'That's what we're shooting for in every tournament we play," La Grande Head Coach Ron Evans said.'The weather was beautiful, which was great because it usually snows on us when we go to Baker. The greens were quick , they always are, so it took the kids some getting used to but getting fifth was awesome." Two Tigers shot in the 80s, with Jake Girard carding the top round with an 86. Craig Wallace was right behind Girard, shooting an 87. Elias Siltanen turned in a 93, and

frstset7-5,and cruised to i an easy 6-1 victory in the second. At No. 2 doubles, Jasmyne Hickey and Alina Clemens lost the first set 6-1, then dominated the second third sets, winning 6-1 and 6-3. Both Avery Stanton and Leah Bruneau lost 6-0, 6-0.. No. 1Anna Grigsby fell 5-7, 3-5 after a heated first set with Mackenzie Fite.

Andrew Branen rounded out the best four rounds with his 94. "I'd just like to see us get another of our kids into the 80s range," Evans said."Our goalnow isto getthreekids down in the 80s. If we can do that by the time the districts roll around we'll be fine." Pendleton took home team honors with a 324, and Baker City was second at 332. Hermiston and Weiser, Idaho, finished third and fourth with 338 and 343 strokes, respectively. Homedale, Idaho, was sixth with Fruitland, Idaho, one stroke behind at 366. Milton-Freewater, Ontario and Payette, Idaho rounded out the top ten in the 13-team field. Baker City's Brandon Ellwanger carded the top round with a 75, and Homedale's Gabe Maurer fired a 78 to end up in second.

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play. 'Taylor does get stronger as the game goes on," Smith said."He had four innings of nine pitches or less, and when he does that he's goingtobe abletothrow a completegame." Which brings us back to the GOL. After a day that didn't clear up the league standings, itappearsthe season-ending doubleheader in Baker City May 16 will potentially decide whether La Grande or Baker claims the league.

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GCAP openstechnical assistance center in La Grande The Government Contract Assistance Program hasopened a procurement technical assistance center in La Grande to service the Eastern Oregon region. The center offers support to businesses including registration in systems such as the System for Awards Management; identification of federal, state and local contract opportunities; and help in understanding requirements in preparing and submitting bids. One of the program's most popular servicesiscomputerized bid leads.Procurement Counselor Donna Jo Talbott said the office can create a profile of a business. The business then receives daily emails of federal, state and local solicitations. The office offers a free 60-day trial, and afterthe trialthecostforthefederalfi scal yearis$60.Talbottsaid thatasan introductoryoffer,the service isbeingoffered free through September. She said those signing up will have the option of receiving leads from the entire U.S., leads from specific states and international leads. The office is located at 104 Depot St. in downtown LaGrande,and the phone number is 541-786-7272. For more information, visit www.gcap.org.

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BEO Bancorp reports first quarter earnings HEPPNER — BEO Bancorp and its subsidiary, Bank of Eastern Oregon, announced first quarter 2014 consolidated netincome of$560,000,or51centsper share, compared to $405,000, or 42 cents per share for first quarter 2013. Total assetswere $305.2 million,up 3.89 percent year over year. Net loans of $236.2 million were up 6.3 percent from the same period in 2013, while deposits were at $271.5 million, up 3.69 percent year over year. aw e are offto a solid startfor 2014. We continue to see decent loan growth supportedby a strong depositbase,"said President and CEO Jeff Bailey.

Employer council hosting spring seminars in May The Oregon Employer Council-Union County will host its spring employer seminar May 14 in La Grande at the La Grande Fire Station, 1806 Cove Ave. The topic will be the basics of worker compensation for employers and will be presented by Kara Bull of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. The cost of the seminar is $25 per person and includes a light continental breakfast. Check in is at 8 a.m. and the seminar begins at 8:30 a.m. For more information or to register, call 541-963-7111. The seminar will also be offered in Baker City on May 13 and in Enterprise the afternoon of May 14 for those who are unableto attend in La Grande. Call541-523-6331 ext.224 to registerfor the Baker City session, or 541-426-4972 for the Enterprise session.

Statehosting notary public educational seminar The secretary ofstateishosting a free notary public educational seminar May 28 in the Integrated Services Building, 1607 Gekeler Lane. The seminar is scheduled to run from 9 a.m.to noon and isforpeopleinterested in becoming a notary, renewing notaries and current notaries public. It's an opportunity to ask questions and brush up on any law or rule changes regardingnotarizations. See the seminar website at notsem.sos. state.o r.usform ore information orcall

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Lambing season has arrived throughoutEastern Oregon, and pastures are filled with grazing ewes and their suckling newborn lambs. For sheep operators, lambing and shearing seasons are always the busiest times of the year. Freda Cant, 102, of Imbler recails the ranchinglife she shared with her husband, James Cant, f'rom 1932 to 1975. They were sheep operators with his parents, James and Elizabeth Cant, on the nearly 6,000acre Cant Ranch located eight miles northeast of Dayville. Today, the Cant Ranch is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been owned by the National Park Service since 1975. The house ispreserved as an interpretative center, showing visitors an example of an early 20th century livestock ranch. But in its day, Cant remembers it as it really was — a bustling place with hired hands, herders, horses,chickens, some cows, crops and more than

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in 1929. She attended one year of college, but it was a dark time in history with the start of the Great Depression, and she couldn't afford to continue her education. Still, she felt very fortunate to have a job for the next two years as secretary to the county agent in Canyon City. During that time, she boarded with the sheriff and his wife. 2,000 sheep. "In 1931, nobody had any Cant grew up in this part of the country as Freda Erikson, gradu- money," Cant said."Roads were ating from Dayville High School just starting to be constructed in

our area. There was a construction camp near us, and they were building roads." But when love came calling, she answered and left her job to marry James on July 7, 1932. From thevery beginning, shehad no doubt as to what her new life required ofher. "On our honeymoon, we rode our horses up into the mountains and spent our wedding night in a sheep camp," Cant said.'That's SeeCant / Page 3B

don't do it as often as I should, but one of my favorite tools is asking thought-provoking questions of my clients. Doing research, I ran across a question asked by Intel's co-founder Andy Grove: "If the current CEO were kicked out of the company, what would the new CEO do?n I am sure that the correct answer by the new CEO would be a blend of three lists. The first list would contain all the things that the leader should continue doing. The second list, probably longer in length, would be a list of items to start doing. The third list might actually be pretty short, and it would be the list that the new CEO would create that listed the things that he or she would stop doing. Peter Drucker was quoted as saying, 'Your first and foremostjob asa leaderis to take charge of your own energy and then help to orchestrate the energy of those around you. For this to take place, the leader has to first lose the source of negative energy. This can be accomplished by making two lists. The first is the "stop doing list," and the second is a"never start" list. These two tools are so powerful they should become part of the annual planning process for your company and for the management team. Here are some thoughts to help jump start your thinking as youcreatethese lists. 1. Stop tolerating mediocre performancefrom people that belong on someone else's payroll. 2. Stop putting off difficult conversationsabout people. 3. Quit making every decision. If you don't trust people to make the right decisions for the company, you have another issue to deal with. 4. Stop having meetings without purpose. 5. Stop thinking that all clients are the same; some are more valuable than others. 6. Never start thinking that your company's current good health will continue without change into the future. SeeKeller / Page 3B

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Cjapp joins fig t against noxious weeds • Wallowa Resources hires new project coordinator tolead battle againstweeds By Katy Nesbitt WesCom News Service

ENTERPRISE — A new soldier has joined the fight against noxious weeds in Wallowa County. Last month, Brian Clapp began his position as Wallowa County's canyonlands coordinator. An avid outdoorsman finishing up a degree in environmental science from the University of Idaho, Clapp comes to Northeast

Oregon most recently from Custer County, Idaho, where he spent the last four years as Clapp it s n oxious weed superintendent. His job with Wallowa Resources is similar in that he works with local and federal governments as well as private landowners. Managing weeds thatsupportboth cost-share agreements, which help private landowners fund weed control, and contracting costs money, but Clapp said he is comfortable with both his budget and the federal government's focus to maintain

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budgetsforweed control. cWehave very experienced contractors who know the area and who you can trust to go out and dothe rightjob correctly," Clapp said."I'm very optimistic about this year and looking forward to getting out and working with everybody." As an environmental science major who has worked in the ieldfora variety ofagencies, f

Clapp is passionate about battling invasive species. "If we weren't fighting noxious weeds, they'd takeovernative species habitat. It's important to maintain biodiversity for crops and wildlife," he said."It's a vital rolethatis underappreciated. There are people who don't know much more than what a thistle is so education is a big job." SeeClapp / Page 3B

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WASHINGTON — The push by President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage seems ready to join the paradeofissues thatgets buried in Congress but — the party hopes — propels voters to the polls this November. Immigration. Renewing expired jobless benefits. Tighter curbs on guns. All of them Obama priorities. All of them attracting some Republican support. And all of them trippedup,atleastfor now, by GOP opposition. And now, a billby Sen.Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, boosting

content, firm flesh and mild taste. The barramundi is commonly farmed worldwide. A handful of other states, such as Texas, Florida and Michigan, allow barramundi The Associated Press farming, state wildlife officials said. MEDFORD — A fish farmer has Camel said he expects to grow asked for state permission to raise a barramundi from fingerlings to market size, about 2.5 pounds, in eight voracioustropicalperch thatgrows months to a year. The farm re-uses to 6 feet in the wild but couldn't surviveOregon'scold waterifitescaped. its water, he said. The Fish and Wildlife Commission The barramundi is native in Asia is expected to request a study under and northernAustralia and in the wild can live 20 years and gmw to 130 aprocessused toallow tilapiafarming two years ago. pounds. It changes sex at six to eight Robert Camel of Bend wants to years, tmmgfmm male to female. raise barramundi at an indoor fish Its life cydeis the mirmr opposite of farm in Tumalo. He considers it a Northwest salmon — the fish spawnin high-value fish, with high omega-3 the ocean and move inland to mature.

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how we avoided a shivaree, I suppose. Our first summer together, we herded sheep on top of the mountain and along the John Day River back to the main ranch." The Cant Ranch that awaited them grazed about 2,400 sheep. Annually, the family sold their lambs and took them to a delivery spot in Seneca between Burns and John Day. With that many sheep, the Cants often had hired men camping on the range to watch the vulnerable lambs. Sometimes, the Cants tagged the ewes before lambing. They would shear the back part of the ewe so there wouldn't be so much wool, and it would be cleaner and healthier for lambing. 'The ewes lambed on the range, so there wasn't much attending that had to be done with the ewes," Cant said.cWe had to watch out for the newborn lambs becauseofpredatorslike bobcatsand especially coyotes. The coyotes got lots of sheep, and people killed them. That's when they could. Now they don't want anyone to kill them." Each June, the Cants sheared the sheep. Wool buyers usually came through the area, sealing deals with sheep operators like the Cants so that when shearing time arrived, that wool was already sold. Though sheep were their predominant product on the Cant Ranch, they alsoraised some hay to feed their horses. With limited land for this crop, though,they often had tobuy more hay from others later in the year. They also grew oatsasforage and feed forthe horses.

7. Never start thinking that your employees don't know what is taking place in the company; in some instances they may know more than you do. 8. Stop believing that your managers are managing; some of them aren't. 9. Neverstartinterfering with policies and procedures you approved to help you run the company better. 10. Never make people decisions based on whether or not you like someone; make decisions about how well or not they are doing the job they are on the payroll to do. 11.Never startthinking feedback. your industry has the best Ken Keller is a syndicated way, or only way, to do things. 12. Stop under hiring business columnist based in Valencia, Calif. He can and over hiring. 13. Never start thinking be reached at KenKellerC SBCglobal.net. that your being in theoffice

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The CantRanch, above, grazed about 2,400 sheep. Annually, the family, which included Freda Cant of lmbler, sold their lambs and took them to a deliveryspot in Seneca between Burns and John Day. Cant was nearly 21 years old when she immersed herself into married life on the ranch. She and her husband made their home in a modest house on the ranch, and then the kids started coming — Betty i1933l, Kathleen

i1939l, Kerma i1947l and Jim i1952l. Her in-laws also lived on the ranch along the river bank and about onehalf mile from the newlyweds. They occupied a spacious three-story home with six rooms and a bathroom on the second floor and an open attic on the third floor. "In the early years, they used to have dancesand partiesthere and people used to come from a long way. It was a place they could stop and sleep," Cant said."The Cants were always hospitable, and it needed to be that way becauseitwa sanother day'stravelto Dayville." It was here in the kitchen of that large home that Cant remembers shearing time most vividly. She and her mother-in-law worked long hours to prepare

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three meals a day to feed the shearing crew and their helpers. cWe had two full tables of men to feed, and that meant a lot of food. My mother-in-law made the main meal, and I did all the paring, peeling and food preparation," Cant said."I was a good assistant. Now, they don't do things that way anymore." When it was all said and done, the crew sheared two bands of sheep for the Cants and one band of sheep for theirneighbors — about 300 sheep per shearer. This was Cant's life on a 20th century sheep ranch, a precious lifestyle and now histori cally preserved for othersto learn about. In 1977, she and her husband relocated to Union County to live nearer to their adult children. At 102 years of age, she's not sure what she wants to do with the rest of her life — she doesn't feel like riding horses anymore. "I guess I'll just keep the couch warm. I'll be happy with that," she said.

is in place to combat thespecieson privateland thatuses the introduction of insects, goatgrazing and herbicide. Clapp contends that herbicideuse can becontroversial, but chemicals used by weed control specialists are more species-specific than they used to be and are no longer petroleum based, making them safer for surrounding native plants and for animals Milestone, an effective herbicide, said Clapp, has no

negative effect on anything but broadleafplants,for which it was designed. Like any herbicide, it must be used according to the label's instructions to be effective and to reduce harmful effects. "Following the label is the law," Clapp said."If you don't know how to calibrate, come ask for a cheat sheet trom me. When people start havingissues,it'sbecause of misuse."

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Princi a Wante ! North Powder School District 8J is currently advertising for a K-12 principal position for the 2014 — 2015 school year. This is a one year interim position. The candidate selected will be responsible for developing programs, teacher evaluation, curriculum, communication with students and parents and other duties as assigned by the district. Individual must have a current administrative license or ability to obtain, appropriate for the position issued by Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. This is a 1.0 FTE position, with a benefit package and salaryranging from $60,000 —$70,000 depending on experience.

Miners Jubilee 2014

For more information contact Viki Turner at 541-898-2244 (ext. 8821)

A community project of local volunteers & organizations.

July 18, 19 & 20 • Geiser-Pollman Park

Download Vendor Applications at www.minersjubilee.com Turn in your application in April for the BEST PRICE!

If interested please submit a letter of interest, 31etters of recommendation, and a state application to Lance L Dixon PO Box 10 North Powder, OR 97867

Check website regularly for updates of u iee e e e n ven s !

The closing datefor applications is May 6, 2014

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THE OBSERVER a BAKER CITY HERALD —7B

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

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Commercial Rentals TO do wntown TTY: 1(800)735-2900 1200 plus sq. ft. profes- CLOSE a nd E O U , st u d i o , sional office space. 4 "This Institute is an w/s/g pd, no smoking, offices, reception equaI opportunity no pets, $450 month, area, Ig. conference/ provider." $40 0 d e p o s i t . break area, handicap 541-91 0-3696. access. Pnce negotiable per length of CLOSE TO EOU,sm 1 lease. bdrm, coin-op laundry, no smoking/no pets, STUDIO, a I I ut i l i t i e s $350 mo, $300 dep. p aid., ac , c l o s e t o 710 - Rooms for 541-91 0-3696. EOU, $4 2 5/ m o Rent 541-91 0-0811 SENIOR AND DISNOTICE ABLED HOUSING All real estate adverClover Glen Aparttised here-in is sublect GET QUICK CASH ments, 2212 Cove to th e F e d e ral F a ir Avenue, WITHTHE H ousing A ct , w h i c h La Grande makes it illegal to adCLASSIFIEDS I vertise any preference, Clean & well appointed 1 & 2 bedroom units in a limitations or discnmiquiet location. Housing Sell your unwantnation based on race, for those of 62 years c olor, r e l igion, s e x , ed car, p roperty or older, as well as h andicap , f a mi l i a l those disabled or a nd h o u s e h o l d status or national onhandicapped of any g in, o r i n t e n t io n t o items more quickage. Rent based on inmake any such prefercome. HUD vouchers e nces, limitations o r discnmination. We will

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HOME SWEET HOME Cute &Clean 2 & 3-Bdrm Homes Large 3-bdrm, 2 bath w/garage. 2491 8th St No Smoking/1 small

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THE OBSERVER a BAKER CITY HERALD — 11B

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

DEADLINES : LINE ADS:

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

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Baker City HeraId: 541-523-3673e www.bakercityheraId.com • classifiedsObakercityheraId.com• Fax: 541-523-6426' The Observer: 541-963-3161e www.la randeobserver.com • classifiedsOlagrandeobserver.com • Fax: 541-963-3674 xg w 750 - Houses For Rent Baker Co. 30 FT. se lf c o n t ained trailer w/ W/D on Powder River. $375/mo.

W/S/G and TV paid. Propane 5 electric not furnished. Please call (541)523-535 1 or (541)403-2050 4-BDRM, 2 1/2 ba th in North Baker. 3000 sq. ft. Avail. May 3, Dou-

b le Garage, S h o p, Fenced yard. Beautiful historic

h o m e . No Smoking. $ 1250/mo p lu s d epos it . 541-403-11 88

SUNFIRE REAL Estate LLC. has Houses, Duplexes 5 Apartments for rent. Call Cheryl Guzman fo r l i s t ings, 541-523-7727.

780 - Storage Units

825 - Houses for Sale Union Co.

960 - Auto Parts

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

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1001 - Baker County Legal Notices IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Dona Id Dea n Boice, Deceased. State of Oregon County of Baker Clicult Couit

In Probate Case No. 14-235

MCHOR MIII STOIULGI • Secure • Keypad Entry • Auto-Lock Gate • Security Ligtlting • Fenced Area (6-foot barb) IIEW 11x36 units for "Big Boy Toys"

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1001 - Baker County 1001 - Baker County Legal Notices Legal Notices NOTICE OF BUDGET REQUEST FOR COMMITTEE MEETING PROPOSALS A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Haines Fire Protect ion

D i s t r i ct , B a k e r

County, State of Oreg on, to d i s cuss t h e budget for the f i scal NOTICE TO year July 1, 2014 to INTERESTED PERSONS June 30, 2015, will be h eld at t h e H a i n e s NOTICE IS H E REBY P ublic L i b rary, 8 1 8 GIVEN that the underCole Street, Haines, signed has been apO regon, M a y 5th , 2014 at 6:00 PM. pointed personal repr esentative. A l l p e r - T he purpose of t h e sons h aving c l a i ms meeting is to re c eive against the estate are the budget message required t o p r e s e nt and to receive comment from the public them, with v o uchers attached, to the underon the budget. This is signed Personal Repa p u b l i c m eet i n g resentative at Silven, where deliberation of Schmeits 5 Vaughan, the Budget Committee Attorneys at Law, P.O. will take place. Any Box 965, Baker City, person may appear at Oregon, 97814, within the meeting and discuss the proposed profour (4) months after the date of first publigrams with the Budget

1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices PUBLIC AUCTION

Sealed bids for the con- C omplete A s s et s o f struction of th e P i ne Wurdinger Metal ReCreek Restoration at cycling Saturday May McMullen Slough will 3rd, 2014 at 10:00 AM b e received b y t h e Preview: Friday May Powder Basin Water2nd from 9:00 AM to shed Council until 4:00 5 :00 P M 1 0 30 0 N . McAlister Road p.m. on May 15, 2014. Bids will be p u blicly LaGrande, OR 97850 opened at 4:00 p.m. Catalog and P h otos on the same day. Con- a vailable o n l i n e a t t racting d o c u m e n t s www.ciauctions.com a nd instructions f o r More Info available at b idding may b e o b Commercial Industrial tained on the Powder Auctions B asin W at er s h e d 503-760-0499 C ouncil w e b s it e a t www.bakercount .or Published: Apnl 30, 2014 watershed/home.html and May 2, 2014

Legal No. 00035796 LegaI No. 00035779 Published: April 30, May WALLOWA-WHITMAN 2,5,7, 9, 12,2014 NATIONAL FOREST 2512 14th Ballotsmust be 752 - Houses for TIM BER FOR SAL E received by 8pm on Call Us Today: 1010 - Union Co. Rent Union Co. The Trail Sale is located Election Day 541-9634174 within T.2S., R.36E., Legal Notices 2 BDRM, 1 ba gas heat, See all RMLS Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 Baker County w /s/g pd . W / d i n - CLASSIC STORAGE Listings: ,8, 9, 1 0, 1 1 ,1 2, 1 3, Clerk's Office cluded. Recently up541-524-1534 CITY OF LA GRANDE www.valleyrealty.net 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, cation of this notice, or Committee. d ated. $700 / m o . , 2805 L Street 1995 Third St Suite 150 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, t he c laims m a y b e A copy of the budget $700 dep. No smoking Baker City, OR 97814 NEW FACILITY!! 26, 27 Willamette Mebarred. document may be in- NOTICE ofBUDGET 541-523-8207 inside , No P et s Vanety of Sizes Available $449,000 SHORT 40 r idian. T h e For e s t COMMITTEE www.bakercount .or A ll p e rsons w h o s e spected or obtained on (503) 991-1 789 Secunty Access Entry ACRE PARCEL SET MEETINGS Service w i l l r e c e ive nghts may be affected or after May 5, 2014 at RV Storage Monday — Fnday sealed and oral bids in UP FOR CATTLE AND ' 8am -12, 1pm -5pm by th e p r o c eedings Haines City Hall be4 BDRM, 2 bath, 1801 at pubIic HORSES. Detached 2 W ashingto n A ve . may obtain additional t ween th e h o urs o f Urban Renewal District Election Day and Wallowa-Whitman NaFenced yard, p a rtial bay garage plus 3 other 7am -8pm i nformation from t h e 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. City of La Grande Gentional Forest H e a drecords of the court, outbulldlngs including a basement. $700/mo. eral, Enterpnse, and quarters at 10:00AM First 5 depos i t . the Personal Repre- Legal No. 00035685 SECURESTORAGE bunkhouse. 3 separate Drive Up Drop Site SpecialFunds loca l t ime on 541-975-401 4 or sentative, or the attor- Published: April 25, 30, County Courthouse wells. 1 for automatic 06/05/2014, for an es541-963-3474 Surveillance 4th Street Dnveway neys for the Personal 2014 yard sprlnklers, 1 for P ursuant t o Ore g o n t imated v o l um e o f Cameras Representative. Dated Baker City, OR 97814 automatic livestock waState Budget Law, a 559 5 CCF of 4+ BRDM, 3ba, two level Computenzed Entry and f i rs t p u b l i shed 24 hours terers and one for the detailed First Notice of Douglas-fir and Westhome at 307 Second Covered Storage Apnl23,2014. 7 — days a week home. 3 wheel lines. B udget C o m m i t t e e ern Larch sawtimber, Str. LG, $1500 obo. Super size 16'x50' Election Day NOTICE TO Cross fenced, corrals & Until 8pm Meetings for the City 3653 CCF of PonderPersonal P lease see i n f o o n PROPOSERS ALL of La Grande Urban osa Pine sawtimber, round pen. Rock Creek window before calling 541-523-2128 l t ~R SOLICITATIONS Renewal District and a nd 1 37 0 C C F o f 541-663-8683 runs through the prop3100 15tI1 St. ICaren Boice Community SHALL BE: W hite Fir an d O t h e r General, E n t e rprise Baker City erty. Water rights on Connection of PO Box 3475 S ubmitted t o J o s e p h and Special Funds was sawtimber marked or 4BDRM, 2BA, $850/mo Missoula,MT 59806 file. Lots of potential. Baker County S chool District i n a published in The Obotherwise designated 479-283-6372 13294704 2810 Cedar Street sealed envelope and s erver o n A p r i l 1 8 , f or cutting. I n a d d iAttorne for Estate SHOP FOR RENT, 2,200 Baker City, OR 97814 Century 21 delivered to: 5+ B D RM, $ 77 5 . 0 0 sq. ft, concrete floor, 2014. T hat Notice is t ion, t h e r e i s w i t h i n Floyd C. Vaughan Monday — Fnday i Eagle Cap Realty, the sale area an esti541-963-41 25 also available for viewOSB ¹784167 garage door, side 8am -12:30pm i 541-9634511. Joseph School Distnct i ng in it s e n t irety o n mated volume of 1782 P.O. Box 965 entry, electncity and 1:30pm — 5pm Attn: Rhonda Shirley, AVAILABLE MAY 1st, water. $285.00 mo the City's web site at CCF of White Fir and 1950 Third Street Election Day Superintendent 2bdrm, 1ba, f e nced www.cit ofla rande.or Other green biomass CaII 541-975-3800 or 8am -12:30pm Baker City, OR 97814 400 East Williams Ave., c onvertible t ha t t h e yard and basement. 850 - Lots & Prop541-663-6673 1:30pm — 8 pm (541) 523-4444 Joseph, OR 97846 Close to Greenwood Budget Hearings open b idder agrees to r e erty Baker Co. S chool. No P et s o r on Monday, May 12, move at a fixed rate. LegaI No. 00035599 Halfway City Hall Sealed proposals will be 5 .78 A CRES, 3 6 x 4 8 HUD. $700 mo 5 $450 SPRING SPECIAL at 6:00 p.m. in the ColI n addition, there i s Published: April 23, 30, 155-B E. Record Street received until: May 21, shop, full bath, well dep. 541-910-1807 within the sale area an leen F. Johnson Com(First Time Renters) May 7, 2014 2014 at 2:00 PM PT tk septic installed. 7 H a Ifway, 0 R 97834 munity Room of the F. unestimated v o lume FOR RENT mi. from town. Price Monday — Thursday Maxine and Thomas o f Unit 7 6 W h it e f i r O I ~M NOTICE OF BUDGET The outside of the reduced to $166,600. 8am -12pm, 1pm -4pm W. Cook Memorial Liand Other sawtimber, (Closed Fnday) COMMITTEE MEETING envelope shall be clearly Rent Now & Get La Grande-Island City: 503-385-8577 Unit 76 White fir and brary and are open to Election Day marked: 3rd Month the public. Other green biomass 855 Lots & Prop8am -12pm, 1pm -8pm "RFP 001-2014 A public meeting of the (1) -1 BR Apt. FREE! c onvertible, U ni t 7 6 Budget Committee of Construction erty Union Co. Published: Apnl 30, 2014 Douglas-fir 5 Western Huntington City Hall the Huntington School Manager/General Ranch-N-Home RAK Mini Storage Larch sawtimber, and 1/2 TO 2 1/2 acre lots, 50 E Adams D istrict ¹ 1 6 J , B a k e r Contractor" Rentals, Inc 1407 Monroe, LG Legal No. 00035491 Unit 7 6 P o n d e rosa South 12th, starting at Huntington, OR 97907 County, State of Ore*Call Ranch-N-Home 54 1-963-5450 P ine sawtimber t h at $45, 0 0 0 . Ca II Monday — Thursday g on, to d i s cuss t h e All proposals shall be for details: the bidder may agree 541-91 0-3568. 9am -12pm, 1pm -4pm budget for the f i scal 541-963-5450 clearly and distinctly to remove at a f ixed Fnday) year July 1, 2014 to typed or written with UNION, 3 BD, 2B T H, B EAUTIFUL V I E W (Closed rate. The Forest ServElection Day June 30, 2015, will be ink. No erasures are d ouble w i de, $ 8 5 0 . Sx10 - 10x10 - 10x20 LOTS f or sa l e b y ice reserves the nght 9am -8pm held a t H u n t i n gton permitted. 3 BD, 1 B T H $ 7 5 0 . /nside Storagefor o wner i n C ov e O R . NOTICE TO BIDDERS to relect any and all School Library, 520 E M istakes s h a l l be 2 BD $ 6 50 . snowmobiies, boats, E 3.02 acres, $55,000 Richland City Hall bids. Interested par3rd St., H u n t ington, crossed out and cor- Sealed bids will be re541-91 0-0811 small R Vs a nd 4 ac r e s 89 Main Street ties may obtain a proOR. The meeting will rection typewntten or Secure - Fencing$79,000. Please caII c eived b y W a l l ow a spectus from the ofRichland, OR 97870 760 - Commercial take place on May 12, wntten in ink adlacent Cameras tk Lighting! 208-761-4843. School Distnct at 303 f ice listed below. A Monday — Thursday 2014 at 5:00 p.m. The thereto and initialed in West First Street, Rentals prospectus, bid form, purpose of the meetBUILD Y OUR dr e am 8am -12pm, 1pm -5pm ink by the party signW allowa , Oreg o n and complete informa20 X40 shop, gas heat, home on q uiet Fnday i ng is t o r e c e ive t h e ing the proposal or a 97885, Until 2:00, PM t ion c o n cerning t h e roll-up an d w a l k - in cul-de-sac S t . , in 8am -12pm, 1pm -4pm budget message and confirmed authorized prevailing local time on timber, the conditions doors, restroom, small to receive c o m m ent Sunny Hills, South LG. Election Day representative. Wednesday, May 28, of sale, and submiso ffice s p ace, $ 3 5 0 •MiniW arehouse 541-786-5674. Owner 8am -8pm from the public on the I f a response is n ot 2 014, at w h ic h t i m e sion of bids is available month, $300 deposit. licensed real e s t ate • Outside Fenced Parking budget. A copy of the legible, Joseph School and place the bidding to the public from the 541-91 0-3696. For Candidate agent. budget document may Distnct may determine • ReasonableRates will be closed and the Wallowa-Whitman Nainformation visit Baker b e inspected o r o b that the p r oposal is bids will b e o p e ned tional Forest H e a dFor informationcall: BEARCO CORNER LOT. Crooked County website at: tained on or after May non-responsive. a nd read . Bid d e r s quarters, 1550 Dewey BUSINESS PARK C reek S u b d i v i s i o n . www.bakercount .or 528-N1Sdays 12, 2014 at Huntington A M d twd p -p m ust submit L is t o f Has 6000, 3000, 2000 sq Ave., Baker City, OR 11005 ICristen W ay . S chool District ¹ 1 6 J , posal meeting will be 5234SNleveltings 1st tier Subcontractors 97814 o r t he La ft units, all have over101 ft. x 102 ft. Island LegaI No. 00035718 520 E 3rd St., Huntingh eld at 2:00 PM o n at the same address Grande Ranger D i sheard doors and man 378510th Street City. $70,000. Published: Apnl 30, 2014 ton, OR, between the May 1, 2014 at the Joas stipulated until 4:00 trict, 3 50 2 H i g h w ay doors. Call A rmand o Rob l e s , hours of 9:00 a.m. and seph School District LiPM., prevailing 541-963-7711 30, La Grande, OR 541-963-3474, NOTICE OF 3 :00 p.m . T h i s i s a brary. local time on the same 97850 . The USDA is 541-975-4014 SHERIFF'S SALE public meeting where All proposals shall be dated. A m a n datory an equal opportunity BEAUTY SALON/ 795 -Mobile Home deliberation o f t he in t h e f or m a t repre-bid meeting will be ROSE RIDGE 2 SubdiviOffice space perfect provider and employer. B udget C o m m i t t e e q uested and/or f u r Spaces On May 20, 2014, at the conducted on Thursfor one or two operasion, Cove, OR. City: hour of 9:00 a.m. at w ill take place. A n y n ished b y Jos e p h day, May 8, 2014 at Published: Apnl 30, 2014 ters 15x18, icludeds SPACES AVAILABLE, Sewer/VVater available. t he B a k e r C o u n t y person may appear at School District, herein 2:00 PM at the same one block from SafeRegular price: 1 acre restroom a n d off C ourthouse, 199 5 the meeting and disa fter referred t o a s address. LegaI No. 00035781 street parking. way, trailer/RV spaces. m/I $69,900-$74,900. cuss the proposed proT hird S t reet , B a k e r D istrict, or t hey m ay W ater, s e w er , g a r - We also provide property $500 mo 5 $250 dep City, Oregon, the degrams with the Budget be relected by the Dismanagement. C heck bage. $200. Jeri, man541-91 0-3696 Committee. fendant's interest will tiict. PROJECT DESCRIPTION a ger. La Gra n d e out our rental link on be sold, sublect to reIt shall be the proposBIG!!! SHOP w/office, 541-962-6246 our w ebs i t e NOTICE OF BUDGET LegaI No. 00035429 er's demption, in the real r esponsibility t o In general the Prolect 2000 sq ft, 2 overhead www.ranchnhome.co COMMITTEE property c o m m o nly Published: April 16, 30 ensure that the p r odoors, large f e nced m or c aII MEETING compnses the selecknown as: 993 Rose 2014 posal is delivered to tive demolition and outside storage area, Ranch-N-Home Realty, A public meeting of the Street, Baker City, OR t he D i s t r ic t a t t h e intenor remodel to the In c 541-963-5450. Budget Committee of heat, a/c, will rent part 97814. The court case NOTICE OF BUDGET s pecifie d add r e s s or all. Call for details existing Vo-Tech buildthe Powder Rural Fire n umber i s 13 - 2 2 1 , COMMITTEE MEETING above before the time 541-963-51 25. ing including new P rotectio n Di s t r i c t , I I w here B A N I C O F A public meeting of the and date set for proelectncal service. North Powder, Union A MERICA N . A . i s Budget Committee of posal closing as noted OFFICE SPACE, approx County, State of Oreplaintiff, an d S H ANthe Baker Rural Fire in the solicitation. 1300sq ft, r e ception 880 - Commercial g on, to d i s cuss t h e NON L. WATSON, an P.D., Baker County, Distnct will not be re- 1.03 a nd waiting room. 3 budget for the f i scal Property individual; and all other S tate of O r e gon, t o sponsible for proposoffices, restrooms, all BIDDING DOCUMENTS year July 1, 2014 to persons or parties unBEST CORNER location discuss the budget for als delivered to any loutilities paid . $9 0 0 820 - Houses For June 30, 2015, will be for lease on A dams known claiming any lethe fiscal year July 1, cation other than the month, $800 deposit. Sale Baker Co. Bidding documents for held at the Fire Distnct Ave. LG. 1100 sq. ft. gal or equitable right, 2014 t o J u n e 30, address listed above. 541-91 0-3696. t he w or k a r e t h o s e Office, 340 "E" Street, title, estate, lien, or in2015, will be held at Proposals delivered to Lg. pnvate parking. Reprepared by BBT N orth Powder, O R . 3-BDRM, 2 bath, with terest in the real propa nother address w i ll m odel or us e a s i s . Pocahontas S t a t ion, Architects, 1160 SW The meeting will take 780 - Storage Units fireplace on 12 acres. 541-805-91 23 e rty described in t he Baker City, O r egon. be considered non-reSimpson Ave., S uite place on Wednesday, Excellent view of complaint herein, adThe meeting will take sponsive. 100, Bend, OR 97702 May 14, 2014 at 7:00 12 X 20 storage with roll Wallowa Mtns and verse to Plaintiff's title, place on May13, 2014 Proposal documents Phone 541-382-5535. pm. The purpose of great fishing access. up door, $70 mth, $60 or any cloud on Plainm ay be obtained via an at 6:00 p.m. The purt he meeting is to r e Located on Hwy 86, deposit 541-910-3696 tiff's title to the Proppose of the meeting is email request to Rob Electronic copies will ceive the budget mesICeating Valley. erty, collectively desigto receive the budget Q uaempts, P r o l e c t b e emailed t o B o n a sage and t o r e c eive $159,900. n ated a s D O E S 1 m essage and t o r e M anager, W e n a h a F ide B i d d er s i n t e r - c omment f r o m th e (541) 523-5871 through 50, inclusive, Group ceive comment from e sted in b i dding t h e public on the budget. Andrew Bryan is defendant. The sale t he p u b li c o n the E I : bC CO h r prolect. A copy of the budget Pnncipal Broker • 8 J is a public auction to budget. This is a public document may be inthe highest bidder for meeting where delibInterested firms shall spected or obtained af930 - Recreational c ash o r cas h i e r ' s have no unauthonzed 1.04 3350 ESTES St. 3-bdrm, eration of the Budget ter May 12, 2014 at Vehicles check, in hand, made 1 bath with attached 1 C ommittee w i l l t a k e contact w i t h D i s t r ict 100 "D" Street, North + Security R.nced STATE PROVISIONS 1/2 garage on a corner THE SALE of RVs not out to Baker County place. Any person may staff or Board of ComPowder, between the + Coded Entry S heriff's O f f ice. F o r appear at the meeting m issioner during t h e lot. $112,500. Please beanng an Oregon inThis is a public works hours of 8:00 am and m ore information o n and discuss the proselection process. All call: 541-403-0958 signia of compliance is + Lighted foryourprotection prolect to which ORS 4 :00 pm . Th i s i s a t his s a l e go t o : posed programs with questions shall be diillegal: cal l B u i lding 2 79 . C . 8 0 0 to public meeting where + 4 different size units www.ore onshenffs.c the Budget Commitrected in wnting to the Codes (503) 373-1257. 279C.870. The distnct deliberation o f t he om sales.htm t ee. A c o p y o f t h e Prolect Manager, Rob + Lots oi RVstorage reserves the right to B udget C o m m i t t e e P RICE RE D U C E D ! PRESIDENT GOLF Cart. budget document may Quaempts at 2-bdrm, 1 bath home relect any and/or all w ill take place. A n y 4129S Chico Rd, Baker City Good cond. Repriced LegaI No. 00035430 b e inspected o r o b - rob ©wenaha rou .com bids, waive informalion 75x120 ft. corner person may appear at off Rocahontas at $2999. Contact Lisa P ublished: April 9, 1 6 , tained on or after May ties and to accept any the meeting and dislot on paved streets. (541 ) 963-21 61 23,30, 2014 13, 2 0 1 4 a t 255 0 Legal No. 00035732 bids that appears to cuss the proposed proAll utilities are on propBroadway, Baker City, Published: April 28, 30, serve the best interest grams with the Budget erty. $42,500. Call for 2014 7X11 UNIT, $30 mo. between the hours of of the distnct. Committee. an ap p oi nt m en t dep. 9 00 a m. an d 5 0 0 $25 541-524-106 3 or p.m. (541 ) 910-3696. There's an easy way for Published April 23 and Published: Apnl 30, 2014 541-51 9-1 31 7 you to sell that bicycle 30. 2014 and May 7, 2014 A PLUS RENTALS LegaI No. 00035794 you no longer use. Just Published: Apnl 30, May has storage units advertise it in classified! Legal No. 00035634 LegaI No. 00035789 RESIDENTIAL OR available. 7, 2014 Investment Property 5x12 $30 per mo. Home for sale in Baker for our most current offers and to 8x8 $25-$35 per mo. City. M ove-in r eady. 8x10 $30 per mo. browse our complete inventory. Clean 3-bdrm, 2 bath 'plus deposit' on an extra large cor•I 1433 Madison Ave., ner lot. Gas heat, inor 402 Elm St. La cludes appliances in Grande. the Brooklyn School Ca II 541-910-3696 district. $85,000. Call 1415 Adams Ave • 541-963-4161 541-880-4224

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Boyfriend's 'other woman' Aselections Ioom, Cagitol ¹II is permanently attached is Iatestfrontinwar on goverly DEARABBY: My boyfriend and I have sive talker. The next time you talk to her, make the been dating for two years. We live together, and his child from another woman lives conversationface-to-faceand tellherthat with us. I love my boyfriend and his child, as much as you like her, you don't have the amount of time to spend on the phone that but one thing prevents mefrom imagining us being married: He has his child's mother's she does. Explain that when you tell her you name tattooed on his body. must end the conversation, if she doesn't The tattoo bothers mefor many reasons, stop talking within five minutes, you will and I'd like him to have have to hang up. And then it covered up if we ever do do it. DEAR marry. He says he doesn't Will she like it? No. But want to get rid ofit. When the ABB Y the a l ternative is that she will continue to take advantopic comesup, we argue. Am I unreasonable for tage of you — which she has wanting him to get rid of the tattoo? If that been doing because you have allowed it. woman reallyisin hispast, why does he DEARABBY: My husband and I have need aconstant reminder ofher on his body? — INA STINKOVER INK been marriedforthreeyearsand have two DEAR IN A STINK You're asking the beautiful children. Shortly before our ftrst wrong person. Only your boyfriend can child was born, my in-laws bought a new camera. They bring it along to every visit answer that. He may not want to go to the expense, or to experience the pain ofhaving and constantly take pictures of all of us. more artwork done. Or he may not like the N either my husband nor Ilikeshaving our idea that you are telling him what to do. pictures taken. My in-laws have thousands However, ifhe has been living with you ofpictures of all of us already. fortwo years,Idoubtit'sbecause he' s still The biggest problem is that they don't carryingatorch forsomeone else.Ifyou love have a relationship with their grandchilhim and the two of you want to get married, dren because of this. They complain that the my advice is to accept him warts, artwork kids "don't like them."They feel they should and all, because regardless of any romance therefore visit more often,butin reality, these in his past, you have habeas corpus. iThat's visits consist of nonstop photo-snapping, and Latin for "you have the body.") no quality time is spent with either of the children. How do I make this stop without DEAR ABBY: I consider myself a social causing problems? — OUTOFFOCUS INNEWYORK personand enjoy talking tofriends on the DEAR OUT OF FOCUS: A diplomatic apphone. My problem is,when Italk toone of them, she will never let me get off the phone. proach would be to suggest to your in-laws that they"shoot" only for a limited time Sometimes we'll talk for several hours,but eventually I have other obligations and have when they visit — no longer than the first 10 minutes. Explain that you realize the to go. When I tell her that, she often ignores kids are growing and changing quickly, and me and keeps right on talking I don't want to be rude, but sometimes you understandtheirdesiretorecord allof I have to say goodbye four and five times it, but the children need a deeper kind of interaction with their grandparents in order before she ftnally acknowledges thatI must end the call. It irritates me. I like talking to to form a positive bond with them. Then suggest some ways they can relate to the her, but I can't go on and onforever. How can I make her let me ojj"the phone without little ones after the camera is put away. hanging up on her or upsetting her? If they balk, tell them the reason their — MR. NICE GUY grandchildren don't seem to like them is DEAR MR. NICE GUY: The person you're that children need face-to-face and eye condescribing obviously has less going on in her tact, and the camera has prevented it from life than you do. She may also be a compulhappening. If they're smart, thegl listen.

ByWilliam Douglas and David Lightman McClatchy Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — The war on poverty returns to Capitol Hill as lawmakers preparetowage a battlethis week that's a likely preview of what's to come on the campaign trail this election year and in 2016. Fifty years after President Lyndon Johnson declared his intent"not only to relieve the symptoms of poverty, but to cureitand,above all,to prevent it," key congressional Republicans and prospective Republican presidential candidates are hammering away at some ofhis Great Society programs. They label them well-meaning failures that have done more to strain the federal budget than to slow the cycle of poverty. House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is expected to continue the theme Wednesday when his committee convenes for an update on Johnson's goal, a follow-up on a scathing report on Washington's antipoverty efforts that Ryan unveiled last month. "For too long, we have measured compassion by how much we spend instead ofhow many people we get out of poverty," Ryan said in a statement last month.'We need to take a hard look at what the federalgovernment isdoing and ask,'Is this working?'" Democrats, meanwhile, are looking to increase the nation's minimum wage as a key strategy for reducing poverty and helping to narrow the income gap between America's rich and poor. As

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