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ago to put the district in a position to hit the ground running if its $31.85 million bond for maintenance and capital construction was approved by voters.

Those pains are yielding gains in the wake of the Nov. 19 news that the bond won by a 36-vote margin.

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Bud Ashcraft, owner of Bud Jackson's, points out damage done in an October break-in in this file photo.

Police have exhausted all leads in the break-ins with no arrests.

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• Regional Medical Plaza renovations in the works; women's, children's clinics to relocate to Grande Ronde Hospital's updated medical plaza in La Grande

• Failure ofbill to advance does not mean end of NSA reformefforts ByAndrew Clevenger VVesCom News Service

WASHINGTON — Legislation that would have ended the National Security Agency's bulk data collection program stalled in the Senate last week, falling two votesshort ofthe 60 needed to advance.

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Wyden, D-ore., a proponent of reining in what he views as the NSA's Wyden ov e rly broad surveillance powers, was undeterred by the setback. He was disappointed that senators were unable to debate the bill's merits, because Republicans filibustered a motion to proceed,but pledged to return to the issue.

'To not even have a debate does a disservice to the millions of Americans who know that it is possible to make our country safer and protect their privacy," he told The Bulletin on Friday.

"My concern is that, at this point, the Senate isn't doing all it can on either front, and on a bipartisan basis, I'm going to try to change that."

Wyden said he intends to use a similar strategy to the one he and others employed to derail the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act, two laws designed to combat illegal online activity based outside the United States. In 2011 and 2012, Wyden spearheaded congressional opposition, giving outsideopponents time toorganizeacoordinated protest.

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Nursing Supervisor Macy Clark explains how crowded the walkways at the Grande Ronde Hospital Children's Clinic can become if one nurse is taking a baby's weight with another taking a child's weight and another child having his vision screened. Once the clinic is moved into the Regional Medical Plaza, those measurements will be taken in a designated cut out that won't obstruct walkways.

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A lot can change in a year. That will be the case for Grande Ronde Hospital's women's and children's clinics.

Construction is under way at the GRH Regional Medical Plaza, which will soon house both of those clinics, in addition to the ear, nose and throat ;I and orthopedic clinics already in the building.

'This is our biggest construction project to date for the community," r said GRH Facilities Director Elaine La ,'rr ..- vrr Rochelle.

Renovations will nearly double the size of the plaza, bringing total squarefootage to 27,000.The hospital The Regional Medical Plaza is getting a major revamp at the Grande purchased the former doctor's office Ronde Hospital campus. The facility will nearly double in size to 27000 SeeClinic / Page 5A square feet and has an estimated completion date of fall 2015.

The plans for the new building were designed with the help of doctors and nurses who use the facilities daily.

Grande Ronde Hospital Facilities Director Elaine La Rochelle said details like knowing how often a nurse goes to get a vaccine for a child out of the refrigerator is important from a design standpoint.

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• EOU security guard enjoys being part of campus life

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Thanksgiving weekend is one of the most traveled weekends in the year. According to a press release from AAA, an estimated 46.3 million Americans will be traveling over the long four-day weekend.

Weather should notbe a factor for holiday travelers "A very low pressure sysThe Observer tem is going to move through Travelers can rest easy as the Great Lakes," Cobb said. they prepare for their upcom- 'There will be quite a lot of ing Thanksgiving journeys. snow. It looks rather cold."

Most of the country won't However, she said, it's going be getting heavy amounts of to lift and the later part of snow this week. the week looks benign.

In the La Grande area, Thanksgiving weekend temperatureswillbeabove isone ofthemost traveled freezing the whole week weekends in the year. According to a press release except for at night. Any from AAA, an estimated 46.3 precipitation should come in the form of rain, said million Americans will be Rachel Cobb, meteorologist travelingover the longfourat the Pendleton Northwest day weekend. The number is up 4.2 percent over last year Weather Service branch.

'There's a chance of showand the highest volume for ers in the forecast through the holiday since 2007. More than 89 percent of those will Wednesday, for each day," Cobb said."The temperabe traveling by car — and entures should be in the midjoyingthe lowest gasprices 30s. There may be some rain for the holiday since 2009, and snow mix at night." accordingtotherelease.

She said the Midwest and The national average fell Northern Plains are seeing below$3per gallon atthe reallycold temperatures and beginning of this month for thatareaisprobably the the first time since December worst part of the country as 2010. Oregon's gas average is far as Thanksgiving traveling $3.06, the lowest it's been in is concerned. nearly four years.

By Cherise Kaechele

Scott DePriest enjoys helping people, something he's learned is part ofhis job at Eastern Oregon University. eWe help people all the time — that's basically our jobs, we're helpers," said DePriest, who works as a security officer at the La Grande university.

DePriest, 51, who has been working at EOU for five years, moved to La Grande with his parents when he was 4 yearsold,he said.He'slived here ever since because he has come to like the area. He has family here — his parents still live in town.

Previously to EOU, DePriest said he worked for the Boise Cascade sawmill for 27 years. ''When they shut down the plant, I had to find work," he said. He applied for the security position through his wife who worked in the administration office at the university.

"A lot of training is required for the job,"he said."Ihad togotothe security officer academy and had various other trainings. They basically teach us different scenarios."

He saidtheposition differsbetween shifts. DePriest has the 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. shift and is responsible for unlocking the campus in the morning.

During his shift, he patrols the grounds, monitoring the parking lots to make sure everyone has a permit and is parking legally.

"I do a lot of walking," he said.'That's the rewarding thing about it. I walk eightto 10 miles adayjustbecause of

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Scott DePriest said a large portion of his job is patrolling campus and making sure cars in the parking lot have the right permits. university, he's had to call the police only a handful of times.

"I got to meet a lot of people," he said.

"Iknow a lotofthe professors,staffand students."

The security officers make their presence known while walking through campus, he said. He goes through buildings when he's walking from parking lot to parking lot. His supervisoralsoasks the offi cersto go to som e of the athletic events just to make their presence known.

He said he's gained good experience as a security officer.

DePriest has two daughters — Holly, 11, and Amber, 9.

When not at work, DePriest enjoys playing golf, fishing and hunting.

"Mostly outdoors stuffu he said.

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EOU has three full-time officers and five student workers, he said.

The officers don't usually overlap in their shifts but DePriest said he typically doesn't have a lot of issues with the students.

DePriest said a security officer is not like a police officer.

'The biggest difference is they can detain someone and we can't," he said. eWe observeand report and ifthe situationgetstowhere itgetsdangerous, then we call the police and they deal with it."

DePriest said in his five years at the

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Rattlesnake found in basement causes stir 35-inch snake in front of him, aboutthreeinches around.

"Clint is a big man," Shaw A local man got a big surprise last Wednesday in the said, "about 6-foot-2,buthe form ofa 3-footrattlesnake jumped in the air no probin his basement. lem. He screamed so loud Donald Shaw, who lives on you could hear him clear into Owsley Canyon Road, north town." of La Grande, is not a strangAccording to Shaw, Porter er torattlesnakes.According found a shovel and cut ofFthe to his son, Samuel Shaw, the snake's head. areahas dens ofrattlesnakes The snake had been living around, but they're usually in the basement for a while. not seen, especially during Itwas able toeatm ice and this time of the year. had access to water. It wasn't This year the family has hibernating, Shaw said. eWe're used to them," seen 10rattlesnakes, which is more than he's seen in one Shaw said, but"seeing year in a long time, Samuel one this time of year, who Shaw said. would've thought."

Clint Porter, a family fiiend This snake wasn't the and owner of APD Construclongest the Shaws have come tion, went into in the Shaw across, though. Shaw said he's seen a 5-foot snake in basement where there is a cookstove and freezerthat the area as well, though it's runs year-round. The basebeen several years. m ent stays a consistent 65to 70 degrees, Shaw said.

Contact Cherise Kaechele at 541-963-3161 or ckaecheleC Porterheard therattle of the snake and the hair on lagrandeobserver.com. Follow the back ofhis neck stood Cherise on Twitter C'IgoKaeche/e. up when he saw the coiled

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Community invited to Thanksgiving meals

TODAY Today is Monday, Nov. 24, the 328th day of 2014.

There are 37 days left in the year.

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TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY On Nov. 24, 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John E Kennedy, in a scene captured on live television.

ON THIS DATE In 1784, Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, was born in Orange County, Virginia.

In 1944, during World War II, U.S. bombers based on Saipan attackedTokyo in the first raid against the Japanese capital by landbased planes.

In 1969, Apollo 12 splashed down safely in the Pacific.

In 1974, bone fragments of a 3.2 million-year-old hominid were discovered by scientists in Ethiopia; the skeletal remains were nicknamed "Lucy."

In 1989, Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu was unanimously re-elected Communist Party chief.

(Within a month, he was overthrown in a popular uprising and executed along with his wife, Elena, on Christmas Day.) In1992, a China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 crashed, killing all 141 people on board.

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by FACT, parent training and The annualNeighbor to N eigh- information center, and will cover bor Ministries'Thanksgiving dispute resolution options and Dinner will be served from noon processes in Oregon.

Child care is available. Email to 1:30 p.m. Thanksgiving Day at the Presbyterian Friendship Cen- Stacyatstacy@factoregon.org to ter, 1204 Spring Ave., La Grande. let her know how many children The meal is free; donations will you will be bringing. Call 503786-6082 or 1-888-988-3228, or be accepted.

In Enterprise the community emailregistration@factoregon. is invited to a Thanksgiving dinorg, with questions or assistance ner at the Enterprise Community with registration.

Connection dining room at 1 p.m.

La Grande Lions selling to 2:30 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. Christmas wreaths There is no charge for the dinner, La Grande Lions Club is but diners may bring a donation having its annual Christmas to thelocalfood bank ora dessert.

Toarrange transportation wreathsale.The costis $20 for the smallersize and $30 forthe tothedinner,call541-426-3840 larger size. To place an order or by theend oftoday.The event is made possible by the Walfor more information call John Howard at 541-910-2015, Dave lowa Resources board and local volunteers.

Hallmark at541-962-4941, Ryan Hildebrandt at 541-910Workshops cover IEP 2881 or Koy Sexton at 503-228-

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John"Jack"A. Campbell, 71, Wallowa, died Saturday at Grande Ronde Retirement Residence. A full obituary will be published later.

Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory will be handling the arrangements.

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Gertrude DeClerck, 91, died Oct. 12 at her daughter's home in La Grande, where she had lived while she was in Hospice care. Gertrude was buried next to her husband at a family graveside serviceofftciated by Father Todd Unger Nov. 7 in Bend.

Gertrude was born in Perham, Minn., on Jan. 18, 1923, and was the last surviving sibling of her birth family.

She married Albert DeClerck

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Christmas tree permits on sale now Christmas tree permits for the Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman national forests are now availableatforestofftces and at several local businesses. Permits arevalid on National Forest System lands only and do not authorize tree cutting on private, stateorotherfederally managed lands. Permits can be purchased for$5 each and are lim ited to one per household.

Christmas tree permits and forestmaps are available during regular offtce hours, Monday through Friday at the Umatilla Ranger District offtces in Ukiah and Heppner, and Walla Walla and Pomeroy, Wash.; and the Wallowa-Whitman Ranger District offtces in Baker City, La Grande, Joseph, Clarkston, and the supervisor's offtce in Pendleton.

Localbusinesses are also set up to sell Christmas tree permits.

Union and Wallowa county businesses include Hometown Hardware in Union, Island City Market and Deli, Bi-Mart in La Grande, 0&M Gas & Grocery in Elgin, Wallowa Food City in Wallowa, Dollar Stretcher in Enterprise and The Sports Corral in Joseph.

Shop the ReStore's 'Half-Off' sale This Saturday is the ReStore's monthly"Half-Off" sale. All items on the floor will be 50 percent offthe marked price.H abitatfor Humanity's ReStore is located behind McDonald's and Wendy's in La Grande.

Union County Nile Club meets Monday The Union County Nile Club will gather at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Bear Mountain Pizza in La Grande. Those who attend are

remindedtobring a $10food item for the gift exchange.

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A Union County man was sentenced to 70 months in the custody of the Oregon Department of Corrections Friday.

Daniel Lowell Breshears, 54, plead guilty Oct. 24 to using a child on display of sexually explicit conduct, a Class A felony, and endangering the welfare of a minor, a Class C misdemeanor.

District Attorney Kelsie McDaniel said the chargesstem from a photograph discovered on Breshear's cellphone depicting a child in a sexual display as well as exposing a different minor female to sexual conduct.

Grcuit Court Judge Brian Dretke sentenced Breshears to 70 months in prison on the felony chargeand threeyearspost-prison supervision. Dretke recommended that the supervision not allow contact with minors or with the victim and her family, that it include a sex offenderpackage with sex offenderregistration and mental health evaluation and treatment.

As a Measure 11 sentence, Breshear is not eligible for good time or early release.

The misdemeanor count sentencing included 30 days in the Union County Jail plus no contact with minors or the victim and her family. Breshears is to write an apology letter to the victim's family as well.

The sentence was pursuant to a settlement conference. Other remaining charges were dismissed.

The case was investigated by the Oregon State Police.

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"Dispute Resolution: Understanding Healthy Team Dynamics and the Dispute Resolution Process" is a workshop for members of a student's IEP ilndividual Education Plan) team.

The workshop, which aims to help participants learn the skills and benefits ofhealthy communication and cooperation, will be offered twice on Tuesday. The first session will run from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the second from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at Southside of Heaven, 211 Fir St., La Grande.

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on Nov. 6, 1940, in Butler, Minn.

They celebrated 62 years of marriage before Al died in 2002.

Declerck The couple farmed together until 1953, when they moved their growing family to Oregon, settling in the small community of Verboort.

Gertrudewas active attheir Catholic parish. In 1964, the couple opened a sporting goods store and gun shop in Verboort. Gertrude worked with her husband growing the successful business.

They sold the business in 1977 andretired to Prineville. With one of the largest aspen groves in Crook County as a focal point, they turned their raw land into a beautiful homestead. In 1985, they moved to Bend to be closer to medical facilities.

The couple loved to hunt deer and elk and enjoyed travels around the United States, Canada and Europe visiting family and friends.

Gertrude continued to live in Bend after her husband's death, enjoying gardening, especially pulling weeds, church activities, visiting friends, writing letters, reading,embroidery,playing games andcards,especially rummy. No home repair projectwas too big forhersince she had always worked with her husband on their building projects. She loved the feeling of accomplishment she got from completing each task. Gertrude always made herself available to carefor her many grandchildren.

She moved to La Grande in 2008 because ofhealth issues, moving into a small modular home on her daughter's property. She was a frequent visitor at her daughter's yarn shop, sitting by the front window working on her embroideryprojects.Gertrude loved making special baby blankets for her greatgrandchildren.

Sheattended the Catholic Church.

She went to Hawaii twice with two of her sons and

parasailed atthe age of80 and again at 81 years of age.

She embraced adventure and wouldhave done itm ore time, had health allowed. Reliving the experience brought a smile to her face. She loved helping others, especially family, and taught several friends to embroider during the last year ofher life. She believed that being busy was part ofbeing worthy and gavepurpose toone'slife.

She is survived by her five sons and one daughter, Dan DeClerck iSusanl of Troutdale, Don DeClerck iDonalynl of Hillsboro, Richard

DeClerck iLindal of West Linn, Greg DeClerck iCecl of Redmond Keith DeClerck iCarinl of Green Valley, Ariz., and Mary Jane Elkins iMikel of La Grande; 19 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made to the Grande Ronde Hospice of La Grande.

Online condolences to the family may be made at www. lovelandfuneralchapel.com.

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Accident: No one was injured in a crash near 2111 Adams Ave. Saturday afternoon.

Arrested: Debra Darlene Butcher, 60, La Grande, was arrested Sunday on a charge ef driving under the influence ef intoxicants.

GRAIN REPORT Grain report was not available at press time.

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Arrested: Marsan Kay Edison, 32, unknown address, was arrested by Baker County on a Union County warrant charging failure to appear on an original charge ef third-degree theft.

Arrested: Karah LeeYoung, 35, La Grande, was arrested Saturday on charges ef possession ef meth, harassment (domestic violence) and interfering with making a report.

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As a Hash-point issue or an example of monumental, epoch-changing legislation, the recent passage of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization might not appear noteworthy.

Yet it is one of those pieces oflegislation the Congress tackles on a regular basis that you and I rarely hear about.

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At its essence, the bill — dubbed STELARensures nearly 1.5 million subscribers to satellite television will continue to have access to broadcast network programming after Jan. 1, 2015.

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House of Representatives last summer, but the new legislation is a compromise package between the House and the Senate. The new bill, while a compromise, will still accomplish the main objective of ensuring people who live in remote areas, like portions of Union and most of Wallowa County, can continue to get access to key local programming.

"If we do not act to extend these provisions by the end of this Congress, 1.5 million subscribers to satellite television, including many in Oregon, willnot have access tobroadcast network programming come New Year's Day,"Walden said during debate on the bill.

W alden deserves a greatdealofpraise forhis role in this matter, and, once again, his actions illustrate why he has become such a force for his constituents in the halls of Congress.

'This bill represents the best ofhow Congress works when it works together,"Walden said.

"Today's version of STELAR is a compromise bill that incorporates the provisions passed unanimously by the House earlier this year, with the provisions that passed by voice vote outofthe Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. By coming together to produce legislation with strong bipartisan, bicameral supportwe have demonstrated our clearcommitment to the continued availability ofbroadcast programming to millions of subscribers and to some targeted and, in some cases, much needed reforms to our communications laws."

The provisions of the compromise bill must be renewed by Dec. 31 and we hope that occurs. We also believe that this kind oflawmaking is too often ignored and forgotten by the body politic. Yes, STELAR isn't a Hash-point issue. It isn't going to grab a lot ofheadlines. But it will, if the provisions are renewed, do some very good things for the residents in remote areas of Oregon.

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Full restoration of this lovely structure would return it to its former glory as well as make it usable again for pedestrian access up the steep hillside and for specialevents.

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The school district may have at least a two-month head start in getting rolling on bondprojectsthanks toits pre-planning. ''We moved forward asfar as we could before the bond was official," said La Grande School Board Chair Merle Comfort.

One of the key items the distric tgotstarted on early was a resolution passed by the school board in September that authorized the district to begin negotiating a contract with DLR Group Architecture & Planning of Portlandfor architectural services related tobond projectsifthebond passed.

DLR has provided services for the La Grande School District foratleastayear.

Having an architectural firm lined up may ultimately save the district considerable time in getting started on building and maintenance projects,

"We want to do each projectjustice

will have a lot on its plate.

by givingit the planningit deserves

The $31.85 million bond calls

so thatitis done correctly. We have to takeitstep bystep. We can'tdoitallat once."

— Larry Glaze, La Grande School District superintendent on the pacethe district plansto completethe projects voters approved in the recent election.

Comfort said. many others with the school Another step was taken di s t r ict and the community several months ago when are tobe commended for a school district committee doi n g so much pre-planning begantaking applications for work.

"They did a great job," the projectmanager position for bond work. The applicaCo m fort said. tions were screened by the He sa i d their work was committee that also conduct- p articularly commendable ed interviews. The commitco n sidering it was done teethen recommended Day before anyone had any idea CPM Services of Beaverton wh e t her the bond would forthe projectmanager posi- pass. tion.

Glaze said that the school Last Wednesday, the school district is now in a position to boardvoted to authorize the begin planning bond project district administration to work. He said that had the negotiate a contract with Day district not done any preCPM Services. planning work, it would now The school board chair said be two months away from that Glaze, school district the p o int it is at now. business and operations The project manager firm manager Chris Panike and se l ected by the school board

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ditional servicesnotcurrently offered at the children's and women's clinics, like Continued from Page1A a blood drawing station, mammography and ultrasound. building three years ago. The hope is for The new Regional Medical Plaza will the plaza to be the hub for specialists in give clinic staff a bit more breathing the region. room. Doctors who now shareoffices will The $6 million to $8 million project be equipped with their own, and nurses will update the 1980s-era building, will have a designated nurse's station in bringing in natural light and a comfort- each clinic.

"Havingthe space,we'llbe ableto able atmosphere, those involved with the projectsaid. service the community a lot better," said Perhaps the biggest changes will Macy Clark, nursing supervisor. come as the women's and children's clinIn fact, staffhope to launch a patient ics relocate to the plaza. Those clinics advisory council that will meet in a will share a common check-in area but conference room in the building.

"There'sbeen a lotofserviceswe've have dist inctwaiting areas.

Plans include more exam rooms wanted to provide but haven't been able than the clinics currently have. In the to, so this will open the gates to some of children's clinic, four pediatricians share that," Clark said. six exam rooms. Standard practice is for Patients may also enjoy a quieter each doctor to have three rooms, which atmosphere at the new clinics. Those anwill be the case once the new facility is swering phone calls will not be located completed. at the front check-in desk.

"It will increase the amount of pa"There won't be telephones at the tients they're able to see," said Rondyfront desk anymore." Gerst said."It will ann Gerst, clinicservicesdirector. be patient centered."

W ith more doctorsavailableatthe The plans for the new building were clinics, they11 be able to take more designed with the help of doctors and patients at a time. nurses who use the facilities daily. La "It's all about improving access and Rochelle said details like knowing how carefor the patients, "Gerstsaid. oftena nursegoesto geta vaccine fora The move will bring with it some ad- childout oftherefrigeratorisim portant

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Those officers have also been out at night in plain Continued from Page1A clothes and unmarked vehicles on the lookout for Department Lt. Derick suspicious behavior.

"These guys became very Reddington said cases like this are trying in and of flexible in their schedules," themselves and only magnify Reddington said."They are resources issues faced by the still doing that." department.

When other issues come 'These kinds of casesj are up, though, attention must be veryfrustrating because law diverted to more immediate enforcement as a rule has scenarios.

"The problem we have is very high expectations for solvingthesetypes ofcrim es," we have them assigned to he said.'We also know the this, but as other criminal general public has expectaacts come up, they have to be tions of us solving crimes." sent out," Reddington said.

After the second rash of The Union County Sherburglaries wherein nine busi- iff's 0$ce has also been nesses were broken into, the working with the departpolice department estabment on the burglaries.

"But they also have the lished a team to work all the leads that came in. same issues we have in 'The guys did a goodjob terms of resources," the lieuworking those," Reddington tenant said. sald.

While the area is fortunate

for the construction of a new Central Elementary School building to replace its present 60-yearold structure,the construction of a new vocational building at La Grande High School, the building of at least six new elementary schoolclassrooms, major renovations to the La Grande

High School gym and building security improvements.

Statelaw callsfor85 percentofschoolprojectsfunded by bonds to be completed within three years of the sale of bonds for the work.

Glazesaid the school district will strive to move quickly, yet carefully. ''We want to do each project justice by giving it the planning it deserves so that it is done correctly," he said.'Wehave totakeitstep by step. We can't do it all at once."

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from a design standpoint. ''We went to the clinics that are going to be moving in and said, What do you need?"' she said."It's really a joint effort."

Clark said it's those details that help the staff function more efficiently to better serve the public. Along with a well-lit and welcoming environment, Clark and other staff said they hope patients have enjoyable experiences at the clinics. ''We want people to come see us. It shouldn't be scary to come to the doctor," Clark said.

La Rochelle left many of those welcoming design elements — like paint colors and furnishings — to others. She was more concerned about creating an aesthetically pleasing but highly functional space that will last. At the same time, she hopes to improve the patient experience too. ''We feelit'sgoing tobe avery costeffective building. I don't care what the floor color is, I just want it to be maintained," she said.'We want to make sure(thepatient'slexperience isgetting well."

REFORM

Contrary to claims m ade by members ofthe intelligence community, the report found that the bulk collection program hadn't played a vital role in thwarting terrorism.

"Our review suggests that the information contributed toterroristinvestigations by the use of Section 215 telephony meta-data was notessentialto preventing attacks and could readily have been obtained in a timely manner using conventional Section 215 orders," statesthereport, which is not classified.

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, of which Wyden is a member, will see significant turnover in the next Congress, as four current members are retiring at the end of this year, and a fifth, Colorado Democrat Mark Udall, lost his re-election bid in the midterm election.

Dmg Udall's tenure on the committee, he has often taken positions similar to Wyden's, particularlyon matters relating to individual privacy and NSA overreach.

One recent example: Together with Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Udall joined Wyden in writing to thedirectorofthe National Archives and Records Administration's Records and Management Services to opposea proposaltodelete all CIA emails except those of 22designated offi cials "when no longer needed."

W yden, Udalland other committee Democrats have also dashed with the CIA overthereleaseofareport produced by the committee staff examining the CIA's use of "enhanced interrogation techniques," or torture, when questioning detainees during the Bush administration.

Continued ~om Page1A Days before the Senate was poised to vote to override his hold on the bills, millions of people mobilized online, changing the political momentum and killirg the bills' chance of passing on the grounds that they would impedefreeuseoftheInternet.

With certain provisions of Sectio n 215 ofthe Patriot Act that authorize bulk collect ion ofdomesticphone records set to expire in June 2015, the issue can be debated for months ahead of time, rather than in a mad rush daysbeforeitis set to expire, he said. In those moments, many lawmakers argue that the world is dangerous, and laws relating to national security must be reauthorized to keep Americans safe.

"I think this is the first time where the clock actuallyfavorsthereformers," Wyden said.'We now have until the middle of 2015 to make our case both inside the Congress and outside the Congress how important it is that there's reform. Part of this is just layingout factsthatpeople might not know about."

The public shouldn't be deterred by the assumption that everything about the NSA's programs are classi-

fied, he said.

Wyden pointed to a passageinthereportsubmitted in December 2013 by the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies, whose members included former CIA director Michael Morell and Richard Clarke, counterterrorism czar under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

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that the rash of crimes was not violent in nature, the burglars did alotofproperty damage.

"It's very costly to our community," Reddington said.

Police had identified two personsofinterestfrom security footage in a store not burglarized in the rash of crime last month. Reddington said they have not been able to identify or speak to those men. ''We are sending that information to our neighboring communities," he said.

In frustrating cases like this, Reddington said it's important that the public stay vigilant.

"If they see something or if they hear something unusual, they need to immediately give law enforcement a telephone call," he said.

Sometimes people will call

the next day, or upon questioning realize something did seem off about an incident.

By then, it's often too late for law enforcement. ''We're here 24/7," Reddington said."Let us check into it. It could be that break we need to solve a case."

Reddington also reminds business owners and employees and the general public to be careful with cash and valuables. ''We have stressed over the years that at night, or really at any time, keep minimal cash on the premises," he sard.

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I 'l l Oregon Parksand Recreation Department (OPRD) and Eastern Oregon University (EOU) invite the public to participate in a project to study the possibility oflocating a public trail within the Joseph Branch rail corridor, while keeping the rails in place for ongoing use. The Wallowa Union Railroad Authority (WURA), the owner and operator of the rail corridor, has requested this planning process. EOU is providing project management services and OPRD is providing trail planning for the study. Public input will help inform a future report to be prepared and presented to WURA for their consideration of the rail with trail concept.

During this phase of the study, project partners are assessing existing conditions of the rail corridor. This includes existing facilities and services, land use analysis, and stakeholder interviews. Public informational workshops to review this information with community members and identify opportunities and constraints associated with the trail concept will be held at three locations: • December 2nd, Elgin Community Center at 260 N. 10th Street, 6:00 — 8:30 pm • December 3rd, Wallowa Senior Center at204 East2nd Street,6:00 — 8:30 pm • December 4th, Enterprise Senior Center at 702 NW 1st St, 6:00 — 8:30 pm At the workshops, OPRD will review the study process, present the existing conditions assessment, answer questions, and ask for feedback regarding the rail-with-trail concept.

Public input will help the project team identify issues and concerns so that various trail design alternatives can be analyzed. For those unable to attend a workshop, presented materials will be available for review online and comments may be submitted by accessing the project webpage: https://www.eou.edu/rails-with-trailsl.

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By Jeff Petersen

experience the truth of these Tom Carroll laughs when words wlll see speaking of his recently pubthemselves lished book. and others dif''We often write what we ferently.

"It's someneed to read," the La Grande Carroll thing that author said.

"The Oracle, Guidance for must be experienced," he Growing a Soul" is 114 pages said."I don't want people to and was released by Sojourn believe something I tell them.

Publishing.

I want them to experience it According to the book's forthemselves."

"The Oracle" is Carroll's cover, 'The Oracle invites first book. readersto experience their He previously wrote a true self, beyond an identity thatfeelsseparated from oth- weekly column for Sedona. ers, alone and often fearful."

Biz, which included articles Explaining his words, covering everything from Carroll said that"the concept political and social commenof fundamental union with tary to thought pieces with a others is nothing new. The spiritual twist. "'Religion'is a word that problem is that this is no more than an idea to most makes people nervous. Many of us." preferto characterize themCarroll said that those who selves as being spiritual," The Observer

Carroll said."Really, either way, it's not about the organ music or rituals. It's about growing up."

"Spiritual maturity," he said,"involves recognition of the incredible gift that is our life in these bodies — separate, in one sense, but quite literally, one with all others, all creation when you come right down to it."

Carroll acknowledges that most people feel too busy to inquire into deeper levels of spirituality.

"It can seem fairly inconsequential when you are raising a family," he said."But it can be done. Those who do, those who spend even a little time each day, are rewarded in ways difFIcult to explain, but it's well worth the time."

The real magic, Carroll said, happens when people

begin to practice the principles that lead to an awakening.

Carroll said thatwords like "salvation" and"enlightenment" have lost much of their meaning.

"Awakening" he said, "is how it feels to experience the truth of the words used in spiritual texts. It's very much like waking up from a dream.

Words fail," he said."That's why I wrote this book. Those who are interested can experienceitfor themselves."

This will do two things, Carroll said.

"It makes the words come alive, and it makes them unnecessary," he said.

Carroll said he rewrote the bookseveraltimes beforehe couldreduce ittoa levelthat felt right.

'That's why it's so short,"

Courtesy phato

Cub Scout Pack 515 toured the police station recently. In the photo, Rocco Black, Pack 515, spoke to his uncle Sheriff's Deputy Jason Henry, at dispatch.

Boy Scout completes Eagle project

By Dick Mason The Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area is a paradiseforbird watchers and everyone who enjoys observing wildlife.

Itis aparadise birders and all visitors Chadwick will soon have an easier time enjoying thanks to the efForts of Michael Chadwick, a La Grande Boy Scout.

Chadwick has made a kiosk at the Ladd Marsh Wildlife AreaforhisEagleproject,one at which information about activi tiesand projectsatthe marsh will readily be dis-

played.

Dave Larson, manager of the Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area, said the kiosk is a valuable addition.

"It gives us another way of

distributing information to the public," Larson said.

The information will include maps, posters and announcements about upcoming events at Ladd Marsh.

Larsonisalsoim pressed with how well constructed the kiosk is, noting that it is"built to last a long time."

Other features he is impressed with include an abundance of surface area for posting information and a roof to protect it fiom the elements.

Adults who assisted Chadwick with the project include Sam Kimball, Jeanette Smith, Dan Mielke, Chris Panike, Bert Frewing, Mark Haynes, Craig Orton, Lanny Hildebrandt, Jim Nelson and Shaye Perry.

Chadwick's sponsors included Miller's Home Center & Lumber, which provided materials at a discount, and

com. For more information on "The Oracle," people are welcome to contact the author at tom@sacredspace.org.

"I want people to understand that the person they look at in the mirror, the person they think they are, is a small slice of the truth ofbeing," Carroll said. 'We're so much more than our name and the accumulation of ourlife experiences. ''When we realize thisactually experience it— fear drops away as we progressivelyrealize thatwe arenot separate, not alone. Suddenly, there's nothing to be afraid f

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Carroll said he really did write a book he needs to read.

"Like most people, I'm not all the way there yet," he saId.

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Local Cub Scouts visit Union County sheriff

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he said."There's really very little that needs to be said.

People have already heard it all. The question that remains is simply whether or not a person is ready to begin the work that leads to transformation — putting on the mind of Christ, asitis phrased in biblical scriptures.

Carroll has begun work on his next book."The 10 Project" is an explanation of the art of surrender and of group agreement without agendas.

Asked to elaborate, Carroll laughed, saying, "I think I've confused people enough with The Oracle.'The Ten Project' has my head tied in a knot.

We'd best not get into that here."

"The Oracle, Guidance for Growing a Soul" is available at Looking Glass Books in La Grande or through Amazon.

o often these days, we hear about the neighbor from hell.

This Neanderthal lights bonfires of plastic products, cranks up his favorite Barry Manilow music to roughly the volume of ajetplane at takeoff and sics his wolf dogs on button-nose kids trying to sell bonbons to raise money for the band trip.

My neighbor is difFerent.

When it snows, he's ready.

He tries to catch each snowflake before it hits the ground.

He defends not only his own place but also the entire neighborhood from the ravages of Mother Nature.

On this, Thanksgiving week, I have plenty to be thankful for, not least of which is good neighbors.

Maybe youare thankful for your neighbors, too.

Maybe you want to send them to the Ninth Circle of Hell. Depends on the neighborhood.

The big snow hit Cove with a right hook. One day, we were drinking lemon-

ade and playing golf.

The next day, we were grabbing cups of hot cocoa

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Chadwick's kiosk is located at the Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area.

Ralph Edwards, an architect who helped design the kiosk.

Chadwickis a member of Troop 516 and is a senior at LHS. He is a member of LHS's A Cappella Choir and its National Honor Society chapter.

a giant storm invading from Canada.

We were frantically trading flip-flops for mulduks and ducking to avoid Canada geese flying at warp speedfor California.

Snow was piling up. The temperature was plummeting.

I had to go out of town for the weekend. When

others and get out of Dodge before you get caught. If you get caught, JEFF PETERSEN it doesn't count.

Word is out, however.

I returned, I was in for a If any good deed occurs in surprise. The clifF I call a the neighborhood, he is driveway had been plowed, instantly a prime suspect. by hand, one powdery The point is, reach out to scoopat atim e. your neighbor.

I knew right away who Help him out when you to suspect. can.

My neighbor had done And don't expect thanks this before. or areward. Ifyou getit, Perhaps he took on the fine. If not, no worries. monumental job, this time, Know that you're not to strengthen his bad back. going to like all neighbors.

Who knows?

And not everyone is going Such overtures of altruto like beautiful, above ism are not unwelcome. average in looks and intelBut they certainly are not ligence you. deserved.

The rule of thumb is you'll like two of every I do not repay kindness with equal acts of kindthree people. ness.

And the third person Besides, it's not as if will be a Neanderthal. we are hunting or fishing Life is tough. buddies, or m eettoplay With mortgage paycards, smoke cigars and ments, property taxes, tell ribald jokes. lawn ornaments blowing On the rare days we see apart in the beastly Noeach other, we are cordial, vember winds, a guy has say hi, exclaim about the to scramble to make ends speed of the Canada geese meet.

It's even harder when flying south, that sort of thing. you have the neighbor My neighbor does not from hell — the Neanderdemand paymentfor thal who spreads misery his acts of kindness. He as if it were peanut butter doesn't expect thanks. And and nastiness as if it were I'm not the only benefijam. ciary.

Good neighborhoods Other neighbors tell me are a blessing. They vastly he does acts of kindness improve quality of life. for them, too. Pleasant This Thanksgiving, with surprises. ovens heating to roughly He just does things for the same temperature the neighborhood because as pottery kilns, with he is a good man with a windows open to melt heart the size of the Eagle the snow and spread the Cap mountains. aroma therapy of turkey He lives his own version farand wide,it'sniceto of the golden rule: Do for have neighbors who care.

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B>RTHs GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL AMY: To Samantha Dawn Walters and Anthony Joseph Amy of La Grande, a son, Konnor Joseph, 8 pounds, 0.02 ounces, Nov. 12 at 2:33 p.m. Grandparents are MaryWalters, Gene Walters, Bob Kerr, Dave Amy and Laura Wolf-Amy. AUSTIN: To Laurie Anne Austin and Brent HaroldAustin of La Grande, a daughter, Savannah Lynne, 8 pounds 9 ounces, Oct. 25 at 6:42 a.m.

BREEDING: To Dusty Lee Evans and Scott Allen Breeding

of La Grande, a son, Odin Earl, 5 pounds 12 ounces, Nov. 7 at 11:57 a.m. Grandparents are Oley and Dusty Darner of La Grande and Bill and Nola Breeding of Pilot Rock.

FERGUSON: To Briget Lee Ferguson and Chacy Luke Ferguson of lmbler, Sutton Luke,8 pounds 12 ounces, Nov. 4 at 8:16 a.m.

Grandparents are Scott and Melinda Roley of Mulino and Dennis and Melody Ferguson of Cove.

KROPF: To Laura Kro pf a nd Jeff Kropf of Cove, a son, Marcel Allan,8 pounds 7 ounces, Oct. 24 at 12:55 a.m. Grandparents

are Vernon and Elizabeth Birky of Fairfield, Mont., and Owen and Ella Kropf of Cove.

McCRAE: To Kendra McCrae and Cody McCrae of La Grande, a son, Jep Joseph, 6 pounds 12 ounces,Oct.30 at9:16 p.m.

SLOAN: To Samantha Jorene Sloan and Bryon David Sloan of La Grande, a son, Jaxon David, 7 pounds 4 ounces, Nov. 10 at 4:02 p.m. Grandparents are Deb Sloan and the late Robert Sloan, Richard Michael Matthews and Pamela andTom Barnes.

SMITH: To Cassandra Dee Dixon and Franklin James Smith of Elgin, a son, James,5 pounds

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Engelson, Sonia Wise, J.R. Wise, Karen Olson, Glen Olson, Dee Dixon, Larrie Chaffin, Jim Kleinknecht, Carolee Engelson and Roger Engelson.

SNELL: To Danielle Marie Snell and James John Edward Snell of La Grande, a son, Brooks Lynn,7 pounds 12 ounces, Nov. 15 at 6:13 p.m.

Grandparents are Joyce and LynnWeathermon of Stanfield and Pamela andWilliam Snell of Rathdrum, Idaho.

WALL: To Lillian Shiree Wall of Elgin, a daughter, Maya Ann,

7 pounds 11 ounces, Oct. 20 at 7:40 p.m. Grandparents are Suzette and Glen Cole.

YOUNG: To Jessica Young and Brandon Young of Baker City, a son, Emmett Walker, 6 pounds 14 ounces, Oct. 26 at 11:28 p.m.

Grandparents are Tom and Lynne Ewing and Grant and CarolYoung.

WALLOWA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GARRETT: To Brittanany Lynn Garrett and Christopher Craig Garrett of Enterprise, a son, Thomas Aven, 6 pounds 15 ounces,Oct. 28 at 9:55 a.m.

Grandparents are Debra and Sam Easley, SuziToothman Rogers and Vernie Garrett.

RAMIREZ: To Amy Ramirez and Joseph Ramirez of Enterprise, a daughter, Graciela Alicia Rosaley, 6 pounds 13 ounces, Nov. 5 at 8:32 p.m.

Grandparents are Nancy Rorden and Joe Ramirez.

SMITH: To Aspen Smith andTyler Smith of Imnaha, a daughter, Adalida Autumn, 6 pounds 9 ounces, Oct. 12 at 9:05 p.m. Grandparents are Heather Peer, Wayne Risseeuw, Jana Smith and Eric Smith.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014

EUGENE BUSINESSES

OREGON IN BRIEF

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By Edward Russo

The city will test the design for 12 months to see how the configuration would work before possibly making permanent changes in a major repaving project in 2018. Willamette Street will be restriped between 24th Avenue to just south of the busy 29th Avenue intersect ion.

The test could start at the end of next August or September, said Chris Henry, the city's transportation planning engineer.

The monthly reports will allow researchers to compare how businesses did in the six months before the test with how they fared in the 12 months ofthetest.

It would have been ideal to get business sales for the 12 months before the test, starting this fall, as well as the 12 months during the test, Henry said.

In that way, researchers could compare a year ofbusiness activity with the present street design to 12 months with the bike-friendly design.

However, the study was delayed until early next year, partly because the

Some merchants who wanted to keep the current four travel lanes In an unusual request to south Euworry the new design will cause congene businesses, city officials want Wilgestionand prompt motoriststo avoid lametteStreetmerchants to disclose the area, thereby hurting business. their monthly sales.

A city trafftc consultant had preThe sales reporting is being sought dictedthat 100 to 500fewer vehicles a as part ofa controversialcity testnext day would travel through the corridor under the bicycle-and-pedestrianyear to determine how changing fi ve blocks of Willamette Street to a bikefiiendly designs compared with the friendly design will affect trafftc and present configuration.

"In retail, you want as many cars gobusinesses on the busy corridor.

Businesses would self-report their ing by your business as possible," said DavidNelkin,owner ofEugene Coin salesover 18 months to a city website, and Jewelry near 24th Avenue and starting in January. The city would keep the information confidential and Willamette Street. later have it analyzed by an economics But Nelkin, a vocal opponent of the bike design, said he would be willing to consultant.

The city has hired the Community reportsalesaslong astheywere kept Planning Workshop at the University private.

"Sure, why not?" he said. of Oregon to recruit businesses in the next two weeks. The effort began Economics consultant EcoNorthwest on Thursday with emails soliciting will analyze the sales figures for the city to determine to what degree the participants.

'The more businesses that we have, new street configuration would affect the morerobustthe datawillbe,"said commerce.

Nick Meltzer of the Community PlanThe sales reports made in the study's $50,000 cost has to be approved months leading up to the test and durning Workshop."And the more robust ing the 12-month trial should answer the data, the better the economic model by the City Council on Dec. 8, and will be." officialshad to wait to see if there is whether the re-striping"leads to an Late next summer, the city will reenough business participation to make increase, decrease or no change in sales stripe the five-block segment to replace the study worthwhile. to businesses along Willamette Street," the existing four vehicle travel lanes The business study is one of three Henry said. with one vehicle travel lane in each di- Willamette Street test-related surveys After two years of study, the council rection, a center turn lane, and bicycle in a5-4 vote approved the testofthe by thecity thatare expected to costa laneson both sidesofthe street. bike-friendly design last May. totalof$150,000.

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A 29-year-old woman was seriously injured in a Saturday night crash just west of Pendleton.

Woman seriously injured in I-&4 crash Oregon State Police troopers are investigating an injury crashon Interstate 84 and are asking for the public's help finding an involved vehicle.

At approximately 6:22 p.m.

Saturday, OSP was notified of a motor vehicle fire at milepost 206.5 on I-84. Upon arrival, troopersdiscovered a 2002 Mitsubishi Montero SUV with heavy front-end damage that had caught fire and burned. The car's driver, identified as Shelley Whittaker, 29, of Portland, was pulled from the vehicle by her passenger then collapsed beside it with serious injuries.

Passers-by who stopped to help performed CPR on Whittaker until she was transported to St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton by ambulance.

The front passenger, identified as Tuesday Hailey, 35, of Hillsboro, self-extricated and received non-life threatening injuries.

Troopers believe the Montero may have rear-ended an oil or gasoline tanker type semi-truck. Heavy winds in the area may have prevented the trucks driver from knowing the vehicle had been hit.

OSP is asking for the public's help in identifying the semi-truck involved in this incident. Anyone travellingin the Pendleton area near milepost206.5 ion thesteep grade

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Police chase teens accused of break-in WILSONVILLE — Authorities detained two teenagers who allegedly broke into a Wilsonville elementary schooland stole property.

The Clackamas County SherifFs Offtce says deputies responded to an alarm from Boones Ferry Primary School Friday evening and spotted four teens leaving.

The teens ran, but police chased them and caught up with all four. They were carrying the stolen properly, which authorities have notidentified.

Three of the suspects are 14 yearsold,the otheris13.

They were turned over to the custody of the Clackamas County Juvenile Department.

Student injured in school bus crash BEND — Oregon State Policesayone studentreceived a minor injury when a school bus slidoffaroadwestofBend.

Authorities say six students and a driver were on the bus when it slid off an embankment Saturdaymorning, rolledtwiceand came torest againstsome treesabout50 feedfrom the road.

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significant expansion of irrigation agriculture, with environmental interests on board,"Whitman told the East Oregonian.

Ifsuccessful,the deal could allow farmers to grow higher-value crops near Hermiston and Boardman, pumping moremoney into the local economy.

The Northeast Oregon Water Association, a business group that's seeking thedeal,hopes togetw ater rights adding up to 500 cubicfeetpersecond ofwater from the Columbia, which it would pump into three critical groundwater areas spanning 40 miles of river from the Port of Morrow to

PENDLETON — An adviser to Gov. John Kitzhaber saysoffi cialsare close to a deal that would allow Eastern Oregon farmers to pump more irrigation water from the Columbia River.

Conservation groups and Eastern Oregon officials have been negotiating a dealthat could givefarmers access to more water while allowing groundwater aquifers to recharge.

Kitzhaber's natural resourcespolicy director, Richard Whitman, said a tentative agreement could be just weeks away. ''We are very close to an agreementthatwillprovide

just east of Hermiston.

The law requires the new irrigation be mitigated with water going back into the riverin order to protect endangered fish runs. The water association is working with environmental groupstoidentify projects that can satisfy the mitigation needs.

That takes time, but Northeast Oregon Water Association director J.R. Cook is confident it will pay dividends.

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DOWNTOWN LA GRANDE The Slater Building, which housed The Observer's first printing press, has decorative details of many shapes that resemble flower petals.

The Grace Building, located on Adams Avenue, has colored tiles along the bottom half of the outer walls. This part of the building was Moon Drug in the 1930s.

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s areour ratItu e When the month of October turned the calendar over into the first of November, I sought my boxes of decorations, putting away the pumpkins with grinning faces and cornstalk bodies, my son's 1975 cardboard witch's hat, and the photos of each year he wore unusual costumes ofhis own design. No one knew who he was even though he didn't wear a mask, so clever were they.

Once these things were tucked away again in storage, I drew out what I could find of Thanksgiving decor, changing orange and black colors to shades of tan and brown for dried bouquets, the table cloths, and afghans for background.

By searching diligently among my storageboxes,Ilocated some decorations saved from long ago and placed them here and there to remind me of that wonderful time when I was part of making family times to remember.

It was pleasant to find enough small turkey candles to call a flock and place them on the coffee table near the ceramic farmhouse and the folksin various stages ofgatheringin the harvest. Elsewhere about the room, I placed severalsetsoffigured pilgrim men and women and a touch of Indiancamaraderie.

It wasallsubdued decorating for the lack of space and things with which to use, but still spoke of the season. It made me remember how my husbandhad looked forward to the results of my chosen monthly task.

Even though I do far less decorating than before, it is a chance to do a monthly clean sweep and a reason to lookforward,savoring what each day might hold.

I had always thought of November as being a time of gathering and relaxing. Now we rested, if not in body as weraked leaves and tidied the garden for winter, but the mind with a feeling of completion. It was a renewal time even when preparing the turkey, dressing, and favorite eatablesfor the Thanksgiving table. There seemed to be time to reflect on the passing years and to prepare for the new.

Then came Thanksgiving Day. There were lots of aunts to do the cooking and baking and various men to bring and put up the plywood sheets on sawhorses in order to make room for everyone at the extended table.

They even borrowed folding chairs from one organization or another to supplement the seating supplied by whomever hosted us that year.

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It would be so cool, if onlyit were true.

According to the National Turkey Federation, the very first meal eaten by the first men on the moon, NeilArmstrong and Buzz Aldrin, was foil packets ofroast turkey with all the trinmnngs.

How wonderfully appropriate. One ofAmerica'sgreatestachievements was celebratedwith a quintessentially all-American meal.

Alas, it turns out that the National Turkey Federation may be more aptly named than we guessed. According to the spoilsports at NASA, the first meal eaten by astronauts on the moon was actually bacon cubes, sugar cookies and a few other non-turkey things. And that makes a lot of sense when you remember that a common sideeffectofbeingin spaceisnausea.

But even ifitlacksa supercoolouter-space association, turkeyis still king when it comes to celebrations, especially at this time of the year.

About 88 percent of allAmerican households will serve turkey on ~ giv i ng — although that figure also comes fiom the suddenly unreliable National Turkey Federation. Still, it sounds aboutright.

Ifyou're like most of us, you probably put an onion and maybe a lemon in the cavity, rub the skin with butter, sprinkle it with salt and pepper and slap it in the oven. And that's fine for whatitis.

But this Thanksgiving, why not put a little more effort into it and end up with a lot better result?

We tried three variations on the familiar turkey technique, each recommended by an expert in the field ithe field being cookingin general). What we learned is that brining a turkey makes a big difference in its flavor ithough we aheady knew that, and so should youl. And we also learned that one way, of many, to get the turkey moist on the inside and crisp on the outside is to steam it before roasting it.

About that steaming thing: It sounds weird, I know. It sounds wrong. It sounds vaguely un-American. Butit was devised, or at least promoted, by Jacques Pepin, so I was willing to tryit.

You need a big pot, a very big pot. I used a pot that is meant for canning, and itis big enough that small children can bathe in it. I put the turkey on a rack above six cups of simmering, steaming water, slapped a cover on top and let it steam for a half-hour. Then I put the turkey in the oven for an hour and a half; during which time I used the steaming water, some vegetables and the turkey's neck, gizzard and heart to make a well-balanced, economical gravy.

And how was the turkey? Did the steaming

help it?

Let's putit this way. I carved the turkey and broughtit out to my colleagues who immediately, ahem, gobbled it up. One of them sent me email reading,"OMG! Thatis the most succulent turkey I have ever tasted!"And he is a grown man who is respected in the community and by his peers.

So yes, the steaming helped make it deliriously moist. I will admit that while I was carvingitformy colleagues,a lotofitended up being eaten by me. I am ashamed, but I would do it again.

My second turkey was brined in a traditional way and then cooked in a way that skewed fi'om tradition. It is the recipe favored byAlton Brown,and came highlyrecommended by more than one itwol co-workers.

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This 20-pound dry-brined turkey was rubbed with salt and placed in a refrigerator for two days before being roasted. infusing the bird with salt than merely sprinkling some on top, and the right amount of salt brings out the best in poultry. And also, through scientific means I do not understand, it keeps the bird moist. Because most of the problems with turkey come fiom it being bland and dry, a bit of extra salt and moisture are always welcome.

Brown's method brines the turkey for several hours in salty vegetable stock flavored with peppercorns, allspiceberries,brown sugar and candied ginger. Itis then stufed with apple, onion, a cinnamon stick, rosemary and sage.

And then comes the revolutionary part: It is cookedata blistering 500 degreesforahalfhourbeforethetemperature islowered to a more moderate 350.

The high heat renders the fat under the skin, leaving the skin deliciously crisp. And while you lower the heat before the turkey has a chance to burn, the initial high temperature helps to color it a wonderful burnished goldenbrown.

My final turkey was brined a diflerent way.

I used a dry brine, which is just another way of saying I rubbed it all over with salt and stuckit in the refiigerator for two days.

As expected, the salt drew a large quantity ofjuice out of the turkey il had sealed itin a plastic bag before putting it in the fiidgel. And yet — again, this is part of the science I don't understand — the process somehow managed to leave the finished turkeyremarkably moist and succulent, with plenty of drippings for gravy.

In fact, the drippings are mixed with wine in the pan as the bird is cooking, so the turkey accepts some extra flavor fiom the steaming

wine. More flavor is added fiom the inside, with onions, apples, thyme and black peppercorns are stuffed into the cavity.

It tasted delicious. It tasted like ~ givlng.

NeilArmstrong and Buzz Aldrin could not have asked for more.

STEAMEDAND ROASTED TURKEY Yield: About15 servings For the turkey 1 (16 to 18-pound ) turkey, with neck, gizzard, heart and liver 1"/2 cups carrots, diced"/2inch 2 cups onions, diced"/2inch For the glaze /2cup apple cider 2 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 teaspoon Tabasco or other hot pepper sauce /2teaspoon salt For the sauce 1 cup white wine 2 teaspoons cornstarch or potato starch, dissolved in 2 tablespoons water Salt and black pepper 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place a small wire rack (or crumpled foil) in the bottom of a large stockpot (or other large pot such as a canning or lobster pot) and add 6cups ofwater.

Place the turkey (minus the neck, gizzard, heart and liver) in the pot, and bring the water to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low and steam the turkey for about 30 minutes.

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Snow:Iwarmhlanketfor glants Snow can be a perennial's best fiiend. Well, unless the plant's in a pot! We left on a visit to family Nov. 6, leaving behind blooming flowers, and came home a week later to everything &ozen.

I still might have been in time to getsome valuable perennials, residing in large pots, into the greenhouse where I planned to winter them. It came down to doing mountains oflaundry and getting back in my routine or tending to plants. In the end we had clean clothes and probably very frozen plants, with snow keeping me &om moving them.

In the pots the cold can get to the roots and &eeze them thoroughly.

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GRANNY'S GARDEN CRISTINE MARTIN my hand truck in spite of the snow and ice, but it is rather like locking the barn door after the horse is stolen, I fear. It is cold in the greenhouse, for sure, but might afford a little more protection if plants actually end up in there un&ozen.

Snow is wonderful for plants in theground and can keep them "snug as a bugin a rug." I used to have a row of 12 rose bushes and worried about them the first winter they were buried under a big snow drift. They came through beautifully, BUT then we had a cold winter

and no snowdrift, and half of them succumbed.

Last winter I had quite a bit ofloss of ivy and flowers in beds, because of cold and no snow so I'm hoping things fare better this year snuggled down in snow. I talk like I think it will last all winter! We have a long way to go so anything can happen, before spring.

Have you ever noticed how people my age fuss about and hate the snow and yet I for one grew up with snow WAY deeper than I was tall. Oh the good old days when we were young and out with skis and sleds and playing fox and geese in 0degrees,and feeding cattle at30 below.

I think I have come to the end of a growing season for this year, but might move on to houseplants

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Snow can protect perennials from the cold — but not if they're left in pots, which don't insulate the roots against the chill. and then share a few"life lessons learned in the garden." Be sure to give thanks for all the bounties

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and mix well with a wooden spoon, scraping the bottom.

Transfer the contents to a saucepan and let rest for 5 minutes. Skim off as much fat from the surface as possible.

Place the pan over mediumlow heat, add the wine and cornstarch mixture and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally until it thickens. Simmer for 1 minute and season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to a warm sauceboat and serve.

heat. Stir occasionally to dissolve solids and bring to a boil. Then remove the brine Continued fr om Page 1B from the heat, cool to room 2. For the glaze: In a small temperature and refrigerate. bowl, mix together the cider, 2.

Early on the day or the vinegar, Tabasco and salt. Set night before you'd like to eat, aside. combine the brine, water and 3. When the turkey is cool ice in a 5-gallon bucket.

Place enough to handle, remove it the thawed turkey (with innards from the pot (reserving the removed) breast side down in stock created from the steambrine.

If necessary, weigh down ing) and place it breast side the bird to ensure it is fully up in a roasting pan. Put the immersed, cover, and refrigerpan in the heated oven, and ate or set in cool area for 8 to cook the turkey for 30 minPer serving: 597 calories; 26 g 16 hours, turning the bird once utes. Sprinkle the carrots and fat; 8 g saturated fat; 261 mg half way through brining. onions around it, and stir to cholesterol; 77 g protein; 5 g 3. Preheat the oven to 500 coat them with any fat in the carbohydrate; 3 g sugar; 1 g degrees.

Remove the bird from pan. Brush the turkey with the fiber; 275 g sodium; 82 mg brine and rinse inside and out glaze, and continue to cook calcium. with cold water.

Discard the it in the oven for 1"/2 hours — Recipe adapted from brine. longer, brushing it occasionJacques Pepin, via the New 4. Place the bird on roasting ally with the glaze. If the top York Times rack inside a half sheet pan (a of the bird begins to brown cookie sheet surrounded by too much, cover it loosely with a lip) and pat dry with paper aluminum foil.

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4. While the turkey is roast5. Combine the apple, onion, TURKEY ing, pour the reserved stock cinnamon stick and1 cup of into a bowl and let it rest until Yield: 10 to 12 servings water in a microwave-safe most of the fat rises to the surdish and microwave on high 1 (14 to 16 pound) face, about10 minutes. Skim for 5 minutes. Remove these offand discard as much fatas young turkey aromatics from the water and possible. Transfer the stock to add to the turkey's cavity, along a saucepan and add the turkey For the brine with the rosemary and sage.

1 gallon vegetable stock neck, gizzard and heart. (As a Tuck the wings underneath the special treat, saute the liver in 1 cup kosher salt bird and coat the skin liberally a little butter, add salt and pep- /2 cup light brown sugar with canola oil. per and snack on it with a cold 1 tablespoon black 6.

Roast the turkey on lowest glass of white wine.) Bring the peppercorns level of the oven for 30 min1"/2 teaspoons allspice berries stock to a boil and reduce the utes.

Reduce oven temperature 1"/2 teaspoons chopped heat to low. Simmer, partly candied ginger covered, until reduced to 4 1 gallon heavily iced water cups, about 1 hour. Remove the neck, gizzard and heart For the aromatics from the stock, pick the meat 1 red apple, sliced from the neck and coarsely /2 onion, sliced chop the meat along with the gizzard and heart. (You should 1 cinnamon stick 1 cup water have about 2 cups of meat.)

Return the chopped mixture to 4 sprigs rosemary 6 leaves sage the stock.

Canola oil 5. Remove the turkey from the oven when the breast and the leg register an internal Note: This recipe requires a temperature of about165 debrining periodof8to 16hours grees. Keep the turkey warm, before cooking. uncovered, in a 165-degree oven, or tent with foil.

1. Combine the vegetable stock, salt, brown sugar, 6. For the sauce: Add peppercorns, allspice berries the stock and giblets to the and candied ginger in a large vegetables in the roasting pan stockpot over medium-high

to 350 degrees. Cook until a thermometer inserted into the deepest part of the thigh (without touching the bone) reaches 165 degrees. A14- to 16-pound bird should require a total of 2 to 2"/2 hours of roasting. Let the turkey rest, loosely covered with foil or a large mixing bowl for 15 minutes before carving.

cooking. the bird for another 2 hours or so, depending on size; figure on 10 minutes a pound for an 1. Two days before serving, unstuffed bird. Remove the foil rinse the turkey and pat dry. from the breast in the last half Rub all over with the salt, slipping salt under the skin where hour so it browns.

6. When the turkey has possible and rubbing some roasted for 2 hours, begin to into the cavities; use about1 test for doneness by inserting tablespoon per every 4 pounds an instant-read thermometer of bird. Put the bird in a large (digital is best) into two differplastic bag and refrigerate.

Per serving (based on 12): 567 On the second night, turn the ent places in the thigh, making calories;19 g fat; 5 g saturated sure not to touch bone; it turkey over. fat; 343 mg cholesterol; 92 g 2. One hour before cooking, should be about165 degrees. protein; 1 g carbohydrate; 1 g 7. When it is done, tip the remove the turkey from the sugar; no fiber; 1,037 g sodium; bag and pat dry. Put in a roast- turkey so the interior juices run 74 mg calcium. into the pan. Remove the turing pan and allow to warm up — Recipe adapted from Alton a bit. key to a rimmed baking sheet Brown, via Food Network or a serving platter, cover with 3. Preheat the oven to 450 foil and then a damp kitchen degrees. Sprinkle half the towel, and allowto rest for at DRY-BRINED pepper into the main cavity of least 30 minutes. the turkey and add the thyme, TURKEY 8.

Meanwhile, pour the fat parsley, half the onions and Yield: 12 to 16 servings and drippings from the pan half the apples. Tie the legs into a measuring cup.

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1 (12- to 16-pound) turkey "/2 cup white wine (or broth) to Put the remaining apples and 3 to 4 tablespoons kosher salt the pan, stirring to deglaze it, onions in the neck opening 1 tablespoon freshly and pour that into the same and tuckthe neck skin under ground black pepper measuring cup. The fat and the bird.

10 fresh thyme sprigs drippings can then be used to 4. Rub the butter under the /2 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley make gravy. breast skin and over the thigh 2 small onions, halved meat. Sprinkle the bird with the 2 small apples, cored remaining pepper. Roast for 30 Per serving (based on 16): 449 and halved calories; 16 g fat; 5 g saturated minutes.

2 tablespoons unsalted fat; 261 mg cholesterol; 69 5. Remove the turkey from butter, room temperature g protein; 4 g carbohydrate; the oven and reduce the heat 2 cups water or white 2g sugar;1 g fiber;1,604g to 350 degrees. Cover the wine, divided breast of the bird and the wing sodium; 62 mg calcium.

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DORY Continued fr om Page 1B The hostess or a helper would spread out the &eshly ironed white linen tablecloth, then smooth it out to the corners. If it didn't quite fit, cartable cloths were secured to finish the job.

A variety of dinner plates, silverware, and a napkin marked each eating place and condiments of salt and pepper shakers and butter dishes were placed within easy reach down the long table. The children thought they were hidden nearby for when the bowls ofblack pitted olives were in place and they w ouldsneak one foreach fingerand then run away to play w ith or eattheirprizes.

What they didn't know was that the aunts planned to bring outfresh bowls ofoliveslatertojoin the cranberry dishes, cooked whole or jellied; pickled beets; and a variety of pickles — sweet, bread-and-butter, and dill; and hot yeast dinner rolls.

When we sat down to eat, a brief prayer of thanks was said by the one who everyone knew went to church and was so selected.

Otherwise, someone would simply comment on how fortunate we were to be able to all be together and how thankful we were for our bounty and how we regretted that there were those who had so much less or were no longer with us, a prayer in itself It was a moment of shared gratitude that was felt by everyone, even those waiting impatiently for the bowls and platters of food to come their way.

Likewise, we could hardly wait for the pumpkin, mincemeat, and apple pies, followed by a big bowl of whipped cream gentlywrapped around red Jell-0,chopped apples,banana slices, and grapes or 6uit cocktail.

We all felt as stuffed as the turkey we had just eaten, but somehow we still had room for that little dessert dish of 6uit salad.

I remember it all still and I miss those days, for the absence of those loved ones if not the bounty of food.

Now it is still several days before Thanksgiving and celebration plans are probably pretty well set for most folks in how they are going to spend the day.

Many travelers will fill the roads in covering d(stances in order to share the day and meal with loved ones. What a wonderful way to be sharing, seeing, and giving thanks, even for just one day out of the year. To be so fortunate to share remembrances of those who have gone before in just the remembering together.

This morning, it being Monday, I pulled the sheets from my bed for laundry day and, in so doing, again accidentally staticelectricity triggered theteddy bear'scassette'svoice of my husband saying he loved me. It ended in his wishing me a Happy Valentine's Day, a secret message he had made just two months before his unexpected death.

I wished him a Happy Thanksgiving in return and pictured him in our old kitchen at Edelweiss Acres cutting slices 6'om the turkey he had taken &om the oven, his prize contribution to the day.

While in a moment of sadness at his absence, it was a time ofgratitude, too,forthe 61yearswe had spent together and the three sons we had watched over growing into adulthood themselves. Now, for me, I keep the count — 68 next month.

Yes, it is a time for a"time-out" to remember and to say "Thanks!"

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3rd CROP BEAUTIFUL Horse hay, Alfalfa, sm. amt. of orchard grass $ 220/ton, 2n d c r o p Alfalfa $220/ton. 1st crop A lfa lfa g rass, some rain, $165/ton.

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

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Senior Living shed, $850/mo. two b e droom a part- 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Century Pinehurst Apartments 3bd, 2ba, huge 3 6 x60 ments located in quiet 1502 21st St. Mallard Heights shop $1,050/mo.

21, Eagle Cap Realty. and wel l m a i ntained 541-963-1210 La Grande 870 N 15th Ave 541-663-6673 settings. Income r eElgin, OR 97827 ELKHORN VILLAGE stnctions apply.

A ttractive one and tw o 5BD, 2BA, 2 bed main APARTMENTS CLOSE TO downtown, bedroom units. Rent Now accepting applicafloor I!t 3 down. $785 Senior a n d Di s a b l ed •The Elms, 2920 Elm studio.

All u t i l i t i es based on income. Intions f o r fed e r a l ly 479-283-6372 S t., Baker City. C u rHousing. A c c e pt ing re n t ly a v a i I a b I e paid. No smoking, no come restrictions apf unded h o using f o r applications for those 2-bdrm a p a rtments. pets. $375 mo, $300 t hos e t hat a re ACROSS FROM Hi gh ply. Now accepting apaged 62 years or older dep. 541-910-3696 Most utilities paid. On sixty-two years of age School, 3b/2b home, plications. Call Lone at as well as those dissite laundry f a cilities or older, and h andiW /D i n c luded, D e (541 ) 963-9292. abled or handicapped and playground. Accapped or disabled of tached garage, Carof any age. Income recepts HUD vouchers. CLOSE TO EOU 2bdrm This institute is an equal any age. 1 and 2 bedp ort, F e n ced y a r d , strictions apply. Call basement a p t . , a ll Call M ic h e l l e at opportunity provider. room units w it h r e nt $ 850/m o .

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All persons are hereby informed that all dwellUPSTAIRS STUDIO i ngs a d ve rtised a r e available on an equal All utilities paid, including Dish network. Laundry opportunity basis. on site. $475/mo and EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY $475 dep. No smoking, no pets. 541-523-3035 o r 541-51 9-5762

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W/S/G I!t heat p a id. bdrm, a l l u t i l i t i e s 2310 East Q Avenue You'll find a complete listL audry o n - s ite . N o 725 - Apartment paid. No smoking, no La Grande,OR 97850 N Surveillance s moking, n o pet s . Rentals Union Co. pets. $900 mo, $850 i ng of u n it s t o c h o o se 740 - Duplex Rentals SOUTHSIDE L O CA9I Cameras TION, 3b/1.5b with bo$350/mo I!t $350 dep. 2 ROOM dormer, all utilidep. 541-910-3696. from in the classified ads Baker Co. Computenzed Entry nus room, W/D hook541-51 9-6654 ties paid, plus internet Affordasble Studios, Covered Storage 3-BDRM, 2 bath w/two u ps, F e n ce d y a r d , and laundry, no smok- COMFY B A SEMENT 1 I!t 2 bedrooms.

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C a II car garage. $700/mo plus i ng, n o p e t s , $ 2 7 5 apt., $395/mo. 1 bdrm, (Income Rcstnctions Apply) dep. Quiet neighborhood 541-963-1210. month $ 2 5 0 dep 541-523-2128 f urnished , u t il i t i e s Professionally Managed 3140 Elm St. 541-91 0-3696. by: GSL Properties 3100 15th St. paid, partial k itchen, 51-519-1938, after 2pm Located Behind UNION MH: 2bcl, $500 Baker City close to downtown I!t s enoir discount. 3b d CENTURY 21 college. No pets/smok- La Grande Town Center 745 - Duplex Rentals $650. 2bd, 2ba $600.

PROPERTY ing. 541-963-6796.

Union Co. MANAGEMENT 541-91 0-0811 1BD DUPLEX, w/ s/g for our most current offers and to La randeRentals.com p iad , $ 4 2 5/ m o 760 - Commercial DOWNT OW N STUDIO, browse our complete inventory.

541-240-9360 •Mini W-arehouse incl. heat I!t Dish Net. Rentals (541)953-1210 h ardwoo d f lo o r s .

• OutsideFencedParking HIGHLAND VIEW 15 X 2 5 G a rage Bay 2 bd 1 ba, single garage. $395mo 541-569-5189 • Reasonable Rates Apartments w/11' celing I!t 10 x 10 Recently remodeled I!t CLOSE TO park I!t pool, Roll-up door. $200/mo very clean.

No smokFor information call: 2 bd, no smoking, no www.La rande 800 N 15th Ave +fees. 541-519-6273 ing, no pets, w/s paid, 528-N18days pets, $450/mo, $400 1415 Adams Ave • 541-963-4161 Elgin, OR 97827 Rentals.com $575mo 1st I! t l a st . dep. 541-910-3696.

5234807eyel)ings $200 dep . p o s sible 25X40 SHOP, gas heat, Now accepting applicaroll up I!t walk-in doors, lease, References re378510th Street tions f o r fed e r a l ly quired. Leave $375. (541)963-4071, funded housing. 1, 2, messaqe 541-963-3622 LG.

by Stella Wilder and 3 bedroom units A FFORDABLE S T U with rent based on inBEARCO 795 -Mobile Home TUESDAY, NOVEMBER25, 2014 tion of trust is likely to arise, and out of it, a ing something that has been hidden from DENT HOUSING. 5 BUSINESS PARK come when available.

Spaces YOUR BIRTHDAY byStella Wilder bd, 5 ba, plus shared questionthat can best be answered by one others for quite some time, so what makes Has 3,000 sq ft. also SPACES AVAILABLE, kitchen, all u tillities Pro)ect phone number: 16x30 storage units Born today, you seem to have everything who knows you inside and out. you think it will reveal itself to you? one block from Safe541-437-0452 paid, no smoking, no Availible Now! You'll have the A chain going for you. Like many Sagittarius natives, AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) LEO (July 23-AUS.22) way, trailer/RV spaces. pets, $800/mo I!t $700 CaII 541-963-7711 TTY: 1(800)735-2900 you are likely to enjoy more than onelengthy reaction of sorts has you taking evasive chance to get extra work done, though not in dep. 541-910-3696 W ater, s e w er , g a r lucky streak in your life — in your case, these action. What happens when the day is done the way that you usually c x Be ready to jump "This institute is an equal bage. $200. Jerc manBEAUTY SALON/ EXCELLENT 2 bdrm dua ger.

La Gra n d e can actually be life-defining. Youareupstand- will determine your own next course. at a rare opportunity. opportunity provider."

Office space perfect plex in quiet La Grande 541-962-6246 ing, straightforward, loyal and stalwart; you PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) - You don't VIRGO (AUS.23-Sept. 22) - - The time has for one or two operasoutside location. Gaters 15x18, icludeds do not give up on a project — or a person- want to reveal so much that someone else is come for you to get away from something r age I!t s t o rage, n o restroom a n d off simply because things get difficult. You are afraid to get closer to you — after all, that's that brings you down. Open yourself up to smoking/pets, $675mo street parking. certain to be noticed for all that is good in what you want in the end! more positive possibilities.

541-963-4907 $500 mo I!t $250 dep your nature, but those who know you best ARIES (March 21-Apru 19) - The end- LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) - You may be 541-91 0-3696 NEWER 3 b drm, 2 ba, may be able to point to certain aspects ofyour game beginstoday. Whenall is said anddone, attracted to one who does things very differLA GRANDE you'll want to know that you've done your Retirement character that are not quite as admirable, ently from you, but what is really going on COMMERCIAL OR retail Apartments space for lease in hissuch as your temper or your ability to over- best and contributed something valuable. may surprise you. Follow up ifyou dare.

767Z 7th Street, t oric Sommer H e l m look an obvious truth becauseyou have made TAURUS (Apru 20-May 20) — Now is the SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) - The way La Grande, OR 97850 AVAIL. OCT. Beautiful Building, 1215 Washup your mind that the opposite is indeed the timeforyou to stop the progress of some- you speak to another may surprise even you. i ngton A v e ac r o s s 820 - Houses For Brand New 3bd, 2ba case. thing that is moving in the wrong direction. Perhaps you are sending some hidden mesfrom post office. 1000 Sale Baker Co. Senior and all appliances, fenced WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER26 Be ready! Others may question you at first. sages, in code. plus s.f. great location Disabled Complex yard, garage, I!t yard SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) —You GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Someone $800 per month with 5 2.89 COUNTRY ACRES care. $1,100mo + dep. f EDIIORS F dt d q u pl » t n Ry R« a « C w/ 2001 Manufactured year lease option. All know what another wants from you, but else maythink that you aresimply giving him Mt. Emily Prop.

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COPYRIGHT2tll4UNIIEDFEATURESYNDICATE,INC 3 bdrm Home $69,000 utilities included and you're not in the mood to give it. Or perhaps or her ahard tim ewhen,in fact,you'reoffer- DISIRIBUIED BY UMVERSALUCLICK FORUFS 541-952-1074 Rent based on income lllOWd tSt K » C t y M O all068tltl25567l4 parking in. A v ailable w / $ 1 5,000. d o w n . ingsome rareand valuableguidance.

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541-519-9846 Durkee n ow , pl eas e Call now to apply!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — A quesCANCER(June21-July 22) -- You're seekSTUDIO, $3 00/m o + call 541-786-1133 for $300 dep. w/s/g paid. more information and FOR SALE • $185,000 Beautifully updated No smoking or pets. viewing.

OR Community Room, RENT • $1100/mo 541-963-4907 featunng a theater room, INDUSTRIAL P ROPa pool table, full kitchen 750 - Houses For ERTY. 2 bay shop with and island, and an Rent Baker Co. office. 541-910-1442 electnc fireplace.

OREGON TRAIL PLAZA Renovated units!

NORTHEAST + (4/e accept HUD + PROPERTY 1bdrm mobile home Please call MANAGEMENT 1030 Grove St. starting at $400/mo.

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RV spaces avail. Nice www.virdianmgt.com 3-BDRM • 2 BATH 41 Cape waver TTY 1-800-735-2900 quiet downtown location Commercial Rentals 1 Were rivals Answer to Previous Puzzle 1200 plus sq. ft. profes541-523-2777 5 Frost victim 45 Really? sional office space.

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PE E K LI N D T RA P 20 Alt. following 541-519-576 2 o r cept area, break room, THUNDERBIRD 54 PBS funder 21 Unburdened 541-523-3035 S EA L D EE D L A common r e strooms, APARTMENTS 55 Cashless deal 22 Monarchs' a ll utilitie s pa i d , 307 20th Street UN I X U N F I T 4/5 BDRM, 2 bath house $500/mo + $450 dep. terms I!t $950/mo. 1st, last I!t 541-91 0-3696 S EE T O AGA R 26 Titleholder DOWN COVE APARTMENTS deposit. Available Dec. 29 Resistance 1906 Cove Avenue M AR Z I P A N K O A N 20th. Pets on approval 1 Glen or dale unit with a fee. Large cor- 780 - Storage Units 2416 Baker St. O R A S A N K E D I E UNITS AVAILABLE n er lot, f e nced w i t h 2 Cousteau's 30 Playful bite Baker City, OR NOW! .12 X 20 storage with roll s hop.

Fo r R e n t o r G PS E NYA DO L T 31 Records, islands $149,900 up door, $70 mth, $60 l ease option t o b u y as mileage 3 Toward 3-Bedroom, 2 Bath 11-25-14 ©2014 UFS, Dist. by Univ. Uclickfor UFS APPLY today to qualify deposit 541-910-3696 Call 541-523-5978 or sunrise 32 Profile for subsidized rents at w/2 Sun Porches, 541-403-0275 these quiet and 4 Charms Full Basement and 33 Heroic tale 9 Blonde shade 22 Pi follower centrally located NEWLY REMODELED Detached Garage 34 Wear and tear 5 Stuck around multifamily housing 3 PLUS bdrm, 2 b a th More info I!t photos at 10 Spike or Bruce 23 Annoying 6 Comanche 35 Encyclopedia properties.

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26 Dues-paying erty Union Co. plexes I!t Apartments + Coded Entry gIOUP for rent. Call Cheryl + Lighted foryourprotection 81X113, 1818 Z Ave, LG. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pro)ect phone ¹: 27 Flexible tube Guzman fo r l i s t ings, (541)963-3785 Utilities available, + 4 different size units 28 Like good 541-523-7727.

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SENIOR AND DISABLED HOUSING Clover Glen Apartments, 2212 Cove Avenue, La Grande Clean I!t well appointed 1 I!t 2 bedroom units in a quiet location. Housing for those of 62 years o r older, as w ell a s t hose d i s a b le d or h andicapped of a n y age. Rent based on income. HUD vouchers accepted. Please call 541-963-0906 TDD 1-800-735-2900

Partially furnished. No pets. We check references. 541-523-2922

752 - Houses for Rent Union Co. 2 BDRM House, accepting applications. $635mo. 541-910-4444

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541-963-41 25 2BD, SHED, shop, carport, $675/mo.

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

Septic approved, elec7X11 UNIT, $30 mo. tnc within feet, stream $25 dep. r unning through l o t .

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A PLUS RENTALS 3.02 acres, $62,000 has storage units 208-761-4843 availab!e.

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ROSE RIDGE 2 Subdiva 8x8 $25-$35 per mo. sion, Cove, OR. City: 8x10 $30 per mo.

Sewer/VVater available. 'plus deposit' Regular price: 1 acre 1433 Madison Ave., m/I $69,900-$74,900. or 402 Elm St. La We also provide property Grande. management. C h eck Ca II 541-910-3696 out our rental link on our w ebs i t e www.ranchnhome.co American West m or c aII Storage Ranch-N-Home Realty, 7 days/24 houraccess In c 541-963-5450.

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1001 - Baker County 1010 - Union Co. 1010 - Union Co. 1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices BEST CORNER location IN THE CIRCUIT court's Iunsdiction bet ions of t h e p e t i t i o n other costs that arise for lease on A dams COURT OF THE STATE c ause the s ai d c h i l- and to admit or deny from the child(ren) beAve. LG. 1100 sq. ft. OF OREGON, FOR THE ing in the I urisdiction dren's conditions and t he allegation of t h e Lg. pnvate parking. Re- COUNTY OF BAKER: c ircumstance s ar e of the Court. If you are petition and appear at such as to endanger any subsequent court their welfare or that of ordered hearing. You others in that: must appear personThe father left ally in the courtroom the child with Jeremy on the date and at the Case No. 14-888 and M e l i ss a I Cane time listed above. An without making suffiattorney may not atNOTICE I S H E REBY cient long-term plans t end th e h e a r ing i n GIVEN that W . A . for the legal custody your place. However, and care of the child.

(Dub) Cates and W. if you are the child at G ordon Cates h a ve The Father's issue in this proceedb een appointed a nd residential i n stability ing and you have any MEDICAL/BUSINESS have qualified as the interferes with his abilattorney, you may rely CONDO FO R SALE Co-Personal Represenity to safely parent the upon your attorney to O R L E AS E A v a i l . tatives of the estate. child and needs servappear at eh heanng 1/1/15 Next to Grande All p e r sons h a v i ng ices of State. on you behalf.

Ronde Hospital. Beauclaims against the esT he w h e r e tiful view of the valley. t ate ar e h e r eby r e abouts of the mother AMANDA STARR: To file 700 Sunset Suite C. quired to present the a re unknown at t h i s a written a n swer t o LaGrande , Ca l l t he petition n o l a t e r s ame, w i t h pr o p e r time and has not been 701-21 0-11 38 vouchers, to the Pera custodial resource. than 30 days after the m odel or us e a s i s .

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Codes (503) 373-1257.

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

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

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960 - Auto Parts 4- STUDDED snow tires.

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In the Matter of the Estate of Jessie June Cates, Deceased.

sonal Representative 3. Uniform Child Custody date you were served at the law of fices of J urisdiction an d E n w ith t h i s s u m m o n s C oughlin 5 Le u e n - forcement Act i n f or- and to appear at any b erger, 1 7 0 5 M a i n mation: court ordered hearing.

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O. Box A. Chil d r en's pre- An attorney may not 1026, Baker City, Oresent addresses: a ttend any court o r g on, 9 7 8 14 , w i t h i n B. Plac e s the chil- dered heanng in you four months from the dren have Iived dunng place. However, if you date of the first publit he p r e v i o u s f iv e are the child at issue in cation of t his N o tice, these proceeding and years. or t h e y may be C. Nam es and you have an attorney, barred. A l l p e r sons present addresses of y ou may r e l y u p o n whose rights may be p ersons w it h w h o m y our attorney t o f i l e affected by th e p rochildren have Iived durand to appear at the ceedings in this estate ing that penod: heanng on you behalf. may obtain additional D. The pe t i t i oner i nformation from t h e has not participated as NOTICE: READ THESE records of the Court, a party or witness or in PAPERS CAREFULLY! the Personal Repreany other capacity in sentative or the attorany other proceeding A petition has been filed ney for the Personal c oncerning th e c u s - to establish lunsdiction Representative. Dated tomer of or parenting under ORS 419B.100 and first published this time or visitation wit h a copy of the petition 10 day of November, the child. attached.

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W A . ( D u b ) E. Pet i t i o ner does Cates and W. Gordon not know of any other No later than 30 days Cates, C o - Personal p roceeding(s) t h a t from the date the petiRepresentatives, c/ o could affect the curtion is filed, each perMartin Leuenberger, rent proceeding. son about whom alleOSB¹700272, At torF. Pet i t i o ner does g ations h a v e b e e n ney for Estate, PO Box not know of a n other made in t h e p e t i t ion 1026, 1 7 0 5 M ain m ust admit o r d e n y person who has physiStreet, Ste. 400, Baker cal custody of the chilthe allegations. Unless dren or claims nghts of d irected o th e r w i s e C ity, 0 R 97814. legal custody, physical above, the admission LegaI No. 00038984 c ustody, p a r e n t i n g or denial may be made Published: November 10, time or visitation wit h orally a the hearing or the children. filed with the court in 17,24, 2014 Names and addresses of writing.

IN THE CIRCUIT such persons: COURT OF THE STATE 4 . The child r e sides i n If you do not appear as OF OREGON FOR THE Deschutes County. directed above or file a COUNTY OF BAKER 5. The names and prewritten answer as disent address of each r ected above, or d o In the Matter of the not appear at any subparent is as follows: Estate of MARILYN Mother: Amanda Starr, sequent court-ordered NELLE LOVERIN, Unknown heanng, the Court may Father: Jonathon Taft, proceed without f u rDeceased Transient ther notice and take lu6. The petition is not filed

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WH E R E FOR E P eti- summons or on a futioner respectfully petiture date, and make 4 -STUDDED t ions this court to i n such orders and take t ires 14" o n 5 h o l e steel rims. Like New NOTICE I S H E REBY vestigate the circumsuch action as authorG IVEN t h a t RO D $200.00 541-523-7981 stances c o n c e rning ized by law including, DIESSLIN has been the above-named child but not limited to, esappointed personal repand to make such ortablishing warship over 970 - Autos For Sale r esentative. Al l p e r ders as are appropnate the child(ren), ordenng sons h aving c l a i ms in the circumstances. t he r e moval o f t h e 4 STUDDED snow tires, against the estate are child(ren) from the le195-60R15 on Honda required t o p r e s e nt LILLAH LEHNER DDA, gal and physical cus4-lu g a II oy whee Is. them, with v o uchers OSB No. 033940 tody of the parent(s) or Good Tread and Studs attached, to the under- Deputy District Attorney guardian(s) and, if the $200obo. 541-428-2141 signed attorney for the Petitioner p etition a lleges t h a t personal representathe child(ren) has been 980 - Trucks, Pickt ive a t P O B o x 5 0 , I, LILLAH LEHNER DDA, physically or sexually ups Baker City, OR 97814, being first duly sworn, abused, r e s t r a ining 2007 CHEVY 2500HD within four months afon oath or upon afyou from having cont er the d at e o f f i r s t Ex-cab pickup. 34,000 firmation, depose and tact with, or attemptmiles Excellent Condipublication of this nosay that I am the petii ng t o c o n t a ct , t h e tice, or the claims may tion. Duramax Diesel tioner in the above-enchild(ren) and requinng be barred.

Allison Transmission. titled proceeding, that you to move from the A ll p e rsons w h o s e 26,500./OBO I have read the foregoh ousehold i n w h i c h 541-519-3280 Larry nghts may be affected ing petition, know the the child(ren) resides. by th e p r o c eedings contents thereof, and may obtain additional the same is true as I RIGHTS AND OBLIGAi nformation from t h e am informed and beTIONS records of the court, lieve. the personal represenY ou have a right to be tative, or the attorneys LILLAH LEHNER DDA, represented by an atfor the personal repre- Petitioner torney. If you wish to sentative, Damien R. be represented by an Yervasi, Yervasi Pope, attorney, please retain P C, P O . B o x 5 0 , Signed and sworn to beone as soon as possi1001 - Baker County Baker City, OR 97814. fore me on the 16th ay ble to represent you in Legal Notices Dated and first p ubof December, 2013, by t his p roceedings. I f lished November 17, LILLAH LEHNER DDA. you are the child(ren) PUBLIC SALE 2014. or the parent or legal Nicole J Jensen Descnption of Property: guardia n of t he child(ren) and you canTwin headboard and Attorney for the Personal Notary Public of Oregon Representative My not afford to hire an atfootboard, 24 q u a rt C ommissio n e x p i r e s : t orney and meet t h e Coleman cooler, 2) en- /s/Damien R. Yervasi, state's financial guidetertainment c e n t e rs, Apnl1, 2014 lines, you are entitled f ishing pole, box f n , LegaI No. 00039093 b lack d o ll , 2 ) b o x Published: November 17, Published: November 17, to have an attorney ap24, December 1, 2014 springs a n d mat24, 2014 and p ointed fo r y o u a t : December 1, 2014 State expense. To ret resses, b ab y c r i b , 1010 - Union Co. quest appointment of c ouch, num e r o u s LegaI No. 00038417 an attorney to repreboxes of h o u sehold Legal Notices sent you at state exthings IN THE CIRCUIT pense, you must conCOURT FOR THE tact Iuvenile court imProperty Owner: STATE OF OREGON m ediately .

Pho n e Ebony McClaughry FOR THE COUNTY 541-388-5300 for furOF DESCHUTES JUIN THE CIRCUIT t her information. If Amount Due: $332.00 VENILE DEPARTCOURT OF THE you are represented MENT STATE OF OREGON b y an attorney, it i s Place 5Time of Sale: FOR THE COUNTY Stevenson Storage your responsibility to IN THE MATTER OF: OF DESCHUTES JUm aintain contact w it h 3785 Tenth Street TAFT, DRU MICHAEL VENILE DEPARTyour attorney and to Ba ker C ity, 0R 97814 DOB: 11/25/19 MENT keep your attorney adUnit IC04 99 (TAFDRU99) vised of your w hereDecember 3, 2014 Children IN THE MATTER OF: abouts.

10 A.M. TAFT, DRU MICHAEL If you are a parent or Case No:13JV0368 DOB: 11/25/1999 other person legally Name of Person (TAFDRU99) obligated to s u p port Foreclosing: Dependency Petition a Youth t he c h i ld(ren), y o u Philip D. Stevenson have the obligation to TO THE ABOVECase No: 13JV0368 support the child(ren).

Legal No: 00039139 ENTITLED COURT: SUMMONS You may be required Published: November 24, to pay for compensa26, 28, 2014 Petitioner, whose name TO: AMANDA STARR, tion and r e asonable a ppears below , r e 1902 3RD ST, A PT f o r t he spectfully represents 206, LA GRANDE, OR expenses child(ren)'s attorney. t o the C ourt a s f o l 97850.

You may be required These little ads really lows: pay support for the work! Join the t hou- 1.The name, age, and IN THE NAME OF THE to c hild(ren) w h il e t h e residence of t he STATE OF OREGON: sands of other people child(ren) is in state fiabove-named children in this area who are nanced or state supare as follows: You are directed: ported custody. You r egular users of t h e m ay be r e q uired t o DRU MICHAEL TAFT T o appear before t h e c lassified. See h o w provide health insurAge 14 above-entitled C ourt simple and effective Address: 60311 CHEY- l ocated at t h e 1 1 0 0 ance coverage for the ENNE RD, ¹23, BEND, NW Bond St r e e t , c hild(ren) w h il e t h e they can be . VVe're child(ren) is in state fiOR 97702 B end, O r e g on , o n open from 7:30 a.m. nanced or state sup2 . Under a u t h ority o f 1 2/08 / 2 0 1 4 at to 5 p.m. for your conp orted custody. Y o u O RS 419B.100, t h e 1 0:00:00 A M f o r a may be required to pay venience. children are within the hearing on the allega-

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N otice t o Po t e n t i a l Thence; North 89'53'23" Claimant-Read Care- WHEREAS, the C o mWest, along the North ordered to pay for the fully!! mon Council, City of line of the Southeast child(ren) support or If you have any interest I sland City, ha s r e quarter of the Souththere is an existing orin the seized property c eived s i g ne d c o n e ast quarter o r s a id Section 33, Said Line der of support from a descnbed in t his n osents if annexation for divorce or other proalso being the extenor tice, you m ust c l aim property descnbed as: ceeding, that support that interest or you will o f Parcel 2 of M i n or order may be assigned automatically lose that Parcel 1 Partition Plat Number 20060002T, as filed in to the state to apply to interest. If you do not t he c o s t s of the f ile a c l ai m f o r t h e A portion of the Souththe plat records of Unchild(ren)'s care. east quarter of Section ion County, a distance property, the property may be forfeited even of 674.35 feet, to an 32, Township 2 South angle point in said exIf this summon requires i f you ar e n o t c o n Range 38 East and a tei loi, victed of any cnme. To you to appear before portion of the Norththe court to admit or claim an interest, you east quarter of Section deny the allegations of m ust f i l e a w ri t t e n 3, Township 3 South, Thence; South 14'57'20" claim with the f o rfeirange 38 East of the East, along the extep etition o r re q u i r e s ture counsel named Willamette M e r idian, nor of said Parcel 2, a you to file a wntten answer to p e t ition and below. being more particularly d istance o f 10 7 . 7 7 described as follows, you contest the peti- The written claim must feet, to an angle point in said extenor, be signed by y o u, with reference to map t ion, t h e c o u r t w i l l schedule a heanng on sworn to under penof survey number 8-85 the allegations of the alty of perjury before as filed in the office of Thence; South 75'19'59" a notary public, and the Union County Surpetition and order you West, along the exteto appear personally s tate: (a) Y our t r u e veyor. nor of said Parcel 2, a and ma y s c h e d ule name; (b) The address Beginning at an iron pin d istance o f 62 8 . 5 9 other heanngs related at which you will acdocumented on Union feet, to an angle point to the petition and orcept f u t ure m a i lings County Survey Numin said extenor, der you to appear perfrom the court and forber 93-79 on the Eastsonally. If you are orfeiture counsel; and (3) erly right of way line of Thence; South 81'31'31" dered to appear you A statement that you t he o r i g i na l I s l a n d West, along the extemust appear personhave an interest in the City-Cove H i g hw ay, nor of said Parcel 2, a ally in the courtroom, seized property. Your said point being at Endistance of 66.54 feet, unless the court has deadline for filing the to the West line of the ginee r' s S t at i on claim document with 1 5+74.8 P . T. , s a i d Southeast quarter of granted you an exertion in advance under the forfeiture counsel the Southeast quarter point being South 86' ORS 419B.918 Mann amed below is 2 1 24' 46" W e st, a d isof said Section 33, ner of a e a rance)to days from th e l a st tance of 1341.57 feet appear by other means publication date of from t h e N o r t heast Thence; South 0'01'16" including, but not limthis notice. The publicorner of said Section East, along said West ited to t e l ephonic or c ation notice w il l b e 3, l ine, a d i s t a nc e o f other electric means.

Sou t h 0' 833.99 feet, published on four suc- T hence; If you are the child at cessive weeks, begin0 7'16" E a st , a l o n g issue in this proceedn ing N o v e m be r 3 , said Easterly right of Thence; South 89'52'47" ing and you have any 2014 and ending Now ay, a d i s t a nce o f E ast, a d i s t ance o f 628.18 feet, attorney, your attorney vember 24, 2014. If 944.16 feet, to an iron m ay appear i n y o u r you have any q uesp in documented o n tions, you should see Union County Survey Thence; North 44'59'11" place. an attorney i m m ediNumber 93-79, s a id E ast, a d i s t ance o f I f your r i ghts ar e a d ately. point being a t E n g i143.31 feet, versely affected by the FORFEITURE COUNneer's Station 25+19.1 c ourt's I udgment o r SEL: Thence; North 7'34'45" P.C., decision regarding Iu- Asset Forfeiture CounE ast, a d i s t ance o f risdiction o r d i s p osiCo nt i n u i n g 192.91 feet, sel, Oregon Depart- T hence ; tion, you have the nght ment of Justice South 0'07'16" East, a ppeal under OR S 610 Hawthorne Avenue, on the Southerly pro- Thence; North 29'33'12" 419B.918 (Who ma longation of said EastS.E., Suite 210, Salem, E ast, a d i s t ance o f a e a l . If you decide OR 97301 erly nght of way line, a 147.47 feet, ~ to appeal a Iudgment Phone: (503) 378-6347 d istance o f 18 5 . 9 6 or d e c ision o f t he CASE¹ 14-275258 f eet, t o t h e S o u t h - Thence; North 82'22'30" court, you must file a SEIZING AGENCY: westerly nght of way E ast, a d i s t ance o f n otice of a p p eal n o Oregon State Police line of said Highway, 4 97 20 f e et , t o t h e East line of said Seclater than 30 days after 255 Capitol St. NE, Sas aid point b e ing t h e tion 33, said point bethe entry of the Courts Point of Curvature of a lem, OR 97310 316.5 ft. radius curve ing the Point of BeginIudgment or decision Phone: (503) 378-3720 a s provided i n O R S NOTICE OF REASON nght, ning of the descnption.

4 19A.200 Wh o m a FOR SEIZURE FOR S aid t r a c t co n t a i n i ng ae a l) . Y ou have a FORFEITURE: Thence; Northwesterly ~ right to be presented The property described around said curve and 2 4 .6 8 Ac re s by an attorney in an in t h i s n o t i c e w a s a long sai d r i gh t o f (1,075,164 sq. ft.) a ppeal under OR S seized for f o r f eiture w ay, a d i s t a nce o f 419.A200. If you are because it: (1) Consti77.94 feet, (long chord A LL SITUATE i n t h e the child or the parent tutes the proceeds of bears North 28'55'45" County of Union, State or legal guardian of the the violation of, soliciWest, a d i stance of of Oregon. child and you cannot t ation t o v i o l ate, a t 77.74 feet), to the East afford to hire an attort empt t o v i o l ate, o r l ine of t h a t t r ac t o f to the City of Island City, ney and you meet the conspiracy to violate. land conveyed to WilOregon; state's financial guideThe criminal laws of fred A Hamann as delines, you are entitled the State of O r egon s cribed i n d e e d r e - W HEREAS , O RS 222.120 provides for to have an attorney apregarding the m a nucorded in book 1 15, facture, distnbution, or such annexation; p ointed f o r y o u a t page 234, and as corstate expense. To rep ossession o f c o n - rected and re-recorded trolled s u b s t a n c es in book 123, page 167 NOW, THEREFORE, the quest appointment of C ommon c o uncil d i an attorney to present (ORS Chapter 475); of the deed records of Union County, r ects t ha t a pu b l i c you at state expense and/or (2) Was used or i n an a p p eal u n d e r i ntended fo r u s e i n heanng be held on DeORS419A.200 (Who committing or facilitat- Thence; North 0'15'21" cember 8, 2014, 7:00 I .Y t ing the violation of, sop.m. in the Island City East, along the East City Hall at 10605 Iscontact t h e I u v e nile licitation to violate, atline of said Hamann c ourt im m e d i a t e ly . t empt t o v i o l ate, o r tract, a distance of 577 land Avenue, Island Phone: 541-388-5300 conspiracy to v i olate feet, more or less, to City, Oregon, at which time registered voters for further information. t he criminal law s o f the Northeast corner the state of Oregon reof said Hamann tract, o the City o f I s l and LILLAH LEHNER DDA said point being on the City may appear and garding the manufacOSB¹033940 South line of that tract be heard on the quest ure, d i s t r ibution o r tion of annexation; a Deputy District Attorney p ossession o f c o n - of land conveyed to trolled substance (ORS Wilfred A. Ha ma nn by p ublic h e aring c o n Published: N o v e mber Chapter 475). deed book 114, page cerning the zoning of PROP ERTY S E I Z ED said properties will be 17, 24, 2014and 633, December 1, 2014 FOR FORFEITURE: held at the same location. $3,950.00 in US Cur- Thence; East, along said LegaI No. 00038426 rency South line, a distance D ATE PRO P E R T Y of feet, more or less, D ATED, t h i s s e v e n SEIZED: 08/29/2014 to the Southeast corteenth day of NovemPERSON FROM WHOM ner of s aid H amann ber, 2014 PROPERTY SEIZED: tract, Christopher Arroway Dale De Long, Mayor For further information Thence; North 0'15'21" City of Island City concerning the seizure East, along the East a nd forfeiture of t h e line of said Hamann Published: Published 24, trace, a d i stance of 2014 property described in these papers contact: 600 feet, more of less, Oregon S t at e P o l i ce, to the South nght of Legal No.00039148 Drug E n f o r c e ment way line of the ReloSection cated Cove Highway, 255 Capitol St. NE, SaThence; Southeasterly, lem, OR 97310 Phone: (503) 378-3720 along said South right of way line, 27 feet, Published: November 3 more or less, to the int ersectio n of said 10, 17,24, 2014.

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COFFEE BREAK

OBAMA-IMMIG RATION

Tardy worker who was fired seeks right time to explain it

lliIama defendsmoveson immigrationlegislation

DEARABBY:I was recently frred from my Thanksgiving Iinvited him — and he atjobforchronictardiness.I haveworked at tended — my family's get-together. Of course, Iinvited him again thisyear. thisbusinessforfouryears,and although I knew mylateness was seen asaproblem by However, his rich sister and brotherin-law are treating his family to Thanksgiving dinmy boss, it was still a surprise. ner at a nice restaurant. I was not invited.

Now that I'm backin thej ob market again, I'm wondering ifI need to mention M y feeli ngs are hurt,butI'm notsureI'm my previous tardiness on employment apj ustiQd in feeling that way. Should Ijust plications. I asked my mother, who has been get over it since I'm not actually a member of their family? privy to this whole mess.

— UNINVITED She thinks I should mention DEAR INMISSOURI it and explain that I have learned my lesson — espeABBY DEAR U N INVITED: If you're smart, you'll be cially when applying to a different branch ofmyformer gracious about this. While company that would have direct access to it would have been nice if the sister had inmy evaluations. cluded you, you and your boyfriend are not I think I should explain my tardiness as a engaged — and the sister may have wanted "lesson learned"onj ob interviews when Iifit the dinner to be "strictly family."As the hostcomes up, not on applications where I am tryess, that is her privilege. ing to put my best foot forward. What say you?

— TARDY FOR WORK DEARABBY: My daughter and her boyDEAR TARDY: While I think your mother friendhave been dating forthreeyears.They may mean well, I agree with you. are now in their frrst year of college and she gets upset when he texts other girls and DEARABBY: When I was little I would Snapchats them. He makes her feel like she's overreactingbutIcan understand her fears have given anything to have met my father that he is being unfaithful. What do you at least once. Now Iam26and have a 2-year-ol d boy,"Sean."Iam married, butnot think about social networking and how it to his father (a man I'll call Charlie). can affect relationships and even marrmge?

— WISE MOM INNORTH CAROLINA All of a sudden, Charlie is wanting to be DEARWISE MOM: If someone wants to in Sean's li fe, but Sean already knows my be unfaithful, social networking makes it husband as his daddy. I'm confused and afraid. What's your advice? I don't want to easier than ever. But men and women who are ready to settle down and make a comconfuse my little boy about the man who is mitment do not look for outside adventures, raising him and his biological father, but I don't want to wait till Sean is older and no matter how they go about it.

If your daughter is insecure about what cause him pai n.

— MOM IN TENNESSEE her boyfr iend isdoing,she may have good DEAR MOM: It appears that Bio-Dad is a reason. If she's right about her hunches, the little slow on the uptake. Now that he wants time has come for both of them to meet and date other people. Because she has spent to bepart ofSean'slife,he should alsobe payingchild supportifhe doesn'talready,so so much ofher teens with only this young discuss this with a lawyer. man, the prospect may fiighten her. But Charlie should be introduced to Sean please explain that this will be her chance to by his name for now. When the boy is old mature and grow. As a'Wise Mom," I'm sure enough tounderstand — in a year ortw oyou can get the message across. he should then be told that he has two dads and that he'll be sharing time with both of Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van them because they both love him.

Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

DEARABBY: My boyfriend and I have Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or PO. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069. been dating for a year and a half Last

President Obama'simmigration action

The Associated Press

HENDERSON, Nev. President Barack Obama is shrugging otf Republican criticism ofhis actions to liftthe threat ofdeportation from millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States.

In an interview broadcast Sunday on ABC's "This Week," Obama said it was important that he act unilaterally to prioritize the deportation of criminals and recent arrivals and spare those who have lived here illegally for at least five years and have roots, including children who are American citizens. ''Why we would prefer a system in which they're in the shadows, potentially taking advantage ofliving here but not contributing?" Obama said in the interview, which was taped Friday in Las Vegas afte r Obama delivered an immigration speech there.

The president pointed to executive orders issued by Democratic and Republican predecessors and said presidentsexercise"prosecutorial discretion all the time."

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AT A GLANCE

COLLEG E VOLLEYBALL

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The Grande Ronde Roadrunners will host its second annual Running of the Turkeys Thursday.

Registration opens at 8 a.m. for either the 10k or 5k races at the EONI building at 808 Adams Avenue.

The cost is $5 per person, or $15 for a family. For more information, call or text 541-786-3069.

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Spoiler alert — it's bright.

McLean-Morehead had visions of turning her program into a power, and it would be tough to argue against that development after the Mountaineers' four-set win over

Seahawks smother Cards Russell Wilson found backup tight end Cooper Helfet for a 20-yard catchand-run touchdown late in the third quarter, Steven Hauschka kicked four field goals and the Seattle Seahawks handed the Arizona Cardinals their second loss of the season, 19-3 on Sunday.

Wilson was sacked a season-high seven times by Arizona's ultra-aggressive defense and the assortment of blitzes they called to confuse and fluster the Seahawks quarterback. But when Seattle (7-4) needed a scoring drive, after squandering advantageous field position throughout the game, Wilson delivered.

The victory was a must for Seattle if it had any hopes of getting back into the division race. The Seahawks entered the day trailing Arizona (9-2) by three games in the NFCWest.

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third in AP poll Florida State is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, followed by Alabama, Oregon and Mississippi State. The top four teams were unchanged for the first time since late September.

The gap between the Seminoles and the CrimsonTide narrowed after another close call by Florida State, which beat Boston College 20-17 on a field goal in the waning seconds.

Florida State received 37 first-place votes and 1,458 points, down six first-place votes and 18 points from last week. Alabama has 21 first-place votes 1,445 points. No. 3 Oregon received two first-place votes, one more than last week.

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Eastern Oregon celebrates a point Saturday during the opening round of the NAIA national championships. The Mountaineers won in four sets to clinch their first-ever trip to the national tournament.

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• Eastern advances to NAIA national tournament, beginning Dec. 2, for first time in program's history

By Josh Benham The Observer

Sometimes a kill seems to count more than just a point.

Down a set and trailing in the second set, No.14 Eastern Oregon's setter Rachelle Chamberlain's blind, over-the-headtap scored a singlepoint but managed to ignite the entire team.

From that moment on, the Mountaineers controlled play and defeated Menlo (Calif.) College in four sets, 2325, 25-12, 25-17, 25-19, in the opening round of the NAIA national championship Saturday at Quinn Coliseum.

The Mounties earned a berth in the national tournament, beginning Dec. 2 in Sioux City, Iowa, just eight days after falling to College of Idaho in the semifinals of the Cascade Collegiate Conference tournament.

"It's one of those things in life where we were given a second chance and another opportunity, and we made the most of it," head coach and CCC coach of the year Kaki McLean-Morehead said."That's one ofthoserare feelings you just can't replace."

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Eastern Oregon middle hitter Casey Loper, who led the team with 15 kills, tries to spike the ball past the Menlo (Calif.) College defense Saturday.

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The No. 9 Eastern Oregon men's cross country team beat its ranking by five spots, taking fourth place at the NAIA national championships at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday.

The Mountaineers finished with 144 team points, just two offofthethird-place team, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.). cWe came in ranked ninth and got fourth, so the men did a tremendous job," head coach Ben Welch said."It was a lot of fun to see them put that together and get into trophy country, because the teams in the top-five receive team trophies."

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John Schiller, left, looks toward the basket while Drew Hively plays defense during practice at La Grande High School.

Poised for big next step • La Grande enters seamn as GOL favorite

The Tigers enter the season comingoffa20-5 overallrecord and a The Observer Greater Oregon League championHeading into his fourth season as ship after going 5-1 in the GOL. Carollo will have to figure out head coach of the La Grande boys basketball squad, Mark Carollo how to replace two of the team's top hopes his team is ready to take the threescorersfrom lastseason with next step forward. captains Troy Williams and Tyson "During the last couple of years, Wicklander averaging 11.6 and I have tried to develop what is 11.5points lastseason,respectively.

In addition, the Tigers will have to expected of us, and now the seniors know what it takes," Carollo said. compensatefor losing a third senior cWehave a great group of kids, and captain with Brandon Cederholm.

I'm very excited for this season."

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Senior earns runner-up finish at nationals Eastern Oregon finished fourth in the NAIA national championships over the weekend in Lawrence, Kan., its first top-five placement at nationals since 2010.The team placed five runners in the top-90, with no harrier having a better day than

Damion Flores. The senior, fresh off a Cascade Collegiate Conference meet victory, took second place with a time of 24 minutes, 41 seconds.

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openinground oftheNAIA national championships. A key cog in the transformation has been senior middle hitter Casey Loper, who smashed, blockedand otherwise terrorized the Oaks all night.

Another fellow senior, libero Jessalyn Smith, was up to her usual tricks, sacrificing her bodyand laying outfora number of amazing digs that helped thwart Menlo attacks.

Along with setter Bobbi Sumpter and outside hitter Stefani Sorensen,those four seniors have laid the groundwork for the Mounties to take that next step, and they took it with a giant leap on Saturday and will land in Sioux City, Iowa, for the national tournament Dec. 2.

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La Grande girls basketball head coach Doug Girdner has every reason to be excitedfor basketballseason with interest in the program at an unprecedented level entering his sixth year on the job.

"In all the years I have coached, I have never seen so much participation and desire," Girdner said.cWe've had up to 24 kids show up to open gym, and that's phenomenal.

I'vecoached girlsfor 10 years, and usually we get around 10 or 11 kids out."

The lone departure from last year's squad is Haley White, who nearly shot 50 percent from the field last season.

After finishing last season averaging 11.5points and ateam-high 3.6 assistsper game, junior Avery Albrecht is ready to reap the rewards of all the hard work she spent with teammate Kylin Collman over the summer. Collman, also a junior, led the Tigersaveraging 12.8pointspergame last season.

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WHO'S HOT

SAMAJE PERINE:The Oklahoma Sooners' true freshman running back broke Melvin Gordon's week-old FBS single-game rushing record with 427 yards on the ground in a 44-7 rout

of the Kansas Jayhawks.

WHO'S NOT

DETROIT LIONS:Sitting at 7-2 two weeks

ago, the Lions now have dropped two straight after falling to the New England Patriots 34-9. Detroit didn't score a touchdown, and dropped out of the NFC North lead.

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NATIONALS Continued ~om Page1C Senior Damion Flores kept up his recent string of top placements after finishing first at the Cascade Collegiate Conference meet in Portland Nov. 9. Flores finished second Saturday with a time of 24 minutes, 41 seconds, five seconds behind first-place finisher Benard Keter of Wayland Baptist University (Texasl.

"He was second and was still gaining on the first-place guy, but he just let him get a little too far ahead,"Welch said."He had an excellent race. That's only the second time in school history we've had a guy finish second, and the last time was in 1982.

(Damionl was a contender to win it. He just came up a little short. He was fighting and started reeling him back, just ran out of room.

It was a great race."

Coming in second for Eastern was Lucas Updike, who finished 23rd with a time of 25:29. The senior Updike combined with Flores to give the Mounties two All-Americans, an honor given to the top-30 finishers.

Junior Kody Shriver came in third for Eastern, with t aime of25:38 fora

32nd-place finish. Directly behind him was teammate Hans Roelle, who took 33rd with a time of 25:39.

Rounding out the top-five for Eastern was sophomore Nic Maszk with a time of 26:19, good for 88th place. awe had a lot of excellent races &om everybody," Welch said.'The higher up you get in nationals, the harder those guys come back on you. But they competed extremely well, and I'm very happy with the effort all of them gave."

The lone woman running for Eastern Saturday was &eshman McKenzie Evans, who took 108th with a time of19:27 "Itold hertheday before the expectation for her finish was anywhere between 50 and 150, depending on how everything turned out,"Welch said."She got out a little slow, or else she could have finished 15-20 spots better than that. But at nationals, it's a whole different race, and the field is so big."

Welch anticipates the experience gained by his &eshman will be valuable as Evans looks to improve on that finish in the coming years ofher career.

"She ran very well, and was right in the middle of the range where we thought she could be," he said.

Mounties groundRedHawksathome • Swarming zone defense helps Eastern to second straight victory

By Josh Benham The Observer

A stingy zone defense helped carry Eastern Oregon to a win Saturday.

Forwards Kassy Larson and Madeline Laan combined for 46 points, and the Mountaineers forced 16 firsthalf turnovers by Simpson (Califl University as Eastern ran away in the second half for an 88-52 victory Saturday at Quinn Coliseum.

Laan paced Eastern with 24 points, and Larson added 22 to lead Eastern to its second consecutive win. ''When theywere trying to make their comeback, we triedtorun some post sets for Kassy and Maddie," head coach Anji Weissenfluh said. aw e ran laotofoffense towards them tonight because they (Simpsonl weren't very

big."

Eastern had 14 steals, with point guard Maloree Moss leading the team with four. The junior also chipped in 15 points and six assists, and was at the fore&ont of Eastern's zone that wreaked havoc for Simpson, especially in the first half.

"It's supposed tojumble teams andcreate offense for us," Moss said."In the

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and snagged an early 6-2 lead in the second. Down 7-4, Continued from Page1C Chamberlain unleashed her finesse kill over her head, player of the year Casey droppingperfectl y between Loper had a team-high 15 the Oaks' defense, and the kills and four blocks for Mounties got a head of steam Eastern as it earned its first &om then on.

"It was a turning point," national tournament bid in program history.

McLean-Morehead said."It "Itdoesn'tfeelrealyet," gave us some confidence. AfLopersaid."I' m soexcited. ter that happened, they kind Now it's just, when do we of took a deep breath and leave, who do we get, all that realized OK, we just need to stufK But I couldn't have play our game, do what we askedforbettergirlsform y do every single day." last year."

Menlo scored the following Middle hitter Kasaundra point, but Eastern rattled off Tuma and &eshman outside seven straight points, includhitter Amanda Miller had 13 ing a pair of Tuma kills, to kills apiece, and &eshman seize a 12-8 lead. right-side hitter Isabelle "I have a lot of different Statkus added seven kills. shotsIpractice,"thesopho"(As a freshman) it's defimore Chamberlain said.awe nitely not something I just run a 5 (hittersl-1 (setter brush ofE like oh, we're going system), so I have to have an to nationals," Miller said."I offensivethreattoo,or else know it's a once-in-a-lifetime when there's only two hitters opportunity, and I'm so in the front row, theQ camp excited to go with this team. on them. It helped. Amanda We worked so hard for this, also had a big kill there, and and we earned it. It's the best I had the dump, and we just feeling in the world." got it rolling."

Senior libero and CCC libeAhead 14-10, Eastern ro of the year Jessalyn Smith scored seven of the next led Eastern with 22 digs, and eight points to spark the 13-point set win, evening the senior setter Bobbi Sumpter added 13 digs. Chambermatch at a set apiece. In the lain had 50 assists and four third, Emily Nay's block and blocks, but it was one ofher Statkus' kill helped build an ive killsthatproved tobe a f early7-2 advantage.Midway game-changer. through, the Mounties got up Menlo won the first set by as many as seven before aftertrailingfor m ostofit, Menlo clawed back to make

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of gett ing toour spots and just moving well as a unit on defense."

The Mounties also shot 79 percent at the free throw line, making 23 of their 29 attempts after struggling early in the season at the charity stripe.

"That hasn't been a strength, so that was a huge improvement this weeknot only in this game, but against Walla Walla (Universityl, we shot well &om the free throw line,"Weissenfluh said."In our previous four games, we'd struggled &om the free throw line, but the girlsare concentrating and knocking them down."

The Mountie defensive zone waseffectiveright away, generating nine steals, including three &om Jordan Klebaum, and led to 19 points offofturnovers in the first half. That defensive pressure was a main key in

it 20-16 Eastern. But kills from Tuma,Statkus and Loper earned Eastern five of the final six points of the set to send it to the fourth.

The Mounties fell behind 8-4 at the startofthe set,but slowly chipped away and tied it at 13-all on Loper's kill.

Statkus put Eastern up 1615 with a big kill off a poor dig by Menlo, and followed up with another kill after a diving dig from Smith to go up by two points.

"Jess was huge," McLeanMorehead said."She saved our bacon a couple of times.

She is the difference maker forus alotofthetim e."

Menlo got to within 19-18, but Tuma and Statkus' kills pushed the lead to four points. With the crowd rising in anticipation and Eastern ahead 23-19, Loper had a block, and Tuma added a kill to set offthe celebration on the court, sending Eastern to Sioux City to face the nation's best.

"The teams will definitely be good," Chamberlain said. awe've played hard teams all year,especially in preseason, so we just need to use what we worked on all season and push ourselves as hard as we can in every game."

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Eastern Oregon forward Kassy Larson snares an offensive rebound between a pair of Simpson (Calif.) University defenders Saturday at Quinn Coliseum. Larson scored 22 pointsand had nine rebounds as Eastern won 88-52. helping Eastern get the early momentum, sparking a 14-2 Tied at 6-all in the opening minutes, Eastern scored eight consecutive points, capped by Moss' strip-andscore. Following two Simpson &ee throws, Eastern's Larissa Quintana answered with a pair ofher own &ee throws.

Larson then scored back-toback baskets in the post, the latter coming off a nice entry pass from Laan, pushing the lead to 20-8 with 11 minutes in the first half.

Behind four points &om Laan, the Mounties stretched theirlead 29-15,and Moss' trey with five minutes left put Eastern ahead by 17 points. Simpson got back into itwith a 10-2 surge,gettingfour points apiecefrom Brook Blaisdell and Fallon Greenhaw. But Larson gave Eastern a 40-25 halftime advantage with six points in the paint to close out the half. awe definitely have to have

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Eastern Oregon forward Madeline Laan attempts a shot Saturday during the Mountaineers' 88-52 victory over Simpson (Calif.) University Saturday at Quinn Coliseum.

stagesofthesecond halfto pull away. Up 43-30, Laan scored in transition, and Moss followed with a threea scoringpresence in the post, pointer. Following Larson's so we can get our guards inside basket, Moss hit m ore invol ved,"Moss said. another trey to give Eastern "Having Maddie and Kassy a 53-30 advantage with 15 as a scoring presence is minutes left. huge, and they played great After Simpson trimmed tonight. They worked well to- the lead to 18, Quintana gether as well. That's a huge scored consecutive buckets component to our offense." to go up 22 points. Behind Already ahead 15 points at the three-point shooting of halNme, the Mounties used Esther Wofford, who led the a 10-0 run in the beginning Red Hawks with 23 points,

Simpson would get the leaddown to62-46 midway through the second.

But Moss hit a left-handed banker, Larson followed with two points in the post, and Moss scored in transition, making it 68-46 with seven minutes remaining.

The Mounties (6-1 overall) travel to Caldwell, Idaho, for the Lady Yote Classic, where they will take on Whitworth (Wash.l University Friday, and Westminster (Utahl College Saturday.

BENHAM Continued ~om Page1C to have Eastern excited for the coming years. Sophomore Kasaundra Tuma and freshman Amanda Miller were second behind Loper's 15 kills with 13 apiece. Freshman Isabelle Statkus had seven kills and three blocks, junior Katina Ferguson added four kills, junior Kendra De Hoog earned three kills and freshman EmilyNay had three kills and three

blocks.

It wasn't just the stats, however, that told the full tale of the number of rising players on the roster. The m ark of a greatteam is the ability of a number of players to step up in key positions, and the Mountieshave that in spades.

It seemed like it was a differentplayer,ora pairof players, who would carry the team for five, seven, 10 points, then pass the baton to their teammate, who would then be the sparkplug for the following six points. Much of the time it was the freshmen and sophomores doing the heavy lifting.

Sometimes, the transition came from point to pont.

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Eastern Oregon right-side hitter Isabelle Statkus goes for a kill Saturday against Menlo (Calif.) College. Statkus isone of a number of underclassmen who have the Mountaineers excited for the future. scoredseven ofeightpoints to grab a 21-11 lead. In those seven points, there was a Statkus, Chamberlain, Loper and Miller kill.

Sprinkled in was a Chamberlain block and a Smith ace.

Loper and Smith will be gone next year, and it will be mighty tough to replace them. But with only four seniors gone, the team will be pretty similar next year.

And once the underclassmen get a whole year of being in the program, each individual's skill-set should only keep improving.

The bid for the nationals may be a program-first this year for the Mounties, but it shouldn't be the last, especially overthe nextseveral years. If Eastern volleyball was a stock option, there would be one recommendation — buy, buy, buy.

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Forest, Saturday.

Other Games Washington 37, Oregon St. 13 Boise St. 63, Wyoming 14

Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA NewEngland 9 2 0 .8 1 8 357227 Miami 6 5 0 . 5 45 285219 Bulfalo 5 5 0 . 5 00 200204 N.Y. Jets 2 8 0 . 2 00 174265 South W L T P c t P F PA Indianapolis 7 4 0 . 6 36 333256 Houston 5 6 0 . 4 55 242226 Tennessee 2 9 0 . 1 82 192293 Jacksonville 1 10 0 . 091 161305 North W L T P c t P F PA Cincinnati 7 3 1 .682 2 46234 Pittsburgh 7 4 0 .63 6 2 88263 Cleveland 7 4 0 .63 6 2 42219 Baltimore 6 4 0 .600 2 61181 West W L T P c t P F PA Denver 8 3 0 . 7 27 332260 Kansas City 7 4 0 .63 6 261 195 San Diego 7 4 0 .63 6 2 45216 Oakland 1 10 0 . 091 176285 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T P c t P F PA Philadel phia 8 3 0 .727 342275 Dallas 8 3 0 . 7 27 292240 N.Y. Giants 3 8 0 .27 3 233294 Washington 3 8 0 .27 3 217273 South W L T P c t P F PA NewOrleans 4 6 0 .4 0 0261252 Atlanta 4 7 0 . 3 64 262281 Carolina 3 7 1 . 3 18 215300 Tampa Bay 2 9 0 .18 2 207300 North W L T P c t P F PA Green Bay 8 3 0 . 7 27 354246 Detroit 7 4 0 . 6 36 197190 Chicago 5 6 0 . 4 55 236303 Minnesota 4 7 0 . 3 64 202244 West W L T P c t P F PA Arizona 9 2 0 . 8 18 240195 Seattle 7 4 0 . 6 36 279218 San Francisco 7 4 0 .6 3 6 228225 St. Louis 4 7 0 . 3 64 209285 All Times PST

Thursday's Game Oakland24,Kansas City 20

Sunday's Games Green Bay 24, Minnesota 21 Cincinnati 22, Houston 13 Chicago 21, Tampa Bay 13 Cleveland 26, Atlanta 24 Philadelphi a 43,Tennessee 24 New England 34, Detroit 9 Indianapolis 23, Jacksonville 3 N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, ppd., snow Seattle 19, Arizona 3 San Diego 27, St. Louis 24 San Francisco 17, Washington 13 Denver 39, Miami 36 Dallas 31, N.Y. Giants 28 Open: Carolina, Pittsburgh

Monday's Games N.Y. Jets vs. Buffalo at Detroit, 4 p.m.

Baltimore at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 27 Chicago at Detroit, 9:30 a.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 1:30 p.m.

Seattle at San Francisco, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 30 Tennessee at Houston, 10 a.m.

Oakland at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Carolina at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Washington at lndianapolis, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

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

Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

Arizona atAtlanta, 1:05 p.m.

New EnglandatGreen Bay, 1:25 p.m.

Denver at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 1 Miami at N.Y. Jets, 5:30 p.m.

NCAATop 25 No. 1 Florida State (11-0) beat Boston College 20-17. Next: vs. Florida, Saturday.

No. 2 Alabama (10-1) beat Western Carolina 48-14. Next: vs. No. 16 Auburn, Saturday.

No. 3 Oregon (10-1) beat Colorado 44-10. Next: at Oregon State, Saturday.

No. 4 Mississippi State (10-1) beat Vanderbilt 51-0. Next: at No. 8 Mississippi, Saturday.

No. 5 TCU (9-1) did not play. Next: at Texas, Thursday.

No. 6 Baylor (9-1) beat Oklahoma State49-28.Next: vs.Texas Tech at Arlington, Texas, Saturday.

No. 7 Ohio State (10-1) beat lndiana 42-27. Next: vs. Michigan, Saturday.

No. 8 Mississippi (8-3) lost to Arkansas 30-0. Next: vs. No. 4 Misssissippi State, Saturday.

No. 9 Georgia (9-2) beat Charleston Southern 55-9. Next: vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech, Saturday.

No. 10 Michigan State (9-2) beat Rutgers 45-3. Next: at Penn State, Saturday.

No. 11 UCLA (9-2) beat No. 24 Southern Cal 38-20. Next: vs. Stanford, Friday.

No. 12 Kansas State (8-2) beat West Virginia 26-20, Thursday. Next: vs.

Kansas, Saturday.

No. 13Arizona State (9-2) beat Washington State 52-31. Next: at No. 15 Arizona, Friday.

No. 14 Wisconsin (9-2) beat lowa 2624. Next: vs. Minnesota, Saturday.

No. 15Arizona (9-2) beat No. 20 Utah 42-10. Next: vs. No. 13Arizona State, Friday.

No. 16 Auburn (8-3) beat Samford 317. Next: at No. 2Alabama, Saturday.

No. 17 Georgia Tech (9-2) did not play. Next: at No. 16 Georgia, Saturday.

No. 18 Marshall (11-0) beat UAB 2318. Next: vs. Western Kentucky, Friday.

No. 19 Missouri (9-2) beat Tennessee 29-21. Next: vs. Arkansas, Friday.

No. 20 Utah (7-4) lost to No. 15 Arizona 42-10. Next: at Colorado, Saturday.

No. 21 Nebraska (8-3) lost to Minnesota 28-24. Next: at lowa, Friday.

No. 22 Colorado State (10-1) beat New Mexico 58-20. Next: atAir Force, Friday.

No. 23Oklahoma (8-3)beatKansas 44-7. Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Saturday, Dec. 6.

No. 24 Southern Cal (7-4) lost to No. 11 UCLA 38-20. Next: vs. Notre Dame, Saturday.

No. 25 Duke (8-3) lost to North Carolina45-20, Thursday. Next: vs.W ake

AP Poll Released Nov. 23 Record P t s Pv 1. Florida St. (37) 1 1 - 0 1 , 458 1 2. Alabama (21) 10 - 1 1 , 44 5 2 3. Oregon (2 ) 10-1 1, 3 9 3 3 4. Mississippi St. 10 - 1 1 , 30 1 4 5. Baylor 9-1 1,234 6 6. TCU 9-1 1,233 5 7. Ohio St. 10-1 1,163 7 8. Georgia 9-2 1,002 9 9. UCLA 9-2 9 9 8 11 10. Michigan St. 9-2 971 10 11. Kansas St. 8-2 8 9 8 12 12. Arizona 9-2 8 0 7 15 13. Arizona St. 9-2 7 9 0 13 14. Wisconsin 9-2 7 6 4 14 15. Auburn 8-3 5 9 7 16 16. Georgia Tech 9-2 581 17 17. Missouri 9-2 5 2 5 19 18. Mississippi 8-3 398 8 19. Marshal 11-0 3 8 4 18 20. Oklahoma 8-3 3 6 3 23 21. Colorado St. 10-1 346 22 22. Minnesota 8-3 2 3 2 NR 23. Clemson 8-3 1 9 8 NR 24. Louisville 8-3 1 9 1 NR 25. Boise St. 9-2 96 NR Others receiving votes: Arkansas 40, LSU 39, Nebraska 14, Utah 14, Duke 9, Southern Cal 8, Memphis 3, TexasASM 2, West Virginia 2, UCF 1.

Missouri Valley Conference Conference All Games

MIDWEST Ball St. 45, E. Michigan 30 Dayton 19, Campbell 14 Grand View 38, Langston 3 lllinois 16, Penn St. 14 lllinois St. 44, S. Illinois 29 Jacksonville St. 49, SE Missouri 30 John Carroll 63, Centre 28 Louisville 31, Notre Dame 28

W L PF PA W L P F PA N. Dakota St. 7 1 259 108 11 1 397 139 lllinoisSt. 7 1 2 75187 10 1 426 208 N. Iowa 6 2 2 4 4156 8 4 387 228 S. DakotaSt. 5 3 245223 8 4 374 288 indianaSt. 4 4 180207 7 5 304 288 Youngs.St. 4 4 181 195 7 5 328 282 S. Illinois 3 5 2 07238 6 6 353 317 W. Illinois 3 5 2 06247 5 7 299 327 MissouriSt 1 7 1 47214 4 8 275 312 South Dakota 0 8 131 300 2 10 233 427

Mountain West Conference West Conference All Games W L PF PA W L P F PA San Diego St. 4 3 164 147 6 5 271 234 Fresno St. 4 3 208 193 5 6 323 375 Nevada 3 4 2 0 5209 6 5 327 311 Hawaii 3 4 15 2 193 4 8 251 321 San JoseSt. 2 5 132181 3 8 225 315 UNLV 1 6 16 1 244 2 10 258 451 Mountain ColoradoSt. 6 1 261178 10 1 407 254 BoiseSt. 6 1 3 00217 9 2 440 312 Utah St. 6 1 2 0 5 97 9 3 337 220 Air Force 4 3 199 185 8 3 344 266 Wyoming 2 5 158223 4 7 223 358 NewMexico 1 6190268 3 8 296 401 Pacific-12 Conference North

Conference All Games

W L PF PA W L P F PA Oregon 7 1 3 4 8 206 10 1 504 260 Stanford 4 4 1 83165 6 5 277 182 Washington 3 5 205203 7 5 370 304 California 3 6 3 38397 5 6 424 435 Oregon St. 2 6 194281 5 6 289 332 Major College Football WashingtonSt.2 6 259346 3 8 369 432 South Standings Ariz.St. 6 2 2 5 1222 9 2 409 290 American Athletic Conference Arizona 6 2 2 7 9 207 9 2 398 271 Conference All Games UCLA 6 2 29 5 227 9 2 385 299 Southern Cal 6 3 289221 7 4 372 271 W L PF PA W L P F PA Utah 4 4183229 7 4 324 280 Memphis 6 1 2 38112 8 3 375 195 Cincinnati 5 1 222121 7 3 373 284 Colorado 0 8 2 29349 2 9 308 430 Southeastern Conference UCF 5 1 18 4 9 0 7 3 2 90 185 East EastCarolina 4 2 194142 7 3 367 244 Conference All Games Houston 4 2 1 6 0 113 6 4 286 187 W L PF PA W L P F PA Temple 3 3 12 8 125 5 5 261 193 Missouri 6 1 1 70 139 9 2 322 222 SouthFlorida 3 4126177 4 7 206 308 6 2 3 1 0195 9 2 476 225 Tulane 2 5 1 1 4 195 3 8 189 331 Georgia Florida 4 4 19 9 206 6 4 316 209 Tulsa 2 5 185 2 41 2 9 264 422 UConn 1 5 85 1 6 6 2 8 1 56 290 South Carolina3 5 272294 6 5 383 339 SMU 0 6 852 3 9 0 10 9 7 441 Tennessee 2 5 180200 5 6 307 270 Kentucky 2 6 183300 5 6 310 331 Atlantic Coast Conference Vanderbilt 0 7 8 5 259 3 8 189 375 Atlantic Division West Conference All Games Alabama 6 1 2 11110 10 1 385 159 W L PF PA W L P F PA FloridaSt. 8 0 286175 11 0 391 245 MississippiSt 6 1 253149 10 1 429 202 4 3 2 3 1207 8 3 386 258 Clemson 6 2 2 04142 8 3 326 194 Aubum Louisville 5 3 2 16154 8 3 347 206 Mississippi 4 3 171 118 8 3 334 149 LSU 3 4130149 7 4 308 180 Boston Coll. 3 4 155167 6 5 283 239 NCState 2 5 1 6 2243 6 5 323 317 TexasASM 3 4 206270 7 4 396 305 Arkansas 2 5 1 51156 6 5 370 222 Syracuse 1 6 9 6 170 3 8 198 264 Sun Belt Conference WakeForest 1 6 76195 3 8 157 276 Conference All Games Coastal Division W L PF PA W L P F PA Georgia Tech 6 2 298187 9 2 416 265 Ga. Southn 7 0 284138 8 3 447 265 Duke 4 3 17 5 180 8 3 349 226 La.-Lafayette 6 1 236168 7 4 325 312 North Car. 4 3 233256 6 5 404 432 5 2 2 3 5 172 6 5 383 300 Miami 3 4 168 155 6 5 336 257 App. St S.Alabama 5 3 187183 6 5 225 268 Pittsburgh 3 4 211214 5 6 345 284 ArkansasSt. 4 3 268199 6 5 365 298 Virginia 3 4 1 4 7 170 5 6 290 265 Texas St. 4 3 194 190 6 5 352 301 VirginiaTech 2 5131150 5 6 256 225 La.-Monroe 3 4 178 183 4 7 225 293 Big 12 Conference Troy 3 4177206 3 8 239 392 Conference All Games NewMex. St. 1 6165248 2 9 259 401 W L PF PA W L P F PA Idaho 1 6 169 249 1 9 247 365 Baylor 6 1 32 2 190 9 1 500 217 GeorgiaSt. 0 7 151308 1 10 241 466 TCU 6 1 325 2 10 9 1 459 231 Major Independents KansasSt. 6 1 225146 8 2 352 210 W L P F PA Oklahoma 5 3 298226 8 3 432 259 BYU 7 4 392 268 Texas 5 3 199 163 6 5 261 231 Notre Dame 7 4 382 302 WestVirginia 4 4 244220 6 5 361 290 Navy 5 5 338 289 OklahomaSt.3 5177276 5 6 291 349 Army 4 7 289 378 Texas Tech 2 6 220337 4 7 320 447 Kansas 1 7 14 0 269 3 8 201 348 College Football Scores lowaSt. 0 7 18 0 293 2 8 251 374 EAST Big Sky Conference Albany (NY) 27, Stony Brook17 Conference All Games Army 42, Fordham 31 W L PF PA W L P F PA Brown 41, Columbia 7 E. Washington7 1 334 206 10 2 535 360 CCSU 22, St. Francis (Pa.) 17 idahoSt. 6 2 3 45233 8 4 484 377 Cincinnati 41, UConn 0 MontanaSt. 6 2 295254 8 4 456 386 Colgate 21, Bucknell 6 Montana 6 2 2 45170 8 4 343 243 Dartmouth 41, Princeton 10 CalPoly 5 3 3 0 2254 7 5 406 343 Duquesne 22, Robert Morris 0 N.Arizona 5 3 198 198 7 5 315 308 Georgetown 21, Holy Cross 16 SacramentoSt.44 294320 7 5 458 433 Harvard 31, Yale 24 North Dakota 3 5 152218 5 7 191 314 Hobart 22, Ithaca 15 S. Utah 3 5 2 2 3276 3 9 278 427 Johns Hopkins 24, Rowan 16 N. Colorado 2 6 167258 3 8 214 337 Lafayette 27, Lehigh 7 PortlandSt. 2 6 196240 3 9 290 408 MIT 27, Husson 20 WeberSt. 2 6 1 90222 210 262 368 Monmouth (NJ) 31, Gardner-Webb 15 UCDavis 1 7 2 13305 2 9 286 416 Morrisville St. 52, Utica 41 Big Ten Conference New Hampshire 20, Maine 12 East Penn 34, Cornell 26 Conference All Games Pittsburgh 30, Syracuse 7 W L PF PA W L P F PA Rhode lsland 13, Towson 7 OhioSt. 7 0 3 1 6167 10 1 487 247 Villanova 35, Delaware 28 Michigan St. 6 1 282148 9 2 483 229 Wagner 23, Bryant 20 Maryland 4 3 1 6 4222 7 4 311 306 Washington 8 Jelferson 41, Wittenberg 25 Michigan 3 4 1 2 7146 5 6 223 227 Wesley 52, Hampden-Sydney 7 Penn St. 2 5 1 02 131 6 5 227 178 West Chester 46, Slippery Rock 20 Rutgers 2 5 12 5 240 6 5 266 333 Widener 36, Muhlenberg 35 Indiana 0 7 12 8 272 3 8 278 378 SOUTH West Alabama 48, W. Carolina 14 Wisconsin 6 1 260119 9 2 416 177 Alabama St. 30, Stillman 27 Minnesota 5 2 220166 8 3 328 247 Appalachian St. 35, Louisiana-LafayNebraska 4 3 230183 8 3 412 264 ette 16 lowa 4 3 216 175 7 4 305 251 Auburn 31, Samford 7 Northwestern 3 4 137154 5 6 243 255 Bethune-Cookman 18, Florida ASM lllinois 2 5 14 1 244 5 6 272 374 17, 2OT Purdue 1 6 16 1 242 3 8 270 357 Charlotte 52, Morehead St. 14 Conference USA Chattanooga 45, Furman 19 East Division Christopher Newport 29, Delaware Conference All Games Valley 26 W L PF PA W L P F PA Clemson 28, Georgia St. 0 Marshall 7 0 3 1 2116 11 0 494 181 Drake 27, Stetson 15 Middle Tenn. 5 2 249249 6 5 358 354 East Carolina 34, Tulane 6 W. Kentucky 3 4 280281 6 5 461 405 Florida 52, E. Kentucky 3 OldDominion3 4241309 5 6 361 428 Florida St. 20, Boston College 17 UAB 3 4 213 2 19 5 6 353 335 Georgia 55, Charleston Southern 9 FIU 3 5 202205 4 8 276 298 Howard 30, Hampton 29 FAU 2 5184245 3 8 260 382 Jackson St. 34, Alcorn St. 31 West Division James Madison59,Elon 27 Louisiana Tech 6 1 281 128 7 4 389 271 Lamar 27, McNeese St. 24 Rice 5 2 217167 7 4 313 288 Liberty 15, Coastal Carolina 14 UTEP 4 3 18 9 187 6 5 316 323 Lindsey Wilson 20, Faulkner 17 NorthTexas 2 5 148228 4 7 299 324 Marshall 23, UAB 18 UTSA 2 5 99 1 8 73 8 1 71 284 Memphis 31, South Florida 20 SouthemMiss.16 145239 3 8 204 380 Middle Tennessee 35, FAU 34 Mid-American Conference Mississippi St. 51, Vanderbilt 0 East Missouri29, Tennessee 21 Conference All Games Morgan St. 69, Delaware St. 7 W L PF PA W L P F PA NC Central 21, NCAST14 BowlingGreen 5 2 205173 7 4 346 349 Old Dominion 30,Louisiana Tech 27,OT Akron 3 4 16 5 171 5 6 247 250 Richmond 34, William 8 Mary 20 Ohio 3 4 135170 5 6 222 277 SC State 30, Norfolk St. 20 UMass 3 4 2 2 4 202 3 8 307 355 South Carolina 37, South Alabama 12 Bufalo 2 4 18 0 181 4 6 314 326 Tennessee St. 48, Murray St. 33 Miami(Ohio) 2 5 176234 2 9 247 358 Tennessee Tech 41, Austin Peay 15 Kentst 0 6 88 1 4 4 1 9 1 53 295 The Citadel 45, VMI 25 West UCF 53, SMU 7 N. Illinois 6 1 1 96165 9 2 336 269 Valdosta St. 33, North Alabama 31 W. Michi gan 6 1 253130 8 3 394 255 Virginia 30, Miami 13 Toledo 6 1 21 9 172 7 4 361 336 Virginia St. 28, LIU Post 17 C. Michigan 5 3 231181 7 5 302 278 W. Kentucky 45, UTSA7 BallSt. 3 4 2 0 4 215 4 7 291 302 Wake Forest 6, Virginia Tech 3, 2OT E. Michigan 1 6 118256 2 9 166 439 West Georgia 20, Tuskegee 17 Wofford 34, Mercer 6

Marian (Ind.) 34, Georgetown (Ky.) 3 Maryland 23, Michigan 16 Michigan St. 45, Rutgers 3 Minn. Duluth 25, NW Missouri St. 21 Minnesota 28, Nebraska 24 Missouri Valley 20, Northwestern

(lowa) 17, 20T

Morningside 42, Ottawa, Kan. 21 Mount Union 63, Adrian 3 N. Dakota St. 38, Youngstown St. 14 N. Iowa 38, Missouri St. 24 Northwestern 38, Purdue 14 Ohio Dominican 34, Colorado Mines 23 Ohio St. 42, Indiana 27 Pittsburg St. 59, Harding 42 S. Dakota St. 37, South Dakota 14 St. John's (Minn.) 35, St. Scholastica 7 St. Xavier38, Campbellsville 35 Texas Tech 34, lowa St. 31 UT-Martin 37, E. Illinois 16 Valparaiso 27, Davidson 13 W. Illinois 34, Indiana St. 20 W. Michigan 32, Cent. Michigan 20 Wabash 33, Franklin 14 Wartburg 37, St. Thomas (Minn.) 31 Wheaton (III.) 43, Benedictine (III.) 14 Wis.-Whitewater 55, Macalester 2 Wisconsin 26, lowa 24 SOUTHWEST Angelo St. 42, Michigan Tech 41 Ark.-Pine Bluff 20, Alabama ASM 19 Arkansas 30, Mississippi 0 Baylor 49, Oklahoma St. 28 Houston 38, Tulsa 28 North Texas 17, FIU 14 Oklahoma 44, Kansas 7 Sam Houston St. 38, Cent. Arkansas 31 Stephen F. Austin 27, Northwestern St. 24 FAR WEST Arizona 42, Utah 10 Arizona St. 52, Washington St. 31 BYU 64, Savannah St. 0 Boise St. 63, Wyoming 14 Cal Poly 34, San Diego 3 Carroll (Mont.) 49, Valley City St. 0 Colorado St. 58, New Mexico 20 Fresno St. 40, Nevada 20 Hawaii 37, UNLV 35 Idaho St. 46, Weber St. 28 Linfield 55, Chapman 24 Louisiana-Monroe30,New Mexico St. 17 Montana34,Montana St.7 North Dakota 33, N. Colorado 14 Oregon 44, Colorado 10 S. Utah 22, N. Arizona 14 Sacramento St. 41, UC Davis 30 Stanford 38, California 17 UCLA38, Southern Cal 20 Washington 37, Oregon St. 13

SOCCER Playoffs All Times PST CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Eastern Conference New England 7, Columbus 3 Leg 1 — Saturday, Nov. 1: New England 4, Columbus 2 Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 9: New England 3, Columbus 1 New York 3, D.C. United 2 Leg1 — Sunday, Nov. 2: New York2, D.C. United 0 Leg 2 — Saturday, Nov. 8: D.C. United 2, New York1 Western Conference LA Galaxy 5, Real Salt Lake 0 Leg1 — Saturday, Nov. 1: LAGalaxy0, Real Salt Lake 0 Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 9: LAGalaxy 5, Real Salt Lake 0 Seattle 1, FC Dallas 1 Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 2: Seattle 1, FC Dallas 1 Leg 2 — Monday, Nov. 10: FC Dallas 0, Seattle 0, Seattle advances on away goals CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Eastern Conference New England vs. New York Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 23: New England 2, New York1 Leg 2 — Saturday, Nov. 29: New York at New England, Noon.

Western Conference LA Galaxy vs. Seattle Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 23: LA Galaxy 1, Seattle 0 Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 30: LAGalaxy at Seattle, 6 p.m.

MLS CUP Sunday, Dec. 7: New England-New York winner at LA Galaxy-Seattle winner, Noon.

TRAN SACTION S Sunday BASEBALL

American League OAKLANDATHLETICS — Acquired 1B Ike Davis and international bonus slot 86 from Pittsburgh for international bonus slot 27. Designated OFAndrew Brown for assignment.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled C Stephen Weiss from his conditioning loan to Grand Rapids (AHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Reassigned F Rocco Grimaldi to San Antonio (AHL).

COLLEGE CONNECTICUT — Suspended G Omar Calhoun, F Rakim Lubin, G Dan Guest, and G Marcel Lewis from the men's basektball team forthe championship game ofthe Puerto Rico Tip-Olf for violating team rules.

Saturday BASEBALL

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERSAcquired RHP Mike Bolsinger from the Arizona Diamondbacks for cash.

FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Released LB Keith Pough. Activated WR Josh Gordon from the exempt/commissioner permission list.

DENVER BRONCOS — Released RB Kapri Bibbs. Signed RB Jeremy Stewart from the practice squad.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Released DT Davon Coleman. Signed CB Micah Pellerin from the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-

Released LB Ja'Gared Davis from the practice squad. Signed DL Casey Walker to the practice squad.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Released OL Charles Brown. Signed LB Justin Anderson from the practice squad.

GOLF PGA OF AMERICA — Named Derek Sprague president and Paul Levy vice president. Elected Suzy Whaley secretary. Granted Allen Wronowski a two-year extension as honorary president.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled G Jared Coreau from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS — RecalledF Josh Nicholls from Greenville (ECHL) to Hartford (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Recalled D Jeremie Blain from Kalamazoo (ECHL) to Utica (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned RW Chris Brown to Hershey

(AHL).

BASKETBALL NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 11 2 .84 6 Brooklyn 5 8 .3 8 5 6 Boston 4 8 ,333 6' / 2 New York 4 1 0 ,2 8 6 7 ' / 2 Philadelphia 0 13 . 000 1 1 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Washington 9 3 .75 0 Miami 8 6 .57 1 2 Atlanta 6 5 .5 4 5 2 ' / 2 Orlando 6 9 400 4'/ 2 Charlotte 4 10 . 286 6 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 8 5 .61 5 Milwaukee 7 7 .5 0 0 1 ' / 2 Cleveland 5 7 ,417 2' / 2 Indiana 5 8 .3 8 5 3 Detroit 3 10 . 231 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 12 2 .85 7 Houston 10 3 .76 9 1 ' / 2 Dallas 10 4 .7 1 4 2 San Antonio 9 4 ,692 2' / 2 New Orleans 7 5 .5 8 3 4 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 10 3 .76 9 Denver 6 7 .4 6 2 4 Utah 5 9 357 5'/ 2 Minnesota 3 9 ,250 6' / 2 Oklahoma City 3 12 .200 8 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 10 2 .833 Phoenix 9 5 .6 4 3 2 Sacramento 8 5 ,615 2' / 2 L.A. Clippers 7 5 .5 8 3 3 L.A. Lakers 3 11 . 214 8 All Times PST

Major College Scores East Bethune-Cookman 65, CCSU 60 Columbia54,Lehigh 44 Fairfield 80, South Dakota 72, OT Hofstra 93, Wagner 71 Holy Cross 101, Nichols 70 Mass.-Lowell 64,Fordham 57 Providence 75, Notre Dame 74 Rutgers 76, St. Francis (NY) 73 Stony Brook 89 Merchant Marine 54 Towson 79, Monmouth (NJ) 75, OT Wolford 64, Sam Houston St. 53 SOUTH American U. 51, Morehead St. 46 Georgia 74, FAU 61 Kentucky 86,Montana St.28 Louisiana Tech 76, Presbyterian 48 Mississippi 80, N. Arizona 74 NC State 68, South Florida 65 Radford 88, Catawba 52 UAB 58, Jackson St. 50 UCF 76, SC-Upstate 69 UMass 75, Florida St. 69 Vanderbilt 78, Tennessee St. 46 MIDWEST Bradley 58, NCAST 50 Cincinnati 54, E. Illinois 49 Creighton 65, NC Central 45 E. Michigan 79, Longwood 48 Ohio St. 106, Sacred Heart 48 S. Illinois 67, III.-Chicago 60 Samford 64, UMKC 55 TexasASM-CC 62, Saint Louis 56 Valparaiso 93, Maine 70 Wichita St. 105, Newman 57 Yale66, KentSt. 59 Youngstown St. 76, UNC Greensboro 67 SOUTHWEST lona 78, North Texas 58 Oklahoma 90, Northwestern St. 68 UALR 94, CS Northridge 88, 2OT FAR WEST CS Bakersfield 70, Delaware 52 Colorado St. 75, Mercer 62 Denver 80, Coppin St. 54 Loyola Marymount 82,San Diego Christian 60 Montana 66, Seattle 62 Saint Mary's (Cal) 72, UC Irvine 69 UC Riverside 102, Saint Katherine 49 Washington 76, Pacific 69 TOURNAMENT Gildan Charleston Classic

Championship Mia

Saturday's Games Miami 99, Orlando 92 Phoenix 106, Indiana 83 Toronto 110, Cleveland 93 New York 91, Philadelphia 83 Houston 95, Dallas 92 Sacramento 113, Minnesota 101 Washington 111, Milwaukee 100 San Antonio 99, Brooklyn 87 New Orleans 106, Utah 94

HOCKEY NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA M ontreal 23 1 6 6 1 33 6 1 5 7 T ampaBay 2 2 14 6 2 30 7 7 6 0 B oston 22 13 9 0 26 5 7 5 4 D etroit 20 10 5 5 25 5 5 4 9 T oronto 21 11 8 2 24 6 7 6 3 O ttawa 19 9 6 4 22 52 5 0 F lorida 18 7 5 6 20 40 4 7 B ulfalo 21 6 13 2 14 3 6 7 0

Sunday's Games Memphis 107, L.A. Clippers 91 Miami 94, Charlotte 93 Portland 94, Boston 88 Golden State 91 Oklahoma City 86 Denver101, L.A. Lakers94, OT

Monday's Games Portland at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Orlando at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

New York at Houston, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at Utah, 6 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Atlanta at Washington, 4 p.m.

Golden State at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Sacramento at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Denver, 6 p.m.

NCAATop 25 Sunday 1. Kentucky (5-0) beat Montana State 86-28. Next: vs. Texas-Arlington, Tuesday.

2. Arizona (3-0) did not play. Next: vs.

Missouri, Monday.

3. Wisconsin (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. UAB, Wednesday.

4. Duke (5-0) did not play. Next: vs.

Furman, Wednesday.

5. Kansas (1-1) did not play. Next: vs.

Rider, Monday.

6. North Carolina (3-0) did not play.

Next: vs. Butler, Wednesday.

7. Louisville (3-0) did not play. Next: vs.

Savannah State, Monday.

8. Florida (2-1) did not play. Next: at Georgetown, Wednesday.

9. Virginia (4-0) did not play. Next: vs.

Tennessee State, Tuesday.

10. Texas (4-0) did not play. Next: vs.

St. Francis (Pa.), Tuesday.

11. Wichita State (3-0) beat Newman 105-57. Next: vs. Tulsa, Saturday.

12. Villanova (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. at No. 15 VCU, Monday.

13. Gonzaga (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia, Wednesday.

14. Iowa State (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Alabama, Monday.

15. VCU (3-0) did not play. Next: vs.

No. 12 Villanova, Monday.

16. San Diego State (3-0) did not play.

Next: vs. BYU, Monday.

17. UConn (3-1) lost to West Virginia 78-68. Next: vs. No. 10 Texas, Sunday.

18. Oklahoma (2-1) beat Northwestern State 90-68. Next: vs. UCLA, Wednesday.

19. Michigan State (2-1) did not play.

Next: vs. Santa Clara, Monday.

20. Ohio State (3-0) beat Sacred Heart 106-48.Next:vs.Campbell,W ednesday.

21. Nebraska (2-1) did not play. Next: vs. Nebraska-Omaha, Tuesday.

22. SMU (2-2) did not play. Next: vs Arkansas, Tuesday.

23. Syracuse (3-1) did not play. Next: vs. Loyola (Md.), Tuesday.

24. Michigan (3-0) did not play. Next: at Oregon, Monday.

25. Utah (2-1) did not play. Next: vs.

Texas-Pan American Wednesday.

Metropolitan Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA P ittsburgh 1 9 1 3 4 2 28 6 9 4 4 N .Y. Islanders 20 14 6 0 2 8 6 8 5 7 N .Y. Rangers 20 9 7 4 22 5 7 5 8 W ashington 20 9 8 3 21 5 6 5 4 N ew Jersey 21 9 9 3 21 5 3 6 1 P hiladelphia 19 8 9 2 18 5 7 6 0 C arolina 20 6 11 3 15 4 8 6 2 C olumbus 2 0 6 1 2 2 14 4 9 7 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA St. Louis 2 114 6 1 2 9 5 7 4 3 Nashville 2 013 5 2 2 8 5 7 4 2 Chicago 2 112 8 1 2 5 6 3 4 4 Winnipeg 2 210 9 3 2 3 4 5 5 1 Minnesota 1 911 8 0 2 2 5 4 4 3 Dallas 2 1 8 9 4 20 6 1 7 2 Colorado 2 1 7 9 5 19 5 3 6 7 Pacific Division GP W LOT Pts GFGA Anaheim 2 213 4 5 31 6 0 5 4 Vancouver 2 114 6 1 2 9 6 5 6 1 Calgary 2 2 13 7 2 2 8 7 1 6 1 LosAngeles 2 111 6 4 2 6 5 7 4 9 San Jose 2 310 9 4 2 4 6 2 6 4 Arizona 2 2 91 1 2 2 0 5 4 6 7 Edmonton 2 1 6 13 2 1 4 4 9 7 4 All Times PST

Saturday's Games Nashville 3, Florida 2, SO Calgary 5, New Jersey 4, SO Arizona 4, San Jose 3, SO St. Louis 3, Ottawa 2 Montreal 2, Boston 0 Toronto 4, Detroit 1 Tampa Bay2,Minnesota 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 4, Columbus 2 Buffalo 2, Washington 1 Dallas 5, LosAngeles 4 Colorado 4, Carolina 3 Chicago 7, Edmonton 1

Sunday's Games St. Louis 4, Winnipeg 2 N.Y. Rangers 5, Montreal 0 Anaheim 2, Arizona 1 Vancouver 4, Chicago 1

Monday's Games Pittsburgh at Boston, 4 p.m.

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

Ottawa at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Winnipeg at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Ottawa at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

LosAngeles at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Edmonton at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado atArizona, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Calgary atAnaheim, 7 p.m.

Ducks march on, Beavers' defense falters, Broncos ride high The Associated Press

EUGENE — Marcus Mariota got his curtain call at Autzen Stadium.

With the 44-10 victory already in hand Saturday against Colorado, No. 3 Oregon sent its Heismanhopeful quarterback out for the first snap of the fourth quarter.

That allowed the fans a chance to giveMariota a standing ovation When he handed OlI'the reSt Of the game to backup Jeff Lockie. The crowd chanted "Mar-i-o-ta!"

The game may have been MariOta'S laSt at home in Eugene. The ju niOr haS One more SeaSOn Of

eligibility left, although it's widely expected that he'll head for the NFL draft when this season is over.

"If this is my last game at Autzen it was truly special," he said, "and SOmething I'll keeP C1OS e to my heart fOr the reSt Of my life."

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COLLEG E FOOTBALL ROUNDUP Mariota threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 73 yards and another score against Colorado, giving him 42 total touch-

Matt Barkley (41) for the Pac-12's Single-SeaSOnreCOrd.

OSU bounced by Huskies

SEATTLE — Oregon State sputtered against a strong Washington defense and left Husky Stadium dOWnSthiS SeaSOn to Set a PBC-12 with 37-13 a Pac-12 footballloss reCOrd. to the delight OfmOStOfthe 65,036 Mariota, Who haS thrOWn a touCh- fans who showed up on a crisp and down pass in every game ofhis clear Saturday night in Seattle. career at Oregon (10-1, 7-1 PAC-12), When Jaydon MiCkenS raCed has not yet said what his postseadown the sidelines for a 36-yard son plans are. Should he go to the SCOreto giVeWaShingtOn a 30-13 NFL, he is projected by many as a cushion earlyin the fourth, it was a tOP-fiVe PiCk. CruShing blOW to the BeaVerS. He haS thrOWn 32 touChdOWnS OSU (5-6, 2-6) had Worked itS thiS SeaSOn With juSt tWO interway back into the game in the third, CBPtionS and leadS the natiOn in but the constant grind of making up quarterback rating. With 42 total a defi citbegan totake a toll. touChdOWnSthiS SeaSOn (32 PaSSThe HuSkieS made it a 24-Point ing, 9 rushing and 1 TD catch), he gaP On 68-PBSS &Om Cyler MileS to passed former USC quarterback Darrell Daniels.

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The Beavers had 271 yards total OffenSe through the end Of the third quarter, 58 on the ground.

It looked like the Beavers were POiSedto CutdeePer intOUWS 17-7 halNme leadwhen quarterback Sean Mannion hit Rahmel Dockery with a long ball, but Mannion was intercepted on the next play by Travis Feeney, who returned it 54 yards and set up a field goal by Cameron Van Winkle.

19 passes for 246 yards and three touChdOWnS aSBOiSe State (9-2, 6-1 MOuntain WeSt) gouged the Cowboys defense with its superior SPeed andSCOred itSmOSt POintSin

a game this season.

Donte Deayon had a 75-yard punt return for a TD, and Darian Thompson returned an interception 36 yards for a score.

Ajayi SC(iedonrIISOf 17and 20

yards andcaughttwopasseslDr92yards The BrOnCOS, Who entered the BoiseState off ense explodes game ranked 11th in total offense LAHAMIE, Wyo.— BOiSe State'S with an average of 508.9 yards per offense is in overdrive. game,gained 558 totalyards,averJay Ajayi rushed for 110 yards aging 8.2 yards per play.

"Jay looked good," BOiSe State and two touchdowns and also scored on a 73-yard screen pass in leading coach Bryan Harsin said."Guys BOiSe State OVer WyOming 63-14 did a great job blocking for him, but Saturday night, SCOring 60 Or more When he got betWeen the baCkerS pointsin two ofitslastthreegames. and the safety, he looked fast and he Grant Hedrick completed 13 of hit hard."

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

PREP GIRLS BASICETBALL

Outlaws looking to future Speed will propel Leopards

By Josh Benham The Observer

Enterprise is looking at this year as a prime learning tool for a useful squad.

Sure, head coach Mike S ajonia Geor g e Crawford wants to win some Crawford will lean on two games. But with only four returners with varsity-level senior guards, Carsen Sajoexperience, he knows it's not nia and Emma Hall, to proall about wins or losses. videleadership on thecourt "I'm a realist, and we defias their youthful teammates nitely have one of the toughgetaccustomed tovarsity.

"Carsen has spent a little est conferences," Crawford said.'We're just trying to not time at the point, and she be in the cellar, and we'll just will be a point guard and a two-guard for me this year," see how far we can go."

The Outlaws have to reCrawford said."She's a good athleteand a good defender. placeeight seniorsfrom last year's team that went 10-14 Emma is actually very simiand finished fourth in the lar. They're almost mirror Blue Mountain Conference, imagesofeach other,asfar while this year the Outlaws as what they provide. Both belong to the Wapiti League. of them will play the point "It's going to be an interat times, and I'll use them esting scenario this year," interchangeably."

Crawfordsaid."It'sgoing to The other two starters with experience are post take a little while to know what it takes to be successful players Tifanie George and at this level. I think I'm going Sarah Aschenbrenner.

"Tiffanie is about 5-foot-10 to have two seniors and three sophomores starting, and and is a good jumper," Crawmore than one freshman on fordsaid."Sarah alsoplays my bench. It's going to be a mostly in the post, and she's challenge. When kids get to a little stronger. Both of them the varsity level, they think just need experience." they know what's up, but it's Crawfordsaid thatbesides so much different from the George and Aschenbrenner, junior varsity level." the Outlaws are lacking a bit

in size. So the strength of the team will lie on the quickness on the perimeter. ''We'redecent athletes, and we have lots of players with some ability to move," he said."In the future, we're goingtocause a lotofhavoc.

It's just going to take a little while to know what it takes to be successful at this level."

That future of this group of 14 underclassmen has Crawford focused on making sure the team develops the right way during the season.

His first goal is to win every game, but he wants to keep the teaching going throughout the season.

'There is really a solid core of players as sophomores and freshmen," he said."Quite honestly, many of the kids that will be on varsity wouldn't normally, and it's not an ability deal.

I'm sure I'm going use a lot of timeouts early, but I expect them to use it as a learning experience."

That said, beginning with the season-opener at home against Wallowa Dec. 3, Crawford isn't conceding losses anytime soon.

"I've competed with sophomores before," he said.

"Anything can happen."

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executing on offense and defense," he said."These After a state tournament girls played 26 games this triplastseason,Cove is summer. My middle school lookingfor arepeatberth. coach, Jason Gorham, does The Leopards finished Moore Nost r ant agreatjob getting these 12-12 last winter, with their young girls the basics to Duby is a sophomore, and come into my program. season ended by Dufur 51-33 in the first round of she's a tough competitor.

They don't run all the same state. To make it back there, Kayla Johnson is a great plays we do, but he gives them the foundation to Cove will have to replace shooter, and I'm hoping for three seniors, including Old another great year from walk right in and play with Oregon League player of the her." varsity girls. That makes a The Leopards' best asset big difference." year Mikayla Murchison.

"Basically, we've got lieson the perimeter,as The problems for Cove another young team," head May looks for an up-tempo last year have also been a mindset this year to negate point of emphasis in the coach Brendan May said.

"But we're small and fast, offseason. some size disadvantages ''We need to take advanand we had a really good Cove may face. summer league. I think "Speed, athleticism and tageofmore opportunities defense are our strengths," and turnovers, along with we have some favorable matchups with our speed. he said.'We've gotto do creating them," May said. ''We've got to figure out how We only have 14 girls out those things well. We may for ball this year, but they're be small, but if you put a big we can stop the inside play excited. It's a bunch of good team out on the court, we'll and presence against some kids that have a love for the try to outrun them." ofthe bigger teams."

During the initial practicCove begins the season Spoit.

May will have team es this winter, May has been Dec. 5 at a tournament in Union against North Powleader Kindra Moore back focused on the basics He for her senior season runhas been encouraged by the der.May foresees aformining the point spearheadwork ethic he's seen from dable test on a nightly basis ing the team in the Wapiti the kids over the summer. in the Wapiti.

"Uiuonis always a tough He also has been pleased League.

"Kellie Nostrant will be with the development of challenge, and Imbler is his younger girls coming up always a good team. Barry our center, and I'm looking forher to take on a big role," into the varsity program. iBowersl does a greatjob ''We focusing on the little May said."Kyndal Murchithere," he said."Elgin is huge, son isa go-getterwho gets things we need to doand Mike Crawford always after it all game. Hannah running the plays correctly, doesagoodjob in Enterprise."

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La Grande junior Avery Albrecht practices shooting off the dribble during Wednesday's practice. Albrecht averaged over 11 points per game last season.

EXCITEMENT Continued from Page1C was good for them because it gavethem different coaches' perspecti ves,"Girdner said.

"They not only built their knowledge but ability to play bettertogether."

Girdner added that Collman is the team's three-point shooting specialist and said she probably shoots between 300 to500 threepointersa day. Collman nailed 61 three pointers lastseason and made at least one trey in every game. To complement Collman's marksmanship, Albrechthas alsodeveloped her outside game.

"Avery is going to be a scorer, and she's really developed her outside shot which will really help her driving," Girdner said."The difference I see in her from last season is that she is so much more comfortable with who she is. She can play her game without worrying."

Another junior ready to make a major leap forward is Kali Avila, who finished last season with team-high averages in rebounding i6.4l and

steals i2.4l.

"Kali is one of those playersthat never caresif she scores," Girdner said.

"She can go out and score 15-17 points a game, and

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she doesn't have a different attitude from a game where she gets 12 rebounds and two points. Her main objective is to go out there and do the best she can for the team, and that's huge."

The Tigers will also have an established vocal leader with senior Auslin McDanielPerrin ready to earn the physical rebounds and points in the paint. Girdner said that he has a list of five players that have given 100 percentin every practice and every game in the 10 years he's spent coaching, and McDaniel-Perrin is one of them.

Another senior who will play a key role is Rachel Alexander. Entering her final season, Girdner said Alexander has terrific change of direction ability and can shoot effective runners in the lane, a skill he said is rare at this level.

In addition, Girdner is looking forward to seeing Sadie Browning and Madison Wilcox get after it on the defensive end.

"Madison is probably our best off-balldefender," Girdner said."Sadie has also made huge improvements in the offseason."

The Tiger varsity squad will also include Talia Whitmore, who Girdner said can score inside and out, along

with talented newcomer Alissa Welberg. In addition, Kirstin Ward, who Girdner calls "butter" for her smooth game, along with Breann Givens and Lacey Miles will compete for minutes.

Though Girdner loves

playing physical basketball and man-to-mandefense,he said this year's squad will run more zone sets. ''We'vegotprobably the deepest team I'veeverhad," Girdner said'We're going to run a faster game, and we're going to press and push the ball down the floor. We're not goingtohavea drop-off&om the bench and that's huge. Last year, we went seven to eight players deep. This year, wejl have 10 players on the floor."

The Tigers will try to bounce back from a blowout loss to La Salle Prep in the first round oflast year's state tournament in Corvallis.

They want to get back and provethey are legit.

"Lastyear'sdisappointment is going to do nothing but drive them," Girdner said."It's not going to be easytogetback to the state tournament. They need to understand that just because we made it last year doesn't mean we're going again this year."

The La Grande girls tip off their season against The Dalles Dec. 6 on the road.

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return three more seniors fundamentals down, he will who figure to play sigtake it to the next level." nificant roles with Andrew Isaiah Cranford, Zack Continued ~om Page1C Kevan, Drew Hively and Jacobs and Connor Brandt "BrandoniCederholml Logan Wilcox. Kevan, a tall are three players who will low-postpresence,istrying be looking to carry their sucwas a huge role player for us off the bench," Carollo cesseson thefootballfield to get healthy after a knee injury. onto the basketball court. In said."Hegotalotofkey ''We're hoping he gets minutes, especially late in addition, Elias Siltanen and John Schiller will contend the season. Last year, Tyson back to 100 percent," and Troy were our vocal Carollo said on Kevan."He for minutes.

Carollo added that the leaders, while Brandon Dall startedevery game forus Tigers will be focused on was a silent assassin. We're last season and does little looking for some seniors to things you ask for as a playing strong man-to-man defense this season. step up as our vocal leaders, coach." and I'm looking towards "The kids understand the Junior Blaine Kreutz Jake Powell and a couple of could also be a key cog in basic principles of man-toothers to fill that void." the Tiger machine as he man defense," Carollo said.

Dall returns for his senior enters his junior campaign. ''We have some guys that "Blaine is quite the athcampaign after averaging can increase the pressure team highs in points i12.4l lete," Carollo said."The first more. The more times we and rebounds i7l. Powell is two years, it has been about can get the opponent to turn the ball to the weaker the second-leading returnteaching the game, so now ing scorer after averaging we're really going to try and hand, the better off we'll hone in on his fundamental be."

8.3points per game last skills. He has a nose for the While this year's boys season.

A couple of seniors who ball, gets in there and mixes basketball squad enters the should see expanded roles things up. We're going to season with a deep squad this season are Derek look at him to replace the filled with seniors and upYohannan and Kurt Boyd. missing rebounding." and-coming talent, Carollo Yohannan shot a team-best Carollo is also looking cooledtalk ofa state tourforward to adding freshman nament run after falling to 75 percentfrom the free throw line as a junior, while Andrew Peasley into the Philomath in the quarterfiBoyd shot over 38 percent mix. Peasley, who dunked nalsoflastyear'sstate tourfrom beyond the three-point a basketballon a 10-foot nament in Corvallis.

'You don't get respect by line. rim for the first time as a "Kurt and Derek have 12-year-old, complements having one good season," his penetrating ability with Carollo said.'We know we been coming off the bench a quality jump shot. have to keep getting better and waiting in the wings," "I think Andrew's best Carollo said."So, this year and go from there. We're I'm really looking forward to quality is not his athleticism just thinking about practice and our first game." watching them spread their but his confidence," Carollo wings and see what they said."He could become a The La Grande boys open Call do. really good player with his their season against The In addition, the Tigers confidence. Ifhe gets the Dalles Dec. 6 on the road.

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