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By Cherise Kaechele

Jon Wright wants to ensurethe other side of the medicalmarijuana story is told.

Yet the Union resident saidhe is concerned his advocacy formedical marijuana will compelothers to rebuke his efforts.

Wright became a medicalmarijuana patient after yearsas a landscaper damaged hishands, feet and back, ignitingchronic pain.

"Recently, my hands, feet

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and back are going," he said."Ican't be on my feet for very longperiods of time. So I decided toget a card."

Wright said he does not liketaking prescriptions, and neverhas. He said he feels more secureabout using medical marijuanato help his ailments.

"I'm much better off with tak-ing marijuana than not," he said.

Wright said in 2010 he beganto grow medical marijuana to filla need.

ewe iWright's girlfiiend

Chantel Shafferl started helpingout friends in need. We had themeans to help them," he said.

The chief reason people need-ed Wright's assistance, he said,revolved around the fact thatother growers took advantageof them. Wright said while thesearch to find a grower willing toproduce marijuana for patientsmay be easy, finding someonewho is trustworthy is difficult.

"A lot of growers don't do whatthey say. iThe patients) don't getwhat they need as far as medi-

The Observercine," he said.

Through trial and error, andwith help from other like-mind-ed growers, Wright learned howto grow medical marijuana.

"I've been fortunate to learnfrom people who are up andcoming in the marijuana indus-try. I'm always willing to learn,"he said.

Now, Wright is growing forhim, Chantel Shaffer and eightother patients, including chil-dren, he said.

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By Betsy HammondThe Oregonian

PORTLAND Oregonhigh school students are ontrack to complete a recordnumber of college classes thisschool year, racking up freeor low-cost undergraduatecredits before they are evenadmitted to college.

More than one in fourjuniors and seniors will takeand pass at least one classthat carries college credit, ananalysis by The Oregonian/OregonLive shows.

That is in the same ball-park as the national average,federal surveys indicate, but

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By ChuckAnderson

JOSEPH MotherNature intervened over theweekend to damp down twowildfires burning in Wal-lowa County, bringing rainand cooler temperaturesthat relieved firefighters andproperty owners.

Authorities allowed someevacuated residents backinto their homes in Troy andnearby areas, and reducedevacuation warning levelsthere and in the area of Hur-ricane Creek Road in ruralJoseph. Further reductionsare planned for today.

The Falls Creek Fire, fourmiles southwest of Joseph,and the Grizzly Bear Com-plex fires, in the north countyand Washington, were con-fined to their previous limitsor nearly so, fire managerssaid. The Falls Creek Fireremains at 396 acres and theGrizzly Bear Complex

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Cindy Chandler,daughters travel toElgin, ScotlandBy Tiish Yerges

ELGIN Where would a persongo to find the oldest Elgin commu-nity? Librarian Cindy Chandler of

Elgin librarian makesunique pilgrimage

Elgin High School found out, andtogether with her two daughters, Jil-lian Gray and Heather Geranen, sheset out on a journey of a lifetime toElgin, Scotland.

Chandler became aware of ElginSee Elgin / Page 5A

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Elgin High School librarian Cindy Chandler, center,traveled all the way to Elgin High School in Elgin,Scotland, to visit librarians Alison Harding, left, andEilidh Mclean, right, who she came to know through awebsite project called "The Elgin Project."

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InsideA sense ofrelief couldbe detectedin the voiceof ShaneGreer as hestood in frontof about 20people at afire campforthe EagleComplexblazesSunday.Page 2A

InsideWhen theJeffersonCountySheriff'sOffice cameto S.W.KokaneeLane to tellresidents toevacuate fora wildfire,Karen Waltz,57, of Portlandhad to thinkquickly aboutwhat to grabfrom herdad's house.Page 12A

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Today is Monday, August31, the 243rd day of 2015.There are 122 days left inthe year.

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the Soviet passenger shipAdmiral Nakhimov collidedwith a merchant vessel inthe Black Sea, causing bothto sink; up to 448 peoplereportedly died.

ON THIS DATEIn 1954, Hurricane Carol

hit the northeastern Atlanticstates; Connecticut, RhodeIsland and part of Massa-chusetts bore the brunt ofthe storm, which resultedin some 70 deaths.

In 1985, Richard Ramirez,later convicted of Cali-fornia's "Night Stalker"killings, was captured byresidents of an East LosAngeles neighborhood.

In 1997, a car crash inParis claimed the lives ofPrincess Diana, Dodi Fayedand their driver, Henri Paul.

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The ObserverBy Dick Mason

MEDICAL SPRINGS-A sense of relief could bedetected in the voice of ShaneGreer as he stood in frontof about 20 people at a firecamp for the Eagle Complexblazes at 6:15 a.m. Sunday.

cw e are getting close,

very close," said Greer, theincident commander for theRocky Mountain Team Black,an interagency team combat-ing the fires, 10 miles eastof Medical Springs, during adaily morning briefing on theEagle Complex fires.

Greer said crews were ex-tremely close to scaling backfirefighting operations.

cw e are close to a point

where we feel that the firewill not spread anymore,"Greer said.

Greer was not overstatingthe positive nature of thesituation. It was announcedthis morning that RockyMountain Team Black will behanding over managementof the Eagle Complex blazesto the Wallowa-Whitman Na-tional Forest and the Oregon

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Shane Greer, left, and Chris Barth examine a map ofthe Eagle Complex fires on Sunday. Greer is the inci-dent commander for Rocky Mountain Team Black, aninteragency team combating the fires. Barth is a publicinformation officer for the fires.

Department of Forestry at6 p.m. today. The announce-ment followed a decision onSunday by Baker Countyto lift all evacuation noticesfor structures in the EagleComplex fires area.

Greer's confidence in thecontainment of the fires washeightened after the EagleComplex blazes passed a bigtest Saturday. Strong winds

Observer staff

The La Grande City Council willlikely take its next step in banningthe"pre-sale" of marijuana and ban-ning marijuana facilities Wednesday.

The council will have the secondreading and a vote on an ordinanceprohibiting the pre-sale of thedrug, which was brought on by theLegislature's passage of HB 3400, abill that allows for the sale oflimitedmarijuana retail product from medi-

La Grande City Council will have second readingof ordinance Wednesday prohibiting pot pre-sale

cal marijuana dispensaries beginningOct. 1.

Because the issue is time sensitive,the ordinance under considerationincludes an emergency clause: If thecouncil unanimously votes to declarean emergency, the ordinance will be-come effective immediately followinga majority vote of the council.

The council on Wednesday will alsohear a first reading of an ordinancebanning marijuana facilities, also as

Marijuanaban, pre-sate on tap for council meeting

blew through much of theday with gusts reaching 40mph, but the Eagle Complexfires grew by only a smallamount, 206 acres, on Fridayand Saturday.

This was an indicationthat the containment linesheld up well.

cwe were concerned thatthe fire could escape ourcontainment. This is a great

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If you goWhat: Regular session of the LaGrande Clty CouncilWhen: 6 p.m. WednesdayWhere: La Grande City Hall,1000 Adams Ave.

a result of HB 3400, which also al-lows for cities located within countiesthat voted against Measure 91 by55 percent or more the ability to"optout" of the sale of marijuana. UnderHB 3400, the ordinance must bepassed by Dec. 24.

sign going into the future,"Greer said.The Eagle Complex fires

are now 60 percent con-tained.

Improving fire contain-ment means that the 21residential structures and30 minor structures in theEagle Complex fires areaare in much less peril thanthey have been since thefires started three weeks ago.Only one structure has beenlost to the Eagle Complexfires, reflecting the priorityfirefighters have placed onprotecting structures. Thiswork involved removing allflammable materials nearstructures, watering build-ings down with sprinklersystems and digging contain-ment lines around structures.

Greer said securingstructures is always thesecond highest priority afterprotecting lives. Firefightingteams have a collective senseof pride when it comes toprotecting structures.

cwe all feel it when we losea structure," said Greer, wholives in Denver.

If passed in October, the banwould be implemented on top of astanding moratorium that prohibitsthe establishment of marijuana-related facilities.

Due to restrictions on that mora-torium, though, opting out wouldprovide more time for the city toadopt rules for such facilities.

Following the council meeting, thebody will convene as the Urban Re-newal Agency. The agency is slated toconsider a minimum bid price for theOdd Fellows building, as prior ownersdeclined to exercise their right of firstrefusal.

A total of 315 people wereon the fire this weekend.Many have been based at acamp 16 miles southeast ofUnion and at a smaller campat Forshey Meadow nearSparta. The smaller campis a spike camp meant toput firefighters in a positionwhere they can better accessthe fires.

The larger camp is com-prised of yurt tents wheremembers of Rocky MountainTeam Black work, along withfood preparation and servingfacilities, portable restroomsand showers, a fuel truck,many small tents for sleepingand more.Greer said that a great

sense of camaraderie hasexisted within the camp.

cwe are together for weekswith the same common goal,"Greer said.

Abel Chavez, the super-visor of the larger camp'slogistical operations, also saidpeople at fire camps share astrong bond.

cwe are a fire community.We see each other every day.We are all family."

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Neli-Cristina Rogers, 27, isstill missing after disappear-ing on June 20. La GrandePolice Sgt. Jason Hays hasspent the last two monthsfollowing up on leads.

"I have devoted almostmy entire time to this case,"Hays wrote in an email to theObserver."I have completedalmost 200 pages of policereports and notes on this caseand have spent more time onthis case than any other caseI have done in my 17-yearcareer. Ha ving said that, Iam no closer to finding Nelithan I was when I was firstassigned this case. This hasbeen a challenging investiga-tion, mainly due to the lack ofinformation that is out thereabout her disappearance."

The Union County Sher-ifl"s Offlce, Union CountySearch & Rescue, OregonState Police, Klamath FallsPolice Department and theNational Missing PersonsSystem have all assisted inthe investigation, Hays said.

Hays does not believe Rog-ers' disappearance is a result

leadsstillelusivein Bogerscase

of"foul play," hesaid. However,he is not rulinganything out atthis point.

RQgars 5 want topublically thank

Amber Rogers tNeli's sister),"Hays said in the email."Amberand her family have beeninstrumental in providingmewithinformation and beingproactive in the search to locateNeli. I am asking the public forhelp in locating Neli. I ask thatif anyone has had any contactwith her or her vehicle sinceJune 19 or has anyinforma-tion that would assist with thisinvestigation to please call meat 541-963-1017."

Rogers is 5-foot-6 andweighs approximately 175pounds with dark hair, browneyes and a dark complexion.She was last seen wearing ablack shirt with large silvernumbers on the front similarto a football jersey. She wasdriving a white 1997 FordF-250 single-cab pickup withOregon plates ZGP926-which has not been located atthis time.

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LOCAL BRIEFINGFrom stag reports

Given several wildfires

Forest Plan Revisionmeetings on holdacross the Blue Mountains,the Forest Service and HighDesert Partnership will post-pone, until further notice, theannouncement of additionalpublic meetings to discussthe Blue Mountains ForestPlan Revision.

The supervisors of theWallowa-Whitman andUmatilla national forestshave asked Forest Servicepersonnel to continue to focuson the ongoing firefightingefforts to protect public andprivate lands. The Forest

Service and partners willannounce additional meet-ings via email, an updatednews release and updates towww.fs.usda.gov/goto/Blue-MountainsPlanRevision. Formore information, contactPeter Fargo at 541-523-1231,public affairs officer for theBlue Mountains Forest PlanRevision, U.S. Forest Service.

Spaghetti feedbenefits Imbler

IMBLER The ImblerEducation Foundation's an-nual spaghetti feed will takeplace Wednesday. The feedruns fi'om 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m .,

and the cost is $5 per personor $20 per family of four or

School's open house will fol-low the spaghetti feed.

Teen Movie Nightis always free

The next Teen Movie Nightat Cook Memorial Library,2006 Fourth St., La Grande,will be held at 6 p.m.Friday.Teen Movie Nights are offeredyear-round and are alwaysfiee and open to anyone ingrades 6-12. The librarywillprovide fiee popcorn and soda.Call 541-962-1339, visit www.cityoflagrande.org/library or go

to the library's Facebook pagesfor current movie title andinformation on other upcom-ing teen programs.

Help kids cope withdivorce, separation

Learn how divorce or sepa-ration impacts your childrenand whatyou can do to helpthem at a workshop offeredfi'om 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Thursday in the MisenerConference Room, 1001Fourth St., La Grande.

The workshop is facili-tated by Mary Lu Pierce andsponsored by the Family LawAdvisory Committee. Costis

$30 per person icash or checkonly). The fee may be waivedby prior order of the court, orif attendance occurs prior to orwithin 45 days of filing for cus-tody, dissolution, separation ormodification. Support personsand community members mayattend fiee of charge.

Please do not bringchildren. Child care is not pro-vided. For more information,call 541-962-9500, ext. 2228

Cove City Councilmeets Tuesday

COVE The City of Covewill hold its regular councilmeeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at

Cove City Hall, 504Alder.

Dementia supportgroup holds forumThe Wildflower Lodge

support group for those whoseloved ones suffer fiom demen-tia meets twice a month, onthe first and third Wednesday,at noon. This Wednesday, therewill be an open forum for thediscussion of questions andconcerns. For more informa-tion, contactAnn at 541-605-2164. Lunch is provided, andRSVP is appreciated. Wild-flower Lodge Assisted Living& Memory Care is located at508 16th St, La Grande.

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Baker County commissionercalls for rapid salvage loggingBy Pat Caldwell

BAKER CITY Even aswildfires continue to smol-der, Baker County Commis-sion Chairman Bill Harveyis looking toward the future,and he believes the top goalnow should be salvagingburned timber.

And time, Harvey said, isalready running out."If we don't get salvage

logging, all that timberout there is going to go towaste," he said.'We onlyhave a two-year window ofopportunity to salvage."

Harvey has in the pastargued that public for-ests in Baker County andelsewhere in the West havetoo many trees and werevulnerable to wildfire.

The events ofAugust,during which more than150,000 acres burned inBaker County, includingthousands of acres of forest,have infuriated Harvey.

"I have been saying foryears it is not a question ofif, but when, it will all goup," he said.

Harvey stands at the helmof a county government thatfaces the task of picking upthe pieces after the fires.

He said the damage isunprecedented.

'This is an historical levelof devastation in BakerCounty. The worst it has

ever been," he said.While exact dollar figures

on the damage are un-known, Harvey believeslocal, state and federal oS-cials should act immediatelyto salvage as much of thedamaged timber as possible.

Other counties across theWest that endured wildfiresface the same problem: Find-ing a quick way to get asmuch timber otf the scorchedground as possible in theshortest amount of time.

"It will be a race of whocan get their timber cut firstand get it out of the way soit doesn't create a huge di-saster for the next summer,"Harvey said.

He isn't concerned onlyabout the lost opportunityreganfing timber. Other ques-tions remain unansweredreganfing wildfire damage.

''What do we do with theselands that have no vegeta-tion whatsoever?" Harveysaid."How do we rehabili-tate lands without causingmore of a mess? What aboutthe devastation of wildlife?All of these issues now affectus immediately."

Cooperation amongagencies at all levels will becritical, Harvey said.

"It is crucial we get helpfiom Congress, state and ourcounty governments to helpguide the Forest Service dothese itimberl sales immedi-

ately," he said.'You literallyhave burned 100,000 acres.That has never been in placebefore, and it will be an his-torical effort and we reallydon't have the mechanismsdo that right now."

Harvey said salvage log-ging would address severalproblems at once.

For one, he said, loggingwould remove debris thatcould fuel future blazes.

Second, revenue fi'omsalvage logging could beinvested in forest restora-tion projects.

"The federal governmentdoesn't have the money,"Harvey said.

While the value of the fire-damaged timber will be lessthan for green timber, Har-vey said there will still beenoughto generate money.

Another problem, he con-ceded, is that tim ber salesusually aren't large, oftenaround 3,000 acres.

"But we have 100,000acres," Harvey said.'Tentimes what we are used toputting out for sale. It isastronomical to look at it. Itis overwhelming."The large swath of dam-

aged timber can be tracedto one element, Harveycontends.

"There is literally somuch out there because wehave not cut it in so manyyears," he said.

By Jade McDowellEast Oregonian

Eastern Oregon legislators got a glimpseof the challenges corrections officers face onSaturday night during a meet and greet withthe American Federation of State, Countyand Municipal Employees Council 75.

Rep. Greg Barreto iR-Covel and Sen. BillHansell iR-Athenal listened to the concernsof union members working in area prisonsas part of an informal event hosted by theunion's conservative caucus.

After the event, treasurer Darin Davis saidthe caucus members wanted to bring prob-lems to the legislators' attention, but also justlet them know that local AFSCME memberssee eye to eye with them more than theymight assume. Nationally, 48 percent of theunion's members identify as conservative andin Eastern Oregon it's more than half.

"Historically labor unions have alwaystaken a Democratic stance, but what makesus unique is our membership is primarilyconservative," Davis said.'We don't want to belumped into a party line we don't belong to."

He said the conservative caucus would liketo work with everyone, not just conservativepoliticians, to push for better working condi-tions in the prisons.

"Our number one concern is that at theend of the shift everyone goes home safe andhealthy and happy," he said.Davis pointed out that the average life

expectancy for a man with a career in correc-tions is 59. Divorce, post-traumatic stress dis-order and a variety of other ills are common,and Davis said it is important for politicians and the general public to be aware ofthe challenges the line of work entails.

"This isn't an eight to five job," he said.''We're making sacrifices some of our citizensforget. In the seven years I've worked thereiat EOCIl I've had one Christmas otK It's

tough. It's tough on families."Excessive overtime was one of the top com-

plaints Hansell and Barreto heard Saturdaynight. Union members said throughout thestate employees who want to can work 60to 80 hours every week, and those who don'tvolunteer for overtime are often requiredto stay and work a double shift at the lastminute anyway.

Jeff Coflman, caucus chair, said during the2014 session the legislature set aside moneyfor 33 "overtime relief' positions, includingthree at EOCI and three at TRCI. But thosepositions have not been filled.

Caucus members also brought up otherconcerns they said might be helped by legisla-tive action. They said right now the prisonshave to buy all supplies like soap and towelsat a marked-up price fiom Oregon Correc-tions Enterprises instead of being able to buydirectly from the manufacturer.

They also said it would be helpful to havesome sort of incentive for new employees tostay at Oregon's more rural prisons instead ofcoming to EOCI or TRCI to get trained for ayear and then heading to a better-paying jobat a countyjail on the west side of the state.

At the end of the night Hansell and Barretothanked the group for their insight and saidthey would be draNng a joint letter urgingaction on some of the problems that hadbeen brought to their attention, including theDepartment of Correction's failure to use them oney set aside for overtime relief so far.

Coflman said he felt the meeting had beena success in getting heard by the legislatorsand he hoped to continue to stay in contactwith them and bring caucus members fora visit to Salem during the next legislativesession.

"I think we achieved what we wanted inletting them know we're here if they havequestions," he said.

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OIIITUARIESMichel Martin McXallFormerly of Joseph

Michel Martin McNall, 37,formerly of Joseph, died Aug. 26 inOakridge. Private family serviceswill be held at a later date, and afull obituary will be published later.Bollman Funeral Home is handlingthe arrangements.

Patricia MarcellaWorkman

Pat was born March 5, 1929,in Portland to James C. and AnniKrausel Mullan. She resided inPortland, Aurora, Nebraska, Canbyand La Grande. She graduatedfrom St. Mary's Academy in Port-land in 1946. In 1947, she marriedthe love of her life, Harold Work-man in Portland.

Pat was employed by Shaw Sur-

gical in Portland She raised threechildren and numerous grandchil-dren and great-grandchildren.

She enjoyed knitting, crochetand loved to cook and care for herfamily and many friends. She wasa member of Eastern Star andRainbow for Girls.

Pat is survived by her son, BobWorkman of Scappoose; daughter,

Carol Carpenter and her husband,Mike, of Enterprise; nine grandchil-dren; 15 great-grandchildren andfour nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death byher husband, Harold, and her son,Bill.

Online condolences may be madeto the family at www.lovelandfuner-alchapel.com.

La Grande1929-2015

Patricia"Pat" Marcella Workman,86, of La Grande, died at home Aug.26. A graveside service will be heldat 11 a.m. Sept. 1 at Zion MemorialPark in Canby.

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTLA GRANDE POLICE

Arrested: Duane WillardWeise,28, unknown address,was arrested Friday on a chargeof driving while suspended(misdemeanorj.

Arrested: Brenda SueWalker,48, unknown address, was arrest-ed Friday on two Union Countywarrants charging 1) failure to ap-pear on an original charge of un-authorized use of a motor vehicleand 2) charging failureto appearon original charges of perjury andinitiating a false report.

Arrested: Daylen KennethVerbout, 25, unknown address,was arrested Saturday on twoUnion County warrants charging1) failure to appear on an origi-nal charge of harassment and 2)failure to appear on an originalcharge of reckless driving. ver-bout was additionally chargedwith first-degree trespass.

Accident: No one was injuredin a crash at I Avenue and FourthStreet in La Grande Sundayafternoon.

Arrested: Cheyenne VictoriaWhinery,20, unknown address,was arrested Sunday on a UnionCounty felony warrant chargingorder to show cause on originalcharges of first-degree burglary,fraudulent use of a credit card andfirst-degree criminal trespass.

UNION COUNTY SHERIFFArrested: Shad Daniel

Groven, 22, unknown address,was arrested Friday on a parole

a weapon.

and probation detainer and on acharge of felon in possession of

Arrested: Elizabeth LeeSpurgeon,23, unknown address,turned herself in Friday on aUnion County warrant chargingfailure to appear on original charg-es of driving under the influenceof intoxicants, reckless driving,driving while suspended violation,driving uninsured and failure toobey traffic control device.

Arrested: Tynan Richard Frank,29, unknown address, wasarrested by the Union CountyCommunity Corrections Depart-ment Friday on a Union Countywarrant charging parole viola-tion connected to an originalcharge of weapon use.

Arrested: Lloyd Rea Sims, 54,unknown address, was arrestedby the Oregon State Police nearThe Dalles on a Union Countywarrant charging failure to

appear on an original charge ofdriving under the influence ofintoxicants.

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As the kids head back to class and we all settleback into our school day routines, safety shouldbe on all of our minds this first week back andthroughout the school year.

With children back in class, this means we canexpect to see stop-and-go traffic near schools asparents drop o6'and pick their kids up. We shouldalso expect plenty of students walking and ridingtheir bikes to and from school.

With several bicycle vs. vehicle accidents on thebooks this summer, we should all strive to makesure none of these types of accidents occur, ofcourse all year round, but especially as our youngpeople head off to halls oflearning. As drivers,this means we should look both ways and thencheck the sidewalks again for good measure-before we make turns. As we drive through town,slow down and be on the lookout for those crossingstreets. The speed limit through school zones whenstudents are present and when school is in sessionis 20 mph.

Especially at the start of the school year, somestudents may be traversing through the world ofcars and trucks to get to school for the first time."Be watching for children who are not aware oftraffic safety," said La Grande Police Chief BrianHarvey.

Near Greenwood Elementary School, especially,there is construction going on, which may result inmore vehicles in the area.

As parents, we can also take steps to make sureour kids make it safely to school. Younger chil-dren should be accompanied by an adult, but onceyour child is ready, have them walk with a friendor in a group. Make sure your child knows his orher route and that it is one that avoids possibledangers. To best be seen by drivers, wear brightcolored clothing.

Other tips from the National Center for SafeRoutes to School include being watchful for carsand trucks at every driveway and intersection,and spotting drivers in parked cars they maybe getting ready to move. Finally children shouldknow how to properly cross the street: stop at eachstreet crossing; look left, right, left and behind andin front; wait until no traffic is coming to begincrossing; keep watching for traffic until you havecrossed the street; and walk, don't run, across the

Whether you're sending your kids o6'to schoolfor the last year or the very first time, or you haveno children at all, we can all take a few extraseconds each morning and afternoon to ensure wehelp our youngest residents get to school and homesafely. Reminding ourselves at the start of theschool year is a great way to form a safe habit thatwill benefit us all year.

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Tromp van Hoist:: Grass seedproducers are responsible

Grass seed is an important agricul-tural crop in Union County. The farmgate income supports many jobs fromfarm employees to seed plant employ-ees, agricultural services and manyother businesses in Union County. Thatfarm gate income rolls over many timesin our community.

Field burning is an essential tool forprofitable grass seed production. Notthat many years ago, the practice wasto leave all harvested residue in thefield, several tons per acre, and burn itall. More recently it was discovered thatresidue is a viable livestock feed, andtoday that residue is baled and becomesa portion of winter feed rations.

Today, a propane flamer is used toburn what little residue remains, andthe resulting smoke is far less than inthe old way.

Seed producers and the county com-mission have implemented a burn pro-gram that has successfully minimizedthe impact on local communities. Thisis a difficult year for seed producers tosanitize their seed production acres dueto the wildfires. When air quality is poor,

Lillard: Removal of Confederateflag a step lorward

Regarding your recent editorialregarding the Confederate flag, it'sshocking that The Observer would takethe stance used by other apologists forthis crass symbol of racism. Individualscan support whatever flag they wish inthis country, but I would suggest that itis a significant step in the battle againstracism to remove this symbol from atopany public facilities.

The Confederacy is a defeated andnon-existent nation that attemptedto destroy the USA. The argument itshould be flown as a part of our his-tory is silly. The flags of Iraq and NaziGermany are a part of our history, too,but I don't think we'll be flying themanytime soon.I see that The Observer also placed

blame for your view of misguided priori-ties strictly on the television screen. Idon't think you can absolve yourselves,or the print media in general, frominaccuracies, poor decisions and a lack ofcourage in addressing significant issues.

Gary LillardLa Grande

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LeBold: Timely carbon dioxideemission reduction necessary

Climate scientists are monitoring26,000 iand counting) global indica-

we do not burn.Thursday, Aug. 20, and Friday, Aug.

21, were pretty ideal for burning, and itwould have been permitted under thesmoke management criteria, but severalgrowers requested that no propaneflaming be allowed because of the previ-ous week's poor air quality, so we did notissue any permits.I applaud these growers for their care

for our community and their responsiblestewardship.

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tors of a changing climate. From yourwindow you can see and smell smokeand ash, you can go to the river, or whatis left of it, and observe the salmon die-off from high temperatures; or you cantravel to the coast and see the effects onshore birds and oyster farming. How-ever, we are fortunate that science hasdetermined a major contributor to thecause of climate change and also recom-m ended paths for correction.

The concentration of carbon dioxide inthe atmosphere is a major contributorwith immediate and severe reductionsnecessary for eventual stabilization ofthe warming trend at less than 2 degreesCelsius iactually this equates to only a 66percent chance of achieving stabilization).

Our economic system can provide amarket-driven pricing mechanism forthese reductions ensuring the cost of car-bon dioxide emissions is internalized bythe industries creating the emissions. Thiswill not be painless, butit is necessary andhas been addressed through establish-ment of the federal Clean Power Plan.

The CPP provides states flexibility todevelop individual methods for achiev-ing the goals of the CPP while reflectingindividual values and priorities. Oregoncan provide a model for the nationthat effectively reduces carbon dioxideemissions to recommended levels whileminimizing economic impacts.

A pricing concept similar to theAlaska Permanent Fund has been pro-posed to the Legislature in the form of afee and dividend. This would put a priceon C02 emissions and annually returnthe revenue to Oregonians. This is acomplex issue and you would benefitfrom doing a little research on this issue.The sponsor of this proposal is OregonClimate and they are anxious to provideinformation and answers to any ques-tions you may have.Please do not feel this does not

concern you or that it is too complex iifyou have or know a student ask for theirthoughts on this matter). Your action, atthis time, will be part of your legacy toyour family, children, grandchildren andall future generations.

Please ask your elected officials tosupport the Oregon Legislature inestablishing a price on carbon dioxideemissions. You will want to be involvedin this process, as the m ore criticaldecision will be what price we place onemissions.

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ipronounced with a hard g as in"begin"),through a Web page featuring"TheElgin Project," a student-driven projectoriginating in Elgin, Illinois. Its purposewas to connect all the Elgin libraries inthe world. Chandler became intrigued.

"My daughter Jillian had done hercapstone project at Eastern OregonUniversity on the clans of Scotland, soElgin, Scotland, became real interestingto us," Chandler said."I started emailingback and forth with the librarians atElgin High School in Scotland."

For the three women, all alumni ofElgin High School in Oregon, this 26-day trip would become an explorationinto the history, education, economy andsocial life of the 23,000 residents of theoldest-known Elgin on earth.

Elgin straddles the River Lossie inMoray of northern Scotland. It waschartered as a royal burgh in 1136 andwas the site of two well-known struc-tures, the Elgin Cathedral and the ElginCastle. However, after repeated attacksby warring earls upon the cathedral, itcame to shambles. Likewise, the castlebecame a heap of neglected ruins.However, the city of Elgin survived, andit's now a thriving tourist destination formany other reasons.

'They are known as the largestwhiskey producers in the world. Someoftheir otherindustriesinclude offshoreoil drilling and timber milling," Graysaid."Tourism is a big thing there, andthey have lots ofbed and breakfastplaces."

The estates that once were usedfor farm crops are increasingly beingturned into tree farms. It's common tosee pasturing sheep and long-hairedcows corralled by stone-walled fencesand enjoying a longer length of day-light.

"Sunset is after 11 p.m. and daylightbegins at 3:45 a.m.," Gray said.

Amid the ambiance of grazing crea-tures great and small, kilts, bagpipes,timber farming and the medieval ruinsof the Elgin Cathedral and Elgin Castlelies a modern high school where theirmotto is "Learning to live, living tolearn."

It was June 25 when Chandler andher daughters arrived at the high

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The Elgin Cathedral in Elgin, Scotland, was the home to a small chapter ofclerics but came under attack more than once by warring Earls. It suffered agreat fire and the roof caved in. Only a shell of its past grandeur remains, butin its time it was the second largest cathedral in Scotland. It draws a greatmany tourists to this day.

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school, and there was only one more dayleft in the school year. The kids weretaking the last of their exams. Chandlerwas able to meet the Elgin school librar-ians and some of the students.

"The kids were shy but they wantedknow about our schools," Chandler said."So we went to the school icafeterial totalk and eat lunch with the kids."

Talking to the students, Chandlerlearned some of the striking differencesbetween Elgin, Scotland and Elgin, Or-egon. For example, the principal is calledthe head teacher, the kids wear schooluniforms, summer recess is a mere sixweeks long, there are no student lockersand grade levels are designated differ-ently.

"S1 is like our seventh grade, andS2 is eighth grade, but they are all inhigh school," Gray said."A freshmanin America is an S3 student in Elgin,

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Scotland. But as far as kids go, teens areteens wherever they live in the world.The differences aren't as drastic as youthink. They like reality TV and listen to1970s to 1990s American music on clas-sic rock stations."In class, the students are allowed to

use cellphones and access the Internetfor school work when approved by theteacher. Also, Gray noted, there is noseparation of church and state in Scot-land's schools. The curriculum includesa"Religious and Moral Education" classfor S4-6 students in which local chap-lains participate in the teaching.

Throughout their travels, Geranen,assumed the role of photojournalistand blogger. She has posted their travelphotos on Facebook. Chandler hopesto create a PowerPoint presentation toshare with faculty and students in herhometown of Elgin, Oregon.

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Wright said his childrenare not around when hesmokes at all; they're com-pletely separate.

"I just don't want anyonelooking at me bad becauseof it," he said."I think peopleshould take the time to talkabout it and be more educat-ed. Learn the facts and askthe people who really know.There's not enough peopletalking about it and it's a bigdeal. The patients would bewithout medicine otherwise.I'm doing this for the patientsfirst and foremost. That'sanother misconception-people think I'm getting richand I'm not."

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fires grew in wilderness tothe north and northeast to74,070 acres.

Even periods of strongwinds on Saturday didn'tfaze the 935 firefighterson both scenes. They keptflames mostly in checkwith hand- and machine-dug containment lines,water-dropping helicoptersand water from hoses andbackpack tanks.

In the Troy area, 155quickly trained OregonNational Guard membershave been assigned tomop-up operations, freeingfirefighters for suppressionefforts. Management of thefire has been assisted by sixfirefighters from Victoria,Australia, who arrived afterU.S. pleas for internationalhelp.

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it's twice the rate Oregonachieved a decade ago.

Taking college courseswhile in high school wasonce the exclusive prov-ince of prodigies andsuper-scholars. But Oregonofficials are pushing schoolsto get as many students aspossible to do so. Mountingevidence shows that a smalldose of college courseworkhelps a wide swath ofhighschool students do betterdown the line.

Despite Oregon's bigstrides over the past decade,however, education lead-ers can't mount an all-outdrive to reach the nearly75 percent of students whodon't get college credits-because no one knows whoor where they all are.

The Oregonian arrived atits projections for this yearbased on total headcountsfrom community collegesand the College Board,which administers Ad-vanced Placement. Oregondoes not track which highschools offer college coursesand which students takethem.

The information void

persists three years afterthe Oregon EducationInvestment Board declaredpassing three collegecourses in high school to beone of the nine most impor-tant milestones toward astudent's success in collegeand career.

''Why is it taking so longto figure out? We ask our-selves that over and overand over again," said Eliza-beth Lundy, a ClackamasCommunity College admin-istrator.eWe just don't haveaccess to the data."

Jocelyn Orellana, whobegan her senior year atPortland's Jefferson Highlast week, has already ac-cumulated a full year of col-lege credits by packing freePortland Community Col-lege classes into her highschool schedule. Jefferson,a magnet school for thosewho want college duringhigh school, helps studentsmake that happen.Orellana's favorites have

included medical terminolo-gy and humanities; hardest,she said, was college biology.

Traditional PCC stu-dents, in their 20s, 30s and40s, have been surprised,she said.'They say Oh,wow, you are 17 and incollege?"

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Wright said growing medi-cal marijuana for children isa complicated subject, andShaw has helped him withthe endeavor.

"First of all, you're dealingwith children. They're totallylegal they've been pre-scribed," he said."But theydon't metabolize like adultsdo, so you have to grow to fittheir needs. And nobody isreally coming forth who arequalified to do that."

Wright said one ofhisyoung patients used to havequite a few seizures, butsince taking medical mari-juana, the patient stoppedenduring seizures.'There's a lot of different

ways to administer it ito chil-drenl,nhe said.'Youputitinedibles and candies. They'renot smoking it. They'reyoung, they don't care for thetaste of it."

With his patients, he saidhe feels confident that he'shelping them. Still, Wrightsaid he remains disappointedwith other local communi-ties that decide to opt out ofallowing production and saleof medical and recreationalmarijuana.

"Everybody has a voice," hesaid."It affects everyone inthe industry iwhen the citiesdecide to opt outl. These cit-ies don't really understand.They're stuck in the past. Ihate to say that, but I wouldrecommend people go to thecity council meetings andvoice their opinion. It's notas simple as smoking andgrowing weed anymore. It iseconomically friendly. Unionis hurting for money. iThecities) should really thinkaboutit."

Wright said he's dealt withmisconceptions people haveregarding the industry.

He said he believes peoplelook at him differently be-cause he grows weed.

"I grow weed," he said.

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Jon Wright has learned through trial and error how togrow medical marijuana for patients. It's a difficult taskand requires a lot of work, he said.

"Whether it's legal or not,some people don't accept it.I've been called everythingyou can think of. And it'sjust not about them. It's badthey don't take the time tounderstand. Other than that,the people who do know methink it's all a good thing."He believes the stigma

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negative opinion about hischosen profession in Union.He said the fallout from suchattitudes is worrisome.

"I'm worried about mykids," he said ofhis daughterHayley, 6, and son Jayden, 4."I raise a family. But they'renot around this. They under-stand it's medicine, but theyunderstand they can't bearound it and they're not."

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the famous fruit orchards of IKimberly, Oregon, which we will beImaking into desserts this week. I ithink they are best served fresh onIour home made angelfood cake orI

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Residents in WallowaCounty and Garfield andAsotin counties in Wash-ington are being cautioned,however, that smoky hazemay continue to be vis-ible for days, even as somecrews, engines and aircraftare moved to other, m ore ac-tive fires in the West.

No structures have beenlost in the Falls Creek Fire.The toll in the Grizzly BearComplex fires remains atfive homes and 28 smallerstructures. One firefighterreceived minor injurieswhen an engine ran off aroad.

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Fundraising eventshelps out Blue MountainHumane AssociationBy Cherise Kaechele

Some four-legged friends made a bigsplash at the Veterans Memorial Pool inLa Grande on Saturday.

The Blue Mountain Humane Associa-tion and the Veterans Memorial Poolsponsored a fun event for man's bestfriend to close out the swimming seasonand to benefit the adoption center withthe doggie dash and splash event.

'The weather changed ito colder tem-peraturesl,a said Teresa Roberts, aquaticcenter superintendent."But people areshowing up who haven't registered."Roberts said about 14 dogs came to

the event within the first hour.It was the first annual event for the

pool and humane association.The dogs were broken into sizes,

small, medium and large, and werewelcomed graciously to the outdoorkiddie pool to play.

Despite the cooler weather and thehigh winds, some dogs did enjoy thepoolside fun though some could notbe forced into the pool by their owners.

Roberts said she emptied out theoutdoor pool and filled it with non-chlo-rinated water for the dogs to enjoy.

She said this marks the end of theoutdoor pool for the summer, and itwas just a fun idea and event that theywanted to fry out.

cWe just wanted to help ithe Blue

The first annual doggie dash and splash event atveterans Memorial Pool wasa little hindered by the windy and cooler weather, but the dogs still had fun.

Mountain Humane Association). It's aunique event."

BMHA Executive Director John Brin-lee was also there to give informationabout the association.

'The City iof La Grande) offered tofundraise for us," Brinlee said.

He said the BMHA Facebook pagehas information on the dogs avail-able to adopt. However, the OregonHumane Society picks up the dogs atBMHA once a month and takes themto Portland where they are typicallyadopted out fairly quickly, he said.

cWe're a high save rescue," Brinleesaid. BMHA only euthanizes dogs thatthe veterinarian believes need to be, dueto sickness.

The doggie dash and splash raisedmoney for BMHA, he said.

"The donations go to the animalrescue," he said."This event brings thecommunity together and helps get theword out about BMHA."

However, Brinlee said, the animalshelter could use more volunteers whoare willing to take some time out of theirschedules to come by and walk the dogs.

cWe are on a shoestring budget," hesaid.cWe need people to volunteer tohelp the dogs get out of their kennelsonce a day."

Brinlee said the animal shelter hasan annual budget of $230,000, whichcomes solely from donations andgrants.

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Glenn Null and his daughterTeagan, work on a projectearlier this month during an "After Dinner Electron-ics" class session at the Integrated Services Buildingon Gekeler Lane. The free six-week class gave com-munity members the chance to learn how electronicsystems work and how to create them. The class wastaught by Brad Nelson, the new product manager ofSkip-Line, lnc., a La Grande company that makeselectronics for highway construction equipment, andMichael Jaeger, an emeritus Eastern Oregon Univer-sity science education professor. The class was put onby the Greater Oregon Science,Technology, Engineer-ing and Math program.

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MILESTONES

MILESTONESStuart and CristineMartin -50thanniversary

Stuart R. Martin andCristine J. Martin weremarried Sept 5, 1965, in SaltLake City.

They met while attendingBrigham Young Universityand reside in IslandCity.A reception to celebrate

their 50th wedding anniver-sary will be held from 4 p.m.to 6 p.m. Saturday in the

Riverside Park Pavilion.The party will be hosted

by Rod and Kimberly Mar-tin of American Fork, Utah.Friends and associates areencouraged to attend. Therewill be plenty of pie for

The couple's children andtheir spouses are Shaunand Candy Martin, Rod andKimberly Martin, Wade andJessica Martin, Ryan andKim Martin and April andDallon Marsh.

Dan and JaniceCheyalier - 50thanniversary

lier of Island City cel-ebrated their 50th weddinganniversary Aug. 6. Thecouple met in Portlandand were married there atLents Evangelical UnitedBrethren Church in 1965.

Their children andtheir spouses are Sebrina

Dan and Janice Cheva-

Chevalier-Koehler and herhusband, Koehen Koehler,of Boise Idaho and TammyPointer and her husband,Todd, of La Grande. Theyhave three granddaughters:Bailey and Delaney Pointerand Laycie Koehler.

The couple's family threwthem a surprise anniver-sary party in Portland onJuly 19. Many friends andrelatives attended.

everyone.

MILESTONES MILESTONESfrom George Fox University in 2003 and is now the assistantdirector of research for ObGyn oncology at the Universityof Minnesota, providing patient care and supporting facultyresearch by aligning patients with active research studies.Matt has been at the university since 2010. He has beenactive in Rotary since he was sponsored by the La GrandeRotary Club to participate as a youth exchange student andserves as president of the Minneapolis University club.

Tim is the son of Sandy Brown of Burnsville, Minnesota.He is the immediate past senior vice president of merchan-dising at Target, where he spent 21 years in various posi-tions leading teams in the United States and throughout theworld.

He joined Target in 1994 upon graduating from the Uni-versity of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Business.

Tim serves on the board of directors of Nibakure Chil-dren's Village, a U.S.-based charity providing care fororphaned and vulnerable children in Nyamata, Rwanda.

The ceremony will take place Saturday at the Mill CityMuseum in Minneapolis. The ecumenical service will be of-ficiated by long-time friend Andrea Johnson-Frye.

David Tishmack &Theresa Martinson-30th anniversary

David Larry Tishmackand Theresa Mae Mar-tinson of La Grande arecelebrating their 30th

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wedding anniversary. Theywere married Aug. 31, 1985,in Elgin.

Their children are Sierraand Dylan Tishmack, ShaneTishmack and Erica Tish-mack.

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The Elgin Chamber of Commerce announcedtwo new business members that have openedstores in the downtown merchant district, E &B Sporting Supply LLC and Elgin Satellite &Internet.

E & B Sporting Supply LLC, 22 N. EighthAve., is owned by Emma Martjnez and ButchEstes of Elgin.

The store is managed by partner BlakeBaker, who said their sporting goods store offersm ajor brands of sporting supplies, such as RedHead and Bass Pro Shops products.

cWe sell supplies for hunting and fishing,as well as ammunition and firearms," Bakersaid.'We also carry leather concealed carryingpurses and a limited selection ofhorse tack forfarmers and ranchers."The store carries consignment goods and if a

customer has special needs, Baker said they willcustom order any Bass Pro Shops product thata customer wants. That includes camouflageclothing, footwear and fishing gear.

cWe will buy, sell, trade and consign," Bakersaid, "and we have very competitive prices."

Baker believes that E & B has a goodmarket in Elgin because of the hunting andfishing in the area. The store is open from9 a.m. to 5 p.m . Monday through Friday andfrom 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

To contact E & B Sporting Supply, see itsFacebook page or call 541-437-7778.

Elgin Satellite & Internet, 825 Division St.,is a sole proprietorship that offers dishNethigh speed Internet and television services.The business is owned by Terri and TimBocca, formerly of Newport.

They have been in the satellite andInternet business for the past 20 years andpreviously sold Verizon and dishNet. Theym oved to this area to be closer to fam ily andcontinue their business in Northeast Oregon,where they felt there was a market for DishNetwork services and products.

'This area is well known to be a satellitearea so it was a really good spot for dishNet,and the company was anxious for us to comehere. To my knowledge there is no one in thisarea selling or servicing dishNet," said TerriBocca.

She manages the office and interfaces withnew and existing customers. Their store in-cludes a dishNet television display area wherecustomers can get familiar with how to operatea dishNet television.

'Tim is our service and installation techni-cian. He11 serve Wallowa, Union and Bakercounty and travel anywhere within a 1-V2-hour trip fiom here," Terri Bocca said.'What'sreally important is that customers are ableto call and reach someone locally. We willrespond to customer service calls w ithin athree-day period, usually sooner."

Elgin Satellite & Internet is open 10 a.m. to5 p.m. Monday through Friday with a lunchhour break from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. To contactthe office, call 541-786-3045.

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The Union County Museumin Union hosted a Pioneer dayon Saturday.

Organizers both boardmembers and community volun-teers set up shop in differentareas throughout the museumand courtyard to showcase skillssuch as wool spinning, carpentry,sheep shearing and candle mak-ing. The museum exhibits insidewere open to visitors for toursas well.

"The purpose (of PioneerDayl is really to introducepeople to crafts our pioneerancestors have passed down,"Union County Museum SocietyPresident Sharon Hohstadtsaid. "It's to get people inter-ested in history."

The event was tree to the com-munity though retreshmentswere for sale and the mu-seum was accepting donations.

This is the second time theUnion County Museum hashosted a Pioneer Day thefirst one was a few years ago-though they try to hold somesort of an event every year,Hohstadt said.

cWe have been working on anew display (in the museum),"said Hohstadt, who has beeninvolved with the museum forabout 12 years."So we were alittle busy, and didn't have a lotof time or people to put togetheran event like this."

This photograph is the earliest view of Cove that is in the collection and is dated circa 1885. It came from a very large collection of photo-graphs that was given to Bob Bull by Larry Stitzel. Bull was told that the white building on the left is the first school built on the site of thepresent school today.

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One of the day's many events was sheep shearing. The Union County Museum brought in a lotof demonstrations to show participants what farming and ranching was like in the old days.

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Evan Quebbeman watches Evelyn as she pounds nails withher new hammer which was made at the Union CountyMuseum on Saturday.

With their newest exhibit ageneral store finished, themuseum decided to hold anotherPioneer Day.

Hohstadt added that theyhave done several musical-type events since their lastPioneer Day.

Though the weather early onin the day seemed to be affectingattendance numbers, the partici-pants who were in attendancewere enjoying themselves.

There was peach cobbler andchili that had been cooked inDutch ovens for visitors to try.

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make wood shingles and ham-mers, which he was givingaway to visitors.

"The kids seem to like thehammers," Schmidt said."I canshow them how to make (thehammers) or give them one, ifthey don't have enough time."

Mark Wing was giving ridesin a horse-drawn wagon throughUnion, while also talking aboutthe history of Union's commer-cial buildings.

Later in the afternoon, CarlaArnold and Friends, as well asTwisted Willows two differentbands performed.

"It's pure fun," Hohstadt said."It's a family-type event wherethey get to do things together."

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I have never had a busiersummer in my life and thatgoes for my job, as well asmy life.

Summer is winding toa close and the events areslowing down.

The temperatures aredropping and school is goingto start today. It's a greatfeeling.

I lost track ofhow manyparades I covered, andthe number of events theGrande Ronde Valley offeredwas beyond impressive.

My Saturdays were filledwith fairs, rodeos and somuch more that eventu-ally I had to accept that mySaturdays were going to befilled with event after event,and I did my best to not gettoo overwhelmed.

My calendar was filledwith the different options ofwhere I would be going onSaturday, and there wereusually multiple events to

I'm not complaining,though. It made the summergo by very fast. My week-ends consisted of weddings,outdoor activities and get-ting the heck out of Dodge. Iwelcome the fall season andthe feeling of slowing down.

As a reporter, though,the fall season also meanselection season is coming.It means school is back insession and there are educa-tional articles to be written.It means football games

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seems to slow. It's just dif-ferent seasons of differentevents and news coverage.

It's an interesting job,guaranteed to not be thesame on any given day. It'sexciting with hardly ever adull moment.

Another thing that hasbeen going strong over thesummer is the page you'rereading at the moment.

The Outskirts page hasbeen going well through thesummer, too. August markedsix months of having thepage and it seems to bepopular to subscribers-thank you for that.

The Observer is lookingfor some more people whowould be interested in writ-ing columns for the Out-skirts page.

We rotate the columniststhroughout the month, andall we ask is for someonewho loves the Grande RondeValley and is willing to talkabout their passion for thelocal area we live in, thenplease email me and we canadd you to the rotation.W e are also looking for

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TUESDAY Women's college

soccer: EasternOregon Universityat Menlo College,Athelton, California,1:30 p.m.

Prep boys soccer:La Grande atRiverside, 4 p.m.

Prep volleyball:La Grande atHermiston, 7 p.m.

Men's collegesoccer: EasternOregon Universityvs. MultnomahUniversity,Hermiston, 7 p.m.

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soccer: EasternOregon Universityat Mills College,Oakland, California,3:30 p.m.

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Shriver nabsfiRh place

Eastern OregonUniversity seniorKody Shriver tookfifth place at the Col-lege of Idaho-EasternOregon cross coun-try dual in Caldwell,Idaho, Saturday,finishing with a timeof 19 minutes, 52.75seconds in the 6K.

Lane Inwards tooksixth (19:55.32) andJack Howard finishedeighth (20:13.79).

For the women,McKenzie Evans waseighth with a time of15:50.85 in the 4K.Caitlyn Rowe endedninth (15:52.41) andAmanda Welch was10th (15:54.97).

The No. 13Yoteswon the men'sside, 42-17 in teampoints, and took thewomen's side, 50-15.Eastern next com-petes at the TreasureValley CommunityCollege Invite in On-tario Sept. 12.

Cubs' rightyhurls no-no

Jake Arrietapitched the sixth no-hitter in the majorsthis season andsecond against theLos Angeles Dodgersin 10 days, leadingthe Chicago Cubs toa 2-0 victory Sundaynight.

Arrieta (17-6) struckout a season-high12and became the first17-game winner inthe big leagues bythrowing baseball'sthird no-hitter in lessthan three weeks.

Astros right-hand-er Mike Fiers blankedthe NLWest-leadingDodgers 3-0 on Aug.21. Never before hadLos Angeles beenno-hit twice in one

Mountie women breakprogram mark for goals indominating home victoryBy Josh Benham

Justin Wagar felt like his teamwas going through the motions afterbuilding an early lead, so the EasternOregon University head coach chal-lenged the players at halftime.

It's safe to say they took the messageto heart.

Up 4-0 entering the second half, theMountaineers exploded for six goalsin just over 11 minutes to turn theirhome opener into a laugher, as Easterntrounced Sierra Nevada College 13-0in nonconference play Saturday at theEOU Soccer Field.

awe started to let down when we got

Eastern Oregon University sophomore forward Amanda Durrant leads an offensive attack Saturday against SierraNevada College (Nevada). Durrant scored two goals for the Mountaineers in a 13-0 blowout victory.

a lead,"Wagar said.awe didn't play upto our potential, and we got compla-cent. In the second half, we came outand played the way we should've."

Eastern set a new program-best forgoals in a match and totaled 28 shotson goal to just one from the Eagles.Freshman forward Zoe Anderson hada team-high three goals for the Mount-ies, as just about everybody got in onthe fun.

awe always (have a mindset of) firsttackle, first shot, first goal," said An-derson, who chipped in two assists."SoI definitely was prepared to come outstrong with that. It felt good to get awin at home. It's a confidence booster."

Sophomore forwards Morgan Delayand Amanda Durrant each tallied twogoals. Sophomore forward Maddi Cil-lay had two assists and a goal, juniordefender Lisa Clausen added a pair of

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No. 13 Eastern OregonUniversity was upset inits season opening gameSaturday, as the Mountieswere upended 40-28 by Col-lege of Idaho in a FrontierConference matchup inCaldwell, Idaho.

Quarterback Zach Bartlowwent 15-for-26 with 146yards through the air with atouchdown and an intercep-tion, adding 94 yards and ascore on the ground. Runningback Jace Billingsleyrushedfor 59 yards on 16 carries,and had a team-high sixreceptions for 45 yards andtwo touchdowns.

Wide receiver T.J. Esekieluhad three catches for 50yards through the air andalso tossed a 13-yard touch-down to Billingsley.

Linebacker Gary Postenled the Mounties with19 tackles, 11 solo, and

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La Grande has GOLtitle firmly in team'ssights after 2014 successBy Ronald Bond

With a trip to the Class 4A stateplayoffs now under its belt and aslew of experienced returners, hopesand expectations are high for theLa Grande boys soccer program asit gets set to take the field in 2015.

"Our goal is to win the (GreaterOregon League)," coach WadeWright said.awe can do that. We

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(also) want to get at least as far asthe quarterfinals (at state)."

Winning the GOL crown wouldrequire dethroning powerhouseMcLoughlin, which has laid claim tothe league title the last 11 sea-sons. The last team other than thePioneers to win the GOL was LaGrandein 2003.

But the Tigers took a step inthe right direction by splittingwith the Pioneers in 2014. In fact,La Grande's 4-3 home victory last

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assists and junior goalkeeper JessicaParker made the lone save to preserveEastern's shutout.

"It's still early in the season, but Ithink this team has a lot of potentialgoing forward,"Wagar said.awe got anopportunity to play everyone today andgive them a chance to shine."

Eastern controlled play from theopening minute, and Anderson andDurrant scored goals within a minuteof each other to take a 2-0 lead 11minutes in. Anderson scored again inthe 18th minute with a blast into theleft side of the net, and Kendall Lorethnotched Eastern's fourth goal off a nicecentering pass from Cillay with 14minutes left in the first half.

Sierra Nevada had one legitimatechance to score with eight minutes inthe half, but sprawled out for a nice

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Easternwinsthreeoffour

No. 6 Eastern Oregon University shookoff its first loss to outlast No. 8 VanguardUniversity (California) 25-20, 25-19, 23-25,22-25, 15-13, at the Big Sky ChallengeSaturday in Butte, Montana.

Middle hitter Emily Nay paced theMounties with 17 kills and four blocks inthe win. Defensive specialist Piper Cantrellled the Mounties with 24 digs, while setterRachelle Chamberlain totaled 51 assists.In the 26-24, 25-14, 23-25, 25-23, defeat

to No. 5 Rocky Mountain College (Mon-tana), Nay and middle hitter KasaundraTuma had 11 kills apiece, while Tumaand right-side hitter Isabelle Statkus bothearned seven blocks.

In Friday's action, Eastern bested Car-roll College (Montana) 25-19, 23-25, 19-25,25-15, 15-13, before topping University ofGreat Falls (Montana) 25-15, 25-23, 25-21.

In the five-set victory, Nay again led theteam with 18 kills. Chamberlain had 57assists, and Cantrell notched 32 digs.

Against Great Falls, Amanda Millersparked the Mounties with 14 kills. Defen-sive specialist Sara Pulaski had 18 digs,and Chamberlain totaled 46 assists.

Eastern (4-1 overall) opens CascadeCollegiate Conference play Thursday atCollege of Idaho in Caldwell.

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Easternfalls inFirst-evermatchBy Josh Benham

The Eastern OregonUniversity men's soccer teamhad a landmark day withits first match in programhistory Saturday. In frontof their home crowd, theMountaineers put on a solidshow and displayed what thefuture holds.

About the only thing thatdidn't go right was actuallygetting the ball in the net.

Eastern controlled playfor the majority of its seasonopener against SierraNevada College, generatingcountless scoring options. Butthe nerves of the first gamecropped up at inopportunetimes, and it mustered justone goal in a 2-1 nonconfer-ence defeat at the EOUSoccer Field.

"At the end of the day, thenerves got to us, I think,"Eastern head coach StanRodrigues said."(Sierra vada) showed a lot ofhearttoday, as well. But the jitterswere definitely there. I didn'tsleep much last night, either.Butitwas good for us tocome out and get punched inthe mouth in the first game."

Thirty shots were takenby the Mounties compared toseven Sierra Nevada shots,and Eastern finished with

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TOMORROW'S PICIC WHO'S HOT:

The No. 6 Eastern Oregon University volleyballteam went 3-1 over the weekend at the Big SkyChallenge in Montana, and included a five-setvictory over No. 8Vanguard University (Califor-niaj. Middle hitter Emily Nay was excellent in allfour matches, combining for 57 kills over the fourmatches. The sophomore had a team-high 18 killsin a victory over Carroll College (Montanaj Friday. 0

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WHO'S NOT

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(E.Rodriguez 7-5), 4:10 p.m.Seattle (Nuno 0-1) at Houston (Keuchel

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(Doubront1-1), 7:05 p.m.Texas (Lewis 14-6) at San Diego

(T.Ross 9-9), 7:10 p.m.Tampa Bay (Smyly 1-2) at Baltimore

(Tillman 9-9), 4:05 p.m.Cleveland (Co.Anderson 2-3) at

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