SOFTBALL: PILOT ROCK’S HOISINGTON RETIRES AFTER 16 YEARS/1B
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011
135th Year, No. 202
State opts
for higher
fees on
pot cards
2010 NATIONAL GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD FINALIST
One dollar
Ways and Means
doubles fees to help
fund health system
By JEFF BARNARD
and JONATHAN J. COOPER
The Associated Press
SALEM — Faced with tough budget
decisions, Oregon lawmakers have
decided to tap the popular medical
marijuana program for an estimated
$7 million to fund other health programs and reject a
pile of bills that would
have made it much
tougher for people to
get a medical marijuana card.
It’s a legislative attitude adjustment that
Legislative had marijuana advocates crying foul at the
action:
idea of doubling the
• Fee for card annual fees charged
increased to marijuana patients to
$200.
$200. But they think
• Low-income they it may move Orediscount dis- gon a step closer to
their goal of bringing
continued.
medical marijuana in• Changes
to the mainstream
expected to
economy where it can
bring in $7
be readily available
million
to anyone and taxed.
“It’s not good for the patients,” said
Christine McGarvin, a member of the
state Medical Marijuana Advisory
Committee. “I do appreciate the politics of it.”
Struggling families face
declining child care help
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Madison Schachtsick, 2, turns the page of a book as Mariah Shultz reads to her on Friday at Lil Angels Day Care in
Pendleton.
Cost of day care continues to rise
while state programs cut back
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Children play with Legos after lunch at Lil Angels Day Care on
Friday in Pendleton.
A little help with JOBS
In Oregon, the Department of Human Services runs a program
called Job Opportunity and Basic Skills, which helps train people on public assistance to join the workforce.
This year, funding is dropping from $125 million to $60 million
the biggest cut in the DHS. Some of this funding helps provide
child care for the clients.
Because of these cutbacks, the program will have to end services for about 20,000 people.
Urban city opens unused
river bottom for farming
Project gives residents
chance to raise crops
The Associated Press
EVERETT, Wash. — An
Everett group is hoping to put
10 acres of unused city-owned
river bottom land back to work
providing produce for local
food banks.
By next week, plots in the
Snohomish River valley will be
available to farm as part of an
initiative called the Red Barn
Community Farm.
Eventually, the land should
provide fresh produce for local
food banks and those who want
to do subsistence farming but
don’t have the acreage.
The community group or-
ganizing the farming project,
Transition Port Gardner, also
hopes to give Snohomish County a lesson in the challenges of
the 21st century: diminishing
fossil fuel and climate change.
“We’re determined to make
this work this summer,” said
project manager Dean Smith.
They’ve already run into some
obstacles. Smith He wanted the
land to be tilled and planted last
month but the wet, cold spring
has pushed back the start date.
The semi-retired mathematician grew up on a 240-acre
subsistence farm in the Midwest in the 1950s. He’s been
involved with community gardens most of his life.
See FARM/7A
By ERIN MILLS
East Oregonian
State legislators are cutting
the budget where it hurts
struggling families the most:
child care.
With the cost of care steadily on the upswing — it now
averages $450 per child per
month in Hermiston and can
be up to $685 in Pendleton —
many low-income parents rely on Head Start or
Department of Human Services programs such as
Employment Related Day
Care. But cuts to those programs are, or will soon, make
life more difficult for such
families.
Erica Pierce, mother of six
children under the age of 11,
is working toward an advanced degree and working
full time thanks to Employment Related Day Care.
Without it, Pierce would be
paying more than $2,000 a
month for child care, which
would almost take her entire
monthly paycheck from Blue
Mountain Community College, where she’s a student
success advisor.
“I really appreciate the
help, and I’m using it to try
and better my life and get to
the point where I won’t need
it anymore,” she said. “There’s
just no way I could afford
child care without the help.”
Fortunately for Pierce, she
was “grandfathered in” when
DHS restricted access to Employment Related Day Care,
to people who had recently
been in the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
program, about a year ago.
The state also recently
capped the number of families who can participate to
9,000.
But Pierce has not been insulated
from
cuts
at
Umatilla-Morrow Head Start.
When her son attended Head
Start full time last year it provided much-needed relief in
her child care bill — her copay is now $450. Pierce hoped
her three-year-old daughter
could begin a full-time Head
Start program next year, but
Head Start recently ended its
full-day program for four and
five year olds in Pendleton
because of budget cuts.
Head Start is also, for the
first time in years, not offering
full-day
summer
programs. Starla Halverson,
director of Head Start’s Child
Care Resource and Referral
office in Hermiston, said
many are relying on family
and friends for the summer.
Of more concern to Halverson are cuts to DHS programs
that help families pay for
child care while they work to
See MARIJUANA/7A
City water now
safe to drink
WESTON
East Oregonian
The city of Weston received notice
Saturday the water is now safe to drink.
The water distribution system was
checked for E. coli bacteria and found
clean, so the boil water notice has
been canceled.
Five water samples from five separate locations within the system were
submitted for testing.
Testing also confirmed the city’s
well head was clear of bacteria during
the entire incident, meaning the city’s
water source was not contaminated.
The Weston Public Works Department will continue to test the water
system during the next few weeks and
work with the State of Oregon Drinking Water Program to ensure access to
safe drinking water.
See CHILD CARE/7A
Skatepark throws down competition
PENDLETON
Contest features mostly locals
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
Anthony Melendez looks to reconnect with his
skateboard during Saturday’s P-Town Throwdown
at Rudy Rada Skatepark.
Judy Dickey isn’t your stereotypic skateboard
enthusiast. The Pendleton woman joined about
100 people along the concrete rims and bleachers during Saturday’s P-Town Throwdown.
Dickey’s eyes followed Kyle Ward, her 11-yearold grandson, as he shot out of the bowls and
grinded the surfaces at Rudy Rada Skatepark.
“I like skateboarding, but only from the sidelines,” Dickey said with a laugh.
Bob Ward said his son took up the sport about
four years ago after he received a skateboard
from a Portland radio station.
“We support him and he’s good at it,” Ward
said.
Thomas Sanders also had some cheerlead-
East Oregonian Weekend
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Astoria
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Enterprise
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Pendleton
Portland
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La Grande
72/55
Salem 77/55
72/42
72/51
John Day
Albany
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Corvallis
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Ontario
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Eugene
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Burns
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Medford
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Klamath Falls
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Normal high/low ............... 77°/51°
Record high ............. 103° in 1934
Record low ................ 41° in 1999
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Month to date ...................... 1.26"
Normal month to date ......... 0.33"
Year to date ......................... 9.36"
Last year to date ............... 10.03"
Normal year to date ............ 6.61"
Temperatures
High/low ........................... 76°/50°
Normal high/low ............... 80°/52°
Record high ............. 104° in 1934
Record low ................ 40° in 1973
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Month to date ...................... 0.54"
Normal month to date ......... 0.23"
Year to date ......................... 6.00"
Last year to date ............... 10.03"
Normal year to date ............ 5.53"
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Coastal Oregon: Clouds giving way to
some sun today. Patchy clouds tonight.
Eastern Washington: Some sun today;
a shower near the Idaho border and in
the mountains.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Partly
sunny today; a shower or thunderstorm
around in the upper Treasure Valley.
Cascades: Partly sunny today; pleasant
in the south. Partly cloudy tonight.
Western Washington: Clouds giving
way to some sun today.
Northern California: A thunderstorm in
the interior mountains today; clouds, then
sun at the coast.
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Providing
Nancy Bridges, VP,
quality management
St. Anthony Hospital
has a proud history of
providing compassionate,
safe, high-quality care to
our community during our
century-plus history in
Pendleton. Tracking that
success has become more
sophisticated over the
years, and the external
agencies and internal
committees to whom we
report have grown in
number
and
specifications.
For
example,
the
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS)
requires that we report
numerous
data
for
national comparisons and
best practices. On a
quarterly basis, along with
other hospitals in the
nation, we provide CMS
with our core data for
treatment of heart attack,
pneumonia and heart
failure as well as surgical
care improvement. In
2010,
St.
Anthony
Hospital
consistently
exceeded the national
score of 97 percent or
better for these areas. In
addition, our hospitalacquired infection rate
continues to be incredibly
low at 0.76 percent. This
is in comparison to the
national rate of 5 percent.
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Weekend fires burn RV, apartments
Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
Firefighters prepare to enter a motor home that caught fire Saturday morning in the 300 block of 11th Street in
Hermiston. According to Lt. Corey Gorham of Hermiston Fire and Emergency Services, when the owner attempted
to start the vehicle he heard a pop or explosion in the engine compartment. The owner attempted to extinguish the
blaze with a garden house. Gorham said five firefighters responded to the scene and the fire was contained to the
motor home, which was parked in a mobile home park. In addition, a Friday evening fire resulted in burned bushes,
melted siding and singed plywood at one of the buildings at Viewcrest Apartments on Southwest 13th Place in
Hermiston. No further information was available on that fire.
Oregon State Bar
seeks non-lawyers
for state panels
PORTLAND — The Oregon State Bar is seeking
public members to serve on
a variety of boards and committees.
The bar association regulates the practice of law in
Oregon, and provides numerous public services to
enhance the state’s justice
system and to help the public understand and access
the system.
Opportunities include positions on several boards
that work within the regulatory system, including the
Disciplinary Board, State
Professional Responsibility
Board, the Unlawful Practice of Law Committee,
Minimum Continuing Legal
Education Committee,
Client Security Fund and
the State Lawyers Assistance Committee.
Additionally, there are
positions open on groups
that work on issues such as
bar governance, professionalism in the legal
community, legal services to
low-income Oregonians, fee
arbitration, public service/public education about
the law, racial and ethnic
diversity in the profession-
BRIEFLY
al, work/life balance and judicial selection and
court-related issues affecting Oregon’s justice system.
Details about all positions
are online at www.oregonstatebar.org, or at (503)
431-6426, or (800) 452-8260,
Ext. 426. Questions can be
emailed to dedwards@osbar.org. Applications are
due July 8.
—Dean Brickey
information on “whether
the boilers are operating in
compliance with permit limits and in a manner that
protects human health and
the environment,” the news
release said. The DOC submitted reports for 2009 and
2010 late.
DOC didn’t appeal the
penalty, the news release
said, and corrections officials are considering an
environmental project as
part of the penalty payment.
Such a project can represent up to 80 percent of the
total penalty amount and
must demonstrate it will
benefit public health or
Oregon’s environment.
—Phil Wright
State fines prison for
environmental
Senate OKs new fish
violations
PENDLETON — State reg- and wildlife
ulators have levied a fine of
commissioners
$1,425 against the Oregon
Department of Corrections
for permit violations at Eastern Oregon Correctional
Institution in Pendleton.
A news release from the
Department of Environmental Quality said the
medium-security prison
failed to provide annual reports on the boilers the
facility uses at its site at
2500 Westgate in Pendleton.
Those reports include specific pollutant emission
SALEM — The Oregon
Senate has confirmed the
appointments of Holly Akenson to represent Eastern
Oregon and Michael Finley
to represent Western Oregon on the Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Commission.
Akenson, of Enterprise,
will replace Carter Kerns of
Pendleton, who has served
on the commission since
2003. Finley, of Medford,
will replace Marla Rae of
Salem, who has served
since 2002.
Holly Akenson is the director of Wallowa Mountain
Institute, the education and
outreach arm of Wallowa
Resources. She oversees applied research, and
education and outreach programs related to the
stewardship of the forests
and rangelands in Wallowa
County. Her background as
a wildlife biologist has afforded her many
opportunities to remain
connected to nature and the
land.
Finley is president of the
Turner Foundation, a private grant-making
foundation that supports
hundreds of grassroots national and international
organizations. Before joining the Turner Foundation,
he spent 32 years with the
National Park Service. During his career, Finley was
superintendent of Yellowstone National Park,
Yosemite and Everglades
National Parks and Assateague Island National
Seashore.
Dan Edge of Corvallis was
appointed commission
chair. He heads the Oregon
State University Department of Fisheries and
Wildlife.
—Dean Brickey
ver since I left the East Oregonian
sports department to start covering
Pendleton City Hall and the Pendleton School District last year, I’ve
written thousands of words about things important to each and every one of you.
Thursday was my last day on the job, and
now that it’s time to say goodbye, I find myself at a bit of a loss as I head off to Portland.
There is so much about
Pendleton and Eastern Oregon that I will miss, from the
generosity of its residents to
the innate, untouched beauty
of the land surrounding us.
I could exhaust myself writing about all the things I’ve
enjoyed living out here,
whether it was the way the
OWEN R.
hairs on the back of my neck
SMITH
pricked up every time I saw
the Round-Up Court race into
Comment
the arena on horseback or the
satisfaction I got helping a family fight off a
wildfire that was threatening their ranch.
But that would be preaching to the choir,
because if there’s anything that Pendleton
knows intimately, it’s community and tradition. Instead, I’m going to offer up some
friendly advice as someone who has no dog
in the fight to make Pendleton an even better
place to live.
Please continue the momentum for the numerous projects the city is undertaking —
most importantly, finishing the Barnhart
Road project by installing sewer, water and
natural gas lines up to the edge of the proposed industrial park. With a 4-cent gas tax
in place, it’s only fair to finish this project,
which I believe will be key to actually getting
a tenant.
Sunridge Middle School teacher Paul
Nolan mentioned this at Tuesday’s city council meeting, further proof that average
citizens are paying attention to economic development in town.
Larry Lehman’s contract is up in a year,
and the city already has been without an economic development director for months.
Hiring visionaries for these two positions is
paramount to Pendleton’s future success, but
I urge the council to keep in mind the need
to also select people who understand the
unique nature of the city and region.
As far as the school system goes, things
aren’t going to get any easier in the coming
years and it will be up to the community to
help bridge the gap between state funding
and the needs of the district.
There is already a small army of volunteers finding ways to make an impact, and
sadly I can only predict that their efforts will
be increasingly important.
Despite these challenges and more, I know
the people of Pendleton are up to the task,
simply because there are few communities
whose residents care more about their town
than here in the Round-Up City.
When I first rolled into town in September
2009, I was a stranger. Over the past two
years, Pendleton has become home, and perhaps that’s the biggest compliment I can give
as I say goodbye.
Umatilla County to review another draft of wind rules
PENDLETON
By SAMANTHA TIPLER
East Oregonian
On Tuesday, the Umatilla
County Board of Commissioners will hold another
meeting analyzing possible
changes to the rules allowing wind farms in the
county.
The board has spent
three previous meetings
pouring over the changes
proposed by the planning
commission.
“I really thing we’ve
come a long way,” said
Tamra Mabbott, county
planning director.
At this point the discussion isn’t whether wind
turbines will continue to be
in Umatilla County, she
said.
“Clearly Umatilla County is open for business,” she
said. “It’s a matter of how
the county will review and
issue permits in a balanced
way.”
Things seem to be falling
in line as the commissioners plan to review a draft of
the laws that is almost finished. Only four issues still
need to be settled, Mabbott
said. Those are: the setbacks between rural homes
and wind turbines, the big
issue of the Walla Walla watershed, the need for a
socioeconomic study and
how the wind companies
ensure payback after a
wind farm stops operation.
Rural home setbacks:
Setbacks have always
been a hot topic when it
comes to wind turbines. So
far, the parties making the
rules seem to agree on the
setbacks from a city (two
miles from an urban growth
boundary unless a city authorizes a lesser distance)
and from roads (110 percent
of the tower to blade
height).
But the distance between
a tower and rural home is
still up for debate.
The planning commission suggested two miles or
Want to know
more?
See the latest proposed draft, and a
comparison of older
drafts at the Umatilla County Planning
Department’s wind
power website:
www.co.umatilla.
or.us/planning/
wind_energy.html
Come to the meeting:
• Board of
commissioners
planning meeting
• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 14
• Media room,
Umatilla County
Justice Center,
4700 N.W.
Pioneer
Place, Pendleton
20 times the tower height.
The board of commissioners was considering a
half-mile inside the project
boundary, one mile outside
the boundary. Wind companies (which submitted a
draft of suggestions on May
3) suggested the same, but
called residents a “participating land owner” or
“non-participating land
owner.”
At the meeting Tuesday,
people will be allowed to
comment. In its documents,
the planning commission
asks for comments on this
issue. It wrote:
“The board has received
copious comment on what
setbacks should be required. At the June 14th
hearing the board is inviting testimony on the
following question: if a twomile setback from homes
was established, should
waivers be authorized, allowing wind towers to be
sited closer? And, if so,
what methodology or standards
should
be
established
for
such
waivers?”
Walla Walla watershed:
The Walla Walla watershed is a place and issue
that has come up at almost
every meeting Umatilla
County has held regarding
wind power development.
Objections have run from
Richard Jolly and the Blue
Mountain Alliance asking
to designate the land east of
Highway 11 as a special resource,
to
Milton-Freewater
Orchardist
Ron
Brown
explaining the extensive
work he and other irrigators have done to restore
the river and keep their water rights, to wildlife
experts talking about elk
wintering range and threatened and endangered
species in the area.
“The board has heard a
lot about the sensitive nature of the Blue Mountain
foothills and the Walla Walla watershed,” Mabbott
said. “What the board
heard is a there is a sense
of urgency.”
She said the board may
consider having special siting standards for the
watershed. Those could include
not
allowing
construction on highly
erodible soils, setbacks of
two miles from streams
with endangers species and
keeping wind turbines out
of sensitive habitats.
Socioeconomic study:
The planning commission and the board of
commissioners both would
like to require a socioeco-
nomic impact study from
wind power companies that
addresses “social, economic, public service, cultural,
visual and recreational aspects” that cold be affected
in communities near the
turbines.
The wind companies
‘comments ask for the requirement to be removed.
There also have been requests for a standard by
which this study could be
measured.
Mabbott said a socioeconomic study can be
different depending on the
wind project.
“It can be a page or pages
and pages,” she said. “It is
a more subjective document than what otherwise
might be evaluated in the
land use application, so
there’s pros and cons with
that as well.”
Payback:
Another part of the proposed laws requires wind
power companies prove
they can pay if a wind farm
stops production and has to
be torn down.
There are two ways a
company can prove it has
the funds: a surety bond
and a letter of credit.
In the proposed laws, the
county wants to only accept
a surety bond. The wind
companies would like the
letter of credit to remain an
option.
The Energy Facility Siting Council, the state entity
that decides on larger wind
farms, allows for both.
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Council’s
message:
It’s not you,
Larry, it’s us
Pendleton
Chairman of the Board
Pendleton
Director
Astoria
President
TOM BROWN
Pendleton
Secretary/Treasurer
Indianapolis, Ind.
Outside director
JEFF ROGERS
OUR VIEW
quantity, and while that can be
Breaking up from a long-term
a good thing, he’s not the manrelationship is painful.
ager the city wants at the helm
Not only do you have all the
for the next five-10 years.
emotional baggage to unpack
And in many ways, the council
and future plans to renegotiate,
is on to something. Because if
someone simply has to pull the
the city is intent on taking some
trigger and say, ‘It’s over.’
big steps forward, it needs
That, in effect, is what the
Pendleton City Council told City someone willing to be both the
Manager Larry Lehman at Tues- force and the face of the movement. Someone with fresh
day’s council meeting.
ideas, looking to make a name
The council even had the
in the world and put Pendleton
courtesy to make the ‘It’s not
even more prominently on the
you, it’s me’ speech — a classic
break-up move. Lehman’s annu- map.
Those are moves made more
al review was overwhelmingly
easily at the beginning of a capositive, and the members of
reer than the end.
the council had
And the time for
nothing but good
And in many
Pendleton to move
things to say about
now.
him. But, in the
ways, the council isHopefully
the
end, they voted 7-1
search will bring
to terminate his
is on to
out a strong candicontract.
something.
date ready to take
Basically, the
not only a hard
council members
Because if the
and serious look at
said they and the
city want somecity is intent on the city’s finances,
but also the lead
thing different. No
taking some big when it comes to
offense. After 18
out Pendleyears, it’s just not
steps forward, it putting
ton’s message to
working out. We’d
like to check out
needs someone the community and
the rest of the
our options. Play
willing to be
state.
the field, if you
Lehman’s worst
will.
both the force
marks on the evalWhat officially
in fact,
happened is the
and the face of uation,
were in communicouncil declined
to renew Lehman’s
the movement. cations and public
relations catecontract past 2012.
Someone with
gories. It seems if
He’ll serve out the
there was a neganext year, then end
fresh ideas,
tive note to be
his time as city
manager.
looking to make found, it was that
the manager didn’t
Among the ways
a name in the
let the council or
of being told your
community memtime is up, it’s not
world and put
bers know what
such a bad way to
go. He wasn’t fired,
Pendleton even was going on behind the scenes in
or even asked to
more prominently the city.
resign. His career
This was evident
in Pendleton was
on the map.
in the recent plan
just gracefully givto remake downen a definite end
town with wider
date 12 months
sidewalks and three lanes inaway.
stead of four. Merchants who
This does show a tremendous
would be impacted most were
amount of respect for the work
left out of the process and are
Lehman has done for the city.
now developing their own alterThe council was particularly
native solution.
complimentary about his hanThe development of the new
dling of finances, putting the
city in a great place to move for- industrial park on Barnhart
Road is another example of the
ward. Despite the ugly
need for a new direction. The
economic climate of the past
road has been constructed. But
few years, Pendleton has a $2.4
million cash carryover for emer- the water, sewer and natural
gas infrastructure is still not in
gencies, plus some money on
place. There is not even a sign
the way from a shrewd sale of
advertising the vacant land as
land to Keystone RV.
an industrial site or an economIf the city was looking for
ic development director to
someone on purely a financial
recruit clients.
management basis, they probaThe council voted for change
bly couldn’t do a lot better.
and for someone new to lead
Especially paired with
the city into the future.
Lehman’s love for the city and
The next step is for the councommunity. His colleagues and
cil to flesh out its own vision for
friends on the council said as
Pendleton and the kind of
much.
But the council also is looking leader it is seeking.
Lehman, meanwhile, can take
to move in a different direction,
and Lehman isn’t a different di- pride in what he accomplished
rection sort of guy. He’s a known during his long career.
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and Editor Tom Brown, Associate Publisher Kathryn Brown, Managing Editor Skip Nichols,
News Editor Daniel Wattenburger and Senior Reporter Dean Brickey. EO Publishing Co.
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that of the East Oregonian.
Pentagon pork barrel
metastasizes into class warfare
OTHER VIEWS
world combined.
“Now is not the time to talk about
Secretary of Defense Robert
defense cuts while we are engaged
Gates talks a good game but Pentain two theaters with men and
gon “cuts” turn out to be only cuts in
women in harm’s way.”
future increases.
This from Rep. Vicky Hartzler,
The morass of Pentagon spending
newly elected tea party Republican
came to a symbolic head Feb. 16
from the military-rich 4th congreswhen the House of Representatives
sional district of Missouri. She is
was called to vote on production of
talking about a Pentagon budget
a $450 million “second-source” enwhich, not even counting the two
RONALD
gine backed by House Speaker John
wars, has grown by 81 percent since
WOODBURY Boehner for the F-35 Joint Strike
2001.
Comment
Fighter. General Electric would
The cancer at the heart of Amerimake the second engine in an Indican democracy — and its budget —
ana factory where many workers in
is not unlimited campaign contributions,
Boehner’s House district live.
not tens of thousands of well-heeled lobbyBoehner’s new colleague, Hartzler, voted
ists, not congresspeople and their aides
back and forth between congressional posi- with Boehner to build the engine for a
plane that has had so many development
tions and corporate lobbying.
difficulties its projected per-plane cost has
It is not the massive increase in private
grown from $62 million a decade ago to
sector government contracts, not the fact
$153 million two
that each congressperdecades from now.
son represents his and
A week later, she reher own district before
leased a statement
the whole country.
declaring that she “has
It is all of those
followed through on
things interacting toher pledge to deal with
gether and best
the nation’s fiscal crisymbolized in the
sis by voting ‘yes’” on
hulking pork barrel
tea party proposals to
that is the Defense Deend “the job-destroypartment.
ing spending spree.”
Medicare and Social
Forget that the F-35
Security need to be rewas a military expenformed for the long
diture so unworthy
run, but lost in antithat two successive
government
presidents from oppopropaganda is the resite parties have
ality that these are
opposed it.
“entitlements” because ordinary people
House Armed Services Committee Chair
have for decades paid into them and they
Howard McKeon, an arch foe of Pentagon
are today still in surplus, not deficit.
You can’t balance the budget on Planned cuts, also voted for the second engine.
Lockheed-Martin, Boeing and Northrop
Parenthood, WIC (Women, Infants and
Grumman, three of the largest Pentagon
Children Nutrition), the Environmental
contractors, have facilities in his California
Protection Agency and tiny cabinet budgdistrict and he is the single largest House
ets. Even interest payments are still under
recipient of campaign contributions from
5 percent of the total budget.
the industry.
Once all the above are taken out, you
The unsuccessful effort drew a split vote
have left only the Pentagon, about 19 per— 130 Republicans and 68 Democrats —
cent of the total budget, and Medicaid,
but was no shining monument to bipartiunemployment and welfare, about 29 persanship. Rather, it memorialized the
cent.
bipartisan realization that, sooner or later,
If then, tax increases on the wealthy are
every Congressperson needs pork barrel
off the table and the Pentagon is exempt
votes for projects in his or her district.
from cuts, the unconscionable result is to
Hartzler, whom I single out for her
throw all the costs of “fiscal responsibility”
hypocrisy, is actually no worse than any
on the neediest of our citizens.
other congressperson desperate for local
Talk about class warfare!
pork and campaign contributions. And
The defense budget is $700 billion
General Electric has not given up.
spread across every state for military
With no high rollers to lobby and give
bases, personnel and weapons we don’t
campaign contributions for them, the unneed, and sweetheart contracts guaranteeemployed and those on Medicaid and
ing profits for some of the richest
welfare will pay the price.
corporations in the country.
I
The Pentagon budget, Bloomberg Business Week reports, is 12 times the size of
Ronald Woodbury has a Ph.D. in history
China’s and Britain’s, 17 times Russia’s, 47
and economics. Following a career in college
times Israel’s and 73 times Iran’s. We have
teaching and administration, he and his wife
more nuclear-powered attack and cruiseretired to Pendleton where their daughter lives
missile submarines (57) than the rest of the
with her husband and four children.
You can’t balance the
budget on Planned
Parenthood, WIC
(Women, Infants and
Children Nutrition), the
Environmental
Protection Agency and
tiny cabinet budgets.
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Q&A
Sunday, June 12, 2011
SUNDAY
OP-ED
East Oregonian
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EAST OREGONIAN
THIS WEEK:
J.D. Smith
Grant writer
Each week, we profile a resident of our region
What do you like to do in your free time?
Chill. Some woodwork, some leatherwork, some writing, too much television.
Where do you live?
Athena
Where did you go to school?
Alliance Nebraska High School, Tufts University
What do you do?
Grant writer (fiction writer with a patina of law clerk)
What's the best thing about your work?
I work in the non-profit arts and music realm, where
people tend to be smart and gentle.
Who is the historical figure you most admire?
Eugene V. Debs
The living person you most admire?
Any one of the thousands of people who work as aides
in hospitals.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Two of them: SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee), McComb, Mississippi, 1964, and winning
the National Book Award for The Whole Earth Catalog
in 1972.
What is the most difficult challenge in your life these
days?
Chemotherapy and the roller coaster associated with it.
What type of electronic equipment do you carry around
with you?
One dumb phone
What is your name?
J.D. Smith is my birth certificate name;
challenging at best.
What do your friends call you?
Jelly Donut.With a generic last name, one
must be innovative or a tad childish.
How old are you?
69
If you had to live in another country for a year, where
would you go?
Some tributary of the Amazon where a Zippo lighter is
way juju high-tech.
If you could change one thing in your community, what
would that be?
Bring arts and music back into to the schools.
What is at the top of your bucket list?
An extended camping trip by ultralight aircraft
What is your favorite beverage?
Straight soda water
Tell us about the best book you've read lately.
I rather thoroughly read The New Yorker and The
Economist weekly, leaving very little time for big old
conventional books, but I do sneak in a Tarzan novel
now and then.
Your most prized possession?
I have too much stuff. Watch this space. Garage sale to
follow.
What's the funniest thing that ever happened to you?
I once fell down a flight of stairs while introducing a
nervous young violinist who was auditioning for a youth
orchestra. The tumble took the spotlight off her just
long enough to relax her performance.
What is your guiltiest pleasure?
Nutella, peanut butter, air bread and Pepsi consumed
in the prone position.
What's the one question we didn't ask that you'd like to
answer?
Why haven't we brought the troops home yet?
Sunday Q&A is a weekly feature. We believe that variety is the spice of life, and are always on the lookout for Eastern Oregonians to participate. If you'd like to volunteer, or
if you have someone else in mind, e-mail Kathryn B. Brown at kbbrown@eastoregonian.com, write to her at 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801, or call 541-278-2667.
Yemen: Unraveled, unwieldy and uncertain
OTHER VIEWS
Every week another
country of the Middle
East captures our attention. A week ago, it was a
bomb blast at Friday
prayers that injured the
embattled ruler of the
country, Ali Abdullah
Saleh, and many of his
top officials, requiring
HARRIET their evacuation for medical treatment in Saudi
ISOM
Arabia.
Comment
Whether Saleh, a wily,
tenacious ruler for 33 years will now
agree to step down is anyone’s
guess.
This is a country reeling from weeks of
demonstrations against Saleh, military
battles between rival elite families and
unraveling control of Yemen. Yemen also
is riled by Southern secessionists, a
northern Shiite minority rebellion and
plentiful jihadists, including the Yemeni
branch of al-Qaeda. Maybe even the Somali pirates will be moving freely into
southern Yemen. It’s a worrisome situation.
Yemen is one of the oldest centers of
civilization in the Near East, home of the
legendary Queen of Sheba. It lies strategically at the southern end of the
Arabian Peninsula at the exit of the Suez
Canal/Red Sea into the Gulf of Aden. Today’s population of 23 million is
organized around tribes whose rivalries
run deep. Most tribes have heavily
armed militias; outside the major cities,
order is kept by tribal chiefs with their
own complicated loyalties. Its terrain
has been a key isolating factor in its history. Except for the narrow coastal band,
the country has an average elevation of
6,000 feet. If it were less volatile, Yemen
today would undoubtedly be a major
tourist stop. Its capital, Sanaa, is 2,500
years old and a declared World Heritage
City. Even though a small country, Yemen
contains two regions with extraordinarily different histories that hinder
successful unification today. The northern Yemeni region was under the
Ottoman Empire and then local caliphs;
it joined the U.N. as an independent
country in 1947. Republican forces
gained control in 1962, whom Saudi Arabia opposed, but ultimately accepted in
1970. Saudi Arabia thereafter has provided substantial budgetary support,
including funds, to fight the Shiite minority in the northern border region and
AP photo
A female supporter of Yemeni President
Ali Abdullah Saleh, shouts slogans
while another woman holds up his
poster, during a rally in Sanaa, Yemen,
on Friday.
al-Qaeda forces who want to overthrow
the Saudi monarchy. Saleh comes from
this northern half.
The southern Yemeni region, in contrast, came under British rule when the
port of Aden was captured in 1939. Nationalist groups turned to terrorism in
the 1960s to drive out the British and succeeded in 1967. A radical wing of the
Marxist party gained power and sided
with the Soviets, who sustained it with
aid until the Soviet Union collapsed in
the early 1990s. Southern Yemen then
merged with the northern half. Succession sentiments have not died out,
however, especially since Saleh’s northerners have monopolized political power
and the diminishing oil receipts. Overall,
this united Yemen remains the poorest
Middle Eastern country.
Yemen is well known as a fertile recruiting ground for jihadists who have
been ultra-keen to fight in conflicts in
Bosnia, Iraq, Somalia, Afghanistan and
Pakistan. Indeed, more than half of the
remaining detainees in Guantanamo Bay
are Yemenis. It is also a safe haven for
increasingly sophisticated militant jihadist planning and operations. The
Yemeni branch of al-Qaeda is one such
group, and today is judged to pose the
greatest immediate threat to the U.S. and
Europe, particularly since the demise of
bin Laden in Pakistan. The Americanborn radical cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, is a
member and proving skilled in Internet
recruitment.
Since the bombing of the USS Cole in
Aden harbor in 2000, the U.S. has been
pushing the oft times reluctant Saleh
hard to counter al-Qaeda, and will certainly want any successor to do the same.
Now fearful of the vacuum being created
by the current power struggle, the U.S.
took the initiative a few days ago to
strike and kill al-Qaeda militants in
southern Yemen with armed drones and
fighter jets. Weeks earlier, drone aircraft
had tried but failed to kill Awlaki.
Saleh’s long held position was in jeopardy as soon as the “Arab Spring”
demonstrations began in Tunisia and
spread to Egypt. Yemini youth protesters
and a relatively well-organized opposition coalition have been ratcheting up
the pressure on Saleh to step down. He
has endured increasing military and
tribal defections, but he still has supporters.
Saleh at first said yes to a brokered
agreement for transition, arranged by
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States, one
that gave him immunity so that he could
step down with dignity. But then he never signed it, evidently fearful for the
future of the dozens of family members
he has installed in government and business. Long a survivor of Yemen’s scrappy
politics, he opted to ride out this latest
threat. His eldest son controls the powerful Republican Guard; other sons and
family members run the best trained and
equipped military and intelligence units.
And while Saleh is in Saudi Arabia recovering from his wounds, they remain
in Yemen. But the plot against Saleh has
a bigger cast. For several years relations
between the Saleh and al-Ahmar families have deteriorated. There is a
generational transition going on in both
families, whose patriarchs once had a
power-sharing agreement. The blueblood
al-Ahmar family believes it should have
a turn ruling Yemen. Armed conflict between them erupted in Sanaa last week.
Saleh blamed that family for the Friday
bomb explosion (which it denies), and
his forces attacked their locations. With
effort, a cease fire was arranged.
Among the many prominent al-Ahmar
brothers is a business tycoon named
Hameed, who owns the Sabafon mobile
network and a TV channel. The opposition coalition has been using this mobile
network to send out messages to organize
the protests. Hameed stunned Yemen
last August by daring to go on al Jazeera
TV to call on Saleh to step down and not
to try to enthrone his son. He is expected
soon to assume leadership of his father’s
Islah party, the largest opposition party
in Yemen.
Yet another influential player in this
drama is Army Gen. Ali Mohsin al-Ahmar (a half-brother of Saleh and no
relation to the al-Ahmar family above).
He defected from Saleh in March in part,
it is thought, to prevent Saleh’s son from
succeeding his father. General Mohsin
has deployed his armored tank division
at strategic locations in Sanaa and can
play a significant role in determining the
outcome of any future armed clashes.
Yemen teeters on the brink of renewed
violence from a variety of disgruntled
sources. Armed tribesmen have just driven out government troops from Yemen’s
second largest city, Taiz. Opposition leaders are calling for a presidential council
to assume immediate rule. Saleh’s sons
are poised to fight back.
Saudi and Gulf officials are working
hard in Riyadh to broker a solution
while Saleh is there. They appear to be
continuing to urge his agreement to their
earlier transitional government proposal
as the best means of preventing violence
in Yemen. The U.S. favors that process,
beginning now. But, then, Saudi Arabia
was furious at the Americans for abandoning Mubarak in Egypt to support a
democratic transition. If Saleh balks,
will Saudi Arabia really force him to
step down? No one dares assume it will.
Stay tuned. There is much to watch
and worry about in Yemen.
I
Ambassador Harriet Isom grew up in
Pendleton and has retired to the family
ranch. She was a career diplomat serving in
Asia and Africa from 1961 to 1996.
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Ferguson Scholarships awarded
SCHOLARSHIPS
ATHENA — Five members of the Weston-McEwen
High School Class of 2011
have been selected to receive scholarships from the
Earl and Jane Ferguson
Scholarship Fund. They
are Cole Albee, Renee Baumann,
Tiffany
Cain,
Andrew Greenwalt and
Leanne Harnden.
Each of these students
has been awarded a $1,000
scholarship, based on a
good scholastic record,
demonstrated leadership
qualities, good citizenship
and respect for the law.
They also have a desire to
excel, an attitude for posthigh school training and
financial need.
Earl and Jane Ferguson
grew up in Weston. Earl became superintendent of the
Weston School District and
then continued on to the
Klamath Falls School District, serving 24 years. Jane
is a member of the pioneer
Gordon Family. They return to Weston with some
frequency and enjoy the
Annual Pioneer Picnic.
Cole Albee, son of Dennis
and Laree Albee of Athena,
plans to major in music and
education, as well as funeral sciences, at Mt. Hood
Community College. Cole
has been involved with
Drama Club, Book Club,
FFA, Pipes and Drums,
Honors Choir, Tennis and
he served as basketball
manager. He plays with two
pipe bands, is involved with
a youth group and helps
with set-up for Caledonian
Days in Athena.
Renee Baumann, daughter of Robert and Kathleen
Baumann of Weston, plans
to pursue veterinary medicine,
beginning
her
education at Walla Walla
Community College. She
will be playing volleyball
there. She lettered all four
years in volleyball and has
received many awards,
both in conference and at
the state level. She was the
Blue Mountain Conference
Player of the Year, OSAA
class 2A state player of the
year, OSAA player of the
match in the state championship game, All-East
Oregonian player of the
year and served as team
captain. Renee also served
as ASB treasurer and president
of
the
Weston-McEwen
High
Metal theft part of ‘epidemic’
RECORDS
East Oregonian
School chapter of the National Honor Society. Her
list of community service is
extensive. She is very active
in her church and known
for her singing. She graduated with a 4.20 GPA.
Tiffany Cain, daughter of
Kent and Lisa Cain of
Athena, also will be playing
volleyball at Walla Walla
Community College. She
was an all-state team member at the state tournament.
She plans to pursue a career in pediatric nursing.
She is a member of the National Honor Society, FFA
drama club, a dancer with
the Highland Lassies and
plays the lead snare drum
in the Pipes and Drums
band. She played basketball as well as volleyball,
and served as captain of the
team. She read books to elementary students, worked
on the Gem Theater project,
helped
at
the
Milton-Freewater Junior
Show on clean-up day and
made baby blankets for the
Pregnancy Care Center.
Andrew Greenwalt, son
of Beth and Rich Greenwalt
of Athena, plans to study
nursing at Walla Walla
Community College. He is a
three-sport athlete, captain
in football and baseball
and was chosen to play in
the Oregon East/West
Shrine football game. Andrew has been involved
with the Gem Theatre project and served as ASB vice
president.
Leanne Harnden, daughter of Jodi Harnden of
Athena, plans to study mathematics and possibly go to
law school after graduation.
She will attend Boise State
University in the fall. She
has been class treasurer all
four years, ASB Secretary
and a member of the National
Honor
Society.
Leanne played varsity volleyball for three years at
Weston-McEwen, and also
played club volleyball. She
has volunteered for a number of community service
activities.
The Earl and Jane Ferguson Scholarship Fund is
a component fund of the
Blue Mountain Community
Foundation supported by a
volunteer committee. The
committee is comprised of
residents from the AthenaWeston area and is chaired
by Granella Thompson.
Family members run for cover
from Grandma’s talk marathons
DEAR ABBY
Dear Abby: No one in my feelings. What’s the proper
family will tell my grand- thing to do in this situation?
mother the reason they — Drop The “E,” Please, In
don’t call her is she talks too Pittsburgh
Dear Drop The
much. None of us is
“E”: Whoever adretired like she is,
dressed
your
and our evenings
invitation may have
are chaotic enough
been in a hurry, or
without a two-hour
your married name
conversation with
may have been inher. Relatives ask
correctly entered
me to relay mesinto a database. Besages on their
cause you are
behalf so they won’t
JEANNE
friendly with your
have to call her.
PHILLIPS
step-cousin, call
She’s always crying
advice
her and remind her
and telling me I’m
about the proper
the only one who is
spelling of your married
“good to her.”
I’d feel guilty if I had to name. Wouldn’t you want to
tell Grandma the truth — know? I would.
Dear Abby: When I was in
but I, as well as the rest of
the family, have had enough fourth grade, I was a bully.
of her long, guilt-inducing I remember one girl, Martalks and trips down mem- garet, whose life I made
ory lane from 1940. How can particularly miserable with
I get the point across with- verbal and physical abuse.
out
devastating
her Every time I did it, I immesensitive nature? — Captive diately felt guilty because I
saw how devastated and
Audience In Florida
Dear Captive Audience: unhappy she was. I knew
The next time your grand- her pain because I had a
mother tells you you’re the rotten home life.
I grew up to be a respononly one who is good to her,
you need to tell her she’d sible citizen and loving
have better luck with the mother, but as I approach
other relatives if she limit- 80, I still wish I could tell
ed the length of her phone Margaret how sorry I am.
calls to them. Encourage How do I resolve this? —
her to find other interests Former Bully In Albuso she isn’t as lonely and de- querque
Dear Former Bully: Bependent as she appears to
be. To do so isn’t cruel; cause you know Margaret’s
you’ll be doing her a favor age and place of birth, try
because what’s driving peo- Googling her. If you find her,
ple away is her neediness. offer the apology. However,
I don’t know what your if she is deceased, you’ll
grandmother retired from, have to work on forgiving
but she should have retired yourself.
Today, many schools have
TO something more than
her telephone. Unless she programs that discourage
lives in the wilderness, she or prevent bullying. It’s sad
should be encouraged to get for you and Margaret that
there was no one to reach
out and volunteer.
Dear Abby: I received a out to who could have made
wedding invitation from my things better for both of you.
step-cousin. She has been Had there been, it might
part of the family since we have made both your childwere kids. We have always hoods more pleasant.
Dear Abby is written by
had a friendly relationship.
My problem is, my last Abigail Van Buren, also
name is misspelled on the known as Jeanne Phillips,
invitation. I’m married, so I and was founded by her
no longer use the family mother, Pauline Phillips.
Dear
Abby
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Sunday, June 12, 2011
MILTON-FREEWATER
By SHEILA HAGAR
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
A metal theft over the weekend in
Milton-Freewater has added to a
growing regional “epidemic,” law
enforcement officials said.
A truckload of metal and “hundreds of brake shoes” were taken
from a residence on Eastside Road
sometime between Friday night and
Monday morning. Sgt. Tawin Compton of the Umatilla County Sheriff’s
Office said the theft appears to have
been planned and probably occurred at night.
The surge in recent years of metal theft has matched the diminishing
availability of ephedrine, a component in the manufacturing of
methamphetamine, Compton said.
While the number of regional meth
labs has dropped, addicts are selling
stolen metal to finance a drug habit
in many cases.
The economy may have driven
some to see metal as a source of cash,
he added.
Stolen metal — copper, brass and
aluminum are highly sought-after —
is difficult to track.
“You see the scrap metal, but if
you cannot prove it (as stolen), you
can’t seize it,” Compton said. “We
have made arrests, but we’re usually only able to prove a small
percentage of those.”
Farm irrigation equipment often
serves as a crop ripe for picking for
such thieves, he said. Brass sprinkler
heads, aluminum pipes and copper
wiring are the low-hanging fruit in
remote fields.
Some thieves use a middle man to
make deals with metal and scrap salvage yards and others shuffle stolen
metal back and forth between Washington, Oregon and Idaho. It’s easier
to sell away from the area where it
was stolen, the sergeant said.
Laws are changing in Oregon to
help stem the problem. People must
have a permit to transport metal, and
buyers of the product are required
to hold it for three to seven days before reselling or transporting it
again. That way officials can warn
salvage yard owners of a large theft,
and they can be on the alert, Compton said.
Farmers and others are having
some success with neighborhood
watch-type programs that include
night patrols, as well as using plastic sprinkler heads and storing
irrigation equipment on land close
to residential areas.
His department has made some inroads with recent arrests of metal
thieves, Compton said. “But it seems
like there are others stepping up to
take their place.”
SERVICES
MOYNIHAN — The community is
invited to a memorial mass for Sister Mary Columba Moynihan at 6
p.m., Tuesday, June 14 at St. Francis
Chapel at St. Anthony Hospital.
The nun, known as Sister Columba, died on May 25 at age 97
Sister Columba entered religious
life with the Sisters of St. Francis of
Philadelphia in 1934. Before coming
to Pendleton in 1947, she was direc-
tor of Child Maternal Care and a
nurse anesthetist at St. Joseph Hospital in Tacoma. Later, the sister
returned to Ireland to minister 12
years in Mallow, before returning to
Pendleton to resume her volunteer
prayer ministry.
In her later years, Sister Columba
spent most of her waking hours at the
hospital, praying with patients during morning and evening rounds.
CLUB MEETINGS
TODAY
HERMISTON EAGLES
BREAKFAST, 8-11 a.m., 160
N.W. Second St. Members
and guests welcome.
HUNGRY SPIRIT, 8:30
a.m., Roosters Restaurant,
1515 Southgate, Pendleton.
PENDLETON EAGLES
BREAKFAST, 9 a.m. to noon,
Pendleton Eagles Lodge #28,
428 S. Main St., Pendleton.
Open to members and
guests. (541-278-2828).
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, noon, FIrst Methodist
Church, 352 S.E. Second St.,
Pendleton.
OPEN AA MEETING, noon,
680 Harper Road, Hermiston. (541-567-2522).
HUNTINGTON/PARKINSON
SUPPORT GROUP, 2-4 p.m.,
Conference Room 5, Good
Shepherd Medical Center,
610 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston. (Pam 541-564-7544).
KBLU-FM COMMUNITY RADIO, 4:30 p.m., Red Lion
Hotel, 304 S.E. Nye Ave.,
Pendleton.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
7 p.m., 248 S.W. 3rd St.,
Pendleton.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
7:30 p.m., Hermiston United
Methodist Church, 191 E.
Gladys Ave.
OPEN AA MEETING, 8
p.m., 680 Harper Road, Hermiston. Contact
541-567-2522 for more information.
MONDAY
TELEPHONE PIONEERS,
9:30 a.m., Cookie Tree Cafe,
30 S.W. Emigrant Ave.,
Pendleton. (Trudi Engen
541-443-4371).
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, noon, FIrst Methodist
Church, 352 S.E. Second St.,
Pendleton.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
noon, 248 S.W. 3rd St.,
Pendleton.
OPEN AA MEETING, noon,
680 Harper Road, Hermiston. (541-567-2522).
GARDENING FRIENDS, 2
p.m., venue varies, Boardman. (Margie Park
541-481-2570).
PENDLETON PARKINSON’S
SUPPORT/TELEHEALTH
FAMILY, 2-4 p.m., Pendleton
City Hall. (Sue Peterson 541276-4569 or Barbara & Dale
Brandt 541-276-1074).
EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS,
5:15-6:15 p.m., 316 S.E.
Second St., Pendleton. (Lori
541-379-4118).
SUICIDE BEREAVEMENT
SUPPORT GROUP, 5:30-7
p.m., at the office of Mary A.
Johnson, PhD., 202 S.E. Dorion Ave., Suite 103,
Pendleton.
(MARYABQ@aol.com).
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 6 p.m., Good
Shepherd Medical Center
conference room 6, 610
N.W. 11th St. Hermiston.
(541-571-2965).
IRRIGON MOOSE LODGE
TACOS AND BINGO, 6-9
p.m., tacos; 6:30-9 p.m., bingo. Bingo open to the public,
220 N.E. Third St. (541-9221802 from noon-8 p.m.)
GREENFIELD GRANGE
MEETING, 6:30 p.m. at The
Hall, Boardman.
OPEN AA MEETING, 6:30
The Franciscan nun woke early
each morning in her apartment
across the street and reached the
hospital by about 5 a.m. She made
her way around the surgical floor,
soothing patients’ pre-surgery jitters
and petitioning God for healing.
Each morning and evening, she
prayed over the hospital intercom.
A reception will follow Tuesday’s
memorial mass.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
p.m., Echo Methodist
Church, Bonanza Street.
(541-571-6257 or 541-7206889).
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
6:30-8 p.m., Stanfield Assembly of God Church, 350
N. Sherman St., Stanfield.
UMATILLA-MORROW HEAD
START, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 110
N.E. Fourth St., Hermiston.
(Leanna 541-564-6878).
INLAND NORTHWEST MUSICIANS CHORALE, 7 p.m.,
Harris Jr. Academy gym,
3121 S.W. Hailey Ave.,
Pendleton. (Teresa Best
541-289-4696).
HERMISTON AMATEUR
RADIO CLUB, 7:30 p.m.,
Hermiston Fire Station 3,
Westland Road.
VFW POST No. 922, 7:30
p.m., VFW Hall, 1221 S.E.
Court Place, Pendleton.
OPEN AA MEETING, 8
p.m., 680 Harper Road, Hermiston. (541-567-2522).
TUESDAY
ADDICTION RECOVERY
PROGRAM, For time and
place contact 541-567-8717,
541-481-2301,
dbv@eotnet.net,
daisy4larae@yahoo.com or
wa-spokane@ldschurch.org.
Everyone is welcome.
UMATILLA KIWANIS, 6:15
a.m., Keep It Simple Suppers, 1570 Sixth St.,
Umatilla. (541-922-3226).
“A NEW FREEDOM” OPEN
AA MEETING, 6:45-7:45
a.m., Cookie Tree Restaurant
back room, 30 S.W. Emigrant
Ave., Pendleton.
TOPS, 8:30-9 a.m., weighin; 9-10 a.m., meeting,
Landmark Baptist Church,
125 E. Beech Ave., Hermiston.
STATE EMPLOYEES NOHOST RETIREMENT
BREAKFAST, 9 a.m., Shari’s
Restaurant, 319 S.E. Nye
Ave., Pendleton.
BIBLE STUDY, 10 a.m.,
Great Pacific Wine & Coffee
Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton. Sponsored by the First
United Methodist Church of
Pendleton. (Sandy Kimbrow
541-276-2616).
GREENFIELD GRANGE
PINOCHLE, 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., at The Hall, 209 N.W.
First St., Boardman.
MACULAR DEGENERATION
SUPPORT GROUP, 10:30
a.m. Edith Bishel Center for
the Blind and Visually Impaired, 628 N. Arthur,
Kennewick. (509-735-0699).
ROUND-UP REPUBLICAN
WOMEN, 11:45 a.m., to
1:15 p.m., Pendleton Elks
Lodge, 14 S.E. Third St.
Luncheon admission $10.
(541-278-1210).
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, noon, FIrst Methodist
Church, 352 S.E. Second St.,
Pendleton.
OPEN AA MEETING, noon,
680 Harper Road, Hermiston. (541-567-2522).
PENDLETON KIWANIS
CLUB, noon, Blues Room,
St. Anthony Hospital, 1601
S.E. Court Ave. Guests welcome. (541-278-3233).
CANCER SURVIVORS
LUNCHEON, 1 to 2 p.m., St.
Anthony Hospital, 1601 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton. (Larry
Blanc t 541-966-0528).
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Today is the 163rd day
of 2011. There are 202
days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On June 12, 1963, civil
rights leader Medgar
Evers, 37, was shot and
killed outside his home in
Jackson, Miss. (In 1994,
Byron De La Beckwith
was convicted of murdering Evers and sentenced
to life in prison; he died in
2001.)
On this date:
In 1665, England installed
a
municipal
government in New York,
formerly the Dutch settlement
of
New
Amsterdam.
In 1776, Virginia’s colonial legislature became
the first to adopt a Bill of
Rights.
In 1898, Philippine nationalists
declared
independence
from
Spain.
In 1920, the Republican
national
convention,
meeting in Chicago, nominated Warren G. Harding
for president on the tenth
ballot. Calvin Coolidge
was nominated for vice
president.
In 1939, the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
and Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown,
N.Y.
In 1967, the Supreme
Court, in Loving vs. Virginia, struck down state
laws prohibiting interracial marriages.
In 1971, Tricia Nixon
and Edward F. Cox were
married in the White
House Rose Garden.
In 1981, major league
baseball players began a
49-day strike over the issue
of
free-agent
compensation. (The season did not resume until
Aug. 10.) “Raiders of the
Lost Ark,” directed by
Steven Spielberg and
starring Harrison Ford as
Indiana Jones, was first
released.
In 1987, President
Ronald Reagan, during a
visit to the divided German city of Berlin,
publicly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail S.
Gorbachev to “tear down
this wall.”
In 1991, Russians went
to the polls to elect Boris
N. Yeltsin president of
their republic.
Ten years ago: President George W. Bush
arrived in Madrid, Spain,
on his first official trip to
Europe. A federal court in
New York sentenced Mohamed Rashed Daoud
Al-’Owhali, a Saudi Arabian follower of Osama
bin Laden, to life in
prison without parole for
his role in the deadly
bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya.
Five years ago: Al-Qaida
in Iraq named a successor
to slain leader Abu Musab
al-Zarqawi, Abu Ayyub alMasri, who was killed in a
U.S.-Iraqi air strike in
April 2010. FBI statistics
showed violent crime
across the U.S. surged in
2005 by the largest margin
in 15 years. Pittsburgh
Steelers quarterback Ben
Roethlisberger broke his
jaw and nose in a motorcycle crash. Composer
Gyorgy Ligeti died in Vienna, Austria, at age 83.
Today’s Birthdays: Former President George
H.W. Bush is 87. Singer Vic
Damone is 83. Rock musician John Linnell (They
Might Be Giants) is 52.
Rapper Grandmaster Dee
(Whodini) is 49. Actress
Paula Marshall is 47. Actress Frances O’Connor
is 44. Actor Jason Mewes
is 37. Blues musician Kenny Wayne Shepherd is 34.
Singer Robyn is 32. Country singer Chris Young is
26.
Thought for Today: “Adventure is not outside
man; it is within.” —
George Eliot, English novelist (1819-1880).
© 2011, The Associated
Press. All rights reserved.
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CHILD CARE: More parents turn to families, friends
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Continued From 1A
get back on their feet. In addition to the changes
mentioned above in Employment Related Day
Care, DHS plans significant cuts to Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families, which includes the
Jobs Opportunity and Basic
Skills (JOBS) program.
Funding for JOBS is dropping from $125 million to
$60 million, the biggest
budget hit within DHS. As
a result, the agency is reducing the amount of time
a family can participate,
and shrinking the program
offerings.
JOBS still will attempt to
reach its caseload of 25,000
people, but they will cycle
through the program more
quickly, said Marge Reinhart, administrator of the
office of self-sufficiency
programs. By July 15, she
said, JOBS will be serving
somewhere around 5,000
people. Others will be shifted to other programs or
referred to community organizations.
“One of the things that became clear as we’ve started
(cutting) is that TANF and
the JOBS program had become a kind of core piece of
the safety net in Oregon,”
Reinhart said. “So it’s really
creating a pretty significant
hole in some of those ‘safety
net’ social services.”
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Caden Giesen, 3, gets a peanut butter and jelly sandwich from Amanda Tinhof on
Friday during lunch time at Lil Angels Day Care in Pendleton.
Reinhart said many
child care providers soon
will see the effects of these
changes, as families move
in and out of the JOBS program. In addition, though
the reimbursement rate
for childcare will remain
the same, the number of
hours that JOBS can help
pay for child care will decline.
Halverson said she expects families to get even
more creative with child
care solutions than they al-
ready are. Calls to the referral office have declined
since the recession hit, she
said, which indicates fewer families can afford to
pay for “official” child
care. Instead, most likely,
the children are staying
with grandparents or
friends. Parents also are
asking their employers for
more flexible hours —
shifting child care from
one parent to another
throughout the day is common, Halverson said.
For single parents, or
those who lack family support, changes to DHS
programs could result in
placing a child in lesst h a n - d e s i r a b l e
circumstances, Halverson
said. Parents of children
on the cusp of independence, say 10 years old, may
have to decide whether to
go to work or care for their
child.
“It puts people in a very
difficult position,” she said.
“How do you choose?”
SKATE: Prizes for contest include Visa cards, skate equipment
Continued From 1A
ers from beyond the concrete. The 16-year-old’s
mother, Mary Gilbert, and
aunt, Bonnie Boyd, said
they’re wholeheartedly behind Sanders and his
interest in skateboarding.
“It mostly keeps him out
of trouble and gives him
something to do,” Gilbert
said. “He’s down here every
sunny day — this is practically where he lives.”
The skateboard competition
attracted
fewer
participants than last year,
said Danny Bane, executive
director of Lost & Found
Youth Outreach. However,
the event was more localized, Bane said, with only
three of the participants
hailing from outside he
area.
FARM: Group
leases out plots
Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
Kyle Ward flies over a grinding box during Saturday’s
P-Town Throwdown at Rudy Rada Skatepark.
Bane surmised the number differential was related
to a morning start and
smaller prizes up for grabs.
Organized by Lost &
Found and Pendleton
Parks and Recreation, the
event also attracted a number of teenage volunteers.
Gabriel Campbell, 15,
said he decided to forgo
competing, in order to give
back to the community.
“I just wanted to help,” he
said. “They needed help to
get the competition going.”
“I wanted to see all the
enthusiasm of the skateboarders and see what they
got,” added Jakeob Thompson, 14. “Mainly, it’s just a
lot of fun.”
Pendleton Bottling Company provided prizes,
which included Visa gift
cards, skateboard equipment, T-shirts and soda
pop.
“It’s just great to have the
support for these kids,”
Bane said. “This has been
a lot of fun.”
East Oregonian
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MARIJUANA: Nearly 40,000
Oregonians hold patient cards
Continued From 1A
With law enforcement
from the U.S. attorney’s
office to local sheriffs and
police chiefs decrying
medical marijuana as out
of control, the Legislature saw more than a
dozen bills aimed at reining in one aspect or
another of the program
that went into effect in
1999. Eventually, a team of
three former state troopers came up with a bill
that would have made it
virtually impossible for
doctors to prescribe the
drug. The bill was relegated to a quiet death in
committee.
Rep. Andy Olson, R-Albany, a former state
police lieutenant, said
their bill was dead for the
year, but he plans to work
on the issue through the
summer and fall and
bring back a bill next
year.
This past week a Ways
and Means subcommittee
approved doubling the
$100 annual fee for medical marijuana patients,
and imposing a new $200
fee on growers who are
not already patients. The
$20 discount for poor people receiving food stamps
and state medical coverage will be eliminated,
and only available to people on social security. The
$7 million raised will go
to other programs within
the cash-strapped Oregon
Health Authority, including
clean
water,
emergency medical care,
and school health centers.
If the measure gains
full approval as part of the
budget, the fee increases
go into effect July 1.
Rep. Tim Freeman, RFreeman,
said
he
wouldn’t call the medical
marijuana program a
cash cow, but acknowl-
edged that the additional
revenue is being used to
subsidize unrelated services.
Freeman said Gov.
John Kitzhaber’s recommended budget left a
large hole in public
health funding. The Oregon Health Authority had
already planned to increase fees in the medical
marijuana program but
decided to hike them
even higher to help fill
the budget gap.
The fee increases came
out of the governor’s direction that some health
programs that received
general fund revenue in
the past would have to
find fee revenue instead,
said Barry Kast, interim
director of the Office of
Community Health, which
includes the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program.
As of April, nearly
40,000 Oregonians held
patient cards at $100
apiece, raising about $4
million a year. Separate
legislation would charge
patients $10 to replace a
lost card.
Medical marijuana advocates decry the idea of
a fee increase as an unfair tax on some of
Oregon’s poorest citizens.
“We managed to escape,
I thought, without any
changes to the program,”
said Bob Wolfe, of the Oregon Marijuana Policy
Initiative. “All of a sudden,
out of nowhere, we get this
stealth tax on the poorest
people in Oregon.”
But Paul Stanford, who
owns a chain of medical
marijuana clinics and is
gathering signatures for a
marijuana legalization
initiative for the 2012 ballot, said the budget
measure bodes well for
eventual legalization of
marijuana. He estimated
that taxing it could raise
$150 million a year.
Continued From 1A
While the city owned
land in the Snohomish River Valley was being leased
to farmers, Smith thought
some could be turned into
large plots for serious gardeners who want grow
much of what they eat.
Don’t call this a P-patch,
Smith said.
“They’re fine for what I
call a taste of sustainability,” he said. “People could
eat off a P-patch for a
month in the summer but
it’s not big enough to grow
food year round.”
The group is offering 20by 40-foot plots for $100 a
year, 40-by-40 foot plots for
$150 and a quarter acre
plots for $300. The money
will go into a fund that pays
for general improvements
to the land.
The group worked out an
agreement with Volunteers
of America, which runs a
food bank in Everett and a
warehouse that distributes
food to more than a dozen
other local food banks. Volunteers will farm four acres
and all of those veggies
will go to the food bank.
“Our goal is to not just provide emergency food, but to
providenutritiousemergency
food,”said Bill Humphreys of
Volunteers of America Western Washington.
His organization already
receives donations from local grocers but much of that
produce — while edible
and safe — is approaching
its pull date.
The produce from this
venture should raise the bar
for fresh vegetables and provide things like cilantro and
scallions that make other dry
goods offered by the food
bank taste better, he said.
The venture has been virtually free. The city signed
a licensing agreement with
Volunteers of America to
lease the land for free and
an antique tractor club
from Monroe is doing the
plowing for the cost of gas.
The group is looking for
grant money and is asking
local businesses to donate
equipment and seeds.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011
Sports shorts
East splits with
West in 3A/2A/1A
All-Star
doubleheader
PORTLAND — The best
of Oregon Class 3A/2A/1A
baseball clashed in the
annual all-star series battle for state supremacy
between its East and West
regions Saturday at Linfield College.
The West
pounced on
the East in
Game 1 of
the threegame series
for a 6-3 win.
Stanfield graduate Derek Monkus caught
the final three innings of
the nine-inning game.
Making the series competitive, the East
retaliated for a 4-3 Game 2
redemption. Stanfield
pitcher Quin Grogan
earned the win, giving up
two runs through four innings. Monkus caught
until the seventh inning.
Both Grogan and
Monkus recorded base
hits in Game 2. Heppner’s
Ian Murray played as an
alternate for the East in
Game 2.
The all-star series will
conclude today with a
nine-inning game at Linfield College starting at
noon.
Power lifters earn
All-American status
HERMISTON — Hermiston is home to many
strong athletes, but none
stronger in the literal
sense of the word than the
six named All-Americans
by the Super Spectrum
Powerlifting Association
this year.
The honor was
received by
both genders,
and Matt Epperson,
Richard
Langston,
Hayden Hawkins, Daniel
Horn, Kirsten Shockman
and Jannette Horn were
the recipients. Each competed in the North
American World Association of Benchers and
Deadlifters championships and placed first
or second in their weight
classes.
SPORTS
Head Rocket hangs it up
SPORTS EDITOR MATT ENTRUP: 966-0838
PILOT ROCK
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Pilot Rock softball coach Rick Hoisington is retiring after 16 seasons coaching baseball and softball for the Rockets. He spent his
last 13 seasons as the head softball coach and won a state title in 2010. The Rockets have been to the playoffs the last 11 seasons
in a row under Hoisington.
Hoisington retires after 16 seasons as Pilot Rock coach
By MATT ENTRUP
East Oregonian
Walking away from something
you love is never easy.
But after 16 seasons as a Pilot
Rock High School softball and
baseball coach, 254 wins, 83 loss-
es and two state championships,
Rick Hoisington figures he’s
reached a point where he can at
least be content to hang up the
clipboard.
“I would like to have had a few
more blue (state title) trophies
and I think we were certainly ca-
pable of doing that but things
don’t always work out as
planned,” Hoisington said. “A lot
of things go into it. I’m older and
tired of the cold. The older you
get the colder it gets.”
Hoisington coached his entire
career in Pilot Rock, a commu-
Vandy eliminates Oregon State
VANDERBILT 9, OREGON STATE 3
Vanderbilt’s
Aaron
Westlake
and Oregon
State’s
catcher
Andrew
Susac
watch
Westlake’s
two-run
home run in
the first
inning in
Game 2 of
an NCAA
Super
Regionals
college
baseball
series on
Saturday in
Nashville,
Tenn.
Moor lifts Rapids
past Timbers
PORTLAND (AP) —
Drew Moor scored in extra time and Colorado
beat the Portland Timbers
1-0 on Saturday night,
snapping the
Rapids’ Major League
Soccerrecord
draws
streak at six.
Moor beat goalkeeper
Troy Perkins from out
front in the 90th minute.
The Rapids (5-3-7) are
undefeated in nine
straight matches. The
Timbers (5-6-2) have lost
three straight, including
two in a row at Jeld-Wen
Field.
Portland wore “Rose
City Red” kits at home for
the first time, but it did
not help the Timbers overcome the determined
Rapids.
Perkins finished with
six saves. Colorado’s Matt
Pickens had four.
The Timbers came close
in the 29th minute when
Kalif Alhassan's shot
skimmed the crossbar.
Portland was stung a short
time later when defender
Futty Danso hurt his left
shoulder.
1B
Westlake hits 3 home runs to propel Vanderbilt into CWS
AP photo
The Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Aaron
Westlake hit three two-run
home runs to lead Vanderbilt to
a 9-3 victory over Oregon State
on Saturday night as the Commodores clinched their first
trip to the College World Series.
The first baseman, drafted in
the third round by the Tigers,
became the first Commodores
player to hit three home runs in
a game in 20 years and Vanderbilt (52-10) swept the
best-of-three NCAA Super Regional series.
Anthony Gomez knocked in
two runs with a single — his
fourth hit of the game — in the
sixth to make it 5-2 and Westlake followed with a two-run
shot to right-center field.
Parker Berberet led Oregon
State (41-19) with two RBIs and
Carter Bell hit a solo home run
in the eighth.
Vanderbilt’s Will Clinard (2-2)
pitched 4 2-3 innings in relief,
working around a one-out,
bases-loaded jam in the fifth.
Beavers reliever Scott Schultz
(4-1) allowed the go-ahead run
in the top of the fifth on an RBI
single by Jason Esposito.
Clinard struck out Berberet
for the final out as the Vanderbilt dugout cleared in a hurry
and the celebration ensued in
front of a wild crowd of 3,387.
The Beavers squandered
their best chance to go in front
in the bottom of the fifth.
Down 3-2, they put runners on
first and second with one out.
Clinard entered and proceeded
to throw a wild pitch and walk
the bases loaded. But Bell
struck out and Jake Rodriguez
popped up to shallow right
field to end the inning.
nity that truly grew to love its
softball.
“They really reached out to the
softball program and we made
them feel special,” he said. “I always laugh because the first
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PENDLETON — The Hodgen Distributing Red Bulls
stormed to 10-0 and 8-2 AAA
American Legion wins over
Boise’s Vallivue High School to
open summer play on Saturday.
Wyatt Whitten (1-0) pitched
the Game 1 shutout for the
Pendleton-based club, posting
seven strikeouts and controlling the five-inning game.
Tommy Lane hit a home run,
and the Red Bulls ended the
game hitting five doubles.
“This team knows that good
things are expected of them,”
said coach Todd Kligel. “They
understand the game. We had
13 hits (six extra base hits) and
are capable of doing that
every game.”
Hodgen Distributing posted
11 hits in Game 2, but the Red
Bulls’ bats did not come alive
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East Oregonian
Sunday, June 12, 2011
PENDLETON
Roland leads
Round-Up City Am
By SCOTT DAVIS
East Oregonian
AP photo
Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki, right, and Jason Kidd stretch during a practice
session for Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on Saturday in
Miami. The Mavericks lead the basketball series 3-2.
As Mavs try to wrap series, James says he’s focused
points in five games, the one
with the big name but the
puny stats who had to spend
part of his off day answer all
sorts of questions about
what’s happened to him.
—Are those 44 minutes
per game you’re playing too
much?
“I wouldn’t say it’s too
much. I don’t think so,”
James said. “I don’t feel like
I’m hurting my team for the
time I’m out there. I don’t
feel like it’s too much.”
—Is something wrong
with your shot technique?
“At this point, I don’t
think technique has anything to do with it,” James
said. “Shots go in, shots
don’t go in. I don’t stop to
think about my technique
or anything like that.”
—Are you simply feeling
the pressure of the finals
stage?
“I think the game of basketball can be pressure,”
James said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s the finals or the
conference finals or first
round. Playoff basketball is
all about pressure, how
you can handle it.”
James did allow that perhaps he hasn’t been as
aggressive in the fourth
quarter because Dwyane
Wade has been playing so
well. Wade is averaging
28.4 points — 11 more than
James, who also trails
Chris Bosh.
“He’s one of the best
players in the world,”
Wade said. “So we’re not
necessarily
concerned
about him to that extent. I
want him to play and feel
confident.”
James noted that he did
have a triple-double last
game, but even with 17
points, 10 rebounds and 10
assists, he said, “I had a bad
game in a lot of people’s
eyes. I understand that.”
Nowitzki knows the feeling. He has been the lone
big star on a Dallas team
that’s won 50 games for 11
straight seasons, yet he’s
known best for his failures: the collapse after a
2-0 lead over Miami in the
2006 finals, the first-round
loss to eighth-seeded Golden State in the first round
the next year after winning
67 games.
He was tagged as soft —
a label many European
players receive — and given derisive nicknames such
as No-win-ski or No-ringski. But he showed plenty of
toughness Saturday when
he fired back at Wade and
James after they appeared
to be mocking his recent illness on a video that made
the rounds Friday.
Nowitzki called it “a little childish, a little
ignorant,” but denied that
it would give him any
added motivation to claim
the ring he’s been chasing
for 13 years.
“We’re one win away
from my dream, what I’ve
worked on for half my life,”
Nowitzki said. “This is really all I’m worried about,
this is all I’m focusing on,
and not really the off-thecourt stuff that happened.”
The Aggie men needed
to take first in the 1,600meter relay outright to
claim a third straight
crown. The women needed to beat Oregon in the
1,600 and finish in the top
three to overtake LSU.
Texas A&M won both relays and the national titles
in thrilling style Saturday,
proving once again that
the Aggies are the powerhouse program in outdoor
track and field.
“You don’t ever want it
to come down to the relay,
but it has for us for the last
three years,” said Texas
A&M coach Pat Henry.
By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer
MIAMI — The hammer
Dirk Nowitzki is so close to
escaping is pounding away
harder than ever at LeBron
James.
The Dallas Mavericks are
a victory from claiming the
title that James came to Miami to win. It would forever
alter Nowitzki’s reputation,
which has already been elevated enormously during
this series as he’s ignored
injury and illness.
And James is now the target of all the criticism
Nowitzki long endured, the
one shouldering most of the
blame as things go wrong.
“That’s just a part of the
game if you’re the star or
the face of the franchise,”
Nowitzki said Saturday. “If
you win, it’s great for you,
and everybody looks at you.
And if you lose, you’re going to get hammered. It’s
just part of the business. I
think we understand that,
we’ve been around long
enough. I got the hammered the last 13 years,
basically. So hopefully this
year I can make the hammering go away for a year.”
He has two shots at it.
The Mavs can win their
first title tonight, or Tuesday if the Heat force a
seventh game.
That would require a
stronger effort from James,
who this time a year ago
was coming off his second
straight MVP award and
was three weeks from becoming among the most
sought-after free agents in
sports history.
Now he’s the guy who
can’t produce in the fourth
quarters, with 11 total
• Dallas leads Miami 3-2
• Game 6 tonight, 5 p.m.
• TV: ABC
Texas A&M sweeps NCAA outdoor titles
The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Texas A&M’s dream of becoming the first school
with three straight men’s
and women’s team titles
came down to the final two
races of the NCAA championships.
PENDLETON — Pendleton native Greg Roland, Jr.,
dreams of making 2011 his
championship year in golf
at the Round-Up City Amateur Invitational.
So far, so good.
Roland, Jr., ended Round
1 of the two-day competition in a three-way tie for
first place Saturday. He
scored 69, on par with newcomer Trent Combs and
21-year-old Jeff Neher.
Despite making the finals nine out of the last 10
years, Roland, Jr., has never won a Round-Up City
Amateur title. He seemed
to be in the zone Saturday,
hitting 15 greens and seven
birdies, even calling a 22foot birdie between a
thicket of trees. Winning, he
said, means the world to
him.
“It’s bigger than you
could probably believe,”
he said. “I want to win this
thing bigger than you can
write.”
Last year’s champion,
Mark Grigg (82), as well as
eight-time champion Brad
Christianson (77) finished
Round 1 outside the top-10
list. The invite will take on
an unfamiliar look heading
into the final round today.
After Roland, Jr., Neher
and Combs, the top-five
golfers included Joe Reyes
(70) and Brad Bachman (71).
Scoring 73 were Gary Graybeal, Spencer Sundin and
Mike Walker.
Neither of the three
Round 1 leaders have won
a coveted amateur championship. If Combs wins, it
Staff photo by Scott Davis
Drew Price of Scottsdale, Ariz., chips onto the 18th
green at Pendleton Country Club in the Round-Up City
Amateur Invitational Saturday in Pendleton. He finished
with a 74 which ties him for ninth after one round.
will come in his first strokeplay tournament and
second-ever amateur tourney.
“I expect to win,” said
Combs, who felt “OK”
about his one bogey and
two missed greens all day.
“Today could have been a
lot better, but a 69 I will
take every day.”
Today’s final round will
take place at Pendleton
Country Club. The Sole
Survivor competition will
feature the top-10 golfers
from Round 1 in head-tohead action.
Scherzer, Jackson lead Tigers over Mariners
TIGERS 8, MARINERS 1
The Associated Press
DETROIT — Max Scherzer found his form after three
rocky starts, Austin Jackson
tripled twice and the Detroit
Tigers beat the Seattle
Mariners 8-1 on Saturday.
Victor Martinez had three
hits and two RBIs and Jhonny Peralta homered for the
Tigers, who moved within
one percentage point of
first-place Cleveland in the
AL Central after being as
many as eight games behind
in early May.
Scherzer (8-2) had struggled in his last three starts,
but was back in charge
against Seattle’s struggling
offense. The right-hander
allowed one run on four
hits and two walks in seven
innings to tie for the AL
lead in wins.
Mariners rookie Michael
Pineda (6-4) had the worst
start of his brief career,
giving up a career-high six
runs — five earned — on
eight hits and a walk in 5 13 innings.
The Mariners got their
first hit on Mike Carp’s oneout single in the fifth, but
ran themselves out of the inning on a pair of odd plays.
Chone Figgins lined a ball
off second baseman Ramon
Santiago’s glove and into
right, but Carp had retreated on the play and was
forced out at second 4-9-6.
Greg Halman then hit a
tapper toward shortstop and
Peralta didn’t bother throwing to first. Figgins, though,
went too far around second
and was erased in an inningending 6-4-1-6 rundown.
Meanwhile, the Tigers
were teeing off on Pineda.
They took a 2-0 lead in the
first on Martinez’s RBI single and a throwing error by
catcher Miguel Olivo, then
added another run in the
second when Jackson’s
triple scored Santiago.
urday night, earning a shot
at heavyweight champion
Cain Velasquez.
Twenty-two of their 26
combined fights had ended
in the first round so no one
was expecting a marathon.
And Dos Santos (13-1) almost finished Carwin in
the first, with a barrage of
unanswered blows.
The judges scored it 3027, 30-27, 30-26 for Dos
Santos.
Dos Santos batters Carwin to earn title shot
The Associated Press
VANCOUVER, British
Columbia — Junior Dos
Santos bloodied Shane Carwin to win a dominant
decision at UFC 131 on Sat-
SCOREBOARD
Legion baseball
Toda y
Vallievue at Hodgen Red Bulls ‘AAA’
(Pendleton), noon
Columbia George (The Dalles) at Devin Oil
Heat (Hermiston), (2), 1 p.m.
Hermiston Spuds ‘AAA’ at Columbia Gorge
(The Dalles), (2), 2 p.m.
Pepsi DiamondJaxx ‘A’ (Pendleton) at Walla Walla Tournament, TBD
M-F Blazers ‘18U’ (Milton-Freewater) at Walla Walla Tournament, TBD
Hermiston Shockers ‘16U’ (Hermiston) at
Walla Walla Tournament, TBD
Mo n d a y
Hermiston Spuds ‘AAA’ at Moses Lake (2),
5 p.m.
Tues day
Hodgen Red Bulls ‘AAA’ (Pendleton) at Hermiston Spuds ‘AAA’ (2), 4 p.m.
Devin Oil Heat ‘A’ (Hermiston) at DeSales
(Walla Walla), (2), 5 p.m.
Sa t urda y ’s lines c ores
HODGE N 10, VA LLIVUE 0
R H E
VALL
000
00
— 0 1 3
H OD G
200
35
— 10 13 0
Shane Doke and Gordon Stattner. Wyatt
Whitten and Daniel Lebsock. W — Wyatt (10); L — Doke.
2B — Ike Van Pelt (Hodgen Distributing);
Kolby Haliewicz (Hodgen Distributing), Whitten (Hodgen Distributing); Tommy Lane
(Hodgen Distributing); Lebsock (Hodgen Distributing); Davis Alderman (Hodgen
Distributing). HR — Lane (Hodgen Distributing).
———
HODGE N 8, VA LLIVUE 2
R H
E
VALL
011 000
0 — 2 5
2
H OD G
001 340
X — 8 11
0
Lopez, Gamble (4), Tomotz (4( and Presher.
Davis Alderman, Reece Merriman (4( and
Daniel Lebsock. W — Merriman (1-0); L —
Gamble.
2B — Sulton (Valley View); Doke (Valley
View); Lane Richards (Hodgen Distributing);
Reece Merriman (Hodgen Distributing). HR
— Ike Van Pelt (Hodgen Distributing); Tommy Lane (Hodgen Distributing); Booter Lewis
(Hodgen Distributing).
College baseball
Div ision I Super R egiona ls
(Best-of-3)
x - if necessary
Va nderbilt 2, Or egon St at e 0
A t Ha w ki ns Field
Na shv ille, Tenn.
Friday: Vanderbilt 11, Oregon State 1
Saturday: Vanderbilt 9, Oregon State 3
———
Vi r g i n i a 1 , U C Ir v i n e 0
A t Da v enpor t Field
C har lot tes v ille, Va.
Saturday, June 11: Virginia 6, UC Irvine 0.
Today, June 12: Virginia (53-9) vs. UC Irvine
(42-17), 10 a.m.
x-Monday, June 13: Virginia vs. UC Irvine,
TBA
———
Nor th C a rol ina 2, St anf or d 0
A t B os ha mer S ta dium
C hapel Hill, N.C .
Friday, June 10: North Carolina 5, Stanford
2
Saturday, June 11: North Carolina 7, Stanford 5
———
Sout h C ar olina 1, C onnec ti cut 0
A t C a rol ina S ta dium
C olumbia, S. C.
Saturday, June 11: South Carolina 5, Connecticut 1
Today, June 12: Connecticut (45-19-1) vs.
South Carolina (49-14), 4 p.m.
x-Monday, June 13: Connecticut vs. South
Carolina, TBA
———
Flor ida 1 , Mis s iss ippi S ta t e 1
A t A lf red A. Mc Ket han Sta dium
Ga inesv ille, Fla.
Friday, June 10: Florida 11, Mississippi State
1
Saturday, June 11: Mississippi State 4, Florida 3
Today, June 12: Florida (49-17) vs. Mississippi State (38-24), 10 a.m.
———
Tex as A &M 1, Florida St a te 0
A t Dic k How ser St a diu m
Tal laha s see, Fla.
Saturday, June 11: Texas A&M 6, Florida
State 2
Today, June 12: Florida State (45-18) vs.
Texas A&M (46-19), 1 p.m.
x-Monday, June 13: Florida State vs. Texas
A&M, TBA
———
A riz ona St at e 1, Tex a s 1
A t U F C U D i s c h -F a l k F i e l d
A ust in, Tex a s
Friday, June 10: Arizona State 3, Texas 1
Saturday, June 11: Texas 5, Arizona State
1
Today, June 12: Texas (47-17) vs. Arizona
State (43-16), 4 p.m.
———
C alif or nia 1, Da llas B a ptis t 0
A t S tephen Sc hott St a dium
Sa nt a C la r a, Ca lif .
Saturday, June 11: California 7, Dallas Baptist 0
Today, June 12: Dallas Baptist (43-18) vs.
California (36-21), 7 p.m.
x-Monday, June 13: Dallas Baptist vs. California, TBA
Pro basketball
Nat iona l B as k etba ll A s soc ia tion
NB A Final s
Da llas 3, Mia mi 2
Tuesday, May 31: Miami 92, Dallas 84
Thursday, June 2: Dallas 95, Miami 93
Sunday, June 5: Miami 88, Dallas 86
Tuesday, June 7: Dallas 86, Miami 83
Thursday, June 9: Dallas 112, Miami 103
Today, June 12: Dallas at Miami, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 14: Dallas at Miami, 6 p.m., if
necessary
Women's Na t ional
Ba s k etba ll A ss oc ia tion
Sa t urda y
Indiana 86, New York 80
Chicago 84, Washington 77
San Antonio 86, Atlanta 74
Toda y
Tulsa at Connecticut, noon
Pro baseball
Ma jor League B a seba ll
A MER IC A N L EA G U E
Ea s t D i v i s i o n
W
L P ct GB
Boston
38
26 .594 —
New York
35
27 .565
2
Tampa Bay
34
30 .531
4
Toronto
32
33 .492 6½
Baltimore
30
32 .484
7
C entr a l Div ision
W
L P ct GB
34
28 .548 —
Cleveland
Detroit
35
29 .547 —
Chicago
32
35 .478 4½
Kansas City 28
37 .431 7½
Minnesota
25
39 .391 10
Wes t Divis ion
W
L P ct GB
36
30 .545 —
Texas
Seattle
33
32 .508 2½
Los Angeles 31
35 .470
5
Oakland
28
38 .424
8
———
Fr iday ’s la t e ga me
Kansas City 4, L.A. Angels 2
Sa t urda y
N.Y. Yankees 4, Cleveland 0
Boston 16, Toronto 4
Minnesota 8, Texas 1
Detroit 8, Seattle 1
Tampa Bay 7, Baltimore 5, 11 innings
Chicago White Sox 3, Oakland 2
L.A. Angeles 7, Kansas City 5
Toda y
Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 10:05 a.m.
Seattle at Detroit, 10:05 a.m.
Boston at Toronto, 10:07 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 10:35 a.m.
Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 11:10 a.m.
Texas at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m.
Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 12:35 p.m.
Mo n d a y
Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.
NATIO NAL LE AGUE
Ea s t D i v i s i o n
W
39
Philadelphia
Atlanta
37
Florida
32
New York
31
Washington
29
C entr a l Div ision
W
38
St. Louis
Milwaukee
37
Cincinnati
34
Pittsburgh
31
Chicago
25
Houston
24
Wes t Divis ion
W
San Francisco
36
Arizona
35
L
26
28
31
33
36
P ct
.600
.569
.508
.484
.446
GB
—
2
6
7½
10
L
28
28
32
32
38
41
P ct
.576
.569
.515
.492
.397
.369
GB
—
½
4
5½
11½
13½
L P ct
29 .554
30 .538
GB
—
1
Colorado
31
33 .484
4½
Los Angeles
30
36 .455
6½
San Diego
29
37 .439
7½
———
Fr iday ’s la t e ga mes
Washington 2, San Diego 1
San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 2
Sa t urda y
Philadelphia 7, Chicago Cubs 1
Cincinnati 10, San Francisco 2
Atlanta 6, Houston 3, 10 innings
Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Mets 2
Arizona 9, Florida 5
Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 3
L.A. Dodgers 11, Colorado 7
Washington 2, San Diego 1
Toda y
Arizona at Florida, 10:10 a.m.
Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 10:35 a.m.
N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 10:35 a.m.
Atlanta at Houston, 11:05 a.m.
St. Louis at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 12:10 p.m.
Washington at San Diego, 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at San Francisco, 5:05 p.m.
Mo n d a y
N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m.
Arizona at Florida, 4:10 p.m.
Atlanta at Houston, 5:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m.
San Diego at Colorado, 5:40 p.m.
Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.
Pro hockey
Na t iona l Hock ey Lea gue
STA NLEY C UP FINA LS
Va ncouv er 3, B os ton 2
Wednesday, June 1: Vancouver 1, Boston 0
Saturday, June 4: Vancouver 3, Boston 2, OT
Monday, June 6: Boston 8, Vancouver 1
Wednesday, June 8: Boston 4, Vancouver 0
Friday, June 10: Vancouver 1, Boston 0
Monday, June 13: Vancouver at Boston,
5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 15: Boston at Vancouver, 5 p.m.
Pro soccer
Ma jor Lea gue Soc cer
Fr iday
New York 2, New England 1
Sa t urda y
Philadelphia 1, Real Salt Lake 1, tie
San Jose 4, D.C. United 2
Houston 2, Chivas USA 1
Toronto FC 2, Los Angeles 2
Colorado 1, Portland 0
Vancouver 2, Seattle FC 2
Toda y
Chicago at Columbus, 1 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at FC Dallas, 4 p.m.
Pro golf
PG A
FedEx -S t. Ju de Sc ores
The Associated Press
Sa t urda y
At TPC Southwind
Memphis, Tenn.
Purse: $5.6 million
Yardage: 7,239; Par: 70
Thir d Rou nd Leader s
Robert Karlsson
Harrison Frazar
John Merrick
Retief Goosen
Fredrik Jacobson
Keegan Bradley
Cameron Tringale
Blake Adams
Carl Pettersson
Kris Blanks
Stephen Ames
Charles Howell III
Ryuji Imada
Brandt Snedeker
Colt Knost
Greg Chalmers
D.J. Trahan
Jonathan Byrd
Tim Herron
Troy Matteson
George McNeill
David Hearn
Lee Westwood
Robert Allenby
Shane Bertsch
Camilo Villegas
Scott Stallings
Fabian Gomez
Jhonattan Vegas
66-65-68—199
71-65-64—200
66-69-67—202
68-71-64—203
71-65-68—204
67-67-70—204
71-68-66—205
72-67-66—205
69-69-67—205
66-71-68—205
69-68-68—205
72-67-67—206
70-68-68—206
71-66-69—206
66-68-72—206
72-69-66—207
74-67-66—207
71-68-68—207
73-65-69—207
70-67-70—207
70-67-70—207
69-70-69—208
69-70-69—208
70-71-67—208
71-67-70—208
69-69-70—208
69-68-71—208
67-70-71—208
73-69-66—208
Pro tennis
ATP W orld Tour
A EG ON C h a m p i o n s h i p s R e s u l t s
The Associated Press
Sa t urda y
At The Queen's Club
London
Purse: $1.02 million (WT250)
Surface: Grass-Outdoor
Si n g l e s
Se m i f i n a l s
Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Andy Roddick
(3), United States, 6-3, 6-1.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5), France, def. James
Ward, Britain, 6-3, 7-6 (7).
Doubles
Qua r ter f inals
Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def.
Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, and Radek
Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 10-3
tiebreak.
Max Mirnyi, Belarus, and Daniel Nestor (2),
Canada, def. Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and
Horia Tecau (7), Romania, 6-3, 3-6, 10-7
tiebreak.
Se m i f i n a l s
Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def.
Oliver Marach, Austria, and Marcin Matkowski (5), Poland, 6-2, 6-1.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes (3), India, def. Max Mirnyi, Belarus, and Daniel
Nestor (2), Canada, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (6), 10-8
tiebreak.
W TA A EGO N Cla s sic R es ults
The Associated Press
Sa t urda y
At Edgbaston Priory Club
Birmingham, England
Purse: $220,000 (Intl.)
Surface: Grass-Outdoor
Si n g l e s
Se m i f i n a l s
Daniela Hantuchova (4), Slovakia, def. Ana
Ivanovic (2), Serbia, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-2.
Sabine Lisicki, Germany, def. Peng Shuai (3),
China, 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles
Se m i f i n a l s
Olga Govortsova, Belarus, and Alla Kudryavtseva (2), Russia, def. Casey Dellacqua,
Australia, and Chanelle Scheepers, South
Africa, 7-5, 4-6, 10-2 tiebreak.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (3), Italy, def.
Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond (1), United
States, 1-6, 7-6 (5), 10-8 tiebreak.
Auto racing
NA SC AR
Spr int Cup
5-hour ENE RG Y 500 Lineup
The Associated Press
After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday
At Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, Pa.
Lap length: 2.5 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (22) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 171.579.
2. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 171.422.
3. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 171.35.
4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 171.174.
5. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 171.164.
6. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 171.057.
7. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 170.836.
8. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 170.532.
9. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 170.348.
10. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 170.2.
11. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 170.177.
12. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 170.126.
13. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet,
169.907.
14. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet,
169.872.
15. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 169.856.
16. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet,
169.702.
17. (4) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 169.67.
18. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 169.607.
19. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 169.52.
20. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 169.501.
21. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet,
169.447.
22. (46) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 169.444.
23. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 169.44.
24. (71) Andy Lally, Ford, 169.37.
25. (51) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 169.307.
26. (38) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 169.278.
27. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 169.224.
28. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 169.176.
29. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 169.17.
30. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 169.119.
31. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 169.113.
32. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 169.084.
33. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 168.932.
34. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 168.89.
35. (13) Casey Mears, Toyota, 168.666.
36. (66) Michael McDowell, Toyota,
168.218.
37. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 167.773.
38. (37) Tony Raines, Ford, 167.395.
39. (81) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 167.264.
40. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 167.056.
41. (32) Mike Bliss, Ford, 166.868.
42. (7) Scott Wimmer, Dodge, owner
points.
43. (50) T.J. Bell, Toyota, 166.633.
Fa iled to Qua lify
44. (60) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 164.902.
Ruler on Ice wins Belmont Let the iron fly
SPORTS
Sunday, June 12, 2011
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Ruler On
Ice posted a huge upset in
the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, taking the lead
from Preakness winner
Shackleford in the sloppy
stretch and winning the final leg of the Triple
Crown.
Shackleford led from
the start, but when the
field of 12 turned for home
in the 1½-mile Belmont, he
began tiring in the muck
as long shots Stay Thirsty
and Ruler On Ice closed
in. It was Ruler On Ice, under Jose Valdivia Jr., who
splashed home first, three-
quarters of a length ahead
of Stay Thirsty.
The much-hyped rubber
match between Shackleford and Kentucky Derby
winner Animal Kingdom
never developed. Shackleford finished fifth, while
Animal Kingdom got off to
a terrible start, never got
into contention and finished sixth.
Ruler On Ice’s victory
makes it three years in a
row a different horse has
won each of the Triple
Crown races, and next
year it will be a 33-year
gap since Affirmed swept
the Derby, Preakness and
Belmont in 1978.
Les Myers
of
Wenatchee,
Wash.,
throws in
the Oregon
Open
horseshoe
tournament
on Saturday
in
Hermiston.
The Oregon
Open will
finish today
at the pits
behind
Weber
Field. Myers
is tied for
the lead in
the 30-foot
A division.
Bill
Graham, Jr.
of Bend and
Don Davis
of Auburn,
Wash., are
tied for the
40-foot A
lead and
Jim Link of
Goldendale,
Wash.,
leads the 40
B division.
HOISINGTON:
Laughter, fun and
winning were central
themes under Hoisington
Continued from 1B
year I coached I had a parent meeting and I talked
about having a concession
stand. One mother said,
‘Why worry about having a
concession stand? Nobody
ever goes to a softball
game.’ And I said, ‘They
will, they will.’
“We made it a community thing. Our fans were
always involved in what we
did, the families were always involved. It was a
great experience and a lot
of friendship and laughter.”
Hoisington, 52, coached
his first Little League team
at 15 — his mom had to sign
up as the official coach because he didn’t meet the
age requirement.
His career with the Rockets started in 1995 as an
assistant with the baseball
team and he assisted head
coach Greg Whitten during
the Rockets’ 1996 title run.
“The thing about Rick
that I remember most is
how positive he is with
kids,” Whitten said. “I think
he really makes his kids
feel comfortable. They’re
not worried about getting
yelled at or disciplined all
the time so he kind of keeps
it a fun, loose atmosphere.”
It was Hoisington’s playful nature that endeared
him to generations of softball players after he made
the jump to the smaller diamond in 1998.
Aside from building a
relative softball dynasty
that produced 11 consecutive playoff appearances,
Hoisington cultivated a
program centered around a
love of the game.
“He always told us you
can’t love the game if you
don’t have fun,” said outgoing Rockets senior Piper
Carstens. “He’s the best
coach I’ve ever had. He’s
very supportive and he
brings humor into it.”
“Practices weren’t boring, we always had fun. We
were always bonding,” said
Carstens’ classmate Ashley Gambill, who added
she’ll always remember
Hoisington’s celebratory
fist pumps and drive to
win.
Carstens remembered
Hoisington not only as a
jokester, but a protector of
his players.
She recalled a road trip
to Elgin during her sophomore season that allowed
Hoisington a chance to display both traits. When a car
of boys wouldn’t stop following the team bus,
Hoisington removed his
shirt to intimidate the boys
and give his players a good
laugh at the same time.
All those road trips and
hours spent at practice are
what helped the Rockets
become a surrogate family
for Hoisington, but also
what eventually clued him
into the fact that it was time
to quit.
“About halfway through
the season I knew that this
was the time,” he said. “I always loved practices, and
practices started to get
harder to be totally 100
percent committed to. To
be a successful coach it’s a
365 day a year job and I
think I’m to the point where
I want to spend some of
those 365 days in different
ways.”
After struggling with the
decision for years, Hoisington chose to go out with
this season’s graduating
class. Four of the six seniors started for Hoisington
as freshmen and all were
integral parts of the Rockets’ state title in 2010.
Hoisington said he tried
to keep it from the players
as long as he could but
some of the upperclassmen
read his poker face.
Carstens said she knew
early in the year, just from
the way the coach conducted himself around the team
— not bonding as closely
with the freshmen as he
normally would, for instance.
Gambill said she never
had a clue and didn’t notice
any changes in her coach.
Hoisington confirmed
suspicions and tendered
his letter of resignation on
Thursday but it won’t be official until the school board
accepts it later this month,
then allowing Pilot Rock to
begin the search for his successor.
Athletic Director Tom
Humphreys said it will be
an open search and whoever gets the job will step into
a good situation.
“Rick’s been blessed with
a lot of good kids,”
Humphreys said. “I think
the next coach coming in,
the biggest challenge
they’re going to have is being able to assess and keep
that talent level at the same
plane.”
Hoisington said he’ll never be able to completely
leave the Rockets behind
and is bound to show up at
some games next season,
though he will be sure to remember he’s a fan now and
not a coach.
“I’m not going to be the
guy that stands behind the
dugout and tells them what
they’re doing wrong,” he
said. “I’ll probably always
in my mind have an opinion
but when you let go you
have to let go.”
He’s not done stepping on
the field yet, though. Hoisington’s grandson plays
Little League in Pendleton
and he said he’s enjoyed
acting as an umpire for the
youth players.
“I actually enjoyed it —
being at a ball game and
not having that stress factor.
(Coaching) a one to nothing
ball game for seven innings
sometimes always isn’t
fun,” Hoisington said. “I
want to stay involved at my
choice and time but it’s in
my blood to teach and I
would like to get involved
in things like clinics so that
I can continue to share
what I know.”
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SISTERS — The Biggest Lil’
Show in the World did not disappoint at the 71st annual Sisters
Rodeo this weekend.
The PRCA rodeo enters its final
round today and already two arena records have fallen.
JoJo LeMond and Marty Becker
broke an arena record in team roping with a 4.5-second first run, and
the records did not stop there.
In the team roping aggregate,
Chad Masters and Jade Corkill
clocked in at 9.9 seconds after two
rounds, shattering the previous
record of 10.5 set by Brandon and
Mike Beers in 2007. Bobby Mote
and Mike Beers are second in the
aggregate at 12.1.
Stanfield cowboy Travis Carnine shared first place in steer
wrestling (4.3 seconds) after one
round with Cole Edge of Durant,
Okla., but didn’t place in the second round while Edge took the
aggregate lead with 9.7. Carnine is
sixth in the aggregate at 11.9.
Terrebonne cowgirl Brenda
Mays leads in barrel racing at 17.35
seconds.
Trent Creager of of Stillwater,
Okla., leads the tie-down aggregate
with 18.2 while world No. 3 Tuf
Cooper is right behind at 18.3.
Danny Webb leads bareback
with an 82, while Mote is second
with an 80.
Cody DeMoss leads saddle bronc
with an 83 while Tyler Willis leads
bull riding with an 89.
Continued from 1B
a two-run home run in the fourth to
take a 3-2 lead.
Reece Merriman struck out six
batters over four innings and David
Alderman struck out four to secure
the Red Bulls’ victory. Ike Van Pelt
and Booter Lewis each hit home
runs in Game 2. Lane batted 2 for 3
with three RBIs.
Next up for Hodgen Distributing
will be a home rematch versus Vallivue today at noon. The Red Bulls
will play rival Hermiston in their
first league game Tuesday at 4 p.m.
WALLA WALLA 15-17; HERMISTON 5-7 — In Hermiston, the
Hermiston Spuds dropped a pair of
AAA American Legion baseball
games to Walla Walla on Saturday in
lopsided fashion.
Despite matching Walla Walla hit
for hit with eight, Hermiston (3-0) lost
15-5 in Game 1 and then 17-7 in Game
2. The back-breaker was Hermiston’s
11 walks to open the day.
“We played like it was our third
game,” said coach Trever Summers.
“We have a brand new team — only
been together for three days now —
and we’re getting used to each other.”
Trey Blevins hit 2 for 3 to lead Hermiston in Game 1. Trevor Morris hit
a double for the Spuds’ only extra
base hit.
After sticking within 5-4 of Walla
Walla on Thursday, Hermiston would
like to quickly forget Game 2. Down
17-1 in the last inning, the Spuds
scored six runs in the fifth for a minor redemption.
Hermiston will play in a doubleheader today in The Dalles at 2 p.m.
PEPSI DIAMONDJAXX 8, YAKIMA 7 — In Walla Walla, the Pepsi
DiamondJaxx played three games at
the Walla Walla Tournament on Saturday, going 1-2.
Pepsi, a Pendleton American Le-
gion ‘A’ team, lost 13-7 to the Kirkland
Merchants to open the day, then
bounced back to beat Yakima in nine
innings. The DiamondJaxx were in a
close game with the Walla Walla
Grizz before the Grizz scored nine
runs in the fifth inning to win 16-6.
“Our defense was horrendous, to
be nice,” said Pepsi coach Travis
Zander.
Blake Franklin got the win against
Yakima, pitching eight innings. The
DiamondJaxx took a 7-5 lead in the
seventh inning but defensive errors
allowed Yakima to tie the score.
Then after a scoreless eighth, Ian
Rivera scored on a Grant Klopmeyer triple in the ninth inning.
Klopmeyer pitched the bottom half
of the frame for the save.
Zander said the DiamondJaxx
were inconsistent from the plate all
day but Boots Pond stood out with a
solid three games.
Pepsi will face Northwest Crush at
11:30 a.m. today for fifth place.
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River Run/Walk
Saturday, June 18, 2011
15K, 5K, 1 mile “Kid’s Challenge”
Sponsored by the East Oregonian
Event management by Eastern Oregon Sports Training, LLC
Proceeds help to support the Pendleton High School Cross Country Program
Welcome to one of Eastern Oregon’s long-standing running
events, the East Oregonian River Run. This is a beautiful, yet
challenging, even that offers a great view of the Blue
Mountains and the wheat fields of north of Pendleton, not to
mention a chance to run along the Umatilla River.
WHERE
Pendleton High School, Pendleton, OR
(NOTE THE CHANGE IN LOCATION)
WHEN
Saturday, June 18, 2011
6:30 AM - 8:15 AM - registration
8:00 AM - 15K starts
8:10 AM - Kid’s Challenge starts
8:30 AM - 5K starts
COST
Through June 17, registration is $20.00. On race day,
registration is $25.00. T-shirts are $10 and are produced locally.
In order for you to ensure getting your t-shirt on race day, your
registration must be received by Sunday, June 12. Online
registration ends promptly at 8:00 PM on Friday, June 17.
Registration can be done on’line at www.active.com until June
18. Mail-in applications must be received by June 12 to avoid a
late fee.
ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO
PRE-REGISTER IN ORDER TO AVOID LONG
REGISTRATION LINES ON RACE DAY.
AWARDS
15K, 5K runs: Trophies to overall winners and top Masters,
medals to top finishers in each age group, ribbons for 2nd-5th
in each age group.
5K, walk: ribbons to top 3 finishers in each age group.
1 MILE “KID’S CHALLENGE”
We want the Kid’s Challenge to be a competition between area
elementary schools to get our and participate. All kids who are
going to any elementary school are encouraged to run or walk.
The school with the most participants will earn a big donation
from the race to go to their Physical Education department.
Parents, family members, and friends are encouraged to join in
and help their school.
Each person will pay the $2.00 entry fee and receive a race
number. Each race number will have the name of the school
that they are representing. We will count up the total number of
race #’s to see which school wins. The winning school will be
announced during the awards ceremony.
For more information, call Eric Jensen at 541-969-9724, email
at ericj@eosportstraining.com, or online at
www.eosportstraining.com
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Phone #:
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LIFESTYLES
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By OWEN R. SMITH
East Oregonian
hen the Oregon Trail
Store and Deli in
Meacham closed last August, Charlene Davis was
left without a place in
town to meet her friends
— so she simply stopped seeing them
on a regular basis.
It wasn’t just a meeting place that
Davis and her contemporaries lost.
The store sold various goods and
supplies, served up burgers and also
acted as the town post office.
“It’s like the water,” said Davis, a
Meacham resident since 1996, of the
store. “You don’t miss it until it’s
gone. This is the only life in town.”
When former owner Jan Caldwell
closed the store, Davis said there
was nothing left to do but hope
someone would come along and reopen everyone’s favorite hangout.
“We heard these folks were com-
“(The store) is very
important to the
community. We have a
lot of locals who are
determined to keep it
open. It’s the only
place to meet in the
area.”
— Dixie Mor ford
Co-owner of Meacham Cafe
ing from Idah,o and we were elated.
We prayed and God sent us a whole
Christian family,” Davis said. “It’s
the hub. It’s where everybody
People need people
YOUTH COMMENT
maybe the most important
eople need people.
thing. Family. Both birthThis thought has
family and family I’ve
been stuck in my
chosen, they’re the people
head since April,
I hope I’ll have the
when I was sick for
rest of my life. The
two weeks, but repeople I know I
ally it’s been
can rely on through
important to me my
anything.
whole life.
That means, I
People should
suppose, that I am
take care of each
not an individualother.
ist. I know people
In April, sitting
my age (19) are supin the health cenBRYNNE
posed to want to
ter at school for the
HAUG
stretch their wings.
third time in a
To move away, live
Youth
week, I was struck
in an apartment by
by how many peothemselves, get a job and
ple were there alone.
go to lonely coffee shops.
I wasn’t. Each time, my
That’s what the movies
closest friends walked me
tell us, anyway.
there and back, helped
I am sure that, for many
me hazily answer nurses’
people, there is value in
questions. Forced me to
drink endless cups of pep- such a choice. In seeing
new places, in doing new
permint tea and eat bowls
things, in independence
of applesauce in an attempt to keep dehydration from the people they’ve
known since they were baat bay, when I was too
bies.
nauseous to even think of
But I don’t feel smothfood.
ered by my family. When I
But for the dozen peocame home from college
ple in the doctor’s office
in the middle of May
with me, there was no
there were 14 people
one.
sleeping in my house:
I am sure they had
aunts and younger cousins
friends. Nearly everyone
visiting for the week,
has friends of some kind.
some of them teenage
But if their solitude sitboys eating more food and
ting in the waiting room
making more noise than
was any indication, not
you would believe. And
everyone has friends who
little girl cousins wanting
are family.
me to play with them.
Shouldn’t everyone
When I’m not home, I
have someone?
Community has always
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been important to me —
P
comes.”
The “whole Christian family” that
bought the store and helped rescue
Meacham from fading away completely consists of Dixie and Randy
Morford, who were living in Idaho,
and Connie Halsey from Hermiston.
“Connie and I have looked at other
businesses over the last 20 years, but
it was never the right time or the
right place,” Dixie said. “(The store)
is very important to the community.
We have a lot of locals who are determined to keep it open. It’s the only
place to meet in the area.”
Back in February, Halsey called
Dixie to let her know the store was
for sale, and after thinking it over for
a couple months, the Morfords
signed papers April 15 and reopened
the store May 2.
Super
indeed
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Staff photos by E.J. Harris
Center: Margo Herd, center, listens to Charlene
Davis, left, as Pete Eves eats his breakfast Monday
while sitting at the “liars’ table” at the Oregon Trail
General Store in Meacham.
Top left: Mike Delay picks up a package from
Connie Halsey on Monday at the Oregon Trail
General Store. The store also doubles as the post
office for Meacham area residents.
Top right: Owner Dixie Morford makes a
hamburger while filling an order Monday at the
Oregon Trial General Store.
Bottom left: Talking Cat is a local community cat
that can often be found on the front porch at the
Oregon Trail General Store.
Bottom right: The Oregon Trail General Store is the
only gathering place for locals of this small
settlement in the Blue Mountains.
MOVIE REVIEW
‘Super 8’ revels
in storytelling
I
n an era inundated
with myopic plots,
lackluster acting
and deleterious special effects, it’s truly
breathtaking to finally
watch a movie that emphasizes
story over
action,
creation
over destruction.
For those
who
would
rather enDOMINIC
gage with
BAEZ
characAt the Movies
ters on a
visceral
level than a superficial
one, “Super 8” provides
a nostalgia-inducing trip
through the bittersweet
annals of growing up and
becoming a part of this
world.
While “Super 8” was
directed by J.J. Abrams
(“Lost,” “Star Trek”), the
heavy influences from
master storyteller Steven
Spielberg (who was a producer for “Super 8,” and
also reviewed the script)
AP photo by Paramount Pictures, Francois Duhamel
From left, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning and Ron Eldard are shown
in a scene from “Super 8.”
are more than blaringly
apparent. But instead of
coming off as a soulless
rip-off, “Super 8” is a
carefully sculpted homage to the man who
showed us that special effects and nonstop action
sequences can — and
should — take backseat
to character development
and engaging storytelling.
And similar to Spielberg’s “E.T. The
Extra-Terrestial” and
“Back to the Future,” a
touch of fantasy is
weaved into “Super 8,”
but the emphasis is
placed on expressing the
child-like wonder and
confusion that are part
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“Super 8”
and parcel to being an
adolescent trying to belong.
This time around, the
youngsters are a group of
aspiring filmmakers from
a small steel town in
Ohio who, in 1979, set out
to shoot a zombie flick.
The main character in
Abrams’s film is not director Charles (Riley
Griffiths), but his best
friend, Joe Lamb (Joel
Courtney), who serves as
makeup artist on “The
Case.” Joe’s mother was
recently killed in an accident at the steel mill, a
loss that shadows both
the boy’s relationship
with his father (Kyle
Chandler, “Friday Night
Lights”), a sheriff’s
deputy, and with Alice
Dainard (Elle Fanning),
whose father (Ron Eldard) seems to have had
something to do with the
death.
Alice joins the cast of
“The Case,” setting in
motion Joe’s crush on her
and staging some incredible moments in the
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YOUR EO NEWS
East Oregonian
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Photo contributed by Teresa Walchli
Dressed in a nautical theme, Altrusa International of
Hermiston recently installed new officers. Incoming
President Kim Mills chose the theme to represent
Altrusa as an anchor in the community.
Contributed photo
Tanner Pearson, 13, and Kirsten Lovercheck received
their black belts in May, after testing in April. They
study karate at the Pendleton TKFI dojo with Sensei
Chuck Overstreet.
Karate students
earn black belts
In April two karate students with the Pendleton
TKFI dojo earned their
black belts. They received
the belts in May.
Tanner Pearson, 13, and
Kirsten Lovercheck are
the first students Sensei
Chuck Overstreet has tested in nearly 30 years of
teaching in Pendleton.
Usually he sends his
students to the head dojo
in the Traditional KarateDo Federation
International (TKFI) organization in Grants Pass.
Tanner and Kirsten
went through three vigorous nights of testing in
April. They each had to
teach an hour-and-a-half
long class as well.
Tanner is also the
youngest black belt Overstreet has promoted to
this level.
Photo contributed by Kristi Smalley
Contributed photo
Rebecca
Salverda
recently participated in
the pre-teen division in
Oregon’s
National
American Miss pageant
in Portland.
formation about the local
program, call Kristi Smalley at 541-567-1546 or go to
the Special Olympics Oregon website at
www.soor.org.
Those recognized during the Special Olympics awards
dessert posed for a photo. Pictured in the front row
are: Yannik Brunnee, Madisen Morgan, Dalila Avila,
Bethany Martin and Anneke Hoogstraten. Back row:
Tim Zacharias, Luz Torres, Darla Esterbloom, Shawn
Smith, Jonathan Wilson and Stu Bance.
bin, director 2010-2012.
Ann Fialka read a statement that introduced the
club’s theme for 2011-2012:
“Altrusa is an anchor in
the community.”
Altrusa is a service organization that supports
youth programs and local
and international projects.
Altrusa installs new
Sunridge student is
officers
pageant finalist
Altrusa International of
Special Olympics
recognizes athletes,
volunteers
Hermiston installed new
officers during its May 26
meeting. The installation
was performed by Pam
Cooper, District Twelve
Area III director. The officers include Kim Mills,
president; Edith Holt, first
vice president; Karen Cooley, second vice president;
Karen Luciani, secretary;
Marie Peck, treasurer; Diana Ables, assistant
treasurer; Jordawn
Wambeke, immediate past
president; Jackie Dunlap,
director 2011-2013; Janet
Cooley, director 2011-13;
Susan Callahan, director
2010-2012; and Kelli Stre-
The recent Special
Olympics awards dessert
recognized Luz Torres as
female athlete of the year;
Shawn Smith, male athlete
of the year; Stu Bance,
coach of the year; Club 24,
business of the year; Debbie Wilson, fitness
volunteer of the year; and
the Hermiston High
School Key Club, youth
volunteer of the year.
Special Olympics is a
year-round program offering Olympic-style sports to
athletes with intellectual
disabilities. For more in-
Chalmers-Parker
Rebecca Salverda of
Pendleton was one of 78
contestants in the preteen division in Oregon’s
National American Miss
pageant, held May 28-29 in
Portland.
The 12-year-old was one
of the top five finalists
and was awarded the second-runner up Queen’s
Trophy. She also was first
runner-up in the speaking
competition.
As a finalist, Rebecca
will compete in the National American Miss
pageant over Thanksgiving weekend at
Disneyland.
Breanne Chalmers
and Nicholas Parker
Johnston-Wunsch
2001, and from the University of Idaho in 2006 with a
bachelor’s degree in ag
business. He works on the
family farm near Helix.
The couple will exchange vows Sept. 3, 2011,
in Walla Walla, Wash.
ENGAGEMENT
Lacey
Johnston
of
Athena and Chad Wunsch
of Madras are announcing
their engagement. Lacey is
the daughter of Randy and
Sandy Johnston of Athena.
Chad is the son of Galen
and Cindy Wunsch of
Madras.
Lacey is a 2007 graduate
of Weston-McEwen High
School and a 2011 graduate
of Oregon State University.
Chad graduated from
Madras High School in 2004
and from OSU in 2008.
Templeman
Lacey Johnston
and Chad Wunsch
The couple will be married Oct. 15, 2011.
ANNIVERSARY
Terry and Bonnie Templeman of Pendleton
celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with their
family on May 31, 2011, at
Tad’s Chicken & Dumplings
restaurant on the Sandy
River near Portland.
Terry is a psychologist,
while Bonnie “keeps the
home fires burning.”
Their
children
are
Kharis Templeman and his
wife Jessica Tsui-Templeman of Ann Arbor, Mich.,
and Sam Templeman and
Terry and
Bonnie Templeman
his girlfriend Alicia Brunson of Portland.
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Rebecca is a student at
Sunridge Middle School.
She is the daughter of
Gregory and Shara Salverda of Pendleton and the
granddaughter of Bruce
and Karin Hall of The
Dalles and Helen Hunchak of Pendleton. Her
great-grandparents are
Jim and Carolyn Hendricks of Pendleton.
Mikayla Herrera dressed like Rosa Parks during a
first grade exhibit at Highland Hills Elementary
School in Hermiston. Students chose a famous
person in history and did reports, dressed like the
character and gave mini-speeches when people
came to their stations. Other historic figures
represented included Neil Armstrong, Georgia
O’Keefe, Daniel Boone, Betsy Ross and Amelia
Earhart.
Windy River
students help
spruce up town
Windy River Elementary School students
turned out May 26 to help
make their community a
better place. Armed with
garbage bags and gloves,
more than 220 students
and their teachers spent
about two hours picking
up debris in vacant lots
along South Main Street
and Wilson Lane. The students filled 210 large
trash bags and picked up
three couches and other
items too large to fit into
bags.
Photo contributed by Jackie McCauley
Students from Windy River Elementary School help
with a recent clean-up effort in Boardman.
In its fifth year, the
clean-up effort is organized by Windy River staff
and the city of Boardman’s code compliance
official. The city provides
gloves and garbage bags,
and disposes of the
garbage. The school provides the eager
volunteers. Each student
will receive a certificate
of appreciation from Mayor Chet Phillips.
“The clean-up made a
big difference in the appearance along Main
Street and
the students
all had fun,”
said John
Russell, code
compliance
official.
DAYS GONE BY
ENGAGEMENT
Breanne Rene’ Chalmers
and Nicholas Allen Parker,
both of Helix, are announcing
their
engagement. Breanne is
the daughter of Paul and
Gail Chalmers of Pendleton
and Lane and Denise
Porter of Athena. Nicholas
is the son of Larry and
Tammy Parker of Helix.
Breanne is a 2006 graduate of Weston-McEwen
High School and a 2010
graduate of Eastern Oregon
University, where she
earned a bachelor’s degree
in marketing. She is employed as a financial
assistant for the U.S. Forest
Service in Pendleton.
Nicholas graduated from
Griswold High School in
History comes alive at Highland Hills
Photo contributed by Tracy Tynkila
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
June 12, 1911
Gale Sturdivant, popular
clerk at the Peoples Warehouse,
this
morning
received a copy of the
Boston Globe of June 2 sent
to him by Harry McEwen,
former in the employ of the
same store but now living
in the Hub City. The paper
contained a large picture of
Tracy Baker of this city
who recently joined the
Boston Red Sox and the
caption stated that he had
been seen in practice for
the first time June 1. The
picture was a splendid one
showing “Bake” in the act
of whipping a ball.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
June 12, 1961
Most of the large commercial and industrial
concerns in this area either
already have conformed
with daylight time or plan
to adopt it next Monday in
conformance
with
a
Pendleton Chamber of
Commerce vote. However,
state offices and institutions
cannot
change
because of state law which
requires standard time,
and the Union Pacific railroad will continue to use
standard time.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
June 12, 1986
With the inmate population pushing 200, officials at
the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution are
hoping the permanent living quarters for prisoners
will be completed by the
end of the month. No firm
date for completion of the
eight dormitory-style rooms
has been set, however, said
Superintendent
Bob
Wright. The inmates are
being held in temporary
quarters in the west wing of
the old Eastern Oregon
Hospital while permanent
quarters are build in the
east wing. Each dormitory
room contains 25 beds at
each end with a control
center for guards in the
middle. Each room has
showers, toilets, a television room and dining
facilities for inmates.
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MOVIE REVIEW
SUPER 8: Great beginning slowly devolves
AP photo by Paramount Pictures, Francois Duhamel
Joel Courtney, right, is shown in a scene from “Super 8.”
Small-town politics
and second chances
Image courtesy of Plume Books
Above, the cover for “Tassy Morgan’s Bluff.”
“Tassy Morgan’s Bluff,” by Jim Stinson. ©2011, Plume
Books. Trade paperback, 225 pages. Retail $15.
hat happens when a free-spirited artist locks
horns with the town busybody over a ramshackle house perched on a crumbling cliff?
Jim Stinson’s “Tassy Morgan’s
Bluff” explores small-town politics and
second chances in a story that pits Tassy
Morgan, recent divorcee and watercolor
artist, against the beautification committee in the small northern California
seaside town of San Andreas and its
strongarm leader, realtor Margaret Nam.
Margaret thinks Tassy’s house is an
eyesore. Tassy can’t afford to fix the
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crumbling bluff underneath the house
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manipulate her. When Tassy embarrasses Margaret in front of the whole town,
Books
Margaret vows to get revenge.
Enter Linc Ellis, a recently widowed attorney working
pro bono for the city as its legal adviser. He is Tassy’s
neighbor, and rallies to her defense along with local art
dealer Orson Wellesly. Linc and Tassy’s relationship
grows as they frantically try to save her home from destruction.
Another player in the drama is Grandmother Halvorsen, tribal chair of the nearby Narowa Indian
Reservation, who wants the beach below Tassy’s shack
for the tribe. But the beach, which is accessed only by a
narrow path running through Tassy’s property, is the
sole tourist attraction for San Andreas, and the city
council needs to keep the beach for itself.
Stinson’s book is full of characters any small-town resident will recognize, and gives an inside look at the
political maneuvering employed by aggressive people to
further their personal agendas. It is also a story about
trust and hope, and taking second chances at love.
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movie, scenes in which
Fanning, and her character, demonstrate some
impressive acting chops.
The rest of the cast is
nearly as good. If you
didn’t know any better,
you would think they had
been best friends from
the womb. And watching
them run around town on
their bikes (and in some
sweet muscle cars) is an
absolute pleasure.
But the plot must move
forward. While engaging
in some amateur filmmaking, the crew
inadvertently becomes
privy to some strange
stuff. A train derails in
spectacular fashion after
crashing head-on into a
truck. Almost immediately thereafter, a bunch of
sinister military guys
show up. Cars and all
matter of things start cascading through the air.
Dogs go missing, as do
people. Something dangerous lurks in the
darkness. And while the
crew of “The Case” is left
shaken after the incident, they continue
filming because, after all,
what filmmaker would
forgo such excellent
“production value,” a
term favored by Charles.
Box Office Top 5
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Tomatoes
X-Men: First
No. 1 Class
The Hangover
No. 2 Part II
Kung Fu
No. 3 Panda 2
On Stranger
No. 4 Tides
No. 5 Bridesmaids
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A aura of mystery, a
very Spielberg-esque
vibe, courses through the
majority of the film. But
Abrams expertly keeps
us in the dark until the
last possible moment.
And his version of 1979 is
probably more like 1979
than the real 1979, which
was hardly a time of innocence. (Oh, the power
of nostalgia.)
In the homestretch, big
battles are fought, lessons are learned, the
elusive monster is revealed and other loose
ends are tied up. It’s a bit
perfunctory, even predictable. But such is the
way of the genre.
One of the best surprises Abrams presents is
making Joe the make-up
artist, not the director.
It’s a nod, an inside-theindustry tribute to those
behind the scenes, those
who are responsible for
more than most realize.
But not all is peaches
and cream in Lillian,
Ohio. After about an
hour of marvelously balancing
self-consciousness about
the olden days with present-tense fun, “Super 8”
comes across as a completely different movie
when the crew become
privy to classified information and decide to
take action. It was as if
Abrams wasn’t sure what
to do next, so, sadly, the
movie takes a decidedly
Michael Bay-style turn
into the realms of explosions and
preposterousness. For a
film that revels in capturing human emotion, it’s
unneeded to see some
kids evading rockets and
artillery as they traverse
a war-torn town.
Named for the camera
that allowed the average
American family to
record the moments
worth remembering in
their lives, "Super 8" is
charming and celebratory. And though the
ending may leave you
feeling a bit underwhelmed (the movie’s
ending, not the credits,
which are worth sticking
around for), “Super 8”
will have you pining for
the good ol’ days, even if
you weren’t around to
see them.
Four stars out of five.
Dominic Baez is the copy
editor/paginator for the
East Oregonian. Follow his
movie blog, Silver Screening, for the latest trailers,
clips and extras at silverscreening.wordpress.com.
MEACHAM: ‘Opening
day we were packed’
Continued From 1C
The reaction from the
40 or so full-time
Meacham residents was
overwhelming, Dixie said.
“Opening day we were
packed all day,” she said.
“The locals have supported us a lot but the
weather has been pretty
poor.”
Taco Tuesday will be returning soon, as will
Caldwell’s special chicken-fried steak recipe. The
new owners also plan on
hosting live music and
other events as well, once
again providing Meacham
with a focal point.
Halsey said the locals
come in with fresh-picked
mushrooms and rhubarb,
describing them as generous people.
“They’re all excited.
They come in and tell us
how happy they are we’re
open,” she said. “They’re
seeing their neighbors
again now that they have
a place to gather. They’ve
been very supportive.”
There was a reason for
the strong showing of sup-
port, said Margo Herd,
who has lived in Meacham
since 1983 and is a regular
member of the “liar’s
table,” a group of residents who have taken to
meeting at the store.
“It was a disaster. It was
awful,” Herd said. “There
was no place in town to
eat. When they closed last
August, I didn’t see anyone for a month.”
And most of the liar’s
table would see each other just sporadically over
the next nine months,
keeping in touch by
bumping into each other
out and about and with
ham radios, which Herd
and Davis both use.
But here they were in
the flesh on a recent Monday, shooting the breeze
and reconnecting with
each other, sharing stories
of another cold winter.
“There’s nothing here to
attract people in,” said
resident Ken Elliston,
who was enjoying a cup of
coffee at the liar’s table.
“The rest of the town is
kind of dying away. (The
store) is kind of an oasis.”
Drs. Grant Burch (left) and Laurie Armsby (right) are pioneering a revolutionary technique using a new heart valve
that can extend lives. At OHSU, new cardiologists like Dr. David Bailly (center) are able to learn from the best.
PEOPLE: ‘It’s not
about being tied down’
Continued From 1C
miss that. Even the chaos.
And when I’m not home
I still have my people,
people I’ve met while I
was away. But I bring
them home to stay with us
at breaks because I want
them to be a part of my
family.
It’s not about being tied
down.
I worried, when I was
sick, that I was a burden
on my friends. But that’s
not how it works.
Family, and friends, and
people who care about
other people — they need
Children with defective heart valves once faced a lifetime
of repeated open-heart surgeries. But now, Drs. Grant Burch and
Laurie Armsby of OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital are pioneering
a revolutionary technique – inserting a new kind of replacement heart
valve through a leg vein into a child’s beating heart. By reducing the need
for multiple open-heart surgeries, the new procedure can extend lives.
each other, need to take
care of each other and to
be taken care of. Old people and young people and
babies and everyone in
between, they need each
other. People need people.
Brynne Haug is a junior at Whitman College
in Walla Walla, majoring in history, and in her
free time she enjoys writing, cooking,
constructing languages
and sewing. She and her
family have lived in
Pendleton since 2002.
It’s also an extraordinary learning experience for new cardiologists like
Dr. David Bailly. OHSU is the only place in Oregon where he can learn
about these breakthroughs firsthand. Expanding frontiers and
spreading knowledge – that’s the OHSU effect.
www.OHSUeffect.org
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regional leadership
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Community
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Morrow County who
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Crisis Respite services to individuals
experiencing mental
or emotional distress
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Reimbursement
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also require transportation.
Placement is on an as
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Respite
Care Providers must
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certified in CPR and
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PGG is an EOE
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community. Wages
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COUNTY Health
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and may provide
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Education required.
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OR
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PENDLETON FIRE
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The Pendleton Fire
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Applications can be
picked up at the
main station: 911
SW Court Avenue
in Pendleton.
RETURN APPLICATIONS TO THE
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their non-shift days.
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The Oregon Department of Corrections
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OR. This position
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maintenance and repair of HVAC and refrigeration systems
and other repairs
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MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You're being asked to put out so
many proverbial fires lately that you wonder how the others
have lived this long without you. Back off and see if problems will solve themselves. It can happen!
City of MiltonFreewater
FT Police Officer
Information and application may
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722 S. Main, Milton-Freewater,
Oregon, or by calling
541.938.8243. Applications must
be received in City Hall by Friday,
July 1, 2011 at 12:00pm.
Postmarks will not qualify. EOE
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You can see it in the faces of
your family, your colleagues and the people you pass on the
street: The routine gets boring. That is, until you arrive on the
scene to provide refreshing alternatives.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your stress level could reach an
uncomfortable place, but at least this reminds you to seek
relief. Note that your body will be most relaxed after you give
it the exercise it was designed to receive.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). In the manner of rock stars,
boxers and firewood choppers, you will effectively sublimate
your anger into something extremely entertaining or useful to
everyone around.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You enjoy your fantasies as temporary escape hatches from the stresses of daily life. At the
same time, consider that you could actually make a certain
dream come true if you were really willing to put in the work.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You don't have to answer the
phone just because it rings. You'll reclaim your space, time
and energy. You may still enjoy a few distractions, but they
will be distractions of your own choosing.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You are a master at making an
exhilarating entrance and also a smooth exit. This social skill
will serve you well on this busy day, as you'll visit many different situations.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You may think a service you
paid for was not at all worth the price. However, it did open
new doors and lead you in a direction that was more to your
liking. So, all's well that ends well.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your prayers will be
answered. If you don't pray but instead think about what you
want to happen in a general way, you'll have some degree of
satisfaction with the way those requests are met.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). "Why?" you ask. Then you
immediately sense that it was not at all the right question. So
you ask, "How?" And what you learn will change your life.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Someone close to you has
been rather selfish lately, taking advantage of your kindness.
You must admit that you have made this rather easy to do.
But now it's time to tend to your own wants and needs.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You have the attention of a certain person, and you will handle this well. You'll build this person's excitement and anticipation by not asking for what you
want right off the bat.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (June 13). You will feel free to be who
you always wanted to be. In July, a discovery will allow you
to do what you couldn't do before. A teacher will bring new
hope in August. What happens in September is akin to a big
break. Someone who has been stubborn will finally respect
your wishes. Your relationship with a Capricorn or Libra person will bring good fortune. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 25,
15, 43 and 1.
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Employment 335
Employment 335
Immediate
Openings
Part-time (10-29+
hours per week)
opportunity to work
in our packaging
and distributing department in Pendleton, OR. Must be
able to regularly lift
40#.
Duties include using machines to place inserts into the paper, labeling newspapers, moving the
papers from the
press and driving to
make
deliveries.
Days of work will
include a variety of
shifts
including
weekends
and
nights.
Starting
wage $9.00 per
hour.
Pick up an application at 211 SE Byers, Pendleton, OR
or send resume
and letter of interest to
East Oregonian
Publishing Co.,
PO Box 2048
Salem, OR 97308
by fax to
503-371-2935 or
e-mail
hr@eopubco.org
Field
Mechanic
Job will consist of
maintenance and
repair of diesel
equipment, trucks,
and small farm
tractors.
Experience in repairing
spud bed trailers,
brakes, bearings,
chain driven belts,
roll driven belts, hydraulic equipment
required.
Other
field duties as assigned by Raw Receiving Manager.
DOE. Please send
resumes to
Shannon Utz at
sutz@oregon
potato.com
or PO Box 169,
Boardman, OR
97818
Recruiting for
certified
Alcohol & Drug
Counselor;
Counselor-inTraining;
PT Treatment
Aide;
PT/On Call Detox Technician.
Preference given to
applicants
with min. 2 years
Human Services
experience. Computer
skills
required.
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& information:
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River Point Farms,
America's
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packer,
shipper and processor of onions, has
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Truck Driver B.
The position is located in Irrigon,
Oregon at our Farm
Office.
Driver is responsible for the safe, accurate, and on time
delivery of materials
to their destinations.
In addition, employee must maintain a clean, safe,
and careful operation of the fleet vehicle of which they
are assigned. Supporting the yard operation is an expectation between deliveries and during
non-driving periods.
Minimum
Qualifications:
• Must have experience driving in all
weather conditions.
• Must be able to
read and write for
reporting purposes.
• Knowledge of and
adherence to safety
procedures
and
precautions.
• 10 wheeler experience
• Class C driverʼs license with farm endorsement
preferred
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435
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$205
half/
$410
whole Includes cut
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EO-5372
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING
A meeting of the Athena-Weston School District 29RJ Board of Directors will be held on June 20, 2011 at 6:45 p.m.
at Athena Elementary Library. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2011 as approved by the Athena-Weston School District Budget Committee. A summary of the budget is presented below. A copy of the budget may be inspected or obtained at 375 South Fifth Street, Athena, OR 97813 between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. This budget was prepared on a basis of accounting that is consistent with
the basis of accounting used during the preceding year. Major changes, if any, and their effect on the budget, are explained below. This budget is for an annual period.
County
City
Chairperson of Governing Body
Telephone Number
Umatilla
Athena
Preston Winn
541-566-3551
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Adopted Budget
Approved Budget
TOTAL ALL FUNDS
Current Year 2010-11
Next Year 2011-12
Anticipated Requirements
1. Total Instruction
4,016,346
3,905,645
2. Total Support Services
2,587,454
2,516,035
3. Total Enterprise and Community Services
218,800
207,920
4. Total Facilities Acquisition and Construction
80,000
62,000
5. Total Other Uses (includes Debt Service and Transfers)
318,000
315,000
6. Total Contingencies
10,300
97,600
8. Total Unappropriated and Reserved for Future Expenditure
11,000
9,400
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
7,241,900
7,113,600
Anticipated Resources
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
6,038,900
5,858,600
11. Total Property Taxes to be Received
1,203,000
1,255,000
12. Total Resources (add lines 10 and 11)
7,241,900
7,113,600
Estimated Ad Valorem Property Taxes
13. Total Property Taxes to be received (line 11)
1,203,000
1,255,000
14. Plus: Estimated Property Taxes Not to be Received
A. Loss Due to Constitutional Limits
40,000
40,000
B. Discounts Allowed, Other Uncollected Amounts
43,000
43,000
15. Total Tax Levy (add lines 13 and 14 A & B)
1,286,000
1,338,000
Rate or Amount
Rate or Amount
Taxes By Type
16. Permanent Rate Limit (rate limit 4.3937)
4.3937
4.3937
21. Levy for Payment of Bonded Debt
273000
275000
STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS
Debt Outstanding
Debt Authorized, Not Incurred
As Summarized Below
None
Estimated Debt outstanding at the
Long-Term Debt
Beginning of the Budget Year (July 1)
Bonds
62,000
Total Indebtedness
62,000
FUNDS NOT REQUIRING A PROPERTY TAX TO BE LEVIED
Actual Data
Adopted Budget
Approved Budget
Prior Year 2009-10
Current Year 2010-11
Next Year 2011-12
201-REAP Funds
1. Total Instruction
35,116
34,000
33,000
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
35,116
34,000
33,000
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
2,949
34,000
33,000
203-Title 1A Grant
1. Total Instruction
155,787
178,000
178,500
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
155,787
178,000
178,500
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
12,268
178,000
178,500
207-Title IV/Safe & Drug Free
4. Total Facilities Acquisition and Construction
2,268
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
2,268
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
2,921
209-Donations
1. Total Instruction
40,000
40,000
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
40,000
40,000
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
40,000
40,000
210-Special Purpose
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
(2,631)
211-Capital/Lottery Grant
2. Total Support Services
481
51,500
50,300
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
481
51,500
50,300
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
48,391
51,500
50,300
213-Special Purpose State Funds
1. Total Instruction
149,000
146,200
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
149,000
146,200
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
144,706
149,000
146,200
215-Technology Improvement
1. Total Instruction
7,523
1,400
2. Total Support Services
37,548
19,600
25,000
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
45,071
21,000
25,000
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
20,008
21,000
25,000
217-AWERE
2. Total Support Services
9,850
12,000
100,000
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
9,850
12,000
100,000
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
9,850
12,000
100,000
219-IDEA Fund
1. Total Instruction
61,125
55,000
70,000
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
61,125
55,000
70,000
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
147,846
55,000
70,000
221-IDEA-ARRA
1. Total Instruction
61,742
47,000
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
61,742
47,000
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
61,737
47,000
223-Title IA-ARRA
1. Total Instruction
93,168
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
93,168
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
93,168
230-Bus Replacement
2. Total Support Services
118,000
72,300
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
118,000
72,300
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
100,466
118,000
72,300
240-School Improvement
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
(12)
250-Student Body Funds
1. Total Instruction
139,819
256,000
255,000
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
139,819
256,000
255,000
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
233,274
256,000
255,000
299-Additional Grants
1. Total Instruction
11,785
50,000
50,000
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
11,785
50,000
50,000
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
21,003
50,000
50,000
420-Capital Improvement
2. Total Support Services
331,000
325,000
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
331,000
325,000
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
322,042
331,000
325,000
430-Technology Update Fund
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
4,224
450-Building Bond
4. Total Facilities Acquisition and Construction
420,052
80,000
62,000
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
420,052
80,000
62,000
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
469,317
80,000
62,000
701-Trust & Agency Fund
2. Total Support Services
3,299
113,600
52,100
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
3,299
113,600
52,100
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
107,953
113,600
52,100
710-Reeder Scholarship Fund
1. Total Instruction
500
1,800
1,800
8. Total Unappropriated / Ending Fund Balance
11,000
9,400
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
500
12,800
11,200
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
11,910
12,800
11,200
FUNDS REQUIRING A PROPERTY TAX TO BE LEVIED
100-General Fund
1. Total Instruction
3,010,587
3,204,146
3,131,145
2. Total Support Services
1,613,394
1,941,754
1,891,335
3. Total Enterprise and Community Services
194,550
218,800
207,920
5. Total Other Uses
20,000
20,000
20,000
6. Total Contingencies
10,300
97,600
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
4,838,531
5,395,000
5,348,000
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
5,037,210
4,465,000
4,348,000
11. Property Taxes to be Received
963,551
930,000
1,000,000
12. Total Resources (add lines 10 and 11)
6,000,761
5,395,000
5,348,000
13. Property Taxes to be Received (from line 11)
930,000
1,000,000
14. Estimated Property Taxes Not to be Received
A. Loss Due to Constitutional Limit
40,000
40,000
B. Discounts, Other Uncollected Amounts
43,000
43,000
15. Total Tax Levy (add lines 13 and 14 A & B)
1,013,000
1,083,000
Rate or Amount
Rate or Amount
16. Permanent Rate Limit Levy (rate limit 4.3937)
4.3937
4.3937
301-Debt Service
5. Total Other Uses
246,503
298,000
295,000
9. Total Requirements (add lines 1 - 8)
246,503
298,000
295,000
10. Total Resources Except Property Taxes
24,367
25,000
40,000
11. Property Taxes to be Received
262,108
273,000
255,000
12. Total Resources (add lines 10 and 11)
286,475
298,000
295,000
13. Property Taxes to be Received (from line 11)
273,000
255,000
14. Estimated Property Taxes Not to be Received
B. Discounts, Other Uncollected Amounts
25,000
40,000
15. Total Tax Levy (add lines 13 and 14 A & B)
298,000
295,000
Rate or Amount
Rate or Amount
18. Levy for Payment of Bonded Debt
298000
295000
June 12, 2011
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Sun 9-3
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KING SIZE double
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$350, baby clothes,
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14 FOOT Grumman
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$2,950
541-278-9520
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1979 CADILLAC
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complicated unless you are vigilant in your efforts to stay
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You don't always have to be the
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give and take.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). An effort to save money could
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2011 Ford Fiesta SEL
2011 Ford Ranger
2011 Ford Ranger SuperCab XLT 4x4
Air Conditioning, ABS,
27MPG
Air, Cruise, Tilt, PL, PW, Ambient
Lighting, Sync, 37 MPG
V6, Air, Cruise, Tilt, PL, PW,
Tow Pkg, Chrome Step Bar
VIN# 1FTKR1AD9BPA43008
VIN# 3FADP4CJ0BM114224
VIN#1FTLR4FE5BPA39108
15,999 **
13,999 **
$$
$$
After $3,500 Combined Factory Rebates &
$1,256 fordcountry.com discount.
MSRP $18,755
$
SAVE 4,756
19,999 **
$$
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MSRP $17,520
$
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2011 Ford Edge SE
V-6, Auto, Air, Cruise, Tilt, PL,
PW, AM/FM/CD, 26 MPG
VIN# 2FMDK3GC5BBB04011
Over 600 New
& Certified Used
In Stock
24,999 **
$$
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MSRP $28,230
$
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2011 Ford Mustang
V-8, Auto, Air, Cruise, Tilt, PL, PW,
Pwr Seat, Sync, Tow Pkg.
VIN# 1FTMF1EM0BFB45783
2011 Ford F150 4X4
302 HP (V-6), Auto, Air, Cruise,
Tilt, PL, PW, AM/FM/CD,
Tow Pkg
VIN# 1FTMF1EM0BFB45783
25,599 **
$$
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MSRP $29,775
SAVE $4,176
Premium Pkg, Chrome Pkg,
Loaded
VIN#1FT7W2B66BEC57700
VIN #1ZVBPAM7B5126265
25,999 **
38,999
28,599
$$
Saturday
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Ford F250 Crew Cab XLT 4X4
2011 Ford F150 SuperCab XLT 4X4 2011
Auto, Air, Cruise, Tilt, PL, PW,
Mustang Club of America Special Edition
305 HP (V-6), Premium Pkg, Leather Interior,
Shaker 500 Audio w/ Sync,
Loaded, 29 MPG
After $2,500 Combined Factory Rebates
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MSRP $31,465
After $3,500 Combined Factory Rebates &
$2,441 fordcountry.com discount.
MSRP $25,940
$$
SAVE $5,466
$$
**
After $3,000 Combined Factory Rebates
& $3,486 fordcountry.com discount.
MSRP $35,085
SAVE $6,486
**
After $1,500 Combined Factory Rebates
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MSRP $44,985
.
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Offer expires 6/16/11