July 03, 2009 02:56 pm
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 U.S. Rep. Greg Walden spoke in Enterprise Wednesday. The Observer/GARY FLETCHER ENTERPRISE — U.S. Rep. Greg
Walden touched on topics ranging from the deficit to the Cap and Trade
Act when he addressed the Wallowa County Rotary Club Wednesday.
The congressman also stayed to answer questions and he acknowledged
that he had introduced a bill to the Senate to give the old U.S. Forest
Service building in Wallowa to the city of Wallowa.
The city will in turn dedicate the building to the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center.
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July 02, 2009 03:16 pm
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 SHOWING IT OFF: Outdoors RV owner Ron Nash (right) shows U.S. Congressman Greg Walden the interior of a newly-built trailer at the plant at Pierce Road and Highway 82 outside Island City. The plant formerly housed Fleetwood RV, which went bankrupt earlier this year. Nash bought it to produce a line of trailers designed for the rugged conditions of the Pacific Northwest. - The Observer/BILL RAUTENSTRAUCH The mood at Outdoors RV, Union County’s newest manufacturing company, was downright jubilant Wednesday morning.
All of the plant’s employees trooped outside in the bright sunshine to have their picture taken with the first trailer ready for shipment to a dealer. Many were cheering.
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July 02, 2009 03:12 pm
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 This new river loop to the left will flow back into the existing channel of the Wallowa River on the right after the restoration has been completed. - Photo/RON OSTERLOH ENTERPRISE — The Wallowa River near Enterprise will be changing channels next week.
A project that began as an idea nearly 10 years ago and has been in process since last November will be taking giant steps toward completion next week on a stretch of the river on land owned by Craig and Liza Jane Nichols of the 6-Ranch.
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July 01, 2009 02:40 pm
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 Bob Jensen, center, of The Potter’s House talks to agriculture educators John Jenns of Bend and Jennifer Henning of Lakeview about the art of making Raku pottery following a demonstration he provided. Jenns and Henning are members of the Oregon Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association, which recently met in Union County. Association members were provided with a demonstration by Jensen because the process of pottery making relates to processes used in agriculture science and shop classes. The Observer/DICK MASON No blue corduroy jackets were worn at this gathering of agriculture teachers at the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show grounds.
Still, within these 80 men and women beat the pulse of Oregon FFA.
The educators were members of Oregon Vocational Agriculture Teachers
Association, an educational organization that recently met in Union
County for three days of classes. Most of its members, who are from all
parts of the state, are advisers for their high schools’ FFA chapters.
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July 01, 2009 02:36 pm
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 La Grande police officers Sgt. Dave Sams and Senior Officer Scott Whittington assess a motor home for possible points of entry after receiving a call about a dog left unattended in the vehicle that was parked on Sunset Avenue near the Grande Ronde Hospital. The Observer/TRISTEN KNIGHT It may only be 10 minutes, but the pet you left in your car could be
suffering from heat exhaustion, brain damage, or worse, dying of heat
stroke.
Concerned residents contacted Union County’s animal control unit
Tuesday about two separate incidents involving dogs being left in
unattended vehicles in 80-degree weather.
The first incident involved a dog left in a Ford Explorer in the
Walmart parking lot in the early afternoon, according to Animal Control
Officer Becky Maddock.
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June 30, 2009 03:16 pm
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No one was injured and a La Grande man was arrested in a shooting incident Sunday night at the La Grande Plaza Apartments in the 700 block of 12th Street.
About 8:35 p.m., La Grande police officers and Union County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a possible gunshot fired at 703 12th St.
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June 30, 2009 03:11 pm
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 Observer photos by Chris Baxter Relay for Life, an overnight celebration of life dedicated to current and former cancer patients and their families, unfolded Friday and Saturday at Eastern Oregon University’s Community Stadium. The 15-hour event raised money for the American Cancer Society.
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June 29, 2009 03:33 pm
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 Del Harper of Summerville, a member of the Grande Ronde Radio Amateur Association, makes contact with stations Saturday at Morgan Lake during the American Radio League’s Field Day. The Observer/DICK MASON Nevada motorcyclist Gene Weekly is a brave and colorful soul, one not afraid of following deadly tornadoes in the Midwest.
Weekly was not tracking twisters late Saturday morning, but he was twisting his way up rocky Morgan Lake Road.
He was following radio signals to Morgan Lake, taking an unexpected detour on his motorcycle journey through Oregon.
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June 29, 2009 03:25 pm
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 Shovel operator Steve Campbell sets the last log on the bull chain Wednesday at the Boise Cascade sawmill in La Grande. The bull chain carries the log to the debarker, head rig and then through the mill. Photos/JIM WARD Now that the final log has been cut at Boise Cascade’s La Grande
sawmill, the timber products giant says it has no plans to sell or
dismantle the facility.
Boise announced last month it was planning to close the mill, which
has been an economic mainstay in Union County for decades. An estimated
120 employees are affected.
The last log was put to the saw Wednesday afternoon. John Sahlberg,
a media relations specialist in Boise’s corporate office in Boise, said
the plant will be mothballed.
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June 26, 2009 03:50 pm
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COVE — The Grande Ronde Valley now has a second charter school system.
The Cove School Board voted to approve the district’s charter status in a unanimous vote on Tuesday.
Cove becomes the second charter system in the Grande Ronde Valley. Imbler became a charter district last year.
Charter systems are publicly funded school districts that have been
freed of some state and federal regulations that apply to all schools.
Charter systems are also eligible for substantial grants.
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