March 16, 2010 02:36 pm
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The Wallowa-Union Railroad’s plan to build a rail repair facility is
among 11 projects to be looked at April 1 when the Northeast and
Southeast Area Commissions on Transportation meet in Baker City.
The commissions are prioritizing projects for the Connect Oregon III
program, which will provide $100 million statewide for rail, public
transit, air and marine port projects.
The Wallowa-Union Railroad project is one of 11 being considered in
Eastern Oregon, and is the only project proposed for Union and Wallowa
counties.
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March 15, 2010 03:20 pm
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ELGIN — Chief of Police Kevin Lynch read the February police
activity report to the councilors at the recent city council meeting
and requested payment for a Justice Software program.
During February, the police department made five arrests, and wrote 14 traffic citations and seven ordinance citations.
There were 20 incident reports given, and police reserves worked 24 hours, said Lynch.
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March 15, 2010 03:16 pm
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 Award recipients at the EOU Women of Courage and Vision ceremony included, from left, Nancy Knowles, Dawn Schiller, Brynne Morningstar and Linda Densmore. The voice of EOU art professor Kathelene Galloway inspired with
wisdom, encouragement and constructive criticism which revealed the
elevated expectations she had of students.
Hers was a voice that fell silent Dec. 23 when she died unexpectedly in her sleep at her home in La Grande at age 45.
Today the popular professor’s voice still echoes at EOU. It echoes
in the minds of students and colleagues like art professor Jessica
Plattner.
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March 12, 2010 03:16 pm
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I don’t know why our boys decided to choose up countries.
We have three sons but only the two younger ones were involved, for
they were of pre-teen and early-teen age. The older one had other
things to do of more importance to him.
It happened while we were at Edelweiss Acres, our Swiss place on the hill.
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March 12, 2010 03:02 pm
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ELGIN — The city modified its moratorium on new construction after a
major leak into the waste water system was discovered and repaired.
In January the council placed a moratorium on all new construction
requiring sewer and water hookups after a study performed by Anderson
Perry revealed that the lagoons were at their capacity and could not
accommodate additional users.
“The ponds were full,” said Mayor John Stover. “But due to a dry
winter, the ponds became lower, and we also fixed a major leak of fresh
water into the ponds.”
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March 12, 2010 02:59 pm
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The cost of applying for a liquor license in the City of La Grande
is going up, according to a decision by the La Grande City Council
Wednesday night.
During its regular session, the council approved a resolution
establishing fees for processing liquor license applications. The vote
in favor was in line with a recommendation from City Manager Robert
Strope.
According to staff reports, the resolution is intended to support
reasonable fees yet assess sufficient fees to cover processing costs.
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March 12, 2010 02:57 pm
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ENTERPRISE — Rumors are running rampant in Wallowa County about who
the mother is of the newborn baby found dead near Minam State Park
Monday, but local officials are remaining mum.
Wallowa County Sheriff Fred Steen said that he can neither confirm
nor deny a rumor that the mother is a 21- year-old woman who lives in
La Grande but has ties to Wallowa County.
A county grand jury was supposedly meeting today to review the case.
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March 11, 2010 03:37 pm
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ENTERPRISE — A former Enterprise woman already charged with theft related to when she served as treasurer of the Enterprise Education Foundation has also been charged with stealing from Wallowa Valley Little League.
Amber Wulff, 32, now of Scio, was arraigned in Wallowa Circuit Court Wednesday. She is facing charges of two counts of first-degree theft, three counts of second-degree theft and four counts of misapplication of entrusted funds.
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March 11, 2010 03:26 pm
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 The Wallowa Lake Fire District was formed to save homeowners money on their fire insurance. - Observer file photo WALLOWA LAKE — The Wallowa Lake Fire District Board of Directors has hired a lawyer to negotiate its fire protection contract with the City of Joseph.
The board has asked that all communication between the board and the Joseph City Council, mayor and fire chief be directed through counsel.
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March 10, 2010 03:59 pm
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 The 1960 La Grande High School Tigers basketball team gathers for a photo after clinching a state tournament spot. From left, are Dale Peterson, #52 Gary Voruz, #32 Bob Robeson (the author), Ken Hildebrandt, Buck Corey, #24 Buddy Hilliard, #44 Ron Coleman, Ray Westenskow, #34 Dave Carman, #14 Steve Smith, Jim Hilliard, #50 Rod Chandler and coach Jack Rainey. Every March we see those 16- to 18-year-old world-beaters in their
Air Jordans, jocks and jerseys competing for gold and glory in state
high school basketball tournaments around this nation. I still get a
thrill observing these kids compete in everything from massive sports
arenas, with TV coverage, to cracker box gyms of small town America,
with only peers and parents watching.
Some of my fondest memories were shared with 11 other guys who
earned a trip to the Oregon State High School Basketball Tournament in
Eugene in 1960. That year we were 20-2 (tied with Hermiston in our
conference for the best regular-season record of the 16 teams in Class
A competition). To me, the experiences of that season were as rare as
live armadillo on a Texas highway.
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