May 06, 2013 12:09 pm
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 Flanked by Tom Insko (left), president of the EOU Foundation Board of Directors, and Eastern Oregon University president Bob Davies (right), Cindy Olson accepts recognition for her parents’, Charles and Rhoda Chollet, posthumous donation of $934,000 to the EOU Foundation during the EOU Foundation President’s Gala Friday. (Chris Baxter/The Observer)
Gift of $934,000 from Charles and Rhoda Chollet is third largest the school has received
by Dick Mason/The Observer
Seven decades ago Charles Chollet said goodbye to his small hometown of Colville, Wash., and came to La Grande to enroll at Eastern Oregon University.
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May 06, 2013 11:50 am
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by Kelly Black/For The Observer
COVE — Four candidates are competing for two positions on the Cove School Board.
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May 06, 2013 11:46 am
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Proposed 2013-14 La Grande city budget features few changes from 2012-13 fiscal year
By Kelly Ducote/The Observer
La Grande’s 2013-14 proposed budget is largely unchanged from this fiscal year’s budget.
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May 06, 2013 11:42 am
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Four vying for two seats on La Grande School Board
By Dick Mason/The Observer
Two of the three races for positions on the La Grande School Board are contested.
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May 03, 2013 11:31 am
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 A project installing traffic lights at the intersection of Highway 203 and McAlister Road near the Flying J Travel Plaza south of La Grande is on the horizon. (Chris Baxter/The Observer)
by Kelly Ducote/The Observer
No objections and few questions were raised at the Oregon Department of Transportation’s public meeting Thursday night. The meeting covered three upcoming projects in Union County.
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May 03, 2013 11:26 am
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 Six-year-old Tanner Rovey gathers eggs at Cove Schools Agriculture Education and Marketing Center. Rovey and other kindergarten classmates gather and clean eggs every morning under the direction of sophomores Hailey Hulse and Conner Logoz. (Kelly Black/For The Observer)
by Kelly Black/For The Observer
On nearly three acres in Cove,
50 chickens, four pigs, one calf, a greenhouse and a garden are teaching students at Cove schools about small-scale sustainable agricultural production.
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May 03, 2013 11:18 am
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 La Grande’s Ag and Timber Twilight Parade has been canceled, according to the parade’s organizing group, Women in Timber. The group is now looking into moving the parade to Island City. (Chris Baxter/The Observer)
New liability form causes event organizers to pull plug on holding parade in La Grande
by Kelly Ducote/The Observer
La Grande’s Ag and Timber Twilight Parade has been canceled, according to the parade’s organizing group, Women in Timber.
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May 03, 2013 11:04 am
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 A fire destroyed a camp trailer in North Powder Thursday afternoon but caused no serious injuries. (Chris Baxter/The Observer)
Staff reports
NORTH POWDER — A fire in North Powder Thursday afternoon destroyed a camper trailer but caused no serious injuries.
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May 03, 2013 11:01 am
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 Special education teachers (from left) Craig Lankford, Kate Dunlap, Cathy Worcester and Tracy Davidson meet as part of the La Grande School District’s Professional Learning Communities program. The district is seeing a decline in the number of students needing special ed services because of various programs, like the PLC program. (Chris Baxter/The Observer)
by Dick Mason/The Observer
The La Grande School District is bucking a statewide trend.
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May 02, 2013 09:59 am
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 Howard Elmer, of Pigtail Pork in Cove, holds a specialty ham that he entered at a meat competition in Helena, Mont., on April 26. (Kelly Black photo)
Peppered bacon earns Pigtail Pork accolades at Northwest Meat Processors Association show
by Kelly Black/For The Observer
Howard Elmer, owner of Pigtail Pork in Cove, won the coveted best in show award for his peppered bacon at the Northwest Meat Processors Association show in Moscow, Idaho, on April 6.
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