November 20, 2009 03:11 pm
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Dodds, McLean, Brogoitti, Ward, Culver
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November 19, 2009 03:25 pm
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As a kid the biggest snowstorm I ever saw occurred inside a paperweight.
That was, until the winter of 1968-69. In late January, an almost continuous snowfall from a Friday through a Monday left my rural valley near Eugene buried in snow almost to the tops of the fenceposts. Many historic barns collapsed under the weight of the heavy, wet snow. Adults and kids shoveled frantically to save other barns — and houses too.
Our dog, a Norwegian Elkhorn, thought he had died and gone to Oslo. Ole dug himself a snow cave and was in Happy Land.
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November 19, 2009 03:24 pm
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Union County has a lot going it, strengths like a low crime rate, cities with lots of trees, being an educational hub, the natural beauty of the Grande Ronde Valley and so on. But as far as tourism is concerned, Union County has been a gateway to other places. That’s OK. Those other place include some of the finest tourism destinations in America, including the rugged and beautiful Wallowa Mountains, Hells Canyon, North America’s deepest gorge, and the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area, Oregon’s largest.
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November 19, 2009 03:23 pm
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Letters and Comments for November 19, 2009
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November 18, 2009 04:21 pm
Some very good news is coming out of Eastern Oregon University. Enrollment is up dramatically. Impressively, in fact.
Eastern has 3,957 students this fall, its most ever. The number
eclipses the previous record, set last year, by nearly 300. And most
significantly, freshman enrollment grew 34 percent.
Some of the growth may be attributable to the economy. A lot of people
decide to go to school when jobs are tight. In fact, all of the
universities in the Oregon University System saw jumps in enrollment.
But for EOU, it’s more than just a sour economy. The university is
doing a lot of things right, from recruiting to making a concerted
effort to retain students — two areas that may have gone lacking for a
few years.
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November 17, 2009 04:55 pm
November 17, 2009 04:54 pm
The drug war may not be totally winnable. But it is a war worth
fighting, to discourage the bad guys, protect the public safety from
petty and major crime, and send a clear message to youth that drug use
and abuse comes with a very high pricetag.
The Union County’s Sheriff’s Department got a boost in the battle
against drugs and their insidious damage to local families and
individuals with several recent grants. One of the biggest is a
$309,000 two-year Recovery Act Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Grant
from the federal government. The grant will help the department beef up
its drug task force known as MERIT, or Multi-Agency Enforcement
Response Interdiction Team, as it battles drug crime in the region.
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November 16, 2009 03:22 pm
November 13, 2009 02:44 pm
November 13, 2009 02:43 pm
Union County businesses have a long history of contributing to good
causes and helping to make their little corner of the world a better
place.
RD Mac Inc. and GCT Land Management are continuing the tradition. RD
Mac Inc. expanded a parking lot and worked with GCT Land Management to
install a sidewalk at Island City Elementary School recently.
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