October 05, 2009 04:31 pm
October 05, 2009 04:29 pm
Some important workshops are coming up for people interested in
enhancing their own financial fitness and that of their business.
The Region 13 Worksource Oregon Board will sponsor “Financial Fitness’’
workshops beginning this week in Union, Wallowa and Baker counties.
Also, Northeast Oregon Economic Development District will launch
“Foundations for Business Success’’ classes in all three counties.
The Financial Fitness workshops are for anyone who seeks more
independence and better control of their financials, says Debbie
Gargalis, manager of the Oregon Employment Department offices in all
three counties. Those who have lost jobs and are struggling to make
ends meet are especially encouraged to attend.
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October 05, 2009 03:57 pm
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9-1-1 dispatchers are unsung heroes, the quiet, competent voice on the
other end of the line in an emergency. They sit in darkened rooms
staring at computer screens. But their job is far from quiet. Most of
the time it seems to be multi-tasking at its most stressful. When the
crisis hits, however, a good dispatcher is the steady voice that can
help us ride the emotional roller-coaster and get help for our loved
ones, whether it is a medical emergency, a burglary in progress, a
domestic dispute or some other harrowing life event.
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October 01, 2009 03:23 pm
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The city of La Grande is anxious to move ahead with projects resulting from its Main Street Program. Committees have been at work for several months and various projects are coming to fruition. One such proposal was for new lighting at Max Square, which the city put on hold pending input from other committees that make up the Main Street Project.
The city made a wise decision in putting the light project on hold. More input is needed as to whether that would be the best use of $60,000 in available urban renewal funds at the outset of the project.
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October 01, 2009 03:22 pm
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“Ze pain! Ze pain!” Tattoo would holler as a planeload of guests arrived at “Fantasy Island.”
OK, so TV was kinder and gentler in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Everyone older than 40, though, knows what Hervé Villechaize was talking about.
If you’re like me, your back goes out more often than you do.
It’s part of the pings and knocks of adulthood.
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September 30, 2009 03:03 pm
September 30, 2009 03:01 pm
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When it comes to fire danger, the woods aren’t out of the woods yet. Let’s be careful out there.
While it’s true that rain and cooler temperatures helped keep
wildfires from spreading this fire season, and true also that the
number of wildfires on public and private lands was lower than some
years, the weather turned hot in late summer and early fall.
This happened in concert with the opening of hunting seasons, so great numbers of people are tramping through the forests now.
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September 29, 2009 02:52 pm
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Grande Ronde Valley Habitat for Humanity, Inc. is having a recognition event to thank its many board members and volunteers.
The event will be from 7 to 9 tonight in the community room at Cook Memorial Library. Refreshments will be served.
Habitat has a new office address and phone number, but the mailing address is still P.O. Box 111, La Grande 97850.
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September 28, 2009 03:30 pm
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