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
September 25, 2009 01:53 pm
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Letters and Comments for September 25, 2009
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September 24, 2009 03:03 pm
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Letters and Comments for September 24, 2009
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September 23, 2009 03:01 pm
September 23, 2009 03:00 pm
The La Grande City Council recently held a work session to explore ways
to beef up the city budget. But rather than look for ways to save, the
council discussed ways to increase revenues. In these tough economic
times, when many people have lost their jobs and others have had to
endure giving up pay raises, benefits and are taking forced days off
without pay, the city appears to be going at the problem from the wrong
direction.
The city has cut a few positions and scaled back hours at the library
and pool, all of which were necessary to balance the 2009-10 budget.
But other than that, there haven’t been many sacrifices made. Employees
— with the exception of City Manager Robert Strope, who refused his —
received their cost-of-living adjustments. City employees aren’t taking
furlough days.
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