La Grande Observer

Public notice for the day of November 6, 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:49:48 +0100

Hunt of a Lifetime

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:43:20 +0100

In many ways Brooke Hanson is like most teenagers — she enjoys sports like softball and basketball, likes riding horses and has been involved with 4-H for much of her life. She likes spending time in the outdoors and keeps her cell phone hot — calling and texting her boyfriend, David. Growing up in a family of hunters, Brooke learned how to shoot a rifle at age 11 and took her first whitetail buck at age 12. White-tailed deer are the primary target for hunters near her home in Baudette, Minn. — a land of bogs and swamps surrounded by heavy timber.

A special flag and the beauty of fall

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:39:09 +0100

A piece of my American flag hangs high in my Hawthorne tree. Over time it has pretty well shredded the ends of the flag from the nearby pole, but the emblem of our freedom still flies in the face of the wind as the “Star-Spangled Banner” words and tune come to mind. I have tried to lower the tall flagpole that was my husband’s pride in ordering, installing under the night-light and enjoying the continuous flying of our colors, but I have been unable to bring it down in order to remove the flag.

Letters and comments for November 6, 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:37:02 +0100

Letters and comments for November 6, 2009

Help stamp out vandalism at Ladd Marsh

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:35:34 +0100

Obituaries for the day of November 6, 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:29:15 +0100

Carson, Fitzgerald

EOU hosts Carroll with playoffs on the line

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:25:54 +0100

If fans need to know the severity of Saturday's clash between No. 2 Carroll College and No. 23 Eastern Oregon University, Mountaineers head coach Tim Camp called the match-up, “The biggest game in EOU football history.” The Saints enter the game having already clinched the Frontier Conference title for the 10th straight season after beating Montana Western last week. But, Eastern still has a chance to grab an at-large position in the national championship tournament.

Drug-Free Relay nets $10,200

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:23:42 +0100

A poor economy is not preventing people in Union County from stepping up to promote drug- and alcohol-free lifestyles. Leaders of the Drug-Free Relay have announced that this year’s relay raised a net of $10,200, the highest in the event’s history. “I think it is phenomenal that we had a record-breaking year in the middle of a recession,’’ said Jan Harris, one of the Drug-Free Relay’s organizers.

CAN-do

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:21:49 +0100

Union County residents have a shining opportunity to help their neighbors Saturday, as the Union County Community Action Network — or CAN — launches its second annual food drive at various local locations. Collection bins will be set out and manned by volunteers from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Grocery Outlet, Wal-Mart, Safeway, Albertsons and at Eastern Oregon University’s Community Stadium during Saturday’s football game with Carroll College. Those bringing a donation to the game will get a dollar off the price of admission.

Women recognized for playing key role in military

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:22:41 +0100

Women are the fastest growing group within the veteran population. Still, they are sometimes conspicuous by their absence — an absence addressed Wednesday at the 12th anniversary celebration of the Women Military Veterans of Union County. Women veterans are heroines in the eyes of Americans, but they often do not step into the spotlight at events recognizing those who have served in the Armed Forces. This reflects humility but also a misunderstanding, said Julie Colton of Union. She believes women who have stepped up for their nation need to give themselves more credit, pointing out that everyone who served in the military is a veteran.