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MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2019
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The ‘LT’ hosts
end-of-year bash
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Today is Monday, Dec.
23, the 357th day of 2019.
There are eight days left in
the year.
By Bill Bradshaw
EO Media Group
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
On Dec. 23, 1997, a federal
jury in Denver convicted Terry
Nichols of involuntary man-
slaughter and conspiracy for
his role in the Oklahoma City
bombing, declining to fi nd
him guilty of murder. (Nich-
ols was sentenced to life in
prison without the possibility
of parole.)
ON THIS DATE
Staff photo by Sabrina Thompson
A customer talks Friday with Nugget CBD chain owner Jenny Long, left, and store
manager Angela Lees at the La Grande store’s opening.
New CBD store opens
on Island Avenue
In 1783, George Washing-
ton resigned as commander
in chief of the Continental
Army and retired to his
home at Mount Vernon,
Virginia.
In 1805, Joseph Smith
Jr., principal founder of the
Mormon religious move-
ment, was born in Sharon,
Vermont.
In 1913, the Federal
Reserve System was cre-
ated as President Woodrow
Wilson signed the Federal
Reserve Act.
In 1941, during World War
II, American forces on Wake
Island surrendered to the
Japanese.
In 1948, former Japanese
premier Hideki Tojo and six
other Japanese war leaders
were executed in Tokyo.
In 1968, 82 crew mem-
bers of the U.S. intelligence
ship Pueblo were released
by North Korea, 11 months
after they had been cap-
tured.
In 1986, the experimental
airplane Voyager, piloted
by Dick Rutan and Jeana
Yeager, completed the fi rst
non-stop, non-refueled
round-the-world fl ight as it
returned safely to Edwards
Air Force Base in California.
In 2001, Time magazine
named New York City Mayor
Rudolph Giuliani its Person
of the Year for his steadfast
response to the 9/11 terrorist
attack.
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LA GRANDE — A store specializing in
selling CBD products celebrated its grand
opening on Friday in La Grande.
Nugget CBD, a company with locations in
Ontario and in Idaho owned by Jenny and
Justin Long of Baker City, offers CBD (can-
nabidiol) in various forms at a local shop on
Island Avenue next to Local Harvest Eatery
and Pub.
Angela Lees, Jenny Long’s sister-in-law,
manages the store.
“All of our stuff is for health and wellness,
not recreational use,” Lees said.
Products at the store contain less that
0.3% THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the main
psychoactive compound in marijuana that
gives the feeling of being high. The low level
is a requirement of federal law.
CBD and THC are two natural compounds
in plants of the Cannabis genus. CBD can
be extracted from hemp or from marijuana.
Hemp plants are cannabis plants that con-
tain less than 0.3% THC, while marijuana
plants are cannabis plants that contain
higher concentrations of THC.
CBD products have been said to relieve
pain and anxiety and to help with sleep.
“I think the biggest issue will be get-
ting people to get past the perception it is
marijuana,” Lees said. “(CBD) is a health
and wellness product and not anything to be
ashamed of.”
While other stores in La Grande sell items
that contain cannabidiol, including Nature’s
Pantry and Desires, Nugget CBD is the only
store in town selling only these products.
“I saw a need in the community with people
having to drive all the way to Pendleton to
purchase specifi c CBD products,” Lees said.
“The more we talked to people in the area, the
more we found everyone was taking it.”
Cannabidiol — CBD —and
tetrahydrocannabinol — THC — are
two chemical compounds in plants in
the Cannabis genus. Hemp plants are
cannabis plants that contain less than
0.3% THC. Marijuana plants are cannabis
plants with higher concentrations
of THC. CBD can be extracted from
hemp or marijuana and is available for
consumption in the form of gels, oils,
supplements and more. THC is the main
psychoactive compound in marijuana
that gives the high sensation. It also is
available in various consumable forms.
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offi cials are celebrating
Congress’ passage of a bill
this week that will protect
OTEC’s and other electric
cooperatives’ tax-exempt
status.
Congress passed the
RURAL Act, and President
Donald Trump is expected to
sign it into law.
The bill — the acronym
stands for Revitalizing
Underdeveloped Rural Areas
and Lands — was prompted
by what proponents say was
an unintended effect of the
2017 federal tax cut law.
That law required mem-
ber-owned cooperatives such
as OTEC to count federal
grants, such as they might
receive to help with repairs
following a natural disaster,
as “nonmember income.”
In the past, cooperatives
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Larry Murphy of La Grande said he used
products containing CBD in the past to help
when he was fi ghting cancer. He attended the
grand opening to see what might be available
now in town.
“I had cancer twice, and I heard there were
a lot of benefi ts to CBD,” he said.
Murphy said the chemotherapy made
eating diffi cult, and after using some of
the CBD candies he was able to eat again.
Lees uses CBD herself to help with
sleep and said she has seen products help
with pain.
“I see people come in who are in so much
pain, and it breaks my heart,” Lees said. “I
want to do what I can to help them.”
To purchase any products in the store,
customers must be 18 years old. To smoke
or vape any of the products they must be
21. Representatives from the Union County
Chamber of Commerce attended the grand
opening for a ribbon cutting and to better
understand one of the newest businesses to
join the community, according to the ques-
tions members of the group asked during the
ribbon cutting.
could count federal grants as
“member income.”
The difference is crucial
because cooperatives, to
maintain the tax-exempt
status that can save them
substantial amounts of
money, must receive at least
85% of their revenue from
members.
The change in the 2017
tax cut law could have
forced cooperatives to either
accept federal grants fol-
lowing an emergency and
potentially lose their tax-
exempt status, or decline
the federal aid and try to
fi nd another way to pay for
expensive repairs.
This potential conundrum
came to light earlier this
year when a snowstorm
caused major damage to
power lines owned by Doug-
las Electric Cooperative in
Western Oregon.
The cooperative faced a
repair bill of $9 million to
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Douglas Electric was
eligible for grants from the
Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency to cover
part of the repair costs, but
cooperative offi cials were
leery of doing so due to the
potential loss of its tax-
exempt status.
LOSTINE — The Lostine
Tavern is planning a New
Year’s Eve bash at the Wal-
lowa County nightspot.
The party begins at
7 p.m. A cover charge of
$15 will be charged for food,
the band and a champagne
toast.
The “LT,” as owner Peter
Ferre and many others call
it, holds a special place in
the hearts and minds of
locals, especially to Justin
and Grace Zollman Hay,
who met there at a New
Year’s Eve party in 2016.
“That’s where I met my
future husband,” Grace
recalled.
She said Justin was play-
ing part of the time with the
band Good Question that
night.
“We just happened to
sit at the same table. We
had mutual friends,” she
said. “He was there and we
started talking. The rest is
history.”
Part of that history is
they married May 26 this
year, bought a cabin up the
Lostine Canyon and are
expecting their fi rst child in
March. At the time they met,
Justin was attending the Or-
egon State Police Academy
and now works for the OSP
out of La Grande, but his
patrol area brings him home
to Wallowa County.
“The LT is a pretty
special place,” Grace said.
“Peter’s done a really good
job of remodeling.”
But Grace’s pregnancy
doesn’t necessarily mean
they won’t show up again
this year.
“We may make an ap-
pearance,” she said.
The LT is in a historic
building that fi rst served
as a pharmacy and a doc-
tor’s offi ce in 1902. It later
housed a soda fountain. By
the 1940s, it was a tavern
and local hangout. Since
then it has also housed the
fi rst farm-to-table eating
establishment in Eastern
Oregon.
Ferre said that at this
year’s party there will be
dancing to the tunes of
Casey Kiser and the Jake-
walk Saints, a trio of three
young local men. Ferre said
it may be the last time for
awhile that locals will be
able to hear them.
“But I hope not,” he said.
Ferre said two members
of the group are moving to
Nashville to pursue careers
in music.
“They’re really passionate
about their music,” he said.
Next week’s bash will
be the second-annual New
Year’s Eve Formal, according
to a press release. Attire for
the “formal” is formal, thrifty
or funny, the release stated.
Proceeds from the event
will be donated to the
Sanctuary Studio, a not-for-
profi t yoga/meditation and
wellness center.
Ferre operated the tavern
until late-summer 2016,
when it was remodeled and
transitioned to just opening
for special occasions. He
said he reopens for about a
dozen such occasions a year.
“We have parties, wed-
dings, anniversaries and
we’ve even had a funeral
there,” he said.
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