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WEEKEND EDITION MUELLER CONCLUDES RUSSIA-TRUMP PROBE, DELIVERS REPORT EAST OREGONIAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN BOYS HOOPS FUTURE CHEF CHALLENGE PUTS KIDS IN THE KITCHEN NATION, A9 SPORTS, B1 LIFESTYLES, C1 E O AST 143rd Year, No. 113 REGONIAN MARCH 23-24, 2019 $1.50 WINNER OF THE 2018 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Gamblers fi nd place to turn Since 1999, 1 percent of Oregon Lottery revenue — over $99 million — has been ded- icated to funding problem gambling prevention and treatment services. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Addiction resources available in Umatilla County rant or bar. For someone trying to overcome a gam- bling problem, it can be impossible to stay away. “People do it for different reasons,” said Iris, a Hermiston resident who has been gambling for more than 20 years. “Lots of By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN East Oregonian Whether to win a few hundred dol- lars or lose track of time, people in Uma- tilla County can fi nd som where to gamble almost anywhere they look — at the Wild- horse Resort and Casino, at the counter of a convenience store, or in almost any restau- See Gambling, Page A10 Familiar names fi ll candidate list for May election By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian Out of 122 seats up for election in May, only six seats, or 5 percent, will fea- ture a competition between two candidates. In some communities, there will be no choices on their ballot beyond the write-in box. Contested elections Among the competi- tive elections, there are plenty of familiar names and prominent community fi gures. In Echo, school board member Connie Caplinger is running for another term against Emily Spike. A former executive assis- tant for Umatilla County, Caplinger was fi red by the board of commission- ers in 2013 amid disagree- ments over a county-wide reorganization. Caplinger isn’t the only incumbent school board member in Umatilla County with a challenger. Umatilla School Board member Toby Cranston drew an opposing bid from Jennifer Armstrong, the co-owner of Encore Well- ness 4 Life, a Umatilla medical clinic. See Election, Page A10 EO Media Group/Ellen Morris Bishop Avey Van Doozer, left, and Tami Lambrecht, of the Bar-B Ranch, check to be sure all is well with the calf they have just given shots and a tattoo. Sporting a new and colorful ear tag, heifer 413 is ready to go. Women take reins at ranches Long days and hard work keep cattle business going By ELLEN MORRIS BISHOP EO Media Group W atching a calf’s birth turned Tami Lambrecht into a rancher. Lambrecht grew up on a Washington fruit farm and studied nurs- ing in college. Her parents sold their fruit operation, bought a ranch outside Wal- lowa, and transformed from apple grow- ers to cattle ranchers in 2006. One chilly day in 2007, while contemplating life from a hill above her parents’ Wallowa ranch, Lambrecht witnessed a calf being born. “That was it for me,” she said, “Right then, I just knew I had to be a rancher.” Women are increasingly taking on lead roles on ranches across the West. Many share the load as partners with husbands or other family. EO Media Group fi le photo Adele Schott gets ready to help her ranch team rope calves at the 2018 Chief Joseph Days Ranch Rodeo in Enterprise. It’s not an easy life, but it’s one many fi nd irresistible, and is often welcomed by men in the profession. “I think maybe part of it is the cow- boy way,” said Adele Schott, a sixth gen- eration rancher of 6 Ranch in Enterprise. “Cowboys are taught to be kind, gentle and respectful of women. They are on your side, as long as you are pulling your weight.” Today, Lambrecht is the cow boss on the Bar-B Ranch, a large spread with win- tering grounds in Wallowa and Lostine, and summer range near Promise. She manages and calves out about 160 mother cows for Bar-B, keeps cattle of her own on her parent’s ranch, and helps her dad with his herd. Especially during calving season, her day starts early and ends late. The Bar-B is an all-woman outfi t, owned by Sandie Tillotson of Sandy, Utah. Lambrecht manages the cows with the able assistance of Avey Van Doozer as the lone buckaroo. Van Doozer grew up on a small farm near Walla Walla, where her family raised goats, cows, and miniature horses. 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