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EOU board retreat to Boardman a 8great opportunity9
as crucial priorities for the
university.
<What better way to
inform the trustees and the
senior/staf/at/the/university/
than to go do it in person,=
Seydel said.
Seydel said, for example,
the trustees plan on doing a
tour of the Port of Morrow.
<I think it may just be
like one of the larger facili-
ties there that we have some
student or some alumni work-
ing at,= he said.
Seydel also said the board
would sponsor panels on
various subjects during the
outreach session.
<One on education, as
you might guess, with people
from the area. And like
Blue Mountain Commu-
nity College and the school
districts around the area and
the ESDs,= he said.
Another panel will address
Contributed Photo economic development
Eastern Oregon University’s board of trustees will host a public reception during its annual retreat from 5-6:30 p.m. Monday, issues, including challenges
Aug. 8, in the SAGE Center Gallery, Boardman.
with work force priorities.
<Because that is where
dent and hear about what we in places such as Ontario, serve the region,= he said.
<I think a lot of times we hear the largest needs are
are doing, and for EOU to Baker City, Enterprise and
The retreats are also part (people) think its just a large, particularly in that region,=
learn more about the needs of Pendleton along with remote of/the/university9s/heritage,/ you know, big vast area with Seydel said.
the area,= Seydel said.
Seydel said.
The trustees enjoy the
sessions.
more cows than people. Like
During the retreat, the
<This goes back to our we tell people on the west outreach sessions, Seydel
The outreach sessions are
board also plans to host important to the board, he founding,/you/know,/that9s/ side, there is a lot going on. said.
<They are 8Hey, who
panels on economic devel- said.
why we were founded was And when they get out here,
opment and education and
<Most of our board is in 1929 is to serve this area, they9re/always/amazed,=/he/ should we be talking to?
said.
conduct regular business. from the greater Eastern serve this region,= he said.
What areas should we be
A full agenda will be made Oregon region so they all
Seydel said the retreats
The outreach sessions also making/sure/we/cover?9/And/
available in early August.
have a vested interest in the also highlight the amount of provide board members with they9re/usually/jumping/right/
Seydel said the board success of the university and activity 4 both economic and valuable knowledge regard- on board and our helping us
previously conducted retreats what it does and how we educational 4 in the region. ing what area residents see out,= he said.
By ANDREW CUTLER
The Observer
LA GRANDE 4 Eastern
Oregon/University9s/board/
of trustees will hold its 2022
annual retreat Aug. 8-9 in
Boardman.
The meetings will include
engagement with local and
regional business leaders,
local representatives and
regional stakeholders to
discuss/the/university9s/role/in/
business, industry and educa-
tion in the area.
The Boardman session is
part of a larger program by the
board/to/conduct/fact-onding/
tours across the region, said
Tim Seydel, vice president
for University Advancement
at Eastern Oregon University.
<The board has been
intentional about going out,
not wanting to do a retreat
(in/La/Grande)./Let9s/go/out/
into the region and meet with,
you know, the parts of that we
serve,= he said.
Trustees will host a public
reception from 5-6:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 8, in the SAGE
Center Gallery. The public is
invited to attend the recep-
tion and share their EOU
stories and hear comments
from President Tom Insko
and/the/board9s/chair,/Rich-
ard Chaves.
<This is a great opportu-
nity for community members,
alumni and friends to meet
with trustees and the presi-
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103° 67°
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69/53
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Salem
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Eugene
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88/52
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86/54
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Lake
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Klamath Falls
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NATIONAL EXTREMES
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 111° in Needles, Calif. Low 38° in Stanley, Idaho
Beech Creek Fire spreads to 200 acres
Highway 395
North remains
closed between
Mount Vernon and
Long Creek
By STEVEN MITCHELL
Blue Mountain Eagle
MOUNT VERNON 4
Fire crews with the Oregon
Department of Forestry, the
Malheur National Forest and
Grayback Forestry battled a
200-acre/blaze/that/broke/out/
around 1:30 p.m. Monday,
Aug. 1, and burned on both
sides of Highway 395 North
near milepost 106B.
The/ore/was/zero/percent/
contained as of noon on Tues-
day, according to Malheur
National/Forest/oïcials.
Grant County Sheriff
Todd McKinley said Tuesday,
Aug. 2, that air and ground
crews, along with local land-
owners, teamed up to limit
the spread of the fast-mov-
ing/blaze/that/knocked/out/a/
power line to Long Creek and
forced the evacuation of two
homes.
Because of the hard work
of/the/locals/and/oreoghters,/
McKinley said, those who
were evacuated did not lose
their homes. McKinley said
there had no new spread of
the/ore/overnight,/with/some/
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A heavy-duty air tanker drops fire retardant Monday, Aug. 1,
2022, on the Beech Creek Fire west of Magone Lake in Grant
County.
<decent rain= that worked in
oreoghters9/favor.
The/sherif/said/Oregon/
Trail Electric Co-op was
working to restore power to
the area.
Highway 395 between
Long Creek and Mount
Vernon remained closed as
of Tuesday.
Grant County Emer-
gency Manager Eric Bush
said private property owners
in the area were contacted
on/Monday/and/were/ofered/
assistance for livestock and
property protection.
Malheur National Forest
deputy/ore/staf/supervisor/
Eric/ Miller/ said/ the/ blaze/
was initially assigned two
20-person crews with six
engines, one single-engine
air tanker, plus two addi-
tional heavy air tankers and
a helitack crew. In addition,
Miller said the Forest Service
ordered other crews and
resources and expected to
have them in place Monday
evening or Tuesday morning.
Miller said people should
stay away from the Beech
Creek area west of Magone
Lake, where the fire was
burning, although the lake
itself was still open and could
be reached by other routes.
There9s/a/lot/of/other/roads/
through the forest, Miller
said, <so they should just
avoid the area.=
NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
IN BRIEF
at/that/address/had/been/broken./Oïcers/also/
found blood.
Wolfe/was/treated/for/superocial/cuts/and/
then taken to the Baker County Jail. Addi-
BAKER CITY 4 Baker City police tional charges are expected, according to a
arrested a man Monday, Aug. 1 on burglary, press release from Baker City Police Chief
harassment and criminal mischief charges Ty Duby.
Police had been looking for Wolfe based on
less than six hours after he had been released
an
incident that happened about 40 minutes
from prison.
Alan William Wolfe, 35, whom police earlier, around 4:04 p.m. at 1690 Chestnut St.
A woman at that address told police she
described as a transient, was arrested at
4:46/p.m./at/1340/Auburn/Ave./after/oïcers/ had responded to a knock on her door, and
responded to a report of a burglary in prog- that/a/man/she/didn9t/know/grabbed/her/and/
tried to kiss her after saying he was looking
ress there.
Baker City police, deputies from the Baker for a lost pit bull.
The man was carrying a bottle contain-
County/Sherif9s/Oïce/and/employees/from/
the Baker County Parole and Probation ing an alcoholic drink and a bag of personal
Department/arrived,/onding/Wolfe,/shirtless/ grooming supplies, according to the press
release.
and bleeding from cuts to his arms.
Police found the back window of the home
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Baker City Police arrest man
hours after he was released
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