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A6 News Blue Mountain Eagle PLEAS Continued from Page A1 domestic violence, including seconddegree NidnaSSing, ¿ve counts of coercion, nine counts of fourth-degree assault, stran- gulation, four counts of menac- ing and nine counts of reckless- ly endangering another person. The alleged abuse of the victim took place in several lo- cations within the county. The *rant &ounty 6heriff¶s 2f¿ce and John Day Police Depart- ment investigated the case. In the original indictment, Sagaser is alleged to have kid- POT Continued from Page A1 The law also allows counties to opt back into marijuana sales at a later date if voters choose to put the issue on the ballot. Hearings on the ordinance will take place during upcoming county court meetings. The only ¿scal impact of the opt-out is the county will lose the potential 3 percent sales tax it could have napped the woman by secretly con¿ning her in a place where she was not likely to be found. He reportedly committed coer- cion by threatening the woman to not leave an area, not tell hospital staff about the nature of her injuries and not tell a third-party about the cause of her injuries. The woman was injured by Sagaser allegedly strangling her, striking her head against concrete, head-butting, kicking and elbowing her and shooting at her with a CO2 “airsoft” gun from within ¿ve feet, according to the indictment. Sagaser was arrested in ear- ly October. levied on marijuana sales. “It looks like our potential there is going up in smoke,” Commissioner Boyd Britton said. Members of the audience were plainspoken in their op- position to growing and selling marijuana. “I don’t believe there’s an upside to having a bunch of stoned people running around the county,” said Joe Clarke, a member of the audience from Long Creek. The Dayville Mercantile Unique Gifts for Everyone on your list. • Knick-Knacks • Cards • Figurines • Candies • Books & Lots More Open Thanksgiving, 10-2 For any last minute needs. 541-987-2133 207 W. Franklin Dayville, OR Wednesday, November 25, 2015 The Eagle/Carl Sampson Cattle graze west of John Day, taking advantage of the sunshine and green grass recently. Ranchers have donated cows to 14 Oregon and Idaho school districts, providing fresh locally raised beef through Ranchers Feeding Kids. Ranchers help feed area students By Carl Sampson Blue Mountain Eagle What began in Malheur County as an effort to pro- vide local schools with fresh, local beef is ¿lling the plates of students at Grant Union Junior-Senior High School and 13 other school districts in Oregon and Idaho. Ranchers Feeding Kids was initially a joint effort between the Malheur County Cattlemen’s Association and the Oregon State University Extension Service. The concept was simple: Ranchers donate healthy cull cattle to the school districts, which either pay for butch- ering the animals or receive grants from ranchers or else- where to pay for it. At Grant Union Ju- nior-Senior High School the donations usually end up in the form of hamburger, said Natalie Weaver, the head cook, who is in charge of preparing 120 breakfasts and 175 lunches a day. “The hamburger tends to be much leaner” than the ground beef the district usu- ally buys, she said. “The stu- dents see a difference.” Curt Shelley, superinten- dent of Grant County School District No. 3, and Shanna Northway, OSU Extension agriculture and 4-H faculty, A TTENTION G RANT C OUNTY V ETERANS : Did you know a service-connected disabled veteran is entitled to FREE use of Oregon State Parks? See your Grant County Veteran Services Officer today for more information, located at Grant County Courthouse. Open Mon, Wed, & Fri, 10 am - 4 pm, by appointment. Call 541-575-1631 coordinate the effort in Grant County. The donated beef pro- vides a cost savings for the schools and an opportunity for ranchers to promote their industry, Shelley said. Three animals have been donated to area schools so far this school year, Northway said. All beef must be USDA inspected. The program has operated primarily by word-of-mouth since it started in 2009, Northway said. In its ¿rst four years in Oregon and Idaho, nearly 30,000 pounds of beef were donated, and the value of the cattle donations was near- ly $42,000, according to an OSU Extension report. Some 5,500 students were fed during that time in Adrian, Annex, Harper, Jordan Valley, Nyssa, Ontario and Vale, and Cascade, Cambridge, McCall, Midvale and Weiser, Idaho. Since then other county cattle- men’s groups have joined in. “It’s a great thing for us and the ranchers,” Shelley said. Natalie Weaver, head cook at Grant Union Junior-Senior High School, prepares 120 breakfasts and about 175 lunches every day. She said the free beef the school receives through the Ranchers Feeding Kids effort helps her save money in the budget and tends to be leaner than other beef. Church Services In Grant County