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Candy coins recalled in Canada

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Consumers can check UPC, lot numbers

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CALENDAR : 10.30.08

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FS looks to new tools for new times

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Tour conducted by Congressman Walden introduces brand-new regional forester to ‘passionate’ testimony in Elgin, exemplary problem-solvers in Enterprise Brand-new Region 6 U.S. Forest Service Supervisor Mary Wagner wanted to assure rural counties that she was as eager to see management policy changes in the Forest Service as they were.

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Election day is fast approaching

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25 percent of votes cast already Approximately 25 percent of Wallowa County’s 4,951 registered voters had already cast their ballots as of October 27, just a little over week before the Nov. 4 general election.

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Arrest made in drug case

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A Joseph woman has been arrested and an ongoing investigation into the distribution of prescription pain medication at Joseph High School continues, according to Sheriff Fred Steen.

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County payments breakdown

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More than $500 million in "county payments" for the 2008 financial year will begin rolling out to 41 states and Puerto Rico no later than Jan. 15, 2009, according to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

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FOR THE RECORD: 10.30.08

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8:02 a.m. Vicious dog complaint in Joseph. 8:27 a.m. Break-in in Enterprise. 12:18 p.m. Paged ambulance for transport to Joseph airport.

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Real estate office upgrades services

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Real Estate Eastern Oregon, a division of Lilly Real Estate, Inc. of La Grande, has unveiled a new Web site to serve people who wish to list and sell their own homes.

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Company still holds hope for mill

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While the Wallowa Forest Products stud mill was shut down indefinitely in July 2007, there’s at least a little activity at the mill site outside Wallowa these days.

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VFW plans Veterans Day dinner

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Eagle Cap Post #4307 will host a potluck dinner on Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, to celebrate and honor all veterans. Post Commander Doug Batten cordially invites the public to attend.

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