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HEALTHY KlamathWhy is this important?High blood cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for heart disease. Studies show that the higher your blood cholesterol level, the greater your risk for developing heart disease or having a heart attack. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States.

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Driving down the history of South Sixth Street

Klamath County Museum Manager Todd Kepple told a crowd of more than 120 people about the history of South Sixth Street at the Party Time Event Center Saturday. See page A2.

Head Start prepares children for kindergarten

For low-income families in Klamath County, the government-run Head Start program is the place where children get their pre-school learning. See page C8.

Walden talks drought, Farm BillBarry Point Fire compensation part of package

H&N photos by Steven Silton

Four pilots and 40 maintenance workers from the 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno are learning how to fly and service F-15 Eagle tactical fighters over the next several months at Kingsley Field.

A lesson in Klamath Basin skies

For a video on the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field, visit herald- andnews.com. Videos are in the center of the page.

Kingsley Field helps train California pilotsSentry Eagle open house, permanent air base expansion remain on holdBy TRISTAN HIEGLERH&N staff reporter

Several California-based pilots and many more maintenance personnel, who have recently joined the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field, are learning more about what they do best here in Klamath Falls: flying and maintaining F-15 Eagle tactical fighters.

As of Jan. 30, four pilots and 40 ground crew from the 144th Fighter Wing

have joined the personnel at Kingsley. Based out of Fresno, Calif., the 144th are training on F-15s as the F-16s they were flying are being taken out of service.

Though an older model, the F-15s are projected to last longer than more recent models thanks to their rug-ged, adaptable natures. Kingsley Field’s primary mission is to provide train-ing on every aspect of F-15 use.

“Generally speaking,

Fresno’s switch to the F-15 is best for the Air Force and United States because the F-15 is currently scheduled to remain in service for many years,” Col. Jeremy O. Baenen, wing com-mander of the 173rd, said. “Many F-16s are reaching their service life and will be retired before the F-15.”

Air superiorityIntroduced in 1975,

the F-15 the U.S. alone

has deployed in Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Bos-nia, Afghanistan and Iraq. According to Baenen, its capabilities are unmatched. Kingsley Field converted to F-15 training in 1998.

“The F-15 is also the world’s heavy-weight cham-pion of air superiority and a great plane for the defense of the Western United States,” he noted.

“The outstanding design has made the F-15 such an exceptional aircraft,” Baenen added. “The aircraft was designed with a reinforced structure which has allowed it to outlast newer produced aircraft.”

See KINGSLEY, page A6

By SAMANTHA TIPLERH&N Staff Reporter

The lack of rain and snow in Oregon, especial-ly in the Klamath Basin, is on Congressman Greg Walden’s mind.

Oregon’s Republican representative wanted to make sure it was on the mind of President

Obama, too.Walden was on the escort commit-

tee for the president’s state of the union address.

“I spoke directly to the president about our drought situation and specifi-cally brought up the issues in the Klam-ath Basin, relative to the lack of water,” Walden said.

He said he explained the situation to the president, including the history of events in 2001, “and what we’ve been through after that, and how critical it is.

“He acknowledged it, and seemed to know about it,” Walden continued.

Walden spoke to the Herald and News in a phone interview Friday after-noon, following a press conference in Medford about the impact of the Farm Bill on Oregon agriculture.

Positive impactWalden said the Farm Bill affects

Oregonians “in a very positive way.”“Especially for our farm and ranch

economy. Getting a Farm Bill in place means we have certainty,” he said. “Overall I think it’s a very important piece of legislation to get passed for Oregon. Klamath County itself had $290 million in farm and ranch sales in 2012. That’s a big chunk of the economy. Agriculture really matters for the east side of our district as well as Klamath County.”

See FARM BILL, page A6

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