The Oregon Government Ethics Commission approved a settlement yesterday in an ethics case in La Pine. Former La Pine Water District Commissioner Barbe Ann Nelson-Dodson admitted she broke state laws when she used district employees and equipment for personal gain. An article in The Bulletin says she took advantage of her position to bury her dog in 2009 and participated in several official discussions about her daughter's job at the district. The settlement calls for Nelson-Dodson to pay a $400 civil penalty, much less than the $20,000 fine allowed by state law.