FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2016
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 7
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LEGAL NOTICES
Legal Notice - 2016 OTEC Unclaimed Capital Credits. Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC) hereby gives notice of
UNCLAIMED PAYMENTS OF CAPITAL CREDITS OWED TO THE NAMED PERSONS ON RECORD. Such unclaimed
capital credits have been available to OTEC Members since December 31, 2012. Pursuant to OTEC Bylaws and
policy, the names of OTEC Members entitled to capital credit refunds – who have not yet claimed their refunds – can be
reviewed on the OTEC website at: www.otecc.com/members/unclaimed-capital-credit). If you are an OTEC Member
and current (or former) consumer of OTEC electric power, please check the OTEC website and list of Members who
have failed to claim capital credits owed. Application for re-issuing funds owed may be made at your local OTEC offi ce
or 4005 23rd Street, PO Box 226, Baker City, Oregon 97814. Unless those persons named or their heirs claim payment
no later than January 31, 2017, the unclaimed funds will be forfeited to the Cooperative or, where required, forwarded to
the Department of State Lands. Historically, the Board of Directors has contributed the amount of the forfeited funds to
the Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Scholarship Fund to benefi t those served by the Cooperative.
As required by law, and pursuant to OTEC Bylaws, OTEC will “publish notice of the redemption” [i.e., forfeiture] of
unclaimed capital credits in the leading Baker County newspaper of general circulation, for four consecutive months,
simultaneously notifying the public to go to the OTEC website (www.otecc.com/members/unclaimed-capital-credit) to
see if they, or someone they know, have unclaimed capital credits. If you know someone named on the list, please have
them contact their local OTEC offi ce to update their account and apply for their unclaimed capital credits.
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Ladies golf,
bridge scores
The Bridge scores for the Quail Ridge Ladies Day on
October 5 are: Bridge Winners: 1st Dianne Ellingson; 2nd
Glenda Cole; and 3rd Janice Smull.
For the end of the season, Bridge Winners on October
12 are: 1st place Deni Smith; 2nd place Betty Combs; 3rd
Place Kitty Nichols.
3rd 9- week winners are: 1st Betty Combs; 2nd Janice
Smull; and 3rd Lavelle Raley.
All year winners are: 1st-Janice Smull; 2nd Betty
Comb; 3rd tie-Marlene Cross, Joan Colton; 4th-Judy
Karstens; 5th-Kitty Nichols; 6th-Lavelle Raley; 7th-
Dianne Ellingson; and Deni Smith.
LOC meeting in Huntington: 2017 solar eclipse
BY EILEEN DRIVER
Eileen@TheBakerCountyPress.com
The League of Oregon
Cities (LOC) Region 8
Small Cities Support Net-
work Meeting was held in
Huntington on October 20
from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
at the VFW Hall/Commu-
nity Center.
The topic for this quar-
ter’s meeting was the Solar
Eclipse of 2017.
Jim Todd, OMSI Direc-
tor of Space Science Ex-
ploration, was on hand to
give a presentation on what
we can expect in this area
when the Eclipse comes to
Oregon August 21, 2017.
“The population of
Oregon is approximately
three million people. We
expect to have one mil-
lion more people come
to Oregon in the path of
totality on the days leading
up to the Eclipse,” Todd
told the assembly. “This is
a once-in-a-lifetime event
and won’t happen again for
154 years.”
All the phases of the
eclipse from beginning to
end should last approxi-
mately four hours with
the totality lasting in the
Baker County area for two
minutes, nine seconds.
The best place to view
the eclipse, taking into
account the weather and
longest totality time is the
Lime / Huntington area,
which should expect 15 to
20 thousand people.
The Oregon Offi ce of
Emergency Management
in partnership with ODOT,
OPRD, OHA, OMD,
Travel Oregon, and the
Governor’s Offi ce are co-
ordinating plans and pro-
viding assistance to local
jurisdictions for this event
and analyzing the impact it
will have on the state.
For more information
on this contact Emergency
Management Planners Erik
Rau at erik.rau@state.or.us
or Zachary Swick at
zach.swick@state.or.us.
ODOT also announced
the recipients for the 2017
Special City Allotment
Grant for Region 5 as the
following: Vale - B Street
paving project, Seneca -
Various city streets paving
project, Echo -Theilson
Street, John Day - US 395,
Nyssa - 5th Street, Helix -
various city streets paving
projects.
Michael Barry of ODOT
encouraged every eligible
city to continue to apply
for the street grant every
year as the more need there
is for the grant the more
money they hope will
become available.
Each city was given 2-3
minutes to give an update
on what’s happening in
their city.
Kathleen Cathey, Field
Representative from Sena-
tor Ron Wyden’s offi ce,
reported that the Senator
is supporting the removal
of marijuana as a Schedule
I drug, the allowing of
marijuana businesses to
use banking services and
the changing of the IRS
codes so that marijuana
businesses are allowed the
same tax deductions given
to all legal businesses in
the US.
They are also making the
support of rural communi-
ties a top priority.
Huntington City Record-
er Tracy McCue reported
that Huntington is in the
fi nal stages of property
acquisition for the new
sewer plant, making plans
for the infl ux of people for
the Eclipse and looking
for other ways to increase
revenue and create jobs for
their citizens.
Seneca City Recorder
and Manager Josh Walker
reported that their city was
working on staying edu-
cated and getting smart on
infrastructure and applying
for a CBDG grant for a
new sewer project.
They recently sold 15
acres that had been set
aside for an industrial park
to a logging company
for post and pole prod-
ucts production. He also
reported the acquisition
of a new fi re truck, which
has prompted the need for
a new fi re station as the
new fi re truck is to big to
fi t through the doors of the
current station.
LOC, Intergovernmen-
tal Relations Associate,
Wendy Johnson reported
that the next City Hall day
will be January 8th. She
encouraged cities who
are planning to impose a
marijuana sales tax to look
into signing a tax collec-
tion agreement with the
Oregon Department of the
Treasury and to go over the
proposed changes to the
CBDG grant rules as soon
as possible and forward
comments any comments
on the proposal before it is
set in stone.
Sumpter Planning Com
mission Member LeAnne
Wolf reported that they
are looking at the City’s
comprehensive plan and
zoning ordinances for any
needed updates. They have
been contacted about the
potential for two retail
marijuana outlets and three
indoor grow operations.
Sumpter City Councilor
Greg Lucas also reported
that the new interim Mayor
of Sumpter is Carey Clark.
They are celebrating the
early snow and working
on a possible Eclipse Train
with the Sumpter valley
Railroad.
Hines City Administra-
tor Judy Irwin reported that
they are working on their
water master plan and the
need for more storage.
They are currently in a
“battle” with FEMA on the
fl oodplain maps for their
city. They also expect to
have a marijuana grow op-
eration opening their soon.
Present at the meet-
ing were Michael Barry,
ODOT Region 5 Liaison,
Michael Swan, ODOT
Circuit Safety Rider, Kath-
leen Cathey, Field Rep-
resentative Senator Ron
Wyden’s Offi ce, Mayor
Chuck Guerri, City Re-
corder Tracy McCue, Dep-
uty City Recorder Shellie
Nash and Councilor
Eileen Driver of Hunting-
ton, Councilor Greg Lucas,
Councilor Samantha
Rowan, City Recorder
Julie McKinney and Presi-
dent of Planning LeAnne
Wolf of Sumpter, City
Manager Josh Walker
of Seneca, City Admin-
istrator Judy Erwin of
Hines, DEQ Liaison to the
Regional Solutions
Center Randy Jones, LOC
Intergovernmental Rela-
tions Associate Wendy
Johnson and OMSI
Director of Space Science
Exploration Jim Todd.
The next LOC Small
Cities Meeting is planned
as a combination Elected
Essential and Regional
meeting, and will be held
on March 30, 2017 and is
tentatively planned to be
located in,Ontario.
The next regular Small
Cities Support Meeting
will be held in Hines on
April 20, 2017 and the
topic will be Annexation,
Zoning and Emergency
Management.
—ODFW Weekly Recreation Report—
HUNTING—OPEN: COUGAR,
BEAR, UPLAND BIRD,
WATERFOWL, CONTROLLED
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK
BAKER COUNTY
Cougars can be found through-
out Baker County but hunters
should target areas with high
concentrations of deer and elk.
Setting up on a fresh kill or using
distress calls can all be productive
techniques. Hunters are required
to check in the hide of any cougar
taken, with skull and proof of sex
attached.
Coyote numbers are good
throughout the district. Try call-
ing in early morning and late
afternoon. Remember to ask for
permission before hunting on
private properties.
GRANT COUNTY
Elk and Deer –Fawn ratios were
fair and buck ratios were near MO
this year so hunting should be
similar to last year. The Murderers
Creek-Flagtail and Camp Creek
TMA’s are in effect so hunter need
to be aware that the green dot
road closures are in effect. The
Rail Creek Fire west of Unity is
contained but area closure do to
the fi re may limit access for hunts
in portions the West Beulah unit.
Hunters are encouraged to check
inciweb.nwcg.gov for updated
fi re information. The USFS is
conducting some controlled burns
throughout the forest so hunter
should pay attention to signed
areas where burns are planned
and avoid those areas.
Cougar hunting remains open.
Successful hunters should
remember that check-in of the
hide with skull and proof of sex
attached is mandatory; see the
regulations for details.
Coyote numbers are good in
most of the district. Coyotes may
respond to distress calls. Try call-
ing in the early morning and late
evening.
Bear population are doing well
and archery hunters reported see-
ing bear frequently, so rifl e deer
hunters may want to purchase
their fall bear tag before deer
season. Fall bear tag sale dead
line is Sept. 30.
MORROW, GILLIAM AND
WHEELER COUNTIES
Cougar hunting is open. Cougar
are well distributed in our forested
areas. Calling with distress calls
or cougar vocalizations can be ef-
fective. However, locating a fresh,
naturally made kill has the best
chance of success.
The Coyote population is
healthy with good numbers of
coyotes available for those who
wish to pursue them. Watch wind
direction to help prevent giving
away your location. Calling with
game distress calls can be very
successful.
UMATILLA COUNTY
Cougar are well distributed
in forested areas of the Walla
Walla, Mt. Emily, and Ukiah units.
Hunters will have best success
by fi nding a fresh naturally made
kill and sitting on it, or by using
predator calls. Some success has
come from following tracks until
the cougar is located.
Coyote are numerous throughout
the County and hunters should
have good success calling. Re-
member to ask permission before
hunting on private lands.
UNION COUNTY
Rifl e Elk hunters can expect
to fi nd good numbers of animals
in all Union County units. Spike
hunters will fi nd yearling bulls with
cows in herds. Bull hunters should
focus efforts on areas of steep
terrain and heavy cover adjacent
to water and feed. Older bulls
often seek solitude to recover
from the rut.
Forest Grouse should be plenti-
ful this season. Look for ruffs in
moist canyon bottoms choked with
Alder and Hawthorn trees. Blues
can be found above 5000 feet
elevation on ridge tops.
Fall turkey season continues
for those hunters who already
have a tag; tags for 2 Eastern
Oregon hunts have sold out.
Birds are plentiful everywhere in
Union County. Hunt around water
sources and in areas with wild
fruit trees.
Black bears will be focused on
fruit and berries in the early fall.
Look for bears in riparian areas
with Hawthorn trees or on slopes
with Huckle or elder berries. Hunt-
ers should concentrate hunting
during the early morning and
evening hours. All bears taken
must be checked in within 10 days
of harvest; call for an appointment
before check in. Season closes
Nov. 30.
Cougars are common in Union
County. Focus on game rich areas
with long ridgelines or saddles
that cats typically travel. Setting
up downwind of a deer or elk
killed by a cougar can be produc-
tive. Nonresident hunters can
include a cougar tag with others
tags for only $14.50. All cougars
taken must be checked in within
10 days of harvest; call for an ap-
pointment before check in.
Coyote numbers are high
throughout the district. Try call-
ing in early morning and late
afternoon. Remember to ask for
permission before hunting on
private properties.
LADD MARSH
This summer, Ladd Marsh
Wildlife Area has experienced dry
and windy conditions resulting
in signifi cant water loss. ODFW
would like to make sure hunters
have the most current information
of these condition before planning
their hunt.
With the recent storms and
available irrigation water, 2 or
three additional wetlands have
huntable water as well as the
original four wetlands that have
water left in them from the sum-
mer. Water is still very limited.
There are ducks using the area,
but with limited water, pressure
will push waterfowl off the area
quickly. Waterfowl does key in on
the grain food plots around the
wildlife area. These areas can be
productive hunting spots.
Glass Hill is open for Big game
hunting. Elk, Mule Deer, and
Whitetail deer utilize this area
year around. Whitetail are usu-
ally found on the lower elevation
portion amongst the thick shrub
vegetation while Mule deer and
elk inhabit primarily the upper
timber habitat.
The Ladd Marsh Whitetail deer
population have suffered from
blue tongue disease in the last
few years the same as the rest of
Union County.
Mule deer and elk populations
are still holding solid on Glass
Hill. Increased pressure usually
moves these animals onto private
property early but they may return
later in the seasons.
Slow stalking or stand hunting
should be effective on Glass Hill.
WALLOWA COUNTY
Elk: First bull elk season starts
Oct. 26 and hunters can expect
good success as elk numbers are
generally above management
objective. Further, some rain has
fallen recently and fall green-up
is underway, which provides im-
proved feed conditions and allows
the elk to spread out across the
landscape more. .
Deer: Antlerless deer hunts in
agricultural areas ended on Oct.
23. Antlerless hunters experi-
enced good success, particularly if
hunting for white-tailed deer.
Forest Grouse: Forest grouse
in Wallowa County did not fare as
well as grouse in other parts of the
state this year because cold, wet
weather in June when the eggs
were hatching caused high chick
mortality early on. Some ruffed
grouse can still be found in draw
bottoms with dense brush. Blue
grouse are found higher on the
slopes and on ridgetops near the
edge of timber stands.
Black Bear: Bear hunting has
been good early in the morning
and late in the evening in draw
bottoms and along streams where
bears are feeding on hawthorn,
service berry, elder berries, and
other fruits. However, many bears
will be going into their dens in the
next few weeks as the weather
cools and we start getting some
snow. Season closes Nov. 30.
Cougar: Populations are mod-
erate throughout Wallowa County.
Most lions are taken incidental to
other hunting; however, calling
with fawn bleat, or locating a
cougar kill and waiting for a cat
to return are often successful
techniques.
Coyote: Good numbers of
coyotes can be found throughout
Wallowa County. Calling coyotes
with rabbit distress type calls has
been effective for hunters. It is
important to choose areas with
abundant coyote sign and little
human activity.
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