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FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 7 Outdoor Rec / Local Awards announced for ‘Eastern Oregon Eight breeding Regional High School Art Exhibition’ wolf pairs documented The “Eastern Oregon Regional High School Art Exhibition” featur- ing over 300 works by students from 15 regional high schools opened with a reception and awards presentation in Nightingale Gallery at Eastern Oregon University February 24. Regina Braker, interim dean of EOU’s College of Arts and Sciences, wel- comed gallery visitors with opening remarks, and Cory Peeke, director of Night- ingale Gallery, presented awards selected by the art program for exemplary work by students in grades nine through 12. “On behalf of EOU and the Nightingale Gallery, congratulations to the award winners and all the student participants in the 2017 exhibition,” Peeke said. “Special credit is also due to the teachers who make it all possible, and who on a daily basis, go out of their way to help students create works of such high caliber.” All Best of Show winners received an award certifi - cate, $50 Barnes & Noble gift card, sketchbook, EOU T-shirt and lanyard. Honor- able Mention recipients received a certifi cate of award. Best of Show 12th Grade: Jenna Monson (Union High School) for her paint- ing “Eden’s Waterfalls” Best of Show 11th Grade: Elizabeth Cashell (La Grande High School) for her paintings “Glass Ceil- ing” and “Broken Glass” Best of Show 10th Grade: Justin Smith (North Pow- der High School) for his drawing “David” Best of Show 9th Grade,: Zac Johnston (Union High School) for his painting “Blur Bunny” Honorable Mentions: Baker Luke Barnes, 10th grade, for his ceramic piece “Bamboo and Blood” Erin Blincoe, 12th grade, for her ceramic sculpture “See No Evil” Maggie Crabill, 12th grade, for her painting “Skull Buddies” Kerrie Kast, 9th grade for her mixed media piece “Insanity” Douglas Nichols, 12th grade, for his ceramic piece “Alloy Amalgama- tion” Echo Ethan Hobson, 11th grade, for his sculpture “Metal Willow” John Day Anastasiya Hozhenko, 10th grade, for her drawing “The Glass Red Pepper” Joseph Kai Oliver, 12th grade, for his ceramic piece “Hard- ship” La Grande Owen Kreutz, 10th grade, for his drawing “Lord of the Rings, Ara- gon” North Powder Casey Neske, 12th grade, for her “Batik Mask” Rylee Richman, 10th grade, for her drawing “W.S.” Peyton Secl, 10th grade, for her painting “Our Kiss” Pendleton Johnny Malcom, 12th grade, for his drawing “Chance” Union Kylie Bruce, 9th grade, for her painting “In the Door” Emilee Freeman, 9th grade, for her painting “The Stache with Class” Rosalyn Morton, 10th grade, for her untitled print Matthew Sheehy, 10th grade, for his untitled painting Mrs. Gustavson’s entire class who made the giant cardboard masks Giving a special award for the ninth year in a row, the La Grande Arts Com- mission’s “La Grande High School Creative Artist of 2017” was presented to Emily Andrews. Jeremy Clark, arts commissioner and local artist, selected Andrews’ painting “In- spired by Jove Wang’s ‘Dreaming Santa Barbara Harbor.” Clark and Evna Stacey, commission chair- person, presented her with the award that includes a certifi cate and check for $100. J oining the La Grande Arts Commission in pre- senting additional special awards were three regional art centers. Union County’s Art Center East presented a $50 “Union County’s Best Young Artist” award to Zac Johnston of Union High School for his works “Bunny Mask” and “Blur Bunny.” The works were selected by writer, cultural advocate and center resource coor- dinator Kelly McGilvrey and the award presented by Rebecca Hartman, center board member and EOU history professor. Baker County’s Cross- roads Art Center presented two $50 awards. Their “Baker High School Aspir- ing Young Artist” award went to Alexa Nickens for her ceramic work “Fierce Deity” and Crossroads’ “Baker County Aspiring Young Artist” award went to Jin Sue Kim of Burnt River High School for his graphite drawing “Andrew Garfi eld.” Winning works were selected and awards pre- sented by Tom Dimond, artist and EOU professor emeritus. Pendleton Center for the Arts in conjunction with Pendleton Art & Frame, Art & Antiques on Main and the Blue Mountain Community College Foundation, presented a $200 “Best of the Blues” award to Johnny Malcom of Pendleton High School for his drawing “Chance.” Bonnie Day, artist and cen- ter coordinator of educa- tion and outreach, selected the winning work and Cory Peeke presented the award. Participating teachers: Baker City High School – Kristen Anderson Burns High School – Ben Holtby Burnt River High School – Laurie Hueckman Cove High School – Eric Gustavson Crane Union High School – Connie Robbins Echo High School – Rick Thew Enterprise High School – Dianne Pfel Grant Union High School – J.J. Collier Joseph Charter School – Jennifer Hawkins-Con- nolly La Grande High School – Mike Schireman North Powder High School – Jessie Street Pendleton High School – Olivia Rush Prairie City High School – Amelia Harmon Union County Youth Creative Arts – Theo Miller Union High School – Jaime Gustavson Vale High School – Ka- cie Shaffer The “Eastern Oregon Re- gional High School Exhi- bition” runs through March 21 in Nightingale Gallery in Loso Hall at EOU. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Fri- day. Follow the gallery’s Instagram and Facebook feeds to stay up-to-date on this and other upcoming exhibitions. BCFD names ‘Adopt-a-hydrant’ winners Baker City Fire Depart- ment (BCFD) announces the February winners for the “Adopt-A-Hydrant” program. Jesse Soliz of Baker City and brothers Kale and Kaiden Dalke of Baker City were randomly selected as winners. Jesse Soliz and the two Dalke brothers adopted multiple hydrants since the program’s inception in January. The “Adopt-A-Hydrant” Why advertise with us? David Conn david@thebakercountypress.com or call 208-400-0995 or 541-519-9198 Baker City, Haines • Low rates per column inch & promotional deals • Color at no additional charge as space permits • Friendly, professional sales staff Wendee Morrissey wendee@thebakercountypress. com or call 541.805.1688. Sumpter, Bates, Richland, Halfway, Medical Springs, Keating Family owned and operated. Packed with local news! • All display ads are also posted to our Facebook page, which means thousands of individuals see your ad from that source alone. We’re the only local paper that offers this service! program was developed to help uncover fi re hydrants buried in the snow. Firefi ghters were fi nd- ing it diffi cult to locate hydrants once they became buried in the snow. They were shoveling out hydrants every day just to keep them accessible. With over 900 hydrants in the city it was diffi - cult to keep up with the demand. The fi re department partnered with local mer- chants who supplied gift certifi cates as incentive for the public to adopt a fi re hydrant buy shoveling away the snow and taking a photo of themselves and their hydrant. The photos are posted on the department’s Face Book page and two win- ners are selected at the end of each month. The program will con- tinue through the winter months until the hydrants are accessible again. You can enter by adopt- ing a hydrant, taking a photo of you and your hydrant and sending your information and the hy- drant location to adopta- hydrant@bakercity.com or post it to the Baker City Fire Department Face book page. Eastern Oregon is now in Phase III of wolf manage- ment after ODFW staff documented a third year of seven or more breeding pairs in the region east of U.S. High- ways 97, 20, 395 for year 2016. A “breeding pair” is two adult wolves that produce at least two pups that survive through the end of the year. The eight packs that qualify as breeding pairs in 2016 are Meacham and Walla Walla (Umatilla County), Catherine (Union County), and Snake River, Chesnimnus, Wenaha, Minam and a group of unnamed wolves in the Imnaha Wildlife Management Unit (Wallowa County). “Moving into Phase III is a signifi cant milestone to- wards the recovery of gray wolves in Oregon,” says Russ Morgan, ODFW wolf biologist. “It shows how successful wolves can be in this state – in just nine years under exist- ing management we have gone from no packs of wolves to multiple packs and an expanding distribution.” In addition to counting wolves, ODFW biologists have placed 14 radio-collars on wolves this winter in seven groups. Another milestone was reached on Feb. 24 when OR50 was collared in the Imnaha Wildlife Management Unit, marking the 50th wolf collared in Oregon. Biolo- gists may soon learn more from the DNA and radio- collar data about whether OR50 is part of a new group of wolves or a pack that shifted its home range into the area previously occupied by the Imnaha pack. ODFW completes its annual year-end survey of wolves and announces the results in its 2016 Wolf Annual Report. The report is set to be presented to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 21 in Klamath Falls. Western Oregon remains in Phase I of wolf manage- ment, with protections that match those implemented when wolves were listed as state endangered. Wolves also remain listed as endangered under the federal Endan- gered Species Act west of U.S. Highways 395, 78, 95. Under the current Wolf Conservation and Manage- ment Plan, Phase III continues to focus on conservation of wolves while addressing instances of wolf-human confl ict. This includes continuing to emphasize the use of non-lethal deterrents, the use of controlled take in certain situations, and expands livestock producer options for investigating potential wolf depredations of livestock. The current Plan states that controlled take of wolves can be allowed in two specifi c circumstances: 1) if wolves are determined to be causing declines in ungulate populations such as deer and elk or 2) in specifi c cases of chronic livestock depredation. “These Phase III provisions do not replace good faith efforts at non-lethal solutions to wolf confl icts,” Morgan says. “Take of wolves can only be considered as a man- agement response in very specifi c situations and there are no plans for controlled take at this time.” As we move into Phase III, the current Plan allows either ODFW or USDA Wildlife Services to confi rm wolf depredations in Eastern Oregon. The Plan also allows USDA Wildlife Services to continue to assist ODFW with wolf damage management using the skills and experience of both agencies. Lethal removal of wolves for specifi c cases of chronic depredation will be decided by ODFW and will continue to be based on a rigorous evidence- based investigation process. USDA Wildlife Services will not assist in the lethal removal of wolves or expand its role in depredation investigations (including confi rm- ing wolf depredations) until it has evaluated its obliga- tions under the National Environmental Policy Act. ODFW staff are currently working on a routine fi ve-year Wolf Plan review and will present the draft, updated Wolf Plan to the Commission at their April 21 meeting, though fi nal action on the plan is not expected to occur until later in the year. EOU offering outdoor activity classes An array of activity classes designed to introduce and immerse participants in the great outdoors are being of- fered during spring term at Eastern Oregon University. “These courses will get you outside enjoying the beau- tiful surroundings and fabulous recreational opportunities that abound in northeast Oregon,” said Michael Hatch, coordinator of EOU’s Outdoor Adventure Program. “After a long winter, spring is a great time to learn a new sport or skill set, meet new friends, and truly enjoy what La Grande and the surrounding area have to offer.” Registration is open for many outdoor activity courses available this spring through EOU and the Outdoor Ad- venture Program. Courses include: • Backpacking • Hiking • Kayaking • Mountaineering • Rock climbing • Yoga • Bird watching • Archery • Horsemanship • Whitewater rafting The courses are open to everyone and can be taken for credit or without registering for credit. Register on Webster by logging in at my.eou.edu or contact Hatch for more details at mhatch@eou.edu or 541-962-3621. Spring term begins April 3.
