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East Oregonian
Friday, January 2, 2015
Idaho wolf derby starts at sunrise Stranded sea turtle recovering
and also eliminated lower
elevation areas likely to have
more coyotes and wolves. A
coalition of environmental
groups, as well as Democrat-
ic U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio of
Oregon, tried but failed to get
the Forest Service to revoke
the permit it issued.
“The world is looking at
this with a lot of dismay,”
said Amy Atwood, an attor-
ney at the Center for Bio-
logical Diversity. “We’re not
going to go away and we’re
By KEITH RIDLER
Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho — A hunt-
ing derby with $1,000 each
for whoever kills the most
wolves and coyotes is sched-
uled to start at sunrise Friday
in east-central Idaho.
Idaho for Wildlife’s three-
day Predator Hunting Con-
test and Fur Rendezvous is
planned on private ranch
land and U.S. Forest Service
land around Salmon.
“I think we’re going to
have a good turnout,” said
Steve Alder, organizer of the
contest. He didn’t have an
estimate on the number of
hunters, though, due to the
remoteness of the area.
The group earlier this
year received permission to
include land administered
by the U.S. Bureau of Land
Management but the agen-
cy withdrew the permit in
November following two
lawsuits by environmental
groups.
Losing the 3.1 million
acres of BLM land cut the
area for the derby in half,
She said the group has a
litigation strategy to prevent
another derby but declined to
go into details.
The derby last year drew
230 people, about 100 of
them hunters, who killed 21
coyotes but no wolves. Alder
said the BLM’s revoking the
group’s permit might have
persuaded more hunters to
take part this year. He said 40
hunters from outside Idaho
have committed.
He said ranchers have also
been contacted in advance
so hunters can use that land.
Also, he noted, possible wolf
at Oregon Coast Aquarium
sightings are being tracked.
“We’ve heard some re-
ports and we’re trying to pin-
point where those are so we
can put in hunters,” he said.
Besides the $1,000 prizes,
Alder said, fur buyers will
also be available with the po-
tential pay for a black wolf
pelt up to $600.
“People love the black
ones,” Alder said. “And the
LONGVIEW,
Wash.
(AP) — A young sea turtle
roughed up by chilly, chop-
py waters off the coast of
Washington state is making
a strong recovery in Oregon.
“Solstice” was found on
the beach near the north end
of the Long Beach Penin-
sula on Dec. 21, the winter
solstice.
The 40- to 50-pound fe-
male olive ridley turtle was
dehydrated, and her body
temperature was about 15
degrees below the typical 75
degrees.
Solstice’s caretakers are
nurturing her with hydration
big white pelt, that’s beauti-
ful. That’s worth quite a bit.”
The region where the der-
by is planned is considered
a key area for wolves that
could grow in number, with
some pack members dispers-
ing to surrounding states. At
least one Oregon environ-
mental group that would like
to see more wolves in that
state is involved in the law-
suits against the derby for
that reason.
“As we learn more about
these animals, the more
we’ve come to revere them,”
said Atwood. “When you
remove them from the land-
scape it upends the order of
things.”
swims. Her body tempera-
ture has risen 12 degrees
since she arrived at the Or-
egon Coast Aquarium in
Newport, Erin Paxton, a
spokeswoman for the aquar-
ium, told The Daily News of
Longview.
Olive ridley turtles are
typically found in tropical
waters from Peru to Califor-
nia.
During storms, warm
currents sometimes carry
sea turtles into the colder
northern latitudes, Paxton
said. As the warm water dis-
sipates, the turtles get hypo-
thermic.
“(She) is a very special
patient,” Paxton said of
BRIEFLY
Sheridan woman
killed in
hit-and-run crash
beach wedding in Oregon in
July. But when their beloved
Oregon Ducks got a berth to
the College Football Playoff
SHERIDAN (AP) —
State police say an 81-year-
old Sheridan man is being
questioned in connection
with the hit-and-run death of
a woman using a wheelchair
on a Yamhill County
highway.
Oregon State Police
says 66-year-old Connie
Nickeson of Sheridan was
killed in the Thursday crash
on highway 18B.
they changed their plans.
Twomey and DeFluri
were married Thursday at
the tailgate party in Pasadena
about 100 yards from the
entrance to the stadium.
The two 25-year-old
teachers from Eugene were
married by Twomey’s
stepdad, who registered
online to perform the
ceremony. DeFluri’s parents
couldn’t make it but they
were able to watch via
Skype.
stopped before leaving
the scene in his damaged
vehicle. He was later
located, and authorities say
he is cooperating.
Troopers don’t believe
alcohol was a factor in the
crash. They’re investigating
why the man left the scene.
Tipsy birds help
scientists study
alcohol, speech
PASADENA, Calif. (AP)
— Steven Twomey and Lisa
DeFluri were set to have a
Olson tells KATU that a
trained ear can hear evidence
of slurring in the songs of
birds that were given alcohol
with their helping of diluted
white grape juice.
Family sues
Eastern State
Hospital over
death
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“(She) is a
very special
patient.
(She’s) doing
better than
many other
turtles we’ve
received.”
SEATAC, Wash. — darbrook Lodge in SeaT-
City leaders in SeaTac say ac, said before the law was we would because so few
they’ve noticed little impact passed he would close sev- people are affected,” said
on the overall economy one eral rooms in his hotel to Guppy. “And at the same
year after voters increased avoid having to comply.
time, it’s not having a ripple
the hourly minimum wage
However
Cedarbrook effect through the economy.
to $15.
Lodge is now moving for- It just affects so few jobs, it’s
KING-TV reports an es- ward with a 63-room ex- not having much impact.”
timated 1,500 total workers pansion and recently start-
The state Supreme Court
saw their minimum wage ed paying the $15 per hour is expected to decide soon
increase under the new law, minimum wage.
whether Port of Seattle
including 400 who live in
Paul Guppy, researcher workers at Sea-Tac Airport
the city limits.
at the Washington Policy will be included in the wage
City manager Todd Cutts Center, said some employ- increase. That would in-
says there has been no im-
crease the number of people
pact on sales tax or proper- like free meals to make up affected by the $15 per hour
ty tax, and no change in the for the wage increase.
minimum wage to around
number of business licenses
“We’re not seeing the big 6,500.
issued.
The law requires hote-
liers with more than 100
rooms to pay workers $15
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general manager of the Ce- the paper, please call 541-966-0818.
lawsuit claiming the hospital
is at fault.
Misael Rodriguez, 43,
was involuntarily committed
for observation in August
2013 and suffered fatal
injuries 11 days later, The
Spokesman-Review reported
— Founded Oct. 16, 1875 —
Solstice. “(She’s) doing bet-
ter than many other turtles
we’ve received.”
Two sea turtles were
found dead on the northern
Oregon Coast on Dec. 24
and Dec. 29, and some ma-
rine biologists say it’s possi-
ble more may arrive.
Last summer, a live sea
turtle was found near Flor-
ence, Oregon, but it was
pushed out to sea by people
on the beach, and the Ore-
gon Coast Aquarium staff
was unable to relocate it.
Last fall, the aquarium staff
unsuccessfully attempted
to save a sea turtle beached
near Lincoln City.
Paxton says the aquari-
um has in the past released
sea turtles near San Diego.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Little impact in SeaTac from $15 minimum wage
song patterns similar to
the way humans learn to
speak. He says he hopes to
learn why alcohol affects
birdsong, and human speech.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP)
— The family of a Tri-Cities
man who died after being
found unconscious on the
PORTLAND (AP) —
Scientists know little about
why humans slur their
speech when they drink
alcohol.
Researchers at Oregon
Health and Science
University hope tipsy
songbirds can help them
uncover clues.
OHSU researcher
Oregon fans marry
in Rose Bowl
parking lot
Christopher Olson is
recording the sounds made
Courtesy photo Oregon Coast Aquarium
Solstice shows off her dark scales and olive green
shell during a hydration bath.
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National Summary: Rain will expand from southeastern Texas to Tennessee today. Snow
and ice will expand over the southern High Plains. Thunderstorms will erupt near the Gulf
Coast. Spotty snow will affect the Great Lakes.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 82° in Tamiami, Fla.
Low -24° in Craig, Colo.
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