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Rancher asks ODFW to kill
wolves after latest attack
By ERIC MORTENSON
EO Media Group
A rancher in Wallowa County requested
the state Department of Fish and Wildlife use
lethal control against the Harl Butte wolfpack,
which has attacked calves six times in the past
year.
An ODFW spokeswoman said the depart-
ment received the request Friday afternoon and
will make a decision in the coming days. The
request came after ODFW confi rmed a calf
found dead July 26 had been killed by wolves.
The calf was estimated to have weighed 400
to 500 pounds but had been mostly consumed
by the time the carcass was discovered. Only
the skeleton and hide were left. An ODFW
investigator estimated the calf was killed July
20-22.
Data from a GPS tracking collar showed a
wolf designated OR-50 was within 200 yards
of the carcass four times from July 21 to 25.
Bite marks on the carcass and fresh wolf tracks
in the area contributed to the confi rmation.
ODFW has confi rmed six attacks on calves
by the Harl Butte pack between July 15, 2016
and July 22, 2017. In addition to the calf
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Known Oregon wolf packs
Confirmed pack/individual range
NOTE: Polygons represent estimated
ranges for known wolf packs with
radio-collared animals.
found dead most recently, another calf was
found alive July 21 with multiple bite marks,
including one wound that was 4 inches long
and 3 inches wide. That attack was estimated
to have occurred about a week earlier. Both
occurred on public land grazing allotments.
The Harl Butte pack also was blamed for
killing a calf on private pasture in April.
Killing wolves is not a simple process,
however. Under Oregon’s management rules,
ODFW may authorize “lethal take” if there
have been two confi rmed livestock depreda-
tions by wolves in the area, or one confi rmed
depredation followed by three attempted
attacks, which can include “testing or stalking,”
department spokeswoman Michelle Dennehy
said in an email.
However, the person requesting lethal
control must document that non-lethal protec-
tion has been unsuccessful, and the producer
must show nothing was done that attracted
wolf-livestock confl ict and that he or she has
complied with laws and conditions of any
harassment or take permit.
ODFW may authorize lethal control to be
done by its staff, by authorized agents or by
USDA’s Wildlife Services.
(As of Dec. 31, 2016)
Estimated pack/individual range
82
395
84
Portland
Pendleton
197
Unnamed
Heppner
5
26
Salem
Minam
Meacham
97
101
Chesnimnus
Wenaha Shamrock
Snake
Walla Walla
River
N. Emily
OR30
Desolation
22
Mt.
Emily
Catherine
26
Harl
Butte
OR29/36
84
OR37
20
26
126
OREGON
Bend
Eugene
58
Pack/area
Silver
Lake
OR25
5
101
Rogue
N
Keno (status unknown)
25 miles
199
Medford
Ontario
Wolf pack population
20
97
395
5
*At least one breeding pair
(cont.)
Total
Wenaha*
Walla Walla*
Snake River*
Minam*
12
11
9
11
Mt. Emily
Meacham*
Rogue
8
7
6
Desolation
Shamrock
Catherine*
1
4
5
Total
Keno
Heppner
Silver Lake
OR30 pair
Chesnimnus*
Harl Butte*
N. Emily
OR29/36
Lone/misc.
Minimum total
Source: Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
1
3
1
2
9
10
3
2
7
112
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Senate president considers retirement
Cellphone service could be
I know,” Majority
directing Senate
spotty for rural eclipse-watchers Longest-serving and
Leader
Ginny
operations.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — If
you plan to livestream next
month’s solar eclipse from
one of the prime viewing
spots, here’s a thought:
Keep your phone in your
pocket, put on your paper
shades and just enjoy the
celestial wonder.
The Aug. 21 solar
eclipse, when passage of the
moon completely blocks out
the sun, will be seen fi rst in
Oregon and cut diagonally
across 14 states to South
Carolina. It will be the fi rst
total solar eclipse visible
coast-to-coast since 1918.
The best places to see it
fall within a 60- to 70-mile-
wide swath known as the
“path of totality,” where
there will be periods of total
darkness ranging up to two
minutes and 40 seconds. The
path carves through largely
rural areas, where cellphone
service can be spotty at best,
though, so it may not be
possible to quickly post to
Facebook, Instagram and
the like even though carriers
plan to temporarily boost
capacity in some places.
“We’re expecting a good
experience but there will
be times at peak where the
network will struggle,” said
Paula Doublin, assistant vice
president for construction
and engineering for AT&T,
the nation’s second-largest
provider.
Some
communities
are hosting eclipse-watch
gatherings that are expected
to draw tens of thousands of
people.
The 6,700 residents of
Madras will be far outnum-
bered by visitors, and
Verizon, AT&T and Sprint
all plan to bring portable
towers for its event.
AT&T will deploy eight
portable cell towers across
the country — in Madras
and Mitchell in Oregon.
“It is very much akin to a
national championship week
that occurs with the NCAA
or pro sports, except it’s
happening in a 3,000-mile-
long band,” Doublin said.
Sprint and Verizon Wire-
less, which is the nation’s
largest cellphone company,
say recent network enhance-
ments have reduced the
need for deployment of
current lawmaker
temporary cell towers at
large-scale events.
Still, Sprint plans to
have portable towers in
Madras and Mitchell and
in Rexburg, Idaho. Other
locations are still being
evaluated, spokeswoman
Adrienne Norton said.
Verizon spokeswoman
Karen Schulz said that
with such large crowds
expected in parts of Oregon
and Kentucky, Verizon will
deploy portable towers in
Madras and Bend and in
Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
U.S. Cellular is still
evaluating how best to
ensure optimal connectivity
and “will be implementing
additional capacity and
fi ne tuning the towers as
needed,” Robert Jakubek,
vice president of engineering
and network operations, said
in an email.
“At large events such
as this, we usually see a
spike in text and data usage
more than voice, so we are
also looking at how we
can prioritize services that
are most important to our
customers,” Jakubek said.
SALEM (AP) — Senate
President Peter Courtney, one
of the Oregon Legislature’s
most powerful members, has
yet to decide on whether to
stay on the job or retire.
The 74-year-old Democrat
contemplates retirement after
achieving career milestones
such as being the most-tenured
Senate president and longest-
serving current lawmaker,
with 33 years in offi ce.
“I haven’t decided what
I’m going to do. ... I go back
and forth when I do think
about it,” Courtney said in
an emotional telephone inter-
view with The Oregonian/
OregonLive.
If Courtney fi nishes his
full term, which ends in 2019,
he will hold the record for
longest-ever serving Oregon
legislator.
Courtney downplayed his
role in Senate lawmaking,
calling himself a “rank-
and-fi le” member and a
“player-coach.” But Courtney
wields considerable power by
controlling committee assign-
ments, presiding over voting
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He
secured
haven’t pushed him
millions to renovate
for an answer. He’s
his beloved Salem
a professional. He’ll
YMCA. A new $10
fi gure out in his
million footbridge
own time.”
spanning a side
Whether
he
channel of the
decides to retire
Willamette River in
or not, it’s clear
Salem was named Courtney
Courtney
has
for him.
Courtney retired in 2014 struggled for years with his
from his job as assistant to the eventual political exit.
“The hardest thing for me to
president of Western Oregon
University. He is receiving do is to leave politics because
his public pension from that I am afraid of retirement,” he
position but not from his said in a 2015 commencement
legislative job, since he hasn’t address to Western Oregon
University graduates. “You
retired.
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tain future, lawmakers close in life you say, ‘I’ve done all I
to him said he hasn’t confi ded can do, I can’t do anymore.’ I
know they’ve got these cool
any plans to leave offi ce.
“I’ve had no conversation phrases, ‘You’ve gotta move
with the Senate president on on, you’ve gotta let go.’
“I’m too old to know those
this subject,” said his friend,
Sen. Jackie Winters, a Repub- words. So I’ll put it in my
words. You gotta say, ‘I’ve
lican.
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thinking about it. But that’s all gotta go, you gotta mosey.’”
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REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
TODAY
WEDNESDAY
Very hot with
plenty of sunshine
Blazing sunshine
and very hot
101° 64°
103° 65°
THURSDAY
Very hot; mostly
sunny
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Very hot with
sizzling sunshine
Heat wave
continuing
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
104° 71°
105° 72°
102° 71°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
106° 64°
104° 61°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
94°
90°
108° (1971)
58°
60°
42° (1933)
PRECIPITATION
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
0.00"
Trace
0.37"
11.30"
7.27"
7.95"
HERMISTON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
Yesterday
Normals
Records
HIGH
LOW
96°
90°
106° (2015)
57°
60°
40° (1933)
PRECIPITATION
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
0.00"
0.00"
0.22"
6.59"
4.94"
5.92"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
Full
Last
Aug 7
Aug 14
108° 73°
105° 71°
Seattle
88/65
ALMANAC
Yesterday
Normals
Records
107° 70°
New
5:39 a.m.
8:24 p.m.
3:38 p.m.
1:00 a.m.
First
Aug 21
Aug 29
Today
Spokane
Wenatchee
96/66
98/70
Tacoma
Moses
88/58
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 101/66
95/56
84/60
92/56
102/65
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
93/62
102/70 Lewiston
103/60
Astoria
102/66
79/58
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
98/66
Pendleton 94/55
The Dalles 104/61
101/64
105/68
La Grande
Salem
98/57
102/63
Albany
Corvallis 102/60
102/59
John Day
100/65
Ontario
Eugene
Bend
104/66
100/57
99/62
Caldwell
Burns
102/65
98/55
Astoria
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Burns
Enterprise
Eugene
Heppner
Hermiston
John Day
Klamath Falls
La Grande
Meacham
Medford
Newport
North Bend
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
Portland
Redmond
Salem
Spokane
Ukiah
Vancouver
Walla Walla
Yakima
Hi
79
95
99
74
98
94
100
98
104
100
98
98
96
110
72
73
104
103
101
98
100
102
96
95
97
102
102
Lo
58
48
62
57
55
55
57
63
61
65
61
57
53
73
53
56
66
61
64
66
55
63
66
52
65
70
65
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s
NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
Wed.
Hi
84
96
100
70
98
95
107
99
106
100
100
100
97
113
77
77
104
104
103
107
101
110
95
95
104
103
103
Lo
60
48
62
56
54
56
62
63
64
63
59
57
54
74
55
56
65
61
65
69
55
66
66
52
69
69
66
W
s
s
s
s
pc
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
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s
s
s
s
s
s
WORLD CITIES
Today
Beijing
Hong Kong
Jerusalem
London
Mexico City
Moscow
Paris
Rome
Seoul
Sydney
Tokyo
Hi
87
92
91
72
78
78
79
91
89
64
82
Lo
75
85
70
59
57
59
59
69
78
49
72
W
c
t
s
pc
pc
pc
pc
s
r
s
r
Wed.
Hi
84
92
89
66
78
79
80
93
92
63
82
Lo
75
83
68
61
57
68
65
73
77
50
72
W
t
sh
s
r
pc
c
pc
pc
pc
pc
r
WINDS
Medford
110/73
Klamath Falls
98/61
(in mph)
Today
Wednesday
Boardman
Pendleton
NE 4-8
N 4-8
NNE 6-12
N 6-12
UV INDEX TODAY
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
REGIONAL FORECAST
Coastal Oregon: Plenty of sunshine today;
warm. Clear tonight. Sunny and very warm
tomorrow.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Sunny to
partly cloudy and hot today. Clear tonight.
Very hot tomorrow.
Western Washington: Plenty of sunshine
today. Clear tonight. Plenty of sunshine and
very warm tomorrow.
Eastern Washington: Sunny today. Clear
tonight. Plenty of sunshine tomorrow.
Cascades: Very warm today with plenty of
sunshine. Clear tonight. Hot tomorrow with
sunshine.
Northern California: Plenty of sun today;
very hot in central parts. Clear tonight.
Extreme heat tomorrow.
1
4
7
7
4
1
8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m.
0-2, Low
3-5, Moderate 6-7, High;
8-10, Very High;
11+, Extreme
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num-
ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
-10s
-0s
showers t-storms
0s
10s
rain
20s
flurries
30s
40s
snow
ice
50s
60s
cold front
70s
80s
90s
100s
warm front stationary front
110s
high
low
National Summary: Localized flooding can occur over the Florida Peninsula and the inte-
rior Southwest today. Strong storms will affect part of the North Central states. A major
heat wave will continue in the Northwest.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 113° in Thermal, Calif.
Low 28° in Loveland, Colo.
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Fargo
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Hi
84
89
84
89
91
90
102
82
88
85
83
86
91
88
87
88
71
85
89
92
83
87
83
107
84
90
Lo
64
70
70
68
60
72
68
68
66
62
68
67
73
60
67
71
54
58
76
77
66
70
65
87
69
73
W
pc
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
t
pc
s
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
Wed.
Hi
88
89
83
88
72
87
102
83
90
85
82
87
85
89
86
89
61
75
88
87
83
89
85
103
83
90
Lo
66
71
68
67
55
70
67
67
68
65
66
69
72
57
68
69
52
55
76
75
68
71
67
85
68
74
W
pc
pc
pc
s
pc
pc
s
s
pc
t
t
pc
pc
t
t
pc
c
r
pc
t
t
c
pc
t
pc
pc
Today
Hi
Louisville
89
Memphis
86
Miami
88
Milwaukee
83
Minneapolis
86
Nashville
89
New Orleans
90
New York City
90
Oklahoma City
85
Omaha
86
Philadelphia
91
Phoenix
105
Portland, ME
83
Providence
85
Raleigh
90
Rapid City
84
Reno
103
Sacramento
103
St. Louis
89
Salt Lake City
98
San Diego
79
San Francisco
76
Seattle
88
Tucson
95
Washington, DC 90
Wichita
85
Lo
71
72
78
67
66
71
75
73
65
67
72
84
61
67
66
58
69
68
71
71
72
59
65
77
73
65
W
s
pc
t
pc
pc
s
pc
s
t
pc
s
pc
s
s
s
pc
s
s
pc
s
pc
pc
s
t
s
pc
Wed.
Hi
87
89
93
78
83
89
87
88
88
86
88
99
78
83
91
80
104
100
91
99
82
79
94
92
92
91
Lo
70
70
80
66
61
70
74
71
66
66
71
84
63
66
69
52
70
70
72
70
74
62
66
76
72
68
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
W
t
t
t
t
c
t
t
t
pc
pc
t
t
s
pc
pc
r
pc
s
pc
s
pc
pc
s
t
s
pc