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Thursday, August 10, 2017
Businesses in Grant County ODFW kills two wolves for
repeated attacks on cattle
brace for eclipse influx
By ERIC MORTENSON
EO Media Group
“I think that people understand that
this could be very beneficial and a big
shot in the arm for the businesses.”
By LIZA YEAGER
and AARON SCOTT
Oregon Public Broadcasting
In a lot of sparsely popu-
lated counties, the upcoming
wave of eclipse tourism is
unimaginable. But Grant
County has had to accommo-
date a huge influx of people
before.
Julie Carr owns the only
gas pump in the tiny Grant
County
community
of
Dayville; if you’re heading
west, her station is the last
place to get gas for 85 miles.
She remembers August
2015, when massive fires
were burning just a mile
south of John Day. Hundreds
of firefighters set up camp to
contain the blaze, and basic
supplies ran low.
“Clear up to Yakima there
was no ice,” Carr said. “So
we took our ice machine,
put it in the back of a dually
pickup, hooked it to a gener-
ator and drove it to Idaho to
a Cash & Carry and got ice.
And that’s how we provided
ice to the fire camp that was
here of 1,800 people.”
This month’s eclipse will
bring exponentially bigger
crowds. Grant County’s
Chamber of Commerce
estimates that between
10,000 and 50,000 tourists
will travel in or through the
county on eclipse weekend.
But Carr is feeling confi-
dent. She’s got her own ice
machine, and she’s stocking
up on essentials.
“Oh no, I’m not gonna
let things sell out,” she said.
“My goodness, if I ran out
of chew and cigarettes …
which happened two weeks
ago, when I ran out of
Copenhagen, three people
came to know Jesus because
we didn’t have any! So, no,
I’m not going to let anything
run out.”
At some local cultural
centers in Grant County, it’s
a different story. Just because
they’ve seen an influx of
people before doesn’t mean
they feel prepared for the
tourists — or comfortable
with having extra patrons.
The Grant County Museum,
for example, is closing its
doors for a whole week
around the eclipse.
Staff
with
Oregon
Department of Fish and
Wildlife shot and killed two
adult wolves in response to
multiple attacks on cattle
grazing in Wallowa County.
Department
spokes-
woman Michelle Dennehey
said one uncollared wolf
was killed Sunday night and
a second was shot Tuesday
morning. One was shot from
the ground and one from the
air, she said.
ODFW will monitor
the situation and could
take additional action if
remaining members of the
Harl Butte pack continue to
attack livestock, she said.
Ranchers in the area have
complained about the pack
for some time and asked
ODFW to kill the entire
pack, which included 10
wolves at the end of 2016
and at least seven this past
spring. They said the pack
operated in an area that put
— Tammy Bremner,
Grant County Chamber of Commerce manager
Jayne Primrose runs the
museum, and she says she’s
nervous about keeping her
collection safe with a small,
mostly volunteer staff. That’s
partly because many items in
the museum’s collection of
old pioneer clothes and gold
mining tools are displayed
on shelves, unprotected.
“A lot of our items aren’t
in cases,” Primrose said,
“because we don’t have the
money to buy cases. We also
pride ourselves on the fact
that you can actually pick up
an old whatever and look at
it. Touch has something to do
with the learning process.”
They’re worried about
visitors who might try to
steal things or even just
damage them.
Primrose had similar
concerns during another dry
run for the eclipse: In early
July, Grant County was the
site of the Rainbow Gath-
ering, an annual festival that
brings free spirits together to
build and live in a weeklong
peace camp. Twelve thou-
sand people camped out in
the Malheur National Forest,
and the main road to camp
went straight through John
Day and Canyon City.
Primrose closed the
museum all week.
“You know, I’m sure we
lost money that week that we
closed,” Primrose said. “But
that money, or any amount
of money that would come
in when we have hordes of
people from the eclipse, will
not replace items that get
stolen or damaged.”
The
Grant
County
Museum isn’t the only one
in the area shutting its doors
during the eclipse. In John
Day, the Ranch and Rodeo
Museum is also closing. Two
other museums — the Kam
Wah Chung & Co Museum
and Prairie City’s Dewitt
Museum — are staying open.
Tammy Bremner manages
Grant County’s Chamber
of Commerce, and she says
that for organizations like the
Grant County Museum, the
question of whether to stay
open for crowds is a tricky
one.
“I think it’s really hard for
the museums because they
want to be open but at the
same time it’s like, ‘Can I be
here for 24 hours a day, five
days in a row? Am I going
to have enough staff to do
this?’” Bremner said.
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Department did not
release information to OPB
about local crime statistics
from July. So based on the
Rainbow Gathering experi-
ence, it’s hard to know how
much grounding exists for
fears about vandalism and
shoplifting later this month.
But on the business side
of things, Grant County
shopkeepers are putting
any nerves aside and, for
the most part, preparing to
staying open.
“I think that people under-
stand that this could be very
beneficial and a big shot in
the arm for the businesses.
You don’t want to miss out,”
Bremner said.
Even if that means doing
some extra work to get ready.
Bremner said that some
restaurants are planning to
stay open 24 hours a day
when the tourists are in town,
while others are stockpiling
nonperishables or planning
to serve more limited menus
than normal.
And for those who might
be disappointed that they
won’t get a chance to visit
all of Grant County’s local
museums, Bremner points
out that there will be many
other options for eclipse
tourist entertainment: a local
outdoor concert, bikeable
smoothie trucks, petting
zoos, yard sales, bazaars and
more. And maybe that will
be enough to bring tourists
back at a time when every
museum in town has the
bandwidth to stay open.
PORTLAND (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate
Brown has signed legislation that increases
the legal age for using and buying tobacco
products from 18 to 21.
The law takes effect at the start of 2018.
Oregon is one of five states to boost the age
to 21, joining California, Hawaii, Maine
and New Jersey.
Lawmakers who approved the bill
during this year’s legislative session said
the goal is to prevent young people from
starting a habit that’s unhealthy and difficult
to break.
The law targets sellers rather than
buyers, with stores facing fines if they sell
tobacco products to people younger than 21.
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Sheriff’s deputy fatally
shoots Portland goat
PORTLAND (AP) — Authorities say a
sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a goat that
escaped from a Portland farm.
Sgt. Dave Thompson of the Washington
County Sheriff’s Office tells KPTV the
deputy felt threatened by the goat’s size and
horns, and had no other choice after making
several attempts to stop it Sunday.
Farmer Matt Minnick says he feels
partly at fault for allowing the goat to
escape, but doesn’t agree a shooting was
necessary. He says 7-year-old kids are able
to deal with goats.
He says the goat named Volt was his
breeding male on the farm. He was a
$1,200 rare breed from New Zealand
that Minnick says is known for its calm
temperament.
DOJ: Schools initiative
petition is unconstitutional
EUGENE (AP) — Oregon Secretary
of State Dennis Richardson has rejected
an initiative petition that sought to make it
easier to boost taxes on businesses to pay
for public education.
The Republican based his decision on an
Oregon Department of Justice opinion that
the ballot measure didn’t pass legal muster
because it tries to make two constitutional
changes instead of one.
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REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
TODAY
SATURDAY
FRIDAY
Very hot with hazy
sun
Very hot with hazy
sunshine
102° 65°
100° 67°
Mostly sunny and
hot
SUNDAY
Nice with clouds
and sun
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
94° 65°
83° 57°
82° 56°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
104° 72°
106° 64°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
101°
89°
111° (1898)
63°
59°
43° (1901)
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"
0.10"
11.30"
7.34"
8.05"
HERMISTON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
Yesterday
Normals
Records
HIGH
LOW
99°
89°
107° (1972)
61°
59°
43° (1931)
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"
0.06"
6.59"
4.99"
5.98"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
Last
New
Aug 14
Aug 21
First
Aug 29
84° 56°
86° 55°
Seattle
89/61
ALMANAC
Yesterday
Normals
Records
98° 68°
5:49 a.m.
8:11 p.m.
9:52 p.m.
8:52 a.m.
Full
Sep 5
Today
MONDAY
Pleasant with
partial sunshine
Spokane
Wenatchee
97/66
101/70
Tacoma
Moses
89/56
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 103/65
97/59
73/56
90/54
104/64
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
88/58
101/72 Lewiston
105/63
Astoria
101/67
69/56
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
93/63
Pendleton 93/56
The Dalles 106/64
102/65
103/70
La Grande
Salem
96/59
94/61
Albany
Corvallis 93/57
90/56
John Day
94/64
Ontario
Eugene
Bend
96/61
90/56
94/60
Caldwell
Burns
94/61
90/51
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
69
93
94
69
90
93
90
99
106
94
90
96
95
97
62
65
96
104
102
93
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NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
Fri.
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WORLD CITIES
Today
Beijing
Hong Kong
Jerusalem
London
Mexico City
Moscow
Paris
Rome
Seoul
Sydney
Tokyo
Hi
92
93
89
68
66
76
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WINDS
Medford
97/67
Klamath Falls
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Today
Friday
Boardman
Pendleton
NNE 3-6
N 4-8
WSW 4-8
NW 4-8
UV INDEX TODAY
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
REGIONAL FORECAST
Coastal Oregon: Low clouds and smoky
today, except areas of low clouds and fog
in the south.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Hazy sun
today; hot across the north and near the
Cascades.
Western Washington: Smoky today; hazy
sun, except low clouds at the coast.
Eastern Washington: Hazy sun and smoky
today; a passing shower in the mountains.
Mainly clear tonight.
Cascades: Very warm today with hazy
sunshine; a thunderstorm in spots.
Northern California: A thunderstorm in
spots today; clouds, then sun at the coast.
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opposed ODFW using lethal
control against the wolves.
Ranchers believe the
Harl Butte Pack is made
up of remnants from the
Imnaha Pack, which was
notorious for attacking
livestock. ODFW killed
four members of that
group in March 2016 after
multiple attacks. However,
ODFW said DNA analyzed
from OR-50, a Harl Butte
wolf that was captured
and collared, “showed no
familial relationship to
wolves of the Imnaha pack.”
The department issued
a lethal control order
last week, announcing
its intention to kill two
adults. Dennehey, the
spokeswoman, said ODFW
hopes the remaining pack
members will change their
behavior. She said ODFW
will monitor the situation
and share information with
producers and the range
rider. The collar worn by
OR-50 provides notice of
the pack’s location.
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them within striking range
of several herds grazing
on public or private land.
The Oregon Cattlemen’s
Association said the dry
summer caused deer and
elk to retreat higher into the
mountains, making cattle
“easy targets” for wolves.
Todd Nash, an area
rancher and county commis-
sioner who is the OCA’s
wolf committee chairman,
said he was disappointed
by ODFW’s decision to kill
only two wolves.
“We have seen this
happen before and we fully
expect more cattle to be
killed. It’s a very unfortu-
nate way to do business,” he
said in a prepared statement.
ODFW confirmed the
Harl Butte pack attacked
cattle seven times since
July 2016. Ranchers or a
hired range rider interrupted
attacks seven other times by
shooting at wolves, charging
them on horseback or other-
wise chasing them away.
Conservation
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National Summary: Downpours will continue to drench parts of the South Central and
Southeastern states today. Storms will fire from the Upper Midwest to the central Rockies.
The heat wave will continue in the Northwest.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 113° in Needles, Calif.
Low 31° in Sunset Crater, Ariz.
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
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83
80
83
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85
94
82
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83
108
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Louisville
87
Memphis
89
Miami
88
Milwaukee
82
Minneapolis
74
Nashville
87
New Orleans
88
New York City
84
Oklahoma City
91
Omaha
84
Philadelphia
86
Phoenix
108
Portland, ME
80
Providence
83
Raleigh
88
Rapid City
78
Reno
93
Sacramento
94
St. Louis
89
Salt Lake City
90
San Diego
79
San Francisco
72
Seattle
89
Tucson
102
Washington, DC 85
Wichita
86
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