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Wallowa County Chieftain wallowa.com April 1, 2015 A11 A11 WEDNESDAY April 1, 2015 OFF THE HOOK LOCAL STEELHEAD SEASON ENDS APRIL 15 Courtesy photo Western Oregon University freshman David Ribich, a 2014 graduate of Enterprise HS, crossed the finish line first among 29 runners March 21 while setting a personal best time of 3:55.3 in the 1500-meter run. Ribich ¿UVWLQ 1500 PHWHUV 'DYLG 5LELFK WKH PXOWL sport state champion who JUDGXDWHG IURP (QWHUSULVH +LJK6FKRROLQFRQWLQ- XHGKLVZLQQLQJZD\V0DUFK 21 when he crossed the fin- ish line first at an approxi- mately 20-team track meet KHOGDW0W+RRG&RPPXQL- W\&ROOHJHLQ*UHVKDP In only his third or fourth race of the season while UXQQLQJ IRU :HVWHUQ 2UH- JRQ8QLYHUVLW\5LELFKUDQD personal best time of 3:55.3 to best 28 other runners and ZLQWKDW3RUWODQG6WDWH8QL- versity-sponsored 1500-me- WHU UDFH KHOG LQ GHJUHH weather under immaculate skies. See RIBICH, Page A12 Rich Rautenstrauch/Chieftain Cooper Simmons, 10, of Pendleton, fished for steelhead in the Thorn Creek Hole on the Imnaha River Friday morning, March 27. Cooper was spending the last few days of spring break fishing with his dad Craig and his brother Sam. Cooper’s dad grew up in Wallowa County and the Coopers like to come here as often as they can. W By Rocky Wilson Wallowa County Chieftain With steelhead season to close in two weeks DQGPDQ\RIWKRVHDQDGURPRXV¿VKVWLOOLQWKH Wallowa and Imnaha rivers, the variables to ¿VKLQJVXFFHVVEHIRUHVWHHOKHDGDFKLHYHWKHLU OLIHPLVVLRQRIVSDZQLQJDQGIHUWLOL]LQJURHWR SURSDJDWHWKHVSHFLHVUHPDLQDVJUHDWDVHYHU (YHQFUHHOFRXQWVWDNHQZKHQ2UHJRQ'H- partment of Fish and Wildlife staff learn relative VXFFHVVUDWHVE\FKHFNLQJFHUWDLQ¿VKHUPHQ DORQJULYHUVSURYLGHPHUH³VQDSVKRWV´RIZKHWK- HUWKHFRYHWHGVSRUW¿VKZLOOEHFDXJKWWKDWGD\ RUHYHQWKHQH[WVD\V\HDU¿VKELRORJLVW-HII Fish given away <DQNHQRZ2'):¶V'LVWULFW)LVK%LRORJLVW based in Enterprise. <DQNHUHSHDWVWKDWWKLV\HDU¶VVWHHOKHDGUXQLV WKHVHFRQGODUJHVWUXQZLWKLQWKHSDVW¿YH\HDUV ZLWKMXVWXQGHURIWKH¿VKKDYLQJUH- WXUQHGIURPWKH3DFL¿F2FHDQDQGVFDOHGWKHODVW ELJKXUGOHWKH/RZHU*UDQLWH'DPEHIRUHKHDG- LQJLQWRWKH*UDQGH5RQGH:DOORZDDQG,PQDKD ULYHUV+HDGGVWKDWDODUJHSXVKRIDERXW steelhead came into the Wallowa Hatchery, near (QWHUSULVH³UHDOO\UHDOO\HDUO\´DQGDERXW WRSHUFHQWRIWRWDOUHWXUQHHVH[SHFWHGDWWKDW hatchery already have arrived. In a program designed to continue avoiding a practice in effect as recently as 10 years ago when excess steelhead returning to hatcheries in Wallowa County were buried and disposed of, more than 300 steelhead have been given away for consumption purposes to willing recipients through Community Connection since late February. 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See TRACK, Page A12 teammates and track and field coach Dan Moody (on bench) look on. 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