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A10 News wallowa.com May 6, 2015 Urban students embrace rural lifestyle experience McDowell reins supreme at derby By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain Eight students from Sun- Q\VLGH(QYLURQPHQWDO6FKRRO LQ3RUWODQGUHFHQWO\FRPSOHW- ed their Wallowa County stay DV SDUW RI WKH + 8UEDQ 5XUDO([FKDQJHSURJUDPZLWK :DOORZD&RXQW\7KHSXUSRVH RI WKH SURJUDP LV WR H[SRVH students from both Portland and Wallowa County to life ³RQWKHRWKHUVLGH´ While some students PDNH UHSHDW YLVLWV 6XQQ\- side students Rebecca Mill- er-Rondthaler and Adeline )LQQH\ DUH ¿UVWWLPH SDUWLFL- SDQWVLQWKHSURJUDP7KHWZR VSHQW WKHLU :DOORZD &RXQW\ stay with ranchers Todd and Angie Nash. Rondthaler said she wanted WR SDUWLFLSDWH LQ WKH SURJUDP last year, but declined for an XQXVXDOUHDVRQ³,GLGQ¶WZDQW to miss school. I know it’s kind of weird,” Rondthaler said with a laugh. She added it ZDVKHUODVWFKDQFHWRSDUWLF- LSDWHVRVKHWRRNWKHSOXQJH The difference in the UXUDO OLIHVW\OH DSSHDOHG WR 5RQGWKDOHU DV WKH WZR VSHQW the weekend riding horses and DWWHQGLQJ WKUHH EUDQGLQJV ³, EUDQGHGDFRZDQGJDYHWKHP YDFFLQHV DQG ZH VDZ D FDOI Steve Tool/Chieftain Two Sunnyside happy campers after a few days on the ranch. From left: Adeline Finney, rancher Todd Nash, and Rebecca Miller-Rondthaler. EHLQJERUQ,HQMR\HGLWLWZDV really fun,” Rondthaler said. Finney had an equally JRRGWLPHGXULQJKHUVWD\³, came here because I thought it VRXQGHGOLNHDIXQH[SHULHQFH and I wanted to see what life was like down here,” Finney Kicking off the season Mother’s Day weekend! said. %RWK JLUOV VDLG WKHLU YLVLW SRXUHGDJRRGGRVHRIUHDOLW\ RQWKHLUSUHFRQFHLYHGQRWLRQV of ranch life in general. The JLUOV LQWHQG WR SDUWLFLSDWH LQ the future. 7RGG 1DVK HQMR\HG WKH ZHHNHQG DV ZHOO ³, DOZD\V HQMR\ KDYLQJ WKH NLGV KHUH %HFFDDQG$GHOLQHZHUHYHU\ congenial young ladies. 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North Street, Enterprise Mon-Thurs 9 to Noon/1-5pm; Fri. 9-1 Wallowa County Chieftain Courtesy photo Matt McDowell on reining horse Lorenzo, who is coming to a sliding stop while competing at the Cactus Reining Classic in Scottsdale, Ariz. earlier this year. DQRWKHU &DQDGLDQ FKDPSLRQ FRPLQJXSEHKLQGPH,HQGHG XSKROGLQJRQIRUWKHZLQVRLW was fun,” McDowell said. 0F'RZHOOVDLGKHDSSUHFL- DWHGWKHSUR[LPLW\RIWKHGHUE\ as most big reining shows take SODFHLQWKH6RXWKZHVW³:H¶UH KDSS\ZLWKWKLVHYHQWZHRQO\ KDYH WR JR IRXU KRXUV DQG ZH¶UHKDSS\WRKDYHELJPRQ- ey to go for,” McDowell said. His winning ride on Lorenzo JDUQHUHGDWURSK\VDG- GOHWZR/DZVRQEURQ]HVFXOS- tures, two belt buckles and two WURSK\SLFWXUHIUDPHV Other team members who contributed were training as- sistant Wyatt Shetler as well as Kazzie Dawson, Denny Daw- son, Dustie Pickard and Jerry Winegar. McDowell also won WKH1RYLFH+RUVH2SHQFLUFXLW RQ 6XUSULVH ,PD &KLFN DOVR owned by Tamarack Ranch. Although McDowell rais- es and trains his own hors- es, as well as those of others, his main client is Tamarack Ranch, owned by Suzy Simar SURQRXQFHG6HHPDURI7H[- as, who also owns Lorenzo. McDowell met Simar while VKHZDVDFOLHQWRIKLVSDUHQWV who once owned the Eagle &DS3DFN6WDWLRQ³6KHUHDOO\ ORYHV KRUVHV DQG KDV QLQH RI her horses in training,” Mc- Dowell said. Simar is currently build- ing Tamarack Ranch, which includes a large riding arena, DW:DONHU/DQHLQ-RVHSK$O- though McDowell currently takes outside horses, he will ZRUN H[FOXVLYHO\ IRU 7DPD- rack Ranch when the ranch is ¿QLVKHGLQD\HDU McDowell said he’ll al- ways train his own horses as ZHOO³0\NLGVVKRZDQGP\ family shows and it’s really LPSRUWDQWWRPH7KLVLVDELJ deal for my family and they KDYHWREHDSDUWRILW:H¶OODO- ZD\VKDYHDSODFHWRWUDLQRXU own horses.” McDowell’s children are following in his boots. His son, Mason, won the 13-and-under reining class and tied for the ZLQLQ6KRUW6WLUUXSFODVVDWWKH 1DPSDVKRZ MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID – CORE COURSE Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches you how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The training helps you identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The course will provide critical information about risk factors, symptoms, and “first responses” . The core course covers four major areas: depression (including suicide risk and prevention), anxiety, psychosis, and addictions MAY 15TH 8:00 AM – 5:30pm A light lunch will be provided. An outstanding resource guide will be provided. Cost $15 (for the manual) YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorder MAY 29th 8:00 AM – 5:30pm A light lunch will be provided. An outstanding resource guide will be provided. Cost $20 (for the manual) IF YOU CHOOSE TO TAKE BOTH THE ADULT AND YOUTH COURSES THE TOTAL COST IS $20 To register call Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness at 541-426-4524. Please leave your name and contact information with the front office. If you have questions please talk to Stephen Kliewer at 541-398-0547. Please try to register for the May courses by May 13th.