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A2 Obituaries/News wallowa.com Bullheads in Kinney Lake slated for termination May 20, 2015 Wallowa County Chieftain O BITUARY William DeGrofft Jr. Aug. 2, 1923 – May 11, 2015 William M. “Bill” DeGrofft Jr. of Wallowa passed away in Hermiston on May 11, 2015. He was 91 years of age. Bill was born Aug. 2, 1923, in Denver, Colo., to William M. DeGrofft, Sr. and Florence L. Dau. He started elementary school in Idaho, and then graduated from Nyssa High School. In Baker City, he met Colleen Howell, and they were married in 1946. In 1948 the DeGrofft families moved to Wallowa where they ranched until 1956. That same year, Bill and Colleen purchased Wallowa Hardware, which they operated for 22 years. After selling the hardware store, Bill sold automobiles for Summit Ford in Enterprise. Bill and Colleen enjoyed a happy retirement, visiting friends and family while traveling all over the United States in their RV. Bill was drafted into the US Army, and served in 1946 and 1947 with the Occupation Forces in Japan. He was a lifetime member of the Masonic Lodge, and a member of the Wallowa Methodist Church. He was an active community volunteer, KDYLQJVHUYHGDVDYROXQWHHU¿UHPDQDQGDGULYHUIRUWKH Community Connection meal delivery program. He is survived by his wife Colleen, four daughters, Diane (Bob) Alexander of Redmond, Marilyn (Gary) Hulse of Wallowa, Susan (Don) Daggett of Hermiston, and Nancy (Craig) Creel of Corvallis. His surviving grandchildren Mary, Tricia, Wayne, Andrew, Mitchell and Hana, and six adorable great-grandchildren will miss him. He is also survived by his nephew Dr. Darrel DeGrofft and niece Lynda Kooch. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Hollis DeGrofft and nephew Duane DeGrofft. Suggested memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, the Wallowa Methodist Church Memorial Fund, Community Connection or a charity of your choice. Services for Mr. DeGrofft will be held at a later date. 2-3 weeks, a small number of trout are brought to the lake and kept in a water cage to deter- While most people think mine if the poison has broken of the Oregon Department of down. Fish and Wildlife as protec- During the public comment tors of wildlife, that role of phase of the presentation, local protector can turn into that rancher Todd Nash questioned of terminator if one species the removal of the bullheads threatens the existence of because they’re easier to catch another. In this case, the Or- DQGPDQ\FKLOGUHQZKR¿VKWKH egon Department of Fish and lake are happy to catch any- Wildlife is planning to poison thing. “We talk about bigger the 210-acre Kinney Lake in and better trout, but for a little an effort to reduce the lake’s kid, a bullhead is kind of a nice Rob Ruth/Chieftain bullhead population for the thing,” Nash said. He also ex- Kinney Lake in August 2014, when the water level had already pressed concern about stocking EHQH¿WRIWURXW Bullheads are a type of cat- fallen nearly to its yearly low. WURSK\¿VKLQWKHODNH³:HJHW ¿VKDQGHGLEOHEXWWKHFRPSH a lot of tourists in town, and tition for food with the lake’s recent count of 38 bullhead lular level by prohibiting the once word gets out, you could trout is having negative impacts currently in the lake, the largest exchange of oxygen between KDYH WKDW ODNH ¿OOLQJ XS ZLWK on both species. Consequently, ¿VKZDVRQO\LQFKHVORQJDQG cells. Bratcher stressed it is not tourists instead of local kids,” the ODFW plans to poison the did not even weigh four ounc- harmful to land-based wildlife Nash said. bullhead this fall when lake es. The ODFW interpreted and breaks down in about two “You have to pick one over water level is low and relatively this as a sign that food sourc- to three weeks with no harm- the other, and that’s what we’re ¿VKHGRXWRIWURXW es were already low. Bratcher ful byproducts. As it is immo- here for, to see where we’re Kinney Lake is approxi- explained that the removal bile in soils, it has no danger of at,” Bratcher said. Yanke add- mately 12 miles from Enter- of bullheads would improve seeping into ground water. ed that the ODFW had spent SULVH DQG LV D SRSXODU ¿VKLQJ FDWFK UDWHV DQG LPSURYH ¿VK Bratcher said the ODFW years trying to establish a chil- hole. The lake is privately health while allowing for the used Rotenone treatment in GUHQ¶V¿VKLQJSRQGDW.QLJKW¶V owned although the ODFW possibility of “holdover” trout other Oregon lakes with a great Pond at the Iwetemlaykin state worked out a 1965 agreement to survive the winter and low deal of success. The plan is to heritage site without success, with the landowner and the ir- water levels. stock the lake with 5,000 rain- although he didn’t rule out the rigation district to maintain the The ODFW stocks the lake bow trout and 500 trophy-sized idea’s implementation in the lake and keep it stocked with ZLWK ³WULSORLGV RU VWHULOH ¿VK trout over the summer. It will future. “It’s not our goal to cre- ¿VK7KHODNHLVIHGE\DQLUUL because the lake water levels DOVR OLIW ¿VKLQJ UHVWULFWLRQV DWHDKLJKIDOXWLQ¶WURSK\¿VKHU\ gation canal belonging to Wal- are generally too low to ac- from July through September at Kinney Lake. Our goal is to lowa Valley Improvement Dis- commodate a self-sustaining to leave as few trout in the KDYHLWEHDSURGXFWLYH¿VKHU\ WULFW7KHRXWOHWÀRZVLQWRD trout population during the late lake as possible. In October for locals — and some tour- EATH OTICE continuation of the canal. summer and winter months. the ODFW will spray the lake ists,” Yanke said. At a May 6 meeting at Triploids grow faster as well. Jack Coleman with Rotenone, a process that The implementation of the Cloverleaf Hall, ODFW em- The method used to rid will take about two hours. “It’s plan is dependent on the ap- Jack Coleman, 87, formerly of Wallowa, died Sunday, May ployees Kyle Bratcher and Jeff the lake of bullheads is the a real small project,” Bratcher proval of board of the irri- Yanke presented an outline DSSOLFDWLRQ RI D FHUWL¿HG RU said. gation district. Bratcher and 17, 2015, in Jacksonville. Arrangements are by Conger-Morris of the ODFW plan to about a ganic-base poison called Ro- After the Rotenone applica- Yanke presented their plan to Central Point Chapel. half-dozen attendees. tenone. It is a toxicant com- tion, the lake is checked every the board on May 12 and ex- Bratcher said the bullhead posed of plant leaves, seeds IHZ GD\V IRU GHDG ¿VK ZKLFK pect a decision sometime in ERVICE OTICES are non-native and during a and roots. It works on a cel- are collected and buried. After June. Harold Chitwood By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain D N S N A Celebration of Life and potluck in memory of Harold Chitwood, 74, who died Feb. 26, 2015, will be held Saturday, June 6, 2015, from 12 to 4 p.m. at the Chitwood home on Sheep Creek. No dogs, please. Winding Waters Clinic Donald Hammack Donald Lee “Don” Hammack Sr. passed away Jan. 8, 2010. Don will be laid to rest at the Lostine cemetery on May 24, 2015 at 2 p.m. with a short graveside service. A full obituary was published last week. 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