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A18 Sports/Outdoors wallowa.com RIBICH Continued from Page A12 Western Oregon did not qualify as a team, so only 5ibich and his coach will Ày to Missouri on Wednesday. SKI Continued from Page A12 Cross country skiing is different than backcountry skiing, though, and Hustafa warns that wood and debris are either not fully covered or, worse, just barely covered and therefore a hazard. The roads are pretty scary right now, too. “The roads are packed, rutted and extremely slick,” Hustafa said. “It’s challeng- ing driving.” Snow plowing will not be- gin until after the second elk riÀe season closes. The Eagle Cap Nordic Club does not have groomed trails. It’s break-your-own trail, but maps of trails are available and the trail itself is marked with blue plastic dia- monds along the route. Nordic trails are all on “very safe terrain,” Hus- tafa said. “However, the backcountry is by its nature in avalanche country,” he warned. “You have to edu- GUN - ANTIQUE - CRAFT SHOW (400 Tables) November 21st & 22nd Nez Perce County Fairgrounds 1229 Burrell, Lewiston, ID Sat. 9-6 & Sun. 9-4 Admission $7 The pair will have a few days to settle in before the meet, but don’t call it a vacation. “It’ll be just like a busi- ness trip, I guess,” Ribich said. “I’ll just test the water and see what national compe- tition has to offer.” There will be at least a few Ribich fans cheering him on. His mother, Enterprise assistant coach Jenny Rein- heardt, will take a separate Àight to the event. $nd a few of Ribich’s roommates, fel- low WOU runners, will make the 29-hour drive to Joplin for the event. $nd he knows that plenty of people in Wallowa Coun- ty will be pulling for him as well. “I just want to thank the community back home that always supports me and cheers me on from afar,” he said. cate yourself, pay attention to the $valanche Center and pay attention to weather and snow-pack conditions.” Kip Rand, who used to work for Wallowa $lpine Huts, already has begun re- porting for the Wallowa $va- lanche Center. Reports can be accessed at http://wallowaav- alanchecenter.org. people off the mountain and transferred to a higher level of care as needed. Some members with back- country experience also are tapped by Wallowa County Search and Rescue to help with winter missions. The tools the ski patrol uses (snowmobile, back- boards, four toboggans and ¿rst aid) are funded through the Frostbite Film Festival, usually held in early Feb- ruary, which also funds the Wallowa Mountain $va- lanche Center, the Eagle Cap Nordic Club, the Enterprise Ice Rink and Eagle Cap Ski Club. “We also receive private donations,” $rentsen said. “Last year Devco Industries of Enterprise donated enough money to buy a new tobog- gan. “ credit hour each — or partic- ipants can enroll as non-ad- mits, meaning they do not have to take the class for cred- it or be graded. Individuals completing the avalanche fundamentals class will also receive a Level 1 cer- ti¿cate from the $merican In- stitute for $valanche Research and Education ($I$RE). This two-credit course is designed for students with an interest in developing the skills and knowledge necessary to travel and lead groups safely through avalanche prone terrain with an emphasis on hazard eval- uation, terrain management and rescue techniques. The class meets from 4-6 p.m. every other Tuesday at EOU and will also hold ¿eld days on two Saturdays in Jan- uary and February. For more detailed course descriptions go to www.eou. edu/outdoor/out-courses. FERGUSON RIDGE SKI PATROL The Patrol has 15 mem- bers this year, according to Patrol President, Paul $rent- sen. $ll members are volun- teers. The group is getting ready for its Outdoor Emergency Care Technician refresher course to be held at Joseph Charter School on Dec. 6. “There will be close to 40 people from Oregon, Idaho and Washington ski patrol groups taking the course,” $rentsen said. But if anyone wants to join the patrol and doesn’t have the training, give him a call and he’ll see what he can set up later this year. “We’re always looking for new members,” $rentsen said. $long that line, $rentsen was thrilled to reveal that ski patroller and new $g/ ))$ teacher at Joseph Char- ter School) Toby Koehn is working on the idea of cre- ating an elective class in the high school for students to become junior ski patrollers. The ski patrol’s main du- ties are to monitor Fergi ev- ery day it’s open, identify and repair hazards and get WINTER COURSES OFFERED AT EOU Eastern Oregon Univer- sity’s Outdoor $dventure Program offerings contin- ue this winter with courses in beginning and advanced snowboarding and skiing, ski/ snowboard instructor training, indoor gym climbing, ava- lanche fundamentals, winter camping and backcountry travel. Requiring little to no expe- rience, the courses are an op- portunity for individuals to try a new outdoor sport, develop technical skill sets and take advantage of the winter recre- ational activities available in eastern Oregon. The courses can be tak- en for credit — most are one COUG$RS Continued from Page A12 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Athlete of the Week for this week is Wallowa Cougars football offen- sive and defensive lineman Wyatt Prince. The 6-foot-2-inch 208 pounder played a stellar game in the Cougars’ 42-36 quarterfinals loss to Perrydale. Coach Matt Brockamp lauded the play of the freshman guard and nose guard saying, “He made some great blocks, some key blocks, at guard, that really helped us with the running game. He also played nose guard pretty tough,” he said. Bockamp also noted that Prince separated his shoulder in pre-game warmups and had it popped back in before game time. With the aid of a brace, Prince played the entire game. Prince is the son of Heath and Angie Prince of Wallowa. It wasn’t to be. The clock ran out with Wallowa at mid- ¿eld. The Cougars racked up 129 yards passing with quarterback Koby Frye connecting on 5 of 14 passes. Noah $llen rushed for 90 yards on 13 carries, while Gus Ramsden rushed for 80 yards and two TDs on just three carries. Cole Hafer led Wallowa receivers with two catches for 44 yards. Defensively, Ramsden led Courtesy of ODFW Hunter charged in wolf shooting Man had notified authorities; both charges misdemeanors By Eric Mortenson EO Media Group $ Baker City man who told state police and wild- life of¿cials that he’d shot a wolf while hunting coyotes on private property has been charged with killing an endan- gered species. Brennon D. Witty, 25, also was charged with hunting with a center¿re riÀe without a big game tag, Harney County District $ttorney Tim Colah- an said Monday. Both charges are Class $ misdemeanors, each punishable by up to a year in jail and a 6,250 ¿ne. Witty will be arraigned Dec. 2 in Grant County Justice Court in Canyon City. The shooting happened in Grant County; the neighbor- ing Harney County district attorney handled it as a cour- tesy because his Grant Coun- ty counterpart was acquainted with the hunter’s family and wanted to avoid the appearance of a conÀict of interest. The incident happened Oct. 6, when Witty voluntarily noti- WITH THESE KIDS WE’VE CHANGED THE CULTURE OF WALLOWA FOOTBALL. the Cougars with nine tackles and nine assists, followed by Noah $llen with seven tackles and three assists. Despite the loss, Wallowa coach Matt Brockamp focused on the positive. “The kids played hard, and I’m proud of them,” Brockamp said. “We played physical and tackled well, but you can’t lose players like Corey Hafer and Chandler (Burns) without it af- fecting you. Even so, we made it Coach Brockamp to the quarter¿nals two years in a row and we’re league champi- ons two years in a row.” The team’s turnaround from its 0-8 2013 season was a point of pride for Brockamp. “With these kids we’ve changed the culture of Wallowa football, and that’s the job we set out to do,” he said. The Cougars ended the 2015 season with a 7-3 record and 4-0 league record. The Pi- rates improved to 10-0. Are you struggling to make your marriage work? I can help! A few sessions can make a big difference. Jeff Harman, MA., LPC Professional Counseling In A Private Setting ¿ed the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon State Police that he’d shot a wolf while hunting coyotes on private property south of Prairie City. Police recovered a wolf’s remains on the property. Oregon’s action to remove wolves from the state endan- gered species list has no ap- parent bearing on the case. Wolves were listed under the state Endangered Species $ct at the time of the shooting; the ODFW Commission on Nov. 9 removed wolves from the state list. Regardless, they re- mained on the federal endan- gered species list in the west- ern two-thirds of the state. The wolf was identi¿ed as OR-22, a male that has worn a GPS tracking collar since Oc- tober 2013 and dispersed from the Umatilla Pack in Febru- ary 2015. He was in Malheur County for awhile, then trav- eled into Grant County. Wildlife biologists don’t believe he had a mate of pups. Young or sub-dominant wolves often leave their home packs to establish their own territory and ¿nd mates. OR-22 was the third Ore- gon wolf known to have died since $ugust, when the Sled Springs pair in Northeast Or- egon were found dead of un- known cause. The state now has a minimum of 82 wolves. FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Class 1A 4XDUWHUÀQDOV1RY No. 1 Adrian 53, No. 8 Powers 8 No. 4 Crane 50, No. 5 Hosanna Christian 6 No. 6 Perrydale 42, No. 3 Wallowa 36 No. 7 Dufur 74, No. 2 Yoncalla 72 6HPLÀQDOV1RY No. 1 Adrian vs. No. 4 Crane, 3 p.m. at Hermiston No. 6 Perrydale vs. No. 7 Dufur, noon at Hillsboro Inspections Chimney Sweeping Tuck Pointing Weather Proofing Masonry Relining Caps Sales Pressure Washing Dryer Vent Cleaning Do you feel hopeless or has the joy gone out of your life? Proudly Sponsored By: 201 E. Hwy 82, Enterprise 541-426-0320 www.edstaub.com ” Wallowa County Chieftain OR 22, a male wolf that separated from the Umatilla River Pack in February, is pictured walking through a Northeast Oregon forest on Jan. 26. The lone wolf spent several weeks in Malheur County before heading from Grant County. It was shot south of Prairie City by a man hunting coyotes. Are you feeling stressed and overwhelmed? WYATT PRINCE Eastern Oregon’s Full Service Propane Supplier EQUIPMENT SWAP DEC. 5 The annual Ski, Snow- board & Ice Skate Swap is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at Odd Fellows Hall in Enterprise. Skis, boots, poles, snow- boards, ski/snowboard cloth- ing, ice skates and hockey gear will be available. To sell gear, drop it off Dec. 5 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall. If unsold, pick it up be- fore 2 p.m. Items not picked up will be donated to Soropti- mist Thrift Shop. The swap is a fundraiser, with 50 percent of proceeds going to Eagle Cap Ski Club and Wallowa Valley Community Ice Rink. November 18, 2015 www.jharmancounseling.com Fall is Here – Call TODAY! To schedule an appointment call Jeff Harman (541) 426-3067 503.724.2299 • tyhaux@chim-chimneysweeps.com Preferred Provider for Regence Blue Cross, ODS, Cascade Centers and many other private insurance and employee assistance programs. CCB#202616 • Serving Wallowa & Union Counties Thank You to Everyone Who Helped Raise over $70,000 at the 20th Annual Healthy Futures Dinner Auction! Locally owned & operated. DAN MORSE Bennett Insurance Agency LLC Now is a good time to have your farm insurance reviewed. You owe it to yourself to compare. Bennett Insurance offers a complete menu of products specifically designed to meet the needs of the farms and ranches in Wallowa County. Dan invites you to give him a call at 541-426-4208 or stop by his office at Bennett Insurance Agency, 616 W. North Street Emcee Matt Kurtz & Auctioneer Jake Musser • Wallowa Memorial Hospital Auxilliary Glenda Underhill, Darlene Johnson & Gail Hillock for flowers Special thanks to GG Johnson & Suzi Brown • Entertainers Carolyn Lochert & Gail Swart Sound engineer Bob Webb • Registration crew Karen Josi, Sue Womack, Kathy Webster, Patti Underwood, Kari Carper, Sarah Kissinger Special thanks to IT Kathy Ward • Nancy Greene & Tamarah Duncan & EHS FCCLA Aaron Gray, Tyler Stucki, Marcus Lynn, Chris Stauffer, Wade Isley Backyard Gardens Catering & La Laguna bar Joe & Chelsea Dawson; Kazzie Dawson & Dustie Pickard Dan McCarthy, Pete Beaudoin & Hospital maintenance crew • Mark Green & Jay Hinds Sarah Johnson & Josie Conrad • Eastern Oregon Nursery US Congressional Representative Greg Walden Special thanks to the Don Hubbard, Sr. Family Estate for your especially generous gift of $10,000 To all of our donors, bidders & attendees… We could not do this without you! The Wallowa Valley Health Care Foundation Board President Dave Smyth, VP Saralyn Johnson, Diana Collins, Terry Jones, John Hillock, Gail Swart, Glenda Underhill, Stewart Jones, Becky Knapp, Eric Johnson & Foundation Director Stacy Green