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WEDNESDAY
June 29, 2016
Wallowa
River
open for
Chinook
fi shing
July 2
Wallowa County Chieftain
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife announced Mon-
day that a signifi cant upturn in
the forecasted run to the Lostine
River has prompted the agency to
open the Wallowa River on July
2 for hatchery spring Chinook
fi shing. Anglers will be able to
fi sh salmon at the lower end of
Minam State Park upstream to
the mouth of the Lostine River.
Anglers can keep two hatch-
ery spring Chinook adults and
fi ve adipose fi n-clipped jacks per
day, with two daily jack limits in
possession. Single-point hooks
larger than 1-inch gap and multi-
ple-point hooks larger than 9/16-
inch gap are prohibited. Chinook
jacks are salmon between 15 and
24 inches in length.
Anglers do not need to record
jack catch on their combined an-
gling tags, but it is illegal to con-
tinue fi shing for jack Chinook
once the adult bag limit is met.
Wild fi sh must be released im-
mediately and unharmed. A valid
Columbia Basin Endorsement is
required for this fi shery.
The Wallowa River fi shery,
which targets salmon bound for
the Lostine River, was unexpect-
ed even for local fi shery manag-
ers.
“Based on previous run es-
timates, we were not planning
on getting enough salmon back
to have a fi shery this year”, said
Jeff Yanke, ODFW district fi sh
biologist in Enterprise. “How-
ever, our recent observations of
tagged salmon in the Columbia
and Snake Rivers suggest many
more than expected will make it
back this year.”
A closure date for the fi shery
has not been set; ODFW will
conduct regular fi shery monitor-
ing to determine how catch and
harvest compares to annual sport
fi shery quotas.
Also Monday, Yanke an-
nounced that salmon fi shing on
the Imnaha River is expected to
wrap up Sunday, July 3.
Yanke reported that as of
Monday morning 102 salmon
had been harvested, about 70
percent of the limit for the sea-
son.
See FISHING, Page B2
Steve Tool/Chieftain
All eyes are on this cowboy as he gets turfed at the June 25 Chief Joseph Days Ranch Rodeo. The rodeo offered spectators plenty of action
through the whole event.
TEAM SPIRIT
Quail Run Ranch team tops at CJD Ranch Rodeo
doing day-to-day ranch work —
is a fundraiser for three $1,000
annual scholarships given to a
student from each of Wallowa
County’s three high schools.
Scholarship winners this year are:
Deni Van Winkle of Joseph, Zoe
Sallada of Enterprise and Emily
George of Wallowa.
The fi rst day of the two-
day event included a trail ride
followed by a barbecue dinner
featuring live, silent and Calcutta
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
W
ith plenty of
dust fl ying and
ropes spinning,
the ninth annual
Chief Joseph
Days Ranch Rodeo on Saturday
in Joseph again offered the fi nest
in true cowboy tradition.
The ranch rodeo — featuring
working cowboys and cowgirls
auctions and a raffl e for a 1911
.45-caliber pistol, which raised
$1,700 toward the scholarships.
Several teams were formed
prior to the event and the public
was allowed to “purchase” the
teams during the Calcutta auction
Friday.
From the rodeo’s opening
event — team branding — each
team worked its way through
doctoring, sorting and roping. In
a repeat from last year, the Quail
Run Ranch team came out with
top honors, winning the fi rst three
events hands down and a handy
$1,080 check to split between
members Barry Qualle. Mel Cole-
man and Brady Black. Qualle
thanked his sponsors for the win.
“They’ve sponsored us here
since the beginning.”
He also credited his team mem-
bers for their performance.
See RODEO, Page B2
Caine, Stephens claim Amy Hafer 10k titles
Lostine River
Run/Walk set
for Saturday
Wallowa County Chieftain
More than 100 adults and dozens
of kids gathered at Wallowa Memo-
rial Hospital on Saturday for the 9th
annual Amy Hafer Race for Cancer
Awareness.
The event is named in honor of
1989 Wallowa High School graduate
Amy Hafer, who lost her battle with
breast cancer in 2007 at age 38. It
promotes healthy lifestyle choices,
including exercise, a healthy diet and
regular cancer screenings.
First-place trophies made by Ha-
fer’s uncle, local artist Tim Norman,
were handed out to winners of the
1-mile walk, 5k walk/run and 10k run.
Wallowa County Chieftain
2016 Amy Hafer Race
Top Finishers:
Madison Falk Photography
Men’s/Boys 10k: 1. Michael Caine, Enterprise,
30:59.1; 2. Brian Meyers, Bainbridge Island,
Wash., 33:52.7; 3. Sabastian Hobbs, Lostine,
35:36.3.
Women’s/Girls 10k: 1. Anna Stephens, Boulder,
Colo., 34:45.3; 2. Sarah Hsu, Milton Freewater,
40:42.4; 3. Cindy Sloan, Joseph, 43:52.8.
Men’s/Boys 5k: 1. Bayden Menton, Joseph,
20:40.4; 2. Kasey Duncan, Wallowa, 26:47.2;
Linda Lewis, left, and Patty Moffit celebrate crossing the finish line at the 9th
annual Amy Hafer Race for Cancer Awareness on Saturday.
3. Payton Tippet, Wallowa, 26:47.4
Women’s/Girls 5k: 1. Dee Dee Duncan, Wallowa,
23:45.9; 2. Annie Duncan, Wallowa, 23:45.9;
3. Azriel Trullinger, Enterprise, 25:31.2.
Men’s/Boys 1 mile: 1. Bryce Yanke, Enterprise,
8:22; 2. Jett Leavitt, Joseph, 9:21.6; 3. Rhys
Leavitt, Joseph, 9:56.9.
Women’s/Girls 1 mile: 1. Michaila Caine, Enter-
prise, 8:31; 2. Emma Caine, Enterprise, 10:51.5;
3. Kirsten Caine, Enterprise, 10:52.1.
The 33rd Annual Lostine
River Run/Walk is taking
place Saturday at Provi-
dence Academy (Old Lostine
School) in Lostine.
The event includes 10k, 5k
and 1-mile runs as well as a 5k
walk and a 1-mile walk.
Cost is $20 for those who
preregister and $25 for race-
day registration. Register on-
line at lostineriverrun.itsyour-
race.com through Thursday.
Shirts are made locally and
are available for $12. Partici-
pants who registered by June
26 will get a shirt on race day.
Others will be mailed.
For more information,
contact Eric Jensen at 541-
969-9724 or ericj@eosport-
straining.com, or visit eo-
sportstraining.com.
Rookie brings new perspective on ‘intimidating’ game
My, oh my, how we long-time
golfers at Alpine Meadows forget
what it’s like to be a beginner.
Case in point: It was Tuesday,
Ladies Day. Newcomer to golf Kar-
en Coppin decided to come to the
course to join the gals in weekly play.
She arrived at 10:30 a.m. and sat in
the clubhouse for more than an hour,
not knowing that the group starts ear-
ly on summer days to beat the heat.
With the driving range off limits on
Tuesday morning and not knowing
when a lady golfer would come to
her rescue, she began studying —
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with intensity — a blank scorecard.
When asked what’s so interest-
ing about a scorecard, she laughed
and said: “I had no idea the course
was such a complicated maze until I
looked at the card. If you sent me out
there in a golf cart alone I’d be totally
lost.”
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Being a sport, Karen laughed off
the incident, but was still frustrated.
Her story was an eye-opener to mem-
bers. We welcome new gals to come
play on Ladies Day, to feel comfort-
able and have fun, but as a close-knit
group we forget beginners are unfa-
miliar to tee times, ready golf and
golf etiquette.
“It’s hard to leave your comfort
zone and step into the unknown,”
Karen said. “I’ve been hitting range
balls every day and have taken one
lesson, but there is so much I don’t
know. It’s very intimidating, but I’m
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Tuesday scores: Elite Flight,
Heather Bruce, 77 gross; Next-to-
elite, Cindy Parks, 96 gross; Judy
Ables, 102 net.
Kudos to Nancy Hook in playing
her fi rst nine holes. Welcome, Mau-
reen Crebs.
In travel, Carol Marr/Sherri Cur-
rie participated in the Clarkston In-
vitational and brought home door
prizes and unmemorable scores. Cin-
dy Parks traveled to the Baker Invita-
tional, but no score was reported.
Update on PGA pro Clint Ables,
who played his fi rst round Sunday in
upstate New York: Clint shot an 80.
His reaction to this on the Tri-City
Country Club Facebook page: “Well,
it was quite a frustrating day, but I’m
still enjoying the experience.”
Bill Ables, Clint’s dad, traveled
with his son to the tournament. He
caddied for Clint one practice-day
round. Bill also shared that he’d tast-
ed his fi rst lobster roll and it was de-
licious.
Rochelle Danielson is an Alpine
Meadows member who resides in
Enterprise.
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