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Wallowa County Chieftain wallowa.com Community August 23, 2017 A3 Dragons prepare to roar on the lake Dragon Boat Races are set Aug. 26-27 WALLOWA’S OWN CREW The Wallowa County race team includes Amy Gulzow, Chantelle Johnson, Denny Kolb, Gina and Bob Barstad, Heather Tyreman, Holly Akenson, Jea Oh and Mike Lockhart, Julia Zeise, Kathleen Ellyn, Kathy Ward, Kelly Jenson, Max Linn, Panky Hauxwell, Randi Jandt, Randi Movich, Betty and Sonny Settergren, Trudy Turner, Jon Larson, Rebecca Wyland, Adrianne Gass, Michelle McMillan, Trish Zennie and visiting “orphans” Patti Green and Ruth Fox. By Kathleen Ellyn Wallowa County Chieftain The Second Annual Seven Wonders Cup Dragon Boat races are Aug. 26-27 at the Wallowa Lake Marina at South End of Wallowa Lake. This is a free event and the Dragons in the Wallowas hope to see their fans there. Teams consist of 22 indi- viduals: 20 paddlers, a caller and a steersperson (tiller). So far, seven visiting teams have registered to compete: Wasabi Masters, Fire Breathing Blow- fi sh, Castaways, Golden Drag- ons, Wasabi Tide Runners, Misfi t Dragons and Sirens Paddling Team. The race will offer three divisions: the Women’s Divi- sion, Mixed (gender) Division and Masters Division. Masters teams are mixed teams ages 55 and older. Wallowa Lake Tramway and Wallowa Lake Tourist Association host the event. The Wallowa County group intends to fi eld both a Wom- en’s Division team and a Mixed Division Team. Since there are only about 26 mem- bers total on the race team, most paddlers will be running on two teams and “orphans” (visiting paddlers who have volunteered to fi ll the boat) will be welcomed. The Wallowa County event also features a 250-meter sla- Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain Dragons in the Wallowas make a practice race in preparation for the second annual Seven Wonders Cup Dragon Boat Race, which is set for Aug. 26 and 27 on Wallowa Lake. Left to right front: Jia Oh and Panky Hauxwell, strokers (leaders); Left to right second row: Chantel- le Johnson and Gina Barstad; Left to right third row: Julia Zeise and Betty Settergren; Tiller is Denny Kolb. lom race, which tests the com- munication between tiller and caller and the quick reactions of the team. The event begins Saturday morning at approximately 8 a.m. with qualifying 250-meter races. Every boat will be indi- vidually timed, and times will determine division winners. So, for the 250-meter races, the divisions will be mixed — meaning experienced teams will race alongside new teams and mixed teams with “engine rooms” full of male paddlers will challenge women’s teams. Although the “winner” of the heat may not be the win- ner of the division, the mixed division heats make for excit- ing races as the “race kick” of competition spurs some teams to unexpected speeds. That’s what happened to the local paddlers last year when they shaved a full minute off their best 500-meter prac- tice time in a show of sheer competitive spirit. “We kick our own butts!” became the battle cry of the team and they went on to beat one of Portland’s best teams in a 500-meter race with a time of 2:35. The Dragons didn’t have the condition to keep up that blazing speed through multiple qualifying and fi nals races in 2016, fi nishing fourth overall. This year, however, they have been putting in impres- sive times in practice. Last Thursday’s practice saw them match that winning 500-meter race time with less than a full team on the boat and come within four seconds of their 250-meter record of 1:35 the following Saturday despite being short four paddlers. “We’re hot, we’re fast, we’re tight,” said team caller Amy Gulzow. “I anticipate we’ll get medals this year.” The improvement is note- worthy because the Wallowa County team has not had a coach this year since head coach Nichole Bellows of Wallowa and co-coach Meg Bowen of Enterprise both stepped down due to other responsibilities. Instead, club and event creator Mike Lock- hart has been working closely with Gulzow to craft a prac- tice plan. In their fi rst year, the Drag- ons worked primarily on tech- nique and conditioning. This year they came back up to condition so quickly that they upped the ante and began run- ning multiple 500- and 250- meter races every practice (three times a week) beginning in late July. Their conditioning is noticeably improved. Paddlers report they are ending prac- tice races without fear of heart attack and often feel they have “something left in the tank.” Experience also indicates that “race day kick” is a factor for the team. “When we get our adren- alin we’re going to blow them out of the water,” Gulzow said. “I defi nitely think we’ll do really, really, really good. Colleen and Rick McLaughlin, both coaches of the Golden Dragons of Port- land, will visit a week before the race to give the Dragons the benefi t of their experi- enced coaching for at least two practices. “I’ve seen the team improve impressively, and I’ve improved myself when I can just sit and watch an expe- rienced coach,” Gulzow said. The bubbly Gulzow impressed her team as dou- ble-duty coach/caller after she took in rapid-fi re advice from multiple coaches between races at the Portland Dragon Boat races in June. Gulzow has retained the bubbly personality her team loves while maturing into a coach able to put the pedal to the metal and get her team to roar. “I’m fi nding my inner dragon,” Gulzow said. “The team has given me confi dence in myself and in my voice.” Social activities on race days are scheduled one hour after the end of each day’s rac- ing schedule. All are welcome to attend. These will be held at the beer garden located at the base of Wallowa Lake Tramway (a short walk from the venue). There will be live music by “Good Question” and adult beverages and food available for purchase. Patriotic League being formed in Wallowa County OUT OF THE PAST This undated and unlabeled photo was dis- covered in a file marked “families” in the Wallowa County Chief- tain archives. Do you know the identity of this family and approximately what year the photo was tak- en? Send in- formation to editor@wal- lowa.com. Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins 100 YEARS AGO Aug. 23, 1917 Before a crowd that fi lled the grandstand at the fair- grounds Sunday afternoon, the motorcycle and automo- bile races were run. The time was as fast as the track would permit, the record being 34 seconds for the half-mile on a motorcycle. For an automo- bile the best time was 40.5 seconds. A meeting will be held at the courthouse on Monday for the purpose of organizing a county Patriotic League, to cooperate with and serve as an auxiliary to the State Coun- cil of Defense. The county board will assist the state and the nation in meeting the many problems brought by the war: Protection of property from destruction by spies and agi- tators; encourage and direct the growing of adequate farm crops; and other objects that may develop. Wallowa County will have some grain this year after all. Reports of threshing in several parts of the county indicate that favored fi elds here and there have turned out handsomely, The best yield reported to date is that of Fred Hearing, who harvested 42 bushels to the acre on 60 acres in Leap, using a combine. 70 YEARS AGO Aug. 21, 1947 Safecrackers, operating with the skill of professionals, made their second raid in the county Sunday night, break- ing into Tippett’s Tavern at Wallowa where they smashed open the safe and escaped with approximately $1,000. No trace of the criminals has been found. Wallowa and Union coun- ties are scheduled to have four air-marking signs, as the state board of control announced a $10,080 contract for painting 84 of the markers. The signs will be painted on the roofs of the Joseph Lumber Company, Wallowa school gymnasium, North Powder M & M Com- pany and the Perkins Motor Company in La Grande. The Oregon board of aeronautics is fi nancing the markers, which will be painted to aid air nav- igation in this state. The names of 30 members of the beginners swimming class and eight members of the intermediate swimming class at the Enterprise pool this sum- mer have been sent in to the San Francisco headquarters of the Red Cross, which will issue swimming certifi cates to the successful students. 50 YEARS AGO Aug. 24, 1967 Winner of probably the most coveted award at the county fair last week was Elwayne Henderson of Wal- Happy th 50 Wedding Anniversary Shoot like a pro with one-on-one photo-coaching. Capture stunning landscapes with custom photo trips Ellen Morris Bishop 541-398-1810 paleobishop@gmail.com P.O. Box 352 Joseph, Oregon 97846 Chuck & Charleen Haines FIVE DECADES OF MARRIAGE VOWS AND STILL GOING STRONG! We Love You, MARK, NATALIE, COLTER, KARI AND KAVET lowa, the champion senior livestock showman. A bolt of lightning, which struck about 300 yards north of the Lookout Mountain for- est lookout tower, started a fi re which consumed the lookout tower and a cabin. Susan Grandy and Rhonda Kiser, both members of the Nez Perce 4-H horse club at Joseph, led by Donna Butter- fi eld, received the Dad Potter senior horsemanship award, the highest state award that a 4-H horse member can receive. 25 YEARS AGO Aug. 20, 1992 Joan Lathrop, a ranch wife from the Leap country north of Enterprise, was named win- ner of the 1992 “Homemaker of the Fair” award last week after she won 106 ribbons at the Wallowa County Fair. Receiving awards for out- standing service for their Granges and the community during the Wallowa County Fair were Ben Boswell, Lib- erty Grange; Maxine Kooch, Hurricane Creek Grange; Carol Garnett, Imnaha Grange; and Harry Kruckman, South Fork Grange. Artist Cory Siebe, 8, Enter- prise, showed off the fi rst t-shirt printed of his multi-col- ored scratch board dog design by the silk screen process last week by Chuck Garrett of Moonlight Graphics. The shirt is the third in a series based on art entered in the Wallowa County Youth Arts Festival. A NEW J ACKABY A DVENTURE The Dire King by William Ritter T HE B OOKLOFT Across from the courthouse in Enterprise 107 E. Main • 541.426.3351 always open at www.bookloftoregon.com • booklofteoni.com
