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Alan Klages
ALAN KLAGES
Rancher
Alan Klages is a local boy, born in Enterprise at the Wal-
lowa County Hospital –– one of three babies that day. His
parents were ranchers Harold and Ardis Klages, also lifelong
residents of the county.
He went to school in Joseph and then to Oregon State
University to study agronomy. Although he thought he might
go on in some other agricultural direction, he came back to
the farm in Joseph and worked with his dad until Harold
semi-retired and leased Alan the farm.
That farm is one of the few Red Angus farms amidst fields
of Black Angus holdings in the county.
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The first time he met his wife Daarla Seymour, daughter
of Dick and Sally Seymour of Wallowa, was at Chief Joseph
Days Rodeo “way back” when she was on the Molalla Buck-
aroo rodeo court. He met her again in 2003 at Ferguson Ski
Ridge, and the couple married later that year.
It was a second marriage for Daarla, who is now a ranch-
er’s wife, working side by side with Alan in addition to work-
ing full-time at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wild-
life as office manager. The couple have two children, Jessica
Howard, 31, and Caleb Howard, 29.
Alan helps out at Ferguson Ski Ridge outside Joseph, is
a member of Lions Club, is a member of the Oregon Cattle-
man’s Association and has served as president of the Wal-
lowa County Stockgrowers Association, continues to help
raise scholarship money through the Wallowa County Agri-
culture Education heifer program — those donated heifers
are sometimes bred to his Red Angus bulls –– is a member
of Wallowa County Haygrowers, has worked closely with
the Natural Resources Conservation Service improving soil
health, serves on the Natural Resources Advisory Commit-
tee for the county, revived his father’s Klages Barley to grow
a crop for Tyler Hays’ brewery idea and donates beef to the
food bank.
He loves the outdoors, still skis (when his knees allow),
hunts whenever he can, fishes for trout, kayaks and enjoys
spending time in Imnaha and the high desert parts of Oregon.
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me, being successful is not a desk job — I don’t like being
cooped up.
Q. Why Red Angus instead of black?
A. Our family had always had primarily red cattle, whether
it was Hereford or Shorthorn. My dad bought his first Red
Angus back in the mid-60s, and when he started using arti-
ficial insemination, he used Red Angus bulls. We’re a com-
mercial operation (beef cattle), not a breeding operation (that
raises and sells bulls). We tried to maintain a red hide because
we liked it, and the red cattle perform well. We have around
250 cow and calf pairs and run them on leased pasture on the
Zumwalt Prairie and keep a few here at home.
Q. What was the first book you recall checking out
of the library?
A. It was probably one or several of the Charles Schultz Pea-
nuts comic strip collections, and I was probably in the sec-
ond grade. If I didn’t have them for Christmas or birthdays, I
checked them out from the Joseph City Library.
Q. Can you recommend a good read for us?
A. I like reading a lot of local history books. I read Miles
F. Potter’s “Oregon’s Golden Years: Bonanza of the West”
quite often, at least once a year. It’s about the mining history
of Oregon. You can glean a lot of information — it’s inter-
esting information. A lot of the information is almost forgot-
ten history, as some of those mining places are in wilder-
ness areas now and people don’t know that wasn’t always the
pristine wilderness they believe it was. Another good book I
try to read every few years is “The Oregon Desert” by E.R.
Jackman and R.A. Long. It was printed in the ‘60s. Long was
an outfitter and rancher and Jackman was extension agent in
Harney, Malheur and Lake counties.
Q. Why did you come to be a Wallowa County
rancher?
A. Part of it probably was traveling in the footsteps of previ-
ous generations. And, I enjoy that type of work. It’s reward-
ing to see the fruits of your labor and you really get a wake
up call if you mess up. It’s a challenge to stay in business
and keep it profitable. It’s a lot of work, but it’s enjoyable.
I especially like calving and seeing the calves grow through
the year. You are your own boss and you’re outdoors. For
Move it and lose it with yoga, dance classes
You know you’re going to make that New Year’s
resolution to get in better shape, maybe lose some
pounds, so here are some gals who will help you
out.
Esther Petrocine has established a business she’s
calling Salutations Studio, and she and other highly
qualified dance and yoga instructors have now
organized a variety of movement classes at The
Place adjacent to the Methodist Church on Third
and Lake in Joseph.
Petrocine is a movement educator and creative
instructor who began as a dancer and athlete in
Laramie, Wyoming. She has a bachelor’s in human
physiology and a minor in dance from the Univer-
sity of Oregon; trained as a YogaFit teacher and a
Stott Pilates instructor and taught at various gyms;
and completed a 200-hour training with Alison
Alstrom in Anusara Yoga. She puts all that educa-
tion and passion to work in her teaching.
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Now, she’s back in a small town and combining
all her skills with a deep appreciation for the spir-
itual and physical growth available through yoga
and dance.
If you’re looking to aid spiritual growth, your
ability to stay present, face the trials and tribula-
tions of modern life by tuning into your body, or
overcoming chronic pain, the folks at Salutations
are ready to help.
“My aim is to offer an inclusive space for each
individual to come as they are, to deepen their rela-
tionship with self, tap into their own inner wisdom,
and to feel empowered through movement,” Petro-
cini said.
A full winter schedule has been drawn up with
youth classes consisting of a mashup of jazz, fusion
and foundations of ballet; introductory ballet; Prana
flow 12-week yoga workshop; Mindful Flow Yoga;
Core Yoga; Purely Restorative Yoga; EveryDay
Movement and open level ballet classes.
See all the details on their Facebook page and
preregister by calling 503- 706-5141 or emailing
admin@salutationsstudio.com. You can also visit
them at salutationsstudio.com.
Courtesy photo
Esther Petrocine has established a business
she’s calling Salutations Studio that features
yoga and dance classes for all ages.
Wallowa County residents sign up for Eagle Cap Extreme
By Kathleen Ellyn
Wallowa County Chieftain
Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain
Are you getting excited for the Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog
Races? Take your cue from this racer.
The challenge of last year’s
Eagle Cap Extreme with icy
trails, high winds gusting up to
80 mph sending drifts across
the ice, dog sleds off cliffs and
Search and Rescue called out
for safety is not scaring any-
one off.
As of Friday, Dec. 29, the
early registration deadline,
this year’s roster showed 18
racers. Last year the race had
24 mushers and race officials
expect more to register before
the final deadline.
Dr. Jereld Rice of Enter-
prise Veterinary Hospital has
confirmed he’s going to run the
200-mile Eagle Cap Extreme
Dog Sled Race in his first out-
ing as a musher ever.
“I was keeping quiet about
it until I was confident,” he
said.
He’ll get by with a little
help from his friends, as Josi
Thyr of Catlado, Idaho, is
lending him the extra dogs he
will need for the attempt.
Another big move is being
made by youth musher and Idi-
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tarod dreamer Christina Gib-
son, 16, of White out Racing
Kennel in Riverside, Wash.
Gibson is back for the second
time and upping the ante, grad-
uating from 20-Mile Junior
Race to running the 100-mile
race.
She’s warming up for her
bid in this year’s Junior Idi-
tarod, held in Wasilla, Alaska,
Feb. 24-25. The Junior Idi-
tarod is 148- to 158-miles.
Returning mushers include
local racer, 18-year-old Mor-
gan Anderson of Enterprise,
who will again compete in the
31 miles per day, two-day Pot
Race. Morgan won that race
last year.
Also returning are “Mr.
Good Sportsmanship” and
many times winner of the vet-
erinarian’s award for “Best
Cared-For Team,” Bino Fowler
of Bend for the 100-mile race;
last year’s 100-mile win-
ner, Clayton Perry of Power,
Mont., who will attempt the
200-mile race this year; and
multiple 200-mile winner and
last year’s second-place fin-
isher in that race, Brett Brug-
geman of Great Falls, Mont.
Bryce Mumford of Preston,
Idaho, won the 200-mile last
year with a Bruggeman-trained
team, so there was no “losing”
for the Bruggeman’s “Skinny
Leg Sleddogs” kennel in 2017.
Mumford is not signed up yet.
However, a new competitor
for the ECX, 2016 Iditarod
veteran Miriam Osredkar will
mush “Skinny Leg Sleddogs
Team No. 2.”
The list of mushers regis-
tered Dec. 29:
• 200-Mile Race –– Jake
McCowan, Clayton Perry, Josi
Thyr, Brett Bruggeman, Mir-
iam Osredkar (Skinny Leg
Sleddogs Team #2), Laura
Neese, Laurie Warren, Ed
Stielstra and Jereld Rice
• 100-Mile Race –– Hugo
Antonucci, April Cox, Chris-
tina Gibson, Connie Starr,
Bino Fowler and Trevor
Warren.
• Two-Day Pot Race ––
Dina Lund, Morgan Anderson
and Larry Roxby.
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