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Wallowa County Chieftain wallowa.com News August 22, 2018 A5 CHIEF JOSEPH DAYS RODEO COURT 2019 Paul Wahl Chieftain A ctivities relat- ing to the 2019 Chief Joseph Days Rodeo in Joseph began Sunday with the selection of the Chief Joseph Days Court for next year. Three young women tried out at Harley Tucker Memo- rial Arena on a warm and hazy afternoon and were selected –– Bethany Anderson, Katelynn Dig- gins and Rylee Wilcox. The girls completed sev- eral events showing their riding skill, including a shot at barrel racing and a reining pattern. Rylee Wilcox Bethany Anderson Katelynn Diggins He led Adam Scott by three strokes starting the day, and his final round 66 included six birdies and only two bogeys. His performance was solid but not spectacular, but it should not be underesti- mated, especially consider- ing all the thunder from the gallery chasing Woods just ahead of him. Koepka has now won three of the last seven majors, adding the 2018 PGA to his two US Open wins in 2017 and 2018. He deserves more than the polite applause that he received as he walked up to the 18th hole when Tiger’s legion of fans tried to swallow their disappointment at the final outcome. He certainly deserves to have his name pronounced correctly by the television commentators. It should be pronounced as Kep-ka, not Kop-ka, as one analyst did, and his first name is Brooks, not Bruce, as another com- mentator mistakenly said at least twice. Brooks Koepka was not the lead story on Monday morning after this year’s PGA Championship was in the books. But at age 28, with three majors to his credit, Koepka is now the No. 2 ranked golfer in the world, behind only Dustin Johnson. To put Koepka’s current standing in context, Tiger is now ranked No. 26 in the world, even after his recent revival. But make no mistake. Tiger is on the rise, and so will be golf’s television rat- ings. His hunt for a 15th major will begin anew at next year’s Masters Tournament. Stay tuned. Continued from Page A4 More info needed on Dunn plan expenses on the facility, and it goes unused for the most part. There needs to be an hourly rate, a daily rate (far less than $200) and a weekend rate. There needs to be a separate rate for rental with the kitchen. There should also be a rate for use of the kitchen only. There are many missed opportunities, and it all relates back to a “flat rate” of $200 per event per day. Much updat- ing could be done considering the money lost, but apparently nobody sees that? Doug Dutton Joseph I read with interest a Chief- tain article where county com- missioner-elect Bruce Dunn is proposing an NRAC- like council for a human and social resource advisory committee. The incorporation of real estate interests on that seems odd, as was the statement that he doesn’t know if “those peo- ple” talk to each other. Uh, yes. They generally do already as they co-leverage resources. Adding another layer of meetings –– unless we can be assured that the county will be guided by the advice they get –– seems ill thought out. Most people working in the areas he describes are working more than a 40-hour a week job already, and unless the county is planning to pay members, this takes away from their abil- ity to fundraise and provide services. The article resulted in a friend commenting that this looked like “a closed group,” and I think it has the potential for that. I have worked with NRACs in the past, and one of the spe- cific things they do is direct spending of a portion of money and leveraging outside money –– the very thing Dunn says he doesn’t want. Before we set up another group, I’d like to see a well- thought-out description of WOODS Continued from Page A4 held the lead at the Open on Sunday before finishing sixth. Then at the PGA Cham- pionship, Woods fired off his best round ever on a Sun- day in a major, scoring a 64 and finishing just two strokes behind Koepka in second place. On that Sunday, Tiger looked like his old self. While his drives were erratic, his scrambling was phe- nomenal, his irons were spot on, and his putting was sensational. His four birdies over the final seven holes kept the crowd roaring, and on the last two holes, he sank putts from the 15-foot range in a valiant effort to overtake Koepka. But Brooks Koepka was steady as a rock on Sunday. LETTERS Planning a get-away? PASSPORT PHOTOS In my Joseph studio. 24-hour turn-around for prints. $ sized and printed to meet Passport requirements. John McColgan writes from his home in Joseph. WEATHER Continued from Page A4 enemy, “the silent and insid- ious killer associated with global warming.” Basking in warm (if smoky) days and warm water in the Wallowas, one won- ders what it all means. We know now that one of the big drivers of the Middle Eastern unrest is drought. Drought on the land filled the cities in Iraq and Syria and North Africa and grew to unrest and the “Arab Spring.” Drought in the Middle East and in Africa is fueling the refugee crisis in Europe. And drought in South and Central America and Mexico is driving people from rural lands to their cities and north to the US and Canada. Few news stories put weather and politics together — but put “drought” and the the issues the group will be dealing with and the rules for selection, which for such groups often includes a back- ground check. I would like to know the tenure for the group members, the authority the county is pre- pared to grant such a council (oversight over spending some county funds) and how the commissioners plan to orga- nize and manage this entity. I can tell you, an NRAC is a paper-producing beast. I can see the potential bene- fit, but the cost of managing an organization like this correctly has not been addressed. I look forward to learning a lot more. Kathy Bowman Joseph Eagle Cap Excursion Train Saturdays: September 1, History Train name of a country in those regions together and see what your computer finds. Or, closer to home, think about California. Can I sell you a vineyard in Napa Val- ley? Or a beachfront home — or one in the fire-charred foothills — in Southern Cali- fornia. Or, further south, how about a houseboat on Lake Mead, formed by the giant Hoover Dam and now hold- ing 50 percent of normal water levels. My guess is that our pop- ulation, which has shifted to sun in the south over the past decades, is on the verge of migration the other way. In the east, there is Loui- siana sinking into the sea; in Texas and the Southwest into California, drought and fire. Northwest coasts are inviting. But there are red tides some- how tied to warmer waters. And algae blooms in inland lakes. Still, coastal cit- ies are growing and Portland is exploding. I’ve done no survey of new people moving here, and casual conversations touch on traffic and crowds, but rarely on weather and fire — although I have heard some vacationers who have landed here fleeing from southern and central Oregon places looking for respite from smoke. Wallowa Country, even through the haze, is looking better to many. And a warmer Wallowa Lake, which might not bode well for down- stream salmon, is a nice place to be on our own 95-degree days. And if your sister or mother is fighting heat in Phoenix or running from fire in Redding, what are you going to tell her? Columnist Rich Wand- schneider lives in Joseph. Barn dance planned Aug. 25 at Blue Barn Wallowa Resources Barn Dance and Auction Fund- raiser will be 5 p.m. Satur- day, Aug. 25 at The Blue Barn, 63327 Tenderfoot Val- ley Road, Joseph. Festivities begin with a social hour followed by a barbecue featuring sides from Backyard Gardens and local beef from Jess and Zane Anderson. The live auction offers items and adventures from local businesses and artists, then dance the night away to music by Clyde and the Countryside Band. All of the proceeds from this event will benefit Wal- lowa Resources’ efforts to create jobs in land and water stewardship, promote sus- tainable technology and renewable energy, help con- trol invasive weeds on range and forest lands, and pro- vide top notch outdoor youth stewardship learning opportunities. Tickets are only available at The Bookloft, on the Wal- lowa Resources website and from board members. Summer is in the air! September 8, Mystery Tour Train Sept. 15, Fall Foliage Photo Train Sept. 29, Wine & Cheese Train Get out and enjoy it! Ellen Morris Bishop Nature’s Light Photographics LLC 541-398-1810 103 N. Main, Ste 5, Joseph, Oregon 97846 paleobishop@gmail.com www.natureslightphotographics.com Ed Staub & Sons October 6 & 13, Train Robberies October 20, Season’s Bounty Elgin Depot / Book online or call 800.323.7330 Descriptions & Schedule at www.eaglecaptrainrides.com Energy Community Service. 201 East Hwy 82 Enterprise, OR 97828 541-426-0320