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August 22, 2018
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Energy Community Service.
201 East Hwy 82
Enterprise, OR 97828
541-426-0320