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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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Wallowa Ducks Unlimited
banquet and auction a success
By Ellen Morris Bishop
Wallowa County Chieftain
Despite the threaten-
ing weather, this year’s
Wallowa County Ducks
Unlimited banquet served
nearly 160 adults and
children from Wallowa
and Union County. They
enjoyed a Chuck Wagon
Sisters buffalo, chicken,
and pulled pork dinner at
Cloverleaf Hall Saturday
evening—and supported
wetland conservation at
the same time. The 2019
banquet was “…way more
than we’ve done in the last
couple of years,” accord-
ing to Wallowa County
chapter treasurer John
Duckworth.
“Lots of people here
believe in wildlife con-
servation,” said Ken Kni-
fong, who brought his
family to the event. “This
dinner is fun for families
because our Ducks Unlim-
ited chapter really involves
the kids as well as par-
ents.” Events for children,
known as “Greenwings” in
Ducks Unlimited parlance,
included duck decoy paint-
ing, and the always-popu-
lar duck calling contest.
Raffl es and a silent auc-
tion, with items donated
by many local businesses,
including Kevin’s Tire,
Moonshine Glass Art,
and Aspen Grove Gallery
were another highlight of
the evening. The live auc-
tion featured a barbeque
grill donated by Ed Staub
Propane, a Tipi Adven-
ture at the Rim Rock Inn,
and a landowner-prefer-
ence (LOP) cow elk hunt
donated by Hancock For-
est Management, as well
as artwork and several
FOR THE RECORD
FEB. 4
6:55 a.m. — 911 down
power line in Wallowa.
10:34 a.m. — Trespass
complaint in Enterprise.
3:01 p.m. — Enterprise
Police Dept. arrested Michael
C. Zanello, 39, of Enterprise
for Failure to Register as Sex
Off ender. Subject was trans-
ported to Umatilla County Jail.
11:47 p.m. — Assault
reported in Joseph.
FEB. 5
12:03 p.m. — Stolen trailer
recovered in Lincoln City.
3:20 p.m.
—
Down
power line reported in rural
Enterprise.
FEB. 6
8:37 a.m. — Animal neglect
complaint from Wallowa.
11:15 a.m. — Dog as a
public nuisance complaint in
Lostine.
3:55 p.m. — Dog as a pub-
lic nuisance complaint in
Joseph.
9:57 p.m. — Wallowa
County Community Correc-
tions issued a Statewide War-
rant for Darren L. Weaver, 48,
of Wallowa for Probation Vio-
lation. Original charge of
Driving While Suspended/
Revoked.
11:12 p.m. — Wallowa
County Community Correc-
tions issued a Statewide Mis-
demeanor Warrant for Daniel
Ellen Morris Bishop
Peyton Fough, 8, of Joseph receives her prize for winning
the Junior Greenwings Duck Calling contest.
fi rearms. Funds raised help
support Ducks Unlim-
ited conservation projects
in Oregon and around the
Northwest.
Ducks Unlimited is a
non-profi t that conserves,
restores, and manages wet-
lands and related water-
fowl habitat and also sup-
ports waterfowl hunting.
Established in 1937, the
organization has 700,000
members, 40,000 volun-
teers and 250 staffers,
including more than 150
biologists,
hydrologists
and engineers. Habitat
conservation now tops 14
million acres and focuses
on waterfowl fl yways and
breeding grounds import-
ant to maintaining and
restoring populations of
ducks, geese and other
birds.
In Oregon, just-com-
pleted projects include
Fern Ridge Reservoir near
Eugene, where the abil-
ity to change water lev-
els during the year will
help control invasive
plants, including purple
loosestrife that degrade
duck habitat, and increase
natives that supply water-
fowl food. Ladd Marsh
just south of La Grande
has also benefi ted from
Ducks Unlimited support.
“Several people here
want to do conservation
projects on their land,”
Patrick McMichael, 63, of Los-
tine for Probation Violation.
of Joseph with an original
charge of ID theft.
3:55 p.m. — Probation
violation warrant issued for
Dalton Chase Tanzey, 23, of
Wallowa. Original charge of
Burglary I.
4:57 p.m. — No Contact
Release Agreement against
Johnny Duane Sabey, 57, of
Elgin.
5:25 p.m. — No Contact
Release Agreement entered
against James Marvin Sabey,
81, of Elgin.
9:43 p.m. — Violation of a
No Contact order in Enterprise.
FEB. 7
8:22 a.m. — Theft reported
in Troy.
9:35 a.m. — Trespass com-
plaint rural Enterprise.
7:45 p.m. — Report of a hit
and run in Wallowa.
FEB. 8
9:35 a.m. — Dog as a pub-
lic nuisance complaint in rural
Enterprise.
11:20 a.m. — Animal
neglect reported in rural
Wallowa.
FEB. 9
10:11 a.m. — Road hazard
rural Wallowa.
3:40 p.m. — Probation
violation warrant issued for
Michael Brian Sheffi eld, 24,
said Duckworth. “But so
far none of them have been
chosen. We hope that will
change in the future.”
That’s unlikely in the
near future, according to
Ducks Unlimited Regional
Biologist Chris Colson,
who is based in Boise. “A
decade ago we worked with
a lot of landowners doing
small projects,” he said.
“But that was very expen-
sive, and we also found
that improving habitat on
major fl yways and feed-
ing grounds is more bene-
fi cial for migrating water-
fowl.” Colson noted that
this strategy also allows
more ducks to make it to
higher elevation homes in
northeast Oregon.
“Our biggest project
now, called SONEC, is
in southern Oregon and
northeast California” he
said. “It provides habitat
and food for ducks migrat-
ing from their winter
grounds in the Sacramento
Delta. It’s an import-
ant stopover so that the
birds can replenish their
energy, and arrive at their
breeding grounds in good
condition.”
But as the climate
warms and dries, migra-
tion patterns are likely
to change, Colson noted.
Ducks Unlimited may turn
their attention to higher
elevation habitat like Wal-
lowa County where water
is more plentiful, and
fl ood-irrigated
pastures
and hay fi elds on river
fl oodplains provide better
habitat.
“Things are always
changing,” Colson said.
“We want to think ahead,
and always be there for the
ducks.”
Violation. Original charge ID
Theft. Mr. Sheffi eld was cited
and released.
Ellen Morris Bishop
Kelly Gomes (left) and Jeff Journigan get advice from fellow
volunteer fi remen about the fi ne points of cooking oysters for
the steak and oyster feed.
Wallowa volunteer
fi refi ghters raise
dough for better
equipment
By Ellen Morris Bishop
Wallowa County Chieftain
Saturday’s Wallowa Vol-
unteer Firemens’ annual
Steak and Oyster Feed
raised funds to upgrade
the department’s “bun-
ker gear.” The 16 volun-
teer fi refi ghters, along with
their wives and children,
turned out to cook oys-
ters and steaks for more
than 200 hungry diners at
the all-you-can-eat event.
“I can’t say enough good
things about the support of
the volunteer’s whole fami-
lies,” said department chief
John Campbell.
“Each year we use the
funds from the dinner
for scholarships for high
school students, or some-
times students in college,”
Campbell said.
“This year we’ll also
use some of the proceeds
to get better quality ‘bun-
ker gear’—that’s the hel-
mets, pants, coats, gloves
and Nomex shirts—than
what our grant from FEMA
funded.” The dinner pro-
ceeds will also help with the
purchase of new fi refi ghter
breathing equipment. Past
dinners have supplemented
State Department of For-
estry Volunteer Firefi ghter
grants to improve wildland
fi re equipment.
Hello
FEB. 10
8:25 a.m. — Identity theft
reported from Joseph.
3:56 p.m. — Wallowa
County
Sheriff ’s
Offi ce
arrested Michael B. Sheffi eld,
24, of Joseph for Probation
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