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Legal No. 284451
Published: March 2, 2022
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF
WALLOWA
In the Matter of the Estate of
Barbara Ann Moyer,
Deceased.
Case No. 22PB01696
NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
First Published on
March 2, 2022
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that John A. Moyer has been
appointed personal represen-
tative in the above described
proceeding. All persons hav-
ing claims against the estate
are required to present them,
with vouchers attached to
the personal representative
by mailing them to 10721 N.
Humboldt Dr., Spokane, WA
99218, within four months
after the date of first publi-
cation of this notice, or the
claims may be barred.
All persons whose rights
may be affected by the pro-
ceedings may obtain addi-
tional information from the
records of the court, the
personal representative, or
the personal representative’s
attorney, Richard G. Hobbs
PO Box 101, Lostine, OR
97857.
Legal No. 284427
Published: March 2, 9, 16,
2022
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
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Krag D. Norton has been ap-
pointed Personal Represen-
tative (“PR”) of the Estate of
CLARENCE L. NORTON,
Deceased, Probate Case No.
22PB01026, Wallowa County
Circuit Court, State of Oregon.
All persons whose rights may
be affected by the proceedings
may obtain additional informa-
tion from the records of the
Court, the PR or the Attorney
for the PR. All persons having
claims against the estate must
present them by mail or in per-
son to the PR at:
Alyssa D. Slater, P.C.
Alyssa D. Slater,
Attorney for PR
107 Depot Street;
PO Box 729
La Grande, OR 97850
(541)663-8300
within four months after the
first publication date of this no-
tice or they may be barred.
Published: February 16, 23,
March 2, 2022
Legal No. 282052
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife/Contributed Photo
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Ranchers on wolf ruling: ‘We’re hung out to dry’
By GEORGE PLAVEN
Capital Press
SALEM — A federal
judge’s decision to renew
endangered species protec-
tions for some gray wolves
in the Lower 48 states is
drawing criticism from Ore-
gon ranchers who say they
feel defenseless to protect
their livestock from chronic
attacks.
Environmental groups
sued the U.S. Fish and Wild-
life Service and former Inte-
rior Secretary David Ber-
nhardt after the Trump
administration
removed
wolves from the endangered
species list in 2020, arguing
the delisting was premature.
U.S. District Judge Jef-
frey White ruled in favor of
the plaintiff s Feb. 10.
“Restoring federal pro-
tections means that these
vitally important animals
will receive the neces-
sary support to recover and
thrive in the years ahead,”
said
Jamie
Rappaport
Clark, president and CEO at
Defenders of Wildlife, one
of six groups that fi led the
lawsuit.
Oregon’s minimum wolf
population was 173 at the
end of 2020. An updated
estimate from the state
Department of Fish & Wild-
life is expected later this
spring.
The Oregon Cattlemen’s
Association, which rep-
resents ranchers statewide,
released a statement blast-
ing the ruling.
OCA President Todd
Nash said that while envi-
ronmental groups such
as Defenders of Wildlife
and the Center for Biolog-
ical Diversity have seats
at the table for develop-
ing Oregon’s Wolf Conser-
vation and Management
Plan, “they are never sat-
isfi ed with the brokered
compromises.”
Gray wolves were rein-
troduced in Central Idaho
and Yellowstone National
Park in the mid-1990s, and
since then the species has
expanded both in popula-
tion and geographical area
beyond expectations, Nash
said.
“This decision to relist
beyond that experimental
area builds mistrust in our
legal system and compro-
mises the integrity of the
Endangered Species Act,”
Nash said.
The ruling does not cover
wolves in Eastern Ore-
gon, where the majority of
the packs are. State wild-
life offi cials will continue to
manage wolves east of high-
ways 395, 78 and 95.
Wolves in the western
two-thirds of Oregon, how-
ever, will be returned to the
federal ESA — including
the Rogue pack, which was
responsible for more than
half of all confi rmed wolf
attacks on livestock in 2020.
Veril Nelson, a cat-
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tle rancher in Oakland and
co-chairman of the OCA
Wolf Committee, said pro-
ducers are frustrated by
the about-face in wolf
management.
“The bottom line is,
we’re hung out to dry,” Nel-
son said. “Our options are
very few.”
Upon delisting, wolves
in Western Oregon were
placed under Phase I of
the state wolf plan, which
allows for killing wolves in
defense of livestock in lim-
ited circumstances.
Wolves could be killed
if caught in the act of chas-
ing or biting livestock, or if
a pack incurred four “qual-
ifying” depredations in a
six-month period. To qual-
ify, ranchers must be using
some kind of nonlethal
deterrents — such as range
riders — and remove all
carcasses or bone piles that
might attract wolves.
With federal protections
back in place, those options
are now off the table, Nelson
said, adding that nonlethal
tools are not 100% eff ective
and are costly to maintain.
“How many range riders
do you need to cover 40,000
acres? It’s not doable,” he
said. “You can be out there
and do the best you can,
but all of those things cost
money.”
OCA is supporting House
Bill 4127 in the Legislature
that would provide an addi-
tional $1 million for the
state’s wolf compensation
fund to reimburse ranchers
for dead and missing live-
stock, as well as nonlethal
prevention.
Jonathan Sandau, a spe-
cial assistant to the direc-
tor at the Oregon Depart-
ment of Agriculture, said the
wolf compensation fund has
annually received on aver-
age $425,000 in requests
from ranchers, while paying
out just $185,000.
Critics argued the wolf
compensation fund is prone
to misuse, and increas-
ing funding may encour-
age ranchers not to look for
missing animals but instead
default to blaming wolves.
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