THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021
BAKER CITY HERALD — A5
LOCAL & REGION
Killing of Idaho wolf pups provokes anger
the killing of the pups, which
they said came after com-
plaints from a rancher.
“We are very concerned
and believe that the Biden
administration needs to step
up and reinstate protection,
because we know that Idaho,
Montana and Wyoming are in
an all-out frontal assault on
wolves,” Dick Jordan, a former
science teacher at Timberline
High School and presidential
science award recipient, told
the Idaho Statesman.
“Something has to be done.
It’s inhumane, it’s unethi-
cal and it’s not ecologically
sound.”
In the original letter to
the Biden administration —
signed by representatives
from a number of groups,
including the International
Wildlife Coexistence Net-
work, Western Watersheds
Project, Friends of Clearwa-
ter and the Center for Biolog-
Associated Press
BOISE — Conservation
groups in Idaho are speaking
out against the “inhumane”
killings of eight wolf pups in
the wild that were part of a
Boise high school’s adopted
wolf pack.
Following the killings,
representatives from several
Idaho groups in August sent a
letter to U.S. Secretary of Ag-
riculture Tom Vilsack asking
that he “immediately suspend
the killing of wolf pups on all
public lands by the USDA’s
federal agents.” The U.S.
Department of Agriculture
responded last week by say-
ing the agency works to fi nd
“practical, humane, effective
and environmentally safe so-
lutions to wildlife problems or
confl icts,” but lethal measures
can be necessary.
Advocates said they are
shocked and upset the Biden
administration would support
VISITORS
The committee gave the
Anthony Lakes proposal a
score of 98 points, and the
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Chamber of Commerce pro-
the contract, were slated to dis- posal a score of 96.
Anthony Lakes general
cuss the two proposals during a
meeting on Thursday, Oct. 14. manager Peter Johnson an-
nounced the withdrawal in a
The county’s transient
lodging tax committee, which letter he emailed Wednesday
afternoon, Oct. 13 to county
advises commissioners,
reviewed the two proposals on commissioners.
“We have been persistent
Oct. 7 and scored them based
on the criteria in the Request in seeing this process through
for Proposals the county sent with the goal of enhancing
Baker County Visitor Ser-
out in early September.
“A lot of people don’t have
Facebook, a lot of people
don’t invest themselves in it,”
Alderson said.
Spriet contends the Face-
book polls were clearly biased.
“I’m not saying that as
a negative thing towards
you, mayor, but it’s clear
that you’ve been, whether
it’s based on your experi-
ence or whatever, that you’ve
been against the quiet zone
since this kind of began,”
Spriet said.
“I’m against going against
the will of the people,” Mc-
Quisten said. “I would be for
or against, depending on what
the majority wanted.”
Spriet also said he believes
that many people who
participated in the poll didn’t
have all the information that
councilors do about what a
quiet zone entails.
Spriet pointed out that
the city doesn’t ask voters to
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“My personal opinion
whether I like the train whistle
or not is completely irrelevant,
it really is,” McQuisten said. “I
am here to represent the will
of the people as a whole and
every time I ask or look at or
do a straw poll or look at past
election results, I get 80 to 85%
of the community against this.”
Sells said that in the past
two weeks she has seen 23
emails, most of them sent to all
six councilors, and most from
residents who support the
quiet zone.
“The majority that I feel
like I have received had been
towards the supporting side,”
Sells said.
Alderson said he doesn’t
consider straw polls on Face-
book an accurate refl ection of
residents’ feelings.
ical Diversity — the groups
said they were “dismayed” to
learn the USDA’s Idaho Wild-
life Services federal agents
were involved in the killing of
the pups.
They said wolves were
already “under attack” in
Idaho following legislation
passed earlier this year that
expanded opportunities to kill
the animals. The bill removes
the 15-per-year limit on
hunting and trapping wolves,
and allows the Idaho Wolf
Depredation Control Board
to hire private contractors to
kill wolves they believe are
threats to livestock or wildlife.
“There is nothing biologi-
cally sound or socially accept-
able about killing wolf pups
on federal lands, especially
when wolves are under sig-
nifi cant eradication pressure,”
the letter stated. “Wolf pups
pose no threat to domestic
livestock — in Idaho, or any-
where in the Western United
States.”
In response, Jenny Lester
Moffi tt, the undersecretary
for marketing and regulatory
programs at the USDA, wrote
a letter saying that Wildlife
Services “prefers to use nonle-
thal methods.”
“However, in some situa-
tions — such as that in Idaho
— it is necessary to use lethal
control methods,” Moffi tt said
in the letter.
“While we understand
your objections, it is impor-
tant that our management
professionals have access to
all available tools to effective-
ly respond to wildlife depre-
dation. As such, we cannot
stop using any legal, humane
management options, includ-
ing the lethal removal of
juvenile wolves.”
The letter continued: “We
assure you that WS person-
nel work carefully to remove
only those animals necessary
to protect livestock, other ag-
ricultural resources, natural
resources, human health and
safety, or property.”
The eight young wolves
were killed in Boise and Idaho
counties, according to the let-
ter, and in consultation with
Idaho Fish and Game.
“WS determined that
removing juvenile wolves
would encourage adult wolves
to relocate, thereby reducing
the total number of wolves
requiring removal,” Moffi tt
said in the letter.
Jordan said he was “blown
away” by the administration’s
response.
“It seems like the issue has
become so political,” he said,
“and (Biden) is just not mak-
ing the right decisions.”
Michel Liao, a junior at
Timberline High, said it’s
frustrating to see federal
offi cials say they’re doing
the best they can for wildlife
when they’re “failing to see
that wolves are so integral to
our ecosystem.”
Timberline High — home
of the Wolves — adopted the
wolf pack in 2003 and had
been tracking it since.
Liao is a member of the
TREE Club at Timberline, an
environmental club advocat-
ing to save the Timberline
pack. The group has created
“Save our T-Pack” pages on
social media, where members
have spoken out against the
killing of the school’s pack
members.
“They are justifying killing
these wolf pups as a form
of humane management
even though these wolf pups
pose no danger,” Liao told
the Statesman. “It’s a very
dangerous message for the
federal government to sup-
port the killing of pups that
can’t defend themselves.”
vices to better serve our small
communities,” Johnson wrote.
“Unfortunately, actions and
statements over the past few
months and specifi cally this
past week by Baker County
and its affi liates has moved us
to withdraw our proposal for
Visitor Services. It has become
evident that any contractual
or other agreement or relation-
ship with Baker County can
only be considered a liability to
ALORA and its enterprises.”
In a phone interview
Wednesday afternoon, Johnson
declined to cite any specifi c
actions or statements he refer-
enced in his letter.
“We were 100 percent in
until just a couple days ago,”
he said.
Johnson said that although
he “sees a lot of potential with
the visitor center contract”
and is confi dent that Anthony
Lakes Outdoor Recreation
Association would be able to
accomplish all the tasks it
laid out in its proposal, he is
concerned about “everyone
working together to promote
Baker County tourism and our
small businesses.”
Johnson declined to be
more specifi c.
He said he has offered the
assistance of Anthony Lakes
employees to the Chamber of
Commerce.
“We want to do everything
we can to help them,” Johnson
said. “I’m not saying they need
us to, but I want to have an
open line of communication.”
A copy of Johnson’s letter
to county commissioners is
available at www.bakercity-
herald.com.
County commissioner Mark
Bennett said that although
he can only speak for himself
and not for the two other
commissioners, Bruce Nichols
and chairman Bill Harvey, he
sees no reason, considering
the lodging tax committee’s
scoring, not to move forward
and award the contract to the
Chamber of Commerce.
approve other safety-related
things, such as installing a
stoplight or putting in secu-
rity cameras at city parks.
“We don’t vote on safety
issues,” Spriet said. “That’s
why we were elected, that’s
why we’re here, that’s why
we’re sitting in these seats.
So, I think it’s the same sort
of thing, it’s a safety issue. It
is not a political issue. That’s
why I’ve come to support it.”
Spriet emphasized that
the citizens group has offered
to raise money for the quiet
zone improvements.
“This doesn’t cost the city
any money,” Spriet said. “This
council has voted to put in a
street where there has not
been a street before, to put in
pavement where there wasn’t
pavement before on a street
in one of the more affl uent
portions of the city. People
didn’t get to vote on that and
it’s their money.”
McQuisten asked Fargo,
who represented the citizens
group during Tuesday’s
meeting, why the group didn’t
advocate for taking the quiet
zone question to voters.
Fargo said it goes back to
their discussion about the
2002 ballot measure, which
asked voters to approve a
city expenditure.
“So what we saw was an op-
portunity for the community to
say we could do this together,”
Fargo said. “And this is a good
thing, that ensures the safety
of our children, that’s some-
thing that’s sacred to everyone
in this room. And it doesn’t
matter how many people say
they want horns to continue if
we’re putting our children at
risk on the playground.”
Dixon followed up Mc-
Quisten’s question, asking
whether the quiet zone pro-
moters are afraid of letting city
voters decide the matter.
Jayson Jacoby/Baker City Herald
About 20 freight trains on average pass through Baker
City daily.
Fargo responded: “Let me
just be direct — there are
people in this community who
are interested in selling fear,
uncertainty and doubt about
this community starting this
project and we’re relying on
you, as our elected represen-
tatives, to make the right call
based on the facts that you’ve
received here.”
Two offi cials from La
Grande, which secured its
quiet zone designation in late
December 2019, attended
Tuesday’s meeting.
La Grande Mayor Stephen
Clements, and Kyle Carpen-
ter, the city’s public works
director, talked about the pro-
cess that city went through
for the quiet zone.
In La Grande, the city
paid for the improvements to
railroad crossings, at a cost of
more than $200,000.
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to 3 p.m. on
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tion Depa
27, two
and Proba
ing, Dec.
ty Parole
Sunday morn of Baker City.
Baker Coun
ing of the
rescuing on
east
Lt. Ryan Down for, and eventually wa Mountains north
hing
Ash in searc ous night in the Wallo
Baker City.
previ
northeast of
Wal-
spent the
Huntington
appeals DEQ
penalties
y
Jacob
miles
By Jayson rcityherald.com
east into the
s that
ling a
Road 77 leads Eagle Creek.
temperature into
jjacoby@bake
to ward off
d
ington is appea
n De-
fl eece gloves
lowas towar that when he
The city of Hunt ty issued by the Orego )
turned Ash’s in just a few
(DEQ
penal
McCue said ed to Cathe-
$9,193 civil
ntal Quality water
ice sculptures
Environme
waste
and Coles return it around 3:30
of a winter
tes.
partment of
Summ
ions of the city’s
el
The cruel cold wa Mountains minu hunters were tired,
rine Creek
who’s Micha
for several violat t.
r
Both
Wallo
Bill Frazier,
y, but neithe
not had
permi
e’s
night in the
they
p.m.,
has
rge
if
l,
hungr
McCu
and
discha
ay
appea
asked
,
Cody
cold
ng the
said on Mond
obil-
was sapping wasn’t leaving.
Frazier’s father
The city, pendi said Jennifer Young, Hun-
he
was hurt, Ash
any other snowm
nes,
seen
g
fi
energy, but
had
the
missin
two
to pay
morning.
“infor-
recorder.
Not until the
s, 31, and
told
ers.
tington city she expects to have an in
found.
Joseph Curti r, 16, both of
Bill Frazier
McCue said
hunters were ty Sheriff Travis
Frazie
offi cials
Young said
two hunters,
Michael A.
panied
sion” with DEQ
Baker Coun
ing of
were accom also
him about the a snowmobile but
mation discus
Ryan Down
Baker City,
n
ry.
Ash and Lt.
proba-
dog. She was
who also had ed to the highway.
early Janua letter to the city, Kiera of
parole and
by a hound
it-
said.
the county’s
hadn’t return he told the elder
In a Nov. 12 ger of the DEQ’s Offi ce “by
were comm
uninjured, Ash started Satur-
that
McCue said
tion department as well.
night falling
O’Donnell, mana Enforcement, wrote
The incident
26, when
r that, with to come
and
ements,
Dec.
ted to the search that involved
Frazie
oon,
liance
requir
t
g
Comp
of
willin
day aftern
y with permi
risk
A rescue effort
James Coles ng
soon, he was failed to show
failing to compl ington increased the
with the search
McCue and
pair
that trio, along from the sher-
fi nished a day-lo t
back if the
al harmed public
the city of Hunt
teams
Baker City
Fores
water dispos
and rescue both Baker and
up.
obile ride along a popu-
feeling,”
that its waste
gut
a
snowm
in
ces
had
age 5A
offi
That’s
the
77.
in
“I just
iff’s
resources.”
See Appeals/P
ies, resulted
Service Road route that starts
Union count y morning, Dec.
McCue said.
obile
snowm
it
lar
e 3A
Creek Summ
rescue Sunda t hunters. They
at Catherine 203, about 14
See Rescue/Pag
27, of two bobca by nightfall and
ay
Highw
25
and
ken
along
were overta
east of Union
in a snowbound
miles south
spent the night a small fi re
only
canyon with
during the
has stopped
in his sales
Almond
I thought
pandemic.
fi nd online,”
ing to where
probably won’t
“I was climb peak out, but I’m
ted to
of
owner
said.
she has adjus and
it might kind that because every-
ky Stirrup,
s
Almond said
At the Squea holiday sales were
by placing arrow
way less than to spend their money,”
said
COVID-19 rs in her business to
Kirk and
Dylan Glock
scared
common
By Corey
ed
space
body’s
t
pretty
requir
nner
six-foo
O’Co
that’s
when no-
-
“all right.”
ers, who are
Samantha
he said. “But pandemic and every
a guy can do
direct custom
Herald
“As good as
s.
scared to
whole
is
Baker City
or
mask
the
y
ants
face
with
mone
and
to wear
City merch
the surfaces
body has any
“My business
d to see
Some Baker
g up to
thing.”
Glock said.
every
“I sanitize all
he’s disappointe are
in sales leadin mic also
spend any,”
fl oors as well
Glock said
saw a boost
I sanitize the d said. “I don’t do any
on businesses
but the pande
is doing OK.” good as he expected,
Christmas,
how restrictions economy.
” Almon
businesses.
as
nt.”
in
night,
not
ng
affect
local
mome
to
But
openi
at the
The
continues
harming the
years after
he
fi tting rooms Baker City business-
d, who owns
two and half
es
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building that
Johna Almon her sales picked up
that
believ
hants
Street
She
gifts
g
Merc
way
said
See
years.
a Broad
Kids Closet, of December, after be- es benefi ted from offerin elsewhere.
empty for 13
said had been the upward trajectory
y available
the third week rst half of the month.
aren’t readil shops have unique
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fi
Glock said
Opinion ............ ...... 6A-8A
ing slow the holiday season, Al-
“A lot of the
that you
..........2A
Sports ............ ......... 6B
Prior to the
about 40% gifts and unique items
Lottery Results ........2A
............
Weather
Record
her sales were 2019.
....1B & 2B
News of
mond said,
g
..................2A
Home ............
4B
were durin
Obituaries
........3B &
News ....3A
Horoscope
of what they
............ 4A
Community
4B
Jacoby
By Jayson rcityherald.com
jjacoby@bake
boost
liday sales
ants saw ho
Some merch
TODAY
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............. 2B-4B
Classified
........... 5B
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