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Fossil Beds – more
than just a pretty place
one of the 7 Wonders of Oregon
in a major marketing campaign.
Visits to the Painted Hills
in 2014 increased by about 50
percent over 2013.
The 7 Wonders campaign
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was so successful in promot-
ing visitation and associated
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shows that tourism at the John Day Fossil Beds National 2015.
Day Fossil Beds National Monument offers an
The peer-reviewed visitor
Monument supports jobs and expansive view.
spending analysis was conduct-
pumps dollars into the local
ed by U.S. Geological Survey
economy.
Hall also noted the ripple economists Catherine Culli-
The report said 183,420 effects as the park introduces nane Thomas and Christopher
visitors to the Fossil Beds its visitors to Eastern Oregon. Huber and National Park Ser-
in 2014 spent $8,374,100 in
“National park tourism is a vice economist Lynne Koontz.
communities near the park. VLJQL¿FDQWGULYHULQWKHQDWLRQDO
The report shows $15.7
That spending supported 131 economy, returning $10 for ev- billion of direct spending by
jobs in the local area, with an ery $1 invested in the Nation- 292.8 million park visitors in
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to the local economy of $9.8 factor in our local economy as a national park. This spending
million.
well,” she said. “We appreciate supported 277,000 jobs nation-
“John Day Fossil Beds the partnership and support of ally, including 235,600 jobs in
welcomes visitors from across our neighbors and are glad to so-called gateway communi-
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world,” said Superintendent to sustain local communities.”
the U.S. economy was estimat-
Shelley Hall. “We are delight-
The Fossil Beds got a boost ed at $29.7 billion.
ed to share the story of paleon- last year when Travel Oregon
According to the report,
tology and science in action.”
touted the Painted Hills Unit as more than 30 percent of the
park visitor spending was for
lodging, followed by 20 per-
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cent for food and beverages,
nearly 12 percent for gas and
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penses.
Report shows
economic boost
from tourism
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With the inclusion of the
additional schools, the Lady
Pros bumped up to the 3A
class in the Eastern Oregon
League.
“We feel like we’re wel-
come there,” Nash said, add-
ing she and her assistants
know the other coaches.“This
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mosphere – and the kids are
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
ODFW ready to talk tags
tags allocated to landown-
ers on a lottery draw.
“Landowners need to
make sure they get their
landowner preference pa-
perwork in by May 15,”
By Angel Carpenter
Torland said.
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In the past, tags were
given according to the
JOHN DAY – The Or- number of acres; now
egon Department of Fish landowners may get one or
and Wildlife will hold its three, depending on how
annual meeting about tag many other landowners are
setting and big game num- in the pool, he said.
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The meeting will give
Day.
the public a chance to ask
The meeting is set questions and learn more
for 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, details.
May 4, at the Oregon
Not much else is chang-
Department of Forest- ing for the 2015 hunting
ry, 415 Patterson Bridge season.
Road.
Private hunting in the
ODFW biologist Ryan Northside Unit will have
Torland said the meeting an increase of cow elk tags.
will include a review of tag
Torland said the mild
recommendations for hunt- winter, with so much open
ing season and population terrain, made it difficult to
status for big game species survey elk.
in the area.
“Counts weren’t as
There is one major good as a normal win-
change coming up for ter would have been –
landowners.
recruitment of young
ODFW is restricting was fine, but numbers
landowner preference to counted were a little low-
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cation of rifle buck deer land said. Overall, he said,
tags.
the numbers are slightly
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Murderers Creek Unit
He said the deer num-
there are 990 rifle buck bers are still to come,
deer tags, and landowners and fawn ratios are a lit-
will have 10 percent or 99 WOH ORZHU WKDQ H[SHFWHG
tags available for that man- but still OK with the mild
agement unit – with the winter.
Tag allotment
changes for
landowners
more comfortable.”
Nash added that her team is
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the league competition.
She said hitting is a team
strength this season, as well
as the camaraderie among the
players.
Currently third in league,
the Prospectors are 5-3 in
league and 8-8 overall.
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and 9-7 overall; Elgin/Imbler
is second, 6-2 in league and
7-8 overall.
Enterprise/Joseph/Wal-
lowa holds fourth place with
5-3 in league and 7-5 overall.
The top four teams will ad-
vance to the district playoffs in
May and, from there, the top
three will advance to state.
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state-playoff caliber teams,”
coach Nash said. “We feel
good about our chances.”
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reaching a personal record in
javelin with a throw of 91-7.00.
Long Creek
Long Creek coach Mandy
Blackburn’s team also attended
Saturday’s meet in Union, as
well the Heppner Invitational
last Thursday.
In Heppner, Alvaro Lopez
placed third in the 1,500-meter
run.
“We also had PRs in the
discus from Maria Cabral; shot
put, Maria Cabral and Se Weon
Park; 100 meters, Massimo Bas-
coni, Timo Goebel, and Bow
Rattanakulwattana; long jump,
Bow,” Blackburn said.
She noted that Union was
a large meet for them, but both
Cabral and Park had personal
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bests in discus and shot put, and
Bow had a personal record in
the long jump.
Grant Union
Grant Union head coach
Sonna Smith took just four girls
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ished in fourth place.
Jozie Rude had a good day,
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elin.
Kenzie Wilson placed sec-
ond in the triple jump and fourth
in long jump.
Chelsie Kodesh placed third
in discus.
On the boys’ side, Michael
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long jump with a mark of 19-5
1/2 and is seeded second in the
district.
Smith said she’s looking for-
ward to Friday’s meet at Three
Flags Field.
“We have senior recogni-
tion, and recognition of our new
track,” she said.
The meet starts at 10 a.m.
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running events at 12 noon.
Prairie City, Dayville, Long
Creek and Monument teams
will compete, and 11 other
schools have also been invited.
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What I like best about my sport: “I like meeting new people at the
(golf) meets, and it’s something I can get away and do that is fun.”
Coach’s Comment: “He has consistently improved each week and
shot a personal best at our home match. His play and enthusiasm as a
freshman shows his love for the sport. He is and will be an integral
part of GU golf for the next three years.”
– Head Coach Ron Lundbom
Saturday, May 2, 2015
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There will again be one
Rocky Mountain goat tag
this year for the Strawber-
ry Mountain Wilderness,
he said. Surveys indicate
there are about 60 goats in
the area.
For the big horn sheep
populations, tag numbers
remain the same: one for
McClellan and three for
Aldrich.
The big horn sheep
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tended, Aug. 15 (or the
nearest Saturday) to Oct.
31.
Buck deer tags re-
main the same for the
Northside and Desolation
units.
The East Grant Unit
antlerless elk hunt also re-
mains the same.
There are some pro-
posed changes to con-
dense and simplify hunts
in Grant County, especial-
ly those related to damage
on private lands, Torland
said.
These changes affect
Northside/Heppner
Elk,
Murderers Creek Elk and
the John Day Valley Doe
hunt area. For more in-
formation visit
www.
MyEagleNews.com.
More details will be
available at the May 4
meeting, or contact Tor-
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222, or ryan.e.torland@
state.or.us.
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JOHN DAY – The annual
basketball game between Spe-
cial Olympics team members
and local law enforcement is
back on, set for 6:30 p.m. Thurs-
day, May 7, at the Grant Union
Junior-Senior High School gym.
The evening includes a
dessert auction, bake sale and
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skills contests at halftime.
Admission is $3 a person or
$10 per family. Tickets sold for
the previously scheduled April
16 game will be honored.
For more information, call
Sue-Z-Qs thrift store at 541-
575-0715.