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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Dayville students visit Eagle offi ce
ODFW announces
changes to 2019 tag
numbers and regulations
Blue Mountain Eagle
Dayville students visited
the Eagle office Thursday.
Teacher Sydney Thomp-
son brought her 11th- and
12th-grade English class
to learn how a newspaper
is produced.
Editor Sean Hart gave
an overview of the pro-
duction and publishing
process and shared some
guidelines reporters use in
writing.
The
five
students
also had their questions
answered and visited
with staff reporters Rich-
ard Hanners and Angel
Carpenter.
“It taught them a new
appreciation for the work
that goes into publishing
a newspaper,” she said. “I
really appreciated the time
the staff took to answer
questions and thoroughly
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife
has announced changes
and corrections to regu-
lations for fall 2019 big
game hunts. The deadline
to apply for a controlled
hunt is May 15, and appli-
cations can be changed
online until June 1.
Tag number and season
changes:
• Hunt 254M1: Union
Agr. No. 1 is being changed
from a muzzleloader hunt
to allow any weapon legal
for elk in Oregon to more
effectively address damage
caused by elk becoming
habituated to agricultural
areas of the Grande Ronde
Valley. Tag numbers will
be increased to 200 (161
tags were listed in 2019
Big Game Regulations).
• Hunt 152B: Star-
key Experimental Forest
(buck deer) tags are being
reduced from 25 to 10 to
maintain the deer herd
consistent with ongoing
research monitoring the
mule deer population as
the elk herd is reduced.
• Hunt 244A: Columbia
Basin (antlerless elk) tags
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle Editor Sean Hart shares a rundown of how the local newspaper is
produced and printed with a Dayville School English class led by Sydney Thompson. In the
editor’s offi ce, from left, are Hart, Denali Twehues, MacKensey Barzee, Gabe Walker-Hopkins,
Courtney Nichols and Austin Walker.
explain the process.”
She said the students
learned how newspaper
reporting can be different
from essay writing.
Thompson said the field
trip was part of the jour-
nalism segment they are
learning about in class.
Temperatures slightly colder than normal in April
Above-normal
temperatures,
below-normal
precipitation
expected in May
Blue Mountain Eagle
Temperatures in John
Day averaged slightly
colder than normal during
the month of April, accord-
ing to preliminary data
received
by
NOAA’s
National Weather Service
in Pendleton.
The average temperature
was 45.9 degrees, which
was 0.8 degrees below nor-
mal. High temperatures
averaged 57.8 degrees,
which was 2.6 degrees
below normal. The highest
was 76 degrees on April 20.
Low temperatures averaged
33.9 degrees, which was 1
degree above normal. The
lowest was 22 degrees on
are being increased from
110 to 250. The hunt is in
an elk de-emphasis area;
the change is to address
continued damage from
the build-up of resident elk
herds.
• Hunt 248E: Willow
Creek (antlerless elk) tags
will be increased from 80
to 170 to reduce damage
from resident elk that are
now staying in the area
year-round.
Corrections to 2019 Big
Game Regulations:
• The Wenaha fi rst sea-
son spike-only elk hunt
(256X) has the wrong sea-
son dates (Oct. 23-Nov.
10) printed in the hard
copy 2019 Big Game Reg-
ulations. The correct dates
are Oct. 23-27, and they
are noted correctly in the
online e-regulations.
• The message inform-
ing hunters they must be
listed on a Landowner Per-
mission Form to apply for
Northside Private Land
hunts 247A1 and 247A2
was inadvertently dropped
from page 46 in the Big
Game Regulations. The
information is in the hunt
area description on page
99.
OBITUARIES
David Eugene Sandersfeld
A celebration of life for David Eugene Sandersfeld
will be held at 11 a.m. May 10 at the Dayville Commu-
nity Church in Dayville. The celebration will include a
potluck with ham provided. For more information, call
541-575-0520.
Contributed image
Temperatures in John Day were slightly colder than normal in April. Above-normal
temperatures and below-normal precipitation expected in May.
April 30.
There were 12 days with
the low temperature below
32 degrees.
Precipitation totaled 1.82
inches during April, which
was 0.43 inches above nor-
mal. Measurable precipi-
tation was received on 14
days with the heaviest, 0.85
inches, reported on April 9.
Precipitation this year
has reached 4.77 inches,
which is 0.38 inches above
normal. Since October,
the water year precipita-
tion at John Day has been
7.84 inches, which is 0.13
inches below normal.
The outlook for May
from NOAA’s Climate
Prediction Center calls
for above-normal tem-
peratures and below-nor-
mal precipitation. Normal
highs for John Day rise
from 65 degrees at the start
of May to 73 degrees at the
end of May. Normal lows
rise from 36 degrees to 43
degrees. The 30-year nor-
mal precipitation is 1.90
inches.
Dorothy Braendlein
Dorothy Braendlein, 87, of John Day died Saturday,
May 4, at Blue Mountain Care Center in Prairie City.
Arrangements are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Val-
ley Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Online con-
dolences can be shared at tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.
com.
Commercial mushroom picking requires permit
Blue Mountain Eagle
For those that are picking small
quantities of mushrooms for personal
use on national forest land, a permit
is not required to harvest, possess or
transport less than one gallon in Ore-
gon or less than fi ve gallons in Wash-
ington. These free-use mushrooms are
for personal consumption and can-
not be sold, bartered or given away,
according to a Forest Service press
release.
A commercial mushroom permit is
required if you are 18 years or older
and harvest mushrooms to sell — or
if harvesting, possessing or transport-
ing more than one gallon in Oregon or
more than fi ve gallons in Washington.
Purchasing a permit requires valid gov-
ernment-issued identifi cation. Com-
mercial mushroom picking is prohib-
ited in wilderness areas.
An industrial camping permit is
required if commercial mushroom har-
vesters and buyers plan to camp over-
night on National Forest System lands.
Industrial camping permits can only
be obtained at the local ranger district
offi ce on the forest to be harvested.
Commercial mushroom harvesters and
buyers are prohibited from camping in
developed campgrounds.
Commercial permit rates are $2 per
day with a minimum of 10 days. The
permits must be for consecutive days,
except on the Malheur National For-
est where consecutive days are not
required. An annual permit costs $100.
Check with the local ranger district
offi ce for updates on road conditions
and current closures.
Mushroom harvesters on the Uma-
tilla and Wallowa-Whitman National
Forests are required to display a rec-
reation pass in the windshield of their
vehicle when using a designated fee
trailhead. Northwest Forest Passes
cost $5 for each day pass or $30 for
an annual pass. Recreation passes are
available at Forest Service offi ces and
online through Discover Your North-
west at discovernw.org. The Malheur
National Forest does not require a rec-
reation pass.
Note that many forest mushroom
varieties are poisonous.
Contributed photo/U.S. Forest Service
A morel mushroom.
Mr. Daniel Driscoll died unexpectedly on a lovely spring morning on April 27, at his home near Dayville,
Oregon, at the age of 68. Daniel is survived by his wife, Deanne; children, Andrea, Daniel and Marguerite;
nine grandchildren; and many friends and family members.
Daniel was born on July 6, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts to Marguerite & James Driscoll. The family
moved to Oregon in 1956 and Dayville in 1957. His father built a trout farm and his mother raised four
children, many dogs and cats and even a herd of sheep, while Dan attended Dayville Grade School. Dan went
on to the Fountain Valley School in Colorado and Bishop Dagwell Hall in Portland for high school. In high
school, Dan made many of the friends that were a major part of his life thereafter and began to develop his
well-deserved reputation for working hard and playing hard.
After high school, Dan attended the University of Oregon, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in
1972 and a master’s degree in international business in 1973. During college, Dan participated in the junior
year abroad program between the U of O and the Nyenrode Business University in the Netherlands. While
there, Dan did a six-week internship at the European headquarters for Caterpillar in Geneva, Switzerland, an
experience that later developed into his long and successful career with that company. He also developed a life-
long attachment to the university and especially for his beloved Oregon Ducks.
After college, Dan joined with two friends from high school to form a company, American Fossil, to develop a diatomite mine near Christmas
Valley. After much hard work, trial and error, they built a successful mining and processing facility, established a market and brand name and
eventually sold the company. Having expressed his entrepreneurial side, Dan then brushed off his MBA in international business and applied for
a position with Caterpillar. The contacts he had made in Geneva during his college internship led to his prompt acceptance, and he was off on a
career that took him to Mexico, Guatemala, Miami and Peoria. In 1976, he married Deanne Boren and raised three children together through
many adventures. After many successful positions at Caterpillar, Dan retired early to pursue his lifelong dream to return to Eastern Oregon and
restore his father’s business.
Dan passionately loved people, children, dogs, cats and many more creatures of the earth. He was wise with money, yet shared generously with
all and lived a large life. He was a dedicated member of the Grant County community and always cherished his opportunities to serve therein.
A funeral will be held at 10 a.m., May 4, at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, with a reception to follow at Dayville Community Center; father
Christie Tissera will officiate the ceremony. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Daniel’s life. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to The Elks
Lodge of John Day through Driskill Memorial Chapel at 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845, or by adopting a sturgeon at worldwildlife.org.
Condolences can be sent to DanDriscollInMemorium@gmail.com or may be left at www.driskillmemorialchapel.com. The family
would like to thank everyone for all of their friendship and support. Paid for by the family of Daniel Driscoll
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The Dennis Reynolds family sends heart
felt thanks for the lovely cards, flowers,
gifts of food, donations for the celebration
dinner and Dennis Reynolds Memorial
Scholarship, plus help in set up. Grant
County people, you are wonderful.
Special thanks to: Jack, Neale, Becky,
Patrick, Susan, Joyce, Tanni, Joni, and
Sherrie and Lenny, 4H and FFA friends,
Carol W., Mindy and Dusty.
With grateful hearts,
Julie, Julia, Jake, Percy,
Nicolle, Beau, Sara, Jack
and June Reynolds
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