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Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Wolves
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George Cross, a cook at the Squeeze-In, works the grill Friday
as restaurants in the county moved into the first day of the
‘lower-risk’ level, which allow restaurants to operate at 50%
capacity for indoor dining.
Dining
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“If we are careful, wash
our hands, and practice
safe social distancing,” she
said, “then we should be
allowed to stay open.”
Duncan
said
she
believes the virus is real,
and she said she has had a
close family member get
very sick with the virus.
However, at the same
time, she said, people
should not stay home and
be depressed.
At The Outpost Pizza,
Pub and Grill, owner Tia
Barrietua said this lat-
est freeze and pause were
worse than the initial one
in the spring.
In March, she said, most
people received stimulus
checks and an added boost
to unemployment checks
and, thus, had more money
to spend.
Additionally, she said,
the loss of the lottery
machines, which sustain
the restaurant during the
winter months, has espe-
cially hurt their bottom
line.
However,
Barrietua
said, the restaurant has
pivoted and evolved. She
said the front room is now
a retail boutique, and the
backroom is an extension
of the bar.
With the limits on group
size during the pandemic
and the fact that big groups
can, at times, be more
costly in the long run, she
said it was time to make the
switch.
Meanwhile, 1188 Brew-
ing Company owner Shan-
non Adair said the pan-
demic prompted her to
make changes she other-
wise would have waited
on making, such as serving
canned beer.
“We’ve sold way more
that way,” she said.
She said, being in a
place like John Day, most
restaurants barely hang on
during the winter in good
times.
meet those criteria of being recruited
into the population,” he said.
Torland said ODFW’s official pop-
ulation count as of March was seven.
With the agency’s recent designation at
Murderers Creek, the unofficial count is
now at eight.
He said he does not believe more
wolves are in Northside, but he does
think there might be more in Desolation.
According to ODFW’s website, an
“Area of Known Wolf Activity” is an
area designated by ODFW showing
where resident wolves and packs have
become established.
The agency defines an AKWA area
off of actual wolf data or information
verified by ODFW, not reports or other
Contributed photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
A gray wolf moves through deep snow in
this file photo.
hearsay. The agency designates an area
an AKWA after they have been able to
document wolf activity consistently.
When ODFW notices repeated wolf
activity, the agency will outline AKWA
boundaries using actual location data
points.
In situations where wolves are res-
ident, but location data is limited,
ODFW will use a fixed circle of a size
based on home-range data from other
packs.
ODFW will, from time to time,
update AKWA’s as new information
becomes available.
Wolves east of highways 395, 78
and 95 are federally and state delisted.
ODFW is the lead management agency
in this area and manages wolves under
Phase III of the Wolf Plan.
The AKWA underscores what many
in the community have noticed.
County Judge Scott Myers said
he had a hunter friend who saw more
wolves than elk this year.
Retreat
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center to grow the winter
program.
Cindy Qual, the director at
Rocking Heart Spa, said the
team provides a wide array
of services that focuses on the
mind, body and spirit of an
individual.
Services available at the
spa include signature Swed-
ish massage, hot stone ther-
apy, post joint replacement
therapy, deep tissue massage,
myofascial release, golf and
sports-related massages, ped-
icures, manicures and facials.
The Eagle/Rudy Diaz
Qual said she and the staff The Rocking Heart Spa is one of many winter offerings available
also spend time golfing to bet- at The Retreat at Silvies Valley Ranch.
ter understand how golfing
impacts the body and where to
Qual hopes that people in quality of spa on this side of
direct a massage for a golfer.
Grant and Harney counties Oregon.”
“What’s unique and differ- understand that the Rock-
The Rocking Heart Spa is
ent about our spa is that, for ing Heart Spa is more than also equipped with multiple
the limited amount of thera- just a destination spa — it facilities such as a sauna, hot
pists that we have right now, can also be used as a day tubs, a half-size Olympic lap
we cover a huge spectrum of spa for people in the county pool, a climbing wall, a gym
the kind of people we can take to enjoy.
and more.
“This is their incredible
care of,” Qual said.
Guests can also enjoy
17,000-foot destination spa Clydesdale sleigh rides and
that can be used as a day spa an opportunity to feed some
for them,” Qual said. “That’s of the livestock on the ranch.
unheard of. There’s not this
Campbell said while Sil-
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vies provides guests with
a chance to retreat from
COVID-19, they also try their
best in supporting the local
counties.
They encourage guests to
explore other nearby sites.
“We want them to do that,
and we encourage them to do
that,” Campbell said.
Guests can find art from
local artists to purchase, and
most of the workers are from
Grant and Harney counties.
“We like to have local peo-
ple come and enjoy the resort
and the golf and everything,”
Campbell said.
In June, Grant and Harney
county residents participated in
a tournament fundraiser, which
benefited the high school golf-
ing programs.
“It was a way for Silvies to
give back to the community
and support our youth while
introducing local areas to Sil-
vies,” Campbell said.
Campbell said Silvies can
also provide special rates for
special events such as birth-
days, anniversaries, retire-
ments and more.
For more information or
reservations, call 541-573-
5150 or 1-800-745-8437.
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make your appointment today
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THANK YOU TIMBER TRUCK PARTICIPANTS
Whiskey Gulch Gang – Colby Farrell
Santa and Mrs Claus – Dave Traylor
First Choice – Cory Slayton
Chamber of Commerce – Tammy Bremner
Grant County Fair and Rodeo – Deanna Maley
Frontier Equipment – Bryan Montague
Frontier Equipment – Rhonda Sorensen
Frontier Equipment – Pat Kopke-Hales
Frontier Equipment – Cody Turner
Grant County Search & Rescue – Cindy Lemcke
Miss Nyssa Nite Rodeo – Queen 2021 Jaeden Forrey
Loop Ranch – Brad Armstrong
Grant County Road Dept – Ryan Palmer
John Day Fire Dept – Tom Smith
John Day Fire Dept – Ron Phillips
Dakow Logging – Dan Komning
Saul Pressure Washing – Wayne Saul
Rude Logging – Steve Kowing
Morris Forestry – Brett Morris
City of John Day – Aaron Lieuallen
Timbers Bisto – Tony Reeves
Triangle Post & Pole – Ronnie Tayaton
Iron Triangle – Dennis Waggoner
Malhuer National Forest – Colleen Maleney
Prairie city School District – Pam Woodworth
Keerins Ranch – David Hickerson
Desjardin Clan – Mike Desjardin
USPS – Krista Gehley
Eastern Oregon Realty – Joe and Lindsey Madden
A great big thank you to Brenda Coley for feeding all of our truckers and families.
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