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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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ODFW: Wolves active in Murderers Creek
wolves seen feeding on a dead cow in
a pasture near Izee on Feb. 3 caused that
cow’s death, according to the agency’s
investigative summary.
Torland said the notifi cation is primar-
ily to let livestock producers know that
there is evidence of recent wolf activity via
confi rmed pictures and tracks taken from
various sites in the two wildlife units.
The confi rmation of two additional
wolves in the area comes on the heels of
a federal judge’s decision to renew endan-
gered species protections for some gray
wolves.
The ruling does not cover wolves in
Eastern Oregon, where most of the state’s
wolves are. Therefore, state wildlife offi -
cials will continue to manage wolves east
of highways 395, 78 and 95.
What that means for ranchers west of
395, where the two additional wolves are
located, is that ranchers can no longer take
lethal action in defense of livestock, Tor-
land said.
Torland encouraged livestock producers
to sign up to receive email updates regard-
ing areas of known wolf activity, livestock
depredations, and any other wolf-related
happenings, by going to: dfw.state.or.us/
wolves/wolf_livestock_updates.asp
By STEVEN MITCHELL
Blue Mountain Eagle
MURDERERS CREEK — The Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife has identi-
fi ed a new area of known wolf activity in the
West Murderers Creek Wildlife Unit.
While the state agency has not com-
pleted its offi cial annual wolf count, Ryan
Torland, an ODFW district wildlife biolo-
gist, said in a Tuesday, March 1, interview
that it is believed that there is a combined
total of six wolves in the East and West
Units of Murderers Creek.
Torland said the agency is still gather-
ing information, but he is “fairly certain”
that is the minimum number of wolves in
the area.
He said there are at least two in West
Murderers Creek and probably four in East
Murderers Creek. The current wolf activ-
ity is concentrated south of Canyon City
on either side of Highway 395, which sep-
arates the two wildlife units.
While there have not been any con-
fi rmed depredations in the area recently,
a wolf did bite a calf in Grant County in
2018.
An investigator from ODFW was
unable to determine whether a pair of
Reward of $22,500 in killing
of wolf in Union County
By STEVEN MITCHELL
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed Photo
A wolf on the move in an un-
identifi ed area of Grant County.
COVE — Environmental
groups have raised more than
$20,000 as a reward for informa-
tion leading to the arrest of the
person or people responsible for
killing a wolf found shot dead in
Union County on Feb. 15.
The Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife believes the black
female wolf was between a year and
2 years old, according to a Wednes-
day, March 2, press release.
Oregon State Police forest and
wildlife troopers responded to
a call from ODFW of a mortal-
ity signal from a wolf collar near
the town of Cove and came across
the wolf’s carcass. Investigators
believe the wolf died the morning
of Feb 15.
According to the press release,
while there were no apparent signs
of injury, wildlife veterinarians
discovered a bullet, which they
said was the cause of death.
The latest in a string of wolf
killings in the state, the death of
this wolf, which ODFW referred
to as OR109, prompted a slate of
conservation groups, including the
Center for Biological Diversity,
Cascadia Wildlands and Defend-
ers of Wildlife, to put up a total of
$22,500 in reward money.
In early January, a 2-year-old
wolf was found shot and killed in
a suspected poaching incident in
Wallowa County.
The press release noted that
anyone with information regard-
ing this case can contact OSP
through a tip line dedicated to
reporting poachers at 800-452-
7888, via text by dialing *OSP
(*677), or by email at TIP@osp.
oregon.gov. When reporting, ref-
erence case No. SP22039030.
County plans combined emergency ops center
By STEVEN MITCHELL
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY — Grant Coun-
ty’s Emergency Management Offi ce will
have a new home later this year with
Search and Rescue at the county’s for-
mer shop on Humbolt Street in Canyon
City.
Last month, the Grant County Court
approved emergency manager Eric
Bush’s request for $123,740 in Ameri-
can Rescue Plan Act funds to renovate
and retrofi t four shipping containers at
the site.
According to Bush, the units will
house emergency management supplies,
including personal protective equipment
and other supplies for working in envi-
ronments where exposure to COVID-19
could be a risk. The supplies, he said, are
currently spread across three locations.
Bush said in a Friday, March 4, phone
interview that the project would be com-
pleted in two phases and he hoped to kick
it off within a month. He hopes to oper-
ate at the location in an initial capacity by
July.
The fi rst phase, he said, would entail
getting the county’s emergency man-
agement items into the four containers,
Bush
which does not involve SAR directly. It
does, however, “shape things” in shifting
to the second phase and allows for SAR
to begin moving to the Humbolt location.
Bush said SAR and emergency man-
agement sharing a location would allow
“like” operations to function more
effi ciently.
Bush said he has a design concept pre-
pared and would like to identify resources,
such as grants, to construct a building to
house both SAR and emergency manage-
ment under one roof.
Currently, Bush noted, SAR is occu-
pying a signifi cant amount of space at the
county road department.
Bush said the focus is to house the
county’s “like” departments that have
similar functions together.
Having the two departments closer
together or in a shared space puts staff in
a better position to pull together and oper-
ate more smoothly.
The county needs more funds to get
beyond the conceptual phase, Bush said.
He declined to comment on how much
the county would need altogether to com-
plete the project.
In other action, the court approved
moving $96,531.15 in federal corona-
virus relief funds to the county’s gen-
eral fund. The money is to reimburse the
county for subsidizing county employ-
ees who were quarantined or contracted
COVID-19.
Bush told the court that the Corona-
virus Aid, Relief and Economic Security
Act legally requires employers to subsi-
dize employees who were quarantined or
came down with COVID-19 with up to
80 hours of full pay and benefi ts.
County Judge Scott Myers noted that
the county’s legal counsel reviewed this
request.
The Eagle/Steven Mitchell
A vendor paints faces Saturday at Canyon City’s 100th ‘62
Days Celebration.
’62 Days Celebration
set for June 10-11
By STEVEN MITCHELL
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY — After
commemorating the event’s
100th year in 2021, organizers
of Grant County’s ’62 Days
Celebration announced that
this year’s two-day festival
will kick off on June 10.
The event’s organizers,
the Whiskey Gulch Gang,
announced that weekly plan-
ning meetings will begin Fri-
day, March 11, at Sel’s Brew-
ery, 113 Washington St. in
Canyon City. The meetings
start at 7 p.m., and everyone is
welcome.
Organizer Colby Farrell
said the annual Demolition
Derby at the Grant County
Fairgrounds is set for July. 23
at 6 p.m.
Farrell added that the
Whiskey Gulch Gang is look-
ing for new members and vol-
unteers to help plan the event.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 9
Lenten luncheon
• 11:30 a.m., Nazarene
Church, 521 E. Main St., John
Day
Part of a series of lunchtime
services during Lent spon-
sored by the John Day Min-
isterial Association. Lunch
includes choice of soup, bread
and beverage, followed by a
worship service at 12:15 p.m.
For more information, call
541-575-5840.
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 9
Jam session
• 6 p.m., Country Preferred
Realtors, 121 E. Main St, John
Day
The Grant County Jam-
mers will host a jam session
every Wednesday starting at
6 p.m. All instruments wel-
come. The group plays mostly
traditional old-time music,
including bluegrass, coun-
try-western, folk, gospel and
pop tunes of the 1920-40s.
The offi ce will open at 5 for
tuneup and setup. For more
information, call Ron Phillips
at 541-575-1927.
W HAT’S
HAPPENING
FRIDAY,
MARCH 11
Bingo night
• 6 p.m., John Day Elks
Lodge, 140 NE Dayton St.,
John Day
A night of fun and games
to raise money for the Grant
Union High School Class of
2026. Dinner provided by
the Elks Club at 6 p.m., with
bingo starting at 6:30. The
cost to play is $5 a card.
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 16
For more information, call
541-575-5840.
Lenten luncheon
• 11:30 a.m., Redeemer
Lutheran Church, 627 SE
Hillcrest Road, John Day
Part of a series of lunch-
time services during Lent
sponsored by the John
Day Ministerial Associa-
tion. Lunch includes choice
of soup, bread and bever-
age, followed by a wor-
ship service at 12:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 16
Jam session
• 6 p.m., Country Preferred
Realtors, 121 E. Main St, John
Day
The Grant County Jam-
mers will host a jam session
every Wednesday starting at
6 p.m. All instruments wel-
come. The group plays mostly
traditional old-time music,
including bluegrass, coun-
try-western, folk, gospel and
pop tunes of the 1920-40s.
The offi ce will open at 5 for
tuneup and setup. For more
information, call Ron Phillips
at 541-575-1927.
Do you have a commu-
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Email information to edi-
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