TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 12,2011
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Arbuckle Nordic Club
holds first outing of season.
Mary Ruth Troyer,
73, o f La G rande, died
January 4, 2011 at
St. Luke’s Hospi
tal in Boise, ID. A
viewing was held on
Tuesday, January 11,
2011, from 4-6 p.m.
at D aniels-K nopp
Funeral, Cremation
& Life Celebration
C enter, 1502 7th
Street, La Grande.
The funeral was held at 11
a.m. on Wednesday, January
12,2011, at Daniels-Knopp.
Private interment was at the
Hillcrest East Cemetery.
M ary R uth was
bom on March 16, 1937,
the daughter of Cornett and
Florence (French) Green in
Heppner. She was raised
in Heppner and graduated
from Heppner High School.
She attended Eastern Or
egon University for two
years. She was married to
Monte Carnes from 1957
to 1978. On O ctober 6,
1984 she married Glenn
Troyer in Joseph. When
her children were in school
she worked for Fitzgerald
Flowers as well as being a
homemaker.
M ary R u th a t
tended the First Christian
Church. She was a member
of the Delta Epsilon So
rority and the La Grande
Country Club, where she
served a term as president
of the Women’s Club. She
was involved in establish
ing the Quilt Questers and
belonged to a bridge club.
She was quite the
craftsw om an and
enjoyed many dif
ferent types of craft
ing including toll
painting, crocheting
and quilting and was
an accom plished
seamstress. She en
joyed antiquing, go
ing to garage sales
and flea markets, gardening
and mushroom hunting.
Survivors include:
her husband, Glenn Troyer
of La Grande; children and
their spouses, Michael and
Shelly Carnes o f Boise,
Marci and Robin Bartlett
o f La Grande, Cathy and
Clyde Shaffer o f Sitka,
AK, Terri and Craig Smith
o f H erm isto n , G lenda
and Mick Tisher of Sitka,
AK and Nathan Troyer of
Boise; 14 grandchildren;
nine great-grandchildren;
brothers and their spouses,
Marian and Marlys Green
of Pendleton, Jim Green of
Canby and Steve and Boni
Green o f Pendleton; and
other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents.
Those who wish
may make contributions
in her memory to the Spe
cial Olympics in care of
Daniels-Knopp.
Meeting for community
spring play to be held
A community spring play meeting will be held
on Friday, January 14, at 6 p.m. at Sweet Produfctions Ice
Cream Parlour. The play will be a Pirate Musical Dinner
Theatre. Anyone interested in helping with the production
is invited to attend.
Actors of all ages, backstage helpers, cooks,
costuming assistants, scenery construction helpers, and
fundraising drive helpers are needed. The fundraiser will
be a rummage sale in February. Donations of items to sell
are being accepted.
Anyone who cannot make the meeting can con
tact Jodi Chapa at 541-676-8022 or visit Sweet Produc
tions.
Steve Brownfield led the Arbuclde Nordic Club to North Jones
Prairie ju st off the Shaw Creek Road (USFS 5326). Access was
easy on this well plowed road. The club had quite a few new
skiers and it was the first ski of the season for many so the
group practiced technique out on the western flat for awhile
before crossing the road and heading east. The group consisted
of 12 skiers and five ski dogs. Tem peratures were in the low
20s with a clear, blue sky and lots of sun. It began to cloud up
after lunch with a light snow falling and the wind picked up a
bit. T here were a few snowmobile tracks and the group mostly
followed these as it would have been hard going for the group
breaking trail in these conditions. -Contributed Photos
lone sixth graders to host
pulled pork sandwich dinner
The lo n e six th family of four, or $4 for a
grade class will be holding sandwich only. The meal
a pulled-pork sandwich will include pulled-pork
dinner on Saturday, January sandwich, beans, cookie/
15, during the high school brownie and drink. Hot-
b ask etb a ll gam es. The dogs, candy, popcorn and
proceeds will go towards drinks will also be available
outdoor school at Tupper. at the regular concessions.
The cost for the meal is The sixth graders will also
Flu shots are still available at the Morrow County $6 per person, $20 for a be holding a cake raffle.
Health Department. The Boardman office is open on
Monday and Tuesday from 8:30-12:30 and 1-4:30. The Town and Country Community
Heppner office is open on Thursday from 8:30-12 and Awards to be presented January 13
1-4:30.
“Heppner- A little grilled prawn with apricot
For more information call 541-676-5421.
Town w here big hearts honey glaze, honey toasted
It’s not too late for flu shots
Ecumenical Youth Group collecting
cans of soup for outreach project
The Ecumenical Youth Group of Hope Lutheran/
All Saints Episcopal is collecting cans of soup through
February 6 for their Souper Bowl of Caring outreach
project. The soup will be donated to the Neighborhood
Center.
Household Hazardous
Waste Event
M orrow County will be hosting another
Household Hazardous Waste event FREE of
charge to County residents
S a tu rd a y A pril 2 3 , 2 0 1 1
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Lexington Road Dept.
3 6 5 W. Hwy 74 , Lexington, O R
A c c e p te d d u r in g th e e v e n t:
Used oil (containers less thon 25 gallons) O il filters, Spent Antifreeze,
Automotive batteries, Alkaline & rechargeable batteries, Propane Tanks
(smaller than 25 gal.) O il based paint, Point thinners and solvents, Roof
and asphalt patch, Adhesives, glues and contact cement, Caulks sealers
and join* compounds, Lawn and garden chemicals and fertilizers, Pool
chemicals, Household cleaners (including bleach, ammonia, furniture
polish, toilet bowl cleaners, carpet shampoos) Sludge (soil contami
nated with oil smaller than 25 gal. containers) Mercury thermometers,
Florescent lamps, All types of aerosol cans, Used cooking oil, Road
flares, PCB ballasts, Organic peroxides (hardening agents)
Ite m s n o t a c c e p te d : Empty containers, ammunition, explosives,
biological waste, radioactive woste.
Morrow County Public Works
mcpublicwork@co.morrow.or.us
PO. Box 428
Lexington, OR. 97 8 3 9
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abound ... in every direc
tion” will be the theme for
Heppner Chamber’s Town
and Country Community
Awards - sponsored by Cen-
turyL ink, on Thursday,
January 13, at the Morrow
County Fairgrounds.
The evening pro
gram will begin at 6 p.m.
with a no-host social hour
(served by Bucknum’s) and
7 p.m. will start the dinner
and program activities. The
tickets are $20 each and can
be purchased at Heppner
Chamber; Bank of Eastern
Oregon; M urray’s Drugs
and Community Bank.
Cornerstone Gal
lery, Chef Alvin Liu will be
serving up a meal consisting
of: stuffed pork chop with
pancetta apple reduction,
walnut pear salad, seasoned
basmati rice, dinner rolls
and dessert.
There will be a for
mal introduction of the fair
and rodeo ambassadors;
a w inner will be drawn
for jew elry donated by
Peterson’s Jewelers and a
Phillips 9” Portable Wide
screen DVD Player donated
by Murray Drugs. Sandy
Matthews and Dale Bates
are working on “Your Com
munity on a Big Screen”
to enjoy, along with the
announcements of the win
ners for the annual awards
- Youth Recognition, Busi
ness o f Year, Woman o f
the Year, Man of the Year,
Lifetime Achievement and
C itizen-E ducator o f the
Year.
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Living with wolves and
no right of protection
G uest E d ito rial By K arla
Kay E dw ards, R ural Policy
A nalyst at C ascade Policy
Institute
Imagine one day
you were told that by law
you no longer can lock
your home. As you leave
your house, two suspicious
people are sitting on your
front porch. So you get
your kitchen broom and
shoo them away. But they
are still in front of your
house on the sidewalk (le
gally not on your property).
You call the police. They
file a report and promise
to monitor the situation.
You eventually have to
leave your home to run
errands. When you come
back, your computer that
you use to run your busi
ness is gone. While you
are confident that the folks
you ran off your porch
and who witnessed you
leaving are the culprits,
the police inform you that
they found no fingerprints.
Therefore, they aren’t sure
if you simply misplaced
your own computer.
This is essentially
the scenario livestock pro
ducers face every day with
wolves in Wallowa County
and other parts of Oregon,
except for ranchers it is
even more emotional. It
isn ’t ju st an inanim ate
object that ranchers are
unable to protect. They are
beloved pets and livestock
which ranchers have spent
a great deal of their life
raising and nurturing.
Casey Anderson
of OX Ranch lives on the
Oregon-Idaho border. He
shared with me a story of
just one of the many calves
that have been attacked
and maimed by wolves
on his ranch. The calf re
ceived a significant injury
to its leg, but after a month
of daily doctoring he was
able to save the calf. With
a crack in his voice, he said
that a year later the same
calf was killed by a second
wolf attack.
Oregon currently
has two state-recognized
wolf packs and breeding
pairs. But according to
Russ Morgan, w olf co
ordinator for the Oregon
Department o f Fish and
Wildlife (ODFW), 27 wolf
sightings were reported
in November alone. He
would not be surprised if
two additional breeding
pairs were confirmed by
the end of 2010. This is
significant because ac
cording to the manage
ment plan, once there are
four breeding pairs for
three consecutive years,
wolves may be considered
for delisting statew ide
as a protected species.
Until wolves are delisted
Oregon ranchers have es
sentially no right to protect
their livestock or other
property from wolves.
The réintroduction
of wolves into Oregon will
continue to take an emo
tional and an economic
toll on rural communities,
specifically on livestock
producers. During the re
cent five-year management
plan review, livestock pro
ducers requested amend
ments that would enhance
their ability to protect their
livestock. Unfortunately,
many of their recommen
dations were ignored by
ODFW.
There are signifi
cant impacts to ranchers
m anaging livestock in
areas with wolves. The
depredation loss o f the
livestock is just one of
several issues that must be
considered:
-Inability to pro
tect livestock and pets
from wolf depredation in a
proactive and preventative
manner. Currently, a pro
ducer must prove a pattern
of livestock loss before a
permit can be issued to
have the w olf removed
through either lethal or
non-lethal means.
-Time and finan
cial cost associated with
injured or killed livestock.
Thdugh a small depreda
tion payment (which is
not a market-based value)
can be received upon proof
of a wolf kill, there is no
compensation for an in
jured animal.
-Inability to “con
dition” the larger w olf
populations that are ha
rassing livestock to fear
interactions between hu
mans or livestock through
use of lethal or near-lethal
deterrents. Currently, a
permit must be issued be
fore a rancher is allowed to
do anything other than yell
or shoot in the air.
-Changes in live
stock behavior due to
constant wolf harassment
which affect weight gains,
conception rates, pasture
m anagement practices,
general animal husbandry
and handling practices.
These impacts have not
been recognized in any
formal manner by man
agement agencies.
-Ranchers’ emo
tional stress from the addi
tional management strain
and the financial risks to
his business. These are
also currently unrecog
nized impacts.
M ore than two
hundred years ago, James
Madison wrote, “The per
sonal right to acquire prop
erty, which is a natural
right, gives to property,
when acquired, a right
to protection, as a social
right.” Oregon ranchers
should have been provided
with a number o f tools
with which to deal with
the impacts o f reintro
duced wolves. For ranch
ers, no right is as basic
as protecting their own
livestock from predators.
It is absurd that a rancher
must witness a wolf “in the
act” of attacking an animal
on private land and then
receive a permit to allow
the taking of any action
that would cause harm to
the wolf. It is rare even to
find a carcass from wolf
predation, much less catch
a wolf in the act.
To allow ranchers
to use lethal or near-lethal
means on their own prop
erty to protect their animals
from wolves is essential to
a strong wolf management
plan, but that has seemed
to fall on deaf ears at the
Oregon Fish and Wildlife
Commission. In 2011 the
Oregon legislature should
propose new legislation to
address wolf management
in Oregon that protects the
right of citizens to protect
their families and property
(including pets and live
stock) from wolves.