SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 18,2012
BEO announces
Elks holds hoop
wrestling invitational shoot
WOLVES
-Continued from PAGE ONE has been some evidence
review suspect wolf kills
and make recommendations
to the ODFW, which has
the final say on whether a
kill was actually done by a
wolf. The confirmed kills
need to be submitted by Feb
15, 2012 for payment and
reimbursement in 2013.
Childers told cat
tlemen and others at the
meet i ng
that the Wallowa wolves
have started “joy killing,”
which is evident from the
half- or one-third eaten
animals that are now being
left. Cherry said the wolves
need to kill one large animal
per week, about the same as
a cougar, to survive.
Childers said deer
and elk herds are also show
ing signs of wolf kill, so
hunting groups have started
to get involved.
“ The R o c k y
Mountain Elk Foundation
is getting involved, hunting
groups are getting involved.
In Wyoming the wolves
have displaced 17,000 head
of elk out of Yellowstone
on to private property,”
Childers said to emphasize
the long-term effect wolf
réintroduction is causing.
Putting the w olf
population into perspective,
Cherry said across the state
right now there are about
100 wolves and about 5,500
cougars.
“I don’t want to
minimize the conflict, but
the wolves are small in
comparison to cougars. We
are trying to minimize live
stock damage just like we
do with cougar and coyote,”
Cherry said. He said cougar
also eat game animals, and
they have seen a drop in the
coyote population when the
wolves move in.
“Wolves are our
number one priority right
now, and we need every
one’s help in their manage
ment.” Cherry urged people
to report what they see.
“We need as many
eyes as we can out there.
And if you find a possible
kill, treat it like a crime
scene. Keep people, ve
hicles and dogs out of the
area,” he said.
When asked if there
were wolves here yet, Cher
ry said, “There is probably
a wolf in Morrow County,
we have no evidence of a
pack yet in Morrow County
though. Maybe there is a
single one moving through
the area.”
(there were
approx i -
mately 45 in
I.-R: Local Hoop Shoot director Bill Schlaich, Ivy Sandford, attendance)
Kacie Cray, Sydney Wilson, Casey Fletcher, Dakota Howard, i f t h e y
Wyatt
Steagall and NE District Hoop Shoot Director Corey think they Rod Childers,
The trophies for the BEO Invitational are on display in the Sweeney.
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have w o lf OCA W olf
bank lobby in Heppner until the tournament on February 4.
m ittee
For
the
girls’
12-13
evidence to Com
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The Heppner Elks
Chair
Lodge held their annual year bracket, first place was submit track
Bank of Eastern Or the event.
“The bank’s man I loop Shoot at Heppner El Ivy Sandford and second pictures or
egon announces the invitees
Bowles. scat samples to Cherry for
to Bank of Eastern Oregon’s agement has been very ementary on January 15. place was For Cassey
the
boys’
eight- analysis.
Twenty-eight
kids
2012 Invitational Wrestling involved in establishing
to-nine
year
bracket,
first
“And if you see
participated.
They
each
Tournament to be held at this annual tournament and
place
was
Casey
Fletcher,
a
w
olf,
get a picture,”
shot
25
free
throws
and
the
Heppner High School on looks forward to the 2012
second
place
was
Drew
Coe
Childers
said.
one
with
the
most
made
February 4. High schools competition. The first three
third place was Brian
He also recom
scheduled to compete are years of the event were shots in each age bracket and
Lindsay.
mended
ranchers and oth
was
named
the
winner.
The
Adrian, Crane Union, Cul outstanding and we intend
For
the
boys’
10-
ers
who
spend
a lot of time
first
place
winners
received
ver, Elgin, Enterprise, Grant the BEO Invitational to be
11
bracket,
first
place
was
a
certificate.
Hoop
Shoot
outdoors
should
keep a
Union, Heppner, Imbler, a ‘can’t miss’ tournament
Dakota
Howard,
second
diary
to
document
any
type
basketball
and
trophy;
sec
Irrigon, Joseph, MacHi on every school’s future
place
was
Hunter
Nichols
ond
and
third
place
winners
of
wolf
contact
or
sign.
He
(JV), Riverside, Union and schedule,” said Lemmon.
and
third
place
was
Gibson
said
locals
should
try
to
get
each
received
a
trophy.
Wallowa. The competition “We appreciate bank staff
a wolf collared if a pack
The first place win McCurry.
begins at 10 a m. Bank of and local citizens who vol
For
the
boys’
12-13
moves
into Morrow Coun
ners
will
advance
to
the
Eastern Oregon invites the unteer to help at the event
bracket,
first
place
was
Wy
ty.
Apparently,
the state has
District
Hoop
Shoot
on
Jan
public to come watch these or sponsor amenities; their
att
Steagall,
second
place
a
goal
of
14
packs,
or 400
uary
28
at
Armand
Larive
talented athletes compete. help makes the tournament
was
Alex
Lindsay
and
third
wolves,
seven
on
the
west
Middle
School
in
Hermis-
Tickets are available at the run smoothly.”
place
was
Austin
Carter.
side
and
seven
on
the
east,
ton.
The
first
place
winners
Anyone
who
would
door and concessions will
The other partici defined as all of Oregon
like to volunteer to help or from the District Hoop
be available.
pates
were
Jorden Sweeney, east of highway 97, which
Shoot
will
then
advance
who
has
any
inquiries
con
Mark Lemmon,
Matthew Orem, Gaige Fut- approximately splits the
Bank of Eastern Oregon’s cerning the upcoming event to the State competition in ter,
Jonathon Waddell, Der state in half north to south
Chief Financial Officer can contact Heppner High Salem on February 11.
ek
Howard,
Keegan Gibbs, through Bend.
For the girls’eight-
and Heppner High School School’s Athletic Director,
Dylan
Rill,
Coby Dough
The Oregon Cattle
wrestling coach, has been Greg Grant, at 541-676- to-nine year bracket, first erty, Tyler Carter,
men have been working
instrumental in organizing 9138 or Mark Lemmon at place was Sydney Wilson, Heideman, Sabashtian Jacob
Fut- to get the wolves delisted
second place was Tresslyn
the bank’s sponsorship of 541-676-0224.
McCurry and third place ter and Michael Reed. The from the state endangered
Elks appreciates all the kids species, (they have already
was Madelyn Nichols.
For the girls’ 10- for their participation and been taken off the federal
II year bracket, first place the volunteers for making list) but Childers says the
was Kacie Gray and second the event run smoothly.
legal challenges are getting
place was Alison Cecil.
expensive, and the OCA
has already spent $18,000
The Morrow Coun that Paradiso sold gold and
on
legal fees. He said non
ty Sheriff’s Office,
silver that matched
profit
groups that have put
in conjunction with
the description from
the
wolf
management into
Multnomah County
the burglary in Irri
the
court
system seem to
police, apprehend
gon.
have
a
lot
of
money, and the
ed a suspect in an
On Janu
complished
group
of
ad
court
will
not
assign legal
The
Oregon
East
Irrigon burglary this
ary 10, MCSO re
judicators
coming
for
this
fees
to
non-profits
when
Symphony
(OES)
announc
month. The arrested
ceived information
event,”
says
Lisa-Marie
they
lose,
so
the
cattlemen
es
its
2012
Young
Artist
man was 40-year-
that Paradiso was
Brent staying in a motel Competition. The competi Patterson, Executive Direc will not able to recover law
old Chester Brent Chester
of OES, “and we’re also yer fees if they win.
Paradiso of Irrigon. Paradiso
in Wood Village, tion takes place every sec tor
looking
forward to hearing
Childers says there
ond
year
in
Pendleton.
On January
OR. MCSO called
some
of
the
best
young
tal
The
contest
will
be
1, MCSO responded to the Multnomah County
a call regarding residen Sheriff’s Office, which was held on February 25 from ent in the area.”
Competition par
tial burglary at the Melvin able to provide surveillance 1 to 5 p.m. in the Vert Club
Blank residence in Irrigon. on the motel. Paradiso was Room at 345 SW 4th Street ticipants will compete in
one of three divisions: inter
During the investigation, subsequently taken into in Pendleton.
The competition mediate division (through
they discovered several custody by the arrest team
Elane Dickenson, Origi tournament.
thousand dollars worth of without incident, both on gives the region’s young grade 8), senior division By
nally
published in the Wal
“ The d a m a g e
gold, silver and firearms, the Irrigon charges and on musicians the opportunity (grades 9-12) and young lowa County
Chieftain,
Jan.
caused
to
the animal by the
along with household items, an unrelated arrest war to prepare and perform adult division (through age 11 , 2012
wolves
is
what’s
appalling,”
for a panel of professional 25). Prizes will be awarded
had been stolen. MCSO Sgt. rant.
JOSEPH
-
The
said
Roberts.
Rayburn received informa
MCSO executed a adjudicators. This year's in each division as fol
first livestock kill by
ODFW had planned
tion that two suspicious search warrant on the sus three adjudicators include lows: intermediate, $75; year’s
wolves
in
Wallowa
County
to
kill
two
Imnaha pack
senior,
$125
and
young
subjects were staying at the pect’s motel room in Wood Dr. Anthony Spain, music
was
confirmed
by
the
Or
wolves
because
of ongoing
adult,
$150.
In
addition
to
Tillicum Inn in Umatilla. Village. Several addition director of the Oregon East
egon
Department
o
f
Fish
depredation
o
f
livestock,
the
competition
prizes,
se
Police determined al items from the Irrigon Symphony and the North
and
Wildlife
the
first
of
this
but
there
is
currently
a court
lected
participants
may
be
that Paradiso had, indeed, burglary were recovered. west Symphony Orchestra
week.
stay-of-execution
o f the
invited
to
perform
with
the
rented a room at the Tilli The suspect was lodged at in Seattle, WA, and Maestro
A
10-month-old
re
wolves
in
effect.
Oregon
East
Symphony
or
cum Inn. Items left behind Multnomah County Jail on Bruce Walker, conductor
heifer was killed
Wolf “range rider”
in the motel room were Burglary I, Burglary II and of the Yakima Youth Sym A-Sharp Players orchestra placement
early
Saturday
morning,
Will
Voss
is back on the
during
the
2012-2013
con
phony
in
Washington
and
identified as coming from Aggravated Theft 1.
Jan.
7,
in
a
pasture
on
the
job
at
the
request of the
cert
season.
OES’s
A-Sharp
Players
the Irrigon burglary.
The MCSO is cur
Triple
Creek
Ranch,
man
Shears.
The
general
public
and
Preludes
preparatory
MCSO was later rently looking for an ad
by Scott Shear, just six
“When the wolves
contacted by The Coin Cra ditional suspect and other orchestras, as well as prin is welcome to attend this aged
miles
southeast
of
Joseph
come
back
into the val
event;
however,
seating
is
cipal
cellist
for
the
OES.
dle in the Tri-Cities and told persons of interest.
on Tucker Down Road.
ley, it’s time for Will to go
“We are really ex limited..
“This brings to 21 back on the job,” said Scott
More information
cited to have such an ac-
about the Oregon East Sym the number o f livestock Shear, who is vice president
phony and the Young Artist confirmed killed by the o f the Wallowa County
Competition can be found Imnaha pack since spring Stockgrowers Association.
an d tak e the g u e ssw o rk out of cruising with a fully escorted
He said that Voss,
online at www.oregoneast- 2010,” said ODFW wildlife
vacatio n o f a lifetim e to beautiful A la ska
^
symphony.org, by emailing communications officer who worked as range rider
w ith H olland A m eric a Line!
program s@oregoneastsym - M ichelle Dennehy. She last year, will be monitoring
phony.org
or by calling said there are a minimum cattle ranches in the area at
Y o u r 8 -d a y v a c a tio n - S e p t. 1 6 -2 3 , 2 0 1 2 - in c lu d e s :
of five wolves in the Imnaha night in his pickup.
(541)276-0320.
• Roundtrip transportation to/from the pier in Seattle
pack.
Shear said he val
• A 7-night cruise aboard the beautiful Oosterdam
ODFW
notified
the
ued
the
heifer
at $ 1,500, but
• An authentic Alaskan Salmon Bake or Mendenhall Glacier tour in Sitka
Shears
at
5
a.m.
Saturday
that
it
could
have
produced
• A colorful city tour and Saxman Totem village tour in Ketchikan
that, according to a signal calves for the next 10 years.
• Victoria, Canada city tour and visit to the world famous Buchart Gardens
from OR4, the pack’s col “What value do you put on
• All meals throughout the cruise including room service and late night snacks
lared alpha male, the wolf that,” he asked. He plans to
• Exciting shows nightly aboard the ship
’Page Design
was in the vicinity of their put in a compensation claim
• All taxes, fees and gratuities
• Room-mate match for those needing a room mate
cattle. They found the dead when the state starts taking
• $25 on board credit to spend as you wish
heifer a short time later.
claims in February.
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and peace of mind knowing you are traveling with an escort for your entire vacation
Among those who
This is Shear’s sec
gathered
to
view
the
ODFW
ond
livestock
loss due to
Prices starting at just $ 1 4 5 0 per person double occupancy
’Hosting
necropsy
of
the
dead
animal
wolves
and
he
has
also re
for an inside to $ 2 3 2 5 per person for a suite. $ 3 5 0 deposit,
at the Shear ranch were ported fence damage due to
balance due July 3, 2 0 12
Wallowa County Commis wolves chasing his cattle.
Heppner
sioner
Susan Roberts and
“There’s a place
Call today for the best selection, cabins will sell out fast
Gazette-
Times
State
Rep.
Greg
Smith
of
for
wolves
and this isn’t it,”
for this incredible opportunity!
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