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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Both S teen and manner in which they .are pack o f piranha on four being managed by ODFW Schaafsma said the only legs,” Steen said in describ is causing suspicion and way a rancher is able to kill a wolf is if they ing how the wolves attack distrust among the actually catch the livestock. “They just keep people of Wallowa animal in the act of biting, biting, biting until County. biting a cow; even Morrow something goes down.” then, the rancher He said some o f County Sheriff Ken has to have a kill the animals, including the Matlack and several permit from ODFW bull, survive the attack but of his deputies were Lori to do that. become infected, sicken, at the forum Sun Schaafsma “The odds and then later die. Since day and indicated the bull’s death was not at they are learning how to of actually catching one are tributed to a wolf attack, the investigate suspected wolf slim to none,” she said. All three women owners were not compen attacks in preparation for also mentioned they are sated for the $5,000 animal.. the expected incidents here, concerned with possible and there have already been One photo showed a calf that was attacked and was some suspected attacks in diseases carried by the wolves. They fear the pos taken to the vet to have its the county. leg and tail bandaged. Also at the forum sibility of tape worms and No representatives Sunday, which was spon cysts being transferred to of the ODFW were at the sored by the Willow Creek domestic dogs, and also forum, or at least did not Tea Party Patriot group, that there may become a were three women with the problem with berries and speak publically. Steen said while Oregon Wolf Education nuts from the forest that are living with the wolves the group. Lori Butterfield, contaminated with disease past several years he has Lori Schaafsma and Kerry from the wolves. Schaafs learned several things, one Tienhaara related their ex ma said they understand the being how smart the ani periences as cattle produc ODFW is testing the wolves mals are. ers living with the wolves. for diseases and they have “This is a new chal asked the department what “They adapt and change,” he said in describ lenge we have never faced they are testing for. but so ing how the wolves will before,” said Schaafsma. far have not been told. The women live in follow paths and roads and She said people in Portland change their habits when do not feel that being cattle the middle of the wolves necessary. producers is an actual busi and have seen them near He also said he ness, and that her group was their homes and their cattle. urges cattlemen in Wal trying to educate people They all said the wolves lowa County to call his with videos, radio programs have caused more problems department first, and then and websites about the ef than just dead cattle. “Some of the cows he or his deputies will arrive fects of the wolves. and treat the death scene She said 10 breed just lose it after a wolf at or the injured animal as a ing pairs of wolves were tack,” said Schaafsma. She crime scene. He said he has brought into Wallowa coun said they get so scared they heard that the ODFW is not ty from Idaho, and now become unmanageable and pleased with this and has there are between 53 and some do not breed. been contacting Wallowa 58 pairs. “We have a lot of “They are out there living with us. You look County ranchers urging wolves.” them to call the state agency Schaafsma said the up and there is this huge first instead of the sheriff. governm ent urges them animal there,” she said of S teen also said to use “non-lethal" means her encounters with wolves. nothing much can be done on the wolves, including “We are living this.” about the damage being putting out flags, firing Her group has a done by wolves. warning shots and hiring website for wolf education “ You have more range riders to keep the at oregonwolfeducation. rights to shoot your neigh wolves away from their org, and they also give a bor’s dog that is harassing livestock. She said con weekly radio “w o lf up your livestock than you do servation groups have said date.” “We have been on these animals,” he pointed cattlemen should buy guard out. dogs, but she pointed out public radio arguing yvith Steen said he, of- *that tlW guard dogs do not people with PhDs,” said course, urges people to fol- get along with working Schaafsma. She said she low the law and not harm cattle dogs and will actually was surprised how unin the wolves, but said the try to kill them. formed people are. OR7 back in Oregon Wolf OR7 was lo cated in Oregon for the first time since late December at noon on March 1. As of midnight that night, OR7 was in Jackson County, OR. OR7 recently had been in northern Siskiyou County, CA— less than 10 miles from the Oregon-Cal- ifomia border. While OR7 then crossed a state bound ary, his m ovem ent was small (about 30 miles). “ W h ile w o lv e s crossing state boundar ies may be significant for people, wolves and other wildlife don’t pay atten tion to state borders,” said Russ Morgan. ODFW wolf coordinator. “It’s possible OR7 will cross back into California and be using areas in both states. ODFW will continue to monitor his location and coordinate with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Fish and Game.” While OR7 is west of Highways 395-78-95 in Oregon, he remains pro tected by both the federal and state Endangered Spe- cies Acts. OR7 left the Imna- ha pack in September 2011 and went through Baker, Grant, Lake, Crook, Har ney, Deschutes, Klamath and Jackson counties before entering California on Dec. 28, 2011. While in Cali fornia, he traveled through eastern Siskiyou County, northeastern Shasta County and then resided in Lassen County for a few weeks. On Feb. 11 he re-entered Shasta County and then, about a week later, he crossed into Siskiyou County. REMEMBRANCE WALK -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE istration flyer forms can still be picked up at the Heppner, Lexington and lone post offices, Heppner City Hall and Heppner and Condon M urray’s Drug stores. Those who haven’t had a chance to pre-register may bring completed forms with them the morning of the walk. Social hour before the walk begins at 8:30 a.m. Wristbands will be given to all fundraiser participants. Gas cards donated by area businesses will also be given as door prizes. All memorialized names received will be published in the paper after the walk. “ P le a s e jo in Friends Helping Friends on March 17 and make a difference,” says an event spokesperson. /kM y Rifa Van Schoiack Financial Advisor M ARCH NOAA issues monthly climate summary for Heppner According to pre liminary data received by NOAA's National Weather Service in Pendleton, OR temperatures in Heppner averaged slightly colder than normal during the month of February. The average tem perature was 37, degrees which was 0.8 degrees be low normal. High tempera tures averaged 46 degrees, which was 1.4 degrees be low normal. The highest was 64 degrees on Feb. 25. Low temperatures averaged 27.9 degrees, which was 0.3 degrees below normal. The lowest was 18 degrees on the seventh. There w ere 21 days with the low temperature below 32 degrees. There was one day when the high temperature stayed below 32 degrees. Precipitation to taled 0.52 inches during February, which was 0.60 inches below normal. 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Main Street, lone OR 544422-7454 I *•«« ioo ' p CIn n a te D ata Provided By NOAA/Natonal W eathsr S erv ice! surable precipitation o f at least .01 inch was re ceived on nine days, with the heaviest, 0.24 inches, reported on Feb. 21. Precipitation this year has reached 1.98 inch es, which is 0.61 inches be low normal. Since October, the water-year precipitation around Heppner has been 3.78 inches, which is 2.87 inches below normal. Snowfall totaled one inch, with at least one inch of snow reported on one day. The heaviest snow fall was 1 inch, reported on the 15th. The greatest depth of snow on the ground was one inch on Feb. 15. The outlook for March from NOAA’s Cli mate P rediction C enter calls for below -norm al temperatures and above normal precipitation. Nor mal highs for Heppner rise from 51 degrees at the start of March to 58 degrees at the end of March. Normal lows rise from 30 degrees to 36 degrees. The 30-year normal precipitation is 1.52 inches. T he N a tio n a l Weather Service is an office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra tion, an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department. Chamber Chatter Boardman T he B o ard m an Chamber Frostbite G olf Tournament is Saturday, March 31 at the Willow Run Golf Course. Shotgun start/scramble format with four-person teams; $200 per team. Registrations are available now at the cham ber office. If you want to be a hole sponsor or donate to the raffle prizes, please let us know. All funds from this tournament go to the Riv erside High School schol arship fund. Email or call with questions. The March mem bership lunch will be held on Wednesday, March 21 at the Port of Morrow. We have two great speakers, Dan Turley with the Local Emergency Planning Com- mittee and Dirk Dirksen with the Morrow County School District. The lunch will be catered by River Lodge & Grill and is $10 per person. RSVP by Mon day, March 19. R iv e rsid e H igh School Play: The Hallow, by Agatha Christie, March 15. 16, 17 at 7 p.m. and March 18 2 p.m. Tickets: $5 for students/seniors and $8 for adults. Boardman H ard ware & Liquor Store is host ing a Chamber After Hours on Thursday, March 29 at 5 p.m. “ We’ve changed our name but we are still the same customer-service oriented store.” Refresh ments. drawings for door prizes and more. BMCC Boardman is also pleased to announce the return o f Zumba in Boardman. Helen Gallaway will be teaching Zumba at Sam Boardman Elementary on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 pm. Stu dents may register online at www.bluecc.edu (Click on Students, then on Schedule of Classes to access Inter active Online Schedule.) Cost is $59 for the 11 -week w w w .bluem ountaininvest.com • • • • • • - SEVEN V i WOLF FORUM -Continuedfrom PACE ONE Wednesday, March 14,2012 class. M issoula C h il dren’s Theatre, The Tortoise and the Hare: Windy River Elementary School; partici pation free for Irrigon and Boardman K-12 students. Auditions: 10a.m. Monday, March 26. Performances: 2 and 5 p.m.. Sat., March 31. Tickets available at the door. Adults $2. Youth $ 1. General seating. Doors close five minutes before show time. Information: 541-481 4761. Funded by donations from North Mor row Community Founda tion and Morrow County Cultural Coalition. P urchase a $10 ticket to the ninth annual Joker’s Ball and your name goes into a drawing for wonderful prizes and gift certificates. The drawing will be held Sunday, April 1, 10 a.m., winner need not be present to win. Jok e r’s Ball is conducted by North Morrow Community Foundation and proceeds help fund the free week- long Missoula Children’s Theater Skills Workshops and two performances dur ing spring break. Tickets are available at Boardman Banks or send a $ 10 check payable to North Morrow Community Foundation to: PO Box 3, Boardman, OR 97818. Information: 541 481-7461 or 541 48J-5717. Checks must reach us by March 31. The Parent Teacher Organization of Sam Board- man Elementary School will be holding its annual Spring Carnival on May 3 from 6 - 8 p.m. Please join them for this family, fun-filled event. This carnival is the highlight of events for the school and also the biggest fundraiser of the PTO. The funds generated go directly back to the children. They are requesting help in spon soring a booth or contribut ing an item for our raffle. For more information, call 541-481-7383. The Tillicum Club Easter Egg Hunt is Satur day, April 7 at 10 a.m. at the Boardman Marina Park Heppner March 21 from 6 -7 p.m.: Relay for Life informational meeting to talk about planning “Relay for Life” coming to Hep pner. Come and find out more, see how you can get involved.. .join the commit tee, volunteer, get a team going and fight back against cancer. The meeting will be held at Heppner City Hall. M orrow C ounty Com m unity Health Im provem ent P artnership (CHIP) will be sponsor ing “Wellness in Morrow County-Public Meeting.” This meeting will give the local businesses an oppor tunity to leam more about health insurance costs and employee wellness oppor tunities, with lunch to be provided. Planned topics include: Simple steps busi nesses can take to encour age better employee health; A presentation on factors influencing your health insurance costs; Presenta tion of local success stories and countywide efforts to improve health. Hold the date and plan on attending in Heppner, Tuesday, April 24, 11:30 a.m .-l p.m. at the Episcopal Church and Boardm an, W ednesday. April 25 from 11:30 a.m .-l p.m. at the Port of Morrow Wednesday, April 18: Travel Oregon and Or egon Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting a Scenic Bikeway Work shop in Heppner on April 18 at All Saints Episcopal Church, time; specifics are still be defined. More information to follow. Saturday, April 28, 10 a.m.: 5K Run - 10K Run - 5K Walk - 1 Mile Kids’ Fun Run to be held at the Morrow County Fair grounds. This great event is being sponsored by Mor row County Health District. To register, or get additional information, visit http:// www.active.com/running/ heppner-or/rolling-hills- run-2012. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is F R E E of charge. 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