SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 15,2012
Sidewalk Stompers at Music Eagle ceases to soar despite
in the Parks
rescuer efforts
Jazz band serves as summer finale
The Sidewalk Stomp
ers will perform at Music in
the Parks on Monday, Aug.
20 at 7 p.m. at the Irrigon
Marina Park.
The Sidewalk Stomp
ers are a traditional jazz
band formed in 1997 in the
Tri-Cities, WA area. The
name Sidew alk Stom p
ers says it all...the band
is a small acoustic street
band able to play anywhere
and small enough to move
from spot to spot, similar to
New Orleans street bands.
Occasionally, the band is
augmented with a guest
jazz pianist when a stage
Sidewalk Stompers
venue allows. The Side
walk Stompers are strictly
an off-the-cuff, extempo
raneous group. Listeners
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will recognize most of the
tunes, which are 20s and
30s standards. “Nothing
obscure, just a lot of great
old tunes you haven’t heard
for a long time,” says one
band member.
The band is lead by
Karl Walterskirchen. Karl
moved to the Tri-C ities
from San Francisco in 1993
to work at Hanford as a
mechanical engineer. Origi
nally from Missoula, MT,
he started playing banjo
with traditional jazz bands
in the San Francisco area in
the mid 60s. He played on
and off at the famous Red
Garter in San Francisco and
played banjo with numer
ous San Francisco-style
and New Orleans-style tra
ditional jazz bands in the
San Francisco area. After
moving to the Tri-Cities,
Karl played with the local
Three Rivers Jazz Band
before starting the Sidewalk
Stompers.
The band plays for par
ties, winery functions, pubs,
jazz clubs and jazz festivals.
This year's ensemble at Ir
rigon will include trumpet,
clarinet, banjo (or guitar),
and jazz piano. This will be
the eighth year the band has
performed for the finale of
the Irrigon/Boardman Mu
sic in the Parks program.
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A young golden eagle
has expired despite the best
efforts o f rescuers from
Heppner to Pendleton.
The sick young eagle
showed up at the home of
Don and Jean Bennett this
past Sunday. A ccording
to the Bennetts’ daughter,
Sandy Matthews, when the
Bennetts found the juvenile
golden eagle on their prop
erty, they opened the yard
gate and turned on a sprin
kler for it. It sat under the
sprinkler until Steve Cherry
from the Oregon Depart
ment of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW) arrived.
One fact everyone no
ticed right away was that
the eagle was fitted with a
radio collar, which Cherry
said was part of a monitor
ing project for a wind tower
project in the area.
“One of the concerns
regarding wind power is the
impact on nesting golden
eagles,” Cherry explained.
“To help understand the
issues, wind power compa
nies have hired consultants
that do wildlife surveys.”
Cherry said one method
such consultants use is to
radio collar birds, usually
adults but sometimes juve
niles, to gather data about
where the birds nest, when
they are in the area and how
they use the landscape.
“If there were turbines
put in this area, how would
Steve Cherry of the ODFW prepares to transport the juvenile
golden eagle from the Bennett home to Blue Mountain Wildlife
in Pendleton. -Photo by Sandy Matthews
it affect the birds and what
is the potential for colli
sion?” he said were the
questions they sought to
answer.
While ODFW doesn't
place radio collars on the
birds, they do work with
such contractors and rec
ommend the information
needed to help minimize
the impact when siting w ind
power projects.
Cherry transported the
eagle to the Blue Mountain
Wildlife rehabilitation cen
ter in Pendleton. The staff
there did blood tests and
determined the young bird
was anem ic...basically,
Cherry said, it was starving
to death.
Unfortunately, the story
doesn't have a happy end
ing for the eagle. They gave
the bird fluids and nutrients,
but the eagle was too far
gone, and died despite the
intervention of many caring
people.
Cherry said it is not un
common for young hawks
and eagles to starve in the
wild.
“When they leave nest
and start hunting on their
own, it’s not uncommon for
them to starve to death, be
cause they have not learned
everything they need to
know from their parents,”
he said.
Cherry added that it
was unlikely the radio col
lar had anything to do with
the eagle’s death.
“The transmitter is de
signed for that size bird, and
it did not look like it played
any part in the fate of the
bird,” Cherry said. “The
reality is that there is a lot
of mortality associated with
things out in the wild.”
RODEO ENTERTAINMENT
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ing with her fiddle. Other
rodeo royalty to be seen
during this year’s fair and
rodeo parade include the
Pendleton Round-Up court.
Miss Oregon High School
Rodeo Queen Lilly Sand-
ford, Queen Maggie and
this year’s Grand Marshal,
Richard Kinzer.
Rodeo entertainment
will be at its finest during
the show. Scott “Blaze”
Logsdon will be the rodeo
clown this year. He is most
known for his impromptu
dances, quick-witted hu
mor and energy that just
won’t stop. A professional
firefighter during the week,
on the weekends his passion
is to make others laugh and
relax. This enthusiasm and
family fun takes him from
one rodeo to another.
A new event will be
added to the rodeo this
y ear...th e Stock Saddle
Bronc Riding will sup
ply one more rough stock
event. This is sanctioned
through the Western States
Ranch Rodeo Association.
Rank horses are used but
the cowboys ride in nor
mal western saddles and
do what they can to stay
aboard.
“This is sure to supply
some exciting w atching
during the rodeo this year,”
says a rodeo coordinator.
B Bar D will supply the
stock this year, with ani
mals they promise will push
the limits of skill even for
the world-class competitors
expected to ride during the
performances.
These cow boys and
cowgirls will be compet
ing not only for hundreds
of dollars in prize money
but also for the All-Around
Saddle, donated by the
Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Two National Pro-Ro
deo Association memorial
buckles also will be award
ed to the fastest riders in
both barrel racing and calf
roping. These buckles, the
Mike Currin Memorial and
the Janice Davis Memorial,
are in memory of past local
contestants from Heppner.
The last coveted award
will be the Amateur Calf
Roping saddle that was
donated by the Morrow
County Grain Growers for
the Morrow County Rodeo
show on Sunday. Each of
these items is on display
around Heppner; everyone
is invited to stop by the
various locations and check
them out.
The com m ittee has
worked hard to expand the
covered area and supply
more room near the Spur
‘Em Bam. The rodeo plan
ners encourage everyone
to enjoy time socializing,
listening to music, danc
ing and enjoying a favorite
beverage Thursday through
Sunday.
The T hree Q u arter
Short Band will be featured
Friday, while Rock N ’ Roll
Cow boys w ill entertain
Heppner on Saturday.
Rodeo slack will be
held during the M urray
wine and micro-beer tast
ing.
T he w eek en d w ill
close with the local Mor
row County Rodeo at 1:15
p.m, on the August 19. Any
interested Morrow County
residents can compete on
Sunday for prize money
and awards. Go to mocoro-
deo@hotmail.com or call
541-676-9451 for more
information.
“Fair and rodeo is a
time to kick back and enjoy
yourself without traveling
a long distance,” stresses
on rodeo fan. “Enjoy see
ing old friends and making
new ones.
“ V o lu n teers in the
community dedicate large
amounts o f their time to
bring this weekend to Mor
row County and to celebrate
local talents. This enables
the public to enjoy some
country entertainment at a
reasonable rate.”
General admission is
$10; VIP seats are $12
pre-sold or $15 at the gate.
Handicap parking is avail
able.
“Bring a friend, the
kids or relatives and enjoy
the 90,h celebration of the
Morrow County Rodeo.
It truly has something for
everyone.”
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