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The INDEPENDENT, April 16, 2009
Wolves in Oregon topic of Zoo lecture
Get ready for district election votes
On a hot summer night in a
remote area of northeastern
Oregon, Russ Morgan and a
colleague pulled their truck to
the side of an abandoned road,
turned their heads toward the
sky and began howling. Mo-
ments later their call was re-
turned. The distinct sounds of
two adult wolves and two wolf
pups quickly filled the night sky.
Oregon’s first resident wolf
pack in more than 60 years had
Ballots will be mailed May 1
for the May 19 election of board
members for school districts,
fire districts, and other special
districts. Banks voters will
choose directors for the boards
of the Banks School District
and the Banks Fire District.
Positions 1, 2 and 4 are
open on the Banks School
Board. All positions are four-
year terms.
Position 1 has attracted two
candidates. Glenn Hinman is a
part-time teacher/administrator
who lists no prior governmental
experience on his filing. His op-
ponent is Norie Dimeo-Ediger
whose occupation is K-12 Pro-
gram Manager for Oregon For-
est Resources Institute. She
has served on the Banks Plan-
ning Commission and the
Banks Community Library
Board of Directors.
Incumbent Will Moore is un-
opposed for Position 2.
Richard Bowden, who lists
prior governmental experience
on the Banks Planning Com-
mission, is unopposed for Posi-
tion 4. He works for Clean Wa-
ter Services.
Two director positions are
open on the Banks Fire District
board. Both are for four-year
terms and incumbents Matt
Pihl and Steven Harr, are run-
ning unopposed.
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Morgan, the Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife’s wolf
coordinator, will discuss the tri-
umphant return of wolves to
their historic range, and strate-
gies for preserving the species
in Oregon, on Tuesday, April
28, at 7:00 p.m. at the Oregon
Zoo, as part of the 2009
Wildlife Conservation Lecture
Series.
In his lecture, “Wolf Conser-
5/7/09
vation and Management in
Oregon: Modern History, Chal-
lenges and the Future,” Morgan
will give a history of wolves in
the West and discuss the im-
plementation of Oregon’s new
wolf conservation and manage-
ment plan. He also will give an
update on recent wolf activities
in the state and discuss his cur-
rent research.
“Not only is it exciting to
have wolves return to Oregon
after so many years, but essen-
tial,” said Tony Vecchio, zoo di-
rector. “Wolves, and other large
predators, play pivotal roles in
our delicate ecosystems. It is
important that we learn the
roles of all animals, especially
those in our own backyards.”
Wolves were exterminated
from Oregon decades ago by
government-sponsored bounty,
See Wolves on page 14
See picture on page 24
Trussell put on
WOU Pres. list
West Oregon University has
announced that Banks resident
Edmond A. Trussell has
earned a place on the Presi-
dent’s List for winter term
2009.
5/7/09
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