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Chieftain’s Football Contest Kicks Off! Enterprise, Oregon Page A12 www.wallowa.com Issue No. 21 September 9, 2015 $1 School health center plan spurs questions Clinic would treat children with limited access to care; parental rights, treatment protocols raise concerns By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain Emotions ran high but never boiled over at a stand- ing-room-only public meeting about starting a school-based health center at Enterprise Elementary School. A panel from Winding Waters Med- ical Clinic, led by Dr. Eliza- beth Powers, hosted the ques- tion-and-answer session at Cloverleaf Hall on Sept. 3. Powers started the meeting with a brief Power Point pre- sentation of the priorities of the center, which focused on providing health and dental care to school children who had little or no access to such ” I DON’T THINK WE NEED THE (HEALTH CENTER) AT OUR SCHOOL. SHANNON VERNAM care. She said the motivation for implementing the program arose from a survey conduct- ed by the Community Area &RXQFLOWKDWLGHQWL¿HGVSHFLI ic needs for youth health care, particularly for the poor. See CENTER, Page A8 Fouste gets ankle bracelet removed September 11-13 By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain Dick Walker of Union with mules Lewis (right) and Clark during 2007 Mule Days. Chieftain archives PLAY BY EAR PACK IN THE FUN AT MULE DAYS NO. 35 T By Kathleen Ellyn Wallowa County Chieftain he long-ears are coming to Enterprise this coming weekend for the 35th year in a row. That’s right, Hells Canyon Mule days, always held the week- end after Labor Day, is scheduled for Sept. 11, 12 and 13 at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds. Mule lovers, young and old, from all over the world (yes, the world) will come to enjoy the pa- rade and three full days of performance events, good dinner and dancing, cowboy poetry, Dutch oven cook-offs, art and vintage sales, vendors and more. An HCMD souvenir admission button, good for all three days, will cost you $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 60 and older, and $3 for kids 7-12 years. Kids 6 years and younger get in free. The number of events and visual displays you will get to see for that cost is too long to list, but a few favorites include: See EVENT, Page A9 Chieftain archives A contender in the three-man Fat Ass Express rounds a pole and heads in to hand off the saddlebags to the next man in his team. Even alleged domestic abusers have a legal right to their personal dignity, ac- cording to Wallowa County Circuit Court Judge Russell B. West, who ordered the removal of a GPS track- ing bracelet from Scott Lee Fouste, 53, of Imnaha River Woods. Fouste, who was allegedly involved in a May 11 domes- tic abuse incident which saw the deployment of a dozen VKHULII¶V RI¿FH SHUVRQQHO along with a SWAT team from Bend, requested the GPS re- moval at a Sept. 2 plea hear- ing. Fouste is facing charges of felony unlawful use of a weapon, fourth-degree as- sault, two counts of menacing, SRLQWLQJD¿UHDUPDWDQRWKHU unlawful use of a weapon, and physical harassment. Fouste’s plea hearing turned into something else entirely as he appeared with his third lawyer, William E. Perkinson of Pendleton. Per- kinson started the hearing by requesting a continuance of the proceedings to have time to familiarize himself with the case. Deputy District Attorney Rebecca Frolander said she had received a request from Perkinson to modify Fouste’s release conditions. Fouste requested permis- sion to visit his mother, who resides in a Walla Walla nurs- ing home, and permission to stay overnight with his father in Pilot Rock or his brother in Walla Walla in conjunction with visiting his mother. Fro- lander did not object to the PRGL¿FDWLRQV DV )RXVWH ZDV wearing the tracking device. Perkinson then requested the removal of the tracker, citing Fouste’s compliance with the release agreement during the 14 weeks he had worn the device. See FOUSTE, Page A9 Piano man returns home Former resident Brady Goss will play show at OK Theatre By Steve Tool Wallowa county Chieftain Courtesy photo Pianist Brady Goss. Piano artist Brady Goss of the Brady Goss Band, is returning to the area with his band for a rock n roll show at the OK Theatre on Sept. 10. Goss was a longtime Wallowa County resident who moved with his parents to the area in the 1990s, when his father, Mike Goss, bought the Food City grocery store in Wallowa. Goss’ mother is Becky Schaef- fer of Wallowa. Goss started playing around the age of 5. “There’s a picture of me as a toddler reaching for the keys, and I think I’ve always loved it,” Goss said. Goss also plays guitar 0XVLFLDQV ZKR LQÀXHQFH Goss include Jerry Lee Lewis, bluesman Stevie Ray Vaughan and the soft rock group, The Eagles. Hank Williams Sr. and Frank Sinatra received men- tion as well. As much as Goss loves the Wallowa Valley, he moved to 2UHJRQ &LW\ DERXW ¿YH \HDUV ago to pursue his art. Unlike many toiling musicians, Goss actually makes a living at his profession. “There’s more opportunities here, and I’m getting a lot more gigs. I am slammed busy this year, which is great,” he said. Goss said he always knew he wanted to become a pro- fessional musician and started pursuing music as a profession as soon as he graduated high school. He said he was fortu- nate to gain access to people who showed him the ropes to becoming a professional mu- sician. “I didn’t meet people who could get me hooked up with a high-end record label, but I met people who helped me get regional popularity where I’m always in demand as an enter- tainer. I’m a solo artist with his own show who knows how to do business,” Goss said. While Goss enjoys return- ing to the Wallowa Valley for gigs, he’s only been back once this year, to play to a packed house at Embers. “I used to come back a lot more. I’d have a gig in La Grande, then I’d have a gig at Lear’s, and then a gig at Embers. I’ve got so much stuff going on over here, LW¶VKDUGWR¿QGWKHWLPH´KH said. See GOSS, Page A9