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The Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife
has announced an imme-
diate relaxation of ¿shing
restrictions on 10 bodies
of water including Kinney
Lake in Wallowa County.
The agency plans to
treat lakes and ponds in
Baker, Union, Umatilla
and Wallowa counties with
an EPA approved ¿sh tox-
icant, rotenone, to remove
illegally introduced brown
bullhead cat¿sh, large-
mouth bass, black crappie
and/or gold¿sh in order to
improve trout ¿sheries.
Under the new tempo-
rary regulations, there are
no daily bag or possession
limits, no size limits and
anglers may harvest ¿sh by
hand, dip net and angling.
The temporary regulations
will be in effect until 12:01
a.m., Sept. 26 when these
water bodies will close to
all ¿shing during chemical
treatment. These ¿sheries
will re-open on Jan. 1, 2016
and will be re-stocked with
hatchery trout in the spring.
Rotenone is often used
to remove undesirable ¿sh
species. At the concen-
trations used to kill ¿sh,
rotenone is not toxic to hu-
mans, other mammals or
birds. It breaks down com-
pletely in the environment
and will not be detectable
within weeks of treatment,
according to ODFW.
September 9, 2015
Mentor Match helps local
teens launch businesses
A new crop of ambitious ju-
niors and seniors in the county
will have a chance to become
successful entrepreneurs in
their own right, and learn di-
rectly from other successful
entrepreneurs and business
professionals, as the Mentor
Match youth entrepreneur pro-
gram enters its sixth year.
The program requires par-
ticipants to create and launch
their own for-pro¿t business,
and pursue product develop-
ment, market research, build-
ing a customer base, and man-
aging ¿nances. The program
is funded and administered
by Building Healthy Fami-
lies, an Enterprise-based non-
pro¿t that provides a variety
of services to the community
including tutoring and mento-
ring.
Recent participant Eyreus
Rooney, a rising senior at En-
terprise, teamed up with her
twin sister Bette to form Four
Paws Pet Services, an in-home
pet sitting service that also
makes and sells dog treats and
sold them through several lo-
cal retailers. “I learned that
I can go out of my comfort
zone,” said Eyreus, about be-
ing an entrepreneur. “I learned
how to work with business
owners, and I learned not to
be afraid to try new things.”
The Rooney twins won Top
Producer for the 2014-15 year,
and continue to operate Four
Paws.
Other participants learned
the hard way that being your
own boss isn’t as easy as it
looks. “We celebrate failure as
much as success,” said advisor
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Mentor Match participants celebrate their success in Seattle. From left: Bette Rooney,
Katelynn Sidoti, Eyreus Rooney, Nathan Perren, and Mackenzie Gray.
Stacy Green. “The focus is on
creating something with the
resources you have, and see-
ing what you can accomplish.
There is a lot to learn from
failing, and there’s no shame
in it. The goal is to try things,
and learn as you go.”
A highlight of the program
is the annual Leadership & In-
novation Tour in June to Seat-
tle, where participants stay in
a downtown hostel, and visit
world-class businesses like
Nordstrom, Microsoft, and the
original Starbucks. This year,
the group was treated to a VIP
Tour of Microsoft headquar-
ters just outside Seattle, where
four Microsoft employees in
a variety of jobs talked about
how they came to work at Mi-
crosoft, and what it’s like to
work there.
“Everyone was so nice and
easy to talk to,” said Macken-
zie Gray, who served as presi-
dent of this year’s club.
Rachel Mclean, an associ-
ate buyer for the men’s shoe
department of the Àagship
Nordstrom department store in
downtown Seattle showed off
the new “girlfriend” dressing
room in the junior department,
a large room where girls can
bring their friends to shop for
special occasions like Prom.
The 26-year-old Mclean spent
two years at Eastern Oregon
University before transferring
to Seattle Paci¿c University
and majoring in fashion mer-
chandising. She shared what
it’s like to work alongside the
Nordstrom brothers, who are
still actively involved in the
day-to-day operations of the
company, one of the most re-
spected retailers in the coun-
try.
“It managed to hold my
interest,” said Nathan Perren,
the only male in the group,
about the tour. “I learned a lot
goes into a department store
that you don’t even realize.”
One of the long-term ob-
jectives of the program is to
introduce students to the idea
of business and entrepreneur-
ship as a career/educational
choice. “We want to let kids
know being your own busi-
ness owner is a viable way to
make a living,” said Green.
“And we want to encourage
business skill development,
in key areas like accounting,
computer science, manage-
ment, and sales/marketing,
because our local businesses
need those skills to grow.”
Going into its sixth year,
the program can show some
progress. Many former partic-
ipants are pursuing business
and economics in college,
and several have worked in
local internships in account-
ing, marketing and comput-
er science; some have even
launched businesses.
After winning Top Produc-
er in 2013-2014 with his scrap
metal business, Metal Man,
Nikolai Christoffersen started
making custom wood cutting
boards. That effort earned him
a scholarship, and the article
in the local paper caught the
attention of Williams College,
where he will begin this fall.
The college printed the piece
Church Directory
St. Katherine's
Catholic Church
Summit Church
Fr. Roger Fernando
301 E. Garfield Enterprise
Mass Schedule
Weekdays 7:15am
Saturdays 5:30pm Sundays 10:30am
(541)426-4008
stkatherineenterprise.org
St. Pius X Wallowa Sundays 8:00am
All are welcome
Gospel Centered Community
Service time: 10:30 am
Cloverleaf Hall in Enterprise
Pastor Mark Garland
www.summitchurchoregon.org
Joseph United
Methodist Church
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3rd & Lake St. • Joseph
Pastor Cherie Johnson
Phone: 541-432-3102
Sunday Worship Services
8:30 & 11:00 am
Child care provided
at 8:30 am service
Faith
Lutheran
Church
409 W. Main
Enterprise, Oregon
Worship 2 nd & 4 th Sundays - 2 pm
Bible Study Tuesdays before the
2 nd & 4 th Sundays at 11 am
LCMS
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Christ Covenant
Church
Pastor Terry Tollefson
10:00am Choir
9:30am
Adult Education
541.398.0597
Childrens program during service
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606 West Hwy 82
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541-432-4940
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in their newsletter, and orders
came in.
Matt Perren, a ¿rst-year
participant, worked as an ac-
counting intern at Edison Per-
ry & Company in Enterprise
this summer. He will get his
accounting degree from East-
ern in 2016. Since graduating
from Enterprise High in 2011,
Perren has been working on
launching a sunglasses com-
pany. Verbal Optics is now on
Facebook, and product will
soon be available.
Former students John
Green and Sarah Madsen
tried their hands in local busi-
nesses this summer as well.
Green, a second-year com-
puter science major, worked
full time at Winding Waters
Clinic in Enterprise as their
IT (Information Technology)
associate. Madsen worked at
Bird Dog Signs in Enterprise,
learning about graphic design
and marketing.
“Our original long-term
objective was to show high
school students they could
start their own business or
develop a skill set that a busi-
ness owner wants to hire,”
said Green. “We wanted to
show our kids that there are
opportunities here in Wallowa
County, and how to tap into
those. I think we’re making
some progress.”
Maria Weer, executive di-
rector of Building Healthy
Families, seems to agree.
“Building Healthy Families
is thrilled to continue our
long-term partnership with
the Youth Entrepreneurship
program. Each year, we are
impressed by what Stacy and
her students bring to the table
and are eager to share with the
community and our funders
the exciting achievements of
the young entrepreneurs in our
community,” Weer said.
The mandatory introduc-
tory meeting for the Men-
tor Match program will be
Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m.
It will take place at Building
Healthy Families, located
in the former nursing home,
across the street from the Big
Brown Church in Enterprise.
For more information, contact
Green at 541-398-2314.
301 NE 1St
St * 541-426-3044
United
Church
of Christ
Worship
at 11:00
The Big
Brown
Church
Bible Worship
Study at 9:30
Sunday
11A.M.
301
N. Brown
E. First Church”
Street
the
“Big
Enterprise
with the
Open Door
(541)
426-3044
Pastor
Donald
L. McBride
Pastor
Joseph
Newcomer,
Pastor
Don McBride
541-263-0695
541-263-5319
305 Wagner (near the Cemetery)
P.O. Box N, Enterprise, OR 97828
541-426-3751 Church
541-426-8339 School
Sabbath School 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Worship Hour 11:00 a.m. - Noon
Pastor
Jonathan
DeWeber
Pastor
Steve Gilmore
Spicy Chicken, Green Chilies,
Chili Verde Sauce,
Fresh Tomatoes & Sour Cream
THE TROLLEY
Asparagus Spears,
Artichoke Hearts and Spinach
on White Sauce
THE MONTEREY
Spicy Garlic-Marinated Chicken,
Zucchini, Mushrooms,
White and Green Onions,
Fresh Tomatoes and Basil
on a Pesto Sauce
Restaurant open
on weekends
thru Sept.
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