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A2 News/Obituaries wallowa.com February 25, 2015 Wallowa County Chieftain Community Calendar: Orchestra concerts; bear den outing; prayer day Wednesday, Feb. 25 Volunteer Orientation, 7 SP :DOORZD &RXQW\ +X mane Society Information Center, 104 N. River St., (QWHUSULVH &ODVV IRU QHZ DQG H[LVWLQJ YROXQWHHUV More info: Karen Mason, 541-432-7310. Thursday, Feb. 26 <RXQJ 3HRSOH¶V &RQFHUW by the Wallowa Valley Or- FKHVWUD DP (QWHUSULVH High School. Free. Includes interactive and information- al activities. Film (50 minutes), “Mir- rors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible,” fol- lowed by a discussion about race and culture with Gwen 7ULFH RI 0D[YLOOH +HUL tage Center and Bennie 0RVHV0HVXEHG RI (28¶V 0XOWLFXOWXUDO&HQWHUSP DW-RVHSK\&HQWHULQ-RVHSK (YHQW LV SDUW RI %ODFN +LV tory Month. Saturday, Feb. 28 Wallowology! Bear Hi- bernation Outing with Jim Akenson and Mike Hansen of ODFW. Meet at 9 a.m. in WKH 2'): RIILFH SDUNLQJ lot on Fish Hatchery Road. 3DUWLFLSDQWV ZLOO WDNH WKHLU own cars to a Western Larch den tree located off the North Highway. Roughly 50 PLOHVURXQGWULS5RXJKO\D 10-minute hike to the den WUHH %ULQJ D GD\SDFN ZLWK VDFN OXQFK DQG ZDWHU SOXV binoculars, and camera. Back in town by early after- noon. RSVP to jcreative@ eoni.com. Sunday, March 1 Community Concert by the Wallowa Valley Orches- WUDSP(QWHUSULVH+LJK School. Free. Friday, March 6 World Day of Prayer ob- VHUYDQFH SP 6W 3LXV X Catholic Church, 407 S. Pine, Wallowa. More LQIR 0DULHWWD +HULQFN[ 541-240-0714, mariettaher- LQFN[#\DKRRFRP ZZZ ZGSXVDRUJ Saturday, March 7 Blue Mountain Fiddle 6KRZ SP DW &ORYHUOHDI +DOO(QWHUSULVH$GPLVVLRQ 'LQQHUDWSPFDWHUHG E\ $SSOH )ODW &DWHULQJ More info: 541-432-3195. Thursday, March 5 Free screening of mov- ie, ““Monumental,” a film DERXW $PHULFD¶V ³WUXH QD WLRQDO WUHDVXUH´ SP DW 2. 7KHDWUH LQ (QWHUSULVH Sunday, March 8 6SRQVRUHG E\ 6WHZDUGV RI Wallowa Valley Cho- the Wallowas. rale Winter Concert, 4 SP /RVWLQH 3UHVE\WHULDQ Church. Program will com- bine an edgy collection of ¶VSRSPXVLFZLWK³&OLPE Every Mountain” from the Sound of Music, also classic hymns, Irish melodies, and DVRORSHUIRUPDQFHE\'HQ Q\.ROE-RVHSKSRVWPDVWHU Refreshments will be VHUYHGIROORZLQJWKHSHUIRU mance. Friday, March 13 -RVHSK))$$OXPQL'LQ QHU$XFWLRQ 'RRUV RSHQ SP -RVHSK &RPPXQL W\ &HQWHU 7ULWLS GLQQHU 7LFNHWV DW WKH GRRU RU LQDGYDQFHDW6SRUWV&RUUDO More info: Karen Rinehart, 541-432-0770. O BITUARIES *HQHVHH³-HQQ\´5DH0XU¿WW Aug. 31, 1942 – Jan. 21, 2015 %HWWLH$QQ0F&R\*RHEHORI:DOORZDSDVVHGDZD\ SHDFHIXOO\RQ)HEVXUURXQGHGE\KHUIDPLO\ DQGIULHQGV7KHUHZLOOEHDSRWOXFNFHOHEUDWLRQRIOLIHRQ 6DWXUGD\)HEDWSPDWWKH:DOORZD6HQLRU&HQWHU Bettie Ann was born on July 11, 1942, to Jake McCoy and Betty Lou (Haney) McCoy. 6KHJUHZXSDQGZHQWWRVFKRROLQ:DOORZDDQG Looking Glass. 0DQ\SHRSOHUHPHPEHU%HWWLH$QQIURPGHOLYHULQJ 7KH2EVHUYHUIRURYHUWKLUW\\HDUVLQ:DOORZD6KHDOVR worked as the Wallowa County dog catcher and at the :DOORZD7UDQVIHU6LWH6KHZDLWUHVVHGFRRNHGDQGEDU WHQGHGIRU%DLUG¶V7DYHUQDQG7KH/RVWLQH7DYHUQDQG worked on the McCoy farms. Bettie loved yard sales and collected many treasures and antiques. She also loved to garden and watch hummingbirds. 6KHHQMR\HGWLQNHULQJZLWKDOOW\SHVRIPDFKLQHVZLWK her dad and her son and grandsons. In earlier years she ORYHGUDFLQJMHHSVDQGKHU¶'RGJH&KDUJHUDQGULYHU rafting with friends. Bettie loved all animals and rescued many of them over WKH\HDUVLQFOXGLQJDYHU\VSHFLDOFDW/-/LWWOH-DNH If you ever needed anything, all you had to do was ask %HWWLH6KHZDVDOZD\VWKHUHWRKHOSDQ\RQH Bettie is survived by her four children Debra (Gene) Smith Wilson of Chattaroy, Wash., Kelly (Susan) Smith of 2O\PSLD:DVK7HUUL$QQ5LFN6NLOOLQJVRI:DOORZD DQG7UDYLV1LNL*RHEHORI:DOORZD6KHLVVXUYLYHGE\ seven grandchildren, Jessica and Adrianne Wilson, Zack and Wade Skillings, Chance and Gage Goebel and Madi Smith. She is also survived by two sisters Lois Williams and family of Redmond and Shirley Surber (David) Surber and family of Culver. Bettie is also survived by PDQ\DPD]LQJOLIHORQJIULHQGVLQFOXGLQJEHVWIULHQGDQG cousin, Elsie and Red Evans and Debbie and Steve Hafer. %HWWLHZDVSUHFHGHGLQGHDWKE\KHUPRWKHU%HWWLH/RX (Haney) McCoy, her father Jake McCoy and the love of her life Star Longley. &KDULWDEOHFRQWULEXWLRQVLQ%HWWLH¶VQDPHPD\EHPDGH to the Wallowa County Humane Society. Online condolences to the family can be made at www. ORYHODQGIXQHUDOFKDSHOFRP Genesee “Jenny” Rae 0XU¿WWSDVVHGDZD\ Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at age 72. She was born in (QWHUSULVH$XJ to Bertrand and Constance (Butner) DePierris. Jenny cherished growing XSLQ(QWHUSULVHRQKHU JUDQGSDUHQWV¶UDQFKZKLFK nurtured her never-ending love of Oregon. She embraced WKHYDOXHVRIJURZLQJXSLQD UXUDOLQWLPDWHVHOIUHOLDQWFRPPXQLW\WKDWVKDSHGKHUSHUVRQDO characteristics; she was loyal, tough, adventurous, sentimental, and loved to have fun and laugh. -HQQ\¶VIDPLO\PRYHGWR7KH'DOOHVZKHUHVKHJUDGXDWHG from high school in 1960, and during a summer job cooking on a wheat ranch, she began a lifelong love affair with a FKDULVPDWLF³SRXQGVRIWZLVWHGVWHHODQGVH[DSSHDO´ UDQFKKDQG-LP0XU¿WW7KH\PDUULHGLQ-XQHDQG moved to Portland where he eventually became a career ¿UH¿JKWHU -HQQ\¶VSURIHVVLRQDOOLIHEHJDQDVDPRGHOIRU-DQW]HQ however, her curiosity and sense of adventure led her to a YDULHW\RIMREVXOWLPDWHO\VSHQGLQJ\HDUVDW0HUFDQWLOH RZQHGE\KHUVLVWHU9LFWRULD7D\ORU6KHUHWLUHGWKUHH\HDUV DJRDQGZDVKRQRUHGWRYROXQWHHUDW6W9LQFHQW+RVSLWDODQG Good Samaritan. After moving to Portland, Jenny and Jim quickly had three EHORYHGVRQVOHDGLQJDEXV\OLIHZLWKVFKRROVSRUWVJRRG FRRNLQJDQGIXOORIIXQ7KH\WRRNQXPHURXVURDGWULSVWRYLVLW IULHQGVDQGZKHUHWKH\DOOFRXOGSUHVHUYHFORVHUHODWLRQVKLSV with their large and colorful family of aunts, uncles and FRXVLQV-HQQ\IHOWKHUJUHDWHVWDFFRPSOLVKPHQWZDVKHU family and role of mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother. 6KHVSRLOHGKHUJUDQGFKLOGUHQ5HP\6R¿D0D[DQG/LO\DQG WUHDVXUHGWKHWLPHVKHVSHQWZLWKWKHP Jenny was never without a book, and frequently gave ERRNVDVDJLIW6KHUHDGGR]HQVRI%ULWLVKP\VWHU\QRYHOV American thrillers, and loved to watch old Hollywood movie FODVVLFV(YHU\RQHDSSUHFLDWHGKHUXQLTXHVHQVHRIVW\OHDQG WKDWVKHOLYHGKHUOLIHXQ¿OWHUHGDQGLQGHSHQGHQW-HQQ\ZLOO be immeasurably missed, and left us too early, but with a lot of great memories, funny stories and laughter. 6KHZDVSUHFHGHGLQGHDWKE\KHUIDWKHU%HUWUDQG'H3LHUULV PRWKHU&RQVWDQFH%XWQHU7KUDVKHU'H3LHUULVKXVEDQG-LP 0XU¿WW6KHLVVXUYLYHGE\KHUVRQV5KHWW5HEHFFD0XU¿WW 0DUF7UDF\0XU¿WW(ULF5DFKHO0XU¿WWVLVWHU9LFWRULD .LUN7D\ORUVLVWHU$QQH7KUDVKHUDQGJUDQGFKLOGUHQ5HP\ 0XU¿WW6R¿D0XU¿WW0D[0XU¿WWDQG/LO\0XU¿WW A memorial service will be held Saturday Feb. 21, at 11:30 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel, 1701 SW 4th Ave., Portland. Remembrances to Portland Providence Medical Foundation Cancer Research. The family of Phyllis Dotson would like to thank everyone who supported us during our time of loss. We appreciate the food, cards, donations, prayers and kindness from each and every one of you. Special thanks to Dr. Boyd, Dr. Caine, and Dr. Sheehan, the staff at Wallowa Mountain Medical, Home Health Care, her caregiver, Linda Verstrate and the nurses and aids at Wallowa Memorial Hospital who provided loving care for her during illness. Also, thanks to her friends who attended the service and all who helped in providing a delicious meal afterwards. Overwhelmed? Is the weight of day to day stress getting too much to bear? 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 Are your work and family relationships suffering? I can help! Top adult team and top student team win $250 each for a Wallowa County charity of their choice. S Remaining proceeds benefit Project Heartbeat, the nonprofit that places automated external defibrillators throughout the county, and other Rotary projects. S It’s time to assemble your team of three spellers – adults or students. Register at wallowarotaryclub.blogspot.com or Bank of Eastern Oregon. Registration fee: $75 (or request a sponsor). S Plan to cheer on your favorite spellers and have fun! Admission: $5 donation suggested. S Info: Marilyn Dalton, rmdalton7@gmail.com. Rotary Club of Wallowa County wallowarotaryclub.blogspot.com :LOPD)*RXFKHURI(QWHUSULVHSDVVHGDZD\DWDORFDO FDUHIDFLOLW\RQ)HE$FRPSOHWHRELWXDU\ZLOOEH SXEOLVKHGDWDODWHUGDWH%ROOPDQ)XQHUDO+RPHLQ(QWHUSULVH is handling the arrangements. Robert V. Evans 5REHUW9(YDQVRI:DOORZDSDVVHGDZD\RQ0RQGD\ )HEDW:DOORZD0HPRULDO+RVSLWDO$IXOORELWXDU\ ZLOOEHSXEOLVKHGDWDODWHUWLPH%ROOPDQ)XQHUDO+RPHLQ (QWHUSULVHLVKDQGOLQJWKHDUUDQJHPHQWV About Obituaries News obituaries are a free service of the Wallowa &RXQW\&KLHIWDLQ7KHSDSHUDFFHSWVRELWXDULHV from the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to editing. Send obituaries by HPDLORELWV#ZDOORZDFRPID[ RUPDLO32%R[(QWHUSULVH257KH GHDGOLQHWRVXEPLWDQRELWXDU\LVSP0RQGD\IRU WKH:HGQHVGD\SDSHU )RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQRUWRLQTXLUHDERXWDSDLG memorial, call 541-426-4567. High and Low Temperatures According to data sent to MesoWest: www.mesowest.utah.edu Enterprise Date Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Low 22 28 35 32 11 11 21 High 56 48 43 35 33 46 n/a Lostine Date Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Joseph Date Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Date Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Low 27 27 34 30 9 9 21 Low 28 30 33 41 23 19 27 Low 21 26 34 31 16 12 20 High 56 49 47 37 36 47 n/a Wallowa High 55 46 41 34 32 43 n/a Date Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Low 21 24 36 32 18 12 19 High 59 51 44 38 40 51 n/a Troy High 53 56 54 52 40 45 n/a Date Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Low 27 29 30 37 24 20 25 High 59 61 57 47 44 49 n/a Six-day forecast A few sessions can make a big difference. Feb. 25 - March 2 Source: National Weather Service Jeff Harman, MA., LPC Professional Counseling In A Private Setting Rotary’s Community Spelling Bee is back! Wilma F. Goucher Imnaha Get ready, Wallowa County. . . Odd Fellows Hall (above Soroptimist Thrift Shop) in Enterprise The Community Calendar lists fundraisers, free local events and those with a nom- inal fee organized by non- SUR¿W RUJDQL]DWLRQV 6XEPLW information to calendar@ wallowa.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday. To promote IRUSUR¿W HYHQWV FRQWDFW sales representative Brooke Pace at bpace@wallowa. com. D EATH N OTICES Bettie Ann Goebel July 11, 1942 – Feb. 20, 2015 Thank You Sunday, March 15 Hurricane Creek Grange will be drawing the winner RI WKH 7URSK\ (ON 5DIÀH WDJ DZDUGHG E\ 7KH 1DWXUH Conservancy) during the *UDQJH¶V SP PHHWLQJ 3UHFHGHG E\ D SRWOXFN VWDUW LQJDWSP$OODUHZHOFRPH Feb. 25 H: 45 L: 27 Increasing clouds Feb. 26 H: 40 L: 25 Chance of rain Feb. 27 H: 41 L: 25 Chance of rain Feb. 28 H: 41 L: 17 Mostly cloudy March 1 H: 41 L: 20 Mostly sunny March 2 H: 41 L: n/a Slight chance of snow www.jharmancounseling.com To schedule an appointment call Jeff Harman (541) 426-3067 Preferred Provider for Regence Blue Cross, ODS, Cascade Centers and many other private insurance and employee assistance programs. You may not need Life Insurance, but your family does. Call us today for a free quote. 541-426-4208 March 3 Full Moon Locally owned & operated • 616 W. North Street, Enterprise Phases of the moon March 10 March 17 March 24 Last Quarter New Moon 1st Quarter