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Community Calendar:
Fashion show; Fergi Fest
Wednesday, April 1
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5 to 8 p.m., Enterprise VFW
Hall, $7 a plate. Supports the
Relief Fund that provides ne-
cessities for local veterans.
Thursday, April 2
Easter Bake Sale, starts 8
a.m. in the Wallowa Memori-
al Hospital lobby. Organized
by the Wallowa Memorial
Hospital Auxiliary.
Fashion Show, a fund-
raiser for the Joseph Public
Library’s expansion, 7 p.m.
at OK Theatre in Enterprise.
Doors open at 6 p.m. for so-
cial hour. Tickets $10, avail-
able at the door or in advance
at Old Town Café, Joseph
Public Library, Soroptimist
Thrift Store, M Crow in Los-
tine. More info: 541-432-
0141.
Friday, April 3
Community Good Friday
Service, 6 to 7 p.m. at the
OK Theatre in Enterprise. A
Wallowa County all-church-
es event sponsored by the
Wallowa County Ministerial
Assn.
Saturday, April 4
Community Easter egg
hunts in Wallowa, Joseph, and
Enterprise, 10 a.m. all loca-
tions. In Wallowa, at Lions
Park. In Joseph, at Joseph City
Park. In Enterprise, at Jensen
Fields (behind Safeway).
Fergi Fest, season-ending
celebration at Ferguson Ridge
Ski Area. 4 p.m. — social hour
and “golf.” 6 p.m. — potluck
barbecue, with live music to
follow. For more info, check
website, www.skifergi.com.
Sunday, April 5
Joseph Baptist Church
celebrates the Resurrection.
Easter Brunch at 9:30 a.m.
followed by Easter Service at
10:30 a.m. All are welcome.
Troy’s Annual Easter Pic-
nic, 12 noon at Troy School.
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Fishtrap Fireside’s
season to conclude
April 10 is the last Fish-
trap Fireside of the season.
This month features read-
ings by Kristy Athens, Kathy
Hunter, and Maya Polan. An
open mic reading follows
where audience members
have a chance to get up and
share their stories too.
Fishtrap Fireside is a
monthly event for Wallowa
County writers to read and
share their work. It takes
place the second Friday of
every month October through
April from 7 to 9 p.m. at the
Fishtrap House, 400 E. Grant
St. in Enterprise.
Kristy Athens is the au-
thor of “Get Your Pitchfork
On!: The Real Dirt on Coun-
try Living” (Process Media,
2012). She lives in Wallowa
County, where she works as
the outreach specialist for NE
Oregon Economic Develop-
ment District.
Kathy Hunter retired to
Wallowa County after a ca-
reer in Alaska as a freelance
journalist, college teacher
and editor. Since the cancel-
lation of her radio show of 14
years, “Fishtrap Storytime,”
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again, what to be when she
grows up.
Maya Polan has an appe-
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cross-country when she was
18, and has since been to 47
states. She’s lived in Con-
necticut, California, Indone-
sia, and Oregon, and grad-
uated with a BA in Literary
Arts from the University of
Redlands en route. Current-
ly, she’s a degree candidate
for an MFA in poetry from
Oregon State University.
She’s worked for the Spring
Creek Project, OSU Press,
and Cloudbank Books. She’s
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collection of poems, two of
which can be read in the most
recent edition of the New Ha-
ven Review.
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Kathy Hunter performs a ditty about Mother Nature’s nurturing advice during the March 28
Women’s Concert closing out Women’s Art Month at the Josephy Center.
Thursday, April 9
Enterprise
Cemetery
District meeting, 5:30 p.m.
at Community Connection
building in Enterprise. Fur-
ther discussion of irrigation
options. Everyone welcome.
“Recreational Trails as
Neighbors,” discussion on
proposed Joseph Branch Rail
with Trail, 6 to 8 p.m. at Hur-
ricane Creek Grange. With
speakers from the Weiser Riv-
er Trail in Southwest Idaho,
the 100-mile OC&E Wood
Line State Trail in Klamath
and Lake counties, and the
Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department.
April 10-11
Tamkaliks Rummage and
Bake Sale, Fri., April 10, 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat., April 11,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wallowa
Band Nez Perce Interpretive
Center (across street from
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dian tacos, fry bread, chili,
pie slices; books, household
goods, toys, clothing, sport-
ing goods, more. Annual
fundraiser. Proceeds go to-
ward two Tamkaliks scholar-
ship awards each year.
Saturday, April 18
Outdoor Recreation Gear
Swap, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
Winding Waters’ Boathouse,
204 E. Wallowa Ave., Jo-
seph. Fundraiser for the En-
terprise-Joseph Lions Club.
Gear drop-off days: Weds.,
April 15, 4 – 6 p.m.; Thurs.,
April 16, 10 a.m. – noon;
Fri., April 17, 4 – 6 p.m.;
Forester gives direction
on Travel Management
Finish the existing condi-
tions maps. Finish Subpart A
of Travel Management. Then
pause until Plan Revision is
complete before starting Sub-
part B.
That’s the direction from
Regional Forester Jim Pena
to the Wallowa-Whitman and
other Blue Mountain Forests.
“The Regional Forester
has directed the Forest to
continue to gather informa-
tion on the existing condition
maps as the review period
ends on March 31st, as we
are close to the end of the
public review period and in-
formation on the use of roads
is still needed,” Forest Su-
pervisor Tom Montoya said.
“The purpose of these
maps is not to open or close
roads, but rather to determine
if routes on the maps exist on
the ground, and if they are
being used.”
The existing condition
maps are a compilation of
information collected from
the public, the counties and
tribes over the past eight
years, plus the Forest Ser-
vice’s own road inventory
records. The public review
and corrections period ended
on March 31.
“To date the Forest has
received some valuable in-
formation that will aid us in
the future when we start back
up with subpart B,” Montoya
said.
In a letter dated March
17, 2015, Regional Forester
Jim Pena directed the Wal-
lowa-Whitman to complete
Subpart A of the Travel Man-
agement Rule by the end
of 2015. Subpart A is also
known as the minimum road
analysis and is separate from
the existing condition maps.
Subpart A addresses the
administration of the Forest
Transportation System. It is
not a decision document, but
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an analysis of what is needed
to administer and maintain
the forest road system. Ac-
cording to USFS, it is used
to determine what is needed
by the Forest to manage the
Forest only as a reference for
future project-level decisions
and planning efforts.
Plan revision addresses
roads in a very general way
and the re-engagement will
include discussions about ac-
cess, Montoya said. “There
will be opportunities for the
public to take part in the
re-engagement across the
Blue Mountain forests and
we will announce those on
our website and through lo-
cal media as they are sched-
uled.”
Upon completion of the
Forest Plan Revision, which
is anticipated to occur in
2016, the Forest will resume
the development of Subpart
B of the 2005 Travel Man-
agement Rule.
“Subpart B will include
more opportunities for the
public to participate in the
planning process,” Montoya
said. Subpart B will use all
the information gathered to
date, including any updated
information needed for the
existing condition maps.
The direction from the
Regional Forester also asks
that the Wallowa-Whit-
man continue to implement
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Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) decisions and exist-
ing Forest orders. This in-
cludes travel decisions made
under the Hells Canyon
Comprehensive
Manage-
ment Plan, Sled Springs and
Bald Angel Travel decisions.
The Forests in the Blues
have also been advised to
continue to look at the road
system as a part of their proj-
ect level analysis, including
forest restoration activities.
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will address the impact of
the forest road system on
resources while also ad-
dressing public access needs
— this may include closing
roads and/or lifting of re-
strictions on portions of For-
est roads,” Montoya said.
Sat., April 18, 8 – 10 a.m.
More info: www.skifergi.
com; 541-263-1326.
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Transportation Services
Wallowa County Public Transportation
(541) 426-3840 • www.NEOTransit.org
• Intercity Transportation to La Grande Monday and Thursday Weekly ~
Cost $5.00 each way. Free access for veterans medical appointments in La
Grande.
• Mealsite Bus ~ providing transportation to Senior Center for lunch
Cost $1.00 round trip.
• Tuesday and Thursday Shopping Bus
provides transportation for shopping and errands
throughout Wallowa County ~ Cost $3.00 from Wallowa/Joseph, $2.00
Enterprise only.
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WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT,
YOU’RE THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR TEEN
WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES.
Remind your teen that you love and care about
them, and have confidence in their ability to
make good decisions.
Prom Perfect is a project coordinated by the
Wallowa County Prevention Coalition,
Baker County Prevention Coalition,
the Union County Safe Communities Coalition
and the Joseph Charter High School Community Health Class.
For more information contact
Wallowa County Safe Communities Coalition 541-426-9411
Union County Safe Communities Coalition 541-963-1068
Baker County Prevention Coalition 541-523-8364
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fun and be safe
• Their plans befo
re and after prom
• A no-tolerance
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• A plan with your
teen so they
can call for a ride
if they feel
unsafe