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A10 News wallowa.com April 15, 2015 FUNDRAISER: Enterprise Safeway manager honored for EEF partnership Continued from Page A1 tax-deductible. New this year, in addi- Steve Hunter, manager tion to the eScrip program, of Enterprise Safeway was donors can use the Amazon presented with an award of Smile app. If one downloads thanks for his years of part- the app and chooses EEF as nership with EEF through the the charity of choice, half a eScrip program. Through that percentage point of all pur- program up to 10 percent of chase prices are donated to qualifying purchases go to the the Foundation. customer’s charity of choice. “Last quarter we received “Last year alone we re- over $40 through the Amazon ceived over $15,000 from Smile app and we only had the program,” Aschenbrenner six people registered,” said said. “Since 2007 the total Aschenbrenner. has come to $113,745 in do- The Foundation has also nations.” purchased a shirt press that One of the requirements allows for the individual- of the eScrip program is that ization of athletic shirts. In- EEF earmark a portion of terested persons can contact proceeds for health and nutri- any member of the board for tion projects. This year, high more information. school health teacher Lisa And last, but certainly not Farwell was awarded $2,000 least, there was the addition to develop her “interactive of the “Dessert Dash” to the classroom” which will fea- evening’s events. ture stand-up desks, balance This dash for the dessert boards and 12 exercise balls table turned out to be a favor- that can be used to sit at a ite of all in attendance, with desk. serious dessert-lovers scout- Aschenbrenner reminded ing the table of donated good- the attendees that pet proj- ies in advance of the “dash” HFWV WKDW GLUHFWO\ EHQH¿W WKH DQG PDNLQJ WKHLU ¿UVW VHF- kids or school can be pre- ond-, and third-choice se- sented to the board by indi- lections; that little diversion viduals interested in raising netted the Foundation $1,100 money themselves. Potential and a lot of laughs. donors present their ideas to Few desserts made it the board and, if approved, home whole after the event as allow EEF to manage the most winners and their table bookkeeping, thereby mak- of friends fell upon the good- ing their fundraising efforts ies immediately. The auction portion of the event saw perennial favorite “The Mark Keffer 4th Grade Bench,” which features kid-designed brands on a split pine log, go for $1,000. That wouldn’t have been the record for a Mark Kef- fer Bench except that after Nick and Jen Cameron took the bid, Kate and Court Sent asked if they could match the price for a second bench. Naturally, Keffer agreed to make a second bench and that brought the total to a re- cord-breaking $2,000. Another top contributor for the night was Joe Stangel who bid $850 for the metal art light box created by his artist son, Chad Stangel. Joe said he purchased the one-of- a-kind artwork because (in keeping with the old saying about cobbler’s kids having no shoes) there was no way he’d ever get another chance at one. The hall tree covered with children’s hand prints made by Donnie Rynearson and Chad Stangel for Mrs. Yost’s kindergarten class was also a top seller, fetching $850. Another special art proj- ect were the state-of-the-art clocks made by Petra and Tyler Evans. The Black and English walnut clocks feature advanced quartz motors that receive radio signals up to 12 Compassionate | Convenient | Confidential Your Health and Wellness Destination 455 - Fri • 541-426-7 Hours: 9 AM - 6 PM • Mon times a day to insure accura- cy. The second grade kids of Mrs. Evans’ class traced their hands and those hand prints were plasma-cut from metal for further decoration of the clocks. The clocks fetched $375 each. Bidding was vigorous on all of the offerings and no classroom project went unap- preciated. The top moneymaking item on the silent auction tables was a “survival pack- age” of liquors donated by Stein Distillery. That brought over $250. 5REHUW%XWWHU¿HOGZDVWKH ZLQQHURIWKHULÀHGRQDW- ed by Nick and Jen Camer- on of Wallowa County Ace Hardware. Zane and Jess Anderson cooked the plenteous prime rib dinner (meat donated by Chris and Mary Cunningham and Rockn J Ranch), assist- ed by assistant chef Marc Christman, kitchen manager Bellinda Kuntz and numer- ous volunteers. A musical interlude was provided by violinist Gracie Carlsen, accompanied on the piano by her mother Leslie. Gracie played tunes from “Fiddler on the Roof.” “Appreciation cannot be over-expressed,” said Aschenbrenner. “This county always gives to the causes it ¿QGVLPSRUWDQW:HZDONLQWR that auction never knowing what to expect and to come out with over $20,000 con- sistently, every year. It’s in- spiring.” New Shipment Sanuk! Stop in and checkout our large selection of vitamins and supplements along with all of your prescription and over the counter needs. Yoga mat flip flops and shoes New & classic styles Your feet will love you! Give us a call today! Open Daily 10 am – 5 pm 541-426-7455 Smile... pass it on with Sanuk & P S res lides en how tat ion 306 W. North Street, Enterprise The Strange Change in the Course of the Wallowa River Jay Van Tassell, PhD t Professor of Geology, EOU Uptown Clothing & Accessories in Downtown Joseph 12 S. Main St. • 541-432-9653 City weighs trail support, pot regulation Oregon law unclear on dispensary placement, city attorney says By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain JOSEPH — Penny Arent- sen, vice-president of the Jo- seph Branch Trail Consortium (JBTC), has asked the City of Joseph to endorse the 63-mile rails-with-trail project. The project would link Joseph to Elgin via a bike/pedestrian trail along the rail line and right-of-way currently owned by the Wallowa Union Rail- road Authority (WURA). Arentsen told the Joseph City Council at its April 2 meeting that she was part of the group studying the fea- sibility of the project and getting information about it out to the communities and property owners along the rail line. She said the JBTC wanted a letter of support from the council for the project and said the City of Wallowa had signed such a letter. Arentsen said a letter of support could help con- vince WURA, comprised of commissioners from both Union and Wallowa coun- ties, to greenlight the proj- ect. Arentsen said the group has received mixed feedback from landowners along the rail corridor, citing possible issues with trespassing, lit- tering, dogs and privacy. Councilor Teresa Sajonia asked who would maintain the project and Arentsen replied the county owned the line, but until the proj- ect galvanized, she couldn’t give definitive answers. Mayor Dennis Sands said he’d like to see the feasibili- ty discussions move forward and appreciated that JBTC tried to garner as much pub- lic input as possible. Some- one asked who was respon- sible for law enforcement along the trail and Arentsen replied it was also undeter- mined. After some discussion the council decided it did not Mother’s Day Brunch Train! The Wallowa River once flowed to the north toward Hells Canyon. Why did it change around 2 million years ago? Friday, April 17 TH t 7 PM Light Refreshments Sunday, May 10 Make her day special! Departs Elgin at 10 a.m. Natural History Discovery Center Wallowa County Chieftain /.BJOt+PTFQIt"DSPTTGSPN$PDPTBOE.VUJOZtXBMMPXPMPHZPSH have enough local input to provide a complete letter of support for the project, but ended up unanimously vot- ing to provide a letter of sup- port for continuing the fea- sibility study of the project. Marijuana was another issue on the council’s agen- da this month. With the current Joseph moratorium on medical marijuana dis- pensaries set to expire at the end of April, as well as the recent passage of measure 91, which legalizes the rec- reational use of marijuana, the council debated how to meet the challenges posed by legal marijuana. Wallowa County District Attorney Mona Williams attended that portion of the council’s April 2 meeting to assist and supplement the discussion, as did Joseph City Attorney Wyatt Baum. Sands opened the dis- cussion saying the council needed to consider whether to allow either medical or recreational marijuana dis- pensaries. Williams said she had discussed with councilor Sharon Newell whether the council had the authority to place an outright ban on medical marijuana dispensa- ries as Joseph’s current mor- atorium on the issue expires at the end of April. Baum said no one is com- pletely certain the Oregon Legislature has “occupied the field,” meaning it’s un- clear whether the Legisla- ture has total authority on regulation and placement of dispensaries. He said Sean O’Day, counsel for the League of Oregon Cit- ies, said Oregon is a “Home Rule” state, which means if no law on the books speci- fies the Legislature has “oc- cupied the field,” then the Oregon Constitution allows cities to legislate their own rules. Baum said that, for the moment, many cities are waiting on the Legislature to make amendments to Mea- sure 91 before attempting to regulate dispensaries. He added that the Oregon Court of Appeals decided in 2010 that community regulations on medical marijuana are not necessarily incompatible with state law simply be- cause they’re more stringent. Baum also said that because the west side of the state is far ahead of the east side in legal challenges, a west side lawsuit could soon deter- mine parameters for dispen- sary regulations. The city could also vote to ban dispensaries during the 2016 election cycle, accord- ing to Baum. The council elected to have Baum write an ordinance that severely curtails the possibility of the establishment of a medical marijuana dispensary within the city limits. Employee Appreciation Day April 22 LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE APPRECIATED. Place a Thank You ad in the April 22 nd edition of the Wallowa County Chieftain for your employee or employees and have a gift delivered. Cher yl E Jenk BREEZ ins WANAISIE We appreciate all you do for all of us with professionalism, a smile, and a sense of humor! Prairie Creek Center – The Crew DHS, TEC, OED & VA @ The Chieftain 2” x 2” Thank You ad in the April 22 nd edition of the Chieftain Only $ 35 00 They’ll appreciate it. + This year's gift is a 20 oz. personalized plastic mason jar filled with candy. The jars have a double wall construction to help keep beverages at the perfect temperature. Only $ 7 00 All orders must be in by April 17. Stop by and place your order at 209 NW First, Enterprise, give us a call at 541-426-4567 or e-mail Brooke at bpace@wallowa.com. We have what you need to get your projects done! Lumber • Moldings Laminate • Windows Doors Siding • Roofing • Paint & Stain And so much more! Main Street, Joseph 541-432-1917
