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Wallowa County Chieftain News wallowa.com April 22, 2015 A9 CONTRACT: Rotary Club revisiting gazebo Committee will review budget By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain Continued from Page A1 long career with WCSO, said every sheriff he’s The budget committee worked with has been very looks at the WCSO contract protective of the Joseph proposal before making its contract. recommendation to the city “We know where the FRXQFLO ZKLFK KDV WKH ¿QDO importance lies with keep- say. ing Joseph. It’s a good deal Sands said he gener- for Joseph if you compare ally negotiates directly it with similar contracts with Sheriff Steve Rogers. around the state, but I’m “Steve’s a good guy and re- determined to keep it down ally good to work with,” the as much as I can because no mayor said. one has money anymore,” Sheriff Rogers said his Rogers said. office has a cordial rela- Joseph’s size does pres- tionship with Joseph, and ent its challenges to pa- the contract between Joseph trolling deputies, however. and his office started long “Patrolling a two-square- before his arrival in Wal- mile town is very hard on lowa County in 1995. you — especially in the As for the deputies as- middle of the night. It’s an signed to patrol in Joseph, exercise in self-control not Rogers said they take turns. to run into parked cars,” “We all take turns patrolling Rogers said. Joseph – including me,” A different contract Rogers said. Each deputy will apply to Enterprise if patrolling Joseph turns in WCSO replaces EPD. “It his or her hours to Rogers, will be a different contract. who submits them to the No ifs, and, or buts. It has Joseph City Council each to be, because there’s no month. choice but to operate that Rogers said that during way,” Rogers said. events such as Chief Joseph The sheriff declared sat- Days or the Bronze Blues & isfaction with the relation- Brews festival, as many as ship between WCSO and three deputies patrol the Jo- Joseph. “The Joseph con- seph streets. tract is very good for us Rogers, who has also and very good for Joseph. It been a deputy during his works,” Rogers said. One only need to take a close look at the Wallowa County Courthouse gazebo to realize the structure is due for a little TLC. Rotary Club of Wallowa County has volun- teered for the task. The club’s president-elect, Chuck Anderson, volunteered the club for the project. An- derson said the Rotary year runs from July to June, so each year the Rotary gets a new president. Anderson takes over the post in July. “We have a tradition that the new president can have a ‘president’s project’ that the club can be involved in,” An- derson said. The Rotary Club actually initiated the gazebo’s construction. “It was our proj- ect back in 1987, and we had a contractor by the name of Charlie Kissinger build it,” Anderson said. A plaque on the gazebo has additional in- formation. “You can tell after this much time, the gazebo needs new paint and a new roof. The roof is in pretty poor condi- tion,” Anderson said, pointing to the crumbling wood shin- JOHVDQGÀDNLQJSDLQW Anderson already created what he calls a nine-member “steering committee” for the gazebo restoration as well as three consultants for the project. “At minimum, we’ll repaint it and get a new roof, but what we’d also like to do is get rid of two posts (in the southwest corner) so that the Steve Tool/Chieftain Chuck Anderson, president-elect of Rotary Club of Wallowa County, stands on the courthouse gazebo to publicize the club’s upcoming restoration project. band in the gazebo can actual- ly face the audience,” Ander- son said. The gazebo current- ly faces the courthouse. The stairs will remain in the same place. Because Anderson doesn’t become president until July, work won’t start until sum- mer. He hopes to start fund- raising soon and try to get materials donated or at a dis- count. Club member Ralph Swinehart, an engineer, will AWARDS: Spring cycle disappointing Continued from Page A1 in the spring awards fund is the result of the city continuing to The good news is the fall play catchup after the 11-month awards are yet to come, and af- closure of the Best Western in WHU D VXPPHU RI WRXULVWV ¿OOLQJ 2012-2013. motels, City Manager Michele “We thought we’d be caught Young expects that awards up by now, but it’s taking longer fund to be richer. The shortfall than expected,” Young said. Broncs and Bulls Director Wup Winn took the disappoint- ment well. “We’re thankful for anything we can get to help,” he said. “We’ll continue to expand what we’re able to offer the competitors so that we can put on a better show for the public.” Hells Canyon Mule Days or- ganizer Sondra Lozier was less philosophical. “We just won’t be able to make up the shortfall,” she said. “We put an average of $10,000 into advertising every year. We’ll make the event hap- pen, but this concerns me.” WELDERS: Vo-ag team brings home awards Continued from Page A1 Wallowa High’s advanced team of Robert Delancey, Gabe Burns, Brice Melville and Patrick Rithaler took 6th and Delancey additionally took 11th High Individual. Last spring an ODE grant of $250,000 upgraded the in- dustrial arts manufacturing and engineering department at En- terprise High and that upgrade is showing in the students’ skill levels, according to vo-ag in- VWUXFWRU 6WHSKDQLH 6FKR¿HOG She praised the citizen mentors who volunteer with the students: Zane Anderson of Stangel In- dustries on welding skills and Marc Christman on wiring. =DQH$QGHUVRQZDV¿WWREH tied after the showing at Trea- sure Valley. “I got kids who can do anything,” Anderson raved. “Those freshmen, oh man, I’ve been welding 25 years and those boys and their skills . . .. they start out on that new virtu- al welding program and when they come to the actual welding they are smooooth.” “We’ll be meeting with bridge industry pros in Asto- ria and again meeting pros at the School of Engineering at Oregon State and going to the Wave Lab, the Construction Lab WKHUH´ VDLG 6FKR¿HOG ³:H¶OO tour the Steffen Steven Hay Press Manufacturing build and design facilities -- we’re tak- LQJ RXU WKLUG ¿HOG WULS 0D\ through 7. What we’re trying to do is build knowledge and skills as to what career are out there.” WHS also received a grant to upgrade their Vo-Ag program, a $480,000 CTE Revitalization Grant. The improvements the school district was able to make as a result of that grant are too many to list, which is why the Agricultural Sciences and Tech- nology Program held an Open House April 16. A few of the fea- tures include 20 new computers loaded with AutoCAD, two 3D printers, brand new welders and plasma cutters, milling machine, and infrastructure remodel, H[SDQVLRQ DQG RXW¿WWLQJ 0F Culloch couldn’t thank enough people for their help in support- ing the program. “Rob Burns, Kevin Burns and Kelly Guentert of Kni-Co Manufacturing, Matt Brockamp from Timberline Surveys are all providing intern- ships,” he said. “Tanzey Forest Improvement, Norco out of La Grande and a dozen more. I’ve got a list so long of people who are helping here.” t S udent k e e W e of th John Stein Joseph Charter School advise on the project as will Joseph contractor John Mc- Colgan. ³, MXVW ¿JXUH WKDW VLQFH LW was our project to begin with, that the least we can do is keep it maintained,” Anderson said. John Stein is the son of Mike and Katia Stein. He is actively involved in FFA where he holds the office of Sentinel and is also a member of the National Honor Society and maintains a 3.96. John also played football and basketball for JHS. His plans is to study mechanical engineering in college and has prepped himself by taking upper division classes such as advanced Biology, Pre-Calculus, Calculus and Writing 121. Ultimately, he is a student who anyone would be proud to call their son. The staff and administration wants to congratulate John on being an exceptional role-model, citizen, and student/athlete. 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