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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1943-current | View Entire Issue (June 10, 2015)
A10 WEDNESDAY June 10, 2015 Oregon Mountain Cruise comes back Organizer says event is ‘beyond capacity’ this year in Joseph with dinner and a dance at the Joseph Com- munity Center on Friday, -26(3+ ² 7KH WK -XQH DQQXDO 2UHJRQ 0RXQWDLQ In fact, Garrett says more Cruise is roaring back after cars than ever are registered a year-long hiatus by orga- IRUWKHHYHQW³7KHWLPHRII QL]HU&KXFN*DUUHWW was good for me personal- The Cruise is scheduled O\ DQG JRRG IRU WKH VKRZ IRU -XQH DQG DQG :H¶UHEH\RQGFDSDFLW\ULJKW takes place on Main Street QRZ´*DUUHWWVDLG By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain In other words, full registration for the event, which includes a catered dinner and other amenities, LV FORVHG ³:H XVXDOO\ WDNH FDUV EXW WKLV \HDU ZH WRRN :H¶UH H[SHFWLQJ DERXW FDUV WRWDO´ *DUUHWW VDLG 3HRSOH ZKR did not pre-register for 6KRZ16KLQH FDQ UHJLVWHU their cars for the show at the Joseph Community Center IURPDPRQ-XQH IRUDFRVWRIDQGEHHOL- JLEOHIRUDZDUGV $ FURZG RI is expected to attend the 6KRZ16KLQH HYHQW GH- SHQGLQJRQZHDWKHU See CARS, Page A16 Chieftain file photo Classic car fans line Joseph’s Main Street to watch the procession of Cruisers in 2013. GOOD CATCH Ables/Marr team wins Triple Six Golf tournament turnout low this year By Rochelle Danielson For the Chieftain It may not be as well-known as the 862SHQEXWWKH7ULSOH6L[WRXUQDPHQW held the last day of May at Alpine Mead- ows excited fans from near and far — as QHDUDV(QWHUSULVHDQGDVIDUDV:DOORZD Seriously, Triple Six is a competitive SHUVRQWHDPHYHQWEXWZLWKWKLV\HDU¶V ORZHUSDUWLFLSDWLRQWKHGD\¶VSOD\OHDQHG PRUHWR³VSHQG\´IXQ The tourney gets its name from an 18- hole mixed format: 6 holes scotch ball, KROHVEHVWEDOODQGKROHVVFUDPEOH <RX¶G WKLQN LW ZRXOG WDNH D PDWK SUR- fessor to keep score, but the Bill Ables/ Gary Marr team did a good job, both ZLWK JROI DQG D ORZ JURVV VFRUH RI 'DQ &RUQHWW+RZDUG 7DOERWW ILQLVKHG ZLWKQGORZJURVV Alpine Meadows hosts several tour- naments during the season, one being the Elks Tournament tentatively scheduled -XQH 2YHU WKH \HDUV WKH %32( KDV GUDZQ a huge field of excellent golfers to the Enterprise course — Ray Milligan, long- time local resident and original owner of 0LOOLJDQ0RWRUVEHLQJRQHRIWKHP+LV golf swing has won him many first-place SUL]HV (ON VROH VXUYLYRUV DQG 2UHJRQ WRXUQDPHQWV1RWRQO\KDV0LOOLJDQEHHQ a low handicapper, his love of the game LQ WKH ¶V PRWLYDWHG KLP WR EH LQVWUX- mental in the long-term stability of Al- SLQH0HDGRZV,QUHVSHFWWRKLVUROHWKH AMGC Board of Directors recently pre- VHQWHGKLPZLWKDOLIHWLPHPHPEHUVKLS $OWKRXJK /DG\ *ROIHUV ZRQ¶W KRVW their invitational tournament until Au- JXVW WKH\¶YH EHHQ SOD\LQJ VRPH PHDQ JDPHV RQ 7XHVGD\V *DPH FKDLUPDQ Carol Marr, seems to have “no heart” ZKHQVKHVHWVWKHJDPHRIWKHGD\/DVW week, the gals groaned when they were limited to “three clubs and a putter,” but LW GLGQ¶W ERWKHU -XG\ $EOHV DQG 6KHUUL &XUULH¶V VFRUHV RI JURVV7ZR ZHHNV ago the gals played “Three Blind Mice,” a game that eliminates 3 unknown blind KROHVDIWHUFRPSOHWLRQRIKROHV&DURO 0DUUDQG&KHUL/DPEZRQWKHLUIOLJKWV Also, Marr and Cheryl Kooch added their names to the “Birdie” tree, Cheryl, DQG&DURO &RQJUDWXODWLRQVWRWKHZLQQHUV And, words to non-winners: Take PRUHWLPHDWWKHSUDFWLFHUDQJH Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain It’s hard to believe, but Gavin Russell, 8, of Wallowa, did not win a prize with this fish at the Marr Pond Free Fishing Day Celebration. Never mind; he’s proud enough of the catch without a prize. /LWWOHVW¾VKHUWDNHV KRPHELJJHVW¾VK By Kathleen Ellyn Wallowa County Chieftain E verybody was a winner at the Marr Pond Free Fishing Day Celebra- tion, but the extended Thill and Stockham families from Gooding, Idaho, took home the grand SUL]HIRUELJJHVW¿VK7KH Idaho family “loves, loves, loves” Wallowa County and the ¿VKLQJHYHQWVHVSHFLDOO\ “What an amazing event,” VDLG7UR\7KLOO³:HGLGLWODVW year and had so much fun we came back this year — kids love it!” Three generations of Thills and Stockhams were represent- ed, with two and a half sets of grandparents — 11 adults in all, DQG¿YHNLGV Cougar Stockham, 6, won the JUDQGSUL]HZLWKWKHELJJHVW¿VK for his age division (7 and under) DQGWKHELJJHVW¿VKRYHUDOO²D ZKRSSLQJLQFKWURXW+LV VHFUHWKHZDVQ¶WGLYXOJLQJ +LVPRPVDLGLWZDV³SDWLHQFH lots of patience,” but one of the JUDQGSDVFRQ¿GHGWRWKHQHZV- paper that it was also the marsh- PDOORZVDWRSWKHZRUPEDLW Gavin Schaeffer, 6, of Wallowa, came in second with D¿VKQHDUO\DVELJDVKHZDV PHDVXULQJòLQFKHV Third place went to Malcolm $OE\KRPHWRZQXQNQRZQ Samantha Sanchez, 8, of En- WHUSULVHWRRN¿UVWLQKHUGLYLVLRQ WRZLWKDELJLQFK ¿VK6DPGRHVQ¶WWRXFKWKH¿VK EXWVKHVXUHFDQFDWFKWKHP6KH EURXJKWLQDVHFRQG¿VKPHDVXU- LQJLQFKHVDVZHOO Second place in 8-10 division ZDVZRQE\&RXJDU¶VFRXVLQ Brady Thill, 8, of Gooding, ,GDKR Third went to Kasey Adkins, KRPHWRZQXQNQRZQ %RRQH+DUURGRI(Q- WHUSULVHWRRNKRPHWKH¿UVWLQ his division (11 and older) with D¿VKPHDVXULQJLQFKHV Second went to Jeremy Vauth- LHUKRPHWRZQXQNQRZQ 7KLUGZHQWWR-XVWXV(YHQ (QWHUSULVH 6HYHUDO¿VKHUVUHSRUWHG VHHLQJD³OXQNHU¶FUXLVLQJWKH GHSWKVEXWWKDW¿VKFRXOGQ¶WEH WHPSWHGWRELWHRQ6DWXUGD\ The casting contest winners are Luke Patterson, Eli Williams DQG*UDQW-DPHV Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain This is it! Cougar Stockham, 6, of Gooding, Idaho, hauls in his 19 1/4 inch trout to win not only his age group but the Grand Prize for fishing at the Marr Pond Free Fishing Day Celebration. 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