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Wallowa County Chieftain News wallowa.com June 17, 2015 WISH: Foundation grants shopping trip to young heart patient CABIN: Group strives to preserve memory of Maxville Continued from Page A1 Continued from Page A1 Another valve was closed and Sands suffered through seven angioplasties and three heart surgeries thus far. Maria Parks said the third surgery involved replacing the calci- ¿HGYDOYHZLWKDGRQRUYDOYH Robin Sands receives treatment at Legacy Emman- uel Hospital in Portland. The next step is to implant a type of pacemaker. Parks said the Make a Wish Foundation makes it very easy to apply for a wish. Parks had previously heard of the organization from television and looked them up on the Internet. “I looked up their criteria and saw that Robin qualified. I had to tell them our story and what kind of wish we were looking for. She (Rob- in) didn’t know I was doing it,” Parks said. Sands said that once she was informed of her wish opportunity, she mulled over a number of possibil- ities before settling on a trip to the Clackamas Town Center and several oth- er places in Portland. The shopping center is close to the hotel where the fami- ly stays when Sands gets her treatments. “I original- ly wanted to do something aimed toward other people, to help other people, but ev- eryone in my family said, ‘This is your wish and you need to be selfish about this once-in-a-lifetime chance.’ I came up with one wish, but decided I want some- thing more family oriented. I thought the family would enjoy it more than meeting a celebrity,” Sands said. The family will arrive in Portland on June 18 and have a family dinner. June 20 will see Sands inter- viewed by a Portland radio station to talk about her experience. The media will then follow her throughout her shopping spree in down- town Portland. Books and clothes are high on Sands’ list as well as a trip to an Ap- ple store. Sands is a prodigious read- er who also wants to be a writ- er. She reads a lot of fantasy/ VFL¿ VHULHV DFFRUGLQJ WR KHU mother, and a trip to Powell’s Books is high on Sands’ to-do list. After the trip, Sands is taking a break from treat- ment over the summer. After her last surgery, her heart, enlarged from birth, dimin- ished to almost normal size and allows Sands to indulge in mild exercise. “It’s mi- raculous. We had no idea it was even possible. We nev- er even discussed it. We’re looking forward to our sum- mer break,” Parks said. the trip over Memorial Day weekend to seriously examine Trice is the director of the and document the cabin’s mea- Maxville Heritage Interpretive surements, and ascertain the &HQWHU 0+,& D QRQSUR¿W feasibility of moving the cabin entity dedicated to preserving while ensuring the project fol- the memory of Maxville. lows preservation standards as Many of Trice’s relatives, closely as possible. including her grandfather, fa- At least two dozen students ther and cousins, lived in Max- from EOU and CCC scurried ville while working for Bow- over the cabin and site over the man-Hicks long before Trice long weekend, taking measure- was born. Trice didn’t learn of ments, exploring the structure their residence in the town until and learning the intricacies of a decade ago. both log building and stone Trice and the MHIC board chimney construction. Armed spent several years trying to with a digital movie camera, establish a permanent location Trice interviewed students, pro- for MHIC, and recently set up fessors, and log building pres- house at 403 N. Main St. in ervation specialist Dan Rogers. Joseph. In the meantime, Trice Scott and Mickey Madison and MHIC worked on get- of Madison Ranching out of WLQJJUDQWVQRWRQO\WR¿QDQFH Echo, who lease grazing rights MHIC, but to help with the cab- from Hancock Timber, stopped in acquisition as well. “We’ve by, as did Hancock’s local gotten nearly every major grant region manager, Joe Justice. available in the state,” Trice Bruce Dunn of the Wallowa said. County Natural Resources Ad- With some of the grant visory Committee attended the funds, MHIC works with Han- May 30 workday as well. With- cock Timber, Eastern Oregon out exception, each expressed University and Clatsop Com- their hopes for the success of munity College in Astoria on Trice’s project. a feasible plan to preserve the The cabin, while clearly cabin by disassembling it and deteriorating in some places, moving it off Hancock’s land looks quite robust for its age. It with the idea of eventually reas- features larch shingles, Doug- sembling the cabin and making las Fir and Lodgepole logs and it part of the MHIC experience. a vertical grain Douglas Fir With the help of a recent ÀRRU 7KH ÀRRU ORRNHG QHDUO\ grant from the State Historic pristine and held up well with 3UHVHUYDWLRQ 2I¿FH FODVVHV the numerous attendees walk- from both EOU and CCC made ing back and forth over it. SUIT: City, county sued Continued from Page A1 The Jameses allege that conversations between Wallowa County Building Inspector John Lindstrom, County Commis- sioner Susan Roberts and City Administrator Michele Young led to their being required to reach an agreement with the city, obtain Lindstrom’s ap- proval of the agreement, obtain engineered plans for their line, and provide a notarized letter al- lowing inspectors to enter their property. The Jameses state in their complaint that although they be- lieved there was no legal of fac- tual basis for the demands they attempted to comply – but their lawyer could not obtain infor- mation regarding the legal basis for the stop-work order from the county. The complaint goes on to allege that in early May 2014 the Wallowa County Counsel stated that the county would not require the Jameses to reach an agreement with the city, but did not indicate what the county would require in order to lift the stop-work order. The stop-work order that prevented them from develop- ing the property – other than installing the electrical line - was lifted in mid-May after the Jameses provided a notarized letter from their attorney. The Jameses state that they then sought an engineers report proving the underground electri- cal line complied with code and could be installed without inter- ference with the city’s main. The stop-work regarding the line was lifted in June 2014, but the Jameses allege that they were threatened with a suit should they proceed with the line installation. They proceeded despite the alleged threats. The Jameses have demand- ed a jury trial and are seeking economic damages of $9,470, loss of income in the amount of $1,600; rental value while the stop-work was in effect of $1,500; non-economic damages (including anxiety, frustration, emotional distress and extreme upset) of $125,000, various oth- er fees and costs, and the right to seek triple their damages un- der a racketeering statute. Benjamin Boyd of the Hostetter Law Group, LLP of Enterprise represents the Jameses. CCC Historic Preservation Program professor, Lucien Swerdloff, called the weekend an intensive workshop on doc- umentation. “We’re teaching students to make measured drawings, plans, not construc- tion documents. The plans show what is here now. You don’t go into a building like this and start tearing it apart. We want to know what’s original; what’s changed; how do things go together. We do that by doc- umenting,” Swerdloff said. The program heard about the cabin from Mary Oberst, wife of former governor Ted Kulongoski. Swerloff wasn’t sure when or if the CCC stu- dents were coming back. “We’re committed to this proj- ect, documenting the cabin. After that, it’s up to Gwen and funding. It would be a great ex- perience for our students.” A9 Recent MHIC employee hires will allow Trice time to scout out more funding for cabin relocation. “Hancock has been patient, and they’re giving us until Oct. 31. Our outside workshop (with EOU and CCC) to disassemble and relocate the cabin will happen between August and October, and we have site cleanup set for November,” Trice said. Ultimately Trice wants a visitor center in Joseph and for the cabin to serve as a sepa- rate interpretive center. “After people see the visitor center, we can tell them we also have an indoor/outdoor interpretive space for a different experi- ence. We want it to serve as a kind of experience, for people to walk through and see it as it used to look with artifacts and make it a living history thing,” Trice said. Our Favorite Dress Is Here! Flowy, Flattering & Fun! Size S-XL Perfect for Summer! Open Daily 10 am – 5 pm A Celebration of Life for Julie Van Belle will be held Saturday, June 20th at 11:00 at the Clover Leaf Hall in Enterprise. Lunch to follow. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Wallowa County 4-H Uptown Clothing & Accessories in Downtown Joseph 12 S. Main St. • 541-432-9653 Join Wallowa County NEOtransit on Thursday June 18, 2015 by riding the Summer Shuttle for Summer vacation wearing you out, ALREADY? I can help! A few sessions can make a big difference. 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