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A8 News wallowa.com RULE: Author’s HOLIDAY: Plenty suit given new life to do this weekend Continued from Page A1 Defendant Swart offered a starkly different portrayal of the situation. “This is basically a procedural issue,” he wrote in an email. “Every single case in the state of Washing- ton that had an appeal pending under the anti-SLAPP statute has been remanded to a lower court because of the Davis vs. Cox ruling, which is a totally separate case and had nothing to do with us. Ann Rule has admitted in court, contrary to her false claims, there were no false statements about her in my article. That’s why her VXLWZDVGLVPLVVHGLQWKH¿UVW place. I look forward to dis- patching it a second time so I can work on more important things such as the domestic violence legislation that Liysa wrote and with my help got passed by the legislature and signed into law this year.” The 2014 dismissal in- cluded a $10,000 award to each of the defendants, an automatic provision under the anti-SLAPP law, but those awards have now gone by the boards with the law’s invali- dation. CONTRACT: Davy will stay at hospital Continued from Page A1 The menu includes ham or sausage, eggs, juice or other beverage. No Boundaries will perform live music Friday at 1 p.m. Also on Saturday, the 32nd annual Lostine River Run of- fers competitors distances of 1 mile, 5K and 10K along the beautiful Lostine River Can- yon. Check-in and late regis- tration is from 7 to 8 a.m., and the 5K and 10K events start at 9 a.m. See the Eastern Oregon Sports Training website (eo- sportstraining.com) for more information. TROY The small community cel- ebrates Independence Day with a parade, horseshoe tour- nament, kids’ games, food Continued from Page A1 SLWDO EDFN RQ WUDFN ¿QDQFLDOO\ served by the Troy Resort, a “We could have easily lost the street dance with the Alibis, available for them, and that’s hospital. Of course it wasn’t just DQGD¿UHZRUNVVKRZDWGXVN what brought me back,” Davy me, but building the new hospi- said. WALLOWA LAKE tal really helped solidify health Davy’s desire to return to the care here for generations,” Davy The spectacular “Shake the region just happened to coincide VDLG+HFUHGLWVWKHKRVSLWDOVWDII /DNH´¿UHZRUNVVKRZSURPLV- with the departure of previous for its ability to adjust to the rap- es to be the highlight of Wal- &(2 'DYH +DUPDQ ³,W ZDV id changes in health care, keep- lowa County’s 4th, as Bruce about then that Enterprise called ing pace with these to provide a /DZVRQ¶V2QWDULR¿UP+RPH- and asked if I’d be interested in solid foundation in the county’s land Fireworks, again provides FRPLQJ EDFN DQG LW ¿W´ 'DY\ health care. the pyrotechnic artistry that said. “I can’t take sole credit for Originally planning to retire any of it, but I got to be in this to this area anyway, Davy had RI¿FHZKHQLWKDSSHQHG´'DY\ kept his house, which made the said. move especially easy. “Now :&+&' %RDUG FKDLUPDQ we’re close to the kids and Nick Lunde, said the board grandkids, and we have parents had no qualms about extending here as well,” Davy said. Davy’s contract. “We’re lucky Among the highlights of WRKDYH/DUU\+H¶VGRQHDJUHDW Davy’s tenure as CEO, he job as CEO of this hospital. We counts getting the old hospital’s couldn’t be more pleased he’s debt paid off and getting the hos- staying with us.” REPAIRS: Work starts on Forest Service buildings Continued from Page A1 (the compound). We’d like to ¿QG VRPHRQH ZKR LV D JRRG 7KH FLW\ DQG 0+,& ZHUH ¿WDQGZDQWVWRWDNHLWRQ´ unable to agree on terms and +RZHYHU WKH FLW\ KDV 0+,& PRYHG LWV RI¿FHV WR EHHQ XQDEOH WR ¿QG D UHQW- Enterprise and then Joseph. HU WKDW ¿WV WKH UHTXLUHPHQWV “We never wanted this,” that the compound be used said Wallowa County May- as a historical and cultural or Vikki Knifong. “(Max- interpretation and education ville Director) Gwen Trice center, be managed by a non- worked so hard on getting SUR¿W DQG EH PDQDJHG LQ D it for Maxwell, and then she way that protects the historic backed out. The city had to values of the compound — be a pass-through in that deal and is willing to foot the re- and now we’re stuck with pair bills. July 1, 2015 Wallowa County Chieftain BUCKAROO: 20 expected Continued from Page A1 and a photo of themselves with a local or rodeo cowboy. A Pendleton Rodeo contacts cowboy mentor will accompa- lent Chief Joseph Days Ro- ny each child as they compete. Competitors are also wel- takes full advantage of the deo equipment from their own beautiful setting. The Wallowa Children’s Rodeo. Now the come to be in the parade on &RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FHOHQGVD Little Buckaroos in Wallowa the Little Buckaroo hay wag- huge assist in making the show County can milk the (wood- on. Scudder is currently look- possible, moving docks before- en) cow, ride the (teeter totter) hand. Vicki Searles, executive bull, rope the (dummy) steer, ing for both competitors and director of the Wallowa County untie a bow from a goat’s tail, PHQWRUV IRU WKLV HYHQW +HUH LQ :DOORZD &RXQW\ WKH ¿UVW Chamber of Commerce, says and race stick horses. There’s no admission guy to sign up as a mentor this year’s show will be about was Barrie Qualle of Joseph. as large as last year’s, when ad- charge to the July 22 event. Competitors must be resi- Deputy Fred Steen also vol- GLWLRQDO¿UHZRUNVZHUHLQFOXG- ed. It starts around 10 p.m. and dents of Wallowa County, pre- unteered depending upon his school through 16, and be in an availability — he’s timing lasts 20-25 minutes. At the beginning of this Individual Education Program slack times that same morn- ing. Volunteers are usually week, the Wallowa County (IEP) to qualify. “I’m prepared for 20 com- HDV\ WR ¿QG IRU WKLV JLJ EH- Chamber, located in Enter- prise, reported it was still about petitors,” Scudder said. “The cause it’s such a lot of fun. To enter your child or vol- $3,500 short of its fundraising ¿UVW\HDU\RXKROGDQHYHQWLW¶V goal to continue providing the always by guess and by golly, unteer as a cowboy/cowgirl Shake the Lake show, and any- but my heart’s really into it and mentor, contact Scudder at 509-629-3139 or scudder- one who donates $25 or more I want to make it a success.” Each participant will get a deb6@gmail.com. She’s also to the County Chamber before Monday, July 6, will be en- cowboy hat, a lariat, a T-shirt on Facebook. tered into a July 6 drawing for a Snake River boat trip provided by Beamer’s Landing of Clark- ston, Wash. The Chamber’s phone number is 541-426- 4622. Also at Wallowa Lake on the 4th, look for Uncle Sam (played by Troy Berglund), who will be accepting dona- tions to help cover the Joseph Chamber of Commerce’s monetary contribution to the show.