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September 23, 2015
Wallowa County Chieftain
Resolution calls for state park Destiny’s
ed. She recovered from the im-
mediate effect of the shock, and
believed she would get well.
Exhibits at the county fair Tuesday afternoon her brother
show an unusually large and John Read went to the home of
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products in the main pavilion, Enterprise that she had gained
with Joseph and Imnaha pre- so much that she was consid-
cincts attracting great attention. ered out of immediate danger.
In livestock, the swine section As he started to leave the house,
LV ZHOO ¿OOHG ZLWK H[FHOOHQW a messenger arrived from Mr.
exhibits. Cattle and horses are Emmons’ home, bearing word
below the showing of last year. that his sister was dead.
This is accounted for by the fact
Two additional threshing
so many farmers are busy har- machines were taken into the
vesting and threshing the im- hills east of town a few days
mense crops, and so could not ago, to help handle the grain
spare the time to get their stock on the new farms. One was
in. The stock was late in arriv- brought from Union county by
ing for the same reason.
Mr. Wilson, whose son has a
A new manner of travel was homestead near the Buttes. This
introduced this week on the was unloaded Monday night
East Oregon company’s rail- and went to the Buttes at once,
road. It is called, by J. C. Edsall, to begin on T. S. Fort’s place.
the builder, a Ford track motor, The other was a new Rumely
and it consists of a Ford auto- RXW¿WEURXJKWE\+('DYLVRI
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70 YEARS AGO
The steering gear is disconnect-
Sept. 20, 1945
ed and all the driver has to do
A resolution passed by the
is to start the engine and control
Joseph chamber of commerce
the speed.
By the accidental discharge recommending the establish-
RIDFDOLEHUULÀHLQWKHKDQGV ment of a state park at the head
of Elmer Emmons last Friday of Wallowa lake was read to
morning, at the home of his members of the Enterprise Li-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George ons club Tuesday night, and
Emmons of Elk Mountain, following a discussion of the
Nora Read was fatally wound- project, the club voted to concur
100 YEARS AGO
Sept. 23, 1915
OUT OF THE PAST
Compiled by
Elliott Seyler
in the resolution and to commu-
nicate the action of the club to
the superintendent of the state
park system and the state high-
way commission under whose
jurisdiction the park system op-
erates. A letter from the director
of the park system stating that
the Joseph commercial club
resolution had been referred
to the individual members of
the state highway commission
ahead of their next scheduled
meeting was read to the club.
A program was presented at
the memorial services held at
the Wallowa Methodist church
Sunday honoring the memory
of those boys from the com-
munity who gave their lives for
their country in the recent war.
Miss Chella Pickett, pio-
neer school teacher of Wal-
lowa county, passed away at
her home in Wallowa Sunday
evening. Chella Pickett was
born the daughter of George
and Margaret Pickett on Jan-
uary 24, 1862, at Dowaglac,
Mich. When she was ten years
old she with her family moved
to Walnut, Kansas, where she
grew up and began her career
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as a school teacher. On Oct. 2,
1881, Miss Pickett, along with
her family, came to the Wal-
lowa valley. Miss Pickett had
lived in this community ever
since that time.
Capt. Gayle Stockdale, who
arrived in Enterprise Sunday,
Sept. 9, on a short furlough, left
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Beale, Calif., where he will re-
ceive an honorable discharge
from the army, after which he
will return to Enterprise perma-
nently.
royal year
By Stephen Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
Destiny Barney of rural
Enterprise is having a busy
year for a sixth-grader. Bar-
ney, 11, is the Junior Miss
Rodeo Oregon, a title she won
after competing for the honor
in July of 2014. Barney is the
50 YEARS AGO
daughter of Vixen Radford
Sept. 23, 1965
and Jeff Wecks, and Ryan and
The gaps of disagreement Ranzie Barney, all of Enter-
between the school boards of prise.
Wallowa county closed dramat-
The young Barney said
ically Monday evening when many of her weekends are
the Wallowa County School spent at rodeos representing
Boards Association met at the the Miss Rodeo Oregon pro-
Enterprise school to discuss gram. Her most recent vis-
consolidation issues. At a pre- it was to the Canby Rodeo,
vious meeting it had been pro- which was hosting the Miss
posed by members of the Enter- Rodeo Oregon Pageant. “It
prise and Wallowa boards that went very well. I got to do
the Imnaha and Joseph districts some little dances and speech-
give up the High Mountain es. It was really fun,” she said.
Sheep Dam site before holding
Barney said it’s been an in-
their vote on an administrative teresting year. “When I start-
district to include those two ed out, I wanted it to be about
districts.
me and my horse, Music, and
A tragic accident involving meeting the other girls. Now
one car claimed the life of two I really like getting to watch
local people Saturday morning the rodeo and then seeing the
as a couple were en route to other girls and meeting them,”
Spokane, Washington. Vernon Barney said.
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Music is bearing up well
prise both lost their lives as a re- under the pressure. Barney
sult of the accident. The couple said the horse can be hard
were driving north on the Enter- to catch for a trip, but en-
prise – Lewiston highway about joys the rodeo atmosphere.
6 a.m. and were in the vicinity “When she’s there, it’s like,
of the Day ridge road turn-off ‘Hey, I get to meet new hors-
when the accident occurred. es, and I get to have fun, just
Judging from the tire marks and me and my little girl,’” Bar-
evidence at the scene of the ac- ney said.
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Playing the role of Junior
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deer on the highway at the scene than Barney expected. She
of the accident and in swerving initially thought she would
to miss the animal, lost control suffer unending stress with
of the car.
constant media interviews and
spent a considerable amount
25 YEARS AGO
of time learning to answer po-
Sept. 20, 1990
tential questions. As it turns
The state Board of Bar out, no one has interviewed
Examiners this week voted Barney at a rodeo. “It’s been
unanimously to recommend to easier than competing,” Bar-
the Supreme Court that Mary ney said.
Grote, candidate for Wallowa
Having been to a number
County district attorney, be ad- of rodeos during her reign,
mitted to the Oregon State Bar. Barney said her favorite is the
St. Paul Rodeo held over the
4th of July weekend. “I didn’t
do that much there, but seeing
the little kids looking at me
and taking pictures while I pet
my horse and talked to them
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Our current list of nonprofits:
Wallowa County Stockgrowers
Wallowa County Humane Society
Fishtrap, Inc.
Josephy Center for Arts and Culture
Mid-Valley Theatre Company
Wallowa Valley Arts Council
Wallowa Valley Music Alliance
Wallowa Valley Orchestra
Wallowa Valley Photo Club
Joseph Chamber
Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce
Greater Enterprise Main Street Group
Magic Garden
Slow Food Wallowas
Enterprise Education Foundation
Enterprise SDA School
Flora School Education Center
Joseph Education Foundation
Wallowa FFA Alumni
Wallowa School Foundation
Wallowa County Project Heartbeat
Wallowa Valley Health Care Foundation
Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center
Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center
Wallowa County Museum
Wallowa Resources
Chief Joseph Summer Camp
Ferguson Ski Club
The Nature Conservancy
Wallowa Land Trust
Wallowology
Building Healthy Families
Community Connection of Wallowa County
Creating Memories for Disabled Children
Divide Camp Inc.
Northeast Oregon Economic Development District
Safe Harbors
Soroptimist International of Wallowa County
Wallowa County 4-H & Extension Service
Wallowa County Business Facilitation
Wallowa Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Wallowa Mountain Quilter’s Guild
Wallowa Resale Store
American Legion
Chief Joseph Flyers, Inc.
Ducks Unlimited
Enterprise Elks Lodge #1829
Enterprise/Joseph Lions
Friends of the Joseph Branch
Friends of the NRA
Rocky Mtn. Elk Foundation
Rotary Club of Wallowa County
VFW
Eagle Cap Shooters Association
Wallowa County Gamblers Snowmobile Club
Alpenfest
Bronze Blues & Brews
CJD Rodeo
Eagle Cap Extreme
Hells Canyon Mule Days, Inc.
Mountain High Broncs & Bulls
IOOF Lodge (Odd Fellows)
Alpine Meadows Golf Course
Hurricane Creek Grange
Southfork Grange
Liberty Grange
Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness
Courtesy photo/Vixen Radford
Destiny relaxes during the
Sisters Rodeo in June.
was fun. St. Paul has a really
different arena. It’s round, and
I had to work with Music to
get us used to it,” Barney said.
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schoolwork hasn’t been par-
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Part of her role included vis-
iting schools and talking to
children about her duties,
which Barney enjoyed best
of all. “Just seeing their fac-
es light up and saying, ‘Oh,
who is she?’ kind of made my
day,” she said.
Barney’s mother said she’s
enjoyed watching her daugh-
ter learn and grow through
the year. “I would say she’s
learned to be proud of who
she is and know that not ev-
eryone will like you or be nice
to you, but you can still smile
and be friendly to them even
if they aren’t friendly back,”
Radford said.
Radford also enjoyed
having the mother/daughter
time. “It’s been fun, but busy.
We’ve lived in our horse trail-
er all summer, but I’m spend-
ing time with her I’ll never get
back,” she added.
As to her future, Barney
said she plans to try out for
Wallowa County’s 4-H court
and following that, try out
for Chief Joseph Days rodeo
court before returning to the
Miss Rodeo Oregon program
and eventually compete for
Miss Rodeo USA. “Who
knows where I’ll go from
there,” Barney said.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
This week’s athlete of the
week features Wallowa High
School freshman setter Riley
Ferré. The WHS freshman had
ten assists and three kills in a
Sept. 19 match against
Condon/Wheeler. Ferré had
another superb match against
Riverside, recording five kills
in that effort.
WHS coach is impressed
with the young player.
“She is doing very well as
our setter, Riley is gaining
confidence in her position
and exceeding my expectations. I am very proud
of her.” Ferrè is the daughter of Peter and
Whitley Ferrè of Wallowa.
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