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A8 News wallowa.com GRANGE: House to hall work gloves. The good thing about the The grangers had limited strange design of the build- funds — they’d sold their old ing is that the tiny house can lot to Norton Welding and the be remodeled so that sliding state grange had held funds doors open into the hall. With from the sale of the Wallowa those doors closed, the lit- Grange in trust for them. They tle house serves as a meeting had enough money to nego- room which will eventually tiate with, Colony said, and have handicap access bath- in the end, “The owners were rooms and a full commercial really generous with us,” said NLWFKHQ7KH EHQH¿W RI WKDW LV Colony. “We closed in June. that, when meetings are held, The foundation is top-notch, grangers don’t have to heat the the building is entirely suitable entire hall, just the little house. — it’s just ugly right now.” Savings like that are im- %XWXJO\LV¿[DEOHDQGEHVW portant, said Colony, because of all the interior framing can WKH JUDQJH H[LVWV WR VHUYH WKH be safely removed to create a community. “Our money goes large hall. through and out the door,” she A work party is scheduled said. “We support FFA, the for Sept. 25 starting at noon. fairgrounds, personal needs Refreshments will be provid- in the community, seed swaps ed and volunteers are asked to and more. We give scholar- bring hammers, crowbars and ships for everything from art Continued from Page A1 and camps to agricultural ed- ucation.” When the remodel is com- pleted the building will house a spacious community hall suit- able for dances, weddings, an- niversaries, political debates, water meetings and many oth- er community gathering needs. The grange is footing the bill for a new tin roof and upgraded septic system and Wildhorse Foundation has pro- vided a $15,000 grant to cover the cost of Phase I projects: wiring, insulation, sheetrock, ZLQGRZVDQGÀRRULQJZRUN Phase II of the remodel will include the installation of a commercial kitchen. Wiley Frei, owner of Main Street Grill in Wallowa, recently purchased the Odd Fellows Rebekah Hall in Wallowa and donated the entire commercial kitchen to the grange. Grang- ers are petitioning Wildhorse Foundation again for a grant to bring that up to code and install it along with the two handicap accessible bathrooms. “We’ll be completely ready to be part of the community again by spring,” Colony said. “The bathroom and kitchen WKDW LV DOUHDG\ WKHUH LV VXI¿- cient to take care of immediate needs.” In the meantime, the hall will be ready for dancing to the music of Homemade Jam, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 10 at 317 Rosewell Street, Lostine. It’s a family dance with pie and ice cream social. September 23, 2015 DAM: 3rotesters say Àow inFrease will harP µbionoPy¶ Continued from Page A1 These items would allow the Associated Ditch Compa- nies (ADC), the dam’s owner, to annually send 4,200 acre- feet of water downstream for ÀRZDXJPHQWDWLRQ Although the releases ZRXOGEHWLPHGWREHQH¿W¿VK ultimately the water would reach users determined by the dam project’s funders. One of ADC’s prospective funders, a 8WDKEDVHG ¿UP QDPHG :DO- lowa Water Corp., for a time displayed plans on its website to collect the water from Wal- lowa Lake Reservoir in Port- land, and from there transport it to buyers located practically anywhere, including out of state. ,Q LWV ¿OHG SURWHVW :)) DUJXHV WKH SURSRVHG ÀRZ augmentation could negative- ly affect both the “Wallowa Country bionomy” (meaning the “complete natural system” here, including “the land, an- imals, plants, water, climate, soil, geology and people”) and future ability to meet water needs within the Grande Ronde Basin. The group also asserts that stored water in Wallowa Lake Reservoir “is already RYHUDOORFDWHG´ DQG WKDW ÀRZ augmentation isn’t even identi- ¿HGLQWKH*UDQGH5RQGH%DVLQ 3URJUDPDV³DEHQH¿FLDOXVH´ Sending water out of the ba- sin is itself a sore point. “Water is scarce in the Welcome Hunters! 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The Foundation does not believe the public interest is served by the Department’s approval of an Application that would authorize the use of stored water from Wallowa Lake Reservoir for out-of-ba- sin mitigation when in-basin irrigation rights cannot ade- quately be served, particularly VHQLRU OLYHÀRZ ULJKWV RQ WKH Wallowa River.” 7RP %XWWHU¿HOG $'& president, says dam operations aren’t a factor in such rights’ curtailment, however. The rea- son some rights were curtailed by Wallowa County’s water- master late this summer, he says, was because they were ³VWULFWO\ QDWXUDO ÀRZ ULJKWV and there was not enough wa- ter coming in at the head of the lake to serve them.” The protest document also mentions that the Foundation on “at least two occasions ... offered to loan money to ADC to repair the dam.” In March 2004 the Foundation sent ADC a letter offering $150,000 for “necessary repair and deferred maintenance,” and a month later the Foundation upped the offer to $1.2 million. ADC currently estimates that rehabilitation will cost around $15 million, and ADC project manager David Hock- ett says the $1.2 million the Foundation offered back in 2004 wasn’t nearly enough to accomplish the task, even at 2004’s lower prices. ADC also was concerned that a loan might put ADC at risk of los- ing control of the dam, Hock- ett recalls. Although WFF was re- TXLUHG WR ¿OH LWV SURWHVW ZLWK- LQDVSHFL¿HGGD\ZLQGRZ DSSDUHQWO\ WKHUH¶V QR GH¿QHG timetable for the Oregon Water Resources Department to re- solve the issues the protest has raised. “Worst-case scenario: it could hold us up for another year or longer,” Hockett says. Daniel Delancey is the son of Gabriella and Tim Delancey. He is a sophomore at Wallowa High School with a 4.0 GPA. Daniel’s teachers describe him as one of the most conscientious students at Wallowa High School. He consistently turns in excellent work and often goes above and beyond what is required. He is active in Wallowa FFA, plays baseball and serves as the student body and sophomore class treasurer. Daniel is good natured, kind, helpful and respectful of others. He truly deserves this recognition. W e trr eat e you like family f 601 01 Medical Parkway y , En Enterprise, E nterprise, ise, OR 97828 • 541-426-31 541-426- 1 1 • www w .wchcd.or g W allowa a Memoria al Hospital is an equal opportunity oppor pr ovider and employer The Student of the Week is chosen for academic achievement and community involvement. Students are selected by the administrators of their respective schools. CELEBRATE FAMILY MEAL NIGHT wallowa.com We are excited to welcome Jennifer Powell to the Chieftain staff! Jennifer is helping out this summer in our Wallowa County sales territory. To reach Jennifer, call 541-426-4567 (office) or email jpowell@wallowa.com Wallowa County Chieftain EVENT: SLC band will play in Eastern Oregon for ¿rst tiPe Continued from Page A1 Community members are invited to join in the tradi- tional procession Thursday down Main Street in Enter- prise starting at Main Street Motors at 3:45 p.m. Follow- ing are the opening ceremony at the courthouse gazebo and Accordions at Alpenfest at Terminal Gravity Brewery. Salzburger Echo comes from its home base near Salt Lake City to play for the ¿UVW WLPH LQ HDVWHUQ 2UHJRQ Although the band usually performs elsewhere on Al- penfest weekend, the musi- cians decided to give Wal- lowa County a try this year, according to Alpenmeister Chuck Anderson. The band brings the Alps to audiences, playing Old World and contemporary folk music from the alpine regions of Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The band entertains with the 12-foot alphorns, Swiss cowbells and harmony yodeling as well as more tra- ditional instruments. Together since 1992, Salz- burger Echo has played many venues and festivals through- out the U.S. and Europe. Popular acts returning to Oregon’s Alpenfest include Swiss yodeler Arthur Brogli, who hails from Lodi, Calif., but has entertained through- out the country and was a huge hit in 2014. Brogli is a Swiss native and the eldest son of Swiss immigrants. As a boy, he and his brothers and sisters sang for various Swiss events up and down the West Coast. Amazingly, he doesn’t read sheet music but he plays ev- erything by ear. He composes some of his own songs and lyrics. He played a leading role LQ VWDUWLQJ WKH ¿UVW 2NWREHU- fest in Snowbird, Utah, 40 years ago. He also sang at the Swiss consulate in San Fran- cisco to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the creation of Switzerland. Also performing are the Tirolean Dancers of Oregon, popular Alpenfest entertain- ers for many years. Their energetic style is typical of Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The dancers hail from all over Oregon and Wash- ington. They are regulars at Oktoberfests throughout the 3DFL¿F1RUWKZHVW Professional polka danc- ers Randy and Ashley Thull of Wisconsin will return to dance during performances and give free polka lessons before each performance. Solo alphorn player Bruce Coutant lives in nearly Los- tine, where he crafts alphorns as one of very few alphorn builders outside Europe. Coutant also plays French horn locally. Monday September 28th Spaghetti Dinner w/all the Fixings 5:30-6:30 pm ___________________ The more often you sit down to a meal as a family, the less likely your kids will be involved in risky behaviors such as smoking, drinking, and using other drugs. Join Building Healthy Families for a night of family and fun to celebrate National Family Meal Night. Share a simple meal, enter to win prizes and spend an hour celebrating the importance of eating together. Please call 541-426-9411 to RSVP Invite the entire family for a FREE night of food and fun! BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES 207 NE Park Street Enterprise, OR 97282 541-426-9411