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A8 News wallowa.com November 11, 2015 Wallowa County Chieftain Christmas lights return to Enterprise 100 YEARS AGO Nov. 9, 1915 Estimates of expense for the county for next year are shown in the annual budget of the county published this week by Clerk C. H. Zurcher for the county court. The to- tal, representing the amount of money to be raised by tax- ation in 1916, is $147,045. This is $17,227 greater than the total of the year previous, which was $128,818. Within a week the ¿rst train of logs should arrive in Enterprise at the East Oregon company’s mill. A large quan- tity of logs has been cut at the Brown camp in the timber and is ready for shipment. The company has rented 15 log cars of the O-W railroad. Dedication deeds placed on record last week open West Second Street, Enterprise, from Alamo street, opposite the depot, to Litch street, near the home of J. C. Conley. The The former Safeway store at 107 NW 2nd St. in Enterprise. Most recently, it was the site of ACE Hardware, which in the last few weeks has moved to the intersection of North and River streets. Chieftain archives signers of the instruments were E.B. Knapp, G.S. Rea- vis and R.). Stubble¿eld. The land they gave extends a dis- Buy Any Sub ~OR~ Salad and get a FREE cookie with coupon. Limit one coupon per person per order. One cookie per coupon. Valid In Enterprise Subway 212 W North St. in Enterprise tance equal to two city blocks. This is a long step toward opening another street from the business quarter of town, a project which has been under way quietly since last spring. Everything has been accom- plished to date at private ex- pense, and so without cost to the city. Advertisement: Instanta- neous Delivery for your mes- sage over our Long Distance Lines. Sure-Safe-Speedy. Home Independent Telephone Co. 70 YEARS AGO Nov. 8, 1945 541-426-3648 Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment 12/1 thru 1/31 Enroll by 12/15 for January 2016 coverage Returning servicemen reg- istering their discharge papers in the of¿ce of the county clerk during the past week: 2nd Lt. Marvin J. Searles, S-Sgt. Myrl D. Zollman, Pfc. Donald O. Mitchell, CMM Time for a We can answer your questions & get you enrolled. Call 541-426-4208 Locally owned & operated 616 W. North Street Enterprise Computer Tuneup? Spyware Removal & More 541-426-0108 110 W. Main Enterprise You’re Invited! 20 th Annual Healthy Futures Dinner Auction Exciting Live Auction Items! Sunriver luxury vacation home sleeps eight, five nights, Dr. & Mrs. Underhill Four Star Steak & Spa, Kalispell Tribe & Northern Quest Casino Wildhorse Resort weekend golf getaway 3 bdrm, 3 bath Depoe Bay home for one week, Dave & Sue Smyth Romantic getaway at Wallowa Lake Lodge w/ dinner at Vali’s Gail Swart’s famous champagne brunch for eight ½ day guided fishing trip from Winding Waters River Expeditions Handcrafted buckboard sleigh, wagon from Dr. Boyd Rustic desk & bench, rustic end table from Dr. Boyd Tri-Cities hockey package, from Jenni Word & Chantelle Johnson One year pass for two to OK Theatre concerts Night at the Elgin Opera House, Hospital Imaging Dept. Spa basket from beecrowbee & friends Handcrafted quilts by Shirley Snook Framed photograph Thunder & Rain Monochrome by David Jensen Super Deluxe Pendleton Package: Round Up, Golf, Wildhorse & More! Blue Mountain Pathology Handrafted cradle made of local woods by Clint Krebs Spring Lamb, cut & wrapped, ready Sept. 2016 from NP Ranch Two ton of alfalfa loaded onto your trailer, Collins Farms Ice chest filled with variety of meats from local producers, Community Bank Heads or Tails Game Prizes iPad sponsored by Wheatland Insurance Kindle Fire sponsored by Wallowa Title Company Harold C. Voetberg, Pfc. Otis W. True, T-4 Chester L. Wise, Pvt. Doria L. Audet, Sgt. Bennie S. Smith, S-Sgt. Dan A. DeBoie, S-Sgt Russell D. Reams, T-5 Donly W. Dag- gett, Pvt. Ferman A. Warnock, 1st Lt. Reid Johnson, Cpl. Freilan C. Warnock, S-Sgt. William Dorrance, T-Sgt. Wesley R. Walker, Sgt. Man- sel G. Pyles, Sgt. Kenneth Goebel, Sgt. John C. Musty. Note the rank of these boys. The community is proud of the records Wallowa county boys and girls have made in World War II. The Enterprise chamber of commerce voted Tues- day night to decorate Main street again this year for the Christmas season. During the war Christmas lighting was banned by government orders. served throughout the day and the event will be topped off with a drawing for two gift certi¿cate door pri]es. The ¿rst twenty ladies to arrive will be given a free pair of hose. Twenty-one inches! That’s how far to one side the wind moved the trailer home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shelby, which is parked at the Mountain View motel between Joseph and Enterprise, last Wednes- day evening. A check made later indicated that the wind registered about 75 mph at the Joseph airport and was very probably higher than that at the motel. 50 YEARS AGO Nov. 11, 1965 25 YEARS AGO Nov. 8, 1990 The newly opened Fashion Center next to the Coast to Coast store in Enterprise will hold open house on Friday November 12. Refreshments of coffee and cookies will be Photo caption: Mervin Zollman displays the P.O.W. medal he recently received from the U.S. government. Chieftain clippings from 1945 tell of when his family was War up with specialt espresso drinks & more! 06 S. Main Street • Joseph, OR OUT OF THE PAST Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins Anton’s HOME & HEARTH 541-432-2690 Mon-Sat 8-6 •Sun 10-4 k Jane Kissinger has earned e e W e th a 3.94 GPA during her high f o t n e school career. She is a two year Stud foreign language student and Jane Kissinger Enterprise High School has taken two AP English classes. She has excelled in the sciences taking Anatomy and Physics and is currently enrolled in Chemistry and Advanced Biology. Keep up the high academic pursuits, Jane. The Student of the Week is chosen for academic achievement and community involvement. Students are selected by the administrators of their respective schools. informed he was missing in action and of his return from a Na]i prisoner of war camp. 76 percent of Wallowa County registered voters turned out to express a collec- tive mind on candidates and measures in Tuesday’s general election. Locally, Mary Grote easily defeated incumbent Bill Reynolds in the contro- versial district attorney race. Incumbent County Commis- sioner Pat Wortman received 2,120 votes to retain his seats. Most people in the county ob- viously hate the idea of being required by law to wear seat belts, nixing Measure 9 by a two to one margin, however the safety belt law was ap- proved by the state as a whole. Among freshmen at Wal- lowa High School recently competing in a fund raising slave sale during homecoming were: Jimmie Wood, Jeremy Quimby, Charity Warner, Tara Locken, Shawna Rundle, Jen- nifer Henderson, Sharon Bare- more, Carrie Sheehy, Leland Bauck, Karman Tan]y, Stacy Campbell, Tony Dixon, Cory Eagan and Jamie Haganah. School reading helpers needed Wallowa County Chieftain Volunteers are needed for the local in-school read- ing program conducted by Building Healthy Families. The long-standing pro- gram evolved from the Start Making A Reader Today (SMART) program intended to promote reading among children. Since Building Healthy Families works closely with the teachers in each of the county’s districts, the pro- gram and volunteer require- ments vary. This year the program is focusing on the kindergarten level. Volun- teers are asked to commit to less than one hour a week. Interested volunteers should contact Building Healthy Families at 541-426-9411. Saturday, November 14, 2015 Cloverleaf Hall, Enterprise Emcee Matt Kurtz; Auctioneer Jake Musser Silent Auction & Social Hour at 5:00 pm (note earlier time!) Elegant Dinner by Backyard Gardens; Bar by La Laguna Wine bar featuring L’ecole 41 Live Auction at 7:30 pm Tickets are $60 each • To order tickets call 426.1913 Stop by the Foundation Office at Wallowa Memorial Hospital Or mail check made out to WVHCF to PO Box 53, Enterprise 97828 Please specify beef, chicken or vegetarian entree Your support is greatly appreciated! The Wallowa Valley Health Care Foundation Wallowa County HEALTH LINE 519 W. North Street, Enterprise 541.426.3413 Mon-Thurs 9 to Noon/1-5pm; Fri. 9-1 Specializing in Anti-Aging Skin Therapy Customized Facials Waxing Services, Brow Sculpting Body Polish-Back Facials High-Perfomance Products 541-398-0759 | Located @ beecrowbee 01 Main Joseph