Wallowa County Chieftain News wallowa.com CITY of 1988 was passed. Councilor Stacy Karvoski reminded fellow councilors that they had a variety of reasons they were opting out Continued from Page A1 and that the important thing The High Intensity Drug was to get the document ap- 7UDI¿FNLQJ $UHD SURJUDP proved. “I don’t know (the word- (HIDTA) is a drug-prohibi- tion enforcement program run LQJ ³WKH GDQJHU´ QHHGV WR E\WKH8QLWHG6WDWHV2I¿FHRI EH WKHUH´ .DUYRVNL VDLG ³,W National Drug Control Policy. doesn’t do anything to the It was established in 1990 af- teeth of the ordinance that ter the Anti-Drug Abuse Act prohibits the licensing. It’s QRW D UHTXLUHG ¿QGLQJ 7KH thing is, we’re dealing with a OLFHQVLQJ LVVXH XQWLO ZH ¿QG RXWZKDWWKHVWDWHLVGRLQJ´ Councilor Laura Miller agreed that the information re- ceived from Colorado showed a danger, but also agreed that passage of the ordinance was their goal for the evening. “If we take that (danger clause) out it does not effect WKH PHDW RI WKLV RUGLQDQFH´ she said. December 16, 2015 Lear agreed that the infor- mation from Colorado was ³VROLG´ EXW WKDW D ORW PRUH information was needed in addition to that document. The time to bring in all in- formation was in the future if the Council were again faced with legalization of licens- ing, he said. With that possible future in mind, Councilor Bill Cof- ¿Q DVNHG IRU FODUL¿FDWLRQ RQ the process of opting back in. Enterprise police chief NEON application deadline near Continued from Page A1 Wallow County Chieftain The search for a new po- lice chief in Enterprise contin- ues, with the closing date for applications set for Dec. 28. Numerous applications and many inquiries for infor- mation have been received, according to City Administra- tor Michele Young. In the meantime, former State Police Trooper Jed Stone has been hired as a full- time patrolman for the City of Enterprise. The City Council unanimously approved sign- ing Stone on full time during its Dec. 14 meeting. Stone ini- tially was hired as a full-time SROLFHRI¿FHURQDVKRUWWHUP basis in early fall. He now will serve under a full-time contract. (QWHUSULVH 3ROLFH 2I¿FHU George Kohlhepp will contin- XH WR VHUYH DV OHDG RI¿FHU DV the search for a new chief of police continues. Stone retired from the Ore- gon State Police after 25 years of service. He is current on DOOQHFHVVDU\FHUWL¿FDWLRQVUH- quired for the position and has Kathleen Ellyn/The Chieftain decades of experience in law Trooper Jed Stone shortly before his retirement from Oregon State Police. enforcement in the county. PARADE And Judi Taylor’s Heav- enly Huckleberry Fudge won ¿UVWSODFHLQWKHIXGJHFRQWHVW this year. Continued from Page A1 The fudge auction, which The pop-up store com- is the only fundraiser for the bined the goods of home event, brought in $380 to put businesses Shabby Gypsy and toward all of the city lighting Jingle Bob’s Vintiques. More DQG GHFRUDWLRQV ¿UH EDUUHOV home businesses set up in the free rides on the hay wagon Winterfest Gift Market where and in the kiddie train and they, too, saw a brisk business more. Winners in the fudge con- of gift shoppers. Over in the Fangled art test were: 1st Place, Judi Tay- window of the historic Enter- lor’s Heavenly Huckleberry prise Building, Santa Central Fudge, purchased by John set up and jolly old St. Nick Hillock for $100; 2nd Place met children and pets. The Vivian Tillman’s Yum-Yum Enterprise Fire Department Maple Fudge, purchased by kept the inside of the shopper Sondra Lozier for $50; 3rd warm, serving up every last Place, Double Arrow Vet ODGOH RI FKLOL LQ WKH SRW ¿YH Clinic’s Mamie’s Fudge, pur- roasters full). They raised chased by Tom Swanson for ³ULJKW DURXQG IRU ¿UH $90. Vivian Tillman’s second ¿JKWLQJ JHDU´ DFFRUGLQJ WR entry in the fudge contest, her Fire Chief Paul Karvoski. A traditional Christmas new Yum-Yum Lime Fudge, treat was provided by Michael sold for $90 to Derrell Whit- Berry of Wild Carrot Herbals. ty, and Barbara McCormack’s Michael dresses up like an elf Best Ever Fudge was pur- and roasts chestnuts over one chased by Sondra Lozier for RIWKH¿UHEDUUHOVHYHU\:LQ- $50. The Winterfest Christmas terfest, offering the treat for Lights Parade closed out the free. celebration with a whopping ÀRDWV WKLV \HDU ² PDQ\ new entries. This event is sponsored every year by Kell- ermann Logging and Deb’s Apparel. The winning entries were: 1st Place, Les Schwab’s “Toys IRU 7RWV´ QG 3ODFH 0DLQ Street Motors’ “Repo Christ- PDV´ UG 3ODFH (QWHUSULVH Fire Department, bringing Santa from the North Pole. It’s not Christmas without new pajamas! Luxurious robes Cozy flannel pajama sets Soft, fluffy slipper socks Men's night - Thursday, December 17, 5-7pm Open Daily 10 am – 5 pm While NEON has helped many people navigate their care, the organization doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Rather, it is but one essential element in a vast network of providers and VRFLDO DJHQFLHV ² ZLWK FULWL- cal ties to Wallowa County entities like Community Con- nection, Winding Waters Clin- ic, Building Healthy Families and Bennett Insurance. And many of those partners have one or more Community Health Workers on staff who completed the NEON train- ing. “And that training is on- JRLQJ´ 0F&ROJDQ VDLG “They’re continually learning and stay connected via social PHGLD´ NEON also works closely with the Oregon Department of Human Services and East- ern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization. “We don’t want to dupli- FDWH VHUYLFHV´ 5DGIRUG VDLG ³:H MXVW ZDQW WR ¿OO LQ WKH JDSVLQVHUYLFHV´ NEON is funded through one-year grants and private GRQRUV EXW WKH QRQSUR¿W UH- cently secured federal fund- ing that is earmarked for ed- ucation and helping people understand their newfound City Attorney Roland Johnson informed the Council that after review of HB3400 (the legislation that permitted WKH RSW RXW KH FRXOG ¿QG QR RI¿FLDO GHWDLOV DERXW RSWLQJ back in. “The opt-out provision said the city, under our cir- cumstances, may prohibit enumerated uses (the same ones covered in the ordi- QDQFH´ -RKQVRQ VDLG ³:H could pass an ordinance lat- er, if we chose, repealing this ordinance and we would RSW EDFN LQ ² EXW WKHUH DUH no details about that, there is nothing in that state law about RSWLQJEDFNLQ´ The Council then agreed WKDWWKH³GDQJHU´FODXVHFRXOG be removed without chang- ing the effect of the law and the opt-out ordinance passed unanimously, as was re- quired. It will take immediate effect. coverage. “We have a huge popula- tion of people who suddenly KDYH FRYHUDJH IRU WKH ¿UVW time and don’t know how to XVHLW´5DGIRUGVDLG NEON also conducts spe- cialized workshops for peo- SOH WDNLQJ RQ VSHFL¿F KHDOWK LVVXHV ² VXFK DV FKLOGELUWK asthma, child obesity and se- QLRU KHDOWK ² DQG SURGXFHV publications to accompany the workshops. Radford stressed that a vital part of her job is to get parents involved in their chil- dren’s health care early on. “If you have child without good dental care, they become adults without dental care. We have a better chance of having healthy adults if we start that preventative process early on. Learn more NEON representatives will host an open enrollment event from noon to 7 p.m. Wednes- day, Jan. 6, at Wallowa Re- sources, 401 NE 1st St., Suite A, in Enterprise. Visit www.neonoregon.org to learn more about NEON. Or YLVLWWKHORFDORI¿FHDW1( 1st St., No. 100 in Enterprise. Ask about our Gift Baskets & Gift Certificates! 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