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News wallowa.com BAN believe Wallowa County was at the point where a medical marijuana dispensary in the county could provide that sort of service. “I understand the medical uses of the stuff ... but I’m not sure having a dispensary here is going to be the optimum thing if you can’t get a pre- scription,” she said. Roberts also pointed out that 50 percent of any mon- ey earned in taxes on licens- ing would go to management of that licensing, “per state law.” In earlier meetings it has been argued by proponents of licensing that Wallowa Coun- ty was in a position to be well educated on the value of med- ical marijuana and set an ex- ample for other counties. Although all commission- ers said they appreciated the education as presented by representatives of both sides of the issue, no commissioner agreed with the argument that Wallowa County commis- sioners should be leading the way. “My decision is that Wal- lowa County need not be on the leading edge of this at this particular time,” Roberts said. Commissioner Mike Hay- ward siad that as important as it was for commissioners to try to be leaders in a commu- nity, their primary job was to represent the people of Wal- lowa County. “7hat’s very dif¿cult to do, represent everybody in the county, when there’s po- lar-opposite opinions on an issue,” he said. “So, to me, the way I’ve always approached that is it’s imperative that I listen to everyone, but in the end of the day I have to make a decision based on what I think the majority of the peo- ple in the county would have us do. I think in this instance it’s clear that the majority of the people in Wallowa County would want us to opt out.” Commissioner Paul Cas- tilleja repeated, as he had stat- ed in earlier public meetings, that his primary concern was for younger generations. “My biggest concern is what the addiction will to do to younger generations,” Cas- tilleja said. “It’s going to hap- pen. It’s already happening. In Wallowa County, I just can’t see this going on. As far as me being held responsible to the citizens of this county to say that yes, we’re going to do it. I just can’t do it.” The ordinance was read aloud and the commissioners voted unanimously to prohibit the operation of medical mar- ijuana processing sites, med- ical marijuana dispensaries, retail marijuana producers, processors, wholesalers and retailers. harvested the game illegally or by mistake (bullet passes through one deer and acci- dentally kills a second one). • The Wallowa County Chapter of Rotary Interna- tional raised $3,081 in their annual competition with Soroptimist. The Wallowa County Chapter of Sorop- timists International raised $2,465 in the challenge and then another $2,000 separate- ly. • Soul Renovation Christ- mas Concert donated 201 pounds of food and $221 in cash to the food bank. Other contributors include the Wallowa County Court- house, Wallowa Assembly of God Church, St. Katharine’s Parish, United Methodist Church, and The Order of the Eastern Star. More than 300 individ- uals or families in Wallowa County are served by the food bank on a regular basis and often families need the services provided for just a month or two. The ¿nancial guidelines for assistance are very gen- erous, broader than SNAP requirements and Wallowa County Food Bank has made it a practice to turn no one away. Anyone can donate at any time and need not be part of a “drive” or other organized collection. Food Bank collec- tion sites: • Community Connection 702 NW 1st St, in Enterprise: 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday through Friday • Old VFW Hall in Wal- lowa: 1-3 p.m. the second and third Tuesday of each month In addition to the Food Bank contributions, volun- teers assembled 115 Elks Christmas dinner baskets, packed with donations from individuals and businesses throughout the county. Meanwhile, over at En- terprise City Hall, on Friday a group of volunteers joined City Manager Michele Young and assistant Lacy McQuead to wrap, label and load hun- dreds of gifts to go with those dinners. Citizens from throughout the county do- nated those gifts through the Tree of Giving program or simply dropped presents off at City Hall. BILL forest resources it offers. The moraine is a tourist attraction and one reason hundreds of thousands of tourists visit the area each year. Ecologically, it’s a wildlife corridor between the valley Àoor and mountains and geologically is one of the world’s most perfectly formed and preserved glacial landscapes. The trust intends to use the funding to acquire about 1,800 acres of moraine land owned by the Ronald C. Yan- ke Family Trust of Boise. Ackley said that while the grant will cover the majority of what she hopes will be the ¿nal selling price, the trust still needs to secure funding from non-federal sources. The next step in the pro- cess involves coming to agreement on a purchase price with the landowner. “Once we can agree on the price, the trust and the Moraine Partnership will pursue additional funds. We should hear more about when funds will be dispersed in the late spring or early summer.” In the meantime, Ackley is pleased the project has gotten this far. “The East Moraine is more than just a beautiful hillside; this iconic geolog- ical formation is central to our identity as a rural com- munity, and with LWCF funds we can ensure it re- mains much as it is today — a working landscape that is undeveloped and in local ownership.” Continued from Page A1 She also pointed out that medical doctors did not write prescriptions that said “here is what you have, and here is the compound you need,” she said. Her investigation re- vealed that a chemist or other specialist at a larger medical marijuana dispensary general- ly helped customers make that determination. Roberts said she did not GIVING Continued from Page A1 TThe Enterprise Branch collection jar caught $5,988 (it may need to be noted that some of these funds have al- ready been declared as dona- tions by Rotary and Sorop- timists as they released their totals but then gave to other Community Bank drive). Community Bank matched the Enterprise amount with another $500. The Joseph branch col- lection jar contents totaled $2,520 plus $500 max bank match • Safeway/Albertsons Corp. continues to donate hundreds of pounds of food every week through the Fresh Alliance program that brings both fresh vegetables and frozen meat to the food bank and senior centers in Enter- prise and Wallowa. • Enterprise FFA and Les Schwab combined efforts this year and donated over 1,000 pounds of food to the drive. • The Enterprise Chapter of PEO International (a so- rority dedicated to women’s education) raised $765 for heating assistance and anoth- er $620 in cash for the food bank. • Local individuals have donated two processed cows to the food bank and others continue to supply the food bank with fresh vegetables and fruit. • Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon State Police have donated 609 pounds of deer and elk meat and “pounds and pounds” of steelhead to the food bank. 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According to Ackley and others, the East Moraine deserves preservation for a number of cultural, histori- cal, geological and ecolog- ical reasons: Culturally, it was an encampment area for the Nez Perce Tribe that once inhabited the area. It is also important agriculturally for the livestock grazing and the December 23, 2015 A9 Wallowa County Chieftain