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Divide Camp
annual bene¿t
dinner April 30
B RANDING DAY
After e[penses, all the funds
collected from sponsorships go
directly to veterans participat-
ing in Divide Camp and even
in purchasing dinner tickets for
the veterans.
“We’ll also be providing
more bene¿ts at Divide Camp.
We need to purchase some
special-needs tools that can
help our veterans with e[treme
handicaps to access Divide
Camp and utilize our facilities.
... It’s a work in progress. The
whole purpose of this event
is to get funding to get our
wounded warriors up to Divide
Camp so they can get some so-
lace and healing.”
Uppermost in Bohms’ mind
is to remind the public that Di-
vide Camp is run on a volunteer
basis with all proceeds going
toward the camp.
“I want everyone to recog-
nize that Divide Camp is run
by volunteers. There’s no paid
employees and there’s no con-
nection to the Wounded Warrior
Project. The motto of Divide
Camp is: Helping them Heal ...
One wounded warrior at a time.”
Bohms said interested par-
ties should purchase tickets
immediately. Tickets are $30
each and are available at di-
videcamp.org, at the Sports
Corral in Joseph, The Bookloft
in Enterprise and The Blonde
Strawberry in Wallowa.
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
Divide Camp, the local
organization that provides
healing for post-9/11 veterans
through outdoor pursuits and
recreation, is hosting its second
annual bene¿t dinner and auc-
tion April 30 at Cloverleaf Hall
in Enterprise.
Divide Camp representa-
tive Kathleen Bohms said this
year’s banquet features a no-
host bar manned by La Laguna
restaurant, with meat options
provided by Sammy’s Barbe-
cue and salmon caught and
donated by Joe McCormack.
Tammy Couch and Shelley
Tippett will provide side dishes.
An added treat is the music
provided by Jessie Borgerding
and her father Randy Morgan.
Local rancher Todd Nash
will serve as the evening’s
emcee. Guest speakers will in-
clude a number of veterans who
had previous successful stays at
Divide Camp and a short ¿lm
titled “A Soldier’s Memoir”
also is slated for the evening.
Bohms said sponsorships
for Divide Camp are also avail-
able and given out with a red,
blue and white levels indicating
200, 00 and 1,000 contri-
butions.
“We’ll make sure that the
sponsors and their logos are
prominently displayed on the
wall during the event and we’ll
also make sure they get recog-
nition on our Facebook page
and our website,” Bohms said.
Both a silent and live auc-
tion are planned, with Dave
Yost serving as auctioneer for
the live auction. Bohms said
a multitude of items were do-
nated, including restaurant gift
certi¿cates, an airplane ride
from the Joseph Fly Club, art
and a bed and breakfast stay.
Kathleen Ellyn/The Chieftain
It was a beautiful day for a branding Saturday as a group of ranchers and cowboys joined to get calves doctored,
tagged and branded on the moraine just outside of Joseph.
Public meeting set to discuss
transformational housing
Wallowa County Chieftain
Point of Connection, the
family recreation center on
Highway 82 just outside of
Joseph, is in the process of
formalizing plans for the fu-
ture of the former Wallowa
County Family Youth Center.
Neal Isley, president of
POC, took over the center in
June 2011.
Since then, it has served
as a place where families
could gather for bible study
and recreation.
Occasionally, youth or
adults with addiction or men-
tal health issues stayed for a
few months while they got
their life situation under con-
trol.
Now, Isley is planning to
assist the county in dealing
with a speci¿c need for which
he feels he has the training
and programs: to assist men
with addictions and other life
crises who are ready to get to
work and make changes in
their life.
Isley will present infor-
mation and answer questions
regarding the plans for the
building at an open meeting
scheduled for Monday, April
18, 2016 at Community Con-
nection in Enterprise.
“Concerns have been
raised about our intentions
for the transformation-
al housing and what will
be happening there,” Isley
said. “Transformation is a
term that many are equat-
ing with transition, but they
are not the same. Transition
just means passing through
from one place to another. It
doesn’t require much, other
than being willing to move.
Transformation is altogether
different in that it goes much
deeper. It requires a person to
evaluate their life and goals,
what got them into crisis to
begin with and then being
willing to make changes to
alter their future.”
The men who will come to
Isley’s transformational pro-
gram will be volunteers, they
are not mandated by a court
system to attend, he said.
They will voluntarily accept,
coming in, that they will be
required to make progress to-
ward their goals to stay in the
program.
Needless to say, some of
these men have not dealt well
with their life in the past and
may have spent time in jail.
“Some people seem to
fear we may be bringing
these men in from other lo-
cations, but there are appro[-
imately 100 parolees already
in Wallowa County who are
being serviced by two parole
of¿cers. We are working with
law enforcement to make
Wallowa County more safe
² it’s why law enforcement
is in favor of our program.”
The men in the program
will be committed to change
² or leave, Isley said.
“If they’re not willing
to follow these programs
they’re not going to stay,” he
said. “You have to have clear
boundaries where they have
to make progress or leave.
We’re not making any money
on this so it doesn’t do any-
one any good if they’re not
willing to move forward”.
The meeting will give the
public the opportunity to ask
questions about the purpose
of Point of Connection, its
plans for the future of the
ministry and for the property.
“There’s been a lot of
disinformation about what
we’re planning to do here,”
Isley said, “We want every-
one to come to the meeting.
We welcome all questions
and concerns about what we
have been doing from the
very beginning.”
Isley said a member of
the Wallowa County parole
board is e[pected to attend
and ¿eld questions as well.
The public meeting will
convene at 6:30 p.m. Mon-
day, April 18, in the dining
area at the Community Con-
nection building located at
702 NW 1st, on the north
highway in Enterprise. Call
1-398-0761 for additional
information.
Wallowa County Chieftain
The Wallowa County
Chamber of Commerce is
hosting a candidate forum at
6 p.m. Thursday, April 28 at
Cloverleaf Hall in Enterprise.
The purpose of the forum
is to give Wallowa County
voters an opportunity to hear
candidates discuss the issues
of importance to Wallowa
County in this election.
The candidates will an-
swer written questions from
the forum committee and the
public during a moderated
event.
The forum will follow a
nonpartisan, unbiased and
impartial format.
If you would like to sub-
mit a question for the can-
didates there are two ways
to participate: (1) Drop your
questions in a closed enve-
lope at the Wallowa County
Chamber of¿ce by p.m.
April 27; (2) Questions may
be submitted at the forum.
State Rep. Greg Barre-
to and State Sen. William
Hansel will be in attendance.
Hansell is a candidate for the
Senate Position of District
029 and will participate in
the forum, as will his chal-
lenger, Barbara Dickerson.
All three candidates for
Wallowa County Commis-
sioner, Position ² Dan De-
Boie, Todd Nash and Steve
Wolfe ² also are e[pected to
participate.
The primary election will
take place Tuesday, May 17.
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