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A2 Obituaries/Community wallowa.com June 1, 2016 Wallowa County Chieftain O BITUARIES Mina Betts 1922 to 2016 Mina Grandahl Brown Betts was born Feb. 11, 1922 in Mo- bridge, S.D., to Amund and May Grandahl. Mina started school in South Dakota. While in grade school her family decided to move to Joseph, where she completed her education. She graduated from Enterprise High School in 1940. After graduation, Mina worked for a creamery, where she met Burl Brown. They dated and later married on Aug. 24, 1942. In 1956 they adopted a three-month-old baby boy and named him Roy. In 1959 Burl got a job at Hanford and the family relocated to Kennewick. Mina enrolled at Columbia Basin College and com- pleted bookkeeping courses. As a family they enjoyed vacations to Washington and Oregon coasts, as well as many camping trips. After Burl passed in 1976, Mina worked for Royal Crown Bot- tling Co. in Pasco. In 1990, she met Parlan Betts and they married in 1991. They traveled extensively. Parlan passed in November 1992. Mina belonged to the Red Hat Society and Rambling Rovers. She also was a member of the local Eagles and the Rebekahs, where she held several offi ces. Mina loved to travel, played Bingo, knitted and crocheted and other crafts. She was an excellent seamstress. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters Macel, Doro- thy and Lois; her husbands; and Parlan’s daughter Bette. Mina is survived by her loving son Roy Brown; Parlan’s chil- dren Lila, Mary Ann, Parlan Jr. and Laura; granddaughter Ceara; great-granddaughters Caydince and Paige; and niece Sherrie Mat- thews. Special thanks to Hospice, Tri-City Retirement, Lourdes and Dr. Daniel Quiroz’s offi ce. All of you are a blessing to the family. A viewing was be held Thursday, May 26 at Mueller’s Tri-Cit- ies Funeral Home, 1401 S. Union Street, Kennewick. Graveside services were held Friday, May 27 at Desert Lawn Memorial Park, 10th and Union Street, Kennewick. The family invites you to sign their online tribute wall at www.muellersfuneralhomes.com. Geneva McArtor Geneva McArtor died May 26, 2016 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital at age 86. Her family is planning a graveside memo- rial for 11 a.m. June 18 at Bramlett Cemetery in Wallowa. A full obituary will be published at a later date. Bollman Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. Scot Heisel/The Chieftain Several of those who played a key role in the construction of a new sign along the west entrance to Enterprise line up for a long-anticipated ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday morning. From left: Tim Funk, Sue Moore, Adrian Harguess, OK Theare owner Darrell Brann, Bookloft owner Mary Swanson, City Administrator Michele Young, Mayor Steve Lear, Councilor Margie Shaw, artist Steve Arment (who carved and painted the wood sign) and engineer Ralph Swinehart. Enterprise unveils welcome sign Wallowa County Chieftain The monumental sign was crafted from products that refl ect Enterprise. The Bowlby stone, quarried by Melville Stone, ties in to the historic buildings downtown. The wood represents the im- portance of natural resource economy (timber, farming, ranching, outdoor recreation). The wood was locally harvest- ed and produced by JayZee lumber and was carved and painted by local artist Steve Arment. Engineer Ralph Swinehart generously drew up the blueprints needed. Darrell Brann was involved in the design committee work, organized the construction and laid the Bowlby stone columns with help from Tim Funk and others. From now on, if you’re entering Enterprise from the west, there’s little doubt you’ll know exactly which town is directly ahead. Several dozen people gathered on a cool, gray morning Friday to witness the much anticipated unveiling of a years-long push to erect the city’s new welcome sign. Scot Heisel/The Chieftain Members of Great- er Enterprise Main Streets The west entrance of Enterprise along Highway 82 now (GEMS) celebrated the features a colorful and sturdy welcome sign that took achievement with a gathering several years to complete. at the top of the hill overlook- ing Enterprise from the west completed through the effort er, Wallowa County, Glenn on Highway 82 (across from and support of many. From Martin, the Wallowa County Eagle’s View Inn & Suites). individual donations to larger Cultural Trust and the city of The monument, four contributions — from Com- Enterprise — the project was years in the making, was munity Bank, Pacifi c Pow- truly a community effort. See Philip Ruud at Wallowa Valley Eye Care (Dr. Baileys Office) June 8th 519 W. North St. Enterprise, OR 97828 Call 800-678-3155 for appointment Happy 65th! We love you, we thank you. Janie, Jill, Joni, Julie, Jim, and all your family Community Bank announces $1,000 photo contest Wallowa County Chieftain MORE ONLINE Community Bank is an- nouncing the return of the Traveling HAMilton Photo Contest. The contest involves submitting a photo of HAM- ilton, the Community Bank pink piggy bank, on an adven- ture. You do not need to be a customer to enter and you may pick up your own HAMilton piggy bank now from a local Community Bank branch to get started. The contest, new last year, resulted in worldwide trav- el for the adventurous piggy bank. HAMilton was seen in nearby places in the North- west; in many states such as Utah, Iowa, Hawaii, Washing- ton, D.C., and New York; and in countries such as France, Mexico, Ireland and Austra- lia. The winning photo was from Eastern Oregon Univer- To see complete details and a schedule of the entry and voting periods for this contest, please see the Offi - cial Rules at www.commu- nitybanknet.com. sity campus, taken by Jordann Roberts of Union. Entry into the weekly con- test begins June 1. The top 5 entries (determined by a bank committee) will face off in a Facebook voting platform. Each week the entrant with the most votes will receive $100, distributed as “Hamil- tons” ($10 bills). Each win- ner for four weeks will auto- matically be entered into the Grand Prize voting period occurring July 6-12. The en- try with the most votes will receive $1,000. Entrants must be at least 13 years old. Weather Forecast Courtesy of Weather Underground. www.wunderground.com High Low Conditions June 2 75 45 Mostly cloudy June 3 82 49 Clear June 4 90 54 Clear June 5 94 57 Clear June 6 90 57 Partly cloudy June 7 79 49 Partly cloudy FOR ALL OFFERS: NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. 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