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Oregon Farm Bureau
seeks photos for calendar
June 29, 2016
Barklows to
celebrate 70th
anniversary
Wallowa County Chieftain
Oregon Farm Bureau invites photog-
raphers to submit photos for its 2017 Ore-
gon’s Bounty calendar.
The award-winning calendar celebrates
all aspects of Oregon agriculture: the prod-
ucts, the people, the production, the land-
scape, the enjoyment — anything that
depicts the beauty, technology, culture, en-
joyment or tradition of family farming and
ranching.
Horizontal-format, high-resolution im-
ages — both close-ups and panoramic
views — of all types of agriculture in all
seasons are needed. Subject ideas include
farmers markets, close-ups of ag products
or crops in the fi eld, planting and harvest-
ing of crops, panoramic scenes of farmland,
people enjoying agriculture or ag products,
farm animals, portraits of farmers/ranchers,
county fairs, on-farm festivals and farming
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Photographers with images selected for
FINICUM
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William Fisher, of Salmon,
Idaho, and Jamey Landin, of
Burns, say these three weeks
are the longest the site has
been untouched.
“They know we’re there,”
said Fisher, referring to any-
one who might want to alter
the site. “We’re doing some-
thing here.”
After reaching the 14-day
stay limit allowed in the near-
month pages in Oregon’s Bounty will re-
ceive a photo credit in the 2017 calendar
and copies of the calendar. The deadline for
entries is Sept. 15.
Photo specifi cations and contest rules
are attached, and are also available at www.
oregonfb.org/calendar.
Photographers do not need to be Farm
Bureau members to participate, and there is
no limit to the number of photos that can be
submitted.
by designated campground,
the two moved across the road
and founded a dispersed camp-
site. There, they can stay for an
additional 30 days.
Both Fisher and Landin say
they are unarmed, and intend
to remain peaceful. By law,
they are not allowed to carry
guns because both men are
convicted felons.
The Forest Service said the
memorial items are prohibited
and need to go, but the agency
has not specifi ed a timeline for
when it could be removed by
the agency.
Christine Schwanenberg an-
nounces a masquerade dinner
dance in honor of the 70th wedding
anniversary for her parents, Ken
and Irene Barklow, to be held from
5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 10 at Park
Plaza in Walla Walla.
Evening attire is requested.
Masquerade masks will be provid-
ed at the door, or bring your own.
Please RSVP to 509-525-6513.
Irene will be well remembered
in Wallowa County as the historian
who wrote six books contributing
to the history of Wallowa Coun-
ty. She also served as postmaster
in Lostine for 25 years. Ken was
head sawyer of Boise Cascade and
helped build the mill when it was
privately owned by Moss Miller.
The couple built or restored many
homes in the area in addition to
many more achievements.
“The Forest Service does
not want to have any confl ict
or confrontations,” said Stea-
rly. “Law enforcement is in
contact with those folks, and
communications are in place.”
The men said they won’t
leave until a permanent memo-
rial is in place at the site. They
said others will take their place
when their stay limits are up.
“We are prepared to do this
for as long as we need to,” said
Fisher. “We have wall tents
with wood stoves if we need
them. We have snow machines.
We have whatever it takes.”
Fisher and Landin are both
currently unemployed. Before
he began camping with Fisher,
Landin worked as a gas atten-
dant in Burns. They are now
supported by food and mone-
tary donations from Finicum
supporters and friends.
In late May, four men were
cited for allegedly attempting
to install a permanent cross in
concrete at the site. The Har-
ney County Sheriff’s Offi ce
charged the men with third de-
gree criminal mischief, a viola-
tion that could carry a $5,000
fi ne.
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The
Wallowa
County
Chieftain
Wallowa County Chieftain
PARADE
If You Go
Wallowa’s Fourth of July pa-
rade starts forming at 10 a.m.
Monday at the high school foot-
ball fi eld; the parade starts at 11
a.m.
Cash prizes will be awarded
for the top entries.
The traditional BBQ lunch,
put on this year by the Wal-
lowa High cheerleaders, starts
at noon. Hamburgers and hot
dogs will be served with potato
salad, baked beans and a drink.
FFA students are offering pie by
the slice. Lunch is served at the
fi re hall next to City Hall, 104 N.
Pine.
Free vendor space is avail-
able for an outdoor market.
A birthday party for Vera Hen-
derson is scheduled for 2-4 p.m.
at the Community Center in
Wallowa on Saturday. Friends
and fellow Wallowa County resi-
dents are welcome to come and
congratulate Vera.
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They also knew that Vera’s
90th birthday was coming up
just two days before the parade
and they wanted her to be part
of Wallowa’s biggest party.
Vera’s husband Jim passed
away in 2012 at age 89, but
Vera is still working every
day. She no longer works as
the bookkeeper for the fami-
ly’s various businesses, a job
she shared with former School
Board Chair Karen Josi, but
she still keeps her home and
yard spotless and in ship shape.
“She’s the best mother that
one could have,” Elwayne said.
“She was always supportive
on everything you would do
that was right — and if it was
wrong she would tell you about
it.”
Vera enjoys the identity
of mother. Although she has
been a key player in the fami-
ly’s success through the years
and now has sons operating
Henderson Fuel, Henderson
Logging and managing sev-
eral farms, her main interest
remains raising children to be
excellent citizens.
“Kids are her big thing,”
Elwayne said. “She has respect
for all of them. She was always
involved with schools. The kids
she taught (as a young woman)
in Promise still remember her.
Her memory is excellent and
she takes care to make sure all
21 of her great-grandchildren
get cards on special occasions
— she keeps up with them all.”
She instilled her sense of
responsibility for child rearing
in her own children as well;
Elwayne also served in the Ed-
ucation Service District for 26
years.
Vera was born Vera Gor-
bett in Promise in 1926 and
eventually went to college in
La Grande to be a teacher. Al-
though she didn’t stay long
enough to get her certifi cate,
she nevertheless got the job of
teaching at Promise, where she
says she really enjoyed the chil-
dren.
In 1945, she married Jim
Henderson of Weston, Wash,
who was a shop foreman for a
Chevy garage in Walla Walla.
Just three years later the two
came back to Promise to take
over the family farm when Ve-
ra’s pioneer parents Chester and
Bessie Gorbett got older and
needed the help. The farm has
been in the family since 1892.
Back in Promise, Jim took
a job as logging superintendent
for Jay Herbert Bate.
They moved to Wallowa
in 1959 and son Elwayne now
farms the home place in Prom-
ise.
“The great-grandkids still
love to visit the home place,”
Vera said.
Along the way Vera had four
children: Steven in 1948, Den-
nis in 1950, Elwayne in 1952
and Terilynn in 1959.
Jim stayed with the Bates
Mill until the strike of ’63. He
was already logging, so he just
kept logging till his death, Vera
said.
Elwayne now operates the
logging business.
Throughout the years the
Henderson family remained
dedicated to growing as a fam-
ily and growing their town.
“You name it, we did it,”
Vera recalls. “The kids went to
college and when they came
home we all farmed as a family
unit.”
Terilynn Cothren now lives
with her husband Kevin in
Lewiston where they operate
Clearwater Hydrolics.
And then there’s the time
that Elwayne answered the call
to help on the Bon Ton Fire,
drove his excavator into the
burning Bon Ton building and
ended up in the basement.
Yes, there was excitement
and growth all through the
years.
Throughout their lives in
Wallowa the Hendersons have
been deeply involved in com-
munity, managing 4-H clubs,
fi nding employees for their
many businesses and Vera
even drove the school bus for
awhile.
Through it all, Vera says,
“I enjoyed working and being
with my family.”
The family is putting to-
gether a fl oat for Vera to ride in
the parade on the 4th.
Little Miss and Mister for
the parade are: Rawley Mel-
ville, 7, son of Harry and Erin
Melville; and Teagan Tillery, 5,
daughter of Judith Shrike and
Jake Tillery.
D EATH N OTICES
Kenneth Elwyn Powers
Graveside services for Kenneth Elwyn Powers of Joseph,
who died June 22 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital at age 93,
will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, July 2 at Bramlett Cemetery in
Wallowa. A reception will follow at 1 p.m. at his home at 807
Mullen Lane in Joseph. A full obituary will be published later.
Bollman Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.
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