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A10 Community wallowa.com August 3, 2016 Wallowa County Chieftain ‘The Incredible Journey’ set to ilm here OUT OF THE PAST Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins 100 YEARS AGO Aug. 3, 1916 • Several important mat- ters were brought up at the meeting of the directors of the county fair held last Sat- urday. It was decided to build a new poultry house, which should be a permanent struc- ture, painted and with shingle roof, of a better type than the buildings put up in the earlier days of the fair. Draft horses will receive larger recogni- tion this fall than ever before. Good purses will be offered for six, four and two horse teams. • The Joseph Light & Power Company was pur- chased the irst of the week by the Enterprise Electric Company, thus completing the merger of all the electric plants in Wallowa county un- der one ownership and man- agement. • A large part of the re- maining government land in Wallowa county is likely to be taken up very shortly, un- der the new federal law per- mitting a homesteader who previously has proved up to 160 acres to ile on another quarter section. A dozen il- ings have been made already and persons who are eligible are looking over plats dai- ly to see where they have a chance. W.C. Dorrance was the irst to ile under the new law and W.P. Warnock and D.W. Warnock came in short- ly afterward. • The Joseph Commer- cial club and citizens proved themselves to be royal hosts, at the foot of the lake last Sunday, extending every courtesy possible to the vis- itors who locked in great numbers to witness the tak- ing of the irst moving pic- tures of this beautiful section of Wallowa county. 70 YEARS AGO Aug. 8, 1946 • The Joseph Garden club has joined with 300 other organizations in Oregon to “adopt” one of the under- nourished and underclad children of France. The club will undertake to send two or more packages of food and clothing each month, for six months or a year, to the child “adopted”. • West Coast Telephone Company full page ad: The tempo is not slackening! There is no let up! In this dis- trict we placed 18,771 calls in May 1946, as compared with 14,710 calls in January 1946. We have a waiting list of over 10,000 applicants for tele- phone service, 406 of them in this district. During the war period our installations of the few telephones that have Awesome staff and work environment, great company to work for and the boss is super cool. Sound like your kind of place to work? The Wallowa County Chieftain is seeking a part-time administrative / advertising assistant. been available have been reg- ulated by government orders. That condition still holds. New telephones have been ordered and will be installed as soon as the manufacturers can deliver them. New line extensions will be built as soon as the necessary materi- als can be procured. • There will be a special school meeting of District No. 22 at the Liberty grange hall Tuesday to make ar- rangements to take care of the children for the coming school year and to vote on the question of building a new school house. All legal voters are urged to attend. 50 YEARS AGO Aug. 4, 1966 • Photo caption: Dwayne Voss, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Voss of Prai- rie Creek, was the winner of the colt and buggy which were given away by the Wallowa County Shrine Club during Chief Joseph Days. Dwayne is pictured here receiving the reins from Bill Wergen, chair- man of the drawing. Seated on the cart with Dwayne is his brother, Dick. • Ranger Dan Miller of Joseph released igures this week regarding the amount of timber cut on his district during the iscal year ending June 30, 1966. He stated that 32,179,000 board feet of tim- ber was cut, … equivalent to 5,363 loads of logs. • Both the Shriners and the Wallowa County Jaycees reported record attendance at their Shrine breakfast and Cowboy breakfast held during CJD. Gerald Homan of the Shriners reported that over FOR THE RECORD Dispatch log: Monday, July 25 8:22 a.m.: ATV complaint at Wallowa Lake. 8:33 a.m.: Report of an ag- This is a rare opportunity to learn multiple aspects of our business. Successful candidates will need problem-solving and computer skills plus the ability to handle multiple tasks at once. Must be very accurate and detail oriented plus have excellent customer service and communication skills. Driving and criminal background checks will be completed pre-hire. Pay starts at $10 per hour and the hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Send resume and letter of interest to East Oregonian Publishing Co., PO Box 2048, Salem, OR 97308-2048, by fax to 503-371-2935 or e-mail hr@eomediagroup.com. Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy is currently seeking applications from Wallowa County charitable organizations interested in receiving a Landowner Preference Tag (LOP) for Bull Elk or Buck Deer on the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve property for the 2017 season. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of community members and ranked based on the following considerations: the beneit to the community; the marketing plan for raising funds with the LOP tags; and the ability to use the tags to leverage additional funds or support. Interested organizations should request an application from Justin Jones at 850-982-9224 or e-mail jjones@tnc.org. The application deadline is August 14th, 2016. 2,000 persons were served. At the Cowboy breakfast, Irving Nuss reported that well over 1,000 persons were served. 25 YEARS AGO Aug. 8, 1991 • Over a dozen forest ires are now burning in Wallowa County and there’s a good chance there are a lot of “sleepers” that have escaped detection and are just waiting to take off. An electrical storm that passed through the Wal- lowa Valley on Sunday is con- sidered responsible for seven new ires this week. • Photo caption: The 1990- 91 4-H Court rode in the re- gressive doe in Enterprise. 12:22 p.m.: Dog bite reported in rural Joseph. 12:56 p.m.: Entered detainer for Marlene Frances Johnston, 46, of Joseph for probation violation on an original charge of aggravated harassment. 1:45 p.m.: Cow out in rural Joseph. 3:30 p.m.: Trafic stop in Enterprise. 5:42 p.m.: Wallowa County Community Corrections issued a warrant for the arrest of Levi Westly-Albert Fine, 22, of Wal- lowa for probation violation on an original charge of harassment. 7:19 p.m.: Three 911 calls reporting a horse accident in Joseph. Tuesday, July 26 8:55 p.m.: 911 report of dogs chasing deer in rural Wallowa. 10:42 a.m.: Burglary reported in Joseph. 11:24 a.m.: Hit and run report- ed from the lake. 3:59 p.m.: 911 reporting a domestic disturbance in Joseph. 11:37 p.m.: 911 report of a prowler in Wallowa. Unfounded. Utility workers. Wednesday, July 27 BULL AND BUCK TAGS To be donated to local charities by the Chieftain archives Co-Homemakers of the Year Hope McLaughlin, left, and Ida Hillock. 1979 Wallowa County Fair. Each year The Nature Conservancy donates LOP tags to qualiied local organizations. The LOP tags for the 2016 season were donated to Community Connections, Friends of the Wallowa School Foundation, Rotary Club of Wallowa County, and Wallowa County Search and Rescue. Since 2002, this program has raised over $375,000 to support charitable organizations in Wallowa County. 9:44 a.m.: Found metal card- holder with driver license and credit cards at Wallowa Lake. 11:49 a.m.: Trespass com- plaint in Joseph. 4:21 p.m.: Black and white paint gelding lost in the wilder- ness up Lostine. 6:02 p.m.: Complaint in Enterprise of a person yelling obscenities. 6:19 p.m.: 911 reporting a large bon ire in Joseph. 8:43 p.m.: Barking dog com- plaint in Wallowa. 10:31 p.m.: 911 trafic com- plaint in rural Lostine. 10:42 p.m.: Barking dog complaint in Enterprise. Thursday, July 28 6:43 a.m.: Derek Ryan Shear, 31, of Joseph was arrested by cent CJD parade as part of their job to promote 4-H and the Wallowa County Fair. Pic- tured are court members Kimi Starmer, Mandie Anderson and Nichey Zollman. • Beginning August 30, Wallowa County will experi- ence an inlux of almost 100 visitors from the ilm indus- try. Sunriver Productions of Portland plans to ilm “The Incredible Journey” in the Jo- seph and Wallowa Lake area and Eagle Cap Wilderness for approximately 14 days. The company has been working closely with Alice Trindle of the tourism division of Oregon Economic Develop- ment Department and Doris Woempner of Joseph. • A new record for swim- ming the length of Wallowa Lake was apparently set this week by a triathlon compet- itor who decided to attempt the swim while visiting his parents. Dave Cowden of Mill Valley, Calif. swam the dis- tance in one hour 49 minutes. The woman’s record of two hours and 25 minutes was set by Sheri Reswig in 1984. • A family dinner was re- cently held at Cloverleaf Hall to honor Alta Stein on her 90th birthday. Those attend- ing included 10 children and their families with 123 grand- children and great-grandchil- dren present. WCSO for probation violation on an original charge of assault. Shear was transported to Umatil- la County Jail. 9:38 a.m.: Cattle out on Golf Course Road 10:36 a.m.: Complaint of a very low-lying plane in Wallowa. 12:12 p.m.: Two bay horses found on Fish Hatchery Lane 12:30 p.m.: Driving complaint from rural Wallowa. 1:03 p.m.: Report of a verbal dispute in rural Enterprise. 2:06 p.m.: Telephonic harass- ment complaint in rural Enter- prise and Joseph. 3:41 p.m.: Trafic complaint in rural Joseph. 3:49 p.m.: Possible scam reported in Enterprise. 7:12 p.m.: 911 barking dog complaint. 7:59 p.m.: 911 domestic incident reported in Imnaha. Unfounded. 11:39 p.m.: Dylan Leland Stephens, 24, of Joseph was arrested by WCSO for criminal trespassing. Stephens was trans- ported to Umatilla County Jail. Joseph. 10:40 a.m.: Information received on possible wanted suspect in Enterprise. 11:09 a.m.: Report of a dog being left unattended in back of vehicle in Joseph. 11:31 a.m.: 911 call request- ing assistance from a hiker in Idaho. Transferred to Idaho. 3:31 p.m.: Two lost dogs in Joseph. One yellow lab and one black lab. 4:52 p.m.: Boating complaint at Wallowa Lake. Operator cited. 5:18 p.m.: Report of a dog locked in a car at Wallowa Lake. 6:11 p.m.: Disturbance report- ed in Imnaha. 6:58 p.m.: Burglary reported in Enterprise. 8:49 p.m.: P&P arrested Trevor McWaters, 22, of Joseph and Jerod Witty, 24, of Cove on probation violation detainers. McWaters was transported to Umatilla County Jail and Witty was transported to Union County Jail. Friday, July 29 12:17 a.m.: 911 reporting a possible domestic incident in Joseph. Unfounded. 5:54 p.m.: Jack Donald Fuller, 51, of Joseph was arrested on a P&P detainer warrant for probation violation on an original charge of failure to perform the duties of a driver. Subject was later released. 7:47 p.m.: Theft complaint in Enterprise. 10:22 p.m.: Report of under- age drinking in Joseph. 10:47 p.m.: Theft complaint in Joseph. Saturday, July 30 1:06 a.m.: Report of an assault in Joseph. Joshua Ray Tankersley, 33, of Elgin was arrested by WCSO for menacing and harassment. Tankersley was transported to Umatilla County Jail. 5:37 a.m.: Trespassing in Sunday, July 31 12:48 a.m.: Report of a do- mestic incident in Joseph. 1:42 a.m.: Report of a domestic incident in Joseph. Russel Ray Lowe, 39, of Portland was arrested by WCSO for harassment. Lowe was cited and released. 2:30 a.m.: 911 report of an intoxicated male walking down the middle of Highway 82 near Walker Lane. Subject escorted home. 11:26 a.m.: Theft complaint in Joseph. 12:15 p.m.: 911 calls report- ing a missing hiker who was lo- cated before Search and Rescue was activated. 12:47 p.m.: 911 non-emer- gency to report a found large German shepherd in Joseph. 6:46 p.m.: Fire reported at rodeo grounds in Joseph. Unable to locate any ire. 8:01 p.m.: 911 reporting a disturbance in Wallowa.