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A8 Community wallowa.com September 21, 2016 Wallowa County Chieftain Homes planned for north lake shore Tucker, Flora High School, and Miss Charlotte Frazier, Lostine High School. OUT OF THE PAST Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins 100 YEARS AGO Sept. 21, 1916 50 YEARS AGO Sept. 22, 1966 • Twelve men swore alle- giance to the United States government in the Circuit Court on Monday and there- by became citizens of the republic. It was the largest class of initiates in the his- tory of the court. Five of the new citizens are British, three are German, three are Swed- ish and one Italian. • To make it possible to put permanent bridges in when West First street is improved, the city Monday night entered into agreement whereby the property owners will pay part of the cost and the city will pay the remain- der. The permanent bridge decided on will cost nearly $500 and will be there for years. • O. S. Hamilton went to the Imnaha a few days ago with his new 2-ton automo- bile truck and brought out a capacity load of fruit from the farm of the Olmsted brothers, four miles below the bridge. Mr. Hamilton says he will not repeat the trip until the roads are widened. In some places, particularly below the bridge, the grade was so narrow that one wheel of the great truck was on the very edge. • Style tip: That skirts are to be longer will be a great relief to many and a sad blow to the woman with trim an- kles. Yes, they are to be but a paltry ive inches from the ground, and after the ten we • Checking and testing were underway at the Cruik- shank ranch south of En- terprise last weekend when Chuck Kirkpatrick was kept busy digging holes in various spots throughout the peat bog. It was hoped that an average depth and quality of the peat could be determined from the diggings. Preliminary reports show that high quality peat humus is found to an average depth of about eight feet on 70 acres of the ranch. • Enterprise Police Chief E.E. Johnson disclosed this week that vandals broke 32 windows out of used cars at the Milligan Motors used car lot. As near as can be ascer- tained the vandals used BB guns to break the windows. • S/Sgt. Don Stein, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stein of Enterprise, was honored as Non-Commissioned Ofi- cer of the Month at his post in Camerana Bay, Viet Nam where he is serving with the 14 Aerial Port squadron of the Air Force. • Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barklow were two of several couples to receive gifts from Mr. and Mrs. John Steele for a record of 1,000 days with- out a lost-time accident at the Boise Cascade Joseph mill. Steele, as foreman of the crew, presented each mem- ber of his group with a Zippo lighter and Mrs. Steele pre- sented each wife with a new Chieftain archives Brownie troop — date, location and names unknown. have grown accustomed to they will make us all appear most unusually modest. • Lots for sale in River Park Addition, facing new (Enterprise) city park: $20 each, $5 down, will trade lots for automobile. • Lost between Enterprise and Lostine: Radiator cap of automobile. Return to Del- bert Mitchell, Prairie Creek. 70 YEARS AGO Sept. 19, 1946 • One of the most ambi- tious home construction proj- ects conceived in the county in years is being planned at the north end of Wallowa Lake. The plan calls for sub- dividing most of the hillside This week’s athlete of the week is Cayden DeLury, a Joseph Charter School senior. DeLury, 17, led the Eagles to a whop- ping 70-32 victory over the Republic Tigers of Northeastern Washington on Sept. 10. Roaring from the Eagles backfi eld, DeLury racked up an amazing 500 yards rushing on 17 carries during the contest, averaging nearly 30 yards per carry. Not content with gridiron heroics, DeLury also plays a leading role on the school’s basketball team and appears regularly on the school’s honor roll. DeLury is the son of Dan DeLury and Sarrah Crist of Joseph. Cayden DeLury Proudly Sponsored By: Eastern Oregon’s Full Service Propane Supplier 201 E. Hwy 82, Enterprise 541-426-0320 www.edstaub.com fronting the lake into large lots upon which some dozen or more substantial homes are already planned. • Farm for sale – 320 acres, 165 acres irrig., 35 acres non-irrig. wheat land, good imp. on good road, school bus, free irrig. from Wallowa river, a good dairy and hog farm, milk check now around $750 per month. Price $21,000, $8000 will handle it. • J. N. Daugherty of the Lewiston-Enterprise stage, reported that the cloudburst and storm centering on Shoe- maker canyon on the Grande Ronde and eastward to Couse creek, washed out the road on the Grande Ronde river be- tween the Rays Ferry bridge A Non-Proit Community Health Center OHSU Resident Lisa Lipersztok, MD Sept. 7 — Oct. 14, 2016 Hours: Monday-Friday 7:00am to 7:00pm Saturday 9:00am to 1:00pm 603 Medical Parkway Enterprise, OR 97828 and mouth of Deer creek. He managed to drive around it, but the road was really rough. • All men are reminded that the fair committee would like to have them blossom out in their western outits starting tomorrow and con- tinuing through until the end of the fair. • Miss Edna Mae Allard of Joseph has been chosen to reign as queen of the 1946 Wallowa County Fair. Miss Allard was chosen as a candi- date by her fellow students at Jo-Hi. Candidates chosen by the other high schools who will serve as princesses are Miss Blanche Lermeny, En- terprise High School, Miss Betty Holloran, Wallowa High School, Miss Sarah Josephy schedules local International Day of Peace event A lively discussion of hot spots and cooling spots around the world will take place at Wallowa County’s annual International Day of Peace from 4 to 7 p.m. Sun- day, Sept. 25, at the Josephy Center for Art and Culture. The program will empha- size reconciliation in North- ern Ireland as local actors will demonstrate nonviolent communication strategies to build a peaceful community. Admission is free. Music will be provided by local artists Ted Hays, John McColgan, Randy Morgan, Jessie Borgerding and others. The event includes a pot- luck dinner. Organizers sug- gest a dish with an interna- tional lavor. The International Day of Peace is a project of the Ro- tary Club of Wallowa Coun- ty with co-sponsors Bank of Eastern Oregon and Com- munity Bank. 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Both men were raised in Wallowa county but had never met until they were both stationed at Bien Hoa, Viet Nam. 25 YEARS AGO Sept. 19, 1991 • Named to the 1992 Chief Joseph Days Court at Sun- day’s tryouts were Jessica Olson of Enterprise, Kristil Botts of Joseph and Jodi Ba- con of Flora. • This month Leo Goebel and Bob Jackson were named as recipients of the Wallowa County Small Woodlands Association “tree farmer of the year” award for their ef- forts on their Alder Slope tree farm. • The Wallowa County intermediate 4-H livestock judging team won the state livestock judging contest this year at the Oregon State Fair. Members of the team are Amber Follett, Christy Stitzel, Reid Wynans, Clint Johnson and Travis Jones. • Six Wallowa County res- idents will be among a dele- gation of over 370 persons from around the U.S. who will be participating in the “Fly-in for Freedom” cam- paign next week in Washing- ton, DC. Local participants include Mike Wiedeman, Judy Wortman, Mack Birk- maier, Tim Gilbert, Larry Christman and Rick Swart. Cabral to lead service club Sierra Cabral, a senior at Wallowa High School, has been elected president of the school’s Interact Club, a service club for teens spon- sored by the Rotary Club of Wallowa County. Cabral, will lead the club during Cabral this school year as it produces service projects. Oth- er oficers elected at the club’s initial meeting Aug. 30 are Jor- dan Ferre, vice president; Kris- tin Craig, secretary; and Stacy Douglass, treasurer. The Interactors started plan- ning projects at their Sept. 13 meeting. In recent years, the club has been known for its an- nual Christmas Bazaar, where members solicit donations of gifts that are sold at minimal cost to students who can’t af- ford to buy holiday presents at retail price. Interact Clubs are spon- sored by Rotary Clubs for stu- dents aged 12-18 to guide them in lives dedicated to service. Clubs typically produce school, community and internation- al projects. While there are 13,000 Interact Clubs around the world, Wallowa’s is the only one in eastern Oregon. County Friends of NRA Wallowa Annual BANQUET FUNDRAISER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016 DOORS OPEN AT 4 PM One brick of 22 LR ammo raled of every 10 minutes from 4:10 - 5:30 pm! CLOVERLEAF HALL IN ENTERPRISE, OR EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ENDS SEPT. 30 • Silent Auction • Live Auction • Special Drawings • Special Fine Ladies & Youth Merchandise • Liberty 24 Gun Safe Rale For more information Call 541-263-0801 or Ryan Hook 541-263-1061 www.friendsofNRA.org www.eaglecapshooters.com
