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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1943-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 2016)
Wallowa County Chieftain Entertainment wallowa.com A7 December 21, 2016 Santa has been visiting county for decades THE SCENE OUT OF THE PAST Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins Items of interest from the pages of The Chieftain from this week in years past. 100 YEARS AGO DEC. 21, 1916 Farmers from the north end bringing in grain report parts of the long grade above the East Oregon camp very sidling and full of chuck holes which are dangerous with even the best of driving. The grade is not steep but neglect and the heavy traffi c have put it in bad condition at all seasons of the year. The Enterprise communi- ty Christmas tree celebration will be held December 24, in the street at the corner of Main and River streets. The program will be attractive with vocal choruses and instrumental mu- sic. Candy, oranges and nuts for 650 children have been or- dered, and will be distributed to them free. Never before in the history of Enterprise has holiday shop- ping been as active and inter- esting as this year. There are more stores to sell, and they have brighter displays, with greater variety and there are more people to buy. The four towns of the val- ley are now connected in one circuit by the Enterprise Elec- tric Co. which thus has com- pleted the actual unifi cation of the electric plants of the county. School notes: The lunch room is now well organized. The freshmen girls do the cooking and serving and are giving satisfaction. About 20 lunches are served each day. A “penny” lunch is served at the grade school. The passenger train ran off the tracks as it was leaving Jo- seph Saturday afternoon, and did not get away until after 8 pm. 70 YEARS AGO DEC. 19, 1946 A huge section of the Prai- rie creek districts will be plant- ed to peas next year according to reports. A Umatilla canning company, with a plant at Elgin, is reported to already have an estimated 3500 acres of land in this area purchased, leased, or under contract for the raising of green peas for canning. For the fi rst time since the opening of the second world war the electrically lighted star is seen on the hill north of the hospital. This star, 16 feet across, is set up on poles about ten feet high, and is plainly visible at the east end of Main street. It is the Christmas gift of the Pacifi c Power & Light Co. to the community. Rev. & Mrs. Howard E. Pierce of Wallowa have been notifi ed that their son, Pfc. Harold Pierce, will call them from Berlin on Christmas day. The call is scheduled to come in here at 1:00 am Christmas. Enterpriser advertisement: If its slippers she wants – the most casual wedgies to glam- orous satin mules are on our shelves. $3.29 to $6.95. Joseph has begun to take on a holiday atmosphere to make ready for Santa’s appearance. The business houses are all prettily decorated and Tues- day the large tree was put up on Main street by the Pacifi c Power & Light Co. and will be lighted. 50 YEARS AGO DEC. 22, 1966 Photo caption: About 125 children swarmed around San- ta Claus when he arrived in the fi re truck at Wallowa last Saturday afternoon. Santa had a busy time handing out treats and admonishing the children to be on their good behavior. St. Nick, who looked a lit- tle like Jack Coleman, some of the youngsters thought, is shown holding Ginger Goebel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Har- old Goebel. With Bob Keyser leading the Cougar offense and Rocky Wilson and Scott McCrae leading the defense, Wallowa High School returned from St. Francis December 10th with a 61-46 victory. The Tuesday Afternoon Friends brought not only a program to the residents of the Wallowa County Chieftain archives Does anybody know when or where this was taken? Contact the Chieftain at 541-426-4543 and let us know. Nursing Home Dec. 20, but also gaily wrapped presents for each of the 18 men and 14 women there. A strange blue light glowed over the Wallowa mountains last Friday evening and creat- ed a considerable amount of excitement. A number of peo- ple witnessed the phenomena and generally reported seeing about the same thing, although the location of the light ranged from Hurricane creek to Wal- lowa Lake. Santa Claus demonstrated his speed and dexterity last Saturday when he showed up at Wallowa at 1:30 and passed out treats for 15 or 20 minutes, and then, 15 minutes later ap- peared in front of the Vista theater in Enterprise to greet several hundred youngsters pouring out of the free movie. Volunteer fi remen helped San- ta distribute 550 bags of can- dy. Santa will visit downtown Joseph this coming Saturday afternoon. 20-foot metal Christmas star they hauled Friday afternoon up Tick Hill, overlooking Wal- lowa, in preparation to replac- ing the old wooden star. Enterprise area Mack Birk- maier was elected as vice president of the Oregon Cattle- men’s Association during the organization’s annual conven- tion in Portland. Photo caption: Local HELP, Inc. manager Carmen Prince accepts donations from Joseph High School student body president Samantha Rob- erts totaling $350, a month’s rent at the Joseph Community Center for the senior citizen meal site program. A zone change that could pave the way for a subdivision of expensive homes along the terminal moraine of Wallowa Lake was approved last week by the Wallowa County Court. The court decided to approve the development despite the unanimous opposition of the Wallowa County Planning Commission. Opposition was also voiced by nine state agen- cies, the Nez Perce Tribal Ex- ecutive Committee, and over 140 individuals. Photo caption: EHS student Sonja Simmons focuses in on Justin, 5, and Chelsey Mon- crief, 3, on Santa’s lap during the Cloverleaf bazaar Decem- ber 7, while fellow year book student Aaron Sackett looks on. They were among young photographers taking photos of children with Santa to raise money for the EHS year book. Thursday, Dec. 22 • Student Art Show 7 p.m. at Josephy Center Saturday, Dec. 24 • Lower Valley Farmers’ Market, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wallowa Friday, Dec. 30 • “Final Friday” Open Mic Night, 7 p.m. at Stockman’s Lounge Friday, Jan. 6 • Open mic, 7 p.m. at Termi- nal Gravity Thursday, Jan. 12 • Big Read Kickoff, 7 p.m. Fishtrap, Enterprise Friday, Jan. 13 • Bart Budwig and Marshal McLean, 7 p.m. at Terminal Gravity Saturday, Jan. 14 • Wallowa County Gamblers Snowmobile Club Annual Poker Run, Salt Creek Summit Please submit Entertain- ment Calendar event infor- mation to editor@wallowa. com Improve Your Quality of Life with Therapy · Reduce arthritis pain with Aquatic Therapy · Improve daily living skills with Occupational Therapy · Control pain and even avoid surgery with Physical Therapy Ask your physician today if you can improve your quality of life with aquatic, physical or occupation- al therapy & start feeling better now! 25 YEARS AGO DEC. 19, 1991 We treat you like family 601 Medical Parkway, Enterprise, OR 97828 • 541-426-3111 • www.wchcd.org Wallowa Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity employer and provider. 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