A8 Community wallowa.com April 5, 2017 Wallowa County Chieftain Expansion of self-serve gas headed to Senate New owners take over Edelweiss OUT OF THE PAST Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins 100 YEARS AGO April 5, 1917 By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau • After repeated efforts to orga- nize a fi re company in Enterprise, the city council Monday night started a move that, it is hoped, will effect the desired result. E.S. Ward was named fi re chief, with authority to assemble a company with 14 members. Each member will receive $2 a month, with the requirement that he attend at least one drill and one meeting each month, and report at each fi re during the period. • No one should miss the best en- tertainment of the season, the operetta “Cinderella in Flowerland” to be giv- en in the near future by the primary grades of the Enterprise school. Mon- ey is needed to swell the phonograph fund. All should attend The Princess Sunshine Ball. • The state is likely to reopen the Minam hatchery and conduct it for the propagation of game fi sh instead of the commercial salmon, State Game Warden Carl D. Shoemaker said last week, when in the coun- ty with the offi cial Oregon game pictures. If this is done, this county will be able to get more young trout planted in its streams and lakes, thus keeping fi shing good. The hatchery in the past contributed nothing to fi shing here, as it was devoted to hatching salmon which were released in the great rivers. • Advertisement: Bottled milk, 8-1/2 cents a quart, delivered every morning. Phone Red 432. 70 YEARS AGO April 10, 1947 • Don’t forget the pie social Friday night at the Hurricane Creek grange hall sponsored by the 4-H Jolly Girls sewing club and Alpine Stock club. • The Imnaha people enjoyed a bountiful potluck dinner at the Imna- ha school Friday. They also enjoyed an Easter sermon. Everyone present SALEM — A bill to ex- pand the hours of self-serve gas stations in rural counties in Eastern Oregon, including Wallowa, is headed to the Senate, after the House of Representatives unanimously passed it March 30. The bill allows 24-hour self service at stations in certain counties. Those sta- tions would still be required to have attendants between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., however. The legislation by Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, ex- pands on a law passed in 2015 that allowed self-ser- vice between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. in 18 coun- ties with a population of less than 40,000. The idea was to protect travelers from being stranded in remote places. Oregon is one of only two states that prohibit customers from pumping their own gas at fueling stations. The other is New Jersey. In Eastern Oregon, some locally-owned gas stations have been at risk of closure due to the expense of hiring fueling attendants to pump customers’ gas, Bentz said. “We are trying to preserve these stations out in the mid- dle of nowhere so that we have fuel available,” Bentz said earlier this month. The proposed change af- fects 15 counties in Eastern Oregon: Malhuer, Union, Wasco, Hood River, Jeffer- son, Crook, Baker, Morrow, Lake, Grant, Harney, Wal- lowa, Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler. Wallowa County Chieftain File Photo 1914 EHS girls basketball team -– the “Undefeated Booze Dodgers” reported an enjoyable time. • On account of sickness the play “Even Steven,” billed for April 11 has been postponed till further no- tice. • In the steelhead fi shing contest held in La Grande, S.J. McNeal of Wallowa is now in fi rst place. With an 11 lb, 4 oz fi sh. Jim Fordice of Enterprise is second. Willard Collins of Wallowa is third. • Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Martin have purchased the Edelweiss Inn at Wal- lowa Lake and the adjoining acreage and cabins from Walter Dutli. They plan extensive improvements and will operate the dance hall and rent out cabins through the summer sea- son. 50 YEARS AGO April 6, 1967 • The supply of water for the val- ley farmers this summer is looking better all the time, according to Don Baldwin, conservationist with the ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING SUPPLIES ELECTRICAL & WATER SYSTEM CONTRACTOR PUMPS • IRRIGATION HARDWARE• APPLIANCE PARTS Soil Conservation Service in Enter- prise. A survey of the snow pack in the high mountains was made last Saturday and revealed that the water content is well above the average for this time of the year and is far above the measurements taken on April 1 of last year. • Wallowa launched their 1967 Track Campaign by trouncing the Joseph Eagles 109-26 in a dual meet held at Wallowa Monday afternoon. The Cougars captured all but three of the events and set a new fi eld re- cord in the 440-yard relay. • Two of the earliest pictures taken in this county are views of encampments of the Nez Perce In- dians. One taken at the foot of Wal- lowa Lake shows tepees on the slope of the moraine toward what is now Wahluna Terrace. The tepees of the Indians however, face toward the north rather than the south, sensibly avoiding the strong wind which of- ten blows from the south down the length of the lake. 25 YEARS AGO April 9, 1992 • Four Wallowa County athletes copped fi rst place honors and one set a new meet record at the 20-team Umatilla High School meet held here last Saturday. Jake Roberts, a Joseph sophomore, was the record setter with a 2:04.27, fi rst place time in the 800 meter run. The other champions were Richard Eoff and Lynn Jackson of Wal- lowa, and Amy Williams of Joseph. • Plans to rebuild Jerry’s Main St. Market in Joseph, devastated by fi re almost three weeks ago, have been ap- parently stalled by some type of nego- tiations between business owners Jerry and Jean Logosz and Fred Kaup, who still holds the contract on the building. • Jill Tate, 16, of rural Burns, grand- daughter of Fauna Ollis of Enterprise and the late Ester Ollis, was one of two youth who were sent to Emanuel Burn Center in Portland after being electro- cuted while changing irrigation pipe March 29. EASTER CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Sunday, April 16 • 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Scenic 1 Hour Drive ALL YOU CAN EAT Adults $23 • Senior Citizens $21 Children 6-11 $17 • Under 6 free RSVP 509-256-3372 208 S. RIVER ST. • ENTERPRISE, OR www.jbbane.com • 541-426-3344 BOGGAN'S OASIS Introducing Resident Dr. Aimee Rowe, MD will provide scholarship assistance to Wallowa County 4-H/FFA members. Applications are available from the Fair office for graduating high school students who will be attending college, vocational or trade school during the 2017 – 2018 school year. Amounts will range from $250 to $1000. Dr. Rowe graduated from University of California, Davis medical school aft er receiving a Master of Science in Public Health from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. Rowe is here on the Family Medicine Rural Rotation program through Cascades East. She will be in residency at Mountain View Medical Group through April 7. To schedule your appointment with Dr. Rowe, call Candidates must submit the following by May 1, 2017 Mountain View Medical Group 541.426.7900 Mountain View Medical Group 603 Medical Parkway (next to Wallowa Memorial Hospital) Enterprise, Oregon 97828 We treat you like family 601 Medical Parkway, Enterprise, OR 97828 • 541-426-3111 • www.wchcd.org Wallowa Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity employer and provider. ! "#$ % &''"( )# !!" "# %''( "!#$ %&''(()&'' ** + , -"! $.#(./%(0'01 $.#(./%(2'#$ Introducing new Nurse Practitioner This week’s athlete of the week is Wallowa High School sophomore Gus Ramsden, who plays for the Wallowa Valley Eagles baseball team. Over the Les Schwab Invitational tournament last weekend in John Day, Ramsden, 16, went 7 for 11 with three extra-base hits and 5 RBIs. Jennifer Barden Gus Ramsden Proudly Sponsored By: Eastern Oregon’s Full Service Propane Supplier 201 E. Hwy 82, Enterprise 541-426-0320 www.edstaub.com Jennifer brings 17 years of nursing experience covering the areas of emergency, trauma, oncology, telemedicine, pediatrics and public health. Now, as a nurse practitioner, Jennifer can diagnose illnesses, prescribe medications, take care of your annual physical exams, and help you stay well. Now accepting new patients Schedule your appointment today! 541.426.7900 Mountain View Medical Group 603 Medical Parkway (next to Wallowa Memorial Hospital) Enterprise, Oregon 97828 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.