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Wallowa County Chieftain wallowa.com Community A3 July 12, 2017 Enterprise-Lewiston highway nearly fi nished OUT OF THE PAST Compiled by Paul Wahl 100 YEARS AGO July 12, 1917 On the departure of Rev. A. J. Adams, the board of the Fed- erated church presented him a handsome gold watch chain as parting gift. He is moving to a church in Buhl, Idaho. Rev. M. D. Reed will replace him. Dr. R. M. Roberts, Osteo- pathic physician and surgeon, has located in Enterprise and is prepared to treat all kinds of acute and chronic disease. His offi ce is on the upper fl oor of the Burnaugh Building. John O’Malley of the Three Lakes district had the big toe of his right foot burst open last week when a horse stepped on it. 70 YEARS AGO July 10, 1947 The Enterprise-Lewiston highway will not be open for through traffi c until late Octo- ber, according to estimates given by the project foreman to Enterprise Mayor M. J. Rutherford. Ira Marks of Imnaha received a painful hand wound when he was thrown from a hay wagon and caught his hand in the hook of the hay fork. Chet Lewis took him to town to have his hand dressed. The doctor had to take several stitches in it. Dallas Makin is the owner of a new 1 1/2-ton Dodge truck. It was erroneously reported in the Chieftain that Mr. Makin had received a new Chevrolet truck. housing committee is begging everyone to list rooms you may have for rent during the event. Housing is being sought for a number of royal courts and posses arriving in the area and needing places to stay for a night.. Pacifi c Power and Light is busy in Joseph, installing new street lighting on Main Street. There will be nine 21,000- lumen mercury vapor lights on Main and three 4,000-lumen incandescent lights installed. Everything should be in readi- ness by Chief Joseph Days. 50 YEARS AGO Enterprise City Council has hired Donavan Shaw as the new chief of police. He for- merly served in North Plains and in Vale. Shaw succeeds Bob Stone, who retired after 35 years as a police offi cer The battle for Wallowa County judge has become a three-way affair with the entry of Dave Jackman into the race. The other candidates are Arleigh Isley and Jack Jarman. 25 YEARS AGO July 9, 1992 July 11, 1957 Five babies were born at Wallowa Memorial Hospital in the past week, three of them on July 4. Wick Prout, peering out from behind weeks and weeks of beard, announced that a whisker roundup would be held Sunday at the rodeo grounds in Joseph. The Chief Joseph Days Chieftain file photo Billed as the biggest and best tool in logging, this Caterpillar unit recently came into use in Wallowa County. This undated photo is believed to have been taken in the ‘50s. Bruce Fisher of Lostine, who will celebrate his 99th birthday Aug. 2, was the recip- ient of a rare honor –– he received his 75th year Mason’s pin at the lodge in Wallowa. Harold Black retires after 19 years as county planner Chrystal Allen will be new planning director “HAROLD HAS BEEN A TREASURED COLLEAGUE, AND TO SAY HE WILL BE MISSED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.” By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain Wallowa County Planning Director Harold Black spent his last offi cial day in offi ce June 30 after 19 years in the department. Black, a native of Portland, became enamored with this area over years of taking vaca- tions in the county. A friend of his wife, Linda, had a vacation cabin here. At the time, he worked for the Bonneville Power Administra- tion as the head of a short-term planning group. His wife eventually found a job with Wallowa County Mental Health, now Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness. The couple visited each other on alternating weekends until Black could take advan- tage of an early-retirement offer from the administration. He opened his own web page design business, but wanting to explore other avenues, he applied for the deputy plan- ning director position when the county posted the position. He said he was somewhat surprised when then-current planning director, Bill Oliver, selected him in the fall 1998. “I didn’t know anything about land use.” Black said. “Everything I know I learned on the job or through classes.” He spent 10 years at the position before ascending to Chrystal Allen New Wallowa County Planning Director Steve Tool/Chieftain Long-time Wallowa County Planning Director Harold Black at his retirement party held at the Wallowa County Courthouse on July 29. Blackk served in the planning department for 19 years. the director’s chair. “I had a nice long period to learn the job,” he said with a smile. Black said that one of his major achievements was the implementation of the coun- ty’s Goal 5 Overlay Zone. It is a land use regulation package that restricts devel- opment on the Wallowa Lake Moraines to preserve their natural beauty and integrity, particularly the lake’s East Moraine. The effort to create the zone was beginning when Black took over from the retir- ing Oliver. “I was instrumental in its implementation,” Black said. “I closed it out, basically.” He also mentioned his role in the Community Wildfi re Protection Plan, a multi-gov- ernment agency and commu- nity collaborative that docu- ments wildfi re risk conditions facing a geographical area and focuses on protection of life and property as its highest objective. Black said that the burden of land use regulations in Ore- gon presented the biggest chal- lenge in his job. He said the regulations began with admi- rable goals but quickly became too complex. “It wasn’t meant that you need an attorney to represent you at land use hearings,” he said. He noted laws regard- ing farm stands as particu- larly egregious. Black said that many regulations are written to apply to Oregon’s west-side farm stands that sell nonfarm products. “We don’t need that here,” he said. Black plans to spend more time visiting friends and family in Portland as well as increas- ing the time he spends on his hobby, photography. He also said he needs to spend some time sprucing up his property. “I need to increase my par- ticipation in caring for our lit- tle Lostine place,” he said. “It needs a little TLC, and I hav- en’t had the time.” Black said he’ll miss help- ing people the most. “I enjoy helping people get through regulations and to where they want to be,” he said. “Most people can’t afford an attorney or consultant. We supply a service so people can get there.” Black is leaving his posi- tion in what he said are the capable hands of deputy plan- ning director Chrystal Allen, who has worked with Black for 16 years and appreciates his mentorship. “Harold has been a trea- sured colleague, and to say he will be missed is an under- statement,” she said. “I feel immensely blessed to have had the opportunity to work for Harold these past 16 years and will miss his stead- fast guidance, encouragement and wealth of knowledge.” Wallowa County com- missioner Susan Roberts expressed similar sentiments. “When someone works for the county for a long period Time for a Computer Tuneup? Joseph council votes funds for chamber By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain Who should receive the roughly $10,000 Joseph receives from the county’s hotel and motel tax? That was the question Joseph City Council wrestled with July 6. The money previously has been used for grants to non- profi ts. Earlier this year, the council debated ending the Joseph Chamber of Com- merce’s cut of 32 percent. Mayor Dennis Sandsand and council member Teresa Sajonia advocated for continu- ing funding for the chamber, which goes toward staffi ng the visitors booth on Main Street. The booth receives more than 12,000 of Wallowa Coun- ty’s estimated 500,000 yearly visitors. Their arugment rested on the booth’s viability in keeping visitors from using local busi- nesses and city hall as informa- tion centers, as well as keeping the town tourist-friendly as the tax is generated from tourism spending. Sajonia moved for the city to continue funding the cham- ber for the next fi ve years. The council approved,vot- ing 4-3. Rock the Rodeo Season! Spyware Removal • 541-426-0108 103 SW 1st St., Enterprise 541.263.2455 65? Need Help Navigating and Understanding Plus, new arrivals daily to get you rodeo ready. Your Medicare p Options... Open Daily 10 am – 5 pm Call Kathleen T O D A Y TODAY 616 W. 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