Wallowa County Chieftain
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September 13, 2017
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Corset rep enjoys her Wallowa County stays
OUT OF THE PAST
Compiled by Paul Wahl
100 YEARS AGO
Sept. 13, 1917
The sky was clear Sunday
for the first time in weeks.
Rain fell in western Oregon
a few days before and put
an end to the smoke, which
had blown to this part of the
state from forest fires in the
region.
William Mahan of Joseph
has bought a new Ford car.
Mrs. L. O. Kennedy, rep-
resenting a corset company,
spent several days in Enter-
prise demonstrating at the
store of Hanna and Link.
Her travels take her through
many sections of the north-
west and stated that the Wal-
lowa mountains were in a class
by themselves for their rugged
beauty.
Yanks are running in the
streams at the head of the lake
and each day sees scores of
autos going in that direction
loaded with people and fi shing
paraphernalia.
70 YEARS AGO
$1,295. Call Leo Goebel.
Marine Lance Corporal
John W. Roberts, son of Mr.
And Mrs. Ivan R. Roberts of
Wallowa, is in Vietnam serv-
ing with a Military Police
Company.
Sept. 12, 1947
Jack Lexington was cut
severely on the right leg last
week while working at the
mill at Minam. He was oper-
ating the swing saw used to cut
up slab wood when the saw, in
some manner, bounded back
and struck him on the leg.
Lexington was taken to
a hospital in La Grande and
received 60 stitches. He
expects to be released this
week.
The forest service reports
that O’Neal Construction Co.
has now set up camp on the
Chesnimus near the Frank
Green place and expects to be
in full operation on the new
road up the Chesnimus by Oct.
1.
Two new swings have been
added to the play yard at the
Reavis School this week and
new outside steps are being
built from the road to the
school yard.
Gospel meetings with
Frank Driver preaching will be
held at the American Legion
Hall in Enterprise. Services are
planned each evening except
25 YEARS AGO
Sept. 10, 1992
Chieftain file photo
All dressed up, but who are they and where are they going? Do you know the answer to this
week’s Out of the Past photo ID contest?
Monday for the foreseeable
future. Plain gospel preaching.
Good congregational singing.
50 YEARS AGO
Sept. 14, 1967
Mick Courtney of Court-
ney Motors in Enterprise
announced his fi rm will hold
an open house to show the
new 1968 model Chrysler,
Plymouth and Dodge cars
and Dodge trucks. Coffee and
donut are on the menu.
Erwin
Real
Estate
announces that Frank Hays has
received his real estate license
as a salesman and is working
at the fi rm.
FOR SALE: 1965 Volk-
swagen only 23,000 miles,
Joseph
City
Council
accepted the bid of Tom Gleas-
man Construction for the city’s
new fi re hall. The bid included
a building and fl oor but no
electricity or heating. It was
the only bid received.
Albert H. Durgan has
announced his retirement as
CEO of Pioneer Bank after 34
years of service. A reception
was held Sept. 15.
Randal Johnson and Denny
Dawson are offering self-de-
fense classes at the Enterprise
High Gym.
“We welcome all ages ––
men and women.”
Linda Botts, who assisted
Kathy Schaeffer with the
Joseph High School volleyball
program last season, moves
into the head coaching role for
this year.
Five spots open for Mentor Match program
Students get
a chance at
hands-on
educational
experience
The Mentor Match Entre-
preneur program kicked off
its eighth year Sept. 6 with
seven county teens –– all girls
–– from three high schools in
Wallowa County who showed
up to learn what to expect.
That leaves room for fi ve
more participants.
The program, funded and
administered by nonprofi t
Building Healthy Families, is
open to all county juniors and
seniors who want to learn how
to start a business.
The objective of the pro-
gram is to introduce youth to
entrepreneurship and business
as a career and educational
choice in hopes that they may
one day use those skills to start
or help expand a business in
Wallowa County.
“It’s always amazing what
kids will do,” said program
creator and adviser Stacy
Green. “You give them a tiny
bit of direction, and they are
off and running.”
Green said some of the
most profi table businesses in
the program’s history have
been built around recycling,
helping people with chores,
baking and pet-sitting.
The most creative have
been an underground school
newspaper for Enterprise
called “The Outlawed Press,”
and a repurposed furniture
business that involved paint-
Contributed photo
Lane Clements, left, and Caleb Reed, past participants in
the Mentor Match Entrepreneur program, make their cook-
ie bowls that formed the basis of their business Clements
Cookie Bowls
ing second-hand wood fur-
niture with paint mixed with
shoe polish.
The business that shipped
product the farthest –– Flor-
ida –– was Toasty Toes Foot
Warmers.
The biggest single sale was
$400, for 40 black and white
photographs of the Wallowas,
sold by Art Adoption, which
represented local artists to
retail stores and businesses.
The sale was to Viridian Man-
agement, which used them for
client gifts.
“I wrote my college essay
on the business I created,” said
Nikolai Christoffersen, a 2015
graduate of Enterprise who
created Metal Man, a scrap
recycling business. “I con-
tinue to use my experience in
the program as a distinguish-
ing feature in resumes, cover
letters and interviews.” Chris-
toffersen is a junior major-
ing in economics at Williams
College.
Hannah Schaafsma Wid-
ener, a 2014 graduate of Enter-
prise who is a senior at Lewis
and Clark State College in
Lewiston, Idaho, was part
of a second group who emu-
lated “The Outlawed Press,”
and published an underground
newspaper for Enterprise they
called “The Underground
Observers,” with partners
Carsen Sajonia and Katie
Birkmaier.
“I highly recommend the
Mentor Match program,” said
Widener. “It’s an amazing net-
working tool.”
Green said teaching the
kids how to network, and intro-
ducing them to adults who can
help them is a primary objec-
tive of the program.
“Through the program, the
kids can access all the net-
works of all the business own-
ers they meet through the pro-
gram, which include some
pretty connected people,” said
Green.
In Wallowa County, that
group includes Getty Pollard,
who trains falcons in Los-
tine; Tyler Hays, owner of M
Crow & Company; Caio de
Velo, accountant at Eide Bai-
ley; Jack Walker, owner of a
tree removal company; Deve
Wolfe, owner of Teal Bou-
tique; Will Roundy, owner of
Beecrowbee; and many others
volunteers.
The group also embarks
upon a leadership and inno-
vation tour, most recently to
Seattle in June.
The students took a private
tour of Microsoft including
lunch at their food court. The
young entrepreneurs visited
with four Microsoft employees
and learned how they landed at
the software giant.
If there’s one thing Green
would like to change about
the program, it’s the ability to
attract both boys and girls.
“I’m not sure why the boys
have fallen off so much,” said
Green, noting the fi rst year,
nine boys participated, but in
the last three years, there have
been only four boys total who
have completed the program.
“This program really benefi ts
boys too, especially those who
are not sure what they want to
do after high school.”
The Mentor Match Entre-
preneur program meets every
other Wednesday evening
6:30-8:15 p.m. at Building
Healthy Families in Enterprise
and includes dinner.
The program works around
participants’ sports schedules
as necessary.
The next class is Sept. 20.
Interested students can con-
tact Green at 541-398-2314
to sign up. The class is free to
participants.
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