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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18
Fishtrap Presents: Poetry
Workshop with Cameron Scott:
7 p.m., Fishtrap House, 400 E.
Grant St. Enterprise. Four-week
class on Wednesday night. Read
well-known and not-so-well-
known poems. Register online.
Food Giveway: Noon, 204
Second St., Wallowa, sponsored
by Wallowa Fresh Food Alliance.
Perishable food available.
Adult Clay Class: 9 a.m. to
noon Josephy Center, 403 Main
St, Joseph. josephy.org
Life Drawing: 7 p.m. Josephy
Center, 403 North Main, Joseph.
Drawing the human figure with a
live model. All skills are welcome.
Wallowa County Rotary
Club: Noon Catholic Church of
St. Katherine, 301 E. Garfield,
Enterprise.
THURSDAY, Oct. 19
Trip to Tamastlikst: Car
pool leaves 10 a.m. from Jose-
phy Center in Joseph. Lunch at
Coyote Cafe at Tamastlikst near
Pendleton around 12:30 p.m.
Lunch is no-host; there is a small
admission charge for the exhib-
its. Info: rich@josephy.org or
541-432-0505.
Wallowa Fall Festival: 6:30
p.m., Wallowa elementary. Events,
activities, giveaways and more.
Range Rider Presents: Local
Yokels: 7 p.m. 107 NW First St.,
Enterprise.
VFW Post Meeting: 6:30
p.m. 800 N. River St., Enterprise.
All members are encouraged to
attend.
Wallowa County Chess
Club: 4 p.m. Josephy Center, 403
Main St, Joseph. Visitors and play-
ers of all levels are welcome.
FRIDAY, Oct. 20
Terminal Gravity Presents
–– Heligoats: 7 p.m. 803 School
St., Enterprise.
Food Giveway: Noon 204
Second St., Wallowa, sponsored
SATURDAY, Oct. 21
SUNDAY, Oct. 22
Wallowa Valley Chorale
Rehearses: 4 p.m. Joseph United
Methodist Church
Wallowa County Parkinson’s
Support Group: 2 p.m. at Wal-
lowa Memorial Hospital.
TUESDAY, Oct. 24
Story time: 10 a.m. Wallowa
County Library, 207 W Logan St.,
Enterprise. Children 0-5.
Twigs and Tails Story Hour:
Noon, Wallowology 508 N. Main
St., Joseph.
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PUBLIC MEETINGS
Wednesday, Oct. 18 ––
Enterprise City Council special
meeting, 6 p.m., Abundant Life
Assembly of God, 207 E. Main,
Enterprise. Discussion of library
district vote.
Monday, Oct. 23 –– Wal-
lowa County Health Care District
Board, 11:30 a.m. 601 Medical
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Cello players Jane Bane from Enterprise and Tim
Brown of Walla Walla, Wash., will be featured during
the Inland Northwest Orchestra concert at the En-
terprise Christian Church at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.
Bane featured
performer Oct. 28
Jane Bane from Enter-
prise will be among
the featured performers
when the Inland North-
west Orchestra opens its
season at the Enterprise
Christian Church 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 28.
Bane, a cellist, and
fellow performer Tim
Brown of Walla Walla,
Wash., will play “Con-
certo in Sol Minore” by
Antonio Vivaldi.
Also included is a per-
formance of “Sympho-
nie Nr. 101 ‘Die Uhr’”
which is the ninth of the
twelve London Sympho-
nies written by Joseph
Haydn. It is popularly
known as “The Clock”
because of the “tick-
ing” rhythm throughout
the second movement.
“Simple Gifts” setting by
Larry Groupé completes
the performances.
Inland Northwest
Musicians, based in
Hermiston, was founded
in 1999 by a group of
instrumentalists and
vocalists interested in
forming a classical music
organization that refl ected
certain core values. R.
Lee Friese serves as
music director.
The concert is free,
and a reception will fol-
low. Corporate underwrit-
ing comes from JB Bane
and Co. of Enterprise.
Readers tapped for November Fishtrap Fireside
The November edition
of Fishtrap Fireside will fea-
ture poet Ester Bentz, spe-
cial guest Renee Mitchell and
long-time Fishtrap champion
Janie Tippett. It will be 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 3, at Fishtrap,
400 E. Grant St., Enterprise.
An open mic follows
where audience members can
get up and share their stories.
Bentz is the penname of
Cathy Sterbentz, a peren-
nial, revolving-door resident
of Wallowa County and the
proprietress of Aunt Ester’s
Home for Unpublished Poets.
Mitchell is best described
as a Creative Revolutionist
who expresses herself through
poetry, storytelling, grant
writing, teaching and creating
multimedia experiences. She
spent 25 years as a newspaper
journalist and is most known
as a columnist for The Ore-
gonian, where she was nom-
inated twice for the Pulitzer
Prize.
Janie Tippett was a colum-
nist for “Agritimes NW” for
31 years, is the author of “Four
Lines a Day: The Life and
Times of an Imnaha Ranch
Woman,” has been pub-
lished in anthologies of West-
ern writers and is a freelance
writer. She is a fourth gener-
ation rancher, mother of four,
stepmother to three, grand-
mother and great grandma.
The community is encour-
aged to attend these events
and enjoy light refreshments.
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Ruth Evelyn Boyd
Sept. 15, 1916 — Oct. 6, 2017
Ruth Evelyn was born to Rev. G. Edward and Katherine Shaf-
fer Sept. 15, 1916, in New Castle, Penn.
She graduated from Shenango High School in New Castle in
1934, trained at New Castle Business College and began working
as a secretary at the New Castle
Tin Plate Plant.
Ruth married Ralph Boyd,
her high school sweetheart,
Sept. 24, 1937. They spent
their early life together in
small towns in western Penn-
sylvania. Family life revolved
around church.
Ruth’s father pastored for
25 years. She taught Sunday Ruth Boyd
school, played the piano, sang
in ensembles and offered hospitality.
During World War II, Ralph enlisted in the U. S. Army Air
Corps, and for four years was transferred from base to base for
pilot training, while Ruth worked various secretarial jobs, served
the church and helped with the war effort.
Through the years of uncertainty and separation, “strong faith
and trust in the Lord sustained us,” she wrote.
The birth of their son Ralph Devee in 1947 was a great joy.
Ralph’s youngest brother, Eddie, also lived in their New Castle
home, and was like a son to the Boyds.
The Boyds moved to Taylor University in Upland, Ind., in
1955, where Ralph served as the Superintendent of Buildings and
Grounds until 1979. Ruth worked in various offi ces, eventually
serving as the director of teacher placement and verifi cation in
the education department.
The Boyd home was a few blocks from the main campus,
and Ruth loved hosting relatives, friends and university guests.
Strong ties of friendship from the years at Taylor were Ruth’s
treasure throughout her life.
After retirement from Taylor, the Boyds returned to Pennsyl-
vania, living near their son Devee, daughter-in-law Jan and their
growing family in Quincy. Ruth happily spent her time helping
with the grandchildren.
The Boyds returned to the Shaffer family home in New Cas-
tle in 1985. In 1998, Ralph and Ruth moved to Enterprise again
to be near Devee and his family. In all their moves, Ruth’s inter-
ests continued to be in hospitality, poetry, letter-writing, church
and family life.
Ralph died June 26, 2012, three months shy of their 75th wed-
ding anniversary. Ruth lived in her own home past her 100th
birthday.
She died listening to Devee read Scripture. Even when her
voice could no longer sing clearly or her hands play the piano,
her lips would still repeat scripture and hymns stored in her heart.
Ruth is survived by her son Devee and daughter-in-law Jan;
grandchildren Travis, Benjamin (Sheri), Katie (Jeff Moss) and
Abbey; and seven great-grandchildren.
Inez Lillian Spoelstra
Unavailable –– Oct. 9, 2017
Inez Lillian Spoelstra passed away Oct. 9, 2017, at Wallowa
Memorial Hospital. She was 95. The family did not provide an
exact birth date.
She was born in Kearney, Neb., to John and Marvel Andersen.
Her parents, along with a brood of 19 siblings, decided to travel
to and settle in Mill City, Ore., when she was 18.
There she met and married Jack Spoelstra, her soul mate and
the love of her life, at a dance. They were married for 64 years
and lived in Salem until they both retired and moved to Wallowa
to be near their son, Dale, and daughter Jan. Dale was killed in
1984.
Jack preceded Inez in death. Survivors include granddaugh-
ter Mischelle Hileman of Wallowa, who was Inez’s devoted care-
giver for the past 10 years; daughter Janice (Benny) Hileman; sis-
ters Bonnie Peregoy of Ukiah, Calif., and Mary (Don) Sledge of
Scio, Ore., along with many nieces and nephews.
At her request, no service was held for Inez.
Bollman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Parent-Child Playgroups:
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ilies, Enterprise. Songs, stories,
snacks and activities.
Wallowa County Friends of
the NRA Dinner and Auction:
4 p.m. Cloverleaf Hall, 600 NW
First, Enterprise. Dinner begins at
5:30 p.m., live and silent auctions,
raffles and games.
Owyhee Canyon Photo Lec-
ture: 7 p.m. Josephy Center, 403
North Main, Joseph. The Owyhee
River Journals book-reading from
Bonnie Olin and Mike Quigley.
Old-Time Community
Dance: 7 p.m. Hurricane Creek
Grange Hall on Hurricane Creek
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