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Enterprise, Oregon
Issue No. 31
Wallowa.com
November 15, 2017
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Holiday happenings
I
t’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Wallowa County
as a spate of holiday-related events is about to begin.
The Jingle Through Joseph Holiday Bazaar runs two week-
ends, Nov. 24-25 and Dec. 1-2, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m at Joseph
Community Center at the corner of East 1st and S. Lake streets,
Joseph. A variety of gifts, chocolate, edibles, pottery, antiques,
jewelry, handmade textiles, decorations and greenery, includ-
ing fresh Christmas wreaths and swags, will be available. The
kitchen will be open and volunteers will serve food as a benefi t
for the Joseph Library Expansion. A few booth spaces remain
at $35-$40 for the weekend.
Parade will be Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8-9. Shop all day on
Main Street and throughout the business district. This year’s
theme is “Home for the Holidays.”
In addition to store discounts and drawings, there will be
a Holiday Gift Market, fudge contest, caroling, Christmas
karaoke, barrel train rides for kids, chestnuts roasted on an
open fi re, fi re barrels for warming, Enterprise Fire Depart-
ment chili feed and more.
Pictures with Santa and the Elves at Wild Carrot. The
parade begins at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday with Santa on his
sleigh and numerous club, business and individual entries.
Parade winners will be announced following the parade
along with drawings for children’s stockings and gift
certifi cates.
Jingle Through Joseph Parade
City of Wallowa Christmas Bazaar
Joseph will come alive for the annual Jingle Through
Joseph Parade 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, on Main Street. Shops
downtown offer shopping specials all day. The parade features
entries from individuals, clubs and businesses.
Vendors will have crafts, children’s clothing, goat soaps
and creams, art, collectibles, jellies and baked goods, jewelry
and more for this event 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2. at
the Wallowa Senior Center, corner of N. Pine and East 2nd
streets in Wallowa. Expect a family-friendly day of shopping
which also benefi ts Wallowa Senior Center. Red Hat Ladies
will be bringing baked goods. Soup, cinnamon rolls, cornbread
and drinks will be available.
Jingle Through Joseph
Wallowa County Christmas
Bazaar and Craft Show
The Wallowa County Christmas Bazaar and Craft Show
will be 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec., 1, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 2, at Cloverleaf Hall on the Wallowa County
Fairgrounds in Enterprise.
Expect to fi nd a Sees Candy fundraiser for the hospital,
handcrafted items, clothing, jewelry, edibles and much more
from local vendors. One lucky shopper will win Buckskin
Steve Tool/Chieftain
Santa Claus usually arrives by sleigh, but he’s been
known to make at least one appearance in Wallowa Coun-
ty on a tractor.
Bucks sponsored by Enterprise Chamber of Commerce.
Photos with Santa, live music, a fashion show and work-
shops are also planned. Some booths available for $35.
VFW Holiday Bazaar
Enterprise Winterfest
Celebration and Parade
Homemade candy, candles, crochet items, woodworking,
gifts, quilts and other textiles and more will be offered Friday
and Saturday, Dec. 1-2, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at VFW Hall, 800 N.
River St. in Enterprise. Breakfast and lunch available.
The 18th annual Enterprise Winterfest Celebration and
Tree-trimming, snow
removal fodder for
controversy in Joseph
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
MURAL, MURAL
ON THE WALL
By Kathleen Ellyn
Wallowa County Chieftain
The work of muralist John Michener is most
visible in Enterprise on the exterior of El Bajio
Mexican Restaurant. But that’s just one of his
contributions to the beautifi cation of the city.
His work is also featured on the façades of
The Red Rooster Café and Ruby Peak Nat-
urals and inside the Little Store in Enterprise.
His newest piece is being created on the south
wall of Thompson Auto Supply and another is
planned for the west side of the Elk’s Lodge
next spring.
Michener is a Canadian with a green card
who has been in the states since 1989. He began
his career in Ontario where he attended Univer-
sity of Guelph west of Toronto and graduated
in 1974 with a bachelor’s degree in art before
going on to art school in Toronto.
He knew he’d be an artist from high
school on and was at work as an artist while at
See MURAL, Page A8
Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain
Muralist John Michen-
er paints the antlers
on an elk that adorns
the 120-foot mural
along the south side
of Thompson Auto in
Enterprise. The art-
ist is also responsible
for the paintings on
the front of Ruby Peak
Naturals, inside and
outside El Bajio, out-
side the Red Rooster
Cafe and inside The
Little Store in Enter-
prise.
FLAGS FLY FOR VETERANS
Paul Wahl/Chieftain
Devan Zollman was dressed sharply for his part of the program during the “A Salute to
Our Veterans” Nov. 9 at the EHS gym. The half-hour event included a number of patriot-
ic-themed musical pieces and plenty of action. More photos on Page 5.
A discussion of winter
snow removal led to a sec-
ond round of bantering over
removal of a tree downtown at
the Nov. 2 Joseph City Council
meeting.
Mayor Dennis Sands noted
that several Main Street busi-
nesses had used ATVs to clean
snow from their sidewalks and
had damaged several of the
fl ower boxes. He suggested let-
ting city workers initially clean
the sidewalks to avoid property
damage.
Council member Teresa
Sajonia suggested the city leave
clearing the sidewalks to busi-
nesses entirely unless two or
more inches of snow fell. It was
also suggested that city work-
ers only do the initial snow
removal, before 8 a.m., with the
businesses responsible for addi-
tional snow removal.
Council member Tom Clev-
enger suggested adding a clause
to the ordinance that prohibits
businesses from using ATVs
for snow-clearing, but allow-
ing snow removal with shovels
or snow blowers to avoid dam-
age to the sidewalk pavers and
fl ower boxes.
Joseph business owner
Becky Rushton said she did
not understand the ordinance.
“Now you’re going to tell all
these people that they can’t take
four-wheelers out there?”
Discussion ensued.
“We’re getting dam-
age from this,” Clevenger
said. “We’re getting planters
damaged ... we’re trying to
prevent damage. It’s not
because we want to make it
See FODDER, Page A9
Water issues leach on to
Joseph Council agenda
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
The Joseph City Coun-
cil voted Nov. 2 to establish a
cross-connection control pro-
gram as required by the Ore-
gon Health Authority Drinking
Water Program. The program
will ensure that back fl ow
from yard irrigation systems
and such does not fl ow back
into drinking water lines due
to a sudden lowering of water
pressure.
An ordinance to hold prop-
erty owners and landlords
responsible for unpaid sewer
and water bills should a renter
depart without payment was
also explored. The ordinance
stated that the city would not
turn on water to the property
until the bill was paid.
Mayor Dennis Sands
said the city formerly had no
recourse to collect the owed
funds except through a collec-
tion agency, which generally
proved marginally effective.
Joseph business owner
Becky Rushton said she
wanted to speak to the mat-
ter, but Sands said he wasn’t
taking questions. Council
member Teresa Sajonia said
the affected public should be
allowed to comment.
Sands replied that he was
the one who had instituted
public comment on agenda
items when he was elected to
offi ce because he appreciated
their insight. He said recent
council meetings had become
town hall meetings with
excessive discussion, and he
was only trying to keep order.
Rushton asked how she
was supposed to keep track
of renter bills when it was
likely an invasion of privacy.
Council member Tom Clev-
enger said it was her respon-
sibility as she owned the
property. City administrator
Sandra Patterson, who crafted
the ordinance, said it was her
understanding that landlords
could check on a bill’s status
since they were property own-
ers. The council decided to
check with the city attorney on
the matter.
See WATER, Page A9