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Wallowa County Chieftain News wallowa.com December 27, 2017 A3 Cloud seeding proposed in Wallowa County 100 YEARS AGO Dec. 27, 1917 When classes resume after the holidays, Enterprise stu- dents will move into the new school designed by J.E. Tour- tellotte. An investment of $60,000, the building is now the most costly public structure in the county. The Enterprise Literary Club met Dec. 20 with vice president Mrs. Carlton pre- siding. Mrs. Turner gave two readings from Bret Harte and the group discussed raising the membership limit from 30 to 40. Six golf devotees spent more than half of Christmas Day on the grounds of the Enterprise Country Club. Once they got through the mud to the grounds, in Jay Holmes’ car, they reported encountering no difficulties on the course. 70 YEARS AGO Dec. 25, 1947 Planned for the upper end of the Grand Canyon of the Snake River (Hells Canyon) is a con- crete dam that would be the highest dam in the world at 742 feet high and 1,740 feet long at the crest. It is part of the devel- opment program proposed by 25 YEARS AGO OUT OF THE PAST Dec. 24, 1992 Compiled by Hanna Brandt the Department of the Interior. Around 200 members of the Wallowa, South Fork, Hur- ricane, Liberty and Imnaha granges were present at the meeting held at Hurricane Creek on Saturday evening for the installation of Pomona sub- ordinate and juvenile grange officers. Alfred Butterfield was named the new Pomona master. A New Year’s Eve dance will be held at the VFW hall Dec. 31 with music by Ervin Botts and the Blue Mountain Wranglers. 50 YEARS AGO Dec. 28, 1967 The Water Resources Development Corporation of Palm Springs, Calif., has obtained a license from the state to “engage in operations to modify natural precipitation by artificial means” and will conduct that business in this area March 1, 1968 to March 1, 1969. The object of this pro- gram is to increase natural rain- fall (cloud seeding) “through the use of ground-based silver Chieftain file photo Junior Women’s Club officers for 1974 included, back row, left, Joan Laughridge, Pam Ander- son, Pat Church and Karen Wilson. Front, Linda Patterson, Linda Holliday and Roberta Brown. iodide generators.” Johan de Voogd from Hol- land, Jean Mutamba from the Congo and Mariane van Mee- geren and Hans van den Eynde of the Netherlands are spend- ing their Christmas vacations in Wallowa County. Jean, Mar- NEWS BRIEFS Mr. and Mrs. Paul Crow have had as their Christmas guests Mrs. Crow’s son, Stan- ley Cloud, and wife, Barbara, formerly of Eugene, but now enroute to Canberra, Austra- lia, where they will make their home for two years. members. where he taught poetry and English composition. His poetry has been pub- lished in sev- Slinker eral national journals. A limited-run chapbook, “Nineteen Win- dows and a Door: Poems from the Black Mountain Fire Look- out,” was published in 2015. Register at Fishtrap.org or call 541-426-3623 Fishtrap writing workshop open for registration Grant boosts recycling options at high school Wallowa High School’s FFA is the recipient of a nearly $3,000 Living To Serve grant. In partnership with the Wallowa Leadership class, the FFA has used the funds to implement a district wide recy- cling program. The overall goal is to reduce Wallowa School District’s trash output by 30 percent. Recycling bins have been placed in all of the high school classrooms, in the hallways, in the gym and in the cafeteria. The refundable bottles and cans are turned in to Goebels or Food City in Wallowa. The funds will be used for school and community projects and activities. Cardboard, paper, tin, alu- minum cans and other nonre- fundable bottles are taken to a iane and Hans are staying at the Bob Wiggins home and Johan at the home of Alice Har- ris. Jean is attending OSU and Johan and Hans are enrolled at U of O. Mariane is a visitor at the present but plans on going to college next year. Contributed photo Money from a Living To Serve grant has been used to im- plement a recycling program in Wallowa School District. The overall goal is to reduce trash output by 30 percent. recycling facility. Wallowa High School hopes to be an inspiration to other schools and community Registration is open for the Winter Writing Workshop at Fishtrap, “At the Edge: Explor- ing Flash Forms of Writing,” a four-week class with Nathan Slinker. Sessions run 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2018 at Fishtrap House, 400 E. Grant St., Enterprise. Registration is $45 and is limited to 12 students. Students will explore vari- ous short literary forms (flash fiction, micro-essays and prose poems) and discuss how the concision and focus demanded by flash forms create urgency, drama and excitement. Slinker has participated in many Fishtrap workshops and events, and in 2013, he was selected as a Summer Fishtrap Fellow. In 2014 he received a Masters of Fine Arts from Arizona State University, SBDC offering classes on PR, marketing, cash Oregon Small Business Development Center will be hosting three special courses in the coming weeks. • Marketing on a Budget is 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at Wallowa Resources, 401 NE 1st St., Enterprise. The class explores a variety of low- or no-cost marketing strate- The Joseph City Council spent two hours at a special meeting last week gathering information about the latest Elk Trout Estates subdivision pro- posal for the property just south of the Joseph city limits and north of the Chief Joseph Mon- ument at the foot of Wallowa Lake. The official applicant for preliminary plat approval for the proposed three-phase 69 single-family residential lot project is Land Development Consultants Inc. The Lostine Christmas Lighting Contest winners have been selected. Named first prize winner of $90 was Bill Hunter. The following winners of $35 each were Sam Wade, Mike Rhodes, Gene Betts and Marvin Maxwell. Rogge Wood Products in Wallowa received its first tim- ber sale by helicopter last week. This new project brings logs directly from the logging site to the mill, and is indicative of a renewed commitment on the part of the timber industry to compensate for a shrinking supply of timber from federal land and increasing environ- mental restrictions. gies, including social media, blogging, incentives, guer- rilla marketing and printed literature. • Public Relations and Advertising is 9 a.m. Sat- urday, Jan. 6, 2018, at Wal- lowa Resources. Learn how to attract community attention for your business. Learn the difference between public rela- tions and advertising, when each is appropriate and tools to excel at both. Leave with a press release ready to send to the media. • Quickbooks Next Steps is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9 and 16 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, at Wallowa Resources. Designed for those who need more training on QuickBooks. Learn to set up forms cus- tomized for your company. Review the chart of accounts and take a look inside your company financials. Learn how to identify and correct errors. Explore inventory, classes, tracking assets and more. (This class is designed for advanced users.) Improve Your Quality of Life with Therapy • • • Reduce arthritis pain with Aquatic Therapy Improve daily living skills with Occupational Therapy Control pain and even avoid surgery with Physical Therapy Ask your physician today if you can improve your quality of life with aquatic, physical or occupational therapy & start feeling better now! 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. Alpine House Assisted Living wishes the community a happy holiday season! Stop in and visit someone at Alpine House. It will brighten their day. ALPINE HOUSE AVAILABLE NOW ONE BEDROOM AND STUDIO APARTMENTS CALL NOW TO SCHEDULE A TOUR 204 NORTH PARK STREET • JOSEPH, OR 541-432-7402 Grief Support Group Community Connection of Wallowa County will host a 9-week Grief Support group at the Enterprise Senior Center beginning Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at 10:30 am. Weekly sessions will be led by David Bruce, Pastor of the Enterprise Christian Church and a certified grief counselor. The class is based on Grief Works, and is designed for a 75-90 minute time frame. Registration is required and limited to 12 participants. For information and to register contact, Community Connection at 541-426-3840 or rebecca@ccno.org.
