Wallowa County Chieftain
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January 17, 2018
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Wallowa Record begins publishing in Wallowa
cent since 1940. Using the same com-
putation, Wallowa’s population was
estimated at 1,091 and Joseph’s was
estimated at 813 with increases of 30
percent and 28 percent, respectively.
Mrs. Sarah Whitman is believed
to hold a Wallowa County record for
number of great-grandchildren. With
the birth of John Lee on Jan. 4 to Viv-
ian and Leroy Pickron of Kalamazoo,
Mich., the number of Mrs. Whitman’s
great-grandchildren rose to 28.
OUT OF THE PAST
Compiled by Hanna Brandt
100 YEARS AGO
Jan. 17, 1918
The first Wallowa County soldier
to die in France is Harry A. Savage
who lived on Eden Ridge for four
years. He contracted pneumonia and
died, according to dispatches.
Wallowa County post offices
have been unable to obtain the new
three-cent postage stamps as of late
because the government printing
office has been overrun with work on
thrift stamps and war saving certifi-
cates and cannot print them quickly
enough.
J.W. McAlister, after referring
to his diary, stated last week that he
found a record of only two winters
in the past years as mild as the pres-
ent season. George D. Wood and Sam
Wade were discussing it on the street
last week and concluded that although
the winters of 1891 and 1892 were
moderate until the middle of January,
they were not as warm as this year. In
this season, there have been stretches
of weeks without so much as a frost.
70 YEARS AGO
Jan. 15, 1948
The Wallowans Club at Wal-
lowa has underwritten the purchase
of a two-page press and a used Lino-
type typesetter that will be installed
in Wallowa at a plant that will pub-
50 YEARS AGO
Jan. 18, 1968
Chieftain file photo
A ranch house snuggles up against a partly wooded hill in the Imnaha re-
gion of northeast Oregon. This undated photo was provided to the Chief-
tain by the Oregon State Highway Commission.
lish the Wallowa Record. The Record,
which was started last fall, has been
published at the same plant as the
Elgin Recorder.
According to a computation based
upon the number of water users listed
in the files of the city recorder’s
office, the population of Enterprise is
now 2,174. The current estimate indi-
cates a population increase of 27 per-
John Engle of La Grande, with his
Polaris snowmobile, was the winner
of the six-mile cross-country race at
Sled Springs on Sunday.
Local bank deposits continue to
soar, according to figures released
this week by the First National Bank
of Oregon for the Enterprise branch.
Deposits at the end of the year were
$9,141,241, up almost 20 percent
from last year. This is an all-time
record for the bank.
Wallowa County faces some
school reorganization in the near
future as the result of action by the
1967 Oregon legislature. The reorga-
nization being contemplated calls for
consolidation of IED districts –– the
county-wide, so-called rural school
districts. Representatives from the La
Grande district appear to be in favor
of the proposition and have sug-
gested that Union, Wallowa, Uma-
tilla and Morrow consolidate under
one board.
Eastern Oregon Backcountry Festival returns Jan. 19
A Joseph-based organiza-
tion dedicated to avalanche
safety will be in the limelight
when the sixth Annual Eastern
Oregon Backcountry Festival
is celebrated Jan. 19-21.
For three days this winter,
hundreds of folks will gather to
celebrate backcountry culture,
including an evening of film,
fundraising for the Wallowa
Avalanche Center, a memorial
backcountry race at Anthony
Lakes Mountain Resort, ava-
lanche and snow safety clinics
and live music.
“This is an amazing week-
end of activities to show your
support for the Wallowa Ava-
lanche Center and gather
together to celebrate the amaz-
ing winter recreation opportu-
nities we have here in eastern
Oregon,” said EOU’s Outdoor
Adventure Program Coordina-
tor Michael Hatch.
He is also a board member
for the center.
The weekend begins Friday
at Eastern Oregon University’s
Gilbert Events Center with a
Submitted photo
Michael Hatch, an organizer of the Eastern Oregon Back-
country Festival, takes in the view from Burger Butte in the
Wallowa Mountains.
showing of “Rogue Elements”
at 7 p.m. The event includes
refreshments –– beer and wine
will be available for purchase.
A raffle and auction to ben-
efit the Wallowa Avalanche
Center will follow the show-
ing. Prizes donated by busi-
nesses and individuals include
a backcountry chartered flight
over the Wallowas, a ski trip
at one of the legendary Wal-
lowa Alpine Huts, a BCA res-
cue package and outdoor gear
from Blue Mountain Outfitters
in La Grande.
Tickets are available at the
EOU Outdoor Adventure Pro-
gram, Blue Mountain Outfit-
ters and at the event. Admis-
sion costs $10 for students and
$15 for community members
18 and older.
Saturday features back-
to-back activity at Anthony
Lakes Resort, eight miles west
of North Powder in Baker
County. On tap is the Sec-
ond-Annual Kip Rand Memo-
rial Backcountry Race, which
offers a cash prize or an
Anthony Lakes season pass
to the winners and requires
pre-registration. Additional
activities include snow and
avalanche safety clinics, and
live music by Bag of Hammers
at the Starbottle Saloon.
Sunday features a social
ski throughout the day. Groups
can self-organize and explore
the backcountry surrounding
Anthony Lakes. Hatch will
lead a tour into Angel Basin at
9 a.m. leaving from the lodge.
A full schedule is available
at goo.gl/cdQS9C.
Victor McNeil is the direc-
tor of the Avalance Center,
Julian Pridmore-Brown is dep-
uty director. Board members
include Jerry Hustafa, Keith
McFarland, Paul Arentsen,
Dana Nave and Hatch.
The organization was
founded in 2009 by Keith
Stebbings with a mission of
providing individuals the tools
to stay safe in the winter back-
country environment.
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A Non-Profit Community Health Center
25 YEARS AGO
Jan. 21, 1993
The privilege of driving to the
south shore of Wallowa Lake will
cost motorists $3 a day or $20 a year
under a new fee structure adopted by
the Oregon Parks Commission. The
proposed day use fee has already
drawn heavy criticism from Wal-
lowa County residents who say it will
be bad for the local economy, bad
for persons with small discretionary
incomes, and bad for park and com-
munity relations.
A second avalanche in Imnaha,
occurring Thursday, again blocked
the upriver road and prompted the
county crew to clear and open the
road. This avalanche was of greater
volume than the first, occurring at the
same point above the Garnett Ranch
from the hillside to the right of the
Shevlin Meadows.
On the eve of President Clinton’s
inauguration, a Nez Perce-hosted
reception in Washington, D.C., in
conjunction with the annual meeting
of the National Congress of Ameri-
can Indians was accompanied by a
recitation of Chief Joseph’s words by
Allen Slickpoo. The event celebrated
the dramatic expansion of the Nez
Perce National Historic Park, which
includes several sites in Wallowa
County and provides federal support
for educational and cultural services,
inclusion in the National Park Service
tourist and instructional publications
and Park Service maintenance and
protection.
Eleventh Annual Wallowa County
Digital
Contest
Who can enter?
All amateur photographers who live in Wallowa County
either full-time or part-time, or who have ever vacationed
in Wallowa County, are eligible. Exceptions: Members of
the Wallowa Valley Photo Club, the staff of the Chieftain,
and their immediate families may not submit entries.
"Immediate family" includes only spouses, parents, and
children.
Public display of photos: All submitted photos will be
displayed on the Chieftain's web site as they are received.
After judging, winning photos will be featured on the Chief-
tain's web site, and as many winning and non-winning
photos as space allows will be featured in the Chieftain's
print edition. Selected winning and non-winning photos
may also appear in a single issue of the Wallowa Valley
Photo Club's monthly newsletter and on the Photo Club's
web site in the context of informing members of the Photo
Club about the contest.
Awards: There will be two categories of awards.
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1. The People's Choice awards for the most popular
submitted photos, with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in each
division. Everyone can vote by browsing to the Chieftain's
contest web page and choosing their favorite Student
Division photo and their favorite Adult Division photo.
Prizes are $40, $20, and $10, plus certificates.
2. Overall best photos, with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in
each of the two divisions as determined by the judges.
Prizes are $40, $20, and $10, plus certificates. Honorable
Mentions may be awarded at the discretion of the judges.
Prizes for honorable mentions will be certificates.
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The Wallowa Valley Photo Club
is solely responsible for all awards.
Deadline: Submissions to the contest may be made
beginning Monday, January 1, 2018 and will be
accepted through Saturday, January 10, 1018. Vot-
ing for the People's Choice award is from Sunday,
January 21, 2018 through Sunday, February 4, 2018.
Winners will be announced in the Wednesday, February
14, 2018 issue of the Chieftain.
Submissions: All submissions must be digital – prints
and slides are not accepted. However, prints and slides
may be scanned and digital copies submitted.
• Digital photos may be submitted via the Chieftain's online
submission form or emailed to PhotoWallowa@
gmail.com. CDs may also be dropped off at the Chief-
tain (209 NW 1st, Enterprise, Oregon).
Complete List of Rules: Please see the website for a
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the
contest
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