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A2 Announcements wallowa.com What’s Happening WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14 THURSDAY, Feb. 15 Valentine’s Day Dinner at Wallowa Lake Lodge: 5:30 p.m. Dinner and piano music by Gayle Swart. Making Parenting a Pleasure: 5:30 p.m. Building Healthy Families, 207 NW Park St., Enterprise. Free dinner. Child- care available. Support parents with strat- egies around communication, challenging behavior, stress management and more. Food Giveaway: 11:30 a.m. Wallowa Senior Center in Wallowa and 11 a.m. Enterprise Senior Center. Sponsored by Wallowa Fresh Food Alliance. Perishable food available. Wallowa County Rotary Club: Noon St. Katherine of Siena Catholic Church, 301 E. Garfield, Enterprise. Valentine’s Day theme. Magic Wand and Composite Flower Workshop: Noon Josephy Center in Joseph. Laina Nedrow will teach how to design and construct floral masterpieces. Open Level Ballet Classes: 5 p.m. The Place in Joseph. Ages 10 and above. No experience necessary. Instructor Hanna Brandt. salutationsstudio.com. Prana Flow: 6:30 p.m. at The Place in Joseph. Cleanse your body, mind and spirit. Instructor: Amy Zahm. salutations- studio.com FRIDAY, Feb. 16 Winter Fishtrap –– The New Agrarians: 6 p.m. Josephy Center, Joseph. Screening of “How We Grow” documentary. February 14, 2018 Wallowa County Chieftain EASTERNOREGONEVENTS.COM EXPANDED ONLINE CALENDAR Food Giveaway: Noon Wallowa Senior Center in Wallowa, 11 a.m. Enter- prise Senior Center and noon at The Place in Joseph. Sponsored by Wallowa Fresh Food Alliance. Perishable food available. Parent-Child Playgroups: 9:30 a.m. Building Healthy Families, Enter- prise. Songs, stories, snacks and activi- ties focusing on developing kindergarten readiness skills. Youth Art Friday: various times Jose- phy Center. Drama With Morgan Green, 9 a.m. for ages 5-8, 11 a.m. for ages 9-12 and 12:15 p.m. for ages 9-12. Ceramics and drawing with Mellica, 11 a.m. for ages 7-11, 12:30 p.m. for ages 11-16. Drawing from Fundamentals 3 p.m. for ages 7-12. Josephy.org. lowa FFA programs. Winter Fishtrap –– The New Agrar- ians: 9 a.m. Josephy Center, Joseph. Panel discussionl “Tools for Engage- ment: How Do We Give New Agrarians a National Voice?” SATURDAY, Feb. 17 Winter Fishtrap –– The New Agrar- ians: 8:30 a.m. Joseph Center, Joseph. Full day of panel discussions and break- outs. Winter Fishtrap dinner 6 p.m. at Hur- ricane Creek Grange Hall. Old-Time Community Dance: 7 p.m. Odd Fellows Hall, Enterpise. Squares, cir- cles, reels, waltzes and more. Live music. Beginners welcome. No partner needed. Volunteer and get in free. Bring snacks. MONDAY, Feb. 19 Food Giveaway: 11 a.m. Enter- prise Senior Center. Sponsored by Wal- lowa Fresh Food Alliance. Perishable food available. SUNDAY, Feb. 18 TUESDAY, Feb. 20 Meat Shoot: 7:30 a.m. Wallowa Rod and Gun Club, 75044 Lower Diamond Lane, Wallowa. Novice, advanced, buddy and kid shoots. Breakfast served, prizes and a raffle. Also bingo and scatter board. Spectators welcome. Proceeds go to Wal- Free Legal Consultations: 9 a.m. Enterprise Senior Center. For low-income residents and seniors. Housing, con- sumer and family issues. Appointments suggested: 800-843-1115, Ext. 201. O BITUARIES Evamae Johnson March 31, 1924 –– Feb. 8, 2018 Evamae Johnson died at the Wallowa Memorial Hospital of pneumonia. She was 93. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17. Eva- mae will be interred in the Maxwell family plot at Wallowa cemetery. Evamae was born to Oscar and Mabel (Tulley) Maxwell. She was a mother and homemaker. Evamae is survived by two sons; Walter Roy Johnson of Coos Bay, Ore.,, and Wallace Jack Johnson and his wife, Phyllis (Hofer) of Joseph. She is also sur- vived by six grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and by six nieces and nephews. Evamae was preceded in death by infant daughter Caro- lyn in 1945, eldest son Wesley William Johnson in 2006 and husband Willard Johnson in 2013. She had three sisters, all deceased: Sevilla Lozier, Winifred (Bartmass, Wart) John, and Phyllis (Hassler) DeGrande. Evamae was proud of being the descendant (great-grand- daughter) of Levi Tulley, who in 1880 with his brothers Raz and Jim, trailed 300 head of cattle from Union County over Smith About Obituaries Ray Baum Aug. 18, 1955 –– Feb. 9, 2018 Mountain to graze on the abundant grass in the Wallowa valley. Evamae was the youngest of four daughters. She was raised on their ranch in Middle Valley near the Lostine River. She began her schooling at the one-room Liberty School. She went to primary and high school in Wallowa, where she played violin in the school orchestra. She left school to marry Willard John- son in August 1941. Evamae was a member of the Wallowa Methodist Church for many years. She then joined the congregation at the Chris- tian Church where she sang alto in the church choir and assisted with Vacation Bible School. She spent about 30 years in the home that Willard remod- eled on Dougherty Loop in the lower valley. She had a hip joint replacement surgery at the age of 81, after which she moved to an assisted-care home in Lostine, until it closed and she then moved to a care-home on the Hurricane Creek Highway out of Enterprise. Evamae most recently resided at the Wallowa Valley Senior Living Center where she enjoyed many friends. News obituaries are a free service of the Wallowa County Chieftain. The paper accepts obituaries from the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to editing. Send obituaries by e-mail, obits@wallowa.com; fax, 541-426-3921; or mail, PO Box 338, Enterprise, OR 97828. Now in Paperback Beartown By Fredrick Backman (author of A Man Called Ove) T HE B OOKLOFT Across from the courthouse in Enterprise 107 E. Main • 541.426.3351 always open at www.bookloftoregon.com • bookloft@eoni.com Wallo!a County Chess Club Welcome Tourists and Players of all levels! Thursdays 4 to 8 PM FREE! “Play golf for your body. Play chess for your mind.” JOSEPHY CENTER JOSEPHY FOR ARTS CENTER AND CULTURE FOR ARTS AND CULTURE 403 403 Main Main Street Street Joseph, Joseph, Oregon Oregon Puzzle 213 White to move and win Puzzle 224: White to move and checkmate Raymond (Ray) Sims Baum died at the age of 62 in Alexan- dria, Va. Raymond was born in La Grande and considered La Grande his hometown. He passed away from complications of prostate cancer at the Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md. A funeral service will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- ter-Day Saints Stake Center in La Grande 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17. Ray was born to Gen. David C. and Marie J. Baum. He grad- uated high school in 1973. He received his bachelor’s in financial and estate planning with a minor in agricultural economics from Brigham Young University in 1980. In May 1983, Ray gradu- ated from Willamette University College of Law with his Juris Doctorate. He entered private practice in La Grande with his older brother David 1983-2003. In 1989, Ray was elected to the Ore- gon House of Representatives and held the seat for District 58 1989-1997. He held numerous positions including House Major- ity Leader in 1995. In September 2003, he and the family moved to Salem where he accepted a position as a commissioner of the Oregon Pub- lic Utility Commission. He worked for the PUC 2003-2011. He served as chairman 2010-2011. He was the state chair of the Federal-State Joint Board on Uni- versal Service 2005-11 and served as chairman of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Telecommuni- cations Committee 2008-10. In 2011 Ray became the Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Sub-Committee on Communications and Technology and Senior Policy Adviser to Congressman Greg Walden on Technology and Energy. In April 2016, Ray accepted a job as Vice-President of Gov- ernment Affairs at the National Association of Broadcasters. He remained there until January 2017 when he went back to public service in the position of staff director of the U.S. House of Rep- resentatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. During his professional career, Ray received many awards and recognitions including the Edwin B. Parker Enduring Achieve- ment Award for Telecommunications in Oregon and The Vito Stagliano Excellence in Electric Policy Award. Ray’s two great joys in life were his family and public ser- vice. His wife was the most important person to him in his life. “She has been a great example of service to others and her char- ity never ends,” he said. “She has supported me in my pursuit of politics and put up with my public service impairment.” Ray was an active member of his of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints serving a mission 1976-1978 in the Cleve- land, Ohio, Mission. He held numerous callings including bishop. Ray is survived by his wife Kristine and his six children: Rachael Haney (Matt) of Cedar Hills, Utah; Wyatt Baum (Jes- sica) of La Grande; Alexis Crellin (Brennan) of Mill Creek, Utah; Mary Baum of Baltimore, Md.; Andrew Baum (Rachael) of Cedar Hills; Elizabeth Roundy (Shad) Farmington, Utah. He is also survived by his 10 grandchildren (Jack, Van, Elie, Jude, Parker, Frankie, Winslow, Marlowe and Ray) and his siblings David C. Baum (Anna) of La Grande and Marie J. Rampton (Wesley) of La Grande. Loveland Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. love- landfuneralchapel.com Vivian Rudger Vivian Rudger, 99, died Feb. 11, 2018, in Milton Freewater. Private service were held. Bollman Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements. 209 NW First St., Enterprise • 541-426-4567 SPACE RESERVATION DEADLINES for weekly display advertising is 5pm Friday for the following week. Ad copy is due on Monday at 10am. Ads must be approved by Tuesday at 12pm. 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Sam is self-driven and regularly goes above and beyond what is expected in order to achieve her goals. Ms. Wightman models maturity and respect and is a leader amongst her peers. Samantha is kind and caring to both teachers and classmates. Sam shows dedication to both academics and athletics, and is a highly valued member of our school community. Proudly sponsored by Joseph 432-9050 Enterprise 426-4511 Wallowa 886-9151 The Student of the Week is chosen for academic achievement and community involvement. Students are selected by the administrators of their respective schools. PET OF THE WEEK Brought to you by Enterprise Animal Hospital Meet Lilith This sweet little girl plays hard and then curls up to be held during nap time. No fear in this gal, she plays with other cats and kids and would be willing to play with a dog or two. This beautiful calico has the softest fur with bright colors. Be prepared to share everything you eat with her or she might just steal it! Lilith is up to date on her vaccinations and is litter box trained and ready for a permanent, loving home. Available for Adoption Call foster parents David or Cassie if interested 541-805-1205 $40 adoption fee Phases of the moon Feb. 15 Feb. 23 March 1 New Moon 1st Quarter Full Moon March 9 Last Quarter WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE & SUNSET FEB. 15–21 (from the U.S. Naval Observatory) THUR FRI SAT SUN MON TUES WED 6:50 5:17 6:49 5:18 6:47 5:19 6:46 5:21 6:44 5:22 6:43 5:24 6:41 5:25