Wallowa County Chieftain
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wallowa.com
February 21, 2018
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Flora store fire put out
with snowball volley
OUT OF THE PAST
Compiled by Hanna Brandt
100 YEARS AGO
Feb. 22, 1918
The annual report of the
Enterprise Public Library
board reflects the growth of the
institution and shows it needs
even more equipment than it
currently has. It is likely that
the board will ask the people of
the community to supplement
the income received from taxes
and help the library add many
new books for which there
is urgent demand. There are
1,896 volumes on the library’s
shelves.
The town of Flora was quite
suddenly called from supper
table visits recently when tele-
phones gave the call that the
G.C. Clarke store was afire on
the roof near the chimney. As
two of the wells in that part of
town had exhausted their sup-
ply of water, snowballs were
the next option, which did
effective work.
A further decrease in the
number of sheep in Wallowa
County has been recorded
during the year, as shown in the
annual reports prepared for the
woolen trade in eastern cities.
The total is now about 65,000,
while a year ago it was 80,000.
Ten years ago, the county had
more than 200,000 sheep.
70 YEARS AGO
prise High School band uni-
forms arrived last week. The
uniform consists of a bright red
coat trimmed with black, black
trouser with red double stripe
down the side of the leg and
black west point style hat with
a large red plume.
Feb. 19, 1948
50 YEARS AGO
A report from the unem-
ployment office in La Grande
for Union and Wallowa coun-
ties lists 450 persons unem-
ployed in January in the two
counties. Forty-five new job
openings were posted in Jan-
uary and only three were
left unfilled by the end of the
month.
With the closing date for fil-
ing for party nominations for
various offices in the May pri-
mary election, there appears
to be little prospect for com-
petition. Two of the present
county officials, Nora Ander-
son, county treasurer, and Mar-
jorie Martin, county clerk,
have signified their intention
to seek re-election. All of the
other officials have still not
committed themselves or have
declined to run.
The first of the new Enter-
A dance is planned at the
Imnaha Grange. Music will be
by Leonard Murrill, Fred Born-
stedt and Gifford Botts, and
supper will be served around
midnight.
Richard Paul (Rick) Roper,
16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
(Shorty) Roper of Lostine, was
taken to the Wallowa Memo-
rial Hospital on Tuesday night
when he lost control of the car
he was driving on the curve at
the junction of Hwy. 82 and
the cemetery road northwest of
Lostine. Roper received multi-
ple cuts and bruises and a deep
gash in his side, but apparently
no fractures.
The motion picture adap-
tation of Shakepeare’s play,
“The Taming of the Shrew,”
will begin a three-day show-
ing tomorrow night at the Vista
Feb. 22, 1968
Single mom from Lewiston
wins Live Your Dream Award
By Paul Wahl
Wallowa County Chieftain
Keturah Johns of Lewiston
hasn’t had an easy life.
Her parents died when she
was very young. She spent
several years addicted to
drugs. Her son, Layton, was
born with Hirschprung’s dis-
ease, a condition of the large
intestine (colon) that causes
difficulty passing stool.
Her life was brightened con-
siderably last week when the So-
roptimist International of Wal-
lowa County presented her with
its Live Your Dream Award.
The $2,000 grant is given
annually to a woman who is
head of household pursuing a
college degree. It also comes
with a hefty gift certificate for
use in the club’s thrift store in
downtown Enterprise.
Normally the award goes
to a Wallowa County resident;
however, this year no one
residing in the county applied,
according to Carolyn Gilbert,
a spokesman for the nonprofit,
volunteer service organization.
The club learned of Johns’
application through the Soropt-
mist’s hierarchy. Impressed with
her application, they made the
selection, which was announced
Feb. 8 at a luncheon at Wallowa
Memorial Hospital Cafeteria.
Keturah and Layton trav-
eled to Enterprise to receive
the award.
“My past does not define
me,” Johns told the club gath-
ering. “I am so fortunate to be
here today.”
Because of Layton’s myr-
iad health issues, the two have
25 YEARS AGO
Feb. 25, 1993
A lack of an adequate sup-
ply of sawdust forced the per-
manent closure of Great West-
ern Pellet Mill in Enterprise this
week, according to owner Glenn
Anderson. Approximately 600-
800 tons of pellets were pro-
duced a month by Great West-
ern and marketed in five states.
The
Wallowa-Whitman
National Forest is formulating
plans to bring a cultural resource
celebration to Wallowa County
next spring, according to Bruce
Kaufman, public information
officer for the agency. Billed
as “Windows on the Past,” the
traveling show focuses on pre-
senting Pacific Northwest his-
tory and prehistory.
Sharing a common goal to
build a stable nursing popula-
tion in eastern Oregon, North-
east Oregon Area Health Educa-
tion Center has made a four-year
commitment to assist in the
delivery of an innovative nurs-
ing program to three rural com-
munities, including Enterprise.
Chieftain File Photo
This young man has a whopper of a steelhead in
his hands. Do you know who he is? We believe
the photo was taken in the mid-80s, judging from
where it was found in the archives.
Grange plans box social fundraiser
If you’ve ever seen the
play or the movie “Okla-
homa!” you probably
know what a box social
is. If you’re under 50, you
may not have a clue.
Residents of Wal-
lowa County will have
an opportunity to experi-
ence an old-fashione box
social fundraiser at 5:30
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at
Cloverleaf Hall in Enter-
prise. Proceeds will go to
the Wallowa County 4-H
program.
Traditionally,
the
ladies would prepare a
meal for two and pack-
age it in a decorated box
or basket; then, the men
would bid on the boxed
meal without knowledge
of its contents or the per-
son who prepared it. Then
the meal would be shared
between the box chef and
the buyer.
The Grange and 4-H
leaders decided to mod-
ify the traditional format
by having men or women
prepare the meal, and to
have the option of shar-
ing the meal or not. Bid-
ding will be open to all as
well.
Box meals should be
made for two adults with
two or three side dishes.
Food items should be
packaged to stay at a safe
temperature for two and a
half hours.
Families feeding more
than two will bid on the
number of boxes needed.
For those people with
specific dietary needs, the
Grange will have a vari-
ety of meal options ready
to prepare custom meal
requests. A dessert auc-
tion will follow the main
meal.
Judges will award
prizes for the best box
decorations –– pretti-
est, most unique, judge’s
favorite, best 4-H theme
and best Grange theme.
Entertainment is planned
during the meal.
Paul Wahl/Chieftain
Keturah Johns and her son, Layton, receive the Soroptimist
International of Wallowa County Live Your Dream Award from
Gail Johnson during ceremonies held Feb. 8 in Enterprise.
‘My past does not define me. I am so
fortunate to be here today.’
— Keturah Johns
spent a good deal of time in
hospitals. Impressed with the
dedication of the staff that sur-
rounded them, she decided to
pursue a degree in nursing.
She attends the Walla Walla
Community College School of
Nursing in Clarkston, Wash. She
is active in her church.
Although given little
chance of surviving hours after
birth, Layton has grown to be
a typical 2-year-old, active and
mischievous, Johns said. He
has only recently begun eating
solid food and is enjoying the
experience immensely.
Johns said the Soroptimist
money would go toward a
variety of bills a single mother
encounters monthly, includ-
ing daycare. This was the first
scholarship she has received
for higher education.
Johns will also have a shot
at another Soroptimist grant in
regional competition in April.
That check could range from
$1,000 to $5,000, according to
club president Beth Hough.
“We are so thrilled to have
found Keturah and Layton,”
Hough said. “She is an incred-
ibly strong woman.”
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