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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19
Rotary Club of Wallowa
County: Noon St. Katherine Cath-
olic Church, 301 E Garfield St,
Enterprise. Actor, singer and voice
over artist Amanda Berry from New
York will present the program. Pub-
lic is invited.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 20
Wallowa County Statewide
Transportation Improvement
Advisory Committee: Noon Wal-
lowa Senior Center conference
room, 204 East Second, Wallowa.
Second hearing at 6 p.m. Designed
to gather public input on how to
spend transportation funding.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 21
Partly Cloudy
Phases of the moon
Sept 24
Oct 2
Oct 8
What’s Happening
Oct 16
First Aid/CPR/AED Class:
8:15 a.m. Prairie Creek Cen-
ter (Oregon DHS office) corner
of River and Litch, Enterprise.
Training lay responders to assist
those suffering medical emer-
gencies. Two-year American Red
Cross certificate offered. Register:
541-432-0259.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 22
Last Quarter
Full Moon
New Moon
1st Quarter
WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE & SUNSET SEPT. 20-26
(from the U.S. Naval Observatory)
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FRI
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TUES
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Wallowa County Farmers
Market: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. down-
town Joseph. Fresh local produce,
eggs, plants, arts and crafts, food,
live music by Nicole Freshley and
Landra Skovlin. Also Veterans Sui-
cide Prevention Awareness Day.
Wallowa County Farmers
Market Harvest Dinner: 5 p.m.
Lostine Tavern in Lostine. Cocktails
and appetizers followed by dinner
served family-style. Celebrity pie
auction and live band. Tickets at
Bookloft in Enterprise.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 23
Auditions for “Encore:”
6-8 p.m. at Lostine Presbyterian
Church in Lostine. MidValley The-
atre’s fall production has numerous
roles available.
MONDAY, SEPT. 24
Wallowa County Statewide
Transportation Improvement
Advisory Committee: Noon Com-
munity Connection of Wallowa
County, 702 NW 1st St., Enter-
prise. Second hearing at 6 p.m.
Designed to gather public input
on how to spend transportation
funding.
Auditions for “Encore:”
6-8 p.m. at Lostine Presbyterian
Church in Lostine. MidValley The-
atre’s fall production has numerous
roles available.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 25
Wallowa County Statewide
Transportation Improvement
Advisory Committee: Noon The
Place (adjacent to Joseph United
Methodist). Designed to gather
public input on how to spend trans-
portation funding.
Auditions for “Encore:”
6-8 p.m. at Lostine Presbyterian
Church in Lostine. MidValley The-
atre’s fall production has numerous
roles available.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26
Enterprise Cemetery Main-
tenance District Board: 6 p.m.
Community Connections, 702 NW
1st St., Enterprise. Public invited.
Specialist in Winterizing Vacation Rentals
at Wallowa Lake and Surrounding Areas!
Eagle Cap Excursion Train
OPEN
SEASON
Saturdays: Sept. 29, Wine & Cheese Train
ON SAVINGS!
October 6 & 13, Train Robberies
October 20, Season’s Bounty
WELCOME HUNTERS!
Ed Staub & Sons
Elgin Depot
800.323.7330
Energy Community Service.
201 East Hwy 82 Enterprise, OR 97828
541-426-0320
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Huckleberry
Roadless Area Outing
th Salmon
Saber-Too
Saturday, Sept 22 • 9am - 3pm
Ecologist David Mildrexler will lead
a hike exploring the Huckleberry
Mountain Roadless Area which lies
on the north flanks of the Wallowa
Mountains. Rich in old growth
forest and wildlife habitat, Huckle-
berry is a critical part of the Eagle
Cap Wilderness Additions.
Joan Gilbert (org. photo: Oregon State University)
David JMildrexler
Come explore the area’s diverse
forests, picturesque views, and
beautiful creeks as we hike the Bear
Creek Trail. We’ll talk about the
area’s ecology, and how the
recently released Blue Mountains
Forest Plan proposes to manage
our irreplaceable roadless areas.
Pre-registration required
541-263-1663
Come help us celebrate “Family Game Night”
Kidfest 2018
Come celebrate Wallowa County’s great
kids and join your community partners for
a celebration of our families at KIDFEST,
the annual FREE health and safety fair!
From Candyland, to Chutes and Ladders to
BINGO, join us for an afternoon that
includes games, crafts, activities, car seat
checks, door prizes and FREE dinner for everyone!
September 28 th, 2018
3:30-6:00 pm
Cloverleaf Hall, Enterprise
(209 E 2nd St, Wallowa)
Kidfest is organized by Building Healthy Families.
Call with questions or if you would like to help out!
508 N. Main • Joseph • 541-263-1663 • wallowology.org
Wallowa County Chieftain
OBITUARIES
Virginia Brooks Sasser
April 10, 1924 –– Aug. 5, 2018
Virginia Brooks Sasser was
born in Wallowa, to George and
Rae McGinnis Brooks. She grew
up on the McGinnis Ranch on
Powwatka Ridge.
She attended grade school at
the Powwatka School, which was
located on the ranch. She gradu-
ated from Wallowa High School
in 1942. She loved singing and
playing the piano. She was self-
taught and excelled in music.
After graduation, she worked
in Wallowa as a bookkeeper, and Sasser
then married Kenneth Sasser in
1947. In 1948, their son Steve was born. They lived in Milton-Free-
water and Wallowa, and then moved in 1960.
They settled in Roseburg, Ore., where Virginia worked as a book-
keeper, and Kenneth in the lumber industry. Virginia worked for Doug-
las County and was elected Douglas County Treasurer. She loved her
work and retired in 1984.
Virginia and Kenneth moved to Florence after retirement. They
spent their winters in Yuma, Ariz. Virginia loved the Yuma winters
and laughed about how different they were from winters on Pow-
watka Ridge.
Virginia really enjoyed visiting with family and attending her grand-
children’s school and athletic events. She also liked to vacation in
Hawaii.
She and Ken always came back to Wallowa for Memorial Day to
put flowers on family graves, attend the Wallowa High School reunions
and of course visit as many relatives and friends as possible.
Virginia had a great interest in Native American culture and espe-
cially Nez Perce history. She loved attending the powwows in Wal-
lowa and knew many of the participants.
After Ken’s death in 2000, Virginia moved to Salem, and then Port-
land, to be near family. She lived in a retirement community and par-
ticipated in their group choir and other events.
She was known as the piano-playing lady, and entertained com-
munity residents in to her 90s. Most people did not know she could
not read music and played everything by ear.
Virginia told the community residents about her love for Powwatka
and Wallowa County. She showed them her pictures and told them her
stories of growing up “in the woods,” as she said.
Virginia passed away in her apartment with family present. She was
preceded in death by Kenneth; her parents, George and Rae Brooks;
and her siblings, Wilma Guillory, Kenneth Brooks, Vera Jean Miller
and Nancy Brooks.
She is survived by her son, Steve Sasser (Kathleen); grandchildren,
Brooke Berry (Clint), Scott Sasser (Raquel), Matt Sasser (Dianna)
and Greg Sasser (Jenni); 12 great-grandchildren; and many nieces
and nephews.
Virginia will be buried with her husband in the Wallowa Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wallowa History Center.
Janet Bullat
Jan. 10, 1943 –– Sept. 11, 2018
Janet Katherine Bullat was born in Palo Alto, Calif., and
passed away after battling cancer for just over a year.
The daughter of John and Katherine Axell, both deceased,
Janet attended Los Altos High School, graduating in 1960. She
continued her education at San Jose State University, majoring in
elementary education with a minor in home economics special-
izing in textiles.
During her time at San Jose State, she met her future husband,
Chris Bullat. After graduation, Janet moved to southern Califor-
nia to teach elementary school for a couple of years before marry-
ing Chris on July 2, 1966 and moving to Eugene, Ore.
In Eugene, Janet taught second and third grade at Howard Ele-
mentary for 5 years. She also volunteered her creative textile tal-
ents by teaching local 4-H students how to sew.
In 1971, Janet and Chris moved to Bend, Ore.. By November
1979, their daughter Amanda Bullat was born.
During her time in Bend, Janet supported Chris’s general con-
tracting business and helped him run an Orange Julius franchise
and Janeto’s Cafe, both in the Bend River Mall. She also devoted
her time to supporting Amanda in all her activities.
Janet was involved in the Central Oregon community as a vol-
unteer with the Start Making A Reader Today (SMART) program
at Tumalo Elementary, and as a member of the altar society at St.
Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Janet enjoyed participating in the women’s educational home
extension group Sun And Snow. She was also one of the original
food coordinators for the successful breast cancer awareness and
fundraising event, Heaven Can Wait.
In 2008, Janet and Chris moved to Joseph for the mountain
views and quiet life. Janet continued her community involvement
by volunteering at Enterprise Elementary reading with students
through originally the SMART program, volunteering with the
local Catholic Church and as a docent at the Josephy Center for
Arts and Culture.
In her spare time, Janet enjoyed camping with family, hiking,
traveling, sewing, cooking new recipes, capturing all the good
times with her camera, and making photo albums to keep the
memories alive for years to come.
In addition to Chris and Amanda, Janet is survived by a sis-
ter Carol Carlson of Bend, a brother John Axell of Salem, and a
handful of nieces and nephews.
There will be a memorial service in Enterprise, 11 a.m. Satur-
day, Oct. 6 at Catholic Church St Katherine, 301 E Garfield St,,
Enterprise. A reception will follow.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Jan-
et’s memory to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in
Seattle, by calling 206-667-4399.
DEATH NOTICE
Mary Anderson
Mary Lou Anderson, 89, formerly of Joseph, died Sun-
day, Sept. 9, 2018, with her daughter Jane Schied at her side, in
Halfway, Ore. A private family service will be held in Joseph.
Arrangements are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Online condolences may
be shared at tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
ABOUT OBITUARIES
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Homeland Visitor Center
Natural History Discovery Center
September 19, 2018
541-426-9411
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paper. For more information, or to inquire about a paid
memorial, call 541-426-4567.