Wallowa County Chieftain
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wallowa.com
September 19, 2018
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“With a campus where you
can access all sorts of care, no
one knows why you are there,”
said Jenni Word. Wallowa
Community Hospital Chief
Nursing Officer.
While none of the legisla-
tive delegation was willing to
say that funding was certain,
all used supportive language.
“The case here is incredi-
bly compelling, probably the
best I’ve ever heard,” Hansell
said.
A huge piece of the puzzle
would be how effective a case
Wallowa County can make at
hearings this winter in Salem.
He recognized the fact
that it’s a long way to come
for a couple minutes of testi-
mony, but there was no possi-
bility of funding without local
presentations.
Rep. Barreto said he was
familiar with the situation
Center for Wellness and Wind-
ing Waters were experienc-
ing from a private business
standpoint.
He said his business had
experienced the challenges of
working out of more than one
location.
“Now’s the time to bring
this together,” he said. “Let’s
do this.”
Sen. Steiner Hayward was
in Eastern Oregon to attend
the Pendleton Roundup at the
invitation of Hansell.
The Beaverton legislator, a
Democrat, has extensive expe-
rience serving on the com-
The grant money comes
from the biennial Regional
Solutions grant for North-
east Oregon established by
the governor in 2014. The
2015-17 grant went to the
60-acre La Grande Baum
Industrial Park, which
received $1.1 million of a
$1.2 million budget. Joseph
Branch Rails Trails Feasi-
bility Assessment and Wal-
lowa Resources Forestry
Contractors Data Collec-
tion program have also
won grants from Regional
Solutions.
Sands is a voting mem-
ber on the advisory board
to Regional Solutions. Each
voting member is allowed
to submit a project from his
or her own area for funding
consideration.
Once the projects are pri-
oritized, the list and budget
is sent to the governor who
then submits it to the leg-
islature. The funds for this
biennium will be approved
by the legislature February
2019.
Sands had initially pro-
posed the 60-acre Joseph
project based on an Ander-
son Perry and Associates
study that showed the com-
pleted project would cost
approximately $650,000.
Unfortunately, money
devoted to Regional Solu-
tions for the 2017-19 bien-
nium is a fraction of the
amount allocated in 2015-
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More good news.
Wallowa County Commis-
sioners voted Sept. 17 to cre-
ate a Wallowa County Eco-
nomic Development Advisory
Committee — an idea put for-
ward by the late commission-
er-elect Bruce Dunn based on
his success with the Wallowa
County Natural Resource
Advisory Committee.
This means the county and
cities will benefit from a com-
mittee of local professionals
IN BRIEF
MidValley plans
play auditions
Open auditions for MidVal-
ley Theatre Company’s Fall
2018 production “Encore” will
be held Sunday through Tues-
day evenings Sept. 23-25 and
Sept. 30 to Oct. 2.
Show up 6-8 pm at the Los-
tine Presbyterian Church in
Lostine. “Encore” has numer-
ous roles available as it features
excerpts from many differ-
ent sources, including favorite
Paul Wahl/Chieftain
Oregon Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward asks a question of Winding Waters’ Dr. Elizabeth Pow-
ers during a tour of the site where a new integrated health clinic will be built Sept. 12. Also on
hand for the tour were Russell Peterson, Dan DeBoie and Rep. Greg Barreto.
mittee that approves funding
requests such as the one being
prepared in Wallowa County.
She and Hansell sit in
adjoining chairs on the Senate’s
Ways and Means Committee.
“We’re going to make this
happen,” she told the lunch
gathering.
For Steiner Hayward, men-
tal health issues are extremely
personal. She has multiple
sclerosis and has been treated
for major depression.
She’s also a medical doc-
tor at OHSU and a friend of
Dr. Elizabeth Powers, who has
practiced in Wallowa County
since 2007.
In addition to the legislative
funding, supporters of the proj-
ect are hoping to raise $800,000
from foundations, sales of
existing Center for Wellness
property and other sources.
Roughly 39 percent of the
total is already committed,
according to presentations
made last week.
A major fundraiser this
winter will mirror one held last
year, part of the “Hearts for
Health” campaign.
A $100,000 anonymous
gift was the impetus for rais-
ing $355,000 from that event.
Organizers hope for similar
results this coming year.
collaborating to create a “to
do” list. The committee can
seek the input of dozens of
governmental entities, agen-
cies, experts and nonprofits
on how to tackle items on the
list and advise the county on
how best to support projects.
The information gathered
can also be used by other
groups or agencies beyond
the board of commissioners.
The collaborative work
that can be done by such a
committee was something
that was lacking when eco-
nomic development studies
were completed in the past.
For instance, neither
McQuead nor County Com-
missioner Susan Roberts
could put their finger on a
project the city and county
had worked together on after
a 2009 study and goal-setting.
The study was helpful in
that several of the early goals
outlined were met by the
county, which was involved
in the early stages of develop-
ment that led to the establish-
ment of Wallowa Integrated
Biomass; preserved the
WURA rail line; and worked
to preserve the moraines.
The 2009 analysis sug-
gested that Enterprise would
benefit from completing sev-
eral specific projects:
• Working with educa-
tional institutions to position
the city and region as a cen-
ter for technical training and
education.
• The development of high
speed Internet.
• Evaluation of oppor-
tunities for a Main Street
Program.
• Creation of a Wallowa
County Brand Center store
for businesses to market
their branded products and
services.
scenes from MidValley’s past
productions as well as short
sketches, songs and poems.
It is a celebratory last show
the company will stage at the
old Lostine gymnasium before
moving on to other venues.
Info: Kate Loftus: 541-
569-2302 or Jennifer Hobbs
jhobbs@eoni.com.
Wednesday is “Genera-
tions Day,” in which fresh-
men and sophomores dress
like a baby or little boy or girl
and juniors and seniors dress
like a senior citizen.
Thursday a pep assembly
will be held prior to a varsity
and junior varsity volleyball
game 4 p.m. at Stanfield.
Friday night, the EHS Out-
law Varsity Football team will
face Dufor at 7 p.m. followed
by a homecoming dance on
the deck after the game.
Activities conclude Sat-
urday with home volley-
ball games with Heppner and
Union at noon.
Homecoming
week at EHS
If you see some oddly
dressed students at Enter-
prise High School this week,
don’t worry. It’s homecoming
week.
• Securing grant fund-
ing for an interpretive center
downtown.
• Identifying and zoning
developable land for com-
mercial and industrial use.
• Designating commercial
areas so that they are concen-
trated downtown.
Although the city made
progress in related areas,
most of these specific proj-
ects required partnerships,
advisory expertise, funding
and planning work that the
city was unable to complete
on its own.
Furthermore, the eco-
Cliff Walters
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
I have lived in Wallowa County for 25+years
where I raised twin boys John and Cory
Walters and am married to Christine Walters.
SELF- FUNDED
I will fight for important issues on FOREST
MANAGEMENT and NO FURTHER ROAD
CLOSURES.
The Wallowa County Economic & Social
Committee should move forward as
Bruce Dunn intended.
National Family Meal Day
Monday Septerber 24th
Like Bruce Dunn I will work diligently that
NOT ONE MORE ACRE SHOULD GO TO
WILDERNESS.
Limited Government.
Attract New Businesses.
I believe in protecting the unborn,
elderly and veterans.
I have common sense, values
and integrity.
I am retired and can focus 100%
on the position without any
conflict of interest.
Swing by Building Healthy Families
at 207 E Park Street to pick up a
Family Meal Basket that includes;
cutlery, recipe book, and a number
of items to help you prep your
family dinner
I was the area coordinator
for Hunter Safety in
Malheur, Baker, Union
and Wallowa Counties.
If I tell you I will do
something I will do it.
Sept. 24th - 26th
Don’t forget to take a selfie of your
family prepping dinner or enjoying a meal
at the dinner table to the Wallowa County
Prevention Facebook page or the Building
Healthy Families page to be entered in a
drawing for local made gifts that will
take place at Kidfest!”
Sept. 28th
Building Healthy Families urges you to participate
in Family Meal Night as often as possible!
541-432-0688
I would appreciate
your vote on
Nov. 6
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17 –– $400,000, Sands said.
“We resubmitted at
$200,000,” Sands said and
the paperwork showed
the city would contribute
$20,000, another $20,000
has been requested from the
county and certain individ-
uals in the industrial area
pledged further money.
In the end, Regional
Solutions only allocated
$145,000 for Joseph.
The city remains eligible
to apply for more money to
complete the project through
a $2 million state pool and
could also apply for a bridge
loan from Business Ore-
gon based on receipt of the
Regional Solutions grant.
Because of increasing
interest by businesses that
would like to locate in the
park, Joseph City Council
determined it was important
to move ahead with plans to
get the sewer and water to the
industrial area along Russell
Lane west of Camp Street.
City Engineer Brad Baird
of Anderson Perry advised
the council Sept. 6 that com-
pleting the design phase this
winter would mean con-
struction could begin in the
spring.
“If you wait until next
spring or summer to make
darn sure the money is there,
then you’re not going to get
it built till 2020,” Baird said.
Council members pre-
ferred to wait until the end of
September to iron out addi-
tional details before spend-
ing $22,000 for preliminary
plans.
nomic landscape has changed
in the last decade, McQuead
said.
The Oregon Department
of Land Conservation and
Development chose the city
of Enterprise from 31 appli-
cants covering 51 commu-
nities who applied to the
new Eastern Oregon Eco-
nomic Development Planning
Project.
That project creates up-to-
date Economic Opportunity
Analysis documents and is
supported by State of Ore-
gon General Fund by special
appropriation for 2018-2019.