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wallowa.com
September 26, 2018
Wallowa County Chieftain
JHS CLASS OF ‘68 GATHERS
Contributed photo
The Joseph High School class of 1968 held its 50-year reunion Sept. 8 at Alpine Meadows Golf Course. Those attending included, front row from left, Wayne Bronson, Hugo Zoll-
man, Tim Polly, Sue (Macedo) Rynearson, Sharon (Kellermann) Castilleja and Dan DeBoie. Back, Bill Williams, Jim Brennan, Larry Sandlin, Bob Harritt, Ron Layton and Mike Lathrop.
Lost hiker found after intensive search
CYCLE
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By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
Rotary Club of Wallowa
County received $2,000 for
serving lunch at Minam on Sept.
11. A like amount went to Jose-
phy Center for throwing the Fin-
ish Line Festival at Wallowa
Lake Park and to the cham-
ber for serving as community
manager.
Joseph FCCLA, which pro-
vided centerpieces for din-
ing tables, and Wallowa Valley
Photo Shop, which manned a
community booth, both received
$1,300.
Thousand dollar dona-
tions went to Wallowa Moun-
tain Hells Canyon Trail Asso-
ciation, Alpine Meadows Golf
Club and Nez Perce Wallowa
Homeland, all of whom staffed
rest stops. Creative Memories
for Disabled Children also ree-
ived a $1,000 donation for table
and chair setup.
The Alpine Meadows crew
also earned another $750 for
Paul Wahl/Chieftain
Green Coleman tents were home for hundreds of Cycle Ore-
gon participants who camped at Wallowa State Park Sept. 10.
staffing the beer garden. Similar
awards went to Wallowa County
Lions Club and Rooted Youth
Ministry.
Fishtrap volunteers earned a
$1,500 donation for being the
cleanup team after all the bicy-
clists had moved on.
Cycle Oregon’s Classic
began in Baker City with stops
at Halfway, Wallowa Lake,
Elgin, Pendleton and La Grande
–– roughly 400 miles of moun-
tains and valleys. Each partici-
pant paid $999 for the adventure.
For their money, cyclists
received as many amenities as
possible, including shower trail-
ers, baggage handling, meals
and in some cases tents to sleep
in.
The tour’s visit to Wal-
lowa County went off with-
out major incident. A number
of drivers reported slowdowns
and congestion on Hwy. 82 as
bikers made their way out of
Enterprise.
Cycle Oregon was previ-
ously scheduled to visit Wal-
lowa County in 2015; however,
the Dry Gulch Fire near Rich-
land prevented riders from mak-
ing the trip. They were rerouted
into Idaho, safely out of the
reach of the fire.
Elect
Dan
DeBoie
Wallowa County
Commissioner
Balance

Supports the sustainable use of all natural resources

Supports economic development for a vibrant local econ-
omy while protecting Wallowa County values and life-
styles
Experience
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Wallowa County Commissioner for eight years and partici-
pant in various local and statewide committees for eco-
nomic development, governance and social services

Farmer, rancher, small business owner, technical support
and customer service agent
Integrity
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Participates with and encourages open dialogue and
transparency
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Follows established procedure and rule of law
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It took two helicop-
ters, 45-50 ground search-
ers and two-and-a-half days
of searching, but search and
rescue teams, including the
National Guard, located a
missing hiker in the Eagle
Cap Wilderness.
The 69-year-old hiker
from Portland had been in
the Red’s Horse Ranch area
when she began her hike. She
was last seen at about 11 a.m.
Sept. 20. The call to alert offi-
cials of her disappearance
came the following day.
Mike Hansen, Wallowa
County Search and Rescue
team leader during the lat-
ter half of the search, said the
hiker had taken a day hike
from the horse ranch, trav-
eling the trail toward Moss
Springs. She then took a side
trail she didn’t know that led
to the Minam River and went
off-trail to examine rocks.
“She got off the trail to
explore something, and when
she couldn’t find the trail any-
more, she got turned around
and didn’t know which way
to go and ended up wandering
the wrong way,” Hansen said.
Hansen said the hiker was
found about 3.5 miles down
It was a big effort,
and in the end,
it all turned out
and it was a good
result.”
— Mike Hansen
Wallowa County Search
and Rescue
the Minam River spotted by
the helicopter around 3 p.m.
Sept. 23.
Resources used to find the
hiker included several horse
teams that rode 40-50 miles
of trails in the area. Ground
teams, including 10 on Sun-
day, made grid searches near
the area where the hiker was
last seen. Other teams walked
trails in the area. The National
Guard helicopter flew in from
Salem and searched open
areas on both Saturday and
Sunday.
Hansen said the hiker was
cold and hungry but otherwise
in good condition consider-
ing the ordeal. He strongly
suggests hikers use a GPS or
even download a GPS app for
their phone before going on a
hike.
“There’s a lot of them out
there now, and they’ll pretty
much tell you where you are,”
he said. “For navigation, it’s
the very best thing.”
He also suggested hikers
remain aware of surround-
ings and keep track of where
they’ve been.
“One thing I do,” he said,
“especially if I’m off trail,
I’ll walk a little ways and
I’ll look back at the direc-
tion from which I came. I try
to remember rocks, trees or
landmarks. A tree may look
like every other tree, but your
brain looks at a set of trees,
and if you’ve seen it before, it
looks familiar, and it will usu-
ally get you back in the right
direction.”
He also advised to take a
friend whenever possible.
Hansen said the length of
the search as well as the com-
bination of resources made
it one of the more exten-
sive searches in which he has
participated.
“It was a hard search,” he
said. “It was a big effort, and
in the end, it all turned out
and it was a good result.”
Teams from Wheeler
County, Union County, Baker
County, the U.S. Forest ser-
vice and the National Guard
participated in the search.
bratwurst, beer
and a rousing good time
Oregon’s Alpenfest
Thursday, Sept. 27
Enterprise
3:45 p.m. – Join our Main Street
procession from Depot Street to the
Opening Ceremony at the Wallowa
County Courthouse Gazebo including
a musical preview. Free
5 p.m. – Ceremonial tapping
of the first keg of Terminal
Gravity’s Alpenfest beer followed
by Accordions at Alpenfest
at Terminal Gravity Brewery.
Accordion virtuoso Alicia Baker
plus others. $5 donation
suggested. Food and beer
available.
Friday, Sept. 28
Edelweiss Inn, Wallowa Lake
Noon-sunset – Alpine Fair. Arts, crafts, food, beer.
Free (see box)
5-6 p.m. – Learn to polka with Randy and Ashley
Thull. Free
6-10:30 p.m. – Performance: The Polkatones
Browse the Alpine Fair
It’s free! Discover:
Mini-doughnuts
Carvings
Sheepskin
products
Soap
Silver jewelry
Rugs
Quilts
Fire-starter
sticks
Photography
Pine needle
baskets
Sun catchers
Blown glass
Beaded jewelry
and gifts
Fused glass art
Pillows
Up-cycled
clothing
Seafood
quesadillas
Walking sticks
Bratwurst
Beer
Learn more: oregonalpenfest.com
dance band, Swiss yodeler Shelby Imholt, Tirolean
Dancers, accordionist Alicia Baker, alphorns.
Bratwurst meal, beer and wine
available.
Adults/teens $15 including free
commemorative beer mug. Kids
4-12 $8
Joseph
Noon-5 p.m. – Accordions at
Alpenfest at the Joseph Visitor
Center on Main Street. Free
Saturday, Sept. 29
Edelweiss Inn, Wallowa Lake
8 a.m.-noon – Alpenfest Breakfast
with Accordions at Alpenfest.
10 a.m.-6 p.m. – Alpine Fair. Arts,
crafts, food, beer. Free (see box)
11 a.m.-noon – Learn to polka with Randy and
Ashley Thull. Free
Noon-4:30 p.m. – Performance: The Polkatones
dance band, Swiss yodeler Shelby Imholt, Tirolean
Dancers, accordionist Alicia Baker, alphorns.
Bratwurst meal, beer and wine available. Adults/
teens $15 including free commemorative beer mug.
Kids 4-12 $8
5-6 p.m. – Learn to polka with Randy and Ashley
Thull. Free
6-10:30 p.m. – Performance: The Polkatones
dance band, Swiss yodeler Shelby Imholt, Tirolean
Dancers, accordionist Alicia Baker, alphorns.
Bratwurst meal, beer and wine available.
Adults/teens $18 including free commemorative beer
mug. Kids 4-12 $9
Joseph
10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Accordions at Alpenfest at the
Joseph Visitor Center and Farmers Market. Free
Sunday, Sept. 30
Edelweiss Inn, Wallowa Lake
10 a.m.-3 p.m. – Alpine Fair. Arts and crafts. Free
8 a.m.-noon – Alpenfest Breakfast with Accordions
at Alpenfest.