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Rymut opens museum fabrication studio
By Tim Trainor
Wallowa County Chieftain
If you are trying to
break into the world of
fabricating museum-qual-
ity installations, Wallowa
County may not be the
first place you’d think to
locate your business.
But J.R. Rymut decided
to do just that. After
spending time with top
taxidermists and museum
fabricators throughout the
West, Rymut decided to
start her own business —
and base it in downtown
Enterprise.
And the Wisconsin
native has jumped into
local work, creating pieces
that will help anchor the
redesigned Wallowa Band
Nez Perce Trail Interpre-
tive Center in Wallowa.
That center plans to fea-
ture Rymut’s creations in
their redesigned exhibits
set to be showcased this
spring.
Rymut is also an accom-
plished taxidermist, not-
ing that is where the busi-
ness has the opportunity to
FOR THE RECORD
DEC. 24
10:35 a.m. – Minor traffic
accident in Enterprise.
11:53 a.m. – Hit and run
reported in Enterprise.
11:59 a.m. – Stolen vehi-
cle reported in Enterprise.
3:16 p.m. – Warrant served
on Patrick Angelo Maroney
for Probation Violation, origi-
nal charge Menacing. He was
later released.
3:49 p.m. – Entered Parole
& Probation Detainer for Pat-
rick Angelo Maroney, 60, of
Enterprise, for Menacing.
10:00 p.m. – Report of dis-
turbance in Enterprise.
DEC. 25
12:22 a.m. – Noise com-
plaint in Enterprise.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Firefighter
injured battling
New Year’s blaze
Haystacks catch fire
on Rancho Road
By Steve Tool
Walowa County Chieftain
J.R. Rymut shows off a pronghorn shoulder mount she created. Rymut has opened a museum
diorama fabrication shop and taxidermy studio off Main Street in Enterprise.
serve the most local cus-
tomers. Rymut has worked
in Nevada at an interna-
tionally-known taxidermy
studios and specializes in
unique mounts and realis-
tic backdrop habitats.
2:38 p.m. – Shawn Paul
Ruthford, 31, of Enterprise
was arrested on charges of
Assault 4 – Domestic Violence,
Strangulation, Harassment,
Menacing and Probation Vio-
lation. Transported to Uma-
tilla County Jail.
6:13 p.m. – Vehicle in ditch
in rural Joseph.
DEC. 26
12:22 a.m. – Noise com-
plaint in Enterprise.
12:19 p.m. – Telephonic
harassment
reported
in
Enterprise.
1:04 p.m. – Hit and run
reported in rural Enterprise.
2:38 p.m. – Gregory Rex
Stephens, 72, of Enterprise
was arrested by Enterprise
Police Dept. on a charge of
Trespass II. Transported to
Umatilla County Jail.
3:16 p.m.
– Wallowa
Rymut grew up in Mil-
waukee, Wisconsin, and
received a fine art degree
from the Rhode Island
School of Design, then
studied taxidermy and tan-
ning in Montana. Rymut
County Community Correc-
tions issued a state wide fel-
ony warrant for Judith Denise
Clark, 38, of Lostine for Pro-
bation Violation. Original
charge Felon in Possession of
a Weapon.
9:06 p.m. – Judith Clark,
38, of Enterprise was arrested
by Enterprise Police Dept. on
a warrant for probation viola-
tion. Transported to Umatilla
County Jail.
DEC. 27
8:43 a.m. – Scam/Fraud
complaint from Enterprise.
1:49 p.m. – Theft reported
in Joseph.
6:48 p.m. – Report of a traf-
fic crash in Enterprise. Enter-
prise Police Dept. arrested
Charlton Arthur Strutz, 46, of
Enterprise on charge of DUII.
He was released to a sober
third party.
has also worked as a
museum diorama fabri-
cator in Washington, Ari-
zona and Missouri.
For more information,
call 541-625-0176 or visit
www.echotaxidermy.com.
DEC. 28
1:04 p.m. – Criminal mis-
chief reported in Enterprise.
DEC. 29
3:05 a.m. – Report of a
vehicle that slid off road way
in rural Lostine.
5:23 p.m. – Stephen Henry
Slingluff, 32, of Lostine was
arrested by Wallowa County
Sheriff’s Office on charges
of Probation Violation, origi-
nal charge Menacing. Trans-
ported to Umatilla County Jail.
DEC. 30
5:39 p.m. – Report of a
vehicle slide off, non injury.
DEC. 31
11:47 p.m. – 911 call for
haystack fire in rural Enterprise.
JAN. 1
3:18 p.m. – Donna Chrys-
A5
A New Year’s Eve
haystack fire on Rancho
Road left one firefighter
injured and laid waste to
multiple tons of hay.
Enterprise
and
Joseph fire departments
answered the call to the
blaze at around 11:30 p.m
on Monday, Dec. 31 and
remained on the scene
until 5:30 a.m. the next
morning — the next year.
While working to
extinguish the blaze,
Amanda McHatten of
JFD and Chuck Simpson
of EFD were hurt by fall-
ing hay bales. Simpson
suffered the worst of the
injuries and the Joseph
McHatten helped extri-
cate him from the area.
tene Butler, 50, of Enterprise
was arrested by Enterprise
Police Dept. on a Washing-
ton County warrant, charge
of Probation Violation, DUI.
Subject posted bail and was
released.
JAN. 2
7:50 a.m. – Report of
vehicle abandoned on Los-
tine River Road.
1:19 p.m. – Scam/Fraud
call reported.
2:08 p.m. – Suspicious
person reported in rural
Joseph. Unfounded.
2:24 p.m. – 911 call
reporting traffic crash in rural
Wallowa.
JAN. 3
3:24 p.m. – Misty Marie
McNall, 39, of Enterprise was
cited and charged by Enter-
prise Police Dept. with Disor-
He was taken to Wal-
lowa Memorial Hospital
for treatment and exam-
ination. Although banged
up, his injuries were rela-
tively minor.
The cause of the fire is
yet undetermined.
Enterprise Fire Depart-
ment chief Paul Karvoski
said haystack fires can be
very difficult to fight. If
crews can’t get hold of an
excavator, they’re nearly
impossible to put out.
Local contractor Johnny
Gibson, who has an exca-
vating business, brought
an excavator to the scene
to help pull the bales apart
and allow firefighters to
access the fire.
Although the blaze
consumed a significant
amount of hay, firefight-
ers were able to keep the
fire from spreading to an
adjacent barn that was
also filled with hay.
derly Conduct II.
JAN. 4
2:06 p.m. – 911 call report-
ing MVA in rural Wallowa.
3:33 p.m. – Telephonic
harassment reported in
Lostine.
JAN. 5
12:02 a.m. – Mason Paine,
31, of Joseph was arrested
by Enterprise Police Dept. for
DUII. Cited and released to
third party.
9:57 a.m. – 911 call
reporting smoke in Enter-
prise. Controlled burn.
JAN. 6
2:19 p.m. – 911 call
reporting since MVA in rural
Joseph.
2:30 p.m. – 911 call
requesting law enforcement
in Joseph.