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NEWS Wallowa.com Wednesday, March 13, 2019 A7 Ellen Morris Bishop LEFT Tiana Fough examines the Redneck Wine Basket before bidding on it. Fough works as a teacher’s aide at Joseph Charter School. The basket went for $70. RIGHT FFA member Molly Curry carries a necklace during the auction, while Bertie LaChance, of Imnaha raises her bid card. In addition to bidding, LaChance donated several items for the auction. FFA AUCTION A SUCCESS By Ellen Morris Bishop Wallowa County Chieftain M ore than 100 alumni, friends and families gathered at the Clo- verleaf Hall Thursday night to enjoy a tri-tip steak dinner and support the Joseph chapter of the Future Farm- ers of America. “We usually raise between $8,000 and $12,000, depending upon how the county’s ag economy is doing,” said Joseph FFA advisor Toby Koehn. Koehn also teaches Agricultural Sci- ence at Joseph Charter School. “The funds from the auction sup- port student travel to FFA national and state conventions,” said Joseph FFA president Natalie Gorham. “They also support the senior student raft trip. A portion will also go to help build the new CTE (Career and Technical Edu- cation) building at Joseph.” Live auction items included book- cases, coat racks, grills, cutting boards and picnic tables built by FFA mem- bers. A Redneck wine basket, 0.22 caliber pistol, and LOP Tag on RY Timber lands were some of the live auction items that proved popular with bidders. The Joseph FFA chapter is one of 11 FFA chapters in the Eastern Ore- gon District. The organization’s motto is “Learning to Do. Doing to Learn. Learning to Live. Living to Serve.” Enterprise City Council denies parking change at library By Ellen Morris Bishop Wallowa County Chieftain By a vote of four to two the Enterprise City Coun- cil voted to keep the pres- ent parking space confi gu- ration at the Enterprise City Library, rather than chang- ing it to a slant-parking confi guration. Their action essentially denied the Odd Fellows plan to provide a ramp for handicapped access to the second-fl oor Odd Fellows Hall, and its growing menu of events. The ramp would occupy city property, i.e. the alley between the Library and the Odd Fellows Hall. To allow space for vehicles to park and back out of spaces, the Wallowa County Planning Commission required that library parking be changed to a slanted confi guration, and had approved a plan proposed by the Odd Fel- lows to do so. But it is, after all, the City of Enterprises’ library parking area. Changing the parking spaces requires city council approval. In the council meeting, the handicap access ramp itself became more of a focus than changing the parking spaces. City Coun- cil members questioned whether the proposed hand- icap access ramp would be damaged by vehicles that might collide with it while parking or mov- ing down the alley, restrict emergency vehicle access through the alley, and whether pedestrians might face signifi cant risks when ‘NOBODY REALLY CARES ABOUT THE LOSS OF A PARKING SPACE. YOU’VE DESIGNED THIS JUST SO IT WILL MEET THE PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS. I DON’T THINK THIS IS A STRONG PLAN. LET’S DO SOMETHING THAT LASTS.’ Librarian Denine Rauten- strauch Ellen Morris Bishop Enterprise Librarian Denine Rautenstrauch watches as Odd Fellows member Rick Bombaci points out the second exit provided by the Odd Fellow’s planned handicapped access ramp. The proposal to realign parking in the library’s parking lot and thus allow construction of the handicapped access ramp to the second-story Odd Fellow facilities failed by a vote of 4-2. crossing the alley from the library’s parking to the pro- posed ADA access ramp. Librarian Denine Rauten- strauch took exception to the proposed access ramp based partly on her con- cern that its 32 inch hand- rail width was not ADA compliant. “Nobody really cares about the loss of a parking space,” she said. “You’ve designed this just so it will meet the parking space requirements. I don’t think this is a strong plan. Let’s do something that lasts.” Proponents of the changed parking confi gu- ration and the handicapped access ramp argued that there was abundant space for parking, that there was little traffi c and a very low risk to pedestrians and handicapped patrons of Odd Fellows events, and that if the City of Enter- prise wished them to pro- Introducing Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Adam Heisinger • Doctor of Osteopathy, Des Moines University, Iowa vide additional protec- tions or reinforcements so the ramp could with- stand vehicle impacts, they would do so. Rob Taylor said that “perfection is the enemy of the good,” and asked that the City Council do the “right thing for the most people.” Dana Nave of Enterprise noted, “peo- ple need to exercise some degree of personal respon- sibility. If you are not a good driver, you shouldn’t be driving down a narrow alley.” Seven people who would benefi t from the ramp spoke in support of the modifi ed parking con- fi guration. Others submit- ted letters. However, the Coun- cil vote did not go their way. Library parking will remain as it is, and the Odd Fellows will have to fi nd another way to provide handicapped access to their events. Thank You to the commitee and the many sponsors and volunteers who helped make the 21st Annual Fundraising Banquet & Auction a great success! Local support is so important to the mission of the Rockey Mountain Elk Foundation to ensure the future of the elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage Committee members are RMEF volunteers • Internship and Residency completed in orthopedic surgery at Affinity Medical Center, Ohio; Fellowship in sports medicine completed at Orthopedic Research of Virginia, Richmond Sharon Wilson • Brad Peterson • Debbie Surface • Keith Newburn • June Newburn • Ron Harrod • Kayla Chitwood • Lil Harshfield • Justin Herold Jake Coggins • Gary Taylor • Kathy Taylor • Terry Bates • Irene Bates • Bruce Blevins • Sheryl Seim-Montoya • Dean Brown Roblyn Brown Sherri Cornett-Swindlehurst • Ryan Swindlehurst • Karen Raminha • Jack Frost • Joy Hoeft • Norma Jett • Gabe Hale • Andy Hayes • Bill Moore Jeff Borkshire • Jeff Parker • Vic Coggins • Vicki Coggins • Janet Werner • Camden Brookshire • Jim Lukie • Eddie & Matthew Hoppel Donors Your generous contributions of time, talent, currency and merchandise have truly helped make this year’s banquet a great success! 601 Medical Parkway, Enterprise, OR 97828 • 541-426-3111 • www.wchcd.org Ace Hardware, La Grande • Enterprise Flower Shop • Enterprise Animal Hospital • Brad Peterson • Hines Meat Co., La Grande • Debbie Surface Enterprise Liquor • The Sports Corral • Carpet One • Spence Air Service • Stangles • Video Buffs • Blue Mountain Outfitters • Hurricane Coffee Co. D&B Supply • To Zion • Bronson Log Homes • Alpine Auto Repair • Texaco Station Enterprise • La Laguna Mexican Restaurant • Chevron Station, Enterprise • Joseph Market Place • El Bajio Mexican Restaurant • Bloom Massage Therapy • 1917 Lumber • Anton’s Home & Spirits • Salon Joseph • Cheyenne Cafe • Roots Salon • Chris Forest Products • R&R Drive-In • Red Horse Coffee • Arrowhead Chocolates • Stewart Jones Designs Old Town Cafe • Mike & Shery Montoya • Joseph Hardware • Milligan Motors • Sharp Saddles • Moffit Brothers • Judy Roberts • Stubborn Mule Eagle Cap Shooters • Outlaw Motor Sports • Jayzee Lumber • Blue Ribbon Linen • Stein Distillery • The Flannel Lantern • Aspen Grove Gallery Simply Sandy’s • Copper Creek Mercantile • Serenity Salon • Sheep Shed • Jennings Hotel • Uptown Art • Wallowa Lake Tramway • The Rusty Spur • The Blythe Cricket • Community Bank • Northwest Fence Company • Chris Borgerding Contracting, Inc. • T&M Irrigation Pipe Repair Marcy’s Skin Care • Wallowa County Nursery • The Peace Pipe • Heavenly’s • Vanilla Stag Bakery • Main Street Motors • Sugar Time Bakery Dollar Stretcher • Joy Hoeft • Jack Frost • Enterprise Electric • Valley Bronze • B-Good Bars • Fred Boyer • Tamarack Ranch • Motivation Fitness Cyndy Payne • Deb’s Apparel • In Good Hands Construction • Joseph Excavating • Betty Whitehead • Olaf Stoneware Raku Pottery • Dean Brown Shelly Tippett • Kodi’s LuLaRoe • R&C Family Store • Coggins Wildlife Publishing • Rahn Sanitary Service • Dollar Stretcher • Ace Hardware, Enterprise • Bank of Eastern Oregon • Lin Lee Kennels • Embers Brew House • Alpine Archery • Forster Products • Harrod Outdoors Log Cabin RV • Winding Waters River Expeditions • Vault Health & Fitness • Redding Reloading Equipment • Thompson Auto Supply • J.B. Bane Richard Underwood • Starline Inc. • Sharon Wilson • Wallowa County Grain Growers • Bi-Mart • Ryan Swindlehurst • Gary & Kathy Taylor • Safeway • Chief Joseph Days • Side A Brewing • Terminal Gravity Wallowa Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity employer and provider. We have made every effort to recognize all our donors, supporters, members and volunteers in this year’s event. • Served four years as flight surgeon, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia and Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina Dr. Heisinger will be seeing patients at Wallowa Memorial Hospital regularly for clinic visits and surgery. Ask your physician for a referral today. We treat you like family
