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Wallowa County Chieftain
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
OBITUARIES
Enterprise wastewater plant at top of the heap
By Ellen Morris bishop
Wallowa County Chieftain
Enterprise’s wastewater
treatment plant is among
the best facilities in the
state. Dave Wilke, the man
who runs it, just received
the prestigious Wastewater
Operator of the Year award
from the Oregon Associa-
tion of Wastewater Utilities.
Converting
liquid
household waste into crys-
tal-clear water might not
seem like an inspiring
career, but after almost 19
years at the job, Wilke’s
enthusiasm for his work is
palpable.
Transforming the stuff
of kitchen sinks, gar-
bage disposals, toilets, and
industrial drains into a pol-
lution-free liquid that meets
drinking-water standards
is nothing short of mirac-
ulous. Wilke is a mas-
ter of the highly technical
and mechanically-complex
wizardry that makes this
possible.
Wilke’s job includes
operating and repairing
equipment, gathering and
testing samples, and chart-
ing the results.
Certifi ed as a Level III
Treatment Plant Operator,
he completes several train-
ing classes to update his
IN BRIEF
Church ministry
forms new service
to feed the hungry
Seventh Seal Minis-
tries of Joseph is now serv-
ing the hungry in Wallowa
County:
Soup mixes, beans and
rice are available, com-
pliments of: Ekklesia of
Almighty God. People may
come and retrieve food
goods in front of Jays Place
Ellen Morris Bishop
Enterprise Wasterwater Treatment Operator Dave Wilke
holds two of the awards he’s won as manager of the city’s
wastewater treatment facility.
skills each year., and com-
mands an impressive array
of machines and electron-
ics, not to mention billions
of hard working bacteria.
“We treat more than
200,000 gallons of waste-
water each day,” he said.
“The state requires that 65
percent of the pollutants be
removed. Our system reg-
ularly removes 97 to 98
percent. Sometimes it’s
100 percent which means
we are putting out drink-
ing-water quality.”
When it arrives at Wil-
ke’s plant, the stuff that
goes down your drains
is run through an Archi-
medes screw mechanism
that removes plastic and
other solid materials. The
remaining liquid circu-
lates in aeration tanks, goes
through additional biologi-
cal and physical processes
to reduce nitrogen, settle
solids, restore dissolved
oxygen, and ensure the
refurbished water is clear.
The treated water is run
past a powerful ultraviolet
light that kills E. Coli and
other pathogens before it’s
released.
In the summertime, the
treatment plant’s clean,
healthy discharge is used
to irrigate the convenient-
ly-close golf course. When
winter come around, the
Computer Repair at 113
E. Main St., across from
the Wallowa County Court
House.
Food is available until
gone.
Find more information
at www.seventhsealminis-
tries.life
Healthy Families is hosting
a Pancake Breakfast Fri-
day, April 12, 9:30-10 a.m.
Make your own pancake!
Breakfast followed by
educational activities from
9:30-11 a.m.
For more information,
contact Debby at Build-
ing Healthy Families:
541-426-9411
Building
Healthy Families FCCLA offers
celebrates Week of ‘Parents’ Night Out’
the Young Child
In honor of the Week of
the Young Child, Building
WHAT’S HAPPENING
THURSDAY, APRIL 4
Kickboxing Fitness Class:
5:15 a.m. The Vault in Enter-
prise. Hurricane Point Fitness. No
experience necessary. Certifi ed
instructors. 541-398-2131.
Pilates in Wallowa: 9 a.m. Wal-
lowa Senior Center. Sponsored
by Community Connection.
Tai Chi: 9 a.m. Enterprise
Senior Center.
Library Story Times: 10:30 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. Enterprise City
Library. Parents and children 0-5.
Circle time, story-time and activ-
ity at the Library.
Tai Chi: 11 a.m. Wallowa
Senior Center.
Wallowa County Chess Club:
4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Josephy Center,
Joseph. Free. Tourists and players
of all levels are welcome.
FRIDAY, APRIL 5
Tax Preparation Appoint-
ments: For seniors and low
income individuals. Commu-
nity Connection. No fee, dona-
tions welcome. To schedule an
appointment call 541-426-3840.
Zumba: 6:30 a.m. The Place,
Joseph. No experience needed.
Instructor: Tammi Chapman.
Parent/Child
Playgroups:
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Building
Healthy Families. Targeting par-
ents and children 0-5. Songs, sto-
ries, snacks and activities focus-
ing on developing kindergarten
readiness skills.
Restorative Yoga: 9:45 a.m.
to 11:15 a.m. Above the Lostine
Tavern in Lostine. A gentle style
of yoga. Instructor: Esther Petro-
cine. salutationsstudio.com
Food Giveaway: 11:30 a.m.
Wallowa Senior Center in Wal-
lowa, 11 a.m. Enterprise Senior
Center and noon at The Place in
Joseph. Sponsored by Wallowa
The Enterprise chapter
of FCCLA will be hosting
a “Parents’ Night Out” on
treated water is channeled
into the Wallowa River.
Wilke is no stranger to
awards. In 2011 he received
the Aero-Mod Excellence
in Operations Award. It rec-
ognizes those who are ultra-
good at running the water
purifi cation systems used at
the Enterprise Waster Water
Treatment Facility and else-
where around the globe.
In 2009 Wilke garnered
the Pacifi c Northwest sec-
tion of the American Water-
works Association award
for Waste Water Operator
of the Year.
How can those of us
who live in Enterprise
make Wilke’s job easier
and keep the treated waste-
water going onto the Golf
Course or into the Wallowa
River super-clean?
“Please don’t pour
bacon grease down the
drains,” Wilke said. Or any
grease, for that matter. It
clogs pipes in an otherwise
smoothly running plant,
creating backups, over-
fl ows, fi ltration problems,
and a big mess.
He also mentioned that
pouring large quantities of
beer down the drain can
interfere with the microbes
that digest waste products.
But that, he noted, usually
isn’t much of a problem.
Friday, April 12 from 4:30-
9:30 p.m. at the Enterprise
High School Cafeteria.
Not going to the Dinner
and Auction? Make other
plans and your kids can still
be dropped off at Enterprise
High School.
All ages up to sixth
grade
welcome.
The
FCCLA chapter will pro-
vide snacks, games, crafts,
a movie on the big screen,
and more. All proceeds will
benefi t the 19 FCCLA stu-
dents who will be attend-
ing the National Leadership
Conference in Anaheim,
California this summer.
Ross Lee Bratt
July 29, 1931 — March 12, 2019
Ross Lee Bratt of Ameri-
can Fork, Utah passed away
Tuesday March 12, 2019 in
Provo, Utah. He was born
July 29, 1932 in Spokane,
Washington to Verne Perry
and Amy Marie Salisbury
Bratt. He married Melba
Elizabeth Norton on June 10,
1953 in the Cardston Alberta
temple.
Together they had eight
children: Perry, Jon, Amy
(Tidwell), Beth (James),
Paula (Manwaring), Lynn,
Sam and Bonita (Lunt). After
19 years together she passed
away on June 27, 1972.
Ross then married Gean
Starkweather on June 28,
1974. She brought Susan
Ginger, Terry Tindall, Glenn
Pratt and Jim Bratt into the
family.
Ross graduated from Wal-
lowa High School in 1950
and BYU in 1955. He taught
seminary at Pleasant Grove
High School and American
Fork Jr. High for 18 years,
leaving many with a love and
appreciation of the teachings
and gospel of Jesus Christ.
He was involved with his
sons in the Bratt Landscape
business (now called Stratton
and Bratt) for over 25 years.
Ross was always actively
involved in thte church and
in any community in which
he lived. He was constantly
serving friends and neigh-
bors by working to beautify
their yards, streets and parks.
Myrle Ella Young
1920 — March 23, 2019
Myrle Ella Young passed good mother-in-law.
She is proceeded in death
away March 23, after 98
and three quarters years of by her eldest daughter,
full life. She was happy and Jeneal, and by her beloved
fun loving until literally the husband Bob. She is sur-
day she died. Born in Arco, vived by sons Don and John,
Idaho in the year 1920, some and by daughters Kath-
leen, Mary, Jan,
of her earliest
Nancy, Betsy and
memories are of
Susanna.
She
moving from farm
raised three grand-
to farm in a horse
children, and is
drawn
wagon.
further survived
She remembered
by 156 and count-
Bonnie and Clyde
ing,
grandchil-
newspaper stories
dren, great grand-
as a 14 year old
children,and great
girl......the great
great grandchil-
depression, World
Myrle Young
dren. She will be
War II, her move
sorely missed.
to California from
In lieu of fl owers, the
Utah as a single parent in the
1950s, all these stories and family suggests a contri-
hundreds more. She was a bution to the Missionary
fascinating , hardworking Fund, Enterprise ward of the
person, who never gave up Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, to refl ect
on anyone.
A devout Member of the Myrle’s love of youth and
LDS Church, a loving wife church.
A memorial service will
and mother, a great listener
with a wealth of wisdom, be held at the LDS church in
Myrle was a fountain of love Enterprise [across from the
and kindness, uncondition- airport] on Saturday April
ally. She was also a pretty 13 at 11 a.m.
SEE THE EXPANDED ONLINE CALENDAR AT
EASTERNOREGONEVENTS.COM
Fresh Food Alliance. Perishable
food available.
Alzheimers and Demen-
tia: The Disease Process, Diffi -
cult Behaviors & Communication
Tips: 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. VFW Hall,
Enterprise. Wallowa Valley Senior
Living is hosting a speaker from
the Alzheimers Association. Free.
Contact Jennifer Olson at 541-
426-5311 for more info.
SATURDAY, APRIL 6
Zumba Gold: 9 a.m. 30 min-
ute seated class; 9:30 a.m. stand-
ing class. Enterprise Senior Cen-
ter. A fi tness class for seniors that
combines Latin dance music
with fi tness moves. A doctor’s
note releasing you to partici-
pate in Zumba Gold is required.
Call Becky McAuliff e for info at
541-263-0224.
Introduction to Dressage
Clinic: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Wallowa
County Fairgrounds. Four week
class off ered by the local chap-
ter of Oregon Dressage Society.
$15 for each class or $50 for all 4
weeks. Contact Gail Murphey at
541-263-1685.
SUNDAY, APRIL 7
Bingo: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. VFW
Hall, Enterprise.
MONDAY, APRIL 8
Zumba: 6:30 a.m. The Place,
Joseph. No experience needed.
Instructor: Tammi Chapman.
Adult Clay: 9 a.m. to noon.
Josephy Center, Joseph. $65
for fi rst class, $20 each class
after. classes@josephy.org or
971-303-2987.
Kickboxing Fitness Class:
6:15 p.m. Oddfellows Hall in
Enterprise. Hurricane Point
Fitness. No experience nec-
essary. Certifi ed instructors.
Now in Paperback
541-398-2131.
TUESDAY, APRIL 9
Pilates in Wallowa: 9 a.m. Wal-
lowa Senior Center.
Sewing Group: 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. Wallowa Senior Cen-
ter, 204 E. 2nd St., Wallowa.
Sponsored by Community
Connection.
Tai Chi: 9 a.m. Enterprise
Senior Center.
Diabetes Clinic: 11 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. Wallowa Senior Center.
Gentle Yoga: 4:15 p.m. to
5:45 p.m. Ideal for beginners,
people with injuries, pregnant
women, new mothers or anyone
seeking a calming, therapeu-
tic practice. The Place, Joseph.
Esther Petrocine.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10
Zumba: 6:30 a.m. The Place,
Joseph. No experience needed.
Instructor: Tammi Chapman.
Rotary Club of Wallowa
County: Noon, St. Katherine
Catholic Church, 301 E. Garfi eld
St., Enterprise. Public is invited.
Foot Clinic in Wallowa: Noon
to 3 p.m. Wallowa Senior Center.
Adult Clay: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Josephy Center, Joseph. $65
for fi rst class, $20 each class
after. classes@josephy.org or
971-303-2987.
Taco Night: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
VFW Hall, Enterprise. All you can
eat for $7.
Kickboxing Fitness Class:
6:15 p.m. Oddfellows Hall in
Enterprise. Hurricane Point
Fitness. No experience nec-
essary. Certifi ed instructors.
541-398-2131.
Yoga Rotation: 6:30 p.m. The
Place in Joseph. Classes vary
from week to week. salutations-
studio.com
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T HE B OOKLOFT
Across from the courthouse in Enterprise
107 E. Main • 541.426.3351
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Meet Mr. Darcy
A gorgeous 2 year old grey,
long-haired, neutered, male
cat. He loves to give and get
attention! When he’s happy
you’ll know it as he purrs
away! He is a very calm, laid
back cat that seems to like
other cats and small dogs.
He is litter box trained, well
behaved, loving and a very
clean cat. He will make a
wonderful pet! Up-to-date
on his vaccinations and
de-worming.
Phases of the moon
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1st Quarter
Full Moon
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WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE & SUNSET MARCH 28 – APRIL 3
(from the U.S. Naval Observatory)
Available for Adoption
Contact Elaine at 541-263-1148
$45 adoption fee
http://www.wallowacountyhumanesociety.org/
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