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COMMUNITY
Wallowa County Chieftain
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
EOU increases 2019-20 tuition
Photos by Christian Ambroson
Michael Diggins, Emma Hite, and Deidre Schreiber each received a $1,000 college scholarship award.
Mule Days awards scholarships
Chooses Kooch
as 2019 Grand
Marshal
By Ellen Morris Bishop
Wallowa County Chieftain
Hells Canyon Mule
Days, held every Septem-
ber for almost 40 years, cel-
ebrates both the heritage of
Wallowa County, and some
of its smartest and most
stalwart residents: mules.
At the annual Mule Days
Banquet, May 14th, the
Mule Days board of direc-
tors named long-time resi-
dent Julie Kooch as its 2019
Grand Marshal, and also
recognized three smart, stal-
wart Wallowa County grad-
uating high school seniors,
honoring each of them with
a $1000 scholarship for their
college education.
“Mule Days’
very foundation
is giving back
to the com-
munity,” said
board president
Julie Kooch Sondra Lozier.
“We raise funds
at our event, and over the
years, Mule Days has pro-
vided more than $41,000
in college scholarships for
Wallowa County students.”
Grand Marshal Julie
Kooch is a third-generation
resident of Wallowa County
who grew up ranching and
riding Joseph Creek Can-
yon. She taught school in
Enterprise for more than 30
years, and her horse teams
are legendary as well. Her
books, My Life on Joseph
Creek, and Riding the Can-
yons, bring her experiences
in the canyons to life.
The Hells Canyon Mule
Days Board of Directors
awarded three $1000.00
Max Walker Memorial
Scholarships in a strong fi eld
of applicants from around
the county.
This year’s scholarships
were granted to Wallowa
High School senior Michael
Diggins, son of Bruce and
Cyndie Diggins. He will be
attending Sheridan Com-
munity College in Sheri-
dan, Wyoming, and plans to
major in Rangeland Man-
agement. Joseph Charter
School senior Emma Hite,
daughter of James and Jill
Hite, will be attending Trea-
sure Valley Community Col-
lege in Ontario, Oregon. She
plans to major in Elemen-
tary Education. Enterprise
High School senior Deidre
Schreiber, daughter of Debi
and Charlie Warnock, will
attend attend Oregon State
University in the fall of 2020
and plans to major in Agri-
cultural Education. Deidre
is delaying her college plans
for one year. At the Oregon
FFA Convention in March
Deidre was elected to serve
as a state FFA offi cer (Sec-
retary), the ultimate success
in the FFA realm at the state
level.
The Max Walker Schol-
arship program was con-
ceived in 2005 to honor Max
Walker, one of the founding
members and ongoing sup-
porters for the Mule Days
event. The scholarships are
funded by the Max Walker
family, donations received
at the Hells Canyon Mule
Days Max Walker Memorial
Cowboy Poetry Gathering,
the Saturday Night Pit B-B-
Q, with additional contribu-
tions from businesses and
individuals.
Rotary Club of Wallowa grants $4,000 in scholarships
By Ellen Morris Bishop
Wallowa County Chieftain
Seven graduating Wal-
lowa County seniors are
receiving $3,000 in schol-
arships from the Rotary
Club of Wallowa County.
From among 17 appli-
cants, the club chose:
Enterprise
High
School – Deidre Sch-
reiber,
$1,000;
Ada-
gia L. Latta, $500; Karli
Bedard, $1,000, and Jalyn
Redford-Wecks
$500.
The Bedard and Red-
ford-Wecks grants were
provided by Rotarians
Don and Evelyn Swart of
Joseph.
T HE B OOKLOFT
Wallowa High School –
Ashley Wilson, $500.
Joseph Charter School
– Kana Oliver, $500, and
Natalie Gorham, $500.
Additionally, the Rota-
ry-sponsored Interact Club
at Wallowa High School
awarded a $500 scholarship
to fellow senior Michael
Diggins.
LA GRANDE, Ore. –
The Eastern Oregon Uni-
versity Board of Trustees
delivered an unwelcome
graduation present to grad-
uating High School seniors
at its fi nal regular meeting
of the 2018-19 academic
year on May 23.
The board approved a
4.9 percent increase across
all tuition categories for
next year. The increase is
among the lowest of this
year’s state-wide increases
in Oregon’s higher educa-
tion tuition increases.
The 4.9 percent change
will be applied to on-cam-
pus resident and non-res-
ident tuition, as well as
online rates. Moderate stu-
dent fee increases, along
with the tuition change
mean that an Oregon res-
ident taking 15 credits
on-campus next fall will
spend about $120 more on
tuition and fees than they
did this term.
“We are truly concerned
about cost of attendance at
Oregon State University graduates
six from Wallowa County
CORVALLIS,
ORE-
GON: On June 15, six
students from Wallowa
County will graduate from
Oregon State University in
Corvallis. Most are grad-
uating with honors. The
150th ceremony begins at
10:30 a.m. in Reser Sta-
dium. Oregon State is one
of the few large univer-
sities that still hands out
the actual diplomas at the
ceremony.
The graduates are:
Enterprise: Damon C.
Greenshields,
Bachelor
of Science, Summa Cum
Laude, Civil Engineering.
Joseph:
Derek
A.
Huff, Bachelor of Sci-
ence, Summa Cum Laude,
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Church of Christ
Grace Lutheran
Church
502 W. 2nd Street • Wallowa
541-398-2509
409 West Main -Enterprise
SUNDAY WORSHIP at 9am
Worship at 11 a.m.
Mid-week
Bible Study 7 p.m.
St. Katherine’s
Catholic Church
Fr. Thomas Puduppulliparamban
301 E. Garfield Enterprise
Mass Schedule
Sundays:
St. Pius X, Wallowa - 8:00 am
St. Katherine of Siena, Enterprise 10:30am
Saturdays:
St Katherine of Siena, Enterprise 5:30am
Weekday:
St. Katherine of Siena, Enterprise – 8:00am
(Monday – Thursday and First Friday)
EOU,” said Vice President
of Finance and Adminis-
tration Lara Moore. “In a
challenging state funding
environment, and given
that 52 percent of our
incoming class last fall
was low income, we have
been committed to staying
below a 5 percent increase
to ensure student access.”
Balancing
EOU’s
commitment to low tui-
tion while providing crit-
ical student services has
been crucial as state fund-
ing for higher education
still hangs in the balance.
Finance and Adminis-
tration Committee chair
Richard Chaves presented
room and board rates and
a preliminary operating
budget, both refl ecting the
impact of uncertain state
funding. Resident stu-
dents living on campus
will see about a 3.7 per-
cent increase in total costs,
coming to about $681,
with room, board, tuition
and fees factored in.
Mission Project:
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phone (message): 541-426-4633
web: gracelutheranenterprise.com
St. Patrick’s
Episcopal Church
Civil Engineering; Kathy
A. Sewell, Bachelor of
Arts, Magna Cum Laude,
Women, Gender, and Sex-
uality Studies; Benjamin J.
Smallen, Bachelor of Sci-
ence, Food Science and
Technology.
Wallowa: Elissa L.
Durning, Bachelor of Sci-
ence, Cum Laude, Agri-
cultural Sciences; Calli M.
Miller, Honors Bachelor
of Science, Magna Cum
Laude, Animal Sciences.
The
commencement
speaker is Jane Lubchenco,
a marine ecologist . Lub-
chenco, a distinguished pro-
fessor at Oregon State and
former administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmo-
spheric Administration, will
receive an honorary doctor-
ate degree in ocean, earth
and atmospheric sciences at
the ceremony.
Commencement is free
and open to the public; no
tickets are necessary.
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CLUES ACROSS
1. “Long, Long ____”
4. Campus group, for short
8. Insult
12. Seize
13. Went by horse
14. To the sheltered side
15. Stain
17. Cowboy’s gear
18. Slumber
19. Most uncommon
21. Corrosive substance
22. Reduce
23. United
25. Graduate’s certificate
29. Cleverness
30. Leaf ribs
32. Sheaf of notepaper
33. Dignified
35. ____ of the line
36. Crawling insects
37. Cozy room
39. Visitor
42. Acclaim
45. October gem
46. Not deserved
48. Short letter
49. Large bag
50. Joke
51. Wheat husk
52. Toddler
53. Porky’s pen
CLUES DOWN
1. Ifs, ____, or buts
2. Increase
3. Out-of-date
4. Turned to ice
5. Actor’s quest
6. Hustle and bustle
7. Land
8. Cask
9. Medicinal herb
10. Salesmen
11. Source of sugar
16. Affectedly shy
20. Egyptian snakes
22. Prepares to publish
23. Be obliged to pay
24. Cipher
26. Employment vacancies
27. Part of BMOC
28. Remark further
30. Wind indicator
31. Give responsibility for
34. Liquid measure
37. Sir Francis ____
38. Cauliflower ____
39. Hairstyling tool
40. Parrot
41. Dalai ____
42. Quick kiss
43. Sofa or bench
44. Nervous
47. Negative answer
Joseph United
Methodist Church
Summit Church
3rd & Lake St. • Joseph
Pastor Cherie Dearth
Phone: 541-432-3102
Sunday Worship Service
10:00 am
Gospel Centered Community
Service time: 10:30 am
Cloverleaf Hall in Enterprise
541-426-2150
Interim Pastor: Rich Hagenbaugh
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Enterprise
Christian Church
Christ Covenant
Church
85035 Joseph Hwy • (541) 426-3449
Pastor Terry Tollefson
Worship at 9 a.m.
Sunday School at 10:30 a.m.
Evening Worship at 6 p.m.
(nursery at A.M. services)
Family Prayer: 9:30 AM
Sunday School: 10 AM
Worship Service: 11 AM
“Loving God & One Another”
David Bruce, Sr. - Minister
723 College Street
Lostine
Lostine
Presbyterian Church
Enterprise Community
Congregational Church
Discussion Group 9:30 AM
Worship Service 11:00 AM
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Childrens program during service
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Wallowa
Assembly
of God
702 West Hwy 82
Wallowa, Oregon
541-886-8445
Sunday School • 9:am
Worship Service • 10:am
Pastor Tim Barton
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Pastor Archie Hook
Sunday Worship 11am
Bible Study 9:30am
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P.O. Box N. Enterprise, OR 97828
541-426-3751 Church
541-426-8339 School
Worship Services
Sabbath School 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Worship Hour 11:00 a.m. - Noon
Pastor Jonathan DeWeber
Closed Monday & Tuesday
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