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Wednesday, July 24, 2019
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Dust a problem in the country and town, but worse in Enterprise
OUT OF THE PAST
Prairie Creek, who broke a
leg several weeks ago and
is still unable to work, was
the recipient of kindly help
one day last week, when
his neighbors met and put
up his hay crop for him.
The work was completed in
one day, except about two
hours work, and that was
taken care of the next day,
by Mr. Oscar Hammack and
son Vernon. Neighbors who
donated their labor besides
the Hammacks were W.H.
Kirkman, Billy Tippett,
Raymond and Willetta
Kooch, and Lynn Ward.
Work on guard rails on
the Lewiston highway has
been started. The work is
being done from the Wash-
ington state line to the Flora
junction. The contract of
$29,463 was awarded for
the project by the state of
Oregon.
Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins
100 YEARS AGO
July 24, 1919
At a meeting held Tues-
day night, preliminary steps
were taken to organize a
branch of the American
legion of World War Vet-
erans. The chapter is to be
called the Chief Joseph Post
of the American Legion.
Not in the memory of
the oldest inhabitant has
dust been such a nuisance
in the county as now. It is
bad in the country, worse
in the towns and a hundred
fold the worst in Enter-
prise, where the streets are
torn up for paving, and
loose soil scattered over the
roadways.
A real, practical memento
of the great war has been
placed thru the Oregon
War Savings stamp organi-
zation, within the reach of
every boy and girl in the
state. This memento is noth-
ing less than a real bomb, or
hand-grenade, made orig-
inally for use by American
doughboys in their fi ght for
right and the liberty of the
world. Uncle Sam is turn-
ing them into little banks,
and every school pupil, 10
years old or younger who
can exhibit to his teacher
one War Savings stamp pur-
chased with money earned
by him during vacation,
will receive one.
50 YEARS AGO
July 24, 1969
klers and the swimming
pool caused a brief water
shortage in Enterprise last
week. The hospital was out
of water for approximately
a half hour and the swim-
ming pool lacked suffi cient
water to open on Thursday.
Gifford Botts of Lower
Prospects are bright for
the biggest and best Chief
Joseph Days celebration in
the 24-year history of the
show as crews put the fi n-
ishing touches on minor
repairs at the rodeo grounds
and line up the many other
activities. Queen Audry
Hammack, Princess Jane
Noland and Princess Linda
Lathrop make up the 1969
royalty court. Stock will
again be furnished by the
Big Bend Rodeo Company,
the announcer will be Cy
Taillon and specialty acts
will be performed by Jay
Sissler and his trained dogs.
Bill and Fern Wolfe at
the Wolfe Hereford Ranch
near Wallowa were Ore-
FOR THE RECORD
Enterprise.
5:28 p.m. – Driving com-
plaint in Enterprise.
JULY 15
7:38 a.m. – Welfare check
requested on the west side of
Wallowa Lake.
10:22 a.m. – Lost dry bag,
black in color, containing
shoes, clothes and toiletries.
9:13 p.m. – Welfare check
requested in Joseph.
9:45 p.m. – Theft complaint
in Enterprise.
11:01 p.m. – 911 call for dis-
turbance in Enterprise.
JULY 17
9:17 a.m. – Abandoned
vehicle in Enterprise.
1:00 p.m. – Hit and run
with vehicle damage reported
from Joseph that happened in
Enterprise.
1:15 p.m. – Theft reported
in Wallowa.
8:23 p.m. – Welfare check in
Enterprise.
11:35 p.m. – Missing per-
son call in Enterprise. Located.
10:16 a.m. – Report of a
domestic in Enterprise. EPD
arrested Wacey Jewell Seufer,
29, of Enterprise for Assault IV.
He was cited and released.
11:14 a.m. – Report of lost
property in Wallowa County.
2:45 p.m. – Animal com-
plaint rural Joseph.
3:05 p.m. – Report of sto-
len/lost items in rural Wallowa.
6:52 p.m. – 911 call for
glider accident East Moraine.
7:58 p.m. – Possible intox-
icated driver call in rural
Joseph. Unfounded.
JULY 16
8:42 a.m. – Welfare check
requested in rural Enterprise.
8:47 a.m. – Controlled burn
in rural Enterprise.
9:29 a.m. – Hit and run at
Wallowa Lake State Park.
1:48 p.m. – Hit and run
reported in Enterprise.
2:54 p.m. – 911 call in rural
Joseph.
5:00 p.m. – 911 call for a
loose border collie in rural
JULY 18
8:27 a.m. – Welfare check
requested in Lostine.
1:08 p.m. – Abandoned
vehicle in Joseph.
7:42 a.m. – 911 call report-
ing a single vehicle accident
with injuries in rural Enterprise.
9:34 a.m. – Civil dispute
reported in rural Enterprise.
11:07 a.m. – Non injury
motor vehicle crash rural
Enterprise.
11:44 a.m. – EPD recovered
stolen property in Enterprise.
2:18 p.m. – Report of a black
cow out on Highway 3 in rural
Enterprise.
2:36 p.m. – Report of a dis-
turbance in Enterprise.
8:13 p.m. – 911 call for
assault in Joseph.
8:32 p.m. – Dog abuse
report from Joseph.
10:09 p.m. – 911 call report-
ing disorderly subject rural
Joseph.
The 1969 CJD rodeo specialty act was Jay Sissler and his trained dogs.
70 YEARS AGO
July 21, 1949
A leaking water main
and a heavy draw by sprin-
JULY 19
6:30 a.m. – 911 call report-
ing a driving complaint in rural
Wallowa.
6:36 a.m. – 911 call report-
ing a road hazard on Highway
82 – rural Wallowa.
JULY 20
2:29 a.m. – Wallowa County
Sheriff ’s Offi ce arrested Erik
Mathew Hogg, 23, of Enter-
prise. Charge DUII. He was cited
and released.
8:07 a.m. – 911 call reporting
a structure fi re in rural Wallowa.
gon’s goodwill ambas-
sadors to Japan in a big
way this week. The ranch
donated one of its top bulls
to the Aomori Prefecture
Livestock Section (Experi-
ment Station).
The Wallowa County
Jaycees were faced with the
problem of where to hold
their annual cowboy break-
fast at Chief Joseph Days
since the site at Wallowa
lake where they have held
it previously is now being
excavated for the gondola
lift. Jaycee president Leroy
Graning announced this
week that they will hold
their breakfast in the lot
between Goldie’s and the
Joseph fi re hall.
25 YEARS AGO
July 21, 1994
A case taking shape
within the Wallowa County
Planning Dept. may turn
out to be the fi rst challenge
to the U.S. Forest Service’s
new rules governing the use
of private lands within the
HCNRA. Mike Frolander
recently fi led for a CUP to
allow for residences to be
placed on each of two adja-
cent parcels of land near
Imnaha.
The weather was fi ne
and the music was hot as
hundreds of people turned
out at the annual Jazz at the
Lake festival at Wallowa
Lake.
The 1994 CJD court of
Queen Josie Botts and Prin-
cesses Carrie Snyder and
Shannon Vernam are pre-
paring to serve as offi -
cial hostesses for the 49th
annual Chief Joseph Days
celebration next weekend.
9:12 p.m. – Controlled burn
in Enterprise.
JULY 21
3:27 p.m. – 911 report traf-
fi c complaint in rural Lostine.
5:11 p.m. – 911 reporting
assault at Wallowa Lake.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE
SUPPORTERS OF THE
2019 Shake the Lake Fireworks
$3,000-$2000 GRAND FINALE SPONSORS:
STEVE ALLISON FAMILY AND BRENT &
CONNIE MCKINLEY, TRIPLE CREEK RANCH
$1000 CONTRIBUTORS:
Debbie Surface, Steve & Paula Krieger, Joseph Chamber of
Commerce, and Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce
$500-$999 CONTRIBUTOR:
Wallowa Lake Tramway, Wallowa Lake Marina
The North East Oregon Aviation Foundation
thanks the following sponsors and supporters
for another successful
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$100-$499 CONTRIBUTORS:
Wallowa Lake Resort & Flying Arrow Resort, Gary Anger/Edward Jones, Wallowa
River RV Park, Wilderness Inn, Ponderosa Inn, Eagle’s View Inn & Suites, Eagle
Cap Chalets, Alder Slope Nursery, Wayne & Marilyn Bloom, Hancock Forest
Management, Wild Carrot Herbals, Thompson Auto Parts, Trouthaven, Wallowa
Mountain Properties, Bank of Eastern Oregon, Copper Creek Mercantile, Tram
Party, Mad Mary’s, Jolene & Timothy Cox, Ronald & Trudy Jett, Kurt & Heath-
er Melville, Glen Martin, Jerry King, Jim & Judy Rygg, Carolyn Gilbert, Dale &
Katherine McGriff, The Sports Corral, Wallowa Valley Networks, Wallowa Lake
Vacation Rentals, Jacob & Catherine Cambier, John & Marcia Page, Barton &
Karen Nelson, Wallowa County Grain Growers, Dorothy Pace, Matterhorn Village,
Cabin Rentals At Wallowa Lake, EO Media Group
UNDER $100 CONTRIBUTORS:
1917 Lumber Company • Bank of Eastern Oregon • Chrisman Development
Outlaw Motor Sports • Enterprise Electric
Eagle’s View Inn & Suites • Hillock Insurance • Perry & Associates PC
Thompson Auto Supply • Winding Waters Medical Clinic • Tyler Schaffeld DMD, PC
Soroptomist International of Wallowa County • Sports Corral
Building Healthy Families (BHF) • Sally B Farms • Stein Distillery, Inc.
Milligan Motors • Farmers Insurance, Mackenzie Rodgers • Eagle Cap Chalets
Joseph Electric • Vali’s Alpine Restaurant • Community Bank • Rahn Sanitary
Farmers Insurance/MacKenzie Rodgers Agency, Hillock Insurance,
Railriders Cycling Joseph Branch, Vicki & Kerry Searles, Bob & Stephanie
Williams, Joe, Rita and Heidi Ehrler, Dianne Mitchell, Rayanna Mitchell, Patrick &
Colleen McDonald, John & Elaine Isley, Mike & Diane Witherrite, Les & Ava
Bridges, Patricia & Brian Adelhardt, Marcy’s Skin Care, Five Peaks RV Park,
Marty & Marcy Hamilton, John Gorsline, Karen Josi, Sally B. Farms/Wendy Mc-
Cullough, David Brunkow, Richard & Sandra Richelderfer, Lynn Wolf, The Sheep
Shed, First Street Suites, Bollman Funeral Home, Casey Tippett, Charles & Char-
leen Haines, Annette Christoffersen, Gail Swart, Phinney Gallery of Fine Art, Terry
& Cheryl Hughes Gaulk, MM&G Properties, Chris & Christina Lozier, Rhonda &
Adrian Harguess, Wallowa County Nursery, Steve & Betty Wilcox,
Dolo Cutter, Wheatland Insurance Center, Perry & Associates, Radiant Massage,
Mel Witters Lab, Nancy & Bill Rudger, Patricia Ryan, Good Time Properties/
Stangel, Lynnie Appleton, John & Connie Darrah, Rahn Sanitary Service
Other supporters
The Chamber reached the 2019 goal of $14,000
Chief Joseph Rodeo • Lions Club • David Jensen & Cathryn Patterson
Bernard & Martha Hartnell • Joseph Volunteer Fire Department.
Without volunteers doing the ground work there would be no fireworks:
AND TO OUR MANY VALUABLE VOLUNTEERS-
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE 2019 WALLOWA COUNTY
FLYIN A SOARING SUCCESS!
Deputy Kyle Hacker, Marine Deputy Lawrence McBurney
THANK YOU!
WALLOWA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
Lending of Boat for Firework’s Crew & Dock Preparation
Lawrence McBurney, Shannon Poach, Jameson Poach, Finn
Magelssen, Keelan McBurney and all others who assisted
Wallowa County Public Works
For clean up of the Wallowa County Park