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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1943-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 2019)
NEWS Wallowa.com Wednesday, August 21, 2019 A3 Ray Harris Shell oil truck tipped over and burned exhibited by John Griggs of Wallowa. Jane Couch, 4-H member from Wallowa, was the champion senior bread baker at the fair. Winner of the Jidge Tip- pett Memorial Trophy, pre- sented each year by the Wal- lowa County Cow Belles for the outstanding beef project at the fair, was won this year by Donna Hadley. Fred’s Market has water- melons for 5-cents a pound. OUT OF THE PAST Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins Farm team 100 YEARS AGO August 21, 1919 J.H. “Jidge” Tippett has bought Roy Toops’ land and cattle, and thereby becomes one of the largest stock own- ers on the Oregon-Washing- ton state line. Surveyors on the new state highway have laid out the route thru Enterprise and are now working east, toward Joseph. The road as now staked enters Enterprise at the west end of Green- wood street, which it follows to two blocks east of the court house square, where it turns south and leaves town around the rocky point. A siren fi re alarm has been shipped to Enterprise on trial from Hillsboro. The signal is an electric device which gives out a shriek which, it is promised, can be heard 10 miles. M.E. Ward’s, captain of the fi re company, idea is to have it installed and tried, and he believes the city will not let it be taken away then. An operator at the telephone central can operate the sig- nal by pushing a button. 25 YEARS AGO August 18, 1994 Chietain archives The Red Cross will ship this week 8 men’s bath- robes and 15 bed pan covers to Fort Lawton hospital at Seattle and 31 pairs of hos- pital slippers to San Fran- cisco. With the coming of cooler weather, Red Cross sewing will be resumed. Last Tuesday the tem- perature at the Bridge on the Imnaha was reported to have reached 110 degrees. The river is said to be the lowest in years and the canyon the driest. The Playmor bowling alleys at Joseph are being completely remodeled with a special alley. When the work is done, the alleys will be cer- tifi ed by the American Bowl- ing Congress, which will give the players a chance to compete for national honors, as well as local. Hurricane Creek high- way was the scene of an odd accident last week when the Ray Harris Shell oil truck tipped over and burned. FOR THE RECORD 5:53 p.m. – Public assist with lockout in Enterprise. 11:24 p.m. – Report of a business alarm in Joseph. AUGUST 10 6:36 a.m. – 911 animal call in rural Enterprise. 10:36 a.m. – 911 reporting a disturbance in rural Enterprise. 11:59 a.m. – Harassment complaint in Enterprise. 1:55 p.m. – Disorderly con- duct complaint in Joseph. 4:57 p.m. – 911 reporting missing person at Wallowa Lake. 5:29 p.m. – 911 animal complaint in Joseph. 6:24 p.m. – 911 traffi c com- plaint in Enterprise. 7:05 p.m. – Custody issue reported in Wallowa. 7:34 p.m. – Traffi c com- plaint in rural Enterprise on Hwy 82. 7:46 p.m. – Traffi c com- plaint in rural Enterprise on Hwy 82. 7:48 p.m. – Report of illegal fi reworks in Enterprise. 9:08 p.m. – Civil dispute in Wallowa. 9:31 p.m. – 911 reporting criminal mischief in Wallowa. 11:13 p.m. – Noise com- plaint in rural Wallowa. AUGUST 13 7:26 a.m. – Missing juvenile in Wallowa. Located. 10:26 a.m. – Traffi c com- plaint rural Joseph. 10:58 a.m. – Lost item at Wallowa Lake. 12:16 p.m. – Traffi c com- plaint in rural Joseph. 1:06 p.m. – 911 single vehi- cle traffi c crash in Wallowa. 1:31 p.m. – Traffi c com- plaint in Enterprise. 2:29 p.m. – Search and res- cue incident rural Lostine. 8:08 p.m. – Overdue hiker in the Wallowa Lake area. 4:33 p.m. – Suspicious per- son reported in rural Joseph. 8:00 p.m. – Lost key reported at Wallowa Lake. 10:17 p.m. – Dog barking complaint in Enterprise. 11:37 p.m. – Public assist requested in Enterprise. 70 YEARS AGO August 18, 1949 AUGUST 8 10:00 a.m. – 911 report of a fi re in rural Wallowa County. 2:32 p.m. – Wildfi re reported in rural Flora. 2:55 p.m. – Wildfi re reported in rural Flora. 3:18 p.m. – Disorderly con- duct complaint in Joseph. 4:50 p.m. – Wallowa County Sheriff ’s Offi ce arrested a male juvenile on a Wallowa County Circuit Court NW Felony War- rant for Probation Violation. Original charges of Burglary II x 5, Criminal Mischief I, Theft II x 2, Criminal Mischief III. 5:26 p.m. – Dog at large complaint in Enterprise. 6:49 p.m. – Commercial burglary alarm reported in Joseph. 7:01 p.m. – Report of men- tal health issue in Joseph. 8:39 p.m. – Wallowa County Circuit Court issued a SW Mis- demeanor Warrant for Cobi Silas Bisbee, 20, of Lapwai ID on charges of Failure to Appear. Original charge Driv- ing Under the Infl uence of Intoxicants. 11:40 p.m. – Wallowa County issued a statewide mis- demeanor warrant for Stacie Lynn Davis, 31, of Grants Pass, for Failture to Appear. Original charge of Felon in possession of restricted weapon. AUGUST 9 10:03 a.m. – Dog as a pub- lic nuisance complaint in Wallowa. 12:27 p.m. – Report of loose goats in rural Wallowa County. 2:49 p.m. – 911 report of a one vehicle rollover on Hwy 3 rural Enterprise. 4:09 p.m. – Dog as a pub- lic nuisance complain in Enterprise. 4:57 p.m. – Theft reported in Enterprise. AUGUST 11 8:32 a.m. – Road hazard in Minam Canyon. 11:25 a.m. – Report of a dis- turbance on the Snake River at Geneva Bar. 1:12 p.m. – Noise com- plaint in Enterprise. 2:18 p.m. – Transformer fi re reported in Wallowa. 3:50 p.m. – Traffi c com- plaint in Lostine. AUGUST 12 7:24 a.m. – Mean doe reported in Joseph. 9:25 a.m. – Scam call reported from Joseph. 1:54 p.m. – 911 with traffi c complaint in rural Enterprise. 4:06 p.m. – Report of a fraud call in Wallowa. AUGUST 14 12:22 p.m. – Traffi c com- plaint, Enterprise. 3:52 p.m. – 911 call public assist in Enterprise. 6:39 p.m. – Theft reported in Enterprise. 8:01 p.m. – Disturbance reported in Wallowa. 10:34 p.m. – Noise com- plaint in Enterprise. AUGUST 15 5:13 a.m. – 911 call report- ing a forest fi re in rural Elgin. 10:13 a.m. – Hit and run with vehicle reported from Imnaha. 10:49 a.m. – Loose horse reported in Enterprise. 11:01 a.m. – Welfare check requested in Wallowa. 5:21 p.m. – Found keys at Enterprise City Park. Celebration of Life Potluck August 21, 1969 The 4-H fair style show was a huge success this year. Winners in the clothing divi- sion were Kathy Stangel, Susan Beach, Cheryl Wulff AUGUST 17 6:59 a.m. – 911 animal complaint call in Joseph. 9:47 a.m. – 911 call report- ing a grass fi re in rural Joseph. 12:09 p.m. – 911 calls reporting a single vehicle MVA in rural Enterprise. 5:06 p.m. – 911 report- ing disturbance at Hurricane Creek Campground. 10:04 p.m. – 911 distur- bance reported in Enterprise. 10:46 p.m. – 911 welfare check requested in Enterprise. AUGUST 18 10:01 a.m. – Animal neglect complaint in Enterprise. 11:49 a.m. – Dog as a public nuisance complaint in Joseph. 3:09 p.m. – 911 smoke reported at Wallowa Lake. 3:31 p.m. – 911 reporting smoke south of Wallowa Lake. 3:46 p.m. – 911 reporting smoke from Hurricane Creek. 5:54 p.m. – 911 traffi c com- plaint in rural Wallowa. 6:17 p.m. – Report of open fi re in Enterprise. 6:27 p.m. – 911 reporting a boat chasing geese on Wal- lowa Lake. 6:40 p.m. – Enterprise Police Dept. arrested Douglas Verl Hammack, 63, of Hines, OR for DUII and Reckless Driv- ing. Subject was cited and released to a third party. Thank you friends and family in Wallowa County We would like to thank everyone for the flowers, cards, kind words, thoughts and prayers in the passing of Wilfred Daggett - Husband, Dad, Grandpa, Great Grandpa, Brother, Uncle, Cousin and Friend. We truly appreciate all of you. Sandra, Dave, Joyce, Shelly, Jeanie & Becky and their families 7:18 p.m. – Road hazard reported at Wallowa Lake. Local Flowers by the Bucket DIY Weddings, Showers, and Special Events Wallowa, Oregon Dawn Highberger • (208)206-0900 bearcreekblossoms@gmail.com www.bearcreekblossoms.com Births A daughter, Stephanie Muniz Mendez, was born August 4, 2019 in Enterprise to J. Refugio Muniz Madera & Carolina Muniz Mendez of Joseph. Grandparents are Silbestre Mendez Camacho & Eloisa Lemus Yepez and, Antelmo Muniz Munoz & Magdalena Madera Solis. A daughter, Elsa Rose Batten, was born August 12, 2019 in Enterprise to Perry Batten & Adrianne Gass of Joseph. Grandparents are Ed Gass & Kertu Maki, and Doug & Carol Batten. 301 W. Main, Enterprise • 541.426.3177 AUGUST 16 8:42 a.m. – Animal com- plaint, rural Wallowa County. 8:53 a.m. – Report of crimi- nal mischief in Wallowa. 2:50 p.m. – Lost wallet reported in Joseph. 4:00 p.m. – 911 report road hazard on Hwy 82 and Eggle- son Lane. 4:14 p.m. – Traffi c com- plaint in rural Lostine. The Witty family will be celebrating the life of Ken Witty Sat. Aug. 31st at 1:00pm. Please join us at the Witty residence, 81768 Reavis Lane, Enterprise Ken Witty 50 YEARS AGO and Christy Johnson. Win- ners in the knitting division were Linda Bissinger, Sher- rie Storoe, Mary Rathbun and Christy Kiser. Champion senior all- around showman at the fair was Audry Hammack. The grand champion market swine was exhib- ited by Harold Freels. Grand champion market steer was An injunction barring cattle grazing on 1.6 million acres of national forest land in Wallowa County has been lifted. Wallowa County 4-H horse members who earned the right to become dele- gates at the Oregon State Fair were: Jackie Zinni, Shawna Rahn, Cammie Kuppinger, Tanya Hauptman, Quinn Casaray, Mike Lowe, Holly Vernam, Krista Zollman, Bridget Brown, Amber Fol- lett, Dena Rynearson and Kati Lewis. The football fi eld at Joseph High School will take on a big-league look this season when lights illu- minate the green for night games, thanks to Paul Cas- tilleja, a Joseph business- man and sports booster, who purchased the stadium lights with his own money from the Texas Rangers baseball club in Arlington, Texas. All friends and family are invited to a potluck and to share your favorite Ken Witty stories. Together, we want to remember and celebrate a life lived to the fullest. See you there! We're moving! Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness' main office is moving to 103 HWY 82 in Enterprise, Oregon. We will start seeing clients at the new location on August 26. wvcenterforwellness.org 541-426-4524
