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Newspaper Page TextA6 NEWS Wallowa County Chieftain Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Boat: Sheriff ﬁ ghting to get safer, more capable craft for Hells Canyon patrols Continued from Page A1 put in any rapids, and just hold it in place with those engines.” Rogers paid for the fuel for the boat. Idaho Power chipped in food and shelter. Ultimately they recov- ered the body of the jet boat- er—a prison guard who lived in Ontario, Oregon. His boat washed ashore somewhat later. “It looked like a crushed Coors can,” Rogers said. “Generally, our boat is good on the lake and smaller rivers that aren’t rough and don’t have lots of rapids, like the Grande Ronde,” Steen said. “We have to be a little careful on the Snake River because the boat we have now is not a very wide- beamed long bowed boat. We just have to pick our routes more carefully when we go upriver. There are some places and some ﬂ ows that we just can’t navigate. It would be nice to have a lit- tle bit larger, a little longer boat. Even a couple more Ellen Morris Bishop Wallowa County sheriﬀ ’s deputy Marc Christman counsels a stand-up paddle boarder on safety and also the best way around the EPA’s barrel recovery work on Wallowa Lake in May, 2019. feet would help us greatly.” Both Steen and Rogers have asked for a slightly bigger boat for years. But their requests have fallen on deaf ears, as have their invi- tations to take the Marine Board members and admin- istrators on an exciting ride through Hells Canyon on a 19-foot, single-engined jet boat. “I’ve been trying to achieve that for years. But for some reason I’ve just not been able to get it done,” Steen said. “Maybe they don’t want us to have a big- ger boat. I don’t know what the reason is. They will give you a reason, but their rea- sons don’t wash out. It’s been an issue and an irritant with us.” Most likely, Steen noted, Wallowa County is simply too far away. It’s out of sight, out of mind. The needs of a rural county that patrols the roughest part of a river that ﬂ ows through the deepest canyon in North America, using a light-weight, sin- gle engine watercraft, just doesn’t seem important. And it’s not just on the Snake River that a slightly bigger boat would help. “Last year we were on the Grande Ronde looking for an escaped person out of Union County,” Steen said. “We damaged our boat, and got it repaired mostly on the county’s insurance. That boat was pretty ade- quate on the Grande Ronde, but even there, if we had a couple more feet on the boat it would be a heck of a lot safer for us.” When the sheriff’s patrol is not plying the Snake or the Grande Ronde, they are most likely to be found on Wallowa Lake, where they spend a lot more time than on the Snake. “This is a destination place in the summer time, Steen said. “People come here to relax and we try to keep that in mind. But safety is number one.” On the lake, the marine patrol checks for safety equipment including life vests, removes the coun- ty’s docks from the lake in the fall and returns them to the water in the spring, and occasionally remove debris ﬂ oating on the lake (“But we don’t actually clean the lake,” Steen was quick to clarify.) They look for peo- ple running too fast in no wake zones, intoxicated peo- ple, and generally look out for public safety. While the EPA was working on remov- ing barrels from the lake, the sheriff’s patrol ensured that boaters, kayakers, and pad- dle-boarders steered clear of the work areas. Patrolling the lake during Shake the Lake Fireworks is espe- cially important. They also check boats for licenses, and for invasive species .“We don’t need zebra mussels in Wallowa Lake,” Steen said. “That would be a nasty deal.” The Oregon State Marine Board helps support all this work, returning about $35,000 per year for patrol of Hells Canyon, the Grande Ronde, and Wallowa Lake. Now if only they would come up with that slightly bigger boat….. ACE: Wallowa County Students attend Aerospace Career Exploration Camp Continued from Page A1 Treasure Valley Community College, and Frazier Avi- ation in Ontario. The Wal- lowa County students were sponsored by the NEOAF (North Eastern Oregon Avia- tion Foundation) and Joseph Charter School (JCS.) “The academy does more than just focus on piloting and aircraft maintenance and design,” stated Steven Locke, who accompanied the stu- dents to the camp. Locke grew up on a ranch outside of Joseph and is now an associ- ate professor at the University of Wyoming. He volunteers his efforts as Education Liai- son with the Aviation Edu- cation programs in Wallowa County. “There are numerous career opportunities in the ﬁ eld of aviation that can provide living wages for Wallowa County students. While there will be tremen- dous shortages of pilots and airframe and powerplant mechanics, within the next decade there is also a need for employees in air trafﬁ c con- trol, weather forecasting, and business management. It also informs them on how they can further their education for those careers when they leave high school, whether it be college, trade schools, or some type of apprenticeship program.” The Academy began with T HE B OOKLOFT learning about drone oper- ations and actually pilot- ing drones. This workshop stressed the importance and the protocols of communica- tions between members on each team, other drone oper- ating teams, and bystanders in the area. The second part of the academy included visits to Western Aircraft in Boise where students observed the refurbishing and maintenance of aircraft. Students then entered a 65 foot air trafﬁ c control tower to observe air- craft departures, approaches, and landings. The last visit of the day was to the National Weather Service facilities which gives weather con- ditions vital to the aviation industry. ACE Academy activities ended with Wallowa County students being treated to cross country ﬂ ying where each student was able to take the controls of a Cessna 172 with the assistance of a certiﬁ ed ﬂ ight instructor. JCS 10th grader Corin Armentrout said, “Flying on the last day was my favorite part. Attending ACE Acad- emy gives me a head start on what’s going to be happen- AND Skylight Gallery Finding books is our specialty 541.426.3351 • 107 E. Main • Enterprise • www.bookloftoregon.com Church Directory Church of Christ 502 W. 2nd Street • Wallowa 541-398-2509 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 5:30pm Weekday: St. Katherine of Siena, Enterprise – 8:00am (Monday – Thursday and First Friday) Grace Lutheran Church 409 West Main -Enterprise SUNDAY WORSHIP at 9am Guest Pastor, John King - August 25th Mission Project Harvest Food Drive phone (message): 541-426-4633 web: gracelutheranenterprise.com St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church 100 NE 3rd St, Enterprise NE 3rd & Main St 541-426-3439 Worship Service Sunday 9:30am All are welcome CLUES ACROSS 1. Astonishes 5. Saloon 8. Mail 12. Skin opening 13. Historical epoch 14. Loafing 15. Ripped 16. Whichever 17. Lunch hour 18. It gives a hoot 20. Handicrafts 21. Trap 24. Converse 27. Triumph 28. Free for employment 33. Perform 34. Wait on 35. Hightail it 36. Courier 38. Furthermore 39. Kind of saxophone 40. Forceps 42. “The ____ Show” 45. Request 46. Fascinated 47. Unwell 49. Air heroes 53. Sky color 54. Naught 55. Toy for “walking the dog” 56. Deliver 57. ____ lime pie 58. Hearty meat dish CLUES DOWN 1. Skillful 2. Seek to persuade 3. Sin 4. Madrid mister 5. Chime 6. Coffee vessel 7. Chesapeake, e.g. 8. Fiesta decor 9. Aroma 10. Pay phone part 11. Certain bills 19. Ferret’s kin 21. Dog-paddled 22. Kind 23. Aardvarks’ morsels 24. Shipment 25. Bee house 26. Warnings 29. Let off steam 30. Cereal grain husk 31. Respiratory organ 32. Conclusions 37. Drooped 41. Authorizes 42. Yaks 43. Stare rudely 44. Name word 45. Comrade 47. Pen filler 48. Stretch out 50. Canvas bed 51. Peeper 52. Seed 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 ing in the aviation classes at school this year. “ Academy organizers are currently working on bringing the three day camp to Wal- lowa County in 2020. Local students will be selected, as well as those from the Eastern Oregon region. “There are a lot of mov- ing parts to put together for next year’s ACE Academy,” stated Locke. “We are trying to build regional interest in STEM education and expose students to post-second- ary careers and educational opportunities. The ACE Academy works to accom- plish those goals.” The ACE Academy is a nation-wide program that is sponsored and supported by private industry, colleges and universities, and nonproﬁ t organization. Starting in 1989, the Academy has been in existence for 30 years. The purpose of the academy is to raise awareness about avia- tion/aerospace careers among students, teachers and par- ents, promote STEM through the focus on aviation and build positive public aware- ness of general aviation in the region. Steven Locke, Educa- tion Liaison for the North East Oregon Aviation Foun- dation based in Joseph, said, “The Academy goes beyond just teaching students about STEM and develops import- ant skills in group collabo- ration, project management, and communicating in a pro- fessional environment. “Aviation is just another aspect of the transportation industry but in three dimen- sions. There is the science behind aviation that differs from other types of the trans- portation industry. But the economics, business manage- ment, logistics, communica- tion, safety, equipment main- tenance, and a myriad of other aspects are all very similar.” JosephUMC.org www.summitchurchoregon.org Time for a Computer Tuneup? Enterprise Christian Church Christ Covenant Church Spyware Removal • 541-426-0108 113 E. Main St., Enterprise 85035 Joseph Hwy • (541) 426-3449 Pastor Terry Tollefson Church Office: 541-263-0505 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 Worship Service: 10:00 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 The Big Brown Church Childrens program during service Blog: dancingforth.blogspot.com 541.398.0597 Hwy 82, Lostine Stephen Kliewer, Minister Wallowa Assembly of God 702 West Hwy 82 Wallowa, Oregon 541-886-8445 Sunday School • 9:am Worship Service • 10:am Pastor Tim Barton Visit Us on with an open door Pastor Archie Hook Sunday Worship 11am Bible Study 9:30am Ark Angels Children’s Program Ages 4-6th grade, 11am Nursery for children 3 & under 301 NE First St. • Enterprise, OR New FALL Arrivals! Wanakome Hoodies Montanaco Jackets Liberty Black Boots Find us on Facebook! 541.426.3044 Seventh-Day Adventist Church & School Stop by today 305 Wagner (near the Cemetery) 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 Uptown Clothing & Accessories in Downtown Joseph 12 S. Main St. • 541-432-9653