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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1943-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 2019)
NEWS Wallowa.com Wednesday, October 9, 2019 A3 Sgt. Bryan O. Stockdale was recently presented the Air Medal OUT OF THE PAST Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins 100 YEARS AGO October 9, 1919 With the fi rst hard surface now being laid on the Enter- prise paving job, the town has taken a new interest to good streets. 11 petitions for additional paving were presented to the city coun- cil this week, which would bring the total to 35 blocks of streets and alleys. Changes are again the order of the day in Imnaha stock ranches. Fred Falconer has enlarged his holdings by buying back land and sheep he formerly owned, and Sam Litch has added a piece of ground he wanted because it linked up his two canyon ranches. No caption. Possibly an agricultural tour, especially an early weed tour? If you have information about this photo, please call us at the Chieftain! 70 YEARS AGO Advertisement October 6, 1949 Here is a real special for Friday and Saturday. Seven great big tall cans of milk for $1.00. Horseshoe Blend Coffee, regular 55c, special 43c. We value your good will more than your dollars. Come in and get acquainted. …. Sanitary Grocery. Something unique in the way of a stork shower was held in Enterprise, when 20 of the men friends of Bob Storm, an expectant father, surprised him by giving him a shower at the home of his brother, Bill Storm. Larry Snyder, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Snyder Enterprise. 6:19 p.m. – Burglary reported in Enterprise. 6:32 p.m. – Animal com- plaint in Enterprise. 8:15 p.m. – Overdue motorists in rural Imnaha. 8:42 p.m. – 911 call for a bear at Wallowa Lake. FOR THE RECORD SEPTEMBER 30 9:11 a.m. – Theft report rural Enterprise. 10:05 a.m. – Information in regards to a cow being shot. 2:30 p.m. – Report of theft in Enterprise. 4:50 p.m. – Custody issue in Enterprise. 6:49 p.m. – Criminal mis- chief in rural Wallowa. 7:26 p.m. – Cows in the road in rural Enterprise. 7:55 p.m. – Commercial fi re alarm in Joseph. False. 9:23 p.m. – Overdue hunter in rural Wallowa. Located safe. 9:55 p.m. – Driving com- plaint in Enterprise. OCTOBER 2 7:03 a.m. – 911 for public assist in rural Lostine. 11:50 a.m. – Single traffi c crash in Enterprise. 1:10 p.m. – Civil dispute in rural Enterprise. 2:57 p.m. – Poaching inci- dent in rural Lostine. 5:39 p.m. – Traffi c crash rural Enterprise. 6:52 p.m. – 911 call for tres- pass in rural Lostine. 7:27 p.m. – 911 call for sus- picious circumstances in rural Lostine. OCTOBER 1 2:00 a.m. – Noise com- plaint in rural Lostine. 10:58 a.m. – Suspicious vehicle in Lostine. Left the area. 12:40 p.m. – Public assist in Enterprise. 1:42 p.m. – Harassment in Enterprise. 2:17 p.m. – Animal com- plaint/deer in Joseph. 2:27 p.m. – Public assist from Joseph. 3:55 p.m. – State misde- meanor warrant issued for Ryan Eugene Coles, 39, of Wal- lowa for Contempt of Court x2. Transported to Umatilla County Jail. 4:31 p.m. – Civil issue in OCTOBER 3 9:09 a.m. – Christopher Irvin Thacker, 34, of Enter- prise was arrested by EPD for Harassment and Domestic Violence. Brought to Wallowa County Justice Center, was cited and released. 11:34 a.m. – Welfare check in rural Lostine. 11:51 a.m. – Search and Rescue agency assist with Baker County. 1:54 p.m. – Deputy requested in Wallowa. 6:10 p.m. – Traffi c com- plaint on Hurricane Creek Rd in rural Enterprise. 7:36 p.m. – Civil issue WALLOWA COUNTY Health Line 519 W. North Street, Enterprise 541.426.3413 Mon-Thurs 9 to Noon/1-5pm; Fri. 9-1 of Enterprise, was acciden- tally killed when a .22 cal- iber pistol, with which he and three companions were playing, discharged, killing him instantly. Clarence Peters, high school principal and science teacher at EHS, is thrilled with the new equipment recently received for the chemical laboratory, which reported in Wallowa. 11:21 p.m. – Report of dis- turbance in Joseph. OCTOBER 4 9:48 a.m. – Report of pos- sible animal neglect in rural Enterprise. 9:59 a.m. – Complaint of an erratic driver in rural Joseph. 11:47 a.m. – Animal com- plaint at Wallowa Lake. 1:30 p.m. – Burglary reported in Joseph. 9:04 p.m. – 911 possible residential fi re reported in Joseph. OCTOBER 5 4:23 a.m. – Report of smoke alarm activated in Joseph. 8:47 a.m. – Possible wolf depredation in rural Enterprise. 10:37 a.m. – Report of an injured stray dog in Enterprise. 11:15 a.m. – Report of overdue rafters in Minam. 3:00 p.m. – Attempt to locate suicidal subject at Wal- lowa Lake. 3:46 p.m. – Loose horse reported on Buford Grade. 3:53 p.m. – Report of theft in Joseph. 4:50 p.m. – Attempt to locate for felony warrant ser- vice in Joseph. 5:00 p.m. – Welfare check he says is now equal to any in this part of the state. 50 YEARS AGO October 9, 1969 Sgt. Bryan O. Stock- dale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oid Stockdale, was recently presented the Air Medal, which is given for 25 com- bat assault missions by heli- copter. He has also been put requested in the Chesnimnus unit. 5:25 p.m. – 911 welfare check requested in Wallowa. 8:13 p.m. – Report of aban- doned vehicle in rural Joseph. 9:13 p.m. – Harassment reported in Wallowa. 9:41 p.m. – Civil issue reported in Wallowa. OCTOBER 6 9:47 a.m. – Loose cattle in rural Enterprise. 11:13 a.m. – Civil dispute in Wallowa. 6:01 p.m. – 911 report of suspicious person in rural Enterprise on Hwy 82. 6:47 p.m. – Theft reported in Joseph. 6:55 p.m. – 911 report of non injury vehicle vs deer on Hwy 82 in rural Enterprise. 11:00 p.m. – 911 noise complaint in Enterprise. in for the Bronze and Sil- ver Stars. Stockdale is sta- tioned near Bam Me Thout in Vietnam. Bob Callaghan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Callahan of Wallowa, was seriously injured during a football game Monday that pitted the Enterprise JV’s against the Wallowa JV’s on the Enter- prise fi eld. Six members of the Enter- prise FFA chapter will attend the National FFA Convention in Kansas City next week: Jim Hansen, Bill Warnock, Randy Tye, Ken Nash, Har- old Freels, and Casey Tippett. The Enterprise Cham- ber of Commerce instigated a search this week for a jew- eler who might be interested in setting up a business in Enterprise. Enterprise police chief E.E. Johnson reported that at least three rifl es were taken out of parked vehicles in Enterprise over the weekend. He conducted an on-the-spot survey of vehicles with rifl es in them and found that only one in ten was locked. 25 YEARS AGO October 6, 1994 Members of the EHS senior class collected 2,200 pounds of canned foods as admission to Friday night’s football game, which they then delivered to the Wal- lowa County Food Pan- try. This is the third year the EHS student body has adopted the food drive as a school project. About 60 local area res- idents participated in a demonstration in Joseph that included a mock hang- ing of dummy look-alikes of Andy Kerr, executive direc- tor of the Oregon Natural Resources Council, and Ric Bailey, executive director of the Hells Canyon Pres- ervation Council. The pro- testors carried placards crit- icizing environmentalists and the government for pol- icies and lawsuits that have resulted in reductions in logging and livestock graz- ing on the Wallowa-Whit- man National Forest. Winners in this year’s Wallowa County Pomona Grange needlework con- test are: Ella Daggett, Elva- ree Fine, Myreen Tippett, Donna Longfellow and Joan Lathrop. The items will be sent to the state Grange contest in October. Soroptimist seeks applicants for education, training awards Women who serve as the primary wage earn- ers for their families and seek fi nancial assistance to continue their educa- tion or receive training can now apply for the Sorop- timist Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women. Appli- cations are available only on-line at www.soroptimist. org (Our Programs/Live Your Dreams/Application Instructions). Go to the website and follow the instructions on how to fi ll out the writable PDF, which must be submit- ted ONLINE by the dead- line, November 15. For application questions contact Amy Stubblefi eld, 541 -398-1068, Leigh Daw- son, 541-398-1549 or Judy Templeton, 541-263-0523. The Soroptimist club will provide a $2,000 cash grant to its award recipient, who will then advance to the Soroptimist Region level, where one recipient will receive $5,000. The pro- gram culminates with three fi nalist $10,000 awards. In 2015, the Wallowa County recipient received a $3,000 award at the Region level. Births A son,Kane Iverson Gladden, was born September 24, 2019 in Enterprise to Justin & Amanda Gladden of Enterprise. Grandparents are Brian & Sandra Mueller, and Jerry Starmer & Kim Gladden. 301 W. Main, Enterprise • 541.426.3177