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A2 Wallowa County Chieftain WHAT’S HAPPENING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 National Pasta Day JOURNEY TO EQUITY WORK- SHOP: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Baker City. First day of a 2-part work- shop for rural nonprofi t staff , board, and volunteers who need to take steps to demonstrate their organization’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and be able to commu- nicate progress to funders and community members. Spon- sored by NEOEDD. Register at https://bit.ly/30KLaRc ADULT CERAMICS CLASS: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Josephy Cen- ter. $20 includes materials. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 National Chocolate Cupcake Day SAFE SITTER TRAINING PROGRAM: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Building Healthy Families, 207 NE Park St., Enterprise. Babysit- ter training program for 6th-8th grade students. A light breakfast is provided, students need to bring their own lunch. Pre-registration required. WALLOWA RESOURCES EXPLORING NATURE: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 5th-8th grade students learn about Wallowa County nat- ural and cultural history through hands-on and self-discovery activities. Applications at Wallowa Resources. Scholarships available. FALL/WINTER HOLIDAY SALE: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. St. Katherine’s Church, 301 E. Gar- fi eld St., Enterprise. FOOD GIVEAWAY: 11:30 a.m. Wallowa Senior Center in Wal- lowa, 11 a.m. Enterprise Senior Center and noon at The Place in Joseph. Sponsored by Wal- lowa Fresh Food Alliance. Per- ishable food available. LOWER VALLEY FARMERS MARKET: Noon to 6 p.m. Held indoors, on Main Street, across ANNOUNCEMENTS SEE THE EXPANDED ONLINE CALENDAR AT EASTERNOREGONEVENTS.COM Wallowa County Beekeepers to meet Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m. Ellen Morris Bishop A honeybee gathers pollen that will become honey sometime soon. Keeping a beehive is one way to make your garden more productive — and have lots of honey. The Wallowa County Beekeepers will meet at the Hurricane Creek Grange, Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Topics will include getting your bees ready for winter, fi rst time beekeepers advice, setting up a hive, and queen rearing next spring. In addition, there will be a hive and a wax moth frame to examine. All are welcome, beginners, veterans, and pollinator fans alike. Coffee and dessert are available. For more information, call 541-805-8181. from Wallowa Food City in Wallowa. Produce, eggs, grass fed beef, handcrafted items. EAGLES IN OREGON: 7 p.m. Wallowology, in Joseph. Pre- sented by Frank Isaacs, MS, Ore- gon Eagle Foundation. Free. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 National Seafood Bisque Day FALL/WINTER HOLIDAY SALE: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. St. Katherine’s Church, 301 E. Gar- fi eld St., Enterprise. LOWER VALLEY FARMERS MARKET: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Held indoors, on Main Street, across from Wallowa Food City in Wal- Helen Bernice (Clark) Beard March 6, 1928 – October 7, 2019 Helen Bernice Beard, 91, a long time Asotin resident, passed away peacefully on October 7th, 2019 at the Sycamore Glen facility, after a long illness. Helen was born March 6, 1928 in Boise, Idaho to Albert Leroy Clark and Mabel Margaret Wilson. In February, 1939, Helen and 5 of her 6 siblings went to live with their uncle and aunt, Walt and Edith Wilson who resided in the Langell Valley of Klamath Coun- ty, Oregon. She attended school in Bonanza, Oregon and graduated from Bonanza High School in 1946. Helen was married to Charles Edward Akin, Sr. on March 22, 1946 in Malin, Oregon. Charles and Helen became the parents of Marilyn Ann, Charles Edward Jr., Robert Shane and Kevin Patrick Akin. Helen later married the love of her life, Ralph Everett Beard, on August 11, 1967 in Enterprise, Oregon and they were together until his passing in 2001. Helen had an adventurous spirit of independence which took her to many places during her lifetime. In 1951, with her husband, Charles and 2 small children, she spent her first of many years on the Snake River in Hell’s Canyon at Temperance Creek where Charles worked herding sheep. She and Ralph would later return to work at the Copper Creek Lodge multiple times in the years between 1974 and 1982. Helen also traveled to Alaska to where she cooked for her son Chuck on surveying jobs throughout Alaska in the years 1979-1988, in- cluding David River, Circle Hot Springs, Kasigluk, Tuntituliak and the Colville River on the North Slope. She wrote of her many adventures in the newsletters she sent to family and friends from the distant communities. An avid collector, Helen most enjoyed hunting for an- tiques, blue willow china, and campaign buttons. She developed an interest in genealogy and traveled to meet and share research with newly found family members. She wrote poetry and was a member of the Palouse Cowboy Poetry Club. She was a lifetime member of the Asotin County Historical Soci- ety Museum and shared her knowledge of the Snake River area with anyone interested. Helen was a suppporter of the Veter- ans of Foreign Wars and a long time member of the Eagle Cap Auxillary Post No. 4307 in Enterprise, Oregon. “A kind hearted person, Helen always had a smile and an open door for family, friends and those who were yet to become her friends. She never met a stranger and could make you feel welcome. As a grandmother, she was al- ways willing to listen and gave her heart when you needed it the most. Meals with Helen were special moments, and although the food might be simple, the time together sharing a meal are some of the happiest memories of the family. A strong spirit of determination helped see her through difficult times, and she loved to tell stories of her life adventures and the interesting people she had met along her journey. She enjoyed the Grange Hall dances of her earlier years and was known for the many Halloween costumes she created for Ralph and herself.” Helen is survived by her sons Charles “Chuck” (Tracy) Akin of Anchorage, AK, Robert “Bob” (Shirley) Akin of Golden Valley, AZ and Kevin (Beverly) Akin of Fair Oaks, CA; her “ unoffical” son Chris Borgerding of Joseph; her grand- children Lisa Snodderly and Julie (Michael) Jackson, Val- erie (Gary) Michael, Lindsey (Eric) Salazar, Jared (Jacqueline) Akin and Joshua (Rebecca) Akin; her great grandchildren Rowdy (Sara) Snodderly, Tyler (Yenni) Snodderly, Logan Jackson, Jude Salazar, Micah Laylah and Gabriella Akin, and Ashlyn Akin. She was preceeded in death by her daughter, Marilyn Mooring. Helen strongly believed that no one should ever go hun- gry, so the family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorials would be welcome, made to the Asotin County Food Bank in her honor. The address is 1546 Maple Street, Clarkston, WA 99402. A memorial service celebrating Helen’s life will be held at a later date and details will be published be- forehand. Arrangements are being handled by Kimball Funeral Home, Pullman. Online condolences may be sent to www.kimballfh.com on Lower Diamond Lane. Breakfast & lunch served. Novices welcome, games for non-shooters, prizes awarded. For more info call 541-886- 4625 or 541-886-8802. LOWER VALLEY FARM- ERS MARKET: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Held indoors, on Main Street, across from Wal- lowa Food City in Wallowa. Produce, eggs, grass fed beef, handcrafted items. WIC, SNAP, Double Up Food Bucks & Veg- gie Rx vouchers accepted. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21 National Reptile Awareness Day WALLOWA COUNTY COM- MISSIONERS MEETING: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wallowa County Courthouse. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 National Nut Day QUILTING GROUP: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wallowa Senior Cen- ter, 204 E. 2nd St., Wallowa. Sponsored by Community Connection. lowa. Produce, eggs, grass fed beef, handcrafted items. W.C. FRIENDS OF THE NRA BANQUET: Doors open at 4 p.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m. Cloverleaf Hall, Enterprise. Advance ticket puchase rec- ommended. $45 each; $320 for a table of 8. Call 541-398- 8855 for tickets. OLD-TIME COMMUNITY DANCE: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Hur- ricane Creek Grange. Live string band and caller. Begin- ners welcome, no partner or special clothing required, all dances taught and called. $5/ person, under 12 free. 541- 398-0800 for more info. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 National Boston Cream Pie Day FOOD GIVEAWAY: 11:30 a.m. Wallowa Senior Center in Wal- lowa, 11 a.m. Enterprise Senior Center and noon at The Place in Joseph. Sponsored by Wal- lowa Fresh Food Alliance. Per- ishable food available. ROTARY CLUB OF WAL- LOWA COUNTY: Noon, St. Katherine Catholic Church, 301 E. Garfi eld St., Enterprise. Public is invited. VFW TACO NIGHT: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. VFW Hall, Enterprise. $8. ENTERPRISE CEMETERY MAINTENANCE DISTRICT: 6 p.m. Community Connec- tion, 702 NW 1st St., Enterprise. Board of Directors meeting. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 National Youth Confi dence Day MEAT SHOOT: Shooting starts at 9 a.m. Wallowa Rod & Gun Club, at the clubhouse SAVE THE DATE Thursday, October 24, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Joseph FFA drive-by dinner, Joseph High School. Tickets from Jospeh FFA members. Dorothy Faye Hockett Hinton November 1, 1939 – October 5, 2019 Dorothy Faye (Hockett) Hinton said good-bye to her family on October 5, 2019 to join her beloved husband Tom. Dorothy was born November 1, 1939 to Lewis Frederick and Vera Ernestine (Shelton) Hockett in Enterprise, Oregon. The oldest of five, Dorothy left Wallowa county with her family in 1950 moving to Hermiston, Oregon where she graduated high school in 1958. She moved to La Grande, Oregon after graduation work- ing at Hot Lake where she became re-acquainted with Tom Hinton. The couple were married on March 27, 1960 at Hot Lake. The newlyweds moved to Walla Walla, Washington after their marriage where Dorothy completed nursing training at St. Mary School of Nursing. A short time later, the couple relocated to Milton Freewater eventually building their home in the Triangle Station area northwest of Milton-Freewater. Dorothy put her nursing career on hold while she stayed home and raised two daughters, Celinda and Charlotte. During this time, she volunteered as a 4-H leader, was a member of Fruitvale Home Extension and cooked her share of turkeys for the Ferndale Turkey Dinner. Other club involvements and interests included 50 years as a Pythian Sister, 40 years as secretary of the Milton-Free- water Junior Show, charter member of Friends of Mac-Hi F.F.A., home economics fair judge, Oregon State University Master Gardener, Umatilla County 4-H Leaders Association and life-long membership of First Christian Church. The former nurse kept her license and returned to St. Mary Medical Center where she worked as a neuro-nurse retiring in 1999. Dorothy was named to the Milton-Freewater Junior Show Honor Roll, was the Grand Marshall of the Umatilla County Fair in 2002, received an emeritus title as deacon- ess of Milton Freewater First Christian Church and was an honorary F.F.A. member. She loved to hunt and fish spending many hunting seasons with her sister, Barbara Warnock in Imnaha and her uncle, Duane Fleet in La Grande. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband Tom and sister Beverly Hall. Dorothy is survived by her sister Barbara Warnock of Imnaha, Oregon, brothers Wayne (Patty) Hockett of Spokane, Washington and Harry (Priscilla) Hock- ett of Helix, Oregon; sister-in-law Sandra (Aldon) Johnson of Wallowa, Oregon; and daughters, Celinda (Steve) Timmons and Charlotte (Steve) Birdwell of Milton-Freewater. Other survivors include grandchildren Shelby West of Nampa, Idaho, Courtney (Michael) Waliser of Milton Freewa- ter, Lindsey (William) Hicks of Newberg, Oregon, Lawrence Timmons of Lake Oswego, Oregon, great-grandson Henry Waliser of Milton Freewater and numerous step-grand- children and nieces and nephews. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 10:00 AM at First Christian Church, 518 S. Main Street, Milton Freewater, Oregon 97862. Interment will follow at Milton-Freewater Cemetery. Public viewing will be held at Munselle Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 South Main, Milton-Freewater on Friday, October 11, 2019 from 5 – 9 p.m. Memorial contributions can be made to Mac-Hi F.F.A. or to a charity of the donor’s choice and this may be done through Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home. To leave a online condolence visit www.munsellerhodes.com Wednesday, October 16, 2019 OBITUARIES Margaret (Stubblefi eld) Hollenbeck Sept. 26, 1934 — Oct. 1, 2019 Margaret (Stubblefi eld) Hollenbeck, 85, passed away October 1, 2019, at Mari Ella Boarding Home in Los Angeles, Califor- nia. She was born at home, September 26, 1934, in Wal- lowa County, Oregon to Rus- sell and Florence Stubblefi eld, the third of seven children. She married her fi rst eternal love, Clif- ford “Bud” Den- ney Jr on June 15, 1951, and they were blessed with daughter Karen. Unfortu- nately she lost him in the Korean War February 10, 1953. She married Lewis Roys and was blessed with daughters Janet and Deb- bie. They divorced and she married her third hus- band and the second great love of her life, Ray Hol- lenbeck, November 14, 1970. They were together until he passed away March 29, 2015, in Yuma, Arizona. Her reunion in heaven will include see- ing her husbands, daugh- ter Janet (Matt) Rieck, her parents, brothers Jim and Raymond Stubblefi eld and sisters Myrna Witherrite and Nancy Fausone. She is survived by sisters Patri- cia Joan Rott, Winchester, Vir- ginia and Linda (Dave) Bright, Joseph, Ore- gon. Daughters Karen (Alex) Szabo, Los Angeles, Cali- fornia and Deb- bie (Ken) Ander- son, Pensacola, Florida. Five grandchildren, Keith (Emily) Keppler, Mary Rieck (Andy Rob- ertson), Aaron (Sarah) Rieck, Michael (Christo- pher) Ramirez Szabo and Chelsea Anderson. Seven great grandchildren, Ste- ven, Tyler, Isaac, Jack, KJ, Jesse and Eliot and great great granddaughter Key- era. She loved roses, deer, going places in their RV and was known for her tart sense of humor. She will be cremated and buried beside her fi rst husband in the Enterprise cemetery. Bette (Babe) Sue Moffi t October 15, 1944 – August 30, 2019 Bette passed away after a short illness at the Kadlec Hospital in Richland, WA. Bette was born in Arcata, CA, the youngest of six children, to Steve and Lola Beshears. Her early years of childhood and educa- tion was spent in Humboldt County of northern Cali- fornia. She had three sons from a previous marriage. She was visiting in Wal- lowa County in 1967 when she met her future husband, Milo Moffi t. In 1968 she moved to Enterprise and married Milo. They had a daughter, Tina Borgerding. Bette was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time camping, traveling and making many wonderful friends. She helped Milo in many ways, driving vari- ous motor vehicles, includ- ing trucks, for Moffi t Ford and Western Fleetlease. In 1985 the family moved to Oahu, Hawaii and lived there until 1988. While there she worked for the Hawaiian Napoleon fam- ily, providing recreational equipment for tourists on the beach of Waikiki. In 1988 the family returned to Enterprise. She was employed at the Wal- lowa County Courthouse as deputy in the treasurer/ tax offi ce. Later she began traveling with Milo as his co-driver and escort for Moffi t tours. In this occu- pation she met and made many great friends in their travels throughout many U.S. states and Canada. She was always a great inspiration and amazed the passengers with her pro- fessional skills driving the huge bus. She drove many thousands of miles over a period of several years. Bette is survived by her beloved husband Milo of 51 years; son and wife Frank and Fran- cis LaChance of Estel Springs, TN; Stephen and Toni Moffi t of Las Vegas, NV; Tina and Chris Borg- erding of Joseph, OR; and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bette was preceded in death by son Timothy Moffi t, grand- daughter Cassandra Mof- fi t, two older sisters and two older brothers. Bette was a wonderful wife, mother and friend who will be greatly missed by all. ABOUT OBITUARIES News obituaries are a free service of the Wallowa County Chieftain. Obituaries are accepted from family members or a funeral home. No handwritten obituaries will be accepted. Information submitted is subject to editing. Obituaries that exceed 400 words will be referred to the advertising department for paid memorials. Send obituaries by email to editor@wallowa.com; fax to 541-426-3921 or mail to P.O. Box 338, Enterprise, OR 97828. Deadline to submit an obituary is 10 a.m. Monday for publication the same week. Obituaries submitted after deadline will be queued for publication in the next edition. Info: 541-426-4567. Weather Forecast Courtesy of Weather Underground • wunderground.com High Low Conditions Oct. 17 47 32 Partly cloudy Oct. 18 45 33 Rain/snow showers Oct. 19 39 29 Rain/snow Oct. 20 40 26 AM Snow showers Oct. 21 43 31 Rain/snow showers Oct. 22 48 28 Partly cloudy Oct. 23 44 25 Mostly sunny Phases of the moon Oct. 21 Oct. 27 Nov. 4 Nov. 12 Last Quarter New Moon 1st Quarter Full Moon WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE & SUNSET OCT. 17–23 (from the U.S. Naval Observatory) THUR FRI SAT SUN MON TUES WED 7:08 6:00 7:09 5:59 7:10 5:57 7:12 5:55 7:13 5:54 7:14 5:52 7:16 5:50