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NEWS Wallowa.com Wednesday, October 16, 2019 A3 Possible plane crash at Enterprise Airpark was averted OUT OF THE PAST Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins 100 YEARS AGO practice for basketball and will soon begin to give exhi- bitions to the public of their skill in this game. effective way to break up the practice of all-day park- ing and make room for the farmers and others coming to town to trade. 70 YEARS AGO October 16, 1919 October 13, 1949 50 YEARS AGO On Monday, Octo- ber 27, the banks of Wal- lowa county will change their closing hour, to con- form to the custom general in cities thru-out the coun- try. Banking hours will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with no noon closing. If a dozen more teachers could be obtained at once, the schools of the county would be fairly well sup- plied. There are 33 mar- ried women teaching in the county, most of them expe- rienced. Several districts are paying $100 to $125 a month salary. All over the nation the week of October 20 to 27 will be devoted to the campaign of the Roosevelt Memorial association to raise a fund to provide memorials to the former president. Daniel Boyd is chairman for Wal- lowa county, which is asked to contribute $330 to the fund. The students of the Flora high school are getting into Walter Herzog of Wal- lowa, driving a 1947 Chev- rolet sedan north on Hur- ricane creek road, collided with a train Saturday. Nobody was hurt, but dam- age to the car was estimated at $400. A possible plane crash at Enterprise Airpark was averted by the quick think- ing of Ray Dunsmore and the overwhelming coopera- tion of the people of Enter- prise, when the airstrip was lighted by more than 100 cars of local citizens enabling a Stinson from Til- lamook, carrying three pas- sengers and a pilot, to make a safe and successful landing after dark. It has been become increasingly diffi cult to fi nd parking space on Main Street, and even on some of the side streets, through- out a large part of the busi- ness day. W.J. Ortman spoke for a group urging the instal- lation of parking meters. He believes this is the only Harry McNall, 17, a senior at JHS was honored at a school assembly when he was presented a special award for a welding proj- ect by VoAg instructor Bob Wallauer. The award was a $200 check from the James F. Lincoln arc welding foundation. A large recreational development, the fi rst of its kind and size for Wal- lowa county, got underway this week near Lostine. The development will consist of a lake for fi shing and water sport activities with a great deal of space for nearby rec- reation development. The location is about three miles up the Lostine river. By slipping 31 seconds off the previous time, Jeff Oveson set a new course record of 15:38.6 at the 4-way cross country meet at Wallowa Oct. 9. Elwayne Henderson, sec- retary of the Wallowa FFA Chapter, has been chosen as October 16, 1969 Wallowa’s FFA boy of the Week. 25 YEARS AGO October 13, 1994 Members of the new Wal- lowa County 4-H Court are Abby Marshall, Heather Lenahan and Cammie Kuppinger. The WHS football team, led by senior quarterback Travis Jones, kept its perfect 1994 season record intact with a 60-20 Old Oregon victory over fi fth-ranked Prairie City. At half-time during the Jo-Hi homecoming foot- ball game against Imbler, the 1994 homecoming queen will be crowned. Court members are Jennifer Alford, Josi Botts, Ashley Jones and Leah Svendsen. Court escorts are Mark Bar- croft, Ryan Johnson, Brent Latta and Tom Zacharias. Hope McLaughlin was one of several members of the Wallowa Mountain Quilters Guild working on the group’s next raffl e quilt during a Quilting Day orga- nized by Dorothy Daggett at Cloverleaf Hall. In all there were over a dozen quilters working on various projects throughout the day. Bridge repair, Wallowa River at Minam. Photo courtesy of Edsel White. Slow Food Wallowas Pig Nic offers local foods and music By Ellen Morris Bishop Wallowa County Chieftain Slow Food Wallowas Pig Nic offers music and local goodies galore If you have a hankerin’ for excellent, fresh (and sort of exotic) local foods, live toe-tappin’ music, and sup- port for local food produc- ers, come on down to the Pig Nic on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Barking Mad Farm. There are people and kid-friendly Kune Kune pigs there to schmooze with as well. If you go, you’ll be among the select 100 folks whose tickets ($25 for adults, $12.50 for those 16 and under) sup- port local food producers and help small local farmers and FOR THE RECORD OCTOBER 7 1:16 a.m. – Cows hit on Hwy 82 in the canyon. 7:26 a.m. – Report of cows on the highway rural Enterprise. 8:11 a.m. – 911 cows in the highway rural Wallowa. 10:53 a.m. – Dog complaint rural Enterprise. 12:30 p.m. – Dog complaint in Wallowa. 4:17 p.m. – Commercial panic alarm in Joseph. 4:30 p.m. – Bench warrant entered for Clint Caleb Pow- ers, 27, of Wallowa for an orig- inal charge of Driving While Suspended or Revoked. 8:10 p.m. – Disturbance reported in Enterprise. 9:04 p.m. – Suspicious vehi- cle in Enterprise. OCTOBER 8 4:39 a.m. – Theft complaint in Enterprise. 2:14 p.m. – Telephone pole on fi re in rural Lostine. 4:31 p.m. – Report of a bur- glary in Joseph. 6:36 p.m. – Disabled vehi- cle in Enterprise. 6:50 p.m. – Theft reported in Joseph. 8:14 p.m. – Welfare check in Enterprise. OCTOBER 9 6:28 a.m. – Possible aban- doned vehicle in Enterprise. 9:29 a.m. – Traffi c crash Hwy 3 MP 22, non injury. 9:42 a.m. – 911 traffi c crash rural Enterprise, non injury. 10:36 a.m. – Report of loose horse in Joseph. 11:02 a.m. – Found cell phone in Wallowa. 11:29 a.m. – Report of a domestic in Enterprise. 12:19 p.m. – Eric Michael Landowski, 50, of Joseph was remanded to custody by Wal- lowa County Circuit Court for Probation Violation, original charge of Theft I. He was trans- ported to Umatilla County Jail. Ellen Morris Bishop Kune Kune pigs are small and friendly, and also eat only grass. food artisans fi nd new and innovative ways to sustain their farms and innovate new crops and technologies. Slow Food Wallowas has arranged for some out- 2:48 p.m. – Motorist assist in rural Joseph. 3:10 p.m. – Warrant issued for Patrick Angelo Maroney, 61, of Joseph with original charges of Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Menacing, Pointing a Firearm at Another, Interfer- ence with Making a Report x 2, Harassment, Driving Under the Infl uence of Intoxicants, and Resisting Arrest. 3:58 p.m. – Patrick Angelo Maroney, 61, of Joseph was arrested on a Failure to Appear warrant with original charges of Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Menacing, Pointing a Firearm at Another, Interference with Making a Report x 2, Harass- ment, DUII, and Resisting Arrest. He was held at the Wal- lowa County Justice Center until transported to Umatilla County Jail. 5:04 p.m. – Report of cows on the road in rural Flora. 5:09 p.m. – Jason Daniel low, 45, of Woodland, Wash- ington was arrested in Enter- prise on a theft charge. He was held at the Wallowa County Justice Center until trans- ported to the Umatilla County Jail. 8:22 p.m. – Repo of a vehi- cle in Wallowa. OCTOBER 10 11:14 a.m. – Theft com- plaint in Enterprise. 1:18 p.m. – Report of hit and run, vehicle damage in Wallowa. 2:31 p.m. – 911 report of a residential structure fi re. 6:31 p.m. – Wallowa County Circuit Court issued a State- wide Misdemeanor Warrant for Probation Violation on Tim- othy A. Erickson, 50, of Elgin. Original charge Driving While Suspended or Revoked. 10:45 p.m. – Single MVA non-injury reported in rural Wallowa. OCTOBER 11 3:12 a.m. – Agency assist requested by Riverside, CA. 8:29 a.m. – Report of a horse caught in a fence in rural Joseph. 10:27 a.m. – Report of crim- inal mischief in Enterprise. 3:09 p.m. – Public assist requested in Enterprise. 4:24 p.m. – Wallowa County Sheriff ’s Offi ce arrested Chris- topher L. Corcoran, 36, of Red- standing foods to sample, all served up by the producers who grew them. They include yak meatballs vindaloo from Amaranta Farm, Hokkaido pumpkin soup with toasted seeds & skin crisps from Aspen Grove Family Farm, artisan energy bar bites from BGood Bars, roasted beet & carrot salad from Back- yard Gardens, grilled chicken skewers and broth shoot- ers from Hawkins Sisters Chicken, farmstead cheese & pickles care of Friends of Family Farmers, roasted fl at- iron bison with chipotle-plum barbecue sauce from Stan- gel Bison Ranch and hand- carved roasted leg of lamb from NP Ranch. Of course, what would such a festive occasion be without TG beer on tap, Eagle Cap Kombu- cha, hot cider, coffee & tea. The music (also local) starts with Madison Lindsey at 12:45, followed by Laura and Landra Skovlin at 1:45 and fi nishing with The Local Yokels at 2:45. The highlight of the afternoon will be presenta- tion of the $1500 local pro- ducer grant award. Last year Nathan Slinker of Alder Slope Gardens took home the prize, but judges were so impressed by the top four Wallowa County applicants that board member Erika Polmar of Joseph and Port- land, owner of “Plate and Pitchfork Dinners,” contrib- uted an additional $1,500 toward future awards. Tickets for the Pig Nic mond on a Nationwide Felony Probation Violation warrant issued by Deschutes County. Original charge Coercion and Assault IV. He was transported to Umatilla County Jail. 4:41 p.m. – Following traf- fi c stop Macario R. Tovar, 28, of Joseph was arrested for Driv- ing While Suspended Misde- meanor by Wallowa County Sheriff ’s Offi ce. He was trans- ported to Umatilla County Jail. 7:18 p.m. – Dog as a public nuisance reported in Wallowa. 7:46 p.m. – Motorist assist in rural Wallowa. 9:06 p.m. – Noise com- plaint in Joseph. OCTOBER 12 7:02 a.m. – Request for a welfare check in Enterprise. 10:17 a.m. – Road haz- ard reported on Hwy 3, rural Enterprise. 10:21 a.m. – Burglary reported in rural Enterprise. 3:24 p.m. – 911 report of vehicle fi re in rural Wallowa. are available at The Book- loft and Ruby Peak Nat- urals in Enterprise, Mar- ketplace Fresh Foods and Joseph Hardware in Joseph and online at http://pig-nic. brownpapertickets.com. Births A son, Nathan John Wilsey, was born October 2, 2019 in Enterprise to Timothy & Lindsay Wilsey of Enterprise. Grandparents are Gary & Luanna Cooper, and Wesley & Natalie Wilsey. A daughter, Ellie Jo Patzke, was born October 3, 2019 in Enterprise to Bo James & Jacquelyn Dee Patzke of Enterprise. Grandparents are Mike & Tami Thompson, and Eddie Patzke & Linda Simms. OCTOBER 13 3:18 p.m. – Theft reported in Enterprise. 4:22 p.m. – Suspicious activ- ity reported in rural Enterprise. THE ONE STOP SHOP FOR YOUR HVAC... 301 W. 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