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Wednesday, October 30, 2019
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Humane Society opens with fanfare (and cats)
BIZZ BUZZ
By Bill Bradshaw & Ellen Morris Bishop
The Wallowa County Humane Soci-
ety will hold the grand opening of its new
Re-Tail Boutique thrift store and WCHS
headquarters from noon to 8 p.m. Thurs-
day, Oct. 31 at its new location in the his-
toric E.M. & M. Building, 19 E. Main St. in
Enterprise. In addition to the Re-Tail Bou-
tique, the new facility will include offi ce
space, a “Catio” that will house adoptable
cats, and a future do-it-yourself dog wash.
The grand opening includes hors d’oeu-
vres, beverages, and a silent auction to
benefi t WCHS work. The auction begins
at noon Thursday and continues until clos-
ing (6 p.m.) Saturday. There’s an oppor-
tunity to meet and greet (and adopt!) kit-
tens and cats. You can also learn about the
many opportunities for volunteer work
with animals, in education, in the store, and
elsewhere.
And if you want to celebrate Halloween
at the same time, you can also try your luck
in the WCHS Halloween “Escape Room.”
(Reservation required. See accompanying
article!)
“It’s going to be the fi rst time the public
gets to come and see what we’re all about in
our new location,” said Carol Vencill, Wal-
lowa County Humane Society president.
The WCHS moved out of their previous
location on River Street about a month ago.
“We may not have everything com-
pletely fi nished … but we should have
everything put in place so that we can be
open for business,” Vencill said
The Re-Tail Boutique carries high-end
used clothing and a variety of other items,
including furniture, pet supplies, some pet
foods, and WCHS regalia. The store’s mon-
iker “Re-Tail Boutique” was chosen by
a vote of WCHS volunteers from a list of
many suggested names.
Having the boutique/thrift store is a way
for the Humane Society to help fund the
needs of the animals, including medical
expenses, and help pay for the higher rent
for their new, larger space, Vencill noted.
One promised, highly anticipated feature
of the new Re-Tail boutique is a do-it-your-
self dog wash.
“It’s just a way for people who would
like to get their dogs bathed, mostly,” Ven-
cill said. “It’s not like going to a groomer
where you get the full package – bath, toe-
nails – the whole 9 yards. This is where you
can bring your own dog and we will pro-
vide the facilities – tub, towels, shampoo –
whatever’s needed.”
But that will come later – maybe within
a couple years, she said.
For now, the focus remains on adopting
out homeless animals, as well as earning
funds. Vencill is having volunteers build a
“Catio” – an indoor cat patio – where cats
can relax and also meet and greet those who
may adopt them.
At fi rst, the society will be open from
noon to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
“We’d like to add on more days,” she
said, “but we just have to take baby steps.”
Donations of goods for the Re-Tail Bou-
tique are accepted from noon to 5 p.m. on
Thursdays. They do not accept consign-
ments or large appliances.
The WCHS phone number is 541-263-
0336. The Re-Tail Boutique store phone is
541-203-2889.
Bill Bradshaw
Carol Vencill, left, president of the Wallowa County Humane Society, goes over some paperwork
with new volunteer Julia Petersen while standing amid part of the thrift store merchandise
at the society’s new quarters at 119 E. Main St. in Enterprise. The society will hold a grand
opening Thursday, Oct. 31.
Humane Society offers Halloween fun at Wizardry Escape Room
Wizardry Escape Room off ers
a chance to solve puzzles
and also win a $50 prize
By Ellen Morris Bishop
Wallowa County Chieftain
Ellen Morris Bishop
The Wizardry Escape room requires teamwork
and ingenuity to solve puzzles and exit.
Are haunted houses, plastic skeletons,
and scary spiderwebs getting old as Hallow-
een thrills? Do you want to try a Hallow-
een adventure that’s challenging, fun, and
requires teamwork?
The Wallowa County Humane Soci-
ety has just the ticket: the Wizardry School
Escape Room. It’s upstairs in their new digs,
and open for your fun and enjoyment Thurs-
day through Saturday.
An Escape Room is a relatively new Hal-
loween activity that engages you in solving
a mystery and thus escaping from a room
(sometimes haunted) before some misfor-
tune befalls you. The idea is that you have to
fi nd your way out of the room or in this case,
fi nd the key to unlock the door, by solving
riddles, completing puzzles, and discovering
clues. Usually there’s more than one person
involved, so it’s a great activity for a family,
a group of kids, or even a group of adults.
It takes about an hour for most peo-
ple to solve the riddles and fi gure out how
to escape. WCHS will award a $50 Re-Tail
Boutique gift certifi cate to the person or
team with the fastest time for solving the
mystery and exiting the room.
The WCHS Escape Room is located
on the second fl oor of its new headquar-
ters at 119 E. Main Street in Enterprise (in
the EM&M building.) You’ll need to make
a reservation to try it out, and the Humane
Society also asks that you support them with
a small donation. You can book a reserva-
tion online at bookeo.com/wchsescaperoom
or call WCHS volunteer coordinator Jacque-
line Valli at 971-258-4458.
Save $50
on your next
big project.
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