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Wallowa County Chieftain
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
OBITUARIES
Delores Mae Benson
Carmen Kay (Lewis) Wickam
September 5, 1928–November 6, 2019
January 10, 1952–November 6, 2019
Delores Mae Benson, 91,
of Joseph, Oregon passed
away at the Alpine House
Assisted Living Wednes-
day, November 6. Delores
was born Sep-
tember 5, 1928
in Lignite, North
Dakota, to Anita
Vera Sloan and
Alvin Anderson.
She graduated
from Lignite Pub-
lic School in 1946.
Delores grew up
on a small farm
and later the family relo-
cated to the town of Lig-
nite. There were nine kids
in her family. Delores mar-
ried Ralph Elvin in 1946 and
they moved to Idaho and
Oregon, where her husband
worked a series of road con-
struction jobs. In 1949 they
settled in Hillsboro as Ralph
took a job with Portland
General Electric PGE.
Delores will be remem-
bered for many things she
loved to do. She was a
dancer! Delores and Ralph
loved to square dance and
round dance. Later in life, in
her 80’s, she loved to both
line dance and clog. There
were many great memories
made friends during these
years.
Delores was an incredible
seamstress. She sewed all of
their square dance dresses
and Ralph’s matching west-
ern shirts. They were quite
a stunning couple. Delores
had a fl air for knitting, cro-
cheting, bead jewelry, and
macramé. She was very cre-
ative and loved color. What-
ever it took to learn a new
craft she was able to master
the challenge.
Both Delores and Ralph
loved to travel to Arizona
each winter. They
spent 20 years in
Apache Junction
enjoying a warmer
climate. They also
enjoyed
count-
less trips to the
beach and moun-
tains. Simply tak-
ing a drive in the
country was an
enjoyable experience. Ralph
passed away in May 2012.
Delores is survived by
her two daughters, Sheryl
Allen (and her husband
Glenn) and Vicki Searles
(and her husband Kerry).
Delores had three grand
children David Allen, Rach-
elle Gray, and Mia Hannah
(and her husband Grady)
and Melissa McWalters
(deceased). There are fi ve
great grandchildren Thomas
McWalters, Mariah McWal-
ters, and Ian McWalters,
June Hannah, and Vivian
Gray. Delores has one sur-
viving sister Francie Noe
(and her husband Wayne)
and their very large and
wonderful family.
Delores attended the
Church of God in Aloha,
Oregon. This is where she
was baptized. The Church
was a good family for her.
Later, in these past 3½ years
she has attended the Enter-
prise Christian Church and
this became her new family
and the favorite part of the
week.
MEMORIALS
Janet (Leffel) Tippett Uhler
Janet (Leffel) Tippett Uhler was born on August 1, 1931
to her parents, Homer Leffel and Lois Comstock Leffel. She
passed away on November 4, 2019, age 88.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14
National Pickle Day
KICKBOXING
FITNESS
CLASS: 5:15 a.m. The Vault in
Enterprise. Hurricane Point
Fitness. No experience nec-
essary. Certifi ed instructors.
541-398-2131.
PILATES IN WALLOWA:
9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wallowa
Senior Center. Sponsored by
Community Connection.
FREE HEARING EVALUATION
CLINIC: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wil-
derness Inn, 301 W. North St.,
Enterprise. Free hearing evalu-
ation, cleaning of hearing aids,
demos of digital instruments.
LIBRARY STORY TIMES:
10:30 a.m. Enterprise City
Library. Parents and children
0-5. Circle time, story-time and
activity at the Library.
ROTARY CLUB OF WAL-
LOWA COUNTY: Noon, St. Kath-
erine Catholic Church, 301 E.
Garfi eld St., Enterprise. Public
is invited.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE:
Noon to 6 p.m. Cloverleaf Hall,
Enterprise. Contact Alicia for
appointment at 541-663-6096,
or schedule online at www.
redcrossblood.org.
ADULT CERAMICS CLASS:
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Josephy Cen-
ter. $20 includes materials.
WALLOWA COUNTY CHESS
CLUB: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jose-
phy Center, Joseph. Free. Tour-
ists and players of all levels are
welcome.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15
National Clean Out Your
Refrigerator Day
ZUMBA: 6:30 a.m. The Place,
Joseph. No experience needed.
Instructor: Tammi Chapman.
PARENT/CHILD
PLAY-
GROUP: 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Building Healthy Families,
Enterprise. Songs, stories,
snacks and activities focusing
on developing kindergarten
readiness skills. For parents
and children 0-5.
RESTORATIVE
YOGA:
9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Above
the Lostine Tavern in Lostine.
A gentle style of yoga. Instruc-
tor: Esther Petrocine. saluta-
tionsstudio.com
LOWER VALLEY FARMERS
MARKET: Noon to 6 p.m. Held
indoors, on Main Street, across
from Wallowa Food City in
Wallowa. Produce, eggs, grass
fed beef, handcrafted items.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16
National Fast Food Day
ZUMBA GOLD: 9 a.m. 30
minute seated class; 9:30 a.m.
standing class. Enterprise
Senior Center. A fi tness class
for seniors that combines
Latin dance music with fi t-
ness moves. A doctor’s note
releasing you to participate
in Zumba Gold is required.
Call Becky McAuliff e for info at
541-263-0224.
CHRISTMAS
BAZAAR:
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wallowa Chris-
tian Church, 104 S. Spruce
St., Wallowa. Homemade
crafts, baked goods, gift bags.
Homemade chicken noodle
soup, rolls, pie & coff ee will be
for sale. Raffl e prize.
OLD-TIME
COMMUNITY
DANCE: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Hur-
ricane Creek Grange Hall. Live
Carmen Kay (Lewis)
Wickam, 67, of Baker
City, passed away due to
complications from ALS,
Wednesday, November 6,
2019 at her home
with
husband
Rod by her side.
A Celebration of
Life will be held
on Wednesday,
November 13,
2019~11:00 a.m.
at the Baker City
Christian Church
(675 Hwy 7) in
Baker City. Friends are
invited to join the family
for a potluck immediately
following the service at the
church.
Carmen was born on
January 10, 1952, to Rob-
ert (Bob) Lewis and Esther
(Jeffords) Lewis in Enter-
prise, Oregon. She was the
oldest of three children;
brothers Vearl and Bobb
Lewis followed. Carmen
grew up in beautiful Wal-
lowa County, hanging out
with her brothers, grand-
parents and cousins and
watching her brothers play
sports. She was involved in
4-H; participated in cook-
ing, sewing and showing
Herford steers, which were
raised on her grandfather’s
ranch. She enjoyed com-
paring pictures of her prize
winning Herford steer with
her granddaughters’ prize
winning Angus steers. She
graduated from Wallowa
High School, class of 1970.
Carmen met her hus-
band
Rodney
(Rod)
Wickam at the park in
Baker City. They married
December 18, 1971 at a
small ceremony in Wal-
lowa. They had three chil-
dren. They lived in Keat-
ing Valley for many years
before moving into Baker.
Through her children, she
kept her love of 4-H going
as their 4-H leader for
many years.
Carmen started volun-
teering at the Baker County
Public Library in Septem-
ber 1986 and was
hired full time
June 30, 1988.
She
worked
faithfully for 30
years,
retiring
June 30, 2018
as the Library
Administrative
Manager. In her
free time she
loved being “Gram” to her
two granddaughters Mor-
gan Marie and Carley Kay;
She and Rod enjoyed going
to their cabin and garden-
ing. T December 2018,
they celebrated their 47th
wedding anniversary hav-
ing pizza overlooking the
Pacifi c Ocean from Kauai.
She is preceded in pass-
ing by parents Robert and
Esther Lewis, grandpar-
ents Edgar and Effi e Lewis
and Wendell and Myrtle
Jeffords.
Carmen is survived by
her husband Rod, daugh-
ters’ Rhonda Wickam,
Heidi Johnson (son-in-law
Sam), son Adam Wickam,
granddaughters’ Morgan
Johnson and Carley John-
son (grandson-in-law Ste-
phen Schott), brothers’
Vearl and Bobb Lewis and
Stubby their faithful slip-
per watching, ice cream
eating dog.
For those who would
like to make a Donation
in memory of Carmen,
the family requests OHSU
Doernbecher Children’s
Hospital or St. Jude Chil-
dren’s Research Hospital
through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home PO Box 543
Halfway, Oregon 97834.
Online condolences can be
shared at www.tamispine-
valleyfuneralhome.com
SEE THE EXPANDED ONLINE CALENDAR AT
EASTERNOREGONEVENTS.COM
string band and caller. Begin-
ners welcome, no partner
needed, all dances taught
and called. $5 per person,
under 12 free. For info call
541-398-0800.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17
National Take a Hike Day
BINGO: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
VFW Hall, Enterprise.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18
National Princess Day
ZUMBA: 6:30 a.m. The
Place, Joseph. No experience
needed. Instructor: Tammi
Chapman.
WALLOWA COUNTY COM-
MISSIONERS MEETING: 9 a.m.
to 10 a.m. Wallowa County
Courthouse.
JOURNEY TO EQUITY
WORKSHOP: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
La Grande. Second day of a
2-part workshop for rural non-
profi t staff , board, and volun-
teers who need to take steps
to demonstrate their organi-
zation’s commitment to diver-
sity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
and be able to communi-
cate progress to funders and
community members. Spon-
sored by NEOEDD. Register at
https://bit.ly/330zH1s
KICKBOXING
FITNESS
CLASS: 6:15 p.m. Oddfellows
Hall in Enterprise. No expe-
rience necessary. Certifi ed
instructors. 541-398-2131.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19
National Play Monopoly Day
PILATES IN WALLOWA:
9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wallowa
Senior Center.
QUILTING GROUP: 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Wallowa Senior Cen-
ter, 204 E. 2nd St., Wallowa.
Sponsored by Community
Connection.
WECARE CAREGIVERS SUP-
PORT GROUP: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Wallowa Memorial Hospital,
Enterprise.
ADULT CERAMICS CLASS:
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Josephy Cen-
ter. $20 includes materials.
GENTLE YOGA: 4:15 p.m. to
5:45 p.m. Ideal for beginners,
people with injuries, pregnant
women, new mothers or any-
one seeking a calming, ther-
apeutic practice. The Place,
Joseph. Esther Petrocine.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20
National Absurdity Day
ZUMBA: 6:30 a.m. The
Place, Joseph. No experience
needed. Instructor: Tammi
Chapman.
LIBRARY STORY TIME:
10:30 a.m. Wallowa Public
Library. Circle time, story-time
and activity for parents and
children 0-5.
FOOD
GIVEAWAY:
11:30 a.m. Wallowa Senior
Center in Wallowa, 11 a.m.
Enterprise Senior Center and
noon at The Place in Joseph.
Sponsored by Wallowa Fresh
Food Alliance. Perishable food
available.
VFW TACO NIGHT: 5 p.m. to
8 p.m. VFW Hall, Enterprise. $8.
KICKBOXING
FITNESS
CLASS: 6:15 p.m. Oddfellows
Hall in Enterprise. Hurricane
Point Fitness. No experience
necessary. Certifi ed instruc-
tors. 541-398-2131.
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Keith Douglas Moffi t
January 11, 1930–November 5, 2019
Keith Douglas Mof-
fi t passed away of natural
causes November 5, 2019,
in Enterprise, Oregon. Age
89.
He was born
11 January 1930.
Son of Velma
Latimer
Mof-
fi t and Mike R.
Moffi t in Los-
tine,
Oregon.
He is survived
by 3 brothers —
Kenneth, Max
and Milo Moffi t,
Kenneth’s wife Roberta,
daughters, sons, nieces,
nephews, grandkids and
great-grandchildren. He
was preceded in death
by one sister, Letha Mof-
fi t Frazier, November 6,
2007.
Keith attended and
graduated from the Lostine
School District. He was a
veteran of the Korean War,
Korea Army Engineers.
He was a perfect gen-
tleman when dealing with
the ladies, even agreeable
to mending his ways and
moving to a place in the
desert with Bonnie by his
side.
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The Blue Nile Falls fed by Lake Tana near the city of Bahir
Dar, Ethiopia.
Scientists probe puzzle
of Nile River course
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years – about six times as
long as previously thought.
The research, published
on Nov. 11 in the journal
Nature Geoscience, found
that if it weren’t for the
mantle movement keep-
ing the river on course, the
Nile would have turned
west long ago, probably
changing the course of his-
tory along with it.
“One of the big ques-
tions about the Nile is
when it originated and
why it has persisted for
so long,” said lead author
Claudio Faccenna, a pro-
fessor at the UT Jackson
School of Geosciences.
“Our solution is actually
quite exciting.”
The results should set-
tle a long-running debate
about the age of the river
and provide evidence that
the slow movement of the
deep mantle is one of the
key forces shaping our
Earth’s landscape and geo-
logical processes.
Monica Kortsha
University of Texas, Austin
AUSTIN, Texas —
Ancient Egyptians consid-
ered the Nile River to be
the source of all life. The
steady northward path of
the river has nourished the
fertile valleys of northeast
Africa for 30 million years
without changing course,
shaping the course of
human civilization as well.
The Nile’s unchang-
ing path, however, has
been a geologic mystery
because long-lived rivers
usually move over time.
Researchers at The Univer-
sity of Texas at Austin have
cracked the case by link-
ing the river’s fl ow to the
movement of rock in the
Earth’s deep mantle. In the
course of their investiga-
tion, they found the eternal
river to be much older than
anyone realized, with the
scientists estimating the age
of the Nile to be 30 million
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Nov. 15
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Nov. 16
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Partly cloudy
Nov. 17
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Showers
Nov. 18
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Rain/snow showers
Nov. 19
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Few snow showers
Nov. 20
38
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WALLOWA COUNTY
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Saturday, Novembe
But there he couldn’t
leave (run away from)
some people, places,
loved ones and Wallowa
County home. Always giv-
ing what peo-
ple wanted, what
they expected —
and what they
needed.
Remember
Keith Moffi t —
A man may die
but his work will
remain in the
present tense.
Best of all he loved the
fall. The mountains and
hunting. He could spin a
rifl e like a six-gun. The
leaves turning and the tam-
arack shedding.
Now, he will be part
of them forever the door
closes.
For Keith, it will never
open again.
Memorial
services
for Keith Douglas Mof-
fi t will be 2:00 p.m. Sat-
urday November 16,
2019 at the Lostine Cem-
etery, followed by a get
together of food and bever-
age provided at the Lostine
Grange.
Phases of the moon
Nov. 19
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Dec. 3
Dec. 11
Last Quarter
New Moon
1st Quarter
Full Moon
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