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WE WISH YOU A JOYFUL
HOLIDAY SEASON!
By Ellen Morris Bishop
Wallowa County Chieftain
The Holiday Season is a special time
in Wallowa County. The air is crisp. The
tamaracks have turned their magic golden
and are softly fading into winter. Snow
embraces the high county, first with a
wispy tenderness, and finally with a thick
and fluffy blanket. Ranchers exhale briefly
between gathering, shipping and, eventu-
ally, calving. Farmers await spring. Our
wood, gathered, split and stacked is ready
to keep hearth and home warm and secure
from what ever an uncertain winter has to
offer.
But the Holiday season offers more than
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Snowboarder rides the powder at Fergie.
a change in the weather. It also brings a
change in heart and focus. Families gather.
Friends reunite. Charity assumes a lead role
in out lives whether giving to local causes,
reaching out to the community, or helping
loved ones a little more. Thanksgiving is
about thanks for all our blessings. Christ-
mas, and all the world’s major religions’
celebrations are about hope, love, and tid-
ings of comfort and joy this time of year.
All of us here at the Chieftain wish all of
Wallowa County a happy and healthy holi-
day season. Thank you for your support for
this paper. And especially for one-another.
Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas,
and may the year ahead be full of prosperity
and joy for each and every one.
Contact Jennifer Cooney at
jcooney@wallowa.com • 541-805-9630
209 NW First St., Enterprise • 541-426-4567
P.O. Box 338 • Enterprise, OR 97828
Office: 209 NW First St., Enterprise, Ore.
Phone: 541-426-4567 • Fax: 541-426-3921
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Editor, Ellen Morris Bishop
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