NEWS
Wallowa.com
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
A15
Community Connection
provides pre-purchase
housing counseling
Receives Wells
Fargo grant to
provide help
Bill Bradshaw
Heather Melville asks a kindergartener where he wants his gravy as she helps serve a Thanksgiving-style lunch Tuesday, Nov.
26 at Enterprise School.
Enterprise students thankful at turkey dinner
Most list family
as what they’re
thankful for
By Bill Bradshaw
Wallowa County Chieftain
More than 320 students
and adults celebrated an
early Thanksgiving dinner at
Enterprise School, Tuesday,
Nov. 26, with turkey and all
the trimmings.
The turnout was far more
than the usual crowd of 240
that usually includes 10 to
12 adults each day for lunch,
according to elementary
school secretary and Food
Services Director Sandy
Wiedeman.
“We served a lot more
than we usually serve,” Wie-
deman said.
The fi nal tally, she said,
was 275 students and 49
adults. The kids had the day
before Thanksgiving off, so
that was the last day possi-
ble for a school Thanksgiv-
ing lunch.
Bill Bradshaw
Enterprise kindergarteners Harrison Pace, left, and Roman
Crawford enjoy their Thanksgiving-style lunch Tuesday, Nov.
26 at Enterprise School.
She said Enterprise
Schools
Superintendent
Erika Pinkerton and three
school board members were
among those dishing up the
turkey, gravy, dressing, rolls
and vegetables before kids
moved on to the self-serve
salad bar that included cran-
berry sauce and brownies.
The parents and grand-
parents who lunched with
the kids were at the top of the
list when the kids were asked
what they were most thank-
ful for this Thanksgiving.
“My mom and dad,” said
5-year-old Helen Porter, as
she sat eating with her par-
ents, Mark and Tara Porter.
Rhilynn Compton, 5,
said, “I’m thankful for my
whole family.” She’s the
daughter of Zac and Stefanie
Compton.
Harrison Pace, the 6-year-
old son of David and Brooke
Pace, echoed the sentiment
expressed by most kids.
“I’m thankful for having
a happy family,” he said.
Sitting next to Harrison,
his pal Roman Crawford, 5,
was quick to toss in, “I have
the same thing as he does.”
Roman is the son of Kyle
and Katie Crawford.
One boy was a lit-
tle more thoughtful in his
thankfulness.
“I’m thankful that every-
one at the school has turkey
to eat,” 5-year-old Bodee
Bauck said.
But 5-year-old Syd-
ney Bradshaw had the most
basic answer. When asked
what she was most thankful
for, the daughter of Zak and
Lynn Bradshaw took a big
bite of her brownie and said,
“My food.”
Wells
Fargo
has
awarded Community Con-
nection of Northeast Ore-
gon, Inc. a $10,000 grant
to their Housing Resource
Center for their work on
prepurchase,
fi nancial
capability and foreclosure
avoidance counseling and
education.
Community Connec-
tion provides prepurchase
counseling to folks inter-
ested in purchasing a home.
Their HUD Certifi ed
Housing Counselor helps
position folks for lender
approval by address-
ing budget, credit, debt,
and educates prospec-
tive homeowners of avail-
able loan products, as well
as ensures that they can
sustain housing costs on
a comfortable fi nancial
basis. Community Con-
nection also offers Individ-
ual Development Accounts
for fi rst-time homebuyers,
allowing prospective buy-
ers to save up to $12,000
toward a down payment.
In 2019 we have had three
home purchases through
the IDA program and 18
more in process.
Community Connec-
tion’s certifi ed Foreclosure
Intervention and Default
Counselor counsels home-
owners at risk of losing
their homes to foreclosure
by reviewing options and
strategies to retain owner-
ship of their homes. This
includes available pro-
grams for loan reinstate-
ment, mortgage payment
reduction and property
tax reinstatement. Also
included is fi nancial capa-
bility counseling which
involves current budget-
ing and creating a sustain-
able projected budget. This
year, Community Connec-
tion’s efforts in foreclosure
avoidance counseling has
saved homeowners a total
of $724,344.44 and saved
36 homes from foreclosure.
Soroptimist wins
Food Bank Challenge!
There are
no losers
By Ellen Morris Bishop
Wallowa County Chieftain
The annual Soroptimist
–Rotary Community food
bank challenge started and
ended with a good mea-
sure of rivalry and gentle
ribbing.
After the dust cleared
and all was totaled at the
end of the six-week drive,
Soroptimist had edged out
the Rotary Club for the
win of fundraising brag-
ging rights this year. In
reality, the real winner of
the contest is the Wallowa
County Community Food
Bank, and there are no los-
ers. Together the two clubs
generated $4,119 for the
food bank, which was then
matched by a $1,500 con-
tribution from the three
local branches of Commu-
nity Bank. That generous
donation brought the grand
total to $5,619.
The three contributors
would like to thank Com-
munity Connection for their
superb work in meeting the
many needs of the commu-
nity during the holidays and
throughout the year.
From the team at Ruby Peak Realty
With appreciation at the holidays, we
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Holiday Season!
and wish you a joyous
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