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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1943-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 2019)
NEWS Wallowa.com Wednesday, December 11, 2019 A3 Ski Club busy putting up a tow rope and working on a cabin OUT OF THE PAST Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins 100 YEARS AGO – DECEMBER 11, 1919 There will be no suffer- ing for lack of fuel, as wood is now coming in town in large quantities. Thousands of cords of dry, dead wood are scattered over the ground in the forest at the north, and could be got out and brought to town either on sleds or by rail. Plans for the Knights of Pythias building, to be erected on Main street just east of the Carnegie library, were advanced to the point where an architect will be engaged at once. This struc- ture will make three pub- lic buildings in a group, the library on the corner, the fi ne new I.O.O.F. lodge hall on the west and the Pythian temple on the east, with the court house across the street. In spite of the gain in the towns, the school population of the county continues to decrease. The November cen- sus shows the smallest num- ber of children since 1914. 70 YEARS AGO – DECEMBER 8, 1949 Mr. and Mrs. Arley Evans have purchased the Swayze jewelry store and have already taken possession. Neil Marrs reports that prowlers broke into his ser- vice station Monday night. A pane of glass was found to have been removed from one of the windows and a few items in the offi ce were disturbed, but nothing of any consequence was found missing. The glass pane removed was only 9.5 by 11.5 inches, indicating that the entrance was probably made by some youngster. The Ski Club has been busy putting up a tow rope, and working on a cabin, which club members will use at the course. Tom Bales and boys are still clearing timber to make more room for skiing. The Joseph public schools are being severely taxed for room. Increasing school enrollments necessi- tate the use of every avail- able classroom. There are 48 more children on the school census this year than last year, and a further increase is in sight for next year. This increase is said to be due pri- marily to the bumper crop of “war babies” born six and seven years ago. The Ore- gon Education Associa- Expect delays on I-84 between LaGrande and Cabbage Hill MEACHAM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Transportation will stage rolling slowdowns for eastbound and westbound Interstate 84 to accommo- date the removal of haz- ard trees near milepost 242, 20 miles west of La Grande, plus two or three nearby locations. Up to three separate slowdowns operations are scheduled to take place sometime next Wednesday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. that will impact traffi c for about 15 minutes each occurrence. They will begin at milepost 256 near Perry for west- bound traffi c and milepost 224 near Poverty Flats for eastbound traffi c, with pilot cars slowing motorists to about 35 mph. Once traffi c has passed the work site the pilot cars will exit the free- way and you can return to posted speeds. Please plan extra travel time in this area at this time. Freeway on ramps in the slow down zones will also be temporary closed during FOR THE RECORD DECEMBER 2 8:26 a.m. – Abandoned vehi- cle in Enterprise. 8:28 a.m. – Welfare check in Wallowa. 8:53 a.m. – Theft complaint in Enterprise. 1:35 p.m. – Public assist in Wallowa. 1:38 p.m. – Public assist call in Enterprise. 3:01 p.m. – Indecent texts being received in Wallowa. 5:46 p.m. – 911 suspicious vehicle in Joseph. Ran out of fuel. 8:30 p.m. – Dog complaint in Joseph. DECEMBER 3 7:58 a.m. – Cow reported out on Hurricane Creek Rd. 8:32 a.m. – Disturbance in Enterprise. 9:33 a.m. – Report of a pos- sible intoxicated driver in Enterprise. 4:55 p.m. – 911 call for shoot- ing after hours in rural Wallowa. 5:02 p.m. – Traffi c problem rural Joseph. 5:02 p.m. – Probation Vio- lation warrant entered for Michael James Brockamp, 38, of Lostine for an original charge of DWS. 5:25 p.m. – Missing pack- age in Enterprise. Located and returned. 6:09 p.m. – Found wallet at Safeway. Returned to owner. DECEMBER 4 10:35 p.m. – 911 call to report a disturbance in Joseph. DECEMBER 5 8:21 a.m. – Public assist mov- the operations until the pilot cars and traffi c have passed by. Travelers will be able to exit the freeway at impacted interchanges, but may experience delays in getting on the freeway towards the direction of the work zones. The rolling slowdown will create a window of time when no vehicles will be at the work sites for approximately 10 minutes. This will allow us to safely fell the hazard trees with- out traffi c in the area. “We don’t anticipated any issues and the trees should fall away from the roadway, but as a precau- tion we don’t what traffi c in the area when they are coming down,” said ODOT Meacham maintenance manager Randy Randolph. “We greatly appreciate your patience and will keep traffi c impacts to a min- imum. If weather condi- tions are not favorable on December 11, we will post- pone the operation till the following Wednesday.” ing cows on Hwy 82. 11:25 a.m. – 911 animal head reported on Hwy 82, MP 60. Elk head. 2:01 p.m. – Disturbance reported in Enterprise. 4:26 p.m. – Civil dispute reported in Wallowa. 5:25 p.m. – 911 traffi c com- plaint on Hwy 82 in rural Lostine. 6:17 p.m. – Possible ani- mal neglect reported in rural Enterprise. DECEMBER 6 9:08 a.m. – 911 call report- ing a slide off in rural Joseph. 10:37 a.m. – Theft reported in Joseph. 12:39 p.m. – Theft reported in Enterprise. 12:40 p.m. – Public assist in Lostine. In the District 13 “Make It Yourself With Wool” fash- ion show and contest held in La Grande the top win- ning Senior Division contes- tant was Leitha Hamilton of Wallowa. The Chieftain is unsure of exactly why these ladies are so radiantly happy. We think they might have been waiting on a Chamber of Commerce raffl e or give-away prizes or maybe they were winners. We invite our readers to help solve the mystery! tion reveals that current estimates indicate Oregon pupil enrollments will dou- ble in the next ten years and require about twice our pres- ent teaching staff and num- ber of classrooms. 50 YEARS AGO – DECEMBER 11, 1969 Icy streets were instru- mental in an accident in which a car driven by Dis- trict Attorney William Kirby collided with the State Police car driven by offi cer D. A. Nelson. The accident occurred on Depot street in Enterprise. There was a good turn- out at the Chamber of Com- merce drawing at the Safe- way parking lot. Chamber president Jerry Weaver esti- mated the crowd at over 200 persons. Those whose names were drawn and col- lected their $25 prizes were: Chuck Willis, Ruth Fleming, Leona Warnock and Effi e Hale. Dave Dummer of the Dummer Pharmacy in Joseph has just had the work completed on converting his storefront to the style of the old west. A number of other businesses in Joseph are planning to follow this example and perhaps change the atmosphere of the entire town to that of the 1800’s. 25 YEARS AGO – DECEMBER 8, 1994 Boise Cascade Corpo- ration has purchased an estimated 7 million board feet of logs at R-Y Tim- ber’s sawmill in Joseph and an unspecifi ed amount of standing timber on 22,000 acres of R-Y’s forest lands. Enterprise girls coach Mike Crawford likes what he sees in his team this year, and he’s guardedly optimis- tic as the (basketball) sea- son gets underway. Ten of the players on the roster were varsity level players last year. Only three – Patti Simpson, Jozie Hrenchir, and Marjie Sackett – are seniors. In a game Tuesday at Wallowa, the hosting Cou- gars opened their season with a 53-34 defeat of the Joseph Eagles. Clint John- son and Chris Lewis scored 13 apiece for Wallowa, while Travis Jones added 12. Brent Latta managed nine points for the Eagles. Changes to SNAP program could affect 19,000 Oregonians SALEM — At least 19,000 Oregonians could lose government food assistance under a new fed- eral rule fi nalized Thurs- day, Dec. 5. The rule will restrict states’ ability to allow cer- tain adults to receive ben- efi ts for more than three months in a three-year period if they aren’t work- ing or training at least 20 hours a week. The change in the Sup- plemental Nutrition Assis- tance Program (SNAP) was approved despite more than 140,000 negative public comments. It is expected to affect 700,000 SNAP recip- ients nationally once it takes effect in April. Oregon, like most states, has used waivers to extend benefi ts for longer than three months to a group of SNAP recipients known as “able-bodied adults with- out dependents” (ABAWD) if they live in areas with high unemployment and limited job opportunities. This group includes indi- viduals ages 18 through 49 who don’t have disabilities, don’t have children or other dependents and are consid- ered able to work. In January 2020, Oregon has approved waivers for 31 counties for ABAWD work requirements, which will now expire March 31. Fed- eral changes to eligibility requirements for waivers will limit the areas in Ore- gon that meet the require- ments starting April 1. As a result, this means only six counties may be eligible to receive the waiver. “SNAP plays a criti- cal role in addressing hun- ger and food insecurity,” said Fariborz Pakseresht, Department of Human Ser- vices director. “SNAP ben- efi ts assist Oregonians during diffi cult times to 3:23 p.m. – Welfare check in Enterprise. 4:13 p.m. – Barking dog complaint in Joseph. 9:56 a.m. – Dog roaming loose in Wallowa. 10:29 a.m. – Burglary reported in Wallowa. 11:45 a.m. – Public assist in Joseph. 9:45 p.m. – Single traffi c crash non injury reported in rural Joseph. 11:59 p.m. – Woodburn Police Department arrested Alan J. Griffi th, 40, of Joseph for Violation of Release Agree- ment. Original charges of Criminal Trespass I, Criminal Mischief II, Theft II, and Resist- ing Arrest. DECEMBER 7 8:05 a.m. – 911 reports of a one vehicle rollover in rural Enterprise. Enterprise PD arrested Joshua Michael Black, 38, of Enterprise for DWS Misdemeanor. 6:59 p.m. – Welfare check requested in rural Joseph. 8:23 p.m. – Advised of mov- ing cattle on Hwy 82, MP 70.5. DECEMBER 8 12:33 a.m. – 911 call for pub- lic assist. 4:12 a.m. – Traffi c complaint in Joseph. 9:35 a.m. – Welfare check requested in Enterprise. Prefer a Home Visit? Dr. Wes Baker A Non-Profit Community Health Center 603 Medical Parkway Enterprise, OR 97828 www.windingwaters.org 541-426-4502 HOURS: Monday - Friday 7:00am to 7:00pm Saturday 9:00am to 1:00pm help make ends meet, in particular those work- ing low-wage or who are between jobs. For those already facing diffi cult circumstances, this rule exacerbates those circum- stances. It also will result in an increased burden on food banks and other com- munity resources to fi ll the void.” Areas requesting federal waivers must have unem- ployment rates at least 20% higher than the national rate but not less than 6 percent. The Bureau of Labor Sta- tistics indicates unemploy- ment rates for people with- out a high school diploma or GED have often more than double the average unemployment rates. Other groups that face additional obstacles when seeking steady employment include agricultural workers, veter- ans, former foster youths, formerly incarcerated peo- ple and rural residents with limited transportation. In addition to admin- istrating SNAP benefi ts, the Department of Human Services provides work- force development and training opportunities so Oregonians can secure a living-wage job. More information on those pro- grams can be found here https://www.oregon.gov/ D H S / A S S I S TA N C E / FOOD-BENEFITS/pages/ index.aspx. WALLOWA COUNTY PREVENTION Gift responsibly. Lottery tickets are not child's play. Remember scratch-off tickets are intended for adults 18 and older. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
