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NEWS Wallowa.com Lostine Corridor appeal slated for Dec. 12 By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain On Dec. 12, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is slated to hear oral argu- ments regarding the des- tiny of the Lostine Corridor Public Safety Project. The hearing will take place in Seattle, Wash. The approximately 2100-acre forest treatment project, purported by the U.S. Forest Service to aid in protecting both campers and corridor residents from wildfi re, was highly contro- versial from the start. Nearly as soon as the project was announced in 2017, environmental groups Greater Hells Can- yon Council and Oregon Wild used legal means to try to thwart the project. The groups fi led an appeal to the project in May of 2017, essentially calling it a thinly disguised commer- cial logging venture. The groups also accused the USFS of skirting National Environmen- tal Policy Act regulations by improperly labeling the project with a “categori- cal exclusion” moniker to avoid formal environmen- tal analysis of the project. Wallowa County applied for and received status as an intervenor in the case, which allows it to act as a third party. The environmental groups lost the initial hear- ing presided over by Mag- istrate Patricia Sullivan in District Court. A fur- ther appeal to U.S. Dis- trict Judge Michael Simon upheld Sullivan’s decision. Undeterred, the envi- ronmental groups went up the ladder and appealed Simon’s decision to the court of appeals. Although preliminary work had started on the project, the groups also fi led an emer- gency motion for injunction to stop the work ahead of the appeals court hearing. Both the USFS and Wal- lowa County fi led their opposition to the injunction request. The court rejected the emergency injunction without comment. Grants available for construction, restoration of war memorials The World COOS BAY — Oregon Heritage of Oregon Parks and Recreation Depart- ment is offering grants for the construction or resto- ration of veterans and war memorials. Local governments and federally recognized Tribes are eligible to apply for work on monuments on public owned properties. New monuments should acknowledge veterans and wars not already recognized in the community. Grants for restoration may be used for broken monuments, missing elements of monuments, or the related design elements of monuments for veterans or wars. Grants may also fund the addition of elements to existing monuments. Projects must include the active participation of a veteran organization. For more information, visit www.oregonheritage. org or contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.gill@oregon.gov or 503-986-0685. Wednesday, December 11, 2019 A7 Bazaars: This year’s event boasts a ‘good turnout’ Continued from Page A1 outside of Enterprise. She also had a spinning wheel and demonstrated how raw wool is spun into yarn – the old-fashioned way. Wendy Falk, who was in charge of the bazaar, said there were 28 vendors there. She said both the number of vendors and cus- tomers were a good turnout. Although the bazaar doesn’t usually advertise, “our ven- dors help us get the word out.” She said that while most are from the Wallowa Val- ley, she has had vendors there from as far away as Pendleton and Montana. “I invite vendors who haven’t been to other craft shows,” she said. “Most of our crafters are people who’ve never sold to the public before.” Displays included, among other items, knitted or crocheted items, signs, woodwork, candy, Christ- mas cards and décor. The bazaar also featured the combined Les Schwab/ Enterprise Christian Church toy/clothing drive. “The reason to set up the craft show is to create a sense of community.” She said she hopes the event can be self-suffi cient and keep itself going. “I already have a bunch of ideas for next year,” Falk said. Bazaars in Joseph also were open Friday and Sat- urday. This year, two bazaars that had previ- ously been combined at the Joseph Community Cen- ter were split into events at The Place, an event cen- ter owned by the Methodist Church, and an otherwise empty storefront in the Her- itage Center on Main Street. Sally Brandt, who was Photos by Bill Bradshaw Maryanne Spence shows how sheep’s wool is spun into yarn on a spinning wheel Friday at the Wallowa County Christmas Bazaar and Craft Show at the Cloverleaf Hall in Enterprise. Mariah Blackhorse, of Lost Prairie Design, left, shows some of her jewelry for sale at The Place in Joseph to Mackenzie Roorda during the Jingle Through Joseph Bazaar on Friday, Dec. 6. in charge of the 16th annual Jingle Through Joseph Holi- day Bazaar held for the fi rst year at The Place, said there were 17 vendors there the weekend after Thanksgiv- ing and 14 this past week- end. She said attendance Jo Jeff ries, left, of Pat Pony Prints, and Julie Zachariah enjoy a laugh together while looking over some of Jeff ries’ off erings Friday, Dec. 6, during the Joyful Jubilee Joseph Bazaar at Heritage Place. was down a bit, which she attributed to the weather. The other Joseph bazaar – the Joyful Jubilee Joseph Bazaar – at the Heritage Center attracted about 20 different vendors, accord- ing to Suzie Madigan. She said some of those vendors also showed at The Place and the Cloverleaf Hall in Enterprise. “It’s worked out pretty well,” Madigan said. “We’re doing it for people who had no other place to show.” Winterfest: Enterprise Fire Department dishes up chili to warm festival goers Continued from Page A1 Once kids dismounted from Santa’s lap, they could take advantage of the cook- ies and hot chocolate being handed out by Santa’s help- ers, who included Gina Birkmaier, (Mayor) Stacey Karvoski and (City Council- woman) Jenni Word. Other helpers came and went, such as (City Recorder) Lacey McQuead and Cami Word. Outside Santa Central, kids hopped on the bar- rel train for a tour around downtown driven by Spen- cer Shelton from the “North Pole” at the corner of NW 2nd and Main streets. Often as not, one of the passengers would be “Frosty the Snowman,” aka 14-year- old Kyler McQuead. His mom said this was his sev- enth year participating in Winterfest, having started as a 7-year-old riding in San- ta’s sleigh during the parade. The Wallowa County Carolers provided some hol- iday airs for Winterfest-go- ers around downtown, start- ing at the “North Pole” with “Silent Night.” Listeners showed they enjoyed the ladies’ joyful harmony with their smiles and applause. Across Main Street and up a block in front of the Wild Carrot Herbals, Chris Evans spent the afternoon roasting chestnuts over a burn barrel. and snowmen. Second place went to Rahn Sanitation’s fl oat with a Nativity scene pop- ulated mostly by wild, can- dy-throwing kids. Third place went to a brightly lighted Oregon State Parks fl oat bearing Smokey Bear. City Controller Lacey McQuead said the 20 entries in this year’s parade was the most in her eight years of being involved. She said she sent out 100 invitations to people and organizations she thought might want to participate and was pleased with the strong response. In fact, the parade proved so popular with the scores of watchers that organizers had them go around the block and down Main Street a sec- ond time. The one event that was supposed to conclude the evening that proved a bit of a disappointment was the Mayor’s Fudge Contest. Mayor Karvoski said there was no contest because there were no entries. Bill Bradshaw Dean Brown, left, of the Enterprise Volunteer Fire Department, dishes up a bowl of chili for Patricia Buff ord and Scott Reinhardt Saturday, Dec. 7 during Enterprise’s Winterfest. “I’m just doing this to help out,” Evans said. The holiday favor- ite drew many of the curi- ous and interested, many of whom had never tasted roasted chestnuts. Rob Taylor, who said he had eaten them before, said simply, “I love roasted chestnuts.” Erl McLaughlin was a lit- tle less certain, though he found them “OK.” Rick Bombaci just gushed over his enjoyment of them. “I think they’re great,” he said. “You could eat a belly full and still feel good.” Chestnuts, cocoa and cookies weren’t the only things on the menu, as the Enterprise Fire Department dished up chili to all comers. Before long, nearly every- one around the chili tables set up at Main and SW 1st streets had a bowlful – and seemed to be enjoying it. The concluding event of the evening was the Winter- fest Lights Parade that left the Cloverleaf hall – where the fl oats were judged – and arrived downtown about 5:30 p.m. First place went to Main Street Motors with a truck driven by Andy Crow pull- ing a trailer laden with Santa Claus and all the trappings of the North Pole, includ- ing Christmas trees, reindeer DISHWASHERS, Come in today MICROWAVES, STOVES, for a special WASHER AND DRYERS, REFRIGERATORS selection of: & FREEZERS! 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