NEWS
Wallowa.com
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
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Wightman takes reins of Enterprise Safeway
After 25 years,
she’s now at
the helm
By Bill Bradshaw
Wallowa County Chieftain
Capital Press File
Cattle graze in Eastern Oregon. An update to the rules related
to the National Environmental Policy Act will help ranchers,
proponents say.
Federal grazing fees remain
unchanged from 2019
U.S. Forest Service
Washington, D.C. – The
Federal grazing fee for 2020
will be $1.35 per animal
unit month (AUM) for pub-
lic lands administered by
the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and $1.35 per head
month (HM) for lands man-
aged by the USDA Forest
Service. The 2019 public
land grazing fee was $1.35.
An AUM or HM—treated
as equivalent measures for
fee purposes—is the use of
public lands by one cow and
her calf, one horse, or fi ve
sheep or goats for a month.
The newly calculated graz-
ing fee was determined by
FOR THE RECORD
JANUARY 27
7:24 a.m. – Suspicious cir-
cumstances in Enterprise.
7:45 a.m.- Icy conditions on
Hwy 82 between MP 60 and 63.
8:29 a.m. – Off ensive litter-
ing in Enterprise.
10:31 a.m. – Dead deer
reported in a yard in Enterprise.
1:09 p.m. – Theft reported in
Lostine.
1:55 p.m. – Suspicious per-
son in Enterprise.
7:05 p.m. – Disturbance in
Wallowa.
7:17 p.m. – 911 call x 3 for a
dumpster fi re in Enterprise.
8:55 p.m. – Vince Wayne
Sconce, 67, of Wallowa was
arrested by Wallowa County
Sheriff s Offi ce on a charge of
Strangulation. Subject was
transported to Umatilla County
Jail.
10:53 p.m. – Mason Christo-
a congressional formula and
takes effect March 1, 2020.
The fee will apply to nearly
18,000 grazing permits and
leases administered by the
BLM and nearly 6,250 per-
mits administered by the
Forest Service.
The formula used for cal-
culating the grazing fee was
established by Congress
in the 1978 Public Range-
lands Improvement Act and
has remained in use under
a 1986 presidential Execu-
tive Order. Under that order,
the grazing fee cannot fall
below $1.35 per AUM/HM,
and any increase or decrease
cannot exceed 25 percent of
the previous year’s level.
pher Martin, 26, of Joseph was
arrested by Wallowa County
Sheriff s Offi ce on charges of
Strangulation, Assault IV, Crim-
inal Mischief II, and Preventing
911. Subject was transported
to Umatilla County Jail.
JANUARY 28
1:33 a.m. – Noise complaint
in Enterprise.
9:44 a.m. – Noise complaint
in Enterprise.
10:49 a.m. – Report of a
vehicle stuck outside of Flora.
11:05 a.m. – Stolen pickup
out of Florida reported to be in
Wallowa County. Turned out to
be in Enterprise, AL.
1:35 p.m. – Animal com-
plaint in Wallowa.
5:15 p.m. – Public assist in
Enterprise.
6:30 p.m. – Theft in
Enterprise.
JANUARY 29
12:25 p.m. – Welfare check
WHAT’S HAPPENING
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6
National Frozen Yogurt 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.
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, VFW
Hall, 800 N. River St., Enter-
prise. Public is invited.
ADULT CERAMICS CLASS:
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Josephy Cen-
ter. $20 includes materials.
WALLOWA VALLEY PHOTO
CLUB MEETING: 5:30 p.m.
Toma’s Conference Room,
Enterprise. Workshop on work-
ing on your photos. Bring a
laptop. The public is welcome.
WALLOWA CO. FAIR PAN-
CAKE DINNER & BINGO:
5:30 p.m. dinner, 6:30 p.m.
bingo. Cloverleaf Hall, Enter-
prise. All you can eat pancake
dinner & bingo fundraiser for
the Fairboard Youth Scholar-
ship Fund. 4-H dessert auc-
tion. $5 children 10 and under
and 1 free bingo card; $10
adults and 1 free bingo card.
TERMINAL GRAVITY PRES-
ENTS: JON LEE: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Terminal Gravity, Enterprise.
JOSEPH CITY COUNCIL
MEETING: 7 p.m. Joseph Com-
munity Center.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7
National Wear Red Day
ZUMBA: 6:30 a.m. The
Place, Joseph. No experience
needed. Instructor: Tammi
Chapman.
SWEETHEART YARD SALE:
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hurricane
Creek Grange. 541-605-8233
for more info or to reserve a
table.
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
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.
FISHTRAP FIRESIDE: 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m. Fishtrap House, 400
E. Grant St., Enterprise. Read-
ings from Ellen Bishop, Asch
Humphrey and Rich Wand-
schneider. Open mic follows.
Free admission.
Longtime
Safeway
Assistant Store Director
Katie Wightman can drop
the “assistant” from her
title. On Friday, Jan. 31 she
was named the new direc-
tor for the Enterprise Safe-
way store.
Wightman
succeeds
Steve Hunter, who retired
last week.
In fact, she was named
assistant director right
around the time Hunter
became director — and had
his endorsement to replace
him. He said last week that
he was aware of three can-
didates for the post and
thought Wightman would
do a good job.
“It’s wonderful,” she
said of Hunter’s endorse-
ment. “We worked together
for 16 and a half years.”
Wightman, who has
been with the company for
25 years — all of them in
Enterprise — worked her
way up from deli clerk.
requested in rural Enterprise.
3:25 p.m. – Public assist at
Wallowa Lake.
11:30 p.m. – 911 call for a
civil dispute in Enterprise.
JANUARY 30
4:05 p.m. – Found toddler
found in Enterprise.
7:37 p.m. – Attempt to
locate on a subject on state-
wide misdemeanor warrant
from Wallowa County Circuit
Court.
7:44 p.m. – Attempt to
locate on a statewide misde-
meanor warrant issued by Wal-
lowa County Circuit Court.
9:30 p.m. – 911 trespass
complaint in Enterprise.
JANUARY 31
12:27 p.m. – Report of a dis-
turbance in Enterprise.
6:40 p.m. – Disturbance
reported in Joseph.
8:40 p.m. – Criminal mis-
chief reported in Enterprise.
Ellen Morris Bishop
Katie Wightman is the new manager at Safeway as of January 31.
She has held a wide variety
of posts in the store until
becoming assistant director.
She and husband, Jim
Wightman, have raised two
children in Wallowa County
FEBRUARY 1
5:31 a.m. – Criminal mis-
chief call from Joseph.
7:33 a.m. – Report of a
non-injury MVA in Minam.
9:21 a.m. – 911 reporting a
loose dog in rural Enterprise.
FEBRUARY 2
7:49 a.m. – 911 call for a ceil-
ing fan sparking in Wallowa.
11:05 a.m. – 911 call for a
disturbance in Enterprise.
1:38 p.m. – Wallowa County
Sheriff s Offi ce arrested Phil-
lip S. Wallen, 40, of Wallowa
for Criminal Trespass II. He was
transported to Umatilla County
Jail.
3:35 p.m. – Wallowa County
Sheriff s Offi ce arrested Phil-
lip S. Wallen, 40 of Wallowa for
Theft III. He was transported to
Umatilla County Jail.
FEBRUARY 3
3:33 a.m. – 911 call in
Joseph, offi cers responded.
— a son, now 18, and a
daughter, 16. The kids go to
school in Wallowa and the
family lives in Lostine.
As for the future, she just
considers it “pretty excit-
ing.” She said there are no
changes planned for the
store.
“We’ll just continue to
be providing for the com-
munity,” Wightman said.
WALLOWA COUNTY CIVIC
MEETING SCHEDULE
Wallowa County
Commission
Meetings 9 a.m. fi rst
and third Mondays.
Next meeting: Feb. 17
City Councils
• Joseph: 7 p.m. fi rst
Thursday, in the Joseph
Community
Center.
Next meeting Feb. 6.
•
Enterprise:
6:30 p.m. second Mon-
day, in City Hall. Next
meeting: Feb. 10
• Lostine: 7:30 p.m.
fi rst Wednesday, in City
Hall. Next meeting:
Feb. 5
• Wallowa: 7 p.m.
third Tuesday. In City
Hall. Next meeting:
Feb. 18
School boards
• Joseph: 5:30 p.m.
second Monday. Next
meeting: Feb. 10
•
Enterprise:
7:30 p.m. fi rst Monday.
Next meeting: March 2
• Wallowa: 7 p.m.
usually the second
Monday. Next meeting:
Feb. 10
Planning
commissions
• Wallowa County:
7 p.m. last Tuesday.
Next meeting: 7 p.m.
Feb. 25 courthouse
• Enterprise: 7 p.m.
fi rst Tuesday. Next
meeting: March 3
SEE THE EXPANDED ONLINE CALENDAR AT
EASTERNOREGONEVENTS.COM
National Ice Cream
For Breakfast Day
SWEETHEART YARD SALE:
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hurricane
Creek Grange. 541-605-8233
for more info or to reserve a
table.
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.
OYSTER & STEAK FEED:
3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wallowa
Senior Center. $30 all you can
eat oysters or a rib steak. Hot
dogs available for kids – under
10 free. No host wine & beer.
Sponsored by Wallowa Volun-
teer Fire Fighters. Pre-sale tick-
ets available at Wallowa City
Hall.
DUCKS UNLIMITED BAN-
QUET: Doors open at 5 p.m.;
dinner at 6:30 p.m. Clover-
leaf Hall, Enterprise. Annual
banquet and auction. For
tickets call John Duckworth,
541-886-8802.
OPEN MIC NIGHT: 7 p.m.
to 10 p.m. Terminal Gravity,
Enterprise.
TUNESMITH NIGHT: 6 p.m.
to 10 p.m. Sugar Time Bakery,
Enterprise. Featuring Jeremy
Ferrara, Bart Budwig and Jon
Lee. $10 admission. Limited
seating.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9
National Pizza Day
PARKINSON’S
SUPPORT
GROUP:
2 p.m.
Wallowa
Memorial Hospital’s dining
room.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10
National Umbrella Day
ZUMBA: 6:30 a.m. The
Place, Joseph. No experience
needed. Instructor: Tammi
Chapman.
JOSEPH SCHOOL BOARD
MEETING: 5:30 p.m.
KICKBOXING
FITNESS
CLASS: 6:15 p.m. Oddfellows
Hall in Enterprise. No expe-
rience necessary. Certifi ed
instructors. 541-398-2131.
ENTERPRISE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING: 6:30 p.m. Enterprise
city hall.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11
National Make A Friend Day
TELECONFERENCE WITH
STATE
REPRESENTATIVES:
7 a.m. to 8 a.m. OSU Exten-
sion Offi ce, 668 NW 1st St.,
Enterprise. Get updates and
ask questions of your legis-
lators. Everyone is invited.
Please RSVP 541-426-4622 to
make sure you have an oppor-
tunity to present your ques-
tions and concerns. Hosted by
Wallowa County Chamber of
Commerce.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Births
Don’t Forget!
Pancake & BINGO
SCHOLARSHIP
FUNDRAISER
DINNER
A son, Samuel James
Howard-Meyer, was born
January 22, 2020 in
Enterprise to Michael Meyer
& Amber Howard of Lostine.
Thursday night • Feb. 6th
5:30 pm at
CLOVERLEAF HALL
WALLOWA COUNTY FAIR BOARD
301 W. Main, Enterprise • 541.426.3177
PILATES IN WALLOWA:
9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wallowa
Senior Center.
QUILTING IN WALLOWA:
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wallowa
Senior Center, 204 E. 2nd St.,
Wallowa. Sponsored by Com-
munity Connection.
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, FEBRUARY 12
National Plum Pudding 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.
FOOT CLINIC: Noon to
3 p.m. Wallowa Senior Center.
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 instructors.
541-398-2131.
ROTARY SPECIAL SPEAKER:
6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Odd Fellows
Hall, 105 NE 1st St., Enterprise.
Taste samples of Salvadoran
foods. Main program begins
at 7 p.m. “Girls on the Rise,” Sal-
vadorans break the bonds of
poverty. Special speaker John
Kukankos. Admission by dona-
tion to Project Salvador. Spon-
sored by Rotary Club of Wal-
lowa County.
WALLOWA COUNTY BEE-
KEEPERS MEETING: 6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. Hurricane Creek
Grange. Open to anyone inter-
ested in bees and beekeeping.