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A2 NEWS Wallowa County Chieftain Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Enterprise Police must start ‘profi ling’ July 1 State requires data collection By Bill Bradshaw Wallowa County Chieftain Enterprise Police will be required to begin profi ling motorists July 1 when they make traffi c stops, accord- ing to Chief Joel Fish. But “profi ling” is not the dirty word some make it out to be, as it is often a useful and necessary tool for law enforcement, Fish said. “To say a guy looks white is part of the information we get and collect,” he said. “But to stop someone solely based on race is illegal.” In his Monday, Feb. 10 report to the city coun- cil, Fish said that the state required beginning in 2018 with the largest law enforce- ment agencies such as Port- land, three tiers of such pro- fi ling to collect data. Now, it’s the turn of smaller agen- cies — such as Enterprise — with one to 24 offi cers. The chief told the council he was recently contacted by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission grant coordina- tor to ensure his department was on track to comply with state requirements in time. “They just want to make sure we’re doing it cor- rectly,” he said. According to the Crim- inal Code of Oregon, data collection in offi cer-initi- ated traffi c and pedestrian stops is designed to iden- tify and address problems with bias-based policing, Fish said. Offi cers are to of the offi cer responsible for reporting the stop. • The nature of and the ‘…THEY SAY THAT’S WHAT EVERYBODY’S DOING AND WE HAVE TO DO IT. WE DON’T HAVE A CHOICE.’ Enterprise Police Chief Joel Fish report to the Criminal Jus- tice Commission: • The date, location and time of the stop. • The apparent race, eth- nicity, age and sex of the pedestrian or the operator of the motor vehicle stopped, based on the observations statutory citation for the alleged traffi c violation or other alleged violation that caused the stop to be made. • The disposition of the stop, including whether a warning, citation or sum- mons was issued, whether a search was conducted, the type of search conducted, whether anything was found as a result of the search and whether an arrest was made. Data acquired under the code is only allowed to be used only for statistical purposes. Fish told the council such data collection will require each offi cer to have a smart- phone. He said that he and two of his three offi cers already do. However, he said, the devices may need to be upgraded. He said his own is four years old and he was unsure how much lon- ger it will last. He also said the app used to enter the data works best on an Android. “They do cost the city money,” Mayor Stacey Kar- voski said at the Feb. 10 meeting. Still, Fish wasn’t entirely comfortable with the state’s requirement on profi ling. “We put in what we per- ceive as their gender, what we perceive as their race,” he told the council. “That’s the problem I have with it is you put down something and once a person fi nds out that’s not right, they cry about it. But they say that’s what everybody’s doing and we have to do it. We don’t have a choice.” He said last week he would make sure his depart- ment does any profi ling in a correct manner. “There’s a right way and a wrong way,” Fish said last week. All Enterprise houses must connect with the city sewer system OUT OF THE PAST Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins 100 YEARS AGO cesspools, so-called pri- vate septic tanks, or out- side closets after the fi rst of July. 70 YEARS AGO February 19, 1920 February 16, 1950 With a large attendance at both morning and after- noon sessions, not to men- tion the great dinner at noon, the silo school devel- oped an interest gratify- ing to its sponsors. Nearly 200 people partook of the dinner. The new Home Con- struction company has pur- chased an uncompleted house on west North street, and will fi nish this into a modern and attractive cot- tage. It will be sold when fi nished. Roscoe Dorsey, 15 years old, was stabbed and nearly killed at Wallowa by Bert and Virgil Daniel, 11 and 14 years old. For two days it was thought Ros- coe could not live, as he lost so much blood thru the gaping wounds infl icted by the knives of his assailants. But it is believed now he will recover. All Enterprise houses and other buildings occu- pied by human beings must connect with the city sewer system by July 1. People will not be permitted to use The Enterprise branch of the First National Bank of Portland will open for business in the new bank building February 25, A. M. Pace, manager, announces. The new build- ing, constructed out of rein- forced concrete, represents an investment of approxi- mately $75,000. The Joseph chamber of commerce have been receiving bids for the repairing and rebuilding of the bleachers and CJD arena. The south section of the grandstand blew down several weeks ago in a vio- lent windstorm. Bids on the job are ranging from $4,000 to around $6,000. The juniors of Wallowa high school took advantage of the snow last Wednes- day night by having a sleigh party. The Farmers Home Administration has been authorized to make disas- ter loans to farmers in Union and Wallowa coun- ties to help farmers who suffered crop losses due to the heavy freeze last June. Remembering Bryan Melville A memorial service for Bryan Melville will be held February 22, 2020,10:30 am at the Enterprise Christian Church in Enterprise Oregon with lunch following. Please join us in celebrating Bryan’s life. Over $100,000.00 has been loaned. The Seal ‘Em Tite 4-H canning club was orga- nized this weekend for their fourth year’s work. 50 YEARS AGO February 19, 1970 Safety performance far superior to the national average in 1969 was recorded by the Joseph sawmill of Boise Cascade. The low accident rate has earned the Joseph saw- mill operations one of the 71 four-year scholarships which will be awarded to sons and daughters of Boise Cascade throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Enterprise FFA Chapter was the fi rst place winner in the parliamen- tary contest held on the district level. Members of the team: Kerry Coleman, Bob Stangel, Jim Wilcox, Jonel Ricker, Doug Freels, David Yost, Joe Stangel and David McFetridge. “Family Living” seems to be the key to success in a new business endeavor in Enterprise. It is diffi cult to come up with a term which exactly describes the busi- ness but perhaps many res- idents are already familiar with it. It is the new living arrangements at the Enter- prise Hotel. 25 YEARS AGO February 16, 1995 Hope for a large and healthy population of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep in Wallowa County was bolstered last week- end with the introduction of a new herd of 48 ani- mals into the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area. Wallowa County silo The transplanted sheep are from Alberta, Canada. There was an over- DEATH NOTICE 82 year old Kenneth A. Skillings of Wallowa died Wednesday, February 12, 2020. At this time no services are planned and a full obituary will follow at a later date. Bollman Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements. Donna Lee Dickenson March 23rd 1958 - November 3rd 2019 Donna Lee Dickenson 61, died Nov 3rd 2019 at St. Alphonsus in Boise ID. Donna was born March 23rd 1958 to Carleen ‘Sue’ and Ross Courtney in Enterprise OR. She graduated from Enterprise High School. She married Randy Dickenson July 1977, together they had 4 children. Donna worked as a nurse at Wallowa Memorial Hospital for many years. She enjoyed camping, reading, her dogs, visiting with family and friends and her grandchildren. Preceding her in death was her daughter Kelli Courtney, sister Sandra Courtney, parents Carleen ‘Sue’ Sasser and Ross Courtney, step parents, numerous grandparents, great grandparents and grandson Hunter Dickenson. Donna is survived by husband Randy of Pendleton, daughter Brandy Jones of Kirkland WA, sons Eugene ‘Gene’ Dickenson of Wallowa, Cody Dickenson of LaGrande, and Shiloh Dickenson of Enterprise, brothers Steven Strong and Daniel Courtney, 11 grand- children and 1 great grandchild. Memorial Service will be held March 23rd at the Lostine Presbyterian Church @10am with a lunch to follow at the VFW Hall in Enterprise. Floyd Vernon Spaur Jr. August 7, 1961-February 5, 2020 Floyd Vernon Spaur Jr., 58, of Wallowa, Oregon died at his home February 5th. Born August 7, 1961 to Floyd Vernon Sr. and Martha Jean (Nelson) Spaur at Silverton, Oregon. He married Theresa D. Fennimore. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, spending time outdoors– reading and history–family time–grandchildren. He is survived by his wife Theresa, his two sons, Randy and his wife Cami of Colton, Oregon and Jacob and his wife Ashley of Wallowa, his daughter Wendy Simmons and her husband Tio of Wallowa; his father and mother, sister Cindi Post and her husband Leonard, all of Wallowa; his sister Audie Powell and her husband Kyle of Colton, OR. and his three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister Jenny Spaur. A celebration of his life with a luncheon will be held February 22, 2020 from 1 to 3 pm at the Assembly of God Church in Wallowa. fl ow crowd at the Imnaha Christian Fellowship for the annual Sweetheart Roundup Banquet. The theme was “Cowboys” with the whole church decor moved back to the last century by Jackie Hub- bard and her decorating committee. Historical secrets locked away for an untold number of years came to light recently when Wal- lowa County Clerk Char- lotte McIver discovered a thick packet of legal papers related to the Snake River Chinese Massacre of May 1887. Weather Forecast Courtesy of Weather Underground • wunderground.com High Low Conditions Feb. 20 39 18 PM Partly cloudy Feb. 21 46 26 Sunny Feb. 22 47 32 Partly cloudy Feb. 23 37 25 Snow Feb. 24 33 20 Mostly cloudy Feb. 25 38 20 Partly cloudy Feb. 26 40 22 Partly cloudy Phases of the moon Feb. 23 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 New Moon 1st Quarter Full Moon Mar. 16 Last Quarter WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE & SUNSET FEB. 20 – FEB. 26 (from the U.S. Naval Observatory) Bollman Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements. THUR FRI SAT SUN MON TUES WED 6:44 5:21 6:43 5:23 6:41 5:24 6:39 5:26 6:38 5:27 6:36 5:29 6:34 5:30