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NEWS Wallowa.com Prairie Creek lightning Wednesday, May 6, 2020 A3 M.Crow burglar snatches $20,000 in goods, later caught One man arrested in Enterprise By Bill Bradshaw Wallowa County Chieftain One man has been arrested as a suspect in the after-hours burglary of M. Crow in Lostine that occurred the night of April 29-30, according to a press release from the Wallowa County Sheriff’s Office. Evan Allen Mock, 25, was arrested Friday, May 1, under the residence at 500 Depot St. in Enter- prise and is being held on charges of second-de- gree burglary, first-degree aggravated theft, third-de- gree criminal mischief and probation violation. Much of the more than $20,000 in merchandise that was stolen was found at a separate location in Enterprise. Michael Junkins, man- ager of M.Crow, said the suspect must have entered the store after 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, and took cash, many groceries, ammuni- tion, tobacco, knives “and a lot of other high-value stuff.” The burglary was dis- covered the following morning by M. Crow employees, according to the release. “The community was a big help recovering the sto- len goods,” Junkins said, and had high praise for the sheriff’s office and the Enterprise Police Depart- ment, which assisted. “The sheriff’s depart- ment really worked fast,” he said. He said that although the store is short on some items, for the most part M.Crow will be able to continue in operation. Wallowa Mountain Cruise moved to August 28-29 after permit was revoked By Bill Bradshaw Wallowa County Chieftain Ellen Morris Bishop Last week, thunderstorms rolled into Wallowa County, bringing wind and hail and cooler days. In Grant and Baker County, they were forecast as severe. They reached Wallowa County around 6 p.m. initially striking on the snowy summit of Chief Joseph Mountain and along Hurwall Divide. This strike occurred around 8:10 p.m., reaching the ground east of the Prairie Creek cemetery. It was one of the last vestiges of the storms. The date for Joseph’s Wallowa Mountain Cruise is being moved to Aug. 28 and 29 from its origi- nal June date because the state was forced to rescind the city’s permit to close Main Street for the event, according to Chairwoman Jude Graham. “We’d considered doing it on the side streets, but that was not practical,” she said. The car show for old and classic automobiles was originally scheduled for June 12 and 13. Graham said it was the first time the event’s date was changed in its 30-year history. In addition to the car show, there will be plenty of food, a Friday night dance with the Senders playing again this year and on Saturday. She said entrants do not have to change their regis- tration forms, but should change their reservations for lodging. Most of all, she’s excited the event has not been canceled. “We have a ton of busi- nesses counting on the event because they’re hurt- ing so badly,” Graham said. Wallowa 5th-grader wins statewide essay contest FOR THE RECORD APRIL 27 3:52 a.m. – 911 call report- ing suspicious noise rural Joseph. 9:28 a.m. – Report of vio- lation of Stalking Order in Joseph. 2:28 p.m. – James Rob- ert Matthews, 45, of Wallowa was arrested on accusations of Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Judith Denise Clark, 39, of Wallowa was arrested on accusatinos of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Probation Violation – origi- nal charge weapons offense. Both were transported to story of building the set- tlement and the first Thanksgiving: “The men built the houses along with the older boys, basically anyone helped that would not hurt themselves by doing so. I led a hunting crew out into the woods. No women helped build houses though. The women were faced with some differ- ent jobs, cleaning, washing clothes, and during meal- times, they cooked. When we got planting fields ready the Indians taught us how to fish. They also taught us how to plant very successful corn crops. I will tell you about the first Thanksgiving now. Thanksgiving, the first, was actually in October. After a well and plentiful harvest, we had a feast. We invited our friends, the Indians. The men built long tables that could seat a lot of peo- ple. The feast lasted three days. There were games, food, and dancing. The Indians played their drums for us and danced more. We sang our English songs for them, and danced too. We had foods like stuffed ven- ison, fish, and smaller ani- mals. You guessed it, we had turkey! It was all very delicious.” Umatilla County Jail. 3:10 p.m. – Power line reported down in rural Enterprise. 4:49 p.m. – Vandalism reported in Wallowa. 5:24 p.m. – Burglary rural Enterprise. 5:51 p.m. – Cow in roadway rural Joseph. 6:54 p.m. – Driving com- plaint rural Wallowa. 10:11 p.m. – Report of dis- turbance in Enterprise. reported in Wallowa. 6:20 p.m. – Cows in road- way rural Joseph. 8:52 a.m. – Silent alarm at business in Enterprise. 10:04 a.m. – Stolen license plate reported from rural Enterprise. 10:14 a.m. – 911 burglary reported from Lostine. 12:05 p.m. – Civil dispute reported in Joseph. 5:39 p.m.- Suspicious per- son reported in rural Joseph. APRIL 28 9:01 a.m. – Report of abandoned vehicle in rural Enterprise. 2:03 p.m. – Possible grass fire reported in rural Wallowa. 4:16 p.m. – Burglary APRIL 29 12:36 a.m. – Report of assault in Joseph. 8:30 a.m. – Theft reported in Joseph. 10:53 p.m. – Non-emer- gency 911 report of loose ani- mals in rural Joseph. APRIL 30 4:05 a.m. – Gregory Rex Stephens, 73, of Enterprise was arrested by Umatilla PD for an order of arrest and detention by Wallowa County Community Corrections. Sub- ject was lodged at Umatilla County Jail. MAY 1 7:50 a.m. – Hit and run property damage reported in rural Wallowa. 11:14 a.m. – Wallowa County Sheriff’s Office arrested Evan Allen Mock, 25, of Enterprise on charges of Burglary II, Theft I Aggra- vated, Criminal Mischief III, WHAT’S HAPPENING Currently Closed BUT MAY 2 4:16 p.m. – 911 report of fire on Golf Course Road in rural Enterprise. 4:20 p.m. – Runaway juve- nile reported in Joseph. 6:33 p.m. – Wallowa County Sheriff’s Office cited two male juveniles for Criminal Mischief II. May 3 2:07 a.m. – Barking dog in Joseph. 4:25 p.m. – Road hazard reported on Imnaha Hwy in rural Joseph. Hurry! Call me to get your tickets for the 75th Chief Joseph Days Rodeo TODAY! A TH 75 HAILIE HILLO CK Thank you for sharing your beautiful son, John Daniel with me. I love you both! ~ Kathleen LY JU Fishtrap 541-426-3623 Hurricane Creek Grange 541-605-8233 Josephy Center 541-432-0505 Wallowa Public Library 541-886-4265 Wallowology 541- 263-1663 THURSDAY, MAY 7 WALLOWA VALLEY PHOTO CLUB 3rd COM- PETITION: 7 p.m. ZOOM. The public is invited to par- ticipate. Send two photos to wallowaphoto@gmail. com by May 2 and ask to be sent a ZOOM invite. Mary Edwards will be the May judge and Probation Violation. He was transported to Umatilla County Jail. 4:40 p.m. – Harassment reported in Enterprise. 5:22 p.m. – Possible animal abuse reported in Wallowa. 6:18 p.m. – Disturbance reported in Joseph. 7:05 p.m. – Report of over- turned excavator on Rail Can- yon Road in rural Joseph. 7:16 p.m. – Theft reported in Wallowa. Also ask me how you can win a $250 SHOPPING SPREE from Sports Corral! SEE THE EXPANDED ONLINE CALENDAR AT EASTERNOREGONEVENTS.COM Because so many events have been or will be can- celed in the next few weeks, we are temporarily suspend- ing the weekly calendar of events (rather than publish- ing a column of what’s NOT happening). We encourage you to ver- ify the status of an event with the host/organizer before attending. A.A. online meetings: oregonaadistrict29.org Building Healthy Fami- lies 541-426-9411 Community Connection 541-426-3840 Enterprise Public Library 541-426-3906 Contributed photo Jacob Journigan won the Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest at the local and state levels. NNIVERSA RY CASIDEE CASIDEE HARROD HARROD 0 Jacob Journigan, a fifth grader in teacher Jennifer Gibbs’ class at Wallowa Ele- mentary, not only won the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) essay contest at the local level (DAR Lone Pine Tree chap- ter) but went on to win at the very challenging state level. The contest topic was to imagine if you were a pilgrim sailing on the Mayflower. For his winning essay, titled “The Voyage of the Mayflower: The Journey,” Journigan received $50 and a medal. He would have been invited to attend the state conference but COVID-19 intervened. Jacob’s essay starts dra- matically with a “first per- son” account of an actual incident that occurred aboard the Mayflower: “Snap!” A massive storm had struck the main beam. It had broken and we desper- ately needed to find some- thing to fix it with or else we would all die. One of the men had the idea to use an iron screw that we were going to use for house build- ing, everyone was scared but it didn’t start that way….” It concludes with the 21 S 2 02 By Ellen Morris Bishop Wallowa County Chieftain Chief Joseph Days Rodeo Queen Candidate , T - 26TH Tickets 1-541-263-1605 casidee.harrod@gmail.com Happy Mother’s Day Kim Norton Thank you for all the of the amazing memories we create together and being the foundation of every great Norton family adventure! You’re the BEST MOM! WALLOWA COUNTY I can order books and have them sent to you directly Please contact me at bookloft@eoni.com We love you so much! 107 E. Main St. 541.426.3351 Always open at www.bookloftoregon.com • bookloft@eoni.com ~ Krag, Kurt and Klint 519 W. North Street, Enterprise 541.426.3413 Mon-Thurs 9 to Noon/1-5pm; Fri. 9-1