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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August 28-29 after permit was revoked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.
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Chief Joseph Days
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HAILIE HILLO CK
Thank you for sharing your
beautiful son, John Daniel
with me.
I love you both!
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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.
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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.
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CASIDEE
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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
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By Ellen Morris Bishop
Wallowa County Chieftain
Chief Joseph Days Rodeo
Queen Candidate
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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!
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