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LOCAL Wallowa.com Wednesday, October 14, 2020 A3 County OKs support of 21-inch rule change Missing farmhand? Commissioners send letter to USFS By BILL BRADSHAW Wallowa County Chieftain Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain If anyone is missing a farmhand, this may be the place to look — in front of a farm between Enterprise and Joseph. IN BRIEF Arrest warrant issued for Enterprise man ENTERPRISE — An order of arrest and deten- tion was issued Monday, Oct. 5, for Noah Levon Delury, 23, of Enter- prise for probation violation, according Delury to the Wal- lowa County Community Corrections Department of Parole and Probation. Lt. Kyle Hacker, of Parole and Probation, said the origi- nal charge was strangulation in connection with a domes- tic violence arrest. Hacker said he could not release details of the case. Enterprise Police Chief Joel Fish said Delury has yet to be apprehended. “He’s hiding,” Fish said. Delury has a history of numerous arrests over the past several years, includ- ing charges of driving under the infl uence of intoxicants (DUII), domestic violence, reckless driving, reckless endangering and fourth-de- gree assault, as well as other probation violation charges dating back at least to 2016. Free profi t mastery program to be offered through Nov. 25. The live sessions last 20 to 30 minutes and are an introduction to the week’s module. From there, it’s self-paced to the partic- ipant’s schedule throughout the week. Anyone who can’t make it to the initial live ses- sions can get a recording by email. Thanks to the Small Business Administration’s CARES Act funds, the BMCC SBDC has partnered with Profi t Mastery and its founder, Steve LeFever, to bring the program that will help evaluate current busi- ness fi nancial outlook, man- age business by the num- bers and provide the tools to focus on the growth and the increase in revenue and cap- ital needed to be successful. To register, reply with your name and contact number to Andrea Fowler at afowler@ bluecc.edu, or call the SBDC offi ce at 541-278-5833. 2020 Lostine Turkey Trot planned LOSTINE — Options of 10K, 5K or 1 mile are being included in the 2020 Lostine Turkey Trot, planned for Saturday, Nov. 21, accord- ing to a press release. Preregistration is $12 per person or $20 per family. Race-day registration is $15 per person or $25 per family. Check-in and late regis- tration will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. All run- ners and walkers can start any time after 10 a.m. and must fi nish by 2 p.m. Participants are asked to stagger start times to maintain COVID-19 social distancing. Age groups include four each for men and women, ages 0 to 12, 13 to 20, 21 to 50 and 50 and older. Hoodies are available for another $20. Entries received by Sunday, Nov. 1, will ensure getting a hoodie on race day. Otherwise, they can be picked up at various community locations at a later date. All participants who complete the run will be entered in a raffl e to win one of eight homemade pump- kin pies. Winners will be notifi ed and they can pick up their pies on Monday, Nov. 23 at the Enterprise branch of Community Bank. Plus, everyone can pur- chase entries to win a Thanksgiving turkey. Entries are $1 each, and multiple entries can be made. Entry forms may be obtained at Sports Cor- ral, Joseph Hardware, Dol- lar Stretcher, The Bookloft, M.Crow, Wallowa Food City, The Josephy Cen- ter for Arts and Culture and all three locations of Com- munity Bank in Enterprise, Joseph and Wallowa. Sponsored by the Rotary Foundation of Wallowa County, proceeds fund col- lege scholarships for Wal- lowa County students. — EO Media Group ENTERPRISE — The Blue Mountain Small Busi- ness Development Cen- ter is offering a six-week Profi t Mastery program at no charge, according to a press release. The typical cost of this course is $895 but the class is being offered to the fi rst 100 participants to register at no cost. The class starts at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, and runs each Wednesday Hillock Nash Nesbitt Roberts ENTERPRISE — A let- ALSO DURING THE OCT. 7 MEETING ter in support of the pro- posed 21-inch rule was In other matters, the commissioners: approved by the Wallowa • Voted to pay $76,500 for a new water truck from a com- County Board of Commis- pany out of Rigby, Idaho. sioners at its Wednesday, Oct. 7, meeting pending County Roadmaster Brendan Tanzey recommended the further review by Com- purchase to add to the county’s truck fl eet of two other missioner Todd Nash, who trucks. didn’t receive the docu- “I honestly believe this truck’s going to be the best bang mentation on it until just before the meeting. for our buck,” Tanzey said. “It can go to work as soon as we The rule has proven get it here.” controversial among envi- • Approved the vacation of a 20-foot alleyway just outside ronmental and forest of Enterprise in the Boyd Park Addition. groups who differ as to the benefi ts of being able to • Voted to apply for a $5,000 COVID-19 grant to assist with log larger trees. elections. Katy Nesbitt, in her • Agreed to not contribute to an attempt to raise $200,000 capacity as Natural for commissioning ceremonies for the USS Oregon, a Resources Advisory Com- mittee director, explained submarine. to the commissioners just what the letter consists of. “What we are support- hold off until getting the onds before and it’s really ing is that the maximum go-ahead from Nash after unfair. I’m not sure what’s happening here.” DBH (diameter at breast he reviews it. Nesbitt and Com- height) go from 21 inches “This brings up some- to 30 inches for fi r species thing I want to address: missioner John Hillock — Douglas, white and getting these things sec- explained that they had grand — and the 21-inch onds before we’re sup- diffi culty getting the doc- rule would remain for posed to address it,” he uments proofed the night tamarack and Ponderosa said. “This has happened before and printing them pine,” Nesbitt said. “This a number of times. I’m in had to wait until the morn- is to do something the full support of getting rid ing of the meeting. Nash was given the Forest Service called ‘pre- of this 21-inch rule, but serve late and old struc- there are details in here I’d option to word the motion ture.’ So, we get to take like to look over. I’ve been and moved approve the out some bigger trees asked to vote on things a letter on 21-inch rule with while maintaining some number of times when I the option of making some good, old trees, and those got the documents sec- additional edits. are good to provide seeds for future generations of forests.” Commissioner Susan Roberts said the U.S. For- W SUMMER est Service had asked NO EN rvice HOU P O the county to work with • Walk up se en Now - Labo R r S rd ga er WED - SU Day them on the proposed rule • Outside be ed inside 10 am - 8p N m mit Li • change. Right now, noth- seating ing larger than 21 inches DBH can be cut. “We agreed with them TAKE OUT ORDERS • CALL 541-263-0874 on most of their analyses on the proposed change of the 21-inch rule,” she said. Nesbitt and Roberts said numerous parties have provided input, as are other counties in East- ern Oregon and eastern Washington. by Ellen Marie Wiseman The letter was due at the Ochoco National For- est Offi ce in Prineville by Tuesday, Oct. 13. Nes- 107 E. Main St. bitt said she was hoping to Enterprise OR send the letter off the day 541-426-3351 of the meeting, but would The Orphan Collector bookloftoregon.com • manager@bookloft.org W e wish to thank our community, businesses, First Responders, OSP, WCSO, Bollman Funeral Home, anonymous doners, friends, family and especially our children on this 1st anniversary. Thank you to the Craig Willis family for their unwavering support. The love, compassion, and grace shown to our family has been truly outstanding. 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