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A6 LOCAL Wallowa County Chieftain Joseph makes progress on code enforcement By BILL BRADSHAW Wallowa County Chieftain JOSEPH — The city of Joseph’s new code-enforce- ment offi cer is making prog- ress in his role to see city ordinances and codes no longer ignored, he reported to the Joseph City Coun- cil at its Thursday, Oct. 15 meeting. City Administrator Larry Braden said Monday that Christian Ambroson told the council he sent out several letters to violators and vis- ited one — Mike’s Garage — where a fence was being built to keep the view of inoperable vehicles from public view. A city ordinance restrict- ing such vehicles from view was once a chief concern of the council last summer when it agreed to notify Wallowa County it would no longer continue its law enforcement contract with the county. The contract came in two parts: police services by the Wallowa County Sheriff’s Offi ce and code and ordinance enforcement by the Wal- lowa County Circuit Court. The district attorney told the city at the time she did not have time to enforce Joseph city codes, so the city hired Ambroson. Braden, too, visited with Mike’s Garage owner Mike Musia and took photographs to show the council of his progress building the fence. “He was really just happy to do what needed to be done,” Braden said. He said among the letters being sent to other violators was another garage. “I don’t think he’s responded yet,” he said of the other garage. Ambroson has not issued any citations yet, Braden said. In other matters, the council: • Discussed the amount of rent the city would charge nonprofi t groups or those benefi tting the downtown business community who wish to use the Joseph Com- munity Events Center. Last year, some groups found other locations as the rent had gotten too high. Bra- den said that the city agreed it would charge about half the old rate — about $75 to $100 — to such groups since there remain costs to use the center, such as for setup and cleanup. • Heard a report on mate- rials to be used by the Ore- gon Department of Trans- portation next summer when it upgrades pedes- trian ramps to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act much like was done this summer in Enterprise. A decision on the types of materials was tabled to the council’s December meeting. • Began work on a res- olution to determine the amount of hotel/motel tax funds the city will allot to the Joseph Chamber of Commerce. • Appointed Perry and Associates of Enterprise as the permanent accountant of record for the city. The council’s next meet- ing is scheduled for Thurs- day, Nov. 5. Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Emergency preparation Wallowa takes part in statewide earthquake drill By RONALD BOND Wallowa County Chieftain WALLOWA — Super- intendent Tammy Jones jumped on the intercom mid-morning Thursday, Oct. 15, letting students in the Wallowa School Dis- trict know their building was shaking. But the walls never did budge. Rather, the schools were taking part in The Great Shakeout, an annual earthquake drill done by schools in Oregon to pre- pare students and faculty in the event of an earthquake. Preparing for an emer- gency situation, though, is more than tucking under a desk for two minutes then clearing out of the build- ing, as students did Oct. 15. Jones said the drill is among several — includ- ing a fi re drill earlier in the month and an upcoming “dangerous person on cam- pus” drill — that staff and students prepare for. “The purpose of safety drills is to really help stu- dents and staff know what to do and feel comfort- able and confi dent,” Jones said. “If there was an emer- gency, it would be more automatic.” Beyond just ducking and covering, teachers dis- cuss other options for the students given their loca- tion in the school. Staff also has scenarios of how to guide students if they are outside in an earthquake. Ronald Bond/Wallowa County Chieftain Ricky McCulloch, a student in Terah April’s second-grade class, tucks under his desk during The Great Shakeout, which the Wallowa School District participated in Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. The drill, taken part in by many schools in Oregon, is one of several Wallowa will do this year in preparation for a variety of emergency situations. “If cover isn’t available (indoors), kids are taught to stand in the interior door- ways or narrow hallways against a weight-bearing wall without windows, crouch and cover and wait for the duration or until fur- ther direction,” Jones said. Once the two minutes were up, students from both the elementary and high school evacuated the building. That, while seemingly simple, is a situation where students may need addi- tional options, too. “Drills used to be always done one way,” Jones said. “Now we have to think about it and make sure that we think and we’re logi- cal. If every time there is a fi re drill you always go out the same door ... well, what & Skylight Gallery if the fi re was right there? You have to be able to look and move.” The superintendent, who has been in education for more than three decades but is in her fi rst year at Wallowa, often will throw a different wrinkle into the drill to help the prepara- tions for other situations. “I’ve been known to do that,” she said. The district will be doing that with other preparation scenarios, too, including the dangerous person, or lockdown, drill. “(Teachers) have to fi g- ure out, ‘Do we avoid? Do we deny? Do we defend in a situation?’ It’s not always the best to lock down. Sometimes we have to fl ee,” Jones said. “We won’t practice that with kids, but staff needs to think about that. We’re going to be doing some scenario drills where I email a scenario to the teacher and they need to think through, ‘This time of day, with my kids in my class, what would I do?’ And really refl ect.” Going through the vari- ety of scenarios will fur- ther ensure the ability of the students and staff to be prepared no matter what arises. “In an emergency it’s just important to have prac- ticed those things to make sure we’re ready, we’re safe, and as adults our job in any kind of emergency situation is to remain calm and really reassure (stu- dents) they’re safe, they’re cared for, (and) not panick- ing,” Jones said. Church Directory Finding books is our specialty CLUES ACROSS 1. Used a stopwatch 6. PlayStations and such 11. Football six-pointers: Abbr. 14. Have a loan from 15. “Farewell, mon ami” 16. Demings in the House 17. State seal text 18. *”Cocoon” Oscar winner (unscramble letters 3 to 5) 20. *Noted Spanish surrealist (3 to 5) 22. Haggard of country 23. 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Pastor: David Pendleton 541.398.0597 Hwy 82, Lostine www.summitchurchoregon.org Stephen Kliewer, Minister Cloverleaf Hall • 668 NW 1st St. • Enterprise, OR 97828 Wallowa Assembly of God 702 West Hwy 82 Wallowa, Oregon 541-886-8445 Sunday School • 9:am Worship Service • 10:am Pastor Tim Barton Visit Us on Christ Covenant Church Pastor Terry Tollefson Church Office: 541-263-0505 Worship Service 10:00 a.m. 723 College Street, Lostine Seventh-Day Adventist Church & School Enterprise Community Congregational Church 305 Wagner (near the Cemetery) P.O. Box N. Enterprise, OR 97828 Church 541-426-3751 School 541-426-8339 Pastor David Ballard 503-810-9886 Join us at the BIG BROWN CHURCH Worship Services Sabbath School 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Worship Hour 11:00 a.m. - Noon Sunday Worship 11:00 am Bible Studies: Sundays 9:30 am & Thursdays, 5:30 pm Led by Lay Pastor Archie Hook 301 NE First St. • Enterprise, OR Find us on Facebook! 541.426.3044
