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RECORDS
Wallowa County Chieftain
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Man surprises his friends, family with marriage
OUT OF THE PAST
100 YEARS AGO
May 5, 1921
A surprise to his friends
and even to his own fam-
ily was the announcement
of Marion E. Jordan Sunday
morning that he was married
at Walla Walla, January 17,
1921, to Maude Hooper. She
is at La Grande at present,
but was in Enterprise a few
days this week to help settle
on a home, and they will to
go housekeeping in the mid-
dle of the month.
Half an hour after a fi re-
man’s ball had broken up in
Amusement hall at Lostine,
early Sunday morning, the
building was discovered in
fl ames and it burned to the
ground, a total loss. It was
a large frame structure and
had been used for all kinds
of public gatherings. Satur-
day night a picture show was
given, followed by the dance,
which did not come to an end
until nearly 3 a.m. The build-
ing was all ablaze by 20 min-
utes to 4. … The alarm is
Death Notice
Elaine Morse of Joseph passed away
peacefully at Wallowa Memorial
Hospital on May 4, 2021.
Obituary and funeral service
information will follow.
Wallowa County Chieftain, File
Mavis O’Rourke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike O’Rourke of
Joseph, is shown here receiving the Chief Joseph Days crown
from retiring queeen Patti Quinn in 1971.
given by ringing the bell of
the church, and something
was wrong, so it was hard to
make the bell ring, and many
people seemed to be sleeping
the sleep of the just and never
heard the alarm at all. They
slept through all the excite-
ment and knew nothing of the
fi re until their usual late hour
of arising Sunday morning.
75 YEARS AGO
May 2, 1946
Rolland ‘Bruce’ Hilde
Pilot Rock
Rolland “Bruce” Hilde, 67, of Pilot Rock and
formerly of Enterprise, died Feb. 8 at a care facility
in La Grande. A memorial service will be held May
22 at noon at Skyview Cemetery, between Pendleton
and Pilot Rock. A celebration of life lunch follows
the service. Those who would like to join the family
for lunch are asked to RSVP by May 8 by emailing
BruceHildeMemorial@gmail.com.
Sally Touche-Moser
February 5, 1938 – April 17, 2021
Artist Sally Touche-Moser of The Almond Tree
Studio, age 83, died peacefully in her home in
Enterprise Oregon on April 17, 2021. Sally was born
February 5, 1938 in Spokane Washington.
She graduated from Bothell High School,
received her Master’s in Engineering from Wash-
ington State University, and worked in Boeing’s
Engineering and Illustration Departments before
serving in the United States Navy during the Korean
War.
Throughout her life, Sally wore many a hat; art-
ist, illustrator, barrel racer, rodeo queen, engineer, nurse, carpenter, interior
decorator, gardener, seamstress, inspirational speaker, business entrepreneur,
culinary experimenter, and tea party extraordinaire, but her favorite titles
were wife, mother, Gigi (Gorgeous Grandmother), aunt, sister, friend, and
hostess. Anyone who knew Sally described her as creative, energetic, talented,
and a ‘real go-getter.’ She had one goal in life, to be a blessing to others and not
a burden. To her friends and family she was therapist, advisor, how-to guru,
and cheerleader. Given any dark cloud, Sally could find a rainbow. She was
fond of saying, “And this too shall pass.” Her legacy of hope and optimism will
live on in the hearts and minds of everyone who knew her.
Those she’ll meet in Heaven include her parents Claude and Alice
Touchette and her loving husband Wolfgang Moser.
She is survived by four children, Cami McFarland of Boise Idaho, Brett
Camplejohn and his wife Kang Hwa of Marysville Washington, Carrise Murray
of Joseph Oregon, Candra Campbell and her husband Michael of Marble North
Carolina, twenty-five grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, brother
William Touchette and his wife Rae of Bainbridge Island Washington, nephew
Cory Touchette, and dearest friend Sally Hewitt of Baker City Oregon.
You are invited to share your stories of remembrance at Sally’s home in
a Celebration of Life Open House on June 26, 2021 from 1:00-3:00pm at 404
Depot Street, Enterprise, Oregon 97828.
SPACE
RESERVATION
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Friday for the following week. Ad copy is
due on Monday at 10am. Ads must be
approved by Tuesday at 12pm.
Spring has Sprung!
To advertise call Jennifer Cooney at 541-805-9630
209 NW First St.
Enterprise, OR 97828
www.wallowa.com
Eight people were hospi-
talized as the result of inju-
ries received in two car
wrecks last week.
A car driven by Fred
Coker went off the highway
FOR THE RECORD
APRIL 25
10:42 a.m. — The Enterprise
Police Department received a
traffi c complaint in Enterprise.
10:52 a.m. — An ambulance
was requested in Enterprise.
1:41 p.m. — The EPD received
a request for public assistance in
Enterprise.
2:50 p.m. — The Oregon
State Police received a traffi c
complaint in rural Wallowa.
3:15 p.m. — The Wallowa
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce received a
report of harassment in Wallowa.
5:31 p.m. — The OSP
received a traffi c complaint in
rural Joseph.
6:12 p.m. — The WCSO
received a call about a lost white
female husky and a male border
collie in rural Enterprise.
5:01 p.m. — An ambulance
was requested in Enterprise.
5:48 p.m. — An ambulance
was requested in Enterprise.
APRIL 26
7:51 a.m. — A dead deer
was reported on a state highway.
It was referred to the Oregon
Department of Transportation.
9:54 a.m. — A burglary was
reported in Joseph to the WCSO.
11:24 a.m. — A possible
stalking order violation was
reported in Wallowa.
3:54 p.m. — A possible game
violation in rural Enterprise was
reported to the OSP.
3:59 p.m. — The EPD
received a traffi c complaint in
Enterprise.
4:10 p.m. — A trespass
complaint in rural Joseph was
received by the WCSO.
6:45 p.m. — An ambulance
was requested in Enterprise.
7:31 p.m. — Public assistance
was requested in Enterprise.
7:53 p.m. — The WCSO
received a report of a possible
need for search and rescue on
the Snake River near Imnaha for
50 YEARS AGO
May 6, 1971
posted wins in the javelin
and discus at the dual track
meet Saturday in La Grande
between Eastern Oregon Col-
lege and Eastern Washington
state College. Oveson tossed
the javelin 237 ft. 11 inches
to break his own record of
233 ft. 10 inches. The throw
was far ahead of the second
place toss of 198 ft. 8 inches.
McCrae also edge out his old
record of 150 ft. 4 inches in
the discus event by heaving
the platter 150 ft. 7 inches.
EOC was edged out in the
meet 74-71.
just south of the Eggleson
curve on the Joseph high-
way last Wednesday night
about 9 o’clock. The driver
sustained minor injuries.
Dewey Mullen, a passenger
in the car, suff ered a broken
vertebra in the neck and was
fl own to Portland for medi-
cal treatment. … Saturday
night a truck driven by Frank
McCulloch of Wallowa went
off the highway near the Ed
Hook place between Los-
tine and Wallowa and sev-
eral of the McCulloch chil-
dren were seriously injured.
Mrs. Celia Frances Avery,
grandmother of the McCull-
och children, was also
The Wallowa county
cleanup movement, insti-
gated by SOLV chairman and
county judge Claude Hall, got
underway last Saturday with
a lot of headway being made.
However, Hall expressed
hope that a lot more sprucing
up would be done before the
end of the month.
In Enterprise alone there
were nearly 60 old cars
loaded onto trucks or hauled
away by wreckers. Most res-
idents spent a portion of the
weekend cleaning up their
own yards and working in
their own neighborhoods.
Two former Wallowa
High School athletes, Greg
Oveson and Rod McCrae,
Trish Nobles, who moved
to Alaska from Wallowa
County with her father J.D.
Nobles about three years
ago, was a driving force this
winter as the Ninlichik Wol-
verines went undefeated and
capped the season with a wild
70-48 victory over defend-
ing state champion Tok in
the Alaksa Class 2A title
game in Anchorage Jan. 27.
… Nobles, a junior, said the
win was particularly satisfy-
ing from a personal stand-
point, since she had played
briefl y for Tok in her sopho-
more year.
a stranded jet boat.
11:10 p.m. — Benjamin Mola,
51, of Eugene, was arrested by
the Milwaukie Police Depart-
ment on a Wallowa County Cir-
cuit Court warrant for failure to
appear on original charges that
included DUII, reckless driving,
recklessly endangering another
person, criminal driving while
suspended or revoked and fail-
ure to carry or present a driver’s
license. Mola was transported to
the Umatilla County Jail.
APRIL 27
8:08 a.m. — The WCSO
received a report of telephonic
harassment in Joseph.
8:44 a.m. — The WCSO
received a report of telephonic
harassment in Joseph.
11:14 a.m. — A dog was
reported to the EPD as a public
nuisance in Enterprise.
12:50 p.m. — An ambulance
was requested in Enterprise.
1:24 p.m. — A search and res-
cue incident in the Snake River
was reported to the WCSO.
6:33 p.m. — The WCSO
received a report of a toxic burn
smell in Wallowa.
10:49 p.m. — The WCSO
received a complaint of speeding
in rural Enterprise.
7:53 p.m. — A tan pug
dog was reported lost in rural
Enterprise.
APRIL 28
5:11 a.m. — An ambulance
was requested in Wallowa.
10:05 a.m. — A scam was
reported in rural Enterprise.
6:46 p.m. — A traffi c hazard
on Highway 82 in rural Joseph
was reported to the OSP.
6:55 p.m. — A verbal domes-
tic disturbance was reported in
Enterprise.
7:26 p.m. — Public assistance
was requested in Enterprise.
8:37 p.m. — An injured deer
was reported on Highway 82 in
rural Joseph to the OSP.
9:05 p.m. — A tractor fi re was
reported in rural Wallowa.
10:46 p.m. — An ambulance
was requested at Wallowa Lake.
APRIL 29
9:29 a.m. — Trespassing
in Joseph was reported to the
WCSO.
10:20 a.m. — Two shih tzus
were found and reunited with
their owners in Joseph. They
were cream colored, one male
and one female.
10:28 a.m. — A suspi-
cious vehicle was reported in
Enterprise.
11:47 a.m.
—
Public
assistance was requested in
Enterprise.
12:14 p.m. — A suspicious
vehicle was reported in Joseph.
2:39 p.m. — A disabled vehi-
cle causing a road hazard was
reported in rural Enterprise.
3:29 p.m. — A welfare check
was requested in Enterprise.
3:47 p.m. — A scam was
reported in Enterprise.
5:28 p.m. — A female hound
dog, brown and white with a
black collar, was reported lost in
Enterprise. The dog was found
and reunited with its owner.
6:03 p.m. — A disturbance
was reported in Enterprise.
7:03 p.m. — An ambulance
was requested in Wallowa.
7:36 p.m. — An ambulance
was requested in Wallowa.
APRIL 30
7:14 a.m. — An ambulance
was requested in rural Enterprise.
7:49 a.m. — An ambulance
was requested in Enterprise.
8:38 a.m. — An ambulance
was requested in Wallowa.
9:46 a.m. — The EPD
received a report of harassment
in Enterprise.
12:33 p.m. — Found prop-
erty was reported by the EPD in
Enterprise.
2:07 p.m. — A female black
lab wearing a red collar was
found in Enterprise.
2:35 p.m. — A bicycle was
found in Enterprise.
3:30 p.m. — An ambulance
was requested in Enterprise.
3:58 p.m. — The OSP
received a report of a traffi c com-
plaint in rural Enterprise.
4:08 p.m. — A traffi c com-
plaint was received in Enterprise.
7:45 p.m. — A brushfi re
was reported in rural Joseph.
The Joseph Fire Department
responded.
8:02 p.m. — A grassfi re was
reported in rural Enterprise.
The Enterprise Fire Department
responded.
8:45 p.m. — During a traffi c
stop in rural Enterprise, the WCSO
issued a warning for lighting.
10:03 p.m. — The WCSO
received a noise complaint in
Lostine.
11:34 p.m. — A warning was
issued by the WCSO during a traf-
fi c stop in rural Lostine.
MAY 1
7:43 a.m. — A dead deer was
reported in Enterprise.
9:10 a.m. — A commercial
alarm was activated in Joseph.
1:24 p.m. — A traffi c com-
plaint was received in Enterprise.
5:23 p.m. — The WCSO
issued a warning during a traffi c
stop in Wallowa.
6:22 p.m. — Larry Joe Ram-
sey, 62, of Milton Freewater, was
arrested by the EPD after a traf-
fi c complaint. He was arrested on
charges of DUII, open container,
reckless endangerment and care-
less driving.
6:34 p.m. — A traffi c com-
plaint was received in Enterprise.
8:32 p.m. — A traffi c com-
plaint was received in rural
Enterprise.
8:32 p.m. — A request for
public assistance was received
from Wallowa.
9:45 p.m. — A road hazard in
rural Enterprise was reported to
the OSP.
10:36 p.m. — A traffi c com-
plaint was received in rural Enter-
prise. The WCSO made a traffi c
stop and issued a warning for
speeding.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
SEE THE EXPANDED ONLINE CALENDAR AT
EASTERNOREGONEVENTS.COM
SPRING ARTISAN MAR-
KET APPROACHES
The Spring Artisan Mar-
ket takes place from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 8, in
the parking lot of Stein Distill-
ery in Joseph. The event will
injured severely.
J.R. Morton made deliv-
ery this week to Harold Eakin
of Grass Valley of the regis-
tered Hereford bull, White
Mt. Royal S 12th which
sired the three prize winning
heifers which Mr. Morton
sold recently at the Spokane
sale for $8400. This bull was
pirchased from Dan Thorn-
ton of Gunnison, Colo., and
had been the Morton herd
sire for some time.
serve as an opportunity to cel-
ebrate Mother’s Day weekend
with local women artisans,
according to a press release.
There will be pottery, jewelry,
fi ne art prints, cards, felted
wool, wood-burned art and
handmade skin care products,
according to the release.
ONGOING
A.A. online meetings ore-
gonaadistrict29.org.
Building Healthy Families
541-426-9411.
Community Connection
541-426-3840.
Enterprise Public Library
541-426-3906.
Fishtrap 541-426-3623.
Hurricane Creek Grange
541-605-8233.
Josephy Center for Arts
and Culture 541-432-0505.
Wallowa Public Library
541-886-4265.
W a l l o w o l o g y
541-263-1663.
25 YEARS AGO
May 2, 1996
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Conditions
May 06
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partly cloudy
May 07
50
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showers
May 08
51
32
partly cloudy
May 09
55
33
cloudy
May 10
56
34
showers
May 11
61
36
cloudy
May 12
63
37
cloudy
Phases of the moon
May 11
May 19
New Moon
1st Quarter
May 26
June 02
Full Moon
Last Quarter
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