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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
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New alarm system at Enterprise State bank
Jaycee amateur rodeo. He
was awarded a new saddle
by the Davis Café of Enter-
prise. A total of 139 cow-
boys participated in the rid-
ing and roping events.
92 golfers participated at
the 12th annual Enterprise
Elks’ Handicap 36-hole Golf
Tournament. Dick Quinn
was the top golfer with a low
gross score of 146 (without
handicap). Ray Milligan
of Enterprise was second
to Quinn with a 153 score.
Low net score for the Elks’
golf tourney was made by
Bill Preece of Enterprise,
who turned in a score of 138.
OUT OF THE PAST
Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins
100 YEARS AGO
July 14, 1921
Right of way deeds for a
new road out of Enterprise
were accepted by the county
court last week and it was
declared a public highway.
It will give a straight road
from the court house south
nearly to the mountains, run-
ning on section lines.
A new electric alarm sys-
tem is being installed to pro-
tect the vault of the Enter-
prise State bank. It is so
designed that it is believed
it will be practically impos-
sible to break into the vault
day or night.
Press Self, who has a
tobacco, confectionery and
shoe shining shop on Main
Street just west of West
First, was arrested yester-
day and charged with selling
cigarets to boys. He pleaded
guilty and was fi ned $25.
The Wallowa sidewalk
contract has been practically
fi nished. Concrete walks and
curbs have been built in the
principal streets of town and
a new bridge constructed
across the mill race.
75 YEARS AGO
July 18, 1946
The business men of Wal-
lowa have revived the Wal-
25 YEARS AGO
July 11, 1996
Wallowa County Chieftain, File
Hotel Joseph is shown in the early 1900s.
lowans club which has been
inactive for several years. It
is the hope of the club that
a bank or some local bank
service can be obtained
in Wallowa. Club mem-
bers are also interested in
establishing a newspaper in
Wallowa.
Miss Carmen Turn-
bow, who is sponsored by
the Joseph Sales Co. for
[CJD] queen, was seen on
her beautiful spotted horse
WHAT’S HAPPENING
THURSDAY, JULY 15
WALLOWA COUNTY CHESS
CLUB: 4-6 p.m. Josephy Center
in Joseph. Visitors and players
of all levels are welcome!
16th ANNUAL COURT-
HOUSE CONCERT SERIES:
5:30-7 p.m., on the courthouse
lawn in Enterprise. Classical,
folk, jazz and rock. Tonight’s
performer is Elwood. FREE.
WALLOWA LAKE LODGE
LECTURE SERIES: 7-8 p.m. Wal-
lowa Lake Lodge. Raptor Reha-
bilitation & Regional Owls pre-
sented by Lynn Tompkins,
Director of Blue Mountain
Wildlife.
FRIDAY, JULY 16
DISCOVERY
WALK:
9-11 a.m. Moderate — BC Falls
family friendly hike. Meet at
Wallowa Lake Trailhead at end
of Wallowa Lake Highway 351
at 9 a.m. Registration required,
with a 10-person maximum
group size. Register at info@
wallowology.org
WALLOWA LAKE LODGE
MUSIC ON THE DECK:
7-10 p.m. Free & open to the
public. Live music — hang out
on the deck or spread out a
blanket on the lawn. Full bar
will be open until 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, JULY 17
DISCOVERY
WALK:
9-11 a.m. Family friendly stroll,
meet in the lobby of Wallowa
Lake Lodge.
WALLOWA
COUNTY
FARMERS MARKET: 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Main Street in Joseph.
Crafts, produce, homemade
goods and some live music.
www.wallowacountyfarm-
ersmarket.com,
541-426-
0795 or search for “Wallowa
Fire danger level
moves to ‘Extreme’
Chieftain staff
Fire danger level in the
Wallowa-Whitman National
Forest was moved to
“Extreme” on July 8.
The move was made
as conditions continue to
remain hot and dry across
much of the west.
Additional fi re-preven-
tion measures take place
as a result of the move to
extreme, or Industrial Fire
Precaution Level 4.
According to a press
release from the U.S. For-
est Service, the IPFL 4 mea-
sures add the following
restrictions:
• Chain saw and power
saw use is not allowed.
• Tractor, skidder, fell-
er-buncher or shovel logging
operations are not allowed,
nor are mechanized loading
operations, hauling of any
product or material, cable
yarding, or blasting.
• Welding, metal cutting,
or any other activities that
can produce or emit a spark
are not allowed.
Phase B public use
restrictions remain in place
for now. Rules under Phase
B are as follows, according
is selling beer and wine,
the fi rst time since coming
into the family’s possession
in 1907. Prior to 1907 the
establishment was named
the Lostine Mercantile.
Ethel Crow currently owns
the business which is being
managed by Doug Crow and
Keith Bird.
Recognized at a recent
Rotary Club awards pro-
gram are new president Bill
Williams, outgoing pres-
ident Diane Highberger,
and award winners Bruce
Penoske, Ralph Swinehart,
Fred and Linda Casady and
Rick Bombaci.
to the USFS:
• Campfi res are not
allowed outside of the fi re
pits provided at developed
recreation sites, where all
fl ammable material should
be cleared 10 feet from the
edge of the pit, and the pit
should be free of overhang-
ing material.
• Anyone with a camp-
fi re must have a tool that can
serve as a shovel and at least
one gallon of water. Camp-
fi res must be attended at all
times and completely extin-
guished prior to leaving.
While campfi res are
still allowed in Wilderness
Areas, year-around restric-
tions in the Eagle Cap Wil-
derness prohibit campfi res
within 100 feet of any lakes
or posted wetlands. Camp-
fi res are also prohibited
within ¼ mile of the lakes
listed on the back of Eagle
Cap Wilderness permits.
As a reminder, year-
around campfi re restrictions
also apply to the Hells Can-
yon National Recreation
Area within a ¼ mile of the
Wild and Scenic portions of
the Snake River, from Hells
Canyon Dam to the Ore-
gon-Washington border.
Death Notice
Wesly D. Kilgore, 54, of Pendleton, formerly of
Wallowa County, died Thursday, July 8, 2021.
He was born November 29, 1966 in Enterprise,
Oregon. A Celebration of Life will be held at a
later date. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is charge
of arrangements. Sign the online guestbook at
www.burnsmortuary.com
at the salesyard in Joseph.
Everyone vote for Carmen.
Cast your votes this week
before Saturday evening.
Lula Johnson, navy
nurse who has been in
Honolulu ever since Pearl
Harbor, is expected to
arrive on a 60-day leave.
Mrs. Johnson was Wallowa
county’s fi rst county nurse
and has many friends here.
She is an aunt of the Tippett
men.
A large number of planes
are due in at the Joseph air-
port next week to take part
in the air show and other
activities connected with
the dedication of the airport
during the Chief Joseph
Days celebration.
A Nez Perce hunter who
helped provide fresh elk
for the Wallowa Band Nez
Perce Powwow and Friend-
ship Feast a year ago has
been cited for a misde-
meanor game charge. The
evidence in the case was
consumed by hundreds of
people at the 1995 friend-
ship feast in Wallowa.
As of the end of June,
M. Crow & Co. in Lostine
Births
A daughter, Clementine
Jane Mader, was born
July 2, 2021 in
Enterprise to Caleb
and Paeli Mader of
Wallowa. Grandparents
are Jimmie Kay Thorne,
Theodore Thorne, Lizette
Berryessa and Dave
Mader.
50 YEARS AGO
July 15, 1971
Ben Ruda, 17-year-old
cowboy from Baker was the
all-around cowboy at the
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PORT GROUP: 6 p.m. Wal-
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Death Notice
77 year old James Yost of Enterprise,
Oregon died at his home July 6th 2021.
At this time no services are planned.
Bollman Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements.
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elebration
E. W.
of Life Jean
Wiggins
Sunday, July 18, 2021 10:00 am
County Park, north end of
Wallowa Lake (foot of lake).
Please bring a chair, hat,
sunglasses and stories to
share. A picnic to follow at
Wallowa Lake State Park,
Ice Creek Shelter
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