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LOCAL
Wallowa County Chieftain
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Mining accident kills one man, badly injures another
OUT OF THE PAST
Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins
100 YEARS AGO
Aug. 18, 1921
A deplorable accident
occurred in the mountains
of the Hurricane Creek
mining district which cost
one man his life and badly
injured another. Several
men were doing assessment
work on a group of mining
claims when a quantity of
loose rock caved in or fell
down upon them.
Three year old Leo Chet-
wood fell into a well seven
feet deep at a camp on
Swamp creek. There was lit-
tle water in the well and the
child landed on a box which
had dropped in and lay on
the bottom. He was brought
to the Taylor hospital for
treatment and is doing well.
75 YEARS AGO
Aug. 22, 1946
Jimmie Dougherty plans
to resume operation of the
stage between Enterprise and
Lewiston at once. He will go
over the Deer creek road until
the new road is completed.
Death Notice
Thomas Collins, 50, of Enterprise, Oregon
died on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at
La Grande Post Acute Care Center.
Arrangements are under the direction of
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home &
Cremation Services. Online
condolences may be shared at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
Orvis Wayne Moore
Ed Birkmaier was elected
president of the Wallowa
County Stockgrowers asso-
ciation. He succeeds Jidge
Tippett. About 150 persons
attended the banquet and the
stockmen’s ball at the fair-
grounds hall with music by
a La Grande orchestra.
Quite a crowd gathered
at the corner of Main and
River streets to see the large
fountain which Jerry Homan
ordered last winter, unloaded
and carried inside the build-
ing. Jerry hopes to have it
installed and ready to serve
the public by Labor day.
$13,379.49
exchanged
hands at the 1971 Wallowa
County 4-H Market Live-
stock Auction Sale last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Werst of Wallowa were
awarded the Cattleman of the
Year award from the W. C.
Stockgrowers. Mr. and Mrs.
Justin Snyder were named
Grassman of the Year.
Fire
completely
destroyed the Wallowa Inn
bar, restaurant and hotel at
Wallowa. Firemen managed
to prevent damage to two
adjacent structures, the City
Pharmacy and a barber shop.
50 YEARS AGO
Aug. 19, 1971
The fi rst All-Girl rodeo
held last week in Joseph was
a great success, said rodeo
chairman Sally Mackin. A
crowd of about 1500 was
on hand to watch and nearly
half of the contestants were
from Wallowa county.
Some 102 animals and
25 YEARS AGO
Aug. 15, 1996
Local 4-H and FFA
youth earned an impressive
$96,841 from 212 animals at
the livestock sale at the close
of the Wallowa County Fair.
An August 1 lightning
strike northeast of Imnaha
catapulted into a 45,000
Internship open at Josephy Center
July 30, 1930 - May 25, 2021
Chieftain staff
Orvis Wayne Moore, age 90, passed away on
May 25, 2021 at Pioneer Place Memory Haven in
Tacoma Washington from kidney cancer and Alzhei-
mer’s Disease.
Orvis was born on July 30, 1930 in Wallowa Or-
egon to Raymond and Myrtle Moore. He attended
Grouse Flats School and then Anatone School until
he has to assume farming and ranching responsi-
bilities. He was a sixth generation farmer. His love
and passion for farming gave him the opportunity
to produce many things including wheat, barley and
hay. Over the years he also raised pigs and cows. He was a member of the
North End Grange in Flora Oregon and a school board member for Troy School
for many years.
He married Janet Macauly and had a daughter Laura Moore. He later
married Bonnie Richie and had a daughter Lisa Tautfest. Orvis was with his
companion Bonnie Pierce for many years until her passing in 2016. He was
preceded in death by his parents Raymond and Myrtle Moore, daughter Laura
Moore, brother Marlin Moore and nephew Sheldon Moore. He is survived by
his brother Lowell Moore, many cousins, nieces and nephews, two grandsons
Trenton and Thomas Demean along with one great granddaughter Amelia
Demean.
Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of life at the North
End Grange on August 28, 2021 at 11 am. The event will be a potluck style.
JOSEPH — An intern-
ship is being off ered at the
Josephy Center for Arts and
Culture in Joseph, with an
application deadline of Aug.
30, according to a press
release.
The center is seeking “an
enthusiastic, creative and
organized high school, gap
year or college student” who
is comfortable dealing with
the public, the release stated.
The internship pays
$11.50-$13 per hour for 5 to
20 hours a week that includes
Fridays, Saturdays and some
weekday afternoons.
Anyone interested should
send a letter with resume
to Daniel Lincoln, at sys-
tems@josephy.org.
The family of
Peggy Nolan
would like to
thank friends and
family for their
condolences
and memories.
A very special thank
you to Wallowa
Senior Living and
Wallowa Memorial
Hospital for their
loving care.
Thank you!
Patricia Louise Sandlin
February 17, 1937 - August 4, 2021
Richard G. Shirley
Patricia Louise Sandlin, 84, passed away
Wednesday August 4 th . She was the third oldest
child of Ed and Sadie Carlson born February 17, 1937
at Nespelem, Washington.
Pat was blessed with a large family of many
siblings, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and
friends. She grew up on the Colville Reservation in
Nespelem, WA. Her father Ed worked on the Grand
Coulee Dam until its completion in 1942. Afterwards
Ed had numerous jobs including working in Rich-
land, Washington on the Hanford Project.
Pat had 3 sisters and 1 brother in her family. My aunt told me that there
was always room for more people at the table. Grandma Sadie took in anyone
needing a place to stay.
When Pat started high school she attended Chemowa Boarding School
with her sister Beverly. She was there for 4 years and had numerous stories
about her time there. Everyone had a job there and they participated in nu-
merous activities. She made a lot of good friends during her stay.
During her graduation she was not able to attend because her grand-
mother Louise became ill and she had to leave for Enterprise, Oregon. Pat’s
dad secured a job in Enterprise in the late 50’s. Pat went to join her parents and
sister Sandy there. Grandpa Ed was known to be the most respected log truck
driver back in the day.
While attending a dance at the Wallowa Lake Lodge she met a good-look-
ing cowboy named Jim Sandlin. They dated and fell in love and were married
not long after on August 10, 1957. They were to live on Imnaha Lookout at Hat
point for a while. It was a great memory that Pat always liked to reminisce
about.
In July of 1958 Stacie Marie was born. Pat had to carry her up many flights
of stairs to get to the top. After that job ended, they moved to the ranch on
the upper Imnaha where Jim’s parents owned a cattle ranch. Two years later
in June of 1960 Vickie Ann was born. Fourteen months later Jeffrey Homa and
James Edward were born prematurely. They had to stay in the hospital for a
month until they were well.
It was a busy time for Jim and Pat with the 4 children to care for. At that
time they had no electricity and an old wood cook stove had to be started
every day! Pat’s sisters and her mother were often called to assist them on
the ranch. Stacie was helpful at that time feeding the twins their bottles at 3
years old. Later years Jim and Pat moved to Enterprise where they purchased a
washing machine and Pat was very happy.
Jim and Pat were married 56 years before his passing in 2013. They spent
most of their lives in Enterprise except for 2 years in Unity, Oregon. Jim ran
a loader at the mill there. Was a great time for the family hunting – fishing,
rock collecting, exploring old gold mines. After returning to Wallowa County,
they enjoyed many camping trips and lots of good times on the Imnaha. They
had numerous good friends in the county which they called the gang. Pat also
enjoyed estate sales, reading, and any one mention Wild Horse off she went.
Pat sold her farm in 2018 and moved to Milton-Freewater where 3 of her
children lived. She had taken the role of all our friends’ mother. She was always
with us whatever we were doing and she will be missed by many.
Pat was survived by her children Stacie and Bary Carper, Jeff and Jani San-
dlin, Jim and Monique Sandlin, Vickie and Jerry Schmierer. Pat is also survived
by one sister Sandy Whiteman and 7 grandchildren and many great grandchil-
dren.
Pat was preceded in death by her parents Ed and Sadie Carlson, brother
Jimmy Carlson, sisters Beverly Morin, Joane Kensler, husband Jim Sandlin, and
nephew Bobbi Morin. Funeral Services August 14 th , 2021 11:00am at the
Bollman Funeral Home Enterprise, Oregon with interment at the Enterprise
Cemetery.
December 17, 1929 - July 16, 2021
Richard (Rich) G. Shirley of Wallowa, Oregon
died 07/16/2021 at the age of 91 in Seattle, Wa., fol-
lowing complications from surgery. Rich was born
12/17/1929 in Seattle, Wa. to Donald L. and Marie
A. Shirley.
He grew up in Portland, Oregon and graduated
from Grant High School and later attended the Uni-
versity of Oregon where he majored in fine arts. Rich
and his wife, Trilby Shirley, moved to Wallowa, Or. in
2004 from Hubbard, Oregon. Rich played standup
bass and guitar and possessed a marvelous singing
voice. He was immediately accepted and immersed in the county music scene,
playing with various groups at local venues. In May of 2013 the Wallowa Valley
Music Alliance featured Rich musical career with the folk group “The Traveler
3” in the first annual “Hootenanny and Pie Social” fundraiser for the alliance
at the Oddfellows Hall in Enterprise. Local musicians played songs from the
four albums the group recorded in the early 60’s, at which time Rich went by
the name Dick Shirley. In recent years Rich played with “BC & The Mos’ly Blues
Band” and “The Local Yokels”. He continued to jam with the “Yokels” until short-
ly before his death.
Rich’ s natural charisma drew people to him; particularly when he was
performing musically. However, he often mentioned to Trilby that he really just
liked to back other musicians with the standup bass; navigating and providing
the rhythm where he felt their music was headed. This translated as well into
his everyday life where he provided an unerring beat for friends and family.
An in-depth synopsis of Rich’s musical career will be available at his Celebra-
tion of Life.
Rich was a charismatic and talented individual who loved music, cook-
ing, nature and his fellow beings. Rich was seldom seen without one or two
dogs; they went with him everywhere - even musical gigs, when possible.
Cramming the bass, amps, Trilby’s drums and the dogs into the car was a trick
Rich managed to perform. Aside from his accomplished musical career he also
worked many years as a boat builder and carpenter. He was also a member of
Oddfellows.
Rich’s three siblings, Donald, Barney and Marjorie, preceded him in death.
He is survived by five children from previous marriages. They are daughter An-
drea and Joe Luttrell of St. Helens, Or., son Matthew and Christine of Arlington,
Wa., daughter Elizabeth “Liz” Quill of Tigard, Or., daughter Aleisa and Kevin
McKim of Lugoff, So. Carolina, and son Richard “Scott” Shirley and Anita of
Hubbard, Or.
Rich’s granddaughter Lauren Shirley preceded him in death. He is survived
by the following grandchildren: Josh Luttrell, Katie Marsh, Christopher Shirley,
Anja Shirley, Max Quill, Madison McKim, Taylor Shirley, Connor Ladner, and
step-grandchildren Jessica Winegar, Katie Winegar. Surviving great grand-
children include Bret and Jake Luttrell, Lillyrose and Forest Marsh, Rhiannon
Shirley, and Bralyn Doremus, and step great-grandchildren Jackson Winegar,
McKenna Winegar, and Kaden Henderson.
Arrangements were with Funeral Alternatives of Marysville, Washington.
A Celebration of Life will be held in Enterprise, Or. on Sunday, September
26, 2021 from 1 to 4 pm outside at Terminal Gravity brew pub, weather per-
mitting. If the weather doesn’t so permit, the celebration will be held upstairs
in the Oddfellows Hall next to the library. Should it become necessary to cancel
due to covid concerns, a notice will be placed in The Chieftain.
“The Song is Ended, but the Melody Lingers On”
Memorials in Rich’s name may be made to the Wallowa Valley Music Alliance
at wvmusicalliance.org
Wallowa County Chieftain, File
The fi rst All-Girl Rodeo was held in Joseph in August 1971,
with more than half the participants hailing from Wallowa
County.
acre blaze by this week and
wasn’t expected to be con-
tained until possibly next
week. 620 fi refi ghters from
all over the northwest and
Georgia are on the fi re lines.
Francis Crow and Linda
Testerman have sold Citi-
zens Title & Escrow Ser-
vices
to
Community
Bancshares, Inc., a company
formed two years ago by
the stockholders of Bank of
Wallowa County.
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Aug. 21
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Aug. 25
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1st Quarter
Full Moon
Last Quarter
Sept. 6
New Moon
WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE & SUNSET AUG. 19-25
(from the U.S. Naval Observatory)
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Celebration of Life
for Judy Bothum
Please join us at the OK Theatre
August 21, 2021
from 11 am - 1 pm.
THANK YOU to everyone
who called, sent cards, flowers...
A special thanks to the people
who took care of Elaine, wife
and stepmother, while
she was in hospice.
We appreciate all of the
prayers, kindness
and support.
Thank you from
the Voetberg
Family
Thank you to the friends of
Donald (Bill) Crow. We don’t
have the words to express the
feelings of love we have for all
those who gave support to our
family when we said goodbye
to Bill. Many thanks to those
who sent cards, gave hugs,
and were here to comfort us
when we needed them.
Special thanks to Dr. Emily
Sheahan and the staff at
Wallowa Memorial
Hospital.
With deep gratitude,
Ellen and Dawn Crow