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Ranch Rodeo again rides hard
Chieftain staff
ENTERPRISE — This
year’s Wallowa County
Stock Growers Ranch Rodeo
had a full slate of events Sat-
urday, Aug. 21, starting with
a breakfast meeting at the
Cloverleaf Hall.
The actual rodeo began
at 11 a.m. with the “famous
championship
rockjack
building
competition,”
which was won by the team
of Tom Birkmaier and Wyatt
Warnock.
Other events included
Youth Sorting, Working
Ranch Dog, Sorting, a Relay
Race, Branding, Ranch
Horse, Muley Team Roping,
Ladies Steer Stopping and a
Horse Race.
After the rodeo, a tradi-
tional dinner and dance were
held at the Cloverleaf, with
an awards presentation.
Winners in the various
events were:
Top Cowboy — Cody
Ross
Top Cowgirl — Sam
Short
Top Horse — Turtle,
owned by Cody Ross
Youth Sorting — Basey
Dawson, Olivia DeMilo and
Mark Dawson
Working Dog — Mark
Kerns and Ned
Rockjack Building —
Wyatt Warnock and Tom
Birkmaier
Sorting — Cody Ross,
Josey Ross and Dave Yost
Relay Race — Bretta
Wentz, Chris and Sam
Short
Branding — Bubba
WALLOWA — The
Wallowa City Council had
“a nice, quiet meeting,”
Tuesday, Aug. 17, accord-
ing to Mayor Gary Hulse.
City resident Jacob
Schaeff er had applied for
a conditional use permit to
operate an auto-repair shop
on his property on Wyn-
ema Street. One of Schaef-
fer’s neighbors attended the
meeting to express concerns
over Schaeff er’s plans, but
the latter addressed those
concerns adequately. The
shop is located in a residen-
tial-commercial zone.
“Both of them left
happy,” Hulse said.
Schaeff er has been oper-
ating the shop at a location
that used to be tree-trim-
ming business for the past
year, Hulse said. He said the
previous owner never got
the appropriate conditional
use permit and Schaeff er’s
actions were simply a mat-
ter of paperwork.
“It was just getting the
records straightened out,”
Hulse said.
In the other matter on
the agenda, the council
considered vacating a por-
tion of West Eighth Street
in the Clairmont Addition
and passed a resolution to
begin the process. Hulse
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Wallowa Mountain
Cruise is this weekend
Chieftain staff
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain
Tom Birkmaier, left, and Wyatt Warnock split a log into rails
they’ll use to build a rockjack in the timed contest Saturday,
Aug. 21, 2021, at the Wallowa County Stockgrowers Ranch
Rodeo. The team won the contest held at the Wallowa County
Fairgrounds.
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain
JOSEPH — The Wal-
lowa Mountain Cruise is
returning for another round
of classic cars, food, music
and entertainment Friday
and Saturday, Aug. 27-28,
in downtown Joseph,
according to a press release.
Local cars that enter
the event will be parked in
front of the Stubborn Mule
and Joseph Hardware.
For the fi rst time there
will be a trophy that can
only be won by a car from
Wallowa County.
Numerous vendors will
have their wares for sale.
Joseph Fire will have a
biscuits and gravy break-
fast; the Wallowa County
Museum will be selling its
famous pies either by the
slice or as a whole pie; the
Hurricane Creek Grange
will sell baked goods; kids
from the Family, Career
and Community Leaders of
America will be selling var-
ious products; the Stubborn
Mule will have a stand in
front of Real Estate Associ-
Working stock dogs Woodrow and Pete herd in a trio of cattle
at the command of their owner, Cody Ross, of Enterprise,
during the Working Ranch Dogs competition at the Wallowa
County Stockgrowers Ranch Rodeo on Saturday, Aug. 21,
2021, at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds.
Braucher, Blake Davies and
Cory Pearce
Muley Roping — Bubba
Braucher and Cory Pearce
Ranch Horse — Cody
Ross
Ladies Steer Stopping
— Hailey Braucher
Horse Race — Rylie
Warnock
Wallowa City Council OKs
business permit for auto shop
By BILL BRADSHAW
Wallowa County Chieftain
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
said the neighbors have
been notifi ed.
The portion of the street
to be vacated consists of
about 10,000 square feet
and is about 100-200 feet
long, Hulse said.
After the resolution was
passed, the council held the
fi rst reading of an ordinance
to make the vacation offi -
cial. The second and fi nal
reading of the ordinance
will take place at the next
council meeting, Sept. 21,
after which it is expected
the council will vote on the
ordinance.
“It’s been a street on
maps, but it’s never been
used as one,” Hulse said.
“It appears to be more of a
driveway.”
The only signifi cant
department report was
Hulse’s as fi re chief as he
reported the cessation of
needing to use city fi re
equipment to assist the
Oregon Department of
Forestry with the Elbow
Creek Fire.
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain, File
Classic automobiles take to the road Saturday afternoon,
Aug. 28, 2020, for a cruise from Joseph to to Enterprise and
back during last year’s Wallowa Mountain Cruise. The cruise
is slated to happen again this year Friday and Saturday,
Aug. 27-28.
ates; and Moonlight Graph-
ics will sell T-shirts, hats
and sweatshirts with this
year’s logo designed by
Chuck Garrett.
Two local bands will
set up on Main Street to
entertain the public. “Good
Question” will play near
the Rusty Spur and “Last
Call” will play near City
Hall.
Cruise organizers off er
their thanks for the vari-
ety of sponsors, the city of
Joseph and the Wallowa
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce for
their help and support.
Thank you to the
Enterprise Skatepark Donors and Volunteers
Nancy and Carl Lincoln • Building Healthy Families
City of Enterprise • Oregon Community Foundation
Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness • Hurricane Creek
Coffee Co. • Community Bank • Les Schwab • Winding
Waters River Expeditions • Kokanee Inn • Lamb Trading Co
Wallowa Alpine Huts • Jamie Kimball - Eagle Cap Wellness
Ruby Peak Naturals • JayZee Lumber • Ron Pickens • Terminal Gravity
Brewing Company• Bank of Eastern Oregon • Central Copy
Sugar Time Bakery • Kim Pickens • Hillock Insurance • Pam Latta
Annie Rose Miller • Enterprise Flower Shop • Moonlight Graphic Co.
The Bookloft • Embers Brewhouse • The Wilderness Inn • Ponderosa Motel
Wild Carrot Herbals • Jennings Hotel • Joseph Branch Railriders
Umpqua Bank • Thompson Auto Supply • Troy Farwell
Rahn Sanitary Service • Safeway • Joseph Market Place
Dollar Stretcher • KZ Welding • Bales Mobile Mix
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THANK
YOU ALL!
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