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Local students join in ‘Great Oregon Shakeout’
Schools prepare
in case of
earthquake
By BILL BRADSHAW
Wallowa County Chieftain
ENTERPRISE — Local
schoolchildren learned to
“drop, cover and hold on”
followed by a rapid evacua-
tion of buildings, Thursday,
Oct. 21, at 10:21 a.m. as part
of the Great Oregon Shake-
out Day called for by Gov.
Kate Brown.
The exercise was for stu-
dents, faculty and staff to
know what to do in case of
a hazard such as an earth-
quake, but also wildfi re,
drought, fl oods, ice storms
and more, according to a
press release.
Thursday’s exercise was
“to encourage Oregonians to
learn and practice safe meth-
ods to use during an earth-
quake,” the release stated.
At a signal from the
school, students were to:
• Drop onto hands and
knees.
• Cover head and neck
and crawl to a sturdy desk or
table if one is nearby.
• Hold on until the shak-
ing stops.
Landon Braden, act-
ing principal at Enterprise
IN BRIEF
September was
colder, drier than
average
WALLOWA COUNTY
— September was cooler
and drier than average in
Wallowa County, accord-
ing to the National Weather
Service offi ce in Pendleton.
In Joseph, the average
temperature for the month
was 53.9 degrees, or 2.7
degrees below normal for
September. Highs were at
an average of 71.5, which is
just 0.7 degrees above nor-
mal, and lows were at an
average of 36.3, which is
6.1 degrees below normal.
On Sept. 7, the high was
87 degrees, the top mark
for the month and one of
seven days the tempera-
ture reached 80 degrees
or higher. The lowest tem-
perature was 28 degrees on
the 17th, one of four days
the temperature dipped to
30 or below.
In all, 15 days saw the
high above normal, three
had it at normal and 12
days were below normal.
Only two days saw the low
temperature above normal,
three days were at normal
and 25 days were below
normal.
Just under two-thirds
of an inch of rain — 0.64
inches — fell during the
month, still 0.78 inches
below normal. The fi rst nine
months of 2021 have seen
just 5.22 inches of precipi-
tation, which is 8.12 inches
below normal.
Beekeepers
potluck is Nov. 3
JOSEPH — The Wal-
lowa County Beekeepers
season-end potluck is on
tap, and is scheduled for
Wednesday, Nov. 3.
The “Bee Social” pot-
luck runs from 6:30-8 p.m.
at the Hurricane Creek
Grange Hall, 82930 Airport
Lane in Joseph. Admis-
sion is free, but the group is
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain
Students in Mark Keff er’s fourth-grade class at Enterprise Elementary School “drop, cover and
hold on” under their desks Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, during the “Great Oregon Shakeout” drill
to prepare for a possible earthquake.
Elementary School, read a
script over the intercom.
“Today, we are partic-
ipating in the Great Ore-
gon Shakeout with many
other schools in the state
of Oregon and around the
country. Whether you are
in Wallowa County, Cali-
fornia, Washington or any
other state or country, there
is always a chance of an
earthquake happening. We
want you to be prepared
just in case. Again, this is
only a drill.
“During the drill, you
will drop to the ground,
take cover under some-
thing sturdy that will pro-
tect you and hold on to it
until the shaking stops. You
will want to move away
from windows and any
free-standing heavy objects
that could fall on you.
After we drop, cover and
hold and the shaking has
stopped, we will get back
on the intercom to evacuate
the buildings.
“We will now conduct
the drill — The ground is
shaking, drop, cover and
hold on.”
At this point, Braden
repeatedly played a record-
ing of the sound of an earth-
quake. After a few minutes,
accepting donations.
The event is being
hosted by Wallowa County
Beekeepers members Bre
Austin, David Bright,
Lorna Cook, Nola Driskell
and Nelda Murri. In addi-
tion to an opportunity to
connect or reconnect with
local beekeepers, the event
will be an opportunity for
attendees to celebrate the
group being designated as
a 501c(3) charitable, non-
profi t, education-focused
organization.
Door prizes will be avail-
able, and there will also be
some surplus beekeeping
equipment available.
For more information,
contact Nelda Murri at
509-540-4733 or nmurri@
gmail.com. The group
meets annually fi ve times a
year, with the next meeting
currently slated for Feb. 23,
2022.
generation, according to a
press release.
Contributions to the
funds can be mailed to 401
Northeast First Street, Suite
A, Enterprise, OR. 97828
or by visit www.walloware-
sources.org.
Nov. 20-21 at the Josephy
Center for Arts and Culture
in Joseph.
Roger Amerman leads
the workshop, which starts
at 10 a.m. Nov. 20 and
1 p.m. Nov. 21.
Cost is $150.
Workshop participants
will learn the basics of bead-
ing as well as a two-needle
process in order to construct
a beaded neck bag. This
method of bead stitching is
referred to as “contour” and
“lane” bead stitching. The
workshop also will exam-
ine color use and contrast,
bead edging solutions and
beading texture strategies.
Students will end the work-
shop with a bag that embod-
ies their style, sense of color,
texture and is unique to
them.
To learn more, call the
center at 541-432-0505 or
visit
https://josephy.org/
event/native-american-
beading-2-day-workshop-
with-roger-amerman.
Tingelstad,
Melville receive
Dunn Scholarship
WALLOWA COUNTY
— Two Wallowa County
graduates were recipients
of the third Bruce Dunn
Scholarship fund, which
awarded $1,500 to students
pursuing natural resource
college degrees.
Ellyse Tingelstad, a
2020 graduate of Joseph
High School, is studying
environmental science and
criminal justice. Tingelstad
is currently attending the
College of Idaho.
Aubrina Melville, a
2021 graduate of Enter-
prise High School, is study-
ing animal science at South
Dakota State University
and hopes to double in agri-
culture business.
The Bruce Dunn Schol-
arship Fund was estab-
lished days after his sudden
passing
The fund’s direction
to natural resource stu-
dents is done with the hope
to encourage students to
return to Wallowa County
to serve as professional for-
esters, biologists, ranch-
ers and farmers in the next
Live Your Dream Award
A woman with primary financial responsibility attending
an undergraduate degree program or a vocational skills
training program with financial need.
Applications available only on-line at www.soroptimist.org
(Our Programs/Live Your Dreams/Application Instructions).
Fill out the writable PDF - must be submitted
ON-LINE - deadline, November 15th
For More Information:
Gail Johnson, 541-602-2051, gjohnson@eoni.com, or
Leigh Dawson, 541-398-1549, ldawson23@gmail.com
Two events Nov. 3
at Josephy Center
JOSEPH — Two events
are taking place Wednes-
day, Nov. 3, at the Josephy
Center for Arts and Culture
in Joseph, both encourag-
ing participants to try their
hands at creativity.
From 10 a.m. to noon,
the
Walk-in
Wednes-
day event off ers various
medium disciplines.
Tickets are $20. Proof
of vaccination against
COVID-19 is required.
From 4-7 p.m., the
Watercolor
Society
embraces the practice of
watercolor painting. Crys-
tal Newton will off er new
techniques and refi ne old
ones. Tickets are $45.
To learn more, call the
center at 541-432-0505 or
visit
https://josephy.org/
calendar/category/classes/
adult/list?hide_subsequent_
recurrences=1.
Two-day beading
workshop to be at
Josephy Center
JOSEPH — A two-day
workshop on Native Amer-
ican beading will be held
he announced it was time to
evacuate the building.
“We made it in 2 minutes
and 15 seconds,” Braden
said later. “That’s 30 sec-
onds faster than last year.”
He said the idea to
include the evacuation with
the shakeout drill was the
brainchild of school Offi ce
Manager Lori Shaw.
“I wanted to get the
school involved in part of
that procedure,” she said.
“Students need to learn that
when there is an earthquake
to drop, cover and hold
on and then get out of the
building in case of after-
shocks or something. The
evacuation was all part of
that process.”
She, too, was impressed
with how quickly and effi -
ciently the school was
evacuated.
“Two minutes and 15
seconds from kinder to
sixth grade is pretty amaz-
ing,” Shaw said.
The drill also comes
in handy for the monthly
safety exercises the school
is required to perform.
“Every month, we have to
do some type of safety drill,”
Shaw said. “We list it on this
sheet and when the state fi re
marshal comes in, we have
proof we’ve done it.”
Signs were posted in
of collaging techniques and
materials. They’ll play with
design, layering, color and
transparency. Basic mate-
rials are provided, but par-
ticipants are urged to feel
free to bring imagination
and any materials they fi nd
inspirational — discarded
books, old magazines, pho-
tos, greeting cards, scraps of
paper, buttons, old jewelry,
fabric, etc.
Participants will come
out of the workshop with a
fi nished product.
To learn more, call the
center at 541-432-0505 or
visit
http://secondchan-
ceproductions.com.
— Chieftain staff
the playground to show
students where to line up.
Attendance was counted
before returning to class,
Braden said.
Wallowa Schools held
a similar drill, a school
spokeswoman said. Joseph
Charter School did not,
Superintendent
Lance
Homan said in an email.
“Understanding what to
do in the fi rst few moments
after a disaster can mean the
diff erence between being
a survivor and a victim,”
Director Andrew Phelps, of
the Oregon Offi ce of Emer-
gency Management, said in
the press release. “It is up to
each of us — and all of us
— to take action to reduce
our risk.”
More than 500,000
Oregonians — including
schools, individuals, fam-
ilies and businesses —
committed to take part in
this year’s drill, pledging
to drop, cover and hold
on wherever they are and
whatever they’re doing.
Births
A daughter, Charlotte
Louise Berry, was born
October 14, 2021 in
Enterprise to Quinn Berry
and Alexandria Schminke
of Wallowa. Grandparents
are Sarah Schminke,
Dr. Kevin Schminke,
Wanda Berry and
Thomas Berry.
A daughter, Scout Ruth
Allen, was born October
16, 2021 in Enterprise to
Luke and Kelsey Allen of
Enterprise. Grandparents
are Kelley Moore, Birch
Moore, Debbie
Allen and Greg Allen
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Intro to Collage
to be at Josephy
Center
This week’s featured book
JOSEPH — An introduc-
tion to collage workshop
will be held Dec. 4 at the
Josephy Center for Arts and
Culture, according to a press
release.
The workshop, which
runs from 1-4 p.m., will be
led by Janis Carper. Cost is
$45.
In this workshop, partic-
ipants will explore a variety
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