RECORDS
Wallowa County Chieftain
A2
IN BRIEF
Enterprise church
plans Christmas
Eve event
ENTERPRISE — An
evening of Scriptures and
music are planned for
Christmas Eve at Enterprise
Christian Church, accord-
ing to a press release.
The events will begin
at 5 p.m. at the church,
located just outside of
Enterprise on the highway
to Joseph.
“All are invited to come
and participate in this won-
derful evening of music
and praise,” Pastor David
Bruce said. “It is a special
way to celebrate Jesus, the
Christ of God.”
College and high school
youths will narrate the bib-
lical narratives of Jesus’
birth, which will be inter-
spersed with the singing
of traditional Christmas
hymns and the presentation
of special music selections.
The church choir will
sing “O Come, Lord Jesus,
Come!” “And Unless You
Consider the Child.” A
youth ensemble will sing
“Glory to God in the High-
est.” The church’s women’s
ensemble will sing “Breath
of Heaven” and the men’s
ensemble will sing “Alle-
luia!” Sisters Laura Miller
and Wendy Stauff er will
sing “On this Christmas
Night.” Rebecca Matthews
will present two harp spe-
cials, “O Holy Night” and
“Joy to the World!”
Christmas Eve
and Christmas
Day services open
ENTERPRISE
—
St. Patrick’s Episcopal
Church, at the corner of
3rd and Main streets in
Enterprise, will be hosting
a special service on Christ-
mas Eve, Friday, Dec. 24.
The community is
invited to attend the Christ-
mas Eve service at 5 p.m.
Friday evening at 100
NE 3rd St. Additionally,
a Christmas Day service
will be held at 9 a.m. Sat-
urday just a couple blocks
away at Grace Lutheran
Church, 409 W. Main St.
in Enterprise.
State taking
proposals
for ag grants
SALEM — The Oregon
Department of Agriculture
is now accepting proposals
for projects as part of the
U.S. Department of Agri-
culture’s Specialty Crop
Block Grant Program for
2022, according to a press
release.
Approximately $1.5 mil-
lion is expected to be avail-
able to agriculture indus-
try associations, producer
groups, processors, com-
modity commissions, non-
profi ts, for-profi ts and local
government agencies in
Oregon. Funding for Ore-
gon’s program is contingent
upon federal funding.
For the 2022 Request
for Proposals, the ODA is
requesting 15-page grant
proposals from applicants
describing their proposed
projects.
Submissions
should be submitted online
and must be received by
Jan. 31, at noon.
Details of the fund-
ing priorities can be found
at
https://oda.direct/
SCBGPpriorities.
ODA staff is available
to assist and provide infor-
mation at https://oda.direct/
SCBGP or by contacting
the ODA’s Market Access
and Certifi cation Program
at 503-986-6473.
— Chieftain staff
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Dec. 23
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Dec. 24
33
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Dec. 25
32
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Dec. 26
25
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Dec. 27
25
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Dec. 28
23
14
snow
Dec. 29
20
10
snow
Jan. 2
Last Quarter
New Moon
Wallowa County Chieftain, File
In this undated photo, Enterprise Cub Scouts Den 1 presents a Christmas tree with decorations to the nursing home.
Double bass, drum players wanted for orchestra
OUT OF THE PAST
Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins
100 YEARS AGO
Dec. 22, 1921
Wanted: A double bass
player, and a bass drum
player. Any person who can
play either of these instru-
ments, or who thinks he can,
is invited to call J. D. Haines,
director of the Enterprise
Philharmonic orchestra, not
later than Jan. 1.
Frank Hambelton and
Robert MacKensie were
called to Lostine to repair
the electric system over on
the Lewis hill. There was a
live wire down on the rocks
and burning into the rock
until it was forming bubbles
of glowing molten glass.
The lights in Lostine did not
go out but were too dim to
use.
Drivers of cars are cau-
FOR THE RECORD
DEC. 11
7:20 p.m. — Trespassing
complaint in Lostine.
8:38 p.m. — EPD agency
assistance.
9:58 p.m. — Fireworks
complaint in rural Enterprise.
10:36 p.m. — Lost Chihua-
hua in Enterprise.
Phases of the moon
Dec. 26
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Jan. 9
Jan. 17
Full Moon
1st Quarter
WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE & SUNSET DEC. 23 – 29
(from the U.S. Naval Observatory)
THUR
FRI
SAT
SUN
MON
TUES
WED
7:25
4:12
7:26
4:12
7:26
4:13
7:26
4:14
7:26
4:14
7:27
4:15
7:27
4:16
Billy Darrell Doty
October 2, 1935 - December 13, 2021
Billy Darrell Doty, born October 2, 1935 in Day-
ton Ohio, passed away December 13, 2021 in Beaver-
ton Oregon. Bill owned and operated the Doty Bros
Circus. Bill traveled far and wide showing and dis-
playing his collection of wild animals and beauti-
ful circus wagons that he made and his wife Nancy
beautifully painted. Bill is a member of the Circus
Historical Society, and the Circus Model Builders
Club. Bill is also a member of Ducks Unlimited and an
approved member of the NRA Bill was a member of
the Chief Joseph Days Rodeo for several years. Bill is a member of The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. His passion was the circus, hunting. fishing,
and being a grandpa and great-grandpa. Bill and Nancy had Pam’s Country
Inn Restaurant in Joseph Oregon and they lived in Joseph for 21 years. They
had three children, 1O grandchildren and at last count 21 great-grandchildren.
His wife Nancy Lee Doty preceded him in death in March 2014, as well as
his son Randy Doty. Bill and Nancy have three living children, a son Bill Doty
Jr. of Eagle Mountain Utah, daughter Pam Zundel of Astoria Oregon and son
Jody Doty of Glide Oregon. Grandchildren Jeremy Zundel of Beaverton Oregon,
Kristy Veenker of Payson Utah, Darren Doty of Provo Utah, Jessica Harker of
Enterprise Oregon, Andy Doty of Vancouver Washington, Josh Zundel of Bend
Oregon, Tyler Doty of Seattle Washington, Dustin Doty of Pine City Minneso-
ta, Justin Doty of Lubbock Texas and Jennifer Doty of Glide Oregon, as well as
several great-grandchildren.
Memorial Service Will be held December 31st at 10:30am at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located in Enterprise Oregon. Graveside service
will be immediately following located at the Prairie Creek Cemetery in Joseph
Oregon.
DEC. 12
8:13 a.m. — Report of
vandalism in Enterprise.
8:42 a.m. — Road hazard
reported in Enterprise.
12:15 p.m. — Dog as a
public nuisance reported in
Enterprise.
1:43 p.m. — Road hazard
reported near Flora.
1:53 p.m. — Vandalism
reported in Enterprise.
3:09 p.m. — Civil dispute
in rural Wallowa.
3:43 p.m. — Two-vehicle,
possible injury crash reported
in Enterprise.
5:03 p.m. — Report of
road hazard in rural Wallowa.
DEC. 13
8:17 a.m. — Report of
graffi ti in Enterprise.
8:26 a.m. — Vandalism
reported in Enterprise.
9:06 a.m. — Suspicious
vehicle in rural Enterprise.
12:34 p.m. — Hit-and-run
tioned to buy their 1922
tags before the fi rst of the
year. The sheriff is directed
to make arrests and the dis-
trict attorney will prosecute
any person without a new
license.
75 YEARS AGO
he climbed it to the roof and
fell down the chimney. There
was no fi re in it, so he wasn’t
injured much, but got a little
dirty.
Bill Wergen is sailing
around the community in a
new two-tone Oldsmobile
Eight.
Dec. 26, 1946
Personnel at the court
house presented R. V. Chris-
man with a Sheaff er Life-
time desk pen set. He retires
as district attorney January
6 to be succeeded by Keith
Wilson.
An estimated 800 to 1,000
persons visited the new dis-
play rooms of the Joseph
Sales Co. at Joseph when the
company held Open House.
The 2 year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Kerner Hovde fell
down the chimney a few
weeks ago and had to be
fi shed out. A ladder was left
standing by the house and
reported in Joseph.
4:18 p.m. — Report of lost
track phone in Enterprise.
4:20 p.m. — Agency assis-
tance in Joseph.
4:37 p.m. — Request for
public assistance with a lock-
out in Enterprise.
4:50 p.m. — Two-vehi-
cle, noninjury, motor-vehicle
crash reported in Joseph.
5:33 p.m. — Nathaniel
Eugene Richcreek, 43, of Asto-
ria, was arrested by the War-
renton Police Department on
two Wallowa County warrants.
Original charges included
criminal driving while sus-
pended, resisting arrest, fail-
ure to carry/present license
and two counts of second-de-
gree failure to appear.
DEC. 14
12:29 a.m. — Motorist
assistance in rural Enterprise.
2:52 a.m. — Motorist
assistance in rural Enterprise.
6:09 a.m. — Road haz-
ard — fallen tree reported in
Enterprise.
10:39 a.m. — Public assis-
tance in rural Joseph.
DEC. 15
12:02 a.m. — Road hazard
in rural Joseph.
5:07 p.m. — Overdue
motorist reported in Flora;
subject located.
5:49 p.m. — Disabled
rch for Cofee, Cocoa and
mmit Chu
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Christmas Eve
at the
Courthouse!
December 24th, 5pm
at the Gazebo
105 SW 1st Street
Enterprise, Oregon 97828
www.summitchurchoregon.org
50 YEARS AGO
Dec. 23, 1971
The winners in the fi nal
drawing held by the Enter-
prise Chamber of Com-
merce were Susan Wagner,
John McCready, Jean Puder-
baugh, Wayne Isaacson and
Henry Rogers.
One of the stops made
Saturday by Santa Claus
during his visit to Enterprise
was to visit the senior citizen
residents at Pioneer Guest
Home (Enterprise Hotel).
Santa had boxes of good-
ies to deliver to the guests
there and to the residents of
motorist reported in the Zum-
walt area; Search and Rescue
activated.
7:22 p.m. — Commercial
fi re alarm activation in Joseph.
9:43 p.m. — Animal com-
plaint in rural Enterprise.
DEC. 16
9:50 a.m. — Report of pos-
sible road hazard in Joseph.
12:15 p.m. — Death
reported; investigation begun
in Enterprise.
12:43 p.m. — Structure
fi re reported in rural Joseph.
1:29 p.m. — Public assis-
tance in Enterprise.
9:17 p.m. — Domestic dis-
pute reported in Lostine.
DEC. 17
1:13 a.m. — Single-ve-
hicle, noninjury, traffi c crash
reported in rural Wallowa.
1:17 p.m. — Dead deer in
backyard.
2:09 p.m. — Motorist
assist in rural Enterprise.
2:16 p.m. — Report of cat-
tle on the roadway in rural
Joseph.
3:01 p.m. — Road hazard
in Joseph.
4:23 p.m. — Trespassing in
rural Enterprise.
5:38 p.m. — Noninjury
traffi c crash in Enterprise.
10:15 p.m. — 911 call
reporting harassment in
Enterprise.
the Wallowa County Nurs-
ing Home.
25 YEARS AGO
Dec. 19, 1996
A Century Farm award
was presented to the James
B. Nobles family for con-
tinuously owning and oper-
ating their family farm for
over 100 years in Wallowa
County. They are the 12th
county farm so designated.
Betty Cornwell of Enter-
prise, who had her fi rst
poem printed at age 12, has
just published her fourth
book of poetry, “Sprinkle
With Stars”.
Matt Marmor received
the Wallowa County Search
and Rescue’s Man of the
Year award this week.
The new 13,000 sq ft
bank building being con-
structed in Joseph for the
Bank of Wallowa County is
continuing close to schedule.
DEC. 18
2:47 a.m. — After a report
of a domestic disturbance
in Joseph, Bryan Gabriel
Ramirez-Meza, 21, of Yakima,
Washington, was arrested
for two counts of fourth-de-
gree assault and strangula-
tion. Ramirez-Meza was trans-
ported to the Umatilla County
Jail.
5:20 p.m. — Motorist
assist requested after a non-
injury, single-vehicle, traffi c
crash in rural Joseph. Oregon
State Police responded.
5:34 p.m. — Call report-
ing a dog in a vehicle in
Enterprise.
6:45 p.m. — Report of
possible stalking order viola-
tion in Wallowa.
DEC. 19
7:55 a.m. — Cattle in the
area of Salt Creek Summit.
9:02 a.m. — Public assis-
tance in Imnaha.
9:31 a.m. — Road haz-
ard in rural Joseph; referred
to the Oregon Department of
Transportation.
4:09 p.m. — Problems
with a transformer reported.
Pacifi c Power & Light
responded.
4:15 p.m. — A power pole
was reported on fi re. The
Joseph Fire Department and
PP&L responded.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
SEE THE EXPANDED ONLINE CALENDAR AT
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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22-26
FAIR LIGHTS: Every night
this week through Sunday.
5-8 p.m. Wallowa County Fair-
grounds Arena (enter through
the gates by Les Schwab).
THURSDAY, DEC. 23
WALLOWA-ABLE
BAL-
ANCE CLASS: 1-1:45 p.m. Wal-
lowa Memorial Hospital class-
room. Taught by WMH physical
and occupational therapists.
Designed for older adults to
focus on safe cardio, strength-
ening and coordination. To
register, call 541-426-5314.
FRIDAY, DEC. 24
DECEMBER DISCOVERY
WALKS: Explore a wintry Wal-
lowa Valley with a Wallowol-
ogy naturalist. Available Fri-
day-Sunday by appointment
only. Call 509-923-1965 to
book your walk.
SATURDAY, DEC. 25
Merry Christmas!
TUESDAY, DEC. 28
QUILTING
GROUP:
1-3 p.m. Wallowa Senior
Center.
WALLOWA-ABLE
BAL-
ANCE CLASS: 1-1:45 p.m. Wal-
lowa Memorial Hospital class-
room. Taught by WMH physical
and occupational therapists.
Designed for older adults to
focus on safe cardio, strength-
ening and coordination. To
register, call 541-426-5314.