RECORDS
Wallowa County Chieftain
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Joseph fl our mill consumed by fi re
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OUT OF THE PAST
High Low
Conditions
Jan. 6
41
37
rain/snow
Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins
Jan. 7
40
28
rain/snow
100 YEARS AGO
Jan. 5, 2022
Jan. 8
36
22
partly cloudy
Jan. 9
37
24
mostly sunny
Jan. 10
36
27
partly cloudy
Jan. 11
37
28
partly cloudy
Jan. 12
37
25
partly cloudy
Phases of the moon
Jan. 9
Jan. 17
1st Quarter
Jan. 25
Full Moon
Jan. 31
Last Quarter
New Moon
WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE & SUNSET JAN. 6 – 12
(from the U.S. Naval Observatory)
THUR
FRI
SAT
SUN
MON
TUES
WED
7:27
4:24
7:26
4:25
7:26
4:26
7:26
4:27
7:26
4:28
7:25
4:29
7:25
4:30
Paula Mae Crowell,
October 27, 1940 – December 16, 2021
Paula Mae Crowell,
age 81, left her earthly
body to go to
her Heaven-
ly home on
T h u r s d a y,
December
16th, 2021
in the home
she
loved
in Stanfield,
Oregon sur-
rounded by
her
fami-
ly. She was
preceded in
death by her
husband Ralph, father
Albert, mother Valora,
stepfather George Rain-
both, and sister Mary K,
Jacobsma.
Paula was born in Le-
Mars, Iowa, October 27,
1940, to Albert Joseph
Determann and Valora
Josephine (Arens) De-
termann (later remar-
ried to George Rain-
both). In 1950, Paula’s
mom moved her and her
brother Larry to Joseph.
Mary K stayed in Iowa
with her father.
She met her hus-
band, Ralph at a town
dance in Joseph, Ore-
gon, and was married
in Lewiston, Idaho on
January, 2nd, 1958 at
the age of 17. They were
married 54 years until
Ralph passed in 2012.
Paula lived with her
husband in Imnaha Or-
egon in the first 4 years
of their marriage while
he supported his family
working on Ranches for
Max Halsey and Jiggs
Fisk. They lost their
home to a house fire
that resulted in the fam-
ily moving to the Buttes
for a short time where
she cooked for the ranch
hands and again Ralph
was still ranching. They
then moved into the town
of Enterprise, Oregon.
In September of 1966,
with
her
family of 6,
sons Mike,
Terry, Doug
and daugh-
ter Ronda,
they moved
to Stanfield,
O r e g o n
when Ralph
took a job
on a local
ranch for Ir-
vin Manns.
When her
youngest son, Doug,
started school, Paula
took a job as an assis-
tant cook and a substi-
tute janitor for the Stan-
field grade school.and
eventually became head
cook. She cooked for the
grade school and junior
high school for 30 years
before retiring. Stu-
dents who attended her
schools still remember
her and to this day will
comment that her food
was some of the absolute
best around; especially
her homemade bread,
cinnamon rolls, and ma-
ple bars.
She was the moth-
er of 4 children, Mike,
Terry, Ronda Powell and
Doug. She was blessed
with 3 daughter in laws,
Sheryle, Lisa, Kara and
a son in law John, 14
grandchildren, 12 great
grandchildren and 1
great, great grandson.
She left behind brother
Larry Determann, sisters
Donna McIver, Debbie
Haglund and Jeanne.
There will be a cele-
bration of Paula’s life on
Saturday, January 8th at
the Westside Church of
Christ, 2185 West Or-
chard Avenue in Herm-
iston, Oregon at 11:00
a.m.
The Joseph fl our mill,
the pioneer mill of the
county, was burned down
Saturday night. It stood
on the Wallowa river at
the south end of Joseph.
The wooden structure was
enveloped in fl ames which
were seen for miles in the
valley.
In the last month the
Enterprise
Mercantile
& Milling company has
shipped a million pounds
of mill products to Port-
land. The mill has a daily
capacity of 120 barrels of
fl our.
The county road near
Pratt hill was not wide
enough to permit Rob-
ert MacKenzie in a Ford
car and T. J. Buroker and
family in a buggy to pass.
One front wheel of the car
locked with a front wheel
of the buggy, smashing the
buggy wheel and spilling
the contents of the vehi-
cle. No was one seriously
injured.
75 YEARS AGO
Jan. 9, 1947
While in St. Helens
during Christmas vaca-
tion, EHS basketball Coach
O’Connor secured 10 blan-
kets for his squad. These
have been badly needed for
Wallowa County Chieftain, File
The Joseph Flour Mill at the south end of Joseph burned down in January 1922.
substitutes sitting on the
sidelines.
A fi re broke out in the
attic of the Pastime Pool-
hall, causing considerable
damage to the interior. It is
thought to have started in
the fl ue. For some reason
the siren failed to blow.
For the fi rst time in the
history of the Enterprise
post offi ce, all post offi ce
boxes have been taken and
a waiting list is on fi le.
The city mail carrier now
has about 600 stops in the
city compared to 400 a
few years ago, indicating a
substantial increase in the
city’s population.
50 YEARS AGO
Jan. 6, 1972
Gwen T. Coffi n, editor
and publisher of the Wal-
lowa County Chieftain for
WHAT’S HAPPENING
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5
ROTARY CLUB OF WAL-
LOWA COUNTY: Noon-1 p.m.
Odd Fellows Hall next to the
Enterprise Library. Chuck
Anderson will present the
background and impact of the
Four-Way Test used by Rotary.
THURSDAY, JAN. 6
WALLOWA-ABLE
BAL-
ANCE CLASS: 1-1:45 p.m.
Wallowa Memorial Hospital
classroom. Taught by WMH
physical and occupational
therapists. Designed for older
adults to focus on safe car-
dio, strengthening and coor-
dination. To register, call
541-426-5314.
FRIDAY, JAN. 7
FISHTRAP FIRESIDE: Fea-
turing Sara Miller, Marika
Straw and Shannon McNer-
ney. Online at Fishtrap.org and
on Fishtrap’s YouTube channel.
SATURDAY, JAN. 8
ALL YOU CAN EAT BREAK-
FAST: 7-11 a.m. Hurricane
Creek Grange, at the intersec-
tion of Hurricane Creek Road
and Airport Lane. Pancakes,
breakfast meat, eggs, biscuits
and gravy, juice and coff ee.
Requested donation: $8.
TUESDAY, JAN. 11
QUILTING
GROUP:
1-3 p.m. Wallowa Senior
Center.
WALLOWA-ABLE
BAL-
ANCE CLASS: 1-1:45 p.m.
Wallowa Memorial Hospital
classroom. Taught by WMH
physical and occupational
therapists. Designed for older
adults to focus on safe car-
dio, strengthening and coor-
dination. To register, call
541-426-5314.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 12
ROTARY CLUB OF WAL-
LOWA COUNTY: Noon-1 p.m.
Odd Fellows Hall next to the
Enterprise Library.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26
LIFESTYLE
WELLNESS
CLASS: 5-7 p.m., Wallowa
Mountain Medical Clinic,
Joseph. Wednesday evenings
Jan. 26 through March 16. Pre-
sented by Dr. Emily Sheahan.
How nutrition choices aff ect
your body and health; a sup-
portive environment with like-
minded people dealing with
the same issues and wellness
concerns. Call 541-426-9708
to register.
DEATH NOTICE
Mike Moya
Mike Moya, 60, formerly of Wallowa County, died
Dec. 5, 2021, Tucumcari, New Mexico. Mike was born
Feb. 20, 1961, in Orange, California. A memorial service
will be held in the Spring of 2022. A full obituary will
be forthcoming. Cremation Society of New Mexico is in
charge of arrangements.
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tain was founded and fi rst
published on May 10, 1884.
A segment of the his-
tory of Wallowa County
has been compiled into
book form and released this
week. The booklet, entitled
“Bits of Wallowa County
Lore”, was written by Mrs.
Milton (Claudia) Killough
of Imnaha.
County Clerk Marjo-
rie Martin reports that fi f-
ty-seven marriages were
recorded in 1971 while
only 17 decrees of divorce
were granted.
Bob Chrisman’s boat
house on the east shore
of Wallowa Lake was
destroyed after strong
winds and ice hammered it
through the weekend.
FOR THE RECORD
DEC. 26
10:05 a.m. — Disturbance
in Enterprise.
11:17 a.m. — Public assist in
rural Joseph.
1:12 p.m. — Report of a
possibly abandoned vehicle in
Wallowa.
2:14 p.m. — Found calf in
rural Joseph.
4:38 p.m. — Overdue
cross-country skiers at Wal-
lowa Lake reported. Subjects
returned safely.
DEC. 27
10:46 a.m. — Report of
injured deer in Wallowa.
11:21 a.m. — Possible ani-
mal neglect in rural Lostine.
11:48 a.m. — Restraining
order violation in Wallowa.
3:18 p.m. — Lost fi rearm in
rural Imnaha.
DEC. 28
1:36 p.m. — Injured animal
on Highway 82 in Enterprise.
3:16 p.m. — Report of dogs
chasing deer in Enterprise.
4:03 p.m. — Injured deer
reported on Highway 82 in rural
Wallowa.
DEC. 29
5:48 a.m. — Public assist in
Enterprise.
7:37 a.m. — Injured elk on
Highway 82 in rural Enterprise.
11:03 a.m. — Civil dispute
in rural Wallowa.
12:11 p.m. — Traffi c stop in
Enterprise. The Enterprise Police
Department towed vehicle for
no insurance.
1:51 p.m. — Traffi c stop
in Enterprise. Warning for cell-
phone use.
3:04 p.m. — Public assist for
vehicle lock out in Joseph.
8:41 p.m.
—
Animal
complaint.
DEC. 30
5:50 a.m. — Single-vehicle
traffi c crash in rural Wallowa.
8:11 a.m. — Single-vehi-
cle slide-off reported in rural
Wallowa.
9:19 a.m. — Welfare check
in rural Joseph.
9:48 a.m. — Agency assist
25 YEARS AGO
Jan. 2, 1997
Enterprise
electrician
John M. Hillock, 42, is con-
sidered lucky to be alive
after surviving being elec-
trocuted in a freak acci-
dent during a wind storm on
upper Prairie Creek.
1996 was one of the most
successful in Enterprise
school history as the Sav-
ages combined to win fi ve
state trophies — in basket-
ball, volleyball, wrestling,
track/cross country and
golf. Wallowa’s Dale Story
coached the Wallowa Cou-
gars to their fi fth consec-
utive state track and fi eld
championship, led by senior
Chris Lewis. Joseph senior
Tyson Shirley ended his
high school wrestling career
winning the Oregon Class
2A, 126-pound state title.
in rural Enterprise.
10:09 a.m. — Report of
slide-off in rural Wallowa.
11:47 a.m. — Injured ani-
mal in rural Enterprise.
12:20 p.m. — Possible road
hazard reported in rural Joseph.
3:21 p.m. — Injured animal
reported in Enterprise.
6:15 p.m. — Telephone
harassment complaint in
Enterprise.
DEC. 31
1:59 p.m. — Road hazard
reported on Highway 350 in
rural Joseph.
2:44 p.m. — Possible game
violation reported in rural
Wallowa.
3:55 p.m. — Public assist
with lockout in Joseph.
5:24 p.m. — Possible
restraining order violation
reported in Enterprise.
6:46 p.m. — Traffi c stop in
Enterprise; EPD issued a citation
for careless driving.
9:57 p.m. — Agency assist
in Enterprise.
JAN. 1
12:04 a.m. — Noise com-
plaint in rural Enterprise.
12:49 a.m. — Report of dis-
turbance in Joseph.
1:27 a.m. — Public assist in
Enterprise.
7 a.m. — Possible structure
fi re reported in Enterprise.
1:23 p.m. — Request for
welfare check in Joseph.
3:42 p.m. — Public assist in
rural Joseph.
4:15 p.m. — Agency assist
in Imnaha.
8:59 p.m. — Agency assist
in Enterprise.
9:22 p.m. — Agency assist
in rural Enterprise. EPD issued
a citation for charges of driv-
ing uninsured and towed the
vehicle.
JAN. 2
12:36 p.m. — Report of
road hazard in rural Enterprise.
3:54 p.m. — Alarm activa-
tion in Enterprise.
10:20 p.m. — Report of
possible stalking order violation
in Joseph.