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RECORDS
Wallowa County Chieftain
FOR THE RECORD
JAN. 31
5:29 a.m. — Calls report-
ing a noninjury traffi c crash in
rural Wallowa.
8:13 a.m. — Cattle loose in
Lostine.
9 a.m. — Report of
harassing text messages in
Enterprise.
9:41 a.m. — Abandoned
vehicle in Lostine.
10:01 a.m. — Call report-
ing a driving complaint in
rural Enterprise. Oregon State
Police handled.
12:42 p.m. — Suspicious
vehicle in Enterprise.
12:52 p.m. — Call report-
ing a calf near the roadway in
rural Enterprise.
2:28 p.m. — Report of pos-
sible animal abuse in Imnaha.
3:14 p.m. — Harassment
reported in Enterprise.
6:47 p.m. — Horses at
large in rural Joseph.
FEB. 1
8:36 a.m. — Call reporting
motor-vehicle crash on High-
way 82 in rural Wallowa.
9:58 a.m. — Noninjury hit-
and-run in Enterprise.
12:40 p.m.
—
Call
for motorist assistance in
Enterprise.
3:40 p.m. — Request for
extra patrol in Enterprise.
4:37 p.m. — Agency assist.
9:09 p.m. — Call reporting
possibly overdue skiers in rural
Joseph/Imnaha.
FEB. 2
7:22 a.m. — Road hazard
in rural Enterprise.
9:45 a.m. — Motorist
assist for lock out in Enterprise.
12:09 p.m. — Welfare
check in Enterprise.
3:38 p.m. — Noninjury hit-
and-run reported in Wallowa.
FEB. 3
12:28 p.m. — Disturbance
in Imnaha.
4:11 p.m. — Agency assist
in Joseph.
6:02 p.m. — Harassment
reported in Lostine.
10:31 p.m. — Report of
road hazard in rural Elgin.
10:40 p.m. — Road hazard
in rural Enterprise.
FEB. 4
2:14 a.m. — Call reporting
domestic disturbance in rural
Wallowa.
11:44 a.m. — Traffi c com-
plaint in rural Enterprise.
3:13 p.m. — Injured deer
reported on Highway 82 in
rural Lostine.
4:34 p.m. — Informa-
tion about injured deer in
Enterprise.
5:27 p.m. — Traffi c com-
plaint in rural Enterprise.
8:28 p.m. — Calls report-
ing suspicious person in rural
Enterprise.
FEB. 5
8:44 a.m. — Call for advice
from the hospital.
11:53 a.m. — Attempt to
locate in Enterprise.
2:44 p.m. — Agency assist.
Assisted OSP with a driver
stuck in the snow in rural
Joseph.
4:25 p.m. — Report of tres-
pass/civil dispute in Wallowa.
7:25 p.m. — Traffi c stop in
Joseph; Wallowa County Sher-
iff ’s Offi ce issued a warning for
no lighting.
FEB. 6
3:37 p.m. — Report of a
road hazard in Enterprise.
5:05 p.m. — Noninjury,
single-vehicle traffi c crash in
rural Wallowa. Referred to OSP.
Michael Scott Perren
October 9, 1952 - January 11, 2022
Michael Scott Perren, 69, of Enterprise, passed away on
Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Wallowa Memorial Hospital.
A graveside service will be held at the Enterprise Cemetery
on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 11 a.m. A reception will
be held at the Enterprise VFW at 1 p.m. the same day.
Michael was born on October 9, 1952, in Great Falls,
MT, to Gerald and Francis (Winter) Perren. He resided in
Enterprise, OR; Montgomery, AL; Costa Mesa, CA; Tor-
rejon Air Force Base, Madrid Spain. He graduated from
Torrejon High School in Madrid, Spain. He married Karen
Perren and they later divorced.
Michael worked for Fluor Industries Construction in
Irvine, CA; Metal Tooler for Valley Bronze Foundry,
Joseph, OR. He enjoyed woodworking, jewelry making,
and stone cutting.
Michael is survived by his brother, Brian J. Perren of
Enterprise, OR. He was preceded in death by his parents,
Gerald and Francis Perren; sisters, Michelle Morgan and
Brigette Ferguson.
Online condolences may be made to the family at
www.lovelandfuneralchapel.com.
Halsey killed going after load of posts
driver who braved danger to
cavort around on the ice.
Two new leaders were
installed into the Mother
Ortman Assembly of Rain-
bow Girls. Gail Aschenbren-
ner is the new incoming Wor-
thy Adviser, and Sally Kooch
is the incoming Mother
Advisor.
OUT OF THE PAST
Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins
100 YEARS AGO
Feb. 9, 2022
Nathan
Halsey
was
instantly killed last week
when in Rail canyon after a
load of posts. It is believed
that he had got his load on
his sled and had climbed on
the front end of it when he
slipped and fell to the ground
in front of the runners, and
under the heels of his horses.
Daniel Boyd and his fam-
ily have been in telephone
conversation with family in
Massachusetts. He fi nds that
the lowest rates are between
midnight and 4:30 a.m. The
charge for a call to a particu-
lar person is $14.65 for three
minutes. Three minutes is
time enough for every mem-
ber of the family to have a
few words.
The 2-story log home of
William Hansen, on Cot-
tonwood creek, near Joseph
creek, was burned a few days
ago. The place is beyond tele-
phone communication and
there is little travel to and
from it at this time of the year.
Settlers on the creek get their
mail by Snake river boat.
75 YEARS AGO
Feb. 13, 1947
The Glenn Trump house in
Minam was utterly destroyed
by fi re early Monday. The
25 YEARS AGO
Feb. 6, 1997
Walter Klages/Contributed Photo, File
Skiers carve a fresh path in this undated photo.
contents were also lost. Mr.
and Mrs. Trump had just
recently sold their home in
Enterprise and purchased the
home in Minam.
Ed Tippett is now oper-
ating taxi service in Enter-
prise with headquarters at the
Enterprise hotel. Don Reece
is driving the taxi.
The county court is taking
over the Enterprise hospital
on March 1. A hospital board
named by the court consists
of the following members:
Hilmer Johnson of Wallowa;
Warner Crow of Lostine; M.
J. Rutherford of Enterprise;
George Peal of Joseph; and
A. L. Duckett of Imnaha.
Ben Peal has purchased
WHAT’S HAPPENING
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9
ROTARY CLUB OF WALLOWA
COUNTY: Noon-1 p.m. Odd
Fellows Hall, Enterprise. Pro-
gram will be a memory workout
involving members and guests.
FOOT CLINIC: Noon-3 p.m. Wal-
lowa Senior Center.
LIFESTYLE WELLNESS CLASS:
5-7 p.m., Wallowa Mountain
Medical Clinic, Joseph. Wednes-
day evenings through March 16.
Presented 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.
THURSDAY, FEB. 10
WALLOWA-ABLE
BALANCE
CLASS:
1-1:45 p.m..
Wal-
lowa Memorial Hospital class-
room. Taught by WMH physi-
cal and occupational therapists.
Designed for older adults to
focus on safe cardio, strengthen-
ing and coordination. To register,
call 541-426-5314.
FRIDAY, FEB. 11
11th ANNUAL SWEETHEART
INDOOR YARD SALE: 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. Hurricane Creek Grange,
Joseph. Lots of items for sale.
Lunch served 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEB. 12
ALL YOU CAN EAT BREAK-
FAST: 7-11 a.m. Hurricane Creek
Grange, at the intersection of
Hurricane Creek Road and Air-
port Lane. Pancakes, breakfast
meat, eggs, biscuits and gravy,
juice and coff ee. Requested
donation: $8.
11th ANNUAL SWEETHEART
INDOOR YARD SALE: 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. Hurricane Creek Grange,
Joseph. Lots of items for sale.
Gary A. Anderson
June 13, 1944 - January 27, 2022
Gary Anderson died at his home
from Chronic Obstructive Pulmo-
nary Disease after a lifetime of
asthma.
He was born in Frederic, Wis-
consin, to Walter and Doris (Mar-
cotte) Anderson. They lived in the
small town of Centuria.
Life changed for the family in
1950 when his mother died of can-
cer. Gary was only 6 and his two brothers were 2 and 7,
leaving his dad with a dilemma. Gary spent quite some
time living with an aunt and uncle and cousin until his
dad could find other arrangements.
After a few years, the family moved to Oregon,
hoping it would help his severe asthma. They settled in
Newberg and Gary attended Newberg Public Schools.
He graduated from Newberg High School in 1962 and
went to study Fish Biology at Oregon State University.
He graduated from Oregon State in 1966 with a de-
gree in Fisheries Science. He was a career employee of
the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife starting out with
the then-called Oregon State Game Commission. While
going to college he worked summers for the Game
Commission in Corvallis, Astoria and The Dalles.
After graduation, he was assigned to Enterprise in
January 1967. It was his first trip to Wallowa County.
He moved everything he had in the back of a new 1967
Ford Mustang, and of course, car payments.
Within a year, he became the Assistant District Fish
Biologist for the Wallowa District. He came to love
Wallowa County and remained in that job for 18 years.
In 1972, he had a minor accident and went to the
old Wallowa Memorial Hospital. On that day, Kay Sim-
mons, from Umatilla Co. was the Emergency Room
Nurse. Six months later they were married in a secret
wedding the day after Christmas and then left town for
a few days.
Twin daughters, Nicole and Michelle, were born in
1977. Nicole died shortly after due to lung complica-
tions. In 1979, another daughter, Kristin, was born.
In 1985, he reluctantly left Wallowa Co. after being
promoted to District Biologist in the Lake District and
resided in Lakeview. He and Kay remained there until
he retired. In 2000, they returned to Enterprise to their
new home on Alder Slope.
Gary enjoyed hunting, fishing, wood cutting and
trapshooting. He was a life member of the Wallowa
Rod & Gun Club and competed for several years in ATA
sanctioned events throughout the Northwest.
He is survived by wife of 49 years, Kay, and daugh-
ters Michelle and Kristin (Aaron), two brothers, Ray-
mond and Dale (Chris), and four grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents and daughter,
Nicole.
At his request there will be no services.
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
the Sheets hotel in Joseph.
50 YEARS AGO
Febr. 10, 1972
Darrell McFetridge of
Enterprise was the third place
winner in a state-wide con-
test to select the 1971 Out-
standing Young Farmer. In
the meantime, his younger
brother, Larry, has been
selected to receive the local
award for 1972.
For the fi rst time in sev-
eral years Wallowa Lake is
frozen from one end to the
other with a sheet of ice sev-
eral inches thick. Over the
weekend a number of peo-
ple enjoyed playing on the
ice, including a Volkswagen
Lostine’s Teah Jones was
crowned 1997 Miss Rodeo
Oregon before a packed
house of enthusiastic support-
ers in the Joseph Community
Center Saturday night.
Award recipients at the
annual Wallowa County
Chamber of Commerce ban-
quet were: Eve Slinker,
Civic Leader; Gwen &
Mark Thornburg, President’s
Award; Mike Mahon, Tim-
ber Leader; Scott McClaran,
Agriculture Leader; Liza
Nichols, Unsung Hero; Terry
Crenshaw, Education Leader;
and Wallowa Forest Products,
Business Leader Award (rep-
resented by Les Bridges and
Gary Thebault).
The 1997 Chief Joseph
Days Court — Dena Beach,
Cammie Kuppinger and
Aleena Holum — fulfi lled
the fi rst traditional duty of
their reign when they served
as royal waitresses at the
Joseph Chamber of Com-
merce’s annual Groundhog
Day dinner.
SEE THE EXPANDED ONLINE CALENDAR AT
EASTERNOREGONEVENTS.COM
Breakfast and lunch will be
served.
VIRTUAL TUNESMITH NIGHT:
7-10 p.m. Featuring Janis Carper,
Carolyn Lochert and Gregory
Rawlins. Sponsored by Wallowa
Valley Music Alliance. Streaming
live at http://wvmusicalliance.
org.
TUESDAY, FEB. 15
WALLOWA-ABLE
BALANCE
CLASS: 1-1:45 p.m. Wallowa
Memorial Hospital classroom.
Taught by WMH physical & occu-
pational therapists. Designed
for older adults to focus on
safe cardio, strengthening and
coordination. To register, call
541-426-5314.
QUILTING GROUP: 1-3 p.m. Wal-
lowa Senior Center.
DRAGON BOAT PADDLE CLUB
MEETING: 5:45 p.m. Odd Fellows
Hall, Enterprise. Open to anyone
interested in paddling in a 10- or
20-person dragon boat on Wal-
lowa Lake this summer. Please
wear a mask for the meeting.
BREAST CANCER SUPPORT
GROUP: 6 pm. Wallowa Memo-
rial Hospital conference room.
Support, share resources, cele-
brate milestones and listen to
speakers talk about topics relat-
ing to mastectomies and breast
cancer. Everyone is welcome. Vir-
tual link available. Preregistration
required. 541-426-7919.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16
ROTARY CLUB OF WALLOWA
COUNTY: Noon-1 p.m. Program
will feature Fishtrap.
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT
TACO
NIGHT: 5-8 p.m. VFW Hall, Enter-
prise. $8 per person.
LIFESTYLE WELLNESS CLASS:
5-7 p.m., Wallowa Mountain
Medical Clinic, Joseph. Wednes-
day evenings through March 16.
Presented by Dr. Emily Sheahan.
How nutrition choices aff ect your
body and health, a supportive
environment with like-minded
people dealing with the same
issues and wellness concerns.
Call 541-426-9708 to register.
THE BIG READ KICKOFF: 6 p.m.
Presented by Fishtrap. “The
House on Mango Street” by San-
dra Cisneros. Live online inter-
view with the author. www.fi sh-
trap.org.
TUESDAY, FEB. 22
QUILTING GROUP: 1-3 p.m. Wal-
lowa Senior Center.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23
ROTARY CLUB OF WALLOWA
COUNTY: Noon-1 p.m. Odd Fel-
lows Hall, Enterprise.
WALLOWA COUNTY BEEKEEP-
ERS: 6:30-8 p.m. 65355 Hurri-
cane Creek Road, Enterprise (big
red barn). Education-focused, fun
and open to anyone interested
in bees and beekeeping. Bring a
camp chair.
DEATH NOTICE
William ‘Bill’ Stone Butner
William ‘Bill’ Stone Butner, 78, of Bend and formerly of
Enterprise, died Jan. 20, 2022. He was born July 15, 1943, to Glen
and Vera Butner. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
In honor of Bill, donations can be made to: Healing Reins Ther-
apeutic Riding Center, 60575 Billadeau Rd., Bend, OR 97702.
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George Hall Larson
January 9, 1955 - January 17, 2022
George Hall Larson, 67, Phoe-
nix, AZ, passed away Monday, Jan.
17, 2022, at his home after a long
battle with cancer.
Born Jan. 9, 1955 at St. Eliz-
abeth’s Hospital, Yakima, WA,
George was the son of David/Lu-
cille Larson. At age 3, he was ad-
opted by mother, Rochelle (Allen)
Danielson.
A 1974 graduate of Enterprise High School, George
was a star athlete in football, wrestling and track. He
and three of his classmates still hold a state record for
the 440 relay.
After high school and a brief marriage, George
worked various jobs, one being R-Y Timber in Joseph,
OR, before driving an 18-wheeler for England Trucking
Company, traveling cross country.
As a young adult, he loved riding his Suzuki mo-
torcycle, and his dirt bike along with camping with his
dog, Coco, aka “the fridge.”
He met his wife, Alaina Boersen, in Nebraska. They
settled in Phoenix in 1994. George traded long-haul for
local delivery until retirement in 2018.
George is survived by wife, Alaina Boersen, moth-
er, Rochelle Danielson, Enterprise, sister, Lisa Larson,
Garland, UT, brother, Jeff Larson, Desert Hills, AZ.
George was preceded in death by father, David Lar-
son, grandparents, Ernest/Jessie Larson, Walla Walla,
WA, Gibbs/Lois Allen, Portage, UT.
High Low
Conditions
Feb. 10
50
29
sunny
Feb. 11
47
26
sunny
Feb. 12
47
28
sunny
Feb. 13
48
29
partly cloudy
Feb. 14
38
25
snow showers
Feb. 15
37
24
mostly cloudy
Feb. 16
41
24
mostly sunny
Phases of the moon
Feb. 16
Feb. 23
Full Moon
Last Quarter
March 2
March 10
New Moon
1st Quarter
WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE & SUNSET FEB. 10 – FEB. 16
(from the U.S. Naval Observatory)
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6:56
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6:50
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6:48
5:18
6:47
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