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PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY
OF WALLOWA
In the Matter of the Estate of
GAIL L. WOLFE
Deceased.
Case no. 21PB10474
City of Joseph is accepting
sealed bids on a red Toyota
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5WZ134243 (app. 197k miles)
until February 28, 2022.
Please submit sealed bids to
City Hall at P.O. Box 15, or 201
N Main. Please contact City
Hall with any questions.
Legal No. 281414
Published: February 9, 16, 23,
2022
NOTICE TO INTERESTED
PERSONS
Krag D. Norton has been ap-
pointed Personal Represen-
tative (“PR”) of the Estate of
CLARENCE L. NORTON,
Deceased, Probate Case No.
22PB01026, Wallowa County
Circuit Court, State of Oregon.
All persons whose rights may
be affected by the proceedings
may obtain additional informa-
tion from the records of the
Court, the PR or the Attorney
for the PR. All persons having
claims against the estate must
present them by mail or in per-
son to the PR at:
Alyssa D. Slater, P.C.
Alyssa D. Slater,
Attorney for PR
107 Depot Street;
PO Box 729
La Grande, OR 97850
(541)663-8300
within four months after the
first publication date of this no-
tice or they may be barred.
Published: February 16, 23,
March 2, 2022
Legal No. 282052
NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned has
been appointed personal
representative. All persons
having claims against the
estate are required to present
them, with vouchers at-
tached, to the undersigned
personal representative in
care of Paige Sully PC, 213
W. Main Street, Enterprise
Oregon 97828, within four
months after the date of first
publication of this notice, or
the claims may be barred.
All persons whose rights may
be affected by the proceed-
ings may obtain additional
information from the records
of the Court, the personal
representative, or the lawyers
for the personal represen-
tative, Paige Sully PC, 213
W. Main Street, Enterprise,
Oregon 97828.
Dated and first published on
February 16, 2022.
Laura Moore
Personal Representative
Legal No. 282329
Published: February 16, 23,
March 2, 2021.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Dry January aggravates drought concerns
By KATY NESBITT
For EO Media Group
PENDLETON
—
December and January
storms set up the winter of
2022 to be cold and wet, but
several weeks without sig-
nifi cant snow or rain are cre-
ating concerns of another
drought year.
Northeastern Oregon is
faring better than Central
and Southern Oregon, with
cold temperatures prevent-
ing the early January snow-
fall from melting. Snow in
the last few days has helped
inch up snowpack and
snow-water equivalent lev-
els for the Blue and Wallowa
mountains.
According to the USDA
Natural Resources Con-
servation Service website,
monthly streamfl ow and res-
ervoir conditions for Janu-
ary in the Umatilla-Walla
Walla-Willow Basin were
above average. Two bod-
ies of water In the southern
region of the basin near Hep-
pner are considerably higher
than the rest of the basin:
Willow Creek is at 187%
and Rhea Creek is at 142%
of the 30-year median.
Farther south, the North
Fork John Day River at
Monument is recording
83% of its 30-year median.
The basin has one strong-
hold for water: Camas Creek
near Ukiah at 346% of the
median.
The Grande Ronde-
Burnt-Powder-Imnaha
Basin is averaging between
83% and 95% of the 30-year
median with one anomaly:
Bear Creek, outside of Wal-
lowa, is at 216%.
Snowpack has been
holding up, despite the lack
of precipitation in the last
Katy Nesbitt/For EO Media Group
Weeks of subfreezing temperatures have held snow in the higher elevations of Northeastern
Oregon, as is evident in this February 2022 photo of the Wallowa Mountains. Despite
reasonable snowpack levels in the high country, however, most of the region is still facing
severe drought conditions.
fi ve weeks.
In the Blue Mountains
between La Grande and
Pendleton, Emigrant Springs
has 45 inches of snowpack
and is 148% above aver-
age with 10% snow-water
equivalent.
High Ridge Snotel east
of Pendleton has 52 inches
of snowpack, 5% below its
average, but with 33% snow
water equivalent. Milk-
shakes SNOTEL on the
Washington state line has 71
inches of snowpack, which
is 87% of normal with 35%
snow-water equivalent.
In the Wallowas, Mount
Howard has 27 inches of
snowpack, 25% below aver-
age with 32% snow-wa-
ter equivalent. On the south
side of the range, Moss
Springs SNOTEL is record-
ing 49 inches of snowpack,
which is 15% below average
with a snow water equiva-
lent of 32%.
In Baker County, Schnei-
der Meadows Snotel is
recording 22% below nor-
mal precipitation and has 55
inches of snowpack with a
33% snow-water equivalent.
While the snowpack and
water levels look pretty good
right now, Northeastern Ore-
gon is facing down the bar-
rel of another drought year,
according to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. According
to www.drought.gov, Wal-
lowa County was down 0.69
inches of precipitation in
January. The entire county
is considered to be in severe
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WALLOWA COUNTY SENIOR
Meal sites are open for in-dining!
Meal site information: Wallowa 886-8971, Enterprise
426-3840, Home delivered meals 426-3840.
Mon. Feb. 28: Baked fish, rice pilaf, California vegetables,
coleslaw & lemon bar (sponsored by
Joe & Maxine Town)
Wed. Mar. 2: Quiche with spinach, mushrooms & onions,
sausage patty, fruit, tomato juice and biscuit
with honey & butter (sponsored by
Wallowa Senior Advisory Group)
Fri. Mar. 4: Pork ribs & sauerkraut, roasted red potatoes,
apple Waldorf salad, grape juice and orange
cake (sponsored in memory of Gayle Lyman,
her dad Abe Lyman, and brother Dan
Lyman by Arlene Lyman and family.
ENTERPRISE SCHOOLS
(Milk, fruit & vegetables served with all meals)
Mon. Feb. 28: Breakfast: French toast
Lunch: Beef stroganoff &
green beans
Tue. Mar. 1: Menu not available
Wed. Mar. 2: Menu not available
Thur. Mar. 3: Menu not available
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Imbler led 8-5 after one,
but struggled after the fi rst
as three starters spent a large
part of the second on the
bench. Imbler had a scor-
ing drought of more than six
minutes spanning the fi rst
and second, and managed
just a 19-foot jumper from
Joelle Treat in the second.
“Today one of the big-
gest diff erences was we had
a lot of foul trouble,” Sweet
said. “When our best scorer
is on the bench it changes
our dynamic, and when you
build a hole at halftime,
they’re hard to overcome.
But the girls never quit.”
The Eagles broke the
game open in the third. Nave
connected on a 3-pointer for
Boys:
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didn’t rotate very well on
defense in the third quarter,
they got some looks at the
baskets and some kickout
3s. We didn’t match them on
our end. We got great looks,
we just didn’t get anything
to fall.”
The teams traded the
lead just three times in the
fi rst half, but neither team
gained a major advantage.
Imbler’s largest lead was 8-3
on a Wyatt Burns 3-pointer,
and Joseph gained its larg-
Ronald Bond/Wallowa County Chieftain
Players battle for a loose ball during an Old Oregon League
District Tournament game Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Baker
City. Joseph defeated Imbler, 40-28.
drought status, and 44.36%
of the county is experiencing
extreme drought conditions.
Union County is down
0.27 inches of its average
precipitation. The entire
county is considered to be
under severe drought con-
ditions while 4.3% is expe-
riencing extreme drought.
And Umatilla County is
down 0.2 inches of precipita-
tion from a normal January.
This puts all of the county
under severe drought con-
ditions, with 33.77% con-
sidered to be under extreme
drought conditions.
The extended forecast for
Northeastern Oregon calls
for 33% to 40% below nor-
mal precipitation with a 40%
to 50% chance of above nor-
mal temperatures.
just three fi eld goals in the
second and third quarters
combined, fi nally found
a rhythm in the fourth.
Rachael Stirewalt, who led
the way for Imbler with 13
points, regained her form
from the fi rst quarter to close
the gap, but the Panthers got
no closer than 12.
Stirewalt’s
play
on
off ense and the Panthers’
defense carried Imbler early.
Stirewalt had all eight of the
Panthers’ fi rst-quarter points,
with her drive to the hoop
giving Imbler its fi rst lead at
6-4 with 3:01 to play in the
quarter, and a steal and layup
with 51 seconds to go dou-
bling the lead to four.
But Stirewalt, as well
as Audree Treat and Elidia
Rivas, spent either most or
all of the second quarter on
the bench in foul trouble, and
Joseph took advantage.
a 26-10 advantage, and later
scored on a twisting jump
shot on the block to extend
the margin to 33-12 late in
the third, the largest lead of
the contest.
“They played really calm
until the end and really took
care of the ball for the most
part,” Homan said. “They’re
getting it.”
Imbler, which managed
est fi rst-half lead at 26-18
on a layup by Hite that
ended a run of him scoring
eight points in less than two
minutes.
Joseph’s
hot-shooting
third quarter resulted in a
52% second half from the
fl oor, and the Eagles were
45% for the game. Imbler,
conversely, shot just 29%.
The Panthers also turned the
ball over 25 times.
Burney and Besotes both
added 10 points for Joseph,
with Besotes also collecting
a game-high nine rebounds.
Justin Frost scored 13
points and added eight
rebounds to lead Imbler.
Joseph’s James Burney works against the defense of
Imbler’s Wyatt Burns during an Old Oregon League District
Tournament game Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Baker City.
Joseph defeated Imbler, 60-34.
Ronald Bond/Wallowa County Chieftain
Building Healthy Families would like to
recognize Michael Cooler and Sara Crawford
and their business, Central Copy, for all of
their wonderfulness! From making our
printed items beautiful to helping with
computer and technology issues, they go
above and beyond to help us, even though
they don’t work at BHF
anymore. Thank you for
being awesome!
To sponsor a senior meal,
call 426-3840 or stop by the
Community Connection office.
MICHAEL COOLER
& SARA CRAWFORD
Building Healthy Families
541-426-9411
oregonbhf.org