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Two sixth-graders win DAR essay contest
By BILL BRADSHAW
Wallowa County Chieftain
ENTERPRISE — Two
sixth-graders from Enter-
prise Elementary School
were named winners of the
annual Daughters of the
American Revolution essay
contest, and were recog-
nized by DAR represen-
tatives before their class
Wednesday, March 30.
The winners
Aspen Cameron, who
attends school virtually,
was awarded fi rst prize in
the district competition
(Wallowa, Union and Baker
counties) and won $50. Her
essay also won the state
competition and now goes
on to be judged at a divi-
sional level with some of
the other states. If selected
as a division winner, the
essay would be forwarded
for the national competi-
tion. A certifi cate, gold pin
and monetary award is pre-
sented to each national win-
ner at Continental Congress
in June 2022.
As Oregon’s state win-
ner, Aspen will have the
opportunity to attend a lun-
cheon at the 107th Ore-
gon State DAR Conference
May 19-20 at the Monarch
Hotel in Clackamas.
Ella Hillock won second
in the class, receiving a cer-
tifi cate and $25.
The students in Donna
Yost’s class were among 34
who submitted entries for
the La Grande-based Lone
Pine Tree Chapter of the
DAR to judge. Joan Smith,
a retired chapter president
and judge of the contest,
joined chapter Secretary
Marcia Wilson in present-
ing the awards.
Smith told the class
about the DAR, its back-
ground and its importance.
“Our theme and motto is,
‘God, Home and Country.’
Also, it’s patriotism, histor-
ical preservation and edu-
cation, and that’s why I’m
here,” Smith said. “We’ve
got to let everybody know
how wonderful our country
is and how proud we should
be of our country because
we have a wonderful coun-
try. Patriotism is very, very
important.”
The local DAR chap-
ter, Smith said, was estab-
lished in 1995 and includes
Wallowa, Baker and Union
counties. The national orga-
nization was founded Oct.
11, 1890, and recognized
by Congress fi ve years
later. She said the national
organization has more than
a million members in chap-
ters worldwide.
Yost pointed out that
DAR is for female descen-
dants
of
Revolution-
ary War veterans and any
woman who can prove lin-
eal descent from a patriot
ancestor who provided aid
to the Revolution. A sep-
arate organization, the
Sons of the American Rev-
olution, exists for male
descendants.
Boys are eligible to
compete in the essay con-
test, too.
Smith encouraged any-
one interested to seek mem-
bership in a SAR or DAR
chapter.
Yost said she’s been
planning to do just that.
“I have the paperwork,
though I haven’t actually
done it yet,” she said.
The essays
The essays, which were
to be submitted before
Christmas, this year were
on the centennial of the
dedication of the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier at
Arlington National Ceme-
tery. It was dedicated Nov.
11, 1921, with a ceremony
in which wreaths were laid,
then-President Warren G.
Harding and other offi cials
spoke and families gath-
ered. The essay writers
were to imagine they were
the younger siblings of a
boy who’d lost his life in
the battlefi elds of France
during the Great War and
they attended the dedica-
tion of the tomb in Wash-
ington, D.C. They were
also to tell what it meant
to their families and why
it’s important to remember
those who gave their lives
for their country.
Aspen Cameron told a
realistic account of what
it would have been like to
fi rst, receive the news of
her brother’s battlefi eld
death and then her and
her parents’ tearful reac-
tions. She also told of a let-
ter sent by her brother from
his base in France in which
he said he loved them and
“loved helping change the
world for the better.”
Next was the trip to
Arlington, all of them
dressed in mourning black.
They were impressed by
the beauty of the monument
to the Unknown Soldier, as
well as the many crosses of
veterans buried there.
Again, the tears started
to fl ow, with her mom com-
forting her and her dad
standing strong for them all.
The honor guard expressed
their condolences, as did
many of those in attendance
to each other.
She ended by saying, “I
was thinking at the time
that I did not know how I
was going to get over the
loss of my brother.”
Ella Hillock wrote about
attending the dedication
ceremony at Arlington and
being impressed by the
beautiful monument, but
said, “it did not mend my
sorrows.”
She, too, wrote of the
experience of receiving
the War Department noti-
fi cation and the grief that
caused. In her case, her
brother’s body was recov-
ered and sent home, so the
family buried him locally
so they could visit his grave
without having to travel a
long way.
At the dedication cere-
mony, she mentioned hear-
ing President Harding speak
using “big words I couldn’t
exactly understand.” She
may not have understood,
but she did know the pres-
ident and other speakers
were honoring her brother
and the other fallen.
She wrote of making
their way home and her
mother later putting fl owers
on her brother’s gravestone.
“I slid my fi ngers over
the rough stone,” she wrote
in conclusion. “I wouldn’t
ever be able to let go of
the sadness of my brother’s
death, but I knew I could
live through it. Someday,
I’ll see him again. And just
that little thought made my
whole heart warm up.”
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ROTARY CLUB OF WALLOWA
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QUILTING GROUP: 10 a.m. to
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Please join us to celebrate
the amazing life of our
mother, Blanche Tippett.
A daughter, Elayna
Rose Hilliard, was born
March 23, 2022 in
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Marcus “Marc” J. McDowell
June 29, 1973 - March 29, 2022
Marcus
“Marc”
Jay
McDowell, 48, of Joseph,
Oregon, passed away on
Tuesday, March 29, 2022. A
celebration of his life was held at
the Cloverleaf Hall, Enterprise,
Oregon, on Monday, April 4,
2022, at 1 p.m.
Marc was born on June 29,
1973, in Portland, Oregon, to
Durwood “Woody” and Marlene
(Teeney) McDowell. He resided
in Molalla, Joseph, John Day and La Grande, Oregon.
He graduated from Molalla Union High School and
later graduated from Iowa School of Taxidermy and
Oregon State Police Academy.
Marc was an outfitter at their family-owned
packing operation, the Eagle Cap Pack Station, and a
taxidermist. He later became an Oregon State Police
K-9 handler, a senior trooper and a sergeant. In his spare
time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, snorkeling, traveling
and seeing the world with his children.
Marc is survived by his daughter, Alysa McDowell;
son, Austin McDowell; mother, Marlene McDowell;
sisters, Monica Karcher (Bill) of Ponte Vedra, Florida,
Marcie Teeney of Joseph, Oregon, and Misty Beckman
of Joseph, Oregon; brother, Matthew McDowell
(Amber) of Enterprise, Oregon; aunts and uncles, Mitch
and Virginia Teeney and Dave and Lorraine Teeney. He
was preceded in death by his father, Woody McDowell.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be
made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude
Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Online condolences may be made to the family at
www.lovelandfuneralchapel.com.
February 23, 1933 - March 20, 2022
Jo Anne Garrison Hunt, a resident of Enterprise, Oregon,
passed away on Sunday night, March 20, 2022, peacefully
in her room at the Wallowa Valley Senior Living.
She was born on Feb. 23, 1933, in Pittsburg, Kansas, to
Howard Jayson Garrison and Ada Pearl (Jones) Garrison.
There were six children born to Howard and Ada – Alice,
Grace, Dale, Jean, Mary and Jo – all of whom have gone
before her.
Jo Anne married Stewart L. Hunt on May 26, 1953.
There were three children in this marriage: John Stewart,
Jeanette Marie and Gary Howard.
Jo Anne went to Pittsburgh High School and to Kansas
University. She enjoyed her job with the Cypress School
District in Southern California as a teacher’s aide. Jo
Anne loved to go to the sporting events of her children
and eventually her grandchildren. She loved baseball,
specifically the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Later she watched
a lot of basketball and loved to cheer on Gonzaga as her
team.
We had many camping trips as a family and enjoyed
going on trips to Niagara Falls, Paul Revere’s house,
George Washington’s home on the Potomac, Kennedy’s
grave to see the eternal flame and Plymouth Rock.
After moving to the Wallowa Valley in the 1980s, Jo and
Stu enjoyed raising cows and sheep on their small acreage
outside of town. They enjoyed the country life as did their
family when they came to visit.
Jo Anne had strong convictions in her faith and attended
the First Baptist Church of Enterprise. Along with her
children, she enjoyed five grandchildren and eight great-
grandchildren: John and Patty Jo Hunt, John Hunt Jr.;
Jeanette and Mark Barnhart, Sam; Ernie and Charon Sams,
Jacob, Ethan, Eli; Tiffany and Michael Cox, Kalon; Evan
and Kendra Sams, Olive, London; Chad and Alice Sams,
Kendra, Kiera; and Gary and Cathy Hunt.
A memorial service will be held April 8, 2022, at 3 p.m.
at the Enterprise First Baptist Church. Bollman Funeral
Home entrusted with arrangements.