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Wallowa County Chieftain
CORRECTIONS
The Voices column on April 6 incorrectly stated the
name of a church in Imnaha. The correct name is Imnaha
Christian Fellowship.
The story in the April 6 Chieftain “Price tag on Wal-
lowa Lake Dam soars to $21M” misattributed a quote
as being from Sen. Hansell spokeswoman Ann Rava.
The quote was from a report by the Regional Solutions
Exchange shared by Rava.
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Please join us to celebrate
the amazing life of our
mother, Blanche Tippett.
Mom always brought
more joy and contagious
laughter wherever she
went. We hope you can
join us in sharing a funny
story, favorite memory,
and a light meal with us.
Her Celebration of Life
will be held on April 16,
2022, at 11 a.m. at the
Lewis-Clark Convention
Holi-
Center, inside the Holi
day Inn, 700 Port Drive,
Clarkston, WA
Donald Leon Peterson
November 5, 1944 - February 11, 2022
Don was born in Ainsworth,
NE, on Nov. 5, 1944, to Roland
and Lenora Peterson. His family
moved to California, and he went
to James Lick High School where
he met Kathleen Martha Kelley.
Don would often say that he knew
the moment he met Kathleen that
she was the one for him, but Kath-
leen came around to the same idea
when they were in college at Santa Clara University.
Don earned his degree in chemistry with a minor in bi-
ology, and then they were married on March 18, 1967
in Santa Clara.
Kathleen continued her education in nursing, and
the two eventually made their home in San Jose, CA.
During this time, their children Bryan and Diana were
born. Don enlisted in the United States Air Force which
supported his education as an optometrist at Pacific
University. He spent 4 years in the military, and then
retired from the Air Force and moved on to Redlands,
CA, where the couple worked at Loma Linda Univer-
sity.
Don and Kathleen’s journey took them to Enterprise,
OR, where Don joined an optometry practice. He served
as President of the State Board of Optometry for a time,
and was instrumental in promoting legislation in the
state that allowed optometrists to prescribe medicine.
Eventually his career took them to Kennewick, WA,
working for Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute, with
Kathleen working as an optometric nurse. They left
PCLI to open their own surgery center in Redmond,
OR. When they retired from The Eye Surgery Institute
(TESI), Don continued with some consulting and filling
in for other optometrists. Don and Kathleen moved back
to Enterprise, and they began their retirement years.
In February of 2018, Don lost Kathleen to cancer.
With the help of friends old and new, the companion-
ship of his pets, and the comfort of living in his favorite
place in the world, he was able to find a different kind
of happiness in his final years.
During this time he met Kit Tyler, a fellow survivor
of loss, and they became constant companions. This re-
lationship was a profound gift that reawakened his heart
and turned his final years into a new chapter of love.
Don had many interests in life. When he was a boy,
he caught and mounted butterflies and other insects,
spending many hours catching them in the yard. Later
he discovered a passion for knives, eventually becom-
ing a serious knife collector, and started making knives
of his own as a young man. He had an affinity for Mexi-
co since he moved to California, and it became a family
tradition for Don and Kathleen to spend the month of
November in Mexico each year with friends and family
visiting.
Don enjoyed spending time sitting on his back porch
looking at Mount Joseph, listening to the creek running
through his property, and watching deer and cats play in
his beloved yard. He always appreciated cats, tending
to many barn cats over the years and eventually settling
in with several very special house cats as his constant
companions.
Along with all of this, he doted on his grandchildren,
and learned of the births of his first two great-grandchil-
dren shortly before his passing.
Don is preceded in death by his parents Roland and
Lenora, his step-father Ronald Abby, and his wife of
50 years, Kathleen. He is survived by his son Bryan
(April) Peterson of Meridian, ID, his daughter Diana
Peterson of Mount Vernon, WA, and his grandchil-
dren Kyle Peterson (US Navy - Misawa, Japan), Zoey
Peterson, DJ Peterson, Christopher (Mackenzie)
Plourd, and Tim (Sanday) Litts. His great grandchildren
Juniper and Isabella were born in August and November
to Tim and Sanday, and Christopher and Mackenzie. He
is also survived by his siblings Teri, Karen, and Mark,
and many nieces, nephews and friends that loved him.
The family would like to thank all the great friends
Don had in Enterprise that made his life joyful, always
checked on him, and have helped us take care of his
place during this time of transition. We couldn’t have
asked for better friends for Don than the Melvilles,
Becks, and many more.
Don’s request was to not have any kind of service
after his passing, but to have his ashes spread with
Kathleen at places that were important to them.
‘Dog heaven’ for strays
OUT OF THE PAST
congress appropriates forest
road money.
Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins
50 YEARS AGO
100 YEARS AGO
April 13, 1922
Fearing that Enterprise
may become overrun with
dogs like Constantinople,
Sheriff F. D. Rinehart is
about to make a raid on stray
animals. He plans to lure
them to a vacant basement
and sort them out and take
those having no license col-
lar away to the dog heaven.
Many cars trying to
navigate the muddy road
between Enterprise and Los-
tine have been nearly lost in
a sea of mud. Henry Bau-
er’s Ford sedan got left by
the wayside after literally
settling down into the mud
until it rested on the running
boards.
The Episcopal Ladies’
Guild will have their annual
Easter apron sale on Satur-
day. Beginning at 10 o’clock
cake and coff ee will be
served for 15 cents, continu-
ing all day. The aprons will
be placed on sale at this time.
75 YEARS AGO
April 17, 1947
A Consolidated Freight-
ways driver owes his life to
one strand of guard rail up
on Minam hill installed by
the state highway commis-
sion following the accident
in which two Joseph high
school basketball players
and their driver were killed.
Vernon Hammack of
the Enterprise FFA chap-
ter received the state farmer
degree at the state con-
vention. This chapter also
received the Keystone
award, being one of the out-
standing FFA chapters in the
state.
Hopes for an early com-
pletion of the Oregon sec-
tion of the Enterprise-Lew-
iston highway took another
setback this week when tele-
grams were received stating
that a call for bids could not
be made or contracts let until
April 13, 1972
Exalted ruler George
Thompson of the Enterprise
Elks Lodge made the pre-
sentation of a television set
to an Oregon Veterans Hos-
pital. Each year every Ore-
gon Elks Lodge attempts to
furnish at least one television
set for use in one of the vet-
erans hospitals.
Enterprise’s
talented
senior Dennis Raymond out-
raced all others to the fi nish
line to win the Mike Hollo-
ran Invitational 880 in a time
of 2:08.4, well off his per-
sonal best.
Gene Marr, local line
foreman for Pacifi c Power
& Light, had a hair rais-
ing experience when he fur-
nished the ground link for
a 7200 volt power line. He
was fortunate to escape with
a burned hand.
25 YEARS AGO
April 10, 1997
The Oregon State Parks
division and Wallowa Forest
Products have joined in the
eff ort to stop the abandon-
ment of 61 miles of railroad
line from Elgin to Joseph.
OK Theatre owner Rus-
sell Ford began the instal-
lation of a truckload of new
audio equipment that will
make its debut this weekend
with the playing of the new
version of “Star Wars”.
Funding has been found
for the 11-unit apartment
complex in Enterprise for
the elderly and handicapped.
The new site will be by
the softball fi elds and has
been named the Park Street
Apartments.
The doors at Moriah
Foundry in Wallowa were
permanently closed, leav-
ing as many as six employ-
ees out of work. The foundry
specialized in decorative
cast aluminum sprinklers
marketed primarily through
catalogues.
Maria M. Onaindia
March 22, 1930 – April 6, 2022
Maria M. Onaindia, of Enterprise, passed away on
April 6, 2022. She was born in the Basque country in
Vizcaya, Spain, on March 22, 1930. She married Jose
Onaindia in Spain. They became partners in Cherry
Creek Sheep Co. on the Snake River, where they ran
sheep for many years.
Some of Maria’s best memories were made at the
ranch, cooking on a woodstove for large shearing and
lambing crews. After selling the ranch, Maria and her
sister Juana remained active in the community and St.
Katherine Catholic Church and were often seen walking
together.
Maria is survived by her children, Joe (Bobbie),
Juanita (Loren) and Rick (Jeannie); four grandchildren;
and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by her parents; her husband, Joe; and five sisters
and one brother.
A private family burial was held and a Mass is
planned for a later date. Memorial donations can be
made to Heart ‘n Home Hospice in La Grande in care of
Bollman Funeral Home, of Enterprise.
Velma (Louise) Bowman
Sept. 17, 1929 - March 26, 2022
Velma (Louise) Bowman, age
92, passed away Saturday, March
26, 2022, surrounded by family.
Louise lived in Enterprise, OR.
Louise was born in Dunbar,
NE, on Sept. 17, 1929 to Cecil and
Grace Wallace. The family left Ne-
braska and moved to CA, then to
Mississippi and then to Missou-
ri and finally to Vancouver, WA.,
where Louise graduated from Columbia Academy in
Battle Ground, WA. She then went to Walla Walla Col-
lege where she met the love of her life, Gene Bowman.
In 1949 they were married (they were married for 70
years). They were the parents to five boys. Louise was a
homemaker, wife and mother for the first 14 years. She
then taught school for 26 years; the last 10 years she
taught high school English.
Louise loved gardening and sewing. She was an avid
reader and also did ceramics. When she retired, both she
and Gene joined the volunteer fire department where
they lived in Shelter Valley, CA. They were active in the
fire department for 14 years. They moved to Enterprise
in 2006 to be close to their oldest son and family.
Louise was always an active member of the Sev-
enth-day Adventist Church; she was a true student of
the Bible.
Louise is survived by four sons and daughters-in-
law: Dwight and Bonnie Bowman of Enterprise, OR;
Glen and Nancy Bowman of Stanwood, WA; Tim and
Seles Bowman of Orofino, ID; and Art and Lisette Bow-
man of Escondido, CA. She was blessed with 10 grand-
children and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded
in death by her son Donald and her husband Gene.
There will be a memorial service for Louise at the
Enterprise Seventh-day Adventist Church on Saturday,
April 23, at 3 p.m. Louise will be greatly missed by all
who knew her.
The family wishes to express their appreciation for
the excellent, loving care she received at the Wallowa
Memorial Hospital the last few weeks of her life.
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
FOR THE RECORD
APRIL 4
8:23 a.m. — Civil dispute
in Lostine.
8:24 a.m. — Report of
dead deer in rural Lostine;
referred to Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife.
5:36 p.m. — Traffi c com-
plaint in rural Enterprise;
referred to OSP.
8 p.m. — Public assist in
Enterprise.
8:18 p.m. — Road hazard
in rural Enterprise; referred to
the Oregon Department of
Transportation.
8:47 p.m. — Request for
welfare check in Enterprise.
9:15 p.m. — Road hazard
in rural Wallowa; referred to
the ODOT.
APRIL 5
7:07 a.m. — Report of deer
tangled in a fence in Enter-
prise; deer was freed.
7:25 a.m. — Noninjury,
single-vehicle traffi c crash
reported in rural Enterprise.
1:43 p.m. — Disturbance
in Joseph.
3:12 p.m. — Heather
Renee Staff ord, 35, of Joseph,
was arrested by the Whitman
County, Washington, Sheriff ’s
Offi ce on a failure to appear
warrant issued by Wallowa
County with three original
charges of identity theft, three
charges of second-degree
forgery and three charges of
theft in the second degree.
Staff ord was also arrested
on an original arrest warrant
issued by Wallowa County
with six charges of identity
theft, four charges of unlaw-
ful entry of a motor vehicle,
11 charges of second-degree
theft, attempted second-de-
gree theft and three charges
of third-degree theft. Staff ord
was lodged and is pending
extradition.
5:02 p.m. — At a traffi c
stop in Enterprise, the Enter-
prise Police Department
towed a vehicle for driving
while suspended and a cita-
tion was issued and subject
was released.
5:29 p.m. — Theft com-
plaint in rural Joseph.
8 p.m. — Traffi c complaint
in rural Enterprise.
APRIL 6
7:20 a.m. — Report of
loose cattle and possible
neglect in rural Lostine.
9:26 a.m. — Scam/fraud
call in Enterprise.
2:39 p.m. — Report of
barn fi re in rural Enterprise.
2:48 p.m. — Stephen Lee
Austin, 20, of Joseph, was
arrested by Wallowa County
Community Corrections on
a detainer issued for proba-
tion violation. Original charge
was fi rst-degree sexual abuse.
Austin was transported to the
Umatilla County Jail.
5:56 p.m. — Report of sus-
picious person in Enterprise.
8:05 p.m. — Request for
welfare check in Wallowa
County.
10:14 p.m. — Traffi c stop
in Enterprise; warning given
for lighting.
APRIL 7
9:17 a.m. — Fraud/scam in
Enterprise.
10:36 a.m. — Traffi c stop
in Enterprise; EPD issued a
warning.
12:23 p.m. — Animal
report in Enterprise.
1:52 p.m. — Traffi c stop in
Enterprise; EPD issued a cita-
tion for distracted driving.
1:55 p.m. — Traffi c stop
in Enterprise; EPD issued a
warning.
2:25 p.m. — Suspicious
vehicle in Enterprise.
8:57 p.m. — Alarm activa-
tion in Enterprise.
APRIL 8
8:34 a.m. — Report of
theft in Enterprise.
12:24 p.m. — Report of
excessive trash left out on
property in Enterprise.
12:49 p.m. — Field contact
in Wallowa.
3:38 p.m. — Public assist
request in rural Joseph.
3:55 p.m. — Residential
fi re alarm activation in Enter-
prise; false alarm.
4:06 p.m. — Traffi c stop
in Enterprise; EPD issued a
warning.
4:09 p.m. — Report of
missing person in Joseph; per-
son was located.
4:17 p.m. — Traffi c stop
in Enterprise; EPD issued a
warning.
5:43 p.m. — Two black
Angus steers missing in rural
Joseph.
7 p.m. — Suspicious vehi-
cle in rural Joseph.
APRIL 9
9:08 a.m. — Report of deer
stuck in a fence in rural Joseph;
referred to ODF&W.
10:04 a.m. — Assault
occurred in rural Enterprise.
12:10 p.m. — Report of
theft in Enterprise.
1:22 p.m. — Call reporting
a fi re in the Temperance Creek
area of Hells Canyon; referred
to Blue Mountain Dispatch for
fi re suppression dispatch.
2:59 p.m. — Request for
public assist in Wallowa.
3:27 p.m. — Road hazard
on state highway in Joseph;
referred to the Oregon State
Police.
3:41 p.m. — Report of a
dog bite in Enterprise.
9:08 p.m. — Welfare check
requested in Enterprise.
9:59 p.m. — Public assist
requested in Enterprise.
10:49 p.m. — Suspicious
person reported in Enterprise.
APRIL 10
2:34 a.m. — Jordan Wil-
liam Wilson, 23, of Wallowa,
was arrested by the La Grande
Police Department on a Wal-
lowa County warrant issued
for a charge of probation vio-
lation, with an original charge
of harassment. Wilson was
transported to the Umatilla
County Jail.
8:10 a.m. — Animal com-
plaint in rural Lostine.
7:30 p.m. — Suspicious
person reported in Joseph.
9:47 p.m. — Report of
small gray dog named Lily lost
in Enterprise.
April 11
8:56 a.m. — Request
for welfare check in rural
Enterprise.
9:54 a.m. — Report of
two-vehicle crash in rural
Wallowa.
10:56 a.m. — Report
of suspicious vehicle in
Enterprise.
12:01 p.m. — Animal com-
plaint in Joseph.
12:18 p.m. — Animal com-
plaint in rural Joseph.
12:37 p.m. — Report of
scam/fraud in Joseph.
12:53 p.m. — Request for
welfare check in Enterprise.
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April 14
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snow
April 15
41
29
partly cloudy
April 16
41
25
rain/snow
April 17
44
27
partly cloudy
April 18
51
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mostly cloudy
April 19
47
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showers
April 20
60
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partly cloudy
Phases of the moon
April 16
April 23
April 30
May 8
Full Moon
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New Moon
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WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE & SUNSET APRIL 14 – 20
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