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Main Street Program plans regional eff ort
Program aims
to boost rural
communities
Chieftain staff
ENTERPRISE — A
series of walking tours, con-
versations and a countywide
public meeting Wednes-
day and Thursday, May 4-5,
will explore the possibility of
establishing a Regional Main
Street Program for Wallowa
County, according to a press
release.
The event will be led by
Sheri Stuart, manager of the
Oregon Main Street Pro-
gram, that includes support
for historic preservation, new
businesses and downtown
improvements; access to spe-
cial funding; and a structure
for collaborative eff orts to
increase livability and main-
tain vibrancy of small rural
towns.
The Northeast Oregon
Economic Development Dis-
trict and the Wallowa County
Chamber of Commerce are
conducting outreach and
hosting activities to explore
the feasibility of a such a pro-
gram in Wallowa County,
bringing all the county’s
communities that choose to
participate together to partic-
ipate in statewide programs
with a single entity managing
the program for all.
“We’re starting conversa-
tions with business owners,
nonprofi ts and community
members to gauge interest
and learn about the types of
projects people want to sup-
port in their communities,”
said Lisa Dawson, executive
director at NEOEDD. “We
hope to hear from everyone
who likes to support their
hometown, including busi-
ness owners, people new to
the community, and younger
residents.”
Those interested may par-
ticipate in several ways:
• Take an online survey
at https://www.neoedd.org/
wallowa-county-main-street/
to share information about
plans, challenges and ideas
for your business and/or
community.
• Join a walking tour with
Stuart, NEOEDD staff and
community members May 4
in Enterprise starting at City
Hall at 9 a.m., at Wallowa
Lake starting at Wallowa
Lake Lodge at 1 p.m. or in
Joseph at 1 p.m. at City Hall.
On May 5, walking tours will
be in Lostine at 11 a.m. at
City Hall and in Wallowa at
1 p.m. at City Hall.
• Attend a countywide
public meeting at 7 p.m. May
5 at the Southfork Grange on
Rosewell Street in Lostine.
• Request an interview
with the NEOEDD and
answer a few questions about
your interests and projects.
For more information,
contact Chantal Ivenso at
chantalivenso@neoedd.org
or 541-426-3598.
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain
American Red Cross blood-collection technician Alexis
Krigbaum, left, checks the blood pressure of Rebecca
Frolander before the latter donates blood Tuesday,
April 19, 2022, at the Cloverleaf Hall in Enterprise.
Blood drive sees
large turnout
By BILL BRADSHAW
Wallowa County Chieftain
Pinwheels for prevention
Students from the Wallowa
County Alternative School
plant pinwheels for
Child Abuse Prevention
Month on the grounds
of the Wallowa County
Courthouse under the
supervision of teacher
Ron Pickens, left, and
Court-Appointed Special
Advocate Director Erin
Taggard. Taggard said the
pinwheels represent the
“innocence that children
should have and our
hope that they will have a
happy, healthy future.”
Bill Bradshaw/
Wallowa County Chieftain
IN BRIEF
Four Wallowa
County students
receive grants
WALLOWA COUNTY
— Four Wallowa County
high school seniors were
among a dozen students to
receive awards through the
DeWuhs-Keckritz Educa-
tional Trust, which accord-
ing to its website was cre-
ated to provide “grants to
students in Eastern Oregon
to enable them to pursue
educational goals.”
Between them, the 12
students earned $36,000 in
awards, including four who
received a $5,000 award.
The winners of a $5,000
award in Wallowa County
were Alona Yost of Enter-
prise and Bayden Menton of
Joseph. The $2,000-award
winners were Maelen Rose
Movich-Fields of Enter-
prise and Catherine Zeigler
of Joseph.
The trust, established
in 1972 by the wills of Joe
DeWuhs and Tony Keckritz,
has awarded more than $1.4
million in funds to about 500
students.
Students in Wallowa and
Union counties are eligible.
lege students who gradu-
ated from a Wallowa County
high school and who are pur-
suing an education in natural
resources.
Applications, which are
on the Wallowa Resources
website, will be accepted
through July 15.
Preference will be given
to those students entering
their junior or senior year of
college who are planning a
career in “forestry, wildlife,
fi sheries, soils, hydrology,
or other related fi elds,” the
release states.
The fund was started by
Bruce Dunn’s wife, Jane,
and his friends following his
death in August 2018. Bruce
Dunn was a forester with
both the U.S. Forest Service
and with private compa-
nies. He oversaw RY Tim-
ber properties for more than
three decades, and helped
start the Wallowa County
Natural Resource Advisory
Committee.
“Through this schol-
arship the hope is to con-
tinue educating and training
tomorrow’s natural resource
professionals in order for
them to best serve Wallowa
County’s land-based econ-
omy,” a statement from the
press release reads.
Visit wallowaresources.
org for more information.
the annual Wallowa Valley
Youth Arts Festival.
The exhibit will be May
14-21. Entries should be
submitted at the Josephy
Center 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
May 9-11, according to a
press release.
Children in kindergarten
through the sixth grade can
show one piece of artwork.
Youths in grades seven
through high school can
show two pieces.
Matting supplies and
ideas include a do-it-your-
self option. Central Copy in
Enterprise has poster board
for matting and off ers free
cutting to all entrants in the
exhibit. The shop also has
foam board for sale that
must be cut to size. Misty’s
Uptown Art and Aspen
Grove Gallery off er a pro-
fessional touch with matting.
No frame is required for
the entries, but a fi rm back
is requested for hanging
purposes.
For more information
and to print entry forms,
go online to https://jose-
p h y. o r g / w a l l o w a - v a l -
ley-youth-arts-festival. Con-
tact Dawn Norman to learn
more at 541-432-0505 ext.
No. 1 or email exhibits@
josephy.org.
JOSEPH — School-aged
kids are invited to show
their artwork next month at
the Josephy Center for Arts
and Culture in Joseph during
being off ered to all students
in Wallowa County to per-
form in the Missoula Chil-
dren’s Theatre’s production
of “Hansel and Gretel” at the
Young actors
Joseph council work Youth Arts Festival sought for ‘Hansel
and Gretel’
session canceled
coming in May
JOSEPH — Auditions are
JOSEPH — A work ses-
sion planned for Monday,
April 25, was canceled when
the Joseph City Council was
to discuss American Rescue
Plan Act funds and System
Development Charges.
The work session was
canceled due to “unfore-
seen emergencies,” accord-
ing to a press release Mon-
day afternoon.
Discussion and voting on
the ARPA funds and discus-
sion of the SDC fees will
take place at a special ses-
sion to be held April 28 at
6 p.m.
Voting on potential SDC
fees will take place at the
May 5 council meeting.
Applications for
Dunn scholarship
available
WALLOWA COUNTY
— Applications are now
being accepted for the
Bruce Dunn Scholarship
Fund, which, according to a
press release, is open to col-
Building Healthy Families wants to thank
Charlie Kissinger for his commitment and
support to youth winter recreation in
Wallowa County. As the Fergie Ski Shop
Manager, Charlie distributed our free
winter helmets to youth and was crucial
in getting nearly 100 kids geared up and
ready to ski on School Ski
Day! Thank you Charlie
for helping kids get active
and outdoors!
CHARLIE
KISSINGER
Building Healthy Families
541-426-9411
oregonbhf.org
Enterprise School multipur-
pose room.
The auditions will be
from 4-6 p.m. Monday, May
2. Those auditioning should
arrive at 4 p.m. and plan to
stay for the full two hours.
Some of the cast members
will be asked to stay for a
rehearsal immediately fol-
lowing the auditions. Partic-
ipants are urged to bring a
snack in case they are there
for the rehearsal.
About 50-60 roles will
be available for local stu-
dents. Students in grades
fi rst through high school are
encouraged to audition. No
advance preparation is nec-
essary. Most students will
rehearse 4 hours and 15
minutes each day, Monday
through Thursday.
The performances are
scheduled for Friday, May
6 at 7 p.m. and Saturday,
May 7 at 1 p.m. Both perfor-
mances will be at the Enter-
prise School multipurpose
room.
For more information, call
Dawn Norman the Josephy
Center for Arts and Culture at
541-432-0505, ext. 1111, or
email exhibits@josephy.org.
Volunteers
also
are
needed to help with the pro-
duction. Email DJ Lin-
coln at systems@josephy.
org and interested sponsors
should contact Dera Stewart
at development@josephy.org
or 541-432-0505.
Funding that makes this
production possible comes
from the Juan Young Char-
itable Trust, donations and
sponsorships.
— Chieftain staff
ENTERPRISE — A
total of 74 units of blood
were donated Tuesday,
April 19, during a blood
drive held by the Ameri-
can Red Cross at the Clo-
verleaf Hall in Enterprise.
A unit is approximately
1 pint, said Alicia Hayes,
Wallowa County Red
Cross coordinator for the
blood drive.
She said 87 people
signed up to donate.
“It was one our biggest
turnouts,” she said.
Rebecca Frolander, one
of the volunteer donors,
said she’s been donating
blood since she was 18.
“I regularly donate
blood. I feel it’s some-
thing I can do to help peo-
ple for just a little bit of
my time,” she said. “One
of the workers said that for
every blood donation, you
can help three people.”
Hayes said the short-
staff ed crew ran about 45
minutes behind.
“That was very unusual.
… They got backed up so
we had to reschedule six,”
she said. “We were booked
solid.”
The blood drive ran
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Hayes said donated
blood covered the entire
gamut of types, O (the uni-
versal donor), A, B and
AB (the universal recip-
ient), as well as positive
and negative Rh factors.
“O negative is particu-
larly coveted,” being the
one that can be given to all
others, but all types were
received, Hayes said.
“It was pretty even
across the board,” she
said.
Hayes said the Ameri-
can Red Cross tries to hold
three or four blood drives
a year in Enterprise. The
next will be in June, fol-
lowed by September.
“Weather permitting,
we’ll have one in Novem-
ber,” she said.
Hayes said the COVID-
19 pandemic led to lower
turnouts of volunteers. In
fact, the Red Cross even
canceled its spring blood
drive of 2020, when the
pandemic started. The
local situation is much
like the national shortage.
“A big part of that is
COVID — it scares peo-
ple from donating,” she
said. “It’s not that there
were a lot of restrictions.
It’s just that people were
uncomfortable with it.”
Hayes said the blood
collected can help local
medical facilities, but at
times outside sources may
be contacted.
“Wallowa County only
keeps a certain amount
of blood on hand, so if
they had a situation where
needed a lot, they’d have
to request from other
areas,” she said.
Hayes expressed her
appreciation to all who
donated.
“We greatly appreciate
their gift of life,” she said.
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