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New Firewise Community plans Preparedness Day To-go senior meals
By BILL BRADSHAW
Wallowa County Chieftain
WALLOWA LAKE —
Last year’s establishment
of a new Firewise Commu-
nity in Wallowa County is
being recognized Saturday,
May 7, with a Wildfi re Pre-
paredness Day activity at a
home in the South Wallowa
Lake Community.
The public is invited to
a program from 1-2 p.m. at
84747 Talemena Dr. at the
lake, according to a press
release.
The program is sup-
ported by a $500 national
grant provided by the State
Farm Insurance in coordi-
nation with the National
Fire Protection Association.
Firewise communities are
those that have taken appro-
priate measures to become
more resistant to wildfi re
structural damage, accord-
ing to the NFPA website.
One feature visitors will
be introduced to will be
a one-eighth-inch screen
mesh surrounding the deck
at the Talemena Drive
home. The mesh is intended
to repel fl ying wildfi re
embers. Application tech-
niques for the mesh will be
discussed and demonstrated
as homeowners are guided
by Firewise committee
volunteers.
Janet Groat, of the
SWLC Firewise committee,
said in an email April 28
that the preparedness day is
part of a national campaign
that encourages people and
organizations to take action
to raise awareness and
reduce wildfi re risks.
“Given that in-person
gatherings are limited or
on-hold in many places,”
the grant program infor-
mation stated, “this year’s
prep day is focused on what
residents can do on and
around their home to help
protect against the threat
of wildfi res.”
FOR THE RECORD
APRIL 25
12:12 a.m. — Report of
probation violation in Clacka-
mas County.
12:45 a.m. — Report of
overdue motorist out of Joseph;
search and rescue located the
overdue persons and they are
safe.
4:21 p.m. — Suspicious
vehicle in rural Lostine.
4:30 p.m. — Report of fi re in
Enterprise.
4:32 p.m. — Jonathan
David Manire, 54, of Salem,
was arrested by the Enterprise
Police Department on a Wal-
lowa County Community Cor-
rections detainer for a charge
of probation violation; original
charge of eluding police. He
was transported to the Umatilla
County Jail.
5:33 p.m. — Report of pos-
sible predator depredation in
rural Enterprise.
6:12 p.m. — Welfare check
in Enterprise.
APRIL 26
10:30 a.m. — Report
of noninjury traffi c crash in
Joseph.
10:37 a.m. — Animal com-
plaint in Wallowa.
11:16 a.m. — Request for
welfare check in Wallowa.
12:05 p.m. — Public assist
in Joseph.
3:50 p.m.
—
Assault
reported in Enterprise.
5:16 p.m. — Civil dispute in
Lostine.
APRIL 27
9:06 a.m. — Theft reported
in Wallowa.
11:52 a.m. — Transfer from
Idaho County, Idaho; public
assist for disabled motorist near
Buckhorn Lookout.
4:05 p.m. — Found prop-
erty in Enterprise.
now cost $14 each
MORE ONLINE
A map of the South
Wallowa Lake Firewise
Community is available
at www.Wallowa.com
South Wallowa Lake Community/Contributed Photo
This banner announces the Wildfi re Community Preparedness
Day planned by the South Wallowa Lake Community for
Saturday, May 7, 2022.
Accredited in August
Groat said the SWLC
Firewise
Community
received its accreditation in
August — at the height of
the COVID-19 pandemic
restrictions and thus, held no
gathering.
She said about 270 res-
idences are included in
SWLC, as well as the busi-
nesses at the lake. Firewise
excludes public lands owned
by the county, state or fed-
eral governments. However,
the state park is helping a lot
with concerns about evacua-
tion, etc.
The community’s assess-
ment plan describes the
Firewise Community as “an
unincorporated residential/
recreational/business com-
munity located 6 miles south
of Joseph, Oregon, at the
head of Wallowa Lake in the
Wallowa Mountains. One
two-lane state highway runs
down the east side of the lake
to the community. … The
SWLC encompasses approx-
imately 820 acres of land
total … within a basin which
is surrounded on the west,
south and east by the Wal-
lowa Mountains and on the
north by Wallowa Lake. The
land surrounding the com-
munity consists primarily of
Wallowa Whitman National
Forest, with the Wallowa
County Community For-
est located on the north-
east side. The SWLC lies
between Mount Howard and
4:30 p.m. — Report of
abandoned
vehicle(s)
in
Enterprise.
6:39 p.m. — Traffi c com-
plaint in rural Wallowa.
8:56 p.m. — Report of
two overdue motorists in rural
Joseph; search and rescue acti-
vated. Motorists were recov-
ered safe and sound.
APRIL 28
8:24 a.m. — Report of
power outage in Enterprise.
10:48 a.m. — Traffi c stop in
Enterprise.
11:09 a.m. — At a traf-
fi c stop in Enterprise, the EPD
issued citation and vehicle
towed for no insurance.
1:04 p.m. — Loose horses
reported in rural Enterprise;
owner located.
4:14 p.m. — Public assist in
rural Joseph.
4:55 p.m. — Animal report
in Enterprise.
8:34 p.m. — At a traffi c
stop in Wallowa, the Wallowa
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce issued a
warning for no tail lights.
APRIL 29
8:26 a.m. — Report of pos-
sible probation violation in
Enterprise.
8:29 a.m. — Report of a sus-
picious vehicle in rural Wallowa.
8:34 a.m. — Theft com-
plaint in the Snake River area.
9:34 a.m. — Theft reported
in Wallowa.
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Mount Joseph and is within
the South Wallowa Wildland
Urban interface zone.”
Prevention plans
Groat wrote the grant to
fund the purchase of the steel
mesh.
“We hope to protect sev-
eral homes with the mate-
rial purchased by the grant
funds,” she said. “Homeown-
ers will help hang the mate-
rial on their own deck and
then, hopefully, turn around
and share their new expertise
with their neighbors.”
Groat said each home-
owner is urged to sign-up
with Lisa Mahon at Wallowa
Resources to have a Firewise
Home assessment com-
pleted. The assessment, she
said, might recommend limb-
ing trees, removing fl amma-
ble material from around the
home, locating a fi rewood
pile away from the home and
keeping grass watered and
cut short. A low-cost proj-
ect might be to pick up win-
ter limbs that have fallen and
take them to the county land-
fi ll. A high-cost consideration
might be to replace fl amma-
ble roofi ng material with a
fi re-resistant product.
Groat said the Firewise
Community has applied for a
$70,000 stage grant from the
Oregon Department of For-
estry funded by the last leg-
islative session.
“Twenty were funded
and we, unfortunately, came
1:20 p.m.
—
Records
request in Enterprise.
1:32 p.m. — Traffi c stop
in Enterprise; EPD issued a
warning.
1:53 p.m. — Report of sin-
gle-vehicle, injury crash in rural
Lostine.
3:08 p.m. — Report of bur-
glary in rural Joseph.
4:01 p.m. — At a traffi c stop
in Enterprise, the EPD issued
a citation and had the vehicle
towed for no insurance.
4:15 p.m. — Johnny Duane
Sabey, 60, of Wallowa, was
arrested by the EPD for provid-
ing false information to a police
offi cer. Sabey was cited and
released.
5:43 p.m. — At a traffi c stop
in Enterprise, the EPD issued a
citation and towed the vehicle
for driving uninsured.
6:46 p.m. — Report of loose
dog in rural Wallowa.
7:41 p.m. — Report of
found dog in rural Joseph.
8:37 p.m. — Report of a dis-
turbance in Joseph.
10:39 p.m. — Report of
dead deer on Highway 82 just
west of Lostine.
APRIL 30
3:04 a.m. — Report of
motorist hitting a cow on High-
way 82, between mileposts
66 and 67. Noninjury acci-
dent; owner of cow moved the
cow off the roadway. Vehicle
Senior centers
prefer people
to come in
and socialize
in No. 21,” Groat said. “For
now, homeowners will have
to fund brush removal on
their own. Our alternative to
this large grant program was
to apply for the State Farm/
NFPA grant.”
She noted that the Lostine
Firewise Community also
applied for a grant, which
was approved because Los-
tine had been a Firewise
Community longer. The Los-
tine Firewise Community
was established in 2019.
Another major concern
is the availability of evacua-
tion routes out of the SWLC.
With just Highway 82 run-
ning along the east side of
the lake, that has been a con-
cern both for those want-
ing an evacuation route and
emergency responders inter-
ested in getting in to fi ght a
wildfi re.
“This is a concern to res-
idents in SWLC, the West
Moraine area as well as the
Old Ski Run area,” Groat
said. “All three groups are
working with the county
emergency manager, the state
park and the Wallowa Lake
Rural Fire Protection Dis-
trict to fi nd alternative routes
out of the areas mentioned.
In SWLC, we are working
with the state park to make
sure residents west of the sec-
ond bridge over the Wallowa
River at the lake, can drive
through state property to
access the fi rst bridge, in the
case of an emergency where
the second bridge is blocked
or being used by emergency
vehicles.”
For more information,
contact Groat at 541-969-
2439 or jtgroat@msn.com or
Mahon at 937-418-3620 or
lisa.mahon7@gmail.com.
was able to be moved off the
roadway under its own power.
Medical and fi re were not
dispatched.
7:25 a.m. — Loose horses
reported in Lostine.
8:22 a.m. — Dog complaint
in Wallowa.
8:36 a.m. — Found brown/
white stock dog in rural Joseph
on Highway 82.
8:50 a.m. — Traffi c com-
plaint on Highway 82 in rural
Enterprise.
10:46 a.m. — Civil dispute
in Enterprise.
11:33 a.m. — First-degree
theft reported in Enterprise.
11:51 a.m. — Wolf dep-
By BILL BRADSHAW
Wallowa County Chieftain
ENTERPRISE — As
the COVID-19 pandemic
winds down, not everyone
is benefi tting; those who
received free to-go meals
from the senior centers in
Enterprise and Wallowa
are, as of Monday, May 2,
being charged a suggested
donation of $14 per meal.
“They were free, by
donations,” said Dan-
ielle Brockamp, interim
manager of the Enter-
prise-based Community
Connection of Wallowa
County. “There was a sug-
gested donation of $4.”
But since the senior cen-
ters are no longer closed
because of the pandemic,
Community Connection
has deemed it necessary to
charge for the to-go meals,
which it did not regu-
larly provide before the
pandemic.
“If someone wants a
meal to go, they’re required
(to) pay $14 now,” Brock-
amp said Friday, April 29.
She said the senior
nutrition program’s goal
under the Older Americans
Act of 1965 is to see that
seniors are well fed. But
there’s another goal.
“It’s more than just for
a meal. It’s for seniors to
get out and have some-
where to go,” she said.
“Now that COVID cases
are declining … we want
to get back to pre-COVID
socialization.”
The senior meals are
served Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays starting
redation reported near Crow
Creek in rural Enterprise.
1:36 p.m. — Assault
reported in Enterprise.
1:42 p.m. — Public assist
with lockout in rural Enterprise.
4:33 p.m. — Public assist
with lockout in Enterprise.
7:25 p.m. — Lost wallet
found in Enterprise; returned to
owner.
MAY 1
9:07 a.m. — Civil dispute
reported in Wallowa.
11:30 a.m. — Lost cell-
phone in Enterprise.
2:17 p.m. — Harassment
reported in Joseph.
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Brockamp said.
Community Connec-
tion started serving the
to-go meals in late March
2020, just after the serv-
ings at the meal sites was
shut down because of the
pandemic.
Brockamp said from
six to 12 to-go meals were
served from the Enterprise
meal site and 15-20 in
Wallowa. About 20 people
come into the Enterprise
site, she said.
But without any sub-
sidization to help pay for
the meals and the cost of
food rising, Brockamp
said Community Con-
nection needs to imple-
ment the charge. The same
$14 donation is suggested
regardless of the age of the
recipient.
“The fully allocated
price of a meal is more
than we’re charging,” she
said.
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Births
A son, Leland William
Lisle, was born April 5,
2022 in Joseph to Kala
Grover and Ryan Lisle of
Joseph. Grandparents are
Terry Crisp, Shana Grover,
Andrea Teegarden and
David Lisle.
A son, Fable Jo
Gustafson, was born April
10, 2022 in Enterprise
to Christina deVillier and
Cole Gustafson of Lostine.
Grandparents are Joella
& Steve Arment,
Teresa & Steve Gustafson,
and David & Susan
deVillier.
A son, Cecil Lee
Roseberry, was born April
12, 2022 in Joseph to
Jenny Augst and Adam
Roseberry of Joseph.
Grandparents are Robin &
Greg Augst, Leita Barlow,
and the late Cecil
Roseberry.
A son, Rhyker Evan
Walker, was born April
18, 2022, in Enterprise, to
Chloe Walker of Joseph.
Grandparents are Candace
and Brian Walker
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THANK YOU
to the following local businesses and colleges for making the
2022 Wallowa County Career Fair a great success!
Blue Mountain Community College • Carpet One Floor & Home • Community Bank
Oregon Department of Human Services • Eastern Oregon Child Care Resources
Eastern Oregon University • Full Circle Consulting • Genuine Wallowa County
Heartwood Biomass • Intermountain ESD Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education
Lewis-Clark State College • Moonlight Graphics • Nez Perce Tribe • Oregon Department of Forestry
Oregon State Parks • OSU Extension Service • RDF&P Joseph • Sei Mee Tea
Terminal Gravity Brewing • The Dog Spot • Treasure Valley Community College
University of Idaho • USDA Forest Service • Viridian Management & Viridian Construction
Wallowa County ESD Technology Department • Wallowa County Grain Growers
Wallowa Lake Lodge • Wallowa Lake Tramway • Wallowa Lake United Methodist Camp
Wallowa Memorial Hospital • Wallowa Resources • Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness
Walla Walla Community College • Winding Waters Clinic • WorkSource Oregon
Thank you to these local partners for their efforts in
planning and organizing the event:
Building Healthy Families • Wallowa County Economic Development
Wallowa County ESD • Wallowa Resources
Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness