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RECORDS
Wallowa County Chieftain
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
County high school becomes Enterprise hospital
OUT OF THE PAST
Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins
100 YEARS AGO
June 8, 1922
The old county high school
is now the Enterprise hospi-
tal. Two acres of the site is
involved in litigation, the Cir-
cuit Court having just decided
that it has reverted to Frank A.
Reavis, the original owner.
Muskrats are believed to
have caused a break in the
dyke holding the upper hatch-
ery pond, letting out most of
the water and a few of the
salmon.
William B. Ault, son of Dr.
and Mrs. C. A. Ault of Enter-
prise, has been given high-
est honors in his class which
received diplomas last week
at the United States naval
academy. He was the head
in scholarship, general effi -
ciency and good conduct, as
Barbara Ann Sorensen
February 27, 1934 – May 13, 2022
Barbara, of Sun City West,
AZ, passed away on May 13,
2022, at the age of 88. She was
born February 27, 1934, in Gove,
Kansas, to parents Chris and
Naomi Wyckoff.
Barbara is survived by her
loving husband of 40 years,
Gary, her three children and
two stepchildren: Ron Edwards
Jr., Francine Edwards, Brenda
(Leonard) Hanson, Serena (Larry) Sorensen and Gary
(Alicia) Sorensen Jr. Barbara is also survived by nine
grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, brother J.B.
Wyckoff and many loving relatives and friends.
A memorial service will be held in Wallowa, OR,
this summer and a celebration of life will be held in Sun
City West, AZ. In the fall. Dates to be determined.
Elvin “Buz” Rex Cates
December 28,1939 - April 22, 2022
After a brief battle with can-
cer, Elvin “Buz” Cates, 82, passed
away peacefully, surrounded by
his loving family at Wallowa Me-
morial Hospital on April 22, 2022.
He is survived by his wife of 62
years, Judy; three children, Randy
(Sandy) of Lewiston, Idaho, Carrie
Gomez of Imnaha, and Will (Mag-
gie) of Springfield, Oregon; and 11
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Buz was born in San Angelo, Texas, and spent his
childhood years in San Angelo and Corpus Christi, Tex-
as, before moving to Southern California when he was
13. He graduated from Covina High School and took
a few college courses before taking a carpentry job.
He took early retirement from a pulp and paper mill in
Halsey, Oregon, after working more than 30 years in
the industry.
Buz’s hobbies included bow hunting (he bagged
his last deer with his bow at age 81). He was a fisher-
man, both saltwater and fresh. His home on the Imnaha
boasts one of the best fishing holes on the river and Buz
spent many happy hours during the season trying his
luck. He also enjoyed building and refurbishing musical
instruments - particularly the banjo, which was the in-
strument he played with the band he helped form many
years ago, now known as Last Call. Buz also loved
watching collegiate sports and was an avid University
of Oregon Duck fan.
Buz was loved and well respected in the community.
His granddaughter nicknamed him “the Godfather of
Imnaha.” He will be missed by all.
A celebration of his life will be held on Monday,
June 20, starting at 3 p.m. at the home of Cody and
Brooke (proprietors of the Imnaha Store and Tavern) at
78995 Upper Imnaha Road (directly behind the store).
well as athletics.
75 YEARS AGO
June 12, 1947
The Wallowa County
Farm Bureau has awarded
two scholarships to 4-H sum-
mer school. The beef club
scholarship went to Joan
Crow of Lostine. The sheep
scholarship was awarded to
Ann Butterfi eld.
Warner Crow was elected
fi rst president of the Jaycees.
Malcolm Dawson and Ermil
Sater were elected to fi rst
and second vice-presidents,
respectively.
Ed Quinn’s eyes are
FOR THE RECORD
MAY 30
1:28 p.m. — Dog bite inci-
dent reported in Lostine.
6:17 p.m. — At a traffi c
stop in Enterprise, the Enter-
prise Police Department issued
a warning.
7:45 p.m. — Disturbance
reported in Enterprise.
9:04 p.m. — Welfare check in
Wallowa.
MAY 31
1:01 a.m. — Report of road
hazard in rural Enterprise.
6:11 a.m. — Loose cattle
reported in rural Enterprise.
11:55 a.m. — Loose cattle
reported in rural Enterprise on
Highway 82.
3:35 p.m. — Public assist.
5:08 p.m. — Suspicious cir-
cumstance in Joseph.
6:09 p.m. — Welfare check in
rural Enterprise. Neighbors were
contacted; residents are on a trip.
JUNE 1
10:58 a.m. — Dog as public
nuisance reported in Wallowa.
improving following what
could have been a serious
accident. His .22 gun blew up
in his face and got gunpowder
in his eyes.
Enterprise Taxi: Phone 3
day or nite, county wide ser-
vice. Clebert C. Alford.
50 YEARS AGO
June 8, 1972
Cadet Bernie Stein, 21, son
of Mrs. Anna Stein of Enter-
prise, graduated from the U.S.
Military Academy at West
Point yesterday. General Wil-
liam C. Westmoreland gave
the graduation address.
The FFA Rodeo held in
1:19 p.m. — Traffi c com-
plaint in rural Joseph.
3:51 p.m. — Theft from mail.
5:11 p.m. — Home check in
Enterprise.
9:35 p.m. — ATL vehicle
Highway 82, mile post 66.
JUNE 2
8:25 a.m. — Scam reported
in Enterprise.
8:45 a.m. — Dog as pub-
lic nuisance reported in rural
Enterprise.
9:57 a.m. — Hit-and-run
reported in Enterprise.
3:19 p.m. — Public assist in
Enterprise.
5:24 p.m. — Welfare check in
Enterprise.
5:41 p.m. — Traffi c stop
Highway 82, milepost 70; warn-
ing issued.
JUNE 3
11:56 a.m. — Wallowa
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce boat
inspections at Wallowa Lake.
1:35 p.m. — Traffi c com-
plaint in Enterprise.
2:47 p.m. — Traffi c com-
plaint in Enterprise.
3:26 p.m. — Road hazard
reported in rural Wallowa on
Highway 82.
3:30 p.m. — Animal com-
plaint in Enterprise.
5:48 p.m. — Lost male Corgi
reported in Enterprise.
5:50 p.m. — Telephonic
harassment reported in Wallowa.
9:47 p.m. — Traffi c stop in
rural Enterprise; warning issued
for failure to maintain lane.
JUNE 4
10:16 a.m. — Unauthorized
use of motor vehicle reported in
rural Enterprise.
11:32 a.m. — Injured deer
reported in rural Enterprise.
12:54 p.m. — Two-vehicle,
noninjury, motor-vehicle crash in
Enterprise.
3:53 p.m. — At a traffi c stop
in rural Wallowa, the WCSO
issued warning for speed.
4:30 p.m. — Thomas K.C.
Papineau, 20, a transient, was
arrested during a traffi c stop in
Enterprise by the EPD on charges
of DUI.
5:13 p.m. — Lost wallet
reported in Wallowa County.
6:06 p.m. — Medical pen-
dant alarm activation in
Enterprise.
6:32 p.m. — Reporting a traf-
fi c complaint in rural Wallowa.
9:25 p.m. — Agency assist in
Enterprise.
10 p.m. — Traffi c stop in rural
Wallowa; warning for speed.
11:12 p.m. — Disturbance
in Enterprise.
JUNE 5
7:46 a.m. — Unlawful entry
into motor vehicle reported in
Joseph.
8:37 a.m. — Criminal mis-
chief reported in Enterprise.
9:56 a.m. — Loose cattle
reported in rural Enterprise.
11:35 a.m. — Disturbance
reported in rural Enterprise.
12:02 p.m. — Report of lost
power tool in Wallowa.
12:10 p.m. — Criminal mis-
chief reported in Enterprise.
12:16 p.m. — Restrain-
ing order violation reported in
Wallowa.
1:49 p.m. — Assault reported
in Enterprise.
2:08 p.m. — Traffi c com-
plaint at Wallowa Lake.
3:43 p.m. — Trespass com-
plaint in rural Wallowa.
3:55 p.m. — Criminal mis-
chief reported in Enterprise.
6:57 p.m. — Custody dispute
in Wallowa.
7:59 p.m. — Report of
motor-vehicle accident in Union
County.
8:06 p.m. — Report of
motor-vehicle in Union County.
8:12 p.m. — Agency assist in
Union County.
8:55 p.m. — Report of over-
due motorist in rural Enterprise.
9:01 p.m. — Traffi c stop in
Lostine; EPD issued a warning.
10:35 p.m. — Agency assist
in Enterprise.
25 YEARS AGO
June 5, 1997
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Nancy Lee Locke
July 26, 1954 - June 2, 2017
This week we are celebrating
the memorial of our mother, Nan-
cy Lee Locke, who passed away
from endometrial cancer at her
home in Bend, Oregon, on June 2,
2017. Her daughters (Andrea and
Whitney Locke), sister, and close
friends were there with her by her
side when she took her last breath.
Andrea and Whitney are aware
there was no obituary placed in the Chieftain or any
other news source after she passed, and this led some
people to believe she was still alive.
Mrs. Nancy (Nina) Lee Locke Doelle was born
July 26, 1954, in Toronto, Ontario, and was raised in
London, Ontario, Canada, where she met William K.
Locke. They were married and in 1984 Willy and Nan-
cy moved to Wallowa County to start a family but di-
vorced seven years later.
During her 20 years of living in Wallowa County,
she accomplished a lot. She opened the Handy Wag-
on in 1985 for skiers at Ferguson Ridge and the first
tea room in downtown Joseph (which is now Bee Crow
Bee). She was involved with most of the lip sync, kara-
oke, art and drama groups. She sold sculptures at Valley
Bronze and worked as a waitress at Cactus Jacks, Cloud
9 Bakery and the Elks Club, while also holding down
a second job as a certified nursing assistant at Wallowa
Memorial Hospital. Working two jobs as a single mom
in “the middle of nowhere, the center of the universe”
she managed to go to school as well! Our mom worked
tirelessly to provide for her family. She had big dreams
of travel, wealth and lots of sparkles to shine the way to
her future as a registered nurse.
After graduating from nursing school at the age of
50, she repaid her debt to Wallowa Memorial Hospital
and then moved out of Wallowa County to follow her
dreams as a travel nurse. She worked in Boise, Idaho, to
gain experience, then was able to pick up travel jobs in
Hawaii, California and Oregon.
It has been five years since she left us, but she is
always on our minds and in our hearts. Though she
claimed life was hard in Wallowa County she continued
to adore the sight of the gorgeous mountains and the
smell of fresh-cut hay. She influenced everyone she met
in some way or another. Our mom had a light within her
that could never be put to rest.
Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Two dozen Nez Perce rid-
ers in full regalia will ride
along the west rim of Joseph
Creek canyon on Appaloosa
horses next week in celebra-
tion of the return of their peo-
ple to Wallowa County after a
120-year hiatus.
The Ponderosa Motel in
Enterprise was extensively
damaged by a fi re on May 29.
Enterprise Fire Dept. fought
the fi re which started in a
bathroom heat lamp fi xture
and burned throughout the
attic area.
On May 8 the Bank of
Wallowa County, which was
formed in 1955, underwent
a name change and is now
Community Bank.
Joseph was a great success.
Winners of the chicken catch-
ing contest held over the
weekend were Karen Tippett,
Brian Schmidt, Jodie Wil-
son, Briand Lombardi, Ed
Goebel, Ted McGinnis and
Tim Kiesecker.
The Vista Theater in Enter-
prise was burglarized and
about $80 in change was sto-
len. There was about $800 in
the offi ce also, but it was not
stolen.
High Low
Conditions
June 9
75
53
mostly cloudy
June 10
76
54
mostly cloudy
June 11
71
49
showers
June 12
60
42
showers
June 13
58
40
partly cloudy
June 14
61
42
partly cloudy
June 15
66
44
partly cloudy
Ardis Jean (McClain) Klages
May 18, 2022
Ardis Jean (McClain) Klages
age 91, peacefully passed away at
her home on May 18, 2022.
Ardis was married to Harold
Klages, who preceded her in death.
Harold married Ardis Dec. 23,
1955. The newlyweds made their
home on the family ranch in Joseph
where they lived all their lives.
Harold and Ardis had four chil-
dren: sons, Richard “Rick” Klages and Alan Klages, and
daughters, Andrea (Klages) Shannon and Maika Klages.
Ardis was an avid supporter of many activities in
the community. They included Grace Lutheran Church,
teaching second and third grade at Enterprise, Wallowa
County 4-H, Eagle Cap ski run, lifetime member of the
VFW Auxiliary, ballot counting for elections, Wallowa
County Cow Bells, board member of Joseph Library, all
Wallowa County schools and Joseph PTA.
Ardis had a passion for cooking and sewing. She was
well known for her outstanding desserts. Ardis made
sure that the hired hands on the farm had breakfast
and lunch (which always included dessert) and supper
during harvest time. Her love for sewing included many
costumes for school plays, Halloween, church plays,
weddings, prom dresses and cheerleading uniforms.
Ardis also loved quilting blankets as gifts for weddings,
graduations and baby showers.
She loved spending time with the family hunting,
fishing, camping, huckleberry picking, skiing and hik-
ing in the Eagle Cap. Ardis dearly loved the Lord and
her church family.
She is survived by her sons, Rick Klages and
wife, LeVaughn, of La Grande, and Alan Klages and
wife, Daarla, of Joseph; daughters, Andrea (Klages)
Shannon of Joseph and Maika Klages of Reno, Nevada;
six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; sister,
Alice LaRose Ledford of Walla Walla, Washington; and
many nieces, nephews, relatives and countless friends.
Graveside services will be held at the Enter-
prise Cemetery at 11 a.m.on Saturday, June 18, 2022.
Services will be followed by a gathering of family and
friends at the Enterprise VFW Hall, 800 N. River St.
Memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, 409
W. Main St., Enterprise, OR 97828, the Enterprise VFW
or the charity of your choice.
Phases of the moon
May 30
June 7
June 14
June 20
New Moon
1st Quarter
Full Moon
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WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE & SUNSET JUNE 9 – 15
(from the U.S. Naval Observatory)
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