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FOR THE RECORD
JUNE 27
8:53 a.m. — Report of
animal abuse in Joseph.
9:35 a.m. — Parking com-
plaint at Wallowa Lake.
10:56 a.m. — Welfare
check requested at Wallowa
Lake.
11:41 a.m. — Dog as
public nuisance reported in
Wallowa.
11:44 a.m. — Road haz-
ard reported on Highway 82
in rural Lostine.
11:47 a.m. — Theft
reported in rural Joseph.
2:39 p.m. — Suspicious
persons reported in rural
Joseph.
4:43 p.m. — Report of
traffi c complaint in rural
Joseph.
4:57 p.m. — Firearms
transfer denial in Joseph.
5:12 p.m. — Report of hit-
and-run with property dam-
age in rural Joseph.
6:29 p.m. — Report of
road hazard in Enterprise.
7:14 p.m. — Welfare
check requested in rural
Lostine.
JUNE 28
9:03 a.m. — Forgery
reported in rural Enterprise.
11:18 a.m. — Harass-
ment reported in Wallowa.
2:49 p.m. — Dead deer
on walking path.
2:57 p.m. — Road-struck
deer; Oregon Department of
Transportation advised.
JUNE 29
12:27 a.m. — Distur-
bance in Joseph.
10:54 a.m. — Request
for ambulance for single-ve-
hicle rollover crash in rural
Enterprise.
2:40 p.m.
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Traffi c
hazard.
4:41 p.m. — Found
property.
6:48 p.m. — Motorist
assist at Hat Point.
7:05 p.m. — Dog bite at
Wallowa Lake.
8:34 p.m. — Passerby
reported steam or smoke
in the area of the Dollar
Stretcher.
8:46 p.m. — Traffi c stop
in Enterprise; warning issued
for speed.
8:53 p.m. — Traffi c stop
in Enterprise; vehicle towed
for no insurance.
11:39 p.m. — Noise com-
plaint in Joseph.
JUNE 30
7:06 a.m. — Single-ve-
hicle crash on Highway 3 in
rural Enterprise.
8:06 a.m. — Harassment
reported in Joseph.
8:07 a.m. — Injured deer
reported in Enterprise.
9:25 a.m. — Traffi c stop
in Joseph; citation issued
by Wallowa County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce for speeding.
10:01 a.m. — Traffi c stop
in Joseph; WCSO issued a
warning for speed.
10:38 a.m. — Traffi c stop
in Joseph; warning issued by
WCSO for speeding.
11:47 a.m. — Burglary
reported in Joseph.
12:07 p.m. — Domes-
tic disturbance reported in
Joseph.
12:43 p.m. — Jedidiah
K. Lamb, 21, was arrested on
a charge of probation vio-
lation during a Community
Correction home visit in rural
Joseph.
1:02 p.m. — Civil dispute
reported in Joseph.
2:10 p.m. — Communica-
tions line across the street in
Lostine.
3:01 p.m. — Probation
home check in Enterprise.
6:05 p.m. — Found dog in
Enterprise.
6:33 p.m. — Custodial
dispute in Joseph.
8:24 p.m. — Reckless
driver at the foot of the lake.
JULY 1
10:17 a.m. — Third-de-
gree theft reported in
Enterprise.
11:05 a.m. — Hit-and-
run with vehicle and prop-
erty damage reported in
Enterprise.
12:41 p.m. — Road haz-
ard reported in Enterprise.
3:19 p.m. — Motor-ve-
hicle accident between dirt
bike and four-wheeler.
5:20 p.m.
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Docu-
mented harassment reported
in Joseph.
7:29 p.m. — Traffi c stop in
rural Enterprise; WCSO issued
a warning.
7:43 p.m. — Cattle in the
roadway.
10:49 p.m. — During a
traffi c stop in rural Joseph,
the Enterprise Police Depart-
ment issued a citation for
speeding.
11:48 p.m. — Troy Dan-
iel Shafer, of La Grande, was
arrested during a traffi c stop
in Enterprise by the EPD on a
charge of DUII.
JULY 2
9:37 a.m. — Water leak
at apartment in Joseph; left a
message for the manager.
9:45 a.m. — Public assist
La Grande.
10:58 a.m. — Welfare
check of two dogs.
4:05 p.m. — Found wallet
in Imnaha.
4:27 p.m. — Argument in
Enterprise.
5:43 p.m. — Reckless
driver on Highway 82 in
Minam.
7:21 p.m. — Road hazard
reported in rural Lostine.
7:55 p.m. — Report of
possible criminal mischief in
Joseph.
7:57 p.m. — Extra patrols
requested in rural Enterprise.
8:44 p.m. — Report of fi re
in rural Enterprise; controlled
burn.
9:37 p.m. — Report of fi re
in rural Joseph.
9:44 p.m. — Report of fi re
in rural Enterprise.
9:59 p.m. — Agency
assist in Enterprise.
10:06 p.m. — Distur-
bance reported in Joseph.
10:42 p.m. — Road haz-
ard reported in rural Joseph.
JULY 3
7:27 a.m. — One-vehice,
noninjury accident on High-
way 82; Oregon State Police
responded.
7:49 a.m. — Bear in
dumpster; referred to Ore-
gon Department of Fish &
Wildlife.
9:53 a.m. — Citations
issued in Enterprise for
third-degree theft and unau-
thorized use of a motor
vehicle.
10:27 a.m. — Cattle in
the roadway.
12:34 p.m. — Suspicious
vehicle in rural Enterprise.
2:10 p.m. — Dog bite at
state park; OSP advised.
3:58 p.m. — Criminal mis-
chief reported in Enterprise.
4:51 p.m. — Injured
deer on Litch Street; ODFW
advised.
7:40 p.m. — Noise com-
plaint in rural Wallowa.
8:43 p.m. — Noise com-
plaint in Joseph.
8:58 p.m. — Dog as a
public nuisance reported in
Enterprise.
10:16 p.m. — Noise com-
plaint in Enterprise.
Thank you L ee
Lee Dagget
W
allowa Mountain Properties and
the Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce want to thank Lee Daggett
for 17 years of helping to put on the Broncs and Bulls event. This event not only provides entertainment but also
provides economic benefit to Wallowa County businesses by attracting visitors who spend money in the county
while enjoying this event. We also want to thank the other members of this year’s Broncs and Bulls event –
President, Jeffrey Wecks; Directors, Vixen Wecks, JJ Johnson, Susan Gilstrap and Ron Hall and the
volunteers who help make this event possible.
The Broncs and Bulls Committee would like to invite you to join us as a volunteer to have fun helping with this event.
Contact Lee Daggett, Principal Broker at Wallowa Mountain Properties for more information.
Wallowa Mountain Properties is much more than a real estate company. Our business philosophy goes
far beyond helping you with your real estate and property management needs. We believe that in
everything we do it isn’t all about us, so we volunteer and contribute resources that help foster
the economy of Wallowa County.
If you would like to join the
Wallowa Mountain Properties Team where our
philosophy is “we work for you” and for the
good of all Wallowa County contact
(541) 426-3026,
309 S. River Street, Suite D, Enterprise, OR 97828
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
A7
Voters may decide new
fi rearms requirements
By PETER WONG
Oregon Capital Bureau
Only two initiatives
appear likely to qualify for a
statewide vote Nov. 8 as Ore-
gon’s deadline approaches
for petitioners to submit
signatures.
That deadline is Friday.
The state Elections Divi-
sion will have up to 30 days
afterward to verify signa-
tures, generally done with
sampling.
The mass shootings in
Buff alo, N.Y., and Uvalde,
Texas, have given momen-
tum to advocates of a mea-
sure to set new requirements
for fi rearms permits and limit
ammunition magazines to 10
rounds each.
At the end of May, they
had submitted barely 2,500
of the 112,020 signatures
required to qualify it for the
statewide ballot. One week
before the deadline, that total
had shot up to around 120,000
— and a chief petitioner says
the goal is 140,000.
The Rev. Dr. W.J. Mark
Knutson, pastor of Augus-
tana Lutheran Church in
Portland, said a wet spring
and the ongoing coronavi-
rus pandemic slowed signa-
ture-gathering eff orts by 500
volunteers.
Then came Buff alo, where
IN BRIEF
Another calf
killed by wolves in
Wallowa County
MINAM — Another con-
fi rmed case of a wolf kill-
ing livestock in Wallowa
County was reported last
week when a cattle producer
in the Minam area found a
4-month-old, 350-pound calf
dead, according to a report
from the Oregon Department
Chieftain/File Photo
The mass shootings in Buff alo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, have
given momentum to advocates of a measure to set new
requirements for fi rearms permits and limit ammunition
magazines to 10 rounds each.
10 Black people were shot
dead May 14 in a supermar-
ket, and Uvalde, where 19
children and two teachers
died 10 days later at Robb
Elementary School.
“People were saying they
could not sit anymore, so
we had 1,000 new volun-
teers come forward to join
the 500,” Knutson said in an
interview. “A lot were parents
with children — it was pretty
amazing. They are learning
about democracy.
“The process is as import-
ant as the result — demo-
cratic action by the people. In
this nation right now, we need
to see democracy at work.”
In addition to the limit on
ammunition magazines, the
measure would require peo-
ple to undergo classroom and
live-fi re training before they
obtain a fi rearms permit, and
complete background checks.
(Current law allows a pur-
chaser to obtain a gun even
if the check is incomplete
after three days; the measure
would require the check to be
completed.)
The other initiative await-
ing qualifi cation for the ballot
is a proposed constitutional
amendment to bar legisla-
tors from seeking re-elec-
tion if they have 10 or more
absences that have not been
excused by the Senate presi-
dent or House speaker. Advo-
cates have submitted 183,942
signatures; the requirement
for a constitutional amend-
ment is 149,360.
of Fish and Wildlife.
The calf was found Mon-
day, June 27, when the
rancher was distributing salt
in a partially timbered 6,000-
acre private pasture. The calf
was believed to have died
within 24 hours before the
investigation.
Examination of the car-
cass led ODFW investigators
to determine the wounds were
consistent with wolf attacks
on calves.
The packs known to fre-
quent the area where the
attack occurred include the
Clark Creek pack, the Bear
Creek pack or the Minam
pack.
ODFW stated it will moni-
tor for continued wolf activity
in this area.
On June 17, the ODFW
issued a permit to take four
more Chesnimnus pack
wolves in the Crow Creek
area after repeated depreda-
tions and the killing of two
Chesnimnus wolves under
a previous kill permit. The
current permit is good until
July 17.
— Chieftain staff