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138th Year, No. 9
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
WALLOWA.COM
Commissioners aim to ban psilocybin
By BILL BRADSHAW
Wallowa County Chieftain
Kala
Linville
Lostine
ENTERPRISE — Wallowa
County voters will be asked to con-
sider an outright ban on the estab-
lishment of psilocybin facilities
here once county offi cials com-
plete work on a ballot measure for
Nov. 8.
The Wallowa County Board of
Commissioners discussed the mat-
ter with county counsel Paige Sully
at its meeting Wednesday, July 6,
and instructed Sully to prepare an
ordinance that could be passed
after two public hearings are held
on the issue.
Commission
Chairwoman
Susan Roberts instructed Sully to
work with Tera Elliott, the com-
missioners’ administrative assis-
tant, to schedule the public hear-
ings. The hearings would have
to be completed and a resolu-
tion passed by Sept. 8 to get on
the November ballot, the county
clerk’s offi ce said.
The proposed ballot measure
would ban psilocybin facilities
just in unincorporated areas of the
county. The way the law is written,
Roberts said, allows each jurisdic-
tion to act for its own interests.
Legalization of psilocybin
products and the provision of psi-
locybin services was approved by
Oregon voters in November 2020
under Ballot Measure 109 that cre-
ated Oregon Psilocybin Services
as a new section within the Oregon
Health Authority.
She’s lived
all over
the county
ENTERPRISE — Currently a
resident of Lostine Canyon, Kala
Linville has lived all over Wal-
lowa County.
“We’ve lived in Enterprise,
Joseph and Wallowa, too,” she
said.
After moving away for four
years, she and her family —
husband, Terry and 5-year-old
daughter, Evey — moved back
in 2018.
“We’ll probably be here for-
ever because we love it,” she
said.
Linville operates a communi-
cations and professional devel-
opment consulting business.
But that’s not her favorite thing
about the county.
“The mountains are my favor-
ite,” she said. “Everything else is a
bonus. I also love it that we don’t
have a stoplight in the county.
People don’t believe it when I
tell them, but it’s true.”
The Linville family had a low-
key Independence Day celebra-
tion, staying home and cooking
hot dogs over a campfi re.
But later this summer, she is
looking forward to the arrival
of family to attend the Chief
Joseph Days festivities.
“This’ll be my daughter’s fi rst
rodeo,” she said.
Living seven miles up Lostine
Canyon, the threat of wildfi re is
always a concern. But she’s not
as worried this year as she was
in 2021 amid the drought and
real wildfi res that occurred in
the county.
“I’m not as worried this year
as I was last year,” she said.
Linville doesn’t urge those
interested in moving here to
change their plans — just be
ready for the slower lifestyle.
“Be prepared to slow down
your pace of life,” she said.
— Bill Bradshaw,
Wallowa County Chieftain
Psilocybin mushrooms — com-
monly known as “magic mush-
rooms” — are believed to be thera-
peutically helpful for some.
The Johns Hopkins Center for
Psychedelic and Consciousness
Research has treated psychiat-
ric and behavioral disorders with
psilocybin, as well as on healthy
patients, saying positive results
extend for up to a year, according
to its website.
See Psilocybin, Page A7
CHIEF JOSEPH DAYS
Ellen Morris Bishop/Contributed Photo
Longtime Chief Joseph Days
volunteers Tim and Shelley Marshall
have been named this year’s grand
marshals for the 76th Annual Chief
Joseph Days.
Wallowa County Fly-In puts on a soaring spectacle
By JACK PARRY
Wallowa County Chieftain
J
OSEPH — On Saturday
morning, the sun blazed
down on Joseph State
Airport from up above
and bounced off the tar-
mac lined with planes as
various families, aero-
dynamic fanatics, and people
fi led through the gates right off of
Airport Lane in Joseph.
Vendors selling a slew of
foods and iced treats and pilots
sitting next to their planes free
to answer any questions from
curious attendees and commu-
nity members socializing up and
down the airport set the stage
for an event that had been in the
making for months and months.
Requiring tons of Federal Avi-
ation Administration regulations
and with over 100 volunteers
helping to put the event together,
it was fi nally coming to fruition.
The Wallowa County Fly-In and
Airshow were about to begin.
J.D. Clay, the chairman of
the North East Oregon Avia-
tion Foundation, explained that
they had to make a three-dimen-
sional box in the sky and evacu-
ate everyone who lives under that
Jack Parry/Wallowa County Chieftain
A Super Cub waiting to take off sits on the runway in Joseph on July 9, 2022.
box. Just another example of the
work and coordination this tiny
airport in Joseph needs to do to
make the show possible.
“It takes a lot of work to make
something like this happen. You
just don’t see it at smaller air-
ports, especially an airport this
small,” Clay said.
One of the most unique air
shows in the northwest, part of
the allure for pilots and spectators
comes from the stunning view
that gives the airshow its setting.
A bright yellow fi eld of fl owers
sits below the Wallowa Moun-
tains just south of the airport to
create a beautiful scene for planes
to pierce through.
“I’ve been to quite a few air-
shows, but I’ve never been to
one in this dramatic of a setting.
The backdrop, it is incredible,”
said Brent Blakely of Sandy, who
accompanied friends to the show.
Gary Miller came from Bend
to watch the show, and keeps
coming back after previous years
partially because he admires the
scenery so much.
See Fly-In, Page A7
TOP: The West Coast Ravens lay down smoke
in formation during their performance at the Wallowa County
Fly-In in Joseph on July 9, 2022. Above: Stephen Christopher poses with
his plane before taking part in the air show.
Jack Parry/Wallowa County Chieftain
Marshalls
named
grand
marshals
Wallowa County Chieftain
JOSEPH — Longtime Chief
Joseph Days volunteers Tim and
Shelley Marshall have been named
this year’s grand marshals for the
76th Annual Chief Joseph Days.
Tim was raised as a city boy and
Shelley was a country girl when
they made their home in Joseph 40
years ago. They raised two daugh-
ters, Abby Sutfi n of Homedale,
Idaho, and Heather Marshall
of Valdez, Alaska. Both daugh-
ters graduated from Joseph High
School, and served on the Chief
Joseph Days court.
Shelley started volunteering for
Chief Joseph Days in 1990, helping
with the queen coronation dinner.
“Tim has been a volunteer for
30 years,” joked Shelley, “but he
has never actually ‘volunteered.’”
That fi rst year, they spent many
hours creating decorations, props
and making the dinner a fun and
festive event.
In 1998 Shelley turned over
the reins from the coronation din-
ner to help in the hospitality room.
Shelley and Tim spent the next 23
years dedicating their time, energy
and service there. In that time, the
hospitality room grew from a sim-
ple tent that served cold cuts and
soft drinks to a large building.
The Chief Joseph Days hospital-
ity room is known by cowboys
and cowgirls as one the best in the
Northwest, serving hungry contes-
tants breakfast, lunch and dinner.
On average, over 400 contestants
and sponsors are served dinner
nightly.
Shelley and Tim were there
from sunup to sundown. Shelley
kept everyone on their toes, and
her energy and dedication meant
volunteers better be ready to get to
work.
Tim was the master of the grill.
He had his own dedicated barbe-
cue area right out back. Whether
he liked it or not, he continu-
ally had a steady stream of visi-
tors stopping in to compliment his
cooking, have an ice-cold beer,
and steal a small bite of amazing
food straight off the grill.
See Marshal, Page A7