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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Rotary district governor visits
home during Chief Joseph Days
Wallowa County Chieftain
JOSEPH — The Rotary
Club of Wallowa County
got a visit during Chief
Joseph Days from its Dis-
trict 5100 governor who
was returning to the town
where he grew up, accord-
ing to a press release.
Steve Williams grew up
in Joseph, where three of
his brothers still reside. Wil-
liams attended school in the
county and was a member
of a prominent local family.
His father, Bill Williams
Sr., was a longtime super-
intendent of the Joseph
School District, a founding
member of the Rotary Club
of Wallowa County and
involved in every aspect
of community life, includ-
ing coaching Little League
baseball.
His mother was equally
active
in
community
groups, as well as keeping
track of six children and her
busy husband.
The grown Williams
children found it natural
to be active in their com-
munities. Brothers Bill
Jr. and Bob have been in
Rotary in the past and are
involved in other commu-
nity organizations.
During his visit here,
Steve Williams talked about
his experiences as a mem-
ber of the Hermiston Rotary
Club and hosting Rotary
Exchange students from
the Philippines, Argentina,
Japan, France and Taiwan.
He and his wife, the former
Janet Wells of Enterprise,
traveled to the Philippines
in 2009 to check on progress
JOSEPH — The long-
awaited project to bring
Joseph’s sidewalks up
to standards that comply
with the Americans with
Disabilities Act began
Aug. 8, according to a Ore-
gon Department of Trans-
portation press release.
A contractor, HP Civil
Inc., will begin work on
curb ramps along Joseph’s
Main Street between Fourth
and College streets, and on
OR 350/Wallowa Avenue.
Main Street also is Ore-
gon Highway 82 and Wal-
lowa Avenue is also Oregon
Highway 359.
There will be no work
downtown along Main
Street between Daggett
Lane and Third Street
before Labor Day, ODOT
said.
Anticipated
comple-
tion on the entire project is
May 2023. The contractor
will work Monday through
Friday.
The work, while wel-
comed, has created concern
among the business com-
munity as some merchants
were worried it would dis-
Joseph City
Council meeting
again rescheduled
Church to host
free concert
ENTERPRISE — A
renowned musician will give
a free concert at 7 p.m. Fri-
day, Aug. 12, at the Enter-
prise Community Congrega-
tional Church in Enterprise.
Pacifi c Northwest musi-
cian John Nilsen is a pianist,
guitarist, vocalist and com-
poser. Because his father
was a rural minister, he has
a passion for rural churches
and enjoys playing for their
small con-
gregations.
Born
in
Seattle and
raised in
Portland,
he began
studying
classical
Nilsen
piano at the
age of 6, and recorded his
fi rst collection of original
piano solos, “Sea of Inspi-
ration,” in 1983 with Eagle
Records in Los Angeles.
At the concert, he will
play a variety of music,
including church hymns.
The event is open to the
community and all are wel-
come. The church has a
ramp for wheelchair access.
— Wallowa County
Chieftain
MG Bailey to
perform at TG
this summer
Rotary Club of Wallowa County/Contributed Photo
of the water and sanitation
project that the Hermiston
Rotary Club shared jointly
with the Daevao City, Phil-
ippines Rotary Club. Their
attendance at International
Rotary conventions has
taken them to Chicago, Lis-
bon in Portugal and Hous-
ton, where they met mem-
bers of Rotary Clubs from
around the globe.
Williams began his one-
year term as district gov-
ernor July 1. During that
time, he plans to visit all 60
Rotary Clubs in the district,
which includes the north-
ern portion of Oregon and
a part of Washington along
the Columbia River.
He praised the Rotary
Club of Wallowa County
for its service to the local
community through the
Coats for Kids program,
Project Heartbeat and for
its involvement with high
school students through the
Rotary International Inter-
act program and its projects
of service globally.
He said his goal for his
term of offi ce is to spread
the word about the good
that Rotary does in local
communities like Wal-
lowa County and around
the world. He told them he
wants to grow awareness
of Rotary’s service fi ght-
ing disease, providing clean
water and sanitation, sup-
porting mothers and chil-
dren, promoting peace, car-
ing for the environment,
supporting education and
growing local economies.
Williams said he wants
everyone to know the value
of service and the fulfi ll-
ment of working together to
serve others.
“When there are more
Rotary members working
together on projects locally
and around the world even
more good works will be
accomplished,” he told the
local club.
ADA compliant sidewalk work to begin
Wallowa County Chieftain
fl owing and toes tapping.”
The release called him
“fearless and genuine,
MG connects and builds a
bridge between the stage
and audience making any
venue feel like home. With
six original releases and
an epic collection of clas-
sic music at his fi ngertips,
MG Bailey is a one-man
force of nature that’s ready
to rock on the spot.”
Hear his music at https://
mgbailey7.bandcamp.
com/ and learn more at
www.mgbailey.com.
IN BRIEF
JOSEPH — The Joseph
City Council meeting for
August has again been
rescheduled. This time, to
Thursday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m.
at the Joseph Community
Events Center, according to
a press release.
The original meeting,
intended for Aug. 4, was
initially rescheduled for
Aug. 11.
An agenda will appear
on the city’s website.
No reason was given for
the rescheduling.
Steve and Janet Williams volunteer at the Wallowa County Rotary Club’s Bronco Buster booth
during the 76th Chief Joseph Days Rodeo. Steve is the District 51 governor and both are
former locals.
rupt the tourist season. The
Joseph Chamber of Com-
merce and city govern-
ment worked with ODOT
to ensure the work sched-
ule would create as little
disruption as possible.
After an informational
meeting on the project by
ODOT with local resi-
dents April 4, the city col-
lected written concerns and
addressed them at the next
week’s meeting.
Pro-Tem
Administra-
tor Brock Eckstein said
April 11 that the new plan
is for work to be done
on sidewalks and ramps
on the south end of town
during the height of the
tourist season. Then, about
mid-September,
ODOT
would transition to work-
ing downtown.
ODOT also agreed to let
the city do its own land-
scaping work.
ODOT said that during
construction, travelers can
expect to see minor delays,
lane restrictions, sidewalk
and crosswalk closures and
pedestrian detours.
People are urged to
watch for signs, fl aggers and
work crews.
Your guide to arts and
entertainment around
Eastern Oregon
ENTERPRISE — One
of the musical acts com-
ing to Wallowa County this
summer is MG Bailey, a
one-man-band from Home-
wood, Illinois, near Chi-
cago, according to a press
release.
Matthew G. Bailey —
aka MG Bailey — will
perform at Terminal Grav-
ity Brewery and Pub on
Aug. 14.
A solo performer/enter-
tainer who, for the past
decade has performed
weekly in the Chicago-
land area and surround-
ing states, has played ven-
ues ranging from backyard
parties to Chicago classics
like Metro. Bringing a full
sound and unique approach
that catches an audience off
guard and in the best way,
Bailey guarantees “lots of
laughs and crowd interac-
tion that keep the drinks
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Oregon Department of Transportation employee Grant Sharp
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Sharp is part of an ODOT crew surveying and designing new
sidewalk ramps for Wallowa, Lostine, Enterprise and Joseph.
The new ramps are being constructed statewide to make all
Oregon highways compliant with Americans with Disabilities
Act. Work has been done in other cities in the county and is
slated to begin the week of Aug. 8 in Joseph.
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