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BUSINESS & AG
Wallowa County Chieftain
Resale Store steps
up to the plate
By BILL BRADSHAW
Wallowa County Chieftain
WALLOWA — Joining
with other businesses and
individuals to step up and
help in the current emergency
in Wallowa, the Wallowa
Community Resale Store is
expanding its hours with the
assistance of volunteers.
“We’re only able to do
that because of the generosity
of the community in donating
their stuff ,” owner Deborrah
Reth said.
The Resale Store, which
sells a wide variety of sec-
ondhand clothing, household
goods, books and other items,
may have just what Wallowa
residents need after the storm
that pummeled the town with
hail and wind Aug. 11. The
hail broke windows on nearly
every west-facing side of
Wallowa’s buildings, send-
ing shards of glass inside
and across beds and other
furniture.
Mayor Gary Hulse has
recommended that residents
replace such furniture rather
than trying to excise the glass
and continue to use it.
Although the Resale Store
doesn’t have beds — there’s
just not room — it does have
bedding and pillows. It also
can serve as a clearinghouse
for people who have such
items to donate. They can call
the shop, and Reth or one of
the volunteers can help match
up donor and recipient.
“A lot of people are still
assessing what their losses
are,” Reth said.
She said she was fortu-
nate in that the shop has no
west-facing windows.
THE
COMMUNITY
RESALE STORE
Who: Deborrah Reth
What: Secondhand shop
Where: Highway 82 and
Pine Street, Wallowa
Phone: 541-398-0137
Email: deborrahreth@
gmail.com
With a new school year
just around the corner, par-
ents also can come in to get
school clothes for their kids.
That comes in handy for
those whose cars were dam-
age by the hail.
“There are people who
don’t have cars to go to La
Grande to get school clothes,”
Reth said.
A major change at the
Resale Store is that during the
emergency it’s staying open
all week long. Normally it’s
open only Thursday through
Saturday.
“We’re open all week
for anybody who needs
to replace their damaged
things,” Reth said.
“The county needs this,”
said Hilary Miller, one of
the many volunteers help-
ing stretch the Resale Store’s
hours.
Reth, who has run the
Resale Store for about 10
years, has been doing well
since the COVID-19 pan-
demic, particularly since it
has wound down.
“Last winter, we were so
busy because people needed
to shop coming out of the
pandemic,” she said.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
OSU Extension Service intern has memorable summer
By ANN BLOOM
For the Wallowa
County Chieftain
ENTERPRISE — Cel-
ilo Brun — and yes, she is
named after the falls that
used to exist in the Colum-
bia Gorge near The Dalles
— spent her summer as the
Oregon State University
Extension Service intern
learning about everything
from the nutrition program
to the summer meal pro-
gram, from planning activ-
ities for youth at the Eastern
Oregon Livestock Show to
helping at 4-H camp and
much more.
The enthusiastic Brun,
20, will be a sophomore at
Eastern Wyoming College,
in Torrington, Wyoming,
where she is studying agri-
culture communications.
She found out about the
internship program at OSU
through her father (she lives
in Joseph) and contacted
Debi Warnock, OSU Exten-
sion Agent for 4-H/Fam-
ily and Community Health,
and “everything just sort of
played out,” she said.
Warnock explained the
internship program through
OSU has two main pur-
poses. The student intern
receives college credit and
is also paid for their time,
she said.
“We’re helping (Brun)
with her education. It’s not
just as summer work,” War-
nock said. “There was also
a benefi t for the offi ce since
Brun helped out with sum-
mer activities.”
Brun was drawn to the
internship
opportunity
through her experiences and
love of the 4-H program.
“Ever since I was in the
fourth grade, I was in 4-H.
Debi Warnock/Oregon State University Extension Service
Celilo Brun, right, conducts a beef showmanship clinic
during the Wallowa County Fair. Brun put on the clinic as part
of her summer internship with the Oregon State University
Extension Service.
It’s a big part of my life
— 4-H is the future gen-
eration,” she said. “I like
being around kids and giv-
ing back.”
In addition to her 4-H
camp activities and experi-
ences in the nutrition pro-
gram, Brun participated in
the Building Health Fam-
ilies Summer Exploration
Program where she helped
participants make bread in
a bag. She also staff ed a
booth at the Watershed Fes-
tival helping children plant
hens and chicks alongside
Kris Fraser, teacher at Head
Start.
Brun also helped with
the Wallowa County Fair.
As part of her internship
project, she coordinated
and put on a beef showman-
ship clinic.
“It helped me give back
my knowledge of cattle so
youth can succeed as best
they can,” she said.
The clinic covered
showing, daily hair care
and fi tting. She said there
was “a big handful of kids
and it was a fun one-on-
one time” with them. Also,
“a big shout-out to Grain
Growers. They were very
generous” with their dona-
tions she said.
Of the beef clinic, War-
nock said, “It was cool that
she could bring some exper-
tise with her and bring it to
her clinic.”
When she returns to
Eastern Wyoming Col-
lege, Brun will be expected
to present what she has
learned through a portfolio
she has created, along with
a PowerPoint presentation.
“It’s more of a learn-
ing opportunity,” she said
of the internship, which
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included a class through the
agriculture program, which
had weekly logs and refl ec-
tive questions Brun was
expected to answer.
Her internship experi-
ence, from all appearances,
has led her to conclude that
she would “highly recom-
mend,” she said.
“It’s a great opportu-
nity to meet new people
and be part of a program
that makes a diff erence in
so many youths’ lives. Plus,
it’s fun,” she said.
Warnock echoed Brun’s
sentiment.
“She (Brun) was great
working with the 4-H court
and contributed in lots of
ways. She was an extra set
of hands. I hope she will
come back to us,” she said.
As with many expe-
riences, sometimes one
learns more along the way
than anticipated, and in
unexpected ways.
“One of the biggest
things I learned is you work
with a wide variety of indi-
viduals and it’s important
to make a connection. They
become your support sys-
tem, which is crucial. (It’s
important) to keep an open
mind going into something.
If you have a negative atti-
tude, you’ll have a negative
outcome,” Brun said.
Warnock anticipates the
Extension Service offi ce
will have another intern in
2023. “It (the internship) is
an opportunity for gradu-
ating (high school) seniors
and college students to
get college credit and earn
money for college, and
explore other fi elds” related
to agriculture.
“I’m hoping there are
other kids out there who
would consider it,” she said.
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