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Wallowa County Chieftain
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Celebration to commemorate Wallowa County’s purchase of East Moraine
IN BRIEF
Online writing workshop
with Amy Irvine planned
ENTERPRISE — “Writing to Capti-
vate When It’s All Been Said Before” is an
online writing workshop with wilderness
advocate Amy Irvine, presented by Fish-
trap, according to a press release.
The workshop will be Tuesdays from
5-7 p.m. Sept. 13, 20, 27 and Oct. 4.
Registration is $240, or $215 for Fish-
trappers. Register online at https://fi shtrap.
regfox.com/irvinesept.
Irvine is a wilderness advocate, a
sixth-generation Utahn, a feminist and
a “descendant of notorious Mormons,”
according to the release. Her books have
received numerous awards.
Learn more at amyirvine.com or fi sh-
trap.org.
40th Wallowa Valley Festival
of the Arts is Sept. 16-18
JOSEPH — The 40th annual Wallowa
Valley Festival of the Arts premiers Friday,
Sept. 16, at the Josephy Center for Arts and
Culture, and will highlight 101 pieces of art-
work from 63 artists.
The center is at 403 N. Main St. in Joseph.
The festival kicks off with an opening
reception from 7–10 p.m. Sept. 16 at the
center. The opening reception features hors
d’oeuvres, wine, a hand-painted wine glass
and provides an opportunity to preview art-
work and meet the artists.
Tickets are $25 and can be pur-
chased online at https://josephy.org/event/
wvfa-opening-reception.
COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
The public is invited to a guided tour from the west side
of the moraine. Participants are asked to RSVP and shuttle
from the south end of Wallowa Lake (meet in front of the
Wallowa Lake Lodge by 2:45 p.m.). A catered dinner and live
music are from 5-7 p.m. on the Wallowa Lake Lodge’s back
lawn. To attend, please RSVP to www.wallowaresources.org/
east-moraine-celebration-rsvp.
For more information on the East Moraine Community
Forest, visit co.wallowa.or.us.
range management, wild-
life and habitat conserva-
tion, cultural resources and
recreation.
To welcome and inform
users of the East Moraine
Community Forest, a grant
from Oregon State Parks is
funding the development
of trailheads to both the
east and west entrances to
improve access for adminis-
trative and recreational use.
At a forum addressing
the fragility of the moraines
in 2008, the overwhelm-
ing community sentiment
was that they should not be
Admission to the main event Saturday
and Sunday, Sept. 17-18, is free and open to
the public.
The festival features the En Plein Air
competition at the center, Sept. 16-18, and
Quick Draw (Mount Joseph Lodge Gardens
at 404 N. Main St., Sept. 17 from 2-4 p.m.).
For more information, contact Dawn
Norman at exhibits@josephy.org.
FOR THE RECORD
AUG. 22
8:21 a.m. — Report of animal
neglect in rural Enterprise.
9:59 a.m. — Traffi c complaint
in rural Enterprise.
10:47 a.m. — City of Enter-
prise reported the Montclair St.
Bridge is open.
12:51 p.m. — Public assist in
Enterprise.
1:59 p.m. — Report of a
prowler in Joseph.
3:03 p.m. — Public assist,
possible medical in Enterprise.
AUG. 23
9:50 a.m. — Public assist in
Enterprise.
11:23 a.m. — Vehicle release.
1:35 p.m. — Noninjury traffi c
crash in Joseph.
5:20 p.m. — Public assist in
Joseph.
10:03 p.m. — At a traffi c stop
in Enterprise; Enterprise Police
Department issued a citation for
no insurance.
11:28 p.m. — At a traffi c stop
in rural Enterprise; EPD issued a
warning.
AUG. 24
9:37 a.m. — At a traffi c stop
in Enterprise; the Wallowa County
Sheriff ’s Offi ce issued a warning
for speed.
11:26 a.m. — Public assist in
Joseph.
3:15 p.m. — Found bike in
Enterprise.
4:14 p.m. — Civil dispute in
Enterprise.
4:41 p.m. — Reported
fi re from lightning strike in
Stabbing case still
awaiting grand jury
WALLOWA COUNTY — Wallowa
County Sheriff Joel Fish confi rmed Monday,
Aug. 29, that the July 8 stabbing that left a
Hermiston man dead at Hells Canyon Over-
look was the result of a “road rage” incident.
Fish confi rmed that Dan Ridling stopped
where he saw the alleged stabber stop at the
overlook parking lot. He confronted the man
and pulled a fi rearm but then was distracted.
The other man, who is from Albany but has
yet to be publicly identifi ed, used the distrac-
tion to pull a fi xed-blade sheathed knife simi-
lar to a hunting knife.
The altercation resulted in a fatal knife
wound to Ridling’s torso. He died at the
scene.
Fish said Monday that the issue still has to
go before a grand jury, and it has been backed
up with cases. The grand jury and the dis-
trict attorney will then decide on any possi-
ble charges.
Fish said at the time of the incident that the
Oregon State Police Major Crimes Unit was
requested and responded to assist with the
investigation, the release stated.
The man who is believed to have done the
stabbing cooperated with the investigation,
Fish said. Ridling’s wife also was interviewed.
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JOSEPH — Those who
live in Wallowa County
know what a special place
it is and keeping it rural is
more than a slogan — it’s
what brings people together.
To commemorate Wal-
lowa County’s acquisition
of more than 1,800 acres
of the Wallowa Lake East
Moraine, the community is
invited to the East Moraine
Community Forest Celebra-
tion on Saturday, Sept. 10.
The former Ronald C.
Yanke Family Trust prop-
erty was acquired in Jan-
uary 2020 after years of
fundraising by the Wallowa
Lake Moraines Partner-
ship — Wallowa County,
Wallowa Resources, Wal-
lowa Land Trust and Ore-
gon Parks and Recre-
ation Department. Due to
COVID-19 restrictions, a
celebration was postponed
for two years.
Since the acquisition,
members of the partner-
ship gathered informa-
tion through personal and
focus group interviews, an
online survey and a 30-day
comment period on the
East Moraine Community
Forest’s Draft Manage-
ment Plan. The plan was
designed by resource and
recreation professionals to
meet the multiple uses of
the property — forest and
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to fi nally celebrate with
everyone on Sept. 10,” Wal-
lowa Land Trust’s Execu-
tive Director Kathleen Ack-
ley said.
Having the Community
Forest in county owner-
ship means it will be a pub-
lic resource into perpetuity.
John Hillock represents the
Wallowa County Board of
Commissioners on the exec-
utive committee and said
much of the county’s inter-
est in acquiring the property
had to do with public access
and managing it as a work-
ing land.
“We are making it
avail able for all people
to access, see the view
and keep it from further
develop ment,” he said.
rural Enterprise.
5:27 p.m. — Multiple fi res
reported in rural Lostine from
lightning strikes. NE Dispatch and
Lostine Fire dispatched.
6:38 p.m. — Harassment in
Wallowa.
7:29 p.m. — Report of a pos-
sible burglary in Joseph.
9:47 p.m. — Bryan Gabriel
Ramirez-Meza, 22, of Yakima,
Washington, was arrested on a
charge of probation violation on
an order of arrest and detention
issued by Wallowa County Com-
munity Corrections. The original
charge was strangulation.
AUG. 25
11:15 a.m. — Traffi c crash in
rural Enterprise.
12:22 p.m. — Burglary in
rural Joseph.
1:25 p.m. — Jeff ery Brian
Meyer, 54, of Enterprise, was
arrested on a WCCC order of
arrest and detention on a charge
of probation violation. His orig-
inal charge was second-degree
theft.
1:58 p.m. — Traffi c crash
reported in rural Joseph.
2:54 p.m. — Dog bite in
Joseph.
6:32 p.m. — A disturbance
reported in Lostine.
8:55 p.m. — Boating com-
plaint on Wallowa Lake.
AUG. 26
2:11 a.m. — Arcing power
pole reported in rural Enterprise.
2:51 a.m. — Suspicious
circumstances reported in
Enterprise.
8:46 a.m. — Report of loose
cattle on Highway 82 near “S”
curves in rural Enterprise; referred
to Oregon State Police.
9:22 a.m. — Agency assist in
Enterprise.
9:38 a.m. — Report of loose
cattle on Highway 82 near Wade
Gulch; transferred to OSP.
10:47 a.m. — Report of crim-
inal mischief in the city of Joseph.
3:08 p.m. — Public assist in
rural Imnaha.
3:32 p.m. — Welfare check in
rural Wallowa.
4:17 p.m. — At a traffi c stop
in Wallowa; WCSO issued a cita-
tion for no insurance.
4:50 p.m. — Theft in
Enterprise.
6:04 p.m. — Report of a
vehicle vs bicycle collision in
Enterprise.
9:16 p.m. — At a traffi c stop
in rural Wallowa; WCSO issued a
warning.
9:37 p.m. — Devin Spencer,
30, of Wallowa, was arrested on
a charge of DUII during a traffi c
stop in Wallowa.
10:49: p.m. — Devin Spen-
cer, 30, of Wallowa, was arrested
on a charge of DUII during a traf-
fi c stop in Wallowa.
AUG. 27
7:16 a.m. — Trespass in
Wallowa.
Noon — Report of a fi re at Salt
Creek; transferred to NE Dispatch.
8:14 p.m. — Public assist
request in Enterprise.
9:51 p.m. — Report of wild-
fi re in rural Joseph; transferred to
NE Dispatch.
AUG. 28
6:46 a.m. — Harassing texts
in Wallowa.
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developed into homesites.
In 2011, the partnership
formed and with the com-
bined eff ort of the organi-
zations, more than $6.5 mil-
lion was raised to purchase
the property and convey it
into county ownership.
With the upcoming
approval of the Commu-
nity Forest’s management
plan, the partnership’s exec-
utive committee will con-
tinue to oversee the activi-
ties and allowable uses with
input and support from a
larger group of local natu-
ral resource agencies and
organizations.
“Securing
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accumulation in
tissues
48. Casino
machine
49. Contains
cerium
50. Something
with a letter-like
shape
51. Handwoven
Scandinavian
rug
52. Legendary
actress Ruby
CLUES DOWN
CLUES ACROSS
1. Taxi
4. Cattle disease
(abbr.)
7. Before the
present
8. They burn in
a grill
10. Enough
(archaic)
12. “A Doll’s
House” play-
wright
13. Long loop
of cloth worn
around the
waist
14. Napoleonic
Wars battle
16. Chinese
surname
17. Fragrant
essential oil
19. Follows sigma
20. Model
21. A place with
many dining
options
25. BBQ dish
26. Corn comes
on it
27. A sheep in its
second year
29. Triad
1. Conqueror
2. Kin relation
3. Increases the
30. They __
value of
31. Actor DiCaprio 4. Pack
32. TV’s “Edith
5. Popular nut
Bunker”
6. Dogs’ enemies
39. Sustenance
8. Former OSS
41. Man who
9. Unpleasant
behaves
person
dishonorably
11. Come again?
42. Cause a loud, 14. Beverage
harsh sound
container
43. A way to take 15. Rock forma-
in liquids
tion
44. Gene type
18. Dorm official
45. The Miami
19. The bill in a
mascot is one
restaurant
20. Type of jug
22. Importance
requiring swift
action
23. Outfit
24. Small Eur-
asian deer
27. Weight used in
China
28. A major
division of geo-
logical time
29. Popular
beverage
31. Confined con-
dition (abbr.)
32. Practical
joking
33. Pouchlike
structure
34. Pound
35. Lilly and Man-
ning are two
36. Stopped
discussing
37. Baltimore
ballplayer
38. Candymaker
39. One thou-
sandth of a
second (abbr.)
40. Northern sea
duck
44. Partner to
cheese
47. Cannot be
found
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