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Hansell said the city has
been encouraged to doc-
ument the extent of the
damage.
The senator said he met
with Hulse and Wallowa
County
Commissioners
Todd Nash and Susan Rob-
erts informally on Aug. 16
to discuss recovery eff orts.
At the time, Nash told
him of a drone operation
in Pendleton that could be
asked to survey the damage
to the town.
“My understanding is
they fl ew the city and doc-
umented the damage,”
Hansell said. “They’ll know
which roofs to repair fi rst
and help people recover.”
Hulse said residents are
concerned their roofs won’t
keep out the weather the
next time it rains. A load
of tarps was donated from
Ellensburg,
Washington,
that Farm Supply, of Enter-
prise, brought in on a return
trip. The mayor said res-
idents have been coming
to city hall to pick up tarps
for their roofs and sheets
of plywood for windows,
in concern for any coming
weather.
“We’ve had people tak-
ing tarps to cover their
roofs,” Hulse said. “I’m
sure every roof in town has
some damage to it.”
WALLOWA — The Wallowa community will get the opportuni-
ty to learn what is being done to help residents recover from
the Aug. 11 hailstorm, when a town hall-style hearing will be
held Thursday, Sept. 1, at 6 p.m., at the Wallowa Senior Center,
Mayor Gary Hulse announced Aug. 29.
The mayor made the announcement after a Zoom meeting
with various state and local agencies to inform them of the
town’s status in the wake of the hailstorm. He has said in the
past that hundreds of buildings and roofs and innumerable
automobile windshields were damaged by the hailstones that
reportedly were as large as baseballs. A handful of injuries also
were reported.
But the injuries are healing and the Sept. 1 meeting will help
residents learn what’s being done to assist them. People are
concerned about getting their structures repaired before rain
and snow comes, Hulse said.
“We want to tell the public the exact truth as to what we
know is going on,” the mayor said. “We feel there might be
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Wallowa Mountain Cruise/Contributed Photo
This 1946 Hudson pickup owned by Bob and Becky
Cunningham, of Idaho, was named King of the Mountain of
the 2022 Wallowa Mountain Cruise, held Aug. 26-27 in Joseph.
1956 Ford F100 owned by
Stee and Marcy Nelson, of
Washington, claimed fi rst
place. An aluminum 1928
Lincoln Speedster owned
by Richard and Lynn Lan-
grell, of Oregon, took sec-
ond place. Third place was
earned by a black and gold
1938 Lincoln Convertible
owned by Pete Bradford, of
California.
• First place in the Hot
Rod category went to a gold
1931 Ford Sedan owned by
Gary and Corey Warner,
of Idaho, and second place
was claimed by a black
1932 Ford owned by Doug
and Sandy Taylor, of Ore-
gon. Third place went to a
black 1931 Ford Model A
Coupe owned by Paul and
Rhonda Sadler, of Oregon.
• In the Custom or Shifts
and Giggles category, fi rst
place was awarded to a 1917
Ford Touring Car owned by
Les Johnson, of Oregon.
Second place went to an
opal 1936 Pontiac two-door
owned by Sam and Sherry
Bilyeu, of Oregon.
• Among the Sports Cars,
fi rst prize was awarded
to a magenta/black 1957
Ford T-Bird owned by Guy
and Darlene Blakeslee, of
Idaho. A red 1958 MGA
owned by Rick Geving, of
Washington, garnered sec-
ond place.
• First place among
the Restored Trucks was
claimed by an orange 1971
Dodge Power Wagon owned
by Scott Wilburn, of Oregon.
Second place went to a green
1956 Ford F100 Custom
owned by Bill and Teresa
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The convoy’s schedule
included visits to the Lewis
and Clark Trail, Mount Rain-
ier National Park, Mount St.
Helens, Mount Hood, Wash-
ington’s Pacifi c Coast, Oregon
Trail sites, Hells Canyon and
other signifi cant military sites.
Occasionally, McCluskey
said, members from MVPA
affi liations along the route
join in for segments of the
journey. MVPA has affi liate
clubs in Woodland, Washing-
ton, and in Wilsonville.
He said the vehicles —
from World War II, Korea,
Vietnam, Desert Storm and
current eras — can’t travel
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain
A convoy of 24 historic military vehicles stops at the Indian
Lodge Motel in Joseph as it passes through Wallowa County
on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, before going on to spend the
night at the Eagle Cap Shooters Association’s gun range north
of Enterprise.
faster than 35 mph.
“That’s our max speed,”
he said. “A lot of times it’s a
lot less because we are going
up over hills. These old mil-
itary vehicles are defi nitely
not doing 60 mph going over
the grades.”
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WALLOWA TOWN HALL MEETING SET FOR SEPT. 1
Cars:
cars and the food. In addi-
tion to Good Question, The
Dave Staigle Group enter-
tained with its music.
“Both were crowd pleas-
ers,” said Jude Graham,
of the Joseph Chamber of
Commerce.
• In the People’s Choice
category, the second-place
award went to a red 1959
Chevy Apache owned by
Ruben and Silvia Veloz, of
Washington.
• First place of the
Garaged in Wallowa County
category was awarded to a
black 1946 Chevy pickup
Hot Rod owned by Willy
and Corey Roberts, of Wal-
lowa County.
• In the Kids’ Choice cat-
egory, a blue 1959 Chevy
Biscayne owned by Rick
and Lori Fisk, of Washing-
ton, garnered fi rst prize.
• First prize in the Clas-
sic Restored Cars went to
a red 1968 Chevy Camaro
owned by Loren and Nancy
Clevenger, of Washington.
Second place was given
to a black 1948 Dodge
Deluxe Club Coupe owned
by Ron and Nancy Tarbut-
ton, of Washington, and a
burgundy 1964 Buick Riv-
iera owned by Lauren and
Gala Ross, of Idaho, was
awarded third place.
• In the Modifi ed or Cus-
tom Car category, a yellow
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Henke, of Wallowa County.
• Among the Unrestored
Trucks or 4x4s, fi rst place
was given to a red 2006
Dodge Ram SRT 10 Vipe
owned by Jim and Shariah
Percy, of Idaho. A green
1922 Ford Truck owned by
David and Teresa Clough,
of Wallowa County, earned
second place.
• Of the Restored 4x4s,
fi rst place went to a white
1946 Jeep CJ-2A owned
by Sid and Vicky Cannon,
of Idaho, and second place
was awarded to a blue 1947
Dodge Power Wagon owned
by Matt and Nancy Sirrine,
of Oregon.
Graham described the
crowd as “huge,” as people
were up and down Joseph’s
Main Street all day Aug. 27.
She also expressed grat-
itude to the many vendors
and volunteers who took
part, among them the crew
from the Stubborn Mule;
the Joseph Volunteer Fire
Department with its biscuits
and gravy; the Wallowa
County Museum volun-
teers for their pies; Hurri-
cane Creek Grange for their
cookies, bread, coff ee and
more; and to Z’s BBQ, the
Wurstwagon and the city of
Joseph.
Graham
also
men-
tioned the many sponsors
who backed the cruise and
announced that next year’s
cruise already is in the works,
scheduled for Aug. 26, 2023.
“Plan ahead and book
your space now,” she said.
quite few people in attendance.”
Of the Aug. 29 Zoom meeting, Hulse said there were about 20
participants from a wide variety of agencies that possibly could
assist with recovery from the hailstorm.
He said those invited or who attended included the Oregon
Department of Emergency Management, Wallowa County
Emergency Services, the Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality, Community Connection of Northeast Oregon, Greater
Oregon Behavioral Health, Wallowa County Center for Wellness,
Tim Norton from the Department of Human Services, the Wal-
lowa County Board of Commissioners and state Rep. John Lively,
D-Springfi eld, who is a former Wallowa High School student.
No estimate on the dollar amount of the storm damage has yet
been assessed.
“We’re still working on the full amount,” Hulse said. “We’re getting
the information out there and letting state organizations know
what the damage is and see if they can help the city in any way.”
— Bill Bradshaw, Wallowa County Chieftain
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