| BHF to expand mentor programs |
Building Healthy Families recently received a $40,000 grant from Oregon Community Foundation to expand its ongoing mentoring programs.
Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| Sterling bank branch holds supply drive for local schools |
Sterling Savings Bank is now collecting school supplies to help out students in Wallowa, Enterprise and Joseph for the new school year.
Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| Courthouse Concert Series takes its hiatus |
Summer winds will blow as the music does flow. And blow it did!
The 35 mph-plus wind gusts didn't deter performers or an enthusiastic crowd from enjoying a late afternoon concert on the courthouse lawn, this season's Courthouse Concert Series finale.
Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| Poet Gary Snyder gets top billing at 'amazing' summer Fishtrap |
Summer Fishtrap 2010, which was centered around the theme "Spirit and Matter," received rave reviews as it wound down after a week of workshops, readings, writing and panel discussions by stellar literary panels at Wallowa Lake.
Thursday, August 26, 2010 |
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| Round hay, square hay |
Haying continues at different locations in Wallowa County all summer, with the end product coming out in different shapes and sizes
Thursday, August 26, 2010 |
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| Three receive Stockgrowers scholarships |
Three college students from Wallowa County have been named as scholarship recipients by the Wallowa County Stockgrowers Association, in partnership with the Dick Boucher family.
Thursday, August 26, 2010 |
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| Future Eagle Scouts complete 45-mile hike in wilderness |
Two members of Wallowa County's Boy Scout Troop 575 and three adult leaders recently completed a six-day, 45-mile hike across the Wallowa Mountains through the Eagle Cap Wilderness.
Thursday, August 26, 2010 |
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| Around & About: 8.19.10 |
THINGS WERE HOPPING at opposite ends of Wallowa County over the weekend.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| 2010 Bronze, Blues and Brews fills Joseph City Park |
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| 200+ gather at Maxville |
Over 200 people signed the guest book for the second annual Maxville Gathering.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| Stockgrowers Ranch Rodeo to feature rock jack building |
With the world's first rock jack champion, Bryan Baquet, out of the picture because of a move to Colorado, the field is wide open for this year's contestants.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| Fair awards program recognizes youth |
One of the final activities of the 2010 Wallowa County Fair was the 4-H/FFA Awards Program, where top exhibitors were presented with trophies, plaques and other extra awards from local sponsors.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| Grange honors Bollman, Duckworth |
The Wallowa County Pomona Grange recognized a history buff and a lifelong Wallowa volunteer during its annual Grange Day at the Wallowa County Fair.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| Local schools score well in federal progress tests |
Wallowa County teachers and school administrators can breathe a sigh of relief: The ratings mandated by the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (previously "No Child Left Behind") are in.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| FCCLA members return with medals from Chicago |
Ten students from the Enterprise FCCLA chapter and four from the Joseph chapter earned medals and gained leadership training at the Family Career and Community Leaders of America National Leadership Conference this summer.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| Around & About: 8.12.10 |
WHAT A TURN OF EVENTS! Clear and warm all day until storm clouds rolled in. Then lightning, a downpour and hail like ice cubes being shot out of a cannon.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
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| Cancer fund set up for Stan Aschenbrenner |
A fund has been set up for Stan Aschenbrenner, who has already undergone surgery and is starting chemotherapy treatment for stage 4 colon cancer, to help pay for travel and other expenses related to his treatment.. Aschenbrenner, who is self-employed, was able to get state medical coverage last week.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
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| 4-H, FFA livestock sells for $140,189 at county fair |
FFA and 4-H members sold 138 market animals - counting one expensive chicken - to the highest bidder on the last day of the 2010 Wallowa County Fair.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
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| Around & About: 8.5.10 |
SECURITY has been removed from what's left of the U.S. Forest Service building in Enterprise, and an up-close look just creates a lump in your throat.
Thursday, August 05, 2010 |
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| Around & About: 7.29.10 |
A WILD WEEK: The sun smiled on Chief Joseph Days and it seemed like more folks than ever turned out to watch the grand parade on Saturday.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| Pastry bakers plan pie extravaganza |
The Wallowa County Farmers' Market encourages pie enthusiasts to participate in the second annual pie contest, scheduled for Saturday, July 31, in downtown Joseph, at Main and Joseph streets, next to the public library.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| Fair board hosts work party today |
Volunteers are invited to bring along their work gloves, weed eaters, rakes and wheelbarrows to the Wallowa County Fairgrounds at 5 p.m. today (Thursday) for an intensive two-hour work party.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| Farm guide available |
To help connect producers and consumers, as well as build a more sustainable food system, Oregon Rural Action recently published the 2010 Northeast Oregon Food and Farm Directory. It includes 10 Wallowa County producers.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| Even kids get into the act |
The sun was shining and the crowd was smiling during the popular Chief Joseph Days Junior Parade Friday, July 23.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| A week in the Wallowa sun |
In perfect summer weather, the sidewalks on both sides of Main Street in Joseph were jammed with thousands of folks in town for Chief Joseph Days during the 2010 Grand Parade.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| Community Calendar: The county fair |
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| A new bronze goes up on Main Street in Joseph |
The newest Main Street bronze in Joseph is "In Her Care," sculpted by Rodd Ambroson and installed Saturday, July 24, following the Chief Joseph Days grand parade.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| Red Cross advises precautions during hot weather |
With summer under way in Wallowa County, the American Red Cross has suggested steps to follow to stay safe during a heat wave.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| Around & About: 7.22.10 |
FROM ONE END OF THE COUNTY to the other, it has been a glorious few days.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 |
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| Red Cross schedules blood drive for Aug. 11 |
The American Red Cross has scheduled a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, at Cloverleaf Hall in Enterprise.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 |
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