<p>Long before the advent of the Eagle Cap Extreme sled dog race, which will observe its 10th anniversary this week, was the Wallowa Mountain Rendezvous sled dog races, held 12 miles north of Enterprise for several years in the 1980s. The race courses were much shorter (all completed in under an hour) but the event attracted 96 sled dog teams from around the Northwest in January 1983, when the above photo was taken and published by the Chieftain.</p>

100 YEARS AGO

Jan. 22, 1914

Two roads allowed by the county court last year were knocked out by the circuit court before adjourning last week. One was the road on the west side of Wallowa Lake and the other was the Sam Wade road, a proposed highway from Mr. Wades ranch directly to the Lostine railroad depot.

Plans for the 1914 county fair will be made shortly. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the fair was held in Enterprise Tuesday and an executive committee chosen. Reports were made showing that the 1913 fair was conducted at a loss of about $500. It will be remembered that the last three days of fair week were cold and bleak, and the attendance fell off so largely that the receipts were not nearly sufficient to meet expenses.

Owing to the prevalence of measles in the families of so many members, the Knights of Pythias postponed indefinitely the entertainment to have been given tonight. It was found that probably not half the members and their wives would be able to attend.

Tax notices are being prepared by county treasurer G.W. Franklin and will be sent out shortly to all taxpayers in the county. This will be the first time taxes will be paid directly to the treasurer, as the law heretofore has made the sheriff the tax collector. He is the collector of delinquent taxes.

70 YEARS AGO

Jan. 20, 1944

The fourth War Loan drive to raise $271,400 in Wallowa County in the next four weeks was launched this week and early indications are that the drive will receive strong support and that the goal will soon be reached.

Elmer McFetridge, who recently sold his place to C. Raymond Johnson, has purchased the old S.P. Williams place which Dale Nobles recently purchased from Ben Peal. The farm consists of 160 acres and is located on upper Prairie Creek. Harley Whitmore has been farming it and it is understood that he will run it again this coming year.

JOSEPH An unusual winter prevails as unusual as Californias famed usual weather. Oscar Kiel is logging in the vicinity of Target springs, which is usually covered with feet of snow. The Joseph Pine Co. has a good lot of logs on hand and unless the late winter is unusually bad, an early opening of the mill is anticipated.

ALDER SLOPE Little William Jay Wart is getting along as well as can be expected with the whooping cough and is believed to be improving some this week. Mrs. William Wart is still in Enterprise with the baby at the home of her sister, Mrs. Art Rose.

50 YEARS AGO

Jan. 23, 1964

A meeting of several Wallowa County businessmen resulted in the organization of a development corporation Monday. The 10 members of the board of directors are: Duane Wiggins, president; Mike Brennan, vice president; W.R. Kirby, secretary-treasurer; Ralph Watson, second vice president; and directors Lee Wiggins, Vernon Hays, W.D. Morgan, Elgin Cornett, Haven Benson and Willard Wilson.

Sonya Lozier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Lozier of Enterprise, won grand prize in the junior division of Make-It-Wool national contest, it was announced this week at Albuquerque, N.M., where Miss Lozier exhibited and modeled a wool suit.

Photo caption The members of the Wallowa County Court and Lester Palmer, administrator of the Wallowa Memorial Hospital, stand outside of a small annex to the hospital building after inspecting a new automatic standby electric generator (45 KW) put into operation last week. Left to right are Jess Scholl, Joe Rounavell, Judge Fred Himelwright and Palmer.

The voter registration lists in the office of County Clerk Marjorie Martin this week show 1,890 Democrats, 1,206 Republicans and 25 Independent party members. Total voter registration now stands at 3,121.

25 YEARS AGO

Jan. 19, 1989

Bill Fisher, re-elected as Wallowa mayor in November, once again took the oath of office at the Wallowa City Councils first meeting of the year last week. Also sworn into office by city recorder Nadine Nuxall were councilor Tim McDaniel, who retained his seat on a write-in vote, and new member Herbert Crow.

Paul Castilleja, owner of Pauls Chevron stations in Joseph and Enterprise, filed a $1.05 million lawsuit against D.B. Anderson in Wallowa County Circuit Court last week, charging that the companys card-lock fuel outlet in Enterprise violates Oregons ban on self-service gasoline sales.

A decision to bring additional operating capital last summer has led to the sale of 6 ½-year old Valley Bronze arts foundry. Minority shareholder Margaret Kessler of Wichita, Kansas, purchased the remaining stock Jan. 3 from founders Glenn and Helen Anderson. Her son, Enterprise attorney David Jackman, has been named corporate president. Valley Bronze employs 55 people.

A push to develop a Regional Strategies plan is at the top of the list of several items for the Wallowa County Court this winter, according to Judge Pat Combes. The county will join with Union County on a strategy involving secondary wood manufacturing.