100 years ago

March 1, 1917

• The new school building proposed for the Enterprise district is considered a happy combination in which utility, economy of construction and beauty of exterior are all preserved. It will have some 23 rooms, providing quarters for grades and high school.

• The Enterprise brick yard will be run, in the future, by Luttes and Briggs, two new men having joined in the business. Mr. Luttes is an experienced brick maker; he thinks the clay at Enterprise so much like that at Weston that he believes a brick equal to what is produced there can be turned out here.

• Every school district in Oregon will be required in the future to conduct a school for at least 8 months, according to one of the laws passed by the recent legislature. The old requirement made the minimum 6 months. The law also requires that at least $400 be provided for the school needs of each district, where the old regulation was for a minimum of $300.

• The Joseph high school debaters in the state contest advanced another step last Friday when they defeated La Grande. They now will contest with representatives from some other school, as arranged by the University of Oregon.

• The EHS basketball team now stands a chance for the championship of eastern Oregon. They met Pendleton here Friday night and walked the full length of their team. Allowances must always be made for a visiting team, but the Pendleton men were completely baffled and confused with the EHS machine’s swift, smooth action. The final score was 56 to 12.

70 years ago

February 27, 1947

• At the 36th annual convention of the Oregon Dairy Manufacturing association held last week, Eugene Lively of Wallowa won third place in the fresh open butter dairy products contest, S.G. Sheets of Enterprise won second in the junior fresh cheese class, and Don Cornwell placed first in aged cheese contest.

• Promise news: Quite a group of the neighbors met at the grange hall Sunday to discuss the possibility of electricity in the near future.

• Wallowa: The Young Bachelors of America organized Feb. 14 and elected officers as follows: Bill Buffington, president; Glenn Breshears, vice president; Laddie Osborn, secretary; Dale Johnson, treasurer; Lynn Fleshman, cheer & song leader. They voted a five-cents dues at each meeting to buy refreshments for their parties. As bachelor sewing they are making pot holders.

• Mrs. Victoria Moody, president of the Wallowa County Benefit association, announces that the Benefit shop in Enterprise, which has been closed since New Year’s, will reopen March 1 and be open each Saturday from then on.

50 years ago

March 2, 1967

• Imnaha: A.L. Duckett has planted his early garden, Feb. 23, including onions, peas, lettuce, radishes and parsnips. The apricot buds are showing pink and the spring bulbs are blooming.

• Three Enterprise wrestlers will be participating in the State A-2 Wrestling Tournament this weekend at Corvallis: Rex Short, Aaron Guest and Bryan Stockdale.

• Ted Freels, junior center, emerged on top of the EHS basketball scoring statistics leading the Savages in field goals made, free throws made, total points, points per game and field goal accuracy.

• 34 members of the Clarkston and Lewiston chambers of commerce met here Friday with members of the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce to discuss plans for a highway up the Snake river connecting Lewiston and Clarkston with the Mountain Sheep dam site.

• Wallowa county is one of two counties in Oregon which is receiving no assistance under the Federal Abundant Food program which has been in effect since about 1960. This program makes available to welfare cases certain basic foods. It is estimated that about 300 persons in Wallowa county would be eligible to receive food under the program.

25 years ago

February 27, 1992

• With only three percent of Oregon’s FFA members earning the State FFA Degree each year, the EHS chapter pulled a coup this year when seven students were recently named as recipients. They are Jodi Bacon, Rob Duncan, Bryan Melville, Kurt Melville, Chad Nash, Jessica Olsen and Amy Zollman. JHS adds another FFA degree recipient – Ryan Hook – bringing Wallowa County’s total to eight.

• The City of Wallowa takes pride in accepting the financial challenge to develop a Nez Perce Culture Center in the years ahead. This cultural center will preserve Wallowa County history and Native American culture.

• Photo: Wallowa’s James Hayes goes airborne against Huntington during District 4-1A action last Thursday. Hayes, Seth Jensen and Lynn Jackson were named to the all-tournament team.

• Sara Miller, Joseph, has been names as one of three Oregon writers to receive a Walden Fellowship for 1992.

• Two Wallowa County wrestlers notched championship performances at the 10-team District 4-2A Wrestling tournament held in Vale last weekend: Chad Nash, Enterprise High School, and Joel Steele, Wallowa High School.