How the county voted, Enterprise’s ADU hearing now set for November 18, and Veterans Day on Wednesday

1. 1Number 1.

   Counted Tue, Nov 3 · 9:30 PMResultsWallowa County Clerk, the courthouse, Enterprise

   The unofficial count: Hulse leads for Wallowa mayor, Farley for Enterprise mayor, and Joseph votes 414 to 279 to bar psilocybin businesses

   For Voters

   The clerk posted the election-night count Tuesday at 9:30 PM: 4,618 ballots. Two local races had two names, Wallowa’s and Enterprise’s mayor; every other local seat had one, and nobody filed for Joseph’s council position 1. Statewide, the Secretary of State’s count as of Thursday night had Tina Kotek ahead for governor, Jeff Merkley for U.S. Senate and Cliff Bentz in the 2nd District.

   • County · Clerk Sandy Lathrop 3,919 · Treasurer Jodi Beck 3,512
   • Enterprise council · Eric Stangel 877 · Bret A. Murphy 737 · Carl Mc Fetridge 818
   • Joseph council · Brinda Stanley 445 · Aron Wallace 426
   • Lostine · Mayor Dusty Tippet 126 · council: Lee J. Allen 128, Kristy St George 108, Rick Boyd 120
   • Wallowa council · Karen C. Josi 385 · Paul Doherty 344
   • Soil and water district · Thomas K. Smith 3,221 · Dan Warnock 3,458 · Rawley Bigsby 3,325 · Angie Hagenah 3,536
   • The county’s own vote up the ballot · governor: Christine Drazan 3,209, Tina Kotek 1,243 · U.S. Senate: David Brock Smith 2,993, Jeff Merkley 1,439 · 2nd District: Cliff Bentz 3,010, Chris Beck 1,489 · House District 58: Bobby Levy 3,182, Brian Campbell 1,311

   Wallowa mayor

   Gary Hulse 279 · Laura Collins 160 · write-in 1

   Enterprise mayor

   Michael Farley 559 · A.D. Sinclair 223 · write-in 25

   Joseph Measure 32-012

   Yes 414 · No 279 · a yes vote prohibits certain psilocybin-related businesses in the city

   Joseph council, position 1

   No candidate filed · 289 write-in votes, names not yet reported

   Ballots counted

   4,618 county-wide at 9:30 PM on election night

   Still to come

   Ballots postmarked by November 3 that arrive by Tuesday, November 10; then the clerk’s certification

   Why it matters. These are election-night numbers and nothing is certified. A ballot postmarked by election day counts if it reaches the clerk by Tuesday, November 10, so the totals can move. The write-in names for Joseph’s position 1 are not yet reported. The Record will carry the certified results when the clerk signs them.

   The clerk’s office answers ballot questions at 541-426-4543, weekdays 8:30 to 5.

   The clerk’s count (PDF)Statewide results

   Source: Wallowa County Clerk, unofficial general election results, run November 3, 2026, 9:30 PM; Oregon Secretary of State, unofficial results, updated November 5, 9:45 PM, checked Nov 5

2. 2Number 2.

   Wed, Nov 18 · 6:30 PMHearingEnterprise City Hall, 102 E. North St.; Zoom

   Enterprise sets two hearings on accessory dwelling units: Wednesday, November 18, and Monday, December 14, both at 6:30 PM

   For Voters · Families

   Ordinance 610 would allow one accessory dwelling unit (ADU), a second, smaller home on a lot that already has a house, in Enterprise’s R-2 and R-3 residential zones with a building permit alone: no conditional use permit, variance or site plan review. The R-1 zone stays single-family only. The draft’s size, parking and utility rules are in Ask the Record, below.

   Hearings

   First: Wed, Nov 18, 6:30 PM · Second: Mon, Dec 14, 6:30 PM

   Where

   Enterprise City Hall, 102 E. North St., in person or by Zoom

   Zoom, November 18

   Meeting ID 839 9328 5215 · passcode 417062

   Zoom, December 14

   Meeting ID 882 3018 8404 · passcode 756973

   Written comments

   By Nov 17 and Dec 10, to City Hall or asmith@enterpriseoregon.gov · 541-426-4196

   Why it matters. The draft’s own findings say Enterprise needs 57 new homes over twenty years, 40 of them something other than a single-family house. The notice says a person who does not raise an issue, at a hearing or in writing by the deadline, cannot appeal on it to the state Land Use Board of Appeals. The Record’s housing guide has the study behind those numbers: wallowarecord.org/issues/a-year-round-home.

   Testify in person or on Zoom. Written comments go to Planning Director Alanna Smith at City Hall or asmith@enterpriseoregon.gov, by Tuesday, November 17, for the first hearing and Thursday, December 10, for the second.

   Join by Zoom, November 18The hearing noticeDraft Ordinance 610Add to calendar

   Source: City of Enterprise, public hearing notice dated October 22, 2026, and draft Ordinance 610; Staff report, October 14, 2026; Second hearing, December 14, checked Nov 5

3. 3Number 3.

   Wed, Nov 11 and Sat, Nov 14Veterans Day309 S. River St., Enterprise; Enterprise Elks Lodge, 211 W. North St.

   Veterans Day is Wednesday: a ceremony in Enterprise at 1:30, no school in Joseph or Wallowa, and the Elks’ dinner Saturday, free to veterans and spouses

   For Families

   The Chamber calendar lists Honoring Our Veterans, a gratitude and appreciation ceremony for all veterans, at Toma’s Conference Room in Enterprise, followed by a presentation titled “Future of Social Security: How will you be affected?” The listing names no host. Joseph Charter’s calendar marks no school Wednesday, the Wallowa district’s lists Veterans Day among its holidays, and the county board’s agenda says there is no work session. The county’s Veterans Service Officer, Ted Thorne, has free green bulbs for a porch light through Wednesday, for Operation Green Light, by the county board’s October 21 minutes. On Saturday the Enterprise Elks hold their annual Veterans Day dinner at the lodge, steak or chicken. Veterans and their spouses eat free; everyone else pays $15, which the listing says goes to the lodge’s veterans fund.

   • Wed, Nov 11 · 1:30 PM · Honoring Our Veterans, Toma’s Conference Room, 309 S. River St., Enterprise, until 2:30
   • Wed, Nov 11 · No school at Joseph Charter or in the Wallowa district; no county board work session
   • Sat, Nov 14 · 5 PM · Elks Veterans Day dinner, 211 W. North St., Enterprise; dinner at 6; veterans and spouses free, others $15

   Source: Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce calendar; Joseph Charter School and Wallowa School District calendars; county board agenda, November 4; Elks Veterans Day Dinner; Joseph Charter School events; Wallowa School District; County board agenda, November 4 (PDF); County board minutes, October 21 (PDF), checked Nov 5

4. 4Number 4.

   Thu, Nov 12 · 6 PMThursdayWallowa Senior Center; M.Crow, Lostine

   Thursday at 6: turkey bingo for the Wallowa school at the Wallowa Senior Center, and a dessert auction for the Southfork Grange at M.Crow in Lostine

   For Families · Arts

   Friends of the Wallowa School put on Turkey Bingo with food and drinks provided; the listing gives no price for a card. The Southfork Grange’s dessert auction pays for the grange hall’s insurance and building maintenance. For Jen Howard at Terminal Gravity the Chamber listing says 6 PM in Joseph; the Music Alliance’s calendar says 5 PM, and the brewpub is in Enterprise. Check before you drive. The Local Yokels also play M.Crow from 6.

   • 6 PM · Turkey Bingo, Friends of the Wallowa School, Wallowa Senior Center, until 8
   • 6 PM · Southfork Grange dessert auction, M.Crow, Lostine, until 7; the Local Yokels play until 9
   • 5 or 6 PM · Jen Howard, Terminal Gravity, Enterprise; the two listings disagree

   Why it matters. The Southfork Grange is the group behind the community orchard planned for a first planting this spring. The Record’s page on M.Crow: wallowarecord.org/places/m-crow.

   Source: Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce calendar, Thursday, November 12; Southfork Grange Dessert Auction; Jen Howard at Terminal Gravity; Wallowa Valley Music Alliance calendar, checked Nov 7

5. 5Number 5.

   Sat, Nov 14SaturdayHurricane Creek Grange, Joseph; the OK Theatre, Cloverleaf Hall and the Odd Fellows Hall, Enterprise

   Saturday: breakfast at the Hurricane Creek Grange, two youth musicals at the OK Theatre, the hospital foundation’s sold-out auction, and Tunesmith Night

   For Families · Arts · Health

   The Music Alliance’s Eagle Cap Youth Musicals stage two original shows by Amy Fairchild at the OK Theatre, admission by donation: My First Day as a Pirate and Pick a Quest, Any Quest, twice Saturday and twice Sunday. The Wallowa Valley Health Care Foundation’s 31st dinner auction, for a microbiology analyzer at the hospital’s lab, is sold out, its page says; the foundation keeps a waiting list. At Tunesmith Night the Alliance opens its 21st season with Rose Gerber, Heidi Muller and Leo Moon trading original songs in the round. The Elks’ Veterans Day dinner, also at 5, is under Veterans Day above.

   • 7 AM · Second Saturday breakfast, Hurricane Creek Grange, 82930 Airport Rd., Joseph, until 10; $10 donation requested
   • 3 PM and 5 PM · Eagle Cap Youth Musicals, OK Theatre, Enterprise; by donation; again Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30
   • 5 PM · 31st Healthy Futures Dinner Auction, Cloverleaf Hall, Enterprise; sold out
   • 7 PM · Tunesmith Night, Odd Fellows Hall, 105 NE First St., Enterprise; doors 6:30; $10 at the door

   For the auction’s waiting list, call the foundation at 541-426-1913.

   Youth musicalsTunesmith Night

   Source: Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce calendar, Saturday, November 14; Fall Youth Musicals; Healthy Futures Dinner Auction, sold out; Hurricane Creek Grange breakfast; Tunesmith Night, checked Nov 7

1. Sun8

   10 AM Fergi work day, then the member meeting and potluck · 2 PM Shoebox packing party, Enterprise Christian Church · 5 PM Community dinner, Wallowa Senior Center

2. Mon9

   10 AM Joseph Administration/City Hall Committee, City Hall · 10 AM Mosaic quilt class · 11:30 AM Senior lunch, Enterprise · noon Gallery of Gifts artwork check-in, Josephy, until 4 PM · noon Senior lunch, Wallowa · 5:30 PM Enterprise school board · 5:30 PM Joseph Charter board · 5:30 PM Handbuilding, Josephy · 6:30 PM Enterprise council, City Hall · 6:30 PM Eagle Cap Shooters, VFW Hall

3. Tue10

   Last day a ballot postmarked by Nov 3 can arrive and count · 7 AM Enterprise Main Street committee, City Hall · noon Tuesday Talk on the Zumwalt, Josephy · 2 PM Donation clinic, Joseph · 6 PM Night at the Library, Joseph Charter · 6 PM Evening wheel, Josephy · 6:30 PM Parenting book club

4. Wed11

   Veterans Day: no school in Joseph or Wallowa, no county work session · 10 AM Mini Mountaineers · 11:30 AM Senior lunch, Enterprise · noon Rotary · noon Senior lunch, Wallowa · 1:30 PM Honoring Our Veterans, 309 S. River St., Enterprise · 5 PM Clay Club, Josephy · 5:30 PM Sip and Paint, Josephy · 5:30 PM Restorative yoga · 6 PM Tension and Release, Fishtrap · 6 PM Trivia, Stubborn Mule

5. Thu12

   8 AM Morning wheel, Josephy · 10 AM Storytime, Enterprise · 10 AM Wallowa Main Street committee · 2 PM Parenting Now! · 5 PM Jen Howard, Terminal Gravity (the Chamber says 6) · 6 PM Turkey Bingo, Wallowa Senior Center · 6 PM Dessert auction, M.Crow · 6 PM Local Yokels, M.Crow

6. Fri13

   Christmas basket sign-ups due · Gallery of Gifts on view, Josephy · 10 AM Storytime, Wallowa · 10 AM Let’s Make Ornaments, Josephy, ages 5 up, $20 · 10:15 AM Storytime, Joseph · 11:30 AM Senior lunch, Enterprise · noon Fishtrap writing group · noon Senior lunch, Wallowa · 12:30 PM Bingo, Community Connection · 4 PM JH basketball at Cove · 5 PM Range manager applications due, Wallowa Resources · 6 PM Wine and chocolate, Arrowhead Chocolates · 7 PM Gallery of Gifts opening night, by the Chamber’s listing

7. Sat14

   7 AM Breakfast, Hurricane Creek Grange · 9 AM Fishtrap online writing group · 10 AM JH basketball at Pilot Rock · 3 PM Youth musicals, OK Theatre · 5 PM Healthy Futures Dinner Auction, Cloverleaf Hall · 5 PM Elks Veterans Day dinner · 5 PM Youth musicals, OK Theatre · 7 PM Tunesmith Night, Odd Fellows Hall

8. Sun15

   1:30 PM Youth musicals, OK Theatre · 3:30 PM Youth musicals, OK Theatre · 4 PM Joseph FFA alumni dessert social, Joseph Charter cafeteria (the school’s calendar says 4:30) · 4 PM Freeze-drying tips, 309 S. River St., Enterprise · 5 PM Community dinner, Wallowa Senior Center

Source: Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce calendar, Building Healthy Families, the Josephy Center, Fishtrap, Joseph Charter School, the Enterprise School District, the City of Joseph and Wallowa County the Music Alliance, Community Connection, checked November 7

Weather, Enterprise

Highs 45 to 62A chance of showers today. Rain showers likely Monday from 4 PM into the night (80%). Dry and mostly sunny Tuesday through Thursday, near 62 on Veterans Day. Showers possible again Friday evening and Saturday. Lows near freezing.National Weather Service, Pendleton

Minam River

59 cfsCubic feet per second (cfs) at Minam. The median for November 8 over 63 years is 106; flow is lower than in nine years of ten. Provisional.USGS gauge 13331500

Grande Ronde at Troy

710 cfsAbout three-quarters of the median for the date, 923 cfs over 82 years. Provisional.USGS gauge 13333000

Snow

2.0 in of waterAt Aneroid Lake, 7,430 feet, on Saturday: two-thirds above the date’s median of 1.2 inches, with 7 inches on the ground. Mount Howard: 1.8 inches, median 1.1. One storm moves these early numbers a lot.NRCS SNOTEL, Aneroid Lake #2

Since October 1

2.8 inRain and snow at Aneroid Lake since the water year began; the median by now is 4.6 inches. Mount Howard: 3.0 against 3.6.NRCS SNOTEL, Mt. Howard

Read Sunday, November 8, 10:30 AM.

Also open, no date set: Enterprise’s police chief search, with an interim chief in place and an update on Monday’s agenda; one seat on the county Fair Board, applications by December 30; the write-in count for Joseph’s council position 1; the commissioners’ town hall, tentatively December 2; trespassing along the rail line, raised by residents October 21; the Wallowa Union Railroad Authority, whose notices Union County posts (an executive session October 26).

Enterprise

Shoebox packing party Sun 2; council Mon 6:30; school board Mon 5:30; Eagle Cap Shooters Mon 6:30; Main Street committee Tue 7 AM; veterans ceremony Wed 1:30; performance workshop at Fishtrap Wed 6; storytime Thu 10; Fishtrap writing group Fri noon; Healthy Futures auction and Elks dinner Sat 5; youth musicals Sat 3 and 5, Sun 1:30 and 3:30; Tunesmith Night Sat 7; senior lunch Mon, Wed, Fri 11:30; freeze-drying tips next Sun 4. First ADU hearing Wed, Nov 18.

Joseph

Fergi member meeting Sun after the work day; City Hall committee Mon 10; Gallery of Gifts check-in Mon noon to 4; Charter board Mon 5:30; Zumwalt talk Tue noon; donation clinic Tue 2; Night at the Library Tue 6; Sip and Paint Wed 5:30; ornaments Fri 10; storytime Fri 10:15; wine and chocolate Fri 6; grange breakfast Sat 7; FFA alumni social next Sun 4.

Wallowa

Community dinner Sun 5, both Sundays; Main Street committee Thu 10; Turkey Bingo Thu 6 at the Senior Center; storytime Fri 10; senior lunch Mon, Wed, Fri noon.

Lostine

Southfork Grange dessert auction Thu 6 and the Local Yokels until 9 at M.Crow.

Wallowa Lake

Nothing posted this week.

Flora

Nothing posted this week; the next work party at the school is listed for Sat, Nov 21, 9 to 4.

Imnaha

Nothing posted this week.

Troy

Nothing posted this week.