Enterprise’s housing hearing is Wednesday, the county opens a survey on its land-use rules, and a free Thanksgiving dinner needs volunteers

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

   Enterprise’s first hearing on accessory dwelling units is Wednesday at 6:30 PM; written comments are due Tuesday

   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 city’s notice lists the council’s first hearing for Wednesday and a second for Monday, December 14.

   Zoom

   Meeting ID 839 9328 5215 · passcode 417062

   Written comments

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

   What the draft allows

   One ADU a lot in R-2 and R-3 · up to 900 square feet or 75% of the main house · one added parking space · a permanent foundation, so no RV

   Second hearing

   Mon, Dec 14, 6:30 PM; written comments by Thu, Dec 10

   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.

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

   Join by Zoom on WednesdayThe 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; The Record’s housing guide, checked Nov 14

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   Survey open nowHave a sayUnincorporated Wallowa County

   The county is rewriting its land-use rules for everything outside city limits, and a survey is open now

   For Voters · Business

   The Planning Department posted the project on November 9. The Wallowa County Land Development Ordinance sets what can be built and done on land outside the four cities. The county says parts of it “may be obsolete, hard to use, or no longer consistent with state law or local needs.” The project reviews the whole ordinance, rewrites the sections judged most urgent and recommends further changes. A state planning grant pays for it.

   Who it covers

   Land outside city limits only

   January 2027

   An open house in the county

   May 2027

   Proposed changes go to hearings before the Planning Commission and the Board of Commissioners

   Why it matters. This is the rulebook for a home on farm or forest land, a second dwelling, a home business or a land division anywhere outside Enterprise, Joseph, Wallowa and Lostine. The survey asks what is working, what is not and what matters most. The county’s page gives no closing date for it.

   Take the survey now. An open house is planned for January 2027, and the proposed changes go to public hearings in May 2027.

   Take the survey

   Source: Wallowa County Planning Department, posted November 9, 2026, checked Nov 14

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   Thu, Nov 26 · 1 PMThanksgivingCloverleaf Hall, Enterprise

   A free Thanksgiving dinner for anyone is set for 1 PM on Thursday, November 26, at Cloverleaf Hall, and it needs volunteers

   For Families · Health

   The Community Thanksgiving Dinner is listed for 1 to 2:30 PM at Cloverleaf Hall, at the county fairgrounds. The organizers’ listing says everyone is welcome. They are asking for help with meal prep, serving, welcoming guests and clean-up, and say an hour is enough to matter.

   When

   Thursday, November 26, 1 to 2:30 PM

   Where

   Cloverleaf Hall, Wallowa County Fairgrounds, Enterprise

   Volunteers

   Meal prep, serving, welcoming, clean-up · call or text 541-398-8052

   Why it matters. School is out that week: Enterprise lists Wednesday through Friday, November 25 to 27, as Thanksgiving break, and Joseph Charter lists no school Wednesday and Thursday. Wallowa’s calendar names the holiday itself; ask the school about the days around it.

   To volunteer or ask a question, call or text Jessie at 541-398-8052.

   The dinner’s listingAdd to calendar

   Source: Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce calendar; Friendsgiving potluck, North End Grange; Enterprise School District calendar; Joseph Charter School events, checked Nov 14

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   Mon, Nov 9 · 11:42 PMWhat happened11 miles southeast of Joseph

   A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 11 miles southeast of Joseph late Monday, November 9; 136 people told the USGS they felt it

   For Families · Outdoors

   The U.S. Geological Survey’s catalog puts the earthquake at 11:42 PM Pacific on Monday, November 9, about 7 miles below the surface and 18 kilometers southeast of Joseph. A seismologist has reviewed the entry. As of Saturday the agency had 136 reports from people who felt it.

   Why it matters. A 4.3 is felt widely and seldom does damage. The Record found no public report of damage from the county, the cities or the state. The Chieftain called it the strongest in Northeastern Oregon in more than 30 years, a claim the Record has not checked.

   If you felt it, the USGS still takes reports on the event’s page, under “Did You Feel It?”.

   The USGS event page

   Source: U.S. Geological Survey, event uw714136981; Chieftain, strongest in more than 30 years, checked Nov 14

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   Sat, Nov 21SaturdayFlora, Wallowa and Enterprise

   This Saturday: a work party and a potluck in Flora, a craft party in Wallowa, and an old-time dance in Enterprise at 7

   For Families · Arts

   Five things are listed for Saturday. The Flora School’s monthly work party runs 9 to 4 with lunch provided; no tools or skills are needed, and the school says to dress in layers because the building is cold. The North End Grange’s potluck is at 1.

   • 9 AM to 4 PM · Work party at the Flora School Education Center, 80974 College Lane; lunch provided; all ages; questions by text to 541-263-2368
   • 1 to 3 PM · Friendsgiving potluck at the North End Grange, Flora; ham and turkey provided, bring a side dish or dessert
   • 2 PM · “A Very Grinchy Christmas,” the Wallowa County Dance Academy’s winter show, OK Theatre, Enterprise (also Friday at 6 PM)
   • 3 to 7 PM · Thanksgiving craft party at Bigfoot Bakery, 214 E. 1st St., Wallowa; $10 admission covers a drink, an appetizer and a dessert; bring a craft, and spare supplies to swap; 541-263-2551
   • 7 to 9 PM · Old-time community dance at the Odd Fellows Hall, 105 NE 1st St., Enterprise; a live band and a caller, every dance taught, no partner needed

   Source: Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce calendar; Friendsgiving potluck; Thanksgiving craft party; Old-time community dance, checked Nov 14

1. Sun15

   1:30 PM Youth musical, “My First Day As A Pirate,” OK Theatre · 3:30 PM Youth musical, “Pick a Quest, Any Quest!,” OK Theatre · 4 PM Freeze-drying tips, Wallowa Mountains Properties, 309 S. River St., Enterprise · 4 PM Joseph FFA Alumni dessert social and annual meeting, Charter School cafeteria · 5 PM Community dinner, Wallowa Senior Center

2. Mon16

   11:30 AM Senior lunch, Enterprise · noon Senior lunch, Wallowa

3. Tue17

   Written comments on Enterprise’s ADU ordinance are due today.
   7 AM Enterprise Main Street Committee, City Hall · 11:30 AM Wallowa Lake Irrigation District board, 65196 Dobbin Rd., Joseph · 2 PM Donation-based clinic, Wallowa Avenue Wellness, Joseph · 5:30 PM Junior high basketball, Joseph and Enterprise · 6 PM Breast cancer support group, Wallowa Memorial Hospital · 6 PM Dance Club, Fishtrap

4. Wed18

   The county commissioners’ 9 AM meeting is cancelled.
   10 AM Mini Mountaineers, place posted by Building Healthy Families · 11:30 AM Senior lunch, Enterprise · noon Senior lunch, Wallowa · 5 PM Joseph Charter School carnival, cafeteria, until 7 PM · 6 PM Donkey basketball, Wallowa High School · 6:30 PM Enterprise City Council, first hearing on accessory dwelling units, City Hall and Zoom

5. Thu19

   10 AM Storytime, Enterprise Public Library · noon Senior lunch, Wallowa · 4 PM Junior high basketball, Joseph hosts Union · 5 PM Business After-Hours, Blue Mountain Donut & Pizza and Joseph Book Company · 5:30 PM Turkey Bingo, Enterprise School cafeteria, dinner first and bingo at 6 PM · 6:30 PM Loosely Bound Book Club, Wallowa Public Library

6. Fri20

   9 AM Parent and child playgroup, Building Healthy Families · 10 AM Storytime, Wallowa Public Library · 10:15 AM Storytime, Joseph Public Library · 11:30 AM Senior lunch, Enterprise · 12:30 PM Bingo, Community Connection, Enterprise, $10 to play · 6 PM “A Very Grinchy Christmas,” OK Theatre

7. Sat21

   9 AM Work party, Flora School, until 4 PM · 10:30 AM Fun-Shop Readings, Fishtrap · 11 AM Junior high basketball, Joseph and Pine Eagle · 1 PM Friendsgiving potluck, North End Grange, Flora · 2 PM “A Very Grinchy Christmas,” OK Theatre · 3 PM Thanksgiving craft party, Bigfoot Bakery, Wallowa, until 7 PM · 7 PM Old-time community dance, Odd Fellows Hall, Enterprise

8. Sun22

   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 Enterprise, Wallowa County and Community Connection, checked November 14

Weather, Enterprise

Highs 35 to 45A wind advisory ends at 7 AM Sunday. Rain is likely Sunday (80%), turning to rain and snow with patchy fog Sunday night and Monday, with little snow expected to stick. Tuesday is drier and cold, with lows near 16 Tuesday night. A chance of snow Wednesday through Friday. Highs stay in the upper 30s from Monday on.National Weather Service, Pendleton

Minam River

73 cfsCubic feet per second (cfs) at Minam. The median for November 15 over 63 years is 112; flow is lower than in three years of four. Provisional, meaning the agency has not yet reviewed the reading.USGS gauge 13331500

Grande Ronde at Troy

719 cfsThe median for the date over 82 years is 977. This too is lower than in three years of four. Provisional.USGS gauge 13333000

Snow

1.5 in of waterThe water held in the snow at Aneroid Lake, 7,430 feet, on Saturday, against a median of 1.9 inches for the date, with 4 inches on the ground. Mount Howard: 1.5 inches against 1.7, and 6 inches on the ground.NRCS SNOTEL, Aneroid Lake #2

Since October 1

3.2 inRain and snow at Aneroid Lake since October 1; the median by now is 5.4 inches. Mount Howard: 3.4 against 4.4.NRCS SNOTEL, Mt. Howard

Read Sunday, November 15, 3 AM.

Also open, no date set: 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; and the hospital district’s request for an architect for an outpatient rehabilitation and critical care facility, proposals due January 5, 2027, according to a legal notice published November 9 that the Record has read only in summary.

Enterprise

Youth musicals Sun 1:30 and 3:30; freeze-drying tips Sun 4; Main Street committee Tue 7 AM; support group Tue 6; Dance Club Tue 6; ADU hearing Wed 6:30; storytime Thu 10; Turkey Bingo Thu 5:30; playgroup Fri 9; bingo Fri 12:30; Grinchy Christmas Fri 6 and Sat 2; Fun-Shop Readings Sat 10:30; old-time dance Sat 7; senior lunch Mon, Wed, Fri 11:30; food pantry Tue 8 to 4. Thanksgiving dinner Thu, Nov 26, 1 PM at Cloverleaf Hall.

Joseph

FFA Alumni dessert social Sun 4; irrigation district board Tue 11:30; donation clinic Tue 2; junior high basketball Tue 5:30, Thu 4, Sat 11; school carnival Wed 5; Business After-Hours Thu 5; storytime Fri 10:15. Gallery of Gifts through Dec 17.

Wallowa

Community dinner Sun 5, both Sundays; donkey basketball Wed 6; book club Thu 6:30; storytime Fri 10; craft party at Bigfoot Bakery Sat 3 to 7; senior lunch Mon, Wed, Thu noon; food pantry Thu 2:30 to 4:30. Tree lighting Sat, Nov 28, 6 PM.

Lostine

The free Sunday dinner at the Wallowa Senior Center is for Lostine too.

Wallowa Lake

Nothing posted this week.

Flora

Work party at the school Sat 9 to 4, lunch provided; Friendsgiving potluck at the North End Grange Sat 1 to 3.

Imnaha

Nothing posted this week.

Troy

Nothing posted this week.