HomeMy Public PortalAboutWallace FamilyMR. AND MRS. FRANCIS E. WALLACE
(Dolores Rae Roberson) honeymooned in
Coeur d'Alene before returning to make
their home in McCall. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim W. Roberson
of Lake Fork and the bridegroom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Wallace of Mc-
Call. (Walt Rubey photo)
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F. E. Wallace
Are Married
McCALL —A honeymoon in
Coeur d'Alene has ended for
Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Wal-
lace (Dolores Rae Roberson)
who have returned to McCall
to make their home. They
were married in the McCall
Community Congregational
church with the Rev. Richard
Bellingham officiating.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jim W. Rob-
erson of Lake Fork and the
bridegroom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Pete Wallace of Mc-
Call.
- The bride wore a white lace
gown and her fingertip lace
trimmed veil was caught to a
tiara. She carried a white or.
chid - and pink and white car-
nations.
Miss Joy Wallace was the
maid of honor. She wore a
gown of pink lace and net, bal-
lerina length, accented with a
bouquet of pink and white car -
nations. Miss Barbara Coonrod
in lavender and pink net and
Miss Marvel Lukehart in pink
lace and net were the brides
maids. They carried pink roses
and pink and white carnations.`
Candlelighters were Miss Janet
1 Jarvis, Miss Nellie Ford and
Miss Jane Wallace.
Willis L. Zimmerman was
the best man and Ray Mansis-
sador and Larry Chalfant were
the ushers.
Mrs. Byron Lawrence of Mc-
Call was the soloist and Mrs.
i C. W. Holt of McCall presided
at the organ.
The reception was held in
the S. 'W. Harwood home with
Mrs. Harwood as the hostess.
Mrs. Emet<son Goodrow and
Mrs. Leo Haines of Caldwell
presided at the reception table.
They were assisted by Mrs.
Blair Armstrong, Mrs. Barbara
South, :Layne Brown, Mrs. Lar-
ry Jarvis, Mrs. R. G. Wallace,
Mrs. EIlen Coonrod, Mrs. Lois
Wallace; Mrs. Charles Lappin,
Mrs. Roman Intz.
Both the bride and the!
bridegroom were graduated!:
from Donnelly - McCall high'
I school. Both are now employed
in McCall.
THURSDAY, -JANUARY 15, 1959
So you think you've got trouble or,
singin' the "Pete Wallace Blues"
(The following letter was written by Pete Wallace to his son In re-
sponse to one written by Dick about all his trailer troubles. Dick is liv-
ing in a trailer on the banks of the Potomac and is employed in Wash -
Lington, D. C. The letter is verbatim with nothing added or deleted. If
you think you've had troubles, just stop and talk to Pete).
Dear Son:
We are having a little winter now. Had a white Christmas as it
started snowing about 10 - Christmas eve and now we have about a foot.
The lake froze over Jan. 2, but has 'been mostly mild this past week, in
fact, some rain. We are still logging, seems like we can never get
finished up as there was a lot more logs down than anybody figured.
You think you have trailer troubles!! You should have followed my
tracks this.past week and you would decide your troubles were a plea-
sure. We started the New Year out with every truck on the job, gypos
and all, (18 at, them) with not a truck in the shop. The 3rd and 4th
were real cola-,days and we had to leave several trucks outside. Well,
Monday mording, Bucks' trunk was out and he had to tow it to start it.
Guess the oir pump didn't pick up pressure and shortly he radioed
back from,New Meadows that he had burned a bearing out, we came
back and •took another truck over to pull him in with (23). We made
it to the shop ok and let Buck take No. 23 to go after logs with. I took
the pan off Buck's No. 26 and found he had wrecked the shaft, $1 ,W0.00
worth. About 3:30 a state police dropped in and we had two trucks
stuck on Goose Creek.
So I took No. 30 over and after nearly wrecking two cars, I got them
up the hill. It was dark by then, and two others hadn't shown up yet,
so I waited to help them. The first one made it ok, but Buck was last
and he spun out Just above the Fox farm. I hooked on, but disooverea
he had broken something in a rear end and had no power. His truck
nearly had the road blocked and it was sl'ok as Bell, so we put out
some flares and I came in for more trucks. I took two more over, but
after about three hours we gave up, but got it into the ditch so it
wouldn't be such a hazard. (We ate supper at 111 o'clock that nijrhti).
Next morning I took a rear end and helper to repair No. b, but
after prospecting for four hours diggings in the bank next to the truck,
In order to get axles out, we found it was only a broken,axle-.so came
back in and got out of the ditch. Shortly No. 26 came along kiitded and
we hooked on to him. Just as wehfinalfy got No. 23 ro'lfhkl pieces
began to roll from it. A universal went all to hell! This of eoufbe block-
ed the road• and when No. 30 came up loaded, it was parked so the
driver could come help us. About then, I heard someone holler and
looked down the road where No. 30 was parked just in time to see it
rolling down the hill backwards with all the trailer wheels sliding like
they were on grease. It went about 200 yards getting up pretty good
speed, then the trailer cut across and off it went right towards the of
fox farm, but turned aside as soon as it left the road. Were pretty
disgusted by this time so decided to come to town. But, when we got
to the water trough gulch the road wad blocked by a large pole truck
crossways, and there was about 20 cars and trucks on either side of it.
The only thing I could do -was to radio in for two more trucks to come
from town to straighten it out as we had four loaded log trucks waiting
to get by.
So about 5 0. m. we got the road cleared and decided we would go
down with the two trucks and get No. 30 pulled out. We worked until
10 P. m. trying, but ended up with No. 30 still over the bank. Also with
a universal joint out of one of• the tow trucks and a pickup load of torn
chains. We got the tow trucks back to the shop about 11 pm. and we
had supper at midnight that night!
The next day I had two of the old off ,highway trucks of Browns
dragged out of the snow and rigged up to pull with (They hadn't been
used this season, are it Ft. wide, no • license and strictly illegal to
tQke onto_ a highway) But, I had to do something, so we got them
rea&D._to go by 1 p.m., and went over and got No. 30 out ok., patched it
up sq it would run on its own power, then put n new universal joint
in No. 23 and were feeling pretty happy, when who should show up but
a dam state police. He came driving up with his red light a-blinking,
and I was ready to tell him to go straight to. We were going to use
those trucks regardless. He got out and came over to me and said:
.. _ 1 .- .
"Looks like you fellows are in trouble.', I said, "Oh, yeah." He turn-
ed around and said, "Well, I'd have been here sooner to help you hold
up traffic, but was delayed. I'll go up the road and stop traffic while you
null that truck onto the road." I think my stature dropped off about
feet. We pulled it out easily and came to town. That was Wednesday.
Thursday, Leeper took No. 23 after logs and made his first trip ok.
out parked it at the Circle C ranch loaded on his second trip with the
main transmission out.
Friday morning it was raining like the devil, but three of us took
another transmission down and put it in. We would have been better
%;ff wearing bathing suits, but had it ready to roll by noon, so Martin
Cameron started in with the truck and I and the other fellow came
on in. About three here cam.- Martin riding in with another truck
,and he had left No. 23 on Goose Creek with the front end out. We
oaded up again and had the rear end installed by dark, so I brought
it in this time. And believe it or not, I made it! Old No. 23 is now
r. cold storage for the winter. ,Still don't have No. 28, the one with
;he shaft out, going, but will by Tuesday.
So that is the end of a week of trucking. (YOU CAN'T MAKE A
DIME IN FIFTY -NINE). Beings I can't think of anything but troubles
o tell you, III quit now.
Goodby — fete
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Over 300 congratulate Wallaces
Congratulations to golden
anniversary celebrants Mr.
and Mrs. Pete Wallace were
extended by over 300 rela-
tives and friends, including
many from out of state,
during a Saturday afternoon
lawn reception at their Mc-
Call home.
In addition to their
daughters and husbands,
Herman and June Mundt
of Boise, Joy and Larry
Gallagher of Santa Clara,
Jayne and Craig Penrod of
El Segundo, Calif., and the
Francis Wallaces of McCall -
all 12 grandchildren, and two
great - grandchildren,
Wallace's four brothers,
Mrs. Wallace's sister and
sister -in -law and many of
their family members came
from Texas, California, Ore-
gon, New Mexico, Treasure
Valley and North Idaho for
the occasion.
Also joining the festivities
were other relatives and
friends from Indianapolis,
Arkansas, Hawaii, Washing-
ton, Oregon, California,
Tucson, Reno, New Bruns-
wick, Canada and several
Idaho communities. Their
oldest son, Dick, was unable
to come from El Salvador,
Central America.
The couple was married on
Aug. 6, 1927 in Council and
has lived in Donnelly and
McCall since that time. He
was associated with Don-
nelly Auto Co. and Brown
and Wallace Logging until
his retirement.
McCALL BRIEFS
House guests of the Pete
Wallaces during their 50th
wedding anniversary cele-
bration were Bill Wallace of
Sacramento, Dolores Benson
of Coeur d'Alene and Mr.
and Mrs. George Yuill of
Reno, Nev. and Needles,
Calif. Other Needles friends
who came for the occasion
were the Doc Brewes, Herb
Pultes, Les Rythers and
Judy Cantebury.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Webb this week have
been former residents Mr.
and Mrs. Max Allen, now of
Tucson.
The Idaho Sunday Statesman
Miss Wallace Marries
DONNELLY —Miss June Ellen
Wallace, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Wallace of Donnelly,
became the bride of Herman
Mundt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
gundt of Rosalia, Wash., at an
a t lioon ceremony at her home
in Donnelly recently. The Rev. Mr.
Olberg of McCall officiated in the
presence of the immediate family.
Mrs. Oliver Wallace sang "I
Love You Truly" accompanied at
the piano by Mary Jean Wallace,
who also played the wedding
march.
The bride's dress was of white
wool trimmed with gold sequins.
Her corsage was of peach and
white rosebuds. Miss Shirley Wal-
saa�O Su„d a",
lace, maid of honor and cousin of
the bride, wore a rose dress with
a corsage of pink and white rose-
buds. Elmer Mundt, cousin of the
bridegroom, was best man.
After the wedding ceremony a
reception was held with Mrs. Ralph
Scheline and Mrs. Edwin Greene
as hostesses. Assisting them were
Mrs. I. W. Rutledge, Mrs. Robert
Coonrod and Mrs. R. G. Wallace.
The bride was graduated from
Donnelly high school and attended
the University of Idaho at Mos-
cow. Her husband was graduated
from Rosalia high school and at-
tended the University of Idaho. He
served two years in the Army air
corps.
The couple will live in Rosalia.
L
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wallace of McCall an-
nounce the engagement of their daughter Debbie
to Rick Fereday, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Fereday of Boise. She is a graduate of the
University of Idaho and he is employed by May
Hardware. A Sept. 27 wedding is planned.
Wallaces recall Roseberry
Pete Wallace was just four
years old when his family moved
to Roseberry in 1911 but he
remembers Long Valley when
"there wasn't any Donnelly, there
wasn't any McCall and there
wasn't any Cascade."
"The valley was a different deal
then," Wallace, who now lives in
McCall, said. "There were no
roads, no railroad, no fences --
just open country."
Wallace, who was born in Walla
Walla, Wash., was also around
when there was only one judge in
the area. And that was his father,
Franklin Wallace.
"My father wanted to go into
farming," Wallace said. "He
made a trip here the year before
( the family moved) ."
Roseberry was "quite a nice
town," he recalls.
"There was a sawmill, a flour
mill," he said. "They even made
brick at a brick shop."
The town, now the site of the
historical society's Roseberry
Museum, had "a lot of stores," in-
cluding a hardware store and
blacksmith shop, and was sur-
rounded by "a lot of farming."
Farmers primarily raised oats,
M
Photo courietip of Rosetx•rry- MUtiCUtn Roseberry photo of 1906 shows, on left, Pottenger home,
church and bank; right, McDougal store and Roseberry Hotel.
timothy seed and hay to keep their
cattle over the winter, Wallace
said. Quite a bit of timothy seed
was sold years ago from the
farms.
Wallace also recalls many In-
dians coming to the area to pick
huckleberries and fish. His
brother, Bud, said many would go
to Paddy Flat.
The Wallace farm, located
about a mile and three - quarters
north of Donnelly where Vernon
Goode now lives, started with 160
acres and expanded to 320 acres.
His father didn't do much of the
farming, Wallace said.
"My three older brothers did
most of the work on the farm,"
Wallace, who also had three
younger brothers, recalls. "My
father spent most of the time in
town."
As judge, his father heard a lot
of cases in the office he had in the
old hotel.
The first year the Wallaces
were in Long Valley, they lived
about a half mile southwest of
Roseberry.
Wallace's report card from his
first year at the schoolhouse is
now at the Roseberry Museum. A
youngster could get an education
quickly in those days if he was so
inclined. Wallace was in the
fourth grade by the end of his first
year at school.
The railroad was the reason for
Roseberry's death. The rail route
missed the town by about a mile
and, after it worked its way to
Gold Fork in 1912 and then McCall
in 1914, Donnelly started to build
up.
"We moved to Donnelly in
/
he said, adding the new
town own started formin g from
Wallaces
1913 -' 14.
"The railroad came through
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and spoiled Roseberry," he said.
"Donnelly
Donnelly. Tourists, even then, he
built up gradually.
Roseberry died a hard death those
Wallace operated the business
said, traveled through from the
Boise area to McCall.
several years."
until 1925, when he continued
working there but sold it to Dave
Wallace and his brother Frank
The Wallace home, like many in
Coski. When Coski drowned while
bought the Texaco gasoline sta-
the Roseberry area, moved with
duck hunting in 1943, Wallace
tion in 1938. Since Wallace con -
the family.
His father managed Scott's
managed the shop until Coski's
tinued at Donnelly Auto, "we
were competitors."
store, located about where the
son, Don, returned from the air
force.
Donnelly has seen a lot of com-
Texaco Station sits today.
ings and goings as some buildings
Whether former Roseberry
In 1948, the Wallace family
burned and were replaced by
residents liked it or not, Donnelly
moved to McCall when Wallac(
others and others were torn down
was growing. After awhile it had
started with Brown's Tie and
but not replaced.
everything -- a post office, bar,
Lumber Company. Four of th{
Dorothy Gestrin, currently Don -
barber shop, hotel, butcher shop,
Wallace brothers worked for tl
nelly s mayor, recalls when the
bank, stores, auto repair shop,
company and Wallace w,
main street was solid buildings.
"The
even a bowling alley.
foreman of the repair shop ur
town looked great," she
he retired in 1972.
said.
Wallace also was partner
The three -story hotel had a
Warren Brown in owning the
telephone office at the main level
"Donnelly turned into quite a
pany trucks.
just south of the Texaco Station.
town," Wallace said. "As Donnel-
Through the 1940s,
Next to the hotel were George and
ly grew, Roseberry deteriorated.
said, Donnelly was
Flo Jones ' restaurant,
After the high school, moved, they
town.
McDougal's store and Coski's
stopped the post office (in
Donnellv Auto.
Roseberry) too."
There was a d
It was at Roseberry High School
regular dances,
The hotel burned down about 10
that Faye Coonrod and he met.
and the "old Tv
or 12 years ago and the restaurant
They were married in 1927 and
the Badlands
and store were torn down:
celebrated their 55th anniversary
Tucker wa
Donnelly Auto, located where
this year.
and ther
Scenic Properties Real Estate of-
Wallace recalls hauling beams
well as
fice is, eventually burned as did
and other material to build the
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the Merc store, which sat where
new school at Donnelly about 1930.
Wa'
the Trading Post now sits. It was
Wallace, who split his working
at the Donnelly Merc that Carl
years between Donnelly and Mc-
Shaver of Shaver's stores in Mc-
Call, started working at Donnelly
Call, New Meadows and Council
Auto when he was 14 years old.
got his start,
His brother, Rankin, started the
business but died shortly after
during a rash of scarlet fever.
On the same side of the street
was the Kangas Garage and a
bank.
Today's Smith and Kangas of-
fice is housed in what was, at dif-
ferent times, the dance hall,
skating rink and bowling alley.
Kangas' Garage is now the
building shared by the pawn shop
and thrift shop. Most of the rest of
the building is currently not being
used.
Wallace recalls pea picking was
July 4 meant big doings in
Roseberry. This photo was shot in 1911.
at its height in the 1930s. Gestrin
said what is now the Long Valley
Farm Service was built in 1935 for
the pea picking operation.
In addition to peas, the people
who residents referred to as gyp-
sies also picked lettuce. They had
a camp where the Long Valley
Motel now is and pitched tents.
After pea processing plants
were set up elsewhere, the pea
pickers left and ended another
phase of Donnelly's history.
Faye recalls the peapickers and
said some of their trade came to
the Wallace brothers' gas station.
During the war, Frank went into
the army and Pete was managing
Donnelly Auto so she took charge
of the Texaco Station.
The Wallace children helped
and not only sold gasoline but put
in a soda fountain and sold sand-
wiches and some groceries.
Once Pete, Faye and their five
children moved to McCall when
he started with Brown's Tie and
Lumber, Wallace started another
career that proved successful.
In 1951 he received the Lester
Farrish Memorial Award "in
recognition of meritorius con-
tribution to the logging industry
and his steadfast adherence to the
principle that our forest are a
heritage to be sustained and fully
utilized to the lasting and con-
tinuous benefit of mankind."
During his days with the mill,
Wallace invented a device that
loaded "a whole bunch of logs
from the pile to the truck."
After Wallace retired, he
developed his talents in another
direction. Using nuts and bolts, he
designed numerous figures for
himself, friends and for sale in a
shop. Among his favorite is a nuts
and bolts "LBJ, patterned after
former President Lyndon B.
Johnson.
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IMSEEMEEM
Cindy Wallace and Nathan[
Wa& of McCall were married on
May 28 at the Church of the
Nazarene in McCall. Pastor Bjorn
Dahlin of the McCall Christian
Fellowship Church conducted the
Christian celebration.
The bride is the daughter of Bill
and Carolyn Wallace of Mc-
Call. She is a 1988 graduate of
McCall - Donnelly High School and
plans to attend Lewis Clark State
College in January.
The bridegroom is the son of
Gene and Jeannine Wolfe of
McCall. He is also a 1988 graduate
of M -D high school and will attend
the state police academy.
Maid of honor was Jill Mc-
Coid of McCall and bridesmaids
wre Tonyia Click, cousin of the
bride from Clarkston, Wash., Cara
Williams, Lisa Swan, Jalah
Miller and Suzy Isola, all of
McCall.
The best man was A a r o n
Wolfe, brother of the bridegroom
from Boise, and groomsmen were
Brock Leavitt, Pat Dodds,
Steve Ryan, Jeff Roberts and
Bob Wallace, all of McCall.
Ushers were Bill Wallace, the
brother of the bride of McCall, and
Glen Click, cousin of the bride
from Clarkston. Flower girl was
Cherise Wallace, niece of the
Cindy and Nathan Wolfe.
bride, of Seattle; ring - bearer was
Nicholas Wallace, nephew of
the bride of Simi Valley, Calif.
The guest book was attended by
Lori White, and the bride's train
was carried by Jessica Marting,
both of McCall. Music and vocal-
ists were Walter and Donna
Nigh of Boise, Joleen Basabe
and Bjorn and Sherrie Dahlin,
all of McCall.
A buffet reception was held at
McCall - Donnelly school. The cou-
ple is living in Boise.
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THE 3000TH STUDENT to Y'c9 -- junior 'it
resenting a check for his
Idaho this fall was Francis Wallace, McCa a
business. He is shown here p' transferred this fall from
registration fP.P° to Mrs. D. D. DuSault. Wallace is a new
;versity, having
student at ' University of Denver.
Faye Wallace
to note 85th
The family of Faye Wallace will
hold a party on Sunday, July 3, in
McCall to note her 85th birthday.
The gathering will be held between
1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on July 3 at the
Wallace home at Second and Park
streets in downtown McCall. No
gifts, please.
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N o o n e i s u s e l e s s i n t h i s w o r l d w h o l i g h t e n s t h e
b u r d e n o f i t t o a n y o n e e l s e .
C h a r l e s D i c k e n s
f i t t i n g i n h i s f a v o r i t e c h a i r a t h i s h o m e
o u t s i d e o f M c C a l l , F r a n k W a l l a c e
w a t c h e s f o r p e r h a p s t h e l a s t t i m e a
s e a s o n ' s f i r s t s n o w f a l l , f e e l s t h e r a d i a n t h e a t
o f t h e T i m b e r l i n e w o o d s t o v e .
E v e n w i t h a p h y s i c a l b o d y w h i c h i s f a d i n g ,
F r a n k ' s p r i d e r e m a i n s c o n s t a n t . T h a t p r i d e i s
w h a t M a r j o r i e W a l l a c e i s f i g h t i n g t o p r e s e r v e .
C a n c e r h a s h a s t e n e d F r a n k ' s l i f e i n t o i t s
o w n w i n t e r s e a s o n . D i a g n o s e d w i t h s k i n
c a n c e r t w o y e a r s a g o a n d b r a i n c a n c e r i n
M a y , t h e l a s t f e w m o n t h s h a v e p r o v e n d i f f i -
c u l t f o r b o t h F r a n k a n d M a r j o r i e W a l l a c e .
F r a n k ' s d i a g n o s i s d i d n o t m e a n i n s t a n t
h o s p i t a l i z a t i o n . I n s t e a d , t h e W a l l a c e s c h o s e
t h e o p t i o n o f h o m e c a r e .
T h e y f e l t , b y c a r i n g f o r F r a n k a t h o m e , h e
w o u l d b e m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e , m o r e s e c u r e i n
f a m i l i a r s u r r o u n d i n g s . T h a t c h o i c e h a s n ' t
b e e n e a s y . A c o n s t a n t v i g i l a n c e h a s b e e n
n e c e s s a r y o n M a r j o r i e ' s p a r t a s F r a n k ' s h e a l t h
h a s r a p i d l y d e t e r i o r a t e d .
A s a y o u n g e r m a n , F r a n k f o u n d h i m s e l f i n
m u c h t h e s a m e p o s i t i o n d e p e n d e n t o n
f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s f o r m e d i c a l c a r e a f t e r
b e i n g s h o t i n t h e h i p a n d s h o u l d e r b y a
r e n e g a d e w h i s k e y r u n n e r . B u t t h e n , c h o i c e
h a d n o t h i n g t o d o w i t h i t . R u r a l d o c t o r s w e r e
f e w a n d f a r b e t w e e n .
I n s t e a d , F r a n k r e c o u n t s h o w h i s f r i e n d ,
R a l p h M c D o u g a l , a n d h i s s i s t e r - i n - l a w , F a y e ,
n u r s e d h i m b a c k t o h e a l t h .
T h e c a r e F r a n k r e c e i v e s a t h i s h o m e t o d a y
m a y b e a b i t m o r e t e c h n o l o g i c a l l y a d v a n c e d
a n o m a c h i n e c o n t i n u o u s l y c l i c k s o n
a n d o f c o r n e r o f t h e k i t c h e n , a s m a l l
t r a n s p i t t u b e s n a k i n g a r o u n d t h e
c o r n e r a n k ' s b e d r o o m b u t t h e p e r s o n a l
t o u c h e s a e j u s t t h e s a m e a n d a r e w h a t m e a n
t h e m o s t .
" I k n o w F r a n k , " M a r j o r i e s a i d . " I k n o w t h e
k i n d o f l i f e h e w a n t s . I c a n ' t l e a v e t h a t t o
s o m e o n e e l s e . "
U s i n g a s m a l l f o o d p r o c e s s o r , M a r j o r i e
e p a r e s F r a n k ' s f o o d w h i c h m u s t b e f e d t o
m t h r o u g h a t u b e i n h i s s t o m a c h . A n d e v e n
o u g h h e c a n ' t t a s t e h e r c u l i n a r y e f f o r t s , s h e
k e s r e a t c a r e i n t h e i r c r e a t i o n .
A s F r a n k ' s p r i m a r y c a r e g i v e r , M a r j o r i e c a n
. l y l e a v e t h e h o u s e i f s o m e o n e t a k e s h e r
p l a c e .
S h e l o o k s u p t o s e e M a r k H a r r i s w a l k
t h r o u g h t h e f r o n t d o o r . S h e s m i l e s a n d w a v e s
h i m i n l i k e h e ' s f a m i l y c o m i n g h o m e f o r t h e
h o l i d a y s .
H a r r i s i s a H o m e H e a l t h A i d w i t h C o m m u -
n i t y H o m e H e a l t h , I n c . i n M c C a l l , H e h a s a l s o
b e c o m e a c l o s e f r i e n d . T h r e e d a y s a w e e k
t w o h o u r s i n t h e m o r n i n g a n d e v e n i n g
H a r r i s f u n c t i o n s a s M a r j o n e ' s s u r r o g a t e ,
c a r i n g f o r F r a n k a n d m a k i n g i t p o s s i b l e f o r
h e r t o m a k e b r i e f s o j o u r n s i n t o t o w n .
" H o w y o u d o i n ' t o d a y ? " M a r k l e a n s c l o s e
a n d e l e v a t e s h i s v o i c e s o F r a n k c a n h e a r . T h e
c a n c e r , w h i c h h a s r a p i d l y s p r e a d i n t o F r a n k ' s
t h r o a t a n d e a r , h a s m a d e i t i n c r e a s i n g l y
d i f f i c u l t f o r h i m t o b o t h h e a r a n d t a l k .
W h e n c o m m u n i c a t i o n g e t s t o o d i f f i c u l t ,
F r a n k u s e s a s m a l l n o t e b o o k s i t t i n g c l o s e b y
t o b e t t e r e x p l a i n w h a t h e w a n t s t o s a y .
M a r k ' s m o v e m e n t s a r e s m o o t h a n d c o n f i -
d e n t a s h e c a r e s f o r F r a n k , a n d M a r j o r i e
k n o w s s h e c a n l e a v e t h e h o u s e a n d , a t l e a s t
f o r a s h o r t t i m e , t h i n k a b o u t o t h e r t h i n g s .
" I d o n ' t k n o w w h a t I ' d d o w i t h o u t h i m , "
M a r j o r i e s a i d o f H a r r i s . " I j u s t d o n ' t k n o w
h o w w e ' d d o i t . "
" A l l m y f r i e n d s s e e m t o b e o l d e r p e o p l e , "
H a r r i s s a i d . " I e n j o y h e l p i n g t h e m i n t h e i r
o w n h o m e . T h e y s e e m t o d o b e t t e r . . . h a v e
b e t t e r a t t i t u d e s .
" A n d e v e r y d a y i s d i f f e r e n t , " h e s a i d . " I
k n o w I ' l l n e v e r m a k e a l o t o f m o n e y d o i n g
t h i s , b u t t h a t ' s n o t w h a t ' s i m p o r t a n t .
" I j u s t w i s h I c o u l d h a v e g o t t e n t o k n o w
s o m e o f m y p a t i e n t s e a r l i e r . . . s o w e c o u l d
h a v e e n j o y e d m o r e t h i n g s t o g e t h e r , " h e s a i d .
" T h e i m p o r t a n t t h i n g i s , I k n o w I ' v e h a d a
p a r t i n k e e p i n g t h e m c o m f o r t a b l e . "
O t h e r h e a l t h p r o f e s s i o n a l s , i n c l u d i n g a
r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e a n d s p e e c h p a t h o l o g i s t ,
c o m p p l e m e n t H a r r i s ' r e g u l a r v i s i t s t o t h e
W a l l a c e s . '
S a n d y C o t t r e l l , a r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e a n d
h o m e h e a l t h c o o r d i n a t o r f o r C o m m u n i t y
H o m e H e a l t h , I n c . , p e r i o d i c a l l y d r o p s i n t o
s e e h o w t h i n g s a r e g o i n g a n d t o g i v e M a r j o r i e
r e a s s u r a n c e .
" I t ' s e a s y t o f e e l i s o l a t e d , " C o t t r e l l s a i d .
" M a r j i e j u s t n e e d s t o k n o w t h a t w h a t s h e ' s
d o i n g i s o k a y . . . t h a t s h e ' s n o t a l o n e . "
A n u r s e h e r s e l f , M a r j o r i e ' s m a i n c o n c e r n i s
t o k e e p F r a n k c o m f o r t a b l e . T h a t i s t h e b e s t
s h e m a y b e a b l e t o h o p e f o r .
H e w r i t e s
m e s s a g e s o n a s m a l l
n o t e p a d t o h e l p w i f e ,
M a r j o r i e a n d o t h e r s
u n d e r s t a n d h i m .
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Community Home Health Coordinator Sandy Cottrell, R.N., offers Majorie Wallace
advice and reassurance during regular visits to the Wallace home. A nurse herself,
Majorie still sometimes finds caring for her husband at home a challenge. But she says
she wouldn't have it any other way.
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Frank helps
Home Health Aide
Mark Harris with one
of his many daily tube
feedings, allowing him
to feel more in control
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of his own care. The
health care industry's
:
philosophy regarding
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patient care is shifting
back to the individual,
focusing on personal
choices, rights and
M
responsibilities. As
cancer has advanced
a
into his throat, Frank
no longer can swallow
MR
food or liquid and
communication is
becoming more diffi-
cult.
NPwws — No Y: 1993
Will replace departing Carl Kerrick
Wallace named
to commission
BY SHARI HAMBLETON
1Le Sur-News
Francis Wallace of McCall was
appointed by Gov. Cecil Andrus
on Tuesday to Valley County's va-
cant county commissioner seat.
Wallace, currently a member of
the McCall City Council, was
called by Andrus on Tuesday af-
ternoon and offered the position
after he was recommended for the
seat last week by the Valley Coun-
ty Republican Central Committee.
The vacancy was created when
former commissioner Carl Ker-
rick was appointed a magistrate
judge in Lewiston. Kerrick's res-
ignation was effective Monday.
Wallace was re- elected to the
McCall City Council on Nov. 2.
Now that he has been appointed
as county commissioner, Wallace
said he will step down from the
city council as well as retire from
his job as a mechanical inspector
with the Payette National Forest.
"I had thought about running
(for commissioner) before," Wal-
lace said before Tuesday's ap-
pointment. "But working for the
forest service...it would have cre-
ated a conflict of interest. Now
I'm so close to retirement I would
go ahead and retire if selected."
Wallace said he would not have
considered running for re- election
as city councilman if he knew the
commission seat would soon be
open.
"The timing was just funny,"
he said. "But no one knew Carl
would be selected for the magis-
trate position."
McCall City Administrator Bud
Schmidt there are no guidelines
for choosing a replacement. If
Wallace steps down before the
new council members are sworn
in, then the remaining members
of the current council could
choose a replacement. r /
Francis
Wallace
Mc Call's only
incumbent
councilman
will move to
county
commission.
If Wallace quits after the new
council is enrolled, then those
members would pick a successor.
The current council is scheduled
to step down on Jan. 13 unless its
members decide to resign sooner.
Republican chairman Bob Re-
maklus said the second name of
the recommendation list was Er-
nest Woods of McCall, owner of
The Woodsman Motel.
Although the commission va-
cancy was well advertised, Re-
maklus said Wallace and Woods
were the only applicants to submit
resumes.
I was more than surprised
that more applications or resumes
weren't submitted for such an im-
portant position," he said. "The
whole committee was surprised.
The last time we had a vacancy,
we had about 10 applicants."
Although both candidates were
considered qualified for the posi-
tion, Remaklus said, guidelines
for commissioner recommenda-
tions must include "an order or
preference."
In a lefter to Andrus, Remaklus
said he asked that the governor
make a selection in time for the
new commissioner to attend a lo-
cal government training institute
to be held in Boise next week.
Veo
Wallace confirmed to County Commission post
BOISE — Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus last week
appointed Francis Wallace to the vacancy on the
Valley County Board of Commissioners.
Wallace is a member of the McCall City Council.
A Forest Service employee, Wallace was one of
two candidates for the position recommended to the
governor by the Valley County Republican Central
Committee.
He fills the seat that was vacated with the resig-
nation of Carl Kerrick, a McCall lawyer who left to
take a Magistrate Judge position at Lewiston.
Last week Wallace said he will retire from his
job with the U.S. Forest Service as a condition of
his accepting the Commission post. He will also
resign from the McCall City Council, on which he
now serves, and on which he was to continue to
serve.
He was the only incumbent who ran for a seat on
the reorganized City Council, for which all five seats
were up for re- election last month. That came fol-
lowing a vote by city residents to change from a
Mayor /City Council form of government to a City
Council/City Manager form of government.
v
FRANK A. WALLACE
Frank A. Wallace, 84, of McCall died Friday, Jan. 14,
1994, at his home near McCall.
Funeral services were held Jan. 17, at the Heikkila Funeral
Chapel, McCall. Private burial followed in Holmes Cemetery,
Donnelly.
"Uncle Frank" was born July 16, 1909, at Prosser, Wash.,
the fifth of seven sons of Franklin H. and Sara Martha Wallace.
They moved to Roseberry, Idaho, when he was three, and he
had resided in Long Valley all his life.
He served in the U.S.Army in England as head of a team
that repaired aircraft during World War 11. He owned and
operated several businesses in Donnelly, including a gas sta-
tion and a skating rink. He moved to McCall and owned and
operated Mill Restaurant and a log cabin motel behind the
restaurant. He bought and remodeled several homes in the
area. He later worked for Brown -Tie and Lumber Co. as parts
man er. For a short time, he was married to Darlene King.
Retiring at age 62, he spent his winters in the
Palm Springs, Calif., area, and his summers in
McCall.
He married Marjorie Wallace in 1981, and
they enjoyed the remaining years golfing and
fishing.
From his family he received much love and
caring. Frank was a very special person and will
be missed greatly.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie; broth-
er, Speck and his wife Lois Wallace; brother,
Bud Wallace and a sister -in -law, Faye Wallace;
stepchildren, Sue Brandell and husband, John,
Dan Franks and wife, Kathy, Terry Franks and
wife, Noi: six step - grandchildren; and many
nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Community Home
Health, c% McCall Memorial Hospital, P.O.Box
906, McCall 83638; or to the Idaho Youth Ranch.
y h� 10hq Va lleY
"Francie" remembered
as friend, community-
minded spirit
MCCALL — Several hundred 2
people, friends and family of Francie
Wallace, crammed about every nook
and cranny of the Community
Congregational Church here Sunday
afternoon to say so long to a man `
about whom one heard nary a bad
word.
Fittingly enough, big, gentle
snowflakes fell outside while the
many people who loved Francie
eulogized and paid tribute to him Francie Wallace
inside the warm confines of the
church where Francie and his wife Dolores were married
in 1955.
To say the 62- year -old Wallace, who died of a heart
attack at his McCall home last Wednesday, was loved
around these parts, is a major understatement.
Wallace was serving as a member of the Valley County
Board of Commissioners after having served 12 years as
a McCall City Council member during two separate stints.
Valley County employees learned the past couple of
years what many others had known that Wallace was a
caring, concerned and fair public official.
His daughter Diane Swanson told those assembled
Sunday that one of his favorite expressions was: "Well,
whatever's fair." That was Francie.
Since last week, many have paid tribute, publicly and
privately, to a man who personified the idea of "common
sense." That calm, level- headed demeanor will be sorely
missed by those involved in determining the course of
Valley County.
Swanson and her sister, Debbie Fereday, talked of their
years as Francie's daughters, learning the names of trees, learning
about the logging industry through their truck driver /truck mechanic
father, and their father's sense of humor.
And a fairly new neighbor of the McCall -born Wallace, the Rev.
Ron Clapp, once told Francie and his wife Dolores what great neigh-
bors they were.
"You must have been pretty hard up for neighbors," he said was
Francie's reply.
"His shoes were big. He was the kind of man that we all ought to
be," he said.
Francie's dedication to family was typified by his daily visits with
his mother, Faye, and also by his noon -hour summer lunch stops to
visit the family at the beach before heading back to work.
Several emphasized that Francie wouldn't want anyone mourning
his death, and instead, would want everyone to get on with their lives.
And get on with their lives everyone will. But no one who knew
Francie Wallace will forget him.
Valley County Clerk Lee Heinrich said he's lost a good friend, and
county government has a large void to fill.
"He was an excellent advocate for peoples' rights, he represented
people very well," Heinrich said.
Under Idaho law, the vacancy on the County Commission will be
filled by having interested parties from Wallace's Commissioner Zone
2 submit resumes and letters of application to the Republican Central
Committee, Wallace's party affiliation.
The committee will then meet within 15 days of the vacancy to
choose three names to recommend to Idaho Gov. Phil Batt, who will
name the new commissioner.
Zone 2 basically lies to the west of Idaho Highway 55 and north of
Douglas Lane. Anyone residing in that zone should submit a resume
to the committee or to Heinrich by Dec. 27 to allow the committee to
set up interviews with prospective candidates.