Wallowa County Chieftain
MHIC to take
possession of
log building
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County chieftain
Maxville Heritage Interpre-
tive Center (MHIC) is taking
possession of the log building
that was the last remaining
structure of the logging town
above Wallowa. MHIC Exec-
utive Director Gwen Trice says
the center has other good news
to report as well. State Sen. Bill
Hansell dropped by recently to
express his support for MHIC
and said he is working on build-
ing funding or the center.
With respect to the Maxville
log building, Trice said, “We
just signed a contract with Han-
cock Timber, and they’re giv-
ing us the building and permis-
sion to move it and restore it.
We’re determining the site now,
and considering our site options
from Joseph to Wallowa.” She
added that MHIC already has a
$20,000 Kinsman Foundation
grant to get that project started.
Clatsop Community Col-
lege recently mapped and
diagrammed the log building
inside and out over Memorial
Day weekend and just sent the
center the ¿nal revised docu-
ments. “We hope to continue
working with them, as well
as Eastern Oregon University.
We’re also interested in in-
volving the University of Or-
egon and Oregon State Uni-
versity because of their full
archaeology programs,” Trice
said. She added that the center
is also looking at some of the
local successful historical res-
torations for ideas.
MHIC recently received
two grants: an Oregon Heri-
tage grant, which amounted
to $6,500, and a $5,000 grant
from US Bank in La Grande
“It’s speci¿cally for doing in-
terpretive planning and design
for the heritage center and the
visitors center,” Trice said.
At press time, an Aug. 11
meeting facilitated by Alice
Parman of the Oregon Heri-
tage Foundation was expected
to gather input from attendees
on the direction and scope of
the center’s mission. “There’s
all these pieces that everyone
can bring to the table for Alice
to put together. It’s a strong
opportunity for brainstorm-
ing, and we expect people
from all over to attend,” Trice
said.
Maxville Heritage is
quickly creating both a re-
gional and national presence
on the historic preservation
scene. As proof, Trice disclosed
that MHIC is giving several
presentations and a showing of
the ¿lm “The Logger’s Daugh-
ter” at a Community Starbucks
in Seattle. A Community Star-
bucks is a special designation
given to only four Starbucks in
the world and is built inside a
local cultural community. “We
didn’t solicit them; they came
to us,” Trice said. Trice is work-
ing on a similar presentation
and display for the Starbucks in
La Grande.
Trice also said MHIC has
openings for paying intern-
ships with a focus on students
over 16 years of age. “We have
grant money sitting in the kitty
waiting to get paid out to high
school and college students.
The money’s there,” Trice said.
News
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August 12, 2015
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Late Lee Phelps’ last tall ship in area
By Jade McDowell
EO Media Group
The ship is a full-scale
replica of the original Lady
Washington, which was the
first American ship to make
landfall on the West coast of
North America in 1787. It
has been used in the filming
of Pirates of the Caribbean:
Curse of the Black Pearl,
Star Trek: Generations and
also appeared in the televi-
sion shows Revolution and
Once Upon a Time.
Dozens of people showed
up Monday morning to get
a look at the ship, but Jill
Fraser of Hermiston had a
special reason for wanting
to come. Her friend Lee
Phelps of Lostine worked
on the ship until his death
a few months ago, and his
ashes were shot out of one
of the ship’s cannons in As-
toria as a tribute to his ded-
ication to tall ships like the
Lady Washington.
“I couldn’t make it to
that memorial, so I thought
I would come in his honor,”
Fraser said.
Staff photo by Jade McDowell
The Lady Washington waits for the water to lower inside the McNary Dam locks.
She said she enjoyed get-
ting a good look at the ship
and having a chance to hon-
or her late friend.
Ruth Carollo of Hermis-
ton was also at the dam on
Monday. As the water in the
lock slowly drained away,
allowing the ship to go
from the high water to the
east of the dam to the low-
er water on the west side,
she explained to her three
grandchildren how the lock
worked.
She said a few weeks ago
she had tried to bring the
children, ages two, four and
six, to the Washington side
of the dam to see the locks
and fish ladders but was
told that it was only open to
the public on special occa-
sions. When she heard the
locks were being opened to
the public to view the Lady
Washington she grabbed the
grandkids for a day trip.
“I just thought it would
make a really fun outing to
see the big ship,” she said.
She said the kids seemed
like they were having fun
and she enjoyed herself too.
“It’s just fascinating
looking at all the intricacies
of the lines,” she said.
The gate at the McNary
Dam lock is 106 feet tall.
The lock is 683 feet long
and holds 38 million gallons
of water.
On Monday the Lady
Washington, which was
headed back toward the
coast after a week docked
in Richland, went through
by itself.
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Contact Jade McDowell at
jmcdowell@eastoregonian.
com or 541-564-4536.
Libraries group wins $250K grant for local projects
By Kathleen Ellyn
Wallowa County Chieftain
Libraries of Eastern Or-
egon (LEO), a nonprofit
based in Joseph, has re-
ceived a $250,000 national
grant awarded by ArtPlace
America for a regional proj-
ect, “Art: Engage at the Li-
brary!”
LEO will use the grant
money to bring art programs,
workshops and exhibits to at
least 30 public libraries in
the region over the next 18
months.
Projects will range from
art activities inserted into
preschool story times, to
hands-on creative programs
and workshops led by local
artists, to advocacy for the
arts to be part of community
planning and development.
“The streetscape efforts
in Enterprise and bronzes
in Joseph are examples of
art as part of community
planning and development,”
said LEO Executive Director
Lyn Craig. “I think Wallowa
County is way ahead of the
curve in using art in city de-
velopment, and set an exam-
ple for other communities in
eastern Oregon.”
Although no specific li-
braries have yet been cho-
sen for the art programs and
workshops, Craig said Wal-
lowa County would definite-
ly benefit from the grant.
A final outcome of the
program will be the devel-
opment of an online regional
art-mapping project that will
serve as a directory and re-
source highlighting public
art, art centers, art organi-
zations, artists and art-based
business throughout eastern
AROUND ENTERPRISE
What an amazing time at
the Wallowa County Fly-In
& Pancake Breakfast this
last weekend at the
Joseph Airport!
Thanks to all the pilots, amazing
planes, and volunteers for
making this event an annual
must-see event!
Oregon.
LEO will also create six
part-time positions to help
implement the programs of
the grant. “I certainly hope
we can hire individuals from
Wallowa County for some of
these positions,” Craig said.
ArtPlace America is a
10-year collaboration of
foundations, banks and fed-
eral agencies based in Phil-
adelphia, Pa., and Wash-
ington, D.C., organized in
2006. Nearly 1,300 appli-
cants vied for the grant.
LEO was selected as one of
90 finalists and ultimately
38 projects were chosen for
funding.
“We were told that this
is the first time ArtPlace
America has worked direct-
ly with rural libraries, so
really, we’re a demonstra-
tion project for other rural
areas,” Craig said.
For further information
contact leolibraries@gmail.
com.
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