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2A — THE OBSERVER D AILY P LANNER TODAY Today is Wednesday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2019. There are 62 days left in the year. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019 LOCAL Showing off Oregon at EO Film Festival Sol has now had the fi lm translated into Japanese and hopes to have screenings of the fi lm in Japan in the near future. Presenting relatively unknown Oregon treasures and history, these fi lms ■ Two films feature Oregon stories that had not yet been told By Sabrina Thompson accomplished the EOFF’s goal of showcasing Oregon’s unique beauty and stories. Editor’s note: This is the second of three stories The Observer is publishing on the 2019 EOFF. The Observer TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT On Oct. 30, 1974, Muham- mad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, known as the “Rumble in the Jungle,” to regain his world heavy- weight title. ON THIS DATE In 1735, the second presi- dent of the United States, John Adams, was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. In 1961, the Soviet Party Congress unanimously ap- proved a resolution ordering the removal of Josef Stalin’s body from Lenin’s tomb. In 1972, 45 people were killed when an Illinois Central Gulf commuter train was struck from behind by another train on Chicago’s South Side. In 1975, the New York Daily News ran the headline “Ford to City: Drop Dead” a day after President Gerald R. Ford said he would veto any proposed federal bail- out of New York City. In 1979, President Carter announced his choice of federal appeals judge Shir- ley Hufstedler to head the Department of Education. In 1985, schoolteacher- astronaut Christa McAuliffe witnessed the launch of the space shuttle Challenger, the same craft that would carry her and six other crew members to their deaths. In 2001, Ukraine de- stroyed its last nuclear mis- sile silo, fulfi lling a pledge to give up the vast nuclear arsenal it had inherited after the breakup of the former Soviet Union. In 2005, the body of Rosa Parks arrived at the U.S. Capitol, where the civil rights icon became the fi rst woman to lie in honor in the Rotunda; President George W. Bush and congressio- nal leaders paused to lay wreaths by her casket. One of the goals of the 2019 Eastern Oregon Film Festival was to showcase the state of Oregon and the beauty and history the area has to offer. An afternoon screening at Beckie’s Studio of Dance on Saturday, day three of the fes- tival, showed two fi lms that explored parts of the state and the stories that have been waiting to be told. In a short documentary, H. Nelson Tracey, an LA- based director and editor, captured the beautiful land- scape on the Oregon-Idaho border. His fi lm, titled “Picture Jasper,” tells the story of Steve Shultz, who has spent his life mining picture jasper, a rare rock that mirrors the area’s landscape. Tracey went with Shultz and his mining partner, Peter Henry, out to Jackpot, just outside of Marsing, Idaho, to record the diffi culty that comes with fi nding quality speciments of picture jasper. Tracey was happy to see a region he had never been to and took up the opportunity for travel when it presented itself. Tracey was also excited to share the history and hid- den gem of the area. “As a fi lmmaker the best way to share Shultz’s knowl- edge is to show him in his world, and show him doing what he loves to do,” Tracey said. Though Tracey had never been to La Grande before, he applied to be a part of EOFF because it was the closest festival to the area in which his fi lm takes place. “The fi lm is about Eastern Oregon, so why not show it at the Eastern Oregon Film Festival?” Tracey said. Sabrina Thompson/ The Observer Ilana Sol, and H. Nelson Tracey, right, share their inspi- rations and process Saturday during a Q&A session following their fi lm screening during the Eastern Oregon Film Festival in La Grande. The full-length feature that was also shown during the afternoon block in the festival took viewers to the southern Oregon Coast. Nineteen miles outside of the town is the only place on the U.S. mainland that was bombed by an air pilot during World War II. “Samurai in the Oregon Sky” tells the story of Nobuo Fu- jita and the mission that few know about. On Sept. 9, 1942, Fujita fl ew over Brookings and dropped a bomb in the forest. The mission was a failure as it caused little physical dam- age, and many in the United States never heard about the bombing. However, 20 years later, men who were part of Brookings’ Junior Chamber of Commerce invited the Japanese pilot back to the town. This gesture, while controversial, helped in repairing U.S. and Japanese relationships after WWII. The fi lm, directed by Ilana Sol, combines archi- val footage, animation and current day interviews with the subjects of the story. It depicts the events lead- ing up to Fujita’s missions through the reconciliation and his visits to Oregon. Sol, who works as an archival researcher for other docu- mentary fi lmmakers, saw this as an opportunity to tell a story about Oregon that few people know. “There are still people in Brookings who get upset about it all,” Sol said. “But the fi lm is about people. It’s not about politics, it’s about bringing people together.” NO MORE GUTTER CLEANING, OR YOUR MONEY BACK – GUARANTEED! 0 % AND! FINANCING* 15 % OFF SENIOR & MILITARY DISCOUNTS BEST Technology... Value... TV!... Add High Speed Internet /mo. 190 Channels America’s Top 120 CALL TODAY Save 20%! Subject to availability. Restrictions apply. Internet not provided by DISH and will be billed separately. 1-866-373-9175 Offer ends 11/13/19. 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