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2A — THE OBSERVER D AILY P LANNER FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2019 LOCAL Forest Service hosting meeting Off to see the wizard TODAY Today is Friday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2019. There are 60 days left in the year. EO Media Group TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT On Nov. 1, 1936, in a speech in Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini described the al- liance between his country and Nazi Germany as an “axis” running between Rome and Berlin. ON THIS DATE In 1604, William Shake- speare’s tragedy “Othello” was fi rst presented at White- hall Palace in London. In 1765, the Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament, went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists. In 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln named Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan Gen- eral-in-Chief of the Union armies, succeeding Lt. Gen. Winfi eld Scott. In 1950, two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington, D.C., in a failed attempt to assassinate President Harry S. Truman. In 1952, the United States exploded the fi rst hydrogen bomb, code-named “Ivy Mike,” at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. In 1989, East Germany reopened its border with Czechoslovakia, prompting tens of thousands of refu- gees to fl ee to the West. In 1991, Clarence Thomas took his place as the newest justice on the Supreme Court. In 2003, Democratic presi- dential candidate Howard Dean stirred controversy within his party by telling the Des Moines Register he wanted to be “the candidate for guys with Confederate fl ags in their pickup trucks.” (The former Vermont governor explained that he intended to encourage the return of Southern voters who had abandoned the Democrats for decades but were disaffected with the Republicans.) Dick Mason/ The Observer Members of the staff of Connected Professional Accountants in La Grande took part in a Halloween celebration on Adams Avenue late Thursday afternoon. Those participating from left, are Kim Justice, Brooke Stout, Chelsea Hewitt, Tanner Willson, Erin Voss and Michelle Long. Film Fest funds local works ■ Eastern Oregon Film Festival Filmmaker Support Project Fund helps local artists realize projects By Sabrina Thompson The Observer The Eastern Oregon Film Festi- val works to help local artists gain the exposure that is often needed to further their careers — from choos- ing local bands to play at the festival’s after-parties to contributing to the funding of projects created by fi lmmak- ers who are in the area. This year’s festival included a special screening of “Hold onto the Moving Sky,” a work that the EOFF Filmmaker Support Project Fund helped create. The fi lm was directed by Benjamin Morgan, co- founder of EOFF. After the screening, J.J. Hill and Liberty O’Dell introduced their project, a documentary-styled fi lm titled “Out of Character,” which will be the next fi lm to be supported by the fund. Morgan’s movie is based on his wife, La Grande native Jocelyn Berado, and EO Media Group Megabucks: $5.5 million BAKER CITY — Blue Mountain Community Col- lege has hired Baker County native Ian Howarth as its new regional director of Baker and Union counties. The college also announced Howarth will lead BMCC’s Baker County Center in Baker City. Howarth begins his role Nov. 4. He succeeds Dan Mega Millions: $118 million 4-9-17-27-39-22-x2 Powerball: $150 million 19-22-52-56-67-21-x2 Win for Life: Oct. 30 10-21-27-72 Pick 4: Oct. 31 • 1 p.m.: 1-5-4-8 • 4 p.m.: 1-2-5-2 • 7 p.m.: 1-8-0-8 • 10 p.m.: 6-0-0-8 Pick 4: Oct. 30 • 1 p.m.: 0-1-6-6 • 4 p.m.: 0-7-7-1 • 7 p.m.: 5-4-9-1 • 10 p.m.: 0-3-5-2 NEWSPAPER LATE? Every effort is made to de- liver your Observer in a timely manner. Occasionally condi- tions exist that make delivery more diffi cult. If you are not on a motor route, delivery should be before 5:30 p.m. If you do not receive your paper by 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, please call 541-963-3161 by 6 p.m. If your delivery is by motor carrier, delivery should be by 6 p.m. For calls after 6, please call 541-975- 1690, leave your name, address and phone number. Your paper will be delivered the next business day. Bob’s Koopman, who resigned from BMCC earlier this fall to take a position with Southwestern Oregon Com- munity College after four years in the position. Previously, Howarth has served as the regional early assessment support alliance coordinator for the Center for Human Development, La Grande, and a mental health counselor for New BASEBALL East Coast Tour: June 24-July 4, 2020 See 7 MLB Games in 11 days at Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Baltimore & New York (Yankees & Mets). Included: Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, Guided Tour of NYC and free day in Manhattan. 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Jeff Harman, LPC FAMILY OWNED Mediation Individual & Family Therapy Susan Hughes, LCSW Individual & Relationship Counseling 1-541-962-0162 0267,1685$1&( $&&(37(' 'U7KRPDV'0LOOHU 13LQH/D*UDQGH $FURVVIURP1HZ)LUH6WDWLRQ DRUG & ALCOHOL PROGRAM QUOTE OF THE DAY “People who bite the hand that feeds them usu- ally lick the boot that kicks them.” — Eric Hoffer, American author and philosopher EOFF Filmmaker Support Project Fund will be a fantasy documentary by La Grande locals Hill and O’Dell. The movie will document an event that never happened, according to the fi lmmakers. Filmed as a psuedo- doumentary, it showcases fi ve days of a live action role play event and follows six characters who are fi ght- ing for a $10,000 reward. The fi lm will take place in Eastern Oregon, and the team is having an open call for extras in November, with fi lming planned to take place March through June. “As new fi lmmakers we realized this project was so much bigger than us,” Hill said. “A driving force, other than the story idea, was to showcase the community of Eastern Oregon and the talent in the area.” The fi lm festival, along with personal donations, will help with the $50,000 needed to fund the project. Though most of the location logistics have been sorted, the team is still looking for those who would like to support their fi lm. “The fi lm festival is the foundation for the project,” Hill said. “We realized that our goals lined up perfectly with EOFF.” BMCC names new regional director LOTTERY 2-6-12-31-34-36 the journey she took in dealing with an unexpected pregnancy and an apa- thetic boyfriend. The fi lm, which does not have any dialogue, depends on its actors to tell the story with body lan- guage and displayed emotions. When Berado’s character decides to leave her boyfriend to return home, she does so without a word between the two. “As we were talking through the story we realized the moment when they’re looking at each other down the hall, the worst thing he could do in that moment is say something,” Mor- gan said. “It shows the power of apathy and the power of self-love, which are two things that don’t require dialogue.” Jocelyn said playing the role of herself was healing and gave her more compassion and closure about the situation. Berado and Morgan co-wrote the piece and, through funding from EOFF and a Kickstarter, were able to collaborate on a project that is very close to their hearts. “Having that funding gave us a good fi nancial backing,” Morgan said. “Lo- gistically, it gave us a good structural foundation.” The next project to emerge from the PENDLETON — The Heppner Ranger District of the Umatilla National Forest is hosting a public workshop on the West End Farm Bill Categorical Exclusion project on Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. at the Hep- pner Ranger District offi ce. The objective of the two- hour workshop is to discuss and receive feedback on the proposed treatments in the project area. The workshop will also feature a presenta- tion by entomologist Mike Johnson from the Blue Mountains Forest Insect and Disease Service Center on “The Infl uence of Drought Stress on the Response of Trees to Bark Beetle Attacks in High Density Forest Stands.” The West End Project is located west of Highway 207 approximately 28 miles southwest of Heppner. The purpose of the project is to reduce the risk and extent of an ongoing insect and disease infestation. The West End Project proposes to treat up to 3,000 acres by removing trees through mechanical treat- ments including commercial thinning, small diameter thinning, pile burning and prescribed fi re. Treatments would remove insect- and disease-infested trees and reduce stocking levels to decrease competition for moisture, light and nutrients. Proposed activities are de- signed to improve the ability of trees to ward off insects and diseases and decrease fuel buildup from dead and dying trees, thus increasing forest stand resilience. 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