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Wallowa County Chieftain News wallowa.com January 14, 2015 A3 Street repair input sought By S.F. Tool Wallowa County Chieftain S,F. Tool/Chieftain Although something seems funny to the adults at the entrance, these two girls aren’t quite as amused. Fiesta ushers in 2015 Big Read By S.F. Tool OK to screen classic Western Wallowa County Chieftain Fishtrap kicked off 2015’s Big Read with a fies- ta celebration held at the Jo- seph Community Center the night of Thursday, Jan. 8. This year’s big read fea- tures the book “Into the Beautiful North” by cele- brated author Luis Alberto Urrea. The book details the journeys of children from a small Mexican town who venture into the U.S. to re- claim the men who have left the village in search of work. Dozens of people, rang- ing in age from toddler to senior citizen, crowded into the Joseph Community Cen- ter to celebrate by partaking in Hispanic cuisine, partici- pating in a number of His- panic-flavored games and activities, including the vir- tual obliteration of a piña- ta, and listening to various speakers. Ann Powers, Fishtrap’s executive director, ex- pressed satisfaction at the evening’s activities. “Part of our goal is to get a commu- nity together around great literature, and the evening was a big success,” Powers said. After the festivities wound down somewhat, at- tendees listened to Fishtrap board chair, Rose Caslar, explain the purpose of the Big Read and the reasons behind the selection of Ur- rea’s book. Mike Midlo, Fishtrap program manager, then thanked the various donors whose contributions helped fund the program. Powers gave the final presentation, a 10-minute introduction to the book. “Most of our Big read events are free, but they’re not free to put on. We can offer them for free because we get a lot of support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Oregon Arts Commission, not to mention from a lot of indi- vidual donors,” Powers said ENTERPRISE – Fish- trap will present a free movie screening of the 1960 classic :HVWHUQ ³7KH 0DJQL¿FHQW Seven,” at the OK Theatre Thursday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. It’s all part of The Big Read celebration of Luis Alberto Urrea’s novel, “Into the Beau- tiful North.” “Come out for a movie, popcorn, and lean how this classic Hollywood Western is linked to Urrea’s novel” says Fishtrap Program Manager Mike Midlo. ³7KH 0DJQL¿FHQW 6HY- en” stars Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Brad Dexter, and Horst Buchholz. They play a group of seven Amer- LFDQJXQ¿JKWHUVKLUHGWRSUR- tect a small agricultural vil- lage in Mexico from a group of marauding native bandits led by Calvera. “The Magnif- icent Seven” is an Old West UHPDNH RI WKH ¿OP ³6HYHQ 6DPXUDL´7KH¿OPLVDSSUR- priate for all ages. Over the next four weeks, The Big Read will contin- ue with a variety of events including a performance by Portland’s Milagro Theater, a special guest lecture on U.S. Mexican border histo- ry by professor Aaron Bo- brow-Strain, and a Big Finale Feb. 8 with author, Luis Al- berto Urrea. On the Web, go to Fish- trap.org for a full schedule later in an interview. She also explained how Fishtrap chose the various activities included in the evening. “We wanted to do some- thing celebratory as a kick- off. The book is really fun and whimsical, but it’s also dealing with serious sub- jects such as immigration, international relations, eco- nomics and the drug wars. (Urrea) just writes it in a fun way and we wanted to make it a fun and whimsical opening.” Fishtrap members asked around for input on possible activities and the organiza- tion chose the ones it could pull off with its resources. “The kids really seemed to gobble them up,” Powers said. During the Kickoff, Powers invited the public to the next Big Read event, the showing of “The Mag- nificent Seven” at the OK Theatre on Jan 15. “We challenged people to start reading the book and why we’re showing this mov- ie, and what the link is be- tween the movie and the book. Come with the answer and we’ll put it in a draw- ing, and someone will get a prize,” Powers said. of events and to learn more about “Into the Beautiful North.” The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts, designed to re- vitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlighten- ment, Fishtrap is one of 77 QRWIRUSUR¿WRUJDQL]DWLRQVWR receive a grant to host a Big Read project between Sep- tember 2014 and June 2015. The NEA presents The Big Read in partnership with Arts Midwest. For more information, or to make a donation to The Big Read contact Fishtrap’s Mid- ORDWPLNH#¿VKWUDSRUJ JOSEPH – The Joseph City Council and Mayor Dennis Sands once again contemplated avenues for funding street repair at the Jan. 8 city council meet- ing. A $2.5 million bond levy proposal was rejected by city voters in the Nov. 4 election. Sands brought up the idea of a transportation utility fee, which adds a surcharge on peo- ple with utility hookups. “It’s a user’s fee. Basically, anyone who lives in town is a user, so it’s a charge on residents,” Sands said. He also said placing the utility fee on people with empty lots amounted to raising property taxes, and he wished to stay away from that. Placing an equal monthly fee on property owners, re- gardless of property value, did seem more agreeable to citizens, Sands said. Council member Teresa Sa- jonia asked if anyone inquired as to how other towns attached fees to property owners of emp- ty lots. Sands replied the city could ask its legal counsel, Wade Baum, but Sands likened charging empty lot owners for utility fees to forcing someone who only rides a bicycle to pay a gas tax. Sands also said charging people by the lot placed an un- fair burden on people who owned more than one lot. Sands announced a town hall meeting for Thursday, Jan. 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Joseph Community Center. The mayor said Brad Baird, president of Anderson Perry Engineering, planned to give a presentation on street repair options as well as sit at the main table with Sands and City Recorder Donna Warnock to answer questions from citizens about the potential project. Sands also said he’d like to see at least as good a community turnout for the town hall as last year’s meeting on the same sub- ject in order to obtain as many different viewpoints as possible. He mentioned low petroleum prices as added incentive to ex- pedite the project. “I’d really like for everyone to let their friends, neighbors and customers know that we wel- come all input and suggestions. We’re coming on toward crunch time if we want to get something done this year,” Sands said. Sajonia said, “I hope a lot of people show up because I feel like we’re bouncing our heads off the wall saying, ‘What do we do next?’ to make this fair for everyone.” Soroptimist Fellowship Award $2000 Woman Continuing Her Education by Earning a Post-Graduate (Master or Doctorate) Degree. Application deadline: February 15, 2015. Applications available at Soroptimist Thrift Shop For More Information call Carolyn Pfeaster (541-886-9395) Durable Innovative Energy Efficient Stylish For over 50 years, Larson has brought innovations, value and quality to the storm door business. It’s what we do. 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