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A8 News wallowa.com September 2, 2015 Wallowa County Chieftain R EQUEST FOR FIRE IMAGES This larger- than-life visage is among 20 works by Lyle Witherrite exhibited this month at the Josephy Center. Courtesy photo Witherrite featured at ‘Hard Luck Seven’ JOSEPH — An opening reception for the “Hard Luck Seven Art Show,” a month- long exhibit showcasing works by Imnaha artist Lyle Wither- rite, is scheduled Friday, Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Josephy Cen- ter for Arts and Culture. This special art exhibit is a collection of eclectic ideas from Witherrite, whose work encapsulates an otherwise unknowable world through enormous three-dimensional metal artwork, larger-than- life drawings, and fantasti- cal multi-media works. Each piece extends and challenges the boundaries of “normal” by size, appearance and subject matter. Enter Lyle’s world. It will be like no other art exhibit that has been seen at the Josephy Center. On Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m., Lyle will speak at the “Live and Up Front” at the Center. He will talk about self- taught process and the ideas that lay behind the artwork. This is Witherrite’s ¿rst solo exhibition. He has been working as an apprentice for Chuck Fraser’s Ironworks. He has trained under Fraser as a blacksmith and welder but he’s largely a self-taught art- ist. Witherrite will be present- ing over 20 works that range from paper to metal. The exhibit, which runs through Oct. 2, is supported by a grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust. Powerful Tools for Caregivers Starting Tuesday, September 8 th , Community Connection of Wallowa County will be sponsoring a Powerful Tools for Caregivers workshop. This six week workshop will be held on Tuesdays from 10:00 am - 11:30am at the Wallowa Senior Center, 204 Second St. in Wallowa. This workshop is geared toward providing information to Family Caregivers on the necessity of caring for themselves, so they do not become ill or burnt out as a result of the care they provide. This is the second Powerful Tools for Caregivers workshop offered by Community Connection of Wallowa County. The first workshop was held in February in Enterprise and was a huge success. If you are interested in participating in this workshop or would like more info, please contact Connie at 541-426-3840 or Rochelle at 541-963-3186. Courtesy photo/Paul Tagano Wallowa County Emergency Services Director Paul Karvoski would like copies of any photos you may have gotten of the Grizzly Bear Complex Fire for historical purposes. Full resolution photos are preferred. Cell phone pics on cells with good megapixels are great. But any pictures you’ve taken are welcomed. Email your photos to wcdes@ co.wallowa.or.us or call Karvoski at 541-398-0227. The picture above is of the fire near the Grande Ronde in the Troy area shortly after it “blew up,” Aug. 18. A barn raising of a different kind More than 190 people showed up at the Wallowa Resources 7th Annual Barn Dance, Aug. 29, at the Blue Barn on Tenderfoot Valley Road in Joseph, and raised over $20,000 for the Youth Scholarships for both the WREN (camping, backpack- ing and exploring camps) and HAWK (paid internships for high school juniors and se- niors) programs. Wallowa Resources, locat- ed in Enterprise, is dedicated to the mission of developing local partnerships and creat- ing local jobs and attendees of the dance were an example of the wide variety of individu- als who work together to cre- ate opportunities in Wallowa County. Ranchers, landowners, for- est contractors, artists and mu- sicians from both Washington Courtesy photo The crowd begins to gather for the social hour at the 7th Annual Wallowa Resources Barn Dance and fundraiser, Aug. 22. and Oregon came together for a good time and to support the not-for-pro¿t organization’s work. In the process they dined on food prepared by Backyard Gardens and Zane Anderson, danced to music by Henry Kinsley and his band, and bid on products and prizes donat- ed from a wide variety of local businesses and individuals. New Arrivals Daily Children's Clothing Upcycled • Thrift • And more! COME PEDAL THE RAILS WITH US! vested more than $20 million into Wallowa County for land stewardship, job creation and education. Its programming supports approximately 58 full-time jobs annually. It has leveraged $18 in external funding for every $1 of local support. Examples of Wallowa Re- sources work is the restoration of the Upper Joseph Creek project (2002-2007) during which restoration of the prop- erty generated over $6 million in jobs and product value and reduced wild¿re threats to the timber while improving the property. Notably, Wallowa Re- sources continues to work to- ward the goal of establishing a biomass market for 100,000 tons of locally produced for- est products. In 2014 they re- ported that over 200,000 tons of biomass were utilized. Sev- eral new projects are in devel- opment and recent changes in the production of biomass at the Integrated Biomass Re- sources plant in Wallowa have improved sales opportunities. Wallowa Resources re- mains dedicated to a mission of achieving a “triple bottom line outcome” that equally values stewardship, education and innovation — for the ben- e¿t of Wallowa County. For more information on Wallowa Resources, visit wal- lowaresources.com. By Kathleen Ellyn Wallowa County Chieftain Wynken Blynken and Nod 3 S. Main St., Downtown Joseph • 541-432-KIDS Susan Badger-Jones, East- ern Oregon outreach manager for Energy Trust of Oregon, who regularly attends the an- nual barn dances, is an exam- ple of the partnerships Wal- lowa Resources develops for the bene¿t of local individu- als. Badger-Jones works with local power customers inter- ested in energy ef¿ciency and innovations — such as cash- back incentives for small hy- dro projects and solar arrays. When these projects are undertaken, Wallowa Re- sources “are the local folks on the ground,” she said. “Wal- lowa County is a really excit- ing area of work for this.” In all, the event raised over $68,000, which will be used to continue the many programs Wallowa Resources operates. Over the past 19 years, Wallowa Resources has in- See Philip Ruud at Wallowa Valley Eye Care (Dr. Baileys Office) September 9th All Day or Two Hour Guided Adventures Open Thru Oct 4th 519 W. 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