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A10 Community wallowa.com November 4, 2015 )eVtLYal hRXU ¿lP GaUe By Kathleen Ellyn Wallowa County Chieftain In just six days, “¿lm companies” made up of local friends and last-minute vol- unteers will have two days to make a ¿lm. It’s the ¿fth year for the Ruby Peak Film Festival, Wal- lowa County’s local scramble in which ¿lmmakers write, shoot and edit their own ar- tistic creations in the 48 hours between Nov. 13-15. Those original Àicks can be made with cellphones, Grand- ma’s VHS camera, a digital camera with a ¿lm setting, or any other moving picture for- mat. The highly organized, or seat-of-the-pants Àiers, or merry band of pranksters, or perhaps heavily caffeinated auteurs should come to the kickoff meeting with an open mind and a great deal of Àex- ibility. Some will already have a team, but others will be look- ing for volunteers to Àesh out the team at the kickoff, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 13, at Lear’s Pub and Grill in Enterprise. So, if this sounds like fun, but you don’t have a team, come and volunteer for one — or prove you are down with the speedy concept and assemble a team of your own at the last possible moment. Films will have a few things in common besides the short shooting schedule: Every Happy 80th Birthday Dick Shortridge There will be an Open House at the Josephy Center in Joseph to celebrate his birthday. Drop by anytime from 1:00 to 4:00 on Saturday, Nov. 7. Wish him a Happy Birthday, have some cake and share any stories you might have! team will receive a line of di- alogue, a character and a prop that must be in the ¿lm. Genres will then be drawn from a hat. “That’s the random card for each team,” said co-director Luke Zwanziger of Enterprise. “Genres may be romance, sci- ence ¿ction, historical, war ... something for everyone.” The completed ¿lm must be turned in at a predetermined location (to be announced) by 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. Filmmakers also will re- ceive plenty of excellent advice, encouragement and information on how to ¿nd royalty-free music and other resources. Zwanziger is a real fan of the event — so much so that even though he is now a co-director of the event along with Caroline Leone, of Jo- seph, he’s already taken the challenge himself and made a ¿lm. He just won’t enter it in the contest. “I don’t feel like I can enter in an event I’m co-directing, but I love the format,” he said. Zwanziger and Leone took over direction of the event from Blue Marble Arts (Deb- bie Shank and Kathy Sewell of Joseph) and used the mo- mentum the original organiz- ers created to line up more great prizes for the winners of this year’s event. “We’ve got a lot of great local sponsorships from busi- nesses and people all over the county,” Zwanziger said. “We have more than $2,000 in priz- es. Awards will include video and audio software, gift certif- icates and more.” Corporate sponsors for the festival include Sony Creative Software, Final Draft and Red Giant Software. The ¿lms will be shown — free to viewers — on the big screen at the OK Theatre on Monday, Nov. 16. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and show starts at 7 p.m. Donations are welcome. As usual, ¿lm fans who at- tend the show will vote for the People’s Choice. Local sponsors include The Bookloft, Sugar Time Bakery, M. Crow and Co., Jo- seph Hardware, Sports Corral, The Sheep Shed, Cheyenne Cafe, ToZion, W.C. Market- place, Stewart Jones Design, beecrowbee, Balanced Bod- ies, Copper Creek Merc., Hei- di’s Gift Shoppe, Mad Mary and Company, Red Barn Vet- erinary, The Magic Garden and others. For more information, visit www.rubypeak¿lmfest.com. Thank You I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to all those people whose work and generosity made Susan Collett’s memorial service and celebration of life possible. The events were beautiful, heartfelt, and they represented a culmination of much work and dedication to the memory of Susan. Again thank you all for your effort and generosity; and I appreciate so much what you all have done. There are three special thanks to I would like to note: First to Kathy Drake whose thoughtfulness and tireless work in organizing Susan’s celebration of life made it a beautiful and sensitive event. Secondly to Susan Dobson for her energies in organizing the food and drink for the celebration plus her contribution of her culinary skills to that end. Thirdly I would like to thank the Wallowa Buddhist temple for making available their temple and grounds for Susan’s memorial service plus the time and effort reverend Meido and reverend Clairissa gave on Susan’s’ behalf. Forever grateful, Sam Collet NEW! 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Lear said the purpose of the meetings is to get local resi- dents more actively involved and to move their issues for- ward. “Citizens can bring up any- thing they want to discuss, with the understanding that no action can be taken — that has to be taken by the entire coun- cil,” Lear said. “But at least I can listen to the concerns of the citizens and there are no subjects that will be off limits.” Because citizens some- times do not understand the limitations of City Council, Lear also will explain the form of government Enterprise has and how it works. “I know people come to the council and hope their ques- tions can be answered and their issues resolved immediately,” Lear said. “But no action can be taken by any one person — Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain Mayor Steve Lear at his “day job” in Lears Pub and Grill. it has to be undertaken by the entire council and sometimes we have to get legal or other advice. I will answer them as best I can as it relates to exist- ing policy. 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