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A12 Community wallowa.com welcome. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, May 25 Grande Ronde Symphony Association presents From Cen- ter Stage for its inal concert of the season, 7:30 p.m. in EOU’s McKenzie Theater in La Grande. Tickets $10 for an adult or $8 for seniors. College students get in for $2 and students grades 9-12 get in for $1. 8th grade and under get in free. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Direct Music Source at 1010 Adams in La Grande or at Betty’s Books at 1813 Main Street in Baker City. Tickets can also be purchased at the door at McKenzie Theater. For more information, contact Patty Sandoz at 541-963-7595 or grsymphony2@gmail.com. Friday, May 27 13th Annual Weed Tour in Wallowa County. Meet at 9 a.m. at Cloverleaf Hall. Event goes until 3:15 p.m. Lunch provided. Learn rangeland weed control, calibration of spray equipment, using drones for surveys, weed identiication and earn Pesticide Recertiication Credit and 4 con- tinuing education credits through Society for Range Management. May 28-29 Annual Promise Reunion at the Promise Grange Hall. Chili feed at 1 p.m. Saturday. Bring your musical instruments for Sat- urday evening. Sunday church service at 10:30 a.m., with potluck and pro- gram at 1 p.m. This year’s event will honor our friend Marcella Britton. Her family and friends are invited to bring lawn chairs, table service, and to make one of her favorite dishes for Sun- day’s potluck in her memory. Her graveside service will follow at approximately 3:30 p.m. Presented by Wallowa Resourc- es and Asotin and Wallowa counties. RSVP to Nelle Murray at 509-243-2098. Greater Enterprise Main Streets (GEMS) will unveil the completed gateway entry sign to the city of Enterprise at 9:30 a.m. The sign is located at the top of the hill overlooking Enterprise from the west on Highway 82. Parking is available at the adjacent Baptist church parking lot. Please do not park on Highway 82. Thursday, June 2 Troy School End of the Year Potluck Picnic will be held at 5 p.m. in the school grounds (weather permitting). Share your yummy picnic food and listen to the students’ music, featuring guitar and piano. Saturday, May 28 The Wallowa County Farmers Market kicks off its season with the Spring Planting Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in downtown Joseph. This will be the biggest farmers market on record, with close to 22 vendors. Plant starts will be available from multiple farms and the Wallowa County Humane Society will have many pet accessories available. Check out the “On the Lawn” event booth with kids’ activities and live music. Stop by the market booth to pick up the 2016 market schedule and sign May 25, 2016 Courtesy of Denine Rautenstrauch Levi Olsen, pictured here with mother Julia, earned a $1,000 Oregon College Savings Plan scholarship by using his Ready2Learn library card in April. Levi is the first ever Wallowa County resident to win the scholarship. The program allows kids age 6 and under to get a Ready2Learn card at the library and use that card every time they check out a book. up to become a member. Lower Valley Farmers’ Mar- ket, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 301 E. 1st St., Wallowa. 96th Annual Wallowa High School Alumni Banquet. Doors open at 5 p.m. for registration at the Beth Johnson Room in Wal- lowa Elementary School. Dinner served at 7 p.m. For details, contact Carol Jean Conrad at 541-963-8725. Sunday, May 29 Annual Memorial Day Week- end Breakfast, 7-11 a.m. at the Wallowa Senior Center. Menu is pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee and juice. $7.50 for adults and $3.50 for children. 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Marr Pond kids’ free ishing event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No license required. Contests and prizes. Poles and tackle provided. Call Wallowa Hatchery at 541-426-4467 for more infor- mation. Wallowa County Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., down- town Joseph. Lower Valley Farmers’ Mar- ket, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 301 E. 1st St., Wallowa. Joseph Art Walk, 3-7 p.m. with new art work, refreshments and wine tasting. Wallowa Lake Lodge Cele- bration. Join your friends and neighbors in celebrating the successful acquisition of Wal- lowa Lake Lodge. Community reception at 3 p.m. at the lodge — food, refreshments, no-host bar and a champagne toast. Thank you Enterprise FFA for your hard work! From the Mt. Joseph Ranch State Parks Day. Celebrate your parks with free day-use and camping at all Oregon state parks, including a campire mu- sic celebration with refreshments at 7 p.m. at the new program amphitheater at Wallowa Lake State Park. Wednesday, June 8 Community Bank is hosting a free identity theft seminar at 10 Wallowa County Chieftain a.m. at the Community Connec- tion Senior Center in Enterprise. Learn how to protect your family against identity theft. Saturday, June 11 Wallowa County Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., down- town Joseph. Lower Valley Farmers’ Mar- ket, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 301 E. 1st St., Wallowa. Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers Fiddle Show, 6 p.m. at Hurricane Creek Grange; $4 admission for members, $5 for nonmembers or free if you share a song; BBQ dinner by Randy Garnett available at 5 p.m. for $5. Bring your iddle, guitar, mandolin or whatever and join the show. Saturday, June 18 Elgin Riverfest Antique Engine and Tractor Show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 10th Street by Community Center in Elgin. For more information, call Sonny Weatherspoon at 541-437-3764 or Don Conzelmann at 541-437- 3692. Wallowa County Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., down- town Joseph. Lower Valley Farmers’ Mar- ket, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 301 E. 1st St., Wallowa. Saturday, June 25 Wallowa County Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., down- town Joseph. Lower Valley Farmers’ Mar- ket, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 301 E. 1st St., Wallowa. Saturday, July 2 Wallowa County Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., down- town Joseph. Lower Valley Farmers’ Mar- ket, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 301 E. 1st St., Wallowa. Joseph Mountain Jubilee, 1 p.m. Presenting original local, regional and national moun- tain-country-roots-a-billy-grass at multiple venues in Joseph. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www. josephmountainjubilee.com. Sunday, July 10 Wallowa Valley Trail Riders is hosting its 2016 poker run at Sled Springs trailhead. Registra- tion at 8:30 a.m. and ride starts at 9 a.m. ATVs, UTVs, SXSs and bikes all welcome. Geocache ride — ind a treasure. BBQ available. Rafle tickets $2. The Community Calen- dar lists fundraisers, free local events and those with a nominal fee organized by nonproit organizations. Submit information to calen- dar@wallowa.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday. To promote for-proit events, contact sales representative Jennifer Powell at jpowell@wallowa. com. Public Meetings Tuesday, May 31 U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden town hall, 2 p.m. at Wallowa Elemen- tary School’s Beth Johnson multi-purpose room. Wednesday, June 1 • Lostine City Council: 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. Thursday, June 2 • Wallowa Union Railroad Au- thority Budget Committee: 2 p.m. at the WURA Depot, 300 Depot St., Elgin. • Joseph City Council: 7 p.m. at City Library, City Hall or Com- munity Center. www.josephore- gon.org Monday, June 6 • Wallowa County Commis- sioners: 9 a.m. in Thornton Room at the courthouse. http://tinyurl. com/jo8bcya • Enterprise School Board: 7 p.m. in the Home-Ec room at the high school. Tuesday, June 7 • Enterprise Planning Com- mission: 7 p.m. at City Hall. Monday, June 13 • Enterprise City Council: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Council Chambers, Enterprise City Hall, 108 N.E. 1st St. www.enterpriseo- regon.org • Joseph School Board: 5:30 p.m. at the school library. www. joseph.k12.or.us • Wallowa School Board: 7 p.m. at the high school library. Monday, June 20 • Wallowa County Commis- sioners: 9 a.m. in Thornton Room at the courthouse. http://tinyurl. com/jo8bcya Tuesday, June 21 • Wallowa City Council: 7 p.m. at council room in City Hall. Wallowa County Fire Prevention Cooperative Monday, June 27 • Wallowa Lake Rural Fire Protection District: 7 p.m. at Wallowa Lake Fire Station. http:// wallowalakeire.com