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A6 Community wallowa.com COMMUNITY CALENDAR Thursday, Oct. 13 Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center and the Joseph United Methodist Church are hosting a community discussion as part of Oregon Humanities’ statewide This Place series from 6-7:30 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 301 S. Lake St. in Joseph. The discussions provide Oregonians with an opportunity to explore their relationship to the places they’ve come from and the places they’re in now and are led by trained facilitators from the ields of tribal resource management, anthropology, conlict resolution, applied theology, natural resource management, ethnic studies and isheries science. For more infor- mation about this free discussion, please contact Gwen at 541-426- 3545 or gwen@maxvilleheritage. org or visit http://oregonhuman- ities.org/programs/this-place. Friday, Oct. 14 The lu season is here, and the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center is holding a lu shot clinic for Enterprise area Veterans at the Enterprise VA Clinic from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shots are free for all veterans just by showing valid identiica- tion. For details, visit https://goo. gl/MYvlES. The Oregon Recreational Trails Advisory Council will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Joseph Community Center. The council invites public comments. The agenda includes presenta- tions from local trail advocates and land managers about trail projects and initiatives in the area. Fishtrap Fireside returns for its fourth season at 7 p.m. at the Fishtrap House, 400 East Grant St. in Enterprise. The event kicks off with three local writers, Eliz- abeth Enslin, Fred Hauptmann and David Weaver. An open mic offering audience members a chance to share their stories will follow. Admission is free. This week’s athlete of the week is Wallowa County’s prevention coordinator Jason Wilcox. Through his work with local entity Building Healthy Families, the 36-year-old personifi es the spirit of ath- letic camaraderie and community-mind- edness using his “Basketball is Prevention” program to provide positive activities for youth in the community. A former high school athlete, Wilcox started the program two years ago in conjunction with Joseph Charter School, which allows the use of its gym in the evening hours 2-3 times a week depend- ing on the time of year. “We try to make it fi t the time where if folks weren’t playing basketball, they might be making other choices,” Wilcox said. The program even provides jerseys for its participants, who can number up to 30 at times. Wilcox lives in Enterprise. Saturday, Oct. 15 First-time home buyers are invited to a free, one-day workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Community Connection, 702 NW 1st St. in Enterprise. Local lenders and Realtors will help guide potential buyers through the process. Lunch and snacks provided. To register, call Debbie Votaw at 541-963-3186, or Di Lyn Larsen-Hill and Kate Gekeler at 541-963-5360, extensions 32 and 27 before Oct. 10. Lower Valley Farmers’ Market, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 301 E. 1st St., Wallowa. “Welcome home” open house for the South Fork Grange No. 605 in Lostine, 1 to 9 p.m. Turn onto Roswell Street for an after- noon/evening of free fun. Cider pressing, potato bar, Eileen Thiel book signing, local music and pie. Come celebrate the new commu- nity meeting hall. Annual National Rile Associa- tion Banquet and Auction, 4 p.m. at Cloverleaf Hall in Enterprise. Live and silent auctions, special drawings, door prizes, great food and friends. One brick of .22 LR ammo rafled off every 10 minutes from 4:10 to 5:30 p.m. Purchase dinner tickets online at www. friendsofnra.org. For more infor- mation, contact Stephen Wolfe at 541-263-0801 or sdw69548@ yahoo.com or Doug Batten at 541-426-4639 or dbatten@ frontier.com. Tuesday, Oct. 18 Wallowa Resources and Ener- gy Trust of Oregon have arranged a special event to mark the com- missioning for the second small hydro installation at Vern Spaur’s Ranch, between Wallowa and Lostine. This is truly a pioneering project. Special guest: Sen. Bill Hansell. Refreshments available. 10:30-11:15 a.m., 68832 Allen Canyon Loop Road, Wallowa. Brown Bag at Josephy Cen- ter: Patrick Thiel and Ted Golder will discuss quinoa, one of the oldest crops in the world and a new rage among health and ag- riculturalists. Starts at noon. Free and open to the public (donations accepted). Elizabeth Woody, Oregon’s eighth Oregon Poet Laureate and the irst Native American female laureate, will visit La Grande to give a craft talk and reading at Eastern Oregon University as part of Carl and Sandra Ellston Ars Poetica Literary Lecture Series. Woody’s craft talk is at 2 p.m. in Zabel Hall, Room 201. Her read- ing starts at 7:30 p.m. in Badgley Hall, Room 148. Both events are free and open to the public. Wallowa County WeCare Support Group is sponsoring Alzheimers and Caregiving: a positive approach to care along with empathetic communication techniques that reduce and diffuse stressful situations. 3 p.m. at the VFW Hall in Enterprise. Join Northeast Oregon Economic Development District (NEOEDD) staff as they describe the Community Public Offering (CPO) program and its histo- ry. Judy Goodman, founder of BGood Bars, will present her actual CPO that is iled with the state. 6 p.m. at Dry Creek De- sign, 110 E. 1st St. in Wallowa. October 12, 2016 Thursday, Oct. 20 The VFW post 4307 is holding a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wallowa Resources is bringing the popular band HoneyHoney back to the OK Theater October 20 from 7-10 PM. Come celegrate the nonproit’s 20th anniversary. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $35, with proceeds go towards programs supporting local lands and people. Tickets available at: eventbrite.com, Joseph Hardware, The Bookloft, Dollar Stretcher and M. Crow. For more information, call 541-426-8053 or visit honey- honeyband.com. Friday, Oct. 21 Wallowa Valley Photo Club dinner program, 5:30 p.m. at Wallowa Lake Lodge. Presentation by David Weaver on two early Wallowa County photographers. Call the lodge at 541-432-9821 to make reservations. Cost of the event is the price of your meal. Oct. 21-22 The Elgin Stampeders are holding a two-day fundraiser for a new stampede hall. There will be cowboy poetry at 7 p.m. Friday at the Elgin Opera House, with a repeat performance at 2 p.m. Saturday. After the Saturday performance, there will be a social hour and dinner at the stampede hall, followed by live music by The Wild Turkey Band at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the opera house or at the stampede hall door. $22 for poetry, $15 for dinner Saturday, $7 for the dance. Package tickets for all three Saturday events are available for $40. Visit www. elginoperahouse.com. Wallowa County Chieftain THE SCENE Saturday, Oct. 15 • Bullets & Belles, 7 p.m. at Termi- nal Gravity Thursday, Oct. 20 • HoneyHoney, Wallowa Resources fundraiser, 7 p.m. at the OK The- atre. theoldok.com • Old-Time Community Dance, 7-10 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall Saturday, Oct. 22 • Matt Harshman Band live at Halloween costume party, 9 p.m. at the Stubborn Mule Friday, Nov. 4 • Open mic, 7 p.m. at Terminal Gravity Thursday, Nov. 10 • Portland Cello Project WLT Fund- raiser, 7 p.m. at the OK Theatre. theoldok.com Sunday, Nov. 13 • Open mic night, 4-6 p.m. at the Josephy Center with emcee Ted Hays. josephy.org Friday, Nov. 25 • Brady Goss, 6 p.m. at the OK Theatre. theoldok.com Please submit Enter- tainment Calendar event information to editor@ wallowa.com Candidate forum Thursday at Cloverleaf Hall Jason Wilcox Wallowa County Chieftain The Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club of Wallowa County are hosting a candidate forum on Thursday, Oct. 13 at Cloverleaf Hall in Enterprise. Candidates from state and local races will answer written Proudly Sponsored By: Eastern Oregon’s Full Service Propane Supplier 201 E. Hwy 82, Enterprise 541-426-0320 www.edstaub.com T HE B OOKLOFT AND questions from the forum com- mittee and the public during the moderated event scheduled from 6-8 p.m. The various pros and cons of state measures on the ballot also will be dis- cussed. Former Wallowa County Commissioner Mike Hayward will serve as master of ceremo- nies. Candidates and elected of- icials expected to attend in- clude: • District 58 State Rep. Greg Barreto • District 29 State Senate candidates Sen. Bill Hansell and challenger Barbara Dick- erson • Uncontested Wallowa County Commissioner candi- date Todd Nash • Uncontested Wallowa County Sheriff candidate Steve Rogers • Uncontested Wallowa County Treasurer candidate Shonelle Dutcher • Enterprise mayoral candi- dates William Cofin, George Hill, Stacy Karvoski and Dan- iel Sticka All other county-wide can- S KYLIGHT G ALLERY didates for mayor and city council positions also have been invited. Presenters also have been lined up to offer arguments for and against seven measures being considered by Oregon voters. If you plan to attend, please notify the Chamber by calling 541-426-4622 no later than 5 p.m. Oct. 10 so that necessary preparations can be made. Tuesday, Nov. 8 is Election Day. Wallowa County ballots are expected to be mailed out Oct. 19. Public Meetings Finding books is our specialty Thursday, Oct. 13 • Wallowa County Public Transit Advisory Committee, 9:30 a.m. at Community Connection dining room • Childhood Care and Edu- cation Committee of the Early Learning Council, 1 p.m.; Call Line: 1-877-309-2070, Access Code: 643-080-573 • Wallowa County Candidate Forum, 6 p.m. at Cloverleaf Hall. 541.426.3351 • 107 E . M a in • E n terprise • w w w .book loftoregon .com Church of Christ 502 W. 2nd Street • Wallowa 541-398-2509 Worship at 11 a.m. Mid-week Bible Study 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 • Oregon Recreational Trails Advisory Council, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Joseph Community Center. Monday, Oct. 17 • Wallowa County Commis- sioners: 9 a.m. in Thornton Room at the courthouse. http://tinyurl. com/jo8bcya Tuesday, Oct. 18 • Wallowa City Council: 7 p.m. at council room in City Hall Thursday, Oct. 20 • Wallowa County Forest Clas- siication, 1:30 p.m. in Thornton Room at the courthouse. Matt Howard, ODF, 886-2881 or John Williams, OSU Extension, 426- 3143. Monday, Oct. 24 Pastor Cherie Dearth CLUES ACROSS 1. Nonsense (slang) 5. Military leader (abbr.) 9. Removes 11. Streamed 13. Inner ear cavity 15. Where to go after high school 16. Olympics host 17. A day to remember fallen soldiers 19. Forearm bone 21. Bypass surgery pioneer F. Mason __ 22. Judo garments 23. Gentlemen 25. Large wrestler 26. Large integer 27. Makes a soft sound 29. Some claim to have six 31. Sunfish 33. Clan 34. A form of comedy 36. Defy 38. More (Spanish) 39. Sixteen ounces 41. Adventure story 43. Liquid distilled from wood or coal 44. Michigan ghost town 46. Fond of 48. Pearl Jam frontman 52. Clothes 53. Flinches 54. Giving the axe 56. Where planes are kept 57. Intervals 58. Plant’s unit of reproduction 59. Equips CLUES DOWN 1. Cooks by exposure to direct heat 2. Using few words 3. Wood 4. Steer 5. Soft drink 6. Consider 7. Clears from a river 8. Claim again 9. Beige 10. Witnesses 11. Spiked 12. Partidge actor Susan and Marmaduke director Tom 14. __ and Andy, TV show 15. Fraiche and de Menthe are two 18. Burden 20. Olfactory properties 24. Carbon particles 26. Set of four 28. A sweater pulled over the head 30. Relaxing places 32. Gets up 34. Canned fish 35. __ Blyton, children’s author 37. A conceited and self-centered person 38. Fine-textured cotton fabric 40. Turner and Kennedy 42. Repents 43. Smartphones, tablets, etc. 45. A way to garner 47. Eat them for breakfast 49. Former Tigers third baseman Brandon 50. Oh, God! 51. Canadian flyers 55. One-legged Chinese mythological demon • Wallowa Lake Rural Fire Protection District: 7 p.m. at Wallowa Lake Fire Station. http:// wallowalakeire.com Tuesday, Oct. 25 • Wallowa County Planning Commission: 7 p.m. in the Thornton conference room at the Wallowa County Courthouse Enterprise Christian Church Wednesday, Nov. 2 • Lostine City Council: 7:30 p.m. at City Hall 85035 Joseph Hwy • (541) 426-3449 Worship at 9 a.m. Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship at 6 p.m. (nursery at A.M. services) New “Loving God & One Another” David Bruce, Sr. - Minister arrivals! CC Beanies The Big Brown Church with an open door Pastor Archie Hook Sunday Worship 11am Bible Study 9:30am Ark Angels Children’s Program Ages 4-6th grade, 11am Nursery for children 3 & under 301 NE First St. • Enterprise, OR Find us on Facebook! 541.426.3044 The BEST beanie hat EVER! New colors and styles SAVE THE DATE Fall Fashion Celebration Saturday, Oct. 22 • 4-7pm Uptown Clothing & Accessories in Downtown Joseph 12 S. Main St. • 541-432-9653