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Wallowa County Chieftain News wallowa.com August 16, 2017 A9 Smoke, rain didn’t dampen blues festival By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain Smoke, clouds and rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of Bronze Blues and Brews fes- tival attendees on Aug. 11-12 at Joseph City Park. An esti- mated crowd of 1,500-1,600 heard seven artists performing a variety of blues from Muddy Waters to the most contempo- rary offerings in the field. Friday night saw Rae Gor- don, Anni Piper and their bands and the Portland All- Stars play to one of the larg- est crowds ever to attend a Fri- day performance. Audience excitement was high, but noth- ing compared to Saturday’s fevered pitch. Saturday’s event opened to dense smoke and clouds, which didn’t bother festival opener Brady Buster and his one-man show. The ultra-co- ordinated musician played harmonica, guitar, while also playing a bass and snare drum with foot pedals while he sang. Buster didn’t just play orig- inals, he played a number of blues-infused covers, such as David Bowie’s “Rebel, Rebel,” which got the day off to a roaring start. Sultry blues woman and bassist extraordinaire Anni Piper of Florida filled the next slot, wowing the crowd with her stellar bass playing as well as a number of classic blues covers and originals. Her gui- tarist Joe Barton, who hadn’t played with Piper in several years, still managed to catch her groove and sang as well as providing some muscular lead guitar. Albert Castiglia of incen- diary Gibson Les Paul fame, spent his 48th birthday daz- zling the festival crowd with his fretboard pyrotechnics, backed by the Portland All- Stars band. Castiglia’s set included a cover of “Some- body Loan me a Dime” that rivaled Boz Scaggs’ version for both vocal sensitivity and instrumental dynamics. Anni Piper later sang “Happy Birth- day” to the guitarist backstage with the sultriness of Mari- lyn Monroe. Side note: Casti- glia’s performance at the festi- val four years before provided local guitar wizard Casey Kiser with the impetus to start playing the blues. While many don’t think of piano as a lead instrument, Victor Wainwright and the Wildroots brand of New Orle- ans rhythm combined with barrelhouse blues had much of the crowd pressing up against the stage and dancing for his entire set. Not surpris- ingly, the cloudy skies parted and a rainbow settled over the stage during his set, probably the most stunning set of the Steve Tool/Chieftain A rainbow appeared following a refreshing rain that fell during the Bronze Blues and Brew festival at Joseph City Park on Aug. 12. evening. Headliner Sugar Ray Nor- cia, formerly of Room Full of Blues, played his harmon- ica-heavy blues to round out the evening, bringing the festi- val to a close with his solid and Growing kids need healthy food to help them learn Children going back to school? Check. Backpacks? Check. School supplies? Check. Sports equipment? Check. Healthy lunches and after-school-snacks? What ? If you have children going back to school and are stumped as to what makes a healthy brown bag lunch or after-school snack, you are not alone. Mornings are hectic enough without having to worry about what to pack for a lunch. You want a lunch that is nutritious, easy, affordable and one that tastes good so your child is more inclined to eat it than trade it away for something else. According to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for America, a healthy lunch should have four out of the five food groups. For example, a tur- key sandwich on whole wheat bread, with a piece of fruit and low-fat or nonfat milk would fit the bill.It has turkey from the protein group, bread from the grain group, milk from the dairy group and fruit from the fruit group. If the sandwich contained lettuce and tomato, from the vegetable group, this lunch would contain something from all five food groups. But why stop at a sandwich? Salads using canned beans, whole grains, vegetables, shredded cheese and a little dress- ing make for a good lunch. The salads can be packed the night before in a jar and kept in the refrigerator until morning. All that is needed are a few whole wheat crackers, fruit and a fork. Peanut butter, sliced apples and a whole wheat breakfast cookie is a quick lunch, too. Small containers of yogurt or hummus and cut up vegetables. Don’t stop with carrots and cel- ery. Use jicama, radishes, cucumbers and pep- per strips, generally vegetables children favor especially if they are served with low-fat ranch dressing. Chips and cookies are not off limits, but aim for the healthier options of baked chips and EAT RIGHT Ann Bloom cookies made with whole wheat ingredients, dried fruit or nuts. When it is cold out, a thermos of soup or chili is always a welcome lunch item. To avoid packing anything that’s handy (which may or may not be the best choice), make it a habit to pack lunches the night before. Skip the sugar-added drinks (sports drinks, fla- vored teas and sodas) in favor of water, low- or no-fat milk or 100 percent fruit juice. Even left- overs from dinner the night before are OK for school lunches. Pizza and baked chicken can be eaten cold and out of hand. After-school snacks can also present a chal- lenge. It is easy to reach for a package of cook- ies, a soda and a bag of chips, but there are healthier options. An after-school snack is an important part of your child’s nutrition needs. It is a long time to wait between lunch and dinner; a snack helps bridge the hunger gap. A snack is even more important if your child par- ticipates in sports. Smoothies are an excellent snack choice. They are also something older children can make on their own. Smaller children would need assistance from an adult or older sibling to make a smoothie. Raw fruits and vegetables are always appropriate after school snacks. Pudding made with low-fat milk or any type of nuts are also good choices for snacks. Now, you can check off that healthy lunches and snacks item from your to-do list for back to school. Ann Bloom is a nutrition program assis- tant for the OSU Extension Service in Wallowa County. soulful playing while backed by his band, the Bluenotes. Some of the musicians hadn’t played Oregon before, while others hadn’t yet played the BBB festival, but each per- former said the festival was RACE Continued from Page A4 In California, no one told me that Mexicans were underrepresented as teach- ers, policemen and business owners. It wasn’t until Fred Astorga, who played next to me on the football line, came back to Oceanside to teach and could not rent an apart- ment across from the school that I realized there was dis- crimination in my town. The Washington, D.C., riots of 1968 provided my biggest lesson on white privi- one of their favorites because of the scenery and the conge- niality of the audience. All said they wanted to return. Interim festival director Mike Straw said that although the weather and wildfire lege. We had been on a 5 p.m. curfew for days when some friends and I snuck out to visit another friend’s house. Walking home about 10 p.m., a police car with two black officers lit up in front of us. We spent the night in Lor- ton Penitentiary. There have been big changes in Wallowa County in my 46 years. Indians are now wel- comed back for Tamkaliks in Wallowa; Black and white musicians play music grown from black roots at Bronze and Blues; racially mixed children dot sports rosters; smoke didn’t cooperate for the better part of the event, people still enjoyed themselves. “I saw a lot of happy people there, and our attendance was up from last year. I think it was a pretty good year,” he said. we have Mexican, Chinese and Thai restaurants. But whites are still in an overwhelming majority. And only when we can truly imag- ine ourselves in the shoes of our restaurateurs and pow- wow dancers, when we can welcome white sons and daughters who have married men and women of color, when we can talk openly about white privilege, only then will we be preparing our children for the real world that is out there, bolstering them to stand against — and not join — the ranks of those who fear and hate. THIS WEEKEND Main Street Show & Shine BULL AND BUCK TAGS Main Street In Enterprise, Oregon To be donated to local charities by the Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy is currently seeking applications from Wallowa County charitable organizations interested in receiving a Landowner Preference Tag (LOP) for Bull Elk or Buck Deer on the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve property for the 2018 season. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of community members and ranked based on the following considerations: the benefit to the community; the marketing plan for raising funds with the LOP tags; the budget for the project and the ability to use the tags to leverage additional funds or support. Interested organizations may request an application from Justin Jones by e-mail (jjones@tnc.org) or phone (850-982- 9224). The application deadline is August 31st, 2017. Each year The Nature Conservancy donates LOP tags to qualified local organizations. The LOP tags for the 2017 season were donated to Building Healthy Families, Community Connections, Enterprise Joseph Lions Club, Friends of the Wallowa School District, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation - Wallowa Mountain Chapter, Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. Since 2002, this program has raised over $425,000 to support charitable organizations in Wallowa County. Saturday August 19th Vehicles Displayed 9am-3pm Elks Breakfast 7am-10am Indoor Community Yard Sale 9am-2pm
