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A8 Announcements wallowa.com September 20, 2017 What’s Happening WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20 “Smart Driver” Class: 9 a.m. Community Connection, 702 NW First St., Enterprise. Completion of the course may mean a discount on car insurance. Register: 541-910- 9797. Arrive by 8:45 a.m. in order to complete necessary paperwork. Food Giveway: noon 204 Sec- ond St., Wallowa, sponsored by Wallowa Fresh Food Alliance. Wallowa County Rotary Club: noon 301 E. Garfield, Enterprise. Wallowology Discovery Walk: 4 p.m. Wallowa Lake Park, 60060 Wallowa Lake Highway, Wallowa. Free family-friendly stroll to explore the natural world. Adult Clay Class: 9 a.m. to noon Josephy Center, 403 Main St, Joseph. josephy.org Wallowa County Rotary Club: Noon Catholic Church of St. Kather- ine, 301 E. Garfield, Enterprise. THURSDAY, SEPT. 21 What We Risk with Jason Gra- ham: 7 p.m. Fishtrap House, 400 E. Grant St., Enterprise. A discussion about creativity, expression and how artists must take risks. Free. Wallowa County Gathering to Celebrate International Day of Peace: Joseph Center in Joseph 6 p.m. Potluck at 6, program to fol- low. Free. VFW Post 4307 Meeting: 6:30 p.m. 800 N. River St., Enterprise. Enterprise City Library Story- time: 10:30 a.m. 101 NE First St., Enterprise. For children 0-5. Wallowa County Chess Club: 4 p.m. Josephy Center, 403 Main St, Joseph. Visitors and players of all levels are welcome. josephy.org FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 Food Giveway: noon 204 Sec- ond St., Wallowa, sponsored by Wallowa Fresh Food Alliance. Riders in the Sky: 7 p.m. OK Theatre, 208 West Main, Enterprise. Wallowology Discovery Walk: 10 a.m. Wallowology 508 N. Main St., Joseph. Free family-friendly stroll. Joseph Center Youth Art Fri- day: Josephy Center, 403 Main St, Joseph. Mornings with Mary for 5-8 year olds, 10-11 a.m.; Clay 1 for 7-12 year olds, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Clay 2 for advanced clay stu- dents, 12:30-2 p.m.; teens and adult painting, 2-4 p.m.; afternoon draw- ing for 8-13 year olds, 3-5 p.m. Begins Sept. 15. josephy.org Teen Drawing and Painting Classes: 2-4 p.m. Josephy Cen- ter, 403 Main St, Joseph. Jennifer Klimsza instructor. josephy.org. Parent-Child Playgroups: 9:30 a.m. Building Healthy Families, 207 E Park St., Enterprise. songs, sto- ries, snacks and activities focusing on developing kindergarten readi- ness skills. EASTERNOREGONEVENTS.COM EXPANDED ONLINE CALENDAR ‘Massacre in Hells Canyon’ set at Josephy Contributed photo Swiss yodeler Art Brogli will perform at Alpenfest. SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 Evening Under the Stars Din- ner: 5 p.m. Tamkaliks grounds out- side of Wallowa. Fundraiser for Friends of the Wallowa School Dis- trict. Dinner and a dessert auc- tion followed a live auction. Tickets 541-886-4701. Old-Time Community Barn Dance: 7-10 p.m. 63327 Tenderfoot Valley Road, Joseph. Admission $5, under 12 free. Beginners wel- come, no partner or special cloth- ing required, all dances taught and called. SUNDAY, SEPT. 24 Wallowology Discovery Walk: 9 a.m. Wallowa Lake Park, 60060 Wallowa Lake Highway. Free fami- ly-friendly stroll to explore the natu- ral world. MONDAY, SEPT. 25 Wallowa County Health Care District board meeting: 11:30 a.m. 601 Medical Parkway, Enterprise. TUESDAY, SEPT. 26 Story time: 10 a.m. Wallowa County Library, 207 W Logan St., Enterprise. For children 0-5. Smithsonian Presentation and Exhibit Display: 6 p.m. OK The- atre in downtown Enterprise. Mar- ion McGee with the Smithsonian will present. Refreshments served. Fundraiser to benefit Maxville Heri- tage Interpretive Center. Wallowa County Chieftain Alpenfest on tap Sept. 28-Oct. 1 Lilting waltzes and pol- kas will fi ll the air around southern Wallowa Lake as Oregon’s Alpenfest brings Swiss and Bavarian culture to Wallowa County for the 39th year Sept. 28 to Oct. 1. Two dance bands, accor- dionists, a Swiss yodeler and alphorn players will provide the musical back- ground for the festival. The festival also features traditional cuisine includ- ing strudel from Sugar Time Bakery in Enterprise, bratwurst imported from the Midwest and sauerkraut made at Mt. Joseph Family Foods. Flowing freely will be small-batch Alpenfest beer brewed specially for Oregon’s Alpenfest by Ter- minal Gravity Brewery in Enterprise. Other popular attrac- tions are food and craft ven- Take a scenic drive this weekend! Lunch 11am - 5 pm Friday, Saturday & Sunday ▪ Hand-Cut Fries ▪ Bacon Western Cheeseburger ▪ Asian Chicken Salad ▪ Classic Fish & Chips ▪ Ortega Jack Chicken Sandwich & More! Dinner 5pm - 7pm Friday & Saturday RESERVATIONS REQUIRED ▪ Honey Pecan Shrimp Salad ▪ Tequila Lime Steak Salad ▪ Ribeye Steak ▪ Surf & Turf ▪ Hand-Breaded Shrimp ▪ Captain’s Platter & More! dors at the Alpine Fair and four days of accordions at Alpenfest. Oregon’s Alpen- fest takes place in Enter- prise, Joseph and Wallowa Lake, with the main per- formances at the Edelweiss Inn. Enterprise hosts the fes- tival’s offi cial kickoff on Thursday, a procession down Main Street to the opening ceremony at the Courthouse Gazebo fol- lowed by accordionists playing at Terminal Gravity. Festivities move to Wal- lowa Lake and Joseph on Friday and Saturday, when accordionists play on Main Street in Joseph and the main performances are staged at the Edelweiss Inn. Free waltz and polka les- sons will be provided on Friday, Saturday and Sun- day. Saturday and Sunday also will feature the outdoor Alpine Breakfasts. Sunday will be Patriots Day, with free admission for military service members, veterans, fi refi ghters and law enforce- ment offi cers. The OK Theatre in Enterprise will show a new version of “Heidi” at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Admission is $5 for adults and teens, $1 for children ages 12 and younger. Oregon Public Televi- sion and the Josephy Center will offer a special showing of “Massacre in Hells Can- yon” 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at The Josephy Center. It is an Oregon Experience fi lm produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting. The fi lm is based on a book by Oregon author Greg Nokes, “Massacred for Gold: The Chinese in Hells Can- yon.” Nokes discovered the story while working as a jour- nalist at the “Oregonian.” He poked around archives in and out of the country for years, found old news accounts and court documents and interviewed old-timers with connections to the people involved. The story involves a gang of horse thieves that gunned down as many as 34 Chi- nese gold miners on the Ore- gon side of the Snake River near Hells Canyon in 1887. The crime was discovered weeks after it happened, but no charges were brought for nearly a year, when gang member Frank Vaughan, son of a settler family, confessed and turned state’s evidence. Six men and boys, all from northeastern Oregon, were charged, but three fl ed, and the others were found innocent by a jury that a wit- ness admitted had little inter- est in convicting anyone. A cover-up followed, and the crime was all but forgotten for the next 100 years until a Wallowa County clerk found hidden records in an unused safe in 1995. Rich Wandschneider of Josephy Library of West- ern History and Culture was also interviewed for the production. Now with many of the missing pieces of his story, Nokes wrote his book. Ore- gon Public Television pro- ducer Kami Horton turned it into a fi lm. She will intro- duce the half-hour docu- mentary at the Josephy Cen- ter and answer questions afterwards The Oregon Experience fi lm examines not only the murders but also the hidden history of the Chinese labor- ers who helped build the West in their search for “gold mountain.” Tens of thousands of Chi- nese laborers came to North America in the 1850s with the Gold Rush. In addition to gold mining, they oper- ated laundries, tended vege- table gardens, opened board- ing houses and worked as cooks. By the thousands, they worked on railroad proj- ects that connected the West. They cleared farmlands, worked in canneries and pro- vided labor for factories. But they also faced widespread discrimination. Throughout the 1880s, Chi- nese immigrants watched their communities burned, attacked and sometimes destroyed by racists mobs. In some places, Chinese were lynched or shot while oth- ers were run out of town. The Hells Canyon event occurred in that era, a time when Chi- nese immigrants had almost no legal rights to defend themselves. For decades, those inci- dents were excluded from many historical texts. Today that is beginning to change. A memorial now marks the spot where the Chinese gold miners died in Hells Canyon. Sunday Brunch 10am - 2pm ▪ Chicken Fried Steak ▪ Biscuits & Gravy ▪ Belgium Waffles, Pancakes & More! 541-828-7769 ▪ rimrockinnor.com for full menu BARGAINS OF THE MONTH ® BARGAINS MONTH While supplies last. 10.99 Gal. Antifreeze/Coolant H 363 507 F6 M-F 8AM-6PM • SAT 8AM-5PM • SUN 9AM-3PM A life time of love is waiting just for you. Wallowa County Humane Society Partners with Ani-Care Animal Shelter from Ontario, Oregon. SPECIAL DOG ADOPTION DAY DATE TIME LOCATION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 rd , 2017 9AM TO 3PM WALLOWA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS 668 NW 1 ST STREET ENTERPRISE, OR Winning d r a w A y The Gramm y Sk e h t n i s r Ride Friday, September 22 at 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT Join us for the second appearance of The Riders In The Sky at the OK Theatre! Pick up a Canine Pre-Adoption Application either at our WCHS Information Center at 104 N. River, Enterprise. Or, you can download the application from our website under “Adoptions - Adopt A Dog” www.wallowacountyhumanesociety.org Return the Application to us by Wednesday, September 20th All dogs are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, and microchipped. Adoption Fee is $100. $75 goes to Ani-Care Animal Shelter, $25 goes to WC Humane Society For More Information, Call 541.263.0336 Sale Ends 9/30/17 Doors Open at 6:00 PM Opening Act at 7:00PM : Heidi Muller & Bob Webb Riders In The Sky at 8:00 PM theoldok.com (541) 263-0941