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A6 Events wallowa.com November 22, 2017 Oregon’s Alpenfest to mark 40th year Submitted photo Alicia Baker was such a hit at the 2017 version of Oregon’s Alpenfest that she has been invited back for 2018. Oregon’s Alpenfest will rely on entertainers that evoke memories of the past as it plans its 40th anniver- sary festival in 2018. Longtime favorite acts have been invited to return as it launches its theme, “Forty Years of Alpenfest Memories.” The Alpenfest board of direc- tors, meeting Nov. 1, decided to fea- ture The Polkatones, the nine-mem- ber polka band that has appeared here more often than any other, and the Tirolean Dancers of Oregon, the folk dance company that has performed here most often, at the festival Sept. 27-30. “It was no contest,” said Alpen- meister Chuck Anderson. “Even if we looked at new talent, The Polkatones and the Tiroleans are the best we pos- sibly could find.” While both groups have expressed interest in returning, final details depend on contract negotiations, he noted. The festival also will invite Swiss yodeler Art Brogli and Enterprise alphornist Bruce Coutant to return. Both have been favorites since the festival was revived in 2012 after a four-year hiatus. Brogli began to sing at the festi- val after the death of popular Swiss yodeler Lisa Ward. Oregon’s Alpenfest’s perfor- mances will take place in the Edel- weiss Inn at Wallowa Lake. For many, the century-old structure elic- its memories of its past as a dance hall and roller-skating rink. Now owned by the next-door Wal- lowa Lake Tramway, the Edelweiss always has been the home of the festival. The one newcomer that the board said it wants back is accor- dion virtuoso Alicia Baker. She garnered huge applause this year as the new star of “Accordions at Alpenfest” at Terminal Gravity Brewery on the Thursday before the main festival shows. An inter- national champion of competitions, Baker is 26 and has been playing accordion since age 6. Traditional free polka and waltz lessons will again be provided by competitive polka dancers Randy and Ashley Thull from Wisconsin. The Polkatones have been per- forming since Swiss immigrant Al Schwend formed the band in 1971 in Tillamook, in time for the first Alpen- fest four years later. Now the band includes Schwend’s daughter, son-in- law and two granddaughters. The energetic Tirolean Danc- ers also were formed in the ‘70s. Although members have come and gone, the troupe is in demand to per- form Alpine folk dances throughout the Pacific Northwest. Members have said they anticipate Alpenfest week- end as their favorite gig, Anderson said. The festival ran for 33 years in its Wallowa Lake-only format until it was discontinued in 2008. Three years later, a group of merchants in Joseph formed to revive it. The result is its current format, with events in Joseph and Enterprise as well as the Wallowa Lake performances. Details and advance tickets are available at oregonalpenfest.com. Oregon’s Alpenfest contributes an estimated $150,000 to the economy late in the tourist season when there is little else to bring visitors to the area. Joseph blues, brews organizers sound a low note The future of the Bronze, Blues and Brews Festival held annually in Joseph is in jeopardy, according to organizers. Since 1996, the event has trans- formed Joseph’s city park into a hip shakin’ good time the second week- end in August. Winner of the Cascade Blues Association “Best Blues Event” award in 2015 and nominated again in 2017, the festival has attracted con- cert-goers and musicians from across the country. The all volunteer nonprofit con- sisting of 6-10 board members and close to 100 annual volunteers is stretched thin. Thousands of hours are required each year to produce the event. “It’s been great fun and a great honor to work with the musicians who have stood on the stages of Bronze, Blues and Brews through- out the years,” said founder Chuck Garrett. A number of board members are moving on to other chapters of their lives, leaving the 2018 version at a crossroads. Additionally, expenses are going up and things like tents to rent are getting more difficult to find, noted Garrett. “At this time, the event is not planned to occur in 2018, though the organization will remain extant in case some group or individual commits to its continuation into the future,” Garrett said. The loss will impact the county’s tourism revenue. The event typically attracts 1,500- 1,800 people annually, and even con- servative estimates value the eco- nomic impact at well over $100,000 a year. In addition, Bronze, Blues and Brews as part of its charitable mis- sion, has donated tens of thousands of dollars back to the community to local school art and music depart- ments, and the city of Joseph. This year’s donations are slated for the Joseph Library Expansion Project, the Wallowa, Enterprise and Joseph school music and art pro- grams and to maintenance funds for the Joseph park. In addition to Garrett, the board includes Michael Straw, Dan David- son, Pete Beaudoin, Don Otten, Stephanie Williams, Pearl Sturm, Richelle Chitwood, Jeri Davis-Paletta and Kim and Julie Lamb. T HE B OOKLOFT AND Wallowa United Methodist Church Finding books is our specialty 102 West 1st Street, P.O. Box 53 Wallowa, Or 97885 Skylight Gallery 541.426.3351 • 107 E. Main • Enterprise • www.bookloftoregon.com Kaye Garver - Pastor Church Directory Church of Christ 502 W. 2nd Street • Wallowa 541-398-2509 Worship at 11 a.m. Mid-week Bible Study 7 p.m. St. Katherine’s Catholic Church Fr. Francis Akano 301 E. Garfi eld Enterprise Mass Schedule Tues-Fri 8:00 am Saturdays 5:30pm Sundays 10:30am (541)426-4008 stkatherineenterprise.org St. Pius X Wallowa Sundays 8:00am All are welcome Joseph United Methodist Church CLUES ACROSS 1. Holds candles 7. In possession of 10. Rodents 12. Type of cofactor (Brit. sp.) 13. Hard candy on a stick 14. Animal of the weasel family 15. Things that should not be overlooked 16. “Silence” author 17. Dried, split lentils 18. People native to Ghana 19. Barros and Gasteyer are two 21. British thermal unit 22. Large oblong hall 27. Ethnic group in Asia 28. Holiday decoration 33. Milliliter 34. Open 36. Health physics concept (abbr.) 37. Tantric meditation 38. Where golf games begin 39. Birth swine 40. Rip 41. Remove 44. Puts together in time 45. Rotary engines 48. Skeletal structure 49. Member of a labor organization 50. Japanese classical theater 51. Undergarments CLUES DOWN 1. “Snake Tales” cartoonist 2. Religious group 3. Singer Redding 4. __ and tuck 5. Head honcho 6. Second sight 7. Composer 8. About aviation 9. Senior officer 10. Forecasts weather 11. Seasoned Hungarian soup 12. Town in Hesse, Germany 14. Thought to derive from meteorites 17. Hit lightly 18. Seemingly bottomless chasm 20. Title of respect 23. Warms up 24. Man and Wight are two 25. Type of scan 26. Atomic mass unit 29. Article 30. Incriminate 31. Passes by 32. Most nerve-inducing 35. David Alan Grier sitcom 36. Achieve 38. Freshwater fish 40. Beginner 41. Dark brown or black 42. A newlywed wears one 43. DiFranco and Vardanyan are two 44. Diego, Francisco, Anselmo 45. Ancient Egyptian King 46. Old name (abbr.) 47. Brazilian city (slang) 3rd & Lake St. • Joseph Pastor Cherie Dearth Phone: 541-432-3102 Sunday Worship Service 10:00 am Leave Message at 541-432-9029 Worship at 9:00am Bible Study Mondays at 1:00pm at Senior Center, Wallowa, OR St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church 100 NE 3rd St, Enterprise NE 3rd & Main St 541-426-3439 Worship Service Sunday 9:30am Wallowa County Chieftain Historian to read at Fishtrap Fireside The December edition of Fishtrap Fireside celebrates writers and stories from across Wallowa County and the world. Featured readers are poet Daniel Iacob, Caiti Leo and historian David Weaver. An open mic follows where audience members have a chance to share their stories. Fireside is a free event the first Friday of the month at Fishtrap, 400 East Grant St., Enterprise. The community is encouraged to attend these events, enjoy light refresh- ments and hear new work by their friends and neighbors. • Daniel Iacob was born in Romania in 1988, one year before the Romanian Revolu- tion and collapse of the dicta- tor regime. His family moved to the U.S. when he was nine and lived in New York City for a year before moving to Seat- tle, then Springfield, Mo. Iacob has a master’s degree in poetry. His work has been published in Nowhere Maga- zine and Moon City Review. His long prose poem “Lost in America” was a Top 10 Final- ist in a national writing contest. • Caiti Leo grew up any- where and everywhere between the steep slopes and cold coasts of Alaska, and the nuclear-blue of the of the Nevada desert. Martian-like landscapes and surreal sky- lines inspired the imagery and imagination in many of her words. Her work reaches out to the undeniably human element in everyone. • David Weaver was born and has lived mostly in Wal- lowa County his entire life. He has worked for the Oregon Department of Forestry as for the past 33 years. More a reader than a writer, Weaver is making an attempt at the craft in order to share some of the things he’s learned researching the his- tory of early Wallowa County photographers. As an amateur historian, he is primarily interested in the relationship between nature and the people who have lived in Wallowa County. Time for a Computer Tuneup? Spyware Removal • 541-426-0108 103 SW 1st St., Enterprise Summit Church Gospel Centered Community Service time: 10:30 am Cloverleaf Hall in Enterprise 541-426-2150 www.summitchurchoregon.org Faith Lutheran Church 409 W. Main Enterprise, Oregon Worship 2 nd & 4 th Sundays - 2 pm Bible Study 2 nd & 4 th Thursdays - 11 am JosephUMC.org LCMS (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod) Enterprise Christian Church Christ Covenant Church 85035 Joseph Hwy • (541) 426-3449 Pastor Terry Tollefson Church Offi ce: 541-263-0505 Worship at 9 a.m. Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship at 6 p.m. (nursery at A.M. services) Family Prayer: 9:30 am Sunday School: 10:00 am Worship Service: 11:00 am “Loving God & One Another” David Bruce, Sr. - Minister 723 College Street Lostine Holiday Fashion Lostine Presbyterian Church Enterprise Community Congregational Church Gifts Galore! Discussion Group 9:30 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM The Big Brown Church Join us Nov. 24th & 25th Childrens program during service Blog: dancingforth.blogspot.com 541.398.0597 Hwy 82, Lostine Stephen Kliewer, Minister Wallowa Assembly of God 606 West Hwy 82 Wallowa, Oregon 541-886-8445 Sunday School • 9:30 Worship Service • 10:45 Pastor Tim Barton wallowaassemblyofgod.com 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 and New arrivals, in store promotions, gift with purchase and free gift wrapping! Stop by today! Open 10am - 5pm daily Seventh-Day Adventist Church & School 305 Wagner (near the Cemetery) P.O. Box N. Enterprise, OR 97828 541-426-3751 Church 541-426-8339 School Worship Services Sabbath School 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Worship Hour 11:00 a.m. - Noon Pastor Jonathan DeWeber Uptown Clothing & Accessories in Downtown Joseph 12 S. Main St. • 541-432-9653