Wallowa County Chieftain
Events
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November 29, 2017
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Sheehy to star in Elgin play
A young Wallowa thespian,
10-year-old
Hannah-Kate
Sheehy, is playing the lead role
in the Elgin Opera House pro-
duction of “A Little Princess.”
The play is the story of a lit-
tle girl, Sara Crewe, portrayed
by Hannah-Kate, and her
struggle to survive in a Lon-
don boarding school during
World War II. After her father,
Captain Crewe, is off to war,
Sara is left to face the fact that
she may never see him again.
The conniving Miss Minchin
schemes to steal Captain
Crewe’s fortune and leave lit-
tle Sara alone and destitute.
According to her bio, Han-
nah-Kate has been acting,
directing and designing cos-
tumes for backyard plays since
before she could write. Her
first major play, a limited run
IF YOU GO
“A Little Princess” plays 7:30
p.m. Dec. 8-9 and Dec. 15-16
at the Elgin Opera House in
Elgin. Matinee performances
are 2:30 p.m. Dec. 9 and Dec.
16. Tickets are available online
at elginoperahouse.com or at
the door. Info: 541-663-6324
of the nativity scene held in
her front yard in April 2013,
threatened to end her career
before it began when the angel
Gabriel (played by her lit-
tle brother) took center stage
in a Buzz Lightyear costume
and made the rest of the cast
giggle.
The lack of professionalism
exhibited by her fellow actors
(mainly neighbors under the
age of six) caused the young
director overwhelming embar-
rassment and forced her to
cancel the play midscene. In
time, however, she recovered
and emerged with a greater
understanding of why “the
show must go on.”
Today, when she’s not
directing or performing, the
fifth-grader enjoys reading,
singing, dancing, drawing and
baking. She is a top academic
student at Enterprise Elemen-
tary School who daydreams
about traveling the world,
owning her own zoo and help-
ing others in need.
Raised in Southern Califor-
nia, Hannah-Kate is a beach
girl who traded in her surf-
board for a snowboard when
her family moved to Oregon
last year. While she misses
her friends, she is glad to be
living close to her family —
especially her grandpar-
ents, Marcie and Dennis
Sheehy of Wallowa.
Securing the part of
Sara Crewe in “A Little
Princess” is a dream come
true for Hannah-Kate.
“I have so many things
in common with Sara,” she
said. “Both our dads have
gone off to war, and we both
love India.”
Hannah-Kate’s parents,
Ryan and Kellee Sheehy, are
advocates of local cultural
programs and are grateful
that their daughter is receiv-
ing the opportunity to learn
from an outstanding group of
professionals.
Submitted photo
Sara Crewe, played by Hannah-Kate Sheehy, hopes for the return of her father after he has
gone missing in action and Sara has been forced to be a servant for Miss Minchin in the Elgin
Opera House Production of “A Little Princess” at the theatre in downtown Elgin.
Enterprise Winterfest celebrates ‘Home for the Holidays’
The 18th annual Enterprise
Winterfest Celebration and
Parade will be Friday and Sat-
urday, Dec. 8-9. Shop all day
on Main Street and through-
out the business district. This
year’s theme is “Home for the
Holidays.”
In addition to store dis-
counts and drawings, there
will be a variety of events.
Ice skating in the park will
be held both days 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. (weather permitting). A
wonderland Pop Up Market
will appear at the Burnaugh
Building downtown both days
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. featuring
handmade, artisan goods and
tasty snacks.
Avail yourself of the oppor-
tunity to snap a selfie with
Santa and Mrs. Claus at Wild
Carrot Herbals 2-4:30 p.m.
(also Saturday) and take in
the movie, “It’s a Wonderful
Life,” 6 p.m. at OK Theatre.
Saturday at 9 a.m. is the
deadline for dropping off
entries in the fudge-making
contest at Bee Charmed Mar-
ket Place. North Pole Barrel
Train rides are offered noon to
5 p.m. The Enterprise Volun-
teer Fire Department’s famous
four-alarm chili feed at the cor-
ner of First and Main kicks off
at 3:30 p.m. along with Christ-
mas karaoke with Tom Hyatt.
The Winterfest Lights
Parade down Main Street will
be at 5:30 p.m. with drawings
for kids gift certificates and
prizes to follow. The evening
will conclude with live music
at The Range Rider at 7 p.m.
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
THURSDAY, Dec. 7
SATURDAY, Dec. 9
Bingo: 6 p.m. Wallowa Senior Cen-
ter. Prizes, turkeys, children welcome. Free
snacks. Sponsored by Foundation for Wal-
lowa Schools.
Wallowa Valley Chorale Christmas
Concert: 7 p.m. Enterprise Christian Church
on the south edge of Enterprise. Traditional
Christmas music as well as new renditions
and a few surprises.
“Casablanca:” 5:30 p.m. OK Theatre in
downtown Enterprise. Celebrating the 75th
anniversary of the classic film’s release.
Fundraiser for Alpenfest. Adults and teens
$10, children 12 and younger $5.
Chili Feed and Dessert Auction: 6 p.m.
North End Grange Hall in Flora. Bring some-
thing to auction. Adults $6, children $3. Info:
541-828-7765.
Hurricane Creek Grange Pancake
Breakfast: 7 a.m. Hurricane Creek Grange
Hall, west of Joseph Airport. Bacon, eggs,
biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee. Sug-
gested donation $8. All you can eat pan-
cakes. Serving ends at 10 a.m.
Ski, Snowboard and Ice Skate Swap:
10 a.m. 105 NE First St.. Enterprise. Skis,
boots, poles, snowboards, ice skates and
hockey gear. To sell your things, drop them
off between 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. From 1
p.m. to 2 p.m., pick up your proceeds and
unsold equipment.
Tunesmith Night: 7 p.m. Jennings Hotel,
100 North Main, Joseph. Showcase of origi-
nal music presented in a round-robin format.
Admission is $10 at the door or by season
FRIDAY, Dec. 8
Wallowology Holiday Party: 10 a.m. 508
N. Main St., Joseph. Snowflake crafts, snacks,
holiday photo op in giant birds nest. Gift Shop
will be open. Snowflake Science presentation
by DJ Lincoln, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Cut your own Christmas
tree? You’ll need a permit
Have you been thinking about trekking into
the forest this year to cut your own Christmas
tree?
Christmas tree permits for the Wallowa-Whit-
man National Forests are available to purchase
at the Forest Service office in Joseph. Permits
cost $5 each and are limited to five per house-
hold. Tree permits and forest maps are available
during regular office hours.
Permits are valid on National Forest Sys-
tem lands only and do not authorize tree-cut-
ting on private, state or other federally managed
lands. Do not cut in active timber sale areas or
areas planted with new trees. Do no cut on pri-
vate land, in wilderness areas, designated camp-
grounds or existing tree plantations.
Do not cut trees in Hurricane Creek and Los-
tine drainages.
Again this year, all fourth graders are eligible
for a free tree permit through the national Every
Kid in a Park initiative. In order to qualify, stu-
dents must present a valid paper voucher printed
from the Every Kid in a Park website everykid-
inapark.gov.
Then, bring the paper voucher to the Forest Service office to claim the free permit. Students must
be present to pick up the free permit. These free permits can only be issued through the Forest Ser-
vice and will not be available through local vendors who sell permits.
OTHER RULES THAT APPLY:
• Do not cut trees in
posted Old Growth Areas
or within a quarter-mile
of Wild and Scenic River
corridors.
• Cut your tree at least 50
feet away from a road and
clean up any trimmings or
limbs.
• Cutting is prohibited
within sight distance of
state highways.
• Leave stumps no higher
than 10 inches. Cut all
green limbs from the
stump (they can be used
for decorating).
• It is illegal to “top” a tree.
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Wallowa County Holiday Season
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SUNDAY, Dec. 17
Christmas Concert: 4 p.m. Josephy
Center for Arts and Culture, Joseph. Pro-
duced in association with Wallowa Valley
Music Alliance. Performers include Janis
Carper, Bruce Coutant, Rebecca Lenahan
and students, Harmony Rising, The Hobbs
Family, Randy Morgan and Jesse Borg-
erding, Shannon McNerney, Heidi Muller
and Bob Webb, Nick Porter and Gail Swart.
Holiday treats served. Suggested dona-
tion $10.
FFA members from Wal-
lowa, Enterprise and Joseph
joined the Les Schwab team
to collect food to help provide
more than 380,000 meals
during the Drive Away Hun-
ger event in November.
This year, the event col-
lected more than 510,150
pounds of food, double that
of the original goal in 2015.
Over the past three years,
the event has raised more
than 1.5 million pounds of
food for those suffering from
food insecurity, enough food
to help nearly 3,500 Ore-
gon families for more than a
month.
“The FFA thanks all the
farmers, community mem-
bers and everyone who
brought food, donated time
and helped give to this effort,”
said Kevin White, Executive
Director of the Oregon FFA
Foundation.
In addition to local chapter
efforts, people were encour-
aged to drop food off at any
local Les Schwab store and
collection bags were distrib-
uted by the Chieftain. Bags
were also available at Ore-
gon Les Schwab and Wilco
locations.
Most of the food will be
distributed by the Oregon
Food Bank network and end
up back in the communities in
which it was raised.
“It is essential for these
young people to have a part-
ner like Les Schwab. Les
Schwab employees have, for
decades, served as role mod-
els to our members by serving
their communities and neigh-
bors,” White said.
The Oregon FFA is part of
the National FFA Organiza-
tion, formerly known as the
Future Oregon FFA has more
than 6,000 members in 105
chapters throughout the state.
The FFA mission is to
make a positive difference
in the lives of students by
developing their potential
for premier leadership, per-
sonal growth and career suc-
cess through agricultural
education.
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