Wallowa County Chieftain
Events
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10
Flowing with Grace Yoga: 4
p.m. The Place in Joseph. Align-
ment focused Hatha Yoga with
Esther Petrocine. All ages and abil-
ities welcome. Fee. First class free.
Yoga mats and props available free.
Qigong Meditation: 2 p.m.
Josephy Center, 403 North Main,
Joseph. Emei Qigong Meditation is
an ancient Chinese tradition of gen-
tle movements designed to reunite
individuals with the “limitless” empti-
ness from where all things originate.
Food Giveaway: Noon 204
Second St., Wallowa, sponsored
by Wallowa Fresh Food Alliance.
Perishable food available.
Adult Clay Class with
Mellica McIntire: 3 p.m. Jose-
phy Center, 403 Main St, Joseph.
josephy.org
Wallowa County Rotary
Club: Noon at Burnaugh Build-
ing, 107 N. River St. The club will
tour the building. Meeting is open
to the public.
THURSDAY, Jan. 11
The Future of Hays Century
Farm: 7 p.m. Wallowology Nat-
Mellica McIntire
ural History Discovery Center,
Joseph. What’s to become of Kirk
and Mary Hayes’ farm at the edge
of Joseph? Informational meeting.
Light refreshments.
Open Level Ballet Classes: 5
p.m. The Place in Joseph Ages 10
and above. No experience neces-
sary. Instructor Hanna Brandt. sal-
utationsstudio.com.
Chess Club: 4 p.m. Josephy
Center, 403 Main St., Joseph.
FRIDAY, Jan. 12
Strengthening Families:
8:30 a.m. Building Healthy Fami-
lies, 207 NE Park St., Enterprise.
Breakfast followed by a class
teaching science-based parenting
skills, children’s life skills and fam-
ily life skills specifically designed
for families with teens.
Food Giveway: Noon 204
Second St., Wallowa, sponsored
by Wallowa Fresh Food Alliance.
Perishable food available.
Youth Dance Classes: 2:15
p.m. The Place in Joseph. Fusion
of Jazz and Hip Hop with Foun-
dations of Ballet for children 5-8.
Classes for children 9-13 at 3:30
p.m. Taught by Kellee Sheehy. sal-
utationsstudio.com.
Adult Drawing and Painting
Classes: 2-4 p.m. Josephy Cen-
ter, 403 Main St, Joseph. Jennifer
Klimsza instructor. josephy.org.
Josephy Center Youth Art
Friday: Josephy Center, 403
Main St, Joseph. Mornings with
Mary for 5-8 year olds, 10-11
a.m.; Drama with Morgan for 5-8
year olds, 9-10 a.m.; Ceram-
ics and drawing with Mellica for
7-11 year olds, 11 a.m. to 12:15
p.m.; Ceramics and drawing with
Mellica for 11-16 year olds 12:30-2
p.m.; Drawing from fundamentals
in the studio for 7-12 year-olds, 3-5
p.m.; Drama with Morgan for 9-12
year olds, 12:15-1:15 p.m.; Draw-
ing and Painting with Jenny for
age 13 to adult, 2-4 p.m.; Drama
with Morgan for teens 11 a.m. to
noon. josephy.org
January 10, 2018
Parent-Child Playgroups:
9:30 a.m. Building Healthy Fam-
ilies, Enterprise. Songs, stories,
snacks and activities focusing on
developing kindergarten readi-
ness skills.
SATURDAY, Jan. 13
Breakfast is Served: 7-10
a.m. Hurricane Creek Grange out-
side Joseph. Pancakes, biscuits
and gravy, eggs cooked to order,
sausage and beverages.
Wallowa County Pomona
Grange No. 22 Quarterly Meet-
ing: 10 a.m. Hurricane Creek
Grange. Installation of officers is
planned.
Everyday Movement Dance
Classes: 10 a.m. The Place in
Joseph. Basic introductory level
dance technique for all ages. salu-
tationsstudio.com.
Tunesmith Night: 6 p.m. The
Gold Room at the Jennings Hotel,
1009 N. Main, Joseph. Bourbon
Kory Quinn
Bill Rockwell, James Dean Kin-
dle and Kory Quinn will perform.
Sponsored by Wallowa Valley
Music Alliance.
MONDAY, Jan. 15
Exploring Science: 3:45 p.m.
Wallowa County Library, Enter-
prise. For pre-K students and their
parents. Activities include science,
literacy, math and art. Free.
Adult Clay Class with
Mellica McIntire: 9 a.m. to noon
Josephy Center, 403 Main St,
Joseph. josephy.org
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Adult Drawing and Paint-
ing Classes: 9-11 a.m. Jose-
phy Center, 403 Main St, Joseph.
Jennifer Klimsza instructor. jose-
phy.org.
Story time: 10 a.m. Wallowa
County Library, 207 W Logan St.,
Enterprise. Circle time, story time
and activity for children 0-5.
Twigs and Tails Story Hour:
Noon Wallowology 508 N. Main
St., Joseph. Hosted by Wallowa
County Library.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17
TUESDAY, Jan. 16
Making Parenting a Plea-
sure: 5:30 p.m. Building Healthy
Families, 207 NE Park St., Enter-
prise. Free dinner followed by
class, an opportunity to support
parents with strategies around
communication, challenging
behavior, stress management
and more. Free childcare.
Wallowa County Rotary
Club: Noon Catholic Church of
St. Katherine, 301 E. Garfield,
Enterprise.
Brown Bag Luncheon: Noon
at Josephy Center, 403 Main St.,
Joseph. A musical interlude with
Lauren Guthridge, an oboe and
English horn player, who plays
with the Eastern Oregon sym-
phony. She will talk about mak-
ing reeds for her oboe, which she
does herself. josephy.org
Jan. 15 –– Wallowa County
Commissioners: 9 a.m., Wallowa
County Courthouse, 101 S. River
St., Enterprise.
Jan. 16 –– Wallowa County
Weed Board: 5 p.m., 401 NE First
St., Enterprise.
Lauren Guthridge
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Sled dogs find their way into county classrooms
By Kathleen Ellyn
REGISTRATION NUMBERS MATCH LAST YEAR
Wallowa County Chieftain
Wallowa County residents
of all ages celebrate the Eagle
Cap Extreme Sled Dog Races
Jan. 17-20. Dog lovers from
kindergarten to senior citizens
are priming their minds for
the enjoyment by doing a little
sled-dog pre-study.
Elementary school teach-
ers have lesson plans organized
that will combine math, geol-
ogy, natural history, art and lan-
guage studies in one of the most
fun ways possible as students
prepare to enjoy the excitement
of the race.
At Enterprise Elementary
School, Tori Christman’s third
grade is looking forward to a
visit from Wallowa County’s
own youth musher,= Morgan
Anderson.
“The kids love it when Mor-
gan comes in, and they get to
pet the dog and make a local
connection to what they are
learning,” Christman said.
Her class is also decorating
the “drop bags” of supplies that
await the racing teams at the
Ollokot 50-mile checkpoint.
Elementary class can hike
down to Enterprise Main Street
(or Joseph Main Street) Jan. 17
and meet the mushers and dogs
at the pre-race veterinary check.
And then, there’s the race.
At Enterprise Grade School,
third, fourth and six grade stu-
dents are planning to attend the
start of the race at Ferguson Ski
Ridge.
We’re up to the same number of competi-
tors as last year, with 24 registered teams for the
2018 Eagle Cap Extreme. There is still time for late
entries. There are no youth entries.
Chieftain file photo
200-Mile Race (8-12 dogs)
• Jake Mccowan of Priest River, Idaho
• Clayton Perry (2017 100-mile winner) of Power,
Mont.
• Josi Thyr of Cataldo, Idaho
• Brett Bruggeman (Winner in 2015 and 2016
and second place by one second behind his sec-
ond team run by Bryce Mumford of Huntsville,
Utah in 2017 of Great Falls, Mont.
• Skinny Leg Sleddogs Team No. 2; 2016 Iditarod
finisher Miriam Oredkar of Fairfield, Mont.
• Laura Neese of McMillan, Mich.
• Laurie Warren of Council, Idaho.
• Ed Stielstra (7 Iditarod finishes) of McMillan,
Mich.
• Jereld Rice of Enterprise.
• Skinny Leg Sleddogs Team No. 3; James Pilcher
of Fairfield, Mont.
100-Mile Race (7-8 dogs)
• Hugo Antonucci of Adin, Calif.
• April Cox (2017 second place) of Adin, Calif.
• Christina Gibson (16-year-old with an “experi-
ence” waiver; headed for Junior Iditarod) of Carl-
ton, Wash.
• Connie Starr of Cle Elum, Wash.
• Bino Fowler (2017 second place by two sec-
onds) of Bend, Ore.
• Trevor Warren (14-year old with an “experience”
waiver) of Council, Idaho
• Rex Mumford (another rookie) of Huntsville,
Utah
• Gabe Dunham of Bend, Ore.
31-Mile, 2-Day Race (31 miles per day/5-6 dogs)
• Dina Lund of Okanogan, Wash.
• Morgan Anderson (2017 pot race winner) of
Enterprise.
• Larry Roxby of Cle Elum, Wash.
• Sheryl O’Roarke of La Pine, Ore.
• Jane Devlin of Bend, Ore.
• Susan Parraga of Joseph.
Listen to me, kid. I’m going to win this thing, see.
“Last year the kids loved
it,” said Christman. “They were
sliding down the hills at Fergi
waiting for the start of the race.”
They were also working
as journalists: interviewing,
observing and taking notes.
Once they get back to the class-
room, they’ll write their sto-
ries and the best of them will
be published on the race web-
site. Last year six stories made
the cut.
Homeschool students are
not left out of the learning
opportunity, as famous Alas-
kan musher Pam Dixon has
created an activity and teach-
er’s guide to accompany her
children’s book, “Big-Enough
Anna: The Little Sled Dog
Who Braved the Arctic.” The
guide incorporates reading,
writing and language arts, sci-
ence and natural history, geog-
raphy, math and art. It is avail-
able for download at goo.gl/
Etktj3.
Copies of “Big-Enough
Anna” are available at the The
Bookloft in Enterprise.
“I carry a whole assort-
ment of books and put up a dis-
play for the sled dog races each
year,” said The Bookloft owner
Mary Swanson.
“Big-Enough Anna” is writ-
ten by Pam Flowers with Ann
Dixon. Flowers is the first
woman to make the 2,500-mile
trek from Barrow, Alaska to
Repulse Bay, Canada.
Flowers also wrote an adult
book about her experience,
“Alone Across the Arctic,”
available at Pamflowers.com
Swanson also recommends,
“Winterdance: The Fine Mad-
ness of Running the Iditarod”
by Gary Paulsen.
With a team of “problem
dogs,” inexperienced musher
Gary Paulsen of Minnesota
decides to run his first Idi-
tarod, 1,180 miles in 17 days.
His vertical learning curve
includes many wrecks that
leave him stranded as the dogs
simply lope home dragging
the sled, an encounter with a
skunk that results in his sleep-
ing with the dogs and many
more misadventures.
“That’s a great one,” said
Swanson. The book is suitable
for both adults and teen readers
and Swanson has several copies.
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Public Meeting:Thursday,Jan.11, 7-9pm
The Future of Hayes Century Farm
Join us for an informational meeting
with neighbors & local farmers
Light Refreshments
Wallowology !
Natural History Discovery Center
508 N. Mam • Joseph • 541-263-1663 • wallowo/ogy.org