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Wallowa County Chieftain
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
‘A River Runs Through Us: The Art and
Words of the Wild Lostine’ opens August 2
Fifth annual
wild landscape
exhibit at the
Joseph Center
Megan Futter
For the Chieftain
East Oregonian
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
are the new owners of Hamley’s.
Tribes win auction for
iconic Pendleton business
executive offi cer. “Hamley is
a western icon and will con-
tinue to provide a service to
the community for years to
come.”
The Hamley’s fam-
ily founded the business in
1905. Tribal members of the
CTUIR along with surround-
ing tribes have shopped for
clothing, tack and saddle
since then.
“Many tribal members
have great respect for the
family and their sponsorship
of tribal events in past years
and look forward to carrying
on this western tradition,”
according to the statement
from the tribes. “The Cayuse,
Umatilla and Walla Walla
tribes have engaged in com-
merce and trade since time
immemorial and this pur-
chase is an extension of their
history of a strong business
acumen.”
Pearce said the bidding
came down to the tribes and
Fancho “Fee” Stubblefi eld,
owner of the Lehman Hot
Springs resort near Ukiah.
The deal has eight days
to close, Pearce said, and
the transition in ownership
should be smooth.
Pearce did not want to sell
the Hamley’s businesses to
the tribes in spite of a $3.1
million offer a few years
ago. But Thursday afternoon
he said he wished them “all
the success in the world.” He
also said he would stay on as
long as the tribes wanted or
needed him.
Chuck Sams, spokesper-
son for the tribes, said the
auction lasted only a few
hours. He said he did not
have a defi nite time line for
when the tribes would take
control of Hamley’s, but the
management and govern-
ment teams will meet soon to
discuss the next steps.
Phil Wright
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — The
Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reserva-
tion is the new owner of
Hamley’s.
The tribes was one of sev-
eral interests bidding Thurs-
day at a Portland law fi rm
in an auction for the Ham-
ley’s steakhouse, coffee shop
and western store, the result
of the split between former
Hamley’s owners and busi-
ness partners Blair Wood-
fi eld and Parley Pearce.
Pearce, the day before
the auction, said some bid-
ders with piles of money
were coming and if the tribes
wanted to win, “they better
put their big boy pants on and
bring their wallet.”
The tribes did.
Woodfi eld said the tribes
won with a bid of $3.55
million. He said he was
pleased with the outcome
and had every confi dence
the tribes would do a great
job with the iconic Pendleton
establishments.
Gary Burke, chairman
of the CTUIR Board of
Trustees, in a written state-
ment said it was a fi tting
acquisition.
“The tribes have a long
and storied history with the
Hamley family and busi-
nesses that have spanned
over fi ve generations,” Burke
said. “We are pleased to keep
this business in local hands.”
Wildhorse Resort &
Casino, which the tribes
own, will handle day-to-day
operations of the Hamley’s
business.
“We look forward to con-
tinuing operations and bring-
ing our extensive business
skills to bear,” said Gary
George, Wildhorse chief
“A River Runs Through
Us: The Art and Words
of the Wild Lostine” art
exhibit will be on display
at the Josephy Center for
Arts and Culture August
2 through September 9 in
Joseph.
The Lostine River is offi -
cially designated as a wild
river. The Lostine fl ows 31
miles from the mountain
peaks in the Eagle Cap Wil-
derness and into the Wal-
lowa River.
This exhibit will fea-
ture original works of art by
local and regional artists,
capturing the beauty, land-
scapes, and nature found
in the wild landscape of the
Lostine River’s watershed,
ridge top to ridge top.
The 20 artists featured in
the show are mostly local.
A few are from from Idaho
and Washington. Local fea-
tured artists are Mike Kolo-
ski, M.C. Reardon, Kathy
Bowman, Kathy Hunter,
Mary Edwards, Pamela
Beach, David Jensen, Cam-
eron Scott, David Martin,
Joella Arment, Rick McE-
wan, Leslie LeViner, Jen-
nifer Hawkins-Connolly,
Cheryl Coughlan, Rick
Bombaci and Kai Oliver.
Out of area artists
include Robin Coen, David
Martin and Jan L. Kirchhoff
all from Idaho and Maja
Shaw, from Washington
One of the artists fea-
tured at the exhibit is Cam-
eron Scott. Scott is a poet,
and artist of words. Scott
graduated from Whitman
College in Walla Walla,
WA and received a Mas-
ter of Fine Arts in Poetry
from the University of Ari-
zona in 2004. He spends
his summers as a fl y fi sh-
ing guide in Basalt, Colo-
rado and spends winters in
Wallowa County. Scott was
recently hired as the new
English teacher at Wallowa
High School, however, and
may be devoting more time
to life in the county.
“The three poems I gen-
erated and crafted for the
David Martin
David Martin’s evocative photograph, “Wild Blues” will appear in the Art and Words of the
Wild Lostine exhibit opening at the Josephy Center August 2.
Leslie LeViner
Artist Leslie LeViner’s watercolor, Lostine River Bars will be
exhibited at the Josephy Center’s Art and Words of the Wild
Lostine exhibit August 2- September 9.
exhibit were inspired spe-
cifi cally by the Lostine
River. One of them builds
off of a talk Shane Vatland
of the Nez Perce Fisher-
ies gave when he came and
spoke with all of the art-
ists. Words are alive, and
so I tried to capture what
he was saying to us, then
revised with an eye on craft.
Another was written during
an afternoon with WREN (a
Wallowa Resources Youth
Program) where I was lead-
ing generative writing exer-
cises at the Lostine Wild-
life Refuge. The third poem
was based on thinking about
what a smolt experiences in
its journey from our rivers
to the ocean.” said Scott.
“As someone whose life
has been tied to rivers for a
long time through fi shing
and being a fi shing guide,
this opportunity to con-
tribute with other artists
to honor the Lostine was
something I looked forward
to doing. I enjoy the com-
munities I fi nd as a writer
and artist. For me this proj-
ect goes beyond the Los-
tine being a beautiful river
and pastoral, and into think-
ing about conservation. The
Lostine and other rivers are
my life blood, put money
in my pocket when I guide,
and offer me solitude and
spiritual grounding.”
Another featured local
artist is Kathy Bowman
from Joseph. She has two
pieces on display at the
exhibit; one is sumi-e style,
also known as ink wash
painting. Sumi-e is a Jap-
anese brush painting tech-
nique that uses black ink
in different concentrations
and gives the impression
of the subject using fewer
brush strokes. Bowman’s
pieces are unique in that she
uses both traditional black
and not so traditional silver
inks.
Four years ago Bow-
man started participating in
the Wallowa Valley Festi-
val of Art and local shows
at the Josephy Center. She
also donates her paint-
ings and prints to benefi t
the Humane Society, Ladd
Marsh Bird Festival, and
the City of Joseph Library.
“I’ve loved visiting Los-
tine Canyon wild landscape
for some time, and am par-
ticularly fond of a rocky out-
crop along the road that goes
way down to the water’s
edge, while supporting
pretty grasses, penstemons,
and rugged trees along the
rim rock. I appreciate the
Lostine Canyon event spon-
sored by the Josephy Center
— it was a great day to go
paint!” said Bowman.
This is the fi fth Wild
Landscape exhibit held at
the Josephy Center. The
goal of the wild landscape
exhibits is to encourage us
to celebrate and preserve
what we have here in Wal-
lowa County, according to
director Cheryl Coughlan.
An exhibit companion
book, or catalogue, will go
up for sale at the exhibit
opening on August 2. It is
a compilation of the art-
work that will be in the
exhibit. The book contains
drawings, paintings, pho-
tographs, and poems plus
an introduction by Jenner
Hanni.
Juniper Jam 2019 serves up eclectic music styles Aug. 31 at the fairgrounds
31, 2019 (that’s Labor Day
Weekend) at the Wallowa
County Fairgrounds in Enter-
prise, Oregon. This fun-fi lled
day of music starts at 11:00
AM and continues non-stop
on two stages, all day until
about 10:00 PM. Festival-go-
ers will enjoy many styles of
music including folk, country,
Americana, roots, rock and
blues, as well as great food
and drink, local artisans, plus
children’s activities.
Janis Carper
Eleventh Annual Juniper
Jam Music Festival
Saturday, August 31, 2019
at Wallowa County Fair-
grounds, Enterprise, OR
The Wallowa Valley Music
Alliance is excited to present
its eleventh annual fundraiser,
Juniper Jam — The sweetest
little music festival in Eastern
Oregon! The big event takes
place on Saturday, August
Concert to
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very
Friday, August 16th
Joseph Baptist Church
107 Main Street
7
pm
Admission by Donation
Reception Following Concert
There are millions of slaves in the world
today. Human trafficking is the fastest
growing criminal industry in the world.
their home-brewed Mon-
tana stompgrass, and Port-
land’s Far Out West will carve
a deep groove with funky
roots. From Bozeman, Mon-
tana, Laney Lou and the Bird
Dogs provide a high-energy
folky bluegrass sound with
great vocal harmonies. Port-
land based Run On Sentence
returns to Juniper Jam with
the soaring voice of Dustin
Hamman and his gypsy folk
rock.
Juniper Jam loves to
host musicians from around
the region, but some of our
favorite talent calls Wal-
lowa County home when
they’re not out on the road
(even if they are mostly trans-
plants from North Idaho).
Bart Budwig and his band,
plus Misé, (Cooper Trail &
Nevada Sowle), and solo
sets in the Tunesmith Round
from Nevada Sowle, Margo
Cilker and former Enterprise
resident Joey Carper. Provid-
ing the unplugged segment of
the festival, our “free-range
buskers” are Wallowa Coun-
ty’s own Nicole Freshley &
Landra Skovlin, Larry Haney,
and a group from Boise, West
Rock. These musicians will
be performing around the
festival grounds from 11am
when the gates open to noon
when the stages crank up.
“Juniper Jam is the only
music festival in the Oregon
that offers exclusively orig-
inal music,” says festival
director, Janis Carper. “We
are so grateful to our spon-
sors and hard-working vol-
unteers who make this event
possible.”
Tickets for Juniper Jam
2019 are $25 at the gate or
$20 in advance at Joseph
Hardware, The Bookloft, The
Dollar Stretcher, or online at
www.juniperjam.com. Kids
aged twelve and under get in
free. Gates open at 11:00 a.m.
and there’s plenty of free park-
ing around the fairgrounds
area. Camping available for
$5/night at the fairgrounds
with festival ticket, register
online. More information at
juniperjam.com.
Juniper Jam is a fundraiser
for the Wallowa Valley Music
Alliance, which has enriched
Wallowa County and the
greater Inland Northwest
with music performances and
music education since 2004.
For complete festival
information visit www.juni-
perjam.com.
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Although the musical
genres presented at Juniper
Jam are varied, the common
thread is original music – hon-
oring the song and its writer.
This year’s lineup includes
indie-folk group Maita from
Portland, Sway Wild (fea-
turing Mandy Fer and Dave
McGraw) with their own
unique blend of indie-rock/
folk/funk/pop from Wash-
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