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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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Josephy, Maxville centers both receive CREF funding
By RACHEL HART
For the Wallowa County
Chieftain
JOSEPH —The Jose-
phy Center for Arts and Cul-
ture and the Maxville Heri-
tage Interpretive Center are
two of 11 capital construc-
tion projects in Oregon to
be endorsed by The Cul-
tural Advocacy Coalition to
receive a total of $9.5 million
in Cultural Resources Eco-
nomic Funds (CREF).
The coalition’s board
of directors identifi ed the
most broadly supported and
impactful projects recom-
mended for funding, given
limited state dollars, and
urged Gov. Kate Brown to
include these projects in the
2021-23 budget.
The slate of capital con-
struction projects, which
includes the construction,
expansion or renovation of
a facility or facilities, rep-
resents diverse genres in the
cultural sector, options for
increased equity and access,
and geographic distribution
throughout Oregon.
In June, the coalition
issued a statewide call for
capital construction propos-
als and received 44 submis-
sions, which were exam-
ined in a peer review process
conducted by a subset of the
Ellen Morris Bishop/Wallowa County Chieftain, File
Patrons enjoy the start of the Women’s Art Exhibit at the Josephy Center in February before
pandemic restrictions for face masks were imposed. The center recently was endorsed by The
Cultural Advocacy Coalition to receive a total of $9.5 million in Cultural Resources Economic
Funds (CREF), one of 11 locations in Oregon to receive the funding.
coalition’s volunteer board.
The board selected 26 sub-
missions and meticulously
reviewed the fi nal applica-
tions resulting in the fi nal 11
endorsements.
“The
organizations
behind these projects have
all demonstrated commit-
ment and momentum in
their endeavor and are ready
to engage in the collective
advocacy necessary for suc-
cess of the entire slate,”
said Isaac Marquez, Eugene
Cultural Services director
and chairman of the coali-
tion’s capital construction
committee.
The Maxville center has
requested $750,000 toward
the preservation of the Max-
ville townsite with the esti-
mated project cost totaling
$2.5 million.
“The funding will be
crucial to match additional
funding to bring preserva-
tion back to the Maxville
site,” said Gwendolyn Trice,
executive director. “We have
recently entered into a pur-
chase agreement for 240
acres including the Maxville
townsite. We have received
multiple grants toward this
work and will be campaign-
ing for funds right away for
the purchase of the site.”
A ribbon-cutting cere-
mony is being planned for
2023 on the 100-year anni-
versary of Maxville.
Using its collections and
the Maxville townsite itself,
the center envisions more
robust educational experi-
ences with access and events
for K-12 students and intern-
ships through Eastern Ore-
gon University, as well as
increased tourism activity.
The organization has pledged
to hire locally and part-
ner with the community in
rebuilding and relocating the
historic lodge and in building
a fence around the site.
The Josephy Center has
requested $600,000 for facil-
ity expansion and renova-
tion with the estimated proj-
ect cost totaling $1,892,330.
The center is actively raising
funds to purchase the build-
ing it is currently renting in
downtown Joseph in order
to secure a permanent home
for its work. A new facil-
ity will have an expanded
ceramics studio, an art gar-
den, a companion gallery, a
multipurpose space for per-
forming arts and movement
classes and a dedicated space
for Nez Perce education and
artifacts.
“I am pretty excited about
what it could mean for our
county,” said Kellee Sheehy,
development director.
The Americans for the
Arts reported in its Arts &
Economic Prosperity study
that Oregon’s arts and culture
sector contributed $687 mil-
lion and 22,299 jobs to Ore-
gon’s economy in 2015.
“Our slate of projects will
help boost local economies,
especially as travel trends
have changed and Orego-
nians are looking for more
ways to enrich their lives
closer to home,” Marquez
said.
“Recovery from COVID-
19, Oregon’s wildfi res, and
social unrest is a long-term
proposition,” state Rep. Rob
Nosse said. “The path will
require new innovations and
imaginings of how arts, cul-
ture, heritage, history and
humanities will spread across
our state under these new
challenges. We know that
even as our delivery meth-
ods pivot to meet new needs,
there’s still a need to invest
in infrastructure now and for
the future.”
WC Humane Society
IN BRIEF
Sign-ups, changes
for 2021 health
care a week away
ENTERPRISE — The
annual window for indi-
viduals to shop for health
insurance through the
Oregon Health Insurance
Marketplace opens on
Sunday, Nov. 1, and those
people who do not have
access to health insurance
through work or who do
not qualify for the Ore-
gon Health Plan will have
until Dec. 15 to make
changes for 2021, accord-
ing to a press release.
Individuals can find
out if they can qualify for
help paying for coverage,
look at available plans,
and see what plans cover
and cost, at oregonhealth-
care.gov/windowshop.
According to a press
release, in 2020 more than
74% of those who enrolled
through the marketplace
received a subsidy to
help with their payments,
and those averaged $140/
month. Individuals mak-
ing less than $51,040, or
families of four with a
combined income of less
than $104,800, may be
eligible.
For questions or addi-
tional information on
what is available in Wal-
lowa County, contact
Vixen Redford-Wecks at
541-398-2539 or vrad-
ford@neonoregon.org.
city of Enterprise announced
on its Facebook page the
Trunk or Treat Halloween
activity downtown will not
take place.
According to a post
by Lacey McQuead, city
administrator, although the
city does not sponsor the
event, it is required by its
insurance company to com-
ply with guidelines from the
OHA and the federal Cen-
ters for Disease Control and
Prevention that urge against
both of the activities they
deem to be high risk.
No Trunk or Treat
in Enterprise
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Joseph Trick
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JOSEPH — Trick or
Treating in downtown
Joseph will take place from
4-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31,
at various participating busi-
nesses, according to a press
release.
Businesses taking part
in the event will be marked
with a colored witch in the
window.
— Chieftain staff
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