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A8 LOCAL Wallowa County Chieftain Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Tunesmith Night to showcase Youth Arts Fest opens April 10 original music in livestream Josephy Center Chieftain staff WALLOWA COUNTY — Now in its 15th season, the Wallowa Valley Music Alliance will present the Saturday, April 10, epi- sode of Tunesmith Night, a livestream showcase of original music that will begin at 7 p.m. Three songwriters shar- ing their original work in an intimate round-robin format takes on another dimension in the virtual format by allowing each performer to be safely situ- ated in their own location. The show will be streamed live to YouTube and the Music Alliance website and on other social media. Viewers will be encour- aged to show their support for the program via online donations. Tunesmith Night will feature songwriters Belinda Bowler, Bill Davie and Larry Murante. Bowler grew up singing. Some of her earliest memo- ries are of the songs her dad sang on family vacations. When she was in the third grade, her sister taught her three chords on a guitar their dad had brought h o m e from a Bowler thrift store. Fifty years and a few guitars later, she is still telling stories with her songs. Her lat- est music project is called The Keeper, a collection of 15 songs for children that adults can enjoy as well. Many of the songs come from her years as an educa- tor. She used music in her classroom to create inter- est, support learning and encourage creativity with her students. Davie has been play- ing and singing since he was 3 years old. He began writing songs at age 11. He has produced seven record- ings of his original songs, fi ve self-published books of poetry, and continues to be an active writer and performer at clubs, coff ee- houses, colleges, concert halls and festivals, mostly in the Pacifi c Northwest. Murante is well known to host it daily Chieftain staff Davie Murante for his soaring, mellifl uous tenor, strong rhythmic gui- tar style and engaging stage presence. His award-win- ning original songs fea- ture beautifully woven sto- ries about everyday folks. They combine compassion- ate, socially conscious lyr- ics with an upbeat, joyful folk-rock style. In the past 10 years, Murante has won more than 18 awards in U.S. and international com- petitions for songwriting and performance, includ- ing grand prize winner of the John Lennon Songwrit- ing Contest. His fourth CD release, Patch of Sky, has garnered critical acclaim and radio airplay in both the U.S. and Europe. For more information, contact Janis Carper, Alli- ance executive director, at www.wvmusicalliance.org or 541-426-3390. Wallowa County FREE Chess Club No meeting until further notice but look forward to seeing you soon! White, Susan Polgar mates in 2. “Play golf for your body. Play chess for your mind.” JOSEPHY CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURE 3/17 Solution Nf4+ 403 Main Street Joseph, Oregon JOSEPH — The Wal- lowa Valley Youth Arts Fes- tival opens Saturday, April 10, at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture in Joseph, and runs through April 17. The exhibit will be open from noon to 5 p.m., accord- ing to a press release. “The Youth Arts Festi- val is a great way to cele- brate Wallowa Valley stu- dents’ artwork, and we want to show off all the talents in the safest way possible,” said Cheryl Coughlan, exec- utive director of the center. “Last year, we had to cancel the event due to COVID-19 closures, but with caution, I think we can make the event fun.” “Kiddos are really excited to have the Youth Arts Festival back so they can show off their works and see what others are cre- ating and what kid doesn’t love getting a ribbon,” said Pamela Beach, the cen- ter’s art instructor. “It’s a long time coming and I’m thrilled to see what kids have been creating.” With COVID-19 restric- tions, the gallery will be lim- ited to 30 visitors. All visi- tors must wear masks while in the building. Art bags will be given out to visitors, and as is done every year, awards will be given to the artists and the artwork they present. Refreshments and snacks will be available to visitors. The Youth Arts Festi- val has always been under the umbrella of the Wal- lowa Valley Arts Council. In the fall of 2019, the coun- Jennifer Hawkins-Connolly/Contributed Photo A young artist shows a sculpture she made during art class at Joseph Charter School. Artwork of area students will be on display at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture starting Saturday, April 10, 2021, during the Youth Arts Festival. cil merged with the Josephy Center and this year’s festi- val will be the center’s fi rst offi cial festival under the combined auspices. “We are so honored to take over this program, we want to make this a spe- cial annual event where the community can come together and celebrate the talented art students we have in this county,” said Megan Wolfe, program coordinator at the center. Youths in grades K-12 will show one piece of per- sonal artwork in the exhibit. The event features a display of artwork, many awards ribbons, hands-on activities and musical performances by area youths. The center is located at 403 N. Main St. in Joseph. For more information, con- tact Coughlan at 541-432- 0505 or www.josephy.org. County FFA students do well at state Joseph, Enterprise have 28 earn state degrees By BILL BRADSHAW Wallowa County Chieftain W A L L O W A COUNTY— FFA students from all over Oregon par- ticipated in the 88th Ore- gon FFA State Convention, held virtually March 18-21, from Oregon State Univer- sity in Corvallis. This year’s convention had to be held remotely due to the COVID- 19 restrictions. Chelcee Mansfi eld, FFA adviser at Joseph Char- ter School, said the chapter received a Superior Chap- ter Award, as well as a Gold National Chapter Award during the event. The chap- ter’s beginning parliamen- tary procedure team placed second, and Anabelle Rus- sell placed fi fth in advanced public speaking. Joseph had fi ve profi - ciency fi nalists who were state winners: Anabelle Russell in ag education, Jonah Staigle in agricul- tural mechanics fabrication, Josey Wearin in beef pro- duction placement, Brianna Micka in equine produc- tion entrepreneurship and Ian Goodrich outdoor rec- reation. Maggie Zacharias placed second in equine pro- duction placement. One of the highlights of the FFA year for Joseph was that Russell was able to get grants to purchase six tower gardens to help educate the school and community about vertical farming. She is cur- rently growing salad greens, kale and basil with plans to grow cucumbers and toma- toes in this aeroponic system within the school’s green- house. She will be providing the school lunch with salad greens to be used in the Cobb salad. She taught les- sons to the high school and eighth-graders and will also work with the elementary students. The food science class made gourmet salads with the greens and chicken basil pizzas. Of the 240 Oregon FFA members who received their state degrees, 28 were from Wallowa County. The State Degree is the highest degree of FFA membership. The recipients include: • Addie Royes, Alex Albanez, Alona Yost, Andy Huwe, Bailey Vernam, Car- rin Yaw, Caylynn Beck, Destiny Wecks, Dylan Jen- nings, Flynn Nave, Gaven Winn, Gideon Gray, Grace Collins, Gracie Ellis, Hunter Harvey, Jada Gray, Kasey Duncan, Landon Green- shields, Lannie Stonebrink, Liz Rowley and Rilyn Kirk- land of Enterprise. • Anabelle Russell, Des- tany Moore, Hayden Hite, Ian Goodrich, Jonah Staigle, Maggie Zacharias and Trace Collier of Joseph. Wallowa High School’s FFA chapter was largely unable to compete this year, said Jeremy McCulloch, the school’s FFA adviser. He said scheduling con- fl icts prevented participa- tion in many of the qualifi - cation events in the virtual convention. Wallowa had about a dozen students receive their State Degrees last year and McCulloch expects another large group next year. “Hopefully they’ll be able to go to a normal con- vention next year,” he said. “We were kind of on the out- side looking in … but our program’s strong.” BARGAINS OF THE GETTING HELP FOR PROBLEM GAMBLING TAKES GUTS take the first step and contact us MONTH ® While supplies last. YOUR CHOICE 14.99 SAVE OVER 18 $ Four Seasons Courtyard ® 2 pk. Solar Spot Lights or 6 pk. Solar LED Path Lights Automaticlly turns on and off. Waterproof. Black finish. T 241 590, 353 M-F 8AM-5:30PM • SAT 8AM-5PM • SUN 9AM-3PM call 541-426-4524 or 1-877-MY-LIMIT (24 hour helpline) It's Free - It's Confidential - It Works. wallowa valley center for wellness wvcenterforwellness.org Hurricane Creek Road Enterprise, Oregon 541-426-3116 Sale Ends 4/30/21