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NOVEMBER 24�DECEMBER 1, 2021
BEHIND THE SCENES
FROM THE
COVER
Get your jingle on in Joseph
Jingle Thru
Joseph
kicks off
holiday
season
The Jingle Thru Joseph
Holiday Bazaar will be open Nov.
26-27 and Dec. 3-4. Hours are
9 a.m.-5 p.m. on both Fridays and
9 a.m.-4 p.m. on both Saturdays.
LIGHTING CONTEST AND
PARADE THIS WEEKEND
By Katy Nesbitt
Go! Magazine
J
OSEPH — Jingle Thru Jo-
seph will soon be underway.
Unique shopping opportunities, a
lighting contest and a parade are
highlights of the annual event,
which kicks off the holiday sea-
son in Joseph.
BAZAAR
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain
Arrowhead Chocolates’ fl oat won fi rst place in the 2020 Jingle Thru Joseph holiday parade. The lighted parade this
year begins at 5 p.m. on Nov. 27.
The Jingle Thru Joseph
Holiday Bazaar celebrates the
holiday shopping season with
more than 40 vendors selling
their unique gifts at the Joseph
Community Center, 201 E.
Second St., during the next two
weekends.
Organizer Susie Madigan said
she has booths reserved for a
vast array of gifts — many that
are handmade — including pot-
tery, oil paintings, tooled leather,
fudge and candy, soap, Christ-
mas tree ornaments and decora-
tions, leather goods, woodwork,
antler-handled bottle openers
and tools, jewelry, cards, photo-
graphs, lip balm, jams and jellies.
A variety of cosmetics also
will be for sale, as well as can-
dles, leggings, bags and purses,
hats, T-shirts, antiques and col-
lectibles, including vintage toys
First Friday at Crossroads
M ud & F ire
2020 Auburn Avenue
Baker City, Oregon
541.523.5369
www.crossroads-arts.org
Genie Sue Weppner presents a First Friday exhibit
that is set ablaze with an eclectic collection of Raku ceramic pieces
which bring forth a modern take on historic techniques
Exhibition on display Friday, November 5 through Monday, November 29
Crossroads is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00am to 5:00pm
and kitchen items.
The Wallowa County Humane
Society booth will have a silent
auction and the Wallowa County
Quilt Guild is hosting a quilt
raffl e.
Admission is free and masks
are required.
The Joseph Main Street busi-
nesses will compete in a lighting
contest on Friday, Nov. 26, to
complement the Christmas Light
Parade that begins at 5 p.m. on
Saturday, Nov 27. Enjoy the holi-
day music, food and open houses
at downtown businesses — and
keep your eye out for Santa.
Those interested in participat-
ing in the parade can fi nd the
application at www.josephoregon.
com/joseph-or-events/79-nov-
28-29th-jingle-thru-joseph. For
more information, email Deena
McFetridge at deenamcfetridge@
yahoo.com. Applications can be
dropped off at Sports Corral or
Real Estate Associates. Parade
entries will line up at 4:30 p.m. at
the Indian Lodge Motel.