PLEASE CHECK FOR LAST-MINUTE CHANGES TO
EVENTS BEFORE HEADING OUT ON AN ADVENTURE
Wreath Making Work-
shop: 6-8 p.m.; $40; Historic
Stahl Building, 259 E. Main St.,
Athena.
WEDNESDAY 12/8
Bingo: All are welcome;
doors open at 5 p.m., early-
bird games at 6 p.m., regular
games at 7 p.m.; VFW High
Valley Post, Union.
Bingo: All are welcome, host-
ed by Elgin Lions; doors open at
6 p.m., games at 6:30 p.m.; Elgin
Community Center, 260 N. 10th.
Wallowa Mountain Bicycle
Club Annual Meeting: 8 p.m.;
Odd Fellows Hall, 105 NE First
St., Enterprise.
THURSDAY 12/9
Knitting Group: noon-
2 p.m.; Painted Sky Center for
the Arts, 118 Washington St.,
Canyon City.
Storytime & Crafts at Cook
Memorial Library: 10:30 a.m.;
2006 Fourth St., La Grande.
FRIDAY 12/10
Piano Jam: Join ragtime pia-
nist Keith Taylor for an hour of
free music; 4 p.m.; Crossroads
Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Au-
burn Ave., Baker City.
Eagle Valley Christmas Tree
Lighting: 6 p.m.; Richland City
Hall.
Sumpter Valley Railroad
Christmas Train: Departs McE-
wen Depot at 7 p.m.; $25 adults,
$22 seniors/military, $15 ages
3-17, $70 family of four; tickets
at sumptervalleyrailroad.org.
“A Tuna Christmas”: Holiday
comedy presented by East-
ern Oregon Regional Theatre;
7 p.m.; $12 adults, $8 students;
2101 Main St., Suite 207, Baker
City; tickets at easternoregon-
regionaltheatre.com.
“A Christmas Carol”: Charles
Dickens’ classic story present-
ed by the Elgin Opera House
players; 7:30 p.m.; Blue Moun-
tain Community College, 2411
NW Carden Ave., Pendleton;
tickets at elginoperahouse.com.
“Tuck Everlasting — The
Musical”: 7:30 p.m.; $8-$18; El-
gin Opera House, 104 N. Eighth
Ave.; tickets at elginoperahouse.
com.
SATURDAY 12/11
Pancakes with Santa: Pan-
cakes and sausage and photos
with Santa; 9 a.m.; Hermiston
Community Center, 415 S Hwy
395.
Enterprise Winterfest:
Streets closed at 10 a.m. for
downtown shopping; Santa
arrives at Santa Central at
2 p.m.; Lighted Parade begins at
5:20 p.m. downtown.
Family Gingerbread Wor-
shop: Free hot cocoa bar;
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CALENDAR
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; photos with
Santa 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.;
gingerbread workshop $36; Le
Bebe Cakes, 1101 Washington
Ave., La Grande; sign up at 541-
963-2253.
Tea in the Gallery: Free tea
tasting hosted by Teahouse
Bakery; drop in 10:30 a.m.-
1 p.m.; Art Center East, 1006
Penn Ave., La Grande.
Hip & Handmade: Informal
drop-in arts and crafts for
grown-ups; 10:30-11:30 a.m.;
free; Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
Sumpter Valley Railroad
Christmas Trains: Short runs
leave from the Sumpter Station
at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. &
3:30 p.m.; $18.50 adults, $15
seniors/military, $10 ages 3-17;
tickets at sumptervalleyrailroad.
org.
Saturday Kids Craft:
11 a.m.-1 p.m.; free; Hermiston
Public Library, 235 E. Gladys
Ave.
“Tuck Everlasting —
The Musical”: 12:30 p.m. &
4:30 p.m.; $8-$18; Elgin Opera
House, 104 N. Eighth Ave.; tick-
ets at elginoperahouse.com.
Wool Crafts Class: Explore
two diff erent techniques using
wool to create small fi gures and
ornaments; 1-4 p.m.; $25; Jose-
phy Center for Arts and Culture,
403 N. Main St., Joseph; regis-
ter at josephy.org.
Free Carriage Rides with
DECEMBER 1�8, 2021
Matthew Henneke: First come,
fi rst served; 1-3 p.m.; loading
in front of La Grande City Hall,
1000 Adams Ave.
Family Movie Night: Fea-
turing “Arthur Christmas: The
Movie”; popcorn provided;
2 p.m.; Hermiston Public Library,
235 E Gladys Ave.
Sumpter Parade and Tree
Lighting: 5 p.m.; Sumpter.
Timber Truckers Light Pa-
rade: This year’s theme is “Light
Up the Night”; 6 p.m.; John Day
Highway.
“A Tuna Christmas”: Holiday
comedy presented by East-
ern Oregon Regional Theatre;
7 p.m.; $12 adults, $8 students;
2101 Main St., Suite 207, Baker
City; tickets at easternoregon-
regionaltheatre.com.
“A Christmas Carol”: Charles
Dickens’ classic story present-
ed by the Elgin Opera House
players; 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.;
Blue Mountain Community
College, 2411 NW Carden Ave.,
Pendleton; tickets at elginop-
erahouse.com.
QUICK TAKES
SUNDAY 12/12
hour after the parade, Matthew
Sumpter Valley Railroad
Christmas Train: Leaves at
noon from the McEwen Depot;
includes 40-minute layover
in Sumpter; $25 adults, $22
seniors/military, $15 ages 3-17,
$75 family of four; tickets at
sumptervalleyrailroad.org.
UNION PUTS ON ANNUAL
WINTER WONDERLAND
UNION — Winter Wonder-
land comes to Union this year
on Saturday, Dec. 4, featuring
vendors and music from noon-
4:30 p.m. at the Catherine
Creek Community Center and
a downtown lighted parade
at 5 p.m. followed by the tree
lighting. Afterward, head over
to Hometown Hardware for the
VFW chili feed. Buff alo Peak
Golf Course also is hosting an
open house from 6-8 p.m. with
holiday treats and shopping.
LA GRANDE LIGHTS THE
TREE ON DEC. 3
LA GRANDE — La Grande’s
holiday parade begins at 5
p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, on Adams
Avenue from Hemlock Street
to Max Square for the light-
ing of the Christmas tree and
festive music by the La Grande
High School Choir. For one
Henneke will give free carriage
rides (fi rst come, fi rst served).
More opportunities for a free
carriage ride in downtown La
Grande will be off ered Dec. 11
from 1-3 p.m. (loading in front
of La Grande City Hall) and Dec.
18 from 2-4 p.m. (loading in
front of Wells Fargo Bank).
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