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NEWS BlueMountainEagle.com Wednesday, March 27, 2019 A3 Humbolt students use creativity at EOU Writers’ Workshop Kids learn haiku and other writing styles By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle A busload of 27 Hum- bolt Elementary students made the trek March 9 to the annual Eastern Oregon University Student Writers’ Workshop in La Grande. The event is designed to boost their enthusiasm for creative writing. Humbolt fifth-grade teacher Anna Stargel led the group of students, in grades 3-5, along with two other teachers and two parent chaperones. Stargel said the students attended workshops led by EOU undergraduate stu- dents, including classes on haiku poetry, fantasy writ- ing, a St. Patrick’s Day lep- rechaun story and music and poetry. She said the haiku class Contributed photo was multi-sensory, engaging Humbolt Elementary students gather during their visit to the Eastern Oregon University’s writing workshop. the students with a nature walk before they began writ- ing about what they saw, heard and felt. Ten-year-old Nick Stiner wrote a poem in the class called “Beauty”: “See the blossoms sprout Hear the beautiful plants grow Find the types of plants” All the students were welcome to share a sample of their writing from the day during open mic time at the end of the day. Sixth-grader Maddie Bai- ley, in Georgia Boethin’s Contributed photo Fifth-grader Boyden Weaver, left, won a cash prize in the “World’s Best class, said that was her Sentence Competition,” awarded by EOU English/writing professor Nancy Contributed photo favorite part. “I liked listening to other Nick Stiner finishes a writing project at the Eastern Oregon University’s Knowles, at the March 9 Eastern Oregon University Student Writers’ people’s stories,” Bailey writers workshop. Workshop in La Grande. said. Her sister Eliza, in Amy express ourselves however chaun writing was my dents met people who About 200 students in all writing professor. Hittle’s fourth-grade class, we wanted,” she said. favorite because Ms. Car- from schools in La Grande, Fifth-grader Boyden are making a career of said the event was a learning Rowdy Wilson, also son was really nice, and Baker City, Pine Eagle and Weaver won a cash prize in writing. “It was so fun and so experience. in Hittle’s class, said the we got to write a whole other cities also joined in for the “World’s Best Sentence “I liked when we got to teachers were kind and bunch,” he said. “The teach- the event, which was spear- Competition,” which was unique,” she said. “It was ers were really nice and headed by Nancy Knowles handed out by Knowles. turn music and songs into encouraging. a really cool experience for who is an EOU English/ poems, because we could “Ms. Carson’s lepre- encouraging.” Stargel said the stu- our kids.” Inland Northwest Musicians Chorale and string ensemble to perform in Canyon City Vivaldi and Randall Thompson among selections to be performed By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle A group of 40 music lovers, the Inland North- west Musicians Chorale, invite other music lov- ers to a free concert at 4 p.m. Saturday at Can- yon City Community Hall. Donations will be accepted, and there is a dessert reception follow- ing the presentation. The Juniper Arts Coun- cil is partnering with Inland Northwest to bring the concert to Grant County. Led by conductor R. Lee Freise, the chorale will perform selections from “Peaceable King- dom” by Randall Thomp- son as well as “Gloria” by Antonio Vivaldi, which will be accompanied by a four-piece string ensemble and harpsichord. This year marks Inland Northwest’s 20th anniversary. The group’s program manager RaNiel Dunn said, over the two decades, they’ve performed in over 400 concerts in 50 communities. “We all travel, and it’s an all-volunteer organi- zation,” she said, adding their concerts are offered for no charge. Members of the cho- rale and string ensemble come from Ione, Hermis- ton, Pendleton, Athena, La Grande and Walla Walla, Washington. She said the group trav- els to areas in southeast Washington and northeast Oregon, mostly to smaller communities. Inland Northwest last performed at Canyon The Inland Northwest Musicians Chorale, led by conductor R. Lee Freise, will present a concert at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Canyon City Community Hall. A four-piece string ensemble will accompany on a piece by Vivaldi. In the photo, the group performs at a previous concert. Contributed photo City Community Hall in 2016 and in John Day in 2000. Dunn said it’s their mission to take music to areas that don’t often have that opportunity for a live performance. “It’s something we feel is an important thing we do,” she said. Mission Statement: ATTN VETERANS: CENTRAL OREGON VET CENTER IS VISITING YOUR LOCATION! To welcome home and honor those Who served, those still serving, and their families bv reach ing out to them, engaging their communities, and providing them with qualitv readjustment counseling and timelV retenal. READJUSTMENT COUNSEllNG WHEN/WHERE John Dav-Elks lodge March 27th Februarv 21th March 21th April 24th . 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