Wallowa County Community Events Calendar

Beginning this Sunday come to Lear’s for an evening of entertainment featuring Rod Ambroson and friends, Thai Food prepared by the new Chef in town beginning at 6:00 PM. Rod and Friends put on a great show and the new Chef will dazzle you with his culinary talents. There will no limit to a good time at Lear’s Sunday Thai Night and the entertainment of Rod & Friends.

Contact: Steve Lear

(541) 426-3300

stevelear@eoni.com

www.learspub.com

What: Wallowa Avalanche Center Fundraiser

Where: OK Theatre, Enterprise

When: Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 6PM

Why: A fun night filled with interesting avalanche awareness films, raffle prizes and good times. The event will raise funds for the newly formed Wallowa Avalanche Center (www.wallowaavalanchecenter.org).

Contact info: Coordinator: Penny Arentsen 541-263-1454

Email: Pen@windingwatersrafting.com

Winter Fishtrap
Date: Friday, February 19, 2010
To: Sunday, February 21
Time:
Details: Winter Fishtrap 2010, February 19-21 at Wallowa Lake Lodge, with Ursula Le Guin, Molly Gloss, and Tony Vogt, on the theme "Learning from Women." Readings, discussion, writing, open mics. Sold out. Some tickets ($10) available for Saturday night program only. Call Fishtrap for details. Rick Bombaci Executive Director Fishtrap, Inc. POB 38, Enterprise, OR 97828 phone 541-426-3623 fax 541-426-9075 www.fishtrap.org
Venue: Wallowa Lake Lodge
Contact: Rick Bombaci
Tele: (541) 426-3623
Web: www.fishtrap.org

Local Blue Mountain Community College Classes

First Aid/CPR classes February 18^th & March 18^th $35.00

Classes will be held in the hospital classroom

Contact Rhonda Harguess at 541.426.4109 or rhonda.harguess@bluecc.edu for more information or to sign up for any of these classes.

Local Blue Mountain Community College Classes

“Way of the Brush” Workshop Saturday, February 6^th 10:00AM-4:00PM

Location: TBA Cost: $50.00

Bob Procter will instruct students to make strong brushwork, help with attention and aid you in mindful breathing. Learn about posture & using the calligraphy brush, and overview of Eastern and Western composition, writing Asian brush character and other brush play. Students will leave with frame ready work!

Contact Rhonda Harguess at 541.426.4109 or rhonda.harguess@bluecc.edu for more information or to sign up for any of these classes.

Local Blue Mountain Community College Classes

Help! I Have a Digital Camera Saturday, February 6^th 9:00AM-1:00PM

Location: BMCC Lab in the Professional Building Cost: $50.00

Learn about digital camera features, camera manuals, basic composition and photography techniques, learn to download photos and burn a CDE. Bring your camera and all the manuals and accessories included with the camera.

Contact Rhonda Harguess at 541.426.4109 or rhonda.harguess@bluecc.edu for more information or to sign up for any of these classes.

Local Blue Mountain Community College Classes

Digital Scrapbooking 1 Saturday, February 13^th 9:00AM-1:00PM

Location: BMCC Lab in the Professional Building Cost: $50.00

Learn how to make scrapbook pages using digital background papers, embellishments, brushes, and shapes. Each student will need to bring their computer or laptop loaded with Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Elements 5, 6, 7, or 8. Two instructors will lead you step by step through making a scrapbook page. Learn Adobe Elements while using basic tools to adjust photos, and use its features to make stunning pages.

Contact Rhonda Harguess at 541.426.4109 or rhonda.harguess@bluecc.edu for more information or to sign up for any of these classes.

Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center (MHIC) has engaged the interest of visitors and educational institutions alike, National Parks Service Fort Vancouver, in a partnership with Portland State University brings Wallowa County-- Historical Public Archaeology and Maxville: Recovering the Past for the Present
Community archaeology, researching local historic preservation policy that best serves the public.

Wallowa Senior Center, in Wallowa behind the Post Office. Wednesday February 3rd at 6:30 PM

Come for refreshments, a brief announcement for our 2010 Historical Re-enactment Program and upcoming volunteers opportunities. An presentation the entire family will enjoy.

A $5 donation is suggested.

More info: 541-426-3545 email:info@maxvilleheritage.org web: www.maxvilleheritage.org

Douglas C. Wilson, (Ph.D. 1991, University of Arizona). Since 2000,
Dr. Wilson has served as a National Park Service archaeologist at Fort
Vancouver, which contains the remains of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s
headquarters, supply depot, and colonial village (ca. 1825-1860) and
Vancouver Barracks (1849 to 1948), the U.S. Army’s first permanent fort in
the Pacific Northwest. He directs the Northwest Cultural Resources
Institute, which integrates students from many Universities, with
professional archaeologists, and volunteers with National Park Service
staff to provide new scientific and historical research while interpreting
National Park Service sites to the public in new and interesting ways.

Wendy Ann Wright is an undergraduate student and research assistant in the Department of Anthropology at Portland State' University (PSU). Since 2006 she has focused on community archaeology and researching local historic preservation policy that best serves the public

Elks Annual Crab Feed

Feb 13th

Tickets: $25/Crab $25/Prime $35/Crab-Oysters

Contact: 541-426-1829

Same night: Enterprise Education Foundation Casino Night

Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce,

February 3, 2010 After Business Hours Meeting

Report on the local Economy, Open to the public!

Program: The Economy and Wallowa County

Speakers: Jason Yohannan & Annette Shelton-Tiderman, EO Regional Economists

John Williams, Wallowa County Extension Service, Oregon Representative Greg Smith

Location: Lear’s Main Street Pub & Grill

Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Nationally, the economy has been a hot topic this past year. How is Wallowa County’s economy? The Chamber will hold its annual, first of the year, “after business hours“ social networking meeting and present a snapshot of Wallowa County’s economy.

This meeting is open to all citizens of Wallowa County.

The chamber will provide refreshments.

For further information:

Contact Vicki Searles,

Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce

541 426-4622 or info@wallowacounty.org

Dewayne Pfeaster Memorial Oyster and Steak Feed Saturday, February 13th 5:00 to 9:00 PM Wallowa Senior Center

$25 all you can eat Oysters or Tri-Tip Steak Hot Dogs for kids $5.00 Live Music by Brady Goss beginning at 6 PM Sponsored by Friends of the Wallowa School Foundation For more information contact Mariyn Hulse at541-886-4701

2nd annual Enterprise Education Foundation's casino night (pairing with the Elk's Lodge Crab Feed).

2/13 at 6 pm, Elk's Lodge

Just some of the great prizes that night are a weekend getaway at Wildhorse and OSU Beavers Baseball tickets.....

Keep up to date with the EEF at www.enterpriseeducationfoundation.com or follow us on Facebook!

Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce and Blue Mountain Community College

present

Web-Based Social Networking for YOUR Business

Interactive Workshop Overview

Thursday, February 25

4:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Wallowa County ESD

107 SW First Street

Enterprise OR 97828

Contact: Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce 541-4264622

info@wallowacountychamber.com

Maybe you’re interested in using social networking for your business but still have questions…

? We already use e-mail what do we need this for?

? Does this replace a website?

? My competitors aren’t using this, why should we?

? My customers barely understand their cell phones. Are they going to use this?

? I’m already working 70 hour weeks. How much of my time will this take?

This three-hour workshop will take you from asking about business social networking to using it. No longer just a teen chat forum or “techie” curiosity, web-based social networking is being adopted by businesses of every type to reach their customers and prospects across the street and around the world.

If you’ve ever used the Web to find something, you have all the technical ability you need to use social networking for your business. In the course of the workshop you will…

ü Have live web access on a desktop or laptop in the ESD lab

ü Get coaching from web marketing professionals

ü Tour examples of business social networking sites and activities

ü Build a simple business blogsite / website (yes, for $0!)

ü Create a Facebook page for your business

ü Use Twitter to comment on your business

ü Publish promo videos on YouTube

ü Tune in on worldwide buzz about your business and products

Come dressed comfortably for Web touring, and bring basic information about your business plus something you’re already doing or planning to do that’s of interest to your customers…a new product, service, or special. We’ll help you do the rest.

Your workshop leader is Art Hill, VP for Economic Development at Blue Mountain Community College and Director of the BMCC Small Business Development Centers. Art is a small business owner, and has spent his entire career in software development, technical sales, electronic publishing, and Web marketing.

After the workshop, you’re not on your own (unless you really want to be). You’re eligible for free, advising on Web marketing through the BMCC Small Business Development Centers and special pricing on SBDC webinars for the next 12 months. Some webinars have been developed by your hosts for this evening’s workshop

Workshop cost $15.00 for Chamber Members $25.00 for non Members

Seating is limited to first 25 participants. Plan on registering early.

Registration and additional information is available at the Chamber Office

Scholarships Available by call NEOEDD at 541-426-3598

*Please join me at one of the **Arts Center for the Wallowas community forums to learn about our vision and provide feedback to the art center steering committee. We’ll feed you lunch, and we’ll ask for your input in return.*

*When: *

Tuesday, February 9^th , 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, Wallowa Senior Center

Thursday, February 11^th , 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, Enterprise Senior Center

Thursday, February 18^th , 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, old bank building, 403 North Main, Joseph - followed by optional tour of bank building as a possible art center location

*Why: *

Join in a discussion about efforts to start an art center for Wallowa County

Listen to an informal presentation on the project

Share your questions and feedback with the volunteer steering committee

*Who should come: *

Anyone interested in a possible art center or free lunch.

*How to participate*: Show up or RSVP to pfrolander@neoedd.org <mailto:pfrolander@neoedd.org> or call Pam Frolander at 541-426-3598.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Please send the invitation on to anyone you think would be interested in coming.

Carolyn

*When: *

Tuesday, February 9^th , 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, Wallowa Senior Center

Thursday, February 11^th , 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, Enterprise Senior Center

Thursday, February 18^th , 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, old bank building, 403 North Main, Joseph - followed by optional tour of bank building as a possible art center location

*Why: *

Join in a discussion about efforts to start an art center for Wallowa County

Listen to an informal presentation on the project

Share your questions and feedback with the volunteer steering committee

*Who should come: *

Anyone interested in a possible art center or free lunch.

*How to participate*: Show up or RSVP to pfrolander@neoedd.org <mailto:pfrolander@neoedd.org> or call Pam Frolander at 541-426-3598.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Please send the invitation on to anyone you think would be interested in coming.

Carolyn

*When: *

Tuesday, February 9^th , 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, Wallowa Senior Center

Thursday, February 11^th , 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, Enterprise Senior Center

Thursday, February 18^th , 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, old bank building, 403 North Main, Joseph - followed by optional tour of bank building as a possible art center location

*Why: *

Join in a discussion about efforts to start an art center for Wallowa County

Listen to an informal presentation on the project

Share your questions and feedback with the volunteer steering committee

*Who should come: *

Anyone interested in a possible art center or free lunch.

*How to participate*: Show up or RSVP to pfrolander@neoedd.org <mailto:pfrolander@neoedd.org> or call Pam Frolander at 541-426-3598.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Please send the invitation on to anyone you think would be interested in coming.

Carolyn

Hello ECX Volunteers!

Thank you all for helping to put on the best Eagle Cap Extreme event yet!

To thank all the volunteers, the Eagle Cap Extreme Board of Directors and Coordinators are having several opportunities to say THANK YOU! We are planning three different events:

1. Fergi BBQ Bash - Saturday, February 20th at 4pm at the Fergi Ski Lodge. We will provide food, beverages, and wood for the fire pit.

2. Halfway Volunteer Gathering - planned for this spring in Halfway (exact time/date to be determined). The halfway point of the Eagle Cap 200 mile race.

3. Ollokot Picnic - planned for early summer at Ollokot campground on the Imnaha River (exact time/date to be determined). Picnic/BBQ at the checkpoint where all the sled dog action takes place!

The ECX Board of Directors are grateful for all your help and hope you will be able to attend one or all of the volunteer thank-you gatherings. I will send more info as we finalize dates for the Halfway and Ollokot gatherings.

Randy

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Randy Greenshields DVM
Vice-President / Director / Trail Veterinarian
Eagle Cap Extreme sled dog race
501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Corporation
www.eaglecapextreme.com
vp@eaglecapextreme.com

Tunesmith Night - Saturday, February 13, 7:00 PM at Lear's Main Street Pub & Grill in Enterprise - Our songwriter showcase for this month features Joseph duo John and Deb Moro with folk-pop flavored songs sung with heart-felt harmonies, plus a visit from Pendleton's James Dean Kindle of the Eastern Oregon Playboys. Soulful and melodic, sometimes funny, JD pours out emotion and grit through his original compositions. Also joining the Tunesmith team is Caleb Samples, local master of many stringed instruments, who also happens to have a knack for "capturing the crappy times" in his music--broken-hearted love ballads reminiscent of Hank Williams Sr. but with a sweet, soft-spoken, understated style. Lear's is at 111 W. Main St, Enterprise, 541-426-3300. Food is great - come early for dinner! 7$ admission. Tunesmith Night is dedicated to providing an opportunity for songwriters to prese nt their original work to a quiet and respectful audience.

Janis Carper, Exec. Director
Wallowa Valley Music Alliance
PO Box 148, Enterprise, OR 97828
info@wvmusicalliance.org
www.wvmusicalliance.org
541-426-3390

Kelly's Gallery On Main will be having a featured artist event, this Sat., feb, 13th, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., refreshments will be served and we'll be showing local sculptor Tim Norman's latest creation, a lovely bronze titled "Vintage Viewpoint"...all art enthusiasts welcome!

Kelly's Gallery On Main

103 N. Main

Joseph, Oregon

541-432-3116

P.S. We do have some collectors here and this piece is the perfect Valentine gift!