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Your event Go! is published Wednesday in The Observer and Baker City Herald. Email your event information byWednesday for publication the following week.

On the cover Rachael Nickens portrays a pioneer woman who left her sisters behind to travel west. "The Parting" will be presented at 11 a.m. Fridays through January.

— Lisa Britton photo

you didn't, I am the new special sections editor.

Unforhuntely, it may not be clear exactly what that means. The first part is probably apparent to you: I am the editor of Go! There are, however, two other special sections that I manage. Ageless will see its first publication date on Jan. 15. Hometown will be available in February.

My primary goal in taking over this role is to continue the excellent work that

the Observer staff and free-lance writers have been providing, but to give Go! and the other special sections (and their readers) the attention they deserve.

If you have not already followed Go Northeast Oregon on Facebook and Twitter, please do so. This will allow you to get updates on events and activities happening in the area.

Please also make a note of my contact information, so you can

alertme to story ideas.

Because I have trekked more than 1,700 miles from my home in Missouri, I am still adjusting to this beautiful community.

For those who are interested, there will be a Meet and Greet with me on Jan. 28 and 29 in La Grande and Baker City, respectively.

So without spending any more words on myself, I hope you enjoy what you find in this and future issues of Go! — Emily Adair, Go! editor

Artist QIA Catching up with one of Northeast Oregon's favorite artists: This week, Go! interviews are red, his ears are red."Go to Baker City artist Nancy Coffelt of bed," his mother said. I have no Baker City. idea who "this man"was or why Coffelt began her career in he was mad and bad, but I guess 1984, and has since shown and Ihave pretty much always drawn sold her work around the world and loved writing. and has published books in many Go!: Who has been your biggest genres, including picture books, influence? nonfiction, young adult, middle Coffelt: Hard question! I am a grade and comics. For more infor- self-taught artist and writer so I learned from looking at other mation, visit her website www. nancycoffelt.com. artists' work and reading other Go!: When did you discover art writers'books. I love Japanese and writingg woodblock prints and the Impressionists. As far as writers — anyCoffelt: My mother actually has aphotograph ofme atabout one who can tell a terrific story in 15 months old. I'm drawing on a terri fi cway. my little blackboard and wearing Go!: What advice wouldyou Go!: What is your favorite nothingbut a diaper.Yearsago medium and favorite subject and give aspiring artists or writersg my first grade teacher mailed me why g Coffelt: Look at art — all kinds of art. Read books — all kinds of a poem I had written in her class Coffelt: I do enjoy the messibooks. Stay curious. And practice, and she had found in her papers. ness of paper mache' but oil It was called'This Man": This pastels are my favorite medium. practice, practice. Then practice man is mad and bad. Ks eyes There's nothing like coloring. some more — forever.

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(ISO/Columbia) David Bowie walks into a bar, finds a band and emerges a year later with an album that sounds unlike anything he's done before.

The story behind"Blackstar"(ISO/ Columbia) — released days before the performer died of cancerbegins with Bowie dropping in to a New York jazz joint in the spring of 2014 to see the Donny McCaslin quartet perform, and soon after thealbum began taking shape in aseriesofsecretive recording sessions.

McCaslin and his bandmates ended up giving Bowie new musical shapes to mutate, and the singer took some chances.

The songs are dark, verging on disturbing, and his vocals are not just strong but daring — check out the diva-esque upper register he employs on"Tis Pity She Was a Whore." It sacrifices the immediacy of Bowie's pop instincts in favor of something more open-ended and atmospheric. Even without an obvious"hit," it adds up to one of Bowie's better post-1980 albums....

It makes no attempt to echo the singer's past. Instead, it suggests that at age 69, Bowie remained focused on the future and all its uncertainty.

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The team of sled dogs are getting ready and the mushers are gatheringtheir gearforthe annual2016 Eagle Cap Extreme

Dog Sled Race.

The small town of Joseph is the starting point for this 200-mile 12-dog team race which is one of the few Iditarod and Yukon Quest qualifiers in the country — and the only qualifying race in the northwest forthe Iditarod,according to Julian Pridmore-Brown, who is in charge of operations for the race.

"It's a rather unique event because everyone hears about the Iditarod and Yukon, which are the biggestsled dog racesin the world, and our race is a qualifier for both of those," PridemoreBrown said.

The race iscelebrating 12 years this year and draws about 15-22 teams, Pridmore-Brown said.

There are four races — the biggest one is 200 miles with a

12-dogteam, the second isa 100mile race with an eight dog team, there'salsoajuniorsrace and a 62-milepot race,according tothe event's website.

The race begins at Ferguson Ridge, outside of Joseph at noon on Thursday, Pridmore-Brown said. eWe certainly encourage the public to show up," he said. Parking ishard tocome by so getting to theevent early isa good idea, plus it gives spectators time to speak to the mushers — which is encouraged.

'The start (of the event) there's a lotofdogsthereandit's areally high energy, exciting event (to

see)," he said.

Pridmore-Brown said there arefreeshuttlesto getspectators there for those who want to park farther away from the event.

The 200-mile race is a nearly 45 hour non-stop race, he said.

There's one mandatory six hour break for all the mushers in that event, though.

There's not a lot of places to watch the mushers through the race because of the terrain they're traveling through.

After the start in Fergi, there's a checkpoint at Salt Creek Summit which is a 40 minute drive from Joseph, he said.

At the summit, there are 40

volunteers that work to help the mushers, and their dogs.

"A vet team is there that works with them and allows the musherstotake a rest,"PridmoreBrown said.

"From there, the race becomes inaccessible by vehicle," he said.

Part of the course follows Hells Canyon and dips into Baker County at Twin Lakes, but mostly the course is within Wallowa County.

Wallowa County is a great location for this qualifying event to take place.

'There was some interest in the (Wallowa County) community to get a winter-type event started," he said.eWallowa County has cool things in the summer and then there was some interest from people to start something for the county in the winter time."

It'snotan easy course forthe teams that participate in the 200 miles though, he said.

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EagleCap Extmme Dog Sled Race Where: Ferguson Ridge Ski Area When: noon Thursday Info: www.eaglecapextreme. com/index.php Cap dog sled race has been staying steady the lastseveralyears as far asparticipation in the races is concerned and that's just how they like it. eWe don't want this to be a huge race," he said.eWe're trying to keep a community and family oriented spirit to it. We want

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personal to it."

The race has had about 22 teams parti cipateforseveralyears and that' sjustperfect,hesaid.

'That's about as big as we want 'The (Eagle Cap) event has it," he said.'The facilities can't evolved (through the years) to be handle much more than that." one ofthetougher dog sled races The Idit arod also hasabout35 anywhere because of its mounteams participating at their event tainous terrain," he said. 'The every year and that's not that much (1,000 mile) iditarod is a relatively more from the Eagle Cap race.

"As far as the mushing world flat course compared to ours.

Ours is a very tough course in the goes, (Eagle Cap Extreme Dog mushing world."

Sled Race) is a very well estabPridmore-Brown said the Eagle lished event," he said.

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Eagle Cap is designed to be a race for the community to get close and view.

THE RACE STARTS The race begins noon Thursday. The first stage of the 62-mile pot race, 100 and 200 mile races at the Ferguson Ridge SkiArea.

Shuttles begin at 9:45 a.m.

The Salt Creek Summit Crossing vantage point is estimated to be at 1-3 p.m.

ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINT Spectators can see the racers up close on the trail. Snow shoers and cross country skiers may want to use this as their starting point. Snow Park Pass required to park here.

FINISH AT FERGI Race are expected to be completedThursday through Saturday. The Juniors race should be completed Friday afternoon to evening; the 62mile race should be completed Thursday and Friday, late afternoon to evening; the 100-mile race should be completed Friday morning; and the 200-mile race should be completed Saturday.

AWARDS BANQUET The Joseph Community Center will host an awards banquet. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for the General Public, $18 for members, $12 for volunteers and handlers, @for children ages 5-12, and free for children under 4, mushers, ECX coordinators and major race sponsors.

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Listen to live music at Ten Depot every week LA GRANDE — Ten Depot Street in La Grande offers live music Tuesday and Thursday evenings &om 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Thursday will feature Red Hot and Blue. Steve Knes will perform Tuesday.

Make melting snowman cookies at iCraft LA GRANDE — Cook Memorial Library is ofFering iCRAFT for teens at 4 p.m. Friday in the library's Teen Zone.

This month, participants will make melting snowman cookies.

This &ee class is open to anyone in

middle or high school. All supplies are provided.

View the flier and watch for upcoming teen events at www. cityofl agrande.org/library and the

library's Facebook page.

For more information, call 541-962-1339.

Enjoy live music at the Crossroads art center BAKER CITY — Ragtime pianist Keith Taylor will perform at 4:30p.m.Friday attheCrossroads Carnegie Art Center. The center is located at 2020Auburn Ave. in Baker City.

Enjoy live music at the Anthony Lakes ANIHONY LAKES — Anthony Lakes ski resort will host live music on Saturday. For more information, contact the resort at

541-856-3277.

Ham 'n' Cheese, Bag of Hammers team up LA GRANDE — Ham 'n' Cheese will open for Bag of Hammers inan event Saturday

dubbed"Bag of Ham 'n' Cheese."

The partyis6-10 p.m. Saturday at Art Center East, 1006 Penn Ave. Only those 21 and up will be allowed in. Cover is

$5. A beer and wine bar will be available.

For more information, find the event on Facebook by searching "Bag of Ham 'n' Cheese."

Square dance and more vmth string bandand caller JOSEPH — Hurricane Creek Grange outside Joseph will host an Old-Time Community Dance featuring a live string band and caller &om 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.

All dances — squares, circles, reels, contras, waltzes — will be called/taught.

No experience is needed, and no partner or special clothing are necessary.

Admission is $5; children younger than 12 get in &ee.

For more information, call Laura Skovlin at 541-398-0800.

Ski and dance over MLK 3r. weekend NORTH POWDER — Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort will be open during Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.

Standard Deviation will provide music to dance to &om 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday at the resort' sStarbottleSaloon.

For snow and entertainment information, go to www.anthonylakes.com.

Improve your poetry at two-hour workshop BAKER CITY — The Crossroads Carnegie Art Center will host Nancy Christopherson as the instructor of a poetry workshop.

Christopherson will be teaching and discussing some of the

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fundamentals and techniques of language-as-mediuminverse.

Students will produce an original draR poem, learn to critique, practice revisions, then read the revised poems aloud to an audience of their peers.

This workshop, which will be located in the downstairs studio of the art center, is free and open to all adults. Creative writing experience is not required.

The workshop session will be Jan. 23 at 1-3 p.m.

Kindle and the Oregon Playboys at Hamley's PENDLETON — JamesDean Kindleand the Eastern Oregon

Playbos (of Pendleton) will play a concert Jan. 23 that will be filmed for a future live documentary of the band.

The show starts at 7 p.m. at the Hamley Slic k Fork Saloon,30 S.E. CourtAve., Pendleton. The band's &iends, Brian Bouvenizer and The

Koala Cowboys (ofAstoria) and Msty Mouth (of Pendleton) round out a triple bill for the evening.

Cover is $5. Tickets are availableonline atwww.brownpapertickets.com. For more information, findthe event on Facebook.

Volunteer to help the Walla Walla Symphony W ALLA WALLA — The Walla Walla Symphony has launched a new Volunteer Program, which will give people a chance to get involved.The symphony isseeking volunteers to give their time and talents not only as ushers, but as

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important assets to the organization's marketing, education programs,and development eff orts.

Benefits of volunteering include one comp ticket per 4 hours of nonconcert service. Ushers receive a comp ticket to the event at which they serve.

In addition, volunteers will have the opportunity to learn and practice important skills such as customer service and teamwork, as well as connect with likeminded individuals who also enjoy symphonicmusic.

For more information about the program or to apply, email Kristi Von Handorf at kristi@wwsym-

phonyorg.

ACE offers variety of classes LA GRANDE — Upcoming classes atArt Center East include MailArt and the Art of Letter Writing at 7-9 p.m. Thursday. This class ofFers a chance to learn how to reconnect with people with old fashioned mail.

Students may bring stationary and letter sets, favorite writing

Holiday Farties Receptions Weddings Birthday Farties Anniversaries Class Reunions Summer Barbecues

implements, scrap book appears, stickers and washi tape. All other

supplies are included. Price is $30 for members, $35 for nonmembers per session. This class is for those ages 17 and older.

Also this week is a fused glass

pendants class (ages 16and up) at 6:30 p.m. Friday, where students learn to use cold sheet glass and assemble their own pendants choosing their own colors and patterns. All supplies are included.

Costis$30form embers,$35 for nonmembers.

From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, learn a"wee bit" about Scottish Cooking with a class taught by Mary DeViney at Kneads Bakery on Adams Ave. in La Grande.

This class includes making of scones and seed cake, and includes cultural discussion of Kghlanders and Lowlandersand Black Watch Plaid. Learn a little ScotsGaelic, plus some manners and customs of the Scots. Cost is $25 for members, $30 for nonmembers.

Register for ACE classes online at www.artseast. org orcall 541-624-2800.

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a Graphic novel depicts tragedy through art

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Over the weekend, German bookstores began selling an annotated version of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf". This book, which pointsout fl awsand makes commentary on the original text, is the first time the manifesto has been legally distributed in the nation in the last 70 years. So what better time than now to revisit the Art Spiegelman creation "Maus"?

"Maus" is the story of Vladek Spiegelman,a father,husband and Holocaust survivor. "Maus" is told through graphic novel-style illustrations. As someone who is interested in history and a fan of alternative storytelling, I thought this graphic novel was brilliant.

In a period ofhistory where race was such an important issue, this story basically had to be told visually. Spiegelman, however, decided

to portrayallthe characters as animals, rather than humans with defining characteristics. All the Jews are portrayed as mice, the Nazis as cats. Polish people are illustrated as pigs, French as frogs, Americans as dogs, and so on.

Perhaps the most ingenious use of illustration is when the Jewish mice attempt to disguise themselves as Polish. Vladek and his wife, Anja, wear pig masks.

Anja's disguise is not completely convincing, so her mouse tail is still visible in Spiegelman's drawings. Meanwhile, Vladek successfully hides himself, and his tail is no longer visible. Throughout the book, if a character is wearing a mask, he or she is passing him or herself off as another race.

This kind of visual information allows the reader to quickly identify the origins of each character and assessthe amount ofdanger

Vladek and Anja face.

Rather than spending a long time reading a narrative of the situation, readers glean what they need to instantaneously. This lets readers get caught up in the suspense and the emotions that exist within the panels of the novel.

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telling, Spiegelman employs an interviewing technique to help tellthe story.

Within the story, the character Artie interviews his father about his past. When the story zooms back out to these interviews, some of the suspense is alleviated and the reader gets a sense of the author's feelings about his family history.

This storytelling method also does an excellent job pointing out that these experiences are unique to the individuals who faced the Holocaust. Though millions of people were sent to work and death camps between 1933 and 1945, each person and each family struggled with different tragedies.

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Although this is a technically easy read — it relies heavily on images rather than complicated sentence structure — "Maus" deals with very dark themes.

Though the characters are cartoon animals, some of the scenes can be quite vivid.

Nevertheless, I would recommend this graphic novel to anyone who views the Holocaust as a fascinating and emotional subject worth learning about.

The story has two volumes published between 1980 and 1991.Ifind m yselfhaving an impossible time putting the book down whenever I read it, so I would suggest you find a copy of theuComplete Maus" to read both volumes at once.

HARDCOVER FICTION "All the Light we Cannot See"

by Anthony Doerr.

"The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins.

"Rogue Lawyer" by John Grisham.

"See Me" by Nicholas Sparks.

"The Bazaar of Bad Dreams"

by Stephen King.

HARDCOVER NONFICTION "Between the World and Me"

by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

"Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates" by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger.

"Killing Reagan" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.

"Humans of New York: Stories" by Brandon Stanton.

"Binge" byTyler Oakley.

E-BOOK FICTION "Point Blank" by Fern Michaels.

"The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins.

"Rogue Lawyer" by John Grisham.

"Pretty Girls" by Karin Slaughter.

"Cross Justice" by James Patterson.

E-BOOK NONFICTION "Not My Father's Son" by Alan Cumming.

"What If?" by Randall Munroe.

"The Big Short" by Michael Lewis.

"Such Good Girls" by R.D. Rosen "Beyond Belief" by Jenna Miscavige Hill with Lisa Pulitzer Source: NewYourkTimes

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I aEI Special events The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center offers free fee days throughout the year. The upcoming dates are: Jan. 17, Feb.13and14, March15, April 22, June 4, Sept. 24, Oct. 8, Nov.11and Dec.8.

Living history programs are offered at11 a.m.

• An Evening Chat:Jan. 14 and 21 • The Parting:Jan. 15, 22 and 29 • Campfire Conversations: Jan. 16 • The Ghost of William "Whiskey" Davis:Jan. 17 • Packing for the Joumey: Jan. 23 • Horse Sense:Jan. 24 • Windows in Time:Jan. 28 • Surviving the OregonTrail: Jan. 30 • Lost Gold:Jan. 31 Two upcomingspecial exhibits are "Wagons Ho! An Interactive Oregon Trail Experience" from Feb. 11 to July 4, and "The Native Landscape: Plants and Pollinators of the Northwest" from July 19 to Dec. 11.

Other special events include: • Meet the Pioneers: Memorial Day weekend, May 28-29 • 6th-annual Run to the Ruts 5K/10K Fun Runand Walk:June 4 • Labor Day Wagon Encampment: Sept.3-4 • National Public Lands Day:Sept. 24 • 2nd-annual Cast Iron Chef Cook-off:Oct. 8 • Family Fun Day:Nov. 25

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The pioneer woman peeks into the wagon, then gathers her long skirts and takes a seat beside the fire.

For the past five months, she has taken this time — evening when chores and done and her children are asleep — to write in her journal.

"It's difficult, to say the least.

Quite difficult," she says, tears glistening in her eyes.

This woman, who seems to have stepped out of a journal to tell her story, is brought to life by Rachael Nickens, a staffinterpreterat theNational Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Baker City.

Nickens developed the program, called'The Parting," based

on numerous pioneer journals, and added some ofher personal experiences as well.

In character, she tells ofhow her husband came home one day and proclaimed,'We're going to Oregon."

"I never wanted to hear those words," she says.

A year later, she said goodbye to her older sister, who raised her after their mother died.

"She's someone I left behind.

She was my sister, my ma, my best &iend," she says."It's a feeling ofloss like when you bury someone. I'd never see her again."

These mixed feelings ofhope for the future and sorrow for the life left behind is woven throughout the exhibits of this center, which chronicles the Great Migrationthat started in 1843.

The center hall portrays a wagon train, with life-size animals and mannequins and audio to tell snippets of stories.

Winding around the hallway, the displays become more involved and you could spend hours reading or packing the miniature

wagon to see what you'd take and what you'd leave.

Andifyou're lucky to visit during a scheduled program,you can witness historyin a more personal way as a costumed performer brings the story to life.

Nickens will pmsent'The Parting"again at 11 a.m. Jan. 15, 22 and 29. Most livinghistory programs an: 20 to 25 minutes.

"Campfire Conversations"is an hourlong and pmsented in a different format with Cheri Garver discussingtheOregon Trafl, overland emigrants, BakerValley andthe natural history of Eastern Oregon with visitors who gather in the Blue Mountain Camp exhibit. ''We'm pretty flexible this time of year, so if a gmup or a large family comes in and wants a movie or presentation at a difFerent time, weil try to accommodate it„" said Sarah LeCompte, center dimctor.

Interactive Exhibits Education is the key at the Interpretive Center, andvisitors are boundto learn something new every time they walk thmugh the exhibits.

Thmugh Jan. 17, the FlagstafF Galleryis the Oregon Trail Discovery Room"where kids can make animal tracks in sand, put on a shadow puppet show, create a quilt block, and calculate how many steps it would take to walk &om Independence, Mssouri, to Oregon Cit. The center also ofFers a scavenger hunt for kids to complete

as they go thmugh the displays, and a bingo game that smaller ones can play, too. Junior Explorer Cheri Garver, right, staff interpreter, portrays pioneer ElizabethTrul- booksprovideeven more activities linger as she invites visitors to learn about life on the Oregon Trail related to the Oregon Trail. in 1848 in the program "Campfire Conversations."

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Thursday-Sunday; the center will be open every day for spring, starting Feb. 11.

Cost:Admission is $5 for adults, $3.50 for seniors, and free for ages 15 and younger.

Entry is good for two days.

Yearly memberships are also available — $25 for individuals or $45 a family.

Federal passes are accepted.

Info: 541-523-1843; oregontrail.blm.gov added in the past year is Pioneer Perspectives."With this, visitors pick up a pamphlet that details the trail experience of a real emigrant with excerpts &om his or her journal that talk about certain spots on the trail — Platte River, Continental Divide, Salmon Falls, Snake Riverand Columbia River.

At these"stops" in the exhibits, visitors can make a crayon etching in the pamphlet and then receivea passportstamp atthe center's information desk.

Trails The center has four miles of trails that wind around the hill — even down to the Oregon Trail ruts — and judging from the footprints on the snowy paths, some visitors decide to take in the entire center experience no matter the weather.

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• Open Swim:1 p.m.; Sam-0-Swim Center, 580 Baker St, Baker City, httpJ/bakerymca.org/schedules/ • After School Cool Down:;3:30 • Open Swim:7:30 p.m.; Sam0-Swim Center, 580 Baker St, p.m.; Elgin Community Center, 260 N. 10th Ave., Elgin Baker City, httpJ/bakerymca.org/ • Bingo:6:30 p.m.; La Grande schedules/ American Legion Post 43, 301Fir • Oregon Food Pantry:The Oregon St., La Grande Food Pantry will distribute food • Country Swing Dance:Dance boxes on the 3rd Friday of each instruction available. Student month.; 10 a.m.; Union Baptist discount with ID. 7:30 p.m. g3 Church, 1531 S. Main St., Union before 8 p.m.; $5 after 8 p.m.; • StoryTime:Presented by library Maridell Center, 1124Washington staff trained in Child Development Ave., La Grande, 541-963-2023 and Early Literacy, we offer three • Indoor Park:Free indoor play storytimes per week.Tue, 10am, space open to preschool children Baby Storytime Wed, 10am,Toddler and their caregivers; 9 a.m.; United Storytime Fri, 10am, Elementary Methodist Church, 1612Fourth St., Storytime For a schedule of La Grande themes, see www.bakerlib.org/ • Live Music atTen Depot Street: kids; 10:00am; Baker County Public Free live music everyTuesday and Library, 2400 Resort St, Baker City, Thursday; 8 p.m.;Ten Depot Street, httpJ/bakerlib.org/news-events/ 10 Deport Street, La Grande calendar.html • Open Swim:6:30 p.m.; Sam-0-Swim • Toastmasters Weekly Meeting: Learn Communication and Center, 580 Baker St, Baker City, $3 youth; bakerymca.org/schedules/ Leadership skills in Ontario, Oregon, each Friday from noon to 1 p.m.

Attend as a guest for free, or, as a participating member for less than $6 per month. Walk-in guests are • Bingo:all are welcome; 3.5 miles welcome, or pre-arrange to meet north of Elgin on Middle Road; with a host member by calling Paul Kraft at the above number.; noon; 6:30p.m.;RockwallGrange,71562 Middle Road, Elgin $6; Laura Moore Cunningham • iCRAFT:Free craft projects for Science Center,TVCC,Ontario, tweens Ik teens ages 11 Ik older.; 4 httpJ/oridalineup.com/event/ p.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 toastmasters-weekly-meeting2/?instance id=17637 Fourth St., La Grande • Live Music by KeithTaylor:Music • Wallowa Mart:Everyone is by ragtime pianist KeithTaylor.; welcome to set up and sell at this 4:30pm; Crossroads Carnegie Art freefleamarketvenue.Onany Center, 2020Auburn Ave, Baker City given weekend, we have yard sale • Ontario Senior Citizen Center items, flea market finds, arts Ik Activities:Cooked meals every crafts, small home business items, Friday at noon, with live music produce Ik plant starts, community beginning at 11:15am. Friday nights fundraisers, and more.; 9:00am; are also Finger food Night with Fourth Ik Madison, Wallowa dancing from 7 to 10 pm. Music • Water Aerobics Deep Water: provided by the "Swingin Four", ; 9:00am; Sam-0-Swim Center, featuring the fox trot, waltz, country580 Baker St, Baker City, http:// western, latin Ik pattern dances.; bakerymca.org/schedules/ noon; Ontario Senior Citizen • Water Aerobics Shallow Water: Center, 698 Northwest 8th Avenue, ; 8:00am; Sam-0-Swim Center, Ontario, httpJ/oridalineup.com/ 580 Baker St, Baker City, http:// event/ontario-senior-citizen-centerbakerymca.org/schedules/ • Zumba Gold:;8:30am; YMCA activities/?instance id=16451

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Fitness Center, 3715Pocahontas RD, Baker City, httpJ/bakerymca.org/ schedules/ • Chair Exercise Class: 10 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St, La Grande • Community Symphonic Band: • Baker County Chamber of Open to all woodwind, brass and Commerce Annual Awards percussion players age 14and Banquet:The RFPfor Catering older from Union, Wallowa and Baker counties. EOUcollege credit and Venue are also available on www.visitbaker.com/events/Bakeravailable.; 7:00pm; Loso Hall, EOU, 1 University Blvd., La Grande, http:// County-Chamber-of-CommerceAnnual-Awards-Banquet-10642/ www.artseast.org • Indoor 3D Family Night:This is details; 5 p.m.; Baker County Chamber of Commerce andVisitors for adults and kids to shoot for fun.

Bureau, 490 Campbell St, Baker 6 p.m.; $2.50- $5.00; Indianhead Bowhunters, 267 ECommercial, City, httpJ/www.facebook.com/ events/963952823625942 Weiser • Indoor Park:Free indoor play • Cove Food Pantry:;9 a.m.; United Methodist Church, Cove space open to preschool children • DIY Craft Saturday:The third and their caregivers.; 9:00am; Saturday of each month. Adults are United Methodist Church, 1612 invited to bring their tools, supplies, Fourth St., La Grande • Parkinson's Disease Support and projects to the Community Room at Cook Memorial Library Group:Support group for those from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. No registration with Parkinson's disease and/or required. Come quilt, knit, bead, or their caregivers; 4:30pm; Grande just visit.; 10 a.m.; Cook Memorial Ronde Hospital, 900 Sunset Drive, Library, 2006 Fourth St., La Grande La Grande • Elkhorn Adolescent:4 p.m.; • Bingo!:$8.00 Buy-In Ik other • Strength & Flex:10 a.m.; YMCA Sam-0-Swim Center, 580 Baker St, Fitness Center, 3715Pocahontas RD, special Packets available; 1:00pm; Baker City, httpJ/bakerymca.org/ Baker City, httpJ/bakerymca.org/ $8.00- $8.00;Veteran's Memorial schedules/ Hall, 25 Northwest 8th Street, schedules/ • Free Farmers Appreciation Ontario, httpJ/oridalineup.com/ • StrengthYoga:5 a.m.;YMCA Fitness Center, 3715Pocahontas RD, Continental Breakfast:;9 a.m.; event/bingo-2/?instance id=12614 Baker City, httpJ/bakerymca.org/ $69; Four Rivers Cultural Center and • Free Fee Day:Free FeeDay at Museum, 676 SW 5th Ave, Ontario, the National Historic OregonTrail schedules/ Interpretive Center in honor of our • TOPS(Takeoffpounds Sensibly) httpJ/www.ontariochamber.com/ EventCalendar.htm supporting community and visitors.; Monday 5:00pm:; 5:00pm; Parma • Horse Drawn Tour:Dash off on 9:00am; National Historic Oregon Senior Center, 410 N8th St., Parma Trail Interpretive Center, 22267 • Union County Chess Club:; a horse drawn tour; see beautiful downtownBakerCityataneasy Oregon Hwy 86, Baker City 3:00pm; Sub Shop, 111Depot St., pace. Big Percheron horses prance • Wallowa Mart:Everyone is La Grande • Union County Children's Choir. through the city, jingling and welcome to set up and sell at this free flea market venue. 9 a.m.; 2nd-6th grade singers of all skill jangling, as the tour guide tells funny but true stories of our wild levels; 4:30pm; Loso Hall, EOU, 1 Fourth Ik Madison, Wallowa University Blvd., La Grande, www. west heritage. 7:30 p.m.; $24 per seat; Geiser Grand Hotel, 1996 Main artseast.org St, Baker City, 541-523-1889, httpJ/ • Water Aerobics Deep Water: www.geisergrand.com ; 9:00am; Sam-0-Swim Center, • LEGO Play: Come hang outin • 4H Archery Club:;7 p.m.; Alpine 580 Baker St, Baker City, http:// Archery, 117Elm St., La Grande the story circle every Saturday bakerymca.org/schedules/ • Bridge:; 1:00pm; Union County at the library and create lego • Water Aerobics Shallow Water: masterpieces! Legos provided for Senior Center, 1504 N.Albany St, ; 8:00am; Sam-0-Swim Center, kids, or they are welcome to bring La Grande 580 Baker St, Baker City, http:// their own.; 9:00am; Cook Memorial • Cardio Party:;5:30pm; YMCA bakerymca.org/schedules/

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• Beginning Roller Skating: Learn the basic techniques of roller skating, including balance and safety. Students receive $2 skate coupons each week so he or she can practice.

-Session 1: Mondays, Jan. 4-25, 5-5:50 p.m.

-Session 2: Mondays, Feb. 1-22, 5-5:50 p.m.

-Session 3: Mondays, March 7-28, 5-5:50 p.m.

• Intermediate Roller Skating: Learn more intricate skills for roller skating, including forward, backward, turns, cross overs, and sideways skating. Students receive $2 skate coupons each week so he or she can practice.

-Session 1: Mondays, Jan. 4-25, 6-6:50 p.m.

-Session 2: Mondays, Feb. 1-22, 6-6:50 p.m.

-Session 3: Mondays, March 7-28, 6-6:50 p.m.

Skate for your School When:5-7 p.m., every Thursday Where:The Maridell Center, 1124 Washington Ave., La Grande Cost: $5, with $1 going back to your school Info: 541-963-2023; maridellcenter.com

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The disco ball saw some action Thursday night at the Maridell Center as kids from acrossthe region rollerskated to raise money for their respective schools.

"Schools always need money for things," according to Maridell Center Owner Jeri Mackley, who hopes this event will support all the schools in the valley.

Every Thursday night, at 5-7 p.m., students, family and friends can participate in the Skate for Your School fundraiser.

Skaters tell the employees which school they attend, and the employees mark it down. For every skater, one dollar is sent to his or her school.

Mackley said she got the idea for the fundraiser from another skate rink. She said the center had tried a similar event in the fall with one night for individual schools.

"just a good family activity."

As her grandsons practiced skating for the first time, Leonard reminisced about her skating days.

"I used to take their dad and Taal,said the fundraiser was a uncle skating all the time when good idea. they were little," she said."I grew "It makes it so we don'thave to up skatingsince I was 10 years raise the taxes that much more, any old. I wish I was out there now." time funds an: ~ " s h e said.

Itcosts$5 to skate.Skate rentIn addition to supportingthe als during Skate for Your School arefree.Regular rentals cost$2 schools, participants viewed the event as a chance tohave some fun. for quad and $3 for inline skates.

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First grader Sophie and her mom, Courtney Turner, skate to raise money for her Island City school. Courtney said Sophie has been more successful on the inline skates than when she tried the quads.

"I think it was harder for the schools to remember which night they were supposed to come, so we didn't get much of a turnout," Mackley said.

In an effort to increase the amount the center was able to donate, it launched the allschool fundraiser on Jan. 7. '%'e thought if they know it's every Thursday for all schools, it'seasierto remember,"

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General skating hours The Maridell Center is open for skating on Fridays, 3-5 p.m., and Saturdays, 1-5 p.m.

Cosmic Skate is open both days at 6-9 p.m.

Mondays throughThursdays are open by appointment only. Sunday is closed.

General skating pl1ces It costs $5 to skate, $2 to rent quad skates, $3 to rent inline skates, $2 to rent trainers, and $6for group rates of 20 or more people.

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The community can show their support for Art Center East by throwing their coins and dollars into a"wishing well" at a fundraiser starting Saturday, Jan. 23. All proceeds will go toward the new elevator project at the gallery.

Mika Morton, executive director at Art Center East said the need for an elevator became apparent when they moved into the former Carnegie library at 1006 Penn Avenue in La Grande. '%hen the art center moved into this building," she said,"we inherited a building that needed a lot of upgrades, including taking out the floor, putting up drywall, turning it into a gallery space, putting on a new roof, and it was all done by grant writing. There were a lot of volunteer hours, and the community stepped up and said they would donate drywall and labor. It's helpful but now what we need to do in order to improve access for everybody in the community is fix the liR that we have that has been deemed inoperable by the State of Oregon."

Morton said that the Art Center East board of directors had one of two choices, either they repaired the existing liR, which would be less expensive, or they make the facility more convenient for people and install a real elevator, which would be sturdier and more permanent.

"I started to do my homework," Morton said, "and $250,000 at a minimum cost for an elevator wasn't something we had, so we're going to do a lot of grant writing. It's important, though, for there to be some kind ofbuy-in from the community. It helps to have community donations, even small, that show the funders and the foundations that there is a huge need within the community to support this project."

This need gave birth to the wishing well fundraiser event. The actual wishing well is a shaR from the second floor to the ground floor that artist Ashley Barnes of La Grande

Where:Art Center East, 1006 PennAve., La Grande When:Starting Jan. 23 Cost:W hatyou choose to give Info: 541-624-2800; www.artcenterlagrande.org

volunteered to decorate to resemble a well for people to toss in their loose change or dollar bills. The wishing well is about 6 feet deep with a basket at the bottom to catch the donations that are tossed down the shaR from above.

"Ashley decorated the wishing well, and since then, we've had lots of people come by asking what the wishing well was about, so just having the liR shaR decorated has brought awareness to our project," said Morton. "People are learning that Art Center East wants to increase its accessibility to older patrons or those with mobility issues."

This need came to everyone's notice about a year ago when the Art Center East featured the photography of Fred Hill, and some ofhis older &iends were unable to make it up the stairs.

"I think, in fact, one ofhis &iends may have been carried up the stairs by some other patrons who wanted to help," said Morton.

"So we quickly realized that not having an elevator was preventing people with mobility issues access to the building, and that's something we don't want. We want to be sure everybody has access."

Presently, the ACE building hosts onsite art classes on the ground level, and these classes are 100 percent accessible by ramps on the side that were built years earlier when the building was the public library. However, the upstairs level, which has the gallery space, retail space and oKces is only accessible by stairs.

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The wishing well at theArt Center East gives guests a chance to contribute to the center's project for a new elevator. and DarcyDolge,ACE program director,along with part-time helper Deb Chandler comprise the staff for Art Center East. The six-member board of directors will work up a three to five yearplan and a ten yearplan fortheupgrading of the facility.

Morton,Dolge and board member Nancy Knowles, will be the designated grant writers. Grant programs like Ford Foundation, the Collins Foundation, the Oregon Community Foundation, Meyer MemorialTrust, Oregon Cultural Tnmt and Wildhorse Foundation will be among those that the board considers when they begin writing their applications. '%e haven't made up our grant writing calendar yet, but we expect this to be a three to five-year project," Morton said. "Hopefully sooner than that, but we have the grant writing, soliciting, and request for bid proposals, and that all takes time.

It's not just the elevator that we want to install, but new windows, new electricity and

plumbing — just bringing the building up to code. We really feel it's important to take care of that accessibility issue from the beginning."

HOWTHE COMMUNITY CAN HELP Art Center East's executive director Mika Morton, her program director Darcy Dolge, and the board of directors are looking for community support in their endeavor to upgrade the ACE building and bring it up to code.

There will be future opportunities for in-kind donations of materials and labor, matching funds and community donations, and every little bit counts.

Morton said that community support of the wishing well fundraiser event on Jan. 23 would be greatly appreciated.

The ACE building also has a new art retail space to the left of the wishing well where local art is on sale. Also, browse through the Denise Elizabeth Stone exhibit in the gallery. All proceeds from the sale of "Goddess in the Wishing Well" go toward the elevator project.

"We would be grateful to the community if they would continue to attend the events we have and the classes," she said. "If they are able to make financial donations that we can put toward the elevator, that would be a tremendous help."

Tax deductible donations by checkfor the elevator project should be made out toArt Center East. The facility is open Tuesday through Saturday each week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or call 541-624-2800.

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Northeast O~on eats WHERE I ATE:Barley Brown's, 2190 Main Street, Baker City WHAT I ORDERED:Bram's Chicken Pasta THE VERDICT: After surviving the holidays and eating everything put in front of me, this light pasta dish from Barley Brown's was a welcome change. The linguine is tossed with olive oil and topped with chicken, feta cheese, zucchini, broccoli, olives, sun-dried tomatoes and served with a big chunk of garlic bread.

I love this dish's light flavors that complement each other and therefore pair well with ANY beer on the menu.

As far as appetizers, I highly recommend our favorite: the deep-fried green beans. This very fresh, non-greasy treat is served with amazing jalapeno, bacon and asparagus aioli.

Sorry, no photos as theywere inhaled quickly.

Barley's is a local and out of towner favorite, there's no question about that. Since my fiance and Inow have a freezer full of local beef, I've been trying new menu items (my usual was the Pub Burger.) Have you given the Seattle Iron Fries a chance?

French fries covered in gravy, deep fried cheese curds, jalapeno bacon, and green onions. A simple and amazing meal that pairs well with Hot Blonde.

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crabcake mix in Japanese style bread crumbs just before you put it in the pan then press it to the desired thickness in the pan. This will give you a moist, flavorful, cake withlots ofcrab fl avor and a lightly crisp crust.

Sauteed or Fried Crab Legs, Crab Louis or Caesar, I think

shucking and dipping is most It's Dungeness Crab Season.

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The commercial Oregon Dungeness Crab fishery, harvesting mostly from December to February, has always been one of the strongest producers. We are so thankful.

Timing is critical. Crabs must be cooked quickly afler they are harvested to minimize toxic build up. These toxins are released throughout the crab's body as they dieand can make you sick if you happen to consume toxic meat.

Nonetheless, we love Dungeness Crab. Succulent, sweet and bountiful.

Whether you prefer the leg meat or the body meat, every crab lover has their favorite crab cake recipeorisin search ofthe"best one".

Here are some pointers for great crab cakes: 1) Do not squeeze the crab meat. The juice is important to the flavor and moisture in the cakes.

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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 135 minutes ~ PG-13 ~ Genre Playing at Granada 3Theater

SISTERS 118 minutes ~ RComedy ~ Playing at Granada 3Theatre When their parents place the family home on the market, siblings Maura (Amy Poehler) and Kate (Tina Fey) learn that they have one weekend to clean out the junk from their old bedroom. Unhappy with the news, the recently divorced Maura and her hotheaded sister make plans to throw one final bash to recapture their glory days with their former classmates.

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ALVIN ATHECHIPMUNKS:ROAIITRIP (PG) Fri, Tue-Thur: 4:00 ONLY Sat Sun & Mon: 1:30 4:00

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STARllNRS:THEFORCEAnAKENS(PG-13) Fri, Tue-Thur: 3:50, 6:45, 9:25 Sat, Sun & Mon: 12:45, 3:50, 6:45, 9:25

Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy faces a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the First Order. When a defector named Finn crash-lands on a desert planet, he meets Rey (Daisy Ridley), a tough scavenger whose droid contains a top-secret map.

Together, the young duo joins forces with Han Solo (Harrison Ford) to make sure the Resistance receives the intelligence concerning the whereabouts of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), the last of the Jedi Knights.

ALVIN &THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP 86 minutes ~ PG Comedy ~ Playing at Granada 3Theater Music manager Dave (Jason Lee) is not only enjoying a burgeoning career, but a blossoming romance with Samantha (Kimberly WilliamsPaisley), a beautiful doctor who works in the emergency room.

Through misunderstandings, the chipmunks start to believe that a marriage proposal is on the horizon.

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release dates Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: JANUARY 19: Everest 19: Learning to Drive 19:TheDiaryofaTeenage Girl 19: Stonewall 19: 12 Monkeys: Season 1 19: Girl Like Her 19: Continuum: Season 4 19:TheCondemned 2 26: Goosebumps 26: Da Vinci's Demons: Season 3 26: Doctor Who: Series 9, Part 2 26: Masterpiece: Downton Abbey Season 6 26: Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise 26:TheWannabe FEBRUARY 2:TheLastWitch 2: Suffragette 2: Big Stone Gap 2: Freeheld 2:TheKeeping Room 2: Batman: Bad Blood 2: From DuskTill Dawn: The Series: Season 2 2: Hellions 2: Man Up 2: Meadowland 9: Crimson Peak 9: Love the Coopers 9: 99 Homes 9: Freaks of Nature 9: Mi-5 16: Black Mass 16: Criminal Activities Source: Times News Service

At the box oNce Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak.

Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included.

1. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," $41.6 million ($104.3 million international).

2. "The Revenant," $38 million ($20.2 million).

3. "Daddy's Home," $15 million ($10.2 million).

4. "The Forest," $13.1 million

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5. "Sisters," $72 million ($3.4 million).

6. "The Hateful Eight," $6.4 million ($12 million).

7. "The Big Short," $6.3 million ($4.6 million).

8. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip," $5.5 million ($5.8 million).

9. "Joy" $4.5 million ($75 million).

10. "Concussion," $3.1 million.

Source: The Assoaated Press

Redbox's Top 10 DVD rentals TheTop 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Dec. 28: 1. Perfect Guy — Sony 2. Trainwreck — Universal 3. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation — Paramount 4. Pan — Warner 5. Ant-Man — Disney 6. War Room — Sony 7. Vacation (201 5) — Warner 8. Heist — Lionsgate 9. Jurassic WorldUniversal 10. Max — Warner Source: Times News Service

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EXPERIENCE REC J2GING SLEEP • Free Delivery • In-Store Credit • 70 Store Buying Power • Decorating Assistance 1520 ADAMS AVENUE

La GRANDE, OREGON 97850

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