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On the cover Timothy Kilpatrick, a freshman at Eastern Oregon University, determines a route on the campus rock wall.

— Emily Adair,Go!

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Here'swhat's on ourradar this week:

I've been a Goodreads member since 2011 and have found it to be so much more than a way to organizemy to-read listand read/writebook reviews. In a way, Goodreads is its own social network for readers.

I'vemade friends I'venever met, I follow authors to see what they're reading and working on, I take fun quizzes and polls, get recommendations, vote in reader's choice awards and enter giveaways.

If you choose to do so, you can link your activity to Facebook,

export/import reading lists to an Amazon account ihelpful for Kindle readers) and create a w idget to add to yourwebsite or

blog.

Ilovethefreedom toorganize my books my way. I've created a sub-categorylistforbooks that Iwant toread and have already purchased and one for e-books I've read and have available to lend out.

This year, I got on board with the 2016 Reading Challenge, in which readers give themselves a yearly reading goal. In 2015, I read 41 books so I set my 2016 goal to 45. When I log

in, Goodreads tells me how I'm doing. For example, today, I'm at 4 percent of my goal and two books ahead of schedule.

After I add a book to my toread list, I'm given individual book suggestions as well as entirelistsofbooks ofthe same genre that might interest me imuch like Netflixl.

In that way, this app can be very addicting — one recommendationleads todozens tobrowse.

Goodreads isthe perfectonline hang-out for readers and has many features without being confusing to navigate.

— Sarah Smith,Go!

NlllSl l}fLN Catching up with one of Northeast Oregon's favorite artists: Title: Michner Library/UNC Archives, Greeley, CO Date: 2015 Medium: ArchivaI inkjet print Size: appx.

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Go! interviews photographer Michael Sell of La Grande.

Go!: What kind of art doyou do?

Sell: I mostly make photographs, but I'm also interested in drawing and installation. Long

ago iit feels like) I made handbound books, but I've fallen out of practice.

Go!: How'd you get started?

Sell: Art class in early elementary school. I learned early on that it was important to have time set asideformaking art.Ihad art every year from first through 12th grade. Then, I continued in art in college on scholarship, and drawing class led to photography class when I was a junior. The camera I used in undergrad is the camera I use today.

Go!: What has inspired you?

Sell: The deadpan documentary style of Paul Shambroom or Brian Ulrich.

Go!: Do you have a website?

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Sell: www.michael-sell.com Go!:Areyou working on anything now?

Sell: fve been workingon a series ofphotosoflibrary archivesoverthe lastyear. That series is ongoing, I suppose, since I haven't figured out when or whyit should end.

Go!: What isyour favorite thing to photograph?

Sell: I don't really know, actually. I've never been much inclined to photograph people, though I havesome projectsthatdealt

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directly with portraits. I suppose I like the inanimate subject because it allows me to take my time and see the thing through my lens in a way that works for me. If fm photographing in a library basement, I'm less inclined to be looking at the resulting images a few days later and think, well crap, I didn't get the right angle on this bookshelf. That happens more with portraits, and I must not be keen on giving my subjects direction.

Panic!atthe Disco "Death

of a Bachelor" (Fueled by Ramen/DCD2) When Billy Joel was honored by the Kennedy Center in 2013, Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie was there to perform and offer his congratulations.

It seemed like an odd pairing considering Panic! was best known for amping up its emo leanings so much that it could battle for space on popradio.ButUrie'seclectic new album,"Death ofa Bachelor", puts his love of The Piano Man in the mix, along with a bit of Frank Sinatra, some shout-outs to various Beach Boys, and a whole lot of Fall Out Boy-ish rock and dance-

able hip-hop.

The Joel-like piano ballad "Impossible Year" lets Urie, who essentially recorded the album himself, show offhis phrasing and delivery without losing his own vocal sound and songwriting style, even slipping a reference toJoel's "Souvenir." On the title track, Urie adopts a bit more Sinatra swagger, overan elasticbassline,m uted horns and skittering trap beats...

With"Death of a Bachelor," Urie seems determinedtograduate from being one of the leaders ofhis genretobeing one oftheleadersof pop. Mission accomplished.

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What's the best cookbook of all time> RIISS PAR SONS Los Angeles Times

The best cookbook in the world is atribute to variety meats, according to one survey. At one time, the book was so hard to find in the United States that copies sold for more than $100 each.

A poll of more than 400 food professionals in Britain, the United States, Australia and New Zealand found that"Nose to Tail Eating" by Fergus Henderson was the best cookbook in the world. By that measure, then, it's a better book than Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" or Elizabeth David's "French Provincial Cooking."

After achieving cult status as a British import, the book was published in the United States in 2004 as "The Whole Beast."

The poll's findings, published on the website 1,000 Cookbooks, (www.1000cookbooks.coml are fascinating. Popularity polls such as this are always good for discovering hidden gems (haven't discovered Simon Hopkinson or David Thompson yet?1 — and, of course, starting arguments.

But an unusual feature of this one is that it breaks down the results by different

categoriesofvoters.

For example, it really brings home the differences between the American and other Englishspeaking cookbook markets.

Though "Nose to Tail Eating" was the overall winner, it didn't make the top 10 among American voters but was voted second by Europeans and Australians.

Americans favored "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," followed by Irma S. Rombauer's 'The Joy of Cooking," Judy Rodgers' "The Zuni Cafe Cookbook," Thomas Keller's 'The French Laundry Cookbook" and Marcella Hazan's "Essentials of Italian Cooking."

Among the European voters (all books had to have been published in English, so these were mainly from Britain), Hopkinson's "Roast Chicken & Other Stories" was the favorite, followed by"Nose to Tail,""French Provincial Cooking," Marco Pierre White's White Heat" and the culinary dictionary"Larousse Gastronomique."

(Full disclosure: I was one of the voters. My choices? In no particular order: Richard Olney's "Simple French Food", "James Beard's American Cookery", "The Joy of Cooking", Deborah

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"Nose to Tail Eating" by Fergus Henderson was selected to be the best cookbook in the world by a poll of food professionals.

Madison's 'Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone", Craig Claiborne's "The New York Times Cookbook", Patience Gray's "Honey from a Weed", "Mastering the Art of French Cooking", Hazan's "The Classic Italian Cookbook", Lindsey Shere's"Chez Panisse Desserts" and "The French Laundry

Cookbook".)

The book choices are broken down notonly by region,butby profession.

Among cookbook folks,"Mastering the Art of French Cooking" was most-named, followed by"French Provincial Cooking,"'The Joy of Cooking,""Essentials of Italian Cooking" and"A Book of Middle Eastern Food" by Claudia Roden.

Chefs had a completely different list: "French Laundry,"'White Heat,""Larousse,""Nose to Tail" and Thompson's "Thai Food."

Food bloggers had favoritesof their own, with "How to Eat" by Nigella Lawson, "The Kitchen Diaries" by Nigel Slater, "Essentials of Italian Cooking," Yotam Ottolenghi's "Jerusalem" and "Nose to Tail."

Perhapsmost provocatively, the resultsare also grouped by gender. It may or may not come as asurprisethatthe male voters

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hewed fairly close to the chefs' choices — "French Laundry", "Nose to Tail", White Heat", "Larousse" and "Roast Chicken".

Female voters, on the other hand, favored"Mastering the Artof French Cooking", "French Provincial Cooking", "Essentials of Italian Cooking", "Jerusalem" and Ottolenghi's "Plenty".

It's also fun to deep-diveinto the list and find which authors favor which books. This takes a bit of dicking amund (perhaps the organizers eventuall ycould havevoterssorted outseparately?)butitpaysoK Ruth Rogers, the American-born chef at London's legendary River Cafe, likes an eclectic mix including Alice Waters' "Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook,""The Classic Italian Cookbook," David's "Italian Food" and"Maida Heatter's "Book of GreatChocolateDesserts."

Wok wizard and cookbook author Grace Young chose Child's "The French Chef Cookbook" as well as Josephine Araldo's "Cooking with Josephine" and "Sounds from Josephine's Kitchen."

The website promises that the resultswillbeupdated as more results come in — and there is a feature planned so that you can cast your own votes.

WHERE I ATE:Burger West, 691 SW 4th Ave., Ontario WHAT I ORDERED:Ranch Hand THE VERDICT:Burger West is an Ontario staple. It's a small, simple, privately-owned business that is always busy.

The Ranch Hand, I'd say, is its most popular item on the menu. Similartoa Big Mac(l thinkMcDonalds may have stolen their recipe), it has two burger patties and comes with a lot of French fries and some of the best fry sauce around. It's a drive-in style classic burger joint and is worth its hype.

The one super annoying part about BurgerWest, though, is the fact that they don't accept credit or debit cards. As asmall, family-owned business, the price of having those machines is likely too much money to invest in. But I thinkthat's one solid argument for the eateryit's still always busy despite only working in cash.

It's a favorite among Ontarioians but is tucked away from the main route to go through thetown so many people passing through probably don't know about it. Next time you're going through, make a point to stop by — except on Sundays, because they're closed.

—Cherise Kaechele, Go! Correction:The "Where I Ate" column on page10ofthe Jan. 13 edition of Go! Magazine was written by Sarah Smith.

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BAKER CITY • Barley Brown's Brewpub, 2190 Main St. • Corner Brick Bar and Grill, 840 Main St. • Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave. • Earth trt Vine, 2001 Washington Ave. • Geiser Grand Hotel,1996 Main St. • Paizano's Pizza, 294010th St. ENTERPRISE • Lear's Main Street Pub trt Grill, 111 W. Main St. • O.K. Theatre, 208W. Main St. • Terminal Gravity, 803 SE School St. JOSEPH • Josephy Center for Arts trt Culture, 403 N. Main St. • Mutiny Is Brewing, 600 N. Main St. • Outlaw Restaurant trt Saloon, 108 N. Main St. • Redhorse Coffee Traders, 306 North Main St. LA GRANDE • Benchwarmer's Pub and Grill, 210 Depot St. • Bud Jacksons Sportsmans Bar and Grill, 2209Adams Ave. • Jefferson Street Depot, 1118 Jefferson St. • Joe Bean's,1009Adams Ave. • Short Stop Xtreme, 1709 Gekeler Lane • Ten Depot, 10 Depot St. UNION • LG Brewskis, 267 S. Main St.

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Musical family comes together for concert

Live music venues Want to hear live music in Northeast Oregon? Here's a list of where to catch your favorite musical act. Know a place not listed? Contact news@lagrandeobserver. com.

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The Grand Ronde Symphony Orchestra, a long-running orchestra based in La Grande, will present a Chamber Series concertto generate support.

"From the symphony standpoint, participation is healthy," performer Dr. Wes Rampton said. ''We have people who want to be in it and a great director, but fiscally we need some help."

Rampton, a dentist, also performs asavocalistw ith the symphony.

He said he has loved music his entire life, but he didn't get invested in vocals until he came to La Grande. ''When I first got to town, there was a man who was very active in music: Don Jensen," Rampton said.

When Jensen left town, Rampton stopped performing publicly.

His daughter Jeannette Smith, however, said she never noticed a break from his music.

"My favorite memory was when he would sing me to sleep," she said. Without any formal training, he was naturally gifted at anything. He would pick up an instrument I was learning and try a scale. He knew it immediately."

Rampton said he isn't as talented as his daughter claimed, but he does thoroughly enjoy performing. ''When I was in'Les Miserables', I was kicking myself in the butt for not doing it earlier," he said.

The Wes Rampton Family and Friends choral concert on Saturday will benefit the GRSO.

Rampton said he will sing numbers byG.F.H andel during the Chamber Series concert.

Rampton will be joined by Smith, who teaches music at Island City Elementary School, and another daughter, Emily Pomeroy.

Pomeroy will fly up kom Houston for the concert. Smith said she will sing a couple of pieces by French composer Charles Gounod, including"Ave Maria". Pomeroy will sing a number kom "Chess", according to Rampton. In addition to their solo performances, Jeanette and Pomeroy will sing a duet.

'That's what I'm most excited about — being able to sing with my sister again," Smith said.'We have twin voices that really mesh well."

Smith's husband, Brent Smith, will also be performing. ''We're keeping it in the family, even if it's by marriage instead of blood," Rampton said.

He will sing an original number, though most of the other pieces in the show will be kom well-known composers.

Rampton said his nephew's talented wife, Mollie Ford Baum, could not be overlooked. Smith described Baum's pure soprano voice as one"you do not want to miss."

Tenor Joseph Batlrick is Rampton's wife's cousin. When Rampton and the family saw Battrick perform in"Les Miserables"in the Willamette Valley, Rampton said he was"blown away" by his voice.

'The part of Jean Valjean has notes most men cannot easily reach," Smith said,"but with Joe the notes sail out without effort."

Battrick will sing a piece kom 'Tosca" by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, among other numbers.

Peter Wordelman, a music professoratEastern Oregon University, will perform a piece by German composer Wilhelm Richard Wagner.

Mio Aoike will accompany the singers on piano.

"She is asgood an accompanist as we've ever seen in this little community," Rampton said."Often times, with great talent comes great ego. That's not the case with Mio. She's the most affable, accommodating, sweet person."

Rampton said"nobody will be disappointed" by the performances.

The concert will be held in the home of Dr. William"Trey" and Julie Pettit at 7:30 p.m. Rekeshments will be provided. Concert organizers ask that attendees park at the east parking lot of the LDS Church on Gekeler Avenue. A shuttle will transport attendees to the Petlit house between 6:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. and back to the lot after the concert.

The Wes Rampton Family and Friends concert is $25 to anyone who does not have a season pass and kee to those who do. Additional donations are also welcome.

The money raised will go to the symphony.

'There are several chamber concerts a year to fundraise," Rampton said."Generally it's for scholarships for music students. This time it is to fund the orchestra."

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Wes Rampton Family and Friends concert Where: The home of Dr. William "Trey" and Julie Pettit, 705 South 18th Street, La Grande When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; shuttling from east lot of LDS church will be 6:30-7:15 p.m.

Cost: $25 or season pass Info: 541-963-7595; granderondesymphony.org

Rampton said that recent changes at EOU, with which the orchestrawas once directly associated, have led to the symphony changing tactics.

Upcoming Chamber Series concertsinclude recorder and brass ensembles on April 2 and an April 23 guitar concert by Carl Oakes.

For more details about these and otherperformances,visitgrandrondesymphonyorg.

"My main hope is that the orchestra remains alive and vibrant in the community," Rampton said.

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Registration open for EOU diversity conference LA GRANDE — Registrations are now being accepted now for the fifth annual Celebrate, Educate and Appreciate Diversity Conference at Eastern Oregon University Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016.

C.E.A.D. is &ee for EOU students. Community members are invitedto attend fora registration

fee of $25.

Guest presenter Ron Jones, executivedirector ofDialogues on Diversity, will lead the central conference workshop illustrating the shiNng face of America.

Using current data, Jones will show the growing need and necessityto engage difference — not just for the sake of understanding cultures beyond our own — but to see diversity as an emerging philosophy which will help individuals deal with the very nature of changeitself.

Register for C.E.A.D. online at www.eou.edu/mc or e-mail mccenter@eou.edu. The conference is madepossible with support &om the Multicultural Center and Student Council for Multicultural Affairs at EOU.

Chamber Series concert supports local symphony LA GRANDE — The second offour concertsin the 2015-2016 Chamber Concert Series will feature Wes Rampton Family and

Friends. The choral chamber concert will be 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Trey and Julie Pettit's home, 705 South 18th Street, La Grande.

The Chamber Series Pass gets you in or, ifyou did not purchase a season pass last fall, you can pay

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The fol lowing day,Jan.23, Christopherson will lead a poetry workshop &om 1-3 p.m., also at Crossroads. She will talk about form, metaphor, rhyme, line breaks and more. Students will write apoem, practicerevisions and then share with their peers.

This class is free and open to all adults.

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eration for the Eagle Cap Excursion Train," said Ed Spaulding, President of the Friends. Spaulding says the depot can be rented for meetings and events.

The Friends of the Joseph Branch, a non-profit organization, manages and operates the train for the Wallowa Union Railroad, with certified members volunteering as car hosts, engineers and conductors. The volunteer organization also manages the depot and has beenresponsiblefor the passenger car and engine renovations.

Contact Ken and Shirley Kirk, 541-437-4693, or Daryl Hawes, 541-437-1810, forinformation.

$50 members, $70 nonmembers.

To regist er,callCrossroads,541-

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Burrows to teach basics of tole painting class

BAKER CITY — Patti Burrows will teach a class on the basics of Please parkyour cars at the tole painting during a weekend east parking lot of the LDS session in February.

Church on Gekeler Avenue to The workshop is set for 10 a.m.

ElginDepot hosts catch a private shuttle ride. The to 4p.m. Feb. 6 and 11 a.m. to 4 shuttle will begin running at 6:30 3anuary movie night p.m. Feb. 7 at Crossroads Carnegie BAKER CITY — Friends of Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave., pm with the last run at 7:15 pm. the Joseph Branch are planning Baker City.

Baker County library another movie night for 6:30 p.m.

Supplies will be furnished, although students are welcome plans winter book sale Jan. 29 at the Elgin Depot."EmpoBAKER COUNTY — The rer of the North" will be screened. to bringwatercoloror acrylic Friends of Baker County Library Admission is &ee, but a can of food brushes, as well as paper towLearn to make puppets els. The painting surface will be are holding their winter book sale per personfor the localfood bank toraisefunds forlibrary improveis encouraged. Free popcorn, coffee at Crossroads center availableatCrossroads,and must ments and services. The sale runs and cocoa will be available.

BAKER CITY — A puppet mak- be pickedup atleastthree days &om Jan. 22 through Jan. 30 durOscar winners Lee Marvin and ing classissetto begin Feb.12 at beforethe classbeginsto prepare ingthelibrary'sregularhoursErnest Borgnine star in the 1973 Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, it for painting.

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 railroad film classic. Rated PG, 2020 Auburn Ave. in Baker City.

Cost is $50 for Crossroads members or $75 for nonmembers. p.m.Saturday,noon to 4 p.m .Sun- the film is fast-paced and gripping Itisoffered forages 6up through day and9 a.m. to7 p.m .Monday and might be a little too intense adults.

To regist er,callCrossroads at541through Thursday. for young children, according to a There will be four sessions 523-5369.

— Feb. 12, Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and press release. The film was shot artists sought for Poet reads and presents almost entirely on location, on the March 4 — from 10 a.m. to noon. Local 2017 Crossroads shows workshop in Baker City old Oregon, Pacific, and Eastern Instructor James Morris will BAKER CITY — Two poetry Railroad which was based in BAKER CITY — Crossroads give step-by-step instructions on events are planned with Nancy Cottage Grove. It features Engine making and playing with simple Carnegie Art Center is seeking Christopherson, who now lives in 19, a steam engine well-known puppets. Everyone will make a proposalsforthe 2017 Featured Baker City. throughout the northwest. uniquepuppet from acup,paper Artist Exhibition Program in the She will read &om her recently This event is the second in a and string.

Main Gallery. According to a press seriesofmovienightsatthedepot, Each Friday will feature a difrelease, the center is "seeking the published collection"The Leaf" at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, at Crossfocusing on railroad themes. ferentpuppet character. highest quality art by emerging, ''We want people to think of the roads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 The cost is $13.75 perclassfor m id-career, and established artists Auburn Ave., Baker City. Admisdepot as a community gathering Crossroads members, or $18 for &om the local, Eastern Oregon sion is free. nonmembers. All four classes cost region and larger Pacific Northplace, aswellasthecenterofopwest region."

Submissions must be delivered or postmarkedby 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29. Artists will be notified of ll Il ~ selectiondecisions March 31.

For detailed information on applicationprocedures,see the website www.crossroads-arts.org and click on Forms, or call 541523-5369.Mail requestsforproposalsto Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. Email requests to Cynthia Newman at cynthia@ crossroads-arts.org.

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I a(l Indoor rock wall The rock wall at EOU offers experienced climbers a chance to continue the favorite activity despite the cold winter weather. The wall is also available to help inexperienced climbers test their interest and hone their skills. The following are the rates to use the facilities.

• Eastern Oregon University students:free • OAP Members:30 percent off community rates • Community Members: $5 for a day pass, $20 for a five-day pass, $75 for an individual season pass, $200 for a family season pass • EOU Faculty/Staff and Alumni:25 percent off price of community rates • Group Pricing:$30/hour for private groups of less than 10, $45/hour for private groups of more than 10, $30/hour for school or nonprofit groups

Outdoor climbers relocate indoors during winter season

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With the cold air and recent snow falls, many people have taken toindoor activitiesfor their winter entertainment.

Fortunately for the more adven-

turous people, Eastern Oregon University continues to offer the excitement of rock climbing, but with the added benefit of indoor heating.

Emily Palmer, the primary staffer of the rock wall at EOU, said rock climbing is a yearround sport.

"The outdoor season starts when the snow melts," Palmer said, "and it usually lasts until October."

The rest of the time, climbers can practice their skills indoors.

UPCOMING OAPEVENTS The Outdoor Adventure Program at EOU will host the following events.

• Snowshoe tour to Hoffer Lakes Basin:Feb. 6 • Backcountry ski/ snowboard tour: Feb. 20 • Eastern Oregon Backcountry Festival: Feb. 26-28 • Wilderness First Aid/WFR Refresher Course: March 19-21 • Spring BreakTrip to Bend and Smith Rock:March 24-27 Source: eou.edu/outdoor/ Courtesy photo

Members of the Outdoor Adventure Program at Eastern Oregon University practice their climbing and belaying skills outdoors.

"Outdoor, there are other elements to consider, like weather," she said."Indoorthere's a set structure."

Palmer, who studies business marketing and outdoor tourism in EOU's master's program, has worked with the campus's Outdoor Adventure Program for three years. Her current position, which she said was obtained through seniority, involves teaching beginners how to climb.

"I havea lotofhesitant people come in here," she said. "I'm really enthusiastic about the sport, so I think they catch on to that."

The rock wall is located in Quinn Coliseum at EOU, in the upstairs balcony off of the main gym. It is free to students and open to community members for $5per day visit.These fees go toward upkeep of the wall, as well as the OAP and the campus rock climbing club.

"I think a lot of people in Northeast Oregon don't realize we have a rock climbing club and thatwe travel to competitions," Palmer said. "I guess you could say this wall acts as a training facility for those competitions."

Timothy Kilpatrick, a freshman at EOU, is one member of the rock climbing club. Kilpatrick is studying business administration, but he started rock climbing in October for fun. He loved it so much that he started using the wall four times a week.

"I like the challenge of trying to dodifferent routes,"he said.

Palmer said she enjoys climbing because it "isn't a team

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Rockwall Where:EOU's Quinn Coliseum, in the upstairs balcanoy off of the main gym When: 5:30-8 p.m., MondayThursday during the academic year Cost: Free for EOU students; $5 for a day pass, $20 for a five-day pass; season passes and group rates available Info: 541-962-3621; www. eou.edu/outdoor/eou-rockwall/

sport;it's almost allup to you."

Despite the independence of the sport, Palmer said she has grown closer to the people in the club.

'You all grow together when you share techniques and celebrate for one another," Palmer sard.

Kilpatrick said he has also made some new friends through climbing.

"When you'rebelaying someone off a rock wall,there'sgotto be some trust there," he said.

Palmer said she would tell anyone who is hesitant to try climbing that they have "nothing to lose," and they can stop climbing at any point they feel uncomfortable.

In order to encourage newcomers to try the sport, the OAP allows community members to climb for free their first visit.

The wall is open to people of all ages,and Palmer said the staff has climbing shoes that go down to people as young as 4.

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• Bingo in Elgin:6:30 p.m.; all are welcome; 3.5 miles north of Elgin Tuesday andThursday; La Grande. on Middle Road. 71562 Middle • After School Cool Down:3:30 • Live Music by Fine Tunes:11 Road, Elgin a.m.; 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande • Chair Exercise Class:10 a.m.; p.m; 260 N. 10th Ave., Elgin • Awana Club:6 p.m.; K-6th grade.

• Oregon Employer Council:11:30 for all ages. 1504 N. Albany St., La Activities include games, awards a.m.; 200 E. Main St., Enterprise Grande and Bible memorization. 1702 Sixth • Powder River Dance Lessons: • Eagle Cap Extreme:Full schedule St., La Grande 6:30 p.m.; dance lessons and available at www.eaglecapextreme.

• Bingo in Union:6 p.m.; 518 N. practice, variety of dances. First two com; Joseph Main St., Union lessons are free. 2005Valley Ave., • Terminal Gravity Presents:Brian • Bingo in Elgin:6:30 p.m.; Hosted Baker City Bovenizer Brthe Koala Monkeys;

by Elgin Lions. All are welcome. 260 • Preschool Indoor Park:9 a.m.; 7 p.m. 803 School St., Enterprise N. 10th Ave., Elgin free indoor play space open • Wallowa Mart:Everyone is • Eagle Cap Extreme:Races begin to preschool children and their welcome to set up and sell at this at noonThursday. Full schedule caregivers. 1612 Fourth St.; free flea marketvenue. On any available at www.eaglecapextreme.

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1996 Main St., Baker City • Terminal Gravity Presents:7 p.m.; Big Red Shark performs. 803 School St., Enterprise • Wallowa Mart:9 a.m.; Fourth Br Madison, Wallowa • Poetry Workshop:with Nancy Christopherson; 1-3 p.m.; no creative writing experience required; Crossroads CarnegieArt Center, 2020 Auburn Ave., Baker City • Open Swim:1 p.m.; $3 youth; Sam-0-Swim Center,580 Baker St, Baker City, bakerymca.org/ schedules/ • Adult Open Studio:Instructor Paul Hoelscher helps students learn and refine artistic skills; 1-3 p.m. every Saturday;ages 18 and older; $15 per session or four for $50; Crossroads CarnegieArt Center, 2020Auburn Ave., Baker City • History Tour:A costumed docent shares the history of Baker City and the Geiser Grand Hotel; 3:30-4:30 p.m.; $2; Geiser Grand,1995 Main St., Baker City; 541-523-1889 • Community Dance:Live music, finger food and door prizes. All ages welcome; 6:30 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St, La Grande

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Apps of the week Our favorite Android, iOS, and Windows phone spps of the week

Android ADOBE PREMIERE CLIP Editing video has never been an easy process, whether on a desktop or smartphone.

But Adobe is trying to make editing less painful in the mobile age with Adobe Premiere Clip. This app's been available on iOS for more than a year, but it's finally crossing the platform divide.You can edit clips by adding different exposures, highlights, simple effects, and quick stitching so you can get perfect 15-second video for Instagram. [Free]

iOS EVERALBUM Apps have gotten so out of control, we now need apps to help keep other apps in line. Everalbum is your one-stop shop for keeping all your photos in one place, no matter what platform they're shared onwhether Instagram, Dropbox, Facebook or Google Photos.

You can also share albums with friends, even if they don't use Everalbum. It's user friendly and super simple.

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Windows BACONIT Baconlt is a popular reddit app for Windows accessible from a HoloLens, Xbox, tablet, and PC. [Free] Source: Gizmodo.com

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buggy functions and inconsistent updates. They are sometimes mysteriously unable to run new AP Business Writers streaming services and may never LAS VEGAS T u rns out be updatedto add new features to that smart TVs can be, well, the ones they do run.

Worse, some TV makers pretty dumb.

Even moderately priced sets focus on bringing new features can now connect to the Internet only to their latest models in and runNetfli x and other apps an eflort to persuade people to that's the "smart" part. Yet buy new sets. Samsung's 2016 many people are ignoring the models, for instance, implicitly built-in features and turning to inform anyone who bought last Apple TV, Roku and other stand- year's sets that they've already alone streaming devices that been left behind. Those earlier oftendo a betterjob. customers won't be able to use In an August report, the NPD their Samsung TVs to set mood Group estimates that roughly lighting or check security cama third of smart TVs in the US. eras in a connected home. weren't actually connected to the Among the new features in Internet. That's down from about LG-'s 2016 models: Magic Zoom, half two years earlier, but still not which will let viewers zoom in on video while it's playing u sing good. Researchers at Parks Associates found that even as more a digital magnifying glass to Americans are using smart TV make out small text and other functions, streaming device usage details. But LG won't say when, if has grown even faster. ever, older TVs will get that.

"Ifyou're a streaming media The divide between smart box (maker), you've got much TVs and streaming devices could more ability to push new feabecome even more pronounced as tures out into the market at an the devices adopt the types ofapp afordable price," says Barbara stores common on phones and Kraus, Parks Associates' director tablets. The newApple TV offers of research. "They're very sti6' shopping, travel and food-delivery competition for smart TVs." apps, while Nvidia's Shield None of that is slowing down Android TV device runs sophistiTV manufacturers like Samcated games once limited to game consoles and personal computers. sung, though, as they continue to tout their newest and smartA smart TV is flne if all you're est models at this week's CES doing is watching video, says Ali Kani, general manager for the gadget show in Las Vegas.

In a way, putting brains in a Shield business. But he believes "the livingroom is going to be device that most people replace only every five to seven years revolutionized by apps. It's not any isn't the brightest idea. Chips get more just about Netflix or Hulu." faster every year, so by the time There's also something to be you're ready to buy a new set, its said about letting TV makers brains will be really, really old, at and tech companies focus on least in technology terms. what each does best. In other The sofbvare, though, can words, when you put your living room in the hands of sofbvare present an even bigger problem. Smart TVs are f'requently created by a hardware company, plagued with confusinginterfaces, you may live to regret it.

"There are some TV companies that do a fantastic job of creating beautiful sets with fantastic picture quality," says Lloyd Klarke, Roku's director of productmanagement. "Our focus is on ease of use, experience and content aggregation. It's a diAerentkind ofbusiness."

Some TV makers, including Hisense, Sharp and TCL, have turned to Roku's smart TV system for that reason. Because the interface shares technology with Roku's stand-alone streaming devices, app makers can design once for many devices. Plus, Roku smart TVs get sofbvare updates about the same time stand-alone devices do.

But Roku isn't bringing streaming video with sharper 4K resolution to those smart TVs until this spring, even though the Roku 4 streaming device had that capability when i t came out in October y e t another way buying a smart TV can make you feel like a dunce.

So why do TV makers bother making smart TVs? Call it the business equivalent of FOMO Fear Of Missing Out. "What they don't want to be is just a piece of glass," says Jim Denney, TiVo's vice president of product marketing.

Start with competition. It's very diflicult for a manufacturer to make a dumb TV, particularly one larger than about 40 inches, when competitors are all throwing smarts in.

Hardware manufacturers also want to avoid being marginalized the way they were in smartphones. In adopting Google's Android system, companies like Samsung and LG effectively ceded revenue from apps, movies and search ads to Google. On TVs, seen as one of the next frontiers, they want to retain control

and the cash.

To be sure, smart TVs do oAer a few economic benefits. If you've got several TVs in your house, it might be cheaper not to buy streaming devices for each set, and instead to rely on built-in features in some rooms.

Some smartTVs also o6er seamless switching between regular TV and streaming. Samsung will do this for the flrst time on 2016 models. A single remote will control both the set and set-top boxes from Dish and Time Warner Cable and even the Apple TV. Meanwhile, with LG's new smart TVs, a touch of a button adds favorite channels f'rom an antenna to the on-screen interface. On Roku's smart TVs, your antenna channels or cable service appears as a tile on the home screen alongside those for Netflixand games.

By contrast, streaming devices typically require viewers to change the input source with the remote, which can lead to confusion and arguments if a family member forgets to change it back

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The novel follows three women, in varying timelines. Rachel, as the main character, Anna, as the secondary and then Megan, who the mystery is about and who is in a different timeline than the other two.

None of the characters are likable. Rachel, you learn fairly quickly, is an alcoholic who pretends to go through the motions of goingto work every day,but has been jobless for months. She liesabout having ajob because of her roommate, who is more than patient with Rachel, who gets sick all over the apartment they share and doesn't clean it up. The roommate may be the only person in this story I liked.

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Anna was the "other woman" in the downfall of Rachel and her husband Scott's marriage.

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I think I enjoyed Gillian Flynn, She's Scott's and Anna's neighbor, who is also a journalist. Espeand the "Barbie" in Rachel's fancially Flynn's "Gone Girl." tasy. Megan goes missing toward There's just a different way the beginningofthe book and about their writing. It's edgy and she's the one who is the center of dark and different than other stothe story. ries, and Igravitate toward them.

She's a dark character, selfI'll confidently say to those who ish and bored with her life, her have read "Gone Girl" or who like husband and even the men she's the darker novels, this is a book sleeping with. The story truly you should read as well. gets interesting when police find For those who are willing to Megan's body. give it a try, don't expect warm Rachel, in her mostly drunken and fuzzies. Try to figure out state, takes it upon herself to find who killed Megan. Try tofind a out who did it because she relikable quality in any of the three members seeing her the night she women. disappeared — but was blackout On a side note, it is being drunk toremember anything turned into a movie with Britmore. ish actress Emily Blunt playing So, that being said, why did I Rachel. I believe it will come out like the book when I can't say a this year.

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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "StarWars: The Force Awakens" by Alan Dean Foster 2. "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins 3. "All the Light we Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr 4. "Rogue Lawyer" by John Grisham 5. "The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. "Between the World and Me" by Ta-NehisiCoates 2. "Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates" by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger 3. "Killing Reagan" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard 4. "Being Mortal" byAtul Gawande 5. "The Wright Brothers" by David McCullough E-BOOK FICTION 1. "January" byAudrey Carlan 2. "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins 3. "The Last Anniversary" by Liane Moriarty 4. "Big Rock" by Lauren Blakely 5. "Rogue Lawyer" by John Grisham.

E-BOOK NONFICTION 1. "LadyAlmina and the Real Downton Abbey" by the Countess of Carnarvon 2. "TheWater isWide" by Pat Conroy 3. "13 Hours" by Mitchell Zuckoff with members of the Annex Security Team 4. "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden 5. "The Napoleon of Crime"

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1. Taylor Swift; $4,370,577; $108.01.

2. Madonna; $2,316,567; $121.59.

3. Elton John; $1,855,825; $127.75.

4. The Weeknd; $1,368,999; $77.08.

5. MarcAnthony/ Carlos Vives; $1,229,332; $110.05.

6. Dead 8t Company; $1,187,307; $81.36.

7. Juan Gabriel; $1,041,213; $118.55.

8. "The lllusionists"; $960,265; $82.86.

9. Muse; $958,914; $67.33.

10. FooFighters; $912,809;$59.90.

11. Andre Rieu; $900,922; $82.56.

12. Shania Twain; $899,522; $97.68.

13. Florence+The Machine; $784,787; $59.36.

14. Simply Red; $736,161; $67.93.

15. Motley Crue; $731,765; $71.94.

16. Trans-Siberian Orchestra; $719,160; $55.82.

17. DefLeppard; $636,287;$61.63.

18. Zac Brown Band; $616,076; $50.97.

19. Ariana Grande; $562,016; $60.50.

20. Jerry Seinfeld; $558,244; $94.35.

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13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI 144 min. ~ R Action, ~ Drama Playing at Granada 3 Based on the 2014 book by journalist Mitchell Zuckoff with the Annex Security Team, the film depicts the true story of the attack on a U.S. embassy outpost in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept.

11, 2012, which killed four Americans (including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens). After the assault begins, an ex-military security team are tasked with protecting a covert CIA base approximately a mile from the outpost.

HATEFUL EIGHT 187 min. ~ R ~ Comedy, Crime Playing at Granada 3 Bounty hunter John "The Hangman" Ruth (Kurt Russell) and his dangerous prisoner Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh) wait out a blizzard in a cabin with another bounty hunter, Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson), former Confederate rebel leader Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins), and four other traveling strangers (Tim Roth, Demian Bichir, Michael Madsen,and Bruce Dern).

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THE REVENANT 156 min. ~ R Adventure, ~ Drama Playing at Granada 3 In 1820s America, frontiersman and fur trapper Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his teenage son Hawk (Forrest Goodluck) join a pelt-gathering expedition. Glass is mauled by a grizzly bear and is horribly wounded.

He is left in the care of roughneck John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy), who betrays him and leaves him buried alive in a shallow grave, but Glass nurses himself back to health and sets out to seek revenge on his betrayers. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu directed this pulsepounding epic.

ALVIN ANDTHE CHIPMUNKS: ROADCHIP 92 min. ~ PG Animation, ~ Comedy Playing at Granada 3 When Dave (Jason Lee) introduces Alvin, Simon, and Theodore to his new girlfriend Samantha (Kimberly WilliamsPaisley) and her troublemaking son Miles (Josh Green), the chipmunks begin to panic at the thought of Dave proposing to her while on a trip to Miami.

Fearing that they will be sent back to the forest if the relationship becomes too serious, the three decide to head to Florida to stop the proposal. The animated movie is directed byWalt Becker.

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

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Listofupcoming DVD release dates Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: JANUARY 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: The Wannabe 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 16: Girls: Season 4 16:Togetherness: Season 1 23: I Smile Back 23: Extraction 23: Moonwalkers Source: Tnbune News Sennce

1. "Ride Along 2," $41.5 million.

2. "The Revenant," $39 million 3. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," $32.6 million.

4. "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi," $19.7 million 5. "Daddy's Home," $12 million.

6."Norm of the North," $9.3 million.

7. "The Forest," $7 million.

8."The Big Short," $6.5 million.

9. "Sisters," $5.5 million.

10. "The Hateful Eight," $4.4 million.

Source: TheAssociated Press

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