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—Wednesday, July 22,2015

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Here's what's on our radar this week:

S Health

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Contact our staff EDITOR Jeff Petersen email:jpetersen@ lagrandeobserver.com Twitter:

First, letme explain that I am a technophobe. Sometimes, though, the benefits of all the amazing new technology coming on the market outweigh the risks, and there are many amazing things that come with smartphones.

One of the free apps on my smartphone is called S Health. It coverseverything from exercise and heart rate tofood,weight and sleep, everything shortof calories burned walking between the TV and refrigerator.

But I'm a simple man. I don't want to spend 18 hours a day recording every aspect of my health in navel-gazing detail.

What intrigues me most about S Health is its pedometer. All I

need do is keep my smartphone charged and in my pocket and it will measure steps all day long.

A trumpetfanfare goesoff when I reach the magic number

— 10,000.

As I work at a desk job, 10,000 steps is a challenge. But I know thatmovementreleases feel-good chemicals, isa greatantidepressant and doesn't have the side effects of a pill. The 10,000-step program is as easy as getting up in the morningand remembering to stick the smartphone in a pocket.

It seems silly. But now I'm taking walks at lunchtime and on the golf course, all in the hope that before day's end I will hear thattrumpet fanfare.

— Jeff Petersen, Go! editor

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Tame Impala 'Currents' (Interscope)

@gonortheastoregon BAKER COUNTY Lisa Britton Email: Ibritton@ bakercityherald.com Twitter: @Ibritton WALLOWA COUNTY Katy Nesbitt email: knesbitt@ lagrandeobserver.com Twitter: @knesbitt ADVERTISING AND SUBSCRIPTIONS Call 541-523-3673 (Baker) or 541-963-3161 (Union and Wallowa)

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

MusicQaA Catching up with one of Northeast Oregon's favorite musical acts:

ChannelCats stay true

Loran Joseph, left, Tom Barger and Andy Zikmund are . the Channel l' Cats.

to their roots This week Go! interviews Loran Joseph of The Channel Cats.

Go: Horv did your band get started?

Joseph: Andy and I had both taken breaks from our previous bands to have kids and were having trouble finding new bandsme as a drummer and him as a rhythm guitarist. We got together and decided to switch instruments in order to make it work, then called Tom to come drum after we had practiced enough.

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Joseph: We call it country blues, butthereisa lotofstyles we try to cover.

Go: Who are the band members

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Joseph: Andy Zikmund is our vocalist, lead guitarist and main songwriter. I play the doghouse bass and sing harmonies, and Tom Barger plays the drums and sings harmonies also.

Go: Whoareyour favorite musicians and tvhy?

Joseph: Our roots go back to Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, The Stray Cats, the list goes on and on.

Tame Impala's first two albums were prayers answered for acidrock buffs. On tour, Kevin Parker played the barefoot Australian guitar maestro, a one-man studio band who emerged from his basement to peer down at his footpedals and conjure waves of psychedelic incense.

With expectations rising after the acclaimed "Lonerism," one of the best albums of 2012, Parker pivots. On"Currents" (Interscope), a lush production landscape heavy on keyboards and soul inflections usurps the guitars. There's no obvious follow-up to breakthrough songs such as the galloping"Elephant," and that's the point.

Memory and loss haunt Parker's new songs, but they also proclaima readinesstoembrace change and push forward."Something's trying to get out, and it's neverbeen closer,"he sings,tipping the listener to an album that isn't going to sound like anything he's done previously. The guitar m ist lifts.

Though still dense and detailed in a way that lives up to Parker's reputationas an obsessive studio hermit, "Currents" also feels more spacious and danceable in its finest moments.

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'On Golden Pond' explores aging, love Taking the stage Put these upcoming productions from around Northeast Oregon on your calendar. crrS

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Show runs this weekend and next at Iron Gate Iheater BAKER CITY — "On Golden Pond" mixes laughter and sadness in a story about relationships and aging.

EasternOregon Regional Theatre will present this play, written in 1979 by Ernest Thompson.

Shows will be at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.

It continues the next weekend with shows at the same times.

Tickets are on sale at Betty's Books and at the door, and are

What:"August, Osage County" Where: McKenzie Theatre When: Nov. 11-14 What:"King Lear" Where: McKenzie Theatre When: Feb. 11-13, 18-20, 2016 Lesa Breeeoee/Gorstaff

Charlie (middle, played byArron Hull) delivers the mail to Norman and EthelThayer (Paul McNeil and Jennifer Button) in "On Golden Pond."

Button as Ethel; Arron Hull as Charlie; Mairi Nielsen as Chelsea; Rick Gryder as Billie Ray Sr. and $12generaladmission,or$10 Benny Marlell as Billy Ray Jr. for members of Eastern Oregon Violette said theseperformancRegional Theatre. es arededicated to the memory The cast includes Scot Violette, co- of Barbara Johnson,"one of our director; Lisa Ensworth, co-director; lovely thespians and singers" who Paul McNeil as Norman; Jennifer died April 25.

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end of August from 6:30pm-Spm. Who: Anyone age 12 and up!

Ages 12-15 sign up In pairs or with adultl • Intro to Electronic Circuits • Intro to Arduino Programming Located at the Integrated Services Building on Gekeler Lane in La Grande Register at https://goo.gl/Ixo4uF or www.go.stem.org For more information please contact Brad Nelson at brad@skipline.com. 541.962.3012

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"On Golden Pond" follows aging couple Ethel and Norman Thayer, who spend summers at their home at Golden Pond in Maine.

Through the scenes, the audience witnesses Norman's struggle with a failing memory.

Ensworth said it's first apparent when he becomes lost when on a path he's walked many times.

'That's the first indication," she sald.

Tension comes to the scene when the Thayers' daughter Chelsea arrives with her fiance, Billy Ray, and his son, Billy Ray Jr. This is when the rocky relationship between father and daughter is revealed.

In conversation about Ethel, Billy Ray says, "Chelsea always calls her mommy."

'There's a reason for that," Norman says.

"But she calls you Norman," Billy Ray says.

'There's a reason for that, too," Norman replies.

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'On Golden Pond' When: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. July31 andAug.1, 3 p.m. Aug. 2 Where: Iron Gate Theater, upstairs in Basche-Sage Place, corner Main and Broadway in Baker City Cost:$12, $10 for members of Eastern Oregon Regional Theatre When Chelsea and Billy Ray head off to Europe, they leave Billy Ray Jr. with Ethel and Norman.

The older man and young boy end upbonding and spend most of their time fishing.

'They just click," Ensworth says.

Chelsea digs up the past again when she returns — now married to Billy Ray — but they all do, eventually, come to a reconciliation.

What:"On the Verge" Where:SchwarzTheatre When:April 7-9, 14-16, 2016 What: "MontyPython's Spamalot" Where: McKenzie Theatre When: May 18-22, 2016 What:"The Mousetrap" Where:SchwarzTheatre When:June 2-4,2016 ELGIN OPERA HOUSE What:"Little Shop of Horrors" When: Sept. 4-26 What:"Annie" When: Nov. 6-28 What:"My Fair Lady" When: Feb. 19-March 12, 2016 What:"Ring of Fire" (Johnny Cash) When:April 29-May 14, 2016

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—Wednesday, July 22,2015

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NORTH POWDER HUCKLEBERRY FESTIVAL Where: Downtown North Powder When: July 25 About: Includes all-school and community reunion, huckleberry dessert contest and Huckleberry Hot Rod Show@Shine PIONEER DAYS IN HUNTINGTON Where: Downtown Huntington When: Aug. 7-9 About: breakfast on Sunday at 7 a.m.; live entertainment all weekend long; kids games; dunk tank GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL Where: Downtown Union When: Aug. 8 About: Music, kiddy carnival, vendors, car show, duck races, lawnmower races, family street dance and more MAIN STREET SHOW & SHINE Where: 303W. North Street and Main Street, Enterprise When: Aug. 14-15 About: car cruise with a show and shine event, poker run, street dance COVE CHERRY FAIR Where: Downtown Cove When: Aug. 15 About: Fun run/watk, sourdough pancake breakfast, parade, hot air balloon lifts, Clover Haven bike ride, Cove history

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North Powder festival celebrating the small berry unfolds Saturday

Where: North Powder When: Saturday Details:Events include a fun run'watk, car show, parade and street dance

at thepark fiom noon to 5p.m n and the mud volleyball tournament also begins at noon.

Entries in the huckleberrydesNorth Powder will celebrate the sertcontest need to be checkedin tiny, tasty wild huckleberrywith events fium dawn to dusk Saturday. between noon and 12:45 p.m. at the The annual Huckleberry FestiCornerstone Baptist Church at First val is full ofberry-themed events, and E. Judging begins at desserts and more.

1p.m. Entries will first be judged Go! file photo The Powder ValleyAll-School in categories:desserts,pies,breads The Huckleberry Festival parade starts at 11 a.m. Saturday. and CommunityReunion Breakand other isauces,jams and even fast starts off the day fiom 7 a.m. main dish entries). There is also a to 10 a.m. at the school. Costis by youth category for children 10 and donation. younger.After first and second place The Huckleberry Festival funrun/ winners are selected in each category, walk i1mile,5Kor 10IQ and sprint Grand and Reserve Grand prizes are duathlon i12-mile bikeride followed awardedforthebestoverallentries.

The"People's Choice" awatd goes to bya 5Krunl beginwithregistration at7 a,m. at the North Powder Hte the entry that brings the mostcash Departmenton Thitd Street. in a live auction at the fire station Entry fees are $20 for the 5Kand during their barbecue dinner.Awatd *: 3 e ~erne' announcements will be madeim10K, $10 for the one-mile run and Ptt ~ ' *~' > llbtlly Pag mediately after the judging.A total of $45fortheduathlon ior$35per personforteams oftwol.Proceeds $290in prize money and ribbons will • -H,~kldTruck ori will go to the North Powder Charbe awarded. ter School to fund new playground Kids games start at 1 p.m. next equipment for the grade school. to the fire station, and at 3:30 p.m.

Racestarttim esare8a.m .forthe there will be a Dragon Theatre duathlon,8:15 a.m. for the 10K and puppet show at the park.

8:30 a.m. for the 5Kand one mile.

Ifyou still have room left after all Classic car enthusiasts can enter the huckleberry treats, head over to the Huckleberry Hot Rod show-nthe fire department for the fireshine with registration fiom 9 a.m. men's barbecue tri-tip dinner fiom to 10 a.m. Entryis $15. The car 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost for the dinner show runs fiom 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. is by donation, with proceeds going Craft and food vendors and the to Jeff McClaughry to help with Wolf Creek Grange will open at cancer treatment expenses.

10 a.m., and this is also when paThe dessert auctionbeginsat rade entries will start lining up.

6p.m. at the fite station, and the festidanyellwo2 @gmail.com or541-519-2462 or Facebook The paradestartsat11a.m . valfinishes offwith a streetdance at Live entertainment can be found 8p.m.with music by Frank Carlson.

N ORTH P O W D E R HUCKLEBERRY F ESTIVAL Saturday, July 25

Fun Run/Walk, Breakfast, Parade Music, Craft 8 Food Vendors

Fire Station BBQ Free Huckleberry Sundae Huckleberry Dessert Contest Mud Volleyball Tournament

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BAKER CITY — Mary Kaye Knaphus will present her"Spirit of the West" programs and an evening concert this weekend at the National Historic Oregon Trail InterpretiveCenter.

Her daytime performances will be at 10:30 a.mn noon and 2 p.m.

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In herprogram, Mary Kaye shares songs about the people, history and culture of the West.

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Mary Kaye Knaphus will present her "Spirit of the West" programs at the National Historic Oregon Trail lnterpretive Center.

Admission to the center is $8 adults, $4.50 seniors and free for ages 15 and younger. Federal passes are accepted.

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Where: National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Baker City Tickets: $12; available at Betty's Books, online at trailtenders.org and at the gate, although seating is limited Information:541-523-1843

for families and youngsters and light snacks.

Concert tickets are $12 and available at Betty's Books, online at www.trailtenders.org and at the gate, although seating is limited so advance tickets are encouraged.

Proceeds from the concert support the Trail Tenders, the nonprofit group that helps fund educational programs and special projects atthe center.

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A multiple award-winning entertainer, Knaphus tours throughout the United States and Canada. She is a native born Texan and as a young woman ventured off to Utah where she "married her a cowboy."

Knaphus was recognized as Female Performer and Songwriter of the Year by the Western Music Association, and as Best Solo Musician by True West magazine.

She received a Spur Award from the Western Writers of America for her song"Any Name Will Do." Her albums "The Dawn and the Dusk" and "No Wilder Place" have risen to the top of the Western music charts.

Live music venues Want to hear live music in Northeast Oregon? Here's a list of where to catch your favorite musical act.

BAKER CITY • Barley Brown's Brewpub, 2190 Main St. • Corner Brick Bar and Grill, 840 Main St. • Earth 8r Vine, 2001 Washington Ave. • Geiser Grand Hotel,1996 Main St. • Paizano's Pizza, 2940 10th St. ENTERPRISE • Lear's Main Street Pub 8r Grill, 111 W. Main St. • O.K. Theatre, 208W. Main St. • Terminal Gravity, 803 SE School St. JOSEPH • Josephy Center for Arts 8r Culture, 403 N. Main St. • The Local Loaf, 19 S. Main St. • Mutiny Is Brewing, 600 N. Main St. • Outlaw Restaurant 8r Saloon, 108 N. Main St. • Redhorse Coffee Traders, 306 N. Main St. LA GRANDE • Bear Mountain Pizza Cou 2104 Island Ave. • Benchwarmer's Pub and Grill, 210 Depot St. • Bud Jackson's Sportsman's 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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O. Elgin Opera House show season • Sept. 4-26: "Little Shop of Horrors" A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.

• Nov. 6-28: "Annie" In the depths of the 1930s, Annie is a fiery young orphan girl who must live in a miserable orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan. Her seemingly hopeless situation changes dramatically when she is selected to spend a short time at the residence of the wealthy munitions industrialist, Oliver Warbucks.

• Feb. 19-March12, 2016: "My Fair Lady" Henry Higgins, an arrogant, irascible professor of phonetics, boasts to a new acquaintance, Colonel Pickering, that he can teach any woman to speak so "properly" that he could pass her off as a duchess. The person whom he is shown thus teaching is one Eliza Doolittle, a young woman with a horrendous Cockney accent who is selling flowers on the street.

• April 29-May14, 2016: "Ring of Fire" (Johnny Cash) "Ring of Fire" and three dozen other songs from Johnny Cash's songbook are stitched together to depict the rough-hewn fabric of rural Americana.

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Season promises to be Opera House's best Music is a highlight of this season's shows ELGIN — The first thing you'll notice on a hot July day when you step into the Elgin Opera House is cool air.

After103 years,thevenerable theaterhas added air conditioning. The result could be the addition of summer theater next year to entertain not only locals but alsothe waves oftouristspassing through town. '%e'veavoided doing summer works because it gets too hot in here," said Terry Hale, managing artisti cdirectorofFriends ofthe Opera House."This opens up a whole new opportunity for us. If I do two shows in summer, it fills up most of the weekends."

It's all part of ongoing restoration of the city-owned Elgin Opera House, which should continue soon with a west side remodel.

But first, Hale is busy preparing for the next show season.

"If you love music, this season will not disappoint," he said.

The season starts with two shows directed by Hale, "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Annie," and then moves on to "My Fair Lady" directed by Michael Frasier and "Ring of Fire," directed by Brent and Jeannette Smith.

"Little Shop" kicks ofF the season Sept.4. It's a doo-wop, bee-bop, finger-snapping parody filled with fun and satire, Hale said.

"It's a small cast with 10 cast members yet a big-tech show," he said.'%e'll make it as fun, bright and comical as we can."

"Annie," which opens Nov. 6, is a big family show with 74 cast members.Annie and theorphans and maybe a couple of other cast members will be promoting the shows at parades throughout the summer.

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were completed in late June. Rehearsals begin about eight weeks before each show.

McKaye Harris is choreographing"Little Shop" and"Annie."

"My Fair Lady" is opening Feb. 19,and Hale isexcited tohave Frasier, a longtime teacher at La Grande High School and Eastern Oregon University, on board.

"He's a super dynamic directorn Hale said.'%e are excited to have him join our creative team this year."

Hale is also excited to have Beckie Thompson-Hendrickson, director ofBeckie'sStudio of Dance in La Grande, as choreographer for the show.

"Ring of Fire" debuts April 29.

The Johnny Cash story features 24 ofCash'sfavorite songs.

"Brent and Jeannette Smith, thedirectors,arerecruiting the tri-county area for people with the skill sets to sing and play certain instruments," Hale said.

A lotofpreparation goesinto getting a season of shows ready to go.

"It's like trying to plan four weddings all at once with four completely different wedding parties," Hale said."Before you start auditions, you have to getrights with royalty houses, think about directors, sound, music, building the set and choreography. Beingin a small community makes it more challenging. All the stars have to line up."

Hale said he is already beginning to put together the plays for the 2016-17 season, which will allowstafFmembers and prospective actors to plan ahead.

Through the years, the Friends of the Opera House has gathered a loyal following of theater-goers. '%e'vebuilta good reputation, which has allowed us to have a following from the greater tri-county area and beyond," Hale said.

Seasontickets,$65,go on sale Friday. People can reserve their favoriteseatsby calling the box office at541-663-6324.Group discounts are also available.

"It's the first year we've done season tickets," Hale said."It's a savings over buying individual tickets, and we'll waive ticket processing. Besides, the season ticket holders get first crack at seats."

Hale said he believesseason tickets make a great gift.

"It's an opportunity to give the giftofthearts,"Halesaid.

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Chalk it up to Art

Saturday in Baker City BAKER CITY — The Baker Art Guild is once again sponsoring Chalk It Up To Art, a family-fiiendly eventthatrecognizesthetalentof local artists who donate their time to create chalk drawings on the sidewalks of downtown Baker Cit. The event happens Saturday.

Artists begin at 9 a.m. and work throughoutthe day.Thecommunity is invited to view the works in progress during the day, and the finished drawings in the evening.

Baker County artists are invited to parti cipate,and businesses are invited to sponsor sidewalk squares for chalk drawings at $5 per square. Proceeds support Baker Art Guild events.

To sign up for Chalk It Up To Art, or for more information, call Ann Mehafy, 541-519-0698.

Nashville songwriter visits Enterprise ENTERPRISE — Award-winning Nashville songwriter Dana Cooper will perform fiom 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday as part of the Courthouse Concert Seriesatthe gazeboin Enterprise. The series continues Thursdays through Sept. 17.

The concert series is held in conjunction with the farmers market, which runs trom 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

11 a.m. to noon every Tuesday and Wednesday of July at the Union County Senior Center, 1504 Albany St., La Grande.

Matt Cooper X-Tet plays market at Max Square The Matt Cooper X-Tet will perform from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Max Square in La Grande as part of the Music at the Market concert series. The music runs in conjunction with the La Grande Farmers' Market.

Kunkle performs at country club ISLAND CITY — K.C. Kunkle will perform from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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Darrell Brann and Craig Brann, known as Brothers Brann Acoustic Duo, will rock Joseph Creek Canyon with their signature fusions of blues, jazz, country and rock.

Advanceconcertticketsare$12 foradults and $8 forchildren 8 and younger.

Advance concert plus jambalayadinner tickets are $30 for adults and $20 for children 8 and younger. At the door, tickets are an

Blue Moon concert, dinner coming to RimRock ENTERPRISE — A Blue Moon Celebration & ConcertAt Joseph Creek Canyon will take place trom 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. July 31.

Peoplecan gettickets at onceinabluesymoon.eventbrite. com, or avoid the online ticket fee by purchasing tickets at Joseph Hardware in Joseph or Terminal Gravity in Enterprise.

The event will bring together an all-star gathering of musicians, chefs and winemakers, bringing you their best. The RimRock Inn, 83471 Lewiston Highway north of Enterprise, is throwing the big

extra $5.

Climate expert speaks at Brown Bag lunch

of Earth' sclim ate"aspartofthe Brown Bag series at noon Tuesday at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture, 403 N. Main St., Joseph.

North has slides and will address the big lakes in the Sahara, m igrations ofpeoplefrom Asia to what is now North America, and the extinction of the hairy mammoths.

North, the father of Josephy Center Director Cheryl Coughlan, isdistinguished professor and holder of the Harold J. Haynes Endowed Chair in Geosciences at Texas A&M University, and previous Head of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences.

JOSEPH — Gerald North will talk about"The last 20,000 years

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Bruno Dunes plays Friday at Earth & Vine BAKER CITY — The Bruno Dunes Band will play fiom 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday at Earth & Vine, 2001WashingtonAve. in Baker City.

The band's style is eclectic and includes country western, blues, jazz, contemporary and original songs.

Band members are John Woodard, Debbie Friedman, Johnny Star, Robert Anders and Rick Anderson.

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O. Chief 3oseph Days Rodeo activities WEDNESDAY • 9 p.m. — Family Dance at the Thunder Room THURSDAY • Miles for Mammograms Walk — Check in at 8 a.m., walk at 9 a.m.; HarleyTucker Rodeo Grounds; same day registration $40, includes Tshirt andThursday night rodeo ticket • 9 p.m. — Dance to DJ music and 3D Productions after the rodeo at the Thunder Room (continues through Saturday) FRIDAY • 5:30 a.m.— American Legion Breakfast begins at the rodeo grounds • 7 a.m. — Golf tournament, sign-up at Alpine Meadows Golf Course, Enterprise • 10 a.m.— Kiddie parade down Main Street in Joseph • 9 p.m. — Teen dance at Joseph Community Center with FullTilt Audio, $5 cover (continues Saturday night)

70th annual event comes to life this week JOSEPH — The preparation for the 70th Chief Joseph Days Rodeo reaches a fevered pitch this week with four days and nights of rodeo, parades, dances and Nez Perce tradition.

As the horse and traveltrailers iledown Highway 82 up to Jof seph, the hotels, restaurants and retail shops welcome the busiest week of the year.

This year, rodeo revelers will have anew place to gettickets, information and souvenirs with authentic Chief Joseph Days insignias. The rodeo has moved its headquarters to Main Street in the former General Land 0$ce next to Sports Corral. The new retail space and office is easily seen just as one drives into the city limits and has a lot more elbow room.

The office was in the Joseph Community Center until just a couple of months ago and there is already a noticeable difFerence in foot traffic.

SATURDAY • 5:30 a.m.— Shrine Breakfast at the rodeo grounds • 10 a.m.— Grand parade • Noon — Friendship Feast at the Encampment Pavilion next to the rodeo grounds • 3 p.m. — Traditional Indian Dance Contest at the Encampment Pavilion • 11 p.m.— Cowboy breakfast begins at rodeo grounds and continues throughout the night

Sunday • 8 a.m.— Cowboy Church Service at the Harley Tucker Memorial Arena

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The Grand Parade for the 70th annual Chief Joseph Days takes place at10 a.m. Saturday on Main Street in Joseph.

"People are popping in and looking around," said Debbie Short, office manager for the rodeo.

Steve Rogers, co-chairman of the rodeo committee, said they had been thinking about moving to a more visible location for some time.

When the General Land 0$ce spacewas ofFered forrentthis spring, it didn't take long for the committee to snatch it up.

A We were throwing stufF around foreverbut hadn'tmade any decisions until Director Diane Witherite thought it was a great opportunity," Rogers said.

With the former office ofF the beatenpath,volunteers staffed a sidewalk booth selling merchandise. This year, the new Main Street space ofFersboth better shopping and access to information from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the week of the rodeo. A merchandise booth will still be at the entrance of the

rodeo grounds.

Short said the prize buckles and spurs for this year's rodeo are on display in the retail shop.

Beside the rodeo itself, the Kiddie Parade and Grand Parade draws crowds Friday and Saturday mornings at 10 a.m.

Witherite said she has organized the Kiddie Parade for more than 25 years.

"I was raised with Chief Joseph Days — my parents were directors,"Witherite said."It's just easy to keepdoing it.It'sa great,fun event."

Kids younger than 15 can sign up for theparade at 9 a.m .Friday m orning the day ofthe parade at the Indian Lodge Motel on south Main Street. Witherite said no adultsarein the parade,so that means no motorized vehicles unlessachild can operate them.

Witherite said this year's grand prizeisa portablebasketballhoop,

and cash prizes will be given to the each category winner by Mr. Timber, aka Diane and her husband, Mike Witherite.

She said although school enrollment numbers are down, still about 200 kids show up each year for the parade.

The parade has no theme, so it opens upendless creativeopportunities, Witherite said.

PearlSturm has run the grand paradeon Saturday forthe past 10 years. This year, she said, will be her last.

The grand parade has 90 to 100 entrants. Sturm said she sends out notices in March but registrations dribble in even the week of the rodeo.

'The tricky part is making sure all of the visiting courts and riding groups are well interspersed with the other entrants. I'm making changes right up to the last minute," Strum said.

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I II lllUIIlv 23 • ChiefJoseph Days: Fourdaysofactionpacked rodeos, parades, dances and more turn Joseph into one big celebration. Along Hells Canyon Scenic Byway, Joseph, www. visiteasternoregon.com/entry/chief-josephdays-5/ • Country Swing Dance:Dance instruction available. Student discount with ID; 7:30 p.m.; $3 before 8 p.m.; $5 after 8 p.m.; Maridell Center, 1124Washington Ave., La Grande, 541-963-2023 • Courthouse Concert Series:Dana Cooper, award-winning Nashville songwriter, performs; 5:30 p.m.;Wallowa County Courthouse lawn, Enterprise • Dance Lessons:Learn the Cha Cha, East Coast Swing, 10 step, Waltz and more.

Lessons are the first hour, followed by review and practice; 6:30 p.m.; VFWHall, 2005Valley Ave., Baker City • Enterprise Farmers' Market:Wallowa County Bounty,Thursday dinner at the farmers market "Flavor of the County".

Locatedon the Courthouse Lawn; 4 p.m .; Enterprise • Live music:James Dean Kindle will perform; 7 p.m.;Terminal Gravity Brew Pub,803 School St., Enterprise • Live music:Larry Robb Band performs; 8 p.m.;Ten Depot Street, La Grande • Live music:HoneyHoney performs; 8 p.m.; OKTheatre, Enterprise. Tickets, $20, available at M. Crow BcCo. in Lostine, Dollar Stretcher in Enterprise, Joseph Hardware in Josephand onwww.eventbr ite.com

I/ImV24 • Attic Finds Revival Roadshow:A Repurposing Adventure and Vintage Sale at four great stops; 9 a.m.; Alma Jane's,The Potter's House,The Coop and Aggie's; www. visiteasternoregon.com/entry/attic-findsrevival-roadshow-2/ • ChiefJoseph Days: Fourdaysofactionpacked rodeos, parades, dances and more turn Joseph into one big celebration; Joseph, www.visiteasternoregon.com/entry/chiefjoseph-days-5/ • Live music:K.C. Kunkle performs; 6 p.m.; La Grande Country Club,10605 S. McAlister Lane, Island City • Live music:Bruno Dunes performs;7 p.m.;

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SAlIILV 2s • Attic Finds Revival Roadshow:A Repurposing Adventure and Vintage Sale at four great stops; 9 a.m.;Alma Jane's,The Potter's House,The Coop and Aggie's; www. visiteasternoregon.com/entry/attic-findsrevival-roadshow-2/ • Chalk it up to Art:Artists in Baker City will create works of art in chalk on the sidewalks around downtown all day.

• ChiefJoseph Days:Fourdaysofactionpacked rodeos, parades, dances and more turn Joseph into one big celebration. Along Hells Canyon Scenic Byway, Joseph, www. visiteasternoregon.com/entry/chief-josephdays-5/ • 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 • Huckleberry Festival:North Powder's annual festival to celebrate the tiny wild huckleberry. School breakfast is 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.; fun run/walk/duathlon at 8 a.m.; parade at 11 a.m.; huckleberry dessert contest entries need to be entered between noon and 12:45 p.m.; kids games are at1 p.m. by the fire station followed by DragonTheatre puppet show at 3:30 p.m.; firemen's barbecue is 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.; dessert auction at 6 p.m. and

the street dance at 8 p.m.

• Huckleberry Hot Rod Show-n-Shine: Registration 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; $15 entry fee. Poker walk, slow drags, 50/50 draw and prizes in numerous categories. New this year — shaded seating. This car show takes place in conjunction with the North Powder Huckleberry Festival • La Grande Farmers' Market:9 a.m.; La Grande, Matt Cooper X-Tet performs for Music at the Market concert series • LEGO Play:Come hang out in the story circle every Saturday at the library and create lego masterpieces; 9 a.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St., La Grande • Evening Concert with Mary Kaye: Celebrate National Day of the Cowboy with Mary Kaye's unique brand of original music, which is rooted deeply in theWestern landscape; 7 p.m.; outdoor amphitheater at the National Historic Oregon Trail lnterpretive Center; $12. Seating is limited so advance tickets are encouraged; 541-523-1843 • "On GoldenPond": Presented by Eastern Oregon RegionalTheatre;7 p.m.; $12; 2101 Main St., Suite 207,Baker City

IIlv 26 SUH • ChiefJoseph Days: Fourdaysofactionpacked rodeos, parades, dances and more turn Joseph into one big celebration; Joseph • Elkhorn Archers' Super Shoot:6:30 a.m.; Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort; www. elkhornarchers.com/elkhorn-archers-events. html • "On GoldenPond": Presented by Eastern Oregon RegionalTheatre;3 p.m.; $12; 2101 Main St., Suite 207,Baker City • Live music:Michael Shaywill perform; 7 p.m.;Terminal Gravity Brew Pub,803 School St., Enterprise • Mining History Hike:Ranger Ben leads this hike about mining's role in settlement of the west; 10:30 a.m.; National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, 22267 Highway 86, Baker City, 541-523-1843 • Parents DayTrain Ride:Celebrate Parents Day by getting a round-trip family pass for the price of a one-way fare ($30) or a roundtrip adult ticket for the price of a one-way fare ($12) with accompanying child. Round trips are 10 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. from McEwen and noon from Sumpter; Sumpter Valley Railroad, Baker City, 866-894-2268, www. sumptervalleyrailroad.org

• Sand Mandala: GuruRinpoche'sDance, 2 p.m.; dismantle ceremony at 3 p.m.; Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, Baker City • Live music:Powder River Music Review; 2 p.m.; Geiser Pollman Park, Baker City; featuring local and regional musicians.

Proceeds will support a different nonprofit each week; 2 p.m.; Geiser Pollman Park, Baker City, www. bakercitybandstand.org • Trapper Table:RangerBen shows offsome of the tools the fur trappers of the American W est used dayto day;2 p.m.;admission:$8 adults, $4.50 seniors, free for15 and younger; National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, 22267 Highway 86, Baker City

ImVn MPU • Sculpting:5:10 a.m.; YMCAFitness Center,3715 Pocahontas Road, Baker City, bakerymca.org/schedules/ • Zumba:5:30 p.m.; YMCAFitness Center, 3715 Pocahontas Road, Baker City, bakerymca.org/ schedules/ • Zumba:8:30 a.m.; YMCAFitness Center, 3715 Pocahontas Road, Baker City, bakerymca.org/ schedules/

lU/SIILV2s • Aqua Zumba:9:30 a.m.; Sam-0-Swim Center,580 Baker St., Baker City, bakerymca. org/schedules/ • Country Dance Orchestra:6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; amateur musicians gather to learn pieces from the Contra dance and English Country dance repertoire. All instruments welcome, especially acoustic stringed andwoodwinds. No charge. More information: Carla, 541-663-0776; Art Center at the Old Library, 1006 PennAve., La Grande • Free Web Design Class:Toregister call Glenna at 541-963-7942, ext. 11; 8:30 a.m.; Training BcEmployment Consortium,1901 Adams Ave., La Grande • La Grande Farmers' Market:Participate in local commerce and support your local artisans and farmers, everyTuesday 3:30p.m.to 6 p.m .and Saturday9 a.m .-noon; La Grande • Live music:Elwood performs;8 p.m. to 10 p.m.;Ten Depot Street, La Grande

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BAKER CITY • Barley Brown's Brewpub, 2190 Main St. • Corner Brick Bar and Grill, 840 Main St. • Earth 8r Vine, 2001 Washington Ave. • Geiser Grand Hotel,1996 Main St. • Paizano's Pizza, 2940 10th St. ENTERPRISE • Lear's Main Street Pub 8r Grill, 111 W. Main St. • O.K. Theatre, 208W. Main St. • Terminal Gravity, 803 S.E. School St. JOSEPH • Josephy Center for Arts 8r Culture, 403 N. Main St. • The Local Loaf, 19 S. Main St. • Mutiny Is Brewing, 600 N. Main St. • Outlaw Restaurant 8r Saloon, 108 N. Main St. • Redhorse Coffee Traders, 306 N. Main St. LA GRANDE • Bear Mountain Pizza Co., 2104 Island Ave. • Benchwarmer's Pub and Grill, 210 Depot St. • Bud Jackson's Sportsman's 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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ENTERPRISE — Making a stop as they make laps around the country this summer is Los Angeles alt-folk band HoneyHoney.

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''We'd sing harmonies with the Eagles and Journey," Santo said.

She said in fifth grade she joined her elementary school choir and played the violin, but considers herself a late bloomer when it came to pursuing music as opposed to bandmate Benjamin Jaffe who she said was in bands since he was 11.

"He hasallthesetalesofbeing in bands," Santo said."I didn't have anything like that. I was envious and fascinated by the jam community."

The duo met in California and released their first album, aptly named, "First Rodeo," in 2008.

Santos' natural talent shows through as she and Jaffe beautifully blend their voices. Dubbed a folk band, they tour with a drummer who takes their music from soulful to rocking. ''We'veplayed with Conor Meehan for a two years. We really can't really rock without drums," Santo said.

The duo thought they'd try out Nashville to grow their career, but after a brief stay, Santo said they moved back to Southern California.

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Benjamin Jaffe and Suzanne Santo comprise the alt-folk band HoneyHoney. was about. There is a lot ofhiking and an outdoors element," Santo said."I can always be outside and get my fix in that way."

Health and fitness are important to HoneyHoney, Santo said.

Despite the grueling road schedule, she said they try to maintain a healthy lifestyle. ''We try to save our energy and takereally good careofourselves," she said.'We exercise and eat well, but it's hard when you don't get any sleep."

The weariness takes its toll, but she said when she has to dig deep for the energy, the performances take on a new element.

"If I'm tired sometimes I'll play angry. Sometimes those are amazing shows. They are so visceral with different degrees of excitement," Santo said.

This summer's tour has HoneyHoney digging deep. Santo said the band is six weeks into a 10-week tour.

"It's been pretty brutalto say the least. We always want people come see us have a great timeit's been rewarding, but pretty

taxing," Santo said.

As for down time to recoup, she said she and Jaffe stay in a cabin to focus on writing.

"I like to go somewhere remote and write and not be distracted,"

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She also loves to fly fish — the antithesis of entertaining the throngs under a tent at a festival or late night on a club stage.

Their stop in Enterprise is sandwiched between a show in Boise, Idaho, and stops in Montana, Santos said.

"I love Oregon; it's one of my favorite parts to drive through and play," Santo said.

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By Collin Binkley The Associated Press

BOSTON — With its thumb raised skyward and a grin on its digital face, the robotic creation of two researchers in Canada embarked on a hitchhiking journey across the U.S. on Friday.

The humanoid robot named hitchBOT has already caught rides across Canada and in Europe, relying on the kindness and curiosity of strangers. But this is its first U.S. tour, setting out &om Massachusetts with dreams of San Francisco ahead.

Along the way,it hopes to see some quintessentialAmerican sites, including Times Square, Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon.

To start the journey, its creators set it alongside a road in Marblehead with tape wrapped around its cylindrical head that read "San Francisco or bust." Not long after, a group of German tourists pickeditup and strapped itinto their SUV with plans to take it to Boston or New York.

The kid-size robot is immobile on its own, so it gets &om place to place by being schlepped around

by strangers.

Travelerscan passit offtoothersthey meet, orleaveit at a gas station or shop. They just leave it seated on its kickstand with its thumb raised.

The creators hope, drivers won't leave the bot along busy roads and will charge the battery when itruns low. Otherwise, there are no rules. ''We want to see what people do with this kind of technology when we leave it up to them," said Frauke Zeller, one of the creators and anassistant professorin professional communication at Toronto's Ryerson University."It's an

art project in the wild — it invites people to participate."

On the outside, hitchBOT looks like it's built for play rather than performance. It has a bucket for a body and bendy foam limbs capped by yellow gardening gloves and matching rubber boots. The whimsical attire is intentional, its makers said, to make it approachableand to deterpotentialthieves.

"It has a really low-tech look to it, somethingwe dubbed the'yardsale aesthetic,"' said David Harris Smith, the other creator and an assistant professor in communication

studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.'The head is actually an acrylic cake-saver."

Designedtobe a talking travel companion, the robot can toss out factoids and carry limited conversation. It can be charming and cheeky, its makers said.

So far ,there arenosignsofanything nefarious done to the robot, butthere' salsonoproofItscreators intentionally cast their gaze aside. ''We want to be very careful to avoid surveillance technologies with this; that's not what we're trying to do here," Smith said.

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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The English Spy," by Daniel Silva 2."The Girl on theTrain," by Paula Hawkins 3. "All the LightWe Cannot See," by Anthony Doerr 4. "Truth or Die," by James Patterson and Howard Roughan 5. "Finders Keepers," by Stephen King HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. "The Wright Brothers," by David McCullough 2. "Modern Romance," by Aziz Ansari with Eric Klinenberg 3."Down the Rabbit Hole," by Holly Madison 4. "Dead Wake," by Erik Larson 5. "Being Mortal," byAtul Gawande E-BOOK FICTION 1. "Grey," by E.L. James 2."The English Spy," by Daniel Silva 3."The Girl ontheTrain," by Paula Hawkins 4."A New Hope," by Robyn Carr 5. "Ride Steady," by Kristen Ashley E-BOOK NONFICTION 1."Down the Rabbit Hole," by Holly Madison 2."The Boys in the Boat," by Daniel James Brown 3. "The Wright Brothers," by David McCullough 4. "Tell My Sons," by Mark M. Weber 5. "Modern Romance," by Aziz Ansari with Eric Klinenberg Source: NewYorkTimes

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any science books, weighted down with multisyllabic verbiage, are about asexciting as watching paint dry.

"The Cloudspotter's Guide" is a breath of fresh air in this field. The book covers not just science but history, art and even pop culture.

Written by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, the book will cure people of"blue-sky thinking." Plain old sunshiny days will have you pining for some variety in the sky, on the lookout for mama clouds or lentis.

Once, back in the anything-goes 1970s, as a junior in high school, I took a writing class that involved clouds. This was spring in western Oregon, when storms were still marching in off the Pacific Ocean to populate our skies. On the rare dry day, we'd head outto afield, lie on our backs, watch clouds and record our observations.

It was a neat trick by the teacher to wrench some writing out of students, many of whom believed a 200-word essay was more challenging than root canal.

Forty years have gone by since.

I haven't paid much attention to clouds in the interim unless they were pouring rain or snow on me

JEFF PETERSEN jpetersen@lagrandeobserver.com @goNEoregon or otherwise making my life and those around me miserable.

But then I got a flash of insight.

I began thinking about retirement, a decade ofE looming like a thunderhead, and how I was going to live on a limited budget. I brainstormed about what I could do that was free and could be done anywhere. I came up with bird and cloud watching as free entertainment and redoubled my efforts to prepare for the days when

I could pursue these hobbies.

Then came Christmas. The family, adding more children by the year, came up with the grand idea, to save our budgets, that adults would get just one gift We drew names out of a hat to see who we would buy gifts for, and that person was able to make a few suggestions.

I suggested cloud books. And boy,did my nephew deliver.One, of course, was the charming "Cloudspotter's Guide."

I jumped in with both feet and found that Pretor-Pinney couldn't hide his enthusiasm behind a nimbocumulus. The book is thoroughly readable. The book covers the world of clouds from everyday fair-weather cumulus, the kind of clouds kids see fish, birds and planes in, to the most unusual Morning Glory roll cloud that forms in Australia, which courageous glider pilots surflike a wave.

The smart, witty book is broken intoreadable sections.Readers

learn about the low clouds like stratus, the gray-day cloud; the middle clouds like cumulonimbus, the towering thunderheads; and the high clouds like cirrus and mare's tails.

You'll also learn about phenomena we have around here. Take upslope fog. Anyone who has driven in the late fall on Cabbage Hill along Interstate 84 between La Grande and Pendleton will have been astounded by its beauty — and cursed its danger.

The best thing about clouds is that most are harmless. They are also egalitarian. It doesn't matter where you are. You can watch them from a big city or the highest peaks of the Eagle Cap Wilderness. And there is no fee to pay for the privilege.

You can even create your own, as in when you see your breath on

a cold day.

Pretor-Pinney's charming book will cure people of blue-sky thinking. I recommend it highly.

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Canadian rock bandTheory Of A Deadman will perform at 7 p.m.

Friday at Sleep Country Amphitheater in Ridgefield, Washington.

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1.The Rolling Stones; $8,066,135; $178.44.

2. U2; $6,030,279; $111.53.

3. Paul McCartney; $5,111,024; $158.57.

4.TakeThat; $4,461,359; $108.93.

5. Taylor Swift; $3,104,630; $108.24.

6. Fleetwood Mac; $2,692,909; $116.05.

7. Kenny Chesney; $1,886,595; $82.75.

8. Shania Twain; $1,741,551; $99.13.

9. Neil Diamond; $1,210,336; $102.27.

10. Bette Midler; $1,179,237; $126.93.

11. Luke Bryan; $1,164,083; $63.11.

12. Andre Rieu; $1,100,450; $79.10.

13. Herbert Gronemeyer; $958,492; $57.49.

14. Olly Murs; $931,720; $64.97.

15. The Who; $843,896; $95.95.

16. Dave Matthews Band; $794,122; $59.43.

17. Maroon 5; $783,712; $57.73.

18. Ed Sheeran; $746,953; $60.14.

19. Romeo Santos; $717996; $87.91.

20. New Kids On The Block; $683,598; $59.65.

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Craft beerexpanding in Eastern Oregon

By Beau Eastes VVesCom News Service

Northeast Oregon eats WHERE I ATE: Dusty Spur, 1502 SAve., La Grande WHAT I ORDERED: Biscuits and gravy THE VERDICT: Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a big breakfast person. I can forgo lunch and dinner — but breakfast is my gold standard. In fact, I easily envision a perfect day including a big breakfast to start the day, then another breakfast for lunch and, again, another breakfast for dinner. In short, for me, breakfast never gets old.

So needless to say, I enjoy restaurants that offer big, filling breakfasts — places like the Dusty Spur in La Grande.

On a recent visit, I enjoyed their well-known biscuits and gravy. Light, flaky biscuits that just seem to melt in your mouth smothered in a rich, thick, creamy white gravy — this is definitely a "stick-toyour-ribs" type of breakfast.

Whatever your breakfast preference, the Dusty Spur, which will be celebrating its fifth anniversary in September, has plenty of satisfying choices on the menu to go with the great atmosphere.

— Andrew Cutler, Observer publisherleditor

JOHN DAY — Bend resident Ken Brown is slowly but surely helping develop new craft brew fans in his hometown of John Day, converting even those who don't drink beer.

"Their menu, it's not huge, but it's fun," Tammy Bremner, the office manager for the Grant County Chamber of Commerce, said about 1188 Brewing in John Day, which Brown owns with his wife, Jennifer,and Shannon and Jeremy Adair. Jennifer Brown and Shannon Adair are sisters.

"For here, it's a little bit different," adds Bremner, who doesn't drink beer but raves about the downtown brewpub and the energy it has brought to John Day, a rural ranch and agricultural community of approximately 1,800people about 150 mileseast of Bend.'You can get street tacos and I just love the sliders. It's a fun atmosphere."

Craft beer is no longer just the drink of choice for Portland hipsters, Bend mountain bikers or Eugene graduate students. While regional breweries such as Bend's Deschutes Brewery, Newport's Rogue Ales and Full Sail Brewing in Hood River produced most of the state's 1.6 million beer barrels last year — Deschutes alone was responsible for 337,094 barrels in 2014 — Eastern Oregon is experiencing a craft beer explosion

Ken Brawn/Submitted photo

Jeremy Adair is one of the co-owners and the brewmaster for 1188 Brewing in John Day. of its own. Ten breweries, including 1188 Brewing in John Day, now operate east of Prineville, which is itselfhome to the recently renamed Ochoco Brewing.

"Five years ago, we were sitting at 10 Barrel on a beautiful Indian summer day in October and the place was absolutely packed," says Ken Brown, who works for Redmond Fire & Rescue.t We asked ourselves, 'How do we get involved in something like this?'We started homebrewing not long after that."

1188 Brewing — the brewery's name pays homage to two of the owners' fathers, Rich Brown and Jim Brady, whose snowmobile race numbers were 11 and 88 — manufactured about 58 beer barrels in 2014, production similar to a small brewpub operation like

Redmond's Smith Rock Brewing.

Ken Brown, who spent most of his childhood in John Day, says 1188, which will celebrate its two-year anniversary in August, hopes to double its production this year and soon expand beyond the brewery's current two-barrel brewing.

"Right now, we're only brewing on Sundays," says Ken Brown, explaining that 1188's brewing system is close enough to the brewpub's kitchen that brewing while the pub is open would be too chaotic.

Similar to what Terminal Gravity and Barley Brown's did for Enterprise and Baker City and what Prodigal Son is doing in Pendleton, 1188 has helped rejuvenate downtown John Day, attracting younger adults who

perhapsdeveloped atastefor IPAs, porters, stouts and saisons while going to school in Eugene, Corvallis and Portland.

Terminal Gravity planted the seeds for Eastern Oregon's craft beer scene in 1997 when it originally started brewing its iconic IPA. While Terminal Gravity was the first Eastern Oregon brewery to find a place on Willamette Valley tap handles, Barley Brown's, which was launched in 1998, has brought national prominence to the region after winning four goldmedals atthelasttwo Great American Beer Festivals. With breweries like 1188 in John Day, Prodigal Son in Pendleton, Hermiston Brewing in Hermiston and Beer Valley in Ontario, the Eastern Oregon Brews Byways was formed as a way to co-market the area's emerging brew culture.

"It really has become an anchor spot for downtown in the evening," Labhart says."And it's become real popular with bikers: motorcycles and bicyclists. It's something different that they don't expect in a place like John Day." In the future, Ken Brown says he sees 1188 expanding not just in terms of distribution, but possibly adding more brewpubs. t We'll probably always be in John Day," he says."Could we be somewhere else too? I assume so. ...Maybe we'llhave a brewpub iin Bend), or Boise or La Grande. Who knows?"

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ANT-MAN 117 minutesl PG-13 l Action Playing at Granada 3Theatre, Eltrym Theater

When aliens interceptvideo feeds of classic arcade games and misinterpret them as a declaration of war, they attack Earth, using the games as models.

Knowing that he must employ a similar strategy, PresidentWill Cooper (Kevin James) recruits his childhood pal, former video-game champ and home-theater installer Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), to lead a team of old-school arcade players (Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad) and a military specialist (Michelle Monaghan) to save the planet.

Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), plan and pull off a heist that will save the world

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MINIONS 91 minutes l PG l Animation Playing at Granada 3Theatre,

TRAINWRECK 125 minutesl R l Comedy Playing at Eltrym Theater

Evolving from single-celled yellow organisms at the dawn of time, Minions live to serve, but find themselves working for a continual series of unsuccessful masters, from T. Rex to Napoleon. Without a master to grovel for, the Minions fall into a deep depression.

Since she was a little girl, it's been drilled into Amy's (Amy Schumer's) head by her rascal of a dad that monogamy isn't realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo but in actuality, she's kind of in a rut.

INSIDE OUT 94 minutes l PG l Animation Playing at Granada 3Theatre (Wednesday andThursday only) Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) is a happy, hockey-loving 11-year-old Midwestern girl, but her world turns upside-down when she and her parents move to San Francisco. Riley's emotions — led by Joy (Amy Poehler)try to guide her through this difficult, life-changing event.

TED 2 115 minutesl R l Comedy Playing at Granada 3Theatre (Wednesday andThursday only) Life has changed drastically for thunder buddies John (Mark Wahlberg), now a bachelor, and best palTed (Seth MacFarlane), now married to the woman (Jessica Barth) of his dreams.

Problems arise when the couple decide to adopt a child, but the law declares Ted to be property and not a person.

PITCH PERFECT 2 115 minutesl PG-13 l Comedy Playing at La Grande Drive In It's been three years since the Barden Bellas (Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson) became the first all-female group to win a national title. All seems well until a botched Lincoln Center performance for the president leads to a scandal that strips them of their performing duties, causing internal tension and strife.

Ci. 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. "Ant-Man," $58 million ($56.4 million international).

2. "Minions," $50.2 million ($66.2 million international).

3. "Trainwreck," $30.2 million.

4. "Inside Out," $11.7 million ($21. 3 million international).

5. "Jurassic World," $11.4 million ($12.3 million international).

6. "Terminator Genisys," $5.4 million ($22.2 million international).

7. "Magic Mike XXL," $4.5 million ($5.8 million international).

8. "Gallows," $4 million ($2.1 million international).

9. "Ted 2," $2.7 million ($7.5 million international).

10. "Mr. Holmes," $2.5 million.

Source: TheAssocrated Press

Ust of DVD release dates MAGIC MIKE 2 115 minutesl R l Drama Playing at La Grande Drive In It's been three years since Mike Lane's (Channing Tatum's) retirement from stripping, but the former dancer misses the excitement and feeling of being on stage. Most of all, though, he misses the best friends that he ever had, the crew known as the Kings ofTampa. Opportunity comes knocking when the guys look him up as they travel to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for a stripper convention.

Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: JULY 28: Home 28: Comet 28: Helix-Season 02 28: Justice League: Gods and Monsters 28:The Water Diviner 31: Descendants AUGUST 4:Insurgent 4: Do You Believe?

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