All winter – The Wallowa Valley Community Ice Rink open, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Enterprise City Park. Free skating. For info about ice conditions/activities: Ice Rink Hotline, 541-263-0715. Fridays, youth hockey, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., helmet required.

Thursday, Jan. 12

Fishtrap Big Read: Introduction to Mah Jong, 7 p.m., Fishtrap House, 400 S. Grant St., Enterprise.

Jan. 13-14

Winterfest 2012, presented by Wallowa County Gamblers Snowmobile Club. Friday: Pre-playday party and pre-sale poker run tickets, 9 p.m., Stubborn Mule, Joseph. Saturday: Breakfast, 7-11 a.m., Joseph Community Center; Snowmobile Poker Run, starts at 10 a.m., all day, Salt Creek Summit; Steak Feed, 4-8 p.m., Joseph Community Center; live music, 9 p.m. – 2 a.m., Stubborn Mule. For info: David McConathy, 720-394-9707. www.snowmobilewallowacounty.com

Saturday, Jan. 14

Chili Bowl Championships and Jalapeno Eating Contest, starting at 10 a.m., judging (and jalapeno eating) starts at 12:30 p.m., outside Embers Brew House, Joseph. Sample chili, vote for favorite. Entry forms for contestants available at Embers, Stubborn Mule and Mount Joseph Family Foods. Prizes. For info: 541-263-1427.

Sunday, Jan. 15

Stafford Birthday Party. 3 p.m., Fishtrap House. Celebrate life and work of late Oregon poet William Stafford with poetry readings, beverages and cookies; this year the focus will be on Stafford’s child-friendly poetry. For info: 541-426-3623.

Monday, Jan. 16

Fishtrap Big Read: Film, “Not One Less,” 7 p.m., R & R Drive-In, Joseph; Lear’s, Enterprise; Wallowa City Hall, Wallowa.

Tuesday, Jan 17

RESCHEDULED from Jan. 10 – Wallowa Valley Orchestra rehearsal, 6:30 p.m., Enterprise High School music room. For info: 541-569-2469.

Wednesday, Jan. 18

Meeting of Wallowa County firewood cutters and interested people, 6 p.m., Stubborn Mule, Joseph. For info: 541-263-2180.

Fishtrap’s Big Read: lecture and book discussion of “The Joy Luck Club,” by BeeBee Tan-Beck, teacher of Asian American Literature, 7 p.m., Toma’s Conference Room, Enterprise. For info: 541-426-3623.

Wallowa County Victims’ Impact Panel, 7 p.m., Wallowa County Circuit Courtroom. Check-in 6:30 – 6:55 p.m., doors locked at 7 p.m. Cost: $18 for adults, $10 for those under 18 years. Court-mandated program for those who have been convicted of DUII. For info: Stephanie Mullenberg, 541-426-4543 ext. 141.

Thursday, Jan. 19

Chess Club, 3:30 – 6:30 p.m., Community Connection, 720 NW First St., Enterprise. Players of all skill levels welcome. Classes for beginners, 4 – 4:30 p.m.

Fishtrap Big Read: Lecture by BeeBee Tan-Beck, “What is Real’ Chinese Food,” 7 p.m., Joseph Methodist Church.

ArtBeat profile of segmented wood turner Tom Clevenger of Joseph, 8 p.m., OBP television; repeated at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22.

Sunday, Jan. 22

Fishtrap Big Read: Chinese New Year Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Happy Garden restaurant, Enterprise. Only 75 tickets available for $20 each. For info: 541-426-3623.

Jan. 25-28

Eagle Cap Extreme sled dog races. For info: www.eaglecapextreme.com

Friday, Jan. 27

Last day to enter Wallowa County Digital Photo Contest, sponsored by Wallowa Valley Photo Club and Wallowa County Chieftain. Submit to www.wallowa.com/photocontest. For info: 541-426-4567.

Sunday, Jan. 29

Wallowa County Chamber Citizen Awards Banquet, 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Cloverleaf Hall. To reserve tickets ($28 each), 541-426-4622.

Tuesday, Jan. 31

Kick off Bingo season, hosted by the Wallowa County Fair Board, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Cloverleaf Hall. (Beginning Feb. 8 Bingo will be played every 2nd and 4th Wednesday through April.) Bingo is a fundraiser for improvements to the Cloverleaf restrooms.

Thursday, Feb. 2

Frostbite Fundraiser: Backcountry Film Festival, doors open 6 p.m., film starts at 7 p.m., OK Theatre, Enterprise. Admission $8 adults, $4 youth under 12. Proceeds go to Eagle Cap Ski Club, the Nordic Club, Wallowa Avalanche Center and Wallowa Valley Community Ice Rink. For info: Andie Lueders, 541-263-1188.

Feb. 3-4

Joseph High School murder mystery dinner theater, “Capital Capitol Crime,” 6 p.m., Wallowa Lake Lodge. Advance reservations required: 541-432-9821.