Community Calendar: 1.6.11

Published 4:00 pm Tuesday, January 4, 2011

JAN. 5-8

Eagle Cap Extreme sled dog race: Wednesday, Jan. 5, vet checks  9 a.m. Joseph and 1 p.m. Enterprise; 6 p.m. musher potluck. Thursday, Jan. 6, race starts at 1 p.m. Fergison Ridge Ski Area, east of Joseph. Finish: 100-mile race, Friday morning; 200-mile race,  Saturday early morning through early evening. Saturday, Jan. 8, Tales from the Trail Dinner , 5:30 p.m., Joseph Community Center. For info: call Dr. Randy Greenshields, 541-263-0234 or visit www.eaglecapextreme.com

JAN. 8-31

Fourth annual Wallowa County Digital Photo Contest entries for amateur photographers (residents, part-time residents and visitors) accepted, via Chieftains online submission form; or e-mailed, WallowaPhoto@gmail.com. During entry period CDs may be mailed to Wallowa Valley Photo Club, PO Box 1055, Joseph, OR 97846. or dropped off at the Wallowa County Chieftain office, 209 NW 1st, Enterprise. Watch for details. For info: 541-426-4567.

SUNDAY, JAN. 9

2011 Big Read Kickoff, hosted by Fishtrap, 7 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall, Enterprise. Presenter Dr. Cindy Lovell, executive director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Hannibal, Mo., will talk about Mark Twain: Why Hes Still Relevant, Still Funny, and Still with Us. For info: call Fishtrap, 541-426-3623, or visit www.fishtrap.org

JAN. 11-15

7th annual Winterfest, Joseph. All days, snow sculpture contest. Thursday, Jan. 13, second annual Taste of Wallowa County. Friday, Jan. 14, 6 p.m. Loomix Tube Races, 7 p.m. Winter Rail Jam, 8 p.m. Polar Bear Run, 9 p.m. adult winter games (Stubborn Mule). Saturday, Jan 15, Poker Run;  7 a.m. reakfast, 10 a.m.  in-town Poker Walk and all-ages Scavenger Hunt; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Chili Contest;  4 p.m. Steak Feed;  9 p.m. to 2 a.m., live music. For info: Gary Bethscheider or Nicole Payton, 541-263-0304 or 541-215-3295, or www.snowmobilewallowacounty.com

JAN. 18-22

Oregon State Snowmobile Convention, Joseph. For info: Gary Bethscheider, 541-263-0304 or www.snowmobilewallowacounty.com

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19

Free Snowmobile-specific avalanche beacon practice session, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., during OSSA BBQ lunch at Salt Creek Summit, sponsored by  nonprofit Wallowa Avalanche Center. Bring your own beacon or borrow one. For info: www.wallowaavalanchecenter.org

SATURDAY, JAN. 22

Followup on-snow session from Wallowa Valley Avalanche Center. Awareness Talk of Jan. 5 (not a pre-requisite), no charge. Learn how to look for avalanche red flags, learn about beacons and look at snow layers. For  info: www.wallowaavalanchecenter.org

SUNDAY, JAN. 23

William Stafford birthday party, 3 p.m., Fishtraps Coffin House, 400 E. Grant St., Enterprise. Party includes video by Garrison Keillor and Naomi Shihab Nye Bring Stafford and open mike reading. Come to listen or bring Stafford or your own Stafford-inspired poems to read. For info: 541-426-3623, or visit www.fishtrap.org

JAN. 28-29

Death at the Depot, by Joseph High School thespians, annual audience participatory murder mystery dinner theater, Wallowa Lake Lodge; $37.50 per person (includes dinner, beverage, dessert, gratuity, and a $7 donation to the troupe). No dessert theater this year. Pre-paid advance reservations required; call 541-432-9821. For info: call Pam Latta, 541-432-7130. 

SUNDAY, JAN. 30

Citizen Awards Banquet, hosted by Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce, 4 to 7:30 p.m., Cloverleaf Hall, Enterprise.

SATURDAY, FEB. 5

Second annual Dewayne Pfeaster Memorial Oyster and Steak Feed, 5 to 9 p.m., Wallowa Senior Center; sponsored by Friends of the Wallowa School Foundation. Cost $25 for all-you-can-eat, $5 hot dogs for kids available. For more info: contact Marilyn Hulse,541-886-4701, or Heidi Wilson at Blonde Strawberry.

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