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This Saturday saw the biggest coordinated nationwide demonstration against the Trump administration to date. In Oregon, Indivisible helped organize protests, among others, as part of the 50501 movement. Many thousands of people turned out in Portland alone, with thousands more out all over the state including in Tigard, Medford, Enterprise other small towns in southern, central and Eastern Oregon.   They protested the dismantling of federal government agencies, mass layoffs and deportations, planned cuts to Medicaid, social security and more. We talk with four Oregonians from three different communities about how the protests they attended went and what motivated them to spend their Saturday demonstrating. Susannah Graven is a massage therapist in Medford and an unaffiliated voter.  Mike Eng is a retired National Parks employee who lives near Lostine in Wallowa County and is a Republican. And Mary Minor is a retired hospice nurse who helped organize the Tigard protest, along with her husband James, a retired technical writer, both unaffiliated voters.

Welcome Sadie Kennedy to the show!Sadie joins us from Wallowa County where she serves as a mother of 4, business owner, lawyer and the Executive Director of the Wallowa History Center. We were able to hold the interview at the historic forest service ranger station that is now the History Center. Sadie has a wealth of knowledge about Wallowa County and how the valley was settled. She serves as an incredible representative of the area and the members of Wallowa community. We were so pleased to meet her and learn more about the programs and resources the Wallowa History Center has to offer. Enjoy the episode and below are links to all of the extra information that was shared during this episode. Additional information:Wallowa History Center - www.wallowahistory.orgAllen Canyon Cattle - www.allencanyoncattle.comDavid Weaver support - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-davids-cancer-battle-and-road-to-recovery Lily Barnes Skull Cleaning - 208-892-4454 - holm7983@gmail.com

Welcome back to the show!We had the pleasure of talking with Vic Coggins, a retired Wildlife Biologist who resides in Northeastern Oregon. Vic talked with us about his career and his adventures whilst navigating various controversial topics amongst sportsman's groups and policy. He played a large roll in the reintroduction of sheep and goats to Wallowa County and includes all the data points and experiences of this event in his book " Memoirs of a Backcountry Bio- 50 years managing Wallowa County Wildlife."His advice to the younger generation is to get outside, be in touch with the landscape you are responsible for, and be a worthy representative of the species that surround you. If you are interested in hearing more about his career and a life of a biologist give this episode a listen!Additional information:Lily Barnes Skull Cleaning208-892-4454holm7983@gmail.comMemoirs of a Backcountry Bio- 50 years managing Wallowa County Wildlife By Vic Coggins and Vicky CogginsPublication price $39.50 +s/h / Coggins Wildlife Publishing 64948 Aspen Grove Road Enterprise, OR 97828

This week we head to Wallowa County in Northeast Oregon.  Sandra Lozier previews Hells Canyon Days, taking place the weekend after Labor Day every year.  Jennifer Piper, Executive Director of the Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce, tells you about other events happening in the county throughout the year.  Finally, Lottie Ritchey at the Minam Store tells you about their single and multi-day rafting trips as well as their guided fly-fishing trips in the area. www.northwesternoutdoors.com www.wallowacountychamber.com 

Fences are a key part of managing livestock on rangeland. But physical fencing is expensive, maintenance-heavy and potentially harmful to wildlife. Virtual fencing could solve some of those problems by offering a more flexible way to manage grazing herds. It could also help ranchers and rangeland managers adapt to the effects of climate change, including more frequent and intense wildfires. As recently reported in the Capital Press, a project in Wallowa County is testing the potential benefits of virtual fencing in a community forest that supports grazing, recreation and sensitive plant species.  Pete Schreder is a Wallowa County extension agent with the Oregon State University Extension Service. He joins us with more details on the emerging technology.  

This episode features Dan Grigg, Chief Executive Officer, Wallowa County Health Care District. Here, he discusses his background, challenges surrounding workforce & cyber security he is focusing on, advice for emerging leaders, and more.

Ryan Pace and I have a lot in common. We're both from Wallowa County, with multigenerational ties to this place. We both went off to college, then joined the Marines, serving tours in the Middle East. And we both fought our way back home. Ryan served as an Intelligence Officer in the Marines, then worked at the Pentagon as an Intelligence Analyst. He's been a real lifeline to me over the years and I value his advice and opinions. In this episode, we discuss our time in the Marines and our experiences with leadership, making difficult decisions, and serving others. Check out the new DECKED system and get free shipping 

This week on the podcast, we're continuing our conversation with local historian, David Weaver. David is the Board President of the Wallowa History Center, and his knowledge of my home, Wallowa County, is extensive. In part 2 of our conversation, we cover early species migration, hunting strategies of the Nez Perce and early settlers, buffalo trips to Montana, and what life was like in the county around the turn of the 20th century. Learn more about Wallowa County History Check out the new DECKED system and get free shipping 

75 years ago, without realizing who he was, Wallowa County included Bruce “Blue” Evans — leader of the gang that massacred dozens of innocent Chinese miners back in 1887 — on a plaque commemorating its earliest white settlers. (Enterprise, Wallowa County; 1880s, 1930s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1204b-monument-mass-murderer-chinese-miners.html)

History always starts with a question. For local historian David Weaver, that question takes us back to the mid to late 1800s. David is the Board President of the Wallowa History Center, and his interest lies in learning more about the relationship between the Wallowa Band of the Nez Perce Tribe and the early European settlers who came to Northeast Oregon. In part one of this two-part episode, David and I sat down to discuss the lifestyles, cultures, and conflicts of the people of Wallowa County leading up to and after the Nez Perce War.Check out the new DECKED system and get free shipping 

For Thanksgiving weekend we've got a "Best of" episode for you featuring a summer trip to Wallowa County in Northeast Oregon for all sorts of outdoors fun! www.northwesternoutdoors.com www.wallowacountychamber.com  

Kainoa Delatori loves everything about archery season and is happy to share his knowledge with anyone who will listen. Raised in Wallowa County, he grew up hunting and steelhead fishing, with a turn at bull riding as a young man. Now, Kainoa's passion lies in archery hunting elk and mule deer. In this episode, Kainoa and I swap stories of our high school and college rodeo days, his favorite mule deer hunt, and how he's introducing his young sons to the outdoors. Follow Kainoa 

I love tattoos and have been getting them for over 20 years now. My latest tattoo was done by Tim Biedron, an artist who recently moved to Joseph, Oregon and opened the only tattoo shop in the county. Tim is an extremely talented artist who's been tattooing in Chicago since the mid 90s. His style is unique and difficult to fit into a box. On top of that, he's an interesting guy who enjoys being in nature by identifying insects, catching snakes, and fishing. In this episode, Tim and I talk all things tattoos, from designing custom pieces to the mental fortitude it takes to tattoo for long sessions. And if you're in the market for a tattoo, whether or not you live in Wallowa County, I highly recommend Tim and his studio, Meadowlark  Tim BiedronBook an AppointmentInstagram 

Commissioner Nash is currently serving as County Commissioner for Wallowa County, he is the President of the Cattlemen's Association, and he has announced his candidacy for Senate District 29. Learn more at votetoddnash.com

Another county in Oregon has voted to secede from their state, making now a dozen counties rising up and rebelling against imploding woke Portland! And they're hardly the last!   Highlights:  ●      “Wallowa County in eastern Oregon came out in mass and voted to become the 12th Oregon County to secede from the state and join their neighboring red-state Idaho, which is now being dubbed the Greater Idaho movement.” ●      “Over 80% of the regions in Oregon are experiencing intense political disenfranchisement, as they're being ruled by politicians and policies that they want nothing to do with. They are sick and tired of living under the woke political despotism imposed on them by a single county.” ●      “There are now calls by members of the media for urban Oregon to start taking seriously their growing and increasingly leaving rural population.” ●      “The 20th century favored the states of blue America, whereas the 21st century is turning solidly in favor of the states that comprise red America, and deep-red counties inside blue states simply don't want to have anything to do with depleting and imploding politics!”    Timestamps:    [01:27] The newest county to secede from the state of Oregon [03:04] How majority of the counties in Oregon are experiencing intense political disenfranchisement [06:05] How the leftwing liberals/legacy media in Oregon are starting to panic over this Resources:   ●      Find out how you can pay off your mortgage in 5-7 years with Replace Your Mortgage at https://replaceyouruniversity.com/steveturley  ●      Get Over 66% OFF All of Mike Lindell's Products using code TURLEY: https://www.mypillow.com/turley ●      Ep. 1620 Woke Leftists Meltdown after Actress ROASTS Them in Hilarious Video!!! ●      Learn how to protect your life savings from inflation and an irresponsible government, with Gold and Silver. Go to http://www.turleytalkslikesgold.com/ ●      It's time to walk away from the woke corporations. Make The Switch at https://patriotswitch.com/turley ●      Join my growing FREE Courageous Patriot Network TODAY: https://share.hsforms.com/1va23lG2zRZaLgiBZlF3B1g2drig   Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode.  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and/or leave a review. Sick and tired of Big Tech, censorship, and endless propaganda? Join my Insiders Club with a FREE TRIAL today at: https://insidersclub.turleytalks.com Make sure to FOLLOW me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrTurleyTalks BOLDLY stand up for TRUTH in Turley Merch! Browse our new designs right now at: https://store.turleytalks.com/ Do you want to be a part of the podcast and be our sponsor? Click here to partner with us and defy liberal culture If you would like to get lots of articles on conservative trends make sure to sign-up for the 'New Conservative Age Rising' Email Alerts.

Everyone thought John Hawk was stealing cattle, and he refused to talk about it. So one night, a group of cattlemen snuck into his camp and assassinated him — and were shocked by the frontier community's response. (Joseph, Wallowa County; 1870s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1310d-john-hawk-murder-by-vigilantes.html)

Everyone thought John Hawk was stealing cattle, and he refused to talk about it. So one night, a group of cattlemen snuck into his camp and assassinated him — and were shocked by the frontier community's response. (Joseph, Wallowa County; 1870s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1310d-john-hawk-murder-by-vigilantes.html)

The timber industry has always been a part of western life, especially where I grew up in Wallowa County. As a kid, there were 5 sawmills here, running 24/7. But due to harvest regulation changes, there were zero by the time I graduated high school. A lot of hard-working folks lost their jobs overnight and our local economy was in crisis. David Schmidt was the first to open a new mill in the county, but with a very different business model. David found the timber industry at an early age. After seeing bark beetle infested lumber wasted, he decided to go to Oregon State University to study Wood Science and Engineering. David wanted to figure out how to better use wood in forest products, which he did his senior year by making cross laminated timber. Now, with his company, Heartwood biomass, David is focused on restorative logging that maintains forest health, while still providing good paying jobs and quality wood products.   Heartwood BiomassWebsiteInstagram 

Young cowboy David Tucker wanted a share of the loot so he could marry his sweetheart; after he got out of prison, he worked for decades to earn back the trust of both her and their community. (Joseph, Wallowa County; 1890s, 1920s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1305d-former-bank-robber-named-vp-of-bank-he-robbed.html)

Right at the Fork is supported by: Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com Oregon Dungeness Crab: www.OregonDungeness.org  RingSide Steakhouse: www.RingSideSteakhouse.com Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com  It's been 20 years since Carman returned to her 90-year-old family ranch, transforming the land and business with regenerative practices. Inspiring her collective of nine independent farms and ranches across the Pacific Northwest, Carman Ranch have now been practicing them for decades. As a result of their efforts, the company is now the first to carry the Regenified™ seal on its grass-fed, grass-finished beef as a result of their ecological practices.   We discuss some of the challenges and joys of her career, as well as life in Wallowa County. 

On August 11th a severe thunderstorm rolled through Wallowa County. The town of Wallowa itself was right in the path of the storm. Mayor Gary Hulse estimates that every window on the west side of any building in about a 5 mile stretch got completely destroyed. Roofs and vehicles were also damaged. Since then, residents and volunteers have been coming together to patch up buildings and help people whose homes were destroyed. Hulse joins us to talk about the effort.

This week on Northwestern Outdoors Radio we travel to Wallowa County in Northeast Oregon for some outdoors fun!  We'll travel to the summit of Mt. Howard on the Wallowa Lake Tramway with General Manager Mike Lockhart and tell you about some great trails to hike when we chat with Jennifer Piper, the Executive Director of the Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce.  If you are looking for a place to stay you'll love the Kokanee Inn and we'll also share fishing reports and forecasts from two local experts!  www.northwesternoutdoors.com    www.wallowacountychamber.com www.wallowacountytramway.com www.kokaneeinn.com  

The Gaucho Derby is billed as a 10-day, 500 kilometer horse race that tests riders on endurance, navigation skills and horsemanship. The race was held in the wilderness of South America's Patagonia region. Brenda Johnson, from Wallowa County, was one of 35 riders from around the globe that was chosen to participate in the competitive race. She joins us with details of her adventure.

This week on Northwestern Outdoors Radio Shawn Steen with Steen's Wilderness Adventures will tell you about the horseback adventures groups big and small can enjoy in Northeast Oregon's beautiful Wallowa County.  Ben Rodriguez and Casey Hocker are the men behind the Help2Hunt Academy, teaching new hunters how to be successful going after big game.  Trey Carskadon previews the Central Oregon Sportsmen's Show coming up March 10th through the 13th and you'll also get a chance to meet the President of the Oregon State University Bass Fishing Team and find out what this organization is all about and where they compete.  http://www.northwesternoutdoors.com    

Wallowa County, a remote and rural community in Northeast Oregon, has a long history of independent power production. As early as 1900, micro hydropower plants were installed in each of the county's four largest towns. The people relied solely on these small hydro plants until 1953, when a strange series of events led to Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) becoming the primary provider in the area. Vern and Marti Spaur, two Wallowa County residents, are continuing a tradition of independence. Vern and Marti first moved to Wallowa County in the 80s to start a sheep ranch in the lower valley. Over the years, they have also raised cattle and grown thousands of tons of hay. They now operate a mechanic shop that employs 7 people. What's unique about Vern and Marti, is that they pay exactly $0 a month on electricity for their entire 160-acre property with multiple homes and a business. With an irrigation ditch running downhill through the ranch, the Spaur's property is the perfect site for a micro hydropower plant. Over the years, Vern and Marti worked with Wallowa Resources, Energy Trust of Oregon, and USDA Rural Energy for America Program to install two micro hydro projects, offsetting a power bill that can run $1,000 a month, and donating all their extra generated energy to charity. In this episode, we explore renewable energy on a smaller scale. What does it actually take to install and operate a micro hydropower plant, and how does micro hydro impact our environment and community? Wallowa Resources Energy Trust of Oregon Community Solutions, Inc (CSI)

Tonight, tips to not overdo on Thanksgiving, an historic theater is transformed by a family of musicians in Wallowa County, Time to get your insurance in order and we'll help you and more. Click here for video

Dennis Sheehy is a Wallowa County cowboy, rancher, veteran, and scientist. He holds no less than two bachelors degrees, a masters degree, and a PhD, and has studied rangeland and large herbivore ecology in regards to ungulates in the county since the 80s. As both a rancher and ecologist, Dennis has a unique and incredibly valuable insight into issues that plague natural resource managers and cattle ranchers alike. This week, we discuss the balancing act of maintaining a healthy population of elk while minimizing the damage they cause to farmers and private land owners. 

75 years ago, without realizing who he was, Wallowa County included Bruce “Blue” Evans — leader of the gang that massacred dozens of innocent Chinese miners back in 1887 — on a plaque commemorating its earliest white settlers. (Enterprise, Wallowa County; 1880s, 1930s) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1204b-monument-mass-murderer-chinese-miners.html)

This week on Northwestern Outdoors Radio outdoors writer Troy Rodakowski joins us with advice about how to cope with a triple whammy of heat, drought and wildfires as bear hunting season begins in the northwest.  Mary Duncan has an on the water fishing report from the mouth of the Rogue River at Gold Beach and gives a final preview of the Rogue River Salmon Derby taking place August 11th through the 14th.  Bob Loomis with Mack's Lure has some tips on how to trigger bites from walleye during these dog days of summer and Morgan Olson with the Oregon Backcountry Hunters Association will let you know about a proposed 15,500 acre purchase of land in Wallowa County, Oregon that would give permanent protection to wildlife and give outdoors enthusiasts permanent public access.  http://www.northwesternoutdoors.com    

Chad Dotson has devoted A LOT of time to observing game animals, in Africa and right here in Northeast Oregon. He's spent a couple of stints in Namibia trading work on a large game ranch for room and board. There, he had the opportunity to harvest an incredible kudu, amongst other species. Since 2013, he has guided for elk on the Zumwalt Prairie, an enormous grassland here in Wallowa County. During that time, Chad has recorded information on every animal harvested to understand how a bull's age relates to its Boone and Crockett score.  Chad has gained some interesting insight on elk and their behavior through this work. In this episode, we get into what we have learned about the animals we watch, hunt, and love by telling some of our most memorable hunting stories. Chad on Instagram

A "best of" edition featuring outdoor recreation in Northeast Oregon's Wallowa County to include wilderness horseback adventures, trout and kokanee fishing and a historic barn tour you can enjoy on the backroads of this rural area.  www.northwesternoutdoors.com 

It was an odd weekend for camping on October 8th, 2000 in Wallowa County, Oregon. The weather was cool and would soon be turning cold, especially in places like the Wollowa-Whitman National Forest, but that didn't deter 44-year-old Chris Northon and 38-year-old Liysa Northon from taking their three-year-old son into the mountains for a weekend in the outdoors. Tragically, though three people drove into the mountains, only two would come back out alive. In the early dark of Saturday, October 9th, Chris Northon would be shot in the head by the woman he'd married just four years before. For complete show notes: https://bitterendingspod.com/podcast/chrisnorthon The Troubled Spirits Series: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-River-Inn-Troubled-Spirits-ebook/dp/B08HX1XJ52  

Beth Worsdell chats live with author, Joyce Reynolds-Ward, about science fiction, fantasy books, and her writing journey, on The Witty Writers Show. Joyce's Bio: Joyce Reynolds-Ward is a speculative fiction writer who splits her time between Enterprise and Portland, Oregon. Her short stories have appeared in Well...It's Your Cow, Children of a Different Sky, Steam. And Dragons, Allegory, River, and Fantasy Scroll Magazine, among others. Her books include Shadow Harvest, Alien Savvy, Netwalking Space, Pledges of Honor (2018 Self Published Fantasy BlogOff Semifinalist), Challenges of Honor, and Klone's Stronghold. Projected 2019 book publications include Beating the Apocalypse and Choices of Honor. Joyce has edited two anthologies, Pulling Up Stakes (2018), and Whimsical Beasts (2019). Besides writing, Joyce enjoys reading, quilting, horses, skiing, and outdoor activities. She has been a member of Soroptimist International of Wallowa County since 201 Watch The Witty Writers Show live interviews here: Youtube Facebook Website Facebook group for writers and authors: WRITER BETTER AUTHOR SMARTER #bethworsdell #thewittywritersshow #joycereynoldsward #sciencefiction #fantasy #cyberpunk #aliens #dragons #scifi #scifibooks #scififantasybooks #sciencefictionauthor #fantasywriter #scifiauthor #scififantasyauthor #hardscifi #epicfantasy #Tipsforwriters #Tipsforauthors #Adviceforwriters #Adviceforauthors #Authorcommunity #Writerscommunity #authorinterview #streamyard #livestream #writingcommunity #Liveinterviews #books #booktube #bookstagram #writingtips #writingadvice --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beth-worsdell-author/message

Everyone thought John Hawk was stealing cattle, and he refused to talk about it. So one night, a group of cattlemen snuck into his camp and assassinated him — and were shocked by the frontier community's response. (Lostine River, Wallowa County; 1881) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1310d-john-hawk-murder-by-vigilantes.html)

Thank you again to our good friends at B&K Auto Salvage for bringing you the Far Reaches! As the gang wades further into 2021, come along for the ride as they discuss the recent inauguration, make a few predictions on the coming year and discuss the the merits of judging someone on their deeds and not what they look like or how they identify. Now that football is winding down, Joel is focusing more on the market, which leads to some great conversation on the cattle markets and how farmers and ranchers deal with ever changing risk. Micah finds a water leak in his new house, Richard is learning how to deal with the barrage of questions from his three year old and Rawley is dealing with the solitude of Wallowa County while Mrs. B is on nursing duty. The guys talk about the Mat Best book, Thank You For My Service, and have some dissenting opinions on their review of it. Which leads them to the epiphany that it is still OK to agree to disagree. There is some great discussion on potential upcoming guests and maybe even a Pow Wow Reunion special! Richard is leading the literary adventure for the next episode and points us in the direction of the Hardcore History podcast by Dan Carlin and the Wrath of Khans episodes. The gang will listen to those and tear them open for discussion on the next episode. We hope you enjoy and look forward to your comments and suggestions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/micah87/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/micah87/support

Hello there, We’re the Nichols family. When we tell you that we treasure your support, we really mean it. You mean more to our family than you might realize. Thank you from our family to yours. Here is some info about our family… We moved to Joseph in 2016. We moved all the way across the country from Georgia. Every time we share that tidbit with a new friend they simply ask “Why?”. Well it’s generally a simple answer. Usually if we are outside we’ll turn and gesture at the magnificent Wallowa Mountains and point out the natural beauty of our area. But when we get down to brass tacks it really was because we were seeking a close-nit community to raise our children. We wanted to live somewhere where people have pride in their beliefs and their actions. With six children they generally are the driving force for most of our life decisions these days. Seeking those ideals is how we found Joseph. Over the past decade Joseph’s economy has shifted to be primarily Tourism driven. A lot of places might not be super thrilled about that because sometimes some visitors don’t care much about taking care of places they visit because they’ll only be there for a short time. Unfortunately most major tourist areas show the result of this line of thinking and tend to be heavily littered and poorly taken care of. Joseph on the other hand has been lucky and sits on the opposite side of that norm. Joseph seems to have this magical effect on our visitors and it almost instantly earns the respect of anyone who steps foot on these grounds. Joseph just feels like home. Robert started guiding for Joseph Branch Railriders in 2016 and by 2017 he was the manager. There are a lot of amazing things to do in Wallowa county and scenic gems that many visitors miss out on when they visit our area. Railriders provides a one of a kind opportunity to sit back relax and have some good old-fashioned fun while exploring the areas that you can’t get to by car, the areas us locals hold dear. We’re super stoked to offer this outing to our visitors and locals alike. We sincerely treasure each and every one of our customers. We understand what it takes to get to Joseph. We’re here to make you smile and to have a great time. We look forward to hosting you and yours out on the rails! -The Nichols Family- P.S. We are the former owners of another unique Wallowa County business, it’s now owned by another great young family and they would love to meet you. You should definitely check them out! JO Paddle – Glass Bottom Kayak Tours and Rentals Looking for some more unique adventure? Visit JO Paddle www.jopaddle.com for a clearly amazing and unique adventure. They specialize in providing a one of a kind luxury recreational experience where our guests have the opportunity to explore our breathtaking beautiful Wallowa Lake above AND below the surface. It’s a fun peaceful activity great for everyone. Choose from a variety of amazing special once in a lifetime tours, and awesome rental options. Spend some quality time breathing in the clean mountain air, soaking up the warm sun, or gasping at the stars on our majestic mountain lake. Seek out natural treasures, graceful fish, and enormous car-sized boulders hidden beneath the surface. JO Paddle is owned and operated by the Shoffner Family. www.jopaddle.com The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/ Baumgartner Ranch: ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/loren-alberts/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loren-alberts/support

Young cowboy wanted a share of the loot so he could marry his sweetheart; after he got out of prison, he worked for decades to earn back the trust of both her and their community. (Joseph, Wallowa County; 1896) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1305d-former-bank-robber-named-vp-of-bank-he-robbed.html)

Wallowa County Museum is located in the Heart of Joseph, Oregon. Our beautiful building was built in 1888. It was called the First Bank of Joseph. Next time you are in Joseph Oregon please stop by, say hi, and take a tour. The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at DB Creative Designs: http://dbcreativedesign.com/ Baumgartner Ranch: ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg SBRanch@SBRanch.net --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/loren-alberts/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loren-alberts/support

Wallowa Resources is a nonprofit organization located in beautiful northeast Oregon. We are devoted to creating strong economies and healthy landscapes through land stewardship, education, and job creation. We hope you'll join us as we explore the people, land, and natural resources that make Wallowa County a unique and wonderful place to call home. Learn more at our website

Northwestern Outdoors Radio hits the road this week and travels to Wallowa County in Northeast Oregon, a region rich with natural beauty and outdoors recreation.  Barry Cox with Del Sol Wilderness Adventures will tell you about the summer backcountry horseback trips and fall elk hunts he has to offer.  Rob Lamb, the owner of the Joseph Fly Shoppe, shares some great waters to fish with a fly rod for trout and Marc Stauffer invites you to explore the back roads of this rural county and enjoy a self-guided barn tour.  http://www.northwesternoutdoors.com 

We are in the midst of a global movement, with Black Lives Matter protests erupting all around the nation and beyond. Rural Organizing Project’s multiracial network of human dignity groups is answering the call. Here in Oregon, rural and small-town communities have hosted over 75 community events in every corner of the state. People are gathering on street corners, in churches and parks, and in socially-distanced car caravans to protest and hold vigil for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and the many other Black and brown people killed by police. Almost all of these protests were organized by young people braving a pandemic. In this month’s episode, Black Lives Matter: Voices of Rural Oregon, we’ll hear from protest organizers including Adriana Aquarius in Deschutes County and Gianna Espinoza in Wallowa County about why their communities are showing up in defense of Black lives.Local organizers have also been taking the energy of this moment and directing it towards organizing for racial justice on the local level. Groups in the ROP network and new groups called to action by the current uprising are digging into police and sheriffs’ budgets, calling and emailing local elected officials, and talking to their neighbors about racism and white supremacy. Following the leadership of the Movement for Black Lives, rural Oregonians are working to end systemic racism in their counties, defunding the police, and investing our resources into the things that create true safety and help our communities thrive. Get involved by emailing office@rop.org!Download this episode’s transcription at ruralrootsrising.orgMore on what you heard in this episode:You can learn more about the vision and demands of the Movement for Black Lives here and current opportunities for action here! Referenced in the episode, you can find the Pew Survey which found a majority of people in the US support Black Lives Matter here.ROP is holding multiple statewide calls to strategize together about how to continue our organizing in the face of intimidation and threats from white supremacist counter-protesters and to share strategies for translating the Movement for Black Lives’ demands into each county's specific context. Head to rop.org/blacklivesmatter to join us!Check out rop.org/blacklivesmatter for a list of previous and upcoming actions happening across Oregon! If you are interested in connecting with an existing group or want to start something in your town, we’d love to support you! Reach out to us at office@rop.org.Did you like the music in this episode? Listen to more Oregon-made music by The Road Sodas and Trouvaille. Rural Roots Rising is a production of the Rural Organizing Project. Thank you for listening!Support the show (https://rop.z2systems.com/np/clients/rop/donation.jsp?campaign=21&)

Oregon farms are still operating, but many are struggling to keep business up. We hear from Oregon Farm Bureau Executive Vice President Dave Dillon about how COVID-19 is impacting the farm economy. Cattle rancher Cory Carman of Carman Ranch in Wallowa County also joins us to share how her business, which gets 50% of its revenue from restaurants, is coping with a major loss of clientele.

Building an Ever Wider Circle features Gwen Trice from the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center in Wallowa County. Gwen is creating accessible ways for people to grapple with racism in Oregon through learning about the experiences of multicultural loggers who have called Wallowa County home for generations. If you are interested in connecting with rural Oregonians who are grappling with racism in your area, head to www.rop.org to learn more about Rural Organizing Project (ROP) and how you can get involved.Download this episode’s transcription www.RuralRootsRising.org.More on what you hear in this episode:To learn more about Gwen’s work, check out the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center and watch the OPB documentary: The Loggers Daughter. The Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center website also has more information about ongoing programs including ones that can bring Maxville to your home town such as the Timber Culture Traveling Exhibit. To learn more about the founding of Oregon as a white utopia, we encourage everyone to watch author and educator Walidah Imarisha’s 2016 presentation “Why Aren’t There More Black People in Oregon?” The presentation leads viewers through a timeline of Black history in Oregon and discusses how this history continues to shape our social and political landscape. You can also check out this article by Walidah, which includes a timeline of Black history in addition to her reflections on the presentations she has done around the state.Are you part of a rural museum or heritage organization that is interested in rural social equity? H.O.R.S.E (Heritage Organizations for Rural Social Equity) has resources that can help! Check out the website to learn more.Did you like the music in this episode? Listen to more Oregon-made music by The Road Sodas, Gene Burnett and Plz Responder.Rural Roots Rising is a production of the Rural Organizing Project. Thank you for listening!Support the show (https://rop.z2systems.com/np/clients/rop/donation.jsp?campaign=21&)

After homesteading some of the West's best cattle country, the family could have been wealthy squires like TV's Cartwright family; instead, they gave it all up for a series of outlaw enterprises that left some broke and others dead. (Enterprise, Wallowa County; 1890s) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1307a-mccarty-gang-bonanza-gone-wrong.html)

The East Moraine of the Wallowa Lake Moraines is a textbook example of a glacial moraine.The glacially formed mass of rocks and sediment is largely untouched and attracts visitors from around the world.Now, it is under threat of being made residential and closed to visitors. The goal of the Campaign for the East Moraine is to raise enough funding so that Wallowa County can buy the property and secure it as a community forest in order to keep the land undeveloped and allow access to the public.

In the 1990's, the timber industry of Wallowa County collapsed overnight. With work programs and collaborative groups, Wallowa Resources has invigorated the county with new life by opening sustainable timber harvest and opportunities for conservation.

"Heat is the element of transformation. It is was takes raw to cooked, flabby to firm. Pale to golden brown. " —Salt, Fat, Heat, Acid, documentary, Samin Nosrat The topic of butterflies has been abundant here on TSLL blog - in 2011, What Butterflies Have Taught Me; in 2016 - The Butterfly Moment in Life: Don't Wait, Just Live Well, episode #160; in 2010 - With Balance and Determination - and after reading these past posts, you will quickly see my long-held fascination with this transformative insect with a large pair of brilliantly, uniquely colored wings (and Norman's too as explained in the first post listed). Let be being this conversation by sharing an interesting note: caterpillars are associated with both butterflies and moths, and there are far more moths than butterflies (6-11% butterflies as opposed to 89-94% moths), but often the opposite is believed to be true because moths are nocturnal and butterflies fly about during the day.  Taking a mere couple of weeks (sometimes months, a for a few butterflies, years), the process, while some may describe it as "beautiful" due to its magnificence and eventual outcome, it actually can be quite odd, not typically majestic aesthetically and perhaps to some, gross. I won't describe all that takes place (you can read about that here), but yeah, part of the process is icky (I use this elementary term only to further my next point - what Mother Nature is enabling to happen as the butterfly transforms from a caterpillar is nothing short of awesome).  When you have the courage to step forward into transformation, to cultivate a life that welcomes contentment, to let go of what is no longer supporting the person you wish and somewhere within you unconsciously or consciously knows you can become, there will be stages that are "icky", uncomfortable, frustrating, doubt-filled and maybe even painful figuratively/emotionally speaking. But that is part of the necessary process. Last weekend, I posted this image on Instagram (see below). For those listening, it is an image of my new maghony bed frame. Complete with a footboard and headboard, at the top of each is a carefully carved butterfly. I call it, not surprisingly, my butterfly bed. As I shared in my Instragam post, it was a find at a secondhand store for a price that was far below what it should have been marked, but this treasure had gone unnoticed for many months and the owner of the shop was eager to move it. Knowing the carpenter, artist is a more apt word, Steve Arment, who is a dear family acquaintance in Wallowa County, I knew a treasure when I found one and welcomed this piece of art into my home tout suite.  Much of TSLL's new book Living The Simply Luxurious Life: Making Your Everydays Extraordinary and Becoming Your Best Self) is about the chosen transformation to travel your singular journey in order to attain, and live each day, your best life. A life of contentment, a life of realizing your true potential.  And it is a book inspired by my own choosing to step into the stages of transformation.  There are countless blog posts, and even books on the process of personal transformation, but it warrants a closer, yet concise look at the realities and the benefits of the process.  When I heard the quote shared at the top of this post shared by the author of the wildly successful book and now docu-series Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Samin Nosrat in the Heat episode, an image of a butterfly struggling to free itself from its cocoon was on the screen. I pressed pause. I rewound and listened again to what she said. I listened again and proceeded to write down the words shared today. Admittedly, she is talking immediately about food, but she could just as well be talking about any change we seek in our own lives. In order to cultivate change, we must create friction which causes heat, which mobilizes the ability for the change we seek to occur.  1.Give yourself permission to become more "There is power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. And there's grace in being willing to know and hear others. This, for me, is how we become." —Michelle Obama, in her memoir Becoming Whether it is society or our own limiting thoughts, obstacles of the transformation we know vaguely awaits us should we choose to step forward to change will flash before us repeatedly attempting to thwart any decision to proceed. But you must be daring. You must be brave because as former First Lady Michelle Obama shares in her new memoir and directly in this quote, when you choose to become more, you empower yourself and now have the ability to help others step into their fullest potential as well.  2. Give yourself permission to be content.  Sometimes, especially as women, we need to hear that our actions will help others in order to give ourselves permission to do something that will improve our lives and make us more content. But in this particular step, I want to give you permission, and thus for you to give yourself permission, to let yourself be truly content. Each of us is living different lives, each of us has different responsibilities, that is why your journey will be unique and only you will truly know what you can let go of, what you need to remain committed to and what you no longer need to be a part of, but your happiness will spilleth over if it comes from a place of authenticity of an opportunity to improve the world and its contentment.  There will always be shamers, guilt-trippers, and fear-mongers to attempt to "put you back into your place", which is why you need to find your support system (TSLL is here for you too!), but first be your own support system and give yourself permission to be content. A better you will help cultivate a better world. 3.Remind yourself of your unique strengths and past successes "By staying in touch with your accomplishments, you build true, authentic confidence to move on to make new things happen. Appreciating your success enables you to take responsibility for your greatness so that your life . . . [is about] finding ways to use your own gifts to make a difference." —Jinny S. Ditzler, author of Your Best Year Yet When we are in the middle of transforming, doubt inevitably creeps in. We begin to wonder if we really do have something the world needs and whether our investment of time and resources will be worth it. In these moments, take time to slow down and remind yourself of both your unique strengths and your past successes - those actions and abilities that inspired you to begin the journey you are currently on. Perhaps you need to check in with that dear friend of yours that is your constant cheerleader if you cannot seem to remember your awesomeness because it is there and once you remember these truths about yourself, a deep breath will emerge, your chin will rise just enough for you to look forward so that you can keep on striving.  4. Understand that constructing a solid foundation begins with instability Your world will feel as though it is shaking at times, unstable, some of the previous strongholds - perhaps financially, perhaps socially, etc.. You will feel emotionally drained and tapped to find an ounce of energy to power through. You may have moments of floods of tears, anger due to disrespect or lack of understanding. Keep your composure in public, seek out those you trust for comfort and reassurance in private, take time to find balance and strength, and know these moments are part of the building a more solid foundation. I was recently watching a segment on Oregon's Public Broadcasting which spotlighted the building of Portland's Japanese Gardens, Oregon Art Beat. And in the segment, the first natural design one sees when they enter the garden before hiking up to the full Japanese natural space are the dry stone walls. The architect explained that this architectural approach of stacking rocks without cement or binder ironically enables the wall to become stronger with each shake of the earth, each shift of the ground beneath it. Why? Because as the earth moves, the rocks begin to settle more and more firmly into their place. The key is to have chosen the pieces carefully when first designing the wall. You are the architect of your life, and so long as you trust your journey, understand your unique gifts (something that is discussed in detail regarding how to do in chapters 8 & 9 of TSLL’s new book), with each shake that comes from society, from a critic, from individuals who challenge what you are doing, it will ultimately only strengthen your foundation, but at first, it will feel unstable as it is new.  5. Remain open to opportunities you initially may not recognize Opportunities often take time to materialize and thus for us to recognize as opportunities when they first dance across our paths. Because we are seeking or traveling down a path that is new to us as we have chosen the path of transformation away from our previous existence and toward a new one, opportunities will be, and initially look, different.  Much like continuing to date the same type of person, we cannot expect to seize the same type of opportunity over and over again and expect a different result. It seems obvious, but it is hard in practice initially because we have become trained to see opportunities that we now know do not serve us for our new journey. Which is why we must remain open to opportunities that may be unrecognizable initially. How? What I have learned is that opportunities often take time to fully take shape. In fact, we have to do the homework beforehand, take a risk often times and then be patient to see how it will all work out. The most important step is doing our homework. In other words, what investments have the best chance of helping us to attain the outcome we seek. Instead of seeking the option that will give us an outcome quickly, but not the best outcome, we need to be patient and simply let it unfold once we've put forth the effort.  Eventually, the opportunity will become clear, but along the way, it will be foreign as we are a new student to this language. This past summer, I spoke often about my trip to France. It was a trip, while not my first, that is most memorable for a long list of reasons. And it was on this trip that a butterfly came so close to my face on multiple occasions it felt surreal. As we sat down for lunch throughout my week at the Provence cooking school, the butterflies would dance down the center of the arced table overlooking the valley in Vaison la Romaine. I would catch the eye of fellow students immediately after it would happen and we would just smile in adoration and disbelief at what we had just seen, no words needed to be exchanged. Of course, I had my own reasons for smiling, much of what is explained here, but it was when I came across my new bed (that I was not shopping for - in fact I was shopping for a round pedestal dining room table that I continue to shop for), that I smiled again spontaneously.  If you too are fascinated with butterflies, you will have your own reasons for smiling when you see them as we are each choosing to travel along our own transformative path, but I find my bed to be even more now a place of support and encouragement. And the transformation in my most private sanctuary a welcomed change as a new chapter of sorts begins.  It is a curious feeling sharing a creative piece of yourself, in my case, a book which shares many different personal details, with the world. As many readers have coined, it is somewhat like a "book baby". You work on it for years, you read it and reread it and reread it multiple times, but it isn't until it is put out into the world that you feel particular feelings at their most visceral level - vulnerability, hope, relief, just to name a few. The relief is one of emotional expenditure, and perhaps the bed came at the perfect time with its comfort provided because I have slept longer and more deeply in the past two weeks than I have for some time. I am recharging.   Heat is created when we choose to take action. The action may not be understood by everyone during the process of transformation, but when you trust your journey, when you understand yourself, when you emerge, you will be strong enough to explain, introduce and share your newly transformed, beautiful self to the world.  ~TSLL's New Book is Released! Let's Live Our Best Lives - the Official Release Day - View and Listen to interviews and learn much more about the book in this detailed post.  SIMILAR POSTS/EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY: ~Trust the Transition: How to Step Through and Embrace the Change You Seek, episode #225 ~How to Create the Change You Seek ~Why Not . . . Recognize the Stages of Making a Lifestyle Change? Petit Plaisir: ~Parmesan Chicken and Forbidden Rice (aka Black Rice) ~The Simple Sophisticate, episode #233 ~Subscribe to The Simple Sophisticate: iTunes | Stitcher | iHeartRadio | YouTube | Spotify Sponsors for today’s episode: Holly & Tanager, The Professional: Backpack Purse (check out the video below) Visit hollyandtanager.com/SIMPLE Save 15% off your first order with promo code SIMPLE at checkout

Welcome to the show, on today's episode I am lucky enough to have sat down with Wayne Endicott, owner of the Bow Rack, and we had an awesome discussion about hunting in Oregon. We pretty much cover all of the over the counter hunts in Oregon, including some of Wayne's history growing up, and how he became a bow shop owner. Wayne lives in Western Oregon, which means he is lucky enough to be able to hunt Blacktail deer every year, so we spend quite a bit of time discussing tactics for hunting these elusive deer. We also talk about some of the histories in Wallowa County, and how the wolves in Oregon have affected Wallowa. To wrap up the episode Wayne shares stories about Roy Roth, which I hope you all enjoy. I hope that you all enjoy this episode, and thank you for listening.   Show Notes: Interview starts (3:00) Becoming a bow shop owner (12:15) The hunting community today (27:45) Hunting in Oregon (33:45) Southern Oregon blacktail (42:00) Private leases (44:00) Hunting Oregon high country (48:00) Spot and stalk vs tree stand hunting for blacktail (52:00) Rattling in blacktail bucks (58:30) Columbian whitetail deer (1:04:30) Wolves in Oregon (1:14:00) Stories about Roy Roth (1:34:00) The Bow Rack (1:57:00)

Oregon's Most Audacious Eclipse Festival Comes Covered in Glitter - 2:42We visit the Big Summit Prairie in the Ochoco Mountains, where a temporary city is being built to host some 30,000 attendees from around the world. The Oregon Eclipse Festival promises 400 musical acts, lectures and workshops galore, art installations both profound and whimsical, a floating bridge, and enough glitter to make a drag queen blush.Mexico ‘91: Two Oregon Writers Look Back on Another Eclipse - 6:48We checked in with two Oregon writers who witnessed the same solar event 26 years ago: the total eclipse that passed over Mexico. In honor of this year’s eclipse, both writers are working on new stories based on what they saw in 1991. Octaviano Merecias lives and writes in metro Portland, and his story focuses on the unexpected birth that happened on his family’s farm during the eclipse. Meanwhile, the writer, designer, photographer and translator Ivonne Saed watched the '91 event from Mexico City. Tylor & The Train Robbers Headline at Helix’s Wheatstock Festival - 15:56Music runs thick in Tylor Ketchum’s family. Growing up in Helix, Oregon, he formed a band with his younger brothers before making his way to Boise, in search of a broader music scene. His brother Jason followed, and they formed the band “Tylor & The Train Robbers.” They have performed their blend of outlaw honky tonk and gritty Americana around the Northwest and released their debut album, “Gravel,” earlier this year. On Aug 19, they return to Kechum’s hometown in eastern Oregon for the homegrown music festival Wheatstock.Playing Concerts in Rural Oregon? At One Theater in Enterprise, Big-Name Artists Say 'OK' 21:13When Darrell Brann bought the OK Theater in Wallowa County, he knew it wasn’t a number one destination for big touring bands, or really, touring bands of any size. But Brann has used small-town charm to lure in some really big names, and it’s not just a success for him — it’s helping his whole community."Quest for Beauty" — John Yeon’s Architecture on Display at the Portland Art Museum - 28:53You might be more familiar with the work of John Yeon than you realize. His imprint is everywhere, from houses in the Columbia River Gorge to the trees in Portland’s Tom McCall waterfront park. An architect, landscape designer, and conservationist, Yeon is the subject of two new books and the exhibition “Quest for Beauty” at the Portland Art Museum, open through Sept. 3.Sailor-Turned-Painter Christos Koutsouras at Astoria’s Imogen Gallery 37:41The Greek sailor-turned-painter Christos Koutsouras's life sounds like it was ripped from an old-fashioned adventure novel: growing up on a famous Grecian isle, sailing around the world as a deck boy, studying painting in Germany, and finally moving to the Pacific Northwest.These days, Koutsouras paints big, tumultuous landscapes. His newest show, "Venetian Red for Despina," runs Aug. 12–Sept. 5 at Imogen Gallery in Astoria. It’s all about Big Red, the iconic fishing building and net shed that perches precariously on piers out in the Columbia River and has served as a studio to a number of local artists including Koutsouras.Nature Writer Robert Michael Pyle is Not Quite a Bigfoot Believer - 45:04In 1990 the entomologist Dr. Robert Michael Pyle went into the woods looking for Bigfoot. Well, sort of. Pyle isn’t a Sasquatch hunter; he wasn’t even really a believer. But he spent several months trekking through a region of the Southern Washington Cascades known to be prime Bigfoot habitat. That journey became the book “Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide.” It first came out in 1995, and now Pyle has updated it with new research and findings.

Every summer, writers from all over the country head to the base of the towering Wallowa Mountains for Summer Fishtrap, a conference about writing and the West. This year, the festival runs July 10–16 with a slew of workshops, public events, and a keynote talk by the award-winning nature writer Robert Michael Pyle.In anticipation of the event, we're going to listen back to a live show we did at the festival last year, where we talked with the National Book Award–winner Timothy Egan, several founders of the festival, and two up-and-coming Native writers. 01:00 A round table with festival founders Kim Stafford (writer and Lewis and Clark professor) and Rich Wandschneider (former longtime Fishtrap director and now head of the Josephy library), as well as festival board president Rose Caslar, a Wallowa County native who took her first Fishtrap class at 15. They talk about Josephy's influence, the place of Western writing, the reaction to hanging a four-point buck rack in a Lewis and Clark College dormitory and the area's troubled relationship with its original inhabitants, the Nez Perce. 13:30 - The Josephy Center for Arts and Culture director, Cheryl Coughlan, tells us about how the center helps to culture a creative life in a rural community. 17:56 - Keynote speaker Timothy Egan discusses reporting on stories hidden in plain site. Best known for his National Book Award–winning “The Worst Hard Time,” chronicling Dust Bowl stories, Egan has also written about the photographer Edward Curtis, the wildfire that gave rise to the U.S. Forest Service and western issues of all types for his regular op-eds in the "New York Times." His published the book he told us about, "The Immortal Irishman," in March. 25:10 - We venture to Fishtrap's lodge for a youth workshop on writing hip-hop theater with poet Myrlin Hepworth, who has a new mixtape out called "Eulogy in Blue." 29:10 - Roberta Connor, the director of the Tamastlikt Cultural Institute whose family includes Nez Perce, Umatilla and Cayuse ancestry, was invited to Fishtrap to talk about what happens when Native stories are told by white writers and to share some of the hidden stories that speak most deeply to her.36:57 - We close with a discussion with two of this year's most rambunctious workshop leaders, writers Erika Wurth and Sherwin Bitsui. Wurth, who is Apache, Chickasaw and Cherokee, most recently published "Crazy Horse's Girlfriend" and is working on a novel about Native gangs. Bitsui is a Diné from the Navajo Reservation in White Cone, Arizona, and his most recent poetry collection, "Floodsong," won the American Book Award and the PEN Open Book Award.The music in this week's show comes from Tony Furtado's newest album, "The Bell." Furtado has a number of Oregon shows coming up, including on July 28 in Bend at the Volcanic Theatre and on August 3 in Sandy at Meinig Park.

This week on State of Wonder: Oregonians mourn the death of a legend (including some who shared his stage), a Portland artist helps reboot DC Comics’ Dr. Fate, and a blind but colorful painter in Wallowa County.The Many Lives of Davie BowieDavid Bowie’s decades of recording, filmmaking and trendsetting led many to feel he was super-human, immortal, even alien. Of course, he was all too human, dying this week at age 69 after an 18-month struggle with cancer. The outpouring of love and grief online and across the world is staggering, and Oregon is no exception.[image: 011616_david-bowie-and-dandy-warhols,right,300x390,5698388dd073400035a111b3] We decided to go in search of how Bowie changed our small neck of the solar system. We talked with the Dandy Warhols about playing with Bowie; heard from Grandfather's Jason Lydle about finding out Bowie was a fan; caught up with Matt Sheehy, who covered "Let's Dance" on the "Late Show With Stephen Colbert"; spent some time with fans singing Bowie-oke; and learned about Bowie's impact on the gay community from filmmaker David Weissman.You can hear the Dandy Warhols' extended interview and watch their performance with Bowie here.Artist Ibrahim Moustafa - 22:13The Egyptian-American artist Ibrahim Moustafa has helped reboot the classic DC Comics series "Doctor Fate," with Dr. Fate as an Egyptian-American medical student. We talked with Moustafa about how his own dual heritage influenced the comic, which is out Jan. 20, as well as his own hit series, "High Crimes," about international intrigue on the slopes of Mt. Everest. Beat Connection - 29:42The Seattle electropop outfit Beat Connection mixes a stew of influences: pop, calypso, hip-hop, jazz, funk, and hatred of Matchbox 20. These disparate sounds are tied together by the soulful voice of lead singer Tom Eddy. Beat Connection stopped by the OPB studios to perform songs from their new album "Product 3."First Edition Shakespeare -35:24One of William Shakespeare's rare First Folios is on display at the University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene. Several of the so-called First Folios are touring the country, marking the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death. The museum’s associate curator, Danielle Knapp, talked to Oregon Art Beat’s Katrina Sarson about the folio, which elevated the Bard from the low masses to high art. The Mostly Blind But Colorful Painter of Enterprise, Oregon - 36:32Bob Fergison has been compared to the Dos Equis commercial — y'know, the most interesting guy in the world. The 82-year-old marketing exec turned rural arts impresario turned fine artist continues to paint bold, expressionist nudes and fighters, despite having mostly lost his eyesight and repeatedly beaten back incurable cancer. Now the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture in Joseph is exhibiting his work through Feb. 17. Producer Aaron Scott visited Fergison in his cluttered studio.Burke Jam's Natural Music - 42:52Sound artist Burke Jam uses landscapes as the raw material for new music. We're not talking simply taking inspiration from the national natural world. It’s more like a translation of the physical world into sound. It’s known as sonification. Burke Jam spoke with OPB’s Think Out Loud and shared one composition made in Iceland called “Within the Violence of Fractured Light,” using the dripping of melting icebergs.

Every summer, writers from all over the country head to the base of the towering Wallowa Mountains for Summer Fishtrap, a conference about writing and the West. This year, they celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the festival's founders, the journalist and historian Alvin Josephy, with the theme “Hidden From History: Stories We Haven’t Heard, Stories We Haven’t Told.”We couldn't resist the draw of a roadtrip to the mountains, so we invited a number of Fishtrap founders and visiting writers to join us for a live show at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture. A round table with festival founders Kim Stafford (writer and Lewis and Clark professor) and Rich Wandschneider (former longtime Fishtrap director and now head of the Josephy library), as well as festival board president Rose Caslar, a Wallowa County native who took her first Fishtrap class at 15. They talk about Josephy's influence, the place of Western writing, the reaction to hanging a four-point buck rack in a Lewis and Clark College dormitory and the area's troubled relationship with its original inhabitants, the Nez Perce. 13:30 - Josephy Center director Cheryl Coughlan tells us about how the center helps to culture a creative life in a rural community. 17:56 - Keynote speaker Timothy Egan discusses reporting on stories hidden in plain site. Best known for his National Book Award–winning “The Worst Hard Time,” chronicling Dust Bowl stories, Egan has also written about the photographer Edward Curtis, the wildfire that gave rise to the U.S. Forest Service and western issues of all types for his regular op-eds in the "New York Times." 25:10 - We venture to Fishtrap's lodge for a youth workshop on writing hip-hop theater with poet Myrlin Hepworth. 29:10 - Roberta Connor, the director of the Tamastlikt Cultural Institute whose family includes Nez Perce, Umatilla and Cayuse ancestry, was invited to Fishtrap to talk about what happens when Native stories are told by white writers and to share some of the hidden stories that speak most deeply to her. 36:57 - We close with a discussion with two of this year's most rambunctious workshop leaders, writers Erika Wurth and Sherwin Bitsui. Wurth, who is Apache, Chickasaw and Cherokee, most recently published "Crazy Horse's Girlfriend" and is working on a novel about Native gangs. Bitsui is a Diné from the Navajo Reservation in White Cone, Arizona, and his most recent poetry collection, "Floodsong," won the American Book Award and the PEN Open Book Award.The music in this week's show comes from Tony Furtado's newest album, "The Bell." Furtado has a slew of Oregon shows coming up, including one near the Wallowas at Enterprise's OK Theater on July 30.

This week's crop of wonders finds the fantastic in familiar things, and the inspiration in the extraordinary: 1:00 - Karen Karbo is railbound! She's one of 24 writers out of 16,000 to score the first round of the Amtrak writers' residency. 3:00 - Walidah Imarisha and Adrienne Marée Brown on editing the sci-fi anthology "Octavia's Brood." 10:14 - Oregon Ballet announces that it's found a new home: the South Waterfront. 11:44 - What Are You Looking At? Namita Gupta Wiggers reviews work by Ai Weiwei at the Portland Art Museum. 19:19 - We remember Alvin Josephy, who laid the groundwork for Wallowa County's thriving cultural scene. 23:20 - KPAI's Morning Host Larry Duckworth introduces us to his favorite spins. 28:32 - From the Literary Arts Archives: Poet Mark Doty. 37:36 - opbmusic session with one of Portland's most dynamic new transplants, Robin Bacior. 44:30 - "Oregon Art Beat" introduces us to painter Gabe Fernandez.To read more, visit our site: http://www.opb.org/radio/programs/stateofwonder/segment/state-of-wonder-may-30-2015/

"THE BLACK LOGGERS OF WALLOWA COUNTY, OR" In 1923, the Bowman-Hicks Lumber Company of Missouri built Maxville, a logging camp in Wallowa County, Oregon and brought 40-60 African American loggers as part of the labor pool.  This project uses genealogy research methods to reconstruct the social history of these workers. Dr. Pearl Alice Marsh (Ph.D.) is a retired foreign policy expert and now spends all of her time doing genealogy and historical community research.  She currently is working on her father's memoir and assisting other descendants of the original loggers to find their roots.  She is an active member of the Wallowa (Oregon) Historical Society and the African American Genealogical Society of Northern California.  

In the 1990's, the Endangered Species Act listing of spotted owls and salmon brought Wallowa County to the edge of collapse. With the lumber mills, shut down, there didn't appear to be a way out, until a local non-profit combined environmental stewardship and job creation to establish a new identity for the county.