In this episode of Coffee with Will, Justin Rock, owner of Rock & Sons, stops into the studio to talk about his run for reelection to city council and his philosophies of business and politics. He can be found at Re-Elect Justin Rock for La Grande City Council.
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In this episode of The Second Pot, local attorney Laura Ekstein stops into the studio to talk about her new law practice and the ways that failure can actually help us to succeed.
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In this episode, Sara Waliser stops into the studio to talk to us about her journey to becoming the manager at Maurices in Island City. Plus she talks about creating a great experience in fashion for her customers.
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In the news today:
Box Car Derby Comes to Union County McLeod-Skinner Opens Office in La Grande Bob and Kelley Show – EO Film Festival Around the Mountain – EOU Sports
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Weekly Newsish Roundup LIVE! October 26 - November 2
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In the news today:
The haunted house at the Maridell Center
A brief summary of the ballot measures
The Bob and Kelley Show!
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Haunted House, Maridell Center, Ballot Measures, Bob Kavanaugh, Visit Union County
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In the news this week, a closer look at the Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance and its ability to stand up in court. Plus a look at the upcoming USO Dance and this week’s EOU sports in Around the Mountain!
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Haunted House, Maridell Center, Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance, USO Dance, La Grande High School, Eastern Oregon University
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Weekly Newsish Roundup LIVE! October 26 – November 2
Check out your weekly Newsish Roundup for to October 26 to November 2nd. In the news today,
The haunted house at the Maridell Center A brief summary of the ballot measures The Bob and Kelley Show!
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Haunted House, Maridell Center, Ballot Measures, Bob Kavanaugh, Visit Union County
In this episode of Coffee With Will, local business owner and soon-to-be city council member
Jim Whitbeck stops into the studio to talk to us about his passion for making Union County
the best that it can be.
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Newsish Roundup LIVE November 29 – December 6, 2018
In the news today, a new old clock for Adams Avenue! Also, a look at CASA of Eastern Oregon, Inc, some recent reports about Eastern Oregon from the state level plus another episode of the Bob and Kelley Show!
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Hey La Grande Alive! In the news today, four EOU students head to Italy to learn opera…
…OTECC celebrates its 30th birthday…
…and things get a little spicy when Ron Wyden Comes to town. Only on your weekly Newsish Roundup brought to you by…
Four EOU students are holding a concert to raise money to go to Italy. Jessie, Avalon, Miguel, and Aubry recently were accepted a school of opera in Italy. You heard me right, Italy. At this school, they will be learning to sing Italian opera and experiencing the beautiful culture of the country. It’s a high honor to be accepted into this school, and this week two of them stopped in to chat with me about it.
But Italy is on another continent. And to get to another continent you have to fly. And to fly you need a plane. And planes cost money. And so does the school for that matter. So all four students are hosting a concert Monday, April 9, 2018 at the La Grande Methodist Church to raise money for the event. The concert is the first of two: they’re doing one concert now, to raise money, and they’ll do another one when they return from school to show off their new opera skills.
And if the students don’t raise the money? Well, all the money that they do raise will be donated to the Don and Lynetta Paul music scholarship. So no matter what, if you choose to donate, your money will be used to help a music student with their education.
Want to donate online? Links to the students GoFundMe accounts are listed in the description of this video.
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Oregon Trail Electric Co-Op is hosting their 30th anniversary celebration and you’re invited. But why would anyone want to go to an annual meeting of a power company? Well, because if you pay your power bill, you’re actually a part-owner of the company.
OTECC was founded in 1987-1988 when Dick Haynes and Peggi and Glenn Timm got 700 Union County citizens to donate a penny each to start a power co-op. And over the years the co-op has grown but remained a co-op. Every person who pays a power bill to OTECC is a part-owner. And because of this, OTECC strives to be a business that not only provides power but is also actively involved with their communities.
Now, the annual meeting is going to be held in Burns, Oregon. I know, a little far away. But actually there’s going to be a “fun bus” going from La Grande to Burns the day of the event free of charge. At the event, the CEO of OTECC is going to cover where the company has been and what their future hopes are.
The annual meeting is Saturday, April 14, 2018 and registration starts at 10am. A link to learn more about the event is located in the description of this video. La Grande Alive will have more from OTECC in the upcoming weeks so stay tuned.
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Things got a little dicey when Ron Wyden came to town this week. Ron Wyden has been the Oregon State senator for over 20 years. In that time, he has attended over 850 “town hall meetings” all across Oregon. A town hall meeting is just a visit to a county to answer questions its citizens may have. And every year Ron has visited every county of Oregon for a town hall meeting and on Tuesday he came here.
Now, most of the meeting was cordial. Ron’s statements were generally lauded with loud claps, affirmations and even an amen or two. But when the subject got to healthcare, emotions got a little higher.
When asked whether he was going to support Senate ballot measure 1804 Wyden decided instead of answering a straightforward yes or no to answer a little differently.
Ron never gave a straightforward answer to the question and the town hall meeting ended shortly after. But the one thing that was the ultimate crux was that Ron does believe that healthcare is a right and that needs to be fought for.
The entire talk is available on the La Grande Alive Facebook page. The link is in the description of this video.
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In the news today, bullies, beers, and county commissioners…
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Matt Scarfo has owned Benchwarmers bar and grill for almost 20 years. As part of that job, he’s taken phone calls at 11pm, midnight, 1am, and 2 am. He’s had long conversations with three-beers-down customers till late at night. And he’s probably cleaned up a lot of puke. As the owner of benchwarmers, Matt is on the job 24/7. And he said if he gets the job as county commissioner, the job might almost be easier.
But why go into politics? Well, Matt said it’s really just the next step in his long-time dedication to this town.
Bottom line, Matt wants to play as part of the team.
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Were you bullied as a kid? I was. I know it’s hard to believe but I wasn’t always the tall, handsome, hairy weirdo that I am now. In sixth grade I was actually a short, chubby hairy weirdo. Go figure. That being said, all my bullying was face to face. My bullies were real people. They had names and faces that I saw every day at recess. But according to Katy Perry, a local high school sophomore at LHS, much of the bullying in today’s schools is digital and she said it’s almost worse.
But Katy is speaking out. As a part of an FBLA assignment, her and several of her friends are producing a short video PSA to show people the reality of cyberbullying and how people can help.
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Hey La Grande Alive! In the news today, a new district attorney for La Grande?
The boy scouts chop fruit and build snow caves.
And a shakespeare monologue competition at Art Center East, only on your weekly Newsish Roundup, brought to you by…Northwest Furniture and Mattress, Grande Ronde Hospital, EONI, Anything2Digital.com and Les Schwab Tires
Laura Eckstein has a long history in legal practice. She’s also a business owner, a crossfit coach, an active member in her church, a cooking teacher and a sub, plus a mother with seven kids. And how does she fit it all in?
And on top of that, now she’s running for District Attorney in Union County. But she said if she does win, she’s going to retain her commitment to excellence.
If you want to know more about Laura and her campaign, visit her website and Facebook page. We will be getting an interview with the incumbent candidate Kelsy McDaniel in the upcoming weeks.
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Let boys be boys, people often say. And the boy scouts were certainly being boys at their annual boy scout derby last week at Anthony Lakes. Some of the activities they participated in were building snow caves, climbing walls, shooting catapults, and smashing their way through old doors with their heads and shoulders. All in the freezing snow and icy wind. And Bryan Quebbeman, the director of the event, said that this was all good: the derby is all about learning how to survive in mother nature.
And Steven Chapman said it’s what boy scouts is all about.
Want to know more? Be sure to stay tuned for a longer piece on the derby La Grande Alive will be sharing in the upcoming weeks.
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eastern oregon university, play, theatre, devil boys from beyond, grande ronde hospital, foundation, patrick flynn ==================== Category: Newsish Youtube link: https://youtu.be/qqOA2HoVaDk
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Hello La Grande Alive. In the news today, an Irish-themed gala up on St. Patrick’s Day…
…plus hunky hunks and cross dressing up at EOU…
..Only on your weekly Newsish Roundup, brought to you by….
Have you ever seen a man dressed like a woman? Before that introduction, I mean. Living in La Grande, probably not. The closest thing to cross dressing we have here is the ranch we serve at our church potlucks. But a recent play coming to EOU is crossing that boundary with a little bit of fabulous flair to boot.
Devil Boys From beyond is a play about, well, about gay alien space-hunks come to earth and to impregnate old ladies. And, what’s more, the old ladies don’t think it’s that bad because the aliens are way sexier than their husbands. No, there’s no deeper meaning. Yes, the 80 year old grandmas are really men dressed in drag. The play is a campy romp, the crew said, and this week I got to sit down with several them to talk to them about, well, whatever this thing is that they’re putting on.
But what’s it like to be a man playing a woman? I asked Jordan who plays one of the old ladies how he prepared for playing an old woman.
So, bottom line, if you like culture like the Naked Gun Series…
…or Austin powers…
…. or the Rocky Horror picture show…
…You just may love devil boys from beyond. It’s hilarious, Jordan and Xiola said. The show is not family friendly, though, so leave your kids at home.
Also, this weekend there will be a dinner dedicated to this play Saturday, March 3rd at 7pm at the Grande Lumiere Conference Center in La Grande. The play itself shows the 7th to the 10th of March. Shows begin at 7pm.
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What are you doing on St. Patrick’s day evening? Don’t be that guy who spends his St. Patrick’s day evening watching rom-coms on Netflix, getting raging drunk, then waking up the next day and asking himself, what am I doing with my life? There’s no pot of gold at the end of that rainbow, let me tell you.
Instead, you should get get all dressed up in green and head on down to the St. Patricks’ day themed GRH foundation gala. At the gala, there’s going to be a world-class magician, music by a bon-e-fied Irish band, plus some of the tastiest food you’ll taste in La Grande cooked by chef Merlyn Baker the crem-de-la-crem of culinary caterers in the valley.
Now, the Gala is one of the fanciest events in La Grande, but the organizers want it to be as fun as possible.
Every year this gala is hosted by the Grande Ronde Hospital Foundation. The foundation is a non-profit fundraising group dedicated to keeping the hospital up to date with healthcare technology. And this week I got to sit down with Patrick, the foundation director, and he said that the foundation is a great way of giving power over the direction of healthcare back to the citizens of Union County.
Now, if you’re interested in going to this gala, tickets are available online at the Grande Ronde Hospital Foundation website. But get them quick! They’re selling out. The event will be at the EOU Gilbert center, and just to give you a taste of the entertainment, here’s a little bit of video about the magician performing, Hart Keene.
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In this episode of Brent Chats, Steven Burley sits down with Brent to talk to him about the new tax bill and its implications for small businesses and people in Eastern Oregon.
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In this episode of Brent Chats, medical professionals Pat and Sue McCarthy sit down and chat with Brent about their
trip to a foreign country to provide aid for impoverished people groups.
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warming shelter, zion lutheran, shelter, winter, eastern oregon university, shakespeare la grande ==================== Category: Newsish Youtube link: https://youtu.be/2y6CazftSxo
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Hi La Grande Alive. In the news today, La Grande gets a warming center, EOU gets a high honor, and Shakespeare gets an encore, only on your weekly Newsish…
La Grande gets a warming center
It’s cold outside, La Grande Alive. It’s the time of year for extra layers, starting your car an hour earlier, and spending your nights curled up in a blanket binge watching your favorite Netflix original TV series.
But not everyone has these luxuries. Though we may not see it, homelessness is a real problem right here in La Grande, even when it’s this cold. And with the weather like it is, a group of concerned citizens have started a warming shelter at Zion Lutheran church for people who don’t have someplace to cuddle up at night.
The warming center is open every night from 7pm to 7am at Zion Lutheran Church. There’s a warm place to stay, some basic food and hygiene necessities, plus the pleasure of good conversation and some late-night camaraderie people wouldn’t get sleeping on the streets. They also have clothes washing vouchers plus ways people can take a hot shower.
Now, Cami Miller is the brains behind the operation. And coming herself from a past of poverty and addiction, she said that now that she’s out of that place she has a heart for people who are just down on their luck.
Now, you might be saying, stop enabling these people! A little cold will do them good! Get them inspired to get a job, or something like that. And while it is true that sometimes a few uncomfortable nights is what is needed to get people moving, recent studies, said Jen Goodman, have shown that, actually, a warm bed might be all the difference in getting someone back on their feet.
Now, if you’re interested in learning more about the warming station, contact the Union County Local Community Advisory Council or Zion Lutheran Church. If you need a place to stay for the night, show up at the church at 7pm (and no earlier!).
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EOU gets a high honor
Breaking news! EOU is named “Oregon’s Rural University” in Salem last week. This is a high honor and allows access to a great level of prestige. Also, the Daddy daughter dance was held at the Blue Mountain Conference center this last weekend. 250 attendees included old, stale dads with absolutely no dance moves and adorable young ladies on their arms. It’s a wonder they let hairy, ugly creatures like us produce such adorable offspring? Oh, and also, this just in, Bobby Kavanaugh is still a little weird.
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Do you like shakespeare?
Will doing really bad shakespeare — Shut up!
Well, if you don’t, you might actually like Shakespeare as portrayed by Kenn Wheeler and Sam Shown. These two along with their small crew of about four or five are taking The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare Abridged on tour and it’s a romp, they said, perfect for those people who may not enjoy Shakespeare that much otherwise.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is a play that makes all of shakespeare’s plays funny. The play references every Shakespeare play and it goofs off with all of them. There’s men playing women, Hamlet as kind of a funny guy, plus a bunch of other comedic elements that bring all the Bard’s works together in laughter.
The play was first performed by Kenn and Sam last year at Eastern Oregon University and people loved it. And so they decided to take it on the road to many of the high schools around Eastern Oregon.
But now they need a little bit of extra money to keep it on the road. So this weekend they’re having a single encore performance, Saturday at 7pm in the Mackenzie Theatre, in La Grande to raise money for the tour. The show is six bucks, so if you didn’t get to see it last year when they performed it, you can certainly see it this year and for cheap too!
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And that’s your weekly Newsish Roundup! Shelters, Dances, and Shakespeares, can’t get a better news program than that. One more big shout out to our sponsors.
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Eastern Oregon University, Shelter from the storm, domestic violence, theatre, la grande eastern oregon ==================== Category: Newsish Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA-NCTjBj4o
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You love your family, don’t you?
Yes, we love each other.
Family can be… difficult, to say the least. And an upcoming show at Eastern Oregon University addresses exactly this difficulty. Independence is a story about three sisters Kerry, Jo, and Kess who return to their hometown Independence for a sort of family reunion with their mom Evelyn. But instead of the typical everyone is happy and the family comes back together in the end story, it’s not quite that simple. Sometimes in order to grow you have to move on. And this play is about the daughters realization that they too need to leave to find themselves.
This play is Cassandra’s senior play at Eastern Oregon University. And she’s loved the play since she originally read it years ago, she said. Even then she knew she wanted to direct it. And now, several years later, she’s getting the opportunity to do just that.
The play is a great play, Cassandra said, for people who have ever had trouble with family or have felt the need for independence. The play is showing in the Schwartz Theatre February 8 to 10 at 7pm. The play is not kid friendly, said Cassandra, but for everyone else she’s excited for them to see this play they’ve worked so hard on.
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Did you know that 1 in 3 women experience sexual abuse or domestic violence in their lifetime? Did you know that 1 in seven men do? Sexual assault and domestic violence are rampant in the United States. And denying that is like denying short people exist.
You know, I just really don’t see them.
Domestic and sexual problems are real problems, according to Heather Larvik, the director of Shelter From The Storm here in La Grande. And every year the shelter helps dozens of people affected by this issue.
Shelter from the storm started in the house of a single woman who set her mind to help victims of domestic violence she saw right around her. And since it’s grown into the multiple-county service and activism organization that helps hundreds of victims a year. But they don’t do it on peanuts and gum wrappers. Helping people affected by sexual and domestic violence costs cold, hard cash. And that’s why every year the shelter hosts a soup supper to raise money to help them to serve victims right here in the valley.
The soup supper is happening Saturday February 24. And the fun part about the supper is that everyone who purchases a ticket comes home with a custom, one-of-a-kind handmade bowl from a local artist. At the event, there’s going to be, well, soup, plus a silent auction of local art people can bid on. All money goes directly to helping victims. So if you’re interested in supporting the shelter, head out to their headquarters off Island Avenue and grab a ticket. But don’t wait! There’s 200 tickets, and every year the tickets sell out!
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Please, like and share the video and tune into La Grande Alive for more content. I’m Will Bowman.
Four EOU students are holding a concert to raise money to go to Italy. Jessie, Avalon, Miguel, and Aubry recently were accepted a school of opera in Italy. You heard me right, Italy. At this school, they will be learning to sing Italian opera and experiencing the beautiful culture of the country. It’s a high honor to be accepted into this school, and this week two of them stopped in to chat with me about it.
And if the students don’t raise the money? Well, all the money that they 
Matt Scarfo has owned Benchwarmers bar and grill for almost 20 years. As part of that job, he’s taken phone calls at 11pm, midnight, 1am, and 2 am. He’s had long conversations with three-beers-down customers till late at night. And he’s probably cleaned up a lot of puke. As the owner of benchwarmers, Matt is on the job 24/7. And he said if he gets the job as county commissioner, the job might almost be easier.
s almost worse.
And that’s it! Bullies, beers and county commissioners only on your weekly Newsish Roundup. One more shout out to our sponsors…
And a shakespeare monologue competition at Art Center East, only on your weekly Newsish Roundup, brought to you by…Northwest Furniture and Mattress, Grande Ronde Hospital, EONI, 
Let boys be boys, people often say. And the boy scouts were certainly being boys at their annual boy scout derby last week at Anthony Lakes. Some of the activities they participated in were building snow caves, climbing walls, shooting catapults, and smashing their way through old doors with their heads and shoulders. All in the freezing snow and icy wind. And Bryan Quebbeman, the director of the event, said that this was all good: the derby is all about learning how to survive in mother nature.
Have you ever seen a man dressed like a woman? Before that introduction, I mean. Living in La Grande, probably not. The closest thing to cross dressing we have here is the ranch we serve at our church potlucks. But a recent play coming to EOU is crossing that boundary with a little bit of fabulous flair to boot.
It’s cold outside, La Grande Alive. It’s the time of year for extra layers, starting your car an hour earlier, and spending your nights curled up in a blanket binge watching your favorite Netflix original TV series.
Now, Cami Miller is the brains behind the operation. And coming herself from a past of poverty and addiction, she said that now that she’s out of that place she has a heart for people who are just down on their luck.
Well, if you don’t, you might actually like Shakespeare as portrayed by Kenn Wheeler and Sam Shown. These two along with their small crew of about four or five are taking The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare Abridged on tour and it’s a romp, they said, perfect for those people who may not enjoy Shakespeare that much otherwise.
The play was first performed by Kenn and Sam last year at Eastern Oregon University and people loved it. And so they decided to take it on the road to many of the high schools around Eastern Oregon.
Family can be… difficult, to say the least. And an upcoming show at Eastern Oregon University addresses exactly this difficulty. Independence is a story about three sisters Kerry, Jo, and Kess who return to their hometown Independence for a sort of family reunion with their mom Evelyn. But instead of the typical everyone is happy and the family comes back together in the end story, it’s not quite that simple. Sometimes in order to grow you have to move on. And this play is about the daughters realization that they too need to leave to find themselves.
Did you know that 1 in 3 women experience sexual abuse or domestic violence in their lifetime? Did you know that 1 in seven men do? Sexual assault and domestic violence are rampant in the United States. And denying that is like denying short people exist.
And that’s your weekly Newsish Roundup, everyone! We really appreciate you watching. Be sure to thank our sponsors if you see them.
