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The Arlington Jackpot Rodeo is set for this weekend, and rain or shine it is one of the best rodeos in the northwest. The Arlington Saddle Club has been active in Arlington for more than 80 years. The Saddle Club put on the first Arlington Jackpot Rodeo in 1948. The Jackpot is not just a rodeo for Gilliam County or the Columbia River Gorge – it is one of the first rodeos of the season and draws talented athletes from across the country. Last year, the Jackpot Rodeo c...
Rosie Day probably didn't think that her students would be leading an arts revival in Spray when she started teaching a photography and videography class last year. But that is what was on full display this past Sunday, October 3rd. Day, a native of Brighton, England began teaching in Spray last year. In just a year's time students have not only gotten comfortable with being on camera, but also in the technical aspects of using cameras and editing software. The push to give...
Hunter Noack could be playing at any concert hall in any city of his choosing. He is essentially a perfectly groomed piano player who began playing at a young age and attended some of the most elite schools in the world. At 14, Noack enrolled at the Interlochen Arts Academy, a boarding school in Michigan. In 2007, he graduated from the illustrious San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He then went to the University of Southern California where he received his bachelor's degree...
The Portland based reggae band DreadKnot came to Condon on Saturday, August 22 and positive vibrations were in the air. Opening the show was new Condon High School Social Studies teacher James Andrews, who played a solo acoustic performance. Mr. Andrews also sat-in with the Liberty's house band Noteus on saxophone. Mr. Andrews was an AmeriCorps member and taught music with the ETHOS program in Dufur. Outside, Hood River based chef Garrett Arceneaux brought the flavors of...
With all the doom and gloom that is going around today, a local group of farmers wants to celebrate our way of life in Oregon's wheat belt. It's time to show off your ugliest harvest truck. You can't keep that ugly truck to yourself! This year, The Times-Journal will be printing the ugliest harvest trucks and any old "out to pasture" harvest trucks. Two trophies will be given: one to the winner with the "Ugliest Truck," and a second for an "Out to Pasture" or retired harvest...
Seth Brewster says he doesn't want to be famous. He maintains that the album that he just created with his longtime partner Kate Eisenhooth is not to get acclaim or recognition. It's more of a "bucket list" kind of thing. But its hard to ignore the potential. Brewster and Eisenhooth are Buffalo Kin – the duo that create intimate songs with great lyrics that embody the American West. Their sound is described as "Western Noir" on Soundcloud. In January, Buffalo Kin released t...
Charles A. Hartman Fine Art is excited to present Under the Sun, the newest body of work by Oregon-based artist Daniel Robinson. In this stunning new suite of paintings, Robinson illuminates the modern American landscape with stillness and strength. Combining the influence of classic American social realists with a contemporary use of light and color, Robinson's paintings are imbued with a fundamental, essential beauty. Lacking in artifice and full of integrity, Robinson's...
