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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...
Joni Kabana says that it has been a true community effort. The once deteriorating Spray General Store is now a hallmark of the region and a central gathering place for the community. Last Saturday on September 23, the Spray General Store hosted its final concert of the summer series, with Cheyenne West returning to town and giving the crowd of spectators a show to remember. Five different bands were booked this summer and played on the front porch of the old store. The number...
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...
Calling all Halloween lovers. The Condon Arts Council has created a haunted house like you have never experienced before. Earlier this month, the Condon Arts Council purchased the historic Liberty Theatre in Condon, a frontier community located 35 miles off of I-84 in northcentral Oregon and 2.5 hours from Portland. Built in 1922, the theatre is 100 years old this year ... and it has many hidden secrets. The Condon Arts Council is excited to pay tribute to the theatre and its...
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...
The Condon Arts Council held its first haunted house at the historic Liberty Theatre in Condon for three nights over Halloween weekend. In total, more than 350 people visited the haunted house over three days. Thirty-six kids from Arlington, grades 5– 12 made the trip in a bus on Friday, October 28 and enjoyed movies on the theatre's new projector and the haunted house in the back of the property. Most of the children had never experienced a haunted house before. Some kids a...
Daniel Robinson is a well-known painter that resides in Fossil. His works have sold across the country and his works are sought after by art collectors. Now, Robinson is offering a painting class for adults and serious youth above the age of 15 through the Condon Arts Council. Starting on July 12, the six-week series will be held each Tuesday from 6 PM to 8 PM. The class will use watercolors will culminate in an excursion to Cottonwood Canyon State Park, where participants...
HOOD RIVER, OR — The Safe Space Child Advocacy Center held its annual benefit on July 23 at the Stave and Stone Winery in Hood River and raised more than $40,000. The funds will benefit programming that offers lifesaving support for youth in Gilliam, Wheeler, Klickitat, Wasco and Hood River counties. Gilliam County Sheriff Gary Bettencourt served as auctioneer for the event and musical entertainment was provided by Moe Dixon. The event was a celebration of the nonprofit's w...
Zac Grooms grew up along Rock Creek in Gilliam County, near Olex and for a period of time, bounced between schools in Arlington and Condon. In those early years of life, Grooms developed an appreciation for country music from his parents and friends. He played extensively with his father, who played guitar, and his mom, Susie Crosby - a talented singer who also played piano and bass guitar. "We started writing music together when I was a little kid – all my sisters could s...
SALEM, OR - Make fishing part of your three-day weekend plans. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of President's Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19, 2023. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin Endorsement or Two-Rod Validation) are required those two days. Both Oregon residents and nonresidents can fish for free. All other fishing regulations apply including closures, bag limits and size r...
The Sherman Parent Teacher Organization is only partway through the academic year, but it has already hosted a full slate of events for families and youths - and there's still more fun yet to come. Tonight, the Sherman PTO will host the Dr. Seuss Carnival on March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Later this month, the Missoula Children's Theatre will put on two shows next month, March 24 at 7 p.m. and March 25 at 3 p.m. Sherman PTO is a group of parents and teachers of Sherman County...
