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JOSEPH — The three-month trial run for weekly free community meals offered at The Place in Joseph comes to its end on Monday, April 29.

JOSEPH —When Beth Estock started approaching people about her plan to start offering free community meals at the Joseph United Methodist Church, she fully expected some of them to tell

ENTERPRISE — When Beth Estock came to Wallowa County 18 months ago as the pastor at Joseph United Methodist Church, she had a series of conversations with people.

ENTERPRISE — When Beth Estock came to Wallowa County 18 months ago as the pastor at Joseph United Methodist Church, she had a series of conversations with people.

Dozens of Wallowa County residents braved wind-chill temperatures this past weekend to ask themselves the question posed by this year’s Winter Fishtrap workshop: “Can We Talk?”

ENTERPRISE — The theme of this year’s Winter Fishtrap is “Can We Talk?” — but, really, the weekend event isn’t about talking.

As you might recall, last week’s “Voice of the Chieftain” editorial was on the importance of communities learning how to talk about their differences without falling prey to polarization.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10

ENTERPRISE — Fishtrap Fireside continues its 11th season of readings and stories from local writers on Friday, Dec. 1 featuring Beth Estock, Madeline Lau, and Oregon Book Award-winning author Eliot