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About a year ago, Hamley co-owner Parley Pearce agreed to sing a duet in the saddle shop on Men’s Night, but almost in- stantly regretted it. When he discovered Umbarger knew the song, Pearce saw his chance to get himself off the hook. “I ended up inserting Jeff in this little duet,” Pearce said. “He knocked it dead.” Pearce and his partner Blair Woodfield liked what they saw. Before long, Um- barger was singing on the steakhouse lawn and in the Slickfork Saloon, mixing popular country songs with his original tunes. Last fall, Umbarger walked into manager Pat Beard’s office and said, ‘Pat, I really like working here, but…’” “You’re going to Nashville, aren’t you?” Beard interrupted. “When you make it, I want to drive your bus.” Umbarger agreed. A couple months later in Tennessee, Umbarger start- ed immersing himself in the Nashville scene, toting his favorite acoustic guitar with him everywhere he went. Three days after hit- ting the country music mecca, he got a chance to sing in a honky-tonk when country artist Craig Camp- bell (“FamilyMan”) took a break. Umbarger also regularly participates in “writers’ nights” where two or three songwriters gather to play their original music at bars and cafes, known as “hot spots.” Talent scouts often attend, trolling for new tal- ent. This week, Umbarger got a call from a publishing company representative about one of his songs. In a town where who you know can propel an artist to his first big break, Um- barger is eager to network with some of the best in the business. He got an oppor- tunity to rub shoulders with a country legend when a friend introduced him to George Jones at a restau- rant. The veteran singer invited Umbarger to have lunch and the two connect- ed. A few weeks later, Jones dropped a Christmas gift off to Umbarger — a CD of the singer’s music. Even with connections and talent, Nashville is a tough place to rise to the top and Umbarger knows it. Excellent musicians abound. Everyone sings. Everyone plays. “I had to think before I went — what’s going to make me different?” The answer, he said, is the cowboy background that permeates his original music. Umbarger grew up working on his grandpar- ent’s cattle ranch, east of Pendleton, and rode bulls and broncs on the Blue Mountain Community Col- lege rodeo team and on the Northwest Professional Rodeo circuit. He set some of his cowboy adventures to song. Um- barger said his lyrics reflect true cowboy experience tinged with a little poetic li- cense. This cowboy credibility, Umbarger hopes, will set him apart. “People appreciate the real deal,” Umbarger said. Many aspiring artists find themselves getting cynical about the musical machine that Nashville has become, as much about connections and money, than music. Umbarger quoted country singer Chet Atkins on the subject. “When asked ‘What’s the sound of Nashville?’ Chet Atkins just shook the loose change around in his pock- ets.” Umbarger said he plans to stay positive and im- merse himself in his music. Even if he never sells a song or wangles a recording contract, he will certainly come away with a musical education like none other. “I’m trying to take a real- istic approach to an unrealistic dream,” Um- barger said. Five months after hitting Nashville, Umbarger said he remains hopeful and happy. “I’ve never been so con- tent,” he said. His former bosses at the saddle shop aren’t sur- prised. In December, Umbarger returned for a visit and they cajoled him into performing at the at the Hamley’s Christmas party over the holidays. Pearce listened with pleas- ure to Umbarger’s clear, strong voice and tricky gui- tar licks. “He has advanced tremendously,” Pearce said. “This kid is a quick study and in a short time he’s developed some pretty decent connections — we think he’s got possibilities.” Beard echoed Pearce. Though he misses him at the saddle shop, Beard en- dorses Umbarger’s Nashville quest. “If you’re going to chase your dream,” he said, “now’s the time to do it.” Country music lovers — stay tuned. Continued From 1A was born in 1930. In 1933, the Smith fami- ly moved to the Halfway House. The Wright grand- parents lived downstairs and the young Smith fam- ily lived upstairs. Harold and Mayanna rode horse- back to the one room Byrd schoolhouse about two miles away. The school closed in 1940 and children were then bused to school in Pilot Rock. In 1957, Manilla and Glenn moved to Pendle- ton to care for Glenn’s elderly aunt and uncle Alfred and Lilly Smith. Their son Harold Smith and his wife Mary moved to the ranch with their three children, Bobby, Glenna and Annie. The need to accommo- date overnight travelers had declined with the in- vention of the automobile and farm trucks for haul- ing livestock. The Halfway House be- came known simply as “the ranch,” where Harold and Mary ran a cow/calf operation. Harold died in 1988 and a few years later his daughter Annie and her husband Gary Tester moved to the ranch. On July 9, 2001, a fire started in tall grass near a power pole a couple of miles south of the ranch. The fire swept down Bridge Creek Canyon, fu- eled by the typical northern summer breeze. Every barn and outbuild- ing on the ranch west of Bridge Creek was de- stroyed. The house was spared as it was on the opposite side of the creek and was surrounded by a green and shady lawn. The fire was devastat- ing to the family and after much consideration; they put the ranch up for sale. In August of 2003, the Smith family sold their ranch holdings to Matt and Ronna Hayden of Lowell, Oregon. If you drive up the Yel- low Jacket Road, just before milepost 7, the solidly built two story yellow farmhouse still stands to the right of the road. The Hayden family has kept the integrity of this historic home, much to the delight of the Smith family. Updates were made to the heating system, the home was insulated and the original fir wood floors were restored. All improvements to the home have been made with careful considera- tion to preserve the era of this grand home. I thought you would en- joy a few recipes Emma Wright kept in a black composition notebook. Emma cooked on a wood cook stove all her life so there aren’t many refer- ences to temperature or time. In the back of her recipe book, Emma has written the recipe for curing meat and for preparing liniment and a cure for colds. For one hundred pounds of meat: 5 lbs of salt, 1 qt brown sugar, 1 oz. saltpeter, 1 oz. borax. Water enough to cover meat - - Boil water and let cool before putting on meat. For colds: 1 lb. white Vaseline 1 oz. menthol crystals 1 oz. chloroform 10 drops eucalyptus. White liniment: 1 pint turpentine 1 pint vinegar 1 oz. chloroform 1 oz. camphor. Dissolve camphor in turpentine, add 3 or 4 eggs beaten in the vine- gar — then add chloroform. Here is her mincemeat recipe: 1 gallon ground meat (cooked) 1 gallon ground apples (or more) ½ gallon of syrup (maple) ½ gallon of vinegar ½ gallon of meat broth ½ cup of butter 1 piece of suet 1 tsp. cloves 2 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. nutmeg 2 tsp. allspice 2 boxes of raisins 3 boxes of currents ½ gallon of sugar Whiskey if liked. Mix and let stand overnight. Cook slowly 45 minutes. Pour in sterile jars and seal. Many recipes feature various ways of preparing pickles or conserves such as “The Best Pickles in the World.” Emma had fourteen different pickle recipes in her hand writ- ten book! I wish to thank Mayan- na Smith Kopp, Annie Smith Tester, Mary Smith Dearborn, Glenna Smith Rion, Bobby Smith and Jean Hemphill for their contributions to this arti- cle. Bonnie Sager of Pilot Rock has lived in Umatilla County most of her life. She works for a local health in- surance company and is married to Scott. They have three daughters, Shelley, Kelly and Jodi and six grandchildren. She loves being in the mountains, cooking, walking and ob- serving birds, wildflowers and nature in general. Continued From 1A cent history, all in the name of sex (of which there is surprisingly little going on). A quick check- list: bowel movement jokes, unneeded nudity (both male and female), cheating (both imagined and real), weird sex sounds, the motley crew of sidekicks who add lit- tle value, ludicrous topics including fake foreplay nicknames and so much more. Oh, and let’s not forget the boyfriend-who-was-never- actually-a-boyfriend going all Charlie Sheen- like and crazying up the joint. It’s a veritable bevy of moronic situations bested only by how clue- less the main characters are in their quest to score. The one thing to take away: Applebee’s is probably not the best place to pick up horny women, but you’re more than welcome to try. But no worries: It’s not just the plot that scrapes against the bottom of the barrel. Whether it was the script or an innate lack of chemistry, Wilson and Sudeikis appear to have to brutally battle to make their characters sync up. At no point do you feel they are actually friends. Instead, we get some painful excuse for acting, cringe-worthy in all the wrong ways. How- ever, the wives did a bit better, making you want to know more about them. But sans some quick cut- aways to them at the beach house getting drunk with college-aged baseball players, they are lost in the simply under- whelming storyline (and that’s saying something). And everyone else just fades into the back- ground, never to be remembered again. But Bo Burnham got a small part as a bartender, so it’s not all doom and gloom. Strangely, the concept of freeing husbands to travel on their own mean- dering whims in order to come some enlightening epiphany just doesn’t hold water. And the Far- relly Brothers, returning to their infantile base, have done a great dis- service to the name of comedy. What else is there to say? “Hall Pass” panders to the lowest common de- nominator. Why waste your time watching this dreck when you can watch real talent being recognized at the Oscars tonight? There’s a pretty good chance no one will defecate on a shower wall there. One out of five stars. Dominic Baez is the copy editor/paginator for the East Oregonian. Follow his movie blog, Silver Screen- ing, for the latest trailers, clips and extras at silver- screening.wordpress.com. Continued From 1A HALFWAY: Hayden family has kept integrity of historic home REVIEW: ‘Hall Pass’ panders to lowest common denominator SINGER: ‘People appreciate the real deal’ The Oscars Check out the EO’s movie blog at silverscreening. wordpress.com for the latest info about tonight’s Academy Awards, including nominees, winners, commentary and more. Who do you think will win big? B BR RI IE EF FL L Y Y John Lasseter wins lifetime achievement award WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — John Las- seter’s pair of Oscars have a new friend: a lifetime achievement trophy. The Pixar and Disney anima- tion chief received the award Friday night for his dedication to the 40-min- utes-or-less medium from Shorts International, an entertainment organiza- tion which promotes, distributes, broadcasts and produces short films. “It feels fantastic be- cause I love short films,” said Lasseter. “I love the art form and what it did for me as a filmmaker. I learned so much from making short films. They’re these little gems, these fantastic little ideas that are not meant to be a feature film. They’re per- fect unto themselves. ...”