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Wenaha Gallery's newest Art Event features Walla Walla woodworker Ron Jackson, who has been creating with wood for 67 years and counting. Jackson's Art Event runs through Monday, July 12.

Jackson first fell in love with working in wood during junior high shop class. In the 1960s, he worked for Whitehouse Crawford Company in Walla Walla, a sash, door, and cabinet shop. That gave him his foundation in working with wood.

He built upon that foundation through the years by constructing three homes, including the "forever home" that he and his wife have been in for the last 30 years. In addition...