Community
Blue Mountain Eagle
W HAT ’ S H APPENING
The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Fri-
day. Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710.
SATURDAY, JAN. 17
Legion Auxiliary will meet
• 12 noon, Valley View Assisted Living, John Day
The American Legion Auxiliary’s Ellis Tracy Unit No. 77
will start the new year with a meeting at the local retirement
complex.
MONDAY, JAN. 19
Healthy Together project
• 5:30-7:30 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall
All are welcome to a community event, offering
an opportunity to learn about nutrition, exercise and
healthy habits. A free dinner will be offered, as well as
child care and door prizes. The project, sponsored by
the Grant County Health Department, is funded by a
Transformation grant from Eastern Oregon Coordinated
Care Organization received by Community Counseling
Solutions. Transportation is available; call 541-620-
8261.
TUESDAY, JAN. 20
Genealogical Society luncheon
• Noon, Outpost Restaurant, John Day
All are welcome to the next luncheon meeting of the
Grant County Genealogical Society. Featured speaker
will be John Fiedor presenting, “Before there was a
Dayville.”
THURSDAY, JAN. 22
Monument Soil and Water annual seminar
• 10 a.m.-3p.m., Monument Senior Center
Topics at this year’s Monument Soil and Water Conser-
vation District seminar include “Timber Stand Health and
Fire Resistance,” “Battling Medusahead and Cheatgrass
with Bacteria” and “Herd Economics – Decisions Based on
Dollars.” The District’s annual meeting will follow. Mon-
ument School FFA will offer a barbecue brisket lunch for
$8 a plate. To RSVP, call 541-934-2141 or email mswcd@
centurytel.net.
Education Forum
• 6-8 p.m., Grant Union High School library, John
Day
Topics for the forum include State School Fund,
Senate Bill 540, Frontier Learning Outpost and more,
followed by a question-and-answer period. Guests in-
clude Senator Ted Ferrioli, and representatives Cliff
Bentz (R-Ontario), John Huffman (R-The Dalles) and
Greg Barreto. The moderator will be Grant School
District No. 3 board member Gordon Larson. The
forum is open to the public and designed for every-
one interested in education: Eastern Oregon board
members, superintendents, school officials, staff and
community members. The school is at 911 S. Canyon
Blvd., John Day. Call 541-575-1280, ext. 25, for more
information.
SATURDAY, JAN. 24
All-you-can-eat pancake feed
• 5-7 p.m., Mt. Vernon Grange
The grange will hold its annual all-you-can-eat pan-
cake feed featuring both sourdough and regular pan-
cakes, plus scrambled eggs, ham and beverages. The
cots is $5 for adults, $3 for children 3-12, and free for
children under 3. There will also be a cakewalk with
several goodies to win.
A CADEMIC
REPORT
Brianna Murphy-John-
ston graduated Dec. 13
from the University of Ida-
ho, with a bachelor’s de-
gree in anthropology, and a
minor in Spanish.
Murphy-Johnston was
honored as one of the Uni-
versity of Idaho’s Out-
standing
Anthropology
Students of 2014. She will
remain on the U of I cam-
pus through May 2015
to complete a three-year
contract as resident assis-
tant at Steel House Wom-
en’s Cooperative Living
Group.
A 2010 graduate of
Grant Union High School,
she is the daughter of
Glen Johnston and Peggy
Murphy.
FAMILY
HEALTH
Photographer rakes in three awards
Lindsey Wyllie
says ‘rewards
are great’
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – It’s the
fourth year in a row that rodeo
photographer Lindsey Wyllie
won the 2014 “Your Compet-
itor News” rodeo magazine’s
Photographer of the Year hon-
or.
And that’s not all.
For 2014, he also was Fa-
vorite Cover Winner, and Re-
Ride Cover Winner, which
gave him the opportunity to
have one of his photos on the
year-end cover of the maga-
zine.
Competitor News is the
largest rodeo publication in
the west, also covering Mon-
tana and 23 other states.
Wyllie is a photographer
Contributed photo
Lindsey
Wyllie
of
John Day received top
honors for his rodeo
photography
featured
in “Your Competitor
News” rodeo magazine,
his work shown on
the covers of the
publication. He roped in
three awards for 2014.
for six organizations, includ-
ing the Oregon High School
‘Who done it’ event slated
for Feb. 6 at the fairgrounds
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Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – Who’s ready
to play a game?
The popular board game
“Clue” goes live – with a Grant
County spin – in a fundraiser
slated for 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6,
in Trowbridge Pavilion at the
Grant County Fairgrounds.
The event features eight
“suspects” – The Rustler, The
Horsewoman, Sparky, The
Rancher, The Bar Maid, The
Cook, The Waitress and The
Director – in a live dinner mys-
tery.
Upon arrival, participants
will choose a suspect with
whom to sit, teaming up with
others in that section to try to
solve the crime – determining
the culprit, weapon and room,
over the course of the evening.
The dinner menu includes
homemade lasagna, salad and
garlic bread. There will also be
silent and dessert auctions, and
a 50/50 drawing, plus a no-host
bar, “The Iron Horse Saloon,”
which opens at 5 p.m.
People who would like to
Treatment and Surgery of Foot
and Ankle • In-Grown Nails
Bunions • Warts • Gout
Corns & Callouses
Diabetic Foot Screening
Foot Odor • Athletes Foot
Treatment for pain in feet, shins,
heels, knees, lower back. Custom
molded orthotics.
MICHAEL RUSHTON, DPM
Podiatric physician & Surgeon
Dr. Rushton is Preferred Provider for Lifewise and Blue
Cross/Blue Shield and a Medicate participant.
Blue Mountain Hospital
170 Ford Road, John Day | 541-524-0122
OFFICE HOURS: EVERY OTHER TUESDAY
The doctor speaks Spanish - El Doctor habla Espanol.
TREAT
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Our Services by a registered nurse include:
• Pedi-Spa treatment for your feet
• Particular attention to Diabetic Foot
• Multifunctional massage chair
• Skin Inspection • Callus Removal • Nail Cutting
We also check your blood pressure, blood sugar level and oxygen saturation.
Call
come just for the dinner and
watch others play the game are
also welcome.
Amid all the fun is the se-
rious business of raising mon-
ey for a public address system
and reader boards for the fair-
grounds.
Businesses can get on board
with a couple of price options,
for either $250 or $500, and
have their business name listed
on the back of Suspect, Room
or Weapon cards, and featured
in one of the Rooms.
Silent and dessert auction
items are also being sought.
The cost to attend is
$10 a person, $15 a cou-
ple or $20 for a family of
four.
For more information about
attending, sponsoring or help-
ing with the Clue dinner and
silent auction, stop in at the
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St., John Day, or call 541-575-
1900.
Rodeo Association, North-
west Professional Rodeo As-
sociation and Pro-West Rodeo
Association.
Wyllie said his line of
work involves long hours and
a lot of traveling, but “the re-
wards are great,” he said.
Last year, during a 22-
week period, Wyllie said he
spent 90 days away from
home attending 70 rodeo per-
formances, many nights spent
in his camper.
He noted he’s usually the
last to leave the rodeos as he
works to edit his photos and
get them to his website and
media outlets.
When he’s working a ro-
deo, he stays for the entire
event.
“It’s always a challenge to
capture the right moment, and
it’s all pretty much poetry in
motion when you’re working
with the top athletes and top
animals together,” he said.
Growing up on a ranch and
competing in rodeo events in
his younger years has given
him insight into timing the
perfect shot, he said.
Wyllie does more than just
shoot the roughstock rodeo
competitions, he also covers
the queen contestants and
does mock TV interviews
with them.
Memorable moments from
last year’s trips included tak-
ing his daughter Reitta to
the high school rodeos and
watching her try out for high
school rodeo queen.
Regarding his work for
Competitor News, he said
rodeo photographers are “al-
ways looking to be the one on
the cover,” adding he receives
the most exposure working
with the magazine.
“It’s a great way to show-
case my work,” he said. “I’m
fortunate to be doing the work
that I do.”
Debbie Ausmus
245 South Canyon Blvd.
John Day, OR 97845
OPEN WED. & THUR.
9 am - 5 pm
541-575-1113
24 hrs/7 days wk
debbie.ausmus@
countryfinancial.com
Dear valued customers and friends,
due to unforeseen circumstances I am
taking a leave of absence. Katrina’s
Barber Shop & Salon will reopen at a
future date, to be announced. Know
that you are missed, and I will keep
you posted.
Katrina
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