Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, June 24, 2015 A9 WEDNESDAY June 24, 2015 Clark bulldogs with state’s best GW Clark of Long Creek competes in steer wrestling at the Oregon High School Rodeo Association State Finals in Prineville. He was third in the first go-round and placed 10th in the final standings at the June 10-13 event. Sophomore earns third in first go-round go-round in Prineville and seventh in the second, plac- LQJ WK LQ WKH ¿QDO VWDQG PRINEVILLE – GW Clark ings. RI /RQJ &UHHN ¿QLVKHG WK +HTXDOL¿HGIRUWKH6LOYHU overall in steer wrestling at State High School Rodeo in the June 10-13 Oregon High Reno, Nev. which begins later School Rodeo Association’s this month, but he opted to en- State Finals. ter rodeos closer to home. &ODUN ZKR ¿QLVKHG KLV Clark also competed in sophomore year at Monument team roping and calf roping School in May, rides with the throughout the year. Harney County High School He plans to compete in Rodeo Club. high school rodeos in the fall +H ZHQW WKLUG LQ WKH ¿UVW as a junior. By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Contributed photo LindseyWyllie.com O UTDOORS JD Farmers Market blooms Twice as many visitors enjoy opening day By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – Visitors milling about the John Day Farmers Market for Satur- day’s opening day found an abundance of fresh produce, ÀRZHUVEDNHGJRRGVORWLRQV soaps, jewelry and other handcrafted items. “We’ve had a really good turnout,” said co-manager Sandy Bay, who organizes the event with her husband Jim. “We’ve had two times as many visitors as usual – We’re thrilled.” Sandy said by the end of the day, 250 visitors were counted. The market also started off with twice as many vendors as usual, 14 this year, and they expect four more vendors next Saturday. Jim said the market offers produce not only from farm- ers, but also those with large gardens who like to sell their surplus. He added that some ven- dors just show up twice a year. “It was the very best open- ing,” he said. “It’s just going to grow from here – there is a lot of enthusiasm.” To sign up for a table or for more information, call the Bays at 541-932-2725. Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Katherine Wood, left, buys tickets for a fundraiser drawing from John Day Community Garden secretary Becky Carey at Saturday’s Farmers Market. At right is Sarah Russ, with JJ Collier in back. Proceeds from the drawing will help improve the community garden’s irrigation system. Below left: Rose Howe of Monument shows her soaps and lotions to Nancy Randleas and her grandchildren, baby Ezra and Logan, last Saturday. Below right: On opening day of the 2015 John Day Farmers Market, several vendors were reporting brisk sales. JD area welcomes BMW rally riders Visitors benefit local nonprofits, enjoy scenery Monument’s Pettit qualifies in 5 events By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle MONUMENT – Track athlete Sophia Pettit fin- ished eighth grade at Mon- ument School in May, and is now making grand plans for the summer months. She did well at the Or- egon Mid- dle School Track Cham- pionships, earning first in the long jump and the Sophia 100-meter Pettit dash. She was also third in the 200 and 10th in high jump. Then, on June 10- 13, she competed at the AAU Region 22 Nation- al Qualifier Track and Field Meet in Oakdale, Calif. She qualified in five events, including the pen- tathlon, for the AAU Junior Olympics to be held in Vir- ginia in August. She earned golds in long jump and triple jump, sil- vers in pentathlon and the 100-meter dash, and bronze in the 200. Before Junior Olympics, Pettit will be busy taking part in a six-day academic development experience in Los Angeles at the National Youth Leadership Forum: Inside Sports & Entertain- ment. The straight-A student, who is also involved in ex- tracurricular activities at her school, was nominated by her English teacher Mi- chelle Engle for the pro- gram. She’ll receive training at the forum in fields such as law, marketing, brand- ing, business management, recruiting and critical suc- cess skills. Sophia is the daugh- ter of Earl and Nittaya Pettit. A LL -L EAGUE , A LL -S TATE Grant Union Baseball By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – BMW mo- torcycle riders motored to the Grant County Fairgrounds last weekend for their annual Chief Joseph rally. BMW Riders of Oregon president Jay Bennett of Cor- vallis said it’s the John Day area roads, the strong BMW biker community, and the friendly local residents that keep the group coming back. Highlights included a chuck wagon breakfast at a local ranch, the proceeds Track athlete prepares for Junior Olympics S.R. Lockwood of Anaheim, Calif., left, shows his 3-wheeled “Scorpion 3” motorcycle, made from a kit with a BMW motorcycle, at the Chief Joseph Rally. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Mark and Joan Crosby drove from Reno, Nev., to last weekend’s Chief Joseph BMW Motorcycle Rally held at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day. EHQH¿WLQJ WKH *UDQW &RXQW\ That event drew 85 riders Stockgrowers Association. to eat a hearty breakfast and also learn about ranch opera- tions. “It’s our way to try to con- nect the riders to the commu- nity,” Bennett said. John Fiedor of Dayville led a Geology Rocks tour for riders on Friday and Satur- day. Each tour covered 125 miles with seven stops. See BMW, Page A18 2015 All-State Baseball Team First Team *DUUHWW0F&RQQHOORXW¿HOGMXQLRU Third Team +D\GHQ