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A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, April 6, 2016 G RANT U NION S TUDENTS OF THE M ONTH — F EBRUARY Clara Carr Grade 7 Parents: Nancy Wilcox and Mike Carr E NGAGEMENT Patten — Jepsen John Day colder than normal during March Makenna Culley Grade 8 Parents: Brandon and Christal Culley McKeeley Miller Grade 9 Parents: Jason and Robyn Miller Blue Mountain Eagle PENDLETON — Ac- cording to preliminary data received by NOAA’s Na- tional Weather Service in Pendleton Oregon, tempera- tures in John Day averaged slightly colder than normal during the month of March. The average temperature was 40.6 degrees which was 1.1 degrees below normal. High temperatures averaged 52.5 degrees, which was 1.8 degrees below normal. The highest was 64 degrees on March 20. Low tempera- tures averaged 28.6 degrees, Zack Deiter Grade 10 Parents: Chris and Windi Deiter which was 0.5 degrees be- low normal. The lowest was 21 degrees, on March 26. There were 23 days with the low temperature below 32 degrees. Precipitation totaled 1.13 inches during March, which was 0.14 inches below nor- mal. Measurable precipita- tion — at least .01 inch — was received on nine days with the heaviest, 0.37 inch- es reported on March 6. Precipitation this year has reached 2.32 inches, which is 0.68 inches below normal. Since October, the water year precipitation at John Day has been 4.83 inches, which is 1.75 inches below normal. The highest wind gust was 46 mph which occurred on March 1. The outlook for April from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center calls for above normal temperatures and near normal precipita- tion. Normal highs for John Day rise from 57.0 degrees at the start of April to 64.0 degrees at the end of April. Normal lows rise from 31.0 degrees to 36.0 degrees. The 30-year normal precipita- tion is 1.39 inches. E AGLE ON V ACATION Nick Springer Grade 11 Parents: Mike and Shannon Springer Jaiden Kerr Grade 12 Parents: Lori and Steven Kerr C ORRECTION An article about the Grant County Road Department’s of¿ ce hours in last week’s Eagle listed an inaccurate opening time. The of¿ ce is open from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays at 27941 Lower Yard Road. Contributed photo Otis and Kay Ricker of Mt. Vernon took the Eagle on vacation to Las Vegas to visit daughter Edie Cowell and her husband, Steve, and to Tuscon, Arizona, to visit Otis’ sister, Mae Armstrong. While in Vegas, the Rickers took in The Strip, Fremont Street and a rock shop, where they found a rose quartz that measures 6 feet in diameter and weighs 16,000 pounds. 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The bride-to-be is a 2010 graduate of Prairie City High School. She is complet- ing her senior integrated learning practi- cum in Boise, Idaho, and is scheduled to graduate in June with a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Oregon Health and Sci- ences University and Eastern Oregon University. The prospective groom graduated in 2010 from Ione High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies, with a minor in music in 2013, and a master’s in teaching (MAT) degree in 2015 from Eastern Oregon University. He teaches middle and high school science at Ione Community School. The couple will be married June 18 at Prairie Baptist Church in Prairie City. O BITUARIES Kenneth Lawrence Harvey Kenneth Lawrence Harvey, 50, died March 27 at his Seneca residence. A fu- neral service was held on April 2 at Sen- eca School. Interment was at the Keller Cemetery on the Jack Southworth Ranch in Bear Valley. Harvey was born Feb. 7, 1966, in Red- mond to Neal and Shirley (Weatherford) Harvey. He graduated from high school in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1984. He had a strong faith in God and en- joyed spending time with his family and helping others. His favorite hobbies included riding dirt bikes, hunting, ¿ shing and camping. He especially liked hunting elk, mountain lions and bobcats. He loved wrenching on anything with a motor and was even known to have modi¿ ed his own tricycle at the age of 2. He had an unconditional love for his children and others who were important in his life. He played hard, loved hard and lived hard with a tremendous love for life. He had a knack for making everyone, from young to old, feel special and sincerely important to him. Survivors include the love of his life, Corey Fultz; his children; Reuben Harvey, Collin Harvey, Kaitlyn Harvey-Bullard; his chil- dren’s mother, Margaret Harvey; a granddaughter, Torren Bullard; his mother, Shirley Harvey; brothers, Steven and Ross Harvey; and sisters, Patricia Canady, Linda Harvey and Rachel Christiansen. He was preceded in death by his father, Neal, in 2013. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kenneth Harvey Memorial through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. For condolences, visit www.driskillmemorialchapel.com. Lola O’Rorke-Kastl Sept. 21, 1931 — March 26, 2016 Lola Arlene O’Rorke–Kastl, 84, of Prairie City died March 26 in Yakima, Washington. A graveside service was held on April 2 at the Canyon City Cemetery with Darrell Johnson of¿ ciating. O’Rorke-Kastl was born on Sept. 21, 1931, in Weiser, Idaho, to Oscar and Sarah (Andrews) White. In 1937, the family moved to Bates. She attended Prairie City High School, and after graduating, she attended beauty school in Eugene. In 1954, she married John Peter O’Rorke. After his death, she married Miren Woodley in 1976, and after his death, she married Orien Kastl in 1992. She worked as a beautician, drove mail on the Middle Fork for many years and was a rancher. She of¿ cially retired in 1991. She enjoyed ranch work, antiquing, crocheting, watching elk and other wildlife and hunting with her son, Charles. She was af¿ liated with the Catholic Church. Survivors include her sisters, Julia Ileta Hicks of Prairie City and Marilyn Randall of Mt. Vernon; daughter-in-law, Janice “Jan” O’Rorke of John Day; grandson, Jake O’Rorke of Beaverton; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her ¿ rst husband, John Peter O’Rorke; second husband, Orien Kastl; son, John Charles O’Rorke; grandson, Peter Jacob O’Rorke; brother-in-laws, Noble Hicks and Vern Randall. Memorial Contributions may be made to Blue Mountain Care Center in Prairie City through Driskill Memorial Chapel 241 S. Can- yon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. For online condolences, visit www.driskillmemorialchapel.com. Thank you to all the considerate and gentle people who offered their condolences regarding the death of my friend and companion, Elmer Calkins. I have known him since the third grade. He was loved and will be missed. S incerely, Jennie R oller Paid for by the family of Stanley Mitchell L AST W EEK ’ S T EMPS W EATHER F ORECAST FOR THE WEEK OF A PRIL 6-12 J OHN D AY ..................................................................... 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