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A6 Blue Mountain Eagle Community Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Grief support group begins Feb. 1 WHAT’S HAPPENING The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Fri- day. Call the Eagle, 541-575-0710, or email editor@bmea- gle.com. For meetings this week, see our list in the classi- fi eds on Page A17. THURSDAY, JAN. 26 Landowner seminars and annual meeting • 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monument Senior Center The Monument Soil and Water Conservation District will host its 2017 landowner seminars and annual meet- ing. Seminar topics include “Land Trusts and Working Land Easements,” “Controlling Juniper with Herbicide” and an overview of the Cavender Wetland Enhancement project. At noon, Monument FFA members will serve a fundraiser tri-tip lunch at a cost of $8 per plate. The annual meeting will follow the landowner seminars at 2:30 pm. Those planning on attending the seminars and lunch are asked to RSVP at 541-934-2141 or mswcd@ centurytel.net. Grant County Little League Sign-ups • 5-7:30 p.m., Humbolt Elementary, Canyon City Sign-ups for Little League baseball and softball players will be held in the computer lab at Humbolt El- ementary. Players must have a birth certifi cate and three proofs of residency to sign up. For more information, call 541-390-5790. SUNDAY, JAN. 29 Grant County Farm Bureau annual meeting • 1 p.m, Outpost Restaurant, John Day The annual meeting will include presentations by Shanna Northway of OSU Extension Offi ce on succes- sion planning, internships and agro tourism and Jack Southworth on Forest Service land management practic- es, along with guest Steve Beverlin, Malheur National Forest supervisor; the election of offi cers; and the goals and direction of the Bureau for 2017. TUESDAY, JAN. 31 Mad Hatter’s Meeting • 11:30 a.m., The Ugly Truth, 145 E. Main St., John Day All are welcome to attend. For more information, call Jean Kline at 541-820-3303. Blue Mountain Eagle Blue Mountain Hospice is sponsoring a weekly grief support group. Meetings will be held on Wednes- days, starting Feb. 1, at the Ore- gon Telephone Corporation Connec- tions offi ce, 155 W. Main St. in John Day. There is no fee, and coffee and refresh- ments will be provided. Michelle Gibson, a home health and hospice social worker, will lead the 12- week class. “Our goal is to offer a supportive environment for people who are griev- ing,” Gibson said. “It’s a supportive, safe place to talk about grief and achieve healing.” Gibson said the group will learn from each other and share what has helped them get through diffi cult times, such as their loved ones’ birthdays and holidays, and they will also read segments from the book “Understanding Your Grief” by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Gibson, who’s been with Home Health and Hospice for two years, said the class is open to everyone, any age, even if their loved one was not cared for through hospice when they passed away. There is no deadline to sign up for the class, but it will be limited to 12 partici- pants. For more information or to sign up, call 541-575-1648 or email Gibson at mgib- son@bluemountainhospital.org. Community choir practice starts Feb. 7 Young and old invited to participate Blue Mountain Eagle Young and old can enjoy participating in the upcoming Youth Arts Program commu- nity choirs. Three groups will meet on Tuesdays for 11 weeks, be- ginning Feb. 7, in the Hum- bolt Elementary School mu- sic room in Canyon City. Choir groups include ages 4-10, meeting 5-5:30 p.m.; ages 8-12 from 5:20-5:45 p.m.; and ages 11 through adult from 5:40-6:30 p.m. Younger singers wishing to join the 11-and-up group may be asked to audition. A dress rehearsal will be scheduled, with a perfor- mance set for Friday, April 28. Directors are Rebecca Bogardus of Dayville and Janine Goodwin of Prairie City, with accompaniment provided by Samantha Floyd of Canyon City. The cost to participate is $50 a person or $90 for each family, and scholarships are available. This is the nonprof- it choir’s third season, and the program is under the di- rection of the Juniper Arts Council. For more information, contact Bogardus at 541- 987-2440 or rebecca@stu- diobogardus.com. Eagle file photo Community choirs for young and old, in three age groups, will start Tuesday, Feb. 7, with practices at the Humbolt Elementary School music room. In the photo: Janine Goodwin leads a Youth Arts Program summer of 2015 choir. Fundraiser planned for Burns teen who died in wreck Blue Mountain Eagle A fundraiser for the family of John Barry Rose, a 15-year-old boy who died in an automobile accident near Burns in the fall, is planned Feb. 11 in Prineville. The fundraiser will help offset medi- cal expenses and go toward establishing a scholarship in memory of John Barry. The event kicks off at 5 p.m. and in- cludes a tri-tip dinner, silent and live auctions and live music. Dinner is $25 (not required to attend), and tickets can be purchased in advance. A limited num- ber of tickets will be available at the event. For information and to purchase tickets, contact Kasey Every at 208- 250-7540. To donate to the event, con- tact Samantha Gallagher at 541-810- 2281. Church Services In Grant County Come Worship with us at