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THURSDAY, APRIL 21,2016
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Tami Waldron • tami@pinetel.com
Oh my have we had some beauti­
ful days.
But, the weather
man/woman says rain by Thursday
or Friday, then sun. What that
means here is that "morels" - mush­
rooms will be popping up like crazy.
Turkey and Spring Bear
The hills came alive with turkey
and spring bear tag holders. I've
heard of many turkeys taken, but not
a bear as yet. I think it is too cold
out yet and the bears are enjoying
their sleep.
Appreciation
A joint effort made possible by
Cammie deCastro, who asked the
Clinic Board to consider joining in
with the Pine Eagle Charter School
to thank the communities (Halfway,
Richland and Oxbow) volunteers
came to fruition on Thursday, April
14 at the ol Halfway Elementary
School Cafeteria.
The meats were furnished, the rest
potluck. Although the microphone
didn't work as hoped, there were a
couple of folks who stood up and
shared, the first being Denzil
Kuman, Pine Eagle Charter School
Music Teacher. He praised the ef­
forts of the P.E.E.F. (Pine Eagle Ed­
ucation Foundation). They are a
group of volunteers who help bring
in music from the outside, provide
instruments, etc.
Vicki Johnson thanked her mother
which was especially touching as we
were sitting by her. Vicki shared
about her 80 year old mother Sally
Andruss who has tended to the area
below the "Welcome to Halfway"
sign. She totes water from the (fitch,
adds decor, flowers and more to the
area and is a volunteer. Sally had
tears.....of thankfulness and joy as
people applauded her efforts. Mor­
gan Gover later shared - "Oh
yes...the Halfway sign lady! We
have always had fun watching her
dedication and creativity with the
project!"
There was a nice turn out, very
positive, food was great and conver­
sation "fabulous."
Story of Kindness
Friend Bill had another fishing
story to share - While taking a break
from the slow fishing and while im­
bibing in a quick lunch, we were
treated to a matinee by Mother Na­
ture. Behind the shadow of the after­
noon sun, another hungry fisherman,
a bald eagle, had snagged this brown
trout out of the river and flew over
us while heading back to its nest.
An osprey," another flying fisher­
man apparently searching for lunch
and disturbed by the competition on
its turf, came from out of nowhere
and attacked the bald eagle.
The eagle, unable to defend itself ’
while flying with this finned-back
payload, dropped the trout from ova*
150 feet in the air into a patch of
thorny alders 20 feet from where we
were standing!
The eagle circled back towards
where the paratrooper trout flopped
on the ground, but in hot pursuit the
osprey would not let the eagle have
none of that. After a brief aerial
show, the eagle retreated and the
much faster and nimbler osprey re­
turned to its own part of the after­
noon sky.
My friend Steve crawled into the
alders and retrieved die fish. He im­
mersed the now well traveled trout
back into the river, and though
slightly scarred and wounded, the
fish eventually swam away back
into the safety of its dark pool.
There's a lesson here. You can be
a victim of circumstance, and there
are predators around you that will
devour you if you are unfortunate to
end in their talons.
However, there is also good for­
tune, and a rejuvenation if you ate so
fortunate, to have friends that will
crawl through an alder patch to res­
cue you after you fell prey.
I tend to think that this brown trout
eyes are now focused towards the
sky but not so much as in fear of the
predators, but more so in thankful­
ness for the kindness of others.
New Neighbors
This a note from new neighbors
on Church Street Jim and Kelly
Buckhalter. A huge thank you goes
out to everyone who helped us out
while tearing down the Church St.
single wide. Jeff Cardoza and his
friend Josh, Larry Cantrell, Kris
from up the street (you helped more
than you know) Francis Mader for
picking up some of the lumber and
Jason Davis for the trusses, and all
the fine people of Halfway who 1
were even curious enough to stop 1
by, introduce yourselves and visited
for a few minutes (we needed the
break).
LaRue Sanitary did a great job of '
being soprompt with the trailers, we '
enjoyed visiting with your family.
And finally, Samuel Akers for taking
down the trees and cleanup of the
debris. We hope we have not left
anyone out and if we did, please
know that it wasn't intentional and
that we thank you just the same. The
week was eventful, full of wind
storms, and house fires (two houses
down) which slowed us down a little
but we were glad we were there to
help out and call it in before it got
out of hand. We hope not too much
blew around the neighborhood from
the wind storm, we tried to get it all
up. Now, we will get ready to do the
improvements to the property. New
6' solid cedar fence, cabin shed, fire
pit, etc. to start with. We hope it has
improved the neighborhood, as we
encourage everyone to take pride in,
love and enjoy the place they call
"home."Halfway is such a beautiful
little town and everyone tells us how
lucky we are to have property there,
that they love it there!
Eagle Valley Grange
The Eagle Valley Grange is look­
ing for vendors of quality crafts, an­
tiques, collectables, art and etc. for
their annual Eagle Valley Days cel­
ebration on Saturday, June 18. Fee is
only $5 per space. Come make some
money at this one day event with a
. parade, kids games, entertainment,
pie contest, and great food. Call 541-
893-6292 or 541-540-6293.
Pine Eagle Charter School
There will be an Eastern Oregon
Construction and Utility Career Day
on April 21, in Baker City that our
students will be attending.
Rob Crawford will be traveling
with those who have made State for
the Speech Tournament on April 21
to the 23rd. This event is held in
Monmouth, Oregon.
On Saturday April 23, Track is at
Union.
Then on April 28 it is officially
Mid-term
Country Dance
A Country Dance will be held on
Saturday, April 23,2ol6 at the Pine
Valley Grange Hall in Halfway from
7 to 10 pm. Cost for the dance is $3
each, $5 a couple, or $10 family.
Coffee, tea and punch will be pro­
vided. There will be a table set up
for those wishing to bring finger
foods to share.
New dance rules for your Chil­
dren's safety. 1) Children 6th grade
and under need an adult chaperone
at the dance. 2) NO child can leave
the dance and come back in unless
they get permission from whomever
is at the admission table.
Ending
Elave a wonderful week everyone,
random acts of kindness can be awe-
some for the soul. We leave with
this thought by Bob Hope - If you
haven't any charity in your heart, you
have the worst kind of heart trouble.
Danzig Ace Mader was born on March 30, 2016
at 9:34 p.m. at Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Baker
City. He weighed 10 lbs 10 ounces and was 221/4
inches long. Parents are Francis and Candi Mader
of Halfway. Grandparents are Crystal North of
McMinnville and David and Debrah Mader, great
grandparents are Don andJudy North of Richland
and Glenda Villistrago of Ontario.
Save the Date!
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