Blue Mountain Eagle Community Wednesday, February 4, 2015 W HAT ’ S H APPENING Girls line up for a little line dancing during the 2014 Daddy- Daughter Dance. This year’s dance, with a “luau party” theme, will be Saturday, Feb. 7, at the John Day Elks Lodge. The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710. FRIDAY, FEB. 6 ‘Clue’ dinner and silent auction • 6 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day The board game “Clue” goes live – with a Grant County spin – at a fundraiser in Trowbridge Pavilion. The dinner mystery fea- tures eight “suspects” – The Rustler, The Horsewoman, Sparky, The Rancher, The Bar Maid, The Cook, The Waitress and The Direc- tor. Participants will pick a suspect and team up with others in that section to try to solve the crime, determining the culprit, weapon and room. The menu includes homemade lasagna, salad and garlic bread. There will be silent and dessert auctions, a 50/50 drawing, and a no-host bar, “The Iron Horse Saloon,” which opens at 5 p.m. Business sponsorships are available and auction items are sought. Proceeds will go toward reader signs and a public address system for the fairgrounds. Admission is $10 a person, $15 a couple or $20 for a family of four. Call the fair of¿ce, 541-55-100. SATURDAY, FEB. 7 AARP Driver’s Safety class • a.m.-4 p.m., John Day Senior Center The cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for others. All ages are welcome. Those who successfully complete the course may qualify for an insurance discount. Call instructor Ron Dowse at 541-55-426 or 541-2-05. Sweetheart bazaar • 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day Looking for a sweetheart gift – either for someone else or yourself? A variety of goodies, such as jewelry, sewn goods, aprons, wooden crafts, paintings, ceramics and more will be for sale in .eerins Hall. Call 31-56-11. Clay pigeon shoot • 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Kimberly Rock Products pit The event will include a variety of shoots, jackpots, Annie Oakley, men’s, women’s and kids’ competitions, and more. The cost is $3 per shoot, with proceeds going toward medical expenses for Susan Horn. Monument School students in grades 5- will serve a baked potato bar and other concessions to help fund their annual field trip. This is the sec- ond in a series of four shoots to win a Savage 1 HMR bolt action rifle. Participants must be at three of the shoots to qualify. The best score out of 100 shots wins. The cost for that competition is $25 for 25 shots, with those proceeds not part of the Susan Horn fundraiser. There will be an auction of several donated gifts at 3 p.m. The rock pit is located at the -mile marker on Highway 402 between Kimberly and Monument. Call 541-34-2143. MONDAY, FEB. 9 Grant County ESD board meeting • 5:15 p.m., 530 E. Main St., John Day A special meeting of the Grant County ESD board of directors will be held in the Child Care Resource and Referral of¿ce in Suite 6. The purpose of the meeting is to appoint a potential board member to a component school district board. No executive session is planned. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11 Gluten-free workshop • 6 p.m., John Day Elks Lodge Sandy Bupp will offer “Sweetheart treats” at the next gather- ing. There’s no cost, and anyone interested in gluten-free cook- ing and eating is welcome. SATURDAY, FEB. 14 Travel and Tourism Committee meeting • 1 p.m., Grant County Chamber of¿ce, John Day The Grant County Chamber Travel and Tourism Committee will meet at the Chamber of¿ce, 301 W. Main St., in John Day. For more information, call Dave Driscoll, 1-24-1-2122. A3 Contributed photo Who’s ready to hula? Daddy-daughter dance has ‘Luau Party’ as theme %\&KHU\O+RHÀHU Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts – and don’t forget your hula moves, too! “Luau Party” is the theme for this year’s Daddy-Daugh- ter Dance, set for 6:30-:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. , at the John Day Elks Lodge. This is the ¿fth year for the popular event, and the ¿rst time it will be held at the Lodge. Activities include disc jockey music, dancing, limbo and hula dance contests, af- ter-dinner snacks with trop- ical treats such as pineapple and ham, prizes and a keep- sake 5x photo. Additional photos will be available to purchase from Tanni Wenger Photography. The dance is open to girls in grades K- and their fa- thers or father ¿gures. The cost per family is $20 for those in the John Day/Can- yon City Parks and Rec. Dis- trict, and $25 for all others. The event is provided by a grant from Grant Coun- ty Community Counseling Solutions, and bene¿ts Park and Rec. scholarship pro- grams. For more information, call Parks and Rec. at 541- 55-0110. 9isit http://jdc- cparksandrec.weebly.com/ or check out the John Day/ Canyon City Parks and Rec. on Facebook. Wall of Love plays heartstrings, helps pets Kids can make Valentines at event Saturday Blue Mountain Eagle CANYON CITY – A Wall of Love is on display through Feb. 14 at Station 62 to benefit pets and get local residents in the mood for 9alentine’s Day. In the fundraiser, people can make a donation to New Hope for Eastern Oregon Animals and then make or buy a 9alentine card to post on the wall. There also will be a Queen of Hearts, Knave of Hearts photo contest, with entries posted on the wall. The best photo of peo- ple or pets dressed as the queen or knave will win a prize. On Saturday, Feb. , there will be a 9alen- tine-making workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. Supplies will be available to make cards or Queen of Hearts crowns for kids, and stories about rescue dogs and cats will be read. On Saturday, Feb. 14, from 1-3 p.m., people can pick up their 9alentines from the wall and get a thank-you treat for sup- porting New Hope. Contest winners will be announced. Forest seeks recreation photos for site Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – The Mal- heur National Forest is up- dating its recreation web page, and local photogra- phers are invited to share their photos of scenic spots. The photos should show- case the natural beauty and recreational opportunities on the forest. The request specifically seeks images of the following sites, but is not limited to them: • Idlewild Campground • Joaquin Miller Camp- ground • Rock Springs Camp- ground • Emigrant Campground • Falls Creek Campground • Delintment Lake Camp- ground • Tip Top Campground • Buck Springs Camp- ground • Yellowjacket Camp- ground • Craft Cabin Trail • West Myrtle Creek Trail • Myrtle Creek Trail • FL Spring Trail • Malheur River Trail • Hog Flat Trail • Calamity Butte Lookout • Sugarloaf Lookout • West Myrtle Lookout • Snow Mountain Look- out Contributing photogra- phers whose works are cho- sen will be credited on the site. Digital photos can be sent with name and contact infor- mation to: emigrantcreek@ gmail.com. )DPLO\SKDUPDFLHVVHUYLQJ(DVWHUQ2UHJRQRYHU\HDUV *UHHWLQJV5HDGHUV Heppner and Condon, Oregon As we start on a new year, the Chamber is also looking forward to how we may better serve Grant County and its residents. To review briefly where we are: • The Chamber has balanced its income and expenses and is on a solid financial footing. • A goodly number of volunteers are now generously donating their time to be in the Chamber’s office for visitors, giving them a warm welcome, taking an interest in them and pointing out attractions they might want to visit. /HWRXUIDPLO\RISKDUPDFLVWVVHUYH\RX :HDUHKDSS\WRWUDQVIHUDQGPDLOSUHVFULSWLRQVDQGZRXOG ZHOFRPHWKHRSSRUWXQLW\WRYLVLWZLWK\RXDERXWRXUVHUYLFHV 541-676-9158 We Gladly Accept Visa or MasterCard JOHN DAY AUTO NAPA 721 W. Main St. John Day, OR 541-575-1850 • We have an active and engaged board of directors. As we find ourselves already in 2015, here are some of the things the board is considering: • A shop-local program backed by Grant County Bucks, which the Chamber would administer. This would be modeled after a successful program being run by the Wallowa chamber. • Developing a display environment for Grant County’s many artists, writers and other creative people. Local artists can be a great visitor draw. • A program for our youth, to better acquaint them with the role of business ownership. This may be one of the few ways to keep them here after graduation. We will be exploring with the schools how best to implement something like this, to compliment their efforts. Grant County Chamber Members Advertise Here Contact the Grant County Chamber for more information 541-575-0547 • Reaching out to the Forest Service and other government agencies whose decisions have such a huge impact on our county. We may or may not change their minds, but high-level civil servants need an understanding of the effects their decisions have on all of us. • Resuming public meetings where members can invite guests, but we need some help on what would be of value to our members for the time invested in such a meeting. Blue Mountain Hospital 170 Ford Road, John Day • (541) 575-1311 EVERY OTHER TUESDAY This may be more than we can get done in 2015, but I think all of it would be worthwhile. Do you have some ideas of your own? Would you like to help on any of these? Talk to any board member about it. It’s your Chamber! Sincerely, Craige McMillan, Chamber President 5