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Community Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, March 25, 2015 A3 W HAT ’ S H APPENING The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710. community clean-up day and reunion meals, as well as lo- cal emergency needs. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 Prospector Baseball dinner, auction Lenten service and soup lunch • 11:30 a.m., St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, John Day. This is the last Lenten lunch in the series. A soup-and-bread lunch will be from 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., followed by a brief service. All are welcome. WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, MARCH 25-26 Red Cross blood drive • 1-6 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, John Day The church is at 944 E. Main St. To schedule an appoint- ment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS. • 6:30 p.m., Grant Union Junior-Senior High School, John Day The evening, which will be in the old gym, includes a silent DXFWLRQDQGUDIÀHLQZKLFK*8EDVHEDOOSOD\HUVZLOOEHDXF- tioned off for up to four hours of manual labor. Dinner, catered by Kris and Kjer Kizer, will include a menu of pulled pork, roasted red potatoes, Hawaiian coleslaw and cobbler. Admis- sion is $10 a person; tickets are available from baseball players or Coach Brian Delaney, 541-792-1068. Clay pigeon jackpot shoot Family Game Night Let’s dance! • 7-9 p.m., Grace Chapel, Prairie City All are welcome – families, couples and individuals – to “Family Game Night” at Grace Chapel, 154 E. Williams. Bring your favorite board or card games and snacks to share for an evening of fun and friendly competition. Call 541-620-4198 for more information. FRIDAY, MARCH 27 Monument Spring Fling 10 a.m., Monument Senior Center All are welcome to the annual dinner and Dutch auction fundraiser. Admission is a $2 registration fee. The main dish, bread and drinks will be provided; those attending are asked to bring a side dish. Tickets for the Dutch auction are 25 cents each. Donations of auction items are needed. Proceeds assist the Monument Service Club in the many community activities they support such as CPR classes, SATURDAY, MARCH 28 Community Garden work party • 9 a.m.-noon, John Day Community Garden, 3rd Street Ex- tension Volunteers and new gardeners are welcome to help spruce up the garden for the 2015 season. Bring work gloves and tools, if you have them. For those interested in a garden space, the cost GU teacher is honored – again Two Grant Union graduates name Shelley for teaching award Blue Mountain Eagle LA GRANDE – For the second year in a row, Grant Union Junior-Senior High School teacher Elizabeth Shelley has been rec- ognized by former stu- dents as “in- spirational.” Hannah Elizabeth B r andsma Shelley and Mikayla Luttrell, first-year honor students at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, nominated Shelley for the 2015 Inspirational Teacher award. She is one of 19 ed- ucators from Oregon and Washington to receive the honor. Brandsma, the daugh- ter of Terry and Megan Brandsma, and Luttrell, the daughter of Valerie Luttrell, are 2014 grad- uates of Grant Union Junior Senior High School. As students who have maintained dean’s list standing during the fall term, the pair were offered the opportunity to nomi- nate a teacher who influ- enced them on their road to higher education and academic excellence. EOU presents the an- nual awards to recognize outstanding teachers who “encourage and repre- sent the importance of higher education to their students.” Things will be hopping in Dayville 2nd annual Bunny Hop 5K set for April 4 Blue Mountain Eagle DAYVILLE – Things will be hopping in Day- ville for the community’s S TUDENT OF THE MONTH February – Long Creek School second annual Bunny Hop 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, April 4. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and the race at 9 a.m. Participants can park at the Dayville School gym, where bus transportation will be available to the starting point up South Fork Road. is $15 for a 5 by 10-foot bed and $25 for a 5 by 20-foot one. The work parties continue until the garden’s April 11 opening. Call 541-620-0719 or email johndaycommunitygarden@gmail.com. The race route heads north on scenic South Fork Road toward town, ending at Dayville City Park. The cost is $10 a person. Proceeds from the event benefit the upcoming Day- ville Fourth of July cele- bration. An Easter egg hunt will follow the race at 10:30 a.m. in Dayville City Park. For more information or registration forms, email ewinkelman@op- gcpa.com. Forms may be retur ned to that email or to City of Dayville, P.O. Box 321, Dayville, OR 97825. • 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Kimberly Rock Products pit Events include jackpots, Annie Oakley, mens and womens competitions, and more. The cost is $3 per shoot with proceeds going toward the Dayville School students’ upcoming Wash- ington, D.C., trip. Several prizes will be up for grabs, including top prize, a Pendleton Round-Up package. Concessions will be available, plus a “best bake sale ” auction. The pit is located at the 9-mile marker on Highway 402. Call 541-934-2143. • 1-4 p.m., John Day Senior Center Grab the kids and maybe some neighbors too, and get ready to cut a rug or just enjoy the music. UpRiver Country Band will provide the music. Coffee, punch and cookies will be served, and there will be door prizes too. The cost is $5 for couples and $3 for singles. TUESDAY, MARCH 31 Mad Hatters of Grant County • 11:30 a.m., Silver Spur Restaurant, Mt. Vernon Mad Hatters of Grant County will meet for lunch. Anyone interested is welcome to join them. If you’ve got purple and red hats and accessories, be sure to wear them. Call Norma Rynear- son, 541-820-3597. Bentz plans JD town hall visit Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – State Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) will hold a town hall meeting in John Day this Saturday. The meeting will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at The Outpost Restaurant. Bentz plans to present in- formation on legislative issues including the proposed $7.2 mil- lion school budget, the low-car- bon fuel standard, automatic voter registration, sage grouse habitat recovery funding, and more. The session wraps up a series of eight town halls scheduled by Bentz for Friday and Saturday, across House District 60. The itinerary also in- cludes a stop in Harney County, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Apple Peddler in Hines. Thank you! I would like to thank everyone for their thoughtfulness, food, flowers and help while I was recovering after knee surgery. -Tracy Bird Spring break free movie time! Blue Mountain Eagle CANYON CITY – There’s still time to catch a free mov- ie this week during spring break. Grantville Theater will show animated, PG movies at 2 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, March 25 and 26. People are advised to arrive early to get a seat. Movie titles are posted on the theater door and on the Grantville Theater Facebook page, or call 541-575-0210. Contributed photo Michael Martin Grade 4 Long Creek School MEETING NOTICE FACEBOOKERS: UPPER MAINSTEM AND SOUTH FORK JOHN DAY RIVER AGRICULTURAL WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT AREA PLAN Become an Eagle fan today! Go to: facebook.com/ MyEagleNews The Biennial Review of the Upper Mainstem and South Fork John Day River Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan will be held Monday, April 6, 2015 at 4:00pm at the USDA Conference Room at 721 S. Canyon Blvd., in John Day. acebook TREAT YOUR FEET Contact Jason Kehrberg or Pat Holliday at 541-575-0135 with any questions. 01583 Our Services by a registered nurse include: • Pedi-Spa treatment for your feet • Particular attention to Diabetic Foot • Multifunctional massage chair • Skin Inspection • Callus Removal • Nail Cutting We also check your blood pressure, blood sugar level and oxygen saturation. Call 541- 575-1648 for an appointment $35 00 fee Blue Mountain Hospital FOOT CLINIC www.bluemountainhospital.org Services available at the Home Health Office, 422 W. Main, John Day. 10
