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Community Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, April 1, 2015 A3 GU musicians win district competition Back row, from left: Jeffrey Hensley, Billy Copenhaver, Duane Stokes, Elijah Humbird, Ricky Weickum, Nick Springer, Clay Johnson, Cauy Weaver, Ty McDaniel. Middle row: Blake Stone, Reitta Wyllie, Brooke Pereira, Brogan McKrola, Auna Waldner, Josh Carpenter, Sam Bentz, Daniel Soto Llarena and director Mary Ann Vidourek. Front row: Serena Pace, Dauna Bishop, Eli Carniglia, Annie Wall, Chloe Bentz and Mariah Boyd. Not pictured: Marta Faulkner, Chase Workman, Maia Adams and Rose Allen. All District concert is set for May 19 at GU By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle PENDLETON – They’ve done it again. The Grant Union band won the March 18 Oregon Music Education Asso- ciation’s District 6 large group festival competition for the third consecutive year. “The ensemble played with great enthusiasm and attention to musical de- WDLOV WKH SLHFHV UHTXLUHG´ school year, and are proud said director Mary Ann RIWKHLUDFFRPSOLVKPHQW´ The band includes Vidourek. “This group has underclassmen improved throughout this many who play well, she said, which helps the program, since those musicians will continue to improve as they progress through high school. The selections the band played included: “National 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. SATURDAY, APRIL 4 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 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 johndaycom- munitygarden@gmail.com. SUNDAY, APRIL 5 Sunrise service and breakfast • 6:30 a.m., Airport Road, John Day All are welcome to the Grant County Ministerial Associa- tion’s annual Easter sunrise service and breakfast. Volunteers will be at the horseshoe curve on Airport Road to assist people getting to the service site. A free shuttle will also be available, but waiting area seating will be limited. A complimentary break- fast will follow at about 7:45 a.m. at First Christian Church, 311 N.E. Dayton St., John Day. Donations will be accepted for the breakfast, with all the proceeds going to the Grant County Food Bank. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 Cycling tourism meeting • 1:30-4:30 p.m., Squeeze-In Restaurant, John Day Oregon State Parks and Recreation will talk about the suc- cess of bicycle tourism and what can be done to expand it. Lunch can be ordered before or during the meeting. People do not need to stay for the entire meeting. For more information, call 541-620-1819. Gluten-free meeting WLRQ³7KH)LYH6HDVRQV/LYLQJZLWK:LOG¿UH´¿OPDQGDVKRUW LQIRUPDWLRQDO¿OPE\2UHJRQ7UDLO(OHFWULF&RRS7KHHYHQWLV sponsored by the Red Cross, the LDS church and the U.S. For- est Service. Call Joan Bowling, 541-575-1248 or Paula Long, 541-620-4751. FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 10-11 Church rummage sale • 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, John Day The Ladies of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church will hold their annual rummage sale with bargains galore, in the church’s par- ish hall on Southwest 2nd Avenue. For more information, call 541-575-1350. SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Genealogy seminar • 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Kimberly Rock Products pit There will be jackpots; Annie Oakley; men’s, women’s and kids competitions; and more. The cost is $3 per shoot. Monument School students in grades 5-8 will provide con- cessions. Proceeds will go toward their upcoming field trip. This is also the last in the series of four shoots to win a Sav- age 17 HMR Bolt Action rifle. Participants must be at three of the shoots to qualify. The cost for the separate competition is $25 for 25 shots. The pit is located at the 9-mile marker on County Road 402, between Kimberly and Monument. Call 541-934-2143. Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – The Grant County Library will be closed Monday, April 13, due to staff training. The library will reopen with April 14, with regular Tuesday hours of 10 a.m.-noon, and 1-7 p.m. Call the library at 541-575- 1992 for more information. Hearing Clinic Schedule an appointment today (541) 382-3100 Thursday, April 9th • 9:30 am – 4:00 pm Blue Mountain Hospital Visiting Specialists Plaza 135 Ford Road, John Day, OR 97845 1601 Clay pigeon jackpot shoot myeaglenews.com/breakingnews Serving all of your hearing care needs: • Hearing Evaluations and Screenings • Hearing Aid Sales • Hearing Aid Service and Repairs • Tinnitus Counseling • Custom Hearing Protection The Mt. Vernon City Council will hold a public Hearing on an Ordinance of the City of Mt. Vernon Establishing Time, Place, and Manner Regulations Concerning Medical Marijuana Dispensaries; and Declaring an Emergency. The hearing will take place at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, April 14th during our regular council meeting at the Mt. Vernon City Hall, 199 W. Main St., Mt. Vernon OR 97865. The Document is available for public review at Mt. Vernon City Hall. • 9 a.m., Mt Vernon Community Center Featured speaker is former National Genealogical Society GLUHFWRU&RQQLH/HQ]HQDERDUGFHUWL¿HGJHQHDORJLVWZKRKDV lectured at the national, state and local level. Classes during the daylong seminar include: vital records on the Internet, and newspaper and Oregon Trail research. The cost is $35 in ad- vance or $40 at the door, which includes lunch. Contact the Grant County Genealogical Society at 541-932-4718 or gcgso- ciety94@yahoo.com. • 6 p.m., John Day Elks Lodge Candlelight vigil • 7:15 p.m., The Corner Cup, John Day 6DQG\%XSSZLOOSUHVHQW³¿HVWDIRRGV´DWWKHIUHHJDWKHULQJ The last gluten-free meeting will be on May 13. All are welcome to the event which promotes aware- ness of sexual assault and child abuse. The walk will FRIDAY, APRIL 10 start at 7:30 p.m., from The Corner Cup to the Grant Disaster Preparedness Fair County Library and back. People may also support the • 5 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, John cause by staying back at The Corner Cup, where fire Day pits will be going. Pinwheels for Prevention Gardens All are welcome to the free fair where people will be able to will be displayed throughout the community, repre- browse information booths and demonstrations on safety and senting healthy, safe children, and a brighter future for preparedness. The evening includes a chili dinner and prize families. The annual event is sponsored by Heart of Grant drawings, from 5-6:30 p.m. Presentations will begin at 6:30 County and Grant-Harney County CASA – Court-Appoint- SP VKDUS RQ VHYHUDO WRSLFV ³3UHSDUH´ FODVV RIIHUHG E\ WKH ed Special Advocates. Call Heart at 541-575-4335 for more Red Cross; a Cascadia Subduction Earthquake DVD presenta- information. Library closed for training The choir also per- formed and received higher scores than last year. Vidourek noted the choir received training at a clinic with one of the adjudicators to help them improve. “I have a very young choir, but they are learn- ing and growing and have D ORW RI KHDUW WR GR ZHOO´ the Grant Union director said. The junior and se- nior bands and combined choir will be joined by the Humbolt Elementary The Eagle/Angel Carpenter School choir and sixth- grade band next month for (PEOHP 0DUFK´ ³(FKRHV the All District Band and )URPD5XVVLDQ&DWKHGUDO´ Choir Concert at Grant ³)RON 6RQJ 9DULDQWV´ DQG Union at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 19. ³3DQWKHRQ´ Dennis Sell, HIS • The very latest hearing aid technology • Affordable pricing with financing options • Backed by our commitment to serve the needs of our patients and the community Blue Mountain Hospital 170 Ford Road, John Day • (541) 575-1311 EVERY OTHER TUESDAY
