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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (April 8, 2015)
Community Blue Mountain Eagle The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710. Wednesday, April 8, 2015 W HAT ’ S H APPENING C AN YOU DIG IT ? 'RQ¶WPLVVDOOWKHDFWLRQ±DQGODXJKVWRR±DVORFDOODZHQ forcement personnel and Special Olympians take to the court in the annual basketball fundraiser. Participants from the audience ZLOO DOVR KDYH D FKDQFH IRU SRLQWV DQG SUL]HV DW WKH KDOIWLPH LQGLYLGXDOVNLOOVFRQWHVW$GPLVVLRQLVDSHUVRQRUSHU IDPLO\7KHUHZLOODOVREHDGRQDWLRQMDUEDNHVDOHDQGDGHVVHUW auction. For more information, call Sue-Z-Qs thrift store at 541- 575-0715. 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 success 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. FRIDAY, APRIL 17 Government contracting workshop set Gluten-free meeting • 6 p.m., John Day Elks Lodge 6DQG\%XSSZLOOSUHVHQW³¿HVWDIRRGV´DWWKHIUHHJDWKHULQJ7KH last gluten-free meeting will be on May 13. THURSDAY, APRIL 9 Eagle file photo Wildlife Advisory meeting Volunteers dig in during a work party at the John Day • 6 p.m., Courthouse conference room, Canyon City Community Garden a couple of years ago. One more 7KH *UDQW &RXQW\ :LOGOLIH $GYLVRU\ ZLOO PHHW LQ WKH *UDQW work party is scheduled for 9 a.m.-noon Friday, April &RXQW\&RXUWKRXVHFRQIHUHQFHURRP7KHERDUGZLOOGLVFXVV2UH 10, with the opening day celebration set for 9 a.m. gon Department of Fish and Wildlife new hunt proposals and wild- Saturday, April 11, at the garden on the 3rd Street Extension. All are welcome to the event. Plots are OLIHGDPDJHRQSULYDWHSURSHUW\DQGHOHFWQHZRI¿FHUV still available; the cost is $15 for a 5 by 10-foot bed or $25 for a 5 by 20-foot one. For more information, call Disaster Preparedness Fair 541-620-0719 or email johndaycommunitygarden@ • 5 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, John Day gmail.com. FRIDAY, APRIL 10 All are welcome to the free fair where people will be able to browse information booths and demonstrations on safety and pre- SDUHGQHVV7KHHYHQLQJLQFOXGHVDFKLOLGLQQHUDQGSUL]HGUDZLQJV IURPSP3UHVHQWDWLRQVZLOOEHJLQDWSPVKDUSRQVHY HUDOWRSLFV³3UHSDUH´FODVVRIIHUHGE\WKH5HG&URVVD&DVFDGLD 6XEGXFWLRQ(DUWKTXDNH'9'SUHVHQWDWLRQ³7KH)LYH6HDVRQV/LY LQJZLWK:LOG¿UH´¿OPDQGDVKRUWLQIRUPDWLRQDO¿OPE\2UHJRQ 7UDLO(OHFWULF&RRS7KHHYHQWLVVSRQVRUHGE\WKH5HG&URVVWKH /'6FKXUFKDQGWKH86)RUHVW6HUYLFH&DOO-RDQ%RZOLQJ 575-1248 or Paula Long, 541-620-4751. FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 10-11 Church rummage sale 7KHUHZLOOEHMDFNSRWV$QQLH2DNOH\PHQ¶VZRPHQ¶VDQGNLGV FRPSHWLWLRQVDQGPRUH7KHFRVWLVSHUVKRRW7KHHYHQWEHQH¿WV WKH0RQXPHQW(07VZKRZLOOVHUYHDE\GRQDWLRQPHDORIEDU EHFXHEHHIVOLGHUVDQGDQDUUD\RIVDODGV7KHUHZLOODOVREH DEDNHVDOH7KLVLVWKHODVWLQWKHVHULHVRIIRXUVKRRWVWRZLQ D 6DYDJH +05 %ROW$FWLRQ ULÀH 3DUWLFLSDQWV PXVW EH DW WKUHHRIWKHVKRRWVWRTXDOLI\7KHFRVWIRUWKHVHSDUDWHFRPSH WLWLRQLVIRUVKRWV7KHSLWLVORFDWHGDWWKHPLOHPDUN er on County Road 402, between Kimberly and Monument. Call 541-934-2143. • 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, John Day 7KH/DGLHVRI6W(OL]DEHWK&DWKROLF&KXUFKZLOOKROGWKHLUDQQX al rummage sale with bargains galore, in the church’s parish hall on 6RXWKZHVWQG$YHQXH)RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQFDOO Auxiliary meeting Genealogy seminar Candlelight vigil SATURDAY, APRIL 11 • 9 a.m., Mt Vernon Community Center )HDWXUHGVSHDNHULVIRUPHU1DWLRQDO*HQHDORJLFDO6RFLHW\GLUHF WRU&RQQLH/HQ]HQDERDUGFHUWL¿HGJHQHDORJLVWZKRKDVOHFWXUHGDW WKHQDWLRQDOVWDWHDQGORFDOOHYHO&ODVVHVGXULQJWKHGD\ORQJVHPL QDULQFOXGHYLWDOUHFRUGVRQWKH,QWHUQHWDQGQHZVSDSHUDQG2UHJRQ 7UDLOUHVHDUFK7KHFRVWLVLQDGYDQFHRUDWWKHGRRUZKLFK LQFOXGHVOXQFK&RQWDFWWKH*UDQW&RXQW\*HQHDORJLFDO6RFLHW\DW 541-932-4718 or gcgsociety94@yahoo.com. A3 DPWRSP)RUHVW6XSHUYLVRU¶V2I¿FH3DWWHUVRQ Bridge Road, John Day 7KH *RYHUQPHQW &RQWUDFW$VVLVWDQFH 3URJUDP LV RIIHULQJ D ZRUNVKRSRQFRQWUDFWLQJZLWKIHGHUDOSXEOLFODQGVDJHQFLHV7RS ics will include small business set-asides, aid to small business- es, networking opportunities, marketing to agencies and how the SURJUDPFDQKHOS7RUHJLVWHUFRQWDFW6XH/D&URL[VODFURL[# gcap.org or 541-786-7344. SATURDAY, APRIL 18 %LUGZDWFKLQJ¿HOGWULS • 7:30 a.m., John Day Elks Lodge parking lot 7KRVHLQWHUHVWHGVKRXOGPHHWLQWKH/RGJHSDUNLQJORWE\ DP7KHLWLQHUDU\DQGURXWHLQFOXGHKHDGLQJHDVWWR%DWHV6WDWH 3DUN&RXQW\5RDGWKURXJK*DOHQDWR+LJKZD\DQGVRXWK WKURXJK/RQJ&UHHNEDFNWR-RKQ'D\%ULQJDOXQFKDQGEHYHUDJH binoculars, and clothing appropriate for the day’s weather. ‘Evening of Entertainment’ • 6:30 p.m., Prairie City Community Center 7KH¿IWKDQQXDO³(YHQLQJRI(QWHUWDLQPHQW´ZLOOVKRZFDVHD YDULHW\RIORFDOWDOHQW±PXVLFDODFWVFRPHG\VNLWVFRZER\SRHW U\DQGPRUHIRUDQHYHQLQJRISXUHIDPLO\IXQ'HVVHUWVZLOOEH VHUYHGDWSPDQGWKHVKRZZLOOVWDUWDWSP3UHVDOHWLFN HWV±DSHUVRQRUIRUDIDPLO\RIWKUHHRUPRUH±DUHDYDLO DEOH DW %DU:% 3UDLULH7UDGLQJ 3RVW RU 3UDLULH +DUGZDUH DQG *LIWV7RJHW\RXUDFWOLVWHGRQWKHOLQHXSFDOO TUESDAY, APRIL 21 Genealogical Society luncheon • Noon, Outpost Restaurant, John Day 1RRQ9DOOH\9LHZ$VVLVWHG/LYLQJ-RKQ'D\ Beth Spell will be the featured guest, speaking on her recent $OOPHPEHUVRIWKH(OOLV7UDF\8QLWRIWKH$PHULFDQ/HJLRQ WULSWR+DLWL)RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQFDOO Auxiliary are encouraged to attend this important meeting. 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Health topic: Aging well 10 Blue Mountain Eagle &$1<21 &,7< ± ³$J LQJ*UDFHIXOO\´LVWKHWKHPH RIWKHQH[W+HDOWK\7RJHWK er presentation, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, April 20, in the Canyon City Communi- W\+DOO 7RSLFVLQFOXGHKRZDJLQJ LPSDFWV LQGLYLGXDOV IDPLO\ DQGIULHQGVVWD\LQJKHDOWK\ SUHSDUDWLRQ FDUHJLYHUV DQG UHVSLWH DQG KRPH KHDOWK care. Dinner and childcare are free and there will be GRRU SUL]HV WRR 7UDQVSRU tation assistance is also DYDLODEOH 7KH SURMHFW LV SURYLGHG E\ D 7UDQVIRUPDWLRQ *UDQW from Eastern Oregon Coor- dinated Care Organization and Community Counseling Solutions, in partnership ZLWKWKH*UDQW&RXQW\&RP PXQLW\ $GYLVRU\ &RXQFLO *UDQW &RXQW\ +HDOWK 'H partment and Strawberry Wilderness Community Clinic. For more information, call 541-620-8261. 01481 10