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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
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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.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 24-25
Watercolor paint workshop
• 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Keerins Hall, Grant County Fairgrounds
All are welcome to a painting workshop for beginners to ex-
perienced artists, led by Rebecca Litke of Haines. Bring any
watercolor paints, brushes and paper you have, and learn tech-
niques for fur and feathers, and tips for landscape, while paint-
ing along with Litke or working on your own project. Litke,
who paints a variety of subject matter in most mediums, has
taught workshops for several groups. A past president of the
Nampa Art Guild, she currently teaches at Crossroads Art Cen-
ter in Baker City. Participants may attend one or both days. The
class is free for Grant County Art Association members; $20
for all others. Call 541-575-0911 or 541-987-2138. Learn more
about Litke at www.artbybeckylitke.com/.
is $40 a person or $150 per four-person team, which includes
green fees and cart. Proceeds go toward expenses for Nathan Ge-
hley, who will compete on the Oregon State Golf Team at the up-
coming Down Under Sports International Games in Australia. A
by-donation hamburger feed will follow. Several items will be on
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TV. Payment may be made out to Down Under Sports and sent
to Krista Gehley, P. O. Box 36, John Day, OR 97845. For more
information, email NateGSDU@gmail.com.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28
Public transportation meeting
• 6 p.m., Monument Senior Center
All are welcome to a town hall meeting to discuss public
transportation needs and options in the Monument area. For
more information, call the People Mover, 541-575-2370.
SATURDAY, MAY 2
Strut, Stride, Straddle and Stroll
• 7 a.m., Blue Mountain Hospital, John Day
The annual fundraiser for Blue Mountain Hospice offers
Spring Fling dance
something for everyone: a 13-mile bike ride, 10K run, a
• 1-4 p.m., John Day Senior Center
4-mile run/walk or a 1.5-mile stroll. Registration for all par-
The music is live, the cost is low and the snacks are free – ticipants is 7 a.m. at the Blue Mountain Hospital parking lot;
what more could you ask for? All are welcome to a “Spring transportation will be offered to the various starting points
Fling” family dance, with live music by Up River Country for each event. All will finish at the hospital. There will be
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children under 12. Coffee, punch and cookies will be served.
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the adults. New this year is an award for the business with
Rocky Mountain Elk banquet
the largest team. People are also asked this year to race in
• 4 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day
memory of someone, which can be noted on their bib num-
This is the 25th anniversary banquet for the John Day Chap- ber. The fee is $20 for adults and $15 for children. For more
ter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The event includes information, contact Sylvia Dowdy at sdowdy@bluemoun-
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but must be accompanied by a current RMEF member. For in-
formation on ticket package prices, reserving a sponsor table, OTEC annual meeting
• 10 a.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day
RMEF membership and more, call Georgia Boethin, 541-620-
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative will hold its annual meet-
0697.
ing of members in Trowbridge Pavilion. Registration of mem-
SUNDAY, APRIL 26
bers starts at 10 a.m., followed by the business meeting at 11
Down Under Golf Scramble
a.m. and the luncheon at 12:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting
• 8 a.m., John Day Golf Course
is to vote for three board members and conduct other business
Registration starts at 8 a.m. and tee-off is at 9 a.m. The cost as needed. OTEC members may vote by mail or at the meeting.
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12th annual Monument EMT dinner
•4:30 or 6 p.m., Monument Senior Center
The annual dinner honors Monument EMTs, and features
prime rib on the menu, prepared by “Chef” Ed Anderson. Do-
nations of pies are requested. A silent auction will be held again
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required for two seating times: 4:30-5:30 p.m. or 6-7 p.m. Tick-
ets are $20 a person, $30 for couples, and $7.50 for children
6-12.
Mia Dyson in concert
• 7 p.m., Diamond Hitch Mule Ranch, Kimberly
Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist Mia Dyson will
perform her style of blues tunes at the Diamond Hitch Mule
Ranch. Dyson has appeared with such artists as Bonnie Raitt,
Eric Clapton, Chris Isaak, Stevie Nicks, Joe Cocker and the
John Butler Trio, and has accumulated a string of awards and
nominations. General admission at the gate is $20 a person;
camping is $15. A pork street taco dinner will be offered from
5-7 p.m. by the Monument School FFA; the cost is $7 a per-
son. The ranch is on State Route 19 between mileposts 107 and
108, about two miles south of Kimberly. Call 541-934-2140 for
more information.
Playing in the dirt
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JOHN DAY – Some people
just like to play dirty.
Thanks to several of those
folks, the John Day Communi-
ty Garden should be bursting
with produce-bearing crops
over the coming weeks and
months.
A crew of gardeners of all
ages raked, weeded, hauled and
dug at the garden’s April 11
opening day event, to get things
spruced up for the 2015 season.
They were rewarded with a
hearty noon lunch of chili and
focaccia bread, cooked in the
garden’s cob oven.
Even 20-month-old Josie
Hollowell of John Day was put
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row with weeds as fast as her
mother Renee could pull them
from one of the raised beds. As
adult volunteers cleared out of
a larger open area, Kevin, 12,
and Trevor, 6, Duvall of John
Day, raked and dumped loads
of weeds into bins.
The garden, now in its sixth
year, is located on the 3rd
Street Extension, across from
the Grant County Fairgrounds
rodeo arena.
Garden volunteers said one
of this year’s projects is to im-
prove the garden’s irrigation
system. They are also hoping
to expand the pumpkin patch,
which has become a popular
attraction in the fall.
All the current garden beds
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Josie Hollowell, 20 months, of John Day, gets
lessons on ‘Weeding 101’ from her mother, Renee.
have been taken, but several
more will be added soon. Indi-
viduals who would like to rent
a plot, or businesses interest-
ed in sponsoring one, should
call 541-620-0719, or email
johndaycommunitygarden@
gmail.com.
Museums gear up for season
Blue Mountain Eagle
If you’re interested in brush-
ing up on local history, we’ve
got good news for you.
The handful of Grant Coun-
ty museums that close during
the winter are prepping to re-
open next month, and join oth-
ers that are open year-round.
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vor of rich local history, just
waiting to be savored.
Here are the details for each
of the area museums and his-
torical groups:
• Kam Wah Chung and
Company State Heritage
Site, John Day, 541-575-2800.
Hours at the interpretive cen-
ter at 125 N.W. Canton St. are
9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. The mu-
seum, across the street near
John Day City Park, is open
by guided tours only, led at the
top of each hour. No admission
fee at either, although dona-
tions are welcome. Open May
1-Oct. 31.
• Grant County Historical
Museum, 101 S. Canyon City
Blvd., Canyon City, 541-575-
0362. Hours are 9 a.m.-4:30
p.m., Monday through Satur-
day. Admission: Adults, $4;
Seniors over 62, $3; children
ages 7-17, $2; children under
6, free. Open May 1-Sept. 30.
• Grant County Ranch
and Rodeo Museum, 241 E.
Main St., John Day. Hours
are 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, or by ap-
pointment. Admission: Adults,
$3, children under 12, free.
Open May 1-Sept. 26.
• Sumpter Valley Rail-
way Depot/DeWitt Museum,
Bridge and Main streets, Prai-
rie City, 541-820-3330. Hours
are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. Admission
is $3 for adults, children un-
der 12, free. Opens mid-May
through mid-October.
• John Day Fossil Beds
National Monument’s Thom-
as Condon Paleontology
Center, State Route 19, one
mile north of Highway 26, 541-
987-2333. Summer hours are
9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, from Me-
morial Day through Labor Day.
Admission is free; donations
accepted. Open year-round.
• Grant County Genealog-
ical Society Research Center,
Parsonage building behind His-
toric Advent Church, 281 W.
Main Street in John Day, 541-
932-4718 or 541-575-2757.
Hours are 1-4 p.m. Thursdays
and Fridays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturdays, or by appointment.
Open year-round.
• Long Creek Historical
Society, Long Creek, 541-421-
3621. Meets the fourth Friday of
every month. The group plans to
relocate the settlers fort built in
1878, and build an interpretive
site and museum. Open year-
round.
541-676-9158
We Gladly Accept Visa or MasterCard
Debbie Ausmus
245 South Canyon Blvd.
John Day, OR 97845
OPEN WED. & THUR.
9 am - 5 pm
541-575-1113
24 hrs/7 days wk
debbie.ausmus@
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Home Health Office,
422 W. Main, John Day.